The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-25 00:00:00

number of brave men. The result of this severe and bloody day wag, that his Majesty's troops maintained their position, and on the following day the retreat, as had been resolved, was proseeu tel. The loss on both sides was very considerable. Two French (;:nerals are among the dead. According to the reports of :he pri-oners, Gen. Macdonald has received a wound in the font. The Ao.trian army also has to lament the loss of several c vellent officers, who died the death of heroes. Among these were Field Marghal Baron Wolf-keel, the Captt,in of Cavalry Wedersberg, Von Hohenlohe, and several others, whose names will be communicated in a future detailed account. Among the prisoners are, 6f-tier:it iteismer, of the artillery, Baron linger, Co'. Von Eichelhurg, Major Rutavini. &c. Lieut.-Col. Calve, of the artillery, the Prince of Hesseu Homburg, Major Shorty, Count Stahremberg, Captain of or' illery, and Count Trunli Von Frzburg, arc :anon;; the wounded. According to the latest accounts, the head quarters of his R oynl Higbacss the A rch ke J ohn s: ere on the 19th at V Mach, nad those oe the r:lnus (Viceroy of Croatia, Count Von Gui lay), at Laybach. The enemy's troops had passed the Isonzo. The retreat of General Stoiehevich fro:n Dalmatia is also a con sequence of the change which has taken place In the state of things. A levy en m:cse is or g anizing In Croatia, in order to protect the country from further danger. The promptitude and eal with which that people adopt and execute every extraor dinary measure of defence is worthy of respect and imitation. tbing has occurred on the frontiers of Hungary. The garri sin of Presbargh is however increased. Some French hussars had, on the 18th or May, made inroads to the gates of Oeden burgh, but they returned immediately without attempting to en ter the town. 'The insurrection troops of the province of Raab have made some prisoners in the neighbourhood of Wiselburg- According to accounts dated the 20th of May, most of the 'Trench troops which were on the frontic:s of Hungary, ap peared to be retreating. FIFTH BULLETIN OP TIM AWSTRI,CII 41RMY. (St P P t CM ENT.) 4 l ' he 221 of May was a very severe day, but it had a most fortunate result for the arinm of his Imperial Majesty. The icrench grand army my, conveyed over the Danube, in the night of the 21-4, by four bridges opposite to Aspern.—The Empe tc•r Napoleon conducted the troops in person. At the head of the Austrian troops was tiv! ArAidiike Charles. The Contest suns continued through the whole day with the itst oh tiracy. At t!!e clea;t•ive moment, the Archduke tiii,!itted front his home, a s.tarulard, and led his grenadiers :ain . 3t the French catrzlir, tv!tich he routed. The first regi ment of the insurrection greatly distinguiihed itself in this bat tle. Tile loss of the enemy is reckoned at 20,000 in dead, and the Austrian army also sustained a considerable loss. On the 23d the French retreated by the bridges which still re mained over the Danube. Their rear-guard only still remained. But the,e also manifested a disposition to retreat when thisintel- Iti, - cnce came from headquarters. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. FROM THE COTI EN BURGH MAIL. STOCKHOLM, JUNE 9.—On the sth, the Duke of Ruder mania was chosen King ; the 'lth, he was proclaimed ; and on the day following a grand procession was to take place, but the rain prevented it. The next day, however, it was performed— the street was lined by the troops. His Majesty Charles XIII. rode through the ranks on horseback, amidst acclamations from all ranks of people. The following proclamation was issued by the new King, on his ascending the throne : We, Charles XIII: by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, &c. to all our faithful subjects, &e. &c. greeting. " When, under Divine Providence, we assumed some. time ago, the Provisional Government ofour hr loved native country, committed to us by the States of the iteal:a, we immediately called the attention of the Diet to the indispensable and import ant task of framing a new Constitation, calculated to promote the prosperity, tranquillity, and welfare of the country, by an irre , overatile union between the mutual rights and duties of the King and People of Sweden. " The Sates having informed us that they have not only per formed the important task committed to them by us, and the confidem e of their fellow subjects, but also that they have chosen us King of S'%eden, and of the Goths and Vandals, requesting our approbation of that choice, the cordial and loyal manner in which that election was made ) did not allow us to decline hi-, JUNE 25.. acceptance. Itch ing on the Ot n no explore! , he in most recesses of the human heart, and knossns the sincerity and purity Of our sentiments, moved by the most fervent love and zeal for our native land, which can only cease with our exist ence, and trusting we shall be most powerfully supported by the loyal attachment of the noble Swedish nation, we have therefore accepted the Crown and Sceptre of Sweden. " It is far more gratifying to our feelings, to have been called upon by the free and uncontrouled voice of the People—to become their King, their Protector and Defender, than if we had ascended the ancient Swedish Throne merely by right of hereditary succession. We shall govern the Kingdom and People of Sweden, as an indulgent parent does his children — with implicit confidence in the honest—with forbearance towards those who errun deliberately—with uprightness towards all ; and when the day arrives, the near approach of which is announced by our advanced age, which shall put an end to our worldly cares, we will hail our last moments with the pious re signation of the just, and close it by blessing you all. GUST. SU YrisJ ELK Et " Cu ARLos." A ulic Chancellor. " Council Hall, Stockholm Castle, Jane 6, 1806." • FROM THE AMERICaN PIPERS. WASIIINGTON, MAY 22.—EXTRA SESSION 4 day both the Houses of Congress assembled in their respective chamber. In Senate twenty-one members atteuded. In the lower house, at the first call. 120 members appeared. General Vanillin is re-elected Speaktif. The former Clerk, Serjeant at Arms, Door-keeper, &c. were elected. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. This day, at twelve o'clock, the President of the United States communicated, by Mr. Graham, the following Message te both houses of Congress. _ _ _ Washington City, May 25, 1809. 4t FELLOW CITIZENS OP THE SENATE, AND 07 TUB MOVIE OP REPRESENT/SITES, " On this first occasion of meeting you, it affords me much satisfaction to be able to communicate the commencement of a ' favourable change in our former relations; the critical state of which induced a Session of Congress at this period. In conse quence of the provisions of the Act interdicting commercial in. terconrce with Great Britain and France, our Minister; at Lon. don and Paris were, without delay, instructed to let it be un derstood by the French and British Governments, that the.an thority vested in the executive, to renew commercial iutercourse with their respective nations, would be exercised is the.case specified by that Act.—Soon after those instructions were di,. patched, it was found that the British Government, anticipating from the early proceedings of Congress at their last Session, the state of our laws, which has had the eireet of placing the two belligerent powers on a footing of equal restrictions, and re tying on the conciliatory disposition of the United Stales, had transmitted to their legation here provisional instructions, not only to offer satisfaction for the attack on the frigate Chesa peake, and to make known the determination of, his Britannic Mjesty, to send au envoy extraordinary with powers to con clude a treaty on all points between the two countries; hut, moreover, to signify his willingness, in the mean time, to with draw his Orders in Council, in the persuasion that the intercourse with Great Britain would be renewed on the part of the United States. These steps of the British Government led to the corre spondence and the proclamation . now laid before you ; by vir tue of which, the commerce between the two countries will be renewable after the 10th day of June next. Whilst I take pleasure in doing justice to the councils of his Britannic Ma jesty, which no longer adhering to the policy which made an abandonment by France, of her decrees, a pre-requisite to a revocation of the British Order, have substituted the amicable course which has issued thus happily ; 1 cannot do less than refer to the proposal heretofore made on the part of the United States, embracing a like restoration of the suspended commerce, as a proof of the spirit of accommodation which has at no time been intermitted, and to the result which now calls for our con rat ulations, as corroborating the principles of which the pub lic councils have been guided during a period of the most trying embarrassments. The discontinuance of the British Orders, as they respect the United States, having been thus arranged, a communication of the event has been forwarded, in one of our public vessels, to our Plonipotentiar:, at Paris, Nitlt instructions to avail himself of the important a‘idttious thereby