The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-17 00:00:00

JITLY 17.

Thursday, her Majesty beld a drawing-rooni at Bucking-
ham-house. The company began to arrive at the Palace soon
after twelve o'clock, and continued setting down till about
half past three, at which time the Prince Regent arrived, es-
corted by a patty of Life Guards : his Royal highness was
received in front of the Palace with military honours, the
band playing tt God save the King." The other branches
of the Royal Family came in state; namely, the Duke and
Duchess of York, the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Cambridge
and the Pi incess Sophia of nhucester.— Previous to the com-
mencement of the Drawiovrootn, the French Amhassadot
and the Danish Minister 'ere introduced to her Majesty,
and being admitted to a private audience delivered their ere-
de:itials, and were Limo graciluslv received. The Queen
continued receiving the c,,mpliments of the numerous and
splendid a,Feml,l ige till fi‘e o'clock. In the evening her
Alajes.v and tie Princesses went to Carlton.house, where
there wa. a s•lect pa, tv _

The Emperor of .I,iistria ha. rnmcd tl,c• Prince Regent
of En ;land commandant of a I egitnent of lins-ars, which
will brae Lis name.

The Empt:!or Alexander, when in this cnuntry, paid a
visit to Madame Moreau. the widow of the unfortunate Ge•
neia': he rema•ned wiih her near an hour and a half, and,
when retiring. said to her, that he had granted 100,000
roubles, to be paid on her receipt at his bank., 40,000 ditto
a year, the rank of Dame du Portr7iit, Order of tit. Cathe-
rine ; alco 600.) roubles to her d.l•:!Jiter, and the title of
Demokelle d'llonneur tc t!
The Emperor of Russia arrived at the Hague the Qd inst.
In his progress thither his Majesty viewed the city and for-
tifications of Antwerp, the house at •••andatn where his illus-
trious ancestor Peter the Great formerly dwelt, and the dock
whet en) he ►•ugaged himself as a shipwright. The Em-
percr paned through Nimeguen on the sth, on his route to
(.;e, many.

The taking of Paris has been eclebiated at Moscow with
great solemnity. Ilk Eminence Angu,tin delivered a very
eloquent discourse in the Cathedral Church, in which, ad- •
dressing Moscow, he said, " Thy ruins will hr eternal monu-
ments cf the wonders of God's goodness and justice, which
Nv 4.s r e disphived t.b thee in Russia atul all Europe, and the
reflection of the flames that destroyed thy beauty will shew to
future ages that thou was the victim of the redemption, not
only of our beloved country, but of all Europe, from the
heavy yoke of an ambitious tyrant."
Tie ports of Norway are blockaded by foir Russian, four
English, and four Swedish frigates. The Norwegian army,
according to the lists, consists of 32,000 i n fan t v and 4000
horse, of which only 5000 are now in actual service ; but :ill
the inhabitants if the vallies are enrolled as volunteers. The
Swedish army, by the decision of the Diet 181% consists
of 60,0n0 men ; but there is still all appearance of an amica-
ble adjulment.

The following paragraiii is extracted from the Altona
Mercury of July I:
Ei N n, Jrvr. 25.—.1 great non.ber of Shipc, among which is a
long expected cffivoy from London, ivis passed thy uk.ithin these
low dais.—The sight of many hundred merchlnt ships of different na-
-11,,,is in, our Pviads is new to us, after so many years interruption.
.1.1!v•e hundred and sixty-nine ships have paid the Sound duty within
thew fiv:.l.lvs.

His Majesty's ship Barham, which came conv.:y to the
Downs with tip! Jamaica fleet, has brought home remittances
om the merchants to the amount of 700,0001 consis'ing of
otee million of dollars, and the remainder in gold and silver,
in bars, gold dust, ke. weig.hin together upwards of rit tons
hich has been Inadud at Deal in broad-wheeled waggou:;, Go
Le sent to London under a sfrong escort.