The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-01 00:00:00

Lollboll, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1803. POLITIC.IL ENTS or TIM WEEK. Accounts have been recek ed from Holland, - that the Russians are making very active preparations to tit out their fleet. It is said, they arc also constructing three hundred row-boats to co-operate syith the Danes against Sweden. A British squadron will probably, however, enter the Baltic as soon as the season will admit, and then the Russians, as well as their Allies, must lay up their fleets till the following winter. The articles of intelligence received this week are not of peculiar importance, at least when compared with the great events to which we have lately been accustomed. BONA PARTE seems to have some schemes in agitation for still fur ther altering the distribat;on of Italy. The ger cv of ETtiv- HIA has been made to d adieu to her dominions ; and, after taking an atreeiionate farewell of her people, and telling them the ease of mind she fit at leaving them in the hands of so excelleal a Sovereign as the Emperor N pot.FON, has formally evacuated the country. carrying along with her a train of fifty waggons loaded with her bag,gage. She has the promise of being indemnified in some other quarter for the loss of her territories ; but whether in Turkey or not, the accounts do not state. . The result of our present discussions with America is not as vet ascertained. The Imericans stein flimsily alarmed at the proceedings of the: French and the British ; and dreading that the vessels will be captured and confiscated wherever they steer, they have laid au embargo on all their own ships at present in port. It must be allowed that it is a cruel necessity for a neutral nation to be obliged to put an end to their own commerce, in order to prevent it from falling into the hands of Allies A% jib w Rom they are at peace . but it does nut seem probable that they can remain any longer neutral, if the report be true that BON AVAit TE has finally demanded of thent to join either France or Britain. We insert a curious article, containing the regu- I adopted in the Rio de la Plata, ith r:•spect to nen tral trade, All neutrals are excluded for two years, even if permitted vs ith the raNat liceace; while an armistice is concluded with the British squadron cruizing in that river. 'There regulations may seem to portend the reuess al of those efforts to attain independence, which once occasioned such commotion in the Vice-royally of Buenos I vre! , : and in this case, the true policy of Britain is very ohs ions. " By the Franklin, Captain Ehrenstoa, w hick arrived at Charleston on the •2-lth of Deccmher, from iluenos A rt'S, w hich place she left on the I,lth of October. it :!ppears that, about a week prier to her sailing, an order had been issued hv the to vernment there fur all neutral vessels to lea%e the River Plate wiihin forty elms from the date of the Order, loaded or on loaded, and that no vent ml whatever would be allow ed to enter any ports in the later Plate fur two years, even it' they should have a Royal licence. The Portitguese and Americans were generally considered as spies of the English General Liniers had entered into a new Treaty w ith the Commander of the British Fquadroo, ernizing in the River, which consisted of a frigate, a sloop, and a cutter. The British were not to molem the River trade between Buenos Ayres to any parts above Monte Video. The Spanish Government are to supply the British squadron, or any ships of their nation which may put in there, with Uhat supplies they may want. Maldonado was appointed the place of rendezvous, and this was to continue in force for six months." THE NATIONAL REGISTER. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. FEB. 1. joined, which sailed from this port with provisions and b u ll oc k s , the Canar, as well as others, bad but five days provisions and water on board ; that Sir Richard ordered her to keep dose to hint, as be was himself in want of provisions; and the Spencer, hichfhad also brought provisions, was ordered to do the same. The Admiral then gave the Miami x and Raleigh orders to watch the motions of the enemy in Rochefort, as he purposed, with the squadron, to stretch oft to a certain latitude tont longitude, to take his provisions and stores on board from out of the Mediator and Spencer, where Capt. Mudge, in case any thing occurred, ould find him The next da v ( last Sunday week) the Ph(Vni observed the Frereh squadron in motion, and SIIOII after, si sail of the line, with frigates and brigs, came out; she immediately made the signal to the Raleigh to watch the enemy, whilst the Pheenix, (which was scarcely chaced) went in search of Sir Richard, at the appointed rendezvous. A seventh line-of-battle ship attempted to come out of then harbour, but could not dear the point of rocks, and returned, as the others did not lay-to fur her. Capt. Mudge cruized three days !Or Sir Richard, at the appointed place, hut not finding him steered for Fnskind, and the Raleigh steered for the Ilrest Heel. It has been legretted here that Capt. Mudge did not keep company, or order the Ra leigh to keep company with the Erenchincii, that there might have teen one ship of ours watching them. But, what is more extraordinary still, the Mediator returned to this port on Sunda v night last, and it is said she left Sir Richard at his rendezvous having . tnrailsd /nine with the provisions she carried) on the Tuesday fi.ilowing the Sunday when the French cicaped, at which lime .Sir Richard knew nothing of their departure. The Dread nought is come in here, anti it is reported, that after Sir .lobo Duck w orth w as acquainted with the CStape of the Rochefort squadron by the Eurydice, hr, as soon z.t< ht. had 'Unshed his letters for England, which are reported to have taken him up fivo hours in n ruing, set sail in pursuit of the enemy. It has created some surprise that he did not take A ship with him to hi . ing back his letters.—Lord Ciailluer still remains on shore; and, if the weather permits, the Ville de Pais, and the other skips from Cawsand flay, will sail to-day." Extract of a Letter from Plymouth, dated Jan. 2S " The Raleigh sloop is come in, and the crew 1 hear are In a sickly state. fly the x, Capt. Mudge., wc learn, that Sir Richard Strachan's squadron cumpri.es the Cesar, Spar tiate, Reims% n, Superb, Spencer, Dmincgal, and Warrior; that the day the Superb joined with provisions from Portsmouth, the Donnegal made the telegraphic ignal, that she had untg ens day's prvviaiuns and water un Guard, The day the Mediator THE COURT AN 1) IVORLII OF FASITIOV. Wednesday his Ilajestv came to town from Windsor, and held a private Levee at the Queen's Palace. The folloii in 4 had the, honour of being presented to his Majesty : Viscount Cathcart, on his return from Scotland. Genera Philip., on being appointed to the con►mand of the 3d Battalion of tt►e titnli Regiment. The Rev. Dr Marlow, the President of St. John's College, Oxford, by the Duke of Portland, on being appointed Prebend of Canterioir. II is Majesty have audience , to the Cabinet Ministers, and scs oll; about six o'clock, for 11 indsor. CITY. Bit i:An.—Tnecday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of Bread to he raised half an TIIE 11 PE 11 .1 . On Tuesday evening was performed a serious Opera called Didonc. This piece vvas altered fru►a the Opera of Metastasto, and acted for the purpose of affording to Madame Catalani an opportunity for the display of her talents. It has not been usual far the periodical critics to speak of the performers at the Opera, in the same serious style ►► Welt they pursue in their animadversions on the English Theatres : ti►r it seems to hate been conceived, though for what reason we can not discover, that where the music is excellent, the acting is of little importance.—Still less does any body think of regularly criticising the Operas themselves; because t'te wore'` or the songs arc generally hidden by the flourishes of the music, and the _tort' of the recitative is generally slurred by the careless ness of the actors. lint as the establishment of the King's Theatre is most splendidly patronized, as every possible en couragement is given there to merit of all descriptions, by an audience certainly the most elegant in London, and as the price of admission at the Opera-house is higher than at any other theatre, it could not be unreasonable to expect that the enter tainment should go a little further than the cars. We have ad mirable singing, it must he confessed; but we want a little tolerable acting. We must not hope ever to behold very fine sing - era acting very finely, because the perfection either of act ing or of singing must alone be almost the employment of a life : but We ought not to see such miserable performers as those Om *um strut upou the stage of the King's Theatre, and wit> mut `lli