The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-15 00:00:00

NAPOLEON.

Of all the anecdote. we have met with of this wonderful
Man, the following. w hieli is verified by Le Comte Darn
(then General of the slimy destisted to the lova-
of England by the Boulogne flotilla), is, prrhaps, of
all toilet s the strongest proof of hut astonishing strength
of mind :—" One morning the Emperor called Data into
his closet. Darn tound him walking about the room in a
rage, and only bit aping silence by short and silent stela.
suatious—' What a navy!—What as Admiral!—What


sacrifices loetl.—My hopes are disappointed !—Tliat
lenetive; instead of being in the Channel lie is gone into
F. trot!—lt is all over! he will be blockaded !beret.—
Daru, sit you down listen to Ise, And write.' Ilte Ens.
peror bad that morning received the news of Villeneuve's
arrival in a Spanish port. He immediately perceived
that his plan for the conquest of England Was rendered
abortive. The immerse expenses of the fleet and the
flotilla were now for a long time thrown away—perhaps
for ever. Then, in the midst of no cxc. of passion
which would have rendered other limo ineapable of exer-
cising the understanding, he adopted a resolution of the
boldest nature, and sketched utl hand one of the most ad-
mirable plaits of campaign ever conceived in calmness and
deliberation by any emu/lector. Without Lesitating,
out pausing, he dictated the wit* plan of the cauip,,igo
of Adsierlitz, the depariere of toe different coil's of
troops from Hanover WO Holland to the %tide, and
southern confines of Friotre, Ike order and donation of
the marches, the points of convergence and junction of
the columns, the attacks by surprise and main twee, lilt
diffident movements of the enemy : every llniN4 was tore-
seen; and under every hypothesis victory was assured.
Such was the coreeciness and astonishing foresight of this
plan, that out a lime of departure extending user -.I U
leaeoes, lines of operation of 30.1 1111011. x of length were
followed according N. this first oil cellar'', day by day, and
league by league, all the way to M di. Beyond that
capital the dates alone iesilsd went some alteration; but
all the points weir reaciied, and the whole of the plaii
was crowned with complete success. Such was the .
tory talent of 111..1 1111111, as I.o'lllo4We to Iris enemies by
the power of his genius, as to his fellow-cirixens uy the
force of his despotism."

FROM SATURDAY NIC:117"S GAZETTr.
WHITEHALL, OCT. il.
Their Excellencies the LordsJu tires have been pleased, in his
Majesty's name, to give and grant unto Sir George Blackman, of
Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, and w Belleawardine,
in the county of Salop, Bart. only san and heir of John Lucie
Blackman, Esq. by Mary his wife. daughter of Henry Harnage,
Ime of London, Esq deceased, anti sister to Henry If arnage, of
Bel leswardine, in the said county, some time a Lieutenant
Colu-
ncl in the Army, their licence and authority, that he and his
issue may, in compliance with the earnest wish and desire, and in
testimony of the grateful and affectionate regard which lie beats
towards his said maternal uncle and father in law, the said Henry
Ramage, Esq. take and use the surname of Harnage only, and
bear the arms of Hamage quarterly with those of Blackman (the
arms of Harnage in the first quarter); such arms being tiru duly
exemplified according to the laws of arms, 41111.1 recorded in the
Heralds' Office, otherwise this licence and permission to he void
and of none effect; and also to order, that this concession and
declaration be registered in the College of Ann,
[The above is the first Act of the •• Lords Justices" which has
. appeared, in the Gazette, and we insert it to shew the form
840E0141.1
BAN K OPTS.
J. Belcher. Enfield. Middlesex, stone mason. Solicitor. Mt.
Harmer, Hatton Garden.
J. and E. litt Bois, Co?thall Court, merchants. Suls. Messrs.
Gregson and Co. Angel Court, Tl•,nl)urorton Street.
R. N. Rose, Holoorn, book dotter. Soh. Messrs. Edwards
and Co. Castle Street, Holborn.
J. Llewelyn and L. Belchier. Ohl Jewry, insurance broken.
Sol. Mr. Lester, Crutchodfriars.
R. Tate. Market IVeighton, Yorkshire, shopkeeper. Sal, Mr.
Jaques, Charles Street, City timid.
J. Travis, Oldham, Lancashire, grocer. SoL Mr. Searle,
Doctors' Commons.
T. Green, Alfreton. Derbyshire, grocer. Sols. Messrs. Brim.
ley, Gray's Inn Square.
J. Barton, Blackburn. Lancashire, upholsterer. Sol. Mr. Bigg,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.
J. Spear, Sheffield, merchant. Soli. Messrs. Tilton and Co.
Coleman Street.

IL T. Gilbert, Stockbridge, Hants, coal merchant. Sols.
MOWS. Cottle and Co. Aldermanbury.
J. Clayton, Bury, Lancashire, undertaker. Sols. Messrs.
Appleby and Co. Gray's Inn.
W. M. Hole, Kingskerkswell, Devonshire, tanner. Soli.
Messrs. Drake and Co. Red Lion Square.
P. Hamelin, Belmont Place, Vauxhall, plasterer. Sold.
Messrs. Denton and Co. Gray's Inn Square.
N. Dunderdale' Leeds, clothier. Sols. Messrs. Robinson and
Co. E‘sca Street, Strand.
P. and C. A. Thomson, Comhill, wine merchants. Solo.
Messrs. Wadeson and Co. A ustinfliars.

W. Jackson, Cudham, Kent, farmer. Sol. Mr. Taylor, Fur-
nivirs Inn.
DIVIDENDS.
Oct. 30, 11. Emett, Liverpool. paint and colour maker-50, .1.
Bates, Bishop Stortford, Herts. draper—Nov. 3, W. and T.
Bingley, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, linen drapers-6, G.
F. Boyer, A nlaby, near Hull, sugar baker-6, J. lioyes, junior,
Warm,Ord, York, carpet manufacturer-19, W. Vl, arts and J.
Rigby, :Manchester, linen drapers-13, G. Rose, Sheffield, grocer
—3, 1). Cawoad, Wakefield. York, merchants-3. 'l'. Rouse,
Liverpool. optician--8, NI. Pratten, jun. Bristol, leather dealer
—7, W.H. Lawrence, Bath, linen draper-3, T. Evelcigh, High
Holborn. shopkeeper-3, J. Searle, Lower Grosvenor Street,
shopkeeper-3, J. and It. Cleugh, Leadenhall Street, wholesale
linen drapers-3, J. Barclay, Old Bro.ul Street, merchant—io,
W. Wood, Wimpole Street, tallow chandler-3, J. Ledieu,
Richmond Buildings, Soho, jeweller-6, F. Trix, Southmulmn,
Devon, tanner-6, J. Hepworth, Leeds, cloth dresser.
CERTIFICATES to be groi..ed Nov. 3
W. Holmes, Chesterfield, Derby, flour dealer—R. Higg.,
Bristol, leather factors--T. Nicoll. Ware, Herta, larch maker—
W. Haling, Devonshire Street, Queen Square, wine merchant—
F. JI. Cubbren, Newcastle upon Tyne, iron founder—J. Davis,
Canterbury, linen draptr—R. Whiteside, 11. Fisher. and T.
Mastic, Whitehaven, merchants—H. Dark, Bath, woollen drir-
per—J. /Morgan, Stroud, Gloucestershire, linen dryer—W.
Higgs, Suand, hatter.,

A company his been fornsed at Liverpool for es-
tablishing steam-packets to ply between that port,
the Isle of Man, and Greenock, and also between
that port and Dublin. Two vessels of large dimen-
sions are already constracted for, and are now build.\
ing by two experienced shipbuilders, the machinery
tir both is to be fitted by an engineer of first-rate
eminence; and the proprietors, we understand, are
determined to spare no expense in the equipment of
the vessels, to contribute to the safety and comfort
of the passengers.
A General Meeting of the Birmingham Pitt Club,
took place on Monday list, when it ,was resolved
that the dinner which was to have taken place this
year, should be postponed till October, 183 ; and
that in future it be held triennially! ! !

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COURSE OF EX
Amsterdam 12 17 C. F.
Ditto, ■t 18 11
Rotterdam, 1% 18
Antwerp, 12 10
Hanaborah, 28 I

l'aria, 3 days' eight, 23 75
Ditto, 26 5
Bourdpaiox, 26 5
Frataktorton the Maine, 157
Paterilharzli, 81 3 U.
Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 23
Triestr, EL Flo. 10 23
Madrid, 36 —Cadiz, 36
Bilbibt,33l—Uareeloisit,33i

:WANGIr:, Ovr. 12.
Seville, 34—Ginralter,301
Leghorn, 47i—Cienoa, 43i
MAIM, 45 Venice, 27
Naples, 34—Llabon, 50
()port°, 50—Bahia, 58
Rio .laneii O. 48i
Palermo, 118
811 per cent.
Cork, 9 per cent.
Foreign gold iu barg,3l. 17e.
100. per cit.
New DonlblJons, 31. lie. 6d.
New Dollarv,4s. 941.
Silvi.r iu loirsoilauddrd,
1034.

PRICE OF STOCKS.

Bank Stork 23-i Oisinium 0.
3 per Cent. Red. 771 I Imp. S per Cent.
3 per Cent. Commis 7i 1 India Bond, 11
3i pci Cent. Isamu Stuck 2351
4 per Lent. 9.4 Exchequer Ittlle SI. prem.
tr per Cent. Nary 110} Cum:. Mr Ac. 78
L••ntr A. 11.4 I9i Luttery Tickets £l9 18s.

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

tonnon :
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15.
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In another part of our paper to-day we give the
ministerial statement of the Revenue for the quarter
ending on the 10th instant, which it will be seen is

very flattering when compared with the correspond-
ing quarter of 1820, and still more so by comparison
with the corresponding quarter of 1819. If an
improvement have been really produced by the pre-
sent Alinisters, we rejoice that it is so--
serves the state,
'• No matter whence he springs:"
but we have so often been duped by the hocus-pocus
arrangements of these leger de main gentlemen, that
much time is necessary for examination before one
ought to be certain that these statements are not

founded in fallacy—taking it all, however, for
granted-4n what branch does the major part of the
increase arise? why, in the Excise, which is wholly

derived from internal consumption—the returns of
which are almost entirely furnished by importations—
show us A quarter's revenue statement wltre the
increase is derived from the customs exportations—

where the manufactured goods of our country have

mainly contributed to the amendment of the Go-

vernment finances, and we will bail with great
pleasure the existing authorities as the benefactors of

the nation—such is not now the tase—it is true a
trifling increase of customs does appear, but that
increase is only the consequence of importations—
for if you import a pipe of wine, on which the excise
is 4s. 2d. per gallon, you have a customs import duty
of Ss. sd. per gallon to pay—this accounts for. the
increase of which the Government papers are in-
structed to vaunt so much.
The subscription for Sir R. Wilson goes on as
prosperously as the enemies of oppression and injus-
tice can wish. The ministerial papers were witty
on the score of the munificent sums subscribed (at
first by initials) through the Editor of The Traveller

—one raid D. stood for Decoy-clack—another, in his
second childhood, referred to his infantine amuse-
ment of Tee-totum and deciphered N. as a thing—
but now that they find each sum is not only P. pal
down, but P. raid in, their silence proves their cha-
grin. The four subscriptions announced by The
Traveller were—J. G. Lambton, Esq. M. P. 5001.
Sir F. Burdett, Bart. M.P. 5001. Right Hon. Earl
Grey, 2001. and the Hon. G. Bennett, M. P. 501.
and the subsequent additions to these give confi-
dence to the hope that the worthy Member for
Southwark will ultimately be a gainer by one of
the most tyrannical uses of power that has ever dis-
graced even our present Ministers—an act which

might he held up in terrorem to the remembrance of
of every military or naval member of the House et'
Commons, when on the eve of giving a conscientious
and honest vote, aid if established as a precedent
would of course form an insuperable objection to the
return of any one to Parliament who was thus com-
pletely tinder the dictum of a minister, however bad
he might be—however infamous the meoure he
aright wish to carry.
The accounts of the progress of the yellow fever
is Spain, which will be found in another column,

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are heait rending—the precautions taken by France
to prevent its introduction into her territories are
most praiseworthy, while several vessels which had
touched at places infected have been released front
quarantine law, and allowed free intercourse with
our English ports, although in one instance the
mate and one Of the crew had fallen victims to the
malignant disorders on the voyage from Spain—how
such carelessness, to give it no harsher name, can be
excused or accounted for we are at a loss to conceive;

has the benign favour of Heaven which has exempted
us from the appalling visitation so long produced
a belief that we may defy it ; if so, we pray that
those whose remissness may cause its introduction,
may be the only martyrs to their negligence.

THE GREAT MR PITT.—.-The great -Mr. Pitt,
the first Earl of Chatham, was, it is well known, a
most strenuous and powerful opposer of the me*.
sures of Sir Robert Walpole's administration. Only
the year following his entrance into the House of
Commons, and the commencement of his opposition,
Sir Hobert felt hiinself so irritated by Mr. Pitt's
conduct that he made no hesitation in depriving him
of a oxtrnetcy that he held in a regiment of horse,
and dismissing him from the service. As Mr. Pitt
had an elder brother and five sisters, his fortune was
so far from being considerable, that a few admiring
friends had presented him with this commission as a
small addition to his income. " The imprudent,
violent, and unconstitutional conduct of Sir Robert
Walpole," according to Mr. Pitt's biographer, " so
far from diminishing Mr. P.'s consequence in the
eyes of his patrons and the public, very, considerably
increased it in both." His friend Mr. Lyttleton,
afterwards the famous Lord L—, addressed the fol-
lowing lines to him on the occasion:—
•• T.. 0 WILLIAM PITT, ESQ. ON HIS LOSING HIS COM-
MISSION.
" Long had thy virtues marked thee oat for fame,
•• Far, far superior to a cornet's OSMt;
•' This generous Walpole saw, and griev'd to end,
•• So mean a post, disgrace so great a mind,
" The servile standard to as the free-born head
" lle took, sad bade thee lead the pir,triot band."
One cannot help being struck with the similarity
of the eases of Mr. Pitt and Sir Robert Wilson—
each attempted to be crushed by a falling admini-
rtration, and each rising superior to ministerial
meanness. The measures that dictated each were
equally "imprudent, violent, and unconstitutional,"
the motives equally paltry and unmanly, and the
aim of ministers will be defeated in the one as it was
in the other.—Among the list of the subscribers fbr
au annuity to Sir R. Wilson we rejoice to see such
names as Earl Grey, Sir F. Burdett, Mr. Lambtun,
Mr. Grey Bennett, &c. &c. This is as it should be
.—for to place Sir Robert Wilson above the reach of
the malevolence of ministers must be the severest
punishment that minds like theirs can suffer.

Ministers intend bringing in a Bill into Parlia-
ment, when it ;text meets, which, it it passes into a
law, will effect a great alteration—indeed, we may
say, an entire revolution, in our military system, but
one of such a nature, that none will wore sincerely
approve of it than those who are must apprehensive
of the danger of the military force to our constitu-
tional liberties. The leading object of the measure
is, to dispense with regiments of the line altogether
in Great Britain, with the exception of the house-
hold troops. The regular militia in Great Britain
amount to about 60,000. Instead of the regiments
being exercised as at present, for twenty-one days at
a time, it is proposed that each year iO,OOO shall
be called out to serve for Me whole year, and be then
disembodied, so that each regiment will be on actual
service one year in every three. On being disem-
bodied, a certain timelier of the officers and men of
each regiment are to be allowed to volenteer into
the line, to fill up such vacancies us may occur: we
understand three officers will be allowed to volun-
teer with every sixty me.i. By this arrangement
we shall have, in the course of every three years, a
body of 60,000 men completely trained and disci-
plined, instead of, as at present, having 60,000,
who, from the short period fur which they are culled
out tech year, are no better than raw recruits; we
shall have a constitutional force of xO,OOO men con-
stantly on toot, which will enable Government to
dispense with the use of all the garrisons at home;
and we shall besides have provided an excellent nur-
sery of good soldiers tin- such portions of the regi-
ments of the line as it may be found necessary to
keep up fur threign and other service. It is scarcely
necessary to state that the measure, us we have now
explained it, has reti:rence to a state of peace abroad
and at home. Should eitlier foreign war or intestine
commotions arise, the power will still be reserved to
Government of calling out the whole 60.000 men,
or any number greater than the standing 20,000,
as they may see tit. The ultimate effect of the
measure trill, of course, be a still further reduction
than what has recently taken place in the regular
army ; and this is what Ministers di►tinctly aneal-
plat e.

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FEVER IN SPAI,

r.

525

Extract of a letter written by a Gentleman in
Spain, to a mercantile house in Birmingham
Culdes de Machu,. Sept. el, 1821:
" I wrote to yes lot week the particulars of my flight to this
place, in oompeay tslt6 Capt. R. N. lam sorry to say
that the fever Malaga is ta—from So ton, are dying
daily. The fever is set esstased done to Barcelona; We now
hear of it at Gerona slid OrWasers but at Tortola it is dreadful
fifty and sixty are dyisg 61W, sad the greater pan of the (acuity
are carried off. An express...he Barcelona solicit* medical
aid, and offering 100 dolls" per
_month to any phytacian th..t
would go there, and in case of dealltfli dollars monthly man an-
nuity to their families, and two have been sent there.
Extract of a letter, dated 'Mena, Sept. 27 :--
'• The news from Barcelona is very distressing: the deaths
crease to.a very alarming pitch, and every corner of Ibe city has
caught infection. In Tortoia the form revs with unabating
fury ; Isom the Is• to the 23d of this *nth. upwardi of Yew
perms have been parried off; the war is much against us;
Farhenheit's thermometer, which last yawat this time was at 60
now stands at fie. The fever rages else dreadfully, at Palms, in
Majorca."

On Thuity the 4th inst. Truro was visited by a

more severe storm than has been experienced for
scone years. It commenced about seven o'clock, and
continued with little iutermission until twelve.—
The squalls of' wind, accompanied by heavy rain,
were so violent, that it was with difficulty those
whose business compelled them to leave their houses
could keep their feet; quantities of slate fell from the
roofs of the houses; and in Lemon-street, a chim-
ney was blown down, and injured the roof of the
house to which it belonged. A chaise which let
one of' the inns here, for St. Austell, after the storm
had commenced, was compelled to return, the road
being rendered impassable by some large trees which
were blown down near i'regolls. Happily no Heel-
, dent occurred here; but we are sorry to find that
this was not the case in other places, and we much
tear that the shipping along the coast have suffered.
All the servants of the late Queen were discharged
on Saturday. They received the amount of what
was due to them up to Michaelmas day. The Ex-
ecutors of' her late Majesty, however privately die-
posed, could, of -course, do no more for them, and
no intimation was given. on the part of the adminis.
tration than any gratuity would be given to them.
It has been customary on a similar breaking up of
any royal establishment, to allow the diakbargel
servants, if not better provided for, a year's wages
in what was actually due to them; but it seems that
in the present instance the custom is to be honoured
in the breach, and not in the observance.
MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.—CIOVeIIy, Oct. 5
—About sixty boats, employed in the herring
fishery, were yesterday evening, by the suddeness of
a gale of wind, obliged to relinquish their nets, in
the hopes of gaining the shore in safety, but unfor-
tunately more than forty were driven among the
rocks. The cries of the drowning, thirty five in
number, most of whom have left large families,
produced an affect too heart-rending to be adequately
expressed. The distress occasioned to the families
of the unhappy sufferers, who looked forward to the
fishery for their entire support, but now, alas, bereft
of the means of subsistence, is most afflicting. Let
it be recorded to the honour of humanity, that two
gentlemen (the Rev. Mr Putt, and Rev. Mr. Lux
more,) then staying at Clovelly, were particularly
instrumental in saving the lives of many who but
for their humane exertions must have inevitably
' perished ; and at their departure genertmely left s'.
to be distributed among those families who are now
become utterly destitute.
St. Paul's Ball and Cross.—The new ball and
cross are nearly completed: in the construction th:e
outline and dimensions of the old have been strictly
adhered to, but improvement hits been made in the
interior, to prevent a recurreace of failure ; for the
iron bands, plates, tkc which were much destroyed
by rust, have been substituted copper mid gun meta:.
lite ball is made of two pieces, the old one consisted
of 14: a fair demonstration of the improved state
of this science; it is six feet in diameter, and weighted
halt' a ton before it received its gems and ornaments.
The•whille height of the copper work is x 7 fees, atel
weighs above tour tons. The iron spindle in the
centre, and standards to strengthen the copper work,
weigh above seven tons. The whole will shortly
be removed from Messrs Keppir factory in Chatultts-
street, to its destination.
../j/iar (2/ 1 .ILir of honour War settle.' vp
Sam: Amy .....stoop m a field adjacent to lionovy-wool,
(Haweeo Mr. J L and Mr. two
geollettieo, well known as exteosiseiy (.41..a4.41 of Stock
EXCilalivx ratiNacbmss. Toe parties, attended b' them
!fiends, arrived at the spot a short time balm: 8 is clock,
wilco ilie wecra 'lO used every etlort to (meta the dispute
(0 all .1,11CS:)C 3.trlit111.:111. Tins havito; 4.411,d, the
_round was amastir..d, and use Al•litleisitil fired, by
mil, at thtncru pace,, and excoanged two soots. N 1 .
receiseo toe 0.111 of b.s atitaAniiist r
the right hi, as': surgical assistance Was u..... fy
procured, and AlitoQii utr wound is cosisoicieti
q.eroli,, set sang.iiii.av hopes are riticrtaihtal that u w!I,
nut lame mortal. lie was retio.vcd to his re-oieti e
IleAr Ishog,;hii, which is out a art-at tbstattee imsto tit
11011 wh, ru the uulmluuate Ituaolle)s took place I.oe
CAIP4C 01 lIISIPOte IS *•1111 Mr have 3/111C1110 a laveria iti the
city on Friday eveititig, relative to a in.li,ary olhet:t.
whose Aries itow Oecitil a conSiSicrahle porttottUl put-
lie attetttioh.