The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-16 00:00:00

pay 200,000 dollars to the Government of the Low
Countries. The Dutch squadron consisted of four
ships. There was no action. Captain Mames, of the
galliot Dorothea, Which has put into Cette, furnishli
these particulars.
Letters frorrT-.Cetta, hf the fatnte &ite, state, that cot-
seurs under Barbary colours have continued fresh in-
sults on the Spanish and Dutch flags.
To this is added a proclamation from La Vendee to
prevent insurrection in that quarter.

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PRUSSIA.
BirtVlTOslinitn, TllCc. I.—The &St increase in nta-
tntraetoritts which the kingdom of Prussia has obtained
by the corporation of the industrious duchy of Berg—
of the productive provinces on the Rhine-4w the reco-
very of the manufactories of iron and steel of'Westpha-
lia—:.of the bleach-fields of Bielefeld—of the linen and
damask manufactories of Ravensberg, which Frederick
the Great used to call his good spinning country, and
the new commercial relationsin general, have made a
DM office necessary, specially charged with this depart-
Moat This post has been given to Mr. Knuth, Coun-
aellsir of State, under the title of Commissioner of
Tads and Menufaetures. The important questions
*MIA have already been brought forward respecting
fbreign calumny, and the system to be adopted by
Frit/nisi, obtain by means of this new office, which has
at its disposal all authentic accounts, tables, and ar-
chives, a desirable organ, which guarantees to the So-
vereign and the Ministerial Department u mature exa-
mination of all 'proposals that may be made, and at the
alone time a never.failing source, from which the riches
furnished by experience toward commercial legislation
may be drawn.
STuTGADD, Nov. 26.—The Queen Dowager took
.up her abode on the 14th at Ludwigsburg. and Count
Von Dillon entered on his office there, as Grand Mao.
tor of the Household.

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AMERICA.
September 2R, a fire brake out at the New Assembly-
tnom in New Orleals, which in less than three hours
destroyed the greater part of three squares of the city,
includitv the New Theatre, before its progress could
he stopped. If the wind had not fortunately shifted, the
whole of the vlace would have been destroyed. The
National Intellrgeacer states, that the Congress frigate
was preparing to proceed to the Gulf of Mexico, to pro-
tect the Americaa trade in that quarter. A British
commercial house is said to have offered to supply the
United States Bank with 10,000,000 of dollars, to be'
exchanged for stock, at the rate of 4s. Bd. sterling per
dollar. An account had been published at the Havantuth
of the defeat of a body of the Mexican insurgents,
amounting to between 4 and 5000 men, who had at-
tacked the new Viceroy on Ids march from Vera Cruz
to Mexico. The loss of the insurgents is stated at seventy
prisoners, and a considerable number killed and wound-
ed the "Viceroy lost about 100 in killed, wounded,
and prisoners. The royalists after the action, marched
to kilnilaper, from whence they were to proceed shortly
to Means. According to advices of the 15th September
bans Boquilla de Para, a Spanish flotilla had been re-
pulied, with some loss, in an attempt to seize that place.
The Insurgents are also stated to have repulsed the
Royalists at Orisava, and have occupied the villages on
the coast to the southward of Vera Crux. Letters of the
26th September from Curacoa state, that another land..
ing -had. been effected by the Patriots of the Spanish
Malts, and that they had obtained possession of Barce-
lona, after defeating the Royalists, under Gen. Lopez.
The Patriots were headed by Pier, hfonago, and Marino.
—On the• defeat of Lopes, the inhabitants of Barcelona
who espoused the royal cause embarked fbr Cumana
end Languira. Lopez marched with the remnant of his
iroops to join General Morales, who had posted about
four leagues from Cumana. if the junction could be ef-
feetill it was supposed that the 'united force would im-
nsediitely march upon Barcelona and that the Patriots
would again be dislodged.- Accounts: from Languira
to 'the Stb October mention a report that the event
thus anticipated had actually occurred, and that the
Patriots, en the approach of the Royalists, hod, Idler
phritderlisethe )dace, abandoned it with great Fedi.
pftatlon. nwee iticennts- 'state, that the action above
alluded to took place on the 10th of September. The
Patriots tdettatted to between 1500 and f.'ooo, and thy'
'ysflitittlinta 1200 to 1500 in number ; the latter last
froatll 'to 900. in lilted, wounded, and prisoners. It
lON geiseintlY believed at Isangtira _that the Patriots
were combo by Sir • Ginger M'Gregor, and, of
course, ollfeial *stimuli of' his having been
killed in the baffle of file 2tl. Await • Quebteditta,
Was false. An 'article howevir, of the' . -
*from Ttioldadtbollftl‘slhaNalytof4ds
fallen -

DECF,Mnr,a

In the General Assembly, on the 29th of August, se-
veral messages .from the Governor were delivered con-
taining copies of the addresses of the Ilmses of Lords
and Commons to the Prince Regent on the late insur-
rection ; and a dispatch froth Lord Bathurst, with a re-
commendation to the Legislative Council and Geoend
Assembly, to meet the views of the Sovereign and pa-
rent sti.te, by passing such arts as may be beneficial to
the true interest of Barbadoes.

Mr. Mayers congratulated the house in having in a
bill under consideration anticipatod the views of the Bri.
tish Government, by the adoption of measures to aseer.
tain more particularly the slave population.

It was agreed that an answer should be returned to
the Governor's message on the Plowing day.
The house then went into a Committee on the bill
alluded to.

The 'Speaker, in addressing the Committee, observed,
that to the present bill, which was free from the ob-
noxious clauses Mr. Wilberforce had introduced into his
in the House of Commons, and particularly of that in-
decent clause which scented to ha% e been unnecessnrily
inserted, merely forthepurpose ofinsuhing theirfivlino.s,
he had no objection. Though no Africans had. beenP
illicitly imported, and though it was impossible, to smug-
gle any into the island, yet that was not o well known
in England. The passing of the act would therefore
remove all suspicion. After commenting strongly on
the conduct of the African Institution, he concludettby
giving his support to the bill.
Mr. Jordan agreed in opinion with the Speaker, con-
ceiving that there could be no fair objection to the adop-
tion of this bill, since it was divested of the heavy ex-
penses, and the noxious clauses of Mr. Wilberforce's
measure.

The clauses were then read, and agreed to unani.
mouslv.
On the 28th, the Assinahly ordered an answer to the
Governor's messages to be presented, in which they
informed his Excellency, that the earliest attention
would be paid to the recommendations contained there.
in ; anu that they had the satisfaction of informing
him, that a bill had been already introduced, embrac-
ing all the objects recommended, which bill bad passed
through its first stages, and was in further progress.
The House then proceeded to the further considers.
don of the Slave Population Bill.
Mr. Mayers thought, that the appointment of the
persons to receive and transmit lists of slaves should be
left to the Commander in Chief, instead of to the re-
presentatives, and moved to amend the bill accordingly.
This amendment was tarried.

Mr. Jordan, seconded by Mr. Mayers, ?noted that
the blank in the .sth clause be filled up with the sum
'of 1001. penalty for each slave omitted to be given in.
Agreed to, and the clause passed unanimously.
The remaining clauses were agreed to non. con.

ADMIRAL BROWN.—" The Hercules, Commodore
Brown, arrived at Barbadoes towards the end of Sep-
tember; at the same time Ills Majesty's ship the Ika-
ver, Capt. Stirling, came in froth a cruise. 'The Cus-
tom-house officers went on board the Hercules, but nut
being able to read Spanish, or being otherwise deceived,
they did not seize her; and Sir James Leith ordered
her to quit the Island. By some circumstances Capt.
Stirling's suspicions were excited, and on searching her
papers he found out who she was, and Brown acknow.
'edged he had abandoned the cause of Buenos-Ayres,
and was seeking a port to dispose of his cargq. The
only commissions he had were, a esramission for ano-
ther vessel, and one to a person not on board. Captain
Stirling, therefore, seized her under the navigation
laws, and carried her to the Admiral at Antigua, who
approved of what he had done. The Hercules mounts
2 guns and has 56 men, with a valuable cargo of
quicksilver, silks, steel, dry goods, and spice, supposed
worth a million of dollars, the produce of plundered
towns and vessels in the Pacific Ocean. The lawyers
have no doubt of her confiscation ; but there appears
much doubt of what is to be done with Admiral Brown
and his crew, whether or not they are to Ise sent home
and tried as pirates."
AMD ROOKS.—Extract from A
private Letter, dated Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dec. Q.—
" A verj young Gentleman, an Officer of Dragoons,
was last week pgeoned at Calais, by men who assume
the rank of Gentlemen, of several thousand pounds at
billiards. From the know character of the players, it
was evident unfitir means had been used, anti that men
who could not pay 500/. if lost, were staking bets which
we understand ultimately amounted to 19,000! In