The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-27 00:00:00

-- V 144 f 5S or. f ' ' ~~ General Ferguson having read the questions with nsidrsera Ile o attention, preferre d takin g some time eniwider his co alli we. 'tile butane's of the day then closed, and the Board adjourned roircs!iOps was in Court ? attended by two ladies. SIXTH DAY, TlitYlitSDA Y, tg 0 v putt it 24. 'his Beard resumed its sittings this, morn ing, a little after ten 'clock, and strangers . were almost immedia te ly ad mi Sir i tted. The . glees of Coutherlood aqd Cambridge by and thir ew Dalrymple and Sir Ar thur Wellesley, attended (ponds? occupied the, seats res'pectiyely allotted for them. — he procretlipgs were opeiu•d by Sir lira' Dalrymple observe ng, tbat the only m ot bad ter wishing the correspondence tetweep %ir Art her Wellesley had the Bishop of Oporto, in the egiuning of October, laid before the Board was, that the Pre pident and Geueral Officers should See that the Bishop enter lained a yet) , iliPerent opiiiitm.as to the operations of the Bri. lisli army at the conclusiou of that month from what he diet at u ence of that the counueo ec roeut. But it wa s .of • little conseq Correspondeece..eoold not he reColieeted or produced, as its ef fect was not very material to the lisite of .the ine e ttirt, pod the 'pinion l?e Board shottld ultimately form. The ;ledge Advocate obseryticli• titat ip cowequetwe of the re- The winch ha4l beep macle.at the.last sitting of the Board, to a letter said to have been writtep by Sir Arthey Wellesley to the Bishop: pf *Oporto, he had .applied at the Secretary of State's Office, to know whether they had °Wonted a copy of it in their disphtches from Sir Arthur Wellesley, and if they did, that lee ,!Mould be furnish ed with p copy; hut Io Hnswer he was informo, that they were ycver furnished with twit a document. The Judge Advocate pgasp. read the observations epode by Sir A. Wellesley upon the narrative delivered in h Sir f v H. dayDalrym- ple Do Moildayliist, anti stiiteci in (our paper o Tues. ' T This document being disposed off; fili 'Arthur Wellesley pro posed to ;all Cuinuels Torreos, Tucker. and Doyle, and ('opt, Malcolm, iesepport of it. The President and Hoard assented, Dud Colonel Torten% was called its and examined as , fulitteiti, by bir Ariog Wellesley : Que4tipa—llo )(to, Colonel Tnrrens, recollect my ltaviitg had D coaynr:a.tiatt will. you in the gelling of the t2d of Attgu.t, or the moping ori.the :::.4d, reipecting toy having signed the Treaty of Armistice ?—A. At day light, on the mooing of the 9,3 d, you mentioned to me t;te o;•curreores that had taken plaee the even- Pig hernif, and informed roe that you had signed the Armistice by the drare of 'is If. Dalrymple, although yap totally disap proved many points io it ; and al,ro the :aut. of lmtgittige in which it was drawo . op. I' Q. Did J Mute tit lop the points I diopproyed of ---A. I;'ori rincipally- stated, that you 'disapproved of tlie article 1% hid' rrovided for the. n e utrality of the Russians, and of the foity tie,l(t Floury which had lie, N 1 Oven the enemy from the terrnina ion ot the Armistice befor e liestilif.es 4hould ogaiii commence. Q. Do you recollect my ha Vlll4 e x pressed great uneasiness on the. '22d or August, upon finthit( that j did ootposes the eon f.defire of tiir.(Atmouiociei. in Chief ?—A. Id o recollect that yOtt did ex pess, after having had a meeting with the.coin taander of the Iforces, on his landite, at Maceira, that ydu had to regret that it tea : apparent you did not po;scss his colitidence, sir Words to • that elect, 1 cannot charge. my memory with the oxat! terms D id• l state to you my r easons for in thinking?--A, 9 You dic; if it is the wish of the Court, I'll state them, . The ftresideot.—Proceed iii your evideuee. Dnlonel Torrens.—Sir Arthur Wellesley told me, that on Sir rew's iaotilog he waited up .n him, to represent to him the ne. etssity 4f the army's advinieing, awl that he bad stilled te him bis reasons for thinking it was necessary. ir 11. Dalrymple re lied, " that he hid just artiyed, and waa cutt4queatly unable re { li e d, airy judgment upon the matter." Upon IA hich an . AS:. of the Stair spoke asidc to Sir new t and - thepfoilnwed lir Arthut, telling' him, that it - wog the desite of or Coq.' inaloiftc of Pt% ,Flbtftle tha t lie Ihou}d, aqte.nrepittititiii ft;r the ro.teh or the arroe t ic.el ; - ,ilie what orders he 001101 tisv6t.idy' fte Nat purpose. • • Q. Was Ciii,t Cll:fictit zi ilViihiat 4049a4 girtw—A. It Tatv. .• ' '•• kl ) --, •• . .4 e-1 4 11 • , , • t ' l l4 ailtplso , l .bad 41. p; you recoiled th at ty ft s . •.-.1,1 7 1 m at .1 spIll!fli tu t the Optima:Kier of the ;,'oreo, upon ie nee lolyrdi thliffhing, In ermseq_uenre of 'thy talliiiZ utu,ed thA necessity ldrilitp, MoßellSiMithy; after }he C•;.!'....;ttlet.:r of the Ftlreer • • . . • . I . _...-JJ.,lllh - _ ihr. • • . .• _ THE NATIONAI., REGISTER, .1 ri • • rf. • • ~.-~.. _ NOV. 27. 7 ---- had declined to attend to my recommendation? --A. I certain)q did understand from you that colonel Murray had urge d ygtce, s the necessity of 0 advance to the coram aude r of the consequence of having had a coaferepce with you on the subject, but j cannot recal to my recollection whethe7.or not y ou t No m me that you had this conferepce with C olonel Murray, after om had urged the matter yourself to the Commander of the Forces. Sir Arthur said, he had nothing further to ask of Colonel Torrens, and Sir Hew palrymple declined any cross-examin ation. Catain :%lalcolio, of the bonne +i was then call:A, an.: ex. amiutd by Sir A. Wellesley,. as follows: Q. Do you recollect as y having recomineed e d to 'the Com , iruinder in Chief to announce tp General Juuot the termination of the armistice in 45 hours. without reference ,to the detail which had been received, of the sentiments of the Admiral,. respecting the article of the Armistice regarding:the Russians and u iih leave to General Jetiot, if be thought proper, to pro long the suspension %—eA. Yes, j do. Q. W ill you state w hat p assed v-4. On my to into the ' room, Sir H. Dalrymple informed Sir Arthur Wellesley, that the Admiral would npt agree to that part of the Armistice that regarded the Russians. Sir Arthur ohserveds t hatbeibaught as ntch. Sir Hew then asked Sir. Arthur what steps bethought Most advisable to take ? Sir Arthur replied; that be thought it would be best to se'd an Ogicer to General Judot, and inform him in general terms, that the Admiral disaPproved of thq Armistice, particularly of that article which related tp the. Russian squadron; and ikroposed further, that General Nast s hould be to ld that the sipper:Apo of arms wod ld expires In hours, and leave it to to to say. whether that 4t.rmistielijibattlil be renewed or not. Sir Arthur Wellesley said, be had nothing more to ask Of Captain Nlalcolin ; apd Sir Hew 'Dalrymple, as in: the former. case, declined a e t oss-cxaminatimi. . of "the ep . Sir Arthur Wellesley the n r e nd aco of geral orderi issued by Sir ;lets Dalrymple on takieg the commathd-, express.: ing his admiration of the bravery and conduct of the'tioups in. the recent itctiotts, and olme;vieg th . 4 the nattirenf the setvire they had -till to encoanter. ;sod the privation' they were likely to experience , woold reqoire from them a repetition of, t o perseve rance and, urn - mes s Which bad' hitherto sb eminently disi tiuguished them , hut a d d ed, . that on thelwictiOn of the es oder Sir Jolni Moore, their gltimotO success was a matter et, certainty.. The J u dge Advocati then read the interrogatorles given to Sir flew Dalrympinby the Court to peruse and ansWer hy their next sitting. In his answers Sir 'Pow titated, that he arrived oa the 22d of August , and immediately !tent dispatches to Govern , sent. apprising them of his,prpeeedings. up tollmt ckty• IR also wrote to Sir Il.B.orrard, intorm,lng him Of 'his arrival, and that be. would' a ssume the command. He then had a conference. 'Sir Harry, to learn the details of the battle o f.the '2 1s t . He does nut recollect that Sir Harry, ga,vp him any Particular account of lac. to of the.artiliery,and 'bet aVe him liti debfrie; tihn of the country, or of its resources.' Sir HirrY.'e4linate" 3iititit's force at fourteen thousaod men, froth the .apeearanee they made in the field, but of thn e uMber left in Lisbon, and. other fortresses in the kingdam,.he w i t s not accurayly iuformed. Sir Harry Was pet-reed y s atisfied with th bevittUr and'ai ,ri• pulite of she tirmy. Ile 'likewise !said a ennverisatino With Si:. Arthur Wellesley, but he did not rtollect, that lie gav e hint a a further information than wa; given him . , by Sir Harry .11urrad. Getteral Burrard issued general orders, and -.direele 4 Itt i " it :;hoeld he annouocad, that lie (Sir Hew Dalirasple) had sac ceeded to the Chief Command of the army. He (Sir Hew) then issued general orders to the troops to prepare for marching next. day. General Kellerman arrived at the mit posts of the teny, and requested to he conducted to Sir Arthur Wellesey? forot ing him to retain the Chief Command.. Ile. orderca WI to e conducted to his quarters, itOvvever, and continued in conslti tion on the' terms whereon to gratit au armistice, from twto o'clock t in the afternoon till nine o'clock at night, fic earn: to 1 etl with Sir 'Harry P t urrard and Sir Arthur Wellesly during b l ut negimiation. Sir Harry Burrard had v.ery share in . it,. . Sir Arthur Wellesley assumed a very actiye part in it,oa, b p . ' when it was concluded. they both tiopeaietUlo pint cffili:t.d be approve of it. That Sir John Moore and his troops shonincon; at litti.rty to proCeed immediately lititVof Portugal by the Frelich w oultl pei mit him to 0, ~. e adered that it what hr !cid very . much at, !tft4rt. lie al.() con , , ‘ ,....., 4 ,., C.:-11..i . al .‘losite's troops did not march for Spain iontr 1, i":: ‘ tjae inclement seasen ~ vote.d set to Spain, which the i r i N iv:,4 in, :nil vrecent titt:ii ping • I g I 1 d ~~ a 1 ~~~ I, 1