THE THUNNY FISHERY

... tilE TIIMtNNr FSIIER2r. [FROM TiHE NAVAL CHRONICLE.] Thunny, in icthyology, is a name given by us to a large-fishl, the Spanish mackrel, called by some au- thors illynnus, arid arcynius; but by A ristotle ]Elian, and other old writers, petamiys ; the p2earnid of the modern Greeks; the scombertzhynnus of Linne. It is specifically described by Artedi as of the scomber kind, having eight or nine ...

Published: Monday 26 August 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1597 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... I' London, Dec. 13. half-past seven, P. M. By the Serapis store-ship, which sailed from Gibraltar as late as the 28th November, ve have re- ceived letters from thence to that. date, from Minorca to the 18th, from Malta to. the 5th November, and fi-bm Sicily to the 20th October. The following is a private letter, containing some interesting particu. lars regarding the operations near Valencia ...

Published: Monday 16 December 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1480 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... F OREIGN. INTELLIGENGCE CARACCAS PAPERS. GtSNERAT, CONGRESS OF VENEZUELAi Ten months have now -expired since the govern-, ment of Caraccas has seen its hopes realized, and the most important part of Venezuela has been unit- ed under a systerm of federation consistent with the rights, the liberties, and the wishes ofits inhabit' tants. The Supreme Junta is now about to perform a most solemn act ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1115 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WAR-OFFICE—FEB. 12

... WAR-OFFICE-FEB. 12. Ist Regiment of D'ragoon Guards-John Rolfe Sordon to 'le 'Cornet, by purchase, vice Norbury, proinoted. 3d Ditto-tlaptairi Arthu .Weston to be 'Major, without pufchase, vice&Clifto-n', promoted in the 1st drigoons. Lieu- i ?? Dudley, from the 16th light dragoons, to be Captain of a troop, vice Weston. .Cormet George Ormsby to be Lieutenant Iwithout puichie. Jat-ies William ...

Published: Monday 18 February 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1865 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LLOYD'S MARINE LIST—March 5. 1811

... LLOYD'S MARINE LIST-DMarch 5. I1811. The Tweedl slkop of war arrived at YarVntuth on Sunday, from a cruize offthe Naze of Norway; on l~tlh ult. she fell in with twentv-four sail of Dalnish nierchantroen, but the wea- ther being boi'terous, she could only capture fiv~e; two of themrare ar:ived at.Yarmouthf. 'The Theban frigate arrivc4 in the Downs yesterday; OM sunk on Sunday the Forturce ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 651 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

SPANISH PAPERS

... &'N qpJ-SvH PAZES. ?? The31 of Olivencia,\'.was a 'circuistance t which ,sdrprised all the Military men in .Spain arkd Portu- gal, because it¢ IIose sed meane, which* properly used, would have enabled the piace 'to hold out mna- ny months; aqd,. it is only by the last accountsfir6m Cadiz,` that tbe official report' of the Governor that unfortunate fortress 'Was. made kGoven, owhich proves the ...

Published: Thursday 21 March 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 412 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PLYATYS COkRESPONDEjN7CE. > London, Jan. so. 1 past 7 P. M. Another Lisbon mail has arrived, the letters by which, with those of yesterday, ,were delivered this morning. The dates by the mail of this day, l are not so late as those by the mail of yesterday. But the latest advices are by a fruit ship, which has reached the coast, from Lisbon, after the short voy- age of 10 days. By this ...

Published: Saturday 02 February 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1406 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH NEWS CONTINUED

... 'EDINBURGH NEWS: CONTINIUED. TXhe Candlemas Term commenced on Tuesday . t. the Court 'of Exrcmque. - - 1I The Court, of Session met on Tuesday for the dis- patch of business, -after the Christmas recess. r On Friday, Mark Jameson,. Esq. solicitor, was eected Town Clerk of the Corporation of Berwick, o in the room of ?? Willoby, Esyfresigned. d On Tuesday evening, there wase discovered, at the ...

Published: Thursday 17 January 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 918 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PRIYATTE CORRESPONDENCE. I London, Feb. 25, ' past 7. P. M. Letters were this morning received from Corunnar to the date of the 16th inst. bringing an account of t a smart action between Porlier and a French detach- t ment of the corps of Bonnet, when the latter were se defeated, witli the loss of many l;ilied and wounded, Cs and 20S prisoners. It took place near Ribadeo. At Oviedo the ...

Published: Thursday 28 February 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 599 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... - FOREI AG- INXJLLTGEXCE. I PORTUGAL. *~saov, I 3eT IT. ].-TlTc trenchcs were opened before Iidi-jiiz 4in the 23tl0 ol .qy, aeml the sie-e'was prosecuted vith oreust aclivityi The action at Usarre, on the N6th -utt. betivera I hll d Hiiied fll French cavtlry, was cf import- aitele: TI'1 eluntegy hl1a 200,killed anti 73 Laken prisotters. Tihe delqeat of the division of Sebasttafi at Uasza is ...

Published: Sunday 16 June 1811
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1546 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

THE KING'S ILLNESS

... THE lKIrS. , IE S v. _ E I ' I w O ^7,7*11p, .Tutle 15. i ,. pi5 pefN-ar; Ie ' e bezla liic better this week I 14u t p eth rece(Ill;- I I = = = ?? ...

Published: Sunday 23 June 1811
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 40 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: News 

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE

... TU7ESDAY'3 LUA :#O Tbis G~uelle ?? R 1.rcr faze C-Inodlore 11rauhloth dated ti Salavia Roajs, gair- ;ut arc1t(t *fa ecplurc nco ; detrueittrJ of hine Frezud arowd Orn e5t and wir Pr,)s, the n h ckearr in 3 gus, bvy tue S itr Fris Vfalw ?? Ltur CriX 51O), ide ccqlmai Uarr6i andJ MlAunw~l, u1S Rauawns In thie exloit Inonta ingle man was' kilied, ard tbere-weit nly elevet wounded, aznoug whum was ...

Published: Sunday 22 December 1811
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 369 | Page: Page 7, 8 | Tags: News