The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL The Thanks of both Houses of Parliament were ' on Thursday night unanimously voted to the gal lant General GRAHAM, and his little band of heroes, for their unparalleled gallantry at the battle of Barrosa. FORGERIES ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Yesterday morning a considerable uneasiness was created in the commercial world by the intelligence that forgeries to a great amount, although not ascertained, had been committed on the Bank of England. It was stated that the plates of several notes had been stolen from the Bank, and the fol lowing list of the numbers was sent by the bankers at the West-end of the town to their customers : TEN POUNDS, 13,0940—Tw0 POUNDS, 14,000, and 47,711.-Ab ONL POUND, 76 ,131—&4,329--79,374-7,331-78 ,371-10,374- 4,113 7,473 4,000 -z-4,777-76,324--4,177-4,700-4,773- 37,131-67,131-76,12.3. We understand that dispatches have been received from Vice-Admiral BERKELEY, by Sir J. YORKE, 'which leave no doubt as to the precipitate retreat of M-ASSENA on the evening of the 6th, from Santarem, at which time they were dicovered moving off by General BERESFORD, who was watching their mo tions on the south side of the Tagus. He imme diately communicated the intelligence to Lord WELLINGTON, who commenced his pursuit in stantly. General BERESFORD, with his division of the army, moved on towards Abrantes, and our flotilla advanced up the river, the navigation of which was pow ent;rely free. This conjoint move ment will sufficiently explain the check . which MAssr. 4 is stated in the Guernsey letters to have net with on the Zezere. Du . From the . tch papers we learn \precs pf France was safely delivered of .a Prince, at nine .o'clock in the morning of the 20th of March. Great ,rejoicings are said to have been observed through out Holland on this occasion. These papers con tain several telelegraphic dispatches relative to the delivery of Maria Louisa, and the state of her -young son's health and appetite.—The young King of Rome was baptized on the evening of the above day, in the Chapel of the Thuilleries. Mr. GREPPULTIE (Of the house of GREF/PULTIP., Brothers), lately arrived in a neutral ship from Bou logne is reported, whether truly or falsely we have not been able to ascertain, to have brought confi dential communication from the French Govern ment. We remark that some of the Duta and French Papers assert, that the birth of a son to BUONAPAItTE will give happiness and repose to Europe. But the late - language of the Monite . ur does not countenance any expectation of a pacific overture from BUONAPARTF. It declared dt that no that the Em communication should take place between the two Governments so long as the present Administration emained in power-" These expressions, however, are not to be taken au pied de . la lettre—and we shall not be surprised to find UONAPARTE urge the con 'summation of his wishes in the birth of a son, as a .reason• for :making some pacific' proposal to Our "overnment. • 04.410'.4040, op,tlPON.i..kAiewir4/0 .. dig* ‘it At a late hour last night we could not learn that Government had received any official or other in. formation respecting the movements of Lord WELT LINQTON. The Count DE GOTTORP (the deposed King of SWEDEN) has left England. He, too, seems to move without a cause. From authority no reason has been assigned for his departure ; and specula tion has wearied itself in its futile endeavours to divine a cause for his determination to leave this Kingdom. A demi-official Paper of yesterday evening observes, on Count DE GOTTORP'S departure for Heligoland, that if, in withdrawing himself from the protection which he enjoyed ender the British Government, the Cowl. has acted from motives of a political nature, his Majesty's Ministers have it not in contemplation to take part in any mea sures that may be adopted by him in furtherance of his object." Orders have been given that the 3d battalion or the Ist regiment of foot-guards may be held in immediate-readiness to proceed to Portsmouth for embarkation for Cadiz. The ten companies of the battalion to be first completed, each company to consist of 100 rank and file—total 1000.—the Ist division to march on Tuesday morning. Ti e detachments of the Coldstream and 3d regiment of guards, at present at Cadiz, are to return to England, on the arrival of this reinforcement. High Royal the Duke of York inspected the bat. talion very particularly yesterday evening, pre. vious to the arrangements for its departure, which were not completed till a sate littur in the even ing. We have long been without information from St. Domingo, a place which has been for so long a time the scene of civil feuds and petty warfare, between almost powerless chiefs ; but a Gentleman if just arrived from Port-au-Prince, who informs us that CIIIIISTOPIiE had signified his determination to seizq all ships, of whatever nation, that might be bound from Port.au-Prince. In consequence of the pro. mulgation of th:s order, one of CHRISTOPIIE . , cruisers took an American vessel, on board of which was an English Gentleman, who claimed the protection due to him, and procured himself an asylum on board the Hyperion frigate, commanded by Captain BRODIE, then lying at Gonaive. A boat from the Hyperion afterwards went on shore for water, when the CHRISTOPHIAN Government demanded the Gentleman who had been taken from the American vessel. This demand, however, was not complied with ; and the boat, on its returning to the ship, was fired upon from the batteries ! Three of the men were killed ! and nine oar; were broken by the shot. This outrageous conduct, as might •naturally ite expected, enfurtated the crew of the Hyperion in no common degree, and had the Cap tain permitted them, they would have hove-to, and blown. the town about the ears of the inhabitants. Remonstrances against this violent and outra. geous procedure had been made by the Commander on the Jamaica station,, but it daes not appear that they prodticed any effect on CIIRIs•ropll&. PETION, it is stated, had most punctiliously attended to those communications that bad beeu transmitted to his Goverment on this subject. .. . 4 • e e • ,