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

TRW' STATES Nic, AN.

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To the MUM OF 7.11 E. ST4TESMAN

Stn—On passing through the Birdeage.walk,
in St. James's Park, on Tuesday last, my &teen.
(ion was attracted by the singular spectacle of an
Adjutant (as I then imagined), in coloured
clothes, in the very act of disciplining a squad of
recruits. Ile seemed, notwithstanding his
Wars appearance, perfectly skilled in his office,
and very adroit in adjusting their huts, fixing
their thumbs, and squaring their elbows; you
will judge of my astonishment in perceiving, on
his turning round, a star upon his breast....
The conduct of two obsequious attendants, also in
coloured clothes, might indeed have intimated that
he bore rank; but struck with the novelty of the
thing, I had, in the first instance, wholly over.
looked. them. The voice of truth or of friendship
seldom or never reaching exalted rank—parasites
poisoning all the avenues of approach—you will
do a public spirited thing, worthy of your prin-
ciples, by telling these Gentlemen, 'that a good
dtUntant never yet made-a good General ;—that
the British people arc satisfied with their Adju-
tants, but complain, loudly complain, of the
waist of good Generals; and that the Officer of
rank who so far forgets himself as to dwell upon
the trifling minutiae of adjusting hats, thumbs,
and elbows, instead of studying his profession,
which certainly may be called, scientia
runt -in the field, or in the campaigns of Turenne
and Marlborough, may disorganize an army,
but can never be qualified to lead it to glory, or
to protect his country in the time of peril.
VEWAX•

G111N.4 FLgET.

The Caretarthets extra ship from Bombay, se-
veral ►Mhalers in company, sailed from St. Helena
the 17th of July.
The Watley, _Captain Montagne, separated
from the China Qret► on the Gth of June, oil Point

The following Is a list of pasiengets by the
fleet, whose arrival we asinouncest,yestertlay

Password per Royal Goorge.—W. Busing. FA. Major
and Mrs. Young. awl Children.
Per To now Urruville.—Colonrl U. Oakes, Mrs. Oakes,
Lieut. C. Royce, Runstiny Marine.
12, r Caatua.—Mr. and Mrs. Mortars, Capt. W. biaagbao,
Bodnar Marine, Mr. A: Wallace. . .
Per Wiethelsra.—Capt. 1.. Phillips, Mr. J. Bowen, As.
sistant Surge ,in; Mr. h. F.idertun. Mr. H. Oreg.
Per Wirle..—Capt. and Mn. Ryks, and son; Miss Airs
Thous!, 11. (iiifurd, Mission French, 47th Regiment.
Pt.r AaMick tiastle.—Or. and Mrs. Scott, and three Chil-
dress; Mr. Fuaall, Capt. Scott.
Per Earter.—Licnt. J. H. A On.
Per Waltner J.A. Alsip Esq.
J. nod R. Plaints..

-Per iilpd;Utoae.—J. D. Elphiabtate, Leq. Lieut. Peareb,
his Mitireiy'seTnlt Reglmant.
Per I%v:in.—Lieut.-Col. Steward, Lieut. Campbell, W.
Fra,cr.
Per Dorseislsire.-I.leut. A. Slaver.

His Majesty's ship Diomede sailed from St. H-
elena fur India on the 14th•(' July, to join Adm.
Drury.
His Majesty's ship Dori:, Captain Cole, was
at Prince of %Val►s's the sth of April, where thu
Wilheimina frigate was lying as guard-ship.
The Lion man of war, which convoyed the fleet
from China to St. Helena, was left to convoy to
England the Bengal fleet, daily expected to arrive
at (hat island.

His Majesty's ship Lion, with the China fleet
under convoy, sailed from Lintin, the 7th March ;
made Ptilo Auro on the 18th ; entered the Straits
of Sincapure ott the 19th, joined by his Majesty's
ship Manche, Captain ainSoll ; anchored at Ma.
lace* on the 22d ; weighed on the 23d ; arrived at
Penang, 31st ; sailed from thence sth April ; 6th
spoke a cc.);troy from Bengal, under his Majesty'.
ship Soma, :log, hound to Penang; thi 27th, in
lat. 4. S. liing.•94 E. the cooed.), ships Castle.
reagh anti Itesuldtion parted•rotnpany, bound to
Bombay, and uu the 17th of July arrived at St,

Tile gallant Captain A RTLIUIt, a native of Ply.
month, of the 35th regiment (fur his exemplary
conduct in leatii,ig on the light company of that
regiment in the attack on the French before Mill.
dleborgli, having taking '7O prisoners, and killed
39 ~f the enemy, in which he lost 38 of the light
company of the 35th regiment, out of 81 rank
and file), is promoted by Sir liltna Cowrie, to be
Deputy Assistant Adjutant.gcueral to the army
nutter Lieutettant.General Sir jolts Hose, in
Sulam develand—a proper reward to real merit.—
This brave and judicious officer destingnlshed him.
self most eminently in Egypt, in the fatal retreat
from Rosetta, and received a severe wound on the
occasion.

P.'lhe following trait of brotherly affection de-
serves to be recorded :—At the commencement of
the present contest between this country and
France, a young man belonging to Hourdeaux,
who had been married only a tow weeks, was
drawn as a conscript, and ordered
. to appear be.
a
fore the Military Prefect at stated period to en-
rol himself fur the army. His fetlings, and the
sympathising distress of his relatives, may ho more
readily conceived than dcseribeil. A younger
brother, however. being a witness to the anguish
of h; . brother and his young bride, conceived the
laudable resolution of freeing him from his distres-
sing iremnia ; and, without giving the leasi notice
to any of his relatives, he repaired to the Prefect,
obtained his brother's discharge; and enrolled him-
self in his stead. Very soon afterwards he joined
the army, and being placed in a regiment of &e-
-vens, was taken prisoner on the Continent, and
sent to this country, where he has remained a
prisoner ever since, till Thursday last, when he
was liberated in the following way sister,
during the short interval of Peace in 180'2 (if it
may he so called), entered into a Gentleman's fa.
mily belonging to Bath, as lady's maid, and in
that capacity arrived at Plymouth last week with
;the Lady of Caphin Liantuniuf the Milford, late
Miss Mayhew, of ilath. .itihe• had previously been
acquainted thakber brusher was confined on board
a prison-ship in .the harbour, and un mentioning
the circumstance to her worthy waster, he inter.
ceded with Captain Woolley, the Port Captain,
who immediately interceded with Admiral Sutton,
and obtained the prisoner's release for a given
period, that he might, after so long an estrange-
meat from every relative, enjoy the society of a
beloved sister. We sincerely hope that a repro.
sentation of this young man's case to Government
may procure his release. lie is, we understand,
an interesting youth, has had a liberal education,
posstzses all those amiable and social virtues
nhich resider even an enemy respectable.
PARTRIDGES.—This species of game is very
abundant this season, contrary to _general report,
although very few have been brought to bag, ow-
ing to the lateness of the season. The envies,
when once sprung, arc lost to the sportsman, as
they invariably take shelter in the standing cure,
and cannot be got at. it is computed that not one
(hint part of the number of birds have bein brought
to bag during the first ilea dayi of September, as
won last teased in the sank Wile. Pheasants are
also plentiful, but halve itIV MOM
ELOPLUENT.—A young Laay .of 23, of the
_name of Tibbs, eloped from her parents in the
neighbourhood of Prince's-street, on Sunday
night last, with a gallant tough sea Captain of
68, and the amorous pair were married at a vil-
lage near Reading, on Wednesday, by licence.—
The gay deceit:la is a Lieutenant on half-pay, and
the bride, abo is the daughter of a brush maker,
will shortly inherit 5001. a year. The Lady is
accomplished and fair, and hint friends have re.
fused reconciliation in consequence of the match.
A modern German writer has given the follow.
sag laconic: description of great nations :—" A
few vagabonds and obscure men, assembled on
the banks of the Tiber, founded the Roman Eng.
pirc ; their descendants subjugated the world, wed
this is the pietism of all great status."