The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-14 00:00:00


the Cominissary in Chief, who actcd,as Gomel
remains sick at Coimbra. From the uaturuottlii
attack, your Excellency brill easily pefeeive the
difficulty that there was in preventing the soldiers
and armed peasants from plundering the prisoneri ;
and I am sorry to say, •that" the latter committed
some acts of viojener, but ..I believe onlisix or,
eight Vrenelt hails leen the 'victims of their teat.
meat. I haie to obser►ni that nothing can stitielid
the state of Misery that previas in this city. ' Tie
enemy, not content with haring•pluodered everrpart
of it, and robbing every 'ado they met, set fire tit
some items, and have heaped up in the streets in the
greatest disorder, all the provisions that tbeirms,
could not carry along with it ; so that it could
scarcely be expected that abqut eight hundred sol.
diers, natives of this citrand its vicinity, surround.
'ed by their wletched selatives and acquaintances,
would be patient witnesses of a scene of degas's.
tion in which their property was destroyed in so
iniquitous and scandalous I manner. Floweret', I
'beg your Excellency will belie►e that I did every
thing in my power to protect the French that Nil
into our hinds; and after the two first movements,
of violence, I succeeded iu securing them spited-
insult. • •
" As the corps of Brigadier-General Miller and'
Colonel Wilson will artists here in the morning, I
propose to have one of my brigades, and to prow
_coed with therein of the division, with the'prisoners,',
to Oporto ; for the animosity of the inhabitants' it:
ass much excited by therecent passage of the•Frenah'
army, that I consider sly presence. absolutely no.
cebsary, ant particularly in the districts betitetin I
the Mondega and tkii Vouga. • • .
" NICOLAS TitANT."
" To hie Excellency Vlinhal Beretford."
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TO CORAIIBPONDENTS,
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We have received a very important Letter front ditiiitravilt-
ins. explaining the DOTY and 11,tnurg af J r whit!)
shall appear to-morrow.

'Mir S'I4II►SMAN.

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leading theta and the Country from the safe
path of the Constitution. The Parliament may.
think it proper to. make:another abort ad-
journment. in the pretest . appearances of
his MAJIMTVI health, it may be 'proper to'',
do so. In , truth, it knoWs • the greatness,
'if. the ditty it has to perforke, the respOnsibility
thetbaaje upon that defy ! It air lie, therefore,
be inclined to forfeit the stake it hie, In :the ewuntryv
nor thO reptitadon it maYwfsh toiransedt to pelted:
ty. Men will, foram/jar/sr" and alluring purposes,
sometimes grant .a lease' of their conscience' and.
name, when they never could bibionght to dispose of:
both for ever. TheatielliPt ihat is about to toe mad,
is too much, and raw will be teund to embrede It!.
• lei: • •
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We have given some interesting • Documel*.taf
day respecting the war in Portugal. Label
unatoa, in a dispatch to the Portuguese Govere.
nient, says that MASSCNA 111111 invaded the cougtry
without establishing wagazines,and without
in means for securing his rear, or his 'emakaludi-
cations with Spews.. It this bit aals the
,Ffeoch
::witshe be, at length, coMpelled 44iiretire, unless ha
can either 10 vs my lilsilWem.t Werio sr a steel defeat,
or coinpet. him to riiikmk: But his Lordship may,
:too hastily, hue come to the conclusions he states.
A few Portertese Militia is MAIIKAI rear
,can
I,stascelybe sll$!,! eta bianznA.off from SWAIN. or
his mown,. •1447, kind, eotwlthstanding. the.
bard and success Ail 'movement of Colonel Taiorr, •
to ier,p!isiog Coimbra : among 'statements this are'
• various, and even often' contradictory, . and coming'
severally from parties that labour to keep up the;
spirits of theit several partisans, it is not easy to'
'Voile at any very correct results. But we are Rat,.
to.believe all on eneside : and it Is not to be (Or. •
gotten, that Demirel, stated to have marched with

n whole corps of the French army, first of all to
clear the line of MAUZNA'S resources from these
very Portuguese militia, aatte reinforce the French
in Portugal. When the' Portuguese militia are
placed between Dantirr and M .....sssENA,Abey will
probably retire, and !cave the fact of unseciAttlilir,
`and communications a little doubtful ; or 'tither,
change the fact, if the Portuguese militia do at all se.
Iriously press MAssin Vs rear. However, at present,.
we are driven to reams pretty much without book:
..It is, meanwhile, remarkible, that although
we have heard so much of the zeal, military disci-
pline, and other fine qualities of the Portuguese
troops, Marshal 1411E610RD should be corn pelledl
to lOue General Orders, expressing his displeasure
-at the absence of a GtILAT vistas oi, o.llrl
from their corps, and to th.reftten absentees •

the penalties of desertion, even where
it designed as the reason of absence, unless
;611 attested on the examination or a asilitait
softiies: So, these zealous, Mod,disciOned QC'
con,. worthy.to combat sid‘lip4idti:in the same
cause and ranks with Engibbiasdrfeign
ness( (sudden, we suppose, in the manner of the..
Stage), to avoid their corps! Is it to be wondered,,
if we have entertained alarms in the midst of these)
inconsistencies ?—Then comes a Proclamation ney
the Portuguese Government to the nation, guatdingl
them against false rumours, and inviting calmness,
confidence, and obedience,, and 'threatening the
WALSE.IMPORTEIIII with adequate punishment. This
is from the GOVERMENT, and alt the teeming let..
ten condor in the confidence and high spirits of the
inhabitants of Lisbon. Next follows soother Pro.,
cremation, infortaiWthee• !Lavished to plat their
valuables in i place of teeryi.itltat they have ap.
pointed the ship thefaseo and the fri.
gate Pittenfx;lfhttleiliing mahely, plate, jewels,
and other valial4; and that they may also depo-
sit the same in eny of the English ships of war sta-
tioned in the port. 'Here aremore signs of confidence
and security ! In short, what we Are permitted to
see, sr hear of Lisbon, 'and the armies, produeei
little confidence here,, whateseiit mayz do at Z410;:i
bon. BO thereare: letters in town', -Teptagostingi
the distress, the wesk,and wrefehedeesinfilioo-,
palace, shut up int4hon, es; extreme. We 7M
not feed Own, not oxen zoaciublogtkiiktpkt.is:SAl4t,
419.; '°4 ogulPW.ll* 14. 00'. :1
•. .tl;'k •
'eariations in the different-situaticins
.Thei.4ll*ht pre leititi4litit gotta' soon as
.the weather patvaitiw, It afixats...there had bee* I
an embargoat'. Lisbon ; Snit it h laid to M11'103116
raised bythe mutual consent' of Lord War.s.lloll7
TON and the Regency: , The ionvoy.tias. base
sailed on the 24 lust. . •

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We have this day received Ca& f pet.to Vie 1
26th ult. They contain uothliig of importance.
An article dated Madrid, • Oct. 5, says Jo. .1
SEM BONAPAnTI returned to this town on the 20(11
ult. three days after his departure. When in Cote
dalaxera, he gave dim:does to the Intendant SALM.
' that the woollen mipinfectories (destroyed hy his aa..
tellite) should Dere-established. We neiiheiknow
what caused this journey or his return."

These Papers contain some accounts of military
movements in Spain, but they are contradictory, and
unworthy of notice.

A Messenger arrived this morning at Lord
Lir BRPOOL'i Office; bet we could not learn what
dispeches he brings.