The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-19 00:00:00

Mails. Due. 1 Witterforil .. 2 Lisboa 1 et • )te ricKs ril+- utIC A s i'eL( 3 per C-rt. Rtd. 1 :3 per Car Aeolians bj dis. rilE BTA TF"__ _IN . LONDON: FRIDAY, OCTOJER 1810. This matting, Mr. WAsn, tho Messenger, ar rived in town with dispatches from Lord LI NGTON. Their contents have not been, as yet, lunded about even demi-officially. 1V e understood, howover, that no vcond battle had been fought op to the 211 i”.tant. We could not learn, where the dispatches are dated ; but it is said, that our troops are in a most harassed state, particularly the horse, Tho ;re continually kept on the alcrt—ve suppose, in covering a retreat. This day Te receired a Cadia hfeiL The most Imi:orient article of intelligence It brings, is the opening of the Sittings of the Coder s whieh ter* ploge on the 24th ult. and the kit , procee4log of that great doily . ' was TO PROROGUE TfLit AUT1104.1.14 9, vitt lfecizaelt, ad interim, and until a PEasta f . If aNT Gov EU.NSIENT be estqblished for the SPA. )fisn Dostratows. There have been some difference: of Opinion, t relative to some * patriotic mesaurrs . propoied. We halve pot room to detail any of the proceedings. Via uraleraiood.that the firSt Points' to come under their discussion Sire :- Ist. Th e&likblivismept of a permanent Government during the aweucc of the King, •Ind the stieFession to the CsOlvo. 2dly. The LPISERTY df the Paws. • ; • &fly. REDasaine basti4scrs: 4ilily. ,Coneessit.;:s to the Colonies. The repot: of a second battle in Portugel wa, brought b . 7 the pack :t, and is 'mentioned in vi rile totters ; but it is added, " thii news stands ewe!) , on the a othority of a Portuguese boatman." Much is said of the suecess of the Spanish arms, in valious Tiatters. " • • The dispatches to Government from the Iron. U. WELLESLEY, arc said to state, tiiat Monfica nut choosing to risk a general eugagement with no. I:ANA, whose force was mtien stria* to that of the French, had repassed the Guadalquivir, and taken imp a position behind Seville. It was also reported that a sortie bad been made by the SPaiish and'arl. tp.ups from "the lile of Leon the result of Which was the destruction of some of thtleillitra • . . advanced our)* qac of Or Spanish Papers cutitaius the follow* article, dated ' Madrid';.— . . " Courier s MARTIN Commas, Who has been long ex ',octet', hai irtliett from France. It appease. that NAPOLEON persists in his resolution not to acrid any snore MotiOY to Spain, but that his troops shall maintain themielves at The expense of the Country through which they pail, though it should be ruined by it; • "Orders have been giten,that ou'Spantsb ()Incas, or soldiers,. shall bcireci:iredint i o the serilce of King XostiU, bitt that all, without exception, shall be iivnt . tO'Fritisce This has al ways been else opinion ButearAnTE, to which Jostrn and his Court biro bees obliged to yield, though they thought differently." 1 . 1 • • • , i •• ' Advices were receivd 'itisterday front 401 . .0 1 to ihedate of the 13th inst. It is said, that the 3ntrchants of Amsterd.-asshad futliii.dnally — rceeived notice, tinder the 4tathirity of the' paperer . 14a.e0.; a.ros, to deliver ups precise and acCitrate stilt:meat if the quantity and distinctions of the Colonial pro.. duru in their possession, as it was his intention to take such conttuotlity into his own hands. W.: lament to state the death of Lieutenant.qc.. tiers' CILAUFUIti), who died at Ahrautes towards the . end 'of Septeniber. fetters announcing hit death 'hare nut come to t the hands *of his family, but iubsequent letters (riga bis Ahli.de.cansp, stating the cereisOny of Itii'fatieral at Ahrantes, Mitk litary lioaones, sad raeiiing to their former tatters fur an ie.doUnt'oi his lasi ilhscei, through the Ve: tigues fiihad caiscrltiacetf, ..relit 'received with ihtt . . dipatems frotii Yestcrd ty .Sri Tito*As Tuavos enacted a red tion to Mr. Secretary ° R.Tnii; tO he fwesinted to his MAJESTY, from the beckon et the Divines if Southwark, 1 i crying for . e . gssit t lisal of 'Milliners, on the grodaci of (heir ineapitifty to conduct the busbies, of * the State. 'We dis' not 'kn ow, nitettiar or not Mi. Secrciary Ripen has acioired much of 6'n:she:owe, and ease of c.niuthsattec e *MA is the' soceessful rival of no s D-ITREE I T - indifference.' Out, if 'he has Dot tt inedlieal'of it, thoSicazia.ar oust bare Loki a * little disconcerted on reWititig this Petitiois. 1110ir; ever this may be, steely Popotigh; eicri Town, and. County, in 'England, should follow 'that izasetdo•i;fSoutlewark. - Who ere to replace iliac • • Niititters is i (lactation' of some dil6cofty s bu-t if . ,eiejii"roseeis leatin tweet, the Coutry memo be • 2 — * ' '" • ' t • 7 47 I' THE STATESMAN. The Pinter of yesterday has an article to ehew, 15,000 men, tu cut off the French General with th,tt nothing can be more promising them the situa. 60,000 ? If such conclusions are to be made from tiun of the Allied Army, to Purtogal, nor any thing facts like these, we may hate hope when we will, inure perilous than that of IsIASSENA. The Day and at us cheap a rate as we please! The nestthing has a tong piece of reasoning which 0114 to the that is stated in' The times is, that MassertA, with same paint ; that is to say, if its sense cans; made au inferior army, has nothing fat the ground it out l atsd Vwe heveuut Isilittprelteaded itsmeaning. covers. Wally if this were reversed, there would be T,lsis is a, ;subject of importstsee., It is .not, some truth in it ! My ford W. (at the time of his only Mil Ili. public reelini is ireetly internistd to fast dispatch) had nothing, but the ground his army it, but it ileo involves mattertlosely connected 'with - covered, 'and the road to the coast; and even how the public welfare.. It may ;cells to many, that thare 'long we will freserve the latter, it is difficult to say. is no gryat harm, if too satiriste cspectetiops of , Mosso*. bad very nearly reached Coimbra before success be cached in the poblic Mied i indeed, souse the Allied Army.. end as it was, the result of his sod. • do act es if they had fully tiomo to that tom:laden. ' But in the case 'f this war, st lc4st, thy harm great. It is t tip itope and ferment in the public mind, assidmoualy and faccfssfully kept np, how. ewer Often disappointed, that has enabled Ministers to drag the natloti•on s through a war more disas trous than any that England ever saw, and a war that moist - end in the subjugation of England, if long persisted in. It is .for, this reason, that a. have ali along dissected the hopes held out to the nation, by some of the Journals ; and we believe, we have not been unsuccessful in 'sheaving, that these hopes were treaCherous, and ,that nothing but an almost miraculous combination of chances conk", tr....passibility. realize them. We beihtsie . we did this to the satisfietion of every ',candid mind; nod may we not add, .that the facts have borne qs out ?—With respect to the article in The Times, to . %Aid we have, alluded, we aro . • soil , we cannot give it entire to our-Readers. In the eztravegatice of hoPe, it 'exceeds a l things that we ever .savr, it Ms • exceediugly 'in• the:impacting and facts that should have ac. coaipinated and sanctioned that indulgence of pas. sion. The canelpslon,' however, which the writer conies to; is all that we .can now quote, and that we feet it necessary to do so at some length.—" But " now observe," says the writer, " what tower. " ing hopes open to us, which the courtiay may 44 indulge, we may say, with the most perfett con. 44 fidence : 111ssserts is, at this moment, in a situa. 64 tion somewhat similar to, but much worse than 44 Lord WELLINGTON'S former ye; let us see 46 how he extricates himself Is on a remote 64 frontier; and with an ittreriokarmy, and** " army wick pothing but the gr4nl it coveillivol " Lurd IVrLLINGToN stated in his dispatches ; 46 while his Lordship had an open and friessily 46 country to retire through. 'llia original 70,4100 44 French, exclusive of' all = ?ther &deed*, • " sunk by the single battle of Busaco to 6NOOO ; 64 and supposing 'any fresh supplies tct, hate ar. 14 rived from France, yet these, and more, must be " 6 expendeti upon the garrisons of the captured " towns, and in supplying the places of those who " fell in thoitapture of them. Against theie SIXTY 4t Tssousssn, if there are in truth so many, the Bri. " tiab Generalis able to bring into the field TUIRTY -4C s:x TIIOUSAN English, and rORTY-FIV!: THOU. 44 ss so Portegnskie troops of the line, the latter tried " and' found worthy of contending in the ranks 4 ‘ with the former in all, lIIGUTY.O/111 TUOUSAND 64 men. 'there arc brisies these, the Portuguese Ali. 44 11113, 11 IT-POURIIIOII3ANDIa number, and the " Ordenauza; whom: Lord 'VO. describes as ha,- ing harassed the flanks and rear Or MASSENA'S " army, (even) in his advance from Celorico to " how will th 4 infest him in his retreat ? " His communication with Almeida, too (as his -" Lordship's dispatches likewise inform us), is ''" completely cut off.' To these circumstances " must be added the natartl despondency created 44 in the minds of his men by, the Opal overthrow 8 ' at Busaco, wherein they lOstfnare than a seventh if part, more than, half a quartkr, of their whole 4 6 belly. Lord WELLt Not ex rttreated before an 4 5 an army that had not defeatuti him, and that 4 ‘ .. eould not defeat him ; BilAssr,n will •have. to " *wive front one by which he has' been afraid" “eicaten." • s First of all, here are troops enkOklied against. Al tsstNA, to an extent wc never Wore rd in all eightpone thousand men.! Bet will bits all these cue sound men and !fuel andltheo, we hove only to say, that Lard WOLINVIYAN 111 a very bad General if he does not place this immense force between the Fnetscu and'Sratx, and drive iti(o the sea the man who came to put him there. However, plat sots forces at my Lerd Witta.t.sottts's dispksi. S,iss be what they may; and let us leave him, tit thefts in positions, or come out and fall upon . the beaten and reduced enemy, as he pleases, the main thing we have to look at is—how comes AlsssEss's situation to have suddenly reached that state of deveratiun, after the battle of Bus' rico, which is . above pictured? First, he is cat off from .4toseida. whom ? Not by any part of my Lord Wc.t.t.plovos's army ; fur they are on the prong bank of the Mondego, on their progress towards the Coact, and not towards Spain. IVell ! is it Col. TRANT's division that hai cut mAisENA off from Almeida ? Lord 1V EI.7;INGTON'S dispatch did not even say where the Colonel was, after he returned froni the North too laic to occupy Sardao, which intended operation of oczupying that plaits was meant by Lord W. to prevent MASSENA cutting him' off from Cciimbra, instead of cutting the 'retiatt Of from Spain. Lint if the Colonel could be found': how are his levies; never stated at more than . . . den niortnetit, by Sardao, will put hie ) itt poses lion of Cpinbref. Now, let these positions be looked Kt, latimistan determine—w Ito it is, that has only the ground his ermy covers? My 4ord WELitnp. TO* berth* tor ong , Jfalsk of the Mondego (wrong, if ho metus,todiryst MAsiteSto into any narrow straits), and the road behind him to *coast, and Mats. sgso has all the rest of Porto/ph soap, the small spot that Colonel TRAM T may ocoupy, if he really is found. Notwithstanding all this, The Times comes at length to the following conclusion—Mas. SENA will have to escape from an army by which he has been already beaten ! We aced scarcely answer that, after having taken a review, although a short one, of the results, in position, of the battle of 80. saco.—lt is stateby some Papers of to-day, that.the Portuguese will destroy all their mills, and all pro. 1 1 visions they cannot carry off. But why do so, if MASSENA wants to escaie? However, whatever he wants, a whole people will never be persuaded to destroy themselves and their families ; and, if they leave themselves any thing to eat, we may well take it for granted NlasseNA will have his soldier's share. In a word, the picture of his distress, and the pic. ture of our glorious prospects seem severally to be very meretriciously coloured, and, like the arts of harlots; may be very fatal to those who are capti. vatetl:l4 , them. We have this day inserted a very able Letter from an Old Officer, respecting the late battlein Portugal, which claims particular attention. • The accounts from Windsor this morning, seve. ral having arrived, imtl all agree that the Yriticei AMELIA had a very bad night ; and .the last wh arrived, at half-past one o'clock, stated that Royal Highness was alive, but that all. • It is said that Lord WELLINoTtis, in his lair' dispatches, stated to Ministers, that it wa, his in. teutien to Make labs principal stand at Torres Ve. dras ; and that it Alpt, he cannot be dislode,rdirom it. And ih the confidence that hit army will remain forlhe.winte i gin•Portugal, ortler. were given on Monday last LT preparing and dis patching stores of every kind for their use. Aloumouth Races were renewed on the 11th, af ter a cessation of 33 years. The sport was parti. cularly gond. Mr. PEACM'S Barbara was winning both the Members' Plates very easily, when shc bolted each day at the same post,' and was distanced. The company was very select, and the entertain. moats, under the direction of Lord ARTUUR SO- X Ensur and Sir C. MORGAN, Bart. the Stewara, very grand. On Friday evening, a Lady of the name of Sue. LING (daughter of the late Admiral DICKSON), made her first essay on the Bristol boards, in Janetta, in False and True ; she sang in a very pleasing style, and dues not appear deficient either in taste or exe cution. BERLIN, SEPT. 24.—We learn from Memel, that the Couni de Gottorp pas3ed through that place on the 16th, and that he has arrived at the Russian Custom-house at Polangen. The Officer of Police who set out from thence to follow the route of this Prince, had received orders to follow him closely Owe place to place, and to watch him narrowly. Ale had even particular orders and sufficient powers . to prevent his embarkatiOn. It is said that Count de Kalkreuth had informed a Foreign Legation of the passage of Gustavus Adolphus, as soon as he was informed of it, and that sumo hours afterwards measures were taken to observe his proceedings. Mira n., SEPT. lii..LThe Count de Getter!) ar. rived here the day before yesterday, on hit way from Koningsburg, having only a single domestic accompanying Ilion. Ile :did not stop here, but took the road which leads to Russia. Having ar rived at Polangen, he Was asked if he had a pass. port from the Department for Foreign Affairs at St. Petersburgh. lie had none, and he was nut per. permitted to proceed. In.wai(ing the return of a courier whom he had sent to St. Petersburgh, he re mains under the care of the Customs at Pulangen. It is said that lie had gone. to Pilau, and that he *as on board a vessel setting out from that port, when a Prussian Commissary carne to oblige him to diSembark. The Count then got into a passion, and with a pistol in his hand charged him not to interfere with his proceeding. But the Commis. sary having observed to hint that he only acted from 'superior orders, the Count allowed hirntelf to be fukett on shore. People here have no doubt that 114 wished to join the English cruizers, and that the &Wish had formed a design of employing him as an kiistrument to foment disturbances and anarchy in the kingdom of Sweden, which they now see en tirely placed beyond the reach of their interests. , Cotta EXCHANGE, OCT. 19.—Today there are; Considerable remaining supplies of Wheat on handfl chkfly foreign--anti this trade fully miantains laili pricks ; Barley likewise, and in short supply ; voryfi few Vitite Peas, and rather dearer; 'Grey, and Beans orthe 'two . kinds, vary but little ; Oats arc in short supply ; fine samples are quoted lonia. what tletkri!r ; Flour at the late price. Wheat, - -58 s. 74, 214. Tick Beam, - - 484. 5K Od. Fine ditto -- - - .924. 98s. OAtY, • 41, 375. stie. Rye. - 40, 45, Palisade -- - - 325. 3t1.. Barley, - ditto -- • - 411. el. %fait, - -- - 714. Rape Si‘td -- - 446 w. Ptah (Boilers) 565. 61.. I Fine Flom. -- - tihe. Grey 414. 5.1.. 18e:ote!. Beata, . . V - --......44 / , 13.171 1 LE OF HUSACQ, TO TIM .111TOlt Ofr"fliE 4ppesivto 4110 1 1 1111011311310 for any p er . aft acquainttd ''pith the nature of military pp orations, obi reading %Vx‘LLlN GTolesiatt rdispatch, to avoid drawing tho foiloning couch, kiotts Ist, That the ;Hack of kis strong position at Ils e different places at once, was a oloceuvre ran 14e part of ig.taStaa ) to deem hi, atterniun to wirdi those points, whilst — the wait body of the &re e k army was getting itself in readiness to more 4), w ards the mountains, and cross the i sm at the se ! of Sardao, which they took possession of IYh !c ry . 0 5 7 after the attack, whilst Cite Gal t troops were skirmishing to turn his left flask, 5 4 make themselves masters of the plains in his tar so as to cut off Ili; cenuoutsication with the i les ;ahl thereby tither prevent the ensharkation or 01: troops( its Mondego 44y, should it be necessary) of force him to descent! a vastfro m superiority opmfeerbcuecini in cavalry, n i c n ogap o tt u pah s loarsyte, : :: and give him battle in the level cotw er on below, under the disad►ant= gee such a situation by man t ce nY ti ' vre Th h a a t d hi s s u L fa o r eds a h is i cTeeded as to en a bl e th enemy to turn his left, immediately retreated ca t precipitation, descending from the sierra de B u ., saw into the low country between it and theses, to pretext 66 hits . being cut off from Coimbra, of exposed to A comsat setiou on lets favourable ground;" but was so panic .struck, that after his deveepti leaving that place and its fertile plaits to shift for theinselves, he hurried across the Mon. dego, thinking himself not secure against as at. Lick from the enemy till he had placed that tier between them—for he expressly tells us, that the advanced.guard of the enemy was, on the nth, 44 dt A velans, on the road frum Qporto to Cuim. bra." and that " his own was already (or be. fore that) in the low country between the Sierra do Bueacco and the sea, nod that neat day the whole of it, with the exception of the advance/ guard, was on the left of the Mondego." Coast this be regarded by military men in any other pole ' of view than as a precipitate retreat, conduct sunder the influence of terror, and bordering so flight? His Lordship, however, it seems, pa. sesses the singular faculty of deriving consolation, even from his misfortunes and disappoiotrouots— . for; he says, " Although, &c.—l doom regret my havieg atone so. This movement has aPtied fee.-4seehopes of saving." Nu person either . doubts tga bravery of the British troop, ev that superior valour, when conducted with tallith still generally draw success to its side. But his Lord. ship, in asserting that the Portuguese arc worthy of contending in the same ranks with British troops, proves himself to be prone to flattery, and gluts. (lading beyond all example. MASSENA has carried his point in making his descend from the mountains, and the Plorth of Yon tugal is now at the enemy's mercy. If the rein / don of his strong hold on the Bunco j if the keel. ing open of his communication with the sea; if tis preventing of the enemy from getting pomades 4 Coimbra and its fertile plains ; sad if, as sow PilinSs unscrupulously assert, he has a more au. merous army than Miasscicti why 'ilia out he de l tech a corps to Sardao, sufteiontlz strong topmeeet the enemy's penetration in that quarter, install leaving the occupation of it to chance? Wet cud such an egregious blunder Wort; Committed by lay Commander ?. As to retiring on his reinforcements, if to avoid an action in the opqn and level country on account of the enemy's superiority in cavalry (awl this he naturally will do, if he dues nut wish to meet hit ruin), these may possibly be intercepted sad tut off before they can join him : and if he keeps te• retiring along the coast, from one elevated position to another, till ho gets out of the reach a 'any commodious place fur anchorage and re. barkation, how arc our own brave troops to be brought back to this country ?, Are we even seg, that his valorous Portuguese, the moment his If• fairs begin to grow despecate, will nut - leave him io a body and go over to the enemy ? is it not likely that Colonel llitasi.r and his corps have fallen into their bands ? And if so, is it improbable that lheY+ on account of their valet& anddiscipline ) may he honoured with places in the French ranks, yule. ployed to fight against us London, Oct. 18. AN OLD OFFICER, MM. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OtTOßtft MEETING,IIIOt TUVRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. by. Shaketpear'A Knave of Clubs, git. 71b. beat Major Ml* too • Erebus, dot. Two-yr old Course, 1044.-6 to don hote olof Club% 8 weertnkes of ' coal, h. ft. Across the DI. / ..,breepttokes 2000. earn, • IA GAL Covet..!lA's 7.t. - - Ld,GrusYennr'S Heiman.. 8.1. - - 3 Ld Kiniutlrd'4 Goody. tist. 41b. 7 to 2 'opt Lecieston 4 6 to 4 apt Benvolio ; 6 t o 4 ' aP t aind : The Second Class of the Gatlau ods Stakes f9tlgs. • e t ch. R• D. of Rutland's Salvator, 4 pit old, kibt. Ld F. G. O•nhorne's Poppy, 4 yr, old, Sit. 51b. IA Foley's Illumination, 4 3rb old. Sit. SIN. • - Ld G. Cavendish names Sir F. Staudtbh's c. •hy Young 4 Engle, out of aeister to Goofy, S 3 rs ukt, 7 0 . .b Sir C. Bunbory'riesway, :I 3rb i•1(1, 7a. 71N. 5 " 1 ' I oast Snlvntor t 2 to 1 Etta l'appy ; 2 to 1 apt ill"' nation ; b to 1 apt .1e sum).