The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER: the incorporation of the Grand Duchy of Finland with the Ku , s;an Empire has been confirmed; the town of Torneo, and thy river of the same name, form the frontiers of the two Stal:s.— Thus has terminated a war, the events of which have covered tl,( Hus.ian armies with immortal glory, and the conelie , ion which ha: added to the atisAiau Empire. a country inhabited h as industrious people; celebrated ou account of its progress nicriculture, its markets, important fortifications, and the for tress of Sweaborgh; and has secured for ever on that side tilt frontiers of our native land. While we are offering up our thank, to that Divine 13eing.,, which has vouchsafed to favour Russia, and crowned our arms with success; we br.steu to acq.t;iiio you with that fortunate event. feeling perfectly satisfied titat all our faithful suldects will readily join us in offering np Itiailiss to Nlo:t High. for the happy conclusion of a much wished for peaty After the ratitientions sh 11 have been e xclianed, the said treat) of peace will be published in a distinct manifesto. _ "A remain your affectionate, St. Petersburgh, Sept. I." •` ALEXANDER," The Address cont nut s " It is but a short time since we obtained victories which held out t!te prospect of a speedy deliverance, and of the restoration of happiness to our en pitni anti to the Monarchy ; hut, se are COVortel with mourning, and have to lament the loss of many of the gallant sons and defenders of the funnily. •6 . 0.. r armies were at the gates e the Capital ; and, to day, Wl' gee them twit. -I, mostly di , persA, and corn wiled to fill wick overt) upon the same points whence the enemy threatened us about thi la , eor end of March. " Sups orted by the zeal of the nation, and at the e. pence of t!le must painful sacrifices of our yowl] to toe lo‘e or country . , we bad succeeded in organizing, traitioig, and increasing our arm. , considerably reduced by former losses; and, t:, , la v, we see the hopes of :hat country disapi•ointed, and the skill, merit, ,nd nut hia ity of Its must worth) commanders, exposed to oblo quy, 3rd wounded. " o largenational armies inspired its with the mosf natter ing. Impe4; and we expected, that, united with the numerous and brilliant army of treat Britain, they would soon accomplish the enemy's destruction, and drive them bey nod toe lofty P re lees; and, to day, we are on the point of being abandoned by our generous benefactors, our warlike allies. 64 Such was the faithful picture of our situation a short time !Igo; and what i 4 it at present ? Ah ! the armies whit n dereal us, and the people who are fully acquainted with it, could de scribe it far better than the Council ; and, if possible, a still more correct representation might he given by the wretched inhabi tants of Estreinadura, in Mancha, and Madrid, who are already inade to pay for their premature exultation, by a fresh plunder of their property, and the ignominious kind of death they suffer on scaffolds! " This cruel change eve sec, wander at, and mourn for; bat weltdo not feel the effects r fit at present, and from our contem plating it at a distance arises our it:credulity. These unexpected strokes not only depress the minds of the people, but damp their patriotic zeal, which if once extinguished, woe to us, to our religion, and to our existence! " The people are indulging in unrestrained complaints, and makeithem known by libellous and inflammatory Their daily conversations, in places of the greatest resort, stipp pose different parties, views, and interests among their Govern ors, and threaten some, whilst they insult others, forgetful of the respect due to the supreme authority, and regardless of the cowequences to the public peace and union. " The Council shudders upon contemplating the danger in which it sees the country, because it cannot foresee the possible results of this ferment, which, while it meets with its utmost disapprobation, as contrary to the law, at the same lime excites its apprehensions on account of the opposite interests of the Juntas, and of the variety it observes in their opinions; and also because it is generally known, that the law, in cases like this, directs that the Government be entrusted to one, three, or the individuals. The Supreme Junta is, therefore, bound by he most sacred duty to lay these truths before your Maje-ty, in order to ward on' the dangers by which we are threatened, and to prevent the excesses of a people, x ho think their defence and protection unattended to. " In your Majesty resides the Sovereign power—the remedy is in your own hands. A generous self-denial will perpetuate the memory of the services of the Supreme Junta, and immorta lise its Members. May it please your Majesty to restore to toe law its authority ; and there will be an end of the uneasiness to which we are a prey, and which will be succeeded by tran quillity and applause. " The immediate appointment of a provisional Government will pacify the people: the nation will indulge in the most flattering hopes; and the will of Ferdinand VII. who requires it, and who suffers most will he fully complied with. " The whole nation will applaud the measure; and it is the opinion of the Council, that, in order to rouse its spirit, de pressed by the present load of evils, it would he oroper tip es4ab lish a legal Government, with a Bourbon at its head. And the perfidy of our infamous enemy having left in Spaiu none but rite most Reverend Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo and Seville, it seems as if Heaven had preserved him to support the nation under'her calamities, and continually to call to our minds the beloved Sovereign for whom we are fightine " Policy points oat the urgency that seat, until the wished-for re! " His I;miaence's elevated character petition ; and tailenceb all posiibl, . • e are fighting. Fency of immediately Aping up •eturn of oirr Monarch. harat.ter lea‘4l4,no room todiow le 'Manias o _ FROJI 7711; SPA N ISH PIPERS. Some time ago. the Supreme Council of Spain and the Indies presented an Address to the Supreme Juuta on the subject of a Regency. This important document has not been suffered to be published in Spain. The following are the most important parts of the Ad dress alluded to. The introductory part is an abridge ment :-- " The Supreme Council of Spain and the Indies, in which are now united those of .Castile, the Indies, Orders, and Finances, has addressed a most energetic representation to the Supreme J'•nta, upon the expediency, nay, the tibolute necessity, of establishing a Regency, composed of three or five Members, agreeably to tl!e laws of the kingdom. The Council begins by reminding the Board of the Order issued by Ferdinand, at Bay orete, for the immediate convocation of the Corte;. " This order was haortupatelv , kept secret from the Council, which would ceitaisls have enforced ics execution in spite of eery obstacle; and iu this circomstancr originated the anarchy w -irh followed on the assumption of the supreme power by the particular 4/!otas of the different provinces; an anarchy which paved the way for the progress of the French armies, and would probably have ended in the coot ;de te subjugation of the kingdom, if the remnants of the Spanish troops collected in the most dis tant provinces, the unshaken loyalty of the natives, and the ene my's scant of confidence in the dispositions of the capital and of the provinces w Web they occupied, had not checked their impe tuous career, and prevented the full attainment of their guilty rods. Thus :acquainted v. th the Sovereign's will, but strongly impressed with the calamities with which the kingdom was af- Meted, and the still *greater ones with %silk!) it was threatened, the Council repeatedly addressed the Provincial Juutas, and pressed upon them the urgency of establish* a legal Govern ment. Its representations, however, were disregarded; and the Cauncil, sensible that under such extraordinary ciremnstao ccss prudence recommeoded, awl the necessity of providing for the safety of the country jtistified, a deviation from the rule pro posed, that the Juntas should exercise a power which the law had not given them, and themselves appoint a Government ad in terim. This proposal was acquiesced in,. and the Central Junta met at Arattinez. Thus far did thew ishof prevent ing still greater evils carry the Council; but, ever mindful of its duties as the guardian and depository of the laws of the Monarchy, scarcely was the new Government organized when it called the attention of its Mendser- to the necessity of speedily substituting, to forms unknown to the institutions of the country, and diametrically opposite to those of the Monarchical Government, a Regency, composed of the number of individuals prescribed by the law da pat, ids in case of minority, Of of the Sovereign's inability to dis charge the high duties of his dignity. " To these ohservations, no answer was returned; and the Council could not but see, it; this silence of the Central Junta, a fresh prod' . of its wisdom, as their adoption at that time would probably have been attended . with great inconveniencies, and it sins, in some manner, necessary to conform to the opinions of the provinces. In the mean tune, experience has evinced, that the apprehensions of the Council were well founded; that its sug gestions were proper and correct; and that, whatever Govern mem had been eu;ablislied, it until not to have devintedarom the letter of the law." . .-. .... . OCT. 22.