The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-08 00:00:00

FREMAI AUMY.

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It may be amusing and instructive to consider wi rt
is necessary to support the force which Bonaparte has
collected; it may give our readers some notiou
military difficulties. His army consists of-
-303,010 Infaaby
51.1300 Cavalry
60,000 Followers
400; 00
---- The requires, at a
Pound and a half of bread per day 600,000 lbs.
per week 4,200,010 lbs.
The horses of this army, including cavalry, staff,
regimental baggage, artillery, ammunition, commis-
sariat' must amount to 150,000; these ought to re-
ceive each 81 bs. of corn to keep them in condition.
Here then is required, for horses-
-1,200,000 lbs. a day, or
8,40J,Wi1 lbs. a seek.
For men, as above 4,AIO,IMJ
13,800,000

Now we must add for drink, which must be trang.
ported, as beer, wine, and spirits, half a I in. 3 (10y,
or half a pound; and of other eatable a. tido, be,:f
anel mutton, groceries, &c. half a pound mcge :
This makes
Per week 2,lsoti,osl
Horses ought to receive at least nibs. of Hay at d..y
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1,800,000 per day.
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Hay
For Horses, Corn 11,100.000 ditto.
Corn for Troops ...,
Wine and Groceries, &c.
Lbs. 26,00 i,OOO per week.
Which is eqnal.to Tons 14,000
Now suppose a horse will draw or carry 500
weight on the ave.-age, bad. roads taken into-consi-
deration, and supposing, as ought to be the case,
that the great magazines are 50 miles in the rear, and
that each horse goes 100 miles a-week, this would
require for transport of food only 112,000 horses.—
See then

To draw food 112,000
For. Cavalry

Artillery 5,000
Regimental Baggage
t)fficer. and Stall
Sparc Ammunition
179,000 Horses.

It is to be allowed, that during the summer the
number of horses wanted will not be so great, hut
when the snow comes o►► in Russia the whole will be
wanted. We are to add the difficulties of providing
beef and mutton at half a pound a day—allowing
each sheep 501bs. weight, each bullock at 500Ihs.
400,000 persons at this average would require 1400
bullocks and 14,000 sheep a week, ►l•hich must be
kept up in food till killed.

GALWAY PROTESTANT MEETING.

On the 9.Bth ult. a very respectable Meeting of
Protestants of this County, assembled pursuant to
notice, at the Assembly-room, in Middle-street, Gal-
way (the Court House having been occupied by the
Judges), for the puipose of petitioning the Le4isla-
Aare in favour of, the Catholic.Claims.—Chas. Blake,
of Merlin Park, Esq. having been callod to the
Chair, the following Resolutions were submitted by
John D'Arcy, of „Kilrolla, Esq. seconded by Owen
.-M'Dermott, of Spainglield, Esq. and unanimously
' approved of and adopted, viz.:
Resolved—That from the growing liberality of a!l,
classes of his Majesty's Subjects, we, hail the coo-
-1 summation of our most sanguine hopes of Religions
Toleration, and of the admission of our Catholic
Brethren to a participa!ion of the Privileges of. the
; British Constil idiom

Resolved—That we have witnessed, with hearts
felt gratification, the liberal and henevolem priuci.
pies which disposed his Royal Highness to refer to
the uninfluenced consideration of Parliament, . those
disabilities under which they still labour, the good
effects of which are evidently evinced iu the Votes of
both Rouses of Parliament.
Resolved—That
,from our iutimate knowledge of
the just and loyal principles of our Ca polio fellow.
subjects, we.are of opinion, that theiP unconditional
Emancipation wpalcl
.promote the strength, rhe hap-
piness, and honour-of his Majesty's dominions.
Resolved That an Address be prePared,..and pre.
rented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
most humbly entreating his Royal highness's most
gracious recommendation of the measure to Parlia.
meta.

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NAVAL 1Nt14:41.1643NCE.

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PLYMOUTH, Auc. 6.
Arrived last night, the Talbot slooP sof war, having detained
and brought in with her the Ainericin ship Rhodan and Betsey,
C +pt. Hurry, from Cadiz bound to loiverpoul, in ballast
Sailed the Achates brig of war, nu a cruize.
Arrived the Firm, Barns. from S,,tausea ; Three Sisters,
Chapman, from Newport; aid Po, Mason, front Bridgewater.
PORTSMOU'fIii. Ancimr 7. .
Arrived his Majesty's skips Ptebe, from thebowes; and tht
Suphi 74 from a entice.
Tile Tyriast is appointed convoy for the Downs. . •
Arrived the Ocean, Fracy, from Quebec; awl the London
Packet,. from Havanuah.
• DEAL, Aucurr 7.
Arrived the Aclive *utter from of Hashing; and his Msjeity's
ship Cadmus,, from the Northward.
Sailed last evening the Cotiote.s of pgin cutter, front Ports-
mouth, w ith a roovoy.
His Majesty's ship Cadmus has a slgoal for convoy to the
Westward.
. The Mary and Jame, an Americas, has been sent in, detained..
The homeward-boand convoy, from Gottenburgh, were or
the Scaw, all well, on the 90th of Jtily, tinder convoy of three
armed ships.
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4th inia. from
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exhibited without disguise. . and cold water, and kept him fastened .to her bed- ;by his Majesty's ketch Leaner, bound to America. . i, ir
foal or under her bible, lily! a dog. Thus did she She was short of water, which the Dienoi sipplied...m. ..
Colonel ).,;LA Tomos bas addreimgl * letter from I starve her son, 'until, the .flesks a guyed upon his The wjud for file days after was front the Eiptirarc . io
Scarborough*. to the Gentlemen, &c. of the County ; frame, his hair appeared,' :pulled op by, the roots,. blowing strong. - •, . "i. b.
of Carlow • stating, that a canvas having already' and his eyerilere sunk-delp in his Iseat. .The obil.d, TogstpuTss, Avourtf.--Arriled a iftendfloggee
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commenced for that County). he ho' the same COO- i wham first AbICOVOiCat wary weighed, aid WI Privateer, of
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