The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

artillery (four brigades), is encamped -near Badajos. The
convalescent sick arc at Eivits—the worst eases have been
sent to Lisbon; the light cavalry is at Villa Viciosa and the
neighbourhood. The army is extremely sickly—about
1000 sick, wounded, &e. The light cavalry is almost dis-
inounted ; a remount of horses for the 14th and 16th ar-
rived from England, under Major Archer. The Ist, or
Royal dragoons, commanded by General Slade, landed aiml
marched into Balem (ten days from Cork), 700 sirovg, ur
high order. . Seartely a transport in the Tagus, and only
the Barfleur and Semiramis-sloops of war.
Accouets were said to have been received, on Thursday,
of the conclusion of a peace between Russia and Sweden,
on the condition of ex. tufting British ships from the ports
of Sweden, the report is unfounded, and we are confidently
ass:zred, that the swedrsh Government has shown no dispo-
sition to shut her ports against England.
Three Gottenburgh Mails arrived on Thursday, A pacific
mission from the Court of Slockhohn, hail sailed from
I'staill. 00 the 25th August, and !ended at Stralsuud on the
29th, wheute the rrepties were to set out immediately on
thee. journey to Paris. It is not improbable, however,
that the: would change their destination, and proceed to
the heard-quArters of N A FOLFON, at sienna.
ft is reperted that the Duke of linuseivinek has received
Welligetice that the Arnestice between trance and Austria
has been broker), and that the Prussian army under Gene-
ral theca ca, has marched to the assistance of the Austrians.
It is also reported that the of Prussia has repaired
to Pelersburgh to consult r:th the Emperor. We are not
in possekision of sullic;ent information to enable us to con-
firm or coatradict_ this account, but we cotifss it appears to
us very ileprehable.
The Earl of Liverpool hes transacted !he husineis of the
03lees of the three Secretaries of Stale, since the duel be-
tweet' Lord Castlerengh and Mr. Canning.
e A Gentleinaa just, arrived trom France says, that in his
tour through filet country he found all toe commercial
towns and ports dismnsted wile the system of policy, adopt-
ed by 1;apoleon, butr ;eat '' rive I'l.'mpereur," Ives the
universal cry. lie added, that Doeap irte was endeavourilig
to flatter the.weaknessel and , assions of his suby as, by
the same artifices which Louis XIV, had engagee in his
service ; he had swept down abqut 3000 houses in tile neigh-
bourhood of the Champ de Mars for the purpose of erecting
in that conspicuous situation a magnificent palace for the
imperial residence, superior to any production of art the
mind of Pe; ault had contemplated.
Wednesday we received New Yolk Papers to the 20th
ult. and letters to the th ru-
mours in some of the papers, that' Mr. JACKSON had
reached the city of Washington, and had been favourably
received. The fact is, that Mr. JACKSON is not expected
to reach the seat of Government until about the 15th inst.
as we have certain information that the Mary Ann, MACK -
/NTOSIi, from the Chesapeake, which she left on the 23d
of August, spoke the African man of war, with Mr. JACK-
con on board, on the 29th ult, iii lat. 3S. long. 71. about
two days sail from the Cape of Virginia. This being the
case, it would require several days to bring him to Wash-
ington. and several days inure before he could procure an
interview with the President, as the latter as retired to
country seal.
Several more transports arrived at Yarmouth in the
course of Miinday, from Walcheren with sick. They were
Chiefly Officers, and .tinong them are several of the Ger-
Map Legion. The inhabitants of the Island have also been
attacked with disease as well as the British troops. Nearly
3800 sick, from the Island of Walcheien, have been sent to
the hospitals ia Portsmouth.
The Medkal Report from Wakberen is—Died last week
575 men, and otlicnes—Beinain in the Hospitals 8600.
The GovernOr of the Bank, the Solicitor-General, and
several other Gentlemen, have already agreed to auHt iu
441'ectino'r the: Ovvive fll Cotcut,o-ardea Thcidro.

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Ai the Council Cl;amber st the Queen's Palace, the 27 tlt
of September, it was ordered that there be a General
Thanksgiving on the -25th or October.
A distressing event happened in America about twe
months ago. At Southwark, in Savannah, were.drowned
four young ladies, three of them 14 to 16, and one iT
years old. They had assembled near a pond fur the pur-
pose of picking cherries, but finding them scarce, en-
ed into a boat with a view to collect pond lilies; by some
means they overset the boat, and before assistance coubl,
be afforded, they all perished. Their bodies the next day,
in separate coffins, were laid side by side in the same grave.
The following affecting occurrence took place during
tire disastrous retreat of General Moore's army from Spa*
last year.
An Officer of one of the British regiments, overcomt
with fatigue and hunger, and no longer able to keep up
I.yith his companions, tad dropped behind, lie espied a
tuft of trees in a field adjoining the road, towards whick
lie crawled, with a view of resting his weary limbs secure
from the sabres of the pursuing enemy. On his coming
;war to the trees, he perceived a woman, seemingly a.
soldiers wife, stretched upon the ground, and a little in-
fant laying near her. lie approached to render such assist-
ance as Was in his power. It was too late; the hand of
death was upon her, and she was scareely able to utter
these words—" God bless you, it is all over," when she
expired. The officer sat down beside her, he felt her
hand, it was clay cold, he had nothing to succour her
with; a brook was near, he filled his hat with water. and
besprinkled her face and hands; all was in vain, and Ws
was convinced she was utterly gone,
Having rested himself so as to be able again to go on,
he tied the little infant in the poor woman's handkerchief,
andhavimg fastened it to his back, he pursued his march;
in this condition, procuring what sustenance he could for
himself and the little orphan, he at last after a lour* and
wretched journey, reached the Pert of Vigo, which 6 at
that time happened to be unoccupied by the French;
clere begot on board of a transport, and reached at'last
Lngland with his little charge. IKis regiment (or rather
the remnant of it) had arrived before him, and he joined
it, still accompanied by the infant.--He .has it (it is a
boy) always with him, and has one .f the women of this
regiment to nurse it; and be declares, that this kitties
orphan, whom Heaven threw upon his protection, shall,
let his future fortune through life be good or bad, share 4
with him.

ELOPEMENT.—An elopement of rather an extraordinary
nature occurred at Kensington early on Wednesday morn-
ing. The parties are a Miss S. and a Corporal belonging
to a Light Dragoon Regiment. The Lady was considered
one of the most polite and accomplished girls in the neigh.
bourhood ; she is twenty-three years of age, and has a very
considerable fortune. She was missing on the morning of
Wednesday. Having been seen at Chelsea in company
with a ,Dragoon, whose regiment was quartered in thin
county of Kent, and it being known that the young Lady
was attached to her humble gallant, • the parties were purl
sued and overtaken at Teederden, near Maidstone, ou
Thursday morning. and she was resiored to her friends aG
ter having presented the Dragoon with seven guineas in the;
presence of two relatives who overtook her
xOO,OOOl. Prize Money, to be had at No. 2G, Cornhill, Low
don, and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.-110ANSBY and C 0..,
State Lottery Office Keepers, and Stock-Brokers, advise their
Friends not to delay thpir purchases of Tickets and Shares, ail
no Chance .can be obtained after the 19th of this month, the
Drawing beginning on the 20th, and finishing on the same day.
This new regulation meets with universal approbation. All
Orders executed with the same punctuality, and at the sans*
price,
as if presents---In 1807 and 1908 Capi -' Prizes shared
by Hornsby and Co. No. 18,544, 20,0001. 10,294, 20,0001.
19,544, 20,0001. 2.279, 10,0001. 133, 10,0001. 8,831, 3,0001.
8,716, 5,6001.49,570, 5,000-1. 11;127, 4,0001. 3,536,;000:
witik severs' I,SQOI, pook pot. SOL 4fic.

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