The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-01 00:00:00

PENINSULA. A mail from Lisbon arrived on Wednesday with letters .rnd papers to the 12th instant. The British army continued its march northward, and, it was supposed, would take up a position on the line of the Agueda. On the Bth, Lord Wellington had his head-quarters at Sabugal, about five leagues south of Guarda. General Slade, with a brigade of British, and :Another of Portuguese, was in ad vance at Aldea de Ponte ; the light division at Qua drasayer ; the 6th at Ugerea ; and the 3d at head quarters. The patriot bands in Gallicia present a -formidable appearance, and their numbers daily increase. The army of Santocildes, in that pro vince, amounts to about 20,000. He was shortly to resign his command to Castanos, who had ar rived at Portalegre, on his way to join it. The neighbouring province of Asturias displayed equal spirit and activity. General Mendizabel had set out to assume the command of the 7th army, which occupies that district. The object of General Blake, who lately sailed from Cadiz with a small force, is to support the 3d army in Murcia; and Ballasteros, it is said, will disembark in-the plain of St. Roque, fer the same purpose. The French General Bes sieres, who commanded in the north-west of Spain, has set out on his return to France, accompanied by General Seras. • It now appears, from a letter we have subjoined, that an unexpected activity of movement has taken place in our army in Portugal. Many of the divi. inns have taken a more northerly direction, an idea being entertained of its being the intention of the French to attempt something against the northern part of the kingdom. We have no apprehensions with respect to any attempt they may make there or elsewhere. The same talents will be opposed to them in the North that have baffled all their efforts in the East, and the West, and the South. A reinforcement of 16,000 Conscripts is on its way to Spain ; they are to be placed in the garrisons in the room of the troops now there, which are to be brought into action in the field. " Camp, near Abrates. " Dispatches have arrived, intimating that every thing is again in motion, owing to the enemy appearing in great force in the North of Portugal. " I have been up the whole night, forwarding supplies to the , different divisions of the army, and removing the sick. The following is the alteration that has taken place : to The 7th division at Castello Bianco. 46 The lst division 4 Villa Vella. " The 4th at Niza. • " The <6th at Castello Branco. The 3d at San Miguel. The French indicate an intention of moving tewalds Oporto. The 2cl division, with our brigade of cavalry, remains Lis side the Tagus." 'l'hc: Lord Hobart packet is arrived from Cadiz, bringing papers and letters to the Bth. The only intelligence of any importance communicated by, the former is, that a body of 4600 troops from Vat‘ lencia had disembarked at Peniscola. There are letters in town from . the latter place, of the 14th. At that period nothing further had been heard of the French corps. which was said to have arrived at Tortosa on their way to attack it. There was a rumour of the intended landing of 7000 British troops from Sicily, to co-operate in the defence of the province of Valencia.. Some assistance will no doubt be. furnished from Sicily and Malta ; . but we apprehend that it cannot be to so large an amount , . The letters from Cadiz confirm the previous ac counts of the march of Soult to reinforce the army under Sebastiani ; but they at the same time relieve our fears for the safety of the third Spanish army, by apprising us of the arrival of Blake at Motril, in Granada, cn his way to join it. The following is an extract of a letter of the 7th Kist.:—'" General Graham is expected back here with a strong rein forcement, which I can assure you is much want ing. We have accounts to-day, that General Blake has disembarked at Motril, whence he will proceed to join the Army of the Centre under Gen. Freyre. Soult, at-the head of 12,000 men, ,and a numerous train of artillery, has passed Cordova. On the 29th ult. his head•quarters were at Castro del Rio, four leagues beyond that city." ... Mails from Jamaica arrived yesterday, with ac. counts to the 21st ult. There does not appear to have been any hurricane in that Isle " Kingston, June 29. " His Grace the Duke of Manchester, accompanied by Au. Eustis Gould, Esq. embarked on Sun day on board the Itaroort sloop of war, of 18 guns, Captain Black, and sailed in that ves sel on Monday morning for Halifax, on his way to England.— It le reported to be his Grace's intention to pass some time at Halifax, and that he willalso visit the Falls of Niagara." The Money Market continued to advance. The Omnium was yesterday at a Premium of One per cent. At the close of the Market it was at Three. quarters per cent. premium. Letters have been received from Buenos Ayres of so late a date as the first of July. It is not true that Monte Video has surrendered ; an the contrary, the troops of Buenos Ayres were repulsed in an attempt to carry it by assault. The garrison afterwards made a sortie, in which they lost 40 men made pri. soners, and the remainder were driven within the walls of the town. General Elio had banished the Franciscan Friars from the town, as they were sus. pected of carrying on a correspondence with the enemy. The place had been summoned, but Elio declined to surrender ; the siege, however, was 552 • THE NATIONAL the annotation of Holland to the French Empire. Intelligence 44 • of that event, when received in lava, will, no doubt, tend to IL increase the hatred of the Dutch Officers and Settlers against Opo their French allies." • &ii tl