The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-11 00:00:00

DEC. 11. wit; .h e Sp a nish p , ople. Should our armies ity Lam tt‘, - .. scene of action when their issistauce is most necessary I Should Ministers, in a moment of infatuation, or terror, stamp this opprobiorn on our national character, and blast its fair fame in the estimation of Europe/ We would r.sk them if they have 111i:timely weighed the conse queue& if they are aware of the alarming - danger to which Ireland would be ex an posed, should the enem entreat y obtain quiet possession of Spain d Portugal. Let us than to ree.ect seriously on these circumstances, and then Ne trust that the orders sent to disembark the troops at Portsmouth will not only be recalled, but n ew reinforce ments sent to our army in Spain. The following extract of a letter, (bated l)er. 9, from Portsmouth, shows that our apprehensions were not unfounded; Such is the vicissitude of human affairs, that the troops which were yesterday looking most anxiously to every shift of the ind, in the hope that it may come fair, are now coming on shore agaio, at the moment, that the wind is come favourable for them to sail —Orders came to-day for this purpose, and the hustle to clear the transports of them is even greater then it was to embark them. The 9d and 4th Regiments of Dragoon Guards are the only troops embarked. Several skip are ordered to Spain, protect our transports, in bringing oil' our troops: they will sail to-morrow .—Sailed the Coquette, IS, Capt. Forbes, on a cruise.—All the outward-bound ships will sow sail, as the conveyances to Spain n ill be as speedy as could wi:died. The wind is come to the N. L. and likely to stand tlt that quarter. • The long expected trial of Mr. ALB:Armen P A visoN has been at last decided; and the Defendant has been found • guilty. The investigation lasted from nine o'clock ii. Ili! morning till halt past seven in the. evening. The charges brought against Mr. DAvison, were uuquestion- . ab!y, of the must heinons kind; and the p ublic must fee l a proportionstosathifactioa at the result of the trial. It is revolting to think of the alarming abuse in the expenditure of the l'ublic Money, and 9t the disgraceful practises that cane out in the investigation of this business. With the highest degree of integrity- and ditinteresteduess, on the part of the first ostensible Officers of Government, abuses of the same flagrant kind, as those proved in the p resent trial, must continue to accumulate, unless a watchful eye he kept over the conduct of the subordinate agents. Every elm, therefore, who • feels the weight of the Public bur dens, and who submits to their pressure, not only without murmuring, but with alacrity, to -consequence of the nr : !-ency of the times, must rejoice that measures are adopted to tiring notorious delapislators to justice. (Economy in the higt er departments is of no service, as long as the malversations of secondary agents arc permit ttd-to exist. This trial eviaces the imperious necessity of a severe scrutiny into all the branches of the public expen diture; for were the resources of the country four times greater than they are, as long as contractors and agents may, with impunity, rommil the malversations proved against this Mr. DavisoN, it would be impossible to supply the urgent demands of the State. The conduct of Minis ters on this occasion is commendable, and highly to their credit; and as they have once begun the cleaning of the ‘I 'wan Stable, vve hope they will zealously persevere in the urgent anti honourable task. But to bring only one criminal to justice, and to allow fifty others to fatten and riot on the vitals of the community, would be a poor compensation for the Public. However, the operation is commenced ; and we hope the prosecu tion of it will be as advantageous to the nation as honourable fur his Majesty's Ministers. We will fonnw them with our vows and our wishes in this commendable cAreer ; and should their ardour not abate, their labours be crowned with the approbation and gratitude of their countrymen. They have much to investigate, and•we fear much to reform ; but the impediments which selfishness or rapacity may throw in their tvay; are slight, when com pared with the advantage s the operation secures to the b' THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. 79 Wednesda , , about twelve o'clock, their Majesties and the kriucesses arrived at Inc Queen's Palace, from Windsor. At two o'clock his Majesty held a private Levee at the Queen's Palace. The following bad the honour of being presented to 141 Majesty : Lintel:act-General Sir Harry It orrard, upon ;:is return ;rent Portugal. Captain Wheatley, Sir ilarry Burrard's id-dc-Camp, upoa his return from Portugal. General Norton, upon his being appointed Governor of Charle mont, in the room of the late Lord Dorchester. Viscount Boljeino, by his Excellency the Portuguese Ambas sador, upon his leaving England for Portugal. Mr. Thornton, our late Ambassador at Sweden, upon his. re turn to England. Lieut.-General Sir John Doyle, upon his promotion, and re suming his command at Guernsey - . His Majesty held a Privy Council,and gave audiences to the Cabinet Ministers present. Parliament was on Thursday prorogued in the usual form to Monday the 16th or January next, then to meet la the dispatch of business. The Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Montrose and Earl Bathurst sat as Commisioners. Oo Friday afternoon the Purser of the Sarah Christiana, Captain Nlackison, came to the Eatit.lndia iltinsc with the agreeable intelli-tonce of her safe arrival °lithe on the Sth inst. Sailed from Bengal the 19th sJuno, - iii - company with the Ceylon and Northampton, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Terpsichore; the Ceylon parted com pany the 4th of July. • 'rite arah Christiana, with the following ships, arrived at St Helena, the 2Sth September, and sailed from thence the 22d October under convoy of St. Fiorezo. Walpole, Captain Sandeland, ; Duke of Montrose, Captain. Paterson ; Northampton, Captain Sanders ; from Bengal. Worcester, Captain —; Sir William Pulteney, Captain .Cbristopher ; Union, Captain Gaillard; from Bombay with one transport, three whalers, and one brig (Fly.) On the 2d December, the Sarah Christiana. having the . brig in low, parted company with the fleet in lat. 43. long. 29. 10. The ships Tigris, M'Dougal ; Ecperlinent, Logan; Glory, Beevor ; Ann, Masson; and Diana , M arshall, were left 'in Bengal. List of passengers per Sarah Christiana from Bengal I The Lady of Major Robert Greene and daughter, Mis Catha. rice Williamson, Captain John Ludlow, Lieutenant John Fa gan, Mr..laines a-sistant Surgeon. Tue. 1.04,4.—Mr. !lase, from the Bank, on Thursday ac quainted the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, that the . redemption of the advances on the Luau ISOd, should ha made as follows, viz. SW. per Cent. or before Friday, 27th .Tenancy 1809, 307. per Cent. ol or hefore Friday, Si 144).1808. And 40!. per Cent on or before Friday, 11th ditto. The Proprietors of the Receipts to pay the Instalment of 15!. per Cent. which is to be made on the 13th .can. 1809. Accounts from Vera Cruz state, that a Erencli galliot having arrived there with dispatches from Joseph Bona parte to the Governor, the inhabitants rose in insurrec tion, burnt the dispatches, and the vessel which brought them. The French Messenger and the crew of the galliot were put into prison, and it was with great difficulty the Governor protected them from the violence of the people. Lisbon Papers to the 233 of Norember were received yes!erday. They contain no ii;telligence except accounts of the c.Aebration of masscs Deuins, v-ith prong 5- sions, tire-works and hull-lights, for, the expulsion of •he French, and the restoration of the. legitimate GoyerntnAlt. They contain long lists Of the voluntary donations of oali viduals to! .ply the exit enees of the State. COURT ON Is4letay.—The Court the t at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, deliberated for a short time, raid then adjourned till Tuesday next. On :ruesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of )?rent to be reduced three pence iu the peck loaf.