The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

THE. NATIONAL REGISTER.

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that info.thation to the same effect had reached that place
from a person in authority at Ilawburgh.

No confirmation of this intelligence has yet arrived. It has
been °User ved, that the statement could not be correct, as the
whole military force v.hich Austria could employ in offensive
operations, is said not to amount to 80,000 men. We should
also think that Austria would only have adopted such a de•
termination in concert with our Government, and from the
short time Baron AV EsSENBERo has been here, it is altnomt
impossible that a sufficient interchange of sentinlents sho.uld
have ta'cen place with the Court of Vienna, to adjust a
matter of such importance. The conduct of the Danish
Covernment, now seems bent on rejecting our ftiendly
offers, and not only fired on our last Baltic fleet when it pasSed
the Sound, but sent out gun boats to endeavour to capture
our vessels, seems not to indicate that Cu: cause of the Ales
has received the reported accession of force, as that Power
would scarcely then dare to continue its pi esent display of
obstinate partiality towards France. Other rumours have
also been circulated. The mission of Prince Schwarrzen-
burg to Paris, mentioned in the French Papers. is said to have
for its object to demand the restitution of the late Austrian
provinces on the Adriatic, as the condition on which the EM-
PEROR was willing to sell his neutrality. Other accounts
state that the proposal came from ByortA PARTE in order to
secure not only the neutrality, but also the co cperation of
Austria. These reports, however, have bithctto no solid
fouudatign.

FRIAH LEVIES IN FRANCE.
In another part of. eur Paper will be found
Declaration of War against France, and the Fr,
It appears, that up to the middle of February
otferedto mediate an armistice by.which the R
would have repassed the Vistula (the foitres
would have been given up to the Prussians) ani
the Elbe. BUONAPARTE, however, eonsi,le'
posal as an attempt at deception, and 10-wed
Ile asserts in his reply, that at the time P, use
offer, she had concluded an alliance with
proaches her for the vaisatility of her polit
and declares, that he prefers an open

doubtful friend. To meet the additional
is thus brought against him, and which
at from 80 to 100,000, a Senatus Consultu
passed authotising a new levy of 180,000 men
the active armies. Tl►e defence of the coasts
is entrusted to the Local National Guards, w'
called out to the number of 90,000, and who,
marine troops, the workmen at the ports, the
land army and gens d'artnes ate said to fo
250,000 men, exclusive of a reserve of Grenad
seurs amounting to one hundred and twenty th,
sides these, the reports states,lhat Fiance mill L
new levies are completed, an army of 400,000
Elbe, one of 20u,000 partly on the Rhine,

and in Italy, another of 200,000 also in Spain
no doubt, gross exaggerations ; but it in'
lected that this is, in Buonaparte's own wo
struggle, and that he will therefore mal
extraordinary efforts to render it successful.
done so may be seen by the followiltr; account
authorised by the Senate since the occupation
At the bt ginning of October 181 V. 160
In January 813 ••'3so
In April ditto lt;o:

Total 69(
—mob.
A 11/411:;11.1CA.
MADISON, the disciple of IicorNIAPA RTE,
the late arrivals from America, has acted in a IL
.of his master. He has ordered the English re
United States, to give up their abodes, and
into the interior of the country ; there to be

seem, as hostages, to answer for the measure
Britain may adopt with respect to those of it,
are found in arms aghinst their countrymen.
pose, the weak tool of Bum.; AP A RTE has reso
sure unknown in former times, and doomed

English who resided in the United States, and
been so degraded by contact with American ino
swear the country which gave them birth, to sir

of,war. This conduct on the part of the PRE:
well his taste for every thing French, and can
the effect of making those who seem general
think favourably of the enemies of England, o
to the real character of this man, while it enall
to appreciate his love of justice and his res.
inanity. •
Mr. MADISO S will doubtless plume himself
this notable project for protecting those who,
him, are " nobly fighting for the country of
-Let this conduct, and the language which acco
resound through the whole civilized world
other nations of the earth admire the liberal
Government which can thus hold forth as m
unhersal adnairatiop, those (Rgradrd vrictches