The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-11 00:00:00

estovOCITI TENAX.

LONDON :
itosn.ty, sErmspag 11.

Tim Wool of our vise sad vigorous Mitlitters
to ratify the arrangement made by Mr. Eitsatma,
bas 'produced that effect which moat have bees
anticipated by every one, who had out am under.
standing so iacapatic as to believe that America
would tamely submit to that fresh insult. The
following Proclamation was received in town this
sponging, and was brought from New York, by
the General Gore (American), which arrived at
Liverpool on Saturday last :
« AT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA.
K A PROCLAMATION. '

el Whereas lit memegoessse of a communication from his
Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary iod Minister Mali,
raespiary, &daring that the British Orders ia Connell of
January and Noveinber. 11107, would bare been withdraw:l
on tise lilth of June last ; and by virtue of authority given.
is such event, by the 11th section of the act of Coagm), en-
titled, " An Act to Interdict the Commercial Intercoarse be-
ts/tech the United Matti and Greet Brits). and France, and
their dependencies. nod fee other purposes," 1, JAMES
SIADISON. Oresident of the United States, did base my
Proalamathes, bearing date ea the 104 of AprH last, deelar-
lag that the Orders in Council aforesaid would have beets so
witbertwq on the said ldils day of June, gibe mild the
traddiwspeaded by certain ems of Cones' might be resew.
•I t Mid whereas It is mow serially made known to me that
thesold Orders in Ossuleithees net bra withdrawn agreeably
to the assmassieation and declaration aforesaid t 1 do hereby

penciaisa tie soon, and euwaquently that no Iran rotas-
oft ea tic esmat of lA' saki Urgers betas auttatrasres, is la k
sanssidsrod as alder As arra Ilea stf tie saperat acts by watch
inch wade was suspended.
" Cayes eider say Hand and Seal of the United States at
Ow City of Washington. the ninth day of Augoo, in the year
of opr Limitary thoesand eight ituaftred and pine, and of the
laddradente of tbectid United States the thirty-fourth.
(Signed) JAMES mninsinc
1y the Preiiiket, 4. R. SIIT if, See. of Stite."
•

Pooroootse Papers to the 30th of last month
arrived in town this morning. By a private 'MIMI
in one of these Papers it appears that the British'
Army bad at length entered Portugel. The !mid-
winter* of L tr 4 WCLLINGTOS were at Elvas,
and the troops were continuing their mareh, as
It was supposed, towards Lisboa,. Want of pro..
visions continues to be assigned as the wow of
this retreat. General lisassrotto remained art.
Caner Bet. co. All idea of expcliiv the French
from Spain seems at last to be abandoned, and the
preject is now noderstood to be Cie defence of ker.
Caged. Of what pussible utility our prmettee in tha
impoverished part of the Petsiosula can now be to
us, is completely problematical, The troops
under Gallo s fur o.nbarketioa are, however, dui.
tined to reinforce our arioy in Portugal. The dig.
patelhs from Lord WELLS:6O7OY, in-the (isle
of Saturday even:stg, contain the p;rticulars of
Sir Roma Wit,son's defeat, and the capture of
the mutton of the reer-goani of Cetsm• The
terms in whit* Fair itosanTes defeat is mentioned
are most eoneiso—..and In speaking of this Miser,
there is an effeotation of stsporiority and -indite.
Tepee which is pretty strongly illustrative of the
lofty vanity of the Ww.mtit.e.re. Sir ROSEnT
.WIL4Q3I 66 arrived, hawewer, at Banos cm the
6 6 I Ith, and on the 11th olls diftatlefoi and de.
4' fouled by the French corps of Marshal NET."
lie has been very active, intelligent, and
44 ascfnl, in the command of the Purtuguesa
corps," Tiir(ll4o66lll the service he has
44 'hewed hitnself to be an ;care 11404411-....
46 and slthongh unsuccessful in the action which
66 he fought, tbo action, in my opinion, tines him
46 great credit," This is somenhat in the style
et " damning &tie faint praise".-.it is dieicult
to rOlsOcioo that the Viscount is writing of a Br:.
OA Officer,
The account given by Sir Roarnv Wtt.so ye him.
eel( is containc,l in a letter, dated Miranda de Caa.
*roar, Tee action is certainly narrateJ eittiout
imflalion ; but we arc left completely in the dark
as to the consevences. We hare no account
of Sit RascaT'a retreat, and it might scene
that the sole object of the french was to force
the imago-46 The enemy is now passing
ti to SaloootoCa %jib expedition." No pursuit is
sisentiooeti—aml the enemy seems to have stab.
seqtaently disregarded Sir Iloneer's Legion, from
which it wait be inferred thet Near bast' some
siterier object of critical importance in view.
Tb..urpri.:e of Coors's mitteneed guard by

dig reench, who forded the river et half psi
one iw thy afternoon, is shawl incredible,--

pas event, it ;nest lisegerer'ibe rotnerotsere4 is
secreted by Ls'rd ELLINIIROMI. We have eel
yet heard the Spanish *moist. From the repres.
efea I. the test tlispeteha it may he ronetoded Itat
the ditpiaution is ttsu nowhere of sper grey
severe. $‘ Distress for mot of prortsioei, old
jtt 'Pal, bare et lest obliged no to IMPS
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