The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-17 00:00:00

66 Indeed," said Lord Noun:lair, " time adman.
'ae Gentleman W.. 1114111 he satfesiog soder no iloata
raptitity—he is a captive in tho chains of wedlock
and a emotive %titbits thi4 bars of the Sherif's priors .11l
Th. Collin intimated a wi•b, that as the Doispdatit
'was a Gesstleman of fortune, his *ma eeeepwisance
might he received ; bet if not, that cams Wag one of
/great moment, and reqoirimg mach consideration,
they Irt.uld hear farther argument epee it on Satnr•
day nest.
• Perlin,* it say be aereseaty tw Worm oar Readers OA
lord Modem, is reckoned a oh is 'Mow I

, . IP4ES.ENT. STATE eP.E WARFARE 1Y
.E*NRZCIL4.
a ' Head-tularters, bletarie, Prurike of Camene, Aug. 5.
: . Aware that any intelligence from this qvarter will
. . . . beistetesting to you, I take ep my pen, far tluipur•
.posp of detailing the present state of the warfare in
• this cottotry, and operations of the Liberating Army
• of thin province, to which L am more insmediatiffat-
taehodo After the partial deffat sustained by the
Gooseitl Jose FrISCISC• Litfplidfli, in a sortie of the
• ,- ~. jiardsin of Commit, on the 30th of May . last, that
~. Clsief retired with his iibeps to the village of Coma•
. nacos. in order to await the arrival of ammunition
f • • -:.• end other military stores, requisite to enable him to
femme the nff.rosiee. The. Spanish Papers will
doubtless exaggerate this affair, and array iglu all the'
pomp of victory, whilst in reality they have tittle
reason to .boost ; for Dot of the eight hundred me*
• who composed the assailant body, upwartis of three
bandied eeemioed dead upon the field of action.—
Tisesit trfilles defeats, for frem depressing the Amt...
liras selt/Aor, only tend to render him more vigilant'
..aod pmerresiegu beiconstantly rises superior to every
. .sterall of rent nab.; premising almost every essential
; ,
.-. "tibia the bowies pf lois lon country, he is over:
ready to, reef Vi Ake hi. 6/14 awl present a fresh face. to •
- the mei*, sejoitst, his opposots cooped Sp in the
~ narrow 004 erblefttliey UM been *tile to preserve,
!
exposed to Sitio re nit an enheeliky climate, at
three tbeelookleanagaftletsce from the only piles
whence they ceadospg ft*yedere maw,. •or supply
the casoilties wltlpikWateb disease occasion) in their
• reeks, bnd t Stilly diminishing in vim&
s/am and rose el etery A This is a faithful 001
limmatftlaNiv
, two of thermions state . the Spanish Army, afliii
/et, three People belie that consummate. arrogance t*l
expect itiaqmit /11. ...retteat God ! hew ignorance
sad soperstifirso setkepiggbis reason of man! !! • '
.., I will hero wools,* so.o/fOg %, few remarks open the
utast PWilea of gloth and her Colonies; and endea.
year to Alew the impossibility of the •tomer to sob-
: doe the latter. In the first place, lipain reckons
eleven million, of inhabitant* t Amadei, fifteen ; dif-
ferrite, is fairest of the Colonies fair millions. Spain
• . measures tw potpies ttoessod lenses squares; Acne-
' rico, foir bemired and sixty-eight thoosand! Spain
can only attack America with a very small portion of
her population, nor has she the resources of. auxiliary
troops. Spain in this combat with her Colonies is
' reduced to her own strength, manceurting as she hes
. hitherto done with bodies of troops, few in number,
sent tardily, and whose 'manta", departure, and ar.
.rival, are ,abject to all the inconvenience inseparable
' from this kind of expedition.
But admitting, for the ',VAS! argument, that Spain
",. is able to fit out extensive armaments, with every ste-
m:my, equipment, what are these armaments in
'.—gompertson with such.* country,ai America—so vast;
in dillicalt to be penetrated by ars army ; a country
%There theta are neither roads, bridges, nor means of
passing rapid and numerous rivers; where the cities
ere separated by an immense space; where there are
' *either . places of security nor hospitals? Besides,
America will be defended by its climate, whose me-
* lign ittffuence Estropeana cannot encounter without
the greatest risk. Form a body of men in Europe,
sly 10,000, disembark them in the Colonies, and
before they can hiie reatfered any service, you may
tadeolate upon a loss of nne.third, at least. The
nativel'are free from all these inconvenientes • Ire
in field of battle, soared to
d 'Oust one. The in-
nagement of arms, the
on the side of the
ntage will only last
has written upon the
struggle, says, 66 If
re weakest, to.mor-
To conquer it is
he victory it will be
tote a national war
the neighbourhood of
; harass and fatigue
rattverance 'toe which
this case, it is ant :ai•
which we might to

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,e from her lethargy,
efforts against the
swans can she Wye,
iithqe forced loans
cities F Unfortunate
are nourished only by
the Spanish Colonies
• the immewsity of tech
therefore need of ffui
Otedies luestelO die lee great divisions of Paraguay.
11114Thievo, Pere, Terre Firma, and New Grenada, not
.iescatilg Chili, the Ileasonah, and Puerto-Rico !
' Indica*, if it be possible. the necessary niellOS 10
enable Arens malionr.ef Spaniards to Lord over
fall *alone of Americans, who live et two or three,
Alstesied leagues distance from them, and say in con.
Clisiop, where they can 4nd these means !!! The
bwth Antivieass are not sohjecis of the Cacinees, or
the loess, not ate they novices in the arts of Europe ;
bet Spaniards in Ametice, alike in every thing to the
Spaniards of Europe, and superior to these latter in
Ithe enthetiases which sapports them in the defence of
!heir ilberty. Of what importance is it to thrre.feorths
of the soldiers of Morino whether America be free or
sot ? The soldier, if he for a moment consults his
heettt wilt find it Moody t 6 fly into the arms of those
bleb ibligld to cslibett ghat interest can be possi-
tar bate, whilst thilefflisdit a single American who
dries not feel his lesportassie,and all the warmth which
dietatei a defence of hit own cause.
flat to retorts from my digression. The presence
'of Gwent Bermudez being required by the Supreme
Chief, the Goalernmealt of 'the ifrovlnce of Cormani
devolved entirely upon theCapteio-General Marion.

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all to Ile eincoentered in the field a
the climates and are a hendred ago
s =ley kipper:int. The manage
if combat. is doubtless
‘ Fiatppiten soldier; bat this advent
II IMO% time. An author who ha
king of the present t
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* Sbe • 4ateritans are
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se the strongest.
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ell ar"4o obtain th
.1 . sfe. alma, 060 41it ; global'
saai llat always in the
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thes by dint of perm.
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Mt hseelite." In this
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0` o.l6,Blitghr °Pan
` isVittinsier Spain toawakt
old beleM Abe impotency of her
llbeety..eir lieteries. With what a
.4* preiestgithe slat ? Will it he wi
• -'ihra - her commercial till
)II Of public fends are
ecrise
7.lam-' g i The extension el tb
require forces peoportioned to the
'vest territories : Spain 'has there
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