The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-05 00:00:00

COLONEL WARDLE.

The manly, ingenuous, and justly indignant
Letter of Colonel ‘VADDLE, was received from
that Gentleman yesterday, at an hour too late for
the early part of the impression of Tut STATES-
MAN. We therefore again insert it this day, that
no part of our Readers may be disappointed in
the perusal of ao Address to the People of the
United Kingdom, which has made the whole pack
of hirelings, in the pay of the "Robbers," open
in full cry—with the rain hope of hunting down
the reputation of Col.WAftuLe—a man who is not
more hated by the " Robbets"—than he is the
object of admiration and affection of the inde-
pendent part of the people of Great Britain.
—The arts that hare been resorted to,
previous to the late trial, to injure Colonel
WARDLE in the public estimation, exceed credibi-
lily. But the Public will not long remain in ig-
norance on this subject. Colonel WARBLE, su.
perior to the calumnies with which he is assailed
from a certain and widely-extended conspiracy,
%ill yet rise, uninjured, from the base attacks of
malevolence, and convince the friends of corrup-
tion that ke is unshaken in the opinion of the Bri.
tish Peoi

HUMBUG EXTRAORDINARY!!

The following truly diffident confection was
given last night in the Courier :
•• The destination of the Expedition, we believe we could
•' point nut—hut for obrions reasons we still refrain from
•• doing it till it has sailed."
Wc know not whether most to admire the ef-
frontery of this belief, or the extraordinary dis-
cretion which must he presumed to have governed
the person from whom the information is affected
to have been derived.

A Messenger was *ent off at eight o'clock last
night from the gpanish Ambassador to the Supreme
Junta at Seville.
Capt. WYNTER of the Cadmus, brought the
dispatches from Capt. M‘liimra v. A 'Spanish
Officer accompanied him.
General BALLASTEROS is reported to have got
safe to Gijon, and that the greater part of his
army was dispersed and escaped.
It is said that Lord HARROW 1.111 succeed
Mr. H. Dumpas at the India Board, who is guiug
to Ireland as Secretary.
Yesterday the Earl of CRATRASI gave audience
to a number of General Officers, at his house in

na -sheet.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth for all
the Revenue cutters on that station to attach thew
solves to the Expedition.

By the latest letters from °Scars attached to the
British semy in Portugal, we are informed, that
the enemy, on their way through the beautiful and
ancient town of Amarante, set lire to it, and de-
stroyed every house in the place; the whole was a
heap of ashes. In the pursuit of the enemy, it
was nu unusual sight to sue a whole family lying
dead by the side of each other, evidently destroyed
by the bayonet, in cold blood. •

In consideration of the merits and services of
the Marquis de Ctsa-IRUJO, late Minister Pleni-
potentiary to the United States of America, the
Supreme Junta has nominated him a Member of
the Council of State, and appointed him Minister
Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the
PaiNCE itEGENT of Pontuoat at Rio Janeiro.

Yesterday Sir D. DUNDAS held a public day at
his office in the Uorse Guards, and gave audience
to a number of military officers. Sir DAVID gave
notice, that in future he should only hold public

days once a week during the parliamentary recess.
By an American ship which arrived yesterday
with flour, some letters have been received of a
date subsequent to those we lately noticed from
New York of the 27th of May. Nothing had
since transpired of any importance, and no infor-
mation of the refusal to ratify Mr. Fag (I NE'S ar.
rangement had been received in the Cuited States.
The spirit of commercial speculation wal inces-
santly active, although the suspicions of the Ame_
rims were somewhat stronger as to the probabi-
lity that the late negotiation would be superseded.
The Oak, Captain Taousos, which sailed last
week from Greenock for New York, carried out
the following British manufactures :-470,000
yards of cottons, printed and plan; 51,000 yards
of linen ; 2400 yards of check ; 7000 yards of
woollen ; also cotton hose, silk and cotton mixed.

The new Commercial Dock at Deptford was

opened on Friday fur the reception of foreign.
merchantmen. It is the Dock formerly known
by the name of the Greenland Dock.
We believe that we arc enabled to state from the
best authority, that Mr. TIERNEY is gone over to
Administration, and will soon be Gazetted as
succeeding to a high official appointment.—Morn.
ing Herald.
Marquis WELLtsztv's state of health is not so
bad as it has been stated. His Lordship has cer-
tainly had an attack of the gout, but his physi.
cians do not expect that it will prevent his de-
parture longer than a few days.
We understand that for the present no licences
are granted to ships from France and Holland.
The report that the Court-Martial on Lord
G4MBIEn has been abandoned, is unfounded. It.
is merely deferred in consequence of the important
business of the Expedition, which occupies almost
every class of men in the naval and military de-
partments. A provisional Commander has been
appointed to Lord COCIIRAMes ship, the her.
?icon ; and all the Officers in port, who were
present in the Basque Road affair, have been di-
rected to remain on shore for examination, and
until the Court, which has been appointed, shall
coma to a decision on this unpleasant business.