The National Register.
London, England, 1812-01-26 00:00:00

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ditions which are not favourable. Notwithstanding the
activity of the French Minister, however, in opposing the
measure, the Turks see the necessity of an immediate
peace, and I am of opinion that it has or will take place
without los3 of time."
Letters have arrived from Vera Cruz to the latter end
of November, brought by the Hyperion.—By these it ap-
peared, that all the exertions of General VENEGAS to effect
tranquillity are likely to prove unavailing. The Patr ots
were making most rapid progress towards revolutionizing
the country. Much Spanish blood had been spilled. Ge-
neral VENEGAS, by the last accounts, was at Mexico with
the army, which still was more than able to cope with the
opponents of Government in the open field ; but it was not
by pitchel battles that the Patriots sought to gain posses-
sion of the country. Their system was similar to that
adopted by the guerillas in Old Spain against the common
enemy ; but carried on with more decisive success. It is
farther stated in the letters, that the Patriots were in pos-
session of nearly all the strong passes and places in the
country ; and, which is stal more important, of all the
valuable mines of Mexico. MI convoys with merchan-
dise can pass from Mexico to Ver:t Ciuz, or to other prin-
cipal towns, without being intercepted by them. VENE-
GAS finds it his policy to remain in Mexico with the chief
of his army. If he sends out detached parties, they are
mostly destroyed by the guerillas, against xvhom the army
cannot act in a body with any effeet.
The following is an extract of a letter from an Officer
on board his Majesty's ship Volontaire, dated off Toulon,
Nov. 23 I have a pretty story to tell you of our
escape from a French squadron of five ships, who were
firing at us and the Paulina (this name is not legibly writ-
ten) from day-light yesterday morning till half-past two,
p. m. We received no damage, and the Paulina but three
shots in her hull ; so God be praise) that we are not in
Toulon now, as I fully expected at first to have been. We
may ascribe our escape to the enemy keeping such an in-
cessant fire which made them drop. You will hear the
account of the affair elsewhere, or I should detail it more
to you. They came out in the night, and got outside of
us without our seeing them till four miles off, at daybreak.
They ought to be hung for not taking us ; at all events
the Paulina, who was engaged by three for four hours in
a running fire.".
Yesterday Mr. I.VaLsta appeared at Guildhall to the
Commission of Bankruptcy awarded against him, when
he underwent much examination, after which he was
again remanded to Newgate.
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE, we understand, has resigned the
Chkf Secretaryship of Ireland.
A new insurrection has by :ken out in l',Texico, for the
avowed purpose of separating that country from ;ipain.
JAMES HARDWIDGE, Needle-nr.ker to b Majesty, .ong-lane,
Southwark, who,e House Ir,s been established upwards of Nay Years
for the Manufacture and Sa!e of every Description of Needles,
RECOMMENO:i his Superfine Queen's Needles as superior to all
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JAN. 26.

The ship Hindostan, from Charleston, arrived- in the
Clyde on Saturday last ; she brings letters and papers
from Charleston to the 18th ult. There had been a shock
of an earthquake there on the 15th, and another the day
following, but no lives were lost, nor any property de-
stroyed.
We regret to state that sickness has made its appearance
among our troops in the island of Java. At the date of
the last accounts, 2000 sick and wounded were in the hos.
pitals.
The Chatham, of 74 guns, found at Walcheren, on
the stocks, and named after the Officer commanding that
expedition, is to be fitted for service without delay : Cap-
tain GRAHAM MOORE, brother to the late Sir JOHN MOORE,
is to have the command.