The National Register. — London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

REVIEW OF LITERATI THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SKETCH or for MILITARY AND POLITICAL POWER or RUSSIA, IN r 4ll " M kt *. ' , • _am} 1 1 4‘.. :4 1 (Cunclideciftiros 10 We doted the obseivationi iti‘iir bat number on the " Sketch of the Power of Russia" scheme for the march of an army to india. Having settled that point entirely to his own satisfaction, he procctds to , will(' up thil portion of .his rhapsody in a style unlike any 'thing 'tve remember to have saint. eacept in that very entainiag and veracious listoryi ...via Adventurer of BllibliVertehausen;" Russia, with a lice edemas upOrtwe rand, siewilieb there 4.4 not navigation above kelithe year, and in one them, the Baltic, not e.onteut with as establishment-of above fi l my sell of the line In the ports of Archangel, Cronstedt. !Revel, Ng. eastopol, Cheroots; notwithstanding the pressuee of .tlre Wein+ war, Lei been iseessently building, and Is building Stith increasing activity, the-heaviest line of 'tante ships, Alexander knows as well** any Widish Admiral, that ships `et any force or of say amount are et' no value without seamen tostarle..te thenl; and that seamen cannot be for Med on in land yeas alone. Heal's, lusow• end feels, as well as any eat isousist in Lampe, that ships are costly vanities if -bath only ror ostentation. There is no sovereign who would have beta km inclined to divert his treasure from state necessities, fur ; the inditige.nee.of this unprofitable purselt,'than Alexander. There is, therefore, &vitt/Mee amounting to einivietion, that he has always proposed ioaccompl6b the instractiom 01 Peter the Greg!, s aid ementh his empire until he can eitablish that real maritime power which himself purl people -hare wined more since they have seen BO midi commercial wealth, or, as they terse It,' atiorsial gold, flow into their country.— . . • Patent was, qui seartjestitar, data renew potori.• It is pot likely that he win be satisfied with a Dutch per mitt but whether he will seek to establish himself in the ports et Norway, la Zealand, in the Aroliipelago, in the Illediter mean ;.or whether, like the son or JOpiter 'tempi on the beaks of the Elyphaiss letavill say, " Orr empire shalt have we other trouads.hban Mose which. (iod has set so the earth"...- tune will show. - Are then Earls - Ise,. and Asia, and America (of which hemis phere nothinglses been said, fur the hour is not yet ripe though it teeter with matter of the highest snoureatto lb; va! ) / 1 0 , to mak IV ffic lts preservation tbeiriods pendehee? • " -Mast the itAbitiatillei be the law o f the un i verse ! Rossi*, like Masse irelie Ale image of Mile the wretter, to be looking round in vain for anipmtgonist ? Panful as it is to reflect that a war for the restoration et tee balance of power shouW have ended In the overthrow of, ell balance ; in the snlisdfistien of send dominion, for a ma. mentury authority ; in a nations/ supeemaey, instead of the supremacy ot one extraordinary man, subject to all the vicim 'diodes of butane and the infirmities of humanity : it is nao vertkeless true • and so long as France is not re-united at Europa, so lasi as she •cintnit be reedered cortributive to the gragstaysesatoof defeat*, emefilltersucts and nation oat, Ihp malloskyssaattaiseitheirisshisace.s• •tka f or b e a ram e Alexander." . , , .• . In ths close of Oa . *WO Wale, are we to under stand that th,a, au** _4lpuipaa Ruda . by " solid dm& mien," and apaaapailtOrlir 44 lailiilentary authority P-1 if so, an wesilessisahrsourhor whether? years ago;whesal be was serving his country usefully as a parttraa ehiet be. thought the authority of that man was " tory ?" Or does he - believe the " English Noblissime whose authority be is so proud to quote, or the " ilh trious advocate ofjustice," was of that opinion ? These two worthy friends, we know, were of that second sighted party, who so frequently foretold the slaying and taking captive of every' British soldier which the ignorant temerity of the government had landed on the Continent. The author tells us that we have substi tuted a " National supremacy," instead of the " supre macy of one extraordinary man, subject to all the vicis situdes of fortune and the infirmities of humanity."— Surely Sir Robert is not silly enough to mean that the supremacy of Russia is a "'ratio/se/ supremacy, or that Alexander is free from those infirmities to which the one eziromrdinary wan was subject; or that in the event of his embarking in the wild schemes of national aggrandisement, which it is the business of this strange book to point out, he will be secure against the " vicis situdes of fortune, and the infirmities of humanity."— To the writer of such nonsense and his admirers, we may justly apply the line of the poet:— •` lin sot waive souvent un plus sot pone le lire." The author next proceeds to an inquiry into the ac tual state. 1* France, Austria, Turkey, and England. The even... which have taken place in France, between the period when this portion of the book was written and its publication, bays been . rrther unfortunate for the author's reasoning:— " When alllanaes, (says he,) are formed, it is presumed that governmeats represent the people 'mewed, and that the force of the nation ts at their diapo,al. tv lien a combination with France is proposed, France eaght to suggest the Image of a sovereign power capable to bring into action the resources and exertions of twenty - -six, millions of people. Is that, however, the state of France ? Will any man who has been is that tonntry affirm, as the honest belief : ad his mind, that such an union exists between the Crona and the subjects as would permit the experiment of armies being formed, under the banners of the lilies, to marrh ea:KJ act in concert with its allies? Will not all men who have judgments to exercise, and minds independent enough to speak truth, without regard to istemast, admit as their sincere conviction that the Bout buns glaset remain without military protection ; and yet that the daelaille ail native farce would esdanger their overthrow ?" MI &rails farther on he asks us— e wing esosr done with a govetoment wbosee xis'eace de lphinia** sioEtion of Europe ior its support and, if OCT.: C _ .... deprived. el aid,•and obliged to connect Itself to supposedjealousioa MU entortaillei Where 'nine east with sons fri ti e li T ma towe l, es, Ilea oder no security, that the ex i st. Th e career o f peace and of internal improvement soldiers, hen a , will, with arms In their bands, obey ke thutroyaaauth or ltye is beneficial to all ;bat whatnot& circumstance - - . . . of..Engiand and of.-t e r ui cit of either aria As flirjtobert is so •..•. v . . the first acts elf 0e Le alterinely flat** the details elf . • • Beterltillut, executeikh ' . :., „ • :. ''•lgetchai whm silippoent &tigers, aril/ fidae hftcdscaws, advanced tr Wh re andther plebe - his Com ii i rat -i, he l'unnot but men who are „ ever happy except when drawing ammo elircve c i:l ; hF,-.-,iv ~ - 12 Rt i artar .l 1 ,?° - rec* .4 ji 4 e g°Au x ii, 3 c i than iYublic attention, whatever be the means , of how- M. de ale •---tte new law Of Etection, the entpu27- ever minelli.vous the consequences. runt or ore 'gismo . hay.pay_ood . the '.grauting - 'ut Itonotirs to . tlin ' ra t s and Dnies of Buenaparte's NEW - POLICE REPORT, creation, cannot, 'EV agreeable to his taste. As Ile is „ . SO indignitAt at the 41Cd8lng tht blood of some —..a11i5.... - of the-generais; he: wilreertitinlf-rercnce at the ho- ieuntinstedgirmisoteekta.) nouns to' Which aka air- advanced, and congratu- - late himself thit,he has lived to see even the infamous SF.COND REPORT FROM THE COMMITTET Davoust basking in the sunshine of royal favour. POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS. Sir 4lbbt4t'apicttire . of t fi e• present state of Austria is Mr. J. Wain, called in ; and Examined. . mast clehroltstblevitatt we .Me • 110 - . eispoled to think it Yon acted as constable in otte of the parishes of West. ranch 'oreiehit.. ; 'but eftei all she has suffered be the minsiee, did you not t--I did; St. Ann's Soho. aggressions ce---by the thousands of hostile bay- Itwhat year?—ln the years 1810 and Dill ; part o f eac h 'ofsai oneta which have plouhed Ler through and through, it year.o g an you give the committee any information as to the. is curious enough r ho hear Sir Robert talking of her manne r i n w hirls constables are chosen and a tt e st e d?—Th e mealier in which they are chosen was different from what I /resent datiger - Rum the p;oWeir of Russia, note hat the supposed they ought to be, or it was intended they should be, I" tiititoitt'Elltrif as het treartYY, trillsont France as that they should be Chosen in rotation, that the oldest lobe eb• SieberVe." • extleriente of the' last twenty years bitants may roue first to serve . , whereas if any man has will tell us what aO , asseree " Frahce has been - to her ; offended any of the officers who are serving iu a hi g b ers i tus . bed the author...La tis,that the had' beef her drain, he • lion, he has the liberty of putting thet seen upon an Mi c e if Would have beetraillf he hes been in the parish only a year or a few months f if the atliiitat nearer the truth. time of the year happens to be at hand. Turkey next'oecaiieshis attentiod ; 'he is not one of Who have that liberty ?—The churchwarden and over.. those, however, Who think that thin country will fall seers of the poor. an immediate prey to the'llassian Eagle, provided she Did they exercise that power in your instance?—Ye;, they acts with caution. (1141,in the instance of myself, and they du eseecise it n o w. - _ . v ' • When a constable is called to he attested, the person who ad "To urge Tnrkey into a war, is to eomisel her to destroc- mianters the oath to him dors it in such a manner that it W Lion. There are certainly seine watts uf resistance left, scarcely intelligible. As Soon as lie 11711 done, he says, 0 give which rashness would render unto 'stable. me two shillings and foarpeuce," which I consider to be ex.' 'Elms' is now her may salvation.: if She profitiby that time, tremoly improper. to organize ino ff ensively a sy s t e m of defence suitable to the To whom is the fee paid?—To the clerk of the coact legit ;exigency of her pusition, it may yet be some years before a who attests the constables; the person who attends them le Deana issuing in Saint-Sophi a . B ri t 44 If s h e does not well takes the money t I believe the high constable is attending Choose the lieeinniaa and onset of Otte's, if she• is deceived with him ; I consider that a gross perversion of what is right, twilit loog shadows, so as to shoot oft liqure the enemy is tan- and algae( the law. "glide. Ike may leech dabgen to come our by over-early buck- As to the quarterly returns to the sessions, aid present- ling towards theses" . • ..- .. meets to the grated juries, whieleyou are ordered by law to ' Mellowed mast covecelierPlrben with the helmet of Pluto, make, what is the practice ?--A man is required to make. "Making the politi c ninerib hietaibte." null he can carry his certain returns to the quarter sessions, which costs ..` conned* into exgestioes.ON ifprviinusly attacked, trust to' him souse money in stationary, and while be is before th e despair, which, jay giving Strength to fanaticism, may afford magistrates, he is then sworn before the magietratec, which assaes to preserve the throne of barhimhart." appears to a person unacquainted with it, a legal thing four- pence is demanded fur each returo fro m tacit con on Our author's •ws this subject are rational s table. than an any other 'disetisied in . 'the whole volume.-.- What do yon by mean each mann ?—Each quarter sessions Week and imbecile as she is esteemed, Turkey will those are delivered in upon oath, and as soon as the oath he administered, a demand of four pence is m a d e f or th at , w hi c h not be an easy conquest to Russia even in the present es to e crier of Court. plenitude of her -power. go Wha The capability of Turkey, t th re the returns a tIMy which you make ?—A presentment, either fur defence or aggression, has always been over ifthere sue auy, of nuisances in the streets ; a return of the. or under-rated. At one period all Europa was taught number ofsoldiers hilletted at each public house, and who her the piddle heroes In general hav e ri conducted themselves to dread her, and the LVeistern hemisphere was am- ! gratulated as its seq4l4, fess the uarelenting-serno. tu g * ya r l in Z a an ,r rNl t s~ae tur„,it ' 1 arR ,• ae ea . ' , ;. blic wase, tar' of the Malsommesign, In later times we have or de you state in one general ret u rn th a t a ll t h e h ouse* been iristrusted to . the very reverse of all this. have conducted themselves orderly or disorderly r —We do. nut state particularly, unless there is any circumstance of , Not a traveller that led Turkey, but has noosed misbehaviour ; we take them in the gross. us with details of her f - incapacity to resist the ef- Both es to the conduct of the public houses as well as this forts of an invading ettemY. Every day this language number of soldiers 2—Each man's name and rank in the has been repeated, and way day has proved it to be un- arm/is mentioned in the return that is made of each house. teatet. We saw how harrowing a warfare she maintained How many of those returns were you accustomed to return uar ?—Two re cttur each sessinns. V q inet Russia, immediately before the commencement Wha terly ti s the praice i ns is hn your par as to tire billetting of dl' that campaign which laid the foundation of Napo- soldiers?—The practice in our parish is the same as in all lemon's ruin, and weak and contemptible as she is consi- others • but the thing I more particularly allude to is, that tiered, tiered, the Plenepotentibries of Russia contested the when ;addicts are ',Melted at a public home, that public honour of having anti/Wed a peace with her which of Wes tmin ster ohlite r d a to re prr o iije q nesd u t a o rt t e h rs e ; fo t o i T Guardsc tci t y ntad r i n " l iber ties pa.ll , enabled their Master to withdraw his armies from her they must And lodging. ter them or pay them a p stip c4 esto to territory. find themselves lodgings; most of those men of the Guards r, Though last, not least," England g lid es p as t i n are family men, and they do not wi s h t o rema i n i n quarters the lanthorn of this political raree-show ai d they frequently make an improper d eman d w h en t h e ; man, and as is fin d that the publican has not accommodation for them • if the practice with poets sad play-wrights always to kill there could be a limit to their demand I think it would be their prime hero the last, so Sir Robert keeps England very desirable, and the serjeant frequently removes them behind, that in giving -her a knock-down blow, he from the quarters. giving them a sum of money, and-aista might close the scene with eclat. Or, indeed, a s the them where he himself should !rave b een . Vhq should have been?•-•Where theserjeaut sh ou ld very first page opens with a hit at the " British Cabi- have been ; if they will take that eerjeant into quarters in net," we may with scree propriety say in the words of stead of giving him the Ss. or 7a. be will not stay there• bus Shakespeare, be will remove sad provide m e n to th aw quarters, and go the corner of that he had kept her " like an appl e in his jaw, firm mouthed, to be last swat- somewhere .else where they cannot take hint in, but will lowed." In this portion of the volume, e him any sum 'of maw which he may think proper to thealrfilto de-.• Zan y and fur his quarters . I Y have known some of the pub- partment in the service of the state but receives iti due limas base 21. a month to pay to soldiers ist COliSeque:leo of share of gratuitous advice. , The cabinet, the army, their unreasonable demands; it is worse upon the publieam the navy, are all objects oF , Sir Robert's bolicitinie and with the Guards than it is with marc hi ng reg i ments , f or t h ere if they will but take his advic e , and " Eviand titoi , aiie very few comparatively that will be 'albei t quarters, miff . ,hew* o f there will be very extortionate ; I have been vexed to herself; she may yet avoid shipwreck." fitstithc iiksea ,et where 1 hail no means of preventing it; where they mode in which this advita,is given, is as void of delit, Ate [hit a'! übliean has 110 inealla to accuoont,tale the" they racy as the sentiments are* discretion. Sir Robert is .e. the more unreasonable in th isle demands ; if the l aw one of those st a te d oe t ec t,ovhose only skill consists in w ould limit the amount that they should demand, it weadd b e very useful. tho knife end the cautery, and who rather than pa.. Does nut the law give some eompeointioit to the publicans tiently labour for the cave of a diseased member, will for the maintenance of each 'oldie r ?—lt dues, but it is very pronounce the necessity of innnediate amputation. iriniiie ; and 1 believe the serjeant-major or the pay serjeant 'cthat, and that the publicans are defra u d e d To conclude, we in thi s country k now exact l y what ol:71017ill' gets the s whole. value to put upon publications like the present, and Is it the practice for officers to receive billetii along with therefore they c a nnot d o muc h h arm amongst us. Not the private men, and for the serjeunt to se ll thwie billets„ SO On the coil i nert , w h ere t h e sent i ments of the ~,,d •0 unalie e tit l e pub , Maus pay him such a sum o f Money f or majority of us are less distinctly known ; it becomes i s iqos cil g b.:unite:tablet us d t e 'v oi l a ' i l i l t i l el a w c e er " M il i e n li nausn'illj•tratinft goes I to , to . therefore the duty o f every man to - warn our a lli es hiKh 1 . 1. ii, :. WU distributes the m asztonz4 the petty constab les t a ki n . , e , :i t e :ri l l i .vd t pan e , i s l i t. , l u ri n e g cor ‘ d v utilig t t o ile th o e th i e m rs iun in er h , is gi l Li t n! t t i l i t e e n se it rj i e s is i n u la . against adopting the sentiments of such writers as the author of the " Sketch," as those of the penile ; and got p ; h i v ,. .i 0 .: 1 , 1c 0 t r t.7. b ii . e n s t. e t 4..1 .71 : d o i o i s i t k t i a i o l t i i r t o :r we trust that Alexander and his councellors will We 1U :„c",;1--ejjilheserr c a dts sc r :1 1 1: 4 I n a t u o o r aierr lutes his , billet to one of those publications like the prose t, and in those wicked and 1 per; that man who has ‘ l . l;: ,„ , ,i.d i s iu b.t li o Cil itt l: j a ige c v, :r a t i lip liti s: is iti . 7; i,11 moue t t tt t tt n t t td lt e e d u o lh f , : t ak i i h s e ig i i , s t i fi t c h e u r s worthless articles which are daily appearing in several of the journals of this and other eiii, a. ries,. • lte specula boos,. wiirre his billet is given for ; lions and the malice of disappointed indivirtuals, and not . P."'..--- Tose — o r tfic - Cry . : e - s -- ; : erislis whet, its Loudon, du not want - trot as tho se 1 . 410 w their *Wilt lasalieire wear Arable iraprmanis as 1 quarters of that deacra i .tion, they give their billet to thus. ON T