The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-04 00:00:00

f r t' y , ,~ r . TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND VIE PUBLIC. The Proprietors think it proper to inform the Public that a POI/WHIN ENSI V E IN I) EX, to complete the FIRST VO MIMI OF TIIIS PIPER, will be published on Ow commence ment of the ensuing Year; and that a PORTRA IT OF HIS iIIAJESIY. from a Painting by SIR WILLIAM BErcuv, will be distributed (IKATIS. Yt is the intention of the Proprie tor to have the Portrait enraVed by that able Artist. Scaly EN ; and therefore the Public may expect a Print worthy their ac- Feptance, and . which they trnst will surly the imperfections of the Portrait whirii was M YEN soon after the commencement or the NAriosi tL 11111;liICT , •:R. ETlniordiiiitry unprecedented applications having been made during the last ftfteen day., for some of the former Num bers of the NATION L l. it t:C. IsT ;it is therefore necessary to apptise the Purcharcri of this Paper, who may be desirous of Fonwletinz their Setts, that immediate orders must he given, to Freya* diKspimintnient. LE BEAU MONDE MAGAZINE. The Proprietors of I,E 13E417 MONDE; or LITER.IRY orm F,ISHICYVARI.E AIitGAZINE, now offer the Twenty pinth Number of that highly interesting Nliscellany to particular attentign. As they are entering on the Meru Vinous of their `Work, the Proprietor- conceive themselves authorised in again appealing In the Pubnc, ennfident of having spared neirher ex ertion or expenee to gratify the wishes of: their Subscribers, and entitle their Undertaking to the most liberal, enlightened, and . eXtensive patronage. Determined to deserve the success which they have already sr, uniformly experienced, and. by this line prconduct, to augment the number of their public friends, the roprietors of Ls_ lice .1(0 Iron, feelin g kindness as an incen tive to activity, con fi dently anticipate tite moment when this truly Ltrcairce 450 1 1 4sttioNsinr.r; Maa.sztivE, ly ill securtia Circulatlan almost imprecedentfd. Whether it be considered with reference to the opulence of its Literature. or the splendour of its Embellishments, whether as to gratify Taste, or to promote Proprietors discussion of amusing and inoructiye Topics, the present Proprietors art assured that their Mi.rt'llanv may challenge com parison. and ofy competition, ns a Monthly Magazine. The 'E‘rparr.rsivoryrs of the Twenty-ninth Number of 7,E Il Fd L' 1 111).\'!)R romist, of a highir:finished chat actaristic whole -length Portrait of Mrs. (fortnerly Miss Tyrcr) as )Ij4nee in the opera of Lome in a Village; of MRITISII Rew.-siNs pr an original and striking Representation of the Monument ereciCcl by "ornament in St. rind's, to the Memory of Captain 1'1101:nor,: and of an authentic and animated Likeness of the Rt. Ito-. Lord SHniouth. With reference to ldritn.srrna; the Proprietors iinmediately call the mind . of the British Public to the papers drrilininated The .Arbitrator and the *National Voric tles of the Drarna, to their Review of Literature and CritiCal Opinions, tq their' account of the Pithlic Pleasures, and to the extraordinary article enroled a Irani/410 Retrosperll They Would finally point out tile Dramatic ..11cmoirs and Criticisms. ** Correspondents are requeztted to fans; and any interesting rommuniention. for Le Bean Monde, to the Proprietors, J. B. Bell and J. DeCamp, No. 11, Catherine Street, in the Strand. ER. wpek, same tc pub liar) of NEY'S al place lee WAS from lc i',4:r:.: THE NATIONAL REGISTER. DEC. 4. cruelly disappointed. However, the enthusiastic pleasure they displayed on the occasion is the finest panegyric of the British Character, This display of generous participation afforded bs a pleasure almost equivalent-to a confirmation of the intelligence, because it *hewed in the most honour able point of view the hearts and understandings of Kw*. lishmen. From the rapid increase of luxury and opulence, there was reason to apprehend the effects of political in difference and moral profligacy, but. the heartfelt satisfac tion displayed in consequence of thiS report, leave; on doubt of the prevalence of public over selfish feelings. The foregoing report was, however, totally destroy(' by the arrival of Spanish Papers on Thursday last. The most important article they contained, was an Official Report from BLAKE. to the supreme Governing Junta, de tailing the operations of his army from the apt to the Bth, which lie concludes in the following affecting lan guage :—" Our inimitable warriors have, ever since the 23d, endured with fortitude privations of every kind, " and the intemperaturc of severe weather, without Vest coats, in great part without clothes, without hats, and absolutely barefoot ; what is more, without haAieg a " morsel to cat for many days ; lending their services " with ardour to extreme fatigue, and all along without 44 one murmur of complaint or disgust.—All I can per ceive in them is an unabated desire I.f washing the euem)'s " guilt in his blood, at the hazard of their own lives." — It would be almost superfluous to add a weed to this simple and heart-rending narrative ; hut after such sublime proofs of devotion to the cause of their Sovereirn and country, it would be base and dastardly in cs, could we indulge, even for a moment, in the pusillanimous or despoutient anticipation, that such sacrifices, such patience and heroic perseverance, should terminate in the subjuga tion of that magnanimous people. Our Readers will !in.! hably believe is when we declare that it is not our opinion. The ,Spaniards possess constitutional qualities of mind and • body, which peculiarly qualify them for the most daring enterprises, as well as the fatigues and privations of pro. traded warfare, Their provinces may be over-run and plundered ; their families dispersed, and the face of their country fundamentally changed ; but their will remains in flexible, stud calamity will only tend to multiply their mo ral resources. They have lost of their primitive character less than any other people in Eurove ; and the Pyrenees served as a moral, as well as a political 'barrier a gainst the innovations of their neighbours. This is the basis of our hopes in their favour ; and the fastidious pretensions to superior penetration, on the part of cotemporary nriterc, are not sufficient to overturn the scaffolding of our belief, or to sacrifice to their cold, heartless speculations, our ardent anticipation of their ultimate success. We do not pretend to any infallibility of opinion ; but we would net, for all the superiority of penetration these dogmatists attribute to thetmelv es, renounce the favout4ble senti ments we er,tertain in favour of a just and honourable cause. Our opinitat in this respect. is subject to no fluctua tion it has imbibed a strong tincture from the character of the people whose cause we advocate. It remains un alterable ; no reverses, which may still lie in the wend) of time, will prevent us from crying out to oer coentv:,!nrup to persever i e itutheir honourable and politic exertions. 5114114.11 papers and letters arrived yesterday.to the 27th nit, by the Bowe Citoyntie, which sailed front Cortltul 4 on Saturday last. :ioott aftpr she departed-ft-01 Corunna, she 'CUE NATIONAL REGISTER. suspAy, im-Emilza 4, 1808. ... 1 - ............i. . -- POLITIC.IL El' ri.‘ra OF TH Hggg. 'l'ic accounts from Spain, iluriug: the course of this' '•!!: ' );;;vc herd as chequered, as during the former. The k. p ,, cerlaiutv, the sqnc.• t:!!cluation prevailed ; and the -.. lie . . . • ''V. • ti 40 A'4•Tula 1:14t, with the Nairn! Over ; .1_,...' 4 •41 1 . i ' I ')vGeneral li;.. ;1 ' 417 - e •-• -i. .• *. k . . • a 't, ii• •. 0 Pwas reported to ha% c tukeu .- ii - , F I t' c‘ ,._ ° .r ,t; 1 ,4 .*. t 4.. 1 • .101f . ‘no.a. The inivlligenei • . . • If • e'`.4 , 15 , • tl.7 —, 4 : 4tif VI ,tiny, front Santana ; :4''`,..,;,'c. ,.)f t t. .10/ lIN 1.: t It. .8 PA the pl.' b It( :. v t s *: 7 , - ' S