The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-11 00:00:00

Ttit • THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ---- .. i'% - Mill Jan. 3. Elliott Dawson, Markley, Leicestershire, hosier, at tor at the Bull's Head lon, Hinckley. J • - an: 10. Et! aard Coats, Thomas Maseey, nod Joseph Hall, Statrordahike, brewers, at eleven, at the White liaet inn,Burton-urion-Trent, Staffordshire. Jan, 4. Villiam Thorpe ? rocklington, Yorkshire, grocer, Hi eleven, at thr Star lim y Stone ate, York4bire. 'Dec. 17. William Ticked, Marlow 13rike, Berksbire,.dea ler, at twelve at Guildhall. 'Jan. 24: William Varndell, Hartley-row, Hampshire, coach , plaker, at one; at Guildhall. jam 14. Westfield Lilley, St. John's-street, Clerlienwell, at ten, at Guildhall,. Van. 3. Charles Bartlett, Cannon-street-rpacl, stone meson, at rlrven, at Guildhall'. 'Jan. 21. William Close and Matthew Close, Leeds, York cberst at twelve, at Guildhall. Dec. 31. • Thomis Holmes, Hersliam, Surrey, nurseryman, at eleven, at Dec . 13. Aleyell, late of Exeter, jeweller, at ten, pt Guildhall. Jan. 19. Loyd Beale a n ti Thomas Alexander Beale, late of Dasitisll::ll-street, warhousetuati, at ten, at Guildhall. • 4an: 17. Willienti A ogubtui Done , , late of Brewer-street, riultlen-square. undertaker, at ten, at Guildhall. Jan. 17. Beim", and John ‘.,:roxen, Jeralyn-street, at ten; at Guildnall. Dee. 31, John Storey Pritchard. late of Wiginore-stvei, groeer and conftelioner, at ten, at Guildhall. CEIVPIFICATI S. Di .7ohn Sintom,jotto. Yi•Wcastle-oopoon-Tyne, miller. John Vole, citlihilr, Stepney, tailor. Jesse John-on, Alacc e.field , ei;CS ter, COMM.:I6IIIIer. COarles Worrall, Nlanclicster, inu-kceper. Thigh Lawton. liu , loinglijorpc, Leeds. clothier. • James inglib'h fa - A . 0604:e Inglis e , Prt i lti7, Lancashire, draper:. 'rThrT;44ette cor.talus a letter from 'Capt. Watt, of leis Makst y's sloop stating the capture of thr Ftench pi i leer Le Petit Decide, with %2 met) and small arow.:l T!IE NATIONAL REGISTER. , LOODOtt, DECE3IBER 11, 1808. FOLITICA Ev.::NTN OF pispf.aches were received en Thursday la7t. from Sir D. N 4 TRi,;(lated Astorga the f.29th ult. They rcf,:r to a scVere Defeat, sustained by General Catanos on t:L. ::bro. Sir J. Worr:, who received the intell4,rence of this dic,qster from Madrid, had enjoined Sir. D. BAIRD to retreat to Vigo, with'the force under his command, and embark there for the Tn . !lis, where they were to Unite. The heavy artillery and the stores which were in the Year of Sir DA rn BAIRD'," piition at Astoria, wcie directed to fail hack upon Corm,- ;old to be instantly ie-etuba!lted.--A part h, . d a ctually licen embarked when the last accounts eame • away. JOlrg Moony: %vita to begin his retreat on the tiOth ; it doubtful 'whether' he would return by the way he Carte, 'and take up a position at Lilkma, or whether he ireuld take the Nutt. from Salamanca to Oporto. ec'ofdint ; to 06vate aecounri from Corinna, the defeat pisttified by the. Snaniardc, haS been of a moot decisive Wit the place and the Mile where thitrwhen the iwthi Was fought, we iire left Zo con;•ecture. The ac cc 'tits; eircul4te4 last week of advantages obtained by (7;1!.t;:ilos, appear be wcil 7 founded ; for he was induced ueace 'of 'a retrogade moveinznit Of the enemy. li'tcthor F:ratairc:n or not on their part !ye arc ignorant ~q ~ r .. :.... .~. - * A to pass the Ebro, inOnler to pursue t he m in the ir retreat. Whilst he was vngaged in this pursuit, Nay, who was be. fore engaged against General BLAKE, was detached by BoNAPA Tom for Burgos, and is supposed to have crossed the Ebro in the rear of the Spanish General. The army under CAsTAxos, which was looked to with the, greatest confi dence by the Spapiards, was thus taken between two tires, and is said to Oaye . teen totally routed and dispersed. A disaster of such extent and consequence has totally changed the aspect of military affairs in that country, and there i 3 reason to attribute to it the retreat of the British forces. It was stated in prior accounts that the Marquis DE LA ROVANA had a force of mow Inn at Leon ; but it now appears, that he had, at the date of the last dispatches, no more than 6000 there; but he expected a reinforceinent of 16,000 men. The enemy were baffled in their attempt to intercept his artillery, fur he has a park of 30 pieces at Leon. This intrepid officer is said to have expressed much dissatisfaction, and reinonstrated strongly against the re treat of Sin DAVID BAIRD'S force. We know nothing of the Army of Catalonia ; nor of Cie. neral PALarox, nor of the further progress of the French. It is, however, reported that they entered Madrid on the 27th ult. and thus llors.srs.RlE has executed one part of his menace. The second is " that not a British I;oldier will in Spain at the end of the year".—Our Ministers will an swer for that. The disastrous intelligence, received from Spain on Thursday last, has excited raise-worthy sympathy in the breasts of Unglishmen ; but it is not by lameietations, nor eflUsions of regret for the disasters sustained by that brave people, that we can repair their loss. A louring despondency began to cloud almost every brow, because General CASTANOS was severely beaten on the Ebro. But the particulars of this engagement, and the time when it was fought, we arc totally unacquainted with. Ministers have only had the condescension to allow one sweeping sen tence of their alarming account tq transpire; for fear, we suppose, the account, in all its horror, might have too shocking an effect on the weak nerves of their country men. Do they entertain this paltry opinion of British vigour and constancy ? for shame ! let them know to ap- predate better the charter of this country, awl in fact of every ether; for when Imp possessed of energy direct the affairs of :t peoph•, the latter are energetic, and are not to be l;e4t down by one or two reverses. The unaccount able, and ill-advised silence, enintained by Ministers on the occurrences in Spain, has been the ran;e of the extreme. . . uneasiness manifested by the public fur the t v.so last days; and we advise them, 8$ they regard their own reputation, and the promotion of the common cause, to be ►core cow municp.tive for the future of the 4ispatches they receive, and not IQ allow a thousand alarming rumours to agitate the public, and to magnify the reverses. To this want of common prudenee, to this diffidence in the magnani►nity of their countrymen, they must 4ttribilte so many rumours disadvantageous to their own character . , Ftriotigm, and courage, which haie circulated since Thursday last. For otherwise not the most inveterate of their antagonists, not the most personal of their enemies, would have duelt iCclse them Cf th: baseness and millannnily of 6hcr, hot- . - ......•1•,...,1i1l Sty:. -""~ DEC. . , ,