The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BAYONNE, DEC. 14.— RA long article appears under this head,
containing reflections on the war in Portugal, and asserting that
the armies under Matsena, Vict:ir, and Macdonald, would re-
ceive, before the end of next month, reinforcements amourting
to 100,000 men :—lt is likewise acknowledged thar a Cornier
bad passed through that town on the 12th, with letters from
Joseph to his brother Napoleon, accusing his subjects with ob-
stinacy and ingratitude, and intimating an intention, should it
accord with the views of Napoleon, to resign the Sceptre which
be had bestowed on him.

PORTUGAL.
PRIVATE LETTERS.

Extract of a letter from Lisbon, dated Dec. SO.—" Great im-
portance is attached to the seizure of a spy here by the Portu-
guese peasants who are ever on the watch. This fellow bad
been sent on some important errand by Massera, but he was
secured before his object could be accomplished. As his trai-
torous intentions were manifest, he would have been shot after a
trial, but for the important discoveries he made to Lord Wel-
lington. Several of the officers who had obtained leave to em-
bark for England, and were at Lisbon for that purpose, have
been suddenly ordered back to the army, which at first induced
an opinion, that the British Commander in Chief expected a
movement on the part of the enemy; but it is now said to be in
consequence of the discoveries he made by the spy, but of what
nature we do not learn."

Letters from Cadiz, of the 20th of December, state, that the
Cortes had banished. thejate Regencl ;,and ,Castanos, the head
of it, had been exiled to Gal Hole, This was universally consi-
dered as an act of most atrocious tyranny and injhetice.

The following letter from our army contains some interesting
rarticulars :
Cartaxo, Dec. 2.9.—" Yetterday a deserter came in here, who
states himself to be a Portuguese by birth, and employed in the
Commissariat department of the French army, with Regnier's
corps, which occupies Santarem. According to his account,
that corps has only provisions for eight days in the magazines at
Santarem. The army generally suffers for want of provisions.
The enemy have collected boats upon the right hank of the
'Fagtis ; and, it is believed, they propose throwing a bridge across
that river, about eight miles below the mouth of the Zezere,
for the purpose of passing into the province of Alentejo, and
that a general movement of the army is expected to take place
on the 6th of January, but he knows .not with what view—
whether to advance or retire. So says the deserter.
4C Positive intellig-nce has been received, that Droret's corps
is in motion. They were at Celerico on the 18th, and Scrvia on
the 93d; so that if they are really coming forward they must, by
t:n.e, be near uniting with the main body of the army.
-Tin- following i understood to he the present distribution of the
Frency army—The 2d corps (Reignier's) at Santarem ; the Gth
(Nev's) at Torres 'Novas, and in the neighbourhood of that
pine; the Bth, (Junot's) at or near Golegan ; Macsena's head-
-4tratte-s are at Torres Novas; he is said to he on bad terms
with all his Generals, except Loisson and Frerion, the chief of
'be Staff."