The National Register. — London, England, 1813-09-26 00:00:00

'krivr. 24. TITE NATIONA The "Julie of Cumberland, having at last obtained pass ports from the Empetor Francis, is al lived at Prague. Lord Aberdeen reached the Austrian head-quarters on the td instant. General Vandarnme has been sent to the interior of Russia. The Danes having joined in active hostility against the Allies, now folly expect another attack on Copenh igeo by a British fleet. It is said, that au attack on Copenhagen wa , a point considered during the nNociation of the late treat with Sweden ; and that the British troops sent to Stralsund ' were originally inte,ded for that service. General Gibbs is to command the military, and Admiral Hope the naval part of the expediti► n. which now lies in the Downs, and is ex pected to sai when the wind gets fair. Advices the • Gottenburzlt Mails encourage a hope that Danzic will fall about the middle of the present month—an event by which 50,000 Allied troops, who form the siege. would be added to the 'Grand Army. The enemy in the garrison were in a state of the greatest distress. The occupation of r.t. Sebastian is a circum , ,:ance of con siderable importancein a naval point of view, as the harbour will affind a place of safety to our shipping during the ap proaching equinokial and winter gales. General liter, the late Governor of St. Sebas:;an's, and 1700 of the earri , on. art ived on Sunday at Plymouth. The Prince of Orange sailed from Plymouth on Frid:iy, to rejoin the Marquis of Wellington. Sir Thomas Cralipm, on account of ids eye-siht being again affected, is coming home. Sir John llope, now com raander of `the forces in Ireland, is to be second in command to Lord Wellington, in the loom of Sir Thomas; he has re ceived orders to prepare to depart with all possible speed to St. Sebastian's. it is teported, that immediately after the meeting of Par liament, a proposition will be submitted for enabling the militia to volunteer by iegiments for foreign service, on a scale !united inpoint of time and place. Sir Sohn Stuart, the Conqueror of Mai(la, is, according to report, to he employed in the Army in the East of Spain. It i; understood that Sir John Murray will be tried in Si cily, whither seveial Officers have been oidered, who arc to lue witnesses for the prosecutimt. The return of Lord W. Bentinck to Sicily is shortly ex pected, circumstances having occurred there which requite his presence. MISCELLANIES. WTI IFS'S Alit BALLIIO/4...--All unmtccesuffil attempt was n:mic on timidity hist, at Derby, to launch NVilkcs', A. com mittee had been appoii.ted to sopi•rinicod tl,e tuana:!vnient the ht.- siness. and to theta the rnactline appenreJ cutEcii•ot!i• oir•ttght, ns they bad, the Once precrairg, days, covered every hole titre c.add disc Yoe!. with Ine.ti linen. Put oti the ititrodt.s.ction of the Itydrogeoe :711F, they Soul) perevived c!#capec! lliff;ti4ll )I:t•lt,it., refits az.l(l 6,sures, wlii Ir ttlideted the fi tine, impracticable An imniettse crowd, en ermr/q:4'd by fi'lelll'° 4 of div tailier. had wisenihteri on the occa sion; :Atli they exl,rt-s•ed disapp(i;itoktit iu tl:e 'two t i,.( 0 1 1 ., manner, :oat even aw.i,ilb(l %%Ito stot.et, the ti.iti to 'p:i.tuct (lie balloon. No per-on hosicicr, matetially Lint, <ming to 11w riaitit5. of Major Ilanki-n, of the Scotch Grel , ., r.1:1 ui chit! troo;‘s wi der command. Init. , co;idert nt is pratsc-ivort hv, as hevcral tof t sc,kiiers vi•Cre ~1.41(‘K. RI. latireu took an lig - 1411 [fig lit ill PdT . l• l l , (41 1:-4 1511 of Aniost amretifictrio a b•illoott 11 I t!. e iii t!,.. 4 I , rzty. rai%eel oii floe qoidtl'.l , !.of re d be'.tvi , eit I:t4e 40" c o . c o r.! 1:t, ai. oiogt, ho l i t 11, N , 114 t.o tli , . P l.c i.. ce 41v to 114 e Itvwlft 9(1 1e el. , fJ7 , :'.ii4 11de Ili el i/1 die ~Q 111" 111 . 1111114 - 11 j e c., oto,•:ir;:cr , any a:.-cirlvot, ~.;• cosst:ol iti gutelisag;',:o ines• s of il ie o ,i n d , h 1.10414,4., r 4P.: ()tit .14 cci.:CL4 a.;...azts at r •enrage, At six o'c • ight he returned to Puri , : The Lord Mayor has given metre to the T3akers Company of his de termination to fix the Assize of B, earl next weekfro..l wheat, unh ss prevented by a full the price of firer . calculates, that hoot the average price of wheat (89s. V i tt) fl oor (tithe not to exceed 745: por sack, al d that the price of bread ste•uld COw.e. ptently be sd. und , r the pre‘ert a, , izes, or Is. 111. the quarter!) loat; Tuesday, in a tit ld at ilighhstry Barn, on expt • riment was made of a liquid for the extinguinhing of tires, said to he more a dicacions than water. A pyramid was rated of tar bane's, Idled with thttrings . other combustibles. And further to prove the value of the liquid, a bucket was suspended between peependictilar poles by a rope which had been steeped In the liquid, and which bucket nod ropes, the in ventor said could not be burnt. About live u'r•ock fire wus stt to the pyramid, which suddenly lutist into an intense 11,:nie. An engine, charged with the medicated liquor, was then played on the fire; and it 11144 ()letterset', that wt,erever it fell a had a very visitle effect in sub sluing the flame ; but there was not a suflicieut qttantity to overcome the combustioe. and the rope - as well as the b.:rreis were btirnt. It is said, that Earl monimpe, to whose patriotic zeal the country is already indebted for misty iligenions inventions and scientific improve ments, has frequent conferences with the Commissioecra of the Nnvy Beard, on the subject of a pl; a, framed by his Lordship, fur counter acting the mischievous effvets of the American toiptdoee The French prisoners at Perth have boconie exeeetlimly utrely of late. On Saturday week two mines were discovered, through whicla twenty-eieht had already made their recape, mid the rest tied already reached the ailing grened, where they were assembled; but !ley were charged by the gu..rd, and driven back into the prison. Three of the prisoners were wounded in the affray and gent to the liespitid, Five if the fugitives have been since retaken. the final decision on the right of detaining Mr. Seale's 5000 gii neas, came on on fne , day at Futon Hall, when they were fi idly re stored to Mr. Stale. Under the advice of Mi. Serjeant Best amid of Mr. Alley, the legality of their detention is to be oisptee I next term. and notice has been given accot-,Fitely. The value of land which has been progressively increasing for the last twenty years, it is believed Irons some recent instances, has found its (wine, and the reduction in the price of corn will accelerate its fall. in general cases, unconnected with fancy purchases. A prosecution has been commenced against John Huntley, of Berk ley, in Hampshire, fur having maimed his own son, by cutting off his finger, for the purpose of rinderitig him unfit fur the usiuy, into winds the young man had enlisted. The Swedes and Danes now use the dried leaves of the Potatne ago substitute for tobacco, and assert that it is superior in tragrance to lo reign tobacco. Died last week, at Glasgow, a beggar known by the nave of Dot Charlie. His death was occasioned by eating a pie, in wilich a quan tity of arsenic was infused, for the purpose of poisoeitig rills, but which he imagined :he owner of the house had hid from A most atrocious murder was committed on Wedeesday aft noon, at Portsmouth :—A waterman named Uct rate Broberg, es :AS plied by three persons to take them to Hyde, in the Isle of IV ight, to which he agreed and set sail foe that pureose; but berme they had started more than five minutes, a scuffle was obsierscd in U boat, and the wateeman thrown overhoard he was almost imme diately picked up, covered with stabs and ruts, and quire dead. An alarm being given, the wherry was followed by a boat from his Majesty ship Centaur, and several other boats; these nitres rcied in cumin; up with and se-curing the three nice, but not till after they had made a desperate resistance. They were larded on Thursday, at Portsmouth, amidst the execrations of an almost iingoveretible p• - ;Mace, and examined a' the Town I-tall. when they aeknowleiged themselves to be prisoners of war, and to have esre,ped front hoe t, prison, at two o'clock in the afternoon of Widnes.; ,y. It neteari that they had been enabled, from selling toys, to purchase attire 11• CW eintllCS, by which they elided the enards at the vale. Bro thers lost left a wife and two athlete), and he •ho L efliis untimely end has occasioned her to give a preneiture birth to a Ih l4ll, A e•kstaan, named Veal. assts bh',t by a intake- on duty on board Centaor, in Portsmouth ii urhoor, cut Ihnrsdae, e,4e1:,,t Is inj al u h r - Adv. The hilt passed ti , ren•ata big :w4t; tti.th. lie is in a tcly dalt2el , o43i state. he matiee was cotemined to p!isete Exietri tel 11 rti,ry eho was sentenced I.e executed e t (:,,rele, .44 S else ely se*re.:rott, tar a lotre. s,,:',.;ed the semi teure (5 4 ," the law on vial dat e efeife•!,ine the jesnee all Ihs posiflenect n, f t e e t er b a d committed. Ur' *AS Itannwe on the Ow -44e 4 doe gaol 11) EitgliWa—trevl; hr•.kv. sto• Mviegt I , • .%t • eißrAre t.h:fkire anotlste ear 4 Seven dr.t. ~a descended in the Pluin of St. Maude ; • b to t tsn Mt drop fAir!;p:, tlw !Apt lamb le:take laic 'Sep `A;Zut 11.111 . could be G:etly, rib it Le was V..