The National Register.
London, England, 1808-01-03 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL IttGISTER.

A copper-bottomed guineaman, of 18 guns, belonging to Li-
verpool, with 250 stases, last from Harbadoes, is taken and car-
ried into Cuba; supposed to be the Beaver.
The Eliza and Sara, from Cuba to Baltimore ; the Antoi.
nette, from Mt. Domingo, to ditto; Louisa, Harley, from ditto,
to Savannah ; Fox, from ditto. to New York ; Horatio, from
New York, to Honduras; Rebecca, from St. Thomas's, to
Araba; Hector, from Guernsey, to St. Domingo ; and the Mo-
narch, from St. Domingo, to Guernsey, arc detained, and sent
into Jamaica.

The Arid, Colley, arrived off Scarborough, from Pernnu
sailed from Marstrand the 9th inst. in company with the 'lrbil
armed ship, and 14 sail; experienced bad weather since.
A prize ship, marked No. 3, from Monte Video, and laden
with Jesuits' bark, is totally lust. _ _

Extract of a letter from Captain Mac Lean, dated off Dover,
I)ee. 28.—" I sailed from Cape Francois, the 27th ult. in com-
pany with the ship Lady Warren. On the 99th, when off the
Carc•o, I hove too to speak to her, she beinn• then an our wea-
ther quarter. When she came almost within hail of us, to my
great surprise, 1 saw her put about, and stand in shore from na.
and saw no more of her. I left at the Cape the Alexander,
Wate ; Charlton, Clent ; and Duke of York, Dunn.
The Samuel, Orr, from Londonderry to 'uelwe, is totally
lost near Cape Pierre, only one man saved ; not. the Samuel,
from Clyde, as before stated.

POLICE.

rertte OFFICE,
On Monday evening, Mr. Decamp, of Drury Lane Theatre,
went with his wife to Covent (I:mien Theatre, to see the new "
Pantomime. Soon after the performance commenced, he oh-
served the door of the adjoining box opened by the box-keeper,
and a Geatleinrui entered, who remarked,. that his friends were
not in that hot, but they were in that which Mr. Decamp was t
the box-keeper then opened the door of that box, and Mr. De-
camp supposing his friends were in the front, lifted up the seats
and made wad• for him to pass; the Gentleman Immediately
seated himself before Mr. Decamp, and took his place; Mr.
Decamp observed to him, he presumed his friend 4 were not in
that box, and it being full, he could not remain in his place.
After some ineffectual remonstrances at this behaviour, Mr. De-
camp became peremptory, and insisted upon his leaving the-
ieat. and forced him out ; a senile ensued, and the intruder
struck Mr. Decamp a violent blo►%, and tore of 'the left agile of
his coat.

Donaldson, the Constable, and Hi vett. the Bow-street Offi-
cer were called to keep the peace. The parties went to Covent
harden %N.atch-house, where the accused gave in his 11/1111e, and
endeavoured to persuade the Constable of the night to take his
charge against Mr. Decamp ; but the Conftable observing the
violence with which Mr. Decatnp had been treated, refused to
take it.

Tues:lay morning, the parties attended the 01lire, tvlieu
Mr. Nares, the Sitting Magistrate ordered the Defendant to ti:ol
bail ; they, hot% ever, settled the litt•ine:: a f;er hall left the.
Magi:trate, b% the (;entleman payin;.,; Mr. Decamp t%u guinea,
and an half for the Iws of his coat.