The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-11-24 00:00:00

yeomen cavalry, and the yeomanry of Iret..•nd (which was in the highest degree of effiZifitry) amounting altogether to 300,000 men. lle believed that the quality of those troops would not be thought lightly of by any one who considered hew soon the Silesian battalions, raised in the course of this cam paign, became effective soldiers in the field. With ouch an arms for . its defence, the country might tip perfectly . at rest from any apprehension of danger. There were, however, other descriptions of service Whiliii%Ust be provided for, aqd to which a great part of oar military force was not at present applicable. In the first place, we had'a pro digious mass.of French prisoners in the country, which required to time guarded. The -number of French prisoners in the different states now et war with France was so great, that if to those that are now in this country were added, the French prisoners in Russia and Austria, and those men that were now abut up in besieged towns, he believed that the. num her of Freuch prisoners ofswar and soldiers inbskieged towns was greater than that of any army whidh any station had ever possessed. Besides the troopsteces. eery to guard the French prisoners, others' were wanting to do duty at our different arsenals, and file! our internal police and security. With a view, there fore, to provide for those set ices, circomstincel might arise which would make it advisable totallow the local militia to eller their services to all extent somewhat greater than they would be requltYd at present. Care must, however, he taken, to 'depart as little as possible from the spirit of the institution of the local militia, and in no degree without the fullest consent of both the officers and soldiers. At the present time, when the most liberal offers were daily making for an extension of services, the care of Government must rather be to have something rest' ic 'dire in the regulations, so as to prevent any incon yenieece from falling on the Local Militia, from the readiness with which they might be expected to vo hmteer their services. At present they were restrict ed in time, es well as in distance. The time was re stricted to qti days, and the distance to their oWn counties. As to the extension in point of time, he did not wish to accept any further esten‘ion, than' the time it might take to go to the places where their services might be more useful than in their own counties, and to return. lie thought that three weeks might, perhaps, be as lone as would be advisable to acc pt rheir services out of their own counties. At pre sent they were liable to be marched out of their own county, in case of riots and tumults, which were not new to be rnuch cprehended.---- With respect to the regular militia, he had nothing further to call - upon them, except that as the inter change hetween England and Ireland was now subject to some limitations, both as to the proportions amt. the periods of rotation, he thought it woald be bet. ter to allow the Crown, if necessary, to accept for s-year the offers of interchange out of the rotation. Fur those purposes, 'he should now move for leave to bring in a Bill for the feather regulation of our iii !a ry force. Before be sat down, however, he wished to state some considerations which would, in his opinion, give greater facility to the asseasureserow in contemplation, without at all cleparting4rota the principles of our existing institutions. In the first place, he thought that the period of service is the militia should not be entirely lost to the militiaman on his volunteering into the line. At present, in the line, service in the West Indies was considered in a higher proportion than service of the same duration In Europe. On the same principle, he thought that a militiaman, who had been a good soldier for seven or eight years, should. on his entrance into the line, bare some advantages from his servtcn, above a com mon raw reere!t. He thought that his precedent ser vice in the militia should be.reckoned as onesr two years in his claims to the advantages now given . to the soldiers of the line, after a certain length of ser vice. This would be grateful to the feeling's of the millets, and would encourage them to volunteer. There was a very valuable description of the militia force, the Non-Commissioned Olficers, who appear ed to have been unaccountably overlooked. After a service of twenty-five years, and when they bad no other means of earning their bread, there was now only a provision of three-penoe a-day for them, if they were to retire; and many Colonels were thus induced to retain men who were unfit for service. This omission should be remedied. Tile surgeons of the militia regiments were also so inadequately recom penced, that he was surprised that they found gentle men competent to the situation ; but it became the liberality of Parliament to make adequate provision for them. lie should also take that opportunity of stating, that it appeared to Ministers to be advisable to increase the 60th regiment (which was composed . principally of foreigners), by adding to it three bat- !alibi's.. After some further observations, he con cluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to ena. ble his Majesty to accept of the voluntary services of the Local Militia out of their own counties. — ' 1 Mr. WHITBREAD conceived that his Majesty's Ministers were naturally desirous of having the means of employing as. large a portion - of the military force of the country as circumstances should require for the prosecution a the war. He was certain that cir cuiuctances could never be more favourable than they at present for employing a large force abroad. There never exited on the records of history any circumstances iu which a free people could feel them selves more desirous of using their utmost force for the • pose of ping freedom to other nations.— ver was slime when we could bet. • ;test part of our army on foreign never was a time of greater inter., and security. lie hoped that the , which it had pleased Providence in tow upon-this country, and the em omanufacturers now found, would their perfect tranquillity and pro entirely dissipate the ideas enter. persons, that the local disorders and took place some time ago in our 'ltricts, had any other causes 'but lent and scarcity e l f provisions.— isity had subsided, the tumults 'hero could he but one foelipg in the centre to its circumference, and r utmost exertions should be used of the deliverance of all nations. war of government asinat guvern a war of the people every where, it liberty ;tad iudependeace. If it l.:. 1 prosecution $:.! the 'r, cutuctances could ri . wt ‘r: - ... at present for Thero never estate : circumstances in wt 1 eelves more desirom I' , 4 '' " the purpose of givi l ill There certainly nev ter spare the great service, as there in ; ° mat tranquillity an abundant harvest v its bounty t.) besto ployment that them not only insure th sperity, but would , • ° 4 Joined by some per , , t tumults which to manufacturing dist il t .want of employrne I i Whpn the neces also inibsitled. Th I country,' from its that was, that .out la the lusty cause It was not now a 'sent, bet it was a la aepport of thsh I, ~TI~.' w - < t4. were now asked, why the P r ussian overturned at the bottle of Jena, it they had not then called Sbio people to it were asked, why it was now rest creased.houour, it witsbecasee thepopp: come 'forward in its support. If the Assistance Europe now derived from the exertions was taken into consideration, h. would I ---- pproceedg f on the act of. the ,rireciple .of %rho overturned a government that etr il l • protection, and'eleeted • that to . who was now considered worthy of being the Viral of that great Gettersl under whom he once served. I —lt was the spirit of the . people in which Russia had found the surest stippert of her throne; and when the Emperor of France had endeavoured to !stretch his colossal power too far, he failed in his I attempt, because he relied upon mere armies, and .had not the support of the people in the countries which be bad made the. seat of war. At this mo. meta, the people of England were most desirous of supporting the people of other nations in the present war. They wished to give the greatest powers to the Crown to be employed in so glorious a cause. The time of the year was now particularly favourable to the call which had teen made upon them, as it was the season that men could be spared with he smallest inconvenience. He approved of the plan which had been proposed by the Noble Lord, and thought it wise in its limitations, both as to space and tiine v rz, 1 As far as his imperials°s went, he was sure tMse. ; the Bill would meet with every assistance iron's I the Officers of the different regiments. He begged teave, however,• to add a few words, not with an invidious motive, or with any idea of op. I position. He did not believe that there was any intention in Ministers to use the great power which , was now given to the Crown, in any attempt against the liberties ef the people of this country. Under the present circumstances, he approved of giving to ' the Crown this extraordinary power,—a power I greater than ever before was confided- to it ; but at the same time he wished to add this admonition, that while we were exerting ourselves so mech for the , liberties of ether nations, we should not be forgetful of our own. This warning he thought it right to pronounce in the moment of our enthusiasm ; and while lie cordially approved of giving those great powers to the Crown at the present moment, be thought his consent would not be of less value from having his eyes open to all the consequences which might2result from it.—Leave was given to bring in the Bill. A message from the Lords informed the House of their Lordships' assent to the Militia Volunteering Bill. Mr. GoimatraN obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the better recovery of debts in New South Wales, and presented the Bill, which was read a first time. The Scotch Distillers' License Bill went through the Cotnmittee, And was ordered to be reported to. morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. —Adjourns& BULLETIN. FOREIGN OFFICE, OFFICE, N0v.23. neemen Gazettes to the 9th instant have been re. ceised at this office by the last Heligoland mail, from which the following are extracts : BREMEN, Nov.?. INTELLIGENCEIgtost THE ALLIED ARMIES. The destruction and dispersion of the 'french army since the decisive days In the vicinity of Leipsic appear to be every day more complete. The enemy no longer makes any stand, and seeks his safety alone in a further flight to the Rhine. A few par. ties will arrive there with their fugitive Emperor; the greater part are destroyed on the road, are mode prisoners, dispersed, or seek their safety in the ser vice of the Allied Army. The army of the North, under the orders of the Crown Prince of Sweden, has admixed, and was, according to the last ac counts, near Cassel and Gottingen. The Crown Prince himself had proceeded from the latter place to Hanover. The head-quarters of the Grand Army of Bohemia were expected at Frankfort on the Main, where a strong corps of Bavarians and War r tembergers had already arrived. A division of the troops of General Tettenhorn has occupied the strong fortress of Minden. Another corps is gone through Oldenburg in pursuit of the enemy, who, in small force, had again approached this city, in order to punish its inhabitants for the joy they had evinced at the approach of the Russian j troops. Arr. Mail. 0 " 4 0 0 • 0 .'Cant am • ' 1 0 PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIB DAT AT ONI3 O'CLOCK. Bank 2274 India Roads 4 t dis 3 per Cent. Red. Sin Exchequer Rills Sid. 3 per Gess. Com. 601 iAtto . Sid. 2 5 p $ per Cents. 7411 Onsurton 1014 'New Ditto 8 -ii p. 5 per Cent. Nay* 91i Lung. Ann. 11/1 Corsairs for Acct. 601 THE SI7ATESALAN. LQNDati: wiDxsarisiti *ovum,* 24, 1811. The following official Bulletin was issued at a late hour this morning; and a Gtr.ette Extraorsiinar, is expected to be published in the afternoon : FORE - MN OFFICE, Nov. S 4. ".A Messenger is arrived with Dispatches from Sir CHARLES STEWART, dated Ilanover ) 11th inst. " The head-quarters of . tioCiewn Prince of Swz. nem, which were at Getti*ets,, en the 3d, ,were removed to Hanover on-She - 6th. His MitarsTr's Electoral Government has been completely restored .amidst the acclamations of the people, and in the presence o „Bnyaliiigittuass;4lo..Rekts of - Cum 'ORLAND. . k; , ; " The French army had been most severely ha. gassed in their march to Mayence, first by Marshal &Innen and Gen. nirnitmes corps, and after. wards by General CZELINICCETV. The remainder of their army, together with the troops . which had Paned in their march, amounted to near 70,000 .absci, at the time of their arrival near Halmo s where -General WREDe was posted with thirty thou sand. Austrians and Bavarians.--By the Official Reports of the battles which then took place, it I appears that BONAPARTt loaf, in effecting his retreat, ' Ifrom Ilanau, 15,000 men in killed and wounded ) And 15,000 prisoners. " The last accounts from the !Woad Head. quarters, are of the • sth from Hanau, where thit Austrian& had arrived. The Ressisns had marched on Wurt;berg, which had been taken by General Water. • Marshal &LICHER was to be pear Cologne on the 13th. " The Cl/own Puinou occupied the line of the Weser ; General BINKEGSIIN Wet to act upon the Elbe t iud in co-operation with Pea Aywovem." In the Ggee4ie of losColght. will be found die. patches to the 19d; alt. .com Lord 'CATncAver, to the 21st from Sir Cnous SrRWAUT, and to lb, 2241 from lord Aisanisf; the Luhrst of which .. •L'. n '•i'. ',l ; • a bridge arises from the circumstance of gr.....l... th e : p r tsi i ca m ,ndthiamn effected detailed and satisfactory informati on , respecting e more IC4;igadFor:-. glori ous acid d.ecisAilvtehobftuguhlethoef we , end it is portant other channels, to a much later date tha n th ose carpenter • who results of this victory, are known to us through a n event which promises to restore the world. had it that • w ' orkmea.) 'these dispatches, yet an event so interestin g an in o i s t e s r o l f order to ifents, Übstrat in • , to happiness and peace, necessarily attract attentiou to its minutest details, that every authenti. particular connected with it mill be tread with of s-som ac k under Col. Count Henkel, fell in wi t t r h y a co: sr :w ry :3 ,r I the enemy that was escorting smite prisoners. Ile cited ator wa d to l enemy, Gener a l Y orc k t urne d quickly instantly attacked th em ; too k many p r isone rs , an d avidity i n th e p r e sen t d ay , an d become a promineut liberated 4000 pris oners , t oge the r with 100 Officers tepid' of 'historic record to f u te re generations. The ef the several Alli e d Prowers, who bad been taken mode in which the overture of the Saxon E on the 26th of Au gus t an d 161.11 of October. When l it appeared that thi s was t h e hi n d mos t co l umn o f the received by the Daperor of Russia, is calc l u ec lte o f f to 'lmpress the reader with a mach more exalted opicioa ihe left towards 'F rey bUrg, made an Impetuous lof the talent of this Prim*, than has been gene ra ll y ettack upon the enem y's columns on their entertained ; the resolution a n d presence o f m i nd .march, overthrew th em a ft er a brisk engagement which it evinced would have been honourable to any commander. The general conduct of his Imperial ot infantry, and drove them into the 'Mlles id. joleitig the river Unstrut. The enemy's waggon ; moat th and left beh i nd operations in which he has been engaged, appears to triln had not yet reached that river, but they blew y' up a number of powder waggons,ratrpout the whole series of important large number of cannon, tumbrils, and G erien d s . deserve the highest praise ; on this subject it affords CATHCART This is the eighth general action, equipages. One General, two Colonels, upwards !us reef flown to transcribe the fulogium of L or d wisp . 4thesa.easaseasided by the Ruler of France of 1000 moo, 18 field-pieces, and a number of am. munition waggons, were, in the evening, in the bands of General To The number of guns and I la w " 4 . sVaggons that were foona''on the Missing day catwalk i W lre nen the Ell ' p er " ALEaseaaa in yet be correctly stated. On th e nd of October, the , *Jana 4.10 b UN vas unmind kiclges across the Unstrut were restored, and the ; ful of persona-thaw s he apprettehed every column, " - army passed over In three columns, without, how- animating the Antes and men by his presence and lever, being able to come •up with the enemy. On I example; and, bya few energetic words, t ouc hi ng t h e tie 23d, the army • proceeded es far at Sommeda.— ! chor d s which rodeos the strongest effects on the minds e enemy concentrated thomselves near Erfurt, and of Russian soldiers —confidenoe in the Supremeßei ng , willing to take up a position there, with in. Vic, afford some rest to their jaded horses. The resignation to his will, and attachment to thei r S ore . i -Marshal apprised of this ci r cumsta n ce, or . reign." The disadvantage sustained by the R u s s i an de red red the army to make a rapid movement, with a Gen. Tot.sToy,who had been,left in the neighbourhood view of turning the loft wing of the enemy. t of Dresden ) to watch the garrison of that place, under Thaarmy on the 24th were at Touustadt, and on c- C ite, is noticed by Sir CHARLES STEWART. It Alte2slh, beyond Langensalza. stated that the Russian forces were greatly inf er i or ' On 'the 26th, they marched in three columns, n numbers to the French, and that they had t a k en upon Gotha, and the Horselsberg, in the direction i i up e. position at Peterswalde. We are, by the di s . of Eisenach. The enemy were already in fall re treat. The vanguard, under General Ruczeiwich, patches now published, in possession of a tolerably I made about 2,000 prisoners, in the neighhoarhood accurate estimate of the loss sustained by the enemy of Gotha. General • Yorck encountered the enemy in the conflict at Leipsic. Lord ABERDEEN sums it marching through the valley of Horse!, in the vici up at ,30 , 000 prisoners taken (exclusive of those in nity of Eisenach, attacked them, and, after an en gagement of infantry, took the village of Elckrodt, the hospitals at Leipsic), amongst whom a re 27 Ge thereby cutting off the fourth army corps of the nerals, 300 pieces of cannon, and an immense nurn enemy from Eisenach. The latter, therefore, threw her of ammunition waggons. PONAPARTE himse!f, themselves into the forest of Thuringia, and are it appears, weir in the baft7e e the 16th indebted for compelled to endeavour to reach, by circuitous his escape only to Cie fleetness • f iris hot - 52. The routes, the town of Vach. On the 2741, of Oct. the whole number of the French who escap J s sap.. army passed through the defile of Eisenach, pnr. suing the enemy in all directions. Every hour fresh posed not to exceed eighty too sand men, atl convoys of "prisoners were bringing in. lin their retreat from the I lb to the Riiive, it can ' LEIPSIC, OCT. 30.—The kingdom of Sax my, 'be- I not bedoubied that this number must ha'e under.. sides Landstorm and Landwehr, will furnish 30,000 gone a considerable dim:tuition. Lord Arnim:Ex men, regular troops. According to report, the reigning Duke of Weimar will take .• a command in. - ' . the now Field-Marshal , , the army. Prince Bernard Von Weimar wilt con . &meanie entered Wirsscu'els on the night of the mend the Saxon Guards. Ilst, and Cock 2030 prisoner', together with 1600 wounded, whom in their flight the enemy abandon vae ed. This is probably the transaction which the re. ports brought by the Gottenburgh Mails, which ar. rived jut Saturday, magnified into a victory near r' thee place, in which the Frrech had lost 10,000 MGR and 54 pieces of cannon Yesterday also brought into our hands Berlin Gazetteir and Bremen Papers, the whole contents of which are in a high degree satisfactory. 13y the former it appears, that great activily had been dis. played by Vow Yoncst In his movements, having for their object to harass and weaken the retreatirg foe. These efforts were not unsu -cessful ;it op, pears that one corps of the enemy's army was se, perated from the main body, and compelled to seek refuge in Thuringia. The CROWN PRINCE was ra, pidly advancing towards Hanover, and is now pro. bably in Rolland, if indeed the patriotic exertions of the inhabitants of that country have not super ceded the onwatelty of his appearance, and left the troops under his command, disposable for other purposes. The Bremen Papers contain the cheering intelligence of the restoration of the ancient form of government in that commercial republic. Dispatches from Admiral FREMANTLE also appear in the Gvetfr of last night, stating that Istria and Croatia were in arms against the French ; that all the islands of the Adriatic had shaken off the yoke at elseenemy, and detailing several particulars of the advantages* obtained by the, Austrian General NVOENT. The. Revolution in Holland has already been felt in an eminent degree in this country, by the rise of the Fonds, and the reduction in the price of provi sions. The manufacturing towns and districts have likewise experienced the good effect of it; and we congratulate our countrymen upon this fortunate and unexpected posture of affairs. The renewal of our intercourse with the Dutch people is of more import ance than that of any other country, for the immediate beneficial consequence, /*salting from it; and the Royal Exchange has already assumed a new, or rather an old appearance. It was yesterday crowded with 'lshii.' from all parts of the metropolis, and the greatest activity prevailed at the Bank, Stock Ex change, &C. ' We have great pleasure in stating, that Lieut.- General Sir T►tost4s GRAHAM is appointed to com mend the expedition to Holland. This appointment will give universal satisfactiort to the Public. We understand it was offered to the gallant General in terms so pressing and flattering, that he could not, had he been so inclined, have refused to accept it. HU departure will take place imme diately, and two thousand of the Guards marched this niornins for Greene ',eh to embark VII this +s. -..Et,;:: . T if r itinytAN monarchy_w batik etthe Seale, a n d- or d ere d i mm edi a tely a brit t was beeaq _iLt. be thrown over that aver. This was effec ) their aid. 'Amen the same sp o t w h er e hi s Majesty Ki,ng F 'tared with iii- ,deriek, previ ous fb the Jiatile of Rosbsch, tad ople had trebly dered to be Constructed a bridge of rafts; and it assistance that worthy of remark, that the same atrpenter ,v 1 DIIS of SWedeffi was employed o n the present oceiiion, 'had, at ti Id be found to ' time, when a youth, been - one of the werkm f that country , Gen.. Yerck advan c ed upon Q uer f u rtb, In order - was, nnetinel prevent the enemy from passing the, trim Übstrut gout Captain -many celomns. P ar t o f the caialry of reser PROCLAMATION. By order of his Majesty the Emperor of all the Rosins, my" I master, and of his al niesnest the Crams Prince of dee, she•FresedsAe of the City of Bremen, mat tts Iffic r , leer territory, are, (join this day dlmolved, and the ancient Coo a'ut inn of the free Hans Town of Bremen is herewith rd stored. The itussian Imperial Major-General. Hiroo Voo Tt...TT*IIIIORN. Eremen, Oct. 25 (Nov. 6). NEW BREMEN GAZETTE. N. 9. BERLIN, Nov. 4.—From the bead-quarters or held-Marshal Von Blucher, we have received Ai following : TENTH ARMY REPORT. Eisenach, Oct. 97. •As early as the 19th of October, after the storm. big of Leipsic, the corps of Counts Langeron and Sacken proceeded to Skenditz. 'the cavalry- of Sacken's corps, under General Wasilchikolf, cretest the Elster. The main body of the French 'army, with the Emperor Napoleon, bivouacqued at Mark- Raenstadt. On the 30th of October, General Wasik chikoff advanced upon Lotze n , t a ki ng f rom th e enemy 9,100 prisoners. The corps of Laageron and Sacken moved towards Lutzen. General Yorck proceeding from Halle, by the field of battle of Rosbach (in the seven years' war), met the enemy on their march from Weissetifels •to Freyburg, and cannonaded their columns. The main body of the French army had not eentured to march upon Kosen, but had crossed the Scale, tiller Weissenfels, and were pursuing the route of Frey. balg. The' Emperor Napoleon bivouacked near Weissenfels, upon the left bank of the Seale. On the'elst October, the corps of Langeron and Sacken set out for IVeissenfels. The enemy burnt down the bridges. Field. Marshal Blucher, by means of his or. tillery ) caused the enemy, to he drivea from the Oft T $