The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

FETI. 21.. Extract, of a Letter from Copcaltagen, dated January 19- - It appears, that as early as the month of July last, it was supposed in the Isle .of France, that a war must he unavoidable between, England and Denmark, on which account an embargo was laid on all the Danish ships lying there; a hope is thnrefore entertained that by this measure of the French Government there, many of the skips of our merchants and trading companies o ill escape being raptured. By the fitting out of the Danish fleet, orders for which have been sent down to Portsmouth, it is very manifest what was the real motive for the robbery com mitted here ; could any doubt remain concerning it ? The Eng /1,11 at tirst boasted that they had ships enough. and only wanted to detain ours that they might not be employed against them. To encourage our manufactures, and annoy the enemy, the tat too ing three measures have been proposed as the most efficient : first, The prohibition of the use and importation of an En glish manufactures—Second, The introduction of It national dress ,---Third, the establishment of a great privateering Company. the privateers of which should keep at no great distance from each other, so as to be able to crone to each others assistance, and on the first gin tiring, by which means they might be enabled to capture the convoy ing ship, and all the yes,els nutter its con voy.. This, it is stated, is a plan which taiOtt easily be effected if the ship of war be attacked at the same time at the head, the *tern, and on !loth sides, by the above number of privateers, each baying from 20 to :it) gulls. The roast of Norway, and the West Jndian Sea - , , , are the proper places for such privateers to cruizc in. This plan comes front a Marine Officer." Extract of a Letter from Gotteuburgh, dated Feb. 19. The Stockholm post of to-day has brought the Important intelligence that Russia has declared war against Sweden ; and some accounts state that the Russians have already entered Swedish. Finland. Both M. Alopeus, the Russian Minister, and Count Miolke, the Danish Minister, are about to quit Stockholm. The officers and Staff of the So etlish army in Finland, had received orders to join with all possible expe dition. A Russian army of 55,000 men is on the frontiers of Fin land; there were at firstso,4Klo, hut it was found difficult to pro vision so many.—Six regiments were marched home again.'' Extract of it Letter from Petersburg!), Jau. 14. " (laulincoUrt . , the new French Ambassador, has arrived in this city accompanied with a guard of honour. On the same day he was introduced to the Emperor Alexander, by whom he was most graciously received. By the respectable part of the inhabitants the honours paid to Caulincourt were viewed with sullen silence ; but the reflections w hick have since been unreservedly made throughout PeterstAirgh, are such as must be far from pleasing to the Emperor, fur they are in direct hosti lity to what is termed " the new order of things." Bonaparte hasreneteed his demand to receive in marriage a sister of the Em peror of Russia. tier Royal Highness received the first over ture with indignation ; but the terms in which the demand was made were so peremptory. that it was supposed the humiliated Alexander, rather than risk the displeasure of the Corsican, would force his sister in compliance with the demand. The English merchants have been alarmed by the Swedish war. All communications between the two countries being at an end, the indirect channel of intercourse between Russia and England must, in like manner, be interrupted. The British merchants in St. Petersburgh are apprehensive they may ultimately be re fused passports to return home." Lady Edward Fitzgerald, once so famous as Pamela, the reputed daughter of the late Duke of Orleans, and the eli've of Madame de 'Geniis, left this country last week, in rom pany with Prince }sterhazy. It appears she was narrowly sought after, both at Dover and on board the vessel, by Sheriffs' Officers, who had warrants against her on civil ac tions. She was concealed in the Prince's carriage among his baggage, and,so successfully, that though the carriage itself was searched, she remained undiscovered. Site had previously escaped front shore to the vessel, in the dress of a sailor. The Dutch official Gazette contains the following im portant article : " Abandon common speculations ; do not suffer yourselves to be excluded with impunity from the Empire of the seas.—Fit out privaterrs to wrest the prey from the enemy, to procure provisions, become almost of the first necessity : it is in the enemy's ships that you ought to seek for your Colonies ; it is at their expence you ought to furnish your correspondents with the merchandise they want.—Recollect the courage of your an tcsturz ; recollect •you are fellow -countrymen of Ruy ter and THE NATIONAL REGISTER. .123 Tromp. Must the Danes he of the least populou, nation, the only one who dare attack the 'English in open sea i histo ry say that the Danes Kern in the 19th century what the Dutch were iu the MlL—Arai, Dutchmen ! let all your Ports be tilled with armed vessels ready to fall upon the enemy." A leiter from Gotteuburgh stales the fallowing most un justifiable proceeding, on the part of the Danes, and which. for the infinination of all mariners, it is the more necessary to publish:— " Near the Seaw, there runs a reef of rocks easterly, abput n league in extent, into the Categat ; to guard agatmt tis Inch Cur: was, wail the rupture w ith Denmark, a light at the Scaw. l'he Da h er have now erected a 14,011 about a lei.e. - ue to the west of the original light ; thus drawing any - ship unacquainted with the alteration into certain des' ritetion." THE COURT AND WORLD OF TASIIION. Wednesday being the day ►inted for a General Fast and Humiliation, their Majesties and the Princesses went at an early hour in the morning to their private Chapel, where the Form of Prayer appointed for the day was read. At half past ten his Majesty, with the Princesses Augusta, Mary, t':ophia, and Amelia, went to St. George's Chapel, where a Sermon was preached by the Um 1)r. Cookson, front Psalm ix. ver. 1. They afterwards returned to the Palace. FAsT Dar.—Wednesday being the day appointed for a Generat Fast and Humiliation, it was duty observed in and about the Metropolis. The two Houses of Parliament at tended service at the Abbey and St. Margaret's, Westmin ster. The Volunteers attended divine service at their re spective parish churches. The Lord Mayor went in state to the Cathedral of st. l'aul, accompanied by Sir John Kanter, and a great, many other respectable Gentlemen of the Corporation, in their gowns. The celebrated Edmund Berke was frequently honoured Its a seat at the convivial table of the present Prince of Wales. On One of these ocrasionQ, surroundel by bon vi rants, and seized with a sudden fit of absence, he allowed the wine to remain stationary beyond the usual time, which the Prince observing, immediately accosted him with that polite affability for which he is so eminently distinguished— " Come, conic, Burke, forget the Swale mow, and re " member the bottle—l am absolute here—," " Absolute " you are, indeed, my Liege (replied the eloquent wit), " jure di-vino!"—" The only way (exclaimed the Prince) " in which I could ever wish to be absolute." Violent discussions are expected to take place concerning the affair of Portugal, during the emitting Session. Mr. Sheridan thinks the rise on Port very disadvantageous, while Mr. Whitbread declares, he thinks it will have a good effect, by encreasing the consumption of our home manu factures—lle recommends Porter. Hannibal made a passage over the Alps, by means of hot vinegar ; but Honey, to surpass him, intends to make a North-about passage to India, through the frozen ocean, by means of hot water !—for supply nig hiui wiin the Miter article, John Bull has the monopoly. CIT Y. Bar A n.—Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of Bread to be reduced half an assize. The quarters loaf will therefore, sell for IIV: Thur•zday, a Court of Common Council wns held at Cutldhall,„ which was very numerously attended. The Lord Mayor laid before the Court a letter he had received front General Lumley, in answer to the Vote of Thanks of the. Court of the Ilith Sept. last, for his gallant cotuluct at the attack and capture of Monte V ideo ; which as read, and ordered to be entered on the Journals. Friday the Lord Mayor nod SheriCfs went in state to Bow Church, Cheapdde,w here t he‘ lica,.d an Animal Sennett preach ed before the lli-hops for tie. Pc,p;:gation ;of cue Gnopel An fo reign parts. The Serino(' was preached by the Right Revert:DA rather in God the likhop tt. David's, who took L:1 text from the VBth chapter of St. Matthew, nod 19th verse " Go ye, and teach all nitious," wf irr