The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

r ~_ P n~»t-=~. ... • •-• • InT 200 tons, I do teem, that the l'rese•lont is es ereded as mach by ether 44's in the British service, t shy exceeds the Rodymiott. The Jaya, the 14;" antler, the Liverpool., the Newcastle, and several ; other 44's, are at least 200 tons larger thask the largest Americas' frigete —and the Egyptian, tried . only 40 sons, eqnslly eiteeds them in size. In the fall of 1805,she lay at Lisbon, near the Constitution,' • then commended by Commodore Rodgers—both ships Were me . Atwell by their officers, and, on a come • _ c_......1 az....flooatitetim . 1 1s7 tonnage 260 tens.' • The Constitutionet that time . 7taoauted only 44 guns. The, Egyptian, although -- lifilig - OnlY 40 mounted Si. The Coustitutino, the i United States, and the President, are of the same ".. ' fete, and, by a comparison of the latter ship with • 4he Egyptian, 40, every one may judge, how correct - Is tbenmertion, that 'the Fordyrnion it the largest and forsaidoble.44egio frigate belonging. to the t. BrtiS '' and that there wi5. 6. 00 - goropeen frigate •- of thib- Aresensions, but what wei known to be, it thiid Miellir, and a third *esker than an Aillfiri• can frigatiriordt gone - ' - • "Tile practice in tint BritiOr Set/ lies been,. tafeeie, ' i r, 'Ohl* frigate* by tai number... lif :guns. moanted. on their deck, without referehee to the whole liembet mosited. A frigate mmenting terenty-sis gene en the kunideck W4ll cited a 32; 28 a 36, gnd if . 30 a 44. _ The same role • answered equally ~ , • w ell to air flan.: l'w Essee 32, minted 36 guns on her *SW deck. The. Constellation 36, meets , 38,end the Coati ta ti on, United States,eod President, • 44's, Boogied esti bOgens. The iiile,whOthor.geod or • '` • lid, Is a British tele; and whether , the introduction. i:,. of it into our service arose ' from *sign or trim sc. 'AIA,' it's premised that if we approve of it, we Jilin not discontinue it, because England, by en • Order in Coeocil, has made. to tbti florid the de. articling confession of the diseeptioni•ahe has bees 'so ' long practising! Nor do I deem it. 'necessarySien. i. . what is ~...m quire the practice of ether maims. alim it to say, that tech is ewe's - nom. We atiattr•ct , lift , . . **and man our ships to please. 'oasselres, and not • to gratify others, end we shell in this instance feel 4 . L. ,_ . anissivos no more ' shamed' •by the 4 . ezereple' ,of Ingland, than we were by the ' Order in Commit, forbidding Aide frigates to engage ours singly I We did not folkeit the one, nor can I perceive the moral obligation for following the other, but if England hie really learnt the tubes ,of 'houetty, - end intends practising it, we de;; l iiitink 'case,. in justice to our. • islees, claim the mestalabayiectaeght her by our ptcept, whatever .6110lt the may be entitled to by ', ,ftrer **Nipple; and , one we think, will not be ' for gotten sooner than the other. " - our Vs,' I -1- metal, v• remark, And the in the England British ell have Mews in the cue, die or- •• • ' ;grviiiitc SiCOl4. DOCUMENT. lityt It- . ../. • •.: .4 . e llit iaasisks... ll***W.pell i rrADJUTANT-ORNERAL. . P- DIVISION OS TM 500111. r a t ' " Adjutant-Genera' 01Bre. Warms, /, Mel 27, 1818. .« FELLOW •Snif.inius..—You were called lute the Sold, to punish Savages and Negroes, who had, in a ,imeguinary manner, used the tomahawk and. scalping *nits upon our helpless citizens on the frontier.— You have pursued them to Mickasuky, St. Mark's, Sewaney, and lastly to this place, through an ones. plored wilderness, encountering immense dilficulties and privations, which you met with the spirit of American soldiers without a murmur. "Your General anticipated a close of the campaign on 'his return to Fort Gadsden, and hailed the hour with feelings of gratitude to Heaven, at the prospect of relieving you from your labours, by placing you in quarters, or Mauling you to your home: bet how great was the disappointment, when he heard of therecent murders committed on the Alabama, by a party of the enemy from Pensacola, where they were furnished with previsions and ammunition by a friendly Power Under this state of things, you were marched here under difficulties which you alone can properly appreciate, meeting on the way the protest of the Governor of West Florida, threaten iog to employ force, if we did not immediately eve. caste the country. This new and unexpected enemy has been taught to feel the impotence of his threats. You entered Pensacola without resistance; and the strong fortress of the Ilaraucas could hold out but one day against your determined courage. Your General moot help admiring the spirit and military zeal which you manifested, when it was signified that it would be necessary to carry it by storm." The remainder consists merely of thanks to di& rent officers for their conduct on the occasion. In addition to the confirmed news of the capture of Pensacola, the capital of West Florida, by General JACKSON, reports have reached Charleston, direct front St. Augustine, that the inhabitants of that capi tal were in eepectation of a visit from the American army, and that the only force there was about 400 men, badly provisioned. It was further reported from Amelia, that the American troops were on the point of embarking for iSt. Augustine by water.—(Besten .Paper.) This day, which is the time lived for the Miro of the Write, the Members of the New Parliament will receive doe notice of the postponement of its Meeting, for 59 days. We have no means of jedgiag whether •reu at the end of that period it is to meet for the dispatch of besieess, or whether it be iuteeded that a still farther prorogation shall take place. We find, by referring to 37 G. 111. cb. 127. that this Act con. twins a spacial provides, that in cue of the4ismise of the Crown preriottsly.te the alai on which a New Parliament is to meet by the Writ of gammons, the Old Parliameot assembles; if after that day, the New Parliament mast meet, whether he Member. bus been sworn is or so. " As reprdi one' /06,1 shall merely “mgr that the, liarashingtaii the ladapendance, and I Franklin, are much mitaller than many 74's in arhisti serelhe. lisitis ship has gisit•d Engle eh* ottmrs have tud fragninstly by Brit elj d mni ottbemgh aH hi lione,iond in'their ecinkpmant„ 4lg! Sr 7, *die suoi t Parfait Mews i • 'Nail 4 tay: e, Woold toil! OR* torn the cm OttlVlZtll.a sir dimansiskl. Mlneedad fate dia•rt -to e megionimgoodiimor • • . . 1 THE STA'rESM, PRICK OF STOCKS THIS bAY AT OMB O'CLOCK Hank Stuck • 4 per Cent.' rii *. —r ( 'em. Red. mg .i. - ~ , . ..5 per C. NEvy /06 .. 'i lndia Kondi 91 #• ' . Loft Ann. 9111 11-16 1 • Aistheqner 111110 1220 •••,: • Ip i T4 ,- TB, I. . . ~ .. W: TCYTAIDET, AUGUST 4, 1818. , ---.40..-- A terther arrival of Washington and New York Papers put us in possession of some more important articles relative to the operations in Florida, and other points of interest. To the official accounts of the capture of Pensacola, we have thus added the address of the Adjutant-Getters! to the victorious army. This docunsent asserts still stronger grounds for the measure of .the American Government then even General JACKSON specified ; and if the Adju tant-General's statement be true, it is unquestionably sufficient to justify the most direct hostility on the prirt of the Americans. It appears from this Pro clamation, that the. American Adjutant-General an ticipated i. close of the campaign on his retire to Fort Gadsden, but was disappointed, and im pelled to the measure taken by hearing of the recent murders committed on the Alabama, by 'a party of the enemy from Pensacola, 66 where they were furnished with provitinas and ammuni tion by a friendly power." The fact ?either seems that a party of Seminoles had been supplied with pro visions sod ammunition by the Spanish Governor, and that they bad marched from that place to murder the Americah settlers on •the Alabama. This hea tile proceeding is stated to have been aggravated by l ' a threat on the pertathetElpanish Governor to employ force if the Americans did oat evaceste the country. The Commissionen apphinted under a Resolution of the last Session of Congress to select the sites for two rural depots, have so far completed the general examination of the waters of the Chesapeake Bay as to enable them to determine the river which should be chosen for that purpose; but they have decided on a more minute survey before the particular 'pot can be ascertained, and on which their Wingate. may be founded. The American Government is cero tainty looking towards the increase of its nivel strength, and with an anxious policy becoming its prospects and great natural resources. The Reeder ,will find a very interesting and important Miele on the subject of the naval strength of America In an , other page. The British Government would do well to look at this matte r with equal attention. Some further particulars are communicated of the . DM of M. WARDROP, the American Citizen, mhos* imprisonment by the Spanish Goverment we have already noticed. His armee it seems consisted in dunning FERDINAND . ' Meisters fee supplies fitroished by him during the lite war. The pious and grateful FERDINAND pays his Cre ditor by imprisoning him! This sort of gratitude is, however, nothing new on the part of the Petticoat King. The Spaniards may bear it, because they mast—but JONATHAN will and can resent it. It is stated in these Papers, that the Government of Buenos Ayres bad 8000 Royalists in captivity in different parts of the United Provinces, and that they were determined on immediate retaliation for any murder which the Royalists might commit on a na tive or foseignsr taken fighting in the Republican cause. &slides the Papers to which we have above al luded, we have received Journals from New York, Philadelphia, end Boston, to the 11th ult. brought by the regular packet ship the Courier, Captain Baowx. The Boston Papers state, that it was re ported from Amelia, that the American troops were on the point of embarking by water for St. Aegestine, the capital of East Florida, with the intention of occupying it also, and that the only force there was about 400 men, badly provided. The fol lowing article from the Democratic Press, con• tains a curious statement respecting the allega tions of the Spanish Authorities in Pensacola, who, it seems, deny that any aid was afforded by them to the Seminole !odious. NEW You, JULY 9.—Don Onis, the Spenhb Ambassador, has left this city for Washington. He has received two messengers from Spain within three weeks and declares himself duly authorised to settle ell matters in variance between the United States end Spain. The dispatches received from the Spanish Government of Pensacola, are reported as deny. log that any aid has by the Spanish Authorities been given to the Semolians. It is also declared' by the Embassy, that neither the Spanish Edict, nor the translation of it, which have been published in the United States, respecting the liberation of Mr. WADS, are correct. It is not improbable that Spain will speedily exhibit some important cbanges, for they appear to have WI. come almost unavoidable. Apathy in the public mind is daily giving place to feelings of discontent that perpetually prompt to vigorous action. Accord. ing to this account from Madrid, if one was to trust to the repining and threats beard among persons who seem acquainted with the tone of popular feeling, it would be (apposed the Government would in stantly be compelled to SIMI alteration, in order to prevent mote ;aim coo evilligl Clustiss W. is viikkiWg'.•psepantions to claim Throne of Spain, at tbitepproechingCengtess °fail Chapelle, foooding bimulf on the violence used by the mob assembled at Arenjues, to compel him to give4t `up. It is said several persons have been seat over to him from Spain, to urge him to this measure ; end the Queen, who ruled the roast before, is said to be, above all things, desirous of being again placed on the Throne. Spain, by the help of the Priests end the Legiti. mates, may cling together • few yens, bet should she exist half a century longer, she win prevent a picture of human depravity, of human folly end degradation, that can find no equal. Indeed Cie comes little short of this character now. A full detail of .the execution of Hussey, for the atrocious murders at Greenwich, is given in our - other columns. It took place yesterday on Peneo• den Heath, near Maidstone. We see no reason to join in the regrets expressed that the awful exhibition was not made nearer the spot where the horrid icts were perpetrated. We have too many such specta cies near the metropolis. The wretch who thus suf fered the awful penalty of the law appears to haye d possessed a strong and clear mind to the last, and though he seems to base adopted a resolution eat is now too common among criminals, that of widest- 1 soaring to avert the odium of guilt by protestations of innocence, calculated to throw doubts upon the fact of their criminality, appears to have died with a consciousness upon his soul that he at least knew who was the murderer. When asked at the last mo.. ment if he knew who did the deed, he replied, " I do, I do." After such an acknowledgment no doubt can remain of Hussey's participation in the crime for which he was condemned. — That he had accomplices is not improbable ; but if such wretches @list, nod flatter themselves that the condemnation .and death of their companion clears them, they may find themselves lamentably mistaken. Hazleton, the supposed accomplice of Holey, sad who still remained in custody, was on Saterday put , to the bar and formally arraigned. No witnesses appearing against him he was discharged by procla- i station. Soon after the apprehension of Hussey, tbi report adds that the rtes. Mr. A &WAS, the Ordi nary of the prison, apprised him of the fact ; Hazleton appeared struck with surprise, and imme diately broke forth into the following extraordinary declaration :—" Hussey taken ! well, I am sorry; very sorry, that ha should be brought into trouble, bat now that he is ones taken, why it clears me." Hazleton did not see Hassey on Saturday, nor since his condemnation. French Papers to the 2d inst. and Malls from Hol land and Flanders have arrived. The Paris Journals are again silent on the subjects of the espetted trials. The King and his Court were to resume their real. deuce at the Thuilleries on Saturday. A confident opinion appears, by the Dutch as well as the French Paper., to be entettained on the Continent, that France will not only be evacuated by the Army of Occupation in the course of the autumn, but that the different contirtgeots will return to their respective countries. It is supposed that the Duke of WaLLI Ka. TON will review the British army previous to his join ing the Allied Sovereigns at Aia. la-Chapelle. Yesterday, et two o'clock, the Niece RenseT held a Court at Carlton-house, at which the Swedish Minister attended, who was introduced to his Royal Highness by Lord Viscount CASTLEREAGH, and conducted by Sir ROBERT Cnerren ' the Master of the Ceremonies. His Excellency had the honour of an audience of the REGENT, when he delivered a letter, and was most graciously received. Monday evening the Duke and Duchess of KENT• arrived at Kew from Clermont, on a visit to the QUEEN. At nine o'clock they left for Kensington, and the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE for London. Yesterday the Duke of 'YORK visited the QUEEN, on his way to London from ()attends. SOCHI after wards Prince LEOPOLD arrived from Claremont, and after staying some time, went to London. Yesterday the Princess AUGUSTA ant! the Duchess of Gweceierse. took an airing in an open carriage in Kew and Richmond-gardens. Ministers, it is said, were prepared for the Meet dug of Parliament to-day, if the melancholy event which has been alluded to had happened; but. it cer tainly would be an unseasonable time to . assemble Parliament for the dispatch of business, .epless some great national cause demanded it. Tha rumour of his Majesty's bodily health having been Ip. some de gree affected, is directly and clearly contradicted by the Bulletin of the Physicians. The King's health, therefore, remains enchanged, and we trust that nothing is to be apprehended on that score—other. wise the putting off the meeting might ,lead to a curious and important result in case of the demise of the King. The old Parliament must thln be assem bled for the dispatch of business, as the newly elected persons cannot sit and constitute a Chamber of Com mons Parliament assembled„ till they have taken the oaths and their seats, pid .1 Session has been re gularly opened by the Regent in person, or by Com mission. By a special , Writ the meeting may be postponed, hot it is no Parliament till they shalt have actually assembled. The Members enjoy privilege by country, but that is all : for w• are not aware of any clause or coienant in the last Act that makes any auras in the ancient practice of the Constinastion in ibis respect. • -.m e m at Kew. The precarlotts state of the gloves health, eta ikr idvanced age, have naturally eacited sock eat. veriatioe, ctalesitl t .and reejertute, as to the p ro , bableamount atadisposaf of her personal property er Majesty being k n own to have . b/en a prudent ease,, Mist amidst all the rich& *old 101)411°ns that hi " so long •setvnunded her. For the laformstirso of lad of Mir Readers as may be ignorant of the prio l i e rights of the Royal Family, as eetablished by i s , we give the substance of Blackstone's Comm.(oa r : on the personal rights and prerogatives of th. Qteeilis The Queen Consort, by virtue of her marriags • has many prerogatives above other women. Ti e Queen may purchase and convey lands, grant hi m and copyholds, and do other acts of ownership, o(1) 1 , out the concurrence of the Kieft. She is also capabl e of taking a grant from the King, which no i . the , wife is from her husband. In taw she is consider as a feme sole, as a single, notes a married and the reason of this, according to Coke is, thatew King, whose continual care and study it tot public gited, may not be troubled and disquiet 'M account of his toile's domestic affairs. .• The Queen has also many exemptions and prerogatives. She pays to tolls nor direct tax, is she liable to any amercement in any Court ; sbo has also some pecuniary- advantages, which form he! Vistinct revenue. She is entitled to an ancient p h i quisile called Queen-gold or Arum Reginte tithing from Fines to-the King, from ROYAL G *Awes. er other matters of Royal favour conferred by the Kim, from Licenses, Pardons, &c. and it-bosenses en aft"t debt to the Queen's blsjesty, by Art mere recordiag the fine. Blackstone adds (hot without a nrComonextnry et the fact, and referring no doubt to former timer), that "these matters of Royal'grece and favour, ad of which the Aurum Regina arose, were frequently obtaised from the Crown by the powerful intercom. of the Queen!" The Learned Judge then mediae a curious anecdote respecting the AUtOMI Regina, hi the reign of Charles t., a time (stove he) fertile expedient. for raising money.' ." The King. on ire petition ieit foofr levying Queen, it He i n riettaM afterwards Maria, r is c rd sei n 11 " of his Consort at the price of Ten Thousand Pounds !" As the accounts of the Aurum Regina have never been called for, nor submitted to Parliament, it is but fair to presume that it has never Iwo levied der. ing the present reign. The amount, however, of het Majesty's personal property (independent of the sh cumulation of money) in jewels, plate, with the vs's. ' able pictures end ornamental furniture of Bock* ham-house and Frogmore, wisich are not heir-lotet of the Crown, most be large hods-rt. 3 An article of the 11th June, from St. Thomas'', l ti confirms the accounts previously received of the de- c feat of the Patriot Gen. Bitieniuoas in •n atiack out mina. It represents the remains of Bourse's force which had fallen back upon Angostura, is t destitute of arms and ammunition, and without me. may or produce to pay any one that would supply them. The failure of the late campaign is ascrihrd ! to the haughtiness of Bouvaa. who scorned to fol. ,' 3 : low the counsel of (Mars inure intelligent thee himself. At the date of the above account it arse not kaown that Baton had sailed from Mona Island; 4 and it appears he was much blamed for loitering in t that quarter, iotercepting.trifling Sdartish vessels. la• i,, ' stead of proceeding to aid his friends on the Main. . 4 )k Bayne, however, will have reinstated himself is Ad good graces of the partizans of the Itidependesisat , • St. Thomas's, if the reports of his haring destroyed °.' t the Royalist squadron should prove correct. Some instances of eztreme heat are mentioned is 1 the American Papers. 00 the nib seed 29th of Jews last l l at Boston the thermometer stood at 94 and 0 degrees of Fahrenheit in the shade ; and st.Trentsal on the 30th of the same month, a thermometer plated under the shade of a tree in the middle of the tee% . rose to the uncommon height of 99 degrees. We are desired try 'Correspondent to correct efh. ragrapb, which appeared in our Paper of the 2711 ult. from Brighton. It appears a warrant reached that place, against a Lady of consequence and respec tability, on a charge of Libel ; but recognizance , were immediately entered into by her friends, who consider the charge as both groundless and menthe,. . p i Exotisu OPERi.notisE.—This house was spies- ft didly didly attended last night. The Duke and Decks p of KENT and suite occupied the stage.box en the left ii baud of the audience, formerly the favourite !snip) the Princess of WALts. Their Royal Highness*! appeared highly delighted with the opera of TM Americans. To the Duke, who, during his loof i residence in North America, is well acquainted will the customs and manners of the inhabitants, the is. hibition of the native American Indians must hot proved very interestiog. After the opera God sago the King, was Sung by the vocal strength of the house, and executed in fine style, with an additional .stenta. Their Royal Ilighoesses acknowledged !M compliment by repeated and graceful obeisances ; tell the extreisiou of the audience was full of joy and plegoomo. . Tiiiii&iday rather a novel sight attracted the attea• lion at ma n y of the inhabitants of Gloucester ; Ito thing less than a youthful couple (the Gentlemen not 21, and the lady only 16) making the hest al their way to the Blacksmith's Lodge, at Greta. green. They arrived about ten o'clock, sad lams tiously waited breakfast, but had the start of {MP s " who, with two legal assistarts,piools, &c. cairn. into town at 1 k, and immediately proceeded on the North road; near Kidderminster he came in view of rho fugitives, and ultimately overtook than, when thei capture was made; and, about list night, the pretty Dears were brought to Gloucester on their return to the neighbourhood of Taunton, there to meet OA frowns of mama and two =lam isots.—Delighlf 4 Misery 1 - .... ••; • - • . . ..... . . ..•. . 5 •,...! -Q.) • -•*-- ' .. , . ~. . •••• •.--' Jt..... /... , , i :, ... , .... l ' qui r „. , • , . • , .• ‘ 4 • • •• ••• • 1 .SMA • ' . , . • - . ..,. • • tors, -Difilaa a tists, and all those rho S . e . fa " . w„ IS 41 / 1 . : ...••• lb.'" TUE QUEEN. a antlers --..www.i--. thrtrast, actili a manner that no , 2 ., * -'h tire chid!, The Report of her Majesty's Val . th ?am or a l , 'stand( and. tie War Departtowntt --" Her fvlajhty sinks had Witt: tail, placed in case.of toefoubloo, is re% w . llll . . ._ .., ~i X: q. "ltein i-ed 4 imbed. lowa, but is morn rre samoos e has been GI M. Pelee tit in a state of utter confu si on in n _, we r al days past .' ; t ier M4j•sty was not ru,ii, le lit:. To increa!!! the perpiesitAlt ie..ollertr 4 4 9 " / Well on Sunday evening as she had been Meo,. - this aelhority of lettere lions Sielly and Nipies, th a t previous days, particulatly on Thuridsy, l A N* . ..-•-_ _—_— vir :. ..lut.....numaratiotra to claim the was better than she had been since her reside-in/a ,~ w 4 ■ 74 , • r • ~,.. , se• '4 t •P • 0 . 6 /10 r . 4 ~•t~ .~ 1 i f /' .. . / .1