The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-19 00:00:00

, slightly wounded. 0. Admiral Sir Charles Cotton has-transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letterfrora Capt. Ta!bot, of his Majesty's ship Victorious; giving an account of the destruction on the coast nf 4 -1014inia, of :he Leohen Italirnschooner of wiir, of -teti guns and • 'lv y men, bound from Venice to Corlu, with ortliiiinee scares, • on the 30th of Jan. last. BANKRUPTCIES SUPPASEDED. Philip Mead3ws Taylor, of Livtrpool, merchant. John Barnes, of Little Banton, Cumberland, cotton-manufac turt,r. • Richard ICellabd, of Sandford, Devon, tanner. BANKRUPTS. John Jacobs, of Walcot, S:nner§et,plaisterer. Christopher Huffam and Wm. Henry Iluffan, of Lhnehouse, ohip.chandlers. - Julin Whittle,of Liverpool, tailor. atthew Berry, of Barnsley, York, grocer. Ts •ac Robi.rtson, of Whitehaven, Cumberland, mercer. Zachati.k Shaw. of Dudley, 'Worcester, mercer. John Andek, of Old Bond- street, perfumer. Richard Hunt, ot King's Lynn, Norfolk, tailor. rn-s Sail. ry, of Canterbury, book , eller. • . en yv White, of George-street, .Manchest.,r-squaie, coal. merchant. i.obert Xeyes, late of Fkinner-street,- victualler. CERTIFICATE'S, June 4. William Edwards, of Touley-street, Southwark, victualler.— Wil;iam Gibson, o: Falgeware:Foad, cheesemonger.—Williarn PotteH, of Cow-lane, West SmithPeld, carpenter.—Bily Wade, lFi eof Rotherliit he-street, Rodurbit nsw.t maker.—Daniel I),svies, of Old -street, victualler.—Rohert Edward Symonds', • of Rusper. Sussex, cattle dealer.—Gilbert. Bibby, of Norton Pa!g silversmith.—Jo!qi 'Fa ) lor, of Bristol, manufacturer.— .Abraliant Illaktley, of D . ( wean y,'York. cloth-manufacturer.- 1 ster Curtis, of Bristol, brolvr.—WiNant Stone, ot Vitiiers street, Strand, merchztst.—Charles Walker, of Manchester, ntantsfacturer.—R( bert Frith, of Salford, Lancaster. dyer.— Daniel Feerris, Lite - of Oat lane, London, Blackwell-Hall factioseph Beavan, of Brook's-place, Kennington, fi fact..r.,..-John Dawson, of Chester, corn-dealer.—William blarman, late - of Old Gravel-lane, butcher. ,SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. DOWNIN G-ST EE T, MAT le. Adhipntett, of which the foilowing is an extract, W2l on the 15 nt ceived at Lord Ltverpors Office, zAiLireEsed to iks l'orOship t ral Viscount Wellington, dated Vii:a Formosa, Ist May, 18tI. Visvine rvc,.l 4 zed. intelligence from Lieutenant.lleneral Sir 15 . rent Spc-fiCer, on the '4:7ah April, two (lava after I addressed your Lo•Nhip last, that the enemy were increasing their force On the .1.,-.neditjarrived here on the 28th. The enemy had on the V.B - .1 at , aolted'hUr picquets on the Azava, but were repulsed. (2.apiainti Uptshs a.”(k.eatttpbell of the 511.regirocnt, and Limi ter...l*. 05th regiment, tristlrguished themselves upon this occasion, in which the allied troops defended their post against very.'superior numbers of the enemy. One Lieu teeant (Lieutenant Pritclazod). and seventeen soldiers werie tvouinled. The Lyon) , reneated the it attack upon our picqueti en the Asava.,. nn the 27 li, and w, re again repulsed ; and this day itg..in they reccmnoitred the bank- of this river with eight div4 ! ;sposorcikyaity and three battalions of infar try. They d tsot make any attempt to pass the, river,.nor, dill they attack the picquets upon the bridge of Marialva. They have keel a very large force at' Citt. 7 .w.! Rodrigo. Marshal hi:oat:lla And the head•quarters of the army-are at that '1 rit , er Ague& is not yet fordable .foi Infantry, but it is sis tor eava;ry. 'ir William ii:iiesforci fuss' taken up tb pecition T proposed tor him in Esttemadt ra ; hut I have not yet heard that he had te -established. the briage at Itiramenha. -~- =:.~ of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, grocer. Henry Charlton, late of Oxford, dealer in corn. Wm. Morris, latesof Gracechurch street, victualler. Robert lia , Atey, junior, late of South Cheriton, Somerset, cheese-dealer. • aihriel Larandoa, late of Margate, Kent, wine and spirit merchant. • Henry Coates, of New Sarum, Wilts, apothecary. John Pitman, of Nwth-Barrow, Somerset, cheese-merchant. JamesOrant, .ef et icklade, Wilts, cheese-factor. George Gilchrist, of Liverpool, merchant. John Fotheringham, of Liverpool, merchant. James R owlandson Hoclgs::n, of Liverpool, merchant. Charles Quinclet, of Liverpool,hroker. Cnristopher Beckwi ii, of Huddersfield, York, innkeeper. • Abraham Haley, of Horton, York, cotton-manufacturer. William Rowthan, of Moulton, Lincoln, grocer. Benjamin Corf, of Liverpool, butcher. William Harre, of Bow Common-lane, Middlesex, merchant. Samuel Secar, late of St. James's-street, Westminster, confec tioner. Thomas A msinck, of Turnham-green, merchant. John Brown and John Brown, of Kingstun-upon-Hull„ C) ants. William Wigmore, of Narrow-street, Limehouse, Isisetiit• baker. James Young, of the strand, apothecary. John Lupton and John late of Poole, Dorset, lingn drapers. William Cooper, of the Minories,. silk-mercer. Richard Ford, of Bristol, rope •manUticturer. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ROrinOlt. SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1811. THE KING. The following is a copy of the Bulletin issued at .St. James's on Sundaylast : • " Windsor Castle, May 11, 1811. 44 His MAirsTy -continues much in the same state as last week.":--(Sigard by the four Physicians.) . • , 4r .-• • • '•••/• .04. • •dhilet 431 g • • * it • Mr. Thorrari Liver, Midbhipmau, Matthew Vivannoii, Marine, ditt4 v.f• weillOMplea&mll... , • 1 • . e1k...00 11 0 6 Y 1 • L THE NA iAL REGlStrit.._44P: itlv wounded. j James Wm. prinkwater Guest, DESTRUCTION Of A FRENCH SQUADRON. The Gazette of last night contains the Official Account of one of the most brilliant actions that have been fought this war. On this subject we could say much, but as the details contain all that is necessary to be said, we .shall refer our Iteaders)to the following letters, which will give general satis. faction : His illujesty'a ship Anmphiort, dr the %slated of Lima, .JJarcla 14, 1811. • • , . SlR—it is with much pleasure I have to: acquaint you, that after an action of six hours we have completely defeated the conibined French and Italian ego' adruns, consisting of five gates, one corvette, one brig, two schooners, one gun-boat, sand one xebec ;• the force opposed to them was his Majesty's ships Cerbc rug, Active, and Volage. On the morning of the lalr, the Active made the signal for a strange fleet to wind ward, and 4aylight discovered to us the enemy's-squadron lying BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. _ to, off the North pint of the Island of thisa,; the wind at that Bohn and JamesOldfie'd, late . of Liverpool, mer- rime was from•the North West, a fine breeze. The enemy elsants, from May 21 to Tuly 9, at ten, at the White Liao Inn, having formed in two diVisions, histantly bore down to avack bud deistield. us under all possible sail. The British line, led by the Amphlon, • was formed by signal in the closest order on the. starboard tack ITer.gy P urk ley, late of St. Ives Huntingdon, draper., Al exan d er Lowe: etl'iyii9b, ' Aurrey, cutler. to receive them. At nine A. M the action cutrimenced by, our :antes Ellie, of Swinton-F.l,ra', Gray's Inn-lane, scavenger. . firing on the headmost ships as they came within range 11. he Henry Pasley, of St. Martin's -court, St fVfartilMatic ) lo wt intention of the' enemy appedred to he to break our Übe brtireik As h v Mari Vilthers. D4t% itiztentaafer. . jo" tbeitaputi.44l4.)ti,, *ix by tic Fig,u4 CiPlow44e. _~~,~ r -o*-411,,it'14 -41 bearing upon the Amphion a sion on the Cerberus and (though almost aboard of u 4; pact order of our line. He t ship, to engage to leeward, fires; but was so warmly re 30 totally unmanageable, the shore on the rocks of Lissa The lire was then wore not half a cable-length frc enemy's starboard division p us at leeward, whilst the lat to windward, engaging the this situation the action co jesty's ships frequently in / them to a raking fire of the numbers bad ability to tak could withstand the brave :nand. At twenty minutes her colotrs, and at twelve The cncmy to windward were followid tip as close *hips would adi.lit of, and bled at three P. M. to con! render, when the action ce; Corona of forty-four guns, (the French :'ommociore), Shore, who shot tly after ble "ervette`of the entn,y niaki and twf - , frigates crowding :flaking off to the south-east direction ; nor was it in m. ;hip in a I,tate to follow the I must now ; ccount for t , struck her colours. At the the &Ilona was raking us; that could possVoly take po: closing with the Bellona an the Flora, which I already vn the Officers of my squat witness my assertion. Thi Subject with the French Ca modore,) and which I enck their own Officers (prisone deed I might have sunk her colours were down, and all Capt. Gordon and myself c of getting a boat on board of Capt. Gordon after the t till too late for our shatter 4 giug and sails a, parently nc war I ‘,fe.ll ever maintain h dron, as per inclo-ed ret Duhourdieu, a Captain de of honour, who is kilkd. be set a noble exa.nple of tailed from Ancorar the 11 every thing necessary f.r f of Lissa. Thanks to Pro' them. I have to lament the but in a contest of this kip euty to endeavour to do ju had the honour to commas nothing from my p,n can know ledge of Captains GI dize:pline of their ships, e expected; and if an Offic selves may be permitted etcetded asp 1330 a. Sang SlN