Star.
London, England, 1821-10-31 00:00:00

Silt ithi3ERT WILSOM

(COPY.)
Delamere House, Northwick, Cheshire, October 27.
Sin—From the Correspondence which appeared in the Than
of the 25th instant, I am convinced, that whatever crime may be
laid to the charge of Sir Robert Wilson, the conduct of his Ma-
jesty's Government has been unjust and arbitrary in the extreme,
in inflicting so severe a punishment without allowing him the
means of exculpation. I conceive it to be the duty of every
Englishman who values his civil rights, and especially of every
Officer, whose Commission is purchased under the sanction of the
Commander-in-Chief, and who ought not to bold his means of
subsistence by so precarious a tenure as is implied by the late vio-
lent measure, to protest against it as a most dangerous exercise of
the King's prerogative. I inclose a Flank-note for Twenty'.
Pounds, which I beg you will have the goodness to add to the
Subscription. My motive, in sending this trifle, is not so much
with the view of indemnifying the gallant General for the pecu-
niary loss be has sustained, as to join with others in expressing
my decided indignation at the iniquitous proceedings of the Go-
vernment. I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most humble, obedient Servant,
GEORGE WILBRAHAM.
Robt. Hall, Esq. Secretary, &c. Three Tani, Southwark.

SERVICES OF SIR ROBERT WILSON.

(From the Royal Military Calendar, Five Vols. svo.)

" This Officer, son of Mr. BENJAMIN WiLsoN, a
distinguished historical and portrait painter, after
being some time at the desk of a respectable solicitor,
joined, as a volunteer, the army under the Duke of
YORK, in Flanders, in 1793, and was appointed Cor-
net in the 15th dragoons in April, 1794. He served
all those campaigns, and was present at the prin-
cipal battles and actions till the return of the cavalry.
For his conduct in the action at Villers en Couche,
the 24th of April, 1794, he received from the Em-
peror of AUSTRIA the gold medal and riband of
Maria Theresa, accompanied with a gold chain.—
The 31st of October, 1794, he was appointed Lieu-
tenant, and Captain in the same year. He served on
the Staff as Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Sr.
JOHN during the rebellion in Ireland; and in 1799
went to Holland, and was present in all the consi-
derable actions. In June, 1800, he succeeded to a
Majority in Hompesch's mounted riflemen. He went
through Germany and Italy by Marmora and Cyprus
to Egypt, and was present in all the battles and ac-
tions of the campaign in the latter country : he after-
wards embarked with the expedition for Corfu. In
February, 1802, he was appointed Lieutenant-Co-
lonel in Humpesch's corps, and in October placed
on half-pay. He served as Inspecting Field-Officer
of Yeomanry Cavalry to the Counties of Devon, So.
merset, and part of Cornwall. In August, 1804, he
was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the 19th light
dragoons. In March, 1805, he was removed to the
20th, and went to the Brazils and Cape of Good
Hope : he was present at the capture of the latter
place. This Officer next accompanied Lord Hur-
CUINSON to the Continent, and was attached to the
combined armies, and present in all the operations.
battles, and actions, from the one at Pultusk to that
of Friedland inclusive; he returned from thence
through St. Petersburgh, and was immediately sent
back to the latter place on a special mission; and
came to England in December, 1807. The Portu-
guese Minister in London, having, in 1808, proposed
that the Portuguese refugees in this country should
be embodied under British Officers and sent to Por-
tugal, Sir ROBERT WILSON was selected to superin-
tend this levy, having under him Lieutenant-Colonel.
P&RPOWCHER and Major Baron Esau. In August
of that year, Sir ROBERT went to Portugal. He
raised and formed the Royal Lusitanian Legion, and
was engaged in various encounters with the enemy
in Castille and Estremadura, during and for several
months after the retreat of the British from Spain.—
He was ordered by General CozsrA and Marshal
BERBSFORD to take the command of a corps of 10,000
men on the 'fietar ; but the battle of Midellin frus-
trating that arrangement, he was afterwards directed
to take the command of the advanced guard of Mar-
shal BERESPORD'S army, in pursuit of Marshal SOULT.
Subsequently he was ordered into Spain by Sir AR-
THUR WELLESLEY to command a Legion and a Spa-
nish Brigade, and formed the advance of the com-
bined army. He was engaged in various encounters,
and penetrated within nine miles of Madrid. At the
battle of Talavera he was posted with infantry and
guns, but without cavalry, two miles in rear of the
enemy's centre, within half a mile of his head-quar-
ters, and finally cut off; but saved the corps under
his command by passing the mountains, and at Bai-
nos fought the enemy, 12,000 infantry and 1,500
cavalry, and 30 guns, for nine hours, having under
his command neither guns nor cavalry, and only
3,000 infantry, of which 2,200 kept posts that covered
passes. Sir ROBERT'S guns were saved; but marched
by another route on the first intimation of Sir AR-
THUR WELLESLEY'S movement on the Tagus. Since
this period, Sir ROBERT WILSON was constantly em-
ployed as British Military Correspondent at the head-
quarters of the allied armies on the Continent, and
was present in the principal occurrences that took
place in the eventful years of 1812, 1813, and 1814.
At the battle of Lutzen Sir ROBERT, in person, ral-
lied a Prussian detachment, and carried the village
of Gros Gorschen, of which he kept possession for
several hours, until the evening, %% hen the enemy
renewed the attack with three columns, and drove
the allied troops almost entirely from this position.
At this period Sir ROBERT received the command of
the Emperor ALEXANDER to put himself at the head
of the Prussian reserve, which having done, and
uniting himself with the Russians, who were still
disputing the skirts of the village with the enemy, he
drove the French back to Lutzen, and at the close of
the combat remained master of the contested spot.
" The 25th of July, 1810, he received the rank of
Colonel in the army; the 10th of Deccmber,lBl2, the
Lioutenant•Colonelcy of the 22d light dragoons; and
the 4th of June, 1813, was appointed Major-General.
" Sir ROBERT WiLsoN is a Knight Commander of
the Tower and Sword of Portugal; of Maria Theresa
of Austria; of Sr. Anne and St. George of the Third
Class, of Russia ; and of the Red Eagle of Prussia.
" Sir ROBERT WILSON has published several Mili-
tary and Political Woiks.'
pie share Sir Rosser WILbON had in humanely effecting the
escape of Alconsieur LAVAI.ETTI, is too well known to need re-
petition. His Letter to Earl Geer, and the General Order
issued on the occas:on by the Coatsmutma-ts-entsr, have ap-
peared in this Sum]

The Marchioness of SALISBURY still continues the
most. spirited equestrian of the old school. Her
Ladyship, in the Hertfordshiw Hunt, is frequently in
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at the death.

OUTRAGES ON THE YEOMANRY:

LEEDS QUARTER SESSIONS.

At the Leeds Borough Sessions, on the 224 inst. I
William Wright, Thomas Kirkbright, John Hardcasde,'
Benjamin Asquith, Matthew Carrdt, and Abraham
Wilkinson, were indicted for riot and assault upon
the Leeds Volunteers.—Mr. %tuts, as Counsel for
the prosecution, stated the case, and proved by testi-
mony, that a small number of the Leeds Volunteer
Infantry, returning in a most orderly manner from a
dinner given in commemoration of the colours pre•
sented to the Regiment on the 19th of July last, were
wantonly assailed by an infuriated rabble of not less
than two hundred persons, and beat and injured in a
most serious and shametid way. The Learned Chair-
man, HENRY TAYLOR, Esq. (Mr. Hardy having de-
clined trying the cause, co account of his being Co-
lonel of the Volunteers), summed up the evidence
with great clearness, the Jury retired for three quar-
ters of an hour, and returned a verdict of Gullty
against Asquith, Wright, Hardcastle, and Wilkinson,
recommending the two latter to the mercy of the
Court ; and Carrett and Kirkbright, Not Guilty.—As-
(pith imprisoned and kept to hard labour, in the
House of Correction, at Wakefield, for 12 calendar
months; and that, at the expiration of that term, he
be bound to keep the peace for two years more; him-
self in £2O, and two sureties in £lO each, or one in
£2o.—Wright six months, and to find the same sure-
ties for twelve months more.—llardcastle and Wil-
kinson, three months, and find sureties for 12 months
more. This trial occupied the attention of the Court
nearly eight hours and a quarter.