The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-05 00:00:00

JULY 5. 1) 11 1:itch, of which the tollowing is a copy, has beer, this day re :it I-urd itatlitust's (Mice, addressed to the Earl of- Litter pool. b., Lientintant-General conumil:tig at Gibraltar, dated .I,ole 8,181 V. Gibraltar, ,Time 8, 181(.1. :NE . Lon n---I have the honour to inform your I ordsh.p, that a se vere action took price on the tst inst. between tienor:il Ballestcros's force and a division of the enemy, under Ow command of General Cour,,ux, in the vicinity of (forms. Th... General has not sent me a detailed account, but his letter is herewith enclosed. 7't& affair has been attended with considerable bolls sides, that of- the Spaniards not less than ma-. thousand in woundtd, and missing, including about eighty officers. Gene ral Balle,tetos retired to his originA ground in the vicinity of the tie;d of battle, in which operation the enemy 4141 not venture tii"interrupt him ; kis wounded have arrived at Algeziras; the euviny withdrew to hip c,:trcut hinents. I have the honour to be, ac. COLIN C. Licut Ikad-Quarters, Camp before Ilija Ruiz, June 2, 181 • 111sr ExcEr.t.t.NT Silt hasten Li communicate to your Excellency !he intelligence of the severe action which I fouulit yesteiday, with the greater part of the troops under my command, in the plains of Bornos. This action is pet haps tire most serious that has been fought slice the 6-g inning of cm: revolution ; and an unexpected occurrence hits alone deprived me of the glory of a complete victory. lam stir reuailel I» wounded. none of. whom, however, received their Wounds with the bayonet or sword, although all arms were used. The loss of the French I believe to have been not less cor4derable, for they did not venture to throw It single party acr.iss the Guadalete to molest my retreat. I remain in my po.itions, determined to perish with my troops tither than abandon one wounded tutu. lamar a great loss how to provide for means of tiansporting them, as there are Ilene in this part of the country. God preserve your Excellency many years. FRANCISCO VALLESTEROS. _ • To the Mosb Excellent Senor the Governor of Gibraltar. This Gazette also contains Dispatches frem Sir Hope Popham, giving an account of a successful attack made by a detachment from the squa dron ender his command, with the co-operation of a Guerilla force un der the orders of Don Gaspar, up n the :own and garri-on of Lequito, near Cape Machicaco. The object of this enterprize was to open a communication with the Spanish Guerillas, and by driving the French from the coast, to prevent all future supplies of provisions to the French armies in the interior, by means of ne , itral or oilier shipping. Sir Home Popham commenced his operations, by effecting a landing of between three and four hundred seamen and marines at Leci,lito, wh e re they gallantly attacked the enemy, who came i nt to meet them, and the result was the discomfiture of the whole of the French corps. Three laulred were made prisoners, and the rest were killed or wounded. The seamen, who fought with their accustomed bray( ry, succeeded in loading one gull, with which they did considerable execution. The Guerillas harassed the French most effectually in the rear, and hastened their overthi OW in a decided manner. This Gazette likewise contains the official details of the brilliant ex ploit performed at Malaga by the Hyacinth and Goshawk frigates; and the resolute gun-vessel, on the enemy's privateers, which were fitted out at that place under Babastros, who has had considerable suc cess nn capturing vessels from Gibraltar and other ports in the Medi tenanean. A letter from Sir Edward Pellew gives an account of an attack made on the 29th olApril on a French convoy near the mouth of the Rhone, by the boats of the Undaunted, Volontaire, and Blossom, under the tl rections of Lieutenant Edgar, of the first ship; of twenty-six vessels composing the convoy, seven were brought out, twelve burnt, and two lot stranded on the beach ; . a national schooner of four eighteen pounders and seventy-four men was amongst the vessels burnt. This t.!rvice was performed ‘vithout any loss, the boats being ably protected .Dy Captain Stewart in the Blossom sloop. BANKRUPTS. J. Aspinall, of Southowram, York, stone-merchant, to surrender, July 16, 17, at f our , at t h e N ew I nn , i n B ra dfo r d, and Aug 15, at eleven, at the Talbot Inn, Halifax. Attornies, Mr. Nettlefold, Norfolk -street, Strand, London; and Mr. Alexander, Halifax. T. Dixon, of Hulme, Lancaster, builder, July YU, 22, and Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Mosley Arms Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. Ellis, Chancery-lane, London ; and Mr. Cardwell, Manchester. , R. Frost, of the Dog and Du c k, near Greenland-Dock, near Rother llitlie, victualler, July 11, 18, and Aug. 15, at eleven, at' Guildhall. London. Attorney, Mr. Hunt, Warwick-court, Gray's London. J. Howell, of Dartmouth Devon, grocer , July 7,8, and Aug. 15 , at twelve, at the Globe Inn, Newton Bushel. Attornies, Mr.. Bridgman, Dartmouth ; and Messrs. Blandford and Murray, Tem- Londous - . 409 E. Worley, of Breckham, Surrey, dealer, July 11, IS, ar • I and Aug. 15, at eleven, at Guldhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Lee, Three.crown-Nmie, Southwark. H Milliken, of NI ara in's-lane, Cannon-street, sugar-refiner, July 11, Aug I , and 15, at twelve, sct G , lrildhall, London. Attornie•, Messrs. Collins and Waller, Spital-square W. Godrich, of Daventrv, Northampton, wine-me rc h an t, July 11, 18, and Aug. 15, at twelve, At ; uildhall, London. Attorni!-s, Messrs. Hi lyard and K.nc , Criptliali-cotirt,•• London. W. Bock, of I. N•crpool, merchant, July 21, 22, and Aug. 15, at one, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. A - :oi . nies, Mr Plitt, Liverpoci ; and Messrs. Blackstock and Bunce, Temple, Lond n. M. Nelson, of Manchester, victualler, July 15, 17, at eleven, a:ld A ug..15, at two, at the Bridge wa t er A rms , M anc h es t e r. A rt milt..., Mr Cunlille, Manchester; and Messrs. Tarrant, C larke, and Richards,- Chancery-Lune, Londcn. - - . J. Bowers, late of Stockport, Chester, cotton-spinner, July 17, at • five, 18, at eleven, an Art,:.ls,•at t 'ree, at the Macciesticlti Arms - l un, Macclesfield. A ttornies, Mr. Hurd, Temple-, London; and Mr. Wright, Macclestf.:l.l. T. Jones, of North Shields, grocer, July 8, 97, and Aug. 15, a t • eleven, at the George Tavern, Dockwray-square, North Shields. Artornias, Mr. Settee, Bell-court, Waibruek, London; and Mr. It. Parker, North Shields. T. Darby, of New Sarum - , linen-draper, July 23, 21, and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Commercial Rooms, Anstol. Attornies, Mr. W. L. Clarke, Bristol ; and Messrs_ Jenkins, James, and Abbot, London. W. Nightingale, of Manchester, manufacturer, kly 21, 22, at three, and Aug. 15, at eleven Attornies, Messrs Foulkes and Creswell, Manchester; and Messrs. Longdill and Beckitt, London. D. Wrightson, of Birirangliam, printer, July 4, at ten, 8, andlAug. • 13, at twelve, at the Stork Tavern, Birmiligha:n. Attornies, Mule, Birmingham; and Mr. Nicholls, Gray's Inn-square, London.. S. Young, late of Grange Road, Bermondsey; drug grinder, July 11, 11, rind Aug 15, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mrs Pearse, Salisbury-square, Fleet-street, London. R. Pippin, of Dirlverton. Somerset, shopkeeper, July 8,9, at the Red Lion Inn, Dulverton, and Aug. 15, at the Three 1 uns Inn, Ti verton. Attornies, Mr. Scott, Upp e r Guildford-street, Russell.' square, London ; and Mr. Leigh,-Dulverton. VOLCANO AT ST: 'VINCENT'S: St. Vilicent's, May 5,181 e. Mr DrAn Sin—l embrace the •opportuoity ot the Everthorpe's sailing, tor lilasgow this day, to convey to you the first intelligence which can reach England, of our haying been visited by a most t:rtad ful unforeseen calamity ; and I hope this will airive, bel re you-can be alarmed by an exaggerated and vague account of our sad inisfurttine. It was on Thursday, the 30th of April, day which will, perhaps, be the most memorable ot' my life. that .about rig ht p. in. the Soutfrien, a volcano in the mountains, behind 'Col. lirowne's estate. began one of the most violent and destructi.e eruptions that erer issued •fr,,m the bowels of the earth, by throwing out iairi:ense showers ot hot sand and ashes; which, about twelve, became still more terrible, by the addition of burning stones an scoritned fragments. These con tinued, accompanied at the same time, by 'flees-ant thunder and lig:d.• ning, till seven in the morning; and the huirur of this ino-t app;.llii g scene, was heightened by the total darkness. which prevailed through the night and the greater part of the next day, until near teen shocks of an earthquake were felt during this time ; and the roar ing of the sea, the groaning of the agitated earth, and the conflict of the ilements, created such a terrific uproar, • as seethed to threaten the utter dissolution of the world. . . . _ . Mr. Cayley and myself were exp-sed , to all its violence; the cottage we inhabit tell in, mai we looked evert/ moment for instant (kali, ; ti ther to be.swal - owed up by an earthquake, or struck dead by the , ina stones, which fcli on ull sides, and pierced our shattered rout; We escaped to a cave, about twenty yards distant, and there found a precatious refuge from so sad a fate ; for the ea'th was incessantly in • agitation, and it seemed to groan under our feet, as if it weie• return ing to a state of primeval chaos. Happily we survive ; and, upon surveying the estate, find it less injured. than could have been. expected ; much less so; indeed, than any of the neighbouring ones, some of which are cos Bred with sand, ten and twelve inches deep. - MELA,rcnoLv Aceibtrr,—A - must uutortunate accident happened on Sunday forenoon. ; A party orelev - if persons going on a water ez cursiou,'went on board a 6-hing-boat belongiag to a Mr. Ayres, a caorerj at • Rotherhithe, wro, with two young men, took the manage ta...nt. When in Gravesend Reaub the boat grotmded. but it -was got off on the return of the tide : without any accident, Ott reiichiog Purl doe!, however, in returning, a sudden gust of wind upset the o"dr. when the win& were precipitated into the rivet, and, shucking tu rr kitti, six of ,tlig eleven persuns.were (frowned. ••111 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. . - . NM