The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

~~~ - - -- . • _ , SP ANIS II PAPERS. [ARRIVED TRIE.DAT•] SEVILLE, Nov. 16.—The movements of the French irions are continual, and in all directions. . The garrison of this city does not actually amount to 20,';00 men, On the 12th, an embargo was laid up .n all the enc. a and suAar in this place, end a greet requisition of horses has been made, for what pupils , we are not acquainted. On the 10th, a large tw.rt wai shipinol for Sanlucar, and on the same day the whole of the brigades,witli their correspond ing hafmk., marciied for Carmen*. The troops ar rived from hes Itiartoo have also taken the same di rection. From this latter place many carts yesterday arrived laden wish Smiths' forges and other effects. One hundred and eighty horse, which garrisoned Osuna and Ecija, have passed cu Estremadura to re, inforee Genet al Gerard. . The French divisi.nt of Granada is reduced to G 430 infantry, and 600 wretched horse. When it entered the province it was composed of 8500 foot and . 1500 cavalry ; subserviently to which, it has been reinforced by 2100 of the first, and 150 of the latter; latterly they have spread themselves in Granada, Sainte, Churriani, and Illura ; part of them arc occupied in the Alpujanas against on Alcate l who has killed many of their men. To-day Souli entered this city from Xeres; the trikops and the Magistracy went out to meet him. Notwithstanding the contribution which was lately imposed, has not yet been wholly received, he tubs imposed a fresh one of eight millions. Sehastiani, who marched against Marbella, has • been obliged to fall back. M 4014), Nov. 2.---On the 31st ult. we received intelligence that an advanccd.guard from this city was destroyed on the road betweep Puerta de Ilierro and the Pardo. According to letters received from the kingdom of fir MI, on the 19th of October., passed through Antequera 13t1 English, made prisoners on the coast of Mateo by the French, svho paid very dear for the advantage, by the number of men they lost in obtaining it. MADRID, Nov. 6.—On the 3d inst. set out for France, the French convoy, of which so much has been said. It departed by various gates, but united on the road of the Pardo. There goes with it 300 Spanish, Portuguese, and English prisoners ; 50 syaggotts of mutilated apt! invalided French; other r, wagge' with wool, pictures, select manuscripts, and other precious elfeets ; and many French pee tle of both sexes. The-escort consists of 1500 in. fantry. The following nay many waggons ind peo. pie left this place to juin the Caravan. There have arrived from France 17 waggons la den' with clothing and other effects, in charge of ".00 soldiers This Ministers of Joseph are extremely pleased with the intelligence, that Napoleon has called to France Kellerman, the Governor of St. Ander ; and others say, that Joseph is named . Generalissimo of the French troops in Spain, and Celliard his Major. Cuireral ; but at the same, time they are disgusted by Aranza having been arrested at Paris, by order of Bonaparte (this is positively . asserted), who has likewise ordered lirtplijn to appear there. The reason appears to be, the . publication made by the Spanish G.,vernment from various intercepted let, tors ; to which is added, other charges relative to the managing and employing of the public purse: CORTIA SITTING OE TILE Bth oF NOTEMBEA. It wqs decreed that the Members of the Supreme iluird of Censure, fur the present, are to he chosen from among such iobahitants as reside in Cadiz, and the following day fiivd upon for their election. • SITTING UT TIIC 9th. Nine members were chosen to compose the Board above mentioned, three of whom belong to the clergy. SITTING,. OP TILE 1 lib, The project of a periodical publication, contain. ing the transactions of the Curtes was read, and ap. proved, and it w.ts further directed, that the editor of the said plibiOation is to submit his manuscript to a Cueitnittee of the Cortes, appointed for that purpose, before it is sent to the Press : it is to be published at the ezpence of the Corks. SITTING OF THE 15111 r. The complaint of the Dzwity Villanueva against the cititor of the Conciso, on account of the latter baying made use of certain littellons expressions in the 39th iitinth-r of the above piper, against the character of the said Doputy, 'wis taken into con. sideration. A. 'seder having been read, in which Viliattnevo declared that he for i me the injury done him, and several • Deputies having declared it must decidedly their opinion, that there was no room fur a'prosecitlion against the editotof the said peri. tolical publication, and much less for his punish. mew, the business was disposed of by the previous tocstion being, moved, and ;Wowed by the Cartes. SITTINGS OF THE lt3rti. it was moved and decreed, that the order given on the 2rl of this month, with regard to the levy of 10,000 met, to reinforce the army of the kla, pod the obligation of All the inhabitants of CattiZ T without Any exception whatever, to work, at the Airittic)lls l ti to be carried into itumedittte axe: . . ildrisi LONDON: TiJESDA DECI:MISEIt 26, 1810. STEPUEN---Ilellefffly at. the Public 011Fre4. STATE OF HIS MAJT..STY'S HEALTH. " jFhid.,or Castk, Dec. 26. " Hi; MAJESTY, since the abatement of his fever, has continued nearly in the same state. " H. R.. REYNOLDS. 46 W. HEBERDLN. ," M. flAlt.i.lE. ,‘ R. WILLIS." This day arrived a Cadiz bringing Papers, from which we have made some extracts. A Letter we this day received from,Plymnutlt, from a Correspondent to whom we arc 'flitch in, dated for very valuable information ) 'hits the fol lowing passage : " The Romulus, Lord . BALGONIE, is just ar. rived from Lisbon, to take out a regiment of horse; and the Elizabeth is gone up to Portsmouth, with transports, to take out troops to Lisbon. M AS. SE NA was constructing, boats and getting bridges ready to send detachments across theTagns, as soon , as . the subsiding of the waters would admit of it. lie wag strengthening Itiniself in his present coin. mending position ; and far from suffering; or hav ing suffered, from want of food, had plenty; the Portuguese had buried their corn and wine, of which he had got iufutmation, and took possession of those • hidden treasures. • When MASSENA re.' treated from his lines, he did not spike his cannon, but took them with him ; and the principal body of his army bad quitted his position before Lord WELLINGTON knew any thing of the movement—a fcon.t was left to deceive him, attcr it succeeded." The same writer has favoured us with the fol. lowing very inteicsting anecdote. ThesC 'brave Tars are the miracle of England, and wonder of the world. -They save our character, - when it is lost in ail other description of Englishmmi:— " When LUCIEN BONAPARTE and family were recently made prisoners of war, the property they had with them, which was very considerable, be. came, as a matter of right and custom, prize to the Officers and Ship's Company of Ills Majesty's ship Pomone,-Capt. BARRIE, who commanded that ship informed his Officers that he did not, for his part, in. tend to make any claim to it; his Officers also agreed towave their right ; and the Sailors, tutu rally coo ugh, followed the example set them. Luctex, how ever wished to Makesomelittle,con rieous atkoowledg tnent of the liberal conduct of the men ; and begged that three or four hundred pounds might be buted amongst them. This sum was returned by deputation from the sailors, headed by the CAP. TArw of the Forecastle, saying, they would have heen devilish glad if they had come alung.side of them itt a' frigatr, that they might have fought it out ; as it was, however, they could not think of taking any money from them. LUCIEN desired to know if they wished for any thing else; they had no objection to drink his health, now he was going to Engtmid,'t and accordingly, when he landed at Malta, he sent off a shoe of London Footer to each . • • :*: forti(icic UtiQß. STATESIVIAN. ' !MINOS OF TRH igTH. A report of the Board of Health was read, by which it appcsrs that Cadiz is in a healthy state. SITTINO OF THE 19Tit. • The Deputy PER EZ DE CASTRo called to the re. collection of the Cortes all thesa crifices made bythe British nation to assist the Spanish, in maintaining the independence of their country, and the claims which that nation and its illustrious chief possess on the gratitude, ' of the people of Spain, moved that an eternal monument of gratitude be voted to the worthy Monarch of that truly great nation. The motion was acceded to by acclamation, and the Decree proposed by Cptro passed without the least alteration.—( El Grinds°. ) CADIZ, Nov. 23.—Renovales lot sail from Co. runny fur Santona on the• 14th, with 19 transports and sonic frigates and brigs, having on board 1200 Spanish and 890 * English troops, with 27,000 mus kets, 10,000 tutiforms, and several ether stores.— ( 11l Consejo, Nov. 24.) Mr. Lorst.h begs leave to inform his Friends that he intends to Publish the Second Part of his Address in the Sr.srismahr To-morrow, in which he pill develope the whole System of Cor. ' ruption in regard to Newspapers, and the prin. cipal Characters in this infamous traffic. Ile will likewise shew the means which have been taken by the present Ministry to destroy the. Independence of the STATESMA . The remaining Article respecting the present .con. struction of the Law of Libel; together with some Observations thereon ) will appear in a few days. STATE GAOL, Nerrgnte, December 26, 1810. THE STATESMAN. A letter from Lisbon has the following 4g aeneral DAVOUST has joined MASSENA, with 8,000 men.' A report' exists, that our army. is falling back to their strong lines between Alhandra and Torras Vedras t but I doubt it, as the country where they are, is .full of forage of all kinds, left by Me enemy. The report, perhaps, arose from Lord W. and Marshal B. coming to examine Ole heights on the South bank, oliposite Lisbon, and ordering works to be constructed fur their de fence, and to secure the anchorage from-auy sudden advance. Do all they can t however, we must ulti. mately abandon this place, for want of means to feed the enormous population of this city, which alread.p.cries out fur bread ; Where can we get it ? America and Barbary fare very uncertain Sounces. All the Seamen that were on shore, on dtity, were •rdered to rejoin their ships, except some small detachments of Marines. This is fortu. nate, fur they began to . fall ill daily ; and Generals HILL, FANE, and CAMERON, are come to Lisbon ill; poor Colonel BATHURST, Lord W.'s Secretary, and brother to the last Minister of that name, is come down in a melancholy slate of derangement.• /fa was put on board the packet last Tuesday ; but at the moment she was under sail, with strong wind Ind ebb tide, he jumped into `the boat, and came on shore again. 7 We have the mortifying task of communicating to our Readers the distressing intelligecce, that his MAJESTY'S situation is of th.lMost alarming 'nature. The whole of the male brandies of the RostAt. FAMILY have been summoned to Windsor. No thing can equal the anguish of 'Moil in which .the confideatial Servants of the Rolic FAMILY de scribe the PitINCESiES to be. They know (s hat is withheld from the people) the violent tn . ea. sures to which one of the KING'S Physicians it raid, to have been been obliged t , l resort on Mon day night, to compel his MAJESTY to take the me dicines necessary, its the present severity of the bodily disease he labours under. Delicacy prevents our being more communicative—our Readers will readily comprehend the lameutable situation of the KING. All commiserate his sulferiogs. Will not the public hold in abhorrence, the inhtensan wretches, who, in defiance of the citmtnoo feelings of humanity, have attempted to force public. busi ness *limn AC KING, to which, in a great measure, is to be attributed the . present must severe relapse? The Galatea, Malacca, and tno other frigates, are under immediate .ailing order fur the Cape of Good Hope, and from thence to proceed to replace th e sp utt irtt o of frigates su unfortunately lost on the coast of India. TREILIIAXI:1 1 who made so conspicuous a figure during the French Revolotion, and was one of the negoeiators at Lislewith Lord MA I.MESOUIt Y, lately died at Paris, in the 59th year of his age. lie hatl be,•nne one of gONA PA RICE'S satellites. Lord GRENVILLE'S tnt.attestdance in the House of Peers at the tlNcuslion of the question, whether the Regency should he established by an Address, or by a Bill, *as nut from i n disposition, as is ge nerally suOposed, but.to avoid the awkward alter native of either voting with Ministers, or incon. sistently departing front the opihiork which he had so unequivocally declared on this qteStion, in 178 S. Extract of a letter from an Officer belonging to the Pallas frigatei .dated the 21st instant :—" 1 have just come from attending the funerals of the men who have been 'drove on the beach, one be. longing to the boat, and•twelve. of our men, ell that have been found. We struck the rocks at ten on the nLht of the 18th. In a quarter of au hour afterwards, the ship's bottom was broken out, and the water above the hatchway. IVe fired several guns, rockets, and • blue slights, during the night ; and soon after, to our great sioisfactiott, found a * fire lighted un the beach abreast of as, and a life. boat down, which we cheered from the ship. A party of soldiers came down to protect all property. washed on shore. Our masts were gone, and our boats destroyed ; so that one life-boat was a long time in getting the men on Shore. At last by sere. rat heavy seas she was upset-. A small boat, and a rope fastened from the shore to the ship . , by which we very expeditiously 'hauled (mi.., one to another, landing six et a lime, and by the afternoon of the 19th all were got out of the ship." • • The harbour at Holyhead is carrying on so spi. ritedly, that it is expected to be in a state lit for the protection of . vessels on that dangerous coast in the course of the .ensuing year. Mr. G 'mute has pot conceded to Government any.part of his claim to the portion of land at Mil ford-Haven, adjoining the New Dock-yard, which they conceive included in their original purchase made of that Gentleman, and in consegnence'all the frailtier works, intended there for the public set , - vice, arc given up, and a new scite, for a more spa. cious yard, is marked out un the other side of the Haven. the. Engraver, who has recently visited Paris, by passports from England and France, on professional business, is returned to London. The extensive and bean tifu lestate of Mane/louse, it is said, will be purchasee it trust, ,for the nisi. deuce of LUCIF.N BONAPA UTE ) who means to fix his abode in Great Britain. ~~ The followinz singular accident occurred lately, at Pond, near Chichester: —A man em ployed in the stables beJou g nit° the Swan Inn, in that city, on the return o a tvrT.wheel chaise fr o m Aruciiijl, about two o'clock at night, took it to the above Pond,' for the purpose of wa tering the horse, and washing , the carriage ; tint haring neglected to • unhook the bearing-rein, he found himself disappointed in his first .ohjevi, and (s,ill nomintlful of the true cause) supposing it proceeded from the horse's disinclinatiun to drink, in a shallow situation, drove him further into the pond, where, by means of the reins.in his hand, he forced his nose into the water, 'rind incur. (Mile as it 'bay appear, there kept it,. anti', the pour animal was actually sahcaltut An-. hail; Due. _ O . Dublin 2 O 0 _ - Tair r . INII 1..- if CONGRATULATION. leger vile scslertsfacpurtis!--Iloilcr. 11•........., TO A GREAT LAWYER. ! thou, that ridest the fleet wings of fame. - Of " stainless" character, and mighty us miti Wonder, and dread, of the Forensic thror K , Thy talents, V ICA RI, dema n d my song. ;g.. 'Tis not that awful robe's judicial swell, Nor yet that pompous wig, that curia so well; 'Tis not thy favour in the Royal eye, Provokes a muse, of greatness ever shy; • But, all divested of his tinsel rays,- The man, tbe.Lawyer, wakes her feeble l ay Yet, hold, wilt thou thy merits bear to see The theme of such atilimulde bard as i . So great thou art, and ::11 without a" stair.," Thms'it scorn, I fear, this tributary saraii i ; But such say thirst, my ardour, to display Virtues, like thine, it; the full hin7e 91' day, Deserving VICAR Y, to make thee tomu u , I'd brave the polar snows, or torrid zone. Tin ice bail, thyu Champion of the Pres,: wil iest From age to age hi s c ountry s h all proclaim, 44 Long as that dear Palladium of oar land, Th.' Freedom of a gratefal Press, shall ttaad ; Skilled the nice perio‘ of the Law to roll, And bete conviction on th' admiri pß sol7i. Thou hunt it tongue so pliant, and so free, DEuorra EN ES himself might envy thee Libels, or versus Litiellers, 'tis thine The guardian of thy Client's cau-e to shine. Go on, my Y ICA R Y ; this trairocendnat rut Will grave thy mime on every British heart : Patriots thy worth 01411 (tali; and, all the li;., Thy versatility in wordy oar: I EONARD PHILOPA.rj• London, December, MO. CORN EXCII4AVE, Drc. 9.6. • From the late contrary winds coastwise, qua are but few arrivals. of Grain in general to.dit; nut muck Wheat on hand, and last prices (14 maintained. Rye is rtuneviliat cheaper. dull sale at the !ale rednetion. Malt rath er 10 Q %Vhite and Grey Peal, with Beans of thetwukisili ile.trly 'Monday's (mutation. Oats are ilt 1 4 4 rabic: supply, and sales thereof at little lima • Flour continues ut late prices. . wile;(t, - tiO. t.. 58.. Tick Beans (01d)4{,, Fine aitto -- - - 92.. Oat., • '4Y.. 25, It -- - ?founds - - . uvt , Barley, tits. 72.. Rape Seed - -- '.444 W. Pea. (Boilers) 525. .58s. Flue Flour - tires Beans (old), - - 504. 53, 13A sNivrt:a has returned to t...sti after son' the country with his budget. He performed nights with the military theatrical amateurs st Ge terbury. He is engaged by Henna SIDDONI I play, after the holidays, at the filinhurgh That MUNDEN, when confined to his bed, and wish to put his feet on the ground, b in told his hi that his dignified indisposition was the laugh lath Green Room, pleasantly replied, 44 661 0 I is to laugh, and make others laugh, yet I would lag rather they should make a standing joke." Bon Al or.--in an action tried last week hat, Lord Nouriutey, in Dublin, after the Plaintiff ha closed his evidence, Counsellor WALLACE, for itiv. Defendant, argued that the Plaintiff had failed is the necessary proofs, and must ht called. Lur NOUBURY hesitated, rind Mr. liractscc serieusl pressitrg his argument, added, (fiat he trusted hi Lordship .mould slum• to the opposite Counsel, tha he posseseed courage sufficient to asoncuit them — 4 4 Mr. VV A LIAO.: (said his Lordship, with snot pressiun of intieito humour), there are two sow courage; there is a courage to shoot and cuurt i et "non-suit." The whole Bar bec ame i us t aat l y vulsed with laughter. , A Dire, or lIADGEE, as 'it ,is pronounces!, is mostly spell, which .is the prenomew of the Ay rinc Ambassador, signifies a descendant of the Pr phet. The marks of distinction which belong to personage of suds venerable descent arza green far ben and green slippers, which no other periwigs permitkil to wear in the countries where Wort Eakin is the established religion, except !he docenJ anus of the Prophet. Very few of them, however ► sti clearly make out their descent, and as lad gees are to be found in considerable nimbus in _all the countries n here Mahometaninp tablisheil, it may be Kul:ol7lmi that the griller part of them are spurious claimants of their hu •uuur. About a fortnight a go, as the Mall, on itc vs from Preston fo Manchester, wits changing bowl at Cliorley, at twelve at night, the fresh tose' having been put to, Coarlice went to fetch soma Straw to sit when the horses set of, i n sight of the coachtnaii, guard, and three passengers; the coachman followed on foot . , and the guard mill passengers in a post-chaise. The horses steadily pursued their course until they are iv e d at 11.0. ba n. Brow (one mile from Chorley ), wh e re they slatrlw4 as is usual, while one of the wheels is lucked. 11 ' 4 a countryman on the road call e d o ut to be tat up, and thinking the coachman was inside, so" bituself •in the guard's rostrum, and . crying, s e" on !' off went the horses again down hill at fa speed, never stopping before they arrived at ' Elephant and Castle, four miles farther, where coach has coustalitly occasion to stay a short tie the countryman then al.ighted and proceeded to in rite the coachman to a glass, %ben all • lie Ginnie , vide was the fourth. passenger, who had been ad all the time. 'l'll6 animals had passed several and waggons on the way. ltumcnse rplantities of herrings continue to eaught along Ike west coast, and among the islao from Mail to Lewis, which must be of cousidera' advantage to all. ranks of people in that quar ter but the want of casks and salt is severely felt, I whole of the vess e l s or iginally upon the stall' leaving lung since made up their earzuev, so the crane of herrings teas fallen t o .tlicee and fu shillings. Saturday the werktr.‘n employed clearing out Ih loins of the late tire in Lisle.strcet, finished task, but not a single vestio: of the body of ~ln Simeon has heel, f„utid. Amongst other *thing: ttl' • covered were a silver watch, some silver, al i ° , • pocket.book, hat much burnt, containing ► rooda, fre, belonging to the late ;ill. Simon, Tke C' The rim I CJ c. 01P prit. Ac lack' b ;lorg Ii 10 It Ai rl;a, I~~r , ~ ~;tt~ ~:~t'