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

THE STATESMAN.

THE EXPEDITION.
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Monday morning, at four o'clock, the flank
companies, to the number of 130, of the Wand
3d regiments of Foot Guards, who were ordered
for foreign service, mustered in their bartacks,
and marched off from there, at five u'dock, for
Chatham, under the command of Colonel His°.
As they passed ender the Horse Guards, the men,
as with one yoke, gave three cheers. The band
of the 3d regiment played them out of the environs
of London.

Ninety sail of transports came into the Downs
fln Monday, and part sailed immediately for liar.
wich. The ordnance ships have almost all been
loaded, and arc dropping down the river. The
troops from Plymouth are arrived at Portsmouth.
Most of the line of battle ships have taken out
their lower dock guns.
The Guards from Chatham embark on board
the Princess of Orange, 74, the Leyden, 68, and
some other line of battle ships.
Captain PLassrts, of the Courageux, has seve.
ral men •f war placed under his command. Guns
and stores for between 60 and 70 armed launched
arc put on board the ships of war.
The 51st regiment, embarked at Plymouth on
board the San Josef, Sir J. T. Ducawoirru's
tlag'ship, arrived on Portsmouth on Monday.—
This fine ship has been completely repaired, at
the very moderate cxpence of ninety thousand
pounds.
The horses belonging to the llth regiment of
Light Dragoons, ordered on foreign service, are
in the finest order possible, and the men are in
high spirits.
At Harwich the troops are all in readiness, and
a division of transports have sailed for that place
from Deal, to take on board the 11th, 59th, and
the Ist battalion of the 79th regiment. All the
ordnance transports will have dropped down the
river by neat Thursday.

All such American and other neutral vessels as
may be engaged by the Transport Board to serve,
are to be commanded by British Officers, and
navigated by British crews. It is also necti:sary
that British Merchants have a decided interest
id such ships.

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FROM THE PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

LISBON, JUNE 9.—Orr army is rapidly Item
Oporto had Coimbra to Abrantes, which is t tile
heal-tmarten. .They are of cour,e movin4 to - Victor's
army, tad in a direction to cutoff his retreat l• the French
[metiers. Theships of the. line railed o h instant, in
scorch of the French ships that had be. kb, in their
way from the We,t Indies.
Sevict.r, .lumc 2.—From the Et smear fit-
zErrit of the Cove-mines* :

" The peasants of Morizoti, unable any longer to bear the
multiplied oppressions of their eilemie., tout the generous re-
solution to rise against them without more Ere arms than
seven muskeu ; bat their loyalty soon procured them others,
with which they drove them from the village. The meaty,
to resenge this disgrace, sent against them a detachment of
1300 men, but they were all either killed ortaken prisonerp.
" The enemy afterwards united all their troops in Arragon,
and marched to attack General Blake."
Jux s 3.—The Captain-General of the Army of Arragoa
has made the following communication, by as extraordinary
Courier :

" MOST E;ccELLF.NT SZNIROR—The enemy, reinforced
by almost the whole of the garrison of Saragossa, and with
the troops scattered in diterent positions on this side the
Ebro, came to attack me yesterday in my position in front of
this city. General Suchet, who had succeeded Janot, wish-
ing no doubt to signalize his entrance on the command by
some signal advantage, proposed nothing less than the de-
structioo of the army committed to my command, to effect
which he left Saragossa, to take the command of this eXp,di-
tloo in person, accompanied by Watier and other Generals.
General Suchet, as it appears, bad no idea of the brave and
firm chartscter of the Spanish troops, which he now learned
to his cast. Neither the brisk fire of his artillery, nor the
superiority of bit cavalry, which was twice as numerous as
oars, nor the repetition of four attacks, made with the
greatest fury by the choicest of his infantry, could make the
brave Spanish troops yield an iocb of ground. The French
at every attack met with the most obstivate tesistancr, and
were repulsed with very great loss; till at length they
availed themselves of the night to erect their retreat. I
shall not enter into the particulars, or point out the
merits deserving peculiar reward, that I may not de-
lay the cominanication of tins agreeable Intelligence; bat
have the utmost satisfaction in loforming your Excellency,
that though the French never tacked with greater violence
than on this occasion, they we• e never met with a more de-
termined resistance; and I should he wanting in justice, were
I not frankly and sincerely to declare, that this important
sictory i. to be ascribed principally to the valour and skill
of tile Major-General Don Joao Carlos Auixagd, and the
brilliant conduct of Brigadier Don Martin de Loirrogi.
" May God preserve your Excellency,
" JOAQUIM BLAKE.
" To the Most Excellent Seohor Doo

Antonio Cormel.
" Head-quarters, Alcaniz, May 21." •
lassos, JUNE 10.—Victor's army extends from Toro-
mocha hy ['rosin°, &c. to the bridge of Almarez. A
Eteitra advanced corps was destroyed in Aljaivel, &nut 4U to
bewg killed, and 13 wounded.
. The tiermam, who belong to Victor's army, hada, sooner
received certain intelligence of war having been declared be-
tween Austria and France, than they began to desert is large
satibers. Some have even arrived in Castello-Branco. A,
yet no battle has taken place with that army.—(Lisboa a-
:ate of Jane IJ.)

Ou the Sib inst. the Intel,laot-Cenral of Police ordered a
Proclamation lobe posted up, on the application of his Es-
celleta4 :Marshal General Wellesley, prohibiting the pur-
chase of any article of accoutrement ur other belonging to
the English army, and ofereil for sale by British soldiers, yll
pain of the purchasers being dealt with and punished as buy-
en of stolen goods.—( Lisbon Diary of June lu.)

B tDAJoz,Ju NE e have received intelligence of our
troops having destroyed, so the Just of May, a body of the
nanny's ham, which had occupied Aljucen, and are also
assured that Gen. Blake has defeated the French in Arragua,
who unstained is very considerable loss, and that be is likely
soot to retake Saragossa.

Leiters from our army state, that the French corps in Me-
rida will speedily be compelled to surrender, and that our
bead-quarters will be remuved to that place.—(lieukjus
Dewy, Jaw 4.)
Limnos, Jvae 9.—On the 4th, sth, and 6th instant, our
city was illuminated in honour of his Britannic Majesty's
birth day. His Excellency the Hon. Jona Charles 1 liters,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, who has
su strenuously exerted himself fur the restoration and preset-
vatioa of this Mooarchy, and is most deservedly respected by
the whole Portuguese nation, was received with loorremiti-
nued acclamations at the National Theatre in Cnodes-street,
when he made his appearance, to be present at the recitation
of an eulogium on his Britannic Majestf, which was delivered
on the 4th instant at that Theatre, and followed by "God
save the King," sung by the whole audience, stamd-
ing, and aucovered. In short, it is impo-sible, by say
nation to express more strongly the lively seine of grati-
tude and frieodship irrevocably etitertaihod for the Bri-
tish people, but most certainly there is also ao nation which
can possibly possess so strong a claim ou our gratitude and
frieuilship, as the kmglish have acquired by the generous ef-
forts with which they, have asserted and supported our natl.
uJal independence.—( Ga:clle, June 9. )
BADAJOZ, JUNS 2.1-A few days back several Austrian
ships arrived in Cadiz, basing 140 gun-smiths on board, who
are to be employed iu our ussaufacwries of arms.—( Badqjo:
Diary. )

The excuse for not employing General Fre-
cusom is, that his bad state of health did not per-
mit him to accompany Sir Ateritba NVELLESLET,
mid that he did not utter his services on the present
occasion, nor report himself fit fur service until all
the appointments on the Staff had been finally ar.
ranged. In reply to this statement we beg leave
to ask, how many days intervened between Mediae
of his utter of service, and the d.tte of the letter in
reply to it ? Whether in this interval any Staff
Appointments took place ? And whether there are
nut Brigades in the army now about to be scut
out, likely to be commanded by Officers under the
rank of Major-General ? We know an instance'
in Spain, of a Brigade having been for some time
commanded by a Licutenant-Colonel ; and if there
be any such appointments in the present Expedi-
tion, they cannot in fairness be considered as
standing in the way either of General Fettousou
or any other Officer of the same standing.---Morn- '
hog Chronicle.
A gentleman has lately planted a very exten-
sive orchard at Bradwell, in Essex, containing
above 4,000 fruit-trees of various kinds, which
are. placed with so much judgment as to per-
mit the land between the roes of trees to be
yet cultivated for a series of years, and to yield
nearly as great crops as if the fruit-trees had
not been planted.

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NAVAL IN'I'F; LLW B \GE.

FA LIIOVTII. JOLT 2.—Cnotain Woynter. of the navy, m-
ei:inputted by two Spiaiih Ontrers, landed '.ere ibis 'veiling
frpm his Majesty's brig I 'adios% 161plas. and immediately set
of id at:liaise an 4 four fir London; oothing has bees suffered
to traespire relative to the news lootsght by the Cadmus, if
good or bid, no boats being allowed to go alongside, from
which it is inferred t.) he of an unfavourable nature. —Alio
au rived the Duke of Montr.oe packet, Bluett, will mails,
from Jamaica = 41 days pasage; no Des/I.—Sisters, Nos i-
deuce, from Loudon.

Majesiy's %hip Goree, 16 gang, Calif. Simpson, put in
brre yesterday with the outward-bound convoy for Portugal,
atnongst which are fransport4, bat jug nu board the 34th reg.-
tnent of font, to join the Araiy under Sir A. Welle-lei : they
sailed again early this morning, with a tine breeze at Nor.h.
—Also sailed the Prisms Elizabeth packer, ltidd, with mails
for LIMN.

PETMOCTtt, Jurors S.—Sailed last evening. his Majesty's
ship San of 110 guns, for Torbay ; also bin Majesty's
brig arestes, on a cruize,
Cane Ic this afternoon, three gao-brigs.

Arrived tar American schooner Itesolibido, K. Bates,
Master, from Boston, with rice tar, fdr this port.
It is corfidently reported that Cm Ana and Ferrol are again
in possession of the 'Patriots, after &Me severe actions with
Nes 's The account is diked to have been hronisht
to Palmuuth by a sloop of war, but I have not time to as-
certain the fact in time to mve the post.

Postisnotrrw.,juLe 4.—Arthed the Ganges, of 74 Furs,
Captain If alkett,,tLONia k a mom it's pass igr, and no
news; the Gaaartdoop of war, Captain Stevenson, from the
Mediterranean, with the signal dying " bears dispatches.'•
Shc anchored at the Ilotherbank at four o'clock this after-
noon. Her dispatches are not larded yet. ,