The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL speech survives complete in the midst of civilization and social order. The King is beloved and the people are loyal. Butthousands of public declaimers rise to reputation by op- posing their Sovereign and reviling his family, whilst num berless daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly scribblers at- tam competence and wealth by incessantly labouring to con vince the people that they are wrong to be loyal, that their - Niers are a •et of robbers and simpletons ; and that nothing good, great, and virtuous is done, but by the enemies of their country. Yet no check is placed on the tongue of the one or the pen of the others. The government laughs at the abuse it receives, and goes on the same. The people believe all the falsehoods told them, and remain faithful. To a su perficial observer, this might appear a'fiddle,, and he would deemply its solving word. I think differentlj , ;it is iuterest. The revilers oppose and abuse Government, because they acquire popularity sufficient sometimes to turn their oppo nents out and get into their Owes. The ministers bear all reproaches patiently, because they thus lose half their force, being by many supposed unjust when unresented. The writers libel, because it fills their pockets. The people believe them, because • they are naturally jealous of men in power, but remain faithful and obedient subjects, because they know the real blessings they enjoy, and are wise enough to prefer present gook mixed with evil, to a theoretical per fection which may never be reduced into practice. Interest is, therefore, in this island, the common tie, that binds the most discordant elements into harmony and peace. It can• not be honoured as public spirit, for it is only private in - terest acting in a public manner, but it produces the same *Acts, and is the! efore here, a beneficial principle. In my next, 1 shall give you an account. of my reception in the metropolis of England, which will excite no little laughter on the banks of the Don, with my sentiments upon it, and on every thing that strikes me as worthy of remark in this land of wonders. Your friend and fellow warrior, Sulin the Deb. ALEXANDER ZEMLU FIN, Cossack of the Don Regiment. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL s.—His Majesty the Emperor set out this morning At one o'clock for Mayence. SITUATION OF THE FRENCH ARMIES, ON THE FIFTH OE APRIL IN TILE NOllllf. The intelligence from Dantzic is satisfartory. The numerous gar rison has tormed.eamps within the city. The enemy keeps at a dis tance from the place, and does not appear inclined to attempt any thing. Iwo English f, igstes had appeared before it. At Thorn, nothing new had occurred. Proper. advantage of the time had been taken to improve the fortifications. - The enemy has but,very trifling forces before Modlin. General Dsendds taking advantage of it, made a sortie, repulsed the enemy's corps; and seized upon a large convoy, in which, among other things there were 500 head of cattle. • Tlie garriSon of Zamose are ma;ters of the country for six leagues round : the ciirmy observes that place only with some light cavalry. General Frhnont and Frince Ponaitowski were still in the same position upon the Pelica. Stettin, Curstin, and Glogau were in the same state. • The enemy appeared to have designs upon Glogan, the blockade of which had been straitened. The enemy's corps that, on the II th of Macch, passed the Elbe at Werlten, and whose rear guard was on the 28th dthated by General Montbrim, and driven into the river, marched towards tamenbitrg. On the ' Moraml from Bremen, ausl marched the Ist April.. The inhabi. light troops, attempted to ipy caution some 30 of ;Wetted. On the tl, an 400 iaraetfy, candryi EGISTER. A Pl ) IL 25. artillery, presented itself before LunedJurg. Genera! Minim' mar ched to meet it, with his column, composed of 800 Saxons, awl 00 French, with. about 30 horsemen, and four pieces of cannon. The cannonade began ; the enemy was forced tii abandon s..veral po-ittons when General Mor, , iit was killed by a baH. 'the Command devol ved upon a Saxon Colonel. . The troops, agonistic at the lois of their chief, fell back ; and after haying defended themselves for half a day, in the evening capitulated : the enemy thus made 700 Saxons and 20J French prisoners : a part of the prisoners have been re taken. The follow ing day, General Montbrun, Commandant of the nd vanced_guard of the Princ of Eckinuld's corps, arrived at Lunen. burg. The enemy informed of his approach hastily evacuated the town and re-passed the Elbe. The Prince of Eckmuhl arrived on the 4th, and oblig ed the enemy to withdraw all his forces from the left bank of the Elb, and ordered Stade to be occupied. On the sth, General l'andamme joined, at Bremen, St. Cyr and Dufour's divisions. General lltunonceau, with his division, was at Marden. The Viceroy, on the d of April, inet a Prussian division in ad vance of Magdebourg, .up the right bank of the Elbe, overthrew, and pursued it for the:pace of several leagues, and took several bun dreil prisoners. The Bavarian division, which formed part of General Durette's division, had on the 29th of March, an affair at Colder, with the enemy's light cavalry. This infantry repulsed all the charges the Ca• valry made upon it, and inure than Ur men, among whom were a Colonel and.several officers. The I.l;tvarian loss only amoini ted to 16 men wounded. Since this time, General Durette has con tinued his movement to march upon the Saale to Bernburg. Au ene my's detachment of cavalry on the 3 tit entered Leipzlc. • The Duke of Benno° was, in observation At Calbe and Bernburg„ upon the Seale. SITUATION OF THE ARMIES OF THE NORTH ON THE 10TH APRIL. On the sth, the 35th division, commanded by General Grenier, bad au affair of advanced posts, upon the right bank of the Elbe, four leagues from slagdehourg. Four battalions of this division only were engaged. The inte,itry displayed its usual intrepidity, and the enemy were repulsed. On the 7th, the Vlonroy being informed that the enemy had passed the Elbe at Dessau, sent the sth, and part of the 11th corps, to Slippert the 2d corps, commanded by the Duke of Bellow,. The Viceroy himself took post at Stassfurt, where, on the 9th, his head. quarters were, and he has collected hiA army upon the Saale,--tho left to the Elbe, the right leaning on the mountains of Hartz, mid his reserve at Magdebourg. The Prince of Eckmuhl, who on the Bth had his head-quarters at Luneburg, had put himself in motion to again approach Magde. bourg. The artillery of General Vandamme's division had arrived at Bremen and Minden. _ _ _ The head of a corps composed of two divisions which were to take a position at Wesel, under the orders of General Lemaroa:‘, had begun to arrive. On the loth, General Sonham sent a regiment to Erfurt, where no account bad been received of the enemy's light troops. 'l,he Duke of Ragusa took a position upon the heights of Eise nach. The French army of the Mein appears in motion in ditkrent directions. The Prince of Neufchatel was expected at Mayence. A part of the Emperor's Staff had already arrived there, which gave reason for expecting the speedy arrival of his Majesty. APRIL 16.—His Majesty the Emperor passed through Mentz this morning, 27 hours after his 41 cpartu re. APRIL 13.—Prince Schwartzenbcrg hail the honour of being pre sented to his Majesty the Emperor, and delivering him a letter from his Sovereign. APRIL 15.—His Majesty the Emperor set out from St. Cloud at one o'clock in the morning. He is going to take the command of the Armies. To the immense administrative labours which have uninterruptedly occupied Isis Majesty's thoughts, since the epoch of his arrival until that of his departure, are going to succeed warlike works, mid these grand military combinations whicli command vic tory, and decide the fate of Empires. That indetiLtigable activity which only reposes by changing objects ; that force uf min:l always the same under every circumstance, in council equally as in the geld of battle; that noble anchicit# which no reverse can shake, .and which commands events, lcmcs uo doubt as to the issue of this new campaign. 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