The National Register.
London, England, 1808-09-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

to scale the Pyrenees---where are they ? Will he withdraw
his whole army from Germany ? but he acknowledges
himself the impossibility, under existing circumstances, of
weakening the corps he has there. This is a tacit acknow-
ledgment of the apprehensions be entertains of insurroc-
tious breaking out in other countries. He has ordered the
whole Contingency of the Rhine to march into t ranee, if
we can give any credit to the German and French Papers.
He dares not employ them in Spain, for he must be con-
vinced the greater part would desert to the Allies. He
employs them, therefore, to suppress the effects of popular
discontent iu Brabant, Holland, Switzerland and France ;
or, more probably, to keep them as hostages to answer for
the submission of the Princes of Germany. He also affects
to boast of t!ic friendship subsisting between him and
Russia. We arc strongly inclined to believe the contrary ;
and we really conclude, from this very publicity, that he
entertains very strong doubts of the sentiments of that
Court. It would be madness to suppose that Austria would
assume her present inenacing attitude, were she not secure
of the acquiescence of Russia. The armies of the latter
are in motion in Poland. The most active correspondence
exists between the Cabinets of Vienna and Petersburgh ;
and why should we not draw a conclusion, supported by
policy and feeling, that if Russia takes any part in the
contest, sic will opt that which is so congenial to her
honour and real interest ?

Last night we received Paris papers to the oth, and Dutch
to the 13th. Hamburgh papers to the 10th were likewise
received. They all tend to corroborate the impoit.int in-
tellgence, that a war between Ausiria and France is un-
avoidable. Divisions of French troops are hastening
in forced marches from every part of Germany towards
the Rhine. They seem to concentrate themselves on
the right bank of that river. A detachment of the
Imperial guard is arrived at Strasburg, and Bonaparte is
said to have departed from Paris, from which circum-
stance, and the arrival of his guard on the banks of the
Rhine, it is presumed he intends to command the army
destined against Germany. The Russians, according to the
Presburg Gazette, are forming pleasure camps in Poland.
According to the French Papers an interview is to take
place between the Emperor Alexander and Bonaparte, at
Weimar. The truth of this intelligence we are stron'ly in-
clined to doubt. Marshal Lasnes, it is reported, will have
the command in chief of the army in Spain.
At two o'clock this morning we received a third packet
of Dutch Papers to the 17th inst. The following is the
principal article of intelligence which they contain :

66 PARIS, SEPT. 11.

" A treaty signed on the Sth inst. between 111. Champagny,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and his Royal IliAiiness Prince
William of Prussia. has put nu end to ail the differences which
exiited between France and Prussia."

A Packet has arrived from New York. The latest intel-
ligence from thence is of the date of the 6th ult. The em-
bargo, at that perod, was 6z:idly enforced, and it c. as un-
derstood, that it v.as the determination of the Goverment
not to remove it as long as the causes which occasioned it
should exist. This, however, is a measure which does not
entirely depend on the disposition of Mr. Jefferson and his
friends. The other branches of the Legislature have for-
tunately some weight in the decision of a question of such
immense importance to their country and themselves.
A Row-Boat has arrived at Guernsey from St. Maloes,
with four American seamen, who state, that Bonaparte has
arrested all the Americans in France. This account, which
has been received by a Gentleman in the city, was read at
Batson's Coffee-bous►• yesterday morning.

BRILLIANT ACTION OF Sift SAMUEL HOOD IN
THE BALTIC.

We have the happiness to announce, that in the Baltic we
have co►nmenced our nava! campaign against Russia with
great brilliancy.—Lieuteeaut Thompgou arrived on Satur-

SEPTEMBER M.

day at the Admiralty with dispatches, statin,t, Mal
Samuel Hood had attackeu the Russian Fleet of Nine Sail
of the Line, with only Two sail of British ships, and after
a very severe action, succeeded in cutting oil* one Flip,
which was driven ashore, captured, and burnt. The
Russians lost 221 men killed and wounded ; we have oily
lost ten men killed, and one officer wounded. The Centaur
is said to have captured the enemy's ship by. boarding.
The Russian ship was so much shattered, that had our peo-
ple succeeded in getting her off the shore, it w.is
she must have sunk; it was therefore determined to destroy
her. The Centaur also got a-ground in the action. The
Swedish fleet, being very much to leeward, had no oppor-
tunity of sharing in the action. The Russian fleet took
shelter in Port Baltic, in the Gulph of Finland, where the
are now blockaded. When the officer left Sir S. flood,
Sir J. Saumerez, with four sail of the line, the Victors,
Goliah, Africa, and Mars, was in sight. It was hoped that
we should be able to force the Russians to quit their shel-
ter, or compel them to surrender. As sooh, howeser, as
the Russian Admiral got into the port, he began to erect
works upon an island commanding the entrance into the
harbour, and which it would be necessary to occupy before
any attack could be made upon his squadron. Lieutenant
Thompson has been received with great distinction by his
Swedish Majesty, to whose head-quarters he had been
dispatched previous to ills atting out with the dispatchei
of which he was the bearer.