The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. BADAJOZ, ./tY cv 16.—A stratagem contrived by Dupont. and contrary to the law of nations, has preserved his troopp• from a complete route. General Castanos was preparing In attack him with numerous forces, hut discovering in the van guard of the enemy a multitude of children, women. secular and regular clergymen, (low% n from Cordova, he fouud himself obliged to desist from immolatingso many innocent victims. MADRID, JULY 41.---lly letters received from La Mancha. through Lac' last Courier, we learn, that the divisiou of Wvei ha been completely routed ; he was going with the intention of asstsltar Dupont, who is in the most critical situation, sur rounded it. the vicinity of Andyjar by forty thousand Andalu- Cans. General Frere, destined for the same enterprise, apprehending a similar fate, did not venture to proceed beyond St. Clemente; there he was joined by nine hundred men, the only remnant of the beautiful army with which Moncey ex pected to subjugate Valencia. These fugitives are indebted for their elietenee to a traitor, who has pointed out the way to. them for effect ing their escape. We learn from Levida, that the Catalonians have rendered themselves meters, by storm, of Fort Monjuy, with the loss of tituto 6 to 1,000 men; but they put to the sword the whole of the garrison, in conformity to the laws of war in similar cater. Tne present Government takes the severest measures to pre vent the dissemination of the news of the disasters experienced by the French arms, in different Provinces of the Kingdom. They have, therefore, prohibited with all rigour, all Diaries, Gazrttes, Proclamations, and whatever printed papers are calculated to excite patriotism, or any indignation against the fain ii) of Bonaparte; so much so, that those who print, copy, read, fir listen to any similar papers, are declared and punished as guilty of high treason. Toe arrival of several Patriots in this city, with the con solatory it.telligence of the measures taken by the provinces for redeeming Spain, has given rise to a proclamation of the Ist of Jul:, wherein it is commanded that every house-keeper who let, lorlgin ; .,, shall put up a billet in the front of his house,. with the word, " Posada," (lorLing-house.) That all strangers arriving in the town, u /Ma ss cloy- four hours, send into, the custom.try re;;i•ter, their names and qualities, with the places they come from, and their motives for visiting Madrid. That no per , oll,itall be admitted into any house under pretext of charity, without the above precautions being attended to; and heavy penalties are threatened upon those who contravene them. CORUNNA, Jett.T bas Issued a pnblic inotifwation, that, among other getters's' propositions, England has made an offer to guarantee the repayment of whatever sums sof money shall be advanced by the wealthy and loyal subjects of Ferdinand VII. for the support of his just cause, and that of the valiant armies who are defending it. The following are the preliminary articles of a new and per petual alliance, offensive and defensive, between the two nations of Spain and Portugal, concluded on the one hand by the Government of Gallicia, in the name of our August Sove reign Don Ferdinand V 11. and on the other by the Supreme Junta of Government established at Oporto, in the name of the Prince Regent of Portugal. " ART. 1. There shall be peace, friendship, and good under standing hetween the two powers, and they shall mutually aid each other in expelling from every part of their territories in the Peninsula, the tyranny of France (beginning with Portu gal), with a view to the preservation of the perfect indepen dence of the two nations, respectively, and to the re-estab lishment of the sovereignty of their lawful Monarchs. " 11. That the kingdom of Gallicia shall, in the first instance, furnish all the aid in its power to reinforce the army of Portu gal; and that it shall further be bound, as far as it shall he able, to induce the other provinces of Spain, bordering on Portugal, to assemble such a force as may be necessary to ac complish the destruction of the common enemy; and that in like manner Portugal, over and above the aid which it will have to give Spin, as soon as it shall have secured its own freedom, engages, as far as possible, to contribute to the re - es t a bli s h ment of the freedom of the other provinces of the said kingdom of Rortugal. " 111. The British nation, the ancient and most faithful ally la Portugal, having a common interest in the present treaty, a copy thereof shall be communicated to his Majesty the King of Great arttais, ia order to obtain his guarantee of its 'neva -4110014 " In testimony whereof, we affix oui vent convention. s• Dom Caswell Fri Brigadier-Genet " DON ANTONIO Di Bishop of Opoi " Oporto, July 4. Junta of .113r.v 23.—0 n the 19th inst. arrived an English frigate, Don Joachim Fre: Navy, one of the deputies who were jesty. lie set off immediately for thi on the morning of the 20th. At the same time an English frigate this harbour; they saluted the forts, w with '2l guns. They had on board a Britain to the Government of Gallicia, Arthur 'Wellesley and four Colonels. ral and Colonels arrived at the Mole, course of people, who incessantly sl King of Great Britain." At four o'cl order of the Government, a Deputaiii vernor of Ibis garrison, Don Miguel BI quisde St. Miguel, and Senor de hi Pi frigate in which the Envoy from his Bi Having exchanged the most sincere union and alliance now existing bells. whole of them landed amidst repeated The party then proceeded to the Palac the Government had assembled, and tannic Majesty was received in great t ing the following note was addressed tt rent parishes 2 •• 'this City. in order to manisfest its English nation, grants permission for a , commence at nine o'clock this evening, necessary information to your Reverenc contribute, on your part, to so honouraln orders that all the bells be rung and fr usual in such cases." During the illumination ana ringing of the Government and the British Er attended by a vast concourse, accompal and escorted by a body of troops. lie his ship. He landed again on the font pealed discharges of artillery, and on priated to his residence, a company of , tillery, with their colours, was stationed Jut.v 30.—Marshal Bessieres hay! henry Don Joaquin Blake, in the usuw nerals, with the view of bringing abut country, and the annihilation of its inht in reply addressed to him the following SENOR GROIRRAIL, I return thanis to your Excellency which you assure me has been given , and on my part I assure you, that the Sp w ish generosity. It belongs to y to ffanish from our armies that ferocit, the truly brave. Good soldiers fight these enemies in proportion to the firm ence from them. From your Excellent , ter, such are, I believe, the principles , is guided. I am also convinced, that your Excel! appreciate my frank and decided dee). acknowledge no Sovereign except Fernaodi legitimate heirs. But if it happen, tit* . should be completely extinguished, I ledge for my Sovereign the People seated in General Cortes. This manner fined to me alone; I express to you ' army, and of the whole nation, with number of men, who are governed b: interest. Be persuaded, that I inform things—Do not mistake the forced sabt copied by French troops, for a real chi habitants. Undeceive, therefore, your true that he possesses a philanthrophic . project of subduing Spain. Whatever obtain, it is evident that his brother ne , try, unless he reign over a desert, co. Spaniards, and of the troops employed Notwithstanding the aversion with wr AUGUST f. our signatures to the pre. sourness, oral in the Spanish Army. DE S. J. DECASTRO, sorto. and Pre!ident of the F Government in this city." Ni at the port of Vi veep, in *'re, a Lieutenant of the e sent to bis Britannic Ma- as town, and arrived here e and sloop of war entered which resumed the honour s Deputation from Great L, consisting of General Sir At one o'clock the Geer- , arn;d4 an immense con- shouted, •• Long live the clock in the afternoon, by ion. consisting of the Gs. Hanes, Auditor, &c. Mae- 'enrla, went on board the Britannic Majesty arri‘cd. protestations of the strict teen the two nation*, the ed discharges of artillery. w here the Members of the Envoy from his liri- state. On the same even- to the Clergy of the dine- ts generous gratitude to the a general illumination, to ng, and communicates the !nee, in order that you may table a festival, by giving for a longer time thin is g of the hells, the Members :nvoy paraded the streets, anied by a band of music, e afterwards went on hoard lowing morning, amidst re- entering the house appro- if the Royal Corps of Ar- ned to keep guard before it. ing written to his Excel. 'al style of Bonaparte's Gr- out the destruction of this 'habitants, the General has ng letter : Jtsig 24. r for the humane treatment to the Spanish prisoner*. he French do not mistake our Excellency and to ate, ty which does not belong to ht with spirit, and esteens run resistance they experi- lency's well-known charae- les by which your conduct cellency will know how to claration, which is, that I Tnando de Bourbon, or his lbat this unfortunate family should then only acknow. of Spain, lawfully repre- ner of thinking is not con- s the sentiments of all the h the exception of a small by the most interested self 'Hi you of the real state of bmission of some towns a& :hange of opinion in the in- our Emperor, and if it he c mind, be will renounce the 'er partial successes he nay sever can reign in this couo- :overed with the blood of ml on this unjust enterprise. which I view the cause Ist • J:,_