The National Register. — London, England, 1811-04-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY. THE DUKE 041 YORg. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] It affords infinite satisfaction to perceive the dawn of reason again displays itself in the minds of Englishmen ! and that jus tice and loyalty are likely to display their sacred brilliancy in the political hemisphere of Great Britain, by restoring the country a Commander in Chief, that has ever proved himself, by the whole series of his military conduct, an ornament to the army and a pil lar of success and strength to the kingdom's prosperity—How ex ceedingly anxious must those persons be who feel an interest in old England's superiority, to behold the enemies of the August Douse of Brunswick retire—huinb/cd as their nefarious plots, and designs have merited—and to know the injured object of their unconstitutional conspiracy—His Royal Highness Frede rick Duke of York—is reinstated in a command he is so worthy of possessing ! and a situation his Royal Highness has so zbly 611LZ—both as a military minister, and patron of military merit ! 4 i t ....... ••• • • • jT. . .4- •44,.. • NO. _ • 71%, THE NATIONAL REGISTER-. MISCELL4NIE& —.....0.—_ MEETING AT LLOYD's. On the ae.neral Meeting of the Subscribers, held to receive the report of the Committee, mho were instructed to oppose the Marine Insurance Bill in Parliament, it was stated, that their labours had proved successful; and concluded with recommend , . ing to the Subscribers , that " they do vote to Joseph Marryatt, Esq. M. P. the Thanks of the General Meeting, for the very able support the Conimittee received from him from time to time; and the Committee further recommended, that the House do vote to Mr. Marryatt a piece of plate of the value of five hundred pounds." Mr. Benjamin Shaw, in an appropriate speech, moved a resolution to the purport reconumnded by the Committee ; which being seconded and about to be put from the Chair, Mr. Rowcrofc moved, as an amendment, that the Meeting " do now adjourn ;" which amendment was seconded by Mr. fill, and on the question beiug put it was rejected. The original question was then put and carried by a very great ma jori y. 't he Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the Committee; ai4 the Meeting, ilfter voting their Thanks to Mr. Jasper Vaux, the Chairman, adjourned. _" • PRINCE REGENT's Comm—Thursday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton House, which was attended by the Cabinet ►Ministers, &c. Major-General Hodg son was introduced to the Council, and sworn in Commander in Chid of the I , land of Curaya. Sir John Cradd , )elt was also intr , ,duced to the Council, and sworn in Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Foster had an audience, and took leave of his Royal Highness previously to his departure for America, on his mission. Notice was given at the Bank and 'Wick Fxchange, on Tues day, that offers will he received in Dublin : on the 19th instant, for a loan of two millions for Ireland. For every 1001. sterlingi there will Be allowed 1201. in the Irish 3i, per cents. with interest thereon from December last ; the bidding to be in Irish Trea sury Dills, bearing 5 per cent. interest. The luau for the present year is stated at nineteen millions.— New taxes are,-iris said, to be laid on pottery and porcelain, and Swedish and Battle timber, and au equalization of duties ow barley and sugar used in distillation. The Bank is now paying all the dividends, under five pounds, in specie. There have been payments to a considerable amount made in half guineas, seven shilling pieces, and dollars. A proposition made in the Court of Directors of the East India Company, last week, for the continuanceof Sir George Barlow in the Government of Madras, is stated to have been negatived. The Antwerp fleet is certainly preparing to sail, and we have a strong force. watching for them. Letters from Sweden speak with confidence of the change in the politics of Russia. It is stated, that the Emperor Alex ander had come to the resolution of declarile to Europe his decided neutrality ; and that he w4uld hulfer his mer chants to trade with any of the nations thereof, Englandltot excepted. • Count Gottorp, the ci-derant King of Sweden, arrrived at • Ileligolandom Use 2rl. instant, where he intends to sojourn for two months. The island of Anholt, where the little garrison of marirri successfully resisted fen times their number, is about thirty miles in circumference.—Captain Maurice, who led on this brave hand, deserves isilleire praise. The:island rants is a‘so - ship of • war, -and .15 the garrison took - more prisoner* than the amount of their own mileher, we understand that the officers engaL:ed in the brilliant exploit are entitled - tO pro motion.—The dignity of a Baronet will be conferred on the gala. hint Caistain Mate ice. The Vice-Chancellor of CambriJe read on Monday to the Members of the University, in Senate assembled, a letter front the new Chancellor, respectfully accepting the office so-bona ably conferred upon him. • T. Bistt solicits the attention of the Public to the Saeryfe of the present Lottery, which contains Sixty Capital- Vi iaes, all to be drawn on the Birth-day of our beloved Sovereign. Scheme , : —4 Prizes of 20,C,C01. are 80,0001. ; 24 of 10001. are 24,0001. ; of 5001. are 16,0001, ; 60 of 501. are 30001. ; 1000 of 251. are 25,000 L 1000 of e.Ol. are 20,0001.; 2000 of 161. are 32,0001.-20,000 Tict liets.-200,0001.—Tickets and Shares are selling in great variety at both of Erstes truly fortunate Oflices where in the last Lot tery .2 Prizes of 20,0001. in the Lottery before '2 Prizes of 20,0001. and in the last. 15 months 7 Prizes of .20,0001. and 37 other Capital Prizes, were Shared and Sold, andttu: Monty paid oil demand, at. 4, Cornhill, and 9. Charing-cross. Motineaux, the black ptorili.t, is. in _training foe Cregson's sturdy Lancashire man, at Birmingham, with Ric . hmond. I'lse couilx.tt wilttalt4 place early in May, and the ebony champion 'is sal' the'favourite. MILITARY INQUIRY. The Thirteenth Report of the Commissioners of Military In quiry has been printed. It embraces the office of the Master st;ineral, and Board of Ordnance. It dwells prineirally upon the Civil Establishment of the Ordnance, and the great increase of its expences within the few last years. It concludes with re unumending a new formation of the Board of Ordnance, and a new arrangement of the business of the Department, with a view to greater simplicity and economy In conducting It, and a more defined responsibility in those who have the ac tnal management of it. The alterations which it recommended are— That there should he only one Secretary attached to the of fice of the - Master-General, with a salary not exceeding 804 a year, in lieu of fees and every OM:I!. The business of the of fice to be caned on under the same roof with the general busi ness of the Ordnance. office to Two Clerk's appointed to the Lieu . be discontinued, as unnecessary. The fourjunior Members of the board to be abolished; and the Board .of Ordnance, like those of the Admiralty and Trea sury, to he constituted - by one general COMIIII3SIOII, with the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance at - its head, with the powers exercised by the present Board, subject, however, to the Master-General's interference; and not more than two of the Commissioners to sit in Parliament. The salary of the Lieutenant-General not to exceed 15001. a year, and those of the four Junior Commissioners at 12001. a year, in lieu of every thing. Allowance for stationary, and the practice of etnploying per *ems in the pay of the public in their domestic service, to be discontinued through the whole department. Instead of the present offices at tie Tower, an office of 4 turvey and cheque, a money accountant efßee, and a store acoountaiit office to he constituted. The office of clerk of the deliveries to be abolished, and the actual custody, &c. of the stores to he committed• to a new officer, called. the Tower Store-keeper. The'eace of survey and checque to be the same, with the exception of the tonnaiing of stores, &c. as is now carried on in the Surveyor -general's office; and that of the IVloney-Ac cou=tant.office, the same as in the office of the Clerk tit the Ordnance, except the recording of orders, warrants, &c. LIEUT.-COLONEL Be E.—Thif young soldier, at the head of his brave Portuguese regiment, made a charge on the French line, when he received a musa.et ball in the thigh; notwithstand ing the effusion of blood, he advanced to the very muzzles of the enemy's muskets, sward in hand, when he received a bay onet wound in his right arm, entering at his wrist, and vne trating to his elbow ; he then was made prisoner, and carried to the rear of the enemy's line; his faithful soldiers seeing their be loved Commander taken prist.mer, rushed forward,bearieg down every thing .before them, and carried him back in triumph. Colonel Bushe was in the whole of the ever to be lamented Sir John Moore's campaign, in which he underwent the greatest privations, having been obliged to shoot his two chargers, aed, when he arrived at Corunna, was literally naked. A Court Nlartial is at length ordered to investigate the charges -brought by Governor 13liAli against Lieutenant-Colonel Jolly,- t ittine, in consequence of the disputes whipi pDAIj p4ce Dy tany ,achecal Kerp:l is the'Vresiciek. • • ••••••••••, ••• A • • . , ...Y..* • ...