THE NATION. hope and 'I ailing, Royal Ilosphltl-row.' -rebelOya, Hopwood, Wade, and Earnshawt, Yorkshire, lice-spinners. It. and G. Bolton, Wigan, Lancashire, spirit-merchants. Motui bey and Hare, Carlisle, attorales. s Moore, Bird, and Todd, Sa lisbury-court, Fleet-street, victuallers.. BANKRUPTS. William Steel, James Steel, and Christopher Johnstone, Lan caster, linen-drapers, to surrender Nov. 14, 15, and Dec. 3, at twelve, at the White Horse, Preston. Attornies, Messrs. Blanchard and Carr, Preston; and Messrs. Barretts, Gray's Inn, London. • Thomas Mar.shant, Bridgewater, bookseller, Nov. 10, n, and Dec. 3, at ten, at the Globe Inn, Bridge , titer. Attornies, Mr. Tarrant, Chancery-lane; and Mr. Dean, Castle-Bailey, Bridgewater. Frederick Head, Bury Saint Edmunds, baker, Nov. 9, nt four, 10, and Der. 3. at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Bury Saint Edmunds. A ttornies„ Messr4. Wharton and Dyke, Temple, London ; and Mr. Holmes, Bury Saint Edmunds. Robert Fr.. Lullitigton, Somerset, banker, Nov. 16, 17, and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Swan limn, Bradford, Wilts. At tornies, Mr. Williams, Red- Lion4quare, London ; and Mr. Willman, Bradford. Edmund Alderson, Caldewgate, Carlisle, dyer, Nov. 1,2, and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Crown and Mitre, Carlisle. At tornies, Mr. Alountsey, Carlisle; and Mr. Alotintsey, Staple's- Inn, London. James Jullion, Blackman-street, Southwark, linen-draper, Oct. 29, at ten, Nov. 8. and Dec. 3, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Lee, Three Crown-court, Southn - ark. Charles W ilks, liirmingliain, stationer, Oct. 27, 28, and Dec. 3, at !wets e, at the Shit k speare Tavern, Birmingham. A ttor nieg, Mr. Constable, S3mond's Inn, London ; and Mr. Shamir, Birmingham. James Barber, Sparrow Corner, Minarie!, corn-chandler, Oct. 29, at eleven, Nov. 8, at twelve, and Dec. 3. at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Shepherd, Hyde -street. Bloomsbury. Thomas 'Tokeillainise-yard, merchant, Oct. .16, \ov. 8, and Dee. 3, at eleven, at Guildhall. Mr. Dawes, Angel court, Thro n .morton-street. Joseph Perry, Angel-court, Throgrmorton-strect, broker, Nov. 1,8, and Dec. 3, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. At kinson, Castle-street, }:alms-square. Robert„Bateman Herbert, Clare-court, Drury-lane, broker, Oct. 29; at eleven, Nov. S, at twelve, and Dec, 3, at one, at Guildhall, Attorney, Mr. Dotsbins, Furuival's Inn. DIVIDENDS. Nov. 22. Thomas Rai* and George Mackey, Greenwich, ship owners, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Nov. 19. Elizahetb Clarkson and Richard Dove, South Aud ley-street, oil-dealers, at twelve, at Guildhall. Nov. 15. Richard Nesbitt, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grocer, at eleven, at the Shakspeare Tavern, Ne.veastle-upon-Tvire. Nov. 12. George Davis, Cranbourn-street, linen-draper, at twelve, at Guildhall. Nov. 21. Luke Horner, Lancaster, common-brewer, at five, at the King's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Nov. 12. John Harvey, Springfield, Eisex, bKcklayer, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Nov. 2. Ralph Tunneditle, Long Stratton, Norfolk, draper, at eleven, at the Woolpacks lon, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Dec. 3. Edward Price, otherwise Alexander Spence, Leeds, merchant, at eleven, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Leeds. Nov. 11. Samuel Chapman, Woolpit, Suffolk, shopkeeper, at ten, at the Half Moon Inn, Bury St. plmunds. Nov. 12. James Norelitfe, Robert Town, Birstall, York, clothier, at eleven, at the 'Three Legs Inn, Leeds. Nov. 16. John Smith, Broughton; - Lancashire, calico-printer, at three, at the Spread Eagle Inn,t Maiichester. Nov. 5. Thomas Harrell, Conduit-street, Hanover,square, tailor, at eleven, at Guildhall. Nov. 25. Ileary Lewis and William Chambers, Rathbone place, Oxford -street, shopkeepers, at eleven, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES, Nov. 12. .Tarvis German, Alderraanhury, hosier. Harry Coleman, Mn . '. Wiltshire, hatcher. Archibald Colquhoun, High-street, Lambeth, yeast-merchant and cooper. [The Gazette contains a Letter from Capt. Hawkins, of his Majesty's ship Minerva, giving an account of -his having fell in with the Josephina, letter of marque, of 18 guns, and 50 men: and after having fired at het twice, she overset and sunk. Liz teen of the crew only were saved.) 11. I ) -, ' p L REGISTER. OCT. 24• -tint - E. NATIONAL REGISTER. ILenbon, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1808. POLITIC4L EI'ENTS OP THE WIEN. On Friday a flag of truce, from Boulogne, arrived in the Downs, with a Russian and French Officer on board. The former immediately landed, and set out for London, wlierc, lie arrived that night about eleven o'clock. He was con. ducted immediately to Mr. CANNING'S house, in Bruton street. The following is a letter from a Deal Correspond. cut upon this subject ; " DEAL, Oct. 21. " A Flag of Truce arrived in the Downs this mornine, from France. She came out of Boulogne last night at ten o'clock, abit after a boisterous passage, arrived in the Downs about eight o'clock this morning. Two mi , ssengers have sit:ve been landed fro r, her; one a Russian Officer, the other French, and after V% on the Port Admiral, tie Russian courier so out about elms co o'clock in a post-chaise and four for London,accompanied li t - th e Admiral's Lieutenant. The French Officer was not permitted to go, and has since been put on hoard the Princes'' , of Orange, to the Dow us, till the pleat.ure of our Ministers he known. It it•, however, stated, that this was done by order of Lords 11 t K s. BURY and CASTLEREAGH, it :10 are both at Walnier CsaAlr„ and were consulted on the circumstance previous to their land ing. " The vessel which brought them over i; put under c;.are,.e the Clyde frigate, Commodore Owen ; and it is suppo , e(l, is to wait to convey her passengers hack araiii to France, or, at least, the decision of our (iovernment to the divlic:ies. H;c is a French victualling lugger, marked No. 1, on her bow." These Officers arc the bearers of dispatches of a racioc nature from the Emperor ALexs SUER and Bo IV eAn who are at present at Erfurth. It was not very difficult to anticipate an offer of this kind. As often as the T . v rant projected some profound scheme of mischief, he alwav s co deavoured to palliate it, by his proposing a negotiatiou on terms, which lie knew were inadmissible, Of the clan. gerbus and comprehensive villainy of the man we cannot have a more satisfactory idea, than his effrontery in pro• posing a recwiciliation with a people, whom he so invete rately abhors. However, let us take him at his word, and examine the sincerity of his proposals. If he feels the slightest inclination to give peace to a suinring world, he can have no objection to subscribe to such condi tions, as will ensure our security, as well as that of out Allies. Let us now ask every impartial Englishman, whose mind is unbiassed by party interest, and who has no other object in view than the independence, as well as reputation of his country, what terms he should consider as sufficient to guarantee national security and honour.—Let him speak without prejudice, and fully lin premed with the decisive importance of the subject he is going to determine on ; let him sacrifice, also, to this nio nientousobject every sentiment of abhorrence against the man who has committed so many atrocities against the States who confided most in his promises and his treaties. — Let hint then propose those conditions coolly and delibe rately ; and he would say, and so should we, that in order to secure the inestimable blessings of peace on a permanent footing, and on one reciprocally advantageous, it is, iU the first place, necessary that the French soldiers quit imine- diatcly ;pain; that I --03 E P11 BONA P . A ATE should renounce he