The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-28 00:00:00

472 ARRIVAL. OF FOREIGNERS. The Noblemen who landed at Harwich lately, and were considered as Russians, now appear to be Poles of some consequence, intending to travel in this country. The public and notified manner in which they have entered . England certainly tends greatly to remove any suspicion from them as to the real nature of their errand : but it must not be for gotten, that every part of that territory which con stituted Poland is now in a state of declared war fare with England ; and they are, therefore, enemies tots by their country, whatever they may be in their wishes or inter.tions. A Russian nobleman is still said to be on board Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ'S fleet, preparing for a passage to England ; while ROMANZOW, the partizan of -France, is stated to be removed from the Ministry, to make way for an arrangement more friendly to this country. We can speak with no certainty upon these points. Perhaps, the resolutions of the Rus sian Court may be as varying as the rumours which reach England respecting them ; and the only thing certain is, that the Emperor ALEXANDER is less settled in his subserviency to France than he was some time ago : but whether he w ill ultimately summon force to break through from the trammels in which he is now tossing and restless, is not yet clear. THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. and states, that he was taken some time ago by the Leonore French privateer, off the Lizard, and on being brought into port, he and his crew were put in prison.' The day before the cartel sailed, how. ever, the Captain was released, but the crew- conti. nued in confinement. The Captain desires his friend to communicate these particulars to his own ers at New York. In the mean time we are assured that BONAPARTE has determined to enforce the exclusion of British commerce from the Continent with more severity than ever ; and has issued a new edict, denouncing the penalty of death on all such as may be con. victed of carrying on any correspondence with England. The letters from Holland describe the spirit of the people as completely broken by the se verity of the French Government ; and the con: sciiption, which had at first excited some partial tumults, was now submitted to with apathy, from a conviction, inspired by terror, that all resistance was vain. Three years' imprisonment in chains was the terrible punishment to which the refractory were subjected. They add the story of a Dutch fisherman at Amsterdam, who was extremely adroit in chopping off the heads of his fish, being lately taken up and shot, for having exclaimed to some of his fellows, who complimented him on his dex terity, cg that if he had BONAPA RTE there, he would just as easily chop off his head." There is in one of the American papers (a demo cratic paper) a very extraordinary document, pur. porting to be a communication from Champagny (Duke of Cadore) dated in October last. The Edi tor of the paper pledges himself for its authenticity. it is a violent attack upon the English Constitution, and upon all free Governments. He maintains that 46 the Continent will never rest quietly in submission to the sway of Buonaparte while the example of the free Government of England exists to encourage re sistance to despotism." He says, England must fall prostrate, if the Con tinent remains upright." He is of opinion that the King of England is a slave, because he is obliged by the organization of the Government to consult the wishes of the people of his kingdom in the ap pointment of his Ministers. The English populace, he says, is a set of petty tyrants." In England, as has been the case in France, factions can never be mended ; they must be extir pated. Some few persons, ambitious or bankrupt in character and fortune, will always, under the exist ence c f the actual constitution of a royal democracy, find opportunities to mislead the ignorant, and. to hcad the needy and ciisaffected in committing ex cesses, dangerous to the peace of Europe - by conta gious examples." After depreciating the English factions, he adds, 64 No mare neutrals shall be endured. Capital pu nishment shall be inflicted on the master and crew of .any foreign country trading with England." . FRANCE AND AMERICA. A very busy interchange of communication seems to have taken place between the American Minister at Paris and the Claire d' 41fizirs of the same Go vernment resident in London. The Adelaide cartel from Morlaix has brought over two American Gen tlemen with dispatches for the latter, the contents of mhich are said to be of considerable importance. It is not very likely that their purport has fully tianspited; but an opinion pretty genet ally pre vailed, founded probably as much on general spe culation as on facts, that the French Government *as anxious, in the present crLical•junctuve of affairs between Great Britain and America, to cul tivate a good understanding with the latter Power. With this view, it is s lici, the French Government has released the American ships and cargoes de tained, and ui.kler sNuc•stration, since the Ist of November last. A kite'. f..om Paris, on the same subject, goes still farther, and asserts, " that some American vessels which were captured by the French, and caiiied into St. Feb:ntians, in 1809 and 1810, among which is the Camilla, of New York, have been also r , stored." As an additional contradiction of the above in telligence, we have to notice the contents of a letter from Morlaix of the 20th. It is from the Captain of the American Wig Belisatius, of. New York,