The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

R' Y - 7 --- arc:.. • ~~:. t I { I~ 1~ r 1 i Ai i ,"t. '. , -, *f : l• t . (Sigued) From the LONDON GAZETTE, J4N. 25. —..5...- WAR DEPARTMENT. Downing-sinter, Jon. 25. A Dispatch has been received from Lient.-Gen. Maitland, sated Messina, Nov. 10, inclosing the following Letter from Major Darky, of the 62d -Regiment : SIR, Melaazo, Nov. 8,1811. In compliance with your desire, I beg leave to transn:it statement of the enemy's forces at Palinnro, under the cone aand of General Pignatelli Cercaro, together with a brief account of the action that took place upon our landing. The force tfe bad to contend with, as far as could be scrutinized into from the questioning of prisoners, &c. were as follows: three companies of the ea or Queen's regiment, two of which were rifle, and amounting to three hundred and fifty men ; Corsican regulars, misty; artillery, forty-Ave; civic guard, eighty; with at least four hundred peasantry, armed as light troops, and particularly Serviceable over the kind of ground they had to act ; thereby making the total amount, nine hundred and thirty-Ave men.— This force was acknowledged ; but from the reinforcements known to be continually accumulating, the enemy are supposed to have, been stronger. I disembarked with fifty of the royal marines, the grenadiers and skirmishers of the 62d regiment. Ot about half-past three o'clock, P. M. oa the Ist inst. leaving Cap tains Pollock and Irviug's companies to tollow. Upon landing, I immediately commenced ascending the heights, when Captain Oldham was unfortunately severely wounded; and after some firing, in the hope of opposing our progress, we completely suc ceeded in gaining them; whereupon I threw out my skirroshers, and formed the reinai oder to advance upon the enemy, reserving a part to attack (and stonn, if possible) the telegraph tower, and another division to keep in cheek the enemy, who menaced my left, as also to maintain the comntaading position on the heights.-- The telegraph tower, and tine adjacent position, we shortly got possession of; when my attention was particularly drawn to wards the front of our advance, where the enemy had concen trated bls main force, and, under a heavy fire, was endeavour ing to force his way to thebeights, huzzaing and drumming as Imadvanced, while his riflemen had the said object in view on our left; but the steadiness and superiorly gallant conduct of !het/Ricers and men defied the most daring intrepidity ;and, after allowing the enemyto ad vaneew Rhin a very few yards, andwloil-t eonlly lying on the ground to receive him like British soldiers, the enemy was charged, and routed most completely ; when ended the action, v ithout his having the temerity to renew it again. About this period I had to lament the severe loss of Lieutenant Kay, 62d, who was gallantly fighting his skirmish ers; and shortly after, Lieutenant Popon, of the Royal Ma rin-4. The loss of the enemy is supposed to be between sixty and seventy in killed and wounded ; but I am rather irei.ned to ionaafae it more. Lieutenant-Colonel Slatsciola was s , :erely wounded, with little hopes of recovery. I hope, Sir, :on w ill excuse any inaccuracy that may have escaped my p. n in this very hasty sketch, and big leave to add, that we ~ ...oarked in the afternoon of the *I -taut, without molestation., being co vered by the Are of his Majesty's ships the ii.iperieuse and Thames.—l have, &c. EDW. DA (ILLY. Return of Allied and Wounded—Killed, 2 rank and tile.— Wounded. I Captain, 1 Subaltern, I Serjeant, 1 Drummer, 5 rank and Mr.—Of/iris-8 IYound-d—Captain Oldham, severely. Li/asters:int Ray, severely, since dea;l.—N. B. Serjeaat Jeffery, since dead of his wounds. This Gizette also contains the following letters from Colonel Sterrett attilressixl to Major-General Cooke: Tarifa, Dee. 24, Sta,--1 have the honour to report that, on the 20th inst. tbe enemy invested this town with from 4 to .5030 infantry, and from 2to JUO cavalry. As it was not advisable lo fight so superior a force, I reistedi him for an hour with the cavalry and sufatery, Spanish and British piques of the garrison, reinforced le a company of the 95th, and two six-pounder fi eld-guns of Capt. itughoi s brigade. The lo , s of the enemy was considerable. On the 'list, t:apiain Wren, of the I lta. destroyed, with hi, smarmy, airmail piquet of the enemy. The '124, L made a sortie at the request of General Coptins, and in conjunction with his trilopsi, ith the intention to ascertain th. • numbers of the enemy, by inducing him to shew his colin:.s. Ills light troops staffed convlderably from our shells. The enemy is now making his ap proaeher at o long inu.ket-sbot from the town but the ground so completely eomivands us, and so favourable to biro, that our iinall goats have little or no edict upon him.—l have the honour to be, &e. J. B. SKLRRETT, Colonel. Tarifa ' Dec. 90. 1811. den,•—in my last Mad the honour to state, that the eueutc had Invested this town on the tialth instant; since which period he has rapidly carried on a reestlar parallel and approaeo against the wall of the town, wl:icb I consider as doing much honour to the garrison. I have several times found it necessary to drive back the enemy's advance, and to interrupt his works, in which we have met with a sli g ht loss, and the enemy, from being ex to the fire of the few snail guns we possess uu the towers, bus suffered considerably. It was only on these occasions that we materially anuoyed the enemy ; f'ur the wall of the town is so completely commanded, that, In few hoar's work, he has every where much biter cover than ourselves. The enemy yesferday opened his tire at half past ten, and continued to hatter in breach at a distance of about three hundred yard, with four French Id ponders on the east wall, tear the Ketiro gate, and four howit gen and other sosallers pieces playing on the island anti cause way. Ile continued a constant fire mail night, the first and each shot parsiuc thriargh the wall, and through some of the houses iu the rear of it. Before night, a practicle breach was ellected. Ile this day continued to widen the (reach, and I imagine, w II not attempt the assault until it is extended to the tower on each dank (a space of shout forty yard.), I have traversed the streets, and taken the only measure by which there is a chance of preserving Cie place—that of defending the houses. The enemy's farce etneloyed in the siege is stated at ten thousand; pro baably this ts in some degree exaggerated. A constant fire of musketry is interchanged. I have particularly to refire: the Ins, of the service of Lieutenant nuanter, Deputy Assitdant Quarter- Nester-General, a very intelligent and brave officer, who is se verely wounded. Enclosed is a return of killed and wounded siflce tu) bit. I have the honour to be Re. (Signed) J. B. SKERRETT, Colonel. Return of killed aad wounded in the actions of the 32d, Alb, 29th, and 90th Ike. One rank and file, aa --- siiiniete killed; one Captain, two Lieutenants, 9'3 rank and file, and five horses wounded. (It hkewiir contains a Letter from Colonel Green, dated Berri, in Catalonia, Nov. 2:th, in which he states, that affairs had lverriprogrevsively improving in that quartet; that the Spa-. niards had been successful in Arrar,oo over some bodies of the enemy's troofs; and that General Suchet had drained the force of that provitice very mach, to support Mm to his proeeedings against Valencia.] At the Court at Carlton House, the 24th of Jan. 1812, present, his Royal Highness the Pantos Rs- GE% r in COUNCIL. . . • j yid • kt , , . i t ;I ; Zi • • 1 1 • , , • t • 41 . ( 1. 14 i • 1 t,• SHERIFFS APPOINTED WY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THIS Panics RE GENT IN COUNCIL, IN THE NAME AND ON THE IL HALF OF HIS MAJESTY, FOR THE YEAR 1812. Banroarwanta—Jobn Cooper, of Toddiogton, Esq. }lemmata' --GeOrge Elwes, of hlarcham, Foq• BecourSlßAWllll/111-Bir Wm. Clayton, of Harleyferd, Bart. CANDIIDONMURD AND Hnirefaunowsniaa—John Canto rs, of Iroodburst, Esq. Camonna—Edmund Yates, of Ince, Esq. CONS ILLAND—Thomas Hartley, of Linthwaite, Fsq. Damming's—Richard Bateman, of Foston, EFq, Dcronan RIB —James Hay, of Collypriest, Emu Doitsemsuaa—Thomas Hurlock Badant, of Charlton Mar shall, Esq. Eras—Sir Robert Wigram, of Walthamstew. Bart. GLOIMPDTDRAWINN—Sir Wm. Hicks, of Wises:4lln Park, Bart. Ilmteroaustitaa—Thonms Jay, of Dernd ale, Esq. Hairrvorossusta—Joha Carrk, of &menden, Esq. 11217 —Joie Wells, of Bieklej, Esq. Luestrreasnona-Riebard Mesh n, of Langley, ENV UNCOLNANTRE—Genrge Lister, of Gri s hy, 1. sq. owooorinnwst—Charles Lewis, of S. Pierre, r O l. Noareat—John T urner H a l es, of HarcilKitam rag. NORTNANPTIININIEB—PtICT Denys. of Easton Necton, Nowntimmuu.tao—Rilph Bates, of Millmarne-Ilan, EM. -Ncrrn snWANSIMar —High Blaydes, of Esq. Oxpostossiag—Francis Sack v ilk Lloyd Matte, of tilympton Park, Faq. RA TLANDINURE—Gerari Noel Noel, of Exton, rig. KfiRDPSNARZ —Richard Lister, of Riroton, Esq. Soressamitiaz—Williara Vaughan, et Monkton Corabe, Esq. STANTOZDAULDN—Tbutuae Motteralow, of SiUmsert-Bow COVN'TT OP SOUTRANPTON - 1 1 10111a1Thistlethwaite, of South with, Egg, s ui pro L g—Richard Moore, of Melford, Esq. SURREV—Thomas Starling Benson, of Champion Lodge, Esq. Sussav —George Francis Tyson, of Singleton, Esq. WARWICIIIIIIIRR—SamueI Peach, of Idlicote Esq. Wtvrsnint—Sir William Pierce Ashe A'C ourt, of Heytes burv, Bart: WORCESTERBRIRIV-Jqhn Raker, of Warosley, Esq. Tostasninz—Sir Thomas Slino WAL by, ofES. Scriven Park, Bart. SOUTH C ARNARTE jor —John George Phillips, of Cwingwilly, Esq. Pamnstbus—Henry Scourfield, of Rabeston Wall, Esq. CARDlGAN—Griffith Jones, of Cardigan, Esq. CLAktoitas —Morgan Popk in Tralwrue, of Goytrahene,Esq, Baccox—Charles Fox Crespigny,. of Tanya. Esq. Rsowoa—Thumas Grove, Jun. of Cwm Ellen, Esq. NORTH WALES. Maittoarrn—William Wyme, of Peniarth, Esq. CARR tRYON—The Honourable Peter Robert Drummond Bur rell, of Gwydir. ANnuissx—Hugh Bulkelcy Owen, of Coedanna, Esq. Mov mown's—Geo/we Moores, of Figment, Esq. Dsv awn— William Edwards, of Hear, House, Esq. Fultz—Hugh Humphreys, of Parypille, Esq. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. PROMOTIONS. Office of Ordnance, Jan. '2O, 181E_ Corps of Royal Engineers, First Lieutenant Charles Dixon to be Second Captain, vice Holberton, deceased. Dated July 22, 1811. Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers, Second. Lieutenant John Blair to be First Lieutenant, vice Abercrombie, deceased. Dated October 3, 1411. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant &the County-Pala tine of Lancaster. Jobs Clarke, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated Joly 1811. Strethill Harrison, FAq. to be ditto. Dated July 25, 1811. Royal Lancashire Militia. lg Battalion. _ _ William Crompton, Geni:tcl;eLieutenant. Dated December 18, 1811. William Crompton, Gent. to be Emigre. Dated July 3,181 1 . James Taylor, Gent. to be ditto. Dated September 10, 1811. 3 Min Morris, Gent. to be ditto. Dated October 90, 1811. Richard Greenalgh, Gent. to be ditto. Dated November 1, 1811. 2d Battalion. _ _ George Bigland, F.sq. to he Major. Dated September '17,1811. Jonathan Peake, Lsq to he Captain. Dated August 18, 1811. Bernard Denis Daly, Esq. to be ditto. Dated October 14, 1811. Edward Meadow, Lsq. to be ditto. Dated December 7, 1811. John Wright, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated August 18,1811. George Ashton, Gent. to he ditto. Dated September 27, 1811. James Grundy, Gent. to be ditto. Dated December 7, 1811. Charles Harrison, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated December 27s 1811. 3d Battalion. Robinson Shuttleworth Barton, Esq. to be Captain. Dated September 13, IKI.I. ' Benjamin Peach, Esq. to be tlitto. Dated November 1,1811. Robert Whalley, Esq. to be ditto. Dated November 30, 18U. George Smith, Esq. to be ditto. Dated December '23, 1811. John Peake, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated November 21, 1811. Felix Ferdinand Ere derick Fielding, Gent. to be ditto. Dated November 22, 1511. William Jameson, Gent. to be ditto. Dated November 23, 1811. F. F. F. Fielding, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated September 11, IRII. William Jackson, Gent. to be ditto. Dated October 3, 1811. Alilliam Mead, Gent, to be ditto. Dated November 15, 1811. Locil Militia. Lonalale Regiment. John Armstrong, Esq. to be Captain. Dated December 11, ISIE Robert 'Michaelson, Esq. to be ditto. Dated December 21, 1311. Thomas Houseman Higgin, Esq. to be ditto. Dated December , 1811. George Burrow, Gent. to he Lieutenant. Dated as above. Newton and Failsworth Regiment. John Booth, Esq. to be Captain. Dated Slay SO, 1811. Oldham Regiment. Joshua Kay Robinson, Esq, to be Captain. Dated July 26, ISIE Joku Wilcock, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated as above. Wigan Regiment. James flawarden, Gent. to be Surgeon. Dated August 15, 1811. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Thomas Foster, Doncaster, butcher. ham Farrar, Croft, Lancashire shopkeeper. BANKRUPTS. Barnaby Faulkaer, Isle of Wight, blacksmith, Feb. 18, 19, March 7, at the Green Dragon Inn, Newport. John Coggan, String, Middlesex, banker, Jan. 28; Feb. 4, March 7, at Guildhall, London. Thomas Reynolds and Harvey Grace, Thavies Inn, London, publi‘hers, Feb. 1, 11, March 7, at Guildhall. Morgan Jones, Beath, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper, Feb. 6, 7, March 7, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. Francis Beauchamp, W oodhain, Surrey, salesman, Feb. 8, 28, March 7, at Guildhall, London. William Erskine Davidson. South Blyth, Northumberland, block and mast-maker, Feb. 10, 25, March 7,at the White SVS North Shields. John N itch, Castle-street. City-road, insurance -broker, Jan. 18, Feb. 4. March 7, at Guildhall. William Smallwood, Bloomsbary-square, broker, Feb. 4,11, March 7, at Guildhall. Johu Barr, Glouces.er, hatter and ho,ier, Jan. 98, Feb. 8, March 7, at Guildhall, London. William Fenton Scott, Lucas Nicholson, and George Smith, Leeds, bankers, Feb. 11, at the Three Tuns, Ibirsk, Yorkshire, V, March 7, at the Rank:ng-house, Leeds. Jeremiah Smith, Woodbridge, Suffolk, butcher, Jan. 30, Feb. 11, March 7, at Guildhall, London. Joseph Pulley, Capel-court, London, stock-broker, _Feb. 1, 11, March 7, at Guildhall. __ Yhonias Ellis, Newport, Monmouthshire, shopkeeper, Feb. 4, 6, March 7, at the Greyhound Inn, Broadmead, Bristol. Thomas Merry weather, Lincula, taylor, Feb 14, 15, March 7, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Lincoln. John Wright, Pershore, Worcestershire, taylor, Feb. 19, 20, March 7, at the Rein Deer Inn, Worcester. David Jones, Neath, Glamorganshire, linen-draper, Feb. 7, 8, March 7, at the Commercial Room, Bristol. 'Award Townsend, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, rope-maker, Feb. 5,6, March 7, at the Talbot Inn, Rugeley, Staffordshire. John Smith, Seymour-place, Mary-le-bone, carpenter and builder, Jan. 28, .Peb. 8, Marc) 7, at Guildhall. William Souch Prestidge, Mitcham, Surrey, farmer, Feb. 1, F, March T, at Guildhall, Landon. Thomas Brown, Breariny.mill, Midgley t Yorkshire, earn. miller, Feb. 18, 19, March 7, at the White Lion Inn, Halifax. Jobs Coxeter, GusweU-street, victualler, Feb. 8, 11, March 7, at Guildhall. John Moss, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, maltster. Feb. 9,4,March 7, at the Shakspear Tavern, New-street, Birmingham. Thomas Whitehead, Aldermanbury, upholsterer, Jan. 28, Feb. 8, March 7. at Guildhall. Thomas Earl, Ilampstead-road, linen-draper, Jan. 28, Feb. 1, March i, at Guildhall. _ _ John Fisher Throckmortou, Guildford-street, insurunce-bro ker, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, March 7, at Guildhall. Francis Day, Crown-street, Westminster, leather trunk-ma ker, Jan. 28, Feb. 8, March 7, at Guildhall. John•Howes, Strood, Kept, gardener, Feb. 1, 11, March 7, at Guildhall, London. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 19, William Cooke, Liverpool, merchant—Feb. 17, Omar Hall, Stafford, banker—Feb. Ti t William Butcher, Sot ton. Nottingham, mercer—Feb. 20, Daniel Pawlett t Notting ham, tallow-chaedler—Feb. 23, Philip Luicombe, tsravesend, taylor and draper—Feb. 19, G. Merryweather, Manchester; dealer—Feb. IS, John Hollyer, Coventry ribbon-manufacturer —Feb. 20, Miles Ainsobw and Robert A inicow, Clayton-in-1e- Woods, Lancashire, eotton - manufacturers—Feb. li, Thomas Like, Old Brompton, Middlesex, builder—Feb. 1, John Bull, William Banks, and George Bryson, King-street, Cheapside, I wholesale linen-drapers--Feb. 17, Joseph Bentley, Smith-house, Halifax, cotton and woollen eard-inaker—Feb. 18, George Bromley, Southwark, innkeeper—Feb. 20, Samuel Sargent, Rath , chinaman —Feb. 1.3, James Richmond, South Shields, Durham, merchant—Feb. 13, Robert Thoruborrow, Jun. Ken dal, . Westmorland, linen-draper—Feb. 20, John Pailethorpe, Newstead, Nottingham, mar.bant—Feb. 27. William Wright, Manchester, grocer—Feb. 15, Joseph Nailer, Jefferies-square, St. Mary Axe, merchant. CERTIFICATES—FIu. 15. Montagne Barnett, New-Road, St. George's, watchmaker— James Maclean, Old Change, victualler—Matth ew S wa b ey, Patriot-square, Bethnal-green, draper—John M‘Call, Bishops gate-street, merchant—Henri Fry, Bedford-p oissoop scrivener—Ridiev Handal iVehater, Lloyd's la suraace-broker--Robert Kendall, Old-Chave, —John Hawkins Barlow, GZ?=4lll. Carey-drink stringer—William Clarks Wes bury-opoo jobber—Joseph TeWbi draPer,-ge*rge 'ATESMAN._ C.asterton, Innkeeper—Robert Harris, lien. John Harris, Jun. J o hn Wilkinson, and Wilmer Harris, Watling-street, whole sale linen-drapers--George Suter, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, victualler —Christian Frederick Bentz, Kingston-upon-Hull, taylor—James Ogle, New City Chambers, Insurance-broker-- Daniel Buchanan and Robert Beau, Liverpool, mere:mita-- Giles Waller, Strand, baker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Hirst and John Beaumont, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, manufacturers of woollen goods—lsaac Cliff and Isaac Pilling', Huddersfield, Yorkshire, fancy-makers—George Oldring and El i zabethTil hy, Old Compton-street, milliners—l)aniel Bt rkett, J. Walton, H. Grainger, and C. Mills, Manchester, dry-salters —George Blakey and Richard Blakey, Leeds,Yorluture, gro cers—William Jevons and Richard Vaughan Yates, Liverpool, iron-merchants—William Reeye, Henry Chadwick, Edward Moorfield, and Richard Turner, Wigan, Lancashire, calico-ma nufacturers—John Silvester and James Silvester, Manchester— Richard Wescoe and Stephen Wescue, Tooley-street, South wark, grocers—R.Holt and T.B rd, Manchester,v itriul-manufac turers—J. Kopee and J. Hawkins Curtner, Plymouth, wine-mer chants—M. Undo and D. Mocatta, Cornhill,brokers—A. Irwin and Richard Irwin, Chatham, oaranakers—Elizabeth Matthews and imam Matthews, Chatham, coal-merchants—Heary Bur gess and Jonathan Bullen, Leicester, woolstaplers—J. Thrack rey and Samuel Strickland, Leeds, Yorkshire, dyers—William Buckland and Samuel Stockton, Portpool-late, Gray's Inn lane, wine-agents—William Barnard, Thomas Barnard, and John Scott, Norwich, merchants—Charles Pepper, Kingston upon-Thames, Surrey, and Thomas Cockett, Hammersmith, cat pesters—Robert White and William Procter,. Threadneedle street, wine and spirit-merchants—Benjamin Lintnorne and James Hare Joliffe, Landon —Henry White and Ito!,ert Evens, Chelmsford Essex, linen-drapers—Ambrose (Nihon and Lewis theflins, Waltham-cross, Hertford, plumbers—James Savage and William Walter, Great Queen-street, coach-makers. ANHOLT M.4IL. STOCKIKOLN ) JAN. 9.—His Loyal Majesty's health being now so far re-establisfed, that his Majesty conceives himself able to rename the functions of Government, his Majesty thought proper, in oot formity to his resolution, transmitted to his Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, to appoint the 7th of this month for that purpose. For this purpose all the Members of the Council of State, and the Secre taries of State, at half-past ten o'clock on that day, waited upon his Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, when his Excellency, Count Gyllenberg, Minister of theJusticiary department, explained to hisltoyal High ness the sentiments of respectful esteem and gratitude with which the Members of the Council were filled during the time that his Royal highness had directed the national affairs, which sentiments never would forsate them. His Royal Highness was to reply to this Address in the most gracious terms, and where upon the Crown Prince, accompanied by the afore said Lords and Gentlemen, repaired to his Royal Majesty, to whom he read the statement of the pub lic basiness, hereafter following in this Paper, from the 17th of March last. His Royal Majesty, over powered with the most lively sensations, embraced the Crown Prince, and declared that he could not express all that his heart felt on this occasion to wards him, but left the internal satisfaction winch his Royal Highness must derive from past times, to tell him all that his Royal Majesty's gratitude, and the well-founded establishment of the kingdom's welfare require towards him. The following is the substance of the Crown Prince's Address:— " His Royal Highness! tates, that his :11.vatsTx, by adopting the Continental s) stem and declaring war against England, had ruined the produce of the customs. That more than two mil lions of rix-dollars had been employtd in re. crafting the army, repairing the fortresses and flee'; that Swedish commerce had been reduced to a mere coasting trade ; that the Danish cruisers had given great cause for complaint ; that the oruisers under' the French flag had committed great injuries, which his MAJESTY, the Emperor of the French had gua ranteed to redress ; that fi fty American ships, driven by stress of weathr upon their Swedish coasts, had been released ; that Sweden was ou the most amica ble footing with Prussia, Russia, Austria, and Turkey ; that Swedish intercourse has entirely ceased with Southern America, owing to the civil war which rages there. His Highness, after stating the exte rior relations of Sweden, proceeds by saying, That lie has adopted measeres to encourage the manufac tures of linen ' growth of hemp, &c. &c. &c. ; that he has carried into execution the solemn declaration of the States, sanctioned by his M tJESTY, in re gard to a national armament, and had ordered the embodying of 15 out of the 50,000 men placed at his MAJESTY' disposal; that the disturbances in Scanva had been quelled ; that the regular army, and army of reserve, had been new clothed and armed, and the pensions granted to Officers and soldiers wounded in the late war augmented. f" Your MAJESTY will perceive by this statement, that notwithstanding the calumniators of Sweden' may say it would require 60 years to organize an army of 60,000 men, she could accomplish it before next April. The object of this augmentation is purely defensive. Sweden has no other wish than •! that of being able to preserve her liberty and laws. "The King of SWEDEN has published an act of grace ; to the mntineers in the district of Malmo, promising oblivion of their faults on returning to their duty." 64 The peace, so confidently spoken of by the last accounts from St. Petersburgh, appears to have vanished, and a battle to have taken place between the Turks and the Russians, in which the former I suffered considerably ; the whole of their army, which was on an island in the Danube, amounting to W,OOO mem have laid down their arms." I BERLIN, jAN.2.—Reports having spread abroad concerning private recruiting for an independent corps having taken place in this City, his Majesty has deemed it necessary to have strict enquiry made into the matter, and from which it appears that an Officer in the army has formed an idea of raising an independent corps in the event of a war breaking out, if he could obtain the Royal permission for such purpose, and that he had not only expressed such intention, but had also given information to people out of employ, in case of war taking place, to apply to him, and in consequence of which, his Royal Majesty has condemned him for such otlenee to a year's imprisonment in the fortress of Glatz. One of his friends, who was acquainted with his intention, but without participating in its exe cution, has received orders to retire to his estate, and not to leave it without permission.—The Commissary of Justice, M. Bartels, who had been advocate for the first-mentioned person in seve ral law processes, was also arrested at the commence ment of the investigation, but released in a few hours, it appearing he had not the slightest knowledge of the business • and, as might be conjectured from his known *tin:able chaNter, never would have take the slightest concern in it, and for which cause his Royal Majesty has given command to justify him by a due and proper declaration thereof. Ilaussmv, Dzc. 25.—We are informed from Os. tend, that an English ship, of 500 tons Wain*, 'with 70 men, and 12 guns, from the West Indies: had been captured and brought into the said hart. boar. The value of this prize is estimatated at sere ral million of livres. FRENCH J. N. 13.—The imperial Decree, dated or the 11th of September last, directing the levy of 6004 youths, of 1 5 yeai.s of age and upwards, to recruit the corps of Cadets, is uow enforcing by the Consti tuted Authorities. Thecontingents from La Meurthe, Versailles, and other places, we re completed la.,' week, and immediately set out. The Queen of Wi:- temberg was so much indi , posed on the Ist of shim ary, the anniversary of her husband's coronation, as to be obliged to receive the compliments or the Ladies in her bed.chainber.—An article from ths Banks of the Maine, states, that some hundreds u; young people in the duchy of Nassau and the de. partments of the Elbe, who were registered for Cud conscription, had mutilated themselves, to avoid serving. SO - Cif 1i i A 111 E -14:: 4. Mexico, Nov. 13.—The convoy of silver which was detained at Guertaro (90 leagues from Mexico) is expected to arrive here to-morrow. It brings, ac cording to some, 1600 bars (800 cwt.), according to others, only 600 (300 cwt.). We shall soon loam which estimate is the more correct; but, in the man time, we have received, from the different quarters of the kingdom, letters, the forwarding of which had been delayed until an opportunity offered for their safe transmission. The accounts front Guanaxuato (seventy-five leagues from 'Mexico) reach to the 6th Instant, and state that the army under C . :allege, composed of 4000 infantry and 900 cavalry„ was moving towards Zitacuarn, where the principal corps of the insurgents is. The divsi sion of General Garcia Conde is also approaching, after having inflicted many severe punishments is %here, on the 10th of last month, the in surgent chief Aranda, and a female leader, were shot. Other three dirisous of the Vice-Roy's !coops have failed in taking the insurgent Garcia, who, with 600 horse, in the Province of Valladolid, laughs at all the efforts made against him. The town of St. Miguel the Grand, in the same Province, has been once more laid under contribution, which is the case with every place as soon as the troops of the Vice-Roy leave it. In fine, no sort of security can be relied on in the central provinces, and every thing is in a far worse state than last year. It is only in New Galicia that there is some degree of tranquillity, which is owing to the activity of the troops in that Province, who have been lot med into four divisiptis, each of which guards a district. In the other Provinces, which are also iess di-t tubed, the Government dreads a commotion, iu consequence of the destitute state into n hich they are thrown. Such is the deficiencies of supplies, that even the wealthy classes of the inhabitants are glad to dress themselves in hides. The points which new give the greatest uneasiness are the Provinces of Oaxaca and Puebla. The insurrection has become general on the southern coast. Nine towns in Oaraca have rebelled, and though 1000 men have been sent against them, from the capital of the province, it is thought they will not be easily reduced to submission, and meanwhile that city remains withont defence.— In Puebla (a city of 8,000 inhabitants, between , Mexico and Vera Cruz) a slight commotion had before ' taken place; but this day an express has arrived with intelligence that the whole road is infested with parties of Insurgents, who have cut off a. detachment of troops, and taken a courier from Vera Cruz, charged with dispatches for this Government, and who was was also the bearer of some topazes, ill. teuded as a present from Mr. Cochrane Jolmistotio to the deceased Archbishop. The Couriers have had to change their route, and the troops which were conducting prisoners to Veracrus, had to leave them at Puebla and take to flight. It 13 known that the.insurgent General Morelos is with a numerous body in Mates', in the province of Oaxaca. Such is the state of affairs. The difficulty of attending to so many points, and the want of arms and money, are circumstances which threaten disagreeable a conse quences, unless succours - arrive very quickly from Spain: VER t CRUZ, Nov. 18.—The British frigate Ifg perion is about to sail without money, for there is none, nor will there he any for a longtime. So groat a scarcity was never known before. Trade, the working of the 'nines, and the labours of agriculture, are all suspended. The communications are all in tercepted, the towns and treasuries 'plundered, and, in fact , all is confusion and disorder. Several families have already made preparations for emigrating, and all would do it if they had the means. The insurrection in the'centre of the kingdom continues the same as ever, with only this difference, that the insurgents are no longer routed as they were before, and the Provinces of Puebla and Oaxaca have already begun to produce innumerable parties. We know, that the whole of the Southern Coast is in complete insurrec tion under the direction of Morelos, so that the ves sel which came-from Manilla could not enter Aca pulco. Troops from Spain are here anxiously ex pected, but, in my opinion, they will only serve to augment the carnage which has already destroyed 20,000 human beings. The time of pacification is, in consequent., past, having resorted to force only, and force now cannot have the effect. lIOUSE OF COMMONS, g.A_Tusti)Av, JAN. ti. Lord 32MIN MINN E presented at the Bar a Return of this Expeuces of the Minor Offices under the Lord High Chamber lain, pursuant to an Address of the House, which went read, and ordered to lie on the Table. The citANcELLoa of the EXCHEQUER moved, in ad dition to the Address to the Prince Regent of the last Sessions, a further Address, praying that his Royal Highness may be pleased to direct that there be laid before the [louse a Return of the number of Places of Di% ine Wornhip according to the rights and ceremonies of the Church of England, in Engl•lnd and \Vales; also, a Return of the cum ber of Place% of I)ivine Wor ship not accord og to the Church of England, in all puristic* where the MI tibor oi parishioners exceed lo.lo.—Orde ed. Mr. IVIIA brought up the Report on the Nlalt Duty Bill, which was read and agreed ter, and the 8.11 ordered to he read a third time on Monday. • The 10,5)3,0,)11. and the 1,5(t3,0101. Exchequer Bills Bills, were severally read a sec a l ai tin,e, sad ordered to be coutftattta. use Alloaday west, ...