The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.'

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difficult to determine. At length Mr. N. vesitured to open a
his large bow-window, (there being no sash) nod
to the great delight arid
latch-pane in
coo,equeitt noise and vociterati.on of the
mod, put out his head. Mr. M. then withtlerW abashed...pole!.
adegood Ms retreat to the bed, where be continued in iafety,
pers6.'erance, contrivance, and art, Mr. Long-
staff and his men safely ex meat: {1 the noble animal.
A terrible tire broke out on Thursday sen night, in a kitchen
under the shins and parlour of Mr. George Carr, tallow-chandler,
Merchant, which threatened destruetiwo to a vast pile of build-
ings, and it was not known to the family above until they were
almost suffocated. -Mrs.'tarr,..lll iss: Robson, and three of the
children, threw themselves from the'window of the room above
the parlour, and . happily received little injorys Several fruit-
legs attempts were made to rescue two remaining ones, by l•
breaking in the is iodows iu an tipper story. ..The doors were
Unfortunately open, and the rooms were tilled with such an in-
tense smoke, that no person could enter to do any good until the
fire, by the united exertions of a number or persons, was some-
what got under, when the poor .little sufferers were relieved
from their awful situation by Mr. James Melton, who hooded
them froM'a 's iutlow of the third story ; they were cuaveyed
into the adjoinirig hons;•, when medical aid was soon procured,
and are now, to the great joy of their friends, in a fair way of
recovery. •
Mr. J. Wilson, who• lately set off to Newmarket, in hopes of
being hacked for a pedestrian expedition; has at length succeed •
ed. He is backed for a wager of a thousand guineas to, walk II
thousand miles in twenty successive days, each day's journey to
be completed in fourteen hoiws. • Water is to be .his only beve-.
rage. He is to start on the 1 lth of April oeaX, from Christ-
church, Lando's, to; proceed twenty-five miles, .irod then return.
Odd, are against the performance, and it is iststly• stiled an
Herculean task. . 7,
On the 9th utt. a very eXttherdinary accident occurred at
Christielands, on the estate of Stapleton, near Annan —The
bucket and rope of a draw well having accidently fallen to the
bottom, David Millar, a brother of the tenant, descended by a
rope to the depth of 40 feet, when he recovered the buckk and
was ascending,' when unluckily his foot forced out one of the
stones on the side of the well, near. to the bottom ; when in an
instant the whole building rushed down, and completely closed
upon him, and toe well war tilled up to within two feet of the
too. His wife, mother, and brother were on the spot, and
witnesses of this dreadful scone, and their agony was indestriba-
ble.—The alarm being given, a crowd 'of people from tbe sur-
rounding neighbourhood,assembled, who immediately Went to
work in. removing the rubbish and stones from the well, to
which they were the more encouraged, from hearing, at times,
the sound of the unfortunate man's voice from helow.—The ac.
(idea happened about nine o'clock in the morning ; and, the
people having wrought with the most 'indefatigable and unre-
mitting esertion, till about eight at night,. their efforts were
crowned with success. They got all clear above him--and.
astonishing to rviate, without a broken hone, and so well, that
he aas able AO walk into the house, and is now in a fair way of
recovery. 1 cappears the stones had formed a 4 hid of arch over
his head, which must have been the means of saving his lin,
A fire broke oat at ten o'clock on Sunday night, at the house
of \tr. Ilend, nt Westdenn, near Colebrook, is hick ww as attended
ith melancholy circumstances :—M r. and M rs. II . ww ere on a
sisit ;Moot a mile from home when the fire broke Wilt, and 'before
they could arrive, the house was consumed, and a little boy, four
years of age, was burnt to death. It was occasioned by the
maid servant fraying a candle too near' the bed-curtains when
she had put the child to bed, woo was afterwards burnt. The
distress of the parents is beyond description.
Thursday se'nnight about eight o'clock, as Mr. II el n germ, of
Danford, was returning borne from Rochester, in a single horse
chaise, accompanied by his servant, he was stopped by two
footpads between Gravel-hill and Foul-slough, near Greeuhithe,
One of the robbers seized the hor,e's head, the other, with a
Pivot in his hand, went to the chaise, and with some horrid' oaths
exclaimed, " your life or your money.": Mr. Budgeon replied,
be had no money for them, and none Would he -ive. The demand
fur money was repeated with the threat t;fire. Mr. B. not
giving any money, the. villain at the chaise struck several violent
biting with a large stick, which Mr. 11. wardekotras well as he
could with his umbrella. The man at the horse's head then cried
oat in a violent manner to shoot hint ; upon which, the villain
at the chaise d the pistol at discharge Mr. H. and two shots
pasted 'trough his hat.
horses to take The discharge of the pistol caused the
run but Mr. H. retaining
command ids err oft furionslY ;
B
he escaped without injury.

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TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. •
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Adntirstty
Office, 17.
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COPy of a 10114 r from Lieut. Dawson, if hi 21.fajesti's ship
It. Fluters:l44 fit qua, 914 March.
Sint—it is with great regret 1 have to inform you of the death
of Captain Illardinge, Date of his Nlajesty's ship St. riorenzo ;
who fell gloriously in the early part of an action an the Sth inst.
between his Majesty's ship it: FiOrenzo and the French tuitional
frigate [.a Piedmomaise.
The Si. Piorenzo sailed from Point de Galle on Friday the
4th inst. at half-past eleven, A. M. On the 6th, at seven A. M.
passed threedndiaince, and, shortly after, s:iw a frigate bear-
ing N. 1:. We immediately hauled our wind in chime, and
made all sail, being at that time in latitude 7. 32. longitude 77.
58. We made the private signal, which was not answered ;m d
at five shewed our colours, which the elicit]) took no notice of.
At forty minutes past eleven, P. M, we ranged alonside of hint
on the.larhoard tack and received his broadside. After engag-
ing till tiny minutes past eleven, ithin a cable's length,
•• the enemy made. sail a-head, out of the range •of our shot; we
ceased tiring, and made all sail after him ; continuiug to come
up with him_ till day-light, when finding he could nut avoid an
action, he wore, as did we also. At twenty-five• minutes past
• six re-commenced the action, .at the distance of half a mile.
.4radually closing with him to a quarter of a Mile. The tire
was conitant anti well-directed on both sides, though that of the
enemy slarkened towards the latter part of the action. At a
quartet past eight, I'. M. the enemy made all sail away ; our
main-toprail.yard being shot through, the main royal mast, anti
bath main-topmast-stays, the mainspring-stay, and most of the
stan4iag and running rigging, and all our sails shot to pieces.
and mest of our cartridges tired away, (as our guns were direutett
at his• hull he was nut much disabled about his rigging, we
ceased firing,
.and employed all hands in repairing the dainage4
sustained, and:fitting the ship again for action. From the great
• injury our thasts, yards, and sails had received, 1 .am sorry to
observe that It was nut in our power. to chace or rCIIVV the ac-
tiooimmediately I we, however, succeeded in keeping sight ,of
him during the night ; and at nine A. M. on the/ith, the ship
*being perfectly prepared for action, we bore down upon the
eoemy under all sail ; he did not endeavour to mold us till we
hauled athwart his stern, for the purpule of gaining the weather
gage, and bringing him to close fight, when -he hauled up alto,
and made all sail ; :but perceiving that we came fast up withi
him, and that an action was inevitable, I:te tacketl,.nndat tifree.
we passed each other on apposite taiiktio;nd recommenced ac-
tioo.within a quarter of atuble's length. ;With grief l have to
lA/serve, that our brave Captain was killed by a grape-shot dot'
second broadside. When the enemy was abaft our beam his
wore, and, after an !marmot t wetity utiouleg close actin', struck
their colours, and waved their hats!fot a Isdat to be sent theft
She proved to he la Piellinotuaise, commanded by Nlons. Eprpos,
Capitaine du Vais,;cau ; she mounts Idly guns, twig eighteen.... •
pounders on het main deck, and thirty =ix pounder rarrouade&
on her quarter deck. She gad three hundred mid six ty
Frenchmea nn board, ant nearly two hundred Lascars, whir.
worked their sails. Site sailed from the•fsle of }?ranee un cie
30th of December. In the action she had fort y-eiglit'k Med and
one hundred ..td tweak wounded. The St. litirei.zo has tbtr-r
.teen killed and twenty-five wounded ; most of the latter are ia•
a promising way. A list of them 1 have the homiut: to
,close for your information. The enemy was cut to pieces in his.
masts, bowsprit, and rigging ; and they all went by the boa&
during the night. .. • • •
It is now a pleasing part of my duty to recommenn your
particular notice, the cool, steady, and gallant condsict
• tenants Edward Davit's and henry t.enfge Moysey ; the latter.'
lam sorry to add, was severely wouiq.il about ten minutes toe- •
' fore the enemy struck. 1 also experieta'cd very great assista nue- •
from Mr. Delnii%an, the Master, by the judicious and sealliajl-
li ke manner in which he laid us close idoue„side the enenly.
Vu
Lieut. Samuel Ashmore, of the Royal Marines, 1 aMiituch- in-
debted, for the cool and dett•rinitted Courage evinced by him
through the whole action. Weed every ()dicer, petty' eflicer,v,
scamau, and marine in the ship, behaved in the most brave and,
gallant manner, and wilily maintained the pre-eminence .of she
rakish Sag.- In the first boat front the prize came Mt. -W.. F.,
Black, Assistant-Surgeou of his Majt•sty's Stith Regiment,. cap-
tured by the Pledninittaise on his.passuge to Madras, who req.,
derml the Nu woe great assistance.
lam also much indebted to the Officers-of the army, and tlio
Captains and-Officers of the country ship.,who wCre prisoner