The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SEPT. 20. PRICE OF ST. , CKS YESTERDAY. Consols 591 Omnitirn MIOU NVATER AT LONDON BRIDCF, QM ill.unday ... Monday Tuf;s4la ... Wednesday Thursday Fridav Barl:rday THE N.A Tlol\ A 1 - 4 R EGISTER. Orii)011, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER so. IVAI MAIL. A Gottenburgh Mail arrived last night with letters from St. Petersburgh to the 26th ult. which state, that the Ervt- P:',ROR had not yet returned from Abo, but that a Courier had arrived with unfavourable news from the army, which, although the particulars had not transpired, were thought to relate to the capture of Smolensk°, : which had not then been officially announced. The Exchange had in conse quence fallen from:24l to 2e. No Russian Bulletin had been received either at Petersburgh or Riga, though some letters from Gottenburgh mention a report, that Count WiTGtNST it had gained considerable . advantages over MACDONA LD, after a sanguinary action on the right of the Dwina. A letter from Riga, dated the 21st ult. repeats the statement of 600 Prussians and eight pieces of cannon hav ing been taken in a sortie by the garrison of that town. The Riitish fleet, which had been cruising off that port, •bad sailed, together with the Russian gunboats, on a secret expedition. ►eports from Gottenburgh, respecting the projected expedition, are of the most contradictory nature—some state, that the transports had been got ready to take on board the Swedish troops, whilst others assert, that the ar tillery had been removed from the shore and replaced in the arsenals. The transports which have sailed from the Nore, and which had given rise to a report of our intending to effect a diversion in favour of Russia, in Hanover,-are now said to be laden with provisions for our fleet in the Baltic,. The intended restoration of Finland to Sweden in return for Swedish succour to Russia, is mentioned in the Gotten burgh letters. There was a report of the French having experienced a serious defeat near Smolensko.—The loss of the French, in their attack upon that place, is stated, and probably not over-rated, at 10,000 men. From 1-tolland also there is a report, which we give with put in any manner stating that it deserves credit, that the French haying taken a position near a large marsh, had, in a fresh battle in Russia, - sotained very great loss. 583 PEACE Waif A:M.:HA-A. 7 • It is positively stated that the American Declaration of War has been revoked. A letter from Liverpool, dated September 16, has been received in town, which says— " A essel called the General Washington, i‘just arrived from Am ma, in two and twenty days, brinwing the agreeable news of peace. The NESIDENT call a meeting of the House of Representatives, whet; the Declamation (t War was revoked by a m.ijori'y of 53 to 36." The arrival of such a ship as the General Washington has been doubts d ; and, from a comparison of dates, some dis credit has been thrown on the report. That the news, if true, has been conveyed to us with astonishing expedition must be admitted, and this circums'ance, when we recollect the numerous tricks played off by Captains of ships just ar rived from America,' will furnish a very reasonable excuse for entertaining a doubt of the fact, but still there are cir cumstances which, unles those who compose the A merican Go.; vernment ate fools or traitors, ( which some part of their con duct might lead us to suspect) must keep the Liverpool lettter in countenance, and make us feel that such an event is not improbable. From a perusal of the intelligence given in another part of our paper from America, it will he seen that the most alarming disorders continue to prevail in the United States, as they are Lulled, but whit t, with-truth, can be sa i d fobe United no longer. It m: St bz felt that these commotion-1, the first fruits of a state of hoStility with England, menace them with all the horrors of a civil war, if they fond- ue to pursue their present line of conduct. From the proclamal tion of the Mayor of 13altimore, a proper idea may be formed of the height to which the danger has risen, and the anxiety he displays to prove it of little moment, furnishes conclusive evidence of its magnitude. By this notable instrument, the people are required to keep within their imusy- -• ight in the evening, that the presence of the many who are not concerned in the riots tiny not keep in countenance f e w who are. The absurdity of this intimation is too obvious to require any comment; or if comment were required it might be best supplied from The Federal _Republican, in which it is broadly stated that the recent outrages were " approved of if not procured and instigated by the Constituted Authori ties." The late massacre of those most daringuished as the friends to Peace, bears a melaneholv re , eniblanee to the polity of BUONP A RTE, and may well alarm the subjects of the United States at the preponderance of Fi ench influence. If a Government is weak and wicked enough to have recourse to the diabolical expedient of exciting or even of encourag ing the outrages ofa mob, to give it fav,,nri t* an air of popularity, it is not too much to hope that the whole ener gies of the people wilt be put forth to wrest the power fioni those unworthy hands by whom it has been so rociously abused; or, at least, it may be hoped, that they will make a sufficient demonstration of their own strength to intimidate so far those who betray or neglect then interest!,, that though they may still retain the power, they will not have the teme rity longer to sputa the proffeied and) of Peace. Since writing the above, we have seen the Liverpool Paper of Thursday last, which makes no mCntion of the arrival o f the General Washington, and, consequently, the pacific in telligence is either unfounded, or at least premature. An article from The ,9-ut bee Mercury, however, dated August 18, 1812, states, that General DEARBORN had agreed to an ar mistice of 30 days, that time might he given to hear from Washington, in consequence of the Repeal of the Orders in Council. Lusters f!urn Ncw York, of the Bth ult. say. that a settlement with Great Britain was expected, -and that Ge neral hut. L bad been ised for the tomtit time.-at Fort ' Malden, with the loss of 30 men. EVEYING b 5 ;fter 1 .... •Q ... i .... - • 'IG ... MORNING ... 21 after 1 .... .... 43 .... 3 .... .... 18 .... 4.... .... .... 5.... .... i 0 .... 5.... TO • ORR EsPONDEN'IS. HINT came ti,e late tor insertion. His speculations are ingenious and very Ilan ibis but *e hope erroneous. A Wn informed that no ans‘ser has yet been received fri m Mr. aithinati. Further interesting Comniwitrations on Vaccination in our next.