THE:: NATIONA 14 REGISTER. JULY 21. anxiety. The condnet of my officers and crew, williont hub xocption that has come to my knowledge, heloce, an d :.fter ;I:t% batt;e, was stie'l as became good and hiyal snlijc:•l4, T eal 1114 for the honour of their much loved, though di•tant, King wol :wintry. I'i:e defence of the Feet, taking into consideration our supei iority fo . ce, the very discouraging circimistance of Ler having lost tier ain topmast, and being twice on fire, did honour to her brave de'enders. and most folly evieced the courage of Captain Porter, and those under hip command. lilts colours were not struck mail the loss in killed and wounsted was so awfully great, her shattered e idol) so seriously bad, as to render further iesi•tance I w:li mulch hurt on hearing that her men had been encouraged, when the result of the itetion was evidently decided, some to take to tua; it boats, alitl others to swim on snore ; many were drown , d in the attinyt ; -ixtet it were saved I;y the exertioles a my people, and others, I believe between thirty and forty, effected Inch ) lulling. I informed Captain Porter, that 1 con,adered the latter, in poillt of honour, a 4 my I)6:oilers.; he said the encouragement was rivt , m e the shit) was in danger fron tire, and 1 In:ve not pressed the point. The Essex is completely stored and provisioned fur at least six months, and although much injurtd in her imper masts an I not lit such a state as to give i!.e slighte.t alarm, rt.:peeling her belt.*; able to perhoin a voyage to Europe with perfect safety ; our main and inizeu nee,ts and main :.11-1, ale rather ‘eision-ly wounded, thee, with a l' ow shot holoi 10-hs ern ‘l, , intl and water, which WV can get at without lighteoiog, arms lo4s of eativ as and cordage, which we' can partly replace from enr well stored prize, are the extent of the injuries his Alaie,i ) ' s Ain has sustained. Til 'el i: . a pleasant duty to recommeml to their Lordships notice, Senior Lientenant, Pearson, and Me,srs.lun, Gardner, Pio ter, ant' DaW, Midshipmen : I snvold do very great innedice to ;; ;:or;:e o , l; e i ca , th„. Mate of the Emily, merchantman, who j , dieed a iroat's crew of mine in the hai hour, and pushed for the ship the moment lie saw her likely to come 10 ac tion, Wi IC I to Malt re commending trier tG their Lordshipq; his conduct with that of Mr. N. M inter of the English brig Good Friends, %vele such as to entitle them both to my lasting regi4d, and prove ta:t they Well! Cl* It'dd i Vrn ill their country's honourable. They cane on l u ,ai ~then the at,t l'rapt was attrudetl % ith great risk, and both their boats were swamped. I have before inflamed their halships, that Air. O'Brien, wit: mice a Lcutemoit in his Majes t'• service. (may caw ad.i, that youthful indiscretions appear to have riven place to great corrre t ni .,, s o f- enneli;cl), alai an he has proved hi, laudable zeal for its honour, I think, if restoied, t:e will be found one of its ereatest ornament% I inelwe returns ot' evounded. And if conceived to have trespassed on their 1. ord. Alps time by this very long letter, hope it %%ill kindly be ascribed to the cause—an tamest wish that merit may wert its due reward. 1 have the honour to Iw, &e. .1.%31:s HILLY:tit. P. ";. There has not been found a ship's book or paper of any de scriprion (charts excep.ted), on hoard the Essex, t,r any document relative to the number serving in her previous to the action. Cipt. Porter inForms me, that•he had upwards 01 two hundred and sixty vietual:eil; our prisoners, including forty-two wounded, amount to tme hundred and sixty-m. 4 ; twenty-three %veie found dead on her flecks, three wounded were taken away by Captain Downes, of the r.ie‘, ion. a few minutes before the colon's were struck, and I tco.ieve tuenty or thirty reached the shore; the remainder were or diem tied. LIcT OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. • 'Total, 6 killed, 10 wounded OF OFFICERS AND MEN KITIXD. PutEnr..—%V. Ingram, First Lteutenuut ; Gilliltio, D. Mur phy, W. Knowles, at,!:. seamen. Cu it U . Derbyshire, marine. NAMES 01: OFi.ICERS AND MEN WOVNDFD. CHERUB.—T. T. rucker 2 E,4•.Cal't. severely ; . ".1. Edwards ; corpo ral of marines, slightly ; C. lat - terty, marine, slightly. Pil(1:11E. —R. Bruce, able seaman, severtly ; 11. Jamerson, yeo man of p••wder-ronin, seveiely ; 'l'. \Vat rcn, ordinary seaman, se vvrely ; 'l'. 111illety, sail-maker, slightly ; U. Fieldhon-e, marine, severely; J. Evans, inarine l hlightly J. Madden, sail-maker's-mate. * The following is an extract of another ' , Ater from Captain Hillyai •to Mr. Croker, doted Valparaiso, the t Bth February : " The Essex carries forty thirty-two pound carroundes nod six long guns, twelve-pounders ; about three hundred end t% tiny La thirty men ; the corretb: twenty guns." , . 473 Vice- \illitiral Sir A. Cochiatte ilaS tran•mitte•• J. W Jettcr ti• ni the Hon. Capt. C.epcl , of La Home, ith one froth Capt. Cote, of the Boner, repurting the 'nieces:rid re.mit of an attack inhile on the Btit of April, tipun the vessels iyi-g hi the Connecticut river, bp a detachment if seilinen and inacii.es La Hogue, Manktone t Entlyinion, and Borer, under the direciitn of Captain Cuote. BA NKRUPTS. W. Birt, of Plymonth; mabitsteri. • h. Needham, of Miniel,estcr, merchant. J. Needham, of Ittegate-m all, Derby, cotton spinner. B. Joseph, - (it — Little - New street, pewterer. R.. I mie4, of Cheltenham, bah( rdA-her. M. li. liarves . , of Witham, Essex, and J. W. Harvey, late of 1-Tad. leieli hall, bankers. R. Dint, R.iseinary lane, mealman. W. Wiles, I'. Beghic, and T. Mackenzie, late of Tinter lane, cora:a:tors. 'l'. Chapman, of Lewes, Sii%sex, shopkeeper. THE HEBDOMAIDARY. NIX. Labouring the soil, and reapiog plenteou4 crop.—M!r.ToN. 24. Sercuth Sitordag glicr Ttinitth —Morning lessons Are from the Samuel 21, and John I'2 ; the evening are from the. Samuel 21, and 21 Timothy 3 --First quarter ul the Moon at 9 minutes atter 4 in the morning. illandsob—St. James's Day. Nelson is of opinion !hit this apostle was called great, not metely to distinguish bun trout another apostle of the saute Hume, but also on account of his being more hi L tloy tit favour ~ith his Divine Master, since he was b:otNer to the beloveds (lift:4de, John, admitted to the more intimate transactions of Oor Sattour's And cooveriition, and, with John, denominated Boanerge., or Sans of Thunder ! Ile was put to death by King llerod, brother ot the abomi nable flerodtas, and nephew of Herod Antipas, who bad e oose . otcd t o the beheading of the Baptist John. Spain has elected Sr. JaLnes her patron Sado, having a military order that bears his natue.--Wdsdon- Green lair, Middlesex. `!ti. Tnesdaq.—St. Anne, wife of Joachim, and reputed mother of the Vngin Nlary.' Cathulics still celebrate a festival in honour ut her, th, day, the following prayer being by them regularly offered. ' who didst toneltJal:t to bestow uu blet.sed Arine the honour of being the Mother to Thy . ot.ly Son's Mother, mercifully grant. tloti we, Who keep her festival, Illey be ascisted by her illterCeSslUll, through the same Lord !' • . _ _ 27. Iltilstesday.—Day is now 15 li. and :RI rn. in length. Thursday.—N ight is about Li hours and a halt. t 9. Eridmi.— Commemoration of Cairn Ooi ge e C tnibridge. Slrtit , d(o.—Surt rises at 15 in. past 4; sets at 45 m, utter Day lips decreased 1 hour and 4 initiates. . NAT U RALIST'S CALENDAR. Colchicum, the autunnotl cruet's, (ittern,e) •lity, and the autumnal narcissn., may Le severally 1)1 silted, for the puipo.e. of flowering a i ,,mg the Autumn.- -heart',ease of lunge kinds must be multiphen uy ',lips and offsets, the seed not being to tic depended on; and they must be well wiitered. I-HUH-WATER •AT LONOON-BRIDGE. J1:1 Y. Days. Morning. Afternoon, 24: 25. 116. •• • 9 li. 7 111. `.:7. V. 2). , 30. . • 1-.! h. :35 m. —•• s. • 1 h 1 IV. ..* .Depth of waiter is v 4 feet 11 hiches'itt I.;:ihoutt ISildge. . A llambugh mail arrived On Tuesdar, with piers to the .13th inst: It Was reported in that city, that the Enghsli nad carried of Buonaparte from Li ha la St. Helena. have been offered to Prince it ..t•• ted, would lead to an amicable adjustment of the al Norway. .iis Pee' • s of V