The National Register.
London, England, 1809-07-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

merit of their Commanders hear 4 so conspicuous a part, as their
Lordships must appreciate better than 1 could take the liberty
of expressing of Officers superior in rank to myself. And it is
but just to say, that the thficers employe in toe gun-boats, exe-
cuted well the instructions they received from lion tr.n.Carran-
sas, whose unwearied:attention to give ever,- aid anil a:ssistance (9
the army with the most active promptitude excited admiration.
Lieutenant Toledo, commanding the Tigre Spanish schooner of
Isar, who was up the river tsigi ye succour, was most active, and
Lieutenant Alves, commanding the Portuguese schooner Curioza,
cas ;siert and zealous to support the caue ; and you will also
be pleased to express to their Lordship4the happiness I feel in
being enabled to inform them that Cap') Winter, and the British
Officers and men felt all that ardour tp assist real friends which
is inherent in their character.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) GEo. APKINLEY.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.

MOT ARD TOWNROE, Nottingham, maltster, from July 11 to Augast 9,
at ten, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham.
JOHN WII.KIF, Howard-street, Strand, navy-agent, from July 15 to August
b, at ten, at Guildhall.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
WILLIAM STANLEY, Manchester, innkteper.
BANKRUPTS.
RICHARD LAKE, Plymouth, baier, to surrender, July ill, 19, and August
lb., at eleven, at the London Inn, Plymouth. Attornieg, Mr. Samuel Kelly, Ply-
mouth; and Messrs. Twynam and Walker, Inner Temple, London.

ROFiERT SILVFSTER, Reading, Berkshire, timber-merchant, July 17, 2 t,
WWI August 8, at eleven, at the Upper Ship lan, Reading,. Attornies, Messrs.
Btaady and Sanders, Reading; and Mr. Holmes, Great James-street, Bedford-
row, Loudon.
WILLIAM STANLEY, Manchester, innkeeper, July 24, 26, and August 15,
attwo, at the Ring's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Attornies, Mr. John Robinson, Man-
chester; and Mr. Lyon, Gray's-Inn, London.
• DIVIDENDS.

July 8. John Cockin, Tottenham, Middlesex, merchant, at ten, at Gaildhall,
London.
July 214. John Lewin, Gosport, Southampton, vintner, at one, at the India
AVM Inn, Gosport.
July 26. Joshua Morgan, Lianfair-ary-brin, Carmarthen,
at eleven, at the Golden Lion Inn, Brecknock.
July 28. Thomas Norris, Gosport, Southampton, corn-me
the India Arms Inn, Gosport.
July 29. William Pearce, Dover, eordwainer, at eleven, at Guildhall, Lon-
don.
July 29. William Urquhart, Sion College-gardens, London, merchant, at ten,
at Guildhall.
July 25. Richard Lawrence, New Windsor Berks,bricklayer, at ten, at Guild-
hall, London.
July 29.• George Pickwood, Cloak-lane, London, sine-merchant, at ten, at
Gultdhall.
July 25. Frederick Francis, Chiswick, Middlesex, smith, at eleven, at Guild-
ball, Loudon.
August 5. Elijah Goil,Wellelose-square, M iddleiex, coal-merchant at twelve,
at Guildhall.
July 29. James Mansell anti George Rurkinshaw, Sheffield, saw and edge tool
snannfactlirers, at twelve, at the Angel lan, Sheffield.

at one, at

CER7'I FIC.VT ES —.11? L v 25. •
Richard Jefferson, iiinesston-upon-11.111, oulleit-41raper —William Dickinson,
Kingston-upon-Hall, woollen-draper—William P01it..% , Sledincrc, York, corn-
factor—James Henry Alexander Scott, King's Road, Pimlico, nurseryman—
John Lewis, Old Jewry, wareh,niemaii—Jolin St ee, Bloorn.hur-square, wine-
merchant—Alexander Young awl John Bacon, St. Mar)-hill, London, pier-
chanis—Thomas Wakefield,Tork, dealer and chapnian —John Jack-
son, Farnham, Surrey, surgeou —Robert Whonison, Southwark, dealer--Waltec
Lombard-street, banker—John Lockhart Barnard, Shorter's-court,
Throimortou-street, stock-broker—:-Guvrge H3rri3on, Globe-street, Wapping,
carpenter.

SATURDAY'S LONDON G,IZEITE.

Admiralty Office, July 8, 1809.

The following particulars relative to the evacuation of Co-
runna oild Ferrol by tile French, are contained in a serie• of
letters froinTapt.-Hoilwm, .of his Majesty's ship the Defiance,
to Admiral Lord Gambier, dated-from the 22d to the 30th of
last month.
In consequence of the defeat sustained by the enemy's arms
under :Marshal Net in the action against the Spanish forces at
the bridge -VI he Payo, that General fell back on Corttnna on
the 13th July., and immediatel) began to take measures for re.
limpishing she possession of that place and Ferrol, removing
bi• forces by divisions to an coratopment three leagues from 13e-
tasszos towards Lugo. The lair divisions of the French left
Ferrol on the 21:4, and Corunna on the Vsl, after hat in in both
places spiked the gull., and destioyt d the defences no the land
side, together with the magazines and stores of e'.rry kind, and
completely disarmed the places and their inhabitant;.
The pro t Omit). of the enemy's position continuing to hold thy
authorities established by the French at Coruia iu buttjectiuu

JULY s.

through the fear of his return, no communication being suffered
with the British ships but by Fags of Truce, and the stale of
defence in which the batteries and lines on the sea side were
left, rendering it dangerous for the English to land or approach
the coast ih the event of the re-appearance of any of the enemy.
Captain Hotham on the 24th ordered a detachment of seamen
and marines to land and disable the guns an the different batteries
Waring on the anchorage, offering at the same time to the GO-
vernor the services of the detachment in rendering any assistance
that might be in its power to the cause of the Spanish lialtriots.
The cannons and mortars on the sea lines at Corunna, and in the
forts commanding the bay, were accordingly all dismounted on
the same day, leaving untouched those on the lines towards (ho
land which had been spiked by the enemy.
On the 26th, Captain Hotham sent Captain Parker of his
Majesty's ship Amazon, to Ferrol, where he was received by the
people with the loudest acclamations of joy, and received front
the higher orders of the inhabitants 0;e strongest possible marks
of attachment to the English, and happiness at seeing once more
among them an Officer of 'that nation. The castle of San Felipe,
however, was still under the command of a person appointed by
Marshal Ney, and attached to the French interest, with agar-
risen composed of a detachment of a legion raised by the enemydur-
ing their possession of Ferrol and Corunna ; and on the 27 t h Capt.
Ilotham received information that the above Commandant had
given orders to lire on any English ships'or' boats that might at-
tempt to pass the Castle. In consequence, Capt. Hotham,
re-
paired to Ferrol in the Defiance. and lauded the marines of that
ship and the Amazon, with a party of armed seamen, under the
direction of Capt. Parker, who entered the Castle without op-
position,. preceded by a flag, bearing the name of King Fit dinaud
the Seventh and the Spanish colours. The detachment theti
proceeded to the town of Ferrol, where it was received in the
most affectionate manner by the inhabitants, and having arrested
the Commandant of the Castle in the name of King Ferdinand;
sent him on board the Defiance. The Gcsvernor of Ferrol not
having any means of garrisoning the Castle, the guns in it were
spiked, and the powder removed to the arsenal; and the place
left under the command of the forifier Governor, who had been
superseded by the enemy.
On the 28th Captain Hotham entered ;he port of Corunna,
where he was informed by the Governor 'that he had re.„-eived
instructions front the Marquis de la Itoinana, dated at Orense or,
the 27th, to proclaim his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Sc.;
venth) with advice that he had dispatched a' regiment from his
Army to attend the ceremony and garrison the plaCt : the Go-
vernor at the same time gave Captain Hotham assurances- that
the port was from that i!ou• to be considered tinder the controll
and authority of the lawful King of Spain; and the Captain
placed hinhelf and every assistance that the ships under his
orders might be able to afford, at the Governor's disposal„ •
On the 29th, Major-General the Conde de N orcna, Cap-
tain.. General of Gallicia arrived at Corunna from St. Jaw), and
was followed on the next day by General ('arera, with about
eleven thousand men, forming the Conde's division of the Mar-
quis of Romana's A rmy.
The French army under Marshal Ney moved from its ramp
near Betanzos on the 22d, taking the road to Lugd 4nd Astorga.
lt was reported that, previously to its breaking the camp, it
destroyed its baggage and heavy artillery. 011 the 27th the
Marquis de la Romana was stated to he at Orense with General
Mahi and 30,000 men. Marshal Smiles position on the 12th
was said to have been at Monforte and Quiraga:

Copy of a Letter from George M`Kinlev, F.sq. Captain of his
Majesty's ship Litely, to the lion. W. W. Pole, dated on
hoard that ship at Vigo, the 2d of last month.
Sir,— I have the honour of inclosieg to nn, for the informa-
tion of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a
letter I received from Ilrigadier-Generol Carrera, commanding
a division of loyal Spanish troops, giving an account of his
taking front the French the city or Saint Jago Compostella ; by
w hick their Lordships will see the spirit and gallantry of (he
13rigadier-General,aud the ardour of the troops under his orders.
1 have the honour to be, die.
(Signed) GEORGI:
'lead Quarters at Santiago, May 23, Iho9.
Santiago is in our possession :—the enem consisting of 3003
infantry, ilk 11 pieces of artillery, and ;;O9 horse came out to
meet us, and attacked 115 on nor march in the plain called De la
Estrella. Our scouts has ing fallen in with their Voltigeurs, mid
exchanged some limn,, hi-might me the information, and I ordered
the division to farm in the he:it position that conk, be taken. The
eneary attacked with vigour, but were unable to gain the smallest •