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the object of the expedition ',thick it was proposed tol THE PENINSULae
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set out from hence—you, are hereby authorised to .
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.lcagth accounts from die ifarquis of Wu-
by any number of mounted men, (corpe
circulate through the' country my wishetxeady orga-
in be joined
Lntanoxl army, of a .recent date, have been received.
The hincxwavt, schooner has arrived at Falmouth
nized would be preferred,) under the authority here.
;' from Corunna in three days When she sailed it was
tofore given by Gov. Meigs. Companies whichmay i
reported that the French and Allied armies were in
join me, to serve for the expedition, and which will
sight of each other in the vicinity of Valladolid, and
furnish their own horses, will have credit for a tour
o(duty, and the 'expedition is not expected to con- .
that a general engagement was expected every hour,
tine more than 30 days, and will at any rate not ex- the Marquis of WELLINGTON having decided upon
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risquing another battle. The troops opposed to his
teed 40.—1 am, respectfully, your humble servant,
Lordship consist of the army of Portugal, which has
" WILLIAM U. HARRISON.
been recently reinforced. They are commanded by
4. P.S. The men must bring forward as much ba-
Generals Cstoszt. and Somatic.
con as possible ; and any one who will bring a si

pare
horse, with a saddle ar.d bridle, shall be allowed 50
cents. per day for the use of them..
" The bearer, Colonel John Guthrie, is authorised
to hire horses and give certificates, which will be
taken up, and paid for by the quarter-master. e
" WM. H. HARRISON."
" BOSTON, OCTOBER 2.

Delegates in several leading counties in the State I
of Pennsylvania have nominated De Witt Clinton for
the next President.—His election will be powerfully
supported in that State. In Virginia, also, partial
nominations have been made in his favour. It is
said, with a very considerable degree of assurance,
that the legislature of North-Carolina, just elected,
contains a decided peace majority."
" NEW-YORK, OCTOBER 3.,1
[Communicated for the Register.]
eg We have just received the disagreeable intelli-
gence that Captain Williams, of the Marine Corps,
with about twenty of his men, whilst escorting some
waggons from Camp to St. John's river, for provi-
sions, were attacked by a party of Indians, and after
a severe conflict was obliged to retreat, with the loss
of his waggons and horses, and one man killed and
seven wounded. Captain Williams himself had
I-seven ball wounds, three through his hand, and is
sot eipected to live. This is the excellent officer who
commanded at Amelia for two months after the Ame-
ricas' took possession of the island, and to whom
the inhabitants most gratefully acknowledge their ob-
ligations for his gentlemanly conduct : his great ex-
ertions in preserving the peace of Fernandino, and the
protection of their persons and property from the fury
of the insurgents."
FROM THE NEW YORE PAPER OP THE BTII OCTOBER.
Extract of a letter from Luettel's Harbour, Sep-
tember 22 :
" Last evening an engagement took place between
our troops in this quarter and the British, in which
we took 40 prisoners and 70 stand of arms, and four
barrels of powder."

Another Gottenburgh Mail arrived last night.
The intelligence brought by it is dated on the 27th
ult. from St. Petersburgh, and on the 12th inst. from
Gottenburgh. The accounts from both places are
equally cheering :—the French abandoned Moscow
with such precipitation, that 15,000 sick and wounded
French soldiers were left in the hospitals, or rather
amid the miserable ruins of Moscow, exposed to all
the inclemencies of the season. But the loss ',which
BONAPARTE will probably feel most of all is that of
the military chest of MURAT'S division, which con-
tained four millions of francs. General KUTUSOFF'S
late reinforcements hare increased his army to the
amount of 200,000 men, and the whole of the Pea.
santry between Moscow and Poland are in arms.-.--
BONAPARTE'S line of retreat is not yet known, but as
from every thing we can learn, his army is not in a
condition to risque another battle, he will moot pro-
babiy snake for Poland, after takinga SI few moments
repose" at Kalouga and Tula—places situated
greatly to the eastward of the present Russian line
of positions. The Russian General,WriuvasTm, is
said to have advanced from Polotsk to Witepsk—a,
movement which still farther removes the possibility
of BoNAPARTE's escape by the route which he origi.
nally took towards Moscow. In this case, the Duke
of Bauxuo (Vicroa), with the reserve, who accord-
ing to the last accounts was advancing from Smo-
lensk upon Moscow, must inevitably fall into a
trots de rat.

The above Mail also contains a report that as
Amiga Mean Confederation has suddenly arisen in re.
land, with the avowed object of supporting Russia in
her struggle for independence, What a glorious pro.
spect would such an event afford for Europe For
such a regeneration the Poles might indeed havb oc.
casion to rejoice, The approach of the Russian Cos.'
sacks towards Warsaw gives an air of probability to,
the rumour.

In the absence of the Marquis of WILLLINGTOVS I
regular dispatches, the following may be regarded as
a demi-official statement of the present positions of
the Allied agmies in the Peninsula :
“ The British army was moving front Burgos towards Valhi
dolid, closely followed by the French under Somtat, when, on
the 234 tilt. there was a very severe affair in the neighbourhood
of Torquemada, in which the cavalry of the two armies were

principally engaged. The contest lasted a considerable tune, with
various success. At length she French pressing forward, came
Into contact with the two German light battalions of infantry,
and suffered greatly. The reports at Corunna raised the loss of
the enemy to lot lambast 3000 men, and that of the Alike in
proportion ; but this was, undoubtedly, a great exaggeration.
" The object of the Fund% is probably to recover the capital
To this they attach much political importance ; and it is not im:
probable, that they may even push a corps by the way of Aranda
de Douro, with the hope of seizing Madrid, whilst the Marquis
of Waxen:63.os is occupied with their main body oa the Val-
ladolid road. Should they, however, make this attempt, they
will enepunter no small difficulties in its prosecution, from the
state of the Douro, which is swelled by the rains, and front their
having thesnielves destroyed most of the bridges on the line of
their former retreat.
44 The principal French prudes are calculated as follows :•-•
SOULT'S corps is estimated at 45,020 ; JOStPit'S at 19,000 ; and
finentes at 15,000: and it is conjectured, that there may be of
these different bodies, 50,000 disposable under SOULT, who is
advancing on the Tagus.
" The army under SOUDAW certainly amounts to at least
35,000 effective fighting men, of whom 2000 are cavalry. Medi
surprise has been occasioned at Massetta's not having joined
and taken the command of this army, as he was known to be on
the frontiers a long while ago.
• "The British army is said to be thus distributed :—The lets
sth, 6th, and 7th divisions are with the Marquis of Ws slant-
TON, amounting, with the cavalry, to 18,000 men. His Lord-
ship hap also PACK'S and BRAMYORD'S Portuguese Brigades, and
some Spanish troops. All the Eritish cavalry are with the Mar-
quis of WiLLINOTON, except one brigade of English dragoons
(the 13th regiment and some others), the German Hussars, and
General Semos's heavy brigette, and a Portuguese brigade, alto-
gether amounting to 2,0e0, who are with Sir ROWLAND HILL.
" The 4th English division is at Madrid, with Don Ceases
D'Esrantes Spanish division. The 2d and 3d fight, and Sua-
sive, division, with 2000 cavalry, making altogether,shout
20,000 effective British, are with Sir RowLAND This., with
whom there is also a large corps of Portuguese, and 5000 Spa-
niards who accompanied Colonel SKIRRITT from Seville.
" The 91st regiment had reached -Benavente, on their way,
from Corona, to join the Marquis of Wacsanteron, when thtl
approach of the French obliged them to fall bask on Corunnsi,
whence they proceeded with two other regiments by sea to
Lisbon.
" It is proper to add, that when the last &deices left Cayenne,
there were reports, said to have been brought to that port by an
Aide-de-Camp of General Hesse's, that the Marquis of Wax.-
•LINGTOSI bad formed a junction, on the Ist instant, at Madrid,
with Sir ROWLAND Hut.. There were also rumours of Sir
ROWLAND'S barter beaten Sooty; but upon neither of these
statements can we place any very confident relia ace. We con-
done, therefore, to look with the greatest anxiety for the arrival
of dispatches from the Marquis of Wacciotrron himself, which
will, doubtless, announce those measures, which the new and
difficult circumstances of the campaign bve obliged him to adopt4l
Should he be compelled, by the scantiness of ills means, to as-
sume a defensive posture, 'we may be at surd, that his plans will
be laid with the same extensive foresight, and canted into Ogee
with the same commanding energy, wbkii have consigned the
campaign of 1810 to immortal et kbrity.
• “ We are happy to conclude our view of the affairs of the Po.,
ninsula, with she statement of an exploit most honourable to
the joint exertions of our Allies, and of our naval force in that
quarter. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Admirahy,
from Sir EDWASD PSLLILW, in the Mediterranean, inch:wing a
detail of the recent operations on the coast of Catalonta ; to the
course of which, the Baron D'Eaoiss, with the troops under his
orders, in conjuuction with the seamen and marines of the men
of war, directed by Captain CODIINOTON, of the Biwa; made
an attack oss Tarragona, and succeeded in obtaining complete
possession of it. The loss in this affair bas not been so conside-
rable as might have been expected."
It may be proper to add here, that the reports at
-C-nrunna, alluded to above, as not deserving any con-
fidence, may be considered as altogether groundless.
The C.orTunna papers of the 9th and 10th, and one of
the 11th inst. announces the entrance of the Marquis
of WILLINGTON into Madrid, and also the entrance
of four or five thousand French prisoners, but the,
Conmsa Diary of the 11th, alluding as we think to
these statements, states, thg the whole was as impu.
dent fabrication, and that the writerhad been imposed
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EXTRACTS FROM THE CORUNNA PAP/RS.
CORUNNA, NOVEMBER 7.
By an English courier, whu arrived here on
Thursday last, at nine o'clock at night, and who
had left Baneza on, Monday, the Sid instant, in
' the evening, that Lord Wellington was then in Ma-
drid, and had formed a junction with General Hill
and the Carps of Murillo and Penne. He bas under
his command more than 5000 Cavelryi and from 50
to 60,000 British and Portuguese infantry• without
'including the Spaniards,
On Monday evening arrived at Banege an Aid, ,
decamp of GenerakDelsonse, who is in the neigh-
tbcnirh"roops :lhoofleiztaal°ra"ois towwnithandordswerres;uthiranellavElgOteld
direct their numb to Puebla de Sanabeia.
The allied more clapped of the Spaiincli under
cieneral f.asbui bad the British ;ad Portuguese;
occupied thew line Of the Pomo, from Zamora
Eo Terdesillas, our. advanced guard reachin as far
isf tjabiancas, 'rise Fstincht w ilicapospwas34ooo.

The BRiLLIAVT which has arrived at Plymouth
sailed from Marlair on Saturday last; where great
anxiety prevailed to know the real state of affairs in,

Russia. A Lady, who came passenger, was in ra-
ris after 'the mention of the fourteen conspirators,
Their failure was owing, it is said, to one of those up.
accountable stupidities which sometimes defeat the
best concerted plans. The centinels, placed by the
conspirators in one of the hotels, mistaking the orders
they had received pot to lit any one Olds" for 41 as 4
Ito let any one in," permitted the GOvernor of Patjs
Ito esc-ape, and he encceedmi hi suppressing the insult.
section, It is well known, however, .that the party is
powerful, and, as we have more than owstilis"
another explosion if expected,

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