HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. GAZETTE INTELLIGENCE. Downing-street, Sept. 18, 1810. Dispatch, of which the following is an extract, was on Sunday morning received at Lord Liverpool's office, addressed to his Lordship by Lieut. Gen. Lord Wellington, K.B. &c. &c. dated Celerico, Aug. 29, 1810. Tal their due upot E enemy opened their fire upon Captain White, of the 18th, and the whole of them were taken, with the exception of the Captain and one man, who, I since understand, have been killed. I inclose a copy of Bri gadier-Gen. Fanc's report to Lieut. Gen. Will of this affair, which it pears was highly ereditable to Captain White, and the allied troops engaged. nothing of any importance has oc No movement bas been made, and ay Escalhos 'de Cima, Aug. 22. SIR,-I have the honour to report or early on Sunday morning, the 26th curred in Estremadura since I adinst. and I am concerned to add that dressed your Lordship last. In the they obtained possession of the place north, the enemy moved a small body in the course of the night of the 27th. of infantry and cavalry on the 20th to I have no intelligence upon which I Alcanezas; but Gen. Silveira moved can rely of the cause of its surrender. towards them from Braganza, and they An explosion had been heard at our immediately retired." advanced posts, and 【 observed on Morday that the steeple of the church was destroyed, and many houses of the town uuroofed. I had a telegraphic to you, that the troop of the 18th communication with the Governor, but unfortunately the weather did not allow of our using it on Sunday, or during great part of Monday; and when the weather cleared on that day, it was obvious that the Governor was in communication with the enemy. Light Dragoons, and one of the 4th Portuguese Dragoons, forming the squadron under the command of Captain White of the 18th, at Ladoera, this morning fell iu with a patrole of the enemy's dragoons, consisting of one captain, two subalterns, and about sixty men. Captain White fortunately succeeded in coming up with them, when he immediately charged and overturned them; and the result has been the capture of two lieutenants, three serjeants, six corporals, one trumpeter, and fifty privates, and about fifty horses. The captain was also a prisoner, but escaped during the bustle on foot. I am happy to say, this has been performed without the loss of a man on our side. Six of the enemy are wounded. Captain White expresses his obligation to Major Vigoreux, of the 38th regiment, who was à volunteer with him, and to Alferes Pedro Reymundo di Oliviera, commanding the Portuguese troop, (which he states to have done its duty exThe second corps under General tremely well, and to have shewn much Regnier has made no movement of gallantry), and also to Lieut. Turner, any importance since I had the honour of the 18th Light Dragoons, to whose of addressing your Lordship last. A activity and courage he reports himpatrole, however, belonging to this self to be indebted for several of his corps fell in with a squadron of dra- prisoners. I trust the whole will be goons, consisting of one troop of the considered to have merited the ap 13th British, and one troop of the 4th probation of the commander-in-chief. Portuguese, belonging to Lieut.-Gen. I have the honour to be, &c. Hill's corps, under the command of Lieut-Gen. Hill. H. FANE. After I was certain of the fall of the place, I moved the infantry of the army again into the valley of the Mondego, keeping a division upon Guarda, and the out-posts of the cavalry at Alvéica. The enemy attacked our picquets twice yesterday in the morning, but feebly, and they were rerulsed in the afternoon, however, they obliged Sir S. Cotton to draw in his posts to this side of Fraxedas. Capi. Lygan, of the 16th Light Dragoons, was wounded in the morning, and two men of the Royal Dragoons were wounded in the afternoon. A picquet of the regiment made a gallant and successful charge upon a party of the enemy's infantry and cavalry, and took some prisoners. GALLANT ACTIONS. Admiralty Office, September 8. (Transmitted by Vice-Adm. D'Aubergne.] Hired Cutter Queen Charlotte, St. Aubin's Bay, Aug. 30. Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you, that proceeding off Cherbourg, agreeably to your orders, with Mr. P. A. Mulgrave, on the 29th instant, at three P. M. Alderney bearing S. S. W. three or four leagues, observed a large cutter in the S. E. standing for us, with an English white ensign and pendant flying, not liking her appearance, I made the necessary preparation for giving her as warm a reception as possible. At half-past three he came close to us, luffed up, and hauled down the English ensign,and hoisted French, upon which we immediately gave him our broadside of round and grape, which was quickly returned by the enemy. We continued the action, within pistol-shot, till five P.M. when the enemy hauled his wind to the N. E. leaving us in no condition to follow him, having the boatswain killed, and fourteen wounded, some of them badly; among the latter is Mr. P. A. Mulgrave. At six P.M. two shore-boats came off from Alderney, and I sent the wounded men by them on shore. From the great superiority of the enemy, being a large cutter of sixteen guns, and full of men, and our crew only twenty-five men in all, I trust that the conduct of his Majesty's hired cutter Queen Charlotte will meet your approbation on this occasion. cannot say too much in praise of my chief mate and pilot, and all my little crew, for their undaunted bravery and good conduct. I have the honour to be, &c. JOSEPH THOMAS, Master. To Vice-Admiral D'Aubergne, &c. &c. Extract of a Letter from Capt. Byron, Sir,-You will be pleased to inform the master of the Belvidera, to sound round it, who perceiving three vessels at anchor, rowed near to reconnoitre them; in the night they fired at him, the strangers being Danish gun-vessels. On the following morning, the launch, with a 12-pounder carronade in bow, barge, and two cutters of the Belvidera, were well manned and armed as soon as possible, under the command of Lieutenants Fisbett and Bruce, and Lieut.Campbell of the Royal Marines; and the launch, pinnace, and yaw【 of the Nemesis, under Lieutenants Hodgskens and Smith. The seven boats rapidly advanced to attack the enemy, which soon began to cannonade them; the boats firing their bow guns with great effect, the Danish cofours were soon struck, and the two gun schooners Balder and Thor, each carrying two long 24-pounders and six 6-pounder howitzers, and each manned with 45 men, in our possession: the gun-boat, No. 5, carrying one 24pounder, and 25 men, had repeatedly fired, was chased up a Fiora and abandoned by the crew, was blown up by our boats, whose excellent fire and resolution to close, threw the enemy into confusion, and, notwithstanding the firmness of Lieutenants Dahlreup and Rasmuren, their commanders, caused their fire to be ineffective. We fortunately had no loss: the enemy had four men killed. I cannot suf ficiently praise the conduct of all the officers, master's mates, midshipmen, and every seaman and marine of the Belvideră. Captain Ferris has expressed to me his perfect approbation of all belonging to the Nemesis STATE PAPER. Treaty between his Britannic Majesty and the Prince Regent of Portugal. This compound of nonsense and impolicy, of humanity and justice, was signed at Rio de Janeiro on the 19th of February, 1810. After stipulating, in the usual pleasant style, that "there shall be a perpetual, firm, and unalierable friendship, defensive alliance, and strict and inviolable union," &c. &c, it states in Art. 3, "that his Majesty promises in his own name, and in that of his heirs and successors, never to acknowledge as King of Por tugal any prince other than the heir and legitimate representative of the Royal Ilouse of Braganza."-The 6th Article grants to the English the liberty of cutting timber in the forests of the Brazils, and of building ships of war in the ports of that empire. By the 9th Article, "the Prince Regent, guided by an enlightened and liberal policy, takes the opportunity afforded by the present treaty, to declare spontaneously, in his own name and in that of his heirs and successors, that the Inquisition shall not be established in the South American dominious of the Crown of Portugal."-And by the 10th and last Article, with equal humanity and sound policy, the Prince Regent "being fully convinced of the injustice and impolicy of the Slave Trade, and of the great disadvantages which arise from the necessity of introducing and continually renewing a foreign and factitious population, for the purpose of labour and industry, within his South American dominions, has resolved to co-operate with his Britannic Majesty in the cause of humanity and justice, by adopting the most efficacious means for bringing about a gradual abolition of the slave trade throughout the whole of his dominions." (Signed) STRANGFORD. CONDE DE LINHERES. thorise, by these presents, signed with our own hand, and delivered under the number 7 and 7, the American vessel named the &c. [Blank to be filled up by the French Consul at Charleston or New York. N.B. The quantity and qualities of each commodity, composing the cargo of the vessel, must be particularly specified.] to carry into any of our ports of France cottons, fish oil, dye stuffs, salt fish, and cod, coffees and sugars of French islands in America and Asia, cocoa, spices of all kinds of the Dutch islands, indigo, mahogany and ebony, and, in short, all the merchandizes and colonial productions of the two Indies, with the exception of tobacco, and all articles whereof the importation into France is prohibited. "Under the obligation that there shall be exported by the said vessel, from any of our ports of France, an equal value to that of the said produce and merchandize at the moment of their arrival in France, and according to the price current at the port where the vessel shall arrive; the value to be exported shall principally consist of half, at least, in French wines and brandies, and the other half in woollens, silks, hemp, and linen cloths, and other productions of our manu. factures or of the French soil, the exportation whereof is authorised by the laws. The compensation between the value of the exports and imports shall FORM of the LICENCES granted by he regulated by the price current at BONAPARTE to Series of Nantes. No. 7, in the order of the series. No. 7, in the general order of the delivery of the permits. the AMERICAN Available. For one vessel and one voyage only. Fee to be paid, 50 Napoleons. "NAPOLEON, &c. "Under the security of the commercial house established at Nantes, under the firm of, and upon petitions setting forth that the principals of said house have uniformly manifested their submission to the laws of the state, their attachment to our person, and their abhorrence of all criminal intercourse or intelligence with the enemy, and further that they possess an extensive credit and a well established reputation for probity, "We have authorised, and do au the port of departure. From the permission of exportation, are formally excluded wheat and all other kinds of grain, cheese, and flour of all kinds. "Be it understood, 1, That the said vessel shall be exempted from the formality of the certificate of origin. 2, That the captain be the bearer of a letter from our Consul to our Minister of foreign relations. 3, That he shall bring with him the American journals of the day of his departure from the United States. 4, That, previous to the landing of the produce and merchandize in France, the present pér mit shall be sent from the port of arrival, for verification, to our Board of the General Direction of the Cus toms. "Be it also understood, that such merchandizes as the vessel shall hava on board, other than those hereby au* thorised, shall be placed in a state of real entrepot. Died.] In Tavistock row, Covent Garden, Mrs. Johnstone, wife of Mr. J. of the Drury-lane company. "It is our pleasure that, the aforesaid conditions being conformed to, At his house, in St. James's Palace, no molestation or hindrance be given William Wybrow, Esq aged 67, first to the proceedings of the captain, ei- master cook to the King, after fifty her in the course of his voyage, on years honourable and faithful duty to the part of our vessels of war, or French his sovereign. He was apprenticed to privateers, and those of our allies, or his Majesty when he was Prince on his arrival in our ports, on the part George, as was the custom at that of our officers of the customs; but time; and on his Majesty succeeding that, upon violation thereof, and in to the throne, he appointed him one case of the commission of any fraud of his cooks: from thence he rose to whatsoever, the present permit shall his late eminent station in the royal be declared null and void, the vessel kitchen, in which he was unfortunatebe confiscated, and the commercial ly a subject for the sportive muse of house under whose security she may Peter Pindar in the Lousiad. have entered France, be subject to such fine as we shall appoint. "And for the stability and assurance thereof, we have signed the present permit with our own hand, and caused it to be countersigned by our Minister, the Secretary of State. In Old Burlington-street, the Hon., E. Bouverie, M.P. for Northampton, and ur le to the Earl of Radnor. In Great George-street, Mr.Charles Pybus. The deceased was one of the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury, and many years M.P. for Dover. On Thursday, the 6th inst. at Rich"Given at the Palace of St. mond, Mr. Williamson, who formerly Cloud, Aug. 11, 1810. belonged to the Bath Theatre, and (Signed) 'NAPOLEON," &c. afterwards to Covent Garden, in which 66 Granted Aug. 12, 1810. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS IN AND Married.] Robert S. Adair, Esq. of Sir D. Cope, Bart. of Bramhill Park, Hants, to Miss Francis, of Park-place, St. James's-street. Viscount Falmouth, to Miss Bankes, daughter of Henry Bankes, Esq. D he made his debut as the original Bob of the Mill in the opera of the Woodman. The previous evening he fell out of his chair, and never spoke afterwards. On the 11th inst. at Brompton, Mr. Hippe, a native of Germany, and many years brown bread maker to her Majesty. Mr. J. King, confectioner, of Bishopsgate-street, who complained of a slight indisposition when going to bed, and about two o'clock the next morning was a corpse! PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. but being immoderately fond of the IED.] At Addersey Lodge, Co- chace, he kept a pack of harriers uplonel Philip Skene, Lieutenant wards of sixty years, which he always Governor of Crown Point and Ticon- hunted and followed on foot. Though deroga, and Surveyor of his Majesty's generally opposed by genflemen tenawoods and forests on the borders of cious of their game, he was earth, Lake Champlain. He served in the stopper to several of them who claimed British army from 1739 to the close of the Duntley hunt. When quite a the American war in 1782; was in boy, he kept a few beagles, and would several severe actions, and frequently often entice the hounds of a neighwounded. DORSETSHIRE. Died.] At Shaftesbury, Mr. John Hayter, aged 81, commonly called the Old Squire. He was a cooper by trade, UNIVERSAL MAG, VOL. XIV. bouring gentleman to assist his hitle pack. During the winter nights he used to sit up repeatedly to work, in order that he might hunt the next day. After necessity compelled him to part 2 K with his harriers, he would frequently walk several miles to meet the neighbouring fox-hounds; and till within a few days of his death, to talk about the diversions of the chace, afforded him the greatest pleasure. GLAMORGANSHIRE. Died.] At Perkins, near Penrice Castle, Joan Austin, aged 110. She enjoyed the perfect use of her faculties to the last, and could card and spin till within a month of her death. HERTFORDSHIRE. against Mr. Abraham Lemon, (the nephew of Dr. Solomon) and four other persons, charging them with intending to injure and impoverish Mr. William Thomas Lewis and Mr. Tho mas Knight, the managers of the Liverpool Theatre, and for that purpose conspiring to compel them, by riotous and tumultuous proceedings, to adniit persons to the theatre at half price. Mr. Attorney General, in a most eloquent and incomparable speech, The following extraordinary case unfolded to the Jury the nature and lately occurred in a small village, near object of this prosecution, rendered Great Berkhamstead:-A poor wo more peculiarly important by the man, of the name of Beckett, for seve-scene which had so recently been reral months past, at intervals, has slept newed in London. He observed, repeatedly several days together; that the public had, by designing per sometimes four, five, and at one time sons, been grossly deluded with renine days, without intermission.- spect to the law upon the subject of During this time she receives no nou- the conduct to be observed in theatres rishment, and, after waking, soon and places of public entertainment. sinks again into her former state. Her They had, he said, an undoubted eyes are fixed, her body is stiff, and her whole appearance is death-like. She has been visited by several persons while in this state, but, from the long continuance of it, has almost ceased to become an object of curio sity. The poor woman's malady arose, it is imagined, in consequence of a severe indisposition after lying-in. KENT. The cathedral of Canterbury has lately received a considerable embellishment in a monument erected at the expence of the officers of the 9th regiment, in memory of Lieut. Col. Stewart, their commanding officer, who gloriously fell at the head of that regiment in Portugal. The subject represents Britannia (the badge of the corps) supporting the wounded officer, who is surrounded by trophies of war. The whole is admirably executed by Turnerelli. Died.] At his seat, at East Sutton Place, near Maidstone, aged 89, the Rev. Sir Edmund Filmer, Bart. more than 54 years Rector of Crundale, in this diocese, which he resigned in 1805. LANCASHIRE. At the late Assizes, before Mr. Baron Graham and a Special Jury-Riots at a Theatre.-The King v. Lemon and Others. The subject was brought before the court upon a criminal information right to express their disapprobation of a theatrical performance, or the performers, provided it was done bone fide and fairly; but any tumult, which was the result of previous concert and conspiracy, either against particular actors or the managers, was an of fence of equal magnitude with that of conspiring to injure any other indivi dual in his person or property. He severely censured those who had been instrumental in deluding the unwary, describing them as men, who, under the pretence of liberty, were in dispo sition the veriest tyrants. He pointed out, in forcible language, the danger which was to be apprehended from a lawless mob, whatever might be the supposed cause for exciting it, and he cited as an instance the dreadful riots in the year 1780. He paid a high, but well-merited compliment to Mr.Lewis, and regretted that the evening of his life, spent in the service of the public, should have met with the return it had. Having stated that persons had never been admitted at half-price to the Liverpool theatre since its original establishment, and commented upon the propriety of such an exclusion in that populous and turbulent town, he proceeded to detail the facts, which were deposed to by the witnesses, and he concluded his address, every part of which riveted the attention of the jury and the auditors, by expressing |