The National Register. — London, England, 1812-01-05 00:00:00

JAN. 5. PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Advices from Riga, recently received, state the con firmation of the report of an Armistice having been con cluded between Russia and Turkey ; and, also, that Nego ciations for Pacification were proceeding. These advices, the correctness of which we ardently hope, seem to strengthen the rumour of approaching hostilities between the Russians' and French. Russia would not easily be in duced to grant peace to Turkey, just now, did she not expect a rupture with some other Power. Clouds seem to arise in the North. SWEDEN. Advices from Sweden, of a very recent date, mention that BERNADOTTE has ordered a levy of 80,000 men, who are to take the field early in the next spring ; that maga zines and hospitals have been established in different parts of the country ; and that corn has been procured from Russia and Swedish Pomerania. In short, that every , thing seems to indicate that the North of Europe is to be, this year, the theatre of some great event. Against whom are these mighty preparations destined ? Is the question, naturally suggested by this intelligence, and rumour re peats for the hundredth time, that Sweden is to join I , France in a desperate attempt to annihilate Russia. Yet we should suspect these accounts to be either without foundation, or at least greatly exaggerated. The popu lation of Sweden, before she had lost the whole of her eastern provinces, was never calculated at more than 1,800,000 wuls ; it is now probably reduced ta1,200,000, and a levy of 80,000 men .would be in the proportion of 8 men out of every 120 individuals ; a thing in itself im possible. Besides, the finances of Sweden would never maintain, nor could her territory feed an army half as numerous. PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. - _ A Mail from Lisbon was brought by the St. Fiorenzo frigate, which has arrived at Portsmouth from the Tagus, with dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON. By the lates.t accounts from the Army, it appears, that• Lord WELLING- TON I S Head-quarters remained at Frenada, and that the . . Allied. Army was taking up winter cantonments - in the interior.cf Portugal. The sick were recovering fast. Se veral vessels, laden with provisions for the Army, sailed from Lisbon to Oporto. A private letter states, that Mr. COLEMAN, Serjeant-at-Arms to the House of Commons, and a Colonel in the Portuguese Army, had fallen a victim to disease a few days previous to the sailing of the St. _Pio- Team Letters from Cadiz state, that a misunderstanding ex ists between the Regency and the British Minister, from the wish of the Regency to prohibit the importation of all British cotton manufactures into the Spanish colonies, un less upon plyment of an extravagant duty. The Regency has, besides, demanded a further supply of arms, clothing, and warlike stoles, which the British Minister has refused, until the Regency shall enable him to account to his Go vernment for the application •of the supplies already af forded them. Another ground of difference is said to be a,renewal of the demand by Mr. WELLESIAY to have a certain proportion of Spanish soldiers placed under the command of British Officers. This the Regency is un derstood to-have peremptorily refused; and in this state things are expected to rest until thereturn of Mr.VALIGIIAN, whose visit to this country is supposed to have been occa sioned by these unaccountable and impolitic differences. In the Cdrtes, Senor SAMNA proposed sev"ral Resolu tions for the better administration of puilic affairs, all the THE NATIONAL REGISTER. efficient parts of which were negatived, or the cons;der ation (f them deferred. A proposition for the establish ment of a Committee of all the Generals in Cadiz, under the authority of the Regency, for devising a plan for making war on the enemy, was deferred ; but the ap pointment of a Committee for providing means and re sources for the armies was admitted ; as also a proposition for raising, equipping, and training a force of fifteen or twenty thousand men ; and one for pt oclaitning a pardon to all . juramentados ; but a proposal for appointing four persons having the confidence of the nation to the Regency was rejected. The Cossack, which brought the Cadiz Mail, having touched at Gibraltar on the 9,11 , has brought letters thence of the 7th. By these we learn that Ca,nel SK ERR ETT bad arrived from Tariffa with the force under his command, and joined General Bat.l.AsTEnos . , to attack th French at St. Roque. Their united force amounted . to 70(X) men, whilst that of the French was only 6000. They took same artillerymen from Gibraltar to work their guns, and had several skit mishes with the enemy, in one of which three Spaniards were killed and twenty wounded, who were brott,ht into the garrison. Great hopes are enter tained of tne succe.ts of this c.ntbined operation. Letters from Leghorn mention, that violent tempests had been lately experienced in that quarter. . . On Tueiday next, the Parliament of the United King dom will commence the important functions of its Sixth Session. The assembling of the Legislature on the pre sent occasion is awaited with more than ordinary anxiety, as its early proceedings will no doubt develope to the na tion the course of polit7c; <vhL h the REGENT means to pursue. Many rumours have been in circul ition as to his Royal Highness's intention of retaining the present Minis ters : A Morning Paper states, with much confidence, that " an intrigue lately existed in the Cabinet, the object of which, was the removal of Mr. PERCEVAL, in wlio'e place was to be substituted the Marquis WELLESLEY ; and Mr. CANNING was to he restored to his old station, in the room of the Noble Marquis.—On hearing of this, Mr. .PERCEVAL is said to have Nv.tited upon the PRINCE REGENT 111)014 L 4• niontli ago ; and to have reprewnted to his Royal Highness , the propriety of a final determination respecting the persons whom he meant to fill the chief office in Ad-. ministration, as it was• requisite that Gentlemen in the confidence of the acting Sovereign should advise the speech for the opening of the Session. The PHINCE RE- Grfr.NT is then said to have dec.ared, that he meant to retain the present Ministry ; and to consult with Mr. PERCIVAL, as the head, upon the national policy to be pursued. The outline of thenroposed speech was, in consequence, read to Royal Highness, whose :approbation it received, ex. elusive only of the passage relating; to Ireland ; the in terests of which country, the PitiNcF, desired, might be retained as the subject of future consideration and ar. rangement2' The Addr.'ss is.. to be moved by Lord JOCELYN, and seconded by Mr. VvsE. It is added, that 44 a communication made to some of tion, assuring them REGENT still remair they should speedil: are the centradk tor Whilst % - ve woul with our Trans-Ai ominous, that the shoirld have come t t ►1 •, P I ik` has, nevertheless, been subsequently the le,idiog Members 'of the Opposi. that the sentiments of the PIIINCZ ned unaltered towards them, of why, h y receive satisfactory prools."—These ry St.,:tMents no y id -hail every symptom of agieement Alantic bre,thren, we think it rather new American Minister, Mr. Bidwell, to us with a Hornet •