The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

r I .1 is cossequenee of this .wistatlcultajott, had Limo t9.draw together hi at • tered forces from the extrcniitien ► ope, and pour them into thcir country, before their means of defeuce wore completed. But fliat very ere.it his oc curred, which we anticipated ; for the exertiooa of a peo tlei in a popular cause, become proportionate to the dim-- Kers that arena= ii. if prosperity tends to relax, aflvorsity, by maiutaining a constant irritation, and converting what was before only a keen sense of injury into abhorrence and the most deadly hate, makes every citizen a soldier, and transforms the simplest tout into an instrument of death. %%e have been invariably tenacious iu support of this opinion, and no did not retract a single iota from it, when accounts must unfavourable: to its solidity and justice were received. It still continues inalterable;and, not withstanding the iusolence, the flippancy, and the confi dence of the French Bulletins; notwithstanding the defeat of Blake, of Castanos, and the array of Extremadura ; not witiistaudaig the entrance of the enemy into Madrid, the retreat of our own troops, and the unwarrant• able despondency of Ministers ; notwithstanding the errors we have committed in our military arrange niculs, the insiitliciencv of our assistance, and the lament able tardiness oi . uai co-operation, after all these dis couraging appearances, we still confidently believe that the Spaniard:i will ultimately triumph. We do not give this opinion from a tenacious adherence to support what we olive advanced, or from pretensions to saper:or penetra tioe, or from an affectation of singularity, but from the strung conviction we feel, that the Spaniards have display ed, and continue to display eiter , 4ies t at sepertor even to the formidable meaus the invader can bring agiainst then,. This opiaion is far flora be‘a- z f, a mere :yet:dative one, un corroborated by experience and correspondin facts ; the examples of America, Iloitand, autt ;!‘‘‘itzer r land, where the people a!so took up-m theirsolves their own defence, justify the most sanguine wishes in l'avear of the Spaniards. We will not wait for any objections that may. be made us, but will anticipate theta ; and, in acknowledging, in compliance with the obstinate admirers of the means and abilities of tke corsican, the superiority of his resources and perseverance over those of the iecotl, and his excellency as a General when compared to the Duke of Parma, (which, by the bye, we do not be lieve) it must also be recoll2cted that the means of the ipattiards are much greater, their antipathy more pro. : found, their motivt.s for resistance more urgent, than eveu t livse of the Dutch had been at that ti We are happy to pecceive that the persons, best capable of appreciating the :•-panisii character, of knowing their resources, and who are :uost interested in the issue of this great coutlict, little despondency as we do; and any man, who has read the oath taken by the Mem bers of the Supreme Junta, when the enemy was approach ing the capital; and saw the resolution they adopted after their worthy President received a letter from those abomin able traitors, who prefer to their country and Sovereign the countenance of a Bonaparte; any man we say, who care still despond, and communicate to his family, relatives. and acquaintance, his base fears, and thus tend to weaken *in, hopes and efforts of the community, we neither np p.m.; of his principles, nor do we envy him his feelings. The cause we love, we trust in ; aad the individual, what ever be his rank, who is continually coming forward, on every reverse of our allies, with a triumphant sneer. we have no difficulty in pronouncing kiln, no friend to his country, or to civi; As no one has yet dared to dispute, however averse lie may he to the success of the Spaniards, the vast advan tages that event would secure to this country ; and as the opinion is as universal, that their subjugation would con siderably increase the resour ces of the enemy, and conse ly the difficulties tied dangers of our own situation, ave every motive, which an enlightened sense of our e44ts dictates, exclusive of the svmpathy strut. _A" virtue inspirer , and aualillorreuee el villain; *gamin, . . ~.,- , TRH *ATICIRA I,tqlsrr_Eit. FIFTH TiUI.LETII. 1 .. . . ~ r ..~~ to encourage us not only to preserve in the co-k promised, hut to act m a manner as if our e connected indissolubly with theirs. By aduptii lotion, we have a certainty of success; 10! country to display its full strength, its pressun down any effortt which the enemy can make tlyrcnees : Whereas if we confine ourselves t, Lions, the contest becomes not only doubtful are able to maintain it, will be spurt uu to time. We have frequently alluded to the exaggerl of the enemy's force, which' our own Govern's won with others, seems most unacconntabiy or otherwise they would have endeavoured sufficient force in Spain, to overwhelm the inv they are able to reinforce their present numbi of the conscription, or by draining their arini, ny. A single vigorous exertion, ;me grand it tional strength, would not only place Hie lest' beyond the effect of accident, but raise our ow the summit of grandeur and veneration. A int policy as well as bliMlinity recommends, sh, slightly rejected ; and if we had a particle would have, before the end of next month, 90,000 men on the peninsula. It is certainly hazardous stake ; but let us recollect, that n, is acquired in our world, without risking mucl hazardonv game was, on any one occasion, urgent, it is, undoubtedly, on the presen! should not be afraid of risking their against the fortuacs of Encope; and if the character of the: r country it.eu, they wouli signal reverse sustained by our army, wm tritional character to exaltation, and furnish with resources store than•adequate to avenge the disaster. If rois!aken religious zeal -Myriads to Palestine to rescue the liolv C pollution of Infidels ; how much more powerful crusade in defence of the Spaniards, do honou offer the present generation. It is honourabl. such a came ; and death in support of justice cence cannot be a calamity. Government shr below the feelings of the public; and we '114)1 future energy will make up for the momentai Lion they bad the weakness to betray. FOREIGN INTELLIGENC FIZOM TILE FRENCU P.IPER Dena(' t, Nov. 16.—The fate of the Army of has been decided on the plains of Burgos. The (:al beaten in the battles of Durango, Gam's, and V been dispersed in the battle of Epinosa. This Ai posed of the ancient Spanish troops which wer and Gallicia, and which quitted Porto towards the the militia of fda!Hein, Asturias, and old Castile nish prisoners, which the English had cloathed their expenee,nntl disembarked at St. Acdero ; of of Gallicia, of regiments of artillery, and of the the traitor Roman had carried away from the Army had the presumption to attempt cutting otf cation with Biscay. For ten days it was driven post : at last , on the 10th of November, it arrive d where in order to save its artillery, magazines, ,fir order of battle, as it believed itself in a situati forced. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Marshal Bell front of the enemy. General Pacthod was order small battery occupied by the troops of the tra, This position was excellent, and defended by thoi but General Pactinai, with his corps, fell upon who had abused our confilience, and violated thei au instant they were broken and precipitated do , pkeeti, Tice Prince's regiment was destroyed. Till *4.4 wititeks ) la of *Web they weceilefew _.__.. • we Iry lute' ch gliug v DEC 8 amin ia; .uperation vie existence was ing this reso. Or were ihig 7t) would bear beyond the to pony exer- I I but, if we apt sated estimate neat, in con:- y to believe ; to collect a raders, before ler, by means *tea in hernia. lisploy of na- inies of sn country to ;ensure which Could not he of spirit, %it, , an army of o' a great and nothing- great ch ; and if a , imperionsly at. Ministers reputa lions they knew Id feel, that a mild fire the It the cabinet ;se and repair 'lnnerly drove City from the 11 tuotives to a ar andiintercst ole to bleed in cc and inno. mold not sink ipe that their ry consterna- !E. s. f 1 retnadina . allician Army, 'altnaseda, liss rmy w:v. tom- re in Portugal is end ofJum . ; I ed at e ps hit I p t o u Nt o fat . ui n a r° l; , :e l f t i dn ir° l ‘s a C i t f l . 4 1)111 1 111 . • ed iu ti ut to l►e ed in 1-red to carry a aitor ROU1311a• air be,t troops, n these ( 00 0 eir oaths. In mit the preci- he enemy made !aced, Fl Li x