The National Register. — London, England, 1814-02-06 00:00:00

I'TII N'ATI(IN'AT, REGISTER._ TM': •,.130();%1 DAM'. FEBRUARY. Nittri to. S'eptinglsinta.—Gasons :—Aforii. Genesis t ; Mrirk Clunesis 2: ;Aut . emiiiilii ms '2. Tii-dav cutwinelice% the Pre• !tarot ion for the most solemn Fast of Lent, %,,hose observance was ;wait toed l'ope (irecotv the Grolt. As dip name of the first Sund..v in Lein is distitiotislied as Qibictragesima, it seemed proper to call i'te three S , l;oisNs of , 11”se weeks by names that denoted tl.oir sec:koning by dee:Ars, Oat. Sunday th-n preceded Qoadracesimo, accord io.:1 v. received its ii of Qoin(ragesim : ; the 3rctrld, of Sesages.ma ; the of which we ale u..a, S el onagesip,o. !In , a ri•vs 11. 7. Vord.m.—rlintle of Priv 'inn E. lan ; 18"7. Sir 11. Wil•ott )14 3 given ..,oy interesting desciiptioit of the circumstances attci.ding this icriit.le engagement. 111 non TIM'S 8 11, 14 111. P. Titex:/ari.--... c tuit rise.: 7 h. 15 in.; and 11oob rises g h. d. W e d n eviay.—Treaty of Linietille ; !COI. Moon rises It) I. 36 m. • 10. 77tursday.—Itassia declares war agaiust Sweden; 1808. Sun sets 4 la. 48 in. 11. Fridfru.—French *.ntrr 116.0 e. ant: depose the T'ope ; 17Q8. 12..‘nturday —Hilary Term ends.--Lady Jane Grey belicwied, on TOwcr h iil ; 1534. Last quarter of the Moon, at 5 in the Morning. REXUEVT7.I) GENERAL I3AT ILE IN FRANCE. Persons who left the Trench cast at a late hour on Thursday night, report that a great battle was fought be tween Napoleon and the Grand Army of the Allies, on the 31st ult. in ishich, as usual, the enemy claimed a comnlete victory. Yesterday afternoon this rumour gained ground, and it was added, that a Nlonitear of the ..d instant had rea. led town with the official einticulars of this victory, in which Napoleon asse , tea thit he had defeated the .!hies with the loss ef 15.000 niisnnenn without the kil!tai and wound ed, and tine bondled pieces of cannon. The place of the action was not mentioifed, and as there was tin attival from Dover, it was iitipo,-ible to :•scertain whether any rejoiriags had taken place on the French coast. The effect t f •his reitort, however, was to nr-aince an immediate depression of nee hilt' per cent. in the Oruniana From the positiott of the conteeding armies as de( ribed French Pei c's to the Ist inst which were icceived yesterday, it is mit it. pro bable that-a general battle has ere now I.ven fiitight. Otr 25th tilt Buonaearte left hip cPpiTal On the 46th he . intned his army at - batons stir Marne, about 170 mites from Pa. is. On the morning Cf the Q7th he 66 attacked the enemy at Saint Dizicr, overdo cw them and made some p-isenets." This Yens probably a met c affair with the advanced ; ;tved of the . Allies. On the saute evening- he reached Vass/. a village about 19, miles in advance and ratlwr south of St. Vizier. 13% these operations he pretends .hat Nancy was de livered, as the allied artillery had taken a wrong road And got entangled in a forest. This appears rather enigtnatii al, for Nancy was ot copied by Bluchet's army. which extended from Metz to Thionville, and thetefme could not, at [vast so immediately„ be affected by an advaatage !if such there realty was) gained o'er *Pliticc S:chwartzenherg':4 boors itt a dif ferent and distant ana ter. The latter had advanced beyond Langres, and had an affair, on the 240 ult. at Fontaine, be tween Bar stir Amtbe acrd Chaumont, in whit h they arc stated to have lost 6,0a0 mTn. French wounded were at No gent the Rni, a few mites fiorn Langi es, and were probably afterwards taken by the Austrians, as the actnn at St. Dialer occurred about 20 miles on the Pat is kiile of Nugent. On the 27th, however, Napoleon was moving dowu through Vassy upon it and tangles, and as Pritree Si hwat tzenberg had collected all his foi.ce abaitt the latter city, and was, no doubt, numericali. eeptat , 0 his opponent, it is possible that. allot lag the tame requisite to make the necessary disptna tions, a general battle have been fought on the 31st ult. The contest must cc tainly have been severe Conscious of the decisive impression which the issue of the first battle Wilt produce on the French people, Napoleon will have brought his be t troops into action. Ells gnat ds and the ee l inforcements dawn freta the south must have been chiefly engaged, and even vict-iy, purchased will their blood, must comparatively lose much of its 'Value. However, we are far from riving credit to the ruetur, and should it even prove correct, the ad vatic& of the Silesian army, supported by that of the Gov n Prince, was. marching to the Rhine, would shortly enable the Allies tel resume the offensive, and to try their for tunes in a varie.y of general engagements , They are now aware that if they should suffer themselves to he driven back across the Rhine, it would he no longer be in their power to d crate a peace to Napoleon. liis ambition would revive with his successes, and as victory creates friends, be might til:(1 - some of the Princes who abandoned him at the hour of hts disasters, as unwilling to shale those of his enemies, and iliTosed . to rcuew that connection, which they must always compelled to form with the strongest. Renee it is incum bent on the Coahesced Powers, either to make a peace which Napoleon to the eroand, at the moment they puce. 7; N ATI:R..II.ISP; CA LEN!) k R. Goe, who :door changells the seasons.' is. thronolt the tirdir.ary opera' to iof Nature, now pieparing to renew 'lie face of tbe earth !' Creation. &trim: this month, revives; and animate and 'intim. vie wall each other. in opening the way for Sluing. Already the I)u'ch 11.-se blco'u ; the "siezerron puts forth 1:5 1)1110119;f sWetts; the Snow-Dr .1), that ' icicle changed into a flower.' expands with wot' lilied charms; and, before yet its levees appear, the Crocus 'discs its golden head. About the 4th or sth of this month the frondlaric. one of one eatheo and sweetest songster'. regains hi% note ; and the Thrush and Chaffinch 504,11 succeed. The Ski/ lurk preceded them.—`' can he more pleasitig," observes Goldsmith " dran to see the talk werhling up .11 t wing ; its note at it soars, until it seems lost in the irlltnell•t• above us! the note continuing, the hit d itself un , cen." [(suit Plants should have air, every day in the year, in oreb.r to their proper gro.vili. Attention should he paid, therefore. to airing vernili , linv the to-nos regularly. by opening the whitlows, and uelistie% the doors, for the purpose of obtaining a fr .e Tire nation. This practi%ed daily, to a certain extent. except in the time of se% e-e foot ; La.+ then supposing tisv had weather of long con tioilamo , the rooms xlmuld %till he ventilated by means of the doors, moo I.y s hull; it current of air in flit pas.ages, or other pirts of the Dorior. , Au 'At Verge frost, or the prevalenev ol dawps, 'under:at. fires lii ti 1 be made fi.r the sake of the planet, when the\ hitooett io he 'relit •11 itimerupied rooms. The winds' w shutters slv•iild likewise be :it PetICH OF ST -cgs YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. • FG'§ 4 per Cent : per Cent. Con , Exchequer R; ;N 46 p (ent. for Acc 6ll `i HE NA lONAL It IS ER. tonZmt, SUNDAY, FFI3ItU:INY 6, 1811. CAPTURE OF THE PKEDEN r FRIGATE. AND DEATH OF Co :ODORE RODGERS. • The Ulowing inCor:na.imi of the capture or the American fri2,ate Prct.;dent, and of Commodore Rodgers buying been killed in the action, was received at Lloyds, from Plymouth , s - c , :rerday. \Vr! hnpc it is true, hut no such information has feached the Admiralry " T 7 tAt. :3.--The Majestic, a cut down 74, has an . - tl:frrett :tic Soind. Sin' brings an acenunt of the Prvsiilent having !wen t:4ll)l , ne't VaFfsot a n;:r.l cf It od .l , , crs haviog hveit killed iv *.4. • r , 70t .'+••••■•••••• - 7-- - lurir • ,;45f - • +r.a ." IFEI3. 6 Miam ~~ • •• • . • • - 1111.- 0 _•• r ---