The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-07-29 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE PAPERS. AXTRAcT 01 A FRiVATIC TATTER. " Lissom, JULY B.—Sir Arthur Wellesley is by this time at Placentia, and you may shortly expect to hear either of a battle, or that our arm/ is besieging Madrid." GALLICIA, JUNIC 27. —Soult is retiriegfrom Gallicia by the route of Peebla de Seoobrias where he still wag on the 25th inst. Ney lias left Lugo for Castile by *tile way of Villa Frites. Proceeding towards jt stbrga , a divisiolt : of the Marquis Romania, co mended by Gen. Carrera, ban already entered Corunna; and in the vicinity of Ferrol, a detachment of English troops has already disembarked. The whole of Gallicia is i free from the French, and the Marquis Romana is about to establish his head-quarters at Orense. Kellerman is at present in the neighhourhoud of Ciudad Rodrigo.— (Miner: us Lusitunia, July 4.) ALMARAZ, JUNE 21.—Extract of letter front a Portuguese Officer :- 6 g Yesterday morning I went to reconnoitre the French batteries which defended the passage of the Tagus, over the bridge of Alinaraz ; they consisted of two of six piece+, and one of (our, which traversed the high road, so that not a single ' p.r.on could pass ; and it was evident they were determined to use every awl to prevent our army from constructing a bridge of boats, but they were unable to prevent it, since they retreated this morning at three o'clock, abandoning the batte ries. Our army continues in pursuit, and Gene.. ral Ceuta is at this time passing the bridge. Our perlidioni enemies in all parts leave proofs of their barbarity and ferocity, by reducing to ashes the very town to which they are indebted for subsist once. A Ima rikand Valmoral de Placencia are now •in Games." • AINARIt, JUN& 29. —The latest advises from our army confirm the intelligence, that on the Slits it was preparing to cross the Tagus, in two grand divisions, one by the bridge of Araihuspo, and the other by that of Almaraz. Both had been abandoned by the enemy, who, according to all accounts, had taken the direction of the high road to Madrid, with, perhaps, the design of joining the army of Lit Mancha, which had taken the same route, and by this means avoid the des truction that awaited the two armies, weakened by the continual losses they have suffered.— (Mario Ltsbonease.) FRENCH, DUTY.'//, AND GERMAN PAPERS. Pmessoao, SEINE 48.—'fhrec English frigates have taken possession of Catherine Harbour, it, Kola, sear the Icy °Milli and of all the stores belonging to the Company of the White Sea, con sisting in wilt, carriage, &c. as well as 'wane ves sels loaded with corn. Thu garrison has als,, been in Kola, from which place the few inhabitants had ted. These frigates are now cruising at the mouth of the White Sea. The Government has •put an embargo upon all vessels in Archangel, thst they may nut fail Iwo the hands of the English, who seem to have devoted their attention priaci. pally to the corn vessels from Archangel. This is the kst attack of the English upon the Ras.,lan territory. Raton Stedingk, who was many years Swedish Ambassador at this Court, is expected here from Stockholm in a short time, in the same character. prate with Sweden seems to be near. Our Court Gazette contains the following re. Turks on the declaration of Mr. Canning in the English Parliament, that the British Government dial not wish Sweden to continue the war:— " it is here apparent. that the inelioatioa of the Swedish Governao -.t to be *Cast with Russia was eassured even in Bagland, oy ell-inf wild persists. Frail the Russian De claration, o hien was published at tbe time, may be seen how aura the Rthainfl GuverOlttnt tOdeiVnered to whew Sweden to ahstaio from tom war, and bow easy it woad have bees for this Porter to do so. Even &wised found no great ad vantage toserself is the war; evaselorotly the Swedish Go verment was Moder 4 by nothing from accept* the prop s& made by Russia." On the declaration of lifts Canning, that the English Government had oot occasioned the Aus. trims war, the Gazette remarks— " What effer s did not Rawls make to divert Austria from eh war, mid makstais the peace of the Continent'. At th e eemmesiesseet et the /resew war, its deaden aiserted,that she Enlists treasure ussald be poured forth, Is Mune ma. we. in loppert of Austria; and that English frets and ar mies would app--ar in ever, quarter, and act in rowers with • tria. The present declaration of the English Ministry thews what slight foundatisio there was for all thew la- Sins. The Eaglish Ministry not only de sot any *M B but eves claim hoover fur haysag made as detester =N. ; fur ha sampled focusing engagensests with sod this power he a premature and sod ire tear. How mach would Austria have spayed ! What elections and excessive sacrifices might she not bare bees dispersed from making, if, ltgarding the idle de claimers of the metropolis, and heated passions, she had shwa ear to the consictio; what was her lamest, aid ✓ ewired peace; the reciprocal guarantee of which was oared by Russia and France! A new lemon Sir all those who &wage their political systems 1.1 compliance with their patsies', and out from a persuasion of whet is toe interest aad security of the state." ST. PIETEILIBURCH, JULY 1..--We learn from good authority, that neveiations between Russia sod Sweden have already been carried on a consi. terable nay, and will speedily come to a favour. able termination. MADRID, JULY s.—General Relliard, GOVer /Of of Madrid, gives information, that a body of insurgents coming (coin 'Medina Ceti, and Signensa, had made its appearance in the province of Gua. dalax•ra. He ordered M. Schwilter, Colonel of the 55th Regiment, to march against them. In consequence, the Ist of this month, the Co lonel set out at two of the morning from the town of Guadaliaara, at the head of a detachment of infantry and cavalry. At Turija he met pith about 600 insurgents, with two pieces of artillery and some horse, defeated them, and put them to flight: 160 restrained on the field of battle. The cannons, cartridge boxes, and almost all the musqnets, which the insargenti bad thrown away, in order toescape aiweeagity, fell into our hands. The King bas passed a decree, authorising tha tribunals to take measures for gathering in the ' larg ess/ of lands, the inhabitants or proprietors of which are in a country occupied by the enemy. Voile( this disposition is included every kind of No Decree, it is said, is to relieve the inhabit. THE STATESMAN. - ants of La Mancha, who have given great proofs of their loyalty and attachment to his Majesty. Another Decree also enacts, that the proprietors, merchants, and the Chiefs of any establishment, having a shop, and their sons living at home, shall be organized into a town militia, in the diferent Aces in the provinces of Toledo - and La Mancha, which their military Commandants and Intendants shall require. The enrolments in this militia shall be voluntary, and those who form a part of it shall alone bear arms. SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA, JULY I.—The fol lowing letter has been intercepted, dated Seville, June 24 : We are in pursuit of those wnttebes (the French), who are pr e cipitately flying, and make us au resi.tance; so that' by toe month of Astro, we Natter ourselves there will nut be one remaining in spun. Our army eormits of ti3OUU in tuttry, and MU cavalry, without counting a reinftircerseut of .3tiOtt wen, which has been sent a., by Geaeral Omega." This blind confidence was the result of intelli gence received from Andalusia, which spoke only uf pretended victories in Germany, anew coali tion against France, a numerous army mistrev lof Portugal, successes in Arragon, and the forced - retreat of the French troops, whom they took care to represent as much weakened. It was from the influence of these false notions which had been generally spread, that the troops of General Venegas set themselves in motion ; but when he heard of the arrival of the King iii the province, and of the demonstrations of joy with which he had been received, he retreated with so much precipitation, that his whole army had passed the Sierra Morena yesterday. Such is the system in which the Junta of Se ville persists in a war against the population of its own country. It is only by illusions that it can force the few troops to'march which remain under their authority ; but the promptitude of their flight shims, at least, how easily they may be un deceived. This is what would happen to the Junta, if they braved themselves the dangers into which they precipitate, or try to precipitate, the troops. The inhabitants are so convinced of this truth, that they receive with joy the only army which can protect them, and openly manifest their desire to see a resistance terminate which is as unjust as it is fatal. Damns, JULY 13.—This morning, fat two o'clock, the drunk was beaten, and the garde's, consisting of 400 men, set out on their way to Leipsic, the enemy having made his appearance yesterday evening in Dippoldswalde. NAPLIIS, JOLT 3.—The Gercs is the object of general interest and admiration. There is nut a good Neapolitan who has nut been un board.— The more closely we consider it, the more we ad. mire its resistance, and acknowledge that we owe every thing on that day to the tactics of the Coos. manner, and the bravery uf the crew. At the moment when the affairs at Ischia and Prucida took place, some troops of rubbers at. tempted to land on several parts of the coast. On the night of the 25th, they approached a place called Fiosa. On the morning of the 2Gth, other' vessels attacked the tower of Cepriola. Every where these attempts were fruitless ; they were .Irisett back by the Proviucial Guards, and obli. cell to retreat with precipitation. Two hostile vessels, armed as corsairs, sp. preached the roads of Saint Vito, but they were driven away by a party of the country people armed, headed by a respectable priest. Milian, Jul.'s' 6.—A troop of robbers, from' the mountains adjoining the kingdoms of Italy, Naples, and the Boman States, dared to make their appearance before Marcia, on the 28th ult. ; a sletachment of the Civic Guardi of Speletto de faded the town till succours could arrive, when mtook eight, after blowing up a powder-mill. utts, Attic 20.—According to intelligence hem Turkey, the Turkish troops which had ar rived at Nissa, Rudschnk, and Silistria, consist ing for the greater part of Asiatics, which in the beginning of spring were collected in the neigh bourhood of Adrianople, and in the last mouth prOceeded in this direction, bate suddenly united with the troops under the Pachas and Agas of Bul garia. Their number is great, and they daily re ceive reinforcements. Accurding to a firman of the Grand Signior, the Vizier of Travenich, in Bosnia, is in like manner to bring forward a corps of 20,000 men, and advance with the same to wards the Dries and Buzawa. On the 14th instant a great Council was held at Belgrade, when it was decreed, that all who can bear arms, should be called into service for the defence of Servia;as the Turks are in great force in Bulgaria. On the 17th and 18th, a cannonade was dis tinctly heard in the neighbourhood of the Drin ; the issue is yet unknown. As far as we yet know, the Turks have forced the passage of the Drin. In the Danube, at Karlowita and Salankament, sit miles from hence, the fishermen have fished up a great number of drowned emu. EXTRACT OT A LETTER FROM CONSTANTINOPLE. " Pere, April 23, It*. " 1 informed you in my last of the firmness displayed by the Porte in its positive refusal to break with England, at the summons of the once highly respected Alexander, though now beconse the sorry tool of the Corsica° Bonaparte. The first feat of the Ottoman arms has fortunately responded with this appearance of energy in their Councils. Three days had hardly elapsed since the return of the Russian Messenger to Bucharest, when General Milaradowita l at the head of 14 ur 15,000 men, made a sudden at.' tack upon Geirgiva, on the Danube; he ant!. ceeded in occupying no more than the town (which you know is quite open), the ditch of the fort, and a neighbouring tehifiik (village). The Turk ish garrison was not strong enough to withstand so large a force, until being . reinforced by fresh troops from Rustchuk, they sallied forth and routed the Russians's) Completely as to force them to decamp with the loss of two thousand soldiers. This happened the bth of this month ; and a few days since, two hundred heads and some bags of ears, with thirteen presences, were brought - tto Constautiuople. The heads belug n little far gone, were not exposed as usual, but were thrown away. As to the prisoners, I suppose they are in the Bagniu. The spirit of the people has been wonderfully roused by this dawn of success, and not a little exasperated by the insolence and per fidy of the Russians. The fleet is equipping with the greatest expedition, and already eight sail of the line, as fine ships as ever swam, are ready fur sea in every respect but one, mid that is, Suitors. They are to act in the Black Sea, and I hope in conjenction with some of oars. The Russians hare twenty ships altogether, hut let them only be informed that but two English ships are with the Turks, and I'll suffer death if they dare more." Arrived. Malls. Due. 1 ..... . 1 11:0ta . 4. 00 L isbu ........ • . 1 1 PRICE OF STOCKS ruts 3 perCent.Cura. Gi i Sez.div. per Ceat. Red. 6:14 iper Cent....... 81} Navy 9oi 9 • Camels for Act 1)4 Y AT °NI:O'CLOCK. thouium. I prem. g Lose. Ann 114 11-16 Eget' Hills • tit I. prem. India Ronde. s)s. Lottery Tirket., 2IL Ils. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TM. Afternoon 4 o'clock. THE STATESMAN. PI OPOSITI TENAZ. LONDON: SATURDAY, JULY 29. -ma. Tut Report of the unfortunate, and, as it is termed by General !kw, disgraceful battle of Be!elate, was received this morning in an Extra. ordinary Gazette of the Spanish Government, of the 3d 1 Jely.—After stating the dejected state of his mind in consequence of the disastrous event of the battle, and referring to his former hope, that in case of being attacked by the enemy he should be able to beat him, the General states, " that Fortune might have been so adverse to 66 him as that he might have been defeated by the " enemy, but that he never could have expected " that the troops under his command should have " taken to flight without fighting—and that, in " consequence of a few cannon shot being fired, " they would abandon a position, in which they " had nothing to fear from the enemy's horse, " nor from those advantages which, at times, " strike armies with a panic terror, and induces " them to fly without knowing why." —The position takett up by the Spanish army (which is expressly stated to have wanted neither ammuni. tion nor provision) is then accurately described. —One column of the French then advanced with two pieces of cannon, from which four or five shots were fired, and two or three grenades, whirl, disabled four or five men. The Spanish artillery returned the fire, " when one reginivnt was 66 thrown into confusion by one of the enemy's " grenades, and fled, in the utmost disorder, with. " out firing a shut. This was followed by another, 66 and a third—all dying without hiring dis. " charged a gun—and in a few moments the " whole position was abandoned." In plain Eng. lish, the whole Spanish army, at the first discharge 'of the enemy's artillery, took to their heels. The remainder of this Document (which we shall insert at length on Monday) consists prin. cipally of an Address by the Junta to the Spa nish nation. It is now more than a year since the inhabit. ants of Spain, roused to resistance against the usurpation of France, have been in that state of active hostility from which the establishment of a well-organized military force, might reasonably have been expected—yet we see, with mortifica tion and sorrow, that the Spaniards are ab. solutely less efficient at this moment, than they were at the very commencement of their attempt to throw off the yoke of France-- If confidence in a Commander is the essential point in directing the efforts of a new-raised army, in what man could confidence hare been more justly placed than in a General, whose invincible con. stancy and inextinguishable activity must •have convinced every man in Spain of his devotion to the cause ?...What was the behaviour of the newly-raised French troops in the war of the Re. volution ?—Did they take to their heels ? So far from it, t hey volunteered services of actual laughter. That revolutionary or insurrectionary masses may be beaten, slaughtered, and even annihilated by re gular armies, it is easy to conceive—but that any thing like enthusiasm in the cause of their country, can exist in the breasts of men who run away at the first discharge of the enemy, is impossible. AMONGST the various Reports, as absurd as in. consistent, which hare been cirzulated respecting the affairs of Austria--it has been assserted that 1 1 the Armistice was the mere consequence of the' distraction in bulb Armies, which rendered a sus. pension of arms absolutely necessary—end yes. terday it was reported, that pestilence had ac. tually made its appearance in Austria. it is how. ever somewhat di f ficult to ctisjecture bow this ne. cessity could apply to the surrender. of Brunn and Graut—and th. EPNCINIIieft of the Tyrol. ••• A GOTTEsinUttGII MAIL arrived in town this morning. By a declaration, dated Stockholm Castle, the 14th of this month, his ROTA L MAJESTY has pro 'posed to the Diet, with and by the advice of the tiecret Committee, Prince Cs; WTI 4 IN AUGIRTUS of ShieStiC.- H olstein—tionderhurgh—A ogitntenburgh, As PRINCE ROYAL of Sweden, and his Successor OR the Swedish throne ; and the States of the Pea santry have already acceded to the King's proles. sal, and elected the said Prince their future Suve. reign. A Report from General WREDE states, that the position of the Russian army in the environs of Uaia having been much weakened by an exten. silo' of its line, in consequence of the appearance of Some Swedish frigates, Garret WNEDI deter. mined to resume offensive operations, and the Swedish troops accordingly took up an advanced position, but the Russians discovering that the Swedish vessels drew too much water to approach sufficiently near to annoy them in their original position, made a movement which induced the Swedish General to return to his f.,rmer position in the environs of the Oere. The Swedish fri. gates are stated to have been very active i:1 inter. rupting the communication of the enei ty 1i i:h Fiti. land, and have captured s::veral Roasian store. ships, laden with provisions. The ships Fortune, Captain Ti rst A ; Dicd rcy Gcbuider, Captain KUNST ; and Catherine' Maria, Captain SenooNsccu, captured by French privateers, have, together with their cargoes, beem sold at Danttick. Terrified as the enemy is stated to be at the ap. proach of our formidable Expedition—what Kill be the panic in Holland—who' it is made known, that the redoubled and terrific Sir WILLIAM CUaTIS has, to render " arsurance doubly sure," made a tender of his services. The importance of this magnanimous offer the British Admiral justly appreciating, has graciously accepted ; and the pleasure yacht of the Civic Warrior has been reinforced with a detachment of twenty seamen, headed by a Lieutenant of his Majesty's Navy.— That this daring Alderman may survive the Ea. pedition will be the sincere wish of every corroirirs/ Citizen. Then may the Veteran alternately rose out in jovial and warlike notes to his admiring Customers— .. How stands the glass around, my boys," and raise alike their wonder and their admiratior, by the chaste and classical narrative of " Moving accidents by Flood and Field ;" while his applauding fellow-citizens will heave s sigh of regret for the departure of the English Aristoplennes, uho drew the inimitable picture of a zrarrior, in the renowned Major Sturgeon. The Wrangler sloop of war arrived at Dalsroe about the Bth instant, with sin Russian prises, laden with corn, brandy, &c. D. PENNANT, Esq. of Downing, is appointed Constable of Flint Castle, in the room of the late W. %V (Ai am, Esq. of Pen bed Mf: The nuke of Yonit's household is about to be reduced, in consequence of his Royal highness being put out of office. In the district of Mergentheim the peasants, to. wards the cnd of last month, rose, to the nu nber of so . ne thousands, against the Wirtembcrg Go. vernment, tore down the arms of Wirtemberg, and placed those of the Teutonic Order, amidst the cries of " Long live the Emperor Fa A nets !" They were with difficulty quelled, and nut till a sangue_ nary conflict had taken place in the streets of Mergentheim. The two French sail of the line, from the West Indies, which lately escaped into Cherbuurg. are blockaded there by the Christian VII. of 71guns, Capt. Sir J. YORKE, and the Warspite, co,' 74 guns, Capt. Bowtas. Kew.—The Palace at Kew is fitting op for the reception of the ROYAL FAMILY. The Qusen's Botanical Gardens have been managed with the greatest attention, and they are now in the highes t .tats of perfection. Since the removal of the wa I which separated Richmond from Kew Gardens , the rides and walks have been wile to communi cate, and they present a charming promennir.— The improvements are under the direction of his Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBLItLA ND. MERINO SHEEP.—The 100 sheep (rams and ewes) selected from the numerous flOcks pi-estated to his MAJESTY by the Spanish Junta, which were on Wednesday last Sold by Auction, in Kew Gardens, produced, according to the state ment in the Newspapers, l'unEe THOUS ASD NINE HUNDRED end ELEVEN PoeNns, MIME yMIL LI.rOS, which upon an average Is upwards of 391. fur each Sheep. On Saterday evening last, in Dublin, in conse quence of a warrant i-stied by the Honourable Judge OSBORNE, founded on an Affidavit of Pm- LIP ADAMS, r. , sq. Savant., f;sq. Guim Ea,' Esq. ties in 100 i. cal years toward, thl rister.at-Law. Yesterday at an Insurance CI Lurd Mayor wi which had been , of paying for the 1 tic Deputy Cat payment of the no, for «hich it wa. retitrnetl next (ta, • know 1t.41201 h.t, pleaded in his dr.l 'and had been rot: hovt ever, 331. en sired to prothce where h, hrtl pui trial. IUIIIIIICII on an oi i 111.. Birris!er.tt-Law, kite tiCIIKt %as held to ball before Iticumte . . Waist.lf in 5001. and two sure. 'eh, to bc of the peace for three le said PHILIP ADAM, Esq. Bar- the Mansion-heitsc • megseitger to :mummy was charged before the embezzling the sum of 103 P. intrusted to him for the purpose :stamping of • number of policies. 'shier of the Company proved the money to the prisoner, the purpose is paid, mod that the policies were ay ptistamped. The prisoner se- ising received the mosey, mud efeisce that he had got intosicafril, bled of • part of it. lie had still, his possession ; but on being de. it, he said he could nut recollect At it.... H it. was fully committed fur lb I