The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Mlll it'S Pr,)clamation respecting the new cockade, was as
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Bologna, April 10, 1815

Joachim Napoleon, king of the Two Sicities

Whereas all the Italians are to meet for the cause of the
• country,' under Nnional Colours, we have thought fit to
unite ti e colour already adopted by us in our kingdom of
Nal -, ;he svo,hol of honour and inviolable fidelity—the
watch w-rd of our brave army—with that which has rendered
the Itw lan armies renowned in all the battles in Europe
Accerdingly have decreed, and decree as follows:
Art 1. The Italian cockade shall be composed of amaranth
and irre,w, in equal stripes.
2 The cockade shall be worn not only by the a: my but by
Pal s f all ranks who are devoted to the cause of National
ludcrendelve Our Ministers are charged with the execu-
tion of this Dec:ce. (Signed) JOACLIIM NAPOLEON.
By command of the King,
(Signed) Count of MOsBURG-

Letters from Upper Italy state, that when Murat found
his career checked by the skill and valour of •his Imnerial
Gener Is. he contented himself with plundeling in the name
.oflibrrlri, the provinces which he immediately occupied. and
coMmenced. hi 3 r, treat upon A ncovas On the city of
Bolouna alone Murat had levied four millions of francs, and
in the like proportion upon others. In several provinces he
has caused himself to be proclaimed Sovereign, as was in the
Prpal -twes.
All the French Ports of the Channel, from Dunkirk to
Eav•e are now closed; a packet which sailed from Brighton
for Dieppe on Wednesday was not permitted tb land her
passenvrq, -

By the George Canning, from the River Plate, letters and

papers have reached town from Buenos Ayres, to the middle
of Februaly The Buenos Ayres Government, it would
seem, had taken the alarm, on learning that the expedition
from cadiz wa- on its way thither, and a proclamation was.
issued in consequence, setting forth the real state of the
conn try. i!s means of defence, &c. and calling upon the"
iieople for their utmost exertions in support of their threat-
ened lib ,•y and independence. Every encouragement
with respect to commerce is held out to the British to secure
theirreutnility. The private letters speak with confidence
of their successful resistance, provided the British do not
espouse the opposite cause.
An article from Augsburgh states, that a revolution
against Murat has broken out at Naples; and that the
beaten a..d dispersed state of the Neapolitan army has
enabled the Austrians to match all their re-inforcements to
,r o opet we with the Allies on the southern frontiers of
tranre..-r—All accounts relative to Murat represent his affairs
,to be in a most desperate situation. The Austrians were at
Arezzo, at Perugia, at Tolentino ; and one report even
speaks of their arrival at Ancona. Murat has offered to
retreat u itl-tin his own territories, on condition of suspension
of arms ; but this proposal was not acceded to. Ilis troops
aae admitted by the French papers to be in a state of almost
entiic disorganization.
Friday evening the Princess Charlotte of Wales honoured
the 0 era with her presence, about half-past eight o'clock,
attended b‘ the Countess of Ilchester, Miss Coates, Colonel
AddenbrOke, &c. Her Royal Hiehness entered the Theatre at
half-past eight o'clock, where there was a serjeant's guard to
;receive her at the exterior, and in the interior Mr. Reed the

MAY 14.

Depu►y Manager, received her Royal Highness with wax
lights, and conducted her to her Royal Father's Box, the
Prince Regent's. Her Royal flightless entered about the
middle of the first act, when the audience rose, which, in
fact, is more notice than her Royal Highness wishes. Her
efloyal Highness looked extremely well, and appeared hignly
delighted with the whole of the performances; the dancing
especially attracted the particular notice of the distinguished
visitor. The home was well attended„ and the pieces for the
evening went off with considerable eclat.

The Duke of Cumbei land is on his return home, unmarried•

A punster on being told that the Duke of Wellington had
given a dance at Brussels, observed that his grace had begun
to accustom his army to balls already.
The Marquis of Tayistock has had the most satisfactory
letters from the Duke of Bedford, respecting his own personal
safety, although it is perfectly true that the four gc (tames
and two postillions were put to death by the hand .ti, to
prevent as it is supposed, their pursuit and detection.
Policies have been extensively signed at Lloyd's, giving
20gs. to receive longs. if hostilities with France do not take
place before Nov. 1.

The Intense cold which succeeded the unseasonable heat
towards the end of March, has occasioned great ravage in the
premature vegetation in France. Throughout the whole
of Lorraine, Alsace, the Departments of La Moselle, La
Mense, &c. and the young blossoms are all blighted.

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