The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-21 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

fit:tided by two divisions of reserve, of which the right is
upon 11,10 t, and the tuft upon the at my of the Mo-
selle. The troops of the army of the Moselle, commanded
by Lieutenan!-Genet al Gerard, ate every where in motion.,
to take po,itions in frot,t of Thh,nville and Longwy, con-
neetitn, themselves with the army of the Rhine by Bitche.
Liru•et ant-Generals Lanusse, Pescheux, Wichery, iJe Bour-
allf•IM Morin, :'ml Jacquinot, are employed in this army.
We are unacquainted with the dispositions of the army of
the Arden' es ; we only know that Lieutenant-General Van-
idamme extra ends it ; that the fottresses of the Meuse arc
mantled with Nati, nal Guards, that they are proceeding with
activity to fottify the defiles of the Argone ; that the towns
Alf Laon, Soissons, Rheims, Chalons, Vitry, and Langres,
sve put into a state of defence ; and that a numerous artillery
is either already planted in battery, or on its way to those
places.

It appenr: that the army of the Alps is already very strong
in front of Chamherv.

The three first battalions of the regiments are in line and
complete ; but the 4th and Gth are not yet so. We expect
numerous convoys of troops from the interior, and we hope
that the inhabitants of Normanoy, Bretagne, Poitou, Au-
vergne, and all the provinces not on the frontiers, will hasten
to send us the oid soldiers that are intended to complete
those battalions, and to double our army.
The regiments of cavalry, which a month ago had not more
than Soo horses, have been rapidly augmented by numerous
levies raised with success. They will soon he complete.
The preparations are every where proceeding with prodigi-
.ous activity. Government must be at an enormous expense.

By a Gentleman who left Paris so recet
• we learn that a rumour was in circulation
rally believed, that the late eitraordinar
French Funds was attributable to the air
► the Archduke Chatles having warmly
pendence of France, had prevailed on h.
peror Francis, to consent to a neutrality.
nistetial papers (floe Timts), reluctant)
lief of the fact, by observing, that " it
that nations would always act with fray
on the broad principle: of a common it
unfortunately, we too often see zn
aside to secondary objects, even where t'
firm and enlightened. There ate, too, 0,
thought wise to delude the enemy with p
ation. So it was in the negociations
Pt ince Metternich and Mons. Otto.
diplomacy we are not now making a de.
what has rcewrred, and what may pons
The Austrian Cabinet may hold back,
the affairs of Italy first to a close; m
its demands upon us in respect to subsidies
motives for such a conduct may be suggest,
the conduct itself is attributed to Aust
and privately at Paris."
The French Papers of Saturday last ar
on Monday night. Mortier left Paris s,
fulfil, in the Departments of the Nortl
military commission relative to the provit
in a proper condition all the fortresses.
The motives assigned for the Duke of V
issued orders, under pain of death, against
putting a foot on the French territory.
for:--" In the army of the Duke. of W
some corps of cavalry, chiefly ffilioveri-u
for plunder and little disciplined. On da
tachments of these troops were seen to
advanced posts, at Points where we freq,
videttes or some collectors of excise.
refs and broils, in Which some Ilanoveria
one French Custom-house officer was sev,
!a pistol ball. This led to explanations:
manders inquired of the English Gerren
lities had commenced or whether they
of peace. The Dul:e of Wellington, NO'
in legitimate proceedings as in militar
haste to give on this subject more satisfaer
and the prOhibition which he issued to
pain of death, is evidently a consequetr
which we have related."
A private letter, written by an intelligen
Vienna, of the 28th April, says,—" l sti'
be no war, notwithstanding the hostile
trust that reason, in accordance with in
over passion. The Powers would not
claration of the 13th of Match, if it wet
authors, however, feel themselves comi:
now embarrassed how to tread back their
their self-love."
Bible Societies are rapidly extending
Europe ; the Cossacks, 2000 miles fro,
have applied to the Auxiliary Society at
lan edition of the Georgian New Testame,
ing under the superintendance of the Arc,
lation of it is also making into the Persian,
natives of Siberia, who, though they sp,
gnaar, read the fordo..