The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-08 00:00:00

MARCH S. ever Ft ench troops were, that the country should furhtish them with every thing they wanted. Nay, the Swedish General was made prisoner of war for having dared to adVert to the Laws of Nations ; and the Swedish troops were threatened with the same fate, should any more ob iections be raised against the 11 Code Napoleon.' l Thus has Europe maintained the armies by which it is en slaved alia desolated ever since it was found, under the Directory, that France, deprived of the resources of com merce, was not able to maintain her overgrown military e,tablishment. - This is the leading policy of NAPOLEON, as it must be that of every power, or of every individual, who, conscious of : s trength, trusts to rapine to repair the want of industry. It seems, moreover, that the French had given some .reason for that friendly visit with an army of twenty thousand men in a country defended by . hardly four thou sand : they wanted to look for &tots of Colonial produce, which the Governor 11 was sure did not exit as he had taken great care to prevent the 'inn-Auction of any English goods according to his instructions,''--Indeed ! Why, what 'a Simpleton that Governor must be. Did he not know that Holland, and all the northern maritine ports of Germany, had been in vaded, and united to•the French empire under the same pretence ? That French troops were first introduced into Spain, then at war with us, under the idea of preventing the 'smuggling of English commodities ? But under the influence of the infatuation to which we have alluded, ex perience is barren of instruction. 16 Look to the en slaved ocean," says BuosArArtre, to the people of the Continent ; and they gaze with stupid wonder, while he is stripping them of their lands. Thus, if we would be allowed the tbfnparison, the comet, which lately made its appearance on our horizon, proved a mine of wealth to the discerning pickpockets, who even provided the good people of this metropolis with telescopes, to bring the chject nearer to their view, while. they were industriously removing from • their persons all the valuable terrestrial goods which Might obtrude the progress of their heavenly meditations. To return to the French, they soon dropped the mask, which indeed appears7to have been a mere matter of eti rinette. All pUblic establishments, and all the money 'oelonging to the Swedish Government were seized in Po merania ; all vessels in the. harbours were confiscated, the Swedish flag was replaced by French Eagles, contri butions were hid, and in short the inhabitants of Pome rania are now completely under the protection of France. This measure probably forms a part of the plan of Buo- XAPARTE RgairiSt Russia. AMERICA. We received late last night American rapers of the 91 - 11 Jltimo. The rage for war appears to have considerably abated. The democrats have long ago exhausted in Words and ink the only kind of hostilities which, with the assistance of their friends here, they could possibly carry against this country. They . now seem satisfied with their prowess, and determined to remain g , stock still" till the next election. Mr. GA LLATIN's estimate of the taxes necessary to carry on. even a. puny war against this country has contributed not a little.to bring them to a state bor. dering on reason, for what democrat ever hesitated to sacrifice his pretended principles for money, tmless he expected more by maintaining them ? In all this the philo sopher MADISON does not exactly know what countenance to make ;.he is so stoxioui to be re-elected President s that 154 rpmele he is afrXid . Tess any step of his one way or the othetehotild defeat his purpose. It is supposed, that till the extraordinary meeting or Congress, which is talked of rather than expected - for opt May, he will amuse himself in making a second collection of butter lie;, to send as A present to NAPOLEON, who so graciously received those formerly sent by Mr . JEFrintsoNa who, in consequence, received the Thanks of the Frenik Institute. MR. WALSH. The triash Senate has at last wiped off the stain which the misconduct of one of it' s M e mbe rs h ad` -, inflicted upon its character. It h as c u t o ff and rejected the n ff ending limb ; and however pitiable the case of 'Mrs WALSIIbS fa mily certainly is, it is some satisfaction to find; that Moral . guilt receives no c ounte nance i n th e respeCtable as sembly of the representatives of the-land, even when sheltered under an acquittal of all legal criminality. ' - The motion announced by Mr. BANKES, for the e - ipulsioti of Mr. WAr,str, took place on Thursday last, *heft a long dis cussion ensued on the subject. The expulsion of Mr. WA LSII was opposed by Sir A. PrCOTT, on the ground. of his having been virtually acquitted in the eye of the law. Mr. HERBERT, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. LA NIBE, and Mi. WUIITI=READ, spoke on the same side, while the 'ATTORNEY. G ENER AL, the CIIANCELLOR of the EXCIIEWER, Sir .F. Brnort-r, and Mr. WYNNE, argued in support of the motion, that whatever his offence might be in a legal point of view, the moral turpitude which attached to his conduct demanded his expulsion.—The motion of expul sion was ultimately carried. SLAVi: TRADE.—There are now lying in the harbour of Falmouth, where they have been for several Months. two ships consigned to the care of persons, who, it is un derstood, are under the appointment of Consuls to xho Portuguese. Government, on whose account these shipit are in charge of the persons alluded to. On board these ships are a number of slaves from Africa, and among these slaves two unhappy youths, said to be African Princes, sent as a present by the Portuguese to ALEXANDER. Emvperor of Russia ; but at a period of the year, when for their conveyance to the Baltic, it was deemed necessary that the ships should lie in an English harbour during.the winter.—The law of this country on the subject of slaves and slavery, ,is very well known u the Portuguese. Is it then unbecoming the feelings of an Englishman to de, nounce this transaction as an - act of insult and ingratitude on the part of the Portuguese ; insult, by braving ,the known laws of the country founded upon the indefeasible lights of human kind ; ingratitude, in adopting so obnox ious a measure at a time'when Britons, the friends of the human race, are spending their treasure, and spilling their blood, to shield the Portuguese themselves from the shackles of slavery. By letters from the French coast to the 3d instant; we learn that NAPOL EO N has granted six commercial licenses to Bourdeatix, to trade with England under certain condi tions, and issued thirty-six more for Amsterdam, Hain. burgh, and ocher Northern ports. It is also stated, that two French merchants have been appointed to proceed to this collntry, in order to settle the basis of a reciprocal trade by license, on the condition that the cargoes of France should consist chiefly of wine and brandy. The report of BLIONA'PAILTE having already set out for the North, and of Nteles having reached Warsaw, is revived. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.