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taken money for himself in an unfair way for in any one instance received any sum or sums of passports, voluntarily make oath, That he never money on these accounts, or for any other what

Adriatic squadron, nor did he ever issue a passport to any person whatever, but such as had always the said Captain Campbell's approbation and signature; and this Deponent further maketli oath, That in regard to the third charge con

any one; and, therefore, I am pretty certain, that the public will agree with me, that the allegation is unsupported by any thing like proof, and, of course, that Mr.soever, appertaining to the prize affairs of the Mant stands acquitted of the charge.- -I have now only to add, that I was in error, when, in my last, I supposed, that Mr. Mant had been displaced, or dismissed, from the Navy, on account of these trans-tained in the said weekly publication, of the inactions. I have now seen a letter from the Transport Board, showing that his discontinuance upon the half-pay list as a surgeon of the navy, was owing to his having become a lieutenant in the militia service. The affidavit of Mr. Mant should be read with attention. The reader will take into his consideration the circumstances under' which this affidavit has been made; he will bear in mind, that it has been made under the eye of Mr. Mant's friends,

terlineation of a passport, with the words to return with merchandise, the said Captain Campbell permitted such words to form a part of the passport, and which interlineation was made, and passport given, as a compliment to a gentleman at Trieste, for the trouble and attention be had in arranging some part of the prize affairs of the aforementioned squadron: and this Deponent further saith, That he now holds two original letters to that effect, one addressed to the said Captain Campbell, and the other to him, this That the said Captain Campbell granted passDeponent: and this Deponent' further saith, ports containing the same permission, as was in

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and in the place where he resides; that it terlined in the before-mentioned Panstrumental

of the vessel returned

is a solemn proceeding, which, in case of other gentlemen, who had also been the refutation of any part of the facts, must squadron at Trieste, to cach, one passport or in arranging some of the prize affairs of the said consign the person swearing, to everlasting more, chiefly to load with oil and merchandise infamy; and, that, when Mr. Mant made from Paglia, in the Adriatic, and other ports the affidavit, he must have been sensible, where British ships were not permitted to enter, that, if refutation was possible, it would this Deponent also, in regard to the last charge and to return with their cargoes to Trieste and not fail, first or last, to take place.I contained in the said weekly, publication, viz. have now endeavoured to place the whole That when the of this subject fairly before my readers. Ito Mr. Mant, he drew up a paper,' further have not wilfully mistated or discoloured any at any period or place whatever ever seen or maketh oath, That he, this Deponent, hath not fact; I have made no attempt to strain any conversed with the Master of the said vessel argument; I have acted under no feelings (Padron Pazzi) since the passport first hereinof partiality; and, if I have omitted many mentioned was delivered to him at Trieste, and things, which would have struck the mind which was prior to the said Master's application of an advocate on either side, I shall rely and this Deponent further saith, That with reto the said Captain Campbell for fresh passports: on the penetration and judgment of every spect to the paper which appears in this Depocandid reader to supply the deficiency. nent's own hand-writing: it was written in consequence of his having heard it reported (but not then from the said Captain Campbell) that the said Master of the said vessel had paid this Deponent three hundred dollars for the interlineation of the passport: That on hearing such report, this Deponent not being permitted by the said Captain Campbell to go on shore, desired a person to call on the said Master and request bis attendance on board the said frigate Unité, to know if he had circulated such report. in answer to which' message, the said messenger brought word to this Deponent, that the said Master sayed, he could not come on board, but denied waing said any thing of the sorte and saved, he was willing to subscribe his this Deponent would draw up which would refute such a charge, when the Deponent wrote the said paper before-mentioned, and gave the same open to the said messenger publickly on the quarter-deck of the said frigate, with directions to carry the same to the said Master of the said vessel for his signature: and this Deponent fur ther saith, That the said paper so sent as afore

MR. MANT'S AFFIDAVIT.
"THOMAS MANT, late Surgeon of His
Britannic Majesty's frigate, Unité, now residing
at the Town and County of the Town of South-
ampton, maketh Oath, and saith as follows:
That it is only since this Deponent's pamphlet

was offered to the consideration of the public, as
a refutation of certain calumnious reports tend
ing to injure this Deponent's character, that lie
has been made acquainted with the whole tenor
and extent of such reports, Captain Campbell,
late commanding the sati frigate yeh
previous to such publication only privately exhi- |
bited papers of that tendency: That as the
charges now appear in a weekly publication, and
as it seems that this Deponent's pamphlet has not
so satisfactorily rebutted the said reports, in con-
sequence of the clandestine manner of their cir-
culation, as otherwise might have been effected
from the truth of its contents; and this Deponent
having promised an immediate and honorable re-
fatation to charges which the said

Campbell should come forward with: Therefore
this Deponent doth now, in regard to the first
and second charges contained in the said weekly
publication; viz. of his, this Deponent's, having

as

any paper

cepted by oue SaDeponent verily believes, internent's before-mentioned pamphlet as the incapacitated Pilot) who carried the saine, unsigned, to the said Captain Campbell: and this Deponent

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merely because another opportunity was given us of parting with our money. If when we entered into treaty with the valiant Prince of Sweden, our views were then directed to something beyond a settlement with Denmark; if we then calculated upon the Crown Prince marching with his army to assist the Allies in the invasion of France, or to co-operate with our own troops in completing the deliverance of Holland, it now appears that these calculations were not well founded;, for, whether he disapproves of the proceedings of the other Powers, or whether, having obtained the object he had in view he is now solely occupied with securing it, it is clear that Bernadotte has not performed any achieve-" ment worthy of notice, or shewn any anxious disposition to bring forward his army, since the signing of the treaty with Denmark. But so it is, that we did rejoice, that we did fire the Park and the Tower guns on that event being announced. How is it, then, that nothing of this nature occurred when we heard of, the late "most "glorious victory" which had been obtained over the enemy "on the territory of "France?" How is it that those who have the management of these matters should have thrown such a damp upon public feeling? Did they believe the dispatches of Lord Burghersh, or did they regard it a matter of greater importance that Denmark should accept £200,000 of our money, than that Buonaparté should be completely defeated in the very heart of France? To me it seems that this alleged victory has -Is not this concealment sufficient of itnot received that implicit credit in every self to warrant the charge of deception quarter which it has done on the Stock Ex- practised by the public press, and to satisfy change, and which our prostituted press every rational person, that there is somehas endeavoured to obtain for it among the thing wrong in the manner of giving out credulous multitude.. It is only in this way foreign intelligence? How far it may that I can account for restraining the public influence the mind of the reader in judging. rejoicings usual on such occasions; and of the credit due to what has been publish when I look into the official details now be-ed here as authentic, it is for him to deterfore me, in which I find both parties, mine.I shall now offer such observaBuonaparté on the one hand, and Lord tions as occur to me on a comparison of Burghersh on the other, telling their own both statements, in so far as they relate to story, I confess there appear to me strong subsequent events.—I have said, that the reasons for believing, that the engagement engagement at Brienne was not a "general at Brienne was not a "general affair;" that "affair;" by which I mean, that the Napoleon himself was not in the action; whole of Buonaparte's army did not take and, consequently, that he could not be de- part in that action. It is stated, in the feated. My view is, that it was the rear French bulletin, to have been only the rear guard of the French army only that was guard that was engaged. "This day, in engaged; that even this part of it stood its "which our rear guard maintained itself in ground against the united and reiterated at-“ a vast plain against the whole of the eneracks of the main body of the Allies; and that the movement which followed, of withdrawing it from its original position, was

the result of a previous determination on the part of Buonaparté, and not the consequence of its having been defeated. But before I proceed to notice the circumstances which, I think, warrant these conclusions, I request the reader to attend to the marked discrepancy which appears on comparing the French official accounts of the Brienne affair with those published in our Gazette, In the former we have a most interesting and particular detail of a battle fought on the 29th January, which was contested a whole day, and which terminated, after a great deal of hard fighting, in favour of the French, who thereby obtained possession of the height of Partha," of "the castle of Brienne," and pursued the enemy "beyond the village de la Rothiere, where they took their position."—In Lord Burghersh's and Sir Charles Stewart's dispatches, not a single word is said as to these important and decisive occurrences! It cannot be pretended that the enemy's accounts are mere gasconade, because we find it admitted in our official details, that they actually had possession of the places mentioned. Why, then should Lord Burghersh and Sir Charles Stewart suppress the facts? Why should it be concealed, that the Allies had been compelled to give way be fore the enemy, and to abandon so many places of strength? Or, if they did trans mit the particulars, why have they been kept back from the public, while every circumstance prejudicial to the enemy has -been anxiously obtruded upon our notice?

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well be it so; let us see what Lord Burg- of Russia, of Austria, of Prussia, and of hersh says respecting it. It appears," Wertemburgh; an attack upon the enemy, says his Lordship, "that Marshals Mar by a large portion at least of the united ar-s mont, Mortier, and Victor were present mies of the Allies. This is estimated by: "in the action of this day. Generals Col- Sir Charles Stewart at 70 or 80,000 men, "bert and Grouchy were also present." and fully warrants my statement that the Now, on turning to the French ac main body of the Allies were engaged. It was count, it will be seen, that the 'officers probably this circumstance which induced named by his Lordship were those attached Lord Burghersh to denominate the affair a to the rear guard of Buonaparte's army. It general one, for surely he could not mean is true, he does not tell us explicitly what that it was general as to Buonaparte's army, precise part of the enemy's army was in whose rear only was in the action. Now, the battle; whether it was the right or the let us see what the Allies accomplished by left, the centre or the rear; he speaks the overwhelming numbers which they vaguely of a general affair;" but when brought into the field? Let us inquire, we see that the officers he names, were those whether they were really successful? whewho at the time actually did command the ther they defeated the enemy? or rather wherear of the French army, and no other part ther they were not obliged to yield the of it, we cannot doubt the truth of Buona- palm of victory to the French? There parte's statement.Had the entire force are two dispatches from Lord Burghersh, under the immediate command of Napo- the one dated the 1st and the other the 2d leon been in the action, Lord Burghersh instant. In the former, his Lordship sets would not only have mentioned this, but he out with giving a view of the positions of would, have dwelt upon it with exultation, the French army, prior to the attack of the as a circumstance demonstrative of the im- Allies on the morning of the 1st. "It portance of the success, and of the little "extended," says he, "across the plain chance there was that Buonaparte would be" from the front of Dienville on the right; again able to take the field. He prudently" by the village of La Rothiere towards avoided this, which clearly, shews that it "Tremilly on the left. In the front of the was only a part, and not the whole of the "left, he occupied the village of La Gibrie French army that was engaged. In Colonel" and the woods by which it was surroundLowe's letter to Sir Charles: Stewart it is" ed. In reserve, General Marmont was said, that Buonaparte is supposed to have" placed in the village of Morbillieres. had the great body of his army collected." The heights also about the town of It is also said by Sir Charles himself, that "Brienne were occupied." Thus then it "the enemy are supposed to have had was, on the morning of the 1st instant : "about the same strength as the Allies." the French occupied the ground by, or But mere supposition goes for nothing, near, the village of La Rothiere, the vil when the object in view is to obtain an ac- lage of La Gibrie, and the heights about curate knowledge of facts. I have further the town of Brienne. This, it will be stated, that it was the main body of the kept in mind, is not the French account of Allies with which the rear guard of the the matter; it is the account given by Lord enemy fought, and that, notwithstanding Burghersh, a Lieutenant Colonel in our this, they stood their ground. The French army, who writes from the spot, and who bulletin distinctly says, that " the whole of was himself a witness of the whole af* the enemy's army and quintriple forces" fair. It is besides corroborated by the were engaged. This statement may be letter of Colonel Lowe, who also was somewhat exaggerated; but if Lord Burg- in the field of battle during the whole of hersh's account be impartially considered, the engagement. Having told us how the it will not be found to go far beyond the enemy was posted before the action, and I truth. His Lordship informs, that "Ge- dare say they have been perfectly accurate Eneral Blucher began his attack about 12 as to this; let us now attend to the account o'clock; the Prince of Wertemburgh ad-given of their position after the action let vanced about the same time; General “Wrede arrived upon the right of the "Prince Royal; General de Tolli formed "the support of the different corps; and the Uhlans of Prince Schwartzenburgh "made a most successful charge." Here we have an actuat combination of the forces

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us see whether they were compelled materially to change that position, in conse quence of the very formidable numbers brought against them, and these numbers led on by the redoubted General Blucher, supported by the combined military skill and talents of those celebrated officers Ge

more than what was to be looked for, considering the condition of the soldiers they had to encounter. But when it is seen that, with all these disadvantages on the part of the enemy, they were not only not driven from the field, but at the termination of the affair," still held the ground

neral Barclay de Tolli, General Wrede, are raw conscripts, who never before were and the Prince Royal of Wertemburgh; in battle, and who, as all the world knows, and encouraged by the presence of the so- are so far from being hearty in the cause of vereigns of Russia and of Prussia. "Im- the leader under whom they are fighting, "mediately after the battle commenced that they detest and abhor him. It is thus "(says Colonel Lowe) the Emperor of that the public press speaks of Buonaparté "Russia, the King of Prussia, and Field and his army:"The French army is "Marshal Prince Schwartzenburgh, came" completely disorganized; the old soldiers "on the ground." Neither Sir Charles" have been victims of the epidemy, or are Stewart, nor Colonel Lowe, mention any" in the hospitals; the conscripts are withthing about the ground occupied by the" out arms; dejection and discontent are enemy after the battle of the 1st. If in- 66 at their height. From the Marshal to deed we are to believe the latter, who" the meanest soldier, all attribute the says he saw the whole affair, the victory "misfortunes of the two last campaigns, of the Allies" was complete in every quar"and the invasion of France, to the un"ter;" which is as much as to say, that" measured ambition of their chief, and the French were totally routed, and driven regard the passing events as a punishfrom all their positions. Lord Burghersh, "ment from Heaven."In these cirhowever, tells us a very different story. cumstances, the Allies ought not only to He says, ༦ so ended the affair of this day; have completely routed the foe; to have the enemy still held the ground beyond recovered the positions whence they had "La Rothiere, and was still in possession, themselves been driven; but to have cap"at the dark, of the heights of Brienne !!!"tured their whole army. This was nothing I suppose the reader begins to think, that he has enough of my Lord Burghersh's "most glorious victory." He has seen the French rear guard, at the beginning of the action, in possession of three strong positions; he has beheld an attempt made by the main body of the Allies to drive them from these positions; he has found" beyond La Rothiere," were "still in their most famous generals employed in "possession at dark of the heights of this attempt, and nearly a whole day spent "Brienne;" what are we to think of those in endeavouring to make an impression upon who could boast of this being, "a most them: yet he has seen that same enemy, "glorious victory?" what are we to say of that enemy so very inferior in number to those who could discover nothing in all their opponents, at the close of the day, this but a signal defeat of Buonaparté ? occupying two of these positions. Even But, say these men, the Allies have taken La Gibrie, the other position, was not, ac- "73 pieces of cannon, and about 4,000 cording to the French accounts, abandoned" prisoners from the enemy." What of till the battle had ceased. "The Duke of that? Why did they not take all their "Belluno (says the bulletin) maintained cannon and all their men? Why did they himself the whole day at the hamlet of not totally annihilate these raw conscripts; "La Gibrie, notwithstanding the enor-these" tall boys and old women?" Un"mous disproportion of his corps to the less they can show that they did that, I "forces that attacked it." What then say, they have done nothing to entitle them was there in all this to justify my Lord to thanks, and far less to claim the victory. Burghersh's statement, that the Allies had But is it so very clear that the Allies took gained a most glorious victory, or how 4,000 prisoners? is it plain that the cannon could this affair have "crowned Marshal of which they possessed themselves, were "Blucher in the annals of fame ?" Lay- legitimate trophies, fairly won in the mo→ ing numbers altogether out of view; sup- ment of battle? Buonaparte tells us, that posing, for a moment, that the enemy had at the close of the engagement which was as many men engaged as the Allies, I do fought on the 1st, few prisoners have not understand how the relinquishing by "been made on either side; we have taken the former of a small hamlet at the end of 250." Lord Burghersh says, in his ac the battle, can be held glorious to the latter, count of the same affair, that 3,000 pribecause we all know that the troops of the soners are already in the hands of the Allies are well disciplined veterans, flush" Allies." I shall not pretend to say which ed with victory, while those of the enemy of these statements ought to be believed.

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