The National Register.
London, England, 1812-07-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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among his troops the use of biscuit instead of bread, by
which much waste is saved. Besides, it must be recollected,
that the harvest will soon be ripe in the countries which he
has left behind him, and as it has experienced no ravage,
and will be gathered in, not for the people, but for his army,
will replenish his magazines when their contents shall be ex-
hausted. We, therefore, conceive that he wijl su6r more
in this campaign from the delays in the arrival, than from the
actual want of provisions. On these delays we rely with
great confidence, as they will not only leave time for the de—
scent of a Swedish force, if Sweden really joins us, in the
rear of BooNAPAItTr., but will protract the war until the
beginning of winter, the effect of which, on Southern con-
stitutions, cannot fail to assist the Russians powerfully in
de-
stroying their enemies.

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nous': OF Loßps. Yesterday the Royal Assent was
given I:v Commission to the Pilots Duty Bill, the East
India Loan Bill, the Unclaimed Army Prize Money Bill, the
Malt Duty Regulation Bill, the Commi,sioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt Bill, the Irish Stamp Duty
ty
Consolidation Duty Pill, the Scotch Taxes Bill, the Iri
Population Bill, and the Irish Butter Bill.----Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COM MONS.—Yesterd ty Mr. NY H A RTON
brought up the Report of the Peace Pre,ervation illtim, vvhieon
ch
was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third
Monday.
ln a Committee a Vote of Credit for Ireland to the .
amount of 200.0001. was agreed to. Adjourned.
By the Anholt Mail, which arrived la•t Friday, and
brought advices from l'etersbnr hg to th th
e 28 June, we
om ha
thve
two accounts of the desettion of the Prussic n, fre
French army. The one is in a letter from Gottenburgh,
which states, that these allies, to the number of Iwo,
82 officers, abandoned their quarters and went over to the
forces under a General of At n crt. Another account
is more minute, and is brought by a Gentlematv who left
Memel on the 2d July, and who, having arrived at Carl-
sham, informs his Correspondents in this Cty, t it the
famous cavalry regiment of Black linssars, with anhother of
light infantry (Fusileers) had escaped from the French quar-
ters, and safely arrived in the Russian camp. •
A Cadiz mail has arrived, with papers to the 21st of June
General LACY has defeated a corps of 3,500 in Catalonia
and the Empecinado carries on a most active warfare in
New Castile. On the 21st of May he defeated a body of 600
near Cifuentes, and it was reported that he had subsequently
entered Cuenca. lIAL LASTEROS has published an address
to the Andalusians, in which he maintains that the French
had no right to claim the victory, in the action at Bornos,
they not having dared to renew the attack. By a decree of
the Cortes, the new Cortes are to be assembled on the ist of
October, 1813. The Duke DEL INFANT ADO had been
formally introduced to the Cortes, and had taken the Chair
of the Regency in that Assembly. In the speech which he
addressed to the President on the occasion, he observed, that
the conduct of the Spaniards had every where in this coun-
try excited esteem and enthusiasm, and that the last words
of the PRI/SCE REGENT were, that he would never enter into
i negociation with the enemy, in which the interests of the
Spanish nation, and those of their unfortunate Monarch,
FERDINAND VII. were not duly appreciated.
A private letter from Cadiz., dated 20th June, states, that
the Spaniards had declined sanctioning our sending out Com-
missioners to South America, in consequence of which it
was expected that the Grampus, on hoard of which they
sailed from this country, would immediately return.
Letters from a Cene, al Officer, of the 20th of June, from
Salamanca, stare, that the army was in the highest health
and spirits. It was not then known whether Lord WEL-
LINGTON intended to attack MA n MONT behind the Douro.
Ministers mean at length to adept the policy which has
been so often recomtnended, of employing small squadrons
with troops on board to harass the enemy, and prevent them
at least from sending troops and provisions coastwise to the
support of their armies in the Peninsula. Lord CocHRANE
is said to have under his command a force which will act on
the Southern coast of Spain, whilst Sir HOIAE POPHAM is
employed on the same object in the Bay of Eliscay. A bat-
talion of marines (a force peculiarly fit file the puryse) is
now forming to join the expedition under Lord COCHR AN E.
It will be selected from the four divisions, and a company
of Marine Artillery added thereto.

JITLY

Vtie are told that a Messenger has arrived, charged with
important dispatches for this Government. It is among the
matters alledged on which we are least disposed to rely, that
the Emperor ALEXANDER has refused to ratify the Treaty of
Peace and Alliance, lately acceded to by his Plenipoteu-
tiai les at Bucharest.
Advices from Ilelsingburgh give the numerical strength
of the Russians throughout their whole line, as high as
450,000 men, and it is said that they rigidly adopt the expe.
diem on which they had determined, of bearing off every
de:cription of port.ibte property, and of destroying every
thing, not capable fif cemoval, that can directly or indi.
rectly, contribute to the shelter or subsistence of the French
armies.

111ISCE LLANIES.

Tot Pitreee REG rsyr's LFVUE.—Friday hishißd7 w;aali iu
Highness
u
.rotshive
hi i celkeeent he'd a Levee at Carlton House, w
attended.— PrSvious to the Levee the Rev. Dr. Law was introduced in
die Prince iu hi• closet, and did homage before his Royal Highness,
on his being appoinled to the See of Chester, aftended by the Ihdo,
of 11•unls r, as kof the Closet to the Kline—The following lecetwed
the honour of at, viz. Capt. Felix leer, M. P. and Dr. Latk•
lan Niuelean, M. D. stadia Alderman of Sudbury, ou presziaing
an
Address front that Borough; Mr. Garr° v, on being appointed Sothis
tor ticneral ; and a Cientleinan of the name of &weeding.
On Wednesday the Catholic D:flegates had au interview with Mar.
‘Ve les;ey, who came to town for th it purpose, at the request of
the Delegates. 'Cie &Asir Marquis, it is stared, went veil minutely
into an a
exmination ril the clanus of the Catholic Body, and of Ilse
manner its which he thought they might he conceded. The Noble
Martinis expressed, in very forcible terms, his regret at the temper,
tendency, and unseasonahleness the late Resolutions, passed
it
the Aggregate Meeting in Dublin; and declared it to be his opinion,
that were it not for the putting of sloth Resolution., the moduli wawa
he had the temonr of bringing forward in the. House of Lords. would
nave been cal vied in their fay. ur. He earnestly if, venue-111i d mo-
deratiou and patience as the surest me its-of ultimately attaining their
olkieet.
The following is an abstract of a Bill to extend the provisions of an
Act of the la t Sessions of Parliamein, relating to the ha I-pay awl
allowance of Officers retiring from service; and to authorise the anew-
ing to Foreign Office's wu the like pensions and adowances
ate given co Bullish Officers under the Ike circumst one.:—The fa.t
(douse enacts, That Inspecting Field.Oilit els of Minim and V,.ltielf.m.
or of Recruiting: Districts, shall be allowed the halt-tray (together milt
arrears) of the commission held immediately previous to or at the lime
of such appon tineht.-2. That Quarter M -asters in vividaly or iinim
ecitt,
after -- years service, -- years of which service shd have b
a. Quarter-Master. shall be permitted to relite with full pay of Cron-
mission held at the time of being allowed to retire.-3. That Foreiot
Oftis;eis wounded in his Majesty's service, shall be allowed r
iot'
like
pensious, &c. as are granted to arty Officers under similar m-
statuses.
The rates of pensions f r disabled soldiers, as fixed by his it"
iestv's warrant of the 7th of October, 1806, tire to be exten.lol
in the followieg proportion. viz —To every Serjeant who shall have
lost more than (Ale limb, or who slut I have received such other boa,/
injury as to render him totally incapable of earning a livelihood, or
to subject him to the necessity of requiting personal assistanCe. a role
of pension mit exceedind 3... 6d. per day ; to evcry Corporal ditto,
per day ; to every Private, ditto, 2. 6d. per day.
li ii t.TOL, July 16.—Otir Election tarminatvd yesterday, with a
majority of 1672 iu taw• ur of Mr. Davis, never has electam been t!'".:
graced as this has teen Hunt, however,' threatens us eith a vl"`_
twain. The tight, he say!, will begin afresh, and that shortly,
1.1019
his being able to pr ye his opponent guilty of bribery.
Total Poll. Davis, 1907—Hunt, 235.
HALF-parr Tts ftEs..—Tne chairing is ewer withoet the s.lirgelwitteisitaian:.
terraption ; Hunt set off to Bath before it begets. In his ta
dress on the Pedestal, he told his mob that he must now leave
Davis
-
Davis to aeon to take cure of, and he doubted not, after
passed, that they would do their duty. ay next at
The trial of Dan. Dawson will take place on Wednesd
by M. fir •
Cambridge. A letter, planning an escape, was detected
ening Mor-
ridge, the gaoler, in the bands of Dawson 's wife, when p
hits, and the plan frustrated. what had

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