The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-03 00:00:00

1 APRIL 8 Our Subscribers and the Public are respectfully informed, ' that the Trial of General Whitelock is completed, and forms the most valuable Record of the Evidence adduced on the above me morable Trial. rte First Part of the TRIAL of GENERAL WIIITELOCK KOS !jeered Ott tTIS to the Purchasers of The National Register — should any disappointment have occurred, Orders sbould be sent ( ri o.poid) to the Newsman who sends the Paper, and he will isn meiliatriv transmit it ; but as a difficulty bas occurred at the Post Ogir. relative to its being forwarded by that channel into the Country, the Proprietors he leave to request that Orders mav be ;;;iven to the different Booksellers throughout the United Kingdo, who will cause it to be sent by their Correspondents in Londmon, ► which will save expence, and prevent the possibility of i lii.appointinent. 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A respectable Banker has transmitted to Ministers, a let ter from his Brother on board the Lavinia frigate, Captain llAvrocK, cruiziug to the Westward. This letter, to which considerable credit is attached, states, that " Sir BleuAnn STRICIiA74I found in Palmas Bay, Majorca, a force of " 1y sail of the line (supposed to bt. the United Rochefort " and Carthagena squadrons) : and though he had only " eight sail of the line to oppose so very superior a force, " he gallantly determined upon bringing the enemy to ac " tion. A most dreadful ensued, which continued " several hours, and terminated in the complete defeat of " the enemy, of whose ships six were captured, three sunk, " and the remaining- three aected their escape. The loss " qn our side, with such immense odds against us, must " necessarily have been very considerable ; and it is tinder " stood that two of our ships were sunk, an Admiral, two " Captains, and upwards of fifteen hundred men kihed.— " It is added, that Sir itteaAav oiorionoll fell towarfrthe !' close of the action." _. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. %IT It is evident that Government have long expected an engagement, because an Order was some days ago received at Plymouth for the Masters attendant and their assistants, to hold themselves in readiness for the reception of any ships that might arrive from the West. There is therefore a great internal probability in the account we have quoted. The wind has veered into such a western direction, as to allow the conveyance of intelligence from the Mediterra nean up Channel: and the easterly gales will have expe dited the passage of dispatches through the Streights into the Atlantic. Sincerely as we shall rejoice in a confirma tion of any favourable accounts, we must nevertheless feel that if the victory have been purchased by the death of Sir IllcnAße STRACHAN I it has been purchased at a great expense. In this uncertainty, the belief of Englishmen will probably incline with their wishes, and every body wilt endeavour to assure himself that England has conquered, and that her Admiral is still alive. If indeed he liVes, fie.. • lives for admiration if he has died, he has died but to be immortal ! The westerly winds will aid the progress of our fleet, under the command a Admirals Sir J. SAUXAREL, Bunn, and Kr Ts, nhich are probably by this time on their voyage toward the Baltic. No advices from Sir 11 ICU D STRACHAN'S squadron had reached the Admiralty at a late hour last night. A tele graphic communication from 'Plymouth was said to have reached the Admiralty, but its result had not transpired when this Paper was put to press ; and it was not supposed to refer to the floating reports of the defeat of the French and Carthagena squadrons. ' The C;plain of the Portuguese vessel, Quatro liermanos, which arrived on the 22d at Cork, reports the blockado of Lisbon to have been carried on so strictly, that not more than four vessels had entered since its commencement. lie adds, that the scarciiy of provisions is dreadful ; that a quantity of letters, collected on board of our ships, were riven to a French O ffi cer, who was mistaken for a Rus sian ; that this Officer took charge of them, and delivered them to JUNOT, who sent an express to Paris for instruc tions; and that general apprehensions were entertained of a great discovery of English property. A flag of truce has passed between General hinny and Sir Cumming CoTrolv, probably on the subject of an ex change of the crew of a gun-boat that was cut out of the Tagus. This communication is the source of the vaglie reports about the Treaty for the Evacuation of Portugal. There have been no fresh arrivals from the North. Tl'e adverse state of the winds has prevented the passage of packets from England ; and at. Gottenburgh not one is left for the dispatch of ordinary business. We hope, however, that some means would be found for the conveyance of any very decisive intelligence. At present sse a r e i n t o w ignorance of the operations in Finland, and of the progress of the ins asion with which Scenia is threatened bv Zea land ; where it seems there are, or lately were. !..?,000 troops, under the command of General lic.nst.sporre. The Declaration of the king of Prussia is a short and clear avowal of his own imbicility. lie says that he has been solicited by France and Russia to break his relations with Sweden, and adds, that they are broken accordingly. His. •wa opiiiions, if he presumes to entertain any, he has . I ~ ~ ... t