The National Register.
London, England, 1813-02-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

*liken Bishof)ricks in France and Italy, aril of receiving
mbassqdors from foreign Powers. By the latter concession,
which is entirely of a political nature, it is dear that he in-
tends to torn his Holiness into a political engine to influence
either Courts.

The svme Papers contain the following article from Vi-
enna :—" A prisoner of State ha., arrived at great Waradin
in Hungary, where he is treated with the higheo respect,
and attended by numerous domestics. Most people think
he is a foreign Prince, and the head of the secret Society
of Free-mshons, known by the name of—Union of all the
Virtues. it is added, that he was arrested at the request of
a fnreign Court. lie endeavour; to remain unknown, and
affects to speak only French • and Latin." It has since
been asserted, that this prisoner was the King of PaessiA,
who had filled in the attempt at escaping, which ho is re-
ported to have made. But is it likely that NAPOLEON
would have entrusted his keeping to the care of Austria, of
whose fidelity he cannot deem himself completely secure?

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The (biker; is indisposed, and is confined in the Castle.
It is thought HER MAJESTY will not be able to bold a Draw-
ing room I week, as *as expected. •
It is mentioned that Count DE LA rum.; AG E, a French
gentleman, who has IR•vn uniformly attached to the Bow bons,
is to proceed iinnlediate:y from the head of that family, on a
confideptial mission of itnio tance• to,

The LORD MAYOR of London has invited the LORD
MAYOR of Dublin to a grand diener. It seems the deter-
mination of our civic worthies to " teach Ms Lordship to
drink deep e'er he departs."
It is said a treaty, offensive and defensive, has been con-
cluded between the Danes, the Swedes, and the •ssians„
under which the Crown Prince, B FItN A DOT TE, w..i in per-
son to command an army of 40.000 Swedes and Danes, with
whom be is to take the field agaiest France early in the en-
suing swing. A great number of transports continue in
the ports of Sweden, which are regularly paid eery month,
to be in constant readieess for the conveyance of the troops,
It is added, that it has been stipulated in the treaty, by the
Emperor ALEXANDER, to restore Finland to Sweden. o,her
reports state, that a negotiation is certainly tarrying on in
CopenhaAim, between Ru-sia, Denmark, England, and
Sw-den ; an accredited pro son from each Court bring pre-
sent fur that purpose. Among other things, Swedish Pome-
rania is, it is mentioned, to be given to Denmark, in ex-
change for Norway. The Empe.or of AUSTRIA, it is now
said, has declared his intension of maintaining his neutrality
with an army of 800,000 men.
A letter received from St. Pcte-sburgh states, that consi-
derable apprehension prevails throughout 11.usia of some
serious disorder being prodeccd, by the thousands of dead
bodies between Moscow a"d At present the frost
may prevent any bad consegences, but previous to a thaw,
as there is no possibility of interring them, it has been de-
termined to build kilns to consume them, to prevent their
occasioning any pestilential disease.
ANT !QUIT! ES.—Some labourers digg'ng on the demesne
of Black Castle, in the county of Meath, a short distance
from the round Tower of Donoughrnore turned up two urns,
formed of clay, rudely carved the top, containing burned
ashes And bones.' They were found carefully secured with
large stones placed round them, and only a few feet under
ground. Several others have been found, at different times,
near where those were discovei•;:.d.

Extract of a letter from Berlin, dated Feb. 1, 18 1 3.--" In
the night, between the 17th and 18th of last month, at one
o'clock, a troop of French Bens d'armes attempted to seize the
person of the King by possesiing themselves of the Palace of
Charlottenburg, where his Majesty had been on that day.
The attempt, however, miscall icd, the King having been in-
formed of the plot thrcugh Prince I' FAD N Al 4 D, early enough
to save himself by flight, with t,o Adjutants, and ten of his
own gees d'armes, to Potsdam, Tkere, when be arrived, he
ordered the drums to be beat, as a pursuit was apprehended.
His Majesty, in consequcnee of this event, set out on the road
to Selesia, with 6000 troops of his guards, after having de-
clared the Crown Pri:ice of age, and given him his benedic-
tion. The rage of the people is arrived at its highest pitch,
and some bloody scenes are expected. The Russians advance
in great force—they are distant from this place only from
25 to 30 leagues."

The Funds fell on Thursday one 'half per cent. owing to
an expectation of l 4 millions of Exchequer Bills being sent
into the market to he funded.

The retirement of Lord GitENVILLt frog► public life is
said to be rendered necessary, by the return of the indisposi-
tion with which he was afflicted about three ).ears age.