The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-26 00:00:00

JULY c 6. b!c. emotions of a true soldier, cast them from your ranks, a beings Ar ca ,iy conquered without a struggle the dr...unoracv of their na ture. to those only who rulv on the manliness of their own c i t . a cter, , such I C,lll to the fi.•141 of Lomita, and let our exclamation b e — 010 trod is with U Go on, carrying this conviction in out m i„d ; , hen yr:u received is to the bosoms of vour and hailed as their brave sons, and the dell.nilers o! U cir cAndrv. who hate o,ailiorl tout icnown. BARCLAY DL 101,11. Riga, July 1, 18t2. A.ll !TVA. New-York, jone 20th, Tcn o'Clock. IMPORTANT.-WAR wyrit ISRATAIN. Extract of .i letter liom `.Va , hirgton, dat:•d June 17 :—" The die is cast—the Senate of the Ukited States have tld, day decided the clues :Xter te.id , ys debate, by a majority of 19 to .13. War, therefore, is 111'y:table. They have passed a Bill fur issuing Exchequer Bills, so th•re will be no need tor direct taxes." In addition to the above, the fullowing General Orders have been issueu:— GENERAL. ORDr.I.S. " Head-quarten , , New York, June 20, 1812. 44 General Bloomfield announces to the troops, that War is declared digainst Gleat Banta a by the States. By Order, " B. MACFHERSON, Aide-de.Camp." The following Letter from Liverpo )1, dated the ISth instant, which was received in town on Monday, furnishes some strong corrobora tive information on the subject of the important fact above stated ; ,‘ I have to advi-e to you that a pilot-boat has arrived here to-day from New York, which she left on the '2J,I June, bringing accounts, tut the Senate, after deliberating seven days, had come to the Resolo tion of declaring War against Great Britain, 19 to 13.—An express hat arrived at New York, to Major Bloomfield, which he read at the head of his army, formally announcing that the United States had declared War against Great Britain. I think it proper to add, however, that t ie blouses in New York, whic'i dispatched the pilot-boat with this irfmnation, for the purpose of makisg speculations in produce, ex pressly ordered that, should the Orders in Council he revoked, their (Liverpool) were on no account to make any purchases for them :—this is a proof that this Declaration of War will be re !reale un tlh: arrival of the Gazette containing the revocation of the o:ders in Council. " Mackatel schooner had been dispatched from New York, by Mr. Motet, direct tor Falmouth, t he day bcfOre the pilot-boat saited. Wien the Sen Ate came to the Dec laration of War, the account of Mr. d tall was IVA kIIONViI At Washington, but was known at Ycrk." IMPERI 11, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, JULY 20. The Rnyal Assent was given by Commission to the Commercial Credit Lill, ami isank Token bill. The Parish Register Bill WAS re. pwted, And ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday. TUESDAY, JULY 21. The Stone Bottle Duty Bill %vas read a third time and passed. The L 'cal Tokens Bill was reported w;th okinexlments. The Duke of NORFOL K reque.4ed to be informed, whether or not Government had received any official intelligence of America having declared war against this country ? lord LlvcarooL answered, that information had been received cir cuitously, athe Senate having passed a vote to that effect, but he was nct prepared to state What measure had been adopted by the President of th, American States on the subject. WET)NEEDAY, JULY 22. Thq Royal Assent was given by Commission, to the Stone Bottles Duty B t u, and several others. The Manure Carriage Bill, and the Parish Register Bili, wen: read a third time and passed. THURSDAY, JULY 23. The Royal Assent was given to the Bankrupt Members and several other Bills. Lord HOLLAND enquired of Earl LIVERPOOL , if any steps had been taken by this countr y to elect an exchange of prisoners with 1. rance ? His Lordship replied, that no elfbrt, no zeal had been wanting to as an exchange on our part ; that it was not effected, was solely to he attributed to France. The Religious Worship Bill, and the Bill to prevent the escape of prisoners of war , were read a second time as• lso the Peace Pre was nervation Bill. -.,: -. TIIF, NATIONAL REGISTER. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR. the Clandestine Mar.. nage Bill,was ordered to be committed that day three months. Hts Lordship ass!gned as a reason, that several cases connected with the princip:es of the Bill were then under judicial decision; and it would convenient to wait till it was acertained what the law actually was. 11 j c urned. FRIDAY, JULY 2-1. The House went into a Committee on the Toleration B;11, and on the suggestion of the Loan CHANCELLOR, the clause granting immu nities to Preachers exercising secular employments was left out, making, theietre, such Preachers as were engaged in trade liable to the same burtnens a. other persons in trade. The .Frame Work Knitters' Bill was opposed, on the second reading, by Lords Lauderdale, Liverpool, Holland, and Sidmouth, and being thus rejected on all sines, was consequently-thrown out. The PeaCe Preservation Bill, and the Prisoners' Escape Bill passed through the Coptnit tee, an.l, atter some business concerning Appeali, the House adjourned. SATURUAY, juxy 25. The Vote of Credit Bills, the Volunteers„ Agent, General's, and the White Herring Fishery Bills, passed through Committees of the who,le House, and were reported without any Amendment. The A mentlinents 111.0 C by the Commons to the Insolvent Debtors Bills were u•dtred to be taken icto consideration on Monday : The Frcnch Prisoners' Escape Bill, was, atter receiving two Amendments, by way of Rider, proposed by the Lord Claancellora read a third time and passed. On the D.:Tort of the Dissenters Worship Bill, Lord ERSKINE expressed his thorough satistaction at the measure, which, instead of injuring the Established, hurch, would tix it more firmly upon a rock.. The Big was ordered to be read a third time on Monday.—Ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY luLy 120. Lord C A sTLEREAGI oberved, that it was not the intention cf Minist,:rs to press the lint now in the House through this Ses sion, !or Jpnointing a Vice Chancellor to assist in the Court of Chan cery. He would now mercy correct a misapprehension, which was, that the public would t incumbered with a fresh expence ;on the contrary, '2 . ,04);.11. of the new salary would be taken front the profits of the Chancellor, thmtgli his business would not be at all diminished. The Insolvent Dehtors Bill W3S read a second time. The Peace Prese , vat ion Bill, and the Toleration Act Bill, were read a third time uid passel. TUI.SDAY, JULY 41. Mr. Sur p !DAN rose, pursuant to notice, to move for a copy of the ()rdcr sent Ly the Attorney-General of Ireland to Mr. Fitzpatrick, r2qiiiripg his attendan.:e at his (the Attorney-General's) house. Ile Alta:tanned any idea of imputing blame at present to Mr. Saurin, and shortly vindicated the publication on whic;t the proceeding was untied. Mr. W. Pot.F. conteutled that the bock was a gross libel, and pro— mised, that it . the Right Monourable t;eptletnan would wait until the action commenced by Mr. Fitzpatrick against the Attorney-General had hz.c.ii determined, satisfactory intortuation should be atlbrded. Some discussion arose, alter wilich the motion was negatived by a majority of 44. OVERTURES FOR PEACE. Mr. SHERIOI , : then called the attention of the House to another motion, of txhich he had given notice, respecting the late correspon. deuce between this Country and Fruice He could not help advert ing to what had fait n from his Hon. Frit nd, ;Mr. Whitbread) en this subject, 'Nilo see:lie:l to liink din a fair opportunity Ira:. otlercd by the late overtures from France, Of ri tking Peace ; but though he should, no doubt, expose. himself to the adintaUctstons of his Hon. Friend, he could not conceive by ‘N;!:11 atgutnent ltc would shew that such an opportunity lritt been otteresl. Notwithstanding the great authority of hi]; Hon. trnmd, lie must give the same character to 111.• overture made by ta.xce he had form:fly done, that it was a perfi dious and tositluous overture—perfidious, a a compliance with it won hi have necessarily led us to break our faith with our aVies—and insiduous, as it was not i7cant to be ziztdressed to us, but to operate an intimidation t Russia. Napt,leon's proposition amounted merely to this, that Great silent(' r(lcase Ili. troops in Spain, and enable him to send them acainst Kussia. And why did lie go to war with Rinisia ? llecaue Kussia hid ass i sted is the maintenance of that maritime pawei which it was h;s great object to crush. No other answer therefore, he contended, 4. :I have bee.' consistently given, but that returned by the Noblc (Hear, hear !j Napo leon was certainly right in not sending any reply, as he could not fin a n oinent supp , se that we believed him NinLcre. He We( trd to ptv the distressed and agitated state of t!Us country ; but supposing that such was the state of the country, and if the question _Avert to come to this wncthcr we should undergo this accumulated MIMS or yleik. MMV4I lOW I. 453' )