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The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-06

AUG. 6.

.of the
.otlieer: emploved in the R.oad of Aix, on the Pith 01
April, 1 %%ilk to have an oppo,tu lit)/ to declare the truth, on
oath, cou-itkring-reports of th:tt ,ature highly injurious to the
6ervice of our country. I am also de,irous to lay before the
Court t;te order.; tivea to the tire-,hips for their voidance, as
thew s ill tend to el iii and clear some of those who eon-
isider that blame has boeu imputed to them.
" 1 have the honour to he, Sir,
" Your Mort obedient Servant,
Cocult.lNE."

" Admiral Sir Roger Curtis, President."
.The Court was then cleared, and on our re-admission, the sen-
ience was passed as follows: —" The Court at,rees, that the
cl'
utr.e, • that ,Admiral the Right Honourable Lord Gambier,
on tlie 12th of April, the enemy s ships being then on fire,' and
the signal having been made that they could be destroyed, did,
fir a cOnsiderable time, neglect or delay taking effectual mea-
sures for destroying them,' had not been proved against the said
Right Honourable Lord Gambier; but that hiS Cordship's con-
'duct on that occasion, as Hell as his general conduct and pro-
‘cectlings, as Commander in Chief of the Channel fleet, employ-
ed in Basque Roads, between the said !.7111 day of March, and
the 29th day of April, 1809, was marked by zeal, judgment and
ability, and an anxious attention to the welfare of his Majesty's
service; and did adjudge 11135 TO BE MOST HONOURABLY
; and the said Admiral the Right Honourable Lord
tiambier is hereby mot.t hot:mutably acquitted accordingly."
Signed Roger Curtis
' W. Young
.1. T. Duck worth
W. Stanhope
B. Douglas •
Ceoree Campbell
Gieetharn, jun. Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet.

John Sutton
John Irwin
Robert Dail
Edward .ttirling Dickson
Richard 1). Dunn.

, Sir Roger Curtis then desired Lord Gamhier's 'sword IA he
banded to him, which he returued to his Lordship, with the Col-
low inz address :
" Admiral I.ord Gambier, I have peculiar pleasure in receiv-
ing the command of the Court to return xnu your sword, in ihe
fullest conviction that, as you have hitherto done, you will on
All future occasions use it. fur the honour and advantaae of your
country, and your own personal honour. Having so far ohe‘ed
the commands of the Court, I beg you will permit me, in my
individual capacity, to express to you the high gratification I
Lave upon this occasion.",
Lord Gambier answered—

" I cannot sufficiently express the sense T feel of the inanr-
ge.roe of the Court, and beg to return thanks to you, Sir, for
the obliging manner in which you have conveyed tfie sense of
the Court."

COMMON COUNCIL.
London, England, 1809-08-06

INTELLIGENCE FROM MADRID.

- -
BADAJOZ, JULY 6.—Ott the 'id, 3d, and 4th inst. consider-
blertgitation was observed among the French ; they made seve-
• rut arrests, 'and sent away many carriages laden with invalids,
civil officers, and equipages; on the 4th, at night, the plate
belonging to Marshal Jordan, and two other Generals, was
packed up; the intrusi lie King was making preparations for his
Journey to Granja; the day before yesterday the works at the
country palace, and at the Retiro, were discontinued; but the
most
.remarkable is, that a considerable quantity of artillery*
bombs 14nd grenades, hiss been sent to Castile.
COIMBRA, JULY 13.—8 y intelligence from our frontiers.
it appears that the headquarters of the British army were, on
the 30th of June, at Zara Mayor; and, by advice, received
yesterday, we learn that they were since at Placentia. General
Cnesta had sent a Lieutenant-General to the latter place, to
compliment General Wellesley, and, it is probable, also to
confer upon the operations of the two armies.

STATE PAPERS.

GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
London, England, 1809-08-06

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'.

sat twelve, at Guildhall.—Sept. 12. Benjamin Cox, Stourhridge,
Worcester, limiter-merchant, at the Dudley's Arm', Dudley.—
Se,A. 7. David Kidd, Berwick-upon-fWeed, linen-draper, at
ten, at the Dog Tavern, Deauqzate, Manchester.—Aug. 31.'
Charles lluxley, Foster-lane, Cheapside, glover, at ten, at
Cul LI hall.

CERTIFICATES, Avativr 26.
Ge )rge Prise,Totfenham-cwirt-road,liquor-merehant.—lsnac
Herbert, Middle-row; Holborn, bookseller.—John IVhealtry,
Alai k-lane, corn-foetor.—Walliam Farrar, Salford. I.anca4tor,

gta4ier.—John peacock, lOngston-tipon-Hull, merchant.--It.
Irktier, Port,ea, Southampton, huilder.—George Jones, Liver-
. pqol, bookseller ani stationer.—Aaron Henry Hart, Hounds.
ditch, broker and auctioneer. —John Marsden and John
wood, filarAen, Yorkshire, cotton-,Tinners.--John Andrews,
Manchester, innkeeper.—Thomas Orams, Stow-Market, Suffolk,
irouinotiger.—Thourts Crump, Westminster-Road, tininan.—
Ro`lert Winttr, W Lion street, Islington, factor.—Matthew
Samuel iialpea,.Queeithithe, inurance-broker.

cause came on to be tried the pret•ent aqiezes, and a verdiet wit
taken for the plaintiff for 500!. subject to the award of Mon-
tague Farrar Ainsley, Lsq. who is to direct in what mariner the
money is to be applied for the benefit of the maimed boy..
London, England, 1809-08-06

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS.
LtsanN, JULY 17.—Seville papers have been received down
to the 7th instant, which state, that Lieutenant-General Irene-
gas made a report to the Central Junta, undcw (Lite of the Ist in-
stant, informing the Junta of a glorious action, which took
place in the night between the 28th and 29th of last month, and
in which he routed five French regiments of foot, two of horse,
two of chasseurs, and on, of Uhlans, with the loss 114 slain, and
many wounded, according to the report of the deserters.—
( Lisbon Gazette. July 170
BADAJOS, JULY 11.—The English hene7qttarters are atTo-
ria, and their advanced guard at Placentia. Gen. Wellesley
has promised, that by the 10th instant, he would he in front of
our army, on the right batik of the Tagus. On the sth, the
English arrived at Placentia; and, on the same day the French
burned the town of Calera, and afterwards retired to Talavera
de la Reyna. On the 7th inst. the English were pr paring to
cross the Tietar.—(Diarin de Badajnz.)
LISBON, JULY Il.—ln a letter from Marshal Soult to Ge-
nera, Franeeschi, dared Puebla de Sanabria, June 20, the former
writes that he had set out with his division ler Camara, by the
svay of Mon Buei ; that he had represented to his Cat bon(
111Hjesty, Don Joseph I. that his troops were in want of all
kinds of necessaries, and requesting that the requisite baggage
and military stores should he sent to him at Camara.
In a letter from Marshal Soult to Joseph Napoleon, he writes
(bat he had left in Lugo 96T sick. " The insurgents," he says,
" Lakin advantage of a good position at St. Claudio, kept up
London, England, 1809-08-06

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Friday a meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
of the new Renters of the late Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Mr.
Hosier in the Chair. Mr. Sheridan attended, and proposed that
each Renter should accept of 12!. 10s. per annum, with a free
admission, instead of 25'. the usual annuity, or 15/. without a
free admission. This he offered to have guaranteed on undoubt-
ed security, and that he would, before the Ist of March next,
have a fund to rebuild the. Theatre; consenting., at the same
time, to o►ter into an engagement that if he failed in providing
the fund at the time stipulated, he would forfeit all his interest
in the Theatre and Patent.

This proposal was listened to with the greatest complacency
by the Renters, and a Committee was appointed to commune
with Mr. Sheridan from time to time. It was also intimated,
that the Drury-lane Company were to perform at the Lyceum
Theatre, the ensuing winter season, under the patent; and that
it was expected that the Renters would forego all claims. until
the new theatre was built ; in which proposal they also up.
peared to acquiesce ; there were about sixty renters present
and all the trustees, except Mr. Graham, who, we are concerned
to state,-is ill at Worthing.
London, England, 1809-08-06

POLITIC4L EVENTS OP 7HE WEEK.

In.the absence of real news we are always pestered with
$ variety of reports, respecting the truth of which we have
often no other authority than what is to be deduced from
their probability or improbability. Whets they are favour-
able we are inclined to believe them, froint their accordance
with our wishes; when they are otherwise our belief is re-
luctanly wrung from us, and we are unwilling to be the
first in detailing them.
The reports which relate to the Expedition, we present
to our Readers, but none of them come up to the sanguir.e
wishes and hopes which are entertained by every Briton.—
These rumours state, that Flushing-, and the - whole of the
Island of Walcheren, have been taken by the English. We
insert a Letter which is said to have been received in town
yesterday.
IL% a w icm, Avc. 4.—lntelligence has just been brought
from the Expedition, by a foreign vessel which left the Dutch
coast on Wednesday night. She had been with the Expedition
since Saturday last—and that day, about one (p.m.) she was in
the midst of our Expedition, which was then about two miles
dissant from Flushing. They were then at anchor. Three
gnus having been fired at the I:ritish Admiral's ship, the whole
of the fleet K eighed and stood closer in. The foreign vessel then
ICI sail for another port of the Dutch coast more to the north-
ward, where she remained until Wednesday night, when she
received a short note by a fishing vessel, directing her to return
with all haste to England, and adding, that " FLUSHING HAD
BEEN TAKrN BY THE ENGLISH "-By Flushing, the Master
of the foreign vessel means the surrender of ON whole island of
Walcheren. The above intelligence mules from a source that
may be relied on.
The above is the latest intelligence that has been received.—
Other accounts have been received ; but they do not bring down
the intelligence later than last Tuesday.

The Phoenix, Captain Walker, arrived yesterday at Barlstng,
(rem the vicinity of the island of Walchuesi. This vessel q fitted
London, England, 1809-08-06

Axodinca LETTER SAME DATE.

A Congress for Peace i. spoken of to he held in Moravia or akt
V irtina.—llumhuegli Corre4pondcuLn.
Tate Emperor Francis, according to some accounts, h gone
from Oltntitz to Hungary. With respect to the bt t eau cut in Ow
Strasburgh Gazette, that the Archduke Charles had hituselfgano
to the head-quarters of the Emperor Napoleon, we hear no far•
they of it.

MORAVIA, JULY 11.—Prince Rosenberg was the cause of
the loss of the battle of the Gth, as he al:or,ed hints•clf to he suf.-
rottned.—Aaron; the wounded Austrian Generals are Mayer,
Lederer, Rosenberg. Prince Cobr►urg, and Bentheita.—The
Archduke Charles had a shut in the knee. The town of Ztsitias
was burst. .

We present our readers with the following reports, which
are WO important to be entirely unnoticed 1);; us; at the
same time we do by no means pledge ourstives for the
truth of either of them :

An Austrian Messenger is arrived in town with dis.,
patches, which are said to bring assuranon, that the Atli.
trian Government, unable to submit to t hard terms of
Peace with NAPOLEON wished to dictate, had resolved to
try the fortune of war, once more.—We know not what
reliance is to be placed on this staterapiit ; but if Austria
retains the means or the spirit to try, the fortune of war
again, the presence of our Expedition on the ftemy'S
corast, is Rot unlikely to call it forth..
HALL, the Dutch broker, received yesterday a letter
from Holland, which states, that the Archdtke Caizy
after refusing to ratify the Armistice, evagedilitEraiskr
routed their Emu. and Nob eO,OO. prisoners...
London, England, 1809-02-12

106

At the Court of the Queen's Palace, the. 6th of February, 1809,
prtsent, the King's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day the Right lion. Sir John Nichol!, Knt. was, by his
Atajcov's command, sworn of his Majest most Honourable
Privy *Council, and took his place at the. Board accordingly.
London, England, 1809-02-12

DIVIDENDS.

March 25, James Sommervail, Liverpool, merchant, at ten,
at Guildhall, London.---March 11, John Newill and Sampson
Newill, Stoke, Statli►rdshire, carriers, at twelve, at Guildhall,
Liindon.--March T, Shepherd Scott, Cannon-street, factor, at
ten, at Guildhall—March 6, Thomas Simpson, William Tai ler-
son, and J osep h Gran.4er, Stokesley, Yorkshire, bankers, at
one, at the Black Lion Inn, Stockton, Durham—March 6, Wil-
liam Atkins, Stone, Stafford, maltster, at ten, at the Crown—
April 3. Joseph Gill, Brownshill, Gloucestershire, clothier, at
ten, at the George Inn, Stroud—March 6. Henry
Chepstow, Minuouthshire, merchant, at eleven, at the Beau-
fort Arms Inn, Chepstow---March 11. Mark Clemence, Craven-
street, Strand, taylor, at one, at Guildhall---March 23. Robert
Farbridge, Paragon-place, Kent Road, timber-merchant, at
one, at Guildhall—March 4. John Collip, Great Portland-
street, upholsterer, at ten, at Guildhall—March 7. Robert
Soanes, Mark-lane, London, p rov is ion-Merchant—April 8. C.
Wright, Aldgate, tobacconist, at one, at Guildhall.
London, England, 1809-02-12

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'.

John James, Bristol, cooper, Feb. 9, 23, and March 21, at
eleven. Attornies, Mr. Stephens, Bristol ; and Mr.. Sweet,
King's Bench Walks, Temple.
William Glover and John Glover, Poultry, haberdashers,
I•'eb. 14, at twelve, and 21, and 'March 21, at ten, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Masan, St. Michael's Church-yard, ('ornhill.
W Mimi' Simpson, Sheffield, innkeeper, Feb. 16, 17, and.
March 21, at one, at the Tontine Inn, Sheffield. Attornies,
Nlessr:. Parker and Brown, Sheffield ; and Messrs. Blagrave and
Walter, Symond's Inn, Chancery-lane.
Thomas Lewis, Bedminster, bacon-factor, Feb. 11, 28, and
March 21, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Frowd
and Blandford, Mitre-court-buildings, Temple.
John Hatfield Merry, West Smithfield, oilman,, Feb. 11, IS,
and ..Nlarch 21, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. 'Lassen,
Crown-court, Aldersgate-street.
William Jones, Reading, nursery-man, Feb. 21, 22, and
March 21, at eleven, at the Upper Ship inn, Reading. Attor-
nies, Mr. Saunders, Reading ; and Mr. Holmes, Great James-
street, Bedford-street.
London, England, 1809-02-12

THURSDAY, rro. 9.

A Petition was presented by Robert Williams, Esq. against
Daniel
_Giles, Esq. Member for St. Alban's, complaining of
bribery and corruption, which was ordered to be taken into con-
sideration on the Vett!' of February.
Sir T. TL'RTON presented a Petition from the prisoners con-
fined for debt in the Marshalsea Prison.
London, England, 1809-02-12

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

109

relays of horses were established between Benevente and
()nue. We should not be in the least surprised, if w•
soon heard of the speedy arrival of BusrArAturc at Paris,
perhaps at Strasburg!
L ght vessels have arrived at Liverpool, laden with cot-
ton, m hich had escaped from America in violation of the
Embargo Act. The Embargo Act, which i%issed on the
th of January, contains a clause which enacts that aIF
vessels which were then loaded should immediately
re-land their cargoes, or give substantial bonds to six times,
their value, that they would not proceed to a foreign port.
One of the above vessels bas brought New-York Papers
to the 11th ult. From the milertanale Chronicle "of

that 'lntr., we make the following extracts :
" The Bill for coforcinz the Embargo, which originated
in the Serytte, underwent much discussion and several
amendments, upon which the Yeas and :bass were called:
ten different times. The NH was eventuaily agreed to,
by a major;ty of more than two to one; Yeas 71, Na) s
On Saturday- the 7 th inst. the Senate concurred in pilsiL.
,vhich had b'
London, England, 1809-02-12

CERTIFICATES—FcII. 28.

S. Danford, Abchurch-lane, broker. J. App.lettm, Castle-
ton, Lancaster, woollen-manufacture•. Geo. i lal l i on, Gan x -
holme, Lancaster, corn-dealer. R. Jackson and J. nankin, Ox.
ford-street, rectifiers. J. B. Skelton, London, merchant.

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.
London, England, 1809-02-12

EXAMINATION OF VR3. CLARKE:

Q. Did witness recommend Cap. Tonyn, of the 48th Regt. to
the Commander in Chief for a majority in the 31st ? A. I did.
Q. Does she recollect who introduced Capt. Tonyn to her for
this recommendation? A. Either Capt. Sandea or Mr. Dono.
van.,Q, Was she to receive any sum of Roney if he was ga..
zeted ? A. Yes : I do not recollect the stipulated sum, but I
received 5001,—Q. Did she make known to the Commander-in
Chief when she recommended Capt. Tonyn, that she was to re-
ceive a pecuniary compensation for so doing? A. Yes.—
Q. By Mr. Canxna.—Did witness ever apply to General
Clavering for a recommendation of Lieutenant Sumner ? A. yd.
—Q. Will witness positively deny having said she was under-.
the protection of a Mr. Mellish.? A. No. I never represented
myself as tinder the protection of a Mr. Mellish, or any other
person.—Q. Did she ever make any representation to that ef:
feet to Gen. Clavering ? A, Gen. Clayering asked me if I knew
that Turf Mellish was setting nil with General Ferguson, I said
yes, I was told he had taken leave of the Prince of Wales last
night. Do rejoined, I had a good house, and the beef and con,
-11. -Q. Did she ,t to ihnsh these

• • - . _
Q. What situation does the witnesshold ? A. lam assistant night. He rejoined, I had a good house, and the beef and con,
ibilltary secretor Highness the Commander in tracts went on Did she not threaten to publish these
raised by Col, French go papers, unless his Royal Highness carne into her terms ?A. No,
#llrnoitlt the ;"' fore the men were 4p- Q. Did she ever try to induce Mr. Donovan to join in assisting
provoil of . ' g General ? A. lam her to publish the papers relating to this transaction ?A. Nq.
•
"111 t. " and usual come, and but I will repeat what he said to me is the •Secretary's room
\t, tl/4 .41k.1449- ``•'.lll7•.- !":1
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London, England, 1809-02-12

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FEB. 12.

habit indifferent to the fluctuations of our time; hut if any
love of liberty survive., if any attachment to our institu-
tions and soil still warms our breasts, we will commence a
vigilant survey of our concerns, and examine, with a.
jealous eye, the conduct and merits of those to whose ma-
nagement they are confided. The characteristic mark of
the phenomena of our time is the celerity with which they
surprise us : we must be, therefore, prepared for their
appearance, or a moral certainty exists, that we are over.
whelined by their rapidity and unexpected approach.

Accounts have likewise been received from General
DoYLE, of whose fate some apprehensions were enter-
tertained. This gallant Officer accompanied the armies of
CAST. NOS and P .I.AFox, and we are happy to state that
he arrived at Tortosa, from whence his last letters were
dated. lie continues to entertain the most favourable
opinion of the Spaniards, and says that the enthusiasm of
the people of the South is as ardent, as it bad been in the
commencement of the war against France.

The Christiana has arrived at Cowes from Stockholm.
The information she brings, absolutely contradicts those
rumours of discontent -which was said to exist to a Very
alarming degree, among the Swedish nobility. On the con-
trary the greatest tranquility prevails; and every class of
the community was eager to assure the SOVEREIGN of.4heir
loyalty, and to give him marks of their zeal and readiness
to assist him in the prosecution of the honourable conflict he

is engaged.in.
A Gentleman is arrived in town who left Elsineur on the
6th ult. states, that a courier had reached that place the
day before from Stockholm, who reported that the most
vigorous preparations were making in Sweden for carrying
on the war against Russia ; and that the King had refused,
in the most peremptory manner, to listen to any accomo.
dation proposed by the Emperor ALEILANDER4 which did
not stipulate the restitution of Finland, and does not admit
the principle of Commercial intercourse between Great Bri-
tain and Sweden. This Gentleman is likewise said to con-
tradict the accounts in the last German papers, referring to
the pretended dissatisfaction of the Swedish Nobility.
Those persons know little of the Swedish history, who
give credit to every absurd talc of conspiracies in that
country, in consequence of actual hostilities with Russia
and Denmark. The hatred which the Swedes entertain
for the Russians, is inveterate; and their animosity against
the Danes is equally rooted, but with this distinguishing
character, that it is blended with the most supreme con-
tempt. The people, who are, comparatively speaking,
the poorest in Europe, may, perhaps, express some discon-
tent in consequence of the burtheas occasioned by the pre-
sent war ; but their national antipathies will render them
insensible to its pressure, and they will contribute with
alacrity to any measure which favours this passion.
London, England, 1809-02-12

CERTIFICATES.-MA Reif 4.

Mark Brooks, Shepperton, M iddlese x ,corn-dealer.—Tristram
Squire and Tristram Squire, jun. Stoke Damerell, Devon, tin-
plate-workers.—John Tennant, Manchester, hutcher.—Michael
Franklin Brooks, Horsleydo mariner.—William Henry
Darmouth, spirit-dealer,---John Cappyr and John
Bathgate, Smedley-Hall, Lancaster, victuallers.---Franklin
Gardner, Butt-lane, Deptford, mariner.---Ives: Hurry, Grace-
church-street, merchant.

A Letter from Lord George Stuart, of his Majesty's ship
L'Aintable, states his having been driven by the late tempestu-
ous weather from off the Texel -on the Wellbank. At 11
M he discovered a strange sail, and after a chace of twenty
eight hours, he came alongside of her, and having changed
broadsides, continued a running fight, and in a few minutes
struck. She proved to be L'lris, French National 24 gun-
ship, but capable of carrring32 wins, had only 24 when taken,
and 140 men. She sailed from Dunkirk on the 29th ult. hound
to Martinique with 640 casks of flour, and victualled and stored
for four mouths. Two of the English were wounded, and two
killed and eight wounded of the enemy. ' Lord G. Stuart adds,
that his ship suffered much in her masts and rigging : the main-
rrnst shot in the head, mainvari shot away in the slings, the
inizen-mast- head and mizen-tup-mast shot away, also the try-
sail-mast and the rigging and sails greatly cut up.
London, England, 1809-02-12

PRINCE OF WALES.

IT is pretty generally known, that his Royal Highness George
Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales, was born on the twelfth
of August 1762; a memorable and, perhaps, remarkable day—
as the anniversary of the Accession of the House of Brunswick
to the British Throne. lle is now, therefore, in his forty-
seventh year.

Many difficulties attend the delineation of the characters of
exalted personages. Such characters are variously estimated,
because, conspicuously as they seem to be exhibited,. they are
often very imperfectly understood. It is in this predicament
that we arc still compelled to contemplate the heir-apparent to
the throne of our country. What he might have proved, had
it been permitted him, about the year 1788, to take an efficient
part in the ;2;overnment of this tuition, it were useless now to

imagine; but it must be confessed, as it ought to be remem-
bered, that the present Prince of Wales has not, since the me-
Laichol y period just noticed, met v its any opportunity for
acting, up to those public principles which lie is believed to have
cherished, or for displaying those abilities of which he is known
to be possessed. His laudable spirit of emulation has been
checked, and repressed ; his hopes have bees excited, only to
he disappointed ; and his patriotic endeavours, to assume the
station becoming his rank in society, have only subjected him to
mortifying repulses, and an absolute veto upon his most digni-
fied proposal. The second person in the kingdom, hint to
whom the expectations of the people were directed, and who
panted for nothing so much as to justify the fund opinion en-
tertained of him by his countrymen, he, and be only, seems to
have been necessitated to make his amusements his occupation,
and to shrowd himself under an obscurity with which he is
gusted. His noble demand, during the year ISO 3, to be cm-
powered to head some portiog of the forces of his country, his
London, England, 1809-02-12

TO OUit SU lISCEtIBLRS AN D THE PUBLIC.

It is the intention of the Proprietors of the National Register
to present their Subscribers and the Public in general with a
Co m PLETE SERIES OF PORTRAITS of the whole of the MALI:
BRANCHES of the KOVAL FAMILY, from Paintings by the
most distinguished Masters, in the same splendid and be auti fu
l
manner as the PO RTR A IT of his M AJ which was distributed
GRATIS ON SUNDAY .1 AN. 29. The choice and tirst impressions
of the Plates will be, of course, selected for the Subscribers to
this Paper ; therefore early applications will secure the most
valuable Portraits. The National Register will contain a 810-
APH Y OF run PRINCES, by ONIiSIMUS ; a task which
the Proprietors have happily prevailed upon him to undertake,
and which will be regularly accomplished so as to accompany
the several Portraits in succession. TUE LIKENIAS OF THE
raixci; or IVALLs is uow ready for delivery.
London, England, 1809-02-12

DIVIDENDS.

Feb. 18. J. Weston, Pall-Mall, vintner, at twelve, at Guild-
hall. May 2. W. Tucker, jun. Exeter, sergx-manufacturer, at
one, at Guildhall. March 7. Francis Linley, Holborn, music-
seller, at one, at Guildhall. Feb. 28. W. Handley, Beverley,
currier, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, K ingston-upow-144111.
Feb. VS. W. Surman and E. Ford, Cheltenham, linen-drapers,
at ten, at the Boothall Inn, Gloucester. Feb. 2S. R. Battinson
and S. Wade, Manclieser, mercbants, at two, at the Palace Inn,
Nlanchester. Feb, teS. J. CriL•sley, Halifax, merchant, at ele-
ven, at Guildhall. Feb. 28. J. Morgan, Enfield Highway,
farmer, at twelve, at Guildhall. March 4. W. Davie., Hol-
born, linen-draper, at ten, at Guildhall. March 4. G. W ithani,
Aildingliam, drover, at eleven, at the Black Horse Inn. Feb.
28. G. Godwin, Stafford, cord vainer, at eleven, at the Star Inn,
Stafford. Feb. 27. 'l'. Ainsworth, Blackburn, J. Watson, J.
Watson, jun. and Jo. Watson, Preston, Lancaster, cotton-manu-
facturers, at eleven, at the Legs of Man, Preston. March 11.
M. Joel, Shoreditch, dealer in glass, at twelve, at Guildhall.
March 1. A. Clarke, Liverpool, merchant, at eleven, at the
Golden Lion, Liverpool. March 3. J. Smalley, W. Ellison,
and R. Walmsley, Blackburn, Lancaster, cotton-manufacturers,
at five, at the Bridgewater-Arms, Manchester. Feb. 24. M.
Longmire, Penrith, milliner, at one, at Guildhall.
London, England, 1809-06-25

RXCAL OF CERTAN WRITERS AND CADETS.

At the instance of Mr. Sanson. the Resolution of the Court of
Directors, in consequence of the recommendation of this General
Court, were read, by which it appears, that the Directors re-
tain their original opinion, that certain writers and Cadets
should he dismissed. The ,nbjeet, after a short convers►tion,
was referred to the General Court, to be held the 6th of Jul),
to which day, at half past four, the Court adjourned.

The Public are respectfully requested to observe, that there
are'only 5,000 Numbers in the present Lottery, viz. from 1 to
5,000; which are all to be drawn in one day; and that it is ne-
cessary for those persons who wish to obtain any particular Naw.
bets, to apply immediately to Ilona of the Office%
London, England, 1809-06-25

Wednesda,f , J une 21.

Abont four o'clock, the Detrit.y Usher of the Black Rad
(Mr. Quarno.), ke,-..;ken a/. t!a door, aid no achni:Q;un, in!".)rnied
he'House, that the Lords, auiltorised by virtue of his Alskjes6's

JITNE 25.

Comtnision for proroguing Parliament, desired th'e immediate.
apendonce of that Honourable House in the liouse of Lords, to
?Ma the Commission read.
The SPEAKER, on his return to the House, read at the table
his Majesty's Speech, of whit. hhe had obtained copy, and
110 %1 it:g to the Members, they took t!teir leave.

TUESDAY's LC.V!DON GAZETTE.
London, England, 1809-06-25

ADJfiii4LIY .3.6.)..qta S.

FRIDAY, JUNE 23.
This day an Admiralty Sessions was held at the Old Bailey*
I)eforc Sir WM. Scot.'', Mr. Justice (iaosu, uud a numerous

Bench of Civilians.
John Sutherland was tried fop the wilful murder of Richard
by wounding him in the lower part of the belly, on
the sth of November last, with a dirk or dagger, of which
~voanti be died on the 14th of November last. lo one
count the prisoner was charged ttith having cotneslited the
offence upon the high seas, awl in another in the Tagus.
John Thomson, au American Black, who served-before the
mast as an able seaman, deposed, that about a mouth before
the fntal event took place, he shipped with Captain Sutherland
(the Primmer at the bar), who was master of the brig Friends,
which was at that time Iyin; in the river Tagus, about a mile,
from the city of Lisbon. That vessel was at that time in the
seamport service. On the day stated in the indietmeut, the
Prisoner went on shore ; the vessel had net her foil complement
of men ; the crew consisted only of the mate and two foremost•
men, besides tile witness and the deceased. The boy was not' -
quite Carteret years of age; he was c:.bin boy, or servant
tea
the prisoner at the bar. On the Captain's r:turn from skate
theme Asa, nu one oo board but the witness and Inc deceased ;
sere mtcresivelv called iota the cabin ; the deceased was
called down to the cabin a second time by the Prisoner, and in
, about minut.:s afterwards witness hentd him sing out, cal-.
ling on him (Int no,!
w s;.) b.; owe, repeatedly. 'apposing the
Captain %vas only beatb4; the boy, as usuol, be took no no, ice,
until the boy slytr out riwatc:ly, and with more violence.. Ile
then went down id) the cabin, where he saw the boy roltiog no
the door, ::tpparently ia..great a ony ai h his how aanging
aut. 'rite Caplain stnel over the boy %s ith a nake I :la. !er
iu meat
h itkl. The boy the;sling ' Ca
.4at ItQrlaz.a d•tt !(, A•. ' t I nOthial(e
I but uu the ?;o.;ec‘tio. ti) 4iCCIL again, the Cap
London, England, 1809-06-25

THE NATIONAL REGISTER..

JUNE 25.

ANALYSIS OF Alit. ti►AItDLE'S MOTION.

Of whatever political party the reader may be, we conceive
the statement w oich Mr. Wardle made in the 'louse of Com-
mons will tot received with avidity, and attended to with no in-
considerable share of iotereTt. In the present state of the pub-
lic mind every thing w !deb can enable it to form an accurate and
,ust opinion of oar resources, or the means of husbnading them
•
to advantage ngninst the great anti awful moment of impending
trial, should be laid before it with precision mut impartiality.
if the detail into which Mr. Wardle has entered 'does not carry
unlimited conviction to every mind, it may be in some measure
attributed to the nature of the subject, and something must he
conceded to the diflioulty of makiog financial subjects clear and
perspicuous to per,ons unacquainted w ith the details of political
economy. In order to obtain the most precise ideas upon the
points to which Mr. Wardle has adverted, let our readeri en►
deo your to divest themselves of such preconceived notions of mini-
sterial corruption on the one hand, and of profligate democracy
on the other, as may be supposed to interfere with an Impartial
examination of the subject, and prevent them from bringing it
home to " their own business and bosoms." In (miler to assist
them in a matter of so much importance to every t:tiukio;,,,- maa,
tee shall exhibit the several articles enueierated by Mr. Wartlo,
and billy, the arguments by which they were TCS:hTtively sup-
ported to hear at once epon that particular point, this will at
least coati me our attention to the goestion more immediately be-
fore us, mu' enable our readers to fora a more aceurateesti-
mite of the wir.Yle when brought togetl.e...

•

he philosopher or the stntesman to combine tl►e Ustakened pre-
judices or propensities of thous►►nds in one sy•te►a of political
irmony or opinion. We should at any rate avoid indulging
hopes that may lend to precipitation. In the general order of
things, nothing is done well that is done suddenly. Great and
cou►prehensi%e designs can only be carried on by means gra-
dual, slow, and even dilatory.
London, England, 1809-06-25

S_ATiJltl) VS LONL•ON G-IZ.E7TE.

. .
Admiralty-Office, June 94, ISO 9.
His Majesty's Ship Amelia, off. St. Antlers),
My Loup, 10th June 1809. •
Artog in olsedience to your Lordship's order of the Fish ult.
I received information of au attack being about to be made Iss.
use :spa:s:is Patriots on the French troops in posset,Aon unlit
town of Et. Asalero ; and haying establislsesi =irnals between his
,Isloesty's ship wider my cooinuord and the fortresns of Ciolezand,
proceeded ea. this place in cowpony with his Mo-
jest: s ship Statira, -she having joined me on the 13th inst,
:sat a strung wind and current prevented • our. getting up
till this dayp when, on our approach, firing oas ob-
served in every direction on the shore, and several vessel try-
ing to effect their escape out of the harbour, which were ca:)-
wed as per margin*, one boat only setting array ; snore ain:r.
:la we escaped, but were preventel through the activity of Capt.
Bays, in his Majesty's ship Stawira. They appear line ‘,ew:cels,
ad halve several of the Freach army on •board, Kit chief
part of the Hospital Staff. The corvette is the same
Aallatitly engaged by Capt Skinner, hi his MajeAy s sloop
I;olarinch, and since by the Black Joke lugger, sso:1 has proved
ageeat annoyance to our trade. I learn bey a Spanish officer,
woo came to me from the shore, (Aiie-de-camp to Gcn. Hal=
London, England, 1809-06-25

111,01'0SL1) SAVINGS.

By the reduction of Cavalry and Foreign Corps, 1,277,610
From the militia and Welch militia
From the local militia
The waggon train
From the recruiting stair
Frolic) h6untie.n

700,000
48.993
200,000
300,000

Army agrncy
Contract itiol,cs for artillery
Fortifications
Conunissay:at
Barracks
Contracts for ('loathing

10,000
2i9,053
- 500,000
500, oco
550,000
1'35,000

Manx Feneib!es
Volunteers to the Local Militia
Volunteers Pay and Expenees
Collectinq the nevenue
Collecting Irish revenue
Post Office
The Bank Gains (about) -
Commissioners of publie accounts
Victualling Office (declare. 4 by the Secretary of the
Admiralty) to he the. m,;,l.corriipt of the many De-
partments taken upon Admiral Murkhant's :Statement
of one third of the %, hole 1,114,()00

4,180
240,000
1.032,009
1,051,933
284,890
120,0(x)
234,000
75,000

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•

Total amount to be saved X9,356,656

Every man will he inclined to indulge a hope, that out of
these enormous suat:-1, a considerable saving may he effected, by
a sincere and effectual attention to economy ; but we are by no
means prepared to state that this can be done immediately, or
to such an extent as to relieve the pressure of Taxes upon the
people so long as the war continues. Indeed, the greatest dan-
ger is to he apprehended from raising expectations which can-
not be realized. Mach may he done, but much caution is r.eces•
sary in doing, it. We lament that Mr. Wardle has dove-tailed
the subject of Parliamentary Reform with his plan of economy.
In all changes the remote and unforeseen consequences are often
of more importance than the immediate effect. A catalogue of
great events from trifling, causes would form the most interest-
ing and instructive lesson to be found in our own or any other
language. An architect who has to do with inanimate materials
may build with symmetry and exactness ; he may calculate and
upon what he can do, upon what he he way avoid. Rut statesmen
have to do with living spirits--the-,e are materials which ought
to be treated with considerable delicacy. We should avoid
moving more than we can restrain. A very small spark may
kindle, and often does, a flame which neither reason or elo-
quence can subdue.
,We are not yet arrived at that state of
knowledge as to impel a statue all at once from its bed of
marble in a perfect state, and with perfect proportions by the
projectile force of gun-powder. It is scarcely less diCieult for
London, England, 1809-06-25

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JUNE ,5

Yi st rtl3), a Curt Coaution Council was held a I Guild-
hall, for the etc it, n of Sheriff., to sere for the star ensuing.
i•ilc Cour, met al. our o'clock, and lifter the usual hu loess,
And t: e it •:..rder having stated to the Court the reason of their
.meetine. the i. rd. Ma.. or and Aldermen retired. On their re-
appear's:o e, the Alder.aett arranged themseltes in the usual man-
ner, according to 'net r seniority.
Mr Wai' hot in then stepped forward, and begged to propose
to the Cuurt. Mr. Alderman Wood aid Mr. AI/lowan Goodbei.
here. He was aware, that according to the strict rules of elect-
ing Sheriffs for the city of London, which was usually by senio-
rity. in this in7l.iiice was net strictly complied with. by
he
begged to observe, that he did not wish to force upon the Livery
thme Gentlemen he had proposed, but as it could not make any
material ..ifferrnce, and it being those gentlemen's most particti•
lar wish to serve loge:her, being fully convinced that from their
long and close intimacy, they should he enabled to do tnucb
more service io fieir than if separated. Upon these
grounds he ber,-4erf to upon the Livery the above mined
gentlemen for the year en 'ling to serve as Sheriffs.
Mr. Alderma!) A • :••• then ro-e. and opposed the motion on
the ground of the ir:egtilarity afthe proceeding with respect to
senioritv.—Mr. Alderman 1114.1ceic, first in seniority, had
declined. through illness—and 11L . Alderman Birth had de-
Htleclined serving the office altogether, and had paid the tine,
and therefort. as he stood next on the list, he should think that
accordin4;. •:. the established usunge he ought to be elected one
of t Sierilfs.
Mr. Waillicatta then rose, and chserved that, as he before
stated, he did not wish to press his opinion upon the livery, hut
he stilt thought from the Jig intimacy of Alderman Wood
and Mr. Go' ;lichere, and lac:.in their particular wish to serve to-
gether, lite Lisery would grant their desire, although here' was
a little dt.%iation from the accustomed mode- in the election of
Sheriff:, of Which, for hi, own part, he did nut see any thing
material, or, in fact, that in the least atl'ected the real election in
question.
A chew of hands was then loudly called for, and they appear-
ed clearly to in rayon of Mr. Alderman Wood and Mrs
Alderman ';.,ositsehere. The late Sheriffs then rose, and de-
clared Aiderm:.,, Wood and Mr. Aldertuau Atkins duly
elected.
We aro authorised to sti.t.e Mr. Alderman Wood has not yr t
accepted the Office,. and he is not determined in his mind at ail
r..,pecting it.
London, England, 1809-06-25

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FROM THE COTI EN BURGH MAIL.

STOCKHOLM, JUNE 9.—On the sth, the Duke of Ruder-
mania was chosen King ; the 'lth, he was proclaimed ; and on
the day following a grand procession was to take place, but the
rain prevented it. The next day, however, it was performed—
the street was lined by the troops. His Majesty Charles XIII.
rode through the ranks on horseback, amidst acclamations from
all ranks of people.
The following proclamation was issued by the new King, on
his ascending the throne :
We, Charles XIII: by the Grace of God, King of Sweden,
&c. to all our faithful subjects, &e. &c. greeting.
" When, under Divine Providence, we assumed some. time
ago, the Provisional Government ofour hr loved native country,
committed to us by the States of the iteal:a, we immediately
called the attention of the Diet to the indispensable and import-
ant task of framing a new Constitation, calculated to promote
the prosperity, tranquillity, and welfare of the country, by an
irre, overatile union between the mutual rights and duties of the
King and People of Sweden.
" The Sates having informed us that they have not only per-
formed the important task committed to them by us, and the
confidem e of their fellow subjects, but also that they have chosen
us King of S'%eden, and of the Goths and Vandals, requesting
our approbation of that choice, the cordial and loyal manner in
which that election was made) did not allow us to decline hi-,

JUNE 25..

acceptance. Itch ing on the Otn no explore!, he in-
most recesses of the human heart, and knossns the sincerity and
purity Of our sentiments, moved by the most fervent love and
zeal for our native land, which can only cease with our exist-
ence, and trusting we shall be most powerfully supported by the
loyal attachment of the noble Swedish nation, we have therefore
accepted the Crown and Sceptre of Sweden.
" It is far more gratifying to our feelings, to have been called
upon by the free and uncontrouled voice of the People—to
become their King, their Protector and Defender, than if we
had ascended the ancient Swedish Throne merely by right of
hereditary succession. We shall govern the Kingdom and
People of Sweden, as an indulgent parent does his children—
with implicit confidence in the honest—with forbearance
towards those who errun deliberately—with uprightness towards
all ; and when the day arrives, the near approach of which is
announced by our advanced age, which shall put an end to our
worldly cares, we will hail our last moments with the pious re-
signation of the just, and close it by blessing you all.
GUST. SU YrisJ ELK Et " Cu ARLos."
A ulic Chancellor.
" Council Hall, Stockholm Castle, Jane 6, 1806." •
London, England, 1809-06-25

ROXBURGH CAUSE.

The LORD CUANCELLOR then submitted a resolution to the
Lords in favour of Sir James lnnes Kerr to the Roxburgh Pro-
perty, but deferring an ultimate decision till the next Session of
Parliament, for several reasons assigned by his Lordship.
- The Local Militia Bill was brought up from the Commons,
the Lords Amendments having been agreed to.—• Adjourned.
London, England, 1809-06-25

IMPERIAL PARLI4MEXT,

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Monday, June 19.
The Royal Assent, by Commission, was given to the follow-
Bills:—The Woollen Manufacturers, the Irish Militia Re-
gulation, the Insolvent Debtors, the African Coffee Excise, the
Irish Revenue Regulation, and the Sale of Parliamentary Seats.
Adjourned. ,

Tuesday, June 20.
This day the Royal Assent was given to the following public
awl private Acts ; the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Judges Sa-
laries Bill, the Sale of Ofbces. Prevention Bill, the Bankrtrpt
Laws Amendment Bill, the Friendly Societies Bill, the Mai..
Chester Water Works Bill% the Strand Bridges aad the Glean-
, ich Waterworks Bills.
London, England, 1809-06-25

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

This day, at twelve o'clock, the President of the United
States communicated, by Mr. Graham, the following Message te
both houses of Congress. _ _ _

Washington City, May 25, 1809.
4t FELLOW CITIZENS OP THE SENATE, AND 07 TUB MOVIE OP
REPRESENT/SITES,
" On this first occasion of meeting you, it affords me much
satisfaction to be able to communicate the commencement of a '
favourable change in our former relations; the critical state of
which induced a Session of Congress at this period. In conse-
quence of the provisions of the Act interdicting commercial in.
terconrce with Great Britain and France, our Minister; at Lon.
don and Paris were, without delay, instructed to let it be un-
derstood by the French and British Governments, that the.an-
thority vested in the executive, to renew commercial iutercourse
with their respective nations, would be exercised is the.case
specified by that Act.—Soon after those instructions were di,.
patched, it was found that the British Government, anticipating
from the early proceedings of Congress at their last Session,
the state of our laws, which has had the eireet of placing the
two belligerent powers on a footing of equal restrictions, and re-
tying on the conciliatory disposition of the United Stales, had
transmitted to their legation here provisional instructions, not
only to offer satisfaction for the attack on the frigate Chesa-
peake, and to make known the determination of, his Britannic
Mjesty, to send au envoy extraordinary with powers to con-
clude a treaty on all points between the two countries; hut,
moreover, to signify his willingness, in the mean time, to with-
draw his Orders in Council, in the persuasion that the intercourse
with Great Britain would be renewed on the part of the United
States. These steps of the British Government led to the corre-
spondence and the proclamation. now laid before you ; by vir-
tue of which, the commerce between the two countries will be
renewable after the 10th day of June next. Whilst I take
pleasure in doing justice to the councils of his Britannic Ma-
jesty, which no longer adhering to the policy which made an
abandonment by France, of her decrees, a pre-requisite to a
revocation of the British Order, have substituted the amicable
course which has issued thus happily ; 1 cannot do less than
refer to the proposal heretofore made on the part of the United
States, embracing a like restoration of the suspended commerce,
as a proof of the spirit of accommodation which has at no time
been intermitted, and to the result which now calls for our con-
rat ulations, as corroborating the principles of which the pub-
lic councils have been guided during a period of the most trying
embarrassments. The discontinuance of the British Orders, as
they respect the United States, having been thus arranged, a
communication of the event has been forwarded, in one of our
public vessels, to our Plonipotentiar:, at Paris, Nitlt
instructions to avail himself of the important a‘idttious thereby
London, England, 1809-06-25

FROM THE AMERICaN PIPERS.

WASIIINGTON, MAY 22.—EXTRA SESSION 4 day
both the Houses of Congress assembled in their respective
chamber. In Senate twenty-one members atteuded. In the
lower house, at the first call. 120 members appeared. General
Vanillin is re-elected Speaktif. The former Clerk, Serjeant at
Arms, Door-keeper, &c. were elected.
London, England, 1809-06-25

DEATH OF Mlt. CANITirrZT.

Mr. Daniel Lambert, the huge man, died in stamfort at
o'clock on Wedms lay last. lle had tra‘elled from Fitiviing--
don to that town. On Tuesday evening he sent a mesmit. to the
o'fice of the Stamford nmsplper, requesting that, as " the
mountain could not wait upon Mnhomet. Alaltomet would go
to the mountain"—or, in other word:. that the print..r won!d
call upon him, and receive an oreer for e %ecntin,r some han :-
hills, announcing Mr. Lambert's arrival and his desire to see
company. The orders he gave upon that occaqo.l were de!i-
veered without any presentiment that they were to lie hit
last, nod with his usual cheerfulness. Ile was in bed
—one of the largest dimensions—" Ossa upon 01,s inpu-i, amt
Pelion upon Ossa"—fatigued with- his journey ; hut an%iiitii
that the bills might be trickly printed, its order to see coin-
pato(' next morning. (!:fore nine o'clock, on that morning...,
however, he was a corp ,;e ! nature had endured a'l the treTsas
she could admit : the poor ottin'i corpulency had constantly in-!'
creased, until, at the time we have to.Netioliell, tk clAgf,ed in;i-
chinery of life stood still, and this prodigy of Mammon was
numbered with the dead!

He was in his 40th year; and upon being weigh:d, within a
few days, by the famous Caledonian balance t its the po:se,siou
of Mr. King, of Ipswich), was found to be 5 stone l llbs. in
weight (Miss. to the stone). which is 10 stone 1/113s. wore than
the great Mr.. Bright, of Essex, ever weiglaed.—He It Id &dart-
inents at Mr. Betridge's, the Waggon and Horst's, in Sc. ',liar-
tin's, cn the ground floor—for he had been long incapable of
walking up stairs. Ills coffin' in which there has heeagreat dif-
ficulty of placing hint, is 6 feet 4 inches long, 4 fees 4 inches
wide, and 2 feet 4 inches deep: the immense substance of his
legs snakes it necessarily almost a square case. The eelefic tied
Sarcophagus-of Alexander, viewed with so much admirati mat
the British museum, would not nearly contain this itnatmse
sheer hulk.

The coffin, which consist; of 112 superficial feet of elm 1?
built upon two axle-trees ant fo ir clog-wheels; and upon th 'Sft
the remains of the poor in In will be rolled Into his gra e ;
m lob, we understand, is to be in the new burial ground at .te
back of St. Martin's antra. A regular dec.cent mill be ma 'e,
ks cutting away the earth slop;n-ly for some distanee. ile
winiow and wall of the room in which he lies flu t to. Liken
down to allow hi3lait.—fie mato be buried at olglit o'cl?lek co
Fridaz,