The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

altairmal, us far as oar firrewledge estmoist ier soy
other nation.' in every branch of human envoi.
lion in which machinery is used, Eng Lind at Ilia,
moment is decidedly superior, and artillmy is
oxertainly nsndsinery. The bridges on the Di-
srobe Navy be brought at a striking illustr.i.
faun of French in4enuify and exuetition. But
were the grand contest to be IkciJetl by the per.
formanee of mechanical exploits—we should have
much loss doubt of the molt than we at present
entertain. The superiority of the horses of Eng.
land, and the universally acknowledged skill of
the natives of this country in the treatment and
management that noble and useful animal,
add greatly to the excellence of our artillery.—
With respect to cavalry, the immense superiority
of this description of force over that of any
other nation in Europe, we know to have been
declared by those whose judgment will nut be
edited in question—the French Otlicers who were
capturd in Spain. With Mi.lllll, as well military
as naval, so great—with ssilors and soldiers,
whose cuurage, vigour, and activity are shove all
praise—what then is wanting to the sue CM% of
England, but the judicious direction of a force of
this Empire so truly fortnidatile !! ?

IsTuit.toatica is reported to have been received
(ruin America, that the news of the refusal of uur
Ministers to ratify the arrangements of Mr. KM-
ZINK instantly produced a violent sensation of re.
sentinels' throughout America—in comieglience .11
which the French party have obtained coattpkie
escendanry.

Aoricas arc said to bays been received front
Sown, anisottoeitig the tonott.f)ing itotriltgoire 401.
Aaruua WLLI.EiLLY's gm) hying gredtl)
straitens t f.or ,or •tilions. —lt is s iitl that not
mole than three dais :supply sere in the Camp Al
Tdl4lol'4l.

A Gibraltar Chronicle has been received, which
on the au:hority .8f Malta and Spanish Gaze/le.',
contains favourable 'seas from General SICA KT
and imitate ads sees are said to be rL.c. mil of Isis
having made a descent in Calalnia, a Welt has
been attended a itli coue,sl.•te slice-cu.—This is
merely a report, and as such a e give it.

'rue Neplanc, S ,Irrn, wit! Pancbra, ANDER-
SON, are taken in going woad Caw .11.11 n. Tine
\Laster of firc Pa Jura, Supra:m-4u, and 16 men,
are kille.l, after an en4negement of ta..ee hours.

The !Atoning, ecrordinz to the latest account.,
are the names and Uhl of the French 'Lips tit the
hue in the Scheldt, viz.—

Alb:mills
Anversais 74 F iedlaisd
Audacirua
Charlemagne
Commerce de Lyons .14 I Paltek ......
ailmatta l4 These'.
1./autale

Bevisla several frigatts, null a usabber of brigs,
gun-bualso &c.

One or two more brigades of the Foot Guards,
some regiments of cavalry from this•country, and
some regiments of the line frogs Ireland, are im.
mediatrly to be sent on service, part of them to
Lord Caravitars's •irmy, and part to Sur Adelina
WELLESLLT'S; and some more idol:cry go to cacti
of these arniitz, with detachments of the Waggon
Corps.
By a letter from ilavanhah, of 12th Jaw., it
aPpears that the San Francisco de Paula, had ar.
rived from Vera Cris*, on the 12th Julie, with
seven millions of dollars, fur Old Spain..
Tfie following is an extract of a letter from
Gij in, dated August 10—" Bactaistcaus is pine
to Leon at the moil' of 1112,01)0 men, well amt.,'
and equipped. The Slarquesite goes to lards
moiler with a small detachment from his forces.—
We know very little here about our swine in the
interior, but report says, that a blo•iity engage
ment has been rough: its the neigh4otirlitiod ul
Madrid, wherein 18,000 French wean slain and
taken prisoners."
The appearance of our Expedition his occasion.
ed a great sensatiou in Holland. Ail that the
enemy chooses to communicate relative to tile
operations in the Province iaf Zealand and on the
Scheldt, will must probably reach first through
Ilausbnigh, as the eintiarAu on the ports of 11..1.
land will perhaps, 'luring tt• continua ire, present
us from receiving any Papers pulvistied loader the
authority of the Damn Governmelit.
An order was given in one day last week, by
the :li:intim Leg Ilion, in the name 01 the Spanish
Goverivotent, for the following articles, to be fur-
nished on their 'crowd at the espiration of one
mouth fr the .late of the order :-- 50,000 pail
or stockings (cotton), 25,000 pair of shoes,
25,000 shirts, 25,000 stocks and cravats, 25,000
haversacks. Tile house to is loch this ord. r has
been giseii, has recently Ins iii,hed warm clothing
fur SU,UOU men (to be paid for by the Spanish
Government), in order to citable the Patriots to
keep the field during the ensuieg w inter.
The Spaniards were much inure engaged in the
late action than ii genera:ly supposed. They lust
1000 men, and a considerable number of °lll.:yrs,
pi ineipally from the regiments that acted with our
brigades. After the battle, they made a number
of prisoner', and collected a quantity of hoilikets,
which the enemy had left scattered un the road on
their retreat.

A French privateer from Boulogne or Calais
captured a brit, on board of which she put some
of the crew. The brig was re.captered and sent
into Dover on Tuesday. The Frenchmen, who
left France on Monday morning, state, that nu ac.
counts had then arrived of Peace having been coo.
Waded between Asstris and France.