The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-11 00:00:00

/- /d, P.." 7 • b,, sr,.. ili c, Ii Iv LT , --:11 No. 557.—V0L. XI. POLITICAL I)ISQU ISITION. ON THE WITHDRAWING THE ARMY OF OCCUPA TION FICOM THE FRENCH TERRITORIES. The important news of the Congress at Aix la-Chn piolle having• agreed to the evacuation of France by the Allied Troops, has been received since our last. This cotemanication was made by the following letter : Aix-la-Chapelle, Oct. 3. " I use the utmost dispatch in informing you, that the most important of the business of the Congress is al ready terminved. Yesterday at noon, and at the end of the Fifth Conference, the Evacuation of France by the Allied troops was agreed upon—Count Caraman, the Ambassador of France at Vienna, was the bearer of this important and pleasing intelligence to his Sove reign. Though I beard the news at an early hour this morning, could not obtain any details, or even learn the foundation on which it rested, until now ; and was unwilling to agitate the English public by vague rumours. The shortness of the time may plead my apology for sending you at present only a few particu lars. The Act, or Convention for the evacuation of France is not yet biped, but the following statement may be relied upon :—The Allied Troops are to leave France in the course of the present month, or early in the begineing of next, at such intervals and by buck routes us may be a:terwards determined to be most convenient tin' all parties. The Allied Powers are per fectly satisfied with the present state of France, and the securities Whist she etfers, in her internal condition, for the pre•ervatlon of the general traninillity. They arc likewise satialied with the proposed guarantees for the payment of the contributions. These contributions arc all to be discharged in the course of nine months from the signature of the treaty. The first instalment is to be 25 per cent. upon the whole sum ; and the re mainder is to be paid by equal instalments at the end of every two month:. The first payment of 25 pee cent. will take place on the 26th of December of the present year The house of Baring and Co., supported by their friends of the other banking houses of Europe, is the security. Mr. Baring was yesterday called to a oonferenoe, and presented satisfactory guarantees. Thu distribution of the sums to be contributed I have not yet been able to ascertain, hut the following are the portions allotted to the greater powers :—lttissia will eive 48 millions of francs, England 48 millions, Aus tria about 40 millions, Prussia about 4Tuailliens, the Netherlands 22 millions, and Bavaria 10 The remainder will be divided among the other States, in proportion to their magnitude, their sacrifice's,. or exertions in the common cause. The details only of the great measure now remain to be fixed : antnf thisame frankness and good faith preside over the counsels& of the Allied Ministiirs which have hitherto guided • them, these cannot occupy a long time. Accordingly the Duke of Richelieu expects to be able to return to Paris by the 15Iii lust. The Emperor of Russia and Xing of Prussia will proceed in the course of a fortnight from Aix-la.-Charge,- to review their troops at Mau berge and Sedan. The firmer has given up his inten tion of visiting Paris till his army is on its way out of France. The Emperor of Austria returns about the smile time (that is, the 15th Mee) to Vienna ; so that this asiembly of Monarehs. this represeatative Majesty of Europe, will have termini:tied i s fifteen days a 'easi ness which has engaged speenlatien and esci:ed auxiet v fur three years ; and will them have shown that the abuuchnteids tro-liui.c, with wi'.etever jCaloesy they are viewed, arc useffil, u. last thr expedition•and dispatch ; while the solenaalty their union confers upon the nuts to n Lich they g:e C teicie sanction, may be regard al es agree,. eoeramee cf mei.: stability. This enimiraity; in n gr*r.i.:asure gives eonfidance is ner4;,,eanietliitv e ,aLS is orleela Ito tl.speluny other alionalf l'HtPoi.rSttPr+ Our Ling, Con6titution anti ita4). SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1813. clouds that may partially darken the-political horizon. As the Sovereigns met principally to decide on the af fairs of France, their personal presence will be given no longer than they are terminated. The Ministers will remain kvre some time longer, to settle some other matters of less importance ;"•butzts they are re solved not to open a door for general discussion, or to receive, like an Amphictionie Council. the grievances of particular States, they have given, it is said, positive information to Spain, that they do not mean to enter tain the question of dispute between her and her colo nies. It is said, however, that Cevallos, the Spanish Minister at Vienna, is coming here to try the effect of his representations and persuasions. We hear, in a manner less positive, that arrangements will be pro posed by the Congress, to settle the diiference between Bavaria and Baden. This has been obtained, it is said, by the intervention of Austria." Count Caraman arrived at Paris also with the ahava news. It is stated that all the details of the arrange ments regarding France may he probahly setiled by the 18th or 20th instant, and that the time of convoking the French Chambers was regulated by the hopes of this arrangement. Lord Castlereagh also is said to have been desirous of meeting. Parliautant with the treaty in his pocket ; and his Lordshipivepresenied to have confirmed, in some degree, the conjectures pub lished within these few days, with respect to the period at which Parliament ;s to meet, by specifying the month of November. What the constluences of the evacation of France are likti/y ffa, be, pi far:as,eon emus the temper and feeling of ita, nation, Wt4l-in formed and impartial men N., 914 pretty gelierally in sentiment. The continuance of the army within the frontier must hart. done incalculable mischief, if it were not productive of evident and extensive good—that is to s,ly, that if it did not actually keep down the spirit of i:o:urreetion against their Government, and of ag gres,ian against foreign Powers, among the French people. That burl a spirit does not now (we cannot say exist at present in France, but) pre‘ail throughout the body of the nation, every thing conspires to indi cate. The Ministers of Louis XVIII., the fbreign Ambassadors at Paris, the Duke of Wellington him have had ample means of judging whether the King's Government has established itself sufficiently to maintain itself for the present without foreign as sistance. His Grace, we have been told, has long since expressed himself as if he thought that the House of Bourbon, and its foreign Allies, would gain in moral influence and popularity with Frenchtnen, more than they mold lose in their military position, by the re moval of the army from the fron s tier. Of this we suspect there can b 3 little doubt—that the A,fied troops were to have been retained in against the voice, and in contempt of the wishes, of the people, the Tiantity of exasperation must augrittla from hour to hour ; and as the army prolonged its stay, it must in self-defence rei:lforce its nnmbers: so as to bold out to Furope a prospect which, from the very nature of things, must end in some terrible convulsion. The great measure now resolved upon, we thence conclude, may have prevented evil, but cannot creatnit. ELEGANT COMPLIMENT'.—Nis Grace the Duke of IVellingten sent in the morning of the ipth ult. one of the Russian Aides-de-Canqi to inquire what time it would be most convenient for his Mijestv the Emperor of Russia to receive his homage ; the Emperor, with out returning a direct, answer to the ►uessa;, , e, privately descended t!:e staircase, and ordering his carriage to 1e brought throve off to the hotel of hit Grace, to pay him butt cote.pliment which the latter WO allniOUS VO pay him, and to anticipate HU offer of "respect by etniferting a delic►te and unexpected h nour. Lord St. ‘'ineutit left it , clietts on ThartaLy, and crossed the Mimes tit Tiltatry fort, on his jo , 'rosy to the 4.a1t.11 of Erotic..., tvhcre he iutunds W pis* Llin "Alutzr. - • PRICE 9,A. TILE QUEEN: At seven &clock on Friday night, her Majesty tvas quite as well as she was in the morning, and it was expected she would pass another good night. The Prince Regent paid his visit to her Majesty punctually at the usual time; and afterward:. remained with the Pcincesses till nearly seven o'clock, when he returned direct to Curlton-house. The fiAlowing Bulletins of the Queen's health have been issued since our last : " Kew P dace, Oct. 3. •' The Queen has had several hours sleep ; her Majesty continues much the same today as yesterday." " Kcw Palace, Oct. 6. " The symptoms of the Queen continue much the same as yes,er day, though her Majesty had several hours sleep in the night." " Kew Palace, Oct. 7. " The Qmten has had another good night. and her Majesty ap pears this morning to be refreshed by her sleep." _ " Kew Palace, Oct. 8. " The Queen has had a good night.--14 cr Majesty remains in the same state as yesterday." " Kew Palace. Oct. 9. " Th.! Qtr:en has again rested well, ale. fcels herself refreshed and comfortably thi, morning." The thilowing favourable Bulletin was issued venter.• day morning:— - " Kew Palace, Oct. 10. " The Queen has had several bouts sleep, by which her la,iesty 'a strength appears to be in some degree recruited." (Signed) " F. MILLMAN." Tuesday morning his Imperial Highness the Grand T)uke Michael took his departure from Landon for Russia. His Imperial Highness, with a truly princely munificence, presented two superb snuff-boxes to Sir B. Bloomfield and Sir William Congreve, previous to his departure Tie boxes were manufactured by Messrs. Ruinh.ll, Bridge and Rundell, and are said to be valued at 1,000 guineas each. Mr. Roberts, State Coachman to Liar Prince Regeat also received a very elegant snuffbox. Maxsive silver tankards, valuable watcher, &c. hive been presented to others of the Royal house. hold, who had been appointed to the temporary esta. blishraent of his Imperial Highness; and it is said, lowest helper, in the Mews at Stratford House, hr-a re ceived a prisont of ten guineas. The Emperor Alexander los taken up his temporary residence at Aix-la-Chapelle in what was thrmerly Le Hotel of the Prefecture, aad sleeps in the same ,:harn ber which Napoleon occapied the last time he was at Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1808. The King of France has permitted an individual at Dunkirk, M. Dageeau, to give his name to u vessel which he is now fitting out is the harbour of Dunkirk, for the whale fishery, and has also given Ilia: private encouragelent, this being the first equipment of that nature. It is to this fishery that the town of Dunkirk owes in a great degree its former spienCionr. In 171/0„ thirty-four vessels of every description sailed from this harbour for the whale fisi:ery.__ It seems to be pretty generally reported, that a bar gain for the transfer of the Floridas to America, has been struck between the Governments of 11114.:d and Washington. 'The amount cf purcbase-money is said to be tire milieu:, of dollars, one third only of what France received for the cession of Louisiana. it will be recollected that it was stated in the American Pare:s that the Treaty was actually concluded, a;:r1 waited " the ratification of the heads cf tl:e two Gc,. vernments." Extract of a private letter from St. Helena, dated Aug. 17.--" The Governor and Council. in a mretirag with the inhabitants last Thursday, pronescd I,:e grailual abolition of the Slave trade, and for the ho nour of St. Helena it has been warmly 'Aimed up ; a Committee was instawly firrmed,lvhose resulntions gone to Council, and go home in the General Harris to the Court of Directors. The most importaut feature of their poreedings is, that. none ire to be boru slay s after Christmas-day next; ant the proprietors of such fetnale slaves who may bear children after that d a te sbatl be at the expcnee of rearing tbeni in tlwir liond, and to be reimbursed by their b e i ng b oun d oe , considered apprentices to them until the age of IS fw boys, and 16 thr girls This, is striking the axe at the root of the and I Ant he trtily Ihid it has been a dopted. Proposals have also ber:t.ma l e thi s t i n y 114 ws Cl u atliteMill to the Pr i n ce li t:gent an d pri nce Leopold, en ott.sly curried, and a sob ser ip t i„ n for the intended church entered into."... • Levers received from Ostend, dated the eti inst.:nt, state that the prohibi:ion of the export of onion: :;.1.1 potit,•PS front OW Nelierbillif.St.) this country is to piece an tBC 22,1 iasaset, , : gperwili.ritN , ' '('U - —'• ) ii _ -.,_ ) i 4 0- j ot. . ;,...; . .4t ' ,_/. pip , 1 ‘,..,... 7 . -4. -1^ ~.