The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-23 00:00:00

THE -NATION AI, RECIS/TAL

who, it is asserted from the same quarter, prefers

Ind,eavoluing to terminate the .Spanish war at once,
to opening a fresh campaign in the north, a per-
mission to import a certain quantity of British mer-
chandize equal to the wants of the population of
Russia alone. This condescension on the part of

the French Emperor, if the account be true, whilst
it satisfies the Wishes and pacifies the mock-hostility
of the Russian Autocrat, bares his chains to the
eyes of the world, and proves both his venality and
folly.
Pt Mail from Anholt has brought letters from
St. Petersburgh to the 16th. In these it is stated
with greater confidence than ever, that all matters
in dispute between Russia and France have been
finally adjusted.
The letters from Berlin and Memel seem to cor-
roborate the above report of the pacific termination
of the discussions between France and Russia.
They sta•e, that a number of the officers belonging
to the Prussian army had received leave of absence ;
and from their being no occasion for their immedi-
ate services, it was inferred that all jealousy between
France and Russia had ceased. The French sta-
tioned in the several Baltic ports had orders to pre-
vent the exportation of Prussian produce, until the
whole of the contributions were paid which had
been imposed on that unfortunate country.
It w,,.s believed at Petersburgh, that peace with
Turkey had been either actually signed, or was on
the eve of being so. The exchange on London
had risen considerably ; the letters of the Ist stated
it at 14d. Accounts had reached Petersburgh, that
40 vessels at Archangel laden with Russian pro-
duce had been partly lost, and others of them da-
In aged by the breaking up of the ice.

• We give SouLT's account of " his victory l" at
Albuera, in another part of our Paper. It will be
found a pretty correct statement of the events of
the dry, from which he deduces consequences evi-
dently false ; as from his own account it is clear,
that he must have been defeated, since he acknow-
ledges that he left several hundreds, of his wounded!
on the field of battle. He expresses his intention,
after joining his reinforcements, of seeking the
Allied Army again and " completing their defeat !"
The Moniteur of the 18th contains a long article,
under the head of News from the Army of Spain.
It relates entirely to the proceedings of Suchet
against the fort of Oliva before Tarragona. The
operations began on the 3d of May, and concluded
on the 29th, when the fort was stormed and taken,
after a most obstinate resistance. The garrison of
Tarragona had previously made several sorties, par-
ticularly on the 14th, with 6000 men. A very
sharp action took place, in which our squadron
took part, consisting of a 74 gun ship, a cut-down
ship, two frigates, and several other vessels. This •
squadron brought the Spanish General Campo Verde
to Tarragona. The French General Salme was
killed. Nine hundred prisoners were taken at Oliva.
On the 30th May the garrison of Tarragona at.
tempted to retake the fort, but without effect.—
French Funds 79f. 55 c.
We extract the following paragraph front an
Evening Paper r--44 The following story is in circu-
lation in the political circles. It is said, that just
before a Gentleman, who recently arrived in this
country from Sicily left that island, a flag of truce
arrived from Naples, with a letter addressed to the
Marquis of B. The person who brought the letter
was told that Lord B. was not in -the island, nor
was he expected ; but he so strongly urged the ne-
cessity of opening it, alleging that it came immedi.
ately from Paris, and might contain matters of im-
portace, that at length it was deemed advisable to
break it open. The letter, it is said, was signed by
Buonaparte himself, and signified, that as he un-
derstood that Lord B. had been advised to visit a
mild climate, he was at liberty to take up his abode
as long as he pleased in any part of the French Em-
pire; and stating, that he was induced to make
this offer, as he had reason to believe that it would
be gratifying to two English Gentlemen whom he
much respected."
On Monday a Deputation of Merchants from all
the principal towns connected with West India pro-
duce waited on Mr. Perceval, and presented a re-
presentation of the lamentable state of the trade ;
and of the inevitable consequences of the total want
of a market.