The National Register. — London, England, 1811-01-20 00:00:00

provided he should be allowed his freedom and a pension. Let us beware ; his disgrace may I.nve been a feint. We have a NAPOLEON ) several Gene rals, and a whole French army in this country— let us not give him a Minister too. THE NA TI Al, REGISTER. PORTUGAL. Extracts of Lord WELLINGTON'S dispatches, dated Cartaxo, Dec. 22 and 29, have appeared in the Gazette. They inform us that reinforcements, consisting of 16 or 17,000 men, had probably, by that time, according to his Lordship's computa tion of their progress, joined MASSENA, who had posted some troops on the Lower Coa, and sent others- towards Castello Branco, after throw ing three bridges over the Zezere. No men tion whatever is made, at least in what has been published, of the capture of a French spy, or of the probability of an approaching action. Private Letters represent the renewal of offensive operations as very distant. They assert that the French Officers at Santarem spent their time in festivity, whilst our own and the Portuguese amused them selves with bull fights and other sports of that nature. Mutual invitations were given and received by officers of both armies; and it was perhaps for the purpose of preventing this dangerous inter course that Marshal BERESFORD in his daily orders directed that every officer belonging to the division of the combined forces, under his command, should on no pretence whatever mbsent hiniself for a term exceeding 24 hours. It is ,also stated, that this order was issued in consequenceQf the discoveries made by )VZnssE::A'sAide-de-camp,enin the vicinity of Cas tello Branco. The Moniteur has mentioned a snare spread to deceive Lord WELLINGTON • might not the revelations of this spy form part of t hat snare, and be intended to occasion some movement of our troops, which might assist the plans of the enemy ? He is said to have reported that want of bread would shortly compel MASSENA to retreat, and in consequence of this information, our Commander is represented as doing every . thing in his power to bring on a decisive action. Let him beware ; a moment's imprudence may render months of cau tion useless. Large reinfot cements a. e to sail shortly to join his Lordship. TURKEY. The fate of Turkey is nearly decided. Defeated in every point by the Russians, she has turned her* arms against herself at the very time she tried to regociate a peace with her triumphant enemy. Forty thousand Janissaries lately rose against' the GitAND SEIGNIOR, who was compelled to seek a re fuge on board his fleet, whilst they violated the sanctity of the Seraglio, pillaged the treasury, and set Constantinople on fire. At last the fugitive Emperor collected the troops of the neighbouring provinces, and a desperate conflict within the walls of the Metropolis ensued, in which the Janissaries were defeated with the lose of 18,000 killed. This information is conveyed in an official Turkish bulletin, contained in the Dutch and German Papers to the 3d. inst. which re4che4 us ye§terclay. INTERCEPTED' DOCU,vIx,NTS. Several State Papers purporting to be a plan for the annexation of Spain to France, the formula of JosEPH'S act of Abdication, and a letter from his Minister at Paris, Count AZAN7A, to a friend in Madrid, were published in Me London Papers during the week. Much stress w:is laid on their importance, but, on examining them closely, we found so many proofs of their being forgeries as to induce us to reject them. They :tre, however, ably written, and by men who must be well acquainted not only with the politics, but with the politicians of the Court of France. Their intent is laudable, if forgery at any time may be deemed entitled to' praise. It is to revive the flagging spirit of the Spanish Patriots by threatening tn-!:na, n )r only with Slavery under a Foreign Usii:prr; but with the total annihilation of their national existence. Three ships have arrived from tan coast of France, The following is an extract from one of the letters they have brought. 46 Paris, JAN. 9.—The Courier that arrived on the 4th inst. from Pstersburgh, brought advice, from the Minister CAULIN.• coca r, stating the seizure and confiscation of more than OD ships in the Russian ports, in consequence of the EMPEROR hav ing acceded to the Continental System. The Burning Decree of the 19th October will also, it is said, be carried into effect, not only in Russia, but in Austria." In addition to the preceding particulars, we have the subsequent letter, which may be considered as an official document, although we.do not think it prudent to explain the authority from which it is de-, rived. It gives a most interesting explanation on the subject of the relation between France and America. " The French Government has not been more successful to regard to America than in respect to England. It has no'vr brought the United States to the point anxiou ly looked forward to by the EMNz ito tt for the last three or feur years, which mu , t force America to go to war with England, not only on account the Orders in Council, but on account of the blockade she has adopted. " After the f :rmal declarations on the part of France, relative to the Decrees of Berlin and Milan, it is necessary that England should decide on the course she will pursue. The repeal of her ()Hers in Council cannot be demanded of her, since they are no longer in existence, being modified by a general blockade of all ports under the dominion of France. On this blockade she will have to declare herself; and it is believed she will raise then* en masse. In all preb.,bility this act will not be sufficient to sa tisfy the French Government, and thus the United States will he placed in a chit :lick. If they consider this modification Oa the part of England all that can be required, France willagaira strip them; and, if, on the contrary, the United States reneve the Non-intercourse Law, Great Britain will attack - ,hem. Let these circumstances then be attended to, since the discussion of the Britilk Pa! ban .eut it is found that the system. England has adopted, consider: the palladium or her power. 44 With regard to cemmerce with England, the EMPEROR, by the sole power he possesses of introducin Colcmial produce, has become as,it were the Graed Donai ier of the Continent, and England permits her Co:onial pro& Lie,- to enter French ports to fill the coffers of the enemy, deriving herself but little advantage as a renumeration. Clayed Sugar, for instance, for which England receives rive pence, pet, s to the Grand Douanier forty four pence, eight or nine ft :les its intrins;c value, and gives France, in consequAice, tsig:;:t or nine times the benefit Great Britain derives front it, exc,usive of the charges which the lat ter has to pay to the growers, the shipper, the insurer, and the factor. This reasoning is not without truth, and thus it itrthat the EMPEROR proves to England that her monopoly of the com merce of the world is a useless iAvantage." Friday being the Anniversary on which her MAJESTY'S Birth-day is celebrated, instead of the 19th of May, the ,ame was partially observed in the Metropolis, the morning being ushered in with the ringing of bells ; and some flags were displayed Qa the steeples and public buildings.