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NATIONAL REGISTER.

paving to march upon Algesiras or San Roque.
.There he attacked them, and after three hours ob-
stinate action, the French, who had already lost a
►neat number of men, killed and wounded, retired
iii di'sordcr by the Alcala road, which is very bad
pursued by about 3000 mountaineers, who will cer
Vainly give a good account of them. We have also
lost many men, but the number has not yet been
ascertained. I had these particulars from two eye-
witnesses, and every other account as yet received
agrees with their declarations in all essential points."
General Ballasteros himself, in a letter to the
Lieutenant. Governor of Gibraltar, states, that he
leas completely dispersed the division of 300() men
opposed to him, which, it seems, was commanded
by Getlerarßegnier.

.IIXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LIEUT.-GENERAL BAL-
LASTEROS, DATED XIMERA, SEPT. 26.

4 4 I have the honor to inform your Excellency,
that yesterday I completely dispersed General Re-
mora (Regnier), with 3000 infantry."
6-, To the Governor of Gibraltar."

This Advantage must be deemed of considerable
importance, inasmuch as it has served completEly
to frustrate the enemy's plan of operations in that
(rarer, and by its example, may be productive of
great benefit to the Spanish cause, by inspiriting
..wid stimulating the Patriots to further deeds of va-
lour and substantial victory.
A Mail from Cadiz at-lived on Friday, brought
bg his Majesty's ship Hardy, which sailed from that
port on the 9.lth inst. The letters and papers re-
• ceived by this conveyance come down to the 19th,
but their contents communicate no intelligence of
any material importance relative to the operations
cif the war in 'Andalusia. From the specimens of
•unwearied enterprise and undoubted talents which
General BALLASTEROS has _already given, we look
to his future services with no ordinary anticipation.

Dantzic there are 18,000 French troops ; at Thorn
another large detachment.
The refusal of Prussia to give up Colberg is un.
detstood to have produced another and a more pe-
remptory demand, accompanied with a threat of
immediate hostilities in case of refusal. A limited
time was given to the King of PRUSSIA to return
an answer. What that answer has been, we know
not. But if he has persisted in his refusal, BuoNAr.
PARTE is by this time at Magdeburgh.
Paris Papers arrived yesterday morning to the
9th. They contain details of the tour BUONAPARTE
is making. He remained at Antwerp till the 4th,
when he set out to visit Williamstadt : from thence
he proceeds to Breda, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.
He is expected to vist Antwerp again on 'his re.
turn. The Moniteur mentions the present strength
of Antwerp : it is called one of the bulwarks of
France, which, 46 with Cadsand, Bors,len, Batz,
Lillo, and Liefkenshock, place the establishments
of the Scheldt in a state of security against all fu---
ture attempts." No doubt the strength of Ant-
werp and the Scheldt has been much isgreased since
our expedition. 46 On the left bank of the Scheldt,"
adds the Moniteur, " there existed, two years ago,
only a redoubt, defended by an inundation sup.
ported by the causeway of Ghent and the dykes
of Amonte and Avol." Yes ; two years ago we
might have—but we will not pursue the ungrateful
subject.
One cannot read the account of the preparations
making at Amsterdam for the reception of BUONA..
rAuTF., without a feeling of pity for the people of
that once great Republic. The gates of the city
shall be decorated, and triumphal arches 316 a /I be
.erected in different parts; emblems of navigation
and commerce shall be placed, and the whole city
shall be illuminated. For whom, or for what
To greet the arrival of a man who has reduced the
nation to the lowest state of degradation ; who has
deprived them of the last vestige of independence;
rut an end to navigation, and involved their once
flourishing commerce in wretchedness and ruin.: It
is for these benefits that the people of Amsterdam
and Rotterdam are to illuminate and make merry;
and after having received this 66. mouth-honour
which the poor heart would fain refuse, but dare
not," BUONAPARTE will cause it to be blazoned in
the Moniteur, with what acclamations and joy and
honours he was received in his good city of Am.
sterdam, 44 the third City of the Empire !"
The war in Turkey has assumed a character of
more activity and vigour. There have been some
warm actions on the left Bank of the Danube, in
which the Russians claim the victory—But an arti-
cle from Semlin, of the 17th of SepteMber, in a
Paris Paper, announces, that 50,000 Turks have
already passed the Danube, and entrenched them.
selves. We have no doubt that BUONAPARTE iS
encouraging the Turks to continue the war, inprder
to render Russia less able to resist him in Poland.
The Diet of Switzerland, by the command of
BUONAPARTE, has passed a Decree ordering all the
Swiss in the service of England to return home 13,7
the end of the year, under pain of losing their right
of citizenship, and their property.
The Diet of Hungary is said to have beep, the.
scene of very storley discussions.. , •