The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL tinued to demand the restoration of the conquered provinces. Either in consequence of her firmness, or because Russia really thinks of going to war with France, and, as a preliminary step, deems peace with Turkey absolutely necessary, she has lately so far lowered her tone, as not only to offer the restitution of Wallachia, but, of her own ac cord, to recall her armies from Bulgaria, and aban don all the strong places she had taken by storm with a vast expellee of blood, and which she still occupied on the right bank ef the Danube. The Porte, however, remains unsatisfied. Now this ob stinacy on the part of an Empire, which, during several campaigns, experitinced an almost continual series of reverses, with the loss of nearly four ex tensive provinces, which .is distracted by civil jars, and is in the hands of a weak government, must proceed from another, cause than consciousness of strength. I lad Turkey been left to herself, there is no doubt but these terms would have been accepted with wild exultation. But cmholden by the pro mises of France, and directed' by her Counsels, the Porte grows insatiable. Russia, it is already asserted, has made r eparations to evacuate Bel grade, and thus to abandon the Sergi fans to their fate, but whether she will also relinquish Moldavia, and by the cession of some part of her own territories, and the greatness of her sacrifices, will be able to bribe Turkey out of her connexion with Fnlnce, time alone can unfold. It however, we think, unlikely, that in order to expose hersef afre,h to the chances of war, she ibould begin by willingly incurring real and con siderable losses. We, therefore, still consider the rumours of war between Russia and France, and of peace between ,:-.I.I:I7(ANDER and the Porte, as unfounded. • The letters received by the Atholt Mail continue to report the great probability of ltwsia and this country being reconciled to each other. Sir JAMB. SAUMAREZ will return to England about the first week in October, and has given notice to that effect to all the shipping in the Baltic: alter that period they were not to look forlprotection from the British fleet. According to accounts received by the French 1 Papers, the convoy taken by MINA, on the other 1 side of Victoria, was much more valuable than it was said to be. •In money, and bars of gold and silver, there were sixteen millions, and in diamonds two millions, with other valuable effects. The Money intended here is not specified, but is supposed to be reals. It is said that the greater part of these riches appertains to dosyrii, who, by this unlucky accident, w►ll be the only l't enclunan who will de part from Spain poor, though he Lad taken enough when it was in his power, ant had before scut oil something to his wife. TEIR• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. CADIZ PAPERS. Su LT 16.—Representatives of the People! Be no* surprized, that, in these days of grief we Address you in lan guage of truth; nor ascribe to disrespectful motives feeiinee in spired by the purest patriotism. It is matter of astonishment, that, after a struegle ot three years, we yet remain either so confident, or so toi pid, that wv regard with indifference the imminent danger which surrounds us. leaving to chance the decision of the happiness or misery of many generations. Should this appear an exaggeration, let us turn our eyes to the series of our miseries during the last three years of blood, and consider what has been the fruit even of our victories. Let us not deceive ourselves: if the Spanish nati at has displayed an ene gy and valour which, properly directed, would have taisen oil the yoke of the Tyrant, and driven his banes from our ter ritory, yet it is too certain, that by an unhappy fatality, this na tion, which has made, and is making such efforts for its freedom, has the mortification of seeing all its sacrifices fruitless, and of lamenting every day new reverses of fortune. Would to God that melancholy experience did not confirm this bitter truth, which has been again pressed upon our minds by the unhappy news of the fall of 'Tarragona. event so gloomy leads us to make some disagreeable, pechaps, but useful reflections. Since the beginning of May it was known that the enemy were directing their attempts against Tarragona. Day after day confirmed this news, and the necessity was known of sending a force to prevent it from yielding to the troops which began to press it. At such a crisis, it might have been expected that we shield have been wholly occupied with alarm, anxiety, and restlessness, till we could afford it succour ; iestcad of which a fetal inection prevailed ; we lived in tranquillity, as if under the shade of boielicent peace. In this disgraceful apathy we were. till the terrible news of a great misfortune restored us for a few moments to the know ledge of our situation. At these moments we perceived our er rors, and took some steps to remedy them ; but still it appears too certain, that the great object of the'deliverance of the Pe ninsula is not that by which we arc exclusively occupied. With such apathy and indifference, can we think to triumph over the Usurper of Europe ? Representatives of the people, good Spaniards of all parties, listen to us ! Tarragona Las been the iseey of the enemy ; his hosts are preparing for new conquests; we are lost if we do not make extraordinary efferts. The Spa nish nation can and ought to he free ; it has resources every where; its valour is heightened by implacable hatred to its ty rants. There is no reason to de-pair; but there is just reasons fer shaking eff that eternal indol lice which characterises Al our actions. Without great sacrifices—without great efforts and ectiviev—without a decided determination to save the country, our degradation is certain. We are capable of every thing; htit if we do not endeavour to apply exu•aorelinary remedies to the existing crisis—if we do not employ ourselves on affeirs of im portance, instead of spending our time on ti Ales, we cannot fail . to be unfortunate at lest :—Tarragona has .fitThn. SUPPLENMNT TO THE ItEGVNCY G.I7.r.TTE. CADIZ, JULY 6.—The rapid elarch of the Spanish troops un der the command of General Blake, front Estremadura to the ceanty of Niebla, is very glorious. In El Cerro, a small division of the same army put to flight an enemy's column of rico men. Another division, tinder the ctemnand of General ZAYAS, at tempted to scale Niebla on the night of the Moth ; but the small number and shortness of the ladders pee:vet:tid the success of the enterprise, which was attended with the loss of 20 men. SITTINGS OF TIME: CMITES. JULY 15.-scDor Ostolaza, adverting to the impression which had been Made by the current r, ports of the tall of Tarragona, made the following propositions 114 the sittings tf the i.ortes should be permanent. t!d. Thr.t the Council of Regency should deliberate about nu other topic but war and finance ; the Secretaries abstaining from giving an account of measures on an) other subject. Sd. That a Council should be speedily as sembled, which the Right Reverend the Archbishops and Bishops should be exhorted to form. Senors Golfin, Arguelles, and Villanueva, made a number of apposite observatioo., in consequence of which the modows were rejected. The Senor Secretary, in consequence of this discussion, which was introduced by the notice of the f.:11 of Tarragona, present‘d a letter from the Regency, whit h stated, that the place had been professed ignorance of the causes which taken on the 28 th, hut bad led to that event. Senor .Aguelles moved the following propositions, which were appointed for A •-•s•- i