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London, England, 1812-09-08 00:00:00

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Senor GOLFIN' supported the Commission.
Senior PELI.G. P.IN proposed,
• „.
Ist, That the Cortes order that the Commission of
•VitlenCia shall name a Commissiori,-which; joined
, •
to that appointed by the Regency, shall assist at
the ;.investigation, as the most certain Means of
insuring•the confidence of the nition.
.2d, That the proceedings be'printed.
ct
3d, That the Generals, whos:° military condq
is ;being investigated, be rw,t individuals oft
Council-of War, and the,cOuntrymen be also es_
amined as to the facts. •
Senor-AnpuELL3.;—" There is no confidence
the Governmeor..—l entirely approve of °l)..
said b. f. Senor CALA,TRAV.A.--.-What •c°ll.
dence cant e nation have in a Government whit
has disCreAiterit ?"
The :Minister retired, and the report of the
. . .
hen nusste,n was confirmed in all its parts. put
Senor PELEGRIN'S propositions we I: tr,6
t 6 the vote, whep the Ist and 3d were rejec,'
' and the 2d approved. •
CoOr

t PORTHER EXTR+Cit. I

ZEMARES OF A WETPHALIAN UPON THE ' rRocLA

MATION:OF EI)SIA.TO THE GER'INIX:,:

- " Inhabitants of Ger;nany,—What would ha
been your fate, had success crowned the crafty
policy and gigantic plans-of the ambitious cathe--
'rine, who, by the names which she gave her ne
phew, made you. understand the hope of the nni,
vernal empire"with Which she flattered tier pride
'Who, in Alexander, hoped to produce the HerO,
filling the world with the noise of his conquests,
and in 'Constantine, the happy restorer of die
Eastern Empire 'and the throne of Constantino-
ple ? How, under the dominion of „see many So,,
verigns, dividel in intrizmes, and xvi'lloot almost
any polit:ca.l bonds., could, you have resisted the
impetuous torrent of the Hordes from Vie North,
who would have come to ravag your fertile
pro-
winces ?
‘f, Since the fail of the Kingdomi 'of -Poland,
called, with r,:Ason, 'the bulwark against the at-
tacks of the Barbarians, the safety of ;Europe,
perhans the 1,.-11( le world, had no longer a, suf-
ficient guarani The The- ambition of Russia in-
creasing with each new conquest, was contained'
in no bounds. On every side, and in every. cli-
mate, - this Court has endeavoured to extend its
dominion.. Whilst on, this one side it encleavouted
to fix itself on the,banks of the Bosphorus, and.
extend beyond it its empire over the fine climate
of ancient Greece and the Mediterranean, she

ed the plan of the conquest of Japan. Whilst
-that parcel ing out Poland, sheinco-_porated to her
vast estates some provinces-of this unhappy coun-
try, larger than sonic: kingdoms, she thought to ex-
tend the frozen, frontiers Of the Nr;va, and her iron
sceptre over
,a part of China and Whilst
the friendship. of France placed her in a condition
to tear Finland from- Slveden, and fresh parts of
Poland from Austria and Russia, she occupied her-
self with the project of subjugating Dacia, and
nourishing the seeds of revolt offthis- 'side of the
Danube.

In or4er to paralise the efforts which the Con-
tinent was making to break the fetters of the ma-
ritime disposition of the BritiSh Isies, she made a

cOmmOn cause with its enemies, and threatened, to
invade the Duchy of Warsaw, which Germany is
pleased. to consider as the new rampart erected
againstlhe attacks of the Barbariatis-.
c.c Such is a rapid and faithful picture of the Ca-
binet of St. Peterstmrgh. In this state of things,
Germany could not but see, in the appeal of Bus-
' sia to its inhabitants, a decision, the, produce of
-'madness or dispair. It would be useless to stop
here to investigate the exageration tff the forces
'.ta,hich Russia boasts ; Germany knows how to
appreciate .ts just value. It is not.the extent of
vast and unpopu! titcl provinces, -but the men who
ir.l4hit them; and even in the, latter, it is the
=oral more than the physical forces, that consti-
tnte the Lower of an empire. The principal force
of Russia lies in the provinces conquered since
Peter i. Withoutthent, Russia would be incapa-
- Me of interferimy it, the affairs of Europe ; but the
peopic. Aylio inhabit these provinces, wait with the
tatniost impatience :for that- moment when they
shall be eilablecl:to break the fetters of despotism
velic-h-havesubjugit-el‘them.- d. partof them have
seen their wishes, ft lfilled, and several of these
provinces are in the kands of therreuch victorious
arms and.:-.11e7r
e immense deserts of Siberia, which Make
ussi t the greatest empire in the world, in .Lespect
to extent of territory, are rather the property of
vagabond huntsin.en, and. the people who inhabit
them, than the monarchs. Siberia furnishes no
regiments, and its flontiers arc not distant -from
Moscow."

PARIS, SEPT.. I.—Smolensk°, in which the ,
troops of the Grand Artily entered on the 18th
:August,' is the capital of the, Ducliyand. Govern-
ment of that acme, which also compre ends White
Russia. This town is large, well fortified, situ-
ated upon the banks oftheDnieper the seat
•of a Governor aud..of a Bishop, and' carries on a
commerce in linen, hemp, furs, Sic.. with Dantzic, .
Riga, and the Ukraine. This town is. 75 leagues
S. W:-.Of MoseoW.. It Very anciently belonged to
Russia, and was the prineipal place of
.a particu-
lar principality, but joined to, Lithuaoia .in
.1413.
The 16rand Duke Wasile lwanswitsch, retook it
in 1599, and Czar Borls.Godunnw fOrlified it with
a very thick wall. it' Was successively fakerf;antl:
retaken by tke Poles .and Russians,, and .defini-
tiirelyremained with the latter, since 1567.
PIIILADELPHIA, JULY 20.—Capt. May, on the
paCket boat May; informs us, that on Friday last
he. heard a very brisk ,cannonade in the Soiith..,
cast direction. The passengers supposed...that.
there was 4n engagement in that direction betwsen H
two ships of war.
COSTANTI,NOPLE, JULY 20.--Sultan Amnrat,.
eldest son of the Grand Seignior, horn of the 24th
1811, -died on the' 19th inst.—This loss is
the more unfortunate tor the empire, as, in con-
sequence of the 'recent -death- of Sultan
,Bajeset,,_
the 2nd Ottoman Prince,. there reraitins, with,the
exception of the Grand' SOgnicir, no male Prince
of the reigning family. This eyeiir has plunged
the Sultan in the most profound grief. His High-.
ness did not, wish the .cereitionj,als. used on such
occasions should be observed; he did not receive
the r ompliments of condeance from the Ministers
and priteipul persons of the empire. • •
We this
,incrnent learn that General Andreossi,
the new ambassador from France, has arrived at

Terapia.
On .the 13th inst. Mr. Strafford Canning, wbo
has hitherto filled the post of Minister Plenipo-
tentiary from England, has had from the Turkish
Ministry a prticularaudience of leave. Heim-
mediately afier set out, from this capital, add re-
paired to ti e Dardanelles to embark on board an
English friOte, 'which. was at anchor there,,and
which is to convey him to England:
.Five days ago, two frigates •and a corvette left
the Turkil.h fleet stationed in our Bay, and sailed
for the, arsenal. They are, according,• to repolt,
after receiving some' repairs, to Foceed t 6 the
Arch ipela.- o

-The Duchess of fitcnludico and a select party
have bc,n. on a*ur to the county of Wicklow --
icier Gr:.ce was expected to .returWto Dublin oa
'rues

. .
There is now.. living _at Gillingham, Kent, a
Most eccentric gentlinuali, who assnuies to
himself the fi!culty of second sight, and r has for
several years predicted the fate of litupires, ani
the fall of Puonaparte.,
At the time of thiS declaration there was a ge:'
neral expectation 'of peace; which was ,really
ratified, but this oid gentlenian stood 6ian'in, the
opinions be delivered; and speaLs txUlta,
tion of sonie recent'eventS Which have Confirertd,
them.'

Before the Treaty 'of A Miens was concluded, be
dechired that it would not last, and that thiS coun,
-try
.ought not to expect it..: for, said he,- Buona,
parte roust, be a greater man than be now is, and
it will be by opposing this country that lie will
:become so 3 he will no on, becoming higher and
greater, and will make victory till he comes to the
.confines of, Russia, where will be- fought the last
grellt battle, in which, linounparte will fall and
die ;---his death 'will bring to light a greater Ge-
neral than. he has ever been; who will really per-
form what.lluOnaparte pretended to do when he
acquired power----make the nations of the world
happy. This General, he sass, will he f6tind to
be a descendant of David, who will turn his at-
tention to the 'Jews, gather them fogother, and
leading them honie to their own country, lay the
foundation of their future greatness ; that at that
time all -Christendom shall be subdued tOhim, and
the fate of this country be the fulfilment of the
27th of Ezekiel, The period when these 'great
events will take place will be, t'k ben three years
and a half are passed after the time of the highest
exaltation, and thelast honours attained by lino-'
naparte ! ! !--(Chatham Paper.)

The Retiro is not a park-nke enclosure adjacent
to Madrid, but the ancient palace of the Spanish
Monarchs, and inhabited as such until the two last
reigns, when Charles 11. who completed the new
palace; at the western side of his Metropolis, *re-
paired thither with his Court. The Palace
Bueno Retiro, is seated rather en an eminence at
.the east side of the city, and is surrounded by ex,
tensivp grounds and gardens: • In this ve..ierahle,
but now much mutilated edifice, Charles V. who
wass King 9f Spain as well as tinaperor of Ger-
many, Meditated the establisii‘..emt of a universal
monarchy in Europe, and his son Philip. II: who,
as far as in him lay, emulated the ambitious con-
duct of his father, enjoyed, by vain anticipation,.
th imagined conquest of England ! , On the re-
moval of the Court to the new palace, the Retiro,
.and its umbrageous walks were neglected, and fell
into subsequent decay. A part of the extensive
pile of buildingi were afterwards converted into a
.royal porcelain manufactory, called La China;—
other parts of it were allotted to the reception of
a Museum, and also a Menagere. Part of the
gardens was ilso used as a botaniCal nursery. The
'whole, more or less, therefore, was by the lintir-
bon Princes assigned to objects of public utility.
The Gallic plundererS, on their obtaining posses-,
sion of Madrid, instantly destroying these works
of peace and civilization, converted this once
famed residence of royalty into a place of arms;
or species of citddeh to menace and overawe the
devoted city.' I.ietween thegardens Of the -Retiro,
and the Enceinte or inclosure of Madrid, run in
a direction north and south, the, famous,walks
and promenades of the Prado, which, in the °pi-
llion of that judicious and intelligent tourist, Mr.
Swinburne, were the most magnificent of their
Kind in Europe.

The number of French who have entered the 1
Peninsula since the 19th -of October, 1807-, to the I
end of December, 1811,• may be estimated at
675;000 men. Of this number 45,000 have re-
turned to France, besi.les the 10,000 sent. from
Lisbon after the Convention of Cintra, in health ;
'consequently, the tctal force which acted in Spain,
and Portugal, has been 620,000 men. Therefore,
the total loss of effective men, „which:the French
have suffered front the commerfeement of the war
in Spain, till the 'end ',of Dkeember, 1811, in
killed; deserters, prisoners, and sick and wound-
ed,' returned to France; amounts to 455,000 men-,
supposing 165,000 to be still in Spain.
'A person styling himself A. Power,, Esq. lately
came to .reside in that part of Maidenhead 'called
'North and haVing reeeived'a few 'letters.
addressed to him by post, heapplied tee the, Post-
,tirasiter of Maiden,,ead to give him
.a -written re-
commendation to sinew to such persons as`heMight
wish tb deal with. The Postmaster' observed,
be could only state that he was a houselxper,
which he was ready to do, and accordingly sub-
scrioed, his nartie.to the following note The
bearer of this is a housekeeper at North Tovai,
near Maidenhead, Mr. A. Power ; signed; • H.
'Harris, Postrnaster," &c. 'To thiS note Mr..
Power added, by way of postscript, "Ne is a safe
ntdo awl LOOSo r hi.sfortuaz." With this character,
Mr.. P. accompanied by an attendant, sallied forth
to Windsor, and made a general attack upon the
town, by giving what might have been termed, if
hOriest, very liberal orders for wine, books, cabi-
- net', upholstery, ironmongery, hosiery, and dra-
pery 'goods ; plate, and plated -articles. A part
of. these be condescendingly took with him iu hid
chaise, saying he would settle for the whole, by
checks on his banker,' when his orders Were corn-
: pleted. It is, to be observed, that the scheme
devised for Imposition seems to have defeat-
ed the end proposed ; for the recommendation,
above-mentioned being addressed to ..Mr. Anson
m (Hanson) silver with, at whose shop P. had se-
lected upwards, of 201 e wprth' of goods, Mr. H.
thinking he perceived a manifest diskiniilarity of
Writing in the P. S. awl- the former part of the
note, doubtedthe authenticity of the whole, and
therefore would.not part with his goods, without
making her inquiry. Mr. Hansoo's doubts
being further communicated to his neighbours,
P.'s further progress was arrested, and the book-
seller dispatched his apprentice to demand. pay-
meat for, or a restoration of his books ; and in
case of non-compliance, to inform 'Mr. P. that
prompt measures would be taken. To all this P.
answered with the true spiritof a, bravo, " he did
not fear the worst." However, a few nights since, he
thought proper,to make a secret retreat, intending,
:no doubt; to lay some 'other place under, similar
contributions.

WAR,WICIt. RACES, Ttrußipt.r, SEPT. 3.
. , 'he Town S •a'bec- ription Ptirse..of 5C.1.
Mr. rroai,....sss r. h. Mahta:gany. 5 yrs old, SF' .Alb- 1 9. i
Mr. Shephlctfs hr. g. Biagk q
tar. Vir,.....tert;-:::th's ta. c. Noyeau, 4 y,s old,-fist 3 3 dr

tAkrigToCK Ai4D PLYAIGUVI rtACES.

Oa Vi7edziesriai the 2d rtepteatbr,a. Fifty Pounds F? ate ftYt an

, • .., - .i..wel;,tbreeamit,3 Leai.7.-
Mr. t!,.t.itlti,.'s b. h.:l:bite Rose, aged, 9st • • L 4
"'-Ti:. King's Tel:ttii, aged,: 9.st , .3 ' 3
Mr. Piipy's Cordcrin, 4,yrs old, 7st..Lilb
a - . - - . .
d'i.:Swtcestalies of Five Guineas.iachy for horses not tl.cro:gh
bred.
N4i.l(tr.g's b. Ili. Itosgind, aged) 10st. Cib. .... 9 2 1.. 1
Mr; Perry's c, h. Miss 'Bath, itged,lu3t, 1 1 ib. .. 3 1 -2 2
Mr. Digby's b. f. Star) 3-yrs bid, 7st. 41b .. 1 Bdr
Mr. t------ b. ti. G"itiiipur. - , distanced.

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- In conuequeuee of the centradictOry iidrettisez=entt which
hove .7'll:lloared c.?o,.cerning: theBm raees, they hare been in•
differently attended this )-e .r: 'The compiuly however made
up in selectness what it winited in numbers, and some of the
heats were ocimi..ably.cOntksted, particularly tho,e I;etteen
Mt. King's Rosalind and Captain Perry's Miss Bath, whicb
were run almost neck and neck, and with some difficulty
by the termer. ,