The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-11 00:00:00

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of the WELLESLEY plan of fi‘hting gireviihoir hay,- and carried three vessels, laden with tins.
consolation in a thousand shapes, although all of the bar At for building frigates ; one they were obliged
same nature, and we can only repeat our rases: -to set fire to, as she grounded in towing out.—
for rejecting it. We have noticed their fernier After this exploit, performed under a heavy fire
modes df consolation ; we have another to look at.' from the batteries, the gallant seamen and manliest,
They tell us, that Lord WELD Nero!. may retire headed by their °Moen:, landed, rushed up the rocks,
iato the strong position in the neighbourhood of killed the continel .at the battery, put the guard
Lisbon; and that this, at least, is impregnable, to flight, spiked all the heavy guns, tumbled them.
becitiTte the circumstance of that being impregnable over the rocks into the sea, and with three times
made the necessity and excuse for the celebrated three cheers brought off threebrass twelve-pounders
and cver.to.be reprobated CONTENTION of CIN. to the boats. They accomplished the whole of this
brilliant affair without the loss of a man. Lieut.
Tna. We have first to observe, that this famous
Convention was to be excused, when the fins story LITTLE, of the Royal Marines, Misfile only person
wounded. , lust an arm, but is doing very well.
was told of this impregnable position ; but that
nobody believes the story. Secondly ; it is to be
:remarked, that if my Lord WELLINGTON gets into
this strong- position, and remains to be beaten
there, it is not very likely that the French
wit sign. a CINTRA-CONVENTION, in your fa-
vour, but that it Is more probable that they
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LIM transport your troops. to loathsome Prisons iu
Fraoce, instead of carefully conveying and convoy.
ing them home, to return and fight themselves au.'
other day. The French do oat do these things
with their enemies ; and you will be fools to ex.
pect that.--We see ao consolation. in any part uf,
• this subject, but we do see a great deal that is other.
wise. News frum Spain, received through POstvgaii,
states; that the French *lon were in Gastonia and ita
neighbourhood, having -iiiitubfed in Zsrsa.Major,
the Wino ry and cavalry filed off for Portugal,
.and
the artillery by the Gate of PeraleS—oll destined
for the army under MASSENA.—To be sure!
MAsSENA will collect every man, from every quer.
ter, e hen he means to push Lord WELLINGTON to
extremity. And these, and other French troops,
will he in time to be in at the grand struggle—that
is to say, reasoning upon my Lord WELLINGTON'S'
0 past policy, fur he will neither attack the enemy
in tine nor come away. It is really painful to ar.
gee in this manner from day to day—but what can
one do? There is no anch thing at arguing other.
wise, with any hope of success, or any show of
probability.

By a vessel which arrived yesterday from the
coast of Portugal, a letter has been received from
Viana, dated the 28th ult. io which. it is said, that
on the 24th there was a smart skirmish between the
rear-guard of Lord Wet.LlNurdir, mid the no of
M .4SENA. • •
The French troops which occupied !Arius, Bi.
envenida, &c. have withdrawn by the road of Gua.
dalcanal and Constantia.

Letters from Madrid states that JOSEPU had gone
from thence to Eatagusaa.
—Pa; to the '2d instant aro

Dutch

The Alban cutter, of 12 guns, was captured on
the 12th instant, off the Scaw,hy six Danish gun.
bolts, carrying 10, 24, 18, and 8 six.pounders,
after an action of four hours, in which the Lieu.
tenant and one man were killed and three wounded.
Owing to its being a dead calm, the "IMO could
MA ChM with the enemy.
We haii.gisvo Mr. COSSETT*II Tenth Letter
' respecting'Pipir and Gall The Ninth Letter was
a digression ; and related to the circumstances con.
nected with the misfortunes of GOLDSMID'S house,
on wtilph we bad already commented very much at.
large.

In consequence of the dangerous. ktdispoeition
of the Princess AMELIA, his Kt.relair did not
tome to town yesterday to Wm kprivate.Levee as
usual. .
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the. tiltst Lodi'
Houser irlsen Siatitai PAyIS, Esq. was elected A*
Director, . it, the ruing of Sir. FRANCIS BARING,
Bart. deceased.
We arc happy t 1 state that her Royal Higtnese 1
the Princess Asisifi" was considered rather better
yesterday, basing enjoyed three hours refreshing
sleep in the night. The Physicians, however, re-
maiii in constant attendance upon her.
The Prince of WALE', and all the Royal Dikes
arc at Windsor.
The Countess V. HARRINGTON was about to pro..
coed to Windsor, yesterday morning,
.to take leave
of her MAJESTY, previous to her setting. off for
Ireland, but she received an intimation, that the
QUEEN would not be able to see her) nor.does she
see any body owing to the, state of the Princess
AbIt.LIA. .
The Commissioners of Military Inquiry are pre-
paring another Report on the Ordnance Depart-
ment, which, it is said, wilt be equally interesting
as their Report on the Medical Department of the
Army, and on the Barrack Department.
The late failures in London include twelve prin.
ci pal houses, two of which were Bankers. The mer.
made transactions of each may be estimated at an
average at 300,0001. so that the failures of the whole
ail, at that moderate calculation., extend to
3,600,0001.
Forty-one thousand nine hundred 111011--ainety
quarters of wheat were imported *obits the first
seven days of this month in the port of Load .n. .
It is now said- that the arrangements for re.
constructing Drury.lane Theatre are all completed.
The Freeholders of the counties of Fife, Wig.
town, and Perth, lately held meetings, at which se.
veral resolutions were unanimously agreed to against
the prohibition of distillation from grain.
The Bank began paying the Dividends on tha.4
' per cents. and reduced yesterday. to the Bankers.
This day those who have lists will be paid. The
public at large will begin to receive their dividends"
on Saturday, which is sooner by several days than
the usual period.
The Honourable General HOWARD, who lately
commanded at the. Foreign Depot at Lymington,
is appointed to the Staff of_ the tent District.
We arc informed the two respectable houses
stopped P.sitt"sollettefkOP . .
Preparation; age iniiMair at irlyaiouth. Parts-
moudti- .- .. v , cellt:Nospital, Chelsea,
Nil'' *, '! '• ' lof sick and- wotuided
ct
men; A out , •' were ast week received Into the
• military hospital at Plymouth. .. .
On Mondayromionfouuus dinner was given to
Admiral Sir R. Collins, **Bart: .Comteasider in Chief
-at Portsmouth, by the Captains of the Navy .at that
Ort... Among the company. were Lords SPENCaR
and HOLLANDi the Spanish Commodore, &c.
An excellent . (and, as fat:ns *chaos observed, a
new) We; hai.beenfallen upon in Dublin, respect-
inethe contsaintoratiou alb() unequalled naval ex-
ploits of the traostteodatit INTEr.som. Our worthy
fallow subjects of 'tie Irish caplui :hare. risolved to
provide for ever (from' the foe*. Colleetimil for UM
erection of the monuitient to altatleast Commander ,
which now formi an.addititiesittornament to-Dublin)
1 for the maintenance of two disabled seamen, whose
occupation is to be the taking care of the commegio.
retire architectural tribute to NEMON'S •memory.
In the first insteneel• they are to be chosen from
among those who were actually engaged in the ever.
memorable battle of Trafalgar; and afterwards from
metitorioui seameti .as It may happen. The use of
this, both in guarding the sacred testimony of na.
1 linnet venbratien, and in making that guard con.
ducive. to the grand purpose of rewarding naval
heroism, is an admirable combination, and well
deserves' imitating in similar circumstances. Few
things are more disgraceful to the national character '
than the mutilated state of many of our public
statues and monuments, both within and wilbou(
walls. I
. The daring roliberf Cotiiiniffed at the Inversmith's
in Piccadilly is another proof of the inefficiency of 1
the present system of watching. Had any watch--
man been near the spot, this outrage would never
have been effected. Associations should be imme-
diately formed in every parish throughout the me.
tropolis, to counteract as much as possible the dc.
predations we have reason to fear the ensuing winter.
One day last week, at Edinburgh, the Judge of
, Police fined a coach driver, and ordained hint to find
bail for his good' behaviour, fur beating his horses
in a cruel manner, and abusing a Gentleman who
, found fault with his conduct.

id Germ

any ism pera ,
arrived. Au article, under the date of Vienna,
the 18th ult. communicates the substance of a

fourth Turkish Bulletin, announcing the most im.
portant victory which the Porto has obtaiued since
the commencement of the war an the Danube.
'By an operation, combined with as much skill
as it was executed with bravery, a Russian corps
of between seven and eight thousand men, which
covered the siege of Varna, on the side of Adria.
nople, was annihilated at a blow. This took I
place on tht 6th of August. The Russians are ac.
know lodged to have displayed uncommon cou rage and
discipline. Although _attacked, at the same time,
in front and rear by a 'very superior Turkish force,
they maintained the unequal contest with extraordi.
nary resolution for eight hours, tvbee,-they yielded
to the irresistible impetut of Ottoman bravery tied
enthuriasm. A few more such disasters will prnini:a
bly open the eyes of the Emperor A. GE3tA•Ntliii.: :jai?
the mischief of the policy he is pursuing.
The project ascribed to BONAPARTE of re-neta..,
blishing the kingdom of Poland, is adverted to,
a way not to be misunderstood, in a letter from'
Warsaw. The " glorious and splendid destiny"
which is stated to await that happy country, can
hardly mean any other political change titan the re-
vival of the monarchy.. . .
A letter from Kuningsbergb of the 20 tilt.
states, that on the arrival of Gusiravvs Ai:mufti's
in that city, the S wedish Consul paid his respects to
'him, and was informed by his Ex-Majesty that he
was proceeding to St. Potersburgh, by invitation
from the Emperoe ALIZANDER.
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Accounts were yesterday received from. Rolland,.
of a cast more gloomy that, any that have cone
from it since its annexation to Franca. 'il'he,vigi-
lance and severities of the French bare completely'
destroyed the little portion of clandestine commerce
that was carried en. Fresh contributions were
talked of; and it was even reported that all the
circulating specie was to be called in, sad its place
supplied by WI emission of Assigagts, Of WOO ether
dcnumla;tio* of paper currency. Otte of the let-
ters says, 36 we grumble, but dare not complain.
rrhe French General at the head of affairs goierei
us with a, red of iron. While we contemplate the
:ulnae of surrounding nations, misfortunes keep
crowding et: „Yesterday,two fresh houses sus.
pewded Mgr wifertiote.; tied when our comniercial
distinssos will thrmtuate, outman can say."
The ifrasi' do .arrivetl on Monday at Plymouth,
with two French praitr, cot out from under the
batteries of Bagel Reedit, by her boats and the
boats of the Cakdolia) which dashed into the

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NA Vit.. L LIGEXCE.
PLY stouter , OCTOBEA 9.—Arrired the Attlit
brig Experiment, from Philadelphia,
with
and deer-skins, bound to London ; the Frlii
chaise maces Les Deux Sears, in ballast, caps,
on the coastof France, by his Alajestyis tul/41(.4
num; the ivperiFe schooner &Una, fn;ia
mouth; the Scylla brig, from a
ofat:6e; th,
.17c.
P7O4IIIPTS:I from
01121 i , SPEreTrt.senth
I(l.—i 4ited his Atailli
ship Royal Oak, on t crvize oWCherhoctg,
)4
pedan -on a Mille..

- Put but to SpMeet!, the convoy that u;;,11
the Down., as account of the airing Lit
Wind.

F L MOUTU, OCT. B.—Arrived hit billiftf) Ps
President; from Plymouth, to take tie trade tol
eastward; and his Majesty's schooner Mixe:
take the mails to Surtuam, &c.
Sailed the Princess 67turlotte packet,
malls for Lisbon ; and the dlibiefri bloop
on a eraize.

EAST INDIA SMITING.

Yesterday a Court of Directors wag field it
East India House, when the undet.atiemioned etti
ships were taken up, and thus staleaucti, tit.
Union, Captain Simpson, and I\ on cituis
den, fur Bombay and liet.gpl.
Devay nes, Captaia Brooke; General Stuart, Cept
son ; Ocean, Captain arTaggart ; and Sir Wilkie
Captain Christopher, tor Cosset and liay. elf
Union, Captain Gaillard I Tottenham, Capteminet; tr
treat, Caplan Harris, for be gal direct.
he voyage .uf the Warren Hastings waif eke:bilis,'
Helen:laud Bengal, to Bengal direct.
The under-uhnstionei) 011icars were more et'
the co:, wand of their respective ships, viz.
Captain Luke Dods, of the P. almer Caselt. hi: St Beim
Benctilen, aid China; and Captain Beadle, k: the silet
for Bengal.

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Dikrit OF PROFESSOR BSATTI2.—Died, Itt
dean, on Saturday last, after a fever of shot fits.
tion, and which assumed an a:arieing app +t+ap
wily ini its' last stage, in the 4su year of his a
ither o'clock in the morning of the 31 inst. blr, J.
BaArritit, Professor of Civil and Natural ninon'
Aladschal College and University. As a nisi
science, his attainments were of the :46.! naa
lie possessed that enlargement and espainius d
wind, without which scientific pursuits Dever cub
prosecuted with success ; that ardour which itia
fates and facilitates every exertion; and that pee,
vering industry which subdues every obstacle, Bi
general knowledge was copious and evert:4state,
and applied with sound judgment; and acmes
discrimination, to every subject which he bad oco.
sion'to discuss. He commanded a great sten d
erudition, and was tutituately acquainted with tit
Greek and Latin CIASSiCS, whose 'Filings he sqt
only perused with critical skills but bail nay of
their must brilliant passages recorded is annoy.
This was su the ,case, that, rhea thalata.
tigy of any word visa dis,,:ited, he ioseahist
gouged such verses, in either language, is tosicdts
establish it. How role be* et them with we not
elegance. - • - •
Hoax.—ln consequence of 'rather a large hu
being dug, on Tuesday; near the point of jun.,'
of Portland-road and the New.roaii, /.4boy.le.boa,
a report was indastiiouslt Circulated) that the b.rl
of a man, who had shut himself, and respettiq
wheat a verdict of fel(' 4 sr had hien returned,
:to be interred there at 11 n'eldck at night.
body was said to be deposited in a uPighbo
house, and a must minute statement In: a••
was communicated by persons who had it trom
who had it again from o. els, who had it fr,
the best authority, ke. A. great crowd amee
and waited in a mxaou, suspence till a late hest-
Many -even remained there a coniiderable hart
the night, but no tuneral took place, sat graft
was the disappointinent. The hole rethainetl is At
same state for some time yesterday, and OSIWOW
inquiries were made about it. At length the prs•
gresa of something towards the spot wai meet •
and no dbubt was entertained that the eitpectol
rial was &mut to be performed. The hopisof thd
curious throng were, however, again disappsilatir
i • being diseuve; ed and ,mast proved,
this awful hole was tlWstihed to recital!! Issalwrow"
nor less than a new lamp-port.
At Mr. lon's varnish manufactory in iromPlosr
there is at present a pear-tree in lull blossom. •
More notices have been given for the prolettstke
of game this year than ever remembered; hat if*
may judge from the quantity of game brought
London this season, over sportsmen must cupsida
sigh ciscurnStaneta as• beneath their notice !
At the 11"yuristay Agrieuiturd Meeting, a •F
.plata was voted to Lord VisiOunt ANso, I
kik improved plough-with two horses *breast,
to the attendant ploughman a 'donee,' of I
guineas.
The Earl of MOIRAi before-lie left Cromer,'
that distinguished liberality which marks every
of his conduct, deposited in • the hands of the Of
gyman of that romantic place, a -haildsothe sum
money, to be distributed at his discretion suatig
poor. .
thought
sotAncfmaCeisutimilledsCOuntooustruychStitiumiree,lit,
nanoh
gutiut bati,
lag, very sarcastically styled them NPR':
Ramrod. -

Afilw .days ago, as the Blackwell .
id the employ of the two-penny poo
a plank to go on board an East I
East India Dock, to deliver letters, tluiPeW f
4raYr and .04.414:114L1A'1l
one of the ship's company with great di
104 his watch out of his waistcoat-pilau., Set "1.,
his letters safe in his hands, druegh under wakf„'"
some time. He went home in the uniform 07
of a Midshipman, which bad been )(mit him, babe
wife refused fur some time to admit him, not 1411°I.
ing him in his uniform dress.
A young lady recently eloped from her
house iii the neighbourhood of Bridgend,
nied by his lover, from the vicinity of
fair
they were' overtaken et Non port, but the 174
rejected all persuuion to return, and the Par
are supposed to have arrived in the eielropo99.