The National Register. — London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

a , TAN. 12. Peels, Jeer. 3.—The Journal des D_Zats, contains a very intereaing letter from Timis, in Persia 'rite author, (Volk!' March r, is one of those officers who in 1815 accompanied Buonaparte as for as Torbay, and who were then seat with Savary, Due de Rovigo, to the island of Malta. awing left that island, he re turnel by several circuits to France Soon afterwards he le:1 ai i c o untry a second time, fer Persia, accompanied by a Memeluke of the Imperial guard, who acted us his interpreter. The letter of Colonel Mereher could not be inserted in the Journal des Dehuts entire, because of the censorship. The following is one of the passages of the letter, word fur word:—" It is very possible that • we shell have a war with Russia, for the hereditary Prince, Abbas Mirza, has told me that he will never foment that one inch of territory, or one single subject, should be ceded to• Russia. The l'rince is of 'my own age, about 26 or 28 years old, the most handsome man I have ever seen, a great lover of the sciences and the arts. He is a passionate lover of war, in which he has already gained some success : in fine, the blood of Gengis Khan still flows in his veins. I wish he may attain success. I am sure be is worthy of it." The letter likewise speaks of the jealousy which exists between tie French and English officers at the Court of Tauris. BIRTH-DAY OF THE PRINCESS CUARLOTTE.—But two and twenty years passed on Wednesday, since the birth of a Princess, whose private virtues endeared her to our country, and whose early and irreparable loss is sow universally lamented. We are assured that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has it in immediate contemplation to institute a Welsh Order, similar to those of St. Andrew and St. Patrick, consisting of twelve Knights Companions, be sides the Sovereign, We hope in a few days to be able to lay before our mailers an accurate list of the distin guished personages on whom this new dignity is to be conferred. The Installation will probably take place on the Ist of March, being the festival of St. David, the tutelary Saint of Wales. It is a singular coinci dence, that at the time of the death of her lamented son, the Duke of Gloucester, Queen Anne was occu pied in the arrangement of a similar Order. The inten tion, from what cause we have been unable to learn, was subsequently abandoued ; but many original do cuments relating to the subject are still preservad in the library of Jesus College, Oxford.—.lforaing Pap:x. Papers have arrived from Boston (N. E.) to the 29th of November, and from New York to the 3d ultimo By the latest edifices from Chili, inserted in them, it appears, that the Patriots were in possession of the whole of that province.—lt is stated in a Boston Paper, that Mr. Cobbett means to revisit this country in about a year, or sootier, should a General Election take place ; as he intends to colter his services . in Parliament to some city in the interior of the kingdom, to the inhabitants of which he had pledged himself to return on such an emergency. We know of no city or town that would not willingly dispense with Mr. Cobbett's redee:ning hit pledge. It would be a libel upon the good sense of our countrymen, to suppose, that a man who, in their turn has lavishly panegyrised, and scurrilously abused our public men of all parties, could any where, in these realms, pick up a dozen independent votes.— These Papers merely repeat what has already reached us through the medium of the Baltimore Journals, re specting the losses from the late hurricane in the West Indies, the rumoured successes of the Patriots on the Spanish Main, &c THY BERKELEY PEERAGE.— A whisper is in circu bijou, says a morning paper, that it is intended to bring the question relative to this peerage again before Parliament. The only report for such an application must be the discovery of new and important witnesses. We know not that this discovery has been made, Jett rumour confidently asserts it, especially to an elderly witness, whose absence was frequently spoken of dur ing the examinations Au Eminent Chancery barris ter is said to have the conduct of the affair. The Young Earl, who is now come to age, has never cele brated his majority. It is reported, indeed, that he regrets the dicision which counteracted time wish of his tither, and that his affi!ction for his elder brother is such as to render the prospect of the application here spoken of matter of pleasure to himself. Whatsoever may be the merits of the main question, upon which we do hot pretend to be informed, this dispositiou can be viewed only with approbation and esteem. The celebrated chemist Berzelitts has been raised to the rank of Nobility by the King of Sweden, on account of Isis great talents as a chemical philosopher. His Ma jesty, on conferring this dignity on the learned profes tor, we hope presented hint with an income sufficient to maintain it. Loe Doe Iloserree.—An election took place, on Wednesday, of a Solicitor; the situation having be come vacant by the death of Mr. Wright. The result of the poll was as under:— Mi. LAiij :i7s Mr Pcmrse •• • • liewirrsun The Gazette of Geneva announces the death, at Lisbon, of the Baron Onatelu, Farmer-General of To bacee, who has left property to the amount of fifteen millions of florins. According to the direction of his will, his (Alin is to be covered with gold, and fastened with a golden loci:, the key of which, also of gold, has hew cklivcrol to 11/411‘,1t VIE NATIONAL AZGISTIM. AMERIG'iI. PRESIDENT'S 51E4sAt;i: TO CONGRESS. On the 2d of December, the President aransmitted a meseeee to both houses of Congreas e which, like all the other American State Papers, is of great length, and infinitely more augmentative than similar produc tions of the Old World. This State Paper divides itself into two branches :--1. A view of the Foreign relations of the United States. 2. Of their domestic circumstances. In the preamble the President takes a rapid view of the internal prosperity of the Republic. " At no period of our political existence (says he) had we so much cause to felicitate ourselves at the prosper ous and happy condition of our country. The abun dant fruits of the earth have filled it with plenty. An extensive and profitable commerce has greatly augmented our revenue. The public credit has attained an ex traordinary elevation. Our preparations for defence, in case of future wars, from which, by the experience of all nations, we ought not to expect to be exempted, are advancing under u well digested system, with all the despatch which so important a work will admit. Our tree Government, founded on the interest end affections of the people, has gained, and is daily gaining, strength. Local jealousies are rapidly yielding to more generous, enlarged, and enlightened views of national policy For advantages so numerous and highly important, it is our duty to unite in grateful acknowledgements to that Omnipotent Being from whom they are derived, and in unceasing prayer that he will endow us with virtue and strength to maintain and hand them down in their utmost purity to our latest posterity." From these topics he immediately turns to Great Britain, as if she were connected with them all. He states, that by common agreement, after some negocia tion, the British and American naval armament on the Lakes was to be reduced—on Lake Champlain to a single vessel—on Lake Ontario to one—Lakes Erie and the upper Lakes to two—to be armed with one cannon only : and that all the other vessels, of which exact lists were to be interchanged, should be forthwith dismantled. The force kept up was to be applied exclusively to in ternal purposes: and the arrangement to stand good until six months notice on either side of a wish to dis solve it should have expired. On the disputes lately existing between this country and America, he says : " I have the satisfaction also to state, that the Com missioners, under the tburth article of the treaty of Ghent, to whom it was referred to decide to which party the several isiunds in the bay of Passamaquoddy belonged, under the treaty of 1783, have agreed in a report, by which all tha islands in the possession of tete,' party before the late war have been decreed tai:. The Comutissionets acting under the other article of the treaty of Ghent, for the settlement of the boundaries, have also been engaged in the discharge of their re spective duties, but have not yet completed them.— The difference which arose between the two Govern ments under that treaty, respecting the right of the United States to take and cure fish on the coast of the British provinces north of our limits, which had been secured by the treaty of 1783, is still in negociation.— The proposition made by this Government, to extend to' the colonies of Great Britain the principle of the convention of London, by which the commerce between the ports of the United States and British ports in iturope had been placed on a footing of equality, has been declined by the British Government. This sub ject having been thus amicably discussed between the two Governments, and it appearing that the British Government is unwilling to depart from its present regulations, it remains for Congress to decide whether they will make any other regulations, in consequence thereof. for the protection and improvement of our navi gation." The negotiations with the Court of Madrid are spoken of in a less measured strain. They do not. seem to prosper. The alleged crimes of the Spaniards against American commercelhave never been redressed; and Spain is accused of studiously spinning oat the diplomatic intercourse upon the matters under discus sion. Having spoken of the strict neutrality hitherto observed by the United states towards the contending parties in South America, he alludes to hostile acts of privateers sailing under the patriot flag, he states, that to " obtain correet infinenation on every subject in which the United States arc interested ; to inspire just sentiments, in all persons in authority, on either side, of our friendly disposition. so far us it may comport with an impartial neutrality ; and to secure proper respect to our commerce in every port, and from every flag, it has been thought proper to send a ship of •war, with three distinguished citizens, along the southern coast, with instruction to touch at such ports as they may find most expedient for these purposes. With the ex isting authorities, with those in the possession of; and exercising the sovereignity, must the communication be held ; from them alone can redress fir past injuries, committed by persons acting under them, be obtametl: by them alone can the commission of the like in future be prevented . ' Amelia Island is claimed as belonging to the United stato by gcc,grarhical position ; and Galvestuwn, ua the Gulph of Mexico, is contended for as American ground, by virtue of the bargain for Lousiana. Smug. gling, and various descriptions of irregularity in the unauthoriseil cap!ors of these two posts, are aided as a collateral justification of the orders which have been issued to seize them on the part of the North American Government. The relutions with Europe remain un. changed ; and peace has been preserved with the states of litrbary, and with tl:e Indians. Thus ends that portion o 1 the message with which foreigners are os tensibly and directly concerned. It then passes to a view of the financial concerns of the country, which, we must confess is favourable enough to excite something like envy in the breasts of the inhabitants of the old world ; it alludes to the pur chases of land lately made from the Indians, and dwells with a confident hope on the advantages likely to re. suit from the measure, by giving a grcater degree of se. curity to their frontier. The President next adverts to the great advantages which. are to be derived to commerce from the making of good roads and canals, but at the same time gives it as his opinion, that, by the constitution, Congress has no power to establish such a system of improve:nent : he, however, recom mends to the States, the adoption of an amendment to the constitution which shall give to Congress the right in question. On the prog ress of their manufactures and pub. lie buildings the Meesage has little to boast: it considers the time is arrived, when something decisive should be done towards completing the desert city of Washington. It recommends the surviving officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war to the protection of the country, and concludes with the following para graph, which must be highly consoling to the feelings of the inhabitants of the United States:— " It appearin g in a satistlictory manner that the revenue arising fr om imports and tonnage, and from the sale of the public lands, will be fully adequate to the support of the civil government, of the present military and naval establishments, including the annual augmentation of the latter, to the extent provided for, to the payment of the ieterests on the public debt, and to the extinguishment of it at the times authorised, without the aid of internal taxes ; I consider it my duty to recommend to Congress their repeal. To im pose taxes, when the public exigencies require them, is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people. The faithful fulfilment of it is among the highest proofs of their virtue, and capacity fir self-government. To dispense with taxes, when it tray be done with perfect safety, is equally the duty of their representatives. In this instance we have the satisfaction to know that they were imposed when the demand was imperious, and have been sustained with exemplary fidelity. I have to add, that, however gra. tifying it may be to me, regarding the prosperous and happy condition of oer country, to recommend the repeal of these taxes at this time, I shall nevertheless be attentive to events, and should any fu ture immergcncy occur, be not less prompt to suggest such measures and burdens as may then be requisite and proper." In addition to the mes , age we have received the pro. ceetlings of the House of Representatives on the 3d ult. on which day Mr. Clay brought fin-ward the ease of the British officers immured in prison at Philadelphia ; by what appears pretty clearly from the speeches delivered • on the occasion, to have been a stretch of power, rather than an enfineement of law. Mr. Clay was followed by Mr. Serjcant, who confirmed his statement in all its parts. Both these members bore testimony to the cor rect deportment of our unfortunate countrymen, and. both were restrained by a were sense of decency from giving expression to their sentiments respecting the conduct of Judge Washington. Mr. Clay s amend ment which went to inquire into the law of the case was carried without opposition. Extract of a letter from Paris, Jan. 3.—A circum. stance took place here the other night, which shows that there still exists a great enmity en the part of some of the French towards the Englisu. As Captain B. was walking in the Rue de la Paix, he felt himself jostled by a man, and on turning roe dto know what he meant by it, was immediately struck. •A scuffle, ensued, which ended in Captain B. challenging the Frenchman, who wished to fight with swords, being a remarkably good swordsman ; Captain B replied, " that. he would fight hint with pistols, and not' with swords."' —The other exclaimed, " Why do you wear a sword, then, if you don't know how to use it ?" They es•. changed cards; but it appeared next morning that the Freuchtuan had given him a false alLess, •tnd was no where to be Cum, After a little time, it was disco vered that he had decamped to his regiment, which was quartered at some distance from Paris. Having new no excuse to avoid the combat, le returned ti Paris, and at meeting accordingly tool,: place last Alonduy.— Captain 13. wounded antagonist in the groil, and he is now dangerously ill of his wound. Capt. 13. %hewed the greatest finance; throughout, and the whole affair reflects the highest credit upon him. 't is to Le hoped that this will put a stop to those frequent insults which an Englishman but too often meets with in Paris frwa disaffected individuals.—Emcning fiver. _"~"~