The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Three vessels or boats have lately returned light frc'lli
Cravelines, witbout hcirig permitted to eider the harbour.
!knee it is coujectuied that wine embargo exists in the

ench ports.
The I:flowing account of the depredations committed on
Sr itish shipping by a singe .American privateer, is from a
Boston Paper of October 29, 1812
COMMODORL BARNEY..—" The Baltimore Ametican contains the
following, particulars of this successful privateer's-man :—'Arrivvd
the private armed schboner Ros.ie, COMMOdOrII BARNEY, from a
cruise. This schooner has taken eighteen prizes ; she has been
PO
days elective at sea ; her cruise extended to the eastward of the
Grat.d Ba k of Newfoundland, and ors the Banks of the Port of St.
John's—along that coast to the Isle of Sables, on. St. George's Bank
—touched in at Newpert for Officers an.t men—tilled water, and pro-
cec,lttd to the West Inlies—pas.,ed off Bermudas—from thence to the
windward of the Sc mb ero Passage, the Passage by St. Thomas's,
the Mona Passage, 'hulk's Island Passage, the Caycos Passase, the
Croolwil Islated Pass?ge, then into the Gulf of Florida, and home.
Rei,uh-3698 tons of shipping, with cargoes, valued at upwards of
1,500,0 i 0 eirs„ and '2:7 prisoners."
A letter from Paris, of the Isth instant, contains the fol-
losvin-t retiiark :--".Nearly the whole of our Marshals and
Cenerait have been accounted for; but, notwiths4nding all
thi• etioniries Are have made, we learn nothing of the Greta
gilictr, JOEL-BARLOW." His Lady is still at Paris, and is
inconsolable for the supposed loss of her husband.
On Wedne:day se'nnight, in the evening, a boat, with a
Midshipman and four men, was dispatched from the Bul-
wark, of 74 Tuns, in Cawsand Bay, to fetch the Captain's
trunks, with orders to return immediately, as the ship was
bound off Brest. The.boat, however, did not return for the
right. and in the morning it was found on the reef of rocks,
calted.'• The Bridge," with Mr. KNIVETT.S (the Midshipman)
body floating near. All the Captain's necessaries, &c. were
gone; but whether the crew were drowned on that dreadful
reef, or whether they have been guilty of murder, robbery,
and desertion, is not ascertained.
A letter from Plymouth, dived Saturday last, after stating
the arrival there of the Arwide frigate, Captain TEMPLE,
Bar, 44 this ship has been fortunately preserved to the ser-
vice under very extraotdit.ary circomstauces. On the night
of the 16th inst.. while working out of Quiberon Bay, she
grounded on Point St. Jacques ; and the tide, which was
ebbing rapidly, receded .from her, leaving little probability
of her floating again. At this time she was within point
blaLk shot of two batteries, and was hailed from one of them,
demand lig her name ? The pilot, with happy presence of
mind, answei ed, ‘f the President fi igate, Commodore
RODGERS." The Frenchmen then asked if they wanted any
assistance, and very kindly offered to send them boats and a
pilot. This generous offer was, however, politely declined
by " Commotion- Rodgers," who answered, that the Captain
and Pilot were then taking soundings, and that they should
es,ity get off at the flowing of the tide. The Frenchmen
wcie content. At this time the ship had wily three feet of
water foiwaid, and six feet abaft. At the rising of the tide,
after having begn nine hours on the rocks, she fortunately
flouted, though with several feet of water in her hold, got
spo'er sA. . and undeceived the enraged enemy by hoisting

her colours."

.-4.4clish Cortes; it is said, have agreed to furnish
'the 'Marquis of W Lt.t. iNGION with an army of 50,000 n►e❑
for next campaign ; and for these troops he is to have the
appoinment of Officers. A corps of reserve is also to be
foi.ned in Andalusia, and another in Cat!►cif, in order to
maintain the mole p►ominent .force in a cond.tion of per-
manent efficiency. _ _ _

The Scheldt fleet is ready to put to sea; and its destination
is believed to be un Amu lean port.

.TAN. 3'.

A mendicant, known for many years about the west end
of the town, who stooped in the back, and wore a long grey
beard, died a few days since, at a wretched hovel at Padding-
son. After his decease, there were found in a deal box,
wrapped up in a piece of sacking, 170 guineas in gold, up,
wards of 20L in curious coins, and 10!. in bank notes. A
paper was also found, in which the profits arising from
begging in different streets were stated. The property has
fallen into the hands of a female partner of the deceased,
who used to chaunt about the streets dismal ditici and dying
speeches.
RD, one of the tried champions from the we,t of Eng-
land school, and CROP LLY, the formidablt opposer of
DUICiI SAM and BELCHL'tt, will fight for 100 guineas, In a
mouth.