The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-16 00:00:00

them.. Riunagosa, with the garrison, consisting of
1500 men, has thrown himself into Andore, a neu-
tral. territory, leaving behind him 400 invalids in
the forts.- The police have commenced prosecutions
against the French journals, for having given an
account of the debates is the secret sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies, which were remarkable fur
the personal attack of certain deputies upon some of
the members of the British Cabinet. The Ultras
are anxious that war should be immediately de-
clared. Private letters wen, that all hopes of Sc.
eommodation with Spain has not yet ceased. It is
also asserted, if France had even determined upon
preserving peace, that Russia was resolved to march
an army even across the French frontier into Spain,
to overthrow the government of that country. if
the Continental Sovereigns could submit to such sin
unwarrantable prooeeding, it would not-only-lower
them in. the opinion of their own subjects, but they
would prostrate themselves before the.• Northern
Autocrat, and they must in their• turn,. with the
Spanish Gevernment, be insulted with his dictation- I
Russia blustered a good deal ,egainst Turkey—the
Russian Eagle was to supplant the Crescent on the
walk of• the Seraglio and the Towers Qf Constan.
dimple; but in the midst of all these vapoartiegs,
the serni.laubarians -of the North -found it inconve-
nient to retrace their steps. It is quite ridiculous
to observe this assumption of Russia to take the lead
in the politics of Europe) but it would be more•ab-
surd if the European Powers should submit to. the.
domineering politics of the Court of SL PetersbUrgh,
to meddle with their affairs. There • never was a
more incongruous confederacy than that of the Holy,
Alliance.. It has in itself the seeds of its own do.
struction, and the ssoner it is dissolved, the better
for the liberties or mankind.

The following is a list of the officers appointed to
different commands in. the French army :

*ANY OF THE WESTEIX PYRENEES.
liis Royal Highness the Duke d'Angoulerne, General iu
Chief.
General Guilleminot. Chief of the Stiff.
IA Division—General Count Molitor.
Division—Baron de Damara
3d Division—Lieutenant General Ceinnt Bourke.
4th Divismn—Lieutenent General .Viscount Ohert:•
Cavalry Division—Lieutenant General Viscount Castes.
Arailery—Lieutenant General Tirlet.
E ogineers—Lieutenant General Dude.
41) CORPS.
The Prince de Hohenlohe. Commander in Chief, having tinder
his orgies two divisions, one commanded by General Cannel, and
the other by General Couchy.
3D CORPS-.AAMY OF THE EASTERN PfIIENEES.
Lieutenant General the Aisuptis of Lauriaton, Commander in
Chief.
Ist Division—Lieutenant General Count Curial.
Yd Division—Lieutenant General Count Donnadieu.:
3d Division—Lieutenant General Count Paroptiile Laanias
lit Division of Cavalry--Lieut. General Roused urbal.
gd Division—Lieutenant General Viscount Dumont.
Artillery—Major General Baron Berge; Chief of the Staff,
M. Desprea.
Receive, composed of the Guam:—The Marshal Duke de
Reggio. Co.nmander in Chief.'
Infantry—Lieutenant General Bourmont.
Cavalry—Lieutenant General Borderoult.
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Mi. Peel, Principal Secretary of State for the
Home Department, has transmitted to the authuti.
ties in the commercial and manufacturing towns of
the kingdom, a number of enquiries to whisk an-
swers arc required; and of which official paper the
//allowing is a copy :
Question t.—What is " The present state of • trade and . ems.
St of the working classes ?"
en 2.—W hat " The rate of wages, as compared with
tbe ge of Fending comfortable subsistence fur workmen
and their families ?"
Question 3.—Whit " The increase of
as to the amount of the increase ?"
Question 4.—What " 'f he general disposition of the working
classes in regard to the peace of the country and subordination to
the laws ?"
Question s.—What is " The calculation with respect to the
continuance of trade and craplorrnent ?!!

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