The National Register.
London, England, 1812-09-06 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

TO OUR CORREPONDENTS AND THE PUBIIC.

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A very censiderable eatraS ,te has inr compelled ou: Ptiblishe dist week,
in (Auer to satisfy the nrersing demand, to put in circulation boot a
thousand first impressions of otir Map, druwn through u mistake
before the march and positions of the Armies had been cannletely
traced, and acc 'unnamed with the Numbers that refer :o the F.. 416-
nail n. and hick we had ordered n-t to be used, us ii:comidete___
th-se Sub•cribers and tientleme:,, who have received the wrong
Maps are inturmed, that by applying or sending to our tnliee, they
w ill be exchanged !,-ntis for those that are pet feet, of which a suffi-
cient number has since been dra., n fin that purpose.

THE NATIONAL REGIS L. F:R.

t °Upon,
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.

fIAPTUTIF, OF NT ADII ID WI '2,500 PRI-ONEBS ANT) 169
t'iIAES OF CAN XON.—LANDING OF OUR EXPEDITION
Ni' ALACANTE.
The fruits of the brilliant and decisive victory of Sala-
manca aie now gathered by our btave army and its instnnital
`llo.nmander. Mat trig. W ELL t NG"! ON has entered Madrid,
not to enthrone despotism within its walls or chain !on-
ner its inhabitants, but to restore the seat of pow, io the
egitimate authority, to break asunder the fe tc: s of he
save, and to rekindle the flame of loyalty and eNer ion in
the sanctuary where it once so brightly blared TI is glorious
intelligence was first communicated f: tin P put alth, on
Thursday, in the following telegraphic message
66 Niobe arrived—Lotd WELLINGTON at Madrid, P.th
" instant—To6k 1700 prisoners, and 180 pieces of cannon."
From the haziness of the atmosphere, the working of the
telegraph was intercepted at the Southampton nation, and
the message was thence forwarded by post. 'I his delayed its
arrival from the afternoon of Thursday till nine on Friday
morning; and even then, by some a-cident, the tette, was
left unopened till noon, arid the news of course so far -e-
-tarded. It was scarcely spread beyond the metropolis,
when Major BURGH at rives' in a chaise and four, the &hers
and horses covered with laurels, conveying the official dis-
patch from Lord WELLINGTON. He alighted about five at
Lord BATHURST'S office, and confirmed to the r, whn
naturally crowded round him, the substance of the telegra-
-I.hic message. Communications of the intelligence woe
made through the country by last night's pest. The Tower
and Park guns were fired, and the subjoined letter was sent
from Lord BATHURST'S office to the LORD MAYOR
Downitig-stret t, Sept. 4, 1812.
'; 111 v I,oan-1 have the hone ir to inform your Lordship, that di,-
pinches have been received from the Marquis of WET T 'NOT( N, dated
.the 13th and 15th ult. containing the irate 1 genie of the Allied Army
iiißing entered Madrid, alter au inconsiderable resiAance, on the it'll
The RAO° surienitercd on the 1 -Ith. In that place there were
fon.,d 1 •9 ftects of cuenon, 900 barrel" 01 powder, 'lO,OOO stand of
:rms, and considerable magazines of clothing, provisions, and aannu•
nibon• '' 1 have the how.ur to be, Nei &c
" To the Rill): Hon. the Lotto MAYOR. FIXI'III.)R.SI'.
' P S. 1 have the satisflicticn of adding, that the O.ficers and men,
who were wounded at the biotic. of Salamanca, are in a most favourable
wa,."
The official Gazette containing his Lordship's dispatches
will he found ltt another pat tof our columns. The first de-
set ibes the operations of our troops from the time when, con-
vinced of MA lIMONT'S total inability to resume offensive
hostilities, our Commander left Cuellar for Madrid, on the
6th ult. The passes through the mountains were not guard-