The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

EN . r +. 1$ ' /1 , r. w ' LONDON: TVZSDAT, MYOUST ti t iftTS. Mat all these victories in Spain, and the approaching fttva%ion of France, would have brought the contest n speedy clmse: hut, alas! if we are to see all th , :e Cadets called nut into this contest. a third part 4.f those who are now alive, will be dead before the contest is over. 11,)•10%, Ati!. 14. Wm. CO 811 ETT. Mail e Due I.i•hnot C•ritt .. O O . Ile1;goliutil r I . Sr. IlAnteocoxesv,—/Ididay at gas Pebtoj.e.. THE ST. AtESMAN. As we !save no fresh intelligence horn the army in the nest of Spain, we have leisure to make a few re. {len inns on that which we lalely received from this interesting spot of the Peninsula. The interval is crompanica by an awe and apprehension, which we kad reason, f r om Lori! swroN's rlispatches, to In o‘empted tram in this respect for the future. Ar coiding to the tenour of them, and especially front the comments niavle by the ministerial papers, and even by Earl liavuunwr himself, the only considera— tion thrown nut after the victory of Vittoria was herin r it were advisable to commence the in vasion of France, or rest satisfied with the ex pul•ion of the French from Spain ? were told over and over again, that the French had 44 lost every thing that was essential to the equip ment of an army," and, above all, that 44 their spirits were hruki n ;" so Unit the reader of such Accounts was justifiA in . concluding, that the ene my w ould afraid of looking an English soldier in the face. Ministers have long practiced certain little arts for either amusing or deceiving the Public ; but this is the first instance offered to our notice where the Commander in Chief's dispatches gave them any vivre:ice or excuse for drawing inferences which wog and circumstances proved uwtolid. The St comae of STATX, in his last communication, has advanced what we are at a loss to* discover his au therity for. Lord WELLINGTON did not speak of the loss of the enemy in killed, wounded, or priseners, in . those last sanguinary affairs ; but is CI l3.triturtsr has stated the amouttt to be !ifteen thousand. Swelling these numbers on the one side, asd contracting them on the other, may 'keep expectation alive, but they cannot gratify it in the end. A frank detail of the effects of every battle is due from those in authority to give it ; the people have a right to demand it. Ministers, by garbling or mutilating the army accounts, create to themselves new difficulties ; either the truth will come out by which they incur the disesteem and con tempt of the community, or they are hated and blamed for not making more in the way of force or in -suence from those positions and eitcumstances,which they have depicted in unwarrantably bright colours. 'What must the world think of them, after their vaunts and glowing description of the presumed termination of the Spanish campaign, should SOULT be enabled ag►in to advance, and by over numbers, oblige our beloved and intrepid army to retreat ? Who will be. 'sie►e that such men are worthy of being entrusted *with the affairs of a great nation: under the as surance that they either do not know the condition and capacities of their own military forces, much Ass those comparatively of the enemy, or that they have not candour and honesty to inform the people of the matter—the people who are to pay and suffer 'for all that befnls the country from the want of wis dom and fidelity in those who have arrogated to themselves the administration of its affairs. In the east of Spain, we are told, that Lord I.xt.vm BENTINCK is promisingly advancing, and is likely to make amends for the disappointment experienced from his over cautious predecessor. We hope it will be so ; hut we cannot, like some of our contemporaries, compliment his Lordship for great promptuosc, because he uas nearly approaching Tar. rugona at the date of the last account. If his army does, as was expected, cross the Ebro at Tortocs, there can be no doubt of that town beineutiested by She Spanish Genetal, the Duke. del PattQua.— We trust nothing will interrupt his Lordship's pro gress in that quarter ; for, until SUCIIET be driven completely out of those provinces, the resources which they should offer to the British armies and their principals and auxiliaries cannot be said to be -ours. It will then be a very interesting enquiry, what becomes of that French General, so as that he may not at last join the enterprising SOULT. We are almost ready to say with CATo, on this, as he did on .another very affecting subject, " I am weary of conjecture." In animadverting thus on the conduct of such an Administration as has now the rule over us, we can- not but declare, that oue of the greatest blots or blemishes on their es:utcheons, whether as men or ministers, warever be that of their having employed as advocates for their continuance in office, or as de fenders of their bad measures, writers of the most profligate order ; men devoid of honour and honesty, and universally known to pad• not the least regard to trot► ; but to found their claims for.public attention in what they advance, by the impudence, noise, and eiftnntery which accompany their assertions and publications. Some of these hired scribes have in been in the pay of our most inveterate enemy) a Wally altil.:lo:etdihal el.:lll7:llg":::,h..tibd ei•ialn are ARMY IN SPAIN. o s u a t 3 ar i colliers, i ici3:d w rn i d ee ! . ..... a doem.e. —....da m .. . —i l o i y U I f roml it i t i 1:: I : : ii ik t ril ; n;h l 1 ie l h e i: be roy rri from an Officer with LordWe:.. yii D ie a d s f, t, , , r t A i l :n e j o i .: Cf, 2 4l ooe 3 r ; P"T"lnUtill 4". 21r3wiii:thithielits, conv oy Pst for 6, 1813 :_ irmy Ited Dead - quarters , Lexac.a, Aug. c h i: ta ter , j , an w n it i li ca : a. ma King's Messenger leaves us tn-nl I U:::: te rOr to E l iglind i i w o uld not let the onpartunity pass, with. l i e c i u ta tt n e t r m , e w n, it t li ra t i l l i s e p a n o r h i t s i , le cn o n f st t p h: , out sending you .a letter, though since you oil the 3d, nothing material has occurred. l coevoy for Portionoutti.—Came down froni the e " Souvr, we hear, is busy raising fresh troops, in River the Ocean, Scott, (or Qieliec, and sailed inn. 'order to attempt a second . time the -relief; of - Panes ilnerliately for Portsmoth, under convoy of the i pions . Troops he may get, but Ido not think he : Folkestone logger. . . I will ; be able to put that con fi dence in then: which ! ! will be necessary for his success: all their hopes i ships Wonderer,. ter -Ply mniah ; p ad / i l ia l m Ys seemed to have been fixed upon him, and of course 'Cruise ; Daneavork, Spnonr, a mi d a/ / '• ' I e, uva, for olf their disappointment has not been small. We are : Cherburgh ; AcLH atilt now nearly in the same position as we were on the : New South Wales end the Brazils. 25th ult. The siege of St. Sebastian is to be resum- ; 1I A itw a c 11, Attu. 23.—Te. Earl of / • er ed, it is said, with redoubled vigour. It h a very : packet, having a M lit for Gnsteliburiii, has ; returner[ strong place, and will, lam afraid, cost us dear. As into port to wait a w;iitl. She left the outward. . el 2. o l ll7 — sle A tl:e t , iv .; ( . l F le ( r Too t fr il :: ;N I l Y ait t e l - ie , for Pamplona, nothing but hunger %iit ga s r u r bd iso u n e n i t t e : bound convoy i.i the Bay this morning, all wet . all the fortified places which 1 have seen are nothing l ;French ejarlteAl Laur: to it. Reports as to the supplies of tht! very different, but in my humble opinion they have i from Mullah, has brought over an Eligiisli G :,11,:,, i enough for three months more. I man, six Ladies, and thsee child ren ; Tailed f ro - 4 It i s ouppoSed the Pntsce RESENT will leave I to I have read with astonishment in the papers, Morlaix the 18th hist. Thed i ifeat of ithetim, W. Brighton to-day, amid come to London on Friday. i particularly the and --, the most absurd and ! lington wtaS generally knosin, and retorted to be The o fficial details of the capture of the American i monstrous lies that ever were printed ;--sometimes ' more disastrous than described in hi, L or d,l t i ii . 3 slOop Aries were received yesterday, and will op- ; Lord WELLINGTON is at Bayonne;—next only i official dispatches. pear in the Gazette of this evening. i 17, 000 men were left of the army of JOSEPH after the! In consequence of the death of the gallant Colonel : defeat at Vittoria ;—then comes a story of Sucnet CanoeAN, Sir NAT. PEACOCCE is ordered instantly i and his whole army being destroyed by the redoubt. bathe Peninsula, to take the command of Abe 71st ;ed Sir Jonsr blvaa.ti. Pray were did they get Regiment ; amid is now embarked with Lieutenant. !the number of men which,. the French lost at Vit. Col. jacks(); of the 2il Foot Guards, and a num.: ltoria-20,000 according to one-15,000 another ? bee of subordinate Officers, in the fleet with the 7th ' j do not think that the grand total of their loss on Hussars. . ; the 21s1 of Jane exceeded 6000 af most ; I saw every The new battalion of the 60th regiment Is intended prisoner that was made. You will be surprised to for North America, and to be formed into a rifle , hear that the Blues and Life Guards never charged corps for that service. i the enemy once, instead of breaking through their The recent appointment of a Waggon-MOster- line three times. General to the forces, will probably occasion some i "We are very anxious to leave this place.— Parliamentary questions and enquiries. i Imagine to yourself .being stuck (in the month of The Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD are in the August) in a very small town, surrounded on all Isle of Wight, where they will remain a short time, , sides by mountains, which, of course, besides the and from thence proceed to their Cottage in Devon- : heat, prevent you from riding or walking out for air shire. ; i and exercise. The access to our place being so bad, Parliament was yesterday prorogued in the usual ' of course the peasantry are not very fond of bringing form by Commission, till Monday the Ist or No. any thing for sale ; though three leagues off they have vember. Ifresh salmon, &c. and every luxury in abundance.— On the late inspection made by the Hon. Commis- ; Yesterday (by starvation) 1 was tempted to travel up shiner Bo ya and Dr. BAI tin, of the French prisoners a young Pyrenee, to dine with a friend, at the risk at Fortes, Portchester, and on hoard the prison.; of my neck. After an hour's hard work, I got up, ships in the Barbour, there were only 154 patients , and certainly was well paid for my trouble ; Bayonne in the hospitals, out of 20,680 prisoners. These ! appeared most beautifully,—the sea opened to my were all slight cases, not one of typhus fever, or of ' left,—the valleys of France looked like gold,--I any acute disease, except such as had arisen from cold ' never saw so much corn in my life." er indiscretion. The name of Captain J. N. TAYLER, of the Spar row sloop, appears to have lean accidentally omitted in Sir T. CRArum's retain of the wounded before St. Sebastiates. He had completed his buttery on the Lighthouse-hill, mentioned in the Gault* of the 7th instant, with a detachment of seamen from the ships, and which was firing with much success. An 18-inch shell fell and burst close to him, dreadfully shattered his left leg, and otherwise considerably burnt and wounded him in the face and body. Captain PHILIP BEAVER, of the Arifl lS, whose death was lately announced since being employed in 1801, in landing the British forces hi Egypt, as Cap tain to the fleet under Lord KE,Tu, was frequently engaged in similar important services. lie conducted the landing at the conquest of Mat-Hideo, of the Saints, and of the Isle of France. Ills health was much impaired by the expedition to Java. Though wily 47 years old, lie had seen 36 years active service in all parts of the world. has left a widow and six children to lament the loss of a man, whose vir tues in private life were fully equal to his auspicious merits as an Officer. CAUTION.—A young female, almut SO revs o f age, of genteel appearance, slender made,:end rather lo‘i in stature, of a sallow co:We:jolt, b ou it hair and large black eye-brows, c tiling her: .1( Miss hum, took a lodging at 43, Skintier-strcet, :now. : hill, on the 12th inst. under the pretence of being Inear to her brothe r , wh o m she represented as ha v i ng 'taken a shop in Skinner-street, for the purpo•e of carrying on the wholesale grocery business. The said female, in order to excite compassion, often feigned herself very ill; and, at htterval., had strong symp. 1 toms of convulsive fits, which, she said, were , occasioned by having had a cancer cut out of her side, and not being thoroughly extracted, was grow. big again, which, being very painful, caused the fit , . I This account and appearances naturally excited cola. passion from all around her, particularly from a • lady, lodger in the same house, who paid every at. tentinn to her as that of a ki.:d and tender mother, ' until Friday last, when tote voting female decamped with several pounds of he lady 's "(her betteractor) money, and also some of ti e lady's wearing -apparel, and has not heen heard of si ire. DUEL—Oa Wednesday morni , g a duel was Ifought near Pendennis Castle, between Capt. Petty and Lieut. Leader, bosh of the First S , imeraet M. litia, now ht garrison at that place. 0.1 the first five, Capt. Perry fell, and it was found that !he hall , . . The delay in the publication of the official account had passed through one thigh, anti lodged near the of the capture of the Argus arises from the circum- ! groin in the other ; —it oas ex! rnate4l almost immiele. stance of its beings transmittted through Admiral t ately, but we are sorry to say, that sem serious ap. TttoaNshoucat on the Cork station, to which thelprehensions are entertained re:pectiog h' •rv. Pelican belongs, and to which site immediately re-' Lieut. Leader, and the secouds, Capt. N 4 ***, and turned after the engagement, while the Argus was Lieut. Stc• - ' 4l *, have absconded. sent to Plymouth.. In the mean time the following • aottuettY AND MURDEIL—An 'est !a , hen account of the action from the Plymouth Telegraph taken on a .view of the body of the Her. N;chelas will be read with interest : %Vestcombe, uho was found muedered on the 13 it " The Americans wanted another proof of British ;dust. in a path-way, at a short distance eon, Wee. superiority on the oceah. The Pelican has afforded cheater, leading to the Andover-road. It apre.ti•ti it, in the capture of the Argus. On the 14th I . Ohe deceased had been seen %%tilting on the fee d, at instant, at a quarter past six a. m. the Pelican de.! nine o'clock in the morning: it was b teeen nine 'cried a vessel. on fire, between Milford Haven* and and ten when his biidy .was di:covei ed. A eeeef the Suttees, with a brig in company : on approach- prevailed that he had died I.y apopleav ; but en a ing nearer, the brig stood away under easy saii from the more minute inspection of the b idy, a violent bruise vessel on fire, when the Pelican crowded all sail in par- was discovered under the jaw, which, it was ima suit of her. The brig continued her iourse for some • glued, produced instant death ; added to which,. a time, until, being ready for action, she took in her S. Idier, of the 102 d regiment, of the name of Lifert royals, and hove to the wind on the larboard tack. Glasse, on the death being mentioned in his hearing, When close enough, the brig gave three cheers, and a immediately said he had seiet the deceased lying near broadside. soon afterwards the Pelican, being also i the spot described, in the morning, but that he did prepared for action, returned the solute of three cheers ; not attempt to disturb him, because he thought he and a broadside with a similar compliment. The op. was asleep. The improbability Tartliiiiiory (it be. ;foments closed, and after a contest of forty minutes s ling early in the morning), with some other circten. - in which the brig was raked live times, Captain • • stances, led to his brine apprehended. Upon his Meeees gave directions for boarding on her star.: examination, he was called upon to account for how board bow, and she was instantly carried, the Ame- he disposed of his time during the morning named ; ricans making no resistance whatever, and running ; which he gave, hut it was afterwards falsified in many below. In the act of boarding, the American en. points, and the suspicions of his being the perp teror sign was lowered, and after the brig had struck, Mr e !of the crime, partook of rather a cirromstantial YOUNG, the master's-mate, received his death wound, ; form. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Mur. by a ball from the fore-top. The Argus fought ; der against him, and he was c )mmitted to the County well While the cannonading continued •, but her guns ' Gaol, to take his trial for the offence. Be is a man were not levelled with precision, and many shots of more knowledge and abilities than are usually passed through the Pelican's royals. The Argus's found in persons of li< station, but of reputed bad hammocks were cut away fore and aft, and her sides character. Mr. Westcoinhe was rector of Barton show evident tokens of the dexterity of her ante.: Stacey, near Winchester, Vicar of Collinelsoutne, gonist. .The Pelican's sides are also full of grape- i and one of the Minor Canons of Winchester Cnthe. shot ; but her rigging and sails are injured the drat . A watch and soma money welch he was , most. Two shots, however, found their way through known to have about him, had eeen taken from him. the boatswain's and carpenter's cabins. The Bri- I On Thursday se'onight n mot daring robbery was tish, though justly irritated with American brag. I committed on the Wdtshire Downs, between S e ti f . gadocio, were cool and steady, - and their enthusiasm bury and Overly. John Foot, an exciseman, of Far. was regulated by the most attentive discipline. A riegdon e ha-Berkshire, was travelling into Dorsct spetit ball, after passing through the hammocks, shire, on a visit to some relations there ; he had dined struck one of Captain MAPLES' buttons, and fell on on Thursday at Evenly; when he hadteacher) n part the deck. Lieutenant Weesa, and Mr. Gstee. !of the Down, called the Nine Mite Water, lie felt VILLE, Master, highly distinguished themselves : but weary, and laying himself under the hedge, endea it is, perhaps, invidious to select any names where voured to take some repose ; he had - net, however, one and all performed their duty. The Ares car- been long iu this situation, when lie heard a rustling ries eighteen '24-pounders and two long twelves, for- ' noise, end, immediately after, sew two men ha eilv merly belonging to the Macedonian, and had 136: epproaching. They seized him, and demanded men at the commencement of the action ; of whom money ; but Foot told them h.' Intl none ; one of six men .were killed, and 16 wounded, besideS her the ruffians then drew forth a knife, and threatened Captain. The Pelican mounts 16 thirty-two poun- to cut the poor fellow's throat. Ile entreated them der carronades, and four long sixes, and began the 'riot to murder him ; and one of the two, feeling battle with only 113 men (Mr. PEAUNE and five men some little compunction. desired his companion, oho being absent with a prize), of whom two were killed : had the knife fully prepared for the bloody deed, to and three wounded. Captain ALLEN, the Comman- stay his hand, and 44 not cut the man's throat." A der of the Argus, lost his leg nt the second broad. j slight wound, however, had been previously inflicted side: but did not leave the deck, until from his faint.; in his check. They then boued hi s h ee ds with some ing away through the loss of blood it became abso: :woollen list , and ransacked his pockets, from which lutely necessary to remove him below." ! they took all the money be possesses', amou n ting to Sunday, as a gentlemnr, his wife, and two chit- 71. ss. and decemped %%Mt that and a shirt w'lich was dren, were riding in a otil-horse chaise near the Toy, . unwed up in a red and a hite.chequered hatelker. at Hampton-court, the hdrse took fright at some- chief, which they found by kic side on the ground. thing which was in the road, and ran furiously for a Before they departed, he that lied saved the life of *considerable distance ; it unfortunately came in con. Foot put hint in mind of the service he had rendered tact with something in the way, upset •the vehicle, him, but threatened if he stirred from where he was and the whole of the family were precipitated mast before a certain time, that he and his companion , violently into the road. The lady was so much hurt, would certainly return, and cat his throat. Ho as to render her recovery almost impossible; one Of watched the ruffians to a considerable distaticeewlion the children was seriously hurt by a fracture in the he observed them stop and take off their smock arm, and the other received some slight contusions; frocks, and otherwise arrange their dresses. They the gentleman did not receive much injury; the had attempted to disguise their countennuces by chaise was dashed to pieces. . • binding black handkerchiefs over their foreheads , Several of the Danish papers contain a statement, that the English naval and military force now in the Baltic meditate attacks upon the islatir!s of Wand and Fatster, with a view to their permanent conquest and occupation. It is remarked by the writers, that " the possession of these island, would facilitate the uninterrupted navigation of the Baltic by British cruisers—give them the command of that sea, to the exclusion of the shipping of Powers hostile to them, and likewise afford a good roadstead to merchant yes sets during unfavourable weather. These are favourite objects to a British Ministry ; but it is precisely on that account that every Sovereign having ports in the Baltic is interested in preventing the execution of such a scheme. Nay, Sweden and Russia would be particularly and injuriously affected by it; the ma, ritime greatness of England would be felt on their coasts, and asserted at their expense; and at the dictum of these would-be Lords of the Ocean, the trade carried on from one port to another on their coasts might be suspended." In conclusion it is hinted, that Sweden has designs upon the Island of Femmern (or Moen), in 'which she is to be aliisted as the purchase of her acquiescence. On Saturday, the 14th inst. the prisoners in the depot of Perth celebrated the birth-day of the Em peror of FRANCE, and a balloon having been pre pared by Mr. CUYPER, from Ghent, with much skill and industry, a number of persons assembled to witness its ascension.—While the Master of the Ceremonies fastened a Lag to its top, the balloon suddenly broke from its fastenings, and ascended with amazing rapidity, to the mortification of all who saw and all who were concerned in its prepara tion, and the air soon evaporating, it descended and was torts against a tree. At night all the prisons were brilliantly illuminated, and in some of the win dows were transparencies, which had a fine effect, and were executed with much taste. Drury Lane Theatre opens on tit!) 11th of Sep tember. BREAD.—The LORD MAYOR having inspected the mealweighers' returns, ordered the price of bread to fall 6d. in the peck loaf, or lid. in the quarters, which reduces it to Is. sd. Friday se'nnight, in the Town Court of Galway, Richard Martin, Esq. was found guilty before the lion. Baron M'Clellatid, upon the information some time since preferred against him in the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, bx the Right Hon. Denis Bowes Baly, for having endeavoured to provoke him to fight a duel. Sentence remains to be pinged upon Colonel Martin by the Kiug's Beuch r io the course of ueltTertn: 'se q I E 7.1W1". Th -1 • • l o ng nd 'BRITISH 1 allow' ?stead of a letter I y I , • - !!.t . turrote's army, date and consequently are traitors to their Country. The ministerial print, the Post, tacit! that we have *to ambassadors on whom we can rely for talents. To use a common phrase, are their handslio inuclOrst fo? want 'oreMploythent, that th e y Ou t wit trusted? England's 'sorrow, the system of its Ministers haslor a long time rendered the office of an ambassador a sine cure; to its cost, however, the same, and even an iocreused number appears ou the pay-list of its pensioners. The Post asks. those who prefer per.ce to war, whether they would transferthe seat of hostilities from the field, where the superiority of skill and valour lies (he ob serves) to the closet, where the artifices and intrigues Of BONAPARTL'S negotiators may prevail? What, then, must our ambassadors he about, if they allow ed the trick of our adversaries to prevail ? Mr. Eras:, in his negotiating a commercial treaty, was a match for French intrigue.