The National Register. — London, England, 1819-07-04 00:00:00

JULY 4. and 7n officers at the Independent tmopa acre made Owners, and marched to Panama. not more than it men having escaped. The Independent aquadreu fled florn the harhour of Porto llcllo during the conste rn ation. A second amo.int furnia;les the undermentioned informs- Lion ..... The attack of Porto-Bello was made at break of day, on the the 50th ult.. during a thunderstorm ; and only about a m ozen men e , caperl ; among %limn acre Cmilontl Johnson and Ensign ; omit of them got on hoanl the Independent mquadron. Colonel O'Hnra was shot thmugh the lunge, and expired three drys after. The fort was well defended by Colonel Hattray, with rbout 250 men ' • but at length he capitulated, on time condi tion that they should retain their arms and baggage, and be sent to the nearest ltritish colony, in Spanish vessels. All the wound ed who were able to walk proceeded for Panama. Don Emanuel Lopez. who had born appointed Governor of Porto Hello by General l'Gregor, was beheaded by the order of Gen. note ; and General Santa Croix named as his successor. Extract of n letter from Porto-Bello to a gentleman in this city, dated May 4th r—sr On the night of the 3tttli ult. the Spanish farces front Panama, commanded by Gen. lore, marched to the neighbourhood of this city, and during the early rest of the morning of the tat instant assembled in the immediate vicinity, with an intent to commence an attack its esesimittion with a divi sion under the command of the Getters) Santa Cameos meson certed between them. The arrival of this division at the poiat of union did not take place so early as it was expected. and Gen. lure was in consequence about to withdraw from before the town, when the division appeared, and at 6 o'clock the united forces marched into this city without the least opposition. The Spanish forces ham possession of all the difkrent points at the same moment. and the indorse «. warps, SIN. W.:16 estOttiiing in the square. were immedattely attacked, and the greater pare obliged to surrender. Colonel O'Hara was shot through the lungs in two places, in endeavouring to enter the fort, and taken i,oner ; he died on the second day in tho hospital. General S..,s g or was in bed at die time ot. dm attack, and to effect his escape jumped from the window into die street, ran to the water side, and swam off to the brig. Here Governor Lopez. who oc cupied a room next to Macgregor's, was killed in bed. Col. Rafter, who, with a few followers, had retired to a fort near the botch, upoa being attacked by the Royalists, was obliged to sur render. The loos on the part of the Independents has been about ter) killed and about 30 wounded. The Spaniards bat only 4 men, which may be attributed is Macgregor's beirg taiten so completely by surprise, as there was not a single piquet-post out side the town. Seventy-three officers. were marched to Panama. and Central lore, having mad* arrangements for the disposition of his forces and security of the prisoners, returned to Panama. by the way of Chagres. The greatest attention was shown to the sick and wounded. Ilia Majesty's sloop Confimice was despatched from this port, on the night of the 3d instant. for Jamaica." lte:urn of officers who were killed, wounded, made prisoners. escaped, and missing : Gen. S. Gregor Macgregor escaped; CoL O'Hara, wounded, since dead ; Hatter. pawner; Jeltuaon. escaped; Major Bald win, prisoner; Brevet-Major Ross, prisoner. Captains—Acton, missing, supposed killed; Guttenson. escaped; Condon, wound• ed, prisoner ; Dawson, prisoner ; Nelson, prisoner ; prisoner; O'Shaughnessey, prisoner; Trost, prisoner.; Black. prisoner. Lieutenants—Moore, prisoner; Scarsill, prissier; Colelsugh, escaped ; Finney. prisoner Nason, prisoner ; Dixon. mining; :11'Bean, wounded, prisoner; Smith, wounded, pPri suoer ; Graves, primmer ; Bennet, prisoner ; barley. wounded, frivoler; Makay. missing ; Oakley, prisoner Ent:ims—l .im eseaped ; Playthian, prisoner ; Stewart, killed. Cadebtiutt, wounded, prisoner. Ensigns—l hahlock, prisoner ; Bsoany, j risoner ; Coalet, prisoner ; M'Dorild,pri, , uner ; Buoth,killed ; ogshagan. killed ; llosard, prisoner ; Shield -4 prisoner. Sue geoniss-M'Donald, escaped ; Burton, prisoner. Asshtant-Sur geons--litnnau, prisoner ; Haslet. prisoner. Deputy Commis- Lary-General Walker, prisoner; Assistant-Cominissary-General Harwood, prisoner; Deputy -Assistant Commissary-General Fran coise, prisoner. Commissary Clerks—Ryan, killed ; Bruen, prisonsr ; Roberts, prisoner. alter the capture of Porto-Bello. General (lore isiued a pro clamation, offering to all artisans who had been made prisoners so furnish them with the means of con ur.encing business. and all the prisoners were humanely treated. On the 16th ult. the brig lien), belonging to the Independent squadron, made an attack on the fort of Chagres, but was re pulsed. On the 28th February, s frigates, supposed to be under the command of Lord Cochrane, made ye attack '.ton Callao, the sea port of Liens, but were repulsed with great loss. Subse quent information, however, conunitnicates accounts of the block ade of Callan by seven vessels bearing the Chilian flag, under the orders of his Lordship, who was on board the frigate bareria, which had been taken by the Independents from me Royalists some time since. In Callao were 43 neutral vessel:, and it is supposed that the British frigate -Isserioa, Commodore Bowler, was also lying in that port. BRAVE ACHIEVEMENT or TIIE BRITISH TROOPS. Juan Griego, in Margaretta. May 21. A despatch is just received front the President Bolivar, stating, that 150)tritish cavalry, belonging to Colonel l'etici s tegiment. etakr General l'aez, which had gone up the Oronoco, had at. ticked and defeated Morillo's cavalry, consisting of 1,000, and lad destroyed Ouu of the best of them. By the command of the President. these men have all received the Order of Libertadorcs, the only Order in the country, (and which only the President and Adsnival Brion hash, for their gsllant conduct. Tito Gcorgc Canning brought this newt, from Mc3garetta. The following curious extract is taken from the German• papers, dated from the Maine. As both the scene of action referred to in this article, and tl,e names of tae performers, are enveloped in a kind of mystery, we shall not spoil the amusement of our readers by attempting to mingle our own conjectures with theirs. _ rk OM THr. MAIn r, JUNE 7.—ln a north Gerinrut eapip tal t ity,,the differraces which had arisen between the $401 , 4`. ri ign and his elitent inn appear not to he al ranged. A person of high rank is paid to have forced his way, with his ord drawn, lett) the study, to have attacked the ',cepa' s present, and to have insulted an esteemed &fere. A roomier, nri Sired from u northern Coto t, has cait.ed cre dit to be givrn to the repast, that a northern Pe6ver had been applied to for assistance, to prevent the measures which the Sovereign meant to take to prevent similar occurrences in futon-. This event has made ats unfi•ivestrah•e impression tin the public. The °Ricer is said not to have hitherto ob tained any satisfaction, which it i 3, however, ►n hisexpected that he will, since, otherwise. very disagreimble couse simmers might he apprehended. The abuse and ill-treatment h eve Nibs" tu SII often occurred, must of course b.! ceno sill mare frc•iutnt ; still less regard will be paid to di fat null ; and at the end, some man of hie,li sense of :s.is naur, attacks in Ihie mama , r. and cer tain of obtaining na iiii:i4action, will &vide himself AS a *Scum. It is put ibl, quite fiticonvitible w ith chivalrous mid military of lion,tr, far a Prince to Je suit. a brave man, end then to hake sidslintoge of his-lib th to refuse aim satisfaction. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER American papers to the 2d of June have arrived ; they draw a gloomy picture of commercial emkar rassment and distress. A suspcataiort of specie pay ments by the State Banks was generally apprehended —which was likely to be hollowed by a stoppage of the Bank of the United States, the shares of which had fallen in value from 9 to 90 dollars. The City Bank at Baltimore had stopped puylecut the alarm and ctmlusion had spread flir and alc.m—latals were advertised fin sole to pay the tarears of taxes—and the price of produce throughout the country haul declined abnuott to. nothing. Let it be remembered, that the taxes payable to the general Governown: in the United States are trilling, as to nominal value, when compared with th Ise of other countries; vet, small as is the amount of them, they exe deeply in arrear. What, then, must be the-actual pressure upon the comniereial and agricultural interests throughout the Union? • • It appears from the Report, that in 181.2 there were 52 National Schools, containing 8,000 pupils ; in 1819, 1,457 Schools, containing 200,000 ; and that of 700 culprits, 23• only have been educated in National Schools. Mr. Betty is engaged , for the next artisan at Co vent Garden Theatre. Mr. Young, it is said, retires. The Portuguese schoon e r Leopokline is arrived at Falmouth, from Rio Janeiro, bring,ing papers from that capital down to the 10th of April. In the Rio Janeiro Gazelle of the 7th of that month, there is an account of the rejo:.ings that toek.placc on the 4th, on the birth of a daughter by the Princess Royal of Portep;ll,, Brazil. and. the Algarres, the consort of the Prince Royal, and the daughter of the Emperor of Austria. Lieutenant-Cel. Feld ner landed at Falmouth from the above mentioned vessel, ,and proceeds immediately to the Court of Austria, as bearer of the agreeable intelligence to the family of the Princess. On Tuesday the Duke and Duchess of Wellington gave a grand -dinner to his Royal, Highness the Prince 'Regent, their Royal highnesses the Due anal Duchess of York, Prince listerhazy, Duke and Duchess San Carlos, Marquis and Marchioness De la Tour Manbourg, Count and Countess Lieveu, the Persian Ambassador, Countess l'ulmellu, the Marquis and Marchioness cif Hertfuni, the Mar chioness of Salisbury, Baron Buhlow, Baron Fa„ati, Lady Castlereagh,.and a large party of distinguished personages, The preparations on the occasion were of the most brilliant descriptions. The grand dining room, from the brilliancy of the superb chandeliers, and various other brilliant lights, together with the great profusion of gClti and silecr services, was a scene of ma g nificence seldom witnessed. The grand service of plate which the noble Duke re ceived from the King of Portugal, as a tribute for his services in the Peninsula, was displayed on the occasion, anti was the admiration of the company. The plateau is a most exquisite piece of workman shin. There are tablets of the whole of his Grace's battles in regular succession. The ground work of the plateau is composed of silver, burnished, a beau tiful design ; it is illuminated by one hundred and six wax lights.. In the evening, the noble Duchess entertained a large party of the nobility and gentry with a grand concert. The Commissioners of the Kling Fund on Fri day closed their purchases on the extended scale, and next week will commence them ht aerate to which they will, necessarily be reduced 1w the application of so large a part of it to the supplies ti,r the year. The Funde, contrary to expectation, rose on this occasion, The discount on Omniura, which on Fri day morning was 11, at the close of the market was only : 7 . Consols for the opening were done at 69 In consequence of the rise in foreign exchanges, one of the first mercantile houses in the city on Tues day received a remittance in. guineas, the first of' the . i kind probably that has been made for a long period Should the present rate of exchange experience a slight improvement, the practice, without doubt, will become very general. Gold is falling in price, and vet" , dull of sale : it is quoted nominally at 31. 193. ; but it would laa difficult to dispose of any large quantity at a higher rate than 31. 18a, which is.a mere trifle only above the Mint price. CORONER'S 18 Qe I:3 r.---Yesteritiv an inquest was held in the Governor's-house, Tothillfields Bridewell, before Mr. Gill, canner, fir Westminster, on the hotly of It. White, aavd 30. 1 t was stated that he was 3 'wise of Northitintte-land, and that he left hit native country to seek t mplovment; he travelled all the way withrntt money, and was found a few days ago begging in the streets. He was tat,n to Nlarlhoromh•street Police office, and front thence he was committed under the vagrant-act. Define, his confinement ha was cnntinn all, ill, aml was put into the infirmary, where t tett attention was raid to Inin, conformalily a ith the rev,u lations of the &son, hut he, died on Friday. The Jury returned the following verdict.—" That the deccJird ,lied a natural death ; bat K e are of orinion that he was i.nt in a fit state at health to have heel' eonitti,ucil to Bridcwell, beintr e dangemnsly ill all the time ; ale think his illness was occeasioned from WWII of ~,,, inshment previous to l i i , betas : committed, and instead of his hitting been Still to Exams'', lie onalit to have li• bElli to an Hospital. • Cl- D().V F.1S1110A" S. FR F.Nrlr. rArtf,TAN W.% LAING Doris —Cambric marlin gram • mental round the border with fine lace. surmounted with fire Maul tuck.. and a richly embroidered flour.ce•algarl with 14.-e. Corsage a•la-Set Igoe. with a dark green embroidered belt. Long puckered sleevci. Triple Spank!' ruff' of lace, with pointat edger , . Yellow gauze bonnet. ornamented with a full bouquet of lilacs. Doi...coloured prima* fringed •arith white. Dark green kid b:iiiptrs and glove.. ENCLIS/1.. S'JMMER WALKING Darss.—Round dress of fine India muzlirt over blitsh.colourcd blitin. finished by a broad pucker' ri ornament pt the border to corrrspond. Cancaott spencer of bleu :tin and fine lace. Bonnet of the same. with a full bouquet or alio.. myrtle blossoms. or other small flower... Tattle antique ruff of fine lace. l.onen-eoloured aid slippers and gloves, and -ii parasol of sea green. COURT OF FlNr•e urvcir, .►or.r 1. FORCED NOTE3.—nict; o. r;savirti. This ease excited considerable interrs , . It was an ate— - lion brought by the Plaintiff. who is an ins soleit r and oensiuues iu Chelsea 11041.ita1,ar;iiiist tt,r fends,.-, fur fstsely cliar‘ing his the plaintiffs pac•iilZ a forced note, pnrpoilina to lie a centiinr ot,r, helnii4ing to the Governor and Conionny of the. Bank in consequence of which ibis was confined 24 hums in the watch-h rise Mr. Corney stated the circumstance to the Jitry. T!,e Pleinlifforlie is a wooden•leettell pesuiriner, had, it Repined. 10:41 it at the memorable battle of Bayonne, and nmr carries on the trade of u colder at Chelsea ; that his wile had tendered the note .0 question at the n hi) • said it was a for4eil one, and refitsed to take it its pay ment for a bonnet and some other ttiaintt.at tides for his childten ; In eoti‘equenee of which she sent awns, atidi went to another hubs and o i.red the same note, when Ilia defoulani sho hail watched her Bove her in chary', and lie itismetlstels 'listened to the ilynk of Em i laud to make the necessary entistily, shun he was told it was rood one. The Lleont•tiJititerr etronzly reprobated list conduct of ths.dr fendant for his most intwattantable.pen eeeditir, and the Jury without a moment's hesitation re. turned a vetilict in favour of the Plaintiff. also was fined-. 2 20 fnineas, and.a. set diet of .1 , P. With full costs- in his favour. ,fin official Return to an Order of the Maim cf Commons of the effective strength of the British. Army, on the 25th May, stares it at 14,11 ti cavalry, 5,418.Fa0t Guards, anti 84 ) 821 intantry.—Grand total, 104,249. • Mr, Methuen accepts the Chiltern Hundreds, and At* Astley starts fur Wiltshire. Fatal Died ix Ireland.--,--Another victim has been immolated at the shrine. of false honour. Mr. R. Leech, of Wins, c rn merchant, the father of seven young children, and the husband of a pregnant wife, an industrious and useful memher of society, fell in a duel with Mr. James Anderson, jun. uf that town, . on Thursday, the 18th ult. The ball brolc his short rib and entered the intestines. Ile lingered until the 25th, when a mortification• terminated his lice. On Saturday policies were open to at Lloyd's, to • receive five guineas, firr which ten are to be returned. if a declaration. of War takc:v.place .between c'.untry and America, cn or before• that illy twelve month. It is said that the Eli I of Rnteherry thortly heal to the sitar the Hon. Mk; Anson. .ister of Lord Anson. It is said that Coratnotlore Perry is going to sea i-r .• command of a squadron whose destination is 11110. • known, but presumed to be fin- the western coast of.-i South Axnetica.. The squadron consists of the,• • John Adams, the Onlaria sloop of war, and the !.:a%• • lerprise brig. Large emigrations are taking place • from the maritime districts of the United States to the western territory, more especially the Mimi!. This emigrating spirit is of a different character throughout the republic of North Anwriel, front . what it appears to be in other countries : with mo , t Europeans it is the. result of hunger and necessity, which long struggle with local aff'ectitms betitre they. ; can mar.* the unhappy.•cmigrant from the scenes 0f7•... his childhood and soil or his fathers. The citizen of the United States has no loves to restrain hint, no grietk to drive him : he emigrates, as he 5m0k , .5,... from pure indifference ; and cares no more for the spot in which be was born than thr that which h..) hp.s never seen. It is remarked, that the pecple of the United States seem to be, above all others, di - vested of local attachments. But to ::1010 VOI consider•such a national characteristic a 3 merely rious,. and of no moral interest, it may not le amiss to remark, that a vagrant people can have fe-a: of those motives to virtue which arise from a sCilre of the value of reputation, or from a deference flr the opinion of their neighbours. Like gipsie•:, the back woodsmen become outcasts from all that is co..ight. coed and improved among mankind : but worse in one respect than gipsics, the back WCOliflrkll America live separated from each other ; they are amenable to no compact with any li-ring rswiety, even the •least esteemed ; they sTmpathise with nothing human ; schishaess, supreme and unbound. ed, is the hitter print, the terrib:e law of their condition ; nor can we nacgine a more fearful proFpert fbr any srste. than what in•tst spring front the growilu , predominancy of such hahits ainotic: its members ; 'front a class of scarcely lialf-eivillzed men, rapidly increasing in magnitude hut tict:iiiin4 in nature, and receding further every day from the discharge of those moral obligations which . together the whole fabric: of sociel. I