The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-27 00:00:00

NATIONAL BECISTETI.

`• //cad-quoctrem, Tatra/rhos, Nib. ?9, ISOB.
" The enemy haring compelled an advanced post (as men
Cooed in tits. former Report, of the 2.lth inst.), to fall buck
front the frontiers, part of the first brignde, posted near Forshy4,
under the orders of Col. firipeuberg, whom 1 ordered to yr-
foria the fitnettims of Adjutant-General, was attacked on the
2:th, early in the morning, by the enemy, far superior in force.
hi. corps wns in danger of being surrounded, he was
firreil, after 'Kiting made a most gallant resistattee, to retreat.
cl:tsely pursued by the enemy. The second brigade. command-
ed by :Adjutant-Gets. Addercrutz, Knight, tilts also at
tacked on the 25th, near Artsio, and. in the night lietWeeti the
27th and "Pith, near Kakala. by an enemy's corps, greatly su-
perior in numbers ; but the enemy was receised with the most
iii,tinguished valour, and repulsed. The contimmication be-
tween the two brigades being intercepted by the retreat 4>f the
corps w hieb bad been posted near Forsby, 1 was obliged to
oqler the second brigade to change its position, by Which move-
tuent both brig/tiles have come nearer this city. The former bs
Menzel:l, and the latter by Lacchus; and the left wing of the
Feciaut brigade being joined by the regiment of East Bothnia,
the whole corps now occupies a more concentrated position.
The 1,,,s of mazazwes, as well as that of killed and wounded, is
but sery trifling on our part. The base and treaeherous attempt
of the enemy to seduce our men from their attachment to their
Kitt; au,lContur), made not the slightest impres,itan on them.

" ('. ob. I. Cl.l itC lt ER.

fleatt-quarters, Tatra/Thal, reb. 29."

FILM:LIM .ITION UP rue?, Itt'il IN GENF:II4i ►N ctimr TO Till.:
. I:11.i 13 F1%1..1.3U.

" SOLDIER -Nly most gracious Emperor has thought it
right for the, protection and prosperity of the Fins, to order
his troops to cuter Finland. It is his Majesty's pleasure that I
ant to assure you of his most gracious sentiments towards the
inhabitants or this country in general, and towards you soldiers
iu pirticular : your fate is more to he lamented than that of
sither nts,, beeau-e you are obliged to leave your wives, ehil-
/ken, relations, and friends to fight for ass tosisest cause !—Sol-
! I. have my II14)St gracious Sovereign's command to assure
you, that such of you as shall lay dot u their arms, shall he
perfoetly at liberty to join their friends and relations, and be-
.side, receive two rubles for a musket, one ruble for a sword, and
ten rubles for a horse.—Can titere be among you, soldiers, any
!ono who sets so little value on his own happiness and welfare,
:t- not to listen to a proposal so well calculated to procure him
peaceful and happy lifc, under the protection of my most
gracious Emperor i
The oeiginal signed by

" Brx itov ins,"

'' licad.quartrs, Louisa, the 101 h (29.d0 Erb. IbCS."

Corrr.vist-ttO Mtay u mat y 11a Ili for Ifainhargh
from Elsiortir have been returned her. this morning. The
Mines an• tilting out their Last and %Vest India ship.' a 74 wen
of oar. A vessel atrivett at Corlserona from briugs
I .etict• th.tt Prussia has: ti. dared war agailitt iv\ ed.'''. The
,iiittarA, of ; 4 gttis, and the Quebec frigate, got into open
truster
gun,
tivot it 1, c vpected the Stately and Nassau of
6,4 guns each. sv ill ;Ps releao4l ti-day, as gre.tt exertions arr.
>uaklug far that porp..sr. Tar GOveriwr or cotionnurrli ()tiered
'apply IOiM men to cut away the Ilse, 101 iS trrc thick
.uul -eons ; these ship:, it i-, Fail, will proceed to tie
I lit h in, of S%v rdeeu nits issued proclistaation, torbidditre. all
lowryourse with Russia.

\I %urn t2l.—N Courier Ir., arrived this in;rrnine, from itock-
h.d,i) with Dispatches for 1..:141aad. It weal.; were bai been
au affair in Finland between the flus,iaus aird Swedes, in which
the forlier are ttr have lo:t men. and the latter 11'00;
bar the Swedes have, htmever, retreated. This happened near
Tart,a.tc!rus. IVe have not yet reeeked the particulars. An
Embargo tins laid, last week, in this harbour, upon all Rus-
Datris't, and Prussia:: ships.

iIrLSIN Bret C.ll, M RUH I (J. —Ye9terd a v a Courier arrived
Ruin IThineur with account:: of the dcao :t th," ging of Den-
mark, o Welt took place sod.tehlv on the I;ith of t 4is month.
tni the Itith the Crown Prince wits procluinted King on the
Parade, with the title of rrederick the V Ith ;" but there
NILS not the least acclamation nor appearance of joy on the
occasion.

Bernadotte had arrived at Copryntiagcn, and it is Mail, that
arhout four thou. French Troops had already got over to
Zettiand, and that wore were daily eros,tni, the licks.

197

AM Elt I CA.
WASHINGTON, Fin. 10.—The Bill posited to-day by the
House of nepreoetaatives, the ostensible object of which to
explain the 'soon-importation Lau, is io finds the virtual re-
' Peal of that Law. It peTtnits the importations of all articles in
vessels of the Culled. States, which left this country prior to the
-Ith of Deeetalier last. The embargo was laid un the i'2rl of that
mouth, and consequend v no ve•sels are noa liable to the pro% i-
skins of the Now-importation Law, e‘cept thinse which left toe
•-ountry beta ern the l-Ith and x:ld Oecember. Tim:, in the
name and under the pretence of explanation, the boasted men-
sir* o(Nuti-importation hiss bilently been done as ay , pros ioled
the Senate agree to the Hill.
• Feti. particulairs transpire of the pending negocia-
flan ; bat to judge Prim the conversettiont! 1 Irate had a ith molly
well-infuemed pc rltOni, -11 eontiuur of 1111116011 that Inatit'N w ill
be antieahly 'Adjusted. Mr. Madison has been confined to lois
room for goine• days, and iivto-day very una ell ; this will of
•cotsrse retardAhe negueiation ; but it i- expected that the Pre-
sident will make a cammunictitiou to Congress in the course cf
next week, acquainting theorof a satisfartor reparation Ito, i••:.•
been made for the of of the Chesapeake. Ihe Preriden;
said, that it caunot be determined until next meek, to loct;wr
Congress may adjourn for to oor three months. it br•-a
proposed to adjourn to thelniddle of March, and conveee it tvuo
in May. A. soon as Mr. Maddi
.son is able to attend husi:,,•ss, it
expected that a long Report on our relations a ith France,
a ill be made to Congress.
Item. 14.--There is a report that a Treaty has actually been
framed fret t‘en Mr. Hose :11111 our (i overnment. k also
that Mr. Notir-e, brother to the, Register of the Trea i•
carry this Treaty to England. this latter (Immo:titre, it is
suppoued, is in courequent•e of some doulni as tu Mr. R•ose.s
p 0 went.
Ern. 17.-1 ast night Mr. Hose told a Gentleman that he had
little hopes of a pacific result. k Cabinet Como il has been
held, and the language of the Ministerial Members in our Mouse
was uncommonly warlike. The opinion of the day is %Var.

con Ait.T.ut.

Ft:n. Coveniment has recei%ed information, that too)
French frigates are in a small_ hay in the neighbourhood of 'Tau-
glees, waiting for a favourable opportunity to run through.--
There are several ships of war upon the look-out for them. It
is said here. that pat t of General Spencer's Evpeditinn is des-
tined to take possession of Clalta. The advantages of such a
posses:zion vv ill lie great indeed to this garrison, as well as bene-
ficial to commerce. The greater part of our fresh provisions
are obtained from that coast, and in the hands of thr En^h it
will be converted into a plate tof anno‘ance 10 the enemA(.
The Emperor of Al UnItTO hive- his *hearty concurrence to the:
measure, :ant w ill afford every assistance in his !inner to :lid the
British in the undertaking.
Fee. Imprrieuse, Lord Cochrane, arrived last flight
from theeastward, with the lute II licence of tin. Cori liagena tlcet
having sailed on the 10th of thus month. The Imperieuse
brought in with her a French Cllls% t* tr. of It) guns. an,i four
patii,h merchant vessels, which she rut out of Almeria a few
lays before, after a {gallant action. in seisieli I jets). Ca,ilfiritl,
her first Lieutenant, and one man, w ere killed, st it n ...vett
wounded. The Imperieuse saw five sail of the hoe three da‘s
ago, off Cope de Galt, steering this way, supposed to he the
Carthagena squadron : the Windsor Castle, Ny tnp he. Leo:liars,
tt it h the Minorca and Red vs imr, put to sea this morning in coo-
sequence of the above iutelligem e.

IMPERIAL PARLIAAIENT.

HOUSE Or LORDS.

MOND4 V, PA %RC fl

The Royal A;sent was gisen by Cononi,sion to T.nrd T.:tke's
lnonity Bill, Cie Army and MariHe Mutin4 POP-, the
Bounty and Drawback Bills, and various other public acid I.ri•
van! Bilk.

The Irish eoru Evrortatina Bill, nrl Earl. Pill,
were brought up from the Commons and red a fii,t
TIIE 1.0 HI) (II A ACE 7 I.OR brought ina Bill. tni/tlti the t
ministration (pr./a-Hee in Scotland, which was read a Mat a me,
and ordered to be printed.