The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-08 00:00:00

(;44 rnglish army. It is uncommonly gratifying to us to ite able upon this occasion, .to state a rumour that the dig. temper, by which our troops were affected, begins to *bate. The principal objection to our retaining the island thus falls away ; and it would betray an excess of passmn, or ignorance, to deny the advantage of the oc cupation in a military view. As long as we retain the Island we foster the (Fscontent of the disaffected on the ceighbouring- coasts; divide the attention and force of the elt , ,‘ , l)y, and compel him to retain a considerable army for tee protect.on of the assailable points. The advantae of thi , diversion in favour of Austria is very great, but she ma} rely upon ediother more efficacious and cordial. — We allude to the brave and hardy Mountaineers of the Tvral aid Vorardhceg. It is !nriossible to express too • admir:.•.o:a of that generous population; or to feel :.inch sympathy in their efforts. In the language of • ::ertnan Paper they are represented as excluded from the Enro;in; hut much more so by their virtue and . '*:.re of the From+, than by their local peculiarities, r., ; ;;lne of the enemy. S. . a~. ••. port has been for several days in circulation, that teas %PART': is serioui4 indisposed. We were unwilling to lam e this rumour before; but it pours in front such a va.lety of chaueels, that we are inclined to attach con siderable credit to it. Reports to the same effect had been so often circulated, and, perhaps, industriously, that a little scepticism is excusable upon the present occasion ; bet the fact of a variety of accounts, all coinciding with respect to his illness, is not loss true. A letter fronsGuern icy states, that a vessel had arrived in that island from Cherbourg,evith intell',,Tence corroboratory of his dangerous. inn( ss. Through the same channel we are informed that his faro:rite physician and surgeon had been sent for to )'a,ris, with orders to repair, with the greatest expedition, to Schoeubrun. These various accounts do not agree, we acknowledge, with the latest news from the Hanks of the Thenhe, which positively mention the departure of 131/0- NAPARTE for Raab, where he spent three or four days in 'reviewing several corps of his army ; and his subsequent return Ito the head-quarters at. Schoeubrun. This intelli rence is extracted from the Monileue and other Paris Pa pers. But persons acquainted with the controul which it exercised over the French Press, will not refuse, from this circumstance, their ascent to the report. The crafty and tireithispect policy of the tyrant himself, would suggest the aeressity of keeping the circumstance a profound secret.— With ail the caution and restrictions imaginable, a subject, which implicates the interest of so many, cannot be pre vented from transpiring. It is observed by a Paper of this . morning, that •kin regard to the nature of his complaint, ikd trirsfrom his preceding ill-affections, which have been of his heart; . this is of his head, which is said to be dis svrdered." What influence upon the repose of millions would the death of a single individual have ? We still re fuv our unqualified assent to the report. The negoeations at Altenburg arc covered with the frame veil of impenetrable mistery. We have no positive data to found an opinion upon the cause of the unexpected ffelay which has. occurred in regard to the object of the conferences. The more this circumstance was unforeseen, the more grriiifying it is ; for it invalidates completely the generally believed inability of Austria to resist stieli condi- C ;inn might be pleased to impose. All those taons as the ..ors:_ pp,. speculations, which were so Wildly and maliciously made, rclati-ve to the weakness of the Emperor FRANCIN, the r , pathv.of his subjects, the incnmpetencv of his military fume,. thus fail to the ground ; and the l'imperor FRANCIS and his subjects, and Army, have the courage and the sl:2ans. to reject degrading...stipulations. OCT. s. The projected arrangements in the Cabinet -are nut yet brought to a comclusion. It would appear, as if very great difficulties opposed the formation of a new Ministry • out of the elements of the former. Several uohlemen are • , ri.ported to have declined accepting provivionally the seals of the Foreign Office. Lords HARnower and BATHURST are particularly mentioned. Whether this refusal pro ceeds from reluctance to fill the department ad interim, until the sense of the Marquis WELLESLEY be taken ; or from an unwillingness to share the responsibility of the new Administration, we know not. But it implies some diffidence of the stability of the new Cabinet. ROEEtri DUSIDAS SAvisnnas returns to Ireland, to deliver up his port-folio, before he accepts the seals of the War Ottice ; and it is not ascertained whether Lord WILLIAM BENTICH will acquiesce in the proposals which have been made to him. Mr. PERU V.V AL is the on!y Member of the New Ad. ministratioc, who received the usual sanction of the Slve. reign ; he kissed bands onlWednesday on his elelatioa to the Premiership. Mr. PeecevAL :s acknowledged to be a Gentleman of no inconsiderable political taknts, and of great integrity. Ile is well versed in the business and management of the House of .Commons; and his skill in this respect, since the whole business ofthe Governmei t has . been gradually thrown into the Lower House, supe•sAes almost every other quality thought requisite to consti!ufe a Minister in our days. His eloquence, though not free from the peculiarities of his fi rst profession, is sound,copious, and argumentative; and he has displayed a very extensive kii3w. ledge of finance. But whether he possesses that fertility of expedients, and energy of mind ; that expanse of intellect and inflexibility of pursuit, which the present and pro spective state of the country seems imperiously to require, is an opinion which time alone can establish, or refute. He has taken upon himself a great and very responsible charge; and we wish his courage and confidence in his own abilities, may be hereafter justified by the vigottr and wisdom of his measures. The proposed amalgamation of the materials of the opposition with the remnant of the late ministry, was id advised, and could produce neither an addition of strength nor confidence to the executive. The idea of a cordial union between such heterogeneous parts was, perhaps, suggested by very honest motives; but dri velling in the extreme. We, therefore, rejoice sincerely that the project has miscarried. In the new arrangements we regret that no mention is made of a late Member, pecu liarly high in . the confidence of the public, on account of his eloquence, genius, integrity, and talents. It is unneces sary to add that we allude to Mr. CAmeme. His secession from his former colleagues, in this important crisis, when unanimity is the first and last virtue, has filled the real. friends of Government and of the country with anxiety and deep regret. We give full credit to the pa triotism of his feelings; but we should betray pro found ignorance of human nature, if we flattered our selves, for an instant, that it will supersede his resentment. He considers himself injured. He considers the present Ministers incompetent to perform the arduous duties of their station ; and we apprehend grievously that he will appears. one of their most active and dangerous opponents. lii; Majesty has recommended the Rev.. B. E. Sparkes,„ to be the new Bishop of Chester, void by the translates of the late Bishop to the See of Bangor. The Duke of Brunswick Oels has been appointed Lieu tenant-General in the British army. Mrs. Millard. corner of Southampton-street, Strand, de sirous of gratifying the loyalty of the Fashionahle World, has invented for the approaching Jubilee, a Straw Bonnet, of uncommon elegance in the design, and taste in the execntion.—. It may be recommended as a chef d'ituvre of fashionable inven tion, and when the day it tend to commemorate taken into consideration, no doubt can be entertained but that from thy attractive novelty of this fascinating Bonnet, it will meet the approbation and patronage of the molt , dittinguished attics. THE NATIONAL REGISTER."