The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-24 00:00:00

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'they—deserved indulgence them have it ;
for these fellows In red waistcoats-and blue breeches. (Here
Anotver cry'of Order ! Order ! interrupted the Speaker ). —The
Juke of Richmond was a fair, honest, and candid man ; they
'might depend' upon it he has used lenient measures, and if they
-did not succeed, like a brave man, he resorted to more effectual
'measures. He knew him to be a generous as well as a brave
man, and all generous and brave men were inclined to lenient
measures before they resorted to harsher. He would lot give
an intemperate opinion upon the subject, but he was sure from
the spirit of the present Government, any measures which were
adopted would prove to have been expedient and necessary.
The question being loudly called for, the House divided.
For Mr. Ward's Motion, 43-. Against it 80.—Majority, 87.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23.
.' REPORT OF WAYS ANfo MEANS.
Mr. ASHLEY COOPER brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means, and the several Resolutions were
read and agreed to; and Bills ordered to be brought in agree-
ably thereto.
BRITISH FISHERY BILL.
Mr. Rost brought up the British Fishery Corporation Bill,
which was read a first time,—.Adjourned to Monday.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THE PULPIT in our next Number.

LOntlOtt.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1811.

THE KING.

Bulletins of his Majesty's health issued since our

last :---

,Sundcll-1-fis Majesty's progress is gradual and satisfactory.
Monday—His Majesty continues much the same.
Tuecday—His Majesty proceeds favourably In his recovery.
Wednesdays—His Majesty is going on very favourably, although
MS indisposition admits of little variation from day to day.
Thursday—His Majesty's progress confirms our expectations
of his recovery.
Friday—His Majesty goes on satisfactory.
Saturday-,—His Majesty goes on in the most satisfactory man-
ner.

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We have perused with considerable satisfaction
the French official account of the situation of their
army in Portugal, although we had news from our
army of a fortnight later, as the tone of .it prove;
that the vain-boasting enemy is far from being very
sanguine in his expectations to drive Lord W
LANGTON out of Portvgzl. His position, they say,
is very strong—why we know that already ; but
BUONAPARTE should have calculated on the proba.
bility of strong positions being occupied by our
"Generals, before he declared to France and to all
Europe, in a speech to his Senate, last September
two years, that in two months, two short months,
there would not be a single town of Spain in insure
rection, and that his eagles would then float over
the towers of Lisbon. This ai count is moreover
'intermixed with the usual gross and palpable
falsehoods with which those kind of French pro,
ductions usually abound. The French army, it
says, 44 has suffered no privation," and yet they
have retreated several miles, 46 because they found
it necessary to draw nearer the country whence its
supplies are derived," and farther ; gg the plain of
Golgou, which for the last three months has sup.
plied the army, being exhausted, our detachments
have gone in search of corn even to the Banks of
the IVlOndego." It is evident, that when that part of
the country is exhausted too, they must retreat still
more, and send their detachments still further. or
course they have no sick and no deserters, although
we see them arriving daily in our transports from
Portugal. Of their preparations to throw a bridge
over the Tagus we were already apprized ; but the
passage is guarded by a numerous flotilla manned
by our brave tars, and Bvosrar4irres heroes are
not fortunate in their encounters with them. No
news of importance had transpired at Patis on th!
12th inst.

Private letters from the French coast, of the 16th
inst. mention, that the embargo would be conti-
nued until the fate of the Hamburgh and Bremen
vessels detained in this country should be ascer-
tained. If this is really the only motive for this mea-
sure, which we very much doubt, the embargo
is likely soon to be raised, for an order- for
the release of vessels of that de':cription has
been issued from the Government Offices. They
are to be allowed to return in ballast to their
various ports, but are not to be permitted to appear
again in British ports, under the penalty of being
taken and considered as lawful pi izes, as coming,
from the enemy's ports.
This sudden and unlooked-for act of our Go.
vernment has been occasioned, we are credibly in-
formed, by a compassionate consideration of the
circumstances under which those ships were de-
tained—they are considered as having been taken
by surprise.
It is in consequence presumed, that the releasing
of those vessels will produce the removal of the
embargo in the ports of the Continent, and that the
order Tor the detention of vessels on that side will
soon also be removed.

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It is reported that Sir GEORGI 4 NOGN.NT is to suc-
ceed Lieutenant-General kilbwiTT, as Commander
in Chief in ;India,

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but a plea was set up 9 FRANCE.