The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1810-12-17 00:00:00

I s At that time the Nereide was a perfect .errecha Magicienue iu as bad a situstiou Sirius. as possibility of Iphigenia closiug a ith the enemy. the whole of the enemy ou shore iu a heap. %Ve dm tried the last resource by 'earplug the Iphigema to heave us off. bat could not get her in a proper eiteetiee lentil the 25th in the forenoon. I had a survey by the Captains, Minters. and Carpenters, in which they agreed it was impubaible to get the ship off I bad the same report yester day_ frail -Vapiain Curtis, and that his melt were f& Wog very Fiat ; l warred her to be abandoned at dusk end burnt ; and, as the enemy's frigates can entifet .1. 1 thought it most prudent to pr.-beer Vs e di Paver. by warping Iphigeuio for its bop ped ; sod, having no prospect of soy othtsr name &ate support, 1 thought it most prudent to quit awe* thee within shot of all the enemy's posts owl elope. sad only being able to return their Fire tritits two guns. After seeing every man bale from the ship. Lieutenant Watling end myself set her on Ars; arid 1 true, Sir, although my enterprise has boos truly unfortunate, that no pedlar blame can De attached to soy one ; and n ver aid Captains, dios e. and men gelato action wins %greater cer tainty of victory ; sod, 1 do ever t that if 1 could hove get alongside the Belton*. all tile enemy'sships would have bean in oar po-session in less than half en hear. My ship being burin, I have given up the command to Captain Lambert, and have recotn asandad his supporting suit protecting the with his ship, awl ships' companies of Sirius and Mogiciesino. Provisions and water will be isoinedi. Maly wanted. I hive. &c. (Alined) Csammeilen lawny, he. leaseiees. N. B. Br other dispatches rece'ivel at the Mini /shy. it appears that His Slnebty's ship Poashe ar rived at the Cape of Good Hor ou tli• 25111 of September lest, and that the Menelaus sailed from ilt. Helena for the Cape on the 16th of October. .VieesArbnind Sir Edward Pellew has transmitted to John Wils.es Cruker, E•q. a letter he had re gaied from captai n Ida..layue of His slajesty's ship Quebec, giving an OCCOUIIt of his having, in cuapsay with the Kite sloop, captured on the sd insi• the Enoch privateer cutter Le Renard of six gusisitsid >t4 iamb Admiral Hawley, Conimaader-in-Chief of His itolojesty's *lnes *A mewls et Jamaica, has trams jolted to John Wilson Croke., Esq. a letter f i e h a d peened from Captain Blurt,, of the Ssiraeen Popertiog the capture. off Cube, on the 12rfl of Oc tober bast, of a French privateer, La Cleanse, of leis gun and 42 m. o. last from Savannah. wahou• gasbag soy raptor. S. Nl[. tory Watson from t , pion Horwsw, of Rio Mojeotjo sloop She aseans, ailitrimerto Cock:oodont Owes, awl um's- UAW to Join INSIDoo Crulccr, got Nis RIO' 40 sloop_ Illooorio, et we off Loostatoo, Ww.. is, is to. Slid bave the honour to inform yon.thst eru:s- Jew if Dosugene•a this evening. wind westerly. blowing herd. I fell in wit.. two of the eiterny'slog- Bye prosier% which erdetitly lariat to board no; lemmas tbrie seperimil of muskeg. I immediately me tlts wearsot oat eloa,;Ml sod Lteutentud Tim mins Dews with lb@ boarders in a short lime sue flooded Se eeer/ing bet ; we were then engaged on die starboard auk wits the other bigger. whoeffect ed tior escape. having but our jib-boom in boarding .111 monied ono. She proves to be Le blatueluuck "roach lugger privateer, of aistesu guns awl to. ty ggin, eummandod by Norbes Leo recce, bo* hem. Deologue„ mini had made no C.pt llre.- 3 bout 110 regret that we have tive wounded ; two se far* she messy wives wounded. I have the honour to be, &e. IL HASTILY, Captain. (lbw Baskrapts, &e. are the last page.) PORILIGA It TE. LIGENCI. LISBON MAIL ttspea, Du . . 2. We are in the sane state as alien the pai.bet sail ed. Gen. Dread has joined blassvna with 22,000 ors, touch stores, &e. Mascot's is at &intently, occupyiug • very strong position in front of the town ; he has pushed ir. considerable force over the Zfzere a sod occupies Punhets ; he will probakiy attack Abrantes. as the possession of it would greatly fscilitate his depeedatious in the Alentejo. Ws have abort 3000 Spaniards and Portuguese in h. Our head-quarters are at Ca/Irmo. C.eu. Hill Ur cradled the Tagus with • large force. A div.siou a the army. will, some seamen and marines. still *wispy the lisesof Torres 'Vedras; and it is thou ht prebeble we shell have the company of Marsens Mutt no all the winter. Lt•Sote, wo♦ 20. Iltallmet of a Diorite! from hie Estee limey Mania'. Goons' Uri Vfolkogtoo N Ws Extollaic, Doe Miguel Perms fides, Email Carlos% November 94. " I have received arcouuts from General &Nein, the damsel which come down to the 16th inst. The advanced corps of the enemy liming reached Pin the aborequoctioned Getival attacked sad iron beck their advanced posts an the lath, raking ♦ wllLsra s•d many soldiers primmer', and killing sad wounding a great number. General Silveira states that our lose coimists of about 30 killed. and Dearly use same pusher wounded. Ile commends is the strongest terms the good conduct of tbe Ai rier* mod soldiers, and particularly those of the Psetuguesa regiment, No. 24.—lucloseil I trans mit to your Excellency • espy of she dispatch of General Silveira, of the deco the 16th of the pre seat month." Merl Eseaxxant Sea—l yesterday had the bower to notonsooieete to your Excellency the re. Nit of the action which I bad with the mow. Omagh I am out able as yet to give you a more ar easosassitial account. as I hove not received the re tangs of the different corps engaged; bat I-ion moor, ynur Eminency. that the lore of the ene my was greater than I stated it yesterday. and I believe that °sirs don not exceed tweaty-bire or Shirty Oen, and the nomlcr of the sociended was about the same. Yesterday. after the ac tion, the enemy rallied in the plain leading from Valverde to Cohere°, and I collected my whole di sui‘ra on the other side of that village, and be gan to retire tspon Pinhel, without the enemy daring to attack my rea►-guard. es he believed that only a part of the troops had been engaged in the action. and that the principal force re mained on the b•ow of the uscruntrin. where I had placed some pieces of artillery for that purpose. caused the troops to red and refresh themselves at Pinhel. I then retired along this side of the River Tagus, and W -day marched into these quarters. — The enemy entered Pinhel in the night, andimm,- (lately mvi e l into two column'. one of winch tnok the road to tiarislea. and the other to Fri/mules ; though I cannot exactly vouch for the accuracy of this.—iiod preserve your Fro ...Hence. " FRANCISCO DR SILVEIRA. " PINTO DA FONSECA. Francuse, Nov. i 6, ism " P. S. 1 am persuaded that the enemy for these two or three dap, conformable to what the prison era tt•11 me, cannot attack me with more thee 7000 men." Copy of as Officio, Communication from Lord Wellington to hie Exec'leery Duu Miguel Pcreira Fed's, bearing date the eta Nut. tem. " l'he enemy has retreated from the position which hr occupied during the last month, his right being supported by Sobral„ and the left by ltilia-Tajo. His retreat took place in the night between the 12th and 14th inst. in the direction of Alengner and Alcientre with hi. right, and his left fell back by the road of Villa Nov. ; its the same manner he continued his retreat the following days to the en sarous of Santarem. The Allied Army filed off from the positions it occupied in thf• morning of the 15th ire. fAlowin; he enemy's march, and the m i ne r • E.Wird il4 army reached Alengner on th e igtik of th while on the 16th the Eng lish horse with the sdv .m:ed guard arrived in Amin ham and coewee, inl on the 17th is this place. Daring this moven of about 400 of the enemy's wit", were taken ..ones. The troops above enention-d were fol .ced on their march by the division manaianded by Sir Brent Spencer, and by the sth do i%tora of !riot under the orders of Major- General Leith. th- 17th ins: I received *report from Major- General False, fro n .lie left banks of the Tagus, by which he inform+ rue that the enemy has con structed a second !t•idge across the Zesere, the first which he threw over that river hiving been carried sway by the floods. The said Major-Ge neral also acquaints no that the enemy detached the said day a large nods of troops t. Tolegau. I immediately ordered Lieut.-General Hill, with the corps under hia .stotruand, teems over to the left hank of tar Tagus. suJ to embark fee that purpose at Vali .dt, to the hoovs wM h Admiral Berkeley had slnt t..ither for the. purpiiie of facllitsting the opetatione of the army. "On ill'. Ittli instant the British cavalry aad ad vanced guard futin,t the euethy so strongly posted in front of Siintarem, that it was utterly impossible to attack Imo with any hope of success; and al though I sin informal by our posts on the left bank of the Tagus, that the enemy continue to stool troops and baggage along the road which lies out C... right batik of the Tagus, in tit- direction of Z. j. r., yet its advanced guard continues to main tain itself in the same post, haring their-, as well as in Santarem, a sufficient number of troops to bold out an the strong position of Sautarein, moil repel any attack which might be made on his front. a 7Ar incessant rain which toe hare had erer since the Mk inst. A3l destr syed the roads in sea a man ner, that I have, as yet, !ma it impossible to dis lodge the enemy (rota the position whirls Ae oectspies in Santarem: the bad validation of the roads is also the reason why the enemy continua so long in S4lO. tame. " Although the enemy has moved large bodies of troops front Santerem to the Eastward, I do net know that the enemy has as yet sent auy consider able curt), to the other bank of the Zezere. I can not, therefore, as yet form any certain opinion, whether the enemy mea•i. entirely to retreat from Portugal. Ilia whi4e army beiu q now present b e . tween Soutarem and the Z•Z 'IV, he ends himself in a situation which enables him to maintain the strong position he occupies,uutil be shall have been joined by the retnforceisrests. which I know have reached the frontiers. "I have not received any further intelligence from Oen. Silveira. who finds himself on the frontiers of Upper Beirsoince the 9..11 of this inonth.Under that day's date he Wormed me of the moverocats of the enemy's different corps in Gallicie. which. I suppose, consist in the whole of 20,000 men, sod are at pretent employed in levying contributions of iirorisions for the Army of PortegaL This intel ligence has been confirmed by information received front Salamanca of a more recent date. "'laving advanced from the position where I had taken post. and drawn the enemy to a point where he was compelted to fall back without attempting any attack, I feel obliged, in order to render jus. Lice to Lieu'.•Cotonel Fletcher, and to the Nicers of the It iyal Engineers. to call your Excellency's attention to the diligence and skill with which they courrocied the fortifications. whereby they render ed the said posiuon so stroeg that soy attack ea the LONDON, MONDAY. Dectuass The Prince of Wales packet has arrived at Fal mouth, with a Mail from Lisbon. By this convey sure Government have received D:spatches from Lord W111.1.1/10TON. dated Cartaxo, the lit inst. ; and we have received Lisbon Letters and Papers to the 3d .—Daoure had joined MASIISMA with a corps of 22,000 men, and it is well known that two other French corps were on their march for the same destination. But (say the 'Madill: who write in The Castries. and the other Tree. miry Journalv) what signify these reinforcements of 40 or 50,000 men—why, " kill them all !" And, indeed, The Morning Poet, going a little farther, asserts, that tile Illthe 11Aa4aX• is etut forcei, so much the wave for him, as " every man will bring a mouth with hira."—lt is a national disgrace to think that the public mind should be so degrad.ll as to tamely bear such trifling and non sense!—We forbear to make any comments at pre seat upon the intelligence brought by the Lisbon packet.—The following 'streets from Lord WEL LING-eon's letter to the Portuguese Secretary, dated Cartaxo, Nov. 4 lst. sufficiently thew his present state and future expectation' :--" His whole army being sow placed between Santarem sod the Zezere, Manama." says Lord Witt.tancson, " buds him self in a situation which enables ttlei to maintain the strong position which he occupies until ha shall have .been joined by the reinforcements which I (Lord WILLISIGTON) know have reached the fron tiers." Again. "the French army." says Lord We 1.- unarow. " may be reinforced. and I may be once more induced to return to the same position ; but I do not suppose that. in the present state of the Pe• ninsula. it will be in the power of the enemy to em ploy against it soy force that will make the re• salt of the canto dabitsse." It thus appears that the greatest good fortune that Lord Wst.LnoTu• promises to himself is. not to defeat Masses a and drive him out of Por tii.4al—not to confine him to the ground which be ai tually stands upon--bat to defend Lisbon and its suburbs. leaving the rest of the country at his merry for thew inter 11 The following Bulletins wete shewn to the mime. roes inquirers, at St. James's Palace, after the state of His MAJUSIIei health, on Saturday sod yesters day :s-s " Windsor Castle. Dec. is.—Nine 'Mock a. w. " Hie MAJVITY loused • tolerably good night, and is sprite as well u he was yester.lity. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD, "7I.BAILLIE, " IL WILLIS." " Window Castle, Dre. 16. " The Kiwis passed an indifferent Hight, but he is as well as he was yesterrliv. " H. R. REV NOLDS. " HENRI' HALFOAD. ° M. BMW,. " W. HEBUIDEN." The Select Committees of the Lords and Com mons. rppointed to examine the Phyriciuns touch ing the state of lbs Manstre's hcal:k, will seve rally make their Report this day.—We inideivtand that the Physicians hare given it ss their unani mous opinion, that neither His MaJestv's mind or body are impaired. and that they consider his recovery certain; but at an indefinite time.—Ur. HCIIIRDIN being asked, why be had introduced the LOBO CSANCILLOII to an audience with His ItIA• JILSTY, without the concurrence of the other PhyW cians?—answered. that he thought the interview would hare a good effect. and that it would operate medicinally on his royal mind. Ile was then asked, if that was his opinion. why he did not cause a re petition of the interview ?—bilt we hare not heard the precise answer to this question. The Report oT iteliteinertromistlyty ett t,oiry tea., I ,'! r weslass,i, ;id! tr to tilt above ta-r.t. 1 ; , hat it is the ousnituctus opinion of thr I); that 110 Alsi ..;TT *4l fecoyer. btu that oar time of such recorPri is indaiiiite k • certa.n. A Sire iish g Jlitrt , witliww valuable , Blieros Ayres'. detained by the Manilla, leased- Satur•lay at Portsmouth. aad aiediately fir Stockholm.—Su c h is the ▪ Mt:tillers have rriiirceelthe country, vtuclird deity to supply the deficiency in originating in ail extraordinar rageous &sire to keep their • with us, and we are at peace with l'hia is something more than even ' beariuice American Papers hare been recei%cil in the itith olt. bat they contain no importance. General Ansuirsono (Ist, der at Paris) and family arrived at 13th nit. its 32 days from Bou•d eaox, The Casette of Saturday night contain interesting official details respectin g the but unfortunate attack upon the Isle of We understand that hopes are entert s i, m i India House, that the Expedition which fitted out to ci uize against the pirates io nese: Seas, would not have sailed before it hoe been apprized of the disastrotia (lea, Isle of Fiance, al which case the force de the above service would be direct.d to ope►*liuns too the We de Nue. A ingot armed vesetls were expected to *ail fro o join the blockading equadron of the Maul August last ; hut it is 114 t konwn whtthrr have yet reached their destiaatiun. The Forlornly, Captain Portsmout h from the. Mediterranean, ; tique on Satiarday morning. She kft the , Toulon on the OA of °mix-. Some of the had suffered in their masts, by violent glees of On the ioth of Novronlott obit sailed from with on Aro bia,sodor kain the.Das of A, board se the British Coed. The Fvoute days receiving the presents on board el celleocy has brought for His hiaaaser. T large ca►es contain jewels and mutt gents. There are besides, two linos, four antelopes, one mountain cow, and three Man horses.. Several other beasts, also iat presents, died en the passege.—At ■ public whilst the "'argues ley et 14iers, ail ' had the honour to kin the Die's hand. I; celtenry and suite will land from the Furta. morning. He is 70 years of age. A Honour was wsittog iterpol bouts an S expectation that hie Eyed/racy would ha. Fortunie left Gibraltar on the ettd alt. and dispatch". from Sir Cita,. COTTOPI, which ri hers. wee coming home with. The , twined again to the fleet off Toulon. The rhilumel. Rand', and Itatrepreaaate, were' Gi b rider. The Rifiemen, Capt. Islas (now rived on Saturday afternooo at Portsmouth, Bermuda, in seventeen days. Aduair.tl is the Beitthkra, arrived there on the tti:'n Sir Joss %%mar to e►as hourly espeeted, ' turn to England. The Drive►, Capt. DIM:, arrived at. Portsmouth on Saturday. from Hi' She sailed on the 9th ek. ■nd from Num.: on the 24th. Neither of the dips bring any The substance of the proceedings of the Meeting, held in Dublin on the 3d iostaii.,is in a subsequent column. Tue principal fea the Report of the Committee respert•Tt4 the the Rumen Catholic soldier in I Militia rrt who was sentenced to receive !;903 lashes; but punishment was, upon considerwion, is Le gated into transportaton. It was origiiallir. ed. that he was sente.iced to this punishuic+ refusing to attend service at a Protestant C' and the &retire is, that he was only columni the lint instance to the black hole, and that sentenced to the infliction of the 999 It hating written a disrespectful letter to the mending Officer, complaining of th:. twain , It is nut an uncovarner. thing to hear • ft Bow out in the etreets--Is Who will buy my hook a-1:: buy my straw ?-4 . 11 not sell my book, sell my straw."—ln the case of the Romeo lic solii:er, as in that of the itinerant vender proper books, all the weight and importai attschel to the straw.—Tke poor Catholic was not to be punished for the enamor refs go to a Protestant Church, but for the h Vistice of complaining that he was rev. du so r The Galatea fri t :Ai, Capt. LOSAM, and M.. trick... Capt. BUTTIIISIELD, are ordered immediately from Portsmouth. for the Cape. The Jahn, of Nets bound to the Indies; and the Mlham Pit's, au Ameiic , n are arrived at Portsmouth ; the former Feta; by the Limier, and the latter by the Go! They were both captured by the Roder k logger, of Boulogne. The John rnwa rl.l engaged the Radnor an hour: her mete men were kolird, and five men wesneird. wounded men have been landeJ at lOW. The mate gave setonish,lig 4t soma commis before be was unfort owed) t e rdf,ct. 1; .. : 1; Lion of the rev. but that is indainite a, valuabl e eng t , Yo the 111ani youth, and tail .1 Such is the at I the country, b leficiency hi th e Ctritordina r y mod Paem—Seed (1) il wawa with Sw • ▪ eye d c , • ; ki wie n received in t, ' in Ito intehi ge 11 'ltOtife Otte At. red at Baotou 6 ru•deaux. night contaiy it erecting th e thr h i e of Fr. Ire ante„al,red he pirate. is the sited before it , the farce dr,ti . 'erector! to • e. A frigate a. ad u .ail (roll Cryl off the &Laurin tiun. seal set kW Altt tiAltr, a • * %mean. received be She Itft the g * Some of the will ; violas' hners of g m i soiled from Al• D ot .Das of A sor t Plat Faro tie I board want • voIEsTY. Ise& must ialuaLle to limo, two oft • cow, and three so 1 lota, also intend. L., —At se— puhlie fat 1 Tien, all the I • ti's hand. em the/ion:4i age. A Guar DUN ea Satin, y would hat. eta ult. end b. moo, which the 51 . The Steak, uuleo. The • route, werelyi if so 3 (now posted; it Portsmouth, 1 Adtai rAI f; 4w ere on the 26:h e, espeeted, on hit lov r, Capt. Ditto, h' :day. from H, r S We i (reel Peuror.l 6 t , hips bring hay a spa h ding• of the Cat e 3d to principal fea.o 'aspect •Tii 4 the c 1 . 1 " n N Militia rq , a 99 lashes; but L [Jerry urn, to Le I L wee origiaulli this punishrucq MI Protestant C'l3 a only conimine. role, and that he r ., the 999 lathe-. le I letter to the C 1 of tlEs treanici tw hear • ft Bow c- : buy my book t ell my book, ho f the Roman Cs A uerant vender of a i sod insportaisl j root Catholic so 5): crime of refusir vas but foe the Isri I " he w as requ.,e ti o • lei .osscs,and ot-•• are ordered to do , , for the Cape. bound to the it sat e former recap! er by the Go', 7; the Rudest Ghia rn,...t 'AI . r: her node si .1 14 ' yen lej w a n t . jr Aided Navallare rto‘cd extrrately 101' the vuemy. mneFrench army an sy be rvinforccd.und 1 may once more be induced to rem u to tke ram. 064; tiou ; bat iu the present state of the Peninsula 1 di set suppose toot it will be in the power of the enemy to employ against it any force able to render the result of the conflict tlehious. For these ad vantages we are indebted to Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher and the Ofic-rs of the Bort Corps ul Engineers; aosong who a 1 lutist snake perticular mention of Canteen Chapman. who hal already re peatedly reuilered the the most signal services. " By my dispatches of the 0t..).11 Oct. 1 inform ed your Excellency. that the Marynis tie I • Rooms laud joined theAlitedArmy in the fortified position iu front of Lisbon, bringing with him considerable de tachments of the Spanish troops under his orders. The Marquis remains still with us and favours me with very valu4ble advice and assistance. "During the time we orenpird the above position the service was tterformed with the utmost regu larity, and to my entire satisfaction—although the force by which it was defended consisted of different troops and divers stations. _ _ " Lieut.-Gen. Sir B. Spencer, and Marshal Sir W. C. Beresfor , l, and all the Officers of the Staff of the Army, have continued to render me all the services in their porter.—Head-quarters, Cortex°, Nay.2l, 1810. a WaLi.inaron." " To his Elwell. fag , Don Miguel Pereira roojos." THE BRITISH PRESS.