The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-25 00:00:00

r. .i~% 4 THE NATIpNAL REGISTER. nothing is said in \lr. Pinkney's letter, of any intention to re peal the Pinclamation by hick the -hips of war of firrat Bri tain are thief - dieted from all those riche, of hospitality in the • ports of the United Sintes,•'which are freely allowed to the ships of lois Majesty's coemies. . ..••• • o t• .• • Toe continuance of an interdiction w bleb, under such circum stances, a mounts so nearly to direct hostility", allotr the' w ness professed, and the attempt made by his )al aiestylk, to remove the Cate te ou tt hieh that inea-ure had been'orlginally founded, svonld afford but an inampteitins omen for the commencement of a system of mutual conciliation ; and the omission of any moire of that measure in the proposal w hieh Pinkney has been in structed to brier for w tird, would hat e been of itself a material' defect in the overture of the President. But the undersigned i, commanded no further to dwell opoal this subject than for the purpose of assuring Mr. Pinkaey, that on this alI every other point in discussion between the two Cio Yernmenty, his Majesty earnestly desires a restoration of a per fect good utalerstandimzoind that his Majesty would decline no measure for the attainment of tlrat object, which should be com patible, with his honour and just rights, Mid with the interest- of his people. The uudersigned requests Mr. Pitikory Will accept the aSSUP. f his 'nigh consideration. . atices Oi (Sirned) GEORGE C.4NNING. ITISIi I) . I4CI,AII.ATION. " The Overtures made to his Majesty by the Governments of Russia and of France have not lea to iegociation : and the in-'. tercourse to which those Overtures gate rise being terniii.ated, his Alajesty thinks it right thu- promptly and publicly to make known its termination. " The continued appearance of a Negociation, when Peace has been found to be utterly unattainable, could be advantivous only to the enemy. it might enable France to sow distrust and jealousy in the Councils of those who are rombined to resist her opptesion : and if, among the nations: which groan under the t% rawly of French alliance, or among those w hith maintain against France a doubtful and precarious independence, there should he any 'which even now are balancing between the certain ruin of a pro longed activity, and the contingent dangor of an effort to save themselves from that ruin; to nations so situated the delusive prospect of a peace between Great liritain anti France conld not tail to he petailiaily injurious. 'fbeir preparations might be relayed by the vain hope of returning tranquillity ; or shell • purpose shaken by the apprehension of being left to contend alone. " That such was in fact the main object of France in the pro-. posals transmitted to his Majesty from Erfurt h, his Majesty entertained asinine persuasion. `• lint, at a moment w hen results so awful from their im portance, and so tremendous from their uncertainty, iniJlt he depending upon the decision of peace or war, the King felt it due to himself to ascertain, beyond the possibility of doubt, the view:: and iotentions of his enemies. " It %%as difficult for his Majt sty to believe, that the Em peror of Inissia hail devoted himself so blindly and fatally to be violence and ambition of the power, with which his Impe rial Majesty had unfortunately become allied, as to be prepared openly to abet the usurpation of the Spanish Monarchy ; and to acknowledge and maintain the right, assumed by France, to de pose and imprison friendly Sovereigns, and forcibly to transfer to he, . elf the allegiance of independen: nations. " When, therefore, it was proposed to his Majesty to enter into negociation fur a general peace, in concert with his Ma jesty's allies, and to treat either on the basis of the nu possidstiN (heretofore the subject of so much controversy), or on any other basis consistent with justice, honour, and equality, his Majesty determined to meet this seeming fairness and moder ation, w ith fairness and moderation, on his Majesty's part real and sincere. `e King professed his readiness to enter into such Nego in concurrent e wan his attics; and undertook forthwith ounicate to them the proposals which his Majesty- had lint as his Majesty was not connected with Spain by d treaty of alliance, his Majesty thought it necessary to that the engagements which she had contracted, in the 7 the world, with that nation, were considered by his y as no less sacred, and no less binding upon his Majesty, le most solemn treaties ; and to express his Majesty's just lice that the GONermuetrt of Spaiiniotieting in the na2104,65; his Catholic Majesty Ferdinand the Seventh, was he a party to the Negotiation. " The reply returned. by France to this prop. Majesty casts off at once the thin disguise which sumed for a momentary purpow ; and displays, w' ordinary reserve, the arrogance and injustice of 1 meat. The universal Spanish Nation is describi grading appellation of " the Spanish Insurgents;' wand for the admission of the t ;overnment of Spat to Arty Negociutinn, is rejected as inadmis-ible and " With• astonishment, as well as w lilt grief, hi received from the Emperor of Russia a reply, sine ;di lintigh le,s indecorous in tone and manAer. Tir R ussnt alio stigmatizes, as " insurrection," the of the Spa Ash people, in behalf of their legitim and iu derence of the independence of their enuntt the sanction of hi:, Imperial Majesty's authority 11 which has no parallel in the lii tart' of the w orb " The king would readily have embraced to aegt riation w hick might have afforded any hope a p:'ace compatible with justice t.ini with hone at deepl% laments an issue, by which the sutferin , s aggravated and prolon4.ed. - Bul. neit her the c s titi est y. nor the generosity of the B ritish satins irisMajcst)'s consenting to commence a ne,ociatt donnient of a brave and loyal people, al to are On- preservation of all that is dear to env.; a mid in a cause so unquestionably just, his :slit:jest Ipledged him:ell to sustain. " Westminster, Dec. 11, ISOS PROVINCIALS. EFTECTS 01' THE WI:11111Eft The fall of snow has been very great an vars , kingdom. It fell with such rapidity on the el and the forenoon of Saturday se'nnight, on the East Coast of York ~ hire, as totally to sti Tend every kind of public carriage. The mail Weighton both on the nights of Saturday a, w heave the bags were for o artied on borsch; flull'afdy, the tir,t on Sunday at half past t o rood on Tuesday, at half pa ,, t ten. The guard, turning, was from esce,sive fatigue so exhausts , to proceed - farther than llisnop-Burton. The stage-eoatites, says the null Paper o', been since S undaY'inorui lig suspended. oat l t bet ween.Weightna and Beverley but the w (Tuesilav) has been a continued fall, ohieh der that event less probable. The storm of wind and snow was very vi hourhood of Sheffield. The driver of the coa ,- 11 to Sheffield, was so frozen in coaling ovi he unable to move from the box, when he arri. bar ; he was taken into the hon4e, and after so, On Friday se'nnight, the follawing shor occurred in Sandzate, in Newrivtic. yoti ink with an infant child, awok.! earl in h mi-sed the child out of the b ed . On se found that it nad fallen from the bed into a tu t had been left near it, and was drowned. young woman, on discovering this melanchui the neighbour', who, instead of quieting he , begun to charge her IN ill) carelessness, &c. anticipated reflections of the mother (who w operated so powerfully on the y oun g w an rushed out of the house, and, in a fit of freaz self into the river, where she was drowned be, could be afforded. On Tuesday last, a curious occurrence sof land.— A beautiful large white fat ox, th George honzstaff of that place, instead of en , which Mr. I:s y ming men were endeayouriu up the stairs of an adjoining one, occupied speetable peruke-maker. The sing,ularity Oi tracted a multitude of spectators, vi hilst, ► is M. Mather the most agonizing terriirs ; Ivied about two hours; and it said, On that Mr. Mather locked hitnelf in a close-! rite. At length he observed a guest throu, hebil add' horns in his closet, but wheth• 6 all Me . tietualE, or to rt....cut Mr. M. 111aiest ation, 1 I anti :..inct 46 . 1 ke r . ;la(io)h in comet rereivell a formal clet late, • f;r %.I.eject ‘. • •t • lo chi oatidel • • So 2 DEC. 05 . understood to oosition of hiy h had been a...- )sith less than that C111%11 . 11- I)Cd Ili the Ow - and the ( 1,. Ili"' as a Party his Majesty has niitar in effect, rotiperor o f • gloriows efforo owe Soy/1/.1 ; 11i, ; thus to an u- , .spation t opportunity of e or prosprrt „f Ir. lib; Majesty ; of Europe are wont- of h i ., yy oul,l .omit of .ion by the Amt • e tt host. 4"iert Iv has solemnly t. low , part; o f the .Velllll4 • h- and ml the progre-- reached Alarket- oal Sunday, from hail/ awl roadie,: yy 811 , 1 the ye- 1, boy% ey el'. ilt re- ed, as to be unable of Ttie.day 11;IVi• road- are nil; toed whole of this dm; yy ill of course rev,- iolent in the neigh- Nlanche-ter , er 1.10 MOM , as to iVelt at Ilinginliptv - inte time re, oyercd. eking eircomstanee nn yviiman, sleep • the morning, and Hog the room, she uh of H ater, yi Itich Tit,• shriek• of the /sly eNellt, tli er perturbed mina, 'Phis, added to the cliS then at n's feeliog-, iv, precipitated that she her- sefure any a•isisiaticc took place at Sunder- lie property of Mr. the hnti-e bib) o;.; to drive him, ran iv Mr. 11.1iher, a re- of tho trin-ietioo at- doubtless, it ere.ited ; Ile' e the ox cooi• hie tirst appear:tore. shed by Yy ay of seem a chink, %lib his ler it WO t 9 e3l toll lions shay ing him,