The National Register.
London, England, 1809-12-03 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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disposed to make a sland upon the Brenner. On the 4th
inst. the advanced gnarl, -ot the troops tinder the com-
mand of his imperial Highness the Viceroy of Italy oc-
cupied Bruneggen.

PROVINCIALS.

DEC. 3:

committed depredations in this country to the amount of e .rds
of 200,0001. This Stokes, along with Edwards, nice of hi,: as.
satiates in• the robbery, was sentenced to be executed at Car-
lisle on the 28th ult.
At the Angel Inn, near the Old Bridge, Bristol, two French
prisoners, both remarkably well skilled in the science of fel,c_
ine, agreed, in the course of the afternoon, to play with foils,
*which proved to have been hardly capped. They mere engaged
in the sport about live minates, IN hen on uvtkine: a both
of their feet unfortnnately slipped, and the foil of cne cent
through the at hit of his antagnniq's eye into the hraiti, cart )ing
with it a small portion of the skull. He died on the le:h ult,
hiving rein:lNied in ri state of stupor from the veriod of the ac-
cident. The Jury tetureed a verdict of—Clievice. Medley, pro.
ceeding from accident. •
Some mornings :1(.1), a man went to the linuse of 11Ir. Holden,
near Blackburn, Wrara icksiiire, to inform the famil v•that Mr.
Holden's daeghter, a few miles off, had lost her child in a fit,.
anti on going down stairs for a doctor, fell down and broke her
Holden and his wjfe hurried away, and on their arrival at the
place, found the story to he a fabrication, and on their return •
home, discovered that their house was broke open and robbed of
property to the amount of 301. The thief missed one drawer, in
which was a large quantity of gold and silver.
On Tuesday, a poor woman residing at Maidstone, went a
few yards from- her house for a pail of water, leaving a child,
about three years old, in her apartment. On her return, she
heard the screams of the infant, and looking through the win-
dow saw its clothes in flames. In heragony of mind, she pulled
the string which raises the latch of the door, with such Violence,
that it broke, and she was then prevented from affording that
assistance which its dreadful situation required : and before the
door could be forced open, and the flames extinguished, the
child was so dreadfully burned'that it expired shortly after •
Last week, the wife of a labouring man at Ilarlaston, neat
Derby, during the absence of ber husband, and the momentary ,
absence of her eldest child a girl of 12 years of age, took a
blunt table knife and attempted to cut off the head of her inffint,
(laughter, six months old, and actually effected her purpose, so •
as to cause she ihfant's death In a few hours after, assigning as ,
a cause for this strlinge derelection frOm parental feeling, that,,
she was pregnant by the Holy ChoSt ; she ib committato Derby'
Jail, and is mentally deranged.

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TIJESDaY'S LONDON GAZETT4.

Admiralty Officc, Nov. QS.

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Vice Admiral Holloway, Commander in Chief at Newfound-
land, a letter from Captain Graham, of the Vestal, giving an.
account of the capture by that ship, on the 19th instant, of the'
French privateer brig L'fntrepide, pierced for twenty-guns, and•
having a complement of one hundred and twenty five men, theist
on her first cruize.
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The 'Vestal has also re-captured the English brig Bellonat
from Newfoundland to Jersey, and the English ship Fortitude,
from the Brazils to Liverpool.
Capt. Brace, of His Majesty's ship Virginie, has transmitted
a letter from Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton, of the Druid, giving an
account of his having captured, on the 13th inst. the French
national brig I,e Basque, of sixteen guys, and one hundred and
twelve men, commanded by Monsieur Liscourt, Lieut. de Vais-
seaux, bound from Bayonne to Guadaiope, Kith flour and other
stores.

And also a letter from Capt. Worth, of the Helena sloop, sAa.
ting the capture, on the same day, of the Revenge Fr( oat. pri,
vateer of St. haloes, pierced for sixteen guns, and with sixty-
one men on board.

This Gazette also contains *a dispatch from Colonel Omni,
dated Salamanca, Oct. 2, announcing the entrance of the Duke
del Part ue's army into Salamanca.

BANKRUPTS.

Samuel Billings, Liverpool, hosier, to surrender Dec. 19, Rep
and Jan. 9, at twelve, at the Glebe Tavern, John-street, Liver-
pool. Attornies, Messrs. Black Wilt and Makinson, Tem-
ple, London; 4nd Mr, Ascrat, Casei-street, Clapoalcitairet
Liverpool.

DEC. 3.

Josef, Swindall, Pendleton; Lancaster, Dec. IS, 19, and
Jan. 9; at two, at the Palace Ica, Manchester. Attornies, Mr.
Edge, King'-street, Manchehter ; and Mr. Ellis, Chancery-lane,
London.

William Randall, Stockbridge, Southampton, wine and brandy
merchant, *Dec. 2, 16, and Jan. 9, at ten, at Gull(Mall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Wainwright, Peck's-building:,
Temple.

John Richardson, Westminster-bridge-road, livery-stable-
keeper, Dec. '2, 16, and Jan. 9, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney,
Nr. Benton, Union-street, Southwark.

James Symmons, Cheapside, milliner, carrying on business,
in the name of Elizabeth Ware, Dec. 1, at ten, 12, and Jan.
9, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Wild,,Castle-street,
Falcon-square.
Samuel Bishop, Cheltenham, haberdasher, Dec. e, 9, awl
Jan. 9, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Berry,
Buck lesbury.
Robert Whiteman, Brighthelmstnn. Snesex, victualler, Dec.
26, 27, and Van. 9, at eleven, at the Old Ship Tavern, Brigh-
telmston. A ttornies, Messrs. W. and T. Attree, BriOtelaiston ;
and Mr. Ellis, Hatton-garden.
James Bell, John Bell, and William Harrop, Longtown,
Cumberland, manufacturers, Dec. 18, 19, and Jan. 8, at
eleven, at the Crown and Mitre, Carlisle. Attornies, Messrs.
Wordsworth and Addison, Staple-Inn, London; and Mr. Low-
rie, Carlisle.

John William Smithey, Bath, paper-hanger, Nov. 30, at
one, Dec. 18, at eleven, and Jan. 9, at ten, at Guildhall,
London. Attornies, Messrs. Vizard and Hutchinson, Lincoln's-
Inn.

Joseph Dinsdale, Sonlcoates. Yorkshire, grorer, Dec. 8,9,
and Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Neptune lon, White-friar-
gate, Kingston-upon-Hull. Attorairs, Mr. Haire. Parliament-
street, Bull ; and Messrs. Edmunds and Son, Exchequer Office of
Pleas, Lincolo'b-Inn.

DIVIDENDS.

Jan. 2, Samuel 1bt);.,t.,0n, Ludgate-hill, silk-mercer, at ten,

at Guildhall—Dec. William Hodson, Manchester, cot-
ton-manufacturer, at eleven, at the Palace Inn, Manchester—
Feb. 13, John Martindale, New Bond-street, wine-merchant,
at one, at Guildhall—Jan. 20, Thomas White, Borongh, South-
wark, haberdasher, at twelve, at Guildhall—Dec. 19, Daniel
Blachford and Richard Blachford, Lombard-street, lacemen,
at ten, at Guildhall—Dec. 22, Samuel Braddock, Macclesfield,
Chester, inn-keeper, at eleven, at the Spread Eagle lan, Man-
chester,—Feh. 10, Moses Agar, City Chambers, ship-Owner,
at eleven, at Guildhall—Feb. 13. Charles Husey and Nicholas
Husey, Newgate-street, linen-drapers, at one, at Guildhall—
Dec. 26, William Crisp, Cockspur-street, Charing-Cross, per-
/timer. at ten, at Cluildhall—Dee. 30, William flirt, Illirck-
snan.street, Southwark, linen-draper, at ane, at Guildhall—
Jan. 16, Richard Clough Bury, Salford, Lancaster, merchant,
at two, at the Palace Inn, Manchester—Dee. 23, Charles
Clarke, Bristol, corn-factor, at eleven, at the Bush Tavern,
Bristol—Jan. 29, James Chadwick, Manchester, manufacturer,
at two, at the Palace Inn, Manchester—Feb. 'l3, Daniel In-
wood. Lawer Thames-street, oil and colourman, at one, at
Guildhall—Jana c 7, Samuel Dunage, St. Paul's Church-yard,
trunk-maker, at ten, at Guildhall—Jan. 27, John Marshall
Fleet-market, clothes-salesman, at one, at Guildhall—Dec. 23,
Maitland Maitland, Ripley, Surrey, chymist, at twelve, at
Guildhall, London—Jan. 2. Hugh Moore, Ironmonger lane,
merchant, at one, at Guildhall—Dec. 26, Richard Hodgman,
• Folkston. Kent, engine-maker, at ten, at Guildhall—Dec. 21;
William Markham Martin, Gosport, Solithamptan, bookseller,
at one, at the Crown Inn, Goiport—Dec. 19, John Pepper,
Rumford, Essex, victualler, at one, at Guildhall—Jan.. 20,
Murdock Mac Linnan, Gracechurch-street, haberdasher, at ten,
at Guildhall—Dec. 21, David Davies, Carmarthen, ironmonger,
at eleven, at the ilu.h Tavern, Corn-street, Brisioi—Dec. 19,
J•thn Ralph Battier and John • Jacob Zornlia, of Devonshire-
square, Bishop-gate-street, merchants. at ten, at G'uildliall—
Dec.2o, Edward Lowton„ Red Lion street, Southwark, Surrey,
hop and seed-merchant, at ;en, at Guildhall, London.
CERTIFICATES, DEC. 19. •
James Prosser, Sloane-street, Chelsea, grocer—John Stiles,
Air-street, Piccadilly, carpenter—Joseph Staples Smith, Li ver-
pool, shoe-maker— W illiam Blackburn, Leeds, Yorkshire,
woolstapler—Thomas Stone, Wilton, Bridstow, Herefordshire.
cornfactor—Benjamin Polack, Sheffield, Yorkshire, watch-
maker—Henry Geary, Warrinton, Lancashire, Hasa and wool-.
leu-draper.

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LONDON G..4ZEITE ENTII,IORDLNIARY.

WEDNICaDAirp NOV. 29, 1809.

Admiralty-Ofice, Nov. 29.

The lion. Lieutenant William Waldegrave, of the Ville de
Paris, arrived here this morning ►; jilt dispatches from Vied-Ad-
mind Lord Collingwood, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, addressed to the non.
William Wellesley Pole, of which the follow in:;, arc copies.

Ville de Pori,. off St. Sehn3Cln, Oct. 30.

Slß.—By my letter of the 16th of September, their Lordships
would he informed of the intelligence i had received relative
to the intended movements of the French squadron, and of my
reasons for changing my statiee to St. Set►ssti:n While on
tilis station, on the night of the 22t1 iostant, the Pomone joined,
and Captain Barrie, (who A'ilh ielefatigehle perseverance had,
with ae Aletete, watched the port of Toole::), informed me,
that the day before, several of the enemy's squadron had put to
sea, that others were coming nut when he left them, and that
there was every aNnekrauce of the whole fleet Leiner on the move
from the harbour. They had a numerous convoy with them,
and as this movement was made with the first of an easterly
wind, there was little doubt of their being hound to the west-
ward. I immediately made the necessary signals for the squa-
dron to be prepared for their reception, and placed the three
frigates and sloop (Pomona, Hydra, Volontaire, and Minstrel),
to windward, to give notice of the enemy's approach.
On the following morning (the 23d), soon after eight o'clock,
the Volontaire made signal for a fleet to the eastward; while
they continued to comedown before the wind, no alteration was
made in the squadron, except by advancing two fast sailing ships,
the Tigre and Bulwark. At ten, the Pomone made the signal,
that the enemy had hauled to the wind, and the convoy sepa-
rating from the, ships of war (which were now discovered to
consist of three ships of the line only, t avu frigates, two smaller
frigates, or store-ships, and a convoy of about twenty sail of
vessels). I ordered Rear-Admiral Martin to chase them, and
eight of the best sailing ships, which standing on contrary tacks,
might take advantage of the changes of the wind, which was
then variable.
At two P. M. the Pomone having got far to windward, was
directed by signal to destroy such of the convoy as could be
come up with; and in the evening she burnt two brigs, two
bombardist and a ketch. The enemy before dark was out of
sight, and the ships chasing not much advanced, were standing
to the northward; while the squadron will me stretched to
the southward. The next morning neither the French nor our
own chasing ships were in sight.
This morning Rear-Admiral Martin joined with his divisors
as named in the margin*, having again fallen in with the enemy
ff on the 24th, o the entrance of the Rhone, and on the 25th they
chased them on shore : the Robwe, of SI guns, bearing the fing
of Rear-Admiral Boudnin ; and the Leone, 011'4, oil Frontage
nan, where, the day following themselves set tire to them. The
Boree, of 74 guns, and a frigate. ran On shore at the entrance
of the port of Cette, where their is little probability of either
of them being saved. I cannot sufficiently express the high sa-
tisfaction I have felt at the intrepid perseverance of Rear-Ad-
miral Martin, and the Captains of the ships who were with him
in the pursuit. Nothing less ardent, or less skillful, would have
produced a result so fortunate, where the coast near the Rhone
is exceedingly shoal and dangerous, so that some of the
ships were in five and six fathoms water, the weather thick, and
the south-east wind blowing strong.
I enclose to you Sir, Rear-Admiral Martin's letter, and beg
to congratulate their Lordships on three great ships of the me
my being thus destroyed, without the smallest resistance on
their part, or a shot being tired by the British ships except
a few by the Tigre at the Bocce, when she was pushing ashore at
Cette; of their two frigates, the Pomone and Pauline, one
hauled her wind some time in the night, and fetched into Mar.
seines Road. The ether part of the French squadron are
found to remain in Toulon by the ships which have since via•
mined that port. 1 have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) Coeeteewooo,
Canopus at gem, Oct. 21.
MY LORD—In obedience to the signal for the Canopus to
cha-e E.N.E. I stood that way the whole of the night of Ilse
2.3 d, and the following days in company with the nertown, Tigre,
Sultan. Levlathan, and Cumberland ; in the evening four tlia

were seen, to which we immediately gave chace, and pursued
them till after dark; when., front shoal water, and the wind
being direct on the shore near the entrance of the Rhone, it be-
came necessary to keep to the wind during.tbe night. The fol-
lowing morning, the 25th, the same ships were .tgain seen, and
chased bet %‘ ern Cette and Fromlgnao, where they ran on shore.
Two of them (an SO gun ship, bearing a ltear-Admiral's gag,
and a 74) at the tatter place, and one ship of the line and a fri-
gate at the former. From the shoal water and intricacy of the
navigation, it wise impossible to get close enough-to the enemy's
two line Of battle ships near Frornignan, to attack them when on
shore; for in attempting to do so, one of his Majesty's ships
wasonder five fathoms weter, and another in less than six. On
the Vfithi I sent the boati to sound, meaning, if possible to buoy
the channel (if any had been found) by which the enemy's ships
could be attacked ; but at night we had the satisfaction to see
them set on fire.. From the circumstances under which the ship
and frigate ran on shore at the entrance of the port of Cette,
have little doubt the former will be lost; and the frigate. must
certLlnly have received considerable damage; but they cannot
be gotat on account of the batteries. Your Lordship must be
well aware that nothing but the-great press.of sail carried by his
Majesty's ships, and the good look• out kept, could have enabled
them to close with those of the enemy, hula the distance they
were at the time. they commenced the chase.
J. have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. MA RTIN.
Vice-Adm. Lord Collingwood, Commander in Chief, &c.
Ville de Paris, off Rosas,

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Sia,--When the enemy's convoy was chased on the i3d
.their transports separated front the ships of war, and, ender
the protection of an armed store-ship. Two bombards atala
zebeck made for the bay of Itosas. When the ships of war,
were disposed of, as related in my letter of yesterday, the con-
voy became the object of my attention. and on the 29th the
Apollo was sent oil Rosati to examine what vessels were there,
and how far they were in a situation assailable. The next day
I appointed the ships as per margin+, far this service, ender
the orders of Captain .Hallowell, to bring them out if the wind
'was favourable, or otherwise to destroy them. The state of
,the wind ai.d sea would not permit this operation until last
night, when, after dark, the ships bore up for the bay, and
anchored about five miles from the castle of Rosas, under the
protection of which castle, of Trinity Fort, and of several.
other newly erected batteries, the convoy consisting of eleven
vessels, five of them armed, as per accompanying list, were
moored. The boats being arranged in separate divisions, the
whole were put tinder the orders of Lieutenant Tailour, First
*lieutenant of the Tigre, and proceeded to the attack of the'
enemy, who, although he could have had no previous intitua-
tion of such an enterprize against him, was found vigilant and
completely on his guard. The ship, which was a smaller sort
of frigate, was enclosed in hoarding netting', and a gun-boat
advanced a-head of her for the look oat; on being hailed, and
the alarm-gam tired, our boats stretched out, the crews at the
highest pitch of animation, filling the air with their cheers;,
.each division took the part previously allotted to it, the armed
ship was boarded at all points, nod carried in a few minutes, •
notwithstanding aspirated mil sturdy resistance which the enemy
made; all their armed vessels were Well defended, but the Bri-i
tish seamen and marines, determined to subdue them, were not to:
,be repelled, even by a force found to be double that which was i
expected, and besides the opposition made by the vessels, the;
guns from the castle, the forts in the bay, the gun-boats, tual
musketry from the beach, kept a constant fire on them. On *heti
opening of day, every ship or vessel was either burnt, or brought
otf, aided by the light winds which thee came from the land;!
and the whole of the convoy that came from Toulon for thesupel
ply of the French army in Spain, has been dsotroyed, with thet
exception of the frigate, whiCh escaped to Marseilles, and one'
store-ship not since heard of.
I cannot conclude this narrative without an expression of tboll
sentiment which the execution of this bold enterprize hus in.,!
spired me with, and the respect and admiration I feel for those
who performed it.' In the first place, success depended upon the.
previous arrangement which was made by Captain lialloway
with a judgment and foresight that distinguishes that Officer in
every (service neis employed on.; the division of the boats; the
preparation of fire materials, and providing them with every!
• 4' Canopus, Renown, Tigre,' Sultan, Leviathan, and Cum-
berland. •
+ Tigre, Cumberland, Volontaire, A poll*, Topaze,
Pkilo-
•el, Scoots and Timm;

implement that contingency could require, established a confi-
dence throughout the whole; mid in this he wa, ably assisted
tiv the experience and 'teal of *Captains Woodhou.e,
e„aylor, and Hope. The brigs were under sail, as near the
vessels attacked as the light winds would allow,. and Captaip
Hallowell speaks in high terms of praise of the condikt of their
Commanders Crawley, Itaiit, and Wilson. The Firs( Lieuted.
!met Tailour led to the assault in a most gallant manlier, and
was followed by the other Officers, as if each was ambition:4.9f
his place, and desired to be first ; the
,whole 'limy 'bravely
maintained the character which British seamen have estahlish-
ed themseiveo. I am sorry I have to add, that the loss
• has been considerable, of which I enclose a list. Lienteonnt
Tait, of the Volontaire, an excellent and brave young Oil!( er,
and Mr. Ctld ell, Master's Mateof the Tire, a y ~rent
promise, were the only Dificers slain. Many Officers ni
fleet were desirous of bcing volunteers in this service. I 0. Id
not resist the request of Lieutenants Lord. ~Viscount 1141,;((nie,
the lion. J. A. !Hanle, and the lion. W. Viraldegray.e, of the
Ville de Paris,, to have the command of boats,, in whicli the',
displayed that spirit which is inherent in them. I transmit alsp
Captain liallowelCs letter, relating his prscceeditits, W Ph list's
of the Officers who commanded boats, and Ned appointnients
in this service, and of the vessels burnt arc" Captured, .
I have the honour to be, &c. (Stgued) COLLIN G.R.0.0 1.

P. S. I have charged Lieutenant Waldegrave, of the Ville
de Paris, with the delivery of my dispatches: an Officer of
great merit, and who commanded one of the boats employed os
this service.

His Majesty's ship Tigre, off Capefit,. Sebastian, Nov.l, 1809.
M T Loan—ln obedience to your Lordship's order of the 304 t
ult. 1 proceeded to the bay of Roses with the ships and sloops
named in the margin, where, finding it impracticable to attack
the enemy's convoy while under weigh (the wind being at S.*.
awl a heavy swell), I anchored the ships of the squadron yes-
terday evening after dark, about five miles off the towo of
Rosas, and detached all the boats under the command of Lieu.
tenant Tailour, First of the Tigre, to destroy them ; the
spirited manner in which he led them on to the attack, cow-,
mantled the admiration of every one present; and the gallant
manner in which he was supported reflects the highest honour'
on every person employed on the service. 1 have the honour to
inclose a list of vessels taptured and destroyed on this occasion
and wile% your Lordship is informed that the enemy was aware
of our intention to attack him, and had taken the precaution of
fixing hoarding nettings, and placing a launch with a gun in it
in advance, to give him notice of our approach, and that thtt
vessels also defended by the very strong batteries on shore, 1
trust your Lordship will consider it equal in gallantry andjudg
tnent to any exploit that has occurred under your Lordship's
command. Our loss has bean severe, and among the list of
killed I have to lament the loss of Lieut. Tait, of the Vulon-
taire, of whom Capt. Bullet] speaks in high terms, anal) Officer
who has distinguished himself upon many occasions; and Mr.
Caldwelln Ma,:er's Mate of the Tigre: the latter has left a
widowed mother in distressed circumstances, who looked to him
fer comfort and support. Among the wounded are Lient. Tai-
lour, of the Tigre. and Lieut. Forster of the Apollo, severely.
The brigs were directed to keep under weigh, and were in an
admirable situation at day-light to have given assistance, bad it
been necessary. Y have the honour also to inclose a list of the'
Officers employed on this service; and I have only to state than
condnct, and that of the seamen and marines under theist;
command, was such as to exceed any encomium from my pen,
and entitles them to my warmest thanks and approbation. I
have the honour to be,
(Signed)

B. lIA LLOW ELL.

A list of ships and vessels captured and destroyed by the hoal4
of the Squadron under the command of Benjamin Hallowell,
Esq. Captain of His Majesty's Ship the Tigre, in the Bay of
• Rosas, on.the Morning of the Ist of November, 1809.
Armed store-ship La Lemproye, Bertanit la Brectreete, Lieu-
tenant de Vaisseatt, Commander, of 16 nine-pounders, 116 melt,
and 600 tons; burnt—Pierced for 22 guns ou the main deck.—
Vessel of war.
Bombard, La Victoire, Garribou, Ensign de Vaisseau, Coin-
mander, of 14 six-pounders, and 80 men ; burnt.—Vesel of war.
Felucca, L'Arsacien, Rouve, Master; of 25 tuushets, and2o-
- ; burnt.—Transtiurt belonging to Gov.ernment.
L'Union, of 150 tuns; burnt.—Landed her cargo.
hon Bien Aiuier of 150 tons, with biscuits; burnt.

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