The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-20 00:00:00

SEPT. eoi A Gottenburgh Mail arrived on Monday morning with ad vices to the 7th ult. The intelligence front the Russian army is not of so late a date as the French papers. The Rus sians claim the victory in the battle of Polotsk, and state that the French were completely driven back with the loss of 7,500 killed, and 2,500 prisoners. From Riga we learn, that a sortie had been made by the garrison, in which they took eight guns and 500 pi isoners. Letters from Gottenhurgh state, that BERNADOTTE has had an interview with the Emperor ALEXANDER at Abo.— The Swedish Prince was received with the most marked dis tinction, and was honoured with the highest Russian orders. Lord CATHCA RT was present, and received the highest order of St. Alexander Newsky. . Letters from Gottenhurgh state the arrival of an express, with the intelligence from St. Peterburgh of the 25th ult. three days later than that by the ordinary post. The t;►!! of Smolensko, and the battle, were just then known. — The Russian loss was acknowledged to have been heavy, but there was much consolation in the belief that the French suffered in proportion. The exchange had fallen from ‘2,t4 t®23. The veteran KUTUSOYF, on his return from the command of the Russian armies on the Danube, has been nominated Generalissimo of the Forces in the North, and Count BA tt- CLAY DE TOLL!. and Prince BAGRATION are to serve under him. He has also been exalted to the rank of a Prince of the Empire. In advancing from Smolensk° towards Moscow, the French have to pass an enlengthed wood, or defile, of not less than one hundred English miles, in which no habit able dwelling exists, except a few peasants' huts in the centre. To avoid the destructive ambuscades with which this wood scene will, no doubt, abound, BUON A P A RTE must march his army by a detour of 300 miles, before he can approach the magnificent and strongly fortified city of Moscow. An order has been issued in Westphalia prohibiting all persons from talking about military intelligence, till it has appeared in an official shape :n the public journals ! American privateers, we understand, capture such Ameri can vessels as have British licences on board, not being allowed to carry them by a late Act of Congress. The Fanny, from Greenock to New York, with a British licence on board, has been taken by an American privateer, since re-taken, and sent into Halifax. _ _ . A Quarterly Court of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was held on Thursday, when Mr. MANNING, the Governor, stated, as the opinion of the Court of Directors—tst, That 5/. per cent. interests and profits, should be paid for the half year ending on the 10th of October next.-2d, That it should be paid in the same manner as last half year, without deduct ing the property tax.—And 3d, That the dividend warrants shall be delivered and paid on the I id' of October next. — These resolutions were carried unanimously. Mr. ROSE has withdrawn floin his duties at the Board of Trade", which are now discharged b}• Lord CI. ANC ART I" and Mr. ROBINSON. An order is issued for two new troops to be 11,1ded to each of the regiments of Life Guards, previous to their going on foreign service. MISCELLANIES. The King, we regret to hear, has lately experienced another paroxysm, the duration of winch was 30 hours. It is now rumoured that a dissolution of Parliament will take place the 10th of October, by which means the new Parliament will be ett:ibled to meet in November. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 585 A Pit CH En Dar.—lt is perhaps not generally known, that on every occasion when the Park guns are tired, there is a grand effusion of wino at St. James's. A pipe tit wine is instantly tapped, and every Officer of the Household is entitled to fill his pitcher, according to immemorial usage. Miss A. Pophana, the eldest daughter of Sir Home Popham, has been on hoard her father's ship ever siuce its departure front England. Captain Dynely, who was taken in the skirmish which took place ' immediately before the entrance of the irl!led tro,ps into Madrid, has written home to acquaint h s friends that he is in good health, and that he is treated with the greate,t kindness by Joseph Buonaparte, whose army he accompanied in its flight frtni Madrid. Captain Dynely has constantly chord with Joseph buonaparte, who always placed him at his right hand at table. Mr. Sadler, the veteran at r maul, proposes to make an attempt to cross the Irish Channel in his balloon, hi the course of this month. lie will ascend from Belvidere House, war Dublin. The channel is 61 mks, anti in many places to ice that breadth. There is no instance of so daring an attempt ; Blanchard paced from Dover to Calais, but that is tittle more thou six leagues. 'fire Commissioners for his Majesty:s Lat. 4 Beventie have at length given notice of their intention to ap t Iv to Parliament nest Sts-ton for an act to enable them to midst: a new street froth Carlton-house to Portland-place. The street is to be ton feet wide, and its middle in a right line from the entrauce to the Grand Hall of Carlton-house to Pie ead:lly, where there is to be a small Circus; from thence it goes north wait! into a square on the site of Mary-le-bone-street, Brewer street, &e. it then leads on.north-westward to the top of King-street and Swallow-street, and then in a right line to Portland-place. The Worcester Music Meeting' has this year proved uncommonly successful, the company each day being very numerins, and of the most elegant description. Catalan . ' and Brabant sung their most tavourite aims, and the treat was of course most exquisite. The collection amounted to upwards of OO'n. ; Cataiatii subscribed 50 guineas, and Brahma 30 guineas. A set of London pickpockets attended on flu; oc- Casioll, and Committed their depredatmos in the most impudent and daring manner. One of thein was apprehewle:t. Twenty optileut grazers of Buckingleonshire and Northamptonshire who occasionally attend Smithfield cuaaket, dined together about a fortnight ago, in honour of the vie ory Rained over the ene.niy at Sata• maraca ; is lieu each eentleinau rt-o.olved to send one of his tdilest oxen to the Mariplis Wethignol and his brave army lit Spain. a testimo nial of their gratitude for his and their t•xertioas. The Kentish Ga:ctte, of Friday week, exhibits the followia? singtil .r notice AM L. Asu R.s knits,—A general invitation to ptal Gcnticm.n. -Ftlaaor uC Dennie alias Dane, in the pa•isNes of and Molash. The interest of torriculture on this manor, aunt the stir rountliog country, boot , much injured by the treat ntionbe:s rat hares, pheasants. and rabbits, the Proprietor ICk the nect••sity giving titi ii at. EN VITA '1 lON t o gin4iijied G. dill men to sport at thel Mott-titse. late servant (who resides the re) has orders to accommodate Gen.i,:men as well as he can with stabli . .g for their horses, and wits avy refresh ment fur themselves, that his homely mode of living, call ini*er.--The house is large, mot a limited nuieher of Genii neat, by sending Cwir • owl' bedding, orgy be accommodated anti house-t own in this or Inture shootiag seasons."' NAVAL Cot' s-`I A 14TIAL.—A Court-martial was hell in the Powns, on the 3 st alt , on the I knowable Heory Blackwood, Command• r his Majesty's ship Wartime, upon a charge of having eatis.•ri the death of a master of a merelomt schooner, in the Medi!ernatea.l, by ordering several guns to he tired into her. Tue merchant yi s el, it appeared, svie, e oittg up the Akditerranean, wt:ett plain lilac k lard was coma's : , dow;. with a Convoy , and the ustial tne4tl. were Is ken, to briii;! her to; but the master of the schooner persisti st rat his course, and made unite sail. As Captain B. had to pr..tect his coos oy a , ditist several ptit;:- teer sclumners which 1w knew were near, he ron•idered imperi.o..3 . on him to ascertaiii that this was not title tit thew veso'ht is hich might It intend in the es citing to c. !ne down up nt: rear Of his c , nv-y. lie, cousequently, cast off a trausport he had in tow, went in chute o the schooner, and, with several of the coo voy wh.clt were ,irined, tired at her, when, unfortunately, the master was killed. The vessel was thou brought to the wind. The mate of the schooner iminediatly made a representation of the circumstance to the Admit alts, and Captain B . f• Conduct was ordered to be My.- stieated by a Corot martial. On the day mentioned it came ; but neither the tiode or any other person, belonging to the schooner appeared to su , stanoate the alleged ch Hof of murder, though proper notice had beets give n them of the trial. Ihe Court (of which Admiral Foley sat as President), upon a lector! i f tit • circumstances, not only acquitted Capodn B. of any blame whrtever but adjudged his conduct to have beta strictly correct, and that l•r , could not have acted otherwise. 1 '7 4 / 1 1 4,