The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

THE. NATIONAL REGISTER. '2O that info.thation to the same effect had reached that place from a person in authority at Ilawburgh. No confirmation of this intelligence has yet arrived. It has been °User ved, that the statement could not be correct, as the whole military force v.hich Austria could employ in offensive operations, is said not to amount to 80,000 men. We should also think that Austria would only have adopted such a de• termination in concert with our Government, and from the short time Baron AV EsSENBERo has been here, it is altnomt impossible that a sufficient interchange of sentinlents sho . uld have ta'cen place with the Court of Vienna, to adjust a matter of such importance. The conduct of the Danish Covernment, now seems bent on rejecting our ftiendly offers, and not only fired on our last Baltic fleet when it pasSed the Sound, but sent out gun boats to endeavour to capture our vessels, seems not to indicate that Cu: cause of the Ales has received the reported accession of force, as that Power would scarcely then dare to continue its pi esent display of obstinate partiality towards France. Other rumours have also been circulated. The mission of Prince Schwarrzen burg to Paris, mentioned in the French Papers. is said to have for its object to demand the restitution of the late Austrian provinces on the Adriatic, as the condition on which the EM PEROR was willing to sell his neutrality. Other accounts state that the proposal came from ByortA PARTE in order to secure not only the neutrality, but also the co cperation of Austria. These reports, however, have bithctto no solid fouudatign. FRIAH LEVIES IN FRANCE. In another part of. eur Paper will be found Declaration of War against France, and the Fr , It appears, that up to the middle of February otferedto mediate an armistice by . which the R would have repassed the Vistula (the foitres would have been given up to the Prussians) ani the Elbe. BUONAPARTE, however, eonsi,le' posal as an attempt at deception, and 10 - wed Ile asserts in his reply, that at the time P, use offer, she had concluded an alliance with proaches her for the vaisatility of her polit and declares, that he prefers an open doubtful friend. To meet the additional is thus brought against him, and which at from 80 to 100,000, a Senatus Consultu passed authotising a new levy of 180,000 men the active armies. Tl►e defence of the coasts is entrusted to the Local National Guards, w' called out to the number of 90,000, and who, marine troops, the workmen at the ports, the land army and gens d'artnes ate said to fo 250,000 men, exclusive of a reserve of Grenad seurs amounting to one hundred and twenty th , sides these, the reports states,lhat Fiance mill L new levies are completed, an army of 400,000 Elbe, one of 20u,000 partly on the Rhine, and in Italy, another of 200,000 also in Spain no doubt, gross exaggerations ; but it in' lected that this is, in Buonaparte's own wo struggle, and that he will therefore mal extraordinary efforts to render it successful. done so may be seen by the followiltr; account authorised by the Senate since the occupation At the bt ginning of October 181 V. 160 In January 813 ••'3 so In April ditto lt;o: Total 69( —mob. A 1 1 / 4 11:;11.1CA. MADISON, the disciple of IicorNIAPA RTE, the late arrivals from America, has acted in a IL .of his master. He has ordered the English re United States, to give up their abodes, and into the interior of the country ; there to be seem, as hostages, to answer for the measure Britain may adopt with respect to those of it , are found in arms aghinst their countrymen. pose, the weak tool of Bum.; AP A RTE has reso sure unknown in former times, and doomed English who resided in the United States, and been so degraded by contact with American ino swear the country which gave them birth, to sir of,war. This conduct on the part of the PRE: well his taste for every thing French, and can the effect of making those who seem general think favourably of the enemies of England, o to the real character of this man, while it enall to appreciate his love of justice and his res. inanity. • Mr. MADISO S will doubtless plume himself this notable project for protecting those who, him, are " nobly fighting for the country of -Let this conduct, and the language which acco resound through the whole civilized world other nations of the earth admire the liberal Government which can thus hold forth as m unhersal adnairatiop, those (Rgradrd vrictches DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH. Offensive operations have recomtnenced on the banks of the Elbe, and it will be seen by the dispatches in Tuesday's Ca ze;te, that victory has once more crowned the efforts of the Allies. The French General Mona ND, Who, after gaining some ti 'tiling advantages over TETTENnoRN's Cossacks, had re-occupied Luneburgh with 3,500, was, on the .Ith lust surprised at that place by three Russian corps, wounded and taken prisoner with the whole of his division. It was at rst hoped that General CARA ST. CYR, who remained at Bremen, would have experienced the same fate: but. be. bad been reinforced by General VANDA3ermE; and DA VOUST, having dispatched 5.000 men from Magcleburgh, the Russian Gent-Lai DonNEErtG was, in his turn, coin ye'led to retire. Ile cell back to Boitzenburg, on the right bank of the Elbe, and the French re-entered Luneburgh, where it is added they had been followed by DAVoUiT with 10,000 . troops. The report that this Commander had caused several dczens of the inhabitants of that place to be shot for having welcomed the Russians, is not credited. Ilowever, General Dornberg had issued a proclamation•both in French and German,. in which he threatened to retaliate on the French pi isoners in his power, if the Cernian insurgents were shot when taken by the enemy It was also asserted that GRENIEtt had been defeated with great loss near M igeeburgie At Elamburgh, the French party, encouraged by the advance of their army, began to exert themselves, and cowardice and treachery united, spread unfounded ms. Forty-two of the ringleaders, who had secretly cor responded with the Trench Generals ever since that city had been occu r ied by the• Russians, were suddenly seized by Col. TetTENnoaN and sent off to Russia. They were claimed by the enemy who-tht excited to burn down one of the towns in their power if they were not restored; but TETTENBORN declaring that he would retaliate instantly, they desisted. The Hanseatic legion formed at Lubeck and Ilamburfh is rapidly increasing, but arms are still wantios. • • •. • APRIL 18. the Prussian Fetich Answer. y List, Prussia lussian armies !sses of which nd the French !red this pro- w listen to it. sia made that Russia ; re- ticLLl conduct, enemy to a force which he estimates um has been n to be stlit to of the empire iho are to be , joined to the depots of the urns a force of dier and Chas- musand. Be- have when the o men on the at Ilamburgh, n. These are, Lust be recol- ordg, the last Lke the• most That he has t of the levies of Moscow. 50,000 iO,OOO ;0,000 90000 it appears by manner wol thy esidents in the go forty miles held, it should es which Great, is subjects who For this puN orted to a mea- the peaceable I who have not orals, as to .. for- iare the horrors ESI DENT marks nuot but have Llly disposed to )pen their eyes ,tiles them duly espect for hu- . e not a little on , according to I their choice." ccampanied it, ; and let the I policy of that nen entitled IP :s whose crinics