The National Register.
London, England, 1809-05-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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fiats, dittio, Frederick Thoma..., marine, William Evans, ditto,
and William Binding, ditto, were wounded severely.

BANKRUPTCY SU PERSEDLD.
George Wiiiis,Bath, cabiuet•maker.

BANKRUPT'S.

John Fleet, Southamptonshire, miller, to surrender June 7,
9, and Jnly 1, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Basingstoke. At-
tunics, Mr. Bacon, Southampton-sire t, Covent-garden; and
Messrs. Raggett and Cole, Odiham, Hants.
William Walt-, Compton BiOlop, sninpr;etshinr, iankeelier,
June 14. 13, :end July hat twelve, at Ole Talbot Tavern, Bris-
tol. Attorttie.s, Messrs. makes, Cook's•court, Carey-stye t,
London ; and Mr. Parker, Market-place,.Axbridge.
William Bowes, Newport, Isle of Wight, ironntonevr, June
at two, 2, at eleven, and July 1, at two, at the Engle Inn.
Newport. Attorney, Mr. Worsley, Newport.
• Elias Chapman, Tunbridge Wells, carpenter, May SO, June
10, and July 1, at ten, at Guildhall. London. Attoruies, Mr.
Cuningharn, New North-street, Red Lion-square.

Henry ‘Vyatt, Snow-hill, boat and shoe-maker, June 3, 10,
and July 1, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mawley,
Dorset-.t wet, Salisbury-square.

•Samurl Collett Alger, Grarechurch-strreet, porlcman, May
23, June 3, and July 1, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr.
Oldham, St. Swithinie-lane, Lombard-street.

Christopher Barry, sen. and Robert Rochester, Norwich,
bookseller-, May 30, June 7, add July 1, at four, at the Kiag's
Mead, Market-place, Norwich. Attornies, Messrs. Simpson and
Rackham, Norwich ; and Messrs. Windus, Son, and Holtaway,
Chancery-lane, Loudon.
Peter Stuart, Fleet-Street, printer, May 23, June 6, and July
1, at ten, at Guildhnll. A ttornies, Messrs. Dixon and Allen,
Paternoster-row.

James Ayres, Stratford,coal-merchant, May 30, at one, June
6, at twelve, and July 1, at ten, at Guildhall, London. At-
tornies, Messrs. Robinson and Lee, Lincoln's Inn.
James Blundell, Lloyd's Coft'ee-house, in-urance-broker, May
JO, at one, Jung' 3, and July 1, at twelve, at Guildhall. At-
tornies, Messrs. Palmer, Tonalinsons, and Thomson, Copthall-
court, Tit rogm orton-street.

John skilbeck, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, merchant, June 8,
9. and July t, at eleven, at the George tun, Huddersfield. At-
tornies, :Messrs. Sykes and Knowles, New Inn, London; and Mr.
Sykes, Dewsbury.

MAY 21.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lawson,
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1809.

There have bean so many accounts respecting the suc-
cesses of the Austrians, so many positive statements from
so m:iny different quarters, that it is cry difficult, if not
impossible, to refuse them credit. Oe the other hand,
however, these see era) accounts, as separated from t'ee tes-
timony by which they are supported, arc so improbable in
themselves, and so totally contradictory to all the French
accounts, and even to weat would seem the natural result
of some farts which speak for themselves, that there is al-
most as much diqiculty to relieve them, as to reject them.
If the question was merely a question of testimony, there
would be no hesitation.. The French arc such convicted
falsifiers, that it reqniros ne stretch of prejudice to reject •
all their stateinents in a mass. But whee these statenictits
are unfortunately supported by every direct and collateral
confirmation, when they are telbstantiated by posi-
tive and palpable facts, under sech circumstances
it becomes impossible to reject them. Such, there-
fore, appears to us to be the main features and cha-
racteristic distiactions of the French accounts, as com-
pared with the Austrian. The Austrian accounts are for
the most part mere naked stateinen ts,w ithout consequences,
without any visible results or substantial proof. On the
other hand, the French eccouuts are accompanied by some
hard facts—by some sabstantial and undeniable points,
which go to confirm the main assertion. For example, an
Austrian account will say—" On the road between Scrau-
berg asid Elms we met a body of the enemy of 10,000 Intel,
and after a fierce engagement, cut them all in pieces ; the
enemy fled in every direction, but satisfied with the glow
lions result, we did not advance." A French Bulletin, on
the other hand, will state—" On the road between Ratis-
bon and Neiustadt, we met the Austrian right wing, we
engaged them, routed them, and Ratisbon is now our own."
In this account we see that there is a fact which speaks for
itself, whilst the Austrian statement stands uPon a mere
naked assertion.

For some dal* past a report has been current in London,
that a battle was fought on the 3d between the French and
the Austrians, in which the French were defeated with the
loss of 12,000 Men. The origin of this report is assigned to
some Dutch Letters.—lt is not wii.hout sincere regret, that
we have to express our firm coil viCtion that nu such battle
his been fought.—lf it had occurred, it must have beea
fooght either by the Archdukes CciArti,t:s or LE:vis. Now
it could not have been by the Archduke Cii.,„l:Lies, from the
date of the time at which he commenced his'retreat, which
was on the first of the month. Boor./ApinTE then inns!
have been beaten by That part of thi aria y which was
under the Archduke LEWIS, which we underStattrito bellow
commanded by General lltLi.Ea, and. which, 'according to
the last accounts, was posted upon the Triton. 'Cow it ie
not very probable that this defeated a rmy,which never con.' ,
sisted of more thaa 30,000 mon, even though it vias'after-
wards reinforced, should have rallied and obained r vietory
over the three corps of the French army, and thi.: combined
Bavarian and Wirtemberg force, cOmmande'e by HONA•
rsit'sF. Part of the I:_rerich' acipy bid reach Sieghard-