The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL IMGISTER.

upon, or menaced into the uneonstitutionll conduct of
the kgisiatiuc that it wants lo be reformed, and if ti.e
passions and prejudices of the people Can be hrott..oit to
act ..•pon their representatives, you and such men its you
w:11 soon have frill employment,

" To tide t!!.e wl±irivried and direct the ttortn."

Blackstone observes, B. 1. Ch. 2. That the whole of the
Law aud Cnsfooi of Parliament, has its original from .this
one maxim, he quotes from 4 15. 66 That
4vhltever matter arises concerning either house of Parlia-
ment, ottA•lit to be examined, discussed, and adjudged in
that !tense to which it relates, and not elsewhere."

Wherever the Constitution, or rather the Law, expresses
IE4 distrust of abuse of Power, it always vests a superior
coercive authority in some other hand to correct it. Now,
has the King (let me ask) any power to correct the Corrup-
tion of the Representatives of the People ? For you mud
Incan this by affording his rayal countenance to the Refor-
inat:on of the flange of Commons, or the object of your
Vetitiolt is arrint nonsense..

• As Blackstone well observes—" the very notion of this
power of Corruption, destroys the idea of Sovereignty in
that branch of the Supreme Power which tau be corrected,
and would render the exercise of it precarious and imprac-
ticable." And with a kind of prophetic spirit he goes on
ihus—" If, therefore, (for example,) the two Houses of
Parliament, or either of them had avowedly a right to
animadvert on the King, or each other, or if the King had
a right to animadvert or either of She Houses, that branch
of the Legislature so subject to animadversion, would ia
Stonily cease to be part of the Supreme Power—the balance
of- the Constitution would be overturned-,--and that branch
or branc:les in which this jurisdiction resided would be
:eomplc:ely sovereign."

nit with all your anxiety for the liberties of the people,
has it never once occuered to you that a precedent which
established, or ever recognised a right in the Crown, to in-
terfere in the Refarmation of the house of Commons, Might
tar employed to justify such a reform, as would render the
Representatives of the people entirely dependent upon the
Crown ? It is not sufficient answer to this, merely to say,
such a thing is unlikely or improbable. If interference on
the part of the Crown be at all admissible, who is to deter-
mine the degree or extent of corruption that will render it
justifiable 3 The very proposition you set out with, there-
fore, involves not only an absurdity, but is coupled with
a risk that no prudent man would run, and none but the
most impudentandlignoratit political empiric would advise.
Remember, Sir, it is the point of prudence to guard against
what may, and not trust to what will be done. With such
an egregious error in the very face and front of your let-
ter, what encouraxement is there to proceed with you up-
on the journey of Reform ? What ground is there for con-
fidence, and what security even for your acting with cotn-
•mon prudence. A MODERATE REFORMER.

(To be continued.)

There is no truth in the report of Sir Francis Burdett
,and Mr. Tierney having fought a duel, as was reported iu
'Ow course of tho week.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE DITTCH PAPERS.

PARIS, Y 23.—A new Bulletin was published here to-
day, of which the following isa copy :

EIGHT!' RVLLETIN OP TIIS FRENCH ARYL.

The people of Vienna praise the Archduke Reinier, He was
Governor of Vienna, but when the revolutionary measures of&
dered by the Emperor Fracir 11. came to his knowledge, he re-
fused to retain the Government. The Archduke Maximilian
was therefore appointed in his stead. This young Prince, who
displayed all the thoughtlessness that could be supposed to bee
long to his ttge, declared that hew ould bury himself under the
ruins of the town. He collected together all the restless, the
indolent, and the worthless, of whom there is always a multi.
tude in a great city, furnished them with pikes, and distributed
all the arms which are in the arsenal. In vain did the inhalsi-
tants represent to him that a great city raised by infinite labour
and expence to so high a pitch of grandeur, ought not to beer,
pled to the horrors and devastation with which war is ace
companied. These representations, however, only excited his
passion, and his fury rose to such a height that he gave no other
answer but the order to fire bombs and howitzers on the suburb!;
which could kill the inhabitants only, as the French were rm.,
tected by their fortifications, and could derive a farther security
from the practice of Ivor, The people of Vienna experienced
the most painful anxiety, and thetown was believed to be de-
voted to destruction, when the Emperor Napoleon, to save the
capital from the evils of a protracted defence, by rendering all
defence evidently useless, ordered the troops to cross the arm of
the Danube, and to take possession of the Prater. At eight
o'clock an officer informed the Archduke that a bridge was esta-
blished at that quarter, that a great number of the French had
crossed by swimming, soul were already on that side of the rivers
—At this news the hot-headed Prince grew pale, and was filled
with terror. Ile passed the Prater iu all haste; sent every bat-
talion he met back by the bridge, and made his escape without
having formed any arrangement for the defence of the town, and
even without transferring to any person the command Which b*
was abandoning: This, however, was the very same man who
hut an hour before had boldly pretended that he would bury,
himself under the ruins of the capital. The fate of the House of
Loraine was foreseen by all intelligent persons, though he other
respects of the most oppositeopinions.—Manfredini obtsithed as
audience of the Emperor 4 in which he represented to him that
this war would long t~ eigh heavy on his consciences that it would
bring about the downfall of his House, and that the French
would soon be at Vienna.-11 Poh ! Pah 1" replied the Empee
ror, " they are all in Spain."
Thongeti in pursuance of the confidence Which the Emperor for.
merly placed in him, took the liberty of making repeated ree
piaiseetatitias. The Prince De Ligne said aloud, '• I thought I
was old enough not to have outlives! the Austrian monarchy."—
And when the old Cenet Wallis so* the Emperor set out to
join the army, he said, " There is Darius running to meet as
Alexander : he will experience the same fate." Count Lewis
Von Cobentzel, the chief promoter of the war of ISOS, was at
this time lying on his death bed ; but twenty-four hours befoul
he expired, be addressed a vigorous and animated letter to the
Emperor. "Your Majesty," he wrote, "ought to consider
yourself as fortunate, with respect to the situation in which tbst
peace of Presburg has placed you. You are in the second rank
among the powers of Europe, which is the same that your ancesa
tors occupied. Avoid a war for whichao provocation is given,
and which will produce the ruin of your house. Napoleon will
conquer, and will then 'have the right to be inexorable4'' &c.
This last act of Count Cobentzel rendered his departing moment.
truly interesting.
The Prince of Zizendorf, Minister for ForeignAffairsseveral
statesmen, who, like him, remained free from the contagion
tied fatal blindness of the moment—several other persons of
distinction, and all that were respectable among the Burghers,
entertained the same sentiments, and spoke in the same immerge
But the svounded pride of the Emperor Francis I ha+
tred of the. Archduke Charles against Russia, and the displea+
sore with which he viewed the close union between that Euspirst
and Francethe gold of England,, vhich had purchased Chia
Minister Stadion—the levity and inconsiderateness of some do-s
zens of women, or ellen:lin:4o 111-7fhe 'deceptions and false
reports of Count Meternichtheintrigues of. the Razumowskisa,
the Dalpozzos, the Schlegel', the Geotzes,•aud other Wm.
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urers, whom England maintains for the purpose of sowing dis-
. cord on the Continent, have promoted this foolish and impious
scar. Before the French were victorious in the field, it was said
that t Itc. were few in number; that there were no more of them
in ; that the corps consisted entirely of conscripts ;
that she cairalry were without horses ; that the imperial (uard
had =tined, and that the Faiisians were in insurrection against
the Emperor Napoleon. After we had conquered, however, the
French army was innumerable ; it never fOillied ra;-,re
-veteran, er,braver troops ; the attachment of the soldiers to th--
Emperor tripled and quadrupled their force ; the caval-
ry was well 'mounter:, :I;!”...rf,:ts and formidable ; the artillery
was better •served than that- of any ether wttion, and moved
with rapidity of -lightning, &c. Weak Princes ! Corrupt
Cabinets ! ignorant, fickle besotted men ? Ruch are the snares
which England has these fifteen sears constantly spread for you.
and in which you still readily fall. But the catastrephe you
prepared-is at length developed, and the peace-of the Continent
is for ever secured. Yesterday the Emperor reviewed General
blansout's division of heavy cavalry. He hestoned much praise
on the appearance of this tine division, which, after so severe
-a campaign, exhibited 5000 horses- in order of battle.
111ttjesty filled up the vacancies by new appointments, arid be-
stowee the title t.f Baron, with an estate, on the.
' braYPst (n-
-eer aid' the deeoration of the Legion of Ilimaur, with 1900
franks, on the bravest Cuirassier of each rog-imeet.—ave found
at Vienna 600 pieces of cannon, a vast nuall4er of etto-carriages
and muskets, a quantity of powder, abundance of rPatly made
military accoutrements,_and a heap of ballets and cast iron.
only ten !ionic, were destroyed during the bombardment. The
peopie of Vienna remarked, that this misfortune had jastly
fallen on those who were the most zealous promoters of the war,
and the perceived then the Gen. And reossy, directed the batteries.
The appointment of this general to the government-of Vienna,
has proved hirsh'y satisfactory to all the inhabitants. He had
left behind in the capital an honourable recollection, and enjoys
the general respect of the people. A few days rest have greatly
benefited the army; and ere weather is now so fine, we have
acarce-anv sick. The wine distributed to the troops Is in Attila-
dance, and of excellent quality.
The Austrian government has made ttslatrishing itterts for the,
.1/apport Of this tsar. It is ialettrate`d that the prepawationstreve
cot Altove 30-0 millions hi paVerriforey. *The mass of huh
circulation exceeds in value MO millions. The Court-of Vi-
eana•hascarried off the plates of this sort of assignats for which.
parts of hike mines'of the monarchy are mortgaged, that is to sae,.
their Security Is a property sihipst chimerical, and over which
the bolder of the' paper..hive: no- cantroul.•. White paiier
Money wl)ich the ,puittic could -not. reject, and • whieh daily in.
creased in value, was thus Widely multiplied,,the'sCp. ant through.
the bankers' of Vienna, bhught up all the gold that coati be:.
procured, and sent it to a foreign country. A Month-h:IS se:feces-7
ly elapsed Once chests fall of gold ducats, sealed with (beim iv,:
trial seal, were fowarded by the Setth of Germaity to HolizinC •
o Rpm.
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1. The militia, .called the Laudachrr, is dißhanded. ' 2.:A
general amne,ty is granted to ali whohelong. to the said mitilia,-1
and who shall return to their horats itt the farthest within 14
days after the entrance of•our (restos in,toltie territory
_4l which
they have been raised.. 3. lf.the officers ?i not return within
the aforesaid time, their hous.es•shati he burnt, and their pro-.
perty declared forfeited. 4. The eillagas which have furnished
'nen- for •this militia •culled :the Letadwoher, sliaH he bound to
*mil them, and to •deliver up the ~Ilirini they ploced in their
ands. 5. The.....commandants -at thd4tveral . Provinces are
(barged with the necessary •meakutea'for the.exer.ution of • this
decree. ' • - • . . •
• • In our Imperial Pninee; at Schoetibru»n, May 14.
. (Signed') NAPOLEON.
Ey order 6 the Emperor,- • . • •
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A LE-X
AN i)ERr Fnince of Neufchatel, Alajor-Gen.
T.. 1-11 Decrees of the nitiperor. Napoleon have just been,
published. They are both. dated liatishon, April 24. The_
Ara alsoliflies the Teufouic Order in all the States of the Con-
federation of the Rhine. All. the property and•doinains, of that
OrActi are united to the domains of the J'rinces in whose' states
thesame may be included. The Princes to pensiou such of their.
_
subjects as ‘ Order. From this favour, ace

The second Dect...e confiscates all the property of Priests and
Convents of the Empire, and Ilember9 of the Te:ltoire Order,
ho have not conformed to 1,.e 7th and 310 Artit c.f the let
of Cenfcderlion, but 11,,ve served in military or civil capaci-
Ties, under the Austr!a2 Government. One half of this pre .. ty
to the priocei. the Conictivration, as an i1ent.9n.,.:,,,0
for the expeners f the war; the other half to the;.r„por
to make good the
Napolemi,„to ar‘l,;iei pat y
• r, ;;11c1 pan kto deiray the reoards gi; •tt to the tr.
soldiers vt ho ilistioguish themselves duri.• the pt.( et:t
paign.

BULLTTIN OF THE rarNCH ift:Nt:•
VIV7S NA, 111. t Y 19. It state. is .tylooar.rr..
army had a das rest at Vienca, llf Deree,zli._
were made for the import:A- o :he 12)

Charles, driven to the °the,

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lefege than the hills of Bolt' mia. The
any plait to delay hi,. entrance into Vienna
that in the state or exasperation in nityr'll pet>l.:e

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it Mightise resolved to defend th; :own, and 11.1:isqtr
The Duke of Auerstadt remained before tt ,•-itott,
Prince Charles retreated to Bohemia.—lnimedia:o y itr‘;
oroceeeel to Passau and Lintz. on the right hank of the Danube,
and gained four marches on the Prince. Tho. corps of the
Prince of l'onte Corvo acted on the same system, and first
moved to war& Egro, which forced Prince Charles to direct
Genera.' BelleAarde's oorps toward,- that point, by a counter-
march hf- turned tor--ards Lintz, whete he arrived before Gen.
era' Rellegarde ho, foreseeing this counter-march, had
also directed his march towards the Danube. These ma:.neu‘res
'performed daily have freed Italy. the borders of the Inn, the
-Selza, and the Tram); conquered Vienna, annihilated the miiitirs
and the Landwher, completed the ruin of the corps of the
Archduke Lewis, and Gen. Hiller, and diminished the fame of
the enemy's C4encrals.
The Emperor has thrown a bridge over the Danube at Ebers•
dorff, two leagues below Vienna.—The division of Al ol i ter was
conveyed to the \left hank and quiCkly defeated the weak dt-
tachments Which disputed the ground w ith't hem.—The Emperor
orF Austria is at Znaim.—Tbcre hi as yet no rising in flungary.
Tbeihkeof Dautzic is at Inspruck. On the 14th lie defeated
General Chot-Acllar, and took 700 men.—The position of the
army, is as follows :—The.eorps of Rivoli, Montebello), and. 0114
dinot ar.e.at Vienual as also the Imperial Guards; the corps of
Nuerstridt is between St. Pollen and Vienna ; Polite Corvo is at
Lintz, with the. Saxon and Wirtembiughers ; a Corps de Rei.
„serve is !at. raSSVI IYant2iek' is with the .Bavarians at Sailiz-
Imre' and Inspruck.. •
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' ' •Tri•tGliArittelllSPATett 1711011 TTAI.Y. •
' "PAltiZ, MA-5.-47.3%-i—On the 15th the •head-qourters were at
Pluteba—On thel.olll, at '4 p..m. thf troops were at Touts, if!
ciatit'hia*._Lcin. the 12th, the ii.iccrortaak AlitElhottgbetto by
e tor iri: ;The Tifetny'ldst-.1000 -killkill 400'3 prisouers, and 23
,pieres of eannow.• . , - ..
1 • PA it.ti.-• MA v,2B.—The Mo.niteur a this day.contaios the folr
lowior tAtr4phi-c 1 ignite!' :
I.
`•....al Vitt eh.-- . a Thefiehd-iluar Wen ters erethe 20th Mrry. Thi
Light tiqops on the yttne day entered kilagerfurth. --The enemy
is is airays vigorousilr poqued.". .
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1- A Proclamatithr from Bonaparte, dated 'on the. 10th is ad.
dressed,to the: litingttrians, in which the Emperor of-Austria 6
Ateensed•nt ingratitude.-7-11e tells them Oat he is at mar m ith the
Emperor of Austria• hut not w ith the King of Hungary —and
.that tileintrnierit fur becuring their Independence is arrived.alle
calls uptin them to have a King:of;their own cboOsifig. •

RIY§STAN DECLARATION.
•
'From the-Peterslnttglr Gazette or The 25th April ('ll May,.
" 'Phe peace betiveen trance and •Aeltria, which has lorg •
been wavering,. i 3 .at length entitely at an end.— By the tat
aclvices, the Austrian troops entered- the Duchy of
Warsaw, and the States of Saxony and Bavaria. If is thu!
that the flames of war which .had heen so lately extinguished
upon the Continent have just been rriiingled, and, by the force
of circumstances, it is'necessary:that all' the Powers ref trope
should take up arms again.—Tite preparations for war en the
Austria Ivcrealte first cause of this misundemandlog.
4)1(1.not see thrie isittt ihditl'erence; every 'means were.
from the beginning to put an rialto them, •Tfre guff-..
Russia of the integrity of the AtUltriitll Stater tree refit

subjects :u are 11 •,•,-.,, • -t . Order. Vrom this favour, are should take up arm
hevre•ver es , ..0,-, .." • • •-•• .• - . mat war againA,France, or part of- Austria wl
the•Cosife(‘'7",., • 4 „_,..._.ip-.4.,, the sdeclaration of war,. Russia enuld*Hot se
him re 4'7' 1 , 11- -.. ".,,^ Thelerrilori oC4ergen. employed. from the
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