The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-09 00:00:00

be least revolting to the fine feelings of the children of
liberty congregated on the soil of America from all quar-
ters of the globe, was a natural proceeding on the part
of the government, for with all its boasted moderation,
and with all its subjects respect for the Divine rights
of man, we have had sufficient experience to know that
where accession of territory can be made to their al-
already extended wastes, they arc as ready to round
their frontier, as any of the legitimates of Europe. To
this feeling we owed the late war; for Canada is
a tempting prise which Americo still thinks worth
contending for ; and to this spirit, coupled with
the dread of a rival power, are we to attribute
the unjustifiable seizure of Amelia Island. Whether
this measure will commit the United States with the
Patriots of the South remains to be ssten ; but whatever
be the event, the world will not fail to agree with
Commodore Aury, that " the only law which can be
adduced in their behalf is that of force, which is awar.
repugnant to a republican Government, and to the
principles of a just and finpartial nature." In these
observation 3 we are far from advocating the cause of
the American Patriots; we have before expressed our
opinion of their revolt, and we have merely thrown out
the above reflections to direct our rcadors to the con-
duct of the United States, who in this iibtance appear
to be playing the old game of fast and loose, with
considerable demerity.

EoveT.—An article from Constantinople gives the
following particulars of the condue! of the Paella of
Egypt :—" According to the latest accounts, Egypt is
in a flourishing condition but the Pacha does not ap-
pear to conceal his pretensions to independence. Ile
has raised his army to I 000 men, without reckoning
Arabs and Arnaets. These last. who are very much
attached to him. ti).an his guard. All his forces are
estimated at 100,000 men, but it is prolehle that this
is very much c'sag,gerated, for how could the revenue
support this number of troops ? It is certain that Eu-
rope:vas of every rank fled: to the Puha, and that he
gives them the most flattering reception. Ertl& Of-
ficers obtain the prefirence, and all his artillery is com-
manded by them ; they exercise it every day in the
European manner. The Puha has purchased two fri-
gates art Calcutta, to serve for the protecting the com-
merce of the Red Sea. He has built one at Alexandria,
anti he is trying to purchase one in Sweden. To sup-
port his expeaces, he has entleuvoured to concentrate all
the commerce of the country in his own hands; he
firms the inhLitinus to deliver up to him the produce
of their fields anti of their industry, ut a very low price,
which he again sells to the merchants at double value.
he has established commercial houses in the principal
cities in Europe; but this system of commerce is too
disadvantageous to &reign merchants to have it last
long. The Paella still seeks to attract European ma-
nufiteturers, principally Swiss: and he has sent some
young men into Europe to be brought up in the Eu-
ropean manners, and instructed in the arts and sciences.
He is now causing money to be coined with his own
likeness.

The subscription at New York, for the relief of the
sufferers by the late fire at St John's, Newfoundland,
amounted, on the 9th ult. to about 3,000 dollars. An
application had been made to Mr. Bagot, the British
Mister, for permission to load an American vessel at
that port with pnvisions, for the distressed at the above
place, and there was no do.ibt of its success.
The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed F. G.
Hampton, Esq. Receiver-General of the Droits of Ad-
miralty, in the room of the late Sir C. C. De Crespigny,
Bart.

Admiral Sir George Hope retires, it is said, from
the Admiralty Board through ill health, and, it is
added, will be succeeded by Admiral Sir George Cock-
burn.

The Crown has instituted two new Professorships in
the L:nlversity of Glaavw—Chemistry and Botany.—
T 4) tLr fOrlilk:r chair Dr. Thos. Thomson has been pre-
scnt:Nl, and Dr. Robert Graham to the latter.

An elegant taunument has recently been crecte.l
Ickworth Park, Suffolk, to the late Earl of Bristol.
Bishop of Derry On one of the pannels of the ycdrs-
tal sn approviate inscription in bronze iettcrs,

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