The National Register. — London, England, 1808-09-11 00:00:00

1 s"trir eir ifilinfil The PROPRIETORS of the NATIONAL RZGISTEIt are in posses sion of an Authentic and Correct PORTRAIT of GENERAL JUNOT. r r il: . It is their intention to GIVE it with the Paper ON SUNDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBBR 18, 1808. Orders should be immediately sent to the Newsmen, or to the Office, No. 11, Catherine-street, Strand. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Laotian, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1808. POLITICIL EVENTS OP TIER WEEK.. • .4N There has not been of late a week so barren of foreign intelligence, and never one, perhaps, in which the public were more disposed to anticipate important occurrences. Speculation is consequently active and officious to account for this disappointment. In the mean time floating ru mours, vague, unfounded and absurd, arc occasionally cir culated to offend, if not to gratify, the public feeling. In on paper it is gravely asserted, that a difference of -opi nion has been manifested by our Generals in Portugal, re lative to their future operations : in another we are grati fied with the information that the Hero of Vimiera is re turning home, in consequence of Sir HEW DALRYMPLE'S Laving taken the command. We will not insult the un derstandings of our Readers by adverting to the imbecility or malice of these reports : We will only contrast their dull, discouraging speculations, with the gay, fascinating accounts of the Parisian Journals. In this we behold the characteristic traits of the two nations. Our Journalists, for having been disappointed, only a few days, of another Gazette Extraordinary to fill up their columns, grow grave, sullen, and gloomy, and, in the midst of the public felicity, ponder over imaginary evils. Not so our light-hearted, amiable brethren on the other side of the channel ! In the midst of their reverses, when every post brings them an account of the surrender of one of their fleets, the destruc tion of an army, the loss of a kingdom and a fugitive So vereign, when, from every quarter of their vast empire, new symptoms of alarm forbode still greater disasters, they fill up their pagei w ith brilliant descriptions of balls, festi vals, and illuminations. Senators and Generals, kings and Princes, Queens and Duchesses, trip on " light fan tistic toe," promiscuously through the mazes of their ani mated quadrilles. Even the savage NAPOLEON forgets his ferocity, and mixes with the joyous throng. Happy peo ple ! and still happier innovation 1 It were fortunate for yourselves and your neighbours that you had sooner felt the sting of the tarantula. But vain is this triumph and this ostentation on the part of your wary Tyrant. This condescension and this affected gaiety, but ill conceal the' gnawing, vindictive feelings of his ferocious bosom. These splendl feasts, and the jealous watchful eye of the police, may contribute some time longer to conceal from his good city of Paris, the portentous revolution in his affairs. The more pains are taken, the more falsehoods are accumu lated, the more vigorous the precautions, the more mor tifying it will be to his lawless pride, when his miserable subterfugei and his disgraceful discom fi ture are discovered. His g oo d citizeus of Paris, whatever revolution a series of "Imes and public callosities, or a succession of naOAster., ~~ ~~_ -- 7. t. THE NATIONAL liSalitnit ~: from MARA/ to BONAPAReI t may have Ode feelings, as men and citizens—however iroloillives, may be to their national degradation ariendeabattitill6 gacy, have retained, through all the iizihtilesi 111 IN* Waifs, a deeply-rooted abhorrence of the yoOngJoirollibor the vile instrument of BARAAII,—who bed inurdinit will grape-shot, near the church of St. Roth, 1800 of their fel low-citizens Never have they forgiven him this dreadful outrage. And they will with rapture hear of the public disaster, because it contributes to mortify and humiliate a man they so cordially abominate. His resources are great; we know it, comprehensive even as his crimes. And Ware appreciate his character justly, his exertions will be pro portionate to his embarrassments. This man, or this mei- ster, before he would abandon willingly his prey, would set France and half Europe in a state of conflagration.— His character, his resources, his remorseless ambition, should be strongly impressed en our minds. If we fluctu ate, if we relax in our exertions only for an instant, he will recover tenfold the advantages he has WI. It would be an excess of infatuation, it would be tbeeplitramairee trievablc calamity, were we to estimate his nemokabask of ordinary men. However, one conclusion we oar gib. and boldly draw with regard to his present site That his present inactivity proves that his ordinarl i mp source are unequal to the difficulties in which be has bees. unexpectedly involved. He will avoid, if possible, baileg recources to extraordinary means of extricating hi from his embarrassment ; in order not to hazard the effects of popular discontent by an augmentation of the conscription. This will be his final resource.. Till then, every intrigue, every refinement of diplomacy, all the engines of Machevialism, will be set at work to em barass Austria. Are there no means of defeating him in the Cabinet, as we have discomfitted him in the field Would not our guineas have as much influence in the Divan as his Zonis d,ors Are there no means left for con ciliating Russia ? If there were a possibility that the restoration of her ships in the Tagus could produce so desirable an event, we should not hesitate an instant in our resolution. It would be a base renunciation of our present advantages, if we suspected that this condescension might be attributed to pusillanimity. We have given unequivocal proofs to Europe, that we as much disregard the hostility of Russia', as we pity her infatuation. If we make this restitution, we do it to save herself—to save Austria—to save Europe. We bribe the poor, mistaken, deluded Cabinet, to exert itself in its own behalf, and in that of its suffering neighbours. Our military exertions, thanks to as active enlightened Administration ! are worthy of our national vigour and ancient reputation. Our negotiations should keep pace with them. It would appear superfluous to point out how much their success will depend on the abilities of the negotiators. Party, and connexions, and recommendations will have as little influence on their choice, as on that of our Commanders. The nomination of Mr. ADAM, is an honourable and conclusive proof of the impartiality, and liberal, comprehensive spirit of the present Cabinet. The • revolution in Turkey may Pipe been unexpected, no provoked, or the result of FrAnch intrigue. From what ever cause it may have occurred, it would inot,be. very difficult to obtain an influence In the new DixanoApromi nent character of revolution. in the Ottoman 4041, is a change of foiOtn policy ; ;; would it'then. t to r . undermine, Manta AU by ert French preponderance? Should ll= -. -.1,