The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-28 00:00:00

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Trots printery object of the Expedition was certainly the French Fleet et Antwerp, to bring of which, this Armament, of force absolutely un. precedented, arrived off the Coast of Holland on . the 28th of Jttly.—On Saturday evening last, the 16th of August, no less than twenty-nine days afttr the arrival of the Expedition in the vicinity of its object, Colonel GONGRETE arrived in teen with dispatches—the contents of which.havc not transpired, but are conjectured, and we beliei n e correcey, to contain a statement of doubts, dijfi. and differences of opinion, with respect to the possibility of succeeding against what was originally the first, but has now become the tdfcrior object of the Expedition—namely, the French Fleet at Antwerp.—That we can bring off the ships, even emptied of their guns and stores, as they are supposed to be, is an expects. tion now entertained, we believe, by no one.— The sole question is, whether the deefructitie of the French fleet, which it was the primary object of the Expedition to have brought off, shall be attempted. Fort Lille is now in nearly surrounded by water, that it is feared to be imprac. ticable to attack it on the land side—and in nu merges are the obstacles and impediments inter. pam by the enemy to the navigation of the Scheldt, that some loss of vessels may reason. ably he aeticipated. By the Congreve rockets it is, lioneter, supposed, that the destruction of tae tket may be etiected—And the Com. wander .in . Chief is believed to be desirous of proceeding to this tetcrior operation.— But the number of 4eneral Officers decidedly differing in opinion ff i tSin the Earl of CHATHAM is said to be so considerable, that he has deemed it prudent to send home for instructions.—Thus the enemy is ltnniliontely allowed a still further period to complete his preparations for defence, and for reespe.—lf the French should determine to die. mantle their ships, it is understood, that the Scheldt may be ascended much higher than .tut. wrap, and we have great difficulty in thinking that they will not resort to this measure.--If the French line- of-battle ships determine on resistance, wr have not the sliglitest doubt that an attack will be successful— but they will doubtless be tau wary to anti:outer a risk sertretnctidous. The Reports respcOng the army assembled for the defetteJ or protection of Antwerp, are eon. tratliztory. By some it is represented that sudden orders were received for the immediate match of the t r oope to Amsterdam, in consequence of po puhr disturbances there. To this report we at tack not the smallest credit ; for if it be true, as is stated in the Dutch Papers, that even she Jews have been induced to en body themselves, and march to the defence of Antwerp, it may reason.. ably be concluded that the rutnoured apathy of this Dutch exists only in the pages of those J.nir nala that are hired to delude the ' ,Noe of this country. The opinion th t the eiittiug off the commenication between Cadsand Red Flushing was the only uperatinn nees. , sary to have been undertaken previous to the, attack tin Antwerp—and that the arinanient might hate been before Fort Lillo b fore the expirati , in o f now become pretty general.— A t that moment, when panic and •-onfn.ion surly na. Wally be supposeil to have reieni.d in Antwerp, the real object of the Expuditirin might perhaps have been effected. If' the pussession of IValche ren be alt tie reward of our i• 11514111 a: well bare had it, mouths ago, at about a fifth of the expenee. An actiun was fought a few clays ago, betweett a part of the everny'l. Ilottlt.t and true light argued T;saefs, under Sir 11141 r Forme, in n a:r might be expected, tnc csiculy I•4t four or 6st: of their .quadroti. RLI FORCEMII4T3 arc about to sail for tho Army of the late Sir ARTHUR VI . U.LESLET, no.s Viscount W CI. LI NO COI, and report says th.rt City arc to bu landed at Cadiz. If this be thq fact, it would tend to support the opinion that theecitish array was retiring in a Southern direction. It has been confidently statid that it was intended to re. tire on tire fortress of Elvas, in Portugal— but Orb destination of the reinforremosts, if it be correctly stated, renders it more prubsble that a strong po. sitien behind the river Guatllaia will be selected.— That there is not at present any iro . iediate inter. tion of abandoning the Peninsula, is clear ; but ;itch will be the remit, we entertrain not Op. 111141.. w 0141 su s 1. TWI STATESMAN. ON the subject of the relative situations of Aus. tria and France, we have no correct information. In some of the foreign journals the re.eommencc. mcnt of 11 .ctilites is asserted; but in Holland peace is confideotly anticipated, and at Baur demur, such was the confidence of public opinion in that respect, that the French Performer Talma quitted that i•lace precipitately to be present at the return of NAPOLEON to Paris, where he was expected on his birth-day—That be has 'not yet returned, the silence of the usual demonstra. lions on the French coast renders probable ; but that there will be peace between France and Austria, every consideration induces us to expect. As to the foolish assertion, that the Armistice was equally necessary to both the armies, a perusal of the affecting address from the Austrian Commander at 13rixen to the Tyrolese and Voralburghers, is of itself sufficient to show the imminently dangerous condition in which Ans. tria must h ive believed herself, to have induced her so entirely to have abandoned the Tyrol ; and as to the Tyrolese continuing to resist after they are thus abandoned, it requires no greet foresight to predict their submission at no very remote period. Tnt Guttenburgh Mail brings us the new Con stitution—in uhich we find one imitation of that of Great Britain—the prohibition Of the Prince Royal from contracting marriage without the consent of the Government. The patriotism and even personal hatred of the Danes against this country..-have at last succumbed beneath their cupidity. The temptation of establishing a gene ral commercial depot in Denmark, while cumwerce is superseded in other parts of Europe, is irrexis tible...and accordingly, bending to Pr.rres, these tons of Commerce arc about to pocket the con flagraiiun of their capital. Tnr. Lords of the Admiralty have exprened, in a letter to the Committee at LLOYD'S, their deep concern " that so many captures have recently 1 4 happened in the neighbourhood of Beachy " Bead, occasioned principally Au the cruisers " having been citizen by the lute strong westerly " 6 gales to take ~later under Dungeness, and cc from the Captain of the Syrian having imprit " dently suffered the convoy from Oporto to pass " up Clsinttel without protection, for which their " Lordships have conveyed to I►ita their high " displeasure. A frigate, three sloops, and a " cutter, are now cruising in the_vicinity of " peachy Head for the protection of the trade." —What d pity it is, that while our ships are com pelled to " take shelter under Mingssess," the enemy's privateers come out, in shoals, during these " Atroitg westerly gales," and carry of our vesbels by half dozens at a time ! ! Will the country he saliblitil with this pedtry, frioolous, absurd racuse? Aru not our ships of war, ivell found as they are, more capable of keeping the sea, than •hr cock-boats of crazy privateers that in sult our coasts with impunity ? This is vigour with a vengeance! What has not Colonel WAIDLF to answer fur, in accusing our vigilant, active, energetic Minis ters of wasteful, wanton, expenditure of the public mono• IA For what ate we ground to the very dust lay taxation ? Where is the protection for which we pay so heavily ? In the name of Heaven for what Op our merchants pay convoy dilly The . scrutinhing Colonel WA EDLE will yet drag forth from their hiding-places fart, which the ellognenc.c .if even (he eloquent 11r. ilusctssom will be unable to eau over. ,1u Expedition against Gaadaluupe is said to be in contempt:lomi. Bouvet, Z and 3000 wounded Austrians, who remained hi a field of r)e, after the hailk of the 01h silt. ase said to hare been burnt to death, in consequence of the rye ac(identaily tak. log tire. We conceive this to be a gross exaggc. ration. .111 thr Auitrian district*, where the fate Mulles took (dare, '27 14rge tillages remain deierted.;— Seventtwo of them are wholly ravaged, sad the remainder partially so. Many of the inhabitants hive taken tip (liter abode io the womb, forests, Ste. The KinT of PRIAM.% Ilia lately paid six mil. limes of frAnks mory of the arrears of the coutri. bii/ionc claimed by France. Tba contrilnations foie(' on the Austrian pro. Tiore. ly Mt%APAttTC, amount to the enormous cum of 196,41),000 Lieutenaiit.Colunel M Kf N voK. of the Cold. stream Regiment of Goren:, hail hi. , horse shot under hj o u at the glorious battle of Talavera, but himself escaped unhurt._ • _ _ _ • The garri.uo of /quailing arrived on Saturday in the Duns sorerai Men of war. The small expedition intruded tfi reinforce Sir Kill, it is said, go to Cadiz; and be. side,: Artillery, the following go out :-.4 4 1 brigade of Fnut Guards, two brigades of light cavalry, (lilts of heavy cavalry; to consist of one regiment of Life Guards, the regiment of Horse Guards (blue), the Scotch Greys, and the Inniskilling Dragoons. Some transports, with woundPd officers and men of our army, and several transports with French prisoners, arc arrived at Portsmouth from Portugal, after 4 very short passage, Lord Witxtaiskiloiltocs is pronsolod to the rank of Lieutenant . .. General of the irony serving 8477 LE OF TAL4VER4. garIAAOT Or A LITTER 710 K AN OTVICIR Or CATALIIT, DATED Talavera de la Reyna, July !I. am as well, thank Goo, ages,' be expected, after two days of bard fighting. We arrived herr on the ?id instant. The Spaniards were first engaged with the enemy, and law& like men ! bat the Preach were so numerous, that the Spaniards were cnmpelled to retreat. when the British mi -1 minced, and maintained their position. For two days the French made their attack, and west repulsed sills the less of some thousands. They lay like so many sheep in the fields and woods; they afterwards attacked war right. and were again repulsed ; and then tried our centre. where they foatid a very warm reeittiose. I cannot ascertain the numbers nt iolled on either side. but I believe we lust five thin. 'and t sad the French about eleven thousand.—Our regiment bad only II men and SU horses missing. The ;oth and 9d regiments of Guards suffered severely. scarcely an Officer left. The T4cl Light Dragoons fast three squarer,* in one charge; the German Legion a great number is the -sine charge. The 43d made a meet priest charge, and brought in a a hole column prisoners. and kilted best part of another. sod took Eve pieces of mission. It seems from what we can leans from the prisorint. that y esterday was to be their great trial of strength. and if it did out tacceed they were to give it tip. The Penchant? fought so hard in their lines before. 77:sir Ciaialry were teen driving their Infantry Wore them Mat at tempted to girt arty. " It wars shocking sight to me the wounded lie in the fields, therms and the stubble being so dry. the shells set them on tire. and burnt muobers of the poor triton s alive. The brigade of Guards charged the attack ing relent's* of the French most gallantly, bat were rcthrr repulsed. MTV were afterwards covered by the first battalion of the 48th, who made their charge good, which caused a great slanghter amongst them. It was most highly creditable to that corps ; the behaved uncommonly well. We have Its.t one Ge neral (WiCitevr). be was killed by a cannon shot. We have a great munher of officers killed and wounded. The enemy began their retreat this morning, suid sent in a flag of truce, het it was sot accepted. 1$ e had a reinforcement folioed yesterday, I cannot say how many corobts of In fantry, and some fight connon,which we were is grrat want of. The French have very good guessers, and assist excellent rifle-men. We hare been eery hasty off these four East days for provident t I don't expect we shall be mach better at present, till set get So Marti. The French destroy ever) thing before diem. I have 110 i heard ails thing of General ITGRisFORD% arm:, s he has been of no service to us, that 1 can bear of. —1 is nob! bay mere, bat we have just received orders to turn out." Mrs. and Miss liAargan haring heard that Co. lone) HAWKER. Was severciy wounded in the battle of Tahevera, at the head of his regiment, the 11th Dragoons, immediately set out from Lisbon to attend him ; but it is feared that they are among the prisoners taken by Marshal SOUL? at Placentia. Among the prisoners taken at Plaeencia was Surgeon MEADE, who was attending the sick at shat place, when it was unexpectedly entered by the French. Letters of the date of the 17th lust from Boor. &aux, have reached tows. One of these repeats the rumour which has been so industriously circa. [atm! in France, and every part of the Continent, n.tmely, that N t p , OLIDt4 would arrive at Paris on the anniversary of his birth, the 15th. So roof dently was this expected, that Tat.o !!....• player, who was announced to perform one of his prinei. pal characters on the I‘2th, suddenly left .Bour fleaux for Paris, in the eirpeetatlun ut being called upon to 1.14 y before the Emperor. liosatistyt's stay in the capital was not expected to List more than four or five days. It was understood that he would immediately proceed to assume the command of the French army in Spain. The Prefect of 13.furtleaux had issued his orders to the Guard of Honour formed in that city, to bold itself in Im. mediate readiness to receive and escort the Ftnpe. rur. It will easily Cr conceived that ill these at. rangemosts were formed upon the prcsumptifis that Austria must accept any terms that were offer. ed her, and that the possibility of an attack un Antwerp was not then cutoteniptited. I ITRACT OT A LIITTM /KUM A GritTLIMAX 130 STUN, TU A MUMMA/4T IN Tilt DATED 24TH JULY :--- " We aru under khot alarm at the eondnct of your Government, who, ue understand, are at. tempting to set aside a contract made by Mr. E. must will' ours. lam sorry to find the lititish Gorernment conducting themi.lrer in such a manner as must eventually lens them reithout one iendly Power on the Globe, and must force those nations to become their enemies who sincerely with to be on the most amicable terms with thisn." By the new Swedish Constitution, tibias has lately been made public at Stockholm, in five sheets quarto, the King is to be ar4istell by a Council of State, consistin? of nine Member•, by whose adsice he ...dices peaer or war, and Iran. 'gets all important affairs. All public Wheys must be filled by nativ.s. The King has the •storelee bon►mand of the land and naval forces. The R..) al ago of maturity takes ;dace at tteetity. Should Ike male brim. k of the 'loyal Family become es. tines, the Council governs until the States of the Kingdom are eusivuked. No l • rinee.ltuyal can worry without the consent of the Sturm A Gentleman who arrived in town in the after. noon of Saturday from Bremen, stated it as a re. port, generally believed, on the shores of the' Elbe and the Weser, that the Armistice between the French and Austrians had been terminated, and that an engagement was daily and even hourly expected. The aec runts received by the same op- ' portunity, represent the Austrian *my as having Leen augmented with a degree of rapidity ballet to uuknoeeu, and that at no time, since the corn. o►encement of the ear, it had been in so formida. ble a state as it is at present. It is almost unne. ccssary to observe, that such a statement must be a gross exaggeration. Thursday s jonrneyasaft painter and his wife having returned (rota Peckham Fair to their 10.1 g. dugs in Peeriess.row, City.road, could nut make the people of the house hear; and he procured a ladder to get in at the topswiodow, abort liking bold of a stone on the parapet-wall, it unfortu nately gave way ; he fell on the pavement, and fractured his skull in so shocking.* manner that he died &hilt (skip: to the hospital. NAVAL MTELLIGEACE. PORTMOOTH, Atvo. 96.—Sailed the frit frt. gate, Captain Totter, with water on board fur the fleet in the Scheldt ; and the Dapper, Lieut. Tatham, on a cruise. Arrived the Argo, of 44 guns, Captain Dishy, from the Jamaica station. She conga last from the Downs to be docked here. Thc Hon. Captain King is aproloted to the Jason; and the Desiree frigate is comrstiniosed by Captain Farquhar, both its this harbour. General Morrison, who iagoing oat to Jamaica, as Lieutenant-Governor, takes his passage in the Niobs, which Is detained by contrary winds, with the Wrc.-Titdia convoy. The Georgian,. Leigh. for India, expects to bo dispatched on Tuesday. Nine sell of the line, and two store-ships, are expected here frotn the Scheldt, with 5900 priscn. era on Iscratd, tit. Revenge, Marlborough, A'a +nor, Illustrious, IlsUona, Orion, Alfred, Here, Resolution, Scarpis, and ll'eytnouth. Came into harbour the Ratri:an, 74 1 Russian ship of the lige, taken in the Tagus. PLtwotTu, A Ug. 45. A trivet! tfie brig Thomas, of and for London, from Jamaica, with sugar and coffee; sailed the 911th of June, with a feet consisting of about ninety sal!, und►•r convoy cf his Majesty's ship Alfred, of 71 guns, which are gone up Channel. Wilrani Bounesi, the Master of the Thomas, died the 3J of July, on the passage, in consequence of a wound rc. (-cited in the back part of his head, by being thrown from a n►ule, in Jamaica. Sailed the Rolla, Springall, and ketch Maria, for London. Arrivcd tho Deily, Rogers, (rum Cork, with prov6iuno. AUG. 2 1 3.—Arrived the Roman ship Si. Peter, with wine and oil, bound to London; •he came from the Mediterranean ; the !lumber anucd ship with a fleet from the Downs. Yannton7o, Avo. 27.—Arrived the Mon. ',south, with 220 French prisoners un board fru* Flushing. S.lled the Gannett and Scorpion ; remaining in the Roads the Roebuck and Monne moth. The K rya has bc_rts pleated to grant the digul. ties of Baron and Viscoant of thr United King. dons, of Great Britain and Ir..land, unto the Right Hun. Sir ARTOUR WELLESLEY, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Both, and Lieutenant-General of hi= Majesty's.Furces, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully befallen, by the names, styles and titles of Baron Duero of Wellesley, hi rho county of Somerset, and Viscount V,*tli:ogtoo of Talavera, and of Wel. lington, In the said county. The Knox; has been graciously pleated to give • and grant unto HeWttlt VAUDRAK, of St. George's, linnoter.square, In the county of hliddirser, 1 Doctor of Physic, and one of the Physic ions iii Extraordinary to his MAJISTY, sun of JATIVI VaLcoss, of Leicester, Doctor of Phjsic, by Herren his wife, deceased, grand-danghter of sir RICIIA1:11 ['ALFORD, and limit cousin of Sir CRARLLI HALTWID, both of Wistow, in the county of Leicester, Baronets, deceased, hig Royal Licence and Authority, thAt he and hi. , issue may assamc and use the Surname, and bear the Arms of Raiford only. The statement which hat appeared in several prints, that a quantity of tea, jewels, and veils. ab:e oricntals, had been seized at Plymouth, and. ed from the Cu/loden, _is said to he uuttue, and that means are taking to discover the authors of this falsehood. A hairiest ard.bound West Indianian was wreck. ed a few days since at Selsea. Her cargo of rapt was nearly all got ont without damage; some perkheons drifted, and have not since been reco. vered. The remainder of her cargo of sugar is nearly all spoiled. She is gone to pieces. The Vrotr Ethabeth, Ilona:vas, bourn! to tho Battle, is e.aptu'red, and carried into Aalborg; ship and cargo condemned. The Francis and ;Vary, —, from Virginia fri London, »as•raptured, and carried into Di►ppe, on the 29t6 olt. On Monday last was apprehended by Tows. END, the Bow.street °Aker, John ll' ?ad, the Clerk of 51r. Sat lin, of Chesterfield.street, and of Carrington-place, for robbing his Master of money to a consitierable amount. !L was examined be fore Mr. Justice Nattts, R tio committed h ull f ur further examinaiiiin Prison. Saturday morning two Gentlemen passing over Nornood Co•nmon, in a ebaa'e, %ere stopped ley three footpads, who robbed them of 501. in cash and notes. The Austrian General commanding In the Ty. rot, addressed, nn the 2sth ult. the fullogaing Wt. ter to the Deputation of Tyri,lians Bniiii. doi.lr Q. " The olikinl confirmation of the Armistice co eroded the lYtb inst. by the Austrian neat.. has Acinstilly been re ceive by the undersigned, from an Au Irian Courier. scut from t he brad-quaners of tne Archduke unit, The weary of military at.d prObabis poi., •al events commanded tub step, so extremely painful to the r..itt of las Majesst the Emperor, my mart gracious Setscrew , . But us tar Areli. dyke John is gracinusly pleased to big Majesty will cyrtaialy do all he can to •iike rare of the Tyrol. " Mean time his Imperial Highness order. tranquillity and surrender. His HLebness thus acknowledges the twerrsty s:ising the country from the horrors and deva:tatosts which an ill-judged resistance would bring upon it. Agreeable be Article IV. f the Armistice. I must eva cuate Tyrol and Vomits. conartmealls both couittries call no longer rely on my support. Thb is, what I am obliged to communicate to 3on with a bleeditig heart, rind it in, deep-felt gratitude for sour earlier ussistemer. In my letter to the IThke of Duntaick, t bale recommended tat Tir.iisns to his protection. Vour lionourahle Itepuintia• h anally ed to make knotty this letter to the Comassirder and is Command, as aim to tbe Jurirdict funs and Co • ( Si g a ri) " Rams Va s lr e aCtl. Oft.etai and cassmander et' a Corps to 'tyro'." I