The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-02 00:00:00

rATIONAL REMSTETt.

were stationed before the city, and pointed their gt?as upon it.
The English marched against the palace, from wheive King Ferdi-
nand escaped in Ginter to retire to Montreal ; not considering him.
self in safety even at this place, he took retuge at Fienzza.
The revolt having for the moment been calmed !Ay force, miry
persons of distinction, suspected of having excited the people against
the English, were arrested. The Marquis of Attila, the Prince of
Trabbia, and the Fiscal Advocate, Fenere, are particularly men-
tioned. It is said, that Prince de Bahia saved himself in the moun-
tains. •
The English have caused to return from the different points of
the island all the forces which they tholight could be withdrawn
from them sit about danger. The English frigate Unity, twenty-
fimir hours after her arrival at Messina, where she was to return,
had orders to immediately sail. Such is the way in which the
English treat their allies! 'I he Cite of Sicily is that which awaits
all nations who have the misfortune to tiod themselves nailer their
iron yoke. We should not bo surprised at quickly receiving accounts
of some bloody catastrophe.
PARIS APRIL 2=2.
SITUATION OF THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE NORTH, ON Tint
15TH OF A PRI L•
The Vice Roy was in his positions, his left on the Elbe at the
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month of the Saale, his centre at Bernbing, his right towards the
mountains of the Hartz ; the reserve at Magdeburg.
The Pnnce of Eckmuld was in a position at 7AII. Ceneral Van
Damme occupied Bremen. .
On the nth the enemy endeavoured to touch Berninirg with several
battalions; they were briskly received and repulsed with hiss. He
likewise advanced a'patrole upon NOrtiltail!•ell, at the debonche
from the Hartz; this point was occupied by a detachment of cavalry,
who vigorously charged the enemy, and took three hussars
prisoners.
On the 12tle a detachment of Prussian hussars arrived at Gotha,
at 11 o'clock at night; it Surrounded the house of Baron de St. Aigoan,
Minister Plenipotentiary from France, and took his Secretary, who
was dangerously All in bed, and carried him forcibly away.
Four regiment of Russian infantry were before Wittenberg, which
is defended by peneral Lapoype ; they had male an attack by
main force, but were repulsed after having lost many men.
The thrtress oflorgan is only observed uy some partied' of Cos-
sacks ; 14,0110 Saxons are shut up in it
The enemy had a post of twenty-five men at Hof ; a squadron at
Sehileitz, and another at Platten.
Some Bavarian skeleton regiments, consisting. of 1.2,C° men,
proceeding from the Vice Roy's army to Bromherg, were attacked
near Langensalza, by tski enemy's squadrons; they repulsed them;
sumo fifty stragglers were, however, taken. •
On the 11ttt, intelligence as rereived from the fortresses; 'of
Dantziv, Thorn, Mifflin, Citetrin, Stettin, and Glottan ; they %Vele
in the best state of defence, the enemy hid attempted nothing
against them.
On the 14i, his Majesty the Emperor set out from St. Cloud : he
arrived on the 14th, at 11 o'clock atnight, Mayence ;he pet.
formed the journey with incredible raoldity—in less than 45 iIOIWS
MESINA. APR IL 2.—Since the last events, of which Palermo
has been the theatre, to the moment Of the Kily.'4 return, Sicily
did not cease to find herself threatened with an internal war.
The English again brought forward Prince Francis, a' they
determined, either by consent or force, to obtain the banishment
of the Queen. .
The king, terrified by threats, and the ft'we of a general tumult,
joined the English, in order to• oblige. the Qtteen to renounce the
idea of employing means of resistance.
At• last this P• ineess was embarked on board the polacre the
St. Antoine, and exiled, with her son Prince Leopold:to Cagliari.
The King hat been consi.ene 1 to his country house of
PARts, APRIL 24.—The wasatili at Mayeuce on the
19th of April. -
French funds-5 per cent. 71 f. 90 c. r. f.
MAY I.NCE, APRIL 18.—Nis Majesty the Emperor did not go
• abroad yesterday : he received the grata! Duke of .Baden, the
Prince 0e Hesse-Dsrmstadt, and the Duke of Nassau.
The Count de St. Marren, and the Baron de Nicolay,
.were pre-
sented to him.
To day, after mass, his Majesty received the Authorities of the
Department. •
His Majesty then mounted his horse ; viewed Cassel, the new
fort of Montebello, the marshes of Montbach, and Fort Meunier.
At five o'clock, the Emperor received the Prince Primate, Grata
Duke of Frankfort,

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