The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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ristration, with whom they did not mate' ially differ, most
efficient by their union. Joined with men, whose political
sentiments are, on so many highly important points di-
rectly at variance with their own, we fear that they will
form a neutralized body, both inert and useless.

MAir 21

American Papers to the 18th ult. arrived on Wednesday.
The Government of the United States appear to have as.
sumed a tone somewhat pacific towards this country.
Private letters say, that Commissioners are now on their
way to England to adjust the existing differences. There
is every probability of the Non-Importation Act being
repealed ; and the American Executive is said to have
formally disavowed the procedure of taking possession of
Amelia Island.

The Corunna Journals contain a dispatch from the gal-
lant MINA to General MENDIZABEL, informing him that
on the 9th ult. at a short distance from Victoria, he de-
feated a body of the enemy, consistin of 2000 infantry,
and 150 horse, with the loss of 500 killed, and 150 pri-
soners. A convoy which this corps was escorting fell into
his hands, and he had the further satisfaction of releasing
400 Spanish prisoners. MINA took 120 loaded waggons,
and among the spoils were '250,000 crowns in specie, and
Gen. DORSINNE'S baggage.

Several private letters, received by the Anholt
state, that negociations between France and Russia are, in
the midst of all the preparations for war, carried on with
the greatest activity. It is certain that MARAT, the French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and DARU, the Secretary of
State, both accompany BUONAPARTE on his journey to
the Vistuht. With such a suite, it seems, that he still ex-
pects to accomplish his purpose by diplomacy rather than
by the sword.
We learn from Cambridge, that the Bishop of BRISTOL
having prepared an Address to the REGENT, condoling
with him on Mr. PERCEVALIS death, Dr. BROWN, the
Vice-Chancellor, objected to three or four words, wl-ich
he thought contained an approbation of-Mr. PERCEVAL'S
public measures, and requested that they might Le ex-
punged ; to this the Bishop refused to accede, and lir.
BROWN, in consequence, threw the Address out of the
Caput. This circumstance produced considerable cla-
mour, which was, however, in some degree appeased by
the Vice-Chancellor's producing an Address which he
had himself prepared, and which appeared, or. the wllole,
to be considered preferable to the Bishop's ; yet the fer-
mer having been rejected, the latter, on being ',reposed,
was likewise cast out by the law of retaliatien; and ihe
Bishop's Address is now left for individual signature.s at
Trinity Lodge.
Tuesday being her MAJESTY'S Birth.day, who entered
into the sixty ninth year of her age, most of the Royal
Dukes dined with the Queen and Princesses at Windsor.
ROYAL LIVERY OF LON uoN,The meeting of that put
of the Livery Who have assumed this denomination took
place at the City of London Tavern on Friday, to dine
together, and to call into action those principles which
were the original cause of their association.
Alderman C. SMITH presided, and the meeting was
both numerous and respoctab!e. The number amounted
to nearly 400, and the we:ire:a order, decorum, and convi-
viality were observed through the whole course of the
evening. The healthy of the KING, PRINCE REGENT,
QUEEN and ROYAL FAMILY, were drank with a degree
of enthusiasm, highly honourable to the feelings of tile
meeting. Appropriate loyal and national songs w,?re
given in the best style by Messrs. DIGNUNI,
PYNE, and others; and to some of the teats temperate
sentiments of constitutional loyalty were annexed.
Government has granted protections to all the RivLr
Fencibles lately disbanded, which are to remain in Iwo
. until next Seszion of. Parliament.