The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-17 00:00:00

stn. 17. men annually in the . attempt ? Can we doubt that she will always have plenty of soldiers volunteering for a service which offers the plunder of Turkey, Persia and India ? Can she not always be a campaign before us in India, by begin ning to operate when our season for doubling the Cape of :Good Rope is passed by ? And will not the distance which separates us from her Northern frontier conceal her pre paration? Nay, are they not attributed even now to the 'present state of Europe, and' her war w:th Sweden? And ,how are we to account for her rigorous adoption of Bco- NAP.ARTE'S po'icy of excluding us from all intercourse, althpugh she is obliged to pierce us through her own sides How, .wB.siy,,4re we to account for this measure %hich juiprep`herfelf,giore than us, unless there exist a necessity ,or" . a wish tp:cpnceal froin us a knowledge of whatever is going an in hei . .doininions? If we arc to be told that all culatlO is novel, let.me ask is not our situation novel ? Are .old systems nece.siarily adapted to new Posi tions? Can we delive securiti . froM incredulity ? Is it pru 'lent to trust an immense stake, at ,so great a distance to the protection of such a disproportionate force? Or do „our politicians calculate the powers which they employ at a distance, as mechanics do weights, on a ballancc, and "appose that .they will have effect. in proportion as they recede from the center ? • FOREIGN INTEIiIGE:VCE. FROM GrILII4N 1 2 .4PEkS. AVG. 1.- =A ccording to advices from Ipspruck, .the ; Captain of Sharpshrmters, Hofar, of Passeyer.• has the chief .eominand an the Brenner MOuntains, where the most refractory insurgents maintain a position near the defile of Lueg, not fat .from Stcinach, which they defended more with beams of Wood *and pieces of rock, which roll from the,mountaini,into the oar valley,than with tire gross.--Correspqadent. •Muutcu, Atto. W.—The Director of the Past-Office, Von Achibel, who was to oganize anew .the post concerns for the Tyrol, at Inspruck, liact - the.good fortune to escape from ,the jut -gents; bat his carriage was shot through in many places with balls. He has Already akrited here. Wounded ro leans, taken prisorrers, arrive here daily.; hlaey unanimously de clare. on their esavainations, that there ate Several English agents in their country.; . and that every Tyrolean who lilies the field, receives from them one .florin in ready conitention mo uey. The Captain of die Sharpshooters gets tt ducat per day. I These agents appear to have gut into the Tyrol, via Switter- UW.4l'4 same paper. AvnsztraG, AtvG. fl.-Withist these few dayi great move- , .snents prevail aiming the prenah traops Batiria and Swabia, apparently (Riveted agaiitst the Tyrol. In the bloody action in the narrow; deAl.lei.of,the Brenper,,the two Bavarian regiments of life guards, and two tight infantry battalions, hake saffered much, and the contingents of the Duke of Saxony in the same proportion. The insurgents, 'who re fused to deliver up their rifle guns, defend themselves like des peradoes. At Ibis .moment, a great part of the Tyrol resembles 'La Vendee. Landeck has 'became a prey to the dames. BANKS o i v Tut Eqs,SCe r. I.—The rumoorsof peace and war with Austria keep wavering; and 'iii consequence of the arrival of a courier to the French Hambuigh, and several est*fettes, it has been generally reported, that the day .before yesterday. the French' 19 - laister for ..Fareigri Ceuta Chatnpagny, returned from the conference at Altenhoribt In Hungary, to Vienna; and that the Einiteroje cif Austria,hiri sent notice to the French camp, that Vie armistice Will be broken off in a fortnight after notice. The Tyrolean krve, ob. tained a signal victory over the confederate army, tinder : the' command of the Duke of Mamie; bii4ides tt vast Omerr of. killed, they have cut off or taken prisoners Between" apt' WOO Men. The brave Ty ealeang are preparing to iavadrc i Bavaria, on which account the whole French and Conrider'nfqorilitary lorce is concentrated near NiuniCh. chti Pea gtfe. pate! te has not till flow meatioued a syllOte farther aboi. t OW reti~wal of the armistice. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.. The French Custotn•houhe Olfraers at Bremen seized, a few days ago, colonial produce to the amount of near 250,0001. ster ling. • VIENNA, AuG. 18.—The Emperor Napoleon intends mak irg a short journey into that part of Hungary occupied by his troop', in order to review the positions of the corps stationed bete. Probably this journey has given rise to the report, yhich bow• ever requires confirmation, that his Majesty the Emperor 's• poleon will have a conference with the Emperor of Austria, to the vicinit• of Raab. The French Emperor, we are likewise ,tsturefl, reviewed the positions of his army in Moravia and Styria. The Emperor Francis has today purchased a variety of imvels, trinkets, &c. to the amount of a million of florins, which ;ire no doubt intended for presents, which, after the signing of peace, will be distributed among the retinue of the L.mperor Napoleon, It is understood that the Emperor Napoleon has presented the brave Bavarian General 'Wrede, with considerable estates in Upper Austria and Carinthia. That General has still his head-quarters at Lintz. UPPER BAVARIA, 'AVG. 21—The march which the Duke of Dantzie, Marshal Lefebvre ' undertook over the Rrennesberg, with the combined' army o f French, Bavarians, and Savan t was extremely difficult. With dauntless courage the troops ad vanced on the 6th and 7th of August to within two leagues of Brien. They climbed mountains which the Tyrolese them selves considered as impassable. But a. narrow valley, the steep heights above which were occupied by the insurgents, rendered tiny progress impossible. The army being its groin want of provisions, was obliged to return to inspcpcX, where it arrived en the 11th of August. On the 13tb at.sup rise, all ,the neighbpuring mountains appeared covered witityiasurgeats. A. hatt4e began,. which lasted from six in the Anoraing till night. Not the courage of the. Tyrolese but the aature of the Place Prevented the brave army of the Duke of l)antzic frosts giving .them a complete defeat. As the army }patched back through the lower Inuthal, they found the times and villages empty, the inhabitant's having fled with thejr cattle to the mountaies. But how will it fare with them nest winter, wheat the mountains - iiref covered with snow ? They will then be obliged to remain in the valley.—(Corresysadent, Sept. 5.) VIEN Na, Avo. 16.—The Emperor Napoleon issued yeller. day at Schoenbrun an order of the clay, declaring that all Gearrals, officers and Soldiers, who iu the battles of Thaw, Abensburg,, Ackinuhl, Itatisbon, Essling, and Wagram, should have IoA a limb, and should he liyias on that day, the lath of August, should receive pensions certain proportions, viz. An Lieutenants; 'pub-Lieutenants, serjeants and Soldiers, WO livres; all Captains and Chiefs of Battalions and Squadrons, 24)(O livres ; and all Generals . , Colonels and Maj ors ,. 4,006 livres, The children of the officers and soldiers *ho have fallen in battle are to have a provision made for them at the public expellee. • PA RIS, AUG. 24. We are assurer}; Saying' Publiciste, that the Emperor of Austria has consented to the cession of a great pro• vince of his monarchy, which, he has hitherto refused, and that, the conclusion of peace may be soon expected.—Currsspondcai; Sept. ;. AttG. 28. -The Gazette de Prance pkyst{P. 4 The Emperor It expected back in Paris next...NO.4y at Tuesday. It was he r . lieved that the Marquis of, ROintous would elide/gnus to eau: • biue hls,,operatilins with thqrs.,J4f . }V,ellekley mid iGuetit4s. but oe now hear that he has pat z ipcutulf, in tawion .front. towards the 4stariall, mai accretliag i tit.the last accounts, threat.. ened Il.pderO. liartiqs Pg itis.right wing have sok winced 19 the vicinity*Lgrons tuad i giranda. 1110 official ar— cutint of thesurrender.9tqe'coni..has yet beep received. The English army in Sp4l4 4rries with it an incredible quantity of baggage. The l6ceril,. Inost valuable table equipage, Our booty in the pUriiU.A.." . • • ; " . , . '. t, • .. 1 ' , . . ..#lte 1r 5 4 . 17 COOLS POiNDE VCE • ' . .• tt ' ~ , . - Vii.s, s iii ,iiii TUE SPREE ; AVG, 29.—The conelosiOp of a definitive peace is supposed to he delayed by the opposition of Russia to some articles proposed by the Conqueror, wits). • ' ibronghout all the AuAriati dominions in Noland,.has take s) at ne arms•of Austria, and alised his own eagles, whilst its. Ittissian troops respect th(Austrian apes to the towns whit* . (try oeculiy, and (hi slot even affix thc,ii ow? arias. No gond, 'however ) is expected from iltlii vnkittuce o'4l'llooin the two iayl