The National Register.
London, England, 1811-12-15 00:00:00

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1811.

GLORIOUS NEWS FRO M• SPAIN:

The Gazette of last night contains dispatches from
Colonel GREEN at Gibraltar. which state that the
Spaniards, under that enterprising General Baron
D'EttoLEs, had entered France by the way of Lan-
guedoc, and that they were laying waste that rich
and fertile province. Immense cola' ibutions had
been already levied upon the most loyal of BUONA-
PARTE% subjects in. that quarter, and the Spaniards
were under no apprehension of any surprize on the
part of the French.
The intelligence from all parts of Spain, which
Government has received by the Serapis, (which
has arrived at Portsmouth from Gibraltar,) is
equally gratifying with the above. The French
are overwhelmed with misfortunes in every di-
rection.

The Gazette also contains dispatches from Corn-
tflodore PEN'itnSE, at Gibraltar, detailing a few par-
ticulars of the further successes of the Catalonians.

Letters from Gibralta4, to the 27th ult. have
been brought by the Comet sloop of war, which
left that place on the QSth. Some of them state
that SUCITET had been defeated in two attempts to
take Valencia by storm, and had consequently
fallen back upon Saguntum. Other communica-
tions, however, throw some doubts on the sub-
ject, and state that no intelligence had been re-
ceived from Valencia of a later date than the 15th,
at which. time the French remained in possession of
El Grao.

The aspect of the war in Catalonia has com-
pletely changed. The French, who lately overrun
the whole of its territory, have since been compelled
to shut themselves up in its fortresses. Nearly
4000 of them have been cut off by the Guerillas
within the last month, and if SUCIIET should be un-
sueeessftil against Valencia, all Arragon, Castille,
Catalotia, and Valencia will be in arms en mßsse
against them. BALLAs.rEllos has returned to San
ti.oriue, after a successful expedition into the inte-
rior. SOULT, who is at Seville, has not made any
attempt to re-occupy the country from whence
GIBARD was driven by General HILL. MAIIMONT
remains :reactive, while, in the north-east, north-
west, and the heart of Spain, the guerillas are in-
creasing in numbers, vigour, and enterprize.

Lisbon papers arrived at a late hour last night,
but bring no intelligence of importance from (Ayr
mies.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

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American Papers to the 12th were received. yester-
day ; they have not yet supplied us with the docu.
menus mentioned in the PRESIDENT'S Speech, as
about to be laid before Congress. The following is
the only article deserving attention. It contains an
assertion which, if true, would be of great import.
ance to the commercial world, but of the falsehood
of which we do not entertain a single doubt:—

PHILADELPLUA, Nov. 11.—It is asserted, that Mr. FOSTER
has formally declared to Mr. MuNsoE, that if our Government
would give him an official declaration of their knowledge and be-
lief of the revocation of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, his in-
structions authorise him to say, that, in that case, the British
Orders in Council will cease. We do not rely much on the truth
of this report ; because such a proposition from Mr. Fos.ria ap-
pears quite superfluous and wine -unnecessary, as our Govern-
ment has already, a year ago, by Mr. MnotsoN's Proclamationi
assured not only Great Britain, but the whole world, that the
French Decrees had ceased• to violate the neutral commerce of
the United States."

RUMOURED CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION.

The rumours of an approaching change in Ad-
ministration has not yet subsided. We are, how.
ever, now told by those who were the first to pro.
mulgate them, that the proposed alterations will be
very trifling. Neither Lord GRENVILLE nor Earl
GREY are included in the list of new appointments.
It is even doubted whether the abilities of Lord
HOLLAND will be called into action. It is evident,
therefore, that no important mutation of office will
take place, and that whatever change occurs will be
confined to the inferior departments, and will only
affect a few clerks of n o political interest in the State.
It is now owned by all parties, that the present Mi.
nisters are honoured with the PRINCE REGENT'S con-
fidence, which, as it has. been acquired solely by
their conduct, it is iinpossible they should not re-
tain, as long as they persevere in the same course,
unappalled by the misrepresentations of the envious
and the outcries of the disaffected.

The Gazette of last night contains a further re.
ward of 5001. and his Majesty's pardon to any one
of the parties concerned in the murder of Mr.
MARR and his family, except the person or persons
who actually perpetrated the horrid massacre, who
shall discover his or their accomplices therein.

Letters have been received from various ports in
the Mediterranean, by the Royal Sovereign, which
has arrived at Portsmouth. It is stated in one of
them, that there is no foundation for the report, that
the country in the vicinity of Valencia had been in-
undated. The presence of General BLAKE; and his
gallant army had inspired such courage into the
Valencians, that no apprehensions were entertained
for the safety of the city.

Advices have been received from Guernsey, with
accounts from France, to the date of the 2d instant.