The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-07 00:00:00

JUNE 7. The Paris Hip:2l - s womb ;;:ivcd on Tuesda) , ;ire filled with details of military mo% ements and preparikions. The French Emptitou seems to be yawing together his utmost resources to meet the exigencies of war in Poland. The Neapolitan coati- pent, consisting of 12 or 13,000 men, had received orders on the 27th of April, to march for the North. Their arrival was not expected before the end of the present month. "rhe moving bodies of troops, SCCTI through the n ediurn of the French Journals, shine in all the glitter of a birth-day procession. By way of contrast to these inflated descriptions, we find in the same Papers the following awkward ;acknowledgment of the degree of willingness ;.hown on the part of the unfortunate con scripts : PARIS, NIAY `_.6. —The Tribunal of the first Recor for the depart ment of the -.eine has c undemned fifty-nine refractory conscripts; and has also fined thei: parents, as civilly responsible, one thowiand five hundred francs each. el'he letters brought by the Anholt Mail cr , neur in re pre,^nting the hostile pi eparations of the Russians to he on the most formidable scale. Their advanced army, under the command of General BRAGATHION, is stated to con sist of 300,000 men; but there can be little doubt that this number is much exaggerated. They have, it is said, cc mpletely cleared the country of all the dispoai)l.- vain and forage. In consequence of this, the greatest .carci:y prevails among the French troops; and the recent embargo laid on all the ports of Russia, to prevent the sliliug of vessels laden with corn to the coasts in poisession of the enemy, has tended grealy to increase their difficulties in this respect. It is therefore believed, that a vigcrous effort will shortly be made to gain possession of the im 7 rnense magazines which are placed in the rear of the Russian army; and the success of such an attempt is mat ter of serious apprehension. BUONA PARTE, according to the last accounts, had left Dresden to head li;s forces in Poland, without further delay. lin offer of the recovery of Finland, and the conquest of Norway, is stated to have been made to Sweden, through the medium of M. SMNEUI., Envoy at the Court of France, provid-d she would unite herself to that Power. This offer, we are told, was immediately rejected. By subequent accounts we learn, that a repnrt had gained prevalence in Stockholm, that the conquest of Norway was meditated by the Swedish Government, and that the attempt would very soon be made. We recommend to our Readers the following exhorta tion of the late pious and wise Bishop of LONDON, which, though delivered thirty-four years ago, will appear pecu liarly apposite to the present domestic state of the king dom It is in times such as these that we look for those noble examples of self-denial and public spirit, which bespeak the true greatness of mind—which Lave sometimes saved kingdoms and immortalized individuals. Let, then, all the wise and good, in every party and de nomination of men among us for they are in every one to be found), stand forth in the present exigency as one man, to advise, direct, assist, and befriend their country; and as the Roman Triumvers gave up each his friend for the destruction of the State, let every one now give up his favourite prejudices, systems, interests, resentment, and connexions, for the preservation of it. Let us not_ for God's sake, let us not—waste that time in tearing and devouring one another, which ought to be employed for the general welfare. Unjust suspicions, uncandid interpretation,, mutual reproaches, and endless alterca- Itt . ms, can'answer no other purpose, but to embitter our aud.multiply the very evils we all wish to remove." r1•••.....•••••ur.. • THE NATIONAL RECISTF,R. By the Princess Elfzabeth packet, which arrivel at Falmouth on Tuesday, c%e leam, that the bombardment of Cadile. had re-commenced, with increased e:tergy, en the 15th ult. Several of the shells h a d f a ll en i n t h e towtt. but no one had been hurt by them. A very flat tire was also directed upon "Puntales, which was returiied whit much spirit. A report prevailed at Cadiz that Sotur was to be superseded by SuctirT. A letter, received yesterday from Liverpool says, Mr. FosTER has written to the British. Con , nis .ALTI ri.a, in forming them it was quite uncertain how StJoll there might. cease to be occasion for the performacce of their official duties. The American Government has evinced great sorrow for • the misfortunes of the Spaniards at the Caraccas ; and has voted .50,(X)0 besides afTyrding them every facility with' respect to supplies. '1 he Jamaica Papers xyl,ich an iv rd on Monday, state the sudden renewal of hostilities between the two rival chieftains of St. Domingo. It appears, that taking ad van:age of the absence of PETIoN v;ith his army from MPH E marched his force en masse against that city. The return of his antagonist, however, soon terminated t!:e coefusion created by this unexpected o:tack ; and though CnatsTot an had obriined possession of a strong fortress, which had been evacuated in a mo ment of consternation, it was imagine:l he would be tinder the necessity of making a speedy retreat. The abhor rence crented by hit cruelties will probably be a stronger barrier to his success than even the strength of PL:TtoN, who was, nevertheless, reckoned fully able to meet his adversary in the field. Jamaica papers received to the 11th of April, certain a melancholy nccount of the e:nahquake at the Car raccas, and state th,! number that perished in cmlsequencc of the calamity at 15,000. The catastrophe, it appears, happened on the second anniversary of their indepenuonce, at the very hour when th se who had the ascendancy dragged the Governor to prison. The circumstance, from the superstition of the people, has Ind a sensible ef fect on the politics of that part of South Am. - rica, of which the priests avail the:nselves in their exhortations to the people. The Proprietors of the East India Company are said to have taken tl7O hundred of the most necessitous of the weavers of Spitaltields, and its neighbowh-cd, into their emptoy as supernumerary labourers. Those with the largest families have been selected ; so that this benevo lent measure has afbrded immediate support to above one thousand distressed individuals in that quarter. Lieutenants ]3 sKS mai WEEKS, Of the NOrthumberland and Growler : “m-vesseis, are pr,,mote .1 to the rank cf . Commanders, f r their exertious in the recent destruction of the French frigates c)if L'Orient. A new ,oc;t2ty is tornmig, the sole object of which is to promore Parliamentat y Reform. A gre.tt annit7r of names have b,:en :ttready enrolled, and ihe society will in a few days issit.t a declatation, containing its principles and defending its r.hject, It was stated by 11.arl STAN ttoPE on Tuesday, in the House of Lords, dui a Lk.tivcrsatin on Lord ItrpEs- DAL E'S Deotot's Bill, that the reason ( f so few Bankrupt Lenifica:cs bein, , unsigned, was, that there were a number. iil. prrs-its ea:led " kiies," who, whenever they saw .i titan's n. cue in he Gazetie, would go to him, and, hy his signinr4 antedated hills, which he delivered to them, they wouid ensure to him the si l l,ning Lis certificate. MEM - 34 • • 7ril ".` a'r it t 2