The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-04-07 00:00:00

4,.i . ~ ~. ~~ • , VIE IwY ~ r ing tome reason for so doing. there wore 'oven! circumstances suggested themselves to the mind as. the expectation of the return of IL (Castlereagh), the receipt of intelligence ant events, which might beran.inducetnent, he thought the adjournment should not have been long without assigning some mdse. •• !rho CIINNCELLOR of the EXCEIEQUEIt was•unconscions of having offered the slight ; - iitset disrespect Douse. The very circuit). • 'fences which had suggested theeniilves to the Wind of the Hon. Gentleman, were, In his opinion, a auffi .. - the usual Nougl GENERAL ORDER, -• 11Y .PIIINCE SCHWART;t2MIIIOI6. AT 1118 HEAD- QtiAltTlißB, M iacn 23, 1814. ~ , • SOLDIERS !—The lfgh I . Allied ,Ponitre,thave again had their hopes frustrated: all efforts tending to the restoration of peace .been unavailing . ; neither your victories, nor the destruction of whole armies, nor the calamities inseparable from war, which for the last threemonths have pressed heavily on the nvlst 'flourishing provinces Of France, —nothing,' In short, could inspire the French Government with seatimeitts of renderation and equity. The Herniation! at Chatillon are broken oW. Yoe have annihilated is n single campaign that dominav lion which an abuse of power and of physicat force boderrogated over foreign countries. At this moment you occupy the half of the French empire ; never thetess,- the hope of conquest still guides 'the determi nations of its ,vernment ;it is not satisfied with securing to France her independence, her liberty, Pod and repose, but wishes tr preserve, by the nature and 'been OPpointel, repeated Acts bad been phssed to 1 extent of the limits of Its empire, its fatal influence prevent (he intercourse between the two countries, ov e r the different — Seale, of Europe, and the . and as it low became desirable that the subject means of disturbing at its pleasure the general tran wsitould to - some arrangement advantageous . quality. - l -to both eintrtes,'as a preparatory step to that pro- Soldiers! You will not lay down your arms till r ceedieg , he begged leave to more,.—" That a Com. )s•ou have secured to nations that' independence • mittee should be appointed to essquirellskto the rept- r which they must regard Si the most valuable of all Wiens which govern the &imbeds, and counter-i bl ess in gs . .. • attain dupes exported and imported to May France be free and happy • But let es lot and from thii Country and Ireland, with a view of permit her to be so at'the expence.of so okay other - establishing the Intercourse upon terms of recipre- States, which have the - same title to 'frippiness and VI city retrired •by the Articles of the Union between liberty. • • England and heland." 'Conquerors at Cute, Leipsie, Hatters , iud'6rienne, Sir JOHN NEWPORT was extremely desirous It is upon you that all eyes ire fixed • the fate of ' i that the Connnittee- now p r Opo s ed to be appointed ) Europe is in your hands. We approa c h the closing should exatelne - the question for their consideration i scene • yet a few momeittai r and the world Will owe fairly', sodrwitlii determination to come to some to you its safety. • ▪ ' 'certain 1 1 / 2 .aletion.opon this important subject, as I Soldiers I Forget not at this decisive hour, that • rinthing• tear Aso ion:apist as the temporary Acts 1 you have no other eneasiel tvicombatbut thsne whom which had bred ?MOO, and which were in direct vits... l you meet on the field-wf honour. Do not eggrarete lattisit of the Ant ptibciples of the Act pf Union.-m= the calamities •of war to a brave and estimable mi lt das Otremely impolitic always to be looking Lion, which participates in your wishes. • Let do delude preseni moment, without paying any I justice to the majority of the French people, and let mord to fntutity. ..With respect to the motion of -us not acme them of calamities which can' only be the Right 1100. G l entbornati, it was not his,intention attributed to the unmeasured ambition of their Go . to oppose it hut 1$ did apprehend that the object vernment. • in view would be 'Waffled with more certainty, if (Sigrid) The General In Chief of the Grand Army. • the .stuttistetinsto to the Committee were not of a na-. The . Miloohal Priam SCJIWARTZRNBER.O. tureise feet4il as those contained in the motion.— ' Tice incastivenientes t of such instructions had been • • frilly pcored by the result of the deliberations. f the • , fait Cometlftee i , which had never been able to come to amy fi xed istiele s sion, in consequonee of the variety of matters by which the attentioe Sr its 'Members had been distracted. He shostglif Wirbuld be best to confine the attention of the Committee solely to the question` ii trite between the two countries sod ' with dial viet4. he' begged to suggest to the Right • Bon. Gentleman the expediency of so wording his motion. Mr. W. FITZGERAttI said, that there was no wish on the part of his Majesty's Government, that the CoMmittee should direct their attention to any other point than that in which the two countries were particularly intereved. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that as long as the instructions to the Committee were so - general. it would he in the power of any Member to bring for ward the discussion of auy collateral branch con nected with the Spirit intercourse of the two coun- it' ♦ r GERM AN PAPERS. Mortcatzurto, MARCH 1 t.—The park of Russian artillery which for spine weeks had been stationed at this place, broke up yesterday to proceed to the armies. There constantly pass through here transports of necessaries for war e and recruit horses. A large and small division of Russian troops bare also palmed. through our town. Brattax, MA RCH 19.—1 n consequence of the De claration of his !Majesty the King of Naples in favour of the Allies, our King has is'sued an order to set at liberty, and to convey back to their o*n country, all Neapolitan prisoners. LAUSANNE, M AUClrise•-COOlit Bubna is re ceiving reinforcements every day, and 3000 men marched from hence on the 12th instant, to join him at Geneva, where he is in great force. There have been•several recent engagements in Upper Wallesen. land, in which the Austrians wire 'uniformly Suc cessful. A great many prisoners taken from the enemy have been sent up the country in various directions. trips. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had on wish that the Committee should go further than the Hon. Baronet •tllboght necessary, and had form ed his motion merely with a view of letting it be un derstood that the Committee was similar to that ap■ pointed on a former occasion. • The question was then put and carried. Among other Members nominated to the Ces mittee were the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sjr Newport, Mr. Peete, Mr. Huskissort, Mr. W. Fitzgerald, Sir W. Parnell, Mr. W. Dundas, Mr. Baum, MARCH 18.—The Chevalier de Leine tere and Count Capo d'fstria, Russian and AliW Men Ministers, have returned to Zurich, after their' journey to the head-quarters of their respectiee.So vereigns. • ' The divisions which have so long agitated Swifter land still prevail. The Deputies of Luce:mei witich, had been sent to Zurich to demand the eonYneaitoll of a Dia l composed only of thirteen of the ancient Coolant, have returned to Lucerne since the 101, disappointed in their purpose. The Gevernmeit of Zurich has remained firm to the Convention of the 2.9 th December, adopting the system of 19 Cantons, %hicks had been acceded to by the Ministers of the Allied Powers. The same Government is about to recommend a special conference to be ettendedby the Deputies of the 13 Content, and these are to he in. vited to appear at Zurich on the 17th, four days prior to the opening of the Diet. The invitation so to he given to the 13 Cantons is to be at the same time communicated to the others. r.Long, Mr. Mariyat, Mr. U. Giddy, Colonel Barry ► Ve George Hill, Mr. W:Pole, Lord A. Hamilton, Mr. Robert Shaw, Mr. Benjamin Shaw, and Mr. Idle. i?oput.ATION OF IRELAND. Sir JOHN ti W PORT wished to be informed, whether there was any reason for omitting to lay before the House, according to the terms of the Act of Pnrliameot which passed in a former Sesaon, an account of the Population of Ireland? Mr. It. PEF.I.E said, he was extremely glad the Hon. Barta►et had given him an opportunity of ex _ plaining to the House the cause of this omission.-- The fact was, that returns bad Wm received from NEAPOLITAN BULLETIN. " VICTORY BY MURAT OVER BEAUHARNOIS. the Clerks of the Peace in Ireland of the nature al lu&d to, but tberwere in such an Imperfect ttate, - • tia they were utterly unfit to be laid on the table of the House. Many of the Counties had neglected to 44 OFFICIAL ACCOUNT PROM TIIE incur BANK OP _. THE PO, MARCH 8. .. . _ _ • •send in any returns whatever, while others were of Fy incorrect a nature, that they were wholly unsatis. ftctury. He had, however; since written to the • Judges, and to the foremen of the Grand Juries of dilft•rent Counties, and was in hopes that by the nest Session such returns would be made as would meet the wisher of the House. . Sir J. • NEWPORT expressed himself satisfied with this explanation. BRITISH MUCIWIL The House resolved iota* Cessmittee of Supply, • to which the Petition of • the Trustees of the British Museum was referred, when 3,2311. I Is. 4d. was voted to the said Trustees to carry on the works of '1 the Museum, and a further sum of one thoasond pounds to enable them to purchase books to complete the Collection of the Museum. The house having resumed, the Report was•er- I • tiered to be received on Monday se'unight. - SOUTHWARK PAVING BILL. Mr. HENRY THORNTON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of St. °lave's, Southwark,. against this Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table. • Mr. MELLISH moved, that there should be laid Fefihe the House an Account of the Number of Skips of Wartmilt in Private Yards, in the Port of London, and the Out-ports, from 1791 to the latest " According to all the intelligence received from the right of the Po, the General of Division Grenier, had marched from Reggio, by Gustalla on Borgo forte, in order to pass to the left of that river, and immediately effect his junction with the Viceroy. This circumstance determined the King of Naples to divide the attention of the Viceroy, by drawing him towards himself. He took a position between Reg gio and Rubiera, and caused the division of Seeerili, 4000 strong, to be attacked, is order to hies him back on Parma. The King, accordingly, on the 6th, reinforced the Austrian advanced-guard, Which was posted un der the command of General Count Stahremberg, near Rubiera, by a regiment of iufantry, and a strong division of Neapolitan cavalry, while he ordered Caroscoa's division to advance from Modena on Reg gio, to sustain the advaheint-guard. " His Majesty ordered all these troops to defile in columns on the great road from Rubiera to Reggio. The attack-coinmencod on the 6th between three and four o'clock. It els directed by his Majesty in per son, and oneadted With such promptitude, that the enemy had not time to prepare for his defence. He was pursued to Masora; 6OO of his reer- guard were made prisoners , two b attalions were diaporsed, and prisoners are every instaut brought in. 7th,, in the morning, the' Mb* Ares The enemy, Oar having militia ill Ind wee, and ezoVbnced a eotisideiable and wounded, was , repulsed ondei.the walls of Reggio, where he took a position. - But a summons on our part for the surrender of the town, and some movements which threatened to cat off his retreat on Parma and Gustalla, determined him to evacuate the town during_ the day. He retired be hind the Eliza towards Irma; and on the Bth, our advanced guard took a position on that river. " Though our loss was not considerable, we have to regret several officers. The enemyl General Se. veroli, had his left legstruck by a sbotood ass imme diate aqiputation Was necessary. Re _remains pri soner at Reggio. i'.•• 44 According to the news from Leghorn, of the 3d, two English Ships of the line and a Neapolitan frigate had on that day entered that port. The Eng lisb* Admiral disembarked, and was received with en thisiasm." fr — riettyground for an adjournment to the usual pe. . riod; and in alloying it in the gakatiqky o he thought • he' was doing " that width woulkliiiPeSi !east an the A. tirne•of th e ilonee, and ha t' htietOf estiest that the ~-,. HAM. Geol4lTAll wotridlotwe ;tit 44. Ott .to It: • • ,- , 1 •^ `;,c li e t • IT BR FA 0 - oopliel i 1444 no -objesiitle* ir ' !ten meat; but be 141)460e Meaner of .. . ion Ins then agreed tit: ;....,., ?.? 14 : • Nlt. , splolll INTiltooot,C . . . 1 .• • . 4 r.. 0 Anrr,Loft. tdr MlintClo ER ortlyii * 0 . • • t , . Noce of his it to moee for the 1 4 ' Ohl C 0111;141ft* if 'els In 1809, to ea. , f I . • ... • quire into roeititer .. , between Great ''' , Britain end .leettid. tice .at Committee had . . , •• ._, .. • • • . TIIE S . TATESMAN. together s lit& an' Ai:femme of the igumber "• On the ' 7 It was true, that Peri od ; es which naturally kilted Armed Ves• I contine. .Ti lof every one, such s'els ill his Ni4estiis Service ' M i m e d. ‘ 1 fectunt iegittai . - . and Toenails of Troosporti t of the Noble fiord The Retie then adjoeroit S oniar , the Isth l losiin killed .a e l . . 7! elligence of import listast. vats of !Legg iducetoent, bust" still , _____ summons on of arr. , Mails ' Dye O ' 1 6 ..... o e 000 "ogee Malta • •• . 4 1 men. .. l' ..... .... . ~. O ..4'.... !arid ...:. ' . .• , 2. --- PRICE DE STOC *S Tills DAY AT ONE OIX•0411. Bank ladle Bondi 3 8 p S per Cent Red. 65 91 61 7 Exchequer Hills 15 p • 3 per Cent. Cons. 701 681 Ornoitua 251 191 2 4 2 l.per Cents. 821 3 11 2 Pay ditto 241 51 19; 221 5 per Gent. Navy 971 81 6; Consols for Acct. 711 681 9; Lens. Ann. 16 7-160 TU. ST.ATRSMAN. TUUSIDA,Ir/ APRIL V I 11114., A Bremen and Heligoland Nail arrited OW morn ing, by which we have . received the following in. portant intelligence : NEIGHROURHOOD OF HAMM/KOH, MARCH 29. Great preparations • are making for a serious. attack upon Hinnburgh,,,as soon as the Elbe Mall be open`; a flotilla ot. English, Danish, and' Dutch gnn.beatu ,latolte - Vollected for this purpose, and a train of 40 pieces of henvy artillery and 18 mortars is already on the road from.gandsbarg. . _ ANTWERP ) *Ace 19.—Our garrison is reduced `to about 6000 men, partly by the many sallies, which have cost us very dear, and still more by desertion ; four weeks ago tlittr ton-boats were posted at the month of the Scheldt, but some English Vllssels proaching to Mullen, the French hastily fled to the wait% .oux Goierisor, Cnrnotte, seems disposed to amass htiv a great fortune befisre he gives up the city. Besides contributions which he has from tltne to time Wind means to impose and to collect in ass vtaigisi isebood, 'he has obliged us to pay successively all 4e taxes for 1813, 1814, and 1815. Provisions are i tittadfully dear—one pone(' of butter costs 28 sti vests a sack of potatoes seven florins and 10 stivers, ifri: FRANKFORT, MARCII 24.—Count Von Melke, the Danish Minister, arrived here to-day on his road to the head-quarters of the Allied sovereigns. . A traveller, who left Lyons on the 16th, met, about ten leagues from that city, the advanced-guard of the Austrian army, which is from 40 to 50,000 strong, advancing against Lyons. A ugereau had left that city, with his army, consisting of not more than :20e90 men, among whom are only 10,000 good troois. They were prepared at Lyons to receive the , General"Marchand was, however, still in the iseighbour,hood of Geneva, with a respectable corps Of about 10,000 men, and will probably be obliged, If General Bubna advances, to retreat by way of Turin, and join the army of the Viceroy of Italy. NAWUR, MARCH 18.—As soon as the Danes have joined the Crown Prince of Sweden, it is supposed he will march with 50,000 fresh troops to Paris. LAUSANNE, MARCH 18.—Since the 16th, several detachments of that fine corps, the German Legion, have passed through on carriages, going to Geneva. We expect in a day or two regipents of cavalry be• longing to this legion, which Is about 10,000 strong, as is said, to be in English pay. _ _ There was a heavy cannonade heard on the side of Gegen this morning. A part of the garrison was to Wtch: fort L' Ecluse this morning. Vitro/A, MARCH 17.—The new levy of troops goys 04 rapidly, but only few pass through here, but they march through Bohemia and Moraiia to the Rhine, and through Stiria to Italy. Great numbers of horses• are bought op in Hungary and Tranvyl; vania, and many come also from the neighbouring provinces of Turkey. The events of the last few days must continue tw operate on the astonished mind for some time to come. History has produced nothing to equal it, from the earliest , records of its pages. The last eighteen months appear to have condensed the oc currences of eighteen centuries ? That a *tax, lately so formidable in arms, should now be so feeble in authority, is, indeed, subject matter for amaze ment. We confess, that although we have for some time been unible to discover any way in which BONAPARTE could possibly extricate himself from the difficulties with which he was surrounded, yet we did pot anticipate his being so suddenly overwhelmed by Qat, In the condition of a fugitive from his own capital, It . may . be asiceal, where is NAPOLEON? renowned in arms• is little better than a wanderer, at the head of en uncertain army ! L .. Were it not, however, from the number and of his enemies, we should not agree with filen wi le declare him irretrievably lost. FREEstarCa 11. 4 Prussia lost his capital, and'yet he recovered It a n d h il l" his consequence too. But then, although he ind more than one enemy to his throne, he had nri c am . politer for it. The case is othbrwise w .e i n t i k ig . r CARTE . The pretender to it is backed ; irtA t p,,,, -tensions by ogreat part of the Winch' Pressi‘no42. eects to be supported in his endeavours by a enftvldb„ . ble portion of British power. The violent aversio n N I VONAPAKTE we can readily account for in aßritill, so, ject ; but it is not so easy to enter lute au Briton's affection for the restoretien of,the family o f the Bovasosts ; if that Briton be a lover of civil and political liberty, and is old enough to . retmursher th e NATIONAL and CONSTITUENT Assemblies of th e French Nation. The proceedings of the Sok ol Convention of France bare noting to' do with th e question of the expediency or the justness of pl a e; eg Louis XVIII. on the throne; since the rash O m duct ofany number of eniefornsedanett might never ti k overturn the reasoatings of an assemblage of the first philosophers of the age. The proceedings of the latter had tindoubtegy this estfOsg ee o f A m , tenths of the people in &Tape: 'The_seatiments we utter on this, as on all . former similar oceasio ne , ere the dictates of that love - for universal political fo e . dons,' that sympathy we feel for oar fellow4creskies, though forming a part of other commusitim. We shall be sorry to see the corner-stone of the edifice of a new Constitution for Europe, laid down, Ili it , were, by a junto of Sovereigns, who have diferent views and distinct interests from 'the Ipeople, in general, whore.' they govern. •It will, however, made t tit—lntere4 of the load trumpeters of the press, to drain all mu r m urs o(th. former abuses of Governments, by sounding the praises of the new ly-revived aspirattte to gorett— and what is so powerful in ta# l '... ity . ,of e conductors of the press at this de ' ere It is held wise to . pass acts of, Attai r nde for evil 'against all the family of a man. Ilsoinoisetekted by 1 twelve jurors, of treason to the King'; liot it Is ob. ~, jected, by the persona we speak of, tonataint the descendants of a King, who shall have been con victed by twelve, or even twenty millions of ju -1 rers, of_ treason against' a whole....nation. 13otr . no more of this at present. .The tease. Mind ill about to be enlightened ; intellectual knowledge is • diffusing by the liberality of .the beneficent dad wealthy of England ; ande . the darkness , which the. dread of returning despotism' threatened as with, Is t. pierced throegh, and. iti some degree, attenuated, illid even irradiated; •by the, charitable and zealous encouragement given to - fearliing, through the count• lembook and other societies spread over the whole United Kingdom. Let us, 'her lore, wean our eyes "from the carnage which the ambition of wings has or , easioned ablosad i .and loot at home for that hominess which is-within our mech. The wise DIN says, 44 Let atom things which are above my resell', ha he. yond my care t ". These reflections grow. in an especial mannai f oitt Of the documents before us, the produce of the stupendous events which hivetjust or. curred. And although we are far from concluding, that the sentiments of all the Allies, respecting the Government of France, correspond •with those of England ; yet the letter of Sir CHARLES STEWA*'r 1 (the brother of Lord CASTLEREAGII, our Ambassador in France), may be fairly supposed to convey the in tentions of the Court and Cabinet of St. James'S on that topic. POI' 'Wince, in the letterdsted the 30th • March, the General says, " Our loss has been 'some thing considerable; but wo may have the consoling hope, that the brave men who felt will accomplish the work of the downfal of despotism, and rear the standard of renovated Europe under a just equili brium, and the dominion of its legitimate Soverektis." No one can be at a loss to guess what is meant by " rearing the standard under the dominion of its legitimate Sovereigns." To us this appears the tocsin of civil war in France; for even were Basta. 'PARTE made prisoner, as some atkera, or mortally wounded, as others insist—in short.- mere he quite. ', out of the question, as has often been (ht 'rise in 'ear general • reasonings on thisfairs of 'the Continent, tad the best policy of treatiog theat, we still think there must be a great majority of the people of. the unhappy cou.utry in question, who are averse ~ from receiving as Kings a family which jet. posed so many sufferings upon them, and for the re-. moral of which they voluntarily incurred so many hardships. We, however, concldde our observations` on this point, by wishing the Representative of England in Fiance had not, in so marked a.mito.fter, dictated so much to the people of France. 11 ; :tity 'thing can possibly resuscitate the semblance &lower *gain in the apparently lost Bos,trAntt., ktf. p ha; the indiscretion of some ,of his enemies.' ` lf .y obld be remembered, that there are scatilleimLusi rem earth • a kind 'of indolent, yet chivalrous persons, 'who aro only aroused to become champions, when they see u party too weak to defend ,himself (wortitiefir worthy is not the consideration of thatmpliesee) . or too arrogantly treated. Without a capital, the centre of the circle, the resort to, and the emporium of its riches and re- venue, we see no great chance of Bo NAPkIVIE 4.4114 out any, length of time,, ~'the city of, l'adv, him% - ever, is- not like Lotidetirli has no ,tide tQ coliqii a supply_ of.proviakotisvistory twelve heart to and from it. It is the worst situeetrof Any . city In 'the world for being provisioned, while * hostile power . , k . , .._ . . . • .4. rer, from the n um b er and meet should not agree with time vably lost. FREDIZIIegg 11.4 tal, and'yet he recovered It a n d i. But then, although he lisd • ' y to his throne, he had nri c am . case is othbrwise with' Ben.t, der to it is backed je_litp ro „. art of the Winch' PreiNaud' er . in his endeavours by a entletdbra. I power. The violent eremite, t v . mdily account for in aßritiii4o,, ' easy to enter lute au •ettlightenej the restoration of,the familyof let Briton be a lover of civil and lis old enough to rennueher th e >NSTITUENT Assemblies of . th e ie proceedings of the Stok e d ce bare noting to do with th e !die* or the justness or p he throne ; since 11 ) c n ` if Gni eforevedene t t e nglitime -l er ,t, 4 sikz wings of an assemblage of die the ego. The proceedings of lubtedry Bie solOages of iiitir. in &rept , : 'The „sentiments we all former similar oceasions, ere ore - for universal political free. we feet for oar fellow 4 creale'res, art of other communities. He the corner-stone of the edifice Ilion for Europe, laid down, unto of Sovereigns, who have ti distinct interests from 'the ,f r, il, wfuni: they govern. •It ounie t tlit-intere4 of the load 4 ass, to Arpin all murmers o f 3overnmenti, by sounding the , -revived aspirattte to gores-. • medal in th* - ' :. ity, of the Tess at this da ' ' crest? pass acts of Attei r nde for *col fy of a man. Wiwi* aentekted by eason to the King'. list it Is ob. f ~, one we speak of, toattaint the t' ing, who shall grave been con- )r even twenty 'millions #f ju. ~ Igain44 . a whole.....entitt• ' 80 . present. : The hoots , . ttlind ill , ned ; intellectual knowledge is • . I berality of . (he beneficent sink 1 I ; and the darkness, which ta. ,- .. leepotfsm• threatened as with, Is , d, in some degree, attenuated, •by the :charitable and zealous tolearilog, through the count- societies spread over the whole :et us, 'her fore, wean our eyes ch the ambition of Kings has oc. loot at home ter that hominess mech. The wise MIN says, htch are above my react * lot he- . These reflections grow., in an of the documents before us, .the ndous events which hivelust or. i gh we are far from - concluding, f all the Allies, respecting the ' . nce, correspond •with those of , tter of Sir CuARLEI STEWAIrr I CASTLEREAGIi, our Ambassador nirly supposed to convey the in. . and Cabinet of St. James'i on in, in the letterdated the 30th 1 I*"4