The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-12 00:00:00

THE -,NATIONAL REGISTER. , . . We are assured, from a most respectable piivate source, that Lord : WiLLiNGTo*:, has : . proposed to the .Spanish Government, that - if-they would consent to his being appointed' to the chief command, he would undertake the task of 'follow-- ing up, and of (hiving the whole of the enemy's force now in the Peninsula beyond the frontiers. His Lordship of course stipulated for the troops o f Spain in conjunction with those already under his direction. The Spanish Government refused its concurrence, and Lord WELLINGTON in consequ ence will not proceed at present beyond the position which lie n'w occupies. The accounts from India state, that . ,great dissa tisfaction and distrust prevail in Batavia. The Islam,' had been for some months the theatre of a sanguinary contest. The tantanese were in so great force, that General DAENDELS, with a con: siderable. part of the garrison, had found it neces sary to march against them. He is said to have been defeated in some recent engagements. Several of the Dutch officers, who formed part of the gar rison of Ambiipia at the time of its surrender, - had been brought to trial; colonel FiLz, the Corn • mandant, was found guilty, and publicly executed. . A Meeting of the Proprietors of India Stock Was on Friday held at the India House, prepara tory to, an application being made to Parliament, to allow the Directors to raise a further sum of two millions sterling , on their bonds; • this applica tion is .to be . made, in aid of the deficiency of the Funds in Britain, aintil those of their Government abroad can be remitted. The Chairman, in - his ad dress to the Pi oprietor,s, distinctly prbved that the debts dire from Government, and the wealthy state of .their finanees'in India, would amply justify the application to Parliament. A mail from Jamaica has brought accounts from Mexico to the middle of February, from which' it appears that the rebellion is nearly extinguished in that province. The ins , rgents have every where given way before the Government troops. The curate, MERCADO, who had taken. a position in the Barrancas, with a strong corps and fourteen pieces of cannon, after repeated attacks was ultimately dislodged from it, and obliged to retreat with con siderable loss of men and the greater part of his ar tillery. By a dispatch from Generol DE LA Cnuz, it appears that the remainder of the insurgents had surrendered on promise of pardon, which' was granted to them, and they were ordered to proceed to their several homes. The embargo on Prussian vessels in Swedish ports has been taken off, and American vessels pro ceed .in their destinations without niolestatidn. It was expected, yesterday, that. all the Judges would have sat in the Exchequer Chamber, at one o'clock, on the case of Di YOUNGE for exporting guineas ; but the order was afterwards minter manded, -and their Lordships met merely upon pri vate business. -A new coinage, we understand, is about to be introduced to the Public, and directions have al - ready _Been given at the Mint .for the immediate preparation of silver peices of coin, one of which is to pass for three shillings, the other for eighteen pence. The first coinage will be ready for delivery in a few weeks. . s THE CARDIZLgI VIRTUES. ammminri There are four Cardinal rirtztri—Justice, Tempera . dence, and Furtittcde ; these form the basis of all the virtues, and when sublimed (but the peculiar Christian virtue, Charit" ) ), con:- prise the whole system of religious Morality, which is the proper - fruits of faith. ! Tiosticels the rendering every man his due in the most rigid sense, whether of fortune, fame, Or any other possession ; and I do not know a much greater breach of this virtue, thin that which is termed scandal, so universally practised, and confined neither to rank nor sex, age nor capacity. The extreme of jus tice, and which is equally criminal with the neglect of it, is senicrity, and produces cruelty. Temperance is an uniform regulation of the passions, appetites. and inclinations, that they may neither impel the mind to ex cess, nor deficiency; the extreme of this virtue is mortifir..atin i , producing de , pondency and imbecility. Prudence is the proper cecOnomy Of our concerns and actions, so th:►t our fortunes or . reputations may not by our want of con , sideration be destroyed or impaired. 'the extremes of this virtue are avarice and fastidiousness, occasioning injustice and h;rocr!sy. Fortituck is a proper exercise of the energies of the mind tin der calamity or temptation; to enable us to pursue steadily the course of duty assigned us, in defiance of the obstacles which op pose themselves. Its extreme is stoical insensibility, which pro ' duces want of social affection and brutality. Charity is that unbounded and unqualified love of human kind that leads us " to love our neighbour as ourselves," to guard his life, peace, fame, and fortune as we would our own ; that teaches us to " love our enemies, bless them that curse us, and do good to them that despitefully use us ;" and this virtue it kr, this "new command, " given by our blessed Saviour, that incor.... trovertably stamps the divinity aid inexpressible amicability of the Christian Religion. The extremes, for all virtues with mor tals have extremes, are indiscriminate liberality, and unreasona ble indulgence, generating prodigality, credulity, and morbid sensibility. 1 shall consider each of these virtues in a separate paper, and by applying their several features to the general intercourse of mankind, endeavour to simplify them so as to render theta practical requisites obvious to the meanest understanding. May J . A LAYMAX. COM:3ION COUNCIL. Thursday, a Court of Common Council was held at Gui:dhait s which was very numerously attended. The Loan MAYOR stated, that in consequence of a Requi sition he had received, he had convened them to consider Motion for thanking Lieutenant-General Viscount. Wellington, for tne consummate ability, fortitude, and perseverance dis-i played by him in the command of the allied British and Portu suese Forces, &c. by which the kingdom of Portugal has been successfully defended, which, after considerable debate, wait agreed to. Mr. Alderman WOOD and Mr. WAITILMAN were the oppcs ing orators. Mr. Qui N answered Mr. Waithman very ably, and was loudly and frequently cheered. The vote was cat ried by acclamation, with only one or two dissenting voices, whose übstinacji was proof against shame as well as sense ! the Court ordsred the Chamberlain to subscribe in their name, the sum of 10001. to the Fund for the relief of the inhabitants of Portugal who have sufferc:d by the invasion of the French. The vote of the Common Council of the City of London to present the Freedom of the City to the Prince Regent, casenot, it is said, be received, the Law Officers having stated it as their opinion, that the Regent, as a Sovereign Prince, cannot, con sistently with his elevated rank in the State, accept the frcedom `of any Corporate Body whatever. -~-~.er~:.:~ T I