The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-03 00:00:00

No 2793.

LONDON. FRIDAY, i4tBRUARY 3, 1815.

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COURT-MARTIAL.

Murray kept exclusively in his own heeds. He I within e 4 hours ?—k. I think he would hate re.
might have detached Officers belonging to my deceived it in less as he arrived oar the mountains
.time,
TRIAL 01' LI LIIT.-GEN I.:R AL SPI J. MURRAY. Plrireeet• on the 11th.
Q. Do you lino* of any Officers being detached I The following questions were then put to the wit.
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TIIGRND.I Y—T WLIA,TiI DAY. for that purpose ?—A. Ido not. I fancy Sir John ness by the Court :
General Donkin produced various documents from relied princi•pfiley for information on this point upon I Q. Whee you received the letter from the Spanish
which he had drawn up his statement of •the French General Copons. officer on the 11th of June, which was directed to
force in Catalonia and Valencia. Anintie those.docu. Q. At what time did the Spanish Officer arrive with Sir John Murray, and which you opened, how far
ments was a statement of Marshal Suchet (which the letter to Sir J. Murray ?—A. I think about eight ! were you !rom Sir W. Clinton, who was then in
was intercepted by one of General Elio's soldiers), or nine, • command ? —A. About a.mile and a half. If upon
making the force of the army of Valencia under his Admiral Hallowell stated, that he was present reading it, I found that it would have reseeired his
command to amount. to :10,719 men. This account when the letter was received by the General, on his immediate attentions I should hate goue immediately
was dated on the 15th of October, 181 e.
return from erillaseco. He wished the witness to with it.
This witness was first cress-examined by the recollect whether it was not about one o'clock ? Q. What supply of provisions, and means for ace
Judge. Advocate ie support pf the first end second .A. I still think it was about eight or nine; I had, tive operations, do you suppose Marshal Sachet
charge, and afterwards by Admiral Hallowell in sue- Imowever, se many things to attend to that day, that possessed when he had arrived at Tortosa ?- A. Mar-
port of the third. r temente he positive about the time. ' :OM Suchet and the French Generals never-wanted
Cross-examined tee the Judffe-Advocate. , Q. After you had cosiversee with the Spanish subsistence for their troops. They had ample maga:
Q. From the information which had been received °Meer, Isho informed you thatDecamea troops were tines in all the fortified places which surrounded
before the night of the 10th of June, do you think in motion from Villafrance, did you send any them from the Pyrenees to the Ebro; and which might
that Sir J. Murray had any good reason to believe OlTicer to ascertain his situation ?--A. I did not. serve as points d'appui to their operations. Besides
that any real benefit, as to the fall of Tarragona, From the coeversation of the Spanish Olker, I their magazines, they had an absolute coutroul over
could have been derived by placing the six el- clearly understood that they were proceettilie to. whatever means of subsistence there was in the coune
pounders and the four mortars in the batteries that wards Tarragona. This supposition was confirmed try ; as no inhabitant or aleayde would dare to
night ?—A. I was never made acquainted with the by reWing the letter which he brought from General withold any requisition they should demand.
state and progress of the siege, or with airy thing Copons, asking from Sir J. Murray instructions how ! Q. What time would it have required to embark
regarding the construction of the hammerer. As the he was to act. This conveyed the idea of his ex- ; the army, with all the guns and stores' that were
business of the siege was conducted directly between peeing to be attacked in the course of the day. ! abandoned, after the cavalry and field.artiliery had
Sir J. Murray, the Commander of the Artillery, end Q. At the time of the siege of Tarrtigoria, dill you been sent to Balaguer ?—A. Every thing else alight
of the Engineers, he could form no judgment. A; know that there ts ere seven roads leading from Tor- have been embarked (if there was no interruption
;
far, however, as his information went, he thought tnsa ; or did you ever examine those roads uritic'after fmro the enemy, and the weather was favourable) iske
U SOTHWARK FeeteeloN.
that the siege should not have been contieued after the siege hail been raised? about a day and a half, I mean in twelve hours daft4'X.
fr ss o all who posse the Amor Patrice, and are
the 10th. .11e gave this, however, as a naked mili• ' General Dotikin submitted to the Court, that this ' light of 'one day, and six hours of the next. This . .!•:
1 Friends to the true spirit of Puri of Fier lion, iiii op-
partunitv now offers it, If to the liberal roll paters ire to mace.
tary opinion, without knowing any thing of en' was a cities:ion as to the manner in %feet, lie had dis. : was, hosteler, but loose calculation, as he was nun., ea
their seal in the glorious eati-e "f Refurm in Parliament. The John's instructioes, or of his plaits of the campaign. charged his duty in the situation of i lea i ter-Blaster-' quainter) with the amottod of the stores. . •
Independent Elector: of the Borough • f S.•uthwai k, I.,iliciisirit ;
Q. if instead of placing those guns iii the batteries Genetal. lie did lint conceive himself bound at pre-1 Q. Supposing every precaution had been taken to
at the irltcultit sow made to force mum them a Mall, as 1)1CIr
ReprasellC4llVe, triune overgnoun wriilih oil pniitir.ii rdpresent in- nn the night of the 10th they had been brought down emit to give an account of his conduct in that ' the enemy's march to Tarragona, such as
pies are highly obrioxiims—the fotiner. for being 'acquired by to the beach, is it not your opinion, that the whole of situation.
destroying the roads, breaking down the bridges;
aml eutormous and overwhelming profit in trade, as a teethe
bteer!oc, mini ,:s the latter !wipe a profe,sed friend to the Pro- the guns might have been carried ode although the The Coeur saw no impropriety in the question, , and iuundating from the rivers ; could the enemy
party
Tax, &c. Etre. W.J.W. J. RGRDErf. Esti. whose patriotic siege was not raised till the 12th?—A. No: I think and desired the witness to answer it. have then arrived in time to give any serious annoy.
trinhriples.oariecissier:lllhkvn.,,,, vim: toery roe friend of his country,', the guns that were before in the batteries could not A. I knew that there were several roads, but did ance to the embarkation of the army on the 13th e
hundreds true
the independent Elci.-
tn.,' of ill. B,,„.tegh le represent them in Parliament, in the ' have been got off, unless the army had waited on not then know the exact number of them. I did not —A. I think they could. It was impossible to make
seer manner as the Hon. Baronet, his revered brother. revue shore during the whole of the night of the 12th. visit those roads myself at that time, but I sent Of& inundations, as the rivers were then nearly dry ; and
snarls the enlightened City i•f We-tminsteroliat is, free of all i'a- !
Q. Do you know of any preparation having been cers in visit them. 1 visited live of them afterwards, , were in winter only torrents that had very deep
peace Ti. ludrpendent Electors of this ancient Roraima feel :
sn•istie.ilheir rights and privileges will he sirenuonsl supported made for removing the guns, in case it should be when I was with Lord W. Benthick before 'farm. , beds. Some of the roads had been in a greet mese
te r; man whose wealth
ash lint been obtained by grinding the necessary to raise the siege?—A. No, Ido not. gone. ' sure destroyed, and particularly the road by Moat
pockets of the poor, and ose been
are at eternal sari- e
' Q. Do you know of any proposal being made to Q. You have said that you saw nothing discredit- Blanc. There were, however, other roads through
seer with inqutorial open-seen.
The Committee appointed to effect the Return of W. J. that effect ?—A. Ido not. I recollect, however, able to the army in the manner of the retreat. Do rocks, on the ridge of mountains, whimcould not
BURDETT, Esq. have oilmen the meowing places to receive that upon the 9th, Sir J. Murray told me he expected not you thi kit discreditable to burn the gun carriages he destroyed.
Subscriptions. 1 that he should be obliged to raise the siege. I ex- in the hatterias, in opee day, amid e lien no enemy's Q. Do you suppose that if the army had stopped
By Order of the Committee,
HENRY It Leslie, Chairman. pressed a hope that oar guns could be got off before column was in sight?—A. Ni;, Ido not. The guess. during the night of the 12th, that there would have
SAMUEL BROOKS, F.-q. 110, Strand. the arrival of the enemy. , titre of retiring or not retiring, depefided on the been any risk, or at least any considerable risk?—
Mr. hl ILLE R. Ski .... ,r•sire.i, 5im.4.11111. Q. Do you know that Sir J. Murray lied it in con- force and proximity of the enemy ; but when it was A. I think that there would have been very consi-
Mr. GALLOWAY, 169, Holborn.
Mr. AULT. 27.
ewes-lane, tei t-street, and 26, Dover- templation to raise the siege on the Silt or 9th?—A. determined to retire, I see nothing more discredit- derable risk. It coold never have been supposed
plain, New WPM-W.OC I do: He told me on the 9th, that it was his deter- able in Oren the batteries in day-ease than in that an enemy, who had been advancing: from two
Mr. ilea-eel*, 546, TenL"-•"eet• . Mination so to dreeendelie left me, as lit oughtefti Meriting then; at any other time. opposite directions by forced marches, for the express
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Mr. W.,11.1.15. 17. teireaah High-sheet. , make the necessary arrangements. , Q. As tenerter-elaster-General, do you know at purpose of raising the siege of Tarragona, would
And at tae Kir ut ere ltilf Alo-ii 1011. llormigh. Q. Was you consulted about the re-landing of the what time Gen. Centorea division embarked : or how have stopped when they came within sight of -that
"Canes 144 w '''it ill' Treseetha"":" a i"."14," l'i'' "'Nue alms' at Balaeuer?—A. I was tint. lniig thin were in embarking, after they had arrived fortress.
with :lewd—whit-1111km lette.o down'"
Q. Do you believe that the measure %chic!) was on time bead, ?—:k. They embarked very late, ns I ' • Q. Were they ever within sight of the fortress.?
ea
sr, eee., the energies of snail overco.neh a'.l osstacle,--
then iii conterai,:ation, of attacking one of Suchet's believe, end were attended by Sir Jelin Murray, in —A. By that expression, I only meant to illostrato
r. te
corps at Validities, would, if persevered in, hive the person. Ahour desk, after 1 had left Capt. Bitimerst, their proximity. I believe, however, that Suchet
ASIMMONSand Co. respectfully aceriaest the.
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effect of bringing °lea general :retiree to avert which I endeavonted to get round iii a boat to Salon Bay, could see the fortress on the 11th, as he arrived on
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up1.1,..ei io th, the. guns had
. been spiked and stores nleindosmed?—A. to superintend the embarkation of the advance under the moutitaitis that day.
Nee lined- No, certainly not. It might have brought on a Col. Adam. I was, however, nearly oversee and , Q. How far was he from it ?—A. About 25 miles.
TAYLOR'S CWi PAN I' OFFIcEi, crt,
Street; Na. 8 and 4111. Strand, near Ca iiii .•:, Cr:A!... partial action with Marshal Suchet's force in the could not reach it. I then went out shore, and en- ' Colonel Warren was next examined, arid deposed
twinned i, a Sktteh of the Rent) '.'itttit-s. Pit IC rs : , plain of the Ebro, and on the western side of the deavoured to cross the promontory of Felon on foot, nearly to the same effect.
IRt,l :itpetlitie Coat . ,C ,t 1.4 to £1 4 a 1 ;ofmountains: but 'vas so much fatigued, that I afterwards went oil ; General Winningham Examined.
:1 10 to r; 5 0 ' can;
Dote Supertme,ar Snper Great C•mta
t.,,eiee ewers
60 to 6 lti 6 Q. Do you believe that the embarkation could board a transport to take some repose. I went, how- ! He was Major-General commanding a Spanish di-
Toileaet .or Mmeille- Wai-treats . ll la to nla 0 , have been effected without loss at Belaguer, if ever, on shore, very early iii the note morning. , vision under Sir J. Murray—he conducted a branch of
tee. While W.A.., Dr••••: Dill" . il it to 1 1 0
Iti to Itoo ', :Marshal Suchet hail attack, ri the army at the period Q. ail you ever recollect art instance do ;rug the •• the intelli to
gence of the Arragon army, previously
Bich Black Silk Din,' .
Wot .0..4 '`t.wkir,g, rlitll,,itil,ll3 1 6 to 110 e of the ending halite'? —A. I think that, in such ease, siege of 'l'n nevem, of Sir ,1-,he Murray's army the arrival of Sir J. Murray in Catelonia—that intel-
Ditto 11-Tl•r,ad, 'rely strait . • I I'' s" 2 5 Ulll P arm must have s tsl•tiuml some lo.s ; but the coming ill contact with any force of the enemy, ! ligence, which he received, was of the best kind that
cool eaatemeas . . 1 1.2 io 2'2 0: ' y s • '
wee,) mere Diu i . . •/ ~! t„ ,I i(i ground was very favourable for covering our ern- except the garrison of Tarragona ?—A. Ido not. Ihe could obtain, and such as he thought he could
Nrrer:.es • . • Ihl i llCir ' barkation, and we were iii possession of fort St. Adrnital Hallowell having finished his cross-Pen- ; rely upon—the same persons he had relied upon oft
Prime Leattier Ditto . • '2 11 to :3 J 0
i Feline, whirl' e cult! have kept the enemy in check mimeo'', stated to the Court, that iii one of the ! other occasions—from Tortosa to Tarragona he cow-
l:It:eel: S. rplestions he had put, he had tin intention of enquiring • puted was, by the Ce! de Baleguer, about 48 miles,
Dittfcl Jacket nod Wai-te..ui,mui t!,•rd llre, lies , 311 6 i and protected our troops.
g„,1,4 lorry £5 oins 1 0 I Sumo' r Coat 3 oln 1 1,, t , Q. If Sachet had gone round by Rees, and joined into Gen. Don kin's conduct as Quitter-Nlaster-Ge- • and might be marched in about two days— the jute'.
2.1 .;:s 1; ..x c.,,,, r 513 to 610 o%erail. . 1 '2 to I lti 0
D•aen there, do you then think the embarkation eel al, but that he hail merely pot it to show that Sir : ligence of raising the siege, or relaxation in it, would
Tares ~1 Cm:tract by the Ye-r, on ronsiAration of Will-it:og
c„uld have been safely effected ?—A. Yes, I do. We J. Merely ens not in possession of that I; ene ledge of be conveyed to the enemy in a short or long period,
elier old , ne,:
"Suns per Year sell 015 Sluts per Year st2a ill should have gone pa't fart St. feeeppe, e hick would the roads which Gee. Dunkin had acquired after the according as he was supplied—a Catalan peasant might
sr Dem 22 01 ii Ditto . "4l Ii) have been interposed trete evil us rind the enemy. , siege. ,go from Tarragona to 'Tortosa bytthe mountain reed
or, vie same ;•iiari;•le. for Coat: wiV : Re-e.rawinen by Sir J. illitrovb !in 9.1 hours—there were several roads from Villa.
.° Coats per Year seln 10 15 f.'onts per Voir • £l5 0 Cross-examined In Admiral Ilalimocil.
4 Ilitto 13 10 : 0 Ditto ly k) I Q. At what time on the l'ettr, die you receive, tee Geed the enemy have hems long ignorant of franca to Tarragona, but how far they were practi.
Gl4l'llll'll MI jOinitle their reactive reAmems, or c •1: e from Sir J. elurray the first order with if‘clsrt to any relaxation its cart-eine on the siege, rir of our cable for artillery he could not say—fie did not think,
er.iiid,riviiiii. as onirred by iii- R. H. I lie (olitin:ii.clii-ia- Chic t. :
the embarkation of the toops.— . • ' A [ think about raising it?--A. N. From time many spies chick time line of the Guaya a defensive position—lie thought
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entire It tiling Dii--••••-, and I out% Gentlemen sll.u.,ar Drum,
wade ilia.i.uperior i•.:)1e. twe o'clock in the aPertioen ; perliaes it ties sooner. Suchet and Decaen had, even in our camp, they must ; all the positions in the neighbourhood of Tarragona
Q. Do you recollect that yon tole me tilt- u( lIIIIP. : have soon received such information. could be easily turned—he corroborated the testi.
o'clock in the morning of that slate teat it was Sir ! Q. Would not a knowledge of our relaxation ill n ))))) yof the other witnesses as to the regularity of
.T. elurray's directions that no more here,: should care vine oti the siege, or of our fib:indolent; it, have . the embarkation—he did not know how long the em-
be embarked, except a few Staff horses? --A. I do left Suchet amid Deceen masters of their movements, ! barkalion would have taken, but if Gen. Decaen had
not recollect it: but Sir J. Murray, very early in the and given encouragement to the besieged garrison ? marched by St. Christie' to Reus, and Suchet by the
morning, told me that it was his iiiterition to embark A. eel lailli% . ! mountain road upon the same place, they could have
the troops first, arid the horses and stores afterwards. Q. If Sachet had joined Decree' at Bens, would not : (elected this junction, and it would haie been in the
I might very 1)10111;1y have made seek a ernimiminica. his comeaueication with Valencia bate been pro. ; enemy's power to have brought them to action early
tion to the Adreiral. I bolieve that Sir .1. Murray's biddy irsterrep•ed by the Allied Army occupying on the morning of the 13th, and any loss must de.
horses were not embarked till three ohlork• I know the intervening passes?—A. It would, in a great Pend on the time of embarkation; he should not have
Ihat mine were nor. 111(.1CUrP. : thought it advisable to hare fought an• action under
Q. Do you recollect having boon were, the beach, ! Q. Do yeti not know that our advance was on the walls of Tarragona with the enemy's united forces,
;eel your desiiine the Officers to stop the embarkation the 10th and ltth at Valles, and General Prevost at which must have been the consequence of postponing
of (tre, and prepare for the embarkation of the Baluguer, and that the Catalonian Army covered the embarkation to the 13th.
troops ; and ;It what hour was this ?---A. 1 recollect the diteeteet roads from Villafriimica to 'Tarragona? Cross-examined by ddiniral Halloreell.
th,tt I had such orders from Sir .1. ;Murray, hut do —A. 1 know that such were the positions of the I As far as he mired recollect, he received the order
not recollect precisely the boor. I 'lever carried any two first corps you have mentioned ; but as to the to march between eight and nine o'clock on the fethse.
orders to the beach but what were directly from Sir Catalonian Army, I had no particular information , he could not say from whom, but it was ant:Meer of
J. Murray. about it. i the Staff--about 12 o'clock he received an order to
Q. As you say that you only received Iwe orders . Q. Supposing, then, that all those corps were in , march to the beach, and when he had marched about
from sir J. Murray on that day, cats you say at the situation I have mentioned, was it not the duty ' half the distance he received a counter order to occu.
what time you received the first for the embarkation of those advanced corps to have dispatched what py the ground he had first occupied in the investment
of the troops, and the second as to the nettle of the officers were necessary to obtain information ?—A. ' near the Oliva, and at three he received an order spire
embarkation ?—A. I said, that I only recollected Most certainly, it rested with them, and I take it for to march to the beach for embarkation—on the 12th
having received two orders. The first I suppose was granted, they did so. • lie saw nothing to indicate the approach of the enemy
about one o'clock. 1 Q. Would it have been prudent to delay the; except their own hasty movements—he received no
Q. Do you not know that other orders and coon. measure of embarkation until the return of an : accounts of the enemy after the night of the 11th—he
ter orders were received by ether Officers on that officer dispatched to get information?—A. Certainly I was riot acquainted with the enemy being at Perrino,
des- ?--A. I cannot know this :I do not recollect not. Suck officer could not be expected to return .he only knew of their arrival Tortola—he was not
that I heard any such orders. more than two hours before the appearance of the : acquainted with the country about Balaguer—he un.
Q. Did you detach any Officers 1 derstond there.was a mountain pass, but did not know
of your depart- enemy.
ment in the morning of the 12th, to ascertain the' Q. When you snid that Sachet woold have soon ; it—he thought a column passing from 'Vendrill to
uldldnaotitfrerrevseonmet them
position amid movements of the enemy ?—A. I did received informal' of our raising the siege, do you i
from
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not : that was a branch of the service which Sir J. think that he would have received such informatiou vessels, p
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