The National Register.
London, England, 1808-07-17 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.

PROVI N CiALS.

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BRIGHTON, JULY 9.—Our races are at length fixed; there
will be four days spurt as usual, beginning on Tuesday the Yd
of August; and if we may judge frum the number of ao: •:•s
entered, there will in all probability, be more sport than has
been for some years past.
A NEW moon or POUNDING PIGS.—The following, is
given as a specimen of a pig fauciei : A small grunter, the pro-
perty of a publican in Manchester, on one ,f the hie race days,
•traved near one of the sacred edifices, a church; the se% t•ol, 00
,loubt with the purest intention, though without warran: or
minims, lodged the profane trespasser a prisoner in the cnia. is
teeple, till a more convenient opportunity. when he might ►e-
move him by hubeaseurpus. As the swinish multitude (accord's;
t • Mr. Burke) are a little tenacious of their liberty, so it hap-
pened in this instance : the poor prisoner not only made a lusty
oatcry, but thrust his anti-mosaic carcase through one of the
..rifices of the belfry, and, like thousands of the world fell a sa-
.tice to his struggles for freedom, fatally tumbling upon some
iron spikes beneath.
fl EAIA aa n Cirteum ST t NCR .—There is at present at a
farm-house in the neighboirlood of Dumfries, a turs.ey hen,
that has brought up for these two months past. twelve young
powts, and is now sitting upon some eggs for the purpose of
bringing out a new brood; but what is remarkable, the turkey
cock has taken charge of the first brood, which he covers with
his wings at intervals in the day and during the night, with the
;realest care and attention.
A curious circumstance occurred one day last week at Chili-
ley, near Lewes. A crow Flavin settled at the brink of a
pond, near the garden of Mr. Kemp, shop-keeper, of that
place, got entangled, as he supposed by an eel, when Mr. K.
kook his gun and shot at them; upon takiug up the crow, he
found he had also killed a snake. of IS inches in length, which
had wound itself round the crow, and was in the act of devils'.
lug it at the time.

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TUESDAY'S LON DQN GAZETTE.

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July PP, 1809,

Dispatches, of which the follow ing are extracts. have berm
received from MojorArieneral Spencer, by V isconot casilereaft4
one df his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,
Extract of a Dispatch from Major-Gra. Spencer to ;Ist-Mint
Castlereagh, dolt(' onboard his Afajesti4 Sh:p Windcur Castle,

off A yataonte, uric 17, IsoB.
Altr Lo R D-1 avail in. 'elf of the opportunity afforded by the
passing of the Nautilus, from Lord Collingwood to Sir Charles
Cotton, to congratulate yo.a. Lordship on the Surrender of toe
trench Squadron, of live line of battle ships and one frigate, in
the harbour of Cadiz, to the sp.usish arm, on the 14th instant,
on which day the Spanish colour, wero fl'ite. in ail the Frenell
skips. The particulars of this important and interesting event
will, no doubt, he fully communicated to your Lordship by
Lord Collingwood. . s
It is also very satisfactory for me to inform your Lordship, ?
that the movement I have made to this quarter, at the request
of General Muria, has been mtended with the happiest elleets,
The French troops are retirinz in every direction, toss ards
Lis-
bon, except some very insi,!nificant parties lent to ()fruity the
different small forts and posts en this side of Portng;al. The
l'ortuguese people are rising in ail parts, encouraged greatly by
our presence here 1 and the Spanish frontier on tilt Guadiana is
thus effectually secured from any attack of the French.
'1 have the honour to he, &c.

(Signed) Ll. SPENCER, Major-General.
Extract of a Dispatch
.feom Maior-Grneral Spenetr to Viseount
Ca4tereagh, dated on board his Majesty's brig Scout, off La-

gos, .Inne 21, 180 M. - -
MY Loan—The French Fleet havin; surrender on the 14th,
And the British Commissioners having since embarked fur Eng.
land, I beg leave shortly to recapitulate the different event.
w hich have led to these desirable objects, and to state to gout
Lord-hip the present situation of Spain and Portugal, as far as
l have obtained correct information.
The general feeling of the Spaniards had been for some tile.
excited to the utmost deg Tee of indignation at the Conduct of
'Fhe information of the forced r ounciation oft
Crown of •pain by Charles the Fourth, Ferdinand, and al t •
ttoNoi Famil,, in favour of Bonaparte, appeared to
signal of universal oaaositiou to the views of Ellieve.

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