The National Register.
London, England, 1809-12-03 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAC REGISTER.

mountaineers, which are hardihood, glowiug health, ai-
tachment to the native spot, and a,. intense love of liberty,
they unite an unconquerable firmness of character,
great habits of discipline ; a familiarity with the
dangers of war ; unlimitted confidence in themselves ;
a glowing affection for the House of Austria, and as intense
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an abhorrence of the French. The injuries of the latter
they will never forgive, as they went to attack their con-
jugal and paternal feelings, which are ardent in proportion
to the simplicity and retirement in which they live. The
inhabitants of large and opulent towns can form no idea
of the strong ties which bind a family on the stormy hills
of the Tyrol. Their dreary, long, and tempestuous winter,
renders a Tyrolean cottage a small isolated colony,
in which every member contributes largely to the
happiness of all; and, in which !his loss or his abgence,
excites inconceivable distress. An injury to them, or their
relatives, is strongly felt, and terribly resented ; and the
French, who join a ferocity of heart with the wildest lust,
have frequently disturbed the happiness of those mountain-
ers, by violating the chastity of their wives and daughters,
and by a number of similar atrocities. An outrage of that
kind is dreadfully felt in a family, in which so much union,

confidence, and affection reign. Those who speculate,
therefore, upon their speedy submission, have a very limit-
ed and partial knowledge of human nature.- Experience
and the perfidy of the enemy have taught them prudence,
and, -perhaps, a iittle dissimulation. The inhabitants of
the vallies, awed by an overwhelming force of the enemy,
may pretend to submit, as they did after the signature of
the armistice ; but at the first favourable opportunity, they
will throw off the odious mask, and proclaim that lore of
independence, so peculiarly dear to them.
These papers, as we before alluded, are interesting in
another point of view, as they contain a new proof of the
insatiable ambition of the French Tyrant. In an answer
he lately returned to an address presented him by a Depu-
tation of the Romans, he plainly hints his intention of
arrogating all the • rights, formerly usurped by CIIA ILE-
MAGN E. This exquisite piece is the most faithful repre-
sentation of the Usurper's • sentiments, political 'and rel gi.
ous, we ever remember to have seen ; and discloses his
character and views more accurately, than at! we have
read on the same subject. How dangerous, how vast is
the ambition of that man t and it is unfortunately neither
restrained by moral, or religious sentiments, nor softened
by social, or. tender feelings. He begins to find the sanc-
tified vizor he wore, for some time, a little troub!esome,
and now unnecessary ; and indulges in some sarcastic
allusions to the rights devolved on PETER. • His arro-
gation of the title of Cryan, his averment of enter-
taininr, no intention of changing the established religion,
his tone of raillery with regard to the Apostle,—are all ex-
quisite touches towards a distinct representation of the
man. His character will gradually dcvelope itself; and
those who suppose they know it well, will be surprised at
the new traits they will soon discover I

The Emperor Fftsxcis has published a General Order,
addrtssed to his subjccts, and his armies ioparticolar. It
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bears no stamp of that timidity of character which has
been injuriously imputed to that Prince; nor does it vicar
a character of despondency, or even depressinh, in conseo
(pence of the occurrences of the last war. It is an animated
appeal to the loyalty of his troops, reminding them of the
services they had performed, and encouraging them to pre-
serve those habits of discipline, and love of order, which can
alone render the peace, he procured them permanent. H•
regrets that present circumstances do no permit him to re-
munerate their services, according to his wishes and their
merits; he orders, in the mean time, a number of crosses
of the military order of Meals THERESA, and of gold and
silver medals, to be distributed among the troops which
most distinguished themselves; and promises the greatest
impartiality in the distribution.

Two Gottenburgh Mails, have arrived. They bring
intelligence of the conclusion of Peace between Sweden
and Denmark. The negociation was of little importance
and short duration. In fact, no objects ofdifficult arrange.
ment, or complicated discussion, existed between the con-
tracting parties. The hostility 9f Denmark proceeded
from the close connection, which existed between this
country and Sweden; and as the cause is now removed;
the arrangement was easily effected. The articles have
not transpired.

A report prevailed at Gottenburgh, that considerable
coolness existed between the French and Danish Govern-
ments. The party aggrieved is not mentioned ; but it is
probable, that BUONAPARTE has demanded some cemeesn
lions of the King of DENMARK, which the latter, notwith-,
standing his recent submissiveness, feels disinclined to sub-,
reit to. Altona has been, perhaps, required, for the pur-,
pose of annexing it to Hamburg!); or, an invitatioa given
to join the Confederacy of the Rhine.

MR. CANNING.II statement has, at length, been published;
and corroborates, in our opinion, the sentiment we have
already delivered on the merits of his case, He has given,
without acrimony, or recrimination, alAndonaing these
weapons to his antagonists, a plain, unvarnished exposition
of facts; and relying upon'the Justice of his cause, as well