The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

New York rapers have arrived to the 20th ult.—
The Macedonian frigate, which sailed on the 20th of
September, for the Pacific, had returned to the Chesa-
peake, in distress,. having, in a dreadful gale, in lat.
35 N. long. 54. W. carried away her mizen mast, sprung
her fore and main masts, and lost all her spars. The
report of a considerable body of the Suwances having
made their submission, is confirmed by a dispatch from
Ceneral Gaines. A new treaty was about to be new,-
eiated, at Fort St. Mary's, with the Indians. One of
the miscreants, at Philadelphia, concerne.l in kidn sp-
ring free negroes and mulattoes, and selling them as
slaves, bus peen sentenced to hard labour for three years,
and a line of 3001. These Papers bring another edition
of the report from St. Thomas's, of a battle between
Boyer and Christophe ; according to which the hitter
was defeated with the loss of 4000 men. They contain
nothing new relative to the rumoured cession of the
Floridas to the United States.
Bombay papers have been received- to the 11th of
Jul.. They bring many particuters of the storming of
the great fortress of Chandah, from which it appears,
that the attack by the British troops was attended with
the utmost hazard and difficulty; mid that the complete
success which crowned it, was in the highest degree
honourable to their coolness, discipline, and courage.
The garrison consisted of above 3,000 brave soldiers,
and the place was defended by 3 heavy guns, placed
on the same number of bastions. The breach was flank-
ed by 800 men, who fought so desperately; that the
British officers were engaged with iliem hand to hand,
and some of them cut down by the sabre. It was not
until after a close and warm contest that the enemy
were forced to give way ; but perhaps, the most strik-
ing and appalling circumstance to an European, through-
out the whale of this Indian warfare, is, tied on the
present occasion the mercury of the thermometer. in
the•npen air, at noon, stood at 145 degrees—forty-nine
• degrees above blood heat in Europe ! Chandah, it
was supposed, would afford a rich booty to the captors.
-Bake Row's surrender to Sir John Malcolm is spoken
' of as an event of which no doubt existed. The condi-
tions are represented to have been, that he should have
a safe conduct to Benares, and a residence there, under
the protection of the British Government ; with an
income of 10 lags of rupees per annum—renouncing all
claims of Sovereignty.
The capture of the fortress of Muliagaum has been
accelerated by a tremendous explosion of a magazine,
which laid a la .4e portion of the works in ruins ; a few
days after whiAt the garrison marched out, and formed
opposite our line, within 25 paces, when they quietly
laid down their arms.
The following is an extract of a letter from Calais,
dated November 20, received yesterday :—" The em-
barkation goes on with its usual activity and success.-
-The 11th Regiment will be entirely off to-day ; the
"21.
_'Staff of the Army wolf be down to-morrow ; and most
!likely all will be embarked before the 27th inst."
Intelligence has arrived from Ceylon, though of an
;61d date, whence we learn that hostilities still conti-
nued to ravage that miserable country. The enter-
prices of either party were on a diminutive scale. The
natives arc alleged to have been repulsed in their efforts
to molest our troops ; but the latter were, on the
other hand, suaisring severely from the insalubrious
positions which they were, in some cases, compelled to
occupy.
The Duke of Sussex has left Kensington Palace for
Tunbridge Wells. li is Royal Highness will return to
town to attend the funeral.
An Order of Council has been issued for the requi-
site alteration in the Liturgy, in praying for the
Royal Family, in consequence of the Queen's death.
Sir James Shaw, Burt., was lately elected Vice Pre-
sident of the Honourable Artillery Company, vice Sir
Charles Price, Burt. deceased, and Sir John Perring,
Bart. was elected Treasurer, vice Sir James Shaw.
The new tragedy of Brutes, in rehearsal at Drury
Lane Theatre, is not from the pen of Mr. Howard
Payne, but altered and adapted to the modern stage by
him. Mr:tiean is, of course, to be the hero of the
rime.
An Operatic Farce is in rehearsal at . Drury Lane
Theatre ; the Alusie by Parrs. The principal charac-
ters by Mundell, Harley, Kuight, T. Cooke, Mrs.
Bland, Mrs. Alsop, and Miss Cubitt.
The grandfather of the celebrated Messrs. Baring
was a merchant in Exeter. Dying he left his four sons
10,0001. each. The eldest of them, until within these
few years, carried on the business of his father at Exe-
ter. The remaining three came to London, and settled
as merchants. By their diligence, punctuality, and in-
tegrity, they have become one of the most reputable
commercial estabihments in the -wort,:. They are an
eminently example, consequently, to all those pursuing
trade, as to diligence and inteoity, which arc the caly
road to a high degree of commercial reputation.
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, si The average price of wheat, for the last six wicks of
the quarter ending Nov. 15 is 80s. ,td. consequently
tehe ports are again uren importutioll from all places
twcen the Eyler and Tu tl:c mere distust
,kart•i. included under the provisions of the Corn Bill,
I; proitibitioii.hail taken place, as that can only occur
*hen the avenge 11.4 the whole quarter is under 804.