The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-06 00:00:00

1 fil ~~ ~': , % _ I t,, THE NATIONAL REGISTER. thing like pedantry in attempting to refute the vague and:' inconsistent reasoning we daily hear qn this very subject. We are sometimes inclined to think that people talk iu this manner, for the pleasure of saying an absurdity ; and af terwards laughing at their own incongruity ; for there is so other mean: of accounting for the extravagant opinions we are condemned to listen to, or to read, on the political combinations of the Austrian Councils. We are sorry to have to announce the escape of the Russian Fleet from Port Baltic. They lost, however, a frigate, which stranded in coming out of the harbour. Thti boisterous seas in that northern lat►tude, the inclemency of the season, and the approach of winter, rendered it imprac• ticable for our gallant seamen to coutinue the blockade. The Officers who command our Fleet, preclude the suspi cion of negligence on their part; and we are fully per suaded, that Sir J. SALMARIZ and Sir S. HOOD, have neglected nothing which professional skill. or persevering courage suggested as expedient. The public have been once more disappointed in their expectations. But on this occasion they have been frustrated, because they ex pected impossibilities. Two Gottenburgh Mails arrived last night, but bring no intelligence. A report of Marshal KLINGSPOR contains a circumstantial account of the retrogade movement of the Sv:edish Army in Finland, but it is now perfectly uninterest ing. It serves only to prove, what was universally known, that the Swedes and their gallant Sovereign, could courage ensure them success against the vast superiority of the Russians in point of number, displa%ed during the whole of the campaign, whose issue was so unexpected, a degree t 2 patriotism, patience, and intrepidity, worthy of their ancient military reputatirra. It was mentioned at Cotten . burgh, that Sir -1 MUS ALI 31.4. It EZ arrived there in the Vic tory, to render his Swedish Majesty an account of the cam hip in the Baltic. The Emperor A —LEX A NDFIt was ex pected at Riga, the Ioth of last month, on his return to retcrsburgh. Tar COURT OP INQUIRV.—The Warrant for summoning et Court of Inquiry on the Armistice and Convention, has been sinned by his Maksty ; and the Court, consisting of General Sir David Dundas, President ; Gen. Earl Moira, Gen. Peter Craig, hieut.-Gen. Earl of Pembroke, Lieut.- Gen. Lord Heat Licut.-Gen. Oliver Nicolls, and Geu. Sir George Nug - ent, Bart. will be assembled as s:ion as possible, after the Warrant shall be countersigned by the Secretary at War, who is now in Scotland. Then Inquiry will be public s and the Warrant directs, " That an Inquiry shall be made into the c on diti ons o f the Armistic and Convention, and into all the causes and circumstances, whether arising from the previous operations of the British Army, or otherwise, which led to them ; and into the con duct, behaviour, and proceedings of Sir Hew Dalrymple, and of any other Commander or Commanders, or of any ether person or persons, as far as the same were connected with the Armistice and Convention." It is said that the Duke of Northumberland has made a magnificent present to Mr. Kemble, on the occasion of the late fire. Tie wrote him a polite note, reminding him of an early service his Grace had received from him, by in structing Earl Percy in the art of speaking, and saying that the present was a fit moment to acquit the obliga tion.—The letter contained a draft for Ten Thousand Pounds. In crocling the new Theatre in Covent-Garden, the Piazza► is to he carried through into Bow-street, under the I,ar 714 NOV. 6. Old Shakespeareiravenis th - e - houtireliki Row-Street, and have been perthased to - make room for the iiiten ded improvements. Saturday stfligight, Captain John lrnpey, of the Royal Say, sou of Sir Llijah linpey, of Newick Park, K en t, set otifroin Teignmouth in a Post..chaise and faur, accom. panied by Miss Cant, of Exeter, on a matrimonial excur sion to C;retna rem, where the ceremony ivai performed; and the parties are since returned to Exeter. The venlig Lady is a ward in Chn.ncery, amiable and highly arcing. plished, and will possess a handsome fortune when of age, A lighter, supposed to be loaded with coals, was )ester. day seized in the river, but under the coals- was.discovered a cargo of French plate glass, worth 10,0001.* MYgTFlttolli MIWAIR.—On Saturday last, a Corpse was 'brought from Cbarter-house-square, and buried iii Wing. ton Church-yard, and a stone erected at the place with this inscription 44 IN MEMORY or MRS. ELIZABETH EMMA THOMAS, Who died 28th Oetsiber, MOS. AGED ',A YEARS. She had no Wilt, save svitsttrovellers give the moon. The light was bright, but died, alas : . icto sow." Mr. Hodgson, the Corsiver, received a letter, intimatin: very strong suspicions that the deceased had not died iv,. turally, in consequence of which he applied to the Pa :;ti Officers, who ordered the grave to be opened, which uni done yesterday morning, and the body removed to the vault under the church, for the inspection of the Jun, which sat upon it in the course of the day, when the fol lowing appeared in evidence. The lady died on Friday, was buried on Saturday, and the Gentleman with whom she lived (not being married), left town on Sunday and embarked at Portsmoatti on Monthly for Spain. On ex amining the body, a silres4 pir, about nine fondles long, wes found slicking in the heart through the left ::ide of the ' body. A Medical Gentleman who had attended the de %oo. declared that the pin was inserted at the request of the Gentleman, to prevent the possibility of her lwiii;;; tied alive. The Jury brought in a verdict of, died by tho risitaticn qf God. The corps still lies unburied in tau vault. CONVENTION STAKES. TO START FROM TN* ISORSIC1611111DS• Abranlea--well bred, though of low extraction, has much pluck, is well known in the field, and has lately car ried off many sweepstakes. Sir Hew---an old horse has often walked over tho course for King's plates, but never won a heal. he is now broke down, after a most lucrative career ; is got by boo ing', out of a Windsor mare---Parade. - Ills keepers have never exercised him much on the turf, but are understood to have spared no expence on him in the stud. His con dition is consequently good, and be certainly inherits many valuable malittes from his sire.---Many counties boast the honour of his birth. Sir Arthur—got by Jrabob, ont of an Irish mare. Pe is a Wel f- b red horse, and will take a stone wall, Ile belt A hraiite4 hollow some months azo, in a match, p.p. but the knowing ones say that he is become skittish, and expect that he will bolt from the course. The General Kellerman—is sound and bony, will PI great lengths, and has an unusual depth in his fore-quar ters. The odds ore between him and Sir flew, but Keller man is the fill ollrite on account of his bottom ; and because he is well skilled iu crossing and jostling. Burrard---is not much known, and - is supposed to be en tered for the purpose of promoting sport. lie will proba bly be drain after the first heat. N. B. The Steward is an illustrious personage, who fully understands the duty and prerogative of his office. It IS therefore requested that no hoky will intrude or iiiterfere wits the business of the stand. '4l 6. its .43. en. fat lIII- ur. ed ; mb oua_ ge, er- red via ng. this ins the Ir%, Fat- ay, on% and res the de. t of kr, tau has air- the 'OW V e 30d 911.. lay the Tie rat hot ,opt tiU ar- ter- mse en- It 14 re r .1 I '~