The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-05-14 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPEICS%

VTEKNA, APRIL 21.—The Russians have marched
troops ~pan the fr-rotiors of Bekowine and Galicia, •
threatening upon this point the Austrian territory.—
Their Generals have published along the frontier an
order, by' which it is prohibited to all Aortrisn sub-
jects to enter the Russian territory. No more met..
chao,lice coming from the hereditary Austrian States
is any longer 40 bn:• admitted.
We are assured that Government has given orders
fo. organising a new corps of reserve to reinforce the
Army of Observation in Galicia and Bohemia. The
Government likewise directs 1k attention towards
the Servian territory.
We shortly expect here Prince Schwartzenberg
pn his return from Paris, and we are assured he will
resume his functions as Commander in Chief of the
auxiliary corps. This corps has had several skir-
mishes with the Russians in advance of Cracow.

A Cadiz Mail arrived this morning, bringing the
particulars of the battles fought near Alicapt, an the
12th and 13th ult. between the combined forces, sailer
the command of Sir Jogs MuuAY, and the French
Army under Sumer, in which it appears the enemy
sustained a considerable loss on the latter day.
GACETA EXTRAORDINAKIA DR VALENCIA, APRIL 15.
The superior political Chief has received from the
General in Chief of the Seoend Army, from his
head-quarters in Petrel, the following:—
" The enemy, with a force almost double, at.
tacked, on the 11th, the division of Brigadeei D.
Fernando Milked, 'which occupied tick, and ob-
tained an advantage, notwithstanding the bravery
with which our troops, fought.
44 On the same day Marshal Sachet presented him.-
self before Villena, and at night-fall cietupled the
place, when the castle, in which wai the battalion
of Velez Malaga, immediatey surrendered.
" At break of day on the 12th, llarespe's divislan,
which returned from Yecla, had joinel him ; and
when part of the Allied A.-my began to march upon
Villena, for the purpose of saving Velez, Suchet
marched with all his forces with the object of at.
tacking Viar. At three in the afternoon they pre-
sented themselves within shot of the English ; when,
:is it was not General Murray's intention to main-
tain that position, his troop wore retiring, disput-
ing the ground uy inches, till' night put an end tol
the contest. This not being conforetable to the
enemy's plan, immediately that he observed
the Allied Army was re-concentrating itself in
Castella, he advanced his forces, and at noon
yesterday, after having displayed all his cavalry, ad-
vanced a corps of 2000 infantry, with the idea of
forcing the left of our line, which the vanguard of
General "Whittingham's division covered ; but these
troops and the English whom he encountered at this
point, received the attack with the utmost serenity.
They allowed the • enemy to approach to the very
points of their bayonets and then charged, breaking
the French column, killing, wounding, and making
prisoners the unhappy slaves who composed it.,
Suchet having seen the result of his first at.
tempt, was obliged to change his plan (if that
was to vigorously attack the line), and reduce his
operations to making various movements, and
putting himself in retreat. General Murray imme-
diately ordered nine battalions and 1800 horse, with
ten pieces of artillery, to pursue, who caused ter-
rible loss to the enemy's columns, which continued
their retrograde march, beaten and fatigued. The
allied troops are pursuing them, and I expect we
shall obtain still great advantages. In the mean
time I have the satisfaction of communicating to
your Excellency the result of thopperations of the
army during the last, three days, which you will be
pleased to publish in your city and province.
66 God guard, &c.
" HeadlOarters. Petrel, April 14. X. ELIO.
" To Don V. M. Pattoo."

The Regency Gazette, of the 20th, contains a long
detailed acount from General Elio to the Chief of
the Staff at Cadiz, which is in substance the same as
the foregoing ; he estimates the loss of•the 'enemy in
the attack of the Britbdilitie, citil the 13th, at nearly.
2000.—The same papa 411 contains a letter from
Seu. F. Megaris, In ivhich.he states his loss on the
11th to be 300 killed, and about 1000 wounded, the
greater part of—vifiamqati into the hand! -of• the
French. He declares his troop, fought with The
greatest bravery, and that it *was alone owing to the
great superiority of the enemy they were beaten.
ALICANT, APRIL 15.--Marshal Suchet collected
18,000 men, among them 200Qbone. Since his de-
feat he has been briskly pursued ; he has lost above
5000 men. Alt the Allied and Spanish troops hare
marched in pursuit of him. The number of the ene-
my abandoned and taken by the 'peisants and-troops
is great. Daring the action no prisoners, wan Made,
because no quarter was given. On the 13th the 4080
my retired to Vier, in. the eight to Villeee, and
since towards•Fuente la Higuere. '
CADIZ, Aram 27.-4%. convoY'of
arrived at Alicant nith Sicilian troops.
Aram intelligence which We beet,
from Madrid comes down to the 13th. The' ay-

NEM, _
to march, we know not distinctly whither, but we
suppose forwards, to San Felipe de Xslion. Five
Colonels, P. °teen, and 2000 wounded French
have passed, kom Patios to Valencia. General
vrogoded, I have been assured that he is
dead ; I will net fail to sand you accounts when
opportunity offers."
Vez.st Hese°, APRIL $l.--A Colonel In the van.
guard of the second Army writes as follows, of
the date of the 18th We have already taken
4000 Preach. I lope seen to be able to send yen
still more revolvable accounts."
GRANADA, APRIL 22.—We are assured that se.
vocal letters from Alicant state, that 1500 of the
'prisoners taken in the last action of General Murray
•with Suchet have arrived at that place, and that the
battalion of Velez Malaga has been recovered.
Czntz, APRIL 29.—'fbe last accounts from Va.
tench( are, that the enemy abandoned 500 wounded in
Biar. Our head-quarters were in Alcoi ; the ad.
',slued guards near St. Felipe; General Elie in
IFuente la Higuera. .. • . . •

Aram 94.—1 f we may believe some reports, the
Vandals have again approached the right bank of the
Tagas. The Generals ill and Morello have, how-
ever, made a movement, and it appears that its direc-
tion is towards Talavera.

FR9M TUE REDACTOR GENERALE, OF APRIL 30.
Seher Espoz y Mina writes from Lodosa, under
date Ist April, that, on the preceding day, he had
attacked, between Lerica and Lodesa, a part of the
column commanded by General Barbot, composed of
1000 men ; of whom he took 635 prisoners, with 30
officers, the rest being killed, except Col. Gardin
and three others, who escaped, wounded, by the
swiftness of their horses.

The report of a general engagement, which we
mentioned yesterday, having taken place between
the French arty and their opponents,near Lutzin, is
not confirmed ; but from all the informatinn lately
received from Germany there is every reason to 3E11)-
1 pose such an event to have happened. Indeed, from
the language of the Treasury Journals, for some
days past, and in particular of the Courier of last
night, we marconclude that Government hate al-
ready received some intimation of a disastrous na.
ture from the Continent. It is impossible to express,
in adequate terms, our indignation at their conduct,
in holding out to the public such absurd and extra-
vagant expectations of success in the ensuing cam-
paign. They must now, however, feel themselves
sufficiently degraded by being compelled to resort to
a language so inconsistent with that which they have
for some time held.

On the occasion of the Catholic Emancipation I
Bill. being discussed last night in the House of Corn- 1
tuons, it may be said and hoped, that the Reverend
author of Lachrynue Actilkatica had shed the last of
his Lachrywe Catholicte. Dr. DVIGENAN had for-
gotten that his objections (the very same ,as urged
last year) had been successfully refuted by Mr.
GRATTAN. The Learned Civilian is certainly grate-
; ful for the numerous favours be received from the
Protestant Establishment, if
..his enmity to the Ca-
lthollc Church be any proof of that gratitude. He
is Vicar-General.,to the Metropolitan Court of Ar-
,
mei, as well As King's Advocate-General of the.
iCtinet-of Admiralty ; Vicar-General of the Do-
! cases of Meath and Elphin, and King's Professor
Of the Civil Law in Dublin, &c. ; in short, the
Doctor's escutcheon is as much emblazoned with
places and distinctions, as is a chimney-sweeper's
coat with gold lace on a May-day. The Doctor's
Speech. of last night may be ooesidered u one which
would' have been exceedingly admired ih the 16th
century, except that, part of it which contains apor-
lion of black venom in it. Heavens! that a British
orator should stand op in the House of Commons in
the 10th century, and affirm that a body. of five or
Six millions of men cannot be bound by an oath !
Upowthis point, indeed, we think the Civilian hes
been guilty of little less than a libel on a Catholk
prelate, when he sap, that Doctor MaNcn, whom
Nreprnstots as the general agent for the Catholics in
' England, has maintained, that the obli.
be measured by to—

ender the Government, we
put before Pensioners en the tiovernment, for ex-
clusion from giving opinions in Parliament, on any
measure connected with Government influence;
as this undoubtedly is In tbe most invidious
degree. His observations, however, on the difficulties
arising front the proposition of the Catholic Clergy
being provided for by the Government, were muck
attended to, as they deserved, But in this, se in
all other cases similar to it, when the principle of the
measurnis generally concurred us, the details maybe
qualified and accommodated to the sallsfactien
beds parties. We bare do doubt of that. Gemstone
giving that satisfaction to the claimants which justice
requires. The Bill, however, will have another
ordeal to pass through.
As a proof that the most sonny stratagems will be
resorted to by the enemies of the liberal Bill far re.
Bemis freedom, a Protest was inserted la an Irish
Journal, stated to be the Protest of the Catholic
Board In Dublin, against the 8111 for Catholic
Emancipation. A more nefarious or a more impu-
dent falsehood was never attempted; but it did not
~ape immediate detection. The following contra-
diction has been issued by the Catholic Board s
NEW CATHOLIC HILL.
At a Meeting of the Catholic Board, held ht C.
pel-street, on Saturday the Bth May, 1813,

Sir LDSVAKJ) 8I LLLW, in the Chair:

Resolved Unanimously, That a publication in the Balls
jawed Newspaper of this day, purporting to be " 4 protest
of the Catholic Board of Ireland against the Bill now Oending
for the Relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic Subjects," is a
gross and mischievous fabrication, and (like a recent forgery of
the 'faird Part o' the Penal Laws which aggrieve the Cotholica
of Ireland, issuing from the hired presss, and from the office of
the above-meationed Print) is calculated to excite animosity awl
hatred against the Catholic people of Ireland. •
EDWARD BELLEW, Chairman.

WM. FRANCIS FINN, Secreiny.

c;P.ortnE RR TAN, Eq. in the Chair.
Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting he-
given to Ste EDWATCD REttzw, for his very proper and dignified
couduct in the Chair.

GEORGE BRYAN, Chairman.
WM. FRApC4S PINN, Secretary,

The East India feet. have passed Brighton. The
Java. from China and Batavia parted from them 30th
March, in lat 2. 30, long. 25. 10. and is the only
ship not &nivel.
DRURY-LANK THEATRE.—Latt night, a Piece
in Two Acts, entitled The Russian, was performed
for the first time, at this Theatre. The tad of the
Don cossack, appears to have given birth to this
flimsy production. A Russian town laid in ashes
by the French, and the 4rrival of the British sub.
scriptions to rebuild it, furnish a fine field for com.
pliments to Russian courage and British generosity.
There were, of coarse, ,CIUp traps in abundance;
and with a very friendly audience, they could not
fail to tell well. 'The points are those to which the
public mind is alive, and can only catch for the mo-
ment. A Piece of this character is not, therefore,
a fair subject of criticism. Its most legitimate re..
commendation is its scenery. which affords some
very picturesque and interesting views. •
A very unfortunate circumstance happened yesters
day, at the Marshalsea Prison, in the Borough :
The roof of a very large building, formerly occu-
pied as part of the establishment *f Catvert's brewery,
fell in, owing to the, decayed State of the tinsh,rs,
which forced the boundary wall of the prison down,
killed one man (a prisoner), broke the legs and
thighs of another (who cannot possibly live), aud
slightly hurt some others.
FALMOUTH, MAY 11.---Attita the /Vimpl;
packet, with a mail from Cadiz, in ten days, by bee
we lexrn, that General M urray ;defeated Sachet, on.
t'li 11th ultimo, near "Alicant, with the loss of
5000 men killed, wounded, and prisoners. The
lose on our part is stated at eight hundred
Suchet, previous to his defeat, had surprised a body
df Spanish troops, and took some of them prison-
ers. Also the Carteret packet, with a Meil from
Surinam, last from Guadeloupe in 49 days; she
it put under quarantine, in oonsequeoce of having
had communication with a British frigate, from
Gibraltar, out of which she, took Captain
Caddy, late of the Nary Ann packet, The
Carteret has been due since the pith April, and rev
ported to have been taken by the Essex, American
frigate; she brings a eonivatation of the Primes*
Charlotte packet having beat of an American prig
vareer, after an action whisk lasted,. at Intervals,
four days.
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