THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 6 Levant, and that which, at a toore dist..nt period, we shall reap from our indigenous culture, not unsuccessfully essayed, will suffice to supprt, in a great measure, our manufactures ; but in the expectation that some of them may experience privations, we must have recourse, as far as possible, to hemp and flax, iu order to provide occupation fur those manufacturers who would no longer he employed with articles of cotton. 11 were desir able that we would circumscribe our consumption within the products of the materials the growth of our soil, and restrain the uuhappy effects of habits and taste contracted for manufactures, tbat would render 136 dependent upon foreign countries. " The materials for dying ma) become scarce—but many of them may he replaced by the productions of our soil. We will dispense with the rest by a elight sacrifice of some colours, which may please from their apparent rrcater beauty, without adding any to the intrinsic goodness of the article. Be side.:, no small reliance is to he placed on the genius of our ma nufat furors : it w ill triamph over those di Nicol ties. " The channels, which in spite of these usurpations, will remain open to importation, may not suffice for the consumption of siqar nod cottee ; these objects of a secondary utility may become scarce : but the great mass of the nation will not suffer from this temporary. privation ; habits of indulgence too widely indulged lv iii be counteracted and restrained by the rise in the price. " And besides. is it to he supposed that the Great Nation will allow itself to he intimidated by the privation of some futile ruin mews ? ller armies have endured, without a mur mur, t:re mo,t p;oching wants : that great example will not have been licit! ow in vain ; and when we have in view to re conquer the it:dependence of the seas ; when we have in view to rescue and redeem commerce from the ruinous arts of piracy that are juridically exercised against it ; when we hose in view the vindication of the national honour, and the breaking down of those .fen•rce caudinw which England is attempting to erect upon our coasts, the French people will support with the di : , - nity and courage that belong to their great character, the mo mentary sacrifices that are imposed upon their taste, their habits, and their industry . . The commerce of Europe will soon, no doubt, he rescued from oppression. The interests of nations; the honour of Sovereigns; the magnanimous resolutions of the most powerful of the Allies of France ; the power and w ish of the hero who rules over us; the justice of a cause• to which Heaven will grant its protection ; every motive• concurs to de cide the contest; nor can its issue remain uncertain. Accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of my sincere esteem. (Signed) 44 CPETFT." JAN 3. r GERMANY. VIENNA, Prc. nun! Ga-:ellc of this day con tains the following article from Turkey ; " Tranquillity is again disturbed in the frontier and East ern provinces of. the Ottoman Empire. The following parti culars of the passing of the Bozaw a by the Turks, have been re ceived from Serajevo, the capital of Bosnia : _ _ _ " At the commencement of October, this both , of Ottoman troops on the Drina, which amounted only to 16,000 men, were secretly increased by successive reinforcements to t 5.000. On the Bth of October, Hassan Paella assemnled all his force at on the Buzawa, not far from Seniza, and on the 10th he passed the river. lie immediately advanced against the her vian positions ; hut the latter fell back at every point, and in the evening the Turks reached the Castle of Rocco. On the four following days the Servians made several attacks, and on the 15th, having received large reinforcements, they repulsed the 111ussubnen. Follow ing up these advantages, they re-passed the Buzawa, and advanced to Vartz, a few miles from Tarakvo. To stop their progress, Bekir Pacha, Vizir Travenick, sum moned a levy en ma. against the Liervians. He tnarched out of Travenick on the 18th, with 2000 men. " Nothing respecting the evacuation of Wallachia or Molda via has yet taken place. A new Russian corps has marched from 31ohilow towards these two principalities. General Prince Apraxirn, Brigadier of this corps, is still at Bucha.est, whither Prince Prosorowsky has also repaired from Yassy. The advanced posts have been again reinforced, and all corres pondence or communication with Turkey is rigoronsly pro. hibited." HOLLAND. HAVRE, DEC. 11.—The day before yesterday an Ameri can vessel, with a rich cargo of colon►al produce, came in and anchored in our roads. The Maritime Prefect imme diate!y sent on board her an officer of the principal office, and an interpreter. The officer put this question to the Captain; " Have you not touched at England siuce yon qu►tted the United States ?" " Yes," said the Captain, " '►as forcibly carried into Plymouth by an English frigate." Upon this declaration, which was in direct contradiction to the decree respecting the continental blockade, the sessel was prohibited from entering, and an order to withdraw was intimated to her. SPAIN. MA nritn, Nov. 9. 6 . —Pon St. Jago Leniers, has sent to his Excellency the Prince Generalissimo and Grand Admiral, the official account of the events which took place at Bue nos Ayres, in the course of last July. His Majesty, as a reward for the extraordinary proofs of loyalty given by that city, as well as for the services ten dered by Don St. Jago Leniers, and by several officers, has deelpred that the city of Buenos Ayres is to henceforth have the title of Excellence, and that its Magistrates are to be callde Seigniors ; that Don St. Jago Leniers is to receive the rank of field :%larsha!, and is appointed Viceroy ; that all the officers who served under him are to be promoted, and that. the Viceroy is to name the rewards which are to be bestowed on those who have distinguished themselves, ITALY. VENTrE, DEC, 3,--llis Majesty visited on the first of this month a part of the Lagunes and the fort of Alalamocco. Ye!ilectlaN, at ten o'clock, his Majesty witnessed the launch ing of a fri t , ;ate in the Arsenal. At two o'clock he was present at the amusement of the Regatta. It was a match of gondolas, in three parties : the first was between two boats, manned by a single rower each ; the second and third between boats manned with two rowers each. The movie they took was the great canal hich crosses the city from cac end to the other. The beautiful willies w hich had served cm the first entrance of the Emperor, cut through the crowd of barks, and cleared the passage for the 2,-on dolas, who followed in the race. His Majesty, with all his Court, s situated in the balcony of the Palace, which commands a full view of the canal. This charming sight, the immense number of barks, and the joy manifested by the crowds of spectators, displayed Venice in all its singular beauties. The illuminations which concluded the day were general, and magnificent bevond description. ♦MME:RI(A. SF.V.4TF.--IVISHINGTON (-Irv, Nor. `.15. Mr. Adams submittea the following resolution for cousi deration " Resolved, That the President of the United States he re • quested to (It tt,e to he laid before the Senate, a return:of the number of American Seamen impressed or detained by British armed vessels, whose names hate been reported to the depart ment of State, since the last statement made to Congress, men tioning the names of the persons impressed, the time and place of their impressment, the names of the ships, and as far as may he known of the officers by whom they were impressed, toge ther with any material facts or eireircumstances in relation to the came : stating also the whole number of seamen impressed since the commencement of the present war, what number of persons impressed according to the last statement of the Secre tary of State, has since been restored, and the numbers still de tained since demand of their restoration made, with the reasna assigned for their detention." I, P