Star.
London, England, 1815-01-17 00:00:00

AYR, JANUARY 12.

MgLANCHOLT Smereuroc..--Early on Tuesday
morning last, the Margaret of Londonderry, JOHN
MeINTIRItt Master, with three men and 20 passen-
gers, was wrecked in Cu'lean' Bay, when all perished,
excepting Norman M'Leod, mate, and Edward Do-
nald, seaman. The latter arrived in town last night,
and related, that they left Derry on Saturday even.
ing, and their sails being shivered to pieces in a dread.
ful storm, the vessel struck about five o'clock, when
the master, one of the hands, and some of the passen-
gers, took to the boat, but were drowned ; that he
and the mate stuck in the rigging, and when day
dawned, though a great number of people were col-
lected on the shore, from the violence of the storm no
assistance could be given them ; there was then on
the deck a man holding his wife in his arms, a woman
surrounded by five children, on leer way to her hiss-
band in Glasgow, another woman and child, a gen.
teel looking woman, who told him she was a quarter-
master-terjeant's wife, and had lived some time id
Hamilton, and a Mrs. Carrick, the only person whose
name he knew, with her child. That the tide making
about eleven o'clock, they were all swept off the
wreck, and though some reached the shore alive, they
were so benumbed with cold, that they soon expired.
Fifteen of the bodies are already come ashore, but the
corpse of the master is still missing. She was loaded
with beef, hides, butter, flax, linen, and linen•yarn,
for Greenock, and supposed to be worth from two to
10000. It is expected a great part of the cargo will
be saved. and that the vessel will be got off. Much
praise is due to Captain Thomas Wallace of this place,
who, on hearing of the loss, with his acc?stomed ac-
tivity and, humanity, immediately repaired to the
spot, and has continued there since, exerting himself
for the recovery and securing of the cargo ; and we
understand Mr. Wallace is of opinion, as the boat
drifted on shore, it he had been there in time, he
would have been able to save most of the lives.— ,
About day break yesterday morning, it blowing a
dreadful gale, considerable anxiety was excited by
the Amity, of this port, Daummouo Master, appear.
ins in a perilous situation, not far from the rocks to
the north of our harhour, and being for some time
discuyed from the view of the spectators by A hail
shower; but for.unately, being able to make at tack,
bile ran ashore on the other side,, without receiving
any damage, aria is eTpected to be got off:

TNR 4RMr.

Orders were yesterday issued from the Office of
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for
the immediate disembodying of several Regiments of
Militia.
The following distinguished military characters
have within these few days had interviews with ttu'
Duke of Youx:
General Sir Charles Hastings, Major-General Disney, Majoi.
General Sir William Ponsonby, Major-General Sic G. F. Walker,
Lieutenant-General Slade, Lieutenant-General Gray, Major-Ge-
neral Hawkes, Eieutenant•General Stephenson, Major-General •
Madsion, Major-General Cunsollngs, Major-General Vincent,
Major-General Griffiths, and Major-General Gammal.
The following are the Regiments quartered in Tre.
land :
411. Royal Irish, 6th and 7th Dragoon Guards ; 4tb, IStii, zn4:.
15th Light Dragolits ; Ist or Royal Scots (3d bat.,; 11th, ctst:t.
ußtli, 32d, 34th, sGtb, 38th, 42d, 45th, 414th, Sthh, t'l9:h (2cibrt.,
60th (sth bat.), 61st, 62d (tal bat.), Ruth. 71st, 724 (2d hat.) 741:..
77th, 79th, asd (1 bat.), 84th '?d bat.), Roth (2d bat.), 9oth (Pa
hat.), 91st, 92d, and 94th Regiments of Foot. Militia Kegiments,
the Ayr, Cheshire, Edinburgh East and West lisNex, Forfar,
and 3d Lancashire, East Middlesex, Monmouth. Rertfrt sr,
Shropshire, 2d Somerset, East Suffolk, Wiltshire4tl We. York,
North York, Armagh, North Cork, Donnegal, I .ml..);.lerry.
North Mayo, Roscoulnion, Tipperary, Tyrone, act!' Wozforl.—
Total—six Regiments ef Cavalry, Y 8 of the lane, and 17 of 7.1 -
Total number of nieu-36,400, escluiive of Artm
Engineers, Ste.

Our Readers will hear with regret tl,at last niAll•
died SAMUEL TIIORNTON, Eq. M.P. for the Borough
.of Sintthwark.4
The PnINCE Rem:NT has conferreJ. the tedi dt reni
Ribband on Lord ERSKINF, as a ni•irk of bis spccal
reg.trd, that 'Nobleman having been Ante SO year:
in personal establishment as Prince of W 4 LES..
' Thursday the Duke of 'ironic visited Mr.
exhibition of sculpture.
Saturday the Dukes of KENT and Gt.orcEsr:-r
went to view Mr. BACON'S exhibition of sculpture.
The Duke of ATUOLL has ordered ten bolls of meal
to lot distributed among the poor in the villne of
Stanley.
A solemn service is to be celebrated .in Al the
churches of France on the 'list instant, in honour of
the memory of Lows XVI.
A private arrangement harrestnred to the Ditches:
of Ont.Eass the fine estate of Chanteloup, sold long
ago as national property.
BREAM—The prices remain the same as last week.
A new Juliet is coming out at Drury-lane, young
and beautiful.
A new musical entertainment is in rehearsal at
Covent-Garden Theatre. The music by Mr. Bailor
and Mr. REevr.

Yesterday, the Prince of Orange Packet, BRIDGE,
arrived at Harwich, with a mail and passengers from
Holland; and Diana packet,with a mail and passen-
gers from Cuxhaven.
By the Cossack, Ha ennow, of Glasgow, arrived
at Cork, we have the following very unpleasant par-
ticulars :—The Cossack sailed from Havannab, 24th
November, under partial convoy of his Majesty's ship
Ivrea, parted 3d Dec. in lat. 31.10ng. 70. tell in with
an American privateer, of 14 guns, which succeeded
in capturing the fallowing vessels : —The Roselle, of
Leith; Princess, Dawes ; Portsea, Stock; Brigantine
S. B. Brand. The Cossack escaped, after fighting the
Livateer in company with the Only Son, Mackie, for
verpool. The Captain says, that 490iinfl of the
Ann's convoy were cast away neatthe
The Alexander and Joseph hive both arrived at
Rochelle from the. United States, tend the former lett
Savannah the 12th ult. It was reported that the Bri-
tish expedition to New Orleans had tailed, but the ac-
counts from Rochelle, received yesterday, give no
support to such a rumour, and we believe it to be
wholly unfounded.
Hari.—This morning,between one and two o'clock,
a most alarming fire broke out in the back premices of
Mr. Sum', a Leather-seller, in Cock-lane, Smith-
tick!, which, from the oily substance contained therein,
created an unusual degree of alarm, as the fire
instantly extended to the five adjoining houses, when
the whole neighbourhood became in a perilous state,
' as its communication with unabated fury continued t
I increase, when most fortunately the arrival of a num-
' her of engines from the different Firenffices, after
some time prevented its spreading to any considerable
extent. Unfortunately on this occasion five houses
1 were entirely destroyed, with the whole of their con-
tents. Happily no lives were lost. Ie may net be
amiss to observe, that where this fire commenced was
within a few yards of where the great fire in the City
of London ended, A. D. 1666.
SPORTING INTELLIGINCE, JAN. 16.—DERS!
2000 to 100 apt Sir Joshua by Rubens; 500 to 100 Sir Joshua
apt Equator • 300 to 100 iir Joshua Agit the Sally colt ; 500 to
100 Whalebone and Black Diamond.apt all Boyee's Stable; 752
to 50 apt Mr. Watson's Dick Andrews CO'I;
OAKS.-500 to 400 on Lord G Cavendish's f. agst Deena;
SOO to 400 on Minuet apt Duessa; WO to 50 apt Liuton's filly.
Mufti/tn.—The Surrey Fox Hostels meet '1 huriday. a; the
George, Westerham ; Saturday, at grown Ash HUI. 'obit,
Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet Thursday, at Pend Hill. ihe Harriers
meet Saturday, at kennel. Pytehley Hounds meet Thursday; at
Chanvelton ; Friday, at Hemplow Hill ; at half•past ten Vett
day. The Oakley Hounds meet ***horsey. at Bletsoe; Filday.
at Salem Thrift. at eleven each day. The Hatfield Hounds air
Thursday, at Prae Wood ; Saturday, at Dowdelle, at half-pact
ten. The Fox Hounds of R. S. Lloyd, Esq. meet Thunday, at
Abilsams Past, at•half.past ten. The Jimisr.Maat moot Smoiday,
at Matching Great. The East Essys Hounds meet Thunder,
at Teter, Hall.
Thursday as the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM and Co-
lonel BROWN were entering the town of Aylesbury.
from Stow, to attend the Quarter Sessions, the carriage
vas overturned, by which his Lordship's servant, who
rode on the dicky, was so much injured, that he died
on Sunday morning. Both the Marquis and Colonel
**OWN were hurt, but not materially.
We have heard. with regret, that Lord DONOUGH-
MORE has got a fall from his horse. by which his Lord-
ship has sustained considerable injury.
A. case of peculiar interest will very shortly be
brought before the LORD CHANCELLOR. It is a petition
on a statute of lunacy. preferred by the brother of a
,Noble Peer, who is presumptive heir to the title,
against the Noble Lord. The f acts are simply these :
his Lordship was, during the life of his first wile,
under a certain trusteeship. He married again, with
the eldest daughter of one of the Trustees, and the
crust was dissolved soon after by the new fainily. His
Lordship's brother contends, that this step was most
improperly taken, as the Noble Lord's general incom-
petence was particularly well known to the world, and
be has several affidavits to prove the incapacity. Oa
the other side the father of the new-married Lady ha.
tiled 87 affidavits to rebut the charge of mental know-
petency on the part of., the Lord. The first
bearing will penbably be in private.

uxt liatit77AL.

nun cnrift trrAiNERAL 101114 'MURRAY.
• The o)l444at'Oill atipiiiited for the trial of Sir
Jon!: IdestitAt 'yesterday assembled at Winchester,
at ten o'cleck; r ,The Court is composed as follows
illfALyszp c;s:tace, President.
tart of Ludlow. • Hon. Sir Edward Paget.
Ler,l Chnllei Fitzroy. Hon. H. G. Giay.
sir George Beasit4. Sir Brent Spencer.
General Harm.. . Sir Samuel Atietuntity.
General • List.-Gee. Chant: hive.
Sir Charles Grua. • Limit Mantresaor.
Hun. Wm. Lumley. LteGen. Ackland. and others.
The Members having been sworn, and the charges,
which were three in number, read, the Deputy Judge-
Advocate, Mr. LARPENT, addressed the Court at
great length; Sir J. Murray having previously pleaded
Not Guilty to all the charges. Mr. LARPENT began
by observing, that the high rank and station of the
individual, the merits of whose conduct the Members
of that Court were now assembled to investigate, in-
volvfog both his personal honour and his military
character, rendered it unnecessary in him to impress
upon' their minds, either by caution or exhortation,;
the duty of patient attention, or the necessity of die.
missing from their recollection whatever impression
they might have heretofore received. The questios
which they had to try, as it equally affected the ad:
vantage of the service, and the reputation of Sir Jobs
Murray, required that the decision should be foandod
exclusively on the evidence, documeotery and oral,
Which would be produCed before them. These were:
considerations so important, and at• the same time le
obvious, that it would be an unnecessary, and Owe.
fore an idle waste of their time for him to labour any
longer in enforcing them.. The. first point to .whicb
he had in the outset to draw their attention, was el*
letigl.ll of time that had elapsed since those events had
taken place that gave rise to the present charges, both
he.:ause it was desirable to be accounted for, and be.
cruse, beneficial as he was convinced it had.bect to
S:r John Murray, he would probably make its a, Sub.
Wet of complaint in the course of his defence. It was
necessary for him, therefore, to enter into a brief nar-
rat:ve of the circumstances which had made the delay
unavoidable, and of the manner in which, with re-
ference to this object, the time had been employed
since the raising of the siege of Tarragona, in order
to satisfy.tire Court that no blame was imputable to
any nem?... in the second week of July, 1813, his
Majesty's Mihisters first became otteially acquainted
with that event, and the circumstances with which it
was attended. The Duke of Wellington had received
the information some time previously. as well from
Captain Carroll, as from the reports of Sir John
gurray himself, and of Admiral Hallowell. The
first step taken by his Lordship was, to call on Gene-
ral Murray for a full explanation of the conduct and
operations both of the force immediately under his
command, and of that under the direction of General
Copons. Admiral Hallowell had in the mean time
forwarded his statement, and the nature of his repre-
sentations was such as •to render it impossible that
father enquiry should not take place. It was pro-
.babie that Sir John Murray himself would see the
Tropriety of calling for a full investigation. Lord
Bathurst. immediately directed that a Court-mar-
-tial should be assembled in Spain with all practi-
cable (1040 for this purpose. Lord Wellingtop's
statementi; tiontsvar,. did not arrive till the follow-
.liinn—riar,oselasa4a three oharges:ia Waif aweseat
shape were transmitted to England. In consequence
of the difficulty of assembling a Court in the Perlin-
sula at that time, or of sparing a sufficient number of
officers of due rank, from the western army, the year
1813 expired before any proceedings could be insti-
rated. Sir J. Murray was, however, furnished with
a copy Of the charges, and required to send in a list
of witnesses to be summoned in his defence. A let-
ter was received from Admiral Hallowell, stating,
that he was desirous of callinic, in support of the
third charge, a number of Spanish witnesses of high
rank; but before this could be accomplished, it was
necessary to procure the sanction of the Regency.
This assent was obtained, but coupled with the condi-
tion, that their examination must be conducted ac-
cording to Spanish forms, v iz. that the questions should
be put in writing, and be answered in the same way, but
not upon oath. A practice so injurious to the honour
and character of a British Officer, and so repugnant
to all the established principles of our own law, could
to admitted only by consent of Sir John Murray, who
would still be entitled in his defence to urge the ob-
jection of its illegality to testimony so delivered
against him. This brought them to the month of
March, 1814. Lord Wellington had sent away. the
eastern army, and none of the delay, certainly, which
had occurred, was attributable to Sir John Murray,
who, .in the following month, acceded to, the offer of
the Spanish Regency on one or two equitable condi-
tions, Lord Wellington then ordered a Court to be
itsetoNed at Tarragona; but on finding the reluc-
tinrA esstertainetr kr General Cole, and • others, to
try an officer so much senior to themselves in the ser-
vice,: and on their representations of the impropriety
of holding a Court-martial on a British officer of such
high sank in a foreign garrison town, all parties were
Ordered to return home, when Sir John Murray glig!rt
have the advantage of an enquiry before a competent
tribunal. The time had been since occupied in col-
lecting the various military and naval witnesses, and
in endeavours which had not, hoWever, been attended
with success, to obtain the consent of the Spanish
Authot'ities to allow the atter.dance of the Officers
named by Admiral Hallowell. He should now pro-
ceed to describe what the position of the army under
the command of Sir John Murray was, at the period
alluded to in the first charge; what the intentions of
Lord Wellington bad been; and what were the
,proceedings of Sir John Murray under those instruc-.
trim s. He should submit as the best evidence on this
in the first place, Sir John Murray's own account
ot the ciperations referred to in the first and second
charges. The third charge was in the hands of Admiral
Hallowell, and was founded on that Officer's report
to Sir Edward Pellew. This report, he conceived it
tizetssary, should be read at the outset. It was dated
On bolid his Majesty's ship Malta, and o represented
that he bad been directed to embark the whole army
!tuna before Tarragona, and was-sorry to say it had
been done with great precipitation, leaving behind
than 21 pieces ot ordnance, which had been spiked,
and their carriages burned. That he bad offered to
secure them in the coarse of the night, and that the
hilses and baggage were removed the next morning..
Without molestatton. 'Mit the garrison consietkd' or

about 1600 m.', sighthe_ INlnkkhitaavgdvancing
from Barcelona, as he undaszoo4 of 5000, with two
field.pieces, two'beary gens, and tsyro howitzers.—
That he ascribed the orders for inkal.ediata embarka-
tion to the indecision of ,Sir Jobn blarrayj and that
the British arms had been more dirraord, than 411 f
ever were on any former oceasioni rhat heirad oat
an officer with the intelligence to Lord Wellington
and that he anticipated, under ..the sanie cointnand,
only a repetition of the same disasters and depinrable
consequences which he had already !described." He
(the Deputy Judge-Advocate) should rest his own
charges on the statements and assertions of Sir John

Mnt ray himself ; which. however. it would be com-
petent to Admiral Hallowell. if it should be neces-

sary to his purpose, to controvert and disprove. The
third ch Irge, though not contradictory to, was per-
fcctiy lu:c.)nnected with, the two first. The first re-

1 tteki to the sicge of Tarragona, and the delay in
r it, r veil after, in Sir J. Murray's own former
opinion, the success of the enterprize had. becoMe
hopeless. The second was, that he had disobeyed his
instructions in embarking only a part of his army, and
in subsequently disembarking them. The third charg-
ed, that the force, when embarked from before Tar-
ragona, was embarked in a hurried and precipitate'
manner, so as to sacrifice the. object panted out in
Llrd Wellington's lettei; and to disgrace the mili-
tary character of the country by'abindotiing various
trophies to an approaching enemy. The position of
the army was suppnied to be enettong, as to enable
,the
British Commander' to operate-against the flanks
kof the enemy's forte, eitherinitnediately or by means
'of a naval ezpeditibn j and accdrilingry Me=
moranda of Lord Wellington, which would be read
to . the Court, these objects were distinctly recom-
mended to the attention of Sir John Murray.—
By these instructions he was directed, in the event of
being unable. to storm Tarragona, to get possession
of the open part of Valencia, and to advance his po-
sition so as to compel the esemyto retire to the other
side of the Lower Ebro. If Sachet should be ton

strong, and Tarragona should still be enabled to hold
out, this was to be the object which Lord Wellington
expected to see accomplished. He was alas directed
14nd as Ea to the north as possible, in order that
Suchet's force hiving been weakened by the diver-
sion of part of it to Tarragona, the other purpose
might be facilitated in its execution. Every thing
chewed and illustrated the clearness of Lord Wel-

lington's views, and the distinctness with which it
was pointed out to Sir John Murray, to return to Va-
lencia as soon its he should be convinced of the im-
possibility of taking Tarragona. Translated copies
of these instructions had been sent by his Lordship to
the Spanish Generals, the Duke del Parque, Elio,
and Copons.—[Here Mr. Larpent read at length
these memoranda drawn up by Lord Wellington.]
They intimated his Lordship's surprise at the alleged
want of artillerymen, particularly as there were the
two companies which had been found sufficient at the
storming of Badajoz, and expressed the impossibility
that existed of advancing further supplies to the Sp.i. '
nish troops. The nature and component parts of the
entire force under Sir John Murray was described,
and the success of the plan marked oat stated to de-
pend on the circumstance of none of the different
corps being dispersed. Sir John Murray was direc-
ted to take with him as many cavalry as could be
couveyed in the transports, and the rest to remaiti
sahibs sioniskQemernb,
be reinforced tram Galicia, and the t anniii
were to 'keep op. a constant communication. As soon
as Tarragona had fallen, and thiiplan was in a course
of active execntion, Sir John Murray was to establish
the kingdom of Valencia, leaving General Don Mar-
tin behind with one division. He should not now
enter into the question, whether or not Tarragona
ought to brie been taken, or whether a general ac-
titin ought to have been fought with Marshal Suchet,
but he conceived it to be quite clear that if the siege
was to be raised, and on the reasons alleged and set
forth in Sir John Murray's own dispatches, the delay
which he suffered to intervene ought not to have
taken place. The next letter which he should read
was Sir John Murray's own account, dated the 7th tit
July, 1813, in the camp before Tarragona. This 14-
ter intimated to Lord Wellington, that he (S;r John)
had, he feared, undertaken more than he could per-
form ; that Sachet had a force of 24,000 men at his
disposal ; that he had himself but 19,000 men, and of
those only 4000 Germans. and British that he could
rely on ; that though willing, his army was very
.weak, and greatly in want both of clothes an money.
--41 y this letter, therefore, it appeared, that so early
as the 7th, he Wad despaired of the capture of 'Tarra-
gona. Had he immediately sailed, as above directed,
for the coast of Valencia, the Other object was still to
be gained. The second letter, dated the 9th, men-
tioned Colonel Prevost's success in the attack of Fort
St. Phillippe, and that the enemy's approach to Tar.
raguna was then impeded : praised the gre,at alacrity
of Admiral Hallowell in his co-operation, and stated,
that he was credibly informed that Suchet was aik
proaching in great force. The next, dated on board
the Malta, 14,h of July, described the necessity that
had obliged Sit John Murray to embark; Suchet,
having collected about twenty-five thousand men, and
no :her alternative being left but to fight a general
.:ction under every disadvantage, and scarcely the
possibility,of a retreat. That the embarkation, if any
longer delayed, might be prevented by .a change in
the weather, or by the activity of the enemy. That
he haJ, after deducting two thousand to cover the
states, only sixteen thousand men in the whole, to
onet an army of the best French soldiers in the ser-
vice. That, as it was impossible to storm Tarragona,
and so much depended on the safety of his army, he
had deemed it prudent to rain the siege, and only' re.
gretted that he had not done so at an earlier period.
That no blame whatever was imputable to Admiral
Hallowell, but that he had thought the risk too great
to adopt his suggestion, of waiting another day to
bring off his ordnance, the importance of which
he did not think ought to be put in the scale with
the safety .of the force under his command.—
But why had. Sir John Murray, after receiving the in-
formation of which he had been in possession for some
days On good authority, delayed so long to raise the
,iege, and even cootiaued to the last hour toland artil-
lery and stone Another letter of the same date served
to shew the fluctuating opinioa of the Commander-in-
Chief, and admitted that the enemy had not acted with.
the expected rapidity. Then followed the dispatch to
Earl Bathunt, and a long explinition, addressed to
Lord Wellington, in obedience to his request to here

tviieept ;ofeemation of the progress of the dep. awl.
the Whale open tit tbit.diferOnt corps unce the
time _disembArkation.. All. these documents he
(Mr:Eiipeut)-submitted pi-the Collet furnished -no
justification for the delay of the General in coming to
Decision of such vital moment both to the safety of

Ole army and the ultimate success of the other object
of the expedition. Neither did they exculpate Li•
conduct in not returning immediately to Valencia,
where the French were then reduced to 11,000 men.
Sir John Murray had in fact, in his letter to Lord
B ithurst, written his own condemnation, for he there

aslribed to a misplaced anxiety the defect of all the
plans which he had been entrusted to execute. Ano-
ther letter to Lord Wellington contained a still more
detailed statement of an the circumstances which had

influenced Sir J. Murray in the course which he had
pursued, viz. that there was no point d'apui to which,
in case of a reverse, he could retreat; whilst the ene-
my had strong fortresses behind him, and was much
superior to him in every respect, except in ordnance ;
that General, Copons had been unable to afford him
any assivance ; and that he had delayed to raise the
siege so long. :in the confident expectation of rein-
forceMents,./.c. thathe had also been disappointed
in the hope of reetivin some additional strength from
Lord William Bantlnck, and had, under such a com-
bination of disadvantages, taken that step that pru-
dence appeared to him to prescribe. •
Hi then read the statement of General Sachet's
rot* as k appeared from the pipers- of 'Kin Joseph,
which fell into the hands of Lotd Wellington. By
this statement, which was drawn up by the French
`Ordeal St. Cyr, it appeared, that the grand total of
Sachet's army in Valencia, including a corps of 3,000
Which had been sent to Tarragona, and many small
,garrisons, amounted to 26,800 men, of which 2,817
were cavalry. Upon the documents which had been
read, it WAS his duty to submit to the Court, that, al-
though it did not appear that any thing more could
have been done on the Bth or 9th, yet, that upon the
10th, every effort should have been made by him, and
every preparation made for removing the artillery- arid
stores. That was the more incumbent upon him,
from the knowledge he had of the difficulties of the
embarkation; and the consequent danger of delay.
dir John Murray had been fully convinced in his own
mind of the impossibility of taking Tarragona, be-
fore lie had been landed 24 holm. The principal en-
gineer had given his opinion that the place could not
be takerrin less than fourteen or fifteen days, and this
was a length of time that it would be evidently
imprudent to venture to remain there. After lie
had made his resolution to raise the siege, the
days of the. lt;th and 11th ought to have been
employed in providing for the safe embarkation of the
artillery and stores, us well as of the army. On the
contrary,, it appeared that Sir J. Murray permitted
the landing of artillery, ammunition, and stares up to
the very momnit when be ordered the re-embarka-
tion of the t; oops. From the details of the operations
of the 3d of June, it appeared that the disembarka-
tion . could be completely effected in one day ;
and he was, therefore, at a loss to see what it was that
made the impossible, without leaving
the artillery and valuable stores behind. He should
not make many observations upon the detailed ac-
counts given of the siege, but should simply observe,
that no artillery had been brought to bear against the
body of the place till the night of the 10th. As Sir
,J,..teitgraymnst havelcp_p_wn at that timer hat with.
,out the, asststaneelireirareoptairc.COrpi of Spa.-
niards, he could not bring more than 9000 men
against Suchet,. he must have then known that it was
impossible for hint to take Tarragona, and should
have immediately taken measures for the safe re-em-
barkation of the artillery and stores, as well as of the
arm/. He had also to state, that, in point of fact, the
French had not advanced as far as Vendril, but bad
fallen back upon hearing of Sir E. Pellew's arrival in
the Bay of limas. He should now proceed to the con-
sideration of the second charge. As to the conduct
of Sir J. Murray after the siege' was raised, be had
been positively directed by his instructions to return
immediately to Valencia, for the attainment of an
ohjlct specifically pointed out to him. It seems that
Sir John Murray was not sufficiently impressed with
the importance of adhering to his instructions. He
violated both the letter and the spirit of those instruc-
tions ; for. instead of immediately returning to Va-
lencia, lie relanded the army at Balaguer on the 13th
and 14th of June, and was still in that neighbourhood
when Lord W. Ilentinck arrived on the 17th. The
question then would be, had he any sufficient motive
for thus deviating from his instructions Sir John
Murray had stated, that Suchet had the advantage
lof being able to retreat in safety whenever lie pleased.
What, then, could be the object of relanding the
whole army at Balaguer ? He was himself, from
experience, fully satisfied of the difficulties and dan-
gers of re-embarking them. Why, then, did he again
txpose them to this danger, when, according to his
opinion, nothing could be done against Sachet, who
had a secure retreat ? If he had obeyed his instruc-
tions, he would have been in Valencia on the 17th,
whereas he was then at Balaguer. As to the expecta-
tion of further reinforcements from Sicily. this did
tritappear to him to be a sufficient excuse for his not
having made early preparations to save his guns, if a
retreat becaMe necessary. As to the third- charge,
he should leave that to the gallant Admiral who
was the prosecutor in it. The facts were, however,
proved, of a very precipitate embarkation of the
army, with the loss of the artillery and stores. It
remained for Sir John Murray to shew that this pre-
cipitation was necessary, and the loss unavoidable.—
He believed that the fact was, also, that General Co-
pons had no notice of his intention, until the guns were
already spiked, and.a great part of the army on board.
It appeased that he had sent off the field artillery at
Balaguer, and left the heavy artillery and stores be-
hind him, notwithstanding that Admiral Hallowell
bad promised and engaged to bring them safely off,,
if sufficient time were allowed him. • Whether the
shiny proposed by the gallant Admiral was consistent
with the circumstances in which Sir John Murray was
?laced, or supposed himself to be placed, was a sub.l
int for the most serious consideration of the Court.
It had been already observed) that the Duke of Wel-
, Izon, not satisfied with the details furnished by Sir
Murray, had also ordered the Spanish General
Oupona to give his account 'of the operations at the
siege of Tarragona. General Copons had sent a diary
of the operations, which was then in his possession ;
hut as be feared that he could not make this legal
evidence,- be should, at present, abstain fees tit* ob-
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nervations tents. It was impossible for him
eel foreseeminner Sir. -MurieifzemesVii
shape his defestiQ; but from the litiurs-athich had ;il-
- ready been read, he thought it evident th tt he relied
a good deal on the 13th paragraph of Lord Welling.
too's general instructions, in which his Lordship said,
that he would forgive any thing,except having the Cite •
of the nett campaign risked by any of the corps of the
army being defeated and dispersed. It did not appear
to him that Sir John Murray should have cemidere I
this part of the. instructions as directed particularly
to hine.elf. It would rather appear that this was
meant for the Spanish Generals, who, from a too
great reliance on the quality of the troops they
commanded, had frequently exp.ced their divi,icas
to the danger.of being defeated and :testroyed.— Lord
Wellington cocceivod tlaat the preicipal advaatage of
the Spanish troops over the. Fresch.could only km from
having a superiority of numbers, and be wishodthein
always to preserve this superiority... How conlet.that-
paragraph ben defence to him for,.perseveriog in the
siege of Tarragona, when he could have no hopes of.
taking it, or for relending his army on the 13th .at
Balaguer ? This paragraph was SO Fu from being a
defence to him, -that it being evident that Lord
Wellington attached so melt to the not suffering
any of the corps to be defeated or dispersed, it was
clear that next to the loss of the men themselves,
there was nothing which could be more distressing
than the loss of all that heavy artillery, without which,
the corps could not be effective in any sieges that 'he
might direct. The loss of this artillery was peculi-
arly important, from the great difficulty 9f replacing
,it in Spain. Admitting that from this paragraph, hi
was jiastified-in refusing a battle, .and. making a pre-
cipitate retreat, how could he be justified le re-land-
ing the army, and exposing it again to the same diffi-
culties and risks, when acre, was no apparent object
for such conduct, either for any advanta:;e to be ex-
pected against the enemy, or for supporting the honour
of the British arms ? After a few more observations,
the Deputy Advocate G.meral coacluded, by apples.
gizing for the 'engin of his statement, and for any
errors in it proceed from his own inex-
perience. I-le had stated ii.e;ling against Str John
Murray more strongly than he ‘o.:ceir;:d himself
bound by his dtlty.
[The only %slow.: which he called was Captain Zentbenin.
The objvc: ut cslllcy l:i.u. was to prove the eatninunie.niuns with
Gateral Copot..l
CHARLES JOSEPII ZENTIIESINI, being examined,
said that he was a German by birth, and a Lieute-
nant in the regiment of hleuron. He acted in Cata-
lonia in the capacity of Military Agent. Ile was
dispatched on the night of the 11 di, to infotrn the
Spanish General Copons, that in the morning Sir
John Murray would s•!nd him six battalions, and to
point out what position he was to take. He was to
place his troops in the Idt. General Copons simply
answered him " Very well." He had afterwards
forwarded a letter to him on the 15th, !gut had no
copy of it, and did not know its Cu:itenlii.
Sir JOHN NitatßAY desired tl,e witness to he asked,
whether he had not desired him to inform General
Copons of his intentian of raising the siege?
' Captain Zeeriteeta answered—" He did not, ac-
cording to the best of my recollection."
The DEPUTY ADVOCATE GENERAL then closed the
case on the first and second eiarge.s; and said that he
relied on the evidence of the letters whic.ch had been
read, and which had been admitted by Sr. J. Murray.
• Ca' t filen askpdA4rair4l.ll3llovivikakligiiier
he was prepared to make any statement respecting
the third charge ?
Admiral HALLower.t said, that-ass he had never
before heard of the second letter cot Lord We&ing-
ton, which had been read this day, nor of the detailed
answer to it by Sir J. Murray, which answer appeared
to him to throw some reflections on the naval part.of
the service, he wished to have copies of these letters,
or to be allowed to peruse them, and take extracts be-
fore he made his statement.
Sir Jane Meunav said, that he did not know hew
far it wculd be in legal form to communicate this
evidence to the Admiral. He should suppose, Chat
as a prosecutor it was his business to have come
pre-
pared. He, howeves, never had intended to throw
the slightest.reflection on tile conduct of the Naval
part of the service: all he had meant to state, was,
that from the limited number of gull-vessels, and
some of them having been left at Balaguer, there had
been no actual co operation of the naval part of the
!oice in the attack of Tarragona until the 10th. He
had no objection, however, if the Court thought pro.
per, that hose letters should be communicated.
lie Court then permitted Admiral Haumvxm. to
peruse the letters which had been given it) evidence,
and adjourned. Admiral HALLOWELL, will,next snake
his statement, and enter upon th -.• third ch6se.

RAttnv D'lNinEitr.—Yesterday morning. 11.1 ton
D'l rib rt was brought up on a writ of alba isClrpus
before Mr. Justice DAMPI cit, at his Chamb:!rs, Ser.
jeant's Inn. Mr. Botot;;;ii.‘si attended as his Counsel.
and stated the grounds on which the application.was
made. The Juige having taken the case into consi-
deration, remarided the Baron into the custody frOm
which he had been brought ; anA the Baron will
therefore be sent out of the country immediately. -
To-MORROW, Wednesday, the first Ticket drawn
a Prize above 125 will receive Ten Thousand Pounds,
and may be entitled to Twenty Thousand Pounds be.
sides; this may well account for the extriord.n.iry
concourse of people who are flocking to the
To-morrow being the thy of Drawing.
The Public, within the range of this Paper, are
respecrfully_informed that, on Tuesday, the Slat
instant
of the
Bristish
our Fair
Journal,
liberal
The
Society
to be
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snip
maintenal
to defend
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it, will be published. and may be had of any •
e Newsmen, No. 11. (for February,) of the
:A Lady's Magazine, which is recommended to
air Readers as a specimen of a comprehensive
at, aspiring to their patronage and support by ' I
1 exertion and literary desert. 71
e French Journals announce the formation of a • 't
ty in Paris, under the title of Liberaux (Jai:, said • .‘
composed of several distinguished Englishmen
:sent in France, of Spanish refugees, some Fle-
sor Belgians, and Frenchmen attached to the
tenance of the constitutional charter, arid Anxious
fend and propagate the principles on which it
It is added, that some personages of high rank
gland, and on the CJiitinent, mean to join this
:ty, and take part in its labours. The Society,
laid seem, will have a weekly paper devoted •
to the defence of the principles of consdta-
liberty. -
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