The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-28 00:00:00

General Beresford reached Lisbon, on the night of the 3d instant, and he is to be employed as be fore, in organizing and training a new body of 1.0,000 Portuguese. On the 9th of June, the Bri tish army in Portugal amounted to 50,000 men. Of this number there are 30,000 rank and file ac tually fit for duty, and ready to be led against the enemy ; there are 7000 wounded, but doing well, and likely soon to be able to return to their duty ; and 5000 sick, no extraordinary number at the pre sent moment, when the unhealthy season has al ready set in. The remainder are employed on command, in detachment, the garrison of Lisbon, and other duties; and there are upwards of 2000 prisoners, including the 1500 wounded taken at Talavera, which are always included in the returns from Portugal, under the head of prist , ners. In referring to the British force in the Peninsula, we are not to omit 7000 men at Cadiz ; nor are we to omit the recent reinforcements destined for that service, which, including those already arrived, those on their way, and those embarking and under orders, amount to no le.is than 13,000. In a very short time Lord We,Fngton will have 11 reginvms of cavalry, amounting to no less than between .5000 and (3000 rank and file. Letters received from an Officer of the Artillery in Lord Wellington's army, at Portalegre, state, that Soult had made a strong re,:onnoissance of three days of our position, and that lie had suddenly re tired, supposed towards Seville, as he had broken up his camp. Lord Wellington's army retained their ground, and were going into cantonments.— The tents for the Royal Artillery had arrived at Portalegre from Lisbon, as previous to that every Officer and private had for six weeks slept on the hire ground, yPt were still healthy. The hut con voy, with the 32d and other regiments, from Guern sey, had arrived safe at Lisbon, and were preparing co march to join Lord Wellington's army. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon have elected Lord Wellington an Honorary Member of their Institution, and have offered a gold medal, of the value of 50,000 reis, for the best 0 , History of the Campaigns of Lord Wellington, in Portugal, up to the c: use of 1811," to be written in Portu guese, English, or French. rtinesday, a Mail arrived from Anholt. Sir James Saumarez continued, the c2d of last month, in Wingoe Sound. The accounts from Carlscrona represent the affairs in the Baltic to have assumed a pacific aspect. The Russians on the left side of the Danube act merely on the defensive, from which it is inferred that the Court of St. Petersburgh is adjusting the existing differences with the Porte. In tact, peace between the RussiAns and the Turks is expected to take place immediately. Another sanguinary scene has taken place in Constantino ,ple among the Janissaries, but the tumult was Subdued, and tranquillity restored, in cony2quence of the energetic measures adopted by the Grand An article from G otten b urg h states, that every thing proceeds there very quietly. Admiral Sau marez Fermits the coasting trade with Swedish produce, and the Swedes, in return, shut their eyes to every thing that is inconsistent with their decla, ration of war against England. 473 .dnesday a Mail arrived from Heligoland. Count Gottorp, the Ex-King of Sweden, imme diately after he landed at Tonningen, was put under arrest, and a messenger was sent to Buonaparte iA forming him of the circumstance.--All communi cation between Heligoland and the neighbouring coast is completely cut off, and the merchants in the island are preparing to break up their establish ments. The price of fresh provisions, in conse quence of the want of supplies from the adjoining coast, is exorbitantly dear. On Wednesday litst, Parliament was prorogued by Commission to the 22d of August next. The Speech read by the LORD CHANCELLOR, contained the fullest approbation expressed by the PRINCE REGENT of the wise measures adopted during the course of the Session, and his congratulations on the glorious sticcesses which had marked the career of our arms. abroad, as %veil as his de:ermination to support with increased vigour the cause of our Allies. • Mr. [lase, Chief Cashier of the Bank, on Tues day read a letter upon 'Change, from Mr. Whar ton, of the Tteasury, to the Governor and Deputy- Governor of the Bark;, stating, that he was or dered by the Lords of the Treasury to acquaint them, that Mr. John Sivewright had not fulfilled the engagements he had entered into respecting the contract for the Third Lottery, and, upon a repre sentation upon oath, the Lords of the Treasury had released him from the said contracts; but dftired the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank to make the same public, as they had done the props sals for the said Lottery. _ _ _ The Duchess of Brunswick, now in her 74th year, is dangerously ill at Blackheath. The outward-bound East India fleet, under con voy of the Theban frigate, arrived at Madeira on the 20th and 21st ult. and would proceed on their voyage in about a week. The following is a list of the fleet : Charles Marquis Wellesley, Dover Castle. Lord Castlereagh, Lady Castlereagh, iVlollatt, Tottenham, Retreat, David Scott, Surrey, Warren Hastings, atni the Walthamstow. Advices twin Vienna, dated July 6, state— " The want of raw materials, the difficulty even of procuring them, and the fall of the paper money, paralyze our manufactures, and a part of the workmen are without employment. To this we must add, that the consumers, whose incomes are diminished, confine themselves to bare necessa ries ; and articles of luxury and elegance are not saleable. The merchants who have imported the silk and cotton of the Levant lose considerably by paying in specie." The following is the French Budget for 1811, presented by the Orators of the Council of Sla c Fr;i:.( • 27,40, 8,8('O,000 60,0' 0,00 24.000.000 8,100,0 A) 280,000,000 18 0' 4). c 0 140,000,000 • 16,500,000 o; , ,000 $7.5X,W0 Expenditure of the Grand Judge FureiFn Affairs Dorneitic Atrairs Faiancts Imperial Treasury War Ministry of War Marine . Religion . Poiice Expense of Negoliations . • funds in reserve remaining overplus of the Expenses . . . ~ . 22 034,000 Grand Total . . 777 ,74,`,00:410 THE NATIONAL REGISTER.