The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-07-04 00:00:00

'PT P r pp pos7 lEr 1 . 7,01VD0 V: TUESDAY. JULY 4. I►- Vt" r :. CO WNW, WARDLE. 2'o THE. PEOPLE OF THE UNITED XINO DOA Honoured as my Parliamenlary conduct has been by the approbation of so many of my Country. men, I feel myself called upon in consequence of an vent (hat yesterday took place, immediately to addoss you, ond that in •indication of my character, rendered open to attack from the verdict 'of the Jury upon the evidence of Mrs. CLAIMS and Mr. WRIGUT, the brother of her Uphol. sterer, in a cause in which I was Defendant, In the Court of King's Bench. The detail of the evidence the Public Prints will affog. It is with me to state, that my Counsel,iatisfiA in their minds that the Jury would not, upon such testimony as had been given by the Plaintiff's bro. tber and Mr,. *C . :Lull:a alone, find a verdict against Inc, did not comply WM nig earnest en. treaty (repeated ri Arai in ;:riling (bring the trialin the strongest term.) that &Nor DODD, Mr. G Lunt, and other vspcctable witnesses subpeened by the Plaintiff and myself might bo examined, as I knew their testimony would be founded in truth, and be in direct contradiction to what had been sworn against me. Under such eireumstances the Verdict was obtained. There only remains for me now, before my God and my Country ) to declare, that it was obtained by Perjury alone; and I do pledge myself to prove that fact the earliest moment the forms of the law will allow ate to do so. Anxiously, therefore, do I look forward to that period ; and I trust that till then the public will suspend their jeulgosent upon the case. With sentiments or the deepest gralitude and respect, I remain your ever faithfully devoted Servant, G. L. WARDLE. Jules-street, lily I, 11109. WANTE D Laumediately, for the aecommoda. oat of a e mad his Family, a ready for lambed Name. for Slit Name. Tbe vitiations that would be =ill, arr. South Lambeth. Stockwell. Streatham, and .=—Partaolart. 10 be seat to Mr . Calvert, to)maa, 146.1 , Fleet-bireet. Arrived. Malls. Moe. 1 Dublin 1 - Waterfor4 . 1 0' Motesburgh ....... .... 1 O O molt or STOCKS r.'l9 DAY OK R(YCLOCK. .2011otwill tifie 1 r web. 81114, 11.6. 4 per Cad. Omelets T fIE STATESMAN.. THERE is more reason to apprehend that the evacuation 0: Ferrol and Corunna, of which Go vernm-nt sesterday received advice, has been ye. and fur the purpose of concentrating the French armies in the North of Spain, than that they shoe! I have been driven out by any efforts of the inhabitants ; and although the deli very of those pihres from the presence of the Fr nch, is, in itself, a circumstance highly satisfactory. we cannot see any reason for viewing this intelligence as highly ,favourable. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLAY, it is true, has driven Sotrav out of Portugal—but, notwithstanding the deplorable situation in which the French are re presented to have been, in consequence of their re treat, it has not been found expedient to pursue that army.--Sir ARTHUR WELLEiLET; it must be presumed, and we have not the least doubt, had good reason for not pursuing them—and this renders it wholly improbable that the efforts of the Spaniards were adequate to the expulsion of the French from Ferrol and Corunna..—To suppose this, we must at the same timesuppose Sir A.WEL- Lzst.ev to have been utterly ignorant of the real state of Ferrol and Corunna—for were the infield. tants able to drive the French out—the pre, settee of the British army, offering an attack from without, at the moment of that of the inhabitants within—must have been derifire. B,t, what Is , the fact ? The moment that Sir A. 1 1 - et.Lest.lry had cleared Pbrtugal in the North—he is come pelted to retrace his steps to protect the South-.-- menaced byVicroa. It is difficult to see upon what principle it is attempted to persuade the public that we are, by this mode of warfare, proceeding to drive the French out of Spain. That is not likely to be effected by each puny efforts. The fact is, that Sir A. WELLIISLET is just capable of .rtngal, and nothing ntare. As to Mg direction of Madrid," g' advancing into Spain in the it is pretty clear, that the moment he marches oat of Portugal, the French will again march in. And it is even doubtful whether ti.e egneen. 1.1 • ; : TliE ST A' tratioa of the French armies bap- sot • . . effected for tbo purpose of aseklow lit A - 11 i : ^ all:Wst.t.est.se. If the French are to su 'force to renew their attempt on the North of Portugal, by what means will the South be protected ? We have heard a greett deal' , of the Aliffbeff ftliroArmi arg‘ersdot . f...thit is Inillute4 t i hie inability to renew' his attack, few *. the great turtle opposed to Om. The in. minty of Sir A ETIIUR WELLESLEY has doubt. less originated from some imperious coluiderutton. As to the opposition of the Spaniards to the move. menti of the . French in the north of Spain, we really fear that this is too highly estimated. The loss they here sustained by the re-capture of St. Audero is most serious-5000 men, and their Gen. BALLASTLiOS..-Of this unfortunate event, the foL lon big are briefly the particulars :---" At mid " night of the day on which St. Millen) %al " stormed and raptured by the Spabiards, Gen. " Borrarr, Who had kept his corps among the " mountaius in the neighbourhood, surprised tho " Spaniards in the city, and after an engagement " of two hours, succeeded in completely routing " them." The French, following the exam;4l3 which the l Apattiards bad set them, massacred every man in arms ; the only persons who saved themselves were three officers, who paddled out of the bar. boor in a small boat, and were picked op by 0n... of our cruisers. Gen. BAIILAWEROS escaped dor.' ing the confusion, but was taken prisoner the next day. Such is theaccount of the toasty, which, although it may,and probably is, highly.colourcd, is believed to be in substance true....We learn, by the arrival of the Favourite sloop of war, Gi jon has been rc.captured by the Spaniards. FROM Holland, we have a repetition of the ru. mours of a battle ort.the Danube, to the disadvan. tage of the French—but of such an event, eer tainly no inlefligexce has been received. So profoundly is the secret of the Expedition preserved, that its real destination is reported to beset unknown to Minister: thenuelves.—The favourable points of attack in the present critic►l state of Europe are found to be so numerous, as absolutely to distract the attention of that vigo- rous Minister, who directs the force of this mighty armament.—lt is, however, to be hoped, that decision will not be rendered impossible by the equal attraction of different ofjects, as. was the well.known case of the unfortunate tugboat be. tween two handles of provender. Admiral Sir R. &Tasman is to have the corn. wand of the naval department of the Grand Ex petlition about to sail. Sir SASItirL HOOD, whose health is considerably better, had an interview with the Boardesf Ad mir.ilty ')esterdity, and is to be employed in the expedition, in which Sir HOMS POIPBAN is also appointed to an active command. Lord W. Br.eTi see, it is said, is to proceed to the Continent to juin the Austrian army. Sir ARTHUR WM.LESLEY, it is raid , had liusilire instructions not to enter S, ain till he should be reinforced ; nor before a general plan should be agreed upon with the Spanish Government. The infwided Court-Aiarail on Admiral Lord GAMBICR is postpoued sine die, on account, as it is said, of the grand Expedition destiued to sail with all possible dispatcll. Causes of various kinds, and even genders, masculine, feminine, and tieutcr, have been 'as. signed for the procradination of Lord iVeLt.cs- LlT's departure on his Spanish Embassy ; but whatever may have been the primary ub tac:e, his Lordship's serious inrii.posoion through the whole of last week, eertainly prevented hi:. (teparture. In our report of Sir 11. Mur:slitY . i speech at the Essex Meeting, there was a mi6tal..e. Sir 11. did not say " It must be from thea,stivei not frum the House of is that the people must expect relief,"—but " that Reform would not be gin in the House of Curninuis:-:, but must originate with the people." . . A hoax was the other day practised upon the physicians and surgeons, similar to that with which the schoolmasters were treated some time ago. In cimsequetice of a communication, that there was to be p consultation upon a very extraordinary case, at the house of Mr. Dickson, a surgeon iu the Commercial Road, about fifty medical gentlemen attended at a stated hour, and many sent their servants, with messages that they would attend in half an hoer after thu time fixed. Their chagrin may be easily conceived when they disco►ered the imposition. Captain BARCLAY was pursuing his task on Sunday evening. He is rather reduced in flesh, and, from a stiffness iu his 41, he now occupies from 20 to 25 minutes in walking each mile, but is confident of success. Betting is two to uue and five to two on the performance. ELOPEMENT.—The Daughter of a late City Linen Draper; recently retired from business, on Friday morning last absented herself from her home, in the vicinity of Clapton. The young lady went out to take her usual morning walk previous to Papa coming dow ii to break. fast ; but not returning fur a considerable time after the regular breakfast hour, suspicion arose, and on inquiry it was soon ascertained that she was gone en a matrimonial trip ; it appeared that a city chaise hail been seen waiting for upwards of an hour, in the early ivtrt of the morning, near the house, iii which' the Lady, accompanied by her gallant, took flight. The Gentleman is a Midship. man, whose friends reside in the neighboui !loud , and the Lady, who completed her 21st year a few days since, has a fortune of WOO:. at her owe di,posat. P}SIVIAN. TUE EXPEDITION. • Prot the secrecy which has hitherto been pre. liervtd, there is not the smallest ,reason to believe that the numerous points of destination which have been Atcribed to the Exptditirs are au,. flounced on aN7 better authority than pat of more, cm . jeeture. The quantity lrti # i•r t both fiCld and battering, la so numerous, alit° render it ex.' ' (tensely problitle that a sudden attack is myditated on some great naval arsenal, or place of streNth of some of our enemies. [limyy triggeee i% strictly prohibited; and altbeugh every officer emeitleil is as ignorant as the public, of (he destisiation of the Expedition, it is tilt general opinion that the service will nut be of longer duration than that against Copenhagen. It is already discovered that it will be impost.ible to com. plete the various arrangements so early as the lith instant, on which day it nas orightelly proposed that the Expeditiou should sail, and to collect the whole at one point is found to be equally impracticable, within any reasonable time ; the Eapetlition must therefore sail from dilerent ports.—Portsmouth is the . grand point of assemblage; at Ifarwich and the Dowas.also troops arc collecting. Notwithstanding the expedient of employing ships of war to. convey the troops, which now appears to be a measure of Necettity, and not of jNdgmemt—the deficiency ,of shipping is such, that even foreign vessets have been taken up by Government as transports. The following ships of war have already been appointed to the present service, 'to which it is expected that there will be a considerable addition : Sh4os of the Liar. Frigate% Eatie M aribornagh larperieas e I mprieut It nl Oak Hata an Al and iile Item Carat Pearl Valiant NI march Pallas . ...____ I'enerable Belkisle lir)ad Superb &Mina Gan;.-es OH m linmbg. rentisr Addlles Ve-asith A book le Repulse 1/evusttion. Resolution Illustrious ARTILLER V. Sixty 18-poandees, battering; forty ?I do.; 110 pieces of Field Artillery's Teu 6$ lb. earromuley: 40 Mortar.; annoy Roo tilers s an immense number of Concrete Rocket% s Shrapnel! Shells; nod an ample supply or atinnassition fur a siege. Foot Artillery - 2 " /1° Men. • llorcc Uittu, S Troops - 960 Sir RICHARD `4'fitACll VI; • Sir SAMUEL loon, Rear-Adoriral OrwAT, and Sir Hoer. Portia's, it is said, are already named to naval commands. With respect to the command of the land forces, there is no reason, at present, to donbt, that to the Earl of Cosrusa will be intrusted the direc. tion of this formidable force. h has been asserted that the services of General FERGUSON have beim rejected; this has been con tradicted, by a statement, that the General's health is not such as to permit him to take a Share in the Expedition. The anxiety of the public on this question is proportioned to the acknowledged mock of the gallant General. N41:4 L INTEL LIGENCE. PORTIMOUTH, Jt7LY S.—Arrived this afternoon the San Jovef, of likt gone, Capt. Dunn. bearing thy nag of Vice- Admiral Air John Duckworth, from Plymouth. She has brought train's here. Sailed the schooner, with n convoy for the Dontre. Arrived the Protector, Lieut. Mitchroor, from Gvrosey. The 3d battalion of the Itoyob artretied in yesterday stud to-day. 'f Ur lib battalion have Lyra drafted into them, to strengthen them. The Jamaica frigate is onmaored, with the Nen foundlaod convoy, the Kind havingisaificd to the N. N. L. Y it MOUTII, .11FLY I—Passed this morniog, MI sail of merchantmen, under convoy. tomnd to (lotteuburgh. Yesterday the dispa taws hy the Charlton, Wind ham, Si, William Palicury, Lady Lushington, Sarah Chritiana, Norlhaaridon, and Union, w'r closed , at the East India House, and delivered to the respective Pursers : PASSENGERS: Per CIE Ott TON, for Bengal :—Majnr Caldwell and fAdy ; Mrs. Ann (ireen, D. f/entoa, and Ifirriet Carters Mims Bretzehe, Mary C. Mrtwon, and Mary T. nod Fruargs Mus lin; ; Mr. W. P. Muscat, Arlitant Huron*, an I Ladv g !Messrs. )larriott, ewenaten. 4Wigusn, run' flail, Cadet.. For Madnis; Mr. Joist.. Stuati, Avsia•nat Surgeons %Ir. (Jordon, Carle,. For 31aleira; Mrs. .thtitlaild, Mrs. Minguy, and Mr. Maguire. Per WI DRA V, for Heilral: Nfr. Surgeon; M. John Diluter, Mr. Bru^e, M !teott, Sin. Nfureaurg. and d tughter: Iferr,.• French, Searle, Urueli hnldina. Wright, Mackenzie, Sheriff, Marfarip;tar, and ?bo nd& Cadets. For Madill,: Capt. W. Waugh; Ng. Brunton, C tcIM. For Fort Nl:er!tait': Cherie, flalioway, Esq. S'ettior, Nlerehant. l'r• S' IR WILLI %le POLTeX.F. - . 4 (0r Thisg.ll load Marks Swart; Cop ain Jo n lYeiton; Linkman; henry Webil ; Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Jones, )Ir. Levto; ; Mirserv. Baker. Lind.ay, Archer. Jones, and Blair, C:uict,. Per LADY LVirIINGTO,r. far Bengal: Mr. Derlsert Compton, Advocate; Captain Morris, Lady, and fiunilt ; Captain Sir *Poona% Rains's nod L tdy ; Mr. Diltito ; Kiw ;mules Mabert aid Watem; Mite,". Clifton anJ Lrikiue; Me'rr-. Turner, Willi/union, Brice atal Er,ltioe. Cadets. For Marle:et : Mrs. Underwood an d flute dauglueri ; Mr. Roberison, cutlet. Per SAMAR CHRnTtar.r for Henn!: Mr. Palermo, - Sergeon Alistres,es Iloward, Jack•on, trench; NlisiiJeeltson ; Mr. Ker, Cadet. Per NORTItAMPTON, frr Renal: Mim-s natter and linrtmo. Fir {Lomita, : Ntajor-General the Jim. John .Altertromb), Commander in Chief; Steers. Mill,. Newell, Minh:dem, and Pike, Laileti. Per WILLIAM PITT, for Bengal: Mr. G. Carriogi on: lr. Welchem:l, Cadet. Cur M utra. Res. R. Seti.h and family : Mr. Cr 11, Cadet. Per U x tux, for Bombay; Messrs. Alfred and Tech, free mariners; 110.4111. Britten, Samik, and Hach:tr.', Alenws. Cardiff and Robson, Cadets : for Bengal, Mr. M-Pnie. A bill for one hundred thousand pounds, drawn in favour of Josses! BoSATAKTE'S Government, has, within these few days, tieing presented to a great mercantile house in the city. holding urge sums belonging to the legitimate Government of Spain. It was transmitted by one of the first houses in llolland. Payment was refused.—Tiones. Dr. NEALE'S del:ant work, descriptive of the late Campaigns in Portugal and Sp.lits, has been read through the Metropolis with that hvely terot, which the subject cannot fail to excite in every British bosom. Littuto.—This day there being no Court of Al dermen, the Lono MAvott, after ih,perting fh,• rmurec of the Bakers' Company and Meal...o 4 l i _ cry, ordered it to continue at the prea:nt prices. • • .4CCOUNTS, REPORTS, FABLES, AX I) Fit 1 RIGATIONS. --......- The following account frbisZWALKERSDORTIP . • does not contain one partidbstff infvrnt'tiul's which we have not aireudy,th&ved. Of the re port of the Cientk:«o:l front-i• - ratiee, in t:ic stab . segment letter (rum Portsmouth, we cannot say quite hi/ !hurls. Nothing can be more easy than to mainferrture arch accuonts —takin...: for the grooms-work some truth, and loft/41pin' as mally articles as the fancy may dictate. That there hat been a battle in which the V' r:ltch ivete absolutely defeated, we know—and it i. -:', ir . tv ,- * that several private room:nit itiv•is !: Jas Paris state the belief in that city to lie, that their loss %es grater titan has been reported through my other channel. But it is impossible not to admire th e happy cointideace of circumstances its the wound ing the twelve Aitles-du-Camp of LsssEs, and the whole Suite of the Archduke CIIARLIM I with the exception of a single indiridttal of each Suite. Tu have completed this parallel fairly, the Archduke CHARLES . ought Also to have been wounded as will as (Anita. W A 611C161191)011 FF, Joel: 7.—Y00 lustre airendy received thenews of a magnificent battle so the 21st and ZI nit. no I this side the Danube, nod which was of tile greatest import ! once; for Napoleon himself, essusandieg in pence, e spas ing himself this time like a private soldier, was 'tease, and forted to quit the Geld of battle, a'Al reernss the thaosbei 1 1 leasing upwards of sis thousand wounded on ttie Geld of bai -1 tie, where cur army picked up ea the fellow* dove more than 20,11)(1 firelock=, swine eagles, cannon, Ike. tar. to effort, every thing that prowt a complete defeat. Besides the SOW wounded, who are in r ur hospitals, there were carried 24,103 into the hozpitals of Victims mad the anborhs. Lanes was *killed; D'Espagne, St. Solite, Chastillk, and a fah.— Oodles had his arm or leg tarried away. (*nestle Ben- Were, Mantic, youttg Masse,., and some others, were griev. Gusty wee led ; two Generals, Damage! and Folders, and the Witientharg General Roder, were made prboners.--. Our Inn was very cousitierahle ; we had liken Gegen& wounded. Bet besides General Weber, who is dead of Lis wounds, we hare only General 11' inzengcrode. and per haps Juarpa Colioredn, who *LI not be able to jolt' the army in a fortnight. It was one of the galleon* actions that earn be imagined. Our infantry, Punning solid mares, repelled fur thirty hours the attack of the cavalry, supported by grape shot, and annoy annihilated that cavalry, which had done so much in the precedist aetlesa. Price, John of Lichtetutein sustained, for several haute, eilth Svc hantaliqap and some earalrv, the pressure of SIS,Ois seen, who wished to force the centre. The Archdnke, who espased his persus so mods, those( all his suite nue Meer: alone, Co.t.d. de Ca -1 'mai, was the only one not wounded, performed wooden. All the Gaserab, Oftets, and Soldiers, (might like heroes. They attacked isererchments aid villages, with cries and et dumdums of " Long lire the Emperor, loag lire the Arab duke !"—Since the battle. which coat both sides in killed an& wooded SUMO ewe, two-thirds of whom are French, Napo- Ire imo , releforted himself with all the treaps lw could; the greater part of the Army of Ital . , the Salim% *Wines bergers, fcc. have Nord him. The Arehtlake has aloe a.- Ambled all his foram sad *Ned the Archduke Joie, who is pieceediog la the direction of the Raab, no the other side of the Danube. We suppose that there will be shortly a deci sive eyrie, and we have ream) to hope it will be to ear ad. vantage. "- • ''''-' Poorsnorru, Jr r.rThank cart..i arrived on Friday of ht at this port, from biorlai it. Colonel Was ten Morton, who sailed in her from Portsmouth, with dim patches from the American Government for that of Frooce, lauded (Mire on the 9.1 q landed there on the gist last, but it NM with great difficulty that he obtained perinis.ion to go ashore. A Ge•Oleynao who eame In the Milbank, aid was at Paris on the 9th Jane, states that various pris etc rs arm received from the French arms, from %which it appears that they hod 13.030 of their hest troops killed end dronced in the footle of the and their loss is so seserrly felt by the Linperor, that almost every soldier is Frame. evcept some Gem d' Armes ulio ore iletaincd bripr on the Conscripts. are no their smirch to Join the Eir.peror ia Germany. About L 34,000 Ciancripts had hems raised wank, CA. LW *it Month , . 'I'M MIX' letters state, that M4stenit (I)eke of ltivoli) arts s ounded in the of tinn of the 2`ltl, on the Danube; and that four Generals of I)isisions were killed, amt above sixty ether pacers of rank were killed and wounded on that day. Of Ituefer aides-de-ramp, who attended Marshal lasties, aho was snort illy wounded, and since dead. ones one escaped inita.o. ltimapaise's ' favourite corps of Cuirassiers (horsemen armed with polished steel coats of mail), and Gallons's die :siou of ;tn.- militia, were almost to a elan cat to pieces. The war with Germany, which was before unpopular, ie now cried sot against most violently. It i- rather an esti 10-ciliary circsm ttance that a grand expedition fins Eogland was generally expected to appear on the French coast. and was every where spoken of. It nil., suppo.e.l W .be intepded, la the tint instance, fur Flushing, and afterwards to go up the Ebr. C.loeial produce is very high .at Alorhi sugar sell. for live lisps 4id.) per pound a and cost-- hair- a-goinea pound. Our seamen osa are prisoners in fri..ee are well treated.--Sir.lorto Moustir. to rams r in the Mil bank: he was liberated by o spreial mitli-r train Ilacrp.irte„ and ha. !Kra chiefly confined at I'ersailles, since the depar ture of Lord Whitworth from Paris." Mr. Ilsasrs is said to dire given CATALAN' a thouy•rud guineas to relinguiA her engagement at Covent-garden Theatre. Mil. StDown took leave of her admirers in Scotland last stork ha the character of Isabella, it► the Foto' Marriaze. Mr. KtssoLE is playing at fielf.ist. %there he performed Pearuitluek and Lear, last week, to overflowing hoeses. A ,froto, took 1.1-iec last werk nn the 17.41;...r1 stage between Airs. Joao As and another per.. former, which elicited for the moment much con fusion. The Lour) Cnamerri on remarked yesterday in Court, on a mnsiun for payment of costs, that it became tuo frequent to trespass on the funds in she Accountant's hands by intermediate •0 that 41 last iu some cases scarcely nos thing re. maimed for the creditor. It. thought that it iroul..l be an improver ent in practice, that the A trelltil. aat should in et cry Caw 1.4.1 2 X16(10 ' 611(11 $O 411.41WPr 14•btu, to be beyond the reach of the .w utter uedi !tc tiff/lions, and declared his inlet/film et ronnimsoirating with the Accountant s to acre/fain •shet•'.-r there nos any insuptrable abjection to the estableshin en( of such a 11;1... NI