The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-07-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCII. F AL, JULY 25.—Came down from the River the deavonr, Boyd, for Prince of Wules'ii Island ; at. Perseverance, Pany, for Liverpool ; al so Majesty's ship Queen Charlotte, for Portsmouth. vived his Majesty's ships Bunn, Leveret, Snake, Redoole from off the French coast.—Sailed the mice cutter for Ostend. 'onv4mouvir, JULY 25.—Arrived his Majesty's iis Eaphrates, Dispatch, and Rota, from a cruise; A l al,* s atellite from Plymouth.—Sailed his Majes ,s ,vii) Ahem. l'r.vranuvit, JULY 21.—Came in the- Stoney sloop um and Thanfeteter, with dispatches; big Ma .t}'• ships Col inorani, Aslrea, Desiree, Liffey, Wern, and Fly, from a rruise.—Arrived on Satur ,) :10 the f.:lou ing French vessels : chasse ma- P ,ilnik Lesielle, slop Forliene, brig Popilliwt, ~e , . r Yarn" erilerene, gun-bi ig No. RI, 10 guns, ) mi-rk ; awl the Priniems, 11 guns, Go men; cut tit of the I-le of Gas by the boats of the ships men ioned before. FALMOUTH, JULY 23.—Sailed the Framis Free 'llg packrt, with a Mail for the Leeward Island.; '-o the frashin7/44 an‘l Down (American.), for nrrinu. It t wl cu, it: LY Arriv ql the Leicester )ac ket, fr,-m lloilatttl ; and Dian,4 picket, (tom Cul t:vett, both with Nlo:Is. EXFf'UTION: [f This morning, at half pain eight o'clock, Abraham dams, for an onuatnra I offence; William Oldfie ld, or a rave; and '.7lt :: ea Penning, fur ndminktering ()isms ; were ev , roted before the llehfolb'-door, Old Bailey. The !lumber of spectators far exceeded that which has been absembled on such an occasion for several )ears. At ab..ut a quarter past eight o'clock, Eliri Fen. ling was conducted on the scaffold, accompanied by he Ordinary of Ne.• I,ate; sue nay genteelly dressed ii white, wearing a can, and holding a Pray er-book in her hands, and approached with a firmness scarce. ly to be credited. The executioner having affised the rope round her, and tied a hatitlket chief over her eyes, he then left her to perform the re mainder of the melancholy task on her fellow-suf. fevers, both of whom appeared to be perfeztly re signed to their fate. Kenning, whilst she remained on the scaffold, was expected to confess her guilt of the crime she was about to suffer for ; but all persua. pions thereto, not only by the Oidinary, but also by the Itor. J. Williams, to whose doctrine she was par ticularly attached, proved vain; and even, at ae la 4 moment, called her ',Witter to attest her inno- mice of the crime for which she was about to suffer. In this state did she, along with °Mehl and Adams, make her melanchcily exit out of this world. RIOT IN NEIVGATE. --~•~- Yesteday evening, at seven o'clock, the felons' side of Newgate was disturbed by a violent outrage on the part of the prisoners confined in that part of the prison. A variety of reports were in circulation last night as to the causes which led to this alarming cir. cumstancr. The following, however, may be re lied upon as the facts : Yetterday morning it appeared that a young man bad gene Lute the prison to visit a friend : he was admitted into the felons' yard, and remained there about an hour; on his departure, however, he found he had been robbed of his watch, and find ing it unavailable to recover it by a statement to those who surrounded him in the yard, he made an al ptication to Mr. Newman, the keeper, who pro. rnissd, if possible to have his property restored.— For this purpose he visited the prisoners, and acquainted them that unless the watch was forth coming, he would feel it his duty to lock them up, and prevent all access to them. The warn ing had not the desired effec►, and Mr. Ness man put hie threat into execution. This additional , though necessary infringement upon their liberty roused at once a spirit of mutiny, and at the hour mentioned, the felons commenced a violent attack upon the stair crises, railings, and ell that came in their way, and threatening destruction to those who entered their yard. Mr. Newman, however, was not to be intimidated by such threats and violence, and having, with the assistance of Mr. Hardy and about eighteen others, entered the yard, armed with blunderbusses, muskets, and pistols, the rioters were subdued, the ringleaders selected and conducted to cells, and order completely restored. At this time the Lord Mayor, Maishalmen, &c. arrived, as did also some military, whose presence was happily un necessary. Great praise is doe to Mr. Newman for his indefatigeble exertions, in not only quelling so serious an alarm, but in recovering the props rty, the loss of which had led to the disturbance. The various alarming reports promoted in the course of the evening, all originating in this circumstance, attracted immense crowds to the vicinity of the prison.— They did not separate till very late Inst A Philadelphia Paper, in an article relative to the state of South America, makes the following ob servations on the intercourse between Great Britain and the Spanish Colonies :—" The commerce that England has been, and is now enjoying with thosei countries, is of far greater importance than has been generally known. The peculiar situation of Europe and the United States, has given to England, for A some time paA,' an entire monopoly of this valuahlts trade. The amount of British fabrics that has been shipped from London and Jamaica, through the htlantus of Dtrien, to every part of the Pacific Olean, and the rotainmption of British tri-rchaillso at BMWs Ayres, .Nevi Grenada, Venezuela, the nj of Camracliy, and Mexico, may be computed Ft kr.ct to be &coal!' millions of dollars per 111411141 U ; the return of these exports, with considerable nue. elentation of profit, ore made generally in specie and loflion and other valuable commodities." THE STATESMAN. -77.-7-7rTm5777.-.-7,17317-Z .. I TO T t HE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. I . iVar-Olice s July 21. • . Sta,—There is no reason whatever why the state - 1 the PrincO , Regent, as a m i r k of hii high approba tion of the distinguished bravery and good conduct meitt of the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison of the Ist and '24 Life Guards at the !Little of We. should be taken as correct, with respect to the emolu. Tomas ariiin rerloO, on the Ilith ult. is pl ease d t o d ec l are hi mse lf g from his situation , without the slightest Colonel in Chief of b ot h t h e 'R eg i ments of Lif e examination of witnesses and documents relative Guards. FROM rils LONDON GAZETTE, JcLr 25. ...• - •••••Mia....... thereto. Lind the Committee taken the troubleof examining I War-Office, J u ly 25. the hlarshJl's hooks and accounts, and partloslarly I His Royal Highnes s th e P r i nce R egent h as b een to have a:cortairted the number of Prisoners that hive pleased, in the name and on th e b e h a lf o f hi s M a: enjoyed the heriefit of the Ruiea of the Prison for jesty, to approve of a ll th e B r i t i s h reg i ments o f ca valry and infantry which were engage d i n t h e b att l e of Waterloo, being p erm itt e d to b ear ou t h e i r colours the last three years, and the sum paid by each of such Prisoners for that advantage, it would hare been and appointments, in addition to any other badges found that the Marshal's statement was very inactu- or devices that may have heretofore been granted to rate. those regiments, the wor d r'Wirterlrio," in coma memoration of their distinguished services on the The Committee should also have taken account . 18th of J une, 1815. of the number of Prisoners admitted in the course of the above period, and of the fees received by the Marshal upon each commitment ; and an account of the rent pit: by each Prisoner, as also the account of fees received by the Marshal upon the trial of each Ni s i Prigs cause at Guildhall and Westminster-hall, from both Plaintiff and Defendant (amounting togs (her, it is believed, to about 21. in each cause). These particulars could kart been easily as-rer tained by a reference to the various entries and ac caunt 0, and if the Committee had taken upon them ; selves this trouble, it would have been found that Ithe Marshal had made a most egregious blunder in stating the emoluments at ising from his situation. 1 There is no doubt but the emoluments of the situ ation of the Marshal of the Ring's Remelt Prison, are considerably more than the emoluments of a:I the Puisne Judges of that Court. This subject shall be resumed by your constant Reader, VERITAS. P. S. Since concluding the above, the writer has seen a person who informed him, that persons in the rules pay 71. 10s. or 101. (it is belived the larger sum) for the first 1001. and 51. per cent. for the remainder of the debt. The scale in the Fleet is believed to be 51. per cent. for the first hundred pounds of the debt, and 21. 10a. per cent. for the residue. - Aiimiraity-Office, July 2,5. ,xtract of n Wlter front Capt. 111..itland, of his hfaiesiOtt ship Bellerophon; to John Wilson baiter, EN. dated an Bowie the 14,5 in:t. Fur the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 1 have to acquaint you thnt the Count Las Cusses and General AUemand this da came on board his Majesty's ship under my command with a proposal for me to receive on board Napoleon Hmaparte, for the purpose of throwing himsel on the generosity of his Royal Highness the Ptinc Regent: Conceiving myself authorivrd by their Lordship's secret orders, I have acceded to the proposal, and he is to embark on board the ship to-morrow morning. - That no misunderstanding might arise, I hare et id;citly and clearlk explained to the Count Las 'asses, that I hare no authority whatever for grant mg terms of any sort ; but that all I can do is to convey him and his suite to England, to be received in such manner as his Royal Highness may deem ex pedient. a I," • V. ijii77l — O leiter from Admiral Vkconnt Kith to John Wilson .led mt hoard hi. :11ajelly's ship the Ville de Paris, Jo 'immunize, the 31 a inst. Paris, in Flarnn..ze, July 21, 1815. _ NAVAL COURTS -MARTIA L. A Court-Martial assembled at Portsmouth on Fri day, to enquire into the cause of the loss of his Ma jesty's ship Penelope, on her passage to gfebec • when the Court, upon the evidence adduced, decide d that her loss was occasioned principally by the state of the weather, and the set of the current; that Mr. W. Horner, the Master, was not sufficiently at tentive to the situation of the ship a short time pre- TFOU6 to her running ashore, and did adjudge him to be placed at the bottom of the list; that due atten tion was not paid by Capt. Galloway and (he First Lieutenant of the ship, to the safety of. the ship's company, by their neglecting to make proper arrange ments for getting them on shore ; and that great blame was therefore also imputable to the said Captain G. and the Fits' Lieutenant. The Court thereupon ad judged Captain Galloway, in consideration of his having been afflicted with the rheumatism, to be only reprimanded, and Lieutenant B. Hooper to be se. verely reprimanded : that no blame was imputed to the other Officers and ship's company, racept Walter Howell, who, for drunkenness, disobedience of or ders, mutiny, and desertion, was sentenced to receive 500 lashes. Six, Captain Knight, of the Falmouth, arrived last night from the Gironde, bri•oging the satisfactory intelligence of that river having been successfully en tered without loss on the 13th inst. by the Pact°lus, ilebrus, and Falmouth. _ I inclose, for their Lordship's information, a copy of the Hon. Cilia. Ay Imet's letter, reporting his pro. ceeilings in the execution of this service, in sihich both Capt. Palmer and he have shown a commend able have the honour to be, &c. ioel) KlilTli, Admiral. .I.,ha m Cooker. E-q. P. S. I inclose a copy of a letter from Capt. I'al. mer, of the Hebrus. Rubert Cux, a seaman of his Majesty's ship Acasta. was afterwards tried for deserting to the enemy on the coast of America, when employed in towing out a price, and for encouraging his shipmates on the same service in deserting, by. chee►ing in defiance of the presence of an officer. The charge being proved, he was sentenced to be hanged. . Lieut. Charles 11. Jall,ft passenger on board the schooner Grecian, nos tried on charges preferred by Lieut. Edward T. Dwyer, her commander, for hav ing appeared in a dress unbecoming en officer or a gentleman on the quarter-deck of the said schooner, and for hallooing through the sky-light into the ca bin, he would wring the nose oil' his (Lieutenant Dwyer's) face ; thereby tending to excite mutiny and disrespect froni the crew, anti being contrary to the discipline and good rntiduct of the service. He was sentenced to be di3tnissed from his Niajes ty's service; but, in copse fence of former good character, and of his having conducted himself with gallantry and propriety until the present charge, was recommended to the favourable consideration of the Admiralty. _ Hip Majesr,'s ship Pnetokm. in the Gironde. Joty 14. M Y lettn,-1 arrived off this port on the 3d inst. and, in compiiitice with the wishes of Geo. Donna dieu. sent in a flag of truce, with an Aid-de-Camp of the General's, for the purpose of coinmunirating with the General, Clausel, commanding at Bout.- deaux ; but as two days more elapsed without any answer or news of the Aid-de-Camp, I sent another flag into a corvette lying in the rVer ; and I learnt from her Commander that be bad received the most positive• orders from Gen. Clausel not to hold any kind of communication with (13. In addition to this we received a Proclamation, signed by thnt Genet al, declaring Bourdeaux and its whole vicinity in a state of siege, and threatening with military execution any who manifested signs of disaffection *to his Go vernment. The Aid-de-Camp, it appeared, was de tained. Rear-Admiral PETER lI.tLKET, President. The Duke of No RFOLK, according to annual cus tom, presented, on Friday, a fine fat buck to the Corporation of Arundel, who invited the officers of. the Sussex Militia to their entertainment. The driver of the Wellington coach front Tea kes bury to Bristol, was on Thursday fined in the iniii - gated penalty of 51. by the Magistrates of Glouces ter, for driving furiously, to the imminent hazard of the lives of his passengers. [file Monileur of the '2lst inst. contains a lon memorial presented to Congress by SirSinsiza , Sairru, on the subject of destroying the Ilaibriry l'iratical States. Pe offers to conduct an enterprise, by a hieh he means to effect the end in view. The substanc of his plan is, that the States who are most interested in putting down the pirates, should contribute their contingma to raise what the Admiral mils an amphi bious force, by which is to be understood, one fit for naval and mititary service. With this he under. takes that commerce shall be secured, and the Ara- 4 ans civilized. - --.....-.0 9. 'otts•ExcliAvGr, JULY 26.—Our supply of Wheat being small this morning, what appeared of fine quality readily obtained Monday's prices. —Oats were dull sale and rather cheaper.—in Peas, Beaus, and other articles there is little or no variation. . ‘l , lute this nogeciation was attempting, the ifebrus arrived with the charge of a smail expedition, with arms and supplies for the Royalists, and when it Le. came evident that no gond could arise out of any at tempt to conciliate Gen. Clause!, Capt. Palmer mad.‘ me a very strong representation upon the necessity which he conceived there was for his attempting to enter the Gironde and open a direct communication with the [Loyalist party. After weighing the circum stances, I thought it my duty to accede to the pro. posal, and I united the ships for the prosecution of the service. I'he Gen. Dannadieu being anxious to pursue his mission on the coast, I dispatched the Larne with him to Passages. On the tlth the squadron weighed from an outer anchorage we had taken, and formed for the purpose of entering the river ; but, as we stood in, the ene my's corvette was 'perceived to weigh and (Italia:erre in the no,th entrance, while rive sail pushed out through the southern passage to sea. thither these circumstances, it became necessary for the intercept ing those vessels that the squadron should separate for the time; and in consequence the forcing the river was obliged to he given up for that day ; d uring the night, the squadron united again, after having examined the vessels which it appeared had sailed in so suspicious a manner, which circumstance was de veloped by the embargo having been that morning discontinued in the river. Yesterday, the wind being favourable, the scpa dron again aei^hed, and formed in a close line for entering the Gironde; the Part°lirs led, the Ilehrus followed, and the. Falmouth brought up the rear ; the two former had transports in tow : as we proceeded, a person came off with a message from the people of the town of ttoyan, saying that they would not fire at us, provided we did not assail them. We passed ou u ith the royal colours of France at the mast head ; the tri-coloured flag flew along the batteries, which were all in preparation, but no act of hostility occurred until we reached the heavy battery at Ver dun, which opened its fire upon us, and continued it until the ships reached the anchorage. No injury, lsow ever, was sustained, and the squadron did not return a gun, for I was unwilling to disturb the feel ing which appeared so generally and so happily to prevail. Directly the ships were secured, a commu nication was sent up with a flag of truce to Gen. Clause! by the Comte de Lasteur, deputed by M. la Duchesse d'Angouleme, and we are in expectation of his answer. In the meantime nothing can wear a more favourable aspect than the face of things in this river. I I beg to assure you, that every measure shall be STATE OF THE PRISONS. •. . / adopted, in conjunction with the Baron M 0031.1114 bert, to arm and organise the royal party, and este: blish the pester of predominance of his Majesty the Kiug of France, in the vicinity of wherever our Means can operate. 1 lose no time in dispatching the ralemuth to your Lordship, and Capt. Knight will explain Our situa tion, as well as that we are taking every precaution in respect to the defence of that river, in the event of (lien. Clausel seeding down any strong force to stifle the spirit of the people. I shall also write (el Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Hotham, and perhaps tho Rear-Admiral may strengthen our means hens, so that we may fully avail ourselves of such opportu nity of pushing the royal cause with vigour and cele rity, and of cherishing the excellent disposition with . Ulrich all here seem inspired. I hate just learnt that the enemy evacuated the fort of Verde, last night, end retired with his garrison. We have seat a force on shore to dismantle and destroy the guns, Btc4. This is the fort which disputed our entrance, and it 1s a very strong work. k I have also the pl e asure t o a dd, that the- proposts Mons of the Baron Montalembert, and his mission have hitherto been every where Intruded with sue. cess. The forts and the positions are gradually pull ing down their tri-coleured flags, and hoisting that of their legitimate Sovereign : and several of theca 'have saluted the squadron upon their hoisting the white flag. IVltile writing this letter, another bat, tery hat hoisted the white flag, and there now re. Mains only the fort at Meche with the tri-celovred tile. 'Capt.( , who was-entrusted.stith the services., Pfiss throughout irecied /t, and the accident *alone of my being the Senior Officer, induces me to gho di*. account to your Lordship. have the honour to be, der: (st g oed) F. W. A Y Lal Clt, Cobb: Admiral Lord Viscount Ecib, &c. His Majray's ship Rehrt:F, in the (lietleties July 14. 1815. MY Lono,--4 have the honour to state to you, hat I arrived off thin port on the Gilt, where I found his Majesty's ship Pectolos, and I learn from Capt. Alymer that Gen. Donnadieu (the French Officer he had on board) was endeavouring to open a commu nication with the Commandant at Bourdeaux, Gen. Clausel, and that an Aid-de-Camp had been dish patched in for that purpose. But as Gen. Clausel thought proper to detain the messenger, mud also to adopt the most decided measures to present any kind of intercourse, there appeared no prospect of any accommodation from any further attempts to conci- .• Bate him. From the nature of this coast, and the complete military possession which the enemy had of it, it seemed impossible that any free communication coul4l be opened with the Royalists, unless I could effect an entrance into tire river ; and as the Baron de Montalembert expressed the greatest anxiety upon the subject, and 1 possessed a discretionary power of passing into the Gironde, should I be of :opinion that circumstences justified me in doing so, 1 de sided, after the best consideration I could give the as titer, that it was the most proper course I could pulses for . the good cf• the cause I was employed on. • As I felt, that the committing the transports and their lading in the river, at a time it was in full pos. session of the enemy, was a strong measure, and as there were serious obstacles to overcome, in- a well defended- entrance Ind a hazardous navigation, I considered it my duty to render our means as eflec. tive as possilrie before the attempt was made, asides the l'actolus was on the spot, 1 stated my opinion fully to Capt. Aylmer, requesting the junction of his ship to those under my orders. Capt. Aylmer hay., ing acceded to this request, and being the Senior 01... firer, 0/ course the command of the squadron de... valved on him, and your Lordship will learn froos that Officer the further prricitPdings of the espeditlost I have the honour to bei isc. •• (Sign-d) NOM PA 141/4, garalk To Admiri.l 1 . i3olug:t Psettly, C. C. H. itt. ,r 9 • • i - WAR DEPARVNtgIit. • Downing-ttred, July T 3. A diapateh, of which the fsatoing is a copy, has been this day received by End Bathurst, addressed to his Lordship by Cot .1 'he Baron de Mootuleosbert, dated In the uirosee, Jly lv, ISIS. Mr Loan,—With the greatest Satisfaction I have the honour fo inform your Lottlihip, that the ships with the arms, equipments, and ammunition, plated under my charge, entered the Gironde this morning, protected by his Nlajesty's ships Pactolus, llebrus, and Falmouth. On our approach near the fort of Royal', which commands the entrance of tie river, Captain Palmer. of the nebula, hoisted the %Life flag at the main. The effect produced by this emblem of loyalty and honour was instantaneous. Not a gull ass fired from the batteries, the Verdun one ex : cepted, and we were received as friends and de liverers. _ _ The communications we have bad with the inhabit. ants during the few hours we have been at anchor, are of the most favourable nature, and such as might have been expected from their -well-known attach meta to the cause of their legitimate sovereign. Ge neral Clause! still occupies Bourdeaux with some force. Our appearance in this river, and the means we will immediately pursue to um the population, will produce the double cifect•of paralysing his mea sures to keep possession of the town, and of prevent ing his sending any reinforcement to the French army behind the Loire. I cannot close this communication, without sista ing to your Lordship, that to Captain Palmer's zeal for the C 3 UFP, and indefatigable exertions, no are en tirely indebted for our present advantageous position in this rive.--I have, &c. (Squeal) Le Baron de MONTALEMBERT. To E;. &r. CnI.ON I I. I) RIM ENT. Dwzning•sto (71, dull ( 24. Digs:itches of hich the t.,11 , ),a img arc ex t. actg. have been re. eet%ed tlt thi- Mike, ntidre•sPi i i E.:41 Bathurst, by Major- Generitl Sir if whim : G 'vs. July 4. Pur , mant to the information contained in my letter of the I,t inst. of which n duplicate is in closed, I hare the honour of acquainting your Lord ship of my hating embarked a portion of the force at this place; and am proceeding with it, In con junction with the ship, of war, under Lord Exmouth, to the neighbourhood eL Marseilles, there to act as circumstances may point out. ~ • vt . 11 1 4 } •7•4 ...,