The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-20 00:00:00

l'lt (IF STOCKS - 1 . 1116 1)1 Y AT o O'CLOCh. 3 per Cent. Red. 651 i 13 per Cent. Coin. 6621 Omninm 51 LONDON: SATURD Y, OCTOBER 20, 1810. This day arrived two Lisbon Mails. In another column, we give some Extracts from the Papers and Letters received by this conveyance. Among other documents received, is a letter from Lord WEL LINGTON to the Portuguese Government, detail ing his movements in falling back from Cclurico to the Sierra de Busaco. Of course, we need not trouble our Readers with a document of so remote a date. But it is worthy of notice, that his Lord ship tcll4 the Portuguese Government, that he made the retreat to Boyar°, with a view to cover Coimbra, and fur that reason did not risk a battle in his former positiou. Now, this shews, that he thought the preservalion of Coimbra important, and that he was forced out of his coveriog position, by some means or other. But if Coimbra was of importance to him, he must have lost some thing in losing it, and the enemy must have obtained something in gaining it. This, by the way only—fur it is now of comparatively small consequence. The very resent intelligence from Portugal vlill now occupy every mind. Immedi ately below, our Readers will find some most im portant articles, relative to the situation of the contending armies. Our Portsmouth Correspon dent (who is remarkable fur the accuracy of his intelligence), in the letter received this day from him, states the French to be only three leagues from the Allied Army ; while several accounts represent the French as ,pressed with extreme want of provisions. If MAsSENA is in great want of provisions, lie must fight, at whatever disad. vantage or hazard it may be ; that i 5 to say, he cannot, in that case, wait to chose opportunity or advantages of any kind—and this must be a general engagement ) for a total defeat of the Allied Army is the only means of saving (the French from de struction. On the other hand, vif Alassaa is not pressed to fight for want of food, it is scarcely pos sible to suppose he will remain inactive after the rapid manner in which he has lately followed Loral WELLINGTON, and after having thrown himself into a situation so advanced from his resources. Ilk intention most be to have entire possession of Portugal ) or lose all. It is matter of anxious importance, to know what my Lord WELLINGTort will now. do. It is said, he. means to defend his present position, which is at Torres Vcdras—but he cannot long do that without a general engagement. We have seen a private let ter, received this day ) froth Cadiz,which has.thafol la wing passage :-- ' 6 La Ysla de Leon, Sept. S t a, 1810. " Lord WELLINGTON has reduced our,ortay here toi very few. We hope you may get good news from him.. Thereare wry few British troops here, except the Guards and us. The long-expected meeting of the Cortes has at last taken place; there are yet 40 of their coe.mbers aatiag. They have assembled is the town of Yola, close to our encampment. The enemy of late have tired very little; a great part of their army have been sent to Seville. 'BOU LT is now at Chiquilana, a lowa in front of our Position, and not two Miles from the advanced post.— Qur men are not sickly, and provisions ire in 4 . rent abundance, but dear." Re-inforcements have been almost daily proceed ing from this country to Lord WELLINGTON. Now, if his Lordship has drawn every man, he conk), from Cadiz, and has called for such large reinforcements from England, it is highly probable that he will give the French battle, with the' =hole of his force; and this would be wise in him, for he may trust to his troops to execute any thing he can plan, with any tolerable combination, if he employ them all, and do not fritter them away by se IT, rang the enemy to attack when ind•where he pleases. Lord WELIANOON must (reckoning upon all these rein. furcements) be pretty nearly as strong, in British troops, as the strength of the enemy amounts to ; and if so, he need not fear to offer a general ttettle, to force a general battle, for British troops can readily any enemy a fourth in superiority of numbers.—rßelow is an article posted at LLOYD'S this morning. We give it, although little differing ft om our Portsm - puth letter, because, on this most noxious (epic, our Readers will rather pardon us for repetition, than for withholding any thing,-- We now refer to the, three follo , ving documents, which will a little more, explain what we have nut room further to dwell .on . " J.NI PO itTA NT. The Apollo lias arrived from Lisbon, at Spit : . t‘ head, in one hundred hours, .with dispatches " The Hants Courier publish.. 4 the news brought 46 by her in an extraordiaary. number of their , ce Paper, of which the following is a copy : . . • " NEWS FROM PORTUGAL. . • ' f. '" !brie diouler Ogee, Friday Afternoon, 3 O'clock; . . aTlte French tua.'e a dasl. at ,Coimbra into*. • .' dwel l ,. atter the battle of the 2706 with-.a viti k. .:s . I: ) A• • " of getting possession of our magazines, but Were • I " disappointed.' Lord WELLINGTON, however, " thought proper after this to retreat towards Lis -64 bon, and now occupies a strong line of posts, ". frocp thu sea to- the Tagus. Ilis bead-quarters 16 are at Torres Vedras ; and it is supposed that " nothing can drive him out. The most unbound. " cd confidence prevails in the British army. It 44 13 supposed that an action must certainly take 44 place in a few day, as Lord Wrt.LlNevots has " destroyed every kind of provisions in his retreat, " and the enemy has nothing but a barren country 64 to 4xist upon. " The dispatches brought by the Apollo from " the army are of the 14th date, and she sailed 44 from Lisbon on Monday, the 15th, and arrived 64 at Spithead in just 100 hours. {4 General ROMANA, with 15,00 Q men, has ad cc ♦arced from Estremadura on the other side of the Tagus, in order to prevent the retreat of the " French by that river. " Passengers by the Apollo.—Major-General 44 TAGRICURNE and Col. SAuivntas, 151st Regi " mcnt ; Lieutenant-Col. BARCLAY , 52(1, badly "4 wounded ; Major STA NUOPE, 52d, sick ; the lady " of Sir Tst9sx ts HARDY and family ; Lieut. HUN, 44 late of Isis Majesty's ship Zealous; the French 44 General Stmox, and several other French prison " crs." " PORTSNIOUTII. Ocr. 19. " Arrived the Apollo frigate, Capt. TAY LOR, from Lisboo, bringing dispatches from Lord \VELLI%GTON, dated on Sun day last. No action had been fought. Lord W. had retreated to Torres Vedras, twenty-one miles from Li,hon. MANsoo • had taken up a position three leagues from our army. Lord WoLusovoN intended to defend his present position, and an action w.-rs expected to take place in two or three days. " Arrived the Venus frigate, Captain CRAWFORD, with l'slr.JAcusn:: on board, from America. " JerrEa:Yi the Sombrero Governor, is arrived in the Th!stle." . FALMOUTH, Ocr. 17. " Arrived the Prince's Elizabeth packet, Kipp, w ith Mails from Lishor : sailed from thence on the 6th inst. Great alarm prevailed at Li4son. Admiral BISRICELY had been ap plied to by the merchants for permission to embark British property on board the traruportA, which he had refused, on the plea that there was not sufficient shipping to bring away the troops, &e. ; at the same time stating it as his opinioa. that there was no cause for alarm. " The Prince of Wales packet has Also arrived this day from Lisbon, but having sailed from thence •1 days before the Prin cess lilizabejh, of course brings no tie:vs.—Off the Lizard this morninz, spoke his Majesty's brig Goshawk, 18 guns, in corn • parry with his Majesty's ship Fylla, with a convoy from Lisbon, which left that place on the 21st ult. Left at Lisbon his Ma. jesty's ships Bartleur, Kent, Impeteuv, Casiar, Zealous, Ma cedonian, Manilla, St. Fiorenzo, Melpomene, Dotterel, Sea. flower, and Herring." It will be seen by our Portsmouth letter, that JErrcnv, the seaman, is arrived at length in this kingdom. We rejoice at it, for this is the happiest issue that very unfortunate affair could have. Intelligence from Cadiz, of the 6th inst. state% that General CUESTA has resigned the government of the Belearic Islands. General WmtrriNottast is raising a corps of 10,000 men for the defence of those islands, to be jointly commanded by British and Spanish Officers. Colonel Dowstz is also raising a corps of 3000 men for the same purpose, to be officered by British. It appears also, that our Go. vernment have sent out arms and stores for both these corps... . In the infancy of the existence of the present Cortes, it is scarcely possible to discover its real character. If it do represent the nation, and sym. pathise with the nation, instead of representing and acting for the privileged classes, 'then it may reno vate the country within, and rescue it from a fo reign and infamous tyranny. One act of this As sembly looks well as to its feeling, whatever may be the policy of Resolutions of that kind. The Corks have passed a Resolution, disqualifying the Members from accepting of any office till after the expira tion of a year after their functions, as Deputies, shall have ceased.—We shall watch the future pro ceedings of this Assembly, and endeavour to dean. lope its true character, in its progress.—One thing it has dune, which probably shews its prudence and good sense. The Duke of OatEasis, who was appOinted by the Regency to the chief command in Catalonia, having demanded of the Cortes an audience for the confirmation of that appoint. meat, the audience was refused, and ho was order ed to quit the territory within twenty-four hours. A Sicilian man of war had been prepared to con. vey him to his command on the eastern coast. No tice was given to the Sicilian Captain, that his ser vices would not be reqvired, and a Spanish frigate was provided for his Highness, in which he sailed fur Sicily, on the Ist October. In the short interval, prior to his departure, a guard. was assiged him, which was ordered on no account to leave his person. We call the attention of our readers to that most extraordinary communication from France, said to have arrived in the shape of a private letter. We cannot tell what to say of a man. so capricious as BONAPARTE, and so governed by•the mere impulse of his passions. But, if .he hsve adopted such.a plan as is set forth in that letter, .ho is not far re. moved from actual insanity. - • The report of this morning upon•the state of the Princess .AXELIA arrived at half-past one o'clock, (Wm Windkur, Whit:l►states, that hes Royal High ness bast an hour and a half sleep Last And. that-she was vouch the same this day so yesterdpy , it Any altvratitlll ) ,rather bettq l : . ; • • , • • i• • i• • • • . g THESTATESM,AN. . I PORTUGUESE 4ND SPANISII,P4PERS. [ARRIVED THIS DAT. OPORTO, Ocr. 9.—lntelligence has jtist arrived here, that Colonel Trutt, with his division of Mi. litia; entered Coimbra on Sunday, the 7th, at five in the evening, surprised the enemy, and took 5000 . prisoners-3000 will be here oil Th . orstlay. About 20 Portuguese were killed and wounded. CA RTMAGEN.A, SEPT. 15.---The second expedi tion of General Sebistiani 'to the kingdom of Mur. cia, has not been attended with better fortune than the first, which took place in April last. The army of General Blake occupied the lines from the the Port of Cadena, byAlcantarilla, to Ancora, and covered the citadel and country of Murcia. All the peasantry of the kingdom, from the age of 16 to 60, ran to its defence. Three thousand Valen cians, infantry and cavalry, with two pieces of ar tillery, flocked from Oretruela. The Murcians were ready to inundate their delightful fields, and make all imaginable sacrifices to oppose the pro gress of the enemy, 'who, after arriving on the 21th Aug. at Lebrilla and 4lhama, dared not to advance; our advanced parties routed his in the neighbour. hood of Alcantarilla, Lebrilla, and Alhama, and in the skirts of the Siena and Carrasioi, on the 28th and 29th, and on the 30th Gen. Sebastiani commenced his retreat upon Talana and Lorca, which he likewise evacuated on the morning of the 2d of September. The city of Lorca and other places through which the French retreated, were totally sacked and destroyed. In Talana they hung a prisoner on an elm tree, and in Lorca they mur dered more than '2O persons, among them was a Priest and three Monks. The profauations of the churches and other religious places were, as usual, horrid and innumerable. It is in general the opinion that the enemy will not attempt to penetrate into the vicinity of Murcia. The peasantry are ardent in their wishes to fight, and they can combat with infinite advantage. The inhabitants abandon the places through which the French pass, and General Sebastiani can remain no longer in doubt concerning the die. position and courage of all the province. Our cavalry, commanded by General Freyre, put themselves in motion on the 31st of August, and closely followed the enemy; on the same day he left Lorca des Querellas, under the command of D. S. de Villabolos„ who entered it. The French on leaving Lorca, on the 23 Sep tember, directed their march partly above the river, and partly by Lumbreras. Thu peasantry of Lorea, united with the contiguous parties from the kingdom of Grenada, remained at the narrow pass of Nogalte, between Lumbreras and Velez-Rubia, where the enemy was attacked, had 200 killed, and lost some hundreds of muskets. Our loss was Part of the French continued their march towards Almeira by Ilaereal, where the peasants killed 14 soldiers ; the remainder arrived at Velez, frdm whence they marched, on the 4th, for Cullar de Baza. The guerrillas of Villabolos hang on their rear. The army has manifested the best dispositions, and the General in Chief has acquired new rights to the confidence of his troops, the esteem of his fellow. citizens, and respect from the enemy. The Governor of this place, the moment that the enemy penetrated into the province, renewed the order formerly given under similar circum. stances, that the inhabitants of the country and villages should bring to the citadel all the provisions they had, keeping only what was necessary for their subsistence for 15 days ; and adopted all the necessary measures to properly receive them, u they were presented. We have been informed, that on the Bth inst. a considerable corps of French cavalry made its ap pearance, with two pieces of cannon, at Velez. Rubio, and that on the same day it retreated.— (Regency Gazette, Oct. 4.) PORUNNA, SEPT. 16.—The English Commodore, Sir Robert Mends, who takes the most lively in. terest in the fate of Spain, has shewn to the superior Junta of this kingdom, the attention of communi. eating to them a bag with letters, intercepted by the ship stationed between Santana and Lorido, which he commands. The letters arc as far inter. eating as they describe the wretched situation of the French in Asturia, and the province of St. Andero, and mention the progress of our glorious insurrec tion in these countries; the subsisting differences between Generals Bonnet and Barthelemy, and of the discontent which prevails among their troops. Extracts from the most interesting letters will be given to the Public, that they may serve to strengthen our patriotic sentiments, our union, and our glo. rious endeavours to vindicate and secure the liberty of our country.—( Lisbon Diary, Oct. 1.) Many of the English troops who • were landed here, marched on the 28th of last month - to juin.the army.--( Lisbon Diary, Sept. 29.) ' • The State Lottery began and finifiliecl drawing last FriallJy ; .when the following Capital Prizes were sold ,by.Errox, in Twenty-five Shares :—. . 1,5;2 . 4 . . • Clabs B . £l,OOO • 1,195 . . . Class D . 3;077 . . . Class A. . 500 No. 2. ) COCNBILL) near the Mattsion.liume. • .g _~.~ . --wi COVENT GARDEN VlE4Titr. Last night the Play of the Iron C Th e part of Sir Edward Mortimer ai rs I) is e t s it t 111 .1 peiformed at this Theatre. i formed by Mr. ionvo, with a mind e d r I .N I, ee in. lodgment, that produced the fittest eff ect. f fi 1 Scene w here Wilford disrovers a sort of latent kil o , precincts e S il i h r in E isel r f, a a r s 4 st 's n t 4. rag et i i c i a r, i w St i o it r i y g , r e l‘ at i l sek l s : i l u :i a l it itgl i l i el n u t ocrt was a comment on his language, ns ey. an illustration of bnth. H e gr a d ua ll y rose th... . . . lui lit degrees of trembling suspicion to a confirmation e f t Secretary's intention, with the skill and manilei tion of an histrionic ma.ster.-4is pace with his sentiments, and, in the t nit his agony, he was supremely impassioned, b his passion was chastened by nature. Il e t. not taut, though he was led by the ragin; fc ings of his heart to tread upon the violence I—ln the last sce ne h e was Very grey and we have seldom witnessed a uture awful si „. ( .1 1 1 . de than that furnished by the agonising the„, and bursts'of hysteric laughter, a hich' 'nark e d Lis d o til t in he ca l t ) io lzi t; . of I th i e guilty tetshole S:ir io Ed : yard emphatically the a t tic ally t lit plauded him at the conidusion of t his scen e , ati those who were most judicious, were most &cirri; 1 , t his approval. No Performer can look or play the intercstisl Wilford better than Mr. 'Cnaacts Iticmr.t.c. H. was frequently, and very justly, applauded iu 0 4 character last night. In that scene where Samson waits upon Mica to gain her nomination, that he may be a doinoiejr, her family, Mr. Lirtox was exquisitely characterii. tic. We have witnessed but few pieces 0 ( enrni , : acting that were superior to this effort; wet 11 10m A he cannot sing so well as the late Mr. Scrrt, in ti e songS and glees appertaining to the part, he wade. cidedly above hint in colloquial delineation, sad the force of gesture. We could not listen to the fine music with which this Play is adorned, without heaving an inrolon. the very last or his d ramat i c pro. tort sigh to the memory of its Sunlit SToance. STO /IA CF. t w as ductions, and it appears, from the - strung dui of the harmonies and throws of genius, that be Was de. 'irons of ravishing renown in the very moment that death had beckoned Wm to Cie sepidchre. His Majesty has been pleased to confer the mat Honourable Order of the Bath on Major•Geaml (Field Marshal) BERLSFORD. pa Usual 0011E10 Sion will probably appear in this night's Gaiette. blajor.Getieral PAYNE is expected to beiliet created a Baronet of Great Britain: • • It is thought that coarkr of the Royal fuse will immediately be conferral on General' Hut t PICTON, LEITH, and PACK, and Marshal Babe FORD j and that Lord WELLiatotos will be tio• muted in the Peerage. Sir RowEtre Witsom proceeds irnmediitely la Sicily, where this Officer, it is said, will be rm ployed on some important eapeditiob. it is added, will turn their attention to Corfd. It was Brigadier-General J. CATALIN Cal.ll. rum), who unfortunately fell a Ifetital'w the 6 1 tigues of the campaign in Portugal, ananotl.leri tenant-General CtiAwronxi, as stated by mistakl yesterday. Sir EDWARD PTLLEWS !TOM/ has returned to the Downs from off Flashing. . We arc sorry to say, that there it no NA in , paragraph in many of the Papers; that a eariisgei, going out to Ikloriaiz, for the use of Mr. MAcctr. zi E. We fear that he is much 'more likely tune his return home. The Mars transport, Wxt,t,tmts, has arrind Milford from Figueria, with prisoners'and dna er3 flw; the French army. General CURISTOPIIE issued a Decree on iheXei of July last, ordering that from that time forth ty city of Cape Francois, in the Empire of ilaA should he called by the name of the city of Care Henry ; and that all letters to persons there reti• dent should be so addressed, under the penally of being stopped, transmitted to the Goveramear i lla remaining unanswered. .• DARING FOOTPAD B,ouleases.—Thireday eves. ing, at the early hour of half past six o'clock; ie Mr. IVilliam Hill, poulterer, of GiltspurAttecti was passing through Blue. Lion-passage, in Gray's Inn-lane, leading to Bagnigge 'Wells, he was met by two stoat Irishmen, who, with most horrible threats and oaths, demanded his money ; one of them presented a pistol to his mouth; and the otbet put a pistol to his left ear. He gave them all the cash he had, and they made off. Another daring footpath robbery was committed on the same evening, about nine o'clock, in the Duke of Bedford's private road :—As Mr. Bap ley, of St. Martin's-lane, was passing throe() there on his way home, he was met by two mm; each of them seized him by the side of his Collor demanded his money, and each presented a Pi° at his head ; he gave them his watch, a one pool Bank-note, and four shillings. One nfthe robbca desired the other to return the watch, but he refvel Ile, however, returned the four shillings, sad tbry ran off towards some new buildings. For a number of years past BRANSCOMN Ind Ce . have hail the pleasure to precept the public list of the Capital Prises sold and shared by them. Is the Lottery drawn yesterday, they beg leave tog' pounce a continuance of their usual coats, havul shared and registered the following Capital viz. 2388, Class C. 20001. 1572, Class A; 11XX) ; 1195, Class B. 5001. 3077, Class B. 5001. 30 11 1 Class D. 5001. at their old and only Offices ia La* don, No. 37, Cortihill, 11, Ilolborn, 38, Ha)' market, and 269, Strand, where the fortunate Holders may receive the amouut of their Prizesoo demand. • „ Friday, Ortebee the 19th, the First .drawn tal Prize, No: 2,388, coaled to Two I.ll " u ',t it Quarter P°tlilds Tvv ', was shared by and lt oit P s ;igl sßY it i * n .i t s o e' O N n ' e ). 3(fita7r7jera Prize , ofE a F i ve tbs i , l i • j a n n d d re E d : hutul ; ll: :: teenths ; also, the Last.draan joio 1,572, entitled to One Theusand Three Eighths. and Ten Sixteenths. The d!0 1 , 3 7 ,, of the said Shares are respectfully i..foratedi may receive the money a•itenevcr thrj 1.1!"°c. • ' a TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received a Letier front J. F. recommending the TIT *Hors to contribute towards the expcoce of the War, and shall, with pleasure, insert it the first opportunity. Tile Leuer, sigi,rd Coastm . .s, addressed to the Editor of The Carntnrthen Journal, shall have an early insertion. A.. eyed. Mililb. Ibte '2 2 0 Cidiz 2 THE S I'ATESMA N.