The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 0 5S coral place, America bec.vale inditrereat to a trade which bud lost so rmich of iti trier profits. In this stale of thhigs,harrassQd as much by the manne r in which the English orders el Council were executed, as by the enactments of the orders thcniStlveP, the :American oyernment resolved to p-urchas , 2 ti:eir quiet by a sacrifice of what trade still remained to i!lem, and as this return of trade was but small, the iIIeaSZUC was stronger in appear ance than in reality. The Americans, in fact, have sacri fictd little, as the Orders of Council, united with the B.rlin Decree, bad left them but little to sacrifice. Under these circumstances, the Americans issued their Embargo Acts, which they have followed .up by their • Non-Intercourse Bills. A very general misunderstanding seems to prevail in this country with respect to the national character of the Ame ricans. We confound the towns with the people, the renegades and refugees of every country. with the natives of America—the ye :men of the woods and fields. The American seaport towns are not to be t alien as specimens of the great mass of the people. The inhabitantsof these towns are a mongrel motley mixture; they are composed of fo reigner:; of every nation in the worid, who have, in fact, no country, and by the mildnes - i . of the American 13,W5 1 have beet snared to become denizens, or perhaps actual citi tens. These men have certainly no such thing as a patriotic sentiment about them ; they are perhaps the most base and profligate set of people that are to be found on the face of the earth. but is it retsonable to takc.the American cha racter as it is seen in these renegades ? 'The true Areierican character, as we have said, l's to he 4dught•ln the .woods and in the fields; we shall there find:pattiots not unworthy of their ancient English stock. . . • This error, as to the Aiiiertcnatip, character, has ted us into others. Became the merchants of New York and Boston have clamoured aaaii.isi the F.mbartto Acis— because the Northern States have voted against it in their eilbs and city dinners, we have most absurdly tiatiered our •elves that America was on the actual point of a counter revolution—that the people would rise in a mass, and com pel the Government to abandon its prohibitory c stern. - rhe American people, . however, as a people, have had it recent opportunity of expressing their sentiments in die election of a new Presideni:, uid the result of such an i.- - :preT;ion has been the appointmeet of the iMmediate of Mr. Jefferson, an:l of Lie svarincit advocate for . the Non Intercourse system. After this elucidation of the national mind in America, shall we suffer any one again to i;sveive us by the oft-repeat 4i that the,Ameri can Govermilent will be compelled to abandon its system, h.o , Orders in Council arc at present in -tely have their .rrow Ilmits t€ which the neccs ,ust confine any single in of thi4 iinestioa pre;ent, iiriclied (in its leVilim feature; ; future . occaiion. It is ,very oroughly underitood. .- ; Tinted and it'..loliewd and J. ii. t 1.: at t! of .4, .itut . GERMANY. :Eit %AY AN, APRIL 13 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM TILE THE.fRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. c PKGPCL43I.ITION: " VTICNNA, Aran. 6.-- - -Theprotectionlof our country calls .is to new exploits. As long as it %% as possible to prl':,;.`rve pence by Me3llS of sacrifices, and as long as these sacrifice: vereconsisteot with the honour of the Throne, with the security of the Stale, and with the welfare of the People, the heart of our bountiful Sovereign suppressed every painful.feeling in silence ; but w hen all endeavonrs to preserve happy independence from thelinsntia ble ambition of a foreign Conqueror proye fruitless, when na tioos arc falling around us, and when lawful Stivereigns a:4! torn from the hearts of their subjects, tt hen, in fine, the danger of universal subjugation threatens even the happy, States of Austria; and their peaceable fortunate inhabitants; then doe,; our coun try demand its deliverance from .us, and• we siandlorth in its clerence. On von, my dear Brother Soldiers, are fixed the eyes of the universe, and of all tiro-c' who still feel for aatioinal honour and tuvimutl prosperity. 'Von shall not share the-disgrace of be.: comiog the tools of oppression. Yon shall, not carry on the endless wars of ambition under dis . tant climes: our blood shall never flow for foreign fleets and foreign covetousness ; wit on v•on shall the curse alight to annihilate innocent nations ; And over the booties of the slaughtered defenders of their coun try to pave the way for a foreigner to the usurped throne. A happier lot awaits you ; the liberty of Europe has taken refuge under our banners: Your victories will loose its fetters ; and your brothers in Germany, yet in the ranks of the enemy, long for their deliverance. You are engaged in a just cause, other wise I should not appear at your head. " On the fields of Ulm and.Marengo, whereof the enemy so often remind its with ostentatious pride, on these Gelds will we renew the glorious deeds of Wurtsburgh and Oitrach, of ptin gen (Stockach), and Zurich, of Verona, of the Trebbiaand•No vi. We will conquer a tasting peace for our country. But the great aim is not to be attained without great virtues. Uncondi. tional subordinatiou, strict discipline, persevering courage, and unshaken steadiness in danger, are the companions of true forti tude. Only a union of will, and a joint co-operation of • the whole, lead to victOry. " My Sovereign ated;Brother has invested me with extensive powers ttt reward and to punish.-1 will be every where in the Middle of you, and you shall receive the first thanks of your country, from your General on the field of battle. The pa triotism of many of the Austrian Nobility has anticipated your wants: this is a.pledge in the fullest measure of the public gra titude ; but punishment Flinn also, with iullexible rigour, fall on every . breach of (filly z merit hall meet with reward, and of fence w it h animadversion, without distinction of person or rank ; branded with disgrace, shall the worthless person•be cast out, to whom life is dearer than his and our honour. Adorned with the marks of pinlie esteem, will I present to our Sovereign, to the world, those tirave men who have- deserved well of their cowl try, and whose names I will ever carry in my -heart.' There remains one cinisideration, which I muscput you in mind of : the soldier is only formidable to the enemy in arms ; virtues must not be strangers toliim : out of the lield of battle, towards the unarmed citizens - and peasants he is moderate, com passionate, and humane : he knows the evils of war, and strives to lighten them. I will p:tnish every wqnton excess with so much greater security, as it is not the intention of our :Monarch to oppress neighbouring countries. but td deliver them from their oppresi,ors, and to• form with their. Princes a pow er . fa' bond, in order to bring abiott , a Instiug pence, and to, maintain the general welfirre and security. Soon will forcigtt troop.;,- in strict union wiih",its, attack the common enemy,. "Piton, brave companion , . in arms I honour and support them yow brot hers ; nut vain-glorious filch , words, but manly deeds _do' 'honour to the warrior ; 'by Intrevidity before .the enemy you :hew otirsel NTS to ()Calle first soldiers. • " Thus Oro shall l'ono tia7lead you hack to your own coun try, followed hy the respe-el of the enemy ; awl.. by the gratitude of foreign nations, after hay in? . :4!Curpl kly. your &inks an ho nottral.le peace, w lieu the .satisfoottion of our :cloiturelt, the op prohi.tion of the woirld, the rev.itords of valkor, the of roar .feliow..citiZeni., and +he comeioustie”! of -ileser-qd repose await AiclidukerGeueralibsitp." and thatthongh,our Orders • .1- , ..! , ..s: . : . ,4ill ultirnati .40'4 c , l '24 1 4 , 4 1 . ..& . ‘•: i 'c liar ?If, i 1 • 7- 7 dir_24 ,t. i '' ..' . tln m.t ! • W I • • .... ~,-,•",i0,x,.. 101 at': to . 4 .'.... 1 84.1 , -- . - •%Y.1 . •It ..c . . (Sine f orkgiit:hritilioulabe tho , of a counter . ---- --,, • . . whom life 1, dearer than bi ts and our honour: ,Adorned with this :ass, and com- i . mails of tonne esteem, will I present to our Sovereign, to the . iitors• Eystem. world, those tirave men wbo have- deserved well of their coun4i pk, have had try, hod b whose names I wai ever carry in my -heart.. There remains one cOnsideration, which 1 mustput you in sentiments in mind of: the soldier is oily formidable to the enemy in arms ; civil ;nit of such an virtues must not be strangers to•him : out of the lield of battle, ~ 4 • towards the unarmed citizen and peasants he is moderate, com- the immediate passionate, and humane : he knows the evils of war, and strives it advocate for • to lighten them. I . will punish every ranton excess with so - Ndalion of the much grea ter security, as it is not the intention of our 'Monarch .• • 14) oppress neighbouring coontri es. but td deliver them from ay one again to .their oppres&ors, and to• farm with their. Princes a pow er- bat the,Ameri- .rOi bond, in order to bring about . a lasting pence, and to, maintain the general welfare and security. Soon will • ( - .)11 'Ls sYikm) foreign troop. 4- in strict union . ti; iih ',its, attack the common cal r e g e nt i n _ , evenly, 'Filet), ()rase comp: atop.. in artns 1 honour and support them ai yo.Ur brot hers ; . But vain-glorious high , words, but , le_etfret. Manly deeds _do bonout to the warrior , - by intrepidity before 1: , -the enemy you fillig Alt,iV otirsel NTS to be 'the iirt soldiin - s. .itieli the neccs- • " Thus Oro shall I•nne tra....lend you hack to your own coon- I r single article, try, .folio wed hy the reqmet 4;f the (wow, auct . by tin:gratitude ho- -022 : at preAent, of foreign nations, after hav ink . :4ttiurpk tly. your arnks an nottrahle peace, w lieu the .sati4dction of our :‘loitnrch, the ap- • n.l44hiV.; . 4 . e4111111 1 ; ; probatioo of t ti c wad& the rewards of valkte, the blessing.: of It .i f , ;verb 0 /1. ,. yokir .feliow..vitizenr•r, and +he consciousnet•s of -ilesettqd repose - - '• , await I (to. th too •. • . . ~, . • 1 '' CILIRLI.;,:g, A iclidukerGeueralit 4 illo. " . . ! -4— • ---,* :47 I', at t! - .t: 0 `!1;•t. (If le:. 1' .7,.. . , -.I:ERAILY A I . '4DF 4 1 • u.a4; be; hart ,a.ti •I. .. 1 4.1............ .. . . 1.. - , .. . •- - • . •