The National Register.
London, England, 1809-06-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEP.

Nut where Calk tuvre any reasonaae purpose in exag-
geration ? We are unwilling to employ nurse terms ; or
we should he Maned to ask, what ultimate benefit can be
expected from a uniform course of ly—g.
As to the Park guns, would it not be well to apply to
the use of them Mr. Wiv unA:a's principles—" Whatever
is intended for a more than usual effect should be only
rarely produced." The Park Guns will cease to be consi-
dered as the accompanying harbingers of Good News, if
they are to be indiscriminately tired upon every pitiful oc
elision.---In what manner shall we announce a Victory like
that of Trafalgar, if we thus announce a victory like that
of Oporto.—We are unwilling to press this subject further.
It has never been our practice to concur in any systematic
attack on his IsitaErrv's Ministers.—We have had too
touch of Party.

We have to communicate most unpleasant intelligence
from Spain. The Provideutia, Capt, JosEs 11.4.1t0s DE
ARTIACA, arrived at Portsmouth with the Bishop of St.
AVDCRO ou bwird, brings certain information that the:
French were in pos3ession of (hied() pu the 18th inst. and
were expected to enter Gijon in a few days. The Marquis
dc 110 ANA, who had left his aria►y in Gailicia, and re-
paire4 with Ajs-t;e-Camp to Oviedo, to dissolve the
imbecile and corrupt Janta of the province of Asturias,
rias compelled to take refugia on board a ship of war, pnd
has proceeded to Vigo, from whence he will be able to re-
join his army, which does not appear to have met with any
disaster ; and we trust that the success which is likely to
ntteull the British and Spanish arms in fig Alicia, trill very
p!lortly repair the reverses experienced by our ally in the
neighbouring province of Asturias. The following are the
letters which have been received upon this subject ;
4 4 tORTSMOUTII, MAY 28.

-4 have to infmn Son, *het while loading the ship, a ru-
too.tr was ,t read in GijtiO, that the French were advancing upon
Oviedo with a strong coinino, and to avoid a surprise, we were
ioiticed to untmlor the chip, and Flare her 4t about three! miler
oft the port, whir) was ca't!cted on the morally: of the 18th.
sle,r went on •iii.tre to t: ";It'('! !-zonle Cio my landing,
i.saw the liar(, its de la Ro %1 AVA eoinitig wish his A ids-de-
C.acrtp. .1 learned from the tier (Ira they had no ti..tubt of the
Vreach being in :)ossciiion Of Oviedo; that they had left there
to defend the bridge the rer.irnent de la Prince;-a, which would
doubtless be compelled tof3il hack. This did act:tally take
piacf... 34 I saw the greater prt or them arrive 4t Ciijnn sbortiv
;dice, and no do•I:a mained of the Fri%i:l4 being then in full
pooysion of Oviedo, and OA they- wcald shortly be here.
colsecoettee, to.1:le rl I Ira: to we could to be off,
ant set sail on the if it in the Int,roing. The rest of your prO-
per: v 15 tort to thw care of our wh' will watch for the
iirft fa;ovroble op Pot Inuit y of shipping."
The sullen approach of the enemy's force, in $o mona-
tainous a country, is attrtt,..acti ac much to the treachery
as to the weatinesi of the Junta of 4VJurias, some of the
members of which, in their resentment to the Nl:minis
ROM ANA, for his determination to put an end to their in-
jurious authority, arc supposed to have afforded the neces-
sary facilities to the enemy to enter the province. Some
fears were entertained for the division of BALLEATEROS,
Nthidl. bad proceeded so far northward as Santillana ; but
it was supposed he might be able to cut his way through
Leon, and reach the frontiers of Portugal in that direction.

la the House of Commons on Friday Mr. ROSE made a
lut:st inirortata s!atement re:give to the Finances of the
untry, nrai to ocetain improvepl;nts Thich had been made