The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-03-07 00:00:00

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Some troops ) with their commanding of6cer, Signor A reliant) ) ard at Estqcno, and ore augmenting their numbers:', Seignor,Echerari is at St. Roque, with some ca..' valry and infantry. ' We do not Touch for the truth of these accounts, for there are other advices 'which assert, that no opposition was made to the entranee:Of the French, . :, - THE and that the armed• force under S. Avellan° had dispersed like smoke. If this be true, it furnishes a fresh proof of the inefficiency of tumultuary inaments. The master of a vessel arrived from Huelva, says, that on the 10th, a body of 600 Spanish troops m ached frgim thence to Gibralcon ; and that he heard there were 3000 in Ayamente, who were toembask in 30 fishing-boats. Yesterday disembarked the 87th English regi. ment, consisting of 700 men. In the evening of the same day, entered. tho. Eng. lish frigate the Undaunted, with 3,000,000 of dollars on board, from Porto Rico. In the course of yesterday there was a good deal of firing towards the bridge of Zuazo and tlee ar. tenet of the Carraca. It was extremely brisk at one o'clock. Cann, FEL' 18.—A boat with a French flag of truce. from St. Mary's, having, at three quarters of an hour after seven this morning, (Amu sloop side the Principe de Asturias., two boats belong ing to the squadron set off to meet her, and escorted her to the Admiral's ship, the Santa dna. At half-past nine the St. Judo man of war opened a fire upon the Cano del Troudero, in which the gun-boats in that quarter soon after joined. The 6ring did not cease until 4 o'clock. At ten•o'clock four English launches and one boat opened a fire upon the castle of St. Cathe rine, and several pignuts of cavalry that were going down to the beach. They returned to their respective ships at one o'clock. This afternoon we observed some people at work with shovels in the castle of St. Catherine's, apparently clearing away the rubbish ; and about 150 infantry came from Puerto Real to Si. Mary's. CADIZ, Fes. 12.—The Superior Junta have this day notified to the inhabitants that, according to a w.hentic information, the enemy Immo in Xeres 1600 men ; in Cahczas, Alcala, Utnera, and Le brija, 1200 ; in Puerto Real, Chiclaua, and Rota, 10,500; and iu 3000. • The ite.:,ency yesterday issued a Proclamation, postponing the meeting of the Cortes, until the existing Crisis shall have passed, and a more convenient time and place can be fixed upon, fur their assembliug. The people are, however, directed to proceed in the election of Deputies, it being the intention of the Government to convoke the Cortes, as soon as ever the course of military events shall present an opportunity. This document cow:links iu the following terms : " Thus the two principles which gave the moving impulse to our Revolution, shall undergo no al. teration. It was an instinctive fecliag of external independence, and future happiness, which ani. mated the Spanish nation in the glorious days of Aranjuez. It was this instinctive feeling which made them detest their old despotism ; it is this which makes them abominate the Foreign Ty. rant, who is pouring upon them all the vials of calamity ; which invigorates them tq sustain, with unexampled mattnanituity, the ebb and flow of events in this cruel war. Spaniards, this in stinctive feeling shall net be disappointed of its eipectations. Your Portes shall be held, in spite of the obstacles that men and fortune have hither to thrown in their way. They shall decide your future destiny ; and the Council of Regency, whose attention is exclusively directed to your de: fence and happiness, will think that they have achieved the greatest of all victories, when Om shall see yen pass without convulsions, and with out violence, from an arbitrary Government, to the reign of the laws." LISBON MAIL. —New— EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM OPOP.TO ) DATED rLs. 18, 66 'We think ourselves here in a critical situa. tion. The Merin is general, . especially among the native iiihatitants i but I do not suppose the danger to be so very immediate, for I think we may be able to continue here till . the month of May. Colonel Trant set out on Friday for Braga,. whence he will proceed io Salamundy, where he will take the command of 3400 men, appointed for the defence of thq, pass at that place, which is said to be so strong that 100 men may defend it against 12 000; it will likewise be strengthened by additional fortifications. .Braganza was plun. dered a few days since by a French foraging party ; who, however, after taking what they could find, retired. 9 P. S. Fa. 20.-4cconnte from Almeida, that appear to deserve credit, say that Ney, with 10,000 men„ is atsll4 Polices de Hino Jona ; and that Junot, with 16,000 men, has entered Galli. cia. According to accOnnta from Visit', Lord Wellington was to march. today to attack Noy." cIU AD RUDRIGU, Fes, I.—The enemy, to the number of 9 or 10,000 d. men, have approached this place at four different points. At half past seven, yesterday morning, a flag of truce.arrived, with a letter signed by Marshal Ney, requiring the surrender of this place: The Major-General . , 'Don Andre do Hamad, Gove rnor enfant' plice, and President of the Supreme Junta of Castile, I.i:to:lied the following answer': " As President of the Supreme Junta of Old Castile, as Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, and as a soldier, I have sworn I Will defend this place for its lawful Bing, Don Ferdinand VII. to the hit drop of my blood. The samo Is the resolu tion of the whole garrison, and of all the inha bitants ; which is the only answer I have to re. turn." Fcs. the whole of yesterday we repulsed the enemy at every point at. which 'we were attacked, and we have the satisfaction to say, with the small loss of two men'kllled and well wounded. Their foss was much greater ; and we have convinced them that Ciudad Rodrigo is not , ' to be taken with the facility with which they had flattered theMselves. To-day they have - ilisap. peered, and seem to have divided themselves into two columns. Accotkllng to, accounts from Almeida of the 14th, it &Ours, that one column of the inemy hailigiin'takeli the i direCtiOn of Salamanca', anll theotbez that of St. Fajen. • . ~, .. 'ATESMAN. By neonate from Elva* of the 16th, some of i the enemy's troops had gone from Talavera to Truxillo, where their force on that day was 6,000 men. The garrison of Elajadoz is augmenting every day with troops that had been dispersed, and already OICC6XIS 7,000 men. The French, who were in tight of Badajoz, retired en the morning of the 14th to Talavera la Real and Alboera. They have left in Valverde 800 cavalry, and in Olivenza 200 men, including 30 hors:. We learn, from the dispersed troops, and seve ral persons arrived from Andalusia, cilia the pre tended King, or General Victor s was at Seville, with 8000 mea ; at Grenada, Sebastiani, with 12,000 ; in Cordova and Ecja, 8000 ; upon Port Santa Maria and Cadiz, 10,000 men, com manded by 'General Dessolles ; in the county of Niebla, near Ayamonte, 4,000 ; and in Estrema dura, near Badajoz, under the command of Dior. tier, 10,000. (Lisbon Gazette, Feb. 2.) THE STATESMAN. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, WADED 7, 1810. CZ Asa WSDNESDAY.—HaIiday at the Public-opm KING Joszen, whose flight from Madrid was, but a month or two ago, so confidently and boast. fully anticipated in the Spanish Journals, is repre sented, in letters from Cadiz, to be quite at his ease in Port St. Mary, alternately tattlisig as air, ingla hie coch and six, audenjoylng, iq coupqa with the inhabitants, the national spectacle tel bull-fight ! The contest in the Peninsula may, in truth, hi considered to be terminated ; and although we are amused with a report from Lisbon, which, we trust, is unfounded, viz. that Lord WELLINozoot is ad vancing to attack the French, it is impossible to doubt that our only remaining hope is that of bringing off our troops in safety. The conjec. ture hazarded in a Lisbon letter, that the corps which have hitherto shown themselves at Ciudad Rodrigo, and Badajoz, arc but the adoance4 guard of the enemy, we have nu doubt is per. fcctly correct—fur it is not within possibility that King Joscrs can have ventured. into the South of Spain without the certainly of an ample force to sustain him ih the event of every possible accitletkt. That Cadiz can be permanently defended, is not' the opinion of those who are acquainted With the situation and resources' of the place. The supply of a population so considerable as that which is pent up in the place, will be at all times difficult, and ultimately impracticable—for it will at length appear, beyond the possibility of doubt, that there is in Cadiz', as in many other parts of Spain, a formidable party in the interest of King Joszro, under whom even the active, enturprising, and patriotic PORLIER ) is said to have actually accept. ed a command. The fidelity of Admiral MAYA. tc. whom hin.g JOSEPH by a flag of truce had sent a message of invitation, appears to Mee been questionable, until his spirited rejection of the offer satisfied the inhabitants of Cadiz on that point—but we cannot help thinking that if Cadiz be defended fur any length of time, it will only be in conse quence of the presence of the British. The surrender of Algesiras, which contained 1500 Spanish troops, on the summons of sixtyafive French horse, is beyond credibility ; yet, such is the fact reported in letters from Spain ! The reported pillage of 1 41alaga for two days is equally improbable and incredible. The disposi. tion of King JOSEPH is the very reverse of san guinary, and such an outrago is obviouely in direct contradiction, not only of the conduct he has hitherto pni - sued, but even of ordinary and ob vious policy. The French appear to hays quitted-Valencia, which has excited much surprise ; but there can be little doubt that the great weight of the French force is pressing ou towards Portugal, where Lord WELLINGTON may, we fear, suddenly find him self hemmed in, ou every side, by a decided sape. riority of force. The destination of the battalion of the Guards * of which the first division marched for Portsmouth yesterday morning,. is yet unknowh—.--that tht object of their embarkation may be rationally ex.' pected to be crowned with success, will uut be isilsrbtrd, wherat is known that this fine - hotly err 1111101 is commanded by Sir IlAglitT BURRARD SEat.e, of Quires memory ! !.! . Our troops arc said to hare been received in Cadii with the greatest cordiality, and amidst the joyful acclamations of the inhabitants. At this we truly rejoice, for it was not the reception we' anticipated. The Commander of Couto appears, to possess different sentiments, if we arc to be lieve the report in our Yarmouth letter--; " That his Majesty's ship Bulwark has returned "- to Gibraltar, with the British troops, who were 66 refused admission to the fortress of Ceuta, by 66 the Spanish Governor.'. ' — ls he, too l in the in • rest of King Jostru ? Retaining, now, no footing in Spain, but at Gibraltar and Cadiz —and with our army on the ere of evacuating Portugat, it impossible, that the food hope of saseadpating the Peninsula, u it has beee absurdly termed, is relinquished. The inedeion of Span wi not only bare vier held to. be • • . • om=11:1111111M—_. unjustifiable, but we have never ceased to reprobate that °garage upon human j ustice ;—bet th at :he happins of Spain will ultimately be ever, motod by the new Government, there is 5ll reason to anticipate. 'When we next enter op" Setik 'she project of emancipating 11,000,000 of p eek probe ple, we trust that those with whom we ro , ope. his ci Mate, will not begin by strengthening the b onds of. religious superstition, in supporting th e i nv. 1 00 sitiou—nor amuse us with so paradoxical a mil. rilcui military on human freedom, as that of anni;:ii, G. we ing the Liberty of the Press !!!' dersti The following is an extract of a l e tt er, dated Duge Cadiz, Feb. 19 Yesterday King Jos,e„ had trite a bull feast, in Poi t St. Mary's ; and yesterday morning a flag of truce was sent t o Admiral hi * low VA, inviting him to juin the French party, 4 1 ) 13 which case his interest aud promotion should b e lilow attended to ; adrising him also to be on his geed of hi against the English, who might probably iateua to carry away the fleet the first easterly wird. can 66 ALAVA refused the invitation, and deelinea' C M ° further eummunicatioa. natio " The town is entirely garrisoned by the Br, and tish, and as soon as fresh reinforcements arrive, en a the Spaniards intend to make an attack up on Port St. Mary's, where the enemy is a b out ( , in s strum( in iufautry, besides a small proporti on ef , is in cavalry. w ait' "By the fire from the enemy at this station, cats sic seamen have been killed in a gun-boat. The St. Just sustained some damages oft the sau,,. '" li occasion. It has occasioned great, surprise that Whe MARQUESIZTO, otheegise C-metal Pewee, ha , deserted the Spanish cause, and has gone over to the BONAPARTL'S. This . General is at Xeres, KM plaV has a command in the French Army. It will b, remembeem, that he distinguiShed Lirristlf hi g hl y !p h in the Asturias. that St The french entered Malaga on the sth in iSIP February, and conducted themsclvea with thsir Coal usual barbarity ; after committing various idi o t C t at worocit ay y, s . they gave up the place to lie pillaged l ot that d" NAVAL LIgENCE. trio beg F ALMOUTH, MARCH 4.—Arrived toe /falba. to rough packet, Ball, with mails and dispatches riot' from Lisbon, in five days passage ; acconats of a i Ti battle were daily expected at Lisbon . , as Loul CS Wellington, • at the head of 40,000 troops VI& huh tish and Portuguese), was advancing apiast the enemy, who had approached the uorthern frontier. pub At Lisbon very little business could be d one , u tie the merchants, in the critical state of affairs, were —h afraid to purchase. The heavy baggage of out * I army was daily embarking un board of the trans. porta l you Arrived the, brig Peter, Capt. Julian, from Ca. cis • diz, with wine and brandy, fur ord e rs, a n d i s p u t ti c under quarantine. It appears, by the accounts frog Cadiz, that the garrison had made a sortie against at the French advanced guard, whomwhomthey h a d ids driven backwith some NM, AO destroyed the approaches; its this affair the euurnx • ilfe said to have lost upwards of 1000 twee. ru Arrived the Margaret, of Hull, Captain Simp. son, from Mogadore, with skins for orders ; don Packet, Capt. frarn Gibraltar, aith wine and brandy, fur Jersey ; Spanish ship A l in. • dance, from Gibraltar, with wine and brandy,for hid Jersey it Maria, Capt. Le Be;un, from Gibrai- roe' tar, with wine and brandy,. fur Jersey; Eliza, tie' Captain from Gibraltar with wine and brandy, nir Jersey; Alfred, Captain Loia, from Gibraltar, 'with wine and brandy, fur Jersey, and are all put under quarantine. The accounts from Rt Gibraltar state, that the troops s e at f r om thence gi to take possession of Ceuta, had re tu r n e d ileum- hi -panful, the Spaniards having retawd to admit them. th The French had taken possession of alklgetiras with sirrY.annaz salrs, and made rtrzwt ettPf• OI DUE!) , Spanish troops, w hi c h were th ere , pri- tt .soners: they surrendered on the first SW/MN !! Sailed his Majesty's brig Pilot, 18 guns, Cap. s tain Waller, with the Urania, Gansperdown, sad i Reward transports, having on board' 100 horses and drivers of the Royal Artillery for Lisbon. — Ship Success, Captain Purvis, fur Martinique and ship Generous Planter; Gibson, for Jamaica. PLTHOUTII, MARCIR S.—Arrived the Portia East Indianian, together with a fleet from Cork, r under convoy of the AIWM lugger. 4- Sailed fourVausporti for l'igerlaix,liaviag 0 11 board French prisoners taken at St. Domingo. Sailed the Fancy and Favourite cutters to the. westward. 1 PORTaMOUTH, MARCH 6.--Arrived the Re. nown, 74, Captain Durham, at St. Mk" boa" to Plymouth, to be paid off; a large carol from the Downs, cons i st i ng o f a b ou t 80 s ail, se- der the Podargus sloop, Capt. Bollard ; and the•. Audacious, of 74 gut's,-Captain Campbell, from, the Downs. The wind is - come to the'south.weit, which trill . oblige the troops, fkr. that sailed yesterday; tir', put back to some port. • Came •in the Dolphin store.ship, from the Downs. • 'Coati Exest•Nec, MA RcaTrZfhisd i y the arrivair. 4 Wheat mitt g middling supply w i t h c a m erable quantities of Foreignoo band, pales are heavy and 1.911 lost prices. Prime Dantaie exceeds' the rummy. re, dearer. Barley thi s nec k rather IQ. Malt l i kew i se . Peas are cheaper. Beans of the two kinds at tittle **flaw- - Oars arena ' 4 " militltYi and this' trade Dearly at tSe hate advance.. Pinar as our lad lu•tatio:.. • 1. •