The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-05 00:00:00

DEC. Upon the subject of the arrival from the Flemish coasts the following Bulletin has been issued Admiraity, December 1. " Two Leutenants of the Royal Navy, long prisoners in France, are just arrived - from Holland and Flanders. One of them left Admiral Ferrier off the 'Veld on the 49th, with two sail of the line. The French flag was still firing in the Dutch squadron, and they appeared to be fortifying Kyle Down; but the seamen deserted in great num bers. 44 Admiral Ferrier had hoi•ted an Orange flag over the French. The Dutch ships had been hauled into the Situ Diep. Admiral Fer rier had left - two sail of the line off Scheveling. " The other Lieutenant left Bruges on Sw.day last. On the Satur day he was at Brussels; the people there had risen against the con scription. Plseards were stuck op against the French, and all kinds of putts against the Emperor were eshibited. While the Otlicer was in the *streets, he saw the populace break all the windows in the Prefect's 11-ruse. Re was at Antwerp on the Vith: the people were all crying out fur the English. The ships were all laid up, and there were tsa seamen in them. z " Ire passed throuffh Ostend the nest day: the spirit of the people was the same as in the rest id Flanders, all determined against the French. " When these Officers left Admiral Young yesterday, he had sent forward Mr. Thomas to buoy the entrance to the Roompot ; but the wind was S. S E. and he could not possibly work into that an chorage," Paris Papers to the 27th inst. reached town, Tuesday. They are chiefly remarkable for containing. reiterated asser tinns of safety and tranquillity, which lead naturally to the inference thatthere must have been considerable agitation in the public mind, to have called forth in so remarked a manner at such a moment these assurances.—A similar ob ject is observable in the description given of the applause bestowed upon Bonaparte at Paris, when he reviewed some troops, and went to the Opera. The little king of Rome trio is brought forward again, after a long silence respecting him, it is stated with a ridiculous gravity, that the child (not three yea's old), dressed in uni6ine, walked among the troops at the review !—Alt these statements are evidently so -many attempts at stage effect, put forth in the hope that they may turn the minds of the people from the disasters which they have experienced, and the dangers which threaten them.—Le Brun, late Governor-General of Holland arrived at Paris on the 23d ; but the cause of his sudden visit is not even hinted at, not the slightest Mention being made of the late revolution in that country.—Macdonald, it seems, on the 40th, had moved with a part of his army from Cologne, for V esel, a strong fortress on the Rhine, with the professed view of enteting Holland.—The Viceroy of Italy claims a victory near Caldiero, on the 13th ; but its results do not appear to have been very brilliant; as we find that he after - wards retrograded to Verona, from which place he origin ally set out —St. Cyr, at Dresden, is stated to have entered into a Convention, under which himself and his troops were' to return to France, and be exchanged ; although it was stated in the Gazette that they had surrendered prisoners of war. By the Ft ench papers it appears that the plague had appeared at Major ca and Minorca. We have received advices from Passages of the 21st and 24th ult. which remove the uneasiness that had at seen from unfavourable molts of disasters which had befallen the allied army during a reconnoissance on the right bank of the Nive. They are wholly silent as to any such circumstance, and inform us, that both St. Jean de Luz and Fontarabia were in possession of the British troops. A PICTURE OF LONDON, Nov. 1813 : —Bread falling ....stocks rising—inhabitants illuminating—standards flying —cannon firing—bells ringing—troops matching--drums beating—horn-boys wounding the 66 night's dull ex," with their bellowing Glorious News THE S officer in b,rd Wellington's army, dated Nov. 16, has the following passage :•—•‘ We have been received here by the inhabitants ofall classes with the great est appearance of satisfaction and good will. In on part of Spain, nor at any period of the war, did we experience more kindness than we have net with here from the inhabitants; who hail us as having saved them from the dreadful con scription laws, and other evils, of which they unreservedly complain." Two vessels are arrived from Passages. One of them sailed on the 25th ult. and biings an account of the incessant rains having for some days prevented any movenient in ad vance; but that having ceased, the cavalry and artillery had been ordered to march. There was a report just before she sailed, that Foult had been obliged to detach 20,000 men to his rear, to quell some disturbances that had broken out. NATIONAL REGISTER. Dutch and A letterlrom an( MR. COATES. On Friday night, after Mr. CONWAY'S successful appearance in Coriolanus At Home was performed, in which MATTHEWS ridiculed the soi.disent " Amateur of Fashion," with great sneers'', both in his delivery of an address, and his wretched attempt to play the part of Lothario. It is among the follies of " the Amateur," whe ts jaAly hooted by three-lottrths of the audience to turn round to some of his friends, little wiser than himself; in the stage boxes , a n d to converse and shake hands with them. So dill MAITHFWS , and the person with whom he shook hands was no other than COATES him self. The laughter was • immoderate: the contempt expressed by the spectators of " the Amateur," was obvious to every body but to hisnyelf This miserable hunter after notoriety sat, perfectly pleased wish all he saw and heard ; and remained to the last as unconscious of Isis shame as the veriest idiot. • But what could he expected from a man, who when playing for. a l!enefit at the Lyceum last Wednesday. suffered himself to be told publicly, that he received money for those acts of charity which he pretended to pertorm. anti, on drity:ng the assertion, was struck dumb by a statement of particulars, which enabled every auditor , to a.scertain at once where the truth lays. After a great deal of reasoning for and against the admission of French brandies in the Docks, intended ter exportation, being em ployed for home consumption, we find:that the speculators, French agtnts, &c. have at length carried their point, it is true, with such an encrease to an already enormous duty, that the terms they will be able to sell at, will, perhaps, leave them loss instead of profit. We are rather incredulous as to the half million to be added to the revenue through this medium, whilst we deplore any thing like en couragement given to men who have already reaped such considera ble advantages from our protection, and ill-conceived dealings with them. Nobody rejoices more than we do at the delivrance "Of ore worthy neighbours, the Dutch, front the iron sceptre of the tyraet of France, but, fully aware of his tricks and contrivances, we hope, in consequence of some hints which use have heard have been giveu Government, that such regulations will be adopted both by Hol land and this conntry (for it is our militia! interest) in our vial art angements as to prevent his obtaining eol , anal produte, on which the duties have, anti might still enable him to wage mar against us and our allies. Li ecuses may he grant«l and exporta tion made for the coast of Holland, apparently or really tot Dutch account, and the goods so exported may, without a miracle, teach the ports of France. Individual interest in conmercial transactions, seldom gives way to public good : this we have fully experienced from the vast number of dangerous foreigners, for whom our mer chants have many of them made themselves responsible; and we are not to suppose that a trading people, like ourselves, will he over scrupulous in their means of acquiring profit. It, therefore, behoves those whtegovern us, to have their eyes open riot 0111 Y to probabilities, but possibilities, especially after what vie lime learot from the traffic of licenres, His Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick has been most graciously pleased to honour Messrs. ROWLAND and SON v. it!l hie august Patronage fir their Celebrated Macaw:al Oil lio, , esses properties of the most saluistimis nature far iniprovn , ;41 1ealb, the curl. and beauty of the human Hair. it dko lea , wee; ved the benign Patronage of their Royal Highne.st , thy Prairc , . of es and Doke of Sussex, their Excellencies the i ili,e Dei Intantado 1110 Spanish Ambassador and a long train .01 uuuiiir y. I