The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 14:
Tleree o'clock, p.m.
The Paris papers -of Friday arrived yesterday,
told those of Saturday last night. A telegraphic
despatch announces that the French have entered
Vittciria and Bilboa. It will remain on the Ebro
for some time, to give the Insurgents an opportunity
of showing their strength, and to discover whether
the majority of the Spaniards are in favour of the
Conatitution or not. If it should appear that they
are, and that the French Government has teen de-
ceived by the rebel chiefs as to the number of the
Insurgents, then, it is said, that an attempt will be:.
spade to negociate, and if it should not s►teceed, the
bast thing the French army •could do avould.be to re-
trace its steps. .The eisolidienne states, that the
garrison of Patapelutta does nut exceed 2,000 men,
and that half of theta are militia ; but no reliance
whatever can be placed in the statements of the
.French Ultra Jeurnals. The Portuguese Ambas-
sador in Paris bas demanded his passport to leave
France, so that it is evident Portugal will take part
With Spain, though the French ministers say, that
nu hostile disposition has been shown towards Por-
tugal. The invasion of the Peninsula, falsifies the
bullow.asaertion, for the intention of the French
'Cabinet is, to dupe and deceive the Portuguese Go-
. yereerntnent to remain neuter, when there is no
doubt, if Spain wen conquerd, the invasion of Por-
tugal would follow. A bulletin, in the Madrid
-Claaelk E traordinaky announces that the total de-
feat of the rebels near, Valencia,, and proves what
little reliance can be placed upon persons who have
, been corrupted by the money and agents of France.
About 50061 of them assembled with three pieces of
. artillery, and ranged in wrier of battle. They were
encountered by-Colonel Bazan, between Murviedro
anti Almenara, who had only 1,000, men under his
command, who in ten minutes obtained a complete
vletory. The result was, 800 of the enemies force
killed, and 200 prisoners taken, together with 1,000
muskets, and eight ammunition waggons. The
French Ultra Journals exult exceedingly at the pro-
gress of the French Army i►► Spain. The Consti-
tutional Geeetals are too wise to risk a regular
battle; for the further the French advance, the
nsarer they will approximate to their own ruin.—lt
in mentioned in some of the papers, that the French

'Government, acting on the principle that France is
not at war with the Spanish Government and the
nation, but with-a-faction, will not grant letters of
m trque, nor permit any privateer to be fitted out.—
The Duchess of Angouleme on the 13th reviewed
the troops at .Bourdeausi ..But it is absurd to sup-
pose, as sotne may imagine, that this is preparatory
to her Royal Highness taking the command of .the
army of reserve. A very glowing account is given
of the military spectacle in which the Duchess was
engaged.

An interesting military display was exhibited on
_Monday night (thh 14th inst.) on Chatham Lines,
.which was highly gratifying to a numerous and re-
ispectable assemblage of spectators. Four hundred
=en from the various corps stationed in the garrison
assembled at fort Amherst guard-room, on Chatham
Lines, at half-past eight o'clock ; the men of each
' • carps under the command of a Captain, the whole
of whom were posted in front of
„the Lines, by an
officer of engineers, to represe.at an attacking column,
whilst four parachute light balls were fired from the
ratnpar:s,-to enable the party attacked within the
ramparts to discover the movements and position of
the attacking party without—the defence in the
mean time being prosecuted by of grenades,
snusquetry and other means of annoyance. The
Royal Suppers awl Miners throw the grenades, and
conducted the defence, and the parachute light balls
were fired by a detachment of the.Rocke: Brigade
from Wudivich.
sir C Bamfylde, who was shot about a fortn!ght
since by Joseph Moreland, died on Saturday night
at W minutes past eight. The surgeons having
been unable to extract the ball, had, on consulta-
tion, pronounced his case hopeless. For some days
had been in a state of tupor, and expired in that
~pa laukdauly situation,