The National Register. — 1811-10-20 (London, England)

NATIONAL REGISTFR.  of war, Alarmed at that irruption, the• Servians trembled for • the -safety of their capital, whilst ACEXANDER, unwilling to resign the prize of former triumphs, resolved, we are told, to display the whole force of his empire to keep these territorial acquisitions, and ordered reinforcements to the amount, of .50,000 men to be sent to the Danube. Had his armies been in the flourishing state in which they are represented by political writers, he would of .course have directed some portion of his regular troops to repair to Moldavia and regain the advantages that had been lost ; but when instead of these we find .• that he is compelled to. have recourse to a fresh levy -of men in the Ukraine and other distant parts of his dominions, we must, however_ reluctantly, acknowledgelhe falsehood of these representations which arm hiiiwith numbers, immense, indeed, on paper, but trifling in the field.  The grand Ain of malcing one spacious street in continuation of Portland-place, in a straight line (taking down Foley-house) through Mortimer, Margaret, and Swallow-streets, to Pallmall, opposite Carlton-house, it is said, is to be carriedinto .execution early in the next pring. On the 3d inst. a Court Martial was held at Yaxley Barracks on a Serjeant of the West York Militia, for shooting a Freech prisoner., The Frenchman, it seems, had secreted himself under the raiiing4if the prison, with a view, as the Serjeant believed, of effectinglis escape at a convenient season ; and he (the Ser. jeant), upon observing him, went to a sentry-box, took a musket from a Corporal there, levelled at the prisoner, and shot him through the heart.—le Court acquitted the Serjeant of criminality. Tuesday se'nnight, on the arrival of the Lady Frances packet, C:,tain Rutter, in Harwich harbour, from Gottenburgh, Mr. niggle, the tide surveyor, going on board as usual, discovered a quantity of tea and spirits concealed, in consequence of which he felt it his duty to seize the vessel. While in the act of exa. mining the state room, the Captain and Master of the packet being also below deck, an alarm was given that the boat was putting off with nine merrin.her, who had been concerned in the smuggling (and who had no doubt anticipated that they would be turned over to a man of war, as is usual in such cages for the !ante). The Captain immediately ran upon deck, and threatened, unless the men instantly returned, to shoot some of them. No attention being paid to his threats, he ordered his musket to be brought from his private cabin, and firing into the boat, one man, named John Farr, was killed, and another wounded in the cheek. The Captain immediately reloaded his piece, which was, however, taken from him by Mr. Haggis, and discharged into the air. A Coroner's Jury has since been held on the body of the deceased, who have brought in their verdict—Wiyul Murder.  The following singular circumstance occurred yesterday sennight :—A couple were married at a Church at the West end of the town, for the third time; the first time they were not of age;.-the second. time, the licence was filled up wi:h a wrong name, Mirth rendered it necessary for them to have another, and go through the ceremony again. Cooke has entered into another engagement with the Managers'of the New York Theatre'for right weeks. The Theatre opened for the season on the 2d of September, on which day his engagement commenced. He was expected to take his de, parture for 'England in November, and may consequently be expected in this country in January. The Branch Bank of the United States, at Charlestown, has been robbed by means of false keys, to the amount of 140,000 dollars in specie, and eleven hews of gold of the value of tett thousand dollars each, were also carried oft trt the robbers. A thief named Donnelly, while under exa,rphaation in Dublin, Tuesday se'nnight,for a street robbery, suddenly darted through the window, glass, and sash, and alighted oh hts feet in the street, and instantly fled. He was however. retaken, and committed for trial, but grievously wounded. in his'attempt to escape. An elderly Lady, of Tower Hill, Horsham, named Finley, was unfortunately burnt to deathson Monday sennighti through her clothes catching fire.