"Oh!"

God, not to spare their money.
said George," it would be a slander to the
"sense and virtue of the people to suppose
"an abatement in that spirit which has
"enabled the government to call forth those
"resources. And, at this very time he
was receiving upwards of 8,000l. a year
out of the taxes raised upon that same
people, and Mr. TIERNEY, who opposed the
augmentation to the pay of the Judges,
was told, that they ought to be enabled to
maintain all their dignity and state, that
is to say, to live and keep their families,
without touching their private fortunes. And,
yet, Lord King is to be lumped with Jews,
Pedlars, and Smugglers; he is to have a
hint about tossing in blankets and kicking
down stairs; and, what is still more seri-
ous, he is to see a law passed avowedly to
Counteract his measures with regard to the
management of his own estate; he is to
be accused of motives of base lucre; he is
to be held forth as an enemy to his coun-
try; and all this because he wishes to ob-
tain what is legally and equitably his
due; what is his due as fairly as the pro-
duce of their fields is the due of his tenants,

pected from him? And, I beg you to observe the wide difference between the case of the Judges and that of Lord King. No new law is made to favour the interests of the latter; but a new law is made, and afterwards another new law, to favour the interests of the former. Lord King does not attempt to obtain any real addition to his original rents; but there is granted to the Judges a very large real addition to their original pay. The COURIER calls upon Lord KING to suffer quietly for the good of his country. His suffering would not do the country any good, but a great deal of harm. But, upon the supposition that it would do the country good, what does the same man say about the augmentation of the pay of the Judges? When the augmentation to the pay of these persons was under discussion, Mr. PERCEVAL (who was then a barrister) argued, that the Judges ought to have quite enough to maintain them in all their state without touching their private fortunes; and, observe, this he said at the very time, in that very year, 1799, when Old George Rose, who was then one of the Secretaries of the Treasury at 4,000l. a year, and who had another good 4,000l. a year in sinecure places, was preaching up to "the most "thinking people of all Europe," his doc-you for having taken up so much of your time in illustrating what was so clear itself.

trine of sacrifices and salvage, a specimen of which I gave you in my last letter. "The imperious and awful necessity of the "present crisis," said GEORGE, “unavoid"ably subjects US to heavy burdens. It "has been said, that they ought to be " considered as a SALVAGE for the re"maining part of OUR property. The "metaphor though just is inadequate; for "what Tariff shall settle the difference "between the BLESSED COMFORTS "OF RELIGION and the GLOOMY "DESPAIR OF ATHEISM." George talks of "US" and of "OUR" property; but HE was gaining all the while; aye, and he got his great sinecure place,

was

with reversion to his eldest son, while
imperious and awful necessity'
calling upon the nation for sacrifices.
GEORGE'S doctrine of SALVAGE was
for the use of others, and not at all for his
own use; nor did this doctrine of SAL-
VAGE apply to the Judges, who, we have
seen, received an addition to their pay out
of the public money, during the times of
this imperious and awful necessity;"
during the time that George Rose was
calling upon the people, for the love of

I have now, Gentlemen, to apologize to

List, and the augmentation of the pay of The additional grants to the Civil the Judges, did not properly belong to our subject; but, when my Lord King levelled at him, because he sought, in was reviled, and when a law was avowedly 1811, to protect himself and family against demanded of me, if I wrote at all upon the ruinous effects of depreciation, justice the half of the King and the Judges in 1799, subject, to show what has been done in be1802, 1804, and 1809, and especially as these measures in behalf of the King and the Judges were approved of and supported by some of those who now reprobate the conduct of Lord King.

In my next Letter, which will be the last of the series, I shall have to offer you some observations of a more general nature, and in the mean while, I remain,

Gentlemen,

Your friend, W. COBBETT.

State Prison, Newgate, Friday,
July 20, 1811.

SPEECH

To the Parliament, delivered by Commission, at the Prorogation, on the 24th of July,

1811.

My Lords, and Gentlemen, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, has commanded us to signify to you the satisfaction with which he finds himself enabled to relieve you from your attendance in Parliament, after the long and laborious duties of the Session. We are particularly directed to express his approbation of the wisdom and firmness, which you have manifested in enabling his Royal Highness to continue the exertions of this country in the cause of our Allies, and to prosecute the war with increased activity and vigour.

faction from perceiving that you have been able to accomplish this object with so little additional burthen upon the resources of this part of the United Kingdom, The manner in which you have taken into consideration the condition of the Irish Revenue has met with his Royal Highness's approbation; and his Royal Highness commands us to add, that he looks with confidence to the advantage which may be derived from the attention of Parliament having been given to this important subject.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

His Royal Highness commands us to congratulate you upon the reduction of the island of Mauritius. This last and most important colony of France has been obtained with inconsiderable loss, and its acquisition must materially contribute to the security of the British commerce and possessions in that quarter of the world.

Your determined perseverance in a sys. tem of liberal aid to the brave and loyal nations of the Peninsula has progressively augmented their means and spirit of resistance; while the humane attention which you have paid to the sufferings of the inhabitants of Portugal, under the unexampled cruelty of the enemy, has confirmed the alliance by new ties of af-lington, are most important to the intefection, and cannot fail to inspire additional zeal and animation in the mainte

nance of the common cause.

His Royal Highness especially commands us to declare his cordial concurrence in the measure which you have adopted for improving the internal security and military resources of the United Kingdom.

For these important purposes you have wisely provided, by establishing a system for the annual supply of the regular army, and for the interchange of the militias of Great Britain and Ireland; and his Royal Highness has the satisfaction of informing you, that the voluntary zeal which has already been manifested upon this occasion has enabled him to give immediate operation to an arrangement by which the union and mutual interests of Great Britain and Ireland may be more effectually cemented and improved.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons, His Royal Highness commands us to thank you, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, for the liberal supplies which you have furnished for every branch of the public service.

His Royal Highness has seen with pleasure the readiness with which you have applied the separate means of Great Britain to the financial relief of Ireland at the present moment; and derives much satis

The successes which have crowned his Majesty's arms during the present campaign, under the distinguished command of Lieutenant General Lord Viscount Wel

rests, and glorious to the character, of the country. His Royal Highness warmly participates in all the sentiments which have been excited by those successes, and concurs in the just applause which you have bestowed upon the skill, prudence, and intrepidity so conspicuously displayed in obtaining them.

It affords the greatest satisfaction to his Royal Highness to reflect, that, should it please Divine Providence to restore his Majesty to the ardent prayers and wishes of his Royal Highness and of his Majesty's people, his Royal Highness will be enabled to lay before his Majesty, in the history of these great achievements of the British arms throughout a series of systematic operations, so satisfactory a proof that the national interests and the glory of the British name have been successfully maintained, while his Royal Highness has conducted the Government of the United Kingdom.

KING'S HEALTH.

The following is the official Report of the State of his Majesty's health on Satur day the oth of July, as presented to the Privy Council by the Queen's Council:

WINDSOR, JULY 6, 1811.

We the underwritten, Menibers of the Council appointed to assist her Majesty in

capture of the lower town and its dependencies has placed in our possession 80 pieces of cannon, of which I subjoin an account; this makes the number taken 137. The number of prisoners is only 160, among whom are some officers; they are the victims escaped by a kind of miracle from the fury of the soldiers, whom each assault irritates and animates more and more. I have been obliged to burn the dead, as at the capture of Fort Olivo. The amount to this day is 1,553, and every day we discover other bodies. I fear much, if the garrison wait for the assault in their last hold, I shall be forced to set a terrible example, and intimidate for ever Catalonia and Spain by the destruction of a whole city. Our loss in this hot, but rapid action, is only 120 killed, and 372 wounded. But I must observe to your Highness, that the attack of this suburb, crowned by a triple assault, is to be dated ten days back, in which the engineers and artillerymen have suffered daily losses. Several officers have been killed, a great number wounded-I reckon, during the siege, 2,500 men put hors de combat. The ardour and good spirit that animates the whole army is redoubled, and we aspire to strike a last blow that shall terminate with eclat this long struggle.-[The letter ends with praises be stowed on particular officers.]-(Signed) COUNT SUCHET. Camp before Tarragona, June 26.

immediately by the sea-beach at the head | last, or the only one, to dispossess us of of the reserve, composed of the marksmen the lower town, the loss of which must be and grenadiers of the 9th light, 42d, 114th, fatal to Tarragona. From the following 115th, and 121st. His presence alone re- night, General Montmarie and Colonel St. stored the battle. The enemy, intimidated Cyr Nugues established by my orders and unable to retreat, were driven to the batteries towards the sea, and a second sea and the mole; a frightful carnage suc- parallel was opened at 60 toises to preceeded; every thing was done by the bay-pare the attack and the breaching batteonet; nothing escaped in the suburbs, theries against the body of the place. The port, the houses, ditches, and even to the walls of the town, where Major Douarch and Captain Derigny, with a handful of brave men, pursued in their precipitate retreat the last fugitives that escaped from our blows. After the first moments of fury were over, General Palombini and Colonel Robert, commanding the trenches, made the necessary dispositions to ensure so brilliant a conquest, placed the troops, and established the posts. I ordered Generals Rogneat and Valee, chiefs of the engineers and artillery, to go over the ground and the works. Colonel Henry made the workmen advance; he made lodgements and communications, perfected the breaches, and profiting by the terror of the enemy, traced and opened on the same night, a first parallel in front of the upper town before Fort Royal, supporting his left at the bastion of Santo Domingo, and prolonging his line to the beach. At daybreak, we already presented a formidable appearance to the garrison, intimidated behind their walls, and to the English, useless, but not indifferent spectators of a night so disastrous to them, and their allies. Considerable magazines of cotton, leather, sugar, and other English produce deposited in the lower town were the victims of pillage or the flames. At sight of this, an impotent rage made them forget our bombs and red-hot balls, the fear of which had kept them at a distance since we had established our coast batteries. All their vessels and frigates set sail to run down the coast rapidly from the heights of Fort Francoli to beyond the Port; and in passing by turns before our flank, they poured upon us all their broadsides, inundating our trenches, camps, and the suburbs with a real shower of balls, which scarcely did harm to any body. The garrison, encouraged for a moment by all this noise, dared present some heads of columns; but our soldiers were sheltered in the houses; in a moment they shewed themselves, and were about to precipitate themselves anew upon the enemy, but nothing more was necessary to make the enemy retire, This attempt has been the

Cannon, &c. taken by Assault, June 21.
Twenty-four pounders ............ 29

.....

Sixteen
Twelve
Eight....
Four ......
Three ......

Howitzers, Mortars, and Iron
Pieces.....

9

2

6

3

2

20

Total......... $0

Paris, July 9. Imperial Army of Arragon.
To his Serene Highness the Prince of
Neufchatel, Major-General, &c.

Highness all the information you may desire. I particularly recommend him to your kind attention, and intreat you to obtain for him from his Majesty the rank of Chef d'Escadron.

(Signed) COUNT SUCHET.

To the above is annexed a certified return of the prisoners taken on the 28th of June. The grand total is 9,781, including 497 officers. Among the latter are mentioned Don Juan Imen de Contrera, Governor General; Bascourt, Sub-chief of the Staff; General Courtin, and two Aides-de Camp; Cabrer, General of En

To his Highness the Prince of Neufchatel,

Major-General, &c.

Monseigneur;-I lay at his Majesty's feet the keys of Tarragona, to which, I hope, is attached the speedy submission of Catalonia. A siege of two, or rather three months, conducted in the space of one month, and five successive assaults, have destroyed a garrison of 18,000 men, con sisting of the finest troops of Spain, and put into our hands a port from whence the English fed the insurrection of the province in order to preserve a vent for their merchandize. By their multiplied succours they prolonged the defence of the place; at different times they conveyed arms, ammunition, and troops from Valen-gineers, and Brigadier Messina. cia, Alicant, and Carthagena. The fury of the soldiers was increased by the resistance of the garrison, who every moment expected its deliverance, and thought to secure success by a general sortie. The fifth assault, still more vigorous than the preceding, made yesterday, in broad day, on the last fortification, has occasioned a horrible massacre, with but little loss on our side. The terrible example which I foresaw with regret in my last report to your Highness has, taken place, and will for a long time be recollected in Spain. Four thousand men have been killed in the city; from 10 to 12,000 men endeavoured to make their escape over the walls into the country; 1,000 have been sabred or drowned; nearly 10,000, 500 of whom are officers, have been made prisoners, and are setting off for France; nearly 1,000 wounded are in the hospitals of the city, where their lives were respected in the midst of the carnage. Three Field Marshals, and the Governor, are among the prisoners; many others among the alain. Twenty stand of colours, 38 pieces of artillery mounted, 40,000 balls and shells, 500,000 weight of powder and lead, are in our possession. I shall immed iately forward to your Highness correct returns of all that has been found in the place, and the details of the glorious action, which has crowned the efforts of the army of Arragon, in the province of Catalonia. I shall recommend to his Majesty's favour those brave men who have so valiantly combated. I am, &c. COUNT SUCHET. Head Quarters at Tarragona, June 29.

P. S. Captain Antoine, my Aide-deCamp, is the bearer of this dispatch, which he will convey to you with all expedition, He shared in all the labours of the siege, was among the foremost who mounted to the assault, and can give your Serene

I had the honour of giving an account to your Highness of all the efforts which I had made to place the army in a state for entering the field, and manoeuvring in aid of the army of the south. As I was ignorant of the precise situation of the enemy, I thought it my duty first to approach him, for the purpose of availing myself of circumstances, and also to disguise from him for some time my real intentions. I, therefore, marched my troops on the road of Rodrigo and on that of Placentia, and I advanced in person on the 5th to Rodrigo with the greater part of the cavalry, and a strong advanced guard. I availed myself of this opportunity to throw into Rodrigo a great quantity of supplies, and I set out in the night in the hope of surprizing the division of General Craufurd, which was cantoned three leagues from Rodrigo. A few hours were sufficient for apprising that General of my arrival at Rodrigo, and he imediately put himself in march to retire beyond the Coa, leaving his cavalry in observation, and abandoning several magazines of provisions. General Montbrun with his cavalry manœuvred against the cavalry of the enemy, pushed them with great vigour, and made some prisoners. I learned that Lord Spencer, who commanded the army in the absence of Lord Wellington, had under his orders three divisions, which were marched from the banks of the Coa as far as Castel Branco. I concluded that a part of these troops was destined to cross to the left bank of the Tagus on the first appearance of their being wanted. I resolved upon a rapid march; I sent orders to General Regnier to set out from Fuente Roblé and Los Santos, where he was with 'wo divisions, to march upon Banos and Placentia.