The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-26 00:00:00

KIN (26. on' iencral:ed by Lord WELLINGTON, he had the morti fication to see his garrisons at Salamanca fall, without daring icy hA t ard a blow for their relief. The enemy afterwards r ow a ted ; one part of their army taking the road to Madrid, thc other to Valladolid. In the latter direction they were sited by the allied army, who at the date of the last dis ;,!ciws, were encamped upon the Guarena. Their force is i:ttilwalcd at 60,000 men; that of MAUMONT at 35,000. The first eiTect of the advance of Lord WELLINGTON must be the interruption of that line of communication w hi c h the enemy has hitherto preserved, important c h,, n g 9 must result fi om this, and harassed by the expedi tion lec,ltly fitted out against them, and the increasing boldness of the Guerilla parties, we arc not without hopes of s(!eing, the maniuding cohorts of BuoNAPAItTE shortly com pered to retreat beyond the Ebro. Wednesday, another Mail arrived from Cadiz, with let- tcr3 and Papers to the 6th instant. The enemy continued 1. to bombard the city at intervals, but with very inconsidera ble elect. The force destined for Catalonia is estimated, in the ('adiz Papers, at 18,000 men. The final evacuation of the Asturias, by the troops under BoNNT, is confirmed. It was understood at Cadiz, that the movements of SOULT were retrograde, and that he had evacuated nearly the whole of Lower Estremadura. A decree has been issued by the King of PRUSSIA, re- ; t calling such of his subjects as are in the armies of any power 11 at war with his kingdom. Those who have obtained leave to reside in foreign countries, in a civil capacity , may re- lj main, provided their leave be unlimited , and they arc n ot personally recalled. Failing to obey this mandato, they ivill imbject themselves to the sequestration of their property, and found in arms against Prussia, they are to be put to I death. VIENNA, JULY S.—According to Letters from Jassy, several Russian regiments, which were on their march to the • Rimy of the West, have received orders to return imme diately towards the Danube. General the Prince Of SCHWARTZENDURG addressed a Proclamation to his Austrian army on the 29th of June, of which the following are the most material parts : " SOLDIERS!—The order of his Majesty, our most gra cious master, summons us again to arms, that is to say, to the theatre of glory and honour. The constant solicitude of our Sovereign for his States has determined him to give to this corps of the army a destination to fight for an object, which is common to us and to our Allies. We fight for them and for ourselves. in this new contest, in which we are engaged, it will be to me the greatest pleasure to report to the Emperor those who shall distinguish themselves. I am convinced that in this war you will do every thing to meta the good will of your Sovereign, and to sustain the ancient glory of the Austrian troops." PAAIs, JULY B.—At half-past six o'clock this evening a discharge of cannon announced to the capital tilt arrival of her Majesty the Empress. She alighted at the Palace of St. Cloud in perfect health. The Pope arrived at Fontainbleau on the 20th of June, accompanied by the Archbishop of EDESSA and several Officers of his Household. The Duke of CADOBI. Intendant of the Crown, and his Excellency the Minister of Worship, the Archbishop of Tomes, the Bishops of NANTZ and 'NEVES, received him on his entrance into the Palace. The Bishop of EVIIEUX arrived the following morning. The Cardinals residing at PARts came there some days after his Holiness occupies the same apartments he did seven years !ince he bore tha journey extremely well. LITERATURE. • 459 TO THE EDITOR. SlR—The Latin Cam Dian Epigram which appeared in your valuable paper of the sth inst. said by the author to be but one week oti, seems evidently borrowed from an origi nal epigram on the same subject that has been more than seven years in manuscript circulation. and composed 14 PETER PINnAR, which, from your well known impartiality. I presume will find a place in your' weekly repository. EPIGRAM. Rout, confitenr me s ulniou.sse, l'oriuna : D.c (pare dcks ; die rnihi, quart! rubor : Ba.4a, glue rapui, retidam, ixr, Prnere largost Pr.ique uuo raptu; Waits dabo r A VOTHER ON VIE 31.4 KV. SUBJECT, WITH VA It rAtION. llasia, contiteor duo, me ritpuisse, Corinna : I.ux ',lca, cur rut!as ? dolcia lubra mattenr. Saigula qua 4 raiti, reddam, retittaitique libeater vis, surripc Indic Lincillit's Jul,: , 1012. CAUSIDICVg. Ttt c ht s c.—The last two quarterly reports of the Queen's Council, on the state of his Majesty's health, have been laid before Parliament. They affirm that his Majesty's bodily health is as good as at the period of any of their former reports, and his mental health as much disordered. On the prospect of recovery, the first report, dated Apiil 4, states that event to be extremely improbable, and though they do not expect it, they yet do not despair. The second report. dated July 4, declares their hopes to have been further diminished, but that notwithstanding they still do not give way to absolute despair. Another fleet of ludiamen has arrived off Weymouth. It consists of the following ships, under convoy of the Phsenix: Minerva and Harleston, from Bencoolen ; Cambridge, Hud dart, Sir James Sibbald, Sir William Pultenev, Devavncs. Ocean, General Hewitt, Maitland, and General Stuart, from Bengal ; Taunton Castle, Hope, and Priacess Amelia, from China.. They left St. Helena on the c.t 4th of May. A ship from Malta has brought letters from that Island to the 16th ult. Lord W. RENTINCK had succeeded in mak ing some arrangements for procuring provisions front the Barbary coast. A second expedition was about to sail for the coast of Catalonia. A letter from Gibraltar, dated June 20, states, that his Majesty's ships Undaunted, Blossom, and Volontaire, have taken and destroyed a French convoy of twenty sail, in the Bay of Marseilles. A large national schooner which escorted them, and thirteen of the convoy, were burnt ; the others were cut off and sent for Port Mahon. On Monday, a Mail arrived front Cadiz, bringing ac counts from that city to the Ist instant. The Cadiz Journals state, that SOULT had advanced in considerable force against General HILL, as far as Santa Martha; but had again retired on the 93d ult. and was followed by the troops under Gene ral HILL. Pa 'waits op \VAR.—A short time since information was received in, town at the Transport-office, that Major Earnest De Yearch, Prussian, bin a Major in the French service, had broke his parole of honour from Lichfield. He being supposed to be in or about Lcrwoo, Vickary was employed to trace him, and he was so fortunate u to find out that he came to London, and that he was accompanied by Miss Mary Anne §jiripson, a young lady of Lichfield, with a fortune of 14,0001. ; and pat they had been married at Mary.le-bone church; he also ascertained, that after the marriage, the Major set off from London for •Liverpfol, where he was detected in endeavoring to make his escape 'to karma. Wednesday his wife, who came in Mr. B. the barrister's carriage _Mr. Crosbie Callan, and Miss EnAlish, the sub scribing witttesteA the marriage, attended at the Office, on a charge of assisting the hiajpr's escape. They were not detained, on Mr. I. their professional friend, undertaking for their appearance wheltgalled S. upon. • .... •••••• THE NATIONAL REGISTER.