The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-09 00:00:00

isa 0 CI. •••••••001. II e rutitted, united itself with the British, whilst the rein:theirs"' • - ed a powerful diversion. Measures were taken in concert : z defeat of the common eneuty. The steps of that force hay- been marked by victory, and the, expulsion of the enemy has opened the way to the restoration of the Portuguese Mo narchy, hie most gratifying duty which could be imposed by his S'ovefeig.l on a British Commander. No views of national interest or aggrandizement can be traced in tile li:ierot policy of Britain; but. true to the principles of honour and stud laid], that have ever directed her conduct, she in ttn'• eyeing now p;;s ing in Portugal, only• the happy means of re-esiablishirg order, and restoling to the Sovereign :Ltd the people t,.eir jos! right. In the exei.utiot: ctt i.:,ese views as Commander of the British Forces, I shell best fulfil tile intentions of the King my Master, and most effectual!) becure the interests of Portugal, by placing in the exercise of authority, that Nat, to which Lis Royal nigh tie,- the Prince Regent thought fit to delegate the Sovereign Power, w hen he Withdrew the Royal dignity from the insults of an t.aphicable enem j, and preserved the Sovereignty of his do minions beyond the Atlantic. One re-pectable Nobleman, a member of the body thus left in power Itv his Royal Highness, has unfortunately been re moved from his country, by the authority or arts of its enemy', by hick at this critical period it is deprived of his services, hilt route of the members, haviughipearcd to unite themselves vvith lb French inti.rest, have rendered their re-establishment it: the 6overament at this moment impossible. Therefore the distinguished persons undermentioned, the re- Members of the Regency appointed by his Royal nigh- . ti-,s the Prince Regent, and who have incurred no such disahi- • lity, are called upon to repair to Lisbon to take upon themselves the function- of the Government, until such time as the will of his Royal flightiest . ; the Prince Regent shall be more fully known, viz.— The Count De Castro Marini, Monteiro Mor of the Kingdom, and Member of the Councils of his Royal Highness. Dom Francisco Xavier de Noronha, Member of the Councils of his Royal Highness, and Grao Cruz da Ordem de Sant-Ingo, President of the Board of Conscience, and Lieutenant-General in the \nl Armies. Francisco de Cunha e Menezes, Member of the Councils of his ILoyal Highness, and Lieutenant-General in the Royal Armies. Joao Antonio Salter de Mendonca, Desembargador do Paco, aid Procurador of the Crown. Don Miguel Pereira Forjaz Coutinho, Member of the Coun cils of his Royal II i ; :,liness, and Brigadier in the Royal Armies. To this tiovernment the inferior Jurisdictions and Tribunals, the Constituted and Legal A tithoriti6 of the Kingdom, and all persons of every description are required to Pay all deference • and submission. As Commander of the British forces, [ shall hold it to be my first and most or gvot du t y to maintain the authority of the Go- Nernment thus established, to insure the tranquillity and subsist ence of thf, capital, and to encourage the re establishment of the former prosperity of the kingdom. When these &tic( ts are attained, and the attainment of them cm only be delayed Its intrigue or disaffection, the interference ot a miliiary force will cease to be necessary, hut until these ends are accomplished, the most vigorous and decided measures is ill be taken for maintaining the peace and gor.d order of the (min ry, and all offences against the tranquillity of any part of tit"''Kingdom, still be proceeded against with the utmost seve rity. Given at the Tlemi-quarters of the British Army at Prayas, this ISth clay of September, 1803. (Sigued) LIE/r LitY 31 PI E, Lient.-General ar.d Cu:maunder of the Wilish Po •ces in Portugal. NATIONAL itl GISTEII. 645 _ soon after completelY iWutoinated by tires on every adjacent hill. This artifice, we are sorry to say, had the desired effect, for althiingb Major Ponsonby and his party remained nut during the night, they were unable to apprehend any of the banditti' who disturb that neighbourhood. Ltm coma, Seer. 517.—The house of Mr. Gerald Fitz Gibbon, at Kiloton•, in the county of Limerick, was after much resistance broken into, at an early hour, on the morning of Monday se'ennight, by upwards of twenty %Mains, who after at tempting his life by rep►•ated wounds indicted with guns and other weapons, and tendering an oath, took from him a pistol, the only arm , in his posses•ion. On Thursday night at eleven o'clock, the house in which William Kelly, htir&mati to Dennis O'Brien, Esq. on the lands of Newcastle, near the city of Limerick, was attacked by nine fellows armed with muskets, who took him from his bed, and most thimercifully flogged and beat him; they then gave notice if he did not quit the employment of Mr. ') ; Brie':, to prepare his coffin, as they would pay another visit, when his life Would be the forfeit. • PROS INCLII.S. as.-- • Cur:yin - h. Buren or SHE .11'.--in the beginning of last month there was a meetiog held, near Jedhorgh, of the Society for the llnprovenient!, of the Cheviot Breed of Sweep, in regard to fleece and carcase, Sir John Sinclair in the chair, to w t ; se t lung attention to this breed their improvement is con , iderably indebted; Sir George Douglas, Bart. ( tmliinti Rutherford, Al. P. Mr. Morton, Mr. Colley, &c. attended upon the ()evasion. It appeared that the wool had doubled its value by the Sot iety's exertions. The quantity of coarse wool is much ditnitiished. and the tine proportionably increased. The improvements of the carcase was proportionably conspicuous, and the shape of the sheep in every respect altered for the better. In regard to the tendency to thtten, it appears from experiments Leith the sheep bred by the Society, and fed by Mr. Thomas Simith of Woodhalt, that they have been killed at one }Tar and a half old weighing upwards of 21 lb. per quartet, and at tr years at from 25 to 28th. per quarter. Bearded wheat has also been found to answer uncommonly well in this neighbourhood, and more especially seems less liable than any other sort of wheat to the mildew. There is at young woman, in Lancashire a very pretty faced youn woman, of the haute of Bvfield, who was born without leg- so arms. She is, as it may be termed, in the possession of a man who says that he bought her ih an infant state from her parents. lie supports himself, his wife and children, by the ex!!ibition () the extraordinary powers of this wonderful little treature, at Faits and Market places. She writes a fume hand, holding her pen between the stump of her arm and her cheek ; she works tambour in the same manner, and draws most excellent minis tures. She was considered to be such a prodigy, that the Eari of Morton mentioned her extraordinary ability, labouriog notice such natural deficiency as she did, to the king. His Majesty could hardly credit the fact, until he saw tile likeness of the Noble Earl, which was performed in the most correct style by this phenomenon. His Majesty then promised to give her his patronage, it' she should be brought to London. Lord Morton employed the son of an eminent artist, and a confidential female to go down to Manchester, where site then was, to make pro. pose's to that effect to her. With the Most delicate sense of ho nour, however, she declared that she owed ewer' comfort she possessed to the man who brought her up ; that it would he the ruin of him and his family if she were to leave him. and there fore she would not separAte front him upon any terms that could be offered her. Cuniors INVENTION IN CLOcK-mANINCL—Mr. Crebel, watch-maker, at Paris, has obtained a patent for a discovery which may become of general utility. lie has invented a pen dulum which has no weight, and which has entirely the forum of a hall: the dial is transparent, and by the means of a redeetirg lamp, and a current of air, shows the hoer at a great distance. In consequence of a peculiar contrivance, nether the hands, the pivot on 14 hick they tore, not the balance, cast any shadow. A eonsidc ruble degree of light may he given to it; which if ne cessary, may he diminished to the simple gleam of a tat-blight, thus forming a most convenient appendage to the chambers of the sick ; will al::9 prove very advantageous to all clascs of so. riety, as it may be adaptN: to public ; and while it ren• der, the hour distinguishable at every moment of the night, will, at the saute time, prove an excellent r•verberating lamp. Gut unmarried female, at Deultam. in Suffolk, last week d"- . livered herself u!' a child, and immediately after eta off its bead IttELAN U. ' i ' r. t T rr., SEPT. 9.7.—Thtircria v night Major Ponsonhy, ac co:1:0:010'd b . , a p trt f)f the itit Oragoon Guards and Yen /mows, scoured the couturN about Listucl, in search of White r'")s. We (valet Ktiiii(l 2 NOV; ever, that this design wa- frustrated V %little 1111%CreantS, WllO, shortly after the departure of the toilitar from Listou el, i d.iced a tire on titr top of au old castle itt Illat toun, which from its elevated situatina, could not fail of being Oh •er%e4l at the distance of several miles around, (tlic plan, 1.0 doubt, haying been previously concerted by the White I j:4 iu case of any suddvit ;Mac%) add the whole cuut:try was ~'~..' /