The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-19 00:00:00

388 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tranquillity which prevails here generally, and more partleu lady with regard to military preparations, shews that the war like reports propagated abroad, are premature and unfounded." DENMARK. CO PF.N it Ir.Ev, MAY 21.—Tornea, by which the Russians intend to penetrate into Sweden Proper, is situated in the North of Lapland, and is the last town of Europe towards the Arctic Pole, and in summer exhibits the singular spectacle of constant day light. At our .oidnight the sun is seen in the northern he misphere under the polar stars. It was at Tomes' that Mauper this, Cels;us, and other mathematicians, accomplished the ar dam', task of mea-nring the meridian, aud there the depression of the earth at the Poles t:'!is first discovered. This region is one of the most dreary the face of nature presets. Scarce a shrub rise• from the Crozet' soil. The eve ;tercel .c 4 only ark 4 stank barren heaths, and snow-covered hills. The territory of toe Stadtholder-hip of %Vest Bothnia, to which Tornea belongs, consist; of 1,900 Swedish square miles, ou which, however, there are sauce 70,000 inhabitants. —sum. PRUSSIA. KON IVGsnrßGii, MAY B.—The following Declaration late ly appeared in our ( iazeite : " ii twever scrupulous Prussia may have been in maintaining her engagements entered into with France and Russia, with re spect to breaking off intercourse a ith England and Sweden, yet the attempt has been again renewed, to place the conduct of the Pru-sian Govensment in this respect in an equivocal light. Such an attempt has been made in No. 460, of the Hamhurgl. 'Clutege List of the present year, in an article dated Dels.ingoer (Nlarch 101, stating, that a Prussian ship, Capt. Gerrin, com mander, belonging to Memel, had arrived there from the North Sea,. which, besides coffee, and a great quantity of cotton, brought a variety of tnerchandize from Sweden, all which were afterwards forwarded. But while this account exposes Its un founded nature by saying, that the goods were landed in Den mark, a country where the same prohibition exists as in Prus sia, and departed thence without being hindered, the Prussiat Government caused an examination to he taken of the shippers, pilot* and sailors, a Ito declared that the ship sailed from Me mel with a lading of tin ore fur Hull, on the 27th May, 1807, was obliged to put into Nora ay on account of damage, and an , obliged to remain there till the end of the year for the necessary repairs; from thence she reached Hull on the 27th of January, 1808, fr which place she again sailed on the '27th of Feb. in ballast, without taking in any goods. On her voyage back she again went into 1 °may, on the sth instant, to learn whether the Cattegat tuts free from ice ; from thence she reached the Sound on the 10th, cleared out for llelsingoer on the Ilth, as laden a ith ballast, for V arel, sailed the same day into the Bal tic, and was &ken by contrary a inds into Liebau." AMERICA. sPV.Prh; RR THR UNITED sr.crEs, APRIL 20. On the motion of Mr. White, " Resolved, That it is expe dient to authorize the President of the United States to have manned and equipped for service, with all convenient dispatch, the frigates and vessels of war of the United States, to he used as in hi• opinion, the circumstances of the country, and the con duct of foreign !timers towirds the Uuited States, may require." A committee was thereupon appointed to bring in a Bill con fortwibl to thisresqlatiou. TS►e Bill entitled " An Aet laying an Embargo on all ships and ve , sels in the ports and harbours of the United Slatei, and the several artit,tipplementary thereto; nod for other purposes," aas read tae third time and passed. HOUst4 OF RRPRhsPar.trirss, APRIL 16. The Committee to whom was referred the Correspondence between Munroe and Slr. Calming, Nir. !Madison and Ilr Rose ; aLiti the Communications made to the Senate 0: ,10th March, comakinr a Letter from Mr. Erskine to the Seem tar% of State : and a Letter from Mr. ehampagny to Mr. Arm stronr, this day ga%e in their report to the House of the Senate. At the t!osiclusion of n hich the following resolutions were sub nitted.— Resolved, That the Committee do bring in a Hilt, authoris ing ail' Presid..nt of the L,.ited States, in the event of such :'eare, or suspension of hostilities between the belligereci Power- of Lurope, or of such change. in their measures affect. itw Neutral eionmerve, rot may render that of the United State.- ulficiesnly safe is his jud,;iticii, to suspend the Act lay ing. au JUNE IS. embargo on all ships and vestsis in the Ports and Mallow s of the United States, and the several Acts supplementary theret o , under such exceptions and restrictions as the public• interest and circumstances of the case may require : Provided slit It sus pension shall not extend bes end days after the commence. went of the next Session at Congress. Resolved, That the Cotnniii tee do bring in a Bill, authori,inz the President of the United States to suspend the operation of the several Acts, prohibiting the importation of certain good+, wares, and merchandises, if, in his judgment, the public good should require it : Provided. that such suspension shall not ex. tend days after the commencement at the next Se ,inn of Congress. Res ived, That the Committee be instructed to report a BM, prohibiting after the day of all commercial intercour,a ith such of the belligerent Nations w hose edicts against the neu• trul commerce of the United States may render such prohibition necessary. Resolved, That the Committee be further instructed, to report s Bill expatriating all Citizens of the United Stales, command. ing ships or vessels of the United States, ss ho shall be cons bled 'sf voluntarily accepting any licence, or pas ing ans. tat, in eon• fortuity to the British Orders of Council of I Ith November last. Resolved, That the Committee be further instructed to report a Bill, imposing on the navigation and commerce of foreipi nations, restrictions corresponding with the restrictions by them respectively on the commerce and navigation of the United States. WEST IN DI KS. BARRA DOES, MAY l2.—Nott ithstandlng the ?mineral's ships of war on this station, the enemy's vessels ;arrive at. and sail from ► their ports quite unmolested. Two men of war brigs lately arrived at Cayenne, and sailed again. supposed on a cruize on the coast of Brazil. On their passage from France, they captured two vessels, one the I larriet Guinea man, and the other the N eptune, from Gibraltar to Jersey. Four I►rigs of ►►ar arrived about a month since at Martinique, and have proceeded again homewards. The Goree sioop fell in w ilk two of them, t►ut was beat off ; the Wolvereite brig afterwards clia , e4l them, but they escaped. I believe they are now bloc Laded in the Saints. The Eleanor, bound to Antigua, laden 41 ith rte. i•isin, for the navy, was captured lately, and carried into Martiniqikt, and proved to the enemy a capital prize, as they are Innen io want of provisions at that island, as well as at Gnailalouve. Four brig priiateers were laid up in consequence of the scarcity, but sailed soon after the Eleanor was carried in. An unfortunate affair took place on the arrival of a carte front Martinique, a few days since, between Lieutenant Punk, of the Belleisle, and the commanding officer of the.cartel, ended in Lieutenant Puriis wounding three of the French °di cers, one of them very severely. lle was in consequence brought to a Court-martial, and after four days trial was yesterday dismissed the service. He is a nephew of Admiral Purvis, and had been only just made. Captain Ayscough, of the llawke brig, and Captain Roby, of the Fawn, have lately died on this station. Captain l'aitcr.on is appointed to the former skip, and Captain De Courey the Fawn. The Halifax, which arrived on the 7th inst. w ith conv , ly from Cork, brought orders to Admiral Cochrane, to iiet:tia UP the line of battle ships on this :•tation, «hick «ill procsi:t the Ramillies proceeding with the next fleet to England. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MOND t JUN): 13. Lord Itawke43ury roie, and, pitruant to notice, moved that a Committee be appointed to enquire into and duly caanolic the contract entered into between Mr. Palmer and tiovernoteia, n i pecting the management of the General Po,t Office; also to en quire into the cause of that Gentleionn'i , dkinis.sion from the office of Comptroller-General to his Majesty's General Puit Office, which was agreed to nem. eon. SIeILIAN SUBSIDY. Loßn Irurfcrsevity moved the order of the day for tak ing into consideration his Majesty's Message respecting the Treao of subsidy and Alliance with the King of Sicily. Ile said it had been the intention of his Majesty's Goveniment to have introduced further stipulations into this Trt..at.) ; but under tiir ritonb-