Star. — London, England, 1809-02-03 00:00:00

FREpiCR BULLETINS. Iff ignETH BULLETIN OF THE AWAY OF SPAIN. " Valladolid, Jan. 21. „ T h e Duke of Dalmatia left Betanzos on the 12th s Saving reached the Mero, he found the bridge B ur go cut. The enemy was dislodged from the %ag e of Burgo. In the meanwhile General Fran. hi ascended the river, which he crossed at the Sela. He made himself master of the high d from. Corunna to Santiago, and took six officers d6O soldiers prisoners. On the same day a body ;so m arines, who were fetching water from the bay Mcro were taken. From the village of Perillo, , e f,nglish Beet could be observed in the harbour of OnOn the 13th the enemy caused two powder ma. eti s i tua ted near the heights of St. Margaret, at `,a league from Corunna, to be blown up. The p ictian was terrible, and was felt at the distance of leagues. . „ o n t he 14th, the bridge at Burgo was repaired, 0 ,1 t he French artillery was able to pass. The enemy t,,ta take a position at two leagues distance, half a leave before Comma. He was seen employed in y exi barking his sick and wounded, the numbers of v bi c t, according to spies and deserters, =mats too co or 4000 men. The English were in the mean. wh i le Occ upied in destroying the batteries on the coast opti 12yillg waste the country on the sea shore. The Connnandant of the fort of St. Philip, suspect. iog t.e fate intended for his fortification. refused to admit them in it. Os the evening of the 14th we saw is fifth ores. 10 , 7 o f 160 sail arrive, among which were four ships ;kilo line. aon the morning of the 16th, the divisions of !dale and Mermet occupied the heights of Villaboa, where the enemy's advanced guard was stationed, oaich was attacked and destroyed. Our right wing , as stationed on the point where the road from Co. nna t o Lugo, and that from Corunna to Santiago, let. The left was placed behind the village of this& The enemy was stationed behind some beats. ifalheights. 'The rest of the 16th w4s spent in fixing a battery Ile pieces of carmen ; and it was not till the 16th, ttine o'clock in the afternoon, that the Duke of Dalmatia gave orders to attack. The assault was made upon the English by the , Est brigade of the division Mermet, which overthrew' In, and drove them from the village of Elv Ina. Tie tor.d regiment of light infantry covered itself with try. General iardon) at the head of the Voltigeurs, ruy:ht a tmible :amaze. The enemy, driven froml his positions, retreated to the gardens which surround' C turtna. • The night groteing vary► dark. kilns necessary to mina the attack. The enemy availed himself lof thjs to embark with precipitation; Only 600 of our men were engaged, and every arrangement was made for abandoning the positions of the night, and advanc ing next day to a general attack. The loss of the ene my has been immense. Two of our batteries played upon them during the whole of the engagement. We counted on the field of battle mere than eight hundred of their dead bodies, among which was the body of General Hamilton, and those of two other General Officers, whose names we are unacquainted_ We have taken 20 Officers, 800 men, and four Ottes of cannon. The English have left behind thein'tnose than 1500 horses, which ;they had killed. Our loss mounts to 100 killed and 150 wounded. " The Colonel of the 47th regiment distinguished himself. An Ensign of the 31st infantry killed with own hand an English QlNeer, who had endea voured to wrest from him his eagle. The General o artillery Bomgcat and Colonel Fentonr have sig. nalised themselves. " At day-break on the 17th, we saw the English convoy under sal On the 18th, the whole had dis- " The Duke of Dalmatia had caused a carronade to be discharged upon the vessels from the fort of Saliago% Several transports ran aground, and all the men who were on board were taken. " We found in the establishment of the Palloaa (a large manufactory in the suburbs of Corunna, "here the English had previously been encamped), 5000 English muskets. Magazines also were seized, miming a great quantity of ammunition and other . Oka:belonging to the hostile army. A great num , bit of wounckd were picked up in the suburbs. The 4 7hion of the inhabitants on the spot, and deserters, that the number of wounded in the battle exceeds ...ZOO men. w Thus has terminated the English Expedition which 143 "tilit o Spain. After having fomented the war thisttnhappy country, the English have abandoned it. They had disembarked 68,000 men and 6000 hosts. We have taken from them, according to cal taation, 6500 men, exclusive of the sick. They have Ittrabarked vert little baggage, very little =omi t* and very fed/ horses. We have counted 6000 hlltd assd left behind. The men who have found an "lium on board their vessels are harrassed and de. -in another season Of the year not one of theta Tliti have escaped. The facility of cutting the the rapidity of the torrents, which in winner b? til to deep rivers, the shortness of the days, and the earn of the nights are very favourable to an army catch retnat. OE the 88,000 men who* dtt Esiglish had a, embarked, we may be assured that scarcely 24,000 will return to England. " The army of Romana, which at the end of De cember, by the aid of reinforcements which it bad received from Gallicia, consisted of 16,000 men, is reduced to less than 5000 men, who are wandering between Vigo and Santiago, and are closely pursued. The kingdom of Leon, the province of Zamora, and all Gallicia,. which the English had been desirous to cover, are conquered and subdued. " The General of Division Lapis* has sent pa troles into Portugal, who have been well received there. “ General Maupetit has entered Salamanca ; he met there with some sick of the English troops. (At the end of the Bulletin is inserted an intercepted letters dated Santiago, Jan. 1809, and signed L.E. Thum] The 29th and 30th of the French Bulletins have arrived. The former dated Valladolid, 16th Jan. re• . lates to transactions hi the centre of Spain, and states that the Duke de Bellune had compelled 300 officers, ' two Generals, seven Colonels, 20 Lieutenant-Colonels, and 12,000 men to lay down their arms while retreat ing to Alcazar. The Commander, "k nommei Nrcus,” was killed. The Bulletin afterwards re cites the Addresses of the Council of State and other public bodies at Madrid, to the COnqueror. But the 30th, which relates to the battle of Corun na, is too important to be abridged. We offer no comment on the gasconading statement, nor is it ne cessary. Ourtroops were eventually obliged to leave the field to the enemy, a circumstance which in itself gives them a right to boast. THE ARMY. Thig 89th are at Basingstoke, where they expect to remain for some time. Among the brave and valuable Officers which our country has to mourn, and whose amiable virtues endeared them to their brother officers, are Majors NAPIER and STANHOPE, of the 50th regiment, who fell gloriously, leading that distinguished corps into action on the 16th of January. It is a tribute due to those excellent young men to state, thus publicly, how much they were esteemed and beloved by every offi cer and man in the regiment, who experienced every happiness and comfort it was in their power to afford. Their names will ever remain respected and vene rated, while memory holds a recollection of their noble conduct ; and it will operate as a stimulus to the gallant survivors who accompanied them, and who witnessed their glorious fall with the deepest sorrow. The Imperial Guard of RA—NAPA RTZ took a gre ht deal of killing. They wear an iron helmet, iron shoulder-knot, and an iron queue. Our people were at first surprised that their swords made no impression on their heads and shoulders, but thee soon found out the vulnerable part. 59th REGIMENT.—The following is . a correct Lit of Officers wounded in the action of the 16th Janua ry, at Corunna, viz. Lieutenant-Colonel FANE, Cap tain WILSON, Lieutenant FOTHERGILL, Ensign COW PER, and Ensign CHADWICK; all of whom are doing well. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. I. Nothing can exceed the exertions of every depart ment for the assistance and relief of the troops arrived and arriving every instant from Corunna and Vigo. The Q uarter-ma ster General BROWNKloo,surer . ntends himself the duties of his department at this place, and that zealous and meritorous Officer, Mr. KNIGHT, nspector General of Army Hospitals, has taken upon himself the arrangement for the attendance, ac commodation, and general distribution of all the sick and wounded the navy and army go hand in hand for the immediate telief of these sufferers, and the Navy Hospital of Haslar has been thrown open for their reception. Dr. VERSTUILME, an Inspector of Hospitals, superintends the medical attendance of 1 the sick and wounded afloat, and selects and divides the cases. Dr. M‘Gagoott, a Deputy Inspector, sit perintends the distribution of such sick and wounded in 1 the Regimental Hospitals of this place and the neigh bourhood, whose cases are slight ; he likewise super-; intends the medical attendance of the sick and wound ed officers quartered here. Deputy Inspector Hooc, takes the medical superintendance of all the sick and wounded at Haslar Hospitals, where four Army Physicians, as many Surgeons, and several Hospital Mates da duty. One Physician, with two Surgeons, 1 are constantly afloat, in order to attend and inspect every transport arriving ; and every afternoon, be- fore five, a regular report of all the sick and wound ed to be disembarked, and already sent during the day to Haslar Hospital, is before the Quarter-Master. General. With suck arrangements, and the zeal :hewn in every quarter, it is impossible that any de lay in affording every possible assistance to those - - brave fellows can take place • and the recovery of the sick is astonishing, there b eing already more than two hundred fit to be discharged, and are only wait ing for a new outset of slop clothing, expected every instant from London ; for it has been found neces• sary, by a Board of Military and Medical Officers, to order all the old clothing of the sick to be de stroyed t it is also understood, that all the men are to receive an entire new outset of the said slop cloth• ing at the expence of the public. The services of that excellent and venerable man, Captain PATTEN, chief Agent of Transports at this place, might be equalled, but cannot be surpassed ; and it is impossible to con ceive how he can execute the numerous branches of his extensive duties with so much regularity, expedi tion, and equanimity of temper. In fact, when all ;Ise public servants perform their several duties with such zeal, it must be gratifying to every persons and a satisfaction to the sailor and soldier, to see that his wants and comforts are immediately attended to. The Grenadier Company of the Sd Regiment of Foot, commanded by Captain CAMPLILL, barked on the 27th ult. at Portsmouth, from Corunna, and marched immediately for Hilsea barracks, where thq are to be quartered until tlx arrival of the eat of the Regiment. COPY. Sia—i endow to you the sum of One Hundred Pounds, which the Officers, Noa-Commissioned °Seers. and Privates, of the Ural Cardigan Reghr.ent under my Coconut d, have subscribed for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of those Soldiers who have been Killed in the late Campaign in Spain. I request you will be so good to pay the seldom of £lOO into the hinds of any Committee that will Meat the approbation of the Army. I have the honour to be. eve. gm (Signed) JOHN PALMER CINICIIRSTER, Lieut. Col. Coenmanding.Royal Cardigan.. Deal, lan. 27, 1809. Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Oe. Craig's Court, Charing Cross, London. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE. authorized to publish the following Let. We are ters : • Royal Military College, High Wycombe, Ill* Decitsbar. leek Sre--As I trust that you are thoroughly convinced of the interest I take in every thing that ooncerns this establishment, you will, I am sure, give me credit for no small share of indignation at the most unfounded attack lately made on its reputation by Mr. *Cal lum ; yet, as this Gentleman has thought proper to except one from the marked abuse which lee has so liberally and unmeritcdly bestowed on yotirself and others, I am anxious to assure you, that I feel the tnalignity of the libel, even more than I should have i done, had it been directed against myself ; and I take the earliest opportunity of assuring you, that I shall be most happy to co-operate under your command, with Any Members of the College, in such measures as may be thought requisite for vindicating the ho• nour and character of the establishment. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient humble servant. (Signed) J. G. LE MACCH A NT , Col. and Lieut-Gov. R. M. G. Honourable General Harcourt, Bcc. &c. &c. Great Marlow, 3d January, 1 RO9. Sin—The invectives lately published in a pamph let entitled " Observations, " &c. by a Mr. M'Callum, against the O ffi cers of ie Royal Military College; together with those contained in the Monthly Review for November last, unfounded and malevolent as they are ;have, from the publicity which necessarily has attended them, and the avidity with which such ca lumnies are too frequently received, excited in our breasts every sentiment of just indignation. To be taanscious of the strict performance of our respective ' duties in the present instance, can avail little, nor Is the conviction sufficient, that to persons well acquain ted with the actual structure of the Institution, the 'hole of the charges in the pamphlet, and in the Review , alluded to, as far as relates to the Royal Military I, College, must appear evidently infamous fairicatictif., We, therefore, conceive it to be a duty we owe to the Institution, as well as to ourselves, to request poi will, to the utmost of your power and influence, Ikeu ward the prosecution of the author, editor, and pub. Usher of these atrocious calumnies, in order that they may be brought to condign punishment. We sin. cerely believe that to your own feelings every inves. tigation hitherto made into the internal conduct of the department, has been most satisfactory, inasmuch . as it has proved, from incontestible evidences, how I much, and with what effect, the Officirs have devoted themselves to tre * h d onour, to the credit, and I economy of the Institution, under the several heads of dicipline, studies, and expenditure. In our endea -1 yours to manifest to you our profound respect and attachment, for your kindness to uses Governors and for your equitable administration of every thing con. nected with the affairs of the College; we feel our selves called upon to spurn with the most lively in dignation that part of the pamphlet which dares to traduce a life of honour, and unblemished reputation passed in his Majesty's service. We have the honour to be, Sir, with the greatest respect, Your most obedient humble servants, (Signed) J. BUTLER, Commandant, .1. hi'DERMOrr, Major, C. WRIGHT, Captain, D. Eitsatex, Captain, J. Orren, Captain, C. STONE, Paymaster, R. M. C. W. WHEELER, Chaplain, C. LEWIS PARKER, Surgeon, R. M. C. A. DALGETY,_Adjutant, R. M. C A. CALDER, Quarter Master, H. ROBERTSON, Assistant Surgeon. N. B. Lieutenant Colonel DOUGLAS, Commandant of the Senior Department, is serving with the Army on the Continent. Lieutenant-Colonel DouctAs having returned from the Continent since the date of this letter, has signi fied that he joins with the other officers in every sen timent expressed in it. , General the Honourable W. HArtcouwr, Governor of the It. M. College. Great Marlow, Jan. S, 1809. SIR—We the undersigned, must further express to you, our abhorrence at the disgusting observations questioning the integrity of the Commandant, who for years past has shewn the utmost zeal in framing such regulations as his own experience, together with what information he derived from time to time, through communications from the officers under his command, have enabled him to make, so as to pre. dude any embezzlement, or undue consumption of provisions by any person whatever, and w. believe that his labours have been successfully extended in the same manner through every branch of expendi ture connected with the Department. We have the honour to be, Sir, with the greatest respect, Your most obedient humble Servants, (Signed) J. M'DERMOTT, Major, C. WRIGHT, Captain, D. ERSKINE, Captain, J. OTTER, Captain, C. STONF, Paymaster, R. M. C. W. WHEELER, Chaplain, C. LEWIS PARKER, Surgeon, R. M. C. A ODALGEI It, Adjutant, R. M. C. A. CALDER, Quarter-Master, H. BOBERTSON t Assistant Surgeon. anent the tienourable W. HARCOURT, Governer of the It. M. College. CORN' EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, FEB. 3...-Wheat te-day is in short supply, but equal to the demand, and sales are very dull, at little variation in price— Barley in plenty, and again cheaper—Grey Peas are lower—Beans of the two kinds scarcely keep ,thtir, prices—New Ticks abcut 6Js. to 555. per quarter— Oats are also in short supply, and sales thereof are quoted rather dearer--Flour hardly supports the curcibcp - _ . NArAL arELLI4III47. LIVIRPOOL, FEB.I. Letteri received here froM Cork, dated 1 13th ult. state that a vessel had arrived at Kinsale, fr Mington, (haVitig broke the embargo) with 700 bar rels of tar and turpentine, for Liverpool. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 3L Arrived this evening the Manchester packet, Capt. DAYIS, with mails froth America ; left Halifax the -2.6 th November, aad New York the 7th instant. On the 28th instant the packet passed a fleet of merchant vessels under convoy, and the 29th Voke the Prin cess Augusta packet, in rat 49.44. long. 56. bou n d tailamnica with mails, The brig Lydia, of Liver.. pool, parted from her anchors last evening, went on shore in St. Mawe's.river : she is expected se be got off with very little damage. Pk' , TORBAY, FEBRUARY 1. Monday it blew as heavy a gale as has been known for many years. His Majesty's ship ImPartnant drifted from her anchors, and run foul of the ROYAL GefIROZ, who was obliged to cut her cables and run to sea: The ship Henry, Captain Hernuas, bound to Ber muda, lost her foremast and bowsprit : no other ships in the bay received any injury whatever. Wednes. day returned again his Majesty's ship ROYAL Gsoltos. Sailed his Majesty's ships REVENGE, for the fleet off L'Orient with stores; SHANNON, for Plymouth ; and the two East-India ships Lord Melville and Cumber land, for Portsmouth. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 1. The HINDOSTAN, of 50 guns, is under orders for Portsmouth, and is to take the fleet of Transports that lately arrived here from Cotunna, under her convoy. Catnc in the PARTMAN I of 18 guns, from a cruize; Britannia victualler, from off Rochefort, with dispatches ; and Galatea, —, from Stockholm. PLYMOUTH DOCK, JAN. 31. No arrivals or sailings up to sunset this day, The PtACOCK, 18 guns, is ordered for Lisbon, and expected to sail this evening.—A boat belonging to - this vessel, in attempting to come on shore on Sun day, with three men in her, upset in the sound, and two of them, were drowned.—Two transports were wrecked on Sunday in Catwater, and have since gcne to pieces i crews all saved.—The transport SS, full of troops, was driven yesterday, by the violence of ti e gale, against the Pier Head, near Mutton Cove, ai d a seijeant and two privates in attempting to jump ( n shore, fell between the vessel and the pier, and we. e unfortunately drowned : the vessel afterwards went on shore under Richmond Walk, where she now lies on her side.—A boat with five soldiers in attempting to come on shore from a transport yesterday evening, upset, and all hands perished.--The troops this day are re-embarking, preparatory to their sailing for the general rendezvous at Spithead. FEBRUARY I.— , Arrived the GLEANER Ketch, and PARTIELAN brig of war, from a ornfize.—Also arriv ed the SH ' ANNON Captain BROKE, from a cruise, in which she captured the French cutter privateer la Pommerulle, of 14 guns and 60 men, laden with stores from Dunkirk : this vessel was sent in here on Stmday.—The transports with the troops have not yet sailed for Portsmouth.--The men of war men tioned in my former letter also remain here. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2. Put back from Torbay, his Majesty's ship ,Batz,.. LUNT, with part of her convoy, for the Brazils ;.Lord Melville, Warren Hastings, and Cumberland East- Indiamen.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Wzymourn for the Downs.—Wind S.W. blows fresh. DEAL, FEBRUARY 2. Remain in the Down's his Majesty's ships as pet last.—Arrived the transport Robert, HERM master, from Lisbon and Quiberon, after being captured by a French privateer, carried into Calais, and given up; the Desire, PRATT, from New Providence, for Lon don, has been taken by a French privateer off Bead'''. Head, and carried into Calais. Wind S.W. RAMSGATE, FEBRU 4 AtLY I. The Ruby transport, Captain CHAPMAN, arrived in our harbour this afternoon, with three companies of the 52d regiment, 2d battalion, making together 264 . men, and 19 officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Ross of the said regiment. The Ruby sailed from Vigo on the 24th ult. and was the last transport there: when she left that port, a large body of French troops, said to amount to 30,(00 men, was within seven miles of Vigo. The Captain of the Ruby reports, that he was informed great riot and depredation had taken place at Vigo the day before he sailed, so soon as it was' known that a French force was near. This ves sel has encountered much bad weather, and parted company with the other transports two or three days since. They were unacquainted with the death of General Moon!, until they were informed of it by a Dover pilot. These five companies of the 52d regi ment are expected to march to Deal to-morrow, where both the battalions of this regiment are to be quar tered. 1 ~{ .! YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2. Sailed his Majesty's ships CROCODILE, CALYPSO, RICHMOND, EREBUS, and SEA -LARK, on a cruize.— Arrived his Majesty's ship INDIGNANT, from a cruize, and remains in the Roads with his Majesty's ships ROEBUCK, PRINCLIS CAROI•INE, ABOUKIR, BELLER°. PHON, STATELY, EGERIA, ROYALIST, CHANTICLEER, HEARTY, and Rinaittdiste—Last night five vessels got on Scroby Sand, two of which got off, the others are totally lost, viz. the Sultan, ---, and the Berkshire, both off and from Shields, for London the other, name unknown. GREENOCK, JAN. SI. The Hart, O'MAY, arrived here this morning from Lisbon, after a passage of 17 days; spoke no vessels. Left loading the Magnet, *LACHLAN, and Mary, Gomm of this port ; the former was to sail next day f.ir Cork, the latter was destined for Madeira and Demerara. The Mary, CLARKE, of Ayr, was taking a cargo for Belfast. The Britannia, BMW, of this port, - has been wrecked on her passage from Port Ma• ria to join convoy at Port Antonio, all the cargo lost except 50 puncheons rum—crew saved. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Britannia, Nixon, Lord Nebon,.--, and the for the West Indies, which sailed from Cork on the 22d ult. put beck on the 27th ; 16 or 18 others of the fleet have put Into the western ports of Ireland. The Lord Nelson, Raiford, from London for Surinam, has put Into Dover, with the loss of an anchor and cable. The Mo s potter, for &Merits ) is on oho* in the Meray. ~ ~ ~1 .~ i . 1 i -.- il