The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-10 00:00:00

Fr i • I I I THE. STATESMAN. caring de F. ePautt oecatiies and the mpeci- ! h h o ou is se kti of ige t d he . Mt li plis ef Sae Jag°, . . - . Ira 'e from !eloecow(2), %villa is the cOmmunica- C•0-1frsaulLGIlie A , : .G .. 1. 31 . .- 4 -I:h a e iti, E ig m t 7 e ro a r rri A va l l e x o - f s , the l'etrisburgh and the soalter;t pro- ander ius been at I, . Ilion betweee 'HIS °I" ht. '2sth inetant, lef i nedo th t f i ..10 , , - ou heine, taken, the a .4sian ;:rei4ire our Croa it ['Alice, wilt), on t, . a li o . tle Duke 11, latitado. fit respeet siures. % tl B. •tv i to th would be owthrow it. It ea, be it the Voles or- Stockholm for Alm, ie compauy vvi i at n Witter- .eso t iers all the houses are open to them ; their aid to have uo other co sh= l o u . ers go into the streets to offer them tit whatever i merle e ntered Itte.sia, during 1 . In! snreesiful ccar stedt. The.Emperot is s than itomanzolf. . , soldiers they may meet. There were illuerinations which the) waged rig notit the Ntoseovites ; their sue- ',anion . tot - e .;... ,-.— • I for three successive nie las. i eesse , ., veo tot; atel !valiant, even enabled them ! IC ' I c, ... vf,,,,, c u IMPERIAL UKASE. . mg osepli, with his bri g ad e , took fire road peeau tetpoOor on the throne. , ie of • e• if Moles Xi 1. niastet. of Poland, had taken " Inglia`OPAlM U 421 44 6 ' AWE", Atire4T OF Toledo and Aeapisee„,, ..: ..,•1 kLL. WS P.UShIAS, &C. &C. '. l ' From the • Lesburt.Piar.y, of 21th Au g ust , it a Smeletislso, iiisle;l of proceeding to Pultowa, if ppears from thence had advanced to : I .7:w:cow, he would ; 44 The.Seeate declares as follow :. •Thst desirable that the 14arquis of Wellington , entered Toledo on. which has been tiegociated between Russia and the 1 7 th, and male 1600 prisoners. . onl, have required ow, victory 'o put him in posses- pen c e Oa:. of that city and the wholo einpii.e." Great Britaie, Iris at length been accomplished, and Oronro, Au°. 22.--Reinforcements to the amount we have taken the earliest opp ortunit y of announcin g of 2000 men bare arri v ed at Burgos from France ' in to our faithful people this h a ppy event, and even he- conse q uence of which the Old, garrisen march e d, and drove them back fore the.formal ratification has been received. Pur- were met b y the Guerillas, who suant to the conditions" of this arrangement, wei with dreadful slaughter.—We aro now positi • • vely I h e reby order, that from the present date, all our assured that Ma rtnont is not dead. i ports and harbours in the Baltic, the White and Black Sea, and the Sea of Asoph, with all other our ports and- harbours, wheresoever they may be si• Witted,. are °pun to the (lag of his Britannic 31a jesty; and the-trade shall be conducted between the ' Empire and Great Britain, according to the -„system adopted under the existing regulations. TheSetiate has thought fit to communicate this acceptable intel ligence in the present, Ukase, that it may be known to all; and it is hereby witnessed by our Public Seal, this sth (.Ir7) day of August, 18l2." -___ " k 2) The author inovt herb mean German niqes or there must !lave be , n an error is toe tritlislation, as it ie. 76 Ficach leaves irconv Svaoleusko 19 Muscovy. .. . GOITgATURGII 4V4IL, CORUNNA PAP E RS. BN'EI IN. His Royal Highnecs the Crown Princes Speech to the Deputies . of the Estates on their dismissal, on the' )8111 Augnst, To 'r: KNVIIITTIO9D ANT) NOBILITY, "Good Gentlemen of the Knighthood and Nobility —The Assembly of the Kingdom which has now ar rived at its conclusion, will 101 remarkable in the an nals of our country; notwithstanding that the din 'of arms resound ' s from the Dwina to the banks of the Tagus: notwithstanding the animosity of some of our neighbours, your consultations have rendered themselves remarkable by that coolwss, which is al— ways the 'proof of valou'r and justice, The Order of the K %tigh thoed of the Nobility have. obtained fresh claims to their King's respect and friendship, this estate will always follow the noble example left them by their forefathers, and the sacrifice of life itself, , 1 svheu the honour of their country is concerned, will always bsconsideredLy them as the dearest and most • precious of their privileges, shottld circumstances re quire it. Should there be no hope for Sweden pur suing.her way in peace, then will your King have recourse to your manly courage, and our watch ward shall he God, Libertv, aid our Native Country. CoatimNA, Atm 2,l.—The .General in Chief of the Staff of the sth and 6th armies, Don Pedro Ages- , lin Giron, in a letter of the 19th instant, dated from ! Villafranca del Vierzo, and transmitted to me by a, Messenger, says as follows :—" The fortress of As forge capitulated yesterday in the afternoon ; and its garrison, consisting of three battalions of infantry, were made prisoners of war, but are to be exchanged as soon as circumstances will permit, against an equal number of Spanish prisoners. There were found in the place provisions for two months. The turn which the operations have taken, and the movements of the 'corps formed out of the scattered remnants of Mar- I Mar mont's army, and of the troops in the North of Spain, render the acquisition of that fortress doubly interest ing at the present moment. I transmit this intelli gence to you, in ordei that you may make it known to the public in an extraordinary number. God pre i serve you, &c. PEI) RO DAVALOS. To the Editor of the Corunno Courier. . --7:-- SUPPLUMENT TO THh ST. PIiTEHSBURGH GA ZETTE, Ttresnar, tits (Urn) AUG. 152?. orricias. Aieontiti racita Tut ARMY OF Tilt 1 27111 '• • SolAr-(BTlcsiKe.) 1812. • . The General of Cavalry Flatoff, informs the Com mander-in-Chief of the Army, that after- he had at tacked the enemy's advanced posts at lukovo, and driven him back for some distance, the enemy was so reinforced, that this skirmish became a real ca valry fight, in which the enemy was entirely betten. The prisoners taken, are, one Colonel, several Offi cers, and about five hundred privates ; and all the enemy's regiments which were in this action, have suffered much. EXTRACT FROM THE SUPPLF.MEXT TO TILE C9RUNNA COrRIER, OF SUNDAY, AUG., 23, 1812. The General in Chief of the Staff of the sth, 6th, and 7th armies, Don Pedro Augustin Girnn, in let. ters from Villa Franca dcl Vierzo, the 22d inst. says what follows: • " TO TILE CLERGY., " good Men of the Reverend class of the Clergy --I have perceived with pleasure, and have sufficient ly undostoml to estionite the peace .and unity which bas slim itself during this assemblage of tile States of the Kingdom. " This - unity, this sympathy in sentiment, so sel dom perceived in numerous assemblies, has chiefly proceeded from the proofs of patriotism and warm ai facia - n:2ml which have been given by' all the estates of the kingdom. May your hearts, therefore, re ceive the most lively recompense iu tho conscious ness of having contributed your efforts to a good • ri-pose.• On your return to your parishes and to those places where the care of souls is reposed in you, einteavour to impress the Commandments of Christ very heart, and he IIeVPI weary in spreading the bean light of this doctrine. Recommend to )our pray°rs toe King and native country. 64 T , ) Tlll ESTAIK OF Beßcifilo, • Lieutenant-General Count Wittgenstein advises his Impel ial Majesty, on the 31st of July (12th August),', from Osweja as follows : " Being informed by my advanced posts, that tie enemy, after receiving reinforcements from Polotst, began to drive them back, and that the enemy's; corps had been increased with Bavarian and War temberg troops from the main army; having also received, at the same time, orders from the Minister at War, who informed me of the junction of bath armies, and of the determination to act on the offen sive—that without losing the least time, I should at, tack the enernyftst 4 Mank with the troops entrusted to my command ; in consequence of this, I ordered four squadrons, under Major Bedraga, to observe the movements of Macdonald, and inform me of them ; and I marched without delay towards the corps of Oudinot, which was met with on the evening of the '29th, four wersts from Ko chanow. I made the necessary preparations im mediately, and avacked him yesterday vigorously. The contest lasted eight hours ; suit the enemy was overtlirc.:sai by the saliant troops of yone porial Majesty, and pursued till late in the evening. In this light three officers, and about two hundred and ,fifty privates, were taken prisoners. Tile loss of the enemy is great hi killed and wounded, and their cuirassiers have suffered more particularly, who endeavoured to ta:.e our batteries, by which they were warmly received. Itioy were also bravely at tacked by the Grotto() hussar regiment, which has particularly distinguished itself in this action. Al though the lostrott our tide does not exeeed 600 men in killed and'irlotaikidd, yet it is rendered painful by the loss of the brave commander of the 25th Jager regiment, Colonel Denitjetl, who was killed by a cannon-ball. My intention is to pursue the enemy to the Dwiva. A corps of the enemy,• consisting of 12 to 11,000 infantry, and 2000 horse, with 12 pieces of artillery, under the command of General Baron Foy, marched from Valladolid, decidedly with the intetkiou of raising the blockades. of Toro and Zamora, and the siege of Astorga. The corps of operations of the 6th army was under the necessity of retreating, from the inferiority of its numbers, particularly in cavalry ; hut they re tired in good cortl4Pivlthotrt any less but that of 18 or 20 cavalry, in a small action, in which the ca valry, although very inferior, was obliged to en gage, in order to stop the progress of the enemy. The French pushed on 300 cavalry to Astorga dur ing the night of the 20th, and after remaiuing in that town during the whole of the 21st, they retired at eight o'clock in the evening towards La Baneza,. • taking away their sick and !evyittg a contribution. Our troops which had been posted in the roads of Foneehadon, Galicia , Asturias, and Puebla de .Sa " nabria, marched immediately to continue their offen sive operations. The timely capture of Astorga has deprived the enemy of the fruits of this exertion, which has cost -them a gveat many men and horses, on account of the rapidity of their march, and it will be still more fatal to them in its consequences. of the worthy class of Citizens--The viefitl resreetable class of whirh )on are the De. putivi will Iti‘!;tys enjoy ttr:. liitnec protection. 66 Conenteace, frill°, anti Notional Industry - , are the chief steppot is of the prosperity. of a country.— tho Kw* ;i3; ~,own to their in crea,:e m y render you a,s...ire.; that no unnee.esary hind,a.acesll he laid in the way of your counher dial siwcalations. hopes that the estate;:f Liurzhers will second his eneleavoors for the support of the ge. neral cn•tl;t and the continttnnee of its pro-perity. . . 4 :* i•ne K.iug has it i,lee,urr olig• led the unity ,which -.w:,yed•in your court !, when it ,:as the tillOC. tiou t 111% 4 the tilocley for toe unavuidableexigeucies of the o a t, _ _ _ I fec.l a real gratification in imparting to you Lbws liroof of Ma atisfiction. " lo VIE ESTATE OP THE PEASANTRY, ft Worthy iweries,—file lore you have shown towards your country, and thelate proof* you have given of your attachment to his person and to your country, would, if it were possible, increase the' nentinier:rs of regard for you with, which I have been impresswl ever since my . first meeting you. Conti nue to render Sweden conspicuous by your valour and your Virtues. May the populace in other coun. pies attain to such deserved regard as your country gives to you. The King nourishes an unlimited con fdence in your sentiments towards him, and will Bever neglect to call upon the. assistance of your estate. Ire will always regard you as •a support of Iris throne, and you may 'always account him as the #ri.i defender , of your rights and privileges. . ' ‘ • Sitgulti.the critical circumstances in which Eu rope is pliced call on your children to defend our roligion, our rights,* and our laws, I will - go with them, participate in their toils, endeavour to relieve , their it res.:silks, and, so long as 4apsee threatens, Ile to t rern use tather. . . . 'ff rtj bask to your habitation; that spirit of union thigh has accompanied your steps in this Iliet, end again impress en those wham you left at home, that the Atypine;s of the people consists in a close union with the B.:•gent, and in gberlieuce to the law; of Ate 4itigdom.'.' iii4LS FORT, AUG. 16.--.4t twelve o'clrek last alight we again received A visit (rum our I . 4 . iends the . liglish. We lived from all the batteries, both hero and at p 4 ;ensos; fur a good-long hour ; three long-boats a nd n yawl were close in with our : ship-wharf.—They took a guard-boat And a Swedish boat, and over hauled a Norwegian schooner, but which they quit re4 w , :eg the balls began to whiz about there, and posti)ly . , - ) . ol.§pmc of them ; they were likewise obliged 4 ofd. the Swedish boat, but succeeded in Ferrying guard-boat, whic.k was lying at the ontranee or the hahrbour with only one mania it, the tlf o tt tk or IMAII on on -shore to info:Kul lieutcnant , pt o of 1. e enemy ' s arri v al . —NYhen it became gyo •:,alef¢t three boats with soldiers after titurn, l tiityhatif grit the advantage of us, and were too prong for nt, especial) i as they had strongly map ped the ouvr-boat, and the brig audleng-boate were f lose in, tk iLtt tne.berheur. 'Baar.l4,' . .a.tut. LB.—Stettin is declared in a state of s.eg. ! . audit La asierted that, op this account, all L* ethos awl eooutry.houses without the town F, P4ll pf4!!44?w!ltrO de4roYed! - LISBON PAPERS. Lissom; Ace. 9.4s.—Report says, that the Marquis •of Wellington's head-quarters were in Toledo. At . Zafra, on the 20th, all remained in, Mau quo. On the 19th, Dronet made a reconnoissance as far as Ribeira, with lie', squadrons of cavalry, and 1000 infantry. General Skerrett has landed at A)amonte ; with 2000 . British and 4000 Spaniards. The re , i _ ! meats left it Cuellar with the 6th division, are the I 4th, sth, kith, 42d, and 91. d. I Ltsaorr, Ace. 25.—Don Cedes de Espana is ap pointed Goveemai ad &aeries of Madrid. The Spa. nith Constitution was published in it on the 13th in. want. According to accounts, dated the 17th, the great Loid was at that time still at Madrid ; the Ern ' pecinido has taken the garrison of Guadalaxara ; a g reet-namber. of Xing Joseph's partizans are in Aran juez, without knowing what part to embrace. • With regard to Soult, what can he do ?—On the 1 .20 th instant, Dronet gave indications of retiring. I • That Martha!, after the Council of Generals held ! on the 13th, collected the greater part of his army in Espartina, Carmona, and Alcala ; the advanced guards of General Cruz's expeditionary corps have i arrived near St ‘ Lucar la Mayor, and the French, 111 1 • order to observe their movements, preserve detach ments in Castilliga, litrere, and Vembriti ; the ene i my lately abandoned Porte de blear la Mayor ; they I have destroyed Ake fortifications of Cartuxa, and ! spiked the cannon ; on the 20th, It was reported at 4yamonte, that they had began to evacuate Se. vine. ! The remains Of Merment's army are estimated at 15;000 men. On the Ist of August; Mina, Duras, and. Amor, were in the vicinity of Logratio and Viana, with tbeintention of attacking these places. 'The hosts have already heels established between Madrid and Badajos. Two couriers ; who left Ma. drill con the 15th and 17th, have brought the fellow in/ , . • 4.. ; . At Oftlit'shitAlNl tipemprning of the. 12thutitsgnst the krenckshamefully lied, leaving a garrison iq the Retire ; a few hours a(terwarde . the 7th division mad two brigades of cavalry belonging to the Allied Atany entered.. It is impossible to cenceive the entbutiattic, joy with which thq were received by the lithibitanto' of the capital. • pn the 13th, the grtilit Lord entered by * ga,te of Segovia, and alighted If )470 where Air. Mails. Dne 1 ttU Mattelforil 1 1 Cadiz 0 1 1 .PRICE . OF STOCKS THIS Hank 3 per Cyst. Cook. 591 60/ 59{ 3 per Cest. Had. per Ceuta. 5 per Cent. Navy 911 Lang. Ana. DAY AT OX) O'CLOCK. India 'blotto 5 4 5 die. Exdheipier BilisSidi 1 2p Ditto Sid. 6 4 p Oinniunt I 7 1 4 pr. Consul:: for Acct. 60U Lottery Tickeu 'TIE STATESMAN. LONDON: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 181?. Yesterday Lord Matteis arrived in town with dis patches from the Marquis-of WELLINGTON, dated Madrid, the 25th ult., which are said to contain a duplicate of his former dispatches, and also relate to L . the subsequent: measures his lordship_ deemed it ne•; cepary to take, after obtaining ,possession of the Capital. It is stated, that the main body of the Allied Army, after entering Madrid, had advanced towards the south ; and, that it was his Lordship's intention to follow up with vigour the splendid sac ' cesa he has already obtained. The Capitulation of Astorga, it appears, took place on the 18th, a day before the arrival of CL,tu ert.r, the successor to MAGAIONT, in that neigh bourhood, for the purpose of opening a communi cation with the garrison, which had previously sur rendered, with 1200 prisoners.—The following are official communications relative to this affair : BULLETIN. " Wl9. DEPARTMENT. - " 9th Sept. 1812. Five o'clock, P. M. ' "ft appears bra Dispatch from Sir HOWARD I,Douut.As, dated Astorga, Aug. 4 19, that the enemy, lon hearing the fall of Astorga, retired from La W- I lama, in the direction .of Zamora, which place they ivacnated , enAltatgl74l4 !pairing by Toro towards Val ladolid. • ••, • " The Gallielanittaty has again moved forward, and is now in cantnnenients on the Esla, iu the towns and Yill4e!pealr Tillatnatian." The following,Letters from I.4Prds Met.vme and 4A. II ASFafT, were lea; early thisatort!inFto the Lou, P Mayon, announcing the importa:it intelli;ettce the French Army having rai,ed the si.zo of Cadi z. " ADM IRA LT Y 1 , 1 , 1 C ll.llf-risi 11%e o'cl.)rk, NT . " Lord NiELVILLE presents Lis compliments to th e LORD MAYOR, has the honour of acquaintin g hi s Lordship, that Lieitt. WEl'vtot:Tit has just arriv e i at th i s offi ce, with dilniclies from Rear-Admiral LEGr.:E, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, dated at Cadiz, 28th August, announcing that the enemy bad, on the 25th, raised the siege of that place, and had retired in the direction of Xeres. " To the Right lion. the Loxn MA Yon. (A true Copy.) " C. S. HUNT r.ll, M3vnr." " DOWNING STREIiT, SEPT 10. 4 C MY LORD,--I love Cie honor to iufoim )oer Lordship, that dispaiciies have received this morning from Major-Gi , ceral Cor,E, coataining the intelligence, that on the eight of the 24th tilt, the siege of Cadiz was raised. The enemy left all their heavy guns behind them. " I have the honour to be, arc. " 7b OW LORD Dif A VOIL, " BA I lit RiT." The following Bulletin was likewise issued tbi; morning, containing the particulars-of this interest = ing event : _ " WAR DEPARTMENT, 4 Sept. 10, 1813, Eipt o'Clock, A. M. " Major DOYLE bas this morning arrived wig. dispatches from Major..Ganeral CCI3ICE, to Earl. BATHURST, datA Cadiz, Aug. WS, Dr. which it ap, i pears, that on the night of the 44th, and mori..ug of the 25th, the enemy abandoned his positions and I works opposite to that place, and the Isla de Leon, except the town of Port Santa Melia, where a body of troops remained till the middle of the day, and i then withdrew to the Cartuga. He has left a ye!), numerous artillery in the sevoral works, and a largo quantity of stores and powder. Most of the ord.. nance has been : endered useless. " Colonel SKLRRETT, and the Spanish troops under General Caw, were . at Manzanillo on the 22d." Among the influx of news received this day we have New York Papers to the Bth ult. from which we have selected several interestio; articles relative to the effects of the war with Am .rica, and from the present aspect of atTaiis, we have little hope of au amicable adjustment being likely soon to take place between the two countries, NE\Y4 FROM ARd 7. EPROM THE MORNING POST, AUGUST 3.] flora. and his army harp crossed into Canada, and taken possession, as it is said, with little or no oppo,ition, of the town of Sandwich, about two miles below Detroit.—After planting the American standard at Sandwich, General Hum. issued a Pro. clamation to the inhabitants of Canada. The English ketch Gleaner arrived at this port as a Flag of Truce, with Dispatchea from Wills end England. She is said to bring London dntes to the 21st June, which states, that the Orders in council I were rescinded on the 18th of June. [9 AMR PAPER, ♦uo. 4.1 SECOND ATTACK UPON RACKET "S HARBOUR. We understand a letter was received yesterday, giving information, that a second attack had been made upon Sachet harbour, by the Britlsb squadron, with an intention of burning the place, and that they were again repulsed with the loss of 14 killed and 19 wounded. Among the former was the commander of the British forces. UNITED STATES' FRIGATE. ESSEX. Extract of a Letter from Captain PORTER, of the United States' frigate Esser, dated at sea, July 12, lat. SS. long. 60. to his friend in this city :—" At two o'clock this morning we fell in with a British fleet of transports of seven sail, under convoy of the Minerva frigate, from estrbadoes for Quebec, with 1000 troops, and captured one of them, a !frig, with 197 soldiers on board, but not having men to spare to send her in, permitted her to proceed ; not, hoer• ever, without first taking out of her *ll the small arms, and othermeans of war; ransoming the vet• sel, potting the troops upon their parole of honour, not to serve again during the war, unless regularly exchanged. We endeavoured to bring the frigate to action * but did not succeed." ST. MARTS, JeLllO. We have - ~received infelligeeee, that the net Government of Florida has sent a Flag of Trot to Governor MITCHELL, with a Message to this effect :—" That if the United States were deter mined to take the fortress of Augustine, it should be surrendered ; but, if they demanded it for the Patriots only, that he would hold out to the last ex tremity." We are in hourly expectation of the result of this interview, and the Governor's Colonel SMITH. HALIFAX, Juts 93. Ills Majesty's ship Maidstone, Captain Braera, arrived here on Friday last 'from Ply mouth, with . dispatches, and his Majesty's brig Colibre, Capta in i Tstomesow, from New-York. Message to The Maidstone frigate left Plymouth June 17. ' Dispatches, in ciplar, from the Government of the United States to that of France had been intercepted. Wo understand they informed of the time when liar was to be declared against Great Britain; and the subsequent sailing of the American squadron to a place of rendezvous of one frori France, when they were to act together on a previously digested plan of operations—the Govermnent of Great Britain be- Coming consequently aware of the contemplated mes• sures of the United States, had, it is said, ordered Won of the line, and 10 frigates, to be imaxedi• atliPy #r spired for 'uric, imNorth America. , t • iN i p . ~. I ~ ~'': ~,~