The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-20 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER: " The ships are all fitted out, and ready now to proceed from F. nsinada. The Bell, and Lord Wellington are outside, and have taken their troops on board. The ketch will be ready to morro.v. The Government have received intelligence that a large brig, of 20 guns, now lies before Maldonado, with a great q antity of specie on board, supposed to be waiting for General ELI°, in cue he should be defeated here, to convey him to Old Spain. The first attempt of the ships (under Spanish colours and commissions) is,to be the capture of this brig. The Go vernment has offered 5000 dollars for every man of war sent in, besides the regular pay allowed. General ELio, some time ago, offered 5000 dollars for TAYLOR ; he has since increased it to 10,000, to any person who would bring him to Monte Video.- I''otwithstaiidin& this,'lsAr Lox undertakes this expedition against him. The future attempts of the naval armament of Buenos Ayres will be, it is thought, to take and burn the Iphigenia frigate, of 36 guns, which is on the outside of Monte Video barh , mr, and has about 20 men on board; and afterwards the small craft, which is up the'river, now before Colonia. g , There are many here who do not approve the seizure of British shipping. We learn that General ELIO has recently threatened to take the Nancy gun-brig; and had actually ordered sixty men to board her. The Lieutenant, who was with General Et.to sent an order to defend her to the last extremity; in consequence of which, the Governor's threat was not attempted to be carried into executi,-.n. We are here on very excellent terms with the Government and the inhabitants; ane she intimacy is daily in creasing. nut, should the English Government connive at the movements of the Portuguese, who are said to be on their mlrch towards Monte Video, to the amount of 5 or 6000 men, it will cause ruin to many of its countrymen. The object of ph!! Portuguese Government is said to be the union of the north iide of the river, including Paraguay, with the Brazils. It is likewke apprehensive, lest the spirit of independence, which has shown itself so generally here, should extend. " The Members of this Government are no strangers to the in :Hence of Lord STRANGFORD, and the favour of the English at the Court of Brazils, so that any measure, directed from that quarter, would be considered here as having received the con eurrence of his Lordship, and, of course, the sanction of the B:itish Government ; and the first step of this Government, in inch case, would be, to seize the whole of the English pro pe. ty at this place, together with the British subjects, by way of reprisal. " On Lhe 17th inst. arrived here a boat from the Nereus fri- gate, bringing the unpleasant intelligence, that she had struck on the Ortiz Bank, and wanted the assistance of launches, &c. to get her off. On the 23d instant, we were happy.to see her again und.r sail before the town ;he touched on the Ortiz Bank at low water, but she got off again at the return of the tide, with trifling damage. I enclose our addresss to the Junta, soliciting a .miiigation of the duties, &c. ; also a letter from Captain HEYWOOD, to them on the subject. I also add the &Spies (,f his letters to General Filo, respecting the detension of the British property at Monte Video. 14 A meeting is this day (the 27th) to be held, to vote an address of thanks to Ca;)tain lievwoon, for the interest he has taken here for the preservation of British property. Yesterday he came on shore, and expressed himself highly displeased with the Junta for taking possession of British shipping; but what steps he will take in consequence I cannot say. " On the subject df commerce I cannot add any thing new. Trade is entirely at a stand ; no sale c.'.n be effected, nor can any produce he procured; and even what is already purchased can.; not he shipped, in consequence of an embargo having been laid on all launches sinoe the 9th instant." • " AVOUST 2.r-k is with sincere pleasure I'• am* td- in loan you, that in consequence of tke remonstrances of Captain HEY WOOD, the Government has consented to give up the British ships." By another correspondent, we hear from Buenos Ayres, und.•r date of August 6th :—" That affairs between that Government and the Powers of Monte Video had at length begun to wear a pacific aspect. General ELto had liberated two officers taken prisoners at Paraguay, and had sent them to the Junta with fresh proposals to enter into a negociation for the restoration of tran quillity, which offer was accepted; and t wo o f t h e J unta were to meet two of the Municipality of • Monte Video on board the Nereus frigate. The people were in high spirits in cone sequence of the favourable appearance of things, to whith the prudent conduct of Captain HEYWOOD had principally con tributed. In other respects the tide of fortune had recently run very strong against the Government of Buenos Ayres. Tw o cf t h e Junta's Generals, CAs - ri LLY and TA LCA RCE t,,had fled 1(.0 kagues before Go !I EC a, commanding the Lima troops, leaving th e i r army at the mercy of the conquerors; neither had the Buenos Ayres people made any progress in the sit•gt of Monde Video ; while General Elio had extricated himself from what was consi dered as an embarrassing situation. lie bad managed so well its to receive supplies from the Erasils ; and Monte Video was no longer destitute of provisions; but, on the other hand, the Junta of Buenos Ayres had received an accession of strength from AaLquif• hating joined a t uir cause. DISPATCHES FROM LORD WELLINGTON. The Dispatches received from Lord WELLING• TON, and detailing the particulars, the sevet al partial affairs which took place between The-Allied and French Armies on the 25th and 27th tilt. were published onWednesday in the form of a Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday. • The contents of this publication will be found in the preceding columns of this Paper ; and though they do not present a confirmation of any of the exaggerated rumours,' which had previously gotten into circulation, they afford the most satisfactory evidence of the skill and ability of the British General, and of the stead iness and intrepidity of the troops of the Allied Army. Before we attempt to give a brief sketch of the operations thus recorded, it may not be amiss to advert to the previous situation and objects of the respective Generals And Armies. After the relief of Dadainz by the united forces of SOULT and MARMONT, Lord WELLINGTON took a position and held a commanding attitude. within the Portuguese frontier. Not strong enough to hazard an engagement, rather than give up his pro spect of reducing Badajoz, he turned his whole at tention to the first great object of his command— the protection and security of Portugal. The line he occupied being too strong to be assailed with hope of success by the united Generals of Franca, they were soon obliged to separate by the impossi. bility of subsisting their whole force in the poor and already exhausted plains of Estremadura. SOUL? returned to the South, Wiliht MA ItMONT quitted the Guadiana for the Tagus, and removed his head. quarters from Merida to Placentia. The Southern frontier of Portugal was thus effectually liber.Lted from the presence of a formidable enemy, and the imminent danger of an attempted incursion : and Lord WELLINGTON left again free to pursue his measures for the more perfect protection of the country which was peculiarly confided to his care, and for the relief of whose cause could not fail to share his attention and solicitude. Accor. -~.~