The National Register. — London, England, 1811-11-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. 46ev-4. CADIZ MAIL. A mail from Cadiz was received on Thursday, which brought intelligence of a recent date, and of ccinsiderahle importance ; also, dispatches from Corn rnOd Ore PEN HOSE, which were published in last night's Gazette. 'Neese dispatches, as our Readers will perceive, contain no intelligence of which we had not been before apprised ; but they are the more interesting and sntisfactory, as they confirm what was prey. ously known of the result of this expedition in the security of Tariffa from the enemy's designs, and the release of General B ALLA ST EROS from his strait ened and embarrassing situation under the guns of Gibraltar. The relief afforded to this enterprising General was not thrown away upon him. As soon as he was disincumbered of the immediate pressure of the corps of GODINOT, by which he had been compelled to seek shelter in the vicinity of Gibral tar, he was again in motion, and so close upon the heels of the French division, that on the twenty - second of October, the day after Go- DINOT withdrew from Saint Roque, he entered Ximenes, and succeeded in taking some prisoners, ammunition, and baggage.- It is somewhat singu lar that the enemy should have withdrawn from St. Roque and before Tariffa at the same time ; but it is clear, that the expedition under Lieut.-Col. SK ER !ITT was the cause of both movements. The French General would, naturally, finding himself unable to effect any thing against the Spanish corps, whilst protected by. the garrison of Gibraltar, re solve to try his fortune against Tariffa. But for such an operation it would not have been neces sary to draw off altogether the division which he had in the first instance pushed on towards Tariffa, and which had menaced that position on the 18th with an attack. _ _ The fact, however, of the retreat of that division is ascertained ; and it appears that the French are concentrating their forces in the Ronda. In a divided state they have been unsuccessful—in a col lected mass they may be more fortunate, 11S they would be more formidable—but the point to which their united efforts are to be directed is yet doubtful. The French accounts stated, that on the 28th nit. preparations were made for the siege of Tariffa, but an article of the same date from Tariffa in the Cadiz Papers, presumes that the concentration is intended for another attempt against General BAL LASTEROSt the first having been frustrated. Which ever way the movements of the enemy may be di rected, we are confident that equal disappoinnient of their hopes, and the same disasters to their columns, await their efforts. FRENCH PAPERS. Some Paris Papers were received on Friday which supply little intelligence of importance. The fol lowing are the only articles worth extracting " PARIS, Nov. 5. " His Excellency the Minister of Marine is just arrived. " The Ches.:elide, packet is arrived at Cherburgh, after an action in which four Englishmen were badly wounded.. This vessel was on her passage from Weymouth to Guernsey, with dispatches. She had 14 passengers, a Colonel, and two officers of artillery. " The John, from Quebec to London, has been taken and brought into Calais. 729 Nov. 6. " The Ex PEI OK has granted 250,000 francs Zo the Depart rnent of the Mouths of the Scheldt : 100,000 are to go to the town of Vere, to indemnify the inhabitants for their losses by the bombardment. " The Minister of the Interior is returned to " The John, bound from Guernsey to London,ind the Fame, from Cork to London, have been taken." ANHOL I' MAILS. Two Mails arrived on Friday from Anholt, but they have brought no intelligence of any importance from the countries on the Baltic. Every thing con nected with the discussions supposed to have been lately pending between France and the Northern Powers seems for the present, at least, perfectly composed. All expectation of a rupture seems to have subsided, The letters from St. Petersburgh are to the 28th ult. at which date the Exchange on England was at 14i, and expected to fall still lower. The operations on the Danube are conti nued with activity, but without any decisive advan tage on either side. How long will these infatu ated Powers continue to exhaust, in useless warfare and mutual destruction, those resources which may very speedily he neces4ary for the actual defence of their existence ! --.i.10w...... RIOTS AT NO CTINGHAM. It is reported that a disposition to riot and tn. molt had manifested itself in the town of Notting. ham amongst the working classes. Some thousands are said to have taken a, part in the disturbance which broke out there. The high price of bread is asserted to be the cause of the riots. An express, as we understand, brought the very unpleasant intel. ligence to one of the Government offices yesterday, and measures will be promptly, no doubt, taken to restore tranquillity. We have heard that the mortality at Carthagena is still very great, and that Cadiz has become of late sickly. Sir James Fellows is about to pro. ceed thither immediately. He has been lately in attendance on Lord Cholmondely. The following private letter from Carthagena, dated the 18th ult. says, 46 The coast from hence to the Ebro is visited at this moment by every calamity that can afflict an oppressed and devoted country—war, pestilence, and famine. Suthet is before Valencia with 18,000 men ; but the precautions and admirable disposi tions of Blake are likely to render abortive the plans of the enemy, at least for this time, or until he shall be reinforced. On the 28th of last month, and on the Bth of this, the French attacked Murviedro, the ancient Saguntum, by assault, and were repulsed each time with considerable loss. Upon the pre. servation of this advanced work, the safety of Va lencia in a great degree, if not entirely, depends.— The force Blake commands amounts to about 26,000 regulars, as they are called. Major-Gene ral Roche is at Alicant with his brigade, consisting of five battalions of infantry, a regiment of cavalry, and three troops of horse artillery ; besides all this, the whole population of the province are in arms.— The issue is most important, and must be decisive of the fate of these provinces." _