The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

IF i • t t E • * Oft- . _ BERMUDA. The little island of Bermuda is involved in the very " tempest, torrent, and whirlwind" of con tention, between the governors and the governed, between the Legisl•sture and the inhabitants of the colony. Papers from thence were received on Tues day to the :?311 of August. The arbitrary imprison ment of the churchwardens and the mayor of Ha milton—the former for want of sufficient promptness in adjusting their accounts with the rector, and the latter rise an alleged stretch of power in the mode of suppressing some disorderly assemblages of people of colour—have been mentioned by the American pa pers with some expressions of surprise at the conduct of Governor Lumley. The fallewing account of the case of Mr. Till, the mayor, and that of a Captain Hayward, who a-sisted in the suppression of the disorderly con duct alluded to, is taken from the Bermudian of the Ist of August. divested, however, of much angry comment interspersed by the editor complaint on the I•..usactlolt was preferred before the Justices of the Peace, who dismissal it, as not cr.t;• sizable bethre them, inasmuch, as :%Ir. Till was exercising the prerogatives of his office. The complainant, instead of applying to a juridicial Court, brought the matter be fore the Governor in person, who accordingly issued a general warrant for citing Mr. Till and Captain Hayward before him Believing a warn ant of this nature to be ille gal, they declined obedience to its mandate. Order was given to the constables to execute it, and the Mayor shut himself lip in the Town hall and relined to sort ender.— The hall was inconsequence invested by 40 or 5 t sulfite's •—li:ey did not, however, force admittance, and the Mayor remained all night in a state of siege. SoMe insulting language passed between the populace and the milita►y dm iog the time of tlii, *Molar duty, but it led to no In• mutt or oils. Itiof. Bet ween nine and ten o'clock the fol low tug mooning, the Mayor thought proper to surrender himself, and was conveyed to prison, having first, through the meth= of a friend, obtained an authenticated copy of the wartant." • These are the facts attendant on the imprisonment of the mayor : we have before given those relating to the churchwardens. Both parties remained under confinement at the date of the present advises, and strict orders were issued by the Governor to prevent all communication with them, without written au thority from the Provost or Magistrates. Great in dignation is expressed on the subject by all classes of the inhabitants in the colony, mid prosecution for perjury of those who have given, as it is alleged, false testimony respecting the transactions in ques tion, snd appeals to the Parliament of Great Bri tain, are currently talked of. The .Journals of the island of Bermuda, which, whatever may be the case with the inhabitants, ap pear to be fre_ from all controul, comment in the strongest language on these transactions. We quote two specimens from the Bo' mudifin of' the Ist of August The clinrchwardens of St. George have now been inapt isoned 15 dais for doing their ditty, by an edict of his Eseelle cv Lit ut.• Gym the lion. Sir Wm. Lumley, K. C. B.; their wives indisposed part of the time, and one of their families labouring under peat domestic affliction. When a representation of this circumstance is made to his Britannic Majesty, we hope redress will be the con sequence; and though his condom is supported by every pick in ettece,the sense of the cometsy is uniformly against st. But when see men sprung from the very dregs of so ciety endeavouring to palm their ignorant dogmas on their superb/is, cud aspiring to rank with those whose shoes they are only fit to clean, it is high time to turn with con tempt, and hid them recollect their pristine ignorance, %%Ohl • matchless intrepidity of face' swim, and place themselves by the side of their supe riois." The following, which qnotes a precedent to shiw the consequences that may attend the conduct of the Governor is from the same paper Has lily Excellency ever by chance heard of a eir enin‘tam e Murk INA place not many yeas' ago at Hall. fa a? If tint, we can inform him. sir Andrew Mitchell, the then naval COllllll.llllll-I'ill.Chillf, baying reason to sus pect that some dem.; leis flout his 'Majesty's ships had taken leftige in Ilse sluts, of NI olio's. lot syth, S.llith, and CO. foe a few hours, caused 'he saute to be blockaded by an tamest !love, fur which outrage the admiral was pro ...ruled in Lllo4lllli, and hod to pay 15,00.11. damages and expo nee,. 'I he Allot nes , General ut Nova St idea is said to hats ailifiessed the admiral Its the todowing terms upon that occasion Fur God's sake, S.r Andrew, withdraw cont men immediately. for it may lie oar o f ! the worst ;1•Is'• %tusk you have ever done; Let it here he said, if ever Mete Was an rkense Inv tininpling: idodi the laws of his country, is Andrea 'Mitchell kid that excuse, our de sertiun hat, at the time to which we allude, made gigantic strides towards the destruction of our nevy. 'lice occur truces, hou ever. admit not or the sherd st palliation they are of the lila' Lest, deepest die—stud us hope fur the honour of this ettiUlly, et WIC y General had Lean mossalteil, he wuntil have given his Excellency a wash sag mita. to that WP Ilsvr 111 the case of Sir A. Alitelis 11. Besides all this, his Eseelleticy has forgot that alt. Tiil ;a eultied to pi Lileees of went, which was decided hest in the ca.c at the Speaker, who was roomiest un that ground, tinting the arli 1111 l 'stra tum of Gen. Huil.s in. tVe have no doubt that yeses al actions fur pas Ivry will be brought against more than one individual, and we hope that the Cow t of King's Bench 111 visit the to moos off. nee with adequate patitslino o ." The high wind on Mond.ty se'nnight cracked the middle of the elegant painted window recently put up at Branweth-castle, containing Mr. Stothard's design of the battle of Nevill's-cross, executed by Mr. Nluss. J••••I. • - THE NATIONAL. REGISTER VOYAGE DANS LA GRANDE IIIiETAGNE." Under the above title, M. I)upin has published the observations he made on a recent Tour through this kingdom—they bespeak a degree of candour and impartiality, perhaps, as rarely met with in the English historian of France, as in the French his torian of England. The following extract we hope will prevent the future alarm of any of the 04.1) WOMEN of England on the score of invasion ; an alarm which for ages past it has been the trick of government to create whenever more than usual pressure was intended to be placed on the back of poor JOHNNY BOLL " At this epoch Great Britain had, besides the regular army, 600,000 militia, infantry, and cavalry, in arms, all the seamen of the merchant service enrolled for the gun-boats, and the in• habitants of the coasts embodied in corps, called sea fencibles. It remained to be seer. whether this force was capable of with• standing the shock of the army of Boulogne, bad that army crossed the Channel. " When the First Consul threatened England with an invasion, he did not appear inclined to attempt it with ships of the line ; he caused gun boons to be built in all the ports and in all the rivers on the Atlantic coast, and collected them to the number of 1,300 in the port of Boulogne. Troops to the amount of 100,b00 were to be embarked on board of these gun boats and transports. In the case of a successful descent, immense reinforcements were to follow. They were to foice a landing on the opposite coast, and proceed direct to London, not, as was supposed might be done in the time of Lloyd. by advancing only two miles a day in consequence of the difficulties of the ground and the embarrass mentof baggage, but by forced marches, carrying eve!) , position by the bayonet or field artillery. After their landing, nothing would in the that instance have arrested the progress of the con querors of Lodi, of Zurich, of Hehopohis, of Holienlinden, and of Marengo. " But was the descent possible? It was net possible to enter Dover by force. That port is situated between two high moun tains, in a position in which its lofty batteries and works, site front any comp de main, would easily destroy the most formidable fleet. There was besides on the heights of Dover an entrenched camp, occupied by a considerable torce, which would have de• fended the coast under the protection of the forts and batteries. " On the other hand, how were 1,300 vessels to get out of Bou logne in one tide, and to stand over in any thing like order to the English (04/it ? This could never be done under the tire of the English squadron cruising in the Channel. " But that squadron might be driven off its station by a gale of wind ; and before it could have time to return, the French flotilla miht cross. Be it so. But let us see what would follow. •• The English had lined their coast with strong batteries on every point where a landing could be attempted. Strong towers were built at short distances along the shore, which was com pletely within the range of their guns ; these nurtello towers could not be taken by a coup de ',win, Brigades of light ar tillery, corps of cavalry, flying camps of infuiitry, presented a force moveable along the whore of the sea coast by a road ex pressly made for that purpose. The English had besides a great number of gun boats in all the ports opposite Boulogne. All small craft, all pilot and fishing boats, arc. were prepared for warfare it' necessary. They were numbered and classed in divi. sions, with officers ready to direct, and troops to man them.— The guns and ammunition were so disposed in the magazines that these vessels could be armed in a moment. Finally, besides the squadron stationed off Boulogne, there was a fleet of observation in the Downs, another at Spithmd, and a third at the Nore. In a tea minutes the telegraphic signals could communicate between all these points and the Admiralty in London, " Thus, whichever way the wind might brow, it was probable that the English would arrive at the point of descent, if not in time to prevent a landing, at least soon enough to burn our flo tilla. In that case our army would have been left without are • treat, without support, and without provisions. " That it would have performed prodigies lam sensible. It would not have been less magnanimous titan the army of the east, after the naval battle of Aboukir. But those opposed to it were not Turks and Arabs . It would have to contend against a people of' prodigious obstinacy—against a million of men in arms, animated by the enthusiasm of patriotism, and incited by the most implacable hatred of the French name. " I have impartially stated our means of attack, and the English means of defence. ** 1 am still of opinion that it was impossible to effect a descent without the protection of a fleet equal to that which we then pos seased, and which was defeatial in the battle of Trufalgar : but it was necessary that this fleet should first have possession of the Channel, and the Captains who commanded it. in consequence of the inexperience of many, anti the indecision of others (though there were honourable exceptions), were such as to render a vic tory impossible. As to success after the landing, I leave it to eminent military commanders to determine by their skill and experience the chances of' victory and defeat. I confine myself to a statistical view of the military and naval force of Great Britain. " Instead of attacking the British empire in its centre, it would have been more auvantageous to land in Ireland. But it would have been necessary to have made this attempt with a great expedition. Had Gen. Buena. aite, instead of conquering Egypt, proceeded with his army of Italy to Ireland, that country would certainly have been lost to England, and British power would have sustained an irreparable blow. By landing in the Bay of Galway, to proceed afterwards along the bank- of the Sharman, a tine position would have been occupied. Ireland must have been thrown into insurrection, the natives aimed and organized in corps, and the English driven out of that island. We fomented the revolt of the Irish by sending them trifling succours. They were the victims of their confidence, and frightful massacres fol lowed the insurrection. " At the time when our continental army had completed its glory by the campaign and victory of Austerlitz, England, by destroying the combined naval force of France and Spain, oar Cape Trafalgar, secured a long duration to her maritime pre ' poniterante. Being relieved trust all tear of invasion, she aban doned the defensive system, and gradually adventured an offensive war. She failed in her first attempt against Spain, wider General Moore; and against Behgiunt, under Chatham. Instructed by these reverses, she learned to connect more perfectly her military slid naval opeiations; to employ more abundance and fitness in her means, inure prudence in her plans, and more vigour in the execution. The arniy which the naval force at Corunna saved from destruction was soon after brought back by that same force to We Penimula, where, supplied and supported q the navy, it balanced during five years the success of the tench troops in Portugal and Spain, which countries became the , tomb of the armies of Austerlitz and Jena." NAPOLEON. Of all the anecdotes we have met wills of this wonderful man, the following, which is verified by Le Comte Mira (tben 1114.endant Oes.eral of she army destined to the inva sion of England by the Boulogne flotilla), is, perhaps, of all others the strongest root of his astookliing strength of d:—" One inornisig the Emperor called Omit iuto hi• closet. Darts lonnd bias walling about the room in a rage, and only breaking silence by short and silent excla mations-4 What a 1144) !—What au Athuiral!—What _r l .: .. sacrificita lost!—My hopes are disappointedl—That VII. leoenve; instead of being in the ~,,, l lie is gone into F. rrol I—lt is all over ! lie will be blockaded there Darn, sit yon down • listen to me, and write.' the Em peror had that morning received the news of Villeneuve-is arrival in a Spanish port. lle immediately perceived that his plan for the conquest of England was rendered abortive. lite immense expenses of the fleet and the flotilla were now for a long time thrown away--prrhaps for ever. 'then, in the midst of an caress of passion which world have rendered other men incapable of earl-. Chang the Understanding, lie adopted a resolottun of the boldest nature, and sketched oft hand one of the must ad mirable plans of campaign ever conceived in calmness and deliberation by any conqueror. Without hesitating, will. out pausing, lie dictated the whole plan of the cainpai;:ll of Austerlitz, the departure of the ditieretit rot ps of troops from Hanover and Holland to the western an d southern confines of France, the order and 'llion of marches, the points of convergence and jittictii..n of the columns, the attacks by surprise and main force, the different movements of the enemy # silvery thing was foi e sect, ; and under every hypothesis victory was aMIIITI de Such was the cot frolics% and astonishing foresight of Ii is plan, that on a line of departure extehding over vt ti leagues, lines of operation of 3(X) leagues of length re followed according to this first int ection, day by day, dial league' by league, all the way to Munieli. Beyond th. t capital Pie dates alone underwent some alteration; b , t all the points weir reached, arid the whole of the pleu was crowned with complete sneers. Such was the lacy talent of that man, as formidable to his enemies l y the power or his genius, as to his feilow-citizens by tl.e fiat ce of his despotism.' FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. =•IM• WHITEHALL, OCT. 11. Their Excellencies the Lords J twice% have been pleased, in 1 is Majesty's name, to give and grant unto Sir George Blackman, I Harley.street, in the county of Middlesex, and of Ilelleswardu:• , in the county of Salop, Hart. only son and heir of John Lue.c Blackman, Esq. by Mary his wit:, daughter of Henry Harnagi, late of London, Esq. deceased, and sister to Henry Haulage, i t Belleswariline, in the said county, same time a Lieutenant Cali . nel in the Army, their licence and authority, that lie and f: s issue may, in compliance with the eueoest wish and desire, and in testimony of the grateful and attictionate regard which lie bea s towards his said maternal uncle and father in law, the said He: ry Harnage, Esq. take and use the surname of Harnage only, a: d bear the arms of Harnage quarterly with those of Ikacknian t:te arms of Harnage in the first quarter); suck arms being first Lic:y exemplified according to the laws of arms, and rnorued in the Heralds' Office, otherwise this licence and permission to be void and of none effect; and also to order, that this concession and declaration be tegisr:red in the College of Aria.-. [The above is the filet Act of the " Lords Justices" which has appeared in the Gazette, and we insert it to skew the form adopted.] BANKRUPTS. J. Belcher, Enfield, Middlesex, stone mason. Solicitor, Mr. Harmer, Hatton Garden. J. and E. Du Bois, Copthall Court, ImA-chants. Sols. 31esst... Greipon and Co. Angel Court, Throgniorion StrL•ez. H. N. Rose, Holoorn, book denier. Sols. blestss. Edwards and Co. Castle Street, Holborn. J. Llewelyn and L. Belchier, Oh Jewry, insurance brokers. Sol. Mr. Lester, Crutchedfriars. IL Tate, Market Weighton, Yorkshire, shopkeeper. Sol. Mr. Jaques, Charles Street, City !toad. J. Travis, Oldham, Lancashire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Sault, Doctors' Commons. T. Green, Alfretoml)erbyslaire, grocer. Sills. Messrs. Bran, ley, Gray's Inn SquAre. J. Barton, Blackburn, Lancashire, upholsterer. Sol. Mr. Bigg, Southampton Building., Chancery Lane. J. Spear, Sheffield, merchant. Sul. Messrs. Tilson and Cc. Coleman Street. It. T. Gilbert, Stockbridge, Hants, coal merchant. Soh. Messrs. Cottle and Co. Aldertuanbucy. J. Clayton, Bury, Lancashire, undertaker. Sols. Messrs. Appleby anti Co. Gray's lnn. W. M. Hole, Kingskerkswell, Devonshire, tanner. Sols. Messrs. Darke and Co. Red Lion Square. P. Hamelin, Belmont Place, Vauxhall, plasterer. &Is. Messrs. Demon sod Co. Gray's i Square. N. Dunderdale ' Leeds, clothier. Sots. Messrs. Robinson and Co. Essex Street, Strand. P. and C. A. Thomson, Comhill, wine merchants. Sd'i. Messrs. Wadeson and Co. Austinfriars. W. Jackson, Cutihant, Kent, tanner. Sol. Mr. Taylor, Fur. nival's Inn. DIVIDENDS. —....—.—„. Ott. 30, 11. Emett, Liverpool, paint and colour maker-30, .I. Bates, Bishop Stortford, Herts. drsper—Nov. 3, W. :nal T. Bingley, Tavt,tock Street, Covent Garden, linen drapers-6, G. F. Buyer, Anlaby, near Hull, sugar baker-6, J. Boyes, junio-, IVanstOrd, York, carpet manufacturer—to, W. Watts and J. Rigby, )lanchadtr, linen drapers-13, G. Rose, Sheffield, grccer —3, 1). Cawoad, Wakefield, York, merchants -3, 'l'. Roo.. Liverpool, optician-8, M. Pratten, jun. Bristol, leather dealer —7, IV. H. Lawrence, Bath, linen draper-3,'l'. Eveleigh, Holborn, shopkeeper-3, .1. Searle, Lower Grosvenor Street, skopkoeper-5, J. and H. Cleugli, Leadenhall Street, wholesale linen drapers-3, J. Barclay, Old Broad Street, merchant—to, W. Wood. Wimpole Street, tallow chandler-3, J. Ledieu, Richmond Buildings, Soho, jeweller--6, F. 'l'rix, Devon, tanner--6, J. llepworth, Leeds, cloth dresser. CEItTIFICA fES to be granted Nov. 3. W. Holmes, Chesterfield, Derby, flour dealer—R. Higgs, Bristol, leather factors—T. Nicoll, Ware, Herts, sack maker— W. Holding, Devonshire Street, Queen square, wine merchant— F. M. Cubbren, Newcastle upon Tyne, iron founder—J. Davi:, Canterbury, linen draper—a. Whiteside, H. Fisher, and 7. Hastic, Whitehaven, merchants-11. Dark, Bath, woollen dra per—J. Nlorgan, Stroud, Gloucestershire. linen draper—W. Higgs, Strand, hatter. A company has been formed at Liverpool fur es tablishing steam-packets to ply between that port, the Isle of Man, and Greenock, and also between tutu port and Dublin. Two vessels of large dimes. sions are already cunstracted for, and are now built:- ing by two experienced shipbuilders, the machinery for both is to be fitted by an engineer of tirst-rate eminence; and the proprietor, we understand, are determined to spare no expense in the equipment of the vessels, to contribute to the safety and comfort of the passtngers. A General Meeting of the Birmin t iltam Pitt Club, took place on Monday last, when it was resolved that the dinner which was to have taken place this year, should be postponed till October, 1823 ; ant that in future it be held triviniall y! ! tcs