The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

RIF *P'` ' )EB. 15. no time was lost (ai'ter the arrival of his Majesty's final coin- Pands, signified to me by Lord If awkesbury's letter of Nov. 8, is your Lordship's absence, by the Fawn sloop of vy ar, which :arrived early on Tuesday morning the 15th inst. at Barbadoes), embarking the troops at Barbadoes on board the men of war appointed to receive them by Rear-Admiral Sir Alex. Cochrane, who immediately dispatched others to the Islands to leeward to tike on hoard such as were under orders in each of them, with recions to proceed to the general rendezvous, the whole of v% inch, except 100 rank and file of the 90t it regiment from St : inceat's. joined the Admiral before or soon after our arriv . a l c.I the Eland of St. Thomas on thetllst inst. It wa I then tt,„„ g h i proper to semi a sunnnons to Governor Von Scholteo; in charge of Brigadier-General Shipley amid Capt. Fahie• ':ontmanding his M:fiesti's ship Ethalion, to surrender the I ,l :ands of St. Thomas. St. John, and their dependencies, to iris Britannic Majesty, which lie did the next day on tern' ; agreed upon between him and Alajor-General Maitland oral ('apt. Pickmore. of his Ma jesty's ship Ramifies. w were afterwards approved of and ratified by Itear-Adlnirai the lion. Sir Alex. Cochrane and my -6c If, a copy Cr c w hick I have the honour to inclose, and hope they will meet with his Majesty's approbation. On the 2:3d, in t he evening, alter leaving a garrison of 300 men of the 70th regiment, with an Officer and detachment of the Royal Artillery, at St. Thomas's, under the command of Briga dier-Oeneral Maclean, whom I have also directed to assume the Civil Government of the same, until his M:jesty's pleasure is signified thereon, we proceeded to Santa Cruz, the Admiral havin.: previously sent his Majesty's ship ts:thalion, with Briga ikr-iieneral Shipley and Captain Fakir, to summon that island; wh9 returned the next morning, the 24th, with a letter (rout the Governor, ofleriag to surrender it to his Majesty, provided we would allow three Danish Officers to view on board the ships the [mintier of troops brought against it, which we per mitted, that his Excellency's military honour might thereby not be reflected mt. These Officers having made their report to their Governor, returned early the next morning, the t.sth, to the tlag ship with a message. that the Governor was willing to treat for the surrender of the island, when Major-General Maitland and Capt. Pick more were again sent on shore to settle the terror of capitulation, a copy of which I also transmit; which being approved of by the Admiral and my - self, troops w ere landed, and the forts and batterieg taken possession of in the name of his ?Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aid Ireland, a royal salute being fired on the British colours beiag hoisted. I should be ungrateful in the extreme, did I Nit state to y our Lordship the great and many (li:7;1110ns I conceive myself, the o!:icers, and soldit•rs to be under to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Coe!, ra:w, the Ca wain.; and Officers of the Royal Navy, w ha have muiver,ally afforded us every comf4rtah!e accommo dation in their power, and I am sure much to their own Menu- Nenii nee. I am convinced that had it bcen necessary to have called for the xertions of the sea and land forces employed upon this cxpedition, that they would have added another laurel to the many ;,!readv acquired by British valour and discipline. Copies of the two letters of summons, with the answers of the respective Governors, are hereby transmitted, together with a return of ordnance, and ordnance stores, taken possessiou of, hot at Thomas's and Santa Cruz, dispatch will he presented to your Lordship by Captain nerkele of the 16th infantry, an intelligent thiirer, who will answer any questions on :nay be plc:!s.d to ask him ; and I beg I , ,•;ue t recommend him to your Lordship's notice. Captain Bcrkeley is my first have the honour to be, &e. 11 EN 11.1' General and Commander of the Forces. The Gazette then gives the Sutmnons sent by General Bowyer and Admiral Cochrane, to the Commandant of St. Thomas, ith the Coinnu:ndant's reply. The Summons to the 6overnor of Santa Cruz is next given, which 15 nearly in the same words as the Summons to the Cow manclant of st. Thomas. The Articles of Capitulation are then given, by which it is st;l►ulated, that these Colonies must trade under the same laws that g►lvern the West India Islands. The Danish troops arc to be considered prisoners of war, and conveyed to Europe as soon as possible.—From 'one of the aricles it appears, that there was a conspiracy in Vera Cruz, to overturn the Government. There were bg pieces of ordnance of different calibre at St. Thomas:, and about 134 at Santa Cruz, b.sides gun-powder, cartridges, Out, bhells, maskets, 6:c. • - 710•11P17-nr, ~. , `IIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. 4 Admiral Cochrane's account of tie,. operations follows next. —lt is in substance the same as . tio . e letter from General Bowyer, Tim ships found at St. Tlitiouts 's and Santa Cruz, amount to — At St. Thoixi' . '"-- I :moie. , , 53 ; English 8 ; Americans 3 Ilamhorglicrs 3 ; I.—At St. Croix, Danes 21. Total 89. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. .Imirally (Vice, Feb. 9, ISOS. A I.rtter transmitted by Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Icx:mder Cochrane, K. B. Comumnder in Chief at the Lee. ward islands, from Lieutenant Carr, commanding the Attentive gun-brig, states the capture, on the 17 th October, between Tobago and Trinidad, of the Spanish privateer Lugger Neustra. Senora WI Carmen, commanded by Don Thotuasu Disaro, rowing forty sweeps, mounting two carriage guns, with swivels, small armss Fcc, and carrying sixty-three men, three of whom were wounded in the chace, She was only fifteen days front Barcelona, and had captured the sloop llarriut, of St. i lucent: BANKRUPTS. Thomas Bunn, King-street, Norwich, vorn-reerchant, to f.nr render, Feb.ls, at eleven,24,.at twelve, acid March 22, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. 'lister and Fletcher, Lin coln's-Inn. Anthony Hyde, Brandon. Suffolk, liquor-merchant, Feb. Q 2, al five, '23, aml March '2'2, at eleven, at the George Inn, Thet ford. Attornies, !Ir. haler, .Brandon ; and Richard Brent. ridge, l'ommoo Pleas °thee, Inner Temple. Francis Ilall, Jermyn-street, St, James's, cordwainer, Feb. 15, 18; and March 22, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Palmer, Barnard's Inn. John Salisbury, Exeter, cabinet-maker, Feb. 16, 21, and March 22, at eleven, at the Star Inn, Exeter. Attornies, Turner, Exeter, and Mcbsrs. Williams and Brooks, Lincoln's nn. George Else, Sutton in .Ashfield, Nottingham, hosier, Feb. 17, IS, and March 22, at elevou, at the Swan Inn, Nlanstield. Attornies, Messrs. Ross, DA, and Ross, New Boswell-cour t, Carey-street ; Mr. 'll alkden, Mansfield. Seth Ellis, Folkingham, Lincoln, woollen-draper, Feb. 22, 23, and March 22, at eleven, at the Geor,;e Inn, Grantham. Attornies, Mr. Thomas V, illiam Tuttle, Leeds ; Mr. Crosley, llolhorn-court, Grly's Inn. John Bressit Alfreton, Derby, mercer, Feb. 21, 23, and March 22, at eleven, at the Angel inn, Allreton. Attornie.:, r. John Cressy hall, Alfteton; and Messrs. Roes, hall, at:d Ross, New Boswell Court. George ('rocker, Bideford, Devon, chip-builder, Feb. 21, t. 35, and March :P.?, at eleven, at the Golden Elm' Inn, Barnstaple. A townies, Messrs. Brenthridge and D rak e, Bnrnstaple ; Richard Brembridge, Common Pleas Office, Inner Temple. William Rose, Earl's -court, Kensington, Feb. 10, 16, and March 'Li, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Allen, Carlisle street, Soho. W Bikini Ball, Thish-lane, Cannon-street, Feb. 16, an I \larch 24, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Taylor, Old street-mid. William Busby and Isaac Hill, Strand, hatter•, Feb. 13, tr„ and March t2l, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorne3, Mr. God mond, New Bridge-street. J amts Makeham, Upper Thames-ctrec t , cheesemonger, Feb. 16, 23, and Mardi 22, et one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Wild, Warwick-square. DIVIDENDS. March 16. John Jones, Carnarvon, draper, at ten, at the Sportsman's Inn, Carnarvun. Alarch Thoinab Bishop, Little East-Cheap, carpenter, at one, at Guildhall. March 5. William .Tarmv, Nor%%k b , fellmonger, at four, at the White hart Inn, Nor ich. Alarch 12. Richard Spcuc'r Fern, Cannon-street, drysaltor, at twelve, at Guildhall. hlareh 1. Richard l3errow, Pall-Mall, feather-merchant, at twelve, at Guildhall. April 11. llenry Fraser. Niglitingale-laiie, East Smithfield, grocer, at eleven, at Guildhall. March 7. James Doxon, Manchester, merchant, at eleven, at the Star bin, Manchester. March Joseph Dickenson, William Dickenson, sen. and Williaih Dickensunijitn. Broad-street, merchants, at twelve, at • PAM s+ T'~? ~. .~, I