The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-07-21 00:00:00

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("minis kr Ace titan WATER A l' L DON litt I Olvt.. 31)rdpg 4111610,16 O'CIOCk I Afternoon 313 after 8 oclnek. .THE STATESMAN. rItOrOITII TINA'. LONDON: FRIDAY, JULT 21. --.0.-- IT is rumonred that Government are in pos ses,ion of the Twenty-fifth Bulletin, the contents of which are stated to be unfavourable to the Austrian arms. Should any thing further trans pire on this interesting subject, we shall imme diately communicate it to our Readers in a Szcono EDITION. A 11,nitcur of the date of the 10th inst. sus received in town this afternoon ; but its contents arc wholly devoid of interest. A LETTETt from Yarmouth announces the ar- rival of an Austrian Messenger, but no such ar. rival in London had transi.ired whot this Paper went to press. Ir cannot excite surprise that, in the present awful crisis of the fate of Austria, reports of the usual annunciation of victory having been heard from the batteries on the French coast, should excite a more than common interest in the public mind. The letters from Dover have, from this couse,been looked for with unusual impAtience ; but whatever rumours may have been circulated un this alarming subject—it is consolatory to know, that hitherto no absolute confirma►ion of the roar of cannon from the French batteries having been heard, has yet been received. The arrival of the Twenty-fifth Bulletin was very confidently circu lated n the forenoon of yesterday; that Report slceeided by others of a very gloomy ccst.— (ioc:iru' u•nt Was asaerted to have received g. nee of the passage of the Danube he the French, and of g subsequent battle, in which the Aus. trims were literally routed; but, if any *uch disastrous accounts have found their *ay to this country, they are concealed fruit be puhlic— nothing having yet transpired ou this important subject. It is most unarenutstasle that the politic caltee. tattoo, which not a week ago anticipated the utter ru►n of NAPOLEON, should have born ambient, Converted into gloomy apprehension by the arri. •al of one single tiolletiii„moooncing no other fact than the comitleti.m of those preparations fur attacking the Austrians, on which the attention of the people of this country has for more than five treekt been intently, and almost exclusirely fixed. Narot.som told us, immediately after the B.IWO of Aspern, that no farther operations 'would be undertaken until the consnsonictslion :aids Me left hank of the Danube tats• •reared. The progress of his bridges he has reported in a series of Bulletins, from the 10th to the 23d.. During all that period the people of England have been coogratalating themselves on the mensity of his loss at Aspert►, and at the inlet'. neat per . il of his situation. Thus fur five weeks have we been en:l4r ituLat. i:vg ourselves on the approaching downfall of the Tyrant of Europe...when the moment that intel ligence reaches us of the corrip!eti in of his Prepa rations.--down suddenly to the b . ~tt, go the hearts and spirits of those:situ have been most land in publishing thrir anticipations of the destruction of the French army. %Viten Cie da.tger %%as at a distancs, all was cunfi.lent hope ainl carctation—but the moment it approaclies —all cootiiknee seems to vanish. The childish wctkncss an I absurdity of this viol den alteration of opinion, tend to shear on u hat futile grounds public opinion is formed. The ,eop!e of this country have indulged so long in that blind and fatal propensity of believing what they wish and hope, that even the apprehension— the eery pos•ibdity of a blow makes them cry like c'oildren before they arc touched. Ito the Battle of Al.pern, N.iror.tor met with a rcsistauslo to which, until that moment, he had been an utter stranger. 1.. that bathe he sustained a loss a• well moral as physical, to. repair which required the utmost cacruoss both of lois genius and his lodgment. To th , A...orians, that battle, great as was their too, moat have Ellett strength as well as con,. Bence ; for in the interval that has elapicesinte the battle of Aspern, the numbers of their killed and wounded cannot but have been greatly ex ceeded by the fresh troops that have joined the army ;—that iiterril must also have been fa voerable to the organilation and discipline of the new levies. That in the derisive conflict which would take place on the completion of the bridges, the chances were in fAvour of the French, has always been our opinion—hut that there was no hope for the success of Austria, was an opinion which the skilful retreat and sadden appearance of the Archduke CHARLF.4, in readiness to attack the French at Aspern, forbade us for one moment to entertain. The completion of the bridg,res w 3 ,1 ne ver doubted ; and while in apparent inactivity at Vienna, NAPOLEON, 0 " Collecting all hi 4 'night, dilated, stood " Like Tenerife, or Alla , . unrentov'el," the approaching attack of his collected con- , centrated force, was with certainty anticipated by the Archduke, whose preparations fur defence cannot be doubted to have been commensurate with those of his most truly formidable adversary. But great and skilful as may have been the prepa rations of the Austrians for defence —if to defence alone they treat—the chances against their success are incalculably greater—than if they again be come the assailants ;—for it has been remarked that 1 the successes of the French attacking armies have been invariably proportioned to their defeats •lien attacked—And if the Austrians arc not 'themselves the assailants, it may be rea sonably concluded that the French army is greatly superior in strength. Should unhappily the A acunuas be actually dffeated. the protrac. lion of the contest by Austria must surely be deemed impossible—there appears no safe point of . retreat fur the Ancituocc, and a want of activity in prosecuting the advantage will nbt be suspected I .in the French army; but should NAPOLEON be Irepulsed, the eight bridges from the In-der. Lobati to the Left Bank, by which the French intended to pass, will form eight points of safe retreat—and the In.der_Lobau—once reached, perfect safety Is attained. The Army of the ARCHDUKE may by defeat be irrevocably ruined ; but that of N.teot.aox is almost beyond the possibility of su decisive a disaster : and hap , pen whatever may, evert were i,is retreat cut off from France through Bavaria---the way to Italy is open. Of his defeat and ultimate downfall, there is a nautilus . v...but of the destruction of I the French Army it w ere childish to cherish the remotest expectation. It may be proper hero to ask, while every eye is or ought to be fixed on the Danube, what is the object to be attained by our grand Expedition, commanded too by that retire and experienced Officer, the Earl of CNA rn sN ! That a force Su really formidable may spread ruin and destruction amooK the maritime towns of the enemy, it is im po,sible to doubt : whole navies may be captured, arsenals and dock-yards destroyed, some islands occupied, an.i possibly most luminous accounts transmitted to the luminous Morning CAronicle Ay the havens, who-are reported to accompany the reputed Wickl projector of the Expedition, and a General Officer of high reputation. 'Rut if Austria is annihilated, the subjugation of Spain, and the entire Continent of Europe, in evitably follows. What then remains for Eng land ? Of what possible importance to England will be the destruction of navies, arsenals, and dock-yards, the restoration of which we so cer. Minty know can be effected with even a tithe of the effort that France is now Making.-- Mistress of the Continent, of the men, and of the intxhaustible materials which it contains ; and possessing the friendship of Russia and Denmark, France, if deprived at the prewat moment, in the i absence of Int armies, of every ship she now pus messes or controuls, will, in seven years, again ac. quire the means of maritime annoyance. If Au stria can preserve herself, the power of NAPOLEON must &cline ; but if she cauuut,irance will old mately command peace. We anticipate from the labours of the S favans effects the most happy :—we, however, cannot our suspicions that on this subjoet we are misinformed. We do believe the report we have hearfl un this subject to be impossible. On Wednesday, her MAJESTY, the Princesses AuoVITA, SOPHIA, InsTu, and MARY, se. companied by Lady G. MURRAY Mr. and Mrs. MAN GROSS-1010R and Dtnghter, Lady TuYstue, General Da Buor, and Colonel Dssattow, went to St. Leonard's.hill,.the scat of the Earl of 11A a coy tur, where they dined. There wete also of the party invited, Lord and Lady BATHURST, Mar. quis Cc:stoma ws l (lon. Mr. and Mn. G. Y LLEits and Family, Cad. SILODIG•TE, Cnuat Mumsrce, and Major TALBOT, SEC. Capt. liAttet.4Y, of walking celebrity, is gone with the Expedition. About the latter end of June, a Primmer of State was brought to Frankfort, for holding im proper language concerning the new order of things, and haling correapandeadml with St HILL. He is a Count de It-- ) and his estates lie near Erfe rth. NAV.IL INTELLIGENCE. PLYstorrw, Je 19.—Arrived the Asiericlii brig Errs and Daniel, ()Aoki 11.).11, Master. from New-York. bound to Bilboa, with sugar, rice, (cc. detained by the Aretbusa frigate. Arrived the Narcissus frigate, Capt. Maitland, for the West Indies, in five weeks passage ; brought home (ieneral , . Maitland and Montgonser). Arrived the Orestes sloop of war, with a new sloop under jury-masts. from Topsham. The Porton& frigate has the Blue Peter eying fur sailing; she is eapccted to go this evening for Cork. YARIMOVITI. :Ivor 23.—Arrived the Priner , s Augusta niter, firm Heligoland, and landed an Austrian Messenger; and the Urgent gun-brig, with dispatches and letters from the Baltic fleet. Remaining io the Roads, with the Roebuck, Vice-Admiral Douglas, Havoc, and Exertion gun-brigs. PORTSMOUTH, Jur.r 9 1 .--Tne tran<portt lately arrived from Cadiz, are ordered to the Dowus. The Lzpeditiou retuaios. FALMOUTH. JULY IL—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, from \Nita, sail"! the Kith May ; from (iihraltar dth June; and front Cadiz 19th June. Dr A T., JU TX T.— krrived the 0165, Wood: , , from New- York, trod smiled fur the Riser. ant ettntis, Jyt.sr 20.—Th • whole of the ships of war, an-hoats, trAraports, &r. destined for the Expedition, sailed from heave for the 1/own. early thi' morning ; a small pa. t went yesterday, ki all about 200sni1. 111 4 RI; 4TC, Jvt.v 20.—The greater part of the reoels re maiming in our Itiouis ye•P•rtlav t sligv 0111 . 111,61011 % eat away in the afternoon) are gone this Imbruing to the' Donut. A large deft of gno-hoats and s , sotr •lilps war (supposed from the N ore) are at anchor in the Querns Chapati. MARGATE, JULY 19. The gaieeies of the season are now commencing here; the Expialition has attracted a considerable number of visitors, and our arrivals are daily in creasing. The Royal Waggon Train, and some of the Staff horses were yesterday embarked at Rams gate, and it is expected the whole of the troops (yet remaiuing on shore) will be on board this after noon. Every horse and chaise is Margate have been in a state of constant reqnisition for some days past by parties to different parts of the Coast, to view the preparations for this formidable arma ment. An express has just arrived from London to the transports now in the Roads, which is, most probably, relative to their sailing. There are about 70 sail from Woolwich, Sheerness, &c. &e. with stores, ammunition, and artillery. Another division, with some ships of the line, and gnu boats, is hourly expected. On Monday evening we had a signal flying on St. Peter's Too er for a French privateer in the Channel ; I hair not yet heard if any of osr cruisers have picked her up ; her object was, most likely, to reconnoitre us du ring the embargo ; it would have been useless to expect to make any prizes, none but the Margate and Ramsgate packets being permitted to sail. The want of fish is severely felt here in consequenee. The boatmen have beeu solicited to attend the FA pedition in their own vessels, which they have re fused, as they were uninformed both of their desti. nation and of the letigth of time they might be ab. sent. We have but few soldiers here, only some of the 91st Ilighlanderr remaining in the Bari irks. The Theatre opens on Monday nest, which will add to our present amusements. Donkeys are ouch in request this season. The principal stables for these animals are in Donkey's Mews, We.. 1 , 1- square, where R. Bennett, Donkey Ilacktic). man, accommodates grown Ladies or Gentlemen, and young children, with ponies, mules, and don keys, to any part, by the hour, d ty, or mile, with careful guides, if required. Bob Bennett assures his fib:oda that his Junkies far exceed most others in bone, blue], agility and expedition. FOUR O'CLOCK, r. w.—The transports are now all under weigh for the Dowus. By a decree issued by General DOIMINIE, Go. vernor of Barcelona, on the '29th of May last, all personsare prohibited from appearing in the streets with a stick, or carrying with them knives prohi. bited by the laws, on pain of being taken before a military commission, and trotted as an assassin. Every mail who wears a chak or great cost shall be registered by the agents of the police and the soldiers, in case of popular commotion, every house in which a Frenchman, a klagistrate, &c. shall be killed, or from which a shot shall take place, or stones shall be thrown, shall be delivered over to pillage ; as also every house in *hid' a seditious meeting shall be held : and if siich houses arc inhabited by their proprietors, thy shall be destroyed. By another decree, reciting that the churches and convents of Barcelona were points of re-union fur conspirators, &e. all churches and convents are to be shut at six in the evening, and not open ed before half past 5 in the morning. Every rer.on found in a church or convent within the pruhibited hours, shall be taken before a military commission as a conspirator. A person shall be secretly ap. pointed to watch over the execution of this arti cle. The expence to be defrayed by the churches and convents; and the Vicars, fee. to he answer able fur whatever takes place in their churches, &c. A Spanish paper of the Bth ult. from which the above has been extracted, adds, " The results of these iniquitous decrees shall be pub. tithed when we receive precise intelligence con. cerning what took place in Barcelouw on the 3d inst. The new jetty, at Yarmouth, is found to he too short to admit of the near approach of boats at low water. In conbequence of this, an order has been given by the Admiralty-Board to carry it out one-fourth of its original length further into the sea. At the termination, two lateral branche► are to he added in the form of aT, so that there will, at all yriuds of the tide, be a safe and cum. modious ' , iTION a. PLARI.—We are requested to • roct an error in our report of this cause, which • was erroneously intituled Peirce r. Watson. The application of the Defendant Pears to dissolve the injunction that had been obtained by Mr, Watios t w a dismissed wish sorts. THE EXPEDITION. Ponca lOUTU, JULY 19.—This afternoon, at three o'clork, Ailtni7al Otway debarked on board the ilonarch, 71, Captain Lee, which i. considered as the Figital for every Officer to repair on board. Soon after, Sir Eyre Cuote eiobark , d on board the Intinqueur, 7-1, Captain I,anfort: , General I‘l'Ketizie Fraser, un board the Hero ; General Pictun, on board the Aboukir; G..n era t Houston, on board the Ganges; General Wow., and General Terror, on board the lifoncirai, with their respective staffs. The wind blows fair at.'? strong, and the Expedition sill sail at itav-liteit. to-morrow. The troops w hich are put into trans. ports are divided into two divisions; the first, consisting of the etl Regiment of German Dra. goons, and the 11Th itegimesit, sailed this morn. jug, under convoy of rie Kangarou ; and ti.e other, consisting of the 9th Light Dragoons, the Stst Regiment, are under the orders of Capt. Fcrriere, of the Thais; And they mill sail to-mar. row for the Downs. RA INMATE, JULY 19.—This has been the bu. siest day we have experienced since the commence. meat of the embarkation at this place. The II (King's Own) and 12th regiments of Dragoons, with a large proportion of the Waggon Train, were embarked this mornit.g in twetily.three sail of ships. Many officers of distinction and persons of rank are assembled, either from interest or euriqsi... and the place is very much croutled Mllll IlerS01; • of •almost every description. The embargo is continued upon all coasting vessels here; but tt passage-vessel to London, 'said to have been scot back, proceeded next day. DEAr., Jrw,. 19. A—The boatmen of Deal arc en titled to much praie for voluntarily coining for ward and tendering their services, and the use of their boats, to embark gratuitously any lumber of troops Government might send here. Their olicr was accepted, and at daylight nu the morning o f the 16th instant, the embarkation cotionenced : about 2400 of the 4th regiment were oken off from the shore, and safely ddirertd on board the respective ships in less than an hour, not above one half the boats being empl.iyed ; and, about till (o'clock, on the artival of those fine regiments. t h e 92J Highlanders, ilfstl 20th of the lin., amounting to near 1,500, the whete-of them were taken off in as short a period, scarcely a man getting a net shoe. On the 17th, the 43d, 5c d, and 95th L;ght In. fantre Rep:rival marched in, and Nero ininiedt. ately taken on board in as good order; and morning, the Ist battalion of the Gentian Light Infantry were also embarked. The boats are now in readiness for ab rut 100 J more, who are expected in the course of the ,I • y The embarkation took place under the ate superintentlance of Cun►modore Owen, Nhu•e judicious arrangements met the Ligi commendation. 6f the parties intermied, and of the *boost innu merable spectators who lined the shore.. The dispatch with n hich these troop• were ern_ barked, has clearly demonstrated, io wea. ther, ao army or 40,000 men could be shipped Irani lwnce by the Dee/ boats in one ilay...a con. sideration of much importance ; in any cases where expedition is required. The King's ships employed ore this grand Ex pedition, will amount in the whole to upn arils of 100 sail. The following is a list of the ships in the Downs, on Wednesday evening : Ain thyst ' Rolla wades Rinaldo Thalia Circe • Pariniao GlURilia Ca/tiger Hussar lodignaot nand Onyx De‘astatitaa Deeper:de riaviw Mariner P4adora blond mound k.acoaatter Raven Attack Crocus Peacock Agin -.tun Veer r4ule *iisperb York Pon erful Nluannutli Clyde Lin tnia ! , lt wrens., Salvette !Weep halms ilercone Luryalui I inort Fr ..rlryr P. uyitur Cel~ Ch4tot.. t Mist M.igtlet P°rgeY Curb.uft 5y nFittl7 Danng !Willard THE MdMan% CORN-EXCHANGE—Jct.,' 21. The Market to-day it is the same state as sly former pvt .1 the week, is itbuut anise's of tertian chime ibe eta barto, but coiraderanle re u.uuiog qoAotities of Whew, &Intl) of secuud and ordinary quantity, seitieb is almost 1, ithuat buyers, bat bee in regorge, and maintains in. price.—Barley and Malt dell ei ;le, And vary but littte.—Year sod Bans of hook stbel• like% ste.— there are coo idereble remaining swan tate, of Oat- ; ash' this article nearly at last prices.—Fluur at our last currency.—nine American el,u. Wheat, - • - - - mesas. tlUs Pis. Eine ditto K sr, - - ra. ale. Risky, Slab, W. Pees (Boilers) Pls. NHL Grey P'erai, Beans - Wt. 6:h. Tick Beans, - - - - 46-. 51'. Oats, Poland ditto - - -360. As. Potatoe ditto - - to 411 i. Rape Seed - - 4:4, X3O. hue Flour - - - - Seat & SMITH 1 . 1 EL To Wok the tHr.al 8eef....5i. W. In M. Yd. Mutton Od. to to. 04. tot OA. to is. od. I'ork 4d. to tio. 44. Latisb —.4.. Vit. to Os. lid. D—JuLY 41. per atone of 'lb. !lead of Cattle Chia (11% : Boob Slirep and Laad..... Calves Pip limy Ol. Ob. OA. t•* a. 74. OA. Straw Lluver il. 11.. Od. le W. 1k• Ud. SOUTHALL. Ilea is !.14 , Sheep.... 11.9!0I rip.— 91 Yesterday morning, 16 boats with about 2i.ri Gtie young fellows, who volunteered their services to join the Expedition, many of them belonging to the River leucibles, entered on board the craft in the Kiser for that purpose; they were allowed a band of music... Several of them were at the -siege of Copenhagen by Lord Nk 1.50 M, and recently brought home the Danish Prizes, : . or which they received, besides their pay, en honorary medal. By the last arrivals from Lisbon, we have been favoured with the extract of a letter front an ofli. ,er of distinction in the vicinity of that I.Ji/il.ll, it sags:—" The 23d Light Dragoons are !parol ing to join Sir ARTHUR at Abratstes. The 40th Regiment had proceeded in that direction a few days before. The 61st and Ist Battalion of the albth had arrived at Lisbon, from Gibraltar, and marched immediately to join the army. The yth and 3d Battalion of the 27th are doing to thine!. tor to replace the 48th and 61st." 0 ti