The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-08-24 00:00:00

valhli-lied, each of which is to be drawn by •1 horses. ii;emysberg furnishes 50 of ,these, which are to be c ourt, every fourth day. Ilerently a giddy and awkward soldier, who had loaded hi% musket without orders, fired It by acci dent, and wounded a milk-woman, who died in con setplenCe the same day. She at first appeared to the by-;tenders to have been no more than frightened, slid she herself confirmed them in the opinion that s he had esca ped with the fright only. The mistake was not discovered till she was brought home, and her blood was perceived to flow. The ball had en tered the lower part of her belly, where it lodgtd. A (.sr moments before she died the unfortunate wo el an declared, that at the time she had received the b a ll she had not felt any pain, but merely a sent- Lion similar to that which would hare been occasion hy a candle put too near the skin, and which she 11:1 concoived to he the effect of fright.—(Jouinal de Paris, dug. 10.) LISBON PAPERS. l ' A glow, Ave. 10.—On the 4th, our head.quar. tars were in Cuellar, near Valladolid. On the 7th, Gerold 11111 remained iu ste/u quo. Soult was at Seville; and report says, Suchet had arrived at Ma. Arid cith 15, 0 00 .men. On Lord Wellington's en. try ion Valladolid, he was met by all the Magis tracy, arc. and Don Julian Semites, who had arrived fore him. The soccessful hero was received with most enthusiastic joy. LF•nov, Auo. —On the 31st, our head.qnar tr,s w •re in Portdlo. On that morning, Lord Wel ton and his staff entered Vali - 1(10141, the enemy olive evacuated it, leaving about 800 sick in the im.pitals, and a considerable quantity of various stores. The enthusiasm with which Lord W. wax received, weeds all description. One of his principal objects sp. ars to be to prevent a junction between the de. tented army and Joseph, who, with about 6,000 . French and 9.000 Jutameutedoi, is about tout lea.tues from Portillo. • _ _ rie beaten army, with some trifling reinforce. cleats hie:i had joined since the battle, was, on the 31st. at Aran& (le Douro. Ou the 2W ultimo the French advanced in force upon Urnuchon. General Hill, in order to counteract them, marched in the night of the 28th, Ind un the morning of the 29th our army orcopied the petitions of Villa Franca and Aiructidialejo ; shortly after, our army received accounts of the great t'etory obtained at Salamanca ; the enemy re tired on this night by the road of U.agre, and in the morning of the 30th our army proceeded to Los San tos and Zufra, 'I bis ua7, wording to some letters, General hill sent a flag of trade to DI ouet, with information of Marmont's detest, accompanied by twelve French riioners i who could etsure him of this great event. Mnih. 'At. Dile 2 a 646*•••• • Hublin o . Waterford 1 i . Lisbon a. 0 3 6,4..6, Houenhurgh . 1 0 St. Skirratimtv..l . T. 7 Ilotitta . e et the rub tie Veils. THE STATESMAN. LONDON: itOSDIY, AUGUST 21, 1812. Mr. 511 AW, the King's Messenger, arrived in Town Buy morning at nine o'clock, and immediately pro• eradol to the Fecretary of State's Office, with die. 7- , ;! , , , s from America. It was nsserted yesterday, dlr. a Fla g of *Croce had arrived from America, stet- ' ti.at the Govert.ment of hat country had vnomit!. d hostilities against us, in consequence of the Message set t by Mr. FOSTER, prior to his leaving ilatifas. We believe, however, that the following Is a correct statement of the intelligence brought by 61. vessel which arrived from America. We have likenise just received American Papers, and, by the tntracts .re have given from them it will be seen that ear IF the prevailing sewed. Setnriloy morning the Friends, in twenty-four , .lays from Norfolk, In Virginia, arrived at Spit 'alit She was taken up as a cartel to convey to Eng'and Colonel liatatt.fom, late British Consul at e.at port (a he has left America, in consequence of the war with this country). and family ; Captain '4llr.r tasom, of the Royal Marine Forces, late of ti'e Africa, and several other released prisoners ef ear. Captain %taros staying at Norfolk when war vas declared. He was seized as a • prisoner, and P:acd under the charge of Lieutenant Swsrr, of the Amt'ricall Navy, from whom he experienced the ut most attention and politenest, until he received a plscport from Mr. Movraos, restoring him to liberty, si his going to England. Tee Virginians are very inveterate in their hosti• lily to this country. The Friends, on the Sth inst. fell in with the Delvidera, Captain Reims; and Shannon, of 38 gun., Captain Baots, on the Banks of N. , wfoundland, which ships MAD OATTVRED Tile AMERICA' 8:20011 or wAa Nautilus, and with the Gerd JAMES 'cowman:No, in company, chased the Constitution frigate 3-1 hours ; she escaped by superior sailing. The Guerrieri, Capt. DAMES, was also cruizing on the Batiks. Capt. BROKE (tin der whose orders the four British frigates were) had just obtained information that Commotions 11 ' , Detas, after whom he was lotting, bad left the Banks, .and was gone to the Southward, which course Captain Waist was also steering, with alt sail ; and he expressed the most confident hopes of meeting with him' off New York. His squadron consisted of the President, United States, C "gfett, and Constitution frigates; Hornet and Arras sloops, of 20 guns each. He had taken se. at.! al of our merchant ships, which be burnt, as he std not wish ; he said, to weaken his crews by used. _. THE STATEtSM. ;ng them into port. Whilst the . torte' was in com• ' dany with Capt.BaoKr; the sqaudron took two Ame-' ican ships, and burnt them. These ships had a short time before seen Commodore RODGERS, and three American privateers, which had not met with much success. A few/ British ships had been sent into New York. The American frigate Essex returned to port from a three weeks' cruize off Bermuda, dur ing which she only captured one West Indiaman, which -was chased into New York by the Shannon. The Friends also spoke a ship from the West Indies bound to Halifax, which had been attacked by an American privateer, but which she beat off in three attrropts to board. combined, induced the Spanish Government to adopt a policy which is likely to arouse the people to a uni versal resistance to the power of France? Has that Go- A convoy is on its passage home under the Thetis frigate, accompanied part of the way by the Africa, 03, Capt. BASTARD ; which ships had two American prizes in company. The Plumper gun-brig had also taken several prizes, and sent them lute Halifax. The rescinding of the Orders in Council was not known at Norfolk when the Friends sailed. • Norfolk Papers, to the 28th of July, arrived in town this morning : [FROM THE PUBLIC LEDGER,-JULY 27.3 An English brig from Laguira, prize to the frigate Essex, Captain PonTen, went up the Bay on Friday, bound to Baltimore. PHILADRI.PHIA, JaLY 90. The Captain of the Cam 411gy . packet informs us that on Friday last a heavy firing was heard io the S. E. direction. The passengers of the Cape May report, that on Friday last from GO to 80 heavy guns were fired to the northward of Cape May, supposed to be au en gagement between some , iiipsof war. SECOND ED'itiON . 8742Esauly OFFICit, MIMS O'CLOCK. vernment laid aside its ignorance and jealous pride, DISPATCHES FROM FROM THE mixquis OF which has hitherto prevented th e men o f Sp a i u f rom b e - WELLINGTON. .-:). ieg formed into regiments, and disciplined and nom- The Marlborough packet has arrived it Ill'altnouth mended by British Officers, a•plah which has been found indispensibly necessary iii Portugal? Rave the from Lisbo n wit h dis p at ches from the Marquis of ZIG inhabitants of Spain yet shewn a d es i re by th e i r a c- WeLLI TOM, dated Cuellar, en the 4th inst. No lions to get rid of the power o f F rance ? H a v e the regular Bulletin had been iss u ed j . bat the following will be found to be a tolerably accurate sketch o f Cortes yet shewwibat they have any o bject in . view, : except the restoration of Futbr e a se ,th e assumption the contents of these dispatches of their lofty titles, the gratification of their pride, After the defeat of Mattmosi, the French army and the re-establishment of the hellish Inquisition; of the cent re pa s s e d th e G ua d aransa; a n d a ft er it s and are the people likely to fight for su ch privileges head had arrived at Vented*" St. Raphael, it joi n ed as these P Now if the battle of Salaman c a has predu. Joseph at Segovia, on the ni g ht o f th e 27th. ced none of these necessary consequences, in the name The Allied Army were not diverted by this move. of common sense,what good will the s pilli ng o f B r iti s h meat from the pursuit of the army of Portugal (Matt blood, and the expending of Brit's stoey's) which remained with its rear-guard on the for Spain, for England, or the world* tktreasure, do large ? If Douro on the 28th and 29th ; b u t tw o of cur di v i-• our Government have not endeavoured to pre v ail sions having crossed the Erasma and gime, on the 29th the enemy retired across the Douro, pursuing upon the Government of Spain to adopt a more e n .l , barged and enlightened line of policy, _they are guilty the coarse of their main body towards Villanex, .. of the most criminal neglect; and if they have thus : abandoning Villa-Cuentia, leaving 17 pieces of tan endeavoured, and those endeavours are fruitless, non, with egreat quantity of ammunition, their General MESQUINEZ took 300 pri. hos fruitless too will ultimately be all our efforts, ex- pital, and abcAtt 800 sick or wounded. cept in the production. of human woes. What re- The Spanish , sonars near Valladolid. On the 30th our advanced. spect can the people of Spain pay to, or what et nfidence repose in, their own Gove rnmen t, that guard crossed the Douro, and our parties m i tered ; Valladolid, where they wets received with the most far Man than a twelvemonth have s u ff ere d them selves to be besieged in their capital by sit Of ! enthusiastisley by the inhabitants. Marquis Weitiwerost moved our right along the seven thousand of the enemy, and who a re now i daily favoured by this handful of men with a pins _ ! Ceja to Cuellar, to prevent the junction of the army Will supply of shot and shells. They ec h o t h e of Portugal with the troops under JOSEPH ) and ar martial deeds of the British, but do they endea. ' rived at Cuellar on the Ist instant. On the same day your to imitate them ; or rather, does not their dos- JOSEPH retired from Segovia, and marched through ' tardly conduct imprint a like sentiment upon the bo. ; the Guadamma,leaving in the former place au ad. soms of their countrymen ! No our Ministers have vanced guard consisting principally of cavalry. Be got the laurel in one hand, if they would present to fore his departure hespiked the cannon, and destroy. France the olive with the other, and endeavour to ' ed the ammunition in the castle, end carried off with secure -the independence of Spain, by offering their . him the Church plate, besides levying considerable guarantee for the independence of Poland, and they contributions. should prove unsuccessful, they would at least obtain The Army of Portugal continue their retreat to. credit for the honour and purity of their motives, wards Burgos. and secure the blessings of mankind: the neg. , Accounts from Sir ROWLAND llrtzstateabrilliant letting to do this will secure to them • sensations affair of cavalry at Ribera, on the 24th ult.. The of a very different kind. By honourable over.. British cavalry was commanded by Sir %Taman . tures of peace, it is very probable that the sword Emmet. 'The enemy's loss was 30 men killed, with of war, which is now spreading havock in the four . a greatiiumber of horses ; 11 men and 40 horse, quarters of the globe, might. he returned into its were taken. Our loss was only one killed, and our ' ... scabbard, and the independence of Spelt secured ; but wounded.' by war, there is much reason to fear, the Indepen. I Marquis WELLINGEOZ learnt on the lth that the dense' of that country will be lost. For, notwith- ' French troops,,under General Durex, had retired standing the victory of Salamanca, Marquis WEL- from Sogovia by the way of San Ildefoaso. ......... Ltritnox has not near so many men under his coin. Fi' I"N ull PAVIA% • * • wand as the French can master in Spain ; nor can 'P - Ants, Atm. 18.-- l'he Army of Portugal, coin. we do more than barely supply the waste occasioned mended by his Excellency the Duke de Rae t: 4.t, was, even by victory. His Lordship May pursue the on the ,24th ir of July, encamped on the Douro, in Northern Army, which, in consequence of the death s front of the English army. The I)uke passed That as we understand, of M MIXON; is now under thi) river on the 16th, at Tordesillas, in spite of the eue. command of Sucuar, who has brougbt as accession my, and after several action.;, in which the Friuch of 15,000 men. Yes, his Lordship may pursue tee had always a marked advantage, the enemy was Northern Army, but will he be able to dislodge the driven back to Salan:ance, when the two armies were Southern Army, before succours can arrive sufficient in front of each other on the eid : after a cannonade to compel his Lordship to retrace his steps into Per- of some duration on both sides, and while the Mar. tugal ? He has not the means of doing it, nor can shat Duke de RAGUSA, resolved .to give battle, was 'we supply those means ; And if the Spaniards will occupied in making his final arrangements, he was not do it, the work must remain undone. Besides, stricken by a shell, which broke his right arm, and the operations of the war in Russia will naturally ' wounded him in two places in the right aide. This influence those in Spain. When the Emperor of accident obliged him to quit the field of battle; his Rosst* shall see the necessity of giving Peace to his life is not, however, in danger. subjects, to save his country from ruin, which is ; i The General of Division, CLAUztx., took the coin. likely to happen much sooner tithe some people pre- ' mind just as the action commt nced ; it continued for tend to be aware of, NAPOLIOD will again pour Ms several hours with the greatest fury; prodigies of conquering legions into Spain, the consequences of valour, and several actions, worthy of the' French which we need not here describe. But were we to name, were performed. Nevertheless, the accident believe the accounts from Gottenburgh, and the . which happened to the Duke of Raousa ha tom forged Russian Bulletins, we must conclude that the ' the first, determined Gen. CLAvert. to retire upon French army was in a very reduced state. These the 'right of the Tormes. After alternate and equal accounts we hare constaoly cautioned the public ' successes. he re-crossed that river at Alba, leaving against believing, particularly with respect to the one of his divisions to cover the bridge of that place elatery said so have been gained by General Wm- : till the.middie of the day following. Tim retreat was 11111111eTEIN over the Duke of Ramo, en the 3ist effected without molestation from' the enemy, whose I a Wit;a circumstance which obtained the Confidence of l o i s si kyfry consi4emhle. ~ all• oar cotemporaries, and receivedl colouring la I Tip ?teach army continued their JOllify on the 23a Num . n litee • the Saturday night's Gentle, Note, by the ar. ;of i y,d 7ft 0 d a, „ , ft tiny woo 1 1 , 1 1 0 ,„ e d rival of the Eleventh Bulletin from the Frey & by the blinds cavalry, Our rear-guard made a Artfty, this morning, we find that an alleir•• successful attack on them, foried them to make a or small moment took place that clay, rapid retreat. ana killed numbers of teem. The tweets those two Generals; and that the next' tby !linty then Continued their route without any further Wretitenerus crossed the.D.issa to attack the DAce . .:metestglon„. and have ;taunted their former position of awsioto, who received his adversary. ,with forty ;at Tordesillas, mad with the Douro in their front. pieces of masked cannon, while • spread death .aud•l This intelligens* has been brought to the Minis. confusion among his ranks, to,blob two divisions : try of .the War bepatirnent by M. , @brier, Aid-de hove thousands into tile river - by. the:point of the'....--...--` • to the Duke of Eta gusa r `who has been stele by bayonet, and seized upon their artillery anemilits 7 hii Excellency, the War Minister to the' Emperor's .- . • stores. • " " • ' RotaLiesietes;4olouiteur f Ask 19.) . . At the moment we were closing our rettirks we! _. • -__ ._ ' . 4 an additional • 'A HOSTILE FLEET. We have been obligingly favoured with extracts from two letters from New London, conveying the *mu eicome tidings that a hostile fleet is on our coast, and probably now near the [look ; the tiers consists of five sail, two of which are said to be double deckers. • Where are Commodore ltoooxas and our infant squadron! we cannot but fear that they have ventured too far, that they will be overpowered by superior force, and the ships and their brave crews will be thus early lost to their country.---(Norfolk Gazette.) NEW YORK, JULY 14. By the French schooner Swallow, 32 (lays from Hourdeans, we learn, that on the 30th June, she passed the homeward-bound Jamaica fleet; and, on the Ist inst. 36 hours after, was boarded by Com. modore Ronotas' squadron, in pursuit-of the above fleet.—(New York Gazette.) VISTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRIVATEER ARMED VESSELS or THE UNITED STATES. 1. The tenonr of your commission, under the Act of Congress, entitled An Act concerning Lieers of Marque, Prizes, and Prize goods, a copy of which is hereto annexed, will be constanily in your view. The nigh Seas referred to in your commission, you wilt understand generally to extend to low water mark, but with the exception of the space, neither one league nor three miles from the shore of countries atgeace both with Great Britain and with the United States; you may, netherthcless, execute your com mission, rather than detain the shore of a nation at war with Great Britain, and even on the waters with in the jurisdiction of such nation, if permitted so to do. 2. You are to pay the strictest regard to the rights 1 of neutral powers, and usages of civilized nations; and in all yonr proceedings towards neutral vessels, you are to give them as little molestation or inter ruption, as will consist with the right of ascertaining their neutral character, and of detaining and bring. leg them under regular adjudication,in proper cases. You are particularly to avoid even the appearance of 1 using force or seduction, with a view to deprive such ' vessels of their crews and of their passengers, other than persons in the military service of their country. 3. Towards every vessel, and their crews, yotiare I to proceed in exercising the rights of war with all the justice and humanity which characterises the na. the of which yoa aro a member. 4. The Master, and Gee or mere of the principal persons belonging to a captured vessel, are to be sent, or soon after the capture, to the Judge or Judges of the proper Courts of the United States, to be examined ou oath touching the interest or property of the captured vessel and her billing; and, at the lame time, are to be delivered to the Judge, or Judges, all passes, charter-party, bills of loading, invoices, letters, and other documents and writings, found on board ; the said papers to be provided by the itifidavit a the Commander of the captured vessel, or seen lathe persons present at the capture, to be produeed. tulthey are received, without fund, addition, sub duction, or embezzlement. , By the command of *the Presideni • States, JAMES SIONROE, _ _ . While the sound of victory the mind seldom takes time to retest of consequences which are likely vanity is flattered; and, deal the ere suffered to subside, it la ter of a public Journalist for the subject : he must ran frith sent, or his Lois of country 'lt lemoa high thus that we 'nee the deliverance 14 Spain is ' - sequence of the victory ot. laid as of that &tory, lid I .... 1 I, -:._ ' • " •• (~ ~ ~~ `_ .~\- .. .-* , • %SfCR.~,~+.l. I out fund, addition, sub- -- - received an additional supply of FreAch PePirlyilsi • The p i k e e t om, sap biro beep restored to his President of the united hutting the French accou nt . of• thl battfte• brgala4 i parbisi k e ' i Hisboeis promising to at. ,af . . . 4 ,, teen we 000.100 1 ewa :alan_se, at stated' pe. maims, in which they acitnowlgdgetAba:idefeat , ned • it. ':. • 4 , t; ,„ -' •-•",t • • lONaOE, smear; of State, retreat of Magna:qv, butatp4e,,tisek: IPA k -.- , .- - tlls . p apers, that ma, ..... They likewise contain accounts /if, ' - .., , )r is echoing in the ear, vantages gaised-by theif-treogs itiodetaiOein.aelit ' . 't__., -, L . / t e .- , ~ , v . 4 4100 4 . 4. . ' l4' iloopt E 4 4:lll4 4 imid l e f t .Greece. Yiestms sto retest upon the train Eng - tisaand si a w ar d a, b at Ira c i ta b at ,„*.o. . ' Pl. 4,4 , w w ir - T , ,:. •, . . / • likely t° , ensue/ esti. "' cles themselves tint* to- morrow : '•''''. f" r r--i-Pk" .t it . ; , ,,r'slog n , - , . 1 4. -. * la adi the e bullitions thereof • - l e , ..- s dangerous to the cbarac- .I.etters lefties(' in town:thli on -; :oridat from Mt; I ll 'ai d raitte „.'-- ' . ' ' . bide rkt*--• Or Mm to.reason coolly Ise norm, state, 'that the Expeditiorffni 01 Mditfe n- ffe ey!XV"ii . .. ..,. ~... .- . . Th r atithee ar° with the stream for theme. siding of upwards of 12 , 006 : 10 0o, , k rs3llll . , " Pl : /e. % ""at ' r'' j ~ -I. ` • t ' t...-' thence the Seth Snly , bodet 9 tile - till.e4 v aimt, - ••••n••• , . . ilog4. 'ry is called Into t eept ,....._. ,1 7 k, marrultp. , / . ',,,..!,.) . tit. p,,tye Li it'. y . t:P. "WM*/ .A' ' 4 %yip ), i t °d l r., ' . 411 • '' 11. '„I '''' a• ' ~ - „.„,.. , Vrlte . _ la . ; ~ . 70 • iv " I t r A fIR • , . I began to "quire wip,, qu ww it repreoptoon us : . 4 likely to follow, at am". kat A a a ata 11.,b, tg a •,L *v e Nail ,:' Vd• r- 111101 4 6 47.140 Salamanca. Has thew- smolt - a - t f usi v is -0 -7 , . 11 0 44 44 1118.1 "; -.,. -.. 1 - NI 44. t•lttAt I the. spirit .of f ateiiitletit ogi f rekl i site se , ' - • -:: -- . .•51 1,,+ ~: . t ... , •Th ..-I t .1' . .114 4 1 4 : . ' . I • , i. A.I A i .~ ) I t ~~ ~ . • i h .1 1 ~, (1 WI I rif 9 1 1 1 • 10. .Z ,a..~ . ~~ ~j ~! ~I t - ,:, • I