The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-12-26 00:00:00

V 1 i• i 1 ) i i . 1 L. 1 ) • k '? -%. sp. ,• I 1.. ~ r . • . . \\,.. i f / ' , i a i j • -". . . / ' 1. L -,, •Z~ r .... .- -~ - paved. Mans. "^ ' Dom. 1 l/usiin 0 - • - V 0 TIE 8474TESMA N. rkoodirim- TINA'. liff.DON : Turin %Jr casasitit6. S. Srsrucv.— aft's. Pishlie4ojka. Tit Expedition to the SWldt is at last termi nated—by the entire evacnantrf Walcheren. - Dispatches were received at t h Admiralty yes. terday, from Sir RICHARD' STRACHAN, commu nicating the sailing of the line of battle ships and transports from Flushing on Saturday r orning— the inn.lsoats were to sail in the evening, and Sir thcli4Rll STRACILIti waits, in the flying Fish,. to see the last man on board. When ve compare toe raselt of this Expedition with the sanguine ex peetationsof the people of this Metro. ' ports, the reflisa! of tile Corporation of London to Auction Mr. WAITIIM 111 1 S Address appetts truly snarvellous.-F;ons Flushing, Colonial Prodtiec s and British mailuNctures, were to be forced upon the Continent in defiance of every effort of NA fOLEOW. So tong as elmmerce can be forced, no matter how, nu matter where, all goes wt.ll in the City of Lun. don—front which it might be iiiferred, that the to tal failure of this project, of a cnuggli::g deiKit Iwneld have ren:le-cd the commercial part of the use trepelis implacable :n their resentment against, as weli . the met), by whom the Evpediti.in was project- ' ed, as against the. Commander, by whom it ought to • hive been execntetl. The aLl.iption of Mr. Al. ATV NS's Anrcss, SitCWS us how greatly Me so:netimcs mistake, in founding our expects. ',ions on rational conclusions. Tim march cif troops to our coasts, and the abipinent of horses for Portugal, 'leave no room for dpubt as to the preseut intention of Ministers *WI reipectto attempting to maintain our footing . thera..,such beigg the determination, it is not very easy to •eeouut for Lord IVELLINGTOICI On the subject of supplying the Spaniards with arms, nothing further has transpired. Ministers will ant allow in.lividuals to supply them ; and as they hit TO not hitherto•given any reason to suppose that it is the intention of Government to furnish a supply, there remains for the Spaniards the ob. Tious alternative of patiently waiting, without the meant of defence s the arrival of the French rein forcements. A MAIL is arrived from-the Brazils, but brings vtis communication of importance. A Mail is pito arrived from Jamaica. Private letters brought by . this conveyanct, from Trini,latl, state our into'• Guts of the iisha'aitsitts to petitir►n the British Go. Tcraituent, to b.: put on Cie same (outing ►sith the British colonies. THE Administration is not yct settled. The re. Mutation of Mr. CANNI! , G to office, i 4 tha fuvuur. * Ste proj .1-I of Cie I..trquis WzrAtit.r.y ; and it is niure than probable that there will be a alter.stion iu the Cabinet beft,re the merlin, t.f Parliament. We are informed, that an order has been is. sued from tie Admiralty for tile removal of a part, at least, of the naval establishment (tutu Falmouth to NI Ilford. A norther of horses, to *remount a part of the And 16th I,i4ht I):a r tuoits, at Lishoe, were embarked 120 week at Portsmeeth. Eleven seamen of the impelcnx will be tried by $ Court Martial, this day, for mutinous conduct. One hnisdred seamen, late belonging to his Majesty's ship Squirrel, have, been paid twelve months' wages, and allowed leave of absence fur * ii month. We understand that a mutiny lately broke otst un board his Majesty's brig, Columbine, Capt. lltt.t.s, at Halifax, which at first assumed rather o serious appearance, but owing to the cool Aped resolute behaviour of the Officers, and the Captain's shooting one of the mutineers who appouvd must forward acrd active, the crew ire. Mediately returned to their duty. The gunner 4nd carpenter, it is said, were both implicated In this unpleasant and fatal affair. A Court Martial was sitting on the ringleaders when the ,Sorese,en sailed from Halifax. As some gentlemen were conversing en the in. creasing neglect in writers, of that neetisary part of composition, punciudlion, it was remarked, that the omission began with the Gentlemen of the Long Rube, who never use any stop* in their writinqs; another observed, that he would not my any thiug to their using commas, semicolons, or • ool,itts; but 11 , i hill sefficieht sethority to my— th:re w us no period to their re::rks. Thl Lady of Mr. flomr. Summer. M. P. gays s -eery qtegnificent ball and srrp r, on Friday even ing, at their superb residence near Guildford, in Soapy. Among the visitors were—the Countess Of CANNAMPTON. i oly 5t.3.1.1e.tu and family, Air. and Mrs. LAWNS:U.6nd family, Mr. anti Mr.. lIANNLY and family, Lord and Lady Cita !mi.", Miszes ONst.ow, Lord G 140114.6 11 flue. Mr. STRIN►RT, &c. Lady MONSON attended the interment of her late Lord, at South Carleton, as did a l so hi s Lordship's sisters, and the Countess of Mai oaovou. Lady Mosso N•teas so greatly affected that she fainted, and was taken away sePseleas front the melancholy scene. • ". GO vs NrtGARDEN THEATRE. . . In Ti, T. ST ATIESI4.4`T of yesterday, we nolited the emission of the Proprietors to announce the terms of the arrangement of Saturday last—that omission, as we conjectured, was merely accidental —as appears'lrom the following notice subjoined to the plv bilksistfe4) Oil morning " The Pairoliewe +et toopectihilly iotoroled, that after this ammo, the retire circle of Upper [!ones alit be opeo•to parrot ude, eleeptiog oidy ra ass "Anima lions on etch side of the Theatre." The Public, perhaps, may not exactly bear in mind the precise number and situations of the Private Bozos, but as the !omber to be retained by the Proprietors in the whole is TEN, there can be no further digculty on the subject ; and the ♦eason may, in truth, be said to commence on this evening. The receipts of the House during the last week have, we understand, been very respect able, but the attraction of the new Pantomime, during the Holidays will, perhaps, bring a more uninterrupted succession of overflowing Houses, than bas been witnessed at any Theatre fur many years. The positive loss of the Proprietors has neces sarily been f i ;reat ; from such Contott, no other result could be. anticipated. The defecation of revenue wilt, hon•!•ver, in all probability, be so ample" made good by the rectipts of the remainder of the season, tliat the ProprietOrs tLay look fur. ward !o something enure errn Gi per cent. There now con ains no obstacle to the restoration of ported harmony between the Prep:;e►ors and the Public, llut the obtrusive presence of several ohnostious characters, whom ste have so fre quently had occasion to particularize, that it is unnecessary to repeat their names. That the pre. sence of thos.! persons w►ll not be sanctioned by gratuitous admi.Aons, the Public have a right to expect ; and we ran have no doubt of the Props ie tors seeing this subject in the same point of view with ourselves. The conduct of Mr. Brandon, has certainly pra duccd,ott the minds of severtl persons who person. ally experienced the effects of his active exertion:, considerable irritation. The public at large were indignant, but the persons who, by Mr. Bran. dun's order, and under bib immediate superintend. vice, were brutally dragged from the Theatre, beaten, and imprisoned, may reasonably he pre sumed to have retained a very strong sentiment of hostility towards that very active organ of the Pro , priet ors. We have; however, the satisfaction of knowing that Mr. Brandon has stibsequently personally apologized, in most instances, fur the personal offences, of which ho had during the contest been guilty, and that such apologies have been accept. ed, as an atonement for the insults offered.— Perhaps, at this auspicious moment, a pub. lic acknowledgment by Mr. Brandon, of his regret, for what has passed—might induce that Public, which has acted so generously to the Proprietors, to extend their favour to Mr. Brandon. Having, to our. great regret, had very fre. (pent occasion to censure Mr. Wanda:a, we does it but candid to state, that having from infancy been devoted to the service of the Theatremhis total secession from that employ. ment, must obviously reduce him to a situation of peculiar embarrassment, as he cannut be pre. sumed to be very well adopted, after a life of theatrical habits, for the ordinary pursuits of life. The cxtcut of M-. Brandon's fo. roily—consi.ting at the prrscnt moment of six Nnung children, is a t Insideration which cannot tail of having a very powerful effect in obliterating the resentment of Julio Bull, whose generous tore re*olts at the bare idea, of inflicting misery on the ehi:d, fur the irregularities of the parent. The salutary le3s'on %laid) has been given by John Bull, to those who have had the; temerity to take that itublu animal by the horns, we are per. fectly assured , would prevent the recurrence of the Proprietors, or their vnts, to the insti &rabic measures that have been adopted. But we trust, that even were the masters of Mr. Brandon so un wise, he wo told have the good sense to see that his dqty to the Public, is paramount to every other considcratio n. We have now only to express our hope. and opinion, that tho Public will, on Mr. Brandon's publicly apologizing fur the &reviler:Wes of his recent con duct, draw the veil of oblivion over the scenes in which he has been so prominent a per. former, and consent to his restoration to the place he held at Covent Garden Theatre. .... . .. a a a. J.. 1.• 1 aa.l.• • Ti Ms cult,* of Tilt STAILIMAN. - I ••••■•1111ww . . • Lichfield. Dee. U I*. MR. EDITOR—To advocate the cause of those whom the fortune of war bath rendered pridosars, is an office peculiarly becoming a Christine and a Briton; litths spulugy will therefore be required• by Toe STAtISMAN, fur this address from One who glories in those truly enviable Appellation. I have !the happiness of being personally as imainted with several French Officers of distinc. Lion on their parole of honour at Lichfield, and I can with confidence appeal to every inhabitant of our city, for testimonials as to the general, indeed I may say, as to the universal propriety of their conduct and demeanour ; that it is therefore oar duty to ameliorate, as much as is consistent with safety and propriety, the rigours and hardships, at all times attendant on a privation of liberty, is a position that few, I trust, will venture to deny ; but great will be your astonishment at hearing what is, however, the fact, that in addition to the restriction fruit being seen at a greater distance than one mile from Lichfield, and being compelled to repair to their habitations, every evening at five o'clock, the French officers at Lichfield, , have been refused permision to get up splay among I themselves, though not to the esclusiou tof the reipeetable Inhabitants of the city. This uncalled for severity is unworthy of the British nation—it displays a littleness of soul be neath our national character, and reflects disgrace 1 upon those who interposed their authority oft so , trivial an occasion. In common with many others of our countrymen, Mr. Editor, I have relatives at this nt.utent prisoners in France, and I recol lect with what pleaburable sensations, some little time ago, I read in letters trent France, inserted in our Newspapers, an account of the 64 Verdun Races." I ant, Sir, far, very far indeed, from o - ishing to see French customs, or French man_ ft. ri, introduced into Great Britain, but, I cannot help regretting that a foe whom we so justly reproach with his treatment of his own sub jects, shunld be suffered to extol us, in comp's , sionating the situation, and in alleviaties the suf. 1 ferings of his captives. I Your wollwisher, AN ENGLISHMAN. TO TILE EDI7YM OF THE STATESMAN. December 24,1839. Sia—The Observer of this day, has the fol. lowing passage : " Mayntz, we endentend, is the bearer of a " letter from the Marquis Wellesley to Prince 6 ' Stahrenillerg, in reply to the renewed offer, 66 which, with the concurrence of Bonaparte, he " was directed to make to this Government, of the mediation of Austria to effect a general " peace : This answer is reported to conimuni. 46 cote to his Excellency the strong desire which " his Majesty entertains to terminate the war, by " a safe and equitable pow, without eemproalis gi lug his own honour, or the interests of his Al. .' lies ; but that, preparatory to the acceptance 66 of the proffered invitation to aegociate, his ' 44 Majesty requires from France a full exposition " of the basis upon which she is willing to treat." I acknowledge the wisdom of the Marquis Wel. Inky, in sending this answer ; I rejoice that our Government has professed such pacific sentiments ; for I cawnot agree with The Observer, in the opi nion which he has subjoined to this intelligence. Ills expressions arc these : " We must repeat the opinion we have before 44 expressed, that peace, however desirable, is ti not attainable at the present moment. It is " iinpossibk that we cau abandon our still fresh " engagements with Spain and Portugal, h,peless " as their cause has become ; and it is not reason " able to suppose, that Bonaparte ► after wading " so deer in blood and guilt as he has done, to " usurp those Thrones, will almost, in the rim. " ntent of consummation, forego his prey, for " the more remote advantages of a peace with " England." Surely it cannot be contended, that the engage ' ments of the British Ministers, with the self-as. snored authoiities in Spain, have pledged this 1 country to continue the war with 13 , inaparte, as long as resistance can be made to his measures in any part of Spain. The fair meaning of our en gagement is, that while there is any hope of the Spaniards being able successfully to resist the esta blishment of a new dynasty, we will give them support ; but whenever it is manifest, that their efforts cannot ultimately be attended with success, we certainly have a right to withdraw from the conflict. On any other construction, Great Bri. tain might be bound to continue as useless and unnecessary war for twenty years. Having mentioned this Remark of the Observer, I am led to take notice of an opinion diligently incul. cated, that if we make. Pows....mith Bonaparte, he will avail himself of that Peace, to create a Naval Power. Is he not able to create a Mies! Power in time of war? Is it not acknowledged, that he has fourteen sail of the line, bpsidcs many heavy frigates, in the Scheldt ? Is their not rea son to believe, that his ships. of -war in the vAri. ous ports of Holland, are more numerous than those which he has in the Scheldt ? You have destroyed the Port of Flushing ; Flushing was a port of consequence to the Dutch Republic, cause they did not possess the Scheldt. But to Boraperte, the Sovereign of the Scheldt, the Port of Flushing is of very little importance 3 the whole river, with all its various inlets, is to Itha a harbour ; and the late Eapedition ender the Earl of Chatham, has proclaimed shat harbour to be impregnable. fteeellect, that the Portent' Holland, with the Scheldt, fpnn a kid acorn): try, more conveniently situated fir building ships of war, than any other part of Europe. Theli.hine, with all the various rivers which fail into it, will furnish ship timber, and the navel stores if the Baltic, should their passage by the German Ocean to the ports of Holland, be interrepted by our crosiers, may, without much difficulty, be wafteil across the Baltic to the German shire: and from thence be transported by land into Holland.— Thit is not mere theory • we ,now by the taped. NM of err; Wir whi ch w• Lin had !tilt the NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. '23.—Arrived the Morose frigate, from the La-tward, and the Dapper gua-brig, from a maize. S:~ilcd ilia Yon Mahon, with a small away, for the East ward. FALMOVTII, Dec. 23.—Sailed the Doke of illariborouet packet, Cupt. Bull, fur Lisboa. . DEAL, Dec. 26—Arrived his lifejetty's ships St. George, Rear- .Admiral Picl,..mme, from the Baltic, - She Blatt, Hero, Courogeux, AboehirsOM and Marlborough, with flee' of tramports with troopswts board from Flashing. The outward booed keep oat, bat it is supposed some et them will he obliged to bear up again. . Arrived several ships treat the River. MA aa Alt. 25.—Arrival is the Roads. his Majesty's Ship Dolphin, and a Gam-brig,* three days from Flushist. Al n arrived an Olker of the Adjutaso-Generals detwitatent, and another °Seer of the Qaarter-Master General s departateut. GRAVESSND I Dec. 15.—N0 arrivals to-day. Bakst the Baseogoes, Alves, for Pernamboco ; Matanoge, Norris, forßerbice g and Victory, Watkins, for Baltimore. We arc sorry to andarstand that the bridge lately erected at the" Milltown or Culloden, .where it wu so mach wanted, lliss fallen to the groand, owing, it Is wiritlegi, to the insnllieleasy of the workmanship. '1 *ere 'ono teribe wished that a public Inspector Al appointed to . superintend Patera undertakings of this "Patera which 'are attended with so much expence to the cosiptry ) aid are of ge touch itnperteoce to the Deblic. • ' ' . . , Mack that we hare never been able to preyed them from supplying themselves with theoaval slum of the Baltic. Brest, Rochefort, and 'l'ouloa, the ancient arsenals of France, still remain to him. Perhaps even Venice and the Adriatic may furnish him with another arsenal. How can we hope to prevent him building ships ? But it may be said, be will build them more expeditiously in time of peace: is it worth while fur this country to continue . the war, for the mere purpose of rendering it more di ffi cult to Bonaparte to form a navy ? But in time of war he can find no sailors—will net the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and the Ports of Holland, as well as those of Frauee, supply him with sailors ? But admit that the establishment of his navy will be more difficult in time of war, than in time of peace, are we nut exhausting ourseliss by the war? Is Great liritain exposed to no diffi. culties ? Our Ministers bare converted us into an armed Nation: or to use their oen expression, they have converted the Nation into a disposaUs force. Have they been able usefully to employ this force? The Expedition under Sir J. bluer., the Earl of Chatham, and Lord WeDington, may have consumed some of this disposable force. But they have acquired neither benefit nor reputation to our country. New Ministers may possibly bo . more successful ill di.coveriug the vulnerable parts of lionaparte's empire ; they may be more happy in the choice of the Commanders fur their various Expeditious ; but let them remember cue circumstance, armies must be accompanied with supplies of gold and silver. Paper money may, by agreement, be current among ourselves; it may be the circulating medium of that count:) , which issues it; bet compared with gold and silver, it has this disadvlittage, it cannot be employed abroad; gold amid silver arc the only circulating medium of which we can avail ourselves in foreign countries. If Austria had successfully continued the contest with France, if the Earl of Chatham had led his army to the %%reser, if Lord Wellington had prospered in Spain, could we have supplied thqse three different armies with money? and stipposieg tau all those three enterprizrs. had been success ful, could we have supported them ? Can mots be blind to the danger which threaten us from the disappearance of gold and silver ? Cam we forget fie: paper of America, and thearsignats of Penne:el in such a situation must not every men sae, that peace offers us the best chance of relief.... Never was there a moment when this cenetry stood more eminently in need of. an able States. man. The Marquis Wellesley is a man of *bill ties ; whether his system in India was beneqebil or otherwise, his measures evinced great energy of mind. Let • caution be united with fineness—if he extricates us free; our difficulties, his eratelep country will say with one voice, Preseuti Tibi, =taros largimur Hamra. VEtANIUII. CON/R:l'S. Ma. EDITOR —An evil costs of the most day. gernits nature, and requires the attention or Guy vornment for the safety of the public—l mean persons, under sentence of transportatieo, Whig permitted to servo a great part of their time 14 Newgate. aid other prison., and some.have bees kept there the whole time; by this practice their frientk at large improve iu their deaterity ; of course the prisoner is let loon upon the world, with the addition or thu itistrwviolas he has received. Your's, A CONSTAR.? Rid DIM By the tcrrnio•rtiuw of the Pull for Cornmeal Council fur the City, the Orposition hays in. creased their strength eighteen. Tip, ancient Music Concerti will comment* this year at the Jlanor►•r.square Concert Roams, u,► the 31st •.,r February, and it is raid oa a mach grander scale than heretofore. The Earl of CHESTERVIiLIe will be the Director • of the first Concert. The friends of Mr. MEarnrtst, the celebrated bass singer, will be sorry to hear that he has lately been obliged to submit to an amputation of a leg; a loss, we fear, illaaited to the state of his body and the period of his life. —7Yne Mercury. Sir Ctiaar.Es MORIIAN, Bart.uf Tredigar, whit his accustomed liberality, has given 1001. towards erecting public rooms in S wimps. A boatman, under the cmploy of Messrs. Pratt. rottn, was, on the Bth inst. brought before P. MtisLallo, Esq. (a Magistrate) at Stockport, charged with inhumanly and unmercifully beating, wounding, and bruising a horse, towing one of their boats, and was committed (under the 29tla Geo. 11. c. 19.) for one caletidair month to hard labour, to the House of Cm'coetitan at Middle. wieb. Tito following remarkable enociation of names appcArs in the lisle. of the Ofticen and Seeman, of tne Atnplsion frigate, who volunteered in the late gittimt "ekplolt in the port of Cottefalso, as mentioned in the GAzettc, Host, Gme. Boardman% I Slesigtrier. Swarms, . farewe - On Thursday seanight, William Jackson, ti farmer's servant, in the employ of Mr. Medley, at Ruandhay, near Leeds, andertook, fora sager of Ere guineas on his own savant, play or pay, and a larger sum between two other persons, to thrash by a machine with four horses, tee qsar t tern of oats within an hour, its a clean, husbaodry like assuage. The performance, deemed impossi. bits by a great number of spectators, was acorn. plashed to their astonishment for in 57 apiuuka warty. Courts:op quarters were as the Moor; sad this without the farmer or his horses being in the least distressed. About a year go t a few Individuals at Kendd established a so 4 ander the name of The Len. dal Female Society for 'biting and relieving She Sick Poor, and by the report of the committee, just published, we bare the pleasant of indiag, that the Society has distributed, in prnsisions and cloathi l to 14b persons, the table 4071 5 1 . ON. Iliclu ; ssro of three casks of wine, which cost 61. 11. 6al. and dist tke general supply of eloath. ing, in use, and retainable, consists of blankets, sheets, bolster corers, shirty situ% end fan. not bed4owl., 9