The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-11-01 00:00:00

FliEvcr, P.IPERS. PARIS, °cr. 44. Tilt cm:ilia 11, OF DIVI4ION DhOUET, COUNT WIN. L 0.., COMM\ in NG TILE 91% CORPS, TO UIS IIIOI]NLs9 TUE FRINGE: OF WAGltettl, MAJOIt. OZNER " Ilead-quarters at Valladolid, Oct. 14, 1810. 66 MON•IiIGNEUIC-1 communicated to you the day before yesterday the favourable sews which I had received fro.. the army of Portugal. I hasten this day to transmit i , your Highness a letter which I have just received from M. the Intendaut-Geueral Lamb rt, who rcmiincd in the depotuf the army at Viseu. This letter was brought to me by a Portu guese igent who is in our servico, and who has al. rea y given numerous , roofs of seal. It would ap. pear that the atitirs of the army of Portugal arc going on I am on march to brush away the militia who infest the rear of the army, and that the Prince of Esslitig may nut be obliged to make a detachment, and may pursue, with all his force ) the English. at tht: i;oint of the bayonet. " As sour, as I shall have arrived at Almeida, if the officer carrying the dispatches of the Prince of Lssling is not yet arrived there, I will collect all the intelligence, and transmit it to your Highness. " Ish ill beat Almeida on the 15th. Assure his Majesty the Emperor, that the 9th corps aspires to the glory of not being reduced to fight only against and brigands ; I solicit for it, if there is yet time, the honour of marching to the advanced posts. My fi,ur regiments of chassedrs and hussars, by their brilliant uniform and their tine appearance, arc the admiration of the Spaniards. They say, that ea. ceFt the Imperial Guards, they hare acrer seem such fine truo2,." LAMBE , T, tNTENDANT-GENERAL OF THE ARMY 07 PORTLOAL, TO WS SERENE HIGONF.SS MAJOR GENERAL TUE Vbilarci.: OF NEUFCIIA'FEL. •' Viseu, Oct. 5, 1810. MONSIIGNEUR ) —Conceiving the solicitude of his Majesty lee Emperor for his army of Portugal, and fos-seeieg that his Majesty MU have no news or it fur someday., betties': the ntficer who is the bearer of the Prince of Essling's dispatches, con. Seining 30 account of the success obtained by lire army since its entrance into Portugal, is obliged to proceed null the prisoners, and by stated marches; I sent to Gruorul Drouet one of my Portuguese emissaries, acs intelligent and treat -worthy man, to Worn) your Wghtiess of what has pa.sed, and to implore him t hasten his march, and to come and clear the country in our rear (bolnyor nos der rierr). It %unid not be cuts venient that thc Prince of Essling should be under the necessity of weak. ening his furces, and dstsching a part of it for that purpose. • . 64 We have had no affair of great Importance Since we entered Portugal. On the 2601 of Sep tember, the Prince encountered the English army, occupying the mountains and defiles of the Muudego, within eight leagues .of. Coimbra. The enemy's light troops, driven back on the 2Gth, 27tb, and tfith, abandoned all their positions, which were as strong as any in the world. The Prince, in conic. (pence, did not attack them in front ; he was sa tisfied with bottling in check by his light infantry ' the English army, and he marched with rho Duke of Ahrantes, the cavalry and three-fourths of the the army, by the route from Coimbra to Oporto. Dot the English General was already in retreat, had re-passed the blunders, and abandoned to us all i►ia line positives, and the resources which the town of Coimbra all'ords. tr Tia►aruly is in excellent health ; it is abun. dantly supolied with provisions. We found some resources at Yams. Tile Hospital is plentifully' supplied ; there are only 500 wounded, and 250 lick. No General or CUlonel was wounded iu the , battle of Coimbra. lam ieformed, but the infer wation is (tot to be relied on, that the General of Brigade Simon, having attempted with throe batta lions of vultigeurs, to carry the Convent of Buss. co, was male prisoner, wkh some men. Several of the wounded who were engaged hi this rash en. terpriac (jelouffonr4e) assure me, that the cue. sly have taken but fcw prisoners, for having re. ceivcil repeated orders wither to attack. the Con. •ent, nor to ethane, our troops had fall time to fall back. e 44 We have a free tommumichtion with Coimbra. I am informed that our cavils,' is already 'strived at Pomba', The este. round at Coimbra are coo tiderable. COPENUMAN, Sere. ‘;9,—Potstiane t•Ve Ma. justy's defertrissatilm, the Committee of Rettenry, , appointed for tit*: kingdom o f ,Norway, is to gum., and its functions !let. be performed from andafter lit of December ace raining, by his ilishoess the yipegerante--(Stockholo Geattti, Oct. 10.) Woofin g San. 9, - r.thc fora of Torsies*pop ;~ " It appears that Lord Wellington calculated upon remaining along time in his position on the biondrgo. Ile lied only time to destroy part of his magazinei. " I expeettbis evening lgO English, of whom lit are 01Ticviv. As to the Portuguese prisoners, ,we have sevital thousands of them, and find greet difficulty is gu iriliog them. Unfortunately ; greet many of them make their escape." • GI:11311.v PAPERS, r • ~••• • • I. •••). I t , I I' . 1 . , i, 4 . . i. , 1 i I:, TM I. i . , . , I , , :,.. ,i 4 .1. 1,, , i I. li 1 :...'. 1.1. I • f " it 1 , ‘ • I , 1 1‘ , I 1 1 • :1 1 1 • ''' • 1 -- 7 - , i ,ii ;• ' ~..~, , I'HE STA' .• which they are working in order to elevate it to the rank of one of the first fortresbes in Europe, is about to become one of the principal bulwarks of the Confederation of the Mine. It is said that the Members of the Confederation of the Rhine will contribute to the expctice of its construction, the plan of which has been decreed and approved of by his Majesty the Emperor Na. poison, and will he executed within the space of three years, by a French etigincer.—(.lseille du Nord, Oct. 16.) tvraacv OP A TATTER FROM CASSEL, ',ATLI) OCT. R. " nil Excellency Cuuut Furstenstein .had the bottour of giving his Royal Highness the Prince of Sweden, in his passage through this town, the grand decoration of the Order of Westphalia, which he presentedin the name of his Sovereign. " The Prince wore, the day on which he arrived, the sky-blue ribbon of the Order of the Seraphiuss. " Couot :Burner received, before his departure from Cowl, the Cross of the Order of Westphalia, set with brilliants, which the King had ordered him to be presented with."—(Saine Paper.) BERNA DUTTIL LETTER PROW NIS ROYAL 111ONNESII TUE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN TO HIS WM:STY TILE KING. tViii net attempt to represent to your MAJESTY the feelings by which I was pervaded, when I understood that a nation, highly celebrated iii the annals of the world, had thought ut to direct their attention towards a military charac ter, who owes every thing to the affection of his country, It will be equnlly difficult for me to express my gratitude and as tonishment at the wonderful magnanimity with which your MCI gyir presented, as your successor, a person bound to you by no tics. The more your MAJESTY has endeay..ured to ae.- complish this object fur the Swedish people, the wore infinite is my gratitude. " I do not conceal from myself the extent nor difficulty of my duties, but if I can trust my own heart, 1 a hall fulfil them. There never existed in. the soul of a man a more powerful spring of action, anti neve► was there a happier opportunity presented fur him to dedicate his existence to the welfare of a nation. " As soon as your Majesty's letter was delitltred to me by the Count MOANER, I hastened to forward it to his Majesty the Emperor and Meg. He wl3 pleased completely to crown his goodness towards one, by authorising me to become the adopted son of your Majesty. Actording to what you have been pleased to address to me, I shall hasten my departure, to lay at your Majesty's feet my grateful homage, and to make your Majesty the depository of my oath. To this day I have placed my whole fame and character on serving my country ; but France will, I venture to Uatter myself,. assist me in my exertions for the benefitt of Sweden. Site cannot without emotion see one of her children destined by the voice of a mag nanimous people to govern a kingdom which has been lung aunibered among her Allies. " I am, with profoundest respect, Sire, " Your most devoted and obedient, (Signed) " J. BERNADOTTE." The lanes of ANUSIOS shall have a place as speedily Y pa Arrived. ne. 1)11111in 1 • o Catlin . i. 0 0 THE STATESMAN. LONDON: t. ~. TigUItIDAY, IIuTEMBICIt 1, 1810. '!" ALL SALwrs.—lttlid49 at the Puhik Offices. • , .•,. HIS MAJESTY. After our Paper' went to press yesterday, the following Bulletin arrived in t0wn . :.... " Windsor Cantle, Otl. 31, Sim &Clock, A. M. " The Kuso has passed a restless night, but his MAJESTY'S lover is got increased. " HF.NRY HALFORD. " W. II !MERMEN. " M. !MILLIE." A, Cabinet Council was instantly called on the arrive! of the Messenger, at which were present tlitannas cIiANCELLOIR, Marquis WELLESLEY, the Earl'of LiTturoo.t., Mr. PSRCSVAL, Mr. RYDER, and Mr. Yocum We hire now a painful duty to perform; but we have never shrunk from any duty to the Public, and never shall, except it be from a mistaken judgment. Before, bow. ewer, we proceed to whxt we hare to say on the topic we allude to, 7e shall state one of tho most singular occurrences in the History of Parliament. By the last Commibsion of his MAJESTY to pro. rogue the Parliament, it stands ftrutugucti to this day, the Ist of November. Nov, the Parliament cannot be further prorogued without tile Sias Si A. swab, without the Signature of the KING, Est ' uti MAMMY'S OWN HAND-WRITING. But the KINQ was yesterday too ill to sign the Commission, and Parliament muet meet this day ; unless, in the interval, his MA.resTy has so far recovered as to enable hula to sign the Commis sion for a further prorogation. It is now known, that the Lotto cHANcrg.hon and Mr. PERCIVAL yesterday went down to Windsur f to procure the Sign Manual ; and on their return, expresses were sent to many of the 'Members of Parliament, friends to the Ministers, to call: for their atten dance this day, as Parliament must meet thistlay; for the dispatch of business. It is true, that, in The Gazette of the c4tith ultimo, there appeared an Order of Council, dated at the Court of Windsor, the 170 ultimo, that the Parliament be further Prorogued to the '29th of November. But this is' to be carried into effect only by the Sig% Manna!, The Order in Queued, in this case, is uugatory without.--Having made this explanation, which bears uti the puira tru bare to toga, 'lron, we _ ,`. ,N. _ . proceed to that. And tt is with unaffected sor. row wo state, that we have information from quarter we have derived much intelligence from, without a single mis.statement, that his MA. ./LSTY's illness is of the same melancholy nature as that which afflicted him about W years since. We need not name this malady, and we wish we could avoid stating the fact. Tenderness to an aged Mo. narch loads us naturally tu this wish ; but we have a duty paramount to all other duties—that of Ft. DLLITY TO TILE Pursue. If there bad been, how. ever, a hope of this indisposition being slight, and passing, we would have awaited the recovery with awe, and in silence. But even that, we are told, we canuot indulge in; and, therefore, to keep the Public in suspense, is what wo dare not do ! The PA blic is too much deceived, as well as too much abused ! To tho wrong of evils HEAPED UPON IT, is added the offensiveness of insults HEAPED UPON THE IN. JURIES. This leas lasted too long ; and when it comes within our compass, we at least will see that the Public is not abused with fallacies ! It is said that Ministers, in this dilemma, will move fur an adjournment fur a fortnight, or more ! They may do so; and this would be extremely proper, if the affairs of this country were in any ordinary train of prosperity, or were not in ' a train of dissolution. Hut as it is, to ad. journ for an hour mere than is necessary to bring a considerable number of Members together, to begin to proceed on business, would be treason to the country, treason to the state, and treason even to his MAJESTY, whose interests, and the interests of whose house and Crown are concerned in this affair, and ought to be disposed of with all the dispatch which deliberation allows of. Those interests admit of no delay ! A very few days may bring about events that may hurry us at once to the perdition that we are not slowly approaching, and must in. deed reach, if we turn not aside from the path we arc its. It is natural now to ask—What male to do ? Why ! any thing but keep these Minister*, who have undone a Nation, the proudest and greatest on earth ! And they must remain a cancerous and loathsome disease upon the Nation, I on any other plan than a REGENCY ! Whether a REGENCY will cure the STATE, wee do not, pretend to say. We mean to flatter no man. We have no need; FOR THE PUBLIC HAVE SATBD US Fltoll THE NECESSITY OF CROUCHING TO ANY We do not, therefore, say theta Racemes will save tho Country ; but we do say, it is ruined without one, on the supposition (which is too prii. l bablo a one) that IIts,MAJESTV'S illness is not trau.. leant. Ministers, now, have lust the check upon them, which his MAJESTY'S paternal regard for•the country, and his sense of his interest in its welfare, imposed upon them, whenever they failed to deceive' him. They arc desperate men, and the Country cannot, and roust not remain in their hands! Yesterday French Papeil arrived in town, from One of which (the Journal dN Commerce) we have given two documents, one o; which deserves tu he I read with attention, namely, the letter from LAX. seuT,.,liifendant-Getteral of the French Army of Portwitaki:to the Prince of NEUFCHATEL (BefthiCF).. WO are sorry we have no room to comment on thisiL and the more especially as The Times has drawl, some very erroneous conclusions from It. But we refer the matter of the letter to our Readers. The advices from Einhdea, referring to intelli. genet: from Amsterdam, remark that the Dutch merchants had been thrown into the utmost ember. rassment and confusion, in consequence of a requi. sition by the French agents there, that the cargoes l or the value of the cargoes, of all American tel. sets which have reached the ports of Holland sines" 1809 ) should be delivered up to Government, whe. the/ remittances had becn made to this proprietors for the amount or otherwise. It is again stated, that the late King of Swentif') is under British protection, and the following ee.l count of his escape is given in letters from Belie., land, received yesterday " At Polanger the Pruksian guard was dismissed. it aaalie-. 1 jag permitted to them to ricroach on the Imperial itictieneys From thence his hinderer proceeded to Mgt', a distance off about forty milts, and baying arrived, sent a Courier to the Lasperor A Lex Acoce, who returned with ¢ respectfid Ines sage, intimating, however,.at tae same time, that the y.s. King must quit the fium m lawdomions. Soon afterwards Gus. Terns contrived toelkst his escape bya vessel from the har bour, and entered on board a British ship of.war. An 'ensue ressfu I attempt to tosaistuate him was made, of which a very islk.eure account is given. " Previous to his, hi Alutsgresk departure lir bad bees wader ,grent embarrassaiest from pecuniary difficulties. 1 " From Stockholm, under date of the 9th ult. it is stated, lied the last of the Swedes who bad composed the suite of umemt Garrotte, viz. his physician. his chaplain, find his :40teiterry, had quitted hiin, and returned to the capitol." Letters from Sweden mention, that it was fully tzpected, in consequence of the arrival of BERNA• DOM, that the 50 per cent. exacted elsewhere on rgo ontal produce, would be imposed in that king. dam: ~,• Letters received from France yesterday morotni hform us, that orders. have been given by BONA. "aim that no Merchant in his empire shall be al. 'Owed to indorse any Bill of Pactiange payable in •Begluntl, or drawn upon any person in the British dominions. Sumo more American Papers are receireti, which state .that expectations were entertaineil of an ad. pistment of the differences with Great Britain. The. .A . , v i ona t bacui ge ncer, ‘ylliclt ye Colleidertil the h . • : . ~ _~ organ of the C; --- tsvcrotnent of the United Stlito pounces very stran ge l y , that Ids BUITANNIC Al i ti TT had add resse d a l etter in his own hantl-writibj. li the Pctssideut, and states, gist tile Marqui s W u LINLE, had assurud Me. PiNiptsr that ea % minister should bo sent to succeed Mr. J Aclioit. , The letters from New York state that the th ere was gre a tly a l armed by the return of bill s si prodigious amount, imposed from utope, sni t heavy charge of per cent. upon them. The NI lie papers advertise the sailing of a numb er o r, ii from the United States direct for Franc e , as if c Decrees of Milan and Berlin were actually restive ed ; but the private letters mentions Icaoa trary, that by th e m erc h ants no hopes oa k cut; twin of their rev ocat i on . A vessel is arrived at Falmouth from the died tempest% which is said to have brought disputli 'from General Sir JoaN STOA fits tchltito-t o (h et pulse and discouafiture of the entrny, i,n 16ii IS attempt upon the Island of Skelly. It was reported yesterday, on the sapp authority of letters f rom Plymouth, that a • had arrived at th a t p or t from Lisbon, bri ng i ng lelligence to the 19th instant, with the distresil news of the defeat of the Allied Army. T l , t story, for which there was no foundation, ho tea effect which it was prolTably intended, t h at of causing a trilling depression of the Funds. 110 people who have occasiun to transact business i the Funds, can suffer their opinion to he affeei n i by any Report concerning the affairs of Po rtuo, is matter of surprise. We are no friends of ti n funding system ; but we arc pained to see people, property transferred to others by a juggle. ST.HES.V4N OFFICE?, FOUR O'CLOCK. We have just received the Wowing 1111114 n • 46 Wiedaor Omik, Nor. 1,114 " his MAJESTY has posed rather a better4git, and is mock the saute today as yesterday. " HALFORD, " W. HEBERDEN. " Id. BAILLIE." The late dying bequest of ling to her it. Father, by the Princess A I IIILIA, Am . set been cw rectly stated. It was not compost, of lay able stone in the possession of her Heystilighaec, but was a simple rin g ma d e to contain a Soolll4lotti of her b4ir, which was enclosed under a Cbrysol 4 tablet, set round with a few sparks of eflainoods.. It was executed at :Llessrs. ROmtatt, and BMWGet so expeditiously, that the messenger who . Came op: press with the order, conveyed it back to Wisdom. The affecting mournful ceremonial of presenting may more easily be conceived than described, fair sufferer bore it with more &rifts& than Ii afiLicied Sire; for it made an impression upon •i feelings *Bleb, it is feared, will oat mildly be n. moved. • Her Reyki Riltbicie enjoyed abOk t wo sleep on Tuesday ulgilit...- 7 1resteritay moms' in took some itOurishingahniesshment brit lids in - sorry to say; 'a* 01 4"" 1111 "1„ la 414 ,1 1 as on Tuebday. 1 • •t . • iii;„• =rfrit .14. 4 m. 7. • • • =TRACT OP A Lilting/1' 1111)0., OCTORItiC 29. ' cc This day bills of indicttatalrfek ?Op • ware found by the Grand Jur/ of 'tilaTity of lies 'against Lady Ari unity ; aid it is ex peewit int the trial will take place te-triorrew, at the Sogioaso L ig i buse. A great bar of Lawyers being held in fat by. both parties, it is expected the trial walla, per ealiarly interesting; besides, the verdict is OW ileitis(' will either establish or set aside the claim of 'ter eldest sou to the Earldom of AN NECLET, and di I large estates annexed.::•cdttnected with the *bulk an extraordinary circumstance has occurred, as ' 'be better explained by 't ding yOu the follosior Advertisement, whit* M" widely circulstsi, ,and has excited •muels atteadawillut since the Thai we have bad but few Earlaieliwo. NO ; tlCft. 4 Earl Antesstair, about 1s yeorsiof o r , left the office venecdttY etealue. between the hours of six imams o'clock a person having called fps itioi under a, him ; epee ! "di", 00 . 4 .eist,Ce been heard of. Any infamous.", specting humus's ; will be received at the post-othce, the pervou most nip hfwatde.l for his trouble. • Monday, Oct. Y 9, 1810. 1 44 Although there is no people in his /Visrsir dominions fonder of testifying their loyalty and lad for their Euro, yet the /sth of October passed ' melancholy and as glooMily as any of the foregoing; such is the effect of the want n 1 trades and pressure of taxes." The LORD CliA NCRI.LOR sat yesterday At 1. 16, Celn's.lon Ilan, but no ot,o of much i'nl l °"' came on. lie rose about 11 o'clock, its coin quenCe, it was said, of receivin; some informallot by letter,' tibial rendered it iticontenient to real' farther that day. We understand that to-day or to.morrew tM .Charger is to proteed to Lisbon, taking tinder l . ec convoy some transports. Some.° fficers procerdl this opportunity. A variety of stores, with " forage for our cavalry, goes out ii. the traospcnr under the Charger. ply Horses and 'stores ere. lending oat from mouth for Curtittna, Where a small elpeditiu" w ill under he sent General WautEa and Sir Bom b PoPil We are sorry to hear th( several mor e ri!lo a r:f d of consequence have tak'ciridace Liverpo ol, yeiltertiiik two very cOnsiderable houses p . ,suspended their plmenle 0 I R. ii lisi , i