The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-30 00:00:00

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TAIL NATIONAL REGISTER.

tt.spli of s Ltreat house, now in our country, has lately
arri% Al in the Island of !lodic, some say even in Brittany,
ard that people begin to inlet: up their ears.—The enemy
prossing upon us. Banl.ruptcv at home, and these, per-
haps. only the prelude of intestine wars. edge, judge,
tny friend, of our consternation. Your wife is very.
telandlolv, the c' pretty w.,11, but !..ecnn to partake
in their sorrow. 1 has %iven her as much money-
as 1 could spar:. Adieu, mav soon A:Cite hands toge-
th,,r. and .e. b-tter da: s.

Lieutenant Dalyell, Pe N. arrived in London on Thursday
evenie. being released without exc!iatvs, by the expres or- I
der of Buotiapalte, after nine years erinfinement, in coree-
(!uenee of his rminc• ow: wounds. 'this is the sane officer
who was taken prisoner in Nov. 180. when belonging to
the Err( rimenl sloN), fitted out by tiir Sidney Smith, 21:a
commanded by Captain, then Lientenant Hanchet, and
which defended herself for three days and nights against the
enemy's troops, although aground nearly a mile from tbe
beach, in Holland, anti only manned with eleven men and
the above two officers, both of whom, after being prisoners
1; days, made their escape. Lieut. Dalyell was afterwards
Lieutenant of the Ratter sloop; when, attacking and boarding
a 17renels lugger, he received thirteen wounds in the had
and back, and was left for dead on the decks: he has since
been a prisoner at Verdun. We sincerely hope time patron- •
age of the Admiralty will be extended to this brave but.un-
fatunate young man. By the same cartel which brought
• him over, we have received letters from an intelligent cor-
respondent in France, aMd we have no doubt but ere this the
Alliec are in possession of Lyons. Our correspondent de
scribes the people of France as most anxious for a general
peace, but think the proclamations of the Allies couched in
such doubtful terms, that the population is likely to rise ca
masse. Buonaparte is collecting. an immense army at--,
40 leagues from Pa. is, where it is supposed he will make a
despei ate stand. Provisions were rising rapidly in pt ice ;
and our prisoners at Verdun were about to be removed in
consequence of the advance of the Allies. The mortality in
the French army is described as excessive during the last
campaign in Germany, and it is even thought that the loss by
the smed and by sickness exceeded that at Moscow by the
frost. Three temporary hospitals were erected at Verdun, and
50 or 60 of the French died daily in them: Orders had been
sent to burn the fleet at Antwerp, rather than let it fall into
the hands of the Dutch or English.
A Mr. Blount, son of an eminent surgeon at Bit mingham,
was dc'alned at Paris at the coinmencrineot of the pres:mt
war, and was intimate with the aecoucheur of Paris, who
attended the Empress. At the time of her aceouchcrnent,
I;mm:lp:we, with some Officers of ;;tote, remained in an
anti-chamber, awaiting the event in the greatest anxiety.
The first repot t that was brought was, that either the Empress
or the child ,must be sacrificed ; on which, Buunaparte in-
stantly begged for the safety of the Empress to be the first
consideration. The profession were, however, more fortu-
nate than their calculations, and bath mother and chid were
saved. Buonaparte immediately begged the accoucbeur to
name some favour by which be could express his giatitede ;
and he accordingly solicited leave for his young friend to go
home, and Mr. Blount owes his liberty to this event.—
Mercury).
The Duke of Bert i is stated to have gone in the first in-
stance to .Jersey ; Monsieur to Swit;teiland, and the Duke
D'Angouleny.. to Lord Wel!ingtott's head quartets,

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JAN.

FOREIGN IN7'ELLIGEACE. ,

FRIACII PAPERS.

Pants, JAN. 20 —The Duke of Vicenza, Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs, and Plenipotentiary of his Majesty to the Congress. has repaired
to Charillon-stir.Seine. where lie was to receive, ou the 19th, hi, pass.
pmts go to the headquarters of the Allied Powers) which were at
lissle on the 14th.
I.a%e, HT 5, lAN. 17.--*Fhe communications between this town and
Mr.-or-Aube ate open. We dci not tear the enemy, and ;ve have
forces titlicient to repulse him.
There ou the 14th a very sctiool orsgagemcirt, two leagues from
thi. : ocr brave troops repalsed the enemy.
The heedlnarters of the army of Nancy are at,Chalons.sur-Marnr.,
The Intendant-General of the A rwies, the Ord:mnateur,, the Commis-
saries at AVe.r, and two Itnr-cturs-fiettetal, are also at Chalons.

NEWS FROM THE ARMIES.
ARMY OF TUE DrK F. OF TARES fr..

The Doke of Tarente, mho was charged with the defence of the
hit to Noittioen, has repo! IA all Om enemy's attacks. 6er.el al
S.,t.ticiani, who was at C-logne, hits made, in different affairs, five or
hundred prisoners. The Duke of Tarente has caused the placeS of
Grave, Veitloo,lierseand acsiricht, to be put in a mate of defence.
Since the commoneen:ent of January. the enemy having acted on
the offensive towards Breda, under the orders of General I3ulow, and
towards Mayence, under the orders of General Blucher, the Duke of
Tarente concentrated his forces; he had on the 14• Ii his head-quarters
at Mae.,tricht, occupying Liege and Charlemont, and iihserring the
right flank of General Blucher. On the 18th his head-quatters were
at Namor.

ENTIt %NCF. INTO SWITZERLAND OF THE ARM OF THE
PRINCE OF SCHWARTZENBURG) COMPOiED OF Avsm.t.t:)
ut::ist.t Ns, ILA VAIL' A Ns, winmsinunGEßA, AND 11 ADEN ERS.
On the Oil December, the Duke of Benoit° lied his Lead-quarters
at St ashnrgh. The five corps of cavalry, with a division of infantry.
occupied Colmar, I.andau, Strashurgh, Schelestadt. Nuebrtsaclr, and
}boohoo-li, were armed and provisioned. Cou n! ituederer, the 1:4•
traordinary Commissioner, and Bayou de Belleville, the Al:titre de Ite-
quete•. had resolved to remain at Strasburgh to aiiimate the national
guards.
The .only of Schwarfzenburg, estimated at 100,000 men, including
I 000 Bavarians, 8,000 troops of Wurtemberg, 4,000 of Baden, and
the Russian corps of ‘Vittgoostein, entered itzerland on the
December. ticnerisl Bohm', commanding the advanoxl-guard, march-
ed towards Berne, and thence to Geneva, where he arrived nn the
`lL'th. lids plac••, %Inch is surrounded with bastions and a w..ll,opec-
ed its gates, in consequeoce of the bad conduct of the Prefect, the had
dispositions of the inhabitants, the vertigo of the moment. The Iliglf
Lords of the Little Council thought the moment favourable for the re.
e,tablisl,meht of their ario,focracy, and a Proclamation appeared, sign-
ed by them nal. Brit the democratic party was enraged at this usurpa-
tion ; the Austriao Geueral declared that he would not ieterfere in
these differences, that it was a Fiench city .0116 he occupied in the
cour4e of war. The Dig!' I.mds descended from their r.eats as Sove-
r..iens; at the end of ti 4 hours the French nmoicipality resumed na
intictions, and justice continues to be exercised iu the name of the

Font,eror.
( T,l rie 16th of January there was only a garrison of COO Aus!tidy%
in Geneva. The French advanced posts were within a cannon-shot of
the ',inn. 13artat Finot. Prefect of Mount None, Isad r4:!,t(likr orgit-
iti,cd tree earns and the levy en mow, the ciimmtind e,r Ithich had
bccit talc& n *lie Genera! of Division, Count Desaix. The territory
of Mount ii'atic seemed to be secure trom every attack. Fart Borran
was prow limners ; the body of troops of the hoe, nativoal guard end
volunter rs, forming at Ciaambury, increased daily ; it already amount-
ed to 8,000 men.
The deportment of the I-Trit has 4gairt distinguished i!sell by the pa.
triottim of which it has at ali times given pruoti. It hits risco io es
min,s at the voice of the Estrimrdisurry Commissioner, Count dr St.
Va:ler. General Merra-roo coroman.d• the.natiunal gnfrrils and the
levy en in isw. On the there were at Grenoble 1$,001) !ten un-
der twirl ; a pork of 6o pieces of artillery eras rapidly organizing there.
The f,irtresses of Perdlicool Fericstrilles;atui blast-Damphine, were pro•
visioned.
. The derrtment of the I)rnoie, which at first had not shewn so much
ardour 3S that of the Isere, wag-Pulling itself us motion. The ruvs
of the itne Irvin Toulon and 11.lorseilles, and the national guards of
Prevelicep woe on Usti! march to rejlittate th;: at my of I)aui;ltiort.