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avoid lamenting mutt, that Gentlemen and Officers could leud theinselves as attesting saitricssrs and instruments in sue , .iiiiworthyand mibecorniii g trans actions ! That these papers should not escape your attention, I take the liberty of reciting them." (COPY.) "I David Wood, serjcai s it, never hart any thought or in tention of bringing any c►arges against Captain Slaw,,, nor did 1 authorise any pera.li to do au in my Name. I bale se veral times heard Thin p making inquiry among the men about m) being pushed luau, but I never considered it as a matter of any consequence, cur did I think anything about it till Tkorp asked me about t►e same. (Signed) "DAVID WOOD Seijt. ad T. 11. Militia. (WitWSW.) " FREDZILICK THOMAS, Capt fitAtty,r b CLINCH. Lt. " St O'Sli•VOIIIIILSST, Lt. a May 10, tow." 1, James Hinton, do declare I never had any intention siT referring a rha-ge against Captain %Jason. I own to hare ikaerved what COUlill4.4ll[ol I have receiieJ, alien I was nu Do minis Kneed. Lieutenant Lewis (-snail ate into the Offi cers' Guard-room, and asked me if I was at murk in This conVersatiou took place in the pretence of Ensign Squires, since Christmas last. (Signed) " J. HIN TON. " Tlittera) "Cit•. CLINCH, I.t. T 11. eptford, loth May, 181.1." " inth Mw, 'sin "Thorp observing Wm. Mourn cap la c ing in the t s p. room at a public-house, Great GeurNstmet, en Thul.clay last, said, Blunt, in this the eap plate srfiltli l'apt3in 31.116011 bent WINO he struck you on the bead? No : Captain 31.0.isii did rot strike me, bat gare me a piss]. with his elbow ' sod lay cap dropped °troy head. Sheppersuu replied, youlistue Meet, he did strike you, for I Rib presrut iu the urdesly. roam at tie time. (Sigsed) "WM ►t BLUNT. His Mark. (Witness) "SA It. BA IC 6a, Srrjeant." The fifth and last miarge could be proved hut in part, as the case of John Beading could not be in vestigated, the period for bringing it forth Inning expired ; but as far as regards the case cl and certainly of Wright, whatever may be the opinion of the Court as to the extent of the offence, I submit that the witnesses have established it. " otlealcu-1 Bus now necessarily constrained to albeit to the address which Capt. Mason has thought lit to lay before you, because I think that the nigredielits of which it is composed are of that nature that 1 should derelict from the cause 1 have espoused, and do injustice to it and myself, if I passed it unnoticed.—That Gentlemen sets out wit., obseivin_, that having lived a soldier's life, lie ha, not .0 b ..44 of literary acquirements : there we are ori a par—And as he, therefore, looks for ward to your indulgeuce--so do I. •r Ile then char -r, that these accusations proceed from a c piracy formed against huts :' but my answer is, that if, knowing of the transac tions t barge I to Capt. Mason, and seeking for evi dence to support them, be conviney, then Inn 1 guilty ; hut if I am. it is guilty be eownoring to br•ng conduit to jtistice.—When the I)....idatit speaks of cionipiracy in me, he should l ow , a bill, to himself ; and when I retort that charg.• on him, I all to his recollection the conspi racy lie f.rured to stifle the effects of the testimo men•r. of more witnesses whom he and others in duced to sign the papers which 1 have mentioned; ■nd then it will appear, that my conspiracy was to bring truth to light, whilst his conspiracy was to extioginsh it ! 'That the Defendant should have risen from the humble isatisatioil of a prisms: soldier to the rank he niw holds, is a matter of great in Illeougrutula. bon, mei ate has a right to be proud of it ; and that he has produced testimony of character that de. serves every mark of consideration, I freely acknow ledge ; and that ti.is testimony was given by men of considerable impertiiiice iu life: but where facts •re proved, character, wilt all its Import, can only be of value inasmuch as it may operate to soften the Lrh sts of the law. ‘Vhilst, however, Capt. Mason is so jealous of his character, and estimates it so highly, he ought not, without foundation, to be lavish in his reproaches of mine. I nevi r iv.is con rimed feriae any tribunal in the world—l never committed pe , jury—l never was a disloyal man ; 1 did indeed desert fioni the 2.1 Regiment of Royal Tower Runlets, because I had been grossly ill. treated; sought redress, and demigods-41 a Court- Martial; but tit rain. I never did that act in the whole course of toy life that lam ashamed or afraid to AVOW. It is nut by ins rhuracter, whether goad or had, that Capt. Nlsson's e °iflict is investigated. Even my character, were it Wantons, is :.o it/stifl e:a:MA tit lOU Wrong. I w•s oo witiiems against Iles he lal-hied the tet•timully or inatingiled the character of oi.e •that was? But if I were the cad base person whom he has &embed. and whose truth and loyalty have been so tainted, why slut he, Ull Officer holding Ili, Majesty's com mission, • screen me from cam bia account tor that, nor do I imagliie any other person on earth can or will. " Instead of tilling his address with invective and unforoded reproaches at one, it would hive been better to have furiiisheil you with one (feel:mem to defend himself; if, instead of abuse, he had intro. diked argument founded upon feet, it would have been inure creditable to him, and beneficial to the service and his cause. If he could have assigned any reasons why he withheld from the prior recruit his indefeasible right, instead of purloinin.; f him that which was his due; that would hove been a more *dignified as well as isholesorne safeguard for him self, than all throblogny,tlererved or not, which he has printed forth against me : end here, tor ttic last time, I must avail my :elf of the OrCASIOII to declare, that los imputations against my fame are as halve as they our 117411 1 f10U1l 1111.1 foul. •• Tins came. Mr. President and Gentlemen, is not mut., it is the cense of the service, of the humble private, of the inesprris !iced recruit, and of the public at large. On your deterministic:li the eves of all these R.I. fixed, mid they umert a iii nn d übt that you will, as mew of h:gii honour, d o , elia:ge the duly w loch your countsy hair called upon you to perform wills judgment and anti Jti tier. ** Re ;devoid to accept my profound thanks for the persiii.-1 kind rut I hate rx periems ;In y I teind.r. must huinkly, those t 1, 4 4.1,5; n l ull n,y g a • s.tie.le to the lii. lit 1 boos. am' I-ratio-II Judge-A !- vs. ate, In abmn the t...k of frt.! 11:4• , ...'s rot ..1 us. s sour proceeding.. ha , aa hose hands ii has keen sow, II anti to a n.t Ot . i i, Inure now done." mforr the sheer! VVI• re 0, the court to as then clean.J. on order that it• Altlut•Tri night deride nn their teutenee on the ritenner, Capt. Ana Adjutant nitwit; which will not he promulgated till sanctioned by H•s ‘lsirsts. FOREIGN IN !ELLIGEI'C E. PORTUGUESE. pAprAs LISBON, ♦VG. 11. By the last accounts from our army, it appears that the enemy had relaxed in his attempts agaiust Almeida. PROCLAMATION CRUM Ills MUELLER CY TIIE MAR- 1111,11.-I:ENERAL LORD WELLINGTON. " It having came to my knowledge that certain persons have been sent by the enemy into the interior of the king. dons, with letters and messages fur different cities, and Rowan.; all such immune shall la• arrested as vi talism!, and sent, with the letters aids which they may be char..; il, to my head•finariers. r• Those who shall receive letters from the enemy's army, and nut amweliend the bearers of them, shall be consideied as accomplices, and subjected to the most rigorous pentsb ment. " WELLINGTON." Ilcad.Ouarters, Aug. I, 1810." Ois the .td nr.tant t4O cavalry entered Ataluia, near Alpedroill-1, where they mene etigaged be o etinadroos o' the regi new of Alcautara, elto wade lti imen:terN and lolled 12. lu the Order of the Day of the 2rl of Augir,t, dated from the Head-Qoarters ut Lagiosa, and in the Ga:ette of 3 isterday, the Mr:cabal Commander-in-Chief te.tities his srtisfaction with the good conduct of the Portugeese troops who mere in the battle of the g ith of July. at the bridge of Almeida, and %%lit, were toe two battalions of Chassetirs. Nos. l aa.iti 3. Tile %lin-dial declares that the reports circulated, and which in souse measure compromised the battalion Ni. i, were absolutely false, since it deserved equally with the other the praises of his Excellency, who hos re warded the brilliant conduct of the Ensign of the Battalion of Clui- , seors, No. J, Ant 111 l id Correa Leiteon, by appointing him Lieutenant, agreeable to the authority grunted him by the Prime Re ; :ent to promote officers who distingui►h themselves in any action. His Ercelfency also declares that he will request his Royal Highness to insert in large characters iu the patents of officers who shall thtts acquire promotion, the cords —r• FROMOTED GOOD CONDUCT IN TIIE FIELD OF BATTLE." The General Marquis de Romans %as on the sth inst. at Olivettzs, whence, it is t•aid, he will xrt mot with 42,0n0 men, to meet General Nlortirr, otho to , forces arc from to to 11,000 men. It is said nal the enemy has fallen back to the other side of the Coa, and that they give no inslicstions of intending the siege Almeida. General aipen,s to be will in Pinhrl. Our armies reserve lb. it poti timis, observing the moveme•its of the Frrni.ll. Offici4l communication from his Excellrawy Mair shal W. C. Bertsford, to his F.xctlleacy Don I. Forjaz : " It Or,. me rend. pleasure to is your Exeellency of the dispositions of all classes of the people thron4hout this past of tht kisigdom, shriving everywhere the utmost mill and loyalty is dcfeuce of their country, and the unit Jett st at Mrs of ihe common enemy, s ho just ly deserves it , by his unwarraistahle conduct, and by the art• of violence sad VA r• sbes of every description which hr daily commits. In all places the people rather Isaac their homes than submit to the necessity of affording the enemy any assistance, and thus evince the must &resat hive of their country. The peasants also oppose the enemy whenever it is in their power; and ■ light party of them, con►isting of too men, sutler the cum mead of ■ person called Jose Ribciro, attacki:el, on the ad instant, in S. C 01131114 a detachment of French troops, 25 of • hoot they killed, and took several heads of cattle, ',Lich they brought to me, but which I gave them Irate to tell for their own use and benefit. I have formed them into a Cum irtny, awl gives the command thereof to the above Ramiro, tin account of Lis gallant nod patriotic conduct, with the rank of Ensign in the army. W. C. BLELSFOR U. " Ilesol•iptartria, Lugsosa, Ang. 7." ANOTHER LETTER SAME DATE. Alontiolv is ettll invested, and I have not the small. st doubt it will at least hold out three weeks; and that three more will expire before the enemy 1;1 dare to attempt to advance further into the country than l'ioiliel and Frznensa; for the mo ment they rows those plains, their cavalry will be useless. Anal as fur their attempting the passage of the route Morena, it will be a most difficult task, and, in my opinion, impossible. It is out of the eitirstion their being able to flank for Balthazar his twenty thousand militia under his conotoutiod in Tra los Monies and on the Minho ; they are line troops: and should it happen that the enemy were to penetrate into Ills country by Braganzs; they will be most strention,ly opposed at every river and at every pass. General Leith will 'stymy's cover the right flank of our army. The enemy has about 1,700 font and :DM cavalry near liraoanza • they did not burn the Palace of l'auhel. The Juiz de Fors went off with them. rlier hue again left Conning. for Biscay. Tem porary barrack% are prepa►ing for 10,000 troops at Peniche. Lord Wellington and Mr. Stuart are op pniatecl of the regency, in place of the Patriarch and tltr Marquis de Mina. We send li.one Ho deserters with the convoy to day, and 110 arrived this morning. There are very few emit or II seioverisis. awn; them—thry visiviit of Italians sod GrrmJn% INTELLIGENCE FROM ItAD LISOZ, OF AUGUST 6, 7. •N ll S. AUG. the cous. e o f ye s t e rd a y %rimy} corp. of infantry min-lied from this plAce, moonlit ing in the *hole to 3,000 men ; 90lie lirld art illury al-u left this place. At 7 at night the Marquis dr la Romans and tlie Mairptls Conptgny put theut•rlves in motion, attended by the corps of Royal Carshineerst till the said troups marched in the direction of Olivens4.—The enemy has for. tilled himself on both sides of the bridge of Al umna, and has there, and in Naval Moral, 500 horse and some infentry. The French who ad vanced from Andalusia have not yet pu,lied on be yond Firegeosl tie 1.1 Sierra and its neighimorkood. Ballasteros was on the 4th inst. at the Lisa of B*warrota. 7.—The French corps which occupie.l Firegenal de la Sierra and its environs, advanced on the sth inst. by Burgindor, Zifra, and Xeres de los Caballeros : the accounts of his strength vary. The army of the Marquis de 14 Norma occupies Barrarota, Salvatierra, and the neighhourlicod ; his corps consists of 14,000 font and 1,3110 horse. A UG. has just been r e ceived from Olivenza, that the French who occupied Xeres de los Caballeros have fallen back to Burguillor. A repiirt is current that sonar French troops have advanced from Alinaraz io His Ito, al the Prince Ite;:ent has been pleased to cominaistl, tn.it all the Portuguese men of war, stationed in Portugal. P 611 he under the orders of the British Admiral who commands on that station. rti 11.1).-31.411KET. TIIIS EVLNING, TUESDAY, Awgumt go, will be per- 'fcicsaeol • Pb.. c•,11.41 li IKON cots-r. Kir Echeard Mortimer, Mr. C. Neat'.le; Filthardinr, Mr. I:,r ; Witf....l, Mr Jobe.; Adria 1..ter1 , 41, ,I r. Grove , 4a*bul4, Mr. ; novets, Mr VA.!. v. Helen, Mrs. Glover ; Blrtnela, Mrs. ; It4r:hbra, 111 s. After wb:clt (wryer stir(' at that Titealieb a Alsivical Eater- called Wil KLOW AIbUNTAINS. Ninire Ikannybeuuk, Mr Grove; Fens, Mr. Taylor Bella O'Rourke, Mr Liston. Milli Helen Duun)kruak, .►L'. H KrHy; Ross, Mn. 'Amato. To-morrow, Halnlel , A Day after the Weakling, sad Rom baste,. Furiueu..—Oa Thursday, Tim Africaus, nuu Killing un Murder. BY PARTICULAR DESIRP. LYCFII3I TIIk.ITRE.-ENGLISH 0fT6.4. Tills EVENING, TUESDAY, August 2s, will be per fumed (23d time) •Newsfpera, celled__ OH THIS LOVE% Or: THE SIASQIIMADERS. The Characters by Mr.Jl Smith, Mr. Philipps, Mr Bao tou, air. Smith, Mr. Knight, Mr. Marshall, Miss G•igiaetti, Mrs Dryer, Mrs. Henley, MI.O c 11:%, Mrs. Bland. lii the X.; Of the Et rising, a Concerto on the Harp by a Young Laity , bellig her first Appearance). Tu whoch will Im addcrl (fur Ihr I , dh New Graud Mock-Heron Sena-omile Ballet of A. JACK Tar: GIAN r-KILLLIt. With ieleeted Music, New Severs, Drro.es, am! threnritions. ( the nallet snider the direction of Mr Binilhuri.) . . . Cobalt., King of the Solver Mines ' Mr. Fither ; VOilianto, Knecht of the Holler of the Greets Dragon, Mr. Rourdin ; Jack the titaost•Kilkr, Matter It'ert l'erriblin, the Giant, Mr. Rotten ; Spearahlinoshiehluitowt oolothug, Squire to Jack, Mt Woodbury. Inuolooka, Pei:wets el the Sitter Mine., Most Aureli.t, the Guardia,, GI Mil. F.. Bolton. 'Eouncoroot , Tricks mow Travellers, and Jack the Giant Killer. A New Mclu•Dramatic Opera, its there sets, is inn bearsst. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 29. The Ville de Milan, Sir Itoseter LAURIE, is ar rived at l'intsniouth. front Lisboa, with dispatches from Lord «'i:LLIeuTOIs, which were received yes terday by Government. They are dated the s:h inst. at Cel elm which still contiaued the Head- Quarters of the Allied Army, in which no change of position had recently taken place. The enemy had not commenced offensive operations against Almeida, but th, re hid been several affairs of posts, all of which terminated in favour of the Allies.— The Portuguese General SlLll6at attacked and destroyed a body of French cavalry and infantry at Puebla, on the 29th of July. The enemy is repre sented as being hardly pressed for provisions, in consequence of the Spaniards hiving set fire to the corn-fields, and driven off the code all along the frontier,, which obliges the enemy to make fre quent initiations into the Portuguese territory, fur a scanty supply of provisions. The letters and papers brought by the Ville de Milan, are from Spain to the 7th, mut flom Lisbon to the 12th, on which day she left the Tagus.— They are in unison with Lord WctLINGTON'S dis patches, so far as respect the positions of our troops. and the languid state of the enemy, who had not broke ground before Almeida. Loma, who was understood to be charged with the command of the army destined for the siege, is spoken of a, being at Pinhel ; and it is further alleged, that in consequence of the difficulty of subsistence, the main body of the French army had fallen back ' I beyond the Coa. How fir this statement may be deserving of credit in all it, details, we cannot take upon us to decide; but it is certain that the enemy neither have advanced, nor do the; appear disposed hastily to adopt offensive me:nitres. The mountainous country they have now to attempt, precluding the use of their ravidry, will deprive them, it is said, of the main hope and support of their enterprize. They had, it seems, dispatched some einissities into the country to collect intelli gence, mud to endeavour to excite a French interest among the people: with what effect is not mentioned : but that it was likely to be at tended wi h some success, we may presume, as Lord Wirti.tx erns has found it necessary to issue a Proclainston to pierent it. Ge nera Gott. v:as with big divi.ion at Castel B ranco , and was sufficiently strong to keep Ran. Mika its check. In the Nurth, on the right of the rutlugu ere caroler bail raw great dexterity in cuttin g otf the .aeinv's and foraging parties, who make freyiest wee on the frontiers. from S pa i n, %here the rora fi.: have been very generally fired, and the lire* removed or consumed. From the se OCCOUIItI., generally supposed that M sasatt will 110 t kti t , to advance until after the reduclibt i of Ahneith iu theevent of the retreat of the lii itisn Army, determination to evacuate Portugal, it 14 111,unti that it will not f a ll back (111 Lisbon, inn on Si o , d ,' „ Bay, where it ori g i na ll y l anded. It ix now only (hot' days' march from Coimbra, and two day. [hal would bring it from that place to Fiona, is NI,„ dego Buy. An embarkation at Lisboa, with ad ., appointed ileeii w p o o u p l u d l populace, i i ita e,atutedudaepdurt d u ugesatrrtattcytin to r 1 ae.:l sequence a. The 6th, 7th, Stb, and 9th newts a dit mutes upon the l'ublic Expenditure of the U. 1., Kingdom, have been printed.—They complete it whole of the Reports on this subject ordered to printed in the last Session of Parlianivnt, The Sixth Report relates to the collection taxes in Scotland. It sets out with Rimi ng , the whole amount of Property Tax, collected I paid into the Exchequer iu Scotland, for the y en di liK th e 3th of January Imo, is stated to only :)16,7001. net, and J. 14.6171. goofs 1,, , seinetice or this apparent deficiency, the Comm: tee inquired into the collection of this tax, soil , became necessary to send for • state of the orroi of Assessed Taxes and Property Tax in Scollot Here follows a copy of the Return, With vations of the Committee upon it, in Which tle tartly mode of delivering the assessments is bor., as a prisscip:il cause of the deficiency ; sad mittee recommend that means may be token foi!.r snore speedy collection of the revenue in t h at rot of the United Kingdom ; an I that off.cluAl ms ought to be taken for ascertaining the true vie of its !soiled property. the Irriny event The Seventh Report relates to pul,lie buk•gt civil and military. The Eighth Repoli relates to ths Litvggevl of Ireland. It contains dome interesting We give it at length. Some passen,gers ernved atifir%lch from land. report a rumour on the Coatinest, thn rJj of liattssta is about to renounce hie thre A! A firing from the French coast au heard o•iNel clay, hat the cause it not kilos!). The 71.,..a0 'Arrived with dispatches from tie mot of The enemy have a lar4e flotiPa at Boidegn., h they exercise dai y. Probalki the niiii g proce•l•A from them. We are happy to announce the arrival of awl in lira homeward-bound fleet.- The Kt :4 t; li:is been pleased to apn&nt I:orri Goat:sow, K•q. to be His MAJLITY'S Goercior the Colony of Berbice. The North lianta Militia, iitationed stllOo are mitered into cow.), upwards of 100 of the ru being sick. frillinue ILA!ditch, s Serjeant in the Ath Vrten Battalion, ha. 111!C111 tried fur desertion, lad I^'Ki u the cointuanding.afi...r's name to a 1,04. Ile 0. sentenced to be reduced to a private In the itc!l Africa** Corps for lib, The Lltrohttion. iII.AVIDY, for London, it totl obt on the combt of Aftwo. ......... Oil Thur,day a Court4ll3rtial was held at N mouth, 011 Mr. Chria. Smith, under clerk • Om:cwt, for enticing Mess. Wm. Bittl - ros CURIST. A usTRIt, onid..hipmen of the ',tit' tmigr.rtr. to America. Ile was sentenced to t• rn plumbed two yvars in fhe 31arshalsca. (tear-Adao nil SAWYER. President. rhiri% I d rr. We have received letters from the first miltorit by the Ferret, dated the Sth, one of *lnch flq " 1 think a battle will take place within rimy' WEEKS. Atter Mamma has tried the rff , of his stratagem., and hods, most probably, th they have failed, hr will tiy what his main lawn' with our army will ac complish."—Another ri .• We ore still in perfect peace and quietnot Lisbon; nor is any thing going forward an frontierse. indeed, the passes are so strong, ao,lt ilitficolliea the Fiends army have of bringing neceiwary supply with them, are so nutuerom,N• I think, Portugal will be saved ; at least. s oil sispetior fore,. alone can sulijugate it; and it • Spaniards only Morass their convoys of suppirs they have dour, it appears nest to impossible. have abundance of transports here, and par strong in Navy, vls. Barfleer, 9K (liag-shie),''), Many ; farpriumsz, 74, Capt. LAWFoItD: A 74, Capt. MPG E FIS ; Correa, Dolphin, Jasper, In vent, Whiting, Semiramis, Milan, Marlin, and A einth. The Martha sail* tmdsv (9119, with for England ; and the Ilysteinih returns to Ito Je neiro. whence she came with dispatchr.. Regiment of Foot, which arrived from commenced its march on the Bth lust. to le , lo army. Col. PAESISHAM, of this regimes'', alai., p. Adj.-General to the army, et stg..eit appointment, to join his brave comrade., who at about 1,100 strong. The Milan. Sir Ronr.L trnl . will sail in a few days for England. 'the i;g r•re, 7a, Captain ALSTEN, has returned to 111 lifax." A singular circumstance occurred o n Fn , { morning, a short distance beyond Chuitlrigh: Four gentlemen, passengers in the mail.roa, coming to that town, overcome by the t'ri'o L their journey. suisk into the arms of Morpies , when, in coming down a hill, the c oseli-ilaor open, and one of them fell out, unknown to others; nor was he missed until the couch st . several miles further on. The guard seeigig 111 e. d open, awoke the other three. and inquired la companion, but they knew nothing of him; I could ha be found, although a l, orse was d, and search made for : he, weftr. "r"" the h' rj Plymouth in the afternoon, in one of and t o rt sm o a mrd a,oy o . j iiry b, fall. u„ r~. bel.ig prt,rll this e. the h" Conti' n•a pr 13y0.1: In al 1, iilrs. proer sent I of A Y« AEGI bolt I.OMI s., li. I 1; ! t;