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The National Register.
London, England, 1811-05-19

DISTRICT OF THE ARMY OF THE NORTH.

Marquesitto came down from the mountains at the head of
3or 1000 peasants. He invested on the 27th of lAbroary, the
small post of ',lanes. General Bonnet sent four picked com-
panies to the assistance of the garrison, who defended themselves
Inavely.Marquesitto was attacked, totally routed, and obliged
to disperse his bands in the mountains of Meres.
General Bonnet having perceived on the 9i.h of March, that
the corps of insurgents which was opposed to him in the Asw-
rias, was preparing to fall back upon the frontiers of Gallicia, Its
ordered General Valletaux to make a strong recon missanc:. ,it
the entiny, who had quitted all the country to the Navia. '1 he
General returned to Timeo withdlit having met with them ; but
having learned that they occupied, in the direction of Canvas Lte
1 into, the strong position of I'nelo, he did ro. hesitaty to pro-
ceed in search of them. On the morning of the ISth. at the
head of 1500 French, he gallilmiy attacked that steep monnta!nt
def•. tided by 8000 men. Nothing could resist the bravery of
our grenadiers, who.led on by Captain Pellerin, carried b thc
bayonet a rock, which was the enemy's principal point of tie-
fence. A company of volligrurs penetr..ted at the same time, to
the village which leans against the rock. The enemy terrified
by thest intrepid movements, gave way at all points, having
be-
hind him his dead, his wounded, and about 100 prisoners.
The works in the port of, Santona are extending every day;
in a short time this Fort will be in a respectable sari
defence.

ARMY or THE C'ENTRE.
Tlie Guerillas c,:tit hate to•iay down their arms, and to tat*
the oaths, of lidtlity. The accounts of the 2Ftth of Fehrun't-f,
state, that Vela=co wi;:t the whose of Isis band came in and laid
Jown thAr arms at MAnzanares.
Cvneral Hugo had been fttrsome time in pursuit oT 'the in
surgents. On the 234 of March lie fed in with theta iii th
London, England, 1811-05-19

WAYS AND MEANS,

On the motion of the CHANCELLI* of the FICHEVERs. for •
the I loose resolving itself into a Co n miner of Ways and Means,
Mr. How A RTH. rose, to
.call the rtgaid of the House to the
Exemption of Foreigners ft-writhe property "l'ax. The Hon. Gen•
tietnan was of opinion, that" the grand of Government
prosperity had been misunder.tood, when. the landed property
of the country was in even y case ntiv.le liable to taxation, aid the
funded property in many instances allowed to go free. lie pros
ceeded in stating the out it:c at lie exiting Bill on the regulating
the taxation of funded property, and conettc!ed by moving,
" That the amount,of the exemption granted by Parlian:ent
to Foreigners on.the duty on Dividends in the Funds ief Great r
Pritain, the East Indies, and the South Sea, for the year 1810;
should be referred to the consideration of the. Committee of
Supply." On the motion bei! g
Mr. BARING opposed the motions not So of itch because the
abolition of the exemption would be impolitic, as because it
would be inconsistent wlth good faith.
Mr. PERCEVAL never suspt (Jed the Hon. Gent. would bring
his motion into a Committee of supply. He, however, had no
objection to Ike:motion being brought forward now, for be feat
assured of the manner in witii:h4 the House would treat it. He
had all along teen sufficient cause to agree to the Bill with its/
clauses of exemption. Ever retaining the opinion sacred, that
it ought. n.ot t4.l?e violated till the gouptry was in eminent danger,
and then he deemed it right to tax all kinds of property f9r pre-
. serving • the. whole. ,From the little appearallre of any such
danger, from the long time which that law of exemptiqn had
existed:4Eom the faith which Foreign Gentleman had shown in
the unitopeacitable.suatctity natitvial character ; ar:d from, he
suight.say,3lte general tone of Public feeling, he was. assured
that the present mots n would meet with no support from the
was .-aware,. were such to be adopted, every
nation would deprecate- the etaXiduct of the flow:. Time
London, England, 1811-05-26

'THE NA'

The following is the list of the Officers Killed and
Wounded in the late glorious actions

KILLED, ON THE 3D OF MAY.
Lieutenant Coswell, 71st Regiment.
Lieutenant Imlach, 79th ditto.

WOUNDED.
Captain Keaschenberg, Ist Hussars, G. Legion, slightly.
Captain M'Donald, 42d Foot, severely.
Lieutenant Rudkin, 50th Foot, slightly.
Ensign Grant, ditto, ditto. '
Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, 60th Foot, severely.
Lieutenant Du Chastelet, ditto, slightly.
Captain M‘lnty re , 71st Foot, severely.
Lieutenant Fox, ditto, ditto.
Lieutenant M'Craw, ditto, slightly.
Ensign Kearns, ditto, dangerously.
Atij utant Law, ditto, slightly.
Lieutenant Calder, 79th ditto, ditto.
Ensign Browne, ditto, severely.
Lieutenant Hill, 92d ditto, ditto.
Lieutenant Hinache, 95th Foot, ditto.
PORTUGUESE.
Captain De Barros, 6th Cacadores.
Lieutenant De Moratto, 6th Cacadores.
Lieutenant Joaquin, ditto.
Lieutenant J. De Sante Anno, ditto.
Ensign Ferara de Roxa, ditto.
Ensign Antonio Pinto, ditto.
Adjutant Benlu de Magalhoems, ditto.
ON THE STH MAY.
London, England, 1811-05-26

SATURDA V'S LONDON GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. ,
William Raworth, of Birmingham, grocer, from June 1 to
July :!,0, at ten, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol.
BANKRUIYI.3.
John Sartain, late of Horseferry-road, builder.
Eliz*beth Hu%sei, 9f Bristol. dealer in earthen-ware.
1 homas Mercer of Billinghurst, Suss.-x, brewer.
.Edward Lucy Meacher, ut Berkhampstead, Herts, brands-
merchant.
"l'huntas Meacher, late of Newport Pagnell, Buckingham,

brewer.
John Wilson, of Sunderland near the Sea, Durham, ship-
owner.
Robert Allen, of Bristol, fruiterer.
Thomas Bail,y, of Hackney, factor.
John Carter, jun. of Liverpool, merchant.
Richard Fenton, jun. of i-laniey, Stafford, draper.
Thomas Smith, of Oxford, linen-draper.
Richard Stone, of Clifton, Gloucester, dealer.
John Cross, of Plymouth, Devon, butcher.
Wm. Swan, jun. of Liverpool, merchant.
Joseph lox, of Runcorn, Chester, grocer.
Wru. Watson Tait, of Liverpool, merchant. . ,
James Lyon, of Leadenhall-street, ship and insurance-broker.
Bernard Dolan, of the Strand, cheesemo,.ger.
Wm. Jernegan, of Swansea, Glamorgan, architect.
John Woodheau, of Linthwaite, York, woollen.
turer.
Wm. Eames, of Little Moorfieds, stable-keeper.
Charles Sharood. of Brighthelmstone, Sussex, victualler.
Cl RTIFCAT”S.—Jurit 15.
William Lumb I:nd Lwmb of Leeds, York, cabinet..
makers —Joseph Dlickham and Robert Lankester, of Bread-
street, w.ve:.ousern n —George Medley, of College-hill, ware-
houseman.—Wm Chatterton, of Manchester, confectioner.—
Matthew Longsdon and Peter Longsdon, of klanchester, and
George Williun, of Ironmonger-lane, London, merchants,—
Tiiontas Gibson, of Mirfield, York, carpenter.—Patrick Mac
Camley, of Liverpool, merchant-Thomas Taylor, of Liver-
pool, tea-dealer. -James Midwood, of Huddersfield, York,
rnaltster.—John Marsdon, of Rochester, Kent, linen-draper.—
Thomas Belts,
Rutlidge, of }trading, hatter.—Thos. }Julien,
of Newin..ton, sarrey, dealer.—John Bull, Wm. Ranks, and
George Bryson, of King-street, Cheapside, wholesale linen-
drapers.—Samuel Peck, of Liverpool, merchant.—Lewis De.
tonneaux, of Great Titchaeld-street, apothecary.

y'Q, it
London, England, 1811-05-26

THE DUKE DUKE OF YORK.

It is now generally understood that Sir DAvrn
DUNDAS has resigned the situation of Commander iii
Chief, and that the Duke of YORK has been named
by the PRINce REGENT to fill that office. The re..
volutions which take. place in the human mind,
must ever astonish by. their extravagance. This
illustrious personage, whose secession from that si-
tuation two years ago was a subject of general gra-
tulation, is now greeted on his re-appointment, with
every tribute of applaure that enthusiastic admira-
tion can suggest. In France some years ago,
when the cry of ,s liberty" was at its height, the en.
signs of royalty were- not to be endured, though
mouldering on the walls of an antiquated Churchl
Now we seethe same people abjectly cringing before
the throne of the most cruel despotism that ever was
established,. eager to shew their reverence for
regal dignity, though preposterously bestowed4on
an obscure adventurer. The fate of our second
CHARLES will furnish matter for similar reflec-
tions, on the instability of public opinion, and
the history of the Duke of YOltli of that day (af-
terwards JAMES the Second) will be found not
less applicable to such a purpose. We trust the pre-
sent Duke has been taught a lesson in adversity
which he will not forget in prosperity ; and hav-
ing regained what he lost through his imprudence,
it is our hope he will never again risk the mortifi-
cation he has experienced, by negligence or folly.
Accounts from several quarters of Spain state
as a fact that Joseph Dounaparte had set out for
France, leaving.the management of his affairs to
General Negretti.

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London, England, 1811-05-26

RITA,
_____

either party offer ing the smallest moletation-to-the
other. Aliotit 10, P. M. a heavy firing was liard
in the di:ection of Almeida, followed by several
explosions. The French army having been rein-
forced by the arrival of Marshal BESSIERES with
300(3 of tile' Imperial Gt►ard, it was confidently 6x.
pected in the British Camp that the enemy would
renew his attack, but at day-break this morning
they had the satisfaction to see the French videttes
gallop off, and soon after several columns of infantry
in motion to the rear.
In tl►e course of the 6th, Col. TRANT arrived .on
the left with a body' of Portuguese militia, and the
corps of Don ,ItruAN SAuctrEz took a share in the
action and checked the movements of the enempon
our right.

The result of MA‘SZN.I9S attempts to
raise the siege of Almeida has ended in establishing,
upon the firmest foundation, the character of the
British arms, and'has added fresh laurels to those
which already 'gracefully adorn the brow of our
illustrious Chief.
London, England, 1811-07-14

MISCELLANIES.

The Prince Regent, it is said, intends to honour Mr. Per-
ceval with his company at dinner on or about the 20th inst.
The Secretary of State has issued a Circular Letter to the
• Colonels of the British Militia, desiring them to explain to the
men under their command, that they cannot be called upon
tinder the Militia Interchange Bill, for services out of Great
Britain, for any longer period than two years successively, and
that having once performed that duty, they cannot under any
circumstances, excepting those of actual invasion or rebellion,
be again employed in Ireland, until the expiration of six years.
. The Officers, in point of pay, are to be placed on the same footing
with the Officers of the Line. The Prince Regent has also
Ordered that the bounty of two guineas be paid to every non-
commissioned cfficer, drummer, and private man, who shall
voluntarily offer and take the oath prescribed, and that those
disabled in actual service shall be entitled
.to the same advan-
tages as the Regulars.
It is said, Earl Stanhope has an invention for a new mode of
TrAgraving, that will, in his mind, make. forgery impossible.
Thuriday, at a Court of Common Council, held at Guild-
hall, 'the Thanks of the Court, and Freedom of the City, in-
closed in a gold box, and a sword, value 100 guineas, were
unanimously voted tp Lieut.• General Sir William Carr Beres-
'turd, for the distinguished ability displayed by him in the glo-
rious battle of Albuera. The Thanks of the Court were also
voted to the whole of his Majoty's forces engaged on that day.
London, England, 1811-07-14

MR. CURRAN AN]

MR.

-1-30450N13Y..

The. Dalin Evening ?oft, of the 6th July, contains copies
of a sorrespondeuce, disclosieg transactions of a vecy extra-
ordinary nature, touching the manner in which Mr. Curran was
appointed Master of •the Rolls in keland, when the late Admi-
nistration was formed. The facts recited in these documents,
or rather hi a letter front Mr. Curran to Mr. Grattan, which is
the first of the. series, have been for a considerable time a sub-
ject of conversation in the circles conversant in Irish affairs; but
the friends of the parties will lament that they are even now
trade matt...r of public cognizance and di,•cussion. It appears
that there was an engagement of very long standing between
the leading Members of the Whig party in Ireland, according
to which, whenever that party should come into office, Mr.
Pon-ouby was to have the first office in the law department,
and It4r, Curran the second.
In virtue of this understanding, Mr. Curran calculated upon
being Attoroey-General for Ireland, when Mr. Ponsunby be-
exile Chancdlor for that country. But he found, with some
disappointment, that he was to be Master of the Rolls ; and
even his qpointnient to that office could not be effected without
pensioning the actual incumbent, Sir Michael Smith, who, be-
sides his own pension of BCOI. a year, stipulated for a pension of
.5001.. a-year, or an office of 6001. for his deputy, Mr. Ridgway,
and 1001. a year, each, for Ids -train-bearer and crier; ' An ar-
rangement for Sir Michael's resignation on these terms, being
' formally made, Mr. Curran became blaster of the Rolls for
Ireland, which office he still holds. But the Administration
being shortly after dissolved, the en:,l2geturnti entered into with
Sir Michael Smith for,pen,i its or oflices to Mr. Ridgway, and.
the crier and train-bearer no tinger attached to the Government,
but became personal obligations on the persons who madethem.
in these circumstances Mr. Curran, it appears, diiclaimed the
obligation to make good those pensions as applying to him. The
demand was tin n made upon Mr. Ponsonhy, who, it appears,
has subMitted to it, and made good the pensions stipulated, but
always insisting that they ought to have been made good by Mr.
Curran. A reference was proposed. 'to adjust this point, but
each party declining tivresent a first st,ttement .ot the facts and
circumstances to the referees, the reference was never carried
into effect ; and, after a lapse of some years, the documents,
which we have now to notice, ail sent forth by Mr. Curran,
we tear, vs it ,out the chance of their doing much credit to him-
self, and cer ainiy, without any probability of their being pro.
ductivo itny betiefii• to his party.
London, England, 1811-07-14

BANKRUPTS.

Robert Rogers, of Liverpool, merchant.
William Sahli'le, of Gosport, I lints, grocer.
Samuel Yates, late of Ashford, Kent, dealer in beer an.
spirits.
Robert Wilson, of Friday-street, merchant.
Samuel Boys, of Drighlington, York, clothier.
Thomas Clayton, of Manchester, grocer.
Henry Godsall, of Sudhrook, Gloucester, skinner.
Benjamin Thomas, of Liverpool, merchant.
Thomas Inman, of Bedale, York, wine and spirit-merchant.
William Manning, of Boston, Lincoln, s.raw-manufacturet
and dealer in hats.
, Duncan Hunter, of Size-lane, merchant.
R,,bert Rainey, of Size-lane, merchant.
John Tomlinson, of Mickley, York, dealer:.
Jahez Goodwin, of Ray-street, Cierkenwelt, baker.
William Mounsher, of Carmarthen-street, 'fottenbam Court.,
road, insurance-broker ani underwriter.
Edward Weaver, of ker. ton-street, Brunswick-square, sitars':
houseman.
Aquila Shepherd, of Tiudd,:rsfteld, York, cloth-dresser.
William Hall and Allan linulup of Wood-streety Silk•aan*
. fac turns;
London, England, 1811-07-14

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

llonDon.
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 1811.

RETREAT OF LORD WELLINGTON AND FALL cor

• TARRAGONA.
French Papers to the 10th inst. arrived yesterday,
They contain official .dispatches from Souvr
SUCHET- The former give an account of the-ad.
vance of NiAltiliONT and Count D'Elmos- to kiln
SOULT, the subsequent retreat of Lord WEL4.IIgo.
TON across the Guadiana to Elves, and the relief .of
Badajoz. This intelligence was expected ever since
it was known that MA 11MONT had marched towards
Estramadura for it would have keen madness in our
Commander in Chief to have fought against more
than double his numbei's, with a wide river behind
him and a fortress still occupied by a large hostile
garrison on his right flank"; for in case he should riot
haveproved successful;hr would havebeen compelled
to cross the Guadiana in all the hurry of a precipitrte
retreat, pursued by an encouraged ecF.lny, 'iixposed
to attacks from the garrison of Badajoi, and un.
able to 'establish a sufficient number of tnidges, to
render the passage of the 'river less di(f;cpit'aPid
dangerous. Should, on the 'contrary, his Lcirdship
be followed by The:French, he will fight, if he
thinks proper to ha;ara a battle, supported by the
fire of Elvas, w.lillst his an'tagonists, in case of a
defeat will be egiOsed:to aI the diflicultie.rattif e-
rile which, by his retreat.' he ' It. *ls
thus that skill' counteracts mimbers, andieVen whilst
seemingly:yielding to the i-usliir,g tide of ati)e ripr
force, contrivei'Most erect;talli to Fheck.iti.cour'Se.
SUCHET'S dispatches 'convey the mOurnfill intelli-
gence that. Tarragona, alter being itornied five
dines repeatedly, was at last compelled to surren-
der' In thelast assault 5000 Spaniards are stated
to have perialed this' single fact may give en idea
Of the resistance -which the victors experienced-,,gild
Qf fl).e• iiitasentolossyikic4 they comiikivs4steing•
London, England, 1811-07-14

A BILL,

VII AMENDED BY TNE COMMITITE.]
Intimled, An Act for making more effectual provision for pre-
. •enting the current Gold Coin of the realm from beingipaid or
accepted for a greater value than the current value of such
Coin ; for preventing. any Note .or Notes of the Governor and
Company of the Bank of England from being received for any
smaller Sum than the Sum therein specified; and for staying

kroceedings upon any Distress by Tender of such Notes.

Whereas it is expedient to enact as is hereinafter provided :
Be it enacted by the King's. most Excellent Majesty, •hy and
With the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Tempo-
LIT, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by
the authority of the same, that, from and afer the passing of this
Act, no person shall receive or pay for any Gold Coin lawfully
current within the realm, any more in value, benefit, profit, or
advantage, than the true lawful value of such coin, whether such
value, benefit, profit, or advantage be paid, made, or taken in
lawful money, or in any note or notes, bill or bills of tbe Gover-
nor and Company of ;A-• Bank of England, or in any silver token
or tokens issued by the said Governor and Company, 'or by any
or all of the said mea; s wholly or partly, or by any device, shift,
or contrivance whatsoever. . •
And he it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that no
!perm shill by any device, shift, or contrivance whatsoever, re-
ceive or pay any note or notes' bill or bats of the bank of the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England, i sof less valve
in money, except lawful discount, tlan thesum expressed there"
ja, to bs thereby made so payable, .
• And be it ena.:ted by the authority aforesaid, that in case any
person shall proceed by distress to recover from any tenant or
other person liable to each distress, any vent or sum of money
due from such tenant or other person, it shall be lawful for such
tenant or oth-r person,, in every .such ease, to tender notes of the
ppiternpratut Company of the Bank of Englaud, expressed to be
alyable,on deFnand, to. tho amount and in dischasee of sacs rent
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London, England, 1811-07-14

FRIDAY, JULY 12.

Lord STANHOPE laid before the House several Resolutions for
the consideration of their Lordships, to regulate the entries
made at the Bank, and to prevent the forgery of Bank notes.
His Lordskip observed, that the Bill which he had recently
brought in was merely to keep of the flies and insects, aTal wag
only the commencement of a plan which would pruve of xuuch
greeter advantage to the public.
Adjourned to Dficindoy.
London, England, 1811-07-14

HOUSE OF ( OMMONS.

• TUESDAY, JULY 9.
LORD S TANHOPE'S BILL. •
Mr. PERCIVAL stated the great reluctance with which Mi-
nisters had adopted the recommended measure, particularly at
the late period of the Session, and. explained at considerable
length the causes which induc,d them to choose the course
which, they bad pursued. In the first instance it had occurred
to Ministers that Lind Ki g's example would n4,t be followed;
but when afterwards it was found that he was supported and
panegyrized by those who arrogated to themselves all those qua-
lities which demand admirati ti and distinction, it became an
imperious duty to prevent as far roisible the mischief to the
public, which might otherwise '
or had any wish r-
ing right ; but h,
consider him as
conceive any_ act 1
country-4Hcai,
for Parliament to
tern which had hi
stattggicts sod

otbvrwise be the result. He had no right,
to say, that Lord King did not feel himself act-
ie (Mr. P.) ninst be allowed to say, he did not
acting very commendably. Indeed be-could not
of an Individual more pregnant with peril to the
r, Heart ).•0t One Where it was more necessary
to interfere to coutiteract theftrvil. It was a sys-
hitherto Seen adopted only by Jew pedlars and
he did ;lot suppose that those wta hid support-
London, England, 1811-07-14

MARRIED.

At St. George's, Hanover-square, Lord Viscount Hawarden,
to Jre, the youngest daughter of Patrick Csaufurd Bruce, Esq.
of Glenelg, and Upper Grosvenor-street.
Oil Monday last, at Water Newton, the Rev. Payn Edmunds,
Rector of Theddlethorpe, in the county of Lincoln, to Miss
Rich4rdson, daughter of the I,tte John Richardson, Esq. ®f
Cortmel, in Lancashire, and niece to the Right Hon. the Eaa
of Lindsey.
DIED.
On Sunday last, aged 79, Peter Garforth, Esq. of Skipton,
Yorshire. flying without issue, he has bequeathed the bulk
of his large property to his two grand-children, the son and
daughter of the late Peter Garforth, jun. Esq. of Castlefield.
At Beverly, in Yorkshire, aged 68, after a short illness, T.
Dickon, Esq. Senior Alderman of that Corporation.

PRICE OF STOCKS.

Bank Stock 233 234
S per Cent. Reduced 62iii
3 per Cent. Consols SI if 2 If
4 per Cent. Consols 7Bli
S per Cent. Navy Annuities 9341 it
Ornnium ski 2 die.
Coniols for Open. 63ii

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WEST INDIES.

On the Bth instant was executed behind the gaol in thil town,
the Hon. A. W. Hodge, Esq. a proprietor, and one of the Mem-
bers of his Majesty's Council in this island, for the murder of
one of his own,negroes of the name of Prosper.
The priFoner, on his trial, h,:ine put tb thebar, pleaded not
guilty. The first witness called to prone the charge was a free
woman of cohur of the name of Pareen Georges. She stated
that she was in the habit of attending at Mr. Hodge's estate to
wash linen ; that one day Prosper came to her to borrow six
shillings,, beiog the aunt that his master reptired of him, be
cause that a mango had fallen from a tree, which he (Prosper)
Was set to watch. He told the witness' that he must either find
the 6s. or be flogged ' • that the witness hed• Only as. which she
gave him, but that it did nut appease Mr. Hodge; that Prosper
vitas flogged for upw.irds of A') hour, receiving more than one
hundred lashes, a threatened by his master, the; if he ti!d not
bring the remaining :I's. on the next clay, the flogging should be
repeated; that the next day he was tied to a tree, and• flogged
for such a length of rime, with the thong of the whip iaubled,
that his head tell hack, and that he could bawl no more. From
thence he was carried to the sick-house, and chained to two
other negroes ; that he-rem-uned 4 t thisconfinement during five
threedays, at the end of which tie his ( cwopanions brcke away and
th .reby released him.; that he was unable to abscond; that he
went to thenegro-houses and 'het himself ttp; that be was round .
there lead, and in a state of putrefaction, some days after-
wards; that crawlers wart. i,i hi wounds, and not a-piece of
black flesh was to be seen on the hinder part of his body where
he had been ilegged. •
Stephen M•Keogh, a Whiteman, veho.kad lived as Manager
on Mr. Medea estatA„ deposodk that he saw the deceased Pros-
per after he had been so severely flogged ; that lie could "put his
anger in ais side; he saw him sonic days before his death•in
eruct state ; he could not go near him for the blue flies. Mr.
}-lodre ti told the, witness, Whilst he was in his e mploy;.that
if the work of the estate was nat douer be was satisfied if he
herd
Thi. was the evidence against the prisoner. His Counsel
their attempt to impeach the veracity of the witigesies; Called
London, England, 1811-09-22

BUENOS AYRES.

A report was on Friday circulated, that Monte
Video had surrendered and united itself to the Re-
volutionists of Buenos Ayres, and that this infer.
!nation had been brought by Captain CHARLTON, of
the ship John, arrived from then Ce.
that some degree of probability may attach
to the prospect of the speedy fall 01 Monte Video
is not denied ; but we have good reason to believe,
that no such event had taken place at the tine the
John sailed. We are informed, that the Foudr yaht,
Admiral DE COURCY, while cruising after the

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sbo'''

to be every where
a town of Pomera-
nia, they .are represented as having been driven to
desperation by the severity of their burthens and
privations, and rising en 'muse, to have put the
French troops, wherever they could meet them, to
death. The example is said to have been followed
throughout Pomerania, but more particularly in the
vicinity of Colberg ; and the troops which have
been sacrificed to the sudden resentments of the
populace, are reported to be detachments sent
from Dantzic and its vicinity to quell the rising
turbulence and disorders. The insurgents, as may
well be supposed, are not very regularly armed,
some having muskets, others bludgeons, pikes,
forks, and any other weapons which occasion or
accident happened to throw in their way ; but their
aggregate number is computed at forty thousand.
and their actuating spirit is known to be the most
deadly and implacable hatred of the French name
and nation. A feeling such as has thus been said
to pervade the population of the Prussian States,
would be irresistible in the event of a renewal of
war ; but we are disposed greatly to fear that the
rising has been premature ; and that, if it should
not hurry the Prussian Government into an un-
timely struggle, it will lead to the infliction of a
terrible vengeance by the French soldiery.
The letters which convey this intelligence are not
confined to statements of the insurrection—they go
much farther, and add, that the rising of the pope.
lation has the sanction of the Prussian Government.
The only ground stated for this assertion is, that no
public measures have been taken to put down the
insurgents, or to punish the authors of the distur-
bances. If the King of PRUSSIA be bent on war,
it is natural enough to suppose that he would not
be very active in punishing his own subjects for
assisting him in the destruction of their common
enemy. The whole story, however, rests upon
the authority of the private letters by the
Mail, and as these are at best but second
hand, being from Gottenburgh, and detailing
accounts received there from various ports in
the Baltic, it would be too much to expect that
implicit credit should be given to them. It is na-
tural that an oppressed peasantry should eneleavour
to throw off a • load rendered insupportable by ar-
bitrary accumulation : it is probable that the first
object of popular vengeance would be the destruc.
tion of their oppressors—and therefore considering
all the circumstances of the case, it is possible that
the accounts may be true, though until the arrival
of some further corroboration of them it will be
safer to suspend all belief upon the subject.
London, England, 1811-09-22

DIAD.

On Friday morning last, at the Vicarage-house, Lesbury, the
Rev. Perceval Szockdale, Vicar of Lesbury and Longhoughton,
in the county of Northumberland.
On Thursday the 6th inst. at Lambeth, much respected, Mr.
Lee.-aged 72 he was upwards of fifty years a constant stun-
dant on the Nobility and Gentry at the King's Concert of And
cient Music.
On Monday last, at the Crown Hotel, Portsmouth, John
Smith, Esq. of Gainsborough.
Last Saturday night, greatly and deservedly lamented, ioseph
Hanson, Esq. of Strangways Hall, near Manchester, and
formerly Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Manchester
Volunteer Rifle Regiment.
On Friday, at his house in Nottingham-place, Harriot Emma,
the Lady of General Richardson, and youngest daughter of the
late Admiral Sir Win. Burnaby, Bart.
On Saturday evening last, Mrs. M. Hudson, of Wimp°le.,
street.

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NATIONAL REGISTER.:

Le Voalgeur, chasse maree, laden with vine and blandy,
taken.
Chasse maree, name unknown, laden with wine and brandy,
dismantled and set fire to, afterwards extinguished.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
John Sissey, of Beckley, Sussex, shopkeeper, from Sept. 94, to
Oct. :5, at ten, at Guildhall, Lond n.
Stephen Clement Webb, of Bath, money-scrivener, Oct.ll,
at five.
Cartor Gypson, of Hacktiey-road, dealer, from Sept. 17, to
Nov. 5, at ten, at Guildhall.
BANKRUPTS.
l'homas Wilson, of Liverpool, and Thomas Green,of Burslem,
Stafford, manufacturers of earthenware.
William Wardle, of Prest-wich, Lancaster, cotton-merchant.
Phillip Lewis, of Birmingham, merchant.
Samuel Fursman, of Plymouth, baker.
John William*Scott, of Grantham, Lincoln,banker.
William Newman, of Socking, Essex, silk throw,ter.
Phillip Hodge, late tsf Barnstaple, Devon, builder.
George Gudgin, of Clipstone -street, Mary-le-bone, straw bat.
manufacturer.
John Postles, of Manchester, builder.
Edward Angt r, late of Eastbourne, Sussex, merchant.
Dorothy Earnsby, late of Daventry, Northampton, milliner,
George Cox, late of Woos'-street, factor.
Benjamin Nobles, late of Scaldend, Bedford, taylor.
Henry Cooper and Richard Sandison Cooper, of Mount-
street, Hanover-square, coach-n akt-rs.
CERTIFICATES, OCT. 12.
Susannah Bailey and Thomas Bailey, of Hanwell-heath,
Middlt sex, chandkrs —Jonath Fox, late of Coleman-street-
buildings, merchants.—Joseph Cooptr, of Broughton in Fur.
ness, Lancaster, tanner —John Patrick, of Mary-lc-Bone-street,
Piccadilly, linen-draper.—Thomas Mather, of Net.
Tyne, oilman.—Francis Bt own Wright, of Li 01,
vmserpo stati
anc oner,
--Daniel Miles, of Sonthamiron-row, Bloobury, fy-
trimrning•maker.—Geor,T Dicker, of Northawton. Dr von,
serge-maker.--Richara Swindall, of Bri-rot, dealt-
in Noble,
cker, of Dover, Kent, mealman —John Dlwes, W
Richard Henry Croft, and Richard Barwick, late of Pall-mall,
bankers.
London, England, 1811-09-22

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Sra—Observing in,your paper of the 15th an extract from The
Taunton Courier, giving an account of a soldier pretending insen3f •
bility to almost every kind of stimuli applied to arouse him,allow
me to doubt the poor fellows hAtig the villain he is there repre.
sented to be. I have myself known two instances within these
few years of all the symptoms of fractured skulls, but which on
denuding the parts, were discovered to be sound; but remen-..
ber, Sir, that the patients were cured without the use of the
trefine, a discharge of blood issuing throul,,h the sutures, bavieg
I make no doubt, taken off the weight which pressed on the
brain, and caused the symptoms.
I do not recol.ect when he received the fall, but such a thing
was mentioned, and, I am convinced, might have produced the
insensibility described, and which might have been relieved to
the way I have observed.
The reason assigned for feigning illness was fear of receiving
punishm;:nt for some fault he had committed, and that might
do for a time, but surely when those about him proceeded so
far as to run needles under his nails, he would have, at least, en-
deavoured to make his escape, and take his chance of being re-
captured and flogged, rather than submit to a repetition of such
torture. How came he to groan when the pericranium was
scraped from one particular part of the skull? Unless that part
was more tender. As to his father's having got his discharge
when young, from feigning sickness—people are so apt to invent
arid add to such stories as the present, that I do not give cre-
dit to that report. I only wish the whole truth to be known—
tor, if my ideas are right, it is cruel in the extreme, that the un-
fortunate young man should be driven from his home and
' friends in the way he is, with total loss of character, when it
appears to me, he may, very probatiy, be an object of pity.
Sept. 18. Your's, CHIRURGICIA.

A general meeting for establishing an auxiliary Bible Society
in Norfolk, was held on Wednesday, at Norwich; the Bishop of
Norwich, and a number of other eminent Divines, assembled
on the occasion. Various resolutions were agreed to for elfgcl,-
ing the objects of the Institution, and the subscriptions amountv4
to 800 i.

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On the 25th of February, Pulwan Sing, a Hindoo, who
earned a precariow living by providing dancing girls at festi-
vals, obtained a prize in the Bombay lottery of 100,040, 5iCCa
rupees. On the Sunday following he terminated his life by a
WI from a horse which he had bought in consequence of his
transition from poverty to opulence • thus exhibiting a Striking
illustration of the old proverb as to the effect of setting a bitgliar
on horseback.
London, England, 1811-09-22

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 17, 1811. •
A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, was yesterday
received at the Office of the Earl of Liverpool, addressed to his
Lordship, by Gen. Lord Viscount Wellington, dated Fuente
Guinaldo, 31st August, 181.1.
The enemy have made no movement of any importance since
I addressed your Lordship on the 14th. On that evening a de-
tachment, consisting of one thousand two hurdred, infantry and
cavalry, arrived at Gata, which is on ate south side of
o the moun
tains which separate Castille and Estremadura ; and n the fol-
lowing morning they surprised a small picquet in tit. Martin de
Treb-jo under Lieutenant Wood, of the 11th Light Dragoons,
whom they made prisoner with ten men, and went oft that even-
ing to Morslego, and on the next morning to Monte Hermuso.

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BA NKR UPTCIES ENLARGED.
Edward Warren and Lconard Smith, Austin-friars, Lon-
' don, merchants, from Sept. 17, to Sept. '2l, at ten,. at Guild-
hall, Londan.
Peter Mathews, of CopthaThcourt, London, merchant, from
Sept. 21, to Nov. 2, :zt ten, at Guildhall, London.
!Thomas Nic!,..lls, late of Plymouth, merchant, from Sept.'4l,
to Nov. 9, at tell, at Guildhall, London.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
Mr.tthew Warren, of Furze-hall, near Ingatestone, mer-
chant.
Francts Lambert, of Nottingham, and Cheapsidc, London,
hosier.
Jahn Smith, of Ilanchester, cotton-manufacturer.
John Broad, late of Vine-street, Pedlar's-acre, dealer and
chvpman.

BAN KR U PTS.
Lawrence Drickwood, of St. Andrew Under-haft, London,
NVi:liarn Pall, late of Newcastle upon-Tyne, vintnix.
Joseph Van NI illingen, of Sion •squate,
~t'liitrchal+rl, jeweller.
Joseph Thomas Canton, late of Boston, I.incolie, wine-mem:
chant.,
lie,n-y Foster and William Granvill Sharp, of Basin hall-
otrect, ‘sareliousetr.r.n.
John 11-nd -11 Wilson, of Hounds.litch,l,ondon, hardwareman.

C,II.R..iTrA.I.IIS—Oc.r. 8.
William Havre, of Vow-Common-lane, Mile-end-tcrrace,
tywrchalit.--Jamei; 1),.‘ cnport, 13ridgr-Wara favern, ( :race-
church-street, tavern-jtceper —Thomas Nlcrck r, of billings-
burst, Susst's, lirrwur.—Francii Barns, of Sheptan IViallet,
bomersLt. balrcr,—Jo•eill Bell, of Fleur-de-lis- c:iurt,
pital-
sozp-niakeu..--12olicrt 12ogeri, of Livcrpool, trxrchunt.--
Thornits I luclo.r, jun. (if IV,iocift.zoy, Sornc:set, c.ittle jobber.—
John Champion. of Lloyd', Criffte-!rota:, I ume.unt,
wr;ter.--.lohn Sr.lith, of, 1\ Tolixoti, Southampton, grotr.r.,--
itherintlyr Drirhurn, jun. of Birmingham, grocer.—Williarn
Mounstter, of Citrmarthen-street, 'coat:lllam Court-road, in-
auranct-bro)ter.— Peter Smtiford, of t liestpr, talkw-clvlidkr.
—Richard Goodwin, of Gotildsitch Moss,e Stafford, hawll(.l..
Crichton I ao,d .Edward Both, jat,e of Church-court,
Cleawnt's-lane, we-
ine and spirit7rnrch...as.
London, England, 1811-09-22

apos:olical reputa-ion of rendering himself all things to all. He
simulates nut. Dqcidedly calviui,tic, zaid perfectly evangelical,
his sentiments are ytt so urged ;is to conciliate attention and neu-
tralize hostility. He unreservedly proposes what is truth ; but
then he discreetly enforces it. He is zealous at the same time,
but his zeal has knowledge in it.
Excepting some few head-notes, his sermons are quite extern.
pore. They are all sufficiently premeditated, and naturally di-
vided, perspicuously reasoned, obviously Bin It rated, and feelingly
applicatory to the heart. Both his deportment and delivery are
impressive, yet free. None of the arts of style, none of the traps
of speech, are to be found in him. AU is free; all IJ fair ; all is

plain.
He prays with exemplary devoutness and commendable pro.
pricty ; never affecting too much to alter what so few eventually
amend ; consistently regarding the established ordinances of the
church. He reveres these forms of hers, and adopts them,
though he could pray well without them.
Although he stands but short in stature, and is not strong in
voice, defects of this sort are not marked. These are the trifles
light as air.
The Rev. Mr. Sheppard has not put any thing to press.
September 19, 1811. ONESIMUS..
London, England, 1811-09-22

PROVINCIALS.

On Monday la;t, two more Writs of Enquiry under the
Excise, were held at the Angel Inn. in Bury, when two persons,
• near Stowniarket, were found defaulters in the duties on malt,
the one to the atie Riot of 58411. 9s. and the o her 3491. 11s. 4d.
On Wednesday se'nnight, an artillery soldier Who paid his
addresses to a servant girl at Lewes, under a promise of making,
he r spt:edily his wit.., was so smote by his conscience, on her
telling him she had received information of his being a married
tnan, tat he went into a stable and hung himself; but being
fortunately soon utter discovered by a boy, about twelve years
of ;!.i he, with great resolution, took from his pocket a knife,
and cut the unhappy man down in time to save his life. It is
rather singular that the fair object of his attachment, a year or
two a should have put her lite in similar peril, and had • been
clitcuverea in time to preserwe it.
The nuidihuurlio,)d of Kingston's unfortunately infested with
gangs of predatory robbers,Votts lay exactions on passengers
and travellers night and day, and have eluded the vigilance of
tie Magistrates. Two 'tidies going alongeoottut•lane, leading
to the Earl of Liverprsol's scat, were Stopped in their carriage
early on Thursday evening, and were dispossessed of their cash
and personal jewels, being intimidated Witht heir violent threats.
• It is supposed the same patty attacked Mica Ogle, of Kingston,
and when they were dissppointed 'of their booty, the wretches
were not satisfied with riMag her, but cruelly ill-treated this ilia-
prot et ted female.
Friday se'nnight, about three Aka, as Mr. ClAllinsotßeelt.
%ton, was resuming frusn Waal lairs hisitssetopped between
London, England, 1811-09-22

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT.
The following letter communicates the particulars of the
gallant repulse of a French privateer by 'a British merchant.
man

•
46 Three S;sters, off the Isle of Wight, Sept. 18.
" I have to acquaint you with a desperate engagement I have
had with a French privateer, Le Ferro, mounting te guns.
long sixes and four 12-pound carronadts, with swive,n s and small
arms, manned with ..tifty-ei-Alit men, out from Brest fourteen
days, in which time she captured the Friends schooner from Lis-
bon, belonging to Plymouth, and a large sloop from Scilly, with
t od-lish and sundries, for Falmouth. On the 11th, at nine p. m.,
we observed her en the larboard bow; we were then steering
N. N. E. about ten leagues from Scilly, and nearly calm.
" I iinmediar(ly set my royals, fore steering sails, and made
all clear for action. At two a. in, when all my endeavours to
escape were useless, she being within musket shot. I addressed
my crew, and represented the hardships th y would undergo as
prisoners, and the honour and happiness of being with their
-wives and families. This bad the desred effect, and they im.
ntecliatly buzzaed• with a desperation I never before witnessed,
anal made me confident of success. I immediately ordered the
action to commence, and endeavoured to keep a good offing,
I.;a which he prevented by running alongside, and immediately
attempted to board, with a machine I never before observed,
1 which was three long ladders, with points at the end that served
to grapple us to them. They made three desperate attempts
with about twelve men at each ladder, but were received with
such a . determination, that they were all drove back with great
slaughter, and formed a heap for the others to ascend with
greater facility.
4' Finding us so desperate, they immediately, on their last
charge failing, knockd off their ladders, one of which they
were unable to unhook on our side, and left it with me, an
sheered off; but I ant sorry to say, without my being able to in-
jure them, as they had shot away part of my rudder .betgre
• they boarded rte, and I ant sorry to say, wounded several of my
• ...masts and yards ; for it seemed to be their aim to carry away
some of my masts. but which happily they did not effect. The
most painful of my narrative is the toss of two men and a boy
killed, znd four wouoded; but the wounded are doing we4l.
Our wkole crew amounted to twenty-bui, men and boys,lour
London, England, 1811-09-22

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

ADMIRALTY-ortricE, siAsT. 21, 1811.
copy 0f.4 Letter from the Honourable Cantain Cadogan, of
his INitajesty's ship the Havannah, address;:d to Rear-Admiral
•Sir,Harr); B. Neale, and-fransmitted by Admiral- Sir Charles
Cotton to John Wilson Ccoker,
Otis 111ajestys hip HaNannah, at Sea, '7th Sept. 1811.
Sip—Some of the enemy's coasting vessels having taken Nlieb•
..tter tinder a battery of three twelve-p. unders on the South-west
side of the l'enniarks, 1 yesterday morning sent my First Lieu-
tenant (William Turley), with the boats of this ship, to, spike
the guns, and bring them out or destroy them, which service
he performed, according to the subjoined List, without the hiss
of a man,in a manner that doe: great credit to himself as well
as to all the Officers and men employed upon the occasion.
I have the honour to be,
(Signed) (;:,oRGE CADOGAN.
Re:J.-Admiral Fir Harry Bart.
L'Aimable, Fanny, schooner, laden with wine and brandy

tam • • •
• St. Jcon, chasse rnar6e, lmlen with std t, taken. .
Le Petit Jean Baptiste, chas-A: maree, laden with wine and
brandy, taken.
Le Buunararte, chasse maree, la3en with wine and Ufaudy,
aken. - •
London, England, 1811-09-22

OLD BAILEY.

These Sessions commenced on Wednesday before the DIRS
MAYOR,. Mr. Justice HEATH, Mr. Justice BAILEY, the Re-
CORDER, COMMON SERJEAN I, &C.
Robert Roberts, who has excited so much curiosity in the pub-
lic mind by the variety of his adventures, was put to the bar to
take his trial, on an indictment charging him with feioniuusly
bre..king and making his escape from and out of the House of
Correction in Cold Bath-fields, he being a prisoner therein upon
a charge of felony.
Mr. Gurney opened the case on the part of the pro,:ecution,
and stated, that the present indictment was preferred by Mr.
Aris, who lately held the situation of Head Jailor of the prison in
question, with a view, by an exposure of all the facts, of proving
to the Public, that he had not, in the slightest degree, partici-
pated in the offence with which the prisoner stood charged. The
Learned Gentleman their stated the particulars of the escape of
the prisoner; and immediately proceeded to call witnesses to
prove the facts alleged. •
For this purpose he first called Mr. Conant, the Magistrate,
Ntho deposed, that he had issued the three commitment,' pp-
duced, the two first were on suspicion of felonies, but the litter
for a felonious offence charged to have been actually corn.
mitted.
Mr. Knomficounsel for the prisoner, here objected to the fin'.
ther progress of the trial; upon the ground that no proof had
been adduced of the guilt of the prisoner, the two first cormititw
mitts having been madeout simply on suspicion,
.and the pH-
' 'soner never having been tried for the offence charged •isilbe
latter.
Mr. Justice HEATH said that it certainly was necessary to
prove the original guilt of the prisoner, before 1:e could be con-
victed of the crime with which he stood charged.
Mr. Gurney declared himself unprepared to enter Into such
proofs, and the prisoner was consequently acquitted.
Previous to the trio!, we unelerstood Roberts was desirous of
pleading guilty, and for that purpose had written and sent to Mr.
Axis a confession and narrative of his escape ; but Mr.
Aris deemed it proper to have all the facts brought before
the Public, in the hope that the minutest investigation would
have taken place on the trial.

POST-OFFICE EMBEZZLEMENT.
Friday Dan. Davis stood capitally indicted for having secretfcla
letter, entrusted to him as one of the letter -cart iers of the Gt.-
neral 'Post- office, and appropriating to his •own purposes a Bank
of England note for 10% cantAined therein.
It appeared in evidence, that the ietterin question was regu-
larly put into the Post -otilce on the 99th of May last, at Liver-
pool, by ' Schofied, jun. and direct d to his father,
John Schofield, at Mr. ita.nes's, 25. Ktilg struct, Covent-gar-
-den, a letter. of advice having bect previously cent to and re-
ceived by Mr. John Schofield; stag the number and partitu-