The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-07-05 00:00:00

Illill=limi COLONEL WARDLE. The manly, ingenuous, and justly indignant Letter of Colonel ‘VADDLE, was received from that Gentleman yesterday, at an hour too late for the early part of the impression of Tut STATES MAN. We therefore again insert it this day, that no part of our Readers may be disappointed in the perusal of ao Address to the People of the United Kingdom, which has made the whole pack of hirelings, in the pay of the "Robbers," open in full cry—with the rain hope of hunting down the reputation of Col.WAftuLe—a man who is not more hated by the " Robbets"—than he is the object of admiration and affection of the inde pendent part of the people of Great Britain. —The arts that hare been resorted to, previous to the late trial, to injure Colonel WARDLE in the public estimation, exceed credibi lily. But the Public will not long remain in ig norance on this subject. Colonel WARBLE, su. perior to the calumnies with which he is assailed from a certain and widely-extended conspiracy, %ill yet rise, uninjured, from the base attacks of malevolence, and convince the friends of corrup tion that ke is unshaken in the opinion of the Bri. tish Peoi HUMBUG EXTRAORDINARY!! The following truly diffident confection was given last night in the Courier : •• The destination of the Expedition, we believe we could •' point nut—hut for obrions reasons we still refrain from •• doing it till it has sailed." Wc know not whether most to admire the ef frontery of this belief, or the extraordinary dis cretion which must he presumed to have governed the person from whom the information is affected to have been derived. A Messenger was *ent off at eight o'clock last night from the gpanish Ambassador to the Supreme Junta at Seville. Capt. WYNTER of the Cadmus, brought the dispatches from Capt. M‘liimra v. A 'Spanish Officer accompanied him. General BALLASTEROS is reported to have got safe to Gijon, and that the greater part of his army was dispersed and escaped. It is said that Lord HARROW 1.111 succeed Mr. H. Dumpas at the India Board, who is guiug to Ireland as Secretary. Yesterday the Earl of CRATRASI gave audience to a number of General Officers, at his house in na -sheet. Orders have been received at Portsmouth for all the Revenue cutters on that station to attach thew solves to the Expedition. By the latest letters from °Scars attached to the British semy in Portugal, we are informed, that the enemy, on their way through the beautiful and ancient town of Amarante, set lire to it, and de stroyed every house in the place; the whole was a heap of ashes. In the pursuit of the enemy, it was nu unusual sight to sue a whole family lying dead by the side of each other, evidently destroyed by the bayonet, in cold blood. • In consideration of the merits and services of the Marquis de Ctsa-IRUJO, late Minister Pleni potentiary to the United States of America, the Supreme Junta has nominated him a Member of the Council of State, and appointed him Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the PaiNCE itEGENT of Pontuoat at Rio Janeiro. Yesterday Sir D. DUNDAS held a public day at his office in the Uorse Guards, and gave audience to a number of military officers. Sir DAVID gave notice, that in future he should only hold public days once a week during the parliamentary recess. By an American ship which arrived yesterday with flour, some letters have been received of a date subsequent to those we lately noticed from New York of the 27th of May. Nothing had since transpired of any importance, and no infor mation of the refusal to ratify Mr. Fag (I NE'S ar. rangement had been received in the Cuited States. The spirit of commercial speculation wal inces santly active, although the suspicions of the Ame_ rims were somewhat stronger as to the probabi lity that the late negotiation would be superseded. The Oak, Captain Taousos, which sailed last week from Greenock for New York, carried out the following British manufactures :-470,000 yards of cottons, printed and plan; 51,000 yards of linen ; 2400 yards of check ; 7000 yards of woollen ; also cotton hose, silk and cotton mixed. The new Commercial Dock at Deptford was opened on Friday fur the reception of foreign. merchantmen. It is the Dock formerly known by the name of the Greenland Dock. We believe that we arc enabled to state from the best authority, that Mr. TIERNEY is gone over to Administration, and will soon be Gazetted as succeeding to a high official appointment.—Morn. ing Herald. Marquis WELLtsztv's state of health is not so bad as it has been stated. His Lordship has cer tainly had an attack of the gout, but his physi. cians do not expect that it will prevent his de parture longer than a few days. We understand that for the present no licences are granted to ships from France and Holland. The report that the Court-Martial on Lord G4MBIEn has been abandoned, is unfounded. It. is merely deferred in consequence of the important business of the Expedition, which occupies almost every class of men in the naval and military de partments. A provisional Commander has been appointed to Lord COCIIRAMes ship, the her. ?icon ; and all the Officers in port, who were present in the Basque Road affair, have been di rected to remain on shore for examination, and until the Court, which has been appointed, shall coma to a decision on this unpleasant business. THE STATESMAN. THE EXPEDITION. -......- Monday morning, at four o'clock, the flank companies, to the number of 130, of the Wand 3d regiments of Foot Guards, who were ordered for foreign service, mustered in their bartacks, and marched off from there, at five u'dock, for Chatham, under the command of Colonel His°. As they passed ender the Horse Guards, the men, as with one yoke, gave three cheers. The band of the 3d regiment played them out of the environs of London. Ninety sail of transports came into the Downs fln Monday, and part sailed immediately for liar. wich. The ordnance ships have almost all been loaded, and arc dropping down the river. The troops from Plymouth are arrived at Portsmouth. Most of the line of battle ships have taken out their lower dock guns. The Guards from Chatham embark on board the Princess of Orange, 74, the Leyden, 68, and some other line of battle ships. Captain PLassrts, of the Courageux, has seve. ral men •f war placed under his command. Guns and stores for between 60 and 70 armed launched arc put on board the ships of war. The 51st regiment, embarked at Plymouth on board the San Josef, Sir J. T. Ducawoirru's tlag'ship, arrived on Portsmouth on Monday.— This fine ship has been completely repaired, at the very moderate cxpence of ninety thousand pounds. The horses belonging to the llth regiment of Light Dragoons, ordered on foreign service, are in the finest order possible, and the men are in high spirits. At Harwich the troops are all in readiness, and a division of transports have sailed for that place from Deal, to take on board the 11th, 59th, and the Ist battalion of the 79th regiment. All the ordnance transports will have dropped down the river by neat Thursday. All such American and other neutral vessels as may be engaged by the Transport Board to serve, are to be commanded by British Officers, and navigated by British crews. It is also necti:sary that British Merchants have a decided interest id such ships. . - 7... • 4.411.w17. 4111111 FROM THE PORTUGUESE PAPERS. LISBON, JUNE 9. —Orr army is rapidly Item Oporto had Coimbra to Abrantes, which is t tile heal-tmarten. .They are of cour,e movin4 to - Victor's army, tad in a direction to cutoff his retreat l• the French [metiers. Theships of the. line railed o h instant, in scorch of the French ships that had be. kb, in their way from the We,t Indies. Sevict.r, .lumc 2.—From the Et smear fit zErrit of the Cove-mines* : " The peasants of Morizoti, unable any longer to bear the multiplied oppressions of their eilemie., tout the generous re solution to rise against them without more Ere arms than seven muskeu ; bat their loyalty soon procured them others, with which they drove them from the village. The meaty, to resenge this disgrace, sent against them a detachment of 1300 men, but they were all either killed ortaken prisonerp. " The enemy afterwards united all their troops in Arragon, and marched to attack General Blake." Jux s 3.—The Captain-General of the Army of Arragoa has made the following communication, by as extraordinary Courier : " MOST E;ccELLF.NT SZNIROR—The enemy, reinforced by almost the whole of the garrison of Saragossa, and with the troops scattered in diterent positions on this side the Ebro, came to attack me yesterday in my position in front of this city. General Suchet, who had succeeded Janot, wish ing no doubt to signalize his entrance on the command by some signal advantage, proposed nothing less than the de structioo of the army committed to my command, to effect which he left Saragossa, to take the command of this eXp,di tloo in person, accompanied by Watier and other Generals. General Suchet, as it appears, bad no idea of the brave and firm chartscter of the Spanish troops, which he now learned to his cast. Neither the brisk fire of his artillery, nor the superiority of bit cavalry, which was twice as numerous as oars, nor the repetition of four attacks, made with the greatest fury by the choicest of his infantry, could make the brave Spanish troops yield an iocb of ground. The French at every attack met with the most obstivate tesistancr, and were repulsed with very great loss; till at length they availed themselves of the night to erect their retreat. I shall not enter into the particulars, or point out the merits deserving peculiar reward, that I may not de lay the cominanication of tins agreeable Intelligence; bat have the utmost satisfaction in loforming your Excellency, that though the French never tacked with greater violence than on this occasion, they we• e never met with a more de termined resistance; and I should he wanting in justice, were I not frankly and sincerely to declare, that this important sictory i. to be ascribed principally to the valour and skill of tile Major-General Don Joao Carlos Auixagd, and the brilliant conduct of Brigadier Don Martin de Loirrogi. " May God preserve your Excellency, " JOAQUIM BLAKE. " To the Most Excellent Seohor Doo Antonio Cormel. " Head-quarters, Alcaniz, May 21." • lassos, JUNE 10.—Victor's army extends from Toro mocha hy ['rosin°, &c. to the bridge of Almarez. A Eteitra advanced corps was destroyed in Aljaivel, &nut 4U to bewg killed, and 13 wounded. . The tiermam, who belong to Victor's army, hada, sooner received certain intelligence of war having been declared be tween Austria and France, than they began to desert is large satibers. Some have even arrived in Castello-Branco. A, yet no battle has taken place with that army.—( Lisboa a :ate of Jane IJ.) Ou the Sib inst. the Intel,laot-Cenral of Police ordered a Proclamation lobe posted up, on the application of his Es celleta4 :Marshal General Wellesley, prohibiting the pur chase of any article of accoutrement ur other belonging to the English army, and ofereil for sale by British soldiers, yll pain of the purchasers being dealt with and punished as buy en of stolen goods.—( Lisbon Diary of June lu.) B tDAJoz,Ju NE e have received intelligence of our troops having destroyed, so the Just of May, a body of the nanny's ham, which had occupied Aljucen, and are also assured that Gen. Blake has defeated the French in Arragua, who unstained is very considerable loss, and that be is likely soot to retake Saragossa. Leiters from our army state, that the French corps in Me rida will speedily be compelled to surrender, and that our bead-quarters will be remuved to that place.—(lieukjus Dewy, Jaw 4.) Limnos, Jvae 9.—On the 4th, sth, and 6th instant, our city was illuminated in honour of his Britannic Majesty's birth day. His Excellency the Hon. Jona Charles 1 liters, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, who has su strenuously exerted himself fur the restoration and preset vatioa of this Mooarchy, and is most deservedly respected by the whole Portuguese nation, was received with loorremiti nued acclamations at the National Theatre in Cnodes-street, when he made his appearance, to be present at the recitation of an eulogium on his Britannic Majestf, which was delivered on the 4th instant at that Theatre, and followed by "God save the King," sung by the whole audience, stamd ing, and aucovered. In short, it is impo-sible, by say nation to express more strongly the lively seine of grati tude and frieodship irrevocably etitertaihod for the Bri tish people, but most certainly there is also ao nation which can possibly possess so strong a claim ou our gratitude and frieuilship, as the kmglish have acquired by the generous ef forts with which they, have asserted and supported our natl. uJal independence.—( Ga:clle, June 9. ) BADAJOZ, JUNS 2. 1 -A few days back several Austrian ships arrived in Cadiz, basing 140 gun-smiths on board, who are to be employed iu our ussaufacwries of arms.—( Badqjo: Diary. ) The excuse for not employing General Fre cusom is, that his bad state of health did not per mit him to accompany Sir Ateritba NVELLESLET, mid that he did not utter his services on the present occasion, nor report himself fit fur service until all the appointments on the Staff had been finally ar. ranged. In reply to this statement we beg leave to ask, how many days intervened between Mediae of his utter of service, and the d.tte of the letter in reply to it ? Whether in this interval any Staff Appointments took place ? And whether there are nut Brigades in the army now about to be scut out, likely to be commanded by Officers under the rank of Major-General ? We know an instance' in Spain, of a Brigade having been for some time commanded by a Licutenant-Colonel ; and if there be any such appointments in the present Expedi tion, they cannot in fairness be considered as standing in the way either of General Fettousou or any other Officer of the same standing.---Morn- ' hog Chronicle. A gentleman has lately planted a very exten sive orchard at Bradwell, in Essex, containing above 4,000 fruit-trees of various kinds, which are. placed with so much judgment as to per mit the land between the roes of trees to be yet cultivated for a series of years, and to yield nearly as great crops as if the fruit-trees had not been planted. ,* -,. _...~. NAVAL IN'I'F; LLW B \GE. FA LIIOVTII. JO LT 2.—Cnotain W o ynter. of the navy, m ei:inputted by two Spiaiih Ontrers, landed '.ere ibis 'veiling frpm his Majesty's brig I 'adios% 161plas. and immediately set of id at:liaise an 4 four fir London; oothing has bees suffered to traespire relative to the news lootsght by the Cadmus, if good or bid, no boats being allowed to go alongside, from which it is inferred t.) he of an unfavourable nature. —Alio au rived the Duke of Montr.oe packet, Bluett, will mails, from Jamaica = 41 days pasage; no Des/I.—Sisters, Nos i deuce, from Loudon. Majesiy's %hip Goree, 16 gang, Calif. Simpson, put in brre yesterday with the outward-bound convoy for Portugal, atnongst which are fransport4, bat jug nu board the 34th reg.- tnent of font, to join the Araiy under Sir A. Welle-lei : they sailed again early this morning, with a tine breeze at Nor.h. —Also sailed the Prisms Elizabeth packer, ltidd, with mails for LIMN. PETMOCTtt, Jurors S.—Sailed last evening. his Majesty's ship San of 110 guns, for Torbay ; also bin Majesty's brig arestes, on a cruize, Cane Ic this afternoon, three gao-brigs. Arrived tar American schooner Itesolibido, K. Bates, Master, from Boston, with rice tar, fdr this port. It is corfidently reported that Cm Ana and Ferrol are again in possession of the 'Patriots, after &Me severe actions with Nes 's The account is diked to have been hronisht to Palmuuth by a sloop of war, but I have not time to as certain the fact in time to mve the post. Postisnotrrw.,juLe 4.—Arthed the Ganges, of 74 Furs, Captain If alkett, , tLONia k a mom it's pass i g r, and no news; the Gaaartdoop of war, Captain Stevenson, from the Mediterranean, with the signal dying " bears dispatches.'• Shc anchored at the Ilotherbank at four o'clock this after noon. Her dispatches are not larded yet. , CORN EACILINGE, JULY b. The Market this day is well supplied with Wheat, with several arrivals from Holland ; not much tine, which as of late in request, and fully at our last currency. Other qualities heavy sale, and cheaper. In Barley and Malt little variation. White Peas at Ices. Beans of the two kinds con. tinue at late prices. The supplies of Oats are con. siderable, with some foreign arrivals ; fine keep their prices ; other sorts are cheaper. Flour at late prices : fine American, 465. to 50s. per barrel. CURRENT PRICES: Wheat, 575. its- ASS. Tick Beans, - - - - 4.55. 51s. Fine ditto Rye, - --38 s. 40s. Barley, - - 425. Ud. Malt, - - - A'l6 £5O. W. Peas ( Boilers) 91s. 104 s. Fine Flour -- - - 70.. 75, Gee) Pons, 465. Ms. Seconds Beaus 56.. 625. The Earl of Msepsaurte's house in Spring Gardens is undergoing a repair, previous to its being occupied by. the Duchess of BRUNSWICK. The house has been !cut by the Noble Earl to her Royal Highness. On Thursday last, at Dublin, the vacaut rib. boos of the Order of St. Patrick were disposed of by the Installation of the Marquisses of WATKR. PORD, HEADVORT, ELY, and the Earls CONTILG. HAW, RODEN, SHANNON, and O'Nxiee. A Lady, who seems like a constellation in the fashionable hemisphere, lately presented a cele brated Artist with 501. fur painting roses on her velvet slippers. A fashionable Fishmonger at the West End of the Town has lately ornamented his shop with a large quantity of rh►: finest fish painted on canvas by a Flemish Master. Fish of this description are better Hew those generally exhibited. They arc always fresh. Among the snares snread by beauties of the present day, may be enumerated the head-dress of gold and silver net. This modern appendage of female costume secures many admirers. The new Bishop of Loynow, Dr. RANDOLPH, does not succeed his predecessor, cx officio, as a Governor of the Charter House, for which va cancy there is a sharp opposition. The Earl of WIIJYSIORLAND was proposed, under the immedi ate auspices of the Duke of Po RTI, AN D, at a ge. neral meeting last week ; Earl SPENtER, Lord ELLENBOROUOII, and Mr. Wiegman were pre. sent, but did not attend, it is generally supposed, in support of Lord WESTMORLAND. The case of the JUNG v. the Duke of GORDON ) is postponed to the next Term. The rain, which descended yesterday in torrents, daring the thunder-storm, rendered the streets in many parts of the metropolis impassable. A grand pigeon match took place on Monday for 100 guineas a side, between three of Surrey and three of Bucks, on Southend Common, Bucks. The Gentlemen of Bucks had the first fire, and killed le birds from a trap, at 20 yards. Those of Surrey 18, and consequently the former were declared the wieners. Middlesex has challenged either county. Dr. PARR, ander the signature of Philopatris Varvicirnsis, has just ushered into the political world, two volumes of the Characters and Anec drtes of the late Mr. Fox, a great portion of which were avowedly written by the Doctor him self, and the whole thus inscribed : To TIMIONAS Wu. CONS, EINI. The Woad and political Friend Of the late Gnus. Jas. Fox, The faithful and independent Represestative Of the County of Norfolk. The Judicious' and inuoilicent Promoter of Agricultural lusproveinenu, The steady G.antian of Constitutional Freedom, The Resolute Opposer Of Intolerance, Corruption, and Unnecessary 11 i r, A Gentleman in his Manners and Spirit, and A Christian in Faith and Practice. 84771, Juxt 30. The Music Meeting at Bark.attricted crowds of elegant company. The performances were se lectedand conducted for Mr. Hobbs by tha cele brattalnauzzitii, with great judgment and atter'. lion. Breham, and Bartlnnen, aided by Mrs. Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan, and a powerful Instrumental Band, among whom we noticed Lindley, Jenitinson, and the e, lebrated Trombone player, Marriotti, gave every ..fleet to the compositions of Handel, Mozart, itautzini, Haydn, &c. &c. The thing most worthy of no tice outside the Church, was a remarkable animal betenging to a herd near this city, who, straying du:6%10 the grove, was led by the " Concord of sweet sounds" to ascend a ladder, sod place himself upon the outside of an adjoining house, where he remained highly delighted during the per.. formance, to the no small gratification of uumcrou. spectators. BRIGHTON, JULY 3. On Saturday list *e *ere gratified in beholding a very numerous fleet in the offing, about 100 sail, which was visible throughout the day. The fleet is supposed to have been compoted of trans.. ports under convoy, passing op Channel. Thu slst infantry, on their route for Portsmouth, there to e nbark for foreign service, are expected to halt here to.morrow. The weather to-day has been favourable. The donkies and ponies hate been briskly exercised; the rides and walks havo had gay appearances, and all the places of public amusement have been visited by rank and beauty. The Managers of the Liverpool Theatre have presented an elegant piece of plate to Mr. Cooxx, with a suitable inscription, in testimony of their sense of his unequalled professional exertions during the last three weeks. On Friday morning, the Duchess of Volta, at tended by Mr. C. SMITH, went to view the out side sod interior of the new Covent-garden The- atm: (humor, late of Covent-garden Theatre, Is engaged at the Lyceum. His comic powers have recently obtained him a large share of public fa vour at Ike Glasgow Theatre. Miss E. BOLTON, ho is about to make her appearance in the English Opera, at the Lyceum 'theatre, is sister to Miss BoLToN, of Covent.. garden Theatre, sod a pupil of Mr. Bunt''. " It is said that the chief Proprietor of Covent Garden Theatre has liberally conceded to what appeared to be the public sentiment with respect to the engagement of CATALAN!, and has offered her 1000 guineas to be off the bargain."- We copy the above paragraph from another Paper, and think that Mr. HARRIS might as well have trusted Madame CATALAN! upon that stage for which she N 43 so disinterestedly anxious to ap.. pear. One thousand guineas to be off a bargain! Such a sacrifice between bad and worse was scarcely ever heard of; yet do we most sincerely wish that she, or rather ho (VALLIINEQUE) may refuse the offer. However, this skews the gene. ral affluence of a concern, in which, had it not been for the result of this unlucky attempt to en gage CATALAN', we should have heard (as we do in respect to the Post Otfice) of encremed sala ries., rising expences, &c. fitc. We now suppose that all attempts to impose an additional price upon admission will be relinquished.—Times. PEDESTRIANIS3t 11,1 SCOTLA NI D.—Last Thursday night, a gentleman, with another on his back, ran from the centry.box, at th' Naval-yard, to the Black Hocks, Leith, and returned in the apace of 22+ minutes. Another gentleiren, with. out such a burden, accomplished it in minutes. The distance is about a mile together...-Consider. elle bets were depending on these matches. We observe with pleasure, that a Remedy for the Epilepsy, or Falling Sickness, Convulsi o n Fits, &c. has been discovered by a Medical Gee. tleman of the present day, which is stated to us to be an absolute specific fur triose dreadful tlisor. den. Though the Inventor, who is now practis. ing with great success, wishes to extend so happy a diseuvt ry throughout the kingdom, yet it i s not his inch! cuan to thrust it frevently on the notice of the Public in the way that common Medicines are advertised—therefore the Public will do well to pay due attention to his advertisement in the first page of this Paper. I 7 I"" 1 • Tor. ._.. I