The National Register. — London, England, 1813-01-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 72 Three vessels or boats have lately returned light frc'lli Cravelines, witbout hcirig permitted to eider the harbour. !knee it is coujectuied that wine embargo exists in the ench ports. The I:flowing account of the depredations committed on Sr itish shipping by a singe .American privateer, is from a Boston Paper of October 29, 1812 COMMODORL BARNEY..—" The Baltimore Ametican contains the following, particulars of this successful privateer's-man :—'Arrivvd the private armed schboner Ros.ie, COMMOdOrII BARNEY, from a cruise. This schooner has taken eighteen prizes ; she has been PO days elective at sea ; her cruise extended to the eastward of the Grat.d Ba k of Newfoundland, and ors the Banks of the Port of St. John's —along that coast to the Isle of Sables, on. St. George's Bank —touched in at Newpert for Officers an.t men—tilled water, and pro cec,lttd to the West Inlies—pas.,ed off Bermudas—from thence to the windward of the Sc mb ero Passage, the Passage by St. Thomas's, the Mona Passage, 'hulk's Island Passage, the Caycos Passase, the Croolwil Islated Pass?ge, then into the Gulf of Florida, and home. Rei,uh-3698 tons of shipping, with cargoes, valued at upwards of 1,500,0 i 0 eirs„ and '2:7 prisoners." A letter from Paris, of the Isth instant, contains the fol losvin-t retiiark :--" . Nearly the whole of our Marshals and Cenerait have been accounted for; but, notwiths4nding all thi• etioniries Are have made, we learn nothing of the Greta gilictr, JOEL-BARLOW." His Lady is still at Paris, and is inconsolable for the supposed loss of her husband. On Wedne:day se'nnight, in the evening, a boat, with a Midshipman and four men, was dispatched from the Bul wark, of 74 T uns, in Cawsand Bay, to fetch the Captain's trunks, with orders to return immediately, as the ship was bound off Brest. The.boat, however, did not return for the right. and in the morning it was found on the reef of rocks, calted . '• The Bridge," with Mr. KNIVETT . S (the Midshipman) body floating near. All the Captain's necessaries, &c. were gone; but whether the crew were drowned on that dreadful reef, or whether they have been guilty of murder, robbery, and desertion, is not ascertained. A letter from Plymouth, dived Saturday last, after stating the arrival there of the Arwide frigate, Captain TEMPLE, Bar, 44 this ship has been fortunately preserved to the ser vice under very extraotdit.ary circomstauces. On the night of the 16th inst.. while working out of Quiberon Bay, she grounded on Point St. Jacques ; and the tide, which was ebbing rapidly, receded .from her, leaving little probability of her floating again. At this time she was within point blaLk shot of two batteries, and was hailed from one of them, demand lig her name ? The pilot, with happy presence of mind, answei ed, ‘f the President fi igate, Commodore RODGERS." The Frenchmen then asked if they wanted any assistance, and very kindly offered to send them boats and a pilot. This generous offer was, however, politely declined by " Commotion- Rodgers," who answered, that the Captain and Pilot were then taking soundings, and that they should es,ity get off at the flowing of the tide. The Frenchmen wcie content. At this time the ship had wily three feet of water foiwaid, and six feet abaft. At the rising of the tide, after having begn nine hours on the rocks, she fortunately flouted, though with several feet of water in her hold, got spo'er s A . . and undeceived the enraged enemy by hoisting her colours." .- 4 .4clish Cortes; it is said, have agreed to furnish 'the 'Marquis of W Lt.t. iNGION with an army of 50,000 n►e❑ for next campaign ; and for these troops he is to have the appoinment of Officers. A corps of reserve is also to be foi.ned in Andalusia, and another in Cat!►cif, in order to maintain the mole p►ominent .force in a cond.tion of per manent efficiency. _ _ _ The Scheldt fleet is ready to put to sea; and its destination is believed to be un Amu lean port. .TAN. 3'. A mendicant, known for many years about the west end of the town, who stooped in the back, and wore a long grey beard, died a few days since, at a wretched hovel at Padding son. After his decease, there were found in a deal box, wrapped up in a piece of sacking, 170 guineas in gold, up , wards of 20L in curious coins, and 10!. in bank notes. A paper was also found, in which the profits arising from begging in different streets were stated. The property has fallen into the hands of a female partner of the deceased, who used to chaunt about the streets dismal ditici and dying speeches. RD, one of the tried champions from the we,t of Eng land school, and CROP LLY, the formidablt opposer of DUICiI SAM and BELCHL'tt, will fight for 100 guineas, In a mouth. MISCELLANIES. FIIENCIT PatsosrrnF.—A your:7, 'win, who formerly lived in the neighbourhood of Rye, was last week committed to Horsham goal, under the toilowilig circumstances ;—1 le had been living in London in an expensive style, until he bad spent aq his rn;incy ; in this situation he sit his wits to work, %Theo it occurred to him that he nii2ht, as he was well acquinsed with :lie coast, raise a con-iderahle sum by eau ducting French Officers (who w vie at Lige upon their pa yule) to frillftf. Ile contrived to get acquainted with a Culon/I and a Major at Read im;, in Berkshire, who, elad of the opportunity, .agreed to give hint 300 guineas for assisting them iii their escape ; 150 were paid down, and the other mt•ituy was to be given as soon us they were un board the boat. They accordingly set out together in a post-chaise, and arrived, wilLout the smallest intern:Oen, at the public-!louse at St. John's Cross, iu the parish of Mount field, where they engaged beds. The Officers were, however, observed by an Excisemaii, who sus pected from their appearauce what they were. The landlord who was closely interngated on the suhjeci, said be understood them to be German Officers, on their joi;riiey to Bexhi!l to join their regiment . The Excisernao, however. nos satisfied with this, got a party of the militaty, and going to the house, seized theta in their beds. They made no attempt to disguise the fact, and subs itted in a handsome manner. NVlleti under examination before the Magi,trate, the young 111311 acknowledged his intentions, and said, that being driven to de, l ,e. r :lion by the total exhaustion of hi, finances, the utf-..r of 310 plot:as was too tempting to he resisted. Tice French Officers have beta since properly disposed of. IN QUEST.—A Coroner's Inquest was held in Throw-street, Christ- Church, before J. W. Una in. Esq. by adjournment from the 15th to the ltd inst. on the body of T. Mosely. Ott his coming home at a lute hour at night, he was found to be speechless, and continued unable to acconht for his indisposition, till he died. Several witnesses were examined. who proved, that violent bruises appeared to have deen recewly sustained by the deceased; but whether tram the effects of a fall, or from violence, they could not tell —A smut havingopened his head, &chard it was his decided opinion, that the deceased had come by his death, in con sequence of having been violently assaulted and beaten—The Jury re• turned a Verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons ma known. , _ _ _ On Sunday evening, between six and seven o'clock, as the Duke of Cumberland was rid.ng in his carriage in Hyde- Prk, near the entrance into Kensington, the horses took fright, and ran away furi ously through the town of Kensington, down the road. The car riage and those whom it conveyed, would, in all probability, have been dashed to pieces, had not the servants called out to the toll-gate keeper to shut the gate, which he accordingly did, just as the horses had reached it. When the carriage was stopped, the Royal Duke looked out of the window, in the greatest cousternation and enquired where he was ? He got out of the carriage, and remained a short time in the toll house. He then walked a short uistance, and a hackney coach being proeurrd, lie pursued his journey. Although the road was thronged with carriages, Set provAentially, the horses cleared th:m all, and nu accid:nt happened. Exreu•l I N —On Monday m.-rding J. S. Winter, B. Allen, and W. Tay ror, tor robbing the Sisters hay ot a considerable quantity of raw silk and ostrich teathers, and J. Lemere, for forgery, were execute, ed before the Debtor's door of Newgate. At a quarter past eight o'clock these unfinnuate men were brought upon the scaffold. They appear , .d perfectly resigned to their fate; and while the executioner an., his assistant were preparing them to meet it, they shook hands wit:reach other. This part of the awful ceremony being performed, they were left tor a few minutes in prayer with the Ordinary, and thatilaunched oil . . L. ACh appeacd to die without a 6tl ugble. illiliii'•• t 1 I I I a I •1