The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. at least, he trusted, would be given to foreigners to withdraw their money from the funds. But how could they say to allow foreigners time to withdraw, when it was known they could not find convenience ? There fore he deemed it a most inconsistent motion, and extremely ill-timed. The enemy would believe that we were reduced to she last extremity in the management of finance, arid he did pot wish to give the enemy such cause of exultation when it was so unfounued. We remained no longer honest, they would ex- . claim, and were meanly bartering the public faith in our neces sities, He wished to convince the world that. Britai 1 was ho nest in affluence, and would preserve that character, which, Hea ven forefend ! should ever be required, in adver4ity too. The motion of the Hon. Gentleman he considered in two points first, that to adopt it instantly would break open that faith of security, and violate the principles of the country ; and se condly, he might only look at it in prospective, which might be considered at some future time, when there was no risk in the public f. , ith. Sir T. Tu a - to x supported the motion. Mr. POLE (_:Anew decidedly opposed the motion, and deemed it necessary to make such a declarat on from l'arlie ment, that they would not infringe the security which they had given. Mr. HOWARTH shortly replied, and ccnsented to with his friction for the present, hoping the House would keep such in view ; and concluded by asserting his disposition to oppose the clause of exemption whenever it D uu d come before the House.. The House resolved into a Committee of Ways and Means, and On the motion of the CHANCILLOR of the EXCREQUFR it was resolved that a Duty e,f thr, e-pence-halfpenny per gallon, English wine measure, should be imposed on all wort or wash distilled in the Highlands of Scotland. It was also resolved that six millions, and one million five hundred piunds in Exchequer Bills should be raised for the :kr v:ce•of Great Britain. The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be `et up on iVlonday. '1 t louse then resolved into a Committee of Supply, when it was resolved that the following Sums - should be granted fur the Public Service. For building and repairing Churches, and erecting Glebe I louses in Irclund . . . . X. 50,000 _ _ _ -Towards carryirg on the plan for draining Bogs in tho same country . . . . . . And for defraying a moiety of the expens , 2 to be incurred in building Bridges over the rivers prey and Ktnuet, in Scotland . . . . . . _ 12,000 6,(207 CHANCERY SUITS, AND APPEALS TO THE LORDS. Mr. TA v iso a rose, in pursuance of his motion, again to call the attention of the House to this subject. The lion. (lent. entered into a particular detail of the many evils which existed in that department of the Administration of Justice, and con cluded by moving, that a Committee should lie appointed to in quire into tine cause of the delays in the decision of causes iLI the High Court of Chancery. The CHANCELLoR of the Ex en Er2ur it observed, that it was daily expected that the Committee appointed in the Upper House to investigate this subject, would make their Re- port, and until that Report was published, he conceived it would be iiidecomus of that House to take any steps with reference to the evils alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman. Under this im pression he moved the previous question. Mr. H. MARTIN supported the motion of Mr. Taylor. Loc atm it T proposed, that instead of the previous ctc t.kon being put, that an adjournment of the debate should take lace for a week. To this the CHANCELLOR of the Excatto,urit said he had no o 1 ectiu 1. Sir S. Rommtv contended that no delay whatever ought to take place in a matter of suet importance to the country. Mr. S l'Eli F. s replied at some length to the arguments of Sir Samuel Mr. H. NRY MARTIN explained. Mr. Secretary RYDER thought the House should wait the event o f the Inquiry instituted in another place, as much unne cessary trouble might be thereby avoided. Mr. AnAms puke against the amendment. Mr. MORRIS conceived the adjournment of the debate a mea sure highly expedient. Mr. PoLE CAREw made a few observations in support of the amendment. After a short speech, in which Mr. I'oNSONDY expressed him self in favour of art immediate inquiry, the House divided, when there appeared—Fur the Amendment, 40; Against it, 19 ; Majority tl. Ti.e remaining Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and t half after ten o'clock the House adjourned. TUESDAY'S LONDON G.TZETTE. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MAY 14, 1511. Copy of a letter from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, B :rt. Cain wander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in Mediterranean, to John Wilson Croker, Ea+ dated on boarl the San Josef, off Toulon, the 21 April 1811. Ste--1 have much satisfaction in transmitting to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the accompanying ctppy of a letter from Captain Otway,reportio2, the capture, by the Ajlit and Unit 6, on the 31st ultimo, of the Dromadaire French frigate built ship, having on hoard ammunition and stores supposed for Corfu. The I)romadaire liciog a new ship, and calculated for Lis Majesty's service, I direct Cemmissioner Fraser to pur chase her, together with the stores, &c. for his Majesty's scr vice.-1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) C. COT rotio His Majesty's ship Ajax, off Elba, March 3), 1811. Stit--In pursuance of the instructions I had the honour to re ceive from you on the ~ .:Oth instant, for intercepting the frigates which had eszaped from Toulon to the eastward, 1 lost net a moment in pushing through the Straits of Bonifacio, directing the Unite at the same tittle to go round by Cape Corse. On my rejoining her last night off this island, 1 was informed she had been chased during the day by the enemy's frigates, and that they were working through the Piond - bio 'Passage. All sail wets immediately made in that direction, and at dawn this morning they were discovered (as per margin t) a little to windward.— Frum the short distance they were from the land, I regret we could only succeed in cutting off the Dromadaire, the rear ship ; the other two narrowly escaped from Capt. Chamberlayne, by running into Porto Ferrago. The Dromadaire is a very fine frigate-huilt ship, orrieht hnndred tons, oils remark ibly well, and is onlj five months old ; she was constructed by the French Government for the expres- purpose of carryatg stores. Her cargo COESIitS of fifteen thousand shot and shells of different sizes, and ninety tuns of gunpowder. She was commanded by a Lieut;nant de Vaissean, and her complement one hundred arid fifty men. From the report of the prisontrs, it appears they were bonncl, to Corfu. have the honour to lie, &c. (Signed) R. W. 01,1 Ar. To Sir C. Cotton, Bart. tscc. &c. Bcc. Emily 40 guns, Adrian 40, DrOmadaire ‘2.9. Copy of a letter from Captain Atchison, Commander of his M.tjesty's sloop the Sylla, addressed to Admiral Sir Role rt Cabter, Bart Commander in Chief at Plymouth, and trans mitted by the latter to John Wilson Croker, Esq. • His Majesty's Brig Scylla, within Les Triagos Rocks, off Mor4c, May 8, 1811. SIR-I have the pleasure to inform you, Being close in with the Isle of I.3as, this morning at half past nine o'clock, observed a man of war brig, with five small sail under convoy to the leward, which I immediately gave chase to ; halt past eleven, came up and commenced firing at her convoy ; 45 minutes past eleven, finding we were within Les Triagos • and l'tn Rocks, and she was determined, if possible, to run on shore, obliged the to lay the Scylla on board her, then going eight knots ; in two minutes afterwards we got possession, but not before her first Captain, one Midshipman, the Boatswain, and three seamen were killed, one Midshipman and five seamen dangerously, and five seamen slightly wounded. She proves to be the French national brig La Cannoniere, of ten four-;.ounders one twenty four pound caronade, and four swivels, with a complement of s.:4enty-seven men, commanded by Monsieur Jean Joseph Benoit Schilds, Enseigne de Vaisseati, out only two hours front Perros, bound to Brest. I think If we had been off the land she would not have tired a shot at us; but with the hope of running her on shore, and being close to it, they fought hard, and I sorry to say the Scylla had two men killed, one midshipman and one marine slightly wounded. I was only enabled to get possession of one of her convoy, a sloop laden with wheat, the other four having got within the rocks and run on shore ; indeed I was glad, from the shattered state of La Catmoniere, and the wind and sea increasing, to get out from where I wan with what I had. In this little affair I have great satisfaction to mention that Mr. Speck, First Lieutenant, ail tile. officers and crew I have the honour to command, did they could ; I should be proud to have an opportunity where they could show themselves to a greater advantage. —I have the honour to be, &c. Signed) ATCSISON. Names of Men Killed and Wounded. Thomas Shields, Captain of the After-Guard, killed. David O'Lean, Ordinary Seaman, "'_ . . -Rmadikmi.6o"—wea., 4.karraielwr7. • - • ‘4l" •Pftwimiwitiwialfiemigate—, '';'•"o"grw's"^lll