The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. -A 'IIIL 11. April, it is said. a corps of 50,000 men will enter Ilatnburgh and Lubeck " to make a severe example of the insurgents." NAPOLEON himself was on the eve of setting off for the army. But before thkin•this step, the Senate were informed that the Emperor had caused letters patent to be expedited, by which the Empress was invested with the right of assisting at the Cabinet Councils, wherever such should be con voked during his reign, and with they, Regency, as long as he should temain at the head of his armies, to liberate the territories of his allies. " She is to exet else the functions of Regent, in conformity wlih his orders and instructions ; to preside in the Senate, the Council of State, the Council of Ministers, and the Privy Council, to give sentence on Addresses for pardon. But she is not allowed .to authorise the presentation of any Scnatus Consukum, or the passing of any law." Thus NAPOLEON has, in fact, temporarily resigned the exercise of the Sovereign authority, to fulfil the duties of I Commander in Chief. By this stroke of policy, be hopes to bird Austria still more closely to his interests, for should the Emperor FRANCIS al , o turn against him; he must now first declare war to his own daughter, as being at the head of the Government. A Decree has been passed, calling out every Frenchman from the age of 20 to GO, to form a national guard, 87 co horts of which of 1000 men each, are to be at peseta em bodied for the protection of various parts of the coast, such as Flushing, Chef bonrg, Havre, &e. It is supposed that NAPOLEON is now on his way to his army. FIIE-ii AMERICAN DEFEAT 4 z. The Ametican invaders have at last been invaded in their turn. Two divisions of troops having been seen crossing the St. Lawrence on the ice the 23d of Fe bruary last, were thought to be exercising, and were allowed to surprise their observers at the village of Ogriensburgh, where they killed 6, took 40 prisoners, 750 . stand of arms, a great quantity of amtrmnition, 1.3 pieces of cannon mounted, Obout 500 barrels of flour, and a quantity of pork and beef, besides burning the old and new barracks and two vessels. Notwithstanding, these repeated defeats, the warlike spirit of Mr. MADISON does not seem to subside, as his speech on taking the oath of office will testify. It abounds with the usual misrepresentations respecting the impressment of sailors, and endeavours to cast the blame of this " just, ne cessaty, and noble" war, entirely upon us. In it :1:r. MA DISON tells the world " he is consoled for the clouds under which the reputation of the American arms has been thrown." 4. by presaging . (lakes of bc.-oic entcrprize 1" There may be bombast in this, but is there truth ? IBRIC VTIONS RESPECT' Ts. a THE PRINCESS OF WALES. Much curiosity was excited, and much displeasure created -by the publication of certain letters, in a Sunday Newspaper of last week, purp,,rting to be a copy of a correspondence ; between Ministers and the Princes; of W7.les, in which offers made from a high quarter towards reconciliation v'ere frus trated by a pertinacious adherence to unnecessary condi tions on the other •1 he authenticity of these letters, which the Editor had imprudently brought forward as entitled to , implicit credit, was, however, contradicted by authority in evtsry paper on Monday morning. Conscious of the blame which must attach to him for so gross an attempt to deceive.; the public, the Editor immediately advertised his intention of justifying himself by publishing "tt a full and clear expla- Dation of the manner in. which those docuroetcs were deli vered to Ans e " and announced that his defence would con bin original letterf and communications from Lady Pereeviill s. - Lady Ann Hamilton, and John Milford, Esq. (nephew of Lord Redesdale, and cousin to Lady Perceval). It is in Our power, however, to givo a still clearer account of the whole business; and our explanation being taken from an offi cial document, which, we understand, will be published to morrow by authority of Her Royal Highness the Princess of W ALLS, may be perused with the confidence due to au thenticity. John Mitford, Esq who composed, anti com municated those Documents to the Editor of the paper in question, has unfortunately been long afflicted• with a mental disorder, which, although it leaves on certain subjects an appearance of reason, deprives- its victim that rational principle from which our actions should flow. Ile was consequently placed under the care of Doctor AREURTON ; but the imprudent humanity of his fa mily restored him khout six weeks ago, against the ad vice of that Gentleman, tO that society from which his occa sional irrationality had hitherto banished him. Ilis mind had probably beclr powerfully affected by the late transactions res pecting the PRIN ESS of W A LEs,and by one of those impulses. which, as they proceed from madness, madness alone can explain, he fabricated the correspondence which the Editor with too little enquiry admitted within his pagPs, and recommended to the public as documents no less important than authentic. His mischievous ingenuity did not even rest here. Besides the letters that have ap peared, he had composed official conversations in which the Loan CHANCEL I.oli aid other Ministers were introduced as chief Speakers on the side of the PRINCE, and which he also intended la. publication, had not the contradiction in serted in all the Monday Papers alarmed the Editor, who Men, we understand, applied for information, to the quarter .where he should have previously ascertained the authenti city of the mischievous papers which he was the means of foisting on the public. Whether he still intends to main tain the authenticity of the letters which he has announced for publication in his defence, we are ignorant. But we have been assured that even those, with the exception of one, which we could name, are also fabricated by the same unfortunate genilewn. It is not improper to add, that MiTFORD, after having been examined by her ROYAL HiGllNEss's Con noel, by whom the official explanation. %hieh will appear tomorrow, is diawn, has been replaced under the care of Doctor W AREURTON, whence he should not have been removed until his cure has been perfected. A mail from Heligo!and arrived on Wednesday, by which advices have been ►eceived from flamburgh to the 26th ult. and flan► Heligoland to the Ist instant, with a variety of German and DaniAi Papers. The previous accounts of an interview having taken place between the Emperor ALEX AN! ER and King of PilusslA, at Bresla‘V, are - confirmed; and it is said Ministers are in possession of the Prussian De claration of war attains► France. The conduct of the Prus sian General D'YoacK, which was stigmatized by his So veaeign, while undet the influence of France, has received' the full approbation of FREDERICK WILLIAM; as a testi mony of his regard, he has conferred on him the command of the army, formeilv under General BuLow. It is esti mated at .10,000 strong ; and the recruiting in t'ae Prussian ...:intes is represented as proceeding with the greatest spirit. The corps of General Dlicatrcs is joined to that of Gene ral Count WITTGENSTEIN, and is placed, by order of the King of PRUSSIA, under the command of that distinguished Officer. The Prussian General Bt. b pointed to the command of the for van-guard entered Saxony on the 16 of Dresden ball - been occupied by • • .UCH Ea, has been ap- 'ees in Silesia, and 3th ult. The old town the Rusbi3us, but the