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

~~ 1111.• • " Excellent Sir—The unanimous thanks of the Houses of Peers and Commons of Great Britain and Irefa':d, voted on the 7rh of June Let, which express their opinion with respect to tbe conduct of the Spanish army I had the honour to command in the battle fought in the fields of Aibuera, on the l6th of May, inclosed to nty in your Excellency's letter of the 29th June. fulfils the wishes of all military men, and are calculated to convince our common enemies of the mutual isteem and strict union which will always subiist between the armies of the three allied nations. At the tame time the high honour divensed in so illustrious an assem bly to the Spanish troops will be received by them with grati tude and enthusiasm equal to the heroism all displayed that day, to merit the sincere and noble approbation of the good. ,1 Your Excellency knows the great value in which these ho.. no-ary teiiimonials are held by military men, and I will therefore confine myself to entreating you to make to both Houses the ex..iessions of our gratitude ; and to re new, in the name of tbe Spanish Nation, their wish for the continuance of an union which ha. been productive of so much glory, and introduces an epoch which will be memorable far ages to come. 1 . AII. w me to express to your Excellency that it augments our satisfaction, to receive the thanksof both Houses through the instrumentality of him who holds so distinguished a place in mi litary annal., and particularly in those of the Peninsula. 6 G0(1 preserve your Excellency many years. " Ayamonte, July 6 ." " J. 111.mcs." LISBON PAPERS. Dustin, Jove V.—The enemy having retired entirely, our trays are going into a sort of quarters or cantonments, on a line ex end ng t pm Covina through Castello Branco, Villa Vt.lha, P rtalegre, and Elvas, to the Guadiana, whi, h will form our rig it. 1 e divisions tet General Picton, Dunlop, and Campbell, form our left on the Beira side of the Tagus. The Portuguese wilt be •;.vidtd every where, and Portalegre is expected to be the he t '-quarters. It a pears that sickness and desertion are greatly diminishing the a. my of Marmunt, who does not possess the confidence of his troops. The prisoners, deserter., and even the officers on parole, in cessanti; of the loss the Frt nch suffered in the battle of Al bi,era, and that it has greatly influenced the opinion of the troops of their na• ion. They assert that General Marausir di dof his wounds, awl that, inciuddig him, there were five Generals killed. (Li bane Gazette, July in.) We hAv. ,eceiv'.d Cadiz Gazettes of the 6th inst. Their con teats a e unimport.nt. In The Supplement to the Regency Ga tette. ot the 6th, there is a journal of the pr..ceedings of the army of Gen. Blake, from the time it separated from the Allies till its arrival tin the banks of the river Tinto; by it we are acquainted that the attack against the old Castle of Niehla, which has been so seriously spoken of in Lisbon, was an affair of little import, by veld. h the bpaniards wished to take the said Castle by surprise, anti lost twenty men Same Paper.) AMERICA. NORFOLK, Jim: 28. Anchored off Cape Henry, on Tuesday evening last, the British frigate Minerva, Captain Hawkins, of 32 guns, hiving on board Augustus Foster, Esq. Ambassador from the Prince Regent of the British dominions to •ur Government. His Secre tary, Mr. Baker, arrived here next day, and after a SUIV of two hours at Colonel Hamilton's, returned to the frigate, which immediately proceeded for A.,apolis. We are told that Mr. Foster is a Fozite : this augurs well. WASHINGTON CITY, JULY 2. The frigate Essex, Capt. Smith, has at length arrived in this country, having on board William Pinkney, Esti. our late Minister to Great Britain, after a nass:tge of 49 days. Mr.. Pinkney arrived in this city on Sunday from Anapolis. Mr. Foster reached the city the same -ther wish his suite. lsex, dispatches are received from France, of which rumour has not yet wafted ._ . & ' On Tuesday last Aug. J. Foster, FA. liras pre. sented by the Secretary of State to the Presi den t of the United States, and exhibited his credentials as Envoy Extra Ordinary and Minister Plsnipoten• dairy film Great iltritain to the United States. Mr. Morier was also presented, as Secretary of Legation, and Mr. Baker attached to the Legation. (Nat. Melt.) Sir Grenville Temple came over from England, in company with Mr. Fofter. NEW YORK. Jinx 11. IsfpottrAwr.—A Gentleman arrived in this 'City from Washington mentions, that the opinion of the best informed persens there, before the arri. val of Mr. Foster, was, that there would be a war wilt Great Britain—that since Mr. Foster's arrival, he and Mr. Munroe had several long conversations together, one of which lasted nearly a day—and that it is now confidently believed that an amicable termination of all disputes will take place very spec- lily. We fervently hope this information may prove correct.—( Freeman s Journal.) JULY it. RELATIONS Wins ENGLAND.--CirCUlTlstances have reached our knowledge of a nature to produce al settled opinion, that the principal negotiation with Mr. Foster has not commenced, but a rupture or suspension of further discussion has taken place upon some preliminary point, which will not be pre. sumed until further instructions from England. There were 74 deaths in this city, for the week .ending the sth inst. Letters from Washington state, that the Pre. sident's Proclamation, convening Congress on the first Monday of November next , will *mar in a few days ; and that the President will tiecomutand to Congress the extension of the Non-Intercourse Law to 'France. The brig Mount Vernon, ao - this port, is to come home as a cartel, loaded with American priso ners ; yet our democrat* pretend we are in perfect amity and good tmderataisrling with the great Na poleon !-- , (Front the Federal Republican. f IMPRZUMF.NT.—The friends of Gideon Caprian, .who was not long since impressed on board his Ma jesty's ship Guerriere, have favoured us with the sight of a letter from Colonel Barclay, addressed to Admiral Sawyer, and a copy of the Admiral's an swer • the latter of vhich they have obligingly per mitted us xo transcribe, ana to present to the Ame rican public, for the purpose of placing in a true and fair light the manner in which snch impress ' ments are regarded and treated by the proper au thority :-.Essessigsg Post. " Halifax, June Id, 1811. 445,*.— 1 had the honour to receive your letter, dated the nOth alt. retake to the persolas named in the margin, (John Digio Gideon Captain, Josh. Leedi,), oh, my arrival at Halifax, the nth inst. *Web had been previously opened by Captain Pec.hell, of his Majesty's ship Guerrieri, the senior officer, who immediately discharged John Digio, its tonipliaatoe with your request. ° He won have given up Gideon Caprian also, had he not entered into his Majesty's service, and wished to re main; from which circumstance he conceived it to be his duty e I mart here, in justice to Captain Perla, of his Majesty's ship Guerriere, assure you that he never was, by Leagues ) ao near the American coast as Das been represented. day, r ogethei By the Ess< the contents to out ears. I)if counts , *N. 0 4fr (Z% ; • ei • Te. 1 • t1; 7 1 4 . - • / • • • L t„.. sz. A