The National Register. — London, England, 1809-06-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEP. Nut where Calk tuvre any reasonaae purpose in exag geration ? We are unwilling to employ nurse terms ; or we should he Maned to ask, what ultimate benefit can be expected from a uniform course of ly—g. As to the Park guns, would it not be well to apply to the use of them Mr. Wiv unA:a's principles—" Whatever is intended for a more than usual effect should be only rarely produced." The Park Guns will cease to be consi dered as the accompanying harbingers of Good News, if they are to be indiscriminately tired upon every pitiful oc elision.---In what manner shall we announce a Victory like that of Trafalgar, if we thus announce a victory like that of Oporto.—We are unwilling to press this subject further. It has never been our practice to concur in any systematic attack on his IsitaErrv's Ministers.—We have had too touch of Party. We have to communicate most unpleasant intelligence from Spain. The Provideutia, Capt, JosEs 11.4.1t0s DE ARTIACA, arrived at Portsmouth with the Bishop of St. AVDCRO ou bwird, brings certain information that the: French were in pos3ession of (hied() pu the 18th inst. and were expected to enter Gijon in a few days. The Marquis dc 110 ANA, who had left his aria►y in Gailicia, and re paire4 with Ajs-t;e-Camp to Oviedo, to dissolve the imbecile and corrupt Janta of the province of Asturias, rias compelled to take refugia on board a ship of war, pnd has proceeded to Vigo, from whence he will be able to re join his army, which does not appear to have met with any disaster ; and we trust that the success which is likely to ntteull the British and Spanish arms in fig Alicia, trill very p!lortly repair the reverses experienced by our ally in the neighbouring province of Asturias. The following are the letters which have been received upon this subject ; 4 4 tORTSMOUTII, MAY 28. -4 have to infmn Son, *het while loading the ship, a ru too.tr was ,t read in GijtiO, that the French were advancing upon Oviedo with a strong coinino, and to avoid a surprise, we were ioiticed to untmlor the chip, and Flare her 4t about three! miler oft the port, whir) was ca't!cted on the morally: of the 18th. sle,r went on •iii.tre to t: ";It'('! !-zonle Cio my landing, i . saw the liar(, its de la Ro %1 AVA eoinitig wish his A ids-de- C.acrtp. .1 learned from the tier (Ira they had no ti..tubt of the Vreach being in :)ossciiion Of Oviedo; that they had left there to defend the bridge the rer.irnent de la Prince;-a, which would doubtless be compelled tof3il hack. This did act:tally take p i a cf... 34 I saw the greater prt or them arrive 4t Ciijnn sbortiv ;dice, and no do•I:a mained of the Fri%i:l4 being then in full pooysion of Oviedo, and OA they- wcald shortly be here. colsecoettee, to.1:le rl I Ira: to we could to be off, ant set sail on the if it in the Int,roing. The rest of your prO per: v 15 tort to thw care of our wh' will watch for the iirft fa;ovroble op Pot Inuit y of shipping." The sullen approach of the enemy's force, in $o mona tainous a country, is attrtt,..acti ac much to the treachery as to the weatinesi of the Junta of 4VJurias, some of the members of which, in their resentment to the Nl:minis ROM ANA, for his determination to put an end to their in jurious authority, arc supposed to have afforded the neces sary facilities to the enemy to enter the province. Some fears were entertained for the division of BALLEATEROS, Nthidl . bad proceeded so far northward as Santillana ; but it was supposed he might be able to cut his way through Leon, and reach the frontiers of Portugal in that direction. la the House of Commons on Friday Mr. ROSE made a lut:st inirortata s!atement re:give to the Finances of the u ntry, nrai to ocetain improvepl;nts Thich had been made JUNE 4. in their coliection and administratiwi by Ow late Mr. PITT, As these circumstances arc not generahy known, v..e deem it. incumbent upon us to cgll to them the pectili.:r nactilioa of our Headers. The 4iost intelligible form of exhibiting them is, by throwing them into certain distinct points. It appeared from Mr. liosE's slutement, that, since the year 1784. a most consqlerable annual and permanent . saving had been made in the expenditure of the rountry.— la the first place, by the immediate effect of Mr. BURICES I Bill, 87 offices of upwards 5001. per annum etch, had been suppressed, and the annual expenditure thereby less, cued to the amount of 57,0001. Secondly—ln the year 1783, by the operation of the ahove-mentioned Bill, 144 more offices were suppressed, and by this means 13,6001. additional saved of the annual expenditure. Thirdly—ln the year 1784, farther offices were abo lished, to the amount of 66,0001. annually ; mn:_king a total of 166,0001. per annum saved of the former public expen diture. _ _ Fourthly—ln the year 1784 Mr. Pitt made a farther saving of 32,0001. per annum by abolition of sonic fees atilt places in the Auditor's Ottee. Fifthly—ln this fume year Mr. Pitt abolished ONE Hurt- DIMD ARO NINETY•SIX SINECURE AND PATENT PLACES TO THE ANNUAL AMOUNT or FORTY•TWO THOUSAND SIR HUN. , DR .D POUNDS. Sixthly-1n the year 1789, Mr. Pitt suppressed 765 Of: ces of Excise, and thereby saved the nation in its annual exyenditure, 1'2,3001. Seventhly—ln the year 1799, Mr. Pit abolished the Of fices of Auditors of the Impress and Land Revenue Service, and joined the Salt Department to the Excise, thereby swing the public '26,0001. annually. Eighthly—That most important curtailments had like wise been made in the expence of collecting thy Itcscnue, From the years 1792, to 1799, taxes had been imposed to the amount of 7,68 . 2,0001. per annum, the whole charge of collecting of which did not exceed 30001. per annum. Fif ty-two Offices were suppressed, and fifty-three made, leav, in;; only one additional Officer for this increase of revenue. Ninthly-1n the American war, the practice was to dis tribute thc Loan amongst the Members of Parliament, who thereby instantly cleared 12 per cent, merely by walking from the "louse to the Bank. Mr. Pitt suppressed dui practice, and made the Loan an open competition, thereby saving to the nation at least 3 per Cent. on the whole amount of the Joan. Terkthly—..-lii the 'renewal of the leases for the Crown Lands, Mr. PITT had saved the nation ininually, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSANP POUNDS. Eleventh—ln the article of Army Clothing, he had saved the nation 75,0001. annually, subtracted from the profits of the Contractors. Some Fre.nch repkirLs respecting- the L'Orient Squadron . have beeki received. The Pilchard schooner, arrived 4 Plymouth f e r(1111 a eruize its the Channel, brings a report that Rear-Admiral SOT:Mill', in the Defiance, accompanieti by the Bellonu. of 74 guns, was left in chase, to. the Northward of I 4 l.)ricnt, of the two line of battle ships which escaped from the Saintes, with every prospect of shortly coming lip with them. The French frigates whieli formed a part of The L'Oricnt Squadron, it is addel, hav9 hot either into that port or Cherbourg; and the latter r, part of this staterkient we believe to be correct.—Should the first part prose true, the result of a meeting cannot for a - single moment be censidered doubtful. It must excite most lively emotions of satisfaction, that England is thus enabled to contribute her share towards the common cause, and thus in some degree by her own pecu liar success to redeem the disasters of the Continent.— Whilst BWIAPA wile is hunting our Allies before him on the Continent, we arc Mulling him before us on the Seas.—A French Fleet is no sooner wen vtl the face of the oceto, than it is pursued.