The National Register. — London, England, 1811-04-28 00:00:00

258 Servizes of this nature rrformed in Ithe midst of unexampled diflicnities : advantages so important to the freedom of the world gained with so trifling a loss, and through the .unshaken perseverance of a single man in the execution of the plans which his genius l n td formed, demanded a strikirg reward. They have obtained it. They have effected what neither the dangers of our situation, nor the necessity of unanimity in defence of onr national existence, could ever produce. They have stilled the voice of parties. The Thanks of both Houses of Parliament, proposed among the Peers by Lord LIVERPOOL, and in the Commons by Mr. rERCEVALt in speeches glowing will' the eloquence that flows warm from the heart, not that which flashes forth, glittering . from the mind, and replete with facts which history will treasure with pride on her future page, have passed with the unanimous and enthusiastic con currence of tha highest assemblies of the realm. Even the reforming spirit of modern patriots was awed into conviction. Sir Francis BURDETT did not dissent, and Col. WAnnuiheld his tongue. This unanimity 01 feeling, this burst of senatorial praise, which has already re-echoed through the Lind, have a prlce far above the Ducal and Princely honours which the Oppressor of the Continent bestows on his ct,nquering slaves. The voice of national gra titude xvill soon reach Lord WELLINGTON, and thunder amidst the benedictions of the exuhins2,- Portuguese. Unused to such sounds from his na tive land, the hero will listen with astonishment ; and from his post of watchfulness and glary, view ing from Some rocky height the last glimmer - of the French bayonets retiring through the sands of Spain will exclaim with overflowing rapture : " My toils arc repaid, my country has done me justice !" The follol% ing letter contains some interesting pat ticular s " Dcvr.a, APRIL 2(.—The Good Hope, of and from Cal -corn, last from Nlorlaix, passed by this morning, for the river. She was taken up as a cartel, and landed at Morlaix the second late French garrison in command was kinded a few d Hope, but not suffered composing that gar were broke, at the to cn rlait no communication Cuminksary, who came appearance and manners, ice were not so favourable and which is found to he of Lord WeteiNcTors home Dr. CAEN was the arrival of the Good to communicate with her. I will he called to account le Second in Command of the surrender, and have defended the place .re retaken the tale of :he Officers of the liri , ish of France, is, however, very etved..—at least he was him st It confident of a favourable reception, as is %hewn by the very act f t hie going to France, when other countries were open to him:* hi command, and other Officers of the the Weal France. The Chief in comn days previous to the su-rival of the Good to Proceed to Paris. The regiments a: risco, which had arrived at Niorlaix v sent to the depot at Brest. At Nor whittever Was allowed, except by the t. on baard for the prisoners, id from his a it Was Jadged`thatlikoAnirt 'Of France as ttNiiirretit hikivertihietifc6uld wish, noel realised on hearing of-the success in Pi.kttige."Che ship that brought laying at Nforiaix, wadi* a wind, On tl Hope, but they were scot even allowed tc " It is not imptohttille tile Dr CA FN ' for the surrender of the island; as the made no stci et of his dispprobation - declares loudly that 1w would not only h f•irect•Tally, hot would previously. have Bourbon. The general opinion 'irf the Navy. and others arrived from the Isle the DE enh.; will he very well receive T ER, 1E NATIONAL RFC! THE PRINCE REGENT'S LEVEE. Tuesday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held his third public Levee at Carlton-House. 'I he company began to arrive about half past twelve, and continued to do so till past three, to the number of about one thousand.—Those who belonged to the distinguished Orders wore their collars, it being St. George's Day. His Royal Highness left his private apartments soon after twts o'clock, attended by his usual suite, and proceeded to the Pre sence-Roonl, where were assembled the Royal Duke*, the Fu reign Ambassadors, the Lords and Grooms of the King's Bed chamber, the Cabinet Ministers, those whose offices entitle them to the entrée, and others who have the special permission of the His Royal I Uliness, after conversing with thetit; and they having paid their respects, proceeded to the Levee-room, and received the respects of the numerous assemblage. The follow ing were among the numerous presentations to his Royal High- Lord Cochrane, on his return to England; Sir Francis Bur dett and Mr. Morris, the High Bailiff of the City of Westmin ster, to present the Address of th 1 City upon his Royal High ness being appointed Regent ; Mr. Heaviside, by the Earl of Moira ; the Chevalier Bezera, by the Portuguese Ambassador ; Lord Kinnaird, on his being appointed of his Royal Highness's Council in Scotla?.d ; the Earl of Suffolk, by the Eatl of Moira; Lord Sunderland, on his arrival froin Ireland ; the Earl of Car digan, on coming to his title ; Lord Hinton ; Captain Lord Colville, of Culross, on succeeding to the title by the death cf his father; Major Lord Charles Manners, 16th Light Dragoons; at the same time the Noble Lord took leave of his Royal High ness, previous to his going abroad; Lord Rolle, by the Earl of Moira ; Lord King, by the same ; Lord Frederick Bentinck, by the same; Vice-Admiral Sir J. Collin Greenly, Part. on his pro m 'riot' and marriage; Admiral Young, on his being appointed to co . nmand a squadron on particular service ; Vice-Admiral Beale, on his return fi om the command at the Cape ; Lieut.- Gen. Hill, on his return to Portugal; the Duke of Grafton, on succeeding to his title; fir. Warren Hastings; Major Hope, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Graham, on his promotion and return to Cadiz ; and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary from the Prince Regent of Portugal to the Emperor of Tuesday, the venerable Bis!top of Winchester, as Prelate of the Orde of the Garter, gave i magnificent dinner to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, the other Princes of the Blood, and all the Knights of the Garter, at Winchester House, on the banks of the Thames, near Chelsea. His Royal Highness sat on the right hand of the venerable host, and the rest of the Knights took their seats according to their seniority of rank in this illustrious order. None but Knights of the Garter parti cipated in this splendid entertainment. There were ,resent, besides the Prince Regent, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, Cambridge, and Gloucester; the Dukes of Devonshire and Beaufort ; Marquisses Salisbury, W, Ilesley, Hertford, Stafford, Abercorn ; Earls Spencer, Win ch.-Isea, Carlisle, Camden, Westmorland, and Hardwicke; Bishop of Salisbury; Dean of Windsor; and Sir Isaac Heard. COOKE, THE ACTOR. The sixteen nights of Cooke 's engagement at New York prod duced the Manager a profit of upwards of 20,000 dollars. OS his return from Boston he found that the House had been losing in consecwence of the distresses of the commercial world, in the interval of his absence, and he lent his support to retriev e the h he did to a considerable extent, although t lie novel ty had been worn of On the last night of this his second en gagement (the 11th of March,) he was to play Richard ; but, for the first time since his arrival, indulged in his characteristic eccentricity, and about an hour before the rising of the curtain sent word he would not play. The Manager wit.; in distress, f,r he 'louse promised to be the fullest since his return, and hundreds had gone away in conietpience of the disappointnem. He was very penitent th e n e xt day, sent a message to Mr. Price, the Manager, and a reconciliation took place The day after f• he 12th of March) he ova s to set off tor Phihulelphia, but tak ing 1 / 4 . a parting glass on the preceding evening with some friends, he Fot gloriously drunk, and remained confin e d to his bad on the Rich, the date of our correventient's letter. Covent-Garden Theatre, it is said, will not close this year before th... Prince P.egent's birth-it:ly of August.)— I'llii regulation will fling the benefits, in all probability, into the months of June and July. t o I layinarket 'Theatre will cont inence at the usual tinge, with an entire new set of Dra:mitic. Labourers, with the exception of LiQtyn and his cara sposa.