The National Register. — London, England, 1812-05-17 00:00:00

....-4-.1.....P-Nol I THE NATIONAL REGISTit:A.t. 'ur Nag, Conattution, a►.ia ILakvss. PRINTkI) AND PUBLISHED AT NO. 5, PICKE TT•STREET ) STRAND, NEAR TEMPLE BAR. N°. 229. SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1812. PRICE 9d, HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF ?HZ LA FE RIGHT HONOURABLE SPENCER PERCEV AL. The bolts of Divine wrath had hitherto smitten our enemies alone. Confirmed in her independence, enlarged in her dominions, and increased in power, England tower ed among the nations, like the oak of our forests, green and vigorous in, the midst of trees withered by age or rent by whirlwinds. The storms which we encountered only served to brace and display our strength. Empires sunk beneath their violence ; whilst we rose above the wrecks of States—the refuge of the fallen, the stay of the weak, the ally of the brave! Placed in the post of watch fulness and danger, with experience to guide, and might :o assist others, we never shrunk from our difficult and always perilous task ; but performed it with zeal, firm less, and fidelity. Every nation that dared to defend its rights and territory against the spoiler of the Continent, became our friend and shared our resources. Even foes claimed our aid : hands raised for nearly an age in hos tility against us, were now lifted in supplication —men, went to curse us as outcasts of Christiall;:i dof God, called upon us to protect their liberties and religion,—nor called in vain. J f success did not attend aiwav our conjoin ed exertions, it was because, in ;lie corruption of European Cabinets our antagonist found his strongest arm. The poople, frequently betrayed by their rulers, were enslaved, and armies sold by their own Commanders, perished. Eat when true patrio;-km invoked our assistatice : when natiens sought really to be free, aid fought the cprit of freedom, our treasures we Lot expended, nor blood was not shed in vain. Portugal .blessed her delive:ers, and Spain hailed the dawn of reviving independence. Al ready bad the keys of her enslaved provinces, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, been wrenched by British heroism, from the grasp of her lawless invaders.—Already had the i common enemy collected all his force to oppose our pro gress, and been compelled to fly back on every side, when the man, whose energetic and provident rn.nd doubled our means by calling every latent spring of power into action ; whose skill wielded those means so effectually as to repel the hostility of a world in arms, and to rescue na tions from servitude—the man, who seated at the helm of public affairs at a time of unusual difficulty and danger, raised his country to an height of glory unequalled in the annals of mankind, as a reward for his eminent services—. fell, basely murdered by an assassin !—The consequences of such a fall the world will long feel, and sincerely lament. The enemies of human freedom will rejoice ; for those nations that looked up with confidence to our Government for powerful aid in their struggles against v ni. V. Mo. CCXX7X. '.la*C4 1-"'4 -f.: 4. their oppressors, will be struck with despondency ant; may. His unshaken firmness was the pillar of thei hopes : and on whom can they now securely rely, win it may happen that his opponents, who ever urged tle abandonment of our Allies, or the curtailment of on assistance as a matter of necessity, succeed to his post an change the whole political system of our country ? murder of CiEeita restored a momentary gleam of liberty to Rome, and yet it has always excited more pity tha' admiration. The assassination of PER/TN - AL plunges whole nation, which it deprives of its ablest Minister, ir!, mourning, and will be remembered throughout all age with unfeigned regret and abhorrence of the deed. Borl perished in the Senate. But the former was a conquer dyed with human blood, and surrouuded with the spoil• of freedom. The latter N‘ts the friend and faithful set vant of his country and his King—the champion of Eu ropean independence. CIESICS private character belie( his martial glory, and presented an infamous debancbee, clad in dictatorial purple. PEIWEVAL'S virtues, as a ma: equalled his abilities and patriotism as a Minisnr. A tete Cl.ristian, an affectionate hosband, father, end friend—faire towards his God, and love for his fellow-creatures, dwell with unstained purity in his heart—whilsi Charity towaeti , the poor, sincerity, and benevolence towards all, formed the other features of his amiable and excellent character. Lo-t to this world, to which he presented so bright an ex ample of public and private virtue, he has now exchanged political cares for heavenly joys, and transitory l'or everlasting fel;city. his grateful country has adopted his children, Estery shall repeat his name, and posterity will honour it. Power is generally deemed, not only the idol, but the reward of Public Men. Fascinating at a distance, no.ie but those who possess it can know its real nature. It is then that the gem of envied lustre grows dirt,, and the diamond which sent forth such brilliant light, is proved a coal. It is then the burden would often be gladly thrown aside, but is retained through a sense of public duty. g , To an upright Minister (f Great Britain," says a Statesman, whose authority few will be disposed to question, the Right Hon. GEORGE ROSE, " zealous fo l . the interest and honour of his country, there is no reward of profit, emolument, or patronage, which can be esteemed a compensation, for the labours, the privations, the anxieties, or the dangers of bii situation. It is in the approbation of his Sovereign, and the suffrage of his countrymen, added to his own conviction, of having done every thing to deserve it, that he must look for that re ward, which is to cransole him for all the cares and trot, bles of his station ; the opposition of rivals, the misrepr. - 71a..1 4 `.:.~.~ , )X 4:4 , V-r:•"1" .• • • V- L ' . ' • .. : , s :" r • S 71 , : r4 . . - , en,e: ,e,eeee.:;,e o " . ,•• . i .., -.: e • -• :. :....i•e ~,:; •• '. . ..e . : ;',.*- •'.: ' e . e . .....,--: - -,,,...,-:, • . . . _ i THE NATIONAL REGlSTit:Hitit. k 3 ..' • : 0 ZUr 1! i ag ) Conotitution, and itakvss. '-; PUNTED AND PUBLISHED AT NO. 5, PICKETT-STREET ) STRAND, NEAR TEMPLE BAR. 'it , IIMIMMIMIIMINOMOM 1 N°. 229. SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1812. PRICE 9d. '' e HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT their oppressors, will be struck with despondency an .. i e _ OF THZ LAIR may. His unshaken firmness was the pillar of thei 4. , RIGHT HONOURABLE SPENCER PERCEV AL. :.-. hopes : and on whom can they now securely rely, whi - •„ —. i .e.- it may happen that his opponents, who ever urged tle .: The bolts of Divine wrath had hitherto smitten our ~ enemies alone. Confirmed in her independence, enlarged abandonment of our Allies, or the cuttailment of o n assistance as a matter of necessity, succeed to his post an in her dominions, and increased in power, England tower - e: change the whole political system of our country ? 'TT ~ ed among the nations, like the oak of our forests, green • and vigorous in, the midst of trees withered by age or i murder of CIEeAR restored a momentary gleam of liberty s , rent by whirlwinds. The storms which we encountered ii to Rome, and yet it has always excited more p i ty tine • . e • only served to brace and display our strength. Empires n ' admiration. The assassination of PERCTX.II. plunges sunk beneath their violence ; whilst we rose above the II whole nation, which it deprives of its ablest Min i ster , il• ' , wrecks of States—the refuge of the fallen, the stay of the 1 1 mourning, and will be remembered throughout all age weak, the ally of the brave! Placed in the post of watch I with unfeigned regret and abhorrence of the deed. Bet! i,'• fulness and danger, with experience to guide, and might perished in the Senate. But the former was a cotiquere• ;-... to assist others, we never shrunk from our difficult and ,I dyed with human blood, and surrounded with the spoil. .• • always perilous task ; but performed it with zeal, firm- r' of freedom. The latter sys the friend and faithful ser , ness, and fidelity. Every nation that dared to defend its 1 vans of his countr y and his King—the chair:Teel of Fed , ± against rights and territory the spoiler of the Continent, I ropean independence. CIESAR'S p rivate char-et:tie- belie( -. . i• became our friend and shared our resources. Even foes his martial glory, and presented an infamous deloancbee, 4 claimed our aid : hands raised for nearly an nee in hos- I clad in dictatorial purple. PEIWEVACS virtues, as a ma: ~ ; 11 e, p, tility against us, were now lifted in supplication —men, ; equalled his abilities and patriotism as a 'VII. Inist..!r. A trie .. Christian, an affectionate husband, father, end friend—fait]: 4 :. went to curse les as outcasts of Cbristiari;:e ..!'d of God, 1, et; -o, - „.. 0 . called upon us to protect their liberties and religion,—nor :' towards his God, ena love for his fellow-creatures, &so— e z e e so called in vain. J f success did not attend always en , - conjoin- i with unstained p urit y in his heart—whilse Charity toward' - . ;ed exertions, it was because, in :lee corruption of European r the poor, sincerity, and benevolence towards all, for:ned .. 4 . Cabinets our antagonist found his strongest arm. The n the other features of his amiable and excel lent character. .. people, frequently betrayed by their rulers, were enslaved, Log to this world, to which he presented so bright an ex- „ II ,: ~. and armies sold by their own Commanders, perished. ,° ample of public an.l pi iyete virtue, he has now exchanged :,.. i 4 lint when true patricoism invoked our assistance : when p olitical cares for heavenl y j oys, and transitory harp:tee:: ‘,..--, !or everlasting fel;city. his grateful cou ntr y has adopted 7•;.' ....,, natiens sought really to be free, aod fonglit wnh the sisn:it 4of freedom, our treasures wele not expended, eer ni oo d it his children, histery shall repeat his name. , and posterity . ee will honour it. , was not shed in vain. Portugal .blessed her deliverers, 1 1;e and Spain hailed the dawn of reviving independence. Al- Power is generally deemed, not only the idol, but the , v ready bad the keys of her enslaved provinces, Ciudad reward of Public Men. Fascinating at a distance, meie ...... Rodrigo a nd Badajoz, b e en wrenc hed by British heroism, but those who possess it can know its real nature. It is 4' from the grasp of her lawless invaders.—Already had the then that the gem of envied lustre grows din,, and the ;'.'.. common enemy collected all his force to oppose our pro- diamond which sent forth such brilliant light, is proved gross, and been compelled to fly back on every side, when a coal. It is then the burden would often be gladly ;. , 1 ~ , the man, whose energetic and p r o v ident mind doubled thrown aside, but is retained through a sense of public' Our means by calling every latent spring of power into d ut y. g , T o an upright Minister of Great Britain," says o „: ' .4 ;* action ; whose skill wielded those means so effectually as a Statesman, whose authority few will be dis p osed to 1.7.... :to repel the hostility of a world in arms, and to rescue na - uest i on , the Right Hon. GEORGE. ROSE, " zealous fol . - - 1,, ~' tions from servitude—the man, who seated at the helm of the interest and honour of his country, there is no reward `...: Public affairs at a time of unusual difficulty and danger, of p ro fit, emolument, or patronage, which can he • ''''' raised his country to an height of glory unequalled in the esteemed a compensation, for the labours, the privations,'-'" annals of mankind, as a reward for his eminent services— th e a nxieties, or the dangers of bie situation- It is in the 'i'''' fell, basely murdered by an assassin !--The consequences approbation of his Sovereign, and the • suffrage of his : . of such a fall the world will long feel, and sincerely countrymen, added to his own conviction, of having done r'.' lament. The enemies of human freedom will rejoice ; every thing to deserve it, that he must look for that re- e.. " for those nations that looked up with confidence to our ward, which is to console him for all the cares and we e. ~_.. --; Government for powerful aid in their struggles against bles of his station ; the opposition of rivals, the misrepe. _ 44 ; it 'd- V- Mo. CCXYJX. a L..• n r c At i ; ,