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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Castlereagh's house in St. James's-square, where he took 1
in that Noble Lord, and they proceeded together to..
Putney Heath, near the border of Wimbledon Common.
Mr. Canning left Gloucester-lodge at five o'clock, for the
same destination. He went in a currick, which was driven
bv the servant .who accompanied him, Mr. George Rose
Ellis attended on the ground as Mr. Canning's friend, and:
Mr. Home as surgeon. It is said that the whole party went
into the Earl of Yarmouth's house,.and remained there half
an hour, for the purpose of concerting more effectually the
objects of the meeting, and, if possible, to conciliate
matters: The hostile result being ineivitable, the'parties
passed through the gardens to the heath in the rear of the
house. The ground was measured, and• the first shots ex-
changed by signal; without effect. After some fresh, but
ineffectual attempts at conciliation, another fire took place,
and on the exchange of the second shot, Mr. Canning re-
ceived the wound in the right thigh, which, we are happy
to state, though serious, is not dangerous. We understand
that Mr. Canning still,stood on his post, as if waiting for
another shot; when the blood from his wound was per-
ceived flowing copiously through his dress (nankeen
trowsers), when the SCCOPN immediately interposed, and
he was taken off the ground. He was able to walk, with
assistance,into Lord Yarmouth's house, where a temporary
dressing and bandage was applied, and he was thence con-
veyed back, in the same carriage, by the same servant who •
brought him to the Fround, to Gloucester Lodge, Bromp-
ton, where he continues, attended by Mr. Home, whose.
replies to the constant and numerous inquirers respectAT
the health of his distinguished patient arc, we are happy to
state, of the most satisfactory nature. The ball passed ,
through on the outside of the hone, leaving the principal
blood-vessels untouched. It was reported that a bit of
cloth had entered with the bag, and remaine3 still unex-
tracted ; but this, we are assured. is untrue. Lord Castle-
reagh arrived in the course of the morning at his house in
St. James's-square; accompanied by Lord Yarmouth. His
Lordship was, shortly after his arrival, visited by the Earl
of Liverpool, and in the afternoon went to join Lady
Castlereagh at Stanmore. His Lordship, it is said, had
a narrow escape, the button on the right lappel of his
coat having been shot off. .

TUESDAY'S LOXDON GAZETTE.

GENERAL ORDER.

Horse Guards, Sept. 18.
It is his Majesty's command, that all Officers belonging to re-
giments stationed in the Island of Walcheren, shall immediately
join their regiments; and they are positively ordered to repair
fo►r that purpose forthwith to Deal, from whence the means will
he furnished to them of proceeding to their respective corps.
The only exceptions to this General Order are, those Officers
who are absent oa a regular certificate of 111 health.
By command of the Right lion. the Commander in Chief.
HARRY CA Lir CRT, Adjutant-General.

admirally-Ofice, Sept. 19.

Ii is Majesty's sloop Rnnne Citoyeone,
Halifax, Aug. 1, 1809.

Ste---I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information
of my Lords Cotninivdoners of the Admiralty, that on the 18th
day of June, having sailed from Spit head in compan with his
'Majesty's ship Inflexible, and the Quebec trade, on the 2d of
July. in 1at..1.1, deg. North, lung. 27 deg. We.t, I had the mis-
fortune to lose sight of the convoy in reconnoitring a strange sus.
pirious sail astern, and by traversing between the parallels of
43 and 44 otei;rees North, edging to the West ward in priportion
to the distance 1 supposed they would sail wirh such w in
order to regain the fleet, I had the good fortune, on the sth, at
three P. M. in lat. 4S deg. 41 minutes North, and long. n 4 West,
to fall in with a French frigate in the :let of Inking possession of
a large English merchant ship. which they shortly relinquished
on! our approach, and steered to the Northward under tt press of
6;111. Finding they did not answer the private signal, l imme-
diately bore up in pursuit, and, after a chime 0.18 hours, at 25

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minutes past nine A. AI, on the 6t a, had the satisfaction W lzy
his Majesty's sloop alongside n 'thin pistol-shot of the enemy,
who bud brought-to to ettinge us.
A brisk cannonade with Tirana and grape immediate?). errs-
menced, and the combat continued with ana2itoe..l fury. gra-
dually closing until sixteen minotes past foot-, I'. M. when oer
powder being nearly all ex pended,'l determined to carry her by
boarding with all haeds, and at the instant of Saying her aboard
for that purpose, they called out they- had stirrend!.red, and
struck their colours to his Majesty's slovp. Thus ended a con-
flict ishstinately maintained for six boors and fifty minters, tier-
ing which the enemy fired away more than ~eventy broast,sides,
whilst his Majesty's sloop, not less sparing, discharged one hun-
dred and twenty-nine destructive broadsides, alternately fr,ort
the starboard and larboard sides, as circumstances wrath: permit
me to charter. her position with advantage, s as to avoid the
necessity of slackening our fire from the guns being over-heat: of,
three of which were d4moneted and rendered•useless early its the
action. She proved to be La Furicuse, a French frigate of the
largest class, that escaped from the Saintes on the IA April,
r:1 commandel"y Captain be Nlarant Ker Daniel, pierced for 48
guns, but having only te..elve42-pound carronades and two leog
24-pounders on the main deck, with six of smaller cnlibr'; 40
soldiers at small arms, her full proportion of otfieers, and a com-
plement of 200 men, besiAes the Camel, two Lieutenants, and a
detachment of the 66th regiment of the line; rarity loaded with
sugar and coffee, and sailed from Basle Terre the Juue,
bound to France; is seven years old, and sails very fast.
After a hard contested action, a most arduous duty still re.
mained to be performed. On taking possessing, we found the
frigate in a most perlinusstate, with 14 shot-holes between wind
and water, and five feet water in her hold; her topmasts, and
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, all her yards (except the cross-jack and spritsail) shot away,
and her lower masts so badly wounded as to render it almost
im-
possible to prevent them from falling, with more time 70 men
killed and wounded ; whilst his Majesty's sloop was reduced
to a mere wreck, having all her lower masts badly wounded in
several places, as well as the fore and main
.to,plitasts and mizen
topmast shot away, nearly all the standing and every imrt of the
running rigging, sails, boats, &c. cut to.pieces. After securing
tiv prisoners (the weather being very favourable during the
night), by the exertions of Mr. Sandom, Second Lieutenant, and
Mr. Atwater, the carpenter, several of the most eangi.srous shut-
holes were stopped, so ,as to enable them to keep the ship free;
hut all their etforts to save her masts proved ineffectual, as the
main and mizen-masts went over hoard the next day, leaving
the bare foremast standing, wounded in three places.
The indefatigable exertions of every Officer and man in the
Bonne Citoyetme in fishing and securing her masts, so as to he
able to take the frigate in tow, and surmounting every other
difficulty, merits my warmest praise and admiration; and I .fen 1
highly gratified io reporting to their Lordship, that nothing
could exceed the animated•zeal and unwearied intrepidity of the
officers, seamen. and royal marines, w horn 1 have the honour to
command, in a contest with an enemy apparently of so great a
superiority of force; and 1 beg particularly to mention the able
assistance that 1 received from Mr. Sy Ines. the first, Mr. Sa adorn,
the second Lieutenant, and Mr. IV illiateson, the Master, which
contributed. greatly to the success of the action. Mr. Scott, the
Purser, Mr. John Black, and Mr. M`Auley, passengers, in the
handsomest manuer volunteered their services, assisted at the
guns, and a herever they could make themselves most usefoi ;
and Mr. Stewart, the surgeon, deserves much praise fur his
humanity and great attention to our own as well as the v. ounded
prisoners; indeed the patience with which all hands have borne
the extreme fatigue and privation of being constantly On deck
for 25 days and nights, does them infinite credit, and urges me to
so long a detail.
Thus circumstanced, I was induced to make the best of my
way to this port, where I arrived with the prize nu the Ist inst.;
the Bonne Ciwynne requiring three lower masts, tois.u4a,l.,
eze. to enable her to proceed ia the prosecution of their Lord-
shipg's orders. 1 have the homier herewith to inclose a tist of we
killed and wounded, and 1 am happy to say our loss has heeu
inconceivably small, which 1 can attri hu t e Orly to the lowoess
of the Bonne Citoyenne's hull, mid heillg gu ClI1St! Wider the,
enemy's guns. 1 have the honour to be, 54c.
. Mot/Nati.
.
A List of the Kilted and Wounded on board ills rajosty'a.slonp
Bonne Citoyonne, William Monnvy, Ohm:v :tuber lathe
Action with La Turieuse, on the. 6th July, 1609,
William Palo's, sennnin, killed ; Jaooh Anderson, sraima
badly wounded ► Robert carts ssastaaa, ditto 1 ILlbtli LAW 011(4