The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-06 00:00:00

706 e deviation from was excusable, when their minds were s rongly agitated by a keen sense of the dishonour so wan tonly inflicted on the national character. This strong ef fusion of their indignation, and their sympathy in the acute sufferings of the Monarch, must, they had reason to think, save been acceptable to him, as they were the only possible means of rescuing the Government and Country from any share is the dishonourable business. It was not only your right, Gentlemen, but it was a very awful duty incumbent en you, to express to the Throne your indignation at this degrading compromise of the na tional reputation; and any censure of your petition was as • ill-timed, as it was unconstitutional. Judgment and feeling are not the hereditary patrimony of a few ; and however whimsical fortune may appear in the dealing out of her largs/es,• nature, more bountiful and just, has not given, either to princes. or their servants, the exclusive privilege of discriminating right from wrong. It were happy for . mankind that their abilities and integrity were proportion - ate to their rank in society ; but, unfortunately, as that is sot always the test, it would be the most degrading and offensive kind of tyranny, if they pretended to usurp to themselves a claim to infallibility in similar decisions. Your lite proceedings have evinced your opinion of such pre , tensions; and it is happy for you, the country, and does Sovereign, that your attachment to the Chief Magis- -Ante. not incompatible with your duty as citizens, and your deuce as men. . 'ose er yeur Members, Gentlemen, is reported to have said, that Bonaparte treinbled at a resolution of the Coin • mon-Council of London. if that audacious and impriaci • pled individual should feel that anxious deference for the proceedings of your respectable. body, you may rest as sured. it is your independence and patriotism which can intimidate the tyrant. The servility and degradation of mankind are the surest supports of his usurpation, and every exertion of a contrary tendency contributes to un dermine the foundation of his colossal power. Ile has dis sipated•the armies of continental di-vots, as the whirlwind does chaff; but the first peopl. , , it-t!ft t!:;rrd oppose to him the irresistible efforts of ti , .; , !ow. ,1:., 1 ,12ett hint in his ;1111111- bows career and turned tkie ti,ft, fdf te; , , fortunr3. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRO.lt THE TRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 17.—According to letters from Naples of the 6th instant, the island of Capri, which the English some years since fortified in the most formidable manner, has be-n attacked and carried by the French and Neapoli tan troops. The division assembled for this service, under the command of General Lamarqt,e, was embarked in three or foul vessels. The attack commenced at eight in the morning, and by five in the afternoon all the batteries of the English were successively carried. In this affair more than 900 of the enemy have been taken prisoners. The English Commander still (hfended himself with a handlid of men in one of the forts, but an account of his having surrendered was expected every moment. OCT. 20.—At one o'clock this morning his Majesty ar rived at St. Cloud, on his return from Erfurth. At break of day the guns were fired to announce that joyous event. The date before yesterday her Majesty, the Empress, left Malmarson for St. Cloud, OCT. M.---An official account has been received from Vitoria, of the 12th October, with rezard to the alrairs of , • THE NATIONAL ,REGISTIIR. CER MANY. NOV. 6. Spain, stating that the division of General Sebastiani, coin. posed.of 15,000 men, has already reached Bayonne ; where, between the 20th and 30th of October, upwards of 100,uou troops are to arrive. They write from Bayonne, under date of the lath Octd ber--., Marshal Lefebvre, Duke of I)untzic, arrived here yesterday. He is to co►mnand a corps destined to act against Saragossa ; a numerous. park of heavy ordnance, and a great number of Officers of the Corps of Engineer; are attached to that corps. Another corps ►s to act against Navarre, and to penetrate into Spain by Orthez, at Jean Pied de Port. PANTS, OCT. 24.—Yesterday his Imperial Majesty gale a private audience at St. Cloud to his Excellency Prince Mastierano, Ambassador from Spain ; and also to his lix. cellency the Duke of Prise, who delivered his credentials as Ambassador horn his Catholic Majesty. BAYONNE OCT. 17.—Certain intelligence has been re. ceived here from Paris, that the Emperor Napoleon will shortly arrive in this town to take the command of the ' , rand army, which is to act against Spain. THE COXFERENCES AT MERV'. last Cx. Emperor of ERIPTIRTII, OCT. 11.—On Sunday the French heard Mass performed in his Palace, us he also had on the preceding Sunday. There was also a gralid parade in front of the lligh Church, where all the Gem•• rats attended Mass. The two Emperors live in the c105....5t intimacy. They constantly spend a part of the night toge ther. iesterday evening Rhadamistes was excellent ly pit formed at the Theatre by 'Palma, Saint-Prix, Damos, Madame Raucourt. The two Emperors took their elares in distinguished seats in front of the stage. Tire Pit was divided into two parts, separated from each other by a hallustcade. The first place, close to the orchestra, was allotted to the crowned heads. The other part was tilled with the Ministers, the Marshals, and the other distin guished persons of the hevlgal Courts. OCT. 14.—This day, at one o'clock, his MPjcstv the Emperor Napoleon, and his Nlajestv the Emperur Aicx ander, proceeded half way from this place. to Weimar, r, here with the same solemnity as when they met, the two Sovereigns embraced each other, and took a most affec tionate adieu. The Emperor Alexander went forward to Weimar, where he will remain a few days. The Emecror Napoleon returned hither, received a mit from the K ia%; of saxony, gave a farewel audience to Count Tolstoi, Vd hit return to Prussia, and soon atter an audience to Huron Von Vincent, to whom his Majesty delivered a letter in answer to the communication of his Majesty the Emperor of Aestria. It is believed that. the Mission of itaren Vincent has removed all the distrust which gave riso to the astrian levies. Soon after the audience, his Imperial and Royal Majesty departed front this place. OCT. 15.—N otwithstanding that the conferreuces of their Imperial Majesty's, during their residence here, have licea covered ith a thick veil, there appears to be no doubt that the}' had the following objects : Ist, The restoration of general Peace; for two Coneers one French and one Russian, have been dispatched from this place whose journey could be for uo other purpose but to communicate to the Court of London the desire in both Finperors.—Vly. the securing the tranquillity of Germaffy ; indeed it appears that the Princes of the Couk iteration of the Rhine have received orders to break up their encamped contingents for their respective garrisons. or the neighbouring cantonments.—lt la also ce rtain, that, through the mediation of the Emperor Alexander, Proii 4 has obtaiuml in the last treaty with France, a considerable reduction of her contributions. His Majesty th Em peror Napoleon has presented Count Von Tolstoi and his brothor with the Grand Ilagle of the Legion of Honour, amid :klessN• Wieland and Goethe with the Cross of the same Le4ien• e I • 1 $ I j I j ! ,; .1 c a..--