The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-01-31 00:00:00

1 - ...i . . . . • P , • ; 11 , I , ' I • ) • •i' 1. . s ti , • i ' i ;i1 4. ) • I I :I . . 1 . I 4, 1 i ' , • , t. i 14, , 1 • 1 T ti , I , h , " n, 1 *.' ` / 4 1 I ° .1 , i: i i l ' 11 I. 1 , ' 1 ' 0 , e• I 1 1 f , \ i 1 WV& SrATESMAN: A report from the Alcalde at Perin°, June It, that the enemy had marched from Valencia with eight regiments and 200 cavalry. That they had not sacked the town, but had rallied off all the pitclters and pans, and had drained the fountain dry. •= Gad be thanked, however," it added, " the inhabi tants had saved their lives, which was the main thing of all." from TwiiLet great injury to the public service, but he could prove Ala hand-writing. Adm. Hallowell said, that he did not care at all about the Memoir of Cahanes ; bat he objected to this letter of Mr-Tucker, written 14 months after the transaction, and which could have had no influ ence upon the conduct of Sir John Murray. It was his duty to have known the situation of the Dec del Pique's army before he left Alicant for Tarragona. Sir John Murray admitted that it was his duty to know it, and that he did know it : but as he could not be an evidence for himself, he wished to show by this paper that the army of the Duc del barque was realty at that time in the situation which he knew it to be in, and which knowledge ought to have an in fluence on his conduct. Colonel D'Aquilar having then proved that the Memoir of Cabanes was forwarded to him in the usual way by Colonel Adams, he had directed a lranaletion to be made under his superintendence, and that the translation was correct. General Donkin proved the hand-writing of the Chief of the Staff of the Spanish army in Valencia to la paper, which being reed, was a summary of the proceedings of that army during the siege of terra ' Bona. It appeared from this paper, that Suchet be gan his march towards Tarragona the 6th of June, and that he only left about 6 or 7000 men under General Ilarispe, on the Zucar, to watch the Spa nish armies in that province. The Spanish armies in that province were not able to put themselves in mo. lion against the enemy before the oth. The Court was then cleared for about half an hoar. On its being again opened, the JunlE-ADVOCATE informed Sir John Murray, that the court had re solved to admit in evidence the memoir of Cabanes ; but t h &t the letter of Mr. Tucker, written so long after the time, was not admitted. The Court had also determined, that the return of the French army of Arragon, made by the French General , . St. Cyr, should be admitted in evidence. A letter dated Castella, June 7, from the British I Consul, Mr. Tucker, containing an estimate of the French force In Catalonia. A letter from Gen. Copons, dated Villafranca, May 16, 1813, communicating that the French had entered Tarragona with 5000 men. That he expected them to proceed to Barcelona after strengthening the garrison, but -that he avoided a decisive action, as a misfortune might be fatal to his army. A report, dated 15th of June, from Cul. Adams, of the information given by It deserter belonging to the Westphalian Cavalry, that the enemy was . ad. vancing to Perin° with 8000 men and 16 field-pieces; and that the belief was that Suchet was marching on Fort St. Felippe. A letter, dated 11th of June, from Colonel Pre vost, stating that the enemy had been looking at Col de Belaguer, and lamenting the loss of Rolle's riflemen, brought by a person who saw the French force enter Tortosa, at eleven A. M. on the morning of the 10th. A paper signed Cahanrs, and furnishing a return of the force under Copons, with its disposition at Col de Santa Christina, on the 10th of June, 1813. Another return from the same, in May, 1813, es timating the effective stength of (3en. Copons' army, at 9.558 rank and file. An estimate by Gen. Copons himself, of the ens in)'s force at the three posts of Puissada, Barcelona, and Tarragona, via. 21,950 infantry, 1020 cavalry. A weekly return from Col. Ketinah, of the ef fective strength of the Allied Army, under the com mand of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Marrety, on the 4th of June, 1813, making the grand total of infantry, ca valry; and artillery, exclusive of Copons' army, to I be 16,360 men, 1008 horses, and 601 mules. A letter from Lord W. Bentinch, dated Palermo, , May 9, stating that it was his intention to send Sir John Merrily thtt 6th German Legion, the 44th rp gitneot, and some Neapolitan detachments, which could sail in about 10 days. A letter from Sir Jot's,- Murray to Sir Eduard Pelle*, dated his Majesty's.ship 11/n 4q,, , June 2, no. tifying his aroival in the Boy of TiaTotona, and his knontion to disembark the troops Without delay for the purpose of investing Tarragina ; and expressing bit opinion, that the success of this enterprize de- i pended on his beingsdale td prevent a junction from taking plate betseeftbe different columns of Socha i and Decae , -.- stobrnitted, therefore, to Sir F. to SirJ . Murray . .He informed me that there was no hurry, and that every thing would be got off safe. lie bid me send my horses down to the beach by three o'clock, sad that they should go with his. The witness then detailed some orders that he had brought to General Mackenzie on the 16th, at.Ven drills, ordering him to , attack the enemy's force, if he did not find them in too great strength. A question was then put, respecting the signal being ordered by Admiral Hallowell, for the Bristol to land General Donkin at a distance from the Com mander in Chief. _ Sir J. Murray pressed this question, as confirming what he had stated in his defence, about the disposi tion of the Admiral towards him. Admiral Hallowell said, that he would be able to prove no sack signal was ever made. He wished to bring evidence on this point. The Court would not allow the question to be put, as it would only tend to personalities between Admiral Hallowell, Sir J. Murray, and General Donkin, and did not bear upon the question that they were then trying. This would let in a great deal of evidence, to prove a matter that was not now in issue. The witness then, in answer to other questions, said that he knew that Sir J. Murray's letter of the 14th to Lord Wellington was written in. a great hurry, and that there was not time to copy it. When he arrived on that day on board the Malta, he met Admiral Hallowell coming out of the after cabin, with • letter in his hand ready for sealing. He heard him say, " that he hoped he could get it of before that d—d fellow could come back." Those papers were then read in evidence, and stated the number of the French force nearly as was before stated. Sir John Murray observed, that the return of St. Cyr was probably of the number of men ready to be employed in a • certain operation. It was marked up on the return, that the division of Severoli , consisting of four battalions, was not included: it•nlso appear ed that there were other corps in Valencia which were not included. The reading of the documentary evidence having been gone through, Sir J. Murray proceeded to call his witness. Q. Whom did you understand the Admiral to al. lode to when he spoke of that d—d fellow ?—A. The Commander in Chief, Sir J. Murray. It being now three o'clock, the Court adjourned till to-morrow. beingeible . `v. '` . c ia . en ! lry. . h eas much unacquainted se . o are with it as if it was • .. . pre Witness bad taken many wiutin these last t • Pellew, wh be appeamn if the British fleet , Q. Did you accompany me On the morning of the off some the coast etc r * the bay of Rosas, ' 11th, and where ?— A. I accompanied Sir J. Murray 0 t , situated at the Antipodes: whilst in the eyes of those who appear to . months ; those now produced eitness believed to bd the same she sold to the female Prisoner. Mete might not II a ?avowal* ~ Kith reference to ,on that morning to Yendrills, the head-quarters of , be better informed, it has hi tbe subject. e ~,, . ,•" I the Spanish army. tberto been regarded with contempt, as merely if. Smith belonging to the Workhouse de posed, that din a refu ew i f or din g here debtors might elude the claims the shirts now produced were those belonging to A letter datettlibepleifore Tarragona, the :Itli of ! Q. What occurred there previous to my return ?.--‘ ' : • . June, from the same to the same, announcing the A. On our arrival at Vendrills, Sir J. Murray had a; of their creditors. the Workboese. Gardner and Pace produce) landing of the army, and repeating his former re- long private interview with General Copons. I re- I That the protection so granted has, in many in- a great quantity of plate which they found ;in quest to Sir elle* for some demonstration by the mained in an anti-room, with many Spanish o ffi cers, stances, invited the unprincipled and extravagant the Prisoner's possession, from some of width fieet tiff some art of the coast at a distance from the who informed me that the French occupied Villa- Illeir to a temporary residence, cannot be denied : bet it the names and initials wine partly obliterated, operations at Tarragona. franca in consideratee force, and they would pro- is equally true, that in various cases it has presented evidently from some coarse process. The Woollier' Adm. Hallowell here asked if lie might be per. hale) attack that place in the night and oblige them a retreat, where, by the practice of economy, those were remanded for Monday next 9 and the iccessaries mitted to put a question to Sir John Murray respect- to retire. affairs have been retrieved, and those debts paid, were ordered to be taken back to the Workhouse. irg the delivery of this letter, as he had been charged Q. What passed after this?—A. Sir John Mur- w hi c h , , etesisioNerene—thi Monday, Captain Feouial, of the had the individuals been subjected to imnri sonment, with its consequent disadvantages and ex- l e , a m roli e n t e or c e o t un tr i y „, P a tt m l A n v d e ia t ma h a e , s iin a derwese his emeeeeme• eel in the defence with withholding it. ray staid about two hours with General Copons, ponces, never would have been effected ; but this ' of murdering Butler John, a Lister ; aa ll issed dia l =r ig alt Sir John Murray denied the light of the Prosecutor who accompanied him on his return, to find out question may be laid at rest, as no longer interesting, by throwing him out of the cabin window. This age. to interrogate him. , some position on the Guinna, where the enemy , une_ergroe th ree esa . m , inations, and several of the crew now that . the legislature of the Island have sacrificed so Srm y is this suty red murder, that the Lows MAYOR toe The question was accordingly over-ruled by the might be met with advantage. Two or three were their immediate interests to morality. and (as I he- Court. I locked at, but they were a ll objectionable. G. H ere . . - - orcommeto pair. to prove the truth of their evidence, weave . also) partly in compliance with the wish of the 11O• etrtradwted by the Captain aid, must of his Others, &c. A letter was then read by Sir Edward Pellew, Copons stated the di ffi culty of the two armies acti n g;elm it wee the man was . drowned, bat . that . he had throws British GovernMent, have made a new laze, by which, .evele out or Ise cabin wiadow what the shsp was rn dated Caledonia, Bth Jone, and apprised the Corn- together. Ile said that his troops were unaccustomed . ; for the future,. the recovery of foreign debts is ren- , r.en ieeits an hoar, that the Captain gave the alarms, sadli mender of the Forces, that in compliance with his to act in position, and he could not place much con request, he (Sir Edward) had quitted his station off , fidence in them, except as light troops, acting In , dered easy to all claimants—such prejudice must, every thing in his 'rower to save aim, bet could nut. ...Mr. RAGNALL, the Solicitor of the . Admiralty, Send I therefore, expire with the cause; and I conceive it Toulon, and was much gratified to learn that Terra- 1 mountainous places. mr assistant, turd again hertir a ziar be a benefit to many individuals to become bet e Interpreters, see emcees s r . i gona was invested with every prospect of a speedy I . Q. Do you recollect me sending an order by Cap- ; may • ; ter acqua i n t e d with the internal state of the 'slang' Alcoran on tbe.. • mls, and their surrender. That he was now under weigh in the I fain Drewitt to Lord F. Bentinck, and What was it . 1 After aon hearin g me LORD MAYOR, esiouriting with thai and tee advantages h holds out to settlers. j Solicitor of the Admiralty, did riot Wok the proof Wick= Bay of Roses, and should be happy to co-operate in I —A. Yes, Captain Drewitt was sent back to Lord In Englani—by the inroads of luxury--the pro-rriseri r ser the Cp.llll to indict him at the Ad m i ra l t y Sealan t cleared Min from thc charge ; when he was dis m is se d acceetthigeee the must effectual manner for the accomplishment of F. Bentinck, with an order to be particularly on the ! gress of tr ade—and the tree:entices be rthen of t a yes ! . that purpose. Ile hoped his appearance would alarm : alert, and to place a picquet on the road. - the enemy, and prevent any concentration of his ! The witness being then examined as to the circum- i —existence is absolutely denied to that class who! ethen is lee a to the southward. It was his intention to land stances of raising the siege, gave his evidence as fol. used to constitute the middle rank ;--wie ' a body of marines, and that he Was in daily ex.; lows :—He himself arrived at head-quarters by a little become of our brave Officers, who, aft:r years of pectation of the arrival of Lord W. Beutinck, who after nine on the evening of the 11th, but as his ,hardship and severe suffering, instead of iep os i 7 un e quitted Palermo on the 27th ult. I horse had lost a shoe upon the road, Sir J. Murray ,der their laurels in peace and plenty, are now to be A letter from Sir John Murray, dated Castella, had arrived before him. Captain Zenthinen was consigned to starve on half- pay ! Will not thee' May 11, 1813, addressed to the Duke of Welling- dispatched with an order to General Copons, •and necessities comeel them to seek an asylun; f rom ton, calculating that Marshal Suchet could bring a very shortly after Sir J. M u rray received a letter.— want on the Continent ? And is it not obvious, . force of 24,000 men into the field, after leaving Immediately after reading it, he ordered him to go els it not, indeed, already felt', tbet the large sums 14,000 to watch the second and third armies; thus expended in foreign countries tend to impove r ish but to General Mackenzie, and countermand the orders-- adding, that he presumed he might be intrench ed in for storming Puerte Reale. He was also desired to still more our exhausted land ? Besides, the ha r d s hip two di' s. ; find Admiral llallowell and Colonel Williamson., of forcing fhmi!ies to relinquish their early associa- A letter from the Duke of Wellington, dated the and to tell them th a t Si r J o h n w i s h e d to see them eons, to forget their native tongue, and spend their 23d of May, 1813, in answer to the former, ex- immediately. H e was no t a bl e t o m eet th em ; b u t latter days amongst a people, where the jealousy and pressed his Lordship's opinion that Sir J o hn Mur r ay und ers t oo d on hi s re t urn , th a t Si r J o h n h a d a l rea d y soreness consequent on a long system of agg r esi on , must still constitute them enemies to each other. , had over-rated the strength of Marshal Suchet, as seen the Admiral and Colonel Williamson. Upon Now, Sir, it seems to me, that were the Isle of the latter must employ a great force in the rnabite- , his going to the quarters of General Mackenzie, be Man better known, it would to a certain exient mance of his different garrisons. If lie sh o uld c o llect i f oun d th e 10th reg i ment an d t h e 2d b atta li on o f t h e , , these, he could not arrive in so short a period as 12 It a li an l ev y on para d e , prepar i ng f or t h e attac k o f present an alternative, which, to many, must appear days, nor could Gen. Copons have kept him in check ! Pue r te R ea l e . highly desirable ; as offering a retreat % whe r e mo- , if he had 24,000 men to bring into the field. Ill s I lie was then asked, did he hear Admiral Hallo. Berate people might associate, upon p r in c iple s of 1 00 -' Lord,nip acknoe hedged, however, that h e h a d a l- : well make any remark about the state of the beach nomy, wholly exempt from the great burth e n o f , wajs found the French equal to thei r su pp ose d num - l on t h e 2d o f J une ? — A . Th e fleet hav i ng then an- taxes, without the entire breach of thei r ear ly h a bit s bers in the field ; and although the estimate sh ou ld b e ! c h ore d , t h e Ad m i ra l an d Si r J o h n went on shore to or connections, and with the additional i n d uc e men t above the mark, he feared Suchet wou ld b e found see General Copons. On my return, I heard the (which surely to a patri o ti c s pi r it i s no t a t r ifli ng one) of returning to the parent state those sums, more than a match for the Allied Army. I Admiral say, that he had never seen a greater surf, which must else gn to enrich our rivals. I propose, The nest documents which were prodeced was an and that his boat had been near swamped. I also authenticated translation of a M e m o i r f rom Colonel r heard him say, that it would be imp o ssible for any therefore, through the medi u m of y our va l ua bl e Pa embalms, dated 15th of April, 1813, by w hi c h th e ldi sem b ar k at i on to take place that day, but t h at it per, if you can afford me so muc h space, to g i ve, i n French army in Catalonia then amounted to 22,500 • must commence before day-break the next morning succeeding Letters, a short and imp ar ti a l d e t a il o f , infantry, aid 1088 cavalry. The re was al so p ro - l as a b out n i ne t h e surf would get up again. He also I the present state of society in this pl ace , a n d th e bee . duced a similar return from Gen. Whittingham, dated I stated, that if it shoied blow fresh , the r e could be. nefits it offers :—nor do I mea n t o puppress those 19th of March, which repo r t e d S ac h e t' s f orce i n th e Ino communication between the ships and the shore. I l defects which it is fair to stat e on th e ' oppos i te s id e, province of V a l enc i a t o h e 28 , 48 5 i n f an t ry , 2775 ' Q . D id you make any applicat i on to the Admiral and to which I shall rec ur w ith th e l ess h es i tat i on, I because the astonishing improvements actually el cavalry, with 57 pieces of cannon. on the 12th, for an order to embark your horses? fected here in the las six • A memorandum of Gen. Donkin about that time —A. On the morning of that (ley, I wrote a note ' years, by the good sense " made them not less tha n 27,900. to t h e Ad m i ral f or that purpose, which I sent by my and benevolent exertions o f individuals, without the interference or coercion f Before the Court was cleared to take into consider- servant. On his return, lie told me that he had no -o Government, prone to • ation the admissibility o f cer t a i n papers t h a t h a d b een answer, an d t h at the Admiral was exceedingly angry. , dentonstration that public spirit is awakened, and offered in evidence. - Upon my meeting the Admiral, in the course of the 1 needs only be turned i n t o t h e r i g h t c h anuel to pro- Sir J. Murray said, that he w i s h e d t o t a k e th e, d ay, I apolog i ze d to h i m for the liberty I had taken duce the full quantum o f govt) to soc i ety at l arge. opinion of the Court whether lie was not entitled to •in making the application. Admiral Hallowell an. • I ant, Sir, your obedient serveut Isle of Maa, Jas . 21, 1815. I produce in evidence the t wo f o ll ow i ng papers : —Th e swere d me w i th a considerable degree of warmth, I first was a Memoir from Col. C a b anes , f orwar d e d to , t h at t hi s was no time to think about hoes; n they him on his joining the army in Spain. The second I were first to think about saving the men. He said was a letter from Mr. Tucker, Consul at Valencia, ! that he understood that all the horses were to have dated in July, 1814,-givirig a description of the Situ- . their throats cat. Winn of the Dec del Parque's army, at the time that ; Q. Did you afterwards apply to me ?—A. In con- I be was in Catalonia. Ile could not bring Mr. Tucker sequence of Admiral Hallowell's answer ; I applied ISLE OF MAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. SlR,—Being at this time an inhabitant of thh Isle of Man, I read with considerable interest a sketch republished in a late Paper, though written so long since as the year 1767,—and descriptive of the Island at that period : which gave rise to a train of reflection on the surprising changes (some of them foretold by that writer) which have taken place in this little spot since that period. During a residence of 10 years, I have made some visits to England, and it has been a source of wonder to me, to observe how little this Island is known to its neighbours; for though, in a clear day, it is distinctly visible to the opposite shores of England, Ireland, and Scotland, there are numbers in all those places POLICE. • Bow-mum—Yesterday, the case of Mr. Riles, the Publican of Sc., Giles's, underwent a further to .: gestigation, who is charged on suspicion of h os i ng altered a forged 51. Bank of .blegland note, w e d knowing it to be such, under peculiar circumstances, The Solicitor to the Bank of England attended at the Office, and proposed a further commitment of the prisoner, in expectation of further evidence. Mr. Wilson, the Solicitor, attended for the Psi. weer, and the request, under the circumstances, n o t appearing unreasonable, he was ordered to be coin. spitted for further examination. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—J. Wright, alias Sk a t e , den, was charged with street robbery, in stoppi ng a Miss Bradley, in St. Giles's, and stealing a veil from Ater head-dress. The robbery was committed in Ikoad.street, and when the Prisoner ran off, the Prosecutrix followed, and watched him into an ob. sure court in the neighbourhood of Baynbrirlgo. street. She communicated the fact to some Irishmen on the spot of her loss, and they undertook to watch the house, whilst a Constable was procured. The of fender was taken out of bed half undressed, whilst affecting to be asleep. He said h bad been there some time, but hie wet shoes audilie coldness of the bed contradicted his assertions. The. Lady identified him by his clothes, and she never lost sight of him until he entered the 'house. The Prisoner was cos. mitted for trial. HArroN•cx RDEN.-A young woman, of the wee of Ann Rose, was brought up and megabi t oe a charge of unlawfully pawning. a sheet, a towel, bolster, three smoothing irons, and a oonotterieme, eel of her ready furnished apartment in the house of Mrs. Sarah Urns, in Coram-street, Brunswick. square. The stolen property was ordered to be re. stored to Mrs. Urns, and the Prisoner was fined 31. 4s. beiug double the worth of the articles pawned, and 40s. penalty, and in default of payment, she was committed to the House of Correction for three months. Quece-seuArte.—Edmund Whiling and Amt his wife, were brought before P. Cor.euunex, Esq. on a charge of having received various articles *wee f r om the Westminster Workhouse. It appears that robberies to a great extent have been committed for a aeries , of years without any detection taking place At length, however, it was diicovered that the surge belonging to the workhouse had been in the habil . of taking articles of wearing apparel to the Prisoner's,. where they were purchased by the female Prisoner. Two of the nurses were made evidence againstike receivers, and one of them, Catherine Burrell,Mated, that she had known the female Prisoner for saw time; was in the habit of taking 141iitg, other apparel to her and sold them at reduced Captain Milner sworn. Q. What situation did you hold in the army of Catalonia ? A. 1 was Military Secreta- A: n, One thousand pounds bave. been subcciibed within t slunk space of waik,"for the relief of Mr. Mons and his distresced . fau►ity, who were burnt out by tha fire in St. Paul's Church-yard, on Wednesday iiebtaltht. I I AN EXTRAORDINARY AQUATIC fluirr.---On Sa. turtlav a barge, containing 50 barrels of turpentine s sprung a leak, and sunk in the river, near Black• friars-bridge, so suddenly, that all went to the bot. fern: Ili about a minute afterwards up men barrel, then another, and another, until the whole of Lb. ' barrels -ose, and the tide being very rapid on thll ebb, they floated down the river with great velocity; every boat about the place was immediately maaned, and went in chase. The sight ssas one of the plea.. santest witnessed for a considerable time, sad afar& ed much amusement to several thousands of spec. tators on the bridges. Several of the barrels went picked up before they reached London Bridge, and; many of them out-stripped the boats until they went as far as Deptford. George Page, the accomplice of Hart, in the lasi attempt to rob Mr. Parton's mill, at Teuterdert,, Kent, and who was wounded and escaped, has beet; apprehended at Shipton, in Worcestershire, of which place he is a native. His true name is Phillips, sill i it is now ascertained that he had deserted from thei Worcestershire Militia, after having committed a robbery sometime since, near Exeter. A ferdeyi ago a little girl, about twelve years of sgeiviked' deliberately into the sea, n e ar S un d er . land Pen and attempted to drown herself.' A pilot obptt7ing' her, rushed into the watery element, and brought her safe ashore. On questioning the child as to the 'cause of her attempt at suicide, she de. dared that it was in consequence of her mother in. slitting upon her kerning to write, and obliging her to provide money to pay for her instruction, by, gathering and selling sticks ! A letter from Calais, dated Jan. VI, says, on the 19th instant, on the application of Messrs..FEaroa and; MINETT, of Dover, one CrOZClcar was arrested here, who had been principal clerk to Messrs. SAccarc and Co. bankers at Margate. This man had carried alit° the amount of 36,0001. in Isle of Plana bank notes, besides a quantity which were still unsigned. He was arrested at the Kingston Hotel, and Immo., diately gave up to the officers of police almost all the property. his wife was arrested in ogland at the Moment when she was about to join her husband.— His breach of trust is ascribed to stock-jobbing. I,ON DON • Pribtett nnei Pintlistwd by 9. LovitLL, tit STATESMAN °Wilt r% Fitet--,Nctl. 9 G r . 1 • 11 .1 ti