The National Register.
London, England, 1813-12-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

nothing which we respect; they have burned their own habitations,
efist you suppose it will cost them much to burn yours?
Let ns recollect that the army of the Allies is onlran army in the
pay of England; that the coalesced powers are only the blind in-
struments of a bonedless ambition and implacable hatred ;united
France. What good intention—what favourable sentiment can we
expect from the Cabinet of London ? Dnritig ten yeas we have
been a prey to all the horrors of the revolution—to all the scourges
of civil discord. Certainly if England hail wished to stifle toe
monster Anarchy, how .oft'.ll might it have found the opportunity! I
But far, far from wishing, to restore us to repose, it is our repose
which she. dread; ; it is our power, our glory, our industry, our '
arts. which she wishes to annihilate. To reign alone - over the
'world, to render all nations tributary to h. q. merchants, is the only
ehject of her ambition, the constant aim of all her efforts, of all her
intrigues, of ;,11 her inconceivable profusion. She wishes, at any
price, to deliver her-ell from a rivalry w!ich distresses her. What
a rrintupb, %skit joy would it he to her, if she could ever flatter
herself with able to effect the ruin of France, to deist.} her
fleets to annihilate her commerce, to divide her provinces. The
ruin of France %vont' be the cononon tutu of the %lurid. Subjugate
France and the enslavicg of the universe is complkted.
And can we ile:tver ourselves; to such reflections without shud-
dering? Will not every hand be armed to ward ottsuch a calamity ?
Alt! let us not imitate thwe Athenians who, devoted entirely to
• their pleasures and to indnlenee, %%ere solely occupied by the sports
of the theatre ard some frivolous tales, when Plolip was at their
gates, hot let us remember, that to preserve the laurels of Apollo,
ve 'mist gather the palm of Mars.
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''ants. Nov. ;LX —We are asswed 0 toe ..essi us that the opening (
f the Legisl:.tive Body is prorogued, but are not informetf on what
slay it wid take place.
French fund', Nov. :;0. 55 francs, 90 cents.
Sell A stlt A vsk.v, No v. 28.—The decree relating to the maintenance
of the neutrality of our country passed unaniu ously by the Extraordi-
nary Swiss D.et, has every where excited 'the most lively joy. The
agents of the coalition had, in vain, traversed all Switzerland, and hal
done their utmost to induce several-Governments, particularly those of
the prepondcrroe Cantons. to take part with the coalition.
Ti i. affirmed thA deputies are oil% to the head-qnarters or the bel-
14.crert voters to annontree i•ere the declaration of he Diet.
Ills Excellency the. Landamman has been authorised to put in motion
410,000 men, who wit.! corer that part of the frontiers of Switzerland
whir!' is nearest to the theatre of war.
'Some thousand melt ale to lup::if to the frontiers of Italy, other troops
will go to the Northern frontiers. The stir of the troops of the Con-
tech ration is to be a' Basle.
Zu 'lien, Nov. 17 —kits Excellency Count TAlleyracd, the French
Iklinister, arrived here on the I.3th inst.
FItA VElfo fr, Nov. '4o.—We are ntformed of all the measures that
are taken on the left b aik of the Rhine to receive the armifs of the
coalition in case they should a:ttempt to pass that barrier. The losses
which these armies have sastaioed doting the .ca:opaign me not ya:
repaired, and it is affirmed that there is in the conne:ls of the coal .reed
powers a diversity of sentimesits conceroing till it totote operations.
'lime 'west distressing circumstance of cor piesel,t titnalhni is the in-
undation of federative paper, hi whtch nobody I:;,, :tn v confidence. and
the value of which s'intioishcs d llv. T:•ere wat;!,..l inventiun,
nl which England may boast, 1,) ruin Gcritito.y paralyse all the
branches of its industiy. By this oxalis, at.d Arc introduction of
English merchandize, all the gold of Germany finds os way to London.
cad we shall soon have malting lAt hut their new plper money, which
will be of no use to w, except to heat. our stoves.
RI:FS, (Departitient of the I)ppe), Nor. 17.,A troop of the co.emy
has shown itself at Rees, tl,l/i had b.:,ialke quarters for 4000 men, y
retired precipitately, :rod the ticlsets :nude out were u t used. %Vt.: ace
used to these bray/mines of time Slit y.
. Ve RON v, to.—The enemy having recalled all his rietachmel.t•,
collscted his principal forces in the posiiion of tic- it Item, made
attack this morning on oor advanced !volts at St. Mario. The fist
line of our posts being attacked by a very sopelior force, :ch u,rort
the battalions which were in froot of St. Alichavl, The hirisic was very
warmly cont..sted o'wout tell o'clock in Cle e.ornitig, hotAe• n die cur.
my's columns, coosiviog of twelve te.!tt,dion-, a::d our ad Val:C!'tl pat
composed of six botalions.
A very lively fire continued till six is thc evening, hot notwithstond-
ing the repr-ated attacks of the enemy lie could not establish hiroselt
ill
,the village of St. Michael. Asartten as th eocmy approached too near
to our batturooo, tfofy attacked tthli Ole NA de chfirge. the six bat-
talions who engaged on this side belong to the %:thlr., 53d, Witt, and
Invd regiments. All tit.; troops behaved perleet:y well ; slime b
talioos of the Ist hussars made several succes,ful eh..trges. We did much
mischief to the enemy : his loss may be estimated at W),) men in killed

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or wounded, and we took more thz:n t::00 poisoners beiOeging to the re.
'intents Bianchi. Chasteler, iood Peuttch-Meister. 'The two
latter regiments have recently arrived at the stilly. -
The regiment of 13enewsk1 pno lieu:4lly :it has left about
sixty killvd on the field of battle, ia ront of a battalion of the '4oth of
the line. Our loss has bet n Got) men, f
imt hors de con, Itut

FRENCH BULLETIN CIRCULATED IN lIOLLANII.
PREFECTURE OF TUE DEPARTNIESIT OF TUC MOLTUS OE TUB
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of
.Tbe Prefect of the Department of the Mon tl:sor the Riiine,flaron
the Empire, Chevalier of the Leeion of Hononr, hastens to r.nimu-
nicate to the inhabitants Of ,I.is department the Orneral Order of
the '2sth 'Military ivision, a:•ltre4s4l b the Geer;il :4- Division
Count Merle, to the Colon( I, Barl eon cr they limpite,n connuainling,Llie
department.

GENERAL OLDF.R.
Eleven !mucked thousand null are m:lrelliog at this moment upon
all the points where the-enemies of li-atwo present tlw:lb-clues.
Six hundred thawand owl me? advaneeng to tine line or the

Rhine.
Five corps of observation, of too,oao .each, I►nve received a
direction to Utrecht, Bordeaux. Toulonse, Turin. and M,417.
The prefect has this day tran•►nitted assurances to hi• 'iittajcsty,
that his faithful subjects of theltepartment of the mouths of the
Rhine, await with tranquillity, cooti:lenee, and submissiu», the
result of the grand measures ordered by the Empei or, and will
•( ^011(1 them vviili devotedness.
(Signed) FREMIN DE BEAUMONT.•
B.ais le Due, Nov. 20.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER €2O.
The Helstone Election, Militia Interchange, 60th Regiment
Augmentation, Militia Schema's Provision' London Militia, and
several oilier Bills were brought np from the Commons, it read
a first tiltie. •
TheCler.2y Suspension, Loan Interest, and Annual In
Bills were passed. in
Lord REDESDALE, after some prefatory observations, brOltzlit
a Bill to a:i.end an Act passed i,i the ;S:lti ye-ar of hi, :”est.rit
Majesty's reign,
_ for the reliefof insolvent Deblois, which ..va, read
a first time, and ordered to be printed.
Lord ELLENDORDWIII moved toe second readit4.* of the Bit! for
reßealing Lord Bedesdale's Act, and for granting other rel,ei
in
lien thereof.
Lords HOLLAND and REnr4DALE disappfoved of this Bill
being proceeded it), wloi:e the other was in progres,..
Lord ELLEN Bo oL II said, he bad no %%WI to pees the temporary
Rill, if the other could lie rendered capable of estention.
Lord 11:._111:SDA LL having noticed the prineipl,, ions to,it
then -.fated, titat the measure he had just introduced woa;,l prove
au effectual reined \, and make the pent:uncut Bill an easeful effli•n•iit
measnre. --The 11;11 wag mad a second time, and committed for
NVednezday.—Atijoiatied.

TUESDAY, NOV. :10, •
The rilIS on the table were forwarded without discustion,.
Adjourt:cd.

WEANF.sI).VV, 1)IC. 1.
for ameialti.g the Act of last Session for the ltelicf.of
Twiolvent Cmglrii,), passed through a Coininittee, :ma
Iva' reported %A iths)lit
Tit:' Lord f 7tt‘Nret.t.oit observed, wit'a reApeet to Lo-d
borough's tenite•rary rustily( nt I)ebtors Bill., that lie should
such attiNtiliherits U 4 woohl he necessary to reeder tlo• ttvo
consistent, by out the repeal of. the 1), 11;11, met
enabling the debtors in custody to take toe hent.tii or rat their
option, With the view filkewise that there i.e no del.ly, ;:e inov••,f,
that the standing of tiers Le taken into to-morrow-hod
Friday, so that the tempos in•glit it Leresio.i.vv, hi °Jig's
two stage- ii) one ,!ay, anil ;:t MI event- t)e poi-seth
Lord REDEsDAL;.; ot: opinion ;Mt his iiinc»dellii It on1:1
yen:five ail the that hall occurred in. the (Ai:, the
.%;.t of laq arknowled;:ed that tiii;c tAI-•el !thee
Could alone render the peimaziont system peittet. He was th.re-
fore willing to agree io the temporaty Bill, widi the alteration.:
suggested, that a speed;,. discharge ruiglit .tale place of tlebtJtg
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