The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-03 00:00:00

STATESMAN.

greatest service in Portugal ; by taking the duties at
Lisbon, they enabled General PEAcoca to send up
all the regular corps to the army. Report is strong,
that M A RIMO NT, SOULT, and Suctivr, are coming OR
with their united.forces but this does not disturb the
Ear! of WELLING OM. The French army have been
extremely unhealthy, and have of late lost so many
men from the flux, as well as desertion, that it is un-
derstood SOULT and MmtmexT's, as well as Box-
Nrr's corps, are quite crippled. Should the Earl of
Wzr.r.trwrom carry Badajos, it is said to be his in-
tention to march to the South, and raise the siege of
Cadiz."

" Camp before Badajos, March 21.
" On the day before yesterday, PIITLIPPON SPIlt
out about 2000 of his garrison, but they made not
the least impression on our brave fellows, who would
tust remain in their trenches, but followed the ene-
,my to the very gate. They left about 300 dead, and
a few prisoners; our killed, I believe, few ; we hare
.00 wounded, among them Lieut.-Col. FL-mica, m-
eager. Gen. Bowl; commended iu the trenches,
when the enemy came out, and the gallant General
KillPT came fo his assistance. Col. WILLIAMS, 60th,
who has on so'many occasions distinguished himself,
was the Field Officer on duty, and every one is loud in
his praises for cool courage, and his discipline of the
Ifrops,.. The siege• is conducted by that very able

Cll4cer Gee. PicTon ; Sir J. GRAHAM and Sir Row-
LAND, lIILL, each commands arm/ of observation.
In our front MARMONT wilt 'be cautious of coming
on; SOTILT'S army is not formidable; and Sticnrr
has enough on his bands to keep down the country
where he is. I am happy to tell you that all my
friends are well. Earl WELLINGTON, who was ill
for a few days, has, to the groat joy of the army,
got about again. The Portuguese behaved most
bravely in the sortie; they had some killed, and
about 30 wounded. Cavalry are wanted; they are
coming up."

We have also received private letters by the same 1
i conveyance, from Lisbon, to the ibth ult. In one I
'ef these, elated the 23d, it is said that " Lord WEI,
LINGTON had an attack of ague soon after his arrival
it Elva'. On his tutelary Saint's Day he began his
operations before Badajos, which is expected to fall,
or a general action must take place.—General BILL i
is at Merida, with two divisions—his cavalry at
Medelin. lie has destroyed the bridge at Alma-
rez. AU the army with Lord WELLINGTON is un-
der canvass, with a very large field-hospital in front."
Another *net., of date the 24th, states, " That
Lord WELLINGTON, we now understand, is deter- 1
mined to act on the offensive. Gen. limy with his di.
vision, has pushed as far as Almarez, near which place .1
it is understood MARMON? means to collect his force.
Gen. GRAHAM, with his division, has taken up a po.-
sition a little to the southward of Gen. Btu.) to sup.
. .
port hint, if necessary. A. rortuguese reementet Ir
vas, the temporary bridges for crossing the Guadiana
not being quite ready, rather than wait, swam across,
and Volunteered to lead their associates. Coloqel
TaArr has entered Spain to the northward, with 500
Portuguese; and these, joined by the Spaniards in
that part, will, it is hoped, act as a diversion." As
a picket with dispatches from head-quarters is hourly
expected, it is likely we may soon receive some further
important intelligence from the Peninsula.
I

Letters from Paris have reached town to the 25th
ult. acid from the French coast to the '29th. The
former make no mention of BONAPM/TE'S having
quitted the capital for the North, as it had been ex-
pected he would.
The report of movements in the enemy's fleet in
the Scheldt is not without foundation. The ships of
war that were at Antwerp have come down to Flush.
ing, but whether for the purpose of coming out is
not known. Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, in the San
Domingo, 74 guns, and Lord A,. BEACCI.ERR, sailed
from the Downs on Wednesday, for the station off
Flushing ; and Admiral Youxu is expected to leave
town in a day or two, to assume the chief command.
By accounts from Salonica, slated the 4th of Feb.
we learn, that the Salselle frigate had taken a large
'French privateer in the Archipelago. The Captain
and crew were put in irons, and were to be tried as
, pirates, in consequence of having taken and suuk
sit British merehantmeo after the privateer's commi.
Mon from the French had expired. The privateer's
name was unknown, but wasbelieved to be Le Pe-
tit Diable.
I Lieutenant-General the Marquis of II ustLast left

town yesterday morning for Portsmouth, to super.
I intend the embarkation of his 6ne regiment, the 41d,
t for Portugal. They are to be sent out in men of
war ' . a much better mode of conveying troops than
on board of transports.
Some accounts from Lisbon state, that a body of
mimeo, selected by Admiral BERKELEY, were pro-
c.eeijiag, under the command of a Captain in the
navy,. to &Mos, to assist in the operations of the
siege.
The loss of the Allies in the sortie from Badajos,
oa the 18th, is about 40 British killed Red wounded; I
among the latter is Colonel FLETCHER, of the engi-
neers. It is also said, that the French made 1001
prisoners, os also two Captains of Engineers.
We understand it is settled, that her Majesty the!
QUEEN is to hold a Drawing-room at St. James's,
the week after next, at which the Princess Clue- I
Ll:arra presented, together with a number of
other Ladies. Rumour, which is ever busy on such
occasions, say,, that this arrangement has. been ren-
dered ammesary by the determination of another Per-
sonage to held'a Court.
The West Estes Regiment of Militia have offered
a reward of fifty guineas, for the apprehension of the
offenders who lately robbed Serjeant Harvey, of that
regiment, between Stilton-. sad Normau-cross
raeks,*aud inhumanly out off the greeter put of his
r torque. . -

BARON GNIAMIL—`The neighbourhood of Bvys-
water, where this distinguished foreigner resided,
had been the scene of much curiosity and bastle pre-
viously to Wednesday last. The attention of the
passenger was arrested by a placard sifted to a pole
at the top of the Baron's house, with the following
words printed in large characters My house is •
my castle. I im under the protection of British
law." A warrant front the Secretary of Stet
Office for the apprehension of Baron Gra twig had
been issued on Monday, but on what grounds we •
cannot hazard eguess. The Baron reflised to
render himself to the bearers of the Secretary's war.
rant, and at length application was made to the .
lice for assistance, to put the warrant into
tion. 'Two officers accompanied the messengers to '
the Baron's house, to force an entrance in the esmit .
of a refusal to surrender. The officers forced• the •

gaiden gate with hatchets, 'and the Prisoner resi,m.l2
ed himself, on the officers assuring him they were note':
bailiffs.

We understand that the respite of the execution ofl•
lliam Jemmot t, which was to have taken place on
Saturday morning last, arose from the discovery of
certain circumstances, strongly tending 'to indtvce-,V
belief of his having been an unconscious agent in Mt'
piracy for which he was condemned. This' convics,
Lion is, we hear, so forcible on the minds of a very
large !portion of the commercial body, that a Petitions,
stating such conviction, has been sent up to the-Prixfrist
Regeet in Council, signed by upwards of 300 of air
most Vespeet able names in Lloyd's. The a (fait Is nnssi
under 'consideration, and a favourable result is oortL.'
dently expected.—He is further respited
.for one •
week from the eapirafum of his former respite.
Three per Cent. Consols being 60, Government.
Life Annuities may now be purchased.
Mrs. SUWON', on her journey from the North, tol.
resume her performances in London, kindly tOes an'
affectionate leave of her country friends, at ever/ -
open Theatre, in her stay to the Metropolis.
A very useful Work is about to be published, Nu.:
titled The Circle of the Mechanical drts. It will.
contain Treatises on the different Mechanical Arts;
Trades, and Manufactures; written in a plain and
Work-
familiar manner. A of this description has
long been wanted, as there is no book extant that
' contains a full description of the various Manual
tilts and Trades, all our Cyclopadias being crowded
with a great portion of matter that is of little as • to
the generality of Readers. 'lle Editor, Mr. Taos.
'MARTIN, is a man of math experience' Mechani-
cal pursuits, and we have no doubt but his Work
will meet with the encouragement it- merits.—(Sce
Ativertiscnent in another column.)