The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

my suspicions. The deck was sprinkled with blood,
and six officers, viz.—Captain David Miles. Second
Lieutenant M•Sweeny, the Captain of Marines, Ser-
jeant of Marines, Purser, Masters Mate, and 4 privates
of Marines. were missing, and several of the crew on
board severely wounded. I was informed that the offi-
CeTS and marines who were missing were sent away in
a boat. This happened about 12 miles from an island,
the name of which I was ignorant of.
" The crew then took charge of the privateer, and
appointed Robinson, the gunner, Captain—hailed the
prize-brig, which was still in company, and told the
prize-mister to go where he pleased. Shifted our course
for the United States, and in two days made land ; we
then stood for Charleston, and, three days after, put
three men on board an English brig, and paid the Cap•
rain for their passage to England 20 bags of sugar. Three
days after, spoke a sloop, bound to New York ; wanted
to put some of our men on board of her, but the wind
blew too hard; two days after, spoke an American
schooner front Savannah for Boston, and put 13 or 15
more of our men on board of her, paying 20 bags of
sugar for their passage Next day made the land again,
which proved to be the coast of .)iorth Carolina, when
15 or 16 of the stoutest men remaining on board turned
to and plundered the privateer of every thing valuable,
which they carried ashore with than in a boat, and
abandoned the General Rondeau, leaving me and 13
wore on board.

" Robinson (the Captain) then proceeded to run into
Wilmington, and give the privateer up to the United
States, which was determined on. Off the bar we were
boarded by a pilot, who remained on board two days,
when he left us, and went ashore with Robinson, and
five of the crew. We were then chased two days by an
United States' revenue cutter, and escaped in a heavy
blow. The General Rondeau leaked very badly for two
or three days after the blow, and as soon as we got her
within 20 or 30 miles of land we scuttled her, and took
to the boat, bringing with us only our clothes. We
landed on Currituck-beach at night, where we found
lodgings, and the next morning proceeded to Black-
water in a boat, and there hired three carts to fetch us
on to Norfolk."

The money which these men had, they say, was taken
out of one of the feluccas captured up the Straits. One
states the sum taken to hare been 6,000 dollars, and
another 14,000 dollars; but the whole was divided
amongst the crew after the mutiny. A few bales of
cochineal were also taken out of the felucca, which was
on board the General Rondeau when they abandoned
lier. The amount found upon the prisoners is 9,272
dollars, 25 cenis, which has beets deposited in the United
States' Bank. There are two more of the party who
came ashore at Currituk, but they were left on the road
from Blackwater, being too unwell to travel.
After a patient examination of nearly five hours, the
prisoners were all committed to gaol.
Smith, whose deposition is given above, is the only
American of the party. The rest are all Englishmen.
It is also stated that the crew of the brig was composed
chiefly of English and Spaniards, or natives of South
America.
Robinson and his fire companions, who left the pri-
vateer off Wilmington bar, have been apprehended at
Smithville, North Carolina, and 4 of the 1.5 or 16 who
had previously left her, are also in custody at Wanting.
ton, North Carolina.
Charleston, (South Carolina), June 14.—The panic's-
lars of the piratical proceedings of the seamen now in
confinement at George town and this place are gradually
developing. A letter received yesterday from the farmer
place states, that one of the six in confinement there
has turned States' evidence, that much property belong-
ing to them has been seized, and that several of the
crew of their accomplices have escaped into the iate-
rior.

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death at New Orleans, oontessed that tney coutposed
part of the crew of the above pilot-boat Patriot that,
after being at sea two or three days, and seer the
shore, they then rose upon the captain and passengers,
and confined them below ; when they stood close in
shore, and after plundering the passengers of a consider-
able sum of money and plate, belonging mostly to Mrs.
Allston, they launched the boat and scuttled the vessel,
which soon tilled and went down, with the unfortunate
inmates confined below 1 The dreadful tragedy was
performed in the dead of night. These wretches suc-
ceeded in reaching the shore with the boat, and had
thus far escaped detection and punishment of this hor-
rible crime.

New York, June 23.—Last night a fire broke out in the
city ofTroy, which has laid in ruins one-third oldie fairest
portion of that flourishing city. The number of build-
ings destroyed is about 120, among which are some of
the best dwellings, and a great portion of the largest and
most substantial fire-proof stores and storehouses. On
River, or Main Street, all the stores and buildings of
every kind oil the west side, and extending to the
water's edge, from Gale's store to 1)r. Corning's, both
of which a►e saved; and on the east side, frun Congress
Street to and including Parker's book store, are destroyed;
as are all the buildings, except two (the Troy bank and
a dwelling-house), on the west side of Front or Second
Street to the same extent as on the side east of Main
Street; and the estimated loss is a million of dollars. It
was about sunset when the news reached Albany; many
of our citizens immediately went to the assistance of
their unfortunate neighbours, and several of our engine
companies went with their engines . It was Heat 11
o'clock when the fire was got under.

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
W. Wilkinson, Old Broad Street, ship broker, from July 15
Sept.to 2.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
J. Bell, North Shield., ship owner.
J. Yates, Burnley, Lancashire, money scrivener.
BANKRUPTS.
T. A. Phillips, Ardwick. Lancashire, common brewer. Sols.
Messrs. Wright and Cole, Temple.
T. Freeman and H. H. Jones. Worcester, tallow chandlers.
Sols. Messrs. Cardale and Co., Holborn Court, Gray's Inn.
J. Sewell. Egremont, Cumberland, innkeeper. SQL Mr.
Armstrong, Staple Inn.
A. Moses, Fleur De Lis Street, Spitfire/ids, feather manufac-
turer. Sol. Mr. Nobler, WalbrooL
J. Tome. Bristol. woollen theta. Sob. Messrs. Clarke,
Richard% awl ModarM.Clamoury lamo.
B. Akira:Om. Wiffietimatano. Wilier. Sob. Mews.
Oregon and ramitorooo. Angel Coot. Thropoorlas Street-
J. Milhogra, Coda Street, Heaimbilltla,jowellor. SQL Mr.
Isaaw. Mama throot, Goodman's nab.
n% . and J. Gioaroo. Nottingham, merchants. Sob. Maw.
C and Co., Great Queen Street.Street.tittsdrLittle Newport Street, haberdasher. Sole Mr. Law.
ledge, Gray's Inn Lane.
DIVIDENDS.

August 15. D. Richards, Jewin Street, Cripplegate. woollen
draper-1. W. Darla, Newbury. upholsterer-1. .1. HsiLida.
Romney Terrace, Herssfarry Road, Mesoninster.
W. W. Atkins, Alcester. Warwickshire. grocer-19, T. Dawes,
Yoxall. Staffordshire, tape manufacturers's/16, H. Lambda sad
W. Collins, Two mite Hill, G lona tcrshiv., MIDMAINIMONON,•
17, W. Walker, Norwich, bricklayer-15, W. Southey, MR-
nington Lane, dealer-19, G. Ettershank, Dorking,
—lB, J. Humphries, Birmingham, merchant-17, J.asstrr
Tuckett, Bristol, grocers-16, R. ander, Ilorsforth, Yorkshire.
drysalter-28. H. J. Hunt, Esming, Suffolk, miller-16. F.
Deakin and J. Oughton. Deritend, Warwick. wire drawers.
CERTIFICATES to be granted Aug. 15.
R. W. Lindop. Badnall, Staffordshire, dealer—G. Loves,
Commercial Buildings, Mincing Lane, wine merchant—N. B.
Johnson, Birmingham, mattress manufacturer—W. Henley,
Holywell Street, Strand, silk mercer—G. Elliott, Rochester,
grocer-W. S. Litler, Eccltalia, Staffordshire, sehoolmaster—
G. Leicester Square, tailor.

FREACH PAPERS.

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Pain, JULY 25.—The Genoese papers only
notice the Revolution of Naples, by saying that the
latest adviccs from Naples mention that a change
has taken place in the ministry, and that the whole
political system of the kingdom is on the eve of re-
generation.
Letters from Majorca of the 9th instant import
that the plague continued its ravages at San Serve,
Arta, and Cape de Peru, but it had not made much
prowess at San Lorenzo. The rest of the island is
in good health. The report at Palms, on the 2d
of July, stated the deaths at 44, recovered 3, sick
150: _ _

The four infected villages contained, previously to
the visitation, 7,564 inhabitants, viz. San Servera,
1,684 ; Arta, 3626 ; Sun Lorenzo, 1,075 ; and
Cape de Peru, 1,179; of this number 1;250 per-
sons had died from the commencement of the malady
to the 2d of July inclusively.
The province of Catalonia had sent up, to the
9th inst. to the Board of Health at Majorca, a dona-
tion of 183,00 francs. This sum was distributed
among the unfortunate inhabitants, who were in
want of common necessaries, and the troops who
form the line of demarcation. The service of the
military is of great importance, as it may be the
means of preserving the continent from the dreadful
scourge with which it is threatened.
A private letter front Toulouse says, that a Swiss
regiment (Steigner's) marched from the garrison of
that city on the 20th July, to reinforce the cordon
on the frontier. This reinforcement is rendered ne-
cessary, it is reported, from the cordon of health on
the island of Majorca having been forced.
The Momiteur contains a royal ordinance, dated
the 19th instant, appointing several new prefects,
and authorizing an interchange of jurisdiction be-
tween others ; two have been susperseded and called
to fill the functions of Masters of Requests ; three
have been superseded without any motives being as-
signed , and the resignation of one has been ac-
cePted•
On Sunday it was reported that M. Hyde de Neu-
vale was appointed ambassador at the Court of the
Bruns, and that the Marquis de Riviere would
give up the embassy at Constantinople to succeed
the deceased Count de Puysegur in quality of Cap-
tain of the Guards of his Royal Highness Mon.
ions.

In the sitting of the Cortes on the 11th, a pro-
ject of law, which had been submitted to that Sia.
nimbly in 1814, was again brought before them.—
It relates to inalienable property (eieculadimsec.)—
The deputies Ledenna and Giraloo having observed
that before discussing this important question it
would be useful to have the instructions of the
Grandees of Spain on the restriction of their entails
(esqforaes), it was answered that the Committee
were empowered to obtain whatever was necessary
for giving them information on the subject with
which they were charged. The Deputy Isturis then
nada a proposition, the object of which was
that the Cortes should declare every species of pro-
perty alienable.
The Minister of Justice, in his report to the Cor-
tes respecting his department, stated, that the King
had dupla of some prebendaries, to recompense
rewpersecuted as partisans of the constitution.
arded, that his Majesty had taken means to pre-
vent the convents of the Jesuits from being increased
in number. Finally, his Majesty bad determined
that the Jesuists should not, in future, interfere
with public education.
Several canons have been arrested at Seville, for
being concerned in the late attempts there to subvert
the constitution. One of the ex-Deputies arrested
in that city, Ostolassa, was confessor to Ferdinand
during his captivity at Valencay, and has since been
rendered notorious by a politico-moral sermon,
reached at Cadiz, and profusely circulated through-
out the whole of Spain.
Accounts from Galicia say that a conspiracy has
been discovered at St. !ago de Compostello ; in con-
sequence of which several persons of distinction
have been arrested.

Riego, who sucmeded Quiroga as commander of
the army in the Isla de Leon, arrived at Cadiz on
the sth instant.

The Duke of Gordon was last week married, at
the kirk of Fochabers, to Mrs. Christie, a person
about 40 years of age, and with whom the Noble
Duke has been intimately acquainted for many
years. Mrs Christie has one son and three daughters.
If she now should have a son, he would succeed to
the Dukedom on the failure of issue-male by the
Marquis of Huntley.
On Thursday, the wife of a g►entleman's servant
was safely delivered of three fine boys, at
the British Lying-in Hospital, in Brownlow• street,
who, with the mother, arc likely to do well.

The widow of Arthur Thistiewood has returned
to hes friends at Horneastle, and is accompanied by
the illegitimate son of her late husband.