The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-01 00:00:00

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCt.

LISBON PAPERS.

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VALLN TIA DE ALCANTARA., JAN. 31.—The enemy who occupied
points on the Tagus banks of the Tuhr, have lessened some garrisons,
and entirely withdrawn others. Falavera has a very trifling garrisor
The expeditionary division, commanded by Brig. Norilla, on the 14th
entered Ciudad Real, the enemy having previously abandoned. it.. The
inhabitants received his troops as welcome guests, showing that they
remained constant to our just cause. Morilla continued attacking the
French garrison of Alleagro, on the 16th ; but the French,informA of
this design, arrived with great reinforcements' so that Morilla retired
to Ciudad Real, but wi:hout other loss than that of threw soldiers and
eight horses killed, and five men wounded.
OPTICIAL DISPATCH ERUM MARSHAL GENERAL LORD WELLINGTON
TO DON M. P. YORJAZ•
. " Head-quarters, Freneida, Feb. 5.
"The enemy has no troops on this side the river 'Formes. Notwith-
standing I have received accounts from different places, stating, that
General Bonnet has evacuated the Asturias, which intelligence I before
communicated to your Excerency, 1 inane to doubt the truth of these
communications. It is certain that that General concentrated his troops
in Oviedo, between the 15th and shah of January, and that Porlier has
occupied Gijon. General Abadia put his army in motion on the 26th
ult. in order to oblige General Bonnet. to retire with his army from the
Asturias. I hear that there is in the Gazette of Madrid of the '2.Bth of
January a copy of a letter faom Marshal Suchet to King Joseph, an-
nouncing his entrance into Valencia, General Blake having been made
prisoner, with 16,000 men. No movement of importance has taken
place in the South of Spain."
Limo:`, FEB. B.—Yesterday arrived in this capital as prisoners, M.
Barrier, late. Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, M. Hiessack, Commandant
of the Artillery, and the Captain Commandant of the fortress, Thu-
enaut. To-day entered 568 soldiers and officers, taken at the same time.
It is said Mina has entered Arragon to co-operate with the Empecinado.
We have just learned that Brig. Espoz and Mina have routed a conside-
rable French corps near Huesca, in Arragon, in the same place where
he formerly performed a similar exploit.
A letter from Freneida, dated Feb. 4, gives the following particulars
l'he famous Mina having taken prisoners the garrison of Huesca,
consisting of 1000 men, was, whilst conducting them towards Navarre,
attacked, on the 11th of January, by 30`. 0 French, who attempted to
release the prisoners; but his gallant division succeeded in completely
repulsing them, with the loss of 1500 men in killed and prisoners.
In Catalonia the Patriots continue to obtain great advantages; the
enemy's force in that province being far from respectable.
The Governor of Badajuz has issued an order that all the peasants,
who choose to work on the fortifications, shall be paid 380 reels per day.
The garrriscm of that fortress his evinced much dissatisfaction at ban
plac, d upon half rations.
FE/1. 10.—We have no intelligence from the North of Portugal which
indicates any movements of consideration. From Campo Major, under
date est the 6th, thee write as follows :
" The Fretirli in faidajaz ie-e quite mad with the loss of Ciudad Iln-
drigo. The inhabitoneecuistinue to arrive here, in consequence of the
great scarcity of provisions; they state the garrison to consist of 3000
infrtry, and '250 horse."
FEB. 14.—1 n respect to the North of Spain, every thing remains in
the same state. The Asturias Gazette says, " We are assured King
Joseph will arrive at Valladolid; that Marmont is expected there with
6000 men of the 30,000 they have demanded of Spain for the North."
Fee. 16.—Not a word.of news. Ciudad Rodrigo is again placed in a
respectable state of defence, and our troops have in general retired.
• Marniont, it is reported, proposed to evacuate Salamanca altogether.
He has already left that place with his army, and is now at Toro.
Head-quarters are at Freneida, where hunting, shooting, and private
theatricals, are the order of the day.
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DIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

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Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, no business of public importance
occurred at this House.

THURSDAY, FEB. 27.
NOTTINGHAM RIOTS.
The Order of the Day for entering on the second reading of the Net-
tmghani Frame-breaking Prevention Bill being read—
The Farl of Liveltroot rose and observed, that the object of the
13111 before the House, and the unhappy cause of it were well Isnown•
They had originated in a long continued and systematic plan of riot
and disorder. No exertions on the part of Government had been
omitted .to ascertain the causes and prevent the effect of such disorders.
Persons bad been sent to Nottingham to examine into them upon
the'spot.—"The Bill (!ivided itself Into two parts. The second, but most
prominent part, went to compel the persons, in whose houses.fr,artir!
And other manufacturing machines were destroyed, to be responsible