The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-07-27 00:00:00

th.. United States infantry; dated at Fort Erie, the 30th of May last, in which he professes to hold net the protectiop of the Cnited Steles toad those w Ito shall come forward and voluntarily Puns!! their . games with him, and threatening with rigorous anti disastrous consequences those who shall have the spirit and In 4lty to pursue a tlitforent course of conduct ; hi; Eseelleocy deems it neces 'gory to caution his Majesty's subjects in this pro vince against listening to this insidious offer o f the enemy,, or trusting to their assurances of protection, 'which-subsequent events have clearly prlved they ate so little able to afford to themselves. With the bare imosession of a narrow strip of our frontier sterri, tory, not obtained by them without ersevere contest and corresponding loss, with an unconquered and trn. Istokets army in their front, at an inconsiderable dis tance from them, and ready to dispute every inch of ground over which they should attempt to adsance into the country, it was hardly to be 'expected that the enemy's presumption would hare, led them to consider themselves as in the possession of till's pro, since, or have induced them, contrary to the este blished usages of civilized warfare, to treat its peace able inhabitants as a conquered people. The brilliaot result of the action of the 4th inst. the route and complete dispersion of a large division of the enemy's forces on that day, attended with the capture of their artillery and of their ablest Gene- Tats, their subsequent retreat and flight, with the loss of the whole of their baggage, provisions, and tint eqaipege, before the victorious-spray of Brig.- Cen. Vincent, daily increasing in strength from the powerful reinforcements reaching it, and assisted by the squadron under Sir James Yeo, nom in undis turbed possession of the Lake; all these events, which followed in rapid succession within a very few days after Lieutenant-Colonel Preston's declaration, Show more strongly than any language can possibly describe, the futility of the offers held out by it, and produce the.strangest incentive to his Majesty's subjects to hold fast that ;Regimes from which the enemy would so insidiously withdraw them. His Excellency, therefore, confidently calls upon all the loyal and well-disposed in this province, who are not under the immediate controul, or within the power of the enemy, to on every possible effort in repelling the foe, and driving him from our soil, as suring them that they will be powerfully aided by the reinforcements daily arriving at this post, and pressing on to their support. To those of his Ma. jesty's subjects who are unfortunately situated within that inconsiderable portion of territory occupied by the enemy, his Excellency recommends a quiet and peaceable conduct, such as shall neither afford a just cause to the enemy for treating them with the severity and rigour they have threat. ened, or incompatible with their allegiance to the best of Sovereigns. His Excellency at the same time declares, that he shall be compelled, however reluctantly, instantly to retaliate upon the American prisoners in his possession, every violation of the persons or property of any of his Majesty's subjects, so peaceably demeaning themselves, and hereby publicly protests against such treatment as equally unsanctioned by the usages of war, or by the example afforded by his Majesty's forces with regard to any of the American prisoners in their posses sion. Given ander my hand and seal at arms at King ston, this 14th day of June, 1813. OEOROE PREVOST, Commander of the Fortes. ►s r.nreßese)'s Command, E. B BRENTON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter of G. P. N. dated Sunday evening, has been re ceived, ht which it appears' that our notice iu the briiTalt. man, of the 9.0,h bag heaped his olu•ervittion. We are favoured with a Letter from P. P. P., and thank him ' for bis friendly advice, - of whia we iludi avail ounelvq. • Date • ' bon ' ' • • 0 1 . 'Ceronna 0 8 . Heligoland Govenburgb .44. k... 1 • Air. TUE STATESMAN. tar er.r LONDON: TUESDAY, JULY 27, /Rl3. By the Coronae Mail which arrived this morning, there are various accounts of the proceedings of the armies on the Peninsula, some of them not altoge r ther consistent with themselves, much less with pro: bability. The intelligence of our troops, in company with those of the. Allies, having actually enteral, Bayonne, anialse of their lowing AntralHerriterf the French to honour them with a visit, must at least be received, as the sceptics say, cunt gran, 4011 r. For ourselves we shall wait for corrella. tive, or corroborative facts, before we assure our Readers that such is the state of the case. By the parade and preparation in the port of Toe-. Jon, as signified iti the French Papers which last ar rived, it would seem that something in the nature of an expedition was fitting out there. ,That the Medi terranean will be the theatre and boundary of its movement, should it take place, there can be no doubt, and that Sicily would be its destination is equally Co he Presumed ; but is the force Dude! Sir Enwxso Pct Lew so reduced by the detachment sent under Commodore ADAM to Alican!, as that the French will venture to leave the harbour in which the crews of their men of war have had little . mOre to 'du of late s ears, than have the few masters of the British ship 3 of war, laid up In ordinary in our.owe ports'? That Sicily is in a disorganised state, so as to tempt the meddling hand of our busy etiemycie can easily conceitie: but is his brother-in-law iie4 icing on the' ether side of the &slits or Messinth Awn to aid him in any actual project once Chaska' and maw erltical spot ? something a little turartous in the man ,:ctiAnies King - iir NiiLeS leaving 'thy' Will 'afford a sufficient esplsnatlon 'of it it Win 4tat the" disinitiified state Of ~;; 4 kJ! Oa, .;4 ,• •• 'UJ: c mind of the politial Queen, has, through the Yr' Mt- ROY, engaged the cupidity of his principal to cake up the affairs, if not the intevest, of that complalOing . Lady. This is a conjecture on no ,slight grotind, and such nu ones ourPiitistets hate pro,bably presehted:to their considerations. . GAIrrIiACNNA, JCNII 22.—The Officers and Au thorities of Valencia have gone from Alicant to San Filippe, in theinementery expectation of the enemy leaving the capital. MADRID, .p . vr . 10.. L.-Valencia was evacuated in great haste, it two o'clock in the morning of the th. I --- inaarz; Al Li 7.—Fifteen thousand men remain' . to carry on the siege of Pampeluna. Yesterday the fire was opened igainst that fortress. lIENANI, JULY 7.—The siege of St. Sebastian is about to. commence; hitherto it has only been,A blockade; at Pampeluna the works have been begun, - and in Diva they are disembarking the Train of Ar= finery. Those Iwo places will occupy et this month. VALLADOLID, JOl .1I 7.—By a person belonging to Palencia, who has just arrived here froM the army, we know that oar troops have entered Bayonne, where they were received with enthusiasm. . . • • JULY B.—lt is reported that a deputation has Mt Bayonne to compliment the field and 'Gen. Nitillfilig and inform them that the inhabitants were cleefeintt# ithe arrival of the Spaniards. This needs, contra*. ; tion ; but what may be considered as wain hi * that our troops will enter France. , r. 'I 0 . li . JULY 12.—0 f 60,000 foot and 7,000 hoese,.w.hich the intrusive King had at Vittoria on the list, there does not now remain more than 17,000 of the former I and 3000 of the litter. ALICANT, JULY s.—Field. larshal D. illippp Roche, Commandant-General of the 4th dirision t under date of the 4th inst. informs me, &Wally, of ! the evacuation of the line of the Xucar, by the t ; enemy, who has taken the road to Tortosa; no other ; ! injury has been sustained from the French, than their ' having burned the bridges on_ the Neuia Planta. ! i road, mined that of St. Barnacle, at the entrance of . i the Villa de Alum; destroyed the batteries and war. [ : like stores, and burning the bridge of San Aegistin I , de Alura, all which I state to the public for its in ;l formation. RrQUELM E. CORUNNA, JULY 17.—Although the post has ar. rived, we have no further particulars of the opera tions of the armies. We are only assured, that Clausel was marching towards France, and that Wel lington was pursuing him. According to letters, Villacampa entered Valencia on the sth. ERWANI, JULY 1.-Our divisions are in Iran, and the French on this side on their own territory ; how ever, Pamplona and St. Sebastian have not yet sur rendered, and till this takes place (as they were fortified plaees) we shall not advance. General Giron's head-quarters are here, and those of Gene ral Castanos were daily expected. There is no notice, no :any fear of French rein. forcements. Our soldiers are anxious for the arrival of the. moment when they shall tread on French ground. CoauNNA., JULY 120.-On the 27th of June, Sachet wail still in Valencia. A letter of the same date, written its the neighbourhood of that city, says, that General Elio had routed a division of 4000 French, which was iu Las Cabrillas, and that he was marching with the force under his command upon the enemy's flank, lizastANY, June 30.—We arrived here three days ago the. enemy is in the vicinity of Bayonne. 64 of our battalioni are besieging St.-Sebastian ; 'there are 1,700 French within the castle and i fur- , tified convent ; whenever heavy artille'ry arririx they, of necessity, must surrender, cletierat Girou,, under date of the Ist of July, from Irun, writes to Senor Castanos as follow's :-s. 44 EXCELLIIP S*,—The enemy in this part:is al ready beyond". Spaaish territory. " Brigadier F. Castanos, this morning, with mat forces, a _ ttached the enemy's rear-guard pieced be fore the bridge of V i dasoa, and dislodged.#4l from iris rrsitioe f esielt ea Win!-bravery as -AWL • 46 The Constitatien Regiment; underlie Caine, Don S. Loarte, and the Cacadore coMpani or the 2d Asturian Regiments, were then destined to make the attack. These troops conducted themselves with a valour which left nothing to be wished. The enemy was 'in Possession of the head of the' bridge, and harinetkonnoitred his position Ito* a brisk cannonade indispensibly neeessary to tjti've them from it. For this purpose r ordered the first • company of the 4th squadron Of burst., artillery to advance, and requested of the -English Commander• of the troops in Oyarzum - to send me a company of I the same arm, which was immediately done under . . the orders of Capt. Dubardieu. " The batteries established, and the troops plated • in a situation to threaten the passage or the iiverdte first favourable moment, 1 ordered the bre of the er. , tillery, supported by that of the Tiradores, to open the artillery of both nations, was managed with a I brevery and skill which do much credit to them. " Theettemy had four pieces of artillery and 3000 men, and kept up a verx NISI( fire of musketry from the works at the head of the bridge and houses; not. withstanding all this,: he suffered much, and tearing the arrival of the moment when the bridge would be attacked, he blew up the head and set fire to a . greet • quantity of combestibles which were on the bridge," nec;igilowa tb qf (Meer, wko — distid , themseiveeT • •• • • ;,. ..r% .1. , • Tub 44$ TOlt,aattn, nava =cm, Tun fot or • • " I charged toi,,Longe, Commander of the 6th division of the Aley, to take the forts of ?am's, 'which hotbed Barriainto effect after . an attack of two :day.f!, . "-The garrison , consisting of 145 men and its , Commandant, have been made prisoneis of gar..a In the fort has been fonlitilifihe .pieces of ae fi lim eYr some provisions and warlike stores." Amenica.7-The foll Owing Inflict"?' from the Cloebee Gazettes afforda satisfactory kldd of episode to the main histoey of the proceedings of the British 'forces in Canada;—We cannot but confess that we do not dwell with complacency upon even the advantages .gained by our army: over a people 'whom we have AlWays eonsideredits our other selves. We deplore, we condemn this, war; nor shall we recover our political peace of mind, or the country its lost channel of prosperity, till 'thii system of Government out of which have arisen this; and an endless train of other mischiefs, has lime pronounced upon peremptorily. Then may Great 13din recover its character and con. sequence abreadl I nosy itdiffuse its wonted wealth 'and comfort at hones ong its industrious inhabitants ; who hoggish it * onnecellarydis3tay it slaiaif which are !inadmissible to other maritime ittales;, thistaisning war without end, and to ea conwitsmitiate our traders, as it Were,' from the pale of commerce, obliging tbe :ingenious manufac turer (without sinning) to do penance in en over stocked warehouse, in indolence and poverty. One of the ehief causes of the regret which we, in common with every British Patriot, must feel at ,tie progress of the American war is, that every day, and on none more than that which follows the de, feat of their arms, they make a merit of renouncing every article, whether of luxury or utility, that' le ' the produce of British Manufacture. The women, too, who are not so absorbed in pleasurable pride as i our own, voluntarily forego the admiration they at. tracted by the attire which our unrivalled fabrics af ! forded them. Three years ago, au American Lady lof any distinction in society; could not visit another of equal -rank, if not almost wholly clad from the labours of our, loorn. How flattering to us Is I a commercial, people. The case is sadly reversed since the above period. The females of the new world are assuming a quite new character—each mother emulates the Roman matron Coancrat, and ;tells her daughters they are the more precious objects in her sight, as they appear before , her without I jewels; since those ornaments cannot be had without strengthening the hands, of the English, who hold up a sword to slay their father,aud brothers! A . B.eform I in Parliament would put an end to this ungrateful and hopeless war in six months—a war which :would not have been entered into but for the Borough. mongering system . -But money must be had, at any rate,,to pay the wages of corruption !! . . . The Duke f O. , V ,ORS: transacted military business with the Purace REGENT yesterday at Carlton-house. i The expedition from the Downs , consisting of 32 cavalry transports, orre rocket-ship, and 25 ordnance ships, arrived pt.Gettenbuigh on the 16th, and he gan to take in forage and water. As soon as this 'was completed, they were to proceed to Restock. By private letters we learn, that the batterim of Pampeluna began on the .sth instant. The Sines have 16,000 men before the walls. • Jaca, by which CLAUSES. is endeavouring to retire, is the - capital of Upper Arregon,. , about fifty miles east of Pampeluna,and about.the same distance north of Saragossa, upon, one of the roads to France over the Pyrennees. It is not a place of strength. At the battle of Vittoria a regiment of French hus sars is said to have charged the 10th Regiment of British cavalry, mistaking tliem 'for Portuguese, when the French hussars were `all destroyed, With (he exception of 150 men. According to accounts from Edinburgh, Lord WALPOLE would immediately embark from .Leith, on a political mission to the north of Europe. The last Mail from Lisbon has brought the intelli- , Bence, that Mr, A‘CovaT, our Envoy at Algiers, has succeeded in negociating.a Treaty •of Peace and Amity, on the most satisfactory terms, between the Prince Regent of Priwitrd4lntil the, Dey of AL GIERS. We understand, that this Treaty was signed' at Algiers on the 10th of last month. A General Court-martial took place last week, at the Government-house, Plymouth, on . Dr. Hutu, Physician to the Forces in the Western District, on charges preferred by Mr. Gosserla, Surgeon of the Military Hospital. The Merchants, Manufacturers, and other Inha bitants of Birmingham, hire agreed at a public meet ing to establish a' ComMercial Society, to be called the Chamber of Manufactures'and Commerce of Mr *.nsingham. : Thti Merchants of St. Petersbargh have presented Count WIT-rammer with the sum .of 150,000 ru: Mee t which he, has declared his intention of laying out in the purchase of an estate in the Government of St. Petersburgh, • Madame FANNY de 131,tonsamors died at Parison the 3d instant, at a very advanced age. Her death is said, in a foreign Journal, to have been as free from Ott her life was frOM reproach. rno ng the foreign Princes at the Grand Fete at Votiahatloras noticed the itussra Orr. PrtiNce. - Ma. flowan,—We have a 'melancholy pleasure in Stating a circumstance highly honourable to the cite radtei of the late Mr. THOMSON BONAR.—As soon as the dreadful news of the fite of this Gentleman reached St. Petersburgb, the Eichattp was ordered to be abut, end- no business was transacted among the commercialbody 411 that'day. Pprd Warsaw! liaa not become a purchaser of the .P4sex fei bolas, Tatii, Col. Cno,a's: it is tbejiniei .Mr. CON . YIIIII WWlhlas jaineii Mr. gOVIILON is this sew estshlishatest.' ' • • '• " • ". ..• tea.-. -__._ Extract of a letter from an Officer of rank in th e army, lately commanded by Sir Jouw MoenAy . 4$ aliranr, July 9, iBl3. a The army under Sir Jolts lilenesv, after land. 4tg near Tarragona, laid v:oge to the place, and ss: ts to have stormed it; but Sir Jonsihon hearing that Sncnxv was Advancing on the side from Tortosa,s e d be baring exaggerated his force to 16,0J0--though, in fact, they could not have exceeded 9000- 3 ,1 given out that DECAER, An the other side, ens con. 'with 6000, and LA MARQUE following from Gerotri with other 3000, this intelligence prOduced a pa il i,.. And all attention, on the part of the General, ' ta g 'turned to a rapid embarkation. The toe great ow:. net4a to accomplish this induced him to nbandini nll hi battering guns; the artillery and horses would har, been sacrificed to this Sight, but for the manner i n width others emploYed, insisted on-their embarkation, Alt entreaties to bring elf the ethers were of Fir) ;jail; V.leslopounders, and four howitzers, with their i platforms, were lost; and the French have si nce carried those guns into Tarragon! ) where they Nei, tnuch wanted, and thejr are now' turned against The Expedition then went to fialaguer to embark the troops there, and thstavalry which had retreated thereby,land: ow arriving, it was thought Sucticr was in a favourable position to be attacked, his force luting divided, and another landing was effected; hut ageht the same difficulties prevented further opera. tioaa t find an . embarkation was resolved on: ';'hr; fleet under Sir EDWARD PEr.r.tw at the time made appearance. Lord WlLLian Otwfincx was rnCoaj; the joy throughout all reeks was indescrib a bl e . v.- • a uncil being held, it wits found the army ;.as too much disorganized to act in that quarter. They j then returned to this place, but on their way fon , . Itransporta were lost. Sir J OUR M URRAY Was tl have gone home in the Thames, but he .clialiged L;1 mind, and is going to. Sicily to command. It is to be hoped the Sicilians will not think of taking ad. vantage of ---- in the 'manlier that Suctn.c hie done, as, at this moment, it is highly impOrtaat an experienced person should be on the spot during. :the present' Parliament, in Lord WILLIAM BE N . zurat's absence. Lord Mormonsal, who is act ing as Minister there, has but very precarious health, and is likely to come home soon." All the French shopkeepers and dealers have been ordered, by a recent edict of the Police, to provide themselves with measures and weights of the old standard and denomination, to prevent in future, the frauds which they have so long practised upon their customers, by substituting the metre for an ell, the decelitre for a bushel, the double hedogramme . for half a pound, &c. The proverb says, 44 Idleness covers a man aid, rags." A schoolmaster thought the sentence might be improved, and wrote for his pupil, " likeness covers a man with nakedness.? MARGATE, J vuir 'O.—Yesterday a dreadful thun der storm was experienced here ; add, although it passed over the town without injury, it was pro: ductive of fatal effects in our immediate vicinity.-- A donkey party, common at watering-places, con. silting of a gentleman, two young ladies, and two little boys, had gone in the eveuteg to. Ramsgate ; on their return they were overtaken by the thunder.. storm. They immediately sought for shelter under the porch of a house on Chapel-hill, and the two boys, who drove the donkeys along with them, tear ing the donkeys on the road.. The storm still cult. tinning, the donkey.drivers, fearful lest the poor animals, frightened by the storm, °sight run home, went out to see if they were still, there. They had scarcely reached the spot, when a tremendous flash of lightning struck one of them dead, threw the other to the ground, scorching his eyes and arms, and killed three of the donkeys. The boy, who is ;dive was carried home, and there is every reason to hope that he is now in a convalescent state. There is a large hole in the left arm of his jacket, where the fluid appears to have entered; and his shirt is scorch. ed almost to tinder. This place is new filling very fast with company. —Mr. Wl:mita had his musical promenade oa Wednesday, in which Miss DNAKE sung, Tarry a while with me, my love. This Lady's voice is very melodious, clear, and powerful, and reminds us of the sweet notes of Mrs. BLAND. She received that applause which she so justly deserved. Miss BROAD.. uuan's song, The Echo. Song,. accompanied on the violin by Mr. Baavta t received great applause; also the duetto on the pedal harp am) piano forte, by Mr. WEIPPERT and Mr. llciascAsTtr, Huntsman rest; and the Field Marshal the Marquis of WEL. LlNG•rox's grand battle march, or The glorious vic tory of Vittoria--" To arms, to elrins, ye soldkij true," sung by Miss DRAILN, Miss BADADISURST, Mr. HONNUAATLE, and Mr.. yotura, received uni. Versa! applause. • Moses Gomez . Cartralho, born in Portugal in 170 G, and who emigrated from thence in 1729, on account of the Jewish religion, which he professed, died lately at Amsterdam, aged 107 yews. The Townshend packet arrived on Friday at Fal mouth, with a Meil from Corunna, but was sent into quarantine at Standgate Creek, is consequence of having been at Malta the voyage before. The Mail has not been forwarded to town for the same reason. The Thames, Captain PISTON, arrived at Ports 'Mouth, on Friday, from the Mediterranean. She sailed previously to the Volontuire. She is under strict quarantine. A few days before she left Bala guer she met a severe accident : a quantity of am munition which was under the half-deck ea:4a fire, by which ten men were killed, and a gmater number severely wounded. JOHN BULL must have his joke :—A wag. froa the Gallery of the Surrey Theatre, a few p‘e , ongs since, threw upon the . Stage, just before th.• attack of the dog upon the murderer, a very temp•ing piew of meat; the dog passed it with the utmost lit!itle;•.- ence, and proceeded with the bt-sittess •ef the ,cfne, amidst the shouts . of the audience, who ha :I . observed the attempt to distress hint. The Lona MAYOR having inspected the meal weigher's returns, ordered the price of bread to cun t- I tinue at Is. 61d. the quartern lOaf. • PRICK OF STOCKS Tlll6 DAT AT ONK (E.CLOCK. Musk 21115 9 India Bonds I 4 par 9: per Ceist. lied. 56 Kaelbetieer Kids std. I 3 per Cent. C0n5..5615 Ditto 1 d li: sMits. 79.1 Oranhere • 5 " Wpm Cwt. Nervy Si Caret* for ed. 571 1 Lam. Ann, 14$ : • WM/ •Tiekeu • in a condi • •npon this, • I I, There was l vat of Sul ,irmy. ft au; thoiila •a. .