The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-19 00:00:00

TTI E NATIO An ambitiou i s Man only seeks to fetter the administrative powers of the land. lie censures the measures of Mini sters, but never proposed those which ought to be sub stituted to them. All his efforts tend to enable him to se come in" through the means of opposition. Ambition is not your guide. You are only led by patriotism and the love of peace : Why then should you not employ the lei so , e which the present long recess will afford you, in clearly explaining what you understand by an honourable peace fur all the Belligerents, and the means of con cluding one that should be sqle for Europe and hanou , - cb/e for that Power, who, after having enslaved almost the whole Continent, should have only renounced his rlan of universal subju:.;ation when the united armies of Europe should have compelled him to accept honourable conditions? I can easily underqand the meaning - of the sentiments tx press?:l how the Throne. I have no doubt but the PR I NCE REGENr will not require any concession from the French na tion, contrary to its honour and just pretensions as a nation* But I do nut conceive what peace at once sa/;r for Europe, and honouraVe for the present Ruler of France, ran be made. l even duubt that any peace with him can he solid, and there fore advantageous to Europe. But this will form th e sub ject of another letter. INQUISITOR. The following is an extract of a letter from an Officer in Lord Well►ngton's army, dated " Head-quarters, St. Jean tie Luz, No:-. 23. " Lord Wellington is here, and the first and second brigades of gnards are quartered in the town The rest of the troops are niore in advance, aloug the banks of the Nieee. The weather is now pretty fair, and if it canti aut. so, it is expteted that we slim; ad vauee and attack lta)teme and the camp adjoieing, as so' it as the roaJs become tit for moving. We have been doing all that we can to ob tain good ititviligence of the state of the emietry, and to come to !tome miderstiatiline with the inhabitants, which tve luve reason iu vhihk would not be difficult, if we cetild once fairly open a commit tfication with them. The iithaht Was of this town, who wet in the first instance forced away by theenenty on our approach, ale I vetnriavg itt eumber, , , as they feat Witt the that comers were %veil treated and give good reports of iv. Lord Wellington is very strict in kt eping the army to the discipline enjoined in his General Or ders : pel3olli and propei ty are respected as much as if we were in 16:nglautl. The' Guards are stationed in this town fis being most ac customed to town duty and mo-t orderly in their quartets. the port of St. Jean tic LIU has been declared free by Lott! Wellington; end in con-equence of the protection thus insured, a number ofincr chains, contractors,. 'and auttlere, are collecting from all quarters. It is quite a fair for the at my ; every necessary, indeed almost every luxtwy, can Ife hatl—and, considering all eircum•tances, the prices are very moderate. IVe have reports from the front, which state, that the iatatvitants.of Bayonne, as well as of Bordeaux, have ac tually refused to poy the.heavy taxes and contributions lately im posed by the ,Serrate. Another report gives us to understand, That Buonaparte in person is expected to ;mite speedily at Bayonne, to take the command against - Lord Wellington. We wish most earnestly that this may be tree ; for I ant sure there is A mit Et MI thia army, front Lord Weington hit n to the lowest soldier, that %I - wild not think it the happiest day of their hires to be placed fairly hi front of the French, with linonaparte at tl:eir Fmk,. If ever there eras a day when British soldiers would be more than themselves, that diy would certainly be the one. I should not omit to telt yen, that there is a eery general idea in the Flew+ lines, and be out's also l .that we shah have al peace." Loyd Wellington has sent some strong Spanish div Hons to rekcorce the army in .Catalonia, and enable it: to act on the offensive a..;ftinst Sticlict, whose forte has been weakened by Harispe's divisiGn having been sent to . Hn Soul:. e Emperor of Russia and King of their intention of visiting the Briti,h of the Emperor to St. Petelsburgh. sorry to be illforal . eil is at vault Bath. s . P L REGIS'OIII. FORM , BULLETIN OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN. Head-piartas, Boitzenberg, Nov. SO, On the 16th, the Prince Royal .quitted Hanover, and arrived at Bremen on the 17th in the morning ; on the -.eoth hi.: Royal Highness arrived at Celle : on the -12d 3 at Ueltzen ; on the 23 t, at Lutiebourg; and yesterday live. The Swedish Army has passed the F.lbe, Marshal Count de Stedingnsk, with his Etat Major, and the first fri t :wir y iv.at Boit zenhourg ; the other Swedish brigade , in the environs. The corps of Lutzen has passed the Elbe with his Swedish Army. General low's advanced guard, commanded by General Opp'en ha, made a movernent noon the Yssel, and has been, since the Doeshonrg. General Billow, with the rest of his army, is on the banks of the Rhine, and the frontiers of Holland. At the attack of Doeshourg. a great part of the garrison was cut to pieces. The approach of night prevented the exact number of prisoners from being known but when the rupiot was seta off ~00 had been reckoned including a Commandant and five offirets. The capture ot Doesburkt does great honour to General Open, by the wisdom of hi, dispositions and the vigour of hi, attack. All the Dutchy of East Friesland is delivered from the corms; At Eannlen, Aorich, and throw: Ain't the country, the Prussian troops have been received with great marks of satisfactien. The fortress of Zutphen has . been ,rried by the dt tachments Majors de Sandart and de Muller; SOO men were taken. General Baron Winzingerode has his head quarters at Bremen a part of Holland is occupied by the detachments of his army. Upon the news of their arrival, the inhabitants of Amsterilans established a Regency, composed of men of 010111 the greater part are known for their energy arid patriotism. 'The count!) , ofierer is occupied by the Russian troops. Time fort ot Zoltkamp has been taken by a detachment of the ps of Baron Dc lessen ; -twelve pieces of cannon of different caiiin•e were found there. The garrison are prisoners of war. Another Rus , ian detachment seized an enemy's vessel, on board 'a which were3oCustom-hoii,e officers and soldiers. Major Elcwangen has got possession- of Zwoll, and made 2 officers and several_ cens-d'arme , prisonet s. The Co sacks of Colonel Narishkin have taken the town of Can pen, and made 1 Colonel, 5 Officers, and 25 , gens d'armes, and i3O. infantry prisoners. Gronin.,2;en had been taken by the troops of General Winzinge rode. One Colonel, 38 Offieers, and 600 men were made pri toours. Deputies from Groningen and other Provinces, have repaired to the head-quarters of the Prince Royal, to demand authority to furls Provisionid Governments, depending upon that of Amster dam—their demand has been granted. The dignity of Stadtboldve will, undoubtedly, be proclaimed. Thi:, is what Napoleon bas gained by the union of that country to France. Several columns of troops have passed* the Yssel, proceeding towards Utrecht and Amsterdam. One may Wok. utimi I . lolland as delivered. Good Frenchmen rejoice at it. . 'Dieting* of Carlsburg and Blexen have been taken by a Rosman detachment commanded by ColiYti,el Riedinger, secon4led by an EtiqliAli brig under the order of Captain Farquhar ; ofticerF, ii 4 sub -officers and soldiers, and 3( pieces acannon, were taken. The navigation 01 the Weser is tree. Stade, strong by the marshy gromid in the millst of which it ii situated, was occupied by a n+i n garrison. The Commandant had caused all the dykes, one excep!ed, to be cut ; and in come (pence of the inundation. Stacie seemed placed us it were in the midst of a sea. Strewonoft, however, undertook to attack it. The troops advance wit h e intrepidity along the only remaining dyke. tinder a cross fire from the plare, and arrived at a bridge which the enemy had destroyed. Impelled by their courage, and the anima of mounting to the assault, several effteers and soldiers rushed into the fosse, where Conk Rostignaik, Uiief of the Regiment of Saarlow ' of and the oicer who commanded the head of the column, perished. Notwithstanding this example, it required all the General% authority to prevent the soldiers front continuing the attack. '1!le gaFri7 , on, however, fearing a renewal of the enterprise, evacuated the town dining the night, awl embinked tor Glocksirivdt, where theY IA et e received by the DitlICS. On the Kalov night General S;rogonoll entered the town-, and found in it three pieces of taint,lvad a gnat number of Wed and wounded. The loss he so3tained may arnoust to about Veil men ; that of the men): w* yell entiLidtraLll4 It is te-ported that the F A : 44,l w i s .l l ,tin.ted ti tif, • •'. - • , 'are ' ' • • td at • t . *, * b d. .P s • DEC. lt. 'GN INIELLIGENCE. ii=