The National Register. — London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL' REMSTER. MAY 22• advise the overthrow of the constitution ? Are they times in which Lord Wellesley himself, having all the talent which every body must allow to him, would venture on such a propo sition, even if he had all the wickedness of which his enemies have accused him? The thing is worth nothing beyond a laugh. We have seen a good deal of merriment excited by a story which has been circulated in two or three companies, on good an thority, concerning a philosopher of the present day. This gen tleman was very intimate with Mr. Godwin and many of his disciples, and possessing talents of no mean order, was consider ed as an oracle by many of the new-sect. A man whom domes tic causes had rendered a little unhappy, wrote to him a letter asking advice as to the propriety of killing himself. The phi losopher returned an answer to this effect : Dear Sir,—l have laid your letter before the principal mem bers of our society, and, upon a thorough view of the case, they agree in opinion with me, that the best measure Sou can take is to kill yourself. Believe me, dear Sir, your's very truly, &c. &c. &c. Now, let us consider England, labouring under many misfor tunes that have already fallen heavily upon her, and dreading others yet to come. She asks advice of her statesmen, and Lord Wellesley very candidly says : Dear England,—You are in a had way, and we have all been considering your case. Suspend your constitution : or in other words, stop your breath for a little while, Ido not know that you will ever recover the faculty of breathing; but never mind that : your only chance is to put an end to yourself. When Lord Wellesley says this, every body will laugh as much at him, as rational men do now at The Independent Whig. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. cs , occupied by one battalion of the town of Adlercreuz, our troops were obliged to retreat into the fortress; all commuLicatioa with • the town was intercepted by the enemy, and the fortress summoned on all sides. The 17th of March, the enemy opened a well-directed tire from a battery constructed on the Blackholmsclitr. The l'eith, 19th, and 200, the enemy continued to keep up a brisk cannon ade against the fortress, and threw numerous shells and red-hot balls into our work. The f2lFt March an Officer arrived with a flag of truce, and required a conference, the principal object of which was, that on our side the town should not he fired upon, in order to prevent the mischief which might otherwise be done to the distressed inhabitants ; that, on the other hand, the enemy should not erect any batteries within the lines. The 28th of March we discovered that the enemy were constructinga battery on the heights in front of lilricaborg; our fire was immediately directed against that point, and answered by the enemy with bombs, shells, and baits. The 29th, 80th, and 31st March, the enemy continued to can nonade and bombard the fortress without doing much mischief, as might hare been expected; one officer and five rank and file Of the garrison were killed, and 32 wounded. But in conse quence of the excessive fatigues sustained by our troops, the number of sick amounted at the end of March to 515; and al though we husbanded our stores with the utmost care, yet one third of our gun-powder was spent at that time. On the 3d of April another Officer arrived with a flag of truce, who was the bearer of a proposal from the Russiau Gene ral to surrender the fortress in case that no succours should ar rive, and after several conferences held on that subject, I this day concluded the convention which 1 respectfully take leave to annex to this report. Your Majesty will most graciously be pleased to consider the imperfect state of this fortress, whic'h can make but a very fee- Me defence ia winter, when it is liable to be attacked on all sides, the extensiveness of tile works, and the comparatively small number of the troops who were able to defend them, aril from these considerations, I humbly trust, will not disapprove of a measure, to which I thought it my duty, although very re luctantly, to submit. Swenborg, April 7, 18'S. C. C. CIZONSTEDT. CON V ENTION, Between their Excellencies Neskieurs Le Scrurrr.Es. General in Chief of his EnsFian Majesty's Forces, and M. 1h Cnolv arEDT, Vice-Admiral in the Serrice of his Majesty the king of Sweden, Chef d'Escadre, and Commaadant el the Fortress. PRINCIPAL. ARTICLES. There shall be an armistice between the Mission troops be sieging Sweahorg and the Swedish garrison, from this day to the 3d of May, new style, of the current year ISOS. If by the noon of the saiil.i3il of May the fortress shall not -have receised etfec tual succours, by it least five ships of the line, it shall he given up to the Emperor of Russia; which succour it is to be under stood is to have actually entered the pert of Sweaborg by the • hour appointed, and is to be considered as not having arrived if it has only come within sight of the place. Of the three Wands which shall he the guarantee of this con vention, that of Longhorn shall be entirely given up to the Rus sian troops, who, however, shall not before the said Sd of May begin any works on the side opposite to the fortress. As to the two other islands, though occupied by these same troops, they shall be restored, provided the succour shall arrive before the time stipulated, precisely in the state in which they now are. On the Sd May, new style, whim the place is given up, the garrison shall march out with all the honours of war, on the saw conditions, with respect to the ceremonial, as have been granted to the garrison of Swartholm. All the o:!icers who are Swedes by birth have, if they desire pormiisien to return to Sweden, engaging their word of ho n stir not to serve against Russia or her Allies during the present war. The Swedish non-commissioned °dicers and soldiers shall be sent to Wibourg nnder a military escort, or other neighbour ing places ; all those who shall wish to remain under the domi nion of fik Imperial Russian rs:ajesty small take the oath of al legiance, and enjoy all the advontages offered to them by his Majesty's Proclamation of 19th (31st) March, 1808. The Finnish regiments which enter his Imperial Majesty's service, shall not be employed against Sweden or her Allies during the present war, and shall enjoy the hene fits held out to them by his Imperial Majesty's Proclamation, and-especially by that of the 19th (31st) March of this year. The regiment of Ahlererwez, after having taken the oath of allegiance,' shall remain embodied during the present war, with -r- FROM THE FRENCH AND GOTTENBURCH PAPERS. FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 7.—Several decrees have been published te specting the Imperial marine. Sixty battalions of marines are to be formed, who are to serve as the crews of 50 ships of 74 guns. All the sailors who are to belong to a man of war are at the same time to be cannoneers ; the officers are made responsible for the instructions of their crew in tnanceuvres and in firing. Ten battalions of marines have been organised for the flotilla. Each battalion of Imperial marines is to consist of four hundred and ninety-one men, Officers included; each battalion which is to serve in the flotilla shall form nine companies, consisting to gether,.officers included, of 1'.!54 men. A corps 0f25,000 men is on the coasts of Normandy, concern ing the destination of which various opinions are formed. The Moniteur of yesterday, states a variety of circumstances concerning their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, who arrived at Bayonne on the last day of April, where, as well as on the road, they have been received and treated with all the honour and distinction due to their rank. In half an hour after their arrival, his Majesty paid them a visit, which was of long duration. They reside in the Government Palace, while the Lmperor and Empress have taken up their residence in the cas tle of Marrac. Among the Spaniards who waited upon K ing Charles IV. and Queen Louisa, was the Prince of Asturias. After the usual sa lutatioa, their Majesties retired ; the Prince was desirous to hill them; but the King prevented him, saying in Spanish. " Prince, have you not yet enough insulted my grey hairs?" This made a deep impression upon the Prince, a n d those who Isere with him. King Charles expressed, with all the feeling of an offended parent, his pain at the conduct of the Prince of Asturias, repeat often these words, " Your Majesty knows not w hat it is to " complain of a son : this is the most cutting affliction that can " be conceived." SWEDEN. GOTTFNRURGU, Mar 9.—On Saturday last arrived here, his Britannic. Majesty's ,;hip the Victory, Vice-Admiral Sir .1. Saumarezw Colonel Murray, who came in her, set off immedi ately fur Stockholm. Stout( no Lst, Misr Callerstedt, of the Life Guards, arrived here on thud imt. at night, with the following report. having been detained by the enemy nineteen days, between w eaborg and the head-quarters of the army in Finland, which on the 25th of April still toutinued at Lumijocki. I he enemy having, on the 2d of March, driven in our advance:l Pip-", and advacced against the town i tlEingfors. %vat 1 am -494 ~yi.A., .`-ai. aLgai:A . d . no 4 ••• fable •nce to submit et' n•a, arable maker snow uences use to iitious Inter- The ain of )rding orthy titres- the r t tinly rhea late. lit is for lant tht Te • USt- ar', the this Lied ugh hell no the ship RC the (. 1 t - ) .;•1 lIC -1113 ail, ly. - 1