The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-31 00:00:00

CHIPPING NORTON, AcT6. 30.

Flis Royal Highness the PRINCE JiEGENT, ac-
etnpanied by his Brother, the Duke of
,fit,',NIBEttLAND,, and Suites, dined and slept at the
ihite Hart Inn, Chipping Norton, on Friday last.
he Commissioners of the Long Compton ludo.:
I,lre, ‘vho, with some select friends, were then re-.
triDg on a line buck, presented to them- by the
lclllls of NoRT}IAMTATON, were much gratified
Tit this unexpected opportunity of sheering their
VYal attachinelnt to his Royal Highness, by drink-
-1,• • ----
k_ins health with
.three times three._ .
t. tiring the evening their gratification and c0n-
;.4.1.41ity were .not a little augmented by the pre-
tietiCe of Colonel CONGREVE, who, at the PRINCE'S
dire, Waited on them to drink their healthS in
tt!'rn, anti, also to toast prosperity to the town of
lipp;rl g. Norton and its - vicinity.
tilits Royal Highness also,' through the medium
t),(41.1. B.LoomFIELD, to the great gratilitation of
Host; most. graciously condescended to ex-.
tiNs himself highly 'pleased with the accannnoda-
-91 the Inn. a

ti
oAre have received an account of a gallant ac-
Sinfougfit by .the Swallow, of 1.8 guns, Captain
-Y, in.the Mediterranean. It from an Of.
4,;".r0f that ship.—The official account has not yet

4, Pert Malion, July 1, 1812.
onic
The Swallow has just anchored here, . after
.
kt.e of the most obstinate and sanguinary engage-
k Ills that has taken place for a long time : her
/tet'ts, sails, and rigging are desperately cut up.
11,,,4Ppears that the action, on the part of t•e ene-.
had been in agitation for several ,days, and
il.4t the largest of the French vessels,,was called
Reynard, and the Coalman er ofher was for-.
'rly Commandant of the Proserping frigate, at
e
which ship he left but a short time since,
),14' S,l chosen men; and he stood pledged to the
111ister-, of Marine to, bring the. Swallow into
ft,t'sluS, or to forfeit his existence: nor did lie .at
11 time bargain for the auxiliaryassistance. of a
ie.
.gun schooner, which he alsb brought into the
with him. . The America, 74, arrived la.t
teil",ht ; the boarded a sishing-boat, who informed.
t the brig had evety gun dismounted but one,
flee shot frOmilit.l SwallOto,—lier starboard side
completely stove in,—and 150 W Men were
e,led and wounded in her and the schooner, the
ater part of whom fell in the several attempts
ei'y matte to board the Swallow. The little town
ttireitts was a scene of niolating, from the num-
of people belonging to that place who 'served
Ilvolunteers. in the enemy's brig- and schooner.
ere were several. troops embarked the morning
;'eeding the action, which all received a pro-
of being enrolled in the Legion of Honour,
to tr the capture. of the Swallow : they were all
tinged along -the gangways, bowsprit, and rig-
g, con,iiig out .The Swallow passed bet Ween
far frig and schooner, within thirty-yards- of the
knler and ten _ of the latter, opening a lire of
t_Y-four pound§ of eannistei, and 321bs. of
eliKet balls, from every gun on bOth sides. The
PonLny's brig had' a long nine-pounder in her bridle
31, one on each side of her foreciS:le, and nine
b earronades on each side ;* and theschooner
long nine-pounders on. each side. Thus
4:i'e they subre•than double the force njthe Swat
t111'; bad every advantage, as •\ the water was
kt;tlth, and 'were a alone beaten nd followed in
u tier their batteries of fair artillery, the Swallow's
k;?erioritY , in tactics being lost, as there ,was
tt,,Aer wind nor sea. The Swallow's loss has
es,l' severe, but from the stature of the action it
44 not be expected to lbe otherwise."

AGRICULTUR.AL REPORT FOR AUGUST.
Ole weather, for the last fortnight, -having
Zed favourable. -far the Wheat harvest, 6(4
1/,'`f part of that corn within the Eastern and
li;"'e Counties has been safely housed or stacked.
fe corn in the Midland, and. Northern districts
°lllld so much backwarder, that but•little was
cut before the beginning of the last week.—
tClere the Wheat stood up a fair reap, the
l'
eavesprove heavy, and the grain of good qua
r -.
- but where they have been I,,id, on rich soils,
qttlat the weeds have grown luxuriantly through
which
,is too much the case with the
tii:uandry in most of the Midland Counties,
tee ear is found light; and the sample must, of
14:4'3E% be inferior. The Barley antl Oat crops
btoved so considerably within the course of the
as to promise.now a full average crop.—
Ns, are also great crops in most districts, and so
Ikr4=eans, but tte latter are found tit to cut but in
few places. The produce of Potatoes is
where ebundant. The Hop pkntations of
k'ex. and Farnham have rallied so much as to
l
"'ite full half a crop ; 'but in Kent they CCM-
ilf generaAv unpromising. The second crops
kfter and 'Grass are hevy, and, if a favour-
of
t, Hbe -continues for. making them, a reduction
e itarket for. Hey will be the natural
148equence. Smithfield has been well supplied
it,(4'gla the month, and on terms favourable to
liutchers. Lean Beaits, particularly well-
h),,th Scots, continue dear but Sheep' are found,
44t4 lower at mast fairs. • The Wool markets,
fur long and shOrt fleeces., are better. •