The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

14. Wednesday. --St. Eirivuebins. Priest and Alarm.; also St.
Aeape, whose Virtues were admired in the earliest age of
C'iiristianity.....-1603. Death of Queen Eliz theft), after a long state
of melancholy .-1726. Death of Dr. D.miel Writhy, a most learn-
ed divine, who left,. among other esteemed works, a " Paraphrase
arid Commentary unon the New Testament," a production frought
erudeion :aid piety.
The Sun rises at 3 h. 5n mitt. sets at 6 h. 10. min.
MA-water morning at 6 h. 28 min. afternoon at 6 h min.
111Nrsday.-1.14-day--Holiday at the principal Public Offices.
Qaai ter-day for
.the paying of annual rents. The Annunciation of the
Vir-vin Mare. This festival is said to have been instituted in the middle
el ar first century in commemorwion of the appearance of the Angel
Gabriel to the Virvin, when, by order of the Almighty, lie announced
to her that the Messiah was to be her son, and that the great work of
the Redemption of man was at that instant began. The feast of the
nativity loilows, of course, at the distance of nine mm 11114.-1748. A
]fire broke out in Exchange-ally which proved almost us destructive as
that in 1666.
The Sun rises at 5 li. 48 min. sets at 6 li. 12 min.
Laster quarter of the Moon et 46 vitt. past 4 morning.
Saturn rises at 3 h. 0 min. in the morning.
Jupiter sets at 3 h. 53 min. morning
16. rriday.—St. Theodore and his compainions suffered niartyrdam.
—1736. Death of Dr. Gilbert West, a pious writer of great abilities.

The Site rises at 5 h. 46 min. sets at 6 h. 1-1•
llieli-water morning at 8 h. 25 win. aftccnonn at 3 h. 53 min.
27. Saturclag.—St. John, who confessed the faith of Christ in 130-
ing and prayers, after having secluded himself fa.am the world and is
dangers, iii a small cell where lie ltd a retired and truly eremitical life.
—1615. Death ()flames I. nt Theohalds, near elieshunt, in Her to•d-
shire.-18o'2. Articles of Pelee were %jolted be':ween Fligl.ind and
France, at Amiens, :Ili ancient town in the road from CuNis to Paris,
situaled on Om rie•er Suintlir, and the ea; ttal of Fic,:rdy.

The Sun rises at 5 44 h. min. sets at G li. 16 min.
High-water morning at 9 h. 3' ti n. afternono at 10 h. 6 min.
N. It. The dny-light having increased 4 h. 4:?, loin. the length of the
ally is now 12 11..26 min.

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SUNDAY, lIIARCH. 21.

CAPTURE OF ANOTHER I:II.IGATE.—DEFEAT OF
ANOITIER: AM.EItii:AN ARMY.
When .the Aniericau Presidem issued his. Declaration of
War against us, we certainly fancied that he had sounded

the knell of the American Navy. To engage Britain on her
element was, we thought, to incur certain defeat, and a short
campaign would put in our power all the ships, and lay io
ruins all the ports of the United States. That we have been
severely disappointed we will not pretend to deny. In three
successive actions has the British flag been lowered before a
conqueror, and the nation whom we most despised, has re•
peatedly humbled our national pride. To the capture "of .the
Guerriere 'and the Macedonian it is now our painful duty to
add that of the Java, after an action fought with that degree

of courage and heroism which deserves but cannot 'always
insure victory. The only details of the engagement hitherto
received are contained in the following American Papers.

The loss of this frigate, though rendered still more deplora-
ble by the death of her Captain, the numbers of killed and
wounded, and the capture of the naval and land officers ac-
companying the Commander in Chief of Bombay, Lieut -
General His top, to India, still leaves our naval glories utv.
tarnished. Not only did superior force again wrench the.
palm of victory wi'h &fficulty from a weaker foe, but the
conqueror was robbed of his prize. by the resolution of the
conquered, and was obliged to burn the Java with all the
stores she contained two days after the action, as no longer
sca-worthv.

Lord DARNLEY has given notice of a motion to ingnire
into the Naval Administration of the Country, in conse-
quence of these repeated disasters. Such an inquiry is the
more necessary, as there is but too prevalent a disposition
among politicians, and their blind adherents, to attribute
every misfortune to official misconduct.

" New-Yong, FEB 19.—The United States frigste Constitution,
Commodore BA ir %Our or r, arrived at Iltiston on Mundy from wends*,
having pert%) au d the gallant action which is dentiled in the subjoined
accOnet, tor %%Welt we are indebted to an officer belonging the Consti-
tution, passed throtieh this city a esterday for IVa-hiegton, and
obligingly furnished it to the Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser.
" We rejoice at every circumstance which adds new laurels to the
naval glory ofr or country, and particularly so when they are gathered
with so smell a sacrifice of human life, nine men only being k:lled and
wounded on our part. Amongst the former is Lieut. AY ewr N .
tl:c indeed, the carnage has been dreadful, in the fuss of 69
killed and 101 (or as another account seri. 170) wounded, beside the
total destruction of the vessel. It is an additional evidence that when•
ever au opportunity occurs in which an (merican vessel conies in:cona
tact %vith an equal force of the enemy, our gallent uaval heroes will at
all tunes ' deserve well of their country.'
e On the 29th December, in lat. (3. 6, S. long. 39. W. about ten.
leegues tram the coast of Brazil, the United States frigate Constitution,.
with and captured his Britannic Majesty's frigate Java, of 49'
guns, and manned with upwards of 400 men. The action continue&
°+;e hour and fifty-five minutes; in which tim• if e Java was made a.
complete wreck. having her bowsprit and every mast and spar shot out
of Inv. The Constitution had nine killed and tes wounded. The Java
foal 60 killed and 101 wounded. Amenget the latter was her com-
mander, Captain Listukner, a very distinguished Officer, mortally.
From a letter written by one of her Officers whilst on board the Consti-•
tutinn, it is evident that the wounded must have been considerably
ere :ter, and many must have died of their wounds previous to removal.
The letter 60 I.illed 170 wound, d.
" The J.lva was rated at 33 41 guns, but mounted 49.—She was just
out of Bock, Find fitted iu the completest manner t 6 carry out Lieuten-
ant-General His top, Governor of Bombay, and his Staff; Captain
Mae sit %tr., a Commander in the British Navy ; and a number of
Naval !icers going to join the British ships of war in the East Indies.
Besides these, and having her own complement of officers and men
complete, she had upwards of one hundred supernumeraries of petty
etfieers -nd seamen for the Arlaiirel's ship and other verse's on the East
India statiom She also had dispatches from the British Government
'or St. the Cape of Good H .pe. en i to every I.3rbish estnldish-
m-et in the East India and China Seas, and had copper on board t. r a
74 gun ship tied two si of war budding at Bombay, and it is pre-
sumed sunny other valuables, all of which were blown up in her on,
the 31st of Or:cc:Tiber, when she was set on tire.
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I'• Java is wad, iuSteekes List of Oeloberret 56 guns.—She was
Loth. in 11109.

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