The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-31 00:00:00

WV& SrATESMAN:

A report from the Alcalde at Perin°, June It,
that the enemy had marched from Valencia with eight
regiments and 200 cavalry. That they had not
sacked the town, but had rallied off all the pitclters
and pans, and had drained the fountain dry. •= Gad
be thanked, however," it added, " the inhabi-
tants had saved their lives, which was the main thing
of all."

from TwiiLet great injury to the
public service, but he could prove Ala hand-writing.
Adm. Hallowell said, that he did not care at all
about the Memoir of Cahanes ; bat he objected to
this letter of Mr-Tucker, written 14 months after
the transaction, and which could have had no influ-
ence upon the conduct of Sir John Murray. It was
his duty to have known the situation of the Dec del
Pique's army before he left Alicant for Tarragona.
Sir John Murray admitted that it was his duty to
know it, and that he did know it : but as he could
not be an evidence for himself, he wished to show by
this paper that the army of the Duc del barque was
realty at that time in the situation which he knew it
to be in, and which knowledge ought to have an in-
fluence on his conduct.
Colonel D'Aquilar having then proved that the
Memoir of Cabanes was forwarded to him in the usual
way by Colonel Adams, he had directed a lranaletion
to be made under his superintendence, and that the
translation was correct.
General Donkin proved the hand-writing of the
Chief of the Staff of the Spanish army in Valencia to
la paper, which being reed, was a summary of the
proceedings of that army during the siege of terra-
' Bona. It appeared from this paper, that Suchet be-
gan his march towards Tarragona the 6th of June,
and that he only left about 6 or 7000 men under
General Ilarispe, on the Zucar, to watch the Spa-
nish armies in that province. The Spanish armies in
that province were not able to put themselves in mo.
lion against the enemy before the oth.
The Court was then cleared for about half an
hoar.
On its being again opened, the JunlE-ADVOCATE
informed Sir John Murray, that the court had re-
solved to admit in evidence the memoir of Cabanes ;
but th&t the letter of Mr. Tucker, written so long
after the time, was not admitted. The Court had
also determined, that the return of the French army
of Arragon, made by the French General,. St. Cyr,
should be admitted in evidence.

A letter dated Castella, June 7, from the British I
Consul, Mr. Tucker, containing an estimate of the
French force In Catalonia.
A letter from Gen. Copons, dated Villafranca,
May 16, 1813, communicating that the French had
entered Tarragona with 5000 men. That he expected
them to proceed to Barcelona after strengthening the
garrison, but -that he avoided a decisive action, as
a misfortune might be fatal to his army.
A report, dated 15th of June, from Cul. Adams,
of the information given by It deserter belonging to
the Westphalian Cavalry, that the enemy was. ad.
vancing to Perin° with 8000 men and 16 field-pieces;
and that the belief was that Suchet was marching on
Fort St. Felippe.
A letter, dated 11th of June, from Colonel Pre-
vost, stating that the enemy had been looking at
Col de Belaguer, and lamenting the loss of Rolle's
riflemen, brought by a person who saw the French
force enter Tortosa, at eleven A. M. on the morning
of the 10th.
A paper signed Cahanrs, and furnishing a return
of the force under Copons, with its disposition at
Col de Santa Christina, on the 10th of June, 1813.
Another return from the same, in May, 1813, es-
timating the effective stength of (3en. Copons' army,
at 9.558 rank and file.
An estimate by Gen. Copons himself, of the ens
in)'s force at the three posts of Puissada, Barcelona,
and Tarragona, via. 21,950 infantry, 1020 cavalry.
A weekly return from Col. Ketinah, of the ef-
fective strength of the Allied Army, under the com-
mand of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Marrety, on the 4th of
June, 1813, making the grand total of infantry, ca-
valry; and artillery, exclusive of Copons' army, to I
be 16,360 men, 1008 horses, and 601 mules.
A letter from Lord W. Bentinch, dated Palermo, ,
May 9, stating that it was his intention to send Sir
John Merrily thtt 6th German Legion, the 44th rp-
gitneot, and some Neapolitan detachments, which
could sail in about 10 days.
A letter from Sir Jot's,- Murray to Sir Eduard
Pelle*, dated his Majesty's.ship 11/n 4q,,, June 2, no.
tifying his aroival in the Boy of TiaTotona, and his
knontion to disembark the troops Without delay for
the purpose of investing Tarragina ; and expressing
bit opinion, that the success of this enterprize de- i
pended on his beingsdale td prevent a junction from
taking plate betseeftbe different columns of Socha i
and Decae, -.-stobrnitted, therefore, to Sir F.

to SirJ. Murray. .He informed me that there was
no hurry, and that every thing would be got off
safe. lie bid me send my horses down to the beach
by three o'clock, sad that they should go with his.
The witness then detailed some orders that he had
brought to General Mackenzie on the 16th, at.Ven-
drills, ordering him to, attack the enemy's force, if
he did not find them in too great strength.
A question was then put, respecting the signal
being ordered by Admiral Hallowell, for the Bristol
to land General Donkin at a distance from the Com-
mander in Chief. _

Sir J. Murray pressed this question, as confirming
what he had stated in his defence, about the disposi-
tion of the Admiral towards him.
Admiral Hallowell said, that he would be able to
prove no sack signal was ever made. He wished to
bring evidence on this point.
The Court would not allow the question to be
put, as it would only tend to personalities between
Admiral Hallowell, Sir J. Murray, and General
Donkin, and did not bear upon the question that
they were then trying. This would let in a great
deal of evidence, to prove a matter that was not now
in issue.

The witness then, in answer to other questions,
said that he knew that Sir J. Murray's letter of the
14th to Lord Wellington was written in. a great
hurry, and that there was not time to copy it. When
he arrived on that day on board the Malta, he met
Admiral Hallowell coming out of the after cabin,
with • letter in his hand ready for sealing. He
heard him say, " that he hoped he could get it of
before that d—d fellow could come back."

Those papers were then read in evidence, and
stated the number of the French force nearly as was
before stated.

Sir John Murray observed, that the return of St.
Cyr was probably of the number of men ready to be
employed in a•certain operation. It was marked up-
on the return, that the division of Severoli, consisting
of four battalions, was not included: it•nlso appear-
ed that there were other corps in Valencia which
were not included.

The reading of the documentary evidence having
been gone through, Sir J. Murray proceeded to call
his witness.

Q. Whom did you understand the Admiral to al.
lode to when he spoke of that d—d fellow ?—A. The
Commander in Chief, Sir J. Murray.
It being now three o'clock, the Court adjourned
till to-morrow.

beingeible
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en ! lry. .
h eas much unacquainted
se. o are with it as if it was • .. . pre
Witness bad taken many wiutin these last t •
Pellew,
wh be appeamn if the British fleet , Q. Did you accompany me On the morning of the
off some the coast etc r * the bay of Rosas, ' 11th, and where?— A. I accompanied Sir J. Murray
0 t , situated at the Antipodes: whilst in the eyes of
those who appear to . months ; those now produced eitness believed to bd
the same she sold to the female Prisoner. Mete
might not II a ?avowal* ~ Kith reference to ,on that morning to Yendrills, the head-quarters of , be better informed, it has hi-
tbe subject. e ~,, . ,•" I the Spanish army. tberto been regarded with contempt, as merely if. Smith belonging to the Workhouse de posed, that
din a refu ew i for din g here debtors might elude the claims the shirts now produced were those belonging to
A letter datettlibepleifore Tarragona, the :Itli of ! Q. What occurred there previous to my return ?.--‘ ' :
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June, from the same to the same, announcing the A. On our arrival at Vendrills, Sir J. Murray had a; of their creditors. the Workboese. Gardner and Pace produce)
landing of the army, and repeating his former re- long private interview with General Copons. I re- I That the protection so granted has, in many in- a great quantity of plate which they found ;in
quest to Sir elle* for some demonstration by the mained in an anti-room, with many Spanish officers, stances, invited the unprincipled and extravagant the Prisoner's possession, from some of width
fieet tiff some art of the coast at a distance from the who informed me that the French occupied Villa-
Illeir
to a temporary residence, cannot be denied : bet it the names and initials wine partly obliterated,
operations at Tarragona. franca in consideratee force, and they would pro- is equally true, that in various cases it has presented evidently from some coarse process. The Woollier'
Adm. Hallowell here asked if lie might be per. hale) attack that place in the night and oblige them a retreat, where, by the practice of economy, those were remanded for Monday next 9 and the iccessaries
mitted to put a question to Sir John Murray respect- to retire. affairs have been retrieved, and those debts paid, were ordered to be taken back to the Workhouse.
irg the delivery of this letter, as he had been charged Q. What passed after this?—A. Sir John Mur- which, , etesisioNerene—thi Monday, Captain Feouial, of the
had the individuals been subjected to imnri-
sonment, with its consequent disadvantages and ex-
le,amrolienteorceotun triy„,PattmlAnvdeiatmahae,siinaderwese his emeeeeme• eel-
in the defence with withholding it. ray staid about two hours with General Copons,
ponces, never would have been effected; but this '
of murdering Butler John, a Lister; aallissed dial=rigalt
Sir John Murray denied the light of the Prosecutor who accompanied him on his return, to find out
question may be laid at rest, as no longer interesting, by throwing him out of the cabin window. This age.
to interrogate him. , some position on the Guinna, where the enemy ,
une_ergroe three esa.m,inations, and several of the crew
now that
. the legislature of the Island have sacrificed
so Srm y is this suty red murder, that the Lows MAYOR toe
The question was accordingly over-ruled by the might be met with advantage. Two or three were
their immediate interests to morality. and (as I he-
Court. I locked at, but they were all objectionable. G. Here . . - - orcommeto pair. to prove the truth of their evidence, weave
. also) partly in compliance with the wish of the 11O• etrtradwted by the Captain aid, must of his Others, &c.
A letter was then read by Sir Edward Pellew, Copons stated the difficulty of the two armies acting;elm it wee the man was
.drowned, bat. that
.he had throws
British GovernMent, have made a new laze, by which,
.evele out or Ise cabin wiadow what the shsp was rn
dated Caledonia, Bth Jone, and apprised the Corn- together. Ile said that his troops were unaccustomed .
; for the future,. the recovery of foreign debts is ren- ,r.en ieeits an hoar, that the Captain gave the alarms, sadli
mender of the Forces, that in compliance with his to act in position, and he could not place much con-
request, he (Sir Edward) had quitted his station off , fidence in them, except as light troops, acting In , dered easy to all claimants—such prejudice must, every thing in his 'rower to save aim, bet could nut.
...Mr. RAGNALL, the Solicitor of the. Admiralty, Send
I therefore, expire with the cause; and I conceive it
Toulon, and was much gratified to learn that Terra- 1 mountainous places. mr assistant, turd again hertiraziar
be a benefit to many individuals to become bete Interpreters, see emcees sr . i gona was invested with every prospect of a speedy I . Q. Do you recollect me sending an order by Cap- ; may
• ; ter acquainted with the internal state of the 'slang' Alcoran on tbe.. • mls, and their
surrender. That he was now under weigh in the I fain Drewitt to Lord F. Bentinck, and What was it . 1 After aon hearing me LORD MAYOR, esiouriting with thai
and tee advantages h holds out to settlers. j Solicitor of the Admiralty, did riot Wok the proof Wick=
Bay of Roses, and should be happy to co-operate in I —A. Yes, Captain Drewitt was sent back to Lord
In Englani—by the inroads of luxury--the pro-rriserirser the Cp.llll to indict him at the Admiralty Sealant
cleared Min from thc charge ; when he was dismissed acceetthigeee
the must effectual manner for the accomplishment of F. Bentinck, with an order to be particularly on the !
gress of trade—and the tree:entices be rthen of t a yes ! .
that purpose. Ile hoped his appearance would alarm : alert, and to place a picquet on the road.
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the enemy, and prevent any concentration of his ! The witness being then examined as to the circum-
i —existence is absolutely denied to that class who!
ethen is lee
a to the southward. It was his intention to land stances of raising the siege, gave his evidence as fol. used to constitute the middle rank ;--wie
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a body of marines, and that he Was in daily ex.; lows :—He himself arrived at head-quarters by a little become of our brave Officers, who, aft:r years of
pectation of the arrival of Lord W. Beutinck, who after nine on the evening of the 11th, but as his ,hardship and severe suffering, instead of ieposi7 une
quitted Palermo on the 27th ult. I horse had lost a shoe upon the road, Sir J. Murray ,der their laurels in peace and plenty, are now to be
A letter from Sir John Murray, dated Castella, had arrived before him. Captain Zenthinen was consigned to starve on half-pay ! Will not thee'
May 11, 1813, addressed to the Duke of Welling- dispatched with an order to General Copons, •and necessities comeel them to seek an asylun; from
ton, calculating that Marshal Suchet could bring a very shortly after Sir J. Murray received a letter.— want on the Continent ? And is it not obvious,
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force of 24,000 men into the field, after leaving Immediately after reading it, he ordered him to go els it not, indeed, already felt', tbet the large sums
14,000 to watch the second and third armies; thus expended in foreign countries tend to impoverish
but to General Mackenzie, and countermand the orders--
adding, that he presumed he might be intrenched in for storming Puerte Reale. He was also desired to still more our exhausted land ? Besides, the hardship
two di' s. ; find Admiral llallowell and Colonel Williamson., of forcing fhmi!ies to relinquish their early associa-
A letter from the Duke of Wellington, dated the and to tell them that Sir John wished to see them eons, to forget their native tongue, and spend their
23d of May, 1813, in answer to the former, ex- immediately. He was not able to meet them ; but latter days amongst a people, where the jealousy and
pressed his Lordship's opinion that Sir John Murray understood on his return, that Sir John had already soreness consequent on a long system of aggresion,
must still constitute them enemies to each other. ,
had over-rated the strength of Marshal Suchet, as seen the Admiral and Colonel Williamson. Upon
Now, Sir, it seems to me, that were the Isle of
the latter must employ a great force in the rnabite- , his going to the quarters of General Mackenzie, be
Man better known, it would to a certain exient mance of his different garrisons. If lie should collect i found the 10th regiment and the 2d battalion of the , ,
these, he could not arrive in so short a period as 12 Italian levy on parade, preparing for the attack of present an alternative, which, to many, must appear
days, nor could Gen. Copons have kept him in check ! Puerte Reale. highly desirable ; as offering a retreat% where mo-,
if he had 24,000 men to bring into the field. Ills I lie was then asked, did he hear Admiral Hallo. Berate people might associate, upon principles of 100-'
Lord,nip acknoe hedged, however, that he had al- : well make any remark about the state of the beach nomy, wholly exempt from the great burthen of
,
wajs found the French equal to their supposed num- lon the 2d of June ?—A. The fleet having then an- taxes, without the entire breach of their early habits
bers in the field ; and although the estimate should be ! chored, the Admiral and Sir John went on shore to or connections, and with the additional inducement
above the mark, he feared Suchet would be found see General Copons. On my return, I heard the (which surely to a patriotic spirit is not a trifling
one) of returning to the parent state those sums,
more than a match for the Allied Army. I Admiral say, that he had never seen a greater surf,
which must else gn to enrich our rivals. I propose,
The nest documents which were prodeced was an and that his boat had been near swamped. I also
authenticated translation of a Memoir from Colonel r heard him say, that it would be impossible for any therefore, through the medium of your valuable Pa-
embalms, dated 15th of April, 1813, by which theldisembarkation to take place that day, but that it per, if you can afford me so much space, to give, in
French army in Catalonia then amounted to 22,500 • must commence before day-break the next morning succeeding Letters, a short and impartial detail of
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infantry, aid 1088 cavalry. There was also pro- las about nine the surf would get up again. He also I the present state of society in this place, and the bee
. duced a similar return from Gen. Whittingham, dated I stated, that if it shoied blow fresh, there could be. nefits it offers :—nor do I mean to puppress those
19th of March, which reported Sachet's force in the Ino communication between the ships and the shore. Il defects which it is fair to state on the 'opposite side,
province of Valencia to he 28,485 infantry, 2775 ' Q. Did you make any application to the Admiral and to which I shall recur with the less hesitation,
I because the astonishing improvements actually el-
cavalry, with 57 pieces of cannon. on the 12th, for an order to embark your horses?
fected here in the las six •
A memorandum of Gen. Donkin about that time —A. On the morning of that (ley, I wrote a note ' years, by the good sense
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made them not less than 27,900. to the Admiral for that purpose, which I sent by my and benevolent exertions of individuals, without
the interference or coercion f
Before the Court was cleared to take into consider- servant. On his return, lie told me that he had no -o Government, prone to
• ation the admissibility of certain papers that had been answer, and that the Admiral was exceedingly angry. , dentonstration that public spirit is awakened, and
offered in evidence. - Upon my meeting the Admiral, in the course of the 1 needs only be turned into the right chanuel to pro-
Sir J. Murray said, that he wished to take the, day, I apologized to him for the liberty I had taken duce the full quantum of govt) to society at large.
opinion of the Court whether lie was not entitled to •in making the application. Admiral Hallowell an. • I ant, Sir, your obedient serveut
Isle of Maa, Jas. 21, 1815. I
produce in evidence the two following papers :—The swered me with a considerable degree of warmth,
I
first was a Memoir from Col. Cabanes, forwarded to , that this was no time to think about hoes;n they
him on his joining the army in Spain. The second I were first to think about saving the men. He said
was a letter from Mr. Tucker, Consul at Valencia, ! that he understood that all the horses were to have
dated in July, 1814,-givirig a description of the Situ- . their throats cat.
Winn of the Dec del Parque's army, at the time that ; Q. Did you afterwards apply to me ?—A. In con- I
be was in Catalonia. Ile could not bring Mr. Tucker sequence of Admiral Hallowell's answer; I applied

ISLE OF MAN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.
SlR,—Being at this time an inhabitant of thh Isle
of Man, I read with considerable interest a sketch
republished in a late Paper, though written so
long since as the year 1767,—and descriptive of
the Island at that period : which gave rise to a train
of reflection on the surprising changes (some of them
foretold by that writer) which have taken place
in this little spot since that period. During a
residence of 10 years, I have made some visits to
England, and it has been a source of wonder to me,
to observe how little this Island is known to its
neighbours; for though, in a clear day, it is distinctly
visible to the opposite shores of England, Ireland,
and Scotland, there are numbers in all those places

POLICE.
•
Bow-mum—Yesterday, the case of Mr. Riles,
the Publican of Sc., Giles's, underwent a further to.:
gestigation, who is charged on suspicion of hosing
altered a forged 51. Bank of .blegland note, wed
knowing it to be such, under peculiar circumstances,
The Solicitor to the Bank of England attended at
the Office, and proposed a further commitment of the
prisoner, in expectation of further evidence.
Mr. Wilson, the Solicitor, attended for the Psi.
weer, and the request, under the circumstances, not
appearing unreasonable, he was ordered to be coin.
spitted for further examination.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—J. Wright, alias Skate,
den, was charged with street robbery, in stopping a
Miss Bradley, in St. Giles's, and stealing a veil from
Ater head-dress. The robbery was committed in
Ikoad.street, and when the Prisoner ran off, the
Prosecutrix followed, and watched him into an ob.
sure court in the neighbourhood of Baynbrirlgo.
street. She communicated the fact to some Irishmen
on the spot of her loss, and they undertook to watch
the house, whilst a Constable was procured. The of-
fender was taken out of bed half undressed, whilst
affecting to be asleep. He said h bad been there
some time, but hie wet shoes audilie coldness of the
bed contradicted his assertions. The. Lady identified
him by his clothes, and she never lost sight of him
until he entered the 'house. The Prisoner was cos.
mitted for trial.
HArroN•cx RDEN.-A young woman, of the wee
of Ann Rose, was brought up and megabit oe a
charge of unlawfully pawning. a sheet, a towel,
bolster, three smoothing irons, and a oonotterieme,
eel of her ready furnished apartment in the house of
Mrs. Sarah Urns, in Coram-street, Brunswick.
square. The stolen property was ordered to be re.
stored to Mrs. Urns, and the Prisoner was fined
31. 4s. beiug double the worth of the articles pawned,
and 40s. penalty, and in default of payment, she
was committed to the House of Correction for three
months.
Quece-seuArte.—Edmund Whiling and Amt his
wife, were brought before P. Cor.euunex, Esq. on
a charge of having received various articles *wee
from the Westminster Workhouse. It appears that
robberies to a great extent have been committed for
a aeries, of years without any detection taking place
At length, however, it was diicovered that the surge
belonging to the workhouse had been in the habil.
of taking articles of wearing apparel to the Prisoner's,.
where they were purchased by the female Prisoner.
Two of the nurses were made evidence againstike
receivers, and one of them, Catherine Burrell,Mated,
that she had known the female Prisoner for saw
time; was in the habit of taking 141iitg,
other apparel to her and sold them at reduced

Captain Milner sworn.
Q. What situation did you hold in the army of
Catalonia ? A. 1 was Military Secreta-

A: n,

One thousand pounds bave. been subcciibed within
t slunk space of waik,"for the relief of Mr.
Mons and his distresced.fau►ity, who were burnt out
by tha fire in St. Paul's Church-yard, on Wednesday
iiebtaltht.

II AN EXTRAORDINARY AQUATIC fluirr.---On Sa.
turtlav a barge, containing 50 barrels of turpentines
sprung a leak, and sunk in the river, near Black•
friars-bridge, so suddenly, that all went to the bot.
fern: Ili about a minute afterwards up men barrel,
then another, and another, until the whole of Lb.
' barrels -ose, and the tide being very rapid on thll
ebb, they floated down the river with great velocity;
every boat about the place was immediately maaned,
and went in chase. The sight ssas one of the plea..
santest witnessed for a considerable time, sad afar&
ed much amusement to several thousands of spec.
tators on the bridges. Several of the barrels went
picked up before they reached London Bridge, and;
many of them out-stripped the boats until they went
as far as Deptford.
George Page, the accomplice of Hart, in the lasi
attempt to rob Mr. Parton's mill, at Teuterdert,,
Kent, and who was wounded and escaped, has beet;
apprehended at Shipton, in Worcestershire, of which
place he is a native. His true name is Phillips, silli
it is now ascertained that he had deserted from thei
Worcestershire Militia, after having committed a
robbery sometime since, near Exeter.
A ferdeyi ago a little girl, about twelve years of
sgeiviked' deliberately into the sea, near Sunder.
land Pen and attempted to drown herself.' A pilot
obptt7ing' her, rushed into the watery element, and
brought her safe ashore. On questioning the child
as to the 'cause of her attempt at suicide, she de.
dared that it was in consequence of her mother in.
slitting upon her kerning to write, and obliging her
to provide money to pay for her instruction, by,
gathering and selling sticks !

A letter from Calais, dated Jan. VI, says, on the
19th instant, on the application of Messrs..FEaroa and;
MINETT, of Dover, one CrOZClcar was arrested here,
who had been principal clerk to Messrs. SAccarc
and Co. bankers at Margate. This man had carried
alit° the amount of 36,0001. in Isle of Plana bank
notes, besides a quantity which were still unsigned.
He was arrested at the Kingston Hotel, and Immo.,
diately gave up to the officers of police almost all the
property. his wife was arrested in ogland at the
Moment when she was about to join her husband.—
His breach of trust is ascribed to stock-jobbing.

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