The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-11 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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STATEMENT
Or TES TOPOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL ITTuATION OF
THB FMCS ARMY OF THE SOUTH OF SPAIN, UNDLA TIIE COMSIAND OF MARSH/l1,.:10MT.

FIRST CORPS.—Thee Divisinnt.
&Decals. I Situation. 1 Itegimento

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VILLATZ, Of
Divisioa.

Covacoi.

PIM? DIVItION.
Ist Brigade, as a moveable Pth Light,
column in the Sierra de 96th Line.
Ronda.

OBSEItVATIGNS. •
General Vit.rxra, at present, commands the eorps•in chief:
formerly be coasmanded only a third division: he it a man es-
teemed and beloved by the army, as well for Lis moth as his mi-
litary qualities. Re is a protegee of the EMPEROR, and Sovur
ins a great regard fol. him : he is a young man, bat an old Omu-
ral. Ills head-quarters are in Port St. Mary's.

ilsoluta, of
Brigade.

MO CQV EXT.

2d Brigade is Roads; 06-
ben, and Antiqwera ; as
abo in Zara.

24th•

tale

'scow) Divnto*.
In Fatrernaders, *swell
pedidon.

1500
1501)

General Covativx is a brave, severe, and good General, re-
spected by his inferiors, and loved by the division, which is the
best, and is very, well disciplined.
Gen. blEusamt commands the first brigade, and supports Coy-
Rona well; he is reckoned the best Gen. of Brigade in thearmy.
General Mocquzar has no talent, and commands Ls Ronda,
with the 24tir. •

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Calblima, it
• !Mt!'

1 Ilst Ikiva‘

16th Light,
ilst.

Vacant. :.

127thil.;tet,
94th.
95th.

Bth Lioe,
54th.

General &Limon it a man of talent, but has more prudence
than courages he has lost greatly in the opinion of the army for
net having behaved well at Barrosa, and from having been the
Arm to sign the sentence of the Duc d'Ermisms, to which dr-
! caantance be owes all his preferment. •
General CASSIGNE is destitute of military talent; he commit-
ted some fbult at the battle of Barrosa.

1500
liOJ

Ls Fou., Brig.
cauensods dip

1500
1500

this Brigade.
Ilhcatoz,Beig

1500
LW

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SOPTIEMIAINS,
Srij•

ItAsovuax,of
~Divisipa. 1

General Lapt.ANr, who commanded the 4d brigade, it gone
to France, hot is to return.

CURES; Brig.

General Lt For. is a man of distinguished talents, particularly
in the military line. This Brigade is excellent; a Osietsel emu-
mends it, as tbe third division has been given to LS rim, ow,
Vssawns has been entrusted with the whole of the *rst corps.

COL CERIUM.

Gowns! Amnion is also a distinguished man, and unman.
mealy active. His Brigade is a very fine one, and is Maud,
charged with the lines of St. Petri and Chiclana.

Total

4400

This cavalry is.vrell kept and well commanded. It has sot
sneered in general from the want of provender, which has
scarcely failed. The 14th dragoons belong to the 4th corps, aad
was seat to reinforce the first corps. In the espeditioa to Ta-
rifa It suffered very considerably in loss of hones, bat has date
beet rostaanted.

'The Commandant of Artillery is a man of weak character,not
much esteemed: Colonel Bavirtaa, his second, is director of
the park of artillery, and is an excellent officer.

1500
1500

General GARBET is a man of merit. and is ably supported by
his second, Colonel JuearatAv DE Sr.

75th
58th

1500
Iwo

Colonel Czareva isa very distinguished man in his profession,
His corps of Marines is very select, and must be considered an
admirably fine body of men.

Oth Drag.
ilth
12th
14th
16th
2Oth
fist -
Polish Laa

This is *little more, or less,the effective strength of the first corps.

Pedect .

11,300
2,500
10,800
'Woos

General LaVAL, of division, commands the Fourth Corps. Hit
head-Tauter, are at Granada; h: is an experienced officer. This
corps is distributed over all parts of Granada, Jaen, and Cor-
dova, and rut of Murcia, and must keep up the communica-
tion with Sumser.

Total .

General ManaNsin is a good officer, but prevented doing ser-
vice in the field by a wound at Albucra; Colonel Bonwut coat-
raands his brigade.

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IMO

1500
1500
1500
1500

ilaid
28th th Light
45
9th
12th Light

1500
1500
1300
700

General REY is a man without such courage or talent.

'id Moats
10th do.
10th Chas.
21st do.

the Cavalry belonged to the Division of MILNAIID but of the
regiments here named, the 14th dragoons are gone to the tiro
corps, and the Bth, 12th, 16th, 20th dluo, are gone on an expedi-
tion to Estremadura, funning a deduction of 2,500 cavalry from
this corps, aid of which, 2,000 will be found added to the sth
Corp..

6166 do.
201.1) VW.
26th do.
Ic..oth do.
lid' do.
4t4 do.
Bth
Tab

500
500
500
500

Cavalry denied and added to other corps.
The present effective strength of the Foarth Corps.

500
500
800

li.vsz, Brig. j

LIMIT, Gen. of I
Div. in Chief
of the South.

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NOTZR, I
Col,

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Count D'Estunt, General of Division, commands the Fifth
Corps in chief. The bead-quarters were at Lierena, but since
are uncertain. . The district of this corps is from the south of the
Tagus, Estremad um, part of tbe prow lace of Seville, part of Cor-
dova, and by the mountains towards the Mancha.

One Battalion, 501, gone to France with Moisten, and 600
men lost by GIRARP, and the remainder in HadaJos.
600 men lost by GIRMID, and one Batt. in Builaicise.
One Battalion lost in Beitoe.

One Battalion lost is Bad.** '
One ditto ditto f
4th Battalion lost in Badajos
This Regiment has lately been bent to the Fiat Corp, sad is
in Chielana.

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Tins cavalry was under the orders of LATOPR Maosoolus.
now in France. The first division is light cavalry, wait to
Frame with Mallon, but probably returned by this dine.

The 40th, 12th, 16th, and Bth Dragoeus belong to the north
Corps, but hart been sent to reinforce the Fifth Corps to Dire.
madura.

Part of ails Artillery lost in Baclajos.
Part of this Artillery lost in llt;tlAjor,

These Marines are stationed of Gnadaltinisir s two amps-
were lost in Badajos.

Maidliethe in *Phi ryR .''

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~.~~Yiti.

MMIIIIIMiI

Besides the preceding numbers, there should be roc.
honed as attached to the sth corps about 3000 Spanish
regulars, consisting of infantry, cavalry, and artil-
lery. Of the latter, there are about 300 very good :
there is amongst these troops a regiment of Cacadores
de Moatana, 400 men, commanded by Col. Figue-
roa, that has been particularly active, and are as
good as any troops. The remainder are des. sed,
and are not trusted by the French ; they are Clistri.
bated in the forts of Seville, and left of the Gua-
dalquivir.
There is a German division, composed of 4000 in-
fantry, which occupies the Sierra Morena, and La
Mancha, and is charged with the maintenance of the
correspondence with Madrid, &c. A battalion of
this division was iu garrison at Badajos, and taken
there.

Marshal Soult has drawn as much benefit as could'
be expected from the civic guards : that of Seville, i
4000, is strong and well -disciplined ; those of Car-1
a moot and Fuentes, the former 1,20 t), the latter 300,
e are good; that of Xeres, 2000, is numerous and faith-
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fuL to French : they do the interior service in such!
0 a manner as to leave the troops of the line disposable
for the field. There are in the four Kingdoms andl
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F.stremadura about 30,000 organized civic guards.---1
By the system lately adopted by the Emperor, the
regiments in the army of the South arc not relieved,
but their deficiencies are constantly supplied from the
depots ; on which account they are reckoned in the ,
preceding statement at their full complement of men
present on parade. The following organization is
N gmeeral, and will serve to elucidate :—Every regi-
ment of infantry is composed of five battalions, of
which three are at the army ; the fourth battalion is
used going up and down through Spain and France,
convoying the recruits, &c. who are sent from the
s great depots to the lesser one at Bayonne; and the
ts sth consequently remains in depot, &c. Every bat-
M talon is composed of six companies, of 140 men, in-
-11 eluding one of grenadiers and one of voltigeurs ; this
will make 840 men, including officers and serjeants;
a but from this number must be deducted the sick, the
la veterans employed in the forts, the servants of officers,
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si artizans of the regiment, the gardes d' equipage, artil-
g lery,atudliaries' and the occasional detachments to
form the escort of Generals, going to Madrid, &c.
e Thus on an average each battalion may be reduced
1 to 500 men effective present under arms; but on the
day of battle, all (except sick and convalescents, and
the garde' d'equipage,) re-enter the regiments, so as
1 to complete the battalions, to at least 600 men.—
Every regiment of cavalry is composed of four squa-
drons, and a compagnie d'filite. ,Taking a fair ave-
rage of the regiments, the cavalry is not over-rated
in the statement, as several exceed 500, and very
few are much below it. The elites are all chosen
men, who must have at least ten years' service, and
consequently are much superior to the rest. The
whole of the cavalry may be said to be now complete.
Ti Horses at one period had failed to a considerable ex-
tent; but in the different reinforcements that came
to the army of the South, 5000 men were mounted,
and the rematuder of the dismounted received Spa-
nish horses from the Communes of the Kingdom,
which have answered very well.
The Police of the Interior is severe and well orga-
nized. The post is well paid and mounted. The
correspondence on the line of the Guadalquivir is
rapid and well armed.
The Ist corps has got its military chest and equi-
page, guards, and convalescents in Seville; the sth.'
in corps likewise. Seville is the centre of all the civil
and military administrations of the army of the
South. The grand• Magazines of subsistence are in 'I
that city. The foundry and powder-magazines
there, amply provide the army.• Timber fit for every
La purpose is in great abundance in its immense depot.
The Guadalquivir has been rendered navigable to ,'
Cordova and Andujar, to facilitate the transport ofl
timber from the Sierra Morena and kingdom of Jaen. ,
A battalion of Marine Artificers has a great park in .
• Seville, under the direction of General Lery, Chief
of Engineers. Shoes, saddlery, harness, and leather !
of every description, is abundantly supplied by the
tanneries in Seville, under the direction of Mr. We- I
'i"theral. The hospitals are in good order, and well !
fiend. Clothing of all kinds is well and regularly
supplied. Wine has never failed the army ' • it is
mostly drawn from Xeres, and shipped in St. Lunar
for Seville. Wheat is drawn from- the extensive
plains of Xeres, Utrera, Lebrija, Carmona, and
It Una,. By the prudent measures of Marshal Soult,
this grain has never failed the army ; but the inhabi-
-15 tants have sufferedv and latterly paid through the
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iSt province from 10s. to 12s. the fanega. Oats are 1
15( scarce, and latterly failed ; straw always was to be i
obtained. The cavalry is now feeding green, which i
ISO is good and very substantial in these parts.—
The 50t harvest of this year promises to be uncom- I
700 manly abundant. Measures are taking that no
100 corn should pass over to the Spaniards. Villamartin
was fortified particularly for that purpose, the bin.-
* dens of the Guadalete being very fertile. Cattle is
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drawn from the Sierras of panda. Cordova, and the
0 'Morena, where it ;bounds: the Ist and sth corps
1 also draw their cattle from the low country in their
I districts, and from the Ilas Mayor y Metior in the
a Guadalquivir, which *yarns with cattle of all kinds ;
the Marshal having taken particular care that they
should be spared and kept for a reserve. In general ;
there fails nothieg to the army in point of subsist.,!
. ence. Howeeer, the corps which is the best pro-
vided, is that in Granada—the Fourth • as that ,
1 'kingdom has never been oppressed by td; great a
number of men. The depot of this corps is iu the .
city of Granada, where there it also -a grand maga-
T. 46 of subsistence, as also in Malaga, sufficient to-
FM gether for a year's supply.
IL The launches, gun and flat boats in the Trocadero
are almost rotten, but may be replaced, as there will
• Tittle two regiments are, fawner, by this time be no want of timber. Cordon has a good depot
t 31nrsbal &max haa completed arlie the thethßlß• 00 NIX for timber.
feted by thefall of liadkjos sad be surprises is liesessudeiss g
Marshal Soult has determined to maintain but two
hawing (ladled thesuPenunneetwiet of ail 04141110rrraam at or three grand depots of sebsistence as above noted,
the army, "d laded the'recnipaal e61114110100/0111019.1‘ all other magazines being temporary
; -the organiza-
don established through the province being inch,-that
RECAPITUL.ATIOII4 :t f. ' rot . • *stows sad distriets.supply the daily rations of the
N Talt lereltiteelt Or VIM rarecu ARMY OF Tilt snorts Or tOllbUrei
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..fail SOIILT3 VIIIIIIS 4)7 tel"th Par
fr alth very little necessity • for drawing on
Via elm.; exeunt ia,casee of expeditions.--
Fgrecilre strength of the TIM Corpa, ander Gement vnizwer., f.„;'; 4' • •
•• 1. • - . Generally speaking, all the forts and intrenched
Ditto ditto of thee Fourth ditto, under General Was kit ..,iil- ' .i.."eal ....
. '. . • . Peaty have Oa Inopthe ear'stant supply. The Clr-
Ditto thus of the FiAh ditto, under allOV&T, Count D'Aill"...r' ' ***
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tdji of Seville has is. y subsistence for the Ist
. • • • aad sth earns. Its fortifications are tonsideree
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