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The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-22

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not strip of its importance, nor even of the tank and
characteristics of the true capital of Russia, is situated nearly ha
the centre of that vast empire ; the Asiatic" portion being
excepted. Its surrounding provinces :uc iocomparably the
most fertile of any is those climes. The more northetly
districts consist almost uniformly of vast wishes, impene-
trable forests, and sandy plains. The duration and excv,:ciye
rigour of the winters condemn this portion of the Russian
States to nearly absolute sterility. in the more southern
provinces, on the other hand, we find steppes or boundless
deserts, whose gravelly soil is bnpregnated with salt, and
totally destitute of wood and water. The province of
Moscow and its adjoining Governments, situated between
these extremes, produce in such abundance all the m:cessaries
of life, that from that large city, as a sort of ireneral entrepst,
they are spread over all the whole surface of the empire.
A single glance at the map will be sufficient to spew, that
from Moscow issue all the great roads of Russia. We may
distinguish nine principal ones, diverging in all dire' tions ;
and their numerous ramifications establish an easy inter-
! course between this central point and the extremities, vrhich
I hence received nearly all their subsistence and the materials
for their industry, in exchange for the partial supplies with
which they furnished it.
" But to St. Petersburgh, above every other city, is a
constant communication with the ancient capital necessary
for the supiily of its incessautly returaqg wants. W hat
means, then, are left to St. Petersburgh of renewing its
supplies of provisions, while, insulated as it now is from
Moscow, it has lost all its connections with the provinces
which su?plicd it with subsistence ?—By sea ? But is not
the Baltic shut by the ice for eight months in the year i
The first of these rigorous months has commenced. That
proud city, which still re-echoes with empty menaces agiinst
our armies, and the chaunting of imaginary victories, must
at once, experience a failure of all her resources. She will
awake to a terrible certainty ; her lightened inhabihrts
will
doubtless calculate, that the banks of the Neva are Go lea-
gues nearer the head-quarters of the conqueror, than the
banks of the Niemen frosa Moscow."
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All this, let it be remembered, was written a eotvilemble
time after the French had entered Moscow, and bearing this
in mind, wllat will be thought of the subjoined extract from
the Journal de !'Empire, of November 10th :

soon as Moscow was reduced to ashu, it was uo more
than the advanced post of the French army, the occup,t.wla
of which must be subordinate to the general plan of 01
campaign, or what must be, at the end of October, t!;e
principal and even the only/ end of a wise Coptairt,-Nlii,
himself at the head of an immense army in the midt:!e of

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London, England, 1812-11-22

TO THE PUBLIC.

The Public are respectfully informed, thot the—Preprietots of the
NATIONAL REGISTIFIt haring now comp►eted their arrangements, nil
about to quit the temporary 011iee that' had taken at Exeter (lunge, and
that their Paper wilt be published in future at their new house, Ao.
Nowcastle-street, Strand, where Orders and Advertiseme►►ts trill be regn•
laxly received, and duly attended to.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Unbolt,
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER

REPORTED INSANITY OF 11UONAPARTE, AND TOTAL

DEFEAT OF HIS Ail MY.

The intelligence from Russia, this week, has been of the most
cheering nature. The Twenty-fifth trench Bulletin which
we published in a second edition last Sunday, and re-insert
is this .paper, is written in such an unusual style of inde•
cision, as almost induced us to think, on its first perusal, that
the report which the conspirators of Paris set afloat was no:
so unfounded as it has been imagined, and that the imperial
writer and ravager was really no more. Another report has
since reached us, and we hear that it is widely spread on the
Continent, that Providence itself has interfered to put an
end to the contest, and has struck NA POL EON, as NARUCH AD-
NEZZAR of old, in the fulness of his pride, with sudden
insanity. Whether this rumour be well founded, future
accounts can alone enable us to decide: but if we are to seek
for natural and probable causes for such a personal calamity,
we shall find them in the Russian Bulletins, the substance
and most important parts of which are given in another part
of our columns. These demonstrate the situation of the
French at Moscow to have been so perilous : their daily
loses on the long line of their communications so con-
siderable, their want of provisions so great, and the activity
of all the Russian legions so incessant and indefatigable,
that had NAPOLEON protracted his stay any
longer, he
'bust have perished with his whole army, through the severity
of the season, the sword of famine, or that of the natives,
who were rising every where against his detachments. The
advance of the Moldavian army through Volhynia,
to the
neighbourhood of Warsaw itself, probably terminated his
Wed Aon, and led him to prefer retreat and disgrace to utter
ruin. W hat is become of his army, as he does not seem to have
known himself which way to direct his march, we are e t
yet aisle to state; but although the dispatches received from
Lord CATHCART, and the Bulletin issued by Government
in consequence, show that up to the Ist instant no account
London, England, 1812-11-22

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

NVENING

o? after 4
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" A SUBSCR I BER" is assured, that the article in question is only sus.
pencted, not abandoned.
If the Gentleman who forwarded the correspondence respecting
certion patri,a, will leave his name with the Editor, his coin.
municattgn will appear in next week's REGISTER.
London, England, 1812-11-22

FRO POSITIONS FOR PEACE BY BUONAPARTE.

The following particulars of an interview, said to have
taken place between LAußtsrort and KotusorF, and Mu-
RAT and BENING • EV, were given in a paper of last night, !
with the assurance that " although not of so late a date as
the last dispatch from Lord CATUC A RT, yet it believed it
might plede itself for their authenticity." Notwithstanding
this declaration we give them no credit. We do not doubt
that an application for peace was made by BUON AP A RTE,.
and that LA i RISTON was the person employed ; but it is
evident that neither he nor MUR AT would have exposed the
intention of their master to retreat, as they are represented
to have done, as such a knowledge would have enabled the
Russian Generals to defeat their purpose, or to render its
execution still more difficult.

" We pass over that part which relates to the situation of
the French troops at Moscow, for the purpose of directing
the attention of our re::ders to the propositions made by
LAURISTON to Marshal KUTOUSOFF, in the name of Mu-
NAP ARTE, and by MURAT to General BENNIOSEIC
LAURISTON was sent to KUTOUSOFF, after the failure of a
proposal contained in a letter from BUON APA RT E—LAU-
-11:SIoN had an interview with the Russian Genetal, and
proposed an ARMISTICE as preliminary to a negociation for

Vea
" NUTOUSOFF replied, • that he could not listen to any
proposal for an armistice till the French should have re-
ero,sed the Vistula."

"Then," said LAURISTON, " we must retire with con-
tinual fighting, for your armies arc marching on all sides."
" KUTOUSOFF rejoined, that " the Rusians had not in-
vited them to come to Moscow, and that they most get out
as they could, or that some arrangement might be entered
kto, causing it to be understood that it could only be by
capitulation, for the Ilissian campaign, instead of being at an
end, only began at Moscow.
" LAURISTON then took his leave, to report to DuoN
PARTE the manner in which his oiler had been received.

" Mu RAT, some time afterwar3c, repaired to tke advanced
posts of his army, and desired a conference with General
BENNICSM.—The proposal be m„de to the General was
perhaps more with the view of getting him into conversation
and of sounding the views and intentions of his Government
—Be this as it may, he requested an armistice, and peace for
lihnself as King of NAr LES.

" General BENNIGSEN broke off the conference at once,
laughing at the proposal, and assuring MURAT, that he
could not take upon himself even to mention it to prinfT
huTOUSOFF."
London, England, 1812-02-09

THE NATIONAL RF,CISTF,II..

91

We were induced on Thursday eveuing to visit tilt! Theatre, to wit-
ness the performance of SHERIDAN'S Pizarro. A celebrated Amami's'
of Fashion was announced to pity; and many went in the expectation
of seeing Mr. Coek-a-doodleddoo. It was not hint, however, but a Spark
to the full as ridiculous; he attempted to speak (we say attempted; for
the audience would not endure the whole) Bucks hare at ye all ; and
was as successful as his predecessor, the great Mr. COAT Es, would have
been. The play was most miserably performed, with the exception o(
Las Casa:, Oresembo, and Rolla; the gentleman who played the latter
character we have often beheld on these boards; he appears to possess
abilities of the first order; he delineated the Peruvian Hero in a most
masterly style. Elvira wanted figure and dignity, but she spoke and
acted with much good sense. Miss SYDN ET played Cora; there is a
beauty, and sweetness of manner in this young Lady, that, aided by
experience and industry, gives hope of much future excellence.
London, England, 1812-02-09

I I'ALY.

ROME, DEC. 24 —The Police of Naples has ordered that land con-
veyance shall travel in number ten or twelve together, and under the
escort of sufficient troops.
r I.f s, DEC. O.—According to intelligence from Messina, the En-
glish Commander has prohibited all the inhabitants, without exception,
from fishing. A free corps of troops which was in garrison in Melazzo,
having refused to embark for Malta, the English General ordered it
to be disat med. He has al,o directed a reinforcement of troops to Si-
cily from (ante and Cephalonia.
Dec. 10.—The King of the two Sicilics has prohibited all foreigners
from entering into the Kingdom of Naples, unless they be furnished
with passports signed by one of his diplomatic or,commercial agents.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, JAN. 14.—0 n the 12th inst. the benediction of colours be-
longing to the Civic (Wards took place with much solemnity. Accord-
ing to the Orders of his NlAlEssev there was a standard for the horse,
and a flag fur each of the infantry battalions. The ground work of
the flag is white, in the
.centre the Royal Eagle, =id the Town Arms,
smith this iuscriptiou—rrci,a (larch Burguseun (United by Patriotism.)
London, England, 1812-02-09

CAPITULATION.

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The principal article.; arc—The army shall march out with the hof
nours of %var by Gate Seranos, and lay down their arms beyond the
bridge, upon the left bank of the ,Guadalaviar. The Officers shall pre-
:4erve their swords, as well as their horses and equipages, and the sol-
diers their knapsacks. •The whole to be prEaners o. war.
Art. 4. The General in Chief-, Blake, offering to give up the French,
i.)r.Affies of iirance, prisoners in Majorca, Alicalt, and Carthagena, an
equal ntifriber of Spaniards shall remain in places in the power of the
Freneh, till.this exchange shall Le effected, man for Man, and rank for
rank.

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IMPORT OF COUNT SU.: TO THE PRINCE OF' WAGRAM.
Head-quarters, Valencia, lan. 13.
" MoNsitics:sua—On I.oth, in the r.orning, the insurgent army,
shut up in Valencia, defiled before the French eagles; its march lasted
till night.
" General Blake, Chief of the insurrection, and six of his Aides.
I,lve 8:!t out, escorted by Colonel Pech; I have ordered them
to Pau. General Count Panni•ur has set out with the first column of
7,0". X) prisone:-S, by the route of Terruel. A similar column takes the
route of '1 ortosa. I have sent to St. Philipe a column of 2,000
prisoners, in order to exchange all the French prisoners in Majorca
and Cadiz. .
" The disarming of the militia proceei's with the greatest activity,
and tranquillity has already been established in fine Province.
" I have appcinted General Robert Commandr!t of the town. Gem r:1
Harispe, with his .livision, occupic: St. Philipe pushes his parties
towilrus Alicant.
" We daily discover new magazines of arms and clothing furnblied
by the English. Their soi-disant Consul, nipper, was the firebra:ol
of insurrection; he spared neither gold, nor promises, nor libels to
tate 111043$ minds. Ihe Spaniards bitterly complain. of beinct incer-
santly im-gilled to desperate measures by the English, and afterw..ids
finding them ,elves abandoned by them.
" What is to me a particular object of the utmost satisfaction is, tit: t
so considerable a result has occasioned no losses.
" I am w ith respect, Count SITCHE V."

PARIS, JAN. 26.—8 y a Decree, of the 24th Jinuory, the Frtt:t
Epapel-Jr 11..5 :,3tr.td Count Sucher to he Doke ut Albufer:l.
London, England, 1812-02-09

- SUNDAY, F. 16_13 RUARY 9, ISO

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- then, or the removal of the seat of war into Spain,
the glorious conquest of Ciudad Rodrigo is equally
and eminently beneficial. For even a comparison of the
• time and circumstances of the reduction in this instance
by the Biitisli, and in the preceding by the French armies,
must prove so favourable to the former, as to render its
defence more effectual if attacked, and the security of
the Allied Army more certain, if it should be compelled
to abandon any operations in the interior of Spain, and
fall back upon this fortress.
• But it is not so much by the physical advantages of the
position, great as we have showa them to be, that the
value of this acquisition is to be estimated. Superior
numbers may overbear all the obstacles preseetted by the
natural bulwaeks of a strotg• 10: ti ass. lr is the predomi-
nance of personal prowess and moral intrepidity that has
been so signally, though not singularly, established by
the result on the part of British troops, that gives a pecu-
liar value to this triumph. We, the people of England,
wanted no such confirmation of a truth, dr more Crated
beyond the possibility of doubt,' by the glorious achiev •
ments of every war which we have waged against France,
and of none more conspicuously _than of the present : yet
the perpetual and plausible ingenuity of the French,
favoured perhaps by the unit:au:late existence of some
untoward circumstances of weakness and jealousy on the
part of our Allies, too often song ived to raise suspicions
of British motives, and to create doubts of British since.
rity, in espousing the Spanish cause, and of British valour
in supporting it.
When we reflect that the French garrison, aided by all
the strength of their works, and all the advantages of
concentration, could not successfully withst!ind the impe•
tuosity of British valour, we can have nothing to appre-
hend, if the circumstances of the contest were to be re-
versed ; on the
,coeitrary, we have every reason to be con-
fident in the vigoUr and energies of British troops. The
style of the assault is a splendid specimen of the charac-
teristicqualities ef a British army, and the operation was
conceived and executed in the tiue spirit of that a: de,-,t
and decisive cute' prize, which so pe'euliatly distinguished
the early part of the career of its illustrious Chief. Such
an achievement, at such a moment, bas most seasonably oc-
curredto put down the halt-smothered insinuetiOno of these
whowould take advantage of cireuneSzances, and htel plea-
surein decrying the character of confesse:lly the best t but de-
cidedly the.most fortunate' and succesfui Cleneral of mo-
dern titres. We shall hear no more complaints of ;laic-
tivity then ; nay, it is perhys not unlike'
posture t)f afftirs, so, enateriall-y affected
'which we have been speaking, shixeld and

obiriiirmonA ely, that, if the
by the event of
lute the British

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London, England, 1812-02-09

THE

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POLITICAL DI,SQUISITION.

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No. 20'2.

CAPTURE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO-.

We have frequently had to record the achievements of
British valour : instances of' British glory. The triumphs
of our fleets have supplied us for a series of years with the
most satisfactory grounds for private and public exulta-
tion. The bravery of our sailors had left us without a.ri-
val on the seas: the gallantry of our troops is daily raising
the honour of the British name to an equal height on land.
Scarcely had the report of the enemy's successes at Valen-
cia and in its vicinity filled us with sorrow for the disasters
experienced by our Allies, and with alarm at the effects
we apprehended they might have on the general spirit of
the nation, when the news of our glorious triumph at
Ciud:ld Rodrigo dispelled our fears, and revived hope and
confidence. In Valencia, the last and most powerful
army ('f Spain, commanded t'y its most experienced Offi-
cers, fell into the hands of the enemy.. This was a blow
rendered the more severe by the expectations which the
magnitude of the force under &t u. had created. A
whole province submitted to the yoke of the lawless inva-
ders, and no other fortress remained in the possession of
the patriots, with the exception of Cadiz, on the isie of
Leon. It was therefore reasonable to dread, lest the con-
templation of such calamities should cause a momentary
despondence, which the activity of the French would have
turned to advantage, and which might have rendered the
total submission of -Spain less distant. The blaze of
Bri-
tish conquest will now rise from the walls of Ciudad Ro-
drigo as a beacon of war, inviting to renewed fortitude
and active exertions.

There are two ways of estimating the value of this
fortress, as the possession of it may bear upon the general
or the local interests of the Allies. Whether the ulterior
views of Lord. WELLINGTON be to confine.himself to the
defence of Portugal, as has been in some measure hitherto
the case, or to prosecute operations against the enemy in
Spain, he must derive great, obvious, and decisive advan.
tages from the occupation of Ciudad Rodrigo and -Al-
meida. These fortresses have been very appropriately
called the keys of the north of Portugal. They may also
with equal justice, be called the keys of Spain, on that
side. If, in the hands of the French, they were available,
not only to facilitate an irruption into Portugal, but to
cover the access to Spain in that quarter, their occupa-
tion by the Allies must enhance the dangers of the for-
nier in the same degree that it must do away the
difficulties of the latter. For the. defence of Portugal,
Yol. V. No. CC XV.
London, England, 1812-02-09

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY..

EreNitio Co STUM E.—An amber crape dress over white sarsnet, trim.
med with pearls or white beads, with a demi-train ; a light short jacket.
rather scanty, with two separate fancy folds, depending about three
quarters down the front of the skirt, forming in appearance a kind of
Sicilian tunic, and trimmed down each division like the bottom of the
dress, with a single row of pearls; short sleeves, not very high above
the elbow, fitting close to the arm, and ornamented at the top with dis-
tinct points of satin, the same colour as the dress, relived by pearls;
two rows of the tame costly material or of beads, according as the robe
is ornamented, form a girdle. The hair dressed in the antique Roman
style, with tresses brought together, and confined at the back of the
head, terminating either in ringlets, or in two tight. knots; a braid of
plaited bait drawn over a demi-turban formed of Liain amber satin.
with an elegantly embroidered stripe of white sac in , Teparaled by rows
of pearl, and a superb sprig of pearls in front. Necklace of oue single
row of large pearls, with ear-rings of the Maltese fashion to corres-
pond. Ridicule nut gclons of slate colour, shot with pink; the lino base
secured by a covering of pink stamped velvet, with pink tassels. Italtlot
slippers of amber, fringed with silver. or ornatoevted round the ankle
with a row of pearls or beads. White kid gloves.
A WINTER WALKING DRESS.—A scarlet Merino cloth pelisse, lined
with straw coloured sarsnet, trimmed with light coloured potted fur,
and attached with loops of black silk cordon and rich frog tassels ; the
broad fur in front, forming a tippet, pointed at the back. A narrow fur
passes from the top of the sleeve, is brought down the side seatris, and
relieved by fastenings of black silk cordon ; four loop with frogs orna-
ment the shoulders and cuffs; plain standing up collar tied with cordon t
a fine cashemire shawl, with brown ground, and richly varieg4ted bor-
der, is' generally thrown over the dress, in which is oohed both com-
fort and elegance. A Swedish hat of the same materials as the pritsw.,
lined with straw colour, and fastened up one side; the crown trim Tiled
with two rows of narrow spotted fur, and one still not rower at the
edge of the hat; a bunch of the Christmas holly in front, Ard tv..4
tassels falling from the summit of the crown, of black, to anm.er the
pelisse, which is worn over a white round tires-, ether of plain (
corded cambric. Beaver gloves, and demi-brogains of scarlet Morocco,
faced with black, and lined with fur,complete the dress.

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London, England, 1812-02-09

M UNGO PAINT.

The Thais, Captain Scobell, arrived lagt week at Portsmouth, front
the coast of Africa, anl brings certain information respecting the fate of
Mtngo Parke, who, i; appears, after the whole of his retinue, excepting
person,bad died, w:o; proceeding up a branch of the Niger, when,
having given an tinnirentiostal offence to a Native Chief, he was assailed
wbilst in a ranee pay,itt3 a narrow arm of the river, and, leaping over-.
bt:ar,l with his European companion, to swim to shore, was drowned
with him. The canoe upset, and nothing belonging to the travellers
wits preserved, nor did any one e,cape but some of the hired attendants.
Mr. object, it will he remeninvred,was to visit the city of Tum-
buctoo, in the interior of Africa, from which, wham he net with his
da4o. he w wilt a 500 milts.
London, England, 1812-02-09

FEB. 9•

city of Alicant. Generals Malii and Freire were in the
neighbourhood for the defence of the place, but the rapid
successes of the enemy seemed to leave little hope of
security.
A letter has been received in town from an Officer who
remained in the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo the whole of
that night on which it was stor med. He had various op-
portunities of conversing with the French prisoners, who
averred, that the intrepidity of the allies surpassed all they
had seen in military peformances. In half an hour after
the fortress was carried, Lord WELLINGTON and Marshal
BEIiEsEORD were within the walls, forwarding the new ar-
rangements of the place. General HILL was said to have
actually crossed the Tagus, in his approach to Lord
WELLINGTON ; !Tntion, ~. was supposed, was to
advance. MitamoNT was at Salamanca cm the 21st with
the forces he had hastily collected together, and three
days afterwards colt' d have been up with the British army.
Whether he may deem such a measure expedient, after
learning the fate of Ciudad Rodrigo, is uncertain.
The scheme of an armed commerce has already begun
to be acted upon by the American traders. A fine ship,
the Hannibal, bound to Baltimore, has been taken by the
Niemen 1; igate ; she was armed with twenty 21-pounders
and 160 men, and fired several shots before the surrender.
London, England, 1812-02-09

DIED.

After a short illness, the Right Hon. Lady Charles Spencer, aged 68 :
her Ladyship was sister to the late and aunt to the present Duke of St.
Alban 'I.
At her house in Harley-street, London, the Right Hon. the Countess
Eowager of Portsmouth, widow of thelate and mother of the present
arl of Portsmouth, and of the Honourable Newton Fellowes, M. P. for
Andover.
Friday week, at the Admiralty, the Lady of Admiral Sir Jose, h Sydney
Y 'rke, Bart.
At Rhaydder, in Radnorshire, aged 100, Mrs. Price, mother of J. Price,
Esq. of Weymouth-house, Bath.
Suddenly, Jacob Boak, Ysq. Leadenhall—street, Deputy of the Ward
of Lime-street. His death occurred in the following manner; standing
near his premises, he heard the parish-bell tolling, and enquired of the
Beadle, casually passing at the time, who was dead when, before he ob-
tained an answer, he fell down and expired.

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DREADFUL FIRE IN AMERICA.

RjctlmoND, Dr.('• ‘27.—Lact night the play-house in this city was
crowded with an unusua: audience : there could not hare been less than
*ix hundred persons in 6,- house. Jus: before the conclusion of the
play, the ti-,7enety caught fire, and in a fcw mitlitnn the whole building
wrapt :n fl,:rues. It is alreatly asrsertained that sixty-one persons
we!? dear:- red that tt rrifi: elen:Llit. We are informed that the
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bcentry took fire in the bac:. part of the house, by the raising of a chan-
delier ;—that the boy, who wa, ordered by some of the players to raise
it, sated, that if he did so, the s;:ellere wotdd Lite fire; when he was
commanded, in a perm; toriiy manner to hoist it. The boy obeyed,
and the Ere wai i.A.rantly communic:ioted to the scenery. He gave the
stErn, in the rear of the stage, and requested some of the attendants to
cut the cords by which the combustible ma:erials were suspended. The
person whose duty it was to perform this business became panic struck,
and sought his own safety. This unfortunately happened at a time
whet: one of the performers was playing mar else orchestra, and the
14:.ervia part r,f :he sta;re era, obscured from the audience by a curtain.
I 'Le fire falling from the scenery, upon the performer, was eke first no-
tice which the people had of their danger. Even then, many supposed
it to be a part of the play, and were, for a little time, restrained from
Eight by a cry trots: the eartge that there was no danger.
There was but one door for the greatest part of the audience to
pass.

Men, women, and cbi:tiren were pressing upon each other, while the
flatr.et were seizing upon those behind; who, urged by the flames,
r. us!wd tho,.e out veil° r: ere nearest to the windows; and people of every
4tyNcription beg,in to fall, one upon another, some with their clothes on
lire, some burn-di

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A ,if those who were in flie pit escaped. and had cleared themselves
fj om the lutuie hi.fore thoiewlio were in the boxes could get down ;
and the door Was for .100 In it time empty. *lhose from above were push-
ing ones other down s e steps, when the hindermost might have got,
cut. I,y leaping into the pit.
In ud,'ition to the list now given, it is believed that at least 60others
perii.hed, n hose uarnes are not yet ascerl'ained.

f-,11 .A., tilt: names of (2 miens, among Aloft' wep the Cover-
t:vs e Ph-oviace ;did his I.ady.)
London, England, 1812-02-09

NOTTINGHAM RIOTS.

No-rm:on.tm, Fzs. 7.—Though the destructive operations of the
frame-breakers have not been so extensive this week as they were dur-
ing some of the preceding, yet they still continue in spite of every ef-
f •rt to suppress them.— be distress occasioned by this alarming and
destructive waste of property, and the numbers who are thriawn out of
bread, cannot be described.
On Monday evening a frame was broken at Babher's-mill, and taken
clean away ; and on Thursday night one was destroyed at .Bastard, both
of which places are in our immediate vicinity. In the last-mentioned
evening two frames were broken at Taghill, and five others at Burton-
Joke ; the former place being within twelve miles, and the latter within
Aix miles of the town : though in all these places many soldiers are sta-
tioned, as well as a strict look-out kept up by the civil authority. In-
deed, so systematic are the operations of these nocturnal gangs, that
though several articles of property were stolen from Clifton at the time,
the frames were broken there, that property has wholly been restored
by a person styling himself nerd Ludd, accompanied with a letter,
explanatory of the means he had made use of to recover the stolen goods,
and the punishment he had caused to be inflicted upon the thieves; at •
the same time stating, that he had discharg,,'d them his *mei!
On Tuesday the Royal Buckinghamshire Militia arrived lire in thir-
ty-eight waggons, and yesterday two field-pieces belonging to them ar-
rived. The men left Woodbridge Barracks on Friday evening, and
proceeded all the way by forced stages, under an impression that the
town was in flames; instead of which, however, were it not for the ap-
pearance of su many soldiers and peace-officers in the streets, a stranger
would have no conception that any commotions existed in the town.—
Two more troops of Hussars arrived here on Wednesday.
Mr. Conant and Mr. Baker, Magistrates from London, have been
making strict enquiries whether politics are connected with the present
disturbances ; and, it is generally widerstood that they are satisfied that
no such thing oasts.
London, England, 1812-02-09

ANHOLT MAIL.

HOLLAND.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 16.—8 y a Decree of the Prefect of our Depart-
ment, the Public are informed, that the Conscription for 1810 is about
to be carried into execution. It comprehends young men born between
thwi 16t of Januaey and 31st of December, 1790, who are obliged to in-
form the Municipality of their legal place of abode before the 10th inst.
Any touscript who voluntarily. mutilates hiniself,or becomes sick and
infirm, shall be sent to the. pioneer's companies, or punished by other
pains fixed by law, if he is incapable to perform any service.
London, England, 1812-02-09

FRANCE.

Private iivelligcnce received from Paris to the 31st ult.
states, -bat N'Amia.oN has openly threatened Russia with
the infliction of his vengelnce, it she any longer connives
at the British trade in the Thltic. He has, it is likewis:.!
London, England, 1812-02-09

MISCELLANIES.

The following further particulars of the loss of the Defence and St.
George are extracted from the French papers :—The Defence, which
was very old, struck the ground the first. She made signals with
blue lights that she was lost without resource, and in a moment after,
wirds she went to pieces; what remained of her, however, continued
still visible and lying bottom upwards, but at a distance had the appear-
ance of a church. Capt. Atkins got alive to land with six sailors, but ex-
pired a few moments after. The St. George let go her anchor, but the
violence of the wind drove her on the shore, and the furious waves
roiled over her without being able to break her, as she was of a very
!tong construction. This circumstance served only to prolong the suffer-
ing of the unhappy crew. During the whole day of the 25th, from four to
500 men were seen clinging to the lofty deck of the vessel. It was
Impossible to come to their assistance, on account of the storm,
and unexampled agitation of the sea. On a sudden these men disap-
Feared, and it was thouilat dm bad been ;att*laway by a wave;
London, England, 1812-02-09

FRIO %Y. FES. 7.

• REVERSION BILL.
Upon the motion of Mr. BANKS for the second reading of the Rever-
sion Bill,
Mr. W. De r:nA s said, that he conceived it incumbent upon the R4lit
Men Gentleman to shcw stronger erounds than had yet been t.y.ltibitcd
foe the adoption of the n7easure he had priTosed. It could not he de-
d upon the principle of national economy ; that it could not pro-
duce the most trifling pecuniary emolument to the country ; and it had
the very formidable di-advantage of temling to destroy one of the Royal
Prerogatives. The power which the Bill was calculated to ov2rthrme,
one which was certainly most meritorious and honourable in its
application, as the places which it had under its influence, had heal
originally established there for the purpose of being bestowed upon
those who had rendered essential service to the country.
Mr. BANKS said, that the Fill had always been brought forward in
that House upon the principle of political expediency. With ro.p:et
to the observations that those offices were kept exclusively for those toen
who rad rendered their country service, that argument could be easily
overturned, by pointing to Numerous occupiers of places in Reversion.
Was it not evident that young children, or men whose faculties were
not more enlarged or more enlightened than those of infants, were
aKointed to those places, -and was it possible that persons in such a
state of incompetentcy could be capable of performing the duties of
their offices ? By granting ellicient offices in reversion, it would hubs.
putably follow that those oliices would ultimately become sinecures.—
With respect to the allusion of the Right Honourable 0-eutlentan to
the argument of e( onotny, an argument at:rib ated to hint, he was tot
mistaken. Ile ILA never advanced it for the purpose of inducing the
House to think that the economy of the measure would be its est:4:lmA
recommendation. It had been stated that this measure would detract
from the prerogative ; its effect would be crunpletely the reverse, for
by granting places in reversion the prerogative was incumbered, :stud
nia would, by taking away that inicumberarce, give the prerogativo
a strength and energy which had been before relaxed.
CLIANCELLOIL of the EXCUEVER opposed the Dill.
London, England, 1812-08-09

WESTMINSTER JUEETING.

IVedueqlav a Meeting cf the Friends to Parliamentary Reform to .k
plAce in PO:ice-yard, IV‘stininster. The business being opened with
the usual Inrins-- .

Major C.t Hi TO ,t-r came forward to propose certain Resolutions,
end a Petition no Pailiament, on the subject for the consideration of
whirl! Ow Meeting was called. Ile prefaced his motion with a spt ech,
in which I.e iecommendcd to them two patriotic S .cieties which had
lately sprung up with a view to procure a Ref..rm in Parliament ;
namely., the Hampden and the Union Clills. Having desci 'bed the
nature of these Societies, end their proceedings, at some length, he
adverted to a pamphlet which he had published thirteen years ago, in
answer to a puhlieition by SirJ.Stewart, and contended that a tiix upon
Capital, tt hich the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given them rea-
son to expect, from a hint which he had thrown out at the close of the
last Session of railiameni. was similar to the plan recommended by "sir
James Stewart. and which lie (Major C.) had combated. [Here he
read copious extracts from the it'gunients he Ind used on that mca•
.inn.] Ile then went on to comphiu of the, exertions made by those
ill power to stifle the voice of the pisol,le when raised to as-ert their
right to a Reform in Porii:inicnt ; and ob,erved, that no tewcr than
thirty-seven persons were nOVI amtin. d in ',MICAS! Cr fir no oth
uflenre, than they had to consider of petiiiirliu, Parliament
a Reform. Ile c.neliicd by movin..; cit.aims resollitions against a las
on Capitr!, as brine equivalent to coidiscatirin. and a-throwing all pie
perty into the hands of the Treasury, and calling fur a Pailiaincsitary
Rc form.
A Mr. I: tan is seconded the Resolutions, whil were then pat and
carried.

Major CA lut w Plc HT then came forward to propo.le for the adop-
tion ot the Aleetiog a to the Howse ot Cuilitu.l..3 lottivied
the which they had ju-t ngreod to. len P 1111101;
read by Mr. Mini., who afterwards offered a 0b,.e.„1.0,0„ on the
siilijeet. Tie gave it aq tiiiniLth in this lie ditf •red front
the .1.), that the Pi tition would he if a d Cie
coital' -I It the iii sots, lilt 4 reCt'l!t 004:31i14),;, w ;IA t fr,,t
peared content tt, sacrifice tha beg i:itercgs ut the coon!!,
own niiii)ii.nn.

Mi.. MA (the tletubcr for Gult%ny), tlioilgh ha my!: ;14..z.
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489

Irivate Letter from n Friend at Gijon, tinted July `tai.
el I transmit to you the glorimis dispatch of the greatest battle which
ever inio, gained for you, since your mortal enemy, BONNET, WU6
wounded and talwa priturier on the tNd in the fields of Salamanca. It
would be, in my opinYon, very prorer that you should pay him a visit
before he goes to England, to thank him for past favours. Astorgu has
twu breaches, and its surtender is expected every moment. Sat.cttt,tw
dill out comply with the Hiders of the Commander iu Chief, and was
arrested and sent lea castle in rurtugal.
(Signed) " FRANCISCO DE SAYERS."
" San Vinceute de la Barquera, July 29 , tour P. DI."
The following relates to operations previous to the day of the great
victory
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AUG. 9.

tax in 71f,nand, coutitieed for eight yer.r:;, had not been 93
deAVOCti‘e to the com1)10:*(te of the country, as those who
en the stcined to think it must neces,a-
rik pro, e, but he cvi need no Bete: mina ion to try the es pc-
riment in this country. In a case of extreme uecessitc. ro
avert an invas'on, or to ward off some calamit; of mo.e than
oi din:try magnitude, such a tax may he justifiable It is hut
easonable to expect ilea those who have the greatest stake
in the country, should contribute most largely towards the
wcseivation of that in which they arc so much irceiested,
Aid therefore on an extraordinary occasion, the Capitali.ts
may fairly he called upon to furnish extraordinary supplies,
in proportion to their ahility.
We have, however, shown, that no Minister can think of
making such a tax permanent, and we deem it unnecessary
to say any thing to prove, that the present Chancellor cf the
Exchequer does not consider the country as being yet in a
state of extreme nece sity. Under these circumstances, as
Mr. P EItC ex- At. once appeared disposed to make the Bank-
note a legal tender, .which, it was said, would lead to tha
maximum of pi ices, the Parliamentary Reformers, on Wed-
nesday, might as well have connected with Parliamentary
Reform, a discussion of the policy of the law of marimuni,
as an enquiry into the effects of a tax upon Capital
Having thus exposed the false wounds on which our Re-
formers proceed, we shall conclude this article, by giving it
as our opinion. that that Reform, which applies a specific re-
medy to a specific evil, is that which can alone lead to any
practicable and beneficial result. It is vain to hope,that a Parlia-
ment so corrupt as they insolently declare the present to IT,
will ever vote itself to be so, and therefore to go on as they
do, is merely to keep up a miserable farce, for the purpose of
occasionally treating the mob with an inflammatory speech.
This line of conduct, however, they find it to be tl eir in-
terest to pursue, and we are not sanguine enough to hope,
that they will adopt that which we would recommend,
merely because it afliirds a prospect of doing good.
London, England, 1812-08-09

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew bus triotsmitted t John Wilson
eruker, Esq. a letter from the Honourable Captain ‘Valdepritve, of his
I'L'jzsiy's ship Volontaire, giving an account of the capture of the
Cu milk. uch felucca. cam lag one long gun and eight swieuls,
forty-five lumen the I:3d of June, off Cape Croisette, by the boats
the Voluntaire, under the dirt C 40115 of Livitteisaiit Shaw. One mid-
two seamen were wounded in the boats ; and un the side
ti. enemy, three were killed and seven prisoners.

BANKRUPTS.
M. Levoi, of East Smithfi.id, slopseller, to surrender August 15,
?7,a10 September 19,at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Isaacs,
Bevis Marks, St. Mary Axe.
H. Williams, of Oxfor !-street, linen-draper, August 18, 29, and
and Sevember 19, at twelve, at Guildhall. Anomie's, Messrs.
Sweet and Stokes, Basinghall-street.
J. Fryer, of the Two Brewers, Wor•hip-street, August 15. 22,
mat Sepember 19, at eleven, at uildhall. Attorney, Mr. W ilkin-
ion, White Lion-street, Spital-square.
B. Parham, of the "townot Dock, Devon, mimey-scrivener, Aug.
25, and September 19, at eleven, at ie Auction Mart Itooms,
Plymouth Dock, Devon. Attornies, Messrs. Smith and Sole, Ky.
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484

IRELA ND.

DUBLIN, joi.vlll';=;.l. TeWnightsxince. a barbarous murder was
committed on the body of a servant of Mr. Biunden, of Newland,
who was sent to Callen on au errand, and met on the w.% by a pull.
her of villains, who dispatched him, as it appears, with un9eLessary
savageness. • His body was found next morning, na-tly stripped, and
mangled by a dog, that was feeding on. the unfortunate man's face
when the discovery was made. A jiligent search ':as been mad,
which, we hope, will end in. discovering the murderersi.Jti(cCe,lotnimmetlia
paper.) •
S‘TRAPANZ,
%PLY 28.—Vt'e feel exceedingly sorry to
spirit of discord and party dissention h,. lately prevailed in some parts
of this county, particularly about Killeter, the fatal etFects o' which
were on. Tuesday last (being the fair day of Kille:er,) unhappily ote-1:.
plified. On the morning of that day, the Longfieln corps of cavalry
. and infantry went to the fair,. in consequence, it is said, of a report that
a large body of countrymen intended to collect there, r the Itro, se
of rioting. In the course of the dad a dispute arose abort the pay_
ment of customs, and some of the cavalry were dispatc:icd t quell
the riot. In their progress to the sc'ne of acti. n, mucle confusion
ensued in the cro:vded stre-ts, and several people were thrown d :wit;
and it being reported that a poor old womm had bec. killed by the
c trelessness of the yeomen, the crowd beg.,.) to follow the cavalry,
throw stones at them. They retreated to the high part of the street, a, d
sounded the bugle for the infantry to j yin tlicn, who were. a• Nd led I„
the same manner by the populace, and some of them severs.' y hurt ; this
conduct so exasperated the yeomanry, that they tiro, • ,te r wets
when, unfortunately, four people were killed ott toe spot, and twelve
severely wounded. These are all the particulars of this unfortunate
affair which we have yet learned Relf,st paper.)
London, England, 1812-08-09

B,(;,plcmcnt to the Ca:ett.e. f the Principality of Astut ias, 15th July.

•‘ Marshal 1)on Pi: ono DI•. LA 11AncEszA communicated to the :,upe-
riot Junta of the Principality, dated the V/d of July, hum siege of
Astorga, the iuteltivynce contained in the following dispatch, and we
hasten to communicate it to the public for its satisfaction :
" Stu—The Officer charged whit the observation of the enemy's
movements, reports its follows, its a letter dated the 20th instant, tha
events which have taken place in the army of MA Itmo NT. Don Cu As.
ESP.% NA, %% Don Jur c r. he it the enemy severely at Castilto
di ; his cavalry covered itself with elory. ✓ The luaticr of killed, it
is said, is not less tat n `2700. Th--• French were obliged to retreat to
the hei,:hts of Vill Foente. Our troops were yesterday at Canizal.
The Allies attacked at the same liaise on other points. The number of
prisoners ainomits to sour or live tMmsalikl, who yesterday came into
Salanno.ca ; anion,' them is Ceileral CAnntt.n, severe iv wounded. A
gre part of the army talk the .o-id to Medina, porsued by the
and to d-y again we have heard much firing. In that quarter, it is
•tateii, was King Josii':i, with some troops, which lie brought from
Madrid. The greater part of the wugg n tram, which the first d•v
reached from Tordesillas to Medina, tell into the hands of the DlO4l.
In coma-quencL. Lo d Ist ii I rON ordered ,h..! inhabitants of the dis-
trict of T-Io to coon, and es amine the erects, and receive what might
respectively belong to them ; several in tact have recovered what they
coucmved as loNt. lite army ot. Lord W ELI.; vG TO N has been reinforc-
ed with V 2.000 men. Thc adherents of the Freceis in Valladolid have
DeVII obliged to talc tip arms. The French cavalry is destri yeti. I
shall write to you toonorrow in flut . I communicate this to your Ex-
celiencv fur your sat i.faction, Ipop;:ig that you will be pleased to p!d,.
fish such inp.ortailt Intel i!,enve. As soon as I receive that which I inn
pumii,cd, I shall send it also to your Excellency. God pre.erve you.
Sire,e of A•torga. PEDRO DELA BARCENA."
The President and Members of the Supreme Junta of Asturias."
London, England, 1812-08-09

V.ACCEVATION.

The friends of humanity will peruse with great interest
the lnst Report of the National Vaccine Establishment,
which is of the satisfactory nature. This document
was drawn on the 9,h of March, and transmitted to the
home Secretary of state at the usual time; but in conse-
quence of the melancholy event, which for a period totally
engrossed the attention of Parliament and of the nation at
lege, it remained unnoticed until the nth of last month'
when it was ordered by the House Aq.COM inOnS to be pinned.
It has now been a few days in circulation, and affords a tri-
umphant reply to the opponents of this salutary practice,whn,
growing confident from the delay in the appearance of the
Report, fancied that their arts and misrepresentations bad
succeeded in silencing its supporters. Already had their
exultation in the anticipated downfal of vaccination dis-
played their disregard of humanity ; for why should tuco
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mained undisturbed, and have not lost a sitOe detachment. Yesterday
seven squadrons of the French cavalry, with their cannon of the reservv,
were severely repulsed.

Head-quarters at Zamosz, June 23, (Toly
The army continues to concentrate itself. From all circumstances, it
appears, that in consequence of the plan of the campaign adopted by
us, the Emperor of the Fleoch has been compelled to alter his first ois-
poAtions, which has served no other purpose thao to produce useless
marches ; because we have avoided, on all occiifinuc, to give the
enemy battle, where it appeared likely to be attended with adyentn,,
to him. Acting on this principle, our views have been completely fto.
filled; and we expect a similar result train the future.
This day our army is situate I as follows :—Thu corps of General
Wittgenstein, at Rimschany ; the different corps of General Baggo.
hufwudt, Tntschkow, and Schuwalow, are united at Widzy ; the corps
' of General Doktorow, at Budna ; the Reserve, at Zamosz.
On the 18th of June, Captain Galewa. of the regiment of Poli•li
Hulans, was sent on a reconnoitring party, with a squadron intrusted
to him, by the orders of Major-General Kurt'. On the evening of the
,30th, he received orders CI pass the village Lantupa, and to take Ilk
course to the town at Swenziany. On the morning of the following day,
having collected his out-parties, he set nut with a view of returning
to his regimmit ; hut all the places through which he had to pass were
already occupied by three regimeots of enemy's cavalry. Captain
Galewa seeing himself thus cut off, formed his squadron in column, and
cut his way through the enemy's troops. Having succeeded in dashing
through these, he W 7.3 a second time met, in a wood, by a party of
chasseurs, who en&orvoured to intercept his route ; but he quickly put
them to flight. Ills loss consisted in one officer, and 46 privates ; and
that of the enemy in two Chiefs of Squadron. and a considetable RUM-
` ber of hulans, grenadiers, and chasseura, killed.