The National Register.
London, England, 1811-03-31 00:00:00

FORGERIES ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

Yesterday morning a considerable uneasiness was
created in the commercial world by the intelligence
that forgeries to a great amount, although not
ascertained, had been committed on the Bank of
England. It was stated that the plates of several
notes had been stolen from the Bank, and the fol-
lowing list of the numbers was sent by the bankers
at the West-end of the town to their customers :

TEN POUNDS, 13,0940—Tw0 POUNDS, 14,000, and 47,711.-Ab
ONL POUND, 76 ,131—&4,329--79,374-7,331-78 ,371-10,374-
4,113 7,473 4,000 -z-4,777-76,324--4,177-4,700-4,773-
37,131-67,131-76,12.3.

We understand that dispatches have been received
from Vice-Admiral BERKELEY, by Sir J. YORKE,
'which leave no doubt as to the precipitate retreat of
M-ASSENA on the evening of the 6th, from Santarem,
at which time they were dicovered moving off by
General BERESFORD, who was watching their mo-
tions on the south side of the Tagus. He imme-
diately communicated the intelligence to Lord
WELLINGTON, who commenced his pursuit in-
stantly. General BERESFORD, with his division of
the army, moved on towards Abrantes, and our
flotilla advanced up the river, the navigation of
which was pow ent;rely free. This conjoint move-
ment will sufficiently explain the check . which
MAssr. 4 is stated in the Guernsey letters to have
net with on the Zezere.
Du

. From the . tch papers we learn \precs
pf France was safely delivered of .a Prince, at nine
.o'clock in the morning of the 20th of March. Great
,rejoicings are said to have been observed through-
out Holland on this occasion. These papers con-
tain several telelegraphic dispatches relative to the
delivery of Maria Louisa, and the state of her
-young son's health and appetite.—The young King
of Rome was baptized on the evening of the above
day, in the Chapel of the Thuilleries.
Mr. GREPPULTIE (Of the house of GREF/PULTIP.,
Brothers), lately arrived in a neutral ship from Bou-
logne is reported, whether truly or falsely we have
not been able to ascertain, to have brought confi-
dential communication from the French Govern-
ment. We remark that some of the Duta and
French Papers assert, that the birth of a son to
BUONAPAItTE will give happiness and repose to
Europe. But the late- language of the Monite.ur
does not countenance any expectation of a pacific
overture from BUONAPARTF. It declared dt that no

that the Em

communication should take place between the two
Governments so long as the present Administration
emained in power-" These expressions, however,
are not to be taken au pied de. la lettre—and we shall
not be surprised to find UONAPARTE urge the con-
'summation of his wishes in the birth of a son, as a
.reason• for :making some pacific' proposal to Our
"overnment.
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At a late hour last night we could not learn that
Government had received any official or other in.
formation respecting the movements of Lord WELT
LINQTON.

The Count DE GOTTORP (the deposed King of
SWEDEN) has left England. He, too, seems to
move without a cause. From authority no reason
has been assigned for his departure ; and specula
tion has wearied itself in its futile endeavours to
divine a cause for his determination to leave this
Kingdom. A demi-official Paper of yesterday
evening observes, on Count DE GOTTORP'S departure
for Heligoland, that if, in withdrawing himself
from the protection which he enjoyed ender the
British Government, the Cowl. has acted from
motives of a political nature, his Majesty's Ministers
have it not in contemplation to take part in any mea-
sures that may be adopted by him in furtherance
of his object."
Orders have been given that the 3d battalion or
the Ist regiment of foot-guards may be held in
immediate-readiness to proceed to Portsmouth for
embarkation for Cadiz. The ten companies of the-
battalion to be first completed, each company to
consist of 100 rank and file—total 1000.—the
Ist division to march on Tuesday morning. Ti e
detachments of the Coldstream and 3d regiment
of guards, at present at Cadiz, are to return to
England, on the arrival of this reinforcement.
High Royal the Duke of York inspected the bat.
talion very particularly yesterday evening, pre.
vious to the arrangements for its departure, which
were not completed till a sate littur in the even-
ing.
We have long been without information from St.
Domingo, a place which has been for so long a time
the scene of civil feuds and petty warfare, between
almost powerless chiefs ; but a Gentleman if just
arrived from Port-au-Prince, who informs us that
CIIIIISTOPIiE had signified his determination to seizq
all ships, of whatever nation, that might be bound
from Port.au-Prince. In consequence of the pro.
mulgation of th:s order, one of CHRISTOPIIE.,
cruisers took an American vessel, on board of
which was an English Gentleman, who claimed
the protection due to him, and procured himself an
asylum on board the Hyperion frigate, commanded
by Captain BRODIE, then lying at Gonaive. A
boat from the Hyperion afterwards went on shore
for water, when the CHRISTOPHIAN Government
demanded the Gentleman who had been taken from
the American vessel. This demand, however, was not
complied with ; and the boat, on its returning to
the ship, was fired upon from the batteries ! Three
of the men were killed ! and nine oar; were broken
by the shot. This outrageous conduct, as might
•naturally ite expected, enfurtated the crew of the
Hyperion in no common degree, and had the Cap-
tain permitted them, they would have hove-to, and
blown. the town about the ears of the inhabitants.

Remonstrances against this violent and outra.
geous procedure had been made by the Commander
on the Jamaica station,, but it daes not appear
that they prodticed any effect on CIIRIs•ropll&.
PETION, it is stated, had most punctiliously attended
to those communications that bad beeu transmitted

to his Goverment on this subject.

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