The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-12 00:00:00

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"We arrived-at Astorga on the Ist of October,
and were introduced to the Governor, who re.
trived us very kindly; he gave us in charge to the
Curnmander of the regiment of Buenos Ayres,
who, with his Officers and men, paid us every pos.
sible attention. An Officer and a party belonging
to that regiment eeorted us to Coruna'. During
this journey the Officer bespoke the kindness of
tha people in onr favour, and they were indeed
kind to us. In Galticia, in almost every Tillage,
we saw young men at drill,' and the greatest ap.
pearance of patriotism. 1 can safely aver, .that
from M.►drid to Corunna, by our route, one uni.
versa! sentiment of detestation of the French pre.
•ailed. My companions and I returned to Ear-
laud in the Arcthissa frigate, and arrived on the,
10th October, at Portsmouth.
" WM. A kM, Serjeaut 3d Guards."
Glasgow, 19th Dw•omtn• ,

The medical relarlis from viraieheren, as com-
pleted to the 25th Norember, exhibited a list, we
understand, of 1880 deaths, chiefly produced by
Hoe marsh fever. The whole amount of the mi-
litary employed in that Expedition, exceeded
38,000 men ; of which number inure than 2'1,000
were returned on the sick list. If to the ISSO, the
number of deaths which have occurred sauce the 25th
Nov. be added, as well as those which happened
among the sick troops sent home from Walclteren,
presiously to that period, the most moderate cum-
putatiwi cannot reduce the total number of deaths
to Less than 3000. But this, independently of the
military casualties, is not the whole amount of
the numerical reduction of our army by that fatal.
Expedition; for, among those who have experi.
vic,:d the most revere attacks of laver, many will
never recover their health sufficiently to enable
them to return to the ranks. It is a circumstance
of materiel importance, and one which, it is to
be lameoted, was not sufficiently attended to dur-
ing our occupation of IValchcit u, that the troops
that were stationed en &lit. sand trill. were infinite-
ly Inure healthy ttr.n those billeted in Flushing
and Nliddleburkli. The Faviicli, after having
suffered a considerable mortality, discovered the
supei ior saliiiirity of the sand bilk, and did nut
ocgteet to avail themselves of it, for the presur..
vation of their met'. We, on the con;rary,
hatl-
but a small number of men stationed Nn them,)
and confined the greater part of uni military force
to towns and districts, which, from the
gence obtained on the spot, we might hare ktiown
io be unfavoirable to the health of the army...-
The detachment stationed• on the sand hills- of
West Girl, were free from all attacks of marsh'
fever, the disot.ier which proved so destructive
to our men. Thu fills are sufficiently extensive
to admit of an encampment of upwards of 20,000
men.

The whole system of medical regulation adqpted
in Walchercii, will require the strictest investi.
gation. Two descriptions of hospitals. Were
hlished forthe sick ; the regimental and the gene.
ral hospital. Although 95 eases out of 100 were
medical, they wire rut under the management*,
Ind superintentlanee of the Regimental Surgeon.
Often 400 eases were under the ifisprction and
care of one Regimental Surgeon and his assistants.
No mats, however assiduous in duty, or indefati.
gable his care, can attend to more than 70 or 80
'cases at a time, and particularly such as occurred
at Walcheren ; for, singular as it may appear,
the nature of the disease was for several weeks not
exactly ascertained, and was treated as a entail
nual fever, instead of a remittent one.
A letter has been received from Prince of Wales's
Island, from an Officer of distinction, which
states, that it had been announced to upwards of
150 officers of the Madras army, " that their ser-
vices were no longer necessary)" iu consequence,
as the writer says, of their having declared their
determination, not to draw their swords against
their brother Officers.

The Dutch are having recourse to an expedient
that can only have been suggested by minds dege.
named awl sunk indeed—an expedient resembling
that which the Romans adopted in their decline to
purchase a temporary and inglorious forbearance'
from The hardy barbarians. Instead of taking:
counsel from patriotism and (ruin courage, they
have resolved to buy off IidNAPARTE, and they
think that by opening their treasures, and crouch.
ing more humbly at his feet, they shall turn him
from his purpose of incorporating their country
with France; The Legislature have expressed to
LOWS BONAPARTE their readiness to adopt and
enforce any measure sucested by the French Go.
cerement for distressing their country. They have
agreed that Holland -should give every or
which it was-capable, in any zaag to the French
finances. In this representation, some of the
principal Commercial Houses are said to have
•
joined. •

DUELS.—Oa Friday morning last, a meeting
took place in the vicinity of Braborne Lee', be.
tween Captain ll.gg.s awl Lieutenant H---n,
both of the 85th regiment; when the former was
shot through the hotly, and expired in a few hours'
after being cotiveya:l to the barracks. his ante.
gnnist immediately left the ground, and has Since
absconded. 'l' he cause of Ibis unfortunate event
arose out of some reflections used 'between the
parties with respect to each other's conduct while
ut Waleheren.

An affair of honour, on West Stoke Common,
near the city of Chichester, took place on Mon-
day se'imight, between Major W -d, of the
Sussex Militia, and G. Stamper, Esq. late Cap.
tan in the same regiment. The panics, with their
seconds, had previously met its aumbold's Rot-
tom ; but Ir.ang there interrupted, they removed
to the place above named. The distance being
measured (tea paces • only), the combatants, by
signal, fired together. Mr. Stamper's shot was
ineffectual ; but that of the Major lodged under
the pistol arm of his adversary, and passed on to
' the blade bone. Mr. S. however, did mot feel so
much inconvenience from the wound, as to pat it
out of his power to try the chance of a second dig.
charge, but which was prevented by the timely in-
terposition of the Police Officers. Thuy were both
-subsequently bound over to kocp the peace.. Mr.
S..is considered in a very fair way of doing well,
'bough the ball has not yet been *unwed.

iTESMAPT.•

. EAST INDIA MISTING.,

Abont a fortnight ago,' a.party of Gentlemen'
went out from Kishenaguar
.to hunt the oild boar ;
but, not meeting with any. sport, one of the nuin.
ber (Mr. Kelso) quitted hie companions, at set
out out on his return hoiklC He had proceeded
but a short distance, wheaja buar was stalled, and
finding himself attackedby the hunters, took his
course across the road by which Mr. Kelso was re.
toriiing. Mr. K"lso immediately gallopped ap to,
the boar, with the intention of spearing him ; but
just as became within reach, his horse tripped and
.unfortunately fell. The shaft of his spear, at the
same time, took the ground ; while the point entered
his side between the ribs and the haunch.bone, and
by the violence of the fall, was drive:, corn.
pletley through his bodyl—the entire.blado and
part of the shaft issuing from the loin of the same
side. At the same critical instant, he was charged
by the boar, who ripped up the flesh of one of
his arms (n Hell be instinctively stretched out; with
a view to ward him off ) from the fingers to
the elbow, and would unquestionably have put
him to death, had not his attention ,been divert-d
by another of the Gentlemen, who providentially
came up at the moment, and threw his s: earn
a little way short of the spot, where Mr. Kelso
lay. To add to the horrid circumstances of.
this accident, it was found impracticable to ex.
tract the weapon any other way than by drawing
its whole length through the wound. This was
accordingly done, and Mr. Kelso was cuoveyed
to Kishenagur.—Notwithstauding the formidable
appearance and dangerous course of the wound,
it fortunately had not paned through any
part, and the great flow of .blood effectuallly con.
tributed to prevent inflammation, without pro-
ceeding to such a height as to be itself a source of
danger. We learn with much pleasure, that, con.
trary to the apprehensions at first entertailed, Mr.
Kelso is now considered in a fair way of recovery. ,
-.-(Bengal Paper, 25.)

STATEMENT of the tivto vet ItEctt brewed by the
12 first Houses, from sth July, 1809, to sth
Jan. 1810.

No. Barrel%
14, Adieux, Reids and Co 1J11;121
1 Itir..l.ey, Perkins, and C 0...... 86,547
3 lbw: miry and Co
4 Winbread and Co ' 47,669
5 Henry Meux and Cb... . ...... .:.
6 Mon nand Parry _. 39,37S
7 Ft.lix Calvert and Co 1 ... 36,745
8 Combc and -Co

9 (;?4,414-ynasbid Co.

10 F.llinti ....... "....
11 Taylor aml Co
12 Clog es aocl Co . 164115

• Tbiii is the greatest quantity ever brewed %Orbit' the
above period in any me Brewery.
Scam wa4zon.loads of dollars have been re-
eeired from Portsmouth, and safely deposited in
the thuli, from whence, fur ere sake of public
Hconvenierics, we hope they will soon make their
escape., .

There writs two
.frigates at the rile of Bourbon
a,short time before We ,attacked it ; one of them
we t(itik.;* the others La Cannoniere, Ilia sailed
for Europe with in immense booty, the prodace
of the ounterottillsos she and livr consort had
taken. Our cruise's have been informed (if her
sailing, and we trait, will give a good account of
her.

The enemy *begin to do justice to the scat and
courage of the Briiish Oilicers serving in the Spa-
' nish armies. A late Ma,frid Ga:ette says—" Lord
MACDUIF and Colonel !focal; arc the acti►e and
•indefatigable agents. of England with the Spanish
armies.

Just in that part of Mr. COOKE'S speech, on
Monday night, when he was about to promiso re-
.formation, he was interrupted by the plaudits of
the gallery, and he was thus happily prevented
fiom making a ra•th vow! _ _

Oil Tuesday the entire front of a house in Ru- 1
pert-court, North-street, Chelsea,' fell to the
ground. The inhabitants were within at the time
it fell, but fortunately received no hurt, as the
floors, sides, and back of the house, were left
standing.
Saturday morning; at six o'clock, a very alarm-
ing tire broke out in the warehouse of J. Pyrite's
tea-urn manufactory, Harrington-street,
bath Fields ; but, from the exertions of the men
who were at work is the factory, it was happily
lot under in Ai short time.
List week a Gentleman of Norwich, in a de.
ranged state of mind, by some means ascended to
the roof of his house, which is situated next the
river, from whence he threw himself into the- we.
ter ; but, being timely discovered, he was rescued
from his perilous situation without sustaining any
injury.
A few nights since,_ three rtifOang in a. boat,
bearded riffirge helOnglirito Mr. Baker, lying
off Hambro' Wharf, guarded only by a lad, with.,
out fire-arms, whom they ill-treated, becauleiie,
made a resistance, and robbed the
.craft of three
pieces of broad-cloth, with which they escaped
to the opposite shore.
On Monday morning the house of Sir Home
Popitaar, at 'fitness %Vow!, near Smwiug Hill,
was broke open by a gang of rebbers, whose
noise alarmed the butler, and who, upon ob
serving a light at his window, got up, and -went
to the pantry, and upon heariug enine men's voi-
ces demanded who they were; a voice answered
they were men, and demanded to be admitted, or
they would shoot him. •The tfutler replied; `4 you
may if you like," and instantly discharged a pistol
at the place where the robbers were, and hi; had,
every reason to believe it wounded one of them, as
he heard a man groan afterwards; and at day.light:
blood was traced to the gate. After thy were
.gone, on examining-the premises, it was discover-
ed that the doors of the larder and dairy had bCen
broken open, and every thing was peeked up,
ready to have been taken (may.
A poor honest fellow at Brighton, whose habi-
liments were but too often noticed for their anti-
quity of aspect, and which were generally coin- ,
posed of " shreds and patches," a few days since
surprised his friends by appearing among theni in
a new coat. To their consequent interrogatories,
of how he had obtained the blooming vestment, he
dryly answered, " Why I created it; for said—
lit it be made, enlit was snide."