The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-14 00:00:00

enough *he Rhinish confederacy, are satisfied with the despoil exercises over them P Will they remain ignorant of the reverse he has suffered 1 After the repeated modifications they have been exposed to from the insolent upstart, will ltbe wounded pride of German Princes feel no pleasure in • ibis account ? There is no reason to believe they will 'obey so implicitly his dictatorial mandates for assembling new armies to attack Austria. Whatever way be turns, - in whatever enterprise he embarks, his difficulties will ac cumulate. There is not an Austrian ooldier or officer, when they . are acquainted with the defeat of the French by Spanieh peasants, that will feel any appreh ensions on the subject of a new war. That Government has been long prepared for the event. It is too well acquaint •ed with the character of BONAPARTZ, to have expected security from any other quarter, but from its own excl.-. tions and resources. The destruction of the Prussian 'monarchy, and the infatuation of the Russian cabinet, have encreased its danger and alarm. So that if BONAPARTE ;per to replace his blasted laurels with fresh ones col- Unfit 'in Austria, be will find it more difficult than is imagined, to effect his purpose. After the sentiments, of •"'..eienemlnat. *tad indignation manifested i . n Holland, Italy, able we t r o ., coleti btile a sufficien tl y strong :rang to b atta ll l et tlt e t Will be leave Holland, Brabant, Naples defenceless, and collect his whole force and overwhelm Austria at once ?; Persons who calculate in this manner, seem to forget, that if another insurrection break out on 'Ay part of the Con. tiaent, it will spread like wild fire. They must think his government very paternal, when they reason thus. The more we reflect on his situation, so far from being uneasy about his inundating Austria with troops, the more con viction we feel that he will, on the contrary, endear our to temporise with that power. But there is no cause to sus• w.t. that she feels relative to her situation, all the appre hensions that our humane Journalists entertain about the impending storm that is ready to burst over hers and may tie therelore not inclined to temporise with BONAPAETIIIC This is the favorable moment, if she has any energy or virtue left, to retrieve her former honour, reputation, and rank among nations. These arc no vain speculations we are indulging in, every account received in the course of the week through an unasexpkioult channel, corroborates the statements in one two letters we were first able to lay before the public. The contents of these letters are new confirmed by every subsequent information rerciv ed from Holland, and this confirmation will shed*, in the most palpable light, the levity and inconsiderateness of some of our contemporaries, who allowed themselves some insinuations relative to their authenticity. Let our last letter be compared with every intelligence received this week from Holland, and on perceivin g that we anticipated an entire week the accounts last received from that coun try, the importance of. our having been able to secure a Correspondent in Germany, when every kind of inter course with the Continent is sa difficult, wilt be duly ap preciated by our Readers. However, we are happy to perceive that Austria is better prepared for the chances of new war, than 'he has been for sixteen years. She must General Castanos having preparations, termined on bis plan of attack, marched to Andujar on the 15th. General Reding WO to pass the River above Manjibar, and attack Baylen. The Marquis De Compigny was to pass at Villa Nueva, and support General Reding. General Castanos, with the third division and reserve, was to attack the bridges in front. Lieutenant Colonel Cruz was to pass the river at Man treolege. and to occupy the Sierra. Colonel Valde Pioos was to occupy the Puerto del Rey. On the 15th General Castanos took his position, and can nonaded the French with effect. General Compigny beat the French at Villa N nova, and killed about 200 of them. Lieu tenant-Colonel Cruz was obliged to retire, by the superior num bers of the enemy. " General Reeling, with about 8000 men, attacked the ene my, who bad about 5000, completely beat them, and took two pieces of cannon, but from want of provisions was forced to retire to Mar4lbar. " On the 17th, after a Council of War, ilwas determined to order the Marquis Dc Compigny tojoin General Reding, and it was determined that Baylen shotld be attacked with two di visions, and a feigned attack to be made on Andujar with the third division and reserve. " By a letter intercepted from General De Rovico, it appeara,that he was in visions, and was in hopes of reinforces's' , naturally led to the darns events w kith _ _ to the 20th." The followin Oecial Bulletin was issued by Govern - Mont on Thursday morning 64 Intelligence was this morning received by Government, from Lieut.-Col. Doyle, dated Comma, rho dtlinf August, at mid night. The Lieut.-Col. states, that be bad read a letter, dated Madrid, 27th of July. which says, that so that morning the French commented their Retreat from that City ; that Jo , eph Bonaparte had quitted Madrid, and bad taken away every thing of value belonging to the Court. Itvery Frenchman was fol. lowing him, and they were taking the direction of Burger). •" 'he writer of the letter - is nephew to a Member of the Junta of the Gallicias. " A letter from Tarragon, dated the 27th July, states that the army of Valencia and Margie which consisted of 60.0 00 men, had on that day passed through that town, on its war to Madrid. It is also stated, that Echervias, at the head of the Smugglers, had advanced towards Madrid, and that he was within 13 leagues of that city. " Private advice" from Arragon state, that the Patriots had been successful in that quarter. arshal Bessierin has evacuated Benevente, and continued is retreat to Barges. " The Asturian army, ander the command of General Pinot . , bas made an incurring on the read towards Burgos, and had taken a French convoy, with eight waggons laden with plunder. General Castanet was advancing in La Mancha." Letters from Holland, of the 9th inst. have been receir.c.( l in town, which state that the cs out to form an army against Austria ripts ; a nd those who d ()lled_ not come forward in a speci fi ed time are to have their names Con have been ca expunged as Citizens, and outlawed. The Grenadier an tie ieP td Light Infantry Companies of t he Guards are expected to be im m e diately brigaded, on foreign service, which will complete of this corps, with thosc already under orders, 6003 rank and filo. the effective to tor s: Dupont to the Duke rat distress for pro 1, Their particulars ihowoiktraas the llth ... _, , . .. ...... • • I 524 ......r....miimiwno.i...ariiimwsions : asi i ii i iimiattamaimmiumminan , " i t ' TifFiVA T TlAN T' A ti fi t tithiiiß AUGU "' ---. I stbindon—the idea is absurd. The ridieutopi potion, p o lio) or another pass the Bahicon, and the r the . which bas been repeated even to %1 . „thot. he' ' r t , whilit the memorT of BOSAPAIITIe, atroellies,and p s r h e a ced pe e:l f th a e n , I would disembarrass himself of Spain. . - amid . pi — g back their Irsansisayva, !proves very hale knosiledge of his • 11111111•1111•111101.111.11.111.1 il character, and of the nature of the present contest.— lig Th rg e ee f g oll is o f wi rc n ah g " det the sils 7 o: d t s li Pf e e b v e e r nb ana lr a l h ' it Nis reputation and security are too much at Stake.— ' surrender of Dupont has been issued if he yield to the exigency of the moment, his situation . official Bulletin by Goverament : , becomes more precarious, than if be fight it out. His con- ~ Ity letters dated St. Andero, the lit of Almost, it appears, tt ' missions will be imputed by the Spaniards. and every other 'K* that a Nobleman bad arrived there who lied escaped front Mil- -0) in Europe, to fear. There are no means le ft him drid on the 25th Jelly. He says, that there were ant above 'for p alliation ; And should he attempt to retrieve his lost 12,000 French with Joseph Bonaparte, at Madrid; that they • et Amour by turuing his arms against the House of Austria, were fortifying the Betiero, and that the city was the most : with what front, with what confidence will he dare speak to afflicting spectacle possible. Several ef the new Ministers had made their escape from Madrid ; and as the Duke D'lnfantade Ihis armies of their invincibility, a fter the disgrace he 'iltiabted, and his inability to retrieve it. Is any person was not there, it was hoped that be also had escaped. " Official advice' have been this morning received from Ge. • ;Silly or weak enough to think, that the members comp osin g anal Castanos's camp, up to the 17 tb ult. These state, that :at... si kiniak rnnfedemacv. are satisfied with the despotism he General Castanos having made all his preparations, and de- I ~- ~,- ~, * ~y A' am DI hi 1" , r