The National Register.
London, England, 1811-05-12 00:00:00

THE-,NATIONAL REGISTER.

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We are assured, from a most respectable
piivate source, that Lord: WiLLiNGTo*:, has :
. proposed to the
.Spanish Government, that-if-they
would consent to his being appointed' to the chief
command, he would undertake the task of 'follow--
ing up, and of (hiving the whole of the enemy's
force now in the Peninsula beyond the frontiers.
His Lordship of course stipulated for the troops of
Spain in conjunction with those already under his
direction. The Spanish Government refused its
concurrence, and Lord WELLINGTON in consequ-
ence will not proceed at present beyond the position
which lie n'w occupies.
The accounts from India state, that.,great dissa-
tisfaction and distrust prevail in Batavia. The
Islam,' had been for some months the theatre of a
sanguinary contest. The tantanese were in so
great force, that General DAENDELS, with a con:
siderable. part of the garrison, had found it neces-
sary to march against them. He is said to have
been defeated in some recent engagements. Several
of the Dutch officers, who formed part of the gar-
rison of Ambiipia at the time of its surrender, -had
been brought to trial; colonel FiLz, the Corn-
• mandant, was found guilty, and publicly executed.
. A Meeting of the Proprietors of India Stock
Was on Friday held at the India House, prepara-
tory to, an application being made to Parliament,
to allow the Directors to raise a further sum of
two millions sterling, on their bonds; • this applica-
tion is .to be . made, in aid of the deficiency of the
Funds in Britain, aintil those of their Government
abroad can be remitted. The Chairman, in- his ad-
dress to the Pi oprietor,s, distinctly prbved that the
debts dire from Government, and the wealthy state
of
.their finanees'in India, would amply justify the
application to Parliament.
A mail from Jamaica has brought accounts from
Mexico to the middle of February, from which' it
appears that the rebellion is nearly extinguished in
that province. The ins,rgents have every where
given way before the Government troops. The
curate, MERCADO, who had taken. a position in the
Barrancas, with a strong corps and fourteen pieces
of cannon, after repeated attacks was ultimately
dislodged from it, and obliged to retreat with con-
siderable loss of men and the greater part of his ar-
tillery. By a dispatch from Generol DE LA Cnuz,
it appears that the remainder of the insurgents had
surrendered on promise of pardon, which' was
granted to them, and they were ordered to proceed
to their several homes.
The embargo on Prussian vessels in Swedish
ports has been taken off, and American vessels pro-
ceed .in their destinations without niolestatidn.
It was expected, yesterday, that. all the Judges
would have sat in the Exchequer Chamber, at one
o'clock, on the case of Di YOUNGE for exporting
guineas ; but the order was afterwards minter-
manded, -and their Lordships met merely upon pri-
vate business.
-A new coinage, we understand, is about to be
introduced to the Public, and directions have al -
ready _Been given at the Mint
.for the immediate
preparation of silver peices of coin, one of which is
to pass for three shillings, the other for eighteen
pence. The first coinage will be ready for delivery
in a few weeks.

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