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

REGISTER.

in, the Austrian troops on the left bunk of the Rhine will
be formed into three encampments. Probably there is
some error in this statement. E•;,ampntents at so late a
season of the year, in time of peace, are certainly very
unusual. The Duke of Richmond, who is u Peer of
France as well as of England, has taken possession of his
estates at Aubigny, where he was joyously and cordially
received by the inhabitants.
These papers contain further details of what they very
justly term the extraortliwny mission of Mr. Pinckney
the American Ambassador, to Naples. While Murat
acted us Prefect to Buonaparte In the kingdom of Naples,
he, by directions from his master, seized on many Ame-
rican ships and cargoes in the Neapolitan ports. This
circumstance took place in 1810 and 1811 ; and it was
accompanied with a iier,ree of cringing meanness and
submission on the part of the diplomatic agents of
the United States then at Naples, which very singu-
larly contrasts with the high tone the American Go-
vernment is understood to have recently taken on the
subject. We have seen the correspondence which
was carried on for several months between the American
agen•s and the ministers of Murat, which is marked
with equal servility on the one- part, and insolence on the
other. The property was kept some time under seques-
tration, and finally sold, and applied to the prosecution
of Buonaparte's schemes upon Sicily. It is well known
in what light the Usurper, and all who depended on him,
were at that time viewed by the American President; and
as the French Journalist observes, " it is rather remarka-
ble that the Government of the United States never claim-
ed an indemnity, at least ostensibly, for these vessels while
Murat occupied the throne of Naples." Now on a sud-
den the demand is brought forward, and against whom ?
Against Caroline Murat, or the other members of the
Buonaparte family, who ale still wallowing in wealth
procured by all kinds of robbery ? No: against the King
of Naples, toward whose intended destruction this very
property was employed ! The American Government
would not prosecute the actual wrong-doers : and now,
after a lapse of six years, it sets up a demand against a
third party, totally unconnected with the offence ! It
seems that the answer of the King of Naples should be
very short. He might say, " I have rather to demand
satisfaction of you for furnishing my enemy with weapons
against me. By submitting so readily to his spoliations.
you made yourselves parties to the attack on me which
those spoliations were intended to promote.
Other Paris Papers to Wednesday have been received.
It is rather extraordinary they do not contain one dis-
heartening article relative to our Expedition. If there had
been time for any accounts to have reached Paris of our
operations against Algiers, we should almost have sup-
posed that the abstinence of the Papers from their usual
tone and language bad been produced by some favourable
intelligence relative to the Expedition, which, however,
they did not chit= to publish.
M. de Talleyrand has returned to his seat at Valencay.
This is considered by acmes, a banishment, to which the
Prince has been condemned by the King.—But by what
power can the Ring order it? The Constitutional Char-
ter. allows of no such acts.

The French Funds are ratherhetser, as well as the ex-
change upon this courtry ; the latter is 25£ 30c. at 30
days ; 25f. 10c. at three months. . •- .
By Paris Papers of Sunday last, the Duke of Welling-
ton appears to have left Pori. for Cambray ; but the day
of his departure is differently stated : the minor Papers
saying, that he set out on Friday evening; whereas, so-
cording to the Moniteur, his Grace was not to commence
his journey before Sunday. In the mean time a stop has
been put to the recruiting system in France : but whe-
ther it has been produced through the remonstrances of
the Duke, or not, we are not able to decide from any in..
formation contained in these Papers. They mention
merely the fart. After reviewing the different corps of
Occupation, his Grace is expected to return next month
to the French capital.
The Duke of Wellington has given orders to the troops
to assist the French formers in getting in the harvest.

The trial of Gen. Vann ami Ms fellow-prisoners has
lately been retarded at Dijon by the circumstance of one
of the Jurymen being mien ill during its progress.—The
Court directed that another Juryman should be drawn by
lot to supply his place; and the consequence was, that all
the proceedings were to re-commence a 6 initio.

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On Thursday intelligence was received through the
medium of Lloyd's agent at Gibraltar, that Lord Ea.
mouth's expedition sailed from that port on the 14th ult.
since which the following letter has been received from
an intelligent Officer on board the fleet, which we lay
before our readers.
" GIURALTAR, AUG. 13.—0 n the 9th we arrived at the
Rock. mad on the 14th (to-morrow) we shall sail, Lord Ex-
mouth considers the attack will be a very severe one for both
parties. During our passa.te, anal even now, the ships daily
exercise great guns. &c. and tire at marks. At Plymouth we
were joined by the Impregnable anal some frigates and sloops.
anal the Devil's Prime Minister, lielzebub. All the bombs and
smell vessels are desired to be well disciplined at small arms,
and to repel boarding, as it is thought the Algerines will at-
tempt to hoard us from their flotilla, which is numerous, ;anal
of boarding they are very food and expert. lam about to
give you a description of their mode of attack as I am halal),
therefore open your Chart of Algiers. All the ships are how
perfectly clear for action ; every Malk-Lead, spare stores, &e.
have been lands the large ships have landed a tier of casks
in order to make room. The ships have taken on board spare
hawsers, &c. and the frigates top-chain- for their cables. All
the launches are provided with carronades or howitzers. There
is .1 Dutch Vice-Admiral here with sax frigates ; it is said they
will accompany us to assist. At Algiers we shall be joined by
Admiral Penrose and his squadron. It appears that since Loa
was at Algiers, the batteries have been greatly in
creased; there are mortars and red hot shot aaitin, for us;
and many French Officers have joined the Dry, who has above
20,000 troops, and says lie is qt ite. reedy for the English, and
dares them to attack. We understand that Lord Exmontb lass
orders to propose terms to the Dry, but that they are so hard
it is impossible they can be accepted ; for prior to any impels.
Lion all the vessels must be put Into our hands. It is said the
terms are to this purport:—Demolition of the batteries; for
this business a party of engineers, sappers, and iiiiners,are on
board the Queen Charlotte: manumission of all captives; a
solemn treaty to abstain from any predatory warfare on the
Christian States, tee. We are told that he will expose all the
captives to war tires, and that he has sent the Consul into the
country. It is a matter of doubt, whether, if any offs& fail into
the hands of the Algcrines, they will treat us as captives or
prisoners from policy, or whether a price will be given for our
heads; if they board us. there certainly will be no quarter;
but I do not apprehend they will have the temerity to do that,
nor that our guard-boats and gun-boats will give them an op-
portunity. To provide against accidents, we are all small-arm
men. I believe I could save my head if I fall Into their hands,
by turning Muliotnedan. fam very sanguine, for our force is
great, and our attack will be a very fierce and determined
one. There are a very great number of petty officers in the
squadron on promotion, all expecting a sanguinary business.—
Our squadron here consists of two three-deckers, with Admi-
ral Exmouth, three 74's, four large frigates, six sloops, four
bombs, gumboats' launches, rocket-boats, ate. I believe
Admiral Penrose has four frigates. The Satellite has just
arrived with dispatches from him. Ail the Algerine vessels
are within the Mole, and secured to the shore. Onr frigates
are to go close to the Mole in succession, and fire their broad-
sides in order to enfilade the battery. Whilst this is doing,
the large ships are to anchor within pistol shot of the batteries.
fur the anchorage is good. In this situation the squadron will
be surrounded by heavy batteries, one of which has three tiers
of gains. The four bombs having two mortars each (13 and 10
inch) will anchor MO yards from the town, and bombard it.
The rocket boats to be staticmed sander the bows of the ships,
to throw rockets into the Molc; and the launches and gun-
boats will engage the Algerine flotilla. We are waiting for •
fire-ship and another frigate, and expect further news."
We have received Italian Papers to the 22d Aug.
inclusive. One article relates to the visit of the Arch-
duchess Maria Louisa to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
The plague has entirely ceased at Corfu. The following
is the only communication in these Papers relative to the
Barbary Powers.

BASTIA (CORSICA), AVG. 2. Accounts front Africa state,
that the Barbary Powers chew no disposition to anima. The
Dey of Algiers has made arrangements for a retreat, and is
determined to enter Into no negociation whatever. At first
great efforts were made to extend and strengthen the fortifi-
cations, and the people flocked in crowds to assist in the
works ; but it now seems as if the plan of defending the city
were abandoned ; that there is to he only a garrison left in the
citadel ; and that the remaining troops will fight or fall back,
according to the amount of the force which may appear before
Algiers."

American Papers to the 29th July inclusive arrived on
Saturday.—lt appears that the American Vice-Consul at
Cadiz has been arrested and thrown into prison.
The imprisonment of Mr. Meade is represented in the
American Papers as an affair of national importance and
of a warlike nature.—Every circumstance is seised upon
to raise an outcry in the United States against Spain ;
but we understand the imprisonment of theiracting Con-
sul is thus explained :—Mr. Meade was a very extensive
contractor during the time of the Cortes in Spain, and
extensive accounts were unsettled at the time of the re-
storation of Ferdinand; he had made repeated applications
to the present Government, which were or perhaps could
not be complied with : the consequence was, Mr. Meade
published mi attack upon the Government of Ferdinand,
and for that he has been imprisoned: Lis family are, how-
ever, at large, and his ownenercial business carried on as
usual ; at least such are the explanations of this affair in
the City.
The French and Swedish Ambassadors so the United
States have received orders tonegociatecommercial treaties
with America upon the basis of our treaty with her.

MEDITERRANEAN PMATES.—The following is an ex-
tract of a letter, dated Malta, the 22d of July, from
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Penrose to J. W. Croler, Esq.
Secretory to the Board of Admiralty : -•-••
Every ship which bait saibtt ender my orders has been in-
structed respecting pirates. Several reported acts of piracy I
know to have been wholly unfounded. Lit sane eases evens of
•mall vessels have left them, declaring them to have been tulsmt
by pirates. Captain Preston. of the Fophmtes, has olden to
Applif t• for and act against any pirates to the .e seta."