The National Register. — London, England, 1811-11-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER, CAPI URE OF TWO FRENCH FRIGATES. Government has received, by the Emerald, the .Official Repo t of the capture of two .French fri gates, the Renommee and the Nereide, off Mada gascar. The narrative is addressed by the senior Captain, SCHOMBERG ) to Admira) STOPFOIW. The following interesting particulars have been communicated to us, of what occurred on board the Galatea, Captain LOSACK ; by which we may judge. that the action in question was equal to any recprded in the annals of our navy. We must likewise allow, that the enemy never on any occasion displayed greater gallantry at sea : EXTRACT OF A LETTF R FROM ON BOARD MIS MAJESTY'S SHIP GALATEA, CAPT. LOSACK, • DATED ISLE OF PRANCE, BTH OF JULY. "t You have heard, no doubt, of the terrible action, off Mada gascar, with three French frigates, two of which we captured ; for the particulars of which, see the official report, which will reach England at the same time.with this. The little time I have to write you, wil! only admit of a few observations relative to this ship, which I know will most interest you. " We separated from cur squadron the moment the dreadful conflict ceased; but this concerned us little, as there was no fighting afterwards. We had four feet water in the hold, and the leak was fast increasing. Our masts were frequently in great danger. Sixtrone of our complement were either killed or wounded. Seventy-eight shots we found in our hull and masts; fifty-five of which were in the hull, twenty-nine on the btarboard, and twenty-six on the larboard, besides several in the stern. Our First Lieutenant s Mr. Bevis,was severely wounded in the face; the First Lieutenant of Marines was killed early in the action ; having half of his head carried off; Second Lieu tenant of IVlarines wounded, with the loss of his thigh ; Quar master at the wheel was cut in two by a shot, just as Captain LOSACK was observing to him, Sharp work, Mr. BLACK ;" the Captain himself had a narrow escape—a splinter struck his leg, another his breast, and the seat of his trow-ers was com pletely carried away, leaving his shirt covered with blood. He was, in every part of the ship, animating the crew in an unequal contest; and - so you will say, when I infurm you, that three French frigates were upon us for two hours and an half, in con • sequence of its failing a dead calm just after the commencement of the action, which prevented the rest of the squadron front coming up, notwithstanding they used every effort to make way pe Racehorse arrived first in port; and, not finding us, it was feared we had gone down. The French people appeared not sorry for it, although they did justice to the humanity of the Captain% brotker, Admiral Losack, when cruising in the J who suffered their Grabs to trade to Madagascar for bullocks, or they must have been starved. g‘ We have saved Mocambique, which the enemy's frigates meant to attack it is capable of being made strong, but at pre sent It has no garrison." NORTHERN POWERS. Notwithstanding the account of the accornmoda lion of all differences between BUONAPItaTE and certain Northern Powers,' it appears that nine sail of transports with ordnance stores, sailed from the Nore last week, on a secret service, under convoy ' of the Bruiser and Intelligent gun-brigs ; their course yas t the northward. This may excite some sur prise after the late reported statement of the ani munition ships having rs turned unloaded firm the Baltic, but on this head, we are in possession of some facts, which our proximity to the enemy's coasts renders it prudent should, for the present, be suppressed.—(Kentish Paper.) CATHOLIC DELEGATES. On last Wednesday, the 6th, in the Court of King's Bench, in Ireland, as the proper officer was beginning to read the pannel of the Grand Jury of the City of Duulin, Mr. GOOLD, as Counsel for Mr. KIRWAN, (one of the arrested Catholic Dele. gates), moved the Court for a copy of the informa. tion sworn against his Client. He (Mr. GOOLD) stated, that he had carefully read the warrant, .un. der which Mr. KIRWAN had been arrested, and that :be charge alleged against the Gentleman amount. ed only to a misdemeanor. According, therefor% to the usual practice in the Circuits in Ireland (for an appeal could not be made to the usage of the King's Bench in such a case, as a misdemeanor had not been tried in that Court within the memory of any of its Officers) Lc ( Mr. GooLD) contended, that his Client was entitled vo crpy, as a matter of right. He wished to deal candidly with the Court, and to state the ulterior object of his motion. His Client intended to object to certain per mns on the pannel. His objection would go "to the, favour," but until it were first ascertained who the prosecutor was, it would be impossible to make the objection. It would, for instance, be absurd to urge that Al derman NATIIANIEL Hoag (one of the pannel, a Police Magistrate, holding a situation under the Crown and removeable at pleasure), was under the influence of favour towards the prosecutor, till the prosecutor should be first known to the arrested person. The Court asked Mr. GooLD to cite an authority, alleging that, if the practice were so general, it would not be difficult to specify a case. Mr. Gool.y said the right had never been con tended. A reference was then made to the Regis trar, but he stated, that no instance had occurred, in the Court of King's Bench, for the last forty four years. The SOLICITOR•GENERAL was then sent for, and when he refused to consent to the motion, the Judges, after a short conference, over-ruled the objection. Mr. GooLn then said, he would object to " Me polls," as each man on the pannel should be called to be sworn. He said that a great number of the pannel held places of emolument under the Crown, and that they were removeable at pleasure : that they might th'refore be supposed to labour wider an undue influence. He intended to move that 44 triors" should be appointed to try and determine,