The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. and deserve the highest applause that can be bestowed upon them. (Signed) " GEORGE THOMPSON." MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK. The Adamant, Hedley, of Newcastle, sailed on the 26th of July, 1810, from Oban, with 80 i assengers, for Prince Edward's ' Island, where she arrived after a favourable passage of 49 days, and landed them safely. She took in a cargo of timber, and left the Island on the 13th of October, the wind being W. N. W. turning to windward into the gut of Canso, where she cast an chor. On the 15th, weighed at SA. M. wind variable, and got to the mouth of the gut that night, when it came on to blow very hard from the N. E. with very foggy weather. On the 19th, the storm increasing, the vessel unfortunately upset, and remained about twenty minutes with her masts in the water, when she righted as far as the lee-edge of the deck, her larboat d gunwale remaining constantly under. The boats and other things on deck were swept away; the sea, being very high, had a fret passage down the hatchways, and washed the provisions orit of the cabin windows. - The crew, 13 in number, were all lashed, and had nothing to subsist: on but a little raw beef (of which they were each allowed two ounces per day) and a mall eplaatity of rum. The water-casks being all stove by the vio lent motion of the vess, I, they were obliged to drink their own urine. By he 23d, four of the crew had miserably perished, and were thrown into the sea. On the 2 Ith, they came within sight of land, which proved to be Sable Island, on the outer bar oc which, on the north-side, the vessel struck about two P. M. that day ; she lost her rudder, but did not go to pieces. Here they remained two days longer. On the 25th four more of the crew died. The people of the Island appeared with a boat on the 26:11, which had been brought overland in a cart fur their re:ief. They were conveyed to a house two miles from the share, and received very proper treatment. .M ilk was the fir-t thing given to them, and in a week they recovered their strength. —The four dead bodies left in the ship were brought ashore the next day, and were decently interred in one grave, and an in scription placed thereon. Those who died were, John Tosh, William Snaitb, John Cutter, James Cowens, James Burrell, William Carmichael, D. Bell, Daniel Smith. The last tour were buried ashore. Three of the survivors, viz. John Short, Thomas Chicken, and James Spence, arrived at Shields last week in the Free Briton. hey left the island the 23dnf June, after having lived there more than seven months. The other two Mr. Tho mas Ridley, the owner, and the Captain, put to sea from the island, in an open boat, a considerable time before them, and brine taken up by some ship at sea, gct home some time since. Sable Island was settled by the Governor of Halifax about ten or eleven years ago ; but there were not more than eight persons living on it when the crew left it. On the 6:h inst. one of his Majesty's cutters came upon a French Smuggling lugger, loaded with brandy, in the bay of Luce, on the east coat of Galloway. The Kt: g's ship imme diatily rim the lugger on board, when a desperate engagement took place, in which eight of his Majesty's crew were killed and wounded, and above twenty of the s ang b.-fore they were subdued. The lugger was iorought into 'Luce harbour. The China fleet passed Falmouth on the 16th instant, under convoy of the grampus man of war, viz.—Surat Castle, David Scott, Bombay, Royal George, Cirencester, Alnwick Castle, and Canton. The Insolent gun-brig, and the Union, of 98 guns, were launched on Monday at Plymouth. The tter moved majesti cally into the sea, and was the finest launch seen for many years. There were about one hundred thousand spectators, three or four hundred boats on the water, some having bands of music, playing God save the King, Rule Britannia, &c. and the ships in Hamoaze firiLg a gun on the occaJion. Sunday se'imight, Rogers, a Welch seaman, descended in a diving-bell, fb recover the cargo of a lighter, laden with iron, which some time since sunk at Passage, Cork. The bell had 11 cwt. of metal fastened round its circumference: A sloop was placed over the wreck, from the bowsprit of which the diver descended three times before he ascertained the precise situation of the wreck; and in the third atterrpt he was lowered into the bald of the vessel, from which he brougut up a bar of Von in his hand. He expects in a few days to bring up the Whole of the cargo, which amounted to about 30 tons of iron. This novel experiment attracted a great assemblage, including an Admiral and several Captains of the navy. The diver and his bell were at work again on the 12th inst. On each visit he succeeded in bringing up some more of the iron: Twelve of the men found .in arms on the surrender of the Isle of France, are to be removed from the guardship at Ports mouth, and brought to London, for the purpose of being exa mined . before the Privy Council. PRICE OF STOCKS. • - « - S per Cent. Consols 61n3 5 per Cent. Navy Annuities 95 41 95 Imperial S per. Cent. Ann. , 6211 India Bonds 16i. 17 pm. Exchequer Bills, 3d. is. dis. par. Ditto, 31c1 3s. 4s. pm. Omnium par. Consvls for October TIDE TABLE. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE ON MOkNINO. M. H. 0 after 4 30 4 6 5 50 5 44 6 46 7 57 8 ~} AFTKIINOONt M. H. 12 after •1 ' 47 4 25 5 15 6 13 7 19 8 35 9 '1111:, NA"! lONAL Itfr, 11.01 MOIL ' 4* * - " . 4" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER - 22, ISII. 'nil% K!NG. The Bulletins of the past week inform us, that there has been no ch Inge in the symptoms of his MAJESTY'S disorder. The following communication from Windsor my. copy from an Evening Paper of Friday. Windsor, Sept. 30, kalr past seven. His Majesty's conversation during the whole of the day, has heen,%with scarcely any exception, calm and rational. His rising, refreshment, ex ercises, and devotions, have neen strictly conform. able to his established system. Prayers were twice read to his MAJEsorv, and, if we ,may judge from Dr. WlLLts's attendants constantly promenading Windsor and the Parks, and from the principal persons employed in the Royal presence continuing to be his MAJES•I'Y'S select and favourite domestics, further satisfactory conclusions may be drawn, GALLANT ACTION. CAPTURE OF THE PRESIDENT, 44, UNITED Sr,' TFS GATE) COMNIODOR E RODGERS, BY THE MELAMPUSI 36 cAPT. E. lIAWKEIt, IN JULY, 1811. At last Commodore Rorxn has received his reward. inglorious attack on a brig of war, and his exultation at not havin.; been captured, al though in dose action with a British vessel, led him to fancy himself His Government seemed to share i t the deception, and on his re!urn from his cruise, ordered him out a second time in search of some British frigate, on whom, under under the pretence of requiring the restoration of citizens of the United States, lie might pour the American thunder and display the American prow ess. Unfortunately for Commodore 11 , .no;:ns his infatuation continued after receiving three orders, and his courage did not fail until alter the con- L •"""IF;M Sunday Monday "I'tiesday Wednesday . . . . Thursday Friday Saturday ~~