The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-15 00:00:00

JAN. 15.

hind,
whP did not honour Vienna, nor Berlin, with a stay
pf more than two or three days, remained stationary near
Madrid at least seventeen days What can account for this
change of system Z ills reputation, battered as it is by
atrocities and falshqeds, must, neverthelesa have some
value in his own estimation i and how will his arrogant
liranity he able to support the sneers and sarcasms of his fol-
lowers, who, thoagh they wear an air of grave composure
in his presence, do not get his for vaunted promise of . ,
tran-
quilizing Spain, before the expiratioq of last %ear. NO
people existing are fonder of a laugh than the French
soldiers ; and they indulge themselves cordially at the ex-
pence of the mortified liraggart. A stay of seventeen days
near Madrid! It is astonishing that a circumstance, which
affords so much matter for speculation, has been noticed
by none of our coteipporaries. Was all this time necessary
to make preparations for the coronation of his broi her ?
pc, who unites in his own persou the qualities of the Sol-
the pontiff, and the :_;7, who poFsesses sn many
pawned and pilfered crowns and diad-ms, who inir,ht
have been accosted with the s to
the ears of a fcrocio.ls 1.1..:• gro.ais and exe-
prations of the numerous p.:,,oiation cap,talt
I did not want so much time tbs. preparations. Tlo
simple circumstance undermines OA. whole ,_!dinee of
his Bulletin, artfully construc:cd as it is; and is, in our
judgment the most convincing pro,k. e could .-eceive, Wit
he is himself apprehensive of meeting more ditlicaltics in his
attempt ti subjugate Spain, than his admirers in this coun-
try imagine. With an. army of 60,00 U men before Madrid,
and we have his own statement for it, he remains caressing
the Zephyrs, indulging iq the pleasures of the season, en;
joying the fine air of the cquntry ; like another CNC% it, rio-
ting in the arms of a CLEOPATRA, he risks the conquest of
Spain, to enjoy the fine weather in the neigbourhood of
the capital, Unaccountable indeed f He has either received
alarming intelligence from his agents at Vienna; or the in.
habitants of Madrid coutigue to display an heroism, an un-
governable hatred and resistance, that he dares undertake
nothing of importance against the Eastern and Southern
frovinces, as long as these symptoms continue.
" The Euraaoa has given the army some da)s rest
Ile is grown excessively humane of late. in the blake
climate of the North, he did not feel so much compassion
for the sufferings of his soldiers, who, after the battle of
Jena, were obliged to march incessantly, in pursuit of
the Prosian fugitives, under Prince Hon ent.oup:, and Ge-
neral &MOW. There was no rest allowed those poor
wrotelant at that time ; they were -forced, in the most
tempestuous weather, to wade up to their knee% in mudd
,
through the almost impassable roads of Pomerania an
lieckkn'burr, till they reached Lubeck. if celerity of
operation was at that time advisable, it is become im-
riously urgent at present, when every day gives a new
augmentation of strength and confidence to the po-
isolation of the South and East.dis it is of the
itighest importance to obtain tinct information
on this head. The Bulletins are exclusively composed
for our perusal, and that of the Court of Viennait
would be more than good nature, if we trusted for intelli-
gence to these documents. Notwithstanding the affected
fonehalance, with which which they are dictated, it is
easy, on an attentive examination of their respective con-
tests, and on comparing a number of circumstanc4as, to per.-
ceive that they ace a compolition of falsehood, bombast,