The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-20 00:00:00

! • I • • ; 41 ; I iirft • -se "..k THE NATIONAL .. L . . REGISTER. ;;; ipr eut• Coagritution, anD tabys. , r 1.,. , PRINTLI) AND PUBLISIIILD AT NO. 5$ PICK ETT-STItErT S STLIAND, NEAR TEMPLE BAR. SUNDAY, OCTOBtalt 20, 1811. FOLIi ICAL DI.sQUISITIOIV. No. 186. __...,._ huAsTA. " - ""f 71% • woo= pia The departure of Mr. 'CHottvrov for the taltic has induced - a belief, or rather crea ed a report, that neg ns l►ave been opened with Rns.ia, and that a new coalition is forming in the North. This, we have-no doubt, is erroneous. Unlike the Editors of some of our prints, whose political creed is founded on the contents of letters from A rholt, and, therefore, generally changes with every mail. Government is in possession of exact information respecting the real 'means of those Powers, whose 'outward* show of strength and grandeur is calm, Ltted to deceive the vulgar. Notwithstanding the parnpoils accounts of the preparations of Russia on • the palish frontiers,' and. of the number of her, -• troops, it is welt acquainted with her present . **ealeresS, and would not, therefore, hurry her into action, before she has had sufficient time to recruit herself, and to come on nearly equal terms with her antagonist to the field. There was a season, and we then did not cease to raise our warning voice, when, although still bleeding from . the wounds received at Friedland, Russia might have renewed an appeal to arms with strong pros pects of success. It was before her brave but un fortunate neighbour Austria had been laid prostrate on the ground, and had sealed her degradation as well as her future subserviency to France, by an lin mill:airs, union between the ancient blood of HAPs. BCRG and the upstart HOUSE of NAPOT.T:ON. It was before her own remaining force had been exhaust ed in a sanguinary and expensive contest on the banks of the Danube, and before the strong holds of Spain had fallen into the hands of its invaders. The time in which reasonable hive plight be indulged is now past, and to convince those who still fancy that we ought to engage ALEXADER to ini . ll, our cause at this particular moment, that such a measure would only serve to hasten his ruin, me have only to point- out the results of the wAr which he has for several years been waging with a Power long deemed in the last stage of national decrepitude, hut which not only . still resists his armies, but has lately compelled them a considerable portion of the territory Vol. IP. No. CXCE):. Jai copied, and threatrens to turn the tide of victory full against its late conquerors. The last advice, from the banks of the Danube intorn us that the Russians, who had penetrate.l beyond that aver far into Bulgaria, and even menaced AdrianOple,duting the campaigns of 1 809 and 1 810, have suddenly adopted a n. , iretgade motion, cans ,d by their ina bility to pursue * their successes, and to 'secure their fruits. The sieges of Rudscliuck, err \Varna, and "or several other foitresyss on the right bank of the Danube, had cost them a' large number of mer, and a Considerableportion Of time. The importance of these places, which gave to 'their ''possessiont the ;hill command of tlie country, had-- induced their gartisons to defend them jo the last • extremity, and the Grand. Vizier to fight 'sego. ral sanguinary battles for their relief. Triumphant over these complicated difficulties, the Russians car ried every forrby storm with a - prodigioui loss on _ their side, auttailorivardt repaired and stiesigthessixt • the works they had won. The blood thus shed, and .! • the treasure thus spent, has been spilled and wasted in vain. Unable to reinforce'her armies and to pay its expences, Russia has abandoned whole pro. vinces and those very -7 tortrescs,, the possession of which facilitated and seemed to ensure the cenque.t of the rest of the European dominions of the Ttnlo ish empire.. The army of the Porte, long; compelled .to re main on the defensive in its camp at Sjitim!a to protect Adrianople and 4he road to the capital, has already re-occupied, not only Bessarabia and Bulgaria, but re-crossed the Danube .in three diflelent places, and established itself on the left bank of that river: Rudscliudc purchased at the expense of so nrAny liven, only che4:ked its former masters two. ,Repeatedly 'stormed, it was unable, in the opinion Of the-Russian Com mander, to sustain the. impetuosity — of its assailauts any longer, 'and he, therefore,' evacuated it during night, after blowing 41p part of - its fcrtiScations. The ether strong glaceson the saint tine were also forsaken, and no sooner hasi 'the . tetreating•army -sheltered itself behind• the:waters of the Danube, than that- mighty :barrier :Nya; passed, and the, pro vinces declared' by an Ukase isstred in IRO9, - rr .early in. It3lo, to befireter - united to ; the Russian were• saiccessfully ,inyaded by the Torkili and once more became the desolated seat lt "--..' , to ahan on Empire, theyl • _.•• k t ,t -- ;'-,..5s an , • • •••4, N°. 199. i~~ PrircE 9d .~~ ^"- ..4111..M4 1 /' ••• • .►.~ j .