THE NATIONAL REGISTER. AUG. 16. SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. Admiral Lord Keith has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. letters from Captain S r Home Popham, of his Majesty' ship V en erable. dated the 50 th ult . and Ist and 4th instant ; the two former giving an account of an attack made upon the town of San tander and the Castle of Ano. at the mouth of its harbour, by a detac h m ent of the Royal Marines, embarked on hoard the squadron trader the orders of Sir Home, in conjunction with the Spanish Guerrillas under General Porlier. Theaeastle was taken possession o f by the Marines, but the garrison ut Santander having received reinforcements, which marten much stronger than bed heen expected, General Porlier was unable to advance upon the place, and the Marines, which had pushed on to co-operate in the attack, were obliged to fall back upon the castle, with some loss. Captains Lake, of the Magnificent, and Sir George Collier, of the Serveillante. who comminded the detachment, were wounded, a. also Captain Noble, of the Marines, who was taken prisoner. The last letter from Sir Home Popham states, that on the 5d instant the French evacuated the town of Santander ; of which a detachment of Marines from the frigates lying in the harbour imme di.tely took posse sic-t. Twenty guns, of different sizes, were found in it, with a quantity of ammunition. Vice- Admiral Murray has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, E , q. a letter from Captain Willis, of his Majesty's sloop the Leveret, giving an account of his havipg, on the 4th instant, cap tured the French lugger privateer I c Brave, of four guns and twenty two men, out tour days from Groningen. BANKRUPTS. R. Marshall, late of Rotnney-street, Westminster, builder, to surrender August 18, 25, and September 26, at ten, at Attorney, Mr. Peter, Palsgrave-place, Temple-bar. W. Shearing, of Portpool-lane, wheelwright, August 22, 29, and September 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Shepherd, Bart lett's buildings, Holborn. J. Croft, of Pell-stieet. Ratcliffe-highway, wine-merchant, Aug. 18, 29, and September 26, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hindman, Dyer's-court, A Idermanbury. J. Day, of Luton, taylor, August 22, 29, and Sept. 2(1, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Stratton and Al!port, Shoreditch. A. Leah, of Falmouth. shopkeeper, August 18, 29, and Sept. 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornie. , , Mr. Shepherd, Bartlett's-buildings, a lborn, London ; and Mr. Tresidder, Falmouth. T. Browne. and J. Forrester, ot Savage-gardens, wine-merchants, August '22, 29, and September 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Druce, Billiter-square, Fenchureh-street. M. Gomersall, of Morley, York, clothier, August 27, at six, 28, at el. yen, at Mrs. Greaves's Hotel, Leeds, and September 26, at ekvot, at the Three legs Inn, Leeds. Attornies. Mr. Oats, Leeds; and Mr. Wilson, Greville-street, Hatton-garden, London. I. Wilkinson, late of Daventry, Northampton, linen-draper, Sep tember 9, at six, 10, and 2G, at eleven, at the Wheat Sheat Inn, Da ve try. Attornies, Messrs. Ladington and Hall, Temple, London; and Mr. Wardle, Davetstry. It. Louch, of Jubilee -place, Chelsea, timber-merchant, August 1%25 and S.:ptember 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Reed, U..ion-street, Bislionsgate-street. J. Bradshaw, of Portsea, slopseller, August 26, at twelve, 27, at el yen, and September 26, at one, at the George Inn, Portsmouth. ttOrilleS, Mr. He lytr, Paper-buildings, Temple, London ; and Mr. Lowe. Portsea, Hants. S. Shibles, of Frome Selwood, Somerset, clothier, August 27 , 28, and Sept. 26, at eleven, at the George Inn, Frome Selwood. Attornies, Mr. Rott ,n, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire ; and Messrs. W. and E. Ellis, Hatton-garden, London. T. Sedgwick, ot Clement's Inn, merchant, August 22, Sept. 5, and 26, at ten, at Gulditall. Attorney, Mr. Nind, Throgmorton street. _ _ _ C. Solemon, of Falmouth, merchant, August 18, 29, and Sept. 26, 1 at ten, at Guildhall. Atturitics, Messrs. Sweet and Stokes, Basing hall -street. T. Hearn, of Clement's-lane, merchant, August 22, September 5, and 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Nind, Throgmor ton street. W. Howard, of Woodford, Northampton, brickmaker, Sept. 10, at silt, 11, and 26, at eleven, at the Spread Eagle Inn, in Rugby, Warwick. Attornies, Messrs. Cardales and Young, Gray's Inn, London; and Mr. Harris, Rugby. G. Niblett, late of Sherbonic-lane, broker, Att. 22, 29, and Sept. 26, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Oldham, Earl strxt, Black friars. J. Kimpton, of Hitchin, Hertford, brazier, Aug. 22, 29, and Sept. 26, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Adams, Old Jewry, London. W. Harvey, of Plymouth, flour merchant, Aug. 26, 28, and Sept. Si, at twelve, at she Auction Mart Rooms, in Plymouth Dock. At. t 'rnies, Messrs. Williams and Darke, Prince's-street, Bedford-row, Altiudon ; and Mr. limn, Plymouth Dock. 5(5' W. R. 'Axton, of Gower-street Notth, St. Pancras, builder, Aug 18, 29, and Sept. 243, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pear son, Elm-courr, Temple. T. Balmer, late of Manchester, dealer, Sept. 7,8, and 26, at ten, at the Dog Tavern, Deansgate, Manchester. A ttornies, Mr. Dicas, St. James's -square, Manchester; and Mesas. Longdill and lieckitt, Gray's Inn, Loudon. LORI) YARMOUTIL This Nobleman, who was lately charged by a French paper with a breach of his parole of honour, has published a satis factory vindication of himself, which, however, has proved unnecessary, as the same paper, in its next publication, ac knowledged its error, and made a proper apology. We shall therefore quote, out of his Lordship's Letter. only those passages which refer to other subjects. 'We did not expect. we must own, to find in the letter of an English Nobleman, what had never yet, to our knowledge, been attempted by any one in this country—a . justification of the conduct of BUONA P ART F., in making English travellers on the Conti.- , cent prisoners of war ; yet, according to his Lordship, this measure, so universally reprobated, was one of fair, though cruel, retaliation. In his own words—" I have always avowed, both at Verdun and at home, my opinion, that the detention of the English in 1803, however cruel, by its being a measure never resorted to on former occasions, was justified by the seizure of Fren c h property and French sub jects in British ports, before our Ambassador had ceased to exercise the functions of his high office at Paris." His Lordship also attributes the severity of the confine ment under which our countrymen labour in France, to a cause hitherto little noticed amongst us:—" For . several months I and many others were permitted to reside wherever we pleased, till the cruel disregard of some English Gentle-' men to the comforts of their fellow prisoners, occasioned our being confined in fortresses on their effecting their escape." His Lordship then concludes by producing the instructions he received from Mr. Fox in 1806, during the negociations with France, " in order to refute the charge once advnnced and now revived, that he had, contrary to his instruction, produced his Majesty's full powers at a time when no choice remained but to do so or to break off the negociation." A 9 these instructions, however, entirely relate to the question of giving up Sicily to the French, we do not see what bear ing they can have on the charge made and revived against . Lord YARMOUTH. The French Paper, which has accused Lord YA RMOUT of breaking his parole, made the following amende honor able in its next number:— II) our lust publication we accused Lord Y 4 ftstOPTit of Laving violated his parole of le:nour. In that we have been guilty of a gross error. Lord YARMOUTH, after having quitted France upon his pa role, and returned with Lord LAUDFItDALE, whmis we have sten in Paris, obtained his release in order to return to London: We ha , ten, to repair an involuntary injury, and to pettOrtn an act of justice due to Lord YARMOUTH. God forbid that we should ever employ the weapon of falsehood even when we hate to eminend against the most bitter enemies of France !"—Grneite de France. On Tuesday, the Board of Trade signified its readiness to grant licenses, which arc to- continue in force during eight months, to permit American vessels laden with provi sions, to proceed from the United States either to Cadiz or Lisbon. One of the two lorts, mhst be named in the -li. cense, which is not to admit of an option as to the other port.—Wednesd.iy, Governmitit es.— - bound to America, having licet 15th inst. would be at liberty to Ist of September. t gave notice that all ships roes which expire •,n the have them extended to the