The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL The trepleasant disagreement which took place between the Limerick City, and Nottingham County, Militia, in the Barracks of the city of l~~blin, and whit h excited So the& Aitethikliment and regret in the riiinds of all those who look to. the cordial and aealous co-operation of all descriptions-of force for the efficient defence and. ultimate security of the Empire, has, we .ire happy to say, been as speedily and satisfactorily terminated, as it was precipita'ely and passionately commenced. When a difference of such a description, originating in misapprehen sion and folly, and calculated to produce the most serious and extended mischief, has been wisely and esasonably accommodated, it can answer no, good purpose to inquire with any minute curiosity into its immediate origin, or to endeavour to ascertain from the formidable nature of the effect that might have ensued, the criminal or even only culp:ible charac ter of the cause that might probably have produced it. It is enough to know, that .he danger has been averted; ai:d the attempt to develop the particular springs and soluces from which it proceeded, would be wore likely to keep alive or revive the dissention, toan lead to any measures for preventing irs recur rence. In every contention between iudividoals of a?gregate bodes, extended subsequently to the whole of such bodies, it is absolutely impossible that either side could be faultless. Looking, there fore, to the.case before us as one .in which, which ever may may have been the aggressor, both must have been in some ~ .le.toee culpable, we cannot but contemplate the happy termination of this disagree able affair, as separately honourable to the 'two corps, and generally gratifying and beneficial to the Empire. Cavalry transports are ordered from Portsmouth and Plymouth, to Ireland, to take in ‘2OOO cavalry for Portugal. The Board of Admiralty have ordered an im mediate reinforcement to. our squadron in the Downs, and several more frigates to cruize in the Channel, in consequence of the increaed military force on the opposite coast of France. linonaparte was so clearly visible, in the affair of tht,gun-boats with the Naiad, by our Officers' glasses, that not only every part of hi; dress, but his irri table actions, were plainly distinguished. Ho wore that day a blue coat, with scarlet cliffs and collar, a pair of nankeen pantaloons over half-boot , , a plain cocked hat, without any cockade, and a silk handkerejef round his neck. They represent his figure as very flashy, pirticularly dOwnwards. He was t , i;dy within the range of our shot for some time, and was observed to b_ giving directions to his Officers on board his barge with considerable emotion: Our sq !adron off Basque•roads, and our cruisers all along the French coast, have been latterly most eminently st.ces-ful in the capture and destruction of the eveiny' , i cha;se-marees an i coasting ves.eis ; twenty-eignt hi• h, of different descriptions, h ive ‘uithin the last . fortnight been brought into Piym artn. FIE fm , ,ate, of 32 guns, lately arrived from the E is , 1,4 t England in the year 1795. Sl , e his not broitzilt hone six persons of her ori giTrtl cr , sw ; tr).l,,v f them hav;,,,, he,=rn promoted, and otihrs invalided home, from ill health. EGISTER. Parliament, we understand, in consequence of the last report of the Queen's Council, will be pro. rogued a g ain from the 12th of November, and not be assembled for the dispatch of public business until the second week in January. Gustavus, the King of Sweden is expected ots a visit to the Landaman of Switzerland. He is to reside in Switzerland. Buonaparte has reduced the Newspapers of Paris to jour only ! Lord Wellington's effective force in the North of Portugal, is said to be 70,000. We are sorry to hear that many of the troops recently sent ,to Por tugal, and which had been employed at Walcheren, h ive been revisited with the fever which attacked them that expedition. The intention of recalling Sir George Barlow from the Government of Madras, has been officially an nounced to the Court of India Directors. The Royal George, of 110 guns, and. Colossus, of 7 guns, sailed on Thursday flan) Plymouth ; the former . !o relieve the Boyne, of 98 guns, Rear-Ad miral Sir H. B. Neale, off Brest. Rear-Admiral Hallowell is appointed to a com mand in the Mediterranean, under Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew.—Vice-Admiral Stirling is ap pointed to succeed Admiral Rowley, as Commander in Chief at J imaica.— Peake, Esq. of the Navy Office, is appointed Assistant at Sheerness Dock-yard, vice Maddock, deceased.—Admiral Sir Th.lnas Williams is appointed Commander•in- Chief at the Nore. STRAND BRIDGE. We had the pleasure, on Friday, of witnessing the ceremony of laying the first stone of a great and most useful undertaking, the strand Bridge, on the Surrey aide of the Thames, close to the laniting-stairs called Cuper's Bri lge, nearly opposite Somer set Hnuse. The Directors, as we are informed, with a due at tention to the interests of the cothiern, declined any expensive display on the occasion. About four o'clock, every thing being prepared within the first coffer-dam, a fine large block of Cor nish granite (a specimen of what the Bridge is to be built with) was lowered down, and covered an excava!itin in the work be neath, which contained the gold and sliver coins of the present reign, over which was fixed a plate, formed of block-tin, with the following inscription engraved thereon :•••••• 46 This foundation-stone of the Strand Bridge was laid. on Friday, the 11th day of October, A.D. 1811, by the Directors for executing the same, Henry Swann, Esq. M. P. Chab man ; in the 51st year of the reign of King George the Third, and du ring the Regency of H. R. H. Geor4e Prince of Wales.—The money for building which was raised by subscription, under the authority of an Act of Parliament.—Jon Rennie, Engineer." • The Directors and Engineer now placed their hands on the stone, .which had just been lowered, and were addressed by the Chairinsu in a neat and appropriate speech, and success to the undertaking was then drank, amidst the applauses of the sur rounding spectators, and the shouts of the numerous workmen surrounding the spot. The sight was very interesting, though unaccompanied with any pomp or [the v. , . This Bridge, when completed, will be the largest on the Thames, perhaps in the world, and is to consist of nine arches, ail of equal size, and 12U fret span each, and of a beautiful elliptical form, which will prove a great ornament to this Metropol s. Its utility will also be very great, as an inspection of the Map of Loudon will ri.a. dily shew; and the property on the Surrey aide of the Rivera id be grcaily increased in value, a considerable portion of which belongs to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who has condescended to place his name among the Proprietors of the e. Although the first stone is now but just laid, yet we have the pleasure to observe that parts of tile work are in great forwardness, through the vigilant attention of the Directors and Engineer, for the piles are driving for the third coffer-dam, the second being finished. The first dam is formed for the grand abutment, and the others for the first and second piers—and if the same energy continues, of which we entertain no doubt, both the Proprietors and the Public will haye great reasan to be tsatialled with the progress of this grand undettak.ng.