The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-06 00:00:00

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the 10th, accompanied with a message from Buon-
aparte. The message announces the gigantic ag-
grandizement of the French Empire, and proposes
to unite, by means of an inland navigation, the ri-
ver Seine with the Baltic sea—a measure rendered
necessary by the maritime system now acted upon
by Great Britain.—The Expose goes over 'the his-
tory of the coalitions against France, and the nego-
tiations for peace ; states that an offer was made to
us, that the independence of Holland should be pre-
served, if we would repeal our Orders in Council,
which was refused ; and declares that France will
persevere in her Decrees so long as England per-
sists in her Orders in Council. With respect to
Spain and Portugal, 'wither the Message nor the
Expose takes any notice of them—a circumstance
which, of course, augurs not unfavourably to the
cause of those countries.

A fresh levy of 120,000 men, of the conscription
of the year 1811, is to be placed at the disposal of
the War Minister. A Maritime conscription is
likewise to be established among the maritime can-
tons of 30 departments, which are to be released
from the Military Conscription.

We have seen letters from the French coast, dated
as late as Sunday, and some from Amsterdam, of
the (28th ult. The latter state, that NAPOLEON had,
at length, felt, that his burning Decrees, instead of
impairing our commercial prosperity, tended, by
the consummation of our merchandize, which is ge-
nerally, if not always, paid for before it reaches
the Continent, to increase its demand ; as the pro-
fits on its sale, although secret, are so great, that
every danger is braved, in order to procure it.
Finding that his Decrees failed to produce the in-
tended effect, BUONAPARTE is now said to have sus-
pended them for the present. It is also stated, that
the remonstrances made by the distressed merchants
of the Continent, and the frequent failures in Hol-
land and at Par is had had some weight on his mind,
and several houses in Amsterdam have received
assurances from Paris that they would soon be re-
lieved from their embal rdssments. In consequence
of these communications, which are described its
official, many houses, which had suspended their
payments, were expected to resume them.

The letters from Paris are dated the 28th ult:
They inform us, that the French Government had
received advices from the Isle of France, to the
10th October, by which it had been ascertained,
" that the Isle de Passe had been retaken by the
French forces, and that the British frigate IphigeNia
had also fallen into their hands. It is further stated,
that a French squadron of six frigates immediately
afterwards put to sea, viz.—the Astrea, Manche,
Minerva, Belloua, Iphigenia, and Nereide."
It also appears, that during the last ten days, the
French privateers carried into Calais seven vessels,
amongst which was an American ship called the
General Eaton, Capt. SEWARD, bound from Lon-
don to Charleston, in ballast.

There are no fewer than 26 Members of the two Houses of
Parliament who have places In the Royal Household. The four
great Officers of the Household have places under them to the
amount of near 10,000/. a-year ; and the expenditure of which
they have the direction is. abure 40010001. a-year.