The National Register. — London, England, 1814-12-11 00:00:00

THE l s .TATirllsiA T 4, gyr;ifiE vered out to the Guards, and they wete kept in readiness the whole night, as if some movement had been expected, but all remained perfectly quiet. A manifesto was issued by Christophe in October last, which recites all the atrocities of which the Ytench were g uilty in attempting , e) regain posa4sion of St. Domingo; and, of er assertiniz the claims of the present reople i to natutal and civilized lihe-ty, declares the unalterable de termination of -the Goveinment attd united peop'e of the country to maintain their rights end independence against all attexpts on the part of Fran, e. or any ots,et Itteior power, to oppress or enslave them.---christophe's i treparations for defence have been ineessa•it, and his _troops ate numetous and well disciplined. At the Cape there are about Jiooo in fantry, and 151,0 cavalry, with a very good pat k of aitillery. The whole of the regular militaty establishment is calculated at 22,000, and the militia is calcula ed at 33 000. Fort 'kitty, or the c:tadel of Christophe, is a stupendous wolk, and appears .mpregnable: it is secured by its extraordinary elevation ft ..m .inv sudden attack : its fortification% are con structed with great skill ; and it is amply provided with water within, and with provisions and ammunition for 6000 men for •two %ears. The failure of Leriet c will be a bagatelle to the losses and miseries the French must endure, ,in now endea‘t.uring to regain itos.esion of St. Domingo. The po pulation is to a man united against them. The Get man Papets say that Buonaparte is to be removed from Elba to the Island of St. Helena The following is an extract of a letter, given in the Jou , - nal des Debats of the 26th ult. :—" Since the end of the mot th of Septeonber, the };seater part of the Imiklingf.. car rying for enlat giog the residence of Buonaparte, h a ve been stopped. This is not the only circuenst ;nce which in ducts us to believe tlmt the stay of this foi- famed s ei sonage not he Jong. Many chests, containing costly valuables, have not been opened. The intercourse of corn lets between .Vienna and this town is very frequent. We hear fit - nu Milan and Leghorn that the divorce of Maria Louisa is the subject; and when one teflects on the important conse quences which such a measure would have on the future politics of Europe, it is probable that the attention of the AlFed Powers is much occupied by it. But is it resolved and prepared ? That is atrother question. Sixty Polish lancers. sent from this place to Pat ma, to attend upon the firchdut Ness, are returned, because, it is said, the Parmtsan Government are not willing that Napoleon should shew ex rerim ly a perfect good humour or an entiie forgetfulness of. the p.t , t, os a pet feet tranquillity as to the future; hut you now how well he can dissiwula e. The same courtly eti quette is observed at the hale chateau of Porto Fer rojo.as were in the Palace of the Thuilleries: We are at a loss to know the object of the continual presence of tw. English ships of war cruizing About the isle ; howevet. they suffer our Governments to pass and repass to and from Genoa and Leghorn. The flag of &ha is one of the most respected by the Barbary Prove s, the natural A liies of. Buonanatte. Our port is much resorted to t)y foreign vessels Every thing is very dear. and the interchange of commodities great. The French King, Louis XVIII. has stated the debts in curred by him and other branchc of • his family, in foreign countries, ut So millions 0f franet:,, the interest of which he fi rs t em a g es t o pay out of his Civil List, and the principal to be afterwards incorporated in the French funds. Ile has also benevolently ordered the sum of 180.000 francs to be distri buted m o nthly out ,:f the fonds of the Civil List. among such of his faithful subjects a di I not abandon him. and whom the calamities of the Revolution have Leh without fortune. • MISCELLAA i6S. S2l The following is the Monthly Report of the King's Flea issued on Suuday last. • Wteosoa t Arrt.L, DEC. 3.—}li s 111,jesty has been uniformly composed through the lost mouth. but viithuut soy alteration in the state of his disorder." The Prince Regent very nearly experienced a serious accident on Monday last, whilst vp Middle -street, fl ighton ; from so•ne unknown cause his horse suddenly bee:itne unrul y , and plunged with great violence ; had his Koval Highness loen a less excellent ridef, lie :Dust have beet' thrown from his seat, at the imminent hazard of his life. The Duke arid Duchess of Cumberland are expected in rugland in about a month. Horses arc purchasing for their Royal Highnesses. Other preparations are making for them, d we unders'and his Royal Highness's house at Kew is repairing and preparing for their reception. The Duchess el Wellington has excited the admitation. ancienvy of the French itegaMes since her arrival in Pails, by the taste and beauty of her d:esses ; one evening at the Opera her Grace wore an unique tippet, made of the feathers of the humming bird, which was brought by the Duke from India; the eyes of the whole house were immediate!,direct ed to the box, and at the conclusion of the performance her Grace could sca:cely pass the lobby, from the crowd collect ed by female cut iosity. Numerous meetings are about to be held in different parts of this country, to petition Parliament on the subject of the Property The Commissioners almost univer sally corn eive themselves hotted to take the. rent as their cri terion. This is under the peseta circumstances of the times especialy) a most injurious and oppres.ivettile Of pro ceedi.ig ; and it has become ti matter of very general com realm, we are glad to find that a cot espouding proceeding has been as generally resolved upon on the subject. Au ingenous Saxon, named hceeig, has invented a ma chine, by which a great ievoluion is likely to be effected ru that part of the art of printing which relates to taking imp l eoiiiins from the forms or types. The object of the invention is increased expedition ; and to such perfection has it already been brought that the Times newspaper, which is now printed with the mac blue, is worked off at the rate of I 100 per hour. Four men and four boys now accomplish that which used to require eight Men and four boys to perfotm. Mr. flacon, printer, of Norwich, has likewise a machine completing by which he calculates to print 1400 sheets per hour ; and a third project of the sort is also said to be in course of expel intent. • JOANNA . SounicoTT.-7—Last week, at Crewkerce, two of the followers& of this cntignated virgin were discovered to have been negociating %%ill) a poor woman of that place for One of her twin chi then, which they intended to lomat d to the mettopolis, time to be announced as the true off , pring of the Propi , eiess. The fraud being prevented by the disco. very, the negociwors and the Prophetess 'were paraded about in uffigy by the populace through the public streets. 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