The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-02 00:00:00

• - • Nay a 'l, ll t, Avo. 2.—Mr. , Colo, the Meow Stinger to France, in the Syrea, passed through this city sesterday morning, on his way to the ray of IVashington. The celerity with which Mr. Coles travelled, has led to the opinion Bust he is the bearer of important dispatches from France. Added to this, we understand, that at the time of his departure for France, it was his intention, in case the slate of our affairs would permit, to remain in that country twu.or three years. His siuldut return, therefore, does not 'lwo favourably to the hopes of a good under issioding with the French Government. Several lite letters concur in alluding to the probability of Mr. Armstrong's speedy return twine. Every information from France increases in hostility to this country. A recent letter from Paris posi tively states that Mr. ArnistronA's luggav was actually shipped ins board the Mentor, and that he n•is tp embark iminediatek. The French Go. verunient, it is said, will give facility and safety to our commerce on no other terms than our with drawing (ruin all connection with Great Britain. The American property in France, it is apprc. !tended, n ill be sacrilice,l the moment 51 r. Armstrong withdi an a from the country. To h t adeplorable; humiliating ron:litiun arc we reduced ! At the ap proaching nicetiog of the Heads of the Depart ments, it will fortunately happen that the Cabi net is in puss- ssion of very lee dispatches (ruin France as well as England. They will be pre sented with a Whole view of the existing state of Otte Vigil relations. Ni.vr-Yonw, AVG. 3.—The Mayor of this city his issued a Proclamation, interdicting, under heavy penalties, intercourse with the inliabitaies of Brat:kip', on account of the prevalence there of a pestilential or infectious disease. Mr. Erskine, the British Minister, arrived at Washington on Friday last. The kyren, Captain Gurtlon, which brought Mr. Co!es, the Messenger, sai!ed from L'Olient the 14th of June. The dispatches from Mr. Armstrong are said to be of an unfavourable nature. There is some doubt of Mr. Jackson's mectinz nitlt a welcome reception at Washington'. It is said that Bonaparte, suspecting Mr. Jackson to have been concerned in a conspiracy againstbim, gave wallet: to the Powers of Europe some yens since, that he should consider the acknowledgment of that Gentleman iu a diplomatic character, as a decia: ration of War agniast him ; and it would seem this is now thrown out to deter the President from receiving tho new Minister. Trusting to the proverbial politenesi of Mr. MAison, we are confident that even if Mr. Jackson iiresents him self in a riestionable shape, Ito will speak to him. FRENCII -- ANa OTVIIPAPERS. Putts, lon. IG.—The sitting of the Senate the day before yesterday was a most important one, as appears by the following official &mu. went+ published this day in the Muniteur. A VG. 15—Yesterday the Prince ArchXhancel. for of the Empire attended the bleating of the Senate, at a hick the Senator Count Germain Gar. vier preside:l as yearly President. 'Una Arch- Chance ilor wa, accompanied by the Minister of War, the Arch Treasoirer, and the Nlinister of Felice. 'Die Areh.Chancellor.delivered the fob. Iva bag speech " At the moment the Emperor ten this place to obtain revenge for the breaking of the treaties of Austria, his Majesty ordered every means of precaution to be taken fur the perfect security of tbo frontiers of his Empire. Ile every where relied upon the steady allegiance of his people, assured that they would come forward to defend catty part of the Empire •which might be threa. tenet!. '' 6 Yotnithstandin these precautions, a great Expeditiuti was assembled in the different har bours of England. Thu enemy having proba bly changed the destination of this Expedition, when informed of the cessation of hostilities with Austria, it has made its appearance in diffatent points on the northern coasts of France, and has finished by landing on the islantl of Waleheren, part of the kingdom of Holland. Thu Minis ter of War, upon receiving the Gist intimatiolL of tide invasion, took every precaution with that seal and ability which might have been expected from a man enjoying the confidence of the Empe ror. " Detachments of the national guards have been called upon to serve ; troops of the line have been put in motion. A considerable train of ar. Jittery has been sent to the frontiers of Holland, and Engineers have been sent to throw up works wherever the situation of the country was butt adapted for them. " The Minister of Marine, actuated by the same seal, has sent similar instructions to the na. Ty, and every possible precaution has been taken by him. Nothing that could tend to the security of Antwerp has been omitted by either ; and, in consequence of these combined precautions, the enemy has not yet been able to appear on the frontiers or the Empire." 'Extract from the report of Count Honebourg, Minister of War, to the Council held by the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, August 1.4 " Ou the sth of July, the English Expedition Stade its appearance before the islands of Wal. °hereto arsd.Cads.uid ; and having lust a number of men by the resistance of one of our brigades, made good their landing on the north side of WA_ eheren, and took roses:ion of Middleburgh anal Campvere, which defended itself fur thirty hours. They afterwards took possession of South Bete_ land, in which island the important fortress of Bad= was abandoned three hours before they ar. rived. " As soon as I received information of there proceedings, I used every possible dispatch to give the necessary directions, in consequence of the orders received from the Emperor prations to his (Wartime, to send reinforcements to the points threatened by the enemy ; and in less than three days an army of twenty thousaii,l men was col. lected under tbe orders of the General Senator • 111111 # 0n/iMr -f Rearm, in the lines on the Scheldt, which divide Holland fr o m the Empire of France. At the sense time the General Senator St. Susanne was in vain threatened at Bonlogne, being situated in such a.manittr as to repel the enemy. ' 4 Since that period, these armies have been re inforeed. The imperial battery on the island of. Cadsand, as well as the one of Napoleon, have kept rip a most tremendous fire on the English Iships which attempted to force the passage of the ' Scheldt between Flushing and Breskens, and they have compelled the enemy to seek another passage 'on the side of Zealand. The fortresses of Lille and Lief hensheek, which are so constructed as to keep a cross fi re at the entrance of the Scheldt, 1 towards Antwerp, &feud the approach to the lharbonr and dock-yards of this important place, which has, fur so many years, excited the envy of the enemy. These fortresses have of late been most formidably strengthened. " The van-guard of the army of the North is now u n ited un the Scheldt, and is already very formidable, exceeding in numbers the force which the enemy is supposed to have. Our troops arc united at Bergen-op-Zoom, with the army hick the King of Holland conriailds in person, and the left wing of the army exteinls itself from An twerp along the Scheldt, to the island of Cad. stud, protecting the northern frontiers of our cm. pier. Every person's question is, What ere the insructions of the English ?—for, by the precan• 'lions taken to defend Antwerp, all their attempts will he rendered abortive. Under these circuit'. stances, the Emperor has given the command vf both these armies to the Prince of Ponte Corvo, and the two corps of observation now at .Wesel and Itaypel are under the orders of Marshals Kellerman and Moncey." Auo. IG.—The Minister of War states, in his speech to the Seuate, that the command of the army of the Scheldt has been given to the Prince of Ponte Cerro ; and the command of two corps of observation formed at ‘Vesel and Ruypel, or, according to other accounts, at Wesel and Lille, to the Duke of Valsny (M trshal Keller man), and the Duke of Cortiegliano (Marshal Illoncey). Ace. 17....1t is positively asserted, that her Majesty the Empress is every moment expected at Malmaison ; it is likewise hoped that his Majesty the Emperor will return in a few days to his eepi. i tal.---( Hague Courant, Aug. el.) Ate. 18.---The advance of the army of the North has reached the Scheldt, where a much larger force is assembled than was at first intended. --(Rotterdam Courant, Jag. 22.) Minos, Ave. 20—.-Letters of the 16thlinst. from the Upper Rhine, state, that the negueia tions fur peace aI i• carried on (since Oe 70 lust.) at Altenbingli, a castle of the Duke of Tescheit's s on the Danube in Lower Austria, near the frost. tiers of Hungary. Are. '21.---At the moment of closing our Pa. per, we have received accounts from Paris, dated the 17t;; inst. which state, that the Empress had arrived at Malmaison, mud that the E nperor was exiiecteil iu a day or tw0...-(Magee Courant, ila4. '21.) Auc 4 2.2.---A dispatch frbm the Minister of War, Count Vim Nalietiletrgh, dated llih Aug. state, that he hail scut 620,000 men, under Gen. Ram lion, which had been ceilected its less than three days, to reinforce the places must likely to be attacked by the English.-.-(Vague Courant, Aug. 9.2.) AMSTERDAM, A tic. 16.---I'o-day we learn front The King's Gazette, published at Capelle, that au army, consisting one-half of Dutch and one-half of French troops, was united at Land • ict, and that the King has inspected it. Ace. 19.-.. it is positively asserted that fhe Emperor has left Vieva for Raab, to be present at a most intpurtent conference, and from hence is to proceed to Paris ; and it is hoped that this l ' conference will easure peace to the Continent.-- (Amsterdam Courant, Aug. 19.) ito•reen•m, Ave.. 18.---I'he Prince of Polite Corvo has arrived at Antwerp, accompanied by the Minister Dejt'un, and at the same time a rein forcement of 6000 nun for the French army. [ That place (Antwerp), and the fleet, are perfectly secure against any attempt or the enemy. Ave. 22.---The Minister of War, Count Von Nancnburgh, states, that the Department of the North had sent thousands of grenadiers and jagers, and a company of volenteer artillery, who had formerly much distinguished themselves at Rey pel, to the SCheldt ; that all the other Depart ascots were following their example, particularly those of the Pas de Calais...-( Rotterdam Ga:ctle, Aug. 21.) ANTWERP, Ace. 15.---This day 6000 men, who marched from the centre of France, entered this place. The whole town has troops in qaar ter,. _ . Auc. 16...-Tbis day and yesterday we have heard no firing on Flushing, and we see a great number of English vessels of large size at anchor in the Sehelilt. This ti.ty arrived here from the interior of France a reinforcement of 60tki men. Every house in this town has soldiers quartered in Rotterdam Courant, Aug. 19.) I.EvuEn, ALtG. 21.--French troops continue to arrive on the banks of the Scheldt in such 1111111. berc that the Dutch troops way easily spared. DottnitEctrr, Avo. 18.... The dispatches of the 16th inst. from Arnheim and Zutphen, state, that the division of Dutch troops, under Gen. Gratien, was hourly expected, and that orders had been given in both places to provide waggons for the conveyance of the infantry....( Leaden Courant, Aug. 21.) UAPELLE, AUG. 16.—Tho Prince of Ponte Corn, has the command at the Scheldt, and Mar. %hal Durnonceau has the command of the army in Brab.itit. His Majesty the Emperor is hourly ex pected at Paris. The army under the PriNce of Pottle Corvo is very tar;,', and receives daily reinforcements. Marshal Dunionecau's hea.l.quarters are at Ber. gen.op.Zootn.—( Leyillas Courant.) A eG. 18.—Ilis Maji•sty returned 'here last The Freach army, under the command of the Prince Ponte Com', is very strung, and re. ceives daily reinforcements. His Majesty has en. .a:~ J • ♦: trusted to Mardis! Demoocese, die comommed if the army in Brabant, which is to eo.operate with that Ender the Prince of Polite Corer. The di. vision surfer General Narcns is charity' with the defence of ibe Bolder, until such time as General Grutieu shall arrive.—(llugue Courant, dug. 21.) Vittara, AUG a B.—The Earperor of Austria is in Moravia, at a countryseat of the Count Co. benzel. The Count Webner, who hod retinues' to the Emperor, is expected to-day or to-morrow at Schoentwunn, with an answer from his S i m ! . reign to the conditions of peace, which the Empe ror Napoleon hati refusal to ratify.-Ilottcrilum Courant, Aug. 2.2.) PA RN, Act. 2J.—From Oropesa we learn, by letters of the 7th, that the union of the corps of the Dote of Whom with that of the Duke of Dalmatia has already hail important consequences. 'llie enemy, who was ill informal concerning our movements, or who, sierti his loss in the battle of Talavera, feared to make his retreat in the pre seine of. the royal troops, endeavoured to escape over the bridge of Arzobisiso, as his retreat by Ilse way of Almarez was already cut oti. From these and other occurrence•, we have taken from the enemy more than 1000 .prisouers of war. The troops which covered the bridge uere.surrounded. Whenever the passage is once forced, which must have taken place to-day, the enemy cannot but lose his best troops, as well as the greater part of his artillery and equipage ; the more so, as the road is very difficult, and it is the only one by which he can escape. Aug. 19.—A decree has been issued by the Pre fect of the department of the Seine, dated the 18th inst. in which, in pursuance of orders received by him, and in consideration of the present diminu tion of the garrison of Paris, and the consequent difficulty of the regular troops in performing their shay, it is ordered, that the National Guard of Pails be again put into active service, without the city ; for which purpose, thctrecessary prepara tions have been made. The General of Division Verdier, having the command of the troops employed in the siege of Gerona, has addressed the following dispatches, dated St. August to the alinister of %Vat., Count ale Iluneharg " I have the honour to send your Excellency reports of the operations of the siege of Gerona, from the 7th inst. to this day ; from which your Excellency , may judge of the patience and valour displayed by the troops which his Majesty was pleased to put under my command. " The fortress Alunt.Jumij fell into our hands at six this evening. This important conquest of a position difficult to attack, and against an obsti nate enemy, whose blintlw•ss is so lamentable, •gives us almost complete assurance, that eight or uine days more will suffice in order to subdue the remaining part of the town, as the outside is stir rounded only by a weak wall, which may lie de. stroyed with-great facility. Within a short time Gerona shall be subdued. " The fort Mont Jouij, formerly one of the strongest and best situated forts in Europe, is now nothing but a heap of ruins; and it Iva; nut till after we had been obliged to go to the covered way, taken Itrstorin the half-moon on the side on which wu ma.l-4 the attach, and made several sreuches, that the enemy resolved to abandon that side, and retire into the lotto, on nhich situ it was not in odr power to cut off his retreat. " Your Escelleecy nill bear in -mind, that this is the first time within 15 rears, in the course of the war, so dangerous and laborious an enter. prise has been uudertaken. What rendered this more difficult was, that we were obliged to raise our works on a rock, and render them regular works of art ; and that the entrenchments were to be niatle ill the presence of an embittered ad versary. Generals Sanson and Tawel commanded the engineers and artillery, and conducted their operations with zeal, foresight, 'and courage. " %Ye have found in Mont—LAU 18 pieces of cannon, which are fur the greater part unservice able, and some ammunitioni the remains of the artillery had been earreti away, after having been rendered useless by our fire." lIAMBURGII, AUG. 19. —The Danish corps tin: der the command of General Von Ewald, which had possession of Cuxhaven, and the district of the IVeser and the Elbe, and on the approach of the corps of the Duke of Brunswick were collect ed at Bremerlehe, has, since the arrival of the Westphalian troops at Bremen, crossed the Elbe, and repaired to riuneberg, where its head-quarters are established. Since the embarkation of the Duke of Bruns. wick Oth, every thing has been quiet in this neighbourhood. From Hanover we learn dirt Dutch troops were to CuMMCDCO their much towvrds HuHanoi on the 16th. We have received the following intelligence from St. Petersburgh :-- '• Tha Circassian', instigated by the Turks, lately passed in great numbers the giver Kuban, descended into the plains, plundering and robbin; every where, and menacing the (in% ertior of New Russia, the Duke de Richelieu, with an invasion. The Marquis de Traverse, who commands the Russian squadron in the Black Sea, res;,lr•rd to repel the invaders, and punish the enhbers ; ftir that purpose he sent a detachment of ve.sels, troops on board, towards the fortress of Anap, the most important spot where they ceui,l be brought to obedience. He also caused a column to pass Bops, in order to approach the said fortress on that side. •6 As soon as the vessels were arrived before Anap, they commenced a brisk cannonade, and compelled the Circassian, to evacuate the fortress ; on which the troops took possession of the town. The column %Thiel, was sent by land in like man ner repelled the assaults of the roving bodies of the Cirtassisns, and orris's! safe at the fortress ; but it was found necessary to send wit a detach ment, in 'ruler to disperse 5000 of the 'mem', which hail atiacked the rear ; and this stmt.-ceded accordingly. _ " Thel;nmmandmit then made use of all means to bring bark the Circassians to thrir duty ; but as this proiltsecd no effect, and they csincvd nu ir. recuncileable hate towards the Ittosimii ) two (is:. talthosents were mot oat to postiek -the insurgesik. The first of these destroyed several villages, di,. versed a corps of 12,000 Circassian', and high a nainbegipf prisoners. 'flee tither detachment also destroyrd sevenl villages, and drove the coeiny hr. fore them. After this chastiwiticnt, the Menials de Traverse issued a PruclairiAlion, its which the inhabitants are regnired to siih.iiit thenvielres, and threatening all hostile proceedings with the severest puuishment. All further military operatintis had fur the present ceased." AmyrcuriAm, AVG. 21.---A circular letter ha', been scut by M. Vass der Cappellen, Minister of , Justice and Internal All:sirs, to the laatul-drocts in I the departments, concerning the celehraticus ,if the King's Birthday. It begins with the fisitors big I sentences :..- " As at the very moment that the peace of the Continent is about to he asvurtal, out country h become the seat of a ar, and a great part of the department of Zealand is already in the hands of the enemy, it is the will of his Majesty that no extraurdinary manifestations of joy shall take place until the territory of the kingdom shall be wholly delivered from the enemy. " The King, nho in II& state of affairs places all his hope in the known energy of a peo l it., who at all times wish to deserve that name, desires th..t the rejoicings which otherwise would on OA day be made, should not take place; but shoul I he confined to the celebration of public and ferwit pea vers." The letter then proceeds to order the perform. mice of public prayvr and 'worship, on the 4rii of September, in order to " ilspioro aid from 11" A. vets ;" and that our beloved Monarch may be pr.:. sensed to us &c. TALAVER4. FURTIIER FRENCH ACCOUNTS er TIIC SIT- Ti.l., AND TILL Ity.THEAf OF TILE tiltlllSil Alt MY. MADRID, AUG. 3.--Since the 22d July, very serious iteiintss have taken plare, all of which lia%e turned out in our favour. The day of the , 28111 • w a s m u st 111 0 ..1y. The loss of the enemy is esti. mated at 5000 killed and wouuded. Our hospitals are full of them, and the number daily inereasts. It is reported that Marshal South has advanced as far as Almanzi ; if this !wove tree, the retreat of the British army is cut ow. Pants, Auo. 13.---Letters from Madrid men. tion the operations of our array on the 'Pages. The loss of the enemy is doable ours, hut we have to deplore the loss of many brave Officer-, and among others General lapisse, who rectived a mortal wound. We are informed that Marshal Sonit has, since the 96th, marched with 30.000 men toward: Mut:neje-4 Amsterdam Cut:runt, .141 g. 10.) Ace. 1.5....-The Ailjntatit-Commandant Car. riot Dc Nisei, has passed through Vas place from the head-qaarters of the King of Spain, on his way to the head quarters of the Emperor. The reports to the Almister of War from the head. quartas of the King of Spain, dated Valdomas, August 8, state, that the enemy having received information of the arrival of the Dake of Dalmatia at Plaseticia, has retreated. The Marshal Duke of Belltine is in pursuit of them. If the Duke of Dalmatia should arrive, as is most rrisbable, be. fore the British army ott the Titer, the commitui. cation of the enem a 's army with Portugal by the right bank of the Tagus will be cot oil. The only retreat left fur it „ill be ovi r Cie !midge of Alinaraz. In this case th march of the Dtilse or Belluno to Talavera will considerably attn.))• the enemy. The King has likewise put his corps 'at motion against the army of Venegas, who has crossed the Tagus at Aranjurz, after having been reinforced by the corps tinder Curate. On the arrival of the King, the en-any repassed the Ta gus, bur Ung the bridges. We are in anzioas expectation of the result of the cambium' muse mews of the Duke of Dalmatia against the rear guard of the English, and the Duke of Bellunts against the Spanish insurgents. Time loss of the British on the Utith, 27th, and 28th of July, is es. timat.d at 10,000 useu.—(ltullerduld Cuurunl 7 Aug. 19.) N. B. The whole of this account correspond, with an extract from the ifouileur of the 156, given in the Iluerlens Courant of the 19th of August. A ea. 18.—Dispatches from Spaitt of the 17th instant state, that General Wellesley had been obliged to retreat suddenly, lea►iutg behind hint at Talavera four thousand wounded. The cavalry of the Ist corps marched into Talavera on the 6th, and left ou the 7th fur Orupesa. Nothing can be more precipitate than the retreat of the Euglish. They leave thousands of sick, wound ed, and women, to the mercy of the French : much baggage is also left behind by them.—( I(ut terda►w Gourant, Aug. '22.) The reports which the Mmi-ter of War, Count ifunebtvg, had received of the retreat of On English in Spain, have been fully confirmed. — Letters of the 7th state. that General IVellesley ha I beer conqtaied to make a precipitate retreat, leaving 40)0 wounded at Talat era. Ott this vice::. sio:► the English Geveral sent a ktter to the Duke of lielle►nu, recommending their w ()tooled to his care. On the 6th August, at night, the casalry of the first corps bad arrived at Talavera, trout whence it proceeded to Oroi'csa. The Duke of Ilellauu follows this cavalry la ith his iatantry, 'and we every moment expect to hear that he has eti•cted a junction ,vi:h the army of the I)ui.e. of Dalmatia, which intist hasten auti roomy the• entny's ietreat. Private letters from Santa °Halo, of the gth, mention, that the Mike of Bellama bad arrived' with his tan-guard at Talavera, and that noth . :!::,. could he more precipitate than the re . real of ih u . English.' They leave behind t.te.n all 01 , ..ir cak sons and bagoge, and many thollS4.llls tl.vir. wounded, to the humanity of the French, who ler nant of waggons they cannot carry au . On the 7th, intalli4ctioe arrived th.it tile al ii!. lery of the enemy which has bombarded To!.. , iik. trail ceased firing, and that tlsc a.s.l et. sargeats ,:russets the Tagus.— ) ^l, - haw