The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-02-13 00:00:00

their abinehtsbie trade within sled of the British lofts, to the weeks of sin, wee, sod eight vessels st s time, with 'amenity. What out be the feeling, of our asereheale, who , were called upon by IM Legislator* to saeelM• • trade se adnetageoes to them, sod, la s esesesereiel . •iew so profitable to the Natioe, wheel they (rely sew Silveira& tweed over to use ri•slsl W. hove to .most that ovr geld trade has declined ♦ery meth of lute oo the coast, in eawsegmece of a pretrocied warfare Wieners the Asbestos' and the warless of Bonieseo.-11 t is from those two principal limes that we defiers most of awe gold, tiro Fano* Intim Wiwi more as ietensediate sleets thee prin cipals nab barters. _ _ Goesraspat bowleg corsidorad the treat of Ashen. aeo of seilleivot hroportasico to indite' ant l• send wet a Cenral to that asontry, it is hoped that ho hare row Mom* is bringing thaw to torsos of ac. comondation, sad direeileg their winds to the less sangokotry oasplornont of comma. By accounts from the Geld Coast •f Africa ' we learn, that the town of Cape Coast has again been destroyed by are, in consequence of a quarrel 111101111 the Mmalcipal Authorities. The following is the substance of • letter which the King of Ash, num dicta ted to M r. Frederick Jame% tbe senior Officer on the minion to Acooarasey, the capital of that Country : " I thank God and the King of Eagland. that I see tits white men's faces; for now the King of England will know that I wool to bee good friend to him, to be all the same as a brother, and to keep a good boort to him. I thank him very much for the present he has sent to me, and I am very glad that the English and Ashaotees are to be good friends, the same as brethren. " Tb King does not know hew the Fettle's have treated ow daring the Slay. Trade. If any of •y people went to the coast to trade, to sell slaves, rhinos' teeth, or gold, the Fasten seised the., and geld thee as slaves. They wood never allow the Ashentees to trade with while rnen. " In the country you came through (Amin) two Atsins lived, on. was friendly to the Ashantees, the other to the Fasten; these men had a quarrel, sad' were ping to war. I seat my meesengers, and one Captain, witlfoothority to say, what do you fight for? You are both of olso country sod pas people, what do you light for? Tito Faateesand Assins cat off the heeds of my messengers, took their insignia of authority, sod sent one wee beck with his ears cut of. I t►en went, sod subdued the Assins, and took their C• 1111. try. I invaded Fantyn, went to Ansmaboe, and &Preyed the Fontes.. When I attacked that place, the English tired from the fort, sad killed many of my army. The Governor of Caps Coast heard the cannon, and sent messengers to White, the Gover nor of Ansamboo, saying, for what do you ire the cannon? and was told, that the Asha.tes army had come to kill ill the Foam's. Terrine, the Gover. nor of Cap" Coast, said, ' You must not kill the Ashantees ; for they are good friends to the Eng. lish' Hs nut a messenger to me, saying, lam fall of sorrow, and it grieves me very much, that the English should kill your people; bet sit down, sad cool 'oar beast, sad I will make yee many pre sents' _ _ " When I made war on the Fasters, I took ass of their Chief, prisoner. The Famea seat a mem tenger, that I might sot kill his, and they would give me whatever I might desire for his ransom. I said,' Very well; if you give me tio seams of gold, 'oil may have him.'—They Dimwitted, that they were afraid to came to my country with the mosey; hut if I would mod him to a smell village on the fron tier, they• would come there, and hey him. I did am—They tamest night, and stole the man away. I said, ' You have stoles t►at man sway, where is my gold P—They laughed at me, sad said they would mod me four setae of geld (Wu.), •r four gallon. of rem. . " When the Fatitees went to besiege Elisio. and Acne, they said le me, ' We will fetch yea plenty of gold, and we will sure yee.'—l sent people to hear their own words, that I might know the truth. The Fasten said, ' We are tired of fighting. and went to have peect.'—l mid, Very well,' and sent messengers to gab ' If you want peace, yew mast pay me plenty of geW.'—After two years, the Fan. tees declared they world net servo me, and sent one of their Chiefs to we, sayleg, ' We will make war with yen ;' which made me sogry thee I sent a numerous army late their ceentry. " I seat to make war ea the Akins: their Chiefs, sent messengers to me, saying. 6 We beg pordem.'..— My army surly destroyed the Foetus mod Armenians. The Akins said to me, We den't care what our Chiefs ay ; we will serve yes ; do net kill es as be. fore.' When 1 bad congested the Fasten, they sought forgiveness, and acknowledged my power, and again declared the y would ha faithful, and serve me. When they seot this memengte to me, I aid, • If yea give me Jeer books from the Farts (promiesery notes for salary), I will be a toad Mood to you.— If you give me tire tumblers of gold, or see poet:hue full of geld, I will not be pleased; only give nurser Cape Coast and Anguish,' bosky, for pay from the Forts. then I will be satisfied.' " I sent a messenger to the Governer of Gip, Cult Castle to tell him I bid conquered the Foetus, sad to send me Advokvo'a and Amoney's (two Chiefs of the lirsfoirs) books, and then I would send plenty of trade, and keeps good heart to you like a brother; but when these books for fear sales were breeght to me sod I saw them, I had cause to be angry.— The I)etch say. all the coast belongs to me from A pollute to Ann ; bat the English say, that it be. longs to the Fenton. I can go and destroy the Fan. tees, sod see the Englishmen's ken. 66 The book of Apellonia belongs to me. The Adenkara people have bees muttered be my army— their Chief held a book from the Detelsat Elonioa— he gave me the book. Accra is mice—l compacted the Akins, and took their bead, Caboose (Chief), to pet bins to death—he gave ma hj book from Accra Fort. I sent to take the Chief of the Akio.. sad be pea me,bis book for pay that be was entitled to from Dutch Accra. Ali the natives bolus to me. 66 When the old Ossey (King) of Ashantee fetched away any natives, he said what the books you have from the Forts lee must glee to me. I thank God 1 see the Englishmen's faces, for I know they are goad farads to so. English Accra pep me he met. PRICK Or STOCKS TO Nat Sark S pa r 461. Rrd. iii S per Call. (awls iq so pit Gas. NI Loomis la Am. ;foe 4 pre Croa t SS THE ST, shadles easel to two minces of geld a month; Cape Coat pep ma frier allies; Ind Keeeiaboe tour sa ki* 112 CAM! Coast is a IMP kreele (place); 4. rithe.ErtgEsto thiek that fair ? No, tkey de cot. . • 46 The Ditch say lam a proper King. I can fetch away the satires. The, give ',fuer ounces in goods 44 The Klee of LOW Is a mighty King; he is greater thee all the ke can fetch away the Frisch, the Dutch, the Dawes, the Spaniards, the Per. mime, the Americans. He fetches away all the white people—all their books belong to him—what would ha say if the French or Ditch would cot give him their books? Au lam a great King, I fetch away all the black people; their books beton to me. I thank God I see four English Gentlemen's faces, so I can and four of my Capteins to Cape Coast, and go myself, sad see all the English—bet this fear *chime grieves my heert. 46 Asheatees and Footers ere not the same. The Ashentets send pod gold, and get good powder from the English—good every thing. Tim Fantres take geed gold from Ashanti" and give bad gold to the F.nglieb; they bey ten isa:nlkerchiefs from the Eng lish, and give eight to the Asininity§ ; they bey see maker of ram, and mit it with water, and woke two for the Asbantees ; they sell charcoal with the iten• powder sod sell It to the Ashaeiees. The Footers ere ell ilea new." FRENCH PAPERS. DAY AT ONR O'CIAPCK. pee Celli. Nail 1064 India Needs 76 '7 Law Ana. ID 6-16 i Kreilegiser Mb 16 18 CROMER Or DEPUTIES, rri. I. Of 18 Petitions addressed to the Chamber, the 'Oleos of which were dismissed in this sitting, not one of them was in any dear"' interesting. . ... After they were disposed of, M. Roy - made a Re port from the Commission charged to examine the Project of 1411 W relative to the sale of salrpore and gunpowder. He presented numeral's amendments to the Project, especially in the regulations respecting the privileges to be given to proprietors of saltpetre estsblishments. The observations by which the Com mission justified those amendments were in Iloilo. with sound constitetional principles. GANILII afterwards read the Report of the Commission on the fixation of the financial yesr. Ile concluded by the adoption of the Project which establishes the financial era in the commencement of the month of Joly, and was zetioes in averting the ',pooch of socoostitationslity which had been thrown upon that Project by the mamas skies of the Chamber. The soot eatertained by the Ultras its favour of the Charter is so ardent, that four of that party bad registered their names to speak against the Project. Amongst those who have to-day inscribed to support it are MM. Royer Colors'. Savoir Rollin, end Dovergier Wilaeranne. The two former arm Dedriaisis Pants. Frs. B.—The Electors! Colleges of the ire Deportment, of which the Deputations are dol. cient, are to be immediately convoked. They are the Haste Marne, the Moister's, the Loire Infe rieure, the Rhone, end the Surds. The Ministry, relying on the popularity of their isessures since their late orpnization, have declared their full coa -1 Woos in lb. discretion and discernment of the elec tors, nod their determination of *splaying no Intel 10.1111000 to bias then. No pains sows of importance has been agi tated io the Chamber since my last. 111. iwin. is using every esertion to be named Reporter of the Committee on the Projet de Lai concerning the responsibility of Ministers. He is sepported by two Members of the Commission, MM. Jo Vii. lel. eml Corbiere, and by the eacesslre Rea. reetem sod semodmoots he insists es. Is certain. ly waking to vie ever two ledeperideots, MM. De. pout de l'Eme god Bedeck, likewise foreshig part of the Commission. Them Deputies, distrust'sl of hie motism hitherto, Imo to the side of Coast Beep. not, the Misisierial Candidate. The law will ceriMaly not be adeptml without important alterations. The Right Side is divided into two Sections, se is the Left Side, because the second Section in each sp. poaches the Centre, end occasionally votes with the Misieiry. RECAPITULATION c I9S R'l Fire Poetics 63) 91 lo Si" /locoed Section 73 Gore ... c ri • nt rwiii 7, Left tie. /lreood Ilectloo . lIMI The Climber nee to model of Oll M. Pendell, Depwty of Cone, hie not appeared, and the pieces aro votant of Ire Doped's, which •stet the amber coliploto. TO CORRESPON DUCTS. IV R. G. is retooled Is teaskier whether a Ilepopaper. Loiterer It may he dneted le the Pobile Goer, is so pri vate property. There Is a 4111reresea betimes * desrssi nod a nester. As Editor lo glad tof de old of s volesteer pee re light its hit laser t but be wool he allowed is clo che his jedopent so to what to peeper M adalsolse el re ptiles. Ile to own likely to err es Nis gee edgsedwir sate. le the Moltke...re of tame Sr bile Realleti o Owe eye,. tally to reject whet Is dosovlogeteettplosee. Gadocoes le received. TINS STATESMAN. LONDON: SATIADAT. TERIVAIT I 3 1819. The Freoeh, et the of t►eir Re- volotion, took some benebcial lessees front our freer .Government than their own hid been. In orsc tons let es be wise enough to copy from thew soy p►o. (*.ding, or decree, which can in any manner tied to severe to es that object for which Gosernasewis in all reentries are instituted, vic. the greatest portion of liberty which can be provided for lb* People in a state or society, wiereio they consent so relinquish a part of their Motors' liberties to be more omens le the rest, and especially to be pretested In their per sonal liberty end properly. New, is peolitling the best limards for the asseraece of these valuable objects, it is proper that the men chosen for law-esolors shield be hottest cod impartial, otherwise Lords sod Lards' sons would make laws to protect the joint fortenes of the higher, et aristocratic orders, and lemur the little property of the lower, or democratic, opt of their consideration. The French Ministers then have declared, that in the Elections which are about to commence in ire Departments, us yet un represented in the Chamber of Deputies, they will not interfere. What will oar Ministers do or my on the same occasion, wish respect to the commenting Election for Westmiester ? And now upon this subject we rennet but observe, that the part we have to perfo►m Is rather a difficult one. With a long maintained respect for one of the parties, and no op posit, sentiment towards the ot►er, we sincerely la ment that their views and wishes are brought into a state of opposition. The Came, the GREAT CAUSE, in w►kh all those attached to either party are 'rimed, Is likely to be Injured by the collision. Nothing can be or. danger... to an arrayed army than to open their tanks—the emery on the i•ok-oot eaten, and commits its ravages.— This has happened, bet to what point the evil may 'stead it Is difficult to say. A Candidate, not the choice Odle Reformers. has mewled himself. The Tries wish him success— the Whigs will support film. Nowhere of the Patriots will be disinclined to vote at all, erring that the best efforts may not an- Sleet the end the honest Electors of Westminster, and of all England, aim at. Probably the first ►ffects of all this may be similar to these at the last Election, and that permanent order may grow eat of tempo rary confusion, as the beestiful system of worlds arose oat of chaos. For our own parts we declare moat solemnly, that we hive no bias, bet that which leads as most directly to the GOAL of FREEDOM; end also that no personal *marmot, no temptation of peconlary interest, shall for one moment be allowed to draw off our regards thereto. As far as we may, through the Sr.rrisrAN, damp the ardour of one sincere Patriot, so far shall we be sorry for the load. vertency, or the too ready compliance with the wishes of a friend, esteemed to be better informed or wiser t►an ourselves. I. the noose of Lords yesterday, the Royal As sent was risen by Commission to the Bill for the cset.dr of his Materev's Pomo. The Marquis of LASSDOWY postponed to Monday his announced Motion relative to the proceedings of the Deitch Com. elissioners at Jose. to the Commons, Mr. MANI.. rico presented • Petition from the Frame-wort Keitters of the town of Leicester. The Petitios complained of the distress to which this class of per. eons had been subject from want of employees,; end the Member who presented it gore notice, that he tumid on so early day more to refer this Petition to a Committee. Mr. Bt traurr brought in his Bill to regulate the Sweeping of Chimneys, sod to prevent the future employment of Climbiog Boys. Yesterday the Omelets was redacted from the Bank, with a little assistance of continuation interest, and the Fends rose a little in consequence. Oe Friday nest the Public is to complete its payment upon the Osmium to Government. The causes of appeal to the Council from our Colonies same to seaseetslate es much at the Cock pit as the muses of suitors in the Chancery. Is there not something wrong ie the administration of oer'efairs abroad ? By the last Pipers from Boston end New Turk, we learn, that the Committee appointed to 'metre into the concerns of the United States Bank, bed rt. turned to Washington. Much new matter was ex pected in its Report ; but k was not thoeght that any legislative measure would be founded ea it. It had been said that the State Beaks in Philadelphia are Is. dehted to the United States Beek in the sans of 1,700,000 dollars; bat the Cashiers of the former Beaks have declar ed, that so far from this being the fact the United Stakes Bank is indebted to the Statel Banks Is the automat of 40,000 dollars. A Report from the Treasury Department has been laid before the neon of , Repreeentatives by the Spatter, containing a Statement of the Esports of the United States for the year ending 30th of Sep tember, 1818, by which it appears, that the valet of domestic predate and manefaciores is estimated at 73,854,437 dollars, and for foreign ditto, at 16,426,690 dollars. Of these *sports, 41,425,552 were sent to Great Britain, and 10,606,789 only sent to France. _ Another Report, from the Navy Commissioners, boa bees laid before the noun of Representatives, showing the progress mad• In the execution of the Law for the gradual lacrosse of the Navy of the United States; and, just before, the Naval Com mittee of the saw Body bad reported a Bill to pro. vide for the Purchase of live Oak Timber, for build. ing Sloops of War and smaller vessels. A letter from Washington says,—" An enquiry into the conduct of Gets. J•ca:lou lOU be suede by Congrees, sod pursued with spirit sod candour, let his Advocates hector as they will. The part object ed is bas Nothing to do with the Spanish wrestles : I Bet whether be has or has not violated the Coestite. lion. and esercieed military despotism." Other letters from the same city suggest, that • dif►rence of opinion prevails in the Cibinet respect. log the Tennessee lianibal's conduct during the late Seminole war; the Pre►ident and Secretary of State being in his favour, arid the Secretaries at War and for the Treasury splint him. Accounts from Washington seestion, that the Pre sident Moment was cooGned by a severe attack of "pries. IVESTMINSTKR ELECTION. This day the Election commenced at Covent-gar. den; a temporary Ilostiags Wog erectnd for that occasion. Sir Faun's Iluaorrrr nentineteel Mr. Ilesseteir. and the Iles. Mr. DOUGLAS 11ia !MAD osesoded t►at nomination. Major Canewntotrr wilf nominated by Mr. M UMMY, and Mr. Bowit seconded the Nudes. tioo. Mr. MACDONALD, us fe the fill' .Lord Chief Baron, nominated the Ilea. Mr. GIIORGi Ltssoa (second son of Lord Mautoutxt), which nowise tam was seconded by Mr. EVANS, of Pall. Mall. Tho show of hoods is reported to bats bear coo& dorabli in favour of Mr. linauouss. 7o rim EDITOR or raiz STATESMAN. Stagy I am glad to see that the npposed teepee/repro stet with which Ministers encase themselves, is s.t wholly impracticable. We must, however, cooties. to besiege them 'till the Citadel of Corruption gives way. No poky till the breach is escaladed. They would out-talk the eery 1)-1. Au old Minister is net only as stlif-necked as the seismal of my name, but as canning as a For, and as sharp-eyed as a Lynx. Continue to direct your thundering artillery sgaiost his artificially rais►d batteries, and 1 will, at every it opportunity, employ my hand grenades. Do not doubt my friend that wt shall hive plenty of yr. Welters, almost the whole of my family, to undertake what is usually called the forlorn hope," but in ear case will prove to be the first step to victory. Our enemies' ammunition begins to fall ; the West, the unseen, the insidious influence, that power so well understood, though not so obvious, except to perspicacious eyes, is as it ought to be, diminishing, while In proportion the Patriots', the Reformers' spirit and courage rise. Tout's, &c. Littk Brimful, Feb. 111, 1011. JOHN BULL. Batenvon. Fes. 11.—At sit o'clock thio after. aeon, the PRISMS ItIOSPIT retereed t• the Pavilion, frets Carlten-heeee. His Royal Highness was ac companied in the travelling eerriage by the Doke of Yuan. In The course of the afternoon the Marquis of ANOLESEA, the Marquis and Marchioness of Wtmenovita, end Sir ARTUUR FAGS?, arrived at the The PIMICII Rasgme has espoused s desire of toll. tinging at the Kremlin, to the end of the month of Marsh, hut Minister, bees stalled to his Royal Highness the interruption that this would measliest to public bovines', as tiering the sitting of Psrlismoot it would be impossible for them to p down to Brighten so often as they should kayo oorasion to take his plat. sure on public shako'. It is said I hut the Use daughters of the Duke of CLAnamck hie. had pension, settled on each of them of 5001. per annum, arising out of the 41 per coot. fend. Quebec and Montreal Pipers to the 4th alt. hare bees received. They state that the agitations which the exertions of Mr.GOOILLAT had produced in Ca nada are rather i ing. The Delegates of the Eastern township bad again bees assembling. They h ave portiihell another statement of greet Immesh. arguing the weight of their burdens, end the 'fin ances they stiffer ; this, it is said, is intended as le ,tractions for the Members of the Proviocisl Par. liseient, which was soon to be assembled. On Wednesday evening a General Assembly of Academicians was called at the Royal Academy to elect a Member, in the room of Mr. Tinto, the Scelptor, lately deceased, when Mr. Ilivrox wee chosen. This Gentleman is well kerma from bleed mirable picture of Una witk the Satyrs, is the Int Exhibition at the Royal Acedemy, at present is the British Gallery. A bill of indictment was preferred at the !ASCU- Ier County Session, by Mr. Cheliettit, apinat the Earl of lisbridge and some others, Who were ewe. corned in the disterhence at the Manchester Thiene, as already motioned. Our Readers will recollect that Mr. Chapnien was one of the Gentlemen who were is the stage-box with Mr. Heat, at the time when the Nobleman above-mentioned and his tripods acted " with a vigour beyond the law," and expelled the travelling orator and his compasiese from the house. After a careful investigation of the evidence, the bill was thrown sot by the Grand Joey; there having been, as report says, 11 for its empties, sod 13 agaiost it. The same fate, we understand, has bees experienced by a bill of the same descriptioe, which was preferred at Manchester.—( Liverpool Courier.) COIreIIIT•GIARDICIr THIATIlli.—Led night a new Farce, In one act, entitled Place Hunters, was pro duced at this boon, and very favourably re ceived. The principal character sees given to Mr. Linow, to whose exertions, rather this to say merit of Its own, the piece was indebted for its sec. cess, which will probably be es lasting as any thing of this kind is intended to be. The scene lies in no. of the Public Olives, to which a Mr. Fortinbras Ilopestock, a descendent of Norwegian Royalty, re sorts, among other applicants, with a Petition to oh. We a place ender Government, by way of tonnage', for basing succeeded in part by taking up the bent fan of the Secretary of the Ollce. Ile accomplishes the rest by personating an old man, who bad per viously talked himself to sleep and who was to hays bens admitted to an audience. Hopestock makes free with his wig and cloak, is introduced iota the presence of the groat men In whom he present!' whet he supposes to be his own Petition. It pram to he, however, the aflame one young clerk, which is accepted.in favour of the lyre, and /lop:stock loses the whole of his stock of hope, by discovering his error slid feeliug his disappointment. The whole onus seemed ascent for [Arrow to bear, God Withoot whose comic strength there is no doubt it would lose fallen to the ground.