The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

NOV. 12. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ticability, by means of a large Naval Force, of performing that service in spite of all the efforts of the enemy. Naval Officers, it is true, find that very practicable, which op pears to others almost impossible; and may they long pre serve this bold, intrepid spirit. We acknowledge we feel some pleasure in coiuciding in their opinion as to the poSsibility of maintaining the occupation. But the means we have hitherto adapted to that effect, are ruinous in the extreme, to our brave troops. A very small force, suffi cient to garrison Flushing, should be preserved in the island. It is generally understood that that fortress is ca pable of sustaining a cry long seige ; and this sentiment is corroborated by the testimony of the enemy. The &Von& steur, in alluding to the capture of the place, reproaches MONNET with the greatest severity ; stating, that he had the power, by means of inundation, r,f defending the town for four months. It •fact, it goes farther, and represents the fortress as impregnable by regular seige. Our policy, is, therefore, obvious ;—w e have only to,defend flushing, and abandon the rest of the island. A:detachment con sisting of a single company is sefficient to keep Middle 'burgh in awe. The enemy will never be guilty of the rashness of attempting a considerable debarkation on the Island, as long as we arc masters of Flushing. Should they 'attempt, however, descent, and sacceed in deceiving the 'vigilance of our navy, woat would he the consequence ? 'P-We have them in 'a trap, from which they cannot escape ' 'Without our consent, and should' soon "have the pleasure of transporting them to this country. -In -an emergency of • that kind, it is in onr power to throw into- Flushing what ever reinforcements we please ; and may, in less than two weeks, send over a force more then sufficient to cope with that of the enemy. • Two regiments arc inure than .sufficient for the service we allude . to;. and as Flush inga. cannot be taken by a coup main, it is equally ruinous and absurd to keep there a larger force. We en tertain no apprehensions of the French attempting their threatened attack ; if they do, they will he guilty of a 'blunder they are not in the habit of committing. The 'possession of the island is of the highest importance, both . - inn - a military and commercial point of view, and we hope Ministers will not be- guilty of the weakness to abandon it. • We think the Public will agree•with us in considering -the following traits as flagitious proofs of the discernment, 'ltem of duty, and consistency of the present Ministers : Mr. CROKER I known to his friends as a miserable pam phleteer, and briefless barrister; to the public, as an in - trinling, tedious, insufferable, and unexhausted speaker ; to the Ministry, as an obsequious tool, is made Secretary to the Admiralty!. • Ilis pretensions to this important ap pointment might have remained long concealed from the notice of his country, had not the ken of Mr. SPENCER PERCEVAL discovered this 'precious treasure, and exposed its brilliancy to his admiring country.—Mr. THORNTON, oirr late Minister at the Court Of Stockholm; who possesses great merit, extensive knowledge, and the modesty inse perable from real worth, (we do not mean of that species • for which Mister CROKEK is distinguished) who adds to a sound understanding and great experience, the suasive tone and manners of a person long employed iu diplowatic mis sions; who is, perhaps, better acquainted with the interests of the Continent, particularly of the German and Northern Slates, thail any other man in this country, this Gentleman is suffered to languish in inaction, and the country is de. prived of the benefit of .his talents and experience, whilst ..CILOK Eft, PALMERSTONE, WHAILTON, and many inure such helpless creatures, are thrust into the most important ai:d lucrative offices under Government!!!! If the Public *are not satisfied with, or rather overwhelmed by these fl agrant proofs, we will take the liberty of submitting to their con sideration the following particulars we extracted from the TIMES :^ 46 We hear—but we must first, in serious solemnity assure' our readers that we are not meaning to palm an absurdity upon them without believing it our selves--that among the naval heroes lately . 4dvanced by • his Majesty's Ministers to higher stations, arc Iwo, to whose promotion there is certainly no other impediment than that they are both WAD, and were ni:An at the time they were promoted, and HAI) BEEN DEAD sonic time be fore. Would to Heaven that certain other Officers', whom we could mention, had been in equal state of efficiency, when the same happy discrimination called forth their talents for the service of their country ! We do not mean to deal in dark insinuations : we challenge roe. tradiction, and shall be happy (tor the mere credit of the nation, least it should be really held in derision by the whole world, as composed of nothing but idiots or lunatics) to find that we arc wrong. We avow therefore our strong belief, that CIIARLES Cosa, Esq. late Rear-Ad miral of the Blue, has just been promotes to be Rear. Admiral of the White, he having been dead some month, before such his prOmotion : and farther, that JONATBAN Dove, Lieutenant, has, two years after his decease, beeti on his part most unconsciously advanced to the rank of Master and Commander". On Tuesday afternoon, about half past two o'clock, the Princess Amelia, 'accompanied by her Royal Sister,, the Princess Mary,. the Dukes of Cumberland and Cambridge; arrived at Windsor from Weymouth, in the Prince 44 Wales's travelling carriage, attended by . Lady Georgina Murray and Dr. Pope. The carriages stopped at the Princess of Wales's house in St. Alban's-street, where her Majesty and the ether Princesses were in readiness to icceive them. We are extremely sorry to state, that the Princesp Amelia appeared very unwell and feeble, so much so, the,t she was carried from the carriage into the house wrapped up in blankets. The Queen. and the rest of the Royal' Fa mily left her Royal Highnesi a little before four o'clock; for the Castle. Aboutlfve o'cloCk, his Majesty visited her Royal Highness, and remained with her till.past six. The Princess Amelia, , weemderstand, will remain at the house in St. Alban's street, on account of its being very quiet. Mr.• Perceval, we understand, has recently made as offer. of a seat at the Treasury , Board, to Earl Percy * which offer was declined by that Noble Lord. This, am' other occurrences of a similar nature, must create painful and ominous feelings in those, whose advances are thus contemptUnusly slighted. It is not often that men who have any thing to give can't find acceptors. The Honourable Charles Manners Suttini has been swore r one of his Majesty's Privy CounCil. A French army of 60,000 men is to Le kept in the-Court tries ceded by Austria. • A Gottenburgh - Mail arrived yesterday.—The following is the only article 'of intelligence brought by it : " GOTTENUURG N Ov. 3. 9 ! . " General d'Adlersparre arrived here ou Wednesday eveuiug. The purport of his visit is said to be respecting the shutting of the ports ;and he will remain here to see the order put in exe cution, which is deferred to the 15th instead of the 12th instant!' The temper of Buonaparte, is most irritable and o'er bearing. The following instance of its violence occurred a few days after his arrival at Madrid:—An Alcade ing,' from connivance or negligence, suffered a prisoner of some consideration to escape, the enraged Emperor or dered him into his presence. The instant the. offender was ushered in, he sprang from his seat and actual:y knocked down the poor Spaniard with his fist, and afttr discharging a rapid volley of invectives, threats, and im precations, ordered him to be dragged off by the attend ants. The presence of several French officers of. rank did not seem in the smallest degree . to make him feel the it.- decorousness of this sally: On Wednesday last Frogmore was egain*(by the Birth-day of the Princess Sophia) the scene of splendid joy; the Nobility were very numerous ; and the amusements went off with a great deal ofcctot. The aquatic piocession df•cars barges . , six. ism; interesting The water Fire-w'orks of - the Celebrated Sig. Jin gler, of Westminster Road, were beautiful beyond ttestriptioN and gave universal satisfaction. The merit of this .truly lie , serving Artist deserves much encouragement. The-Royal Va. milt' retired at 40 early hour. . . .• . , Igi