The National Register.
London, England, 1812-09-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

SFPT. 7.

was the consequence. The place having been regularly in-
vested it became necessary to storm it, which it was on the
30th of January. The British endeavoured to carry it into
effect, but we ale sorry to say, without success, and at a
considerable sacrifice of men. The loss of the killed and
wounded of the 53d regiment was 122 men, among whom
arc included all the Officers present, with the exception of
Colonel NIAWBERY and another. This loss fell principally
on the grenadier company, who advanced with seventy
men and returned with only seventeen. The loss of the
native troops was also considerable. After the failure of the
attack, however, it appears that Callinjur uhtnaiely capi.
tulated on the same terms proffered to the Rajah revious
to the.siege ; namely, to resign the fort, and to be :uttered
to retain his lands, which are said to yield a revenue of
about one lac of rupees.

It appears by accounts received from S.r Home POPH AM,
that a report had reached him from Saldana, that JOSEPII
Buorta PARTE had Leen surprised at Tarrancon, taken uti-
soner, and the whole of his army killed and wounded. This
Sir HOME mentions as he received it.
Part of the Quebec fleet is a. rived, and there are no apnre.
hensions entertained for the safety hf the rema'nder. The
fleet amounted to 80 sail, and parted 17 s since to the
eastward of the Banks of Newfoundlind. The Minerva
frigate, with seven transports, and 1,600 troops, were going
up to Quebec, as the above ships came down the ► i vet-. One
of the transports, No. 239, with WO soldiers, having patted
the convoy, was captured by the American frigate Essex, but
ransomed for 12,000 dollar s.

Paris Papers to the 7th have reached town, but they con-
tain no official intelligence from the armies. Thete are,
:however, some farther details relative to the actions at Sino-
lensko, in which it is stated, that the Russians are retreating
•: upon Moscow. The cause of the meetings of the Conserva-
tive Senate remains unexplained.
The passage of MAssENA, followed by reinforcements,
through Bayonne, in order to take the command of MA R-
MONT's army, is repeated in the French Journals.
Extract of a letter from off Flushing, dated September 4
—" Sir,—A subscriber to your excellent paper begs to in•
form you, for public information, that a native of Flushing,
with his family, made his escape from that place yesterday,
and came into our fleet for protection. Ile informs the
Commander in Chief his motive for so doing is to avoid the
impress, which is general, and with little distinction in that
,
place, and the enemy are determined to force a fleet of SO
sail of the line to sea immediately."
Extract ofa letter received by a Gentleman in Leith, from
off the Banks of Newfoundland, dated August 8 :—" Unfor-
tunately war has commenced between the United States and
Britain. Yesterday we met the British squr,dron; the Po-
mona, in which I sailed from Liverpool, was taken and burnt;
we were taken on board the 4Eolos frigate, where I have met
with very kind treatment."
On Thursday last an Extraordinary Gazette was published
containing dispatches from Major-General CooKE, dated
August 26, announcing the hasty retreat of the French from
before Cadiz, with the abandonment of most of their guns,
which they had badly spiked. The park and tower guns
were immediately ered, to celebrate an event which may be
considered, if not as a victory in itself, yet as an immediate
and most important consequence of the battle of Salamanca,
Land the occupation of Madrid.
General SA KR 4ZIN has at length received a passport from
the Alien Office, to proceed to Sweden, and is about to quit
London.