The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-08 00:00:00

1 F sounced.—The French army has separated —Sortr and NET are again directing their course to the North of Spain; the former had already arrived at Placentia, and the latter at Salamanca. The inhabitants of Corwin* and of Ferrol are already in despair, at the certain pros. r ect of a fresh visit. At the latter place conside rable efforts are making by the Spaniards, assisted by the seamen of the British men of war, to re move the Spanish Fleet. The main body of the French Army is reported to be stationed in Estre miadura and La Maucha. The retrograde morentent to Deleytosa, which succeeded the victory at Talavera,and was announ. ced on Thursday the 2 ith August, induced us to observe that " the communications between Mar. " shal BEWESEORD, Sir It. Wrcsom, and the " combined armies, are actually intercepted ; no two of them can communicate." We at the same time observed, 6 ' in our statement of yes. " terday, of the forces in Spain, the French " troops are computed at more than 100,000. " From circumstances that have since come to oar knowledge, we have reason to believe, that the 6 ' numbers of the French in the Peninsula, greatly 44 exceed that statement." On the following day, Friday, Ire expressed our opinion, that the corps of Marshal IlEnEtronn and Sir Rostar WITIoN w ere "in imminent danger of being cut off"—and expressed uur firm and final conviction, that the " population of Spain cannot be roused to exertion." Marshal BRIMMED has effected his escape to Castel Branco—but the corps under Sir Ruses? Witton, after nine hours fighting against Nees division at lianas, has been obliged to retire into the boy ntains—in other words is dispersed and cut off. The letters which have arrived with the dis patches, now admit the French to have 91,000 ben in Spain ; but including all the garrisons, that is onquestionably far below the real num- Der. It must be remembered, that, independent of the army behind the Ebro, 200,000 men were poured into Spain, from whence not a re. gitnent but the Imperial Guard was withdrawn. With respect to oilr assertion, that the population of Spain could not be roused, we refer to the judgment of Lord WELLINGTON respecting the inferior agents. The fact is now too well ascer tained to render any observations on the delusions of The Post, The Time., The Courier, &c. in teresting. The advanee of the main body of the ?trench army into La Mancha intercepts thecom inunication between Tra%eicas and the combined armies under I.urd WELLINGTON and General tees at, who INA succeeded COMA. General BASAETLROS was proceeding, when the vessel left Gijon, to re-occupy Santander, assisted by three of oar frigates ; but the re turn of NET to the North will, it may be feared, frustrate all the plans in that quarter. .--The Spaniards, with the assistance of our navy, tasy, It is true, fur a time, harass and annoy the French ; but the present contest in the Peninsula will base a termination similar to that of the Suc cession War. The French interest will finally prevail, and Spain will be again as closely united with France as she was by the famous Family Compact, which NAPGLEON is determined to re vive in his own family. COMA is 11 4 Siiled on all sides : Cowardice, Treason, and Incapacity, have been very lavishly bestowed on this Officer. But let us hear what he has to say for himself. If, wilco he reads the dis. patches of Lord WELLINGToN t CUESTA does not reply, we shalt be greatly astonished. Our opinion rev. picting CuerrA Is very different from that which seems prevalent. The battle of Talavera was clearly the effect of a surprise.- Lord WELLTNOTGN certainly did notexpect, when he rrfiected on CuastA for . refesiog to fight the French arasy...that he should be himself attacked almost immediately by that very army...-faord WILLLINGTON was also surprised by the ultimo of Scour in his rear....lt remains to heat both stories, before we decide on the relative merits as Commanders, of Lord Wat.eiNGTON, and thy: Spanish Gen :ray. It is, we think, clear, that CUEST a knew the enemy better than Lord WEL- LINGTON. The excuse of the British Commander of wanting provisions, might hive been admis sible, if lie had been without positive recent ex perience of the real situations of Spain and Por. tugal. Bat we would ask any man to peruse the various narratives of the march of Sir J. Moose, whether there can be the slightest excuse for hav ing thus rashly advanced into the heart of a coun. try so ucll known. The French can more, while we are statiunary from starvatiou. Why ? They have profited by experience, and have formed depots. And so might wc, if the obstinacy and ignorance of Ministers would have permitted them to condetrend to adopt a judicious policy with re sleet to the Barbary Powers.--Magazines to any extent might have been formed with facility, and at a moderate expenee. But while our Ansbaua. (lot, With fawning servility, toasts the Pore-e• truly our inflexible Ministers cannot bend to that y which might secure the Barbary Powers in this inatnint.at crisis. , 'lnc Foreign Papers do not yet announce Peace—and the pause in the Negotiations has furnished a convenient opportunity to start a fresh delu►ion. A LEX 114 DER is said to be in a pet at the French eagles being displayed, without asking his consent—and the King of PRUSSIA is embodying his troops, in consequence of a ru moured demand of the cession of Berlin, and the erection of Bohemia into an independent kingdom.—This is afresh " Tub" thrown out to amuse the British public—but if Peace be not concluded, Russia and Prussia are now too late to enter into the renewed contest with any hope of success ; the chasms in the ranks of the French army are filled up ; rein. forcements have arrived, are arriving, and may be drawn from France almost indefinitely—for the efforts of the British Ministry, which Napo- Laos always despised, are no longer calculated to give him one moment's disquietude, and the pro tection of France may he safely committed to her National Guards. The subjugation of the Tyrol and the Voral haegli has bceu hitherto found impracticable. IT is absolutely ludicrous to see how heavily responsibility is now heaped on the lute Com mander of the Expedition. The project was wise, vigorous ) and luminous—every thing was done at home that human sagacity could dictate : —first, an Officer was appointed to the com mand, whose military genius, experience, and activity had the concurrent and applauding voice of the nation ;—next, the re. , l situation of the objects of attack was ascertained with the most minute precision ;—and, lastly, the commu nication between the Commander and our Mini , . ter, was incessantly kept up, with the c , reption of intervals of eight or nine days !—Vigorous, wise, and luminous !!!--To be serious : the most powerful Expedition ever fitted out was entrusted to an Officer against the entire voice of the nation—and of the actual state of the objects of the Expedition, it is now clear that Ministeis were profoundly ig. norant. Well, Lord Cu VISIAM sits down before Flushing. Did Ministers complain? No. The guns were fired when it surrendered; •we heard nothing but rejoicing. Had they complained of the occu pation of Beveland ? No. All this was preps. ratory to ulterior operations. At the end of a month after we Ismd been triumphing fur the bom bardment of Flushing, the ulterior objects are found to be unattainable, and Ministers fly into a great passion against Poor Lord CHAT KAM, for stopping to lake Flushing!! fur which capture the guns were fired, and the Trea sury and other Gogernment Offices resounded with the most tumultuous joy. To shift the odium from themselves, the hirelings are now di- Toetod to spatter Lord CHATHAM !—Exquistely tionsistent—but Gentlemen it will not do! Tat China fleet has arrived off Portland ; it consists of the Ewe:, Elphinstone, Canton, Ceres, David Scott, Dome shire, Ocean, Alnwick Castle, Royal George, Witicbelsea, Thomas Grenville. and Widmer Cattle. from China; the Carmarthen, from Bombay. The Warley, from Chins, bed arrived off the Cape. Yesterday afternoon we had advice' of the ar. rival of a ship from Gijon. It will be recol lected that General BALLASTENOS was proceeding to Santander, with the design of taking possession of that place, assisted by sumo British ships of war. This vessel brings a report, that with the co-operation of three English frigates this purpose had been accomplished. Some letters were received yesterday from Gib. raltar, dated the 1-4th ultimo. Nothing of a po. litical kind had occurred; but, from the vicissi. tedes to which the Government of Spain was ex posed, there was almost a total stagnation of trade at that fortress. It is well known that the garrison and inhabitants of Gibraltar are pro vided with meat by large importations of bullocks from Barbary, which, to the number of about 4000 for the former, and 2000 fur the latter, are con. traded for, at the price, perhaps, of 20 dollars a. head. Stich contracts might be prodigiously extend ed,were it nut for false notiuns of pride or policy in dulged by the British Ministry, that has withheld that compliment to the reigning Sovereign of those districts of Africa which has been before confer red. We are told that the disasters of the army ander bard WELLINGTON are to be attributed to the deficient supplies of provisions to the troops. l had the proper engagement been made with the Chiefs iu Barbary, it is highly probable that abundant resources of this kind would have been rendered, in a great measure, independent of the precarious means of subsistence afforded by the Spanish Government. The Master of a vessel which is arrived from Zeiricksee, reports, that the firing of cannon had been heard on Saturday from the South. East of South tideland, from which an opinion had ori givated that some conflict (probably only a skir mish) had taken place in the neighbourhood of Bata ; a considerable portion of our troops :lot having quitted their position in Suoth Bevelaud so late as Sunday last. Letters from Gibraltar of the 14th nil. state, that intelligence had been received there that the Toulon fleet was ready for sea. In consequence, two additional men of war had prem./led from Gibraltar to reinforce Lord COLLINOWOOD, who was off Toulon. The same letters inform us that the Algrrine cruizers were out in great num bers in the Mediterranean ; but nu accounts had been received of their having as yet offered any molestation to British ships. WITTE Nll WIG 11 MALL. GOTTIVIBURCIT, SEPT. I. General A rtdeldt re turned from Stockholm yesterday afternoon. The troops were drawn out to receive him. Re alight. ed at the entrance of the gate, and walked alone the front of the ranks with his hat in his hand', amidst the reiterated !maxis of the soldiers and populace. STOCKHOLM, AUG. 18.—A letter written by. General Count Wride to his Majesty's actual Adjutant-General of the army, and dated Olofs fors, the 19th instant, contains the following in telligence : " This moment an express arrived here by sea, from Adm. Puke, relative told. expeditious passage from llcrnosand to Ratan, and the landing effect ed on the morning of the 17th instant. The whole Russian farce had taken up a position on this side of the river Umea, ready to cross it on the 17th at night; but having the same evening received information of the descent effeCted by our troops, the Commanding General of the Rus i.ian troops ordered part of them to march to the northward, and the remainder to halt near their former position. As late as yesterday we re mained perfectly ignorant of the occurrences, in consequence of the Russians, who, from the cordon guarding so closely the lines of their position, that no kind of intelligenie could be obtained by' our scouts ; but General Euston having this day moved from Horne, the communication was open ed, and we shall now, without delay, cross the Vie ; the difficulties, however, which we have to encounter, are very great. From want of regu. lar bridges we have been obliged to form a bridge of boats, in order to convey the artillery and train across the river, and the same obstacle will ob. struct our advance at every rivulet we meet with on our march, the Russians having burnt all the bridges between this place and Umea, a circum stance which cannot but strongly impede the ra-1 pidity of our movemcnts."--(Stockheles G=ette.) GE RMAN PAPERS. • -1-rlw.4 View Ace. 10.—General Bating yesterday complimented the Emperor Napoleon in the name of our Monarch, and was very graciously received. The Minister of State, Count Champagny, is gone to Altenburg, to the negociations, and peace is now, with reason, expected. The city of Vienna, by order of the Emperor Napoleon, must furnish 400 draught-horses, 100 cuirusier-hoiscs, and 300 horses for the light cavalry. BANKS Of THE INN, Arc. 17.—The Marshal Duke of Dantzic had advanced with the first di. wittiesn of the Bavarian army to Sterzing, to sup port the corps of General Rouycr, who had met with opposition from the insurgents of the Puster thal, in the passes of the mountains between Ster zing and Brinell. But as, in the mean time, a de. tachment of the 3d Lavarlan division, on its march by Landeck, along the banks of the Inn, had met with insurmountable obstacles, great masses of stone having been rolled down into the Tallies, and the narrow roads thereby rendered im passable, while the mountaineers, at the call of their Chiefs, attacked them on every side, the Marshal marched with his two divisiuns over the Brenner, and arrived on the 11th, in the after noon, at Inspruck, where the whole army took a concentrated position. The rebels from the Pas terthal and Victohgau continued te approach that capital, and partly by their criminal example, partly by threats and violence, induced the inha bitants of the neighbouring mountains to join them he their insurrection, by which the army be. came completely surrouuded by enemies, and had its communication with the neighbouring country entirely cut off. A "Tweet., Aug. 29.—Though the town of Flushing has surrendered, we are here perfectly easy. We have troops in superabandance, and in a few days we expect 15,000 men. Two camps have been formed between Antwerp anal Fort Lill°. The number of troops in this vi. deity will be increased to 50,000 men. The English have made two fruitless attempts on the Island of Cadsand. When the English sailed up the Scheldt they threw bombs at the forts on both banks. Unfor tunately a bomb fell on the powder magazine in Ter Neuse, whicliblew up with 50 men. The day before yesterday the English appeared before Ostend, but they soon sailed away. As the English may have some design on the fleet In the a number of troops have been ordered to the Helder, &c.—(llamburgh Corres pondcnlen, Aug. 28.) • Letters from Bats, dated the Ist. instant, state the opinion, that endeavours would be used to obstruct the nasigatiou of the Achel.lt, and that three Buitish litie.of-baille ships, of which the Princess of Orange an:l leNden were two, had been approvriated to this sert ice. A Paper of last :tight states, that seventeen thousand of Co/g4ilt:llos iucke:s are just ordettil to be sent off, without a moment's delay, to be put on board the ships dill comileSS theses Ex pedition I—What 1 out fund yet NAVAL INTELLIGENGS. -.••••••=.•- ricirrß, SF:PT . 7.—A vessel, Ike Nancy; Hayward, came in last night from Modish, to It hich place she soinctitna since carried a number at trench prisnnera, who were ill. Ttlittnt. steal of st died on their c3;S:10. A Cuptlski Wallace, it Ito was taken priioner about four y'enrs ago. si Oh sisr women and a lioy,. vitae paftengers. The neral rrporl ot MOrlai is; a that Peace has been corieltdisi Ibetween Anitria and Frnare, but this %tam; e4draiiiii,,r4 One hu►dred of th., sick. of the 93th regintri.t. came in from 1)eal last evening, from IltuMoi. A tnuarat came in from thence to-day fur water. PLY mourn, SPPT. G.—Arrived a !feet from Wales, an der convoy of the Morristno tender. From 300 to 400 sail of vessel. payseil up Chnnbelyesterday from the westward: one iif the fleet; ma, from Lisbon, under convoy of the Counts. Three orgfonrof the transports which cattle Tome with this fleet are pat kit this pin, said to have sick and woeaded men on hoard. The beet from the Brazils is also slated to hose pasted op yester.lay. 'Arrived four Frew:, chaste iharees, Captured is Quiberdn Ha. by the Medusa frigate. . Sailed the Roman ship St: Peter, far London. A Fr . ..meh lugger pricatebr, of tau carriage rims and 40 men, was observed frons the hills to board a brig, about a mile from the Edd3stoue light-house, on 31ondav last, in ton siquence of which the Engle Excise cutter, of this port, Ist los i:ilurty put to sea and fell in with the lingo% bleb the pri vateer examioed, bat finding her to be a Pappenburgher, with cohered posers. was sidkrtd to proceed on her soy age. The F.Pfle was not fortunate enoullt to yet A sight of the Inner. The Rhiu frigate, Captain Malcolm, Is us w getting under Railed the Swallow brig to the westward. Came diva! out of harbour his ifkledy's bri - g Adrian. The lug,ler Privateer which boarded the Paipenburyrb brig on Moaday, had an Action that morning With a letter of mar qua; and was 060,:ed to sheer or. Fi LsIOVIV, SFET. s. —Arrived the Princess Chtrln•te packet, Kerr, with malls from Ushoit, VI days patmgc.— An Officer with dispatches from Lord Wellington came over io her, mad is gone of for London in a chaise and four horses. All that can be collected of information respecting oar army, state the bead-qtmrters to bate been at Deleitolia ea the I th ult. where h was suppOsed it would remain fur reinforce ment.; a Regiment of Cavalry from Ireland, which arrived in the Tagns two days before the packet left it, was immedi ately &embarked surd marched off to the army. On the gd inst. its the Ray •of Ilirray, she packet *II in with a Poiti.l frigate in chace of a Frenen lii‘ger privateer, which the &t -ree captured while sight of t packet. Sailed his Majesty's store-ship Tortoise, awl romps, 22 gem, witten dent of light transports tor the Kastward i the Marlborough picket,. Bull, with mails far Lisboa. YeAerilay sailed the hspress packet, vidlock, with mails for Cadiz i Ely, Otway, for Lisbon* Boxer, Crew, and Mothers. . Teti.ek, fur Oporto; loAbetta. }laymen, and Hendra. Hocking', fur Ginialtar ; and Jades, Sinclair, M Tenerife'. l'illi diditliE l'.. COIN-F.lCnAMOE—gcrrcitaza 8. This day the Mitrket is thinly supplied with Wheat, but .haviag a demand, miles are aga n effected at a small increase in price. Barley is clearer. Malt like*isp, and a rising article. Peas and Beans, of the two kinds, fully maintain last prices. There are tolerable remaining sup.. plies of Oats, but very few done samples; and this article is quoted rather higher. Flour remains at late prices—Fine Ame►ican also. CURRENT P: k :E OF GR AIL wheal, -- - - 76, 44 ltrk , . Ica Beans, -- - - 47.. 62_4. Fine dim) - -- -115 n. 1091. Oats, Rye, - - - 3711. 3914 BaCey, - --- to 41.. t 76, 81.. Rape *tied - - - 4:50 136. i f a . it liem( Baden) - 641.905. Fine Flour - - - - se s . 85,, Grey Peas, 46.. 524. seconds Hems 564. 624 .-iii4— SNitTilELu--irre. R. Tit viak the 0 1W, per since of slh. Reer....6. 61. 14/ 511. dd. i Head of Cattle this day: Mottos —5.. W. t 4 b. 64. I Reavt- VPal ....tis. W. to is. 01. Sheep and Laottys 604,1 Pork ....6*. lid. to Ts. W. Calve, Lamb... As. U. to 6v. 4d. Pigs HAY-MARKET. hay. 3l. bd. Od. to 61. 64. t‘ t. Straw Od. to "1. ud. Clover St UTft A I.L. 8end11.....150 iherp .3140 I Pip ....10e. The following letter will serve to give some idea of the prevailing Benda:lent In the army of the way in which things have been conducted ) and of the difficulties of its actual situation "Mr D 61.11 nitwit), Trevino. Aug. if. " Long ere Via Sir A. Wituttiltev's dispatch will Neve acquaiuted you with the par icalar? of the br tile of Talavera. and the desperate two days ighting (indecd it might bevelled three days. as the French began on the evening of the oath ult.). Otir loss has been great, and Foch as the Eaglish Ita lian has not been used to heard'; however, it is to be hoped, from the nunlike* of straggler. that have joined the arms, that it 'tail not exceed 4,(NU in killed, wounded; and missing. The enemy found us tough stuff, and retired about throe learn: their lust has not M o en ascertained. 4 No sooner had this ba•inets ben * 'whea l , than we found there was a French army in our rear at PLieeotia. Marshal Son Lr, a ith 15,0110 men, hod come down from Salem-soca, at which place he left 20,0J0 more, andee the. command of M o a• TICItt However, Sir A. WILLS LET, not easily distasved determined to attack Souar immediately ; for a Web purP.ose be left Talavera, which Cu etri was to defend, and keep Vicsnit% army in check. `• When the Briti-t army had arrived at (holiest', a dis patch was received from C s.sta, that be could nut keep tiro enemy of, but toast positively Lill back upon oar army.— This put an end to Sir A. Wei.hest.st's Micelle° of attack ing Sec LT, and he then moved off by the Poerte del Argo• blspo, and retired slowly to this place. e , We all consider the busiiteAs toting op. The Spaoiards are not worth a—: (*.nests bat been deposed, bin it is new tt.o late. Our depeudimet on the Spaniards es quite ab surd. The geoeral upiaiun is, Last *e 'Jon be in Eaglets/ is two months. " Sir A. WithLitst.re has sot !Aeon flitch Generalship-- he has been saillycoademned. Ali the mores are ordered to Lisbon. The French Aims 91,000 ass* St Spdist, we nut more Shan 13,00;) effective. The Portageme arm , is gone to Cas 15iseCrane°. Sit Attune never tkoseht of Ms rear. The of (hoards has gained immortal hoiwur, bat has sal greatly—:the ti.kzErre win give you their maw's. 4 I,nrd WELLSILNY Iset Seville. 1 Icipe vabity wit! start MI fresh schemes. Victutt . .; army is close behind as; and Seoul is on the other side of as as Curia, on the road to Lisbon. 44 ii cot sit oa D. and the P.ortugarse, we have 'Ver little dit.• "panda .ce ou. The ships of wsr /orgasm flow the Tagus, it is said, to Fehol, t•' bring °tithe doe.. Luis:, it ma. be am 1 think this avill cure libuisters of wading I t spedtivers to Spair. Sir Jens Moots s letters give a tolerribly good aeemint of the.Spanlattls, hot 1 Asps it sill sot Ii shay:leer Cwaissna. " I swill nut be sorry to retire, and it Is Indeed the ml wash ef,avery o:fseet anal private id dm army. All umpiet..l 4 1,:: of tie Poodmiss. Sir Airadva 6 resift t the Sp.iiii:irds pi/hi-mom Thc &each inert coat .` . coati& led I hem . . 1 is.% E Plil :AO • •r 4 RTC %%tiS ia the &Alio 'hew the Sp inlaid, his courage. It is tiiimatit Cie I. much will nut is olet us after We get into Postur u tti t I aim Mil of Ilya' opleitg4 " Tile e'vpriiee of the .- \ ; ieditiort moist he custom" The bay for the cavalry awl ..! •er bores. by the time it refs to Li s boa, cells 15. per It. a“si a A.prs,; is slioso.si kWh. Sr aim. -.God bloat )Oar may we soon 1110:.. 44 lours, a" I ' V I r