Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-11-26 00:00:00, page 2

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. 'Aleiterj®|b»* editors of tbeSiar, dated St. M*»
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»j§». 3<V informs that ate# diy*
before a nu^Rr of inudeseited front gunboat No.
*6di' comnnnJed by k. Lewis S. MulreyniMffirom No.
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commanded by It. Writ. St. Chiir/slifl ijjolt refuge
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on board a Spanish armed merchant, strip lying in
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Amelia Sound.. Ai anon a* tb^ntetiigeacs reached
those officers, they mabneu stormed tu>o boats,
boarded the ship, brought away and confined the
desertrie.. The Spanish roniiiiandaut at Anrclii.
demanded’that the tinea be restored to the ship.—
This lieut. tvlbett, thy United Stales'commandant
onlhat Station refused, but nevertheless pot the
Itttrtettantis Mute and St. Clair under arrest until ths
pmuure of'government shall be known. Though
tilt act of these officers transcended the bounds, of
,« their authority, it is a fault which we presume our
gayernment .will not view in a very sr/ious light, «t
Umnf reasonably tot ascribed tntlieir zeal Niidymuh
M ardor. Lieut. Muse was lately a resident in Ra
•Mgb and ualyoung gentleman ol merit.—[Ruhi^h
New-Yonx, Nov. 16. '
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.Liebow Gazettes of the 6th of October, state,
that offirial Recounts tied been received from'ford
.‘WMAngioo,(dated Lairg the 3d OctoW. His lord
ibijf preserved his situation .
t place ;„bui it
did not appear that the F’renr
<1 yet advanced
towards Coimfrft. On the 3
French occupied
tire .Mbutuins^du'ei-ri ,M
Voojja. They
left tSrtrnops *t lieira
vninimitpcatnm
was actually cut Off 1 _
iHinsb peasantry,
and the cmhti* corps, ui...„ ... .
oilers iif gen. Bu,
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ceMwand tho*# oi Jj'ibeifa. The French were not
provisions, hut miinafy stores, aud
; £ ^tbey ftm.it fight with these they bought with them,
a# they could get no supplies. V
iji An iotcrcep ted letter from, M men a to Berthier,
. .• , is published in the Lisbon p ipers. It plainly hints
*' ~ >t tjx distress of his arniy by sukrwas, debertion,
i||pyiM **iji of supplies, : It also contain* much abuse
of the English,' J ., ' j ■ ,
; * Th e ^rf,ow% letters are from the first houses in
Thc ftfet IS dated the 4th of October :
^.Yoo haye h^with hud « rlliogtooV official
; account tof the tnmle of the 27th ult. between hit
■ if my nod theFr^nch undrr Mass'na ;fr i» suppo
sed the total loss* of the latter exceeds 5000 uien iq
s
ktlfeid. wounded, Hit. They are, however, m mime
*'(% '00»*th4t notwithstanding th«f strength (which ii
.s:\T(-Mgily increased by'reinforcements from Filmland
Cadis, Set.) and good discipline of the English mik
w Portuguese troops, that they had moved forward,
••^Aand'taken possession of Coimbra, Kguera, ice.
■ r * * v *»• »*• *•! * ^pi14r * U, LVt a
and lord Wellington » falling back, to his strong
• ni>l Inffi Wallinofmi in' tv.. ..l. ».. l:. ....
,.r »« .tbe. bne “f defence intended ttr
;s\, *ov#T capital i*d Vrila Fraora end lVmche
.k'' idouht is' entertained of the favorable issue
‘ of a battle luoght at those positions, from the
gW^jCaFadvantages oi the combined army; of
P tours# we are: uuder no apprehensions |n Lisbon
wnitrca itia ova > *■ iicius n/\ i_•
Which .is all event* (Jt would appear) intended to
■ • * * ‘ * ai *
bs kept possession of, , . , -
■ ' Octohgr..^,-,.
* By the enclosed Gazni-, you, will perceive,
' that 4 smart action look place at Busacu on
Af a iprtf smatl uollmi ni..... ..a 6...'.
i^d Sfth olt. in 'which the Portuguese,
'■ieTsM’tV Aa£&f'd»<ii«t' 4* iKa xivni.«• A*__ ..C ■ • . I?
*‘*«tiNyy td the expectation* of many intelligtnl
Pffiity* f °*>^eUd tfceursdves ptost intrepidly, ami
' ‘re^rtilsed the French wtth the bayonet with real
> alsaghter. /Their .steadiness end determined eon
.eUwt io:this.affair has inspired the greatest confi
m
. dunce in the people ; and altbft’ the head quarter!
Of the army ure at Mi fra, about 20 miles hence,
not the least uneasiness prevails, and every thing
is perfectly quiet. Since the battle of the 27th,
the enemy made an attempt to turn the left wing ol
, ,tb# cdmkided aimy, and thu#-by a bold posh to gel
betwesn ii and Lisbon, but tn this.they were foilec
Lf, *l>« Okf livs* vigihtpc'e of lord Wellington, who, hj
;i b prompi a*m| rapid retFogade movement, th wartei
'tb$tr intention*, in which if the Fiench hiid 'suecee
dtd. they would have been ensi led to occupy th
'#!it»i»en«cdy strong .chain of batteries the liritisl
: * -i have everted from the Tagus across i» the saa, am
thqshavr miule lheiuselves masure of this place hi
0 .fin* manauvre.* ' •1 -vver;. ; • .,c.
, “ A, gfeaf battle now appears to be unavoidable
'- Vt>Wsies thw Portuguese trdops have been 'fairly pro
^ - r * —7 -r>--..-.v MV. u pit
U tl.i Utn anlirsn At llliaunn d nl.v*iAt>a .
. -ved in the.late action at Buaaco, i glahius rrtult;
' anti^liayd,".
MS
Tnuuhtiontfrom Luba* puprrs fir
the Ntxt York
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LISBON. Ort. 5.
enemy having taken warning t>y die recepti
'*£?** ■** vjr mu leif
i intteii 'fh2«A.__
army gave theiiu on the ni.
mWMrffJtlt^SrpttftlbJpfl which day they left
3000 iead opoiTOie field of battle, with
lenamW of wrupiVd whom they Ur
;t)<tfnl»n«t, endeavoured to go round our
ty MWfwngby M iiUko* towards Sir.lm..
turning to IhefWmbwjfd. The wiM
yy„." Pfv *iw t«tnuwiru>'» ; l fie «im
»,||W*«<t»fnt|if of lord W.llrngtoulruetratid tbit daring
■■uSiSLtidi ud nor arm* eontiauey io Concentrate to
fitpf, gavhing every moment greater /superiority.
•«t ont> by the great reinforreiueou which it is
^^.JWtswiiivly teretviog, but b«raui*>Mee**Da is eon
f* Aimully involved in new, difficulties* baring his
oommiini ^tioo with Qeira cut off, losing iiiitn eye
,, If day by U,w hUjgtK* «f the campanil, and tufier
•’ r * «g n^kmsrod mcnnveii^nees from the wauloisup.
,olkt;, jT]»e triedyufour of tbe allied troupe and ify.
eusiny, wbich heroinet worse
/;;?,^f*hry\day,^fwdi»a oh hop# fur the mo.i happy re
sw^n. French auduCUjwill’jpay dear jo* tinvtng ue
'M Bvlrnttd Ibatafritory of P«rtu|*l. .
front 8ad#j,.« <g’ the 3d imt. it
uppers spot DatfeeWrut lift 0fo«*nf4 yesterday
' wrthhit'ijfisuin for Xere* de lt»s £ab*H«ro.<„ t«
•y.;-fOpM* it if naid thhV S.T0O Frprb/whp bed
J*"**#W< a *&|* ,;A
$ «•**. Ml&m
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?£ * 'tori
ateietween tbe Mo
have nut left -:y»f corps
comniuniratmo with Spain it now cut off, is
j?«» *bep*rt«iitry already if wd-front th« ®»
Uenif, u by the corps of militia commanded by
general* Rncilltr «ad S.Iveira. Their , supplies;
not only of provisions,' but also of ammunition,
ate interrupted, and they moat fight with wbat they
have brought with them. It it not yet known with
accuracy wbat wag their effective force; some ac
counta make it 50, others 53,000 n*n;’but that
which appears moat authentic states that the force,
with w*ph the French entered Portugal, was ex
actly 60,000 men. It i» certain that they lost in
the battle of Uuasco more than 2000 killed, and
supposing the number of their'wounded to be only
four times as greet, which in truth is a very low
calculation, for as well in the British as in the Por
tuguese army, the number of the wounded was live
times that of the kill d, they must have bad 8000
wounded, so that their total loss certainly exceeds
10,000; we know nothing of the number of their
sick ; that is usually in an army on a march 1-7
or 1 8 of life whole number, and the particular
circumstances, in which the French army has
been, most have augmented that proportion.—
Whatever was the original number of those who
entered, there can be no doubt but that the
Fiench have now in the short period of 15 days,
lb' or 18.000 combatants less.
*-*«• “ supponen me enemy tindmuch
provisions in the country which they occupy:
Aveiro, Figueira and Coimbra were evacuated in
the uiost complete manner. The cavalry in
deed finds much preen torn, but every one knows
that it is bad load for beasts, as it occasions the
glanders and other disorders. There is neither wheat
nor rye in those pai ls ; and the Indian corn olCoim
hla, which is in great^bundome, is all yet to be
gathered, still in the ground half ripe. They are
therefore obliged to eat the corn roasted or boiled.
'1 he condition of the French as respects subsist
ence will not improve ; and their situation mure
rritiral at present than it was in Bella Alta ; a sm
r!~ ha', tie ipay decide their late ; ours would not fie
•J- tei inned ty two nor three. Ti e French cavalry
is in quality much inferior to ouis; their infantry
< annul resist the foimidahle attacks of our bayo
nett: ibe battle of the 27th is the pledge of our fu
tuie victories, the Portuguese troops have proved
to a demonstration that perfect confidence may be
pluced in them, and that they may tank with the
victorious veteran British troops; they long for the
i Miibat *is for a festival; such troops are mtinrfi
hle, especially when fighting for the crown of tbeii
-“V'Tiign, lor the salvation of their country, for
the glory of the nation. People of Betra Alta be
n.n cast down by the invasion of a few Vandals, al
ready defeatedDivide yourselves into parties,
and attack tt'etr detachments—You will find them
an easy conquest.
In a despatch from his excellency lord Welling
ton to his excelleury Dou Miguel Pereira Forjag,
'Med **t Leitiaon the 3d insl. is enclosed an origi
nal despatch from general Massena, directed to
Betthter, which was intercepted: we publish it,
not because ills necessary to shew to the public the
scandalous calumny which it contains, pretending
that the inhabitants desert theie booses in conse
| quence of the threats, or of the punishment which
’.bey say the marshal general would cause to be iu*
flirted on such us might remain in tbeir habitati
ons ; for the inhabitants abandon their dwellings,
because the cruelties aud outrages committed by the
French army o> lige them to make those sacrifices
<»• their own accord—By the said despatch of Mss
sena we see how muth the enemy suffer, and the in
conveniences which they experience in all theirnpe
ratmns, in consequence of the measures which bis
excellency the marshal general recommended in his
pr»i lainalion of the 4th of August. We regret the
inconveniences, which the inhabitants of the coun
try suffer, by quitting their habitations, but they
must remember that those inconveniences, are inse
I parable from a state of war, and that the Portuguese
had much better Iqjve subiniliedVo the tyrant, if
| they cannot support those privations which,are
temporary only, which deliver them from the vio
lence and outrages of the enemy, and are in the
highest degree injurious to the invadyrs. \
xjtspaun nj in as sen a co Her t/iter.
Mnnseigneur, The army left Almeida on the 16th,
■s I tiuve had the honor to inform your, highness—
The three divisions of the army arrived on the lyth
at Viseu, after having traversed horrible roads ;—
the tnentv retreated in every direction on our ap
proach, and have formed a June turn near Coimbra.
I caused the 2d and 6th corps to be posted, on the
bridge of Ciia.
The English who occupied that bridge were dis
lodged; the 8th corps is at Viseu. The grand park
of artillery, and the heavy baggage still remain be
hind, and will only arrive In morrow. The bag
gage was attar ked by 2000 Portuguese, whom 200
men sufficed to repel with loss. (This was the corps
of militia commanded by dal. Trant, which took 100
prisoners, and retired, on the enemy s receiving nin*
forcemeats.) It is impossible to And worse roads ;
they a recovered with rocks; oor artillery and bag
gage have suffered considerably, and privy ] am o
Utged to wait ftrr them. I must let them remain
two days at Viseu after their arrival, to be repaired,
and shall continue ury march to Coimbra, where 1
am told that I shall find the English and Portuguese
united. My Lord : we are marching over deserts;
ttrtt a single person do we meet; every place is a
b.rndirned : the English have the barbarity to order
the unfortunate persons who remain in their houses
to by shut; women, children, the a^ed, all flee ; in
short; nowhere can a guide be found. (It if not
the English who oblige the inhabitants to flee: it is
the line which they bear to their country, and the un
heard of .horrors which the French commit; in Canos
deSenhorim they hilled an unfortunate man whom
they found there ; and having found some families
m Sierra, they violated the women publicly, fo, fa,
'The deedf (hat they perpetrated in Spain are known
■to all. Europe.) pur soldiers found potatoes and
tome vegetables i they are Contented, and long to en
fwhihr the enemy. (rind they gained much by the
Jff enrimter,) ^TV man* ba* cawed da meftar
-Bc&tuse-it (untied only, six days.}
(Signed) ’;A MASSENA....
pctnl<er 4>
Despatch from Ms excellency the. marshal eo%»
tpandee tn chief t» frit excellency Dob Mignvl Pere*
i^ Tnrja* :—Most illustrious and excellent Sir, I ,
jN*Vfi&i- g>eaiu| satisfaction ja tuaooacing lo^our :
^c«eI|«Mjf for the information of <|»is Voysl higl^
!*»#•» Iwmpoiub.t»e8~ah«y under {Be orders of
l^exccllrnfy ?,|inrri)4r*hul general lord viscount
Wellington ld|idefeul«f ^# «Mmy'» jiria*f cojn
uwnded by uim.l
the latter made upon pur position oo the heights oi
Basaco. As hH excellency the marshal general
will give, to be laid before bis .royal highness, all
the details relative to the movements and dispositi
ons, which led to Ibis brilliant victory, 1 shall con
fine myself to what respects the particular conduct
oi the troops of his royal highness, who covered
themselves with glory, and shewed themselves wor
thy emulators of theircompanions in arms the Eng
lish army, and worthy heirs of tbaglory of their
Snrestois.
The enemy’s advanced posts having on the 25th
arrived at the foot of the mountain upon which wr
were posted, they took a position on the same day,
and during the 26‘tli the whole force of the three di
visions of their army formed a junction there. At
six o'clock lu the morning of the 27th, they attack
ed ear position at two different points with strong
columns, and the tiring continued about two hour.
and an half; the Portuguese corps who distinguish
ed themselves, were all those who had the good lor
tune to be at the points attacked, being the lollow
tu'g corps.
* nv .vi'i uiuj x iai imbues uauer me orders oi
colonel Ciminprlimiud. ami alter he was wounned.
oflitut. col Sutton. The 8lb regiment eonnnandeti
by lieut. col. Douglas. The 1st and l6’th brigades
ot the line, and the 4lh battalion of chasseurs mi
der the orders of brigadier general Pack, 'lhe 7iff
and J9th brigades and chasseurs No. 2, under tin
orders of brigadier general Colinan. The battali
ons of chasseurs No. 1 and 3. with the English light
division, and the 6th battalion of the brigade ot
brigadier general Campbell. Two brigades of ar
tillery commanded immediately by major Arents
child, and two of three posted more to the left.
The only difference that there was in the conduct
of these troops consisted in tbe.opporiunilies which
were offered to each corps to distinguish itself.—
This may be called a glorious day for the Portuguese
name, its troops having acquired by tbeir conduct,
the admiration, and the full confidence of the En
glish army.—The conduct of the 8lb regiment un
der the orders of lieut. col. Douglas, and in which
major Birmingham distinguished himself, did it
much honour. That regiment with two English
regiments dislodged the enemy with the Bayonet
from the heights, which they had gained and made
them pay dear for their momentary advantage. The
9th and 2lst regiments merited the complete appro
bation of major gen. Picton, and much praise is due
to col. Chdmpleuiucd, iieui. col. Suttun who com
manded the brigade after the former was wounded,
and lieut. rol. Jose Maria de Aranjo Bacellur, com
maoderof the 21st regiment.
Brig. gen. Park deserves my thanks, as well as
the corps that were under his orders, and tbeir com
manders, lieut. cols. Hill and Linz de Hego.and ma
jor Armstrong. The conduct of the battalion of
chasseurs No. 4, deserves to be particularly- menti
oned, as well fur tbeir bravery in theattack,asforthe
constancy with which they sustained the fire of the
enemy the whole day. ThebaltalinnofchasseursNo.
i; commanded by lieut. coll Jorge d’Avike beLaved
extremely well, and that offirer merits every eulogi
um. The battalion No. 3, under the command of
lieut. rol. Elder, particularly distingushed itself, and
in discipline and valour cannot be excelled. The
7tb aud 19th brigades of brig. gen. Colman, and
rasseurs No 2, also deserve the highest praise for
their conduct, as also their commandants cola. Pal
mejnm and Jose Caidusa de Menezes Sultoma or,
and'lieut. rol. Nixon; and particularly live compa
nies of the 19th regt. who under the immediate or
ders of lieut. rol. Macbean^, made an attack with
the hayonet on the epeniy, which is particularly
mentioned by all the offireis ot the two armies, who
witnejged it, as admirable for tbe discipline and
bravery that they exhibited.
} The battalion of rhasseurs*Nn. 6, of brig. gen.
Campbell’s brigade, and commanded by lieut. rol.
Sebastian Pinto, likewise behaved very well, and
deserves my thanks. ■
Two brigades of artillery of the 9th and 6lh un
der ihe immediate orders ol Major Arentschild, also
greatly distinguished themselves, by supporting with
steidiness during the whole of the battle, tht fire of
14 pieces of artillery, occasioning a great loss of
men to the enemy, dismounting three ol their guns,
and blowing up twoof their waggons of ammunition.
Two other Brigades of artillery also merit my ap
probation. All the officers and soldiers of those
corps are worthy of being represented to bis Royal
Highness, for thetr good and excellent conduct,
which would have done hpnor to veteran soldiers,
for by the confession of ail the English officers they
displayed equal valor and discipline. With respect
to the troops who were not immediately engaged, 1
observed in them the most ardent desire to measute
themselves with the enemy, and from appearances
they will shortly have an opportunity. But from
sitrh conduct as the Portuguese troops displayed in
the battle of Busaco, assisted by the well - known
bravery of the English army, we cannot but antici
pate a favourable result to the present contest, and
that the enemy will pay dear for the devastation
and cruellies which they have committed in Por
tugal. g
I cannot omit this opportunity'of acknowledging
the important services, which on every occasion 1
have received (font the talents and zeal of the Quar
ter Master Geueral of the army Col. D Urban; and
I have every reason to be satisfied with the Adju
tant General Brito Muzmho, and with my military
secretary Brigadier Lemos, who accompanied me
during the battle; and also with the whole of my
Staff. I . i\V'. .>/-< -v •"
1 annex a return of the loss of his Royal High
ness’ army iff the battle of the 27th.—That of the
enemy mast have been immense from the accounts
rtf their prisoners and wounded, whom the enemy
abandoned afterwards, when they made a movement
upon our left. They left upon tire field of ball I,
more than 3000 killed add several generals were'
Wounded. 'The Cfenentl of: brigade §u»oa was ta
ken prisoner, and the officers whom we took say
hat the Generals Metis, La bone and Grandorg
were wounded. ,v! ■ V»-5, ■ ^ />" ■ /. , *
M God preserve ?oor Excellency——Head Quarters
it Coimbra,30th Sept.-l&ivb: X ' • 1'. ^
fij w. c; .B^RESFORdJI V
4 / Martha) and Commander in Chief.
,wt, Poo Miguel Pereira Forjax. £' 5.
■* V;, • > ■ ■ :-A ; > •• x 7 -'.j--• V-. v r
•- V*
V*'*?. the cifcrns OF Room
warntiMd by ^arica Bonaparte, and priva
*»»» «ft*r beetled; b0i wto ioroife
.«*tWjr suppressed by*b<>fBcliorder. ! y;;
TVs thc Ruman Citizens. ■ j> ■. > ,» ■
“ In tb« Losnin of ietireureatvoceoMdwitb no
g»ther cares than those of eontrtboting\j the hap
>uu*s °f my family and my neighbours, and tasting
uu Roma’s classic UrrilfcrvalUhat pore refined bliss
whi> h a mind iiunued with a love of tb* arts ran
enjoy, I was assayed by the ruthless hand of d>spo*
lisiu, rendered still more heavy by its being that of ,
a ornijirr; still more galling, as be otscs b»S life and
his honors to my intrepidity. »
“ This internal mandate was, that I should repu-.
diate an endeared wile, and desert those chjjklrsd^
whom nature"indentifies wifb my existence : thdt ‘
1 should ascend a throne created by the most hoiy
rible perfidy, and unite my efforts to desmyl and sub
jugate the yet uni-onqutred part of th«pi»e. |
“Citizens, I had no choice hetweenhii.oud^||fc.)
al submission aid immediate flight. 1 did niPlm
sitate.—The liber, on whose banks 1 had vainly
hoped to pass my allotted term of life, melted me
on her bosom, and she will waft me, I trust, in safe
ly to those prows which dreadful when sought in
hostility, become a sure place of refuge to the deet
litute and the oppressed. *'"■
Citizens, farewell; my gratitude is ell I tasWt
bebiup. May yrjpr chains sit light upon yoof^1
rstber may you soon cease to bear any, by the in
tervention of that Omnipotent vengeanrejMMhich'
eooner or later punishes usurpation, tyranny, and '
oppression.
“ LUCIEN BON APAR CE." X
From Papers received at the Office of the Publick
Ledger by the Ship Harriot, Captain Chase, $
days from Dublin.
.'■*Y
v lOMOK,
We have some account of the state of things o«f i
the shores of the Eastern Baltic, from a gentleman
now in London, who has just arrived from thence.
By this channel we are informed that the late K;ug
of Sweden offered to pot biuig> If under British pro.!
teclion under the following cm umstan.-rt: Ou the*,
beach at l}illau, he met with this, gentleman among
others, and after some conversation the king took
our informant aside, and asked him if be wa»v
an Englishman, to which question being answered
in the affirmative, Gustavos, after paying some fOm.'*^
pliments to the British nation, said, “ I will trust !
you without further inquiry, I am Guslavus Adol- •*
phus, procure me a boat, and I will proceed with you
to your ships. ’ ; , | ' f
Flie gentleman lost not n moment; he procured *
a boat with four oars, when the King leaped into jfji
and they were pushing oil when the guard onex- > ,
pertedly appeared, and presenting their firelocks,*
said tbe whole trew were dead uien if they moved V
an oar. They immediately re-landed, when Ah*
Commander, with a trembling hand, present'd to i
his Majesty the orders he had received. The King >
at first assumed a loity tone, but was softened by t:
the modest depot tunnl of the officer, wh^itsedtly
added—“ You may proceed to Germunypor you
may pass onward to Russig—tui§ our instructions
are that you shall not enter onboard the English .
fleet, or by*sny means take tbe direction of Use ,
Swedish territories." .
. Thus terminated this affair, and we have smcn ;
heard that Gustavus has arrived at Riga, which we. V
shall he happy to learn is confirmed.
It is positively stated that the Prussian harbors <
have been closed against all neutral vessels, and ara? '
now in the occupation of Frenrh troops. V f.
Another fleet is collecting to tuke out reinforce- ',
ments for Lord Wellington’s army. Detachment* .,
of the Duke of Biunswu k’s corps, as well as of
several other regiments, have been embarked from
the army depot. Isle of Wight; and several nffi.
cers go out to join the R >yal Dragoons, 4‘2d, 52d,.
11’Ae corps, and most of the regiments in Lufd:
Wellington’s army, and it is expected that this fleet '
will sail about the middle of tbe ensuing week.
At the same time, a fleet will sail with reinforce- *
merits of men and officers, for the army uud< r Si*&
Joitn Stewart, and for the i eg milts at Gibraltar^
and Malta. Major Wood proceeds with this fleets;,
with a reinforcement for the l$th, the As$ulaatd..
General's regiment. -
We learn from Plymouth that Sir Home PApbam, l
has not gone for the French coast as stated ye*-V«
terday, but for Corunna, in the Venerable, to aajjjjlf.^
the Spaniards in the expedition of which we bays,.
given notice in tormer papers, and which now only ?'•
awaits his arrival there. In this service a Urg* !'
body of seamen and marine^ are to be empU^ji.
Several transports are to follow Sir Homeflp. n
ham to Corunua, laden with ordnance, niusqoets, j.
and ammunition ; an important b)ow being intend,
ed to be struck in that quarter. It is said, too, that .?*
tbe detachments of troops at Plymouth,.and,which
were intended for Portugal, are now to be embarked .
for Spain, without delay; where, also, if our army
is compelled to retire from Portugal, a large part of i
l ham nr, in kl m.i
ibem are to ba sect.
i- '■ * •
• flIr- * Kenzie remains at MorJaix, but the
dispatches from him afford no reuoD to betievu1 ,
that the negotiation will terminate successfully., , s'Vj
\\ e are informed that the following is the state- dj
of the negdtiatiun between this country and Fruucav »
relative to the exchange of prisoners. /'■' " #
Our first terms were deemed inaiiniissibleby'
France. We then offered to consider all detained L
persons as prisoners of war, and exchange theqs
accordingly. There are in France all JuSgLf pri-;
soners and detained persons, afoul 1?W0—i# r
England 15,000 prisoners. The Frt-nch wodldoet
agree to it, hut demanded that all the French wi
sonera in England should be tent home, "jW,' e*
change for the English prisoners and persons de. " •
tallied in France, nod that afterwards B<»n spUrtr^
would liberate t be Spanish prisoners. Tbit of course '
was refused. . * v r ?»;*■'
The English Government then'''offered:
change man lor man, rank-for rank Including pi&‘- :
toners of the allied powers on both sides, which, wo
understand, Was refused/ '+ •v.-.k *V.
M r. M‘Kebzie as we have already eaid, remainsH‘r
at Morlkix. Our government Will do ^l that da- * ‘
pends on theo> to effect the bberation W our caj*
live countrymen. But Bonaparte ie actuated by 'bo v
such feelings, and’ careless wf French prisoners io ",
otfr possession, became more iusoWt in hie de>
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