The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-12-01 00:00:00

4 - --- - ....I.' has therseere'reSeilred that tlinGeneral Cortes .f . lb , Monarchy, annotiated to the decree of the :! • ! shall he convoked oh' site lit day of h ear, in the n •xt yes:, in Pnter un their east fimetious the Ist dot of March following. its that happy tiny has arrie..d. the Junta shall s.y to the R preseit'avives of the' 'teen Ye Aro met t ,geth r , 0 Ir ethers of your ! and re-est thlesseed ire all the plenitude your right-, after a lapse of three cent :ri.•s, -.she's des. arbitrary putter dissolved von, in ord. r to ilibj..ct this nation to all the ev.ls Servitude. The aggression which we hare suf. fused, aid the war o hien oe maintain, are the 'suits of tree e most shameful oppression end the -1 st liajest tyranny. l'he Provincial Jiimas, .ho were able to resist and repels , • the enemy .11 elle firs; mooing of his isevasisei, invested the ;strews J inee with the Sovereign Authority, which the) -se• eked for a finer, to give unity to the Slice and collet...trate its power. Called to the exereisa of this authority, not by am. bition or intrigne, but by the unanimous voice or the i irsovsnce• of the liisigd-m, the in•livi • di s al, of the Sie,weine Jienta themselse• orth of the high euoti..l nee reposed in then', 4.y em;.loyine all their vigilance and exertions for • 41; prostrsatiost acid prosperity of Ow Stale. • magnieed•• of oitr til iris Ain be apparent • ai She colieolcrati , l of the enormity of the evil yowls . preceded. When the rover w.ss placed in our maids, our armies, le tlf fur mil, were itroit. video and destitute of every thing, our treasury was a opty, and our resources uncertain and die. tam. 'The despot of l' s ratire availing hiisself of the tranquillity in which the North then was, poured upon the Pcitinsolts the military power under his command, the most formidable that hat been known in the most warlike legions, better provided, and above all more numerous th its ushers, rushed on every side, though muc:. •11841wie rust, against our :omit's, destitute of the ;Mane mr,otrtieess anti ctinfidelece. A. new inuntli. flied so ba7 . eartatis who carried desolation through .all the provieres of wiech th 'y took possession, was the euoseatence of these revers.s, and the ill tit,* it *winds of sir iiii•ortunate country be. gin aiiifully to open and pour with blood in tor rents. The lute thus lost half its st rength ; and whets the Jima, bound to save the honour, the init•pead e, r, and the unity of the 114 tttt I from flit leisperuous i sv.tsaun of the tyrant, took refuge. in Aollatii•ia. a division of 30,01)0 men repaired to • the nails of 5ar.004.4, to bury thenmelves ire its ruins. The army of the centre being thus de. privet of a great part of its strength, did nut give to its tuiwratisoth that activity and energy which mu lt i h tie had very ditlereet results (runt those of th.• nettle of :telexes. The avenues of the Sierra Morena and the banks of the Tagus were only de. fended by ill-armed handfuls of men, to whom Cwilti scarcely be given the name of armies. The J how. ter, by means of activity end eases. tiers, rentiered theut such, so routed and versed in the twit battles of Coulad Keel end Me. fain, in•ti ail or clespairi sg of the country, they redoubled their ettorts, and in a few days collected and oppusel to the enemy 70,000 ist faietry and 12,000 cavalry. These forces hare since fought, it is true, with ill success, but al. way with gallantry and glory. The creation,. the reparation, and the nibsistence of these scenic*, have snore than absorbed the considerable supplies which have been sent us by our brethrea in •Ame rica. W have maintained its the free Provinces unity, order, and jellifies ; and in those occupied by the enemy we have excited our endeavours to preserve, thiet4li secretly, the lire of otriotisre and the bo ute of l o yalty. We have vindicated the national honour anti iiidepend.soce in the most enmplecated and difficult diplomatic negotiations; and we have made held against adversity, with out suffering ourselves to despair, ever trusting that we should overcome it by our constancy. 11 . 8 have, without doubt, committed errors, and we would willingly, were it. possible, redeem them olio our blood : but in the credulous* of events, among the mountains of diffieulties which surround- ell us, who could be certain of always being be the right ? Could we be responsible because one body of troops waisted tabour, and another confi dence ; because one General had less prudence, and another less good fortune ? Much, Spaniards, is to be attributed to our inexperience, much to sir. ctinimiares, but notkiitig to our intention. That user has been to deliver our anfortunateK ins' from slavery, and preserve to hint a throne for which the Spanish people have made such sacrifices, and to maintain it free, independent, and happy. We bare, from the time of our institution, pro. miscd him a country ; we have decreed the aboli. ties of erbitrary power, from the time we an. sutinced the re-establishment of uur Cortes. Such is, Spaniants, the use we have made of the wilt, tatted power and authority cesitided to us ; soil when your wisdom shall Imes established the basis! and form of Government most proper for the in. dependeace and goad of the State, we wilt resign the aetbority into the 'hoods you shall point out, ionteitted with the glory of befall given to the Spaniards the dignity of a nation bgitinsately bon.l stituted. May this whops and nsageseficent anew. bly be pro,inetive of efficacious means, energy, and fertility ; nay it be ass immense inutile gieshable vieleastit, from wheel) flow tor. tents of pairieliatn to revivify every part of this vast motes. chy, to inflame all minds with that sublime colltuii.iSao %hires produce..,the safety and glory of inslooS, and the despair of !paws ; and y.burseivea, uolik Fathers of the country, tie the e kes's°, of y our high ditties, :tail Spins exalted with you to an tiVially brilliant destiuy, shall see returned new her b.,sten fur tier hemlines', Fey • divand 7th, and leis uefortunate family ; shall se e her sons enter on the path of prosperity and glory which they ought beim, forth to power, sad re. • • „ceive thecruwn of the sublime, and almost divine .ettorts *hide they arc sucking.'—(Rorie Aeca , east or SaTILLE, OCT. 28, 1809.) " Marvels of Afirtlett;.l. Presides,. `• PLIIRO DE RIVERA), See.-Uve." vim: Malt.. Due I 2 1 D•le funi i o lYa : 1 (hamburgli .. 0 . Lisboa I 11;T AT ON K ()'CI.OOK. Lang. Ann... 14 9-16 (Iguilie .ett. prem. Ds. Koch. Via. 11, Lis. • lnitesr Tickets tit. 13s. 'TATESMAN. PN01.04111 TLNA I. LUN DO A' : IrSIDAY, DICZNIICIL 1. GOTUNIVRSII Malls arrived in town this morn. ing, from kihich the fuilowing are catrseta GOTTENNV NAM, NOT. 20.—Geoeral Adders. pure, who left this place on Tuesday last, his taken a cireotens route to Jonkoping, where he la to assist in the arrangements for a Peace between S.seden and Denmark. lie will then proceed to the frontiers of Norway to meet the Prince Au. gusteiubnrg, whom be will accompany to this town, %%litre the Prince is expected to make sonic further urnitsgeritents reSptCtttig his successor to the Tlituoe of Sweden. COPT t.4' A LITTER IROM corkxNAGEtt, Nov. 4. 64 Sinemy last letter to you an intrigue of is I carious nature has been discolored. The heredi tary Prince of Denmark, who is married to a daughter of .the Duke of Alecklenburgh, was called from home by military duties. He had scarcely been gone three days, when it was dis covered, that a Frenchman, of the name of puis, who was the ballet-master, and also had been chosen to instruct the Princess in singing, had been perceived going into her apartments at a late hour in the night. A guard was placed to watch his return, and at four in the morning he *as seen leaving the Princess's bed-room. An erpress was immediately dispatched to the Prince, to make him acquainted with the circumstance ; and on examining the Princess, she confessed her guilt. Dupuis was instantly sent under au escort to Lubeck, never to return to lieumark, uudei *ail( death. The Princess has since been sent to Altuna. !Cisme/No have been dispatched to all quarters, to apprise bur relatiuns of her conduct, and a divorcees (Awned to take place. • " This same Dupuis was some years ago in the Swedish service, but his conduct was .0 infamous that ht was also banished from that country." 64 STOCSAOLK, NUT. 21.—According to the last a m ou nts fr o m Abe l the new Council of Regency, I establidied is that place, for the administration of the G 14114 Duchy of Flulaud, ceded to Russia by , th• last treaty.. et peace, has cnteruil upon its functions.—Steckholas Gazette of Nov. 21.) 4 6 TA.NgOVING, Nov. 18.—The Royal Danish Minister, charged to negotiate a peace with Sive. den, arrived here last Saturday, the 11tb inst. nearly at the same time with the Swedish Plenipo tentiaries, and the Congress has already cum. molted its sittings and deliberations. —(Gottcn burgh Gasdte, Nov. 21.) " Intelligence has been received from Lithuania, that the important town of Miuk has been totally destroyed by arc ; and that considerable damage has been done in that country by hailstones, some of n hich weighed 211 h. —(Stockholm Commercial Gazette, Nov. 17.)" At last our devoted troops are on their return from the Walcheren project. We last night received letters from Middle. burgh and from Flushing. The focuser is dated the 'Nth. Amongst much curious miller ; the writer says— " It cannot be long befote we decamp, foi the reasons 1 have airena) gives—nu I indeed every spepara:ion is mak ing for the embarkation—tile sick are at this moment on bead:: 41 bow - 11.—yr' still die greatest elaseu ft . & pr e per Te d a t la qeartets; an.l, marvellous se tell, the expeseive prepare " limas for detente suntiaue with unabated vigtsur. 'far . 4 events is equally active —S ut is nut expected to attack us." The letier from Fist.hing is dated Four P. M. on the 20111, the same date, and contains, amongst matter equally curious with that is the leper [rum iliddleburgli, the follnaing passage: " Every tuirg here is in r state of confusion %Mich I " should fail in attetoptinA to describe. The intended eviscoa. " ti on is .1011011 need. troops ere yew esobarkiag. aiJ " uorknten hove saready beguu to destroy. But yob redly " cannot have as ide.L of the tumult and confusion. la " short we sects all mater*. The poor inhabitants are drcadfuli, alarmed at the prognns of the inundation, front 14 ' tbe d, hes having becu cut. General Dos. le whom. they " seem to place gnat confidence. has, however, :mural them " that nothing but what the protection of the embark:moo " requires as a prec:intioa,vholl be done. We all trust soon " to quit this deatlb, pestilential place, the inhabitants of " which We as tired oral'. lel we are of then." What cue hare needsioned the collusion hcre apoLen of ? Tbc disembarkation WAS etected, nut only without confusion, but in the most excellent i 'veder. We leave the Public tu- conjecture the male. THE Proclamation fur assembling the Code' Kilt be perused with interest—but it is not talking and ::rKigj thatswill save Spain. Will it have the i.ff.:co of roissi:ig cuncentratiiig the eulogies 01 the Peninsula ? The Vomit Of Adoisr.alt) have corrected an abuse in the Naval Hoepiaal at Plymouth. allers have !wen issued, nut osiFy to discontinue the 12s. a day to Capt. CiEtni, ttteNcovernor, which he received as a super3niseated Captain, but th.it he should be called upon to refund all that be has re. "j a w no that account since his salary trill ltPj , °tented from 5001. to 8001. a year. THR STATF.SMAN, WENT GARDEN THEATRE. While the Proprietors, their Agents, Myriad. dons, and aussUutort, shamelessly proceed its their career of ontrave and injustice, the daily Prints, almost without exception, appear to have seddeely deserted limit cause, in which they once affected to feel so lively an interest. Are thee the nightly scenes of brutality sad outrage Committed on the persons of the people, by Ruffians and Pews °timers at this Theatre, unworthy of notice from the Press ? Time was, in England, when the unlawful leisure, of even an individeal, would excite that indignation, at which, eves Buw.sireee would have felt appalled. Are the manufacturers of newspapers, su senseless, as to flatter themselves that the resentment of the pub. lie, has subsided, or is even dminisked! Those who may ha►e entertained th4t futile hope, are miserably deceiving, as well the Public as thee. selves. --- --- The Public have yet seen no reason to alter their opinions. The indecency, impolicy, and inadmiuibility of Private Dozer ► the extortion of the New Prices, and the unparalleled insolence of the Proprietors, in hiring Ruffians to thump the people, all press upon the Public mind with undiminished force. The Proprietors may continue their obstinate perseverance to the end of this...and, from the be. Knitting, to the end of the next, and the next, IC3. son—in the hope of exhaosting tho spirit of the Public—that hope we Anil; is fain. Until the Benefits commence, they may, perhaps, receive what will meet about one-third of the regular and contingent earners ; bnt as to rain, the pe riod of that Theatrical neillenium is at ao homes• surabic distance. PRICK. pet Cent.Custs. 69& il2l Reduced °Ski 4 per Ceut....tkiti 3 per Ceii4....Luzl coitoa. tor ACC. 71111 :' ~. THURSDAY EVENING. The disapprobation of thi. Roman Father, was expressed by hissing only, which did not Inter. runt the performance; but the incessant barking of the OrderiNs. who were evidently tattler the iotiitosee of colds, certainly prevented the per formance, fron► being so completely heard, a, it would otherwise have been. These, however, being :chute price ►ought, were not construed into act! of " mutinous insubordination," and were therefore utn►oticed by the Traps. Before the half price company wire admitted, wo took our usual survey of the House. In the Pit, which, when filled, contains 800, we counted 76 persons, amongst whoa► we in. dude l 2 Bow.street Officers, Perry and Wood, the Firemen, and Long Gibbons, who stalked and stalked out with the solemnity of the Ghost in lignite'. In the Dress Boxes were 25 Females, and 57 Gem'oten. In the second Tier of Bozes the company was more numerous. In every Pricoc Box we saw some compay. The sec: n shillings Gallery and the seven slid. lings Pigeun-holes, contained six persons. In tho front rate of the two shillings pinery there was abundant room. The one shilling Pigeon-holes appeared to con tain the usu tl stuffing. For several minutia after the half price corn. menced, no person entered the Pit...a corps of traps rooted from the Orchestra, and seated them. selves at the tipper part of the Pit, in expectation of a grab at the halt.price 0. asto. nishment at the *laciness of arrivals, was oval to thcir disappointment. During the 4th and sth Acts about 60 stragglers came in ; but there were, at no period of the evening, 150 persons in the Pit. Among thole were shout 40 wearing the 0. P. medal. The in. attention of the Public to the Boles was not infe riot.; and to give some show of coopany, a detach. anent of the " house corps" took stations, in those situations„ where the vacuititm were mint Omer,. able. Don Jams di.l not plat off to smoothly as The Roman Father—hAlluaing, hooting, hissing, has. zsine, an the pertontuttice of the 0. P. dance, rendered !he e hole of tbs ninsic, with the excep. lion of a p..rt of the first, and occasional itsiermist sions in the seeutid act, inaudible. A Gentleman of the name of Morris, observing the noted Thomas Carpenter in the Pit, asked how he could have the assurance to show, his face there, a'ter having on a former evening insulted the public bv throwing up his hat and challenging. any man in ti: lioute to fight hies. To this Carpen. ter replied, he did not want to fight ooze. An altercation anti tumult ettsued, in the course of which Carpenter heiug pushed, be accused Mr. Morris of being the person—this not bring the fact, Mr. Morns denied, and the altercation was renewed, in which Carpenter, applying the epithet of liar to Mr. Al—, that Gentleman returned it with interest. Carpenter then, we suppose as a proof of his not tei,hing lofted, doubled his fist at Mr. Morns, who requested that they might leave the Theatre, and proceed to argue the point in that manner, without disturbing the Orderlys. This invitation, although freqnently repeated in the must friendly and persuasive miniver, by Mr. Monis, Carpenter declined. The dispute at length subsided, and Carpenter left the Pit, to whic!i, in about ten minutes, he return. ed, accompanied by Jew Bennet, Osborne the Informer, Limbriels, and other Officers, who planted themselves on Mr. Morris, to observe his motions. Just hofore the conclusion of the per. furmance, Mr. Morris left the Pit, on which Lintbrock, and his brother traps, going out at an opposite door, met >lr. Mortis in the passage, and kindly conducted hint to SOW-STREET. where Carpenter ilharged him with pushing against Aim, and tifteneards challenging hies to fight. This statement was corifirtneti by Mr. Osborne, who, in this case, was not the Informer. Mr. Morris stated himself to be clerk in the W4rrant-Office, Somerset-house, and positively denied having pit shell Carpenter—his protestations of innocence were, however, unavailing, and he was compelled to find bail. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCRANOE. Dsc. I. Th ere arc not many fresh arrivals of Wheat to. day, but tolerable supplies on hand, part Fo. reign ; sales at little Auctuation. Barley In de. mand ; a short supply, and rather dearer. Whits pe s likewise. Thereikec:ise.ile re au a lul' a t lu i s e twu descripti o n s k eep their tolerable s u ppli es o f Oats, sad samples of best quality are rather higher. Flour on the terms of nur last currency. CURRENT PRICE. Wheat. - - so. Ks. lass. i Tick limas. - - - . so i . 5.. FlueMato -.— itaa. 11%4. ()ma, Ry e . - Me. 56, Plaid din& -- . . 3 6 .. *---. Barley. Mate - titt. RApe *ell - . - ‘484. , e 5 .2. W. Aets( Boilers) &h. 66.. Fine Flour ... . 9 0 .. yi p ,. 1 Grey lieu, Beam - • 544. &X Setup& 6±.. 66-. ik.b. Ws. SMITH l' I 1: 1.0-11) ac. 1. To Oak the Offal, per stone of bib. Beef. • ..4s.Beak' of Cattle this day : Mutton ..44. Od. to es. 01. 1 Beasb 950 Yral ....64. Od. to is. 64. I Sheep Pork ....6s. OA. to is. 2d. Calve. Lamb —.Os. W. to Os. Od. Pigs 11141f-.hIAI4IK liT 41. ' Hay lig. Oa. to • 51. 134. Od. Straw H. Z. Od. to it. 5.. tal. Cluvet Extract of a letter from Lisbon, dated Nov. is :..." I am sorry to be under the painful ne cessity of Continuing to inform yoe, of the dread ful mortality in the army. The latest accounts say , sixty or seventy per day are buried..._ Lord WELLINGTuN has been for some days at Seville with the Junta, and the Marquis his brother. Afterwards he accompanied the latter to Cadiz, from whence, it is expected, he will pro coed to Badejos join the army." Another letter from Lisbon, dated Nov. 17, gars The news we have heard from Spain is rather of a favourable nature, and many sanguine people in this city flatter themselves that the cum , mon coemy will, at length, b.! expelled beyond the natural boundary of France sad Spain. The natives are reported t , i have gained several adva.nlatel, and eve,' to threaten the capital, from %shirt, Jo. scrti hnl retired. The uecupatioo of Nlattrid by the Spaniards has been cite* reported, and I hope it is the anticipation of an event, if they have not yet so far succeeded, which is likely to take place. A vessel, arrived from Gijon, has brought as laccount, that the Spanish General PURLILIt, with an army of 4000 men, had completely beaten the enemy, and afterwards proceeded on its march towards St. Andero, where it was expected to m Ike its appearance on the following day. It is added, that tlieweril l'o,urc, with the army tinder his cumuli, had advanced as far as St. Vott.ent de In Barquera. Some months ago an account was publish.ed in the French l'aperh of the eterution of scene persons in France, who were susp.cied to bo• employed by this euuniry. A Gent!email !slily returned from France was present at the exami nation M PREGINT (lise re !tidenti3l agent of M. Petsswr), who, being detected Istmatif, en. deavoured to procure his pardon by sacri. acing his colleagues, severui of whom became the victims of bis 'reacher). ; and when he had declar. ed that he had nothing further to disclose, he an. derwent a similar fate to that wnich he bail pro. cured for his comrades. it is said that another agent, named CnAlitau Dart.t.tA NT, was, in like manner, induced to attempt insuring Isis own safe. ty, by ceimioating the persons who had assisted him id his mission. Yester.Lly being st. Andrew's Day, the Royal Society held their Antoiteriary Sleeting at their epArtments in Somerset.pl4ce, when the Prelidest, the Hight Hun. Sir joeeru kl.t.Ne,s, Bart. K. B. In the name of the SaMety, presented the gots' le. dal (tallied Sir attettnty Cort.c vitt) to Mr. En. RAID BanUolitOlf, fur the account of his me. thud Or tlividiug Astronomical instrument, printed in the last volume of the Philosophical Trainee. Lions. Aftetwards the Society proceeded to the choice of the Connell and Olken for the ensuing year, when ; on enansinin4 the ballots, it appeared, that the following Gentleseen were elected apf the Conned : OF ?PM OLD Covina:b.—The Right Hon. Sir Jeseph Busks, Bart. K. 11. Edward Asti, Si. B. Mr-Cborlos Bloc deo, lf,mt. Samuel (ioodmosigh, Lord Bishop of (.arlislr. Hear. Caireosissh. Esq. Humphry Davy, Eaq_ . William slorNites. Esq. Rev. Nevi! Marholine, D. U. George Earl of Morton, Sir John Thumps Statue), Bart. 'Williams Hyde Wollaston, M. 1). Ow Tait Now Cntractt..—James Brodie, F.G. Robert Lord Carrington, Biellard Cheneyis ' Lsq. Thomas Lord Modal, Rev. Henry Fly, D. D. Mr. Stepisen Lee, Wiltiaia Geogr . Miweas ,M. D . lorlte Shnw, M. 0. James Smith son, ..sq. Oenrge Holose Simmer, Esq. And the Officers mere, the Rig.it lion. Sir Joseph Banio, K. B. l'residefit ; Mundell, Lsq., Trams/ell Wil liam Wollaston, M. 0. Ilmospbry Davy, Esq. Secs's uric . Afterwards the Members of the Society dined together, as useal, at the Crown mod Auckor Ta vern, its the Strand. An elopement, of rather a novel nature, took place in the family of a Dowager Lady of dis tinction in the neighbourhood of Bedfu►d.squaie. The cook and butler we►e both absent, when their fellow-servants aisesnbled in the kitchen ai break fast, on Monday morning last. It Is.ing, how eve#, well known in the family, that they untended shortly to unite in the silken band of Hymen, no eatraurdissarydegree of surprise was felt or es Fussed at their absence; it being imagined they were gone to the parish church, for the purpose of stealing a match. Nut returning in time, how ever, to make the usual p:edarations for that cessary article, dinner, it ass thought necess.►iy to inform the Lady of the mansion of their al.- scnee ; who, on enquiry, soon discovered, that besides the loss of the pair of turtles, she had other causes of regret ; several articles of plate, and a quantity of table.linen, which were tinder the care of the butler, fusing also disappeared. Charlet Stetter, who, in a considerable degree, excited the public attention at the late Assiz sat Oxford, by preferring a charge against a respec table Member of that University, of whirl► hat Member was most honourably acquitted, was tried at the last Old Bailey Ses.ions o;► a charge of rub. bing his master, Mr. Leos, Bookseller, in Soliu Square, when he was fuuliti guilty, and scutesica:d to two years imprisonumit. 7 f I