He was, it seems, only the curate of the parish, upon a stipend, probably, of 50 or 60 pounds a year; and, with this and a school, he had to support a family of eleven children. The expences of trial must, to such a man, have been nearly utter ruin. This is, then, quite hardship enough without being calumniated into the bargain; and, when any one has from want of knowing the truth, propagated injurious faishoods against such a man, justice, bare, justice, demands a contradiction, in the most public manner and most explicit terms. SPAIN. THE WAR. -There is some thing going on in Spain, which does not indicate any very good understanding between our army and that of the Spaniards. The Miserable Sinners uttered whole Litanies of paragraphs in the hope of averting the wrath of the offended Father in God. They put me in mind of the crouching caitiffs in the LUTRIN of BOILEAU, trembling for their lives in fear of the avenging crosier. They published, not only a recantation; a full and clear recantation; but they, moreover, published all sorts of praises of the Right Reverend Father. They told us of his charity, his benevolence, his humanity, his munificence, of which they gave us particular instances; and so particular and circumstancial were they as to these points, that it would almost have seemed, that they had, at the least, lived in the same house and dipt in the same dish with his Lordship.-Whether they saved themselves I know not; but, I cannot refrain from comparing their The public will bear in mind what loud conduct upon that occasion with their con- accusations were made here against the duet towards Mr. Bingham, against whom Spanish Commander at the affair of Barthe offence was assuredly much greater, rosa. It was said, that we had the whole but, to whom, none of them have, that I have of the honour; and that the Spaniard was seen, offered the smallest apology. Nay, either traitor or coward.--The Spanish they have not; as far as I have observed, Regency seem to be of a different opinion.' even said one word in the way of correct- They, in giving au account of the battle, ing what they had before asserted.~ have the following passage: --"Such. This is very unjust, and very cruel; for, "have been the memorable expedition, this silence would seem to argue, that, " and battle of the 5th of March, in which though he has been acquitted in a court "the British troops have again shewn of justice, they, the publishers of these "their discipline, their incomparable firmness, accusations, still look upon Mr. Bingham" and extraordinary valour; maintaining as being guilty of the crimes, which they" their reputation of being superior to the had laid to his charge.Would they "French, which they have proved on have acted thus with regard to a rich or a "every occasion when they have conpowerful man? We have seen how they "tended against them. -The Spanish acted in case of a rich Bishop; and, I be- troops, with unbounded bravery, and an lieve, that the reader will agree with me, "heroic enthusiasm, gloriously fought, and in that if Mr. BINGHAM had been a Bishop, "the most brilliant manner overcame their their conduct towards him would have "oppressors without the dispersion of a single been very different indeed from what it" soldier. The allied army has covered has been. The cause of Mr. Bingham "itself with glory, and merits the eternal is that of every man; for, if he can be gratitude of Spaniards, and the admiratreated thus, if his life can be put in jeo"tion of Europe.". Now, either the pardy by false accusations spread through Spanish Regency speak truth, or they the public papers, whose life may not? speak falshood; if the former we were not told the truth by our prints before; if the latter, what a pretty set of allies have we got? For my part, I do not know what to believe, and wish to give no opinion about the matter; but, if what the Spanish Regency say be really true, the Spaniards were very roughly treated here; and, at any rate, the harmony between the armies cannot, I should suppose, be very perfect. I observed before, that it was the duty of the gentlemen of the county of Sussex to give him countenance and support, it being, from the trial, very evident, that there had been some very foul work going on against him. Whether he has received such support I know not; but, of this I am very sure, that, if he has not, it argues great baseness in the people of the county, and especially the people of rank and property. The expences must have gone nearly to ruin a man in the circumstances in which he appears to have been. 66 lished by me in the manner there stated with a view of enabling those who take an interest in the question to judge for themselves, whether there is any probability of America remaining any longer dependent upon England for wool and woollens. It is the best book that I have read upon the subject of Sheep; but, I was induced to make the publication here, be cause the book seemed to me to settle the grand question of manufactures. The reader will bear in mind, that the Author was, a few years ago, minister of the American States to the Emperor of France. In the insertion of his name I have purposely omitted his titles of LL. D. &c. &c. and was sorry to see, that he should have thought them worth the trouble of printing. I am sure the best of his countrymen did not. WM. COBBETT. State Prison, Newgate, Friday, May 3,1811. Just published, handsomely printed in 8vo., by drowned. This combat, which took place under the constant fire of the fort of Santi Petri, and the batteries of the Isle of Leou, does honor to the voltigeurs of the 95th; they displayed on this occasion as much coolness as courage. It was only from the account of this affair which General Villatte addressed to me on the 4th, that I learned the establishment of this bridge of rafts, which permitted the enemy to connect the operations of the troops left in the Isle with those of their army. The establishment of the bridge of Santi Petri, and the report of General Cassagne, who informed me that the enemy had not made his appearance on the side of Acala and Medina, made me presume that it was his intention to march by his left, in order to surprise and cut off the troops of the 3d division, which were in the lines of Santi Petri, to join those which should come out of Cadiz, and to march in that direction upon Chiclana.-I made my arrangements for surprising the enemy on his march, and frustrating his expectations.-At five in the morning of the 5th, the ten battalions of the 1st and 2d divisions set out from the farm-house of Guerra, and marched towards Chiclana. General Cassagne received orders to march to us.-On my arrival at Chiclana, ordered General Villatte to withdraw talions which might have been endangerfrom our lines at Santi Petri the two bat AN ESSAY ON SHEEP, Intended chiefly to promote the Introduction and Propagation of Merinos in the United States of America, by proving from actual Experiments, the great advantage thereof to Agriculture and Manu-ed, and to unite them to the rest of his factures. By R. R. LIVINGSTON. Printed by order of the Legislature of the division, destined to attack the heads of columns of the allied army, at the moment State of New-York.-With a Preface and of their appearance.-I was in the belief, from all the information I could collect, Explanatory Notes, by WILLIAM COBBETT. -Sold by J. Budd, Pall-Mall, and R. that this army consisted of 8,000 Spaniards Bagshaw, Brydges-street, Covent-Garden.ble the numbers I could oppose to it; neand 4,000 English. Even this was dou OFFICIAL: PAPERS. FRANCE. WAR IN SPAIN.-Official Report (Concluded from page 1088.) vertheless I had conceived the hope not only of frustrating its projects, but of that I manoeuvred. The enemy was in full destroying it it was with this feeling march; his heads of columns had arrived near our lines of Santi Petri, and his rearguard was on a height near the sea-beach, about a league from our lines, when I advanced by the woods which are in front of Chiclana, upon his right flank and almost upon his rear with the 10 battalions of the 1st and 2d divisions.-The troops of General Cassagne did not yet make their appearance; a long quarter of a league separated me from the enemy: and without attacking him, I gave him time to concentrate his troops, and to arrive upon the division Villatte. 1 thought I ought 5 or 600 toises of intersected country, from not to let slip so fine an opportunity; and I advanced towards him. -The division Ruffin forming the left with the 1st regiment of dragoons, took a diction by the extremity of the height on the side of Conil, and the division Laval marched straight to this height, upon which the enemy appeared inclined to await us. He there kept his ground for a few mo ments; he was overthrown, and Generalbers were so great, that as soon as one Ruffin took possession of the height. I line was overthrown, it was replaced by then repaired to this height, whence I per- another. Our soldiers fought like lions. ceived the disposition of the enemy's A Spanish corps had gained the right of army. The Spaniards, under the order of General Laval, a circumstance which deLapena, were at the head, and strongly termined me to make a movement on his engaged with General Villatte. The can- right, and to order General Ruffin to draw nonade and fire of musquetry were excloser from his left. After two hours and tremely brisk. I discovered, upon seeing an half of extremely hard fighting, about their lines, that they were at least 15,000 three in the afternoon the firing ceased on in number. The English formed the rear- both sides, the enemy gave up the project guard, and according to their custom, they which his movements for two months had wished to place the Spaniards in the post in view, and which was to take Chiclana of danger, and expose themselves as little and turn our lines. On our side, I gave as possible. By the movement which I up the hope of destroying him; a hope had made, I advanced upon them. The which would have been absurd from the English General made his dispositions, moment when I learned that his force and I could see, that instead of being amounted to 22,000 men, among whom 4,000 strong as I had supposed, they were at were at least 8,000 of the best troops of least 8,000; so that they alone, without the English, in the number of which last including the Spaniards, were stronger were several corps of the guards.—I rethan myself. I had then reason to be con- peat it, the enemy's army amounted to vinced that the army which I had to fight 22,000 men, including 8,000 English inamounted to at least 22,000 men. I infantry, 700 Spanish cavalry, and 500 stantly resolved to send orders to General Villatte not to oppose the passage of the enemy, to prevent him from advancing on Chiclana, and to confine him to the left of the rivulet.-From the height whence I had driven the enemy to Santi Petri and to Chiclana, the country is entirely covered with pine woods, except a few hundred of toises. --I repaired the division Laval; I caused it to be formed, and some moments were spent in waiting for the artillery. As soon as the enemy had got knowledge of my march, they made a halt, and placed themselves; the Spaniards on the left, the half of the English on the right; and the other half, forming a square, was opposed to General Ruffin. The Eng-sharp-shooters, has been made prisoner. lish touched upon the sea. This line was nearly continuous. As soon as the artillery arrived, I directed General Laval against the left of the English corps and the right of the Spaniards, having General Villatte on my right, who was briskly engaged with the left of the Spaniards, and General Ruffin on my left, who occupied the heights: his left rested on the sea, and his right was separated, by an interval of English horse. Information from the prisoners, from the inhabitants of the country, and all the reports addressed to me, leave no doubt with regard to this number. Had I been only aided by a fourth part of the 4th corps, that whole army would have been destroyed.-We have taken 3 pieces of cannon, 3 colonels, 100 officers, and 600 soldiers, mostly Spanish. The Spaniards have suffered greatly; their loss is reckoned at 2,000 men; but the loss sustained by the English has also been very considerable. The most moderate calculations make it amount to 2,500 killed and wounded.General Ruffin, being wounded with his The 8th, 24th, 54th, and 94th regiments distinguished themselves.-General Rousseau, an officer of the greatest merit, and Col. Autie, were killed. Our loss is very considerable, taking into view the small number of our combatants. We have had 300 killed, and 1400 wounded. The enemy took no prisoners, except about 60 men who were severely wounded.--A battalion of the 8th having charged in a tirely from Estremadura, leaving small garrisons in Badajoz and Olivenza.—Marshal Sir Wm. Beresford has taken a posi tion to invest both Badajoz and Olivenza. A detachment of the 5th army, which is now commanded by General Castanos, is, I understand, at Merida.-Since I last addressed your Lordship, Gen. Zayas had again landed the troops under his command, and had again embarked them, and woody ground, and their eagle-bearer having been killed, we have not found their eagle again.-While the enemy were marching upon Chiclana, the insurgents from the mountains threw themselves upon our rear by Arcus and Medina; all the points of our line were attacked; but the valour of the 1st corps prevailed over the numbers of our enemies. The inhabitants of Andalusia can hardly conceive how such small numbers were able to re-returned to Cadiz. General Ballasteros's sist so many combined efforts.-General Cassagne, with the garrison of Medina, did not arrive till two hours after the action. I am with respect, &c.-The Marshal Duke of BELLUNO. PORTUGAL. -THE WAR. -Dispatches published in London, 30th April, 1811. A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, was this morning received at Lord Liverpool's Office, addressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General Viscount Wellington, dated Nissa, 18th April, 1811. division alone, therefore, continues in the Condado de Niebla; but, from a letter from Mr. Wellesley of the 11th, I learn that General Blake was himself about to come into the Condado di Niebla to take the command of General Ballasteros's division, and the troops which had been under the command of General Zayas, and which were to return to that quarter. General Blake had expressed an anxious desire to co-operate with Marshal Sir William Beresford.-General Castanos has been appointed to command the army in Gallicia, as well as the 5th army, lately the army of the left, commanded by the late Marquis of Romana. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DOWNING-STREET, April 30. the garrison of Olivenza, consisting of 310 men, surrendered at discretion to the Allied Army on the 14th inst. and was marched to Elvas. Marshal Mortier, with 4,000 men, was in the neighbourhood of Llerena, having detached a moveable column, under General Mortiniere, by the way of Almarez, towards Toledo. General Beresford, with that part of the Allied Army which does not form the siege of Badajoz, was in the neighbourhood of Santa Martha. HAVING made arrangements for the blockade of Almeida, and having reason to believe that the enemy's army will not be in a situation for some time to attempt to relieve that place, even if they should be Dispatches were this morning received so inclined, I have taken advantage of the momentary discontinuance of active opera- Stuart, Esq. his Majesty's Minister at Lisby the Marquis Wellesley from Charles tions in that quarter to go into Estrama-bon, under date the 20th inst. stating that dura to the corps under Marshal Sir Wm. Beresford, and I have got thus far on my way.-Lieut.-General Sir B. Spencer remains in command of the corps on the frontiers of Castile. Nothing of importance has occurred in that quarter since I addressed your Lordship on the 9th instant. The enemy retired entirely from the Agueda; and, it is reported, that some of their troops had gone back as far as Zamora and Toro, upon the Douro.-Marshal Sir Wm. Beresford was not able to effect his passage across the Guadiana as soon as "The Corps of Gen. Ballasteros bad its he expected; and the enemy have intro-head-quarters in Segura de Leone on the duced some provisions into Badajoz and Olivenza. Sir William Beresford's advanced guard crossed the Guadiana on the 4th instant; and I am concerned to report, that a squadron of the 13th Light Dragoons, which were on picket under Major Morres, were surprised, on the night of the 6th, by a detachment of the enemy's cavalry from Olivenza. I have not received the return of the loss upon this occasion, but I am informed that the whole squadron, with the exception of 20 men, were taken prisoners. The enemy have since retired, as I am informed, en 12th. His cavalry was at Zafra on the 13th, on which day Lord Wellington left Villa Formosa on the Coa, to join the army in Estremadura.' FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 30. A Dispatch of which the following is an Extract, was this morning received by the Marquis Wellesley, from Charles Stuart, Esq. his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Lisbon, under date the 20th instant. The brilliant successes of the Allied Army have been celebrated by every de monstration of joy which can mark the gratitude of the Portuguese for the exertions of the British in their behalf, and for the satisfaction inspired by the salvation of their country. To Deum has been sung in the churches; the City has been illuminated; and shortly after the publication of the Proclamation enclosed in a former dispatch, the letters, of which I have the honour to enclose copies, were addressed to Lord Wellington and Marshal Beresford, by the Government and the Minister. Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Lord Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Sir William Carr Beresford, K. B. Marshal, Com mander in Chief of the Portuguese Army. The Combined Armies having driven the enemy beyond the northern and southern frontier with as much glory to the forces allied, as advantage to the just cause they defend, the Governors of the Kingdom have authorised me to acknowledge, in their name, the high and distinguished sevices for which the Portuguese Nation is indebted to your Excellency in quality of Marshal, Commander in Chief of her Armies.If the success' of our arms be the result of valor and discipline, to your Excellency it is attributable that troops, only the other day mostly recruits, have been enabled to conduct themselves which their services are held.-The army have amply fulfilled the expectations of .their country; and so long as she shall preserve the recollection of events s0 glorious, the distinguished Chief who disciplined and commanded that army will. ever be present to her grateful memory. Your Excellency's Dispatch, dated the 9th inst. having been laid before us, and your Excellency's glorious and transcend-like experienced veterans, and to deserve ant services in the course of the present so eminently of their Sovereign and their campaign having been duly considered, country.-The Government will lay bewe have high satisfaction in testifying our fore his Royal Highness, with an especial just administration of the exalted achieve recommendation, the merits and glorious ments which have immortalized your Ex- achievements of his army, and desire that cellency's name, sustained the honour of your Excellency do make known to the the combined armies, and delivered this whole of that army, in the most imkingdom the third time from the oppres-pressive manner, the high estimation in sion of our enemies.-The conduct of the army having justified the confidence of their chief, and fulfilled the expectations of the allied nations, we are desirous that your Excellency do make known to the whole army that the Government and the country are amply repaid for their exertions and sacrifices, by the wisdom, valor, and discipline displayed by the Generals, Officers, and privates of which that army is composed. We will lay before his Royal Highness, in the distinctest manner, the events which have taken place; recommending to his Royal notice. the services of an army which has covered itself with glory under your Excellency's command.-Your Excellency cannot fail to derive high gratification from the result of your plans and labours, which, crowned with the most eminent success and public opinion, leave nothing wanting to satisfy the heart of the illustrious warrior by whom they were conceived and accomplished.-May God preserve your Excellency. PATRIACH ELECT. COUNT REDONDO. R. NOGUIER. PRINCIPES SOUSA. CHARLES STUART. Palace of Government, April, 19 1811. D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ, I have particular satisfaction in com. municating the sentiments of the Governors of the kingdom towards your Excellency being precisely those I have ever invariably entertained.-May God preserve your Excellency, D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ. Palace of Government, April 17, 1811. FRANCE.-Decree for the raising of Seamen. -March 2, 1811.--Signed by the Emperor Napoleon. Art. 1. There shall be made a levy of 3,000 seamen, from the age of 20 to 50 years, in the three departments of the mouths of the Elbe, the Weser, and the Upper Ems.-2. The Governor-General shall apportion these 3,000 seamen among the different cities and ports of these three departments.-3. These seamen shall be marched, in parties of 100 each, to Antwerp.-4. This call of seamen shall be in discharge of the maritime conscription. |