The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-19 00:00:00

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• .• t. DESPERATE ACTION BETWEEN A REVENUE
CRUIZER AND A SMUGGLER.
' Doyen, UN. Henry Wingfield, chief mate of
his Nejesty's r eeeeee Metter dodger, arrived here this after-
boon (as Prize Hamer) with it very lice cutler or dandy,
maned the Three Brothers. It appears that yesterdey 11.10,1111 r;
111.1. Badger, whilst cruising, .fell in with a suspicions sail be-
tween Boulogne end Etsples, about three leagues from the
lied, and suspecting her to be a smuggler, made all sail in
chase ; at the saute time firing a gun to bring brr to, end
• hoisting Um ensign and pendant. the cutter finding the
IWger gain ow her, fired her stern chaser. Thu action then
Immune general, and lasted from 'half-past seven n m.
kW past ane p.m. end after a running tight of sic brows and a
lwlf, the cotter struck about sus leagues (loin Dieppe. Upon
hoarding her she proved to be the Three Brothers, as abuts
stated, sailing from Flushing to Faro Isles, having a valuable
cargo of tea, tobacco, and spirits, on board, intended for illicit
importation, and carrying twenty- men, four sic-pound
eserommles, besides swivels and an immense quantity of fire-
AVM,. On board the smuggler, the Captain and one man were
killed end seven wounded, two mortally, one of whom died
this churning. On board the Badger, Hr. Cullom, Depntation
Officer, winch respected in Brie town, was killed ; 7.imitenattt
Never, her commander, the /monad mate, and ibree'seamen,
wounded. A more desperate anion has not , been fought be
(wean a revenue cruiser and a smuggler for some time. Tim,
remainder of the Grew of the cutter were put on board thd
iket,er, which hinting yet arrived. An Inquest will be held
Ly the Mayor and Caioner writhe bodies of the smugglers.

COLUMMAN STOCKHOLDERS.

On Saturday lut• • numerous Meeting of the persons inte-
rested in these Funds took place it the 'City of London Tavern-
At one o'clock the large front room. was fall in teary part, and
r .4Entiral cell was made for the Chair.
Mr. Pail:Kann said, that he expected every moment (be
arrival of Aldermen Wood, who had promised to take the
Chair, in the room of the Lord Mayor, who could sot attend.
Some minutes having elapsed. an.hAldernian Wood not or-
vieitig, Mr. PowLeu (one of the Contractors) piopured that
Alderman Bridges should take the Chair, which was agreed to.
The Alderman aaid, he, individually, Lit no interest what-
ever in the object of the Meeting, but as they had done his
hie limner to elect-him 46 their Chairmen, he would au his
Lest ellurts to please them, and hoped every Gentleman who
kid any tliiiig to offer.. would be heard vela attention.
Mr. PIIWIAS now came forward and read to the Meeting a
long Report, drawn op by the Contractors.
• Five Resolutidos were now proposed, expressing the confi-
dence of tLe Meeting io the powers of Mr. lea, and the ulti-
mate ratification of the Loan by his Government.
A proposal was DOW wade by Mr. Fowles, that, as their
accounts were of such a nature as wonlu make it improper to
lay them before the public, a Committee of Three should be
appointed to inspect them, and slate, at a (more Meeting, their
anti 'fiction or dierrisfa lion with the conduct of the Cou-

tractors.
A Resolution was passed to this effect, sod Alderman
Bridges, Mr. Thomas Wilson, sod Mr. Rowcroft, were ap-
pointed the Committee.
A Vote of Thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the
Meeting broke up is the best humour, and apparently well
satisfied with the prooecdings of the day.
New Yokli, DL a. 16 —By an arrival from Porto
lieu, we learn, that a King's packet from Cadiz to
Havtunrah has been taken by a Colombian brig of
war, after an engagement in which the Captain
and several of the crew were killed. The picket
and ten sail of merchantmen sailed under convoy of
a Spanish frigate, bound to Vera Cruz, which parted
with them of St: Joint's, Porto Rico, to proceed to
her destination.
The Lieut.-Generalship of the Ordnance having
been vacant upwards of four months (by the decease
of Lieut.-General Sir Hildebrand Oakes), is now
supposed to be filled up, as the Duke of Wellington
Las returned to his official duties as Master General
a that Department. It is not known that any
afficer is yet selected for the vacancy. The patent
salary and emoluments are considered to be about
2,0001. par annum.
The Lord Chancellor Las appointed the time and
plate for the working of the commission de lunatic°
inquirado, concerning Lord Portsmouth ; namely,
in about a month from hence, at the Freemason's
Tavern. Counsel to suprort the lunacy, Messrs.
Wetherell, Denman, and Brougir.in ; Sergeant
Peil, Mr. Wilde, and Mr. F. W011;11110 on the other
aide. It is also said, that more than 100 witnesses
are or will be sumnionol„,and that the copies in the
proceedings will cost 3,0061. •
A a tigtriur circumstance' took place at Hatton, near
Wregby, a short time since. A pour matt, Nhu occa-
sionally taboo re unihr disordered Intellects, was lately
in such a slate as to reluire medical sonerintentience. A
respectable riactitioner in the neighbourhood betita
caned to, proceeded to take a considerable quantity of
blood front hint, wh •n suddenly the patient spitina out
sti bed, disengaged himself trout she surpon, mid po-
sitively refused to submit any lothter to the opeiation of
the lancet. The surgeon made wetly at.d s igorotis al-
it milts to recover his patient, in order to strip the forther
eatiston of blood, w t..ch had already continued to all
alutitting extent ; but in spite of every ellorl that could
Ise tined, the infuriated man forced his way out of the
house, whit itothirri on but his shirt, panted by his
friends and twighb7turs with all the help they 2ould
raise. Such. however, was the violence of ;he fever
which posse sea him. notwithstanding his loss of blood,
that idles b. filing his pursuers, horse and Coro, from
,„,„,„ till night, they were tiftliEed to give up the char.
Jul the course of the night or following morning., Ott
poor man „owned to Ina friends, apparently Mlle ite
j„,.,„; by this extraordinary exeursion user pro'uably moor
thou thirty in ilea of country.
In cotisairwiser of the late severity of the weather,
description has risen at
the brice segelables of every
ass rite-third in the several markers of the utetrorolit.