The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-26 00:00:00

Suu•ru A NIEIIICA.—Extract of a letter from Mar-
pulite, dated 12th July. Colonel •topfurd has had
tour hundred British soldiers added to his regiment,
all well appointed, making a must magnificent ca-
valry regiment. All the officers of the Legion have
been agreeably surprised in the South Americans,
whom they find generous, hospitable, and well in-
filmed. Bolivar, in an official dispatch to General
English, calls the British faces the saviours of Ven-
ezuela, though they have not yet fired a shot, or
even landed on the main, but hovering so long as
they Lave dune over it, and immediately in the
neighbourhood of Curaccas, has compelled Morillo
to withdraw himself from the interior of the country,
of which he had possessed ati.l retire on
Caraccas for its protection from the attack of Gene-
ral English's Legion. The patriotic cause looks
better than even the most sanguine could have anti •
cipated—all our troops arc on board—we sail to.
morrow—our fleet exceeds thirty sail of ships of
war, of different descriptions.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was
presented with the Freedom of the City of Bath,
unclosed in an elegant gold box of exquisite work-.
manship, on Friday last. The Mayor addressed
Cie Royal Duke in appropriate terms, and his
liayal Highness replied to the worthy Mayor with
that digntiied condescension which peculiarly be-
longs to him.
HISTORICAL- FAcT.—King Henry VIII: being
petitioned to dismiss his Ministers and Council by
the Citizens of London and many Boroughs, to re-
lieve his oppressed subjects, made the Citizens this
sagacious reel) :—" We, with all ourCabinct, think
it right strange Mgt yc, who be but brutes, and in-
expert folk, should tell us who be, and who be not,
lit for our Council."

PetItTSMOU rit Sept. 18.—On Friday night about nine
o'clock, ins Royal liighuess the Prince Regent, action-
pitied by Sir B. B.ocsinfielil, arrived in his travelling
bareirche, at Ai:intral Sir George Campbell's at the Ad-
ralty.lioase from Carlton-house, to resume his aquatic
excursions tit the royal yacht, the Royal George, .cow-
mantled by the Hop. Cliarles Paget. His Royal High-
ness was received by-the couttualider-in-chid and lady
Campbell, awl soon after- sat down to dinner with the
itallont admiral and his lady, sir B. Bloomfield, Colonel
l'horitton, and Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle. The re.
ception of his Royal litgluiess on the part of the mils.
city was coutieed to a guard of honourof the lOth regi-
ment, whilst the civic receptions was wa•anly expressive
of loyal =actuation to the person °Ellis Royal Highness;
the principal houses were illuminated, and crowds,
of persons who had paratlei the streets several home
availing his arrit al, welcomed him with hearty Minas
The Adintrat's ',Sir George Campbell's) and the Lieut.-
Governor's house formed a very conspicuotta.and pleas-
ing appearance autoug the houses illuminated, each
the Joke of a crown and G.P.R. funned of
Militant variegated lamps. His Royal Highness slept
at Sir G. Campbell's. This morning, about ten o'clock.
his Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir G. Campbell,
preceetied in another carriage by Sir Benjamin Bloom-
field, and followed in retinue by Major-General Sir
James Kenna. G.C.B. our Lieut. Gove ttttt r, Col. Lord
Greenock, Major Harris, Hon. Major Clare. A.D.C.
officers ott the Staff of the South-west District, set off
from the Admiralty-house to the Sally-port, where hie
Royal Highness alighted, amidst the hearty huzzas of an
assemblage of persons, and, accompaitied by Sir (..;eorge
Cantbell, embarked in the Royal barge, with Sir Benja-
min Bloomfield, Colonel Thornton, Sir IVilliatu &p-
-r. and Sir Edmund Naele, and proceeded on Wald
loyal George yacht, at Spithead, steered by the lion.
Captain Paget. General Williams. Royal Marines,
C 1111 l wissioner the Hon. Sir G. Grey, and several other
officers, chiefs of tlepantnetits, received his Hopi High-
ness at the Sally-port, to whom he frequently ni she a
parting bow with- the most respectful coutlescension, as
he passed to the barge. The instant his Royal Highness
had earmarked, a royal salute was fired front the platform
battery, and front Nlotikton.fort ; and so soon as the
royal barge had arrived within the waters of Spithead,
the squadron appointed to attend on hts Royal Highness,
consisting of toe Royal George yacht, Liffey, Hind,
Catneliow Briske, and Linnet cutters, fired a similar
salute. ilia Royal Highness readied toe yacht in about
twenty anoints ; when the Captains of the siltradroil
proceeded at board to pay their respects to his Royal
Highness, which being done, they returned to their re-
specove ships, and the Royal George, attended by the
Brisk, Linnet. awl Carinelion cotters, proceeded on a
cruise to the westward. Tot royal squadron will anchor
at Cowes, alter the day's cruise. His Royal Highness,
we have much pleasure in saying, appears in perl.ct
good health. He will not, we understand, prolong itts
present stay in the yacht more than ten days. His Royal
Iliebitess will not visit Plymouth tois season.
The following is an extract of a letter, dated
Manchester, Sept. 19.
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" This town has remained perfectly tranquil shim I last wrote
us you; and if the theatre had not been open last evening,
should not have had any particular comatunication to make in
the way of news. Anticipating, however. tuat some expression
ot popular feeling might be e.m.wd on this occasion, 1 went to the
theatre. uot for the sake of 'wing Mr. Kean in the character of
Richard, (which, by the way, he pertimmat extremely but
that I might have an opportunity of witaessing persoattUy any
!ding that should txcur,.mil at transmuting a flatittul account of
it. The play paated uhf very quietly but no sooner had the
curtail dropped, than three or four persons, who sat in one of
the lower front boxes, callen out God save the Kiag." The
curtain ruuained down a inasiderahie time; but, at last, the
performers iimaar,d on the stAgea.itl began to sing, accompanied
by the music. At thus moment there was a cry of •• !fats off,"
St. vend per.ons, buds in the pit and boxes, standing with them on.
'fix cry was rtmewill, and in ii violent and menacing tone.
Irona this feu:rig, iii it APPViliCti tp sus atoll aqy tGaby