The National Register. — London, England, 1809-03-05 00:00:00

MARCH 5. had stained themselves with blood during the insurrection, have been arrested. Admiral Obregon, whom the people had ar rested during the insurrection, has heeu put at the head of the arsenal. There have been found in the port three vessels of 112 guns, two of 88., one 0f74, two of 61, three frigates, and a con siderable number of corvettes, brigs, and unarmed vessels, more than 1500 pieces of cannon of every size, and ammunition of all kinds. It is probable that but for the precipitate retreat of the English, and the affair of the 16th, they would have occupied Ferrol, and seized this beautiful squadron. The Military and Naval Officers have taken the oath to King Joseph with the greatest enthusiasm What they relate of their sufferings from he lowest classes oft he people and the English, is inconceivable. Order reigns in Gallicia, and the authority of the King is re established in this Province, one of the most considerable of the Spanish Monarchy. General Laborde has found at Comma, on the sea-shore, seven pieces of cannon, which the English had buried on the 16th, not being able to take them away. La nomana, übandoned by the English and his own troops, has Ned wit!► 500 men, in order to throw himself into Andalusia. There remained at Lisbon only about 4 or 5000 Englishmen. AK the hospitals and all the magazines wefeembarked, and the garrison - were preparing to abt;don this nation, as indignant at the Perfidy of the English, as they are disgusted by the difference of manners and religion, by the continual and brutal intetn perance of the English troops, and that arrogance and ill-founded pride which render this nation odious to the Continent," IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, Feb. 27, 149 was to be dreaded that the Regency established there did not meet the wishes Of the people of that country. which was the more to be regretted, as that Regency was appointed under the immediate sanction of Ministers here. He concluded with moving for an Address to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to direct that a letter from Lord Visconti, Castlereagh to Sir Hew Dalrymple, and dated the 4th of Sept. NOS, con taining certain enclosures, with copies of those enclosures, re 4pecting the appointment of a Regency in Portugal, might he !aid before the House. Lord LIVFRpoot. assured the Noble Earl that individually he could have no objection to lay before the House all the donw meats and all the papers relating to Portugal arid Spain, which lie or his colleagues were in possession of, and in a few days all that were proper to meet the public eye Should be presented to that !louse; hut the letter and enclosure in question were of that description that, consistent with our duty to the Prince Regent, and consistent with the honour anti character of this country , could not be produced, lie undertook to lay all requisite 'tapers before the 'louse respecting the several topics touched upon by , the Noble Earl, and suggested the forbearance of pressing his motion, at least until there documents should be laid on the table. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mont*, Feb. 27. Lard Ptnr v hronght up the Report of the Wexford Election Committee, stating that the Committee had found Ahrl Ram, E N . duly elected for the said county, and that the Petition, so far as respected him, was frivolous and vexatious, They had also found William Congreve A Ilcock,• lisq. dug elected ; and that the Petition, so far as respected him, was not frivolous and vexatious. IiFTE NATIONAL REGISTER. DISTILLERIES. Lord D TtxtEir said, he rose to call their Lordships attention to a subject of the greatest importance to the interests both of this part of the United Kingdom and Ireland. He observed, by the votes of the llouse of Commons, that a Bill was in progress there for permitting Distillation from Grain in Ireland, and it was probable that that Bill might soon come under their consi deration. Had the Nob:e Secretary of State (Lord Liverpool) been in the House, he should have moved for some papers con- nected with this subject; hut as that Noble Lord wais a'bsent, he should postpone hisination to another day. In the mean time • he thought it right to notice thus early a matter of so much con sequence to the vital interests of the country, and to state, that he Bill should experience his decided opposition, if it was not arrested in its progress in another quarter.—Adjourned. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Some private Bills went through their respective stages, aid the !louse adjourned. Wednesday, March 1. Their Lordships were engaged till a late periodic) the evening, hearing arguments of Counsel on a Writ of Error, Pemberton v. Oakes, the further consideration of which was postponed to a future day .—Adj ou rned . Thursday, March 2. The Irish Militia Enlistment Bill was read a third time and passed. The Earl of Livaaroor. presented part of the C►►rrespon denee respecting Spaiu, which had been moved for, eonsistio of the instructions sent out. The rest of the Correspondence, his Lordship said, would be laid before the House with all pm- Bible speed. The Papers were ordered to be priatedo—Ad journed. Friday, March 3. TOUTVGALL. The Earl of BUCKlNGliAmsminn said the unfortunate result of the campaign in Portnal and Spain produced matter of re gret to every man who had the happiness of society at heart. These campaigns, he lamented to say, were ended in a way which at only deeply afflicted every Egglish bosom, but cir cumstances existed which induced him to think, that, valuable as NO (*auction of Portugal is to tbis country, still it ARMY ESTI7IIATES. The St.cnr.T tRV at WAR called the attention of the Com mittee to the remaining Army Estimates, and stated, that though he did not think it necessary to recapitulate the sums formerly voted under this head, he should be happy, however. to stnswer any question respecting them, or the farther items he was nosy about to submit to their appmhation. lie would only remark, with respect to the sums formerly voted, that an increase would he noticed of 7 or S thousand pounds more than the estimate of last year, for the pay of the army. This increase was to be ac counted for, from an additional increase ofthe army, the regular army being greater at present than it was last 3 ear, and the Militia more considerable by not less than 12 or 18,000 men.— With regard to the remaining sums to be voted, there were a few points of variation also from last year. The estimate for the Staff or Garrisons would be necessarily more considerable than last year. The sum voted for this purpose last year had come much short of the expenditure, on account of the foreign service, not foreseen at the time of voting those estimates. In the allowance for the Chelsea pensioners, there was a consider able increase, from the increase of the persons in want of that relief, and to tbe sum for widows' pensions there was also a small addition, arising from the same cause. In the estimate for the several volunteer corps, there was a decrease of 300,0(101. owing to the considerable decrease that had taken place in that descrip. tint; of force; but the Local Militia being a new and more ex pensive establishment than the volunteers, an increase of 1,200,0001. had heen occasioned on that account. This increase, however, to the whole of the amount would not be an annual expense, as their clothing, amounting to 400,0001. would last for four years. The following sums were then voted : For defraying the charge of Officers 4ef the Public De- . partmem . • L. 257,711 For the In and OM Penbioners of Chelsea and Kil mainham Hospitals 492,412 For Pensions to 'Widows of Officers 49,437 Volunteer Corps for Great Britain and Ireland 1,000,5,0 Local `lllitial,Xl9,Bo3 Mr. BRAND wished to know how the expences attending the Volunteers were not diminished from those of last year, in the same proportion as their numbers had been diminished by their transfer into the Local Militia. Mr. HussitssoN observed in reply, that this was in a great measure owing to the circumstance, that the Volunteer Cavalry, the most expensive part of the Establishment, were still ke. up; and that this year the expeoce of cloathing the Volum would be incurred.