The National Register.
London, England, 1812-09-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •

mediate "effect ; and that in the departments contiguous to
the capi'al, considerable pro re's l'ad already been made
in raising their quotas for the first levy. The conscripts, it
was understood, would he marched otT as soon as embodied,
to depots in Prussia and Poland, in order to replace, whilst
under training, the troops that had marched on to reinforce

the gland army.
Government have received dispatches from Mr. Mot:N-
T() S, announcing the re,ult of the Congress at Al)°, and the
removal of the obstacles which had hitherto opposed the
active co-operation cf the Swedes. In anticipation of thl4
intelligence, orders had beenetransmitted for the sailing of
a fleet of transports from Sheernes,, under convoy of the
`f•tarling, destined to be employed in the Swedish expe-

dition.
The r.;overnment of the United States are making prepa-
rations to occupy the whole of E....5t Florida. At the date
of the last accounts, orders had been transmitted to Colonel
Sm*Tll to resume offetolve operatiwns againat St. Augustine,
and 1.100 troops bad heel) detached from Amelia Island to
assist in its reduction. Baion KINDERLAVD, the new Go-
vernor appointed by the fortes, bad arrived with a small
reinforcement of Spaaish troops from the Ilavannah, and
more were expected to folho.v. It is said, that he had of-
fered to surrender on condition that the fort should he oc-
cupied by the Americans to the exclusion of the patriots.
A body of troops from Georgia blockaded St. John's.
The Spat tan frigate, according to a private letter from
Pictou, of Aug. 21, had tal;cn nine American privateers.
The British Admiral at Ilalifax, having. nothiug left io port
but a small tender, put the crew of his barge and three
midshipmen on board, with one gun; flirty went in search
of a privateer of eight carriage guns and 36 melt, which
they captured.
A letter from Quebec, dated Aug. It, says, general
IfuLL, with an American army, has entered Upper Canada,
and been thrice repulsed ; we seem to keep our ground,
and are determined to maintain it. We have litely received
a reinforcement of the 10Sd regiment, I€oo wrong, from
England, and Scots Royals, from Barb doe 1000 and up-
wards, which, with the troops we had before in the country,
and th(Ye raked here of late, with militia, Bz.c. we shall be
able to make a formidable resistan e.
At a mee!ing held at Plymouth (Massachusetts), a resolve
was pased, that the war with Great Britain was unneees-
sarx, and that they would not be concerned in. fitting out
privateers.
A swat' fishing boat from Nova Scotia, on board of which
was the eWiter, a man seventy-four yeats of age; having
been captured and sent into Boston, the Bostonians raised a
subscription, bought the boat, fitted her out for a three
months/ vova.2:e, and gave her to the poor old man, remark-
ing at the same time, that they were trot at war with unarmed
fishermen.
In consequence of the war with America, the Governor
of Jamaica has opened the ports to Spanish and other ves-
sel,, wilt flour, meal, beaus, peas, and all kinds of grain
and lumber.
A singular occurrence took place at Constantinople lately,
an hundred and forty Russian pr isoners, tired, probably, of
their long captivity, embraced the Mahometan religion.
They were brought in triumph from their prison, completely
clothed in the Turkish manner, and the pious Musselmen
loaded them-with presents. Some were sent on board the
fleet, and others placed in different military corps.
The General of Division, Count GOUVIOE ST. CYR, is
appoipted a Nanhal of the French Empire.