The National Register. — London, England, 1808-03-20 00:00:00

ftlr. • _ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ( mutt o f L o ndon. In July, won after the signing of the peace. the Prime or Stahretuberg again received orders to induce the British Mini-try to cuter into a Negocrationt with I'r ace, ite or,'er heat the Continental Peace might he corrected w kit and confirmed by a Maritime Peace. Lost these propositions were not neire successful t ban the former had been, and the answer of Fog!aod tt a, twain es•asive. Ilk Majest:,, however, thought it ri, ; ht to reatru tee a subject. of the most material inthence on the general system of Europe, as well as on tbe prospe-rity of ti!e- l ustrian provinces in particular. Prince Stahremberg was, therefore, for the third time directed, in September ISM, to make some further overtimes counected with the forma- mea sures of the Court of Vienna. But before his Majest y 's bassodor reported the result of his communication, the Court of (minim' declared ks sentiments with regard to a maritkwe peace, in so po-hive a manner, refusing, at tae same time, the mediation ear Russia, making an attack on Copenhagen, and seizing the Danish fleet, without assigning any satisfactory cause for thew violent measures, nay, eodeavouring fu jat , tify these violent proceedings, their infringements of the unquestion able rights of Neutral Powers, by otticial declarations, which evitletnly clashed with the principle's adopted tr• other great Potters, that it was itnhossihle hot to p-reeit e in the course pursued lax the British determination to remove the u „ s „ii,ai t y of prat ., to a greater distance., and not to listen to xt Imieter had any tendelicy to re-tore trantiaillity to Europe. The impression et hid' this conduct, destructive of all the hopes which hi' Majesty had fondly conceived, me.Je on hint, etas as deep as it tea- painful. W mthout waiting for tint farther reports of Prince Staaremberg, orders still more urgent aid mare posi tive were seta hies than he had before received. These instruc- Guts, hearine date the Silth October, contaioed first, a reca pitulation of 411 former transactions, and directed him to repre sent to the ('cabinet of St. James's, io the strongest colours, the tviavoidable consequences of it, conduct, and to insist, iti the most earnest moonier, on an open declaration of its real senti ments with record to peace, and to avail himself of all possible• means to lead back to semi:news of moderation fitted fur the pre-eni situation, and meeting w jilt the wishes of Europe. The tit-patches cloyed with tile precise order to apply once more on this sothject in an official manner to his Britannic Majestv 's Mi nister for Foreign Affairs, and to make to him the formal pro posal for a maritime peace, on such principles as answered the interest of all the powers concerned. :Ad as a provisional proof o: pacific disposition, to desist from the measures pursued against Denmark. and retract the declaration vs hich Jarmo,- pattied them. Should the Court of St. James's reject these proorosils, or purposely protract giving any answer, Prince Scatoremberg, was directed to demand leis passports and leave with every person belonging to the Embassy. It wn kw Emperor's w ill that the above instructions should fro re st,-teted to points of general interests as were most likely to ',love the British (*cabinet to receive his propreals with :Ikea trm anal kindne , s. And it' his Imperial Majesty ordered no complaints to be inserted hy the numerous violations of his rights, af. a Neutral Pow er----t iolations with regard to which his Majesty had not been able to obtain ilos least redress or e:tinpensation--the reasons It ill, no 4eintat, hr obvious, which I:nuttee hi , Majesty to pass by in silence to hatcver concerned his personal interest. Majesty's .Anilmssador in London could but execute the positive orders which he received from Vienna, to their full extent. But being of opittion that he might yet "oilltige an hope of being able to prevail on the English Minis try to show more parities sentiments towards France, he resolved to express at first only part of his orders, in a note addressed to Mr. Canning. On the .20t heti\ oyember, the Secretary of State :uewere'd that Note Ir. a mere repetition of the Declarations mode to Austria by t,iiice the month of April ISO% As further representation was now evidently ineVectiial. a final notifeatioo was sent, on the 2'd of December, to Prima- Stahro.ntber., which repeated the orders of the 30th of October, and directed him, before his departure, to give in a Note, s ptaining the motives of the conduct eat' the Court of Vienna to wards that of L9llllOll. These dispatches did not, however, ar rive in London till Prince Stahremberg had applied for and received lei; passe-, : oil he no Loner,- entail have comnottnicnt ion with the Secretary f State, and deliver in the Note which had been transmitted to him. This repre s ent a ti on . which is cons ned to the o ffi cial eommu ntrations that have passed between the two Goveromients, is sufficient to 'hew that tke Cabinet of SC. James's cannot mistake the cause s nor the motives 1%16(11 have induced his Apostol ic Majesty to break oil' the connection whirtt b s hithey to erois'ed between Austria ;111(1 Great Britain. The Emperor nevertheless ISt .% i.ie s to see the moment arrive when the Court of London, .ensiblv of its true inteiews, shall, w ith czamness and justice, lunge of and cninpare the situation of Eogl:aid with that of other powers, and thereby enable his Majesty to relle W with it his former friondlyconpections. I ienna, Erlt. IS, ISO!4. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. —as.— HOUSI. OF LORDS. a's • ~ MONDAY, MARCH 14. A short conversation took place between Lords Mu!grave and Grey, c% phut:dory of that which occurred on Friday, ropret ing thee caul of our sAistiog pecuniary Maagenterts to Sweden. The result was, an adiniy , ion on both sides. that the Subsidiary Treaty of 180.5 was completely. nt au emit from the moment of the evacuation of Straiknot. •rroin Lord htutgrave's statement it further appeared, that this was. the construction put upon that Imuiaction h% the Court of Sweden itself ; but that it had been etinceiveil to be consistent wit h the I 1111 l our nod interest of this country to give it so liheral an interpretation, as to corer the expellee W.' re-ermvevit n the Swedish troops from Sweden; and for this purpose 41 UMW h bSidy had been advanced. MIS 31 %JEST Y'S LORD if •Vr K Esti URI' moved the Order of the This, for taking into coutiAleration his Ntaiesty'sAlessage, relative to the 4wedith Treaty. lie stated it to he his an ious to nvoid any topic which could lead to a difference of opinion on INS; subject. All tonsi admit, that Sweden had innuiftsted the most faith adhe. react. to her engagements with this country. and Lspl . .vcd the hi4hest sci se of honour in resisting the pros wc. is ',ell as the threats, of the enemy. Ile sub,ieribed tut.. t corlially to the sentiments stated in a di, patch hone the Nu'ole Lout opposite (lire% ) to his Nl:deity's Ministers at the Court of Stockholm.. His Swedish Niajesty had piled in strict corformity to the prin- Aides there inculcated ; and while he was plating the last stake fur the itidepinidence of Europe, he wa- certain every one who heard him must agree, that it was doe to the character and in tert'sts of the country to give him even ni l iu a war, which was not continued is ith a view to purpases of aggression, but whirls he now carried on to preserve his own independence, and to enable him to obtain h o nourable terms of peace. The Noble Lord wished it to be distinctly understood, that in adopting this line of policy, his Swedish Majesty was not acting under any suggestion from tile tiosernment. On the con:rarv, the latter had expre:slt tu, u ueuttieatt•d to him that it wind'', feel Ns dissatisf..ctioo at his eMlCilittlillg a sepatate peace w ith the enemy, provided it should le• no terms not injuricus to the,just rights of this country. The sub-idly sv as so regulated in io pay ments, that at no time could there be any con,iderable adspnee heyord kit the es ing occaion might seem itb 1•4111iro. His Lordship with mining an 4 dares', Ibatt..mg his 11z jesty communientimr the Tre ity v, ith team, and hi,urine him of their readioes, to conetir in giving it coniph•te etiert. Loin, GuEx el I. I: %I:ii it the ground on which the Noble Seeietars tested his motion; and so far In• w.ts not dispo‘ed to make any oppositiou to it. lie heard is it It pteatt sure nod approbation, that no att , .'inpt laatle by Nlifilioers to pre , . ent !in eden from malting ik :I,tt pea t ' it inikht be in nee power to llPZOtiale ; aool that :he tit..idv Ito titlei•ed Ler was prompied fallv bs ire, generositi . . nail good faith. He %lad 1011 - %, ho%%e%er, to MT the Treaty eIICUIIII/Cred the 4 1.6 e1e that plush:oi that the (WO eOllllll - 14'S ceOssostly. Alter a few is ortb, iu e‘ptanatioo, from Lori hats ke,lottry. the :notion wa!sowevit to, s ills the dii•srct only, we believe, of Lord Kiri:. Inr.v. t Nn. Leon 11.4 AD WICK entered into an explanation If the circum stance- which !i•il to tile of Ilr. from his official situation in Ireland. Vo. Noble Lord *toted tne particunir in -t ructioo- which :le had received from Lord Ilan, ke:hcr. , to mai:e es cry exertion to present the tivi-chievetis effects of ren .liO3. that count r, , 11 . he i.ot succeed in Ai—within:, the Catholic Iru ly front petitioning, to endeavour to confine, as it.ueli as possible, the di-eussioa of their within the walls of both T!mises of l'arliament. Ile then pro ceeded to continent on the refractory conduct of Mr. Gilfard, to *hew that the 4sotiour and character of his ;:dmitiistration re quired that he should he disinisseit. II is Llrilsh;ii then tensed for the production of certain Papers to j it ify this pro. t MARCIE 20. ~~ ...,IMLn.