The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-20 00:00:00

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THE NATION

uneducated men. They every day rommit the most gross mis-
takes, even in elementary know ledge. They discover none hut
the common-place ideas of convevation, tt hkh they acquire a
kind of practical habit, iu turning to catch the fancy of the
Those papers Ire all of them antagonists of Pence. The
party of The If losing Chronicle finding it convenient to he for
Peace, though they did not make it when they might, that
paper Is obliged, occasionally, to use the lanFuat,Pe of the party,
but it is evidently not hearty in the cause. It is unfortunate for
the country that the daily papers have an interest in war. The
star increases their sale. People are so greedy, in a time or public
anxiety, for netts, that very many persons must have a daily
paper then,, who would be contented w ith one of less frequent
publication. in a time of tranquillity and peace. It is ac-
cordingly found that the demand for daily papers always in-
creases prodi3iausly in a time of war, and decreases in a time of
peace. The cries, therefore, of the daily papers, against Peace,
ought to be suspected.

TROY THE FRENCH, DUTCH, GERMAN, AND H.I.IIIUIRGH

THE ROCUCFORT, CARTIIACENA, .17111) TOULOsI SQV trTIONS.

PARIS, FEB. Vit.—Letters front Lyons, of the lit h and I:104
announce that the Rochefort sty:adroit w hick 1:•:t that port in
the month of January last, after a short cruise in the. Atlantic,
passed the Straights of Gibraltar, and is saSly arrived
at Toulon, where it has united itself to the sparlron trt that
port. The floettfort squadron roasi•ls of from !ire t.) six sail of
the line, some frigates, and light vessels. The Sp:::list: ,qtuoiron
from Carthai:;ena has also put to sea, and has joieel (if we may
believe these letters) the Toulon and lioetwfort squadrors. Se-
veral other ship.. have also left the different ports of Spain, so
that the combined fleet will he very considerable. Five sail of
the line have been built, equiped, and armed, tt ithin a short
time, at Toulon. it is generally reported at Lyons, and in all
the ports of the Mediterranean, that the coinhined fleets intend
to drive away the English ships ertiising off Sirily and at the
cotratace of the Adriatic, and afterwards to attack the fleet of
Admiral Coilingst ood, stationed in the Archipelago no-I off the
Dartbmelles, before this fleet can receive reinforcements from
England. '1 he inwt recent letters front the South of France
samoutice that the combined squasiroits of Toulon, Rochefort,
and Carthagena, reinforce:l Uc other ships, sailed fro•o Toulon
()lithe 7th and :nth of this month, and stood towards Sicily.

111 A licit 5. The oporation i . tin. Decree resfro;'afig thc
Con,eription of 1,109 comin, need yesterday, hod I. carried
into effect, in conformity to a. order fur that put pose. Among
e excel) ti iis are the follor%
l'he l'upils iu Paintin4 and Seitlpturs! who have received high
prizes, the Protestant Clergy, , f'crsoni inscribed for the Na l.
Officers of Health is active employment, Pupils in thP Oriental
Languages, the Veterinary Art, and the Military Setiouls.

Rom E, et•tertla% a corps of Fre:eh trt ops. under
Cie cow:nand of irate-, to•rk pwsession of the Castle
of Si. Angelo. 'I lie !lest ulaiershauling prevails heti% een these
troops and the iithab:tinits. 'the troops of his holiness do duty
as li,fore.

"'EH. S.—Yesterday morning early, General lliolles entered
this city, at the head of between line and six thousand men. The
guard-boast. at the gates, thr principal guard at the Piazzi Co-
lona, an.i the others, mere immediatel, taken pc' 0.-sion of by
the trench troops, as was also the Castle of St. Angelo; all
this wus done in the utmost rowl order, anti without any dis-
turbance, and the same tranquillity still continues, which the
inhabitants arc strict] ‘ enjoined to maintain by a Proclamation
from his 7'u-day all the rates, except three, have
been occupied by the Papal troops.