The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-06 00:00:00

THE NATTOXAL REGMTETL

AUG. A.

Mrs. CialtlCll from publishing his Letter to vov, which
was given to Mrs. CLARE for her satisfaction, as to who
were the parties concerned in the inccstigatkm, and (what is
more likely) to prevent the publication of her Letter to you.
But Mrs. CT.Aitsli: (you ought to have known) has too
much. spirit to be intimidated by you. To use a vulgar
adage--She has lived too long- in a wood-to lie seared by an
(ltd.—That transaction has already .remained too long in a
state of mysterious uncertainty, not at all favourable to
the illustrious delinquent; a continuance of it may pra
duce mischiefs, not only to the parties concerned, but to
the nation, and can tend only to the advantage and sails.
fact:on, because it screens only the profligate and the
guilty.

" Knowing the thing to exist," can only mean, knowing
that Major Donn has a copy of the Letters."—lt was un•
derstoml to be a part of the settlement respecting Mrs.
CLA A% E'S Memoirs, that no copy of the Letters was pre:
served. Was the writer of this anonymous scrawl ignorant,
that if he had basely and surreptitiously taken a copy of
them, it would not, and could not, affect any supposed en-
gagement on the part of MN. CLARICE, which would be
construed to extend only to what was in her power, custody,
or pus scion. But all this is trifling to the menace con-
tained in the fpliowin passage :

There is a tail: of some Forged Acceptances to be used
against yon—take rare of YOURSELF. If, Fir' you' would
preserve the little remains of character that btlong to you,
for God's sake, convince the public that you have nothing
Otto with this incendiary Letter. 1 repeat, that no doubt is
entertained as to who was the infamous miscreant that
wrote it. Nobody who has ever seen his writing can doubt
it. It has been exhibited to many who know his band,
and not one—no, Sir, not one,
,has hesitated to pronounce
the scoundrel by name. Whatever political enmity I may
have, I entertain no personal dislike to you; and if you
are capa,ble of a manly dignified conduct, take a decisive
part Upon this occasion, anti expose the wretch who has
descended to such villainy, even though he should have
been your friend, your adviser, or even your co•operator.
The transactions to which these forged acceptances allude,
shall be given in my next Letter.

a constant tire upon their column, woods fount it-s it. 4 iiged to
retire vi ill, some loss. (;eneral Luison ordered the vit e• to he
;mimed, as also that of in revenge for their ha viii as-
sassinated 85 cha:..scurs of the 51:i regiment.—on the 24th, all the
troops formed a junction at Puebla de S;inahria, which place
they left on the 19th and 30th, nut, .irrived at Comoro, on the Lit
and 2(1 of July. The Marshal requests his Maje.t v Joseph to
-end him the succour he had applied for 4111 the 30th of May.
" Your Majesty," he says, " mind be sensible, 11..1( it i 4 pow
inure (lion five mouthy Sinew I have received any orders. notices,
or succours of any kind, and con7:cquenily that I mu-. he in *%:.nt
of many things, and ignorant of the general dill:o34ton.. the
establishment of an Hospital is iiiiiispenSable, and a • of
provivions for four mouths, %hick would be the only means
to prevent the French from being obliged to (seek them in the.
houses of the peolants, and being murdered by them. For this,
asid to put Clallicia iu a state of defense, a million of reals would
be necessary."