The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-25 00:00:00

LONDON• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25; 1812.

1.11- Do account of the Performers" annmil llendls, which
c,,,n,hence on Monday next. rind continue until the Anal cltse ;
of the Summer Season, there can he only two sirens more of
the following popular Eutertninsaeuts!!
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, ASTLEY'S, WESTNIIN-
STEIt-BRIDGE.
Under the Patronage of their Rn)al Highnesses the Pa rice
mid Date cif
iiis EVENING, FRIMY, September 15,
_B. nod TO.MORKOW, SATURIIA Y:Sti, will be acted.
the popular Dram:vie Itteasitan Horse Stage Spectacle. in two
Ade, called the BRA VE COSSACK: Priscipal Character.,
Mr. •arld Mrs. Ataley, Memrs. Collet,. Snuthbe, Blanchard,
Taylor, It:Hiatt. Mints Greville and Tailor. In which Pie. e
411 florme-;, expressly trained to Stage action, will perform iii
Suraisin,.; manner preceding—the Ilarlequinade PantornimP,
called the
•COURT of APOLLO; or, Gambol. Resivedt
also, the Little Devil's Elevated Rope Dancing, end Mr ...Wit-
, ntdinitry F.tpiestrion Exercilm—By Desire, the " 'Cries of
' London" and `• Bow—wow" b% Mr. Johanna. Too/hien will
be added, a New Co.iiit Pantomime, called, Tit E•PEROAN
FESTIVAL; nr, Harlequin Emperor.
N. B. Mrs. A STI.E Y's :Benefit is fixed for Monday next, Sept.
4S, when BLACK BEARD; with VOORN the TIBER. rind
the HORSE BANDITTI; also. various other Ainumments
will be perfet-ra••d. for Ow !tight mily. . .

FR E NCII PAPERS.
—ewe—
P...nrs, Srrr. 19.—The Dispatches sent to the
Minister at War, by' the Aid-de-Camp of the Ge-
faeral in Chief of the Army of l'ortugai, have in-
formed us of the movements of that army to the
termination of the affair of Aropelis, near. &de-
mance, and we have seen, that the French army,
having retatten a position behind the Douro, the
enmity made no farther demonstration which an-
nounced the project of acting offeusively. The de-
tails relative to these last events are contained in the
'undermentioned Report of Marshal the Duke of
Ragusa, td the Minister at War.
" itteonT (milt-ldam. Tee DUKE OF RAC USA TO
1 .-.
TIM IfittfisTEß AT WAR.
" TUtILL A. JULY 31. 1
" .fitortstirte—The interruption of the comment-.
cottons with France since the opening of the cam-
' Pkign having prevented me 'from giving you the sac-
entire accounts of tiie events which have passed, I
Atli comm nee this Report from the moment at
which the English began operations, and I am going
to hare the honour to place before you in detail, all
the movements whicli have Leen executed, to the un-
happy event that luta just taken place, and which we
were far from expecting.
" In the month of May I was informed the Eng-
lish army would open the campaign with very pow-
erful means. I informed the King of it, in order
that he might adopt such dispositions as he thouelvt
prnper, and I likewise acquainted General Cath-
ie!!! with it, that lie might take measures for send-
lag me succours when the moment should have ar-
rived.
" The extreme difficulty in procuring subsistence,
and the impossilvility.of provisioning the troops when
assembled, prevented me from having more than 8
or 9 battalions in Salamanca, but all were in readi-
ness to join n)e in a few days.
4 Oil the 12th Jttuc, the enemy's army passed the
Agueda ; on the 14th, in the morning, I was in-
formed of it, and the order for assembling was given
to the troops. On the- 16th, the English army al.-
1 rued before Salamanca.
" In the night between the 16th and 17th I eva•
reeled that town, leaving, nevertheless, a garrison in'
the forts I had constructed, and which, by the ex-
treme activity used in their construction, were in a
state of defence. I marched six leagues from Sala-
manca, and then having collected five divisions, I ap-
proached that town ; I drove before me the English
advanced posts, and obliged the enemy's army to
drew what attitude it reckoned upon taking; it ap-
red determined to fight upon the fine rising ground
and strong position of San Christoval. The remain-
der of the Army joined me; I manceuvred round that
position, but I acquired the certainty that it every.
where present4'obstacles difficult to be conquered,
.red
and that it WRErbetter to force the enemy to come
1 upon another.ield of battle, than enter into action
• with them upon ground which gave them too many
iadvantages ; - besides, different reasons made me
desire to prolong the operations—for I had just
I received a letter from General Calfarelli, which
announced to me that he had collected his troops, and
was going to march to succour me, whilst my pre-i
•Isence would have suspended the siege of the fort oft
I Salamanca. Things remained in this state for some
Idays, and the armies in presence of each other, when
the siege of the fort of Salamanca vigorously recom-
inenced. On account of the trilling distance which
there was between the French army and the place,
and by means of the signals agreed upon, I was
every day informed of the situation of the place.
Those on the 26th and 27th, informed me that the
fort could hold oat five days; then I decided to exe-
cute the paseege of the Tormes, and act upon the
left bank. • The fort of Alba, which I had carefully
preserved, gave me a passage over that river, a new
line of operations, and an important 'point of sup-
port. I made dispositions for executing this passage
on the night between the 28th and 29th. During the
night of the 27th, the fire redoubled, and the enemy,
fatigued with a resistance which to them appeared ex-
aggerated, fired red hot balls upon the fort. Unfor-
tunately its magazines contained a large quantity of
wood, it took fire, and in an instant the fort was in
flames. It was impossible for the brave garrison
who defended it to support, at the same time tbe
enemy's attacks and the fire which destroyed their de-
fence, magazines, and provisions, and placed the
soldiers themselves in the most dreadful situation. It
was then obliged to surrender at discretion, after
having had the honou- of repulsing two assaults, and
causing the enemy a loss 'of more than 1300 men,
viz. double their own force. This event happened
on the 28th at noon.
" The enemy having no further object by this
operation, past the Tormes, and, on the contrary,
every thing indicating that' it would be prudent to
await the reinforcements announced ii, a formal Ma.
rriiE GUIDE TO HEALTH having passed nor by the Army of the North, I decided On re-ap.
ill. throu‘h a number of Editions, and experienced a stile ion
preaching the Douro, and passing that river in case
preeedentedly great, has been no* reprinted with many int
frove:nous and it may be with confidence asserted, that NI IA- the enemy shook! march towards us, and. there to
umble a Publicationl to the afflicted in general has never been
printed in this or any other language. The Weak mod delicate : take up a good line of defence until such timeas the
tamale—the youth who has just finished hb edoCation nt any of
the public seminaries—the aged, who am drooping under dinr• moment for acting en the offensive, should appeae.a...s:
den originating front an hawk's of the blond-Ise.spie of On the 28th, the army departed anti took a posititte
on the Guarene, on the 29th, en the Trebanjos, where
fashion—studious persons of a confined and sedentary life.—ns •it , . • s- i . I
also *Anse adlietcd a ith nervous affections in general,' n ill find • mlimf 'led' • -
. e,,evioon',. Guide to Health" a faithful comeamion nod nn 1 " The enenlyinsetivrfdllowed the Movement vritb!
atutuilig instructor: in short, no person who values the cope,- . the whol the aftey took a posittoe 'Op
ment of a good state of health, Will be a moment without broil e of his f
po,sesued of the most metal, cheep, valuable. and important the Zopardiel, and on, tbeltrie passed the Douro, fat
work ever published. ' Tordesillas, a place which I chose for the pivot of
The hicliteu sources of weakness and debility with which
thousands an afflicted, are herein laid open, and the means of i my motions.
i restorosina to tux blessings of Wank meiitreasti, folly and aas• : made
i ply coornamicated. .. . - with detaTitheevieirPyedoifsptitsiD"tionr:lfiisclefcmelligel7tt'.eenf.
• I der sure a good defenteref this river, and I had no
This Edition is enriched Sekli okay valuable Improvements,
twitorbed tram ettomiaseami iestimeol,"asd alleviated to stn- • cause to doubt my beingrible' to defeat everyehtet-
Pini"fes khe-ifeifilif look WOW* et all 1115Pe..1.• observe ha .slims- i prize of the enemy, lii aft i they' 111Ould ittetatit 'the
, 'glints, I
1 Londner:_iild Is! Mier end lap: I:l4sUki Oil • Willer : ' 'mesa, beinowday after that eltilid
.erall Ma SocallUallciaiii• 1 , i 7-1-,• L pass the.' Douro, - ter' sada several' arteintiaget

'RISK LINISN'TRADE.
AT a numerous and respectable MEETING of
Perseus, ennceroed to the ll: ISH LINKN TR A 0 L, held
Sept. 22e at the New London Tavern, Chrapsiee ;
Mr. KIN min, in the Chair:
Resolvel, That it is highly necessary to guard the publierini
the fair trader against the numerous frauds and deception dairy
practised, Inure particularly sepias. persons falsely assuming the
els:trader of rtgesits to fictitious Irish Linea Companies.
That there is not; grit ever has been, any such cainpaily its
' existence; nor any 'Steadier sir Factor, either is It .hod la
Londuo, who has nay ectocern or comedic's' with 111 e .it there
' pretended' agents—that all such pretended companies and age! t,
arc, therefore, gross nod palpable deceptions, equally injurious
to the public and the fair trader.
That these pretended agents are enpplied with goads los
houses jo the City of Cm:doll; which houses the melees moult,.
plied by factor; in town, so that two prufi s are 'wild beforethe
Acted* get into their hand., and in that case a tbird profit maws
be paid bs the consumer. .
That It mum. therefore evidently appear, that so far from
serving the peblic omfatter tents. ears trader of credit and
respectability, by gob% to the first market, is enabled to sell a
a much cheaper rate: and, it is to he ',leaned, the expel ietic,•
and honour of regular houses of mishits:led repute nod conifer-
Oa is more to he cosfided I. than that a persois assumiog fic-
titious characters. and 'same hewers fictitious manes.
That it lately appeared, under sscommission of batik ruptce,
at Guildhall, that a canna bad Iwo carried on in or near
Blogansbury-square, for 11 yeas, nosier as name of the lash
Linen Company, by S person who hadrapper beep hironalt up
lo the business—Omit be was applied wee-good, by two buses
in the City of London—that hr bad amposale4 Spill. le miser-
tising -that there never had been Repack resepsey le exist-
ence—clod that he teals the only pen* carreensed-
That the Comatissiosser, aiii ma avedlMlMepria thtse WOK/CI I#lll4
with great severity, Wooing 'bee -,..• groat oud aleitormahle
(tau& e" observing, " that it wit, really shocking to see such
frauds practised Upon the pudic ; that such advertisements as
the bankrupt's Were calculated solely for tar purpose of that-
iog ignorant persom ; it was doge (they said) I. seduce oral
cheat fools." 4
Th it, notwithstanding the nbrlve reprehensiee. the cant ,ad-- 1
vertiocinrsits have been continued to the present times aid it
appears, that the said concern hos beta slave Awed a- se- '
Issit listen . d raper, who is vow =ln lag as avimNr hi,
the same neighbourhood, under the like deceptive
that. i , -.
That the Public may instantly convince thee/aim of the de-
eeption, for, while there pretended Casewrk.' arcerberiising
;kit the coeds rire of their own .manpfamere acid ftsett, the
whole of the Intros in their p.isseesion sire in dim* contradic-
lion thereto, s•aaitted wills the various blear-leers' miner and "e-
-1 sidearm: rind, were it neereary, we enuld Mat! the particrlar
Factors in town, through whose bands the geode have
,
and the Houses from whom they have been adalsquaary°7lst-
climes,. _ _ _ ...

That it is necessary, as well fur the credit an empectability
of the 'trade in general, sis to protect the finkiic from imposi-
tion aria deception, to prevent as for as passible RR fraudulent
and deeep ire practices, whether by persons seprom.; them-
selvesus, Agents to fictitious Companies, or iseburmise.--iirne-
tires, highly disgraceful, and equ illy injurious to the foie Ira-
der and the Priliiir ; and we do therefore appoint a Committee.
the more•eireeturdly to exPose and prevent all such impu%itioth
in fixture.
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting be gives to Mr.
Wrath/man, for his greht exertions on This eecasion.
CH Alt 1.1.:S KINDER. Chwieman. '
That the Thanks of thy Meeting be given to the Charm/41,-
14r his Mite td iii•paileit conduct in the Chair.
.'The toliiiMeng fielitlerrier ix ere appointed a Committee, with
powrr t• • ..4fl to their-numbers :
.)fig, It.iitter„ Clieopside Mr. Smith, Tavistock-itreet
fleet.street Strwk, Holborn
IL-itock-street W ills.iiore.Nevigate-street
Whistes, linod-street Fore-street
•--

. _ .
lining:de—trete
Waitliman, Fl.et street
CRemi.,ide

Johnin, Oxford•street
Lewis, ditto
Merringtom, Chet►p"ide
rardo, Co-- •dr

Ad4h.4n, Luttgate-%trett
Andrews, <lmo

Edwarde, ..+venire•,
S. Herbert, Borough.

To Stal.le Keepor,, • Hackney Men, and Others.- Ea.:client
.rounty Stnidaug, awl well secur,rd advanced Reuta.

TO BE .OLD BY AU:7ION,
Ily Mr. COCHRAN,
On the PreMOWN Brirs:es Mews. TO-MORROW, Septem-
ber 26, at Two tirVek, by Order of ebe Awignees of Mr.
Eriglettsnrpe, Bw krapr,
rumE unexpired TFRII of 14 years, at a small
rent, of very, .o.l:rtit stinted stdbling for elebeir ho sec,
doable coach-lions:. for four rwriage., hare and coin loft. and a
durellint neer, wets situate in Brook's Mews, Divier—sireet,
Berkeley-square, with a pair tif strong conch horses, hackney
cola, brake, harnishaent gig, sundry furaitulv, C. with im-
mediate possession.
The unexpired TERM of 11 years. of Fla advanced rent 4
£3O, on large roomy Stribling and Coach-houses, situate in His
,hop ~yard, Charlet-street, Grosvenor-square, is substantial
rcpitr, and responsible tenant.
The unexpired TERM of 19 years, of a strong, welOwillt
House, situate in Crawford-street, rortiliaa-squaret at a very
, low rent.

Ta he viewed, by leave of the Tenants, or P.trtirulnrs and
Orders had hr applying to Mr. hlartoin, Corn Chandler. 131111111.
ford-Wert, Purlin.,n,Nuargi Moan. Richardson, Fisher, and
Lake. Bury—treet, St. James's; and by the Anctiotter, No. 7,
Doke-street, (irosseuur•rquare.