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

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new patriotic effusion," Orange Boven." to be sung, because
they contained some personal abuse of NAPOLEON, seems to
indicate that there are seine extraordinary motives for this
marked for bearanee towards the French Ruler. These are of
course construed into a wish not to uselessly irritate a mau
with whom we are secretly treating. Coupled with the fol-
lowing statement in a private letter dated Frankfort the
29th ult."
Something is going on here, but nothing has yet tran-
spired, though they say, fir certain, that a French agent is
at this moment at •Frankfort." And the prevailing opinion
rin France is, that the postponement of the meeting of the
French Legislative Body, arose from the wish of Buonaparte
previously to ascertain the result of some pacific overtures
which be had made to the Allies. It certainly does
not appear improbable that excess of peril, and the
failure of his aPpeals to the French Nation, may have in-
duced N APOL EON to offer such terms, as not to be deemea
unworthy of consideration.

FRENCH WIPERS.
French Papers were received yesterday to the Bth inst.
Their contents are as usual of late, barren of important in-,
telligence. All the ingenuity of the Government is now
employed in disguising the features of passing events. Lit-
tle by little, however, the truth begins to transpire, and as
the public mind grows enlightened, the rulers of the press
are compelled to admit some straggling facts into their pa-
pers, which, by the unconnected manner and the apparent
indifference in which they are introduied, tend to diminish
in the opinicn of the people the importance of the events
themselves to which they relate. Thus, what idea
can a Parisian form of the Revolution in Holland
when be only hears that " Admiral VER H EUI L, with a le-
spectable force, seconds the opera ions of the other French
Generals ?"• He must suppose that the insurrection is really
too inconsiderable to deserve ampler notice, and with that
conviction his fears must naturally subside, and any dis-
position to resist the tytanny by which he is oppressed, must
die within him; The only other fact mentioned in these
papers respecting Holland, is the arrival of Gen. FERI: 0
at Gorcum, with a strong detachment of French infantry.
Had it been added, that he had reached that place on his
retreat from the interior of the Dutch territory, a clearer in-
sight would have been gained into the real state of affairs in
that quarter. •
Unable to repel the Allies Eons the banks of the Rhine by
the force of arms, NAP OL-EON. has suddenly conjured ul►
a general dysentry which he tells his people destroys them by
thousands and weakens them so opportunely for the fort uncs
of France, that they are struck with total incapacity to pro-
ceed. Our last official accounts are totally silent on the
subject, so that this pretended super-human interference in
behalf of the "sacred territory," is probably as true as the vic-
tories which BEA UH A RNOIS incessantly gains in Italy, with-
out ever advancing, the joy with which the anniversary of
NAPOLEON'S coronation has been celebrated at Paris, or the
asserted retreat of part of our army into Spain, and the exist-
ence of discontents at Cadiz against us, with which- these
papers try to make the people forget their sufferings; and to
deceive the world.
The Hereditary Prince of Orange is returned to this coun-
try from the army. lie landed at Plymouth from Passages
on Thursday, and immediasely set off for town, from whence
be will proceed without delay to join his father in Holland-
Lord Wellington had not mgde a forward movement, the
army being in cantonments. head-quarters at ea. Jean
de Luz.