The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-15 00:00:00

-THE NATION - . yti $ rotnt we cot scarcely hope for any authestlic intell;gence firm Lo;,1 WELLINGTON ; for, as to the private letters horn the Army, except those from persons in the confidence of the Commander in Chief, they are hilt the echoes of vague rumours, variable and unauthenticated, and therefore not en- titled to the smallest credit. It is truly ridiculous to observe the affected accuracy with tvhich some of the publ;c pri►►ts give, as correct, statements foupded on authotities winch no military man would tike for the amount of a brigade or battalion. 'The truth is, that nothing is or can be compara. •tively known with preci.ion, as to the state of the contending armies, but that every reliance ought . to be placed upon the tried skill and courage of the 'British General and the Allied Arm)'. ANHOLT MAILS. • The intelligence hrcught by the two Anholt Mails wliich arrived last Fliday, is not of an important nature. The chief fact mentioned, is t' e opening of Dantzic, as a free port, to the commerce of all nations, Great Britain excepted, and the reduction of the duties one-third. This at first would seem a relaxation, if not an abandonment of the continental system, but when the season of the year at whi. h this decree passed, is considered, it will be found that its effect must be little less of being totally nu gatory. This port is opened at'a time when it must shortly be closed by the ice, which in that northern Climate sets in aboUt the middle (.f October, so that, in fact, Dantsic has little more than one month allowed for trade ; and as it is impossible the infor mation of its being declared a free port can reach the American coasts, or even the ships at sea in another lat itude, in time to enable them to repair so far up the Baltic, this apparent indulgence toe town pnce most flourishing in the annals of commerce, must be looked on only as a blind to appease dis contents without granting any real advantage. It -is probable, that towards the return of summer, this koasted freedom will be annulled, and this imperial Moat on the Dantzicers, will then be fully accom plished. It is added in the same papers, that the - King cf PRUSSIA has granted a similar reduction of duties in his dominions, 4g in order to maintain equality in commercial relations." This is of a piece with the preceding intelligence, at a time when the introduction of merchandize by sea into kip States must necessarily tease. An article from berlin, dated August tir 6th, states, that gg the Members of the states who were lately arrested are still in Spandau, and that their detention is only a correctional measure, the KING not being inclined to institute a criminal process against them." FRANCE. The visit of BFONAPARTZ to the coast at this pa' - ficalar nionlan't cannot be a common place one of .i.oimsexc L routine pleasure or mere ceremony. The situation of France, bosh as to the state of the war in the Peninsula, and to its connexion with the other great Powers of Eur Ope, is . not such as to leave the EMPEROR at liberty to prosecute at will tours of pleasure and ostentatious excursions to his sea-ports. Whilst he bld a large land and sea force assembled at Boulogne, no matter whether for the ostensible purpose of invading England, or the real purpose subjugating the Continent, it would be no matter of surprise that he should visit that coast to review hit collected and concentrated s ops. But, at the pre sent moment, the military ce at Boulogne, and along the whole of that line of coast, is inconsideza. ble, and, consequently, the present visit of BUONA• PARTE to that quarter must be more closely con. nected with some naval expedition than with any military enterprise. Accordingly, we Ana, by a letter from Antwerp, dated Aug. 10, that at that time nine sail of the line were in a condition to put to sea, -and that many more .were in a state of great forwardness. At Antwerp, according to this corn. munication, they had plenty of timber for the construction of vessels ; but the great deficiency felt in that port, lay in the article of sail-cloth, of which the supply was short and scanty. - The equipment of vessels has gone on progressively since, and on the arrival of BUONAPARTE on the spot, it is not unlikely that he may wish to signalize his appearance amongst his seamen by undertaking some great naval enterprise. His ingenuity and talents will not lie dormant on the occasion, and even with a great. risk of loss he will not hesitate to . try what may possibly lead to the' most decisive cause queues. RUSSIA. , The intelligence from the Danube by the .?knholt Mail contains nothing decisive. The Head-quar. ters of General KUTUSOW, as appears by an article from Hermanstadt, dated the 30th of July, con. tintted at Guiergewo. The suburbs of that city had been burnt down, with a view to its defence, if it should be attacked by the Turks,' and prnvisions for three months thrown into the place. The most active measures were taken by the Russian General to protect the left Bank of the Danube from any at. tempt on the part of the GRAND VIZIER to pass that river, and make incursions into Moldavia or Wal. lachia. The Turks were repniring,the fortifications of Rudschuck, which had been but imperfectly destroyed by the Russians on their evacuating that fortress. • The Servians are reported, in an account from Vienna, of the 14th of August, to be trn. pressed with considerable alarm . lest they should•be attacked by the Turks in cOnsequen - ce of the aban. donment of Rudschuck by the Russian:,- And their withdrawing to the left Bank of the Danube. An ex. pectation, too, is held out, thatas the present GRAND . Vl7.lkri is a very active man, iu the prime -of life, the present caTripaign between the Turks and . Russians would prcbably produce some intetestirg scenes.--. On the whole, however, it is obvious that the same - languor . which--pervades the - Test of the Continent, prevails on the Danube,-as 'the cOntenditig armies .have attempted no enterprise of moment.since the action-of the 4th ofJuly, near Itud§chuc6 • r • • C li " — • 4 s. -r—.-- pi • -4 . ~~