The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIETER. 412 eons fens citizens ! ! What Hues all this amount to in plain English ? Why simply this—Our Non-Intercourse act has frightened the English Government, who antici pating the effect of a continuance of our embargo, have qacrificed the priaciples upon which they maintained their Orders in Council, and with a view to procure the renewal of intercourse, have not only offered satisfaction for the affront put upon us in the aiiaic of the Chesapeake, but will send over to us an Envoy Extraordinary to negotiate a treaty, and in the mean time have given up their obnoxi ous orders. It is, therefore, unnezessary for us now to of fer better terms, or even to place the French Government in the alternative we formerly proposed. If we cannot get i3UONAPARTS to rescind his decrees, we will endeavour to procure such a modification as yri!!, at least, enable us to get Smalling by a neutral commerce with both the belliger ents. But, at the same time, keep up the farce of doing without the English, and pass - such laws as will encourage thise - brandies of manufacture, that will enable us to pur sue the plan of political economies laid down by my Pre decessor. - We shall only add, that in point of composition, this transatlantic Speech from. tke Throne is pueril aad pedantic, possessing nothing of that simplicity which truth should always impart to public declaration of sentiments by the executive organ of a powerful republic. We think his . MaaErry's Speech at the close of the Ses slot), as it is called, or more properly the Speech of the Minister, is entitled to our praise for the dignified simpli city of its composition. It does not take an extensive range, or travel over the many and important circum stances which have occupied the attention of Parliament during a laborious Session. The Provision for the poorer Clergy is with great propriety attributed to his Majesty's personal wishes. We are pleased that a prospect is held out, not to Smiin and Portuagl only, but to every part of Europe that will endeavour to emancipate itself from the thraldom of a sanguinary unprincipled Tyrant. There is one observation, however, which we cannot al °id making upon that part of the speech which recom ncis to the Members returning into the country to carry ith them " a dist-.),ition to inculcate both by instruction and example, a spirit of attachment to those established laws, and that happy Constitution, which it has ever been his MAJESTIeB auxious wish to support and to maintain, and upon which, under providence, depend the welfare and prosperity of this kingdom." Something more appears to be intended than meets the ear, or is this sentence introduced to excite the attention of the Members from an apprehension of attempts being made to injure the internal peace of the kingdom. We view, with a degree of suspicion, this sort of notice, this ostentatious mention of what common policy would lead us to affect at least to undervalue ; and it shcws, perhaps, that deeper views of the subject are already taken by Ministers, than we, who are not in the secret had conceived to be necessary. If there is danger let it be unequivocally stated, if there is none, why is. the Chief Magistrate brought for ward to sound the tocsin of alarm, and to embitter our present enjoyments by an insinuation and insecurity, or by the anticipation of future danger. There are many horrors which lurk under the cover of general expressions, which however they may be disguised by those who use them, nevertheless sink deep nito the minds of thinking men. We are not ourselves without apeeheusions that make a certain degree of caution necessary, hut we do not approve his M A.ll MITT being made to utter what we think is almost a libel on the loyalty of the nation. Mr. Secretary CANNING'S well known classical taste might have suggested to him upon this occasion the well known rule of Horace Ncc Peas intersit, >ttai dignus, vindice ;taus, Ac eider it We should be sorry to believe this sentence had crept ' into the Speech by way of censure upon these topics which l!a tili,ier;. , :one so much of Parliamentary discussion, and ,—)Fri?l , :tetv occupied to much of the public attention. JUNE 25. An Austrian Messenger arrived yesterday morning—He left Preshurgh on the .261 h ult. and brings no account of any military movement of importance on the part of the Austrians since the 22d ult. The Archduke was at thvt time ucar Esslingen—The Hungarian levies, to the amount of 60,000 men, were to join the Archduke the 9th inst. There is a report of the Turks having deflated the Itus sians and killed 6000 men, The Copenhagen Papers, contains one of Buonparte's Bulletin where►n he acknowledges hip defeat, and the loss of 10,000 of his best troops; but that it, was only occa7 sioned by the awkwardness of the German auxiliarli troops ;. and he declares, that, in fourteen days, lie will return with a force to avenge the degradation he :.as met with. Ile has, however, abandoned Vienna, and retreated along the banks of the Danube, as far as Lintz, which place be com pletely destroyed by firy before he lejt it, lest it might afford any protection to his l►ursuers. Letters from Petersburg state, that notice has been given to the Austrian Ambassador, Prince of Schwarzeuburgh, iti the Emperors namei the all relations of amity between Russia and Austria helpg destroyed by the invasion of Warsaw, the Prince could neither be received any longer at . t,ourt, nor permitted to make his appearance any place of residence of his Imperial Majesty, that tile Anssian Charge d'Affaires at• Vienna had beet ordered to leave that capital, and the Russian army to commence h:4l.ile opc-! rations against the Austrian troops. We hope the expedition to the continent, which is said to be in a stala of great forwardness, and to include almost the whole disposable force of this country, will be able to create such a diversion as to render it necessary for Bona parte to employ a considerable part of his army in " watching its motions," or be the means of preventinLr him from concentrating the remainder of his forces against Austria. Flat-bottom hoats are getting ready with the greatest expedition, and several regiments are expected to embark immediately. The artillerymen at Dover have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to cmhark. It is probable that the total amount of the troops to be ein. ployed will not be less than 40,000 men, The General and Admiral who are to command the military and naval force to be employed, are . not yet known. The destina tion of this grand expedition has been hitherto very pro perly kept a secret—but it is mentioned that it will pro. : reed to the mouths of the Oder, or the Vistula, or to Cron stadt. Wednesday a Quarterly General:Court (made special) was held at the East India House, which was very fully attended. After the usual forms, the dividend from Christmas last to Midsummer next was declared to be 6* per cent. The under mentioned proprietors were re-elected a Committee for inspect ing the Company's bye-laws, viz.— J. Julius Angerstein George S. Wegg William Drew George Clements, Robert lluntcr And Sir Henry Strachey, Bart. I George Cuming, Esqrs. Mr. Randle Jackson gave notice of a motion he %soul(' make at a General Court, to be specially summoned for the 6th of July, relative to the Report from the Committee of ttre House of Commons, on the Abuse of Patronage, its object not to be retrospective, but to prevent the recurrence of such practices. RXCAL OF CERTAN WRITERS AND CADETS. At the instance of Mr. Sanson. the Resolution of the Court of Directors, in consequence of the recommendation of this General Court, were read, by which it appears, that the Directors re tain their original opinion, that certain writers and Cadets should he dismissed. The , nbjeet, after a short convers►tion, was referred to the General Court, to be held the 6th of Jul), to which day, at half past four, the Court adjourned. 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