The National Register.
London, England, 1812-02-09 00:00:00

E NATIONAL REGISTER.

but according to Of: account of one of the ten sailors, Admiral Rt y.
nolds, conceiving 411 succour impossible, had thrown himself, in despair,
into the sea, and been followed by the greater part of the crew :
those who remained endeavoured to tie one another to pieces of
wood, masts, and yards ; at length they threw themselves into the sea
and attempted to gain th shore, distant about c(M) toises ; but with the
exception of ten, they were all drowned, or crushed to death by the
beating fragments of the wreck. The secretary of Admiral Reynolds
got to land, but expired immediately, from fatigue and cold. 'There
was found on him the portrait of his wife, with her address in London,
and a note requesting those who might find his body to inform her of
his unhappy fate. A child, eight years old, got on shore safe, fa,tened
to a large piece of timber ; his father and mother were on board the
Defence ; they followed him with their eyes, and when they Saw him
reach the land alive, they threw themselves into the waves, and died
together. Four guns, and forty-seven barrels of gunpowder, have
been got from the Defence; and it is expected that a part of the St.
George will be saved.

The trial of Mr. Kirwan, the Catholic Delegate, for a breach of the
Convention Act, finished in Dublin on Thursday se'nnight; n the
Jury, after n tiring tor fifteen minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty.
By the DuNin Papers and private letters of Monday l trt, which ar-
rived on Friday, we find that the Attorney-General has 6ived notice
that it is not the intention of Government to proceed in any or!,er t. tau
for offences against the Convention Act. Conciliari(.; was object
of Government, and as no man could plead ianorance, aftar the law and
the fact had been established by a Jury, they hoped that n more viola-
tions of the law would take place.—Mr. Kirwan was to be brought up
for judgment last Tuesday, but it was announced that the sent. rice
would he a very mild one. We hope these measures of ce•a._.iitation will
produce their desired effect. —llre lives of the Jury who tried r. Kir-
wan are said to have been threatened in anonymous letters. This is a
likely way to secure the impartial administration of justice 4!
Lord Wellington's conduct, in securing Ciudad Rodrigo, has, given
j great offence to sonic of our Journalists. Indeed we are certain that
this NoLleman must he recalled, unless they will prescribe to him some
line ot conduct which they can approve. If he does nothing, they blame
him for wasting his time in inactivity ; and if he gains a battle, or takes
a fortress, they :a: cure him of getting nothing but glory !
The report of an Alliance, Offensive and defensive, between France
and America, requires confirmation. We cannot suppose tue Au;cri-
cans entirely ignorant of the kind of de:flarce Bonaparte extends to his
and we presume they are perfectly acquainted with Cie nature of
his affeesive operations.
The substitute lately discovered for eealnut-tree timber, in the making
of musket stocks, is elm prepared, a areat quantity or which is n:ov at
the Tower, making up ; and two muskets, stocked with it, are no:: ie.:-
fore the Board of Ordnance, for their inspection. The elm stocks,
when thus prepared,are said to have doeble the strength of walnut-tree,
and will be a saving to Government of 80,0001 per MIIIIIIII.
The week before last, on the Change of Belfast, there were offered
rfor sale n 4,000 guineas in gold, the property ot a gentleman lately
deceased.

A young Lady of distinction, absconded from her friends a few even.
ings since ; she left a note on her toilet, assigning, as a reason for the
step she was about to take, a resolutioi to prefer death r4ther than a
forced union with one she never could love as a man, or e:A..ein as a
husband !

A hoax ha; been played off against a worthy Divine of Plymouth, the
circumstances of which are said to he follows :—A letter was received
by the Rev. Gentleman, dated from London, importing to he written
by a friend of a Lady of rank, at the point of death, who had been struck' •
with the religious writings of the Divine, and wished nosh to have hitn
to attend her. It enclosed a check on a banker in town for fifty pounds.
The Rev. Gent. ;.et off in a post-chaise, and on his arrival in London,
drove to the house to which he was directed, but no such person a; the
writer lived there, nor any where near ; he then drove to the banker's,
who disowned keeping any account, or.knowing the writer. Upon this
he sent to the Nobleman whose name was on the frank, but his Lord.
ship had no recollection of having franked the letter. 'lie Rev. Gent.
returned to Plymouth minus the expences of his journey.
Molinenx, anti a Life-Guardsman, are matched to fight within eight
week.; the sum is not yet axed for which they are to contend.
The nuptial ceremony between Mr. Pole TOney 1.0:1g Wellesley,
and Miss Tylney Long, we find, has not yet taken place. The marriage
deeds are not yet completed, but all matters will be Cully arranged in a
few days.
The following advertisement is copkd from the Plynicroth pap( r
" Wanted, a steady man in the seafaring line, not belongillg to a ulan of
war, for a husband fur a widow-woman. She bath a little pr.tperty,
and one child. The man will be sure to meet with an agi enable ar-
tier, and good employment in the merchant service. None but a decent
middle-aged man need apply."
Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of Bread to be reduced
an aisize and a half, the quartern loaf now is, Is. 3ALI and Household
Is. ‘2d.
The Lord Mayor has backed a warrant, for the impressment of tea-
men in the Ci, y for the Royal Navy.

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