The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-26 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A PIRATE.

The following notice was posted on Monday at
Lloyd's:—

" 131,A11., MAY 1 i.—Arritit'd the Conine,
ruitsier, ut :Ai, front Liiiivek. for CAlai., wills wlirat.
On tin• 1511, ull• tat the trAllipPr d.uul, rile wa< edprorctl
by two Moorish Pirmt Will recaptured by the .loop
of was, and li4fi, , Frrcunc roitel,nud broneht into the I/owns.
One of the Pirates has since been capti.red and di rived in
Tlar♦;nir• ruad3._ _

ihree o'clock. p. m.—Soiled the Gonymede frigatc and
Eagle cotter to the Suietliwacii, and Alert slop of ow to the
vs:stoop!. w pursuit of she (Ali. r.

. .
Tins event cannot thil to interest every humane heart.
All our exertions and sacrifices have been apparently
insuflicien, to cheek these ruffian depredators, and it
seems to be tiillen again upon us to chastise them. The
pirates are Tunisian. They appear to have respected
the 'English flag, but as we have captured one of the
two vessels, it may be considered as the commencement
of a war against Tunis.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at
Deal, dated 20th inst.
" We have *gain norm alongside the Ttlrk sh corvette in
the Downs, and collected the billowing information, in oil.
&ion to what we have all eady advised: About two iiiiii lilts
since the aforesaid c.nyettesailed in company with another
corvettes and a schooner Irma 'lnnis, With a special coniatis
sion from the Bey of that place, and tinder his colons to
Cruise against vesneis belonging to liambargh, Bremen, and
the Ilan:vatic toast., tt boas they leave declared was',
and Iloale, other. Tiiey sailed Is.t twin angier, about 14;
days since, and state, that they Made tio other a•aptures than
the two vessels Lit..oglit lulu the Dawha, and which vessels
they inteneed to bast. take.' into 1.11141•. 'file schooner
parted company with them off cape rfaistelre, to cruise
there, and tut: too corvettes cont. .d together, and were
in coup ost> until the Itith instant, when they separated ; the
one slow 111 the Downs they call the C. snit .•11, the other they
end the Cuptiama, signifying thee why th. t she is tin. Cosamo-
sli.se, and Mittel. 'lap Is larger than the emu uuw ro tilt. Downs.
hu other in niter*, :term ding to their account* were 11. nog
Old at'l'unis. They iteknowleged, however, that three Aige.
sines more: at sea, cruising in the Straits molten they let that
trailer, but wur.id say nothing foirther alwat went."
Letters front liollau.l state, that several vessels had
.arrived which 'bad been bourcicd by the squadron front
Tunis. The lermat who appeared to have the command,
value on lyaird with an iuterpreter, and after looking
.over the ship papers, &e. declared that till I)utch yes-
s..ls wt u'al be allowed to proceed ; that the l)ey of Tu-
nis had only Caxlawd war againat tlis: iiansc Town&

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THE DRAMA.

DRUHY-LANE

Mr. Lewis's tragedy of ildelgitha was performed on
Monday last, for the benefit of Mrs. Bartley. Though
it is not usual to criticise undertakings of this kind, yet
the temptation presented to us by the first appvarance of
Mr. Bunnell Thornton, in the character of Hubert Gail-
card, and of Mrs. Alsop, in the character of Dunn, her
first attempt in a tragic part, was such as to justify an
encroachment on the usual form. With regard to Mr.
Thornton, we are disposed to pronounce a favourable
opinion upon the whole, though we by no means give
him credit for extraordinary energies. He is a young
man, possessing some talent, sonic acquaintance with
the stage, but wanting that expression of countenance,
and intensity of feeling, which are required in the ele-
vated walk to which he seems to aspire. Mrs. Alsop, in
the part of Lama, aflbrded a most interesting subject.
We had already witnessed her talents in the highest walk
of comedy, and the town has borne its testimony to the
praise which we felt it our agreeable duty to bestow.
A new undertaking, of so opposite a character, was
necessarily attended with considerable risk to one who
had so much to lose ; but the beldnegs of the eTurt was
justified by its success. Her clear melodious voice—her
just lerception—her admirable judgment and exquisite
feeling—enabled her to give an intere..4 to a part which
the author himself c0a4.1 nut have inteoiei to be pro•
minent, whether we judge from the situations in which
she is placed, or the language appropriated to her.
Tuesday night, Vanburgh's Comedy of the Coifede-
racy, was performed at this theatre. It abounds, like
all the Comedies of the last age, in bustle, intrigue,
and underplot ; and though a very good play, is not
exactly suited to the taste of the present day. Tile prin-
cipal characters were admirably sapprted by Mr. D )w-
-ton, us Munegt. ap, Mr. Penley, us Melc, and Mr. Har-
lee, as Brass. Mrs. Davison played Clarissa with her
usual spirit, and the exertions of Miss Kelly, as Rip-
panta, drew down the most deserved marks of raptu-
rous approbation. On her and Mrs. Harley depended
almost the whole interest of the piece, and never had
we more reason to be gratified. The illness of Mrs.
Mardvn, who was obliged to leave the staze, caused
some delay, wlikh encited partial marks of disappro-
bation until accounted for.

Dean's engagement for three years at Drury Lane
Theatre expires early in the next Spring, when he bile
adieu to England for two years; he having entered into
articles to perform in America tbr that time, and re-
ceive ten thousand pounds sterling, the payment of which
is secured iu Loudon.