The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-30 00:00:00

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or a letter from Captain Steads, of his Stajestv't ship
Arethapt, addressed to Admiral Lerd Gambier, and
traw-
• witted by his towdshipto John IC ihon Canker, Esq.
His Majesty's sitip aretinwa, utl Bettaeo,
July 11, 181 J.
MT Loan,--After a consultation with the Ina-
to of Asturias on the 24th ultimo, I consented to
receive on board of the squadron your Lordship
has been pleased to place under my command, the
,Spanish Brigadier.(iesseral Fortier, and 500 of his
soldiers, with thoietention of besting up the NW
iny's quarters along the coast of Cauta.brin and
Biscay, in order to make a diversion of his troops.
towards the sea.perta in his pessession, end 'thus
afford an opportteitylor a combined movement of
the Spanish armies to Asturias, by compelling the
enemy to dope& more of his forces to oppose us,
and thereby weaken the interior of that province
and St:Aodero, or to smiler his sea.defeuces to be
destroyed, and his sopplies.ceastways cut off, the
one or other alternative appearing to me an ineti.
table result of such movements.
have now the pleasure of informing your
Lordship that we have.completely succeeded in the
maritime part of the expedition without the loss of
a single Man, laving destroyed all the b merles.,
with the exeeption of Castro, from St. Sebastian
to St. Andero, on which were found about one
hundred pieces of heavy cannon altogether, and
laid thot whole ezteut u( iss.coast entirely bare of
defence.
Communicatiens are the*: opened with these pro.
winces, and the zealous attachment of the inhahi.
'tents to the iedependence of their colostry sneer.
tamed, should it hereafter be deemed expedient to
act on it.
The siren& port of Seaton*, and the numerous
lutteries round Benne°, being dismantled, our
ships will have in future two good anchorages un
the coast in westerly gales, as it will be a work
requiring considerable time and labour to re-mooing
heavy moon on the various eminences of those
places, which must all be conveyed by sea, the
country .being extremely osountaitiong, and the
roads so bad, that Jand.carriage is almost imprac.
slcaWe. •
The brigade of seamen and marines from tho
squadron being commanded by the 'Honourable
captain Aylmer, of the Narcissus, his letter to ripe,
of the nth Instant* will iss(oeva yottr Lordship 'of
the events which took place op their lending et
Santana, and during the short time they occupked
it. To the *eel and ability of that ezeblleist olli.
cer'l am much indebted, as well as to thee of Cap,
tain Bowles, of the Medusa, who most ansteesly .
isolicited to be attached to the brigade, and acted
iu tecoud in command ; Mr. Hugh P % ..terse nik
First Lieutenset, and Lieutenant Desbrisay, who
commanded the Marine% -distinguished themselves.
by their exemplary conduct, as, in short, did
all the other officers sad man composing the bras
SOL. •
The disposition of 'the boats made by Captida
Galway; of the I;tryed, stsiated by CapiaiaJoydei
of the Annum, at our different landings, was en
,ilidicigus as to pretemt either contusion or loss
'where the surf was.tretrumoll smtreteely dangerous
.to approach; nor were the services of Captain
,tilleby, of the.Cossackl less Important in forty erdi
ing airy pert of the-rarions duties going on both
night and day, and I have may to Tegrgt that the
early retreat of the enemy cus-_,Aus ith deprlies me
Or en opportunity of ant to you; toara.
ship.his entire defeat and
Hatjag by one blotting aftettona induced the.
enemy to aliattdoleekietter Pileitiont in the interior' • .
as well as ou Opt sea cent, in order to collect
sufficient force' to entreat osse continuing in pos.
session of that place, 1 shall be happy to find thee
the armies of Asturias, and of the mountains of
St..Anderes, have been put its motion, during the
-absence of the French, which was the principle
agreed upon between the Junta of Asturias and
Myself, but as yet I lave no itsformatiou on that
head.

This eXpedition ku, however, oust the enemy
upwards of two hundred men, besides an inlinity
.of trouble and marching, and added nigh 4QG en,.
'antilop: to Oct:Orel rorlier's little army. I. aiq
also happy in having this opportunity of bearing
testimony to this talents of that distinguished OM.
cer, and the gallantry of his !mail ti o& of ()dicers
and soldiers, who on every nectilbn Were eiP4l4
loui for their own and country's honour. . . •
1 ate now ..proceeding. outward, to land the
Generat and his , men 41 itibadeo, and shall feel
• ' happy if the complete imagers of this little e;pcdi.
lion, the acal witli.whigh.it has been executed,. and
the .priuMple on which it was undertaken, be
' *Oared: with your Lordship's approbation...
• , L 1 have titer honour to be, &c.
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„litight Roo. Lord Gambier, Admiral ' AtANAL -. .
ut-the awe. &e: . . . . •
' Win, • . . Narcissus, Jaly 91, 1840,
• • Herein I, beg.tekee to•detaii the proceedings of
.
Ilho baetew, lio of seamen add royakearlnel which
' 'yen did me the hoeoue to place under. my vomemodp
:'‘Oting..iiii ;onion-060p with, two fader the orders
,4.BregadierAleineral.P.Olier. s' .
' (teltfttl'iliwrititlit tit the 46 indult, we landed,
''with the:Spanish force oh Ifje-beeeh to the weir.
Raid of -Sintena, mid • lateterEatery wept forward .
to.the Ipin, which we tittered without any loth ,
the Frehell retiring across the river i atif adrifi-:
tulit.eallei Ifitektiiitbi briiive of Oil matinee
A trf:theszepon, with the. ieh Tirt4ileteries sue,
needed its stopping a
.pe.P.' the rear gaud farms'
irrencli,„eifter killing: iv., Atoll 'wounding a few •
more, and teltiftgeoroffinisailiti; in OW Vegt of
thh day, *Brigadier-044ra' Perlier teoroir. tome
f/fiftio men on the roinite*: Itinkiat aid ifleut
,harsoo, of the Ail:4oa, was detached with o
party of seamen to theikous in.the forts,.
which viat.coMpiefely - .4: -:. , . • ; .
The tith was employ lerlaiinsiniag the, pleciii
in .cate_otbetiog *tucked. bitNii french) Whom WO
had two% to eirtitiviuld-adt - sacs in Urea' frets
Sty Aoderth • . ... :. .' ' .".• • ss"._".
On the morning of: the Zttii we plated*, tiovie
•.carrsitnidea On u 'hill whicti'euldsnituded'thb lobroos
thulAilag lb 4he towel sad potter* !pen 4lpit gm/.
Itedgefead vineyards.id front of the petition, tha
Spaniards on therright o* • rand hilji and thy