The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-26 00:00:00

i` Arouember
AscsTy Las passed a quiet nights with
acute Wore sleep, and is better this inurning4ii
( aignod as usual); • •

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We have this day received Spanillt inti-Porttiguese
Prin.!, to the 11th instant, from which trellteke the
following Extracts :
LITILAGT 9f A tsTTER PROM ;AWN; DATED
Novi:MEER 11.
" I have just' returned from viewing the lines of the Allied
.Artny ; they are the %yonder and admiration of all who bass
seen them, and confer the highest honour oe the perseverance
and skill of the British Engineers under whose yuprrinten-
dassee they leave been ejected.
“. This corps by Duly indefatigable exertions, hos obtained
the al'ldostse ned thaolts of the whole army, and has fully
preyed its superiority in constructing works, as Britons,
upon all occsisions, huvi, in defending them. W ere. all
poibdent of ultimate sucees, and, although protisions from
en increase of, at least, sixty thousand souls, in our pit.
Filiation, exclusive of en ormy of JO ),000 men, in-
rlsi,lht erviiiits and followers very near to us. have risen con
siderahl!‘ ; still this circurtptame has not iu she smallest degree
damped the patriotic spirit so prey:slept here, mid, indeed,
throughout the whale country.
" Compton sour wine now costs 2.5. 6d. pet bottle i ask.
penny loaf is little large... Dino a lion:too penny. one ; ego, Gd.
rich, and tatcher's tneiit from 15d. to is. per ponsui. It eve°
happens, that every third or fiturth day, these enietes moo;
be procured."

-roomp--
Di' patchti were yesterday reetivrti
CA cznii:!, Gaserturr et the-psir..4l4?Ajtexi6;
-They Willi- lirois4ht by 11;1 II tett* A t.sza !reef,.
Sucretar7oted. former!), Cheiratas•
of lb. Vaeunittee 01 14'07004 'Moans. 411'4
ALaeastical after tieliteling his disp4telies at
turd LiewspoWs 010 e) .prctutoted .to ths Cast
lodie.konse Dispatches free Admiral Bettne, at
the CaPe; and :trim Atiaitai, hi the Fait
ladles; Were reeeito4 by the sated: conveyance, the
444 Ctirriulva.•

Our Readers will fin.l,.that As, Owns .of Ss
turt:ay civil:lllsS a Aort ralract oft tiiipatEh from,
Lurd cr,r,r vr:TOtf, datoJ 'DV) instant. "SlintS.
tors w null have One 'let tha abija bale
b 4.1 thu skate of Ws Lovishiv's !utter, . •

\V have giacn* an interceFkui dgcumenty ai it is
eall,d, purporting to be MA-seita'S'account of the
battle a Busse°. W think, however; that few of
our readers will believe it to be genuipe. It is stated,
to base tieen found on the person of one ofJuNd'es
Aides-de-Camp, sit), disguised as a Spanish court.
tryman, who was cndrayonring to read, Atrneidss
rum whence he yr4e to make his we/ to Faris,
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The Wolverine, sloop of,wary ar;ived yesterday
pt ruft4on Mt sith tlispatches c4di4,

THE ST.

Com. or KINO'S g"
was this morning brought into the Coed of r,
Bench, to receive judgment for the libel on 16°4
CAsTLEREAGII.— Mr. Justice G&W, after ups.
*hating on the malignity of the offence, pronounced
the sentenix of the Court, which was, that ho
should be imprisoned 12 moefise the Colt!-bath.
fields prison, and at the expiration, enter into se.
curitY„.bimself in 5001. and .two sureties in 2501.
and to be foram imprisoned till such security should
be given, -
The Rioters at the Liverpool Theatre were also
brought up for .judgment ; when pavtotur and-
CuA atm Itowritaloa were sentenced to be impri.
coned twelve months in Lancaster Castle.--Tuos.
TuaNEn and John ligotrooft Mow NUM, three
months in the same place ; and BAUTOtt WlL-
loll and 'MATTI4M C4lsTga, two months in the
woe place.
—wpm—
It will be seen by the following notice, potted
this morning at ',cove's, how truly laudable are
the exertions of the Committee of that House for
the protection of our. trade from the enemri pri.
.Vateers ; and when we consider the great number
of them that eve daily oo,the will, such laforMil-
doll to the Masters of vestleli.**4inch wanted,
and we are glad to observe It etwattatis from whence
it does. We recommend the Master of every vessel,
before he sails from England, to provide himself with
ot copy of the notice,
LLOYD'S, Nor, 26, MO.
f 4 All masters of vow*, pining op and down
Channel, arcrepornmendt4 by tie Committee of this
/lease, onAlte appearance; of an Mtn, 's cruizer, in.
the day oalsight, to make signals, either by firing
guns, bursting fake lights,,or letting off rockets, by
which-it is hoped, from the number of his Majesty's
ships cruising in the Channel for the protection of
the (rude, many vessels will be re-taken, if not
preserved from capture. It is also recommended
to all Masters of vessels: to attend..particularly to
the signals at the respective Signal Stetions on the
Coast, as explained underneath
For t' the enemy's Frigate or frigate,: One ball' ahove,tbe
Dag:
For gt an enemy's small mini": Two balls above the

Tor 4' an enemy's stblp or vessel :awe coder the load."
Voce balls above the Dag.
N. B. Nu Signals made at the Signal Posts (hut
those above-menliotted) are to be attended to by
merchant vessels.
- JOHN BENNETT, Jos. See,
The Lady Carrington, Captaiu Myna, his
arrived off Portsmouth, from Bengal ; ailed *Lb
June, from Madras 15th Jtayl and from St.• Helena
Ash nittober. The Alfred, Synes, Haddart,
Hue' Inglis, and the Northumberland, at.
rived at Madras on the Sth of July ; the Wood-
ford arrived on the 10th. The Ferret, from
the South Seas, and the Lary Olida, from the Cape
of Good Hope, were legit s 1 St. Ifeleuo waiting for
•
convoy.
It was with extreme pleasure, that we heard of
the A TTORMEY.G EN ERA r.'s application to the Court
cif King's Bench, in behalf of the utifortpnate Fe-
male, called the Hottentot Venus. The A 'RICAN
x rrs T strati deserve aIIICII praise for their interior-
etsce its this affair.

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None of the Royal Family attended Divine Ser.
vice yesterday at St. George's Cbspil,
Alt the. Nobility sad Gentry, who reside in the
neighbourhood of Virulent, attend daily' at the
QV Ear's Lodge there, tct settbasßilletitt• Nitta by
the Doctors on the stated his MAJI4TVIIS health,
and leave their names.
'rite Prince of W at Windsor
lett evening. •
Nagel *twelve o'clock on 'Moray Count GOT.
TO RP fee • the Clarendon Bond.titreet, far
*Hampton Civet Palaceos Rich leas been fitted op for
his reception, and is to be'his principal residence so
long as he abases to remain in this country.
The Elenitre Privateer, of 'Billie, Capt. Alesan.,
tier Black, Sent into Sableif-diOlonne, 'on the 7th.,
instant, theihip Clarke.; tinder the American flag,
tu London, with a Cargo. of 218 bales of
'Georgie .iotton, 1142 barrels of terpentitse, 1381
/stare!, of potaidt, 15 bales ado... Wes, and-466
-barrels- of dear.
~jfiters from
some bu rth.: theeribk **woo.
'"i'ir-i,strilifiti"ut manufasturos on 'the
101 h,: outside the Altonalgate. TIN condemned
goods wereceaysyed in seeks, and escorted by mi.
natty. • it MIS' Illoevegly suspected, however, that
'the cupidity of those employed had counteracted
Na POLICANs* • dusigti, and induced. time substitution
of rags and strax fur the velveteens and fine cloth
Condemned to ike .
Accounts have been received at Bengal, stating
:that the late disaffection at liatavis had terminated
tn. the siverthroot isf the Government, and ihat the
Governer had ben!: put under arrest bi'tke
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-Cfn• Friday dm nsnal meeting took ptige at 01.0
Globe Tavern, of the Ctrditart of si! lA, ga*ilp
Putt.kirs.. it sppearing Satisfactorily that the;
assett more than doubled all rlainis.cui the
(190,0001. to 78,0031:) it • was unaeintnialy
solved that the trade should he. carried
.On tbr tbo
joint benefit of Sir illicit un and tba.Crillitors,-1
till all demands were sati,fied, which will latobabit 1
be entirely ellected within two years. •
L. 011.!. EXCI: AN G Nor. 30..... The fresh arrhais
of Wheal to-clay make a considerable supply. mitli
part of last neck's foreigu, upwards of 1.2,000
quarters ; sales in general dull and at.rather lower
Briers ; Barley somewhat clearer ; Malt nearly at
:ear last quotation ; White Peak aro oho-steer; Grey
and Beans of kind dearer; Oats arq.in short
seaway, nod fully at the late lulegrice ; Fluor
its- t) nt Ir.st prier.

INTERCEPTED DISPATVIL

FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THY. BATTLE OF IMAGO.

LlTT'sa 71051 ItAMENA TO EE TIIIEt.
0' MossaioNeee, if Coimbra,Oct.4,llla.
66 We act eta on our march on tho Itith ult. 10
order to enter Portugal, as I hare already informed
your Highness, •On the sth day we errived at
sett, after passing through very :,ad roads. We
were obliged to heft there for five days, in order to
give time for the park of artillery and the baggage
to come up, and be, put in order, as I have bad the
honour of acquainting you from Viseu.
" I left the. latter place on the 44th. On the
third day of my march I arrived in front of the
position of Bunco, which wag occupied by the
allied English and Portuguese armies. • I recon.
noitred this position the neat morning at day.break.
I directed an attack on the left by the second corps„
and on the centre by the sixth ; the eighth corps
irepudoed in reserve, The position is certainly the
strongest in all Portugal. General Reigner, how.
eeer gained the top of the ridge, and was begin.
mini to esteblish himself there, when General
with el corps of 40,000 men, attacked is close
.0011111 M the troops who, .worn out vtltli fatigute,'
were beginning to form on the ridge of the
mountains, end drove them down. This retreat,'
supported by a good reserve, *se executed in
good order, and the 'second corps :mimed its
first position. In the centre were, the divisions of
Loigon and Marchand. The first made an attack on
the right of the road Which leads to the convent of
•Husaco, and the other on the left.• General Lei.
son bring obliged to climb a very steep Mountain to
regain the great road, reached it after great exer.
dons.; but he had not sufficient time to forni there
in dose column, and to establish himself: two Eng.
Ilsh oolitms came up in close order, and, protected
by a numerous artillery, charged this division, and,
obliged it to retreat. General Marchand, who
was to support this attack, took. bpi a' position to
stop the enemy. The English did,not dare to ad.
veers above 300 toises from theiriling battle:.
was ,The remainder of the day spenrill* raistrme."--
. • •••
• " Having attentively reconnoitee&gelgneeition,
which Lord Wellington would notzltivir eraturect
to occupy, if he had 'not, like*. considered it
extremely strong, my plea was fintitiealately decided
on, and I endeavoured to obtain, by my meneuvres
an advantage which would have cost too many bravo
men, I sent out reconnoitring partici of infantry
and cavalry towards the right and left, to examine
the country, end to keep the enemy in doubt as to
.the coarse of my movements.
44 From tho intalligenc• I received, I acaciad on
turning the English army by my right. The po.
Wien of the bridge of Marcella, which • the ene.
my had fortiflec_ and on which he could make
a Hank
,nvoveaseitt 'by the ridge of Panacosa,
favoured big- means of moving thither his whole
force in less than two hours ; while e' th reed,
'of Sardao, crossing the Col de Caranucla brought,
me upon Battle., in an open and fertile -Conn.
try. This movement Waled the We. •of-Ahee
enemy, and. gave me the-potter of mol4olll*
his flank. At six at night on thtisi,4llos4.l
• • 1
the position of Moira, and 11l are spsvas. ~j
vo. The eighth corps, which ha4.4oeAlitikired,
for Med the advanced guard, the Oats -enepir the
body, and- the second the rear-guard. All my
wounded followed, on the carriages of the trail and
beasts of burden.. • • • •
" The enemy, perceiving, after midnight, this
manoeuvre on hit left, placed a strong rearguard at
Rustle°, and marched tn great disorder in several
columns towards Coimbra, after having blown up
all hip ammunition and burnt his magazines.
" On the let I arrived at Coimbra; the enemy
healer( all his cavalry,. with some regiments of in,
fan try, which we charged. lie retired from theacc
•upon.Contleiag. On the 2:1, I sent my advanced
guard towatds this village, and the enemy' watts.
Apia driven ;foci it :• it is now al Ridinha. My
ciealry'commaidvail *the roads which, fall into the.
4.llrStlrofid Isi4ea, and Galina! Motstbron has*
nuseclistepon figuere.
.44 Lord Wellingtoe, with the allied army, is re.
trostibg upon Lisbon, , He gives out that it is his
inteation to dispute with us all the positions.
" 4 march in one betty and will use every en.
deavour to induces hies -to give battle....the only
meaos of destroying hiar, or forcing him to reem;
Ur*. The Allied Army L estimated at front 401
to let,ooo men, Including 231000. British. V.llO,
.eneirbuins mid destroys every 'tieing tat he ets.t'
(votes the country ; he; forces, iliwt-Aaltilants ittt
abandoneheir homes.. Ottimbra;• *'trim of 40,090,
inhibit-is, is deserted. We 014'4 isioa
the army is Suheisted on Indian Corn enclAbilSegePi,.
blea which we 4nd remaining in tho goose* Lard.,!,
Wellington, not daring to. wait for to lipth4;:eveep
country, endeaveare to destroy etervefing
might mt habit eye 'iirmy.• The inhaWatiatb.*-"iiik
lovas and villages are very miserableith.,Wigi.44:
pelted to serve on pain ,of death,
of history furnishes an example of ING4 barbarity,..'
." Our lot* in killed to
.
3,000 melt, Im:holing a gee"t many klrllfeelits4iNlll4
tat salon, of Loisottie division, Was Sinitnyonsly
remitted, and left behind hi the reeks of the nog.
my. getternl Qteilidtne *lll iiiik44ll. o.'lolol

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TiiiimhisoelteG.ol:s.,b.oceereo;kiblerakofib•e,Dtoiir:ißilisericiiieDdifatiegnirraleoienni,:irsanontrwdsotholura I:linecttlitierrin:{l.;a,,T.
ahcneotrrrepys,:rawerhe 1 killed,mcha : yiil vt sadlbee
tarle'
is ete
di
ti.
_re.,
.`o.l
i.
offices thhe.
ae-4..
wi
nl°t2uhtinedltdgh.light
differentrnTf
' 64 The Anglo-Portuguese army acknowledge
have lost 4,000 men, one-half of them English,
46 I leave behind me my sick and wounded
Coimbra, where '',.l am fortifying two r-. otnreno •
'
I can only leave a small number of troops to d
fend them. The best defence I can give them 4
beat the English, and force them to ve.onl4ll.k.
46 General R.egnier deserves the bight poi
he has conducted himself like an able and
danced General. General Poison maintained
`reputation. In short, every officer and soldier
fought with bravery and enthusiasm, 1 will
you a statement of the rewards to'bo givets to
brave army of Portugal, which is animated by
greatest devotion for the service of the Emperor
66 L ate., with the most respectful devotion
44 Monseigneur, &c. Sm. '
4, MASSENA.
SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND •ANSWIES YOU
UPON .1111; PhttSOS OF TILE COUlttlit .
quarrtous. avisaas.
Where did you Marching upon Lichee
kale the Army t The edvaueed guard wu
' Itedinha. The Coo ..
. ,du Chief set out acme '
• . that I did,
.. . -„ . ,
Whore did • you ... At Coimbra, with e '
leave the wounded- lice Guard, and then •
and lisle 4. - ' ..ty provisions ; the few
' ' ' -.• habitants who remsined
those who returned
having been mad ..
. sible for the fats of
:'" "(is. t'..,• ,•French that were Mlle's
11 ,*- . ..,:_.. , ..
,p.e the r-rince having co. ...
'4,1 . ' ,: q; • ,
... • .: fed, that lor 400 en en
. •.• .. • ..c.;--- . -,.);‘de as well as a gram is
- .ti. .1,, •..v,. .1-:=Lber.-- . • . '
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tja...,: , .
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~ -•• Ipa oulsrly
"*Xnaatteilailtitalide ' Good rti
)Itmalßm 14%,T i - ; • the menceuvres of the
-•- !).Pr.
tea im el .4i ..A4.4.,, mender in Chief, by
le. ig `,-•u:, :;p:4 ' he turue,d the ementrf,
'4 1 :',.....; !. , - lion.
Wait' On dtspo. .Fanstichoil ; who lea&
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sitioMirtist ?pita. people all English;
gassef • • . lower order kept in to
,
. • ' . by the enemy.
Do you think that Every thing leads me
we shall get on to hope so ; the English
Lisbon r in full retreat,and del'
full of confidease• la
, .
.
• Cunwaander in Chid,
Do we find se- None, except the veget
sources in the chute, Ides that are 'till in
, try rl' ''ti; Xi
ryht., . fiisWs. The soldiers ham
! ' 11,_•,..- ! 8 gattt• suiTered as yet.
~., ..
-If! 4e AMPlinfta. • Ido not know ; but
err of ehircrasfwegree ' director of the C, ~.
'_ ildhlt hes.Chlettmeinthet in Chief carries an imp
IA Clfitt en' ,''n 81f. ; ‘l4alpression with the .
or- ro • tri-r I.:, ii3sio la
menders of the carpi of
.
~ ; - , %truly.
. Use diveimillnyillem, I know that it hes
fr-erfieittenstitioo f • millions of cartridges,
44 i Ni,niotso• ' - out reckoning what
! :ISI -1k? • '' . ito) taro In the pouches.
Had .
. you assay I have heard that
wounded at thebattle were from %,500 to 3,000
of Esteeso Z but, by their owe c•
sions the English lost 4,11°
The army would req:.
reinforcements to nail
•..Itself at. Ilisboh ; and it
'J''' tact 4 single penny in
4 ' military cheat.
What dorm reek. From 60 to TOMO
on the English and of whom 25 or 30)000•
Portuguese arm), so, English, without reel
amount tot • - : • lug the militia or armed
• ' ' sentry.
What are 64 plans To defend Lislyrn SO
41' the English; approaches, and to blow •
thep
nsbliioie gnat e buildings.ril
English I
in the country, tad eV
all the inhebintnti to a'
don their houses), asii
burls all their resource
. pain of death, runup'
a desert,
• neve ._yore saanT Not a greet mull
sick in the army ? soldier' are very well,
- • 1 - anxious only to moo'
- - ''-'ll ;' the English.
• ' '•0 )1614willimalmerignammle
A ` l•cerpr iitaiiiie about to be established
lei/ ottris'ood of Mark-lane. Two hoc
*lli ' lie y tasge prelatic* attached to then,
ib
lift already purchased. . •
4119:6/truttrrait,o,,,lawit:sisaisTthoer.iiiiviiietittsingl‘l,4%
wit:e4iiedo:trzheiiiiniph,elAiiatiliibitrfset.tsieptntruhrgeeeidrthdthisfilseirsaperrfiacmo.cca'c:alipc..ll.ol,ll:l,
izires
Weer fait of his coat, with the pockets, Off,ma
ift 41,111 plink *les, hsndkerchiefss *C. wr,id
'inttilanntlt* IA W•knifc to cut not his eaten,
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.ral
huff in his fob, a person came out a 4 4Sel "
at WO, when (hey merle pal'.

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"T Or "N" BKSeßilhettlipaitifeit,44A
COL" THE HoTTENTOT !arms. •, •

apex E V -GEMER,4 L rUsO to move Ad,
„.j,..ips in behalf of an enfortunoto female,:. sits
• a state of cuutinement ; and beint.JO that,
was ill theme of being exhibited to,pubrp
r't
10 a manner which must be equalljrfilifagrei,
herse:f, as it was disgraceful td the Country
1:;:re she suffered inch a.specks of 'debasement.
the female alluded to was kept inn-a state of
15
,fi,emeot, he presumed to think the Court could.
C.,,, doubt, after what he should have to submit do
'so,. lie knew, however, that (irk Lordship,'
l'
old not comply with thwinetitin he was about to"
wik., unless they Arnold feel that. she was so con.
I°,K.„l;frainst her will. Their Lordship 'stoat un-
verond that he did not want to • get this: oofortu.
we twilit out of one custody,,.to- put herndrift,
sitbout having another asylum provided fur.
tt lie appeared here for a Society, which
us ready to shew that an unfortunate being
Ise situation of this female could not be des-
ote of friends, while they remained, who were
pe general friends of humanity. They were ready
4, receive her, and to restore her to that country
fro 6- hence she had been taken ; and in the mean
toe, (0 undertake that she should he properly pro-
ojeJ for, without being subjected to that degraded
in which she was at present- placed. The
~000 which jt would be proper for him to take in
Cll circumstances, in an ordinary east) be pre.'
ufficd would he, to move at ones 'for a writ of
pbei:s corps*. IIis.WILIAMIIIII4 hair-tier, that
ore were circumatatiedighAe present case, which
towed such an application ist. the first instance,
item objectionable, WI it*proper. His object,
oc, was to muve,for -Rule to shew cause why
,teat of habeas corptts should not be issued ; and
thu for a Rule on the person who at present had
custody of the female in question, to admit some
rum 01 persons, who spoke the language which
tk alone understOO4'retlebntetse with, her, out
the restate of her .keeper. The first affidavit
si which this appliretloa ..was Made, to which he
nold call their tarordeltipse 'attention, was that of
Xr. Bullock, keeper of the Liverpool Museum,
fiscaddill who kilted, that a Gentleman named
Dunlop, called upon him some time ago, informing
him that he had lately arrived from the Cape of
Gcod Hope, and wishing him ti- purchase a Large
and beautiful skin of a catneloperdalis. The sum
andod being too great, Mr. Buttock did not
make the purchase. Mr. DonoloPo -however, again
caked, and told him that he had alsobrought wi'h him
ham the Cape, aH'ottentot. woman, wilantoiltokiii,
time under an obligation to restore io two yeatis.
le oidled to have disposed of the whole cotigillk
staring the woman and the camelopardalis skin at
we, hut having Met with a person who had per.
deed from him the property of the woman (he
tit treating and disposing of . her as his.property).
he then sold the skin of the camelopardalia to
.Mr..
Li;.ick,—Mr. Dunlop said the *omit was a great
tiniusity, and that if exhibited •for the two years,
tie would make the fortune of the person eihibit.
iogher. The affidavit went on to state, that Mr. B.
7eesun to believe that Alexander Cam watt, the
person to whom litinfOp so diapcfsed of the feihate
in question, Cesar, '.Dwnlop, and she going to re.
mein the same house together ; and that Dunlop
led since regretted that he had "parted almost With
his entire interest in her: ao it, appeared that he
Ilk her as his property. If any, thing more were
vatting, the Attorney-General had the affidavit of
grim who had gone to sea the exhibition, and
ukoswore that nothing could be more sitigeOcOrdl
than 0.43 ear is which the untortunempltouistsnele
tii4.;,itetl. As it could only disgust isima.lioptp.Atia
kept adesetiption.of it, and, at the same time se.
ICUS hot atmsary,he should hot dwell on tnis
Paitrt
Mr, Justice Lt BLApc.-.'lrAls would be evi-
Ore to be *dilated rather !elder notrignipmisearia

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eedin, instituted for a beeaeltof .poo . . s_ ' "FailiintMa"
The ATronisiv-geritnts, staid, •it certainly
WI lie had, beailliti, the affi,lavit of Mr.
ll'Cartney, Seerelat'jr•te 'the African Institution,
so behalf of which S•acietjr. he made the present ap.
pfirstina. This .Gerelkonee -went to the- place .or
ishihition, "there, Skiltunddin elguated stage, with &
neat, out of which: the:foselii itto question came,
bused ia a thin dila dicta, saltiest the colour or
irr person, so' 'al --to ...iiiskb ft -appear as much
possible that she was milked:. -"The- person who
hit the custody of MO :slid, that he had got
kr from the Cape of Good Rope, having procured
her from some of the ptitch Sours who come from
titinterior, and that'll° 'hid made an agreement
tit the (.Donor of the Cape
.for biingiut het'
',"Y. l's. hen be said thie,.Mi. Wl'CUrtlicy, IfttOiv;
lag IMrd Csledon,. asked, ir.,;to load 'his teals.
left? "lo which he ausecred lathe alfirmatire.—.-1
L Al'Oartney asked, if the consent was in writ_
e' To which the keeper alio ansWered in the affir.
at". Mr. Id4Cartney: then xx pressed-4:loth SO
the eousent,he being In nut WIWI of coriestiend-
with Lord Calcdon. This, however, the keeper
lathe comply with, and, observing that Mr.
'Canary had shewn:a curiosity on the subjecti.
Hoed answering *it, Other questions. Of the
uer of the e2hlblthrma, as already said, it was 1
essay to..oter. jeto,any description. It was
etrient to 1441
,thit this unfortunate female was
//e" as say, ast, and Is-a bear led by a chain.
hi.
chain.
se.r keeper Ordered her to place. herself in any po-
",t!na he desired, and she was obliged to obey.
lint she wa5.1442 state of .stflohite.piotroaij -.w
hog:tut.; hat that.she washippr or comfertabluc
"40 her
COU§ntrpOnta or was . willingly .so con.
`.,tl i"1 t was equally plibi, Ras not the ease.
_ '''gh she could not .Csiti*4olll..ll,lllbwaPY °fleh,s.' It
'b
,:enpossiblu to obfeive Iter irtr.7 4:4,17'
,!irr heep sighl..to in. aik 4hitf: wit e:. g tftr
iel'th_ which, when exhalsted Lir COMP '
,_.rmandate of her keeper -to Off, 91.tllir
7I Ocat, and not to be salt 6r' 1
•P 4, uncomfortable; and u 5 IMP &
e..il
1;1.4", which could not be toleeftVo .(141510,44
"I.sooesdeasour to realise the tr tit Vitt
101'1,ucai two genticmena one of i,
.8! likonaWrfi.,
4474 %Nut to the place of ishibi4un instrhjeoll
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kii r the keeper that sho eoulesprhalg;.4lll sir,
.s la the Low Litoclt Ili* • alleallatik Vgion
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Cone to her As to her friends--her country.;-her
p •escut situatiola—wkether she was happy or not—
& she wished to go home to her native country, &c.
though those Inqniries exist be supposed all of
-them to be the must interesting to a person in this
situation, ,yet being addressed to her in the presence
FLafeltfrritteeper, she returned no answer to any of
Ahem... heir Lordships. would not expect of him
ftkili eillekltee ht a case of this kind, as would be re.
quir'ed• til4re the person alleged to be in a state of
cerrfiaenvente had some means, however limited,' or
making, her feelings and her complaints known.
Lord. EL4NIIIOIIOHUOII asked, had she been
heard to speak in the tletch Language ?
The ATTORNEY.GENERA said she had been
heard to answer her keeper, and. on one occasion),
' when site, unwilling to comply with what he desired
her, retired into the recess, he had been observed, '
artist. pulling down the curtain, to raise his hand
towards her in a menacing manner, on which the
curtain igain drew up, and she cameiforward, and
obeyed him in what he had ordered her to do. Their
Lordships could not expect that he should be able
to bring forward such evidence as might be expected 1
if the application related to a person who was a I
native of this country. Their Lordships must see
the defenceless state in which this unfortunate
female stood. If they . did not attend to his
present application, how could she ever be re.'
tiered? lie did not, their Lordships would pleat*.
to Observe, desire in the first instance, to take her'
away from _the person in whose custody she
now was, but only that she should be placed
iu a intuition to enable her to say,- if aka.. vnis
in her present custody *with bet own free totiitent.
He should be content to shape his motion in what.
ever way the Court might think best., What he had
to propose, was, that in the first instance he should
have a rule to skew cause why a Writ of Habeas
Corpus should not issue. Revolts not aware If the`
Court could grant the writ at once, but, surety,
there could be no doubt-of their right to do so after
the rule to chew cause why it should not be done;
and the Court would also know how to act) if the
person against whom the application, was now made
Would refuse to obey it. There could alio-be ow
doubt, that.some person must be appointed to visit:
and enquire into the Situation of the female in goes.
tion, and that this person should be named by those'
for whom he (the Attorney. General) appeared, sub. ,
ject to thoapprohation of the Master of the Crown
Olfice.! .
Mr.justice LE Htitie slid, the Attorney. Gene.
rat had better add to his rule, that a person should
also bp '-present on the part of bim against whom
the application Wag Jude, that on shewing cause he
eqiiiht NawerP:ctilfhat the Court had in view, and
AfteC uFt might alsO be to pOssession of all the
.fire4' fehe cafe on both sides. •
Lo tLIANBOROVOIL asked, was there any thing
in theatfitlavits to shew,thaisthe female in question

was ekpoluiAjkintil4cetif
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!mintier as to give her
in ? . , 7- l•'• '; . -
.The 4.lCiWililrLteir"itit 'Said she bat •the
-itearaiiiii" ,of being naked.— - - .. .. ..aP
- liord ELiaissoanuass7-44. She h so tightly ha-
, ?shed?" , , • •
, Arroassat-GeNs24—" Yes. So as ilisselutely
to appear as she were naked i and tbe'lipectators
are, desired. tef.toeeh partiesrbe• itsiste lef lier, part:
son." * • , ,
Lord g.L.AinfliOROUGli-46 And does if state that
she thews a feeling of pain from that circumstance ?
I du nut call for what might be an indelicate expo-
ere; ,lii4ontirfiesire to know if the mode of tilt'.
bitio 'Areaock.aj,togive pilule a sensitive mind."
Mlt
.titie:6 its 113cAse4" The person against
iiho ''SitPliCition is tithe, must not be called
limbo answer 'that parrot theittfidavits which might'
1 firsisjest binslto 4 artiminal charge." z o.'
3 knit, §i÷iiittpnovors —'.' Have row no hotly
who
Wtit!l,wkat qtly:,4e termed her own vernaca-
Lir t tice.,..lif 1 %ix tie allowed: the expression.—
ti
You , wy4bilidifithesisch a 'person ; but it tirAy
.16pphsithitistte Iliehgillige to which the keeper has
Aro, heard4,.addreis'he4 may be-merely words of
c°14914174K . 1,. ,
-I . ivgotLfFe,-qx!letto.4l..sakdi h was-stated that.
the wahliftintlerstomi her own prow. !seiner"
Ind also Low Dutch, and that her, kaiser sipoketo
iser In that language:* ~. • Hi., ~,,.. ..;7A4-r, i..'
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' foor4,4l:44ltiMomPui4lk-r4.4 ..
Aka tbeihillwieP tro",
other, ayt
.Teie -worde• of, cotneprio44, 6' •sangwage.
which Ttliiiell knoiro.is easily AatteSlT',,..:Wei,eselt
see that she'liks this feeling of tiain &Om-exposure
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to which she is subjected." .
The ATTORNEV7GENERAL sat 4• thw,lkeeper bieis
self hid stated that she understood Low Detch..:•. ,
Mt ItOitire LE Br.,awit.7-," When brought op no.
der the ilabsasCoi:putt this woman must go whet!,
she pleaieS ; and, where Is she to go 3" '
Mr. ATToriete-Gerrinar.—" There are pert,
5011 S ready to take her, and* she is to be told so: s' 4
_Mr. Justice LX BLANC --" She is to-be left. to
jodgefor herself." •
:Mr. • ATTORNEY+GESERAL - 6-3 -.YOB. But she
ivy be told that there are persons seSsly to take
are of her in the mean time, and aisQ,Witobae hit
to her native country and friends." • . . . ..:
Lord Etiettsonoucin....."•Before Arian retie*
her fiem her present'siteation, we muitte satisfied'
that she is an object capable of +making an election;
that she feels pain tram the constraint iu which she
le at present held ; and that she is desirous of being
put under the care of persons who will restore her
top ber owe country." •
Mt. Justiee'Li ilyassi said,' the form of the
rule ihonld bei- calling oa the pktweat keeper of, the
:woman to Ave tanee why a wilt of Habeas Corpus,
should ..not issue; and .also essioioing_hlin to gi pt
free seeemflp,the pretence and totkeeoffiton or i.
femaliinluTaition, to a persoi to be [mined tit the
presoStipfillitetr' ca pa bh; of eon versirii o iih her ti
jibe Il]nkftsie theis said. to *understand-- sad that in
1 tlioNwsieof thelkeeper himself, and of every person
inath,atelfgo* *costumed to exercise any sort of
0311roytorcr hs--there being also, present, on the
stertitf 'fluilEterri a person, whO also spoke the
401 fr W
iiiiltO'iteltierstooll by showman, suds
4pylo being Watt keg to her.
o,Adrd fawn s}essoaouGst said, there nistatWot.lteeir
lima I
,o,wvq",o,_,visit at all times.. There must, nottkp...,
,Nect nines: given of dealing with the mind, fNW
f .s.i'Mtaurt wished tor, Wit:natation imiy as!
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The ArrOUSET.GCNERAL said, the persoeufor
whom he appeared, would sdurn at the idea of any
thing which could be conceived to be improper.
Lord ELLemeonotimi said, the Court must mete
out justice without regard. to who were the pieticS•
The ATTOINET.GeKEILA G assured the Court, if
the situation:of the female in question was found to
be comfortable, the present, application should go
no farther.
The rule to shell cause in the terms mentioned.
by Mr. Justice Lu Blanc Was then granted.

LlffEl.
THE DING V. DANIEL LOT ELL, Proprietor of THE
r.c.TES3l.4ze Newspaper.
Mr. GA aftow moved the judgment of the Court
.against the above Defendant, who had sulfured'
judgment to go by default, in an action for a tibet
against the Commissioners of the Property Tax at
Manchester.
The libel, which was read, was contained in a
letter from a person of the name of Collier, resid. J
tog at Springfield, near Salford, Manchester, which I
had been published in THE STATEsNANt un the 17th
May last. The letter stated, that the Commis- I
sioners had thought fit to nuke a surcharge of
nearly double what Mr. Collier had returned. He-
appealed against this, and took his oath that the
return he had originally made was correct. The
Commissioners, however, had thought fit to reduce
:the surcharge only one-third„ and to satisfy their
:demand, seized upon a horse and cart belonging to
Mr. Collier, which was sold. This was the ground
of Mr. Collier's complaint --and the letter concluded
with some-very severe remarks on the Commis-
dotter*. They were reprerentel as a junto of op.
pressers, who, by banning the pour, were de-
stroying the industry of the country. in another
part of the paper, a comment was made On this
letter by the Editor, to whiclithe public attention
was particularly called. The affidavit of Mr: Lovell
was then read, which stated, that he had received
the libelloui ' article 'fronts a Gentleman in the
country, at whose retitteti Is. was inserted; that be
even did not know •the ,Commissioners, or any of
them by name ; that the-remarks were made in the
heat of the moment, under the idea that the facts-
secto properly stated; that Mr. Collier was known
to be the author pf the libel, for the publication of
which be (Lovell) Mad expressed- his contrition, in
a letter which be had written to one pf the Magis.
"crates, which he understood, by a communication
from his correspoodenth was likely to harethe de.
sired effect. .. Actions had been commenced against
two pciblishers in the country for the same libel,.
which Deponent Onderatood had been dropped ;=bat
that no prosecution had commenced against the
author, though known to the Court. The affidavit
concluded with a statement o' f the Deponent's ill
health. . .
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the Court
at considerable length. He pointed out the greet
necessity there was to protect Gentlemen in the si.
tuation of the Commissioners, who had taken on
themselves a most invidious, office, , for the public
good, without fee or reward. He descanted on the
various parts of the libel...and contended, that the
Defendant's affidavit, so far from justifying, did
not even extenuate the ptiblication of the letter....
He'admitted that a prosecution had .been commenc.
• *Oast ten peseent ia the country, which, how.
ever, had been suspended for the present, in con-
sequence of those persons having given information
which would be useful in the prosecution intended
to Nye brciught against Collier. • .
Mr. Lovell being asked whether he wished to say
any thing in his defence, read the letter which he
:bad z eceired,from Mr, Cowdioy,
,preprictor of 'a
newspaper Itt .Manchester, Inclines% the libel,
which h• . requested Mr. Lovell to publish, and to
send e copy of the paper in which it shoold appear
ttildr: Colliery the author. lielbee observed, that
ire Understood legal proceedings had been coina
meowed for the same libel against bath Mr. Cow.
dray end Mr..Hartisp, another Newspaper proprio.
totr.at Manchester' which, however, . were not Per...
aabid.in ; not had any action been brought against
the'enthory. Mr. Collier, who..wAS the neighboiir
Ortfici CottunlisionerscandiwOor he was informed,
'intended,
.. in . case he was .prosecuted, tektjne.-
tify what -he bed written ' • and, if the court
should consider ,his .justifi'ca'tion to be good, his
(Levell'a) cue, be conceived, would be one of-very
greet haft*lg.... Mr, Lovell then read the letter
whith ite heti „reyeivat from his Correspondent,
_ln'
consequence .01' the litter baring waited pu Mr.
thilince,. clon,cl' the commissioneis,.with anapolo.
getic letter froasAgis.;Lovell. ; It appeared, at this
'interview; Mr. gulose slotted, that...neither he nor
his brother, blagistraase wishod to; prosecute, but
that the business, no loam's;Acitod,-with them, but
11111. ii the handis of the Commisiencts of Taxes in
pagan. llir,o,fles3l,, in conclusion, observedc
that be thought 15: ;levy hard to select him for
prosecution, when the author and the original pah.
tither; of the.littet. sera 1"1'"!61.,.. , • • •. •
Lord Ar.t.snonation..." Itti.t k comment
at the close of yone,:pliperl. "of, i : ...been very
Defeigara4a
justly preferred. Int the •.issommiried
to the Marthait alit* Marshal*** off Atilt Court, 1
and. be• brought up for judgmentlinfillitaffist day' of
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Term." , • • 4
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The remains of tho tato Counteis de Lie iti (Queen
of France)
,will be removed this day at 1g o'clock
to the A.mbusador's Chapel, learPortrearr-sql'are,
' inhere a solemn dirge will be performed; the tiro.
cession will afterwards move to Westroinater'Abbey,
t Ale entrance of. %Tibias it wilt be met, hy.the
. hair. The body.will be sobsequently deposited in.
Alt
tlinry the SFgait's gkailphiAkii St. Margaretle.
llrolnuteeri will Mn-the Abbeyi.,
Orders had beep Oren for several of the Ktmo's•
curiagis and sox to follow lathe funeral procession:
'of the Countette. de Inspe (Queen of France) which'
took Plaii in l''Vestininster Abbey, at two o'clock,
' We day. ,No tine was admitted in the Abbey with.,
' otlearti4hot to see tbe soleutuity. A party of tire
Gusjs, , and, seyeral Yokinlver tarps,, were, out.
..11:10W.OciPecasi*, 9.. ~, 4i;i:kft-711 ',,,t,4* , ,!„‘ I .i• . ~.'
IV rattelin lierappegetedgerry Adkins; an Aker
'Of, thq:Publie,o9ioe, Idow.sti kt, in the - room of
1 hiakrether,, Willliaiu Adkinf, lately alerted GO.
I varlet ..,01 the Haupt el Curreatiut,..Culd.trati.
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Admiralty-0./Ail, Now. 24, 1810.
go.
inadeitertilfarnias
chleoteai, tioaterj4rvionibit.
cmArodeitaikeeporratiflsSigibr.ipsdCa.titelintreaTtemeggterib,oarßortind
Ithi.,:Critst.ro-
Joseph, of Toulon, Sept. it, 184 .
Stn,--I cannot desist from forwarding to the
Lords Commissioner, of the Admiralty, the en.
closed detailed account of a gallant enterprise per.
formed by the boats of the Amphion, Active,
and Cerberus, which resulted in the surrender of
the garrison of Gni°, and the capture and destruc-
tion of a convoy of the eitellr from Trieste.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) C. CrOTTON.
Atephioo, WO of Trieste, June, 29.1810.
SIR,--A convoy of Several vessels from Trieste,
were chased into the harbour of Grass, by the boots
of the Amphion, yesterday morning, end the officer
(Lieutenant Slaughter), en his return, reported
they were laden with naval stores for the arsenal
at Venice. As the Italian Governmunt were ma.k.
ing great exertions at the present moment to fit out
their marine at that purl, the capture of this con.
voy became an abject of importance ; and I w.aa
the more induced to attempt it, as its protection (it
was said) consisted only in twenty-five soldiers sta-
tioned at Grao, an open town in the Friule ; the
sequel will shew that we were both deceived as to
the number of the garrison and the strength of the
place ; and if I should ehter too much into dein
io relating to you the circumstances attending its
capture, I trust, Sir, yon will consider it on my
part as only an anxious desire to do judfice.to tho
gallant eneetioive of those• oho were employed on the
occasion.
• The shoals of Grao prevented the sear approach
of shipping of burthen ; the capture of the convoy
therefore was necessarily confined to boat service,
and I telegraphed ,to his M jaity's ibips Cerberus
and Active on that *Wing or Itkllith, that their
boats and markie, ehoeld a%,enthle elongside chi
Amphiost by twelve o'clock that night,. -It foil
calm in the early part of the evening, and- conceive.
lag, from our distance from Gran, that the boat,
it the Aciee (which was considerably in the offing),
wnuld not arrive in time, I wrote to Capt.. Gordon
to. request they might be sent immediately; I men.
doh this as it will account *h." that ship's boati
hid marines were not in the station assigned them
lathe attack, and that no possible !dupe can be
lieputed to the officers and men employed in them
for their not being present, as distance alone pre.
vented them. Capt. Whitby, of the Cerberus,
very handsomely volunteered his services on this oc.
.easion ; but I considered it as a fair opportunity
for my second Lieutenant (9laughterl, the First
Lieutenant'being absent,. having been detached o 4
other service in the barge the day before, to distill.
geish himself; and he has fully in every way justi.
fed the confidence I !untie him.
. ' 'The convoy were moored ire a river above the
*own of Gran, and it was absolutely necessary to be*
'lest in possession of it ; the defences of the town
AND two old castles, almost in ruins, with loop.
toles for musketry,, ~..and a -deep ditch in their •
front, extendiatfrme one, castle to the other. The
boats from the ,Amphion aid Cel-beros put off .froas,-
tliet,ship about 40 miouterpest 11, and the marines
[of both ships, under Limits: Moore and Brat tie (of • • .
the manse.), and Lies*. Dickens an, of the Avbevus.
the whole under the cornmind of Lieut. Slaughter,
landed without musket.shot to the right of the town
before day-light, and instantly. advanced to the
attack; the launches with carronades, under
Licht. O'Brien (31 of the Amphion), accompany..
ing them along shore. It had been intended that
the Amphion's and Active's should have landed to -
the right of the towoi and the Cerhertis to the left ;
but the former been not arriving, Lieut. Slaughter
very properly tookthe Cerberus's with him, .and
left the gig to direct theActiveia to the left; accsts,
they had much further to co*, and, .much to the
regret of all who did not get on shore till after find 1-
Owe was taken. 'A
-very heavy firing. commenced
'aboutdawn of day, the enemy ousideribly strew.
er than was imagined, -and, • • ted by a nutuertsue. •
peasantry, kept up a very dot !mite Are upon oar
men whilst advancing,' Mho 'prirposely retired 6
-Attie to the Left, taking shelter under some hillocks,
leitl'whit the uneTennies of the ground afforded ;
they were followed by the French troops, who,
'conceiving this to be a retreat on the boats, nitit.:
ted their advantageous position and charged with
the bayonet. It no longer became a contest to bh
Idecided by musketty I they were received with the
itendlneei ,and bravery inherent in Englishmen;
` bath Others and men were personally engaged hand
to hand, and out of the'oumber killed of the enc.
my in this eacoenter, eight were hayonet woods,
which will convince you, Sir, bf the nature of the
attack.
' A struggle of this kind could not last long, and ,
"the French troops endeavoured, in great confusion,
to regain their former position; they were closely
pursued, and charged in their turn, which decided-
, the business, and the whole detachment of the ene.
my, consisting 'of a Lieutenant, scrjesnt, and 38
privates of the 81st regiment (all Frenchmen) were
made prisoners, leaving our brave men In possession
of the town and 2$ vessels lades with stores and.
tnerchaodize. 'The Active's boats landed at this
moment, to the left, and her marines, under Lieut.
Foley, were of great use le completely securing the
advantages, gained. Every exertion was now made
to get the convoy out of the river;' but it heiog al.
most low water, it was late in the evening before .
~they could be got afloat, and much labour and fa.
*gigue wasMccasioned, being obliged to shift the car.. -..
'ides into smaller ve.sels'to get them over, the bee.. •
0. iAbout 0. o'clock in the forenoon, an attack nick
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'made on the town by a perty of French troops coin.
li; from Maras, a village in the interior;` the force nearest them, under Lieutenants 'Slaughter Moises
and Mears.," of the Active, instantly attaand„ ea •
,*fisted by the launches in tars rites, and the enenljr-
tind ag
,all resistance ineffectuah • after lo4ag.stub
killettrthrew down their Sttns• and surrendiral. In
AO latter business a
,Lieutenant and 3`3 theft of the
'514 regiment of light infantry (all French troops;)
were made prisoners. The same intrepidity which .
had insured success beforeoras equally conspicuous
'on this second occasion. Abont sevea RI the even-
ing I had the setisfaction of seeing tau whole de.
Ltachuieut coming of to the squadron, Which .1 bad

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