The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

the others are gone to the grand army of Romelia, or returned
into their provinces. Of this number the troops of the Heys I
and A yans of Asia, form the greater part. Those, before their
departure, engaged themselves by a most sacred oath before
the Grand Vizier, to sacrifice all their personal animosities,
and to appear at the first signal to defend the Nlahometan reli-
gion and the Empire. Ismael, Bay of Seus, Kari Asmanu
Oglu, and Kali-Angli Oglu were the first win set nut t they
were followed by the celebrated Ciapin Oglu. Mustapha Bai-
raitar is incessautly occupied in augmenting the Seymens, which
be will raise to 160,030 men ; they are to have red, green, and
white uniforms. These troops will he divided into 100 huluks
of 1603 men each. There will he for each huluks a Cinbas-
chi, a Mnidahzin (two Staff Officers), 16 Juba chi, and 160
Ousbaschi (Captains and Lieutenants). The Grand Vizier has
entirely done away the obstacle which resulted from a difference
of religion, and which the Porte has hitherto so inviolably res
spected ; Turks and Greeks are to serve indiscriminately ,
in the corps of Seymens. Mustapha has already at Buds-
chuck, many Greeks among his best troops, and on the
12th of October, his confident and banker made their en-
try under an escort of sixty Seymens, who were all Armenians.
—The Grand Vizier caused in the month of October a great
number of Cackgis (rowers and fishermen) to come to the envi-
rons of the capital, in order to make them serve on hoard the
fleet. The antient corps of Janissariei loses every day its con
sistency. The Grand Vizier has just caused to he executed.
two of the most powerful supports of that corps, and who were
the most powerfully opposed to Nizami-Goidid, the ci-devant
Sicmeu Baschi, and the inspector of arsenals Khwegi-Oglu Mus-
tapha Aga; this last, on his being arrested, having called to ,
the 25th Colinrt of Janissaries, to which he belonged, for as-
sistance,
Mustapha immediately killed him with a blow of the
sabre. The executioner afterwards cut off his head, as well as
that of his unfortunate companion. The Grand Seignor has by
a decree given to the Grand Vizier, unlimited powers for the
augmentation of the forces both by sea and land. This Minister
completely paid the new troops before the commencement of
the fast, and, w hat is very important, has established a cham-
ber of finances, particularly for the Seymens, at the head of
which he has placed the former treasurer Bedidsch Effendi.
lie has replaced the Minister of Finances by the antient Crousch-
bielie, Marshal of the Court Taltsim, Achmet Effendi, who
has for his successor, Hamm! Mehmesch Effendi, formerly
p,',,sident of army accounts. Thanks to the indefatigable vigi-
-1..1ee and energy of Mustapha Bairactar, all these important
c`m tnges have been peaceably elected--Egypt continues to enjoy
the most perfect tranquillity. The Pacha of Bagdad pursues
with vigour the important advantages which he has lately
gained over the weehabitet.—(Moniteur, Dec. 5.
CoNSTA NTI f4.11'1.6, OCT. 25.—The Grand Vizer has caused
Bashi Aga, Commandant of the Marine, the fanatical enemy of
every thing that was Turkish, to be beheaded. This event has
caused a great oemation in the capital. We have been equally
astonished at teaming of the di-position of Haggi Pacha, Com-
mandant of the Castles of time Dardanelles, who has been sent
into exile. He has been replaced by Habib Pacha, who is
considered as a zealous partisan of the Porte. AI. Bosgoisvick
has presented his credentials as Charge d'Affaires from Russia.
—Muniteur, Dee. 6.

COURT OF INQUIRY.

NINTH DAY.

CHELSEA COLLEGE., TVESDAT, DSC. 13.

The proceedings commenced by teading a letter frem Sir
D. Dalrymple to Sir C. Cotton, Stating the operations of the
British army np to the battle of % imiera, and the terms of the
subsequent Armistice and Convention.
Sir Harry Burrard then placed himself beside the PreSident,
and read his narrative in substance as follows

" Mr. Prcsident, awl my Lords and Gentlemen,--On July 28
I received a notification from the Commander in Chief, that his
Majesty had been graciously pleased to appoint me second in
command under Sir Hew Dalrymple, and with that notification
I received a copy of my itmtructions, and a list of the Stair, and
the amount of the army to be employed. Oa the 23d, I receiv-
ed my final orders from Lord Castlereagh; en the 27 th I embark-
ed at Portsmouth ; and on the 31st, sailed from that port, it
having been previously stated to me by the Under Secretary of
Plate, that Government wereextrctaely impatient for my sailing.

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DEC. 18.

I also received a letter, previous to my leaving Portsmouth,
from Lord Castlereagh, intimating a wish, before I proceeded
to the South of Portugal, that I should touch at Oporto, Or tend
some confidential agent there to collect w hat iuformation I could
upon the matter; connected with the service. Having expe-
rienced baffling winds in the Channel. I went on board the Bra-
zen sloop, and arrived at Oporto on the 16th of August, where
I learnt that Sir A.. Wellesley, having been reinforced by Gene-
ral Spencer's division, had debarked at Mondego Bay. I pro-
ceeded immediately on my voyage, and arrived at Mondego Bay
on the 18th. It was my intention to have disembarked at that
place, and to have sent Sir John Moore to the Tagus with his
division, with a view to take the enemy in the rear, but 1 found
a variety of obstacles opposed to me. In the first place, Sir A.
Wellesley had swept the country of every species of conveyance,
and though the people were disposed to assist the British arm.,
they had not the ability. Carriages we could find noise, the
streams were all dry, and with respect to provisions we should
have been in a very precarious state. I made all possible in-
quiries after the 156 mules, promised by the Bishop of Oporto,
hut none had arrived, nor could any account of their speedy ar-
rival he gained. It was equally imprudent at that time to have
landed part of the reinforcements; for had Sir *John Moore's
brigade been disembarked it would have taken time to equip
that brigade, with a view of marching into the interior, and
would besides have placed the columns at such a distance, that
a want of co-operation must necessarily have been felt. I there-
fore resolved on proceeding to some other point of destination.—
On the 19th, at night, we spoke a dispatch-boat, which inform-
ed us that Sir Arthur Wellesley had had a smart action with
the enemy on the 17tb, and had sustained some loss, but not ade-
quate to that of the enemy. I directed Sir John Moore to teturn,
and land at Mondego Bay, in order that he might he enabled to
support Sir A. Wellesley, should he be obliged to fall hack, or
to assist him to prosecute further advantages. By the same
boat, I gained information that Peniche was in the hands of the
enemy, and that it would he impracticable to land with safety
Small of that fort. Under all these circumstances, as I hese
before stated, I thought it prudent that the army should halt,
and felt great satisfaction that my brother Officers, whose ta-
lents and experience were unquestionable, concurred with me
in the propriety of that opinina. On the morning of the 21st,
I landed, and presently heard a firing towards Vimiera. I vv:,
convinced the enemy had forestalled the necessity of the British
army's advancing, by commencing an attack themselves. I un-
derstood Sir Arthur Wellesley was on the left of the army, and
I shortly after joined him on the heights. I had a few word.
of explanation with him, and I had such reason to be satisfied
with the dispositions he had made, that 1 directed him to go On.
and complete the business he had so successfully and so happily
began. By thus directing him to proceed, I imagined 1 eta
exercisine one of the functions of a Commander in Chief, and I
held res.self responsible for the issue. Soon after the French
gave way, and in less than two hours they were every where
repulsed. At this moment I was informed that no advantage
could be expected from the Portuguese cavalry ; and on Sir Ar-
thur's suggesting the propriety of the troops advancing, I
answered that 1 saw no reason for changing my first epinion, and
that it was better the army should wait the arrival of reinforce-
ments before they proceeded to advance. During the engage-
ment, I. had observed the inability of the artillery horses, and a
want of celerity in their movement, I also abserved large
bodies of the enemy's cavalry mov ins; in different directions, and
a body of infantry to the left which had not been engaged. The"',
and other circumstaoces, formed my determination, and Gene-
rals Murray and Clinton, said I had well determiued. 00
I 22d, Sir A. Wellesley came to me from Peniche, and informed
me that Sir 11. Dalrymple had arrived. I went to the out-
posts, and fouud the French General, Kellerman, was advent;
ing with a flag of truce; mid of the transactions stibeque,i,
to that, the Board, he presumed, were already in possession.
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Sir H the De Advocate
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Judge
. Burrard having finished,
read a string of questions which had beenp previously sent to Si., ,
H. Burrard, and to which the latter read his answers in writing.
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The first question related to the account of the state of the army
which Sir H. Burrard had received on his arrival. Sir
Burrard's answer described it as particularly deficieot il' ca-
valry,while the artillery carriaes were rather deficient, a
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there was a want of horses for draw ing them.
Q. Did Sir A. Wellesley express awi to urf thr enemy
immediately tipou the battle of the ?.I st ?sh p did.A. lie
The Question was then put by Lord Moira :—Does Sir 11. Bur-
rard nut suppose that the French troops had vudcrg
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