The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-01-07 00:00:00

TIIVASDAY, JANUARY 7, 1813.

T'aris Papers were received last night to the 3d
instant, and although they are perfectly silent re-
specting the French Grand Army in the North, their
contents are not unimportant. By these accounts,
it appears, that the late disasters in Russia have had
no other effect upon the French people, "thinritriti-
crease their etertions for proseeGting. the wars both
in the North and the South; and they treat with
great contempt the language of our Treasury Journals
upon that sulject, as writ as the mission of Lord
WateoLe to Vienna, • for the purpose of seducing
the Emperor of Atittua from his alliance with
France.

Lisbon and Coranna Mails arrived this morning,
bringing letters and papers to the 31st ultimo, from
which we have taken the following extracts.—lt will
also be seen by our Falmouth letter, that Brigadier•
General PACK came passenger in the Carteret, from
Corunna, and that the English and French armies
ere gone into wiater quarters.

SZTRACV OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM GENERAL
TUE MARQUIS 01 WELLINGTON, DATED HEAD-
QUARTERi, PUENADA, DEMMER 9, TO HIS EX-

CELLENCY DON MIGUEL PEREIRA TORJAZ.

66 Nothing of importance has occurred since I
transmitted to your Excellency my official dispatch of
the 2d instant. Some of Marshal Souit's troops ar-
rived in the •aUev of the Tagus o►► the 3d inst.
" At the en►d of last month, the Spanish troops
were still in Madrid."

1.400 N, DEc. 14.—The troops have come consi-
derably into the interior, for their better refitment;
some towards Porto, others is the direction of Coim.
bra. General Hill's division is at Coria. The first
division, under Stewart, at Viceu ; meantime 'Lord
Wellington goes to Badajoz, from whence it is sup-
posed be will proceed to Cadiz.
General Hill is the next in command, and his si-
tuation at Coria is an excellent one for that purpose,
being advanced sufficiently, and very central.
The 6th and 20th regiments have received their
routes for the sth. and 7th divisions, and leave
Lisbon directly to join.
Dec. 16.—Lord Wellington was to have been at
Badajos yesterday; Seville, to-clay; and at Cadiz,
on the 18th.

It is confidently said, Cafarelli has marched for
France with 4000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry.

DEC. 46.—We have not a words of news the
army is dispersed throughout the kingdom, between
the Tagus and the Douro, refitting: the cavalry head-
qu'arters are at Coimbra. The Prince of Orange
and the remainder of Lord Wellington's staff are at
Porto, ftom whence they are to proceed to Lisbon;
this circumstance induces us to hope, we shall have
the high gratification of shortly seeing our hero in
this capital:

On Saturday last we had a great gale of wind
here; the greater part of the vessels in the river
have suffered ; seven • or eight Americans were
wrecked on the Bar and on the coasts. His Ma-
jesty's ship _Vonpariel, and the Prince Ernest, have
suffered considerably. The total damage sustained
is calculated at 600,0001.
B kDAJOZ, Dtc. 16.—According to intelligence,
dated the sth inst. we learn, that on the 3d, 21,000
infantry and 5500. French horse entered Madrid,
and suddenly seized upon the magazines of bread:—
Another division, of from 5 to 6000 infantry and
300 horse, descended from the port of Pico to Tala-
vera la Reyna ; and by Perino 10 or 12,000 in-
fantry are marching for Cadalso.
Under date of the 10th, we are informed that the
French remained in Madrid, having some divisiOns
encamped in the neighbourhood ; other divisions had
proceeded for Villatavail and various places in
Mamba.

The French have abandoned Ledesma, Alba, and,
Pe►iherenda, setting fire (as is .said) to the two lasi
towns. In Salamanca, there are about 6000 Frencli
The French, who occupied Valdepenhas, have red
tired towards Valencia, and the Feorth Army has
again taken post at Infantes. It is mentioned, but
vaguely; that the Vandals have once more evacuated
Madrid ; and likewise marched towards Valencia ; it
is believed by many that they did this on account of
the want of previsions.
CORUNNA, DEC. 18.—Nothing can he said with
cetainty, either of the nrmy of the enemy o the
Allied Army—they both preserve.their positionsi; the
former, however, is only employed in making ex-
cursions to procure provisions. Though a report
has been current that they are taking the direction
of Asturias it is not certain. The French are
obliged to employ a great number of troops in their
foraging parties, and send considerable reinforce-
ments where ever they wish to maintain a point,
without which they would hifalfibly be- cut eft

SANTIAGO, DEC. 15.—1 t was not true, that the
French had approached Leon and Astorga : from
both these places the last mail brought letters of a
very recent date. This report originated in the
threat of the enemy to proceed to Leon, and thence
to Asturias, a design which, according to confiden-
tial advises, they have desisted from, and fell back
upon Toro, which shows that they felt considerable
anxiety with respect to the movements of Lord Wel-
lington, as it was not certain whether he would not
advance upon Salamanca, as was, asserted. The
greater part of our troops of the Sixth Army, have
already arrived at Puebla de Sunabria ~nd its neigh-
bourhood, and stragglers are continually joining, so
that it appears that the loss was not so great as it
was thought, and as the violent rain and heavy dark-

ness of these days made us suppose.
The Fourth Army is advancing upon the Tagus,
threatening to fall by Cuenca upon Valencia. Lord
Wellington had his head-quarters, on the 30th, in
Frenada ; and General Hill in Robleda.
MADRID, Nov. 23.7-The intrusive King still
remains at Salamanca, but he appears to be in motion.
At Fuentes de Ano, three leagues from this capi-
tal, it is said, the enemy are making vinegar for the
use of the Army of the intrusive King.
PuEIILA DE SANADRIA, DEC. 16.—8 y advices
that may be relied on, we learn, that the first French
troops, who, to the number of 1500, were in Be-
neveute, with a Generalet their head, base marched
for Zamora, taking with them the cattle they
brought from the vicinity of Salamanca. They did

not molest the inhabitants, and took great care to
prevent the soldiers from straggling, that they might
not be assassinated. They issued an order, that so
tavern-keeper should sell wine after six in the even-
ing, and levied a fine on those who disobeyed. They
have been relieved by 600 others, who preset; the

same discipline among themselves, and the pate con-
duct towards the people. If some French have ad-

On the 7th, they entered Toledo, having left 400
infantry at the bridge of Montanan. The national
troops, who compose the Second and Third Armies,
were is Albacete'; and those denominated the
Fourth in Infaetes. Accordiug to the latest ac-
counts, the positions of the Freneh army on the line
of the Tagus are as follow :.--Pontes, Oropesa, is.
lavers, Cevolla, Porteilo, Cirpeo,'Fuensalida, No-
guess Torrejos, Puebla de Montalbin, and Toledo.
la the last city, the French General Tambousson,
had ordered 30,000 rations to be got greedy.
rTZON THZ POITUOUZSZ TELncsaaro, OP DSC. 2273
46 We are assured that Sault yes In Talavera is
Reyna, with 6 ov 6000 men, employed in constreet..
it% boats; a contribution of 202000,000 of. vielo
has been levied upon Madrid.

vanced to Leon and Astorga, as is said, they are not
those who were at Benerente.

tro, Gonzalo, and Santa

Sagunta,
. which the :
are constructed. On the Sci of December 'General - -
i commerce, and not unwiseiy, perhaps; but it must
Ballasteros arrived at Cuts."
I be, in part at least, stifled in the maturer days of
Lissom, DEC. 25.—1 n the Egremadura Gazette , trade. Thi East Indic concerns, from ' the pru-
we read the following article :--44 Sunday, the 20th : dewy of their 'growth in a too rick soil, ,have
Dec. entered in Badajoz its illustrious deliverer, on become an excrescence to the body politic, which,
his road to Cadiz ;he immediately proceeded to ex- ' t amputate at once might, if= Aso; prove fatal'
amine the state of the fortlfications." -4 ,- st give such a Awl. to 4he • whale of *lf
... .
By another way we know that the Great Lord British establishments -as might, spread traivend
previous to arriving at Badajos, stopped in Alb 4 alarm. It requires then the ablest state physicians
querque, on account of the heavy rains, from whence i and surgeons to manage this almost anomalous dis-
'he set out on the same day, the 20th, on which be , ruder, so as to remove what by all is acknowledgedly
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entered Badajoz. •By what we have heard, his Ex- I morbid, and yet not open the arteries of the state
celleucy would reach Cadiz on the 21th. i too far, and thereby expose it to sadden decay.—
It appears that Khig Joseph has returned to Ma-
In this nice crisis of the distemper, we are as
drift. Soult established his head-quarters in Toledo; pleased as we are astonished to -find the Cabinet
and the cavalry their's in Mora, and its neighbour- Is° firm/ so fixed to its purpose. We have seldom
hood. i had occasion, to praise the acts of our Ministers;

but if these Gentlemen were to demean themselves
in all the subjects presented to their variance, In
like manner as
.in this, it would be impossible but
that, nolens volens, we must commend them. To
whom, among the men then who have so often
evinced a want of talent, equal to the guidance, of
the State under its multifarious difficulties, shall
we look for such an energy in this instance,
which so surprises us ? It cannot be to the head of
the JENKINSONS that we must direct the eye, for the
origin of this beam of intellect. The man who.
talked of marching to Paris on the breaking out of
the French revolution, can never aim his influence
with judgment to the affairt of hither and nether In-
dia. Is it then the PRESIDENT of the BOARD of
CONTROUL, who has thrown out these,unespected
scintillations of political wisdom and firmness ? And
shall the head of the HOBART'S be found the first to
check the mischiefs threatened by the tail of the
Prrrs ? A Resolution formed on the grand and
leading rinciple of taloa p_opuli, suprema lax,
can alone carry our men in authority through the

dilemma in which the two
_parties are placed. The
Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, however, if we may
judge by the style of his letters to the Chairman of
the India Company, and the strength of his argu-
ments, is qualified to aid in bringing this difficult
negociation to that point which_may satisfy all but
those political sophists,, whe presumingly declare
that the territorial possessions in India are as
much their freeholds as their lands in Eng-
land !---What ! has not the acquiring that
territory cost England a great deal of blood and
much treasure ? A .id what good has it done us ?
Why, it has en tbled a particular interest to plant
exotic I'Vleml:.l.rs in our House of Commons, to re-
p: esent Nabobs; and it has occasioned Gover-
nor-Generals to commit enormities shocking to

humanity, and destructive to the British name and
character, under the assurance of impunity, provided
the treasury or wealth of these sovereign mo-
nopolists were increased in proportion to • the
profits which the individual lundet•ers derived from
their enormities. But monopolies like this we-are
speaki►ig of, have, it is hoped, neariy had their day ;
a reform in this will, next to that of the Bank, go
far, far to revive the hope of the dejected British pa-
triot. A Government has no more right to sell the
seeds of future prosperity of the country to a class of
speculators for ever, than a man has to grant a lease
of an entailed estate in perpetuity. .But we will re-
sume thif jusportant subject another time..
The following notice was this morning posted at
LLOYD'S :

" On enquiry at Portsmouth, it appears that the
report in circulation there on,Monday, of the cap.
ture of Commodore Rontan.s and his squadron, is
without foundation."

Some more American Papers arrived yesterday.—
The proposed attack on the British fort at Niagara
has not taken place, for want of ammunition; and it
is now ascertained that the American forces on the
Canadian

London, 37 days passage ; has spoken but one yes.
lel on her passage, which *as kis Majesty's, ship
Forttniee, 36 guns, four days since, on a mil% all
well. •
Dem., Jsx. 6.—Arri?ed and salietfistAbe River,
the Stegest, • Hall, from Surinam.

Rowo!luta the outward-bound, detained by con-
trary winds, except the Thomer, who his lost her
kowsprit.
PoarswouTM; JAN. ti.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Baressa, Mutiny; Illisrletoel and Derdulus, from
the Dawns.

His Majesty's ship Hope is appointed convoy for
the Downs.

PLTIOOOIII,, JAN. s.—Came in the Francises,
from the Havannah, bouud to Cadiz, retaken
by the Sarrellante frigate.
Arrived the Pheasant sloop of war, !tont a cruise.

DRURY-LANE TRILITRE.

Last night the Comedy of Twelfth Nightwas per-
, formed at this Theatre, in which Mr. Emmy, of the
Covent-garden establishment, performed the part of
Sir Toby Belch, and, in the drunken scenes, he was
admirable.—Mr. DowToN's Malvolio was what might
have been expected from his talents, wholly charac-
teristic : if it had any fault, it consisted in his co-
louring some of the points too broadly.
Mr. Levy:move was not so felicitous in his man-
ner of playing Sir Andrew Ague Cheek, as we ex-
pected he would he : imiced, we never recollect the
great ability which the late Mr. DODB displayed in
this character, without despairing ever to see his like

again.
Under this head fells the consideration of tire
and flippant manner in which Mr. VERNON performed
the Clown, a manner which appears to have been in-
imitable, as we have,not seen any of his multifai
successors who could approach towards an animals.,
with it. M. ktitiGLlT , attempted •to play tim Fool
last night, but he was totally unequal to the entiva -
Tour; yet, according to appearances, there were
some persons who were pleased even with him, but.

In this dearth of desert few his claims will evia.;%.,
Thus rats become dainties where God sends a Naia•• !
The character of Olivia is somewhat too senterti-
ous for Mrs. Cator-Ea, and the character of Viola •no
melancholy and sombre, in its features for Mrs. I)%-
v PON. This Play should be, iu apa rilaldegree, new
east, as Mrs. DAyisort should perform Olivia, and
Miss Slam the tender, the sympathetic Viola. We
should be glad to know if she could not excite some-
thing like an electrical efikNet by her style of reciting
the following charm-fraught description of a despair-
ing maid, sinking into decay, under the gradual and
gnawing pressure of passion :

" She never told her love, but let
Cooceabnent, like a worm in the bud,
Steal on her damask cheek. She pined in thought,
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat, like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at Grief."

Yesterday a Court of. Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Captains
were sworn into the command of their tespoctive
ships, viz. Captain J. COLLINS, to the Warky, for
China direct ; Captain YouNnuusamce, to the
Union, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal.
Dispatches from Gen. CLAY, commanding at An.
tigna, were received net Monday, dated November
15. They mention the capture of the Princess
Amelia packet, and state that the coast is much in.
feteds with American privateers.
Yesterday one hundred and one boys, and seventy
girls, educated and clothed by voluntary. sabscrip.
don, in the Wishes of St. _Giles in the 'Fields and
St. George's, Bloomsbury, walked in procession
to receive the annual bounty of the Earl. of Ports. •
month, in Lincoln's-inn-fields. It has been the
custom of that Noblerrian to entertain thit children
of the above school on Easter Mentlat but this
year the usual act of benevolence took place...yester-
day. After they had been regaled with twelfth
cake and wine they returned to their school. The
spectacle was highly interesting. The clean appear-
ance of the girls, in particular, was a subject of ad.
miration.

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G;Tto..‘i_liodssieiths erre% esti sadist-general Pack plate piaangagArVaa Carteret.
Rank India Hoods part 3 ass t • 111 • 'in r this a.' The Om:tending armies .in thr Peolteedibavitig gone
rent. Red. 601 . Ezebever iiiilsail. 113 p conjectures respecting the coming of the Great Lord'
11:, c ma. t:4115. 591 00 Ditto 31. b7'p • i tendon :it must , obsoletely commit a wrong to' late winter quarters, Marquis- lireilbsgfin bad pro-
; re, Ct.lib. 71i _ • set itself right:ri--;-.The. hapetuous and heed- ceded to Cadiz, to confer with the *apish Goiera-
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Consols for Acct. Illii tt They write from Alicant, leder • date Of the;
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t..iii: l„ :r, ri /.16 Lottery 'rickets ,`At h.
3d December, that treat 5 to 6000 Baglish,system which has se • long been pursued,. sheaf on the- means of opening the opt* campaign,
N.. from i and which .we have 'so uniformly condemned, with all the force possible to be collesteit General
••• THE STATE LOTTERY :• • Sicily,lad disembarked there. The Ruud* of French
• •Isiii now broeght*.the wheels of GovernmentlO con- Hill remalised with the command' ot . the combined
Will be Drawl, in TWO IIA ys, via. 14th of THIS MONTH. throughout the whole province of Vahmei does' tad iritO, and in appositiania . a spade, af.subeedi- army, during.his Lordship's absence -The Okaner
(Jib NUAIIY). and foiluointt Day. . • not exceed 13,000 infantry, and *gel lea,'
II" I Rate soversignti (arlimperiumin2 . ) over which met k very severe gale on the passage**, in which
-0-z--L-..- --- • - --' ---r------- horse. Sucher has ordered the chattel of Valencia .
THE STATESALIN. to be minedmand continues to dismantle the forti- they must absolutely pass, 44 for in their way it lies." she waif reduced to great distress, acid obliged to
s,
i The evil 'has long been foreseen,, end completely throw all her guns overboard. , • ...
- fications, removing the materialt to Sagunto, where ! pourtroyed by Mr. Fox, and mon); other Statesmen Yesterday arrived the ship .111141‘1,2;CaPt• Carr,
LONDON: , he is repairing all the timber with which the batteries of lessaminence. It wu created Its the infancy
of from Nassau, N. P. with logweod. sod cotton, for
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rga, as is said, they are not is
Canadian frontier are by no means so numerous as (evening) dinner time—Eleven o'clock (night) tea .. ii..
ute• In the posts of CU. they have been represented. time—Three o'clock (morning) supper time.-Six Cristina, there are oval they
Letters were yesterday received from Bahia, to oclock (morning) bed time. i;
the date of the Btlk November, supplying however no To-tnerrow the Diviibeek ere paid at the Beek, i
out 14,000 French. Ave. political facts. The Primers Elizabeth packet, and um Thursday east tkr Lottery will be draws. t. 7
datayud, Annuals* Dana,
:mated since they have'with• from thence, may be daily expected ; and the pee. AssentoD.—We lissl that the paragraph In oar
sent arrival at least removes the fears we had enter-, Paper (copied frau siether Jecrual), *high slated-.: 1 N
talped for • her wet, •
r. . that no persooviiithee Dative or forelner; would be 1
A letter was received yesterday treat Sheffield, permitted toasetnirk fOr America doting tike continu•
17th of November, was at with a quotation from another, obtained frok New &ace of hostilities* withootgernoo, itineorreck. No
• York by the way of Liverpool, which states it as a such arongemestappeattO have- been adtptettlariunder
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jdth Army leedia In. report In that city, that the Presisieatirigete, Com- 'the direction of tie:Alien (Mee. tie ally thk
lire present month. modes* Rowans, bad been captured by it. detach- sekbjects whams legally he preveetei frail ilanfaithe 1
ant, it appears, has finally mint from. the Meet under Sir 3. B. Wastaa)r. country, are these to whom the laws to Milani.s . ..
His Majeity• 's armed transport, the Leicester; gration apply. The law that forbad all letosopene !
*ere Sachet, after baring which parted convoy about three weeks ago, arrived with the enemy's country, without a Home feethet
i lbrtilications, has scarcely safe at Crookbaveo, in Ireland, on the 29th pf, De- peones, was only a temporary enselmeet, aid wee
atry end cavalry. . seober, sad was to sail for Portsmouth forthwith. not revived st the commencement of the posed any.
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