The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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'IIIL 11.

April, it is said. a corps of 50,000 men will enter Ilatnburgh
and Lubeck " to make a severe example of the insurgents."
NAPOLEON himself was on the eve of setting off for the army.
But before thkin•this step, the Senate were informed that the
Emperor had caused letters patent to be expedited, by
which the Empress was invested with the right of assisting
at the Cabinet Councils, wherever such should be con-
voked during his reign, and with they, Regency, as long as
he should temain at the head of his armies, to liberate the
territories of his allies. " She is to exet else the functions
of Regent, in conformity wlih his orders and instructions ;
to preside in the Senate, the Council of State, the Council
of Ministers, and the Privy Council, to give sentence on
Addresses for pardon. But she is not allowed .to authorise
the presentation of any Scnatus Consukum, or the passing of
any law."
Thus NAPOLEON has, in fact, temporarily resigned the
exercise of the Sovereign authority, to fulfil the duties of I
Commander in Chief. By this stroke of policy, be hopes to
bird Austria still more closely to his interests, for should the
Emperor FRANCIS al,o turn against him; he must now
first declare war to his own daughter, as being at the head
of the Government.
A Decree has been passed, calling out every Frenchman
from the age of 20 to GO, to form a national guard, 87 co-
horts of which of 1000 men each, are to be at peseta em-
bodied for the protection of various parts of the coast, such
as Flushing, Chef bonrg, Havre, &e.
It is supposed that NAPOLEON is now on his way to his
army.

FIIE-ii AMERICAN DEFEAT 4z.
The Ametican invaders have at last been invaded in
their turn. Two divisions of troops having been
seen crossing the St. Lawrence on the ice the 23d of Fe-
bruary last, were thought to be exercising, and were allowed
to surprise their observers at the village of Ogriensburgh,
where they killed 6, took 40 prisoners, 750. stand of arms, a
great quantity of amtrmnition, 1.3 pieces of cannon mounted,
Obout 500 barrels of flour, and a quantity of pork and beef,
besides burning the old and new barracks and two vessels.
Notwithstanding, these repeated defeats, the warlike spirit of
Mr. MADISON does not seem to subside, as his speech
on taking the oath of office will testify. It abounds with
the usual misrepresentations respecting the impressment of
sailors, and endeavours to cast the blame of this " just, ne-
cessaty, and noble" war, entirely upon us. In it :1:r. MA-
DISON tells the world " he is consoled for the clouds under
which the reputation of the American arms has been thrown."
4. by presaging. (lakes of bc.-oic entcrprize 1" There may be
bombast in this, but is there truth ?

IBRIC VTIONS RESPECT' Ts. a THE PRINCESS OF
WALES.

Much curiosity was excited, and much displeasure created
-by the publication of certain letters, in a Sunday Newspaper
of last week, purp,,rting to be a copy of a correspondence ;
between Ministers and the Princes; of W7.les, in which offers
made from a high quarter towards reconciliation v'ere frus-
trated by a pertinacious adherence to unnecessary condi-
tions on the other •1 he authenticity of these letters, which
the Editor had imprudently brought forward as entitled to ,
implicit credit, was, however, contradicted by authority in
evtsry paper on Monday morning. Conscious of the blame
which must attach to him for so gross an attempt to deceive.;
the public, the Editor immediately advertised his intention
of justifying himself by publishing "tt a full and clear expla-
Dation of the manner in. which those docuroetcs were deli-
vered to Anse" and announced that his defence would con-
bin original letterf and communications from Lady Pereeviill

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Lady Ann Hamilton, and John Milford, Esq. (nephew of
Lord Redesdale, and cousin to Lady Perceval). It is in Our
power, however, to givo a still clearer account of the whole
business; and our explanation being taken from an offi-
cial document, which, we understand, will be published to-
morrow by authority of Her Royal Highness the Princess
of W ALLS, may be perused with the confidence due to au-
thenticity. John Mitford, Esq who composed, anti com-
municated those Documents to the Editor of the paper in
question, has unfortunately been long afflicted• with a
mental disorder, which, although it leaves on certain
subjects an appearance of reason, deprives- its victim
that rational principle from which our actions should
flow. Ile was consequently placed under the care of Doctor
AREURTON ; but the imprudent humanity of his fa-
mily restored him khout six weeks ago, against the ad-
vice of that Gentleman, tO that society from which his occa-
sional irrationality had hitherto banished him. Ilis mind had
probably beclr powerfully affected by the late transactions res-
pecting the PRIN ESS of W A LEs,and by one of those impulses.
which, as they proceed from madness, madness alone can
explain, he fabricated the correspondence which the
Editor with too little enquiry admitted within his
pagPs, and recommended to the public as documents no
less important than authentic. His mischievous ingenuity
did not even rest here. Besides the letters that have ap-
peared, he had composed official conversations in which the
Loan CHANCEL I.oli aid other Ministers were introduced
as chief Speakers on the side of the PRINCE, and which
he also intended la. publication, had not the contradiction in-
serted in all the Monday Papers alarmed the Editor, who Men,
we understand, applied for information, to the quarter
.where he should have previously ascertained the authenti-
city of the mischievous papers which he was the means of
foisting on the public. Whether he still intends to main-
tain the authenticity of the letters which he has announced
for publication in his defence, we are ignorant. But we
have been assured that even those, with the exception of
one, which we could name, are also fabricated by the same
unfortunate genilewn. It is not improper to add, that
MiTFORD, after having been examined by her ROYAL
HiGllNEss's Con noel, by whom the official explanation.
%hieh will appear tomorrow, is diawn, has been replaced
under the care of Doctor W AREURTON, whence he should
not have been removed until his cure has been perfected.

A mail from Heligo!and arrived on Wednesday, by which
advices have been ►eceived from flamburgh to the 26th ult.
and flan► Heligoland to the Ist instant, with a variety of
German and DaniAi Papers. The previous accounts of an
interview having taken place between the Emperor ALEX-
AN! ER and King of PilusslA, at Bresla‘V, are- confirmed;
and it is said Ministers are in possession of the Prussian De-
claration of war attains► France. The conduct of the Prus-
sian General D'YoacK, which was stigmatized by his So-
veaeign, while undet the influence of France, has received'
the full approbation of FREDERICK WILLIAM; as a testi-
mony of his regard, he has conferred on him the command
of the army, formeilv under General BuLow. It is esti-
mated at .10,000 strong ; and the recruiting in t'ae Prussian
...:intes is represented as proceeding with the greatest spirit.
The corps of General Dlicatrcs is joined to that of Gene-
ral Count WITTGENSTEIN, and is placed, by order of the
King of PRUSSIA, under the command of that distinguished
Officer. The Prussian General Bt. b-
pointed to the command of the for
van-guard entered Saxony on the 16
of Dresden ball- been occupied by

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.UCH Ea, has been ap-
'ees in Silesia, and
3th ult. The old town
the Rusbi3us, but the