The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-15 00:00:00

OCT. 15.

Tyrowails are aloe to maintain the struggle, the more this '
conviction must increase ; and the more alarming it will
become to EtiONA PARTE: In the event of a new war it will
operate a powerful diversion in favour of Austria, by oc-
cupyieg a large French, Bavarian, Italian, and Wurtem-
berg force, to prevent the explosion of this spirit, and to
prevel:t a communication between the Tyroleans and the
borderers. Another article from. Munich states, that 80-,
NAPA 's re was expected at the Castle of Nymphenburg, the
swim:et residence of the King of BAVARIA., or on a visit
to i;at Prince. This gave rise to a report that he was to_4'
cOnliaue his journey to Paris. But this is mere report;
and supported by not one circumstance, which might ren-
der it Worthy of credit.
The' liutch Papers to the 7th inst. containing: aris news
of the Ist, are silent on this subject: The following are the
most important articles of intelligence they .contain.--An
article in the Paris Papers of the Ist instant says:. " With
regard to' the question of peace.or war, we are still in the
same state of uncertainty. It is certain, however, that On
the-24th ult. the Emperor had not left. Schoenbrunn, and
a very active correspondence continued between the
Emperors NAPOLEON- and FRANCIS.' It is further stated,
that Count &nal returned to Schoenbrunn on the 22d."
This Officer, who is Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor FRANCIS,
was expected on the 21st with the ultimatum of the latter.
The answer he brought hasiiot. transpired, though wehave
inteiligence from V leuna down to the 24th.- This reserve
and the temporising policy lately adpoted by BUONAPARTF,
so inconsistent with the confidence and menaces he ex-
pressed after the first signature of the armistice, he
endt.avours to detract the attention of the Public from,
by occupying them with a report that Count BUENA,
a very meritorious Officer, and peculiarly high in the
confidence of his SOvereign, has quitted the Austrian
service. 'Oleic are miserable expediegts; if he feel the
necessity of' resorting to them, in order to . turn public;
observation froM his present unaccountable inaction.
Austria defies him ; refuses to submit to his stipulations;
and,• notwithstanding the late insolence of his tone,lie
finds it expedient to temporise and continue the negocia-
tion. Count METTERNICH, the Austrian negociator at
Altenburgh, was even upon the point of quitting that plate
abrubtly-, had he not been detained by CIIAMPAGNV, who
proposed submitting more 'satisfactory terms for the con-
sideration of his Court. The prevailing opinion, never-
theless in Vienna is, that hostilities will recommence.
The two armies are, in the meantime, approaching each
other: BUONAPARTE'S guards 'have been ordered to pro-
ceed to Presburgh, which indicates the speedy removal of
the head-quarters from Schoenbrunn to that city. The
French army, including the Confederates of the Rhine
and the Italian troops, are estimated in these accounts,
at 300,000 men ! We hazard nothing in. asserting that
this statement is exaggerated. We know from personal,
ohservatiois, made during a course of years, in the.
midst of the French armies, that no reliance ought to
be placed upon their statcaoenta in this respect.: Their
account of SOULT'S Army, which Me Meniteue has the
effrontery to estiinate at 70,000 confirms this opinion; and-.
We are convinced of the accuracy of Lord WELLINGTON,
when he states it at. between 24 and 30,000. If they had
this superiority of force on the frontiers of Portugal,
exclusive of the two corps under the.conaniand of VICTOR.;
how will they account for their shameful inaelion?. What
prevents SOULT from- overrunning Portugal and dris lug the
Ang,lish into the Tagus ? A gasconade, •in order to be
plausible, ought to be probable. The same may be applied to
their pretended force on tile Scheldt; and if Lord CRATRANI
believed it, we have only to add, -that he did not give him
self the trouble ; or did not adopt the proper means, '0 ac-
quire just information. his Lordship has been dereivea,
we have no doubt, if he renounced the enterprise from a
supposed superiorit± on the part of the enemy, in poilit ot
numbers; but let us resume our subject. The French

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