The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-12-03 00:00:00

is se.e- -- St ag of the Great Lord, passed through Mancha to dbokßkS jo i n the Fourth A-thy, comminded by Vsavas, who OF THE ROMAN CATIIOLIC ORELATIS TO TER kad arr i v ed at Alcaraz. These forces, which amount t'LERGY AND LAITY Or THE ROMAN OATH°. Lie CHURcHEd IN IRELAND. to out less than 30,000 infaatry and VA() cava l ry , • -.no— orto act on the rear-guard of the army of Seevr. REVEREND BROTHIRS AHD BRLOVID CHILDREN, T an E x pedition from Alicant was reinforced by 7000 Peace be to you 1 Recurring exigencies in the course mon from Sicily, and with them there is a new English of the last few years have repeatedly induced us, as General- guardians of the Roman Catholic Religion in Ireland, Thus this army, which consisted of 1-1,000 men/ to declare our sentiments upon the subject of its con being reinforc.al by 7000 men from Sicily, and 3000 cerns ; and we have had the unspeakable satisfaction f ro m Majorca, will amount to 21,000 men to act of witnessing, that such declarations, on our part, raiast St•CIIET, in Valencia. I were received by you with that unanimity and that A division of the French army has marched for spirit, which proclaim to the world, that your in j3,,nevente ; but we know that it will retire to the violable attachment to the Creed of your ancestors , ba a s o f the Douro. .The General who commands / hath not hitherto been, and, under the Divine Protec- :id inlaid:, the army, called the Army of Portugal / tion, never will be lessened, or impaired by privations, ii - ,u. We have read a dispatch transmitted by penalties, or hardships. Of that conscientious loyalty, , t; ii x • hi m to the Minister at War iu Paris, in which he which all good subjects owe to their Ring and to the communicates the retreat of our army from Burgos. State,and which the spirit of ourßeligion so emphatical- From some letters received by the ordinary courier, ly inculcates, you have given such unequirosal assur. it a ppears, that the Great Lord has made a retro- antes, such unparalleled and satisfactory proofs, that grade movement. ! the most distrustful ingenuity cannot possibly devise English cavalry has been for several days landing securities more binding. We learn, notwithstanding, in this capital ; infantry likewise may be expected, with the deepest regret, that in the opinion of many a , it i s known to have already sailed from England. ' respectable individuals, your restoration to the full General CLINTON has arrived at Alicant, to take enjoyment of the blessings of the Constitution ought the command of the expedition. ito be postponed, until what we consider necessary General Couttis was not taken, but on the con. ' to the integri t y of our Religion, shall have been t rat e, proceeded for the Fourth Army, as GenPral 1 fi rs t surrendered : a ran a lu t er ., to whtett, - sttth the a t Division. ' assistance of "Gon, we shall prefer that of our lives. The head-quarters of the great Lord were still at . We arc also concerned to observe, that various at. Salamanca, on the I Rth of this mor:th. The heights' tempts have been made, and are still persisted in, to of San Christ.oval sod Calwert zos had born fortified, • mislead the public mind. Periodical papers and bitt no event of importanoc had taken places 1 pamphlets, replete with misrepresentation, are an- The divisions of D. CARLDS DE If ' ceasingly employed to frustrate the exertions of our and Cot= PEFNE VILLEMUR, accomrauied the friends, and exasperate the prejudices of our oppo army of Gencral lltt.L. A small French corps, nents. Amongst these publications, we find it ne which, on tilt. 31st, arrived at Va! de Moro, entered , „ mil to particularise cortain tracts, which have 'Madrid on the Ist of Nevemhar. LONGA took a lately appeared, under the title of Colansbanut ad convoy escorted by sno French, near Vittoria. 1 Hibernos, fraught with misrepresentation and ca lumny, and presuming to dictate, as Roman Catho lic tenets, opinions contrary to the genuine doc trines, and subversive of the discipline of the Ro rel ri Catholic. Church. To obviate, as far as in our power, these mischievous attempts, we deem it a duty to announce to you the subsequeut Resolutions, which we have this day unanimously adopted : I. That we do hereby confirm and declare our un altered adherence to the Resolutions unanimously entered into at our last General Meeting, on the 26th of Febrnary, 1810*. 11. That we do hereby confirm our condemnation and censure of certain propositions, extracted from' a book, entitled Abus sans Example, atc.by Pm's' LOUIS BLANCHARD, printed by R. JUIGINC, London, 1808; and specified in our Declaration of the 3d of July, and 21st of August, 1809 f : sad further, we in like manner declare, that we will not grant fa collies of any kind to any Clergyman who may or ' shall assert, that our afflicted Holy Father is a He retie, or a Schismatic, or the Author, or the Abettor i of Heresy or Schisns. ° 111. That, although the substance of the answers returned by six Roman Catholic Universities, rela tive to the duties of subjects, in the years 1788 and 1789, is manifestly contained in the Oath of Alle giance and Declaration, which we have solemnly sworn ; we think it, nevertheless, fitting to declare, that we consider those answers as perfectly conform able to the doctrine and tenets of our Religion; and that Tee adopt them as our omit. IV. That admiring as we do, the determination EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM stANctr.%-REAr., HtAD- QUARTERS Or THE Fourtrit ARMY, DATED NOTES!. PER l 1. " We are pursuing our march towards the Alta fa: mountains, though rather slowly, from the want of p;odsions, which we cannot get from these ex hausted districts. The second division, however, is in the environs of Infantes, and the march of all the troops of this army (the number of which does cot fall short of 2,000) must call off the attoution of the enemy from Madrid. Our Third Army is in their rear, and it is to he hoped will soon join us, as it is not sufficiently strong to act by itself, if the ene my should be on the alert. _ Yesterday being the day appointed by the PutSCII Resew, to receive the Address of the Rouge et Commons, at ten minutes before three o'cloci the SPL4ILEit arrived in his state coach at Carlton house, accompanied by his Secretary, Chaplain, Train• bearer, and Mr. SEYMOUR, the Serjeant at Arms.— The following Members attended the Ses.stin In Court dresses : Lord Clive and Mr. Hart Davis, the Mover and Seconder of the Wren; Viscount Castlereagh, Earl of Yarmouth, Eurd Lowther, Mr. Yinsittart, Mr. G. Rose, Lord Charles So perset„ Mr. El 'Mums, Mr. I).Glidv.(3eneral Thornton, Mr. M. Sutton, Mr. H Itord, and Mr. Dail,. In a few minutes after the Pelves being seated on his throne, they were introduced, and the SPEAKER read the Address; to which his Royal Highness re turned a most gracious answer. His Royal Highness gave audience to the Lnrd Citeactctost, Viscount St: mourn, and Carl Mut.. GRAVE. Much surprise was yesterday excited by the pan- l of the Roman cathol i c , of Irelan d , to persevere city of Members who vcom pallier' the SpeAKER with the Address to his Rum al ill4lint.s.: the Niece az- in their temperate, firm, and constitutional efforts GOVT. The whole number present on this occasion i for the removal of the disabilities which still continue did not exceed a dozen ; of these, the major part i to affect them ;* we contemplate with peculiar Wis• were the Ministers themselves. Mr. 0 %VIES GIDDY, i faction,the zeal which they have evinced in thei r and the Mover and seconder of the Address we be-1 ireaditess to forego the attainment of civil assn. I lieve, were the only exceptions. Upon former oc- I cages, rather than purchase them at the expense of caMons, at the opening o' a Parliament, where an I sacrifice, which might compromise, or endange r Address was voted to the Kt sic., to be presented by i any " the whole House," almost entry Member, who i the safety and integrity of their Relig ion. Lad taken his seat, seemed anxious, by his presence V. That as we are at present precluded from any at St. James's, to prove tho sitteaity with which he ' intercourse with our Supreme Pastor, w e feel our had acceded to the Address.—hors different was the ; selves utterly incompetent to propose, or agree to any scene yesterday displayed ! inead of the state car- ' change, in the l ong esta bli s h e d mo de of granting riage of the SPEAKER being Mowed by a string of a hundred carriages, j VI. That we are firmlyiJs only joined the processiou, N ish Romans Cutholie nishain• I scarcely sufficielit to disturb the solemn stillness Of convinced that no pledges the Prune's Court-yard. , or securities of more efficient obligation can be de- Arumour prevailed yesterday, that the Parstovirs ' vised, than these which we have already given ; most' opening Speech to Congress was in town, having been humbly conceiving that our long-continued ender. hoeught to uverpool by the. S 4 edisit ship Speculation, ' ance under the pressure of the Penal Code, from which had waited some time elf the Capes for that . A% lii:h a sacrifice of conscience wou l d have instantl y i purpose. We believe that Cie rumour is unfound ed ; as we understand that th- Sneculution sailed from relieved us, is proof inoontrovertible, that the sacred- Now York on the 24th of October. By this channel nest of an oath is no where more binding than on the we learn, that ou the 15th of October, the Jano frigate 1 consciences of Irish Roman Catholics. arrived at New York from Halifax, with the propo.. VII. That our warmest thanks are justly due to sale of the British Government, which were sent out N. They were immediately for- Jimes BERNARD Currey, Esq. for the ability, learn by Sir J. 13. WARRwarded to Washington ; and a few days afterwards it ing, and zeal, which he has successfully dis p la y ed in was known at New York, that a Cabinet Council his refutation of the errors and slanders published was held at the Seat of Government to take them under the title of Colutnbanut ad Hiberwos.—We under consideration, the result of which had not conclude, Rev. Brothers ' beloved Children, by el transpired at the departure of the Speculation. It is honing You to persevere in the faith of your fore farther stated, on the same authority, that the elec tion for President had taken a most favourable tarn fathers, in CHRIST ; to rest your hop e on Hut, ..--.-- for Mr. Cutrroe. I • These Revelations ore seveatern is soother t—by the Mat of The recent defeat of the American force in Canada them the Prelates claim to their Order the exclusive tiled Ode- was ascribed to the militia of the United States bay- eidiao .1 all matter , relative to t h e R aman Catholic we ts 1 ing positively refused to march across the lines into by the intermediate Rosolotion they refute and reject the riser the British territories, which necessarily weakened meats la [moor of the Veto, mad dollar armagentettsi sad, by the invading army. The Americans, in enum erating Be test, they ewes *dr flasks to Dr. knaves , fur btu Ina their loss, mention General RANSELAAR as wounded, stain withstanding thonno at a Ideating et wrath /NOM Ca and a prisoner ; and Major ROYTER, as bowleg been sheiks, at the St. Allmigitavora. 1 1 1110. 1,11110; killed. I tßy this Deetaratisse the Frolouti molar* emu& Semi sehlatuttles 600400 MR ISLosibM, sobs. Wider tbegadent The Cadiz packet spoke a vessel from New Y ork, of a eertai's p m " suagatami Iwo 60 . 00 .. who informed her that Commodore Roalizas had e o n s t h e i n soss gliugsk • dligolit, by bon off Madeira, and had taken two pad" WWI , baltolibdr lisiabelaill . OW P bad been sent into American ports. 4 swim is VIOL, . . * 'ars _ %STATESMAN. whose promises cannot fail ; and that your Faith and Hope be ever enlivened by Charity.—Once more, Rev. Brethren, beloved Children, peace be with you! Amen. Dublin, Nov. 18,1x113. R. O'Reilly, J. T. Troy. T. Bray, P. J. Musket, D. Mar -1 ray, F. Muylaa, P. *Mullen. D. Delany, W. Copplager, E. Derry (by proxy), P. Ryan, John Young, C. O'D000ell,• T. Cot:elle, J. OShauglinessy, P. *Laughlin, N. J. Archdeacon, C. Snghrue, J. Murphy, J. Caulfield (by proxy), J. Power, F. O'Reilly, J. Flys (by proxy), A. &Kelly, V. C. Tatra, P. Daly iby proxy), V. C. Artiagh. R. Maaxfield (by proxy), 0. C. Oisory, G. Plunkett, V. C. Elphla, D. Maania, V. C. Cal -1 way. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.. * .**... 06,...................-dtrwler....l.*****ainc...4.-....-- .:. ' - ; - ...::-.:-...1-d • .- . . .. . t ~~=- FALMOUTH, Not. 3G.—The Marlborough, and Q7een Charkite packets arrived this day from Lis bon—the latter only 90 hours passage. Accounts by her state, that Marquis Wellington and General Hill had joined, and, with 80,000 men, had retreat• led to Ciudad Rodrigo, were the head.quartersi were on the 18th inst.; the enemy are stated to have united all their forces into one mass, and were fol. lowing Marquis Wellington with 90,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry : but no fears were entertained kr the result of any attempt they may make on the Allied Army. 13urgoa is said to be abandoned by the enemy, in order to increase their ern. PLYMOUTII, Dec. I.—krrived the Hdrfard gun. brig from Gibraltar, in eight days, having brought I dispatches from General Clinton, commanding at Alicanti.•General Maitland having returned to S city. She also'-has' brought dispatches from Sir Edward Pellew, in the Mediterranean, and from General Campbell, at Gibraltar. The Bustard spoke last night going into Falmouth, the Queen Charlotte packet, four days from Lisbon, with dispatches, and is said ! to have brought an account that Lord Wellington had fallen back on Ciudad Rodrigo, followed by the French' Army. Lord Wellington had chosen a pc!. sition in that neighbourhood,. and a desperate battle wee expected ; the Niemen frigate, from Lisboa, with a Messenger, and dispatches; she left the Ta. gus last Friday afternoon ; and the lEttpur frigate, from a cruise, with the loss of her main-topmast. Letters have reached town from Paris to the 30th ult. They are sileut stale' the arrival of any further Bulletins, or private intelligence from the Grand Army. It is intimated, however, that the French finances are very low, and that to recruit them the French Government had so far determined on a re tention of the Continental System, as to grant licences for the importation of Colonial produce.— The licences in question will be disposed of to the highest bidder. A Spanish vessel is arrived in four days from Co runna. The letters by her mention, that Seaton I situated between Bilboa and St. Andero, has bin be sieged by the Spaniards ; the garrison was small, but the place of considerable strength. • It would prove a valuable acquisition. The Motion of Thanks to Lord WELLINGTON, and the Officers and men under his command, will be moved this day in both Houses of Parliament. • tie den. Serteral'STnearr arrived tastrilgtit at hillause its Grafton-street, from Ireland. HP leaves Sewn to embark for Lisbon early in the ensuing week. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the last India House, when the undermentioned ships Were taken up :—Minerva, 534 tons—Union, 550 ditto—Lady Lushinglon, 594 ditto—William Pitt, $72 ditto— Lord Forbes, 513 ditto. Mr. Cant:tools remark on the loyalty of our Ca tholic fellow-subjects in Canada, who enjoy corn ttlete toleration, deserves our most serious attention • and what must the Catholic world think of Lori favreroos.'s declaration of eternal hostility upon i What he calls honest principle ? What will the Spa- Infarcts think of it ? Such a spirit of intolerance ! Last night there was a representation, for the would have been it fine subject for BALLASTEROS , first time, of a new grand historical Pla-v, ailed todilate upon, in his paroxisms of jealousy against The Renegade, which is an alteration from Day- England. • ' DE9I'S Play of Don Sebastian. A plan is at present in agitation by the Commas- There were several songs introduced in this n., , wly der hs Chief, which is warmly supported by most of arranged drama, which did not, in our judgment, the Scots Nobility, for extending the benefits of the ' very much contribute to the enforcement or illustra- Military Orphan Hospital to Scotland, by founding tion of the plot ; those which were set for Mr. Sim one in Edinburgh or Glasgow, for the Southern. a:id cratit'a voice did not suit its compass, as their bar another at Inverness, or some such situation, for the then lay upon the tenor part, which is itUrrfect, Northern district. and not upon the treble part, which is particularly For these few days past, the Earl of Lonsdale has melodious. The new music is, we understand, by employed a number of workmen iu repairing his Mr. Hisao,. house, gardens, and offices, in Fi.!ter-street, for the Mr. You n, who performed the Renegade, was accommodation a the Judges during the Assizes, very successful in his exertions : a el, in the eel. - and his Lordship's residence when in Carlisle. The orated scene between Durar Dori Sebastian, In repairs, ,itc. wheaiompletA, will make a consider- tne third act, both he and. Mr. C. KEMILE were able improvement, as the premises, which occupy very and very &set redly applauded. sore than an awe of ground, and have remained uti- Many of she scenes were prepatedlrtitli taste and Atshabited for overly half a century, ere situated in mageiticence, and the whole excited the adminiti the centre of the city. ! generally speaking, of as foil, and es fushionable PEcoNnizar.—A cow belonging to Mr. J. Wills, ' audicitce, as we have seen thirit-g this season. of Little Bampton, near Carlisle, has produced four I There were , some symptoms of disapprobation ma calves within the last -ft; weeks. inifested by a few persons at the termination of the On Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock, as Mr. piece; but those fastidious Gentlemen should hnvo , Applefoi4.of Richmond, wan crossi;:g Hyde Park, recollected, that they were not hissing the scenes by the head of the Serpentine river, lie was stopped and arguments of Mr. Boinutos, but tilo,;e of the by two men, one of whom seized him by the collar, immortal Dozoros demanding his watch and money, the other immedi ately knocked him down, and beat him so severely, that he lay senseless on the ground the space of a quarter of an hour, or 20 minutes, n hen some per sons coming along, found him, and very kindly as sisted him. The villains had robbed him of 141. in bank-notes; fortonately he had not his watch about him. The man who first laid hold of him, was tall, in a blue coat, and appeared like a working man ; the other shorter, in a grey coat, and had the ap pearance of a servant. Early on Thursday morning the patrole were sur prised by some cries proceediug from the chimney of a house, in Langstone-street, in the Borough, and on enquiry it was discovered that they proceeded from some one sticking fast in the due of the chimney. Ropes were procured, and a man, with no other co vering except his shirt and small clothes, was drawn up with considerable difficulty ; he was its a most deplorable condition, and very much bruised. He stated that he resided in Hertfordshire, and came up to town to dispose of a quantity of apples ; he had taken lodging in a house near where he was found, and on Wednesday evening after he was in bed, he was alarmed by a conversation which he heard going on in the next room, and from which be suspected a plan was laying to rob him. Ile had upwards of 401. in his possession, which he had received' for his ap ples, and in his alarm ho contrived to get oat of the window upon the roof of the house, anti after pro ceeding along several houses he got into the chimney for better security ; but slipping down farther than he intended, he could not extricate himself. lie is de tained till a further Investigation can take place. The particular attention of the Public, as well as of the numerous friends of RicnannsoN, Goon- Luca and Co. is most respectfully solicited to the very superior merits of the plan for the grand dis tribution of the Capitals, in the Lottery of 13,0(X) Tickets, which for magnitude and number excels preceding advantages. RICIIMIDSON, GOODLUCk and Co. also recommend t 9 the observance of the Public, that every Number in this Lottery is to fully possess its own fortune, and not to depend on that of any other: for this circumstance, so long sought for, Two Days of Drawing have been obtain ed, viz. the 14th and 15th of January. A Royal Tiger, on the 27th Dec. last, made its appearance hi the fields of Wagra, near Bombay. Information having been given to the Judge at Be rah, an Allawlut guard of 10 persons, armed with muskets and swords;iiere sent to discover and kill the animal. This am& they bravely performed ; bet having in their advance upon the ferocious ani mal been taken pertly 17 surprise, by his springing and alighting in the midst of them, they' were re decal to the - necessity of itttneking his with their Mau - *Willow of loran 'were so torn and bitten am**, Ad • tow dqsidbit: • PORUMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Arrived his Majesty's ships 411fred and Slag, with a convoy from Lisbon; and the Rcgalus from Leith. Sailed his Majesty's ships Success and Freytt, with a couvoy for Leith; and the Dexterous, en a cruise. • COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Ninety ships, not copper-bottomed, to he em ployed as transports, are now taking up by G.)rorii nient at siOs. per ton per month for the term of three months. We yesterday evening received the following com munication :—" A letter from the Nore, dated yes terday, mentions that several Swedish vessels, parts of dispersed convoys that sailed from Gottonhurgh on the Ist November, have passed for the River, to gether with a fleet of colliers, and other ships. it is supposed that these ships wets mistaken at Harwich for the Baltic•convoy, which, it was said, had been seen off thr.t place." A detachment of the 24th reziment of foot is nn. der orders to proceed from :Waldo'', to join the Id battalion in India. The 2(1 battalion of the sth foot has been drafted in Spain into the Ist battalion, and is daily espected in England : Lord WEtttsroviv promulgated hits public thanks to the Officers and men before they were removed from his command. • Among the expected Taxes, it is reported that ad. ditional duties will be laid on race and other plea. sure horses. In the Peninsula, short as the distance's, and at a short date, Bills of Exchange, even nprr.e Govern. mem, are at a discount of 3U per Gent.! We are sort'' , to hear, that the mortality amongst the medical officers attached to our army in Spain, has of late been very great ; the scarcity is said to be such at present, that in some instances Spanish surgeons are employed to attend our gallant soldiers, who have been unfortunately woundeid. A matrimonial union is on the lapis between Lord Jocut.vs', eldest son of the Earl of RopEN, anti a dau4liter of Lord LE DESPERaR ! The Archbishop of Tunny '%'ve underitand, will be included In the 4rst balcli Of English Peers. 'Captain Btacavilitio; In the Warspke, a 74, is appointed to go to India with Lord MOIRA. On MOD4 R y last, the 30th of November, about eighty Gentlemen dined together at Mr. CAMPBELL'S, the Whiti• Saban, Little St. Andrew-street, Seven' Dials, in celebration of the feslival of St. Andrew, the tutelar Saint of Scotland, Mr. BARCLAY in the Chair.—" The land of Cakes,"and other appropriate . toasts, were drank; amity national songs were sung, and the afternoon and evening were spent With that hilarity, harmony, and good humour, which so pe. culiarly characterise the natives of Caledonia on such occasions. An elegant transparency" of St. Andrew occupied one, of the. windews. • Major-GeneralMotatetomante his been placei epos tbe•Statf, and Stationed hi North Britain. Cornet JonNfrox, of the. oth dragoons, has b en appointed' •Aid-11e-Catnp ..te Leiktlont-Chipost WYNTARD. - 1 • 7• .• ~._ ..*. I ~~ if , P . • " N f ~~ ;(I c 1 'I I I t 1. 1