The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-04 00:00:00

DUKE OF CADORE.

A docuinent, purporting to be a confidential
communication from BUONAPARTE'S Minister, the
Duke of CAuonc, to the Russian Court, attracted,
last week, a large portion of public attention. It
leached this country through the medium of Ame.
rica, and contains a virulent attack on our Constitti.
don and national character, both of which are re!
presented as so totally different from those possessed
by the other nations of Europe, as to he totally in.
compatible with their safety. It is, therefore, pro-
posed to impose a new Constitution upon us, and to
secure our liberty by rendering our Monarchs abso.
lute ! For whilst they continue to remain slaves, as
this document tells us they are, it is impossible we
should be free ! This paper is now generally con.
sidered as forged. The courier alone, by which
it was first published, still defends its authenticity ;
but as several other political fabrications have occa-
sionally found their way into that print, among the
rest BUONAPARTEIS pretended Speech to an AsSerri-
bly of Merchants, which was lately officially contrl.
dieted by General LauftisT9N, it is not unlikely but
the sagacity of the Editor may have been once
more deceived. We shall, therefore, not attempt
to confute the assertions contained in that document
until t4c Lg. its auttienticity shall have been
'set. at rest.

We understand that his Royal Highness the
PRINCE REGENT has declared his intention of fi::ing
his residence for the autumn at Hampton-Court
Palace. 'This Palace being at a conveni,ent distance
between London and Windsor, will allow equal
facilities for the dispatch of business, and for at-
tending to his MAJESTY, without any impediment
arising from either duty to the other. We, there.
fore, rejoice to find in it ground to believe, that the
apprehensions entertained for his MlJl:7l'Y's life
are rrained by anxiety for the Royal Sufferer, be-
yond what the actual state of his maladies will
warrant.
Earl SPENCER and Lord HEATIIFIELD are said to
be seriously indisposed.
Mr. Hase waited on the Gentlemen of the Stock
Exchange, yesterday morning, and informed them
that the Bank will make the f uture payments on the
Omnium, except the last, and to be redeemed on or
before the 28th of February, 1812.
An immense quantity of military stores have
been shipped for the Baltic, said to be sufficient
for the su,pply of an army of 80,000 men. Sir
James Saumarez, it is prolrble, will have the
charge of it for the purpose of applying the sacrie
in such a. manner as circzmstances may require,
in case Prussia and the other Northern Powers
should unite against the aggressions and domination
of France.
The Ida cutter has sent into Yarmouth the Con-
cordia, taken by the French, and retaken by the
cutter's boats ; which. gallantly cut her out of
Ostend, although opposed by the fire of the French
soldiers, amounting to 2.00 men.
The orders for allowing a perfect freedom of
religious worship to such Irish militiamen of. the
Catholic religion as should come to Great Britain
under the Militia Intercourse Bill, have, we are
happy to understand, produced an extension of that
freedom to the army generally. An order has
been recently issued by his Royal Highness the Com-
mander in Chief, forbidding all Commanding Offi-
cers of regiments, or detachments, from obliging
Roman Catholic soldiers to attend flivine Service
in the Church of England, and directing they
should be permitted to attend those places of Ivor-
ship where their own religious rites are perfbrmed,
whenever military duty will allow.
The Eliza cartel is arrived at Dartmouth from
Morlaix. She brought over to this country twelve
Irish Priests, who were driven out of R(O about
twelve months ago by BuoNAnA ter after having
resided there, some of them for upwards of nine
years.
The proceedings in the ecclesiastical synod, lately
held at Paris, have been kept cut of the public
papers, but it is now said, that this venerable as-
sembly, on account of the freedom of some of its
discussions, Was suddenly broken up by the man-
date of Bitonaparte, and eleven of his Bishops were
sent prisoners to the Castle of St. Vincennes.
"The 2d West York, West Essex, and Dorset
Regiments of Militia, in Chelmsford garrison, have
volunteered their services for Ireland.
The Militia Regiments which have not furnished
their quotas to the line are to be allowed to volun-
teer to the extent of their deficiences into the regi-
ments of Foot Guards.

Paris Papers readied town on Tuesday; to the
27th instant. They C(311.111D the communication
made to the Legislative Body on closing its sittings.
on the 25th, in which all the topics of congratuia-
tion alluded to in the Expos are reiterated, a high
tone of triumph is assumed for the capture of Tar-
ragona and the relief of Badajoz, and a comparison
is made between the situation of France and Eng-
land, of course highly to the advantage of the for-
mer. On the same day a deputation of the Legis-
lative Body went through the humiliating ceremony
of presenting a complimentary address to the infant
King of Rome.
Buonaparte, it appears, is making most extraor-
dinary exertions to collect seamen, for manning the
ships of war lie is fitting out in the ports of France
and Holland. Letters from the coast of France,
dated the 28th, state, that great numbers of foreign
seamen had recently been conducted to the different
depits prepared for their reception. These men are
conveyed to their destination under escorts of Gen-
darmeri, and are very strictly guarded. The kind
of Naval Conscription which Buonaparte had esta-
blished, has not been found .surliciently productive
to answer his present demands, and he has issued
orders to the Hans Towns to furnish immediately,
in proportion to their trade and population, a num-
ber of men fitted fbr the naval service. 'These or-
ders, we understand, have already been carried
into execution in a very rigorous manner at Ham-
burgh. The French Governor of that city, it in
said, caused the gates to be shut during three suc-
cessive days, and after every man who had
been at sea, and a great proportion of those em-
ployed in the navigation of the river, sent them
off under a strong guard for Holland. It is sup-
poed that these men arc desLined for the flee: in the
Scheldt.

The letters from the coast of France announce
the publication of a Decree, denouncing the penalty
of death against any Captain on board of whose
ship any Bills of Exchange upon England shall be
found. By another Decree, no female possessing
an annual income of, or above 6,000 francs (250{.
sterling) shill be allowed to marry but with the
consent of the French Government. This is a pro-
ject for promoting Officers of the army.

If accou-ts received from Bourdeaux are to be
believe,!, not only those American ships have been
set at liberty by Buonaparte, in the ports of France,
which contained the propel ty or produce of the
United States ; but also ships, of which the car-
goes consisted of cocoa, coffee, logwood, bark,
pepper, sugar, and other articles of Spanish and
British colonial produce, have been permitted to
unload and reload w ithout obstruction ; and every
vessel which has arrived in France since 2d Nov.
has been placed under the same favourable circum,
stances.

The following is ail extract from an American
Paper, the latest received in town :--
t 4 We arc warranted in aszerting, that the PRESIDENT has
expressed a wish for the speedy :i•rival of Mr. Fosory,a, who
would be received with the utmost cordiality; and that certain
points pending between Great Britain and the United States,
which bad been insisted oil, would for the present be waved by
our overnment, rather than procraqinute the wished-for
un-
deratAnding•'