The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Lord Petty gave notice, that on Monday he should move an
Address to his Nla ject y, for disp:ttches, or extract of di-patches,
received by Ministc rs. relative to the ratification of the Treat)
with the United States.
Sir A. Pigott gave a notice similar to that of Mr. ilden, for a
list of all neutral; brought into thiscountry, or who came into it,
and allowed to depart, on Biting bonds.
Mr. Ilwki,son brought up the Bill, carrying, into effect the
Late Orders in Council, which was read a first, and ordered to
be read a second time WI TMA:I.V.

Mr. Ponsonhy intimated, that he should debate the principle
of the Bill in that stage.
The Curate's Suspension Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Exchequer Bills Regulation Bill was read a third time
and pas,ed.
An Account was presented from the Exchequer of the Interest
paid on Exchequer Bills for the last three year,.
Several Accounts of Rum imported from the West Indies, ex
ported from Great Britain, and cousumed at home, for the la.,t
three years, were ordered.-- kdiourned till Monday.

PRO ‘' IN C lALS.

CimnrunGr, Fro. s.—The Rev. Edward Pearson. rector
of Rempstone, Notts, and formerly Fellow and Tutor of
Sydney College, was on Sunday unanimously elected Master
of that soeiet.—The late Dr. Smith's prizes of 251. each, for
two emmuencing Bachelors of Arts, proficients in mathematics
and natural philosophy, are this year adjudged to Mr. Bick-
ersteth, of Caius, and Mr. M. Bland, of St. .Itihn's, the first
and second wranglers.—T he subjects appointed h. the N
ice-
Chaucellor for Sir Wm. Browne's prize medals, for the presce,t
)ear, are for the epigrams, Bratns
expulsion nom regna pub. nicto.—Sa pphics, Vtri,
cut:l;i(

At the Annual Meeting of the Bath and West of England
Agricultural Society in December last, Mr. Sitwell made the
following commur.ieati 111 l :--`• Mr. Sitwell has found, that a
disease in CaI%TS, Called the Norrl lit, or an inflammation of
the navel4tring, that lakes place between the first and chilli 41:i
after birth, is very presalent in various distriai, and in errs
instance fatal. lie has been fortunate to find a cure, which is
as follows :—lmmediately on the calf being taken ill, he r.i%es.
in one table spoonful of bark, 150 drops of laudanum, and one
wise glass of port-wine. 1:-.try four hours he foments the in-
flamed part with marsh mallows, or camomile flowers. The
follow ing morning lie Ake', in new milk, two tea-spoonfals of
rhubarb. lle repeats the bark, laudanum, and wine at night.
and the rhubarb the following morning; which has hitherto
effected a cure. Mr. Sitwell ste4gested, that tying a ligature
round the navel string immediately after birth, and cutting nil'
the remaining part, may he id some degree a watts of preven-
tion, but nut to be depended tutu "
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Fifteen thousand acres of laud were inundated on the coat of
Sutli►lk, by the hi:0111de of the 11th ult. The damage done to
the buildings and stork 1, incalculable.
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Oil of anv kiwi mad• be purified by mixing it with an equal
quantity of water in which oak bark, or some other miming, has
been infused, agitating it violeatly. and apply in., to the liquid a
boiling heat for about a quarter of au hour, lieu the oil is to
beA-ununed off.--The refuse of fish-oil. from the above process,
is used in making plaster or stucco, or in paints, putty, &e. ; it
is likewise an excellent ingredieat for blacking for leather, such
refuse being insoluble in water, and consequently resisting
water.

Sarah Smith, the Sussex Sleeping Sylvana, otherwise rolled
the Steepiug geatity, has again fell under the influence of
Morpheus, at a public house at Horsham, from whence she
was removed to the poor house, where she yet remains io a
dormant state. An operation has been suggested by eminent
Ceutlemen of the Faculty, but which the unfortunate young
oman has hitherto positively refused to undergo.
.1 person named Robins, a considerable dairy-farmer at
Brineard's-hill, near Wootton-Basset, was in the daily practice
of drink iog to great exce,s, and in fits of inebriety, be would
often bea, his w Ile most cruelly, and threatzn to kill her. On
Sunday se'nuight the poor woman had expressed her fears that
he would put his threats in execution, and had particularly re-
quested one of time men-ser%ants to sleep in the house ; but this
request, unfortunately. was not attended to, and no one was in
the house that night but Robins and hi ite. On Monday
morning, at break of day, the first labourer that went to

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discovered Robins sitting bv the hearth-sid,g, in the back
kitchen, and near him his wife, ling on the ember', burn! in
3 dreadful manner, and quite dead. The murderer It as nppre-
limited, and lodged in Devi Leq
Simmons, the wretch it 1,0 murdered ti'' two ladies, ut ;hid-
ilesdon, a fe‘% months di.'d, it is said, last V. et‘k id
llen-
ford gaol, ravinn- m:id. Ile had, it seems, refused to take huy
food for arveral days helm..

LONDON GAZIITTII EX rit.toRDIN ARV.

Downing-.9reet, reb. 8.

Captain Berkeley, First Aid-de-Camp to General Bowyer,
arrived yesterday morning. at the °Hive of Viscount C::sticrea:!ti,
one of his Majesty's I'rin• ipal Secretaries of State, NI ith a Dis-
patch from the tieneral, of which the following is a copy :
Santa Cruz, Der. Y 7.

Mr Lon n--Ileing- in a state of preparation renslin,•ss to
move a sufficient force against the Danish Islands it, these se.s,,,
in con;equence of our Lordship's dispatch of the sth of Sept.
no time %I al. lost (after the arrival of his Majesty's lino; com-
mands, signified to me by Lord I lawkesburv's letter of Nov.
in sour Lordship's absence, by the Fawn sloop of war, w:.
arrived early on Tuesday morning the 15th inst. at Barba
in embarking the troops at BarbadOeli On board the me,, e!. •• •
appointed to receive them by Rear-Admiral Sir 11ex. C,o•ii •
ho immediately dispatched others to the Islands to leelSa.:,'
take on board such-as were under orders in each of them, wi' •
directions to proceed to the general readezyous, the whole
which, except 100 rank and file of the 90th regiment front St.
1 ;invites, joined the Admiral before or soon after our arrival
off* the Filand of St..rhomas on theVlst inst. It w then tbought
proper to send a summons to Governor ton Scholten, in charge
of Ilrigadier-General Shipley and Capt. Fakir, commanding his
Nlajesty's ship Filiation, to surrender the Islands of St. Thomas,
St. John, and their dependencies, to his Britannic Majesty,
which be did the next day on term!: agreed upon between Ilia)
Major-General Maitland and Capt. Pickmore. of his Ma-
sesty's ship Ramifies, whirls were afterwards approved of and
ratified b% Ilea dmiral the lion. Sir Alex. Cochrane and my-
•elf, r copy of which I have the honour to inclose, and hope
they will meet w ith his 'Majesty's approbation.
hi the ‘234, in the evening, after leaving a garrison of 300 men
of the if ti h regiment, with an Officer and detachment of the
}loyal Artillery, at St. Thomas's, under the command of Briga-
tlier-General Maclean, whom I have also directed to assume
the Civil (Osycrement of the same, until his Majesty's pleasure
is signified thereon, we proceeded to Santa Cruz, the Admiral
havin,z• pre% ion‘ly c.ent hi. Majesty's ship Ethalion, with Briga-
dier-General Shipley. and Captain Fable, to summon that island;
ho returned the next morning, the 2 Ith, with a letter front
the Governor, olferiog to surrender it to his Majesty, provided
we would allow three Danisli Officers to view on board the
ship; the number of troop; brought against it, which we per-
mitted, that hip I...N(1111'111W% military honour might thereby not
hr reflevted oft. These has hig made their report to
their Governor, ruturned early the next looming, the ‘4sth, to the
flag ship with a message, that the f iovernor was willing to treat
for the surrender of the island, when Major-General Maitland
and Capt. l'lrk more were again sent mi shore to settle the terms
of capitulation, a copy of which I also transmit ; which being
approved of by the Admiral and myself, troops were landed,
:sod the forts and bati cries taken ple.session of in the mime of
!cis :llajesty the KMg of the I'nited K ingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, a royal salute being fired on the British colours
being hoisted.
I slotild he ungrateful in the extreme, did T not state to your
Lordship the great and many obligations I conceive myself, the
Officers, and soldiers to be under to Rear- Admiral the lion. Sir
Alex. Cochrane, the Captains and Officers of the Royal Navy,
who have smiversally atforsh.d us every comfortable accommo-
dation in their power, aud 1 am sure much to their own im•on-
venienee.

I am convinced that had it been necessary to have called for
the exertions of the sea and land forces employed upon this
expedition, that they would have added another laurel to the
many already acquired by British salour and discipline.
Copies of the two letters of suntmons, with the nostril
respective Governors, are hereby transmitted, together
return of ordnance, and ordnance stores, taken posse!
b tth at St. Thomas's and Santa Cruz.

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Thus dispatch will be presented to your T.orll.hip by
Berkeley, of the 16th infantry, an intelligent °nicer,

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