The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-07 00:00:00

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The Austrian army has lately
ments to take some concentrated positions, she ob-
ject of which appears to be to approach the
especially those points at which it would have to
c feet its passage in case it should receive orders to
cross that river, which it has not yet done. Mean-
time numerous reinforcements continue to come
clown from the Italian Alps, and to accumulate in
the states of Lombardy and Venice. When all the
reinforcements expected from the hereditary states
shall have joined the army in Italy, its feree, it is
said will amount to 200,000 men : of this force,
one half only, we are assured, will be employed ia
the expedition with which the kingdom of Naples
is threatened ; the other will remain, as an army of
observation, as the foot of the ,Alps, beyond the
rivers which separate us from Lombardy. Whatever
may be the issue of the differences between Austria
and the kingdom of the two Sicilies, and of the
events which threaten the south of Italy, our Court
seems to abide by its resolution of maintaining a
strict neutrality.
VIENNA. Dec. 19.
Our Emperor will arrive here from Troppau 'on
the :2 th , but the Emperor Alexander will not be
here till the Ist of January, because he will remain
at Kremiscr to pay a visit to the Cardinal Archduke
Rudolph. Fetes are preparing fur the Sovereigns,
but they will be very short, as it cannot be doubted
that their Majesties will set out almost immediately
ior Lavbach in Carinthia, where the King of Naples
is expected by the 22d of January. The prepara-
tions for war are carried on without inter mission.
FRANKFORT. Dm

Great curiosity is excited to lenrn the contents of
the protocol of the conferences at Troppau, which the
cabinet of Vienna has addressed to all its diplomatic
agents at foreign Courts. It is known that the
affairs of Naples form the only subject of them, and
that they strongly condemn the principle of revolu-
tions made by an armed force, and of constitutions

thus imposed upon Sovereigns.
The Great Getman Courts have communicated

to all the States of the Confederation by the medioni
of their Ministers to the German Diet, their views

respecting the revolutions in Naples, Spain, and
Portugal, and their firm resolution to oppose all
charges of Government which may take place in
consequence of insurrections.
The German Diet will shortly have to deliberate
on subjects of the highest importance. Most of the
ministers who term a part of that assembly have
already received fresh instructions from their res-
pective Governments. It is affirmed, that a law
respecting the press is in agitation, which will be
made binding tbr all the States which compose the
Confederation. As for the military affairs, the dis-
cus►ion of them will in all probability be again ad-
journed ter a time.
I.IItUsSELS, DEC. A.
Yesterday morning at five o'clock, a dreadful fire
broke out in the palace of the Prince of Orange,
which entirely consumed that fine bui!ilitig, in spite
of the most prompt assistance of every kind, and the
extraordinary zeal and courage of the citizens, who
were eager to show their affection to the Prince and
Princess, by the most extraordinary efforts to stop
the progress of the flames.
His royal Highness the Prince of Orange directed
the workmen, and encouraged their zeal with cool-
ness and intrepidity which so eminently characterize
him. Meantime the archives were removed from
the palace of the States General (which joins that
of the Prince), as well as the most valuable furoi-
ture which could be rescued from the flames, and
carried into the park and the neighbouring houses.
The fire seems to have begun in the chapel of the
Princess, at the upper story. The Prince imme-
diately directed all the assistance which could be
given by the persons of his household, but in vain.
At seven o'clock the Princess and her three sons left
the palace, which began to be a prey to the flames
and which soon spread further with amazing vio-
knee. They communicated to the noble hall of the
States General, decorated with so m.•ch taste and
elegance by M. Vander Straiten, the King's archi-
tees. Only the bare walls of that magnificent
building remain, but its fine frontispiece, which we
owe to the skilful hand of the sculptor, M. Gade-
diaries. is happily uninjured. 4il the archives
and papcis of the ancient government, those of the
province, and of the Tribunal of Commerce, have
beau ptescrvid. Marry valuable effects have been
s wed, but many have also been destroyed. The fire
was nut got under until five p. m. ; but at ten there
t+•as a fresh alarm, which, however, was soon re-
moved. Many persons have received serious bodily
injuries, but it u. not yet known whither any person
has pet ished. Their Royal Highnesses are at present
in the house of the Marquis d'Asch, The hope of
recovering some jewels, or melted silver plate caused
orders to be given to enclose ti.e whole space with
boards ; in fact, some things have been found. The
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