The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-06 00:00:00

AUG, 6.

They issue their procl,:mation, beginning with—
"Oh )e I', This will not do. 1.; there any magic in their
tragical "Oh ye!" to make a Fpi-ritless army tight ? In
our mind, a comical "Ge tin !" would do as well. Unless
the Spanish Chiefs will adopt. the true moans of inspiring
their fellow-citizens with the of freedom; and unless
they make a magnanimous e ')rt to cxyel the army of
JOSEPH, 'While 'NAPOLEON is still detained at Vienna, they
must soon be reduced to seek the \ ictor's compassion.

Seine coxcomb writes from Cadix that our fears for
spain are womanish . We rather think their warfare is
womanish, a:id their confidence boyish.
America is still teazing both belligerent powers with her
captious; selfish wrangles: thus while 117 e lion and the tiger
-were disputing a prey, the fox was stealing the girne front
both. We visit either the lion or tiger would let heynard
feel a paw.

Parliament. is prorogued to the 28th of September.
The Gaette of last night. contains an order fur the
taking on the.embargo.
SPANISH I:CP.-1)111)11C curiosity has been gratified for
.several days past, by viewing the Spanish sheep latch im-
ported from Spain, which are at present razing in St.
Jainca's Park, ailended by the eight shepherds who were
apponiicd to aiteud them during their passage. About
1300 of these fine. sheep were shlppedgin Spain, and up-
wards of 1200 have safely arrived. Thev are shorn close,
but as yet have not sufficiently recovered from the fatigue
of their journey to appear to advantage. The shepherds
(the same who arrived last year) have a regular allowance
of food per daj, at his Majesty's charge, and'are otherwise
well provided, and have liberty to remain in England as
lung as they Mease. They have a very rustic appearance,
and excite much admiration from their uncouth dress;
They are extminely:swarthy, wear large dusty broad-
/brimmed hat', and like their sheep, seem not as yet cleans-
cd'from the dirt they accumulated in theirjournev.
The very serioks and general complaints late'y made of
the scarcity of oineas prove to have !well well founded.
Se% eral persons hav e been eitployed in coltecting, markets
and other places where the circulation of the current cola
of the couotry most prodominatei, specie :0 a large amount,
for which they have been accustomed to gi,e a I;remium
of five cent. in hank notes. 'inis infamous is at
length oleo,ly traced to different sources, and it is aFcer-
tained, that considerable quantities of gninclui Lave beeii
sent out of the couutry ; ou Wednesday a seizure W ms made
art the Custom-house of some cases, in which no less than
thirty•two thousand guineas were packed.
No directions have been issued from the Treasury to the
Mint, for caking in the old Tower halfpence.
Sunday sennight a duel was fought at the back of St.
Nicholas Island, near Plymouth, between two midshipmen
belonging to the Princess Charlotte frigate, lying in the
Sound. They exchanged three shots each, at five paces
distance, and were reloading-, for a fourth fire, w hen the
Commandant of the garrison interfered, took away their
pistols, and sent them on board their ship. One of them
appeared much inebriated, and was in the act of chewing a
-matsket-bill to make it fit the pistol, when the Governor of
the garrison very properly interposed his authority.
Wednesday morning, Mary • Moore, an elderly woman,
endeavoured to intrude • her Self into the Palace. She said
she came to advise with the Kiulg on the necessity of mak:,
ing peace that she had many things to communicate, and
among the rest that she had brought her pepper-box with
her, which she produced, and it being quite empty, she
Moped his Majesty would fill it. As she became very noisy
and troublesome, and could not be prevailed upon to de-
part quietly, she was at length-carried before the sitting
magistrate, and he keing convinced of her insanity, order-
ad proper care to be taken of her, untAl the business could
rmether iniue.igated.