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The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-24

SPANISH INGRATITUDE.

At length the object of Lord WENLINGTON'S journey to
Cadiz has reached this country, and turned out to be as we
expected, to lay before the Regency a plan for the ensuing
campaign ; and, as *e have understood, nearly pledging►
himself, should it he approved of and adopted, to free Spain
from French 'tyranny. Of the exact nature of the plan, we
confess ourselves ignorant; but so confident arc we of the
wisdom, magnanimity, and skill of the heroic proposer, that
we are certain that the result of its being carried into execu-
tion, would hAve felfilted our liveliest expectations. What
was then our astonishment, not to say indignation, at hear-
ing that the Regency had rejected it ! And on what
plea?—that of its being inconsistent with the laws of a
Constitution, which is still in such a state of embryo, as to
lave in fact as yet no well defined regulations of a Constitu-
tion; that is so unstable and wavering, that the very Legi-
lators themselves one day undo, what the day before they
Mad determined on ; and one moment declare a General a
traitor to his country, remove him from his command, and
the next give him a place of the first trust in the highest
administrative of the country. But our astonishment
id not stop here : The tribune of the Spanish people was
determined to raise it, as well as our indignation, to the
highest pitch pLlssible by stigmatizing the man who has
hitherto been -the iegis of their preservation, as a tyrant, who
wished to introduce a system t.fdespotism; as one who bad dis-
graced himself by his monstrous proposals, and who deserved
the odium of his nation for.iti, as one whosby this rejected plan
London, England, 1813-01-24

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

17

_ .
ROBERT WILSON'S dispatches, was really deka-lid on the
28th November last, with the loss of 4,000 men, and a
smaller one cn the pact of the French, when NAPOLEON
forced the passage of the Beresina. The personal escape of
the Chief Invader is attributed to-that Comtnandei's neglect,
or want of ability.

FOREIGN OFFICF, JAV. n3•'

A dispatch, of which the fullow•ing is a copy, has been received by
Vibe:Alit CA STLLRE A G 11, from Gen. Viscount CATIICART, K. T. dated
St. Petersburg}, Jan. .2, 1813.

My Lortn—l have the honour herewith to transmit to voiw Lord-
ship copies of two Proclamations, together with a nominal list of the
General Officers who have ben taken prisoners by the Russian armies.
which I have just received from \Vilna, but which have not yet been
published here.

No further official intelligence of military operations has been re•
ceived here since my last.
Private letters of the Suth, from Lieba'l, mention, that the French
troops stationed at rha( place marched, on the 2•2 d of December, fur
Memel ; from which it appears impossible that they should not have
been cut off, if 'hey attempted Tilsit, which was occupied, ott the 11th.
by Count ICrriot i r EIN, who was near to•Konigsberg.
I have the honour to be, ike. (Signed) CATHCART.
London, England, 1813-01-24

JAN. 24

Ciairott bore the palm of acting on the French Theatre, at Paris. She
was sister to Dr. Arne, and daughter of an upholsterer in Covent-
garden,- -180►0. The French sign a trc.sty to evacuate Egypt.
The Sun rises at 7 I►. 31 min. sets at 4 h. 29 mm.
High water, morn. 13 min. past I'2, afters. min. past 12.
Conjunction of the Moon with Mercury.
AST RONOM ICA L OBSERVAT EONS. _

The beautiful planet Jupiter, to whose sapphire lustre the Philoso-
pher MAT. Cicero, Om reasons unkno"n to.us), gives the epithet of
Salubrious," continues its apparent retrogradation towards the Sun,
and frmo the Pleiades, and every night decks the firmament wi•h the
hrrelittie sof its rays. The San is n,,w in the sign Aquarius, which lie
entered on the 19th, a circumstance well expressed in the following

Nutir sub ohsruril, glarialis Aquarius urnans
Itclinaus, sulcos, irabre coclente, replet.
During dark %tinter-nights, Aquarius pours.
Ou pregnant earth, hi. cold but genial shnw'rs.
At the age of Augustus Cesar, the Sun entered this siau on the 16th
of the mouth.
London, England, 1813-01-24

JAN. 24.

PEDFST al AN ISM.—A Mr. JAMESON undertook, on Thurs-
day, for a wager of fifty guineas, to go ten miles on the Bath
road in an hour, but he lost by half a mile. A similar task
was performed with ease on Monday last, on Sunbury Com-
mon, by a pedestrian butcher, of Margate, who completed
the ten miles, fifty seconds within the hoar.
London, England, 1813-01-24

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

DREADFUL FlRE.—Last night about half-past eight o'clock, a
fire broke out in the corner house of St. lances'.-street, which is
directly facing the Palace. and next door to the Sr. James's Hotel,
it burnt with great fury till about half-pist nine, when the engines
arrived, and although every exertion was a: *de by tilem, its violence
rather increased than diminished. At the writing of this.account,
the house in which the tire broke out was entirely COMillilled, and the
neighbouring hotels materially injured.

The prisoners convicted in December Sins'-ins, at the Ohl Bailey,
were reponed on Nlonclay to the Prince Regent in counc.:l, when
John Lernere, for forgery ; and Win. Tilykr, Joseph Stininoods Win-
ter, Benjamin Allen for stealing silk on the river Thames, were order-
ed to be executed on Monday nrxt.
Fourteen out of fifteen of :lie misguided men convicted at York,
Suffered the dreadful petulty vf the law or, the IGth ;even of them
London, England, 1813-01-24

RUSSIAN PROCLAMATIONS.

The following is the substance of the Emperor ALEX ANDIR'S Pro-
clamation. dated December 12, 1812, N. S.—

The Proclamation states the necessity of keeping up a military force
adequate to the circumstances of the times. Russia having been in-
vaded by an enemy, leading armies from almost every European
nation, has been obliged to make enormous sacrifices ; and though,
by the aid of the Divine PrOVidillCC, those armies have been entirely
dissipated, and their poor remains arc seeking safety in a precipitate
flight, yet it becomes necessary to maintain the glory of the empire,
by such a military establishment as shall insure permanent security.
The arm of the Giant is broken, but his destructive strength must he
prevented from reviving ; and his power over the nations, who serve
him out of tenor, must be taken away. Russia, extensive, rich, and
pacific, seeks no conquests—wishes not to dispose of Thrones. She
desires tranctuillity for herself, and tor all. She will not, however,
stiller the wicked so to abuse her moderation, as to endanger the well.
being of herself, or of other nations. Painful as it is to call upon a
loyal and affectionate people for new exertions, yet it wound be still
more painfal to see them exposed to calamities liar the want of an
adequate defence : anti that the most grievous calamities would result
from the success of her late invaders, is L./Went from the ceormities
they have already committed. The Emperor trusts in God and his
brave armies, which shall be raised to that imposing number which is
absolutely necessary for the preservation of what has been purchased
by so many labours and sacrifices, and so .nuch blood. In conse.
quence, it is ordered :-
1. That there shall be a general levy throughout the empire of eight
men in every NU.
2. That the Governments of Pultowa, Cherhigoff; Courland,

from discussion, and try to escape rather than to vanquish IW-lin•:"Grord" "
rnm or risis.laurvvn:iploc....
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no, Minsk, Bialystok,
.41 .The cause of the Company mav never- emple`:i.
• •of the Country. They will feel a good 3. That Siberia shall have a separate regulation.
I :• , 71r ,rough bad advocates, and impose si- , 4. That the Lid-owners and citizens, who have furnished men to
• fe-, Ik'•\ who wish them well At present -the militia, shall 1)2 ocempted from this levy.
4.7.- A.. • &,• 4 e • • •
; India. Stock may, with much reason, eTtmt the levy shall b..! commenced in each Government within
t. „/ , t T.o .veeks, enttcd • within :Jur, from the publication Qf this
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London, England, 1813-01-24

ADVERTISEMENT EXRAORDEVARY.

Whereas, at the Winter Theatres, several superannuated
Play-mongers are retiring on half-pay, there are wanted,
to fill their place, some new Writers of the same descrip-
tion. The requisites for such an undertaking are as fol-
lows:—A convenient memory, able to revive the stale puns
and insipid jokes of ancient Authors, and to forget to quote
their names and insert their beauties • a happy knack at com-
pilation, and at foisting on the public, translations as ori-
ginal plays; a ready compliance with all the uhims and ca-
prices of the Managers, and above all, none of that antedilu-
vian quality, vulgarly donominated love olfame ; candidates
must be equally well read in Germanic Tragedies, Gallic Me-
lodramas, Italian Opera's, English Five Act farces, Panto-
mimes, Spectacles, Ballets, and Covent Garden llippo-
dramas, so as to make, whep required, a beautiful Salma-
gundi of them all. A vein of native dulness, 7n affectation
of sentiment, an exuberant and sonorous inflation of style,
vith a smattering of music sufficient for plagiarism, will
form additional recommendations.

Although clap-traps, being nearly worn thread-bare, cease
in some measure to be popular, yet, being easily wtHen,
they must be persisted in, as the Managers are determined
to thrust them clown the public throat. As the terms

are extremely liberal. this concern being a monopoly,
and new plays have the fairest trial, three successive con-
demnations being required before they are given up,
successful• wt iters will be expected by the Proprietors of the
Theatres to tack together, every season at least, one Diann,
one Comedy, one Opera, two Farces, one Melodrama, aid
three Ilippodramas, with prologues, epilogues, farewell
addiesses, songs
.for benefits, &c. gre. Regular Trage-
dies are not required, as they are grown so repugnant to the
superior and enlightened taste of the age, that it has been
found expedient in order to render them palatable, to recast
the old ones into such a shape, that the very falters of
them would scarcely know their children.
Applications, with specimens of the candidate's abilities,
to be forwarded to the Theatres, addressed to the Secretary,
on or before the last day of February, 18 13, sea'ed up with
a distinguishing word, number, or motto, on the cover, cor-
responding with the inscription, on a separate sealed piece (4'
paper containing the name of the applicants, which will
not be opened unless they be the sucee,sful candidates.
The Managers pledge themselves that the address hoar
will not be repeated.
London, England, 1813-01-24

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JAN. 24.

S. Alpress, of St. Ives, Huntingdon. dealer, Feb. 1, at six, 4, at
ten, and March 6, at twelve, at the Unicorn Inn, St. Ives. Attor-
nirs, Mr Needham, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire; and Messrs.
Egan awi Waterman, Gray's Inn-square, London.
[The DiLidendb and Ccitificate4 will be given in our nest.]
London, England, 1813-01-24

OLD BAILEY.

These Sessions concluded on Wednesday, when sentence of death
was passzd on the following capital convicts, viz.—
Mary Jane alias Mary Nowland, and John Champion, for stealing in
a dwelling-house ; CoLter, ff.r house-breaking ; Joseph
Jefferson and George Blackaway, for privately stealing in a 'shop :
ohn Langhorn, for forgery ; Thomas Brown, for horse-stealing ;
john Langhorn, for torgry ; Thomas Brown, for horse-stealing
l)aiiiel Grant and Zenoph,.n Elerne Bashant, tbr returning from trans-
portation ; and Joseph o,ling, James Jenkiii,.!, John Spicer, John
Butler. and Charles XViulainson Washo, for biirglaries.—One was
ordered to be transported tl4- fourteen years, viz. Eleanor Thompson ;
and 2.1 for seven years.—Four were ordered to be iinprismed in the
House of Correction. Clerkenwell, for two years. Seven for one year,
and 11 for Six Lalendar months, in the same gaol.—Eleven to he im
prisoned in Nevvgate for diffirent periot!s —Twenty-five judgments
were respited.—Nine were fined Is. and to be dis,harged.—Three to
be privately, and one publicly whipped.—And 18 were discharged by
proclamation.
London, England, 1813-01-24

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

31 per Cent. Coll.:. ...... 6059 i Ex Hills.
3 per Cent. Itittl.
4 prr CPlits
per Cunt. Navy . s9i 90 Omniiinn

The press of important matter has been so immense this week that,
with much regret, we are'obliped once more to postpone the Put PIT,
C 010411111114, firm icturts on Dr. Tons F., though actually mad,' for the
press. It shall positively appear in our next.
- The above will apologize to our Advertising Friends for the exclusion
of many of their favouig.
ELEcron of WI sr m wsrErt is inf irmed that a letter will be left
for lam at the Office on Wednesday evening.
The Review of Walter Scott's new Poem of R.,keby" in nor next.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ton Don,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24.

WSPATCHES FROM LORD CATHCART.

The Eltraordinary Gazette, of which we gave the sub.
stance last week, will be found in another part of our co-
lutnns. It will be -seen by the dispatches since received
from Lord CAT tic ART, containing the last Russian Bulle-
tins, that the tear of the enemy which had been left at
Kowno, after defending itself the whole day of the 17th
December, within the fortifications of that place, attempted
to leave it at night, hut was routed with the loss of 6,000
prisoueis, and '23 pieces of cannon. Offensive operations
seem then to have been suspended on the part of the Rus-
sians, as Lord CAT RC A RT'S last dispatches, published in
last night's Gazette, and dated the Qd inst. make mention of
no further military movements. According to the Gotten-
burgh mails, the Russians had entered Koningsberg, and
were on their march to Dantzic, whilst MuitAT, having col-
lected his troops midway between Dantzic and lVarsaw, pre.
pared to give them battle, although without cavalry. We
rattier doubt the advance of the Russians farther than Ko-
ningsberg, if they have entered that fortress, which would,
no doubt, have been defended. They would await the effect
Of the two following proclanihtions, issued by Prince SMO-
LENSK° at Wiltia, before they would proceed fiather with-
out giving rest to their army, which must also be much
fatigued, after such incessant marches. The Emperor
A LEX A NDLE, who is now at %Vilna, has granted rewards to
all his Generals, save Tc iIICHA GOFF, Wll9 4CCUrdillg to Sir
London, England, 1813-01-24

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

praise I But to leave this character, this disgrace to the Stage, and
speak of one who has been its greatest ornament, and the delight ot an
admiring Public ; 1 scarcely -need mention that I mean Mrs. SioncrNs.
In consequence i‘f Mr. COATES'S refusal to Mrs. CHERRY, that Lady
was advised, respectfully, to address Mrs. Sim:lowa, intreating her as-
sistance for her Benefit, who, in the most handsome manner, imme-
diately answered the application, signifying, that she felt great interest
for her welfare, and thoul.,ll she had made up her rind never again to
tread the Stage, she would, on account of the circumstances of her si-
tuation, mad one of the Plays of our immortal Bard, expressly for hes
emolument, any time Mrs. CHERRY might fix, though, she thought,
.that it would be better to take place about the second week in February ;
in addition to this liberal act on the part of Mrs. St opous, she has M"bt
kindly made an application to the Directors of the Argyle—street
Rooms, to request they would accommodate Mrs. C. with the building
on as reasonable terms as possible. These Gentlemen, iu consequence,
have consented to let Mrs. C. have them gratuitously, the lighting and
servants excepted. Thus the town, owing to the want of feeling and
good manners in one individual, has to congratulate itself in escaping
an insult on its understanding, by the refusal of Mr. COATES—while,
on the other hand, it has much to look for by the c anlescession of Mrs.
SiODONS, who will afford as perfect an intellectual treat as could be
offered them. IT ITAS.

DRAMATIC REGISTER.

THE KING'S THEATRE

.M N . 24

The Opera " Il•Furbo contro Il Furbo" was the perform.
ance of lest evening. CATALANI was in fine voice, and
exerted her uncommon powers with the happiest ere( it. The
Ballet of " Zeus ou la ford aux AvantureN" improves on re-
petition, and, aided by the exquisite talents (If Madame DID Da
LOT, Miss • LUP P INO, and VEST His, bids fair to be a lasting
favourite. The audience were rather brilliant than numerous.
London, England, 1813-01-24

MRS. SIDDONS AND MR. CO TES.

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• Mr. EDITOR --nollf4ll lam aware that it is next to sacrilege to rank
Mts. SiDDCNS with Mr. COSTES, it may not be either uninteresting to
our Readers or imprver to mention the different feelings, under parti-
cular eircum,tances, 'which actuate the conduct of these individual.,
and the more especially at a time when the Gentleman in question has
had the temerity to fly for au excuse to motives of philanthrophy for his
exposnre of himself; motives, which must certainly, it' in the present
instance they were founded in truth, would even lessen the disgust,
" the celebrat:d Amateur of Fashion" always excites, when his ignorance
and vanity induce him to come forward to represent any ether charac-
ter than that for which nature intended hint. As a proof that this gay
gallant Lnthario's inclination to make a fool of himself, does nut entirely
depend on the wish to render service to Widows ur Orphans (as he
bombastically asserts) several respectable Gentlemen applied to him,
previous to his very recent appearance at the Haymarket Theatre, to
request that he would consent to play for Mrs. CHER ay. widow of poor
F R ay, the Author of " The Soldit r's Daughter," "The Try ellers,"
Sec at.d several years one of the Members of the Drury-lane Company.
I. shall not, perhaps, commit myself in stating, that an appeal on the

pally, uu CIIFII VIN 11, tuna tea...), •vt.0n.4.A.4 tea
Mr. W A ITHMAN thought they ought then to think for themselves, I shall - • •
not, peroaps, commit myself in suiting, that an appeal on the
and not agree to resolutions which were nosolounded in fact.—(Hisses,
and cries of Off'!) made
of rendering assistance to those who reqnbed it, was never before
made in stronger terms, titan the one in question to Mr. Co ATES, %OH',
The LORD MAYOR requested silence. notwilistanding the several requests in the case of the Lady, chose to
Mr. WAITHMAN was ready to stand there till that time to-morrow.
refer rendering himself ridiculous
—(Applause and hisses.)—He then went at considerable len.;th into p for a Mr. Slue, who, he was well
the question. He then noticed the walls being placarded, bidding aware, shared the receipts of the night, with swell-known Critic—the
them be aware of the chartered rights of the City of London. Thus .kittlior of the contemptible composition, called " The Hobbies'," and
he disapproved of much. Their Charter had never been perpetual ; many other equhlly brilliant effusions, and indeed, which Mr.C. was as
their lease was out, and it was now for the Government to consider well acquainted with, the only Writer V 4 ho has sacrificed his judgment
011 what terms it ought to be renewed.—(Applause.)—Some of the at the shrtu:. of Mr. Co Al t 3.3 vanity, and heed the &rola of his
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London, England, 1813-07-11

ADVANCE OF THE SWEDES, AND REPORTED CAPTURE

OF IIAMBUR.6II.

The following letter was yesterday received by a mer•
chant's house in the city. We can only answer for the re-
ceipt of the letter, and for the arrival of the ship at Hull.
We had, however, been informed, that the Armistice bad
been extended to the CROWN PitiNc c's Army.

" HULL, 8111 JULY, AT NIGHT. I open my letter to imr,ounct that
news has just arrived at Hull, by the Carlisle, Captain Warren, from
the Mouth of the Eibe, dila BERN A DOTTE, at the head of his troops,
and the Russians who lately joined him, after a sbarp and, as it is said,
a very saNguinarir engagement, taken possession of Hamhurgh.
vousr, with his Staff Officers, and a few others, were all that escaped
to Harburg, in such vessels as they could find upon the Eli e.
"'Capt. WAITS fuither states, that Bu 0 APA 11l L has quitted Dm-
den, and that the Allies are joined by the Austrians.
suppose, ere this. that Capt. Agra has lauded a Messenger, who
will be in town when you receive this."
London, England, 1813-07-11

FOREIGN INTEUIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
PARIS, JuNr 6.l9.—Her Majesty the Enipress-Quectt and Regent
los received the following news Irons the army, dated Dresden,
June :2 4:—

Capt. Pian:st, an offs; 4.r of the staff, charged with carrying intel-
ligence
.of the Armistice, has arrived at Dantzte.
He had much difficulty in getting into the place, because Grneral
Rapp, the 6over'ior, fatigued by the :treat number of flags of truce
which the • twiny sent every day, had declared that he woothl receive
no more of them. The Officer had, therefore, considerable diffi-
culty in making himself known. •
It would le..difficnlt to deseribe the joy which Iris presence caused
that tine and numerous garrison, which is far from having the
appearance of a besieged fortress; it is master of all its neighbour-
hood. Tire r atolls which arc to be furnished for it, duri*u the Ar.
mistice, have beets fixed at 20,000 daily, which has, with justice,
caused remonstrances on the part of the Governor.
Several times that garrison, during the five months blockade,
threw shells into the enemy's Lad-quarters, and, as one may say,
besieged -him.
General Rapp has formed a rood battalion of foot-guards, which
is composed of fatigued and frozen men, who took refuge in the
fortress.
London, England, 1813-07-11

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

This Gazette contains a number ot letters from Officers in the Me-
diterranean, detailing a variety of very gallant exploits performed by
the crews and marines of our vessels un that station, and of which the
Lllowing is a brief epitome
Captain Braec, of the Berwick, in a letter, dated off Caralack, May
1t;, reports the destruction of the batteries constructed at Cavalacie, to
protect the enemy's coasting to and from Toulon, together with the cap-
ture of twenty-two vessels which had taken shelter under them. The
French natio,,al xebeek La Fortune, of 10 lone 9-pounders and 'four
swivels, was captured while trying to make her escape. This ..ervice
was performed in the must galluot Ronnie, by the boats of the Berwick
and Euryalus, commanded t.y Lieut. Sweeillati(!. of the former ship.
One man was killed. ar.d •one missing. The officers whose conduct in
this afriir is particularised, are Lieut. Sweedland and Capt. Matthews,
of the Berwick; Lieut. Sandilanth, First of site Eurvains; together with
two young men, Mr. Joint Monk, ut• the Ber wick, and Mr. Crawford, ot
the Eurylu,.

Captain Adams, of the Invincible, in a letter, dated Salon Bay, April
4, states. that Baron de Etu:cs, having requested his co.operation in
an attack on two of the enemy's peels at Ampella and Perello, in the
mouth of the Ebro, Lien'. Corhyu 35 detached with two hosts crt-w%
on that hers lee, and they effectually executed the part assicned thtin,
Laving compelled the eurruy to surrender; aver an obstinate re9;•tance.
—At Ampulla two French privateers fell joie our hands —The
loss was one man wounded; that of the Spaniards, two killed and six
wounded.

Comae:, Moubray, of the Repulse. in a letter d:tted Toulon. May 5,
iheicribils an ►tttack nude by Ctlptuin En►tis; in cvniunction with (Aims
London, England, 1813-07-11

- WAR DEPARTMENT.
WrWNINV-STKEET, JULY 10, 1813.
A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, has been this
day received at Earl Bathurst's Office, addressed to his Lordship by
Yield:Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, dated Orcoyen, 26th
June, 181.5.
The enemy continued their retreat yesterday morning, from the
neighbourhood of Pamplona, by the road of Roncevallas into France,
and have been followed by our light troops.
The tort of Pamplona has been invested this day.
I have received a letter of the 214 d, from. Colonel Longa, stating,
that he has taken six pieces of artillery, from a detachment of troops
under the command of General Foy, on their retreat into France by
the high road at Mondragon.
I ought to ?lave informed your Lordship, in my dispatch of the 241 h,
that on the 22d t detached Lieetenaut-General Sir Thomas Graham to
the left, towards Tolosa, with a view to the operations to be carried on
in that quarter.
4y a letter from him, of the IZsth, it appears that he arrived yes-
terday at Tolosa, having hcen uppJsed in his occupation of that town,
by the troop, whi4h re:ired under the command of General Fov. Ile
nientions the assistoHce which he had received from Colonel Longa,
and from two battolions of the army of Gallicia, which General 43 iron
had left with him in his attack upon Tolosa.
Sir John Matray had entirely landed in Catilonin on the 3d instant,
and had taken possession of the Cul de Ralaguer on the 7th in which
post were found- seventeen pieces of cannon. Some priloners were
taken.

CAPTURE OF THE CHESAPEME.

At last the honour of the Bt itish flag-has been restored in
all its brillancy. The " broken spell" k woven again, and
notwithstanding the declamations of those who pretend
that our sailors have lost their spit it and their loyalty, Bt itish
heroism has once more flashed forth, with a degree of lustre
which no former, triumph has surpassed, which no future
exploits can transcend. The mass of glorious intelligence,
which compels us to delay noticing more particularly the
American PreSident's Speech till our next, would be rob
bed of its brightest gem, sere. we to remain equally silent
on the capture of the American frigate Chesapeake, on the
memorable Ist ofJune, :nd the 4;11, rapidity, and courage
WWI which it was effected, by Captain B nos t, of the Shannon,
111111111
London, England, 1813-07-11

DIED.

At Warwick House, Mrs. Gagrin, for many years an affectionate
and faithfol attendant on her Royal Highness nilleCSS Charlotte of
Wales, whose last moment's were -solaced by the condescending and
unremitting attentions of her Royal Hiehne,s, reflecting # lustre on
the native goodness of her heart superior to al,l the appendages of
her exhalted rank.

At Tmibrige Wells, where he had gone for the recovery of his
health, Mr. Huntingdon, t!..2 celebrated Dissenting Minister of Pro-
vidence Chapel.
In his 77th year, Cr. Collins, Esq. nearly 51 years in the service of
the Bank of England.
Atter a confinement of 16 years to her bed, Mr.. P. Gibson, of
Colchester, aged 78.
London, England, 1813-07-11

COURT OF ADMIRAL

An Admiralty Sessions, for the trial of offences committed on the
MO seas. withm the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, was
herd on Monday before Sir W. Scutt, Jhdgc Chambre, and a Bench
of Civil
Wiltshire, alias Riley, alias Bowers, and Charles Connelly,
were indicted for piracy, in coinmitting open arts of hostility un
board an American privateer, they being British-born subjects.
It was proved that the prisoners had acted on hoard the American
privateer the True Blooded Yankee, and that they had on board the
Margaret one alter prizes. It also appeared, that when on board
the Salvador D,•l Mnndo prison ship at Plymouth, Wiltshire con-
fessed himself an Englishman ; and it was proved by the necmary
documents that lie was born at Piinaunth Dock.
London, England, 1813-07-11

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

PARKED r. GIBBONS
Mr. WITITFSTONE moved tbr an order to stop farther proceed-
Inas oil the part of the plaintiff, until he gave security for the costs.
Ile stated, that the plaintiff resided in England, where the Court
liird nu juri.diction. and alleged himself to have been a partner of
the late J. J. Bellingham, who assassinated Mr. Pereeval ; that
Bellingham had sent over from Liverpool two hogsheads of horse-
hair to he sold in tl:ic country, upon his own fpeciai account, by
Gibbons; and tlutt now, after the man was hanged, this Mr.
Parker came, and alle?ing the partnership, brought an action to
recovur the a,notint of the Horse-hair.
. Lord NORRURV --" I perceive, Mr. Whitestone, that you want
to keep thi, Porker in suspcn.qe, becawc his partner, Bellingham,
Ham suspended."—Order granted.
We should have expected that Lord Norhory would; in his high
situation, have forgotten the jeQtine habits of the facetious Mr.
Tolen ; we beg leave, :it the same tune, to remind him, that it suits
only such men as 3efferies or Fonquier Tainville, to joke on the
awful punishment of Ho' law, eperially in a ease so atrocious as
the minder of Mr Pereeval, whose memory mill always be held
dear, and be respected by all good, honest, and thinking men.
London, England, 1813-07-11

RUON APA RTE'S ILLNESS.

It is stated in letters from Gottenburgh, that BUONA4
P ART E was dangerously ill of his former epileptic complaint,
and that BERTHIER, his principal adviser inoall his enter-
prizes, was either dend, or on his death bed. The following
article, extracted from The Pomeranian Gaulle, has been
sunosed to give a countenance to this rumour, but from its
date it is evidently at variance with the official statements
(so far at least as regards BUONAP ARTE) in the Paris Pa.
pens

[FROM SAXONY.]
" STRALSUND, JUNE V,4.—The most anxious curiosity has been
excited by the arrival of a sick person, who for several days has
been in the Royal Palace of Dresden.
" On his approach to that capital, the carriage in which he was
conve)ed moved very slowly, and was attended by 800 cavalry.
The road without the town was laid with dung covered straw, mid
from the gate of the city, all the streets through which the process
sion paned were not only strewed with straw. but were again over.
laid with cloth. The avenue to the Palace since this distinguished
invalid became an inmate, has been closed by iron chains, upon
botses, carriages, and whatever could occasion the least noise, At
all hours of the day French physicians of the highest repute are
hastening to the palace, and continue there for a conaiderable time.
London, England, 1813-07-11

JULY 11.

;wake was 440--the Shannon had but 310, so that the enemy bad
130 more than se had, and was superior by 150 tons tb the Shan-
non. It was delightfid, said the Captain, to see the Shannon after
the engagement ; she slid not appear like a vessel that had been
fighting, but looked as if she had given a salute, for not a single
tope was cut. Mr Croker's speech, et' which our limits will not
allow Os to give more than a slight sketch, was cheered through the
liouse repeatedly.
Lord CocHRANE said, he should not withdraw any of the opinions
1w had given upon a former night. He was as far as any man could
be from detracting from the merits of our seamen, for he knew their
worth as well ao any, but indeed he knew them so well as to itos:st
upon acting for their benefit in every situation. He knew there
was a necessity for inquiry into what he had complained of, and he
could Never be dissuaded from the attempt, to put such an object
into effect, either by an abusive speech or a triumphing ,vtinistry,
who had used every improper and shuffling means to advance their
favourites in the service, and to check those who had the glorious
claim• 4t long service and unshaken intrepidity. He again stated
that the loog confinement and severities to which stamen were ex-
posed, had distempered their minds as well as constitutions, but
was willing to acknowledge that the late engagement was most
brilliant. " That," said he, "is the way to fight, not to wait for
repeated broadsides and shots from fias guns at the bow, when we
have only two, but to board and cut our way to victory."
After some words from Alderman Adkins and Admiral Markham,
a division. took place, and the Speaker stated that there were
against the motion 53—in favour of it none. Lord Cochrane and
Sir Francis Burdett were tellers.

The Report of the Committee on the East India Bill Will tl►tn
discussed, And tl►e House adjonrnc.l.

FRIDAY, JULY f.
There being but 38 Members precept ut four o'clock, the House ad-
j•.'urued to to•iuorr(W. •

SATURDAY, JULY 10.

The SPEAKER acquainted the House with what had take,' place
in the House of Lords (for which see Lords.) •.‘
The CHA NcELLOK 08 the EPCHEQUER brought np a Bill to grant
to John Palmer, Eq. a sum of 50,0301. as a remuncettios for the
services- he had rendered the public—to be read a second tithe an
Monday..

The Mock Auction Bill went through a Committee—to be read a
third time on Monday
The Sheriffs of London presented a petition from the Common
Council, in favour of the. Mock Auction Preventing Bill.—Ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr. LOCKHART brought np the Charity Trustees Bill.
The Bilk on the table were advanced one stage, and the dropped
orders of the day were fixed for Monday.—Adjourncd.
London, England, 1813-07-11

ACCIDENTS AND OFFANCIS.

Emit AT Woot.wicts.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Thum-
day morning, the inhabitants of Wuokich were thrown into eonsterna-
non in consequence of prodigious volumes of smoke which enveloped
the whole town, It was soon discovered that the white hemp store-
house, in the rope-yard, was on fire. The alarm immediately •Isread,
and the engines were quickly on the spot. The drums beat to semi,
and upwards of 1000 artillerymen from the barracks arrived to assist
in quenching the flames; but notwithstanding the most prompt
active exertions, the fire continued to burn with irresistible rapidity tili
nine o'clock, when the roof of this part of the bnilding fell in. The
damage done must hare been considerable, and it is supposed that
several thousand pounds worth of hemp and oakum have been de-
stroyed. The eanse of the fire has not yet been discovered, though
various conjectures are afloat as to its origin. it is only a few months
ago since a fire happened in another part of the buildings. We are
sotry to add, that a flax-dresser of the name of Rison wus killed. Tim
fire was subdued before elevrat o'clock.
UNION-HALL.

FonTtlicE-TELLERS.— Thomas and Stisan Stiff were charged by
Jane Maylin with having defrauded her of Is. 6d. under pretence of
laying open to tier the pages of the " Book of Yate." The proseen.
trix stated, that having received information of the astonishing
knowledge possessed by Mr. Stalin events yet unborn, from some
of her female friends who had consulted him, the prosecutrix, after
payment of 2s. ad. the introductory fee demanded-by Mrs. Stiff,
was ushered into the sanctum of the learned Dr. Stiff, who, after
haying enquired the day and hoar of the prosecutrix's being born,
and examined with nice degree of aecnaracy the face of the celes.
tial globe which stood beside him, in all due solemnity informed tint
prosecntrix she was a single woman ; she presumed, however; bn
suggest to him that he was mistaken, she having been married seine.
years. He then stated that she had four children; but there again
she had to set the cunning man right, who now aCCOOMI4 fur lees
inaccuracy, by saying that the stars were so misty at the moment of
her birth it rendered it a matter of extreme difficulty to read them.
He however assured her she would soon be a widow, and after •a _
very short period had elapsed she would again be courted and wan
by a gentleman possessing 'both riches and honours. With this as.
%mance he dismissed her ; but ske not being quite satisfied with
what she had received in exchange for her 2s. 6d. applied at Mk
office to Mr. MIME, the Sitting Magistrate, who ordered DIN,
and Mrs. Stiff to be confined in the priiun iu Horsemonger.lane, fer
one month.
London, England, 1813-07-11

LORD WELLINGTON.

Friday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, for
le purpose of presenting an Address to the Prince Recent, on the
,te splendid Victory achieved by the Marquis of Wellington.
Mr. HELL opened the business by observing, that it Was unneces-
sary to detail the circumstances of the glorious Victory of Vittoria,
• the Common Council, in common with the people of England,
doubtless impressed with the magnitude and glorious import-
*nee •; lie would, however, call their attention to a former Address,
voted to his Majesty in that Court, expressing an ardent hope that
'Ministers would persevere in the came of Spain. He conceived
kat Address was peculiarly honourable to the City of London ; and
'so, they could not on thii occasion refuse their consent to the
lotion he was going to submit. Ile concluded by moving, "That
loyal Addrs FR be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Re-
on the great and memorable Victory obtained over the French
limy near Vittoria, on the 21st of June, by Field Marsial
.he Marquis Wellington, and the allied Army under his cont•
tumid "

The Motion Wa3 ;Mee) to, 'Mien a Committee was appointed to
draw op the hlrcys, and having returned with the same, it was
aeproved of, and ordered to be pre4ented by the City Officers.

LAW INTELUGENCE.

INDECENT JEST OF AN IZISH JUDGE.

We take the following mild:lad attempt at witticism from an
Irish Paper :
London, England, 1813-07-11

BIRTHS.

At Queen's-square Chapel, Bath, D. Stuart, Esq. of Kilburn-Lowe.
111iddlese,t, proprietor of the Courier newspaper, to Mary Napier
Schaleh, only daughter of the late Major Sclallch• of the Hurd
Artillery.
At .MOnmoutli, the Right Hon. Lord Somerset, brother of the
Duke of Beaufort, to Miss Molyneux, daughter of Major-General
'Molyneux, and niece of Sir Capal Molyneux, Bart. of Castledillos,
in Ireland.
London, England, 1813-05-23

NEXT THURSDAY.

PIDDING & Co. No. 1, CORNIIII.L, and No. :1, CIIATtING •
CROSS. remind the Public, that the First drawn Prize ablve 401.
Thursday, May '27 th, will be entitled to 10,0001. over and above
whatever Capital it 'may he, whether a Prize of I,cool. 2.000 L
10,00 A. or 2ft,oAl. so that it is nut improbable it may be 30,0001.—
The Fits:44ll.am; 011 Tuesday la,t, wio: a Prize of cool. besides a Pi me
of t 0.0001. and as PIDDING & Co. have paid to the Pahlie the
largest Capital in CorAill in the present Lottery, it is considered a
prelude to tanker Great Luck at their Offices;—and it is a Fact.
which oilzht to be known, that one Gentleman, nho partook of the
above, has also had Sixteenth Shares in TWO Prizes of To,oeol. and
a Prize of 1,0001. all purchased at PIUDINCS, No I, Comilla.—
Who therefore need
London, England, 1813-05-23

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Wednesi Iv week, about a quarter past one o'clock, the roof of the
chapei at 7sydenlism, ia Kent, fell in with a tremendous crash. The dis-
aster is sopposed to be occasioned by the diy rot ; providesitially
no
p; run was hurt.
Friday in"roing the Tunbridge Wells coach was overturned in Bridge.;
road, Lambeth. by the hind wheel coming off, fioni the loss of the
hitch-pin. A gentleman on the roof, being thrown with weal viidenee
agitatst the pavement, had his kg broken, and was conveyed home in
a nu.st dangerous state.
Saturday sennight, as one of the Walthamstow stage coaches was
g ing from Loudon to that pl ice. the fore azletree broke, and ti,e
coach was overturned ; by which Mr. Sparree, of the Horse and Groom
public-house, at Lea-bridge, riding un the roof, had a leg broke in
two )laces ; and a Lody, inside, putting her hand ou:side the coach
window, had it crushed and broken in a shocking manner ; she has
since been obliged to sutler 'amputation above the wrist, but is in a fair
way of recovery.
At the Quarter Sessions of the city of Bristol, Monday se'nnight,
Joint Harris was found gu.lty of being accessary to the pulling down the
statue of the King, which lately stooit in Portland squ,:re there. 1
prisoner made no defence, and the Court untenced him to 1g months
imprisonment in Newgate.
Stant-day se'nnight, a young woman, named Ann Barnes, belonging
to the parish of I3rede, Sussex. threw herself into a pit of water, and
was drowned. This unfortunate female was only twents-two.years of
age, and the cause of her comotittin,g the rash act was, her being preg-
nant by a young man, who had promised her marriage, but who, on the
Thursday be:ore she met her tinha:ipy fate, married another woman.--
Coronet's Inquest—Found drowned.
Goodman and Hayward. who have uncle none several examinations.
under a ch irge of selling souse notes which were stolen from the Can-
terbury Bank two year, ago, are fully committed to Newgate to take
their t. ials at the nest Ohl Bailey Sessions.
The nephew of u British Peer was executed at Lisbon on the 7th inst.
He had involved iiini-elfby gambling, and being detected in the act of
Lobbing the house of his English friend, by a Portuguese servant, he shot
the hotel dead. to prevent discovery. After exeetnion, his iwail was
severed from his holy and fixed on a pole opposite the house iii whiJi
the murder and roobery were committed.
Two soldiers, we regret to learn. were lately stabbed in the
night in the streets of Lisbon, and both of them are sines dead. A few
nights afterwards a Porttootese was killed with a bayonet by an English
soldier, who remains undi'covered. •
London, England, 1813-05-23

PRICE OF ST:►CKS YESTERDAY.

3 per Cent. Con).
S per Cont. Red.
4 per Ceuta.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

tonOctt,
SUNDAY, MAY 23.

OCCUPATION OF HAMBURGII BY THE D %NES.

The Gazette of last night contains the particulars of the
attack made by the enemy, the 11th inst, on the island of
Wilhtltnburgh, in front of Hamburg& Though successful
at fir-t, the French were ultimately repulsed to their
boats by the spirit and bravery of a newly raised
Hanoverian Regiment and the Mecklenburg troops. It ap-
pears that the Russian Generals and corps lately in those
parts had been recalled nearer the great theatre of the war
on the upper Me. Nearly left to themselves, the Ham-
burghers, notwithstanding their success on the 1 Ith, experi-
enced the greatest alarm, when a most unexpected ally de-
clared himself in their favour. The Danes from Altona,
suddenly sent a messenger to DAVOUST to inform him that
they took Ilamburgh under their protection, and if he
persisted in attacking it, would fight in its defence. Their
gun boats immediately posted themselves before the city, and
their troops entered its walls, and erected a battery of 10
pieces of cannon opposite the Elbe. This conduct on the
part of Denmark has created universal astonishment. Some
have attributed it to a secret understanding with the French,
according to which the Danes were to obtain possession of the
city, only to disarm its inhabitants, and restore it to the enemy.
when he should desire it ; as their occupying it would leave
the force under DAVOUST at liberty to act on other points
still more important, at the present crisis, than the Hanse
Towns. Others have fancied that Denmark had at last agreed
to the arrangement proposed by the allies, to take the Ilan-
seatic estates as part of a compensation for the cession of
Norway to Sweden. But the declaration and preparations
of the latter Power to attack both Norway and Schwerin
at once renders that supposition uniikely. It may
be that the Danish KING having heard from Berlin
of the reported defeat of the French, thought the time
was come to shake off the connexion, and share in
their spoils. It may also be, that lie wished to save the
Harnburghers from the vengeance of an it ritated enemy, and
to secure them a full pardon before they returned under the
French yoke. Whatever may have been his motives, they
London, England, 1813-05-23

minnlAed over when there are not twenty Members present.
a' any t'tne and on any question suited for the purpose-; just
as Mr. lif ouG H.A :Nt used to go over the whole question of the
Ord:!rt: in Council, and descant at large on the impolicy of
the c::ndoct pursued by Government towards America and
on the necessity of Pal liatnentary Reform, while mov;ng for
papers relative to the Wapping Docks t If such a principle
.be once admitteo, it will be well to abrogate the law of libel
altooher, or give the Howe of Commons at once fairly and
openly the name which would then belong to it—that -of
The Lily! Lieensenfre.
.Satirist of the present month puts the danger of ad-
mitting
.this principle very pointedly in the following para-

graph :
" Suppose, far example, that the writer of this essay were
a Member cf the Commons Ilouse, -and chose, on the
Chi(l4c.'s (Mr. M. A. TAYLOR) promised motion on the
t of Mr. Canny Ev's conviction, to state in the House,
that Mr. BRO-UOLIAM was a factious ruffian, a quacking de-
ma:sogue, an unprincipled, unamiable character in private
and in public life: that, not content with alleging this An
hi; place, upon seeing that the newspapers of the following
day had not . loavery enough to report these strong expres-
si.•ns and correctly, lie should write them down
himself, and send them to a print for publication—would
not Mr. BROUGHAM think it extremely hard upon him,
that ihe law ceuld afrord him no rcmcd for so atrocious an
assault upon his fair fame and unblemished leputation? He
Irls too. much understar.ding not to feel the force of this ar-

gement." •
If a Reporter misrepresents a Meelber of Parliament in any
mate' i the party aprieved h 3.; the power Of calling
the otTe::der to the bar of the House, but a Member of Par.
liament if he chooses to misrepresent himself, and to pub.
lisle that ai his Speech which was.never spoken, is not in the
same degree responsib:e. at, net remembet a case i:z
which one Met..ber of Parliameef called a Reporter to the
bar for misrepresenting what had fallen froM another. A
reporting Member, in the case which we have supposed,
would certainly not call up himself. Enjoying this secu-
rity which another Reporter has not, ought he also to be
privileged to write libels with impunity, which would ex -
pese another subject to fine acrd imptisonment ? if this
to be conce&d, how will the public welfare be guar d'ed iu the
House ef Commons •
Admit once teat a Member has a right to publish a libel
because he has spekee hee in 11;s pace, and we•give a.Mem•
her of Parliament the power of publi-hire any Mel he please;
whether he Ills spoken it or not. The e \via be no check
on a Member who has a taste for this sort of amusement,
provided be has that distegerd fur truth, and unblushing
impudence, which, libellers seldom want. For example, sup-
London, England, 1813-05-23

TPIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Irish Officers" Widou:s, Irish sugar spirits, Bermadaa Tiade Billts
and a great number of private Bills.
The Scotch Creditors Bill was read a third time.
The Bi,hop of LoNDoN rose, on the order of the day for the third
reading of this Bill, and hav►ng objected to it in all its parts, , moved
that it be read a third time this day three months.
•
TIIC LORD CHANCELLOR opposed it.
Lord REDESDALE supported the Bill.
The Fart of LIVERPOOL also gave it his disapprobation.
Lord RADNOR opposed it.
'l'l►e Archbishop ofeANTEßßUuv'eontended that it was a Bill ea%
enletted to brim; more poverty among the lower orders of the Clergy
than had ever been known to exist.
Lord GROsVENOR opposed it.
Lord Grenvi!k, Lord,Tienyon, and Lord Ellenborongli severally
gave their opinions on t.t Bill, and a division ensued'on the amend-
ment. Contents, t 2; Non•contents, S 7; Majority for the Bill, 15.
The Bill was then read a third time.—Adjourned.
London, England, 1813-05-23

SATURDAY'S L')VDON GAZETTE.

At the Court at Carlton-limise, ;he 10tli of May. 1813. This day
the Kit:lit Honourable Si Vonore, Plumer, Kist Viee•Chancellor of
Eindand, was, by his Royal Highness's command, in the name and
on the behalf of his M :jesty, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honoura-
ble Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY tO, 1813.

Dispatches, of which the foil wing are extracts, were this day
received by Earl Bat t from Brigadier-General Lyon.

Extract of a letter from Bligadier-General Lyon, dated Hamburg,
May 8, 1813.

The advance of the different corps of the French army to the Elbe,
rendered it necesqary for the divisions of Generals 'l'ettenborn, Do-
renberg, and Czernicheff, to rveross this river : they concentrated
at Hamburg. On the Ist of May, General Sebastiani, with about
7000 infantry and 3000 cavalry, moved from Luneburg in the direc-
tion of.Migdeburg. On the 4th, this corps arrived and halted at
General Davonst, with about 10,000 men, including the division
of Vandamme, occupies Luneburg, Harbnrg, and Stade ; detaching
small posts'of unequal strength at intermediate points along the
banks of the Elbe. On the move of General Sebastiani to his right,
General Count Walmoden marched with the corps of Dorenberg
std Czerniclieff to Deuinitz.
•