The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-26 00:00:00

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OniMONMAT, AUGUST 2. 1811.

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Teo repeat of another victory having been gained
• •• teed Wumvosort, we yesterday gave without
;wont of our own, that we might not be charged
eitl. either wishing to stifle rising hope in its birth,
K d endeiveuring, by the blandishments of rivet°.
eic, to raise expectations which might never be rea-
iir4d. Our Readers might sec that the report stated
riga sews to have arrived at Comma on the 16th,
while, at the same time, they might also see extracts
Net the Corunna Papers of the 17th, in which
ea mention is made of such a victory having
bees obtained, nor the slightest report of it. Be-
sides, if an *Officer were waiting at Corunna for
passage to this country with such news es the re-
port stated, why did he not come over in the Slag,
Or sand o letter, which would have put the matter
eat of dispute ?—This report is said to have been
tgoegbf to Jersey ; certain it is, that it came from
Jersdy and it is equally certain, that scarcely a single
article of intelligeoco of a favourable nature that has
been brought from that, et the neighbnuring
during the whole Cootie of the war, has peened ca..
feet. If all the Whiles of
,good icy:, which have
been brought from J.*y, Ceolvoluty, Commie, isio-
ben,Otetenhusghloatin9ligeland,durise the last four
pats weretelleeted Weigher, theywould form the meet
eisclusivedeeurestesthe ingeneit,efemitoold devise,
M esevlswe ef the fatty et giving credit to
sash merle. ruin thireeour sliest Gazette,
k 'pros that Lied Waaltowtow takes esedit to
Sea Alt a itoseliam of M ono sees at-
mol-thot Odor ;end, without such 'jou.
tin, which of the stiles wts Ms Ow the Marquis
battle; for as to our temeral overtaking the main
body of either of duo' while they those to continue
retteeting, is out of the crestless; nor is it likely I
sims either if them would stop to fight when
they knew thebedm unequal to the conflict.
/04 Wtwittiotow has deall 'nal 1 and those
As minim open the profits resulting from rumour,
hew bow k take advantage ef public credulity.
As we bee just warred Lord lit'aas4sevost has
erne moth, Sod it no becomes proper to enquire,
beakeelmeoll thetbesalght have done, if our Minis.
tars la Sow their duty t A large disposable force
has a long titne been placed under. the direction of
lord W. Basmece, in the Island of Sicily, for the
pupae, of operating upon the eastern coast of Spain,
to crates diversion In Lord Wectincrisn's favour.
Miuistets, however, permitted Lord W. Betertnco
to divert the attention of General NIAITLIND to
soother quarter, teithoat over trltemptin: to term the
teseadprqfrd Into extortion, until,in all probability,
the time is gone by when that armament can be of
tnY we to Lord WSLLINoron. Orders are now
gone not to direct Geueral MAITLAND to sail. It
should seem) however, that part of this armament
has been on the coast of Spain—why a part of it when
the *hole would have been barely sufficient for what
it was intended...for it appears from the French
'Papers, that Colonel sod a force that he had
been organising, and had stationed near Monseeeat,
have been made /trimmers by Simon. The fact is,
lint this Is the very place to which our troops should
hove been sett, if it *ere intended that they should
be made prisoners. By the arrival of a Malta Mail
this morning we have advice from Palermo, of the
6th ult. which says--" Last Monday arrived in' the
loads 24 trasepsets, with about 6000 English
inapt, which hew peoteeded to join those of the
hrosr opeditlem" New, by laferestion we were
already(n peasessioh of, free a Gentleman who kit
ea the WIN the eapedltlen had not sailed ;
04t be anderstoed k oat to sail a nest day. This
Is really a mysteries* liesteess altepedure, and how
our Ministers wilt aleph themselves to the *wintry,
lit will leave them and their champions to find out.
We are constantly told, by those writers who are
bred to buoy up the public miod with accounts of
victories gained viers battles have never been fought,
sad with hope which an never he realized, in order
to keep the tendoet if Ministers from being "Wetly
'oohed into; that the further X.troLtox advances
Le mere likelihood there is of his army meeting with
disasters,from Alum, orn daily gathering strength by
felling back upon his own resources, but particularly
from the difficulty of obtaining supplies, though it is
known that Neettmean has a powerful nation in his
rctr, whose intereat, as well as gratitude, Impel them '
to afford him all the aid in their power. Now, have
none of these reasoner' ever conceived that.this isi

the situation that Lord WeLLINSTON may Had him-
self in; nay, that It may still be worse, for the
hici 'Vann the cause of 144TaroLsoN mach better
than the Spaniards do that of Lord Wu.s.fistirom?
Yes, the CAM of Laid WZLlAlteree ; for the Spa-
niards, if we are to judge by their actions, do
Lot look upon his Lordship's struggle u their own.
We are not amongst those who censidar the si.
tuition of l‘Avortow as dangerous; and by a parity