The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •No intelligence has yet arrived, confirming the report that the King of PitussiA had joined the Austrians is the Altai - against krauce. Yet the Rolla sloop of war, which arrived at Yarmouth on Tuesday, from Gottenburgh, Irivmg kit that port on the sth inst. hisd on hoard Prince lirriA.Am Of - ORANGE and Suite. He is said to have come Nv:th dispatches from Bersn; and though the youth of the Prince, who is about 18 years of age, is an objection to the )(lea of his being charged with a commission, intricate, and difficult to execute; 3et Inc high rank, and the intimacy s hich has mireini2t.:iglv subsiited between the Court of' Prussia and the ii•mily of the late STADTIIOLDER, induce Us to suppose that his journey hither imports more 'a visit of curiosity or ceremovv. • A vessel arrived from off L'Orient has brought a report, received from a fishing-vessel; that orders had been issued for the immediate evactiatio3 of the North of Span), the trhole of the troops ct a Honed there ;Hu:: required totein forlc the armies iu 6er:tinny, pa: iiculark as it was believed a war with Prussia was determined on. It is rather singular that sad) a statement as the litter should be made the sub ject of conversation at nearly one and the same point of time, both in France and in Holland. Letters from the 'Mier kingdom, reeeked a few days since, speak of a De claration of War on the part of the King of Prussia, as Nally rcadv for immediate pnblication so, why is it withheld I—Perhaps the above rumours are set atioat as mere delusions. liamburgh Papers have arrived to the 12th. We are sorry to be under the necessity of stating, that they con firm the accounts of ihe dean .3 f . S CRILL Ii is b( l 6, it is slated has heed found, and buried. it is impossible nit to lament the fate of this braNe man, whose last successes have hecti of a nature and erAent ;ch promised to change the face of the war.—lle had aideced a species of predatory war, which might haNc rated most materially in favonr of the Austrians. It ia I known, that the French conscrips arc usually marched the armies in small bodies; it is most material, there to VW. freed' success, that the country in their rear .:id he traoquil and friendly. here was the main use of h a warfare as hat of K I L. Ify hanging- on the rear, he oit all tfe facility ofcommunication between the French arines and their ammunition and supplies. He dal re, he intercepted their provisions, and by continually ;easing iu power, he e'en siltimately meeaced their r. lii the submission ef the Tvr,lose, and in the death `I'ITILL, we cannot but see two of the greatest disasters .he war. What iri . , ,eht not the Austrians have hoped it' these two descrptions of forces had united The Gene ral Onters of the '.t4tti of May, issued by Prince Ca 4RLEg, lave also reached us. They are w ritten in a modest but e:eretie strain. They bestow the highest praises on t lie arol y and the officers, amongst whom Prince 2ornis of Lichtenstein, Baron WIMPFEIV and Colonel ta:et.r.a, are particularly mentioned as having greatly contributed to the happy results of the day. The two latter are created Commanders of the Order of Maria Theresa. The pause which has taken place from the to :he 5Ci or 6th, at least must be iucalculable in the im portance of its efforts to the Austrians, both for spreading #;e. news of their successes through the hereditary States, add for redoublin; their preparations. The Public are in daily expectation of receiving some in telligence respecting the expedition of General CitAwFoRD, W4ticit has been out some time, during which nothing has been received from it. Its present destination is still only matter of conjecture. Its first purpose has been changed. It was generally mickrstood that this force was at first prepared with the . view of making an attempt upon Flush mt. and I fie French fleet at`, hat port, and had such an at it-lopt been made before the enemy, taking, warning from the r tails in Basque roads, had adopted precautionary I.lWaSilit'i of defence. by strengthening the batteries, and collectiax gun-boats. there is reason to believe that it .104;ht have i ro:ed successful. Before the expedition was quite ready, it was deemed inexpedient to percst in this project, On account of the obstacle, receally thrown in the way of its exectilion, and it is now sopposed to have been destined to one of the ports in the Bay of Biscay, for the pufpose of atlacking the French stationed in the North of Spain, in their rear, while Gemeral Wk;LLESLEY pressed them in front. The most active preparations arc making to lit out the grand e%pcdition, and at the same time reinforcements are constantly going out to the army in Portugal. Scarce a .week passes that corps or deiaelonents do not sail to that quarter, either from this country or Ireland. it is deter minces to keep every regiment under Sir Arthur Wellesley complete to its fullest establishment. It is now resolved to send out a very large force of cavalry to Sir Arthur Wel ksley. Why was not this done before ? We have seen the. letter of an officer of rank from Portugal, who says, that " had we with us six or eight of the regiments of cavalry, who are at home doing nothing, not a creature of Soti,t's army could have escaped us." It is stiil said that an attempt will be made to send some troops to the quarters on the Continent where there is a probability of the people rising against their oppressors. Above seventy vessels, laden with American produce, have arrived in our ports in consequence of the arrange ment made by Mr. Erskine. We do not know us yet the full effect of this influx, but it cannot fail most materially to reduce the price of every American article. One thing, however, has been made obvious by the cessation of in tercourse, and which it.is most important for the Legish:- tore to consider—and that is the unproved slate. of our own pm duce of corn. We have been for two years thrown enti7ely upon the British filmier for subsistance. We have had no import of wheat or flour, either from the Continents of Europe or America ; and yet there has been a sufficient supply in our markets, and the prices have not become exorbitant. It has been demonstrated not only that we grow enough for our own consumption, but that from the rapid advances made in agriculture, if not now checked by impolitic disconragements, the soil would product food for double its population, in seven years from this date. We hope that early in the next Session of Par liament, this most important subject will receive a deli berate discussion, and that the system of the Corn Laws will be revised. • Dispatches have been received from Rio Janeiro, of the 11th of April. In South America, we learn with satisfac tion, the popular spirit rises in hostility towards French men of every description. At the same time an unpleasant transaction hat occurred, of which we know no more than the report given in the following ship's journal. ♦BSTItACT FROM THE JOVANA I. OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE PACECT, !mom RIO JANEIRO, APRIL 11. "Intelligence was this day received at Rio de Janeiro, that the Commauder of the ship Scorpion, of London, had been enticed on .bore At Chilly, murdered by the Spaniards, who afterwards manned the boat and treaci:eiously obtained possession of the ship, and carrivd her into port, not as a prize to the Govern ment, but for themselves. Sir SIDNEY SMITH made a repre srotAtion thereof to the Princess of PO RTUGA L, rind in three, hours (although the Foutlro ant lay four miles from the Palace) he received a letter, in her own hand, expressing her great dis approbation of such an act of violence, and that she %%mild not fail strenuously to urge the Junta. of Spain, in the name of her brother, Furl NAN') V It. to cause the most exemplary pu nishment to be inflicted upon the offenders. By accounts received at Elio Janeiro, from the Governor of Lima state, that the utmost hatred prevailed all along he west coast of South America, toward the French, and that the effigy of N APCLEON had been burnt in every town and village for 1,000 miles in the interior, execrating . , at the same time, los perfidious treachery towards the le„ a 1 Sovereign, FERDINAND the Vll. A French colonel. ihR• ualised as a priest., had been detected in taking surveys and dra'vings of the country, sea-ro:Nt, &r. about 30 leagues to !he Fouthwaid ut Rio tie Janeiro, aad ceuve,jeti to prisuu. 396 JUNE Is, hic intn , ,• Ewe: ti • .0 • %, • • 1 i • Sll4)t , . • I'ttt 4 ,car 'loticri '•re i r Si cf t