The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-03 00:00:00

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FALMOUTH, Not. 3G.—The Marlborough, and
Q7een Charkite packets arrived this day from Lis-
bon—the latter only 90 hours passage. Accounts
by her state, that Marquis Wellington and General
Hill had joined, and, with 80,000 men, had retreat•
led to Ciudad Rodrigo, were the head.quartersi were
on the 18th inst.; the enemy are stated to have
united all their forces into one mass, and were fol.
lowing Marquis Wellington with 90,000 infantry
and 10,000 cavalry : but no fears were entertained
kr the result of any attempt they may make on the
Allied Army. 13urgoa is said to be abandoned by
the enemy, in order to increase their ern.
PLYMOUTII, Dec. I.—krrived the Hdrfard gun.
brig from Gibraltar, in eight days, having brought
I dispatches from General Clinton, commanding at
Alicanti.•General Maitland having returned to S city.
She also'-has' brought dispatches from Sir Edward
Pellew, in the Mediterranean, and from General
Campbell, at Gibraltar. The Bustard spoke last night
going into Falmouth, the Queen Charlotte packet,
four days from Lisbon, with dispatches, and is said
! to have brought an account that Lord Wellington had
fallen back on Ciudad Rodrigo, followed by the
French' Army. Lord Wellington had chosen a pc!.
sition in that neighbourhood,. and a desperate battle
wee expected ; the Niemen frigate, from Lisboa,
with a Messenger, and dispatches; she left the Ta.
gus last Friday afternoon ; and the lEttpur frigate,
from a cruise, with the loss of her main-topmast.

Letters have reached town from Paris to the 30th
ult. They are sileut stale' the arrival of any further
Bulletins, or private intelligence from the Grand
Army. It is intimated, however, that the French
finances are very low, and that to recruit them the
French Government had so far determined on a re-
tention of the Continental System, as to grant
licences for the importation of Colonial produce.—
The licences in question will be disposed of to the
highest bidder.
A Spanish vessel is arrived in four days from Co-
runna. The letters by her mention, that Seaton I
situated between Bilboa and St. Andero, has bin be-
sieged by the Spaniards ; the garrison was small, but
the place of considerable strength. • It would prove a
valuable acquisition.
The Motion of Thanks to Lord WELLINGTON,
and the Officers and men under his command, will
be moved this day in both Houses of Parliament.
• tie den. Serteral'STnearr arrived tastrilgtit at
hillause its Grafton-street, from Ireland. HP leaves
Sewn to embark for Lisbon early in the ensuing
week.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
last India House, when the undermentioned ships
Were taken up :—Minerva, 534 tons—Union, 550
ditto—Lady Lushinglon, 594 ditto—William Pitt,
$72 ditto— Lord Forbes, 513 ditto.
Mr. Cant:tools remark on the loyalty of our Ca-
tholic fellow-subjects in Canada, who enjoy corn-
ttlete toleration, deserves our most serious attention •
and what must the Catholic world think of Lori
favreroos.'s declaration of eternal hostility upon i
What he calls honest principle ? What will the Spa-
Infarcts think of it ? Such a spirit of intolerance ! Last night there was a representation, for the
would have been it fine subject for BALLASTEROS , first time, of a new grand historical Pla-v, ailed
todilate upon, in his paroxisms of jealousy against The Renegade, which is an alteration from Day-
England. • ' DE9I'S Play of Don Sebastian.
A plan is at present in agitation by the Commas- There were several songs introduced in this n.,,wly
der hs Chief, which is warmly supported by most of arranged drama, which did not, in our judgment,
the Scots Nobility, for extending the benefits of the ' very much contribute to the enforcement or illustra-
Military Orphan Hospital to Scotland, by founding tion of the plot ; those which were set for Mr. Sim-
one in Edinburgh or Glasgow, for the Southern. a:id cratit'a voice did not suit its compass, as their bar-
another at Inverness, or some such situation, for the then lay upon the tenor part, which is itUrrfect,
Northern district. and not upon the treble part, which is particularly
For these few days past, the Earl of Lonsdale has melodious. The new music is, we understand, by
employed a number of workmen iu repairing his Mr. Hisao,.
house, gardens, and offices, in Fi.!ter-street, for the Mr. You n, who performed the Renegade, was
accommodation a the Judges during the Assizes, very successful in his exertions : a el, in the eel. -
and his Lordship's residence when in Carlisle. The orated scene between Durar Dori Sebastian, In
repairs, ,itc. wheaiompletA, will make a consider- tne third act, both he and. Mr. C. KEMILE were
able improvement, as the premises, which occupy very and very &set redly applauded.
sore than an awe of ground, and have remained uti- Many of she scenes were prepatedlrtitli taste and
Atshabited for overly half a century, ere situated in mageiticence, and the whole excited the adminiti
the centre of the city. ! generally speaking, of as foil, and es fushionable
PEcoNnizar.—A cow belonging to Mr. J. Wills, ' audicitce, as we have seen thirit-g this season.
of Little Bampton, near Carlisle, has produced four I There were, some symptoms of disapprobation ma-
calves within the last -ft; weeks. inifested by a few persons at the termination of the
On Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock, as Mr. piece; but those fastidious Gentlemen should hnvo,
Applefoi4.of Richmond, wan crossi;:g Hyde Park, recollected, that they were not hissing the scenes
by the head of the Serpentine river, lie was stopped and arguments of Mr. Boinutos, but tilo,;e of the
by two men, one of whom seized him by the collar, immortal Dozoros
demanding his watch and money, the other immedi-
ately knocked him down, and beat him so severely,
that he lay senseless on the ground the space of a
quarter of an hour, or 20 minutes, n hen some per-
sons coming along, found him, and very kindly as-
sisted him. The villains had robbed him of 141. in
bank-notes; fortonately he had not his watch about
him. The man who first laid hold of him, was tall,
in a blue coat, and appeared like a working man ;
the other shorter, in a grey coat, and had the ap-
pearance of a servant.
Early on Thursday morning the patrole were sur-
prised by some cries proceediug from the chimney of
a house, in Langstone-street, in the Borough, and
on enquiry it was discovered that they proceeded
from some one sticking fast in the due of the chimney.
Ropes were procured, and a man, with no other co-
vering except his shirt and small clothes, was drawn
up with considerable difficulty ; he was its a most
deplorable condition, and very much bruised. He
stated that he resided in Hertfordshire, and came up
to town to dispose of a quantity of apples ; he had
taken lodging in a house near where he was found,
and on Wednesday evening after he was in bed, he
was alarmed by a conversation which he heard going
on in the next room, and from which be suspected a
plan was laying to rob him. Ile had upwards of 401.
in his possession, which he had received' for his ap-
ples, and in his alarm ho contrived to get oat of the
window upon the roof of the house, anti after pro-
ceeding along several houses he got into the chimney
for better security ; but slipping down farther than
he intended, he could not extricate himself. lie is de-
tained till a further Investigation can take place.
The particular attention of the Public, as well
as of the numerous friends of RicnannsoN, Goon-
Luca and Co. is most respectfully solicited to the
very superior merits of the plan for the grand dis-
tribution of the Capitals, in the Lottery of 13,0(X)
Tickets, which for magnitude and number excels
preceding advantages. RICIIMIDSON, GOODLUCk
and Co. also recommend t 9 the observance of the
Public, that every Number in this Lottery is to
fully possess its own fortune, and not to depend
on that of any other: for this circumstance, so long
sought for, Two Days of Drawing have been obtain-
ed, viz. the 14th and 15th of January.
A Royal Tiger, on the 27th Dec. last, made its
appearance hi the fields of Wagra, near Bombay.
Information having been given to the Judge at Be-
rah, an Allawlut guard of 10 persons, armed with
muskets and swords;iiere sent to discover and kill
the animal. This am& they bravely performed ;
bet having in their advance upon the ferocious ani-
mal been taken pertly 17 surprise, by his springing
and alighting in the midst of them, they' were re-
decal to the - necessity of itttneking his with their
Mau -*Willow of loran 'were so torn and bitten
am**, Ad • tow dqsidbit:
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PORUMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships 411fred and Slag, with a convoy from Lisbon;
and the Rcgalus from Leith.

Sailed his Majesty's ships Success and Freytt,
with a couvoy for Leith; and the Dexterous, en a
cruise. •

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Ninety ships, not copper-bottomed, to he em-
ployed as transports, are now taking up by G.)rorii-
nient at siOs. per ton per month for the term of three
months.

We yesterday evening received the following com-
munication :—" A letter from the Nore, dated yes-
terday, mentions that several Swedish vessels, parts
of dispersed convoys that sailed from Gottonhurgh
on the Ist November, have passed for the River, to-
gether with a fleet of colliers, and other ships. it is
supposed that these ships wets mistaken at Harwich
for the Baltic•convoy, which, it was said, had been
seen off thr.t place."

A detachment of the 24th reziment of foot is nn.
der orders to proceed from :Waldo'', to join the Id
battalion in India.

The 2(1 battalion of the sth foot has been drafted
in Spain into the Ist battalion, and is daily espected
in England : Lord WEtttsroviv promulgated hits
public thanks to the Officers and men before they
were removed from his command. •
Among the expected Taxes, it is reported that ad.
ditional duties will be laid on race and other plea.
sure horses.
In the Peninsula, short as the distance's, and at a
short date, Bills of Exchange, even nprr.e Govern.
mem, are at a discount of 3U per Gent.!
We are sort'', to hear, that the mortality amongst
the medical officers attached to our army in Spain,
has of late been very great ; the scarcity is said to
be such at present, that in some instances Spanish
surgeons are employed to attend our gallant soldiers,
who have been unfortunately woundeid.
A matrimonial union is on the lapis between Lord
Jocut.vs', eldest son of the Earl of RopEN, anti a
dau4liter of Lord LE DESPERaR!
The Archbishop of Tunny '%'ve underitand, will be
included In the 4rst balcli Of English Peers.
'Captain Btacavilitio; In the Warspke, a 74, is
appointed to go to India with Lord MOIRA.
On MOD4Ry last, the 30th of November, about
eighty Gentlemen dined together at Mr. CAMPBELL'S,
the Whiti• Saban, Little St. Andrew-street, Seven'
Dials, in celebration of the feslival of St. Andrew,
the tutelar Saint of Scotland, Mr. BARCLAY in the
Chair.—" The land of Cakes,"and other appropriate .
toasts, were drank; amity national songs were sung,
and the afternoon and evening were spent With that
hilarity, harmony, and good humour, which so pe.
culiarly characterise the natives of Caledonia on such
occasions. An elegant transparency" of St. Andrew
occupied one, of the. windews. •
Major-GeneralMotatetomante his been placei
epos tbe•Statf, and Stationed hi North Britain.
Cornet JonNfrox, of the. oth dragoons, has b en
appointed' •Aid-11e-Catnp ..te Leiktlont-Chipost
WYNTARD.

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