The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-04 00:00:00

PROPOSITI. TBNAZ.

LONDON:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4.

PAPVLS from Spain and Portiogil, to the 17th taf
July inclusive, arrived in town this morning. By
the Badajaz Ga.:Me of the I Ith of last mouths
we learn that the head-quarters of Sir Aaisu•
Wat.r.v.st.tv were at Curia, and the advanced

guard at Placentia—and that Sir ARTHUR had
promiscil, that by the 10th instant, he would he
in front of the Spanish arely on the right back of
the Tagus. The French are stated to 114VC retired

to Talavera de la Reyna. lt is almost unmet:es.
sary_.to lay, that the accouut that was circulated
last night, in the second Edition of an evening
Paper, of the entrance of Sir A arut:rt into

drill, is unworthy of attention.
It is reported in private letter;, that the terms
of pacification having been adjwtsd between
Franco and Austria, a large detachment of the
French army is actually un its march to Spain. It
is impossinle at present to ascertain the correct.
nets of this report; but no doubt whatever can
exist, that whether French troops .have or hare nut
-already marched fur Spain, reinforcements will
in a very short time be poured into that country,
•
the file of nhich we cuthider to be absolutely de.
cisled.

0, the Expedition, no certain intelligence is re.
ceived ; but it is believed at tlover, on the authti_
lily of the Master of a vessel, that possession has
Veen taken, by a detachment of our troops, of the
little island of Schowen.

The return of NAPOLEON to Paris bas not
yet been announced ; but the Paris Papers
cypress a daily expectation of his arrival in
that city. Ills return will necessarily be the
sLotal for all increased activity in every mu-
tufo of defence against the efforts of wit. Ex-
pedition—and if it be the intention of our army
to make any stay on shore after effecting the
mediate objects of dest ruction— sec way confidently
expert that Ni tPOLEON in person will direct tho
olocrations in that quarter—and that he will sub..
sequently revisit Spain.
weardently wish that wecould juin in the. antici.
ration of that advantageous result from the opera.
toms of the Espexlitioli, which appears to br
einversal—bot the termination of the contest with
41.113tria appi.ars to be ileci,iye on this point.
Injuries may be done to the enemy, but wle.tther
with great or little loss to ourselves that injury
cannot be pi rm anent, nor will it teed to dimi
in any important degree the pow•er or the ihfluenee
of France. Of the power and resources of Fog.
laud, we think, perhaps, more highly than many
„but the weapon is too mighty for the hands by
which it is so feebly wielded. It is reported that
the Island of Walcherca being deemed untenable
against our force, ,the common and other mcaes of
defence have been removed to these points of the
silver schuilt which arc pityosed to be def:usibla..

FRENCH TRANSLATION 044.1114
114'G;S SPEECH. •

,
The following translation of the KING'S
Spix.e.llo4l9ler reicenjiy diaGottiered _in a French
ilorettersiliPa;coApariion of which, with the ori.
*nal, will shew that NAPOLIIO N, adopting the old
fitti.tim of "Ps .ash et ah haste doceri," has fol.
lowed the laudable example that has been set in ,
certdin ether countries of Europe, of hood-
,winking the people, -hg a gross and palpable mis-
representation of facts. The paragraph in the
Speech respecting Spain is totally omitted in the
translation.
Had a volume been written on this important
fact, it could not have IFltistrated more forcibly
NAPOLEON'S suspicions of the public feeling in
France, with respect to those atrocious and an-
paralleled acts of treachery—the invasion of Spain,
and the seizure of the Royal Family, than the
suppression of this part of his Majesty's Speech.
The anxiety thus manifested by this omission is so
marked, that it is impossible not to see the great
importance attached to public opinion, even by
NAPOLEON himself. But even the omission of
this important passage falls short of the interpo-
lation of a studied panegyric on NAPOLEON and
his infallible succes., in a species of corollary.
—That passage of the Speeeli which States the un-
certain issue of 44 the present struggle against
" thc common enemy of Europe" is thus dilated
(translating it literally)..." The uncertainty of
I 66 I=lan affairs, and the vicissitudes of war, do
" nut permit us to indulge with too much confi.
1" deuce in the hope of a favourable termination
i 46 of the contest—for we have to contend against
" an enemy of active genius, with whom every
" (king prospers, and all whose designs, however
4" incredible, invariably succeed."
Amongst the most incredible and daring
achievements of Naroccov, we rank this sue.
1 cessful attempt to induce a belief that the Govern.
1 meat of England would put into his AlaJaszz's
mouth an admission of this nature.

In &subsequent part of this garbled document,
the jealousy of NAPOLEON of the merit and repu-
tation of the Archduke CH A R 1.1:3 IS clearly evinced.'
by the suppression of his name, in speaking of
the war between France and Austria.

The absolute subjugation of the Press in France
enables -the French Ministry to play of these
66 races" with complete effect on the people.—
, Happily England has not yet received that "Coup
11 de Grace" of Civil Liberty.—No Minister has
drred to go that length, and therefore the misre_
presentations with which the people of this Coma_
try have been so repeatedly deluded, have always
been dragged forth to public view at seine period.
Against this newly-discovered atrocity of the
French Emperor, we feel indignation and
detestation as gtat as can he felt ;—bet be.
fore we joist in the cry of the hireling
Pr: sses of this coustry - against NAPOLEO4,
it may, perhaps, be worth while to look at the
conduct of England in this respect.—Whafabricai.
ed the Bulletins, b 1 which the people were per.
saaded of the ultietate defeat of the French at
ithe battle of Austerlitz?—We martian this as
only one of hum!, edr of misrepresentions—gross
wilfulloisrepresentations, fur the express purpose
of buodzcinking and deluding the people of this
country,
. . .

" As to the intelligence during contest
in " frons the shores of Biscay'''. Mid, in
the more recent contest in German►', "From
, the shores of the Elbe," we know tl.at the intelli-
getice from those shores was manufactured on the
banks of the Thames—where also were manufac-
tured, but by whom, or in lehat precise placenear
those banks, we do not pretend to say, the
olTicial account of the battle of Aspern and
also that of Wagram, of which the premature'
arrival of the Armistice unfortunately prevented
the publication.—When we look at the lies, the
forgeries, and the delusions with which the people
of this country have been for years gelled, it
might be as well to hold our tongues about the
misrepresentations of Ike French.—Did not this
country vomit ship-loads of forged assis nate on
the coast of France?—And yet w e shou Id not sera-
pie to abuse thastrociousuess of the eneniy for re-1
turfing with the same weapon on the Rank of Eng-
land. And as to individual forgeries, that of the ne-
ver to he forgotten French Gazette, " L'Eclair,M is
a pretty gond specimen of the honesty of the Bri:
tit!) Journalists. Indeed it is somewhat difficult
to see why the forger of a public document, by
which a nation is deceived, defrauded,plundered,
would not grace a public exhibition with as great
propriety as be who defrauds an individual by
forging a Bill of Eschange.
The Kia(s Speech. Ik Ikit,coun tel pill cot dais
le klessiteer du- JO Jel Ilet.

y Lords awl Geetletwen, Nly Lord. et Memieurs,
'We are roinmJaded by his Nous *vone nets de s.
Majesty to aeyrtira ‘,IIJ, that l'ordre de you+ lalanimer woe
hat Majesty fuss great ..atisfac- I'e at present des attire. !alb-
eit* its brio: en.thlt-d, by the !blur. pennot a S. N. devou•
stale of the pultlie busine,-, &lo:awe de ronthseer plus
t., release you from s car la- loafs= sus travails ea
b minas attradanne in 'Partin- P 4
neat.
flis Majesty &PIM no( that S. M. oedoute passpie rata
ea your return inks your re. ne retoundies dans vas pin-,
*poetise Comities, yiets a ill titters twee Pinteitiun 41'rni-
furry with you a diKpositka pluyrr tuutel'intlueuce de ros

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Mt kieekelle. both by Warty- Jointers et de vas examples
doe Mel-example, a spirit of pour graver de plus en plus
etteehuseat to those establish- daiu le cceer de V" peoples le '
ed lawsied that bappy Coo- respect pour l&nk rsabiirs,et
Shelia' which it inn ever rattacheiurnt a tette heart-use,
bees his hi Age y's •an it ious Cinutituti,in que la two le plai
wish tosapport Lied a !main- ardent de S. Al. a toujoun et
defeat
tale, lied upon wisitb, wader de • et* mainieiiirvet
Prinvidsice, depend the wel- de talpe oats lagprotection
fare and properity of this de la P itteuce, depend le
&Writ's. buitheor at la prosperite deco
Ro) some.
- Gentlemen of the foes Messieers de Is Cimattot
of Commons, des Communes,
' We have k locoinsand fres S. M. boos Ordoone de
IS Majerty to thank you for onus reutercierd'avoirpourvu
the liberal prevision which si liberaleineut au servicede la
.you base made fur the/services present ewe. et de sous ca-
n, the present ) ear ; and to ex- primer combrien Elle est su-
(e:thesatisfaction n lath his tisfkite de volr quo rums ales
y derives from your pa pourvoir ace service sass
having beeo enabled to pro- presque avuir into =moue
vide fur those PerViOSI without nouvelle charge stir sou peo-
ati) groat aid Immediate ad- pie.
diem to thebartbeas spa his
Ime*
Ills Majesty particularly S. M. antis commode part'•
sanmands us to acknon lede calierensent de coos resaerci.-r
your prompt *nestle to his de l'empreseemea gee vous
Wishes respecting an increased ayes wit a seconder le dew
prevision for the poorer Ckr- qu'Elk roma es prime de rule
heke
• ; an object in the highest nurnenter let foodsdastiaes a
' interesting to his Ma- l'estresitien du Clerge p owe.
" s Itelings, and ileserving Cet objet interessoit an phis
Geserebie 'amsidenuioa haat degre le cceur de S.M. et
a PerlinNAL ' . seri telt deter considere avec
bicareillance par le Patio-

meet.
My Lords and Gentlemen, My Lords et Yank
The atrocious and unparal- • [Thin paragraph i, omitted.]
leled act of violence and trea-
chery by which the Ruler of
France attempted to surprise
and to enslave the Spanirli Na-
tion, while it has excited in
Spina determined and imam-
qserable res;staisee against the
'maps ion and tyranny of the
French Government, has, at
the same dose, awakened in
other satins of Europe a de-
termination to resist, by anew
effort, Use continued and in-
creasing encroachments on
theirs:arty and independence.

Although the uncertainty Jr Incertitude des domes
of all human events, and the humilities, et les vicissitudes
vicissitudes attendant upon qui accompagnernent la
war, forbid too confident as guerres ne uses permettent
expectation of a satisfactor_y pas de sous liner aver trop
issue to the present struggle de conflance a l'esperance de
against the common enemy of voir la lutte present se tenni-
Larope, his Majesty coin- ner heureuseineot s ear loos
mauds us to conignstulate you anon, a bate comes an sailesisi
upon the splendid suO import- errs genie actif a gni taut
out SUCCES which has recently ?revere, et dent totes tee des-
crowned the arms of the Em- wins, masse Is: plus iacroya-
peror of Austria, under the Dies s'areotreplistera Wears.
able and distinguished calduct Cependent, S. M. m'ordonae
.f his Imperial Highness the de 'ems assurer qu'Llie est re-
Arthdoke Owls". To the solos de continuer d'aider et
darts of Europe for its own de sontenir de tout sac pou-
deliveramees his Majesty has voir tes efforts gue fait (Au-
directed as to assure you that tricks, perosadee qne vous
he is determined to cootinue proses avec Elk que agates
his most strenuous assistaece les measures qui teedcut an re •
and support, convinced that tahlissement de son indepen-
you will agree wills him to deuce, oe sant pas maim utiles
considering every exertion for lax 'rats interets de la Grande
the re-establishment of the in- Bretagne, qu'elles soot on-
depeadesice and security of smithies a soil marten. et a
other flat ions as no itss eno- soft huonears
dueive to the true interests
than it Is becoming the cha-
racter and honour •of Great
Britain.

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Theo/tCommi.sion for pro- Apm ce DircouctjeChaus-
roving the Pm-halm-a was cellor amalgam gee k Pur-
red. lemeet etoit proroge as Jed'
le Auld prochain.
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The French Poors countenance the repeft of
MoriAPAlLTE'Sbeiog on his return to Paris, though
he had not arrived there on the 24th tilt.
The Manby gun-brig is appointed convoy to the
vessels boom' for the coast of Holland, which
are to sail from Sheerness ta.tnorrow.
It is net true, as has been erroneously reported,
that the heelths of " Mr. Aldermen Goodbehere,
" Mr. Wadi:man, and the Independent Majority
ss of the Court of Common Council," were given
by a Cabinet Minister at Lord Haaisosrait's din-
ner, on Wednesday last.
The following anecdote is industriously circu.
fated in the City: " Sir IVILLIAN Coavts's
yacht is the finest pleasure vessel belonging to any
British subject ; he spends 16001. a year upon it ;
it was natural enough he should desire to see
something of the progress of the present Expedi-
tion from the deck of this his favourite summer
dwelling. He accordingly wrote a pressing request
to Mr. PeacerAzi for permission to sail with the'
fleet. Mr. rentals*, answered; that as afriend,
he did not like to refuse Sir WILLIAM ; but as
Chancellor of the Exchequer, he could nut write
upon the subject to the Admiralty, unless the
worthy Alderman would consent to put his vessel
under their orders. Sir Wsct.taK readily accept.
ed this condition, and immediately began to per-
form his mod duties by storing his vessel with
every kind of viands, substantial or lnxurious,
and abundance of the finest wines. The Marquis
of lltexttyland -Several General Officers readily
enough accepted his hospitable offers to entertain
them on their passage."
lh addition to the immense sea store of eatables,
and drinkable., and L".: ea ra bles—the sauce piquant,
the Champagne, the cork jacket:, and the large
reserve of inexpressible:, with which the yacht of
the Belligerent Alderman was so luny charged
when he joiued the Expedition, ho has been fa.
veered with a considerable number of the Congreve
rockets. At the arrival of this unexitected cargo,
the Civic Warrior remoustratcd, with
,Eery coun-
tenance, against the danger of depositing such a
mass of combustible matter so near his person.—
The characteristic and genuine good humour of :
the worthy Baronet, however, soon returned, on
reflecting that the .greater the danger, the greater
the lionise!.; and, after a-few bumpers, recovered
his wonted serenity of countenance.
44 Pt OM but tbe brave deserve the Gar."
An unfortunate Irishman, named O'Flaherty,
who was desperately woupded in an affray with
sonic of his countrymen on Cie night of last Sun.
day se'unight, in Chick-lane, died of his wounds
in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on Tuesday night.
A Coroner's Inqoast was held on the body, on
Wednicday evening, at St.. Bartholomew's Hospi.
tat, which, after sitting in deliberation until one
yesterday one morning, brought in a verdict of
Wilful Murder, against three persons, two of
whom are in custody.
Mrs. Joitir+f .is to perform a few nights at
the Liverpool Theatre, at the latter end of the
present month,

SPANIS!I4ND PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

BADAJOS, JOLT 11.—The English head-quar-
ters aro at Curia, and their advanced guards at Pla-
contia. General Wellesley has promised, that by
'the 20th inst. he would be in front of our army on

the right bank of the Tagus. On the 6tb, the
English arrived at Placentia, and on the rune day
the French bend the town of Calera, and after.
wards retired to Talivera de La Rep t&
His Excellency General Ceesta has ordered se.
feral batteries to be placed on varioas points of the
banks of the Tagus.

On the 7th inst. the English were preparing to
pus the Tietar.—(Diorfo de Badrflot.)
CORDOVA, JULY 4.—Don Philip de la Corte,
charged with protecting the towns of La Mancha,
left Criptara in order to execute his commission.
After various movements occasioned by those of
the enemy, he learnt the small force they had in
Ocana and Amities. He marched from Villa.
lobe at eight o'clock at night on the 2 lst of June,
with two companies of grenadiers and chasseurs of
the regiment of Alcazaro, San Juan, 28 cavalry,
and eleven pikemon, whom be armed with poles,
which were furnished him by the Curates of
gacl Estivan and Puebla de Fadrique, in all
amounting to 181 infantry and 39 cavalry ; with
this force he marched through the environs of
Coama and Aranjuez to Soto Magas, surrristd
the guard, broke the doors open, secured the
servants, detached several parties to collect the
cattle they could meet with, and retreated to
Noblcjos, and without the least loss or accident,
having taken in the whole 1327 head of cattle.
The famous El Fortran, oo which Ferdinand VII.
made his entry into Madrid, is among the num.
ber.—(Badrdox Diary, July 13.)
Lissom', JULY 17.—Seville papers have been
received down to the 7th inst. which state, I.ieu.
tenant-General Venegas made a Report to the
Central Junta, dated the Ist Inst. informing the
Junta of a glorious action which took place on
the eights of the 28th and 28th of last mouth,
in which he routed five French regiments of foot,
two of horse, two of chasseurs, and one of Uh.
tans, with the loss of 111 slain, and many wound.
ed, according to the report of the deserters.
(Lithe Gazette, July 17.)

BADAJOZ, JULY 14.--Aller the van.gpard of
our army had passed the Tagus without opposi.
tion, the skirmishing parties under the command
of Don Joseph Villalobos, were pushed forward
to Calera, where they met with and destroyed a
small party of the eeemy, of whom not one
escaped ; but observing the main body of the
enemy's cavalry coming upon him, he judged
it prbper to retire, which he did, tall he joined
his vanguard, settbont losing a man. The lifter
remains on the right bank of the Togas, the
other part of the armyoccupylag its former posi-
tion on the left.

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They write from La Mancha, that Sebastlani, on
the 15th of June, had retired to Madrilejos with
a small escort of cavalry, and that there had ar.
rived at Consuegra, several waggons laden with
biscuit, and some carriages, with 3,500 French.

MEETING of the BOARD of ENGLISH
CATHOLICS
ON THE Oh OP JUNE, 1809.

The FAR!. of SHREWSBURY, in the Cbair.

The Draft of a proposed Petition of the Roma.
Catholics of England being read, it was

Resolved, That the Board do approve of the muse.
Resolved, That FJWARD Jsatitecat tat, E.g. he re
quested to get the Petition engrossed, and that the time and
mode of circulating the same for general signature be con-
fided to his discretion.

Resolved, That the Petition be presented on the same day
as that of the Catholics of Ireland.

Resolved, That EDW AID JERNISONAN. Esq. do make
known t the.Cathulir• of Scotland, the Resolutions passed
by the Catholics of Eogiand and Ireland, with respect to the
measure of petitioning the Legislature, at the opening of tho
twit Seraioo of Parliament.

Resolved, That EDWARD Jett( Irian ow, Esq. do com-
municate the above Ftesolotioos of the Boa►d to EDWARD
HAY, Secretary of the Catholics of Irelaid; and that he du
repent the wish of the Catholics of Great Britain, to co.
operute With tlach Dlethceii ha lechtsid, la any MiLlalcr they
shall deem most expedient for fora arding the General Eman-
cipation of the Body.

Poop'sßATE. By a late decision in the Court
of King's Bench (the King v. the iiihabitauts of
Mairfield, 48 Geo. III.) saleable underwoods are
rateable annually to the relief of the poor, in
proportion to their value, though they should
happen not t,, be cut down more than once io If.
years ; and their annual value they may be worth
to rent for a lease of the duration of their intended
growth.
Monday the crew of the Cullorite weer paid one.
third of their wages and prize.money at Plymouth
(amounting to 661. per man), and were granted
fourteen days leave of absence to visit their friends.
Several of them, who had previously served in, and
been drafted from other ships in the East Indies,
have considerable sums duo to them for prise
money ; and one foremast-man received 4601. It
is lamentable to see how the money, thus hardly
earned, is squandered. One of the seamen gave
fifty guineas for a gold watch, which he will pro.
bably part with in a few days, fur as many shil.
lings, should it escape the rapacioes fangs of the
Cyprians, *be swarm in shoals at that place.