The National Register. — London, England, 1812-09-13 00:00:00

TIT NATIONAL REG ISTER. sr PT. 13. Th e fillowing Bulletin was shewn at St. James's palace on Saturday last:— " NVindsor Cnstl:, S-pt 5, 181'2. Hts 'M A JEfTY has continued nearly in the same state since the tits,. tit the L, , t monthly report." A mail from Malta and Gibraltar arrived yesterday. A contaaious disease having made its appearance at Mazzaron, the noverttor of Gibraltar has ordered that all communica tion between that fortress and Spain shall cease for the present. iIALTA, • JULY 22.--On the 16th instant, a most violent and unoual tempest of lightning and thunder took place at 'Messina, and the vic,lent rain %vit.ll wnich it was accompanied did considerable da mage to the housei, The castle of Scill:t was struck by the lightning, and the powder magazine blew up. The-Commandant and 3d soldiers were kih:d. The the e9nunumcated to the magazines and the houses in thz tort, and burned 1 . 3 r three days. The accident cccasioned crable loss to the eneir.!, . The reported death of the French EMPEROR, On Sunda; 1 I la!t, caused an universal sensation in the City on Monday i ! ;w aning. The Change was crowded at an earl y hour. The Stock Exchange was opened at ten o'clock : the first pt ice vv,ls 9 per cent. for Omnium: it then declined to S 3-4tlli / at twelve o'clock it was 81 —many buyers ; and aviking of iu net ? cent. in the event of the report being coutitined. Letters from the French coast state, that the defeat ‘,l tl!e French armies in Spain had p. oduced a great sensation in Paris. The Conservative Senate had held three (Ntr.:”rdi nary meetings, the object of whose assembling was b..lieved to be the raising a new Conscription, in order to supply, if possible, the immense losses in Spain and Portugal, and to make a last desecrate effort in the Peninsula. An evening Paper states, on the authority of letters said to have been received from Paris, that one object of the re cent sittings of the Conservative Senate was to sanction al &ace of BUON AP ART E, declaring that the KING Of PRCSSI A !. had ceased to reign, and . pronouncing the annexation of his I kingdom to France. Corunna Papers arrived (on Friday, to the 30111 ult. They inform us, that Billma had been evacuted by the enemy, and that the arming of the inhabitants of the province of Ei,cay was proceeding with great activity. The Spaniards are 1 , stated to have gained some advantages over the enemy in l• their retreat. The remains of M ARMUN T'S a' my were con centrating at Semanca, three leagues from Valladolid. The , - 'panish Government have determined to present 1.0 d W E L I. INC; TON with the Order of the To son, (Golden Fleece); and the Cortes have decreed, that a Monument shall be erected near Salamanca, in commemoration Of the victory of the 22(1 of J uly. Upon the official details of that glorious event being read' to them by the Secretary at War, they unanimously, amidst reiterated exc l a mations limn the galleries, of " Long, live the Nation," " Long live our Allies," passed a vote of thanks to the Duke Of CIUDAD RODRIGO, and the troops under his command; and appoint ed a deputation to wait upon Mr. WEL L ESLEY, our Am bassador, to congratulate hint upon so signal a victory. Wednesday, the Earl of MARCH,' eldest son of th 6 Duke of RICHMOND, and Aid-de-Camp to the Marquis of WELLINGTON, arrived at the Office of the Secretary of State for the War Department, from Corunna, with dis patches from the gallant Marquis. They are duplicates of those lately brought by Major BURGH, containing an ac count of the flight of King JOSEPH, and the entrance (4 the Allied army into Madrid. The Marquis of WELLING TON remained in that capital on the 25th ult. hut pal t of his army had advanced. By the vessel which brought the Earl of MARCH, we have received Corunna Papers to the 24th ult. They state, that Astorga capitulated on the 18th, and that the garrison, consisting of 1200 men, were mode 571 prisoners of war. General For, at the head of a conai-i derable tome, attempted to relieve that foltrtss, and had even pushed on a small corps of cavalry as far as Astorga on the 20th, but he was too late. In his advance. the Callician army seems to have given way, after a few slight skirmishes; and he again retired in the dirtetion of VIIIIa dolid, after a.:eirtaining that Astorga had faVen. A most hand;ome pro% sion has been made for the family of the gallant General LE MARC ANT, Who tried with SG ball , . in Lii body while advancing and dice' ing at the bend of his men. To the e'de.-t s l m a pension is given of SOOl. a year, to each of the four nou ; hteis 1:101. a Viear, and to each of the three younger sons 1001. It is strongly reported, that a 'dissolution of Parliament will take place early in the ensuing month. On "friday evening an East India flset, consisting of the following shins, arrived oif Falmouth;--The Pitt. Retreat, Lord 'Forbes. Lady Lushington. David Scott, and Tottenha,n. Arrived ic comnanv, the - Provide , ce, from the Care ; and the ('one's,d, Ranger, al!cl Rebecca, South ' , ea whale's, und.'r cone oy of the Iphigenia frigate. The Indiamen sailed from Bencal on the lath of March, and from St. Helena on the 7th of Jtvly. Tl^ most important tat learnt by the arriva! of these ships is the death of Hot.- A it, who ha', so long been the active and powerful enemv of oui Oliental Establishment. Toe troops at Batavia arc represented as very untie:l:6lv. It has been stated in some of.the daily Papers, that 500 pri soners of war, at Portsmouth, have been permitted to volunteer into our navy. We cannot approve of the policy which sug gested such trweasure. It is not %cry creditable to this country to suffer the stibjecs of states, with which we are at war, to enter into our fleets jest after we have been shedding the blood Of our Own countrymen, for entering into the service of France. In giving the sliglit.st countenance to such a practice, our conduct rinht certainly have the (Area of les sening the enormity of the offence la the eves of o ur seamen. Exclusive of these considerations, we think it im possible to reconcile such a proceeding to that line of con duct which true wisdom a nd policy ‘vould dictate; as to us it appears likely to endanger our naval superiority. That superiority we tnust owe to our superior discipline, or to our superior valour. If to the former, we' risk the li,ss of it by communica!ing it to foreigners ; if to the latter, by intro ducing those who are supposed to be deficient in that courage which constitioes our greatness, we voluntary risk the loss of the high character we have gained, and expose ourselves to discomfiture and disgrace on the day of battle. Tuesday m orning, at Tice o'clock, the wing of the Ist battalion of the I st regiment of Foot Guards, consisting of Son men, ;grenadiers and light infantry who had been inspected the day previous in Hyde Park, by the Commander in Chief), were mustered in Knightsbridge - barracks, Colonel GREVILLE UPTON, Commander ; and, being formed in two divisions I.)•Captain LAMBERT, they marched at six o'clock, with drums beating and colours tlyiwr, for Putney, where the band left them. They then proceeded to King ston, on their way' to Portsmouth, for embarkation. The band of the regiment played the Duke of York's match, a* they passed Knightsbridge barracks, when the men, one and all, gave three hearty cheers.—The men received on Monday night, lOs. each, being a part of the first payment, becoming due, of the \Valcherett ize•money.—Four women, havin g . nu children, in each com . fany, were alloued to go with them ; in the centre of the diviiion, several of the female heroine• were o bserved marching in quick time, with the firelock th;it hand. The left wing of the Guardi followed the same . route 4.11 Wednesday.