The National Register.
London, England, 1813-02-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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bt en able to gather ; nod this, which we have picked up
with the utmost care frdin various quarters, does, iu our
rnind—ns cilcuntutoreial evidence is said to constitute the
best proof—bear ail the external walks _of an exibting
cOttre of some description or other hetwcen our Alinisters
and BuoN A r A RTE."

'Vie same paper proceeds to as7ert that the negeciation
must necessarily relate to peace, and descants on the impro-
priety of treating with Fiance without the co-operation Of
our I:Zus,ian and Spanish allies. The Courirr of last t;ight
denies the fact,
,anzl states—" that the Gentleman who is
arrived from France, is one who has been late before, se-
veral times, we believe, on affairs entirely of a pi ivate nature,
lbs name is CI, A!? EMONT, and he belongs to the.house of
VEREGEAux and Co. of Pat is.—lle arrived last week."
It appears sinc.,,clar, however, that this Gentleman's arrival
shou:d have been involved in such mysterious secrecy for a
whole %reek, if he had come here entirely on his own ac-
count.

All the Cabinet Ministers assembled yestei day at Carlton
!louse; for the purpose, it is understood, of communicating
to the PRINCE IILGEN'f the result, and the pal ticulars of the
recent examination ropecting the PR t Neuss of \V A LES ; and
.of deriding upon the measures to be adopted ib consequence.
Nothing fat t hen has transpired.
A mail from Lisbon arrived on Tuesday, milli accounts
feom thence to the Bth inst. Dispatches from the Marquis
•of \V ELLINGTON were also received, dated filllll Freynada.
Ifis Lotdt,hip return to head quariers on the 27th ult.—
The enemy had not made any alteration in their position
eluting his aloence, and the Allies occupied the sante can-
tonments they did in December.
Paris Journals to the I.lth inst. arrival on Tuesday.—
They arc studiously silent net-pecting the actual pcsiions and
stlength of the several Russian divisiGns, but boastfully speak
of the extent of the preparations making to assemhle another
.to cat .army for offensive ore: ations in the North. The
]toad quarters of the French army were still at Po,eti on the
.8d of Feln nary ; 39,0e7.0 French t, oops, including a number
of cavalry, were expected there in a few days. The health
of BERT II lER is stated to have imptoved, and he has left
Posen for his dc-qinatiun, but what that is, we are not in-
i'ontned._ The Legislative Body were to meet on Sunday last,
Nvhen BCON AP A PTE intended to go in grand procession and

open the Sittings.
A Paper of yesterday says, that " cu Thursday afternoon
a person arrived in town, who left Paris on Monday last.
Ile has brought over an account of the .E.ipose, and of the
►_lles.,nge and Addresses thereon. Ile states, that imme-
diately after this business was dispatched, BUoNAPA RTI set
out from Paris on his route to Alayence, there to have an
interview with the Emperor of AusTut A, whom he hopes to
prevail upon to assist in person at the Coronation of the
Impress LOUISA, and of the King of ROM E.
The same Paper says, " Wc are assured that 'Ministers
have got the Expose." From all the enquiries we have been
able to make, we cannot find that this assurance is well fonnd-
ed—nor have we heard of the arrival of any vessel from
France this week. Indeed the gales have been so violent for
some days that no vessel could venture to quit the French

coast.
American prizes tumble fast into our ports. The Ply-
mouth letter of Friday announced three more, and letter.;
from Torbay and Bideford states the arrival of another at
Torbay, and two at Bidefot d.
It was reported; o►n Friday, that a duel had taken place
between Prince SCIi.W.SItTZENBERG awd a French Marshal
.1!d that the former had li=en wounded.

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Mr. Ct A Y;'"W110 spoke so violently in favour of conquer-
tig the whole Ainciican continent, in CongrcEs, had perhaps
received his lesson from his wife before he repaired to the
[louse of Representatives. Ile married a French lady of the
name of 1301SFLUILL LT, and as marry of BUONA£ ARTE'S
agents Won', to that sex, natuial chatter is to entice-
and win, it may have been through her means that Mr.
Ct. AY is beCOUIC so zealous a Patriot.

Six kegs, containing papers in French, were picked up liv
;Le Brighton trawl-boats on nut -clay night. They are co-
pies of the Russian Bulletins published in our Gazettes, trans-
lated, probably by order of the higher powers, and forwarded
to France, which it appears that the French Government have
thought proper to return. It is supposed 11w were dropped
by a French lug,ger privateer, which appeared off that town
on Wednesday afternoon, and was distincey seen to capture

a blig.
A private letter 1,3; been received from Paris, which states
the death of JOEL BA P.LOW, on his return from Wilna to
that. capital.
We understand that a copy of the Coneonlaragreed ()Fon
between }ft:ONA P A ItTE aial the Po? F, has been received in
this country. The principal stipulations of it are said to re-
late to the I e-,totati,n to the. r, by Buor: A P.NitTE, of the
states of the (lintel) with fun tympot al power therein, and
the agreement by the forny_T to give hi; sanction to the last
mart iage of BI:01.4 A P A al: r, and thus formally to legitimatise
the Icing of Rome, as a testimony. of which the PONTIFF
will assist at, the Coronation.

It is curious to contemplate the number of Irene?' Ge-
nerals who seem to be heartily disgusted with the Russian
war, and with the conduct of 11VoN.APAnTL. ATAssENA.
is gone back to his native city, for the restoration of his
health, as it is said. The some rete.on is given for MURAT's
quitting the army, thou:2,ll it was ca,y to collect, that he
had given up the corn twilit! from a very ditferent motive.
MoRTIER is returned to Paris, and BE:RA.IIIER seems to be
no longer Buot: A A Rill's 'Ott feted; he is said to have •
been ill.also, of the gout in his stoteach ; and, as f,tated
is gone to some mice! tain destination. Thcre appears to
be in fact a general dissatisfaction among BuoNAPARTE's
Generals, and wC.remark that he praises only two of them
(EUGENE BEAUtIARNOIS and NEV), and these two in such
a manner, as to give umbrage to all the rest.
The Malheur, of the 9th of February, contains a very
voluminous report to the Emperor by the Council for Naval
Constructions, in which be tells him, " that the attention
his Majesty has paid to ship-building, has given an activity
and extent to them, of which no reign can furnish an ex-
ample, and that the rapidity with which his naval forces in-
crease in his arsenals, may give an idea how dreadful they
will become to the enemy of the repose of France, and must
:prove to him, that the balance of the Ocean's empire is
ready to be placed in equilibrium."
The British 'squadron, off the port of New York, consists
of the San Domingo, Admiral WARREN, Dragon, and
Poictiers, 74 guns each, four or five frigates, and two or
three'smaller vessels.
A Meeting of the Association for the relief of the Mftnu-
factoring Poor took place on Wednesday, at Freemason's
Tavern, the Duke of KENT, in the absence of the Duke of
I, YORK, being in the Chair. The report of the Committee
was read and approved of. Mr. WHITBREAD, who was
present, said he had been one of those who believed that the
Association could do no essential good, but be had now
altered his opinion, and Would, therefore, su.pport it by his
t subscription and exertions.