The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

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The Gazette of last night contains an order for the fur-
Cher, prorogation of Parliament to Thuriday, the 18th Ofi
January, instead of the 16th of that month, as was first in.
leaded.

Favoourable intelligence we understand has also been
received by Lord Com.iNowooo.. It mentions the complete
failure of au attack made by the enemy uon the fortress
of Rosati. His Majesty's Ship Excellent has' aflored the
most elfecual assistance to the garrison ; she approacher
so near the shore, as to have been able to rake the assail-
ants with grape shot. Some of oor intrepid Alariiies con-
tributed also to tepel the attack of theeueiny, wiro were
boat back with very great loss.
The rumour that the Earl of Chatham being appointed
to the command of the British troops in Spain is positively
Contradicted.

The last letters from Lisbon state, that the people in.
awl parts of the country had manifested an increased
refractory disposition towards the Regency ; that secret
meetings were frequently held, and that many of the dis-
affected are well armed. The utmost precautions, how-
ever, had been taken, and hopes were entertained that the
public peace would not be disturbed.
PRIV. TRADP WITR HATTI.—Mr. F:lWkeßer presents
bis compliments to Mr. Peltier, and acquaints him, that
an Order in Council has this day been issued by his Majes-
ty, declaring-, that those ports and places of the island of
St. Domingo which are not in the actual possession of
France, and from which ihe British flag is not excluded.
shall be considered as not being in a state of hostility with
bis Majesty, and that his Majesty's subjects and others are
at liberty tredy to trade thereat in the same manner as
they may trade at neutral ports and places.

Council Office, Whitehall, Dee. 11.
(4 True Capd) PF:T.TIER, Agent Of MO.

Mr Shaw, the English messenger, now in Paris, is di-
rected to bring a Lady with him from that capital in ex-
changn for throe female relations of Talley rand, so hand-
somely released by Canning, who set sail for Boulogne
ith the Huslian and French Messengers.
The homeward-bound East-India ships have enconn!er-
ed some heavy gales of wind since their arrival in the
-Downs. The whole of them on Thursday hat either
parted, or slipt cables.—Two other ships in the
Downs got athwart hawse of his Majesty's ship Venerable,
of 74 guns, carried away her bowsprit, and received other
in iiry. Considerable damage has been done to the ship-
ping oils Deal and Dover, and ionch apprehension is enter-
tained for the safety of some other vessels.
We are sorry to find, by letters from Cohrebo, that ;ell.
commerce in the Indian Seas suffered severely by the Pied-
montaise, pre-Aonsly to her capture by the St. Fiorenzo.
The following are the ships stated to have been captured
by firer :--

Vorth, Greenwny, bound from Calcutta to BuQsorah, insured
lortn a lacks of rupees; A totistance, . Chapman, tram Bombay
0 Columba ; Sophia, Henderson, from ditto to ditto ; Fit V 7.
I 'unity, Arab, from Calcutta to Bombay ; Caudir Knoll
li lion, from Bengal to Rombav ; the Rozalin Maria, Portu-
*sliest., from Cochin to Colmnbo; Iti.sitorce, Carolina, High-
land Chief, Calcutta, Sarah, Mosta p ha, Louisa, and Udney ; be-
sides a rich ship, name not ascertained, from Bengal to Bombay,
and a ,mall vessel, n high she burin.

The crnizing station which the Pieclmoutnise occupied
was fair ourable for interceptinz the trade hound to the
Malabar coast and the Gitlphi; in fact, scarcely a vessel
bound that way could escape her.

Loan MANNERS A THE REIITT OT Tar. PRE‘,..—•
A motion was made in the Court of Chancery, Dublin,
Dec. M. for an attachment against an Attorney, for publish-
ing. in the Newspapers the proceedings of ibal Court, in
reversing. the Decree of another, as it cast reflections upon
.',me of the parties and introduced matter which was Imrt-
flit to their feelings. Ills Lordship said, he was proud to
Ind Os:, proceedings of Courts published, and he wished to