The National Register. — London, England, 1809-01-15 00:00:00

21► i'ol G. Li". NATioNAL--iiithurisTti 5 ;;-, 7 .... , _ _ __ .... - 9 a . -t 2 . _ Our its, iiiinititutiii, Bub Leto. a 10 1 il No. 55. SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 1 1809 * PiticE 8(1. NY . %: k ` - . POUTICAL DISQI.ISITiON. tk , l l 7 • of the Spaniards, is dispelled t and the friend cif his Cituntry «, - willin&lnii g ns t o futtner inconsistency and 1., 1 _ y cti o bli v i on *UMBER FIFTY-FOUR. weakness; Co coutetnplate the happy effects of this reno- 1 .. ; ---ja.-- vated tigdur. Ile feel; both pride and satisfattion, that the ORDERS AND COUNTEII-OADERS: interests of Great Britain and her Allies; in this portentous crisis, are 'Confided to men, who have virtue enough to , —............ It is agaid reported that orders have been trangmitttl, think the cars , . of freedimi never desperate; and sufficient 11 11 1 ,1 si ehe he mig ht feel of the uncorritnon ab and ilities; ./ force our army in Spain. We know not, which we ought 1 invariable success alis of the enemy, is dispelled by the zeal to abominate most;—the credulity which believes, or the . , malice which invents so infamons a falshoori. Wile!, rZ:-.:- and confidence displayed by our Government. lie is con- scious, that it possesses the means; if properly einployed, forcements are urgently necessary when 15,0 00 additional men might enable Sir Jogs NooaE to make an effectual of cotinteraCi..g the vast projects of the tyrant ; and the . i Stand against the invaders, or, in case of emergency; to report..ll activity am i d magnitude of our preparations, o ff al . 0 return the' tryibariatiOn of the troops under hie com- the certain :.4.u. ritY 4'. %,, ... lb Milk. "':f" . *:' • ' ' .1 . 1' iitand t we are o.aftl Ord Ministers have Countermanded 1, 1 The init . .-. '' . lII ' •' ' ' '''' * 0 46. ' . 1 I`;' * : , _ h . , : • ~;,l • r4 .41:4, A , l'lr ' • . 1 .44 / 11,. - ' 9 their sa il ing. Thsi:;ptablij.i are tot UllaCkpainted with the " L . it Ali tie . ; ... '. • •'. 1 ' lhig Si the pros , : -_ - ..„,i, ° • .. • ~- 0-: "is ~ i - - - • lAA. .) . . arts errivlotyed byrtity loiters, preVious to the Meeting of °I judice "a ':.: --,: r.' ,i4fPaitr sifittioy and "' '•• it .. Cam We Parliatneaa, to criniThate . i-their pdlitical antagonists. W.e, feet ifis.it ! ere• . :.-tt 141i , ''v ,: in the consideration* that:our .i ' • -re: • . . l'i; a 0 1 : : . i0, 41 „kil nipport otaipt)li• 'entree promote; at the isite have nd hesitation in ilnisaiting to this criminal izid%"•• tip . •, !.. OnaviOrlowu happioeig aka setibtsty; The ciainlf Tenet to the public good; foi- the vurpose of lecOndius : . ; • • . 4: y aid the suggeitions of 1' and the 4 tiews ef faction, a rumour to injurion to the replant-lea •, 4 : : : e lAtinistert, and rePuisivet.gae popular feelings:- Do..,t!JIMI it Utah tie d ' ,ifir thift a few Bull ' • , ;,sqa Pie tilke purpose, surd idlidiouily lent Min; the • le itself, clothed in the enstinia of office; could not • .:.- ail c i po44 i.tallatiiiiv'e overturned what !tenons.; interest, alistlitatice, i recommended a more coviakily and drivelling i .;11 dieht. equally raged ;or that the then, tb whine capacious thindS .1 ' 4 . Bet our private inion, or individual feelings; it may op frui d, ! and benevolent hearts the fortnua Of the universe arc en - f" e , 4 ll e e xe d , etwobt iorrawwit h o o w a vergy. , le i , tenue been terrified; by an gross an artifice, Mu) a , • believed; and the ineasuro7sjer obnoxious of•Tigliii- • ; --- ' .-- 74 r :i " .4 .-='• * . . . !-. - I lithe it may be, has. actually been put into execution. Not- they . had liOntracted . ; in the face of Europe and t err coun- i ' withstanding this general coincidence of opinion we still dis- try. Thia indifference to public opinion; and this impo- , 4. , , believe it t and, however; strongly we eondemti the tardi- twee Of cbarietet; we are unwilling to attr i b ute to any •r! tress and inefilvary or our assistance in favou r of the Sian• meitiber bl the present Cabinet I and ai long as ::t e•. CAN- ish cause, we can never be induced t o entertain that mimes voice iS heard, we feel no anxiety that selfish and dastardly despicable opinion of the present C ahinet, which the will be substituted for liberal afro vigorous poli- •, ti l rumour implies. Have their professions , or the ir conduct, c,},. The exigency of our sititation demands an uncommon ;i , i t•elative to Spain, justified our u n q ualified asserit to a display of *kites, a strict atlherence to principles, and an kii - . , ' ' e:Large of incapacity, cowardice and lack of patribtisin on unconquerable firmnes 4 Of character. Shall we ; then ; hear, that. weakness, Uncertain - i . have their part ? Shall we believe the insinua tion, however s h e- the mortification tt) ty 1 , and selfishness, disgrace our councils; and para l y s e our ,i2 / '' ; boosts and confidently delivered , that t heir measures for these Six weeks have been solely r e g ulated b y the French 'elertioni Bulletins they have been occasionally fivoured with; and Such would be the ca. 4 had an order been sent to sus- that sloth or N igour, despondency or confidence, have pre- pend, even for a day, the sailing of the expedition. Even 1 • vaned at the War-office, Admiralty, and Horse Guards, in in private lite, an imputation of wavering and pusillanimi - i t proportion to the spleen or good humour BONAPARTE hap- ty a ffi xes *contempt ; but if a government justly exposes pened to fee4when writing them ! itself to a similar suspicion, the fate of the people. whose ', l *,' Were it possible for any man to be indifferent to the afraid it . condncts, is truly lattientable. No The confidencest use can i - • interests and reputation of his country, or insensible to be plated in their professiont or effiirts. moful .. , the eecurenees of our time, he would find an inexaustible projects are marred, and the noblest enterprises frustrated, source fur laughter and redieulc in the rep otted orders because, in the fit season for execution, they begin to rs- .! ;- and counter orders , with which the public ha ve been anno y - consider and deliberate over again, on the expediency of li ed, in the short space of one m onth: For one week, the the measure, and .he danger of disappointment. in pro- • ; most extraordinary hurry and bustl e are said to p revail in portion as the subject ii examined , new difficulties and ob- 0 4 • every department. The quantity of transports, the unusual jections start up , and their ima g inations are bewildered by : price of fre:ght, the number and choice of the Staff; denote the peeplexilies t h e creat y e. Another day, and th,:n ono- , the wisdom and energy with which Ministers intend to pro- thor; is fixed for discussion ; :IA ;110 important time, 'scenic the glorious contest in favour of universAl freedom. 1 which was to be employed in acting, iq devoted to uesea. ,i ~ boilable and pore:cling deliberatioa. ..'s resolut ea, bow- :1 The momentary despondency , oecasie ecd b y Ilic soceises ' i