The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-01-29 00:00:00

Mr: Bentletti participated, this dentin to& The CHANCSIAttIa of the EXCHEQUER in troduced I clatise to provide for the ,payment of the pensions of his Majesty's old Servants and their wi dows. Several other new clauses were proposed and agre ed to, and the Bill passed through the Commit tee without experiencing soy serious opposition, after Which the House resumed, end the Report was or dered to he received to-merrow.—Adjourned. 1 Mr. Math. Dee. I . Waterford. . . a 0 0 . ....... Guernsey 0 .. J 1 0 Errs la . : 1 1 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS pCent. Cans. Rif pet Com. Red. 63ii 4 pee Cont. 79 $ per Cetit. . ' Navy} 9 I Msg. Anit. IBj 7-16 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Bonds 17s. IS.. pr: Exchequer Bills 3d. 3 6 pr. Ditto Omnium 3 dis. Consols for Acct. 62 Lottery Tickets iTE STATESMAN. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 1 1812. An Extraordinary Gazette was published late last eight, containing the particulars of the raising the siege of Tarifa by the French, the substance of which wis made pnisiie to the letter of Lord Lifts: loot to the Lonn MATO It, which orppeared in the SraresstAN of yesterday. The ordinary Gazette contains the last dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON and General llTat., the particulars of which were also prevtodsly before the public.' A. report has been brought by the Walsinghans packet, by which the mail of the 15th was conveyed from Lisbon, that the French had blown up the works of I3uclajoz, and abandoned that place. It is also rumoured that a battle has been fought between Lord WELLINGTON and Marshal MARNONT near Ciudad Rodrigo, the result of which was not known when the Ifialsinghant left the Tagus. We do not think that either of these oc turrences have taken place ; but we have little doubt that the late operations of theAlliedArmy near Ciudad Rodrigo, will have the effect of drawing the atten tion of the French to that quarter, and either lead to an engagement, or compel Lord WELLINGTON again to retrace his steps.—Some doubts seem to be enter tained with respect to the fall of Valencia on the 2Gth of D , cemher, because the Captain of the .3lagni. /cent was at that place on the 25th, when all was safe and quiet. Now, it is admitted, even by those who profess to entertain these doubts, that the battle, in which Blake's army was completely routed, took place on the 26th. Although, therefore, no appre hensions might be entertained on the preceding day, by the inhabitants of Valencia, as to the safety of that place, nothing is more likely than that it should fall into the hands of the enemy, at the very moment after the army, engaged in its defence, was annlisilat ed.—There may, however, be some emir in the date; but this is of no consequence, ,because whither Surety got possession of the city on the 26th or 27th, there can be no doubt that it was impossible to defend it many hours after its only means of iiefeece, the Spanish army, 'sere entirely in the power of the besiegers. Accounts from Buenos Ayres of the sth of No vember, state, that an adjustment of all differences between the Government of that place and of Monte Video, had been brought about, and that a treaty had been entered into, by which both the contracting parties declare that they will not acknowledge any other Sovereign bat FERDINAND VII. The Govern tent of Buenos Ayres acknowledges the power of the Mother Country, and promises to send without delay pecuniary assistance, exerting all the means within their powl'r towards that end. The Junta also declares, that the River Plate, together with the rest of South America, form an integral part of the Spanish Monarchy ; that Deputies shall be imme diately sent to the Cortes, and reasons given for not ir%ing done so before; that' all prisoners taken on both sides shall be immediately restored, together with the cannon taken from the blockading aqua- dron, and all persons put into the full enjoyment of their property. That commerce is to be placed on the same footing as before the disturbances ; and all Spleihh and foreign vessels to be admitted into the ditiereot ports of the Ricer Plate, and the coasts, upon paying a duty, which will be afterwards settled by the two contracting parties. Gen. Ecto, on his Nat, promises ta observe iri the most religious man- nor this treaty until the pleasure of the Cortes shall known, which shall be without delay communi ' lied to the Government of Buenos Ayres. He •' l 4) prothises that the Portuguese troops shall re tire within .their own frontiers, as ordered by the Palmer Rymer, and already communicated to both Governmonts. That the northern side of the River Plate shall he the present limits of the jurisdiction of the Vicraor until the pleasure of the Mother Coun; try is known. We will venture to predict, that this ludo*, composed as it is of such discordant and op posite qualities, will not exist for many months. A Charlsion Paper, of the 13th December, con ' .ins the following article respecting the progress of the Patriots in Mexico :—" A letter to the Mitor of Norfolk Herald, dated Washington City, Nov. 2 9 says, I received a letter yesterday from Pink ne %MC, stating, that the Republicans of Mexico had v,)l(e u the city of Mexico by storm, and were every 'chcre victorious. This intelligence, the letter adds, ' 1. .1Y be relied on.—The letter bears date, Nov. 3." Fri l' The late intelligenee frbth the United States isj NAVAL INTEL LIG ENU E. Without any qttestion, more important in its C 0111113; PLY ,TA R. 47. quelled than any we Have received for years. Their Arrived MI Majesty'ssliip Magnificent, of 74 gent. Captain Congress, as if Maimed of the weakness end imbe- Eyre, from Cadiz, with dispatches, which place she left na the rutty which have characterized it for a long time, 10th inst. she is placed under quarantine—cannot learn that now act with a decision and unanimity which have she brings any particular news; also th e Favourite, Pheasant, and Sulks, shops of Misr, from cruises to the westward. never been displayed berms , : Their measures will Arrived the Arno AMMilean ship, Capt. Merchant, from Bos unquestionably bring the Negociations to a hasty ton bound to St. Andero, detained and sent in by the Nieinea termination, in one way or another. Arming their frigate; the Alnerican schooner Manlius, of and from Boston, merchant ships to force a trade with the Continent, bound to Bourdeaax, detained by the Unicorn frigate; the Emilia brig Vigilant, John Stephens, Master, from Demerara against the Orders in Council, will at Once bring the bound to Liverpool, captured by a Freud' privateer, and re point in dispute to an issue. Upon the continuance captured by his Majesty's sloop Favourite; the:Spanish brig Union, Captitabettn. from Coranna hound to London, with of these Orders now rests the question of Peace or wool, captured by a French privateer, and recaptured by the War. To display clearly the ground taken by the ' Favourite sloop . of war; the Caledonian, Capt. Bong, from United Slates, we annex an extract from a dispatch st. John's, which Awe she left the beginning of December, in addressed by Mr. co pr i l n e pany u w ib it o h n t sa be tu ßosina, , whi ch rday n. ves se l Mimeos, the American Secretarylefti p ast7t.d ChannelJ uoPhn'sr about 10 of State, to Mr. FOSTER, dated 27th July, ma, envaegs i them Comet, Eding t ; ton; Mary, Harvey; and 1811 :—" This state of affairs has not been sought Diligence, Simons; the whole expected to quit for England by the United States. When the proposition, con- about 10 days after the Caledonian sailed. Arrived a Spnriish brig, name unknown, laden with empty Wined in the law of May 1 , 1810 , if either of the bottles, picked up at sea by the Semiramis frigate, ti iiho .t any Belligerents would rescind their Orders in Council person on board, supposed to he from Bristol, bound to Conn or Decrees, that the United States would pass a na; also the Champion transport, Captain Jackson, from Lis =6l7, p lfi ri d nr ay i ;s a r l assag y rran e s r po pi r i rv rted with convoy sou Thursday last, 40 Lis- Non-Importation Act against the Belligerent re fatting ; there nes cause to presume Great Britain The brig Volunteer, which arrived yesterday from Lisbon, would have accepted it; in which event the was, on the 18th inst. chased by a French frigate, and would Non-Importation Act would not have operated .have been captured had not the Leopard man of war, bore in sight, which vessel made the signals which the enemy could not against _ her."—lf the Non-Importation Act is answer, and then gave chase to the enemy's frigate, which ' force against us, and other measures ate es caped through very superior salling p . ro Abo ; u sh t e fonr fe days after in I b h o s v e l oo v ner In preparation, it is because France has not, 1 privata in k * n i the ° Fr e a Ni teer , wi which e ss7 os y ngt have name, but in fact, ceased to execute her Decrees Volunteer for a vessel of force, from her appearance, hesitated against the United States. It is an undeniable fact, to bear down von her, and which the Volunteer made a dispo that all American vessels, which hare arrived in s:tion to dace, and the Privateer trade off. Two or threedays of t f h r t h h e e Surviellautc y,v and Sybelle frigates, aid France since the 2d of November, 1810, hare been' gave after i si ng e o fe" information cruisers, liberated. There remains, then, no plea of regalia- The pilots from the Hibernia saw a French lugger privateer lion for the continuation of the Orders in Council. capture a brig and schooner yesterday morning, about eleven pledge d his Go. o ff th l e a ß t lt u s t besides, the Marquis W st.t,tst.tvih ead. Cap tain They Zr er 'b e hlf supposed t ( o , be the brig vernment to proceed part passe with the French! Bristol, with ine ; and t he schooner Agennria, Guerns ey Government in abating the rigour of those Edicts! mouth, Captain Tozer, from the same place, with stones for the with regard to neutrals. But, in the late negocia;deck-yard. Colonel M'Carthy, of the %Val African corps, landed here lions, he not only refused to proceed 19 • assibus this morning from the Caledonian, from St. John's. equis, but, with the most unparalleled disregard! Arrived Cie Alice, Peters; willia,o, Stephens; Diligence, of all pretence to good faith, insisted upon a nev Souter ; and Friendly Emma, Cook, for London. HyaPrOinkrhT sloop I O , u C . TH, JA i. Arrived the condition, that English manufactures should he t war,Capt. Usher, from Lisbon, admitted on the Continent, while we prohibit In 12 days, with a convoy of transports. Seveital Officers of the r 4 acket Cm England every species of continental manufactures into Bris :Army o c sa le n n:e xt liavthe tran spor ts . tutu.—=This new condition, if insisted upon, must put co wl :soy as far as the Chops of t he Channel ; a a r ro il l a r ' iv 6 ; ' d the e Crocodile, an end to all negociations, as the United states hare lcle oli c o wt.4. rri tm a tey .i. t i. 'r e ont Guernsey ; and the Alert, 16, neither the right, and much less the ability, to inter-1 1 2:11M from the Motherhank, the Temeraire, 98, Capt. Speaw, ive vp . left Sir P r e ge lle n w i a n t h N e l r aiwin, all fere in the municipal affairs of the different powers of Europe. This is, perhaps, the system of policy so i DEA 1., .1 AK. 98. egm Arl , v a tid ino th u e th lll , ag o i t tp , l , 7 l : a fr i z a %o e t d t fi ; pr th i e he ßmid er schooner, successfully pracOsed b y the Noble Marquis in India. It probably may have been successful among the I F LNIOI . JAY. 96. A weak, effeminate, and ignorant natives of India, but i l ays. rrived the Lord Hobart p ackt, from New- Y ork, in 29 will not answer with a people so widely different from' Two privateers wasn TORBAY,oh fli i e m rry . 27 .-11 . ead this morning, and those of the United States.—They have certainly the is c l o st e rosed to have captured a bri o f. The Sprightly and Lord brigs are eu g a o r n e e n i e n w chac sagacity to understand their rights, and now appear wo e rking th u em p 'to Several large ships of war rane or to have the spirit to defend them. It is to be re gretted that there is a large class of people in this country, who entertain a violent and unjustifiable `prejudice against the United States. Whether it arises from the reflection,that they were once subjects of the same Government, and revolted against it, or from the.feelings a war of some duration has given birth to, or from other causes, is immaterial. These feelings ought not to be cherished, because they not only indispose the mind for a fair and unbi assed opinion of the measures of their Government, but give a confidence to the present Ministry to con tinue their system, which eley would otherwise im mediately abandon. If the United States had been really hostile to this country, they have never been without pretences to go to war. But their policy is neutral and pacific, and to this policy have they sacrificed, in a considerable degree, their repu tation abroad. But such has been the general censure of this temporising policy both at home and abroad, that they now appear ready and willing to encounter any hazard for the support of national rights and national honour. Let the Editor of the Courier, and those of the other infamous Admini stration Papers, now learn to their shame, the false hood of their representations, when they de clared, that there would be internal divisions in the United States in the event of a war.— The opposition, consisting of the Federal party, which has unceasingly advocated an honourable set tlement with this country, have supported each of the war measures which have been introduced. There nas ably a minority of fifteen out of one hundred and forty-five, the number of House of Representatives upon the average, against these decisive Resolutions. This unanimity is not only greater than has been known upon any leading and important question, but greater ttan it was in the war which terminated in their independence. An American frigate has arrived off the Isle of Wight, with dispatches of great importance. They are said to convey the ultimatum of the American Government. NXECUTION.—The six unfortunate men, who were lately left for execution by the Prince Regent, suf fered the punishment, allotted to them by an inexora ble law, early this morning in front of Newgate.— Five of them were young men in the prime of life, and they all behaved in a manner which became their unhappy fate. The crowd of spectators was immense, and equal in number to what attended the execution of Haggerty and another on which occasion, our readers will recollect, many persons were killed. In the present instance, no ac cident happened, and a general feeling of sympathy and regret, fur the unfortunate victims, seemed to pervade all ranks. We are sorry to learn, that the Vigilant, destined to this country from the River Plate, and having on hoard between 1 50 and 200,000 dollars, and '22,000 hides, has been lost on what is called the English Bank near the mouth of that river. A most daring mode of attaining goods under false pretences was practised a few days since. A green painted cart stopped at the house of Mr. Myers, hop-merchant, Tooley-street, Borough.— The man knocked, and inquired of the lad, who opened the door, whether it was No. 3 ?—Being an swered in the affirmative, the man-said he came for a piano-forte, and hoped it was ready for him to take to Mr. Dale's, Cornhill. Mr. Myers wag gone out only a few minutes, and the lad judging every thing was correct, offered his services to assist in conveying the instrument down stairs, which offer was accepted, and the man actually obtained complete possession of the piano -forte, stand, eke. without molestation. About ten minutes after the cart drove - away, Mr. Myers returned, and missing the in strument, inquired of the lad what had become of it ? He related the circumstance, when information was given of the fraud, but all, inquiry at the music-shops in the metropolis had been hitherto ineffectual to de tect the offender. The last accounts from Botany Bay state, that the Governor and Council had commenced the cultivation of an immense forest, nearly seventy miles in length, by allotting portions of it to the several convicts, whose time of sentence had expired ; that a considerable space had already come under cultivation, but that the object of this laudable meltl sure was likely to be defeated, in a great measure, by the occupiers not being compelled to stub the roots of the trees that they cut down; in defect of which, not half the land could be effectually tilled, thus only cleared of trees. Coaw-BacnswGr, Jar.. 29.—T0-day we have not many fresh arrivals of Wheat, owing to the late contrary winds coast% ; sales of Sae nearly at last prices; inferior rather gives way.— Barley and Malt fully Nippon their price. —Peas and Beans of each sort caatinne to fluctuate but little.--,ThPre are short sup plies of Oats; sales in this trade brick, and full Is. dearer.— ' Floor dull la sale, and hardly supports Monday's reduction of ss. per sack. Wheat...., sos 72s 951 I Tick do. Fine ditt0........ 105 110 Do. (Fine Old) 50 551 Oats 26 30 32 7 4* 96 49 I Poland do. 78 85 I Patatoedo. - 38 39 e Per (Millen) 78 84 Rape Seed I do. a Onr private accounts from Windsor state, that his MAJcsrY hada very serious change for the worse during Monday night, and the attendance of the whole of the Physicians was immediately required. A dispatch was sent to the PRINCE RESENT, and an other to the Loan Ciwicer.i.oa, on which account his Lordship did not sit yesterday in the Court of Chancery. But Ne understand from accounts re ceived last night that his MAJESTY'S disorder had not increased. The schooner Maria arrived yesterday at South ampton, from Gibraltar and Lisbon, spoke on the 7th instant, in lat. 39. 41. N. long. 11. 21. W. the sloop Fs/ear/chip, LE Quay, Master, out 17 days from Jersey to Madeila, all well; on the 15th, in let. 45. long. 12. saw about 20 sail to windward, supposed to he part or a dispersed convoy, standing tp the eastward, under a press of sail, and in evident confusion : and on the following morning, saw two frigates, apparently Frei:Phi standing to the Weft ward. , I 'LONDON GAZETTE EXTR,JuItDi2,ARY: WAIL DI:PA iTMENT: • Doaning-sfrcet, . 28, 1812. Captain Acting. Aid-de-Cl.l p to Colonel Skei. tett, has arrived this nasreiog at Lord Liverpool's. Mitre, with dispatches from Ala jt;r-cieneral Cooke ; of *hid the lowing are copies Mir Lonn,—l beg to congratulate your Lords iii upon the complete failure of the enemy's expedition( against Tarifa, and to refer you to the inclosed copy of my letter to General Lord Wellington, conveying Colonel Skerrett's reports of the French having heal repulsed with great loss in assaulting the breach which they had effected in the wall, and of their having retreated on the night of the 4thi !eating their heavy artillery, and a gwittity of stores on, the ground. Your Lordship aill see that Colonel Slcer.: rett, and the brace troops under his command, have thoroughly done their duty. lie has expressed hid sense of the effectual co-operation of the Spanish troops under General, Copons, *1164. In his report, gives his full approbation of the conduct of Colo iel Skerrett, and the British troop! under. his ordersi upon this, as he hat done upo.l Miner oerivions during the last three months.—Captain nogliue, of the 47th regiment; actihg Aid-de-Can p to Colonel Skerrett, Ms charge Of this dispatcli, abdl will give your Lordship any details illative to the late events at Tarifa. I here the bonOui to be, 1&c. (Signed) GEOIL4E COOKE, lini.-Goft. /hi. EMI a Liveriaolit, *c. ike. Tarifa, Jan. 1, 1812. Sia,—ln my last I had The honour to state that theenemy commenced to batter in breach on the t 9th December, since which period until yesterday to kept up a heavy fire of cannon on tile breach, and cf shells on the town, causeway, and island. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 31st December, a strong column was seen rapidly advancing to the breach; our musketry several times checked the enemy; and the firm front and intrepid beha viour of the troops, in less than an hour, gained a complete victory. most bold of the enemy fell near the foot of the breach, and the mass of the co lumn made a precipitate retreat. The situation of the enemy's wounded, with which the ground wan covered between his battery and our fire, where they must inevitably have perished, induced me, from motives of compassion, to hoist a tlag of truce to carry them off. Some were brought into the place over the breach, but from the extreme difficulty at. tending this, I allowed the enemy to carry the re mainder away. General Leval, the French C •m. wander in Chief, expressed his acknowledgment foe the conduct of the British and Spanish nations on this occasion, in the most ft•eling and grateful terms. We have made prisoners ten officers, and twenty or thirty soldiers; the enemy's losi has been very se vere. The column that attacked the breach, was two thousand men, composed of all the grenadie,% and ♦oltigeurs of the army. The enemy hives.. d this town on the '2oth December, since which peilod, one thousand British and seven or eight hundred Spanish troops, with only the defence of a wall, which appears to have been built as a defence deniitst archery, and before the use of gun-powder, have re sisted an army of ten thousand men, wish a regular • battering train of artillery, and have at last de. tested and repulsed them. The wall of the town has the additional disathantage of being commanded within half musket-shot, and Hark ed or taken in reverse in almost every part.-;- The conduct of all the troops has Won admirable, and that of Lieutenant-Colonel Gough, and the 94 battalion of the 87th regiment, exceeds all pike.— Equal credit is due to the indefatigable exertions of Captain Smith's Royal Engineers, to whom much of our success is due. I have on all occasio►is received. the greatest assistance from the military experience, and the great exertions of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Proby, second in command. We have to regret the loss of two Officers killed, Lieutenant Longley, Royal. Engineers, and Lieutenant Ball, 47th Regi ment. I hare the honour to be, &e. (Signed) J. B. SKERRETT, Colonel. To Major-General Cooke, &c. &c. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Meninx, In the Aaiun at • Tarifa, on tie Slat of December, 1811. Royal Engineers-1 Lieutenant killed. 2d Hatt. 4r th Regiment-1 Lieutenant, 1 rank and file, killed ; 1 Lieu:emit, 2 rank and file, wounded. Vd Batt, 87th Regiment-5 rank and file, killed; 1 Lirnten. ant, 1 Ensign, 21 rank and file, wounded. 2cl Ilatt. - Sbtb Regiment -1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. Total-2 Olken, 7 rank and file, killed; 8 Oaken, 94 rank and file, wounded. Names of Officers killed and wounded. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Longley, killed. 2d l3au. 47th Regiment—Lieutenant Hall, killed; Lieutenant Hill, slightly wounded. I 2d Batt. Kith Regiment—Lieutenant M. Carroll and Eakin ' Waller, slightly wounded. thigned) T. BONBURY, Brigade-Major. Tarifa, Jam. 5, 1814. Sin,—ln my letter of the Ist inst. 1 had the honour to relate the particulars of our proceedings here, and of our victory at the breach. Since that period, the enemy has kept up a partial fire, and the breach was yesterday completely open for the space of 25 or 30 yards.—From the movements of the enemy last night, I was induced to suppose he intended another assault, and the garrison waited in eager expectation. to give him another proof of British valour. To our astonishment, this morning at daylight, the columns of the enemy were already at a distance, having taken advantage of a dark and stormy night to make a pre , climate retreat, leaving in our posse s sion all hit an. tillery, ammunition, stores, &c. &c. I immediately ordered Major Broad, with a part of the 47th regi. meta, to follow the enemy ; he took possession of his artillery, waggons, and a quantity of stores, time enough to save them from the flames, the enemy having set fire to them. We have made some prison. ers. From the number of dead found on the ground the enemy occupied, his lees on the whole must have been very great. Marshal Victor' was present Is the French camp to give orders for the retreat-, °We have thus seen the greatest effort the French are capable of making, frustrated by eighteen hon. ' dred British and Spanish troops, with only the de r fence of a paltry wall ; and an army of ten thousand: men, commanded by a Marshal of France, retreating from them silently in the night, after having beet, te• pulsed awl defeated, leaving behind all their artnierg . . . • s , ti