The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The accounts 110 M the Helder come down to the
7th instant, and state, that on the sth, two days pre-
vious, five ships of the Texel squadron and the cor-
vette Venus had put to sea under the orders of Ad-
miral De WINTER, Commander in Chief of the
Fleet; and, after manoeuvring all day, and per.
forming various evolutions, anchored in the evening
in 13reswyd, between the Sckulpe Gat and the
Zuedwester Gat. During this operation the Bri-
tish Squadron, consisting of six ships of the line, a
frigate, and two brigs, were in sight. As soon as
they perceived the movement of the Imperial squa-
dron, they proceeded, with all sails set, towards the
Zuedwester Gat, and dispatched a brig,of which the
enemy lost sight, in a westerly direction. The next
morning, at break of day, only three Britith ships of
the line, two frigates, and one brig, were visible, and
the French sqadron again sailed, and passed all the
day in manoeuvring. Whither they sailed, how
they manoeuvred, for what purpose they proceeded
to sea, or what force they had to encounter or to
awe, is not mentioned—they, however, manoeuvred,
and if we are to form any opinidn from the silence
of even their own account, their great merit and
their still greater good fortune was to have escaped
any serious interruption during their ostentatious
manoeuvres from the British cruisers. An ar-
ticle. frcm Blankenberg, dated October the 4th,
states, that three ships of the line, one frigate, and a
corvette belonging to the Scheldt squadrdn (one of
Which carried the flag of Admiral MissiEssy), had
sailed to the entrance of the river to chase away an
English frigate and some corvetes, which were
separated from the Dutch squadron by a narrow
bank. The whole of the British vessels were seen
to Eire • upon the most advanced of the enemy's
ships which replied by a volley that made them
put before the wind. Admiral MISSIESSY having
afterwards doubled all the banks with his three
ships of the line, &c. pursued the British frigate,
&ct till the evening. The merit of this exploit of
Admiral MissiEssx, in chasing, with THREE SAIL
OF THE LINE, &C. afrigate and afire corvettes, trans-
cends description ; and the account of the exploit
consequently terminates with the bare recital of the
the pursuit, without any the smallest mention of
the result. Whilst the naval force of the enemy
confines itself to such enterprises, and can accom-
plish only such results, little apprehensions Deed
be entertained of the consequences of any of their
maritime exertions. But, in their utter inability to
succeed in any contest upon equal terms, they
are glad to take advantage of any apparent
superiority, however ascribable to superior strength
and numbers, in order to prove to France, that the
French Government is not wholly impotent at sea.
Let them then enjoy their triumph,. and whilst the
fleets of the enemy are compelled to skulk inactively
and ingloriously in their ports, till some lucky
chance may enable them to venture forth, we
may safely allow them the little triumph of chasing
away a very inferior force with an imposing
squadron.

The information received from. Windsor, last
week, has been—,6 that his Majesty remains in the
same state."—Bulletins, for the futures will be is.
sued on Sundays only.

Some accounts wL
from Jersey and Guernsey
pectations of invasion seem to have subsided. But
every necessary precaution was still taken.
" IKRSEY, OCT. 12 —A 11 Frenchmen of the second class, far.
mers, day-labourers, domestics, &c. who are now here, are
ordered to appear at the office of Mr. Anley, Notary Public, at
10, A. M. on the 16th.
" Advices, ou which we believe we may rely, state the return
to Pails of the Cardinals sent by Buonaparte to the Pope. His
Holiness would not accede to any of the demands submitted to •
him. He spoke only tothe Italian Cardinals—he declined mak-
ing any reply to the Archbishop of Mechlin."
Admiral Young has issued orders to the ships of
his fleet in the Downs, that no Officer is to go on
shore, except on duty, in order that they may he
ready to sail at a moment's warning.
The new Catholic Committee, or Convention,
was to meet yesterday, at the Theatre, Fishamble-
street, Dublin—the Earl of Fingal in'the Chair.—
Considerable anxiety, our private letters state, was
felt respecting the conduct which Government meant
to adopt.
" DUBLIN, OCT. 16.—Public anxiety is wound up to the
highest pitch respecting the course which the Government shall
pursue on next Saturday, when the Catholic Convention will'
assemble. It is supposed that the whole of the day will nut be
sufficient for the formalities necessary for the Delegates to verify •
their powers."
Paris Paperrhave beqn received, which are filled
with details of'Buonaparte's visit to Flushing. Mick
dleburgh, Terveere, Terneuse, arid Batz. The
strength of Flushing is dwelt upon in a very marked
manner. it is now said to be a fortress of the first
order : but the land fortifications have cost about .
400,0001. since we quitted the island. ." The quay
which we wished to destroy, has been repaired
This we shall not believe until we •see the thirty
ships of the line, talked of in the French Papers;
enter it.

• Report says thatßuonaparte has returned to Paris.
• The Eliza-Anne has arrived at Cork, with a
cargo of staves, from Philadelphia. She bringi.
accounts froth that city to.the 9th ult. ; nothing was
expected
,until the' meeting of Congress. She has-
brought as passengers Mr. Thomas English and
family, Consul from the United States to Dublin.
By the last letters from Persia we learn that his
Excellency Sir Gore Ouseley, and his Lady, *ocCu_
pied the Palace at Shiras, called the Takhti
as being a royal residence of the. present reigning
family, surnamed Casar. The other Gentlemen
of the English embassy, with the escort of cavalry,
the artillery, and servants, were encamped close. to
the gardens of the
,Palace.. Sir Wi!liam Ouseley,
was preparing to set out on a kuiney to parob."
.gard (the ancient Cyropolis), and to explore the
ruins of Passagarda, and the tomb of Cyrus ; after
which, his intention was to trace the route of Alex-
ander, from Passagarda to Persepolis. Sir William
hoped to perform this expedition (about 300 miles)'
in thirteen or fourteen days ; and his brother, the
Ambassador, had obtained for him a Royal Firman,
and an Officer of the Prince's guards, to att••nd
him, and insure his personal safety and accommo4
dation, in a quarter of Persia, which has not, pi 0.
bably, been visited by any European for above an
hundred years, and whic, is described by the na—
tives as abounding in monuments of the most re•
mote antiquity, as well as natural curioxies g.f
very extraordinary kind, not noticed • hitherto by
any traveller.

665
?ere received yesterday morning
uernsey of the 12th. The ex-