The National Register. — London, England, 1813-07-18 00:00:00

JULY 18. THE NATI BATTLE OF rITTORIA. What tumults of joy, what mires of delight, Intrude at the solemn dominion of night Through th' tremulous air the loi!d planlits rebound, And lleavlts wide concave returns the glad sonnd : • From ten thousand tongues acclamations arise, Anil the showings of victory visit the skies ; Now they faint out my ear now they burst forth again, And echo reverberates ‘Vellington's name. 'l'is the first fruits of a glad-nation bestow; On her armies, who valiantly conquer her foes ; 'Ti- a t Ratty of praise—'tis a owed nfapplause, To the heroes who triumph in liberty's cause. The legions of Gallia shall learn by their flight, How mei, 'math the hannerg of Freedom can tight; Theria's sons shall extol the :treat name, 'I hat won from the tyrant the si•eptre of Spain. The oppressed reliev'd from fa tyranny's hand, Our heroes shall visit their native land, Awl receive—while around them kind welcome shall wave The thanks of the fair and the smiles of the brave. While those, oh, lewd fate! who have perish'd in bloom, And found in Vittoria's bosoiu a tomb, 'Their spirits shall witness their fait to the grave, 'Midst the tears of the fair, and tint sighs of the brave. Load2a, July 13, 1811 FESTI VA T. Lucius. IN HONOUR OF THE BATTLE OF VITTORIA. There is to he a public festival at Vauxhall on 'Nesthy, to cele brate the glorious achievements of the Meta - lois of Wellington and the Army under his Command. in the Peninsnla. The Commander in-Chief will preside, by the desire of lii Royal Higline3s the Prince learnt, who, it is said, means to be present. Arrangements are making for a dinner .Eurr loon percu,i the tickets to be two guineas and a half each. In the evening there is to be a grand ball, tickets of admission to which are to be distributed bv the Stewards . ; and the company, it is supposed, will amount to 9,)00. The dinner will take place at five o'clock, and the company will rise from table pre. eisely at nine. in order to enable the Stewards to receive the com pany invited at ten o'clock to the ball. The decorations of the gar dens will surpass every thing that has been previously seen at Valix holt. It is said. that not fewer than 50,0(K) lamps are to be added to the usual iintru . er by which the gardens are illuminated. Among tile Noblemen, &c. who have alremly accepted the office of Stew ard (the number of whom is to be 1001 are—the Lord Mayor of London—toe Doke of Montrose—Nfarquisses Hertford, Wellesley, and Huntly—E ctls Chohnondeley, Egremont, Dartmouth. Rosalyn, Ilarewood, Fife, Convngliam, and. Limerick.-- Viscount Newark—Lords Gwydir, Eardlev. Palmerston, Clarks Somerset, Robert Seymour, Yarmouth, and B1'1.211;1.01. It has been suggested, that the Festival ought to be put oft till Thursday, the anniversary of Salamanca ; but in that ease it would be neeessary to keep the Gardens dosed for the three preced ing days, which would enormoukly to the expellee. It is a part of the arrangement, that the Gentlemen shall dine at five, and re ceive the Ladies at nine o'clock in the evening. Solely it would be much more deCorous and polite to invite the Ladies to dinner, in prert-rence to admitting them when the spirits of the Gentleotrn may be rather too buoyant, from the fumes of Champaigne, to he re'strained by that decorum oecessary to be observed in the presence of Ladies of character and distinction. 'NAL FURTHER PAItTICULInS. Several meetings have already been held of the Committee which has - been appointed to prepare and conduct the Grand Festival which is to be given at Vauxhall Garden, io celebration atte late glorious victory achieved by the Marquis Wellington. The different propositions which were offered at Ciese meetings for rai-inz a bind to defray the exp , ..•nees of the Festival, were rot ao eagerly em braced as to be assented to with universal approbation ; on the con trary, the first suggeftion that every Steward should take fitly dinner tickets, each two guinevi and x 11411, was very generally discoun tenanced, and aliandoned of course. The next proposal, that the Stewards should subscribe fifty gidocas each, and have its return as many tickets to the Wit, though tar mote moderati., slid no: pass without some objections, whicli o however, sti ere soon got ever. 4fl Tile most serious difficulty that threatened to defeat tl:e malertak ing was a demand made by Mr. Barret. the proprietor of the Gar (leas, for an advance of 2,5;:o:. er seemity for a sum to that amount, to eeahle him to commence the prepat:ltions of everysert whicl: so Apleoditi an exhibition woold require. The stiLic rip t did uot then amount to that sum ; but a Nubile Earl, %%to) was impatient to re move every obstacle. imstantlY pledged himself to make up every deficit that might occur, even were it to Pro high as tO,OOOl. This very generoes offer pat the Committee at their ease, and an the at tists to be employed on the occasion were immedia4elv :tended to proceed in their respective departments. Mr. Wyatt, the architect, has made a survey of the place, and given a sketch of the temporary buildings which will he required for the dicing rooms. They are to he added to the rotunda, aunt of a similar team and dimensions; and they are calculated to afford room for 10e0 per sons to sit down at table. The dinner is chiefly to consist of turtle and venison, and these only are to be hot. The remainder of the repast is to be cold. Tim turtle and venison ate to be fitrnished by the London Tavern, and the less substantial delicacies by Mr, 4 Waffler, of Piecadilly. Some discussion took place respecting, the teithre and arrange ments of the toasts ; but it ass soon memitima-ty agreed that the first should be the health of the Marquis Welliugton, and that the moment it was given, a royal salute should be tired, followed b y a lea &joie. MI the Prince Regent's Ministers have sent each their stiliseeir.- thm of filly guineas each ; bat etiquette, it scents, does not aliow the in to officiate as Stewards. If the dinner is to be given in the rotunda, there ought to he openings made for ventillation. The Mince Regent is not expected to come till the eyeeing, and his box is to be fitted op in a grand style. CITY ADDRESS. Thursday the Right Tionourahie the Lord liare, the 41,14 . r01er, Recorder, Sheritl4, and City Offieers, and Coitintori Conned of ti,e City of London, waited !limn the Prince iZei. P' cnt at Caritun-Itintse, with the fiillowing Address, which was read by John ISikester, Esq. the Recorder :-- To ltis Royal 1110111CSS the Primee of WAT.rq. 11..;lent of the United Kingdom or Great Britain and Irelahil. The dutiful and loyal Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermin, and Coniniont, of the City of London, in Con►:;:cn Co.itivil assemb!ed : May it please your Royal Highness, We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of in Con , - mon Council assemb!eil, deeply interested in the !ate ?nit ions snt cess which has attended :As Majesty's arms, and warinl:, participate lug in the universal triumph felt and expressed on that menmable orcasion, beg leave to approach your Royal 111.:Imeas with our lit-artfelt congratulations on the brilliant aml decisive victory eh tained by Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellingteo, and the Alied Armies under his command, over the French touccs, in tie.. bourhood of Vittoria, on the 21st of June Fiegitent as have been the occasions, on which it has been cur duty and delight to approach the Throne, with ruin :.iintoatol u tio i :m on the achievements of the Aisitisli arms undei many ilinsty:ont4 Commanders, never have we contemplated event more grawl and auspicious, or morr admirably- calculated to promote the m. tional glory, and to exl,ibit the BritiAt min and valour to the hialiest,possible advantaLte. The consummate skill :ail prudence, fix intrepidity anti perseverance, 50 re-V:11111entIV P0' 4 SC:•04:(1 and ex;rcised by tile Ficid Mr.rdial the of Wellington and hi , : brave army, ;lot! ihe SileCeSS With Will‘4l those qualities have been cr,,miled, seaye 0.4 only those emotions of gratitude and adiiiirafi-ni, whilst we powerbilly reel, it is impossible - lot the Wawa euninimul of language adequately to express. A victory so 'complete and decisive cannot iii) to, i;ntilly.r the happiest effect on the liberties al.d independence of Europe ; and whilst if disappoints the callow's, ditniiiisl.cs the' resoorees, weakens the energies of the erielny, will, we trust, more thati es ex finite the efforts, animate the exertions, and incline the coolidei.re ofotir A l lies, iii the plosecirtion of the urc at cause in le hid' me and they are engaged, nuil be the means of prothi..iog result:, still mute dorions and important. We Cannot conclude without expressing our ait h hove, tt. it that Proyidesece which has watiJitel over and supported the :1 . 11 !•! stv of lii t ain, during a RetilAl of unexampled ditricult whieh t 4s fuvotired- hers bighly in the irate col:filet, may cor&onii. to sfil!e