The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE, went down to Windsor in the morning. The for. mer returned to Carlton-house about four o'clock." " The accounts of last night differ very little from those of the morning. The want of sleep na turally produced an unfavourable effect, and the state of his MAJESTY was such, that expresses were sent off to town : in consequence of which the PRINCE REGENT, the Dukes of YORK and CUMBER LAND, set out immediately for Windsor, where they remained for near four hours." on the subject of prisoners on both sides. It is holt seldom that the enemy open their fire upon Cadiz, and when they do, little or no damage is done. Sir RICHARD KEATS had returned to Cadtz after an unsuccessful chace of a French squadron width w:ls said to have escaped from L'Orient. An Ame rican Captain was the informant on this occasion. PORTUGAL. The Duke of Clarence schooner, JOHN'S, is ar rived at Falmouth from Lisbon, in eighteen days. Up to the 13th ult. no news of any importance had reached that city from the army. The following is an extract of a letter from an Officer of the 97th regiment, to his family in Dub lin, dated at the Camp near Torre de More, July 11, 1811.—" The second division is encamped with us here. We are about ten miles from Elvas, and five from Campo Mayor, where the 3d and jth di visions are quartered. The enemy's army are cantoned in the different towns at the other side of the river :—they sometimes send foraging parties across, who are generally driven back by our ca valry., It is supposed that we shall remain on the defensive for some time : if they attack us here, which I believe they have no intention of doing, we shall have every advantage ; their numerous cavalry will be of little use in these hills. Lord WELLINGTON is adored by the military, thOugh he keeps up the most strict discipline; but lie attends to their wants ; and certainly no army in the world could be better supplied ; each man receiving daily a pound of bread and beef, with a pint of wine. He himself went round the hospital at Elvas, in quiring from the wounded men had they any com plaints, and seeing into every thing himself. " Lord WELLINGTON is reviewing the different divisions of his army, which he generally does be fore he commences any operation." CADIZ. A running ship has arrived from Cadiz, by which letters have been received to the 11th ult. They state, that since the sailing of the transports to Aya monte, advices had been received at Cadiz of Gene ral BLAKE having sustained a serious check in the Niebla ; but of the particulars we are not informed, and are therefore unable to conjecture whether it is the check alluded to in Lord WELLINGToN's dispatch, or some more recent affair. A very frequent inter course, by means of flags of truce, takes place be tween our troops in Cadiz and• the besieging army. We should suppose that this kind of iritgro?utke is FRENCH AND DANISH EXPLOITS. French P;tpers to the 30th ult. contain a dispatch from the Commander in Chief of the Toulon fleet, informing his Imperial master, that in order to pre. vent two frigates from falling into our hands, he dared to leave the harbour with 13 ships of t':e line and one frigate, and to manoeuvre with his vanguard within even two-thirds of cannon shot of ours ! Fortune assists the brave. He retired with all the fleet and the two frigates, and got safe back into port, with a few sails and masts slightly injured, and tl!e loss of some rigging. A dispatch from a Danish Lieutenant, command ing a detachment of seven Danish gun-brigs, and ten gun-boats, gives an account of his achievement. against a squadron of ours, consisting of four sail of the line, two frigates, and 160 merchantmen. The result was, that he was made prisoner, with four of his gun-boats, and the rest owed their safety by making off with all possible speed. DUKE OF CADORE. A docuinent, purporting to be a confidential communication from BUONAPARTE'S Minister, the Duke of CAuonc, to the Russian Court, attracted, last week, a large portion of public attention. It leached this country through the medium of Ame. rica, and contains a virulent attack on our Constitti. don and national character, both of which are re ! presented as so totally different from those possessed by the other nations of Europe, as to he totally in. compatible with their safety. It is, therefore, pro posed to impose a new Constitution upon us, and to secure our liberty by rendering our Monarchs abso. lute ! For whilst they continue to remain slaves, as this document tells us they are, it is impossible we should be free ! This paper is now generally con. sidered as forged. The courier alone, by which it was first published, still defends its authenticity ; but as several other political fabrications have occa sionally found their way into that print, among the rest BUONAPARTEIS pretended Speech to an AsSerri bly of Merchants, which was lately officially contrl. dieted by General LauftisT9N, it is not unlikely but the sagacity of the Editor may have been once more deceived. We shall, therefore, not attempt to confute the assertions contained in that document until t4c Lg . its auttienticity shall have been 'set. at rest. • _ NMI 7