The National Register. — London, England, 1814-12-04 00:00:00

DEC. 4. terested itt the admission of refined sugars, since we were destine.: to receive humerous cargoes thereof, yet public advantage has pre vailed (Ago- private interest. Every one feels how important it is to our colonies. manufactures, and a large body of industrious indivi duals, to reserve the privilege of supplying their fellow-citizens, for French refiners, whereby also employment will be found for a great number of families. England has for ages maintained her prohibitive system, which has raised her to the rank of the first eommereial power. By imita ting her, France will at least experience the same effects, since her population affords her twice the umbel-cf . hands to employ, and consequently double that of consumers. The prohibition of foreign refined sugars has this advantage, that it sets all the French mannflictures at ease ; and that henceforth numerous capitalists swill be encouraged to form establishments, since the national industry' will continue to be favoured. VIENNA, Nov. 17.—The fate of Poland is not yet decided upon. They speak of different Notes, transmitted by Lord Castlereagh, demanding the independence of the Duchy of Warsaw, of a part of which, to the Vistula, Prussia remains in possession. The fate of Saxony, which is subordinate to that of Poland, is in consequence still undecided. After arranging these two objects the Congress will, it is said, occupy itself with the affairs of Italy. It is gene rally believed that the Dutchy of Parma will be restored to the Queen of Etruria, and that a legation will be uiven to the Empress Maria Louisa. Genoa, it is not doubted, will be united to Pied mont. HAMBURG 11, Nov. 18.—A Courier from Vienna has brought orders that the army, known by the name of the army of Poland, shall be dissolved and shall repass the frontiers of Russia. MADRID, Nov. 16.—1 t is currently reported, that the Supreme Council of Castile had been directed to propose to his Majesty a projet for convocation' of the Cortes of the kingdom. VIENNA, Nov. 17.—Bavaria is said to be much opposed to Prussia, and Austria to approximate towards Bavaria. France also, it is said, agrees with Bavaria on several important points. Prussia is said to be discontented at the opposition to her projects. The verification of the powers of the different Ministers is not yet finished. They speak of seven States which are to compose Italy, three great and four small, namely, Austria, Sardinia, Naples, Tuscany, Rome, Parma and Plaisanee. NAPLES, Nov. 10.—The King went yesterday to meet the Pi in cess of Wales, and these Illustrious Personages entered the City about five in the afternoon in the King's carriage, amidst loud ac clamations. A Guard of Honour fiont the Royal Guard was •ta tioned at her Royal Highness's residence. BRUSSELS PAPERS. MILAN, Nov. Qt.—lt is said, that the territory of Navarra and of Tortona. toßether with Alexandria, will be incorporated with the new Austro•ltalinn State. Ilavasr is, Nov. 26.—A Franconian Gazette affirms, that there is in Switzerland a considerable party who desires a constitutional Kiog Nov. 27.—A Government Paper says, " It is asserted, that some great Courts have offered Holstein to the Prince Regent, who has Ri- fused it." FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS. TIM NATIONAL RIMISTER. DEFENCE OF SIR GEORGE PREVOST. It is evident that more than ordinary pains • have been taken by the party hostile to the administration of Sir George Prevost, in Lower Canada, to inflame the finblic mind against him by the many exaggerated statements and gross •misrepreseotations on the subject of .the unfortunate failure of Plattsburg, as well as on the aft :irs in general in the Canadas, which have appeared in the puldie prints for several weeks past. The precipitate aftskeraharassed• manner in which the retreat from Plattsburg was said to Gave Teen conducted, and the serious losses stated to have attended it, alr'eatly, been contradicted from authority; and there are strong grounds for be•- lieving that the dissensions said to subsist between Sir George Pre- • Krt., I Vi - voat and the ,General ()dicers serving under him, Juid all ..as been asserted of the irritation of the public mind, and the clamour excited against Mack, the Canadas, are equally withaut foundation. It is certain that neither resignations or arrests of any of the officers serving in the Canadas have taken place, as has been stated ; nei ther have any complaints been preferred by them against Sir George Prevost. The observations of the Editor of the Quebec Onettee, of Sep_ tember last, a paper of the hildiest respectability in Lower Canada*, Kill, it is hoped, be received as evidenCe of at least equal autho• rity, as to the state of the public opinion upon the recent events there, with the letters extracted from the Montreal Herald, so industriously circulated in this country several weeks ago, and which have again made their appearance in the Morning Post. of Monday last. • • " QUEBEC GAZETTE. SEPTFMIIER, 1811. 44 A stranger, on looking over some pieces which have been lately printed at Montreal, would fancy that that city had at length fallen under the dominion of the United States. He could never imagine that, in a British province, the person entrusted with the supreme civil and military command could be made the object of similar attacks. " Every man who wishes well to the cause of his King anti country ought to ask, " what is the probable effect of such pub lications?" '‘ Have they not a tendency to loosen all the ties and litiks of military subordination ?" " Could there be any purpose but one in view by these public:lo°llg ?" 45 A fleet is sacrificed," it is said ; " the Army disgraced by the Commander in Chief!' alsd these shameful assertions are thrown abroad in a shape to he circulated wherever there is a camp, guardroom, or a cantine, within his command " Are these scandalous assertions true? In that cage, are there no superiors to whom the aletidet is answerable? or does it require a mutiny in the army to make these superiors listen ? There is, we fear, a deliberate guilt in these publications; for the cm sting with which a moment, mortifying to all brave and loyal men,*Altl.4 seined for giving them (live, and the imposture about '' the public voice," (the voice of some dozen persons at most) seem to distingui.h tfiese vilifications from the ordinary effusions of melevolence and dull ness. " We deny the tight of all public discussion of alleged pnlilic evils, where its immediate tendency not to produce a r..inedv in a mode authorized by law. liaw and common sense cAmdeum iothminatory and seditious diqcossions. The government of the Army, in particular, has been delivered over by the law to an arbi trary authority. Civilians in the Colonies have no right to iotei le The Commander of the Military force, in as 'far as we me concerned, is entitled to '' a liberal and candid view of mea cores." All pat!ii- agree that the enemy's works at rattiibing alight have hem, t ikeo. All mni.t agree their capture would bare giv , l a certain el:qui Zo his expedition.. By a ‘trengt% of mind, in coact ivabie to tho.ie who think only of Ilo•niselvy:, he ,aroitiee4 his per , onal advaotinsc to his ideas of the good of the service. He knew that he wooid have to encoonter the irritated feelimoi 011(1 lemest pieindices of the bravest soldiery in the world ; he knew that per.oimily, he would ILIVC iV enconoter all the ca:aomy v they tae malice of the factor!). atol disappointed eou;d invetit, a!! igeoraure and pr,..indice conld be made to lylieve. He khrtv all this: and deviwil it all for the service of his Soverei:,.:l and coml. try. His exam!ile i.;•lost on ail his cal,moiiimrs. They 10i:y : hut his Ex'..elw:icy e ontioile to eu . p:v the roehtience tin! army and the peii.pie ; he 'Ail{ meet with their ar::ent g i pport in whatfver he may conceive to be i,.r the gull it the klot. o A vice, whilst these calumniators will it toliversally known and detested." According to an article from Brussek respcctingt+te union of Re!giom with Ifoliand,:the two coontries are each fo l'Ave their Own Jaws and form of government; united uncle': of Sovereign, and concurring in commowin.the pnhlic cha , g( and io the cleans of guaranteein4 their safety and indeiwu, deuce. 1 • ,: 4 • :A: .