The Sun. — London, England, 1815-01-17 00:00:00

1 read at the outset. It was. dated on board his. Majesty's ship Mika, and " represented that he • had been directed to embark the whole army from before Tarragona, and was sorry • to say itehad been done with, great - preeipitation,, leaving be lind them 21-pieces of ordnance, which had lieen Spiked, and their carriages burped. That he had offered to secure them in - the course of "the night, and 'thatlfifi'lleirses and baggage were removed the next morning without molestation. That . the garrison consisted of about .1090 men, and the French army advancing from Barcelona, as be un ,derstood, of five thousand, with two field-pieces, tleo 'wavy guns, and two LOWit zees, That he ascribed the order's .for indnedi,ite . eMbidkation to the imlecision of Sir John Murray ; and that he 14itish arms had been moie 'digraced than „ . ! ' li c . 'Y' eYer. 'Wei'o on anY fonder oecusibnl That Vt . !' ii Sent. an Officer with the ' intelligence to ho rs , !WellingtOtie and . that Ite anticipated, itider the same co;inuadd, only_ i - repetiti;)o of ttlse same disasters and - deplorable consequences il•bieli he had already described:" He . (the Di:- `Put y J udge-Advoeate), 'should rest hiS own Cl"trges on th e statements an d asserl i oi i s o f Sir J Mu t ray himself ; which, however, it would be "Pupetent to Admiral Hallo Well, if it shodid be .., nee es e . . - s‘ny to his p u rpo se , to controvert 'and ins- I"ve, The third charge, though not contradic tory to, was' perfectly Miconnected with, the :.to first. The first related tO the siegei.;f Tarrakmia, and the delay in raising- it, even after, in Sir' J. Blurray's Own forMeropinion,thesuccess of the cr!- ter;irise had beceiniehopeleSS. Theseeenid tris,'that be had disfibeyed hiS'instrnetions in enibtrking only a part of his ,army, and in Stih'sequently flisern barking tiled). 'The third charged, that the force When embarked froM before 'T arragotm, was ein... barked in a hurried and precipitate manuete so as to sacrifice the object pointed out in Lord Wel- IlUgton's letter, and to disgrae tho Willi ary (.lla l'lcter of the country by ahainloning various tro ,l),lls to an approaching enetny. The position of 'He army Was sunposed to . he *so strong; as to en able theßritisit i..;-oninuinder to operate against the flanks of the enteny:s force, eitheienrinfe7liately or by means of a naval expedition ; and accordingly in the .momoranda of Lord Wellington,. which Would be - read to the Coort, these' . ohiects ivefe distinctly eecounueuded to Ilte attention of Sir John Murray.. By these instructions be was di rected, in'the event of beieg unable to storm Tar- . ragonaeldget posseSsibdof the open part'Of 8/:47-, l encia, au to advatice bis.position:so as to coin- pct the 'enemy to retire to the other side of . the Lower Ebro. .elf Sachet should be too strong, .and .Tarragona 'Should still be enabled to hold out thi s e...-as to be the object-Wlieb. Lord Wellington expected to see accomplished 'lle was also, directed to land as far to the north as Possible, in order that Sachet's force havin g be en weakened by the divrei , si'‘ ni of pars Of it to 'fa rra gotia, rue other purpose might be facilitated in . its .:xeCutiOir.• -I,.;very tirin g skewed • id illustrated dearness of Lord Wellington's v a iewS, and the flistirietn e s s with - Which it N ee John- Nittriery, to. return. :to a y s e lTinted out to, Sir be should be convinced of t [ ' f l e e. l i;i i i a io . S ' Fili s i c l ' i ( : ) tc '. :; s t'; taking TarragOna. Translated .e( struetions had been` sent L '1 • cores , 01, ihes•c"itn by his Jorus n i p to the Spanish•Grnerals, the Duke del Pintpie, Elio', and Copons. (Ifere Mr. Larperit read atlength these memoranda, drawn upy b Lord Wellin , ;tOn.) They Intimate.l his Lordsliivs stiriti-ise iiiilig ,1•11,'K's:l want of artillerymen, particularly as there Were the t , vo . comparikeS Which had been found snfficient at .the storming of BailajoS, and 'expreseed the iMpossibility that existed of advancing further sup plies to the Spanish troops. The nature and com ponent parts of the entire force under Sir J ..Ariwrity was described, and the_success of the plan Marked an: stated to d e p en d on the circumstance of cone of the different corps being diSPer4d. Sir J.Mtireay Was directed to tale with him aimany cavalry as tould.be conveyed:in the trafilloete, and tk e • s y s t to .remehrwith - the Spanish .Generals.' Getireral . Capons was to be: reii!fcifeed - froth Gaiii6ia, and' the difrerent arni:es were to keen up a constant commintieat ion. As soon as Tarragona had 'fallen, :slid this plan was in, a course of active execution; Sir John .Murray 'was to establish the kingdom. of Valencia, 'leliviug ,Goi. Dim Martin behind' with° 'One divisi o n. He should not now enter into the 'question, cvlether or not Tarragona onglif.t:o have been taken,or whetliera generatactioncinglittdlia . Ve . been finight- with Marshal 'Stichet ; Ina. ht!coticeili : , 'td•it to be quite clear, that if • the siege was tube rased; and on the reasons alleged and set fin:Orin Sir John Murray's own diStiatehes, the delay which lko ;:stkifkro. to. intervene ought hot • tO••have - taliea Rice. '.l.'lie next,letter'which be should:read' was Sirjohtt,Aturray's O.Wn account dated the 7th Of 3 u1y.. 1 51;.3, in the camp before Tarrilgona. - This letter intimated 'to toed. Wellington, that he !(Sir Johnihad, lie feared, timiertaken more than lie could pe t feline ; that Sachet 'had a force of 24,000 men at ..his.. .dispos a l ; that he bad -himself—hot 49 ,000, and of these, Only . 40 ' 00 Gerthans and Bri tish that he could relle.on ;' that thong') Willit . e - , his army n'aS Very weak, anti . arty in wai•dboti h of cl'othe's and ma rieY: . fly . this e let;er therefore, it appeared that so ,early — as the 761, lie' had cl-espairedlof the capture Of - 1 . r.- ra g ona. Had.he immediately sailed, as above directed,' for the coast of Valencia, the other object Was still to be gained.- 'The' second - letter,- Oteif the 9th, mentioned Colonel Prevost': success in the attack of fort St Phillippe,r, and that . the enemy's ' P a- Jiroach to 'll:l3 . .agowi was then iMpedede • Pi - aised thegreat alierity of Admiral liallowell in his co operation ; and stated, that lie was cr e dibly in - fnitned , that 'Sa c he t WaS apliroaching in great force. The -next, dated on board th e M a l ta , 14th of July, describ e d the neceSsity•thatlia-d obliged .• Sir John Murray to embark; Sachet having cOl leeted ab0nt.25,000 wen, andno other alternative being left but . to. fight a general action tinder every disadvantage,' and scarcely :Ile possibility 4 , • a 'retreat. 'That the embarkation, if any lemeter, • delitved, might be pit Vented by a change in the Weather;or, by , the'activity of the enemy. That - he bad, after deducting 200 Q men to cover the stores, Only 16,000 men in the w hole,to meet an army of the best Fr e nch soldiers idtlie service.• T fiat, as it was impossible to storm Tarragona, and so mite!) de-• Fended on the safety of his army, -he had deemed it prudent to raise the siege . ; and only - regretted that,he had not done -;,. at au earlier period : That n ° ' blairl -wliuteirei• ..T.:.is imputable to Admir.al but;that, he li : ll4...thought the risk too great adopt his - suggestion, - of waitinganother day 'to the: . Ini f l'Ai'tall€l: Of e~~thicft the dittniOtithilik - ought 16 be put in' t ife , 4Cale with the safety of the. force. ithilet -Bat %s kit 'ii Jonn 'bait t r y, titter tem% the information of whiLti he. had, been in possession for siline gomf - .Thtlibrity; del;:ved so long tii ran t. 'the siege ; COntinUed.tO t ;t:t hour to land artillerY arid'storcs ? AnOthet letter of 'the saute (Lite the" Con 1 C" 'ulf; opinion of an thdt the' ene - iiiy had not acted 'tvith'the ex lieeted rapidity.'rherii (Olio iii;Pate!l to tad tirst ; a ntra exida`iTat'ion, a cli'eSs ed to Lord WellingtOW; to + liis I'i:ci:irst to have minute infortm - ttic:M 4 'of rite •pro',ress cif the ireke, - alia - thc of theThirerent corps since the time •of' All thec documents he Orr. : Lar - 11.'elltr'stiliM1e1eff tt; 'the Court - , faTiiiihed no 3it's'fiti`e 4 atiOn ft:r ehe delay . of themGeneral"nt 'dining ril . a"ifilisititi of Such titaf inOnient both' td Oie ll safety Vrthe' army and the Ultimate s'iiecelS ofAe . :other object of the expo 1 .. either did they eldirpatt 'his conduct hi not returnqie inlinediatelv where the trench - Were then' Te4ced to ,000 men. Sir Johti . Muri* hail in tact, in his lt.l.tter'to'Llird Batliiirs't,:' written' his OCVA Condenniation, fOr he fliere ascribe( in c i;iplaCed . flie de ne.4 of alt - the plans which he had hem) entrnsted . to' exectite: 'Another lettc - i to Lord Welling ton . etiiitaihed - a 's r -fill mitre detailed statethellt bl:alrthe - eirettnistances tvhich IVA' - influenced fir Murray in the course had pursued, viz. that there was no point' d'appui to which, in `ease Or 'a reverse, he could retreat ; whilst the enemy had'striin , 'fo:rtresses - behind him, and was mach superior eo - in every respect, except in ordnance"; that General - Copons had been nimble *to afford him any assistance'; 'and that he had de layed to raise :the siege.'sil long, in the cor.:ident expeetatiiln of reinfOrceruents;&c..• That he had also been 'disappointed - iii the hope of receiving tittie additional strength from Lord William lien . thickyand- had, under such a cOmbination dis advantag-es, taken that step that prudence appear ed to prescribe. Ile then r;a:d the statement of General Sachet's force, 'as •it appeared 'front the papers of Jo seph, Which : fell 'into the hands 61 - torit Welling 'tint. By 'this statement, 'Which was drawn up by . the French"Gencrill St.'Cyr, it appeared, that the (grand total' of Stichet's arMy ing a corps of 3000, which had been sent to Tar : rtegona,•and many - small garrisons, amounted to 26,800 men, of which cavalry. .Upon the d'OcutheutS had been read, it seas: his duty' to 'submit ti . the Court, that, although it did not appear that: any thing More could. have been 'done on the Bth or 9th, • yet that, -alion the "I oth, every effort should have he.en made . by him, and every preparation 'made' for Temoy, ing 'the artillery and stores. That was the more incumbent upon him, from the know ledge he had of the difficulties of . the einharka don, and Cie consequent danger of delay. Sir JOhn Murray had been fully convinced in his own Mind of the impossibility of taking Tarragona, he fore he had been hunted 23 hours-. The principal engineer had given.his Opinion that the place could not he taken in less than tOurteen or fifteen trays, and this was a kngth of time that it would he.CV . I, yr.rotort ! • After lie had nutile his resolution to raise the siege, the days of the lUth and I Ith'otu - fht to have been - einployed in providing far the safe Cm= bat kat ion of the artillery and stores, as Well as of the arniy. On the emitTary, it appeared that Sir T. Murray 'permitted - the landing. of artillery, ammunition, and stores up to the very mom eat When lie' ordered the re-etnharkation 'Of the rrotips.- 7 . From- the details of the operatu.us n the 3d of June, it appeared that the: :disembarkzition Child t..cotitO!etly effected - one . irtly 3 ansi he vVas, therefore, ar • 0 see - '.vhat it was that Made flee re-entharkation - withont leaving the' artillery and valuable stoics behind. Ilse shotiid not :mat:many observations 111)011 the tailed accounts given of the siege, but should shit lily observe; that nil' artillery had been brought tit heat a,gai'llst the hod v - ,the place till the night of the • 10th. As Sir Jolla haVe known at that time, that withouttlheassi,t",: tioce of General CoponS' corps 'of Spani . ards, he could not brii42,- more than '9OOO me n ag.tinst Stich • , he must have then that it iva..; im poSsible for hint to *taki TarraAilint,- and Should have innuediatelY taken measures for the sate re . - embarkatiOn 0 fthe artiller i y and stores,aswell as of the - army. He had also t o st a te,th a t, i n poitl,t'offact, the Frenclidi?dnot advanced as far as Vendril, but had fallen back upon hearing of Sir,F Pellew s ;o'- 1161 in the Boy of ROsas. lie should nittero- . Ceti 'to the Considerati o n o f th e Seco n d Charge.-L --pis to the conduct of Sir J. Murray after the siege. wasraistd, he had been positiVdy directed by his' instractiOns to return nurnediately tO Valencia, fOr the attainment of an olijeerspecificallST . 'pointe(l: out to hint: It scent's 'that Sir J. i.llarray was not sufficiently impressed wi t h the' ii ce 'of ad - haing,to his instructions. Ile violated both the letter and the spirit of those instractioiiS ; for, instead Of immediately returOing to Valencia, he rebottled thc army at Ilalaguer, on' life' 13th . and: I'4lh of 'Jane, and was still in that neighhilarhood when Lord W. lientinckarrived on the 1 ith.— The 41AStion then :would be, had he any suf licknt-motii4 for thus desisting from his instrue : ti . ew'? . '• Sit' J.: Murray had stated; that 'SuChet had the advantage of .being' able to retreat in safety Whenever lie pleased: What then, could he the object of :re-landing the whole Army at He Was himself; front ex'Perienee, fully sati•sfied of 'the difficulties: and dallgdrs of'ae-eni harking them. I.lrhy, then, did'heagait:(cxpose them to this danger, when, according to his 'opi rtiOn, 'nothing could be done 'against Sachet, who Wad - a''Seettre • retreat ? If lie had obeyed his in-; structions, he would have Inertia A n aleficia on the 17th', whereas- he::'wjaS then at As : to 'the expectation of further reinforcements from Si cily, this :(lid nat appear to hint to be a sofficient excuse fOrbis - nilt haying 'made early preparations tosatre' his guns:, ar'e'treat - beCante necessary:-- , - ;1 to the 'charge' 'he should leave tiOlt to the ,(.;?ttlktut Admiral who was the iivissth-7itror' The facts - were, haVt'ever, proved Of-a very'preciPi-' tate embarkation of the army, with the loss of the and stores. .ft remained for Sir. J.,Alnrray to shelf that this precipitation was necessary, and the loss; unavoidable. lie believed that the fact Was', 40, thatTren. Copronsrhail 00 notice 'of his intention, until the guns were already spikeil,..and a great : fort of the army on .board. It appeared that he had sent off the'lichi arfillea:y at Balaguer, and left the heavy artillery and stores behiNd him, notwithstanding thatAd - mil-al Hallowell hadpro , rinsed and - engaged to -bring therif• safely oT, it sittlic,ient time were allowed Win., , Whether the, * delay'proposed by thegallant Admiral was con sistent with the circurnstances in Sir' John , Murrity•was placed, or supposed'hituselt to 'tie plamed,•was a 'subject for the most serioua Cohsl, deration of the ! ,.;ourt. .been already ob serV•cd: that the Duke of W , :!llingt`i - ;n, not - s'atisficd % ,„-, it h . the a et:A.N . firi by • , Sfr John bad also ()Aimed :We Spanish General 'Copons. ro give his account of the operations at the siege of Tarragona. .ietrerAl''Copons '111“1- sent a diary (if the - •iiperations; 'which`WasAiien ui Ills pt)s- , session ; but as be feared - that 'lie could' .not make this •legal.evidence, he should, at present, abstain fro& any obserVatitia on its eon tents-. . iVas Tot' 'hi In n to 'Tore'See in what 'manner Sir - S. gurray - wont& shape' h's defence; but ciann the letters:which had already beet' read, .he tliCm 4 ht it evident that he relied'a 1 ;i-;m1 deal oil tile 'l3th paragraph `a• L'OrdVel lington's general instructions, in which' his'tord ship-said that he would forgive any thing,. except having the fate of the next campaign risked by any of the corr. of the army bemg- defeafed dispersed. It did not 'appear to him' that Sir J. Murray should have cousidered `this part of the instructions as directed particularly to..himself.— It would 'rather appear that. this • was' Meant for: the Spanish Generals, who, from a`too great reliance otr.A - he• yiality of the tramps they kom 7 mantled, had-l'requently exposed their divisions to the danger of being defeated and destroYed. Lord Wellinguin 'ConceiVed that the principal advantage of the Spanish troops over:the French could only be front having a superiority ,of muk-r --bets, and he wished them always to preserve this superiority. I-10<y cold that paragraph he a de fence to him for persevering' in the siege Of 'Tlir ragorra, when he could have no hopes of taking it, or for re-landing his army on the 13th at Ba ? This paragraph' wits SO far frinn being-- a defence to him; that •it being evident that Lord Wellington attached so much to, the not sarering any of the eorp4 to he defeated or dispersed, it was clear, that next to the'loSS of the Men heal-. selves, there was nothing- whieh could be more distressing than the loss 'of .lin that heavy artillery, with Ont which the corps could not. eilect ive In any siegeS• that' he Might di rect. The los's . ;;f 'artillery Pecul;arly important, from the great difrieulty Of replacing- it in Spain. Admitting that from this 'pa ragraph, he was Justified 'in refusing - a bat tle, : . and making a precipitate retreat, hOw could he be justified in-Tel:lulling the army, and expos.- ing•it again to the - same diflicobies and risks, when there wa-, no apparent ohjevt for such con duct, either for - any. adVantage to be expected against the enemy, or for supporting the honour of the British arms ? After a' few more'obServa tions, the Deputy AdrocatelGeneral concluded, by npohigizing for the lenwft of his statement, and for any errors in it which Might.proceed from his omit iliexperietice. lie had stated' nothing against Sir J. Murray more strongly than he con ceived hi melt' bound by his duty to do. . [The only witness which he called ivaS Captain 7.enthenin. The'ohject of ciiilin Jinn, was to prove theyommunications with General Copons.] Chatles Joseph Ze,nthenin, being examined, said, that he was a German by birth, and a Lieu tenant in the ref iinent of - .Xfeuron. acted . iu Catalonia in the .capacity of Militar - 7 :- Agent. He was dispatched on the night of the llth to it.form, the Spanish General Copons, that in the morprni; Sir J. - 1,41-array . would send hiin six bat CalionS; and to point out what position •I;e7‘t as: to take. 'He was to place ,his troops in . theleft, ,General copons simply answered Yery well."—i-le had dftCrwards forkeardeda letter - Co !dui On 15th, but h a d no copy of it, and did out know its contents.. • Sir John Murray desired the witne-ss to ,be ask ed, whether he had not desired hint . to inform Ge neral Copons of his intention of raising the Capt. Zentlittnin awsweved " not, • Uc cording to the best of nty tecctiltiction." The Deputy Advocate Generiil then closed the case On the IA ati'd 2,l'Cftitrge - S'; an 'said that h'e relied on the evidence of he letters which_had bee' rent;' and which had been'admitta by'Sir J. ' ) .‘urray. _ _ _ The Court then asked Admiral Hallowell whe tl;er 'he prepaved to Make any statement re speeting the third charge ? ' • Admiral Hallowell said, that as he had never before heard of . the second letter of Lord 1el• iiii *tin, Which had been read - tbis nor ,V the detailed answer. to W•by'Sir Miirritv, which nut; wer appeared to,hi,m4o throw some rellections on the naval part of the service, .he wished to have copies of these letters, be "alloW"ed to peruse theta, and 'take eittacts,' bOure' he 'made his statement. Sir J. Murray said, that he did not know how far it would be in legal torin't(iConimunicate this evidence to the Admiral, lie 'should that as a prosecutor, it was his business to .have come prepared. .He, however, treverhad intend ed to throw the slightestretleetinn on the Con duct of the naval. mut of the service. All he had meant state was, that from theiimited nuniber of gun vessels; arid sonic of then] having been left at ,Balaguer, there had . been no a ctualcti-cipeia tion cit the nava part oftlieforee inche . artacN:Ol Tarragona; until the ,Ile. had do citijcc'tion, lmwe'vcr, if tile Court thoughtPrOper,thrtithiise letter's should he ColnlamiiCated. The Co — irrt then 'peiniiitterr Admiral Hallowell 'to peruse the letters which, had. been Liven in 'eVi 'deuce, and adjot;r;:erl. will neXt nutke his statement, aril enter upon the thirri charge. 87syti - ;TEti Mb Finnie, chlrged on a former cia,' . fit'theilan . §itin-h6ii?f, %vitli the nnirdcr of 'it'Lased;''oiti boir'Ct Caroline, ty pilvate ship in tlie'thst . indi t Coin_ pariy s service, Underwent atiotliWeximiinatTiin, and is to attendiiriiia' at'thi.ehdiira'tortuiglits. DUrCII MAIL. STATES OF friANOVER. HANOVER, DEC. 29.—Coun't- Setalenburgh • • - Wolfenburg .having been named Freshlent of the Assembly of the States, Mr: Erblandrost Von .13aref Q4nabruk,- General Syndre; and Connselleat• • - • Meyer, Seeretary-Generals,: Assembly be ing now duly constituted, began its prOccedings after:heuring the propOsitiOns' from his Najest.y's fil'r an Address to' the l i iince'Reirent. These propOsitions having mentioned'his Royal highness "s intention, after .securing the indtpeu , . . . , tI , dence and'safety of toe 'country,-tov ie it an n - .• •:, - • ••• , , tern - al administration most Su:tante to the Ppirit Of the Gernlol nat•iOn for .Whieb put poSe the Deputies of 'tie sacral provinces U'ere here for the - first time assembled. in -a General Diet of the whole country, and proceedea to mention the a poilat on which the OliiniOns of the States is re- quired. 1. The - con•solidation of the taxes 'aird'derts of all the 'pro- ' liners intSone'litass; "Ituyalilightie - ss:has been pleased tolrletermine thitt -the:JOyal cionkaigs. shdll con tribute to the waits of the country. 2. The regulation of the system of taxation, recommending • - t • pa . itic ' ulai : Ohclatid:faX,'Wlii'ci) * ls the olh'st mefhoil Of taxa tion in the 'gkat.c'gt ,tni'd'hitist - 'part of the Hanoverian' States. . 3. The ascertaining of the debts. 4. The support of the Army, which will b e ma d e easy b y letting' the' most Considerat4t; ji ut of the A ruts . consist of Land4ATH • '• ." 50;•To consider•how the adtnini , trition of justice and the police ill the Patrimonial Tribunals may be rendered more Consonant tothOse of the Sovereign, and the rights be mode lled; the exercise of which cads'e'direat incons:eniciieies ana .I;tlf.' . A•l4etter regiilatiOn of tiii?&ltninistration or the higli Departnie►its : ' - The Assembl)i has appointed a Committee to consider of the order in which these, objects shall be discussed. • On the'27th it was resolVed to represent to the Ministry, that it was impOssible• tnl•e,,,,aulate a new system of taxation before the end of this year and, therefore, to •tice of the taxes, as at present, may be continued in 1815; till the nevv is ready to b e i ntro d uce d. In the- same Sitting , thanks were voted .. to the flanoverian military; who took iiit actiVe Plirt'irt . the la..teVv'ar and . at-the -sant e ' tine iE was resolved to inclose this Address in a letter to his 'loyal Highness the Duke aCa min idge; which has. bCCII presented tu day, by a De)ititllthni rtlchlt the Sf4tes . .. !is-inerely • compliMentary, and Contains nothing; . etnarliable.] • HANOVER, ' JAN. DOCICC of the Prince Regent liiis'been ji cblisiced, ortlet'..inl:t the' taxes to be continued in' the Vehr 1815, on their pri:4nt footing, according to the wish of the,States, - till the new systeln.con , be prepared. Highnes . s the Dukeol-I.lrunswick, who_ camehere on the . 29th ult. departedzi . gain, yesterday. INIADRID GAZETTES. MADRID, DEc. 25.—Pis Majesty unexpectedly made leis :appearance at nine o'clocYin the morning * , accompanied by the Captain of, his guard, at the office of the Minister of Finance. All the clerk's' were 'instantly ais'einliled: His Majesty then en tered into the mitniteSt detail of the occupation (if each of them. He s,;(id inanN'' flattering to sonic of them, and oilers' were issued on dif ferent - subjeet'S in las pi - esenee. •• • •• • SA.RAGO/SA - ; Villa-Camp , who wa*(ildvernor •of (p.m arrival nit the-King the're, and fled when the Cortes quitted it, has been thrown into prison. - Rebleria, In tendant of the•ts.rtny of General lilake; and Gayan, have hi with the same fate,„ . "foßEos'A, persons who accepted of kriy - orlite Atifing the stay- of the French in this city, ,have been thrown into,prison., cleigy who hold livings are to remain in the p r i son be lOnting to thei'r different Oftleis; all citheiS are to he §Vitt tci the Coninion gaol. • S'ARAGOSSA, Dtc. 24.—Three Judges of this Royal Audiencia Irave been replaced by three new ones named by the kin g% 111,03ii1n, limi:'29lL-Some Officers-have relin quished, in favour of the Royal _Treasury, a num ber of claims which they held against the (;overn 'Dent... This act of patriotism is worthy of the Sianish name - . ' • ' OLD BAILEY, J. IG. John Janies stood indrcted fOr felonionsly steal scats, the property of Thomas Bow den,' privately from his person.: : The prosecutor was at Brook-green Fair on the 2d of _Nay, wh e re his seals Were 'en't froth his watch-ribbon. The priSoner pledge+ then" at a" pawnbroli - Ws in the City-road. He acknowledged ,that he had pawned the seals, but said he had received Olen) from a peiscin whona he could not' produce.—Verdict, Guilty.—When the Jury returned the verdict of guilty, the R.B . cottint stated to.the Court, that it appeared by evidence given on a former occasion,.• no less•than 30 boys had .been employed by the prisoner to cut seals from watches : in the fair., -41ary••13hrke, Meenoi • Smith, and Elisabeth „Lambert,, were capitally indicted for privately stealing 63 yards of printed ,colton, value 41. the property of Messrs. Davis and Bottoililev-661t#. • • - :Davifl..Kelly vitt"; indicted for a highway robbery, in forcibly taking away 26 s'ilver'v;ltteli- cases and 18 watch-bokes, the• 'property of Mathew Cittrert. , ---quilty of: -Stealing. . BUDGLARY.—Edward Kuy Edwards., and [(cur , / Zr - an's alias itfark/r, were , capitally,lirdicted fin a burglary in the dwelling-house 'of Thomas SMith, and stealing therein a, silhr v:!.atelri : thike Silver tea=spoons, and other articles, his property.—Not guilty. • • Irm. Kelminster, a boy, only 15 years of are, was capi-' tally indicted for stealing two watches and a 'hat, valu e 31. the ; proKrty of Johu,Dulton, in his dwelling-house.—Guilty of stealing to the amount of :395. • Thoovg !Bards - , was indiaed for stealing; a pocket-book. containing gal. in Bank-notes,'the property of.trines Clcaver. Priaellitdi-coirld'uOt' swear to' it by anv mark, as he. had not made•auy ou it. The Jury couscqueptly acquitted the pririoner; " ' •