The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIST.

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An American Paper, received. a day or two ago, the
National Intelligencer, contains the following article:—
" Impressment of Seamen.—This important subject having
beer, waved in the late negociations of Ghent, and a Treaty
of Peace concluded without any provision thereon, the
subject will in all probability become a source of contention.
and possibly of :car, between this country and England !"
SUUSIDIES.—The following is a correct account of the
subsidies paid to the respective European Powers, Esc.
within the last twenty-one years, viz. from the commence-
ment of the year 1793 to the end of 181 4, amounting in
the whole to the sum of Forty-six Millions Two Hundred
Eighty-nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-one Pounds,
Nine Shillings, and Two-pence Three-Farthings :
Hanover, 2,(I89,1071. 13s. 3J. Prussia, 3.175,6631. 154. 4d.—
Het i./ Cassel; 1,c71,1071, 13s. 7d. German imperial Loan,
6,2.z0,0001.—Ditt0, 1.716,6661. 134. 44.—Ditto Princes, 700,0001.—
Portugal, 9,433,3551. 185. 9d.—Russia, 5,275,1381 19s.— Sweden,
3,818,4111. 2s. 4d.—Spaiu, 5,100,5771. 3s. 81d.—Sicily, 2,616,6661.
13s. 4d. Austria, 2,414,8811. 134. 4d. Sardinia, 592,11001.—a
Brunswick, 25,0361. 14s. ad.-1-Prince cd'Orange,
501,0171. 6s.—France. 200,0001. -- Denmark, 128,9171. 161.—Baden,
26,9901. 10d. Morocco, 16,3711. 31. 3d. Total, 46;289,4611.
9s. 24d.

It is said that the Duke of Wellington has required the
whole disposable force of the kingdom to be put under his
command.

Two British vessels arrived here from Havre on Friday;
one with the British Consul on hoard ; the other with Sir
Thomas and Lady Page and family.
A vessel arrived at Newhaven on Friday from Dieppe,
which she left the same morning. Orders had arrived at
Dieppe for all the fishermen to be drafted for the service
of the army. The fishermen, it is said, immediately rose in a
mass and refused to be drafted, declaring, that they would
resist to the last extremity, and that they were all for Louis
18th. On Thursday a body of National Guards paraded the
town ; and on Friday 2000 troops of the line were expected
to compel the fishermen to march. Disturbances were ex-
pected.

Two small vessels arrived on Friday at Portsmouth from
France. One had twelve French Officers on board, who
had white cockades, and arc said to have conic from La
Vendee, where the Royalists are in force. The ether vessel
came in under the white flag with four or more officers.
It was reported at Dover on Friday that a French frigate
with the white flag had passed that port; but that as soon as
she got off Dunkirk, she lowered the white flag, hoisted the
tii-coloured, and went into the harbour.
A FRENCH CARICATURE —A whimsical caricature is at
present exhibited in Paris, founded on the mode of expression
used for brevity's sake by Frenchmen, when asking for a
newspaper, in the coffee house ; for example, calling the
Journal de Debats," " le Debats," the " Journal de l'Ern-
pare," "I'Empire," Src. The picture represeins Louis XVIII.
Bonaparte, and the young King of Rome, sitting in a cafe,
the Corsican reading the last mentioned Journal. His Ma-
jesty says, very politely, " Sir, when you hare done with the
Empire, I will thank ion to let me hai'e it ;" and Napoleon,
pointing to the bo%, replies, " Sir, lam sorry it is not in my
power to oblige you, fur it is bespoke fur this young Gentle-
man !"

An offer has been made to Government, to convey the
mails to the different parts of the kingdom, at the rate of nine
miles an hour by steam ; the details of the plan are under
the consideration of the Executive.