The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-16 00:00:00

DEFEAT OF TWE SP4NISII ARMY.

The following official sccounts of this OEM
pcct4d disaster were published at

FROM TUB GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRA-

bitiiitimtr. or THL tID

" Two dispatches have just been r ceired fmm
the General Dun Su in Ciao, de A reizaga, dated
19th and 20th, in Turleque and Minitel, both of
which arrived at the same time. -

" 6 la the ant he states, that the enemy having
uur army in the centre and on the Hanks,
at Ocatia, but maktog their priocipal effort against
our right, with a view to tuns it, an obstinate
resistance was made fur three hours, when they
were repulsed by the division of the gallant Brigs..
Bier Lacy ; but the anperiority of the enemy's
tillery caused a disp:nion, which obliged our
army to retreat under cover of our vanguard, and
6th division : that our loss is considerable, but
the enemy's not less so, as he was repulsed seve.
ral times by our infantry, and the brisk fire of the
artillery.
" The dispatch of the ?nth is as follows
6 EXCELLENT SCIGNEVIE,
I arrived here this night, and to-morrow I
shall proceed to Santa Cruz, where I have di-
recttxl the iufantry should join ; and the cavalry
of this dispersed army will join in kfanaanares,
with the exception of a part of the secouil
sion, under the command of Brigadier Dun Gas..
par Bigodet, in order to check the enemy (whose
advance posts have this day rcaehcd Madritlejuz,
and of whose main body I Litow nothing), nut to
permit his drawing niter the Sierra Morelia, and
to preserve my supplies from La Mancha. Then,
should it be possible fur vie, I oil give your Es.
callency an account of our loss., I cag,nsameeer,
in the mian time, informlotirTleelleasey, that
it has been very considerable in good Generals and
Officers, which is the bast proof that these have
distinguished thetuaeltes on this occasion with the
greatest honour ; following the example of the
Generals of Divisions, who have given proofs of
their skill in their good disoositions, and of their
characteristic intrepidity.
God preserve your Excellency.

(Rimed) JUAN ('ARLOS DE AREIZtGA.
Hurl-quarters, Daimsel, Nov. A),

The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Mr.
Aurase JouNsoss to be Agent Victualler at the
Cape of Good Hope, in the place of litmus'
PALLVINEIL, Esq. returning home through ill
health.

Capt. IVARRUit, late of the Melpomene, is ap.
pointed to the command of the zlrgo, going to the
coast of Guinea.

A whimsical incident oecurred in-the Court of
Oommon Council yeAterday. Immediately after
Mr. Sheriff Arc IVS had delivered his oration, one of
the Officers of the Court came below the bar,
and with great agitation exclaimed, 44 is thrre
64 any Reverter here from TIM MORNING
4' FQST-..Mr. Sheriff ATKINS hopes they will
44 My !Articular ationi;An 1.4

corEtincanoßN rtic4ras.

PEACE is NOT yet finally concluded. The
Proprietors are trifling with the Public. The
execution of two of the preliminary articles was
last night extorted by the audience. Mr. Kemble
announced the retirement of Mr. Brandon, and
subsequently made A ADCQUATC APOLUaIr to the
insulted public—with which they were, as we
knew they would be, perfectly SATISFIED.--
We lament to say that the performance of these
stipulutions—was reluctant, and in consequence
only of the loud voice of one of the most numer.
our companies with which the Theatre has yet
been honoured.

But the Proprietors are trilling with the Pub.
lie, who have not yet received satisfaction on the
subject of the Pill VATE BOXES, an explicit
declaration on that subject is studiously avoided ;
and it is our decided opinion, that the Proprietors
are attempting to avoid ari explanation on this
subject, in the hope of being able to erode the
demand of the Public, acceded to by Mr. kern-
ble ; namely, the reduction of the Private
Duxes to the state in which they mere before
1802, which was previous to Mr. Kemble's ett.
;pigment at Covent Garden Theatre,
It cannot bat excite surprllk, that Larisig found
it impossible longer to resist the voice of the pub.
lic, the Proprietors should hesitate to concede
with a good grace, that front nhich they can by
.sio evasion excuse themselves. We have not the
slightest doubt that unless an amen,-dials, irr:.
vocable, and explicit assurance be given to the
public that ALL Private Boxes shah, at the end
of this season, be throws open, with the excep.
tints of such as were in existelice before Mr. Kew.
bk came to the Theatre, the disapprobation of
the public, so far from subsiding, will greatly in-
crease. If there are any individuals amongst
the privileged tenants of these obnoxious nests,
by is hose (rsini sty the Proprietors of the Thee.
tire are embarrassed, let the M.oiagers come for.
ward en thr Stage, avow the fact, and name the
characters who dare oppose the public voice.
Wu have heard various rumours with to.
speet to the number of Boxes which it is
the igisuslion of the Proprietors to keep closed
—to which we arc not disposed to give cre.
dit.....preesintiag that after what has passed
they will not have the supreme
.folly to attempt
sn infraction of the Pr.poritiuns which Mr.
tent bit said, at the Crow's and Anchor, " had
been so fortunate as to meet your approbation,"
meaning that of the Company there. Those
words we heard him utter. It was not that the
dispotaion to erode this in the advertisement es.
coped us ; .but writing to hope that the
expression " From Roves" was IlleAllt to appiV
to the whole of the third Tier, and therefore to
refraiiied from neiticio.4 that f•vpre.sinh. The pa.
ragesish is this..." .1.1, ihr end of the present sea-
son 'I ITAT PART OF TILE FRONT BOX ES
.which is now occupied he Annual Buses will he
restored to the use orstre Public, •as it was in the
Old Theatre." "That part of the Fria( Boxes"
Gentlemen, unless we greatly Mistake, will not
sati,fli the Public....Nu Private Boxes, hut such
as existed before Mr. Kenible came to the Theatre,
was the Proposition which was "so forieinate" as
' to meet the approlution of the Company at the
Crown and Anchor, and if the public acquiesce in
the existence of one single Box beyond the num.
!bee that existed before Mr. limbic CA:iii• to Co.
vent Garden, ne shall only ask fur it they
havetwen etintending. Tu seignior that the pub.
!lie will tamely sister this, is most intoler.ible pre.
sumption. Indeed, the hesitation of the Proprie-
tors to make au exelicit declaration en the sui.ject
has somewhat retarded the prisertes of ties re.
conciliation of which Mr. Kemsble expressed his
hope at the Crown and Anchor. Outwits, is the
boot policy ; Mr. Kimble on the part of the Pro.
victors, acquiesced its eertain "Argonne" Pro.
positions at the Crown and Anchor ; and vsbether
the contest lie between nations or imovideals, sin.
verity in negociation, and the punctual pertarm.
once of treaties are the only meatus by which peace
can be preserved.

The 'Proprietors', we mailleesiand, complain of
the expence of throwing open the Private Boxes.
That expence we Jo not lament, it is .1 very lenient I
punishment, for their having dared to /twat the
British nation by .heir crect;un. 'rho 'ems .time;
the Proprietors lose in explicitly promising to re.,
store the Private Boxeslo the state ita which they I
were before Mr. Kilobit, came to the Theatre, i
the more will they have before them during the
remainder of the season, to endeavour to restore I
themselves to the favour of the public.
The inconvenience of the very wurst and must l
Incommodious of any Theatre ever built in mo.
dßerntimes in this metropolii, caimot be rim iiedied by 1
any thing short of rebuilding the edifice. Ad the 1
can now be clooe, is to diminiski eiwegis as roma-
hle, the inceuvenieneeldtrisielierta appropriated I
to the reeeplion of the siiectators—with this the 1
Public will be satisfied. But let out the Pro.
prictors have the fully tu attempt to s A Ilk with 1
the Public. We are convinced, and the Pro.
praetors themselves may he convinced from what
they ea w last slight, that the Public will not sub.
mit to an infraction of the i.ropoaitious.
We hare but one further observation to make.
The word " irregularities," iathe Advertibo.
meat, was repeatedly vneiresa test nidt.t ill the
Pit with great indignation. t would, perhaps,
ri
be deemed by the Publie decent in the Prisprieturs
to omit this word in Nitur.. advertisements.
1 FRIDAY EVENING.
The announced appearance of Mr. Kasem.s itt
the character of Peer:it/dock, in the Wheel of
Fortune, drew together, last night, en assemblage
of company so great, that although every part of
the House was stuffed, not as heretofore with
Orderlys, though of them we recognized great
numbers—and great numbers were unable, during
the evening, to obtain admission to the body of the
House.
.The tumult before the curtain rose well—
the hesitation to diNmiss Mr. Broady. Am. the
CAMS& At length Mr. JAMES PLIIIRLI.• adtfralkl6l
ing the audience from the centre fres4Beilo.ie•
funned them thet be 'kid mien Mr. Kemal.. wk.
• '

of the Public, 'Affßrandent would he discharged.
This communication was received with boundhas
applause. God :S. are the King was immediately
called for—the orchestra obeyed, and the whole
Company joining, that favourite air was per-
formed with perhaps moru effect thaniti 4A) knows
iostance.

The Curtain rose, and during the commence.
Cent of the first Act, " Kerohle, Kenaile!" re.
sounded from all parts of the House. At length
Mr. Kimble appeared, dressed as l'ertruddock ;
bis entrance was greeted with applause by a ma.
jority of the company, hot was out so decided as
to drown the disapprobation which was expressc.!
by ninny. lie thou came forward, and said,
• LADIES ANDGENTI.EIKEN,—i have the Itooqur or in-
forming you that, in compliance with your wirbes, MI
Brandon has withdrawn from tot, onice of Hoz-leeper, and
every other °Bice in this Theatr,-."

This was followed by a universal burst of ap-
plause. This company, however, manifestly es-
pected a less abrupt conclusion of Mr. Kembla's
address, and tumult and ditapprobatiou ware im-
mediately reucwed. " An apology, au apolueyl"
was repeatedly shouted, at also was the " Irre.
gularities," accompanied by very strung eapres
hi oft , indicative of the isuligtiatims excited by the
insulting application iss the Adrartisement of that
epithet to the shameful itrettutent tle publicr had
experictsced. At leNtli Mr. Cook, of Ctifturt
(thu Gentleman whose letter appeared in Trtat
STAIVIVIN a few days ago), addressing the llamas
exclaimed—.

Gsart.tataa—lf yen hare any peribw. of F.agliek
blood in your veins, yuu susim nu row's* asoopk surd *vie-
faoury atomism 1, by au apology fur rueSaubno.•'

Mr. Kan!) n tit, bad ofistin4tel) persererril is
performing the character of Penruddock, noting
the sccoad act, thou came ft., %aril, aosd mmie
apology to the house, on the cart of isimtc/j: told
the other Proprietat it, to eh.• 64101444 clti•ct;

AroLora OF THE, PROP!: lETOVIS.
" LAOIS{ Villa (il:NTLi.itiCi.--Pii4ersliintlist:! test year
displeasure arises at the tone fr., • the tuniskiiits mina npialogy
fur the iutroductise nr Milorelfir Pervh" to lis" 11440".
I now ash year purdon for ant havaag apologieed b. • Mfr.
E Very lord applause.]—And w my y and theo4 of
the other Preprints's, I humbly apologize, and beg loses
to repress nur *ono* for what has pie...cf. At the sum
time I beg leave to assure you, that it .h::11 be uur first we,
nod that nor inclination and duty %ill residue it nur pride. tas
prcseut any thing of the kind agai,n occurring,"

apialugy was reciired by the public, with
that applause which testiOed the public acceptance
of it as an adequate atenivineut for the cut duct of
the Proprieturs. A placard then uufurted
cunt/Linn% !how surds
wl: Alit; feATiSFIED.'
The pressure of the c veiny from rithout
ciliat that litany persona were faced Joint
the spikes roam: the now., and several
ciclaitned, " lteisiteire the spokes l" 'his
preftleiced eiistsiderJble tusuiett. The third and
fiftieth arts were heard pretty distinctly, but in
the, !11th act Ms. Keitilik :Loin cams forward owl
said,
eirsti.kutst-Jrbe Prwprieven are awe hurt to mien
eseiv iaeouveuteecer-ithe spikes Nod ban t lerefera
redwreti by Muftis,. at use farthrft."

After the eottelttilose of the Play, the Pit gar*
three dicers f►►r " Cliflsrd."

Of the " Blind MI" we apprehend no person,
in the :loose heard is word. The selection of
this piece appeared to os perUlierl) itljUdiCiollS.
C4pt. Bet:awn, the reputed Aut being par-
ticularly IibIIOXIOUS, front ii•ry I,rou!iurut part
that lie has !want med in the " I rrogillaroises."---
" ileweison," "No BI;nd Bus," resounded
from atl inlet. The furnish was greatly titcrea.ed
by a rumour, which became gener.lll) inevalent,
" that the Managers were ilinfiling ebout the
Private Boxer." 'This excited the disappro-
bation of the company to a degree that rear.
&red thstemelt equal to any that has been yet
heard. This attecopt at imposition was universal.
ly reprobated. Private Boxes qs in 1802" -.-
46 Amble, Amble, tp, erosion," and imiuniera.
bie other rXpressioits resounded I hrtsegir the housc,
Mr. WISNIIOLT was in the Theatre, and eons.
monicatr4 some circumstances which caltu within
his own knowledge; that corroboratedike sisal&
Mon that all was not right. " Foul play ! taut
play 1." was repented by several voices;* and si ben
cheers were proposed " for liembler" the call
was not generally obeyed, and a voice exclaimed,
" Nut till all is settled:"

The Curtain dropped amidst the most violent
disspprobation. The House soon after cleared—
great titnisners loudly expressing their determina-
tion to persevere in their 4014wobatiou of
Private Boxes. • -I :•
The audience applied two or three psscsgcs
of the Play to "..nasistisse eirenseitaffal' When
Mr. iirmide in the brat Art, says, "-I am in
London once more," t here is as a general cry of
6. Welcome !" "IWby is this liati`e chimed
in its appearance" (by Charles emhle), was
loudly aplauded. " The se the- 001 w law, cats
close, and those woo resort t , it seldom ainaisoky
it," also drew duv. n lead plaudits. i -W' 13•01"°-
The Public have now
Ohighied a Fedactlun illthe price of the Pit. They hare 440 obtained an
elJequate spolt)gy, and the discharge of Mr Bran.
dun. Tbis latter subject we have uo doubt the
Public wilt take into their cos.ideration.

There yet remains to he folVtell, the perform.
ranee, or en explicit prumiAe of the peel. n maitre
of the Propueitions received and acceded to by
Mr. Kimble at Me Crown and Anchor Tavern,
in respect of the PRIVATE BOXES. On the
specifies performance of that Engagement, we
hese not the slightest doubt, that the PUBLIC
WILL INSIST.

Since writing our amount of the Theatre we
have received the foilu.sing biter
TO TUE ELIFfciE OF TOE SVATESMANT.
Six—lea eimovertailate which I held at the Theatre Lot
night. with Mr. H. Harris, Notated to me distiarth that
it war NCltlhe lateatiasi of the Proprietors to throw *pea
wore damo the TWELVE FRONT BOLES of the tier of
Private Bores.

CIIIPPLIPAN
Riastig Dixue

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WI, Moakley
T. Sausden

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Deputy Moder
Wee Colwell

Jaiai foiili
L. Lewis
9. Sealehewl
Joseph Dow
Joh, Cr wee/
Wm. Raiser
John Whetsle
Va. reisehard
Jobsi Walker
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