The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-02-08 00:00:00

'oat column after coltnin being printetrand dispersed in London to persuade the people that no such thing could be rationally expected as a popular movement of resistance in France. And we doubt not that I theee attempts will still, in the face of such evidence, be continued. Servility and effrontery, in their high. est degree, it will certainly require to do this ; hot the constant habit of subduing the understanding, and bending the conduct to the will of power, ne cessarily produces the utmost contempt for the sense and judgment of the public, and where this eiists, nothing is too absurd and preposterous to be offered to the public faith. The order in question is not more atrocious than it has proved in effectual. Rigour and impotence are its combiued characteristics. That it has been without any power to deter the people of France from resistance, is evi dent from the transactions of the t9th and 30th, and who can doubt, that its entire tendency was to arouse -them to the most vigorous and enthusiastic opposi tion. What has there ever been in the military con duct of BONAPARTZ, or any other of the French Ge nerals, to surpass, in enormity, this sanguinary de. tree? What would have been the effect of such an order . had it been issued and acted upon by France in the Peninsula ? The effect most have been to produce a war of extermination ! What must be the effect of the present order, ft attempted to be executed ? A war of extermination ! And if the Allies should enter upon such a kind of warfare on the soil of France, their destruction would be the necessary consequence. The people of France we may be certain, from the mere evidence of this document, are determined to support their Government; the threat contained in it can only have added vigour and energy to their 3opport ; it is a threat, besides, by the performance of which the Allies would themselves suffer the most.—lt is urged by the war faction, that this assistance afforded by the French people to the present Government, might have been prevented by an early decla- ration in favour of the Bemoans. After they find that all the exulting declarations, of the wire 'listing temper of the French people, are falsified and rendered ridiculous by every day's events,—it is con venient enough for them to attempt this sort of es cape. Any declaration in favour of the BOURBONS would, we doubt not, 'have imparted still greater energy to the animosity of the French towards their invaders. The subterfuge, however, such as it is, consists in the rational and modest opinion, that the Soveyeigns and their confidential advisers, twit* all the advantages of proximity in situation, Isere less competent judges of what was likely to contribute to their success, than the enlightened ad 110O0aill of war in the service of the London Press. , • NUtScotia Gazettes to the 6th of January, ar tired tt i nierning. They contain no intelligence of inspertanee. We extract the following article from the Paper of the 29th of D..cember : `t A better from an Officer of the United States Mists Congress,' dated Portsmouth, Dec. IS, states the arrival of that vessel at Portsmouth, after an un successful cruise, in which only four captures were leade.". Govorrnweitt yesterday received letters from Lord Wanmeterow, dated the 2tst ult. up to which pe lOil no want of importance had occurred. They were brooght by Major CATHCART. His Lordship remajned In nearly the same position as announced in his former dispatches. Mr. Rost, jun. is gone to be our Minister to the Court of Bavaria. Two Lieutenants of the Navy, who had been im prisoned in Franeefor several years, have made their escape, and presented themselves at the Admiralty yesterday. We learn by private - letters from nolland, that the intense severity of the weather put an end to all field operations, and that the British troops were going into cantonments. It is also said, that by advices from the Caowe - PRINCE ) it was understood that he could not advance with his army, so as to be in communication with the Allies before the 15th of this month. There was a report in the City yesterday of a beery firing having been heard on the French coast. There was probably no more ground for this than for the opposite report of a Deputation having been sent from Paris to the Prince of SCHWA ETZENBERC 2 S army, to invite the Boy 'MONS to hoist their standard in France. In the present critical state of things, and with Omnium at its present price, the public will be daily stunned with rumours of every kind,• us there is room for very profitable fluctuation, not only in the price of Stocks, but of commodities of different kinds. Linters from Amsterdam state, that licences will be granted on application, permitting a direct trad e, in Dutch vessels, from the Colonies in the East and Vl'est Indies to Holland - , and that such vessels, on coming to England, will have protection given to them by British convoy. The encouragement offered by Government to any active young men, shipwrights, who may be willing to go to Canada, is, that they shall each receive ten shillings per diem, with two shillings subsistence , a n d (..ie shilling for lodgings, daily • and, those who shall conduct themselves properly, ;ill be entitled to a ser ved upon their return. The resignation of Sir JAMES MANSFIELD will, it is said, immediately take Seat, as the regular .cer tificate of his ill-health has been laid before Govern ment. He will be succeeded by Sir V. Gains; and Sir Wx. GARSIOW is to be the new Chief Baron. — The present Solicitor-General, Mr. Serjeant Sls 06 HERD, will succeed to the oMce of Attorney-Ge neral, and Mr. Sergeant BEST is to be appointed So licitor-General. Mr. Justice CITAXERE, it Is said, retires from the Bench neat month. Capt. fleoniE passed St. Helena about the 10th of p cee caber ; and saw ten ships lying in the roads. ..T.11,5".1.4:0410 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DNA t.,• Fos. 7:—Arriived and sailed for the River the Ar- row, Milne, from St. Michael's.—Canie down from the River the Cape Packet, bound to the Island of France, and several others—particulars not known.—Pot back again the Sceptre and Saragossa troosports that sailed from hence on the 3d inst. for Hollsind, baviiiag lost their convoys in the North Sea. PORTSIMOUTE, FMB 7.—Arrived the Queen Charlotte cot ter, front the Dowry; his Majesty's ship Racer, from St. Aude n', with the Lord WellNgton and Prince Ernest transports ; also the Thimias and Sally, from Lithos', and the Providence and William from Guernsey.—Went out of harbour the Fer vent guo-brig, and the Mary, Brown, to join the fleet bound to the West li.dies.—The Sprightly cutter takes convoy to the Downs. Fermat:Mr, FEL s.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, with a moil from Passages, in ten days. The Fylla rloop of war, which arrived yesterday, had previously captured the lucon lee French lugger privateer, of 20 guns nod 120 men. Eleven o'Clock P.M.—Since writing the above, the Francis Freeling packet, Capt. Tilley (acting), with mails from Hali fax, la twenty-five dais, has arrived between Scilly and the Lizard; the Freeling fell in with an Amerlean schooner priva teer of 1$ guns and upwards of 100 men,und succeeded, after an hose*. action, in heating her of; the privateer was, at one time, bearing down no the Francis Fleeting, in order to trumrd her, when the well directed fire of the packet carried away the American's main-mast. ship wood beslipw , eau*, sae, • Lifitle I'. rnz EDITOR of rnz STATESMAN. ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE. PRINCE URGENT OF PORTUGAL TO LORD WELLINGTON. *l . 4—Thectivacterspflslnoslwhich morepecuiliary nnek , the general sentiments of the Times newspaper, when ;speaking upon the subject of Peace or NVar, - - - - _ 66 Friend Lord Wellington, Marshal of my ilkr.. 1 will *readily acknowledged by every friend of his. tries, and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined I manity; and in no one instance his this savage, bar , Forces.—l, the Prince Regent, send yoo'greeting 'b a 9 rout feeling, more strikingly shown itself than in as to one whom I esteem :—I hold in due considers- 'the efforts that Print has repeatedly made, its refer tion the illustricus and sublime q u aliti e s w hi c h ' adorn your person, and am confident that to your : once to the present American war, by long and de valour, talents, and extensive knowledge in the ' clamatory articles, to urge it as a war of exturmi art of war, as well as to the good order with which nation—to set, as it were, father against son, and you have directed the different attacks against brother against and each to become the brother, the common enemy, in the most important cause other's executioner, should the fortunes of war so of the defence of my kingdoms, we are indebted for "order it. The Everoa has shown no disposition to the glorious triumphs gained over the French in the ! brilliant battles of Roleia and Vimiera, and the qualify his sentiments, for against every humane feel ' signal victories which the brave Portuguese sol.. lag, and in language the most cruel, he has strove to 1 diers, my faithful subjects, assisted by the gal- I them that no condition, no circumstance, no case of ? lent British troops, whom they endeavoured to imi. . t . ! a British-born subject found in the service of Ame tate, gloriously obtained, near the Douro, on the can exonerate him from the charge of treason, memorable day of the 27th Sept. of the last year, in !' or binder the execution of that law upon him as ; the action near the Serve do Buzaco, where they con- i ! rageously repulsed the army under the command of ' awarded for such a crime. The opinion of that } General Massena, with a considerable loss in killed ' Print, in short, is fully proved to be this, that no in and wounded, and thus totally frustratiser the else- dividual residing in a foreign State can,' at will, die my's attempt to gain possession of an ad vantageous, charge the allegiance he owes his parent State, and position occupied by the Combined Armies on the that consequently by not returning in a time of war, heights of the aforesaid hills, resulting from your 1 judicious movements and dispositions, whereby ,be is considered a rebel and traitor, and subjects my troops covered themselves with glory. Having' himself to the vengeance of the law if seized or taken. rendered yourself deserving, by all these important ; There are many instances in which this sanguinary services and p rais e-wor th y ac ti ons, my g i v i ng , e-wor ons, o f you principle has not been adopted, some of which I will ', a testimony of my gratitude, and of the high regard 1 here relate / su ffi cient to show this lend and violent de ! I and esteem which I bear to your person, I up pleased ! to grant unto you the favour, besides others, of de- i claimer, I trust, that Governments abroad, as well as corating you with the dignity of Honorary Grand i our own Government, have been much less rigid in cap ; Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword ; grant. i cuting the laws of treason against even Generals and lug also unto you the further favour of a Corn.}Ceimenders than his sentiments upon those laws Imandery, consisting of four Squire leagues Of land, ! which, through the esteem you have merited from me, and by special favour, shall bear the nature of seesto lead, to. Coionel Mosey . (an Officer in the service of the late Lours XVI., hut late in the service of the British) says, in the campaign of 1792, General L. 4 MARCHE and Gen. NEUILLy had attacked a post of the Austrians, in Flanders, commanded by Col. LEHRMAN, a Frenchmen by birth, who was defeated and taken prisoner. One would have supposed, from the spirit of the Times, he would have been imme diately cut in pieces ; on she contrary, he was re -ceived with every mark of politeness, and allowed :ids parole in France as an Austrian prisoner. The Prince de COHOURG had a brother in the service of Proisia. Prince Butner was a Frenchman, and yet anntivanded the Imperial Army. The British troops have been commanded by a Frenchman, Lord LP. nostse i who was taken at the battle of Laffelet, and dined the next day with Lours XV. Marshal SAIS, who was himself a German, and a Protestant, iiserititioisless commanded the French army. When, also, It Is recollected with what song froid we treat the consciences of prisoners of war in this country, and receive foreigners of every description into our service, the justness of the sentiments, as well as the policy of the violent declaimer in the Times may be fairls questioned, and his motives justly doubted. Winton, Jan. 'it 1814. J. D. Sesmaria, which shaft be marked out in due time s and remain separated from the Order. And in order that yon ma) hold it thus fully understood, and be enabled. to use the insignias and device thereby ap pertaining to you, I send you these presents—and may the Lord keep you under his holy guard ! iVritten in the Palace of Rio de Janeiro, the 16th day of May, 1811.—(Signed) Principle, with five dots, in tie form of a Cross.—For Lori Wellington—r. " Agreeing with the original in my possession. (Duly sealed) " FRANCISCO SODRR. Secret,:ry to the Marshal G. C." " Bead-quarters of Freinoda, 4th Dec. 1811." So much bciag said by certain Ministerial writers on the restoration of the BOURBONS, we would ob serve what took place on a similar subject soon after the Treaty of Ryswick, in 1696, in which Louis XI V. acknowledged WILLIAM to be lawful Sovereign of Great Britain and Ireland, and engaging to make no further attempt to disturb him in the possession of his kingdoms: yet, in 1701, upon the death of JAatEs- 11. at St. German's, did that same Monarch acknowledge the SOD of that unfortunate Prince King of Great Britain and Ireland,under the title of JAMES 'III. Whatever mightbe Louis's motive for so doing in 'violation of a positive Treaty, it hurried him into a war, for which he was very little prepared, and which, in a few years, reduced him from the highest pinnacle of grandeur to the lowest state of despondency. The ! COVERT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Mr. KEMELE last Marquis DE TORCY attempted, in vain, to apologize night appeared as Cardinal Wolsey, in SHAIIIPEARE'S to the King of England for the conduct of his master: historicist play of King henry VIII. The scope of the affront was too flagrant to be borne. WILLIAM the d eter is extremely circumscribed ; and he ordered the French Ambassador to quit his domi . who aaume a dignified deportment, and can de nions, and recalled his own from the French court. data wilth elegance, will not find it difficult to sus- The English Parliament discovered no less resent. tain the part with effect. In fact, except in his last silent at the insult offered to their Sovereign, and to scene, the character of the. Lord Cardinal exhibits themselves, by the French Monarch, in presuming only one feature, that of deep and subtle hypocrisy, to declare who should be their King: and more es. under whiils he conceals the most ambitious views.— pecially in naming a person excluded from the Suc. Mr. )(EDIBLE played with his customary excellence. cession by an Act of the Legislature. Then it was The seen. in which Henry returns to Wolsey the that the Parliament passed a Bill of Attainder against papers by which his evil practice, have sheen discoter , the pretended Prince of WaLes for assuming the title ed, and those with the -Earl of Surrey and Cron:- of King of England; and also a Bill to oblige all well, lAA eucceeili weeel'tztlaisitely natural, and persons holding any office in Church and State, to were frequeetly inteetepted by the plaudits of the abjure his claim to the Crown. audierice.-•—filre. PioVELL's Queen Katharine was MAYO Et.ecrioN.-31it Day's Poll, Feb. 2. fraught with naturalpelhos—her trial scene was very For Mr. BROWNE, 354; for Mr. Kie.wAx, 3139: fine. Majority for Mr. BROWNE, 145. i ThoSielez Local Militia are, very. unexpectedly, We are concerned to state, that . a considerable about ro be celled out—the .Centre Battalion, we number of persons were lost in imprudently *riven- understand, on the 17th, and the Western Battalion, taring upon the ice on the Thames on Saturday, ' on the 19th instant. a bove Battersea Bridge. The Swallow, Capt. BRODIE, laden with rice and BOXERS.—The first pugilistic contest this season ' cotton, is *Maw! from Bengal , ' at Gravesend, last will take place on the first Wednesday in May, he- from the Is% of France, which she left the Ist of tweet: Painter, the Lancashireman, and Oliver the November. gardener, the two first on the list of the day. Painter The John Palmer. was at the Isle of France, and sent a ohaflange . from GREGSOWS to the gardener, ! about to sail for Bourbon. The Mortaington country w hich was received. The match 1,111 be for 801. out ship, left the kW of France the lit November, and! 'of the fupd.of the pegilietic club. - I was to touch at the Cir. ~~ T. THE EDITOR .Op rug STAITESILIM IRELAIVIL • • Sia,—lt pleases me and the hcinekt part of mj' pi: RING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, Tnentaii, meroua family, to see that venerable champiod• b[- toe Irina V. 11 Augt. • • our Constitution, Major Caterwniotyr, so ably itdt I his was an i n di c t men t f or pubildririg.6_ Resolutions it the Catholic Meet vocate the cause of Reform, through your iudepend, eith of August'. last. , The Indictment Cot eat Journal. It would seem to me as if the question many Counts, but none were proved except were very much simplified by both example and rea- The evidence for the prosecution consisted son of late. It is no more nor less tha n thi s: th a t,. proving the Proprietorship O n M r . M age e, if all the Governments in E uro pe we r e re f orme d o f a cuments deposited in the Stamp-01fic e . T' their present abuses and corruptions, there mi g ht be were all laid with various inu en d oes , but was produced to any of the inuendiets—i-of no more wars in Europe till they degenerated again the Counts which laid thi libel as against itt into their accustomed vices. In that case there or classes of individuals ; were abandoned , would, to be sure, be no Droll* of Ad m i ra lty t o gr a- neared that these Res o l ut i ons h a d b eet' a d . tify some, nor so many Commissaries and Contrite- Public Meeting, and t r a n s m itt e d t o th e nth, Dublin Evening Post for insertion in the us tors to grow rich upon the ruin of other s ; and a se - - . ner—that they were inserted in the course cone Mr. MALTUUd might be induced to set his head ness on the 14th Atv , ust—that On the 1211) ' to work, how to cat ryoff, or " kill off," the super- preceding), they had been inserted by t. fiesta the population. I wish my whole relation- spondent, a Government Paper—that M vto take the matter up in this plain light, as it was then in Kilmainham G a ol, a t a eons id t save a great deal of ingenious labour now lance n o m his Oilier. led in the Courier and ?trues, Bryan was p r od u c e d, m h o pro es, to pyzzle the the Resolutions were, in substance, the and make the worse appear the better ergo- , had beenr pa..sed at the Meeting: he de am, Sir, your humble servant, answer the question, whether be preal Feh.S. JOHN BULL. der the opinion that it might criminate tam the next witness. (Mr. Ryan) proved, tine ! Bryan ens in the Chair,• and himself sit Under all these drdurnstances, it *as 11 ' Jury whether they wonky pieautne M tire, Defendant—after a very short deliberation turned `with a verdict of atilt!. This trial was conducted mita 000 deco d , rly manner than any of the former law pi az. jest the Catholics. The. Attorney-Gt rot make a single insinuation against the character of that Body l his Manner was t chastened, and subdued : he no longer tried " Criminal," as applied to Mr. Magee, uniformly on the last occasion ; and altbou, formerly mentioned him always as Magee, day it was uniformly Mr. Magee. Mr. O'Corittrta. complimented the Attot neral in terms of high and well-meritedVer the unexceptionable marinas., improved decent phrase, in which, for the first time stated the case on these late State nell, in a powerful, moderate, and most address to the Jury, urged the impossipility being able to presume malice, in this. pal against Mr. Magee; he hata strong *so ' forcibly, moderthely, end we thougbt'lt ably. He used no seirthlty towards the / General, because. the A'tt'orney-General given the example-?-fir avoided all defence leged libel ittelfOritrested the case on the bility, as• he thctighti . irf lbferring that M published with a' Ineficto . tik intention. But conceived that it was proved , --and on their said so. Counsel for the Crown, the Attorney. Solicitor.6etteral; Serjeants Moore, AI 4 Mi Johnson ; Jahn Seale Townsend, Jebb, Kemmis, tr,sqrs.—Agent; Mr. Cennsel for the Traverser, Daniel f.ri Thomas Wallace, Arthur Hamiltan,-Leasia Holes 11 Wlrttlie, John Finlay, Esqrs.-6Agf Whistlen valleys beneath the lofty iffy Kippere lire complOtely choked with exhibits at present a truly pictun , clue an scene ; the drifts are from SO to lOu feet, ' regular gradations front the base to the sum much that the country around appears Hit , filled with snow. The south, side of this ni the source of the River LiffOy • and oti tho' springs• the Copious and ever.fiowing sae' Dodder, which supplies ; the Metropolis of dom with that noble element of life. Thi tants of those hoary regions are in a miser& many have been immured in their cabin! seren days before they were relieved. TI sheep is innumerable ; the grouse anti ha, most destroyed, and such as .weathered storm, are falling by the relentless haf poachers. The Opera of The Travelkrs, which wa attractive in Old Drury, is, we uncrerstand T forward state of preparation at New Drury port says it will be brought not with a ,plum beyond its first introduction. :the an! strength of the Operatic Company are; ; brought forward on this occasion. The favourite Opera of Tontainbleatili at Drury-lane Theatre in a manner that rot 'credit on the management of this Estahliih , the musical departmentonly are BRAllibt, 'Sod PYKE O Mrs. Dictum, Mrs. Mourn, BLAND, and Miss KELLY. On the 29th 'ult. an Inquest sat on the Mr. James Clement, of Mere, Wilts, who by a most melancholy accident. it appeared deceased went shooting the day before wit' Glover, of Mere, twit that while put suing t) Glover fell into some . deep water, and ca! friend Clement, to is . * him, who immedist hold of the muzzle eMlatter', gun, in on him out of the water ; Itetebile In the act sistance, the gun went off, and its eont CleMent% left breast, who instantly fell. " Lord have mercy upon me," and died in minutes. He has left a widow and two ci The Jury brnuzht in a yard ic t-d-Aftddento4! BRlcirfo:‘, Fes. 7.:—On Saturday last man of-the 'name of Gunn, a fishertnan of and grandson tiv Old Martha, was uoseN others, in a boat near - Hastings, and untotta , drowned. His companions, with great diffieult saved.—An accident of the most singular ful desciiption, occurred at the house, No S'eyne, on Wednesday tteninglast. A heal four years of age, the daughter of Lieut. Tow, who commands at the signal ftationt near this town, was put to bed, In the frog little after eight o'clock, by a female set left asleep. About ten minutes afterward, was found on the pavement of the street *i fractured, and apparently a corpse! DO, was not entirely extinct. Surgical aid wa! and administered, but without effect. innocent, after Wagering about two hours, c Pre. S. ig the Kit; ring tit the Dnsisted of pt the first. I merely.irt by the do- rhe Counts • no witness -of course, •d. It np- lowed by !lice cf the usual man- te of busi- . 1-• - • I (two days :he Corr's: fr. Magee • e lerabte disc t re onio as leclirietl to eserit 2 nu- tmeg* ; hut it Captain Its present. left to the agalr:st the •ri tbs'y rep est and or- Aceedires kNieral did loyalty or moderate, d the word as he ugh he had on Than- ortiey-CeA • on style, and ie s '.he had 40.1t1toti- Wi s e isl • ty of (heir :• psibl!Shirsii 1 • to pet ft U 114115 wers -•• Attorney- I had not of the at. - to impose- Magee it the Jury .• • oath's they ir-General, I then, mid ,try, • ketninis.' O'C motel!, alt Benin,• Lgent, Mt! . mluntaits snow ; It and a wfel , forme' in nmit, Nib+ ke a desert notintrtin is north shirr earn of the this icing. 'he irthabi- able state i as six add 'he loss -of area are al- d out the • ,nd of. the vas . 00 very I, in a very y ; and re. odour • idl..ta be getting up fleas great hmeot. PlitiAtes, ;AINT Mrs. he body of was killed •ed that the 'ith Mr. J. _ their sport, tiled to his liately took rder to puit of this as- s entered exclaimed, gm' - is about five children.— - elk shot. st a young f this town, s. with two ttorttitiatety kit tin were • t • and <lrma- -2.3, -New .autifel girl, HARKING • krin the hill; root Mac ' a et(rant, .and t N the chikl rite's Its sett! however, ac obtained'', The lovely 1 ) *spired. ~~r