The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-06 00:00:00

NATIONAL RE3IISTER. logne, _ nich arc to be augmented to the number of 60,000 troops, for the purpose .of creating a diversion on the enemy's coast. The Empress LOUISA having caught a se vere cold, the day of the affair of the Naiad, has set out on her return to Paris, escorted by a vast re tinue of military Officers. The Boulogne flotilla consists of 33 gun-boats, 30 praanis, and 37 brigs. Every exertion was made to complete their equip ment, and Ireland was generally said to be the ob ject of their destinatiou. A vessel is arrived from Dif-ppe, from whence she sailed on the 2d. BUONAPAIITE is understood to have been at that time at Antwerp with Admiral MISSIESSY reviewing the fleet. From Antwerp he was to proceed to Rotterdam and Amsterdam.— C i n his return he was to remain some time at The -following particulars, respecting the flotilla at Boulcgne, are derived from a source on which we can pl a c t ; the utmost reliance : The flotilla consist. of 16 ship praarns ' with twelve 24 pound ers and 112 men each ; .2.11 brio's, with false keels, from six to eight 24-pounders, and from 7 0 to 80 men ; eight schooners, of 13 guns and 40 men each, 'arid SOO gun-boats, with two 24- Dutch. and 26 men each; the a Udlors chiefly Flemish and Dutch. Five hundred impressed men lately arrived from Holland. Several gun-boats out of repair. The crews mustered on shore every Sunday, and taught infantry movements. • About 30,000 soldiers at Boulogne under Marshal MY, all , French, except three Dutch battalions. Be oN PARTE made a tour to the different naval arsenals. The EMPRESS having been wet by the spray in a boat, return• ed to Paris. Commodore COUPE I who was taken, did not belong to Bou logne, but was one of BuONAPARTE'S suite. While B U ONAPARTE accuses this country of fabri cating correspondence, and publishing forged inter cepted letters, let us see what is his conduct ? The following article, though dated frond Memel, is evidently manufactured at Paris. We extract it from the Journal de l'Empire. 66 MEMEL, Auo. 30.—A1l the letters from London agree in stating that affairs are at such a crisis, that a change must take place ere long. We shall content ourselves with the following extracts from these letters: One from London of the 26th of July, speaks of the " incon ceivable depreciation of commercial produce, the amount of which increases every moment. The misery is in consequence general, and war with the United States inevitable : which will finish us." A lady writes under the same date to one of her friends, near Lunebourg :—" I dont wi'h to speak of politics; but I cannot avoid saying that we have the greatest apprehensions relative to persons serving in Portugal. Those who have friends or re latives are the victims of fear and grief—War with America is on the point of breaking out." A letter from London of the 25th of July, addressed to Ko nigsburg, says—" The news we have here from the Peninsula is far from favourable, and this lowers the tone of our journa lists. They try to amuse us with stale expressions, and to leave us in ignorance as much as possible." Another letter from London of the 9th August contains some interesting details :—Dutch Ducats and Frederick d'Or are very scarce and dear; Travellers pay 265. for a Guinea; 12s. 6d. for a Ducat; and 2.35. 6d. for a Frederick d'Or." - " M. G. announces that the harvest has been very bad in England. 66 A great number of other letters do but repeat the same news in other words."—Juuraial de l'Ernpire. Parliament was prorogued on Friday by Com mission, in the usual form, till Tuesday, the I(2th of November. The Commissioners were, the Laid Chancellor, the Earl of Aylesford, and Lord Nlid grave. The Commons were represepted by Mr. Dyson, Clerk Assistant, and the Officets of -the House- Wednesday, the Marquis Wellesley and Lord W. Bentinck had audiences of the Prince Regent at York House, after which they went to the Foreign Office in Downing-street, where a Council was held on the affairs of Sicily. Lord W. Bentinck at tended at the Foreign Office during the deliberations of the Council. Lord William Bentinck left town on Friday af ternoon ; but it is supposed not yet for Sicily. The Menelaus frigate is waiting at Falmouth to carry out his Lordship. American Papers have put us in possession of intelligence from Caraccas, to the 9th July. On the sth of that month the General Congress of the pro vinces of Venezuela assembled, consisting of forty Representatives, among whom was General MI RANDA, who appeared for Barcelona. On this oc casion they threw off the mask of attachment to FERDINAND, and framed a declaration of complete and unqualified independence. A Brazil Mail is arrived, bringing advices from the River Plate down to the middle of August.— The war between the contending parties of Monte Video and Buenos Ayres is carried on with much vigour, the- siege of Monte Video continuing by land, • while Elio retaliates by bombarding Buenos Ayres by sea. It is said that the Portuguese Go vernment, alarmed at their proceedings, has at length determined to interfere with a powerful military force. The following letter from Rio de la Plata will be found to relate two important facts : " BUENOS AYRES, JULY 12.—Since the short-lived attempt of the Cabildo to blockade this port, that measure has not been resumed. The Nereus has sailed for Monte Video ; and it is said to be the intention of Captain ilitvwdos to order all British vessels to leave that port, and to proceed to any other they choose—as. Elio has not suffered them to hoist their colours, and thereby to be prcitected from the fire of the besieging Buenos Ayres army. Several important documents from Buenos Ayres were also received. An official statement of the public force estimates the army of that city at 3783 men, independent of the volunteers. A dispatch from Chili declares the purpose of that Govern ment to support the capital of Buenos Ayres against limo's nefarious designs. Government has appointed a Commission for ' mediating between Spain and her American Colo nies. The names of those composing the Commis sion will be found in Tuesday's Gazette. It is mat ter of deep regret that this measure has been so long delayed. After the Declaration of Independence issued by the Congress of Venezuela, it is not pro bable that they will listen to any proposals for re verting to a state of Colonial subjection ; and before the Commissioners can have an opportunity of en tering upon their functions, we may expect to. hear that the other provinces of South America have also renounced the sovereignty of the Mother Country. A Jamaica Mail arrived on Thuursday. The papers and letters received by her completely cony tradict a report current in the American Papers of late, of an insurrection in that island. There has been a trifling affray ;t St. Jago de la Vega, between a party of Maroons and some Slaves and Free People, which probably gave origin to the, rumour. Some persons have lately been taken up and exa mined before the Privy Council of Jamaica.. A mong them is a man from St. Domingo, said to be Sccretary of Rigaud, and a Colonel Lapointe. 632 THE logne, cons sts chiefly of conscripts,wh