The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-01 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL RECrISTEIt. 285
visions. The retreat of General Kuissroa, of which we
have given a detailed account under the head of Foreign
Intelligence, is hailed by the Swedes as a master-piece of
military skill.
The Gottenhurgh Mails have brought word also, that
the Austrians were drawing close to the Turkish frontier,
and that the Servians and French weic nearly in contact.
The Russian troops too, who have been in Italy, were
marching into Dalmatia.

The preparations for the new Expedition have bees
vigorously continued. Sir JAMES SAUMA n rz, the Admiral.
will sail in the Victory ; and the Mars, is Ihe ship of Rear-
Admiral KFATs. In the Fleet will he the Minotaur, Tigre.
Polyphemus, and Audacious, all of the line. The 4th, and
three companies of the 95th, were to embark on Thursday.
General FRAZER will go to the Baltic second iu command
under Sir JOHN MOORE.
IL Zeijtrt

A letter from Gibraltar, dated April 5, contains the fol-
lowing intelligence :
" A hundred men, with two engineers and a detachment of
artillery, were sent yesterday from this place, to take posses-
sion of an island on the opposite side of the Streigkts, near the
• Barbary coast, which has been ceded to us by the Emperor of
Nlorocco, and which will he of the greatest utility in checking
enemy's gun-boats and privateers, and affording shelter to our
own vessels, particularly in bringing supplies from Barbary, as
there is escellent anchorage on each side of it, and it is iniend-
ed to fortify it strongly. The. Emperor of Morocco i: expected
daily to declare war against France and Spain."
A Leeward Island Mail arrived on Thursday, brought to
Falmouth by the Windsor Castle packet. The Islands have
not of late been very healthy . The newly arrived regi-
utents, the 25th and 63d, have sutfered the most. The
Scotch Royals had likewise been unhealthy at Tobago, and
the 37th at Trinidad. If r. rant, the Stair Surgeon, lately
died there, and Lieut.-Colonel fiogis, of the Royal West
India Rangers.
By the American East Indianian, General Clarkson, front
Canton, sent into Plymouth a few da3s ago, the following
intelligence has been received :
She sailed from Whampoo the Bth of December, and left at
that place the following English China ships, viz. the Britan-
nia, Brunswick, Addington, Selby Castle, and three others,
names not known. The Mmieste, of 311 guns, was at Chumpu,
waiting to take the Company's treasure.—The Albion, country
ship, that took the Company's treasure at Whampoo, for the
Modeste, caught fire,
,just as she had completed her lading, and
was burnt to the water's edge.

Character of the English nation, by the celebrated Count
theustiern, at one tune Chancellor of Sweden. " England,"
•:ays he, " is most truly the Queen of Islands, the Empress
of the Ocean, and the Arsenal of Neptune. .Itis at the
same time the Peru of Europe, the Kingdom of Bacchus,
the School of Epicurus, the Academy of Venus, the Coun-
try of Mars, the Residence of Minerva, the Support of
flolliind, the Scourge of France, the Purgatory of the Par-
tizans of Slavery, the Paradise of the Lovers of Liberty." .

THE COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION.

Wednesday his Majesty held a private Levee, when the
following had the honour of being. presented :

Mr. Pinckney, the American Minister ; Mr. Alexander, upon
heir 4 appointed Consul at the Cape of tiood Hope ; General Sir
.4. :\ ;Imre, upon hls truing abroad ; General Sir 6. '. IL liongli-
tincupon being appointed Governor of Ceylon ; Admiral Lord
upon his heir:,; appointed to the command of the Chan-
-7A 11,•et ; Mr.,ltose, jun. upon his returafrom a special
• t A!,erica; and Admiral Berrie, upon being appointed
;nor ru lire in Cilief at the Cape of Good Hope.
'l{`l4,l Bishop of Quebec took leave. •provtoui •to quitting
lin-13nd tor Catlaia.
Ilk Majeitv then held q Privy Council, and gave private
• ~1.r.7s to the. Duke.ut Portland and the Cabinet Minis-
krereri&in Mr. Muse, &c. and at half-past
s:x sot off uu his return to %Viotti° r.