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

e ? TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. City ; and 200 others of the same description will march with the sick which still remain, for the same city. Tbiebau!t is surrounded by guar ds, and has three pieces of artillery at his post ; the police vigilantly watch over all who enter or go out. — ( Lisbon Gazette, July 1.) EXTRACT OP TWO LETTERS FROM RIBADEO OF TIIE 16TH AND'ISTH JUNE. SUN! 16. The principality of the Asturias has already felt the effect of the victories obtained by the Anglo - Portuguese army. Three days ago Bonnet ordered all his effects to be embarked at Gijon ; all the places which the French have garrisoned have suf fered the most cruel robberies, and the principal inhabitants infamous impositions.—( Same Parer.) JUNE 18. The French marched towards Castella and Velha by Nardish de Leao ; w 4 have now confirmed that which was stated the day before yesterday, that the Spanish General of this division entered Oviedo, where he intends to organize the civil Government of the principality.—( Lisbon Gazette, July 4.) . . LXTRACT 011 AN OFFICIAL LETT.E DATED JULY 3, 18 • F:10.11 CURL,:\ NA, " On the 20th ult. General Bontict arrivill in Leon, from Asturias, with his division of 9C03 men, which, togerher kVit 80) that gatrisoned Leon, abandoned that place the same day, and marched for Palencia. • • " When General Seras evacuated Astoria, he had 0000 men under his command ; his rear-guard, composed of one Lieuten ant and 30 men, of the 4th Puhsh regiment, tle,zerted, and de livered themselves to General Sautocildes, with their arms and accoutrements; they have since arrived here. I have also in formation of 13 Officers, with 200 soldiers, havinz deserted from the corps of General Seras, in Benaveut.2, and who have delivered themselves to the corps of the Gallician army, hi Puebla de Sanabria, comm:r.t.ed by General l'onze. l'wo Matnelukes of those which fort the body-guard of the Duke of Istria, in Valladolid, have deserted, with their horses and arms, and arrived here. " The desertions from the enemy's forces in Leon and Cas tile, have been considerable ever since it has been known, that they were destined to reinforce the Army of Portugal. " In consequence cf the. late su , 7cess..;s 9f the Galician (or Gth) army, arms are now much wanted ; the possession of Leo:i and Astorga has enabied General Santocildes greatly to augment his army, ani an'ords at tilt. same time much more extensive means of supplying it. I have just received a letter from him, dated Vega de Mahar (I,etween Astorga and Leon) '2 7t h June, it forming me, that he has .-rot 30:10 inn who have joined him unarmed, and nqutsting that a num er of muskets and accoutrements be sent in all haste, which I am now dill• patching for him. " I had the honour to mention, in my communication of the 29th ult. the action of the ,gsth :ay, between the party commanded by Mina,•and a French escort', m l'uenta de Aria ban—l now enchse a translation of the official account of it, with a return of the number of prisoners liberated from the enemy, whom he sent under an escort to Valencia, where they rrived safe." . CADIZ, JUNE 14. They write from Cuenca, under date of the 28th of May, that a considerable number of deserters have arrived there, and that it is calculatecLthat not less than 800 soldiers have deserted from Madrid and the French Army of the centre, since the 15th of May. JUNE 19.- Brigadier Morello, belonging to the army of General Castanos, obtained in Belalcazar, the 7th inst. a considerable advantage over a French co lumn, frdm which he took 120 prisoners. On the 14th, at night-fall, arrived at this poa the celebrated D. Francisco Roviera. The consequence of the conquest by surprise of the important fortress of St. Ferdinando de Figueras, and the brilliant actions of Olet and Castelfollet, the Council of Regency has been pleased to pro mote to be Field-Marshals, Brigadiers D. Joas Anto nio, Martinez and Baron d'Eroles, and Brigadier. Colonel D. Francisco Rovira. JUNt 20. They .write from Orehuela, under date of the 6th, saying that the garrison of Tarragona, in a vigorous sally, drove back the besiegers three leagues. A brother of General Sebastiani is dead of the wounds he received in the action of the 24th inst.— (Lisbon Diav, July 4.) LISBON, JULY 2. According to accounts from Villa Real in Tras os Mantes, dated the 11th of June, the Spanish corps of Villa Franca and Puebla de S:inabria had put themselves in motion in front to menace Ast,xga and Benavente. By the mail of yesterday we re ceived the agreeable official account that the French, on the 20W of June, demolis!led the \V all of Astorga, tlitigh without injury to the ini,abiants, and abandoned that city. The Spaniards are inde fatigable in their exertions in every part of the Pe niusula,—(kabon Gazet:e, Ali 2.) hillilhal SWEDISH DOCUIVENT. A great deal has bren said about the retention and seizure of certain ships with colonial pro•tuce at Carl ham. ['hat act of the .SweLiish Government has been viewed by some as an hostile measure towards Engiand, but, accordin; to the subjoined Order of his Swedish Nlajcsty,, England seems no way concerned in it. What appears most afraordinary is ' that the Danes and Prussians, the allies of Dttonaparte, will have to sustain the weight of the loss incurred titraugh this measure. ORDER. Car!sham, June 27,1811. " To the Magistrates at Car! bens " The Letter alio Order receiveci• from his Majesty declares, that all cargoes with colonial goods belowing to tie Kings of Prussia and Denmark's subjects , , shell be confiscated ; and tha t the Committee ordered by his Majesty to examine those car goes shall be ordered to deliver acts of dins& lunation of the said Prussian and Danish cargoes. His Majeik has farther ordered, that such cargoes which b long to other ( foreign nations, those of the North American States alone excepted, cannot be allowed to leave the kingdom, and that the ships which have them on board cannot set sail. His Majesty has therefore ordered, that those Captains, goods-owners, or their Commissioners, who are not disposed to wait the final determination of his Majesty with regard to these cargoes, shall, if they think fit, deliver their cargoes to the Custom-house, whore they shall be under strict guard, though without being allowed Ao be disposed of until his Majesty has decided upon them ; and these cargoes must then, not only be exactly specified, but the servants of the Crown must he present when they are discharge d, and deliver a receipt for the same. Those colonial cargoes which have already been discharged by public orders, except the Danish and Prus sian ones, shall remain under the same guard as till now ; and those cargoes which remain on board the ships, continue under sequester, and under the seals of the Custom-house and of the Crown Servants, to which a particular military guard will be joined as soon as it is ascertained which and Low many ships with colonial goods shall remain without being discharged.—.- And his Majesty has farther declared, that he gives liberty to those Captains whose cargoes are discharged in the manner or dered, and sately warehoused, to go to whatever place they deem proper. To execute this duly, 1 must request the Magis trates to inform the Captains, Vropriztors of Good, or their Commissioners, if they are to be found, of this his Majesty's order. " Ist. To order the Captains, whose names are on the an nexed list, to appear be:ore them, end declare to them that thOte cargoes of eoloursd good. wLult they had on board have -- -~ .. , ...a'.giiiii.m•