The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-28 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER.

MARCH tB.

THE HEBDOMAVARY.

MARCH.
ea. The Fourth Sunday in Lent, or Mfd-Lent Funda.—Epistle
Gal. 4. el. Gospel i1t.J0hn,..6. 1. St. Chrystits, pope and coniessur.
This day was tetelently a day of mirth and congratulatory visits, on
account of half of the hard time of Lent hying elapsed.-1595. To.
hero bronelit to England for the first, time. The name of this
plant is Nicotinna in Latin, anti Pelun in old French ; but the word
foie/aro seems to have been the original denomination it obtai,ted
among the Americans,-who had smoked it Inlet-before the discovery
of the new world.-1677. Expired Venzcl Holler, born at Praene,
in Bohemia, a man whose style of Engraving has been, and is still,
so meritedly admired, that his works have always fetched a great
price.-1757. Robert Damiete, a native of Arras, was executed at
Paris for having stabbed Louis XV, of France with a keite —lBOl.
Dead; of. Sir Ralph Abercrombie, in Egypt,-1802. The planet
Pallas is discovered by Dr. Olbers at Brewer]. •
The Sun rises at 5 lt. 41 win. stets At 6 le 19 min.
1147,h-water morning at 10 h. 4 t min. afternoon at 11 h. 13 min.
29. lifunday.--St. Eustasins, abbot of Luton, diseinle ef St.
Columba'', and the master of a great number of monks, to whom he
taught the practice of eeenobitieal virtios.-11).07. Dr. Olbers
dis-
covered the planet Vesta, which makes up the number ot eleven
primary plancts.-1461. Battle of Towton, between the houses of
York and Lancaster.-1792. Death of the King of Sweden,
The Sun rises at 5 h. 40 mile sets at 6 h. eo.
High-water mornino at 11 h 50 ntin. afternoon none.
30. ruesday.—St. Quininus,martyr.-1232. The Sicilian vespers,
or massacre of the Frenchlin the island of Sicily, to the number of
200 N who were murdered at the first toll of the bell that called to
vespers as at a given signal. Thus Religion and her appendages
have often been made instruments of destruction, contrary to all
the tremble she has ever taken to inspire her followers with the
warmest philanthropy.-1799. Buoriaparte repulsed by Sir Sidney
Smith at St. Jean D'Arre.
The Suit rises at 5.h. 33 min. sets at 6 h. e 2 min.
Iligletvater mooing. at 0 h. to ruin. afternoon n b. 50 min.
31. WeJnesday.—Contntetnoration of the prophet Amos, whose
writings have been played ammo; the canonical ot the Jews
as antheutie and inspired.— '7.57. Death of the I'i ince of Wales,
father to the present King. and son to George 11.-1596. Birth of
Descartes at La !Jaye, iu Tom-ante, aephiloaopher and astronomer,
*those genius and writings reflect a great honour upon the solitary
dust gave hill, birth.-17153. Died at Petersbnrgie Count Panin, one
of the ministers of Catharine
The Sun rises at 5 h. 36 ruin. sets at 6 le '2O min.
High-water morning at I It. 18 milt. afternoon at 1 h. 45 min.
APRIL XXX DAYS.
The name of this mouth is derived front ifine:ce, to open, either
because in this moeth the earth Iteeins to feel more powertitlly the be-
'sign influence of the situ, suit seemA to open her tertile bosom for the
prodncti in of vegetables and other thins, !pith for the use auel plea-
sere of mate or because flat plough begins to open the furrow, in the
field.,. A pirit 1 (virus rontere t errant. It was sacred to the godless of
Beauty and of Love, being the time when nature veils tip the crea-
tion Irani its wintry slitnilters, to the enjoyments pflitie; awl thence
some e.ottettetatators have derived the name. of this mouth from
tie Greek, dipares, ".ilia toile, of the Sea," out of teinelt Venus
v.-as supposed to have risen. Ct !lain it is, that on the first of this
month, a great feast was celebrated among the Romans, in honour
et Venus. See Ovid. Fast. I. I'D. Why the teeth and eleventh
tlays should have been held most itoispieiatts, is not easy to guess;
tie& old calendars- have the followiug line:
Denns et Unikeitntis est mortis %tubule. pleons.
The Sun enters the house of T turns on the 20th.
1. Tlaartd”.—St. Theodore. tirliti and martyr. The ancient
easteam of playiug tricks and of calling this 41;ty " April-fool-day,"
asateatis to several niltvr e.onatrie4, and yet it is wit easy to aseer-
taiu the origie of it. TL, Freuele call this sort of fan Le poisson
4`.lreil, the April fisle-1310. Marriage of Buonuparte with Maria-
Louisa, Archduchess AA .1/101i;A.,
Sun rises ai 5 fe :4 min. sets at 6 le le min.
Arw Ntiam at 55 mat past 7 ilkurttit4C.
totw;ittg At I 1.. i? ohs. aftcc!eiou at 42 h. 39 Min.
42. Francis (le Paula, the fernlike of an order of
1.4t.-ueicelet friars, themselves. throngh itnmility, Minium
tiv4t is, 4-1 tier .k.ist anti oto-t rotiteetptilde of all fied's servants."
ak.a itt tiee asfeetteett age of 91 .yesrs, is the year )4;37.-1355.
Chalice IV. of Laumatriturg, visits the chorales at !bane, in the
gads of a pilgrim, pnevions to his eoematien as Emptior and iiiRS
GI the Itouesose-4.801. J3attle of Coperibilienj- where J.B shjrs were

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either destroyed or taken.-1512. F'l'orida, In North America, re-
d isco v ered by /Indio di Leone, a Spauish navigator.-1801. Loss of
the Apollo on the coast of Portugal.
The San rises it s'h. 31. min. sets at 6 h. 28 "tin.
Hioh-niter morning at 2 11. 59 min. alieruo-n :it '2 h. 18 min.
3 Sitqttlay.--St. Richard de Wieke, of Worcester. He *vs
made Bi,hop of Chichester in the year 1.415, and , died in 1‘,?53.
His canonizition took place in 126-!.-1531. (lieett Elizabeth dined
at Depttiml, on hoard the Pelican, the ship in ullich Drake had
circumnavigated the globe.
The Sun rises at 5 h. 30 min. sets at 6 h. 30 min.
litgh-wairr mornina ).,t 3 h. 36 min. atternwn at 3 h. 54 min.

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Cent. Con... ...... SEI 59 Etc Bill- .
per Cent. Navy

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

I Won,
SUNDAY, MARCH 23.

PEACE AND ALLIANCE RETIVEEN-RUSSIA. A-ND PRUS-
SIA. - ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS INTO SAXONY,&e.
The intelligence from the North continues to be mcst sa-
tisfactory; Dispatches have been received from Lord CATH-
CART, which state . a most important fact—namely, that a
treaty of peace, - offensive and defensive, has been concluded
between the Emperor of Russia and King of Pa usst A. The
sincerity of the latter might very reasonably be doubted,
were it not evident that interest must hind him to his new alty.
His eagerness to get out of the hands of the French proves
to demonstration, that he has had enough of the frjendship
of BuoN a P AeRT E; and truly he must have a singular taste,
if, after the experience he has had, he would not be content
to exchange it even for the hostility of another. BUON A-
PART E has made him feel too severely the state of vassalage
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to which he was reduced, to leave us any reason to dou'at
- that he is impatient to throw oil his yoke ; and it is not
-too much to hope, that in-this he will have his people with
I him, who it is highly probable arc little disposed to prefer a
French Governor to one of their own countrymen. Gene-
ral D'Yortcre has been made Onvernor of Berlin : the po-
licy of this appointment cannot be doubted ; for no one ca.t •
be more interested than he is in vigorous oppositiou to the
arms of France.
The KING of ~;AxoNTY has fled from.his country, resolved
to be faithful to Bum,: A PART E. This appears to us of very
little importance, for we do not happen to dim': as The
Alorniv, Chronicle seems to do, that when a Kt NG 11l ms away
he must of necessity carry his coo otty with him. In the
present instatre we believe this was so far from bein4 the
case, that when his intentious were known, he was almost a*
_anxious to escape from his own subjects as to fly froie the
Russians. Ilia territories are now in their hands; and if the
resources they may furnish cannot be turned against the come
mon ceetay, we can hardly dlubt that they will be d!-stroye
ed. If the Ruscial's get the strength of the country on their
side, they can do without his 11 AJEsT V.
It has been stated in the course of die week that the pacific
overtures of Ornmaik have been rejected on ace, u.it of a
prior engagement to co-operete with Sweden in 41t attack
upon Norway. Thi,, however colifidently asserted, we can-
not think entitled to credit. it is probable that an attack
upon Norway was meditated, if Dentnark continued to fa-
vour France, but we see no reason to believe that any answer
would Le given to an o:erture for Peace, other than that
which was stated some week, ago to have been worried—as-
swing Denmark of our friendly disposition, but, stating, that
i any Peace copcludvd must 4;c graJa iu comcert with 4wsi4
aid Swedes.

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