THE NATIONAL REGISTER.' IEC• 25« difficult to determine. At length Mr. N. vesitured to open a his large bow-window , (the re being no sash) nod to the great delight a rid l a tch-pane in coo , e queitt noise and vociterati . on of the mod, put out his head. Mr. M. then withtlerW abashed...pole!. adegood M s retreat to the bed, where be continue d in iafet y , pers6.'erance, contrivance, and art, Mr. Long staff and his men safely ex meat: {1 the noble animal. A terrible tire broke out on Thursday sen night, in a kitchen under the shins and parlour of Mr. George Carr, tallow-chandler, Merchant, which threatened destruetiwo to a vast pile of build ings, and it was not known to the family above until they were almost suffocated. -Mrs.'tarr,..l ll iss: Robson, and three of the children, threw themselves from the'window of the room above the parlour, and . happily received little injorys Several fruit legs attempts were made to rescue two remaining ones, by l • breaking in the is iodows iu an tipper story. ..The doors were Unfortunately open, and the rooms were tilled with such an in tense smoke, that no person could enter to do any good until the fire, by the united exertions of a number or persons, was some what got under, when the poor .little su ff erers were relieved from their awful situation by Mr. James Melton, who hooded them froM'a 's iutlow of the third story ; they were cuaveyed into the adjoinirig hons;•, when medical aid was soon procured, and are n o w, to the great joy of their friends, in a fair way of recovery. • Mr. J. Wilson, who• lately set off to Newmarket, in hopes of being hacked for a pedestrian expedition; has at length succeed • ed. He is backed for a wager of a thousand guineas to, walk II thousand miles in twenty successive days, each day's journey to be completed in fourteen hoiws. • Water is to be .his only beve- . rage. He is to start on the 1 lth of April oeaX, from Christ church, Lando's, to ; proceed twenty-five miles, .irod then return. Odd, are against the performance, and it is iststly• stiled an Herculean task. . 7 , On the 9th utt. a very eXttherdinary accident occurred at Christielands, on the estate of Stapleton, near Annan —The bucket and rope of a draw well having accidently fallen to the bottom, David Millar, a brother of the tenant, descended by a rope to the depth of 40 feet, when he recovered the buckk and was ascending,' when unluckily his foot forced out one of the stones on the side of the well, near. to the bottom ; when in an instant the whole building rushed down, and completely closed upon him, and toe well war tilled up to within two feet of the too. His wife, mother, and brother were on the spot, and witnesses of this dreadful scone, and their agony was indestriba ble.—The alarm being given, a crowd 'of people from tbe sur rounding neighbourhood,assembled, who immediately Went to work in. removing the rubbish and stones from the well, to which they were the more encouraged, from hearing, at times, the sound of the unfortunate man's voice from helow.—The ac. (idea happened about nine o'clock in the morning ; and, the people having wrought with the most 'indefatigable and unre mitting esertion, till about eight at night,. their efforts were crowned with success. They got all clear above him--and. astonishing to rviate, without a broken hone, and so well, that he aas able AO walk into the house, and is now in a fair way of recovery. 1 cappears the stones had formed a 4 hid of arch over his head, which must have been the means of saving his lin, A fire broke oat at ten o'clock on Sunday night, at the house of \tr. Ilend, nt Westdenn, near Colebrook, is hick ww as attended ith melancholy circumstances :—M r. and M rs. II . ww ere on a sisit ;Moot a mile from home when the fire broke Wilt, and 'before they could arrive, the house was consumed, and a little boy, four years of age, was burnt to death. It was occasioned by the maid servant fraying a candle too near' the bed-curtains when she had put the child to bed, woo was afterwards burnt. The distress of the parents is beyond description. Thursday se'nnight about eight o'clock, as Mr. II el n germ, of Danford, was returning borne from Rochester, in a single horse chaise, accompanied by his servant, he was stopped by two footpads between Gravel-hill and Foul-slough, near Greeuhithe, One of the robbers seized the hor , e's head, the other, with a Pivot in his hand, went to the chaise, and with some horrid' oaths e xclaimed, " your life or your money.": Mr. Budgeon replied, be had no money for them, and none Would he -ive. The demand f ur money was repeated with the threat t;fire. Mr. B. not giving any money, the. villain at the chaise struck several violent biting with a large stick, which Mr. 11. wardekotras well as he could with his umbrella. The man at the horse's head then cried oat in a violent manner to shoot hint ; upon which, the villain at the chaise d the pistol at discharge Mr. H. and two shots pasted 'trough his hat. horses t o t a k e The discharge of the pistol caused the run but Mr. H. retaining command ids e r r oft furion s lY ; B he escaped without injury. 523 TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. • . • Adntirstty Office, 17. ' • COPy of a 10114 r from Lieut. Dawson, if hi 21 . fajesti's ship It. Fluters:l44 fit qua, 914 March. Sint—it is with great regret 1 have to inform you of the death of Captain Illardinge, Date of his Nlajesty's ship St. riorenzo ; who fell gloriously in the early part of an action an the Sth inst. between his Majesty's ship it: FiOrenzo and the French tuitional frigate [.a Piedmomaise. The Si. Piorenzo sailed from Point de Galle on Friday the 4th inst. at half-past eleven, A. M. On the 6th, at seven A. M. passed threedndiaince, and, shortly after, s:iw a frigate bear ing N. 1:. We immediately hauled our wind in chime, and made all sail, being at that time in latitude 7. 32. longitude 77. 58. We made the private signal, which was not answered ;m d at five shewed our colours, which the elicit]) took no notice of. At forty minutes past eleven, P. M, we ranged alonside of hint on the . larhoard tack and received his broadside. After engag ing till tiny minutes past eleven, ithin a cable's length, •• the enemy made. sail a-head, out of the range •of our shot; we ceased tiring, and made all sail after him ; continuiug to come up with him_ till day-light, when finding he could nut avoid an action, he wore, as did we also. At twenty-five• minutes past • six re-commenced the action, .at the distance of half a m ile. .4radually closing with him to a quarter of a Mile. The tire was conitant anti well-directed on both sides, though that of the enemy slarkened towards the latter part of the action. At a quartet past eight, I'. M. the enemy made all sail away ; our main-toprail.yard being shot through, the main royal mast, anti bath main-topmast-stays, the mainspring-stay, and most of the stan4iag and running rigging, and all our sails shot to pieces. and mest of our cartridges tired away, (as our guns were direutett at his• hull he was nut much disabled about his rigging, we ceased firing, .and employed all hands in repairing the dainage4 sustained, and:fitting the ship again for action. From the great • injury our thasts, yards, and sails had received, 1 .am sorry to observe that It was nut in our power. to chace or rCIIVV the ac tiooimmediately I we, however, succeeded in keeping sight ,of him during the night ; and at nine A. M. on the/ith, the ship * being perfectly prepared for action, we bore down upon the eoemy under all sail ; he did not endeavour to mold us till we hauled athwart his stern, for the purpule of gaining the weather gage, and bringing him to close fight, when - he hauled up alto, and made all sail ; : but perceiving that we came fast up withi him, and that an action was inevitable, I:te tacketl,.nndat tifree. we passed each other on apposite taiiktio;nd recommenced ac tioo.within a quarter of atuble's length. ;With grief l have to lA/serve, that our brave Captain was killed by a grape-shot dot' second broadside. When the enemy was abaft our beam his wore, and, after an !marmot t wetity utiouleg close actin', struck their colours, and waved their hats ! fot a Isdat to be sent theft She proved to he la Piellinotuaise, commanded by Nlons. Eprpos, Capitaine du Vais,;cau ; she mounts Idly guns, twig eighteen.... • pounders on het main deck, and thirty =ix pounder rarrouade& on her quarter deck. She gad three hundred mid six ty Frenchmea nn board, ant nearly two hundred Lascars, whir . worked their sails. Site sailed from the•fsle of }?ranee un cie 30th of December. In the action she had fort y-eiglit'k Med and one hundred ..td tweak wounded. The St. litirei.zo has tbtr-r .teen killed and twenty-five wounded ; most of the latter are ia• a promising way. A list of them 1 have the homiut: to ,close for your information. The enemy was cut to pieces in his. masts, bowsprit, and rigging ; and they all went by the boa& during the night. .. • • • It is now a pleasing part of my duty to recommenn your particular notice, the cool, steady, and gallant condsict • tenants Edward Davit's and henry t.enfge Moysey ; the latter.' lam sorry to add, was severely wouiq.il about ten minutes toe- • ' fore the enemy struck. 1 also experieta'cd very great assista nue- • from Mr. Delnii%an, the Master, by the judicious and sealliajl li ke manner in which he laid us close idoue„side the enenly. Vu Lieut. Samuel Ashmore, of the Royal Marines, 1 aMiituch- in debted, for the cool and dett•rinitted Courage evinced by him through the whole action. Weed every ()dicer, petty' eflicer,v, scamau, and marine in the ship, behaved in the most brave and, gallant manner, and wilily maintained the pre-eminence .of she rakish Sag.- In the first boat front the prize came Mt. - W.. F., Black, Assistant-Surgeou of his Majt•sty's Stith Regiment,. cap tured by the Pledninittaise on his.passuge to Madras, who req., derml the Nu woe great assistance. lam also much indebted to the Officers-of the army, and tlio Captains and - Officers of the country ship.,who wCre prisoner _t _;. - 111 " of of ity Ire for oni Illy the day and .ket- .I'o o ll ched e St'' t re- ;able have wiled day rea- i ri^L- wail as to plow- ~ered. stance tileep.• ;, and 11, tt 'licit of the :tented tnind, to the Cteld4), Int :-Itc rd Iter- ibtalice ;nnd4•r of Mr. 4Sr 11► d► in, ran r,are- b oo at created ronti- ,acioce. ) r weir oitb his eat uP :kim, .15 * ) - •• 4' . • , • • .