The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON :

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1818.

We yesterday received a series of Boston Papers to
the 27th, Halifax and Newfoundland dates to the 24th
ult. The intelligence from the British Provinces is of
the most agreeable description. The trade of the Co-
lonies is represented to be most flourishing ; the ac-
counts from Halifax state, that the wharfs were all
bustle.with the great traffic carrying on with the %Vest
India Islands, the consequence of the late Acts of the
British Legislature.—The Paper of the 14th Nov.
gives a long detail of the beneficial effects already ap-
parent, and mentions these As being the consequence of
the strict adherence to the British Colonial System ; at
the same time expresses a fear that the Commercial
Treaty in negociaion in London might alter the pre-
sent state of the intercourse.

The following arc extracts from these Papers :
rom the Boston Paper of the 27th.—" Accounts
from La Guira state, that the Patriots were again as-
sembled on the plains of Calaboza, and that Murillo,
the Royalist Chief, had made a requisition on Carac-
eas of 200,000 dollars, 4000 men, and 400 mules "
From the Newfoundland Centinel of the 6th Nov.—
The weather has been so wet and unfavourable for
the last fortnight or three weeks, that in some in-
stances we are told it has beeu found necessary to re-
move t!le half cured fish from the flakes buck again to
the stag, i tole recsalted, as the only meansof preserving
it from Lint.; wholly spoiled. Should the weather
continue as ut paysent, this plan must be generally
attopted. The catch of fish this season on almost every
/art of the coast, has been consilerably short of the

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usual quantity, and we Laraly know of an instance in
which those evsged in the fishery have not been
severe kaisers."

Letters have been delivered from New York to tbe
SOth ult. which represent the commercial affairs of the
United States as being' in a very bad condition, in
consequence of the volitional scarcity Of mane' in all
parts of the. Union. In the States of Ohio, the banks
hal been compelled to suspend their cash 'laymen. • , and
it wm expected that those of Kentucky would be ohli4ed
to fellow the same example. The American 6 per
Cents. at New Yak were 101 ; but when the dividend
now due on them shoula be pail, the Stock would be
reduced to 2 per Cent. below par Very extensive
sales of the United States Bank Stock had been made
between the 20th and 30th of November, and it is quot-
ed in the latest letters at 109.
The private lett-al received from Baltimore mention
a circumstanae of considerable importance. They state
that the privatcering, under the Insurgent flag of
Soutn America, might be considered at an end ; that
the American Attorney General had arrived at that
port, and had libelled twenty individuals, who had,
contrary to the laws of the United States, embarked in
these undertakings.

We have received New Providence Gazettes to the
middle of November. We are sorry to state, that the
Bahama Islands were visited by u severe hurricane in
October. The following► are the particulars :
" NASSAU. OCT. I.—On Wednesday was experienced
here a very severe gale of wind, accompancd wilt in-
cessant rain, which has done considerable damage to
the shipping in the harbour ; but providentially much
less than its violence at one time threatened ; it began
in the morning from the N. E. but did not blow so as
to excite much attention until mid-day, when the
wind began gradually to veer round, increasing as it
went to the N. W. from which point it raged with its
greate4t three, from 3 p.m. till 5. At sun set it began
to abate. The sky at that time, however, assuming
an alarming appearance, forming an entire canopy of a
pale flame colour, while the sand flew in various di-
rections as if portending a shift of Wind, and a repc-
tion of the storm. By 8 o'clock, however, the appre-
hension had subsided, the gale having fortunately been
of short duration ; the (image on land has not been
very considerable. Out Marine List gives a report oi
the injury sustained by the shipping—then thllows a
long detail of the damage, which was extensive ; se-
veral wharfs were greatly injured ; two ships souk ;
13 vessels driven on shore, of which nine had got off;
a number of craft also driven on shore.
" A great proportion of the shipping were driven to
sea, or had sustained trifling damage. His Majesty's
brig Shearwater, Captain Cox and Speedwell, Captain
Wemys, rode out the gale:'

We received the Paris Papers of Wednesday last.
The intelligence brought by them is not of high im-
portance- The Funds Fad experienced a decline from
64f. to 63E 20c.

Bombay papers have arrived to the 15th August.—
Through this channel some particulars of an unpleasant
nature are communicated respecting the movements of
the ex-Rajah of Nagpore, since his escape from the
custody of a British escort, on the route from his
former dominions towards Bengal. He was at first
protected by the Ghonde Chiefi, in the neighbourhood
of the mountain of Dowlwghurry, when he had with
him but a trifling party of Ghondies ; but from the
dispersion of so many native armies throughout India,
it was to be expected that malcontents would soon flock
into the service of a Prince of high name and autho-
rity and the force of the Rajah increased accordingly,
until it is said to have amounted to 20,000 men.—
With a detachment of these, consisting of upwards of
3,000 men, and amongst them some Arabs who had
been recently discharged from the service of Bajee Row,
Captain Sparkes fell in, unfortunately, at the head of
only 100 men, who, after being reduced by the enemy
to 25, offered to surrender on terms. The flag of truce
sent for that purpose by Captain Sparkes was cruelly
rejected ; and from the report of some i aggage
I who had witnessed the action until, on finding it hope-
less, they fled, it is feared that the gallant °Meer and
his whole detachment perished.