The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-09-19 00:00:00

THE CON7'R AST. -. TO THE EDITOR, OF THE STATESMAN. Sta,—lf the Paper, which has every appearance Of being genuine, and which purports to he signed by Prince MErrzexicu, the. Austrian Minister, he authentic, the difference between the treatment of NApOLEoN himself by our Government, and of his b r other-in-law, Joscuim, by the Austrian, is. far more striking than it seems to be intelligible. The last enterprise of Mu.% AT must have been far Otherwise irritating to Austria than any thing in the c ampaigns of this or the last year could have been to Britain, so as to have influenced the conduct of our Ministry towards BONAPARTE ; yet the conduct of that continental and of oar insular Cabinet are such, when compared, that it would appear much more probable that we should hare gifted as th base done; and if they had acted as we, this expla nation would have been less difficult than at present. I do not in this instance blame the Austrian proce dure; on the contrary, it seems more liberal and more regardful of the principles of civilised warfare than was to have been expected. And on this occa sion a Prince, whom birth did not make, has beets treated in his adversity as a Prince, and has found an asylum, which here, to ISTAeot.tox, was denied. The large freedom of choice of residence in the Austrian dominions, either in the cities or in the country, and the recognition of the regal style and appellation in himself and his consort, the sister of Nowsox, is wonderfully contrasted with the re- cent aents in this island. • It is not easy to be without some astonishment at this difference : and it will be mere astonishing yet, if a Government which -Tin thus act toward the late King of NATLEN, can be ti party to our conduct toward the E:-Emperor of FIANCE. It has, iudeed, for some time back been asserted, that Austria refused last year to concur in the then meditated deportation from Elba to St. ll•lenst ; and the present Peper strengtheos that assertion. I had certainly Enoch rather that my own country should have set this example of liberality than that Austria should ; but it is better to see it any where set than no where; and possibly even yet we may not be of those, who, when good is to be done, will never follow what other men begin. The character is not enviable for the magnanimity of a great nation, and of the councils which ought to distinguish it. Would that we had never imitated any of the Powers on the Continent, in any thing that %as less to our credit than this would be. 4` THE STATESMAN. SUPPLEMENT to the LONDON dAzatn Of SATURD4Y, SEM 16, . • NIONPA Y s scre. 18. • COLONIAL IDEPAItIMEST. ' • •.. • Powniq-street; Sept. 16: Captain Leith Hay. Aid-de-Cdnip rn Lieutenant•Henerai Slp Janie, commanding hie Mnjesty's fortes in the Windward aid Lectiard Islands, arrived this attention with n di.itatch, addressed to Hurl Bathurst, one of hit Majesty's Principal Stsrsetaries of Sane; of VI hicb the fol!oming ii a Copy Bawcerre, riaarialoupe, Au_, it 1 My coleerted with the Commit. der-in-Chief the rieeessary naval errangements, Bear. Admiral sir Charles Mirham ryas in obliging as to receire'ine, with the hem.civarters, on board liii Ma. jest's ship l'etterable, bearing his flag. The fleet, consisting of the vessel's of wit., such parts of the troops as had been assembled from the South American Continent, end from the Windward Islauds, suited from Carlisle Bay, Berbadoes, on the 31st of July,. whilst the land-force . destined to pro. ceed from St. Lucia, Martinique, and Dominique, were directed to rendezvous without delay at the Salutes. Your Lordship will hire already been appri3ed a former dispatch, that the important post of the Salutes was already garrisoned by British troops, and placed in a state to have resisted all attacks of the enemy, while the esreditiun was not yet in a state of preparation. It was important to keep the attacking force to windward of Guadeloupe, as long as the hurricane season (already begun) litiert permit. The Ist division from Barbadires anchored hi the Hay of St. Louis, Mariegalan!e, on the 11 of Au• gust, and from thence were ordered to threaten a 'audio§ to wiudward ot2 Point-a-litre and Fort' Fleur d'Epee ' where the enemy is:A; in force. The 2d or Leeward division assembling (but were not yet collec!ed) at the Salutes, threatened the 1 whole coast f St. M • to Basseterre and Baillif.. I ~r -. force on the left wftgise . liitstde*, • -"IMO on. the , face of thnt mountain, commanding the, main roid tq_Basse-terre; his advance occupied Petit's plants. , Capt. Leith IIay„ my Aid-de-Camp, was ordered to gain the top of, Monte ilaurailier, by a dillieelt dolour, with a ride compaoy of the Royal West In. I dle flingers and light company or the 61h West fudia gllti =mt., to a l arm the. eareany . ' s s right , flunk and rear, 'weich being accomplished, obliged him to withdraw • his poits were ever y w h et e,drive,n, and he ret r eated to the Paltniste. l determined to posh the enetuk as rapidly as was possible, consid:liog the nature of the country, of which every part ,is not only su.deptible of defence, but is even difficult of access )vitliout resistance, es pecially unilvr t!";e heat of a It opical sun. . A heavy cannonade now announced the disemberk atinnief the :tel brisode, under ma j or-Gen. Douglass, in the vicinity of lf, and tO leeward. of ilasseterre. I had instructed him to seize the listterie des Trois', to occupy the capital,: to mask, or if-practicable to take Fort St. Charles by a coup-de-main, to open his communication with the columns muting to the at tact( of Morne Palniiste, and to menace .his retreat from thence to MortieJlouel. Mnjor-General Douglass was, if necessary, almi to detach from his rear, for the purposes .of taking the passes of Zougeres, Pout de Nozieke, and con. alantitte, commanding the approaches to the strow heights of Al.itnnho, in reverse; se that the enerai, might Dirt tine. the means of equivocating between . those pr"itions, but be compelled to choose at wigs, his Bernier renotirce. • The enemy, who had been v driven by the ,vesels: coveriti,„. the lauding, rnliectk.l op the, heights, and, Washed the light company of the G3d regiment, who wert advanced ; they gallantly maintained their groats(' against . upwards . of 409 of the enemy, who comedown to attack them. • Vapt. Lynch and Lieut. Willey were wounded,en.that occasion. Major-General Doge:iota, in person, supported them by part of the York .Chasseuis, under Lieut. -. 7 .•senant-Colonel 4tarck- Cond intrusted to him with intelligence and gallantry. Lieutenant-Col s Farquharson displayed through. • out the service a zeal and attention to the discipline of the 25th regiment, which was provtd by the usual efficiency and good conduit of that corps under his command. i l ieutenarit-Calonel Evart, York Chasseurs, is re ported to me, by Major-General Douglass, as having distinguished himself. During the absence of Majer-General Douglass, with the line, Lieutenant-Colonel Berkelay;,Depoty Adjutant-General, has conducted that department with zeal and ability, and has rctitleto.l me eviential assistance. I am particularly indebted to I.ieu.teuatit eolonel Popham, and the officers of the Q.arter-, Master-General's department. Lieutenant• Colonel Walker, Assistant Quarter-Master-Gertor.l, fitted up and conducted the mortar Lolls, which would have been of great use, had an opportunity of em• ploying theta presented itself. . The rusdical arrangements were conducted by . Doctor Fergustors, illEpPCtUf of Ho4l:tala in a man ner that blight he expected-from his zeal, knowledge, and experience; and I hare es-r) reason to be sa tisfied with Mr. Bullock, Commis:Al-General, and the officers of his cepart m ent. • I emit not omit to mention to your .Lordship the stun( anti intelligence of the officers of Rival Arti:lery aid ZOgilienrs. • I . Kitegtirevi every Veld" nes -from the int oil ;genes aptarovity of the o ffi cers of asi personal staff. .Lhavnibe honour to traors4 herewith returns of the tiled, wounded,. add inlssik, of the iroops un tier my command, which, am happy to say, are in considerat,le. . . When it is conalti:erert that this beautiful and ex.. teusise colony, with a population of I lt).OVO souls, with forts; and an armed turee numerieallpgreater than ours-r—when it is known that every aftgainary measure had been and that the orst scenes of the revolution were to IT re-commenced, that the 15th of Ar at, the birth-di of 11 • _ea coast from St. Marie ,out.- , _. _ugust, the birth. lay os aeinaparte, was to ,„ „,,, I - I I; - - --... It was deemed advisable to accompany the demon- ' i Co one wart, and he was immediately driven with . have been solemnized by theexecution oldie Royalists; stratioe of a landing in force from Cosier, by a sum- , Ines. I already condemned to death, it is a subject of con. mans to surrender the forts Point-a-Phis and . While this operation was going on, the columns gratulation to see Guadeloupe completely shielded Grandoerre. It was the Rear-Admiral's intention of the Ist and 2d brigades gained the heights of . from Jacobin fury in two days, and without the loss and mine to have met the tat division in the Venerable,. Morne Peliniste, from whence the enemy was striven ! of many lives. which sailed from the Satiates for that purpose ; at all points, and was now retiring to Morne Hostel, ! Thus, my Lord, the flag of the most unprovoked calms and currents, however, prevented the Verse. which he had fortified whit eight pieces of artillery. , rebellion, under which the slaves had been called to table from reaching the coast, and obliged the Ist This was the position where Comte Litinis and Gen. arms, and many were wrought up to a pitch of van. division to anchor. I3eyer had professed theirdetermination of ultimately guinary frenzy, threatening the immediate th-struc. The appearatice - of the atmosphere denoted the ap. disputing the superiority in the field. : tion of the colony, has disappeared from the Amp. preach of a hurricane, it became therefore necessary I received ieformation• that the Commandant of rims Archipelago, while the colonies, faithful to his to give up secondary oletecis, and to embrace the Grande-Terre, with the whole armed force, was, as Most Christian Majesty, are'secured (obis domi ions first favourable moment for getting the fleet into the 1 expected, moving in my rear to form a junction by British garrisons. I cannot avoid on this ecca. Saintes; for which the Commander-in-Chief made with the main body at Morne llouel. 1 accordingly skin expressing my sense of the honourable, firm, and the necessary dispositions. i reinforced my rear guard to protect our commuting'. wise conduct of Admiral le Comte di-Vsugiraud, Go. It was not until the night of the 7th that the whole lion', and occupied in force all the passes of • the veenOr-General of Martinique, who had afforded me force was assembled at the Saintes. :Galilee', a river running through a formidable ravine every information and assistance in his power against I had previously reconnoitred the coast, in the at the foot of 'Marne Palmiste. Thus the troops the common enemy. Barbadues brig of war, which Rear-Admiral Sir from Grande-Terre were completely cut off . from This dispatch will be delivered to.you by Captain Charles Durham had sent with me for that purpose. forming their junction, which they attempted with. Leith Hay, my Aid-de-Camp and Military Secrets. Ti:e internal st:•te of Guadeloupe and the season out success by petite through the wood, late in the ry, who was ors my Statile whole Peninsular war; were both so caisical, that not a moment was to be ; afternoon, but wi!ii lightioffieieut to pniatt nut to he will be enabled to give any information which you lost ; I detennined, therefore to attack the enemy on Comte Linois and Gen. Boyer that all their platss of may be pleased to require. I beg leave to recoils. the morning of the Bth ins t. concentration :sere defeated. Having made the tiacessary arrangements with the ' After these laborious movements, which the troops - a. . I have the boasur to bP, &c. naval Commander-fa-Chief, the whole fleet get est- executed its the must creditable meaner, there pee - . - e . •• JAMES LEITH, der weigh at break of day, and stood towards the only tiara before night to place the columns in readi- Commaisder of the racelt. - Ance St. Sauveur, where the landing most to wind. ness to attack the formidable position of AI ante Houel ojesty a stop pearrehha, Saute 8, 1815. ward was to be effected. :at day-breaa in the morning. 1 * • ''' • • • I had received information that the troops of the The troops accordingly took up their bivouacs.— • ' Sla . ''' W 'liend you a.preclemetion, welch it is our tu l line, and militia under arms, altogether amounted to It rained heavily. Al II o'clock P "t ffl i n. M. in the. '- t. • l'OuPe ' 6000. I determined, therefore, to throw my prin. of the gth, the Cothmanding French Engineer came Y . tension to circulatf ; von ending at Guide- / •at il•sieneoessary to inske any comments on .the eipal force between that of the enemy in Grnule- to me on the top of Motile Pultniste verbally to pro cente.tits, as they art' to eon , Sir, 412 well terre and Basst;-terre, where it was his intention to pose a capitulation in the name of Le Comte de Li• as eviry ot h er in i . dust of t he . colony. have assembled nearly the whole of his force, imrne • nols, to which I replied, that the only terms I .see diately after our demonstration to windward had of would accede to were already published in the Pro- ;•• ' , V4e are, Sir, yours, Ste. - Steed) .IA cars LEIT t Lat. - ern. Com- . necessity terminated. My plan was to attack in clamation i..sued on landing, and that I would net ' • •(• manarr 4,t bia Britannic tualema'a lame • three columns; the scarcity of beats, and the surf, delay the attack an Mortis Hemel to wait for any ; • Forces, Air. . .• required that the whole should assist in each disem. farther communications, It was So clerk, and thel - P. C. DURHAM. .CalllllllJl,..ief . in.. • bar kation, which was therefore effected successively. rain fell in such torrents, that the . Officer from the Chief at no al nation: ataje , tya. Naval • emcee ..• The first was made at the Ance St. Sauveor, where a enemy and Captain Moody, my Aid-de-Camp, took aro Le Comte De eimits, ate. Ste. he. -- detachment of the euemy, about 500 strong, moving op the greatest part of the bight in Meting their way i .. .G..w.daloupe. . from Grind-terra to join Admiral Ceuta Linois and to the enemy's position. . I • ---a , . General Boyer, showed a disposition to oppose the The troops were put in motion at slay-brenk. An PVICIANI ‘TION.—(Ta tast.ariow.) ' landing. . Officer soon after met me with written proposals, By ea t i . m ie i e =i n agl- n e - ne e r al l e? i t r iis j freets.isLemiie'll' K . sile; . 's C;.B. a : 4e. ives The brigs of war and gun-beats, however, soon which 1 positively refused, and proposed some idtli. in th e Leeward 1.1..u.15, sad itrAr-Admic:ll •tor C. Derhaiti, 4 . . .. . ~ scowered that point, and 850 of the Royal York tionel conditions. A white flag was displayed On Cowman ling ill Cheil hi,Alajestv . N..vAl iatm Rangers, under Lieut.-Cal. Statck, disembarked Monte Houel, but I sent Major-Gen. Murray (who I N.ll %RITA NTS Or GUADALOIJPE!—The misrepre. (notwithstanding a heavy surf) without the loss of a had join e d th e arm y from Demerary th e p rece di n g sensations and artifices which have been employed ts. man. ' night), and my Aid-de-Camp, Capt. Leith flay, with deceive you with. regard to- the true situation a Lieut.-Col. Starck had instructions to make a the British flag, to say, that the only signal which Europe, the principles resulting, at the same time, rapid movemeat to drive and disperse the enemy oc- should stop the troops would be to see it displayed on from despotism and anarchy by which your Rev*. copying the strong country and ravines of Trou-au- the parapet. . . lutionary Chiefs have conducted you to the brink of Chan, Petet Carbet, and looking towards Trois iti- i 1 had the satisfaction immediately after to see the the precipice on which you stand, cast no longer pre. vieres ; to threaten the left flank and rear of the British standard thing on Morrie Houel, and thereby veil. The veil is torn—your eyes are opened. enemy, posted to oppose the landing at Grand Ance, to ascertain that ail the trqops_were prisoners of war,; You are not ignorant that it was the intention of and to drive him from the important communication and all the forts and the colony in our possession. ; our Sovereign to furnish every assistance for the sup. of Pautrizel, which leads to turn the strong post of lam happy to be enabled to assure your Lordship part of your legitimate Government : but these ge. ________.-- Dole and Monte Palmiste, the latter being one of that the conduct of the troops has been most zealous, nerous offers have been rejected by the men who have NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. the principal keys to Basseterre. gallant, and exemplary. misled you. --Ow.— Meanwhile the fleet dropped down to Grand Ance, To the naval Commander in Chief, Rear Admiral We consequently come with a formidable military . and . naval force to place Gnadaloupe under the pro. to effect the principal landing, w he re the enemy was Sir Charles Durham, the service is highly indebted Heat, SEPT. 18.—Passed by the Thomas Gren and possessed a s t ron g position , with bat- for prompt and active exertions in whatever con- tecisen of his Britannic Majesty. • • The loyal and honourable supporters of Louis Wile East Indiaman, for China.—Arrived and sailed in force , • . .' his teries commanding the landing-place, which was sus- cerned the co-operation of the naval force w ith the • for she River the Princess Royal, Brilliant, Prin- ceptihle of obstinate defence. The braes of war and army on this expedition. XVIII. will see, that, after having done every thing which depended on us' to mainterr the white tees Charlotte, Loyalty, and Lord Welling - ton, all a gun-boat placed to enfilade, soots obliged rte one- From ale* Generals Sir Charles Shipley, Stehe. i from Jamaica.—Came down from the River and re- my to abandon his g u ns , one of which onl y , a lung lin, Johnston, and Douglass - I have received most flag, no other alternative rema tied, either for the main the Lady Il e smilion and Regalia, for Quebec; twel v e - p ounder, was found mounted. • useful fuel zealous assistance„ as also from Major salvstion of Guadeloupe or for our own security, but to hoist the British standard. • Bee, for Cork ; and Three Friends, for Nantes. 'The surf was very great, and one of the gun - boats G enera l Murray ur tay since his joining the army. Majors We are not the less, however, the Allies of the was lost, but the exertions of the navy, and the PORTSMOUTH SEPT. 18.—Arrived Isis Majesty's ,steadiness of the troops surmounted every difficulty. , General Sir Charles Shipley was employed in tile : legitimate Government of France, and we invite alt preliminary occupation of Mariegalante,and in recoil ship Myrmidon, from Plymouth.—Passed by for the I The 15th and 25th regiments, with the remainder !mitring Guadeloupe, which he executed with much good and Iola! Frenchmen to rally round us. It is necessary to make known to you the sites- Dawns, the Lady Castkreagh, Ann, Larkins, of the Ist and rad brigades, under Major-Generals • .I auvantage to the service. (ion of • Europe and of France, which has, no doubt, Cambridge, Surrey, Coldstream, and Isaac Tod, Sir Charles Shipley and Stehelin, were safely discus- . I , Mejor-General Douglass, to whose assistance as . I barked. served .on . a c e h e i n et.,, e . oneeeled from you by your Revolutionary Bonaparte has been defeated by the Duke from Jamaica. this expedition with a brigade, and 'fleeted the see. I 1 immediately moved forward the troops to drive Af . l •i ntant ' Generni I alls . much indebted, of and Prince Blucher, in a great and FALMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—Ar.ived the American the enemy ; but if lie had before wily hopes of main vice on which he was detached in a gallaut and sol. • Welling ton .• decisive balite, fought on the 180 of June—het ship John Watson, from New Orleans ; the Diana (ening his position for the night, a sharp • fire of .. .. . li: - ill'ea end be drove him from arm annihil; packet, from Rio lined° ; and Grace packet, from tmsl.cory,. aier-nke manner. by which we speedily The 1 Pautrizel, placed his left flank en l'air, and obliged 'I he exertions of .all the Captains and O ffi cers of taken. Malta ; ` both with Mails. the navy who ceoveysed troops, covered and con- Generals MU o f t h e s te p lam to retire. HARWICH, SEPT. 18.—The wreck ducted the clisembar4tatlon, as'e deserving of the high. desperate we' 1 he approach of darkness left no farther means of ?hinter lately wrecked off Yarmouth, has been I attackthat sa d I placed the night, tweed into this harbour by the Hawk cutter and bivouac. . to favour. • .s s ' tended Impel The Allies three smacks. I At break of day on the 9th, the troops were put! e Major-Generil Dou glass has papecially reported o f Jfi l •in motion in two columns ; the I st brigade, under ' the obligations 114 , it under to. Captains Chads and. would arrive I Major-Gen. Sir Charles Shipley, moved upon and . Dsacou, in the service of the second leeward division. pose them. occupied Dole; the 2J under Major - Gen. Stehelie, i Lieutenan t S andil an ds, of the flag 'ship, zicessinpa. . The Austris marched upon the left of the Morne Palmiste, by' nied me as an aidale-eauip, and Assisted mo with France, in nu Pautrizel. It appeared that Comte de Linois end . such intelligence and activity as l'hnpe may r ! ccotn. . r ic e. At the Gen. Boyer had evacuated Dole in the night. The mend him to the I:aids Coma - is:loners o(l.tie idea.- j enemy ) however ) showed himself in considerable I nifty. . ' . . , counts was ac' esty hat re-eni . a The proposal of a subordinate title (and it is re. tnarkable that the title adopted by the Ex-Queen of Nancs is recommended) is no other than the appli cation of a sound international principle which con= eiders foreigners, whatever sovereignty they may claim, as temporary subjects in the State where they have chosen to reside, without prejudice, however,' to certain exempfire rights as already stated. It may be remembered that the.study of universal lam has been for ages peculiarly cultivated in Germany. It would not, perhaps, be advisable to quote Greek in this Letter ; but Lord GRCNYILLE, the Marquis WELLESLEY, Mr. CastNtwo, and other eminent per eons in Parliament, of however different parties, will find clear and powerful arguments applicable to the question of Deportation, should it be attempted to establish it by law (I should say by statute) in the Oration of DEMOSTHENES against ARISTOCHSTES.— Surely there may be persons who even voted for the gar who would yet not support the deportation. I would hope, should such attempt be made, their ..tfttic studies and habits of thought will bo a sufficient security against its having their support. Others I could mention, of whom I have the happiness to know that it will assuredly and strenuously be op posed by them. With regard to France the sheep which had parted with their dum•tliten dog, as the condition of peace with their magnanimous enemie s , are a true emblem of the present condition of that unhappy country. CA PEL LOFFT. Troston-hall, Sept. 16, ltils. Dom*, SErr. 15.—1 t is in report that expresses hove been sent from London to Calais, Dieppe, and Ditend, requesting of the Magistrates of these towns, to arrest and send to England the Gentlemen who IMP gone to the Continent to fight duels.—.( Free man's Journal.) - •• ‘, ~~ V . .! I • • • .• yam • mss• laied, all Ids artillery and baggages t Usurper fled with same of his perjured id readied Paris, where, knowing how as Ids situation, he abdicated the pre- .rial Crnwlt. - s wc-re at Fere and at Lion on the as; in full march on Paris, where they on the 2Gth ; there was nothing to op- riling and Russians were penetrating into mass, by Italy, Switzerland, and Al. he same time his Most Christian Ma. .entered France, and by the latest ac. 'draining from Cauibray. ' • -