The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

cxpected, we are told, that
Vie • tinamit INA! wouid be carried by a large major i ; and
such, ;t is said, was the certainty of an immediate rup-
tin e, that several Government Contractors had began to
make large purchases of salt provisions fbr the use ofneed the
A meric•nr navy. The purchases, we should think,
ro• lie vt ry large, to supply about ten frigates and a few
los .ho•tts, unless they arc in expectation of a fleet from
'fiance. As the Euphrates Arrived last Monday at Liver-
pool, we may soon expect to learn the issue of the debate
in question.
V'e have received an important American State Paper.
It is an Act recently pass-d on the 9th of April last, for
Lying an embargo for ninety days, •on all the vessels in
th:tt country, except such as the PRESIDENT may permit
to depart in ballast. This measure, adopted by a com-
merciAl nation, resembles the conduct of our deluded
mmufacturers, who, whilst complaining of the scarcity
of work, destiny the frames, and ruin the masters, that
alone can yield them employment and support. It may,
hlwever, be intended to precede a declaration of war, in
order to give time to the shipping abroad to return, so
that when the terrible denunciation takes place, the traders
of the-United States may have their vessels and property
safe in their own harbours.
A Savannah Paper of the 9fith of March, was also re-
ceived, containing an account of the American Govern-
ment having made themselves masters of the Amelia
Island, which surrendered by capitulation ; that East
Florida is in possession of the insurgents ; and the town
i'f Auguitine and the garrison are all that remain faithful
t FEL:DIN/IND VII. This attack upon its ally must em-
broil Ergland still more with America.
Letters fiom America state, that the embargo had
occasioned so many Petitions and Memorials, from the
most respectable merchants against the measure, that it
was hoped it would be annulled. Upwards of 300 ves-
sels, partially laden, had contrived to put' to sea before
it could be carried into ex.cn'ion.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR. •
We are assured, on good authority, that the carriage
of the LORD CHANCPILOR was stopped, on Thursday,
crn its way home, and the door opened by five or six fel-
-IoWS, one of whom inquired " who was in the carriage ?"
replied, "'tis I the Lord High Chancellor."
" You are not the wan we want," was the answer, and
the carriage proceeded. Nothing further occurred on
the occasion.

TRIAL OF THE RIOTERS.
An Especial Con11"isit):1, we understand,:: has been ap-
pointed, ar<i will proceed to Chester on Monday next to
try tiic persons who have been taken into custody at Stock-
port and its vicinity, for riotous conduct. A letter was re-
ceived in town ye,terday from Halifax, in Yorkshire,
st ilin(T, that sortie of the rioters at Huddersfield had en-
C.e preen es of Mr. CA lITWRiGIIT, and put him in-
stmlly to death—but we have reason to believe Kid hope,
CI it is without foundation.

FRF;A;I--I SQUADRON IN THE WEST INDIES.
KING'....')N. JAMMUAI Arntr. A very tinpleasant
report it.,. been 'sought. here from Curacoa, of the cap-
ttre of a Packr:(, and several running *chips, outward
bound, by Frenai squadron to windward. of Barbadoes.
V:Q itrport ra 17 turn out to be without founda•
• • .
t •)n.
t.• • •

The Jamaica Papers also state, that several privateers
are on aim. coast, and had recently taken 14 vessels, most
f them Spanish.

LiBERALITY . AND BENEVOLENCE OF MR. PERCEVAL.
• We have been favoured with the following instances of
independent liberality on the part of Mr. PERCEVAL, from
a quarter on which we can most confidently rely
It will be recollected by many, that some years ago, a
poor clergyman, of the name of P— ARSLOW, died in the very
act of preaching a charity sermon in Wellieck chapel.—
This seemingly unfortunate man left a widow and eleven
children behind him to bewail his loss. As Mr. PARsLow
was a curate of the Bishop of Chichester, this worthy pre.
late immediately commenced a private subscription for his
family. The result %vas, the payment of the deceased's
debts, amounting to upwards of 3001. and the placing in
the hands of Trustees, for the benefit of the unhappy
widow and children six thousand stock : but this was not
all, most of the children were placed in more or less ad.
vantageous situations ; the one being equipped as a writer
and sent to India, another to the Charter-house, and an.
other, a lad of 17, was placed as a clerk in the Navy office.
It is not two months since the late Mr. PERCEVAL
gave to the latter the appointment of Naval Officer of Bar.
hadoes, the emoluments of which are estimated at nearly
20001. per annum. Some years ago Mr. PERCEVAL named
the son of another clergyman to an office, the salary of
Which amounted to 6001. per annum. and this, merely from
being assured by persons upon whose word he could rely,
that he was a young man of strict integrity and principle,
and every way qualifie4 for the situation. Upon both
these occasions Mr. P. received the strongest solicitations
from persons high in office to grant these places to their
dependents
Such was the man that the monster BEP.INGIIPt—this
self-redresser of imaginary wrongs, thought fit most deli.
berately, and no less inhumanly to assassinate. Such was
this tyrant ; this oppressor of the poor; this annihilator
of justice and every christian virtue ! Oh, PERCEVAL,
PEIICF,VAL ! if ever human being was -the very reverse of
all this, it was thou who art fled from us for ever to those
Heavenly mansions, for which thy pure and spotless soul
was certainly formed. Alas ! never, no never shall we
behold thy like again 1

Letters of the 9th inst. were received yesterday from
Paris, at which time BONAPARTE had not set out for tlie
North. The disturbances in France are said to be such as
to require his presence.
The corps of River Fencibles, which was dismissed
abcut a fot tntlit ago, are restored to their occupations by
a promise of protcction against press-gangs until the next
Session of Parliament.
Mr. P ERC IX A l.'s funeral took place yesterday morninF.
—At nine o'clock the Procession moved from his house in
Downing,Areet, in the following order :
Nntec• and Attendants on'horseback.
Hearse and Six with the Body,
Six Mourni,..: iloaelies, followed by 25 Carriages, the Carriages of the

y`` ,:•=t Ministers, Relatives of the deceased,
• Ins own Carriage, &c.
In the first mourning coach were Lord ARDEN, his bro-
ther; Lord REDESDALE and Sir THOMAS WILSON, his bro•
thets-in law ; in the next coaches, the Earls of LIVER.
POOL, WESTNIORLAND, Lord CASTLEREAGII, Mr. RYDER,
Lord MELVILLE, Lord ELDON, Lord CAMDEN, Eal BA°
TAnsT, the Earl of HARROW/3Y, Lord SIDMOUTH, the
Right Hon. C. ARIHJTHNOT2 Mr. CROKER, Mr. AVIIAR"
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