The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-03-27 00:00:00

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least of his action..
said that his cause had beea thereby prejudiced ;
but that he had given him (Warden) to understand
that they were en record, and would be brought
forward in duo time ; that the proper time fur
bringing them forward was now come, as the rcgi.
meat wooed be out in twe or three weeks,
and they must be disposed of first. Ile then
said, he trusted the regiment would not be dis.
pleased, if, upon full conqlderation of the whole
cue, in the hope of his reformation, and that his
enemies, for such he duetted them, as much as ho
deemed them his own, who had incited him to
take the steps be bad done, might have nu pre.
tepee for saying he had stied vindictively, he
freely forgave hint foe all his three offences • but
he warned him of the danger of any fresh offence,
and expressed his full determination to proceed
against him in any future instance of misbehaviour.
Whether the Colonel did right or wrong in this
instance, I learn fur my brother officers to deter-
Mine.
But I defy the ingenuity of this man 64 of fo.
ironic eloquence" -to •hew that the expressions
xeportoil to the Commanding Officer were not highly
mutinous, and such a, the Adjutant could not pass
over, especially in such a subject ; or, that it his
law had been deemed sound, or should upon his in.
tended motion to set aside the ponsuit be deemed
so, and a verdict be given for the plaintiff, the dis-
cipline of the army would not he at an end, and the
Nava Charles of the soldier—Oh! admirable
compassion ! Oh 1 inimitable sad_ profound Law.
ycr! the Mighty Ad, would nut be waste paper !
Ob! ye lovers of social order 1 Oh ! ye Anti.
jacohia.,_ both in prose and verse ! Oh !ye sop.
porters a the Statute of 1107, which made it a co.
pital offence for any person, by speaking advisedly
to incite a soldier to disobedience, make a gar.
land for your brother Frcre !Change the coif of his
wig for a crown of laurel, and let him be held in
everlasting honour amongst you!
All the facts I have stated, can •be proved. It
will be difficult to prove, but the world may con.
jecture whence came the fees which opened the
mouth of Mr. Scrjeant Frere, and gave to the
world his speech. I. am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
A FRIEND TO TRUTH AND THE GOOD
DISCIPLINE OF THE ARM Y.
Northampton, blare lk 22, 1811.

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON :
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1811.
We have received by the Anholt Mail, a variety
of Letters and Papers foam the North of Europe.
Their contents ate not of material interest. We
should, however, have made looger extracts had
room permitted. The following is an article of
Turkish intelligence :-
Corrwswrisocus, Fee. I.—The bead-quarters of the
Ca £ND VIZIR* ifs Mill at Schuistla. Nothing new has taken
place between the two armies. The preparations bath by sea
and land for the ensuing campaign are eoutirmat. with vigour,
and without interruption.
The fermentation carwtl by the Janissaries h ihr from being
imbued. We are in coutinual fear of an esplosion 1 and evety
day the Ministers of the Divan are obliged to employ pagninn
dimity severity la arresting the mutineers, and eausiesibmit to
be decapitaftd. .
It is amossishiag that Ilse GRAND SEIGNIOR, sebOREIIOIIIII
prove him is possess ao energetic character, has not yet coat
into determiaatioa to compel Woe insolent soldiers to commode
the toes, andsend them to the camp of the GRAND VISIRIt,
where their bravery would be mach better employed against
Ns epemies of the Creams than against the peaceable inhabit-
ants of this town.-411applemeist to theAbeills des Nord,Mardilt)

AB the acconnte that have been received relative
to the late brilliant engagement, concur in repro.
senting the conduct of the Spanish General LA
PIMA, as most infamous. There seems to be a
*tinge rottenness in the Spanish cause, w►ich, on
every great occasion, displays itself In a very
striking manner. One question immediately aug.
gets Itself, on hearing that the backwardness of
the Spaniard prevented the total destruction of the
French Army—why was a British General and
British troops placed under the orders of this
LA Psna ? Why was he not rather placed under
the orders of General GRAHAM ? If the Spaniards
are sot tee proud to accept nur assistance, they
*tight not be au.prood as to demand that they should
swami thek friends. Farther remark, however,

and that their people should be disciplined, as
the Pottugueze were, by English Commanders.—

Suppose that skeleton regiments were sent over
to the North-east Coast of Spain, and recruited
there. We cannot think so ill of human nature as to
believe that the men of Spain might nut be taught
to stand fire in their own cause as well as those of

Portugal ; and this would certainly he less ex-
pensive to us than ietruiting at home. We have
extracted the account that Gen. LA PsnA rendered
to his Government of the battle of the sth. Who
would not faucy, frous.the perusal of that letter,l
that he had not escletiatty costribetetho the sic. '1
'tory ?
66 General Gnaw us has written a letter, couched
in strong terms, to the British Miuisteg4codiz, on
the conduct of the Spanish General :lii- ilie late af.
(air. la consequence of which Mr. Wst.escezy
has sent an energetic remonstrance to the Regency,
which occasioned the imasedhtte arrest of LA PexA,
as noticed in our publication of yesterday. It is
said, that the French have only 5,000 effeetive men
in the vicinity of Cadiz, and it is presumed by most
of our Correspondents, that they are is a most pe.
rilous situati,n. It is asserted is one of the letters,
that Geeeral BLAKE was to have the consumes, of
the expe:lition on the eve of departure.
TilG siege of Baslajnz, according to the &deices,
Is likely soon to be abandoned ; the garrison has
made several successful sallies. The following is an
extract frost one of our letters :

" CADIZ, Fee. 9.

"The battle of ode Sierra del Fierra, Whence Gene 1%11 Ga a-
u*K derives the title of Duke and Grandee of the Sr.r el no,
bits been de,tructive to the British force, bid has acquired attire
glory to the natiou titan any insulated operation of the preient
war.

44 We have. via Gibraltar, the arrival of the Norte and the
Duke of Montrose, with gold. The Implacable man of war
has reached this port from Vera Cruz, bringing 1,600,011 dol-
lars, 600 serum of cochineal, and 503 of indigo. The iistrea
frigate from Lima hag also supplied 140,000 dollars, akh co-
coa, tin, and copper."

" It appears by the information we bare reccitr.
cd, that the Spaniards in the Isla de Leon, are tie.
termined to retrieve their character, for it was in.
tended to assemble on the 12th inst. the garrison,
to the number of 12,000 men, to make an attack
upon the French besieging army ; and to carry their
fortifications."

Our Falmouth letter, on the enthority of the
brig Three Friends, jute arrived from Lisbon, re.
peals the account of MAMMA'S army being in full'
retreat—and adds, that it was in great confusion,'
lyaving its cannon, baggage, &c. all behind. Lord
WLLLINGTON, it is said, was in close pursuit,- and
these gratifying accoMpts, our Correspondent ob-
serves, receive corroboretton from the Captain of
the Spanish schooner CO, who reports the same
particulars.
" Letters have been received from Guernsey,
by several respectable houses in town connectink
with that islands witick stone, that the Echo mers,
chaut.vcssel logitiralvisil there from Lisbon, whensp
she sailed is An Otis beet. and had brought
brace of the retsmal of the French. The sinob
interesting letter on the subject is from an Oflinter
dated the 9th lust. He gives a minute account or
the means employed bf MAMMA to mask his de-
parture. Among his other attempts to deceive in
this particular, he set fire to a convent, which
burnt for several hours. The French Army le
stated to have retreated In three columns.—
No sooner did Lord WitadooTow **certain the
fugitive movements of the Enemy, than he put
his Army in motion to pun,* him s sad it was
supposed that an engagement would
place in 48 hours. The last neeonsts
British at Thome', amply supplied with

" The Election for Chonceliar commented this mottling in
the 9: note-House, which was tilted up the the occasion. At the
upper end the Vice- Chaacellor (Or. Douglas) took his sent at
a table divided from the body of the ram by* high partition,
covered with carpet, having two doors, me for the Electors to
ester by, and the other fur their retiring. The two Proctors, an
Asistaiu to the Vice-Chatscellor, and a friend to each Candi-
date, sat round this table, and received the votes written on slip
of paper. Drs the table stood a box with two divisions, into
Which the Votes were separately pet by the Vice-Chancellor,
with the concurrence of the parties armed hint ; and in case
of dieuM the vole was disposed of in a drawer under the ta-
ble. listeb division of the box has threelneks, the keys of
which Iwo Wrested to the Vice-Chancollor and Proctors, so
that wises madjoitrunssat takes place they are triply guarded.
Ott the mai& of the partition were two other tables,
wkh these slips of paper filled up (except the loser.
don of the astases). at which the Elocion wrote their decision,
and, walklog round, handed it in to the Via-Vhisiteellor, who
disposed of else= or already stated.
The 'soothers of the Pull at the hoar of coy 'schism (half-
past two) are as follow :
For the Duke of Clooccster....l... 243
Duke of Rutland
Majority by favour of the Duke of Oloseester-9
" Throughout the whole of the preceding poll the parties
were never more thou eight or tea votes asunder; it was a
kind of neck and neck race, which, from all we can collect, is
likely to remain so till the winning-post is attained.
" An the voters for the former we noticed Earl Spen-
cer, the Bishop of Bristol, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Mr,
Shaw Lefever: M. P. ; Dr. Marsh, &c. For the loiter, Sir
Isaac Perinin;,timi and Dr. Law (Lord Ellealsorotigles brother).

" rive Totes were ttiputed, and pat t►y for niter-decision;
so that. upon the whole, 313. Electors palled is the tint hour
soul a half, being fatly one-third of the full attonbet expected.
" The gallery was crow4led with Gownsasen, Interspersed
Jere and there wilts the *mate beauty of taniefflige.*

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rather singular, and attracted his observation. lie
asked her what was the matter with her ? She re.
plied, that she was. frightened at the fire. That
night passed away without further alarm. The
next evening two of his children came in, and said
they saw a light of a fire up stain; he went up,
and found a lighted birch.broom placed just under
the roof, above the place where the fire hail. been
the night before; he thrust it in a pail of water,
and by that moans extinguished it. From the man.
ncr in which the Prisoner canductiA herself, lie sea.
petted her, and had her taken Into custody. The
next day, while she was at the puldie.house in
Augmenng, she confessed to him and the Rev. Mr.
Kindleside that Abe bad done it.
Mr. Kindieside was called,who confirmed this con.
Amin% and stated, that she said had dune it in spite,
because her master and mistrials were always guar.
selling with her on account of her not rising in the
morning.
Mary• Wood, a female'employed in the house on
the 25th of December, spoke to the conduct of
the Prisoner during the time of the fire, and said
she went up stairs seieral times, and appeared very
uneasy.
The Jury toad the Prisoner Guilty.
HORSHAM, TUESDAY, MARCH 26:
THREATEN LNG LETrER.
The Rev. Robert Bingham was arraigned on
two indictments, the first charging him with send.
lug a letter without a signature, threatening to
burn the houses, barns, atr. of ticharit Jenner,
and the other charging him with setting 6re to his
own house, to defraud the Insurance Office.
lie was put to the bar and tried on the first in..
dictrnent. It stated, that he, on the tst of Dec.
last, feloniously and wilfully did send a letter, with.
out a name, -addressed to Mr. Richard Jenner, and
which letter was as follows

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ahem. The consequence of the acquittal 'was two 7,000 troops did not ereo eaak• a , , .
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actions, brought against the Colonel of the WO. favour of the British, but nanatalit keep.. ,11 an" ite4 pi Assot"' j m .oi-% *"l.. 'f'
4-. ' e: otiP 1 4179 °a Lausoliaw loollumullf...
scent end the Adjutant, the ease of which against the, though near ears* to, %ow 0,,,,, *end am oath. SIN, hilvibt gaikamiii— 1,04,0:,...F.' .•
Atijsainedft" ID:l4laniiiiiitiadtedlig
eikpripoesehe lit albebeitliftel.*: :r
the Adjutant was tried at the fast Assisi', and has
assistance I nay, if be tad Golf taken advsatier foloPlaalot nod Iteetnals:-IM sdie beshnhatren in his serville frail the time of Itse kit !linnet it f
brought Mr. Serjeant Frere into notice, so much to a, i s
, sass pursued the dlacorafiteti enemy, ebb pas. :On the 7th hie retreat was ih,seitemeed„ So WO teal the to. 08.01seereelal of a:fio
the satisfaction of his admirers ; the other remise of the roots,
for the next Assizes. the triumph* might have been complete. Instead sod. Lard rttL.lstproN bemeensteir ;It' I. qg allOialmwt the relwatiotillaaa loth:ram atl'erat
.• Weal wail and asked if fier mist*. bad been
I have been informed by a person who was pre- of this, ^we leers, that he actually mat an order mom on, the erecting et theft& his phi makiessmiler, as she if,,,,tot summit Ire. Her
sent, that at a parade formed early in the morning to Patera! Gksuass, after the battle, to per. haa‘inarters were at Thesear„ and toss lied faistraia said aloha sat, but that she keel blown oat
of Sunday last, the day after the trial, the Colonel
sue the enemy—.' fur that was the moment to troops then is sight of Manastaa's 7014 Had acandie,which probably might haws otwasioned thn
called Serjeant Warden out of the ranks, reminded
follow splits advantage, and to raise the siege of the essemy only remained a few days how, smell. The witness. however, himself *went up
!Inn of his (the Colonel's) former lenity thwart's
without
,*(11 in remitting half his term of degradation, re. Cadiz!' And this we are assured he did, though Lord wet.t.teetott wevNl it asamesced 66 at. Otainf and be &end hie bed curtains moulderieg
tack npon their hue!. His Loath'', waked Only gairejaakedy, tv iliemg bet. °lhdeatiionere' Heellia.
w;utted him of his having hams a second time tried the illiritiah,. in addition to the fatigue of the bet.,
..: , °welch anydifficulty:
by a Regimental Cbert.Martial during the training tie, had had a march of sixteen hours without re. rot thertilbrorwmtats which arri4io *squad roe and came down stairs agate. fur renal nights
of 1810, by, which he was convicted of having ender the command of Sir JoaWaln,,,Oassa. De- before this had happened, he bid 'had hie wig.
been drunk on parade, and again sentenced to de- frtilhaleat- . setters are continually coming is, libo give a moat doves broken, bit be could sigh -tell who had
gragation ; and added, that there were then on re. lig We are unwilling to "Act OPlre val
ils deploralale account of the state of the French
IMl'd three fresh distinct charges against him (War. treason at the bottom of this waded. ,LA Pen, .-*OA it, Wiest bit. o'clock tip the same even.
whisk ours is supplied with every comfort. army, lag, ttosa..Ptbnear baring hies 011 stairs '
two er
so), each of which called for a Court.hdartial— a feebk charecter more reduced by infirmity of con. ' - •
.• tin* &grant smoke ease down the stairs,
the first for making a riot in the town, in the early stitution thee by age; and this is not the first time "P.S. We have ion now learnt that our light and tho Ifotasseter . bad asked the boy to go into
part of November, 1810; the second for enlisting
that be has bees suspected of shyness le she beer troops, at the last dotty from the army, wet. en. the yard to an if he could see any blase, which
in the 16th foot, being a permanent Serjeant in the
of adios'. This, hOwurer, as well as all the bislory {Pied WWI MattaN ell rear, and that a general bat. he refused doing; but 'upon the smoke come'
Local Militia, in the tame month ; the third fur fe wall IA lectto • 111 .molt.:'
coming drunk to a parade ordered by the Adjutant of the war is the Peninsula, ought to prove to I I 1 heeled be e jing dower the staitesse, the witness went up stairs
in December. Ihe Colonel told him that he had the Spanish Government that it would be wise imemmemonsasi=viimatt ceecood lime, and Site bed.ctutains were then in a
forborne to bring 'he" char es tumud .611 onea itCAMBRIDGE i
to have British Officers mixed with their own; RLEG'TION. blase, and it had ;itched the window. By the as.,
o of his actions had been tried, lest it'sho!ld be
and
sistance of water, the fire was again extinguished...-
least 1 and that their neonle should be diseinlined. as elVtiftßtllnE. lig -ABLER IL The conduct of the Prisoner during this time was
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