The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-13 00:00:00

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the,e hostile demonstrations against us, in order to
mask his real designs. But should thAt force, the
spontaneous and universal formation of which in
this country, struck him with dismay when on
the eve of venturing on the rash execution of his
boas. ful threats, and by the prospect of determined
and enthusiaiiii iistitinee Which it presented; awed
Lim into forbearance and a sullen abandonment of
his purpose : Shcitild that force be at this moment
disi'olved, it is more than probable that he would be
tempted to trt hiS fate. Thinking that he should no
longer hav'e to c'citlibiltt with the entlniSiatm of Self-
imed patriutisril; But With the Spirit of military
Obedience coMricdn to all nations; and therefore, in
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his opinion, an 6.titagonist rt 9 more to bt dreaded
than those his arm has alreadir quelled? he Would
endeavour to profit by ).13 the absence cf. so Many
thousands of cur regulars, the suppression of so large
a part of our internal force, and tr' to effect a land-
ing on our coasts. should be succeed in this, we
know that the result would not be long doubtful ;
and that his veterans would ultimately find only
chains or their graves on our soil ; but native blood
must be shed ; some portion of our fields must be ra-
vaged, some spins of our national prosperity da-
maged, and ournatural inviolability exploded, ere we
could repel or annihilate the invaders. Ir,is therefore,
more prudent, hy a concentration, instead of a dis-
solution of force, once more to impress his mind
with too much fear, to permit him even to attempt
the smallest enterprise against any of our shores, or
any of our European poi Sessions.

Hopes were again entertained at Cadiz, that the
siege of that city would be raised, in consequence of
the operations of General, Ilallasteros on the left I
• flank and rear of the besieging army combined with
an effort on thepart of the Spanish force in Cadiz. •
We have the pleasure to announce the capture of
a description not often to be found in our naval co-
lumns. The. Myrtle :Sloop has captured an Ame-
rican 3chooner, withi. cargo of four hundred slaves
cm board, which she carried into Sierra Leone,
where .the slaves were liberated. What a disgrace,
that a people boasting themselves the freest na-
tion upon earth, Aould yet indulge in such a scan-
dalous traffic! . .
The grand castle,which has been building (lilting
the last five years, at an immense expense, in the
county of Meath, bY Lord G ORM AN MN, is now
nearly firtshed.
FUNERAL cip LADY NTAny CoON.E.—Cin Friday,
soon after twelve o'clock, Jie remains of this vene-
rable Lady, the only remaining daughter of the
great Duke of. ARovt.F, were removed from her re-
sidence, At chiswick, for a depositure in King Henry
7th's Chapel, 'in Westminster Abbey. The coffin
was conveyed in a hearse, which
.was followed by
numerous mourtin; coaches. The coin Was 'co-
vered with beautiful crimson velvet. •

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.-

FRENCH PAPERS.

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PARTS, SPIPT. SO—His Majesty left Compeirne on the morn-
ing of the lfith instant, and arrived at Montreuit at lour in the
afternoon ; he remained two hours there and, after having in-
spected its situation. gave orders for differeet works teethe-en,
gineers. At eight in the evening be arrived at Botilogne. At
six in the mornieg, of the 20th, he reviewed- the division of. ine
fartry commanded by. Gen. I.edru. At mid-day his Majesty
embarked ro visit the flotilla, and went by sea to view the bar.
hours of Vimertux and Amble teuse. 'The Prince of Neufchatel
and the Minister of Marine accompanied the Emperor in
hti
barge, which was guided by the Ship Captain, Lecoat Saint
Haouen.
During this time the flotilla exchanged some cannorrsshot with
the English cruisers, and forced them to sheer off.
On the SI st the-Emperor reviewed the other troops, anti, in-
Ppected the fortifications of Boulogne.
. Rear-Admiral Baste, Commandant of the flotilla, had several
engagements with the enemy's cruisers. One vessel having
drifted away, was taken; but the Etglish ships were severely
bandkd ; they bad two officers and about. O 0 men killed or
wounded. Their principal frigate was riddled by the balls of
24 of our gun-boats, which compelled her forthwith to veer abbot
for England, in order to get refitted ; it will be necessary to take
her into dock.
On the ried, at nine in the morning, his Majesty passed in re-
view the army-corps commanded by the Duke of Elchirgen, as
well as the battalion of the crew of the flotilla ; before be mount-
ed his horse, the different Authorities of the district were pre-
sented to him after mass.
At two o'clock his Majesty went in his carriage, and at mid-
night arrived at Ostend.
On the 23d, the Emperor, after visiting the fortifications of
Ostend, and ordering new works, set out on horseback along the
beach, by the road of Blatikheimberg ; passed the Swyn, and
arrived at Bresckies at six in the evening.
On the 24th, the Emperor mounted his horse,, and inspeeteel,
with the gre:atest minuteness, Fort Imperial, Fort Nitlioiton, and
the centre fort of the Isle of Cadsand. His Majesty was very
much satisfied with the works of the engineers. sixty mortars,
some cast, some of a new invention, and some la-inch mdrtara
of the Gomer fashion, some throwing bombs to the distance of "
2,500 toises, others 2 000 toises, and the Gomer mortars 1;500
toises, together with sixty 36-pounders, and twenty 4S-poueders,
are in battery in these three forts. Bomb-proof casemates con-
tain the magazines and the garrison. A large inundation pro--
sects the earthen defences, which have also. cavaliers armed with
heavy artillery. It being impossible to march across the inunda-
tion, the enemy who attempts to take Port Imperial must march
along the dike. Ile cannot. reach Fort Inrperial till after having
taken Fort Napoleon, which is constructed of masonry, and sus-
ceptible of a vigorous defence. After that, he would he obliged
to march along the dike, to force the centre fort ; and after these
two great sieges, which professional Men estimate would require
forty days after the trenches were opened, he would find him-
self only within 400 toises of Fort Napoleon, which fort has case.
mated cavaliers, a gallery of mines, a traverse upon the dike, and
other advanced works. Two other forts placed neon the dke
.defend Fort Imperial, looking the river. Fort Imperial must,
therefore, be consider( d as capable of a regular defence of three
months of trenches opened, without taking into account the acci-
dents which the besieged may give rise to in a ground which
can only be traversed by the dike.
At one o'clock his Majesty went on board the squadron, in
very. fine weather. He began his visit with the Avernois, a PA-
gun ship, commanded by Capt. Soleil, Who was at the beael of the
line.. He successively went along the whole line, Stepping oh
board each ship. His Majesty gave different directions with re-
gard to each. lie was very well satisfied with the state of th'e
crews, and of the ships. lie expreised his satisfaction, on this
head co Vice-Admiral NI issiessy, who has the chief comtrand of
the squadron, and to the Officers. The Minister of the Marine
has, in a few years, created a squadren of thirty ships of the line,
equipped with every thing, in a country where eight years ago
,there was not even a vessel on the stocks ; the building-fraMes,
basiu, magazines, ships, eec. all have been formed.
At six in the evening his Majesty ordered his flag to b'e
hoisted on hoard the Charkinagneawhere he passed the night.
On the 35th, at eight in the morning, there was a rough sea,
and the wind blew very fresh.
His Majesty conferred the decoration of the Legion of Homer
on the pilots, Pierre Thomas, and Matthieu Amadis, and gave
.each a pension of 30:10 fyapcs for life,, fur the Service t ..ey had
rendered the squadron. One of these pilots is from Flushing, the
other fsom Brest. The one is chief pilot of the interior of flit
river. the other of the exterior. .
The Minister of the Marine, Vice-Mtniral Gantheaume,