The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-21 00:00:00

Ad. 41, 456 every thing, the result of imperious circumstances, was not his and . could not he imputed to him in any respect. " That General maintained the colony in a prospercus state, Dry his cars and by the encouragement given to the marine twider his orders. It may even be presumed, that with le:,s activity and success in his plans against the English, he would have caused them less inquietude, and consequently that they would not Lave thought of collecting the most powerful means for obtaining possession of an island, from which he, incessantly harassed them. In fire, this General had talien good measures, and made wise arrangements, for defendlng the colony with the feeble means which were at his disposal. " The Council of Enquiry therefore think, that the capture of the isle of France must be imputed to the want of troops, of sup plies, and of money, which circumstances did not permit the mother country to sen d out to it: (Signed) Marshal SERRURIEA, PreS, Counts DE.) EA N, LA NIA RTILLIERE, and GASSENDI." The Moniteur also contains a very long Report on the state of the French finances, delivered to the Legislative Body by M. Mor,LE4us. We can only extract a few passages, which relate to the naval and military expences of France. Paris, July 4. " You will find, Gentlemen, in the Budget for the Marine service, an augmentation of 35 millions when compared with th . :t of 1810. This augmentation appear moderate, when coinidLred in reference to the ma! itirne force which we have acquired, and the measures which are in preparation to increase it still more. The union of Holland has furnished 10,000 sea men, and 13 ships of the line; an extent of 300 le:!gues of coast has. been added t.. the Empire; a great number of ships k.f the line are buildinzi the maritiiiie corFeription goes on with stucce.s. 64 Let every Frenchman, lit every f fend of his country, rejoice at seeing tll‘ Government make such gi eat efforts to hasten the termination of a war which our enemies would wish to !rake eternal. Proud of their momentary superiority upon the seas, .they reject all the measures which might re',tori peace to the world; but they will. soon be compelled to support, tipon that very element which they wish to comiwind, com bats from which French valour will derive as much glory as advantage. "The expences of the war department were fixed, in alt. Budget of 1610, at 350 millions ; the actual expenditure amounted to 391 millions; 460 millions are proposed for the rar 1811. " His MAJESTY himself announced to you, at the opening of your Session, that in the first quarter of this year 100 millions v.traordinary had been placed at the disposal of the War Minis ter, to cover the expellees of the new armaments which then appeared necessary. It is thus that his MAJ es TY has explained the ca1...3e of the augtnentation of the war-budget for this year; al:d you it'ive admired, Gentlemen, the wise foresight of a 50v..1) v..1) ) prepares those means for guarding himself against the ntnst kliqatit dancers. " Eight hundred thousard men are under arms ; all the strong places are in the boA state ; others are constructing with the greatest activity, to consolidate the defence of the frontiers, and to securt,t the tranquillity of future generations. 46 If the war beyond the Pyrenees demands eztraordinary expellees, the fruits of these sacrifices cannot be doubtful.— England, by making the people of Spain mistake their true inte rests, may still prolong, perhaps for some time, this unequal struggle; but her object, that of overturning the continental system, shall never be attained. Reduced to herself, and aban doned by all her allies, she is already exhausting her last re sources, and the blood of her own children is shed in a foreign czt:se. It was from the 'height 0 his throe, that the most LLD rious of MOnai - chs predicted to us a -most glorious issue. His immovable will has been always calculated upon the extent of his means. Let us confidently hope, that the moment is not far distant when the liberty of the seas, and the repose of the world shall be conquered upon the fields of the Peninsula." The Whaler is arrived at Plymouth from Gibral• tar. She left Admiral Keates at sea on the 18th ult. She has not brought any confirmation of the action in the Bay of Rosas, as reported during the week. The young Prince of ORANGE had arrived at Lisbon with the last fleet from England ; and his Highness immediately set out for the head-quarters of the British army. The Fisgard conveying the Portuguese Minister to Russia has arrived off Revel. The inhabitants are said to have expressed much joy at the sight of a British frigate in their waters. We understand that this ship will not be admitted to enter the Neva, but that a Russian vessel will receive the Minister on board to conduct him to the capital. We have received an official account of a most, gallant and successful attack en a nunierous French escort by the Spanish corps commanded by Gene ral MINA, almost at the gates of Vittoria. The French corps was most desperately cut up ; the Spanish prisoners whom they were escorting wete retaken ; arid an immense booty fell into the hands of the brave Patriots. . The French have entirely evacuated Astorga and Leon, which were occupied by Gen. 3ANTOCILDES. The possession of these towns has enabled that Ge neral greatly to increase his . army ; and the deser tions from the enemy are stated to be numerous. Lord STANHOPE'S Bill was on Friday night read a third time and passed : after which the House of Commons adjourned to Tuesday, when the Bill will receive the Royal Assetn, and on Wednesday Par liament is expected to he prorogued. On Friday after the Prince Regent's Council had concluded the state business, the Recorcer of Lon (tan was admitted, and made his Report, when Richard Armytage and Charles Thomas were or dered fcr exec'itic'n on Wedne.day next. The point of renclyzvous for Sir JOSEPH YORKE'S squadron is Bermuda. The Governor of the State of Massachusetts, in his Address to the Senate and House of Represen tatives, declares, that the measures of Great Bri, tain towards America, " for a series of years, have been marked by every species of insult, injury, and injustice." He proceeds to censure England, and apologise for, or rather to vindicate the conduct of BUONAPARTE. The Governor, towards the con clusion of his speech, declares, that , g of late years the dismemberment of our union has been an avowed object in the Ministerial Papers of Great Britain, and to effect it a war has been urged against these „Yates." The Senate and House of Representa tives marked their unanimous approbation of this philippic against England, by ordering 5000 copies of the Governor's speech to be printed. At a pub lic dinner the Lieut.. Governor of Massachusetts gave the following toast :•••"41 Free commerce with the consent of foreign nations—if not, at the cannon's month !" To hear these Americans talk, we would suppose they were a great naval power. They re- mind us of the fable of the flog and.the ox. THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.