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able character for you? Do you think, that all this harangue which he has held, will not make out an article. He has said as much as would fill your pages for three months:-A fine work it would make, replied I, to print that, the speaking of which has so tired you all.-Come, said one of the boldest, you must either say it now, or promise, that the first paper published by you shall be upon our speaker. He must be charitably warned of his propensity.' Then, to get out of the scrape I was obliged to promise to write something upon the subject, and have now done so.

Chronological Account of Remarkable Occurrences during the year 1811.

off Falmouth, and 230 persons drowned.

24, A remarkably high tide at Leith. It rose to 18 feet 11 inches.

March 5. Battle of Barrosa,-in which the French, under Marshal Victor, were defeated by the British and Spaniards, under Lieutenant-General Graham.

10. Badajos surrendered to the French, under Marshal Soult.

13. A French squadron, of five frigates, one corvette, one gun-boat, and one xebec, defeated in the Adriatic, by four British frigates, viz. the Amphion, Captain Hoste; the Cerberus, Active, and Volage. The Corona and Bellona, of 32 guns each, were taken, and the Favorite, of 44 guns, burnt.

14. The Foundation stone of the second wet dock at Leith laid, by William Calder, Esq. Lord Provost

Jan. 11. A DEPUTATION of both of Edinburgh.

Houses of Parlia

ment waited upon the Prince of Wales, with the resolutions conferring on him the office of Regent, of which he was pleased to accept.

- A similar deputation waited on the Queen at Windsor.

15. Parliament opened by commission, and the regency bill brought in.

17. Great opposition made to various restricting clauses in the regency bill, but it was carried in favour of Ministers by narrow majorities. The debate continued till the bill finally passed both Hou

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15. The French, under Massena, commenced their retreat, on the 5th, from their position at Santarem, and were closely pursued by the British army, under Lord Wellington. Several partial actions took place, from the 5th to the 15th, in which the British were uniformly successful.

20. Maria Louisa, Empress ot France, delivered of a son, who was afterwards created King of Rome.

21. Campo Major taken by the French, after a short siege.

25. Marshal Beresford's cavalry defeated a superior body of French horse. The enemy lost above five hundred men; the British one hundred and seventy.

27. The Duke of Gloucester elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

The island of Anholt attacked by a Danish flotilla, with four thousand men on board. They were totally defeated by the garrison, consisting of only three hundred and fifty men, under Captain Mau

rice. The Danes lost a great number in killed and wounded, and five hundred and fifty were taken pri

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Great storms in Cadiz Bay, which lasted till the 29th, when upwards of fifty vessels were driven ashore and wrecked.

29. Gustavus Adolphus, late King of Sweden, leaves England for the continent.

April 10. Parliament voted 100,000l. towards relieving the Portuguese, who had suffered during the retreat of the French army.

15. Olivenza surrendered to Marshal Beresford.

23 and 27. The French attacked the piquets of the British on the Azava, but were repulsed with loss. May 1. A meeting held at London, and a subscription entered into for the relief of the suffering Portuguese, when 40001. were subscribed in less than two hours.

5. A desperate battle at Fuentes de Honor, in Portugal, in which the French were defeated.

8. A meeting held at Edinburgh, for relief of the Portuguese, when a considerable sum was raised.

Arthur William Hodge, Esq. executed at Tortola, for the murder of one of his slaves.

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The right honourable Robert Blair, Lord President of the Court, of Session, died suddenly at his house in George's Square, Edinburgh.

The budget opened by Mr Perceval, in the House of Commons. The hat duty was repealed, and no new taxes imposed.

21. The Faculty of Advocates vo-ted a statue to the memory of President Blair.

16. Battle of Albuera, in Portu. gal, between the allies, under Marshal Beresford, and the French, under Marshal Soult, in which the,

Another great thunder storm in the neighbourhood of Dumfries, &c.

Lord Sidmouth's bill for amending and explaining the acts relative to dissenters rejected in the House of Lords.

25. A large body of French cavalry defeated near Usagre, in Portugal, by the honourable Major-General Lumley.

The Duke of York reappointed Commander in Chief.

27. A violent storm of hail, which was felt severely in the counties of W Hereford, and Gloucester, a eat damage, particularly in the city of Worcester and its neighbourhood.

28. Lord Viscount Melville died suddenly, at the house of his nephew, George's Square, Edinburgh.

Lord President Blair interred

in the Greyfriars burial ground, the Magistrates, Professors of the University, a deputation of the Clergy of the Church of Scotland, with those belonging to the city, the Judges of the Courts of Session and Justiciary, the Barons of Exchequer, the Faculty of Advocates, Writers to the signet, and Solicitors before these Courts, accompanying the procession, in their robes.

31. An extraordinary flux and reflux of the sea at Plymouth. June 2. Christophe crowned King of Hayti, by the title of Henry the First.

7. An earthquake felt at the Cape of Good Hope.

7. A severe thunder storm at Edinburgh, during which the lightning struck the house of Dr Henderson, at Fountainbridge, which was considerably damaged, and so severely burnt a servant-maid that she died in a short time after.

11. The siege of Badajos raised by the allies, after two attempts to take it by storm.

14. A great fire at Konigsberg, in Prussia, which burnt almost the half of the suburbs; 134 granaries were burnt, and the damage computed at a million of rixdollars.

18. A volcanic island, which arose from the bottom of the sea, off the west end of St Michael's, one of the Azores, discovered and taken possession of by the Sabrina sloop of war, in the name of his Britannic Majesty.

19. In the Court of King's Bench, a verdict was given for the defendant, in the action of Sir Francis Burdett against the Serjeant r Arms of the House of Comms

- A grand fete givne Prince Regent, at Carleton-house, in honour of the King's birth-day, when upwards of 2000 of the nobility and gentry sat down to dinner. 28. Tarragona taken by storm by the French. Four thousand Span

iards were killed in the city, 1000 sabred or drowned, and nearly 10,000 made prisoners.

-The House of Lords found, after an investigation which lasted several months, that the claimant to the title of Earl of Berkeley, had not made out his case. By this decision, the title goes to the fourth son of the late Earl, being the first born legitimate child.

July 5. Representatives from the, different provinces of the Caraccas, assembled in a general congress, publish a declaration of indepen-, dence.

7. A severe hurricane in the West Indies, which continued till the 8th, when a number of vessels were lost.

14. The office of the Paisley Union Bank, at Glasgow, broken into, and upwards of 20,0001. in bank notes carried off.

24. Parliament prorogued by commission.

29. The yellow fever broke out at Carthagena, and several other places on the coast of Spain, and continued to rage through the rest of the season.

30. A proclamation issued by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for enforcing the convention act.

32. An extraordinary meeting of the Catholic committee held in Dublin, when a number of ́resolutions were passed, expressive of their determination to meet for the purpose of petitioning Parliament.

August 4. The British troops land in the island of Java.

5. Five catholic gentlemen arrested at Dublin, by virtue of warrants from the Lord Chief Justice, for acting as delegates to the Catho, lic committee.

8. Batavia surrendered to the British forces.

10. A sharp action with the enemy in Java, in which they lost a General and 300 men.

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12. Mr Saddler ascended in a balloon, from the Mermaid, Hack ney, accompanied by Lieutenant Paget, royal navy, and, after a pleasant aerial voyage, descended near Tilbury Fort, in Essex.

13. The city of New Valencia, in South America, taken by storm, by General Miranda, formerly in the service of the French republic, the commander of the revolutionary forces.

19. The fortress of Figueras surrendered to the French, after a blockade of four months.

26. A severe battle between the British and French, near Batavia, in which the latter were completely defeated, with the loss of 2000 killed and 5000 made prisoners, including three Generals. The loss of the British, above 800 in killed and wounded.

29. A comet appeared, not foretold by the astronomers, and was still visible in December, though much diminished in splendour."

Sep. 17. A revolt of the free people of colour and negroes broke out in the island of Martinique, and continued till the 21st, when it was suppressed without much bloodshed.

21. Bonaparte, while on a tour to the coast of Holland, witnessed the capture of a praam at Boulogne, by the Naiad frigate, Captain Carteret, Rinaldo, Redpole, and Castilian brigs, and Viper cutter, after an engagement with seven praams and 15 smaller vessels.

25 and 27. Some smart skirmishes between the allied and French armies in Portugal, in which the latter, after having succeeded in throwing supplies into Ciudad Rod rigo, retreated to Salamanca.

28. A boxing match took place at Thisleton Gap, Rutlandshire, between Crib and Molineaux, in which the former was victor. Upwards of 50,000l. were betted on the occasion.

October 1. Several gentlemen appointed by the British Government as Commissioners to mediate between Spain and her American

colonies.

4. A Newhaven boat lost on the passage from Kinghorn; three of the crew drowned, and the fourth saved with great difficulty..

13. A violent gale of wind from the S. W. which did considerable damage to the shipping, &c.

14. The Pomone frigate lost, by striking on the Needle rocks.

19. The honourable Charles Hay, Lord Newton, died suddenly in Forfarshire.

22. The right honourable Charles Hope appointed President of the College of Justice, in room of President Blair, deceased.

25. General Blake defeated by the French army under Suchet, when attempting to relieve Saguntum, near Valencia, in consequence of which the place surrendered.

23. A division of the French army of Portugal, under General Girard, surprised by General Hill; 300 killed, upwards of 1000 taken prisoners, including two Generals and 40 officers, with all their artillery and baggage.

29. The right honourable David Boyle appointed Justice Clerk, in the room of President Hope.

30. The sloop Fame, of Carron, captured by a French privateer, brought up to the North Queensferry, with six Frenchmen board, during a storm, under the direction of a boy of 13 years of age.

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31. A dreadful storm of wind and rain, accompanied by extraordinary high tides, which continued several days, and did very great damage along the coast.

Nov. 10. A fire broke out in the Exchequer Chambers, Edinburgh, which was happily extinguished without doing any material damage.

12. The Court of Session met for

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the winter. On this occasion the right honourable Charles Hope took his seat as Lord President, the right honourable David Boyle as Justice Clerk, and Robert Craigie, Esq. presented the Regent's letter, naming him one of the Lords of Session.

15. A ferry-boat lost between Fort George and Fortrose, and eleven persons drowned.

16. Robert Craigie, Esq. took his seat as one of the Judges of the Court of Session, by the title of Lord Craigie.

- Serious riots at Nottingham, created principally by the journeymen weavers destroying articles of machinery which diminished the

demand for labour.

21. Dr Sheridan, one of the Catholic delegates, tried in the Court of King's Beneh, Dublin, and acquitted.

27. A powder-mill blew up at Waltham Abbey, by which seven persons lost their lives.

30. David Williamson and Adam Gillies, Esqrs. took their seats on the bench, the former as Lord Balgray, the latter as Lord Gillies.

Horrid mutiny and murder committed on board a prize ship in the Channel. The perpetrators were convicted, and hanged at Portsmouth.

Dec. 5. The Saldanha frigate, Captain the honourable W. Pakenham, lost off the coast of Ireland, with all the crew.

7. Mr and Mrs Marr, their infant son, and a servant lad, aged 14, most inhumanly murdered in their own house, in Ratcliffe Highway, London. A reward of 5001. offered by Government for a discovery of the perpetrators.

10. Benjamin Walsh, Esq. Member of Parliament for Wooton Bassett, apprehended at Falmouth, for feloniously stealing from Sir Thomas Plomer, the Solicitor-General, the

sum of 20,000l. Part of the money was recovered, and Mr Walsh, after an examination, fully committed for trial.

19. Mr and Mrs Williamson, and their servant maid, all murdered, in Mr Williamson's house, Gravel Lane, London. A reward of 5001. offered to discover the murderers.

21. A house in Castlehill, Edinburgh, blown up by gunpowder; one woman was killed, and several other persons wounded, one of whom (a woman), is since dead.

24. Bonaparte, by a decree, calls out 120,000 men, of the conscription of 1812.

27. Williams, one of the persons apprehended on suspicion of being

concerned in the murders at Ratcliffe Highway and New Gravel Lane, found suspended in his cell in Coldbath-fields prison. From evidence examined since his death, little doubt remains of his being one of the perpetrators of these horrid crimes.

New-year's day morning a verv great number of people were knocked down and robbed on the streets of this city, some of them dangerously hurt. The most active nieasures have been adopted by the magistrates to discover the offenders. A policeman died in the Royal infirmary, three days after, in consequence of the hurts he received on this occasion.

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