The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-21 00:00:00

Ali:Ili OF TfiE GENTILE.

In consequence of the same system of diversion of
Gen. Hill upon Merida, MofiliJ, the Spanish Chief,
at the head of 2000 men, advanced rapidly across the
Serena into La Mancha, to levy contributions. Oa
the 16th, of January he appeared at the gates of Al,
magrolviliere the 'garrison teceived him with a fire of
musketry. (ha. Treeipal' Informed of is march,
arrived some minutes before with 440 men and two
pieces of cannon.. Morillo was charged' with extra,
ordinary Intrepidity, completely routed, and closely
pursued for several days.. 4e 'hastily quitted the
Serena, and retired' into
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TO THE MINISTER Or
.MARINE KNo COLONIES.
L'Oriebt, Feb. 5, 1811
MoNiEIGNEvit,---4 have the honour .to inform you,
that au enemy's frigate was lost on the 31st of Jan.
on the rock named Govivas, to the S. W. of th.
Teignouse. She was entering the bay of Quiberon;
with the wind at S.S. E. She struck at ten is the
morning, and appears to have filled soon after. The
weather was very foggy, and the sea extremely rough;
but notwithstanding its severity, the assistance which
humanity claims was afforded as far as possible; and
the Commandant of the place, and the Commissary.
General of the Police, as soon as they itte.w of the
event,, took the measures which prudence prescribes
to the Civil' Authorities as well as to the Military 11-
partrient. The Syndic of Quiberon, the Officer of
Administration charged with the service at Aura}',
likewise, acted as their duty.directed. lam informed
that the Major of the 47th regiment yesterday re.
teired a report from the coast, announcing, that
there had been saved and made prisoners from the
shipwrecked frigate 96. men, viz. 3 Officers, 1 surgeon,
5 Midshipmen, I Sub.olficer, 15 soldiers, and 71 sin.
lora. ' The report adds, that the boat from the enemy's
division have brought assistance to the frigate to
save the other part of the crew. The prisoners
to-day or to.morrow go to Auray. I have the hoil.
otfr, to present to your Excellency the expression
of my respect.

MOLINI, Prefect ad interim.

V) EN N Jre. 29.--A. Russian courier, 'who left
Bucharest on the..22d, and arrived here yesterday
i4.laortliug.rapatio,,,tlcat, ileteja Jut. Inoger any idea of
peace; and that the General of Infantry, Count Lan-
, geron, has &eine* taken, the command of the troops
at -Bucharest, and in the environs, because the Gene-
ral-in-Chief, Count Kutusow, was Limmediately to
repair to the grand ermy..
•Anessinton, Fin. S,—Two couriers, the one
French and the other Turkish, passed through this
fi city 'the day 'before' yesterday, on their way to
I Paris; • .
COPENHAGEN, J.N. 21.-4 An expedient has been
discovered- to savo the crew, of a ship wreckcd at a
distance horn the coast. It consists in throwing
from the vessel to the laiut 'is bomb filled %ith lead,
to'which is attached a strung cord. 'of a elAci-l't
length. The' weight•of.. this. projectile thrown at an
aogle.ol 45 Ogreatsoinks _deep into.the ground,
and by drawing the costl,:94,iod of bridge is formed,
, by Ingeokof whip)); the perser shipwrecked may pia
'the shore. Severel triers hateeiread been made nith
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complite`inocetis, r%
, • Muntin, JAN., Suchet, is his letter
of the 13th inst. addressed>to the King, announces.
'that the towns of San Fiiipes Akira, and others,
the kingdom of Valersja, • have takca with the great-
est solemnity the oath ef.obedierice,to the King, and
that the inhabitants were prepariog to *do the same
with the utmost pomp. kiis Eicellency adds, that
the victorious army was received in that Um' with
universal acclamations r and that the'Amilduct of the
French was rapidly dissipating the, prejudices which
the people of the country had contracted sgso
them. It appaars that Blake's project (as he hai

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LONION:
FRIDAY, FZERUARY 21, 1812.
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The General Hamilton and the Milo have ar-
rived at Liverpool; the former with account, fiona
New-York to the Slat ult. and the latter from Bos-
too, with letters as late as the 2d inst. We regret
that every wind from the west blows hostility against
I is ill-starred country, arid unless our Cabinet
ceases to act antler ° a strange infatuation," war
mast be quite weatoidable. TM buildikg a few
frigates or serestptourc, the Congress is aware will
be unavailing against this country, and, therefore,
that ezpensive measure is now abandoned : be-
sides, our Readers will recollect, that we were the
first to give notice of the Treaty which was taken
out from France, in the Constitution frigate, and of
tibia vmention was pretty roundly made by Mr.
Wanes:E►. in Parliament. From the tendency of
this, there can be but little doubt that the French
Ruler is engaged to supply them with a few ships,
as additional securities for the protection of New
York, Philadelphia, and Charleston, the vuluer-
able towns of the Union, The Bill establishing
a regular army of 15,000 men is now the law of
America ; and a Bill for arming 50,000 volunteers,
Is as read three times, and ordered to be engrossed!!!
Is there one idiot in England who can believe that
such measures have no view to a state of open
warfare? Where, without occupation, could such
a Government as America possesses, dispose of
such a body of armed men ? Even the little
Import Bill, to which our pining manufacturers
/lin with the confidence, avidity, and affec-
tion of desperate men, has paused in its passage,
and most assuredly will proceed no farther-1 The
merchants in America say, " dispatch our shipping
in bullast—as to the Import Bill it is all a delusion;
do not ret ,rd the sailing of oer vessels one hour,
in the vaiu hope that .a freight of British goods of
any sort will be permitted to enter with us—it is
all over!"

Mr. MADISON bad communicated a letter from
FOSTER to Muratot, together with the reply, which
are too long for . insertion; but, the contents of
which will be sufficiently understood, by the sub-
stance of the following communication from the
PRFiIDFNT to Congress:—
" I communicate to Congress a letter from the
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of Great Britain to the Secretary of State, with the
answer of the latter. The continued evidence afford-
ed in this correspondence, of the w.taxiax policy of
the British Government against our national rights,
strengthens the considerations recommending, and
urging the preparation of adequate means for main-
taing them.

" Washington, Jaa. 16, ialt

JAMES MADISON."

We have accounts from Washington to the 36th
ult., and combining the purport of these dispatches
With the unequivocal language of our Ministers—
pardon us, we mesa the Rsosuresblinit.terlowe must
now give up all hope of casicitiating America. Mr,
NIL N ROE has given the Mar quisWnuotaity a lessons
through the aides of poor Fosxsa, whose letter re.
ruined lunansweved about a month, when the great
Plenipotentiary wria4nformed, that the American %-
cretary had not liras to notice him before! t This
will give a sort of unchristian satisfaction even to the