The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-06 00:00:00

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E•ont the LONDOIY:GAZETTE, APRIL 4.
W 4 IVTIE PA 9.ThIENT. •
Downiopiffeef, April 2, 1812.
D:spatches, of which the following are extracts,
hair been received from the Earl of Wl,ELlttoroy, art!.
dressed to the Earl of LIVERPOOL
Elras, March 13, 1111*
" I moved the head-quarters from Frenada on the
6th, and arrived hero on the 11th instant. There i
are itoue of the'enemy's troops in the field in Extre-
madura, excepting that part of the sth corps not in
the garrisort of Badajos, thehead-quarters of 'which
.are a 4 Villa Franca; ands detachment, consisting 'of.
about a division, under General Darican, whose'
head-quarters are at. IA Serena. The enemy . halte
made no movement, stud I have heard of no. opera.
tion of importance since 1 addressed your Lordship
list. According to the last accounts, Marshal
SOULT was in the lines before Cadiz."
" Camp before lindajoi, March 20, 1812.
2" According to the intention which! announced Its
your Lordship, I broke up the cantonments of the
army on the 15th and 16th inst.. and invested Bade- :
jos, on the left of the River Guadiana, on the 16th,
with the 3d, 4th, and light divisions of infantry, and
with a brigade of Lieutenant-General Ilksinvores
division on the right. These troops are under the
cammand of Marshal Sir W,,. Beitesroan and Lieu.
tenant-General Picrost. We broke ground on the
folowing day, and have established a parallel within
two hu 'tired yards of the outwork, called the Picu-
rina, which embraces the whole of the south-east :
angle of the fort. The work has continued ever
since with great celerity, notwithstanding the very
bad weather which we have had since the 17th. The
enemy made a. sortie yesterday from the gate called
La Trinidad, on the riga of our attack, with about
two thousand men. They were almost immediately ,
driven in without effecting any object, with consi- '
derable loss, by Major-General ROWEs, who com-
manded the guard in the trenches. We lost upon
this oct.msion'a very promising officer, Captaia
CUTHBERT, A:id-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General
PICTON, killed ; and Lieutenant-Colonel FLETCHER
was slightly• Mounded, but I hope that he will soon
be able to resume his duties. I have not yet got the
returns, butt I believe that our loss, since the com-
mencement of these operations, amounts to one
hundred and twenty men killed and wounded. On
the tame day that Badajos was invested, Lieutenant-
General Sir THOMAS GRAHAM crossed the Guadiana
with the Ist, 6th, and 7th diviiions of infantry, and
Getteriti SLADE'S and General LE MAncuA,r's bri-
gades of cavalry, and directed his march open Vil. I
verdn and Santa Martha, and thence towards Llerena;
while Lieutenant-General Sir ROWLAND ItILL,
with th • second. and Lieutenant-General lissilL-
Tates divisions, and Major-General Loxes ca-
valry, marched from his • cantonments near Albu-1
querqu ? upon Merida, and thence upon Aluven-
dralejo. These movements induced Gen. DItOUET IO
retire from Villa Franca upon Ilornachos, in order,l
I conclude, to be in communication' with General
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DaiticAx's division, which was about La Serena.— !
I have heard from Sir THOMAS GRAHAM and Sir
HOWL IND HILL to the 19th instant. The former
was at Los. Santos and Zafra, with General SLADE'S
cavalry at Villa Franca; and the latter at Alnien-
dralejn. Lieutenant-General Sir ROWLAND HILL
took three °Moen' and a few hussars prisoners in
Meri•la. I have reports from the neighbourhood of
Ciudad Rodrigo of the 17th instant. The enemy
had sent a small detachment to Bejar, priucipally
with a view to plunder; but there was no appearance
,of any immediate movement. The 6th division had
moved from I'alavera, through the Puerto del Pico,
on the Sth and 9th itotant ; and the 4th division, on
the rime days, from Teedo through the Guadarra-
ma ; and the first divisiou only remained au the Ta-
gus, near Talavera."

• BAYRRTLYncto ENLARGED.
.1. Sexton, Stainuote,kliddleiex, baker, from Aprll 4 to April
13, at Gnil.lll4ll, London; • • •
C. SaY, Neu 'thrum Both, baberdikber,flons ril 7to April,
13. at Guildhall.
BANKRUPTS.
W. Dirkison, Sandetlasad, innkeeper. to surrender April 21,
97, May 16, at the Bridge Inn, Bishopwearmouth, Durham. s
Attonsks, Mr. Blackiseou, Syntoud's Inn; mud Mr. Thompson.
Biabopwearmouth.
_G. Stokes, Oldswinford, Worcestershire, nail ironmonger,-
May 4,5, 16. at the George Inn, Wurctiter. Attornies, Nlessn.
Wats and Constable, Symond's Inn; and Mr. Robins, Stour-
bridge, Worcestershire.
DIVIDENDS.
May 5, A. Nord blad and 11. Middleton, Kingston-upon-Hull,
merchants-April 27, J. Smithson and J. LI. Smithson, Bishop-
s% carotin uth, coal-fitters-April 25, J. Cope, Nea castle-under-
Lyine, mercer-April 25, J. G. Werninek, Plvmouth, nier-
chsnt- April 13, E. Harris, St. Catharine's, Middlesex, pro-
vision-merchant-April 20_, R. Bath, Anderton, Cornwall.
rope-maker-April 27, W. Lloyd, Bristol, merchant-April
g 7, S. Williams, OF n estry2 Salop, grocer-April 14, H. Brewer,
Cbeshain Bois, Bucks, wire-worker-May 2, W. Birch and .1.
Lucas, Fleet-street, papet-stalocas--Aprif 25, J. King and W.
E. King. St. Paul, Coved-garden, silk-mercers-May 2, }l
Davis, Aldenn J
anbury, warehouseman-May 2, J. aluscus
Blackburn, cotton-manufacturer-May 5, J. Coles, llanway-
street, Oxford-street, jeweller-May 2, F. Willatts, Brewer-
street, Golden-square, cheesensonger-April 29, J. Yalden,
Winchester, miller-April 28, J. Scott, Strand, bookseller-
May 2, li. Foster and W. G. Sharp, Ilasinghall-street, ware-
housemen-April 14, J. Hubbard, jun. Grubb-street, Cripple*
gate, upholsterer-April 28, T. Vine, jun. Brighthelinstune,
grocer-April 25, J. Noriaan, Stroud, Kent, ironmonger-
April 23, J. Frodsbam, Kingsgate-street, Holborn, watch-
maker-April 18, J. Blundell, Lloyd's Coffee-house, insurance-
broker-April 25, J. Rose, sen. and J. Rose, jun. Synxm's-
vi turf Too ley-street, provision-merchants-April 25, . Jack-
son, Sherborne-lane, merchant-April 25, J. Sweeting, Old
Bond-street, tailor-April 25, S. Buckhurst, liammernnith,
carpenter-April 25, G. Sines, Stephen-street, Tottenham-
court-road, coal-merchant.
C ERTI FIC ATES.-A ram 25.
W. Rowthan, Moulton, Lincolnshire, grocer-W. Ball, New-
castle-upon-Tyne, vintner-J. T. Oritton, Boston, Lincolnshire,
• wine-merchant-J. Ingleton, Strand, natter-R. Southall, S.
Southall, and B. Southall, Dudley, Worcestershire„ sail-iron-
mongers-W. Barnard, Lloyd's Cottec-house, underwriter.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. and Stubbs, Long-acre, platers-R. Mathews and J.
Smith, Fieldgate-street, Wilitechapel, scum-boilers--J. Badger'
and .1. Couldthorpe, Sheffield, carpenters-R. Watson and Co.
e;reengate-mill, lorkshire, cotton-taut spinners-W. and T.
A ll.outh, Lincolnshire. wine-merchants-T: Pallister and
T. iinusfieli, Margate, booksellers -R. Waistell and M. Yam,
Worship-street, stable-keepers-S. Burge and .1. Green, Castle
Cary, Soinersebhire, worsted stocking-manufacturers--M. Press-
ler and J. F. Wise, Paddington, a hartingers -W. Pearson and
T. Johns, Chelmsford, breeches-makers-J. Freensan and J.
Millington. Hammersmith, iron-Nanny:l.-E. Pow ley and M.
Br•ms a, New Bond-street. milliners-W. and h. Wauseon, Wel-
I ing:lomugh, N ortbanipto., hire, shoe-ninuffiesurers -E. Barker
and Co. eannock-C.tase, Stalford..bire, merchants-11. Smart teal
J. Goodridge, surgeons, Cranhorne, Dorsetsitire- A. e 1 -ring
and Co. London, Mint-factors-J. Phillips and ts iIISO Col,
bet-con rt, Gmeechurch-street, aSolesale linen-di al/et s- - It. Ro-
berts and Co. Thornevholme' Lancashire, cotton twist-spinners
-E. Taylor and J. Birlow, New Cross, Surrey, dealers.

The Average Price of Sti
1, is 41s. 3.44. per Cwt.
Average Prices at CORN of ENGLAND and IV ALES, per
quarter, from the Return, ending March 211 :
AV heat . I Rye, t Barley, 1 Oats. Ream Pease. halm.

IAR, fur the Week, ending April

117 dilb.sdlOlad d.
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d.
85.3 d.
6'5 1. !i.7 d.l

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, FEB. 22.—The two day's proceedings
in Congressgiven in this day's Gazette, will be found
interesting to some, while others will laugh, and
many bite their lips. There will be no war, but
there must be new taccs.—lt is supposed Congress
will adjourn, for two or three months.

The President of the United States has returned
General Wilkinson his sword, front the conviction
that he is an honest good kind of a man!!!
General Dearborn, our' military Commander in
Chief, has arrived at Washington, to receive in-
structions as to the best mode of taking Canada.—
But, the red hot Colonel D. R. Williams had pre-
viously obtained leave of absence for the remainder
of the season, and was off like a slant.
MARCH 3.—We uuderstand the United States'
sloop of war Warp has been ordered here to wait
for dispatches, which are to be sent out to France
and England. _ _

Whitehall, April 4. - •
Ills Royal Highness the Prince Regent his been
rlea.:ll, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
jest), to constitute and appoint the Right Honour-
able Robert. Earl of Buckinghamshire ; the Right
llonouralsle Robert Banks, Earl of Ijverpool;
the AKIO Honourable Robert Stewart, commonly
called Viscount Castlereagh, and the Right Honour-
able Richard Ryder, his Majesty's three Principal
Secretaries of State; the Right Honourable Spencer
Perceval, Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of his
nijostv's. Escheqtter ; George Percy, Esq. commonly
odieti tord Lorai.te; the Right •Iloneurable Johu
Bare/ 'frigomonth; the Right Honourable Thomas
Wallire; William Lowther, Esq. commonly called
Vlsc tint Lowther; and the Right Honourable John
S,i'li• se, to be4sis Majesty's Contosistiioners for the
Matisgement of Affairs in India.
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The Directors of the Union Bank were yesterday
re-elected by a large majority.

FRoM TILE NATIONAL: INTELLIGF.NCER.

It is understood thata long list of Officers, nomi-
nated for the Additional Army, has been transmitted
by the President of the United States to the Senate,
for their concurrence.

ills Rept( Highness the Prince Regent bas been
pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
jest.y, to conmituter and appoint the Rlghtiloaoura-
ble Elands Lord Napier t? be his Majesty's High
Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church
of Scotland.

liis Royal Righneas the Prince Regent has also,
been pleased,
.in the name and on the behalf of his 1
Majesty, to grant the Office of Steward of the Fo-
rest of Sherwood and; Park of Foltwood, in• the
county of Nottingham, to his Grace Henry Pelham
Clinton, Duke of Newcastle. • •

Carlton Honee• , 41pr11 4.
His Royal Higness the Prince Regent his been
pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Ma-
jesty, to. appoint the Honourable Major-General
,11,tualey to be one of the Grooms of his Majesty's
Bedchamber.

MILITAIW P,ROMOTIONS.

Cimmissions sighed by tbe Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Salop.
Wrekiu Regiment of Shropshire Local Militia.
Ensign Juba Rider to be Lieutenant, vice Yates, deceased.
Dated Feb. 11,1812.
Griffidi Francis Dorset Evans, .Gent. to be Ensign, vice Rider.
Dated us above.
West 'e -rimers/ of Shropshire Local Militia.
Richard Peet , Gent. to be Ensign, vice Allen, promoted.
Dated Fehrpary 14, 1812.
Pinhill Th.op of Stropibire Yeemanry Cavalry.
Corset Thomas Evans to be Lieutenant, vice *Awards,
pi's .d. D4ed Feb. 18,1K12.
John Edwards, tient. to be Cornet. Dated as above.
Oswestry Yeomanry Cavalry.
71:111inn Owen, Esq. to be Major, vice Warriagton, resigned.,
Dated March 18,1812.

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THE STATESMAN.

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John 'Mytton, FAA. to be Captalti. Dated a 4 above. Id. Oardilis solely employed is distilling spirits from domestic
John hunt, Esq. to be Lieutenant. ,Dated as *hove.
•rat more eapaeLy together than 150 gallons, at the rate of siicents
vaateriab,:at any distillery at which there are one or more stills
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County a
-Nottingham. . per gallon, on the capacity of such stills.
34 or Retford Regiment of fecal Militia. sd. On other stills solely employed in distilling spirits from
Martin Boner, Lsq. to be Captain, vice l'eggc, resigned. Dated froit,ai the ee of live dollars on each •tili a year.
,
heft. 'ids Oa •'' ' *. . .. . i 4th. On other stills solely employed in distillingspirits from
Jeremiah Rayne., Gest. to he Lieutenant, vice Bower, pro- 'tiny domestic materials, at the rate of 15 dollars ou welt still a
muted. Dated*, above. year.
6. Resolved, That duties be !aid on licences to retailers of
—..mans...-- '
seines, spirits, and foreign merchandise, including tavern-
Crown-11/lice, April 4, IRI2. ' keepers, at the following rates, viz. :
NIEIIIIIER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT 4 If in cities, towns, or villages, containing more than 100 pa
P 1111.1 I MENT.
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' I nines,
t ity et Edinburgh. L. 'On retailed of foreign merchandise, including wines and
The Right honourable Willkasu. Duhdas, in the room of Sir I„iri.. its D.
Patrick Murray, Baronet, sib° bath accepted the Chiltern i r1d.."0,, retailers of aisles alone, 20 1).
h undreds. sd. On retailers of spirits alone, c..+o D.
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4tls On . sasestic spirits atone, ._ __..
fib. On retailers of foreign nitichandise, other than wines or
'piths, 15 D.
If in any other places than cities, towns, or villages, contain-
ing more than 100 families,
Ist. On retailers of foreign merchandise, including wines and
spirits, 15D.
2d. Oa retailers of wines and spirits, 15 D. •
9d. On retailers of domestic spirits alone, 10 D.
4th. On retailers of foreign merchandise, other than w incased'
spirits, 10 D.
7. Resolved, that duties be laid on sales at auction of foreiga
1 aserchandose, for every hundred dollars of the purchase money,
2 U.—and on sales at suction of ships or vessels, for every hue..
deed dollars of the purchase money, 25 cents.
S. Resolved, That a duty of 4 cents per pound be laid on a11..1
sugars refined in the United States, allowing a drawback on the
ex. ortation of the same.
9. Resolved, That duties be laid on carriages used for the
conveyance of persons, at the following rates, VIZ.:
Ist. Oa every coach, chariot, and post chaise, 25 D.
2d. On every phaeton, and on every coacher, having pannel
work in the upper division thereof, 15 dollars.
3d. On ev -07 other four wheel carriage hanging on steel
springs, 10 D. i
4th. Cla every four wheel carriage hangit.g upon iron or
wooden springs, and on every two wheel carnage. with a Sop,
or hanging on steel or iron springs, $O.
sth. On every other four or two wheel carriage 9 dollars.
10. Resolved, That stamp duties be laid Qa the following in-
sUutnents of writing, viz :
Ist. On all notes payable to bearer or order issued by any
bank or bankers, at rates on an average of one dollar for every-
hundred dollars, with an option to pay, in lieu thereof 2h per
annuli on their dividends.
2d. On all notes of bawd above 50 dollars. payable to bearer
or order, having one or more indorsers:--and on all bills of ea-
shone, above 50 dollars, having one or more indorsers, at rats
on an average of live cents for every hundred dollars.
11. Resolved, That three millions of dollars be raisedlsg
direct tax to be apportioned among the several States agree
to the rule prescribed by the Coonstution.
12. Resolved, Tont each Suite be authorised to pay the
amount of its quota to the United States, w ith a deduction of
15 per cent. if paid before the assessment is -commenced, and of
7i per cent. if paid before the tax becomes due.
13. 'Resolved, That all the duties above enumerated and the
tax aforesaid, shall be laid and become payable only after-the
United States shall have become engaged so a war with a foreign
European natioa, or shall have authorised the liming of letters
of marque and reprisal again t the subjects of such nation.
14. Resolved, That theisaid reties and ate shall continue until
one year after the conclusion of peas with such foreign nation,
and no longer.
Tne Report being read, was ordered to be printed
and made the order of, the day for Monday next.
Mr. B4CON then introduced a Bill to authorize a
loan for a sum not exceeding * millions of :
dollars, which was twice read and committed.
Mr. Poaraa gave notice, that he would to-morrow
bring in a Bill to raise a provisional military force of
20,000 men.
The House resumed the consideration of the Bill
for arming the Militia Of the United States ; when
Mr. M. Clsy's motion to reconsider the Amendment I
which has been agreed to, putting it in the power of .
the respective States to distribute the arms as they
thought proper, came under discussion. It was sup. ,
ported by Messrs. Macon, Smilie, Stow, Fisk, and
Little : and opposed by Messrs. Roberts, Talmadge,
Widrry, Rhea, and M'Coy. 1
It was argued in favour of a reconsideration, thati
this amendment might defeat the object of the B:11,1
which was to put arms into the bands of every young
man when he attained the age of 18 ; that this
amendment placed it in the power of the State Le-
gislatures
to lay up the arms in an armoury, or to 1
put them into the hands of a favoured party; in-1
stead of arming the nation, the arms might be locked
i
up from the people—it would be arming the govern-
I ment against the people, and not placing the people!
in a situation to defend themselves against any op-
pression with which they might be menaced from
whatever quarter it might come. Allusions were :
made to the period when M'Pherson's Blues threat's
lened the peace of the city of Philadelphia, and to
the Embargo Times, in order to shew that the arms
would would be safer in the hands of the people, 1
than laid up in armories by the States.
Against the reconsideration, it was contended
that the respective State Legislatures might safely be
trusted with the power of distributing these arms,
that they never could be supposed to become the
[oppressors of the people, since they were annually j
elected by the people; that.the probability was, they 1
would distribute the arms amongst the citizens in
[
such a-manner as each-State would deem best calcu-
lated to render the Militia efficient. As to the in-
stances of improper conduct in a small number of
individuals alluded to, tie danger could ever be ap-
prehended
from such momentary delusions. The
' question for reconsideration was negatived 62 to 52.
Mr. WILLIAMS moved to amend the Bill, by add-
ing a provisio to the amendment above alluded to : !
I " Provided such directions shall not contravene the
I.persvieiens centelood in the for'stileetion of this Act."
1 [Which directs that every citizen arriving at the age
of 18 shall be put in possession of a stand of arms.] 1
• This motion was negatived, 55 to 54. I
bir.,1111.1. moved another amendment :• 46 Provid- i
ed, that oat "regulation shall be adopted by any State !
which shall extend further than to cause the arms to
be properly taken care of." I
Before a question was taken on this amendment '
the house adjourned: .
11.1ZSDAY, FEB. IS.
' Mr. PORTER offered •the following Resolution:— i
" Resolved, that a CoMmittee be appointed to re-1
port a Bill, authorising the President of the United!
States to engage, commission, and organize 20,000 ;
melt.
Such was the substance of the resolution. Mr. P.
said it would be a long time before an army could be'
raised by enlistments for five years ; men would not
ecgage to enslave themselves for such a length of
time. It was time something effective should be
done. Great Britain was scarcely ever known to
striiLe the set-04 blow ; she will be preparing to
' give the first : and if we go on in this easy good-
natured way to make war, there is no knowing how
soon that blow may come. Ile resided within the
reach of the guns of a British fort. On him and his
constituents will probably light the first of British
indignation, Be had many social friends on the
Canada side, and. did not wish to quarrel with them;
' - • The Loan is estimated to be 11,0U0,000 dollsn.

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