The National Register. — London, England, 1808-01-17 00:00:00

JAN. 17 iE 111. That it is expedient te recommend to the House to grant bounty on the importation of fhb front. the British Colonies in Nrirth Ainerica, in BritiTh vessels, for twelve months, and after the same rate, and under the same regulations, by the existing law nllo d ed ut d establisher!, Oil the motion that the House do agree to the report, it was, on debate, resolved in the afOrmative, a disisloa takiag plate an the last resolution. STATE VAVERS, &c. RUSSI A—UK ASE, Si. Pcttrsburgh, Noe, S t (19), INT. By our Ukase of the WO Oct, last, to the Minister of Corn. coerce, Count N. Raomittotzoti, regarding the laying on an em liar;oi &vet the English properti in Russia, we ordered liqui ; dation commissions to by formed here, at Riga, anti at Arch. tuogel, under the cootroul of the College of Commerce. On the representation of the Minister, that the liquidation Complains appointed in ISOO, were, by their mode of conduct ing business of this nature perfectly adequate to the object in iew. We now order that liquidation commissions be at present pppointetl, in every respect, strictly according to the principles and spirit of the Ukase given the 24th of Not. Is;00, upon a report of the College of Commerce, in coasequence of the em bargo laid thqt soar on the property of the English, with this only a lteration, that the fixed numb er of Russian mereharfflrto be ehoseo for the liquidation commission of this plan, be not otherwise appointed than tt it h the confirmation of the Minister, god in the other tow► !. is itlt the confirmatioo of the Cliti‘f Ay, thorities contiguous thereto. The ? hi:l ('umutissions are to take eo,gtkizauve of mi the good; and property of the English which were embargoed by our Ukase of the 2Sth odt.) Oct. 1507 ; and this sequestration is to Ile extended to all their capital monies and bills, execptin }heir monies placed in our Banks, which, by the law s, are in 110 ease to be touched, The Councillor of State, and Member of the College of Commerce, BOW, is tp reside in the Com, !tussle's here. Sent to the Senate the Stb of Niwoniber, 1807, under His im perial Majesty's Sign Manual- Cotintersifoted by Count Nieolay Raumiantzoff,— Published -b) the Senate the 1 lth of NoveatUer,lBol ... .. w: V' • 4' .. 4. —.lllo.llPen, (Sitrneill I Westphalians, you have got a Constitution adapted to yoar manners and to your interests : it is the fruit of the meditations of a great mop, and of the experience of a great nation: its princi, pies are iu unison with the present state of the civilization of Lorope, and are hig with projects of improvement, which will far overbalance the sacrifices which this new order of things may impose upon some of you, You must, therefore, attach your 'elves to it with confide:we, since taint) it, rests your liberty and our prosperity, ilt useending the Throne, I contratted the ebligation of mak ing voa happy, and I will he fajthfui to it. Ihe equality of the tptales of religion shall be maintained, property assured and guaranteed. Thus shall there be established between me and my people gn alliance of wishes and interests, that shall never change, Westphaliaus, your So :ereig,u heaceforWard relies on yoar fidelity and inviolable attachment, Oven at our Royal Palace of Cassel, the 15th December, 001, and the first of our reign, -"' (Sigued) JgatI,AIE N.4PPLEU.Y. \- it PORTVGAL t —ARMy ESTRAMADURA, Gtxr.aar. ORDEOS OF Tilt; IST DRcIINHVA. Ferocity is not valour, it is alaays the proof of harharism and generally of cowardice, The greatest honour the bins can do one of his subjects, is to place arms in his haods ; they are consecrated to the preserving of his Kingdom, tare upholding of Religion and the Laws, the defence of his People, foul the protection of his Frieods. While the Portuguese Gov eruntept gives us their friendship, and receives us ioto their territories, it would be unworthy the Spaoish character, and wanting in every law to make enemies of those we C411114` to protect. A% ar has its rights and laws, all which are framed by the Chiefa..or Lioarrn ments. Vie, who are subjects, are not authorised to,Aufringe them, except hy the voice of our Cbiefs--it wool:1 . 1)41cm ise be assassinatinn—and the punishment of the coward who uanld far disgrace humanity, belongs to universal justice, FaitrustiA with an important Ex peditiou, vie will go atut fulfil the vvlilies of our Sovereign. Proud of the coutidence with whichAe hollow's us, we will not di3appoint hint, Nor sdl we comet* that there remains amongst us a,uy b 4 titt would deprive is of that honour, and disgrace the good name of the a hole army, No ; 1 1 will not sufier it, Any insult by word or deed, or auy prpsu cation to reucw old and disgraceful prejudices, ,hall . be severeb' punished, not only by the due course of law, hut as . circuit stauces (Iceland it, by immediate infliction- op the spout—su)S: conduct being di-graceful, disobedient to our Soxereisn,aad As ' honourable to the Spauish name, The Soldier shall be provided for, In the eveut of wanting provisions, all will know how to suffer nionwittary privatioos, in exchange for a good name, :and the honour of completing a great object, The Chiefs of Ilivision of my army' ace kmoa a to me. With all of you, Soldiers, lan personally acquaintkl —von have not come with me front Audalusia, to disobey the Kin. and dishonour the Nation. tread Quarters:lt Badajoz, 30th Nov, WI. (Signed) MAIRQViS DEL SOCCOBBO. PRO CLA NtAT INHABIT %NTS OF 1,150w4, My army is about entering your walls ; it was coming fur the purpose of rescuing your ports and your Prince fitou the in duence of Fngland, Sot this Prince, FA respectable by his virtue, has allowed himself to be: hurried away Amy the counsels of some wicked men who surrounded him, and he is gone to ding himself the arms of his onemiei. Ile has been made to feel apprehensive bis personal ;arty, his suligets have been counted for no thing, and interests savritieM to time base cowardice of some Courtiers. Inhabitants of Lisbon, remain quiet n itliin our houses; 14w neither me nor Inv army ; we are c o midable omits to the flimsy and to the wicked. The great Napoleon, my master, sends me to protect you. th'tior. scarLAN D. GLASGOW 11r,rryta.—Ititiunsequenee of an intimation by the Lord Vrovo:4, a Ithisero",•r • is manufacturers of Clain:oft, aftseynt'lr'' 7i lo an address to his Mtkjesty, aspressiteg their zeal to 311 V 14411 e men tars of government at •.,)- Alt—, • I i.. . I sit t 01. :( vying trsolution %as tuovetioad unpitiiiiouAy carried : `°l 1 4 ,1 1 . , ..i.,- . ~,..,.. . ..,. .; . ,5 • ;. , 1 • • • 'v. . , i ' .'; 1, , 0 1 .f . . .i..•.,.. t 1 ' !... Alt .". ' . .i l l'ii.: 1 ' 00 7 I ' I \e V'? • ; f I 1 f il , ti * ' , , • • • 1.4 - 4 1k 1 0 ' 1 i . o • t, t, • • { ' ' 4 .', I • l , • i li. ‘. .•,. •%., , • i 111 '\ l f • ,• t , • NEIW KINGDOM OF WESTPHALIA, OM!. Cassel, Dee, 17, 1807. We Jerome Napoleon, by the grace of God and the Consti tution, King of Westphalia, French Prince, &c. &e. to our good. and faithful Subjects, and Inhabitants of our kingdom of *Westphalia, greeting t West p halians—Di vine Providence lins pointed this te r a in order to re-unite your scattered Provinces under one august institution, Together with Iwighbouring families, though btrangert to each other. PRI I come to occupy this Throne, prepared by victory, raised by the assent of the I., , reatest powers of Europe, founded on n title no less sacred, by 3 our real interest. Too long has your country suffered from the preten;ions of fimilies and Cie intrigues of cabinets : von were exposed to all the calamities of wars, and you were excluded from all the be petits of peace. Some of your towns only reaped the barren honour of annexing their names to treaties, in which nothing . Vas overlooked but the well being of the people who inhabited them. How widely different are the results of the wars stirred up nainst the ;tumult head of my !louse! It is for nations that N:a poleon has conquered; and each of the Treaties he has ctut dilded, is a step farther towards the end proposed by his mighty genius, of giving to entire nations a political existence, governments and laws dictated by wisdom, the emablisliment to each of thcat txfa country, and the dereliction hereafter of node in that depldrable nullity, in 'w hick they were equally unable , either to steer clege Of war, and avail themselves of peace. • Westplaliattri—Pmeh was the issue of the battles of Marengo, of Austerlitz, • Jena; such, now s for you th, , result of the memorable T ty of Tilsit, On that day vim obtained the tirst of blessings, try --Far be now removed from your rev - lectioh tho ed dominations, the last result of the feudal system, whi ared a master for each city—these different • interests are o form but one—VOIIT master now is the law-- your protector, the Atonal-eh, cs ho is to cause it to be respect ed ; henceforth you shall have no other. . ..-...... .. ~ . . 1 I . . . . 1 . r MIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMMENNEmiLikimmoMiIidi 4 -