The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-08 00:00:00

I' R.OO LANI ATION.

" SP Ant Ittst hunanity, Napoleon Bo-
naparte' knows that he cannot conquer Spain by force of
arms, and observes with pain and sh one, that his numerous
armies and most warlike troops fad their sepulchre is our
peninsula and therefore to attain his unjust ends, ise has re-
course to seduction and intrigue; and by dud of bribes and
promise', which he will never fulfil, endeavours to sow divi-
sions and discord. Foe this purpose he avails himself of in-
famous emissaries, who pervert the enderstandlng, slide pub-
1k spirit, and create distrust among the Supeeme• Central
Junta, which is the aim at which he ever phint-i•because he
cannot 'educe it. There are no means, hduriver detestable
eel vile, which he does not employ, his olsjer.t. bele to de-
stroy public tranquillity, by means of his agents; that the
partisans which, to our misfortune, he has among us, may
deliver us into his hands, to be torn to pieces; that on us and
our families may be exercised those horrors which are custo-
mary among the swarm of robbers and assassins wh compose
his armies. Such are his cods, Spaniards 1 and such are his
means.
• " The Tribunal of Public Safety is incessantly employed in
discovering. punishing, and exterminating that infamous tare
of spit", tritium, and bad Spaniards, who endeavour to de-
ceive and ruin us. None shall he pardoeed, and the inexot‘
able sword of justice shall be lifted alike against the ISower-
fel and the weak. Already in other parts sone culprits, con-
victed of treivon, have suffered the punishment due to their
crimes. Others, /WWII% whom were public functionaries,
have been sentenced to imprisonment fur idlences of less mat-
nitutle. There are in the prisons other guilty persons, whose
processes are carrying on with all speed; and with doe acti-
city, the evil disposed, and the friends of Napoleon, will be
delivered over to the punishinimt they merit. The most per-
nicious of all are tho--e who, to disuuite us, scatter calumnies
ageism the present Governrneut; fur this is the sure way, by
ilstroying the national representation, disuniting the pro-
vinces, Perplexing our relations with the Americas and Foreign
Courts, and introducing anarchy, to make the enemy master
of the peninsula, and effect oar destruction, To avert this
evil, which is doubtless the greatest wbicb can befal a Spa-
niard, I have decreed as fvflows

" I. W heaver shall endeavour to sow istrust of the Sapreuse
Central Junta, and overthrow the actual Government by po-
pular insorrection., and other ile meats, Is derlaied kuiltv
of high treason, unworthy the name of Spaniard, and sold to
the grant Napoleon.
" tf. As mach he shall star r the punishment of death, and
hi. elect. vital be con.i..cated•

" J. Whoever shall hold any Language with a view to
weaken the hatred w e ought to feel towards the French ar-
mies, who are composed of ialivaotto ro►bers and a..assina,
lad eerie solely to plunder us, MU sacrifice es, shall be in-
stantly arrested, tried, aud wilier the punishment he may
hare Incurred.

" 4. Whoever denounces criminals of this class to the tri-
bunal of public *minty, shall be competently rewarded as
convietino, and his name vh3ll be concealed.
" a. The present Prop larnation shall be 'Mixed at the ac-
customed places of the town, and inserted in the periodical
journals. " 1 he Ilarytis de la ROMANA."
" Corunno, July 10, 1809.
CURUNNA, JULY 16.--On the 13th entered
this harbour from Gijon, the English frigate the
Amazon, Captain Parker. On board was Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Cerro!, who last year arrived
here with Field Marshal Doyle, bringing with
them 3000 Spanish prisoners. This frigate brings
from 4 to 5000 muskets, 1,500,000 cartridges, and
more than 37,000 flints, besides 6000 muskets die.
tribnted in the Asturias.

Yesterday Capt. Ilotham of the Defiance, gave
a splendid entertainment on board his vessel to
the Marquis Romana, Col. Norona, &c. Nine_
teen discharges, by way of salute, took place on
the arrival and departure of the guests. The
health of their Majesties George 111. and Ferdi-
nand VII. were sevi.rally drank-with enthusiasm,
and every demonstration of reciprocal regard be-
tween the two nations.

JAEV, Jury I.—Victor, with the greater part
of his forces, is in Talavera ; and one of his divi.
lions, of 9 or 10,000 fuer, , has proceeded to To.
ledo, to reinforce Schofield ; and w• koow that

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, General Sols has left Madrid, with 5000 infantry
and cavalry; and many covered waggons, on their
/Ray to Toledo.
Vie know,.from good authority, that the enemy
proceeded in great force to Consuegra ; and that,
according to all. accurate information, Sebastiani
pouessea there; opposed to our army, 2.1,000 in.
fantry, and 4000 cavalry. With this superior
force, he would probably he able to gain some ad.
vantages over our army of La Mancha, and strike a
blow which might paralyse it fur a time, in order af-
terwards to fall upon Cuesta,after lulled crossed the
Tagus. Dispatches, dated the 25th ult. therefore
say : "in order to avert these evils, General Ye.
negas, in consequence of suggestions made by the
Supreme Central Junta, which so sedulously
watches for the public welfare, has resolved to
draw back his line of defence, and will te.morrow
transfer his head-quarters to Moral, and will
place two divisions of the vanguard on Ciudad Real
and Vsldepenas ; and should the enemy dare to
attack our divisions with forces whiclf could be
withstood, which is not to be expected there, as they
know that at the distance of four or five leagues
we have the protection of the Sierra, our army
s ill sustain the shuck ; but should they advance
with a larger force, we, without engaging in the
battle, can retreat to our first positions, so ad-
vantageous, and which the French have Aiwa.),
respected."
In spite of all this, we cannot be confident con.
cerning the plans of the enemy. Expert in the
artifices of war, and in concealing his intentions,
it is probable that these tnanceuvres arc iutcnded
only to effect, with less obstruction, the retreat
of King Joseph, who, we are assured, has re.
turned to Toledo.

Dispatches, of the 28th. state, that our head-
quarters were transferred to Mural, and the ad.
vanced posts have been transferred to Ciudad Real
and Manzanares, in order, as mislaid before, to
guard against a surprise from the enemy, and re.
tire into the Sierra, if attacked by superior forces.
JULY 2.—[From dispatches of the 27th.).-Tho
enemy hat iug, with a superior force, presented
himself at the 01)0c-house of Quesada. at a little
distance from Manzanares, our General io Chief
Vcncgas, in order to guard against surprise, trans.
ferred his head-quarters to Santa Elena; and
all the divisions of our army occupy the points
which they before possessed in the Sierrai
until the army of Cuesta shall have corn.
pleted the passage of the Tagus, which is is
part effected, the Frendt having, as we learn
from pod authority, abAndoned the right sing of
that Hier.

It is snit', that many Gallo-Spanish families
bavc left Madrid fur Burggs, and that the peal-
sans of the tyrant, whu remain in the capital,
are filled with terror, fearing the dreadful conse-
quences -which will result to then!, fron► the re-
treat of their protectors.: and this appears proba.
ble. Notwithstanding, we are fully Aware of the
diabolical artifices practised, to surprise come of
our divisions of the army of La Mancha) which
was frustrated by our retreat.
Many melancholy !persons prognosticate ill of
these operations; though nothing has been lost,
and our situation has nut been worse than It wall
a fortnight a4u. Has the enemy then received
fresh succours? If Victor had possessed an army
superior to our Estremaduran army, would he
have abandoned that province, so important, from
its situation, fur the conquest of the Andelusias
'and Portugal ? And ran his union with Siebastianl
put himin so respectable a condition, that he can
oppose aer army, united with the English and
Portuguese? If he b.•fure could not offer battle to
our army, and retired from his advantageous posi.
lions, ran he do it now that Cuesta has redoubled
his forces, and that he will be aided by the army
of La Mancha, and by the zealous support, in
men and effects, of all those who, knowing that
our situation is more critical than ever, discharge
the sacred obligation of assisting their country is
4ts extreme danger.
It is said that Empesinado is in the neighbour.
hood of Burgoi ; undoubtedly to take au account
of the Frenchified persons, who are anticipating
the march of their dear allies ; and hit cumin'.
tians will be very interesting. This valiant pa.
triot will be a terrible scourge to the enemy, if he
retreats ; for on his march there wilt be many
stragglers aho cannot follow with precipitation ;
and all these will be the victims of this intrepid
Castilian.

[From dispatches of Me 281h1—Our head.
quarters arc transferred to Santa Elena. The Junta
of Defence has been fixed in Real Carolina. The
enemy has mmdc no movement, and his ad►anced
pods are beyond Manzanares.
[From dispatches of the 301h.]---The army of
La Mancha continues in its position. The towns
of Altnagro and Ciudad Real are free from the
enemy. The Central Junta has granted Venison
the rank of Lieutenant-General, in consideration
of his great services.
SEVILLE, JOLT 7.--. The Central Junta has
nominated Don Louis de Ones y Gonzalez, Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary to the United States of
America.

Frum Madrid we learn thit it is reported there,
that a Junta has been nominated to arrange the
Incorporation with the effects of the Crown, of
all the lands belonging to the clergy, both secular
and regular, and to grant pensions to all the
clergy, including the prelates; but that this no.
mination has been made secretly, as bad cum.
quences are apprehended room this measure.

The Rev. M. J. Naylor, B. D. of Wakefield,
is nominated by W. Renville, Esq. to the vicarage
of Pennioton, vacant by the death of the Rev. J.
Goodai r.

At the last Meeting of the Royal College of
Surgeons in London, Mr. James Molony was ad-
mitted a Meueber thereof, after undergoing the re.
gular licentiate examination.
On Friday last the Rev. Mr. Wrangham, so
w►ll known to the literary world, preached a Ser-
mon at York Wort. the Archbishop at his Primary
Visitation in that city. We arc happy to learn
that the Public will be favoured with this eloquent
discourse, which, at the reqnest of the Clergy
present, is to be printed.