The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

AUGUST 9. petscruers. To the cry of' Fencer a' 'work,' our troops, much inferior in nunther,charged whir such firmness, that no thing could rassist Cum. The artillery which they had in Salina*, and all their aims, baggage, and uninitiosis, have fallen into our handy." A despatch from the Secretary of State of the Republic of Venezuela to the Plenipotentiary from that State in London, dated Angostura, May 28, which was received with the accounts of the above victory, contains the following particulars:— " At no period has the state of our cause been so Bat tering as at pi cr. at : doubtless within this present year the terrible sling:A° between despotivin and liberty will be teratinat•d. By the accompanying enansisciipt and printed papas, you will learn the complete trienni' of Santander over the Spanish army vs hi, h was marching from Santa Fe. A division of 4,500 turn under General I:rilaneta, which composes part of the auxiliary English no my, will ilisrinbaik on the coast at the beginning of June, to proceed to Earaceas, while our President Bolivar marches front Varinas, in the direction of that capital; and Gen. Parr watches Niro illo, a also is in Achagnas, on the Apure. The cities of Socorio, Tunja, and Pamplona, h ts e sent to Santander their congratulations on this vic tory of Pore. That commander uow marches to occupy SaLta re de Bogota. Wherever hls army passes, it is rrceived with enthusiasm. In a short while I expect to send yon most satisfactory accounts of the happy progress of the nuns of our republic. The British who are in oor service do mooch lioncur to our r 3,1102. We received on Friday Paris Papers of Tuesday last. The King did not quit his apartments on Monday, but his Majesty gave another audience to the Duke de Richelieu. The King returns to Paris on Wednesday. The following article from Madrid, noted the. 224 ult. appears in the Gazette de Fraace : The Coons de Nionujo, who vac superseded about ar year alto is h.s Go% ernment-Generail of the Kingdom of Giatahla, and exiled to Ilar;os, having room hither disguised as a solitaries% he has been ai rested on his return, hnti curve) eli to Valladolid. The For-hlioister of Stile Pizarro, and 015 n ' rujo, have been conveyed to %%Overie, a small village in the cumirous of MadriZ, a here they are coined in ft convent. and strictl:i Knarrh-d. Tait measure has been adopted to accelerate and facilitate the pro•rcutimi instituted Pc.fitimt them. A Gem sal Wicer is said to have hero orreitiql at Cadiz. The troops who refused to embark are to be replaced 13 . i regiment. from (*;ital It us believed that the Envoy of the United States of Angie:* fingly insists oh the ratification of the Treat) for in.• cession of the Florida. , ; hat that dilliriCties have °c c arising from f ircuinataucea foreign to the Spanish ;overnment. Tbe Councillor of Castile, Orellann, has killed himself at t, village mar Avisu, where lie had cone to visit his brat her, b.. hit is Uishop of that diocese. - • • • Another article, dated Irun the 24th ult. with re ference to the recent events at Cadiz, says, The chiefs of the conspiracy have been examined, and have divulged every cacuncannee they know respecting it, with the names of the agents o► cm ruptiim who have hero employed to make them bet 111% tiwie allegiance, and their King. A pretty considerable number of the inhabitant. of Cadiz have been arievied, and it has been demonstrated both try their avowals and the eltainitiation of their impels, That the conspiracy had foreign ramifications, even if its find project did not emanate from a foreign source. Friday morning the Lord Chancellor, Viscount S;dmouth, and the Vice Chancellor, had audiences of the Prince Regent at Carlton-house. About four o'clock on Friday afternoon, the Prince Regent left Carlton-house for Brighton. Ilatoirrote, Auo. s.—At nine o'clock this morn ing the Royal George yacht, commanded by the Hun. Capt. Paget, reached her moorings, stationed within three miles of the town. She was convoyed by the Hyperion frigate, of 42 guns, Capt. Serle; the Hind sloop of war, 20 guns, Captain Sir Burrard; and the Cameleon, sloop of war, 16 guns, Captain Minguy. The Liffey. of 50 guns, Hun. Captain Duncan, is expected in the Roads to.mor. row. The Royal yacht is receiving her stores a: Brighton. The embarkation of the Prince Regent is expected to take place on Sunday, when the Royal fleet will sail direct for Plymouth, and afterwards to Portsmouth. We understand the arrival of the Prince Regent, which was fixed fur this day, is now deferred until Saturday. This evening the Duke of York has a party of naval officers and noblemen of the Royal household at dinner. A numerous assemblage of persons have collected daily this week at the end of Downing-street, ap plicants to Earl Bathurst, as Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, to go out at Government expenca, as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope. his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence is ex pected to be in Frankfurt, on his return to this coun try, about the 10th instant, and expected to arrive in England early in September. On Monday morning Dr. Wilson, domestic phy sician to the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and Mr. Pettigrew, surgeon to their Royal Highnesses, at. tended at Kensington-palace, to vacillate the infant Frincns. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Mrs. Vansittart, moti.er of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, died on Monday morning at her resi dence, Blackheath. Our letter firm Dover, dated August 5, says— " His Majesty's packet Lord Duncan, Capt. Humil ton, sailed this morning for Ostend, with his Grace the Duke of Wellington. Also sailed tin- Calais the Chichester packet. several passrge vessels, and L'Antignne French packet, with a great number of passengers, amongst whom were the I of Beall• chump,and several families of distinction. The Duke of Devonshire arrived last night from Calais." Elechox.—State of the Poll at the close of the 15th day : Mr. Bennet, 2436—Mr. &Rey, 2210. Pi~KTsssnUTH, Aug 7.—On Thursday morning, at (I ig d, the Royal Yacht and s madron ordered to at. I CIO nit it:s Royal flightless the Prince Regent, sailed fur Brighton. The sqii rrtnai arrived off Brighton at nine o'clock. Prince Este.hay armed at the Fountain Inn as 12 o'clock front llnglitoti. 'Ye hear by his arrit al that the Prime 11. gent embarked to-day at half pass two 40 . 0./Ck, sit troant the Royal Yacht for Port:- month. The Tartar frigate, Commodore Sir Geoff's. Ralph Collier, arrived this afternoon Innis the coast of Africa and the West Indies. She left the island of San 13 ultimo► on the 7th ult. That island was in a state of perfect tranquillity. The isoport and export duties had been reduced its 5 per cent. for Eoglish goods, and to per cent. for the produce of all other countries. The King was auperintending the erection of a line of batik ship, as a harrier to the Spailiarda. The Haytian-hos pital is muter the care of a Mr. Stewart of the navy, who ranks as a Brigadier-General. Tice King had e-tablished several schools on Dr. Bells plan of educa tion, in which the children are taught English (under English teachers), with a view to the extermination of the French langoace in the Same of these schools contain- 300 boys, classed in the most regular manner. The Grand Dignitaries gave very superb halls awl dinners to the officers of the Tartar, and-showed the greatest attention. Tne Sparta.) Frigate, Ca pt. Wise, had mix eyed a large quantity of specie from the Spanish Alain, to Port-royal. General M•Grisaor was at Port-au Prince. He had lost nearly all the remnant of his deft atc4 troops by sickness. General English with 4000 English men, well armed, was at Marraretia, and were to proceed thence is) a day or two to the Caraeeas. The Tartar has bron2lit about forty chests of silver on prWa.r seem till RIFLE Sitoo-risror—At the last , Meeting of the Acmtormertariun Society at NVormwood Scrubs on Friday last, there was a truly fine display of skill; scarcely a single shot that missed went un inch from the target, 15 inches in diameter, and those that hit closel.,- approximated to the bull's eye. The contest for the gold medal ultimately lay between Captain Furman and Messrs. Dutehin, Belville, and Smith : the former gentleman won only by a single shot.— Captain Forman's gun was made by Smith, of Lisle street, and the others by Riviere, of Oxford-street ; but all were fired with percussion locks, upon a detonating but novel principle, finished by His iere, and which arc quite free from the former 'subject of compltint against those locks, namely, that in handling the small primer much inconvenience was experienced; by his improved mock; the gun may now be primed quicker than by any plan before dis covered. We learn from Toulon, that a French squadron' has sailed from thence, said to be intended to act in concert with the British navaiforee, iti checking the predatory excursions of the Barbary Powers. The'German page as say the harvest is nearly end ed in the vicinity of Frankfort : the uncommon weight of the corn is particularly spoken of. The vineyards still promise a most extraordinary vintage. Notwithstanding the stagnation of trade, this city is continually improving; a new quay, on the banks of the Maine, is carrying on with activity. The Elector of Hesse has given the privileges of a city to the town of Bockenheitn, not far from Frank fort. It is said that many Jews' families intend to settle there. In the present situation of Germany the meeting of the Ministers of State of all the principal German l'owers at Carlsbad is very re markable. Many are already there. CORONER'S Isratresr.--On Friday between 11 and 12, an inquest was held before Charles- Jemmett, Esq., coroner of the distriet, at the Sawyers, in the Bishop's walk, Lambeth, on the body of John Hill. a youth 17 years of age, son of Mr. 11 U. carpenter, of Struttomground, NVesuninster, who was drowned wink bathing in the Thames, near the barge-houses in the Bishop's- walk. Stephen Gammon, of 41, Struttomground, stated, that on Tuesday evening last, about half past 6, he accompanied the deceased to the back of the bar.;mhouses for the purpose of bathing; the deceased went into the water cast, which was there about two or three feet deep, but in proceeding a few steps fur • they he suddenly disappeared. The witness knew the deceased could not swim, and therefore immediately gave au alarm ; he observed the body rise three times, when it sunk, and appeared no more ; the body, he stated, had been about lull au hour under water when found. Janice Collins, fisherman, of Fere street, Lambeth, said, that hearimi of the accident, lie immerliat,ly launched his boat, and with his son went to the spot, where, aiter using hitchers for about ten minutes. they found the body in what is called the hole, at the back of the barge-house, close to the spot which Gammon had pointed out: the body was taken to the Sawyers, where the means recommended by the Humane Society on such oevaaluns were premised for nearly three hours, but evithout success. It appeared from Um last evidence of U last witness and Hr. Scarp''. of Stmeig e, in answer to some questions put by the Jury, that several lives had been lost in the same place s.thin these two years. Tne Jury expressed their strong dhapprolraion of sulfering such dangerous places to remain near the margin of the river umillnl up. and retained a verdict.—.4eca-Recuy dreerffed its one of tPkist babe' mod, ly improrrly e.rrarativg the Nat of the ricer near /me icatiyerark. THEATRES. GENERAL MEETING OF T 00- HB PROPRIETORS CF DRURY LANE THEA.RE• A general Alecto's . of th , Proprictori of Ihir Theatre took place on Saturdaa. al 2 'o'clock, to rec.:ire the anal Repo of the Select Coinatittee, At a quarter trot lon o'clock. on the mot . of Ntr. George Robins, .Sr. Calcroft was called to the ChAir. and pros ceded to read the Report, w bich wru, in a weal dr i ver, a lecopituLtion of a hat the former Reports, etsiassalai4 from the :lane snorer, had tamed; it annualiceil, luatic, iu addititni, two two( impost:tut fart% -- I.e, Tit it the Li•iat enlists iptiun of `i5,OOOL was filled, and Vint, Thal Risht, 41 in. Wasn't', EMI. SCIII to hi/M.41111e Letoce of the Theatre. at a Rental of 10,2001. per bear fur 14 bears. rscluure of the rbato• of Air-watchmen. The Repos t elated, that the coon! eccial . elt6e"' on the' Theatre had hi en minted felon U lOW,. Si' 46,0001., and that the Cl/1111111m confidently , hoped the 4.essee wt)fild elt Wire b.. tiotit himself mat re ealablibh the 'rhea tte in theln.bl,e - Mr. Cock En them naked of the Cawitmron mime iv...lieut. of Y NlMh•r 11.1114 re, %bleb 11101114 Ce. d a 0.04 °wait liUlll thaa• gentle:mm*6 feiloMe : H. foal XIO,2IE '• FriAl Rut. in, ace.— . lO,O 11.270 Fire-a atehtnea and other f deductions 5 RASO Leasing a surplors .C 8,820 to pay off the Sotbseription Loan, or which only 6,0101. had been !pledged for thatipirrpose, so 1114 t all 1111.1111vfot. priatc•d surplus of 7701. per yrAr remained to meet any contirseency that 'night arise. -Mr. Uewaa► Rootrwtlien rose and said that from ha,- : ing acted for two or three years in minjuractios with M. COnlirt in the eonrerns of die Theatre. lie was convinced, though it might not so appear to that Meeting, that Mr. Cocker was as anxious as any man for its serves* ; ;pro bably Mr. rocker felt assured that by ihe present arrange ments the Theatre would become a desirable speculation, and being a out.t. in the market of shares, lie wished to bear down the prospect. In swain of humour end that we cannot describe. Mr. G. Robins proceederi at great leneth, and concluded by stating his belief that the shares in Di urv.laue Theatre which had been sold tar 1.;?, world become iininediately worth, Pl. A motion was then 111:1111c, it Coligiett and passel unapt mously, that the Report read be approved 511 J od..pted, after w hick thai.ks were voted to die Committee and to the Chairman. A motion was also tinv.lmously carried fur continuing the 7ieitet CVllll,llillte till the next ballet for Snb•C;umtnrl tee-wen. ENCLISII OPERA 1100 SE. This delightful little Theairc becomes deservedly more and ' more the favuriteresort of the fashionable pablic, and in retort' the Proprietor exerts every 011.16118 to tae patronage he receives ;it is indeed a hot-bat of suesmadal novelti. On atm day last a new piece. sidled Welk for r ;Yager, or a B.A:::re liet.'rna performed foe the first time, anal received with 11114 U., applanse.• 'Flier, is an odd variety in the character,— wo of them are familiar warnar.y who frequent Theatres, and those two are a London Wile:and his follower. The trick* art cant of those resoectable racial's rs of society ass brought nto the country, where the bailitrgoes tiaun what be calks a double {sac... to pay his addresses to a lady, and to cheat a butcher by a wager. in which he introduces his follower, Mr. Kevin 11 , alker, r* • first rate goer, and helps him to win by removing a milian'ne. , . The whole time of the performance of this Piece is occupied Ly• Mr. Ifoukey Wader. in walking, and many scenes irreai:Waly • ludicrous take place. 'there is a lagestrate's brasher in the Pioce, whales been :Meaner of the Ceremonies at Bath, anal is an. admirablrcuinmentary upset. most of those who have tilled that office. lle is an Irishmanitoo, and 'with all the dispoltion in me world to be petite, neat be laughed at tor the characteristic cools of his spew!), while eke fidelity of the portrait is more accurate; y marked by the noblenesiof his intendoos. A curious old 1.4.ty has her pine. A cnrioustoung I Ail too appears. The cants of the nerrirmers were great; particularly of Miss Kelly, !Jerky, • IVilhinson, W. S. Chatterley, and l'earman. Since its first representation it has hewn curtailed, and in its present form will, we have no doubt, draw, to the cud of me season. On Friday evening a new Operatta was produced, entitled Belles withumt &ace, or the Miles tmoag themselves. 7!,e. whole action of the Operetta is confined to the I antes, who es hibita, lesson of the most instil:a-tire nature. There is arnotigat them a prude. who is eicanallv teasing an atquaintahee, because a man happens to interfere with her thoughts. -'!'he accusations go to a most illiberal length. and one of the friends of the latter undertakes to r.medy the disease. was offensive in social life, by assuming the dress and manner , of a yoang man, and assailinic the heart of this eaatonner of the fellows." The plan suc ceed,. The pots!: bells deeply in love, and is moss ably iidiculed at the conclusion of the piece. The Operates is, we understand, a translation from the French,: —The I)utlegue is pleasant, and the incidents are numerous aced striking 'Ali". Kelly. who played the mar" rid it admirably ; Miss Carew plated the charstaxer dust is au:lc-fled tb the real man. alai.. Mrs. Climes: ley that which loves the imaginary man. All were performed extremely well. The piece was given out fur a rcyctition on Saturday night • amidst shouts of applause. - - • This piece is tioni the pen of Mr R. R. reakc, tire Autbor of that inn popular of all farcical triEes •• .l vrdtrrtowddr.w It may be pardoned if we digress so fir s to say that pass.nx along Tavistock Street our attention wets attracted by the striking resemblance we ever saw of an actor—it was Wilkinson in the Charity Ikj, in A i.rtirt. , aped .la b s. Our surprise e el unbounded when we observed by the signature that the i&&i tt in able sketch was net on d rater,. but e,t r zraird also by the felaa tous author of the Farc; in which Wilkinson is takeu.—Er. rhiCE OF BULLION —Portz gal Gold, in cilia, and Foreign Gold, in bars, were on Tuesday at 31 13s. ; New Dollars at ss. 011, ; Silver its Larr, standard, at ss. 23. We have just heard that an indictment is pre paring against Sir Charles Wolsely, hart., 1140 . 50 r Cartwright, Wookr, and Edmunds, (of Ilirmir.g.. ham,) on a charge of conspiracy, with referen,e to the pretended election of Sir Charles Wol sc ly. 34 Parliamentary Representative for the town of }lir mini;hain. The indictment, it is said. is to he rre sented to the Grand Jury at Wa.twick ott Monday next. '.