The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Is it fact, Stadant, that our " Leviathan of Copyright," always remembrring hint-elf, did, from his present sense of • royal favour," once so now orthH y extended. to him, ander ta..e to negociate all difficulties heiween you and Royalty 1" ---Cood man !he was not always so loyally tensible to royal favour." Thus, nevertheless, it is; and, to say truth., as the • Polite Philosopher,' long since said, " Patriotisrh, properly so called, is, perhaps, as scarce in this age as in any that has Four hefore.us. Men appear to love themselves so well, that st stems not altogether °credible they should, at every turn, pre. ter their country s iaterett to their °wit." If my information he authentic, it was intended, Madam, far and wide, to ha%e moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Clarke, as naturally tuppiementary to similar proceedings in favour of 111 r. ‘Vardle. , It was your merit to have really produced those letters, with which he bad meiely the honour of running •away. Instead . ..of waiting for avute of thanks, however, you have taken a vote of supply ; preferring, sagely enough, stolid remuneration before empty commendation. 1 leaVe you to the c:ljoy meat of your choice. Take the " serett,Seds" for your arms; and for your mono, as s. our royal lower sends,' " Never 4/efai." The mntio will always remind you of his original attarnmept, and the eats obis ultimate munificence ! April IS, 1509. • Itcisto. Homo ,nimself honoured by the receipt of - several scur rilous animaAversions, called letttos, on his various writings. being the slave of no opinion, nor the tool of . ..any party, he, a, a public writer, was premed to encounter all parties in tne discharge of his public dutfres: Party is the disease of our natio') W letherAi* effora, will succeed, it is not for hint to prejutl,,e ; hut his piled, ;good or bad, successful or succeSs -1 is yet out in vowesi st ,. asestsi - . TO OWL SU3SABLIO AND TiH., PUBLIC. A Portrait of kis Royal HigHne ss the DUKE of KENT, engraved by kiaIPEN, from a Picture by Edridge; in the pok.:st- , . , •i0n of the Prtneess of Amelia, will be delivered GRATIS, ;;T.IN DAY N EXT. The Proprietors of The IVOinnal Register have learned with the utmost regr,et, that maa N of its Readers have been deprived of recei% ing the Portraits whirls stave been delivered GfiATIS. it must be obvious that the Proprietors arc.anxious that no disap p9intrnents should occur—the object Of presenting the I. l l:bitt. w:t% Portrait, of the Royal Funtilg is to increase the circalation of Me National Regisigr, eonseq - ueatly Subscribers must he onvineed that the greatest care has been observed in the di:. iribution of the Prints. Immediate Orders should he gent to the Office, 11, Catherine- Etreet, Strand ; or given to the Ni,ewsmen. • Tli E NATIONAL REGISTER. :SI7NDAY, APRIL DI, 1869. ?OLITIC4L EA'B.V.VS or THE frErt. ~.. ............:.- 'the Iris hat arriveil from Li;ihon with diipatelies for overnment; and 11;is htought private letters to the 4th Ust. .The latter contain very diSatzreeaide intelligence. t appears thlt the enemy entered Oporto, on the 4 29th. ilit. and hound no serious reiistance. ,They made their tirs: Well-311re before that city on the 27th when the people expressed their s!roni.eSt determinaiion to deleud them tebeis to the l ist extremity. But w hen their spirit was put ,to (he proof, they opposed none, or comparatively pile yes'sJa:.ce, to the enemy'. They diitinguished I)(iwever, ine firfit,, glow of . their enthusiasm; on the tipproatli , Of, the C emy, by the murder of several e . ilicer2, wh o otsn they suspected ilf like- warmness or treach ery.. They . broke orn, in the mea n time', the prisons, !flicted irinmiry punishin nt on some who were confined ih , :re't and let loose a number of criminals. The ex-' li,l.ll:iims I,d eva . r.ple of the Bishop of Opoiio were log ~ . :lit ilic lieBpfe of OPorttio;....TlieOtirieudered as idoh at APR T 16. • serious denionitrations were made by the enemy to hazard an assault.. We feel great pleasure . in being able to an nounce that the worthy prelate has effected his escape, to Coimbra, where he was at the date of the last accounts: How unlike the Saragossans are the. blustering rabble of Oporto I We insert the following letter. Aral', 3.—.! avail Myself of the Iris going to Eng-, land, to let you know that we have taken our passage in the Wallinghatn packet, expected to sail in the course of the week. The retL , .on of my adopting this resolution is, that I consider the fate of this country drawing near; and I fear that this city will be very soon involved In the same calamity, as Oporto. TII French first appeared before that place on the 27th ult. but made no serious attack tilt the 29th, hen about 9,001 entered it, with scarcely any resistance, the armed populace Hs ing before theta in all directions. They would find about 200 pieces of artillery; Much of which is brass, and an immense hoot, for the bar havinn been had, no ship had been able to sail ; ,consequently all the shipping (arming which were Ifi English vessels, almost all !raided) has fallen into their. hands. It is not in my power to give the Particulars of (hit affair, as I believe no one h. n arrived here since the French took pessession of that place; lint the circutip. stances w hich...occurfed,prev Musty to their arrival are horrible in the ex ti-erne. On the 'list, the molt + murdered JO AC Di Cu NM A, of Hadeninka, Major of the 2d regiment ; and on the 22d, they went in the prison, where they dragged Loilt I 01.1 v uta.A out of his bed, and instantly dispatched hint witli kniVes; fourteeu others . , w -.6 were confined there on suspicion of being attached to the French, were shift; the dead hodle' were drawn in triumph through the streets, across the litidgeond then thrown into the river. After IC.ving wreaked their ve n . seance on these unfortunate wretches, th e mob thro w open the prison duties, awl released all the prisoners w ithou,t exception; consequently those nefarious Villains are again let loose on the public. it is reported here, that the French have about 20400 men in the Neirth of Portugal, and v e expect that General V TCTO:t, who lu:s un , toubteilly gained a corhplete victory over CcesTA, will cutter I=6l-tug:ll by A lcantara, with an army of 1 SA,OOO men ; there ;5. besides, a force of 'TOW at Salamanca. therefore fear otir t;-oop, conistiog of uo more titan 15,006 elicetise, can do taut little. Most of our friends at Oporto escaped before the Preneh entered ; those who, I fear, are taken, are Mr: and Mrs. ft. and Miss 11. and our good friend the Doctor, who conceived himself briund to stay, because he had otfered his services in the line of his profession." • Portuguese PaperS to the Sd instant have likewise beeti received. They state that while SouLT was occupied against Oporto, a Portuguese corps had been able to retake Chaves, Where the enemy are reported to have lost 500 men in killed and prisoners. The following is the molt interesting - intelligence in these papers i " LisuoN, Monett 28. " DisPatches_ have, been received from Brigadier-fienerat FRANCISCO DA SILVEIAA PENTO DA. FONSECA. dated the `2lst instant, at Chaves, st.ttins, that he has retaken that place, with the loss on the part of the enemy of 300 killed, '2OO %%mold ed, and as many prisoners. The rest of the French, in Dumber from 500 to 600, had retired to the Fort of S. Francisco, Where they had nine or ten guns ; but the Brigadier-General expected that they could net hold out above two days: A confirmation has also been receive() of the repott that the Nlarnuis 110 M x S;.A has obtained some adVantages °vet a corps of 6000 French hi A .storga. . " According to advises fratti Spanish Estremaklitra of the 22J, General VICTOR had passed the bridge of A rrebispo, and Ge. 7 neral CUBSTk had retreated in good . order to Mcdctitn. There are letters of a later date, which state, th:.t no the 23d, Generat CUCSTA totally destroyed a corp s Of 104 French cavalry, and took, from 460 to 'WO prisoners. " No distinct inforniation has .been reeeivedias yet of the movements and force of the corps commanded by VICTOR. Some accounts state that he had actually entered Portugal at the head of 32,000 men, after having previously defeated CUESTA j and that he had pushed forward to Mithin 100 macs of Lisbon; whilst the force under SOULT. amounting to about 17,000, was 200 miles distant from that city. We believe the accounts relative to VICTOR, to be greatly ex aggerated ; however kve entertain no doubt that he, as well as SOULT, will leave no exertion untried, will spire no Sacrifice, and shrink friim no risk, in Order to unite their armies near Lith6a;. '4ii tabu of Witt . . . olved In the same calamity, azi Oporto. Thd cared before that place on the 27th ult. but Made till the 29th, w hen about 9,001 entered it, vt• ith • stance, the armed populace Hs in before them They would find about 200 pieces of artillery; s brass, mid an immense hoot , for the bar havinn 4 1 ip had been able to sail ; ,consequently all the which were 16 English vessels, almost all i . i ) into their hands. It is not in my power to give f this affair, as I believe no one has arrived here took pussession of that place; !nit the circucO- ccurfed,previnusly to their arrival are horrible . On the list, the mob murdered JOAC Di leniaka, Major of the 2d regiment ; and on the to the prison; where they dragged Louts Dd of his bed, and instantly dispatched hint with I others, w a were confined there on suspicion •d to the French, were shift; the dead hodle' intoph through the streets, across the litidge,and i time river. After h:iving wreaked their venom • . Unfortunate wretches, the mob throw open the it released all the prismiers withou t exception; ' • . Ise nefarious Villains ale again let looe on the ported here, that the French have about 20400 rth of Portugal, and v. e expert that General ..,.., in, , toubtedly gained a corhplete victory over 'liter FOrtugal by A Icantara, with an army of ere ;5. besides, a force of 7030 at Salamanca. I sir t; - oops, consisting . of no more titan 15,000 0 but little. Most of our friends at Oporto the Preiteh entered ; those who, I fear, are out Mrs. ft. and Miss U. and our good friend the neeived him , elf briund to stay, because he had :es in the line of his profess-,ion." *. Papers to the Scl instant have likewise beei 1 1 : 7 1 .' ey State; that while SouLT was occupied , 1 a Portuguese corps had been able to retake the enemy are reported to have lost 500 and prisoners. The following is the molt ;lligence in these papers i li LtsuoN, Mittel; 28;, , ... . have, been received Nom Brigadier-Getierat A SILVEIItA PUNTO DA FONSECA. dated the :7 Chaves, stating, that he has retaken that place, the part of the enemy of 300 killed, WO wound- ' prisoners. The rest of the Fi - ench, in number , had retired to the Fort of S. Francisco, *herd r ten guns; but the Brigadier-General expected ti-t hold out above two days: A coufirmation eeived of the repott that the Nlarnuis Ito M A !VA ine adVantages over a corps of 6000 French hi • . . . to advices frOM Spanish Estremadara of the 22J, a had passed the tiridge of A rcebispo. and Ge- v; tad retreated in good, order to Medetitn. There iss later date, which state, th:.t on the 23d, General y destroyed a coys Of 104 French cavalry, and 1 o 'lOO pr6oriers.' information has .been reeeivedias yet o the . f id force of the corps commanded by VICTOR. 1 state that he had actually entered Portugal 32,000 men, after having previously defeated that he had pushed forward to Mithin 100 - , n ; whilst the force under SOULT. amounting • )0, was 200 miles distant from that city. We counts relative to Vicroa, to be greatly ex- i )wever kve entertain no doubt that he, as T, will leave no exertion untried, will spare and shrink from no risk, .in Order to unite .., ear Litbou; 11)ii tabu of Witt ii ituperioililt