The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-06 00:00:00

THE- STATESMAN.

had retreated to Almunecar, seven miles to the east- E Jones, North Shields, grocer, July 8, 27, Angast 15, at
ward, and that they had three huodrekmeu there; 'be Ge
ceartTraLoolri 'argrshgrte.r.ir:h.niZin.seiree. Mi.
and considering himself strong etio* to attack T. barby, New Sarum, Wiltshire, linen-draper, July 23,21,
them, be proposed marching upon it without loss of
)&erisiot 15, at the Commercial !Looms, Bristol. Attornim, Mr.
time. As I was. desirous to render the Guerilla New 14 Bristol: and Messrs. Jenkins, James, and Abbott,
1,
every assistance in my power, II promised hiwi to an- D. Wr_ijMoill Birmingham, printer and bookseller, amyl, 8,
feria 14 tho Stork r veto, Birmingham Anomie', Mr.
chor the ships in a position to place the enemy be- , Sarmieshutr and Mr. Nicholls, dray's Inn-square.
tween our lire, which gave him great satisfaction, and W. N del.siiehester, manufitcturer, Jury 21, 20,
his men great confidence, I accordingly bore ap at Aug. 159 al. - Tavern, Manchester. Ahariaes Messes,
tour to Messrs. LunidiU and
four o'clock the following evening (20th lust.) with „Fog &ekes ailit te;irels;c_
his Majesty's ships as per margin*, and anchored at S. Young, 0 gemonthey, drug-grinder, July H,
Attorney, Mr. Pearsr, Salisbury-
peint-blank range before the castle, which we si- stisAattia.iitls.tirsCra". Halal.
lenced in less than an hour. As the Guerillas were D.rtaioamd, shaterse4Bo,o,ehmat,3„„c 6,20, jwy
Ito have arrived at seven o'clock, and there was uo 14, at Gaildleill.
appearance of them at eight, Captain Hamilton vo-
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Jul
lunteered to return to Nersa in his gig, to learn if .ge„=„74:,' Biuu,l7' Birmingham, confectioner- 2S, W. w-close, drug-grin er-- uy_ , G. (ior-
any thing had occurred to prevent their moving for- ten, Upper Donet-strvet, Mary-le-buns, builder-July :.'l, J.
ward ; and at four in the morning he returned, and Beurirrwr !"eldirhiee. mercer-July :tl, S. T. wiir. Cais-
tor, nculashire, scrivener-July 25, . 1 rooP. Guodiran's-
I informed me that a reinforcement which they expect-I yard Mendes, dealer-July 25, J. Plowman, Kensiugtzo,
led had not arrived, and that they waited for them builder-Jaly 25, W. Mitchell, Turn-wheel-lane, sugarfactor-
il before they could advance. At seven o'clock the Jolt' carpenter-Julyßliarl Harvey,
Illourann-tare,
soo, B. Isaac, (.;!e'll':ldnei
enemy again bpened his fire,having, during the night. Cbeapslde, wareboasegien-July 25, W. Miles, Oxford-street,
mounted howitzer in a breach made in the covered 'warehhapourlujaal-July 95, J. Kirke, Little Tower-hill, wine-
way "to the castle ; but by ten o'clock he was again qwooko,,u, Qad,w„,,,t, chatsha„„7,'7l7Pbtilgeruly 23,
silenced, and driven with great loss into the town, CERTIFICATES-Juer 25.
where they fortified themselves in the church and P. Proctor, Bush-life, ship-broker-F. Holmes, Messina,
merchinst-W. Footner, Hercules-buildings, Lambeth • r
houses. Desirous of sparing the unfortunate inks- writer-T. P. Adams, Abchtirch-lane nierchant-M.'PaTiekcr.
Wants whom the French had thus cruelly exposed, I Ripon, Yorkshire, shopkeeper-T. dell, Wadlmrst, Sussex;
I ceased firing; and having destroyed a privateer dattPk
W. fizz, '-t'• DevollifelruPerkercr
which lay at anchor under the castle, lat two o'clock , ry-ra-cartou,"‘howce4treet; inercLetrie.' Yell -
weighed and ran down to Nersa, for the purpose of 1 Holloway, Plumber-IL Friday, Jun. hien orth, corn-dealer
rends Artille
aftresersioClare-coart, rrury2tanTe, laokqed-ii
concerting plans with the Guerillas. On my ar... -IL illieritac,
rival I had the satisfaction to meet a division of Bal.l4iciziod, enrkactors : the former Amid only have Weddell,
anstdateld;
lasteros's Guerillas, commanded by Colonel Febrien, T. yd's certificate having been granted the 25th of November,
an officer of the truest patriotism, who, partaking of 1811.) PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
all the zeal .if his General, immi:diately put himself R. Smith and R. Stewart, North Shields, coopers-T. Evans
and troops at my disposal. The roads through the Webber, GreatiGupford-street, csrour -J. Green and
1 ardKß.
i
moorelins being very tedious, and as RO time was to ; . ay'
pool, cireermricts-1.7,0ti j'uiftthreisv j'NitadrcesteaiLrei;
be lost, I resolved to take the infantry, consisting I wool-dealers-M. Ernes and J. Stephens, Ratter, stonemasons-
I tiSlococik, C. Ba.
Blake 11,
.ardßß.FJones,vlvieblibury, cotton-manuLie-
of about two hundred on board ; mad I ordered the
cavalry to move forward through the mountains im- chants-J. Willinot and R. Furze, Illgh-estreet, Webber-street,
sta.:
! tioners-W. Tolland ankA. Welch, Great Sattowstreet, clerk_
my, and take a position in the rear of the ene-
my, whilst the-infantry, with all the small-arm men I Zil„:11' ta.P°;lviltrtr W. 1,.. ;,alb,T. Leer. , Chesterfield,
and marines, were to land on his flanks. lam sorry IJ. Wright, W. Booth, and J. Hesketh Elision, 74:socashire. ,
ri-T. Partridge, J.iiirt, and N. B. Tom-
that the delay of a calm gave the enemy time to learn 1 cary!!7:ltrrir.llmal,!eattn.dJ.ClioriwegYs,
our combined movement, as he instantly fled with 1 —N. Atherton, dealers
Whit:eel' T. Rot;
great precipitation, and joining a corps of 200 at ; Londoa-R. Lee and 6 Brayer, London-W. Cfruk
Motril, within four miles of Almunecar, he retreated i r,„,
gun and J. D. M,Dowell Cornwall-1.
Bedeck, Cowall-I. and J. Far-
Birmingham, auctioneers-G. Harrison and J. Pearson,
upon Grenada. i Chester, oroofounders.
As soon as I arrived at my anchorage, I sent Lieu-
tenant Spilsbury and a Guerilla officer to hoist the
I respective flags on the castle ; and immediately be-
? pm to demolish the works, which are exceedingly
I strong, as it is built on a peninsum of high rock,
scarped all round the'sea face, and a wall thirty feet
high. At the land side the rock is excavated nearly
'thirty feet deep and sixty wide, with a narrow draw-
bridge, which is the only entrance into the castle. I
intend to fill up as much of the ditch as possible, by
I springing mines under each bastion. I found in the
castle two brass 24-pounders, six iron 18-pounders,
a six-pounder and howitzer, which were spiked by
the enemy. He has left a number of deserters, prin-
cipally Germans and Flemings, who inform me that
they were the whole of the foreigners in this batta-
lion of the 32d regiment; they likewise inform me
that they have long looked for an opportunity to de-
errt, as they were dragged from their families, and
forced into the French service ; one of them has
been eight years from his country. The enemy's loss
was very severe, but cannot be ascertained, as the ,
wounded were carried off in waggons.
I feel greatly indebted to Captain Hamilton for
the able assistance he rendered me, and the judicious
position he ancnoree his ship in ; likewise to Lieu-
tenant French, of the Basilisk, who opened and sup-
ported a warns and well directed fire upon the ene-
my, while the ships were heaving in their springs to
bring their broadsides to bear.

The Average Price of SUGAR, for the Week, aiding July
1, is Cs. hod. per Cwt.
Average Prices of CORN of ENGLAND and W ALES, per
quarter. from the Return, ending June 37 :
Wheat. Rye. Barley. I Oats. I Beans Pease. I Own.

148. 1471

s. d. s. d. s. el. a. 4. a. d. s. st
87 2 73 4 51 7 71 7 73 8 49 1

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, JUNE 21.—According to intelligence of the
13th, his Majesty enjoys the best health—rides fre-
, queutly on hersback—has often reviews.
' I It is impossible to express with what enthusiasm,
what acclamations of joy, he is received by the troops
and inhabitants in all the places through which he
passes. They do not cease to bless the tutelary genius
who knows how to insure provisions of every descrip-
tion for the army, at thesame time avoiding trampliug
upon the people, and causing abundance and order
every where to prevail.
JUNE 22.—Her Serene Highness, Madame, the
Emperor's mother, has set out from Paris to the waters
, of Aix, iu the department of Mont Blanc.
JUNE 25.—Since the King of Rome has been
I weaned, his Majesty has continued to enjoy es.
Icellent health. He enjoys the exercise of a • walk
I every day in the Park at St. Cloud, and its environs.
Her Majesty the Empress has arrived at Prague,
I where she finds herself in the midst of her family.
June 28.—8 y a Decree issued at Konigsberg,
I dated June 15, his Majesty has appointed Count
Lacepede, President of the Senate for the space of a
year.
BUCHAREST, MAY 29.—General Count Kutusow,
who commanded in chief, is ;oiag to Russia ; we are
ignorant whether he will have another cominerd.
PRAGUE, JUNE s.—Her Majesty receives frequent
accounts from his Majesty the Emperor, who) in the
midst of his army, enjoys the best health.
NAPLES, JUNE 10.—Our legioneers continue to
give new proofs of their bravery and activity upon all
the coasts of the kingdom.
On the 31st of May, a merchant ship, which
sailed from the port of Brendes, finding herself pur-
' sued by an enemy's brig, took the direction of St.
George's, to place herself under its protection.—
Thirty legioneers only occupied this post; they im- I
mediately took to arms, and after a tire which lasted
more than an hour, forced the enemy to reimbark
with some loss. They amounted to thirty-five men,
and would infallibly have taken the merchant ship, !*1
but for the courage and long resistance of the le- I
giotieers. 1
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I am happy to i )form you that we have had no
' loss, except the Tel magma one man wounded, and
the Basilisk one slightly. The privateer was one of
Barbastro's small vessels, armed with two guns, and
thirty, or forty me',. I cannot conclude without in-
forming you, that !:,e officers and men wounded so
recontly at Malaga came to their quarters. Lieute-
nant Spilsbury, whose %omit' ;s still open, and Mr.
Bel! tl,e boatswain, who lost his arm, did not spare
tLemse!res. I hare tho honour to be, &c.
(SitZ) USHER.
To Coonnodore Penrose, GI tar.

• Terrnagant and BaAKA.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Commissions ,:gri:4l by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Kohl
Bl:tckheath iti;:;tnect of Luca! Militia.
Adjutant Timms Paler to be 01A...in, by Brevet. Dated June
V, 1812.

Bridge-hill Troop of Yeoarinry Cavalry.
Eaton Monins, Gent. to be Corset, vice Taylor, resigned.
Dated June 27, 1612.

Crowlt-OJUN Jut, 9, lON.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SI'RVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIA MEN I'.
Borough of Colchester.
Hart Davis, T.sq. in the room of Richard Hart Davis, EN.
who has accepted the office of Steward of his Majesty's Maaor
of East Hundred.