The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-29 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL IttGISTER. OCT. action, to prevent his reception on the part of our Co- Vernment, " Copenhagen J.:cltsin must not be received," vas the'Cry of the old cur—and ". Copenhagen Jackson. must not he received." was echoed and reechoed by every; tillage whely throUghout the country. Indirect contempt, 'however, of the denunciations of these noisy creatures, Mr. Jackson has been received, and by the Government treated politely. it it said, to be sure; that he was insulted by the Jacobins of Annapolis—and that, at Norfolk, his effigy was burnt before his facet This may he very true, such conduct, from Jacobins, might naturally enough be expected. It is perfectly in character. • Afore proiligicy.—The two following paragraphs are from The Baltimore Whig, of Tuesday last. They require no comment. Murderers are ever afraid of ghosts; tiiis accounts for jtieksotes mounting guards and blunderbusses behind his thing short of open and direct war with that nation would satisfy 'them, this very outrage' will give the lie to such assertion. ' Does Jackson's walary enable him i44naintain servants by the dozen; or does his quota of the plunder of Corn bagen make up all de fi cits ? Francis James Jackson, Esq. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty to the United States, was, on Monday last, received by the Se"- "cretary of State, as successor to David M. Erskine, Esq.— (Nut. Intel.) The Baltimore American, of Wednesday last, says, " We ire authorised to say, that American vessels, permitted by the . British Government to go to Hollaud under Mr. Ers kine's arrangement, will not be permitted by that Goverti went to bring return cargoes." Extract of a letter to the Editor of The Evening Post t " The Africaine frigate arrived off' our harbour at three o'clock, Mr. Jackson, &c. on board. • " A long-boat has been sent e; shore with Mr. Jackson's steward and servant, to engage a vessel' to carry his luggage 4u the city. A midshipman was left"on• the wharf to guard the sailors. As he walked to and' fro, a'couple of them seized a favourable opportunity, jumped ashore and made their escape, no one attempting to stop t.hetn."—(New York Gazette.) i* r Aye •• t ~~ BRITISH DESERTERS. ;lase of the men arrested as Deserters from the frigate L'Afri tamale, by John Hunter, Esq. Sheriff of Baltimore, at the re• quest of William Wood, Esq. British Coastal for the Port of iltimom. An Habeas Corpus was applied for to Judge Scott, late 'on Thursday evening, on behalf of seven men arrested and keitl in custody by the . Sheriff, at the request, and on the statement of the British Consul that they were deserters, by their Counsel. The Habeas Corpus was issued as prayed for, returnahle'the wit morning at nine o'clock. Accord ingly, this morning; the men were brought up amidst an im rnetise concourse of citizens, who filled 'the Court-house and the neighbouring street, and the Sheriff made return that he had arrested and detained the men iu custody, in virtue of the following, from the British Consul:- 6 f British Consul's Office, Baltimore, 5ept.6,1809. " John Hunter Esq. SIR, —Having reeeivid InformatiOti that thitieen seamen hive deserted from'L'Africaine frigate, and areio* in this city, I have to request that you will he pleased to secure them till they 'tap be sent On baard.' I am, &r. Woos. ! • • ,• .By virtue of th 4 i u authority, have arregled and put in prison the folkowitig persons, to wit :--Johri f Nowlaild, Wil- Whokes, Dennis Murphy, Richard /Uwe's, John Earp, John Burwell, and Jacob Lamb. The Judge said, that he coneeiveda his duty to give no tiee•to Mr. Wood (the Brits!' Consul) of the . application, go that he might appear and shew 'cause, if any he had, w,by the men should be detained. Ole course of a few minutes Mrs Wood came into Ulf C 4 4 :.;a: • (3" Court, and the Counsel for the prisoners, Messrs. Gleua and J. L. tiOnaldion, moved the Court that the mealk discharged, sufficient:L.lo,e for• their detention not appear ing on the return. Mr. Wood's Counsel, Mr. Waller Dor sey, requested to be allowed time to inquire into the Ifiw and said, that they, would be ready to prove that these men were deserters from his Britannic Majesty's ship. I'he Counsel for the prisoners objected to the delay. The Chief Justice stated that the opinion of the Secretary of Stabs had satisfied him, that deserters from British vessels ought not to be arrested or detained under the antiwrity of tl Government of the riiited :States, for thejomrpote of de livering them up to the officers of the Britisti•GovernYpeAtis be therefore ordered. the prisOners .to . be immediately dir charged. The audience expressed their approbation oflos •decision by three loud tumultous huzzas and execratioiks of the Torries, and carried oft the deserters 'Au n it 1 »~ to 1 • SPIINISH - PAP. it• I. 3. V. 1,, )9i. i. 4 t; • COILTTNIA ; Om. 7.—A letter &mill San Fences tie los Gallegos, in recoiinting the events of . the new system of warfare, give the following interesting Anecdotes :-4-• • .4 J u lian, a native: of this ucighbourbood..cw,av five months ago a herdsman; under the tiirettiou-of the CU' 'perm,' lit Gbitit.kg with six other souilis. on horseback . . aad,,sliitii ii no ltrisibitpnt pikes, formed a little party by tinoleit 'e f..pittroles a( thee 7 . which in different parts of Castile we iil kr i Iparer tile, 1p 40)7 tants. He wis'so successful, that id `a Oil et cavalry prisoners, ,wito Were 'condilded ilatlir . eiitlitit to 'Lltitiad kodrigo. Subsequent to this iititniWkitlqiiicrest, /elfin: - sVas made an ensign, end received erdervro ttgvpeM his pattyld-lhe Dumber of 50 men, of which - 11mm • lel : They gave.qattr ter to tio one, excepting to such as.tosittnitaitate information for the destruction of the enemy. /11e,daill comes to theacatoP's with an account of 10,.;10, 50 and S 0 that A hleve. fallen beueuth his hands, and if ts.t;pdays should pass oitie t r without his being "seen among us, we fear some , accide nt has, Fappcnefl to him, the consequence of his undaunted courage. • tkryikeilyg arethe Latest rencomntcrs in which he has been edged.' :i " On the evening, when it was supposed welittrida litignge Ney, Julian proceeded in the van-guard with his 50' piker:serf. and rushed upon 70 French dragoons, who hadseparated them selves from the main army, three leagues on a • foraging party. Of these he killed 60, took 4 prisoners, and 6 only escaped. He is now hovering round-the rear-guard of the enemy. The day before yesterday, he killed 0, and took prisoners two ph)- sicians, and one menber of the commissariat. Among the dead was a Commissioner, in wllOse suit uf clothes I saw one of the pikeman last night. In * village, he surprized and:de stroyed 21 of the enemy, not oiie of thein remaining to tells: e tidings to their friends. At this moment we have an aecuntit of his having entrapped 52 others. 'My friend, these treiti'of personal valour ought to be made known. This herdsrmiwitas Just been appointed to the rank of Captain, add it is expected be will be nominated Lieutenant-Colonel. It is reniarkakqe, 'that of his 50 men, he-has not lost one ; the Wily misfaxtoue that has occurred, was the lodgment of a pistol-ball in, one cif his party, which is extracted and the man, cured. The teas of this intrepid warrior and his few followers,' is so strtingli. excited atom% the French, that they *olo l3f d ead less . the a p . , . , .1• ...• , ' 1,7.. , _•i , • /.I._•/ proach of a whole army. • f 'PO4I • Mr. COCIRANE JOHNSTONE.% and ' Capt. MALMO auatr with the Spanish GOvernment lid with each other at Vera Cruz, will unquestionably excite no ordinary at tention iti this country and in Spain. It is now said, that the Spanisblit, to which Mr. JOHNsTONE had consigned the conveyance of the dollars, had taken on board,her lower. tier of guns, being determined, it any obstruction was of fired to her in the execution of this duty, to repel force by force. The dispositi?n of the inhabitants Of Vera Grua towards the English, Yn conyequence of this sordid July 44, may be very well understuod.. - • Letters from GijoiiititaLtllit fifty Freach soldieri had at midnight surprised a Sktiiii9i'p94 near st. Aadoro, iag of met, who , , • ... X E i, :t 4a.lr• .• -~ .. , I