The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-01-12 00:00:00

resent year I went !elleeley ; and, in the battle of Talavera, I received three different woands. After the retreat or General Cuesta from that place, I, and ninny other wounds- l British, fell into the bevels of the French. I was in the first escort of prisoners sent off to Madrid, in number about 500. On our arrival at the brido at the entrance of the city, the escort halted fur some time; and so stem as theSeaniards were apprised that the escort consisted of British prisoners, they came to us, and spewed the most unbotinded tokens of kindness. llad the guard per. milted, they would have loaded us with presents. Even in despite of the guard, many rats in, and shoved money into our hands. At lladrid, we were attended in a convent by Spanish surgeons and nurses, whose treatment of us was of the very kindest nature. The inhabitants flocked round our hospital ; and whets they could et at any of the win. dows, they gave us motley, blend, vegetables, and indeed every thing that they Ciought could contri bate to our comfort. Even after several genteel people were taken Into custody by the sentries for such marked kindness to us, the Ladies and Gentlemen used frequently tb send old men end women, with money,'shish they threw to• In at the windows. Whets our men recovered, they were removed to a prison, and allowed by j the French only brown bread and water. Iler, , genteel people brought them the best of every kind of eatables ; and so ahendant was the sup. ply, this the men sold bread to the French snldies s at a penny per loaf. The predilection in favour of the British was of the must open and avowed nature, particularly on the part of the- females. Ladies hart even, in the preselice of the French, and with a view to vex thAn, taken Britisii tool. diers within their arms, and embraced them, wi!li the appearance of the greatest affection. I was solemnly assured, that Madrid was ready for re!. volt, and only waited au opportunity of rising with some probable prospect of success. After being about ten days at Madrid, all who were able to march were ordered forward to Segovia, where we arrived on !lie second evening, in coin. parry *ith 500 Spain met, having marched 57 isles. I have seen many things revulthig to hu man feelings, in the course of my service as a sol dier ; but the teild-hdooded murder of 13 Spani ards, in the course of this march, affected me more than any thing I had ever witnessed before. Their sole crime was, inability to keep up with the march ; they were wantonly shut, as they lagged h land. '• At Segovia, we were received with, if pos. Ale, even greater kindness than at Madrid. In pulsing through the town, the people kept giving us, and when arrived at the hospital, they brought us bread, wine, brandy, and Oita to dress our wounds ; and a sort of canvas shoes, to those who were barefooted. Whilst we were here,' Kind Joseph came to the town ; the bells indeed Were ruing, hut no. other sign of joy ; all was still and silent, and few people out of doors. After remainitig three weeks at Segovia, and being joined by aitather party from Nladrid, we wore starched for France'e by the way of Valladolid. At this Waive there was no want of inclivation to show us kindness; but the Spaniards were not • ' allowed to cone near us, owing to their having aided time escape of thirteen men, belonging to Sir John Moore's army, who had been left there sick. The kindness which the British exper,enced wus sot confined to towns ; the villages, even those • sot immediately in our route, supplied us sponta neouslywith provisions. On the 18th of Septem ber we left Valladolid for Bayonne; we that evening reached Seveco ; in the course of the night, John Smith, 3d Guards; John Coop, 32.1 regiment ; Hugh Martin, -15th regiment, and I, contrived to make our escape) from our escort. — We travelled all night across the mountains, and in the morning ventured into a house, to enqnire after the French ire that quarter, and our way to Portugal. The guidman of the house, when lie was convinced that we mere very Englishmen, raised his wife put of bed, who wade us some soup ; and after consulting together, they dis suaded us from attempting Portugal, but referred as to the next town ; for the more correct infor mation, the worthy Mall went about two miles with-us, to pet us into the direct road. Arrived at the town in question, we w e re treated w i t h t h e greatest kindness, and urged to accept' of peasants' clothes for ear greater safety, we being in um. form ; them we declined, and asked a route fer the nearest Spaoish army. This they readily gave se, with some eery salutary directions, to pre. vent our falhieg into the hands of this French. Having now got amongst friends, and on our way to Astorga, we experienced the greatest kindness from the peasants of the villages thVorgh which we passed. One of them, whom we met with in the field, took us to an Altalde, who gave us r linen of bread end wine, and passports whicla, enabled us to dew rations during the remainder of our journey to Astorga, Which lasted ten days. These rations were most cheerfully given us by the inhabitants. At Almanza, a surgeon dressed the wound in my left arm, and gate mess much dress ing as served me until I got tO Cortinna. Though we were, daring the whole of this journey, sur rounded by Frenchmen, we never saw one of them, owing to their keeping close in their quar ters in large towns, which we avoided by means of guides furnished by the villages, which guides led us over mountains, and through woods, with' the greatest anxiety for our safety. The French seldom go far froM their quarters, from apprehen stun of being murdered by the peasa n t r y. I d id myself see in'Gallieia, old grey-beaded mee, who exultingly gloried in the deed of having killed a straggling Frenchman. I: S A i r ii;4 I • • - S PANlsff The following Normal's bag appeared in several Newspapers. —ln giving it to oar headers we think it iseeessary to ob- serve, that the existence of so nuiversal a spirit of Resid- ence to the Freach, and Attachment to the British, in the Peninmia. appears wholly iamosistent with the accounts that have been published by different Officers who were present in the C.unpaign, which terminated at the Battle of Conant*. " Is the begianing of this present year I went to Portugal with Sir Arthur ‘Velle*ley ; antl, in THE ~~ "We arrived-at Astorga on the Ist of October, and were introduced to the Governor, who re. trived us very kindly; he gave us in charge to the Curnmander of the regiment of Buenos Ayres, who, with his Officers and men, paid us every pos. sible attention. An Officer and a party belonging to that regiment eeorted us to Coruna'. During this journey the Officer bespoke the kindness of tha people in onr favour, and they were indeed kind to us. In Galticia, in almost every Tillage, we saw young men at drill,' and the greatest ap. pearance of patriotism. 1 can safely aver, .that from M.►drid to Corunna, by our route, one uni. versa! sentiment of detestation of the French pre. •ailed. My companions and I returned to Ear laud in the Arcthissa frigate, and arrived on the, 10th October, at Portsmouth. " WM. A kM, Serjeaut 3d Guards." Glasgow, 19th Dw•omtn• , The medical relarlis from viraieheren, as com pleted to the 25th Norember, exhibited a list , we understand, of 1880 deaths, chiefly produced by Hoe marsh fever. The whole amount of the mi litary employed in that Expedition, exceeded 38,000 men ; of which number inure than 2'1,000 were returned on the sick list. If to the ISSO, the number of deaths which have occurred sauce the 25th Nov. be added, as well as those which happened among the sick troops sent home from Walclteren, presiously to that period, the most moderate cum putatiwi cannot reduce the total number of deaths to Less than 3000. But this, independently of the military casualties, is not the whole amount of the numerical reduction of our army by that fatal . Expedition; for, among those who have experi. vic,:d the most revere attacks of laver, many will never recover their health sufficiently to enable them to return to the ranks. It is a circumstance of materiel importance, and one which, it is to be lameoted, was not sufficiently attended to dur ing our occupation of IValchcit u, that the troops that were stationed en &lit. sand trill. were infinite ly Inure healthy ttr.n those billeted in Flushing and Nliddleburkli. The Faviicli, after having suffered a considerable mortality, discovered the supei ior saliiiirity of the sand bilk, and did nut ocgteet to avail themselves of it, for the presur.. vation of their met'. We, on the con;rary, hatl but a small number of men stationed Nn them,) and confined the greater part of uni military force to towns and districts, which, from the gence obtained on the spot, we might hare ktiown io be unfavoirable to the health of the army...- The detachment stationed• on the sand hills- of West Girl, were free from all attacks of marsh' fever, the disot.ier which proved so destructive to our men. Thu fills are sufficiently extensive to admit of an encampment of upwards of 20,000 men. The whole system of medical regulation adqpted in Walchercii, will require the strictest investi. gation. Two descriptions of hospitals . Were hlished forthe sick ; the regimental and the gene. ral hospital. Although 95 eases out of 100 were medical, they wire rut under the management*, Ind superintentlanee of the Regimental Surgeon. Often 400 eases were under the ifisprction and care of one Regimental Surgeon and his assistants. No mats, however assiduous in duty, or indefati. gable his care, can attend to more than 70 or 80 'cases at a time, and particularly such as occurred at Walcheren ; for, singular as it may appear, the nature of the disease was for several weeks not exactly ascertained, and was treated as a entai l nual fever, instead of a remittent one. A letter has been received from Prince of Wales's Island, from an Officer of distinction, which states, that it had been announced to upwards of 150 officers of the Madras army, " that their ser vices were no longer necessary ) " iu consequence, as the writer says, of their having declared their determination, not to draw their swords against their brother Officers. The Dutch are having recourse to an expedient that can only have been suggested by minds dege. n amed awl sunk indeed—an expedient resembling that which the Romans adopted in their decline to purchase a temporary and inglorious forbearance' from The hardy barbarians. Instead of taking: counsel from patriotism and (ruin courage, they have resolved to buy off IidNAPARTE, and they think that by opening their treasures, and crouch. ing more humbly at his feet, they shall turn him from his purpose of incorporating their country with France; The Legislature have expressed to LOWS BONAPARTE their readiness to adopt and enforce any measure sucested by the French Go. cerement for distressing their country. They have agreed that Holland -should give every or which it was-capable, in any zaag to the French finances. In this representation, some of the principal Commercial Houses are said to have • joined. • DUELS. —Oa Friday morning last, a meeting took place in the vicinity of Braborne Lee', be. tween Captain ll.gg.s awl Lieutenant H---n, both of the 85th regiment; when the former was shot through the hotly, and expired in a few hours' after being cotiveya:l to the barracks. his ante. gnnist immediately left the ground, and has Since absconded. 'l' he cause of Ibis unfortunate event arose out of some reflections used 'between the parties with respect to each other's conduct while ut Waleheren. An affair of honour, on West Stoke Common, near the city of Chichester, took place on Mon day se'imight, between Major W - d, of the Sussex Militia, and G. Stamper, Esq. late Cap. tan in the same regiment. The panics, with their seconds, had previously met its aumbold's Rot tom ; but Ir.ang there interrupted, they removed to the place above named. The distance being measured (tea paces • only), the combatants, by signal, fired together. Mr. Stamper's shot was ineffectual ; but that of the Major lodged under the pistol arm of his adversary, and passed on to ' the blade bone. Mr. S. however, did mot feel so much inconvenience from the wound, as to pat it out of his power to try the chance of a second dig. charge, but which was prevented by the timely in terposition of the Police Officers. Thuy were both - subsequently bound over to kocp the peace.. Mr. S..is considered in a very fair way of doing well, 'bough the ball has not yet been *unwed. iTESMAPT.• . EAST INDIA MISTING., Abont a fortnight ago,' a.party of Gentlemen' went out from Kishenaguar .to hunt the oild boar ; but, not meeting with any. sport, one of the nuin. ber (Mr. Kelso) quitted hie companions, at set out out on his return hoiklC He had proceeded but a short distance, wheaja buar was stalled, and finding himself attackedby the hunters, took his course across the road by which Mr. Kelso was re. toriiing. Mr. K"lso immediately gallopped ap to, the boar, with the intention of spearing him ; but just as became within reach, his horse tripped and .unfortunately fell. The shaft of his spear, at the same time, took the ground ; while the point entered his side between the ribs and the haunch.bone, and by the violence of the fall, was drive:, corn. pletley through his body l —the entire.blado and part of the shaft issuing from the loin of the same side. At the same critical instant, he was charged by the boar, who ripped up the flesh of one of his arms (n Hell be instinctively stretched out; with a view to ward him off ) from the fingers to the elbow, and would unquestionably have put him to death, had not his attention ,been divert-d by another of the Gentlemen, who providentially came up at the moment, and threw his s: ear n a little way short of the spot, where Mr. Kelso lay. To add to the horrid circumstances of . this accident, it was found impracticable to ex. tract the weapon any other way than by drawing its whole length through the wound. This was accordingly done, and Mr. Kelso was cuoveyed to Kishenagur.—Notwithstauding the formidable appearance and dangerous course of the wound, it fortunately had not paned through any part, and the great flow of .blood effectuallly con. tributed to prevent inflammation, without pro ceeding to such a height as to be itself a source of danger. We learn with much pleasure, that, con. trary to the apprehensions at first entertailed, Mr. Kelso is now considered in a fair way of recovery. , -.-(Bengal Paper, 25.) STATEMENT of the tivto vet ItEctt brewed by the 12 first Houses, from sth July, 1809, to sth Jan. 1810. No. Barrel% 1 4, Adieux, Reids and Co 1J11;121 1 Itir..l.ey, Per kins, and C 0...... 86,547 3 lbw: miry and Co 4 Winbread and Co ' 47,669 5 Henry Meux and Cb... . ...... .:. 6 Mon nand Parry _. 39,37S 7 Ft.lix Calvert and Co 1 ... 36,745 8 Combc and -Co 9 (;?4,414 - yn a sbid Co. 10 F.llinti ....... ".... 11 Taylor aml Co 12 Clog es aocl Co . 164115 • Tbiii is the greatest quantity ever brewed %Orbit' the above period in any me Brewery. Scam wa4zon.loads of dollars have been re eeired from Portsmouth, and safely deposited in the thuli, from whence, fur ere sake of public H convenierics, we hope they will soon make their escape., . There writs two . frigates at t he rile of Bourbon a , short time before We , attacked it ; one of them we t(itik . ;* the other s La Cannoniere, Ilia sailed for Europe with in immense booty, the prodace of the ounterottillsos she and livr consort had taken. Our cruise's have been informed (if her sailing, and we trait, will give a good account of her. The enemy *begin to do justice to the scat and courage of the Briiish Oilicers serving in the Spa ' nish armies. A late Ma,frid Ga:ette says—" Lord MACDUIF and Colonel !focal; arc the acti►e and •indefatigable agents. of England with the Spanish armies. Just in that part of Mr. COOKE'S speech, on Monday night, when he was about to promiso re .formation, he was interrupted by the plaudits of the gallery, and he was thus happily prevented fiom making a ra•th vow! _ _ Oil Tuesday the entire front of a house in Ru- 1 pert-court, North-street, Chelsea,' fell to the ground. The inhabitants were within at the time it fell, but fortunately received no hurt, as the floors, sides, and back of the house, were left standing. Saturday morning; at six o'clock, a very alarm ing tire broke out in the warehouse of J. Pyrite's tea-urn manufactory, Harrington-street, bath Fields ; but, from the exertions of the men who were at work is the factory, it was happily lot under in Ai short time. List week a Gentleman of Norwich, in a de. ranged state of mind, by some means ascended to the roof of his house, which is situated next the river, from whence he threw himself into the - we. ter ; but, being timely discovered, he was rescued from his perilous situation without sustaining any injury. A few nights since,_ three rtifOang in a. boat, bearded riffirge helOnglirito Mr. Baker, lying off Hambro' Wharf, guarded only by a lad, with., out fire-arms, whom they ill-treated, becauleiie, made a resistance, and robbed the .craft of three pieces of broad-cloth, with which they escaped to the opposite shore. On Monday morning the house of Sir Home Popitaar, at 'fitness %Vow!, near Smwiug Hill, was broke open by a gang of rebbers, whose noise alarmed the butler, and who, upon ob serving a light at his window , got up, and - went to the pantry, and upon heariug enine men's voi ces demanded who they were; a voice answered they were men, and demanded to be admitted, or they would shoot him. •The tfutler replied; ` 4 you may if you like," and instantly discharged a pistol at the place where the robbers were, and hi; had, every reason to believe it wounded one of them, as he heard a man groan afterwards; and at day.light : blood was traced to the gate. After thy were .gone, on examining - the premises, it was discover ed that the doors of the larder and dairy had bCen broken open, and every thing was peeked up, ready to have been taken (may. A poor honest fellow at Brighton, whose habi liments were but too often noticed for their anti quity of aspect, and which were generally coin- , posed of " shreds and patches," a few days since surprised his friends by appearing among theni in a new coat. To their consequent interrogatories, of how he had obtained the blooming vestment, he dryly answered, " Why I created it ; for said— lit it be made, enlit was snide." r • v.., ..: :. , 6 MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Robert Mooing, David Ilenning, and Visiett, were trieil on three several indictments fur assaulting three watchmen, named Hutchings, bane, *Pa Roberts. There was nothing remaritable in the case. It was a common !tight broil, the facts of nhi c h were as follow :—Tilu De.fentimits had been trail merry at a public-house on Snovy.hill, and we re returning home thcougli Qtieen-strect, Lincoln% Inn Fields. On their way they alarmed the peace; able inhabitants of every house by their noisy ini rill, - and just as they entered Great Qaceu.st ree ,. Machine's, who was on duty, thought it nein; sary to follow thrin off his beat, and endeatoile to prevent any disturb:tame in his vicinity. Thi circumstance of his "allowing them seemed to gi ve high offence to Mr. Robert Henning, who thought proper to turn about and bring him to task for hi s conduct. fie fast seized his lan thorn, and cried l out 61 this fellow has 110 . number on his 'anthem and.be ought to be punished." The guardian the night construing (his into a breach or the peace, collared the young gentleman, and we , pre. • seeding to take him to the watch.h Al s o , Whets his companions interfered, and endeavoiiree• to rescue him. notching', however, spc.-ing his tattle, which brought Lane to 'his assistance, 'po en scuffle immediately ensued, .in which both the watchmen were strnck two or three tones by ail th 6 Defendamts. They tucceeded, honever, is bringing all the three in custody to th e work. house, where they remained until next morning, and Were then brought before the' Magistrat i ' s , b y %%am they 'were ordered to find bail. Whilst the Defendant, Robert liknning, was in the watch• h w use, it was proved that be assaul(etl the Prose., tutor Roberts. who (hen a.led as superintendent of the watch of the parish. The Defendant.; were a 1 found Godly, and le. 'wally sentenced to pay a fine of 40s. for t om* IICSJ tilt, Robert ticnniag was sentenced to pay fide of 51. fctr the assault ott.R 'beds, and ordered to remain in custody Oklil the fines were paid. The Seisions 6oisked,' Ilawri no 2_ c NY &LOPS N P Mall A. —is Nib. silt they train up falleons to hunt 'ls antelope, iit the fOrktiting manner tond' the skin of guar of on who t stow they eta. Mandy feed Omit birds, and, haoiog apa,lt an on. telopr, they.let fly two of them, isitelsf which far• tens jitet *pots the nose of the creature, who res_ djly.undatepore tp sbwke oil his enony, whilsa the kiffietters_taLkeep hie hold, • h head. r the antelope from tanning, o seeing-well before llim ; audit he happens *to iliagniege hi oself fro* his irst ansailaist, illa fawns that Is aloe' &No" .and supplies the place of the other, which isnmed!otely point* up, and keeps ready to Nniceed his coups. Wen, if he should he shaken off by the uotellope; end thus the/Aeons harms the annual, and is. pedp his running, till t h e dogs come up, who soon inake'an emil of the diversion. Do ELL( Ne.—The Barbadoes Papers of Ochsbst 24, curtain the following article : 44 Art atgair of honour took place on Tuesday het, near St. Ann's, between Lieset.•B. of the 34 W. I. Regt. and Dr. J. of the Medical Stiff, which was amicably adjusted by the Interference of Oa seconds, after the parties had each tiro: a that without effect. A snore fatal duel, beware', oe. cuffed on Thursday following, in which Mt. Hughes, a Voluareer . in that above regiment, a young g entleinati . of tnilJ depnrimeet, and highly esteemed in the garriton, foil a sacrifice to a tublike punctilio of military reputation, in yielding to ship inhuman practice. On the exchange of a Kowa shot between himself and his adtonrsary, both Ores took effect, his woundiug Isis opponent in the * ton arm, w hose l pierced his heatt, and he expired on the spot. A Corotier'A lnqucpt , has beta halt on the body, and a verdict of: al Murder 6t a person or persons unknown, returned. His remains were interred yesterday at St. Michael's. Church.", On Saturday evening last a most melancholy am. cident-happened at Ipswich. As the Rev. Dr: Owen and Mr. Stutter, attorney, both of Stow. market, Suffolk, were returning home in a one. horse chaise, in passing through •St. Matthew's. street, Ipswich, they. drove, against a cart, which overturned the chaise, and Mr.. Stutter was so vi olent)), bruised, that he - littepreti seta Saab,' maim; and then expired. Dr. Owen happily tr. ceived no injury. . • • On Friday week a melancbily accident took,' place- near Middleton, Ireland.- Gerard Donau*, Esq. just 21 years of age, hating heard.* and kitowitig that his younger brother ash a hall a gun out, was apprehensive that they might hurt themkelves ; •he therefore joined then', and took the gun to charge it. After having &nese, on returning the ranirod, he struck the stock at the gun against the gruand, when it wept elf at half Cock, and the entire contents lodged in the cavity of his chest. He lingered under the most excruciating pain until fuur o'clock the Mimi* day. . Wednesday, about two o'clock, the pastiest on Isis post, at the end of the Mall , flag the' Queen's Palace, suddenly dropped dowo l.a lit. tie, was immediately iirlieved, and carrill by lift comrades to the Coldstream Hospital, York.strect s Westminster. Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock, the apart ments of Mrs. Creswell, in Kingsland.road, were' broke opcn, aud robbed of upwards of ten pounds worth of linen, which, she had in trust for Whet people. The West London Militia wilt march ta 25th inst. from London toGreenwich, to semis there for the ensuing half year.. On the settle day the East London will some lisle their city ottar• tens at Busshill.row. Detachments of the 51st and S2II regiment", from Welchem, have landeilat Portsmouth, sett will snatch, agreeably to 'War.offico route!, Ow former to Horsham, and the latter to Lewes Ban racks. LONDON Printed and Pubiklierl he U. LevaLL, at * Ol fkartosaax Ott , tot„ 87 1 neet-stmet. , .