The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-20 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTFR.

of war, Alarmed at that irruption, the• Servians
trembled for • the -safety of their capital, whilst
ACEXANDER, unwilling to resign the prize of for-
mer triumphs, resolved, we are told, to display
the whole force of his empire to keep these
territorial acquisitions, and ordered reinforce-
ments to the amount, of .50,000 men to be
sent to the Danube. Had his armies been
in the flourishing state in which they are repre-
sented by political writers, he would of .course
have directed some portion of his regular troops to
repair to Moldavia and regain the advantages that
had been lost ; but when instead of these we find
.• that he is compelled to. have recourse to a fresh levy
-of men in the Ukraine and other distant parts of his
dominions, we must, however_ reluctantly, acknow-
ledgelhe falsehood of these representations which
arm hiiiwith numbers, immense, indeed, on paper,
but trifling in the field.

The grand Ain of malcing one spacious street in continuation
of Portland-place, in a straight line (taking down Foley-house)
through Mortimer, Margaret, and Swallow-streets, to Pall-
mall, opposite Carlton-house, it is said, is to be carriedinto
.execution early in the next pring.
On the 3d inst. a Court Martial was held at Yaxley Barracks
on a Serjeant of the West York Militia, for shooting a Freech
prisoner., The Frenchman, it seems, had secreted himself under
the raiiing4if the prison, with a view, as the Serjeant believed,
of effectinglis escape at a convenient season ; and he (the Ser.
jeant), upon observing him, went to a sentry-box, took a musket
from a Corporal there, levelled at the prisoner, and shot him
through the heart.—le Court acquitted the Serjeant of cri-
minality.
Tuesday se'nnight, on the arrival of the Lady Frances packet,
C:,tain Rutter, in Harwich harbour, from Gottenburgh, Mr.
niggle, the tide surveyor, going on board as usual, discovered a
quantity of tea and spirits concealed, in consequence of which
he felt it his duty to seize the vessel. While in the act of exa-
. mining the state room, the Captain and Master of the packet
being also below deck, an alarm was given that the boat was
putting off with nine merrin.her, who had been concerned in the
smuggling (and who had no doubt anticipated that they would
be turned over to a man of war, as is usual in such cages for the
!ante). The Captain immediately ran upon deck, and threaten-
ed, unless the men instantly returned, to shoot some of them.
No attention being paid to his threats, he ordered his musket to
be brought from his private cabin, and firing into the boat, one
man, named John Farr, was killed, and another wounded in the
cheek. The Captain immediately reloaded his piece, which
was, however, taken from him by Mr. Haggis, and discharged
into the air. A Coroner's Jury has since been held on the body
of the deceased, who have brought in their verdict—Wiyul
Murder.

The following singular circumstance occurred yesterday sen-
night :—A couple were married at a Church at the West end of
the town, for the third time; the first time they were not of
age;.-the second. time, the licence was filled up wi:h a wrong
name, Mirth rendered it necessary for them to have another,
and go through the ceremony again.
Cooke has entered into another engagement with the Ma-
nagers'of the New York Theatre'for right weeks. The Theatre
opened for the season on the 2d of September, on which day
his engagement commenced. He was expected to take his de,
parture for 'England in November, and may consequently be
expected in this country in January.
The Branch Bank of the United States, at Charlestown, has
been robbed by means of false keys, to the amount of 140,000
dollars in specie, and eleven hews of gold of the value of tett
thousand dollars each, were also carried oft trt the robbers.
A thief named Donnelly, while under exa,rphaation in Dublin,
Tuesday se'nnight,for a street robbery, suddenly darted through
the window, glass, and sash, and alighted oh hts feet in the
street, and instantly fled. He was however. retaken, and
committed for trial, but grievously wounded. in his'attempt to
escape.
An elderly Lady, of Tower Hill, Horsham, named Finley,
was unfortunately burnt to deathson Monday sennighti through
her clothes catching fire.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, OCT. 4.—On the 27th ult. the Emperor visited Flush-
ing; he was very much satisfied with the immense works which
the engineers have executed there.
Fort Montebello is mounted with 80 pieces of cannon, and
has a casemated redoubt. The sea-front of Flushing is defended
with 100 36-pounders, and 60 12-inch mortars. Great improve-
ments have been made in the rear of Flushing; sluices have
been formed which will produce an inundation 0f.150 foists;
good covered ways, good glacises, and three crowned works rest
upon Forts St. Hilaire and Montebello, and place the fortresses
out of the reach of bombardment. Fort St. flilaire, mounted
with 50 cannon, is connected with Fort Rameskins by interme-
diate forts. Fort Rameskins is covered by a crowned work,
which also is protected by inundations; dikes divided, and again
united by dams of mason-work ' galleries of mines wrought to
the distance of 60 wises in the dikes, so as to blow them tip
should it be necessary ; such is a sketch of the immense works
constructed at Flushing within these two years. his true that
the land fortifications alone have cost, during that time, about
nine milliotis. Already the powder-magazines, the magazines
for provisions, and the arsenal, are rendered bomb-proof. Theca
works have placed Flushing in the rank of fortresses of the first
order.
The sea-works have also been considerable. AlI the quays of
the basin which the English wished to destroy have been re-
paired. The mines by which the enemy endeavoured to blow
up the sluice were so ill-directed, that they did not completely
effect their object. The sluice will be refitted this year; and 30
ships of the line, completely equipped, will be able to enter the
basin, which was not the case before. The general magazine,
which the English blew up, has been re-built, and rendered
b nub proof.
On the 28th his Majesty went to Middleburg and Terveere.
He ordered new works for increasing the fortifications of Ter-
veere, which it is important should be made a good fortress.
On the 29th, at live in the morning, the Emperor repaired to
Terneuse, to visit the works of the basin which is there con-
structing, and which 40 ships of the live will be able to enter as
well at low as at high water. There are 60 feet of water at the
foot of the dikes of Terneuse, and this important point rests up-
on the roads of Terneuse and Baerland.
After examining the works of the basin. he went up the
Scheldt in his boat to Batz, where lie arrived at seven in the
evening. He visited the works which are constructing there for
securing the passage of the branch of Berg-op-zoom, of which
fort Batz is only a redoubt. He then went on board his yacht,
and at one in the morning arrived at Antwerp, well satisfied
with the progress of all the works, with the good state of his,
squadrons, both in point of their crews and equipment, and with
the rapidity of their nuinceuvres.