The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-15 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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leave, previous to tleparti►►g for their re*pectite ►i`stina.

tICIIM, V i 7. :
Captain E. C. Bradford, of the Lord Duncan ; and Carain
J. Carnep,k, of the Baring, for 'Madras And Bengal.
Captain W. Hamilton, of the Lady Castlereagh ; n
ad Cap-
tain W. P. D'Esterre, of the i.;:jted kitaio,n, for St. ticleou
and Itengt:l.
At three &clock vestert:-r, afternoon, the packets for
India %I-ere finally closed, the ships dispatched, and the
Pursta s ordered to leave town for Portsmouth in the eNs:'l4-
' lug. The lied is expected to drop down to St. Helea'::,
on `;', Aut.sday, and to sail on Thursday. The Clo
ve rinde
frigate, which convoys the fleet, is eNpected to arriat
Portsmouth this day.
Various rumours have been afloat for the last three
days, respectino‘ an intended Change in Administration.
We Have heard the names of several Ex Statesinew men-
tioned as the probable successors of some of his -Majesty's
Ministers, but this on grounds too conjectural for public
credence.
The Alcmene, 3$ guns, Captain Tretulett, being on a
cruize off L'Orient, aad perceiving too heavy frigates
standing off shore, gallantly endeavoured to bring them to
action, but they having the start of the Alcmene, tied for
shelter into Rochefort harbour, whither close in with the
hue of battle ships and batteries Capt. Tremlett pursued
them, and did not retreat till he received several forty-two
pound shots on board the Alcmene. Fortunately she re-
ceived no damage, and was not pursued by any of the line
of battle ships, who lay very quietly at anchor during ilia
whole iransaction.
On the oth (,f November an insurrection took place at
Algiers. The Turks rose and murdered the Dcy ;
but he
was soon replaced by another of the same name, Ali, and
d
every thing was immediately as quiet as if nothing at all ha
happened.
On Thursday night one of the Dover fishiag-boatst
picked up, a few miles from the shore, a small cask, con-
taining French Newspapers, which were taken to the
Custom-house as soon as the boat reached the shore, and
instantly forwarded to Government. •
On the same evening the Active armed cutter a
captured
a small French lugger, mounting one gun, and manned
with eighteen men, having on board several packets of.
i'reneh papers, to be distributed about the coast. Thu
prize has since arrived in the Downs.
We arc extremely sorry to have to state the loss of the
Banterer sloop of war ; the whole of the crew were saved.
iThe information has reached us by a letter from the First
Lieutenant, William Ogilvie, and is dated Nov. 25, 1808,
from the River St. Lawrence.
Sittings appointed in 'Middlesex and London, before the
Right Hon. Sir James Mansfield, Knt. Lord Chief Justice
of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster,
in and after Hilary Term, 1809 :

IN TERM.
LONDON.
MIDDLESEX, •
T ............ Jan. 241 Wednesday Jan. 25
Wednesday .......... Feb. 1 Thurmtay. Feb. ~!.
1 Tuesday 8
Monday
___

AFTER TERM.
Tuesday ............ Feb. 14 I Wednesday Feb. 15
Tucistlay the Lord Mayor ordered the price of bread to be
reduced an assize and a halt, or 3d in the peck loaf, which
took place to-day : the quartern loaf wheaten is now sold
for Is. and household Is. 00.
Statement of the quantity o stronp: beer, denoinateut
d
Porter, brewed by the first twelve nooses Londo mn, trout Porter,
the sth July, 1305, to the sth January, I SO9 :

Barrels
Barclay .............. 61,361
Brown and Parry ...... 4.8,196
ilanbury ............41,531
Whitbread ............ 40,119
Minix ................ 5902
1-.% Calve:: ............ 33,62

Barrels
Combe '25,439
Taylor 18,005
Goodwyn 15,67A
J. Cal vert 1.1,881
Elliott
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