The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

FROM ME FKR.VOII PAPERS.

TALA VPM A, JULY 29. The p44iusa arm)
*Nick was in Portugal ender General Wellesley,
after having joined the inrargaisli inn*. (pasta,
baJ marched against the first corm, hispittsg, with
triple number., to beat in sneered its jispetiot2,
with the troops under %Penile,. • •

Already had the English flattered theerseives
with getting to Madrid.; but the events that have
passed during the thrlie. days that bare elapsed;
have a good deal deranged the plats of the cam.
pin. His Majesty, after the pff.iir of the 28th,
continued to pursue the enenag, who arrived oil
- sloe position'of Tale vont, and" in trenched them-
selves. lilt disposition., announced an intention
of inaloishaug himself to the last extremity ; yet,.
• after having been viguroinsfy attacked by the
•Irnmsch army, having Jost a part of his iniantry
and a whole regiment of cavalry, he abandoned
his position. In these eivtaifistanees the French
have proved, as they have always done, that,
whatever be the position and number of their ene-
mies, they ma overcome all obstacles. The
and insurgents sustained great luss—ours is in-
eousiderable.
General Latour hfaubourg's division catered
Talavera this morning.
We have received news from Marshal Sottlt ;
he mareiteil on the '2sth in this direction of Pl.f.
geolja.—((renelle did Madrid.) ,
PAWS, Aro. 12.—We have letters from Santa
Pasta, of she .2811 i ult. at ten p. in. which men.
Hun the new sictory.xained over the English, Por-
tuguese, and insurgents. The lost of the Engliah
is enormous. We took 800 infantry prisoners.
and a whole regiment of cavalry. This regiment
was taken by one of ours, which opened its ranks
to receive the charge, and then cut off their re.
treat. The rest of do column, which
constituted the whole Jerre of the enemy, is in
full retreat.
Viola :11unich of the 31st we hear, that the
West sews from Bohemia announce, that on the
White Mountain, near Prague, an ititreisched
&amp is harming, to which the Austrian army w.II
retire if peace be not signed.
FRASSIORT, ALa. 4.--Gen. Funk, who or_
tired here ou the night of the has bruught, be.
sides the news that on the With the bases of peace
were established, a very gracious letter from the
Emperor Napoleou to the Lag of Saxoay.—(Go.
itite de France.)
• Natt.zg, Judo 9-I:—.WIS Majesty bas issued
the follawing Decree:
• •
e, ill these of Der Yaaplitan subjects who arc now fight-
ing antler the enemyty guerr, and nil' hereafter abandon
thee, sit-VI be at 11.4t,ty either out to eater Lite service; or'
if they will, they may hove the muse rank winch they ea-
jnyed weer the meths. They *al not he prosecuted for
any past offence ; u.s the roatenty, all who shalt be pikes
with aro• to their h ib 1, flunk peniabeil wiabitihoth."

JULY t6.—The Eitgliskdestroyetrike fortifies.
tient of Ischia and Procida before they evacuated
those is:ands.
31ONICH, JULY 31....-Generall• Beaumont has
collected- eight thuusand men at Stottprd, under
the orders of General Lagrange. General Picard
kas recOred orders to advairce beyond Kempten to
Fussell.
The Wurtcniberg troops are marching against
Bergen's ; • but ire have received intelligence which
induct* us to believe that the Voralberg will fol-
low the advice of Commissary-General Sehneider,
and submit.
COPENHAGEN, JULY 23.... At Cronstadt all
measures have been taken necessary to arcrt any
mischief which might arise from a bombardment by
the English.
MADRID, JULY 28.---liis Majesty the King
b.tang informed that many persons who hareaban.
Boned their residences, in order to go into pro.
vlnces occupied by the insurgents, have deposited
their
Parers, lireporty, and rifeets in the hands of
their re atious and friends, has passed the follow-
ing decree

M All the depositories of property, paper% , and erects,
to persons who have abandoned chow dwellary,
tit= repot is OW 111196 fr lIK, elf ittl•ftig to the sup-
pressed a i assterito ri, easeetas, shall rennin Mosta the ad-
adoistraton Of priNl property, who.. shall i/re Ora a re-
titatfuorf Issareri prmeoiseet. 4yel which say yll' illnville riu-sec
-e
Er.
drill re els* ik reward in proportion to the ...hie 'of
suse4nipartv. All true who basin such drew in their
shill wet, within the tens iif ti 3 days from the
rs=l:o of the he
decree, deliver is a declaration
of the sane. WWI he ',evenly polished. The produce of
low Alerts roll Wing to the palate treasury."
Montag, Jut.' 30.- -A Royal Edict has jest
been published, ordering a loan to be raised in all
the Provinces or the KingdM of Bavaria. Thu
King states, that the following grovuds have 10.
dacad h e to resort to this IllelSSAti:—.

" We Lave bees obliged, his Majesty says, to make as-
Maim cotillion is order to oppose the seamy s argosies with
all OW Gime. The couroeeass.tsaae,aakewrrlitc sod Mau-b.
neat el ear sehjects have been crawled with complete sow*
trig. Tice eiemy has been iraveo out a f oar bloom,as
thpaessistior h.lra signed, we may hope foe .11bst
Om seiner Co approach the cesoclissiso of Peace. the mom
eight we to redouble our perseverance. 'The estraordioary
Waalsof our army ate still the some and the !tarty and trass-
*Olney of toe kingdom must be maintained. The **dhow,
reveler is the less *officas to meet these *envy charges. as
on aceisont of Cie mat of ear having for some time been es-
tablished is ese kiatdous, manv distsicts bare not brea able
to pay the meal tales. Unwilling to revert is these circum-
stances So ea esfraordiaary w.w tat, we lave thesight it ne-
gdelazu to mot to a Foetal him," &c.—( Morsiteser, 9t4

AlirreenAw, Aug. 3.—rfe appearance of the
English off our coast hag produced a variety of
false and contradictory reports, which we find
duced to their just value, by the following obser-
vations inserted in oar Official Gazette of to-day:
ani." Intelligence arrived here on the 30th of last
month states, that a deet of about 130 sail of
transports, escorted by some ships of war, ep.
ra7dgthe preceding night off Dubang, in the
e m
odeWalcheren. On the 30th, at night, the
enemy's feet stood for Veer, and •hewed au in-
!ejition to attempt a lauding in the vicinity of
Beak. There is reason to suppose that this pro_
jest has been carried into execution, because a
eel, heavy cannonade was heard the whole even-
ing, as well as the following lamming, the sassy
having occupied Schowen. No intelliipmee has of
course been received front that point; what yen.
den it probable that the English have ink good
a landing in the Isilisill of Walcheren is tine. that
signals of Seltowee and Walchertn do nu
eureespontl., Should the euemy suppose he

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will be able to maintain himself in lathe islands, he
*ill soon feel the necessity of relisPioishing that
.roject, or be compelled to evacuate them by the
force directed against him."
The King arrived yesterday at his palace in Am.
4teril.im from Loci, which he left in the morning.

•—(--alootteur, Aug: 0.)• • .
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4* FILM ES E GIMP.
Tearterdifili lif it,e Mope, whittle. the Isontue
of Canton addressed to the senior Commandor,
Captains, ()dicers, petly.olfiters, and others, be.
lousing tnt.lici English ships, at the port of Wham.
poa, and which was delivered to the said senior
Commander, Captain Milliken Craig, of the.k./-
nhinsione, by the Mandarins, deputed_ by,, the
Isnetoe, sender a campy of state, surroundedik,
Chinese Guards, under 4 arms, erected for iheip
easion, on Freud' Islaltd, Oa the side of a in
having a Chinese camp et oach side; on hills, each
elniut one mile dist:art, wad all in view from the
van ships of the .llonourable Company's fleet,
moored in line of battle, within gen-shut of the
ramps. Other ramps were also in sight front the
fleet, on the hills of more distant islands. Each
camp WAS attended by a regular establishment of
long coverid boats, for transporting the troops,
with their tents, baggage, guns, ammunition, °ln-
vert, horses, the. &e. from one island to mitstber,
at once. The country ships were towed &gird
the river, clear of the Company's
" I, the Mandarin Vic, by Lover of my
Prince, Ismitoc of the two provinces of (Fong.
tong and Quangsi, Member or the Tribunal of
War, &c. direct this letter to the Captains, 015.
cers, passettgers,and others belonging to the Kug.
Hob ships, to warn you, that being' rertsin that
your had kingdom is situated on an ivland of the!
sea, and that you originally employed yourselves
in making matches, to enable you to p 9 your
tuxes; afterwards, by the especial anti profound
goodness of our great Emperor, Who was desirous
of benefiting you, he granted yna permission
to come to this empire to trade. •BAlurd what
exalted and profound virtue belong to him! ! I
Notwithstanding this, the Admiral of your king.
(torn, regardless of ,fills laws, has brought here,
fur the first time, foreign soldiers, and without
leave introduced them into Macant 'hod jtsur
Chief Supercargo uniting with theta. tberfire,
with one accord, making disturbances.:' being
the case, jinformed the Emperor, Trons''whoin I
have just received a decree, in virtue of which, I
again send Mandarins deputed to lorfortn there,
•
! that if they persist in detaioing the soldiers, .a
great many troops shall be itmnediately • dis-
' patched to destroy and extinguish them, and to
terminate this affair, for the consequences of
which, the- Admiral and Chief Superesegb will
be responsible. But you, Captains, Officers,
Passengers, and other people of the ilrilrs, shall be
free front all responsibility, if you remain quietly
in the observance of the laws, and after the sol-
diers of your nation shall be entirely withdrawn,
I shall feel it my duty to inform the Emperor,
praying him to have the goodness to permit you
to carry on your trade u formerly. But if you,
giving ear to, and obeying thu Admiral and Chief
Supercargo, unite yourselves to them to create
disturbances, when afterwards our Innumerable
suldicrs shall arrive, who shall destroy
_and born,
even if you arc as bard as stone or jasper ; I
shall then be 'unable to use you with any in.
dulgence, or to free you from the net Sf Me
laze iii which you will be ensnared. And in order
that you may be obedient and discreet, I direct.
this Chop to you.
44 In the 13th year of the Emperor_ Kia King,
on the 17th day of the 10th moon (3d Dacembeet
1808.") •
Meer. Reeeivea on the 4th Dec. illOB,. k.” 11.04
bands of the Mandarins delegated by the tic,
who were the Military Brigadier Mandarimaillag,
and the Quangchuu.foo (Governor of the City of
Canton) Fa. •
TO RIB EXCELCENCT THE TIetROY OF THE- FRO.
•VICES Or QV ANO4TuNG AND 90A11011,1 IN TUE
CIIINTSC MPHIL .

" May it please your Excellency,
" We, the undersigned Como:Tinders of the lion.
English 'East India Company's ships at Wham-
' poa, -for ourselves, our officers, and our con
awn, have the exalted hoover to acknowledge
the receipt of your Excellency's most •greciuus
fetter, delivered to us in French Island, no the
4th December, 1808, by the two MendaAins,
*horn wo are informed it was your conoleacmod.
ing pleasure to send:for thlt purpose. Our. nb.
jest of visiting this country is pnrely fur comfier.,
vial purposes, to continue in the tame manger
that friendly and useful intercoorse which has
existed for centuries, and now become, from it;
magnitude, of the very first importance to both our
vast empires.
66 We are Magid is our own eonatry, that obe-
dience to our Ines is the first essential to the
well-being of the state ; the same must apply tut
all couutries ; and we are, therefore, %ordered,
and endeavour to venerate and obey poem s han-
ged' is the nature of our own laws and commits.
lion, that we dare not, even iii a foreign °Gentry,
depart from allegiance to our own country, nor
to those who are dignified with its most exalted re.
presentation.
4 6 We understand that our Admiral, who is an
officer of high rank, at the request tif thoPortio.
gum, landed some troops at Alamo, to help''
them to defend it splint attacks from the Fredelt.
This wicked natio*, ever show they merdeied
their Sovereign, have, waged war upon all nation,
within their reach, and, we understand,-:arse
now marching, by laud, to make war upotrothe
celestial empire, as the British navy prevents then
by see.
66 We of course wish to have no concern with
any disturbances in the celestial empire, and we
therefore most humbly implore yottr Excellency
to order the trade to be opened,,' that we may find
employment in the quiet habits el iadnstry, which

• The name of nay ()hawse olitutt document.
+ T►e lliitesis properly at stake. in the first instance. was
at knot lye millions sterns* in Canton. and aS much wire
afloat a< W hanspott. la ((sauces Commutes ships, soil if 94
ships belnaging sts the mots of *With

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