The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-18 00:00:00

CERTIFICATES.-JvLy 8.

Robert Co►nke, Duekenfi,:hl, Chester, cotton-spinner. Thomas
V'►rris, Gosport, corn-inerei►aut. John Harris, Redman's-row,
M►le-Lnd, cooper. John Keleher, Oxford, shoe-►maker. Joha
Lewis, Upper Lust SmiCifield, nerdle-►naker.

Twelve thousand more Merino Sheep are ready to be
shipped in Spin for Mit country. Eight thousand of them
are a pre:3ent to the !Chip and four thousand are the pri-
vate property of Mr. Cochrane Johnston, who is waiting
,Aith great anxiety at Cadiz for vessels, in order t• ship
thew for Englnd.

Lon Den,

SUNDAY, JUSE 18, IEOD.

POLITICAL Eri..NTS OF THE WEEK.

Two French Bulletins, ti e 13th and 14th, have ar-
rived in town, their actual intelligeuce is not very
important, but they contain collateral points, which, as
ex hitting our previous information, is of more conse-
qiwnee. The u;'11 Bulletin is dated Lbcrsiorf the 2S h
may, and states in substance that the Vrench bridges ON er
the l)%t-itibe have been again carried away. It is evident
that the est oliishnient eseo of these temporary bridges
very 4itticiih, aed hat no reliance can be put upon them,
aft,,r they are estalilisir.d. This circumstance, lions
ever, is net of a ill:ore materially to all'ect the futnre ope-
ratEMlS of either of o.e arolies. The Islai,al of
ilian is ;:citing iti:o a slate of coulp!ete fortation, or
rather or dec.-Alec. 1.1,s of itself itecissarity ste;;;ests two
impoeinut iiifercneet : in the firs,- place that
!MIT 111(51: or where wonld he tat;:
thents::!‘e; to dcfeesit e works. In the
secoud p:ace, however, it is ev•dea that the
1 tenth still intend to aevance, ai:tl that they retain their
pe,ition in the island ef In-der-Loh :al, with the purpose of
pro:et-tint:: their mit-.
Another circutmlance mentioced in this Bulletin, is of
itse:l matter of it. finite satisfaction. It appears, that
though the A iiCtir:UKE JofiN h"!S beell corni-e!led :0 retreat
ffoix the t;reateh Army, he !his kept Army almost
whole, end a ser.ies of judicious movemeets, has fallee,
back upon the Austrian main arn.y. This iiitclli:;ence is the
Vlore .y
ore satisfactor, 1.. as much as the previous boasts of the
Treuc:l Mule: ins had given reason to believe, that the
kusJiau italhtu Amy been annihilated. Thu Itim)
of the French, Geor.r., and 'French Italian Armies is ter-
etalter of serious regret. It is impossible to deny
but that this union might more seriously reinferce imis pre-
viousiy-reduced Army, ant! that thus strcaghtcned, he will
most proi+ably lose not a mom:.att in a rigorous effort to
repair his !ate defeat.. The resourses of this man's mind
are great. Ile has not been so uniformly successful with-
out great talents.
.Nothh:g is so dangerous as to under-
rate the taleats of our enemy. This, in point of fact, is
the es-seilLiat difference between a Great Nation,—a Nation
of brave men, end a cowardly, but desperate Nation. A
great Nation looLs dauger in the face,—measures it and
brass it, by calling forth a courage equal to the dangers.
A cowardly Nation, on the other band, worked tip to
deseeratiou by positive injuries, shuts its eyes, with a
desperate cowardice, rushes on time drawn dagger. it is
thus with the Turks in their conflict with the Russians.
From ve-y cowardice, and self-diffidence, they rush on
the cannon's mouth. Never, therefore, let us bear, that it
is dishearening to a brave people to deceive them into a
false confidence. Let us know what is required of us, and
we will do it.

The Fourteenth Bulletin is dated June Ist, and adds no
further military detail. The bridges are s►ated to have
Imo again established for tho third time, but the work is