The National Register. — London, England, 1811-04-28 00:00:00

264 William Salter, of Brixton, Surrey, merchant. R 'Oen Lowe, of the H.tyinarhet, linen-draper. Edward Dodd, of Dock-head, Bermondsey, tallow-chandler. William Blanc:lard, of the Seven Dials, dealer in•paper and rags. CERTIFICATES, MAY IS. Jonathan Hopkins, of Worcester, merchant.—Robert Saxby, of Weeley, Essex grocer.—David Shand,of Liverpool, merchant. —John Connde Cook, late of Brighthelmstone, .Sussex, con fectioner.—William Whiteley aut./ James Whiteley, late of Leeds, dvers.—James Lovett, of Colchester, Essex, grocer.—Jostpli Nailer, of Jeffrys-square, Stint Mary-Axe, merchant.—John Newnum, cf Bishopsgate-street-without, linen-draper.—Wil liam Smith, of Stratford, Essex, corn-chandler.—William Par sons, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, corn-tactor.—Thomas Hast ings and Rowland Hastings, of Queen-street -park, Southwark, silversmiths.—John Oulton, of Liverpool, drysalter.—John Salis bury, of Highgate, victualler.—ThomasDagnall, of Liverpool, comb-maker.—Haiwah Webb, of Manchester, victualler.— ichn Hiacin - son, of Manchest r, cotton-manufacturer.—Elkan Levy, of Clifton-street, Finsbury-square, merchant.—William Woodward, of Fore-street, carpenter.—Samuel Chalfont, of Fulmer, Bucks, corn-deafen—William Forbes, of Liverpool, merchant.—James 'Webber, of Webb-street, Southwark, rag merchant.—James Lee, John Scott Martineau, and James Wil kinson, of Bie4d-street, copartners.—Richard '['row, sen. of Cray's-inn-lane-road, cowkeeper. THE NA HONAL itEtilSFEw 3Lonbon. SUNDAY, APRIL 2R, 1811. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE. , The Extraordinary Gazette publishedlast Thurs day c4tained the latest dispatch that has yet been received from Lor .1 WELLINGToN - . It is dated the 9th inst. His Lordship writes from Villa FermoSa, and informs us of the final retreat of the French into Spain. They had hit a Fart icon at Almeida, but did n®t seem to entertain very sanguine hopes of its being able long to resist our arms, as they had removei every thing valuable from , that fortress, and among the rest the heavy artillery with which they besieged it last summer. All communication between their army and its garrison was to cut off by Sir W. ERSKINE, on the 7th after he had taken many prisoners from a division of the 9th corps which he drove from .Tunca. On the Sd inst. .a most gallant affair took place at the passage of the Coa.The enemy occupied the strong poLiti:als on the Upper C3l, and Lord VIELLtNoToN made prepara tionsto cross that river with part of his army and turn their left. This movement was executed by Col. , BECKWITH'S brigade of light infantry, with two squar 1 Tons ofcavalry, fOur companies of the 9.5 th, and three of Col. ELnErt'scacadores, supported by the 4.3 d re giment. The enemy's piquets were driven in, - .l:inst owing to a mistake ocasioned by a rain storm, these troops instead of turning the left of the French corps fell upon its main body. They were divers back, but in their turn repulsed an attack made on thorn by a solil column with cavalry and artilery. Fol. lowing up their advantage, they were attacked a secoro time on the right and left, and forced to re., top bd t incl a wall, from whence issuing anew they slime more repulsed the I:aemy, aud took a howitzer IoIAL REGISTER. from them. Three or four other retreats and at. ,tacks followed, but at the time the French were making_ .disyositions to __dislodge our . troops from the - t(3 of ;:height, they perceived that our cavalry had passed on the rear of their left, and Major-General DUNLOP'S column has just crossed the bridge of the Coa, threatenefl their right. They then retreated, leaving howitzer in the hands of its gallant conquerors and preservers, 200 killed on the field, and 6 officers and SOO prisoners. This is justly deemed by his Lordship one of the most glorious actions in which British troops were ever engaged. The enemy continued their march during the night, and on the 4th re-entered the Spanish terri tory. It is thus they have fulfilled their threat of driving our troops into tile sea. The, only place they still retain in Portugal is Almeida; and as our army has taken a position on the frontiers, it is im possible they should attempt to relieve that fortress, unless they should once more dare to invade a country from whence they have been so gallantly driven, with a loss too heavy to be repaired in less than several months. . . „ ow — SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE PORTUGUESE: .It is impossible to cast a glance at the Suhscrip. tion opened for the relief of the suTering Portu guese, without feeling pride and exultation. Pride, at belonginito a country whose armies bleed to re conquer the freedom of the world, and not as the newspaper report of Mr. CANNING'S speech on Fri, day, said, to make the world our prize, and whose citizens rel;eve the distresses of nr4fions.! Exulta. tion, at seeing that all those, who in a just cause endure the miseries of war, are always sure to find in compassionate Britain, • not only an arm to assist in fighting their battles, but a spontaneous flow of tre:umre to feed their exertions, remove their wants, and repair their losses. The sum.already.subscribed in the city of London alone, amounts to upwards of 18,0001. THE NAT REPORTED COMMOTIONS IT4 HOLLAiVIS. The rumours which prevailed during the week, of an extensive insurrection having broken out in Tolland, were greatly exaggerated. The time is not yet arrived when die ancient Batavian spirit will revive, and start forth from the ruins of its country, once more to redeem its independence. NAro f LEON':; policy has long since removed from the very hearing of what passes in their native land, the Dutch troops, whose numbers the Spani:,h war con sinws rapidly. Drained of the strength of its man it has been deprived of its national exist. cnce, Holland new contains little more than ae and AO