The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-02 00:00:00

SAL REGISTER.

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, •As far as Frenchmen can be depended upon, Talleyrand,
the great political Mentor of Buonaparte;. Berthier, his
friend, and artist of all his great campaigns; Marmont, and
Clarke, still adhere to Louis XVIII.
It is declared: as a curious fact, that there were found in
the bureau of the Abbe Montesquieu, on the breaking out of
the news of Buonaperie's landing, two letters, unopened, from
the Comte de Bouthilliers, Prefect of the Department of La
Var, dated six weeks back, giving him, as Minister, full
notice of the plan formed for the landing of Buonaparte,
and -the names of the partizans engaged to assist In it. Ile
requested instructions, and an armed force to arrest the in-
dividuals in the first instance ; but of course his communi-
cation remained unknown. Them are also reports that our
Ministers had secret advice of the plot, though little notice
was taken of it.

After Btmnaparte had reviewed. his troops Tuesday se'n-
night, he addressed them in a short speech. He praised
them ft;kr the fidelity they had shewn, and the exact disci-
pline they had observed, and told them, " he should in a
short time require more active exertions," adding, " Your
first care must be to re-conquer your boundaries."
The Paris Papers admit. that Ow Archduchess Maria
Louisa has forbidden any mention of Buonaparte's atrocious
undertaking.to be made in her presence.
The prrison of ValenCiennes declared for the rebel.. cause
on the 24th. Lisle has also joined the Usurper. The Duke
of'Orleans escaped from the latter place with great difizeulty,
and owes his life to the exertions of Mortier.
We lament to hear that the. spirit of the people of Belgium
is decidedly hostile to the Prince of Orange. His Proclama-
tion as Sovereign was received with chilling silence; and it
is feared that, in the hour of trial, the people will films their.
decided preference of the French. •
One of the Paris Papers mentions, as a report, the occupae
tion of the Isle of Elba by a detachment of British troops.
The Moniteur of the 22d contains an Imperial Decree,
dated from the Thuilleries, March et, declaring that the
mobiliary National Guard shall not be put into activity;
that the corps of volunteers shall be disbanded, and retire to
their homes ; and that the arms and equipments which have
been taken from the magazines shall be restored.
• By a decree of the 21st, Buonapaite has appointed Caulin-
conrt, the Duke of Vicenza, Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Chrnot is made a Count, and nominated Minister of the In-.
terior.

Preparations are making at Strasburg, under the direction
''orSuchet. to place that important line of frontier in a state.
of 'defence against the Allies. Orders have been issued for
provisioning that strong fortress, as well as Landau,.Sichles7
tett, New Brisac, Huninguen, &c.
ibet as Buonaparte reached the barrier of Paris, his car,
i-iage.broke down. He is a man of omens, and was much,
aßcted by this trivial occurrence. His wrath was without
bounds, and he immediately mounted:a charger, and gal-.
lopped away at full speed.
The Duchess d'Angouleme has embarked at Bourdeaux;
the Duke of Bourbon at Names; and the Duke of Orleans,
the Duke de Bvrri, and the Count Artois, have crossed the
northern frontier. The Duke d'Attgouienie is the only
Member of the Royal Family for whose personal safety there
appears to be an ground of, apprehension. It will be re-
collected that he was sent across the south of France, to or-
ganise a foree in the rear of. Buonaparte at Niinnt s, and we
now learn that several troops are marching on that point to
intercept him Buonaparte is employ'd almoal daily in re.
views, and has fixed that of the,natinnal sitiata f..r tlae. 2,41 of
April,

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A nottubr .Yai is paper of the.R7th inst. came
(14, Niatdonaltl, as well as Augereauf has,
Ail peace will) the thurper,anil.hoth haye
tars. The other ao tides cOnsilt merely o;
in.areepted by th 4 ai;cnts of the Corlcau,'
still in his capital.
Extract of a letter (mom Dover, Parch lg.
foe vesterday.thcris nus a tumult at Duisk;
(fm' • h ' (loin the t- )1c)

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tfd people having torn n _ _ri7ccloured flag, in .couse-
(pence of a report of the assasitiation of Bssonaparte, and.
11,01,ted the *bite. Ilag"in its stead. The sokfier's attacked the
tz.vrit's people, and a great many persons ivere'w_ounded. Part
of tbe I Ith Light Dragoons embarked this.day on board the
fcilowing vessels, which sailed immediately for Ostend—via.
Pr74ctis Augusta, Kin George, Lark, Catherine, and Ppien
.117 e copy the follnwing statetnentlrom a ieSpectable even•
log paper,.but cannot pledge ourselves to its accuracy:
It is affirmed that in October
_or 'November last, a person
.* ited upon the French Milliner, the Count de la Chatre,
and eter some preliminary discussions with that Gentleman
eri the sohject cf impoitant state discoveries, of which the
Clinger prat ssed to be in pcsscssion, and offered to Commu-
nicate for a stipulated reward, it was agreed that he should
rei•tive a certain sum (X 6,000) fur that service.. It is said,
th-at the informer thereupon made a full disclosure of the
*hole conspiracy carrying on fur the escape of Buonaßarte
freito tlbt, and for erecting his standard in France; that he
ni,t only furnished a fist of the traitors engaged in this plot,.
bt`t a copy' or their secret cypher and a key to it; and that
to c7infirm the accuracy of has intelligence, he. mentioned
sctei al persons ifil'arls who Might be searetly arrested, their
papers seized, tsrc., by which the whole matter would be de-
.
*eloped, at.d the enterprize prevented.
The cterrent report goes on to state, that the French minis-
ter, instead of taking wise ptecautions for the arrest of the
pat ties in Paris, and consequent detection and defeat of the
conspiracy, unfortunately for his sovereign, his country, and
tie world, intrusted this rrost vitally important mission to the
eWef of II e Parisian police, an agent of Buonaparte, and floc
of the conspirators. This villain of course took care that
nothing eliminating should appear against his accompliCes;
hut that, on the contrary, such circumstances should come
out as to brand the informer with the character of an impos-
tor, who had invented the story of the plot, in order to swin-
dle Government of the reward. Thus were suspicions lulled,
and` the catastrophe we all so deeply deplore has been permit-
ted to take place.
Since wilting the above, it has been stated to us that the
per: thus said to have offered the information, is a man who
%vas convicted of perjury, and who only escaped the pillory
through the lenity of the present opposition when in power.

We are- sorry to announce the loss of the Alexander
country ship, from Bombay, which was driven on shore in
the course of Monday night last, close by the village of
Wyke, near Portland. All on board unhappily perished,
with the exception of four lasers and a woman. We find
by the Bombay Courier, of the 22d of October, that the
ship Alexa.ndcr, Capt. L. Auldjo, sailed thence for London,
with the following persons on board as passengers :--
Airs. Ault} ; Dr. and Mrs. Dunbar; Miss Torfano, Major Ramsay;
.pt. Ca npbell, his Majesty's 47th re2itnent •' Lit ut. and Mrs. Deverel,
hi\ Alaj:•sly's 47th regiment; Lieut. %%Tarte ; Lieut. Baker; Lieut. 13en•
net ; Li.ut. (indby.—Miss Charlotte Elphinstone; Master John El-
phin,tone ; Master Win. Richard Russell ; Master Edmond Deverel;
Miss lyeia Deverel ;,51i39 Frances Deverel.—Thotnas Mathews, inva
lid (rum the artillery.-Capt. and Mrs. Hughes and family, of the Ma-
dras establishment, were expected also to go al passengers from Cochin.
'rite Princess Talleyrand has taken up her residence at
rtithatord, together with Madame Moreau.

On. Tisaday, man of war, of 1110
guns, was launched at the R.Oyal *DoCitiKd, Chaiharn;
amidst the acclamations of an immense concourse aspects;
.tors —A new ship of 120 goes, to be called the Prince Re-
gent, is to' be Witt on,the satne slip from which the Httwe was
launched. • • •• •
The C/ • of the :E:ticliecitses, ilia now said, intendc,

Ail) tailor
ediateiY After the- recess, to move for a new Tax on
Income, but on "so modified a plan as to prevent the exercise
of .those inquisitorial authorities, which were felt more up•
pressive than the burden of the Tax itself. .
Monday according to annual custom, the children educat-
ing in Christ's Hospital, preceded by the youths. under the
patronage of theGovetryors of Bridewell Flospital, A.nil fol-
lowed by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, City Officers,
and their. Ladies, went in procession to Christ Church, New-
gate-street, where the state of the City I lospitals war read;
after which the Spital Sermon was preached by :he Bishop
of Oxford. At the conclusion of Divine service, his Lord-
ship and the Members of the Corporation returned t , the
Mansion House, where a most sumptuou&dinner was served
up in a style of elegance seldom surpassed ; and though the
company had not to boast of any of his Majest 's Ministers,
yet it was honoured with the'preserree of severat distinguished
personages, both natives and fo,eigners. The Egyptian .
Hall was brilliantly illuminated, and embellished with the
superb chair and canopy, which were fitted up for the accurst- ,
rnodation of the Crowned Heads and the Prince Regents
when they honoured Guildhall with their presence, under
which his Lordship sat; the Bishop of Oxford. Lords King
noul and Lynedock, and the Dean of lVinchestcr were
placed near his Lordship ; and after dinner. Lord l...nedock
(General Graham). was presented • with the freedom of the
City and au elegant sword, voted him by the Corporation;
accompanied with an energetic speech by the Chamberlai.t.
to which the gallant Officer made a suitable reply. After
the ceremony. the Lord Mayor gave the• health of the new
citizen, which was drank with three times three, and long
and continued plaudits. Upon the health of the Lord
Mayor being given, his Lordship in returning thanks said,
his public co,:duct had been much misrepresented and much
misunderstood. He had endeavoured to discharge what he
conceived to be his duty; and though he war, like other men,
liable to an error of judgement, there was not a man in ex-
istence who was more anxiously desirous of the welfare and
happiness of the country. . He would discharge what he
thought his duty without fear of consequences, but he should
never consider it to be his duty to act in a way that should bring .
into question his loyalty to his King. whom he should defend
to the last drop of his blood.—The entertainment concluded
as usual with a ball, which was opened by Miss Fairfield and
Captain Crofton of the Royal Navy, and dancing continued
to a late hour.

The present Lord Mayor has ever been one of the most
staunch advocates of the principles of Pitt, and yet because.
he has dared to express his honest sentiments upon a clues:.
tion of vital importance to the State, (the Corn Bilk) he ex.
perienced the pitiful resentment of the total absence of WT.
nisters from the annual civic festival, provided by him on
Monday, at. the Mausion House 1

T..fr NATIONMA REOISTEL - . APRIL Q.
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Inn to band on Mr. Jones, ,the Marshal of the King's Bench, went down to
hasp h .is said. Made, ;Kingstorr, on limed fit, 17 the purpose of prefer, ing a Bill of
e retired to their es. IC,okhrece, for breaking prison The.
tellers EsOin Piiis punisbeesistioiihii a !fice,..itibe person charged be found
while ale King-was guilty. provided that person shin be conTieted, of a misde-
meanor, extepatOttinsPorlaticas for seven year, but play be
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19.—" The day be:, 1
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commuted at the discretion of A tine Bin is found
ki!k, occasioned by against his Lordship. •
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