The National Register. — London, England, 1812-02-09 00:00:00

_~~ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SPAIN, The Gibraltar Chronicle, of the 23zh of January, men tions, on the authority of a coasting vessel from Alicant, that Generals Matti and FREYRE had refused to be in cluded in the inglorious capitulation of General BLAKE:, and that, with 10,000 men, they had reached the neigh bourhood of Alicant. Five thousand Spanish troops only had been delivered to the French by BLAKE. General BALLASTEROS had been appointed Commander in Chief of those remains of the Valencian Army, and hopes were still entertained, from his known perseverance and acti vity. That Paper further states, that a col ps of 4000 Allied troops were shortly expected at Ayamonte, to ope rate an useful diversion. AMERICA. Yesterday morning New York Papers to the sth, Phi ladelphia to, the 4th, and Boston to the Ist of January were received. The proceedings of Congress still breathe hostility. The Bill for raising an additional force, has undergone many discussions in the House of Representa tives. It will be recollected that when originally brought into the Senate, the number proposed to be raised, amounted to 50,000. This was reduced to 25,000, be fore the Bill passed the Senate, in which state it came to the House of Representatives. Our accounts from New York bring down the debates to the Ist ult. at which time the House had come to no decision. An amendment suggested by the Committee of Foreign Relations, to re duce the number of men from 25 to 15,0(X), was nega tived by a majority of 21, the numbers being 44 to 65. It was afterwards proposed to raise the number from 25 to 50,000, and a keen debate ensued. Canada, it is evi dent, will be the first object of their attack in the event of a war. Measures are in progress through Congress, to enable Government to call cut and arm the whole of the Militia force in addition to the above 50,000 men. Leave has been given to bring in a Bill 44 for the pro- , tection, recovery, and indemnification of American sea men." A Bill has passed the Senate for raising six companies of Rangers, to watch over the Indians under command of the Prophet, who are said to be again in motion, not withstanding their late defeat. In noticing the proceedings of the war party in Ame rica, it is impossible to avoid mentioning another fact, which has come to us in a shape that entitles it to some degree of credit :—Our Ministers have, we understand, received certain intelligence that our enemy on the Conti nent intends immediately to send the Scheldt fleet to sea, half manned, with orders to rim for Ainerica, s. here, if the war party succeed to the extent of their views, they are to he fully manned with American seamen, previously to their grand explOsion against this ccuntry. It is, we h.:ve strong reasons to believe, with the view of meeting counteracting this force, that pi e , s v. , ;:rraznt s have been extended to the city, backed by the ',Min 2,1.-‘yoa, as is usual on such occasions. The press has been very 1 - .6t the city for these two days past, and a great num ber of exce.leat seamen have been procured. FV,B. 9 added, as an indication of his sincerity in these threats, put. his army in motion towards the Polish frontiers. Much rejoicing had taken place in Paris, in celebration of the fall of Valencia. NAPOLEON, who notwithstanding his public declarations, had fur many months contem. plated the contest in the Peninsula with feelings of deep despondency, is now said to experience a proportionate degree of exultation, and SucilET is, of course, the therne of his praise in all his conversations with foreign Ministers. Mr. JOEL BAar.ow, the American Minister, had effected little or nothing towards the completion of the object of his mission. The writer says, he has reason to believe, that no satisfactory arrangement would be made with BARLOW ; and that it was the fixed determination of the French Government, not to restore any of the property detained under various pretences. These letters also state, we know not how truly, that in a late Sitting of the Senate, it was decreed, that Catalonia should become an integral part of the French empire.— This degree, however, had not been promulgated to the public through the medium of the Paris journals. Buonaparte is said to have been so dissatisfied with the conduct of Marshal Victor at Tariffa, that he has abruptly recalled him, and appointed General Lavel to succeed him, in his command. A Jamaica n ail arrived yesterday morning, from which we extract the following from the Jamaica Royal Gazette of December. 21 A letter from Carthagena, of the 23d December, states, that some agents from Santa Fe, secertly employed, hod excited a public dis turbance in that city. On the 11 th they took possession of the arsenal by force, and demanded a declaration of the independence of that country, and a change in the Government. The disturbance lasted several days after obtaining what they sought for. Most of the property was restored without the loss of lives. Several agents of the • Government are here : some . of them are emigrated Irish. men." The Sandwich packet, Captain SCUYLER, has arrived at Falmouth with mails from the Mediterranean : she left Messina on the 25th of December, and Gibraltar the 27th. This packet confirms the account of the capture of the French frigate Pomone, of 44 guns, and a store-ship, by his MAJE S TY'S ship Active and Alceste ; the former bore the brunt of the action previous to the Alceste coming up, and lost in killed 20, and 40 w4)unded. Captain Goanox was shot in the leg in the early part of the action. The • enemy are supposed to have 150 killed and wounded; they were ft cm Toulon, bound to CorfU. The Malabar, with a fleet from England, arrived at Gibraltar on the 29th of December—on the 6th inst. in lat. :iB. 26. spoke the Leyden with convoy for England, The Prince Adolphus and Norton packets arrived at Cagliari on the 29th ult.—the former sailed on the same day for Malta. The Duke of Montrose packet arrived at Gibraltar on the 16th ult. ; and on the 21th, the Gan) . - mede, and Weymouth storeship, with convoy from Eng land. It was reported that the (211E.E.K of SICILY had been deposed, and about 44) Sicilians hanged, for carrying or , a correspondence with the enemy : a Colonel in the French service was also discovered, ar.d with•a Monk immediately executed. All was quiet in Sicily when the packet came a Way. Le:ters received on Friday from Alicmnt to the lflth ult. state, that the advanced guard of the Duke of Alba I , raes army, under General Darmagnac, had reached Yecla, which is within Six le3gues of the opulent p art mid FRANCE. Private iivelligcnce received from Paris to the 31st ult. states, -bat N'Amia . oN has openly threatened Russia with the infliction of his vengelnce, it she any longer connives at the British trade in the Thltic. He has, it is likewis:.! Mb. riNim• I F r OEM