The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-11 00:00:00

r7MP.II=m7 - - . 0 - . TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. ELSINEUR, MARCH 7.—A1l are actively employed in pre paring for the embarkation and transport of the French army into Scania. The flotilla which is building will be in imme diate union with the navy, and will serve to protect its move ments, and secure the transport from one island to another. TURKEY. COItSTANTINOPLr, Fyn. 26.—The Porte is making the greatest efforts to re-establish the army of the Grand Vizier, which has been considerably weakened during the winter ; 150,000 men trom the Asiatic provinces are to repair to it : •ery severe firmans have been sent to press the execution of the orders of the Grand Signior. • On the 12th and lath of February, several corps of infantry, coming from Natolia and Sehiumla, and repairing to the head quarters of the Grand Vizier at Adrianople, passed through Constant inople. • The English squadrons continue to have the exclusive do minim, of the Archipelago ; their vessels, as well as the Maltese cruisers, carry the English Gag; they seize all Turkish vessels, as well as all those which issue from a Turkish port. On the Bth of January, the Captain of the frigate Sertorse, r (Sea-parse) John Stewart, who commands a division, addressed a pro clamation to the inhabitants of the Cyclades, in the name of Admiral Collingscood, in which he announces to them the close blockade of the Dardanelles, and the ports of Egypt. Ile add►, that he has orders to seize all Turkish vessels, even those con cerned in the coasting trade, but that he will grant passports to all vessels sailing to and from Malta. The commerce in the Levant is in a state of absolute stagnation. ITALY. V le l 4; ter, MA itc n s.—The English have just e!tablished them selves in the island of Lesina, on the coast of Dalmatia, which the Russian; occupied several months during the last war with France. But it is very probable that they will not remain there lung. since the island is ssidiciently near the land to per mit the French to effect a landing by the aid of small boats. FLo nENe 14, MARCH 7.—By a Decree of M. Dauchy, Counsellor of State and Administrator of Tuscany, the laws of France respecting military service, have been put in force throughout Tuscany ►ince the Ist of this month. AMERICA. +- 110r.clf OP RRPRBSENTAITIFR, 7RII. 2. Mr. Sloane, after some prefatory remarks, offered the follow ing Resolutions :-- Resolved, That it is expedient, and the public good requires, that the seat of Government F h ()old be removed to the city of Philadelphia for years, and that a Committee be appointed to bring in a Bill for that purpose. Mr. W. Alston called for the Ayes and Noes for considering the motion ; they were taken, and are as follows :—Ayrs 87, 'hoes 45. Mr. Lewis then moved, that the further consideration of the motion be postponed indefinitely. A ilelate of truer hours took place on this motion, and the house adjourned without coaling to any decision. I,,etters have been received in town from Philadelphia, of the 19111 of February, and from New York, of the 21th of February. They agree.in representing the American Government as pro ceeding with caution, resolved to continue the embargo for the present, but not disposed to risk a war with this country. The following is also an extract from a letter (ruin V irginia, the 16th February : " We are sorry to say the prospects of adjusting the present dispute's are very gloomy, and we fear, from the revonciliating spirit of our Government to Great Britain, that it will he some time. before things go right again. The embargo remains still on, and' is apected to continue until Logland and France make peace." APRIL 11. We now further learn, that Sir J. T. Duckworth being of Ushant, and having received information on the 18th of January of the enemy having got to sea the preceeding day, sailed imme diately in pursuit of him, and at two o'clock yesterday morning poke the sloop Aurora (from Antigua to this island) 35 miles South-east of Martinique. His Majesty's schooner Grouper, which was dispatched on Saturday to Admiral Cochrane, upon the arrival of the De fence, returned here yesterday, and left Sir Alexander at 7 p.m. on Sunday, 25 miles to windward of Martinique ; his squadron in company then consisting of the Belleisle BO guns Rear Ad. Sir A. COCHRANE. „ v.apt. Ma UDE. Rantilies 74 PICKMORE. Captain 74 WOLLEY. York "4 .... BARTON. Intrepid..... 6& W ATSON. Defence 74 EKtNS. and the Acasta, Eurydice, and Jason Frigates. The Jason railed from hence with the Defence on Sunday morning, upon the information received from the Eurydice, mid joined Admiral Cochrane the same evening; but neither when the Grouper left him at 7p. m. or the Aurora spoke Fir J. 'I Duckworth at two a. nt. on Monday, had a junction been for oi . ed between the two squadrons although they were both off Mar tinique. FEB 20.—Sir J. Duckworth, after having joined Sir A. Coch.. rane, off Matiniqite, at eight a. m. on Monday last, and holdin: a conference with him, proceeded to leeward at eight that eight, and is supposed to be gone off St. Domingo, where it is con* tured the enemy may he dc: tined. Rear-Admiral Cochrane remains off Martinique, about seven !eagles to windward, with the Belleisle (flag-ship), Ramillies. Captain, York, Defence, and Intrepid, of the line, with two of three frigates. A great ;a 1 of the Astrea's convoy from London (only a part of whien appeared off this Island on iiunday last) have no t yet arrived here. The vessels chiefly missing are those for Surinam and the other Southern Colonies, and about twenty for Jamaica. The embargo was taken off our ports on Thar.day IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF OF LORDS. --dew-- MOVVIAY. APRIL 4. The Trish Dist India Trade Bill was reoeived from the Corn. moca, and read a first time. The Cotton Duty and Export Prohibition Bills went through a Committee. Lord Holland presented a Petition from M. Tierman de Te::tat, :against the Jesuit's Bark Bill, stating the injury which he presented therefrom, as being the greatest iraporter oft he article in this country.-11 was ordered to lie on the table, and the Bill to which it referred went through a Committee. Lord Holland moved for an account of the quantity of Pe ruvian Bark imported and exported for the six yeari endini; the sth of January 1796, and for similar periods to 1802-160i-'. Ordered. Lord Lauderdale moved for various accounts, relative to th► Exports to Denmark and America, which were also ordered. The Orders in Council Indemnity Bill, and I ri,h Cotton and. Bark Bills, were read a second time.—Adjourned. EsT ittnar.-Toirx, Flits. 16.—The Defence, in conselpence of a communication from the Eurydice frigate, w hich touched in Carlisle Bay, between three and four A. ,I. on Sunilay, pro ceeded immediately to sea ; and it since appears, that the Eury dice was dispatched by Sir J. r, Duckworth into this Bay with information of his being then on his way of ,Nlartinique, in (pie t isf the enemy. TVISDAY, APRIL 5. Lord Redesdale brought in a Bill for better securine the Monies arising from Bankrupts Estates, and for the furtuer amendment of the Bankrupt Laws.—lt was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. Lotto A rex LIN lo read the 6th Article of the Act of Union with Ireland, to she w that the two countries were tube for ever subject to the same Ceneral Regulations of Trade. Ile then briefly remarked, that the system which had been pur=itcd with regard to the various Bills arising out of the Orders in Council, tended to introduce a practice inconsistent with this general principle. The Bill which was lately passed applied exclu sively to this country, and the cot equence was, that at this mu intent the whole of the Export and Import Trade here, was op a ditterent footing from that of Ireland. He knew that a simi lar measure was in progress H ith regard to the latter country but he submitted it fur the consideration of the Noble Lords opposite, whether the plan of tieparate Bills was not daitterou', in point of precedent, as well as ineonvenieut from loading the • '•••NNFM.•••• - •r . w . The tltroul Mr. (fence F I Order Lor gave 1 tnove Order Mntic 10th lie: rptate his di Bill, Ile, I being plain last by tit ('ours into 11 of di , tune,