The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-08 00:00:00

7 NOV. 8. Blush nut that thus thy fame I sing, Oh could'st thou rise on mounting wing ! Or ride the air in a balloon, Thy splendour would eclipse the moon ; Then happy England with delight, IlliJht boast throughout the year moonlight; And Luna, squeamish pert coquette, Who flies so often in a pet, Should here a welcome find no more, But scorn'd as never scorn'd before, Might roam thro' space to shine and roar. Alas ! Bright Luminary I here I feel myself a little queer, For this address is diff'reist quite From that which I set down to write. My object simply was to state What under thee was done of late; But that too long would make my strain, Unless I trouble you again. On the Committee then I'm dumb, But to one point I needs must come 'Tis said—nay, it is more than said, For in the Morning Post 'tis read, SAM ARNOLD writing of the fire, Speaks thus of Thames, to wake my ire: • "The Thames was frighten'd such a scene to view, And like the deuce, Blackftiar's bridge ran through, Etclaiming Zounds, if I stop to admire, My jacket may be singed, or set on fire ; To Gravesend I will fly, while Drury burn, And wait till time the tide of things shall tarn, He said, and glowing with uncommon heat, Pass'd blust'ring on, ashara'd of his retreat." I say 'tis false, in your distress Thames did not on to Gravesend press; Nor e'en to Greenwich go to sup ; Nor sent he of his wave one cup, But rolled his stores with lavish hand Tow'rds Westminster, and to the Strand ; Then when the Volunteers he spied, The mighty monarch of the tide &Wed, as he view'd their maid air, And mimed he was not with them theta. Nor idly mourii'd ; for so , n he sped And snatch'd a coat reg'mental red, And waxing ,warm, now glow'd the Thames, To have a battle with the flames. Then all impatient for the fray, He with the engines took his way; Advanciu4 he might shed a tear, But 'twas in pity no:. in fear, As in the elemental fight He dauntless mingled all the night. How then dread mule, 'twixt Sun and Moan, Couldst thou let Thames be called poltroon; For this thou didst in BYRON'S sneer, Where "Startled Thames" seems struck with fear; Unjust was this, and tho' I know Thames was not wont to be your foe, It would not give me great surprize Should he one day against thee rise, And make at thy approach a fuss— Thou AL P. for Vesuvius, For this has causeci so much turmoil, Thy touch (with ruge) would make him bail . I mast conclude, yet ere 1 fold This letter, more must still be told : I find New Drury's graceless scamps Have got two hydrostatic lamps, Placed foie osa either side the stage, To shed their brightness on the age. Ilow couldst thou c.alinnly under thee, An outrage so atrocious see ; For sure mare light, than both have showu 114 d flow'd froin thee witii Dick aloe,( 1341 Dick then bring his lamp, I pruy, To give eclat to Drory's pi And thee, delighted ‘s ith his fire, The towel will see but to admire. • Let SIfFRItY•S flame once more appear. AiB4 Diar . ,y need OD " Rivals" fear. 701 Come then bright iams.—oh come with him, To bid the other lamps lu k dim. Here I must pause, another day I'll tell you what I have to say. A Cool OBSERVER. THREE FRENCII GENERALS. MALLET, a General of Brigade. 3 statinch Jacobin, was emplove4 in ill • army of Italy, under Li UONAPARTE, br:f •re the I,llter went •ti Egypt, and about fbur years since when th,' French Getter 3, M ra,LL s Was appointed Military Commandant of Rowe, MALLET w.t. his Chef de l'Etat Major, but in consequence of some Yiote , p ex sins made use of by him, conceriii!!g. tue manner the Pope was treattd, he was sent to Paris as a prisoner, and was obliged to retire ca halt-pay. GUILLET is likewise a General of Brigade, and formerly edt pluyed under H ECHE in the Vendee, he has been in the ar:it e‘er since, and being likewise of the Jacohinical School, he got himself into vouble with his friend MALLET, for hayirg, at a puhill ta:tle about four years since, in company with the Senator% Tx AcEy. CARAT, and CASANES, and the Depu • y Attorney-G e n ril -I the Council of Prizes in Paris, FLORENT GUYOT, (term % M - .:mber of the Convention, and a great Jacobin), made use of air ng ex: re,- sions against BUONAPARTE. 1 t was even reported in Pairs at rtmt time, that there were sufficient grounds to try the•ya. Th.• se AiriEs were only reprimanded for their intemper..te cr , nduci, but i!ie Gene rals MALLET, GUILLET, and FLORENT G u 10T were Wilt to :he Temple, and afterwards to the Chateau de Vi atceimes ; last is s.til in confinement, hut the two former were, we hay.• heard, restored to their rank about tour 7•lontlis sine. I. AHOIRE (and not Latiorti) was a Gereral of Brn'ade, and one of General MORE Au's great favourites, having fun:net - 1y b!'ottgeki to his Stall. When this General wss arrested, in 181)1, I.AitOlitE, pany with FRESNIERES, MOREAU'S Secretary, tied to Gcrinavy„ having been accused of being implicated in the conspirac . .f Pic.tcau, GEORGES, &c. He returned to France about rt , .,e yeas ago, but was not restored to his rank. All these men • er,: : ;kr f: ;, of FOUCHE, and its that Ex-minister is now in Paris, who knows what his FATE will be ? THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LATV INTELLIGENCE. COURT or KING's BEN ill, WLISTSII NSI SATURDAY, NI V. 9. LAING AND ASO! HER ASSIGNEES, V GALE. This was a motion to thew cause why a verdict should not he set aside. Mr. Serjeant Bell stated thedefendant in this cas to have purcilaied property at a sale to the amount of 431. It was one of the condi rr,iis of sale that the seller should send a d!att of the co-vey ince tv the purchaser or his attorney within three m oths Tnc wait wa- not sent within three LUNA months, and in consequence the dei,.ll.l.tii!. though he received it within three calendar month-, ietuseu to coin. plete his purchase on the ground that t.e cinditious .110 i been attended to. A rule Nis! was granted, but Lord Ellenborough de:it ed tit. learned Serjeant when he applied to have th. ruie made absolute, to pro& to the printed conditions, that it might be seen whether the incanang was attached by the seller to the words in quesiion. At the Court of Exchequer yesterdaii, Sir Th-mas Planer made an application concerning the costs of imprison•neist of a Messen;er the Exchequer, who had failed to produce toe body of mau of the name of Morgan, who was ordered to he ~pprehendeo for co% •:tupt of Court. Lord A 2.47, HlaA LD MACDONAI.D replied, with 3 Lit the Messenger in question had been iongu Lai lv unlucl,:v in lti etdea. yours to apprehend persons for contempt of the C9tat. It happ that one time he was perambulating the century in seize t .f a man for disobedience, and some sagacious per oils, trout the - larity of his appearance, imagined that he was a Conjuror t him into custody, and on making a scruplous examination of ter son, they unfortunately discovered sundry parchniatots written in 3 curious character, tOlded up in a green bi!g. conceived tnes , contain the mysterious laws and language of his pxote.ssion, .' !flitted him to close custody in a colunly prison, out of'which w s only liberated by a formal application. in the Court of King's Bench, C, itiLlhall. on Tui'sllav, A. signees of Benjamin Walsh. late M. P. for Wootten vered J7SII. in actions against his brother and tw , ot:iet ;-;ari,es, tJce (';'! same having been paid by 11. Walli on the eve of, aiiu at the incancnt he contemplated committing an act of ba; Cy. On the same day in the above Court, in the course of a trial for an assault, arising out of a di- pive be: w eon two met, h.,ors Eibtacht and Brant, it was stated- e the litter, t hit granted by the Board of Trade. arc often made an a ti,.heof tra , and th.:t 1119 are sometitnes disposed of at as high a price as fr, sin 54) to iILMe.S. Mr. PAR K£, the CNITNe of ttic stcech, debtiViiiiLd the odi.: as mo , ,t iwprotwr. :trio sml wzs con th it the, develoosmcut cf