The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-06 00:00:00

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THE OPERA.—Ors Saturday night the grand se-
TRIAL OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR J. MURRAY.
rims, gut not tragic, Opera of Adelasia e illcraeto —.......
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ss as again repeated to a brilliant audience. Signor SATURDAY—FOURTEENTH DAY.
Gest, who has hitherto performed the part of Ottons, Sir John Murray made a statement in reply to the
being still unable, in cousequenc., of indisposition, fresh evidence which had been brought against him.
io resume the character, Signor atom sustained it .Admiral Hallowell had complained of his accusation
apparently much to the satisfaction of his auditors. .of his having kept back the first letter from him to
Madame Suet wits in excellent voice, and her usuallir E. l'ellew. He had never, however, made that as
share of applause was willingly bestowed. The I.;ifecusation against the Admiral; he had only said,
Scotch Divertisement Lcs &tiles Bracconiers again that he had regretted that circumstance at the time,
afforded DEL CARo an opportunity of display. and still did regret it. As to the letter which he had=
tag her tasteful steps and ballet action. She per- written to the Admiral on the 9th, ho did not know
Isonates the Captain of the little armed band, with' that it had any particular reference to the last which
all the dash and spirit of a first-rate officer, and he had received from him. At the time he wrote
'greatly promotes the interest of the piece.—VEsvats, that letter, he did, however, disbelieve the report
sets. made his third appearance in the grand ballet of communicated of 2000 French having arrived at Tor-
i the Caliph of Bagdad, and was received with the tosa, and a body of their cavalry at Ampulla. Ile
same approbation which marked his first appearance did believe, however, that 1000 had arrived at Tor-
after a long absence from the British Metropolis. His tosa (as General Copons had informed him): and he
dancing seems to have suffered no diminution either believed that to be the number also from a propel.
in grace or activity. Ile is very deservedly a fa. sition made to him from Tortoise, to attack that
Ivourite, and the audience regretted that it was ne. place, and that the inhabitants would endeavour to
cessary to shorten his dancing in order to finsh the deliver ep one of the gates to him during such attack.
I Ballet in reasonable time. ; He had, however, received no such information as
Dan R Y•L A ,IF. —Mr. KtAst's performance of Hain. would make it necessary for him to raise the siege on
/et, on Saturday night, was even superior to his former the 7th or Bth, as the Mg... Advocate had contended
representatioiss of that character. it abounded he oeglit to hate done. Ail* the manner in whiCh the
throughout with those striking touches by which &witch .of the 14th wire sent-0%, Admiral Hallowell
I Surprises the understanding, and so frequently clef had waved entirely the secrecy, and had 'merely en-
trifles the audience—while the spectator forgets, in deavoured to prove that there was .uo hurry. 'He
the grace and energy of his action, the want of those must, bowe.ver, say, that he wrote tee dispatch. in
requisites of figure, which have in vain been urged the idea that there was great hurry, and for that rea-
against this extraordinary Mall. The hoarseness which WI he, did net wait to have it regularly copied. It
has for some time past impeded the full exercise of ' alas barely by accident that he discovered that the
his powers, appears to have entirely him ; and if 'Admiral had written a letter ; and if it had not been
breathless attention, alone interrupted by spontane. ! for that accident, he did not believe that the Admi.
ous bursts of applause, be a criterion of public feel- cal would have ever made the signal he stated, of 'm-
ing, the audience felt as we did, that in no one of the , lice to the fleet that there was an opportunity of send..
characters which he has hitherto assumed, has he eli- ing letters to England. Major-Gen. Dottkin was
cited more glossing beauties, or presented a finer ' still here its attendance, and, although, from lauds-
illustration of the meaning of the immortal author. ble motives, he had refused to answer a question that.
The novelty of the evening was the introduction of , he had asked him about those circumstances, yet, if
Miss L. KELLY in the character of Ophelia. We , the Court would put the question to him, he had no
have watched this young Lady with particular atten. ' doubt but that he would explain it.
lien in the character of Juliet, because, in pointing 1 As to the variety of orders he was said to have
I out some trifling defects in her first appearance, we ' given on the 12th, he could easily explain them.—
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I : noticed many passages in which she promised so much The first given to General Clinton at an early hour
talent u induced us to form sit high opinion of the in the morning, to advance three battalions of his
intellect which directed her judgment. In this opi- and as many of Gen. IVhittingham's division to the
nion we have been strengthened by the visible im- Guaya, was to cover a retrograde movement to be
provement which we have noticed from time to time; made by Gen. Copons. That General, however,
and we do not hesitate to predict, that if her im- having fallen back in the night, the order, of course,
pros etnent in future keeps pace with that which has was countermanded, having no longer any object.—
beets °NCl...able in a few nights only—if she conti- As to the second and third order, they were !Osten-
' noes to listen to, and profit by, the suggestions of tially the same: the principal difference, however,
criticism--and receives the applause of the public as was, that the last did not give such precise directions
..it encearaget fto perseverance, rather than as a about keeping out of the fire of Tarragona on his
trioute to excellence, she will ere long attain a de. march. The order for sending his baggage to a place
servedly high reputation on the boards, and with the where it could he embarked in safety, did not appear
great advantages of personal loveliness which she pos. to him to be an order that could be well complained
sesses, e ill undoubtedly soon rank among their very of. As to the last order for his final embarkation, it
highest favourites. ' was not surprising that he should trust some part of
Her performance of Ophelia was every thing we the arrangements to a General of such rank as Sir
ever wish to see it. The character is of so little im- William Clinton. He had never recollected so much
portance in the Drama, that an attempt to give it an accuracy in orders and dates as General Clinton had
artificial promiuence, must inevitably end to failure. shown en the present trial, "IMO was Jle more re ....:nacre at
Miss L. KELLY, in the early scenes of tfie•play, markable, as he was deficient in his recollection in :to which of these measures be approved, he should
spoke the cords of the author with correctness, good many other points. As Sir William had, however, I certainly choose the latter, and refer to the evi-
' sense, and meaning. In the mad scenes, her action never himself commanded an army in the field, he' dence of General Donkio for an ample justification
and her looks were wild, natural, and highly in. , thought that he should not put so harsh a construction lof this opinion. But there was another and a
teresting ; and the audience were surprized and de. on the number of orders which were issued on the I third rouse which in his view of the question ought
lighted in the " snatches of old tunes" by a voice of day of the 12th. It was singular, however, that Sir Ito have presented itself to the judgment of Sir John
peculiar power and sweetness, and which will, if we W. Clinton should not be able to find ti.ne to do i Murray. Why was the siege continued till the I2th,
mistake not, hereafter prove a valuable acquisition what he was desired to do by those tattlers, but that after all hopes of success had vanished, and the ces.
to the operatic part of the company. A young ac. what he was expressly desired not to do, that he did , taro approach of a superior enemy had been known
tress like Miss L. KELLY, was much wanted at livith the greatest alacrity. He alluded to the spiking for several days before ? During these proceedings
Drury-lane Theatre, and we congratulate the Ma. I the guns, and that strange mistake he made in not 1 on the.eastern coast of Spain, an enterprise was
stager on having found her. I recollecting the signal which he himself had arranged going on in the west, precisely similar in its objects,
COYENT.GARDEN. -OU Saturday Miss O'NEILL with the Officer at the battery. It would have been i and in all its circumstances, except the conduct of
made her first appearance in Mrs. Haller, in The natural to suppose that a consciousness of his own !the different Commanders. •The siege of St. Sebas-
Stranger, and fully sustained her reputation in those error in this respect should have inclined him to be, than .had been brought to that crisis when every pre.
struggles of domestic distresses which have already i somewhat more charitable in his constructions on the] paratlon was matured for the assault. The French
gained her so much applause in Belvidera and Mrs. Conduct and motives of others. lie was surprised at General, the Duke of Dalmatia, selected this period
Beverley. The audience, with which every part of: Admiral Hallowell wishing to press upon the Court for the purpose of making adesperate effort to relieve
the house was filled, bestowed on her the:most en. 1 a letter which he wrote on she 19th of June, when Pampeluna, by turning the right of the Allied
thusiastic testimonies of applause. he himself had objected to his produciug a letter from Army ; well knowing that if he succeeded in that
Mr. Tupper, on the ground that it was written after object, the left, which supported the investment of
the transactions. He probably ought not to. have St. Sebastian, must be compelled also to fall back.
felt this surprise, as it was so much in uuisou with What was then the conduct of the Duke of Welling.
the rest of the Admiral's conduct throughout the trill. I ton, admitted to be one of the first Generals of this
Sir John Murray then proposed to call General; br any other age? He immediately ordered all his
Doukin to the point he had stated. The Court, how.' heavy ordnance to be removed to a place of safety,
ever, over-ruled the proposition, perceiving it irrele-. , lest he should be obliged to abandon the siege; and
vent to the trial. I although it considerably retarded his operations, he
The JUDGE.ADYOCATE then said, that there was one did not deem it advisable to expose to possible loss
observation in the statement of Sir J. Murray, which lor capture any part of his battering train. And yet
he must explain. As to his having given private advice . if there was a Commander justified in calculating on
to Admiral Hallowell about the production of a let.' the favours of fortune, or In drawing on that ample
ter, all he had advised him to do was to produce it stock of character which he had previously acquired,
to the Court, and take their opinion on it. It was it certainly starthe Duke of Wellington, who "felt
their province, and not his, to decide on what ought that he dared sot de that at St. Sebastian's which' Sir .
to be admitted. When he was out of Court, be was J. Merray had done at Tarragona. Gen. D.'4 testimony
as ready to give his advice to one party as to the furnished ample confirmation of the indecision of Sir
other.; said, in point of fact, he had. given advice 'J. Murray ; for bow could he have been induced,
to Sir John Murray much oftener than to the Ad. unaccustomed as he was to disclose his intention to
imiral.
-- others, to have communicated his design distilling the
siege so early as the 9th to Gen. D., unless his mind had
THE JUDGE-ADVOCATE'S REPLY. actually been Ad.. up as' to that tatisare, which
a ner The J U LIG E-AnvocAvE then began his reply as to the be, neverthelees, delayed carrying Into executions
.sed t First and Second Charges. He hadat first supposed that until the morning of the 12th ? How cold he have
`'on'" such reply would be unnecessary ; but as Sir John ; contemplated such's proceeding, unless assured of
.ii ti• Murray had gone into such great length of ergo- I the certain approach of Marshal Sechet's acmy, it'
meat, in answer to the observations he had Made, ! being his resolution not to raise the siege as stated
=_-_- and as he had taken quite a new ground of defence, ' in his defence, in consequence of Decaen's advance,
. Ile ' he found it his duty to claim the right of a Prosecutor but to risk its this event an engagement with. that co.
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4v to reply. As, however, many of those arguments lumn of the enemy ? General Egankin, It appear-
ap
en' were answered by his first observations, he should ed, had also then forwarned Sir John Murray re-
is refer the Court to them. He was most anxious, in specting the possible loss of the guns ; and yet no
this case, to be considered as not wishing to press preparations were made, no steps taken, no precau-
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any point against the Prisoner further than his duty Lions used up to the morning of the 12th, to guard
required of him. Notwithstanding the compliments against that disaster. 011 the lath, Marshal Suchet
which had been paid him by Sir J. Murray, he felt was known to be at Tortosa ; but his certain ad-
that it was his duty to endeavour to do away the ef- 'ranee in force for the obvious purpose of relieving
fectihat ids argument, which appeared to him fella- Tarragona had been known three days before by
cloys, might otherwise produce. As he had not had confidential and authentic communications, and G.,
time for much arrangement in reply, he should follow time at which he might arrive was therefore a mere
the principal points of defence which Sir J. Murray matter of calculation by the Quarter-Master-Gene-
had set up against the charges brought by him. The rat's office. Why, then, did Sir J. Nittrray act as .
first point that he should take notice of, was the dif- if he was totally destitute of ittformet ion ; or where
ficulty of which Sir J. Murray complained of having was the difficulty of calculating the ordinary rapid,.
been put to, from the contrariety of the first and se. ty of a French army so as to prevent the necessity of
mend charges. This difficulty he conceived to be not leaving arty thing behind ?' Why iti one case give
from the manner the charges were framed, but from the enemy credit for au almost prate' natural activity ,

A FRACAS IN HIGH LIFE.

A fracas of a very singular nature happened no Saturday
morning. the 4th inst. in Port and-place. The case relates to a
Gentleman, who give up the possession of his home fo an emi-
sent Auctioneer, in consideratiod of having advanced 16,0001.
Agreeably It, the customary forms,a mita was put into possession
of the premises ; he so cordially arranged matters as to gain
permission to sup with the domestics, and was afterwards intro.
duced to a comfoi ;Me bed. About four in the morning the ul-
ulates were alarmed by a violent ringing at the street-door hell ;
&post-toy got up and proceeded to learn the cause of the dis-
torbante ; it proved to be an Irish footman belonging to the
Gentleman'. mother. The fontboy opened the door.; when in
rushed two other men; they were a police-officer and a watch-
Mils. The par. ie, immediately proceeded to the bed-room,
wherein the mau in possession slept; and, without hesitation,
dragged dim out of the h.-d, notwithstanding his struggle, and
conveyed him to the Mary -le-bone waich-Imuse, in the black-hole
of which he was immured all night; somehow in the senile, the
man hid one or his fingers broken. In the morning be was
taken to Marlborough-street Police Office, and the awe *wad 1
and determined in a few minutes. in favour of the !optimised
party g but, previously to his discharge, he was instructed le
bring an action for damages.

By the last American Papers we ftud, that a new
expedition on Lake Champlain was supposed to be
in agitation on the part of the British Commander.
Have we not had enough disaster in that quarter
already ?

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