The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-10 00:00:00

PIE ler.

By the following account. extracted front the Nets
York Ga elle of the 11th ult. it appears that the
Peacock American ship of war was at Matanzas in
the middle of September, and that the Porpoise and
tosisiana schooners sailed from liavannith on the
-19th of Slitember, in company with the &sod Bri-
tish brig of war, in search of pirates; so that the
Americans, with their small navy, had ihreC vessels
to one British off Cuba, for the protection of trade.
—Would such things be credited during any other
Naval administration than the present? . _ .

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The following account of piracies is contained in
the Charlebton Cilq Galelle ot the 28th of Septem-
ber, as furnished by an arrival from 1-lavanuah of
Vie I 9tlt
A French trig, fmm Tarragona fur Ilawannah, arrived there
on the ot Selitimmer. She hell been ruble:. of all her cargo,
sails, riggtng, cable- cloths. Air. by pirates. In her, C.iptain
H.drison, late ot the acliouner Mentor, us' Philadelphia, his
crew, and Mr. Halsey (4 passenger in the .31ridiur), arrived.—
The Mt',, ,r was hunt Cult att-Pratt bur Iluvannah, with a vain-
ahle cargo of tobacco, India gm: specie, Ate. and was captured
by the same gang, who kept vessel and cargu—the Captain and
all on board iobbed of every at time belonging to them ; their per-
sons were must crue:ly treated, after whion they were pu: on
board the French brig, with live days' provisiuris, and arrivvil in
a destitute condition. The manic cuing had also capturd two
}Mauves-so brigs how Brazil, tumuli with jerked beef, lid Ha-
t annad ' • and binding nu sale fur their car;.„ues, sutferA them to
proceed after robbing tlizm of whatever articles they fancied.—
They arrived heti:re the Fdis sailed. They had also captured
two English schooner: trim Nassau for Nsuvita4, with dry gond-,
which the captain iarisoined for 3,otiu dollars each, and were then
allowed w krossed. The force of this piratical le,t is one

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schooner of in tong, S guns, and So men, and another schooner
ofzir tons, one gun on a pivot, and ?3 men—the crews all :loan ish
and Portuguese. Their rendezvous is generally between Key
and Caya Remana (in the I.)abania chianti), where they
lay at anchor, and capture all vessels that pass through the
channel. Captain Harrison and Mr. Halsey informed, cult all
the cargo:s they captured were disposed of to merchants or scowl.
drels from Nt:uvitsit and Principe, who repair on board with
specie, make their purchases, and carry them direct to their
places of rcaatlence. His Brit tonic Alajesty'a brig of war Scout,
and the United States' schooners Porpoise and Ltlailtitaki• sailed
on the 19th in pinsuit of them. Captaiu Harrison is a volunteer
on board the Lostioialus, which vmsel was to call oil .I.lantanzas,
to join the l'ascu.* at Alantaazas, and get a reinforcement °linen
from her.

NEW 10111 K, OCT. IL—Captain Murphy arrived at New
York from liavannali, whence he sailed on the wd ult. intimns
dal a patriot privateer schooner had fallen in with a piratical
schooner alongside of a brig .viiich was anchored on the coast,
and not percusing another piratical schooner at anchor under the
rocks, with a view of assisting the brig, which she supposed the
first pirate was pillaging, ran alongside and attempted to capture
her, when the latter pirate ran out. and both suixeedel in car.
tying her. It was supposed every person on board was put to
t:eatii. (Inc of the pirates mounted three guns, and had 40 men,
nd the other six guns, and had so men.

DUBLIN, Nov. s.—College-green was crowded
to excess throughout the whole of yesterday. At
hulf-poet ten in the morning, a stout ferocious
laoking fellow, decorated in Orange trappings, and
sttended by several of the party, (woe down Dame-
street, probably from the lodge in Werburgh-street,
and paraded round the statue. Two police magis-
trates were present at the time. was permitted
to make his circuit without interruption, but when
he had gone round the pedestal, one of the horse-
patrole compelled him to fly, and pursued him.—
We did not learn that he was taken in custody.—
The lower orders of the Orangemen, who were col-
lected in considerable numbers, were occasionally
noisy and troublesome in the course of the day, and
from the time the night set in until about half-past
eleven, when the police compelled the crowd to dis-
perse, they used every exertion to create riot and
disturbance : and actually succeeded in causing much
alarm and inconvenience to passengers, and the in-
habitants of the neighbourhood.

NEW LONDON 13atoos.-1n the course of the week,
the liridgehouse CO4 00000 itiee, will enter into an eXi
ni-
natton of the fife plans fur a new bridge, sent in for their
decis,on. ire they entered int() their task, the Coin-
mince adopted an ingenious and etlectail plan to prevent
paitiality iii their selection, and to frustrate the ell irts of
those who would have exercised strong interest in favour
of particular plans. It was at first arranged, that each
design should have a particular motto. The name and
address of the artists were written in a sealed letter,
which was indorsed with the same motto. It was soon
found, that although the names of the artists were not
mentioned, persons were disposed to exert themselves
powerfully m favour of those designs having particular
ammo,. 'nit Committee, to put a stop to thus system,
before they eXa sinned one 01 the des*iis, caused all the
motun upon them to Ise erased by two cmifidential per-
sons, and [somber' to be substituted. A private account
Was taken of the numbers thus substi:tited for the mot-
tos, which account Was immediately sealed up, and it
will not be opened until a decisioii has taken place.—
Other precautions have been adopted by theeolllinittee,
to the best of whose,Polattient the public may rely.utsm
an impartial choice. The Committee; however, to
whose pursuits matters of this kind are foretgo, do not
intend to take the whole responsibility of a decision upon
themselves. I hey made application to the Board of
Winks that they, as a public body of scientific and
practical men, would examine the plans for the new
bridge, and .I.ite their upon theta, for the ben, fr.
of the public. Tile Hoard, however, declined taking
upon the mo:lees the task, and the Curumiuer has..., in
consequence, deterninieu upon applying to a unmoor of
men in SClelice, artlineels, engineers, and surveyors, Ft)
whose opinion anti advice they will be principally
guided iii this nia tier, in which the credit of the city is
so h at stake.

CAPTURE OF A POACHER —l'3Ul ArOlSlrollit, who
for a considerable how 'traded a gang of desperate
poachers, on the moors iii the vicinity or 11..rii ird
tie, and for wisest api:relietision ri (Opt; proclamation
was issued, ollering a reward of 100 guineas, was to the
early part of last Captured and conveyed to the
House of Correction at North.'Hermit. Ile was, at the
Lust sessions held there, arraianed upon au indictment,
found against him neatly six years since, tor a violent
assault upon a constable, hi the execution of kis dirty, to
which he pleaded Not Guilty, said having been only one
day in custody, Mr. William Dawkins, of B anvil Cas-
a., attended on the part of the prosecution, when the
Court was unwed to put off the trial of the prisoner till
the next sessions, the Court riving liiin an opportunity of
finding hail, on giving 48 hours notice to the solicitor
for the prosecution. A true hill has been found against
him at the psi Lent assizes at York, for a riot, &c. in
the parish of Grimm', by assembling with the windier
of 40 or more armed, and continuing so armed for the
space of twit is -; on which last milicimuit he will
take his trial at the ensuing assizes at York.
Oa Thursday last, information was given at Hatton-
garden police office, that John Harris, a private soldier
in the 2rl regtenent of loot, now stationed in Ireland, but
ho lived as servant with Col. De Burgb, in Groseeimr-
place, had deserted, orbiting his master of property to the
•11101/111, of 6001. in Batik of England notes, besides jew-
ellery to a large amount, among which was a diamond
rrg, transparent set, one stone of which weighed be-
tween lour and lire carats. The villain, of whom a
description was given, is a native of Dorset, and lived as
confiaential servant with his Colonel for a considerable
time, and was in the habit of receiving large sums of
motley on his master's account at Messrs. Cox and
Greenwood, army agents, Craig',-court, Charing-cross.
A reward has been offered fur his apprehension.

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