The National Register. — London, England, 1811-06-30 00:00:00

/ LITTLE BELT AND RESIDENT. EXTRACT FROM TIDE NOVA SCOTIA GAZETTE. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. " Falmouth, June 26. " On the 16th May, the English sloop of war Little Bclt fell in with, on the coast of America, the President, American fri gat . which immediately gave chase, and, coining up fast, the Little Belt hove to, and, guarding against surprize, the usual preparations were made for action, at which time the stars i❑ the American's pendant were perfectly visit - 4e. " At about eight she came within hail, and was twin asked front the Little Belt, " What ship it was ?" The answer to the first inquiry was a repetition of the question ; to the second, a broadside of round and grape shot, which was immediately r?- turned, and an action commenced, which continued for t'arec quarters of an hour, when the American ceased firing, filled her sails, sheered off, and hailed the Little Belt, which just at that time had also ceased firing—asked what ship ? was told her . name, and then inquired if she had struck her colours ? and w;.% answered in the negative." The Duke of Montrose packet this day arrived in 26 days, from Halifax, with mails and dispatches. The following ap pears to be the account regarding the rencontre with the Ame rican frigate : about ten o'clock in the morning the latter was perceived by Captain BiNnii.tx, but not knowing Nvhat she was, she made toward her, and on discovering her to be a frigate, bearing a broad pendant, he stood on a different tack ; about six o'clock in the evening, be observed the frigate stand ing towards him, under a heavy press of sail, and about eight o'clock she was so close to him, that the stars in the pendant were very visible ; and seeing it was the intention of the frigate to take him, he avoided the same, and at the same moment hailed to know what ship it was ? No answer being returned, he again hailed, but was answered by a full broadside of round and grape shot. The action then commenced, and continued for about three quarters of an hour, when both at one moment ceai:eil tiring. Commodore ROGERS hailed Captain BINGLIAM, to know if he had :truck, and at the same time informed him that it was the American ship President. He was answered by Captain BINGHAM in the negative. coming on, each commenced about repairing dannigh. On the following morn ing, Commodore Roc F.R 3 ;;C:lt on beard his I.ieutenant, stating his regret at the circumstanCe l -41iat he did not know her to be a vessel of such inferior force, anti requesting permission to con duct him into an American port to repair damages, which Captain Bi NG itAm declined, but no explanation for his cowardly conduct took place. Captain BINGILAMi I regret to say, had 11 killed and 22 wounded. 66 By New York letters, it appears, that the President had been suit in search of his Nlajeay's ship Citerricre, which Lad taken an Englishman out of an American coasting vessel, to demand lino, and •in case of refusal, to conduct lum into New York. It must be regretted that she clid not fa!l in with this vessel, as Commodore ROGERS would have told a different tale." IHE KING. Bulletin of his Majesty's health issued last Sun• day:, Windsor Guile, June 22.—His MA) F.sty continues as well as he was last week." The following day :—_ is the Bulletin issued on Fri- 44 Windsor Castle, June 28, 1811. " The King had not so good a night last night as for several preceding nights ; but this morning he is not at all worse than he Las been during the week. " The King walked on the Terrace yesterday, but not to-day, on accrunt of the wet weather." ATIONA I. REGIS' rSCELL ANIES. - A vacancy in the Charter House having occurred by the deafk of Lord Viscount Melville, the Governors met last week to elect a new Governor. There were two candidates—the Archbishop of York and the Earl of Harrowby. The votes were equal, sevea and seven ; in which case, by the Statutes, the nomination deo valved on the Prince Regent, in behalf of his Majesty. His Royal Highness, not choosing to give a preference to either of the two distinguish , d persons, nominated his own personal friend, Earl Moira, whali accordingly the new Governor of the Charter House. Large sums have been lately paid at the Custom-house and Excise-office in Exchequer Bills, op account of their being to be purchased at a discount. On Saturday, however, they rose gar dually, and, at the close of the market, a few bargains were done at par. Until very lately, they were issued at ss. premium. Government, it is said, have it in conteniplation to raise the in terest to the old standard ; 5Ad per day. • It is said that Marshal Sir W. C. Beresford is now on his way fr(„m'porttgal to Ireland, to oiler himself, in person, a Carie,idate for the (...:o11;y of Waterford, The . House of Commons have made the following Resolution a standing Older:—" Resolved, That all Petitions for private Bills be presented 'within fourteen days after thefarst Friday in the nest, and every future cession of Parliament." A seizure took place on Thursday, by the Sheriffs and proper Officers, of the plates and rot;s, at the Fleet prison, that have b e en issu e d in imitation of the notes of the Bank of England. It is understood that an indictment will be preferred against the parties concerned in issuing them. ' Tit r. FLYING TAILOK.—The promised attempt at flying, by the tailor, BUBLINGEN, at Ulm, on June 1 ~ with the wings he had made, did not prove successful. He placed biu'self on the walls of the town, at the edge of the Danahe, for the purpose of flying over that river; hut no sooner had he leaped truni the wall than one of his wings broke, arid he fell into the mat! r, :Led nnist have been drowned had not some beats gone to bis assist atiee• A marriage was celebrated last month at Paris, between s wine-merchant and a female, who, disguised in male attire; bad served in a regiment of hussars six years, and during that that given such proofs of valour, that she had been raised from th; ranks to a captaincy. In a late action in Spain, she waa wounded in the breast, which led to a discovery of her sex, and she was: permitted to retire upon hzdf-pay. To Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Agriculturists in general.— Al 4 era long and very expensive series of experiments, the Ad vertiser has succeeded in producing an article of Manure very far superior to any thing ever yet offered to the Agricultural World. Thoroughly convinced of the merits of the article, he only requests of those Gentlemen, who have the Interests o' Agri culture really at heart, a lair trial.—For partictthrs as to price. &c. &c. apply between ten and four, Phoenix Soap 14autifactory, Well-street, Goodman's-fields, near the London Docks, I .onda Etsniux.tueL ELL) PEM EN T..--LOrd Deerhurst, and Lady Mary Veauclerk, the daughter of the Duke of Albau's by his first wife, went off on Friday night, upon a matrimonial escut sion to Scotland. Matters were in a train for a union between the parties, with the consent of their respective families, but as the " law's delay" is proverbial, the lovers preferred a more ex peditious course. PadviNclAL Boximo.—An obstinate battle for twenty guineas a ride, and a purse of ten guineas, was fought on Sat tir.:ay at Wooten Moad, Chalfont, Bucks, betwixt Sweet, the Bath waiter, of provincial lame, and George Godsall, an athl, tic bargeman above six feet in height. Weight opposed to science, and the latter, with game, won Sweet the battle. In the first quarter of an hour the strength of Godsall was served about the head of his antagonist, the blows being too heavy to stop, but in the middle of the battle Godsall's jaw was broke, and he became weak from loss of blood. Sweet fought on the defensive, and made some good hits by science, and after three quarters of an hour's fighting, he won the battle by throwing his adversary in a wrestle. In imitation of the London school, the winner was taken off the ground in a gentleman's carriage. Lord Louth appeared in the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, Wednesday week, to receive judgment, for abuse of his authority, and oppression as a Magistrate, in 1 in issuing a warrant against Mathews, his tenant, and having him arrested and com mitted to Dundatk gaol for an alledged felony, of having cut timber upon his Lordships estate. The Court, notwithstanding that a compensation of 300/. had been made to the prosecutor, besides paying his costs, sentenced his Lordship to be imprisoned three calendar months. Tuesday week, as a jobber of the name of Doe was driving seven calves to Bury in a cart, some sparks from a lighted pipe, which he held in his mouth, communicated with the straw (him celf being asleep.) in consequence Aix of the calves were burnt to dtatb, and the jobber was severely burnt in the aim M=;P.I MI .-.~,~