The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-12 00:00:00

TIIE NATIOYAL REGISTER. CO ever they be (any thing but those of ",fair discussion") could never be taken away from him, but by himself. The protecting influence of our Con,titution is not shut out by bolts and bars from the heart of our prisons. The pen of the p► i,oner is as free as his soul, and even the cell of his captivity is not unfrequently the abode of domestic comforts and social joys. Having shown both the awkwardness and the futility of 'Air, Co BRET ►'s defence, but little is necessary to prove that the charge which be so vainly attempted to rebut, is founded on fact. This indeed might be inferred from the very argu moos he has used, and from the strange coincidence in point of time between his having notice to attend to receive his sentence, (which he thought his proposal to suppress his Register would have averted,) and his sending Mr. Finnerty rest to London from Boticy, to stop the publication of the advertisement announcing the sudden close of his work. This be attributes to tkc advice of the latter, who thought that the suppression of the Register would appear like an abandonment of the popular cause: but it is clear that this advice produced its effect only after the determination of Government to accept of no compromih• bad shut the door to hope. Other proofs of Mr. COBBETT'S secret applica tion to a Ministry he had 'so long and so virulently abused, have already been made public, and among the rest we shall quote the following, which is contained in the second letter of his accuser in The Times, and which, as it names the very gentleman through whom the of was made, gives every one an opportunity of ascertaining the fact beyond the possibility of a doubt : "That he (Mr. Con BET r) may stand before you eonvicted even on his own terms, of intending to barter his principles for his convenience, I charge him with this very act, which Ile above tells you would have been so disgraceful to him.—l charge him with having made an offer to Govern ment, to give up the Register if they would give up the punishment; and, as 1 am yet an anonymous writer; I shall produce names for my vouchers. I charge Mr. COBBETT, then, that through Mr. REEVES, of the Alien-office, he made the base proposal attributed to-him." Where then is the veracity and shame Of that political teacher of the people, who not only assured the company at the Crown and Anchor that he had made no such application, but who added, that " if he had made a proposition agreeing to discontinne his Register, if the ATTORN EY-GFNER A L would remit his puDishment,—or, if he had even acceded to such a proposi tion when made to him, then he would have abandoned his principles." Such are the men, who by a show, but in fact a mockery of principle, seduce and lead astray the minds of the uneducated and unsuspecting. Such are the acknow ledged organs of modern Reform, and that fact cannot be disputed, since we see Mr. COBBETT still publicly coun tenanced and patronized by the chief Reformers of the day Such are the sincere and intrepid defenders of popular rights, the spotless enemies of corruption, who, like the wolves in the fable, endeavour to persuade the sheep to turn away their watchful guardians, as tyrants and oppressors, that :s flock. BETTIS disinterestedness, and Les Christian spirit in our JULY 1(2, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. XR DECLARED BY FRANCE AGAINST RUSSIA. Paters, Ju t.v 3.—This day, at two o'clock in the afternoott, the Senate assembled, when the Pr;nce Arch-Chancellor de ivered a speech, in which he status, that two treaties have been cm chid e d, t h e one with Anstria the other with Prussia, and that Nupoleen had been compelled to ad-pt measurer suited to the digni - y ids evowo, in consequence of which he refers to the Senate the. following REPORT OF THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE EMPEROR, &C. " Si RE—The treaty between France and Russia was a trea . v of Offensive Alliance against England. It was on your return from - e,,, con f e rences of the Nit men, in which the Empeier Alexander said to your !Majesty, that he would he your second agah st England, tl.t you determined to sacrifice the advantages victory had given you, and to pass rapidly from the state of war to the state of alli. n e wi h Rus sia. This alliance, which augmented' for France the nit arts of War against England, ought also toluive secured the Peace of the Conti neat. In 1809, however, Austria leader war upon Fiance. 111„m, in contradiction to the precise text of treaties, afforded no ail to your Majesty. Instead of the 150 000 men which might have been in motion, nod which might have supported the French army, only 15 000 WM brought into the field, and by the time tin y crussed tho Russian frontier the fate of the war was decidtd. " After this epoch, Sire, the Ukase of the 19th Dec. 1810, w!,:..1) destroyed our commercial relations with Russia, the admis.ion et English commerce int.) her ports, her arming*, which, from the coin tuencement of 1811, threatened the invasion of the Duchy of %Var. sa rt, finally the protest respecting Ohlenburgh, annihilated the tlli- It no longer existed when on both sides armies were formtt! for reciprocal observation. " The whole of the year 1811 was, however, spent in conferete and negociations with Russia, in the hope of withdrawing, if poss.;!l, the Cabinet of Petersburg') from the war, upon which it appeared to be resolved, and to obtain a knowledge of its real intentions. It iv proved to the certainty of evidence, that that Power propesed at the same time to depart from the conditions of the Treaty of to place herself in peace with England, and making use of the pratert of indemnities claimed for the Duke of Oldenburgh. " Your Majesty determined to maintain by arms, the honour treaties, the existence and integrity of the States of your Allies, I,o) felt the importance of uniting yourself more closely to a never, f, which you are already attached by t.es dear to your Leatt, and tits' general political interests of which are the same as those if your jesty fur this purpose a treaty was von:hided the 14th of this moan. with Austria. " Every thing promises a long duration to this alliance. It assar , repose to the South of Europe, and promises to France th7,t she shalt no longer be disturbed in her efforts fur the re-establishment , f a ne ritime peace. (Signed) " Gumbinnen, June 21." By the treaty with Austria, the latter is to furni-h 30,000 men ei France ; the integrity of the Turkish- territories in Europe is ranteed ; and the principles of the Treaty of Utrecht are recognized. " LE DM DE BASSANO." IMPERL4L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, JULY 6. ROXBURGH CAUSE. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack about half past two o'clock, and their Lordships immediately proceede. to the further consideration of the feu branch of the above cause w hen The Noble and Learned Lord above-mentioned, in a speech of very considerable length, delivered his sentiments upon the case, anti c°l" chided by moving—" •That the case be remitted back to the Court ut Session, in order to review the interlocutor complained of in this case; and that the Court should take into its consideration all the objections that had-been made, whether general or special ; and tha t they should state specifically the grounds upon which, in the said rev iew, should consider the right of granting fens to have been duly exercised or not, &c." they The Earl of LAUPILDALE cordially concurred with the Noble and Learned Lord. to The question being put, the proposition was immediate l y a g reed by the Rouse. The Insolvent Debtors' Bill was re-committed, and received severl Amendments, chiefly of a verbal nature/ on the suggqikou diC of Lauderdale. ;he; nCy • . uF r the e fence! es A. COBB , --- • GA on • , zid - • 457: fri4 - 1 -•'• k . • • • tcli 40,44,/v JULY 12 Ear , STANHO betiqc the Houst l a w. The meal extremely hard I generally wort 1 the rich. His 1 The Earl of , standing order o: railiament to re in which the nit Th.: Question neg 4, On the seam divide 1 - Comer) econ ! reading, The 11411 was Lcni Hot LAN :Og Ot the Ex-O On the gnestir The Duke wf measure. E;111 SPENCER and 5ugg , .:,1..-d ti the hill, or to tcr, to torn 7114 E 1 ol regard to a Bill a but sup Ikave out the wol the Bill, and alit This propf,6iti by Earl Spencer, Lord Walsinglui Earl SPENCER against the ineasi formerly been ar Amendment, to Noble Lord at th The Duke of .Friend. The Earl of L creasing the tax record proved to perous and grow The House di it, 32—Majority, The Comntitte reported, withou The Leather T The Carnatic the Muriatic Aci w.re read a;tliird The Royal As! among others to I Excise Act, the Act, the Copper Intercourse Act , Act. The H M ou ß se . P r 4 $:::GlIAM in the 1 The Lott]) CH4 Lord Mosß A, ported it. After which til M :::: g v u e ß n s beTflulerthei India titre ael o pt O n and t i n H i d ie v. p a ß ss a t 4 s u e tk s p sti eti le o enun i t t~ aei lotions resp ecting time to-morrow. Sir W. CuaTi, the London Prise