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London, England, 1812-06-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER...

thinks best calculated to fill them? The paragraph in
gnesticrt states
"That his Royal Highness the PRINCE RECE %-r has signified his
pleasure that Lord WELL EsLEY should conduct the formation of a Go-
vernment in all Its branches, and should be First Commissioner of the
Treasury, and that Lord MOIRA, Lord *ERSKINE, and Mr. CANNING,
should be Members of the Cabinet.—That it was probable, that a Cabi-
net formed on an enlarged basis, must he composed of twelve or tide-
te,:n Members; and that the PRINCE REGENT wished Lords GREY and
GRENVILLE, on the part of their friends, to recommend for his Royal
llighnCss's approbation the names of four persons, if the Cabinet should
consist of twelve, and of five persons, if it should consist of thirteen
Members, to be appointed by his Royal Highness the PRINCt REGENT,
to fill such situations as might hereafter be arranged. That his Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT left the selection of the names to Lords
Gary and GRENVILLE, without any instruction or personal exclusion ;
that in completing the arrangements, the PRINCE REGENT has granted
to Lord WELLESLEY the entire liberty to propose the names of any per •
sons to hold places in Royal Highness's Councils, or any other persons."

On Wednesday last Marquis WELLESLEY resigned his
powers into the hapds of the Pramce REGENT, who i-sued
his commands to Lord Moult., to resume the unfinished
and difficult task of settling a new Ministry. -His Lord-
has since been constantly employed in vain en-
&Avows at explaining misconceptions, and removing
p+rjudices. It is evident, however, that he will oily suc-
s2ed if he consents to gratify the ambition of the Opposi-
tion, by calling them alone into power. They think them-
ves strong, enough to outvote any Ministry not formed
of themselves, and therefore think that by obstinately rs-
fusing to coalesce, they will secure their admission into
all the seats of office.

correct, war between the two couotries mu
as having essentially commenced. Indeed
that General Hue,. has already set off, iron:
to Detroit, to-take the command of 8,000
in the event of a declaration of war, at
make an attack on Upper Canada. As the
statements, however, -stand at present
thority of private letters only, we are
hope there is still room for conciliation.
possible to feel surprize at any degree of
may be found in the feverish politics of
the necessary consequences of a war witi
volve the sacrifices of so large a portion o
terests, and set at such extreme hazard t:
all American principles, already so loosely
offer a fair temptation to almost any adve
ing a tolerable share of courage and addre
aside those considerations of justice whic,
our favour every one, whose mind is not w
with passion or prejudice, we can with d
those Statesmen of gross folly, or of som
tive, who can lend themselves to the snpp
act of subserviency to
-the will of Frame.
Notwithstanding the warlike dispos;tior
the Government party, the Federalists at
gaining ground in the elections;. and, it is
carry a large majority into the As' emhly.
impossible that these hostile io.sparattons a,
tifice, by e; grafting upon the heated imag
people the hopes of Canadian cinquests,
publican Candidates an ascendancy. This
it is thought by some, that Mr. MAnssoN
note of war no longer.
Tie above intelligence of the hostile di
tested by the Government of America, h.
• degree 'qualified yesterday, by a iontradi
port that letters of mnarque, and orders tot
'ion of British property, had been issued i
There is still, however, enough in their
justify the belief, that if war is not already
not to be attributed to any wail C;f* in:livat
of the legislature. In proof of this op
given in another part of our paper, a bill
• brought into the lower House, for the avo
affording protection to the Ameri, an sea
and drawn up in the most extravagant api
animosity.. It pronounces any comma',
hereafter be guilty of this offeoce, to be
felon, and liable to be tried and condemns
on the spot where he stall be fiist app.
PRE3iDENT is empowered, on ilfionzation
can citizen having been impressed, to tend
on the person of any British subject, whet
found ; and any American seaman so intr.
cover from any British subject, or his deb!
30 dollars a month. for the whole time he
ed. Such the general tenour of this act,
and liberal Government of America, in ch
fulness of the ten-fold and still unredeerr
insults so lately the subject of complai
Fi ench, have thotfght it necessary to du
against
The martial disiirsition of the PRESIDI
still fettered, it is said, by the difficulty of
supplies. Of the eleven millions of 411
raised by loan for this purpose, not mote.
lions, we believe, had been obtainJ,
men were extremely unwilling to ,subsallod

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