The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-29 00:00:00

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and stores, collected at a great expence, and by im-
mense exertions. I enclose a return of artillery and
stores taken from the enemy. The unremitting vigi-.
lance and exertion, the zeal and intrepidity of every
individual of this garrison, is above praise.—l have
the honour to dispatch this by my Acting Ald-de-
Camp, Captain O'Donoghae, of the 47th regiment,
who is in possession of every information relative te
my proceedings at this place, an officer of great merit
and considerable length of service.—l [have the ho-
nour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. B. SKERRETT,
To Major-Conical looke, de. de. de.

Tarifa, Jan. 5, 11112.
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Return of Ordnance, Arammunition. and Storrs, left by the
Enemy before Tarifa, on the sth Jan. Itel 2.
2 brans eight and a half-inch bon itzers, 5 bum sixteen-
pounders, 2 twelve ditto, with travelling carriageconepiree.
4 cars for conveying heavy ordnance, 1Y animunition-nalcgons,
I gin, 1 foqp. cart, various other cans, limbers. Ware carnage*,
&c. qrseral thousand shells, round and grape shot for the above
• ordnance.

Great quantities of powder, hand -grenades, rockets, rope,
Iron, small stores, and implements of all deberiptions ; also in-
&cocking tools for five hundred men. Signed, &c.

Tarifa, Jan. 9,1N14.
Sia,—ln my letter of the sth inst. 1 omitted to
mention the unremitting exertions, and the great as-
sistance afforded to this place for a conside'rable time
past by Captains Dickson, Searle, Pell, and Carroll ;
of his Majesty's Navy, the last of whom commanded
the dhislipn of gun-hoots, and has on many occasions
materially annoyed the enemy, and impaled his pro-
gress in bringing up his guns for the siege, in which
service he has been exposed to considerable danger,
which I request may be added to my report.—l hare
the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. B. SKERRETT, Colonel.
To Major-General Cooke, &c.

WAR DEPART3INNT.
Downing-street, Jan. 28.

A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, has been this
rooming received at Lord Liverpool's Office, addre:srl to his
Lordship by Lieutenant-General Canipbell, dated Gibraltar,
• January, 181 g.
An incessant tire of cannon and musketry, at in-
tervals, continued at Tarifa on the 30th ult. and
during that night. On the 31st, between eight and
nine o'clock in the morning, the enemy (having ef-
fected a twach in ti.c eact wall of the town) advanced
with 2000 picked men, grenadiers and light infantry,
to assault the place. Fight companies of the 87th
regiment, under the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel
Cough, were stationed on the walls in that district
of the town. The enemy wos received by them,
',then near the breach, with three cheers, under a
steady discharge of musketry. From the spirited
behaviour of this corps, aided by a well-directed
fire from two field-pieces, mounted' on the north-east
tower, under the command of Capt. Mitchell, of the
Royal Artillery, which flanked the column as it advanc-
ed, the enemy was broken and dispersed with great
slaughter. Contrasting our loss with that of the
enemy, in the defence of the town, it appears that
ours amount to two officers killed, three wounded,
seven non-commissioned officers and privates killed,
and twenty-four wounded ; whilst the enemy have
lost, from the best reports, at the smallest calcula-
tion, three hundred men in killed and wounded, he-
sides ten officers prisoners, many deserters, and a I
great number of sick, which are left without accom-
modation. Fifty deserters reached Algesiras yester-
day in the most deplorable state, and they assure us
that many would come in but for the difficulty which i
they experience.

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AdmirallN-Office, Jan. 9.8.
Copy of a Letter transmitted by the Ron. Rear-Admiral Legge
to John Wibon Croker, Eq. dated on board the Revenge, in
Cadia , Bay 14th last,

His Majesty's ship Stately, Tarifa Bay, Jan. 4,1812.
Stit,—l had the honour to write to you by the
Dart (cutter) on the 30th ult. and informed yon,
that the enemy had summonel t!, p town to surrender,
I have now the satisfaction to acquaint you, that on
the 31st ult. they made a breach and desperate attack
with 2,000 men and voltigeurs, and were repulsed
with immense loss, leaving in our possession eight
officers and several men, and the val'cy by which
they made the attack, covered with their wounded.
Our loss 18 most trilling ;- two officers killed and a
few men. They soon after requested permission to
bury their dead, which was granted them. The ex-
treme bad weather we have had, with the deluge of
rain that has fallen,' has much impeded the enemy,
and they are dying in their treite!tes by cart-loads,
with wet and cokl. The ships and vessels of war
and transports under my orders, I have the
pleasure to say, a:1 are safe • the Druid, Thun-
der, and convoy are sheltered in Sandy Bay ;
the flotilla of gun-boats are here with me. Lieut.
Jenkins has been most active in placing the D.sperate
in every direction to annoy the enemy, and if you
can possibly spare him, Sir, to return, he may be
of essential service.—The Basilisk has had letters for,
you this week past, and has been repeatedly driven
back with westerly gales ; but I am not without hopes
of getting her to Cadiz in a day or two Thn enemy
are deserting to us in great nutnbers.-1 have, &c.
C. S. DICKSON.

The Hon. A. K. Legge.

, His Majesty's Ship Stately, Tarifa Bay.
bth Jaanary,lBlV.
had the honour to state to you in my let-
. ter of yesterday's date, that the enemy had made a
breach and desperate attack with 2,000 men and Vol-
tigenrs, and had been most gallantly repulsed with
great loss, and some prisoners. I have now the
pleasure to inform you, that the whole of the ene—
my's army were observed this morning making a
, most precipitate retreat to the westward, leaving be-
hind them in their trenches the whole of their arta-
. 1.17, consisting of nine pieces of cannon and two
mortars,with an immense quantity of shot and shells,
and entrenching tools. And as the intention of the
expedition has now been so happily fulfilled, and
the presence of his Majesty's ships and vessels under
my command being no longer necessary here, I pur-
pose joining you immediately, leaving his Majesty's
ship Druid at Tarifa with the transports to follow,
with .such proportion of the army as 'Colonel Sker-
. rett shall deem proper to embark. I halve now the
pleasing task to state to you, Sir, that during the
whole of this little siege, the exertions of Captains
Searle, Pell, Everard, and Carro% with the
several Lieutenants, commanding itiiirtar brigs
and gun-boats, viz. Jenkins, Roche, Style, Rat-
tray, Cobb, and Baden, in taking up positions,

and their extreme perseverance in remaining at their
ditierent anchorages during the most tempestuous
. weather, to the great annoyance of the enemy-in
carrying on their operationslafid giving countenance
to our little army on shore, has been must meritori-
ous, and demands of me my warmest acknowledg-
ments, as also Commodore Penrose's First Lieu-
tenant, Julian, who handsomely volunteered his
services in the San Juan's pinnice. I should be want-
ing, were I not to recommend to you, Sir, my First
Lieutenant, Davis,. for his indefatigable exertions
with a party of seamen, lu assisting the army in get-
ting up guns and landing stores; and indeed the very
great cheerfulness with which everx officer and sea-
! man I have had the honour to command, has borne
the privations naturally attendant on the extreme
tempestuous weather we have had to *contend with,
has been most inaiseworthy.
I hate the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) a. S. DICKSON, Captain.
The Ron. A. K. Legge, &c.
[Here follow two letters from Commodore Pen-
rose. dated Gibraltar, January 1 and 4, upon the
alme subject, but which merely repeat the statement
of the Officers immediately employed. To the latter
letter there is the following postscript:—]
P. S. Since the date of Captain Dickson's letter,
two other guns have been discovered, which were
buried in a house; and from deserters, I apprehend
that a 21-pounder is also hid at some little distance.

Copy of a tether from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward •Pellew, Bart.
Commander in Chief otitis Majesty's Ships and Vesids in the
Mediterranean, to John Wilsoa Croker, Esq. dated on board
his Majesty's Ship the Caledonia, Port Mahon, Rex. 16,1811.
have the honour to enclose a letter from
Rear-Admiral Freemantle, giving cover to one from
the lion. Ilenry Duncan, Captain of his Majesty's
ship Imperieuie, detailing the particulars of a very
gallant service performed by that ship and the
the Thames, at Palinuro, on the coast of Calabria,
on the 21st of October last, aided by a party of the
624 Regiment, under the command of Major Darley.
Captain Duncan, on this as on all other occasions,
has shewn the greatest judgment and enterprize; ant
I have read with great satisfaction the handsome ex.
pressions which he uses towards Captain Napier and
Major Darley, the officers and men undor their order&
—I have too regret this very gallant affair has not
been performed without loss; and sincerely lament,
that the public service has been deprived of Lieute-
nant Pipon, of the Royal Marines, and Lieutenant
Kay, of the 62d, killed, and the severe wound of
Captain Oldham, of that Regiment, on this occasion
I have the honour to be, &c.
John Wilson Croker, Esq. &e.

EDWARD PELLEW.

Here fellows the Letter of Captain Duncan,
whose account ot the enterprise corresponds exactly
with that of Major Darley, given in the Gazette of
Saturday 'last. His letter concludes thus:—" I
cannot sufficiently- express my high approbation of
the conduct and gallantry of every officer and man.
belonging to both services. Captain Napier, of the
Thames, particularly distinguished himself both on
shore and in the command of his ship. Major Dar-
ley also deserves every praise, and is entitled to-roy
best thanks for his intrepidity and judgment, which
could not have been exceeded. ,I have before had MI
' opportunity of representiog the gallantry of my
first Lieutenant Travers ; his behaviour on this oc-
casion was most exemplary, and called forth the ad.
miration of every officer, wheth(.r of the army or
navy. Captain Napier and Major Darley most
handsomely allow to him the credit of having dis-
covered and led them by a short cut to the heights,.
which most probably saved the lives of many men,-
Enclosed is a list of the vessels taken and destroyed,
and a return of the killed and wounded. Among
the former I have to regret Lieutenant Kay, of the
612 d regiment, and Lieutenant Pipon, of the Royal
Marines of the lmperieuse. I have the honour to
be, &c.
(Signed) 11. DUNCAN, Captain.
" Thomas Francis Freemantle, F.sq. Rear-
Admiral of the Blue, &c. Sicily."
List of Vessels taken and destroyed in the Harbour of Pamir°,
Nov. 1 and 2, Ihll.
1 gun-boat, carrying two eighteen-, minden, and 50 men;
destroyed.
S ditto, carrying one eighteen-pounder and 30 men each; de.
stroyed.
6 ditto, carrying one eighteen-pounder and 90 men each; taken.
2I feluccas, kidded with oil, cotton. tigs, raisins, silk, ac.;
taken.

20 large spars, intended for the equipment of the ships of war
at Naples; taken.
10 feluccas loaded with oil, part of the above-convoy, taken
on the 2lst October by the Imperieuse.
Total taken and destroyed-10 gun-boats, 92 sail of mer-
chant vessels. and 20 largo spars.
Return of Aleu -Killed and Wounded at the Attack of Palinuro,

Nor. 1 and 2, ISII,

imperious killed and 2 wounded.
Thansev-2 wounded.
62d Regt.-4 killed and 7 wounded.
Names of Officers Killed and Wounded.
Imperieuse—Lieut. Pipon, Royal Marines, killed,
62d Regt.—Lieut. Ka'e, killed; Captain Oldham, severely
wounded. (Signi-d) 11. DUNCAN, Captain.

The York Paper states, that a conspiracy has been
forined in Leeds, for the purpose of destroying cer-
tain machinery obnoxious to the shearmen ; and that
; an assemblage of the conspirators, armed mith otfen-
I sive weapons, lately took place, but by the energy
of the Civil Power, who had been apprized of their
designs, were prevented from executing their pur-
-1 pose, and one of them, James Shaw, was appre-
hended and committed to this Castle, under the pro-
; visions of the Black Act. It is said, that according
to the information given to the Magistrates, not only
the property but the lives of the proprietors of some
machinery were marked out for destruction. On
Sunday night the gig-mill of Messrs. Oates, Wood,
and Smithson, at Oatlands, near Woodhouse Car,
was discovered to be on fire ; and the flames extended '
themselves with so much rapidity, that, notwith-
standing the exertions used, the premises were de-
stroyed.
Rome, 'when iu the zenith of her splendour, had
her Naumachias for representing her naval victo-
ries, which were considered as the most magnificent
of all the public spectacles. If we male draw a con-
clusion from the great interest which the representa-
tion of the Victory of Trafalgar excites at the Neu-
machia, Prince's-street, Leicester-square, where the
vessels and elements are seen in motion, performint
the evolutions which occurred at that event, wit
the closest assimilation- to nature, we may fairly
predict that Naumachias, and Nautical represental-
tions will shortly be in as high repute with us ap
they were with the aaient Romans.

TAXATION.

[Faso theaatazaas Hsaaw• of Salon* lam.]

On Wednesday, a number of respectable inhabi-
tants of this town were, in no small degree, surprised
at being waited upon by the Collector of the Assessed
Taxes, with notices from the Commissioners for the
Affltirs of Taxes, of their being 'surcharged on
their annual returns of income to the Proper.:J
ty Tax. On the, same day, circular letters, is-
sued from the Exchequer, Office, were receiv-
ed by others of the inhabitants.—The informa-
tion contained in these proved of a still more un-
pleasant nature, it being, in substance, as follows :
—That (f* their arrears for taxes, TOGETHER WITH
TAE Anouxx or COSTS, were not paid on or before
the 28th instant, extents would be issued to the
Sheriff for levying the same by distress. These
events. inwhich above five hundred persons were, more
or less, implicated, caused an extraordinary sen-
sation in. the town. But it is not here alone that
individuals feel an inability to discharge, with
scrupulous regularity, their portion of the load
of taxes with which the country, unfortunately,
is burthencd ; for, we are credibly informed, that
Government daily experiences more and more diffi-
culty, throughout the whole nation, in the col-
lecting of those vast funds, from which our navy and
army, our Princes and Ambassadors, our pension.
ers, tax-gatherers, surveyors, inspectors, &c. are
supported. It is right that every man should come
forward, at this momentous crisis, and cheerfully
subscribe, according to his ability to the exigencies
of the State. Let not, however, his generous exer-.
lions be overstrained—let not injustice exact from.,
him what is incompatible with his means, lest
he be rendered burthensome., instead c.i? being
serviceable to his country. We are led to express these
ideas from witnessing the dissatisfaction, which very
generally prevails here, in consequence of thefrc-
quency of SURCHARGLS by the Inspector or Surveyor
rf the assessed taxes at this place. It is true, a per-
son, conceiving himself aggrieved, may appeal to the
Commissioners—but a journey to Lewes, with its in-
cident expences, and the disagreeableness of submit-
ting his private concerns to public inquisition, fre-
quently induce him to tolerate an act of oppression,
on the score of delicacy,—aud to forego a right,
from a dread of the inconveniences to which he
would be subjected, by maintaining it. When we
behold the ranks of the indigent Itontinually recruit-
ed from those of the middle class (whose numbers
rapidly diminish), e feel an anxious solicitude for
the public weal, which appears to be menaced from
so many quarters. We pray that it will survive
those fears, which, we confess, we can but entertain
respecting its powers of durability—fears, of which
we shall not easily be persuaded to divest ourselves;
until the arrival of that period which shall restore to
us the blessings of PEACE.

THE FARMERS. •
A CONTRAST.

Of all two-legged creatures none are so different
from each other as a dear-corn farmer and a cheap-
corn farmer. The former swears at waiters and
drinks wine like a lord; the latter walks meekly into
the tap-room,. and in a piping voice, calls for " a
pint of your nice beer, landlady, if you please!"—
The former spanks to and from market upon a horse
that flings up the dirt in the face and puts to hazard
the limbs of the foot passenger; the latter jogs along
upon an old breeding mare, unfit for the team, pulls
off his hat to his bettcts, and kindly bids " good
day" to the very beggar on the road. The former draws
himself out in all the gear of.the day, has a pocketless
coat, a waistcoat about a hand deep, throws his belly
into his breeches, and pads up his neck till it is equal
to a gallon measure in girt, seeming to consider as an
ornament what was originally intended to hide the
marks of a loathsome disease; the neck of the latter
is distinguishable from the unpadded shoulders, while
his body, ending at his hips, is covered by a vest and
a coat, calculated for Convenience and warmth. The
former, drunk otef-night, lies in bed until noon ;
the latter rises with the lark. The former tricks out
his daughters with fortepianos ; the latter puts them
to the churn or spinning wheel, the music of either
of which is, by the bye, far better than that of the
piano, because that of neither is nearlyk.so loud. The
dear corn farmer seldom goes to church; the cheap-
, corn farmer is always remarkably regular in his de-
votions, penury being, like pain, a great promoter of
religion.

It is a curious fact thAt Prince POTEMKIN, whose
interesting Memoirs' have just appeared, was the son
of an obscure Subaltern Offices. He entered the
army, assisted at the dethronement of CATHARINE
the SECOND'S husband, and at her coronation be-
came her fifth favourite (that is temporary husband),
was made a Noble, a Prince, a Field-Marshal, &c.
and was succeeded by seven other favourites, yet re-
tained almost absolute command over the EMPRESS till
his death.

LIMERICK, J %N. 4,23.—We are sorry to announce
the disturbed state of the country between Clogheen
and Ballyporeen, in the County of Tipperary.—
Several'respectable farmers houses were attacked last
week, stacks of corn burned, horses taken, &c.—
A general muster of the villains took place on Mon-
day se'nnight, near Ballyporeen, which consisted of
no less than two hundred ; and, after parading about
an hour with vollies firing, and horns blowilg, &c.
they were dismissed, every man taking his horse and
arms with him.

The Secretary at War has decided, that in all cases
persons liable, and about to he tried for criminal of-
fences, being permitted to enlist into the Army, a
sufficient bounty to provide them- with necessaries
will be allowed as a charge against the public.

1412THS.
On Stindav last, Mrs. Goddard, of Pall-Mall, of twigs.

DIED. ''
On Sunday last, the infant son of Mr. T. Ilornsby, of Corti
bill.

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