The National Register. — London, England, 1811-04-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RFAISTER. PETITION TO THE KING OF ROME.---A. French Paper contains the following anecdote of this infant Monarch, who, it seems, has already entered the career of celebrity A person wanting to obtain some favour from the Court, instead of applying to the Emperor, presented a petition to the King of ROME, and had it given to the Monarch in his cra dle, whilst his father was standing by. NAPOLEON, pleased with the thought, took up the petition him self, read it aloud, and having waited some time for an answer, and of course receiving nose, ex claimed ---dg Silence gives consent ; the object of this petition is granted in the name of the King of ROME." According to French Papers lately received, the price of gold- is decreasing on the Continent. On the 30th of March the doubloon was only at - 81 francs, whilst six weeks before it was at 84, and two months ago at 86 francs. According to advices from the river Plate, re ceived via Rio Janeiro, the insurgents at Buenos Ayres have entirely thrown off the mask. Notwith standing their solemn and reiterated protestations of fidelity and allegiance to FERDINAND VII. they have at last openly hoisted the standard of revolt. A Congress was about to be held at Buenos Ayres, one of the first acts of which was expected to be a declaration of independence. The proceedings and decrees of the Cortes had been received at Buenos ,Ayres, but the persons who have seized upon the Government resolved that ; . lo obedience should be paid to them. A Packet from the Brazils is arrived at Fal mouth. She sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 21st of February. The Letters brought by this oppor tunity inform us, that the city of Rio de Janeiro was visited, in the early part of the month, with a severe gale of wind, which had torn down a great many houses, killed several persons, and severely bruised others. In consequence of this visitation, the Government had found it prudent to give directions for the removal of upwards of three hundred families from that part of -the town where the hurricane had been most severely felt, to places of greater security, it being feared that a ridge of wountains near that part of the city where their abodes were situated would fall into the town. PREDICTION RESPECTING AMERICA.-" The times may alter—will alter,"—predicted Mr. JEFFERSON, almost thirty years since. " 4 Our rulers will become corrupt—our people careless. A single zealot may become persecutor ; and betteg men be his victims. From the conclusion of this (American) war, we than be going down hill ! It will not afterwards be necessary to resort, every moment, to the people —for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded." A letter from Liverpool, received in town yes terday, states, that Mr. EPPES had been killed in a duel with Mr. RANIWI.P/I. MISCELLANIES. The following particulars cif tire advantage obtained over the :French, in the neighbourhood of .Campo Mayor are stated in a letter from I.isbon :—" The enemy were closely pursued by our troops until they came to Campo Mayor, where they formed on a hill tO the right of that town. The 13th Light Dragoons, the sd Dragoon Guards, and the 4th Dragoons immediately charged, a'4 with the wistance of some pieces of artillery which came . . up at the moment, they drove the Trench two miles toward, Badajos. Here four wegiments of French cavalry, viz. timtlio6s, and the 26th - Dragotms, and the 4tb and Wtb Hussars vetee kt about andiarepared to receive die charge of our brave cavairy.... The 13th Dragoons,olvho were in advance, hesitated not * mo ment, but charged the four French regiments in the usual style of British troops. They quickly suceemied in facing a passage through the enem's line, but which was itatneaately elroes‘on the rear ; instant ly the brave 13th, wheeled, charged, and cot their way through a SeCOll4 time the French innuiwy *ft commenced a heavy fire on these gallant fellows, who continbetl to pursue the enemy until they took shelter under the walls of Badajoz. From the account of a French Quarter-master taken prisoner, we learn that the French cavalry amounted to sap men ; the 13th did not exceed 200. A great number of prison ers were taken, and the road was covered. with. the slain of the enemy." We bad 40 men killed, and 89 wounded. 1 ientenans Smith, of the 13th, is wounded rather daerously. Dent ermut Gale, and the Adjutant, were also woun ded. The 13th were at one time in possession of 16 pieces of a-tillery, and a quatititi of baggage, but were reluctantly obliged to abandon them to a large body of the enemy which unexpectedly made its upptar ance. A letter from Lisbon, dated the Mat last, sacs—" The Jas per, Captain Hunloake, waits the official dispatches from Lord Wellington.—Burke, the officer who de .cried to the enemy, is taken and lodged in Belem Castle.—The squadron under It e:s- Admiral Sir Thotnas Williams leaves the Tagus, in a few days, for England, consisting of the Hanniled, Dreadnought, Czsar„ Mara,4nd Tonnant. The latter ship will take diTatches. fur Portsmouth, the four former go to Plymouth. We shall then have five sail of the line on this statien." • • The Elizabeth packet is arrived ip 22 days from Malta. We have the satisfaction of learning by her, that anatterupi cf the French, upon a great scale, to throw supplies and reinfoi.ce ments into Corfu, has been frustrated thr,ogh the vigi!ance our navy in that quarter. 'P . N. enty-seven sail of vessels, of from 100 to 120 tons, laden with wariike Slortil, and bound front Ancopa to Corfu, were intercepted by the Magnificent, and other ships of war, who captured and destroyed the greatest part of the convoy. Three of the prizes had arrived at Malta. on the 11th of February. The unsuccessful attack of the Dines on the isle of Anholt, Is funy de tailed in a public document from Copenhagen. .1 Le narrative of the affair is given in a spirit of truth and candour, which, while it reflects the highest credit un the 119,11c8, forms ak striking contrast with the inflated gasconades of. France. it subscription for ale purchase of a pieix of plate, to he pre. rented to their rave Weissman, the gallant Capt. Maurice, tho heroic deknderef Antseit, has commenced *wing the inhabi tants of Plyrnottlls. The Eagle , of tine flrfarendi reglitteet, taken at tile battle of Rarrosa, Is to laid at the feet of Ids Royal Highness the I'rinee Regent, otl Thesday next, i c e 40? ed, in a Disil t al a r : to have been captured by Serjoant Masterson, of thrill meet. 'ibis brave fellow, who was born in the town at Ros common, has been proffloted to the rank of Serikant-Major„ ' but we presume his aeVatteement will not stop there. A frigate of 36 guns, to be caked the Barrosa, is to be built at at Deptford. On Monday there were 300,0d0 Drill:us sent from the Bark to Mr. Bolton s, at Soho ' to be stamped, and the smile quantity are to he forwarded in a few days. 'l'll= IA: are expected to be in circulation in the course of three weeks. l'he Westminster Election Catlin ittee hare published a state ment of their accounts, by which it appears, that all the ex pellees of Sit' Francis Etirdett's election, and of the different public meetings in Palace-Said, and at the Crown and Anchor. have been nearly defrayed by voluntary snbscripdons. The total of the ezpenr.S :,:scants to 2,681-1. kiti.; the sub scriptions to eofejl. Os. ic.d. and 1861. 13s. led. remains due to the l'reaserer. Betwuen one and two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at the corner of lialfrononmalley, in l'Ashopsgate-strtet, in the house occupied by Mr. Coullee, a pork.butcher ; the house being ot►e of the oldest houses in London, and built entirely of wood, was burnt to te ground in the spa,-c of half an hour, and we are son v to say, that, out of ten inmates it contained, seven 'were burned to death ! The . mangled retrains of sk human bodies were dug out of the rolls, but in such a shocking state that neither their sex or age could he dirt tilshed. Mr. Gout lee, hi4wlle, and four chi idrett, and a maid servant, are the un fortunate sufferers. Three lodgers escaped by leaping naked from the first-floor window. A boat, in which were four men . awl five women, was annk at eleven o'clock, un Mood y night, oclow Chelsea College, on returning from Battersea h.►ir, and two of the women, one named s:mirb, who residZd in i :0,7-I:ine, Lambeth, thy other a servant of Mr. Shore, of hl.xcktrhr's-read, were drow ned, and the bathes have not yet been fund. 1