The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-01-30 00:00:00

1 hoods (for obvious reasons) having lately appeared I in the daily prints of Kingston, Jamaica, tending to agitate and mislead the public respecting the cir cumstances attending a 111.1Clisy of some new recruits of the ad West India Itie4inient ; and among other equally groundless assertions, that the old s oldiers,. when ordered to fire upon t he mutineers, bit the balls off the cartridges, previous to loading ; the editors having refused to publish the signed de claration of the Officers who were present on pa rade, and whose lives were raved by the good con duct of the men in the ranks; ill justice to the soldiers, and to refute and expose the authors of such calumny, it is thought proper to mention, that the regiment went out to exercise without any anitnuoition, and that the mutineers were entirely dispersed, and driven oft the ground, before a single ball-cartridge cuine from the f ont ; number hav ing bee n killed amid . wounded ou the apot by the bayonet, and several of the old soldiers also wounded by the mutineers, in defence of their Officers. — To show the confidence the Officers bad iu the fidelity of the regiment, the annexed letter from time Commanding Officer on the parade, to the General of the district, is subjoined, with the opi uiou of the Court of Enquiry. " JOHN GRANT, .C3rtaitl, W. 1. Reg. J rRED. lIROWNL, Capt. 24 W. I. Rcir. " W. MAJOR, Capt. 24 W. I. Reg." (COPY: , " Port Heuderson, 27th May. line. " SUR.••••-1 am sorry to acquaint you, that the re cruits revolted this morning ; Lieut. Ellis is killed, and hlajoi Diteley wounded ; we want lie assistance; the regiment behaeed remarkably well. Captain Browne and myself are here with a party to iiiter cept those that have escaped into,the mangroves. Captain Maclean* being unwell, was not in the field. I SllppOde lIC will write you the particulars from Fort Augusta. ~I have the honour to be, Sir, your most lANT obe dient Servant, (Signed) JOHN G, Capt. .2,1 W. 1. Reg. ', 6 BEipailf Gen. Darby, Spanish Town." OWI% amigo% OT TOW COURT or TAIQUIRT. • " The Court cannot find that the mutiny was ally more than partial amongst the recruits, norain tie Court find rely cause fur this act of inhuman outra ; ;e, L , yoad the violence of the party at drill in tiuehtoutt ; but, on *contrary, find that the ge neral conduct of the regiment has beim steady, in every respect creditable to itself. iu the unfortn-• nate affair of this morning, displaying by its coo duct against the deluded mutineers, its ettaeliincet to its officers. and obedience to their orders. It ap pears to the Court, taut no violence hail been. used to the recruits; and, at the time they broke out of the fort, they had been ordered to staud at ease, and the serjeant had quitted them for some nrces. 'Airy purpose. Th,- corpora who endeavoured to restrain them was wounded. (Signed) J. W. SIURILLTT. President, M. Gen." rort Augusta, May 27th, itoe. GLNLKAL Cat'-DER. " Iltivi.cpunters, cgs* November, 180 9. .. His rimee the Duke u; Mend r lisaog ex pressed a wi.h that the liajor-General command ing His l'.llajesty's forces sUuuld comply with a re quert of the Mons' of Assembly, that certain Of ficers ought be permitted to attend a special Corn siittee, for the purpose of being eAummed as to a int/tiny, aad t murder of two of H Majesty's Officers of the he 2i West India Regiment. is " Upon this extraordinary occasion, the Major- General feels it a paramount duty to apprize any Officers, or other persons in a military capacity, that may he allowed to appear, that he dots not permit them to aie,wer any questions that the Le. g oslative rmtly of this Island may put upon the subject of a late mutiny, or upon the Fovertunent of His Majesty's furres. Ilse former having gone through the sileinn investigation of a c- ne nd Coart-Mortial, hod mulcr the high au thority of the King's Sign Mailual ; the proceed ings of which have been regularly transmitted to the Judge-Advocate-General's Office ; approved of by the King, and his Royal pardon extended to some of the unfortunate offenders, as communi cated to the Commatider of the Forces in is letter dated 2.3 th August, irioB, from Ills ltoyal High ness the Cormnander-in-Chief. The rides mid articles for the better government and discipline of His Majesty's forect, enacted by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, so explicitly lay down the law, that the Major-General will nut submit to a deviation therefrom : nor eat. he admit of any jurisdiction, in a colonial 1e..,t-rame, to re vise or investigate judicial proceedings held inaler the Royal Prerogative. The Major-tieaeral. however, noxious to co-operate with the head of the Civil Government, in every mcasure that Call tend to the good of the public senior, direct. that Major Macleuit. commanding the od West India 'Regiment, awl Captain Twig:, Assistasit-Adju tant-General, attend at the Kings house. in Spa nish for theporpose of knowing his Grace's pleasure as' to any information in their power to give, comisteut with their duty. " The Motor-General commanding extremely regrets that any difference of °minim should exist with any branch of the ll...eirhleure. on points in which the public service is materially emu:erased; particularly at a crisis when the united etforts of every British subject may be molted in this Wand. But as the Missies of the 14111/se of Assembly publicly mica: ore their determiustion to proceed tri the iovestigatiom or a motility, already tried before the proper tribunal, and on whirls his csty'a to pleasure in. been ttttt known to the army. prevent wily toiscotweptioii that may arise, Wee fleneral "ficer who has the h annn e to conimaml His Majesty's forces on this Maud. and its dependencitar, thus makes k:191‘11 his derision. until the eireistivattnees shall lo• rommuniented to his Royal Iligliaess the C o masstmlee i n chi e f, mid instructions received thereon. " By CommaraL (Slimed) W. Ti INC; Aenstoot-A4j -Gee." GENERAL t:L Oftl " iIS. N o vember 26, Me. 1. The Major-General commanding hosting re. coved a report from Captain 'Fonge, A , sistant Adjaant-General, as to the circumstances of inter rogatories put to him by a Special Committee of the noose of Assembly, with his replies thereto, his conduct is highly approved of upon that ocea ann, as also Majne Macleate., o the 2d Wes y t India Regiumust; those (Accra havin f g perfe ctly the orders given to them from that authority which a British army'cati alone acknowledge. " It should he a maxim with every British Offi cer to respect the laws and civil government of any country where their service might he required, and it is their duty to cultivate a cordial and mutual co operation for the public good. The Major-Gene ral has felt peculiar satisfaction, in the arduous state of responsibility that has accidentally devolved upon him, that he has to act with the diguitied character at present at the head of the Govern ment of Jamaica, and to whom the most perfect respect is due from all ranks. " Ou the present novel case, a part of the Legis lature has imagined they had a power of military investigation, and an authority over His Majesty's forces, that the Officer, who has the honour to vaun t-nand, conceives he cannot acknowledge, without conceding a very material point of the Royal Prero gative, as well as a direct deviation from the laws of England. This difference of opinion, the de cision upon which, from the highest authority, can not be obtained for some mouths, will r.ot, in any measure, iiiterre.:a the moat zealous and unremit ing attention to the presentation of the internal tranquillity and defence of this valuable part of His Majesty's dominions; and which, particularly at the approaching seisms, is enjoined upon ev er y Officer. While 'the rights and privileges of the British army will in every respect be maintained, the Major-General has every confidence that the honour of His Majesty's arms will not lie degraded or sullied in Jamaica, eit!ier by it relaxation of dis cipline in quarters, or by what is frequently the result of it, misconduct in the field. An Ito ttttt tr eble and chearful performance of duty, with a really and firm obedience of orders, constitute that pride of a British soldier. never to be linnabled. " By_Coinmatid, Mired) • " W.TONGE, Aosistant-Adj.-Grn." THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, JtIIUiRT 30. The Jaile tran :port arrived at Portsmouth, on Saturda•. afternoon, with part of tbeliing's Ger man Legion Ull hoard, which embarked at igo with the brigades commanded by Genera& CIAO.. Ytau apd ALTLY, and sailed from thence under of tile Alfred. Some roore documents, relative to the misunder staudiug iuJansaica between the Duke of NIAN cutaTmaud the House of Assembly, arc given in ear preceding columns. Whatever may be the re sult, it will appear that his Grace and Nlajor-Ge berg CARSIUSAIL acted with the best intentions. We must unquestionably look forwent, after our late expulsion from Spain, to more bald, decided, and energetic efforts on the ocean, as about to be undertaken by BONAPARTE, than he has hitherto ventured to set on foot against us. At Ferrol he has got possesior. of two sail of the line, besides five other disabled vessels of the same description. If Cadis should fall into his hands, lie will there find a French and a Spanish squadron, ready in many respects for sea. There are seven sail ot• the line and font frnpites at Carthagetia. 'Phew, with the Toulon fleet, will form a very nume rous, as well as formidable marine, particu larly in the Mediterranean. BON APART 6 will soon- find means to infuse his own energies into the torpid Monarchy and Navy of Spain. Nor will Portugal be neglected by his active mind. All Europe will be made subservient to his projects of vengeance, ambition, and cloud , Mori. %Ve have seen a list of the ships of war now ready for proceeding to sea, lyirig in the harbours. or rivers. of Flanders and of Holism!. There were, on the tat of January, 1809, in the Scheldt, nitre sail of the line, and two frigates, equipped. Eight more of the first description were on the storks, and far advanced. At Flushing there are either seven or eight men of war, and six in the Texel, besides frigates. It is true that these ves sels are by no means manned; but measures are already taken to procure sailors. All the Danish and Norwegian mariners are to be conteribed, col lected together, and sent to Ant werp, through Orr many. BIRSJIDOTTE has compelled FRIpOIRIC the Sixth and his Cabinet to consent to this requi sition. Jutland, Steawic, and Holstein, contribute likewise in a Urge proportion. Norway is to be taxed 1;1 4,3ti0 sailors; and they a►e known to he `among the most intrepid, as well as skilful, of any in Ell' opt. NArummtes exertionslinve not stopped here. It is a fact, that Lubeck, Rostock, Wis. mar, owl St v.:O,mA all maritime places, lying along the somber!' shore of the from the confine of I lol,trin to the mouth of the Oder, are likewise to be nirced to contribute un•u towards the great naval arm:orient and expedition meditated by the Cor-iran a 4 Mist England and Ireland. After the extraordi n ary actions which he has performed on the land, we moist not treat with levity his at tempts to subject the ocean. The reduction of Spain will be the signal for lois commencing its ex rution. The number of the troops from Spain, arrived at Portsmouth. is estimated at 10,000. They began to debark on Friday. According to the pre-ent intended disposition of tlient, they are to he distri buted as follows :—The 3a battalion of the Royal Scotch, to Fort Nloackton ; the sth regiment to Stryning barrack , ; the 26th and 3211 to Horsham ; the 51st and tioth to the Isle of Wight ; the mist and tald to Lewes; the NVaggon Train to Croydon; the 7:11, 10th, 15th, awl lath goons, to to their fortuer quarters is .Susaex, at COIIVO! Guildford and Canterbury ; the 14th regiment, Buffs, and several other corps, to Hamm; the 76th to Fort Cittuberland ; the tat and '42d Guards tc Chatham. About nine regiments are to go roma! to Harwich. in transports. to go into the Essex district, and about 16 regiments are to go round to Ranisgate, for the Kent district- The gad regiment, which came on 111107 C at Portsmouth on Friday, embarked 460 men at Co runna ; their loss in the campaign is 15 officer* anal 540 men. Most of the regiments which nave been landed seemed to have sustained a proportionate loss. Their appearance excitor} the syroputlry and commiseration of all who :raw them. The 7th Onigoona debarked cm Saturday afternoon ; the cavalry have saved very few of their horses ; it is computed that upwards of 6000 died and were de stroyed. The 7th brought home 70 oat of 700. Very little of the baggage of the army was saved. There appears to be but one opinion among the Officers upon the suilmject cl the campaign. Time clithusiazan which the country win taught to be lieve, by the Ministerial writers, existed in Spain, they treat as a mere delusion, and cannot under stand what Ministers mean by Spanish Patriots and Spanish co-operatiou. With respect to the lout which the army has ~ustaiued, they assert that it has been under-rated by General Srrw ART ut 4500, and think that Lord Gamsvtt.t.e did not over-rate it at more than double that atuouut. Our readers may remember the refusal of permission to Sir Divot BAIILD to land at Carunna, nutil the Su preme Junta, then eating at Madrid, were con stilted, and the delay that then took place. .We believe that as soon as that General did land, he found that the dispnaition of the Spaniards was ex aggerated, and that he despaired of being able to co-operate with an efficient Spanish force. We may ask, then, upon what priaeiple could Ministers expect that a British army could make a stand in Spain against the whole military force of France? Lord HAWK F:S131; ItY'S Mardi to Paris was sobriety and moderation, compared with such romantic ex iations. The Wertzel sloop of war is arrived from the Mediterranean, with dispatches from Sir A. B.tft, dated 15th December, at Malta ; from Lord Cot- NOWOOD, off Toulon ; from the Commander at Gibraltar, dated the 14th instant ; and front Mr. Fitzno., forwarded to Cadiz, which place the left. on the 15th instant. At the departure of the Weasel front the latter port, the Loire fr;gate was waiting at Csali4 to bring over M. C kVA 1.11.05, who has been appointed Minister and Plenipotentiary - Extraordinary to our Government. We understand that he briii•s over WWI 16111 the ratification of the Treaty 1.,-:'s en Great Britain and Spain, alluded to in the at the opening of the Session. Part of the garrison of Gibraltar has been seat to Cadiz. Thmrsday evening arrived at Ramsgate Pier the Joseph and Mary hog transport, .1. VAIIIIEIt, hav ing on board, from Coruirtia, five Officers and 129 men, of the following regiments, viz.-••• Cum..lti, 44 meneweith Regiment, ti men—sed Regiment, Captain Duug:cui, t lietaenant, I ensign, ,ant QS meu—tioth Regiment, Id k.ttalwii, Major Forueret, and ;tai mcu-79111 Regiment, Hi ; :diarderr, Lnlitenant Nl.Rae, and is to t e. The hurry and conlesion in embed: tag were such at Cormina, that it was difficult for many of the troops to find the transports that ware allotted far them. The soldiers were taken in by any bout. as they reached the shore. Part of differeut regiments, as they came in, and those that could not tiud the vessels ieteuded for them, were put on board any ether that could receive them.—This was the case with those in this brig, which was not fitted to receive troops, but asset out with stores. Three transports with artillery are ordered to de bark at Rainsgme, where they are hourly expected. His Maattatv's ships Fylla nod Phipps sailed front Cork no the lid instant, with the fleet for the West liirlies. His MaaLsres ship Itrard is to accompany them to the Southward of Madeira. The Tree Briton Eit-t lieliamati arrived on Fri day at Portsmouth, with the loss of her fare nod main-top-masts. The whole of the East Indiamen which sailed from Portsmouth on Sunday, under convoy of the Cloriade frigate, have put into different ports in the Channel, except the Neptune, of winch no ac count :tar fern received. Lieuuniatit-Colonel MAXWELL, of the 26th regiment of foot. who lost an arm at Comma, is nephew to the Duchess of GORDON , . and M. P. for the county of Wigton. North Britain. The New South W ales Corps is for the future to be called the load Regiment. • Thy 9th Garrison Battalion (Sir SAMUEL ACH• MUTT'S). is now the InA Regiment. Sir Joust NICHOLS is, we understand, to be sworn in a Privy Counsellor, in conaequenee o f his advoneement to be one of the Judges of the Arches Coort. Advice has been received, that six hundred sick troops are on their passage from Lisbon ; four hun dred of them are of the king's Gerimin Legion. CHARLES COCKEnELL, of Sesincote, in the coun ty of Gloucester, E4q• has been elected Member of Parliament for the Borough of Bleehingly, is the room of TIIIMAS 11e.;TISCOTP, who has accepted the office of Steward or Willa II:s MA JESTY'S Chiltern Saturday the three last Mails which were sent from this country for Corium*, were brought hack to the Post-office. The Dispatch packet, by which they were conveyed, arrived off Comma on the 21st inst. when she was Loonier' by time Redpok brig, Captain Joyce, and informed, that the Fremit were in i mmeArinti, and that the Kedpole was stationed off the port to prevent British vessels entering it. Captain Hums did not learn when the enemy entered Curunna ; neither did lie hear of the conflagration *inch is reported to bare taken place there. DUCHESS O/•' li. Ott Twelf,h ht r Grate the Duchess of Richmond gave a splendid hall and supper at the Pinriiix Pork, Dublin. to upwards of a hundred of the surrounding Nolnlity and Gentry. The floor was beantifolly chalked with his Grace's arms and the Irish harp, surrounded by the lose, shamrock, and thistle. The supper tables displayed every delicay, and his Grace's superb services of ',late formed a coy d cell t arcly to he witnessed. — Among the company prese;.t were— The Earl and Countess of Earrinicon ; Sir Edward and Lady Klizaheth Littlehales t Sit Aillatr and Lady Wellria ley; the ilialmp of Kildare sad Mrs. Lindsay ; Lair IJis+- loth Lini:say ; Lady Ann Wally; the ladies mai 'dope; lad, Edward Saint ; the ladies Cuff; Lords atm yre, John SOMellkt, Delvin, and De Blaqiiisrc: Sire Graham, Charles Vernon, sad •Charles ginatat and Carl. Statilsopz. fir uutq . wits led off by Lady Iklary Lenox mid Lord Berriedale, and followed by Lady Sarah Leto.): Sir R. Graliani, lady fleorrrittits 1 .enta... Lady 'are Lenox Sir At•i liar lat Wellesley, Lady E. Lindsay. Lord Lady E. Cuff Luca Yesterday. Its MAJESTY, the Duke of CAM. 811 Dos, Princesses SoPIIIA, AUGUSTA, AMELIA. sad . UMW, accompotited by Lady Tutlitst., and Goma , CARTWILIGET and FULZBOY, %vent to St. George's Chuptl, where a sermon was pveuelted by the Rev. Mr. Rums, from St. Matthew, chap. ..7i. verse 14. " Many are called, but few are chosen." Yesterday. being a tine day. trad the florl. h e r - in. , subsided in the treat Park, Ills MAJEATIt, the 6:d:es of Yoaa and Cstattattioc, Princesses Au- OuSTA. SOPHIA, and AMELIA, at compatticd by Lady ELY. Generals Catcmtimay and FITZROY. and * Col. TAY Lon, took an airing on horseback, and returned at twelve. Ott Monday last, at Pakenham-Itill, coutt!y of Longford, the scat of the Earl of LuM,:rotty, thi• annual dinner was given to upwcrds of one hued; e 4 of his Lordship's tenantry. General SLADE, accompanied by his Aia-de- Camp, Lieutenant Ftt seLAEENi.v., art *met: last week at Plymouth from Corunna. Thisday being the anniversary of NingCSIAELEE's martyrdom, there will he no play at the Ltctle Theatre, Haymarket, and the Oratorio of 'rite Messiah will be performed there. Mr. AREoLD'S new Comedy of Man and .Wife" has Leen performed at the Mattelle er Vises • tre ; the litilewtng itothe cast atf part: Charts. Atilteriesurt Mr. 3113.vrN. • Sir Willaii•ellby Warsott h H•sti.lY. .9114Graisor tiff Kuiviand .ipaiforampast •• .. Mr. MAGLETI. Mr. Coradais 011•11klatat ht ... N i4c ftimil y. (.amcor./at Lata)..•. Render (ki Clerk). ...... Mr. BARU.. Lord Aatteasisiirt Mr:Must:RAM Cousarrsuis Mr. Loviss•sr. Sabo 'Mr. KELLY. F.:any Mist. Tay Loa. MorreM Mrs. Lo • TOrany Miss F. VVALissuisi. Haim Wirral Mt.. GLOVILO. The Mrs. Cater and friends, noticed by Mr. WARDiLIf., in his speech nit Friday, are not the fh. MOUS Mother Carey and her 116 tic of a stores. Thursday se'nnight. being the annirersary.of the birth-day of the Countess of BANDON, sister to the Emil of SHANNON, and niece to Mr. Possosi BY. the same was irxkhrated at Castle in toe county of Cork, with every demonstration of joy. The Earl of CIiAItioRMONT has arrived in Dub- The lion. HENRY CAYENDISW arrived at Veal o'clock, on Friday, at the house of his father, Lord Gamma CAVENDISH, in Saville-row, front Spain, and immediately left town, in a chaise and four, f .r his Lordship's seat in LAueashire. The Duke and Duchess of Benvoan are C7* petard in town, this week, from Bedfordshire. The Earl and Countess a:JERSEY have returned to their seat in Oxfordshire: Lords Witt.tast and Ctisatss SENTINEL are rived at Burlington-house, from Spain. Earl and Conateet of DERBY intend to re main at the Oaks, until the latter end of tI,A: month . The Countess of Romeo is arrived at her house in Upper Grosvenor-street, from her sent in Si:rrey. His Grave the Duke of MANCUESTER, Governer of Jamaica, has nut yet entered his 38th .year. Its was married, at the age of 93,t0 Lady SUSAN Gas.. DON. daughter to the Duke of GOAPON, by whom he has a family, eonsisting of six beautiful girls and two eons; to make a provision for whom, isst_Lie- Wa4 l is Grace's greatest indaceusetit to visit the West I.tlics. On Momd.ay lest, Lord BYRON came of age. and the day was celebrated with great festivity at his Lerdship's venerable seat, Newstead A bbe y. near Nottingh am. notwithstanding the severity of the weather. An ox and several they were roc-te.l is the Park, and distributed. with several hog heado of ult, to the people . ; and a dinner Was g:e: a to his Lordship's tenet:try and their fricto . l,.; bent th merry dance prevailed till day-light, the treat morn ing. Notwithstandurc the immense concourse of people assembled on the occasion, which ex( ceded 9000, the most perfect good humour prevailed, and no accideut whatever happened. A new opera Wili read in Drury-lane green room. last week. The music by Mews. Baattag and Btseme. The dialogue and poetry were most to be the production of Mr. WARD, Secretary the Board of 9!anageinent at that Theatre. The Baroness D E RODEOS arrived at Port , - mouth on Friday, to see her son, s Lieutenant is the 7th dragoons, returned from Spain. On Tuesday the Captains of the Navy at Port mouth gave a farewell dinner to Admiral MoN TAW). at the Crown Inn. in that to Ma t hti--Ut of sixty persona sat down to dinner, whiels Most sumptuous that could be served ail POSTER, the Hon. General „Hoes . , ii, lOM (;en. PAUET, Admiral Orwae. Colonel :flail SS:. Aid...le-Camp to the late brave and lamenter4 hie John Moore, &e. were pm:nat.—Lord Mows BssucLeac was io the chair. 41 E4. 4 I ce tip s' • - • or WC/1.1101%7) . S BALL. tmr Ila 0rt- ,0131 ✓uin llr- dot and 111 near the t▪ ad. II W til- lortv , 'seta ede4 two- ti .4 3 try to 'art-. Int