The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-08 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUGUST 16.—The day before yesterday, at sun-
rise, the solemnity of the fete'of his Majesty the Emperor of'
the French was announced by salutes of artillery. Yesterday
the salute was repeated. His Majesty received the felicitations
of his Ministers, nt the great Officers of his Household, of the
Diplomatic Body, and of the Officers of the garrison. In the
.evening there Was a bull-fight, at which his Majesty conde-
scended to bepresent. Ills presence excited the most lively en-
thusi ism. There were afterwards grand Illuminations and fine
tire-works. It was' renearked yesterday and to-day that his Ma-
jesty wore the dress of the French Princes.
. . .
The French Ambassador gave to-day a brilliant entertain-
ment in Lis palace, in houour of his august Sovereign. The
Ministers, the great Officers of the Crown, the Diplomatic
Body, the principal Civil and Military Personages of the Royal
Household., and the French and Spanish Generals, were in-
vited to it.
At the suit of the authorities of Valladolid, the King has
graciously pardoned thirty-two persons who were arrested on
various accounts. They_ wt!re culpable, without being actuated
by criminal intentions; the perfidy of the enemies of Spain
had led astray their understandings, without corrupting their
heal ts.
The King has sent D. Pablo Aram, the Minister of General
Police, hitt) the provinces of Se,zoeia and Avila, there to orga-
nize definiti-iely all the branches of the Administration. During
his absence his place will be filled . by the Minister of the. Indies.
Persons distinguished for their knowledge and devotedness will
be sent into other provinces.

OFFICIAL NEWS FROM THE ARMIES IN SPAIN.
" CAI t.f,NTA.—An Aid-dc-camp of Martinez, the Com-
mandant of Figueiras, deserted on the Bth of August, and an-
nounced that the garrison was in a frightful state of destitution,
and reduced to a few ounces of bread and a little water; that
no longer expecting relief, they had determined to make a des-
perate attempt and break throtigh with the bayonet : but Fi-
gueiras was surrounded' with .a formidabbe line of circumvalla•
tion, more• than .1600 toises in extent ; this line was formed by
a chain of strong redoubts, connected together by entrench-
ments, and protected by a double row of abattis. For 4ome
nights an increased vigilance took place ; the Generals spent
these. nights in the lines; the Dlske of Tarento had taken the
mosteffectual measures fur depriving the enemy of all means of
escqin-; his fate. 'flaying elhansted all his provisions and
ammunition, Martinez, on the night of the 1.6:11, attempted to
force the lines at the heat' of all his garrison ; he had advanced
near the first abattis, when a' terrible fire opentd upon his co-
lumn, killed 4()0 of his men, and compelled him to re-enter the
fortress. On the morning of the 19th, he surrendered at dis-
cretion, demanding only that life should be spared. The garri-
son defiled, without arms, upon .the glacis; it still.consisted of
3500 men, and near 350 06fficers, of whom there was one Field
•Marshal, several Brigadiers, and 80 superior Officers; this.gar-
rison arrived at Perpignan on the 21st and 22d. Two thousand
men perished in Figueiras by our fire, or by disease, since the
commencement of the blockade, .which lasted four months.
The place not having been attackt.d; and all the operations,hav-
ing been confined to those of
.a rigorous blockade, this important
fortress remains untouched. The perseverance and activity
displayed by the blockading troops cannot be too highly praised;
the at tillery and engineers, in, their immense labouv, hart
rivalled each other in zeal." ,