The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-24 00:00:00

I II r~ tr ~4 U THE WATERMAN. ' FliP' LEMENT The loss of the enemy must have been very Olney Tice LONDON CiAZE7'TE, September 22, 1812. We have taken several officers, and} I believe nearl 200 prisoners. • 1 WAR DEPARTMENT. The conduct of every Officer and soldier has been Downing-street, Sept. 23. above praise; where all have behaved well, it is dil -1 DiPlikk of w " leh i " e f " " "" 14 "Pl.' II" been th. fiC it to daitinguisb itzust,. - ItoWnter , mention the day teemed :it Earl Raosurser oddieraed to lorLorik. u strip by M4Jor-Georeol Cooke, dated Cadiz, Aug. 9tl, 1812. detachment of the King's German Legion, com- Cnilis Aut. SO mended by Cornet Wieboldt ; the artillery, by Capt. MY Loan,--filnee my letter of yesterday's date, Roberts; detachment of 95th, by Capt. Cadeux reporting the entry into Seville of the allied cm's and the grenadiers of the first regiment of Guards, under General La Cruz and Colonel Skerretf ; 1 by Capt. Thomas. To Colonel Maitland, let regi .. have received 'disport), Prom the latter, of o hich 1 went of Guards (second in command), 1 am much ....nisi a ropy herewith, and a return of the killed Indebted ?red) the commencement of this service; and and wounded of the British detachment. in the attack of Seville his military talents, intrepi- I have the honour to be, &c. dity, and zeal, were particularly conspicuous. lam tßignerl GEO. COOKE, Major-General. Bari Settausi, lb% tr. also much indebted to Lieut.. Colonel Colquitt, cam mending a detachment of the Ist regiment of Guards ; to Lieut.-Colonel Prior, commanding a detachment 20th Portuguese regio..ent ; and to Major Maclain, commanding a detachment 87th regiment. The exertions of Captain Wynyard (Coldstream Guards) Assistant Adjutant-General, and Lieute nant Reid, Royal Staff Corps, Staff Officers attached to the detachment, have been indefatigable. Cap tain Bunbury, 20th Portuguese regiment, Brigade. Major, and Lieutenant Smith, Royal - Engineers, were at this time detached on other service. During the whole of this attack, our allies, the Spaniards, have rivalled the conduct of the British and Portuguese troops; and Gen. Cruz Mourgeon, by his military talents and bravery, has principally contributed to the successful result of the day. luclosed is a return of the killed and wounded. During last night 4 division of 7 or 8000 Fretoh troops passed by. Our attack has saved the ity from the devastations and contributions with which it was threatened. Captain Wynyard is the bearer of this dispatch, who will inform you of any further particulars you may require. - I have the honour, &c. (signed) J. B. bKIiRRETT. To Mnjor-General Cooke. &r. Ste. &e. P. S.—A return of the guns and military stores taken, will be sent as soon as the quantity can be ascertained. 'lwo of the Geld pieces which the ene. my advanced against ti§. fell into our bands. Seville, Asp. 48. 1812. have the honour to report the movements of the detachment under my orders since the date of any last. The result of which, the capture of the city of Seville by assault, defended by eight French ba talions and two regiments of dragoons intrenched, I trust, be considered as honourable to the allied arms, and serviceable to the cause of Spain. On the t ith instant, General Cruz Mourgeon corn. tnanding the Spanish troops, and myself, judged it advisable to make a forward movement on Seville, for this purpose it ens advkalle to force the enemy's corps of observation of three hundred and lifty ca. valry and t.vo hundr..d infantry, at St. Lucar la May or. I marched from Manzanillo with right hundred troops, composed of the Ist regiment cf Guaid., the 87th, and the Portuguese regiment, Bri gadier-t ;twel Downie, accompanied with six hun dred Spanish troops. The Spanish column attacked on the right, and Cie British and Portuguese on the left. .1 he F. eni.h were driver' through the streets with pre , ipitation, leaving. some killed, wounded, and prisoners. We took pest at San Lucar without the los4 of a man. O•t :he 26th instant, General Cruz and myself hav ing jude,ed t it it would be attended with the most beuericial effects, both en the public opinion and in sal+ g the eh) from being plundered, if the French coLld be precipitated in their retreat from Seville; the alli.d troops, in consequence, marched for this purpose, end arrived at the heights of Castillejos de la Guests, immediately above Seville, on the morning of the 27th. at six o'clock. Return of the Killed and Wounded of the Troops ander the Command oft olonel Skerrett, at the Capture of the City of Seville by Assault, on the morning of the rith August, BBL Royal Artillery—l subaltern, 1 horse, killed; 1 rank and file wounded. Yd Hamra, King's German Legion-1 serjeant, 1 rank and die, 1 horse, killed; 1 rank and file wounded. lit Foot Guards, id Batt.-4 rank and file wounded, 95th Rifle Corps, Yd Batt.-1 subaltern, 6 rank and 4k, 1 hone, wounded. Total-1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, I rank and ale, I horses, killed; 1 subal ens, 12 rank and file, 1 horse; wounded. (Signed) W. CLINTON W Y N YARD, A. A. General. The Spanish troops formed our advance. The French adminr wag driven in ; the cavalry retired, leaving the hifantry in the plain, which last were charged by the SpaniA cavalry, who made many pri 6011Prti. The Spanish troops attacked a redoubt on our left, and lost a good many men. The columns advanced Into the plain, by which movement this redoubt was turned, and its eon mettiration cut otI; the Spanish troops under General Cruz took the tight, and made a detour to anise and attack on that flank of Triana, (the &LI burbe of v illy). 1 ordered the redoubt to be n►atked by a detachment of the '2oth Portuguese re giment, and advanced a field-piece with some troops, to keep in check the enemy's tire at one of the gates of the city opposite to us, and after giving sufficient time for the Spanish column to arrive, the British and Portuguese troops advanced to the attack in front; the cavalry and artillery advanced at a gallop, sup. ported by the grenadiers of the Guards, and the in fantry following. Name pf Officer killed. Royal Artillery—Finn Lieutenant Brett. Name of ./fficer wounded. 95th Rile Corps—First Lieutenant Lierrelyn, PAPER AGAINST GO U). [FRO‘I CSIDBETT'S REGISTER.] The rise in the price of bullion has created some little alarm ; but, the time is not yet come. The war in the Peninsula, and a few more subsidies; these will settle the matter in due course. The Gold is now sold at five pounds and floe shillings an ounce s and the Silver at six shillings and eight pence an ounce. The real value of the former is 31.175. 101 d. and at the latter ss. 4d. And yet, I dare say, that Mr. George Chalmers would under ' take to set up an affected horse-laugh at any one who should say, that the paper was depreciated! —llere is a clear depreciation of more than 30 p r centum. Nobody but 'Mr. Chalmers, or somebody in pay, will deny this. And this is the grand object to keep one's eye upon. At this rate about 65 or 66 LIGHT guineas are worth a hundred pounds in Bank of Eng. land paper. Nay, though there is a law against selling full-weight guineas for Bank of England paper, there is no law against selling them for cows try bank paper; so that people may, and they do, sell them daily and hourly, and the last stragglers are now going out of the country. I have 61 gui. neas; I want to sell them; I sell them for 1001. in country baiik notes. That done 1 go to the country I bank and make them change their notes into London Bank notes ; and thus is my operation as complete . as if I had sold them at once for Bank of England ! Notes.—l know, that there are people who laugh at this, and say that all will come about again. That it certainly will; but, it must all undergo the pro. ' per process. Things are not restored without a pro cess. The paper is going down. It must go lower : yet; and, afterwards, thing s will, in one shape or' another, take a new turn.-1 know of a REMEDY. I hare said so before. But, 1 will not tell the reme -1 dy. I have as much right to keep my secret to my. self as any other possessor of valuable secrets. I wpuld rather tell it to Mr. Vansittart than to such a man as Perceval; but, 1 will not tell it yet. When the pinch comes I will make it known. Suffice it, for the present, to say, that I have, never yet peen my remedy so much as hinted et in print. My remedy is a strong pne ; but, if ever applied, it will be e ffi cacious, warrant it. Whenever the pro per time comes, I will make a fair bargain with the public : no cure, no pay. But, perhaps, it may be thought " base lucre" in me to sell my remedy.. Very well, then, shall 1 say, I'll keep my remedy to myself, and keep you your disease. You cannot get my remedy out of me, if you were to rip me up. —People may laugh at these pretensions of mine; but they will, if we live but a little longer, see that i these pretensions have some foundation. 1 pay I could tell the Ministers how to cure the depreciation ; say l could tell them how to set all to rights again. 1 say 1 will not tell them how to do it; and if they laugh et me, I can laugh at them. Let them go on with war and subsidies, sad they will soon come to my shop, 1 warrant theet.—Others have written upon thi s swop!, ird many have well written ; but the first nun to say, je print, in England, that !tank Notes were depreciated, was 4 Sulky ' Rik Ser f Ihl2, • WM. GOBBET?. The enemy abandoned the gate: we entered these. burl's, and advanced near to the bridge of ‘evillewith as much rapidity as possible, in hopes of preventing its destruction os hick would have rendered it est reme ly difficult for us to succeed. We were checked by the fire of grape shot and musketry at the turning of the street. The grenadiers of the Guards advanced to our support, and drove every thing before them. At this moment part of the Spanish column arrived; we advanced to the bridge under a heavy fire; Captain Cadnux, of the 95th, with great judgment made a !lank movement on our left ; Captain Roberts, of the artillery, brought up with rapidity two guns; a heavy fire of cannon of musketry was soon brought to bear on the enemy, who were driven from their position on the other side of the river, and from the bridge, which they had only in part destroyed. The grenadiers of the Guards, and some Spanish troops, led the columns that crossed the bridge. A general rout ensued, and the enemy were driven through the streets, n hich were strewed with their dead, and pursued at all points, leaving behind them valuable captures of horses, baggage, and money. It is difficult for me to express the joy of the people of Seville. The inhabitants, under the fire of the French, brought planks to lay across the bridge; and their acclamations and vociferous at .rks of joy, added to the immense crowd, rendered it extremely difficult for the oftcers to advance through the 6tree4 with their columns. Tile vast extent of this city, the exhausted state of the troops who had advanced in double cloick time for three miles, and the want of cavalry, rendered it Imp , rsible to continue the purtuit beyond the town. Such was the rapidity of our attack, that this victory over a French divi.ion, and the passage of a bridge wl ich the enemy had materially destroyed, with his Wiwi.) and artillery, formed oa the banks of the vii v, wa% achieved with a loss that appears almost I bate only to refret the loss of one pflicpr, tenant Brett, royal artillery, who was killed, gal pigsty righting his goo at the bridge. The intrepi dity of this raluableplicer was observed by the whole istealsmentt COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council of the City of London, was held at Guildhall. The Loan MAYOR informed the Coert, - that the C Corporation of the City of Loudon had waited upon nis Royal Highness the Prince Regent with tie Ad dress voted at the last Meeting, on account of the late glorious victory of Salamanca, and that his Royal llighness had been pleased .to deliver a aioetlitemioas 'Mower, which was read, and ordered to be entered' OQ the Jour*ls. Several Bonds were sealed with the Common Seal, under the Acts for buildings Prison, Jed fOr **im provement of Moorfields. The Committee for Letting the city's Lands pre. sented a Report, recommending the increase of the salary of Mr. Pearke, Clerk of Smithfield Market, to 251. which was agreed to. The Report of the Committee for General Par. poses, on the subject of a late Letter from Richard Wharton, Esq. Secretary to the Treasury, relative to the remission of ttie fine of 5001. imposed on Captain Porter, at the Admiralty Sessions, was read to the Court. The Sub-Committee, to whom this matter 'was referred by the Committee reported, that as the Court had thought proper to return the fine to Capt. Porter, and as the right of the City of London, by virtue of diverscharters, to all fines imposed within their jurisdiction, had been always recognized and acted upon by the Court of Exchequer, they did not think it expedient to enter into any farther consider*. Lion of the subject. M►. JACKS was astonished how the Comnaittee could pass by altogether the principal subject referred to their consideration. 11 the privilege existed by virtue of antient charters, why were these charters not mentionedr? Mr. g. D►xow said, the business referred to the Committee did not regard the right of the City to Captain Porter's fine, but their right to all fines, and he was, therefore, surprized, that the Committee should have confined their Report to that particular case. As the Report was so very imperfect, he should move that it be referred back to the Committee for their re-consideration. Mr. GR►rrans said, the Admiralty Sessions were held within the jurisdiction of the City, and every Freeholder of the City had a right to sit in the Court. The fines imposed belonged of consequence to the City, Mr. Quilt asked if they would suffer their Char. tered Privileges to remain in a doubtful state? The fact of the Citj's right ought to be clearly ascertain. ed. The emoluments arising from fines and for feitures were a great object in the eyes of those who were to accept of the very expensive office of Sheriff. The motion of Mr. Dixon was then put t and agreed to unanimously. THANKS TO LORD WELLINGTON. Mr. Deputy Box said, he rose to submit three Motions to the Court on the subject of the late glo rious victory at Salamanca. He should move, in the first place, that the Thanks of the Court be delivered to the Marquis of Wellington, for his magnanimous conduct in the several victories obtain ed by,the Allied Army in Spain and Portugal, and particularly in the -brilliant victory of Salamanca, which led to the conquest of Madrid and the raising of the siege of Ca' di:. The other two Motions were fpr Thanks to the General Officers, Commissioned Officers, &c. and Soldiers of the British army, and the General ()timers, &c. of the Spanish and Portu guese army. Mr. S. Dixost said, Madrid had been evacuated and not conquered. The first Motion was then put and unanimously agreed to. On moving the Thanks of the Court to the British Army, Mr. S. Chum said, on reading Lord Wellington's account of the victory, it would be found that the Spaniards had little or no snare in it ; and therefore, though he-was confident that the Spaniards, had they been engaged, would have behaved themselves in the most gallant manner, yet as they had not been pre sent, it would be improper to name them on the present occasion. He should therefore move as an amendment, that the words Allied Army be substi tuted for British Army, in the second motion, which would embrace the whole, acid render the third mo tion unnecessary. Mr. Bo; thought the British army, on account of its superior bravery and discipline, ought to be kept separate from the Portuguese and Spaniards. Mr. WAITIDIAN thotight the amendment ought to be adopted. A vote of thanks to the Spaniards and Portuguese, would be a vote of censure ' • and al though it might be improper to thank them, he thought they ought not to be censured. The Amendment was then put and carried. ft was next moved and carried, that the Thanks of the Court voted to Lord Wellington on the 9th of May last, should be delivered to him on his return to this country, iu a gold box of the value of. 200 guineas. BRITISH AND. FOREIGN' BIBLE SOCIETY. Mr. DotEs, in a,speech of considerable length, recommended the restinding of the Resolution of the Ceurt of the 9th of July last, voting 1001. in aid of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and proposed that the sum of 300 guineas should be substituted. He alluded to the liberality which was so lately conspi cuously displayed at the Egpptian Hall, mid hoped the Court would endeaiour to imitate it on the pre sent occasioe. The Soeiety was before the world, its object could lint be misunderstood. It had existed only a little more than eight years ; and during that time it had been supported and patronized by per sons of the highest rank and station, and by the most distinguished individuals in the country. The object of this Society was to translate into as many different languages'as their funds would admit of, that hook which every Christian regarded with such reverence. All milks agreed in considering the wide circulation of this book, as of the greatest importance. To what body could the Society better address & itself, than to the opulent city of London ? Ile hoped he would not be met with the answer, that the funds of the City were not sufficient for this additional sum, and that they ought to be jest before they were generous., Mr. Bupwo seconded the Motion. He felt over w§elmed with the importance of the subject, which seared above the narrow bounds of time and space • 1,0 cinlir4 l 4 .to 1 0 1 00, 1114 objects which 1164, LONDON: VIUMDAT, SEPTEMDfa 24, ISt!. We this morning received Lisbon and Cimino* Papers, the former to the Bth and the latter to the 16th instant, from vvhich we make the following es• tracts:- i.TSaON. SrPT. 11. On the 30th nit. Gen. (Jurctox remained with the 6th division and sth unattached regiments at Cuellar, as did Levi WeLuNctorr, on the same date, at 11. a. drid, having his most advanced post at Valdemor.— Josmt was, on the 20th, at La Rode, and SUCHET at San Filippe, O'DoNett. was at Jaila, and Roma at Alcoy, with the remains of their broken forces. On the 18th, Gen. MAITLAND was at Mont. forte. BALL ASTEROS is in Malaga. On the 31st, Gen. Elm was encamped at Dor langa, and SovLT WIIS collecting all his forces at Cordoba; he will be very strong. The remain' of MARSIONTIS army were at Burgos. ssn. 7. Our accounts from Madrid come down to the 31st ultimo, on which day the natives treated his Lordl ship with a bullfight, who, at night, gave a ball.-- A move is expected about the Ist or 2d. The sth division has joined Gen. CLINTON at Cuellar, from Madrid. The Guerillas have taken part of JOSEPH'S baggage. It is said, that Colonel SeEnnErr has joined Gen. HILL, and that SoVLT has moved to Andujar. =TRACT OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATC/1 FROM Tne MAR• QUIS WELLINGTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIRA. FOR• JAZ, DATED MADRID, AUG.4S 46 The King has continued his march in the di rection of Valencia, and, according to the latest in• teligence which I have received, his rear-guard was, on the 19th, at La Reda. " I have received a letter from General MATT• 4.4111), dated the 17th but.; that General has march• ,hitherto been the subject of thcir deliberation, o , :nit as dust in th e b a l ance. If this M.,lion sh ou not be agreed t o , it would reflect a dis grace first municipal body in the land. When the th e should come hereafter to a Vote of Thanks tootulrt; pr t a facf d , n ing t w b3 hl r e f b:wthMardelycooiernntbriesej•hhoallsPafedd ofitahttehletyrißuwmibiptienheassnseciteetisi; Ids Lordship, aided by a Minister of the C rown.e would out be forgotten. M M r r S NA . DT SupportedXon thethoughtt Motion.heriaas no necessity far the Gentleman who hatipreceded him, taking up s o mach of the time d the Court, in expatiatin g on whit was evident to every person, namely, the ad, vantages of a wide drcelation of the Bible. In de. livering his sentiments on the present occasion, he might, perhaps, be iojering his interest; but he could not help saying, that the present motion was one which, in his opinion, ought not to be adopted. 'fhs ditlerence between one and three hundred pounds could not be so great an object to the Society. ft was composed of persons of the greatest wealth. With respect to the attendance of the Minister at th e Egyptian Hall, the Minister knew well the people with whom he had to do, and he proceeded with tha greatest propriety. He knew that the Gentlemen whom he should find there, were not only sticklers ' for religion, but were also sticklers for his politi cs (a laugh). He wished to ask the City Chamberlain what was the balagre in Ms hands? [He was answer. ed ' the account was over-drawn to the amount of ten thousand poundo.] He drought Care was a de gree of indelicacy in the Bible Society not letting the Court judge of the sam which they mild afford to give them. The Court ought to he master of its own proceedings • and the Society ought t o b e p er f ectly well satis fi ed with what they hare got, Mr. WAITHIPI4S expressed the greatest satisfaction with the speech of the Gentleman who preceded him. It was difficult to oppose the present motion without incurring odium; but though he had never affected to despise popularity, he should be ashamed to stoop to the expression of sentiments which he might con. ceive unworthy of him for the mere object of being popular. He was therefore determined to speak his mind fairly and openly on the present occasion.—. The Court having once decided this question, it was, in his opinion, great indecency to attempt to renew the discussion. Was it pretended the Court nas ' taken by surprise! There were Gentlemen who din. played their eloquence then as well as at present, in favour of the large cum ; and not all ervment was now urged which had not bees urged before. It looked like an unchristian spirit, to attempt to throw on their edveisaries the odium of opposing such a measure. With respect to the sum, one hen. died pounds was as good a proof of the sincerity of the Court as three hundred. He was a friend to the 1 circulation of the Bible—he wished it in the haqds of every body—and he wished to see every person allowed to worship God in by own way. Not wish. ing to throw on any person the odium of opposing the Motion, he would move as an Amendment, that Its place of rescinding the former Resolution, Tool. should be at present voted to the f i coulon Au;iliary Bible SocktY. ' Mr. Font. and Me. &asps/. supported the grip gloat motion. Mr. R. Dieon append it, IMr. S. Dixon moved that the Court be counted The Court, therefore, immediately broke up: ; dec th l e ared Lo t i l M tbere Y° w ft e h re av n it o lg t .f 0 Members pre s ent. PRICE (W STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CI.OOA, Mink India Repo, per Cent. Cont. 6111 71 81 FxchiNpet .1* 314 per Cent. Red. DittP 2*d. 2 6 p I per Cents. Onuiinni SI 4 pr. A per Cent, Nary Nein Cor.sols for lee: 660 i Lang. Ann. Lottery 'rickets 'PH STATESMAN. Air. Mailt• IMO ,• • • Waterio4lo •••e• • • • 0 Cadiz 0 . T I 0 ~~ • f I , „ 11. 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