The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

$lO The Gazette of last night contains an order for the fur- Cher , prorogation of Parliament to Thuriday, the 18th Ofi January, instead of the 16th of that month, as was first in. leaded. Favoourable intelligence we understand has also been received by Lord Com.iNowooo.. It mentions the complete failure of au attack made by the enemy uon the fortress of Rosati. His Majesty's Ship Excellent has' aflored the most elfecual assistance to the garrison ; she approacher so near the shore, as to have been able to rake the assail ants with grape shot. Some of oor intrepid Alariiies con tributed also to tepel the attack of theeueiny, wiro were boat back with very great lo s s. The rumour that the Earl of Chatham being appointed to the command of the British troops in Spain is positively Contradicted. The last letters from Lisbon state, that the people in . awl parts of the country had manifested an increased refractory disposition towards the Regency ; that secret meetings were frequently held, and that many of the dis affected are well armed. The utmost precautions, how ever, had been taken, and hopes were entertained that the public peace would not be disturbed. PRIV. TRADP WITR HATTI.—Mr. F:lWkeßer presents bis compliments to Mr. Peltier, and acquaints him, that an Order in Council has this day been issued by his Majes ty, declaring-, that those ports and places of the island of St. Domingo which are not in the actual possession of France, and from which ihe British flag is not excluded. shall be considered as not being in a state of hostility with bis Majesty, and that his Majesty's subjects and others are at liberty tredy to trade thereat in the same manner as they may trade at neutral ports and places. Council Office, Whitehall, Dee. 11. (4 True Capd) PF:T.TIER, Agent Of MO. Mr Shaw, the English messenger, now in Paris, is di rected to bring a Lady with him from that capital in ex changn for throe female relations of Talley rand, so hand somely released by Canning, who set sail for Boulogne ith the Huslian and French Messengers. The homeward-bound East-India ships have enconn!er ed some heavy gales of wind since their arrival in the -Downs. The whole of them on Thursday hat either parted, or slipt cables.—Two other ships in the Downs got athwart hawse of his Majesty's ship Venerable, of 74 guns, carried away her bowsprit, and received other in iiry . Considerable damage has been done to the ship ping oils Deal and Dover, and ionch apprehension is enter tained for the safety of some other vessels. We are sorry to find, by letters from Cohrebo, that ;ell. commerce in the Indian Seas suffered severely by the Pied montaise, pre - Aonsly to her capture by the St. Fiorenzo. The following are the ships stated to have been captured by firer :-- Vorth, Greenwny, bound from Calcutta to BuQsorah, insured lortn a lacks of rupees; A totistance, . Chapman, tram Bombay 0 Columba ; Sophia, Henderson, from ditto to ditto ; Fit V 7. I 'unity, Arab, from Calcutta to Bombay ; Caudir Knoll li lion, from Bengal to Rombav ; the Rozalin Maria, Portu *sliest., from Cochin to Colmnbo; Iti.sitorce, Carolina, High land Chief, Calcutta, Sarah, Mosta p ha, Louisa, and Udney ; be sides a rich ship, name not ascertained, from Bengal to Bombay, and a ,mall vessel, n high she burin. The crnizing station which the Pieclmoutnise occupied was fair ourable for interceptinz the trade hound to the Malabar coast and the Gitlphi; in fact, scarcely a vessel bound that way could escape her. Loan MANNERS A THE REIITT OT Tar. PRE‘,..—• A motion was made in the Court of Chancery, Dublin, Dec. M. for an attachment against an Attorney, for publish ing. in the Newspapers the proceedings of ibal Court, in reversing . the Decree of another, as it cast reflections upon .',me of the parties and introduced matter which was Imrt flit to their feelings. Ills Lordship said, he was proud to Ind Os:, proceedings of Courts published, and he wished to THE NATKINAL REGISTER., - 7 -:- - - - - ace a great dial more of Meth . a s slbey aniwered tary purposes. It chewed t h e people how to selves, When similar cases would occur; and acted wrong, the 'proceedings ought to be pubs for his part, wished evertdecree'he had, or w, was iu every Ner.spaper in the kingdom ; and Press was to be gagged, God knows where it w Motion refused. Box Mot Etinsonnixxitv.---One of the m( and severe satires that perhaps ever was uttered by Professor Porson, a shore time before his (let in a mixed company, among which were nianrel rary characters, and particularly Mr. S. the poet very high opinion of his owii talents, the coi turned on some of hii productiorl i s, when, as in , gat, to extol their merits. 66 I will tell yot, Si Porson, 66 what I think of your poctical work, be read, when Shakespeare's and Milton's art (every eye was instantly fixed upon the Professoi till then. hill RD Int.—Ots Sunday evening, about eight Mr. Wm. White, a respectable farmer, of Ho nor in Kent, was sitting in his parlour reading, fired through the window, which instantly The alarm being giien, immediate search was the perpetrator, but wittfout effect, A gun, charged, was ound in a ditch about 40 yai house, near the Medway ; from which it is pn the villain escaped by water. The deceased was and bore an excellent character I he has left ! eleven children 'to lament his loss. The most aim must have been taken 'by the perpetrator placed a hurdle before the window to rest ' The elder branches of the family were sitting fortunate man, and his eldest daughter had j reach something from an adjoining cupboari sTiot was fired, which entered at the back part and came out under his right eye, The gu musket-barrel fastened to the stock by a nail in hammered down double in the wood ; the loi stand at whole cock, but was fastened back b twine, which is supposed to have been cut at firing, as it appeared in that state when found. Holten) Munnea.--iWednestiay the Parthii Balderston, at Plymouth, was ordered to C, dispatches. ! Captain B. came on board with tin and while talking to the Purser on the quarte of the Master's Mates came behind him and sto a los!ol between the shoulders through the spi Captain 13. exclaimed, " Oh, Lord ! ant kill, the deck and expired instantly. The villain secured in irons by the ship's company, who m. ficulty restrained from tearing him to pieces, sl Captain B, beloved by his ship's company. TI the body of' Capt, B, was placed in a shell al swore to the Hospital, for the purpose of a C , quest. Minute guns were fired from the Pa' the boat was carrying the body ashore. She si for her station. Captain B. was about. 2.2 you! (rent lemanly and good officer. Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price be raised a whole assize, or two pence in the At a Provincial Assize not long since in Irel torney was upon a capital charge of forgery was extremely long; when after much bottle' Council, and the most minute investigation of it appeared, to the complete satisfaction of a v Court, that the culprit had forged the Signatut who could neither read nnr write! A watchmaker at Views, named Digen. has wings, by means of which he can raise and ,inN in the air. He can move forward, but not w he is, however, of opinion, that he can so far mechanism as to k able to fly at lb. rate of ci how. e7l s :1 S t!: ) guide them. d, if judp:rs iiished. lie, would make that, if ti:e would host pointed rl, was made .tath. Being eminent lite- oet, who tati conversatiou usual, he he- ir," sad Mr. cs : they will re forgotten, nor) hut nut o'clock, as 00, near Up- ;, a shot uas killed him. I made after recently dis- irds from the resumed that Ls a widower, a family of Ist deliberate ,r, as he had the pin on. near the un- just risen to rd when the t of his head, an is an old n the breech, ock will not by a piece of t the time of ian, Captain 7nrunlia with Ie dispatclie4, t• c, on!! lot him with final marrow. Jed," fell On was histantly ere with dlt - so Inlldt ICV morning and brouttlit Coroner's in- lrtiti,iii wink ;ailed directly rs of age, 3 of tread to o peck loaf. an Al- y. The trial eration from rt . the Jod4c- very crow ileil ire o f a :nun s construcle( l spend t i) i r a ti celerity ,figh ----