The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MAV 31.

foi flied, that an Adciress be presented to his ROYAL
HIGIINESS, beseeching him to adopt, without delay, c h
measures as are called for by the disorganized state of the

Government.

Mr. MARTIN must be aware, as well as the whole
nation, that the PRINCE REGENT has hitherto done every
thing in his power to form a comprehensive Administra-
tion. What other measures can he take than those he
has adopted ?

831

allies. The KING of PutlssiA has appvinted a Frenc!. Ge-
neral Governor of Berlin ! —BERN ADOTTE, whose opposts
tion to France began to assume a feature of hostility, ha-
been taken ill at Orebro. We should not wonder if his
illness prove mortal. NAPOLEON and his 'EMPRESS had
already reached Frankfort on the 13th instant.
New York Papers were received yesterday to a late
date. The reports contained in letters from Washington
are so much at variance, that we present the following,
without vouching for its authenticity
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20.—Things, as I have heretofore informed
you, continue on the brink of uncertainty individual suffering in-
creases ; and the character of the Government has, in some degree.
suffered by the late tardy proceedings of Congress. There will, in my
opinion, be a push to bring things to an issue, for we are in a situa-
tion which we cannot long endure—the House must go forward or
backward, or the Ministers will not long be able to keep their ma-
jority; the nation will never again compromise on the ground of em-
bargo or non-intercourse, Scc. For this reason I should not be sur-
prised to see the Committee of Foreign Relations come out with a
manifesto in the course of the ensuing week. There will be something
of the kind attempted speedily ; and I think prudent people will make
their measures accordingly.

We mentioned in our last that a sanguinary battle had
been fought between the French and Russians. It is pro-
bable it was founded on the following account, dated
Warsaw, May 2 _ _

" A Courier has arrived here with intelligence of a rencontre having
taken place in the neighbourhood of Radzilow, between a detachment
of the allied troops and the Cossacks. It appears that the latter crossed
the Bohr, and attempted to advance along the left bank of the Wysa,
for the purpose of plundering the villages, when Col. WE N ZLOW at-
tacked them with the Polish and confederated troops, and put them
to the rout. He afterwards pursued them across the W'yoa, killing and
wounding 96 of them, and making 22 prisoners. ft is said that the
Russian Commandant of Gonindz ha disavowed this act of aggression;
and requested the particulars, in order to transmit them to the Em-
peror.
" The march of troops through this place continues daily. Our
contingent of 30;000 ni,n :Ire all in die field."

Letters to the 7th inst. leave reached town from Gib-
raltar. The following extract conveys the most promin-
ent information

" GIBRALTAR, MAY 3, 1812 —" We have a report this morning
that BALLASTEROS is again retreating from before Malaga, in con-
sequence of being in want or provisions. The Goshawk, sloop of war,
came in yesterday from beturz Malaga, after having had a very se-
vere affair with the batteries in cutting out some privateers.- Captain
HILBURN and the First Lieutenant are killed. There was anritiivt
brig in company, and the two have lost 60 men in killed and
wounded."

Extract of a letter from Oporto, dated May 15:—

" Three divisions of the Allied Army are to remain in the North
of Portugal; they are at present under the orders of Gen. Ptc.roN, but
General GRAHAM is to command them. The troops are cantontd
in the villages along the Drmro from Larnego, and amount to about
21,000 men.--"l'he Polish troops are on their march for France ; the new
raised conscripts are said to be on the road to replace them. Troops
are continually embarking at Vigo for South America. General ens rn-
NO s'shead-coarters are at Santiago.--Thirtern American vessels arrived
yesterday in this port, laden with corn and flour. The devia,d :or
provisions in this place is very great, and, in the interior, consider-
able scarcity prevai►s, as little or nom_ can be rent from hence, in conse-
quence of the Commandant's having embargoed all the boats and
carts."

An account has been received by the Donna Eularia,
from Gibraltar, of a very brilliant ani gallant exploit,
which was performed in the harbour of Malaga a iew days
before she left Gibraltar.—The boats of the Hyacinth, of
20 guns, commanded by Captain Usralt, and those of
the Goshawk, commanded by Captain J. Lit.aunN, Went
into the harbour of Malaga, where they stormed and took
possession of two small forts, the guns of which they
spiked, and destroyed the ammunition, &c. The mai ines
and seamen then returned to their boats, and proceeded
to the attack of six French privateers, and several other
vessels which lay in the harbour, laden with sundry arti-
cles, the produce of French plunder from the unfc:rtunette
inhabitants of Malaga, all which they captured and