The National Register.
London, England, 1811-03-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL

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unless we should consider as such, fresh instances
of insults being offered to the American Rag by
the great and powerful friend of the American Go.
vernment. American vessels are captured by
French privateers when destined for Great Britain,
or seized when allured into French ports by re-
peated professions of friendship. Yet the preEe-t
American Government seem so predetermined nct
to find any thing wrong in BUeNAPARTE'S con-
duct, that this fresh proof of his sincerity is not
likely to alter their determination.

A gentleman of the name of LABOUCHERE, has
arrived in this country; on leave from the French
Government, to transact some business connected
with the affairs_ of the late Mr.
.HOPE. This gLin-
tleman being the same person through whom an
indirect, but authorized proposition of a negotia-
tion for peace was intimated to our Government,
immediately before the seizure of Holland and its
incorporation with Prance by NAPOLEON, The Moni-
tcur thinks it necessary, expressly to declare, that
he does not now come on any pacific mission, and
that France will not make peace with the present Go-
vernment, whose system of etv nal warfare is known
to all Europe. Our opinion on the object of Mr.
LanotcmalL's journey is not in the least influenced
by this precautionary hint from The Moniteur. And
as to the sentiments exclusively attributed to the pre-
sent Government of this country, we recollect
that the first cry about perpetual war was first
raised by The Moniteur on Lord HENRY PETTY,
now Marquis of LANSDOWNE, proposing to carry on
the war for an indefinite period, by mortgaging
$ iccessively parts of the war taxes with an adequate
sinking fund to redeem them by rotation. On the
whole we are convinced that sonic new snare is in-
tended.

The Duchy of Oldenburgh has been united to
France, and the reigning Duke, with his Duchess,
have sought an asylum at St. Petersbugl'. As that
Prince is brother-in-law to the Emperor ALEx-
ANDEn, politicians have immediately supposed that
Russia was going to arm in his defence. They
should, however, have recollected the little influ-
once the most sacred ties have had on the conduct
of the Princes of the Continent in the present-
contest ; they should have recollected ALEXANDER'S
'solemn vow on the tomb of the great FREDERICK,
followed by his degrading alliance with the
destroyer of the Prussian Monarchy, and with-
put going so far, the exiled King of SWEDEN is
also brother-in-law to the Emperor ALEXANDER.

No news have reached England from any other
part of the world.

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It was reported on Friday night that General
GRAHAM and the Spanish Garrison of Cadiz had
been completely successful in the Epedition against
the French-besieging army. We trust they have
beem but no such intelligence has reached Govern-
ment.
Letters from an Officer of the 14th Dragoons,
dated Feb. 28, state they had a large passage out
from Plymouth, of 21 days, and were , five days
beating off Cape Finisterre with a foul wind, but
both men and horses arrived in excellent order, and
joined their fine regiment three days after they had
landed at Lisbon.
Letters are now granted for ships destined to
France, but the returns are restricted to seeds only.
Sir SIDNEY Sx.r.lTli is appointed to- the command
of a squadron, which is immediately to sail on a
Secret Expedition. It is also stated, that Sir SID.
NEY himself was the planner of the enterprise he is
about to execute.

Sir JAMES SA UMAREZ only waits the return of the
Victory from Lisbon to proceed immediately to the
Baltic with a powerful fleet under his orders. The
winds, however, are likely to prevent his sailing. for
weeks to come. It is now said that Count GOTTOEP
will sail with* him.
A letter from. „Mem*: dated i'ebruary I, sap,
6C In regard to trade, the RuSsian Government has
richer become more lenient, and the vessels with
Swedish and American Papers, have at last been
declared free.--Hemp has
~got up, in expectation of
orders from England ShoOld. your Government,
however, ref use granting licenses tor the importation.
of Russian articles, the conscqiien-ces , will prove
very fatal to Russia, and might produce a change
in the politics of that country in favour of Eng-
land. The price of hemp in Riga, is 21 silver
roubles per 81b. The Alberts dollars have been
Called in, and the silver roubleS have beeil issued all
over Russia."
The following is an extract from a letter dated
Gottenberg, March 1.-7" . Here is no embargo or
sequestration laid upon any ships whatever, nor, do
I apprehend any thing of the kind will take place,
excepting at one port. Rtrmour says, that Konigs-
burgh is'occupied by the Dounaniers, andthat these
vagabonds are sending all the goods that arrived by
the last• fleet to Magdeberg, as the Prussian Go-
vernment cannot pay the contributions."
In consequence of the great success attending
the exertions' of British Officers in training. the
Portuguese troops, Spaniards are also" to be trained
on a very extensive scale, under the auspices of
the British Officers and the British Government.
An establishnient is now forming for this purp?se
in the island of Majorca,. and arms, accoutrements,
and clothing, are preparing in England •for the
'equipment of thirty thousand men in that island,
all Spaniards, to be sent into Spain, ten'aiousand
at a time, when they are perfected in the -use of
arms and the necessary mancativres, a In'ocd4S which
will take about:two
.months. Lord Wm. TANGTeIii
has spared manoolliis best
.serjeants,- aptit,s6me
excellent OffieerS- far this, purpose, and iiiirtibers
are
..going from other quarters. The-unilo'rrn, of
the maim), ig to .-I:4' scarlet coats,-,61 the cavalry
lemon-coloured jackets; of- the artillaty-dark.'blrte,
and of rifles, or sharp-shooters, dark green.