The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-01 00:00:00

330 TIT NATIO servants .; :which prejudices' were conveyed to them in an open. fr.ink, and therefore consolatory manner. Yet at the cod of the limited Regency, such an eq,erience had he had of those servants—So advantageous to his coun try did he perceive these measures to be—So productive of glory, of honour, and benefit that he had the magna nimity to avow the change which had taken place in his mind respecting them, and to signify his pleasure, that they should continue to ad;ninister the affairs of the Coun try." If we look at the chief events that have occurred during the restricted Regency, we shall find that the mea- , sures of Government have really been productive of glory, , cf honour, - and benefit. To their wise management of the war in the Peninsula we are indebted for the triumphs which our armies have won. Had they, as the Opposi tion wished it, contented themselves with sending a limited force to act as allies, and not as principals in Portu gal, would that kingdom be now completely redeemed ; from the yoke of the enemy ? Should not the boasts of the French Emperor have, ere now, been realized, and our soldiers driven into the sea ? If our ComMander, de riving strength from the vigour of his genius, should have maintained himself in possession of some part of the Portuguese territol y, would he have been able to produce any serious diversion in behalf of the Spaniards ? Would the glories of Busaco, Fueme d'Onor, Albuera, . Ciudad Rodrigo, beam round the brows of our warriors, a I:eacon to lead our allies to victory, and to strike our foes ith terror and defeat ? If we turn our eyes from the Pe oinsula to the shores of the Atlantic, shall we not find, not withstanding all the clamours of the discontented at home, utd the democratic rabble abroad, that the honour of the British name has been worthily snpperted ? Unawed by all the threats f American hostility into undue concessions, shall we not acknowledge the propriety of that firm system of policy. adopted tossoirds the United Slates, which neither invites nor shrinks from proffered war ? If we glance at the East and at the West, shall we not perceive the almost boundless extentiou of our Empire ? Shall, we not see all the colonies of our enemy and of his allies tomishing tin der oi* sway ? If we hok at the Continent, we behold a world in arms, exhausted by its hostility against us, and whilst it acknowledges our power unconquerable, longing shat: , the blessings of Creedom and prosperity which we , alone amidst the nations, continue to enjoy. That mea sures which have produced such effects should be approved, and that men.who have produced such measures should be retained at the helm of the State, will in future, we trust,. require no explanation. By a vessel arrived from St. Lucar, with a cargo of v.ines, we learn, that Sourer licensed the cargo. A pas s ”iger, who.came over - in the. vessel, states, that &mei . applied to the new Regency, offering to allow any quan tity of wine to be exported from St. Lucar, provided the ilkvalue should be rettirned in grain and flour, a portion of which would be distributed amongst the inhabitants of St. Lucar and Seville. No answer had been . returned at the t me of this gentleman's departure. TWO large American. ships laden with flour and grain, bound for Cadiz, had been captured by the French, and carried into St. Lucar, where the ships and cargoes were condemned, and the crews committed to prison. Amer by the Louisa, ar t ived at 'hence she sailed on the •1411 i ; lie* , or important, but arc \toms of hostility to this cut' _ lic,iii Papers have ken received t Liverpo.6l; from New York, wi 10141 intrtitt,A 'ofrsitrply. Ayaliirig _. .. , , • rot IN , R 9. 1 iiV, ', S yrn p' .•i:. . : : • ''• ' ' \ ' . j: ;.f .- - ...,•-''' 4: '‘l ,TER . • FOREIGN INTELLIGENCt. LISBON PAPERS. . • VALLN TIA DE ALCANTARA., JAN. 31.—The enemy who occupied points on the Tagus banks of the Tuhr, have lessened some garrisons, and entirely withdrawn others. Falavera has a very trifling garrisor The expeditionary division, commanded by Brig. Norilla, on the 14th entered Ciudad Real, the enemy having previously abandoned. it.. The inhabitants received his troops as welcome guests, showing that they remained constant to our just cause. Morilla continued attacking the French garrison of Alleagro, on the 16th ; but the French,informA of this design, arrived with great reinforcements ' so that Morilla retired to Ciudad Real, but wi:hout ot her loss than that of threw soldiers and eight horses killed, and five men wounded. OPTICIAL DISPATCH ERUM MARSHAL GENERAL LORD WELLINGTON TO DON M. P. YORJAZ• . " Head-quarters, Freneida, Feb. 5. "The enemy has no troops on this side the river 'Formes. Notwith standing I have received accounts from different places, stating, that General Bonnet has evacuated the Asturias, which intelligence I before communicated to your Excerency, 1 inane to doubt the truth of these communications. It is certain that that General concentrated his troops in Oviedo, between the 15th and shah of January, and that Porlier has occupied Gijon. General Abadia put his army in motion on the 26th ult. in order to oblige General Bonnet. to retire with his army from the Asturias. I hear that there is in the Gazette of Madrid of the '2.Bth of January a copy of a letter faom Marshal Suchet to King Joseph, an nouncing his entrance into Valencia, General Blake having been made prisoner, with 16,000 men. No movement of importance has taken place in the South of Spain." Limo:`, FEB. B.—Yesterday arrived in this capital as prisoners, M. Barrier, late. Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, M. Hiessack , Commandant of the Artillery, and the Captain Commandant of the fortress, Thu enaut. To-day entered 568 soldiers and officers, taken at the same time. It is said Mina has entered Arragon to co-operate with the Empecinado. We have just learned that Brig. Espoz and Mina have routed a conside rable French corps near Huesca, in Arragon, in the same place where he formerly performed a similar exploit. A letter from Freneida, dated Feb. 4, gives the following particulars l'he famous Mina having taken prisoners the garrison of Huesca, consisting of 1000 men, was, whilst conducting them towards Navarre, attacked, on the 11th of January, by 30`. 0 French, who attempted to release the prisoners; but his gallant division succeeded in completely repulsing them, with the loss of 1500 men in killed and prisoners. In Catalonia the Patriots continue to obtain great advantages; the enemy's force in that province being far from respectable. The Governor of Badajuz has issued an order that all the peasants, who choose to work on the fortifications, shall be paid 380 reels per day. The garrriscm of that fortress his evinced much dissatisfaction at ban plac , d upon half rations. FE/1. 10.—We have no intelligence from the North of Portugal which indicates any movements of consideration. From Campo Major, under date est the 6th, thee write as follows : " The Fretirli in faidajaz ie - e quite mad with the loss of Ciudad Iln drigo. The i n habitoneecuistinue to arrive here, in consequence of the great scarcity of provisions; they state the garrison to consist of 3000 infrtry, and '250 horse." FEB. 14.—1 n respect to the North of Spain, every thing remains in the same state. The Asturias Gazette says, " We are assured King Joseph will arrive at Valladolid; that Marmont is expected there with 6000 men of the 30,000 they have demanded of Spain for the North." Fee. 16.—Not a word.of news. Ciudad Rodrigo is again placed in a respectable state of defence, and our troops have in general retired. • Marniont, it is reported, proposed to evacuate Salamanca altogether. He has already left that place with his army, and is now at Toro. Head-quarters are at Freneida, where hunting, shooting, and private theatricals, are the order of the day. --- DIPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. ---4. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, no business of public importance occurred at this House. THURSDAY, FEB. 27. NOTTINGHAM RIOTS. The Order of the Day for entering on the second reading of the Net tmghani Frame-breaking Prevention Bill being read— The Farl of Liveltroot rose and observed, that the object of the 13111 before the House, and the unhappy cause of it were well Isnown• They had originated in a long continued and s y stematic p lan of riot and disorder. No exertions on the part of Government had been omitted .to ascertain the causes and prevent the effect of such disorders. Persons bad been sent to Nottingham to examine into them upon the'spot.—"The Bill (!ivided itself Into two parts. The second, but most prominent part, went to compel the persons, in whose houses . fr , artir! And other manufacturing machines were destroyed, to be responsible PPE I •