The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-27 00:00:00

Now we 'certainly are of opinion' that' out readers
- will find this passage not a little amusing.. Of. the
beauty of style we will say-nothing, .that conside-
.tation is in the present. instance of minor importance.
-We wish our readers to look to
.the arguments
Ctintaineti in- the above passage. The object of
the article,.of which that forms a part, is to prove
'that the party attacked is a venal and corrupt
journal, :and immediately under the pay of Minis-
ters. This is the main, indeed the sole object in
view. How is it attempted to effect this?—Not by
blinging forward any glaring proof of iniquity, not
by adducing any evidence of corruption—ao, he
• tuadertakes to prove all this by stating a fact which•
goes directly to esrablish. the independence and
. honesty of the journal against which these
charges are so vehem,:atly brought. 6{ If he la-
mented them why did he not prevent them ?"
is asked is -a very earnest manner, and doubtless
this intvrrogatory was conceived to be very smart.
We, hcwever, wish to ask, whether it is' always in
the power of a man to prevent whatever he may
find reason to lament ? The wise writer who
assumes this to he a fact, has pretended to lament
the national cA.:mites which, we are told, we have
experienced within the last few years. But if he
really lamented them, why did he not prevent
them ? The answer may Le, Ile had no influence
which could by possibility enable him to do
so—al-A the .mswer to his uwn question is,
that Mr. Pr,HCIVAL had no influence over the
journal attacked by this mushroom patriot.
We cannot but mile at the audacity of such
t writer. Let him beware lest he should be
con,,iLicred ;Is one of those worthies whom Mr.
WIN InfAM ch.wacterised as gcing into the inde-

pendent line when other things faiied." We cannot
repress our risibility when such a champion conies
fc.Tward in a' cause which needs no defence, and
pretend, tlua to his exertions alone, the Royal Fa-
. mily owe their safety and their honour. Such va-
nity ought to be humbled, and we think our readers
will agree with us in thinking that we could not do
it more effectually than 1 quoting the following
subli me 'specimen of bombast, egotism,lpuerility and
nonsense, w ith which the same.aiticle concludes.
We trust alio, that if the Almighty should

as vouchsafe to testore our • gracious Sovereign,
44 whose absence his whole •people deplore, to 4
64 sound state of mind, even•ht,. finding. what has
C 4 been done by the advocates of his servants, to.
it wards the degradation and destruction .61 is fa-
feel grateful to us for having; by. our
and. timely interposition, • prevented :that
,n and that destruction from being
irrccov.:rably accomplished ; .otherwise

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every h hway would, by this time, be as it were
strewed itith' the scattered limbs of the l'itlNCl S.

6 6 His MAJESTY'S. sons, torn by his servants, to

" facilitate a-retreat from office, accommodate d to
:.44 the par:poSes of a;paasion . f<tr more Criminal, lte-
-84 cause-raore'untiattital, than. that Which
.40-peiled
her- 'fret with JASON, to cover her
$$ escape by a similafitiorinity .
46 It is true, indeed, the imitation,-pfthe guiltof
cs that sorceress,_ although not altogether peifected,
4( has been carried to a certain sextent;
.in success .as
46 well as .in act.
q?
• rya
torne servants of the CrOwn have cilsAbted the
cf Regency in its very formation, and armed them-
" selves with its spoils to accomplish its destruction
.1 at a future period.
46 We shall see them in a little time, like the
" witches in Macbeth, stand over the cauldron in
46 which they propose to brew the eg double, double,
toil and trouble," they already destiae for their
gc devoted country.
6' We shall
.see them put in the " fingers of the
64 birth-strangled babe," with which they are now
64 so industriously providing themselves.
46 We trust, however, that their impioui purposes
" will be marred by divine interposition, and by
66 the indignant loyalty of an-upright and generous.
gg people.
u Then, and we will add, even now, although
" for the time they have triumphed, it will- be rid
14 consolation and our pride to have r'eitied their
66 Royal victims from their rage, before they *had
64 altogether despoiled them of their character and
46 dignity.

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" lEmuas hero de Danais ricforibus
44 Although THEY conquer still WE boast these spoils:"

Direct intelligence has at length been received
from Norway, which confirms the rumours that
have been .recently in circulation, respecting the
tumults in that part of the Danish dominims.
Our letters from Christiansand reach to the ath
instant, and state that the disturbances at one tithe
threatened the most serious consequences, butth.at
tranquillity had been restored without .the loss.rof
blood. It appears, that in consequence. of. she
Danish seamen refusing to obey the unnatural man-
date of their Government, to serve on board French
ships of war, the military were ordered out to re-
duce them to a compliance ; but the soldiers were
nut less refractory than.• the seamen, and perempto-
rily refused to enforce "tht,t commands of the Go-
. verpment ; on the contrary, they avo.wed sent4,4lpl3
similar to those of their brethren hi the /sravir,.• not
to fight the battles of any nation. btu theiro4Wn.
Meetings, being held, .this joint determiaation
the navy and army was transmitted, in thi:Torro, of
resolutions, to the Court, 'by a deputation-from the
parties.

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