The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-09 00:00:00

16 - - ! .... 7 1, 1 .. ~, •t LT 7k, • • .., ..-, . 1 1 ~•. TI-IE NATIONAL It, iGISTEIt• been shot three days before the Corsican's departure for Erfurth. So remarkable an occurrence would have been long since known in this country. It must likewise.be re marked that the last French Papers mention the departure of Massena fur the Tyrol, to command the French army in that quarter. We believe this report Originates in an artifice, too successfully practised by the tyrant. He orders a number of rumours, highly disadvantageous to his character,' but which are false to be circulated ; that the persons, who arc thus deluded, might afterwards disbe lieve facts which are tru. The accounts which have reached Government from Hand state, that General Du PONT, who surrendered at Baylen to CASTANOS and REDING, had been tried by a Court Martial and condemned to death. The Sentence was shortly afterwards put into execution, and the unfmtunate DUPONT was shot by torch-light— This act of cruelty evinces no less the noture of the military system which the tyrant wishes to uphold, than the malignity of his own heart. With the despot of the Continent to be unsuccessful is to be guilty. We learn that the fate of. General DUPONT had excited among the principal and subordinate Officers of the French army considerable discontent. . They must now be sensible, that they cannot aspire to the favour of so inexorable a Master,. unkss they command events ; and that in case of failure they have qo alternative but to perish on the field of battle, or to be consigned to an ignominious death. Private letters received at Rotterdam from Paris add, that the sad and indignant seaxation produced by the execution Or DUPONT was not confirmed to the military. It had ditrused itself through all ranks of society, and at the last 'visit which 111Aroi,cosr paid to the Opera, he was assailed by lend 'marks of disapprobation. His emissaries and, spies were, however, on the alert, and several persons who bad the, boldness thus to express their feelings, were im mediately seized and imprifionech it was generally understood, that PONA PARTE would leave his capital for Germany about the 3d inst. The Senate was to be assembled on the Ist, when his final de termination with respect to the . prosecution of hostilities against 4.ustria was expected to be announced in the usual way. - The following, we believe, will be found a tolerably correct list of Sir - A: WELLESLEY'S staff, and of the General Officers employed under his command. The Right Honourable - Sir Arthur Wellesley, K. R. Com mander of the For.es. 'Lieutenant-Colonel Bathurst—Military Secretary. The Honourable Fitzrdy Stanhope, and Lord Fitzroy •joinerset—Aides-,le-Camp. Ilritadier-General the Bon. Stewart--Adjutant General. Col. Murray—Quarter master General'. Maijor Colin Campbell and 'Alajur Berkeley —Assistant Adjutants General. GEN ER A r. (14 ICER s.--Major-Cleneral Sherbrooke, Major- Cienel'al Card William Bentinek, 31ajor-qeneral Ethvard Paget, 7.llajer-General ilill,'Major-General Payne and Major-General Cotton—Cavalry, Alajor-General John Murray, !%1 tip r-cieneral Mackenzie,' Major-General Beresford, 111ajor-(leneral Alexan der Ca mptwil ) Lieut.-General Cartwright to i u the Cavalry•• • - Sir Arthur Wellesley, and his Staff, expected to sail yes terday from Portsmouth, on board the Surveil!lpte fri , :ate for Lisbon. The Frederickstein man of war w convoy the rest of the transports.—His Majesty's ship Magicienne sailed from Falmouth on Wednesday morning, with the transports, having on board the 16th Light Dragoons, but they were compelled to return in the course - of the day, in consequence of -ontrary winds. The wind having veered to the Northward, in the course of the evening, the convoy vas expected to sail next morning. Intelligence of the success of the intended attempt to de slcuy.the French squadron at Isle I)'Aix, may be hourly expected. It is understood, that the execution will be committed principally to Lord Cochrane. The known cha kacter of that•Noble , nam, and h;s recent services upon the e...0a4 of Spain, give assurauce that uolhin whiO noble 24 daring combined with sound discretion can etlect, will be !eft undone towards the accomplishment of the enterprise. A report was strongly prevalent yesterday, that the King of Sweden had been delivered from confinement, and re stored to the possession of regal authority. This event, it is said, was accomplished by General Toll, and a large body of Dalecarlians ; and that, in consequence, the Duke of Sudermania had thought proper to retreat. to Finland, and place himself under the protection of Russia. The arrival of the flottenhurgh Mails is anxiously ex• petted. They will not fail to bring decisive intelligence concerning the fate of Sweden and her King. Further it is ascertained, by intelligence from Gottenburg, that Lieutenant Ross, late of the Victory, who was with Gus tavus at the time of his being arrested, and who has been charged with important dispatches, had already left Sweden in one of the packets. Letters from Holland, received on Friday,brought the following important Decree of the Dutch Government. which is to take place from the Ist instant, and by which the followinr,, articles are allowed to be ex ported from Har linnen, Zuyder Zee, Tervicr, Brauerhafen, Am sterdam, Rotterdam, Dort, Groningen, anti 4mbtlen, in neutral or Dutch ships to a neutral port: Earthen-ware. Vinegar, Russian and Berlin Blue, Flower% Roots, Books, Beans, Butter, Brandy, Tiles, Blue and White Pease, Oats, Gauze, Thread, and Thread Tape, Gin, Hoops. Watch Movements, all kinds or Wooden-ware, Dried Jiides, Cheqse, Cambries, Copper-ware, Leather, Linen, White Lead, (Atte, Madders, Mill-stones, Oil of Seeds, Paper, Perfumery, Clocks, pins, Yining Trees, Pipes, Slice:trim, Saturnii, (round Oak, !kirk, Plisying:Cards, Turf, Starch, tlinkvrs, and all other kinds of I:arthen7ware, Tobacco, (round Tarras, Linseed, Fruits, Wine , 'Clover, and Garden Seeds, iron-mongery and Silk-mercery. And the following articles are allowed to be imported in to Holland, in neutral or Dutch ships, from neutral ports: Grain, Hare-skins, Hemp, and Hempseed, all kinds of Ship Timber, Russian Hides, Rape-iced, Copper, Quick-silver, Lin seed, Alias, Pitch, Pot-ashrs, Stock-tish. Tobacco, Tallow, Tar, Train-oil, Isingla , s, Barn', Wine, Iron, Lead, Candles, Leather, and Hides in the Rough. It will at once be seen that the articles frir exportation are such as the Dutch markets arc • overstocked with, amon& which there are but few of real consequence to England, Those allowed to be imported are such at France is in the greatest want of. She studiously avoids ex tending her licence to Colonial produce; sugar and coffee arc not named in the list. it is already understood that Government are determined not to sanction, by - their li cence, the means of carryilg this Decree into effect, and that the Board of Trade has been fully instructed on that point ; a measure in which we inclined to think they will be sanctioned by the country at large, as strongly contri buting to the privations and annoyance of the enemy. The Decree in que4tion would never have been issued, had he not been urged to it by the d,scontent of the people, and his own immediate necessities. A vessel has arrived at Liverpool, with the intelligence that the . American Legislative Body has ultimately rejected the Bill for repealing the Bulbar : 4.o Laws. This information has caused a rise in articles of American produce. A paper entitled'' Obser%ations by an Austrian Patriot," has been received in this country. It forms a sort of vin dication of the Austrian preparations for war, or rather more properly speaking, of the precautions employed for self-defence. It consists chiefly of arguments in refutation of pointed attacks and calumnies which have appeared in several French papers, such as the Gazette de France, Le Journal de !'Empire, and Le Public Ate. Mr. Wardle. it is said, means after the recess to move for an inquiry into abuses consequent upon every change of Administration, arising opt of the courtesy shCwn, ac cording to the present. system, by the new Ministers to their predecessors in office. We hear that there is.nothing personal in the intended motion, and that it is to be direct ed generally against the system. APRIL-. I I