The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-02 00:00:00

LETTER 'ROM NAPE? g.

" I give yon the following reports, which form the subject
of c‘n%er•ation in the higher circles. A claim has In en made
upon tbs Court of Naples by the American tiovernment, for so
large it sitill Of infamy a goods confiscated during the time of
illurat), that it is impossible it can lie complied with. Satrap
faction most, howv•er, be caves, and the only means presented
is the fa% outing the American trade, and it is re ported the Go-
vernment of the Uniti•il States have suggested the cession of
some lei Hurry—say the i4thll of •-- or that the Ameri-
.l4ll,; may form a secure harbour for their lieut in the Nlditcrra-
nean. and an entrepot for their prothice, which cati be at all
tt ausinitted to where then is ilvmantl, and perlia;.‘ free
of duty. 'I tie only nation that will sutler by this arrangement
will be the

We that the retarn or General 31aitl.incl is connected
will. thew American eLcinc and it is reported he is folly le.
(painted ith evrry circurni4ance w Weis has yet trainpired."

No tidings of any importance can vet arrive respecting
the Nlediteranoan expedition.—The fleet passed the rock
of I.isbon on the ;id. ult. Letters from Gibraltar of the
4th and sth, making no mention of the reported bombard-
ment of the Americans, there is reason to conclude, that
the rumours on that subject are unfounded. In the mean
time, the Barbary States themselves seem to exhibit that
degree of motion and activity which may be compared
to the bustle observable in a hive of bees beC re a show-
er of rain.—The Emperor of Morocco has been himself
down to Tangiers, and there exchmihed presents with the
Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar.—The latter tendered
two mortars and 100 shells to his Majesty, who is said to
have given in return to the Governor, a mule anil an Ara-
bian horse ; and to Captain Marshal, the negotiator, 800
dollars.

A letter from Amsterdam, dated Aug. 17, contains
the following details :—" A second expedition is said to
be preparing in Enzhmd to support that of Lord Ex-
mouth. General Maitland, Governor of Malta, is at this
moment busy with preparations for his prompt departure.
It is not doubted at London, that the Porte is making
large armaments, but the politicians arc not agreed as to
their object. It is asked, are these threes to concur in
punishing Algiers and Tunis, or does the Sublime Porte
mean to defend the ri,lat of chastising. her own vassals
herself? At any rate it is probable, that the reinforce-
ments prepared by the Government ofGrcat Britain I.:ill
not be long in joining Loill Exmouth, and there is every
reason to believe, that experienced Commander will be in
mm situation to make head against all the force that may
he opposed to hint. We arc assured, however, rim: the
Barbary States arc preparin7 fin. u tigonms
They have hoisted the standard of the Prophet, and are
removing all their valuable property into the interior."

11w American squadron, crohing before Algiers, is
said to have demanded satisfaction from the Dey thr the
violation of the treaty; the Dey sent one of his nephews
on board the American ttanmotiore, to pa, W, the Ameri-
cans by fair words, hot they were not to b duped; ma'
accounts front Marseilles state, that their vessels Lad Isom-
!styled the City.

Letters front Gibraltar of the ath tut. announce the
arrival of the 11.11,in;-111on packet fror.. Malta, which
packet was lately reported to have talleu into the hands
of the Algeritws.

SEPTEMBER I.

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Wixosort, SEPT. I.—Yesterday the Duchess and
Princess Sophia of Gloucester arrived at the Castle on •
visit to her Majesty, and atlerivarls retlinted to Bagshot.
This morning► a grind and public breakfast was held at
the Bosh, at Staines, the Officers of the Royal Horse
Guards, Blues, and the Offietrs of Foot Guards, were
present. The company was very numerous, and the
Royal Horse Guards (Blues) band, played many of their
fine tunes all the tune. This evening her Majesty had
a select party at the Castle. This morning the Third
Regiment of Foot Guards marched from tie Foot Bar-
racks to the Cavalry Barracks, where Divine Service was
read to the two regiments, by the Rev. Mr. Hopper.,
The thllowing anecdotes respecting our venerable Mo-
narch have been communicated to us upon good autho-
rity:—

It is upwards of two years since his Majesty was shaved.
His beard is now very long. His usual dress is a silk
night gown, in which, from his age and physical infir-
mities, he reminds the spectators of the person and ap-
pearance of king Lear.
Her Majesty vi'its him once a week ; but the Prin-
cesses have not seen him for a considerable time.
During the progress of the war the news of the day
was read to him, but lately his want of sight, has been
&Mier aggravated by unal deatness.—His small stock of
intelletual enjoyment bus been thus greatly reduced, as
he can no longer hear any news, nor amuse himself with
the piano-forte, of which he was very fiend, and on which
he played very well. As might be naturally es-peettid,
the recovery of Hanover gave him peculiar pleasure. His
Majesty's memory continues unimpaired.
The malady of the Prince Regent was an inflammation
of the Peritoneum, (the membrane which- sumuads the
intestines); his Royal Highness was relieved by copious
bleeding; but for two days the symptoms were most alarm-
ing. Her Majesty, on Tuesday, left Windsor with the
intention of paying him a visit at the Stsulthouse, hut was
prevailed on to return without seeing him, in consequence
of the extreme violence of his disorder. The tinnily of
Sir Benjamin Bloomfield were removed from the house,
that the most perfect quiet might be kept. On the Wed-
nesday morning the disease was conquered ; and though
the evacuations he underwent necessarily reduced hint
greatly, he gradually gained strength, and is now happily
re-established. On the Tuesday Ministers were so ap-
prehensive of the event, that a Cabinet Council was held.

We have the satistliction to announce the Prince ItegentS
perfect restoration to health.—His Royal Highness, not
feeling any bad effects from his late indisposition, rode
out vestertiav as usual.
•

Duke of Clarence is recovering from his late se-
vere indisposition, although but slowly, being much re-
duced from excessive debility.
A very important State proceeding is now on the lapis,
but the necessary l•al forms will protract its commence-
ment for perhaps four or five months from the present
time. All the interesting documents appertaining to this
affair have already been placed in the hands of one of the
most eminent and distinguished Counsel at the Bar.
OUR DISTRESSED MANUFACTURreS.-.-011 Wildly last
her Majesty was graciously pleased to allow some of the
most respectable Spitalfields Manufacturers to wait upon
her at Windsor, and to exhibit specimens of the perfec-
tion to which the Silk Manutitcture in various articles of
furniture and dress is now brought. Her Majesty en-
tered with the utmost benevolence into the present dis-
tresses of the manufacture. She was pleased to receive
the Gentlemen who pleaded the cause of the poor
Weavers and their families, with the greatest conde•
scension and aftithility, and to assure them of every pro-
tection whieh her Majesty's example and countenance
could afibed. If the Nobility and Gentry would but now
second the goodness of her Majesty, and would give or-
ders to their mercers fin dresses against the winter,
thous:m(ls of industrious persons might immediately be
enable to resume their employments.

Mr. Bullock has kit town with Buonaparte's carriage
and horses tbr Ireland. On his first day's journey he
stopped at Frogniore, where they was inspected by her
Majesty and the Princesses, who were highly gratified.
Elsa, tso Nostiavv.—Mr. Cobbett in a late Register,
save," I wish the public writers in Ametieu to be inflow-
ed, that their imputations of baseness as applied to the
Nobility in Englund in ;..tenertil, are very unjust.-6e-
nerally speaking, they ore the best of landkrits and of
niasters ; they are by no mums of that description that the
French NnhicsAc were ; that is to say, a set of petty ty-
rants. They mix with the people; tle'y are well informed;
partake in all manly sports and cxerchrs; and are as brave
and as athletic as any other part of the ',ovulation."
Wednesday, .about three o'clock in the afternoon, a cu-
rious phenomenon took place in St. James's Park. At the
b *torri of the walk which leads from Spring-garden-gate
to ;he pamde, a whirlwind took up the dust in a column
lac ween !N.) and tO toot wide, and carried it up into the
air like a solid opaque body, that rendered all of on
the other oitle e,f it, viz. the trees, houses, &e. &thug-ether
ii,,perveptibk; and when it came to u height somewhil
a;iove the trees, it eispersed in air. Thum was not a
brcata of wind within 100 yards of the place wLiae the
cloud beguu to km.

I

II

AP,PTEI4I 111'31 1.

110 Y 11. DI E.

The trrorted intention• to dissolve by due legal forms
eertrin rnatt:itnonial ties, has fiir some time occupied
inn + of the public 3t.it ntien ; and a ran!pliet has just
spl nrk,d rin the st.l.i.jeet„ entitled, " The Aitempt lu
Throw(' the Princess,(l !rates impartial
.y conAidered."
The Author thus commences his work :

tre is now no manner of doom tha• an ai!etiipt will be
mule neat fiesAion of Parliament to thssulve the inai rive he-
twi tt thu 'Nine( Recent and the Prim-v ~n ur en.i.:te
hi Royal Highitesh o marry ugaiu, and tu Alford low :he chance
of ha: leo: a ma h heir in the crown."

He then proceeds to argue against the policy of the
proposed measure, and the result of his views of the
question as,
'6 That the klinisters themselves are not very imanimons hi
its favour ; that the •:ence of the country is clearly aeaiiist it ;
and that he pn htdohiti s s.f it' failure in twine one stage arc
notorious. No man loves to eatancle himself umweessarily in
a cowesi of th.s elt scription ; thankless if socressful; hazai d-
ons in the extreme if it fail, : and upon the whole much mote
likely to fail than to succeed."
An old Maiden Aunt, whose locks, white as snow,
Proelainfil she was young some half cenery age,
With signiticanteods and remarks v. ry bit lewd,
Thus accosted her niece, a gay, soluble mole :
• How degenerate the times!.—l remenoter the days,
• When ladies wore handkerchiefs, aprons, and slays,
' When a good pair of pockets were thoreht no disgrace,
' And nobody dreamt of rots• musiiiis and lace ,
4 Then virtue received ma indelible speck
' If a female displayed
,but the top of her neck ;
4 Rut, now, you all show what was meant to lie hid—
' l'ray why can't you dress as your mandootlaers did e
' Dear Aunt, so I do; why don't you perceive
• We follow the fashion of grandmother Ese?
4 If your argument's good, we can never be blatu'd,
' like her we go nakeir—
.(Auut) And are not ash:used!'

Tee Fusns.—Wednesday being settling day at the
'Stock Exchange, a great sensation was created in conse-
quenceof the large fluctuations which have recently taken
place in the price of Stocks, awl, as was anticipated,
Millirem to a considerable amount took place. No less
than four were announced. One of them, a dashing
jobber, who has not been in the house above three years,
was declared a defaulter to the amount of ;20;0001. ; the
other three are likewise jobbers, but their deficiencies arc
nut equal to the former. Consols opened at 6 I,' fbr mo-
ney, and for October (2g. Reduced 62 money. The
above failures affected the Stocks about ;4 per Cent.
It is stated as a fact, that the Commissioners for levy-
ing the Property-Tax within the city of London, are at
this time busily emplored in prosecuting surcharges
an long back as 1814. They reject bona fide and cir-
cumstantial statements of income for that year, which
Mr. Vanaittart is understood to have pledged himself was
to regulate the return for 1815, and insist upon particu-
lars of the three preceding ones, for the purpose of striking.
an average.
We learn from Manchester, Birmingham, and some
other snanufacturing parts, that the manufactories of
these places are in a much better condition than some
weeks since.

The hank of Messrs. Smallwood and Spearman. at Market
Drayton, stiveuiled payment on Saturday. The partners
state. that Airy have resorted to this measure in consequence
of the difficulty they e•perieuee in obtaining payments; but
that the house istemled shortly to discharge every demand,
with tote' est. —Shrewsbury (*reside.
Sir William Wraxall was on Friday. Jiberated lions his eon-
flienient in the king's Bench prison, by order of the Prince
Reacts,.
It is said, the rector of a rich rectory in Salop has resided
eight yearn in France; the parishioners have bail! tNO tweeting-
Louses 16hu, iu tltie case, dissents, priest or people?
The Rev. Peter Faiie, Rector of Cotton, Suffolk, a gentle-
man with a family of twriie children, bas, without any solicita-
tion from his pal bdtioners. nest liberally made a resturtion of
:13 percent. 69111 his tithes.

SINGE I.* N %V eum NG.- -Tilestlav eteninEt. the IlriebbottE'Mud
.of Diary lure Was thlaWa into the utmost confusion, in con-
Ail Honor of an eylraodinary phenomenon very seldom wit-
na f WreClia, residing in Choi les-street, having been
notified, ti solyed to rektsrate the event, and about eight
o'clock in the evening the liri;e and briskg4rooto. attended by
eleven roe pie none, all luounti il on asses, and followed by
see, rat Itnmdtrd. aciseetalurs, with 141 pots, horns, dust bells,
watchmen's rattles. flambeaus. &c. proceeded through DI 'icy-
la no, and made their grand cut ranee into Holborn, up Newton-
s?' ct, to the Beak ptiblir-house, where stapled to get
some CAMI 4 WI but in forming the procession again, the
ilk's •S rallian was di,loittimittly thrown down by the pisss•
tool' of the molt, end the lily precipitated into the mud. This
rue:eyed the liedlegeoutu, who immediately disiiiiimited, and
hugati by dealing se% eral blows amongst his neighbours with
\ 113.1111: Airy. The conseipsence was, that a general battle al-
sued, and sesertil heads o eye brol,eit. E....tett nee, the braille
that district, value up, backed by about a dozed knights of the
&whom, who 5111.1'4.4 fled 14 seen rill:: several of the sable war-
riors, which disposed the merry group.
Mr. Edwin Cary, second soli son all Edward Cary, Esq. of-
d cllaton, u eturning in a gig to Tar-abbey , late maisestlay night
last, was main-innately 'brown trout it in the last a. near the
house, in conoeiorime of the horse running a wiy ; and we
0411', reccis rd sebere from the shock, a`
to 114*Pir•1'al 111,. tleath 1041110011.
ll.rsd;avNo'111111.:111t. i stack, consisting of about SO trar;crs
ot wheat, the ;impel tv of liar Mr. Roe. of 11i! ko} nil
Liticoliashite. and on one of his farms iii a, Fill,
was set ytt lire, caul otutstonwil. lily wreten or at ectelles
who committed this most det, stable art, filing a gim
it, as a sigu.ll, 111 1.C10i404 .14 a token of triumph
.4:114' MEM, a laroe held of colt •sl'cil at Revesby, Lincoln-
beiiriging to )tr. siiiwler, was wilfully filed in indec-
ent places, btu happily Cie dailies 111 not spaced to aby ::;.1 eat
tattnt.