The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-08-11 00:00:00

I L) 11`' - . • • a , . •11 0 • . 9 I • I I IA THE STATESMAN. • - STATEMENT Or TES TOPOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL ITTuATION OF THB FMCS ARMY OF THE SOUTH OF SPAIN, UNDLA TIIE COMSIAND OF MARSH/l1,.:10MT. FIRST CORPS.—Thee Divisinnt. &Decals. I Situation. 1 Itegimento y , ` : ~-~ VILLATZ, Of Divisioa. Covacoi. PIM? DIVItION. Ist Brigade, as a moveable Pth Light, column in the Sierra de 96th Line. Ronda. OBSEItVATIGNS. • General Vit.rxra, at present, commands the eorps•in chief: formerly be coasmanded only a third division: he it a man es teemed and beloved by the army, as well for Lis moth as his mi litary qualities. Re is a protegee of the EMPEROR, and Sovur ins a great regard fol. him : he is a young man, bat an old Omu ral. Ills head-quarters are in Port St. Mary's. ilsoluta, of Brigade. MO CQV EXT. 2d Brigade is Roads; 06- ben, and Antiqwera ; as abo in Zara. 24th• tale 'scow) Divnto*. In Fatrernaders, *swell pedidon. 1500 1501) General Covativx is a brave, severe, and good General, re spected by his inferiors, and loved by the division, which is the best, and is very , well disciplined. Gen. blEusamt commands the first brigade, and supports Coy- Rona well; he is reckoned the best Gen. of Brigade in thearmy. General Mocquzar has no talent, and commands Ls Ronda, with the 24tir. • , . Calblima, it • !Mt!' 1 Ilst Ikiva‘ 16th Light, ilst. Vacant. :. 1 27th i l.;tet, 94th. 95th. Bth Lioe, 54th. General &Limon it a man of talent, but has more prudence than courages he has lost greatly in the opinion of the army for net having behaved well at Barrosa, and from having been the Arm to sign the sentence of the Duc d'Ermisms, to which dr ! caantance be owes all his preferment. • General CASSIGNE is destitute of military talent; he commit ted some fbult at the battle of Barrosa. 1500 liOJ Ls Fou., Brig. cauensods dip 1500 1500 this Brigade. Ilhcatoz,Beig 1500 LW I. • SOPTIEMIAINS, Srij• ItAsovuax,of ~Divisipa. 1 General Lapt.ANr, who commanded the 4d brigade, it gone to France, hot is to return. CURES; Brig. General Lt For. is a man of distinguished talents, particularly in the military line. This Brigade is excellent; a Osietsel emu mends it, as tbe third division has been given to LS rim, ow, Vssawns has been entrusted with the whole of the *rst corps. COL CERIUM. Gowns! Amnion is also a distinguished man, and unman. mealy active. His Brigade is a very fine one, and is Maud, charged with the lines of St. Petri and Chiclana. Total 4400 This cavalry is.vrell kept and well commanded. It has sot sneered in general from the want of provender, which has scarcely failed. The 14th dragoons belong to the 4th corps, aad was seat to reinforce the first corps. In the espeditioa to Ta rifa It suffered very considerably in loss of hones, bat has date beet rostaanted. 'The Commandant of Artillery is a man of weak character,not much esteemed : Colonel Bavirtaa, his second, is director of the park of artillery, and is an excellent officer. 1500 1500 General GARBET is a man of merit. and is ably supported by his second, Colonel JuearatAv DE Sr. 75th 58th 1500 Iwo Colonel Czareva isa very distinguished man in his profession, His corps of Marines is very select, and must be considered an admirably fine body of men. Oth Drag. ilth 12th 14th 16th 2Oth fist - Polish Laa This is *little more, or less,the effective strength of the first corps. Pedect . 11,300 2,500 10,800 'Woos General LaVAL, of division, commands the Fourth Corps. Hit head-Tauter, are at Granada; h: is an experienced officer. This corps is distributed over all parts of Granada, Jaen, and Cor dova, and rut of Murcia, and must keep up the communica tion with Sumser. Total . General ManaNsin is a good officer, but prevented doing ser vice in the field by a wound at Albucra; Colonel Bonwut coat raands his brigade. . IMO 1500 1500 1500 1500 ilaid 28th th Light 45 9th 12th Light 1500 1500 1300 700 General REY is a man without such courage or talent. 'id Moats 10th do. 10th Chas. 21st do. the Cavalry belonged to the Division of MILNAIID but of the regiments here named, the 14th dragoons are gone to the tiro corps, and the Bth, 12th, 16th, 20th dluo, are gone on an expedi tion to Estremadura, funning a deduction of 2,500 cavalry from this corps, aid of which, 2,000 will be found added to the sth Corp.. 6166 do . 201.1) VW. 26th do. Ic.. o th do. lid' do. 4t4 do. Bth Tab 500 500 500 500 Cavalry denied and added to other corps. The present effective strength of the Foarth Corps. 500 500 800 li.vsz, Brig. j LIMIT, Gen. of I Div. in Chief of the South. - NOTZR, I Col, IMO NW' . 29,930 , • t 10 I • • •VI .4., ‘• • • !.. -; • • w• . .~~.... Count D'Estunt, General of Division, commands the Fifth Corps in chief. The bead-quarters were at Lierena, but since are uncertain. . The district of this corps is from the south of the Tagus, Estremad um, part of tbe prow lace of Seville, part of Cor dova, and by the mountains towards the Mancha. One Battalion, 501, gone to France with Moisten, and 600 men lost by GIRARP, and the remainder in HadaJos. 600 men lost by GIRMID, and one Batt. in Builaicise. One Battalion lost in Beitoe. One Battalion lost is Bad.** ' One ditto ditto f 4th Battalion lost in Badajos This Regiment has lately been bent to the Fiat Corp, sad is in Chielana. • • Tins cavalry was under the orders of LATOPR Maosoolus. now in France. The first division is light cavalry, wait to Frame with Mallon, but probably returned by this dine. The 40th, 12th, 16th, and Bth Dragoeus belong to the north Corps, but hart been sent to reinforce the Fifth Corps to Dire. madura. Part of ails Artillery lost in Baclajos. Part of this Artillery lost in llt;tlAjor, These Marines are stationed of Gnadaltinisir s two amps were lost in Badajos. Maidliethe in *Phi ryR .'' 1' ~.~~Yiti. MMIIIIIMiI Besides the preceding numbers, there should be roc. honed as attached to the sth corps about 3000 Spanish regulars, consisting of infantry, cavalry, and artil lery. Of the latter, there are about 300 very good : there is amongst these troops a regiment of Cacadores de Moatana, 400 men, commanded by Col. Figue roa, that has been particularly active, and are as good as any troops. The remainder are des. sed, and are not trusted by the French ; they are Clistri. bated in the forts of Seville, and left of the Gua dalquivir. There is a German division, composed of 4000 in fantry, which occupies the Sierra Morena, and La Mancha, and is charged with the maintenance of the correspondence with Madrid, &c. A battalion of this division was iu garrison at Badajos, and taken there. Marshal Soult has drawn as much benefit as could' be expected from the civic guards : that of Seville, i 4000, is strong and well -disciplined ; those of Car-1 a moot and Fuentes, the former 1,20 t), the latter 300, e are good; that of Xeres, 2000, is numerous and faith- E fuL to French : they do the interior service in such! 0 a manner as to leave the troops of the line disposable for the field. There are in the four Kingdoms andl I F.stremadura about 30,000 organized civic guards.--- 1 By the system lately adopted by the Emperor, the regiments in the army of the South arc not relieved, but their deficiencies are constantly supplied from the depots ; on which account they are reckoned in the , preceding statement at their full complement of men present on parade. The following organization is N gmeeral, and will serve to elucidate :—Every regi ment of infantry is composed of five battalions, of which three are at the army ; the fourth battalion is used going up and down through Spain and France, convoying the recruits, &c. who are sent from the s great depots to the lesser one at Bayonne; and the ts sth consequently remains in depot, &c. Every bat- M talon is composed of six companies, of 140 men, in -11 eluding one of grenadiers and one of voltigeurs ; this will make 840 men, including officers and serjeants; a but from this number must be deducted the sick, the la veterans employed in the forts, the servants of officers, e si artizans of the regiment, the gardes d' equipage, artil g lery,atudliaries ' and the occasional detachments to form the escort of Generals, going to Madrid, &c. e Thus on an average each battalion may be reduced 1 to 500 men effective present under arms; but on the day of battle, all (except sick and convalescents, and the garde' d'equipage,) re-enter the regiments, so as 1 to complete the battalions , to at least 600 men.— Every regiment of cavalry is composed of four squa drons, and a compagnie d'filite. ,Taking a fair ave rage of the regiments, the cavalry is not over-rated in the statement, as several exceed 500, and very few are much below it. The elites are all chosen men, who must have at least ten years' service, and consequently are much superior to the rest. The whole of the cavalry may be said to be now complete. Ti Horses at one period had failed to a considerable ex tent; but in the different reinforcements that came to the army of the South, 5000 men were mounted, and the rematuder of the dismounted received Spa nish horses from the Communes of the Kingdom, which have answered very well. The Police of the Interior is severe and well orga nized. The post is well paid and mounted. The correspondence on the line of the Guadalquivir is rapid and well armed. The Ist corps has got its military chest and equi page, guards, and convalescents in Seville; the sth. ' in corps likewise. Seville is the centre of all the civil and military administrations of the army of the South. The grand• Magazines of subsistence are in ' I that city. The foundry and powder-magazines there, amply provide the army. • Timber fit for every La purpose is in great abundance in its immense depot. The Guadalquivir has been rendered navigable to ,' Cordova and Andujar, to facilitate the transport ofl timber from the Sierra Morena and kingdom of Jaen. , A battalion of Marine Artificers has a great park in . • Seville, under the direction of General Lery, Chief of Engineers. Shoes, saddlery, harness, and leather ! of every description, is abundantly supplied by the tanneries in Seville, under the direction of Mr. We- I 'i"theral. The hospitals are in good order, and well ! fiend. Clothing of all kinds is well and regularly supplied. Wine has never failed the army ' • it is mostly drawn from Xe r es, and shipped in St. Lunar for Seville. Wheat is drawn from - the extensive plains of Xeres, Utrera, Lebrija, Carmona, and It Una,. By the prudent measures of Marshal Soult, this grain has never failed the army ; but the inhabi -15 tants have suffered v and latterly paid through the 151 iSt province from 10s. to 12s. the fanega. Oats are 1 15( scarce, and latterly failed ; straw always was to be i obtained. The cavalry is now feeding green, which i ISO is good and very substantial in these parts. — The 50t harvest of this year promises to be uncom- I 700 manly abundant. Measures are taking that no 100 corn should pass over to the Spaniards. Villamartin was fortified particularly for that purpose, the bin.- * dens of the Guadalete being very fertile. Cattle is * 0 drawn from the Sierras of panda. Cordova, and the 0 'Morena, where it ;bounds: the Ist and sth corps 1 also draw their cattle from the low country in their I districts, and from the Ilas Mayor y Metior in the a Guadalquivir, which *yarns with cattle of all kinds ; the Marshal having taken particular care that they should be spared and kept for a reserve. In general ; there fails nothieg to the army in point of subsist.,! . ence. Howeeer, the corps which is the best pro vided, is that in Granada—the Fourth • as that , 1 'kingdom has never b e e n o pp resse d by td; great a number of men. The depot of this corps is iu the . city of Granada, where there it also -a grand maga- T. 46 of subsistence, as also in Mal a ga, sufficient to- FM gether for a year's supply. IL The launches, gun and flat boats in the Trocadero are almost rotten, b u t ma y b e re pl ace d, as there will • Tittle two regiments are, fawner, by this time be no want of timber. Cordon has a good depot t 31nrsbal &max haa completed arlie the thethßlß• 00 NIX for timber. feted by thefall of liadkjos sad be surprises is liesessudeiss g Marshal Soult has determined to maintain but two hawing (ladled thesuPenunneetwiet of ail 0414111 0rrraam at or three grand depots of sebsistence as above noted, the army, " d l aded the ' recnipa al e6111 4 11 0 1 0 0 /0 111 0 1 9. 1 ‘ all other magazines being temporary ; -the organiza- don established thr oug h th e province being inch, - that RECAPITUL.ATIOI I 4 :t f. ' rot . • *stows sad distriets.supply the daily rations of the N Talt lereltiteelt Or VIM rarecu ARMY OF Tilt snorts Or tOllbUrei ' DALMATIA• • ..fail SOIILT 3 VIIIIIIS 4)7 tel " th Par f r alth very little necessity • for drawing on Via elm.; exeunt ia,casee of expeditions.-- Fgrecilre strength of the TIM Corpa, ander G emen t vnizw e r., f.„;'; 4 ' • • •• 1 . • - . Generally speaking, all the forts and intrenched Ditto ditto of thee Fourth ditto , under General Was kit ..,iil- ' .i .. " eal .... . '. . • . Peaty have Oa Inopthe e ar's tant supply . The Clr- Ditto thus of the FiAh ditto, under allOV&T, Count D ' A il l" .. . r' ' *** ' .• **** tdji of Seville has is . y subsistence for the Ist . • • • aad sth earns. Its fortifications are tonsideree •, ..4/. r_ •4 4 . I • •:44;, : • ".• ' i ~.i , ‘ all a eltekrourre, awl fold stand a long sieir .•• ~ •11 . & ...ri , •,,,,..a d owialko k ii-ame p1awm&w....p.... a ~.... .... %,-• ... • ..-1,.. ~. ..ma - 4 ~.. . ... ba -• — --- -"-•• " ' 7- " `c: ' .- 3' ' • • • • •• , 4.;:‹11 a V. 74 • .. • ...- • I i , • . • ..•••• t . AI • . • • • - ( .::‘ ,• • • . flee.: Levu, of Div. Brigadier. Ist Brigade. dry, tir g. 2d Brigade. Ai mirky., Brigadier. Col. Boy eur.z. FIFTH CORPS.—Two Divisioas Infantry, Two Di, Cavalry. Covet D'Ea coo of Div. Bvav Sr. Pox., Brigadier. SAIIICAtrD. Gel 9cLorokos BR ass, D Brig. st iv. fl StT DIVISION. ICCOFD DITISION. Cavalry. rotteloodom. Korai of Conloft, sad indoos of Seville; Artillery. • Ugistert ?lit Nth 90th 34th 44 'Brigade. I. lIIIRD MINION. [lad Brigade. 2d Brigade. Tbese two brigades are in' the lines front pick to St. Lacer, and wad , detachments toilwr,llle. • di la, Arcns, and Zona. Cavalry ,The cavalry, is chiefly em. la body with the rstrivisloa, and the re- , minder is distributed *met the Prefecture of Xeres. Artillery. Chiefly in the lines before Cadiz, with the third di. vision. Earhmers and Sappers. Two Companies are with the first Division,and the remainder are eeleilly is the lines with the 3d. Marine Soldiers. Port Royal, St. Lucar,Tro cadero, and the Coast. FOURTII CORPS. Malaga, Graaada, Almeria, Antiquera, part of Pro vince of Jaen, and part of Cordova, ate. Moveable column against Ballaqtcres, and the In surgents of the Sierra de Road,. Cavalry. Artillery, Granada, Jaen, Antiguan, Malaga, aad the Coast. Eagiarers and Sappers. Ditto, Ditto I The inhabitants of Andalusia and Estremadura a much protected by M ars h a l S ou l t : to the east of ( army they like him very well. His military and ministrative talents are certainly of the first order he listens much to the advice of Count Montarcti who is also a man of talent, cunning, and suppleues, VACCINE INOCULATION. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL VACCINE DATED M•Reii 9, 1812. [Printed by order of the Home of Commons, lay 29, IS1? 7 TO TRY RIERT RON. RICHARD P.YDER, PRINCIPAL SECKAI,.,, OP STATE, ROME. DEPARTEENT, S. National Vaccige listabliflurrnl, Leiceiter-lutte, Marc:i 9. 181 V. Slit,—The Board of the National Vacciue Usti, blishment have the hotioui of reporting to you, U. during the year 1811, the Surgeons appointed b y their authority to the nine Stations in London, I,p, e vaccinated 3148 persona, and have •listributed 13,7 ; : t charges of Vaccine Lymph to the Public. The nen,. ber vaccinated this year rather exceeds that of the year 1810, and the demand for Lymph ha; b ee; , often ee great that it could not be immediately cep. plied. • They have great satisfaction► in dating, that since the commencement of this Establishment, not a sin gle instance of the accession of Small-Pox. ef ter Vaccination, has occurred to any of the vacciottip. Surgeons of the nine Stations. , The Board report, that they have been lately for. nished with many satisfactory official documents from 'the Naval and Military Departments of Government, respecting the progress of Vaccination, and have likewise obtained some other authentic papers on the subject, containing much important information,— They think it expedient to lay before you a summary of their contents. It appears, that in consequence of an order frog► the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, Vacci. nation has been practised in the Navy to a great ec. tent; and although it has not been universally adopt. ed, the mortality from the Small. Pox, among sea- men, is already greatly diminished. In the army, the practice of Vaccination has been long established, by an order from the Commander in Chief, and its effects have been decidedly senet cial ; for almost the only persons among the troops who have lately been affected with Small-Pot, have been either recruits, who had received the in fection previous to their enlistment, or soldiers Rho had not been vaccinated, on the supposition of their having had the variolous disease. Thus, with a few exceptions, a disorder formerly so fatal to the troops, is now considered as nearly extinguished is the army. By iniormation transmitted to the Board front their numerous Correspondents in all parts of the country, it appears, that Vacclhation is almost every where gaining ground, throughout the British dominions, though its progress is very different in different places ; and it is found that the number of deaths from the Small-Pox is uniformly decreav ing, in proportion as Vaccination becomes more ge. neral, and the inoculation of the Small-Pox de. dines. The disappearance of the Small-Pox from the Island of Ceylon, wns noticed in the Report of last year.; and the Board has now the pleasure of stat. ing, from sources of authentic and satisffictory in. formation, that, in consequence of Vaccination, this dreadful disease has in no instance lately occurred in the Island of Anglesey, in the populous city of New. castle-upon-Tyne, in the town of Petworth, or in the adjoining district. Through the different counties of England, the practice of Vaccination is becoming general, and tbs Small-Pox is gratismlll declining ; and even in Lon don, where the opposition to the new Inoculation has been most violent, it is prevailing, and its salutary effects are becoming daily more evident. At present, by the best estimate we are able to make, it appears that nearly two-thirds of the children annually born in the metropolis, are vaccinated either by charitable institutions or private practitioners ; and that the number of deaths by Small-Pox has proportionably decreased. Previous to the discovery of Vaccina. tion, the average number of deaths by Small. Pox within the Bills of Mortality, was two thousand annually ; whereas in the last year, only 751 persons have diectof that disease, although the increase of population within the last ten years has been 133,139. The increase of population throughout Great Britain, in the same period of time, has been 1,609,000; and to these augmentations the practice of Vaccine tioa has probably much contributed. The Reports from the Cow-Pox Institution in Dublin are of the most favourable nature, and furnish sufficient reason to believe, that since the introduc tion of the Vaccine preventive, the mortality front SmallaPox has considerably declined in that city. The correspondence of the Institution affords satisfactory evidence of the progressive increase of Vaccination throughout Ireland. In most of the principal towns of that kingdom, the poor have the advantage of gra- I tuitous inoculation with Cow-Pox, either at the hos. pitals, or at the houses of the Physicians ; and it is stated-, that among the higher ranks, Vaccination 13 i universally adopted. The accounts from Scotland, particularly those from the Faculty at Glasgow, which have been trans mined to the Board, furnish evidence of the general land rapid increase of Vaccination in the northern • part of the Island, and give the most satisfactery proofs of the success and efficacy of the practice. Notwithstanding the incontrovertible evidence of the very great advantages of Vaccination, it is much to be lamented that there are still tome Medical Practitioners, though the number of them is compa ratively small, who obstinately persist in dissemina ting by Inoculation the contagion of the Small-Pox, and who strenuously encourage and support, esPe• daily among the lower orders of the people, the prejudices against the new practice ; rumours are ire. dustriouely spread abroad, of deforming and loath' some diseases produced by this practice; and name tolls mss-statements of cases are published, of the oft eurrence of Small-Pox after Vaccination.—That is some instances the Small-Pox has affected Mae" who have been most carefully vaccinated, is sulk ently established ; sot ought we to be surprised a' this, when we consider that the Inoculation for the Small-Pot sometimes fails, and that several coming', be preduosd s In which persons hare brit:F afectie , cunning, and suppleUhl ;:n. r. L s e rriartin as t: — — EavTopinft: Eci cif chti:::"R:: : 'CU LATION. tO ecac iii . t .ter sE: N ul l::: m.-- Of el cu 0, 1812. 6n Jaly 29, ISI? - Cc rot .ii rc:i 9. 181 w. :), e National Vecchio E s t i , of reporting to you, tt r c Surgeons appointed b ) , th Stasions in London, tar e 11": nd base •listributed 13,7. 1 la to the Public. The nom. at sther exceeds that of the • It nd for Lymph has be e ., V' 1 not be immediately s op . ev lion lu dating, that since or Establishment, not a sin. t I ision of Small-Pox, after ti I to any of the vaccinetip o stss. r they have been lately fur. st ory official documents from sc !partments of Government, qt of Vaccination, and have rn ber authentic papers on the G important information,— w lay before you a summary m' th sequence of an order from ge of the Admiralty, Vacci. ar in the Navy to a great ec. so sot been universally adopt. ci se Small. Pox, among sea- ti minished. tl ce of Vaccination has been it rder from the Commander di [eve been decidedly lend.. ti persons among the troops t I ;:ted with Small-Pot, ltbe se rho had received the in. P nalistment, or soldiers scho on the supposition of their g disease. Thus, with a few a merly so fatal to the troops, f' early extinguished is the d a nitted to the Board from if mients in all parts of the tl at Vaccination is almost rd, throughout the British n ogress is very different in h found that the number of r Pox is uniformly decrees. al cination becomes more ge. / ion of the Small-Pot de. the Small-Pox from the oticed in the Report of last now the pleasure of stat. ientic and satisfactory in. quence of Vaccination, this instance lately occurred in 1 the populous city of New. town of Petworth, or in counties of England, the s becoming general, and the 1 eclining ; and even in Lon. i . to the new Inoculation has I prevailing, and Its salutary i more evident. At present, i re able to make, it appears the children annually bora [ :dilated either by charitable ractitioners ; and that the il-Pox has proportionably the discovery of Vaccine. ser of deaths by Small. ortality, was two thousand last year, only 751 persons , although the increase of ten years has been 133,139. s throughout Great Britain, 1 , has been 1,609,000; and se practice of Vaccination bated. a Cow-Pox Institution in rourable nature,and furnish . 7 that since the introduc - r native, the mortality from y declined in that city. The Motion affords satisfactory re increase of Vaccination most of the principal towns have the advantage of gra. ow-Pox, either at the hos. f the Physicians ; and it is ;her ranks, Vaccination 13 , :Wand, particularly those tow, which have been trans. ish evidence of the general ccination In the northern eive the most sadsfactery efficacy of the practice. ['controvertible evidence of of Vaccination, it is much re are still tome Medical number of them is comp- oately persist in dissemina• mtagion of the Small-Pox, surage and support, esPe• orders of the people, the . practice ; rumours are nn' of deforming and loath' this practice; and name• es are published, of the ot- ter Vaccination.—That is -Poz has affected persona 'oily vaccinated, is sulk gist we to be surprileff a' sat the Inoculation for the , and that several woo 04 1 lesione hare been affect " W r I 1