The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-04-17 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 17, 1811.

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It Spilears that Ministers hare openly avowed
(sat t e Militia is in future to be a sort of engine
for th recruiting of the Army of the Line. The
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measure r taking drafts from the Militia for the re.
guilar ar , was first adopted as a Mere temporary
eaptalient n the Expedition to the Helder; but such
is the con iienee of conceding matters upon the pre.
tences of e pediency, that it has now become an
avowed sad onfirmed system, which is henceforth to
be as permanent as the present Ministry can make it.
In fact, the politics of the party in power have in
every measure displayed equal want of calculation,
-and always shown the inefficacy of their combine.
tints.. They have shuffled from sine plan to another
—from the old mode of recruiting to fencibles,
army of reserve, volunteers, local militia, regular
militia, and GOD knows what, yet such has been
the invariable consequence of their transcendent
ignorance, that every one of those expedients has
turned out to be ineffective, and inadequate to the
necessary supply caused by the waste of the army.—
Now they purpose to recruit the militia by bounty and
ballot, by a qualified conscription, and then to recruit
the line out of the militia by a second bounty.
The probable consequence of the first plan will lva
that those who may chums the life of a militia sol.
dier, will hold back in order to get large bounties
as substitutes for ballotted men—that the ballot
and the bounty will be at variance, and that at
last the ballot must be resorted to as an absolute
measure of necessity—not because men may nut be
procured, but because the original blundering in this
system is fertile in obstacles to the success of its
professed intentions.

We are sorry to learn that the report of the stir.
render of Marshal Nev, and 7 or 8000 French, corn.
posing his rear-guard, is unfounded. The Brag.
den, from Viana, has brought us letters, dated
the 'V inst. from thence and from Ooorto, and not
a syllable is mentioned in them of any such success.
These letters, in alluding to the state of the armies,
observe only, that M ASSEN 4 had been Arisen to the
frontiers by Lord WELLINGTON, and that it was
e.xpected lie would soon withdraw to the fortress of
Ciudad Rodrigo, and corer the adjacent plains with
his encampment.
The outward-bound Oporto fleet had arrived.

A letter from a General Officer, dated the, 27th
frum the advinced guard at Celorico, states,
" that the French cavalry were so jaded and ex.
hausted, that they could scarcely make a trot of it."
la•tteri (ruin another General state the number
of pri.oners, in addition to the loss of the French
by killed and wounded, at 5000 men.

We have also a letter from Coimbra, dated the
18'h March, and written under the most ardent
frclings of joy at the escape from the enemy. On
the lath, the French begin to appear, on the 11th
they advanced in some force, on the 12th a very
large detachment ranged itself on the left bank of the
Mondego. the 13th, Colonel Ta NT entered the
place, and gave the afflicting orders for the evacita.
tiott of the city, he himself with the Militia corn..
Invuring the march towards Cie Vouga. At eight
o'clock in the morning of the same clay a French
of truce arrived, requiring that t h bridge 'hyoid
be re-established, with a promise that hostilities
would nut be allowed if the troops of Marshal
31xssiL):4 were ad.iiitted to pass without interrup-
tion. The answer given was, that the General
who commandei was at some distance at a post of
observation, and that nu decision could be given
within 24 hours. A short time only elapsed when
the people were transported with the sight of the
entire foi co of the-enemy moving off in the direc.
Lion of Miranda del Cerro. Thus was this beauti.l
ful city saved from French depredation. Immedi:l
attly afterwards the utmost diligence was employed',
to supply necessaries to the allied forces, and the
communication was opened with the southern pro-'
viuccs.

Letters from Bnulo.oe, of the I I th, received yes.
terday, cou'ain no news. A report was in circu.
tiw., thit B,JNAP %RYE had issued orders that
Asses A, and even the whole of the French troops,
..liottld abandon the Peninsula. It was conjectured,
on account tel this order, that he was threatened
with a war by Russia, and which report is alluded
to to the following extract of a letter :

*4 ANIIOI.T. Aram 5.
66 Our )(Men from ret,riiburgig are of inept

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dates, being of the 244 ult. and they continue
some of them in very positive terms to maintain the
probability of a war with France. Fountain eogi‘
tents (say some of them) have boon lately nitrated
I and fitted out, and artillery provided fur than.
CAULINCOURT asked, iii the name of his Court, the
reason of these preparations, and he was shortly
answered, that the Exrenott intended in the sum.
mcr to renew the war in Turkey. Most of theta men
were,sent, however, into Russian Poland ; and we
know pretty certainly, that the Turkish bitsinta is
by this tim • fettled, or on the eve of it. Still," it
is added, 64 do hot act too confidently on this opi.
nine of mine, as I was speaking to a person about
Court, and he told me not to believe it. The re.
port, however, is general, and orders have been
scot for a conscription in the Eastern provinces,
wider the pretence of renewing the Turk ish war.
44 In Konigsberg, nine persons have been arrest.
ed on suspicion, and a band of new D,eanicrs
(Frenchmen) has been sent to prevent trade this
summer. The King is on a journey, and the French
Minister has all the authority of a Monarch." .

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY Came
on the Terrace, accompanied by Drs. Basinfuls
and REYNOLDS, and walked- till one, when he re-
turned to the Castle to dine. The afternoon turn.
ing out net, his MAJESTY did not resume his walk
on the Terrace.
A letter from Cadiz says ;—" The letter of Ge•n.
Ls PENA, giving an account of the battle of oil.
rosa, in which be claims the victory, and represerits
the English only as auxiliaries, was, .11" understand,
dictated by BLAKE. It was generally believed here
for a day, but when the troops returned, and it was
found that the English had suffered so severely, aunt
that the Spanish troops had sustained no loss, the
inhabitants in crowds surrounded the house of Gee.
GRAHAM, and testified their admiration by the loud.
• cst acclamations."

Lurd MAtteu, the son of the Loan LIEUTE.
N&NT of IRELAND, and Aid.de.Canip of Lord
WELL' !wrig, was sent with an order to the Off►.
cer commanding the I4th Dragoons, to charge the,
enemy ; that gallant Officer instantly gave the word,
and Lord MARCH joined in the charge, by which
the two regiments of the French were cut in pieces ;
his Lordship hiasself made prisoner a French
trooper and brought him into the British camp.

Letters of the 27th March, from the head-quar-
ters of the Allied armies, state that Lord WEL-
LINGTON had, by a ft it of truce, forwarded a woe
to MAssEwA, iu whi• b, after pointing out many of
the horrid and barbarous *CIS of his troops, assured
him, that if a check was not immediately put to
such pr•;ceedings, retaliation would b.: necessary,
and he should nut be able to preserve the French
prisoners from the fury of Portutoeset troops
under his command.

A letter from a viiilem in with the British army
in Portugal states, that when he entered Santarem,
he saw, written in large characters upon a house,
the following cut iqui sentence :—" tin bon sada'
dolt (noir lc mar elm 1 on, la force du cheval, l'ap.
petit d'un souris, et l'humanitO crun b61c."...A
good soldier should have the h.'art of a lion, tie
strength of a horse, thy,appetite of a mousei and
humanity of a brute."
Thursday, Ct cn. Bisliore, E'q. son of Sir %V. C.
Bisuorr, Bart. was elected is Member for the Boo-
rough of Newport, Isle of Wight, vice Nord PAL.
NERSTON, elected for Cambridge.
Loft! HEADLEY is expected to be returned for
Ludgersisall, in the ruoili of M. Evertm, who
has vacated his seat.

A private letter from Portsmouth mentions the
rumoured capture of a Guernsey Packet, having
on board, amongst other passengers, the Wey.
mouth Company of Comedians, who hid closed
their season at the Island, and were on their pas-
sage home. They may now, it states, have an op.
portunity, with BON APA STE'S permission, of open-
ing an English Theatre in Prance.
The Duke of Sussex took-an airing yesterday,
fair the first time since his accident, and called on
his Royal Brother the PRINCE REGENT.
On Monday there were 300,000 Dollars sent from
the Bank to Mr. BOLTON'S, at Soho, to be stamped,
and the same quantity are to be forwarded in a few
days. These are expected to be in circulation in
the course of three weeks.

The Royal [lent, ou'ErOer Monday, in Wiudsor
Forest, afforded but little spurt to the numerous
troop of Sportstuen assembled. The deer was abash.
ed from the confused noise of horns and halloos,
andofter running a short mile, stopped short,aud was
killed by the hounds; but the lovers of the diase
anticipate much pleasure nil! be afforded from the
deer to be turned out on Thursday at Stoke, whets
the Marquis ComswAr.rds will be present.
The late rigorous orders of the French War Mi.
'taster, the Mike Dc FELTiir., fur raising conscripts
iq the 12 departments of France, are accompanied
with a t uriuus fulmination, no less than'' the pc.
Inalty of two yeah imprisonment in irons upon any
parent conccalisiz, or causing to be concealed, the'
sex of their children." " The Greeks knew bet.
ter," and we would recommend to French tyranny
the exercise of Grecian ingeouray, wed remind (nett
haze Aettir.t.gs was caught without the aid of terror,
by the talent of the Recruiting Serjeant.
The Earl of PORTSM9UTII gave an eutertainment
yesterday, at his house in Lincoln's Itin Fields, to
very large party, and, as far as we may judge frotn•
'appearances, to a very happy company. The chit-
!,-..dren of the Charity Schools of the parishes of St.
George and St. Giles, to the number of 100 boys,
and 70 gills, enjoyed the comfort of a wholesome
substantial dinner of old English fare, provided fur
them by his Lordship. An occasional repast of
this sort must be doubly grateful, from the strung
sense which it impresses, of the condescension ansl
other good qualities of the entertainer; and bear an
arleitional value, from that spirit of patriotism
which they tend to infuse through all ranks of so.
ciety. Ills LOrdship accompanied this plentiful
dinner, and hirgiass of pure ale to each of his grate.
ful guests, with a small present in money. We tut.
detstand that lie repeats his kindness three or four
tithes its the (muse of the year.

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