The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

schooner of SO ions. 6 guns. and 01:0 man, and another «imam
of PO tons, one gun on a prvot.:and 66 eurn.sthe crews all Spanish
and Portuguese. Their rentlkitraull is generally between Key
Guijah and Ciiya Rennin&lin the Bahama channel). where they
lay at anchor, and capture all vessels that pass through the
channel. Captain Harrison and Mr. Halsey informed, that all
the cargoes they captured were disposed of to merchants or sooun•
drela from Neuritis and Principe, who repair on board with
specie, make their purchases, and carry them direct to their
places of residence. Hie Britannic Majesty's brig of war Scout.
and the United States' schooners Parpuire and Larildain, sailed
on the lgth in pursuit of them. Captain Harrison is a volunteer
on board the Louisiana, which vessel was to call off Maatansas.
to join the Peacock at Mantansas. and geta reinforcement of men
from her.
New Yon x. OCT. 11.—Captain Murphy arrived at New
York from Havannah. whence he sailed on the Yid ult. informs
that a pc riot privateer schooner had fidlen in with a piratical
schooner alongside of a brig which was anchored on the coast.
and not perceiving another piratical schooner a anchor under the
rocks, with a view of assisting the brig. which she supposed the
first pirate was pillaging. ran alongside and attempted to capture
her, when the latter pirate ran out, end both succeeded in car-
rying ber, .It was supposed every person on board was put to
death. One of the pirates mounted three guns, and had 40 meo,
ad the other six guns, and had 60 men.

Duman, Not•. s.—College-green was crowded
to excess throughout the whole of yesterday. At
half-put ten in the morning, a stout ferocious
]soling fellow, decorated in Orange trappings, and
attended by several of the party, came down Dania-
street, probably from the lodge in IVerburgh-street,
and paraded round the statue. Two police magis-
trates were present at the time. He was permitted
to make his circuit without interruption, but when
he had gone round the pedestal, one of the horse•
patrole compelled him to fly, and pursued him.—
We did not learn that be was taken in custody.—
The lower orders of the Orangemen, who were eel-
lected in con,iderable numbers, were occasionally
noisy and troublesome in the course of the day, and
from the time the night set in until about hulf-past
eleven, when the police compelled the crowd to dis-
perse, they used every exertion to create riot and
disturbance : and actually succeeded in causing much
alarm and inconvenience to passengers, and the in-
habitants tithe neighbonrhoud.

New LONDON 1311.4U01L-411 the course of the week,
the BridgebouseCommittee, will enter into an exami-
nation of the 5V plans for a new bridge, sent in for their
decis•on. Rehire they entered into their task, the Com-
mittee adopted an ingenious and effect ial plan to prevent
partiality in their selection, and to frustrate the efforts of
those whit would have exercised strong interest in favour
of particular plans. It W. 15 at first arranged, that each
design should have a particular motto. The name and
address of the artists were written in a sealed 4otter,
which was indorsed with the same motto. It was soon
that although the names of the artists were not
nientwined, persons were disposed to exert themselves
powerfully in favour of those designs having particular
mottos. 'rue C;onintittee, to put a stop to this sy tem,
before they examined one of the designs, caused all the
moons upon them to be erased by two cm.fidential per-
sons, and umillsers to be substituted. A private account
was taken of the nut/then thus substituted fur the mot-
tos, which account was immediately sealed up, and it
will not be opened until a decision has taken place--
Other precautions have been adopted by the Committee,
to the best of whose judgment the public may rely upon
an impartial choice. The Committee; however, to
whose pursuits matters of ihts kind are loregoi, do not
intend to take the whole responsibility of a decision upon
themselves. They mane application to the Board of
‘Vorks that they, as a public body of scientific and
practical men, would examine the plant for the new
bridge, and give their opinions upon them, for the bench'.
of the public. Board, however, declined taking
upon theintelves the task, and the Committee have, in
consequence, determitted upon applying to a number of
men of science, architects, engineers, and surveyors, by
whose opinions and advice they will be principally
guided in this matter, in which the credit of Use city is
so much at stake.

CAP rORE OF A POACHER —Paul Armstrong, who
Mr a considerable time headed a Etaiig of desperate
poachers, on the moors in the skinny of Barnard Cas.
lie, and for whose apt reliesssion a loyal proclanumon
was issued, otler,tig a reward of too guineas, was in the
early part of last month captured and cohteyed to the
lirinse of Correction at Northallermit. Ile was, at the
last sessions held Mire, arraigned upon au indictment,
found attaiost hint nearly six years since, litr a violent
assault 111)011 a constable, m the execution of his duty, to
which he pleaded No, Guilty, and having been only one
day in custody, Mr. William Dan kitis, of B Cas-
t! •, attended on the part of the prosecution, when the
Court was moved to pot MT the trial of the prisoner till
the lit xt sessions, the Court Oving him an opportunity of
flinliiig hail, lilt git tug 46 hours' notice to the sulichor
for the prosecution. A true 1/111 has been found against
him at the lasi Lent assizes at York, for a riot, &c. in
the parish of Grimm', by assembling with the 1111111ber
ul 4U or mime armed, and cottontails so armed for the
space of two hours; on which last indictment he will
take his trial at the ensuing assizes at Volk.
On Thursday last, information was given at liaison.
garden police office, that John Barris, a private soldier
in die 2.1 regiment oh foot, now siatiostesl m Irdatid, but
who lived as st 'toot with Col. D.: Burgh, iii Grosivent.r-
place, hod de-eried, robbing his master of property to the
amount of 6Uol. in Bunk of England notes, besides jew-
ellery to a large amount, among which was a diaoond
riug, set, one 51011 C (1i Which weighed be.
tweet. kmu and live carats. The villain, of whom a
description was given, is a nntite of Dorset, and heed as
colilior midi !CI% a 111 Wllll his COlOllO for a emisiderable
lime, and was in the habit of recessing large sums of
44444 Ilt y tin his master's account at Messrs. Cox and
Greenwood. army agents, Craig's-court, Charing-cross.
A reward has be offered for his appreheusion.

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