The National Register. — London, England, 1809-02-05 00:00:00

TIDE NATIONAL REGIgTE4. tam, for au instant, the delusive idea, that BONAPARTE would renounce his pretensions, or stop suddenly shout in the career Of his conquests and crimes, were we even willing to Make greater sacrifices than the most unthinking advocates fors negdtiation would consent tb? If we Would purchase a truce of five years (a peace with that man is the most extravagant idea that ever entered into the head of a modern visionary)-4e must make a radical change in our political establishments. Ask, Sir, Lord WHITWORTH and the Earl of LIVERPOOL how they were annoyed with com plaints and rernonstranceS about the licentiousness of our press; and pretty broad hints were thrown out by BONA PARTE, after the peace of Amiens . , that the simplifying of our Constitution, or rendering it purely monarchial, with out the troublesome appendages of parliaments, ivies, and free press, would be more consistent with the tran quillity and the present liberal ideas of Europe. Ite has not renounced the idea of conferring that blessing on us still; for, since the breaking out of the present war, he has frequently alluded to the impossibility of a durable peace, as long as Great Britain laboured under the imper fections of its present oligarchial system, We have al ready had a specimen of a Peace with BONAPARTE ! and the first use he Made Of it, was to fall on the defenceless Swiss, to destroy every vestige of their liberty ; and, in perfect violation of the solemn engagements he had en tered into in this very Treaty of Amiens, to usurp several States in Italy. Yes, Sir, he would willingly make another pease of that kind, in order to employ the interval of re pose in constructing ships in all the dock-yards of Europe. There is something. more suspicious than folly in every pro posal to confide in the morality and honour of BoNAPIRTE. The monster ! confidence in his integrity Is followed by the inevitable deltruction of the good-natured, unsuspect ing simpleton, who, in defiance of fourteen years of aw ful, impressive experience, is mad enough to trust the pro fessions of a shatper, and the humanity of a murderer. CIVIs. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. TWENTY4IrTH BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF SPA IN. 'f ~, t. formed that the English ittny•Was reduced m less than 4 2o,ooo Lunn resolved upon moving his head-quarters from Astorga to Ilene v.eote. .Iye found in tke barns sevetal English %t ltd had been hanged by lair gPaniaids, His -STaysTfUtlit.izkiig.aiant and Ortlklitti the barns to be burnt—The peasants, whalever may be their re entutent, have no right to attempt the liven of ti* waggoners ?f either army. Nil .11Iskjesty has ordered the Eiiglish prismiert to he treated with all the respect due to soldiers who hale latintrested liberal ideas, and sentiments of honour. On the 4th, tit night, the Duke of Dalmatia's head-quarters were ten leagues fro ft 'Lugo. Governor De St. Cyr's division entered Barcelooa on the 17th. On the 15th, he came up with Generals Itedinks and wives's troops at Lieias, and conipletelv routed theca. lie took slx pieces of cannon, JO waggons, and :3000 Lien. TWENTY-SIXTII BULLETIN dF THIS ARMY Of! SPAIN. VALt.ADOLItI, JAlret t.--,ltel' General GOzion de St. Or entered Barielonai he Proceeded to the Lobregat, and forced the enemy's intrenChed camp, and took V,..5 13ieces biCohnoti. lie then took Tarrapida, a place of great importance. • TWENTY-SEVENTH BULLETIN OF THIS ARMY OF SPAIN. • V 4 LLA nottn, JAY. 9:—The Duke of Dalmatia; after the battle of Prievass, proceeded to expel the English from the post of Piedra Fallst. lie there took 1500 English prisoners, five pieces of cannon ; and several caissdas. The enemy was obliged to destroy a quantity of baggage and stores. The precipices were filled with them. Such was their precipitate flight and confusion, that the division of Sorge and Lahoussaye, found among the deserted baggage, waggons, tilled with gold and site ver t it was 'Sart of the treasure ef the Unglish army. The property fallen into our hands is etaimated.at two millions. Since our departdre from Benevente up to the sth. ialita we counted on the road 1800 English horses, that had, begs F i!!1,1 The remains of Romana's army are found wandering aboSt all directions, The retdains of the army of Mayorea, of Met= nia, of Barcelona, and of Naples, are made prisontis. The Spanish peasantry of Galicia and Leon, have no me?ey on the English. Notwithstanding the strictest orders 10 the contrary wt every' day find a itualet of the Ling`ibh assassinated. The Duke of Belluno is on. the fragus. - The !whole of. the Imperial Guard is concentrated at Valladolid,. The cities 9f Valladolid, of Palencia, Segovia, Avilia,Astorgas Leoni.l4. have sent numerous Deputations to the King. rI The city of Madrid has particularly distinguished . ; itself pip. 28,500 heeds of families have taken the va.th of allegiance upon the holy Sacrament. The citizens have proiniwd his bia. perial Majesty that if he *ill plate his brother up the throne, they will serve hit* with ail their efforts, aka defend him • ith all their means. . FEU. 13ENEVEtitt, JAN. t.—'the head of Merle's division, I forming part of the Duke of Dalmatia's corps, came up with the advanced the on the 2d. At four P. M. it reached the rear-guard of the English, Who were upon the heights of Prievass, a league before Villa Franca, cotrilsting of five thou sand infantry, and six hundeed tavalty. This position was a very fine position, arid difficult to attack. General Merle khade his dispositions. The infantry advanced, heat the charge, and the English were entirely rooted. The difficulty of the toutl did not pertnit the cavalry to charge, and only 200 pri soners were taken. We had some 56 men killed or wounded. General Colbert advanced to see if the cavalry could form; his hour was 4rtived—a ball struck him in the forthead, and he lived but a quarter of an hour. There are two roads from As torga to Villa Franra. The English took the right, the Spaniards the left; they marched without order—were Cut off and sur rounded by the Hanoverian Chasseurs. A General of Brigade and a whole division laid down their arms. • 53inte the 27th tilt. we have taken more than 10,000 prisoners,. timong whotnare 1,500 English. We have Pilsen also more than 400 baggage waggons, it waggonof tirelocks, their maga- Zines, and hospitals. The English retreat in disorder, leaving magazines, sick, wounded, and equi pa7,e. They w ill ex perience a still grea.ter loss, and if they he able to embark, it is probable it will ant be without the loss of bpif their,army ; but being in- TITENTiNEiGHTH BULLLTIN OF TUX MNIM.AP ~1 y ~ . semi*. ..• ' • ..t: t • . . t ,:; ~,,, •. VALLADOMN ;lAN& 13.4-fbe part 01'114 treaters of the enemy which hatfalleti into (Air hands is I,BOo46o,fraiNS. The inhabitants assert that the English hand;, carried off from eight to ten Millions. . . The English General tensing it impesstble that the trench infantry and artillery should haile followed him, Arid. oioed upon him a certain number of marches, particularly is& mountains so difficult as those of Gallicia, thought be could only he pur sued by cavalry and sharp-shouters. He tobk thereCre the pu• sition of Castro on his right, supported by the river Tombite s which poises by Lugo, and is not fordable. .. • The Duke of Daltnatia arrived on the 6:11 In presence ot the enemy. He employed the s tili and Bth in reconnoiterity, the enemy, and collecting his infantry and artillery, which we e ; still in the rear. lie formed his plan of s ta ck . The ISt on y of the enemy was attackable — he man o e uvr e d on their le t. His dispositions required some movements on the 81h, the Duke being determined to attack on the 9th- 7 -but the enemy retreated in the &tilt, and in the morning our advanced•guara entered Lugo. The enemy left 3(1) sick in the hospitals; a picric of 18 pieces of cannon, and- 319 waggaus of auimutatio4. IN cosags .tl`- .. I ;~~ I,