The National Register. — London, England, 1811-11-10 00:00:00

2 'he Gazette of Tuesday night contains a dispatch from the Hon. Admiral LEGGE, dated Cadiz Bay, October the 21st, brought by the Cambrian, en closing a letter from Captain Dfxox, of the Stately ; and also a dispatch from Commodore PuNitosE, dated Gibraltar October the 20th, stating some un interesting particulars of the state of affairs at St. Roque and its vicinity. The dispatch from the former communicates, that, in consequence of an application from the Spanish Government to Major General COOKE, commanding the British troops in Cadiz, requesting him to co-operate with them in a diversion in favour of BALLASTEROS by a landing at Tariffa, a British force, consisting of eight com panies of the 47th and 87th regiments, seventy five men of the 95th, anu four pieces of light artillery, with the officers, gunners, and horses attached, were embarked on the 11th of October, under the command of Lieut,.Col. SKERRITT. The Spanish part of the Expedition, was prevented from moving at the same time by an easterly wind. The British division, however, sailed, and, as appears by Capt. DIXON'S letter, landed the 18th with the whole of the artillery, which was on that day effectively in the field, and every thing going on as well as pos sible. On that day about 1500 of the enemy made their appearance, indicating a disposition to advance against Tariffa, by the pass of Lapina. The Tim er-in, a gnn-boat, No. 14, and the boats of the Stately, took up -an anchorage so as by their fire to command the pass, in consequence of which the enemy withdrew the next day, and on the 20th, Colonel StcEitiorr, with the whole of his troops, was in full march after them. It is to be hoped, however, that he will not expose himself or his corps to an unequal conflict, nor ad vance far till joined by the Spanish part of the ex pedition, The dispatch of Commodore PENROSE states, the greatest amount of the French force near St. Roque, to have been 10,000 under General GODINOT. The inhabitants of St. Roque were still under the protection of the guns of Gibraltar, and the inhabitants of Algesiras had retired to the island, which is garrisoned by a detachment of British troops. Four gun-boats stationed to guard the shore of the bay, proved of great use in keeping the enemy from the coast. , Cones OF -LaNcEits.—lt is said there will be a formation of a body of Lancers among the British Cavalry. Government have, no doubt, been induced to this measure, by the testimony they have re ceived of the dreadful efficacy of the Polish Lancers at the battle of Albuera. . The following is an in• teresting passage in Sir ROBERT WILSON'S last pub lication upon this subject : " Those who may not have seen the achievements of the Cossaques, may, perhaps, from the impression of former opi nion, hesitate to credit their superiority in cavalry attacks ; hut what body, armed with sabres, can resist a lance projecting above six feet beyond the horses' heads, sustained by the firmest wrist, and impelled by the activity of the race - horse ? '1 he Cos saque is not first armed with the lance when he proceeds to war, or when he attains manhood; it is the toy of his infancy , and the constant exercise of his youth ; so that he wields it, although from fourteen to eighteen feet in length, with the ad dress and freedom that the best swordsman in Europe would use his weapon. In hands less familiarised to this arm it would be the telum imbelle sine ictu ; but in his direction, under the guidance of an horseman so powerful and dextrous, it becomes invincible but by fire ; and the presuming enemy, who rashly adventures an unequal contest, will perish or obtain an inglo rious experience." —Remarks on the Character OW Composition qf the Russian Army, P. 32. 7T3 Friday being the day appointed by his Royal Highness the PRINCE for holding a Privy Council for the further prorogation of Parliament, receiving the RECORDER of LONDON'S Report, and other bust ness, the Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Trea sury Chambers about half pas; one a'clock. Soon after two o'clock, his ROYAL HIGIINESS, attended by Generals TURNER and KEPPEL, arrived at the Treasury, where the RECORDER of LONDON was in attendance, who was informed the PRINCE REGENT could not make it convenient to receive his Report, having been some time since previously engaged to dine with the QUEEN, at five o'clock, at Windsor, it being the Princess AUGUSTA'S birth-day, he al ways making it a point of attention to his Ro-..al Sisters to be present on the occasion. The fte, CORDER received his ROYAL HIMINESSIS commands to attend him to-morrow. His ROYAL HIGI/, NESS gave audience to Earl CAMDEN and Marquis WELLESLEY, and then held a Privy Council, which was attended by— The Lord President of the Council, the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the "Flace Secretaries of State, the President of the Board of Controul, the Duke of Montrose, and Earl Winchelsea. Viscount CnETwYND attended as Clerk of the Council. A Proclamation was agreed upon for the further prorogation of Parliament to the 7th of January. The Council broke up at three o'clock, when the PRINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Duke of CUMBERLAND, set off for Windsor. The rich, numerous, and valuable fleet from the Baltic is arrived on our coast, as appears by a letter received on Friday, dated— Harwich, Nov. 7. " A large fleet is now passing this harbour, under convoy of a large ship of war ; supposed to be the Baltic Fleet. " N. B. The Courageaux man of war, Commodore of the Fleet from the Baltic, arrived in the Downs on Thuraday." It is seriously apprehended, that the late gales of wind have done more mischief among our ship. ping than we are yet made acquainted with. Inde. pendent of the various vessels wrecked on the coast of Scotland, it is feared that many, if not actually lost, have been materially damaged on their passage down the Baltic. It is no less singular than true, that the article of Colonial produce, Sugar, the want of which is now felt as the severest privation throughout the Conti. nent of Europe, scarcely known among us 300 years ago : Sugar was first brought into Europe from Asia, in 1150, and at that time an attempt was made to cultivate it in Italy, but it totally fail ed : the Portuguese and Spaniards, however, in the adventurous spirit of colonization which first distin guished them, carried the cane-root into America in 1510, which succeeded to the full extent of their hopes, and thence it was soon transplanted to the West India Isles, where its luxurious produce ex tended itself with such rapidity as soon to become that of national strife and warfare, which now as. sume the terrifying features of the most sanguinary perpetuity ! The 12th Light Dragoons, under the command of Major WYNDHAM, are at Miswella, near Guarda, in excellent health and spirits, and are anxious for an opportunity to signalize themselves. THE NATIONAL REGISTER.