The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-11-14 00:00:00

7 declares that every officer who remains almost With. out his express permission, communicated by the commandant a his corps, shall be considered as a ti...serter; and that in every instance where itl. health is assigned as this reason of absence, unless it be attested on the examination of a military stir. geou, such officer shall be equally treated u a de. eerier. (Signed) " MOZINHO, Adj.-Gen." PROCLAMATION 01 TILE GOVERNORS OF THE KING DOM OF PORTUIDAL ) AND OF TUE A LGA KIM "PORTUGUESE—The advance of the enemy's army, 'which, alreinly weakened by want and by its past losses, yields reluctant obedience to the despotic orders of its Tyrant, announces to iis the near all. preach of a battle. The numbers, the tried valour of the combined army, their formidable position, and the impatience with which the troops call for the combat, all promise us a happy and .glorious issue. The God of armies 'will bless our arms, and 'give' us a complete victory. " The Governors of the kingdom, the Marshal, the army, and the whole nation expect it, and have every reason to do so. But it is necessary, that on this occasion you guard yourselves against false ru. mount, which may lye dissemluated by. timidity or ill intention. ' Be not alarmed at the passage'of troops, at the arrival of wourided, at the incessant rolling of carriages, and other movements, which' are the necessary consequences of the operations of. war. Do not give credit so any accounts that ars Dot announced by the Government, of frauk e , Ness you have had so many proofs. It will tike measures for pUnishing ill.disposed, who have tbe audacity to scatter false reports, with the sere. city required by circumstanCes. Portuguese ! calm. mess, couidence, obedience, and we shall be happy: " Palace of Government, Oct. 13." [This is followed by another proclamation, in. terming those who wished to put their valuables in • I place of safety, that they hams appointed the ship iliA• Vasco da Gaina, and the frigate Pluenix, for *Flying money, plate, jewels, and ether vain . iibliss • and that they may also deposit the same in . anr . 010 English ships of wit stationed the Port] WI OF A LETTER yaws COLONEL ?RANT TO 111 .3.II4ELLENCY THE MARSH ALCOMMANDER IN CHI*. Cope an.t, OCT. 7.—" I feel great pleasure in in. forming your Excellency that 4 have this day hap.' pily entered Coimbra, with the loss of only very few men killed or wounded. • " In my letter of the 6th inst. I had the honour: i to Worn' you, that rintentled to march to Mial. lade in the course of that day, for the purpose of joining the corps that were there under the coin.: wed of Brigadier. General Miller and of Colonel Wilson, and of combining an attack against this city ; but when I arrived there, I was informed ghat these corps had been delayed by want of sop= plies in the country adjoining Busaco, which was , entirely exhausted ; and, also, that their cavalry could not advance rapidly on account of the fatigue they experienced in their first marches. 66 The only alternative that remained, la Order to peewit the enemy from taking any means of de. ' fence in Coimbra, I being only throe short leagues distant from that city, %elks to put myself in march for Coimbra with my own division alone, it Wing very probable that the enemy were ignorant of my arrival at Mialhada. 46 I therefore began my march at noon, the ad. vance-guard being composed of a squadroe of ca.. oalry,under the command of that braveofficer Lieu. tenant Dowel, whom I had before occasion to men. lion to yeur Excellency. This squadron was sup. ported by 400 light troops. The regiment of Co. imbra had the post of honour in front of the coluinu of infantry. My plan of attack was -to enter Co. imbra by two points at the same time; one division by the road, of Oporto, and the other, separating itself from the column at Fornos, was to gain the heights which begin at the town, and to enter by the gate Sta Anna, marching forward to Loreto; but this plan was only to take place in case the enemy met them at the gates. 46 At a small distance from Fornos, upon the road of Mialhada, I fell in with a detachment of the enemy to the left of that town, and, begin. sling to fire, I pushed forward the cavalry to For. nos, and fortunately cut off their communication with Coimbra. This detachment surrendered after losing several men ; and not meeting with any other troops of the enemy, I ordered the cavalry to advance at a gallop by the principal roads, and that, crossing the bridge of the Monedgo, they shield take post on the read to Lisbon, for the purpose of cutting off all communication with the army ; which was executed with great spirit and bravery by Lieut. Uda, with the loss of only one dragoon killed. I ordered that the divisions of infantry should march towards the principal places in the city ; in doing, which they met with a resistance that lasted one hour. Our only loss was two killed and 25 wound. ed ; among the latter was Colonel &ilia, of the regiment of Penafiel. This officer commanded the ifitst brigade, the conduct of which deserves your Excellency's approbation. A greater force of the enemy, *hick was stationed at.tiantwelara, in the quarter of the Mondego,_ kept up an irregular lire for some time upon our cavalry when they posed the bridge ; but the French officer, who commanded it, when he observed that Limit, Dou. tel crossed the bridge, proposed a capitulation; vas present at this parley, in which no other' rropositiun was admitted than that the enemy should surrender at di,cretion, with the promise of being protected against the insults of the pea. sentry. The troops laid down their arms and re. tired, 46 I have reason to believe that the number of 'prisoners exceeds 5000 ; of which 4000 are on their march for Oporto, including one whole coin. patty of the Emperor's Marine Guards. Three thousand five huntired•muskett fell into our pos.. session, nearly the Whole of which were charged ; !ruin whence you may judge of the number of ef. "feciive men. . . " I base distributed these arms among the Or. denanee of the country. We found no artillery, but we have taken a quantity of cattle and sheep, which the enemy had collected for the subsistence of their troops. There arc about 130 officers among 'the prllesters, as well as I can judge. M. Ilandini THE STATESMAN. LONDON: • rirovnt4pc:l4, • IThere are no words strong ensegh, in which to reprobate the conduct Oiliest who direct the iseu. ing of the palletise. The Public is kept in suspense and anxiety looser by natty hours, than need be; and this ;Deftly to gratify particular individuals. — No Bulletin had attired at the time of our going to Press. Tomorrow will probably behold as fall 'an attendance in the two Houses of Parliament as has ever been know*. Aod this is so far wellhu;.. Even upon to-norms, on the proceedings of that ' day of the two Houses, may depend the question.— what this country is to be this time next year.— Many, from a confidence arsing out of their succoes. fel habit of plender, may smite at this foreboding temper ; and others, from malignant and mercenary motives, may represent it proceeding from improper designs. But, it is for the country to 'judge for itself. The country hears our antagonists, and she hears us, and let her decide whether we or they have approached nearer to the truth. • We 'have no interest' bat to develope the istere, when and wherever we can perceive it, for we seek no re. ward but what the PUBLIC have to give, and alone base to give; while Ott :antagenits live by the breath o f men in power (and to them it mutton little whom), and ever have an • into. est in disguising Taunt, according to their flattop's objects and policy. However this be, let the people judge for themselves. And high time it iv, that they shotild do so. That Constitution which most of us love, and which even the abetters of Tyranny affect to love, and that Throne which all veneeate, are in more imminent danger than ever they have been at any former period; forovill:avy ono any, that theConstitstion it preserved if /11hilitpe can in clot become the EXECUTIVII GOMM. Near, widleUt the intervention of the exercise of the Monarchical Power ?-or, will - eny assert, that.the. Throne if entire, and' tine le, itt, stability, when any set bf men dare to , displieti:' the'PalsoltrutoeStrecesson to the Tenons from the' rank of RIPRESENTATIVE of /140camt, in the constrained absence of the living Monarch Tim next step to these assumptions would be the Irani. .hilatios of the Monarchy in the LIVE established by Law and the Constitution. Let the PEo. ISLE, while they form their opinion of the conclusions we arc drawing, be assured that machi nations are going forward, little short of overt-acts of TREASON, with a view to place the Executive Power in hands that were not even meant, by na ture, for mere Ministers to the Executive, and to so place it with a lease to the Homseas fur the term of his MaJerry's indisposition, and it may be for the remainder of - his life—for, under such circumstances, 1141 conkl no longer, with fitness,eall it his itstex. Let the City of London, as being the first, end the nearest the internal part of rho same, reflect on this! let Westminster du the same! They are within compass, to stop a sudden mischief, by their prayers to Parliament. They may be assured, that Parliament will hosi. tale mach before it plunge into any schemes/ the Cominissary in Chief, who actcd,as Gomel remains sick at Coimbra. From the uaturuottlii attack, your Excellency brill easily pefeeive the difficulty that there was in preventing the soldiers and armed peasants from plundering the prisoneri ; and I am sorry to say, •that" the latter committed some acts of viojener, but ..I believe onlisix or, eight Vrenelt hails leen the 'victims of their teat. meat. I haie to obser►ni that nothing can stitielid the state of Misery that previas in this city. ' Tie enemy, not content with haring•pluodered everrpart of it, and robbing every 'ado they met, set fire tit some items, and have heaped up in the streets in the greatest disorder, all the provisions that tbeirms , could not carry along with it ; so that it could scarcely be expected that abqut eight hundred sol. diers, natives of this citrand its vicinity, surround. 'ed by their wletched selatives and acquaintances, would be patient witnesses of a scene of degas's. tion in which their property was destroyed in so iniquitous and scandalous I manner. Floweret', I 'beg your Excellency will belie►e that I did every thing in my power to protect the French that Nil into our hinds; and after the two first movements, of violence, I succeeded iu securing them spited insult. • • " As the corps of Brigadier-General Miller and' Colonel Wilson will artists here in the morning, I propose to have one of my brigades, and to prow _coed with therein of the division, with the'prisoners,' , to Oporto ; for the animosity of the inhabitants' it: ass much excited by therecent passage of the•Frenah' army, that I consider sly presence. absolutely no. cebsary, ant particularly in the districts betitetin I the Mondega and tkii Vouga. • • . " NICOLAS TitANT." " To hie Excellency Vlinhal Beretford." .• • Mau . „ TO CORAIIBPONDENTS, .• .' • We have received a very important Letter front ditiiitravilt ins. explaining the DOTY and 11,tnurg af J r whit!) shall appear to-morrow. 'Mir S'I4II►SMAN. ~: *;„il• •"+k • .41 leading theta and the Country from the safe path of the Constitution. The Parliament may . think it proper to. make:another abort ad journment. in the pretest . appearances of his MAJIMTVI health, it may be 'proper to' ', do so. In , truth, it knoWs • the greatness, 'if . the ditty it has to perforke, the respOnsibility thetbaaje upon that defy ! It air lie, therefore, be inclined to forfeit the stake it hie , In : the ewuntryv nor thO reptitadon it maYwfsh toiransedt to pelted: ty. Men will, foram/jar/sr" and alluring purposes, sometimes grant .a lease' of their conscience' and. name, when they never could bibionght to dispose of: both for ever. TheatielliPt ihat is about to toe mad, is too much, and raw will be teund to embrede It!. • lei: • • . . . We have given some interesting • Documel*.taf day respecting the war in Portugal. Label unatoa, in a dispatch to the Portuguese Govere. nient, says that MASSCNA 111111 invaded the cougtry without establishing wagazines,and without in means for securing his rear, or his 'emakaludi cations with Spews.. It this bit aa ls the ,Ffeoch : :witshe be, at length, coMpelled 44iiretire, unless ha can either 10 vs my li lsilWem.t Werio sr a steel defeat, or coinpet . him to riiikmk: But his Lordship may, :too hastily, hue come to the conclusions he states. A few Portertese Militia is MAIIKAI rear ,can I, stascelybe sll$!,! eta bianznA.off from SWAIN . or his mown,. •1447, kind, eotwlthstanding . the . bard and success Ail 'movement of Colonel Taiorr, • to ier,p!isiog Coimbra : among 'statements this are' • various, and even often' contradictory, . and coming' severally from parties that labour to keep up the; spirits of theit several partisans, it is not easy to' 'Voile at any very correct results. But we are Rat,. to.believe all on eneside : and it Is not to be (Or. • gotten, that Demirel, stated to have marched with n whole corps of the French army, first of all to clear the line of MAUZNA'S resources from these very Portuguese militia, aatte reinforce the French in Portugal. When the' Portuguese militia are placed between Dantirr and M .....sssENA,Abey will probably retire, and !cave the fact of unseciAttlilir, `and communications a little doubtful ; or 'tither, change the fact, if the Portuguese militia do at all se. I riously press MAssin Vs rear. However, at present,. we are driven to reams pretty much without book: ..It is, meanwhile, remarkible, that although we have heard so much of the zeal, military disci pline, and other fine qualities of the Portuguese troops, Marshal 1411E610RD should be corn pelledl to lOue General Orders, expressing his displeasure -at the absence of a GtILAT vistas oi, o.llrl from their corps, and to th.re f tten absentees • the penalties of desertion, even where it designed as the reason of absence, unless ; 611 attested on the examination or a asilitait softiies: So, these zealous, Mod,disciOned QC' con,. worthy . to combat sid‘lip4idti : in the same cause and ranks with Engibbiasdrfeign ness( (sudden, we suppose, in the manner of the .. Stage), to avoid their corps! Is it to be wondered,, if we have entertained alarms in the midst of these) inconsistencies ?—Then comes a Proclamation ney the Portuguese Government to the nation, guatdingl them against false rumours, and inviting calmness, confidence, and obedience,, and 'threatening the WALSE.IMPORTEIIII with adequate punishment. This is from the GOVERMENT, and alt the teeming let.. ten condor in the confidence and high spirits of the inhabitants of Lisbon. Next follows soother Pro., cremation, infortaiWthee• !Lavished to plat their valuables in i place of teeryi . itltat they have ap. pointed the ship thefaseo and the fri. gate Pittenfx; l fhttleiliing mahely, plate, jewels, and other valial4; and that they may also depo sit the same in eny of the English ships of war sta tioned in the port. 'Here aremore signs of confidence and security ! In short, what we Are permitted to see, sr hear of Lisbon, 'and the armies, produeei little confidence here,, whateseiit may z do at Z410;:i bon. BO thereare: letters in town', - Teptagosting i the distress, the wesk,and wrefehedeesinfilioo- , palace, shut up int4hon, es; extreme. We 7M not feed Own, not oxen zoaciublogtkiiktpkt.is:SAl4t, 4 1 9 . ; '°4 ogulPW. ll * 14 . 0 0 ' . : 1 •. .tl;'k • 'eariations in the different - situaticins .Thei . 4ll*ht pre leititi4litit gotta' soon as .the weather patvaitiw , It afixats...there had bee* I an embargoat' . Lisbon ; Snit it h laid to M11'103116 raised byth e mutual consent' of Lord War.s.lloll 7 TON and the Regency : , The ionvoy.tias. base sailed on the 24 lust. . • - We have this day received Ca& f pet.to Vie 1 26th ult. They contain uothliig of importance. An article dated Madrid, • Oct. 5, says Jo. .1 SEM BONAPAnTI returned to this town on the 20(11 ult. three days after his departure. When in Cote dalaxera, he gave dim:does to the Intendant SALM. ' that the woollen mipinfectories (destroyed hy his aa.. tellite) should Dere-established. We neiiheiknow what caused this journey or his return." These Papers contain some accounts of military movements in Spain, but they are contradictory, and unworthy of notice. A Messenger arrived this morning at Lord Lir BRPOOL'i Office; bet we could not learn what dispeches he brings. 7 • 7r : - . •••••.•...__ (I,...braostn,aCccaorrudniagna to spekr:atte„l.. vest yiioesztliw3eate:veviveyamtp.i. etp:nalorMuonicelheicehdistvikienns aaprshaervfnade I:toot:death:oh,, ..,,tlo.:amiectr:iomitts,,i?,cll4ol‘el4:o3:;i:Pr!saisthrtet,heh,tahnpadtestdipoteset, 4:ithweleaelnimetrnmdeyrt:it, . **Wig ' f rtb. sosidenea of his uncle in Milan. • - - t -- "e■--- ICiiiortittbai:OtrYarmonth. Ite arri • ,Majesty's itsiti l he 'Tortola, on hoard o fd to "h.. remains, till an hitter is received from Gore plo o et e a a dinpataligi o ll koannouncahis arrival. h Made his escape frialittlitiga on board an As iel i vessel aid shOitti after was remired on bow ti Rubs British ship of war. On the 781 knurl trim oat sris board. Sir Jastes.Saysuata's tag.slti the ristivy, whermhe w a s• received with all d • reelketiOnd Irene thanes sent to Bogisod i n Taristais. Re quitted Riga in sisedi haste that • was iimonspanied. only. , ist, : ,o brought rib -letavigo with bjM 5 „..,... 5 4.• • %Ire *rug !Ifiirefonowbig &s pot ., e w ee li vi mit o k, f ro y n ioatiCorrespe o d ent • • 11 1,1411XPrit. L ica 64 ,1i 4 rrited two ‘1114114 liebeit Massa, wi t Mgt , ; One In 23 ha Mader of whichlloo; that on the . Ittkitto a: Ettineh tura emb e d train thence to silts*: British 1110 SpoiAsrd s . who had landed at it place called. Farigstralan be. tween that place and 'Gihrtlitar, and talo ne d t h a day after,* bringing with them. In soldiers *odium Officers, British, end shawl() Spaniard:: amoopt the officers was Lord &Ara i a British General, who was made prisbuer after ar ction, wheel') th e Spanish' troops are stated'• to have fled, hnd 'bas. Boned the British. This expedition is stated to have been sent from Gibraltar.; and the Spanish force 'attached - thereto to consist of between teased three thousand men. Lord BLAIR, soon after his arrival at Malaga, was seta to . France as apri. goner of war. " An English schooner was carried Into till port, on her voyage from Malta to Ireland. " Twelve privateers had been fitted out at Slit% sio i d sailed from thence, ou a mike: Genet* lIA.STIAIII COI . . J. m ice. ), liitl . 4- ~.1 , **V., 1 .Famemseregreispiewa, ~ ' . SWONI) EDITION .:-, 4 '4 ...4a6, — . 111 TLIE. KING,: • la! Po . A .4 . ......./. . . '... sn "J _., 84440 enttel it a late toe i • e.l il • - ..e 1... .:...,, Is !. ~ .s , .t. 4....... N Wok . 4.04 ißlotki P.M. It . 1 flumes if fera l .. , ~, ~ • sets Is .00bei &liar. 0, ' t .,. :' r. • 4.3 , ;34:i 4H. R. REYNOLDS. H t rite,:!'si,ii., 4 t ',--: :••• : %.; 1! if EN RY,SALFORD. . ••4 4•. .. ~. 41 . t tg"- - 41 1 V. 114.1Ltl C. V ii i ,o ,' zn i ,,,i_ op y ..1, '7 4 7', ' A W . . H w EBERD „ EN. 4 5 law 4 *. I. itus. „ig.t...Art, ' ..,„:I*-' -inip— " —6 , W . 1 . 'W ., '') I aist Castle, N 0.14. r s..ii t:: ,„,, t i c , d some sleep in the eiglit, , e sar, , , `,40 k, • taisissinelai." • . 1 „ 'Jo:, ~,.. ''''' =. 0 , . 't ,teJoii'. osi-- (Sired at above.) .• •.' ST. JAMES'S PIL.ICE. The number of Inquiries Increase daily, to oar. twin the state of his MAIESIT'S health. Am those who left their names, were— Lord and Lady Grenville, the Marquis and *Wailed.. st Mulford. Earl Spencer, Mr. Canning, Alderman Bird, Recorder of ,Loodom Sir Charles Flower, La: d Bastsry c lit). Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford, Sir 3. Cockboris. RA of Sandwich, Mr. Jekyll, Viseoont Carleton, General U the Sardinia* Ambassador, the Countess de F A 4•00 and Madame Apodaca, Captain Perry. Mr. large Count Vl'orosmow, Lord Morpoth, Earl Poulett, the Roche.ter, the thrke of Olauctsier Ashland Lewd WIWI Prince ancl•Prini'ess Casseicleala, the Lord Chief Rama, NO , ager Cnontoos of Macclesfield. the Archbishop of Csmerkilfir, Marquis-and klureinonew of Rinadford, air C. Price, Mb R& ;tent Onslew, Lord ElleAurough, the Attorney-Genera. Serjeunt Corked, Mr. Justice Heath. Mr. Rana Orates, Su Baron Wood, the Bishop of Loudon, Monsieur Count D'An tots, Mr. Heaviside, Rev. Dr. Carey, Sir J asset Poiters". Dr. Fothergill, General Macleod, Dr. Pearson, Mr. Salami Los. atagtossl.Lorditobert Fitzgerald. Lord Crewe, Earl of bon, Gessoral Demon, Sir S. Coiterel. the Drua of ter,. Marchionersof Dowlistire. the Chief Justice of CatMtess of Lloserley. Lady Wellington, Lord and Lady Ow lieryLe. Earl of Aasharaluna. Lady Redstart, Sir J. 14 stag al*ltilcholl, lastly Paqienbrs, lady Paipel, Lord C. mi WAY. ahniewt, *I% Hobtioete, Um* Keith, pasha shop °Unsay, %CA. Bufehty, Lord and Lady Pe,' Sir.. Pigott, Drs Melon, Air. /te•• " • • :The ,Nary sod filatnint and Supply, of Wk. ,by; ; the ifbcones, of Bridg;wster; John, of West.' litrach; Liberty, of Alloa ; South E:k and Nee they, of London Joseph and Dorothy, and do itfd hektiii,..of ; Air, of deodesisediam , -all !nit on the cost. of Uncut:whirr. MA ntispaovesiWireart. --Shop. Lifting &ale ordivary..-74. *omen of the Most respectable** • pearance; sad dressed in fashionable style, vs •yescerdsy ehaiged witk having stolen a piece of •French climbiir, value 41. et a linen-draper's is %Oxford-street: She Celled at the Presec u tor's 0.11014 iltisit•requested to took at some articles of cam*, luldpinsioing so, she contrived to conceal the sal. , de for which she Wes charged under her mantle. The Paatteintior suspected be had been robbed, poi Iftim the wppearence and address of the Prison,' Could 'not think it poasible. . He, however, to IN his own Words chall,iingqd the prio n er, Whil st watt standing wltb:)tee , mMit4 lashineably inaPl o4 round her left 114 1 • end he di s covered his propeoP Sl* was deibitital untie the •Olgoer was proofed. She was coesmlt4eSfor andther eisminatioa. •Yrsterds* the Lord Mayor esetained themes!. weighers rePtirts, 'and ordered the price of bresd; be continvett 'pi It. 8 dr the j! 1m 114 tekeat,en, and It: Rd. homobstids • E • joilven. ', v '' ' --- iduiti. Due. 4. - d ~....4. Dublin • • •0 I ' • Waterford ....* • - 1 0 f Cadiz ..,.„. .•• hilAtbaies": I • Oa* B 0 An • V lll4 ‘ • . Itr•• • 0'• ;..;0 Plite k. OF sTocKs 11118 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cert. , Red. 6.5 f 61 I$ er Cent. Coon. 66a 76i Oinnium 5i di die. ,___ ..., . .