The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-13 00:00:00

p.m VATESMAN.

Jest is we training to Press, tie Wars that the
A-1"E of Swum,' (Count Gottorp) is arrived ,at
Yarisouth) and is expected inTown thisday. We
believe this intelligence to Nitre% and sincerely re.
lAcn in the amp° of the unfortunate Monarch
from the treachery and cruelty of his enemies.

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The Cabloet biluisteri a►c.all gone to Windsor,
together with several other Privy Cosine Ours,
( who are ilalueluectl for that purpose) to examine
the Physicians previous to the ,meeti►►g of the two
Houses o►t Thursday, that the Report way be laid
on the Tabliof each House. Upon the nature of
that,Report the proceeding for the day will depend.

The fallowiug is au extract of a letter from
FALMOUrif, NOI. e.
Tito Princess Charlotte packet, which arrived
hero oats Friday, with wail., (coin Lisbon, statos tho
following

" thip Walsh:that packet iru to sail from Lis.
bon on. thn 4th inst. and may be hourly expected.
" it was said at Lisbon, that MAssiVIA, bad at.
teaspted to pass a force user the Tagus to the South
side, which had been frustrated by our guu.boetf.,,
66 The Prisons, Charlotte left in the Tagus hh
Majesty's ships Barfteur, 98 guns; Dreadnoughts,
98; Caesar, 80; l'onnanif 80 ; Impetsux, 80;
illursibal, 71 ; Audacious, 74 ; Zealous, 74;
Elizabeth, 74; Mars, 74 ; Poietierso 74 ; Mat-
Odesion, 38; Massilla, X3B ; Se. Fiorenso, 38 ;
Melpantone, 38 ; Mercury, 2.8 ; reseal, 28 ; Dot.
Sera, 18; Jasper, 18; Espies*, 18 ; Sett/loser,
14 ; Sabrena, 10 ; and Whiting. The packet
'Mat transports golog into the Tagus with the French
prisoners taken at Coimbra, 4000 men, which were
embarked at Figuerit.

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"Arrived the Francis Fretting packet, Batt,
with mails from Halifax, twenty days passage,' nu
',ewe; the Sandwich Packet was. at New York:
trafillvie American ship Bkonsing Roses Ceptgis
front NSW York, for orders.
Atialled hip Majesty's brig, Liana, with CAM.
4411011, e" •
kit A tiquArtp Imo. p:colloupopt
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pima OF .
~ !i , Nor. IS.
The Rule obtained WIMP. mkt* by the krrea-
arzw.eispaaat., to postpruie•the Trial at Bar, was
Wedgy' opposed by Mr. Serjeant Suaruage, in a
vary able argument, to which the krsonnew-Gs-
yaw, **piled, in a speech of considerable length ;
slop whio the Juimaq all delivered their opinions
uptia4lo-4WiSas and rusaniusously decided in favour
et *alb. R 4. ch was accordingly granted. ~
DUBLIN. .•` '

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The Post Assembly took place an Friday last,
pursuant to the Loan hissoa's spumous, to tekb
into consideration a repeal of the Act of Union.
Mr. GI risen proposed an adjournment, upon the
grounds of respect to the Royal Family. Mr.
UllllOll,. in a very able speech; ezpressed his feel;
lags respecting the platelet circumstances alluded to;
and should no man world wish to proceed, at that
time, to questions of a political nature; bat lit
wished it distinctly to he understood on what-Mo-
tives the Assembly consented to an adjournment.
He should, therefore, submit • motion fur Ad-
rnment, which should include an expression of
11ens resolve of the Assembly to prosecute the.
of the Repeal. 'lle then moved the follow.
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Reselvell-.That participating with the rest of ear follow.'
subjecb le thegreat calamity that has befallen the Royal Fas
roily, we deem it expedient at this juncture to postpooe our
proceedings relative to the repeal of the Act of Union, though
at the same time we are &stay convinced that the repeal of
Ihat Aet, mad ale eliotessee of a rebldent Parliament lick*.
Zllftiritintilly converted with theprosperity of Ireland,
Abe dale •msatioe that ought to rust between the two
41MehlOWL •
' ;Kr. GIVIMaD moved an amendment, that. the
who% of the resolutiou tiller the Univa should be
emitted—tids motion produced a debate, the most
remarkable part of which was a speech by. Mr.
M'AvLav, who very neeapingly said—" The Ee.
pad is not nceessary—we are the mast prosperous
media in the world—we are escreasing is weettli.-
"Acre a man bad a guinea. Were the Union, he
has now ten. Our bosses have eadreasad too
times—our rents have enereascd ten thaw...-our taxes
are ten times as great.e-our exports *ad lopoetsare
ten times as great--we have au enemas*. of .agri.
culture far exceeding what was known before the
Unions—and therefore why is it necessary to be for
ever croaking fora Repeal ? In shorts we.are all
tea -times as rich as bcfere the Union.
ThisGentlioan was called to order by Sir JANES
RIODALL. , •
Upon a division, the Amendment was'loat by *
Minority of 17; and the original htotioe.was tbeis,
put, and carried by a Majority of 35.
Five hundred tickets bare been issued by the
Dean and Canon for the admission of 'relators of
the Funeral Procession, lathe body of bt. George's
Chapel. The Choir will be appropriated to the No.
bility, end those personages who term the proces-
sion.
The hiarqnis and Marchioness of StArrotto are
shortly expected in town.
Earl GREY wilt nut reach town till this day. lie
is accompanied by the Earl of LansitanaLe.
Mr. Inane of the Bank gave notice of a Lottery
,of 110,000 tickets, to be bid for oq Friday next, at
10 o'clthan tockslwawn in February, and not
more hree blanks to a prize ; no prize above
20,0061. and not less than 151.
The Qeserr is as well as, under existing circum-
stances, can be expected. One of her hiziment's
toutmen attends daily at the Qtltatel apartments in
the Castle, to receive inquiries after her health,
who write their names on a paper as visitors. •
The Duke of Sussex is nearly recovered from his
indisposition : a violent bleeding at the nose on Fri.
day, vcry nosh relieved his Royal Highness.

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sP.iztristi AND:PORTUGUESK p4eßas.
EARUIiirLil T i 5 DAY.)
LISBON' Oct. 21.—Tua idea that t he enemy
alight attempt the passage of the Tagus, in bleed
our General to have recourse to such effectual means
of defence, yid suois was the alacrity of the people
to concur with the activity of our *truly
Governor to couuteract the plans of the euemy,thet
it is not possible to describe the proMptitude with
which the whole southern bank of the Tagus was
tined with an armed force, .w ell capable of cliectual
resistance to any such attempt, not only from its
numbers, bat from its discipline and good order.
Nut less descrelprout afteution and admonition
Is tbo force which las bees collected on the rear..l
goad of the etisen—oo one could hire expecteaV
that while we had opposed to his front a numerous'
and brave army, is hick dears all his efforts, we
could have brought another upon his rear-guards
which if it be not able to contend with his. in
regular battle, yet is sufficient to berretta him and
littevcept his correspondence and resources, and
render difficult his retreat. -

'rho succours of Great Britain coatinue to ar.
rive daily. Largo trains of artillery have been
landed within these few days, and proceeded to
aPillnent the (01'4'4 our armies. to line, teary
dig ought to encourage' nay and ipdiee us ;most
evelideeily to trust that the 4y St. ottPeoraplete
trimisiiiilt sot far distaato—tridsbea Diary, Qa.
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Lasses, OCT. 48.—Lord Wellington loassheon
logBllo6lll in hringiog Manama to his priosot po.
sitisi At first *ore it MO electrified by his
advisees: but we are now convinced of the wisdom
of Lord Wellington's measures.

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The ease with Which, ?dissent was suffered to ad.
vance, the assuraace of a general rising of the na.
tires by the traitor Defier's,
and the account he
reietved from his owe spite of the determination of
the *Modernly to embark, all combined to lead
him to suppose that it wag only requisite to follow
Lord Wellington close to drive him out of Porte.
gal. .
It is impossible for any person who has not seen
Leal Wellington's lines to form An. adequate
'el 'their amazing strength ; the .priatzipld fersllt:.'4llll
the enemy extends from Sabral Taailla-0411111
has very. little force to the left orlhe'Allied Ofterai
lines. It is believed that there arc under his cowl
mind upwards of 001000 men, of which,Booo are
cavalry. Our force consists of about 34,000'Britieb,
301,000Porteguese troops of the line,lo,oooSpaniards
from Romans's army, *id as teeny, Porteettetio
militia.—There are 120 1$50"
mounted nearly 1000 „guns,. betides the train of
artillery beloogiug to our .army ; and is gen-boats, ,
Woe mierliog 18-pounders, placed up the rivers
W. hate .now in the Tagus two three-dockers,
.serew tiro.detkete, three frigates, and slealldr.
vales of sier--upoti the whole is conclede mite
now have nothing to fem.. The enemy is not well
supplied with tive.requilite articles ; and the daily
less he sustains by desertion, sickness, and -the
sword, is not lest than 109 Mee. . .
It is said Massim*is wildest)* arrival of his Sth -
corps, and has thrown up some winks of defence
near Sabral. There are continual skirmishes. We
have no news here ; our army is patiently waiting
till Massena thinks' proper to attack it, and when
he does, '4 vire her .firmly perineded that our gal.
tent troops will conquer or die. Two companies
of artillery have arrived here Most reasonably from
• England. Marquis Romans and his army came
over here last week.
On the 26th of September, the Commender.ln•
chief of the Army, D. -M. do la Pena, prealtted
himself in the Hall of the Cortes, *treaded by the
Generals end Chiefs otaall•the corps which are now
UM Island. •Ho 111M1,Ireeeived with. suitable .dig.
,nity and ilseoraire' 'ail impressed himself ita the
:following terms .t.• . . • • •' •; • ;
kit soWlere In •the army destined for itssel
defence of bleed, I come, with some of my
etnnpanions, and la the mime of all, to emigrate.
late year Majesty on your *ages( and long.wished
for union. I am ready, loveably to your Keel
jesty's Decree, to take the oaths, both as Captain.
General of Andelusie, and as Commandet.inschi4
reldinterios, of the Army, as aeon as your Majesty.
Sty beptessed to. order it. 9 .
• llere the Rtardent made a suitable; repi?,-tod the
chief resemed biseddresa thus :--" I am ready, as
well Mitt my withers, to.shed to the very last drop
of blood for our religion, ear country, our King.'s
After-ibis, the siid.General took the oaths, and ou
the following slay he. issued to his army the
ing order :—" Suldisirs I The day "so
for by the Spanish station is at length arrived ;
General Cartes have assembledln our island, anti IS.
has happily 41[010 our lot to 'feel the 'matt lively.,
emotions of respect, confidence, and joy, which theW
presence is capable of inspiring.. I: hare presented'
Myself, with alltheGenerals residents% these quarters
in the almost the whole army, in order to coagra.
Wale his Majesty, confident that. all the troops
which I have the honour to command, wish, by
every means, to manifest their affection to our King
Ferdinand, whose rights we ought and will defend
to the very last drop of our blood. Let the hopes
of deliverance be again felt in the bosom of the na.'
lion ; a deliverance which we cannot fail to obtain,
if, to our wishmi, we add the most constant
deavours to consolidate the most exact, instruction
and discipline ; by these means yen cannot fail to
obtain that victory, to which pear General will Me
ways endeavour to conduct you."-,(Ormatte of
Sdrrnsadura, Oct. 16.)

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SP4NLSII PAPRIIS. •
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EXTKAOADINAKY DIARY OF COMINNA, 21.
Ills EaceUency the Ceptain-Gener3l of this
kingdom Ms ordered the publication or the Mlo4_
ing actuaints, wtsicd 00 has raceited, in order that
bit friluse.taentrymen >wad deaniatiN, attached to
die glory of their country, stay be Wormed i.l she
heroic efforts et our illustrious warriors, mid lbw:,
of our attics, the generous English and Porta:

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ACCOUNT% FROM PORTUGAt..
MU bliiituel Aotoato de FouserA y Geese*,
Head of the Tribunals at °pert()) in a letter of OA
11th, witty, as follows :•-•
44 Our Goternari Trent, ou die ?tit init. with
his division of atilitia alune, resume( liberty to
Coimbra, oak's( prisoners the 3 ar G,OOO French
*to were 'there. We have already Is advance of
Coimbra a tolumn of mere than 111,000 men, in
order to attack the rear u( the roomy. • It is sitsis
certain, that Mettler, having posed the 9ierns
Morena, marched towards Andalusia; acid that the
'Marquis Romans detached General liallasteros so
svize the defiles of the Serra, whit* he has dune'.
Aliment have, therefore, assumed a filrourabl.: as.
pee', and we hop* shortly ter a happy reetnint.'
non; dries our army is cenatautly Increasing in
strength and splits, while that of the French p
daily decreasing."
A. letter from Gloms, dated the 19th, contains
the following t-ti.
, 4! Ike enmity' having advanced -to °rides, wa
defeated by oat troops with eoashierible loss. Thu
divisions of Millet sod of Trent ave'dtstriblited is
,follows :-6,1%00 • men leVolutbra, tiro battalions
,feud two squadrons I% •Ceildielits, and 1,000 men lit
Montesnar el Viejo. ,/(;!,,,,_ ..
• " Coimbra is tortilla .401.41te left bash .of the,
Moodcgo ; thicriver and the Taps have inereas...l •
in an extraordinary degree, siirthat it will be vrily
dili4nit fur the eneiey to elleot a. retreat ; and, if the
positions of Lower Beym are properly deafeedcdt
retreat will be Impossible." , • -•
RI vAnto, Ocr. 22.—A Spiral-sit brig, which had '
entered Gijon with tobacco, bee et last arrived in
this port; several credible persona Wilieerd ofllt.
alto the following accounts : '. '- ,':- s•
" Oil Wednesday, the ttth inst. tiirtioope aka_
toed Gijon, preakely at the time when the ettemre: •
garrison- there • bad been ingmented with those of
11Ausacts, Candao, sad Avilec Though all these
' garrisons united' oaceeded 600 men, they
.declined
en action. which' was altered by our troof:s.
The famous Portia was the first who vilered-
` that lOwst with slits eols%en ; Eacandon and
Catitheoh followed bins with their's, and afterwards
Reuovalei, with those .of the expedition under hie
' command. Pother pnneed the eaerey with hate.
• purity, tithes gometand makieg soma of the 'reef.
guard pX?stintrat but in eonsequenee of the rapisliti • .
' oC theli flight, being unable tie: bring them to 'action,
be returnedioGijon, isitriag pudes of observation.
at the motif impelled purists. 14urlos . pond*? .
the abortmert.ticueedificers, aid the orisleste,lTOdi
deetileit -command, remained It Gijon, sod mutt
night neeavalei rmembeakodto onatiatie his ems*.
dhltetsiteerty about the mate hiehr; Pother Put hills.
' Win march for Oviedol•batiag destroyed the het.;
tents' of the enemy." .. „- . •
pia peasant 'who. Ist flail anima at allotrope,. .
from the quartet of Oviedo, we arc Infortned that
theaperatione of Pottier at Oviedo were successfel,
/IS set at liberty all the Soanianis wise were prison.
err, and took NO of the enemy, who precipitously
abandueed the pie,. Hinds° useetta, that Senor do • •
,Pol hat advanced, and bad itillniad.quitten at
Grisdo
CIOIttIVI4A. Oct. SI
ottgavotte ow rigs ARMY. OF &ALICIA, MID O.
NAAS or IVA OSNIXIAIo Osas to oorse, vrtrd
ALL TEI OITASIOSA) RIM IPSINGIIPAL ATTACK IN
Tat ASTllltiAle . .
Letters trots O. Muriel de Mita, tinallialtdlns the division of
the right, to D. F. ?abases i Gll, dated Tabor% Oct. 15.
. .44 I hare just driven the carry from this point,
and perused him titre) leagues to Qrmlllos, *hers
he rapeseed the Tertititb precipitation. • .
it We have taken .twenty eart.loads of corn,
several eamp.kettles, and other small matters: 'our
doss dues not exceed live wounded. The number of
o enemy amounted to four hundred and fifty in..
'fantry, and one hundred and eighty horse, whit
Jiang which joined them lu Ormillus. •
• A letter from D. Manuel de Nave to D. F. Ta.
beads y Gil, dated Sta Marta. de Feva, 23. d Octo.
her, gives an account of his attacking the enemy at
Sta Marta. "To acComplish this object," says .
he, " 1 began my .march at half-past two is the
morning of this day." , : ,
'The enemy were posted in the streets of the town,
and as• seen es they saw our troops ,they opened
their fire, which was returned with the greatest
vivacity, foram them to a precipitate Meat. ' Both
.infantry sisdeavalry pursuedthem with thegrestesf
Vigour, driving them across the giver almOst up to
;limit necks, to Which coesidersble mom*. kat
1 their lives. 4:04r troop. pursued them Moro (him
a league 4.. they have-eastalned'il lostrif sheet .170
,•killed, 'rounded, mid prisoners; of the 21 ;Moon.
ers, there are 16 dragoons. Our oily loss liaa been
3 wounded, and Intade prlsouer.
. • gricoacemmuggineigr
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The tide flowed's') high on SAturday last, "ileitis
wind blew so strong up the river, that. the arrows' -•
part of the bosses in the tteighbourhood or West.
Ininstbr were flooded so ai to reader the beisemeitt
story inaccessible. . .
A reward of 300 guluees Is offered by g Mr.
Roncwrs, of Shrewsbury, for the apprehension of
four persons who obtained oonicastillobiat Melpes,
from the Bishop of Cap 44
ita, -, felled eeryficales
from a Minister, of which, wham dlseestierd , they
charged Mr. Ronan, with being the liliter.-.-Tho
advertisement is headed " Few* sad Conspi•-,
racy." . .
While poverty was honoured at stillete, the Coes',
selship, and other °faces of soagistraer, were eon.
kismet( on the most deserving ;. on those who were
*Most able to command armies, Or. tale the Vow.
monweeltli 1 but when the love of ridges deprave 4
the Itosnans, aid that, as with us, men quitted
i their courtlier far coronets, their great empircergt to
pieces. .
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