The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-29 00:00:00

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. .m.nalkoni..... SEvit.t.a, Nov. 13.—Don llamado Puntier, Commander of his Majesty'• frigate called News- ITN Senora, has reported to his Excellency Dun Antonio tk Escatin, (ruin Ta►ragona, under date ,tb inst. that tloi Captain of file Eaglish.brig of If.lfWray, informed him, (hats divisiotrof three sail of the line and two frigates, having sailed from union on the 20th of October, convoyitfiCtwenty r•utsports bound fur the coast of Cattitunia, it as attacked by Bear-Admiral Martin, on the oil Celle, and pursued with the befell ships oiler his orders ; the result of which was, that tree of the enemy's ships were driven on shore, two burnt, and the remainder rendered perfectly unfit fur service. A fterwards, several ships of Ad. floral Collingwood's lieet attacked the enemy oil Capes• Crews, took five sail, sunk fiber, and the re itialadcr took shelter in the Bay of Hostas, where ("sir snort• were burnt, and five taken ; so that the host result of thee operations was, that one frigate only, and one transport, out uf '2O, escaped being taken by the Engliah...-(Grovernrnent Gazelle of Nov. 16 ) Clots, Nor. 7.—The transport Harriet, and the brig Algeria, in company with other English ships, escorted by the Ajax ship of war, arrived id this port. Tye farmer brought, by order of her Government, for the assistance of the Spanish Patriots, 10,000•meikets, as many bayonets and accoutrements, 100;000 dint., and 200,000 car. trolgc., and 10,001) sabres ; the Mario brought teut44lol other chid ba s itements for 30,000 moo. Two other ships of the same nation have also ar. rived with gunpowder, grape-shut, and other war. like story,. MANRESA, I.—We learn from the neigh. bourhoud of Gerona, under yesterday's date, that in consequence of part of our army hiving changed its 'position, the enemy has been thrown into the utmost confusion, and obliged to rein force his line ; further; that some firing was heard, mid that a (sootily was said to have entered that city from tire stile of Los Angelus. Stet Lie, Nov. 14. —Our cavalry con tinnes to cover itself with glory. The enemy's horse, per sued ws far as 0 zana, •avoured to take post be tween that place and Guardia ; but they were speedily dislodged, with the cuss of 250 although our troops did twit uhtain victory at a cheall raw- Thu Iliad-quarter. have been removed from Tembleque to Barrios; the acosy is pushing forwards without any d nay , and thtteavalry hangs continuuily on the rear of the Arrlich. The Duke del Pantile occupies the heights of l'ena de Francia, where he is under no kind of apprehen. • of the French, who have arrived in the vi cinity of Salamanca, n ith a force amounting to about '20,000 moon. The coolly has relinquished the intended enterprise against Lerida, where a fresh patriot army is foriniog. The l' ranch con tinue to turtify ; and in the Chinese. house they have mottitted cannon, pointed winst the place. When they were in La Mancha, they said that they would be foll.aw ell by an army of tALIOU men, *to make the conquest of .1 corps of ia,tltiN. Men hes marched from Tu. 1:210, in tireditiscrion of rafavera. V t.t.N . ri A, Nov. 3.--Saute ships belonging to tse Eiteli?.ll squadron. arc constantly erukung,bsis. tweets Eicala and Barcelowt, white the coldosi Libre also prevents the entry ul proit,itnis la to that place, which is at picsetit reduced to the greatest scarcity and misery. Say' t.r.c, Nov. 12.—The convoy, consisting ) of SO ships, which sailed from Toulon, and, sc. cordiug to some, carried provisions for Barcelona ; or, according to others, troops to reinforce the. army besieging Gerona, has been dettruyed by' the English. All the letters we have rcceived from the Eastern coast of Catalonia state tills important intelligence, observing, that the shores ,of lase, Ca.tiagues, and Palatitus, &c. are sovcred with wrecks of ships, and a considerable outuber of dead bodies, which the sea had thrown up. They write from Tarragona, under date of the Ist inst. that the English squadron was in pursuit of the French, and on the 2d that they had already wiltsged, the result of which was the burning of six ships. We expect the detail. The I , ttcrs from Barcelona, which came down to the lUtlr of October, are expressed iii (he following shanner:..." Here we endure much inkery, but as uer dllieulite , are more or lc'', we niter we are Inure or less moat the termination of our captivity, and in proportion as these increase, su do our .I),1 and satisfaction."--4.S'evalie Diary.) SLYILLL, Noy. U.—Lieutenant-General Dun Manual Freire, General iii Chief of the Cavalry of the Army of f.a Mancha, has written antler date of the dtli lost. the following dispatch to the General in Chief :-- •' Six &d ick in the eveuing. " I have just alighted in lladriiejos, aster pursuing the e !Nu), who h:;• retreated from Mors, as he has also done Allns Causuegra and Camanas, se that the cavalry is slat imbed in the town asoigurkl to it, excepting that the regiments tv hicb ;sere to have remained at lirda have advanced to (*.mci •gra. The whole day has beep one wallowed attack, from Puerto Lapin to two lea,;l4c; bey oed that town. The force appi , ted to as, et the three different pekes, I estimate at from APO to I.OJ cavalry. 'rise enemy bas cavalry at Tesableque a;:d L.: Guardia. To-morrow we shell see if they hill share the sante late as these. The trumps have displayed the greatest valour, and observed the best eider. We have had both kilied and wounded; het 1 cowl yet inform your Excel lency of the particulars." 1:11ere follows a detailed account of a battle fnughtton the alb !:oveosber, la the Otiosity of La Guardia, by the troops 44 11-r General Freire, which terminated in the defeat of the e3t-no) : his dispatch ceecludes by mying.] '' At eight o'clock at night the eaesay evacuated Ocala, and proceeded towards Aranjtex, according to intelligeece I received from that town this Glomming. Dated ffolll Toostile tbe !lb Nov. 10011. (Sir") " MANUEL FltStRI:." Seettuf; N.tv. 1 l.—The agreeable scenes of the 15th and titith of last July have bete repeated itt Nladritl. The French have all fallen beck upon Use Main), and the degestereto Spaniards have put themselves under their protection. Infatuated retches ! there eannit be a clearer proof of the proximity of our army to the Capital, and of the at ire of thu enemy's force. The people of Ma. 4 1'id wIIJ uplifted arms : and our armies supplied THE STATESMAN. with every necessary, marching withoet interealsiri sloe towards the methy l ovetcoming every ob. stack, what a glorious prospect I We have just •Icarist.that the patriotic troops, to the number of 1-1,000 infantry and 4000 cavalry have entered Aratijin-2,-..(l)iary, Nov. 13.) Lismszi, se,. 16.---I'he Princess Elizabeth atrivml yeatextley with the mail of the Ist inst.-- The Prima cor,frVules will sail to-morrow morn ing, the Dula of Marlborough on Tuesday neat, ,And the Princfs: Elizabeth on the following Son. .lay. We have no certain account of the 'foulest fleet ; rumour says it is gone to Sicily. OPORTO, Nov. 10.---The Fy lla is now under weigh, with 55 ships, /9 are left here, not being able to complete their cargoes. FROJI THE FRENCH PAPERS. FLORTNCL, OCT. tJ....Thc regiment Latour d'Anvergne, consisting mostly of Germans, enter. ed this city yesterday from Napk , , and was re. viewed by her Imperial Highness the Archduchess. This Princeiss %as ns hor.eback, and had her lit. tle daughter, the Princes( Napoleoue, on her right hand, and, accompanied by her husband, Prince Felix, rode through the several ranks of the regiment. An immense number of spectators were present. CAtimiota, OCT. 28.---In several provinces of Lower Cartitola the seditious inhabitants have be. rot to commit ontra4es of .111 kinds; they some. times seise and murder the officers and soldiers of the Italian army that are quartered in their houses ; they sometimes plunder the houses and properly of such persons as du not take a part in their out. rages, and sometimes openly nib and plunder the adjacent villas, and divide the 51)461 amongst them. In the night between the Bth and 9th they eon trired to assemble in the nei4hbottrhood of Gott'. chcc and Mottling, several of the natives and some French deserter!. The Commandant therefore in Ctriaiula, Lieutenant-General Count ilaragnay d'llilliers, caused the following notice to be pub lished on the lath of October to the inhabitants: The devastation of Poland and hostel, the death of nil the rebels who were taken with twins io their hands, u.ight to point out to the inhabitants of Candid:, the file that assails the disturbers of the public peace, who have been induced by English gold, and a desire of plunder, to raise the standard of rebellion sgaiast,the Emperor Naeoiroo, alai murder his soldiers in so inhuman a manner. 1 hey have brought fire and 'wont upon their own heath, and annihilatioii mint fol low their crime, rhe same fate must also os rrtake all those whosh.ll attempt to folio* their example, oi to be disobedi ent to the leas. At the same time a commission has been nomi nated, fur .the safety and protection of the several circles ot Neustadt, since the Bth of October, to enquire into and punish all such offences. Co t Haraguay d'llilliers has besides issued three orders. According to the first, every pro. vince in Caruiola is answerable far all the outrages committed within their territury,whether as a pub. lie act, or by individuals. According to the se cond order, in three days after the publica tion of the decree, all the nobility, whether mile or female, living within the circle:, of Mottling, Gotuiebee, and Neustadt, are obli ged to repair to Laybitelt, to wait there for farther orders; Alt thtise who, under any pre. tame, 511411 neglect to comply with this, order, shall be considertislasacbels against the Imperial French army, and 511411 be treated accordingly. According to the third order, the several Cum. muses of the circla of Mottling and Guttschae arc disarmed. Fito2l T 111: MAINE, Nov. 3.—The qid regi ment of the line, which has set put fur Varigtland, had, according to the public prints, a state pri. inner along with it, who was very strictly guard. tat, and report states that he was a Captain of Noise Ar(ipery, who was concerned in the affair of Georgesoind Pichegru, and had at that time left France, in tkrder to take up his residenco in San. uny, wheel:the was recognised and arrested. VtENNA, OCT. 31.--The following article np. pears in the Vienna Gazette of this day : •" Prime Jab. of lichienttrin has returned in the army. M. Is CNN* de Buhern bas retained his former function of (firmer Gemara! of the Mad. M. k Marshal Count Belle garde is at Tesehen. Ilk Count de gavot is noininmed Mi nister of the Cabinet. He wall have M. M. de Zirhs sod Hisidocci as his Assistants, which seems to limit the initisince ut the new .V mister of Fur. igu Altaits, M. de Metternich." A great number of Austrian Officers have arrived, and remain in this capital, some in the houses of their relatioas, and others are furnished with military lodgings, like the French Officers. M. de LT rbna, in quality of Commissary, charged with foil powers from his Imperial Majesty, has published an order, dircctiug that all Austrian officers, who have been made prisoners, and who are now at Vienna, shall join the army and their respective regiments, after having received passports from General the Baron de Roslikirch. If any of those officers neglect, fur 21 hirers, to furnish themselves with such passports, they will bit charged with criminal negligence. By an Order of the Day, dated the 28th inst. his Highness the Prince of Netsfehatel and Wa. gram, has ordered all General Officers, and others belonging to tit:: army of Germany, who do not hold letters of service, should repair to Strasburg, and quit Vienna and its suburbs on the 31 st of the I seine month at the latest. The arrival of Mr. VILLTERS from Lisbon by the Norge, has been erroneously stated. The fact is, that he had taken his departure, but on his voyage to England, the .Vorge kll in with the paclv.t with dispatches for Mr. VILLIERS ' who, discov e ring that be was reappointed to his former *Relation, reterned to Libbini, where he is to con tinue. From a Gentleman arrived from Memel, we learn, that in the north of the Prussian dominions, on account of the caution or tapacity of the French agents, the military are destitute of pow der and every spades of ammuuitiou and artil. Tory. The David Scull, country ship, laden on 'ni trate account, arrived at Portsmouth the '27th W.. emit, left Bombay the lath June last. By this ship several private letters have been forwarded. The dispatches for the Bast India House are on board the ship lionebeky, which remained at St. I Helena, with the Waticy and Lion num of war, waiting the arrival of the Bengal Sect. tali' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING% BENCH, Nor. 28. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. lilt KING V. CLTYPOND AND OTHER'. Mr. GenmEy mto►ed, that this Rule, caking on Henry Clifford, Eq. Mr. Weinholt, Mr. Scott, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Ridley, to shcw cause, why a criminal informatiost should not be filed against them, for a con 'piracy, to meet at Co vast-Garden Theatre, and to make a disturb. sone there, during the time of theatrical per. furmance, with a view of compelling the Pro. prictors to lower the prices of admission, to the injury of the said Proprietors, &c. be made ab solote, on an affidavit of service. .Lord ELLExanaouGH..." Is there no Cause shewn against this Rule?" Mr. GURNEY—" I believe not, my Lord ; but' I ought to mention one particular as to the affi davit of the service of the Rule, as it respects a gentleman of the name of Scott, one of the De fendants.---His real name we do not know ; but Scott is the mane we know him by. The affida vit states, that the Defendants were served re gularly except Mr. Scott, who was alit° served, as he was waiting at the door of the Theatre to be admitted at half.price. • When he was %erred with the Rule, Mr. Scott thought proper to dray his name ; saying, It was not Scott, and Musing to say what his real name is. He was asked what bis real name was, but he would not give an answer. He is, .however, the man who wad pulled out of the Theatre, and taken before a Magistrate f•r making a disturbance." Mr. Justice BAILSY..." *Are you sure that Scott is his real name?" Mr. GuntsaY---" We !save no means of know. ing his real name,, my Lord; but lie confessed that he took his place at the Theatre in that name, and when he was apprehended for the dis turbance, he gave his address at Verolam-huild lugs. We have made inquiry at Yeru lam.build. nip, but could not find any such person there; and he refuses to give us any other name." Mr. Justice Lc 13LAwc---" flare you the affi davit of the person «ho pointed him out, staling that he is the rime who was apprehended for his conduct at the Theatre ?" Mr. GURNEY..." Yes, my Lord; the person on whobe affidavit the rule irks obtained against him, by the name of Scott, he gave no other; when served with the Rule as lie went into the Theatre, he said his name was not Scott ; the person serving the rule, asked hint what his name was, but he would not tell." Lord ELLessoncleon...." Yon have the right person, but not the right name." Mr. GURNEY..." Exactly so, my Lord." Lord ELLamtiOaouons-.." That will do for the present." The affidavit of service waq then read. It was sworn by James Brandon and John IVat. kin Williams, stating, that Henry Clifford, Esq. Barrister at Law, was served at his chambers in Lincoln's Inn. That as to Mr. Scott, he gave his address at V4l, LATtc.buiiditer.-- Tim inquiry' was ►nade, and no such person was found there —That he and Mr. Weinholt were waiting for admission at half price, and were served with .thelLiale--Th.►t Mr. Scott said his name wks not Scott, and refused to give any other name when asked.-That the service on Mr. Savage and Mr. was by kissing copies of the Rule with their wives at their dwellings. Mr. GURNEY said, that as to Mr. Scott, Mr. Brandon pointed him out to the person who served the Riile, and uu whom various acts were ready to he proved. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL...." He may plead in abatement, if his real name be nut Scott, if he Chairs ho to 110." Lord ELLasisoutouun..." You hare no Chris. tian name of him ?" Mr. ATTURNLY-GENERAL.--" No, my Lord; but what he has done will enable us to proceed against Um as a person who represented himself to be Mr. Scott. Lord ELLEssoftouou..." Ycs, I think so." Rule absolute. TITHE 01 TURKEY EGGq. Mr. PICAYL moved for a Rule to show cause why a writ of prohibition should nut issue to stay cer-' tain proceedings instituted by Libel in the Con. sisturial Court of Landaff, for the recovery of tythes of tinkles, and their eggs. The circumstances were these :-.-A dispute re specting this species of poultry, took place be tween the Vicar of a parish, within the jurisdiction of the saisiCooriatorial•Court, and his parishioners, respecting the tythes on them, and the Vicar find. ing his flocks not very ductile, instituted his libel against the defendant, e ho, in his turn, set up a custo►n of time immemorial, and pleaded a modur of one penny by the year fur each turkey laying eggs ; or, in lieu thereof, every tenth egg. ['his plea was rejected by that Court, and they were about to proceed to judgment against the defend ant. But his Lordship thought they should be stopped, till first they showed cause why...-Rule NW granted. COURT OF (.()+INION PLEAS. Tuesday, Nov. 28. Antal' P. KAY. The Court gave judgment in this ease. The plaintiff had paid two guineas and a half to the Defendant, who kept an office to previde substi. totes for the Militia, fur the purpose of being in. damnified against the ballot for the Shropshire Militia. Ilia policy indemnified him against the nest ballot, and it appeared that at the specified bal lot a man was drawn, who afterwards obtained his discharge because he was not the proper height. Another drawing then occurred immediately, and the Plaintiff was balloted. The Defendant objected to find a substitute, on limit:sacs lbw thu Plaintiff had not been legally drawn, accord ing to the terms of his policy ; but obeli ass action ivas brought, the Jury found a verdict fur Plaintiff, damages lul. A inoti•iii had been 'spade to set aside the verdict, am, al:. r lie argairien's had Leen heard on both tido, toe Court iiitiwated ^wit, Alel that it wes prever to resist as much as possible the unfair advantages occasiossally taken of the Public by Militia Insurance Societies, and, under All the circumstances, gave judgment in favour of the Plaintiff. Rule to set aside the verdict discharged. COURT OF EXt lIFQUER. Yesterday 11J1 application was made to the, Court, to order the sum of 55701. taken under art extent, at the suit of the King s from Sir M. Blox. am, to be brought into Court, till a question, re. specting the Sheriffs' poundage was decided. It appeared by a motion made for referring the costs attending the execution of a writ of inquiry to the Master, that the costs attending the recovery of the small sum of 51. and a fraction, amounted to no less than 1281.1 !! COPIES OF THE AFFIDAVITS ON WEIICII THE MOTION AGAINST \IR. CLIF FORD AND OTHERS WAS GROUNDED. [CONTINUED FROM OUR PAPER OF YESTERDAY.] Joun Timms, Tnomrsom, of Lnng.acre, in the county of Middlesex, camp equipage.maker, 'naked' oath and saitb, that on the evening of the Bth day of November last, a nuinber of persons were assembled in a riotous manner in the Pit of CV/eat-garden Theatre during the representation of dramatic pieces, and after the admission of half price had commenced, hallooing, boating, hissing, crying " Off! Olt ! Off !" and making so great and such incessant nuke, as to permit but a small part of the perfurmauce, after the commencement of the half price, to be heard by the audience, for the purpose, as Deponent be lieves, by force and numbers,. by tumult ► clamour, and terror, compelling the Proprietors of the Theatre to reduce the prices of admission to what they had been prior to the burning down of the old Theatre ; and this Deponent further saith, that many of the persons so engaged in interrupt. pug the performance, wore in their hats the letters 0. P. meaning, as Deponent believes, Old Prices; and this Deponent believes, that the said persons wore the said letters as a badge for the per. pose of exciting and encouraging the - persons there assembled, so as aforesaid, to conduct themselves for the purpose aforesaid ; and this Deponent fur. ther saith, that on the said Bth day of November, inst. he saw John Birkitt Weinholt, of Thames Dillon, in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, in one of the lower boxes of the New Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in company with two other per. lons, during the performance at the said Theatre, and that soon after, the said John Birkitt Wein. hull held up and exhibited a placard with the fol. lowing words :..-" We conquer or die ;" and the said placard was thrown into and among the per. sons in the Pit of the said 'lrliestre; and at the same time there was a great shouting, noise, riot, and disturbance in the said Theatre, during the performance, so that but little part thereof could lie heard; and this Deponent further saith, that he hath seen the said John Birkitt Weinholt twice since that time in tho said Theatre, making a great noise and riot during the performance at the said Theatre, and at which time there was a great noise hiltl riot in divers parts of the said Theatre, so that but little part of the performances could be heard. JOHN THOMAS THOMPSON. Swore its Court this 90th Day of liev.lllo9. By the Coml. JOHN Mugge WlLsom, of No. 34, Russell. street, in the county of Middlesex, music-seller f maketh oath and saith, that un the evening of the thirtieth day of October last, a number of persons were assembled in a riotous manner, in the Pit et Covent Garden Theatre, during the representa. Lion of dramatic pieces, and after the admission of hit( price had commenced, hallouing, booting, loissing,cryiug " Of, off, off:" and making so great and such incessant noise as to permit bat a small part of performance, after the commencement of the half-price, te be heard by the audience, for the purpose, as Deponent believes, by force and numbers, by tumult, clamour, and ter. ror, to compel the Proprietors of the Thee. tre to reduce the prices of admission to OW they had been prior to the burning duet* of the old Theatre. And this Deponent further saith, that many of the persons vs engaged in interrupt. ing the performance, wore in their hats the letters 0. P. meaning, as Deponent believes, Old Prices. And this Deponent believes, that the said per. sons wore the said letters as a badge, fur the purpose of exciting and encouraging the per sons there assembled, so as aforesaid, to con. duct themselves fur the purpose aforesaid.— And this Deponent further saith, that John Rid. ley, of Compton-street, Suho, loither-seller, was at the cumtnencemet:t of the second Act of the Play, then performing, in the Pit, and one of the persons eho so wore the letters 0. P. in his bat, and, that he, the said JAI, Ridley, made a great noise and hissing. Awl, this Deponent further saith, that on the same night, and during the said riot, the said John Ridl .y was apprehended by a peace officer, and taken before James Read, Esq. a Magistrate for the County of Middlesex, and for the City of Westoniuster, and while he was under examination by the said James Read, the said John Ridley sail, " That he load the let. ' 6 tors 0. P. in his hat, and meant to have them again to-morrow," or words to that or tho like effect ) meaning, as this Dopouent believes, that he would go into the said 'Piave on the evening of the next day with the said letters 0. P.in his hat, fur the purpose of etching the persons in the said Theatre to riot and tumult. Swim in Coast, this 411th day JOHN p. WILSON. of November, 11109. the Court.. The Lout) MAYOR Ills appointed a Court of CHonnon-Council to be held on Tuesday next... T., tote into consider:ohm the late nowise, ill-digested, nod cal/min:ma by which the blood and tr.-agree of this realm bare bees wasted—the chancier of our gallsOl army eape•ed--ond is IldonNell reduced by pestilence, pnva 'inn., and discasr, more than by thr sword. And to coronet the roprorty of petitintiing h(. m a k-4y hpA i late an jrn• quiry into th , .sc great national misfit, tunes—into the plain NA wcti,wr wpm w bleb those Elpeditioas were oner.lnkses—o :toil into toe Collides/0 and Capon-its of the Cointnand-. , - to Who n t'n't wive mufti ted. And :he inortelfeetenlly to pro. toe-. taqii.rir-, so beseech I Allaiew) f •ittia itu sin.recte the Partbuseat." -- r