The National Register. — London, England, 1814-11-06 00:00:00

~f n f o than afford Orin she:ter; they were greater ctictuics thao (ht. French, as the latter always took cafe of such sick and womidcd as came within their-power, but the inhabi tants erinvntly mu:rkred them, and in every instance dis tressed them as much as !hey could." Jones's British Can:- p a ig” in 3799, and subsequent Retreat. But Caesar and the Times both say, !locum omniutu forti.simi suit FROM ITALY We learn liffle tirtt i.,-sati.factorv. The conduct. of Count Bc'kgarde, at Milan, clearly evinces that the unitarian party there' a decided prwpondcrancv. Are we incorrect in fear ihat in th' event of a war, the inhabitants of that coun try •will join Fiance? FROM RUSSIA We are orry to learn, that. the restrictions on commerce still remain in full fw.ce. The anecdote of Alexander sa luting Francis in the capacity of Colonel, is a very pretty cite; hut we all recollect the celebrated tomb scene at FRANCE. . - Pat is papers to Tuesday last are arrived. The Debates on the Emigrant property had closed, after having excited the eleenest interest and attracted the attention of a vast number of stt angers. In these papers are to he found a curious article, purport. ing to ye been received from Vienna. soting that "they are mak int!' war ;;t the Cottgres upon the Cabinet of England, as England made it upon Buonaparte. Ile wished to extend his despotism over the ‘v hole Continent, and at the Congress they wish to persuade England to renounce the supremacy she is exercising over every sea: but will they be able to persuade her ?" The Courier says, they will not be able to persuade her, and also exptesses its belief that the Allies have not made any attempts, however Talleyrand may have tried to induce them. The Courier then questions the right of the Allied Powers to interfere, and to prove it, quotes the r,:!ciAsti' le of the Treaty of Paris nut this treaty, it should sippear, appointed the Congress for a purpose very different : It runs thus:— " Mt. 32. Within a period of two months, all the Parties who have been engaged on both sides in the prt sent war, shall semi Ple ;nipotentiaries to Vienna, in order to regulate, in a Gen ral Con greQs, the arrani4emeats necessary tor completing the dispobitions of the present Treaty." But, says The Courier, • " Does imy di N elsitions relate to the maritime gnesiion, maritime rigAs Not one. These attempts to compare one ereise of maritime riglits with the despotism which Buonaparte cx frci,ed over the Continent, arc equally impudent and absurd. His cfespotiim MIS to crush trade altogether—to prevent nations from communicating; not oily with P 'wets beyond the seas—bnt even t i sitl t each other. It would be strange indeed if the Powers on the Continent should attempt to set up a parallel between his conduct and 011N—hig Wh'ich was to mike thtm the creatures of his caprice, the slaves of his rod ; and ours. whirl) bad for it' object, and which acennoplisbed that object, of delivering them from les•grasp. lint what sort of nevi lights nr new law would these writers set up ? The Ameri(o'i mu% :! , 0 they hope to perknade the Continental Pima,. that it is for their interest to establish principles which tend to destroy the allegianre every man owe:. to the government of his native comitt v, and to prevent him from being searched after. and seized "if tee 1w touted in arms against that country. Why what sort of consistency is this in the French writers ? They talk of the allegi ance they "we to their own legitimate GOvernment of the &Jur tney envrigh against all the factions and parties that succes sively weakoied and inipairel that allegiance : but they would de .- . which tends to establish the 'nous that allegiance is au absurdity,. and frlifi tile American liJetrine, Irons and tintiattual principle, - THE NATIONAL REGISTER. NOV. 6. . . tiiat every moo may throw it oil with impunity whenever he pleasea." We should have been pleased to see a more positive riser-. tion that the French had failed in their attempts to estabbsb this doctrine, than this string of questions. It portends every thing but tranquillity. NORWAY. t appears bas consented to au union with Sweden. THE IF,XPEDITION From Cork to North America has been dispersed, and out of . 5O vessels which sailed, only SO were to be seen on the sth Sept. ) 'HIT: BONDING SYSTEM. • It should seem that the question on this subject lies in a nutshell. The simple fact appears to be, that availing him s•rif of the Act, .the Merchant has overtraded himself; has thus locked up his own capital, and appears now to wish to pate that which Government would receive in the shape of duties. This is a principle doubly injurious to the state and the individual; and we cannot but applaud Ministers for putting a stop to a system that would, if its abuse were con. tinned, place the command of many foreign markets in the power of a few large capitalists, and thus enable them to feed the home markets, and procure exorbitant profits to make up corresponding losses, occa s ioned by excessive. speculation. This desire for exorbitant profit may be gratified to a stilt veafer extent, as the Bank are, we believe, in the habit of lcnding on goods under the King's lock. So that the vil is inci east d in a most alarmi►►g degree, both to the consumer and the revenue. The former pays'a mo►e exorbitant profit— the latter suffers in a similar degree. This appears to be tl►e true state of the case; and it is only for Ministers to judge of the titme proper to terminate the system as it is, and after it, so as to prevent a like inconvenience for the future. However it is possible that the meeting on the lOth instant, will produce some facts to clear up points on which the par- ties are now at issue. Thursday French Papers to the Ist inst. were received. According to the intelligence from Vienna the Congress was to be composed- of Austria, Russia, England, Prussia, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal, who would unite to them France; the other Powers were to have no voices. Nothing, however, has yet transpired with any certainty respecting the delibera tions. The.note delivered by Talleyrand, insisting that other powers ought to return to the status of 1792, as well as France, is said to have.been coldly received, and the Paris Joutnais seem to betray rather a tone of disappointment. It is said that in answer, it was intimated to the French Am bassadors that if they persisted in interfering with the rela tions of the Germanic Powers, they might receive their pass ports, which would be ready whenever they chose to apply for them.—Amongst the rumours mentioned, it is said that each of the great Allied Powers has agreed to keep on foot 60,000 men, to maintain tranquillity on the Continent. It is also stated that the Emperor of Austria has refused the title of Emperor of Germany. A report is noticed that the Congress at Ghent was to. be transferred to Vienna. — The Emperors of Russia and Austria are not only on the most friendly terms, but they taKe particular pains to afford public demonstrations of an attsachment not merely political but personal. At the great military fete on the 18th ult. the Emperor Alexander, who had been at the side of the Austrian L Emperor, suddenly galloped off, raced himself* the head of I F~f