The National Register.
London, England, 1812-09-13 00:00:00

TIT NATIONAL REG ISTER.

sr PT. 13.

The fillowing Bulletin was shewn at St. James's palace on
Saturday last:—

" NVindsor Cnstl:, S-pt 5, 181'2.
Hts 'M
A JEfTY has continued nearly in the same state since the
tits,. tit the L,,t monthly report."
A mail from Malta and Gibraltar arrived yesterday. A
contaaious disease having made its appearance at Mazzaron,
the noverttor of Gibraltar has ordered that all communica-
tion between that fortress and Spain shall cease for the

present.
iIALTA,
•JULY 22.--On the 16th instant, a most violent and
unoual tempest of lightning and thunder took place at 'Messina, and
the vic,lent rain %vit.ll wnich it was accompanied did considerable da-
mage to the housei,
The castle of Scill:t was struck by the lightning, and the powder
magazine blew up. The-Commandant and 3d soldiers were kih:d.
The the e9nunumcated to the magazines and the houses in thz tort,
and burned 1.3 r three days. The accident cccasioned crable

loss to the eneir.!, .
The reported death of the French EMPEROR, On Sunda; 1 I
la!t, caused an universal sensation in the City on Monday i!
;waning. The Change was crowded at an early hour. The
Stock Exchange was opened at ten o'clock : the first pt ice
vv,ls 9 per cent. for Omnium: it then declined to S 3-4tlli / at
twelve o'clock it was 81—many buyers ; and aviking
of iu net? cent. in the event of the report being coutitined.
Letters from the French coast state, that the defeat ‘,l tl!e
French armies in Spain had p. oduced a great sensation
in
Paris. The Conservative Senate had held three (Ntr.:”rdi-
nary meetings, the object of whose assembling was b..lieved
to be the raising a new Conscription, in order to supply, if
possible, the immense losses in Spain and Portugal, and to
make a last desecrate effort in the Peninsula.
An evening Paper states, on the authority of letters said
to have been received from Paris, that one object of the re-
cent sittings of the Conservative Senate was to sanction al
&ace of BUON AP ART E, declaring that the KING Of PRCSSI A !.
had ceased to reign, and. pronouncing the annexation of his I
kingdom to France.
Corunna Papers arrived (on Friday, to the 30111 ult. They
inform us, that Billma had been evacuted by the enemy, and
that the arming of the inhabitants of the province of Ei,cay
was proceeding with great activity. The Spaniards are 1,
stated to have gained some advantages over the enemy in l•
their retreat. The remains of M ARMUN T'S a' my were con
centrating at Semanca, three leagues from Valladolid.
The ,-'panish Government have determined to present
1.0 d W EL I. INC; TON with the Order of the To son, (Golden
Fleece); and the Cortes have decreed, that a Monument
shall be erected near Salamanca, in commemoration Of the
victory of the 22(1 of J uly. Upon the official details of that
glorious event being read' to them by the Secretary at War,
they unanimously, amidst reiterated exclamations limn the
galleries, of " Long, live the Nation," " Long live our
Allies," passed a vote of thanks to the Duke Of CIUDAD
RODRIGO, and the troops under his command; and appoint-
ed a deputation to wait upon Mr. WEL L ESLEY, our Am-
bassador, to congratulate hint upon so signal a victory.
Wednesday, the Earl of MARCH,' eldest son of th 6 Duke
of RICHMOND, and Aid-de-Camp to the Marquis of
WELLINGTON, arrived at the Office of the Secretary of
State for the War Department, from Corunna, with dis-
patches from the gallant Marquis. They are duplicates of
those lately brought by Major BURGH, containing an ac-
count of the flight of King JOSEPH, and the entrance (4
the Allied army into Madrid. The Marquis of WELLING-
TON remained in that capital on the 25th ult. hut pal t of
his army had advanced. By the vessel which brought the
Earl of MARCH, we have received Corunna Papers to the
24th ult. They state, that Astorga capitulated on the 18th,
and that the garrison, consisting of 1200 men, were mode

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prisoners of war. General For, at the head of a conai-i
derable tome, attempted to relieve that foltrtss, and had
even pushed on a small corps of cavalry as far as Astorga
on the 20th, but he was too late. In his advance. the
Callician army seems to have given way, after a few slight
skirmishes; and he again retired in the dirtetion of VIIIIa
dolid, after a.:eirtaining that Astorga had faVen.
A most hand;ome pro% sion has been made for the family
of the gallant General LE MARC ANT, Who tried with SG
ball,. in Lii body while advancing and dice' ing at the bend
of his men. To the e'de.-t slm a pension is given of SOOl. a
year, to each of the four nou;hteis 1:101. a Viear, and to each

of the three younger sons 1001.
It is strongly reported, that a 'dissolution of Parliament
will take place early in the ensuing month.
On "friday evening an East India flset, consisting of the
following shins, arrived oif Falmouth;--The Pitt.
Retreat, Lord 'Forbes. Lady Lushington. David Scott, and
Tottenha,n. Arrived ic comnanv, the -Provide,ce, from the
Care ; and the ('one's,d, Ranger, al!cl Rebecca, South
',ea whale's, und.'r cone oy of the Iphigenia frigate. The
Indiamen sailed from Bencal on the lath of March, and
from St. Helena on the 7th of Jtvly. Tl^ most important
tat learnt by the arriva! of these ships is the death of Hot.-
A it, who ha', so long been the active and powerful enemv
of oui Oliental Establishment. Toe troops at Batavia arc
represented as very untie:l:6lv.
It has been stated in some of.the daily Papers, that 500 pri-
soners of war, at Portsmouth, have been permitted to volunteer
into our navy. We cannot approve of the policy which sug-
gested such trweasure. It is not %cry creditable to this country
to suffer the stibjecs of states, with which we are at war, to
enter into our fleets jest after we have been shedding the
blood Of our Own countrymen, for entering into the service
of France. In giving the sliglit.st countenance to such a
practice, our conduct rinht certainly have the (Area of les-
sening the enormity of the offence la the eves of our
seamen. Exclusive of these considerations, we think it im-
possible to reconcile such a proceeding to that line of con-
duct which true wisdom and policy ‘vould dictate; as to us
it appears likely to endanger our naval superiority. That
superiority we tnust owe to our superior discipline, or to our
superior valour. If to the former, we' risk the li,ss of it by
communica!ing it to foreigners ; if to the latter, by intro-
ducing those who are supposed to be deficient in that courage
which constitioes our greatness, we voluntary risk the loss
of the high character we have gained, and expose ourselves to
discomfiture and disgrace on the day of battle.
Tuesday morning, at Tice o'clock, the wing of the
Ist battalion of the Ist regiment of Foot Guards, consisting
of Son men, ;grenadiers and light infantry who had been
inspected the day previous in Hyde Park, by the Commander
in Chief), were mustered in Knightsbridge -barracks, Colonel
GREVILLE UPTON, Commander ; and, being formed in
two divisions I.)•Captain LAMBERT, they marched at six
o'clock, with drums beating and colours tlyiwr, for Putney,
where the band left them. They then proceeded to King-
ston, on their way' to Portsmouth, for embarkation. The
band of the regiment played the Duke of York's match, a*
they passed Knightsbridge barracks, when the men, one and
all, gave three hearty cheers.—The men received on Monday
night, lOs. each, being a part of the first payment, becoming
due, of the \Valcherett ize•money.—Four women, having.
nu children, in each com.fany, were alloued to go with them ;
in the centre of the diviiion, several of the female heroine•
were observed marching in quick time, with the firelock
th;it hand. The left wing of the Guardi followed the same.
route 4.11 Wednesday.