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The National Register.
London, England, 1809-03-05

IiFTE NATIONAL REGISTER.

DISTILLERIES.

Lord D TtxtEir said, he rose to call their Lordships attention
to a subject of the greatest importance to the interests both of
this part of the United Kingdom and Ireland. He observed, by
the votes of the llouse of Commons, that a Bill was in progress
there for permitting Distillation from Grain in Ireland, and it
was probable that that Bill might soon come under their consi-
deration. Had the Nob:e Secretary of State (Lord Liverpool)
been in the House, he should have moved for some papers con-

nected with this subject; hut as that Noble Lord wais a'bsent, he

should postpone hisination to another day. In the mean time
• he thought it right to notice thus early a matter of so much con-
sequence to the vital interests of the country, and to state, that
he Bill should experience his decided opposition, if it was not
arrested in its progress in another quarter.—Adjourned.

Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Some private Bills went through their respective stages, aid
the !louse adjourned.

Wednesday, March 1.

Their Lordships were engaged till a late periodic) the evening,
hearing arguments of Counsel on a Writ of Error, Pemberton v.
Oakes, the further consideration of which was postponed to a
future day .—Adj ou rned .

Thursday, March 2.

The Irish Militia Enlistment Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Earl of Livaaroor. presented part of the C►►rrespon-
denee respecting Spaiu, which had been moved for, eonsistio of
the instructions sent out. The rest of the Correspondence, his
Lordship said, would be laid before the House with all pm-
Bible speed. The Papers were ordered to be priatedo—Ad-
journed.

Friday, March 3.
TOUTVGALL.

The Earl of BUCKlNGliAmsminn said the unfortunate result
of the campaign in Portnal and Spain produced matter of re-
gret to every man who had the happiness of society at heart.
These campaigns, he lamented to say, were ended in a way
which at only deeply afflicted every Egglish bosom, but cir-
cumstances existed which induced him to think, that, valuable
as NO (*auction of Portugal is to tbis country, still it
London, England, 1809-03-05

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MARCH 5;

and April 11, at one, at Guildhall. A ttornies, Messrs. Gregsoil
and Dixon, Angel-court, Throgrnorton-street.

DIVIDENDS.

April 4. S. Harrison, Manchester, hatter, nt two, at the
Bridgewater Arms, Manchester. April 4. Edward Craven,
Clayton-le-Wads, Lancaster, cotton Ra d muslin manufacturer, at
three, at the Bridgewater Arms, Manchester. March 20. Win.
Bell, Bristol, linen-draper, at eleven, at the Bush Tavern, Bris-
tol. March 21 . James Pitkethley, Wood-street, Cheapside,
druggist, at ten, at Guildhall. April 18. Duncan Maclawrin,
NVatling•street, warehouseman, at one, at Guildhall. March 21.
Jos. Prior, Princes-street, Spitalfields, drysalter, at one, at
Guildhall. April 15. John Tyrrell, Maidstone, Kent, irtm-
monger, at one, at Guildhall. April 15. John Timmings,
Steward-street, Spitalficlds, silk-broker, at ten, at Guildhall.
March 22. George Elliott, Liverpool, merchant, at eleven, at
the York Hotel, Liverpool.

/57

Timothy Rothcry, Leeds, woolstapler, March 22, 23, :Lad
April 15, at eleven, at the Star and Garter Inn, Leeds. Attor-
nies, Mr. Lambert, Hatton-Garden; and Mr. Skelton. Leeds.
George Taylor, Bristol, merchant, March 11, 18, and April
16, at live, at the White Lion bait, Bristol. Attornics, Mr.
Franks, Hart-street, Bloomsbury-square ; and Messrs. J. and T.
Leman, Bristol.
David Wood, Bloxwick, Stafford, awl-blade-maker, March
11, 20, and April 15, at eleven. at the Littleton Arm• inn,
Penkridge. Attornies, essri. Tnruer and Pike, Bloomsbury-
square; and Mr. llceley, Walsall.•
Richard Henry Githon and Wolf Benjamin, Windsor-plaer,
City-Road, jewellers, March 11, 18, and April 15, at tacive,
at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Coote, Austin-Friars.
William Bayley, Burnham, Essex, boat-builder, March 7,
18, and April 15, at teu, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr.
Maw ley, Dorset-street, Salisbury-square, London.

William Butcher, Chick and-street, Mile End New Town,
builder, March i, 21, and April 15, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Burt, John-street, Cruiched Friars.
Lewis Harty, Watford, Ilerts, silk-throw•ster, March 11, 18,.
and April 15, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr.
Fuirlie, Ne w -square, Lincoln's-inn.
London, England, 1809-03-05

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of a soldier and a gentleman, which assertion Lord Moira,
to whom he was personally known, was ready to confirm.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excr<tEQu ER said, he did not ex-
pect that it was the intention of the lion. Mover to persist ill
his motion before the great question respecting the conduct of
the Duke of York should be determine. He really
thought that any selection of witnesses for punishment before the
decision upon the conduct of the Duke of York, as calculated to
displease the public, and seem partial in the eyes of the people,
in proportion as their testimony was more or less favourable to
their own views. It was his own opinion, that several of the
Witnesses had been guilty of gross prevarication, but he did not
wish any proceedings to be commenced against them in the pre-
sent stage of the original investigation. The debate was ad-
journed to Tuesday se'nnight.
London, England, 1809-03-05

CEItTIFICXTES—MARcn 2!.

G. Berwick, Portsmouth, tavern-keeper. J. Thomson, Man-
chester, cotton-utanufacturer. Jos. Popplewell and Jo. Jepson,
Lawrence Poultney-lane, brokers. Ed. Fields and 1V m. Ro-
binson, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, linen-drapers.

SATURDA I'S LO.VDOX GAZETTE.

Crown-Office, March 4, 1806.

Members returned to serve in the present Parliament.

Burghs of Wigtown, Arno Galloway, twl Sleanraor.—Lyndon
‘elpi, Esq. Y ork-place, Portman-square, in the room of the
}ion. Edward Richard Stewart.
Borough ti Stanford.—Charles Chaplin the younger, Blank-
itey, in the County of Lincoln, Esq. in the room of General Al.
bemarle Rertie.

Borou4l‘ of St. Maices.—Scrope Bernard, Nether Winchen-
don, in the County of Bucks, Esq. in the room of Lord Viscount
EbriutOn.

BANKRUPTS.

William Bird, Stone, Staffordshire; and Edward Holloway
Broadtield, Stormnt, Worcestershire, hoat-builders, stir-
render March 20, 21, and April 15, at eleven, at the Stourport
Inn, Stormnt. Attornies, Mr. lligg, Ilatton Garden, London ;
id Mr. Haiku, Kidderminster.

John laxtoo, Exeter, linen-draper, March H, 25, and April
15, at eleven, :it Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Bennet,
Dean'b-court, Doctors' Commons.

John Willianac, Fenchurch-street, eheesemonger, March 11,
18, and April 15, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Scott,
St. Mildred's-court, Poultry.

.T ohn George, Carburton-street, Fitzroy-square, horse-dealer,
March 20, 21, and April 13, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attor-
ney, Mr. Ellis, Jaines-street, Buckingham-gate,
Thomas Dalton, Mitcham, shopkeeper, March 11, 18, and
April 15, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr.
Fisher, Bell-square, Foster-lane, Cheapside.
John Cotton, Coventry, builder, March 14, 15, and April 15,
at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Cuveutry. Attornies, Nle3sr3.
Inge and Carter, Coventry.
Thomas Roe, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, druggist, March
20, at live, 21, and April 15, at eleven, at the Jerninghatn Ark,
Inn, Shilrnall, Salop. Attornies, Mr. Price, Wolverhampton;
and Mr. Anstice, King's Bench Walks, Temple.

Thomas Jones, Liverpool, builder, April 5,6, and 15, at one,
at the Star and Garter, Liverpool. Attornie, Nleisrs. Shephard
Adlington, Bedford-row ; and Mr. Dawson, Castle-street,
Liverpool.
James Jennings, Wendlebury, Oxford, brewer, March 13, 14,
and April 15, at eleven, at the King's. Arms Inn, Biccstcr, Ox-
ford. Attorney, Mr. Walford, Bicester.

. Benjamin Newport, Gill-street, Limehonse, Middlesex, car-
penter, March 11, 18, and April 15, at one, at Guildhall. At-
torney, Mr. Fitzgerald, Goodman's-Fieldi.
John 11,1 t; Salford, Lancaster, dyer, April 6, 7. and 15, at
two, at th.. Royal Oak Intl, INl:ftrichester., Attornies, Mr. Card-
well, Manchester; and Mr. Elll6, Caroitor-street.
London, England, 1809-10-29

OCT. 14.

THE NATIONAL REGIS H.

make tier confession, he pulled a red hot poker out of the tiref
and pursued her with it, as if he intended to make her a free
lainon. She said she was not married, " except it might he to•
one of those priests;'' and altogether she appeared, from the
flippancy and eccentricity of her answers, to be so arrant a
compound of knave and foot, that the Magistrate acceded to
her own desire, and the objrct of her accusers, by agreeing to
send her back to Ireland will] a pass, preparatory to which be
committed her for seven days to Bridewell.
The little girt brought before the Lord Mayor some days
since, who was found sitting at a door on Fish•street-hill, and
who pretended to have been brought from the Isle of Wight by
an Uncle and Aunt, who had deserted her and robbed her of
every thing, as mentioned in a former paper, was again brought
up onThursday. It turns out epon fort her inquiry that the greater
part of her story is false. A person from Somers Town proved
that the girl lived servant with him, that she then called herself.
I.ueyWedrnane, and that she run away from his house. She now
calls herself Margaret Shears, and confesses she has no father
on board the Superb. Ills Lordship wishing, if possible, to find
out her friends, or send her to the parish, has however humanely
prevailed on the church-warden to protect her a few dap..
longer, until the real truth shall be ascertained, nt the same time
informing the girl, that if he found she continued to deceive;
she should be sent to Bridewell.
London, England, 1809-12-24

DEC. 24.1

fast aground, and could not be moved. The enemy's troops
were in numbers behiud th? dyke, and a considerable fire of
musketry was exchanzed with them, I believe without effect
on either side; some few shot struck our boats.

The eliemy's ad vanced .Tun-boats appeared to lie close together,
and I .iordert.sd two of the Clyde's boats to advance into the
passage and throw some rockets that way, in order that the occa-
sion might be taken to reconnoitre them more closely.
I find the enemy's batteries are not so far in advance as I had
supposed, and that their gun-boats are not nearer than Cortjen.
They are, however, erecting a battery on a point of the dyke
which commands the chan'ncl, above half way between that
place and the owter battery. I have the honour to be. &r.
E. W. C. K. OWEN, Commodore.
London, England, 1809-12-24

Extract of a Letter from Commodore Owen, dated Favorite, off

.....
Ter fere, Dec. 11.

The enemy was very busy with the battery on Woolversyke,
Nxhich, if completed, would have rendered the post I had taken
on that side a very uneasy one; I therefore thought, .uuder the
present circumstances, every thing should he tried to keep it
back, and the gun-boats have done
.it well.
If the enemy in our retreat treads too close on us, we feel
confident in our strength, and can form as good a front as our
channel will allow. Feeling the necessity for my being myself
in the rear, I have hoisted my penflant in the Favorite tinter,
leasing the care of the Clyde to my First Lieutenant. This,
trust, you will approve of,
(Signed) E. W. C. R. OWEN.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

.jaines Lilly, Staple f ridge, Lancashire, cotton-spinner.

BANKRUPTS.

II ngh Wilson and John Lightfoot, Nottingham, hosiers, to sur-
render Jan. 4,5, and 30, at eleven, at the Ram Inn, Notting-
ham. Attornice, Messrs. Bolton and Renshaw, Nottingham.
George Roberts, jun. Heights, Yorkshire, cotton-manufactu-
rer, Jan. 5,6, at the House of John Booth, Inn-keeper, Hud-
dersfield, Yorkshire, and Jan.3o, at ten, at the House of James
Cowgtil, Innkeeper, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire. Attornies, Mr.
Lattye, Chancery-lane, and Mr. Crosland, Huddersfield, York-
shire.
Benjamin Barratt, Bath, butcher, Dec. 26, 29, and Jan. SO,
at eleven, at the Christopher Inn, Bath. Attorneys, Messrs.
Sbephard and Addington) Bedford-row, London; awl Mr. It.
A. Sheppard, Bath.
London, England, 1809-12-24

PRO I/ 14V CL4 LS,

METHOD FOR PREPARING AROMATIC VINEGAR —Take
of common vinegar any quantity ; mix a sufficient quantit%
powdered chalk, or common whiting, with it, to destro- the
acidity. Then let the white•matter *obside, and pour otf the
insipid supernatant liquor ; afterwards let the white powder i!e
dried, in the open air, or by a tire. When it is dry, pour upon
it sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol) as the w kite anti fumes emvinue
to ascend. Stone vessels are the properest to he !.sed on s
occasion, as the acid will not act upon them. This product is
the Acetic Acid, known in the shops by the ?tame of Aromatic
Vinegar.
To FINE COFFEE.—Take one egg, crack it down, shell aA
all, mix up with your ground coffee, boil it, and strain it -tr;
the liquor %ill he as clear and brilliant as wiLe (and no wa,•te :)
it will exhiliarate the spirits, whereas Carve tutt tired depresses
the spirits—Or Han egg cannot be obtained, a stuall piece of
the dried s.kin of a sole may he substituted.
A pheasant was shot, a few days ego, at Irton Hall, near
Whitehaven, which weighed 56 ounce:. ! and tnea,,tired froat
the end of the bill to the extremity of the tail, one yar.l
incites.

A monster, supposed to he the rime mentioned to have ap-
peared in Croydon, made his appearance at Pl% moot h Dt,elr,
some nights since. lie ill used two women by throwing their
petticoats over their heads, and tearing their Ilvsh with on iron-
toothed curry-comb, down their arms and thighs. Scveiat
stout shipwrights have dressed themselves in women's elouthi,
and have gone single and in pairs through a number of bye-lanes,
but hitherto without success.

The following circumstances occurred on Thursday last, be-
tween Penrith and Alston Moore, one of the must k-.lounthitions
parts of England, where, within these few days, and immense
quantity of snow had fallen, which renders 'ravelling in 'hat part
,of Cumberland extremely difficult, and almost impraeticabie. As
i
a Mr. Campbell was proceeding in that direction, in company
with a soldier, of the name of Flume, on his return from Wal-
eheren, dreadfully debilitated by the malady, the cold was El)
intense,
intense, that they were frequently obliged' to clamber on their
hands and knees for several yards, when Bnrne at length became
exhausted, and was unable to
,proceed any further. Mr. C.
then, nothwithstanding the wow .was .beginuing to fall very
thick, with much difficulty and evrtion, reached the residence
of Mr. Kidd, at Alston,. to -whom he could not relate the cir-
cambium for nearly u quarter of an !tour, being quite speech-


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London, England, 1809-12-24

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARCFIL.

Jeffery Ludlam, Wand-street, Loudon, ho3ier, from Dec. 26.
t.) Dec. SO, at ten, at GuilahNH.
Itithirt Cannon, Kingsnsi-read, Mid.ileser, builder, from
to Jau. 2t, at eleven, at Guildhall.
London, England, 1809-12-24

THE NATMNAL REGISTER.

Vernon, Towcester, Northampton, grocer, Dec. 9.7.
08. and 1/ch. 3, at eleven, at the White Horse Inn, Towcester.
At'ortn-v:•, Mr. Lovell, Towcester; and Messrs. Foulke and
Cray.--lnn. London.
Jowsr the younger, Northallerton, York, grocer,
3:tu. 15, 16, and Feb. at twelve, at -the Town's House,
Stockton, Durham. Attorneys, Mr. Richard Tireman, Yarm,
York: attl Mr. Flex ney, ('hancer)-lane, London.
llettjamin Waters, Finch-lane, London, and Holloway. Mid-
dlesex, brok-r, Dee; ?.6,•.1an. 13, and Feb. 3, at twelve, at
Ctoildltt:ll. Attorney. Mr: Ridings, Ely-place.
Cht.iles Rowlett, Colche>ter-street, Crotched-Friars, Lon-
don, dr:, Dec. 30, Jan. 6, at twelve, and Feb. 3, one, at
Coilith,4l. At torne.)s, Messrs. I)ixoH, Allen, and Best, rater-
no•tcr-row

I doom! ie!lird Crichley, Frog-lane, blinzton, Nliddleaex,
linen tnarttfactorer, MT. 30, at twelve, Jan. 2, and Feb. 3, at
o ie. at Lot:don. Attorney, Mr. Toone, Clifford's-
Inn.

henry Davis, Walworth, Surrey, cap-maker, Dec. 30. Jan.
13, and Feb. i, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney,
111 r. Isaacs, 13cro-Areet, Saint Mary Axe.

DIVIDENDS.

Jan. 11. T. Nightingale, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, mercer, at
one, at the Strafford Arms Inn, Wakefie)d, Yorkshire—Jan. 13.
A. Itidiarth, Oxford-street, linen-draper, at twelve, at Guild-
hall—Jan. 2. G. A. Itiddlestorpher, Wititechapel, haber-
dasher, at t ii, at Guildhall—Jan. 22. L. Lewis and F. Rudd,
Ni.wea,lle-upon-Tyne, miliners, at twelve, at the Shakespear
Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tvne.—Jao. 16. T. Bailey, Edghas-
ton-street, Birmingham, victualler, nt twelve, at the W hi te Hart
Inn, I)igbeth-street, Birtningham—Jan. 1?. C. Wilks, Bir-
min,rham, stationer, at twelve, at the Shakespear Tavern, New-
street, Birmingham—Jan. 13. C. knight, Holloway, Middle-
sex, builder, at ten, at Guildhall, London—Jan. 13. J. Potts,
White Bear-yard, Back •hill, looking-glass-frame-maker, at
eleven, at (4ttildha.ll—Jan. 13 0. Toulmin, Essex-street, Strand,
nay) -agent, at eleven, at Guildhall—.; an. 13. T. Harris and J.
Price, Bristol, merchants, at eleven, at Guildhall, London—
March 13. r. Chippendall, St. Martin's-lane, St. Martin's in
the Fields, upholsterer, at tem, at Guildhall—Jan. 20. T. Mid-
dleton, Nlaiden-iane, Battle-bridge, Middlesex, blue-mauufac-
turer, at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
London, England, 1809-12-24

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON' MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

FRIDAY, "Mc. W.—The arrivals of Wheat from Suffolk, &e. this morning,
together with the Foreign on hand, make no inconsiderable 'ripply. A large
quantity of Barley has found its way' into this Market.—Fine Malting samples
have not recedt-d from their last pi icss, but all eke were cheaper.—Oats in great
abundance, and Ivo fallen 2s. per quarter. Few Old Beans, and those of the
first quality maintained their recent value.—'New Ticks rather dearer.—White
and Grey Peas were plentiful, and something cheapen—There will be no Mir-
ket on Monday neat, Christmas Day.
r. 6.

a. S.
Wheat 72 a 901 Malt :A a 84
M Fine ditto
Super bas. 105 alati White Pease 6O a 70
Fine White... 110 a a Boilers 75 a 89
Rya 4S a 52 St,tiolks 0 a 0
Fine (New) —.54 a U Grey Peas 4B a 54
Barley
Fine b6 a 0 Beans 0.6 a 0 I
. Per Sack of Rho Bushels,or 2

a.
r.
Fine (New) 54
Ticks ' 56 a Q
Fine (New) a 44
Oats 26 a 33
Poland ditto.. 35 a 38 •

" Fine Flonr ... 90 a 95
Second ,I;tto 85 a 90
ItApe Seed I4S a IMO

[FROM SATURD,
AVERAGE PRICE OF

!SOlb;;.

Ir'S GAZETTE.)

FOR THE WEEK]
England and Wales. Scotland.
s. d. s. d.
Wheat 102 9
Rye
Barley bl 3 •s 0
Oats 31 0

.01IN, PER. QUARTER)

NDI NG DEC. M.

Scotian&
s. d.
P.oans
Yeas 4O 10 •57 3
Oatmeal
Beer or Big!: U

Ehglaud and Wales.
s. d.

AVrHAGE PRICE lc St'

Computed froro-the Returns ►wade in the Week end in; Dec. 20, 1809, is 21.
10s. 11d. per cwt. exclusive of this Duty of Customs paid or payable thereon on
the Importation thereof into Great Britain.
London, England, 1809-12-24

BANKRUPTS..

James Mucklow, White Cross-street, Middlesex, butcher, to
surrender, Jon. 2, S, and Feb. 3, at eleven, at Guildhall, Lon-
don. Attorney, Mr. Veinier, Warren-street, Fit aroy-square.
Thomas Parker and John Jud4e, Stoken-church, Oxford, tim-
ber-dealers, Dec. 30. Jan. 6, and Feb. 3, at twel'.e, at Guild-
hall, London. Attorney, Mr. Parton, Walbrook, London. ‘IIR
Robert Little and William Cranston, Ashford, Kent, linen-
drapers, Dec. 30, Jan. 6, and Feb. 3, at twelve, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney. Mr. Niart,Ttirocrmorton-street.
Robert Graves, Old Fountain, Rosemary-lane, Middlesex,
victualler, Dec. SO, Jan. 6, and Feb. 3, at ten, at Guildhall,
Loudon. Attorney, Mr. Whitton, Great James-street, Bedford-
row.
Joel John Tanner and Joel Tanner, Ebley, Gloucester, black-
smiths, Jan. 1, at five, 2, and Feb. 3, at eleven, at the King's
Arms, Stroud. Attorneys, Mr. Constable, Symontl's-ion, Chan-
cery-lane, London; or Messrs. Newman and Clarke, Stroud.
John Lindsay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, cheesemonger, Jan. 2,
16, and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Sbakspeare Tavern, New-
castle-upon-Tyne. Attorneys, Messrs.. Bell and Brudrick, Bow-
lane, Cheapside, London; or Mr. Seymour, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne,
Horace Salisbury Cotton, Cuckfield, Sussex, schoolmaster,
Dec. 26, at twelve, Jan. 11, at eleven, and Feb. 3.at twelve, at
Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Bulkley, Newman-str a kis
0 xford• road.
London, England, 1809-05-07

9I) A V'.

The Paulina and
_Sophia, De Boer, from Bordeaux to Mem-A, is taken by
the Minerva Fri!;ate, and arrived at Falmouth.
Six Danish Ve4,..11R, Prize.; to the Nymph and Melpomene FriAatez, Rover
Childers and Leveret Slcapi, arrived at Leith 2Stli.
It feared that the Fame, of Sunderland, Cotton ; and tho Royal Merchant,
of Rye. Emery ; are lint on Hasbro' Beach.
The Frau Alarg•aritta, lUckerts, bound to Rotterdam, is taken by a French
Privateer, and carried into Ilelvoet.—(Dutch Paper 9.
The Waaksainheid, Hendricks, front Bourdeax, is detained by the John Bull
Privateer, and sent into Falmouth.

The .lannett, of Madras, and the Swallow of Penang, were taken by Jena
French Conette, of IS Guns (pierced for 24) and ILO Alen (captart:.l by the
Mode.te Frigate) from the Isles of France, between 9th June and 9th o...tobcr ;
the formnr she sunk.
The 31araltret ----, arrived in the Clyde from Jamaica, fell lu with
the Alfrcd, from Kingston to Liverpool, uu Ist April, in 1Ant..04. LopK.
The Duke of 1 ork Excise Cutter, captured and sent into Portsmouth, Oil
Saturday, a French Privateer of 4 Guns and 32 Alen, which had a short tune
before taken a Collier.

The Hamlet (a ll:mr) Jackcon, from Bayonne to Gandaloupe' laden with
Wine and Brandy, arrived at Falmouth on Wednesday-, Prize to the
Frigate.

The Brig Star, —, from Bristol to London, and two other Brigc, were
captured off &achy Head, on Wednesday, by a French Privateer; the Star
is retakon by the Desperate Gm and arrived at Doer. One of the Brigs is
retaken by the Pax Schooner, and sent into the Downs.
The Pallas, Carredge, from Liverpool to London, has bees takea, and res
taken, and arrived at Doris on Sunday.
The Dree Gosusters, ltoeltimr, laden with Oats and Beans, is lust on the Bar-
ber Sands near Yarmouth. Crew and Part of the Cargo saved.
The Jong Dirk, Janssen, bound to Embdeu, is taken by a Privateer-and car-
ried into liarlengen.—(Dutch Papers).
The Esther, Itu4e, from Liverpool to Quebec, blew up with Gunpowder ott
the 12th ult. near Tory. The Master, his Wife and Child, and another Wo-
man, lust.
London, England, 1809-05-07

CORN EXCHANGE.

rRIDAYI May s.—Our 'Wheat sales have progressively declined both on Wed-
'today and to-da-, and ilia• simples of the best quality canitet higher
than 90s. qtrtrter—h pritue Earley and Mait no abatement has taken pla,:e
,---fleans of the two kinds were rather lower--and in consequence of same :.onsi-
derable arrivals of Oats, both la foreign vessel?, and coasters front Lincolnshire,
that article has suffered a reduction of Is. and 2s. per quarter.

CURRENT PRICES OF CORN.

e. 6 •

liVheat 62 a S 9
Vint. ditto
It.%v (New)
Bailey
Malt (New) lO a So

s.
W.Pe3s.boilers SO
G rev Peas 46
lie.tus (New)
Tick ditto (New) 40
Oat* 29

s.
a P 5
a
a 63
a 52
a 36

S. F.
)land ditto .. 39 a 44
• }lite English
}'lour
Second ditto 75 a SO
Rape Stet 1'52 a 156

• Per Sack of Five Bushels, or 2SOlbs.
London, England, 1809-05-07

CERTiriCATESI MAY es.

William Ifeaven, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire elothier. Pe-
ter Bewley, late of Bucklersbury, but now of College-hill,
:me'-street, London, stone-mason. William Mawson, late of
Keod.4l, Westmoreland, cotton.. planer. William Pewee, Do-
ver, Kent, cordwaiiier. John Horn Clarke, St. James's-street,
Hast,bver-square, milliner. John Dards, late of Bankslde, but
now of Vauxhall, Surrey, lighterman. Leonard William Jack-
son, Brownlobs.sireei, Holborn, Middlesex, cabinet-maker.
Thomas Bale, Manchester, cotton-manufacturer.
London, England, 1809-05-07

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MAY 7.

thick, Miss Read, Brigadier-General barrow, Miss Nexille, Mr
Gardner, Major-General Graham, Miss Millbank, Maior-Ge-
:, sterol the Earl f Dalhousie, Mr. Robert Dundas,
.Lieutenant-
colonel an.t Miss Townsend. Miss C. Bruce, Viscountess Prim-
rose, Miss Powis, Mrs. Gardner, Miss Hall, Major-general
Stuart, the Countess of Liverpool, the two Misses Cockayne, the
Hon. H. Leslie, Miss Harriet Rumbold, Miss Cassamajor, Miss
Vyner, Ci•mmissioner Bowen, Miss Cox, Mrs. G. Drummond,
Ma•ter Philip Spencer Stanhope, Miss Elizabeth Rumbold,
Lord Primrose, Miss Mary Robinson. Mrs. Montague, Miss St.
John, Colonel Howard, Miss Ellis, Captain Sir Robert Howe
Bromley, the Countess of Mayo, Miss C. Methuen, Count de
Salis, Miss Louisa Robinson, Captain Sir Michael Seymour,
Mrs. Townsend, the Countess of Scarborough, Mr. Robinson,
the Honourable Mr. Drummond, the Marquis of Wellesley,
Miss Townsend, Lieutenant-colonel Wynch, Lady Harriet Wal-
pole, Lord James Murray, Mr. William Elliot, the Archbishop
of Cashel, the Honourable Captain John Walpole, Miss Folkes,
Viscount Bernard, Mrs. Bouverie, Captain 11111, It. N., Miss
Louisa Smith, Mrs. Robinson, Brigadier-general Montrisor,
Mrs. W. Eliot, Miss Parker, Lieut. Colonel Zouch, Mrs. Tal-
bot, Miss Wynne, Lieut.-Colonel Buller, Miss Jane Smith,
Lieut. Colonel Sterling of the 42d Regiment, Miss Windhatu,
Miss Lucretia Fulkes.

The ball pas.,?ti through the poor man's knee, and he now lan-
gitifirs in the in;i,,t e‘ eructating pain, The marine was secured
and put in irons, and will we trust, undergo the punishment hi,
Melt). deserves.

LLO I'D'S LISIIS'.
London, England, 1809-05-07

BOGS fIP IRELAND.

Dlr. Foster rose to move for leave to bring in a gill for theap-
pointment of Commishioners to enquire into the state and extent
of the Bogs in Irched, and into the practicability of draining
the same. Ile observed that it was generally believed that the
draining of the Bog of Allen, the largest in Ireland, was quite
practicable, and he believed the case would be found the same
with most of the of her hogs in that country. If these Bogs were
once reclaimed, he 11:1:1 no hesitatiOn in saying that the land
'would produce more grain than this country had imported in any
year. besides never failing supplies of hemp and flax for our
manufactures. On this ground the importance of their improve-
ment could not be too highly rated. What he meant by this Bill
was, that Commissioners should be appointed to act without
salary, and there would he no expence but that attending the
surveying. The Bill was then ordered to be brought in.
Lord Castlereagh moved the order of the day for the third
read.N'g of the Militia Completion Bill.
Mr. Windham made a speech of considerable length against
the military system of the present administration, and asserted
tl.at the sys•em a aid' he had produced was more efficient, and
les expensive to the country.

Lora Castlereagh maintained that nothing short of the system
which he had proposed could meet the exigency of the tittles,
and particularly an invasion by our enemies. 14,000 men had
already transferred their services from the regular militia into
the lire ; end the question before the House was, whether these
attatliers should he repiaced.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that the subject had
been f' itly di.cussed, that no person could expect any op-
:age ; and that therefore Atemhers approv-
w no necessity of attending its furti►er die-

ided, when there appeared—For the third
t, 51 J Ilajority, 49. Attjourueit.

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London, England, 1809-05-07

-~.-

The affairs of Sweden are still unsettled ; but as th•
Sitting. of the Diet approaches, the people are patient, and
await its decisions in respectful and siient submission. The
KING of Sw ED En is to be inipesched of mal-administration
before the Diet as his judges.-1-le is to have a formal
trial, and to be permitted to have Advocates, and to call
witnesses. There is a very general beiicf, however, that
the iNG will protest against Lila legality of such a pro-
London, England, 1809-05-07

DIVIDENDS.

May 25. Samuel Paul Bamford, John Cooke, and James
Francis Clifford, Twerton, Somerset, worated•manufacturt•rs,
at eleven, at the Elephant and Castle, Monmouth-street, Bath.
May 29. James Pollard and William Pollard, Manchester, cot-
ton-spinners, at two, at the Commercial Inn, in Manchester.
May 29. Joseph Bland, Fen court, London, insurance-I,re .er,
at eleven, at Guildhall. May 21 John Burge, Castle (dat.,),
London, England, 1809-05-07

Tuesday, May 2.

A'Message from the Lords acquainted the Howe that the Lords
hal agreed to the Loral Militia Bill, the Londonderry School
Bill, and several other private Bills.
The Bastardy Bill was read a third time, and passed.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

Sir T. Turton rose to mote for leave to bring in a Bill for the
relief of insolvent Debtors in Englaud. From the present
crowded state of the jails, the measure was loudly called for,
and at present there were one third more dctitors in prison than
were in confinement when the last Insolvent Act was passed.
Including the wives and children ofcmifined debtnrs, there were
at present in this country 18,2)9 human beings, whose miserable
situation loudly called for this intervention. In this Bill be
meant to propose that the sum beyond which It should not ex-
tend to the liberation of any one should he 20001. and net 1500/.
as it stood in the former Act, and this he thought was rendered
necessary by the decrease of the value of money:
After a few words in explanation from Sir T. Titrton, Mr
Wilberforce, and Mr. Wilson, leave was given to bring to the
Bill accordingly.
London, England, 1809-05-07

CtRTIFICATES, MAY 23.

William !leaven, Nnilsworth, Gloucestershire elothief. Pe-
ter Bentley, late of Buckler bury, but now of College-hill,
Tit :me,i-street, London, stone-mason. William Mawson, late of
Keilcl4l, Westmoreland, cotton..,pinner. William Pearce, Do-
ver, Kent, cordwainer. John Horn Clarke, St► James's-street,
Hartiver,square, milliner. John Durds, late of Bankside, hut
now of Vau Xll3ll, Surrey, lighterman. Leonard William Jack-
son, Browillow.sireet, liolboru, Middlesex, cabinet-maker.
Thomas Bale, Manchester, cotton-manufacturer.
London, England, 1809-05-07

SATCRDA I'S LO3 Ji th G4ZETTE.

The Gazette contains a letter from Captain Brisbane, at his'
Majesty's ship Belle Pottle, stating the capture, in the Gulph
of Val ma, of the French frigate, Le Var, pierced for se guns,
but having only 22 nine-pounders, and four 24-pounder carton-
ade- !minted, with a complement of 200 men from Carfur.
Th:• B Pottle sustained nu lotc.i, with the exception of some
tr•il ng tlatnAge in the rigging. A letter from Captain haste,
of he A alp is states his having captured a French armed brig
of 6 gun-, and a trahaceulo, which were employed in transmit-
ting triops from Zara to the Coast of Italy. A letter from Cap-
tain M well. of the Royalist, gives an account of the taking of
La Pr. ilesr, French privateer, of 16 guns and 50 men.
Peat Sir Richard Strachau has transmitted to the
Ural) e ‘V illiamWellesley Poly, tKt Letters from Lieute-
.,,,muel Burgess told Joshua L. Rowe, conitnanding his
M ajest y gun-% e,sels, the Pincher and Censor; the former,
giytog an account of the cuipture, neat the Watt Sand, of a
DatLis:t privateer mounting one carriage gun and four swivels,
'a hi a galliot laden with deals, by the boats of the Pincher and
under the commami of tiuh.Lieutenant %V illiam Wool-

coeK, of the Pincher; the latter dating the capture, in the
rt%er Ein11:11, of a Danis!, privateer, mounting one long gun and
four su Reis, by the boats of the Censor and Bresdrageren,
CUifiniandetl by Subalieutenant George Anderson, of the latter.

•
Crown-qpe, May 6, 1909.
Member returned serve In this present Patlinntent.
Shire of Edinburgh.—Tbe Itighi /lola. Robert Dundos, of
Melville.
London, England, 1809-05-07

SATURDAY'S LO3 bU.A GAZETTE,

Tile Gazette contains a letter from Captain Brisbane, of his
lklasjesty's ship Belle Polite, stating the capture, in the Gulph
of Val ma, of the French frigate, Le Var, pierced for 32 guns,
but havii.g only 22 nine-pounners, and four 24-pounder carton-
ad,!- !minted, with a complement of '2OO men from Carfur.
Thy B •Ite Pottle sustained tie ith the exception of some
trit ug latwige in the rigging. A letter from Captain Iloste,
of he Am states his having captnred a French armed brig
of 6 gun-, and a trabacculo, which were employed in transmit-
tin; triolis from Zara to the Coast of Italy. A letter from Cap-
tain M well, of the Royalist, gives an account of the taking of
La Pr. itcohsr, French privateer, of 16 guns and 50 men.

l'.'at ‘..tiniral Sir Richard Strachan has transtnitted to the
Urab e ‘V ill iam Wellesley Pole, tm n Letters from 'Acute-
,muel Burgess :and Joshua L. Rowe, commanding his
Alajesty's gun-% essels, she Pincher and Censor ; the former,
giving an account of the capture, near the Watt Sand, of a
privateer mounting one carriage gun. and four swivels,
io a gulliot laden with deals, by the boats of the Pincher and
Ita,ili‘a, under the connsiand of Sub.l.ientenant W illiatn W ool-
toes:, of the Pincher ; the latter stating the capture, in the
rover Fmms, of a Danis!, privateer, mounting one long gun and
four swivels, by the boats of the Censor and Bresdrogeren,
commanded by Sub‘Lieutenant George Anderson, of the latter.

Crown-Otflre, May d, 1909. •
Member returned .to serve In this present Path:lntent.
Shire of Ediiikurgh.—The Itighi Akio. Robert Doodas, of
Melville.
London, England, 1809-05-07

MARRIED.

Qn the Ist instant, at Queen-square chapel, Bath, by the flew.
Dr. Gardiner, Major Gold worthy, of the lion. East India Com-
pany's service, to Miss Lk- esey of Green-Park-Place.

sionday last, M. Joseph Da.vy, of GuertNey, to Miss Mary
Hoot, third daughter of .use; Hunt, Esq. of Exeter.

DIED.

Monday last, deeply lamenteii by his family and friends, at his
father's seat near theleton, .ihropshire, of :1 rapid decline,
William (Amide, jun. younget4 son of William Cludde,
and late Captain in his Maioity's regiment of Ito -3al
Guards (blue), and Aitl-de-Camp to General Leighton.
Friday last, Lady M. Q, Meredyth, relict of Sir H. Mere-
dyth, hart.
London, England, 1809-05-07

THE NATIONAL.REGISTER..

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Prifiuy, .111;i' 5.

9-9'

Lord Erskine made the motion, of which he had formerly
given notice, for leave to bring in a Hill toorvent or correct
the Practice of Cruelty to Dumb Animals, It was accordingly
hrong-,ht in, read a first tiine, ordered to be printed ; and his
Lordship gale notice, that on M.niday next he ,hould Fropose,
that the second reading should take place this day se'unightm.—
Adjourned.
London, England, 1809-05-07

No. 71.

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

NU.II.BEIL SIXTY-NINE.

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1809.

PRICO9.d.

awakens the people to the performance of theirs. The
people never act by halves, because they always act under
the influence of some predominant passion. If Govern.
Meat reform, if they persuade themselves to make the ne-
cessary sacrifices, every thing goes on as it should do. But if
by the neglect of the Government the people are compelled
to take it into their own bands, a spirit is let loose, which is
not easily confined within anv due bounds. This was the
unfortunate case iu France. The people by mere compulr
sion took the power into their hands, and according to
their invatible custom, most miserably abused it. Re-
form in their hands became a two-edged swore, which de-
stroyed every thing wish felt in its way. •Not content
with divestingithe tree of that moss and those weeds, which.
by creeping up its truukeri eyed upon its vital sap, the
people at once annihilatislteAc. abuse, and the thing itself ;
at once rooted up the weeds, and felled the tree.
What we intend to infer from what we have above said,
is briefly, that if Reform he necessary, as it is indeed uni-
versally allowed to be,• that Government should assume
and keep it in their own hands. They should take the
pruning-hook themselves, and conciliate the people by the
appearance at least of doing something. It is not neces-
sary, it not expected of them, that they should make all
sacrifices at once, but it is certainly expected of them, that
they should submit so far to the general opinion and to the
popular voice, as to make some concessions. Reform by..
ing the.sacrifice of old abuses necessarily presumes that
there must be some concessions, and if so, better the Go-
vernment should concede, than that the people should
seize the matter into their own hands. _

As to the necessity of reform, it is evident to every one,
that there is but one opinion. The whole nation seems to.
speak as one man ; every independent Corporation in th•
kingdom seems to stand forward, and to call for Reform.
In every public meeting, or priN ate society, in every popu-
lar discussion, or even casual conversation, there is but one
opinion, but one voice, generally current, and this opinion
is, that the nation has reached that point, in which it has to
make its choice between Reform or ruin.
London, England, 1809-05-07

DIVIDENDS.

May 30. Thomas Calvert, Lancaster, grocer, at eleven, IV
the Commercial Inn, Liverpool—June 2. Joseph %Vise, Alan
chester, cotton-merchant, at three, at the Rritigewater A rmsi
Manchester--.-May 26. William Medhurst, Boss, Ilereford, inn'
bolder, at eleven, at the Swan Hotel, Ross—May O. Thomal
Biggs, Seend, Wilts, cheese-dealer, at three, at the Gloueestet
Inn, Bath—Aug. 5. Henry Grundy Beetson, Gray's Inn-squaref
money-scrivener, at twelve, at Guildhall.— May 30. Thomas
Etherington, Lawrence Pountney.tane, broker, at one, at (Wild.
hall.—May 21. George Cousens, Gray',,.lnn-lane, merchant, at
ten, at May 30. William Lucas, Cheapide, trares
houseman, at twelve, at Guildhall.—.lone 4. Lubule Bter4k-,s
Manchester, victualler, at two, at the Dog Tavern, Draw:gate)
Manchester.—July 8. Bernard Preston, Holborn, raper,
at ten, at Guildhall.—May 23. William FrcEierick Og;iivvl
Minories, druggist, at one, at Guildhall.—June 3. John Hill,
Rotherhithe, merchant, at twelve, at Gut Id liall.-3 une 6' John
Bowman, Wateralane, brandy-merchant, at twelve, at Guild...
hall.—July 5. James Ludlow, Old Sudbury, Glotteestershirel
money.scrivener, at one, at the Full Moon Inn,
May 29. John Ogle, Pickwick, Wills, and William_ Waltoth
Liverpool, merchants, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, John's
street, Liverpool.—May 30. Charles Francis Olivier De Per=
vin, Duke.street, Manchester=square, victualler, tit eleven-, at
Guildhall.—May 30. Thomas Herbert, Arundel-greet, Russells
square, merchant, at eleven, at Guilditall.—June 3. Thomas
Perry Tuther, Holborn-Hill, linen-draper, at twelve, at Gullde
hall.—June 3. Richard Lardner, Newton Poppleford, Devon 3
worsted-spinner, at one, at Guildhall, Landon.—June 1. John
Watson, Jun. and Paul Catterall, cotton.spinuers, Preston, Lana
caster, at eleven, at the Legs of Man, Preston.—J uue 2. Jolla
Leeming, Dutton, Lancaster, cotton.manufacturer, at eleven, at
the George Inn, Preston.—May 31. Elizabeth and Ann Gelll
Wirksworth, Derby, grocers, at eleven, at the Red Lion inn,
W irksworth.—June 3. John Hamper, Stones End, Southu arkl
shop-keeper, at eleven, at Guildhall, London.—Nay 30. Jutibttw
Morgan, Llanfair-ary-brin, Carmarthen, timber-merchant, at
eleven, at the Golden I.ion Inn, Brecknock.—June 1. William
Armytage, Shelf, Halifax, York, cotton and woollen cards
maker, at eleven, at the Talbot Inn, Halifax.
CERTIFICATES.—Max 2t.

Thomas Tanner, of Barnstaple, Devon, money-scrivener.,-,-a
Jonas Foster, of liallas-Brid;e-Mill, Wilsden, Bradford, a nkt
Abraham Foster, of Doe-Park, Denholme, York. t ist—pnt,
ners.—John Markham, jun. of Napton upon the Hill, Wat--
wick, shop keeper. —J oho Symonds, of Ramsden, Oxford, horse%
dealer,—Thomas Payler, of Greenwich, Kent, merchant.-.=
Stephen Eele, of Cannon-Street-Road, St. Georce, Middleset,
mason and builder.—Thomas Rowley and Joba Rowley, of Sal=
ford, Lancaster, cotton-spinners.
London, England, 1809-01-29

EsracAsc OF THE ARMY.

Lord CASTLEREA Gil rose. Ile would at this day venture
to say, that no Military measure had ever been so inneediately
and effectually productive to the army, ns that adopted in 1807.
The number of men allowed by that measure to volunteer from
the militia into the line, was 25,000, of which w hole number
there had been a deficiency of only 8 or9oo men ; the rest, con-
isting of some of the best disciplined and most effective soldiers
in the service, had entered into the line, and to their steadiue.s
and valour the coutory was, no doubt, io a great ineasnre io-
pted for the glory which it had acquired at 1' indent :tad
Corunna. Ile allowed that the levy of ilitia, in oidcr to supply
he ith..ee of 28,1)00, who, by the bill of 1807, permitted the
Volunteers into the line, pressed heavy on the country ; but it
shelved what the country was w hen caned on for exertion. Par-
liament had demanded .13,000 militia men from ( ireat Britain and
Ireland ; in six months after ::mat demand 41.50 joined their
respective regiments. lie concluded, therefore, by moving
for leave to bring in a bill to allow a certain part of the Militia
of Great Britain to volunteer into the regular army.
Mr. TIEltNI•ly said, he made .nine observations on the
present occasion, to guard himself from being supposed to
assent to the proposition that his !',/:jesty's Alinisters had a
claim on the country, to have a further force placed at their
disposal, withottt having first accounted for the way in ‘c Irish
they had employed that already entrusted to them.
After several Members had spoke,' in opposition to the men-
sure, and on thetptestion being put for lea e to bring iu the hill,
a division took place.
For the motion, 77—Aptinst it, 20.
The hill was then read a tirst time, and ordered to be read a
second time oh Tuesday next.—Adjourned.
London, England, 1809-01-29

'lB

John Giliam, Camhrid;e, merchant, Jal
7, at the Black Bull Inn, Cambridge. Ati
Cambridge; and i‘le:i6r. Sandys and Ilortbii
t rect.

John Brown, Little Fast-Cheap, cheeSen
7, and March 7, at one, at Guildhall. A tt,
Clement's Inn.
llecittuld, London-street; Rate'
Jan. 2`3, Feb. 4, and March 7; at ten, at (11
Nr. 3. Liwyard, Lower Chapman-road, Ne.
James Bunter, Whitehaven, mercer,•Fel
at eleven, at the Globe, IV hitehai:en. A ttt
Whitehaven; and Mr. Clennell; Staple Inn
David Davies, Carmarthen, ironmonger,
7, at eleven, atthe Bush Tdveh, BriAol. A
4..iray's Inn-square and MesSrs. Morgan au,'
DIVIDENDS.
Jan. 31. J. Sayers, Upper North-plac,
coach-tuLkers, at (en, at Guildhall.
. Feb. 15. J. Sharlaud, Cock3pur-street,
at Guildhall

Feb. 18. R. Spottiiwoode, Austin-Friars
at Guildhall.

Feb. 21. J. Ward, Bermondsey; brewer,
hall.
Feb. 2. W. Goodwin!
at ten, at
Feb. `2B. W. Lewis, Bond-street, woof,
Feb. 28. T. Bawden, Redruth, Corn Vi
Guildhall, London.
April 15. IV. and M. Close, Leeds, dy,
ball, London.
Feb. 18. .1. nod W. E. King, St. Paul,
mercer, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Feb.2l. IV. Ttaylier, Jerinyn-street, to

ball.
Feb. 16. T. 11. Masterman, Pucklertbt
eleven, at Guildhall.
Feb. 16. J. Oldham, Melton, Suffolk,
the White Dart Inn, Wickham-market, Su;
Felt. 14. A. Sinclair, Castle-court, I.lirt
at ten, at guildhall.
Feb. 16. H. Nanteg, WarnfOrd-court,
merchant, at ten, at Guildhall.
Feb. 14. N. Rust, Rotherticid Peppardi
at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
Feb. 17. W. Parkes, Derby, coal-mue!
K ines- Arens Tavern, Derby.
Fch; 14. J. C. Meyrieke, M. Lyre. and
Church-yard, narehousctuen, at twelve,
Feb. 7. 11. Hart, Great Cortor-stree
broker, at one, at Guildhall.
• Feb. '26. J. Flanagan, Liverpool, marit
Globe Taven, Liverpool.
Feb. 2,7. H. Heery, Liverpool, tailor, tv
-Tavern, Liverpool.

CE Irr FICATES—Frn
Peter !Capper, Bristol, haberdasher---J
habcrtltober—J. Oldham, Melton, Stitiol!
•ink, Frodsliam, Cheshire, corn-inercliai
row-corner, ciirn-dealer—W. Wilson,
-Shadtvell, merchant-44. Johnson, peal
Wad:friars-toad, cabinet-maker—J. L
ctieesemonger.

SATURDAY'S LONDON

Admiralty Office, Jannare2B.
His Majesty's Ship Fr
SIR,
December I
His Atijesty's ships Franchise, Aurora
mod Pert, Navin_ &:cidrntallv• met on the
•in:7 !betaking of the to‘vti and port of Sum
'Vie operations of the Spanish Patriots IA
st„ Domingo, 1 the next morning entered
a the har:iour without any opposition,
s.ls, ;igterably to die lig is hich I. have tk
have sincere pleasure la repnrti
to the. aqsista,:ce I-ea:lewd our Allies, I
-suppose the col:interce of his Majesty's vi
Muut ,1c tee:, as litunittta WAS 60 hit refs)
London, England, 1809-01-29

FItIDAY, JAN. '27.
THANKS TO SIR .4. WELLESLItY

The Speaker, addressing himself to that General, communi-
cated to him the thanks of the House in nearly the following
terms.
" Sir Arthur Wellesley—After the events of the last year, it
was impossible for this House, on its assembling, not to direct
its earliest attention to the splendid services performed in Por.
tugal by the army under your command ; and amidst that div:r-
sity of opinion which exists on almost every topic, the voice •
the public, and of this House, has been unanimous in away
to your distinguishedserviees the tribute of applause and ge.tti.
tude—(hear! hear!)-.lt is your peculiar praise to have •:oog
manded out only the iert"ces, but the hearts of the troop ilk
London, England, 1809-01-29

DIED.

At Hamilton, on the Bth instant, Archbald Burns, Esq. Coin
missary of Hamilton and Compair, aud Sherilf-:iubstitute for the
county of Lanark at Hamilton.
Lately, at Llmfteld, the youngest son of Colonel Childers, of
Cantley, near Doncaster.
London, England, 1809-01-29

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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rierity flowed from our free constitution, which implanted in
the minds of every subject that natural enthusiastic courage,
which rendered the inexperienced superior to the most skilful
of our eueuties.— hey proved, that meet where we would,
under advantages or disadvantages, whether in infantry, iu ar-
tillery, as was :hewn at Vituiei or in cavalry, as the last
campaign in Spain most decidedly evinced, the British r
could maintain the same superiority over our foes. Ile did not
`wish to enter into a particular and circumstantial detail of Ike cam-
paign in kortugal, but it would be unjust not to call the attentiou
of the /louse to the splendid action performed on the 17ib. The
enemy were driven from one of the strougcst positions that a body
of troops could occupy, and ail eariwst given of what as after-
wards realized in the iriftnortal battle of the 21st. lle wished to
he perfectly understood, in the Motion he should have to submit,
not to intend the slightest disrespect towards Sir H. littrrard.
All the military merit of this Campaign was Sir A. Wellesle:,'s•
He concluded by moving a Vote of Thanks to Sir A. Wellesley,
and jthe Olfieersiand men under hisleommand, fur the skiil, disci-
pline, and bravery displayed on the 17th of An,zust, in forcing
the French posts, and on the 21st, at time battle of V imiera.
Mr. SVHITUREAU, after having expresFed his unmodified ap-
probation of the prowess and gallantry of Sir A. 11 gale' lev,
nevertheless rose to move to insert in the motion, onnottliateiy
before the name of Sir A. Wellesley. that of Sir H. 13rirrard.
The CitANCCLLOR of the kACkiLyilkAt objected decidedly to
this amendment.

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