The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

London,
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1808.

2 NATIONAL RE&ISTER.

town yesterday morning, from Paris, broil&
the 14th inst. they contain the following artil
city of Madrid has capitulated t Our troops rah
al .noon." This article is dated, camp at Math
1808, and is contained in the Monitcurs ofthe 1
inst. The Capital made some defence ; for I
Istria appeared before it on the 2d, with the.ci
the infantry arrived on the following day. This
we derive from the following Bulletin.

THIRTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE A
SPAIN.

SAINT MARTIN, NEAR MADRID, DEC. 2:—•
ult, the bend-quarters of the Emperor was remov
lage of Boreguellas. On the 30th, at break of d
of f3elune presented himself at the foot of the Somi
vision of 13,000 men of the Spanish Army of Re,
the passage of the mountains. The enemy thom
unnttackable in that position. The had entree
row passage called Puerto with 16 pieces of faun(
" The 9th light infantry marched upon the r
upon the causway, and the 24th followed by ti
heights, on the left. General Senarmont, with
artillery, advanced by the canslvay. The aeti.
by the firing of musquetry at cannon. A chargt
Montbrun, at the head of the Polish light-hor
affair; it was a most brilliant one, and this regio
ed itself with glory, and proved it was worthy I
or the Imperial Guard. Cannons, flags, moskel
were taken or cut to pieces. Eight Polish lii
killed on the cannon, and sixteen have been not
the latter is Captain Dzievanoski, who was dange
ed, and lies utmost without hopes of rec..very.

" Major Segni-, Marshal of the Eniperor'F, holt
among the Polish troops, :ii :l received many 11
hich is very ere. Si xteen pieces or canton],
ty covered chests, '290 Wagons laden with all kii
the military coests of the regiments, are the fru
liant affair: Among the prisoners, which ere
are all tbe. Colonels or Lieutenant Colonels of t
Spanish division; all the solders would have heel
had not thrown away their arms, and dispersed
tains.

" On the Ist of December the head quarters o
were at St. Augustin, and on the 2.1 l the Duke
the cavalry, commanded the heights of Madrid.
" The infantry could not arrive I►ciore the 3d,
Bence which. we hitherto received lzd us to thick
was suffering under all kinds of disorders, and
were barricaded.
" The weather is very fine."

This news is distressing, nobody will den
more so in consequence of the prior intelb;
on Friday from our army in Spain. If the st
pathy and the profoundest regret could aver
tunes of our allies, their future destinies woi
against further reverses. Demonstrations of
part, will neither nerve the arms of the I'atri
lify the ferocious heart of their unprincipled
have we done what. we could, or What wi
what it was our duty and interest to perfor
half ?—no, no, and distraction almost. fires c
idea, that our assistance was ineffectual, wag
Iy—nothing. Complaints and expostulatiol
and this is not a season for reproaches, wlv
unanimity and great virtues can hold out a
retrieving what we have spoiled by our rem
management. We were sometimes inclined 1,
the authenticity of this Bulletin ; as the last