The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL were lying off the beach, and with the crew of two brigs which were run a-ground and could not be got off, they manned the launches, which they got into with' the greatest precipitation . , wading up to their middle in water. They then put off for Santona, where about mid-day from 40 to 50 of them ar rived in five or six of these launchis. The Intend ant Aldamar was taken near Santa Lucia ; not one of them got off with more than the clothes on his back, and some were without shoes. A heavy firing was kept up on those who endea ifoured to escape, but at nine o'clock it had ceased on all sides—forty Spanish soldiers assembled in the Old-square, having taken from 60 to 80 horses be longing to the officers and troops, and about 30 pri soners, many of them officers. They then marched off in the greatest order by the high road, without causing the smallest loss to the inhabitants, or even asking from them any victuals. Up to this hour it is' not known what road they took, whether that of Camargo or Puente de Arce. In the new square one French sentinel was found deadon the ascent to the tower there were 6—and on the rope-walk of Becedo there were found nine gend'armes, and two chiefs of battalionlilled, with a horse of the General. • . _ It is not known what became of him, brit there is every reason to believe that he was mane prisoner. One Aide-de.camp was killed, and another arrived ' at Santcr.a. . Advices up tp this moment state, that the fort which the enemy had constructed in Salia, and which was garrisoned by 150 men, was yesterday taken by the Spaniards and burnt—the garrison were making off by the mountains, and yesterday they had a sharp rencounter in Camargo.—the result is v . known. The principal attack was upon Tor ,h was fortified at various points, and cente de la Barquera. It is said that surrendered on the evening of yester to-day the Spaniards would return to ,ut this requires confirmation. In there is an Adjutant of Battalion, with io keep the fort. This morning three tes and three small brigs anchored off Le Cerda, firing upon the Castle of S. five boats entered the bay, with their ig at various points short of the town. only operates a diversion. In the night the English entered Santander by S r assembled in the new square, and )me waggons which were there, and kbarked without any interruption. .Cam -900 meat, is at Toranzo. We ire also Longa has collected his force against were making of they had a shari is not known. relavega, whicl upon S. Vincen Torrelavega st day, and that t Santander; bu Santander then 90 French, whc English frigate the Castle of Li Martin ; and fi cannon, firing All this certain of the 15th, th , Martin—lhey broke up son 3 again re•embar pillo, with 90C assured, that 1 Escudo. In this part of S ing Itself the Patr lea of whose lat mother country. solved to publish de renesue/a. In high tone; they a many of3heir fell to tke Ipfty dignit IllOt May to instru THE CARACCAS. A Spanish America a club has been formed, call- Patriotic Society of the Caraccas ; the evident ob labours is to dissever these colonies from the In furtherance of their views, they have re ... a monthly journal, to be called El Patriota . In this prospectus the Society assume a very they are to " dissipate the gross Ignorance in which fellow citizens aresuuk, and to raise their ideas dignity of free Men." But their lucubrations are instruct the people, but even " to give form and ~~ stability to the constitution, and to strengthen the indissoluble ties of the great Venezuelan Federation. • The principles on which the work is to be conducted will be sufficiently understood from the following extract :- 1 6 The prinzipal essays it. will contain shall be directed to de monstrate the necessity of declaring our absolute independence; to point out-the means of attaining it,—the oltstacles it will be necessary to surmount,—the eternal and imprescriptible founda vons of the rights of the people,—the frivolous falsehood of those rights which prejudice might yet ascribe to Ferdinand ae Bour bon,—and the incompatibility of the former rights with the ex istence of the latter, a preliminary withuut which the • greatest exertions must be considered as useless. In prosecution of these views, the education of a free man shall be another of the ob jects of the Journal. It will also treat of public economy, popu• ation, industry, public instauction, and all the great means of general prosperity. Lastly, the politics of the nations of 'Europe and America, the nature of their Governments, their interests, the relations which they have or may form with out's, will sup ply other fit subjects for this Journal. 4 ' It will also contain the most important details with regard to the state of the war, and of public affairs ;,of foreign, and 'particularly of domestic events ; above all, giving exact views of the public-and domestic policy of the United States of North • America, and of the cause of divir rapid progress in strength and prosperity." Citizens Vicente Salias and Antonio Munoz y Febar are to be, the Editors of the Journal. CORONATION OF CHRIS TOPHE. The coronation of Christophe and his wife, as King and Queen of Hayti, was performed with great pomp on Sundaly, the 2d of June, in the Champ de Mars, at Cape Francois. ANer the ceremony, their Haytian Majesties, and some of the Grand Officers of State, received the Sacrament from the hands of the Archbishop. A splendid repast of 600 covers followed, to which Captains Douglas and O'Grady, and all the English and Ameri can merchants were invited. At this entertainment the King, rising from his seat, gave the following toast :—" My Brother, the King of Great Britain," which was drunk with*three times three; to which he added, " May he prosper, and be successful against Buonaparte, and continue the barrit r between that tyrant and this kingdom." The next toast was given by the Arch bishop—" The Kiug of Hayti," which was also drunk with three times three. After this their Majesties returned to the Palace, before which a great body of troops, to the number of near 10,000, paraded for a long time, every company preceded by its baud of music. The Royal Pair then took a ride about the town, and scattered money in great profusion among the people; and the business of this great day was at length eotteluded with splendid illuminations, and an opera at the theatres. On Mon day High Mass was celebrated, and Te Drum sung at the Ca. thedral. SCOTLAND. TRIAL. FOR MURDER. '-U In the Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary, Aug. 30, William Gates, late soldier in the 9th Veteran Battalion, was accused cf murdering Isabella Hutchinson, in the streets of Kirkwall, in the Orkneys, on the 27th of February last, by shooting her with a musket. It appeared that the prisoner enlisted early in life, and had been exposed to much service. particularly in Egypt, where lie was severely and repeatedly wounded. He was turned over to the 9th Veteran Battalion, and was detached to Kirkwall —The woman followed him uusolicited, was received kindly by the pri soner, though she was not his wife. In the morning of the fatal 27th of-February, an inspection of arms came on, anti the prisoner appeared somewhat.intoxicated. He went home, and soon after hit arrival his follower, Isabella Hutchinson, was seen running into the street in great terror, followed by the prisoner at the distance of between 20 and 30 pages ; he lifted his musket and fined ; she instantly fell, the shot had entered her hack. He ran up in great distraction, exclaiming, . 6 My Bella, my Bella, what have 1 done !" The people gathered around him, and on one of the soldiers grasping his ba' oner, he said, " unfortunate job ! I have shot my wife, the only trie..d 1 had in the world, I only meant to frighten her." It appeared by a number of wimesses examined in exculpation, that Gates, in Ober moments, was not_ like other :oen ; and when moved by liquor, furious to an extraordinary dtgree, threatening frequently to use violence on himself, particularly once at Ber wick, whet) he loaded his musket, and placing the muzzle under his chin, was only prevented from 'pulling the tri gg er b y one 9f his fello w-soldiers.