The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-21 00:00:00

THE STATE MAN.

after adVincing about tie miles, he was met by Bri-
gadier Winkleman, bearing the capitulation confirm-
ed by toe signature of General lumens, and accom-
panied by a letter, No. 2, which strongly marked
the acuteness of his feelings at being compelled, by
the desertion of his allies, and the destruction of his
army, to adopt this measure.
The detachment countermarched immediately, and
after sending a company at the request of Brigadier
Winkleman) to secure the guns in the post of Soli-
, Bata, moved back to Oonarang, whence on the even-
ing I returned to Semarang, just before General Jan-
bens had announced his intention of joining me at
the former place. The General, with great part of
his officers, also reached Semarang that night. I
visited him on the following day, and arranged for
the equipment of a transport to convey him to Ba-
tavia with his suite, on which they embarked this
morning.
I have dispatched Colonel Gibbs to assume the
command of the division of Sourabaya, to which I
have allotted his Majesty's 78th regiment, the 4th
volunteer battalion, the light infantry battalion, and
the royal artillery; I have sent a small detachment
under Major Yoe, of the 20th Bengal regiment, an
! officer on whose conduct I have much reliance, to
! accompany the Prince of Samanap and his force to
the island of Madura, where I have, directed the Ma-
-1 jor to assume command, subject to the general con-
trout of Colonel Gibbs: he has- been instructed to
I occupy the small forts of Joanna and Rambang on
his route, and I have directed that of Japara to be
occupied from Samaraug. Idiamayo and Pacalougn
have been garrisoned by troops from Cherihon. In
mentioning the Prince of Samanap, it would be un-
just to him not to report that, prior to my march
from Samarang, to attack the enemy, he sent to ask
my orders, being, with two thousand of his people,
within a short distance, at liamak. lie visited me
11 on my return to Samarang, and expressed au earnest
wish for the protection and friendship of the British
nation.

As Colonel Wood requested permission to relin-
quish the command of Satnarang, and return to Ben-
gal, I appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Watson, of his
Majesty's 14th regiment, to relieve him in the com-
mand. The 14th regiment, a small detachment of
artillery, and part of the 3d volunteer battalion,
have been stationed at Samarang, and will shortly,
I trust, be reinforced by the arrival• of the detach-
ments of the horse artillery, cavalry, and 89th regi-
ment.

I have detached Captain Robinson, your Lord-
ship's Aid-de-Camp, with a small escort to the Courts
of Solo and D'Jogocarta, to deliver a letter from
me to the +Emperor and Sultan, and announce the
change that has taken place ; I have also called upon
the residents at their Courts, Van Braam and En-
glehard, to continue, agreeably to the capitulation,
the exercise of their functions in behalf of the Bri-
tish Government, and to secure carefully the public
property of the late Government, placed io the
territories of the respective Princes at whose Court
they reside.
I have also required the lotbee public functionaries
of the late government to continue in the temporary
exercise of their functions, which- hitherto I have
found no instance of their declining to perform.
It will be necessary soon to arrange for the guard
of honour attached to the Emperor and Sultan of
the Troops of the European Government of Java,
and for the occupation of the forts at their capital,
and on the lines of communication to and between
these; but this will be easily arranged when the
' troops ordered to Samarang shall have arrived, and
the report of Captain Robinson shall have warranted
a judgment of the strength of these detachments.
I embarked this morning in his Majesty's ship
Modeste for Batavia, and shall have the honour of
receiving your Lorship's personal commands, and
; discussing with you the several Military arrange-
weuts, which it may be necessary to make for the
security of the island of Java and its dependencies,
previous to my return to Madras, which it is my
wish to do without delay.
I have the honour to he, &c.-
(Signed) S. ALi II hiJT Y, Lient.-Gen.
(A true copy.)
(Signed) J. CRAWFORD, Acting Secretary.
(A true copy.)
(Signed) A. BARRY, Chief Sec. to Government.
To the Right I lonourahle Lord Mint°,
Go% color-General, &c.

[Here follows the articles of ctritulition, which, owing to
their great length, we must pobtpoue tiil to-titorrov%.]

RETURN OP KILLED .IVn t 1 OUNOE.).
14th Foot-1 serjeutt, :rank and tile, wounded.
7sth Foot-2 rank and file, killed ; 7 rank and file, wounded.
Total-2 rank and lie killed; 1 serjeant, 9 rank "and file
wounded.
(Signed) P. A. AGNEW, Adj.-Gen.
(Returns have also been transmitted of ordnance taken iu the
fort of Oonarang and in tlo batteries between Saniarang and
Oonarang, amounting to 53 pieces of cannon ; also of a large
amount of ammunition, stores, fee. found at Oonarang and Che-
ribon.)

ADMIRALTT.OFFICE., JAN. 90, 1811.
Capt. Harris, of his Majesty's ship Sir Francis Drake, ar-
rived at this office last night, with dispatches from the Hon.
Rear•Acniral Stopfurd, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
ships and vessels at the Cape of Good Hope, addressed to
John Wilson Crokvr, Esq.; of which the following is a copy.
His Majesty's ship Scipion, off Sourabaya,
49th Sept. 1811.

alit—lra my letter to you from Bata;ia Roads, under date
the 30th of Aug. I acquainted you, for the information of stay
(Ards Cosumirsiosers of the Admiralty, that it was my inteu-
lion to proceed in the Sripion to the Isle of France, in conse-
queue* of the principal part of the enemy's force having here
captured or destroyed in the successful assault of their work,
by the Britlob troops on the 26th of thst month.
On communication of this my signal to his Excellency the
Governor-General of India, who was residing at Batavia, and
to Lieut.-Gen. Sir S. Auchmuty, the Commeoder in Chief of
the Forces, 1 was informed by these authorities that the fu-
ture resources of the enemy were yet unknown, and that they
considered it requitite to use all mean to bring the contest to
as speedy a conclusion as possible, hoping that I would not
diminish any part of the British force by my departure. Upon
throe suggestions t waved my first intention of quitting the
station, and prepared for immediately proceeding to Sours-
baya.
la pursuance of my former arrangemeut, the Nimes, Presi-
dent, Pliaibe, and Helper (sloop), balled on the 3151 of August
to Chtribon„for the purpose of intercepting the enemy's re-
treat from Meester Cornelius to the eastward. As se troops
were ready for embarkation, 1 relied upon the marines of
these ships (to which the party of his Majesty's ship Lioo
u added) for performing this service, and they fully answered
my expectation. Captain Bearer. of his Majesty's ship
Nisus, having outornone4 the place to surrender, took posses-
sion of it without opposition ; Captain %Verret), the bower of
the summons, baring hoisted the, British hag, reseimul in-
formation that the Commander iu Chief of the Prettelt.treeps
(General Jeanette) Mad jest arrived; sod was changing horses.
to proceed to the hitsraird. Captain Warixo, wish b.

tree, immediately made Mtn his prisoner, and •secitred him ;
many other officers and privates were also made prisoners, as
their Lordships wilt observe by Captain leaver's report lo me
of Ills proccedinp, with Captain Hillyar's account of the
surrender of Tagrilt, both forwarded by this opportunity
The services performed by these ships were of the greatest
importancet a the ultimate result of the cambisigu.
On the 4th Sept. I detached Commodore fficiugliton, in the
illostrious, with the Minden, Lion, 'nod Leda, to retillezvous
off the entrance of Grtesie : on hoard these ships were cm•
barked the 14.11) and part of the 78th regs. of foot, with field
pieces. The Modeste sailed on the sth with Licut.-Geu. Sir
S. Auchmuty, and I sailed in the Scipiun on the 6th, basing
ion board two companies of artillery, and four field-pieces.
IThe transports, with the remainder of the troops, were direct-
ed to sail as won as they were ready.
On the Bth Sept. 1 received a dispatch from Sir S. Auch•
misty, acquainting me that he had received information of
Geo. Janseos intention of a•isembling hie forces and making
a stand at Snowig, and requesting I would proceed there,
and collect as many troops as possible. Measnees for this
I purpose were accordingly taken. On the gih 1 anchored off
Semarang, and on toth was joined by Corn. Broughton, with
the ships ender his orders, and some few transports. On the
same tidy the General, in conjunction with me, sent a sm-
all/OS to Geu. Jansen!, which was rejected. Ou that night,
directed the armed boats of the squadron to take or destroy
several of the enemy's gun-boats, lying in shore, with French
colours ; this service was cioupktely executed uutler the di•
Li rection of Captain 51ausisell, acting eniitain of the Illustrious.
The General being in possession of a plan of the town .of
Semarang!, wbich marked it as strongly fortified, and hei ng
! unacquainted with the number of the enemy's troops, did a nt
think it advisable to land the nine hundred troops which
I were collected, but waited for re-Mfurcements from Batavia ;
nothing was, therefore, attempted until the 14th, when, ha-
ving learned that the enemy bad quitted the town of Frain I-
rang, and retired into the interior, a party of troops was land-
ed amid took possession of the town without uppesition. ou
the 13th, the whole of the troops were landed, which now
lamounted to 151*w men, preparatory to an attack epos the.
enemy's position, en an eminence about 7 mi'es Awn Sams-
! rang, where some guns were placed, and a work hastily Outlast'
up.
Couclading that the final retreat of the enemy would he
towards Sourabava, I represented to the General the necessity
of being beforehand with the enemy, and immediately...occupy-
! ing that post : I accordingly sailed fur this purpose on the
t.,' lh, with the Scipio*, Lion, Nisus, President, Phebe, and
Harpy, (the four last having joined me on the t4th'; . I in.
j tended to collect on my passage such transports, with troops,
as bad proceeded under the orizinal icteution of cuing to
Suuratiaya, and had not received the counter tads r to go to
Semarang.
On the 17th I anchored with the squadron, off the town of
Ledayo, on the Java shore, 'wading to Cressie, and was joined
by three transports, having two hundred effective Senoys, and
fifty European cavalry, to these were added the marines of the
j squadron, snaking a force of nearly four hundred and fifty

lln the lath, Capt. Harris, of his Majesty's ship Sir
Francis Drake, came ou board the Scipiou from the island of
Madura. For the previous proceedings of ibis meritorious •
officer, whom I had detached from Batavia oil the lath of
August, to takepossessiou of the French fortress at Samenap, ;
in which he was eminently successful, and fur his suhsequent
master-stroke of policy, in thawing the Sultan of Madura
Pion, the French alliance, :tint attaching him to the British in.
terests, I beg have to refer their Lordship, to my tenet, con-
taining Capt. Harris's report of his proceeilim,•s, and the able
and spirited assistance he received Icon) Capt Pellew, ct his
Majesty's ship Phai ton As there was no field officer of the
army with me, I directed Capt. Harris to take command of •
the troops whirls were lauded on the 191 h, and to march to
Gressie. Oo the..:oth, the place was in nor possession, some
parties of the enemy with guns having been put to flight.
On the approach of the troops to Siounbay a on the titd,
articles of capitulation were agreed upon between Capt. Har-
ris and the Commandant (a Colonel in the Fri itch se. vice),
fur the surrender of the place. When the terms were ..n the
point of being signed, intelligence was received of the capita.
lation fur the surrender of Jan and its dependencies teeing
been concluded en the lath ; Sourahaya was then f.re taken
possession of, and fell under the general terms of the capitu-
lation
he general's letter having nearly at the same time unshed
me, I seat an Oecr to take possession of Fort Ludow iek, a
place of great strecigth towards th • sea, and completely defend-
ing the northern eutraiice towards Gresie. The fort was in ex-
cellent order, containing nimety-eight pieces of heavy cannon,
chiefly brass. I had, however, previously marked out the
ground for erecting a mortar battery upon the island of Menare,
from which it might have been effectnally bombarded.
I have the hono•ir to be, &c.
ROBERT STOPFORD, Rear-Admiral.
To John Wilson Cruker, Esq. Admiralty.

[The Gazette also contains copies of Capt. Beaver's reports
relative to his proceedings at ChPribion ; of Cain. Ilillver's at
Taczall ; and of Capt. Harris at Samanap and the Wand of
Mudura, all referred to in Adiniral Stopfocd's letter.]

We are sorry to state, that a report prevails of his
Majesty's ship the Bellona, of 7-1 guns, Capt. I. E.
DouGLAS, being ashore at Margate.

The Dublin Evening Poi, of Saturday last,
which we received this morning, states, that 4C the
Protestant Petition to Parliament, in favour of Ca-
tholic Em:•icipation, is signing rapidly. The most
wealthy and respectable amongst the mercantile in-
terest have been pressing forward with their signa-
tures for the last two days. In the course of this
afternoon, the Earl of GRANARD, this enlightened
Nobleman, and true friend of Ireland, added his
name to the list. It is understood that his Lordship
has had a letter from his illustrious relative, the Earl
of \lonia, in which our patriot and beloved coun-
tryman expresses his high approbation of the PROTES-
TANT PETITION, and his anxious hope that it may be
respectably signed.—lt also, we learn, contains a
wish, that Lord GaANARD should exert his influence
in promoting this Petition. When we consider all
the relative circumstances, this communication must
be thought important."

STITESMAN OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.

A Lisbon Mail has just arrived, bringing Portu-
guese Journals to the '29th ultimo. They are entire-
ly silent as to the report of an engagement brought
by the General Porlier.—Head-quarters are still at
Freyneda. It is said, that a reinforcement of uo
less than 70,000 of the enemy's troops had arrived at
Bayonne.
LISBON, DEC. 28.

" We have bat little news. Headquarters at Freynada, and
our army in the several districts adjacent. They talk of 70,000
men coming from Bayonne. The works at Almeida are going
on, and a bridge is making over the Agueda, but whether with
a view on Rodrigo, or to facilitate the communication with the
posts at El Chico and El Grande, we cannot tell. On Monday
last &party of the Guerillas soadea dash at some Cattle under the
walls of Badajoz. The French, however, attacked them with
considerable force of infantry and cavalry ;.about SO of the latter
and several haadreds of the formes. Therewere only about 45 ofthe
Guerillas. General Pow's, accompanied by Lieut.-General
Muwat, wise has a Portogeese Regiment at Elvas, and some
ot►er officers tithe garrison, happened to be out at the moment,
with about 140 infantry and 90 cavalry (Portuguese), with a
view to OM out to the forstigners of Battajos' garrison the ford
of Olseiliono. es It was known they would demet in numbers if
mode ammdated with those passes to }Has. While crossing
IV leminllsebge, they penciled at a grad Odium a kind

of running tight, and leaving the Infantry to folio* at datibio
quick time, they ad rsncod with the cavalry, when they twin I
that all the French cavalry, and Y,OO influstry bad ci,isied th •
Guadiana, and were caitiff; the Guerillas to pieces. On the
Portuguese and British officers charging, they Bed In great rah+
fusion over the river, and the infantry coming up, these gaktut
felons succeeded in saving the remainder."

Yesterday Earl Gagy and LA Gair.NM4,t via
cited Lord HOLLAND.

The melancholy event in the famili of ford
CAVENDISH, has occasioned the delay, for a felt
days, of the Motions to be made in Parliament on
the Catholic question.
llis MAJESTY is SO much indisposed, that it has
been thought necessary to have a relay of horses ad
the road in constant waiting.
The Report of the Lords' Cominittee appointed to
examine the Physicians who have attended his MA•
JEST Y, touching the State of his MAJESTY'S health,
was yesterday delivered to the 'louse. It is in sub.
stance the same as that delivered to the House of
Commons.

The Intrepid, Captain Borr►.cv, k arrived front
Alicant, at Portsmouth, and being a very fast sail.
ing vessel, it is expected that she brings late news
from that (patter ; but the letters have not yet
reached town.

The iris, a very fast sailing vessel, is arrived oW
the Start, from New York. The lettßrs and peper3
by this conveyance are expected to reach town thiv
thy:

Private letters from Bombay', via the Isle of France,
have been received by tke Phoebe, which advise -11 G,
a rrival of the Dortelshirc and Scaleby Castle, in Bom-
bay, in October last.
'We have the pleasure to inform our rattlers, that
the fallowing persons, belonging to his Majes!y's
late ships Si. George and Bcro, wore not on board
those ships at the time they were unfortunately lost :
Mr. John Ogle*, midshipman ; John Halts, ordinary; Charles
Miller, able; Robert Allen, ordinary : John Parks, ordinary ;
Miles Bacon, able ; Jcr. Seacy, ordinary ; Wm. Gardner, able ;
belonging to the St. George, lent to the Earnest rtn-brig in May
la,t, and received un board the Woodlark, at Mat wyk, the 4il
i of December last, on board which ship they now are,
Mr. John Seagrove, midshipman; David Johnson, able; Jas.
Davey, able ; James Scott, ordinary ; Law. Swaine, ordin.ry ;
James hlucliwain, Quarter-Master; Robert Howard, able;
John Power, ordinary ; John 1 h 'instal), alias Thomas Thomas,
ordinary ; Henry Morris, a:.•. ; 'Benjamin Shillingford, 0r,14.
nary ; - belonging to the 11.1.4,. Mr. Seagrove and the last sit:
brought a prize from Cottenburgh to Sitithead ; and the remain-
ing fnug, n ho were lent to the haraest gnn-brig, were brought
to Portsmouth in the Pyramus, and the whole are now ou board
the Royal William.

Mr. Seagrove states, that Mr. Rice, midshimnsn
of the Hero,• was cast away in a prize on the Scawt
and is a prisoner; and- that Mr. Parker and Mr.
Shepherd, midshipmen, were taken prisoners in the
Belt, in November Wt..
An addition to thi Navy of ten sail of the line is
to take place without delay; for which purpose tha
'following ships are to be laid down hi the several
dock-yards of Portinnonth, Chatham, Woolwich,
and Deptford, viz.—Britannia, Prince Regent, LW
guns each ; London, Princess Charlotte, 118 guns
each ; Agincourt, Hercules, Russell, Doscarcen,
Hawke, Hero, 74 gum each.
The Chatham, of 74 gulls, found at Walcheren,
on the stocks, and named after the Odicer command-
ing that ill-fated expedition, is to be fitted for ser-
i vice without delay. Captain GRAHAM Moons,
brother to the late Sir JOHN MOORE, is to have the
command.

The Adventurer packet, Captain Him.v, front
Malta, with a mail, has arrived at l'oitza,tre. Site
is last from Gibraltar7 and has boon out 36 &I:tr.—.
The mail has not been received at the Post-Oil-we,
but it will be up to-morrow.
The Aboukir and Cumberland, of 74 gulls each,
and a sloop of war, have been forced into thixintra
Quay, by contrary winds.
The two men, Smith and Tourney, who were
tried with a number of others for an unnatural
crime, were executed yesterday, at eleven o'clock ;it
the forenoon, on board the Kite, at Spithead.
BREAD.—There was no Court of Aldermen to-day.
The LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the Returns, or-
dered the present prices to continue.
The Ticket, No. 2501, Class A., and the Ticker,
No. 2504, Class 8., entitled to £6,000 each ; als
1,020, entitled to f5OO, were this day sold by
ErroN, No. 2, CornhiU; and 18, Coveutry-strew,
Haymarket.

NAVAL' INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 20.

Last night arrived the Hyperion, Capt. Cumhy, from the West
Indies. Having touched at some unhealthy lslapd, on her :tr.
ris al she was immediately placed under quarantine; the Royal
Oak, Venerable, lmpeteux, and Wolverene, from of Cher- .
bnrgh, the wind being from the N. W. tberr temporary ap-
pearance off Cherburgb Is unnecessary; the Helicon, Captai,.
Ho;:k ins, from a cruise.
Sailed the Mariner, Lieut. Griffiths, on n cruise. Two Eta.
deed Coldstream Guardi; and 200 of the Sd Foot Guards, are la
arrise on Monday, from Loudon, to embark fur Portugal. 'llse
Hawke sloop of war is in &Uwe to be called the Buzzard.
Remain the Me..iterranean and Lisbon convoys.
PLYMOUTH, Jaz. 19.

Arrived yesterday the Phrehe frigate, from Batavia, after a
passage of 17 weeks, bringing dispatches, but cannot learn that
she has brought any particular intelligence.
Also arrived this morning the Conqueror, of 74 gum, Captain
Fellows, from Minorca, which place she left the 6th silt, an l
Gibraltar the 30th following. She has brought dispatches fro q
Sir Eduard Peilew, who was at Minorca when the Conqueror
left. She is pat under the restraint of quarantine in Caw:and
Bay.
Sailed the Helicon, brig of war, with a convoy for Portsmouth-
DOVER, Jaw. 20.
Passed by for London, the American ship Iris, 50 days from
New-York, Samuel Avery, master, with 4urpcntine, bark, dud
ashes ; and Kate, Clark, from Surinans.
SHEERNESS, JAN. 90.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Princess Caroline, Captain Down.
may, the pupa", for which she put to sea, namely, to learn
something respecting the St. George and Defence, being hut too
clearly and unhappily ascertained; also the Plover Hoop of
war, which-was to hare proceeded with a flag of truce to all the
northern pow and ft Vest on the same errand,
YARMOUTH, JAN, 20,
The Tartar cutter, Capt. Worthington, was dispatched hots
these Roads on Saturday, to endeavour to meet the Princess Ca-
'Tonna and Plover, whisk' were ordered to proceed of the coast
Lf Jutland, in search of the St. George sad I:4lksee, sad direst
item to return : she fortunately fell in with thew the sae wpm
iIE, of Aldbaraagb.

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