The National Register.
London, England, 1814-03-06 00:00:00

MARCH 6.

Smith k First Lieutenant) to ta'.:e command of the qnarter-deek, and
to cleat she wreck of the foremast and iriaintna•t, which then-lay
nearly tore and aft the deck, and to make sail after the enemy ; but
at the same time I II Al the satisfaction of reflecting that I had kit
the command in the hands of a most active and Mewls officer.
We kept siOit of the enemy daring the eight by means ot boat
Pails and jigger on the ensign staff; and before twelve o'clock the
next day, Lieut. Smith reported to me. that by the great cxertinns.
of every officer and man, jut v, courses, topsails, staysails, and
spanher, were set in chase of the enemy, who had not even cleared
assay his wreck, and that we were coming up with'hcr very fast, p-
ing at the rate of six and a half knots ; that the decks were per- ,
fectly clear ; and that. the officers and men were as eager to Cenew.,
the action as they were to commence it ; but to the great mortifl-
cation of every one on board, we perceived two sail on the lee bow,
%s leek proved to be the Dryad and Achates, and they having crossed
the enemy (we only four or live miles distant) before we could get
up to tier, deprived us of the gratification of having her cutouts
I;:mkd down to us.
"iiie enemy's frigate proved to be the Clorinde. Captain D. Legard,
rao guns, with four brass swivels in each top, with a comple-
'bent ..1 360 picked tae's.
It is with sincere regret I have to state that out leils is considerable,
having twenty killed glad forty wounded ; and I most sincerely
;..:!,knit the loss of three fine young midshipmen, tab of whom had
..rveti the whole of their time with me, and who all promised to be
ro.oameitts to the service. Among the woubded is Lieut. Ft etd, of the
Royal marines, who received a grape shot in his thigh, while gal-
lantly heading hip pally.
I learn from Mutt.. Gerard, one of the Preach office*, fleet they
e ileulate their !uss on board the Clorinde at 120 men. It it. therefore
uniteces%ar.s for me to partioularize the exertion of every toiatirliial
en board this ship, or the promptness with which every. order.*** pot
into exec:Mime:by so young a ship's cimiptitty ; but I must belt kave
to mention the able as‘istAnce K Rich I received from Lieuts. Smith,
Graves, lleindiolph.• and Beckham; Mr. Acadnell, the waster; and
Lieuts. Ford and Connell, of the ituyul marines ; the very izreitt skill
and attention 'hewn by Mr. T, C. Jinn , ounteen, in the discharge of
his insp:nt.mt thole.; the live services of Mr..f..Bryttn, the purser,
and the whole of the warrant Office'', with all the motes and nsidship-
melt, whom I beg leave taut strongly to tecummend.to lour Jordshiip's
sire iCC.
I enclose a list of the killed and vmuriderl, and, have the honour to
be, &e.

(Signed)
A,lntiral Lout Keith, K B.

J. PHILLIMORE, Captuin.

Names of the Killed on hoard kis Majesty's AO Enrol" 38, in
action with the Clarinde French frigate, 44 gum.
Ktt.r.En.— Mr.* Siwking, Mr. Grcetiway, Mr. Nanghait,
Mid
trip ; W. Logan, R. Jansenling, W. Johnston, J. Bell, K. Brown,
E. Meadows, J. Neil, R. Crawford, J. Haw G . Fox, J..thib-
ble, Barber, seatifeu; J. Buxton. sojesot of marines; C. Hayne,
W ltottvers, K. Artis, privates; C. Itirdick, looy. •
Na me' of Officers Wotinded, —Captain . Pliillimore, severely ;
Lieut. Foord, of the marines ; Mr. Brigstocke, Midshipman.

This-GateVe also contains accounts of the capture and destruction
ef the following vessels :
The American schuoner.Vixen' by the Pelvitlera.—The Inca Am-
lican letter of in aline, by the Recriit awl Dottrel al,,,p4l.—The
Baleibe French store ship, •by the Koryalits.—Lst lische.)Voitch na-
tional. schooner, by the Alensetie.—Le neurons and-.Zee Minna French
prtvateers, by the cutter and boats of .the Castor.

BANKRUPTS.
J. Cozens. eftantsgate, linen-draper. to .iustrentler Month 12,119,'
and April 16, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, .111 r. Butler, . Ave-
Mar lane, London. •
Wescomb, of Exeter, shopkeeper, March 17, 13. asp' April.l6,
at eleven, at ti►e Rotel Tavern, Exeter. Attor►►ies. Messrs. Lamb,
Billiton, and Hawke,'Priace's-strett, Bank of 'England; •anti
Mortimer, Exeter.
T. Satterthti`aite• late of Bi►kenhead, Claqster,.lLealer,.Mareli
44,
25, and April 16, at one at the Qlohe Tavern, Liverpool. Atter-
Mr. Lea, Liverpool., anCl Mears. Chipchase and Norris, Buckler'.
'bury, Lonion.
W. Page, of Kentish Town, builder, Ma►oell IL 19, and April.l6,'
at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Wright, Hart-street, gloo►ns-

hdry.
L. linnlaniger, of Vise street, Piccadilly, merchant, Marcll.l/,
19, and April 16, at one, 0 Gni-1(01;111. Attornies, blassmilarn
tlicr ard-Weruer, London-street, Pvnelinreh-itreet.

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S. Pearson, of Croydon, Surrey, baker, March 3, 19, and April
16, at ten, at Gnildliall. Attorney, Mr. James, Dirl-street, Black-
J. Dempsey, of Coleinan-street, taylor, Marti) 8, 15; and April
16, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hindman, Aldermatilmry.
T. Braivensal, of Birmingliarti, sadler, March 16, 17, and April
16, at eleven, at the Union Tavern, Birmingham. Attoruks, Me.srs.
Swain, Stevens, Maples, and Pearse, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ;
and Mr. Whateley, •
J. Jones, of Wolverhampton, Stafford, hosier, April 11, at five,
it, and 16, at eleven, at the Bradford Arm Inn, Ivetsey Ronk.
Stafford. Attornies' Mr piddle, Wolverinunplon ; and Mr. Phil-
lips, Norfolk street, Strand.
J. Jones, lute.of.'Mallwycl, Merinneth, tanner, March 14, 15, And
April 16, at eleven, at theitoyal Oak, Pool, Montgomery. Attor.
nie% Mr. Stevenson Liucohtlauta New-square ; and Mr. Woosnans,
Cl.l. Kalil:ller, Soutliamptoh row, Illnomshury,,taylordilarch 12, ,
19, and April 16, at twelve,, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Winter,
s
Serkanes-inn, Fleetratteet.
8. Orov, late of Foily.blidge, pock-head, Bermondsey, victual- • •
er, March 8. tt, and April 16, at ten, at Guildhall. Attonteye Mr,
Parton, Walbrook.

rnE REBDOMADAIPY.
MARCH.
Nature, exerting an onwOaried power,
Forms, opens, and gives scent to ev'ry flower •
Spreads the fresh verdure of the fields, and leads
0 The dancing Naiads through the dewy meads.
6. Seeond-Sunday in Lee. —Morn. Genesis 27, Luke 17. Even.
Genesis 31. Colossians I.—Full turson at 27 inhiutes.p:tst 7 o'clock in
the morning —Georgian planet is now about stationary.
7. Monday.—St. Pe;pvitia. This lady, A° is (alien most honour-
ably mentioned, both by Tertullian and Austin, suffered martyrdom
in the sth primitive perscention, unit r St yens, in the ye,,r
Chelanfoul Assizes and Retithrw, Ast4lo.l.—Mutni rises at 7 o'clock ;
but will eive no useful light till H.
8. Tuesday--Sum rises at 6 h. tt nt.; sets at 9 h. 38 m.--Moon
rises at .19 minutes OW 8.
9. Wednesday —OrtfardAssiscs —Moon rises at 37 in; tttt tes past 9.
10. Thursday —o.althatir Mimes —Moon-river at-39 animas' past 10.
11. Friday.—Son rises at 6 -h. .16 mu.; arts at '5 h. 44 an---bloon
rises us 4ti minutes After At.
venerable Bede' has informed
12. Saturday...St.-Gregory. Our
us that this Bishop of Koine was particularly concerned 'that the inha-
bitants of Britain should be converted to Christianity, and offered t')
visit England fur that purpose. He afterw:ads sent several bisssion-
aries-upon this important work. Gregory, commonly called the Great,
was consecrated in 5..10, and died in 604. Ile was an ecclesiastic of
singular piety, as well as great learning : his works, forming eight vu.
limes, were printed at Rome.—Lincoln, and Worcester, Anitcs.—
Venus now becomes a morning-star, and so continues.

N ATLI 11, CALENDAR.
During the. present month, our ,gardens will begin to resume the ap-
pearance of beauty. Mezereon is again in splendour; crocuses now
de-
corate the borders ;. daisies are scattered over dry pastures ;
%be the
primrose, that • firstling of the infanryear,' peeps out front beneath this
hedges.
seariorusi ; plant horse radish ; and prune
Sow parsley,' thyme,
flowering shrubs.
Abort this time, if not already done. may be planted out, agreeably
to inclination, either in patches or in beds, tae
American cowslip, asters,
auticulas, cautpiniulas, carnations, daisies, dug's-tooth violets. and dou-
ble. violets, garden valerian, Lilly of the valley, pink% polyanthuses,
prinfresesoanunctiluses, stocks, and well-flowers of alnwst every spe-
cies.

.111UIL4VATER AT Ii)? DO?

MARCH. I
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PAWS: OF STOCKS YRSTERDAY.

8 per Cent. eon. ll7e. I Oisaltint . II ttll rm.
1R .o.equer

LVVMAN'S communication in our next.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Unbolt,
SUNDAY, MARC!! 6, 18,4.

STATE OF THE WAR IN FR AFCE.L-ALLIES SUING FOR

AN ARMISTICE.

We have this week to announce a great alteration in the
situation of the Allies in France. Our last accounts left
them driven to the Marne on the north-east side of Paris,
and across the Stine on the south-east. In the mean time
the junction of Blucher's army with that of Prince Schwart-
zenberg was confidently expected at Troyes, the rallying
point chosen by the Austi ian army, as, on the 20th, accord-
ing to Mr. Robinson's account, the head of Blucher's co-
lumns were only eighteen or twenty English miles from
that town. That event, which seemed of Material import-
ance to the success of the immediate operatiotw was of
course confidently expected. The French bulletin of the
21st mentions no military movement of any importance.
The head-quarters of Buonaparte were then at Nogent,
where they had been on the 6th. He acknowledged in it
the taking and the subsequent evacuation of Soissons by
Winzingerode; but, according to him, the town ought not
to have been taken ; it was protected from a coup-dc-main,
and defended by one thousand,national guards', commanded
by three generals ! Our lacer militia have hardly so many
field-officers. The commander in chief, Rusca, a man well
known, without any talents, but devoted to Buonparte from
the beginning of Isis career, was however unfortunately
killed by the first shot, and the two other generals, who did
not assume the command after his death, were sent before a
sourt of inquiry. Complaints against the excesses commit
ted by the allies, and more especially by the cossacks, fill the
greater part of that bulletin. It contains, however, an article
much importance in a political point of view. The " Con-
gress of Chatillon," it says, " still continues, but the enemy
throws every obstacle in the way of it." Then follow fur-
ther complaints against the Cossacks, who intercept the
couriers, &c. Etc. It is also admitted in that bulletin, that
owing fo the frost, the Allies in their retrograde movement
waved all their artillery and all their baggage. On the QSd,
the latest date of the French Papers which brought that in-
telligence, French funds were at 56 fr. 50 cts. and this ought
to be kept in mind. _ _

The intelligence contained in the bulletin of the 24th,
seems to he systematically arranged to puzzle the mind. In
our digression from military operations, we shall first notice
its most prominent feature, the demand of an armistice on the

part of the Allies. This intelligence is conveyed by the
bulletin in three distinct paragraphs, separated by much ex-
traneous matter. We shalt., however, connect them togt-
ther;iu order to enable our Readers to form their owp judg-
ment.

•4 On the 23d Prince Wentzel Lichtenstein came to the head-
quarters ; this new flag of truce was sent by Prince Schwartzen-
berg to ask for an armistice.

" On the 23d our troops invested Troyes on all sides. A Rua-
tian Aid-de-camp came to the out-posts to request time to evacuate
the city, otherwise it should be burnt, Sce. &e.
" COunt IFlahatit, Aid-de•camp to the Emperor Napoleon; Count
Dnica, Aid-de-camp to the Emperor of Austria ; Count Schousva-
-441; Aid-de•camp to the Emperor of Russia; aud amend Raub: