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London, England, 1809-05-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTFM.

excite the public mind still farther, thau any attempt to stifle all
investigation 11110 the charges that were made ? The Hon. Gen-
tleman declared that he was neither sorry nor ashamed for what
Le had at any time said in or out of that House upon the subjects
alluded to; on the contrary, he rejoiced in it. As to the other
meeting which had been noticed, he certainly did not attend it;
ant because he did not disavow the sentiments expressed there,
but because ill-nature and evil-designing personS were capable of
converting it to the most invidious purposes, to misrepresent him,
" Spargere voces ambiguns in popttlum,"
to throw out insinuations against his character, hostile to his
reputation and interest, calculated to do injury to the public
cause. A Right Hon. Gentleman had stated, that this charge
might appear to be a trifling matter, when examined, and there-
fore, that it was necessary to know Its nature beforehand: in
short, to have it brought before the House in a tangible shape.
A tangible shape, he (\lr. W.) thought rather an awkward ex-
pression at present. The Douse had recently had pretty strong
calls upon them for tangible shapes, and these tangible shapes had
not turned out exactly as they were wished and expected to turn
out. He thought that certain clan es of pubic men ought to !lave
seats in that House. He was of opinion that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Treasury, his Majesty's
Secretary of State, should have seats in that House; but he saw
a great many sitting opposite to him, who, on account of their
places, ought to be excluded from that House. It was true the
corruption is not quite so bad as in some former periods of oqr
history. Respecting the question before the House, it was
his advice to his Honourable Friend to let it go to a vote. For
the form's sake of supporting the right.: of the Commons of Great
Britain and Ireland, he would by no means advise him to with-
draw it, especially as, whatever might he its fate this night, it
would not preclude him from proceeding on the subject t: hen he
should hereafter think it expedient, and the sooner the better.
The Speaker having put the question, " Whether the Hon.
Spencer Perceval and Lord Castlereagh, should be hea.-d at the
bar of the House of Commons on Tuesday text, on the charges
brought against them," six or seven " Yeas" were heard on the
Opposition Side, and a thundering peal of " Noes," from every
quarter, shook the House. He thenpbserved, that it became
the House, at an early opportunity, to take this Inkiness into
consideration in the regular way, end after a -hart co►tversation
between Mr. Canning, Mr. Whitbread, the Speaker, and Sir
John Anstruther, Thursday next was fixed upon.

MAY 'T.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

IL (MOO 11,
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1809.

POLITICiIL EVENTS OP THE TrRHIN

MELANCHOLY INTELLIGENCE.

Dutch papers arrived in town last night, and have
brought the disastrous intelligence, that a battle was
fought on the 22d and 23d ult. between the French and Aus-
trians, and that the result has been, that. the Austrians
have been defeated with the loss of 25,00 D men in pri-
soners. The account was transmitted by telegraph to
Brussels, and thence to the French Ministers of War at
Paris, sby whom it was made public in the following
bulletin

Paris, April f 2 5 , half-pact Six in the Evpn:ng.

" The French after completely defeating the Austrians, have
taken 23,000 prisoners, a great number of cannon and standards.
number of Generals are killed and wounded. The enemy is
in full retreat, and vigorously pursued.
True Copy. (Signed) Gx.a prr•
The following further particulars were immediately after.
wards given by the same public authority.
The government have received the following- Copy of the
Official Bulietin issued by His 314,jesty the Emperor
Napoleon.

STUTGARD, 23.—The followin; Official Bulletin bas,
this day, been received from Ludwigsburg:

"Rohr, between Landskut and Ratiybon, April 12.

" The Austrian army has been scattered as (Iwo ; all the corps
are dispersd. Upwards of twenty Generals have been killed or
wounded. One Archduke has been left dead on the field ; two
others are wounded. We have taken more than thirty thousand
prisoners ; and a great number of standards, cannon, and map,
zines, have faller, into our hands. Of the army which dared
to defy the French, hut very few will re-cross the Inn. It has
been remarked, that on this occassion, as in the battle of Jena,
those who were the instigators of the war, have become its first
victims. The Prince of Lichtenstein, one of the principal
instigators, has received a mortal wound. His Majesty, tho
Emperor, yesterday executed his manceuvres in the midst of
40,000 of the troops of the Confederation of the Rhine. His
Majesty harangued thew, and they displayed the highest gal-
lantry."