The National Register. — London, England, 1815-05-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL. REGIST MAY 7. C. Barnett, late of.Londort.Wall, horse-dealer. R. White, of Quern-street. Cheapside, wine-merchant. J.B. Roper, of Gosport brewer . T. Pearce, of New• Road, Gravesend, taylor. W Haywood, laic of Tlitogmorton street, stock-broker. PRICE OF S7OCKS YESTERDAY. 3 Per Cont. Cons. 4 per Vent. ^I. Es. Bills 4 i dlr. 11 Per Cents. Consols for Account so. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lon Dori, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1815. tents, in which our superstitious ancestors wpuld have placed the most implicit faith. It is probable 'that Napo leon has really placed himself at the head of his army and that his rumoured intention to inspect the state of the northern fortresses is merely a cloak to conceal his &- signs, and enable him to attempt a surprise on gem^ por tion of the Allied forces. It is also true, that the resulted' the first battle will give such a turn to the war as to influ ence its issue. But if we arc to trust the accounts from the Continent, at no period have we had better grounds to entertain sanguine hopes of success, than at the present. According to his own proclamation, Louis XVIII. is pre paring to enter France at tho head of twelve htindred thou. sand Alliesond considers his return to the capital close at hand. According to the Belgium papers, desertions front Napoleon's army are daily increasing, and disunion reigns amongst his mipisters. Murat, it is certain, is fast retreat in ce within the limits of his kingdom, probably on account, of the invasion of his territory by an Anglo-Sicl lian army. On every side beams of good fortune seem to break forth, which the contents of the French papers to the 2d• inst. - received yesterday do not in the least obscure. These arc of course entirely . silent with respect to Buonaparte's departure, which must have taken place after their publication, and their chief interest consists in the following details of the present si tuation and commanders of the various corps of the French army. • The head-quarters of the first corps Warm& are at Lille, and it is under the command of Count Erlon ;. the 2d at Valenciennes, under General Reille ; the 3d is at Me zieres, under General Vandamme ; the 4th, which is at Metz and Thionville, is under General Gerard; the sth at Strasburg, under General Itapp ; the Gth at Laon, under Count Lobau ; the 7th is at Grenoble and Cham ber}', mulct. Marshal Grouchy ; the Bth, which is at Bourdeaux, under General Vanzel ; the !All, which is at Toulon, is under Marshal Brune ; the 10th is assembling •at Perpignan. We are assured that the head-quarters of the Emperor are•to be established at Conde. We learn from Brussels that Count Lille is quite re cove re d ?Marshal Mortier has set out from Paris on an extraor dinary mission, with the execution of which he is charged by the Emperor. The Journal de l'Empire of the 2,1 inst. publishes Lo-ig NVll.lth's proclamation with the following Parody intclOo! to counteract its effects. " It is as follows : " Frenchmen, you are rebels ; the greatest misfortunes can not expiate your disobedience to tour legitimate masters, but your masters arc good, and wish to distinguish the wheat freim the tares. Frenchmh, it is a father who returns, and who pardons. If he is obliged to send before him, howitzers, bullets, arcs bombs, (and Heaven assisting it) Congreve rockets, who can complain of it ? Will not the white colour over-shadow the cannons, howitzers, and mortars ? Let us hope that Pro vidence will turn aside th? grape and red-hot balls from the dwelling of our faithful Royalists. Will not God by a mi racle &iiie to the fragments of shells a kind of discernment, which will make them choose their victims? If amongst those who arc pure, and who wear the white-colour in their beirts, scale :hould relish in the conteit, they should con :We; OFFERS MADE TO THE DUKE OF ORLEANS. We have been assured that before Napoleon was re; called, a deputation was secretly sent by the discontented in France to the Duke of Orleans, offering to place the Crown on his head, provided he would secure the invio lability of the sale of national domains, the abolition of tythes, and the freedom of the press. On his refusal to accept a throne at the expence of the legitimate Monarch and his immediate successors; the party turned their eyes towards Napoleon and made him overtures, with which he joyfully closed : in consequence of which he met with no opposition to his resumption of the Imperial Crown. This is said to have happened about the middle of last January. We have seen a private letter from Belgium which states, that an order was issued by Government on the 28th ult. directing all Belgian officers to retire into the interior to command the Dutch troops, and all Dutch officers to take their places in the Belgian army. This arrangement is said to have created much discontent on both sides. BUONAPARTE'S DEPARTURE FOR THE ARMY. We stand on the brink of a new era, each looking with eager curiosity into the vast and still indistinct expanse which opens before us, and clothing the future in bright or gloomy hues, as hope or fear predominates. In one point alone, however, do all seem to be agreed. Peace, as a worthless jewel, is cast away without a sigh, and all is impatience to behold the grand and splendid desolations of war. This gratification will not be long denied. Napo leon, it continues to be confidently stated, left Paris on the 2d inst. and, escorted by a strong troop of dragoons, took the road to Lille. This was the day which he had ori ginally fixed for his departure, though another was after wards mentioned; and we are the more inclined to consider the statement correct, as from his known predilection for anniversaries, it is not unlikely that h should have selected that of the battle of Lutzen, the first triumph he gained °vex the Allies after the Russian campaign. la the mind of the army and the people, as well as his own, it would be considered A fortunate day, and would serve to increase their confidence in his success. With us it was most gloomy. It was ushered in by storms, and spent in incessant thunderings. Nature seemed to feel that the desolating spirit had gone forth, and to anticipate the horrors of his course. A very short time will shcw us what credit is due to por-