The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-12 00:00:00

~~ •vy lIPM FLUSHING, SErr. Q. ~. [EXTRACT OF A LITTER.] " Nothing is here worthy of communication, for, indeed nothing is now talked or in our streets but the deplorable state of our garrison and of the whole army, from the dreadful progress of a ma lignant fever. The average yeLtertlay was, that there were 9000 men in the various hospitals, and the deaths are now so frequent, that it has' been given out in orders to discontinue the usual military honours at the funerals of soldiers. On Sunday I was in Middleburgh, and saw 13 officers of the With regiment lying in a waggon, all suf. feting under this malignant disease. 44 Generals G AlliA 11, Marquis Ilutrutir, and Ptcrox have departed for England ; the latter Officer with his whole Staff were obliged to he carried down to the wharf, in order to embark. There are regiments here under orders to proceed home, bet are detained fur the want of transports. In the 36th regiment there is not a non-commis. slimed Officer able to do duty; and amongst all the regiments h•re they can seam muster 35 meu a company. It is indescribable what ire our suf. fakir and fears from the progress of the disease; and the least timid apprehend that a more malig. nant fever will be generated from the filth and con. tagion, which are spreading in every direct on. The Blue Peter is flying, I theaeforeoutst eats. elude. It is the universal wish of every Olken to proceed as quickly as possible for 8141.1184 As all the Generals are hurrying home, is cushy mend of this garrison has now Mien to Colima H se, of the Royals ; but I understand Brigadislw General Nostrum:in is hourly expected." Yesterday we received the following private let., ter from Lisbon, dated the 19th oh. The repro. sentation it makes both of the situation of the ar. glad and the condition of the men, is nut of a obsiring corn plezion. " Ltsafiv i VGOST 49. inlalgetwe hot arrived since my last of !Melba inst. to Were giro think oar shanties; at ail nowded; on the coo. trai", every surreedin‘ account front nor army r; more and more discourar,ing. Sit-knew has thinned MIT rooks, and re diced Sir A atwitter 'Awe ary far below what was em. rested. ft is cuatidostiv ataeded. that be has mot more than 15,0410 , elfeetive men. General Citavron• iv en thi. %id,* of the Tagus with needy 7,000 men. Marshal liettasroan was eapected here yesterday ; het whether he hut. milted or not, I hove not Set heard. ilia cos ho, aet effect 011 oar feeling , : it is apposed he has ml or is • t. give up his command. If he the juries jenltsasles and imulsordination reign to the este!, reported , every good mast will regret It s bat his regret Might grit to be . to t hat army : some pertice at It is wanting for that of Portugal, which has aught the casstagioa. In a ward, events that were easily formats, are taking place, the eelloeSsetieet of which cannot bet be aidortanate. " The Portman. rktantes tell as that Ngr has left Pla centia, aml p-oreeded ►oward. Salaa►artra. I fax he Ind gone to men:►K the northern per• - of this kingdom. to divide the lineation of our Generals. sal that a %trims attack will mos be made. God knows as are tff prspr►rd for it." 'rhc fo:lowitig Dispatches frmo Marshal Solna are said to have been intercepted : Dinners* or DIST•TCRILS, GATED ACGOIIT 211111, •NI) TAKES OW • WIASANT WAIN, TO ATRIA, AT TOGSZ GUS. DT A betitentligit eget& fill ItoitlT oRnIRL—(TUIR ORIGINAL SINT ON TO SRN. CIIILITA.) A Wm/ear le Cnlnwel Ala Ts, Gammas (Avila. " Yam w Ugive dirertioas that this letter shall be forwarded with the utmost expedition r his Naas.s r, sad you will send use your r..reipt. " HAG N'S corps is cut at About Kee days' s*, it was between Candelirin and Villa Nueva. If from year town, you move a column of 1000 men. mid attack them, they will be compelled in sarwoder. I communicate to you the brilliant action at the &Mast. at P. Arsobispis. We took from the creasy :i0 ri.•ces of cam aim, tumbrils with Wiggly-, rind 600 priimacrs. besides a Vest proaher killed. The Royal Carhineers au.l Corp de Garde acre rut to pies •s. " lewd me from your province, wise, vinegar, and broddY, which shall he paid in ready motley ; mad also ;red me sews from Burgos, Solainoaca, ailai slid. &c. (' iora) " DUKE OF DALMATIA." " SIR E,—The orders that ' , nosey* me are ezmoteol. The Duke of Lecut tine, will arrive to-morrow at his deities (ion, and the parties which have come trot of Ciudad Rodrigo will be beaten. " I have the intention of besieging Ciudad Rodrigo. If itue Mriesty true me Are corps complete, and if the Duke of Et.citianita comes this say, I 1101 attack Marshal Bea csroatt's anny, winch is now between Mastitis and clodad Rodrigo, and, hr news now received, between Pe rake :ind Gene, and composed at POW I:nglish, the same number of Portuguese, and 40(10 Spaniards; btu, if this is to be executed, it mast be dime with the greats-it eapeolitins; beeline othrrwtse the effect of the victories of Talavera and AMWAY/psi a ill he bat. "It is probable, V EG iS has already passed the Sierra Morelia; and, in thin case, the ed turps may fall arta Ce lina, keep the Tagus, and open the conammicattun with this corps. " Worson's corps is cot off. It is between Villa Nueva and Catudelovio ; nod, if n coluato from Avila, of !SOU or 'Ow awn, &add come down, it would be compelled to sow render. (Signed) " DUKE 1W DALMRTIA." " Addressed to Joszen, King of Spa* &c. &c. Ike." Among the anecdotes which have transpired concerning the late battle of Talavera, we learn that Sir RoBLitT Wit.sox was, during that en. gagemeut, within three leagues of Madrid, and one league from the rear of the French. Ile con. reeled himself in a wood, hoping to intercept some of the enemy's corps on their retreat. Un fortunately they took another road. This force was too feeble to venture forth after the battle of the 88th v, as decided, and Sir itossaT was wader the necessity of transporting his pun at night on the right of the enemy. A List of the Ships fitted and fitting at Fer rol : Gone. Mexicana . 10 II ( Usserviceable In their present can Permed° - Atlas - . 74 rtaAft. Pillar - - 48 i'nocession - 112 moms ready for sea. Priarepe de Asturias 120 San Tiles - 74 Reedy for sea. gaallarn la America 64 Jost wasted. lan .ILdisa . 64 Ready fbr sea. Diars ---- - - " Sailed fat Cadiz tsraeralda - 33 SAviria - 40 Masted. Magdalina I:.kocsata . - • 2 Saikd for Cadiz. Prince de Asturias - 18 ,4 lnas~adoru ~_- CeciGa - lb t Corvettes. 11 packet. i Ca:at scub ri ter - IS see 14 Sailed for Cadiz. Trident Trident . imyrendedor - - 114 Badding. } -Phigraia .• - 64 From Corunna. The Duke sad Duchess of Br roan, after a short tour in the West, are retained to town. 11cr Grace haring been much pleased with the scenery of Devon, the Duks has directed a Deal house, entirely in the cottage style, to be built on. the beaks of the Tamer, near Milton Abbot. - ,~, DUBLIN, Sei.r. 9. On Monday evening, their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, with their suite, passed through Clonmel, on their way to Medfield, the seat of Mr. Bagwell. Tuesday, they were re. ceivcd on coming into town with military honours; and the streets as they passed were lined by the -10th, and Armagh Militia regiments. They were waited upon at the Court-house by the Mayor and Corporation, where his Grace was presented by Mr. Bagwell, in the capacity of Chief Magistrate, with his Freedom of the Corporation in an eleevit gold boa, accompanied by an Address, to which his Grace immediately returned a suitable answer. At the entertainment on Saturday, we must Nut omit noticing the adability and condescension with which his Grace the Duke of Richmond received the attentions of the crowded meeting, whom he honoured with his presence. He seised every oe ' casiou of expressing the interest he felt in the pro motion of every thing that tends to the benefit and advantage of Ireland. On taking leave, his Grace, in referring to the late disturbances of the county, rejoiced that the activity and public spi rit of thu Magistracy, had, in a great measure, quelled the spirit which he did nut conceive to be of any serious or permanent consequence. His Grace took this opportunity of oapreseiag his full approbation of the conduct of Dr. Power, the ClalkeliC Bishop (who& he addressed in per. son), 'and of others of hit principles, to whom be felt no reserve in returning his thanks. Ile had, on his appnintiniiit to the Government of Ireland, received Ids Majesty's instructions to make no distinetion between Protestant and Ca. tholic—wiih this injunction his Gr.uce h:t•l'st rictly compiled, as fat ma the existing hes would admit, .which laws it was not in his power to deviate from. At all events, he is ruiltitleat, and had orrery reason to believe, that all descriptions of its Majesty's subjects would have no hesitation tr co.operate in the support of the laws, and in counteracting the machinations of all his enemies, eMber foreign or domest ie.— Dublin Evening Post. Dispatches have arrived from Cork, announcing the lading of troops from that station, destined, according to report, for Spain. Right hundred men, belonging to the 9th and 324 regiments, have been landed from the Belle isle man of war, which arrived yesterday in the Downs, from Flushing. The detachment belong ing to he 4ttl has marched to Canterbury. The 9th regiment has been quartered for the present in Deal. The 11th, 39th, and 79th regiments, from the Scheidt, were &embarked at Harwich on Satur. day, and marched for Walley and Colchester bar. racks. A vessel which had been laden in the River 'niacin', with a cargo of goods far the island of - Welchem, is relented, finding it impracticable to unload her cargo, from the want of purchasers. The Captain came last from Zuricksee, and re. ports, that on the fith inst. the number of sick in the British army was estimated at 7000 men, and was, we lament to learn, augmenting daily. Letters by the Gottenburgh Mail have been received from St. Petenbnrgh, to the ltd It is doubtful, from their contents, whether an embargo had been Imposed on the shipping. Some state, that the Government had directed an em. barges on the Bth ; but in consequence of there be. ing so few Russian vessels at home, the order was Hot put into execution. The Exchange was at 20d. Russian produce was greatly reduced in price, and articles imported had advanced. It does not appear that there is any truth is the report of Don MoILLA haring been killed at the battle of Talavera; nor yet of the General Sepal'. TIAN'. Had such events happened, they certainly would have been noticed in the French or other foreign Journals. Extract of a letter from an officer on board the Royal Sovereign, dated off Tou lon, July 13,1809: —" For more than a week east, we have had daily scenes of disagreeable punishments and Courts. Martial. The first prisoner tried was a marine, belonging to the Bulwark, on charges of sedition, and attempting to raise a mutiny in the ship ; he was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged on board his own ship, which sentence was carried into execution on IVednesday last. Two of his comrades were tried with him, on similar charges, and sentenced to receive 300 lashes each round the fleet. lam sorry to state, that the Bulwark has been for some time past in a disordered state : the j severe measures, however, which were necessarily had recourse to, have happily suppressed this spi rit, cad brought back the misguided men to a sense of their duty. This morning (July 13), a Court-Martial was held on board our ship, for the trial of Lientesant WALSEOII, of the marines, belougieg to his Majesty's ship Colossus, ea charges of riotous and ungentlemanly conduct, exhibited against him by the Captain of the said ship. The Court, after a long trial, found him guilty, and he was sentenced to he cashiered." The following unlucky accident happened in the Strand yesterday the carriage of Mr. Broome, in Winspols.strect, was passing along at a quick rate, the ',delete broke, and one of the fore.wheels flew off ; the coachman was precipi. tated to the pavement, but fortunately no bans were broken. — Se horses started of at full speed with two kntlenten in the carriage, until My got to CocksPur-strect, when the pole of the carriage penetrated a hackney...coach. A gig was overturned by the carriage with two men in It, but they did not receive any material injury. Mr. Broome's carriage rested forward, near to the ground, without overturning ; and one of the Gentlemen, whose name we understand to be Moss, received some injury iu the ancle in jump ing out. The Master and Wardens of the Bakers' Com. pany this day waited on the Lord Mayor to settle the ascize of Bread, when his Lordship, after in. specting the Mealweighers' returns, ordered it ,io remain at its present prices. The Truro Musical Festival has been confine* with spirit and effect, and given genetratoatisfiall. I ciao tt all parties. • A - • , wgz - -7-npyr /. b TH k ST. MAN. . 1.• PROM 7'llE SPANISH PAPIRS. SEITILLs, Ana. 17.---Among the contemptible and frivolous Proclamations which the French have published, in order to justify, with bastions, their abominable cnterpriass,and divert the Spanish , people from the performance of what they have, sworn to do, by devoting tbetwaelves in behalf of their liberty and honour, we have seen auneto be •compared with that which has been lately aunt. fated through Catalonia by Marshal Augereau, re cently seat by Bonaparte to take the command in that faithful province. Eaprcssions so low, ideas so wretched and false, could only proceed from the pen of freebooters, who labour, in order to "smelt the more, to cover their atrocities with the cloak of justice. It would seem as if Augeresu treated the Spaniardslike s►tvarge Indians, in held. inn such a language. If ho purposed by means of it to gain the ear of Catalans, into whose towns he sent it by secret emissaries, we will publish it en. tire, and without variation, that Spaniards miry find aa it occasion to despise the Apostle of Na. poky., and deride his eloquence, at the same time that we bewail the immense evils with which he has every where marked his administration.; and the robberies and assassinations which ere so fro quota, repeated in this unhappy Peninsula. PSOCLakiIATION 01 MARnUAL aanstanav, DUKE 0/ CASTIGLiotsC, &C. " Spaniards, C•tal•as. I am came in the midi at yes. Rh Majesty the Emperor the French and King of bib has given rue thO cdesusaad Of his armies in Catalusia. " apaisianis, I know ynu and love yea. Sedated by par- Micas insinuatinos, unhappy victims and blind Minuses's of • cabinet, the enemy of France and humaaity, ma, and many of yoar brethren are °Wham in pnOanglog a war, the twee of whisk could never he JeeMihi. They Amy eel re ject the ►eadtttind favours which as august Sovereiga pro vides fur, and is anxious to shower spot; them; an hero whom llama created, In M benelltence, for the felicity and glory of Bpdio nod the world. " Spiounnls, the bars of France loves and esteems you; his virtuous heart requires and needs your felicity. God, who granted to Napolmos his invincible valour, gave him at the .ante time hit goodnem and tender humanity. " Napoleon ►igbs over your ;Mellon': he has a paternal heart, and as such SWIM over the terrible blows which are indicted upon you, an I nivel, a ill be indicted still OtAre epee nu by his formidable armies, if you delay lag fa lineolag to the voice of troth, and continue In your fatal blindness. •' Lay aside useless hopes—a false love aid a criminal ho nour, which, arming against a Kiig who is truly paltered, the august brother of the great Napoleon, irritates Heaven against tioo, which gave him to you in his mercy. Abandon vain Missions. God protects France, a God walks with Na poleoa, covers and shades him with his wings, and eadiSiiill victory to his trimephal car. " Brave Spaniards sabmit. Europe is submitting and sue renderhg herself. " Spaniards, I know yea, and yea have to know me. I have long esteemed you; and when you submit, you %rill find in me a true friend. Yourselves, and your property, shall be 'sacred fur rue. " Errors and faults shall meet with indulgence : modera tion, loyalty. and ddrlity, may be secure of our aid ; but let perfidy fear and tremble. But obstinate rebels, the evil minded, who blow up lb* lames of dimension, shall meet with no pardon. The lightuing is ready to tall on their beads. " Erring Citizens, return to your hearths; artisans resettle your labours and useful pursuits; good villagers, quit the sword; take once more the plough in your hands; come and cultivate in peace and repose the inheritance of your fathers; hasten to fertilise those fiel.ls which have bees too long de serted : nod you, ye faithful Spaniards, come and receive the happy fruits and rewards of your fidelity. Juin year joke tuours, call to those aoluslipy stretches your brethrea who steeled astray; tell them that we love them, that kapokos will forget their errors and their faults; and that your feli city will be the ceestaut object of his cancel n as your pared; tell these wandering brethren. that they will ever find me ready to carry their cries to the foot of that Monarch's threw, who is the friend of truth; that they may depend on the pro. lectlon of our arms, which, formidable against rebels and the ill-disposed, however numerou:, w ill ever be the defenders of the faithful citizen; and that we will avenge offences com mitted against them ; but tell them' at the tune time, and above all things, that mercy has its lintits,, and that, at length, the day of vengeance will come. A powerful army is dis persed throughout your territory; a formidable army is cam *, and wee to him that shall dare to resist me; for I shaH then headiest only to a just indignation, a mast jug rage, and none of you will escape a terrible vengeance. " Seraglios h yet smokiest; and you, ye towns of Cata lonia, who please, or dare to follow its example, behold Its ashes, its ruin—tremble. " AUGEBEAU. " Perpignan, Joly 2, 1809." • Saragossa Is smoking. Yes, Barbarians ! but its reign will be ever the opprobrium ..f your muse, and a sublime ex ample of devotion to the brave Spaniards. You have in Cserounanether Saragossa; behold its rules—tremble. - , General Geoasse Axsow, who distinguished himself Tith so *web gallantry at the sanguinary and memorable battle of Talavera, and who so un dauntedly led on his brigade, consisting of the itn. mortal 23d regiment of light dragoons, and some of the German hussars, is M. P. for the City of Litchfield, and next brother to Lord Vicount AN. sox, of Shugborough. Colonel WiLitAss AN SON, another brother, commands a battalion of the Ist regiment of Foot-guards, u nder LerdCu ATu ul. Yesterday, between one and two o'clock, • Gentleman entered the colfee.room of the Angel. inn, behind St. Clement's Church, in the Shand. He appeared agitated ; and, after walking about the room for some minutes, he went to the Privy. Ho had not long been there, when the ostlers in the yard heard the report of two pistols; end, per. ceiving smoke 'Sluing from the privy, they'went to it, and discovered the Gentleman weltering in his blood. One of the pistols had fallen between his legs, and the other was at his side.—Upon examination, it appeared that ho had discharged them both. The contents of one of them had frac. turgid his skull near the left temple, in a shocking manner. The other appeared to have been dig. charged against ,his right cheek. ''he, unhappy man was however still alive. lie iris imtnediately carried into the Angel Inn, and put to bed, and ivory possible attention was shewn to him. Doc. fora Stanton and Thomas were called in, and they iitamined the state of his wounds, which they pro. *winced mortal; he had not, however, expired tit 12 o'clock last night. A cacti was found in Va pocket, b• which be was identified to be Mr. `AlYbOtl, a4 tinny agent, tesidleg in Clement's Ina. -.- - - N _ - - AWE R ICJ. The following letter has barn addressed by the Secretary of the Treasury to tile respective Col. lettere, in consequence of tho President's Pro. damation, %Lich appeared in this paper yester. day i r k. (CIRCULAR.) " Tagasoas Otraarnater, Ann. B. " Stn.—You will herewith receive the eery of a Proclamation of the President of the United States, anaueeeing that certain British Orders in Council were not withdrawn on the 10th day of June last, and consequently that the trade renew. able, on the event of the said Orders being with. drawn, is to be considered as under the operation of the several acts by which such trade was nes. pended. " The act gi to amend anal continue in forte certaht pasts of the net entitled 64 An act to inter. diet tic commercial intercourse between the Ue;ted States and Great Britain and France and 'Lek dependencies, and for other purposes," passed on the 28th day of June, is therefore in every respect applicable to Great Britain and her dependencies, as well as to France and her d-pen. ftlenciee ; any thing in my circular of 28th June last, to the contrary notwithstanding. " It results that from the receipt of this, you most in every instance, except as hereinafter ex. pressed, refuse clearances for British ports, re. gearing, as usual, bonds from all vessrti booed to permitted ports, in the manner provided by this third section of the act above mentioned. But as 'many British vessels haws or may come into the ports of the United States in consequence of the President's Proclamation of the 19th of A pt i 1 ho directs that you will permit sack British vo— mits to depart without giving bond, either in bal. last, or with the cargo on board when notified of the inclosed Proclamation. It beiug however on.. dorstood, that this indulgence shall nut be extend ed teeny other vessels than such as are now in the ports of the United Stain, or such as may here. after arrive, having sailed from a foreign port be.. fore information of the inclosed Proclamation shall, have been received at such port. 64 The President also directs, that until a de. eision from Congress on that unexpected point shall have been obtained, or until otherwise in. streeted, seizures or prosecutions for supposed contraventions of either the above-mentioned act or of the non-intercourse act of let March last,. arising from nets is hick would, in conformity with. his Proclamation of the 19th April last, have been considered as lawful, shall be suspended in the fol. lowing cases, viz. " 1. All vessels which have entered a British port since the 10th June last, or which may here after enter Belch pert, having sailed for the same, before information of the enclosed Proclamation bad been received at the port of departure, melee' as relates to such forfeiture or penalty which may accrue or bare accrued by reason of their halls; thus eutercd a British port. " 2. Ali 'steels which bare arrived, either frees British ports or with British snerchaudize in the United States subsequent to the 10th June lase ; and also all vessels which may hereafter thus ar. rive, having sailed for the United States before information of the enclased Proclamation shall have been received at the port of departure, as far as relates to any forfeiture or penalty ac. cruing from having arrived or arriving in the United States from British ports, or with british mcrchandite. " 3. All vessels now owned by citizens of the United States, and sailing under the American flag, which being in a foreign port at the time when the enclosed Proclamation will be made known at such port, Shall with all due diligence depart therefrom, end retina without delay to the United States, so far as relates to as; forfeiture or penalty accruing from their arriving in the United States from British ports, or with British inerchandize. " In the above-mentioned cases of vessels arriving in the United States, and which are for the present exempted from seizure, the vessels and cargoes may be admitted to entry. "The time when the enclosed Proclamation shall have been known at the ports of departure re spectively, must be aseertalaed by the best means in your power, and yea may refer doubtful easel to this department. " A pplieations may, of course, still be made in all cases for an absolute nonsission of the forfeitures and penalties in the manner provided for by law ; the instruction herein given to abstain from prosece. dues and seizures in the abovie-mentioned cases, being only intended to prevent the expences and inconvenience to which the parties concerned would otherwise be exposed. 64 I am respectfully, Sir, " Your obedient servant, " ALBERT GALLATIN." " The Collector of— • On the subject of the three eoteditions pre. scribed to Mr. Erskine, in the latter of bsetrec. tions of Mr. Canning, the New York Awning Post. says, " The first ;audition, bees. is the spirit of our own law, may, without disadeantage or dishonour, be complied with. The matter of the second condition being distinct, and forming au part of the subject of the projected arrangement, may, with other and sinular puiuts, be referred to subsequent negqciatiort. And with regard to the third condition, by the adoption ad the same opeo and dignified ermine, which was formerly pursued by the United-States ter enforce s nea.lateressarse with France, it becomes U.l.Eceissary. acid would, without doubt, be reling*abe i d." a A grand pedestrian th r tifilt Of it) man, foe 200 guineas, was performed yesterday morning NI ill. Bagshot.road, sibearsesel ano . e. tour, of OF naine it of Lai.e.caea, 1414 Mr. Bt. suar. was 0 OS 4 oa Mr. Laiteats at starting. The competitors, who backed theme selves, jogged on together seven aid a half miles in the first hour, wilco the favourite made play, and did eight milos in the second hour, and was • quarter of a mile *.head he continued so until the end of the racy, and it was performed lo two hours and a hilt 4 I I