The National Register. — London, England, 1809-12-03 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAC REGISTER. mountaineers, which are hardihood, glowiug health, ai tachment to the native spot, and a,. intense love of liberty, they unite an unconquerable firmness of character, great habits of discipline ; a familiarity with the dangers of war ; unlimitted confidence in themselves ; a glowing affection for the House of Austria, and as intense . an abhorrence of the Fre nc h. Th e i n j ur i es o f th e l a tt er they will never forgive, as they went to attack their con jugal and paternal feelings, which are ardent in proportion to the simplicity and retirement in which they live. The inhabitants of large and opulent towns can form no idea of the strong ties which bind a family on the stormy hills of the Tyrol. Their dreary, long, and tempestuous winter, renders a Tyrolean cottage a small isolated colony, in which every member contributes largely to the happiness of all; and, in which !his loss or his abgence, excites inconceivable distress. An injury to them, or their relatives, is strongly felt, and terribly resented ; and the French, who join a ferocity of heart with the wildest lust, have frequently disturbed the happiness of those mountain ers, by violating the chastity of their wives and daughters, and by a number of similar atrocities. An outrage of that kind is dreadfully felt in a family, in which so much union, confidence, and affection reign. Those who speculate, therefore, upon their speedy submission, have a very limit ed and partial knowledge of human nature. - Experience and the perfidy of the enemy have taught them prudence, and, -perhaps, a iittle dissimulation. The inhabitants of the vallies, awed by an overwhelming force of the enemy, may pretend to submit, as they did after the signature of the armistice ; but at the first favourable opportunity, they will throw off the odious mask, and proclaim that lore of independence, so peculiarly dear to them. These papers, as we before alluded, are interesting in another point of view, as they contain a new proof of the insatiable ambition of the French Tyrant. In an answer he lately returned to an address presented him by a Depu tation of the Romans, he plainly hints his intention of arrogating all the • rights, formerly usurped by CIIA ILE MAGN E. This exquisite piece is the most faithful repre sentation of the Usurper's • sentiments, political 'and rel gi. ous, we ever remember to have seen ; and discloses his character and views more accurately, than at! we have read on the same subject. How dangerous, how vast is the ambition of that man t and it is unfortunately neither restrained by moral, or religious sentiments, nor softened by social, or . tender feelings. He begins to find the sanc tified vizor he wore, for some time, a little troub!esome, and now unnecessary ; and indulges in some sarcastic allusions to the rights devolved on PETER. • His arro gation of the title of Cryan, his averment of enter taininr, no intention of changing the established religion, his tone of raillery with regard to the Apostle,—are all ex quisite touches towards a distinct representation of the man. His character will gradually dcvelope itself; and those who suppose they know it well, will be surprised at the new traits they will soon discover I The Emperor Fftsxcis has published a General Order, addrtssed to his subjccts, and his armies ioparticolar. It • r 69 bears no stamp of that timidity of character which has been injuriously imputed to that Prince; nor does it vicar a character of despondency, or even depressinh, in conseo (pence of the occurrences of the last war. It is an animated appeal to the loyalty of his troops, reminding them of the services they had performed, and encouraging them to pre serve those habits of discipline, and love of order, which can alone render the peace, he procured them permanent. H• regrets that present circumstances do no permit him to re munerate their services, according to his wishes and their merits; he orders, in the mean time, a number of crosses of the military order of Meals THERESA, and of gold and silver medals, to be distributed among the troops which most distinguished themselves; and promises the greatest impartiality in the distribution. Two Gottenburgh Mails, have arrived. They bring intelligence of the conclusion of Peace between Sweden and Denmark. The negociation was of little importance and short duration. In fact, no objects ofdifficult arrange. ment, or complicated discussion, existed between the con tracting parties. The hostility 9f Denmark proceeded from the close connection, which existed between this country and Sweden; and as the cause is now removed; the arrangement was easily effected. The articles have not transpired. A report prevailed at Gottenburgh, that considerable coolness existed between the French and Danish Govern ments. The party aggrieved is not mentioned ; but it is probable, that BUONAPARTE has demanded some cemees n lions of the King of DENMARK, which the latter, notwith-, standing his recent submissiveness, feels disinclined to sub-, reit to. Altona has been, perhaps, required, for the pur-, pose of annexing it to Hamburg!); or, an invitatioa given to join the Confederacy of the Rhine. MR. CANNING . II statement has, at length, been published; and corroborates, in our opinion, the sentiment we have already delivered on the merits of his case, He has given, without acrimony, or recrimination, alAndonaing these weapons to his antagonists, a plain, unvarnished exposition of facts; and relying upon'the Justice of his cause, as well - - - as the un impeached tenure of his former life (more than his opponents could do,) he leaves it to the public to decide . between him and his calumniators. The papers have made it the subject of considerable discussion; and if an over scrupulous adherence to truth, or, the most essential qua-. lity in critical investigation, impartiality, be not aim:a% s visible in their remarks; they have evinced much inge nuity—in the art of misrepresentatibn. The Times and The Morning Chronicle have taken a prominent part in the discussion ; and the latter, after four days preparation, having added nothing'new, having, in fact, no more than . re-echoed the observations of the former, we shall confine ourselves principally to the observations made by the wri. ter for the Times. • We need not advert to the partiality and violence dis placed by that paper, at the appearance of Mn. CANNIIIGIS, first statement ; and, as it affects consistency, and disdains the snirclling :virtue' of •atening for aft injurious 'act, us.. . • • , . ; s. . 41„ . • DEC. 3. NEM