The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-08 00:00:00

OFFICI kT, ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

CORUS NA , D nu. `29.—" Since the last advice, the Supreme
Junta received various and discordant information relative to the
state of the capital, notwithstanding they spared neither trouble
nor expence to obtain authentic intelligence, until an express
arrived from Catalonia, dated last night, which positively states,
that Thursday, Madrid was still defending itself with the utmost
vigour—that a division of the army of Castanos was in the
neighbourhood of that capital ; and that Don Pena was also
directing his mar: to that point, and lastly, that the French are
earnestly desiring a capitulation of the inhabitants of Madrid.
" As to Sierra Morena, our head-quarters are
.established at
that point; and our army in that quarter is hourly reinforced
by the troops. who were dispersed by the enemy, and armed
peasantry :—that the. Junta of Defence formed there of the
Deputies of the four Kingdoms of Andalusia, and of the other
two of La Mancha, is almost constantly assembled, making the
utmost exertions, in concert with the Commanding General, to
secure that important point against any successful attack on the
part of the enemy. The Junta has also received orders imme-
diately to march all' the prisoners who are in this kingdom, to
Cadiz by small divisions, escorted by armed peasants, to be put
at the disposal of the Governor of that city. The Junta has
likewise got a letter from his Excellency the Deputy of the
Central Junta, dated Truxillo, the Bth of December, stating,
that the Deputies of Catalonia have received intelligence that
we have rendered ourselves masters of Barcelona. By com-
inand of the Junta. " ANTONIO BARTHOLOMEW.
" Curdova, Dec. 12, le08."
PRO VIN C IA LS.

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

The early sown u heats, which were every where in almost as

unexampled state of forwardness and luxuriance, have suffered a
seasonable check, by the setting in of the sharp frosts, and will,
probably, be much benefited thereby. as the slight fall of snow,
which took place at the same time, will protect them from any
material injury which might otherwise have been the case ; and
those put in at a later period, are by nth means in a -sate of growth
to butqa n any inisch;ef in this w:.) . in EtOand and Wales,
Wheat averages, per qunrter, 90s. 2d. Barle,., 455. and Oats,
335. The 'must:a: mildness of the season, till within these
few days, has had t.f:',t in preventing the consumption of
the stock of food ; st: tt:at thefitrmer was, perhaps,
seldom better pr i :,t thk time for the styport of his live
stock : aud, in addition to this, the crops of turnips and other
-winter green food, ucre telU um better, or more ftbundant.—The
busiuers of stall feeding. has, this y...ar, gone on remarkably well
in most places, froal the weather being so mild and open till
within these few days.—The same cause has likewise been

equally favourable to the performance of all the uitrere►zt opc-
Rations of husbandry, which require to he execnted at this sea-on
• On threshing out the crops, they, in ►r.ns► situations, t►►rn out
better than was supposed at the period of housing the grain.

•
On Wednesday the inhabitants cf Lancaster were highly
amused, aLtout one o'clock, by a numerous asse!ablage Of sports-
men entering the town in pursuit of a hare that had been hunted
for several hours on the Moor, near tile town. Puss entered the
town, being nearly exhausted, by Monr-laii.., Arent round the
stone well into St. Leonard's Gate, entered a house, the door of
which was open, and endeavoared to conceal herself under some
furniture, when an old woman appearing, alarmed poor Puss,
and she endeavoured to escape by.itimping through the window,
in .w hich Harm pt she broke several sluares of glass. One of the
huntsmen cline op at the time, took her, and liberated her near
the New • ridge, for another day's sport.
At the sale •of the late Mr. Woodis's ferniture, at Penzance,
a clie.stitif ers was purchased by Mr. ;819‘ le of Ma:a /ion,
111et6194. Upon examining his purchase, this gentletaau dis-
• 1r et diawer, containing 100 guineas, which he very
.14! *Owned. The iiroprietors, to testify their sense of
ate conduct, have presented that gentleman a
t--4 ;r;
*
: . yn which a memorial of the circumstance is in.