The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

THE NATIOSIAL REGISTER.

The two line-of-battle ships for South America,
Superb and Vengeur, are waizing for men; the lat-
ter wants upwards of 100, to increase her eomple.
ment to 540. She has been completed (according
to her only present orders) for foreign service. The
11yperiun, Capt. T. Searle, is also fitting for foreign
service, and, it is supposed, to accompany Commo- •
dure Sir Thomas Hardy. It is supposed that these
ships are intended to go out only as a squadron of
demonstration, or of observation, in consequence of
Lord Cochrane having, by Proclamation, declared
all the ports on the coast of I'eru and Chili in a
state of blockade.

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated
May 14:—We have accounts by way of Chili that
a South Sea whaler had arrived at Chacabuco from
Callao de Lima, bringing the intelligence of Vice
Admiral Lord Cochrane baying entered the latter
port on the .23d of February, tloring a dense fog,
with the squadron under his command, and imme-
diately opened a brisk lire against the shipping and
butteries, which was returned and kept up for a
coupie of hours. The result was Lord Cochrane's
carrying off a gun-boat, and doing great damage to
the shipping, which he was unable to cut out, owing
to the chant flistenings. He afu.rwards captured
the Spanish merchant ship Vittoria, from Chili to
Lima, laden with timber."
I.:atria of a letter, dated Berlin July 24

" All our newspapers, the official gazette alone' excepted, in
explaining the causes of M..lalm's arrest, have alleged that be
had excited his scholars to imuirectionary seri, and that he had
even inculcated the most horrid aniftlangennts doctrines; such,
for exaniple, as that the assassination of siatestiten, in certain
cases, wat no crint... A tsinst these harsh clairge, a protest has
since been publicly made, and is signed by n.arly an 'salons,
among whom are individuals of every tank in Cie state, officers
and agents, lath civil and military, who ell declare that they have
lived habits of intimacy with M. Jahn, but never heard any
sentiments from his lips similar to theist of which the newspapers
accuse him. They fir: liar th durr, thie rir the two daggers found
in his possession, one o. 414eili was a gin flow, the poet korner,
who served with him in the last war, and was retain 4 as a lae•
mood of that brute tivenan; Cite other was puteintsed by ban
in the period of lii., military ttervi et. when many a Prussian held
such a weapon to he moods! to his savvy, and had latterly been
appropriated to a very harmless use—that of b7C-j4ing sugar."
.stter the 4111110 ki.,16.11/41 lc, 111 .514, 1, WilS
observed, at a (Ishmael& party it Vats, lust ;flings
were is be restored to the state in witio Mey were in
.1788 Oh I I am delighted to hoar mat,- exclaimed
4 lady, who war no looser in the bloom of youto, " for
then I shall Ix only it years of ace."
- More Patulies.—At the Assi7es for Exeter, Mr.
Justice Best, -on the Grand Jury being sworn, ,ad-
dressed them in a most impressive charge, in which
he stated that he thought it his duty to call their
attention to the circulation in the heart of that city
of the most blasphemous pamphlets, ridiculing the
Lord's Prayer (which every Christian held sacred),
and other parts of the Church SerSice, which -he
held to be clearly indictable, and for which he un-
derstood an indictment was to be preferred. An
indictment was accordingly, we understand, imme-
diately preferred and found against a vender of these
impious books, who has been committed to Exeter
gaol till he finds bail to answer it.
MitLANCIIOLV EVENT. —An American Paper,
called The Poisdani Gazelle, contains the Following :
—Mr Lyman Sperry, of Malone, Franklin, having
been absent from his house on Friday afternoon last,
returned home in the evening, cod finind his wife
and four children in a-most deplorable condition—
some of them just able to be abeut the house, while
others were lying on the bed, &c. in a sorubrous,
sickly, and wretched state. Ile endeavoured to
arouse them, hoping to administer relief; but in a
short time one child expired in his arms. Shortly
Mier his wife died, and in a little while another
child breathed its last.—He procured medical aid
as soon as pssible, and by their active exertions the
other two children were saved from immediate death,
though it remains doubtful whether they will re-
cover. The oldest child that died was about five
years of age. Those who survived were from seven
to ten From what the surviving children say, it is
supposed that Mrs. Sperry, who has been for two or
three years, by turns, a little deranged, gathered
Cieoto, nr, as some call it, wood chuck-root, steeped
it in warm water, and fed her children, and drank
plentifully of it herself, with a view of saving them
and herself (in the embraces of death) from penury
and want, which she had emitiently insisted was
sowing upon them, although it is understood that
Mr. Sperry is its good circumstances.
Pommy —Richard Prior, the young man who
stands charged with the forgery out Messrs. Martin,
Son, and Hughes, and fur whose apprehension a
reward of 5001. has been offered, has succeededin-
effecting his escape to America. On his arrival at
Liverpool, lie put up at an ion in that town, which
is leitt Ity a penam who was Formerly a welter
at the Lou.l.en Coke-house, Lutlgate.hill, and in
that capacity had known Prior se an occasional fre•
quenter of-the house. No mai:hie:l, however, was
entertained respeoing him ; but on the arrival of the
newspapers of Friday lust, which stated the parti-
culars of the tisrgery, the itinkecp.a wrote to the
parties in town, stating the file; of Prior's having
been Otero, and it:tin:ming them that he sailer: tit:re
twat port in a vcssal bound for America, on the
Swiday preceding, via., the 25th ult.

'5l

We ar• ',formed by a gentleman wit° left Sheffield
the last week, that in one wagon he stw 333 dead dogs
carried nut fur interment, and 250 the succeeding day.
The slang'iter occurred in consequence of the late la-
mentable instances of hydrophobia in that town, which
had induced a town's meeting to be cowl:tied, dud A
reward of 3s. each olitied for their des•tructiun,--\Ye
hope the owners of does in this town will, dining the
present hot weather, keep them confined. We cannot
hear of the melancholy OCCUtfelleea at Shtllield without
serious alarm. _ .

The lieu spapers published in the manitfacturing dis-
tricts for and against the Radical Ili-formers, are so owelt
in the habit of twrvertang facts, that it is innte,sible uo
have any just or impartial Ikw of the proceed;iigs at
the Reform Meetings with,nit being actually present.
One paper asserts that Hags It use been displayed es ion
iittlanititatory inseriptirms,- while another a• ly
declares that no such flags were exhibited. P•ivate let-
ters agree in staling, that the Reform Meetings are nit
the dechne, which is attributed to the very obscure cha-
racters which take the lead at these assemblies.
CITY or EDINBURGH EL EC IleN —Wednesday being
the dayappoitiled to elect a representative in Parliament
lor the City of Edinburgh, at 12 oclock the Right lino.
the Lord Provost and Town Council assent blel iti ilia
Council-chamber fir that purpose, when the writ for ie
new ele-c,iois having been tend, and other preliiiitnary
baseness gone through, 13elcon ram! and n,...
tested against the c ',tient/ of the Town council 1.1
elect a member of Parliament, on the ground of the
illegality of their own election. The prows: was laid on
the tattle, read by the ele;rk, and oidereil to lie recorded.
The Lord Putvost then rose, and, abler briefly eulo-
gizing the character of the kielie Slim. \V m.
whom lie considered every way Tialifwil to represent
tie City of Edinburgh, proposed that he should he re-
elected. Bailie Smith, in a Short speech, Si emsdol the
motion ; %v hen Deacon Patterson presented toinseli to
the meeting, and proposed James Nlaiittireil, Eq. a
grill eutan intimately contweied with the citizens of
Editilair4ll, and who teas, in his opinion., a finial there
suitable per.iu to reresein them ill Parliament than the
Him. Mr. I)iiildas. Li%vrie amine:led the
motion. He said. he had uo personal enmity to Al r.
I)atelas, but he oujerted to him on public groistuls: be
held lucrative situations under Govertietten, and had.
moreover, opposed the wishes of the citizens of
111 their alleluia, le Opal,' a urine liberal system
of burgh polity ; and alllouteli he had inn the smallest
doubt but that Right I on. Gull trines' woOki he returned,
yet lie could not conscientiously give him his support.—
Treasttrer Manderstim remarked; tlvat he was somewhat
surprised am the confidence expressed by Deacort Lawrie
that Mt. I)undas would he elected, when only two
menttirrs of die Council had as yet declared themselves
in his 'favour. Deacon Lawrie sarca'tically replied, he
should be happy to find 1 • self mistaken; which ob-
servation excited a general laugh and a slight disposition
to applaud. The clerk then proceeded to call oser the
names of the electors; all of whom, with the eXceptifili
of Deacons Gillespie, Paterson, and Lawrie, video' for
Jr. I)itudas, who was accordingly declared drily elect-
ed. The Right Hon. Gentleman was not present at
the meeting. lit the afternoon the Lord-Pcovost and
Council, and a numerous party of friends of the newly-
elected member, dined together at the George-street
As-embly rooms, where they spent the runt.oncicr of the
day in social harmony.
•StsiouLan CIRCIJIISTANCE.At the letter end
of last month, as a eat belonging to Mr. W. All-.
work of Gouilhurst, was prowling through the
meadows, it was observed to kill a partridge, and,
on examining the spot, a nest was found, containing
18 eggs, tvitich were taken up and that evening, e.t.a.
posited in tin oven that had been recently used. On
the fdlowing morning, wir!il the oven was opened,
the whole of the eggs were fenuti hatched. and the
young ones running about, but in catching them S
were unfortunately killed; the remaining 15 were
put into the nest, and placed in the meadow where
it was taken from on the preceding eveltin4. 112 a
short time the old cock partridge toes attracted to
the spot, and in a-cev., irinutes it departed with the
whole brod, in the presence of several persons ;
since that time they have been frequently seen by
the gomokeeper of 'l. AVallis, Esq.
The foreign exchanges, on which the price of the
precious metals so materially depends, still maintain
their former elevation. On Paris there was on
Tuesday .scarcely any alteration, but that on Hol-
land and Hamburg!), bus risen ; the greatest into
; uovement bus taken place in the exchange on Frank.
butt, which is about one per cent. higher. The
Funds were nearly the same as on tile preceding
day, butt the market was heavy, owing chiefly to tho
supply of money btock having been more plentiful
than usual. Consols for August closed at 711, and
(Minima at 4 premium.
The arrests which have taken place at the same
time in dim rent parts of Germany, and especially
in Prussia, have caused much uneasiness. It is re.
marialile :hat the persons arreste.l and accused, par-
ticulurly in Prussia, arc the same patriots who, in
1812 and the succeeding years, contended for the
deliverance of Prussia and iliermauy , they arc the
same apostles of notional indepeud-inec who rose
with the twist seal inn inIIILIAS against the French,
who declared the war to he a war of the peiiple, aitil
who, in a cermin pinnt of view, have ilzserved
name of the dciliviaers of C;erimaiy. Tlve,,.vhole
fair cannot bail to draw the attention of tit Eurt,i,,,;
and it is impossible to mistake the. icaportanai
which every writer gives to the aflitir, and %%Idols
the diplomatic movements do not teed tc

C. e'

IoaLICS TELLIGENCE.

VgXEZUELA.

C.•-Iv of a :et ;er from Ceflonol Thlefonso RireCes,
(...iet';,f the Staff of the Army of Vencxuel•a, now
1 Jerati..ig New Grenada*, to the Citizen Montehurne,
:-I:igeJsttata:
At the Cates e 'Santiago Ile Pore, ii;lh April.
•d'tie. IMAR 11eivetaitheesic,-ISetiig sous toga::, •d in
Meeting the prisoners, I %site yon lior,rl.Jrk JI
tae ;tees i.fSantiagn. When at the town of Trinidad, out
toast' Saiiehneler received a despatch. intimating him that
the army hotel Santa Fr de Bogota wll/1
itlioiit, however, stating its rarer and other cireum-
starers. Santander commanded a ;tarty to
tees itisilre the enemy. Ile learnt that it consisted of a
Amines oils corps of infante y, which could nut amount to
I:, 111411 Z.,,,J0 men. With the utmost activity he assumed
t:.e suitable ib•positions; and, having left head-quarters,
we matched, foul of entliti.ieivo, in the tlituctiou of the
e time, whets we took steel; po►itions as seemed most ad-
aaiageon-, and each .if our soldiers adopted the device.
‘- l'encer, 6 ,a,-sir." The enemy now presented a n 1,1.1
formidable appearance; his torte, in all, immune.'
Is,-,CO men; and when the action commenced, 1 rwtte•s to
in that 1 gi rally despaired ed. emcees*. for lii' unto d•
disputed the goo iiiii 1 with a lit &every which emit,' hot lie
expected of their servile. twain.
•• Santander, who geuvrally possesaes great p►Hence of
mind and eat raonnteary courage.. reminded the troops, in
a short and animated address, of the sigintivaimii of the
device a hich distinguished the Vincutrlau army. In-
st,ntly, the cry of •• Kruer 6 :noels.' se•aunded on every
►ide; mid one tine advancing, lurk:molly attacked that of
the enemy, breaking with Jur charge and entirely routing
it, in such a manner that no one conid save I self by
!tight, for all who were out killed were made pm irons is.
Santander will speedily publish a Bulletio tespecting this
ae lion, so highly glorious. 1011011 shortly writ.' SO you all
the details; meanwhile commit yourself will. knowing,
that of the enemy's army we have about 1,000 p11,1411/el4;
the rest are all stretched on the Ii d.l. We have collected
all his artillery which was in Salinas, and a great quantity
of arms and initnitients. We now Inn! ell 1.1.011 Saida Fe de
Bogota, and shah finish this biniuesai with the troops which
they Lave there.--YoUr's,
" itogroaso l'Anrosa."