The National Register. — London, England, 1809-02-05 00:00:00

4 .6 96 - yvhfn .i.n . :l,land played so strongsa partin the affairs of the Coattneut ; when no treaty was signed, no engage . 'tient entered into, or proposed without cousulti:g her. • But it is elo,-tifying to be recuring constantly to principles - which with our departed statesmen mid heroei. . They are the araiour our countrymen formerly wore;-- • they are are to heavy lot tne present puny and degene. ate race. • We have received ,American papers and letters to the 7th bio• !.0 iatmouth by the Manchester picket, in twenty-four days from ork. Their conte is pro , e, beyond doubt, the determination of the American Ex . ecutive nud Le i ;:iseiture, to persevere in the system of Erri. • hargo, anti to add restrictions 'of a more hostile tendency to an intercourse between the two countries. A Bill passed the :ettate, which prohibits the exportation of spe cie, or goods of Foreign or domestic growth ; a viola tion of this law will be punished with a penalty of three times the value of the article exported I and the informer is. to be rewarded with half the fine. Every persmi evad ing this act, or employed in assisting the evasion, such as supercargo, seamen, owner of tuerchaudize, or 'waggoner will be deemed an abettor. The Non-Intereours:! Bill has likewise been car.led with a majority of 51. It was brought forward in the Rouse of - Representatives on the )1111 of Dec. under the following form Resolved, That it is expedient to .prohibit, by law, the ad• mission into the ports of the United States, of all public or pri vate awned or unarmed chips or vessels belonging to Great Bri tain, or France, or to any other of the Belligerent Powers, having in forCe Orders or Decrees violating the la wful cOmmerre of toe United States—and also the importation of any goods, wares, merchandize, the growths produce, or manufacture of the dominion:; of any of the said Powers, or imported from any place in the possession of either. It was followed by an unanimous resolution, that mea. tures ought to he immediately adopted for placing the country•ih a more complete state of defence. The Non- Intercourse Bill is not to have the force of law until July next. Congress, probably, hoping that in the interval the Belligerents may be induced to relax, in favour of American commerce, in the severity of their Decrees and Orders in Council.- Some private accounts speak of a war between America and this country as unavoidable. It is reported that our Government is going to send out immediate instructions to 'Air. ERSKINE. our Minister in •- America. lie is said to receive orders therein to commu nicate to the,American Executive a willingness on our . part, to withdraw our Orders in Council, provided the Americans will-consent to certain conditions of a cern inercial nature. Six additional .Bulletins have heeti transmitted is this country, •aild in the usual manner. They contain a jour nal of the military events from the sth Jan. down, to the 30th. Ore of them is dated Valladolid, Jan. £6, and re.; fors to some successes obtained over the Spaniards in the neighbourhood of Aranjuez. In proportion as oar means of obtaining, correct information become straitened, the more the inventive genius of the enemy is happy in embel lishment. A nauseous description is then made of the an xions desire of the citizens of Madrid' to see King Jos FPI! restored to them ! The Bulletin ,conciudes. With stating, that relays have been sent on the road towards Bayonne. From this circumstance it may be inferred, that BONA PARTE intends returning to Paris. . * next Bulletin describes the battle of Corunna, in which our troops, as may.be - - expected; were defeated with great loss ; whilst that of the French was compara tively trifling. lie has explained, however, in a very Mingling manner, the embarkation of Onr•troops,- which could not have so expe !.ti , smisly taken place, had their de feat been so very decisive. We have so frequently adverted to tlie impudence and lies of the Corsican, that our Read erg will spare us any further remarks on the disgusting ,rt. ,n a' I'.~ii DREADFUL FIRE.—At half ii.ast : four, on Sunday afternoon a moat alarming fire broke out at Warne's hotel, in Conduit street, lioni-street. The appearance, on its first breaking out, was.most frightful. A great body of stnuak issued from the premises, which entirely prevented the passengers from see ing their a.' in the street. The flames burst out of every win dow in the house, and .the whole side of the street, from the corner of George-street, Ilanover-3quare, to 111 ill-street, enveloped in flames, threatening destruction to the whole neigh bourhood. The Hotel is •enkre'ly 'destroyed - , and part of an adjoining house, including the bark premises, which extend nearly to the gates •of . St, George's Chapel, in George 2 ;treet. Hanover : square. The e . veningerviee was. Dot , over at the time thi ffre'broke out. • Theseyvice yi!as . Amineklinttly stopped; the eongreg Ilion ma 'g . th.mr, escape.. .. 1 1)/cais/toecy ta say that several persons were much invt,„...ppq, .ficeonto 1)9d,.,11js hair and part of bib clothes burnt ; otr ffre r . to y occasioned by the fall of a (joker U. ka . ' dad pecii 'carelesSi t y left in the fire. " A - 'Ar k 46.,•,• .o . 4 111 AR' 11', • e': ' 4 " • On the 23d ult.' of 'Hurley, in Berk - Aiee,. retir g e'Ke*ek Rusden; of Pemloroke Hall, Cambridge, ILA. to X•nhe,..bnly daughter of the Rev. Thomas Towmati;-4tctiornf 4 Aiisttapi in Lincolnshire. .• .4 . . y • 4 :a ir On Wednesday se'nnight, Thomas Bee,-Esq. of Peckham, to Mks Mary Bee, of Butt-lane, Deptford, Yesterday, at St. Martin't-in-the-Firldt, ,by ibie • iiefv. Mr. Gurney, Rector of Clements: Danes, Mr. Benjantio. Atom, son of the ftey. Dr. Duncan, and Master of the rantolaNauare Academy, to Miss Gordon, of St. Martip's-lane.... " PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. '3 per Cent. Cons: 671—India Bonds 10, 11 pm.-4 per Cent. Cons. 82E 3—S per ent.. Reduced 4—Long Annuities IS 9-161—Omnium * pn ,—Exch. Bills 12, 15 pm.—Lottery ' Tickets £2l 19.—Consols for Acclunts • . s . rtro and to add restrictions id a more hostile tendency wench, she being i-s n intercourse between the two countries. A Bill I.a and of very fond of shewing herself in the court, a attracting attention. At this time Mr. Joseph Clarke, i 1 sscd the :ettate, which prohibits the exportation of spe- sou ofd reputable builder, of Snow-hill, was apprentice to i, or „Foods of Foreign or domestic growth ; a viola- Mr. Burnell, the mie.on in Cursitor•ctreet, and became amazingly on of this law will be punished with a penalty of three enamoured of Miss Farquhar, who readily received his ;O- nes the value of the article exported I and the informer dresses. She eloped with him, and they lived together about , 1 to be rewarded with half the fine. Every persan evad- three y ears , when he married her. She conducted her,e'lf i ; r this act, or employed in assistin ts .r the evasion, such as w ith propriety, and tfiey lived together decently several years , 1- in the course of which time she bore him several children, about percargo, seamen, owner of tuerchaudize, or 'waggoner i oar of whom are now alive. But he was a man *of a very 11 be deemed an abettor. dissolute life, and-she says, she never entertained a design of The Non-Intercours:. Bill has likewise been car.led with l eav i ng him 011 she was twice visited by the effects of his najority of 51. It was brought forward in tile House of amours. Mr. Clarke is still living, a wanderer About the town, t presentativos on the nth of Dee. under the following ou a small annuity paid him weekly, pursum.i to his father's rin : . tv ill, being all the father left him. • To his ether • four or five Resolved, That it is expedient to •prohibit, by law, the ad• children the father lefts eight thousand pounds each. :. Mrs. scion into the ports of the United States, of all public or pri- Clarke's own father is dead. She had two bsother3, (Ale of to armed or unarmed chips or vessels belonging to Great lsri- whom entered the army as a common soldier, and is supposed in, or France, or to any other of the Belligerent Powers, tt be dead, and it is believed the other brother is dead also. ving in force Orders or Decrees violating the la wful commerce She had a sister. Whether the mother and sister are livitt; is the United States—and also the importation of any goods, unknown ; hut the person Mrs. Clarke calls her mother, is sup- :res, werchandize, the growth. produce, or manufactlre of ' posed to he her chief odvisonnd confederate,• though no reln- e dominion.; of any of the said Powers, or imported from any . tion.. Mrs. Clarke live* ay - ith sev.eral Gentlemen . prior to her ace in the possession of either. acquaintance with, the Duke of York, all of ,s-ii , tot coMplain It was followed by an unanimoua resolution, that mea- of her extravagance and artfulness; but .:admit that she •is a res ought to he immediately adopted for placing the most fascinating woman. . • iuntry. if' a more complete state of defence. The Non- At the sale of Mrs. Clarke's effects in (Thnice;ter . 1 1. 8 . - among other artistes whielreame to the hammer; was an sure - tercourse Bill is not to have the force of law until July lure of the Queen, set. round with diamond , . • xt. Congress, probably, hoping that in the interval e Belligerents may be induced to relax, in favour of • . DREADrut FIRE.—At half ii.ast,four,. on Suoday afternoon nerican corameree, in the severity of their Decrees and . a moat alarming fire broke out at Warnt'b hotel, in Conduit- Niers in Council . - Some private accounts speak of a war • street, Boni-street. The appearance, on its first breaking out, :tween America and this country as unavoidable. wasannst frightful. A great body of sinunk issued from the It is reported that our Government is going to send out premises, which entirely prevented the passengers from see- mediate instructions to Mr. ERSKINE. our Minister in ing their n a.• in the street. The flames burst out of every win- nnerica. lie is said to receive o rders the r ein to commu- dow in the house, and .the whole side of the street, from the Cate to ihe•American Executive a willingness on our corner of George-street, Ilanove . r-square, to Mill -street, was Irt, to withdraw our Orders in Council, provided the enveloped in flames, threatening destruction to the whole neigh- mericans wilt-consent to certain conditions of a atm- bourhood. The Hotel is 'entirely - destroyed - , and part of an ercial nature. adjoining house, including the bark - premises, which extend nearly to the gates •of . .St, George's Chapel, in George 2 ;treet, —do. - . Hanover : square. The eveninglerviee was. Dot , over at the time Six additional Bulletins . have been' transmitted to this thitlre - broke out. • The:service was imenetliatriy stopped; awl anitty,•and in the usual manner. They contain a Jour- the eon; e rg ma . 0 .tho.ir. csc'aite. - )V . ,a g : ; .oz to say that 11 of the military events from the s th Jan. do w n , to the severa l persons were much ikart o ..Wi t fi,riona p bad„hjs hair Hit. One of them is dated Valladolid , Jan. 26, a n d re- and part of his clothes burntotr: — The firk.,4;; Sal ' to lweleen rs to some successes obtained over the Spaniards in the occasioned by the fall ofa pOker tvl.lol . l3 4 4d".beeit'carelesSi t Y left !ig,hhourhood of Aranjuez. In proportion as onr means in the fire. - 4A t o. L j a ,,', • 4" . 4 - . obtaining correet information become straitened, the , ore the inventive genius of the enemy is happy in corb el- . Al AR' it I l i', fi: ' - .": ' 4 " • ' - • d_.• ihment. A nanvNnas descciption i‘s then made of the On the 23d ult.' of 'Hurley, in Berk - A lee,. rteerge'Kejpek ixions desire of the citizens of Madrid ' to see King Jos FPI! Rusden; of Pemkroke Hall, Calnbridge,ll:**A. - fii . iknhe',..-bnly :stored to them ! The Bulletin . concludes . With stating, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Towmsedd;-4tettiavr4of 4 Aiisttop4 in Lincolnshire. Lat relays . have been sent on the road towards Bayonne. On Wednesday sennight, Thomas Beei•Esq. of Peckham, to nom this circumstance it may be inferred, that BONAPARTE Mks Mary Bee, of Butt-lane, Deptford, - . ..',...s - tends returning to Paris. ' . . . Yesterday, at St. Martin's-in-the-Firldt,, by Ate • Ara?. Mr. Ali next Bulletin describes the battle of Corunna, in . Gurney, Rector of Clements . Danes, Mr. Benjamin Atricun, hickour troops, as may..be - - expected; were defeated son of the rtev. Dr. Duncan, and Master of the rantonNquare o ith g reat loss ; whilst that of the French was comirara- Academy, to Miss Gordon,. of St. Martin's-lane, . _ vely trifling. lie has explained , ho wever, i n a very —- - -,----- . _ - 7 _ - - '• , I . . uoglin.4 manner, the embarkation of (iiir•troopx,- which - ' PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. . Add not have so expe !.ti‘ausly taken place, had their tie- . 3 per Cent. Cons.' 671- , =lndia, Bonds 10; it pm.-4 per . Cent. t :at been so very decisive. We have so frequently adverted Cons. 82i 3-3 per ent.. Reduced er i 4—Long Annuities ) the impudence and lies of the Corsican, that wur Read- 4 !S 9-161-Lthrinium * po,—Exch. Bills 12, 15 pm.—Lottery 74 will spare us any further remarks on the disgusting rickets £2l 19--Consols for Acclunts 67i. .. itti , ct. • a . t..,1, a d ~ Ik 1 Ii i e )11i e n . i • . • • . • iln• fed awn , ! ! .. 0W . 1..!va I - ~ • ' THE nithNAL RtGMTIII.._ . Thk. Lady has always been very anxious to conceal her own history, pretending she is of a genteel family, and has re spectable connections. Her husbatai .it is true is of a respec tahle and wealthy famiry ; but Mrs. Clarke's parents were in•a much more humble situation. Her father's name was Far quhar. He was a journeyman-printer, of that branch called a compositor,. and he worked many years in the house of Mr. Hughes, an eminent master-printer. lie occupied a house (be longing to NI r. Burnell, the stone-mason, of Cursitor- Arco), si tuated in the court immediately leading out of Fetter-lane to Cursitor-street. About eighteen years ago, Mrs. Clarke theft about fourteen years of age, resided with her parent, and was remarked by the young men passing through the court, it being a thorough - fare, as a very pretty, sprightly, gaily disposed wench, she being very fond of shewing herself in the court, and of attracting attention. At this time Mr. Joseph Clarke, son of a reputable builder, of Snow-hill, was apprentice to Mr. Burnell, the mason in Cursiturs=treet, and became amazingly enamoured of Miss Farquhar, Who readily received his ad dresses. She eloped with him, and they lived together about three years, when he married her. She conducted her-elf with propriety, and they lived together decently several years, in the course of which time she bore him several children, about fear of whom are now alive. But he was a man of a very dissolute life, and-she says, she never entertained a design of leaving him tjll she was twice visited by the effects of his anmurs. Mr. Clarke is still living, a wanderer about the town, on a small annuity paid him weekly, pursuat.i to his father's o ill, being all the father left him. To his either •four or five children the father left% eight thousand pounds each. Mrs. Clarke's own father is .dead. She had two bsother3, one of whom entered the army as a common soldier, arid is supposed t..% be dead, and it is believed the other brother is dead also. She had a sister. Whether the mother and sister are livin;,is unknown ; but the person Mrs. Clarke calls her mother, is sup . posed to he her chief adviser . and confederate,• though no rela tion. Mys. Clarke .livid: with several Gentlemen . prior to her acquaintance with . the Thike of York, all of scram eoMplain of her extravagance and artfulness; but .admit that the is a most faseinating woman. • At the sale of Mrs. Clarke's effects in flioucester-apiw,. among other articles whichcame to the hamper; was an in kiln- Aure of the Queen, set, round with di: maned,. MRS. CLARKE. tEB.S. •