The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-10-27 00:00:00

Which the audience at large testified their universal Approbation. fo the entertainment of the Deserter, Mr. Harley, Ott a very short notice, undertook the part of Simpkin, in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Knight, and acquitted himself with eclat. His little Cock_ sparrow, which he said he wrote himself, was en. Cored; BUENOS AI7tES. By the Venus, which has arrived at Glasgow, we have advices from Buenos Ayres to the 13th of Au gust. Artigas at that period permioted English ships to proceed from Buenos Ayres to Monte Video, on their progress to Europe, in order to complete their loading at that place, but approptisting to himself the duties for the improvement of his pecuniary re. sources. Artigas was not wholly unmolested, and sa me new enemies had appeared against bins.— them were the Portuguese to the north, who thronetied him from their own boundaries, and the it. a'riiiiits of Paraguay to the west, who were dis pesed to coalesce with the independent party of Buenos Ares. These difficulties had induced Artigas t „ ma ke 89 attempt at argociation with the opposite shore, but at the time of the departure of the Ven:ts, n..thitig was publicly known of the progress of the business, and in the more intelligent quarters, little hope was indulged of a pacific issue. accounts have been received at Buenos Avres of any derkive operations by the army. The follow. jog is an •;af act •of a letter from thence:— •' lit 1:310 A vats, JULY 9.7.—We rather suppose the metchaots of Wie interior are waiting the result of a general acti in between the Roy alists, under the . commend of Pczuela. and the insurgents, under Rnudeau, which, it is supposed, may have taken place before now. 44 We have letters from Tucuman. Pezuelfs head-quarters were at Oruro, his advance Rim(' at Condo. R.u.deau was at Potosi, and intended march ing immedi itely with two regiments, to unite with his advanced guard. It was expected an action would take place. " The G-vertiment here intends sending an expe. dition to Chili. Should the result be favourable, trifle will soon revive." IVithits a short.period, a supply of arms had heert ohiailuatt from Europe to the number of 20,000 muskets, and 5000 sabres adapted to the cavalry ser vice. Artillery, to the extent of 50 field pieces, nine pounders, had before been acquired. R EFR.-ICTO R I'.S' EAME _V. The account. from Shields, received yesterday morning, state, that the notice and military are still actively employed. On Sunday atOrning last, seve ral of the ring -leaders were taken into custody, and . otlters who had been previously taken up were ex• aminerl. Those who bad no charges of a serious :re fute exhibit:xi against them, were discharged. It is said. that the stop-owners in the port of Sunderland hPr , made a 1011 of eompromi•ie with the refractory seamen in that harbour, whe, on heating of the measures taken by the police at Shields and New. ole 110101 out threats, in cotjunction with the SPII -11103 it the latter ports, that they would instantly j”iii is a lady, and release those men in conhae ztt, it they were not immediately given up; in C. coetplenee of whirl' a strong military guard had been plsced at the prise', doors; and it was intend ed to suloi them on Monday under an escort to Our ham Cast le. The foliating is from the Tyne Mercury of 'toes. clay :—During the recent transactions, the most perfect eider was kept by the military on shore, and *eh the ai.sistani.e of a few marines in each vessel, / soon eight to ten coal laden ships for the foamiest' mar . • I wore enabled nit Monday to get to sea. The sailors showed themselves in numbers on both sides of the river, and groaned heavily as the shLo passed them. On the north side, one of the Northumber land Magistrates shartly addressed th'em, recant. mending them to make some advances towards an accommorlatiem of their differences with the ship owners, and the Shield sailors appesred to receive this advice rather favourably : a body, however, of the Neareastle sailors, who had been sent for by ex press to j • their comrades, arriving at this moment, they declared they would not make any further con. cession's in the terms they had been demanding, lin k"; the sailors on the south side (who hove Aiwa, s bPeii the most refractory) could alio be prevailed' up on to modify their demands. It was clear, indeed. that the Newcastle sailors were jealous of the North Shiphiq nien, and apprehensive of their negociating F.flattately with the ship-owners, and they were, per haps, also, not a little chagrined to find that the Fshicliti men had lost possession of the boats; upon these grounds the opposition of the Newcastle sea men is evils accounted for. They appeared to be dreadfully frightened at the warrsitts which it was understood the Nlagistrati had issued for the apprehension of the ring -leaders. Some few men were taken into custody on Saturday, and yesterday the whole of the Committee were seized, together with their books, papers, and motley. No other result couli possibly be expected. Yes terilmy and this morning some more vessels were cots dueted to sea, but all bus great measure manned with apprentices. Several vessels I are gut to sea from Sunderland, %hem, we are happy to state, matters have been completely settled. A number of the uningaged sea vocn have come from thence to Shields, and offer to ship themselves fur the run up to London, at fifty shillings. They say they cannot return to Shields fo r the want of protection, and other men mast be found to bring the ships back. A meeting of the I .iv.owtiets is to be held here to-day, nod the oh.. jest of it is stated to be a representation to Lord Sid. mouth of some dirrorences which have arisen between them and the Magistrates. MoNuai rs xc:.—We have nothing to corn mcnicate in addition to the above, excepting that the Newcastle sailors mustered this morning as usual in the tit 7 nity of the town, and afterwards proceeded to Sh.Htls in boats, with flags eying. and the inscription, catgland expects every man to do his duty." These tarn hate Also a regular Committee, who very quietly m•embled this morning at their usual howl of ren dezrous on the Quay side. THE STATESMAN, THE ARNISTON TYLINSPORT. RESOLUTIONS A narrative taken from the surviving crew relative to the loss of the Arnislon transport, wrecked near tape ',agollas, on the evening of the 30tlt of May, 1815: OF TIIF. EDINBURGH MEETING For PARLIANIENTARY REFoRm. - nesoLvOn, ------ 1. That as every reasonahle creature has a de-vo (ianal duty to perform, and may thereby 11,•pe to meet a "rations est . , when he prays fur various tile:. sings, at the hands .af his Alni:glity Creator, 11 0 Live Christian can consi,tewly deny to a Constitoe .t body, a similar obligat• and privilege to petition fur a legitimate hoots from ii 4 own Representatives, as the third state of one ontnipoteat Parliament. 2. Thal all unnecessary obstructions to the sacred right of preparing and presenting Petitions to the King, Peer. , , or (louse of Commons, wherever they occur, rather hetray a wi,li to stifle the voi,e of Truth, than evince the desire of calmly hearing rea son for granting the people's just rights, or tor re dressing those wrongs which often oblige them to complain with too much cause, and hitherto with so little effect in Parliament. 3. That no nation can, ill any proper sense of the word, be called fire, when individual happiness, property, liberty, and life, are not protected by known laws, emanating from, founded upon, and modified by the general will of the people. express ed either personally, or by commensurate Represen. Winn. 4. That wherever Representation is notco-exten sive with Taxation, personal properly, and every other fruit of real liberty, are too much exposed to the mercy of landholders, or mere superiors, who simply, as qualified electors, hare florally any com mon interest or fellow-feeling with their unre presented countrymen ; cons9riently these last are so far mere vassals or slaves, with scarcely one enviable stake left them to defeird".iii their native land. - 5. That, from a firm conviction of annual Portia ments, and a general elective franchise, being the sacred birth-rights of Englishmen, we believe the late Duke of Richmond, in concert, 30 years ago, w ith (he immortal Reformer, William Pitt, declared, in print, that every individual Briton, hut the Prince, the Peer, and the Pauper, possessed an inherent right to vote at annual elections for his Parliamen tary Representative. Those radical principles admit of no relaxation or innovation whatever, because these aberrations render the sheet anchor of corrup. titan in Parliament still mire immoveable, by imply. ing the unconstitutionnl extension of its duration to any given 'period. Under this conviction, every sound heart and clean hand should rally rcuod the national capstan, to pro; that the good ship Consti tution, of Old England, may be safely removed by a lung pull, a strong pull, and a pr:II altogether, to her ancient moorings, lest she founder at anchor in Rotten Borough Bay, or get foully adrift amid s t th e war of elements, the crash of fallen liberty, and the wreck of surrounding nations, while the planet struck crew seem afraid to present either a roond robin, or a more manly petition to secure even their own salvation from the yawning gulph of rrdi lion. Charles Stewart Scott, late carpenter's mete of the Arniston transport, end others, assert to the best of their knowledge, that she sailed ft orn Point de Gall, on or about the 4th of April, under convoy of his Majesty ship Afticaine, and Victor brig, with six Indiamen: about the 26th of May parted company from the convoy, owing to stress of weather, haring blown away most of her sails, others were then bent ; but the weather continued very squally with a heavy sea. On the 2905, about 7A. M. the land was dis covered right a-heed, bearing altaut N. by W . a long distance off, the wind then ; about Ralf-peat 4 I'. Al. still blowing wry strong, hauled to the wind on the larboard tack, wider, a close-reefed main-top sail, and stood on till half-past 2A.M. on the 30th; then %opposing the land was near Table Bay, the hands were /tamed up, bore up, steering N. W. and set the foresail, intending to run for St. Helena ; continued on till 10 A. M. when the land was dis covered nearly a-hear! ; turned the hands spy end ; hauled the ship close to t h e wind on the larboard tack, still blowing very hard, made all sail, having topsails and courses set, stood on till near noon, when breakers were discovered on the lee bow; . were ship, and hauled to the wind on the other tack, , stood on till 2 P. M. then wore and hauled •to the wind on the larboard tack, continuing on till near) four o'clock, when breakers were seen, which prow-; ed lagallas Reef, which we could not weather on . either tack, being completely embayed ; clewed up the sails, and cut away three anchors ; the two bower; cables parted shortly after, when Lieut. Brice, agent for transports, recommended the Captain to cut the sheet cable, and run the ship ashore, the only chance of sasiog the people's lives ; the cable was then cut, ; and the ship put before the wind, and in about eight minutes after, she struck forward, .he ship heeling to windward ; cut away the guns in order to heel her the other way, which could not be effected, cense- quenlly she soon began to break op ; abofit eight o'clock the masts went ; and theship, in every short time was quite in pieces. Many people were drowned below, in consequence of her heeling to windward ; and others clung to the wreck,endeavouring to reach the shore, about a mile and half distant. Out of the whole crew, consisting of near 350 persons, only six men reached the shore with great difficulty upon planks, being much bruised by the surf and ' . wreck, which was very high. At day-light the neat morning the stern post was the ouly part of the ship to be seen ; the beach wettrovered with wreck, stores, ikc. and a number of dead bodies (which were buried by the survivors), and among whom were Lord and Lady Molesworth, the Agent, and Captain, with rome children. On the neat day, the Ist of June,: considering ours e l v e s t o th e Westward of Cape Point, it was agreed to coast the beach to the eastward, • nide!) we continued to do for fear days and a half, subsisting on shell-fish from off the rocks; but fear.; ieg we had taken a wrong direction, it was agreed! to return to the wreck; and we accomplished it in i three day's tied a half, where we remained six days, subsisting chiefly on a cask of oatmeal which had • been driven on shore ; by drying it in the sun we-. experienced great relief from it. The pinnate had bcen ;Liven on sitere . hilged, w hich we proposed to , r. pair in the bet !neither circumstances would allow; and endeavour to coast along shore; at that time, the I 14•11 of Juile, being at work on the boar, we were • fortunately discovered by a farmer's eon, John Swarts, w hn 'sacs out shooting, and humanely carried by him to his father'e house, were we remained with ' every comfwt he could afford us, for a week ' • and then set o ff for Cap e Town, where we arrived on Monday evening, the 26th of June. • Before sse left the country we were informed that 331 bodies, throw o on shore, had been interred near the beach. (save J) C. STEWART SCOTT, and Party. This dFclaralion was made before me at Cepe Town, the 27th day of Jone, 1815, of which this is a true ropy._ A Li.t of Oglcerß mid Passenecti, as far m r:,n hp collected from the Surv. •v. rs, w•ho perioicd INt board the A ruistan 'tans por , on Cie ;ioih of : J. MER ES; Lieut. R. N. and A. T. ~~~:... 11. That aithoults Burke complaioel, many years ago, of the influence of the Cretin 644 so irresistible, as to demand inn/010e reduction, it has netertht loss arquird since a tenfold force from the corrupt Borou g h f ac ti on , and other innumerable sources, whi..h, l ie wh o tuns m ay read, in every Inge of oar domestic history, connected with those appaliug evens on the bratilieitt, whirli altiMatele can haie no other tendency than to confirm the pas sive obedience of the people, and the irresistlidy (N -ettie lights of their K;i.gs ter eser, untesc ar. rested speedily by the iutur posing Pa et ideate of aq omuipnteut :sr... l'2. That Ministerial rettlionsibility bit tin* be: come a perfect mockery, sitars indemnity for4ans: crime most be readily obtained, (torn adds 'subset. Cent majorities in Parliament as latiqy pa‘sod their blood-stained Corn Bin, in spite of innumerable pe. titiolis from their own constituents; thus leaving them no other alternative than mute anba.ission; to • Mit . tsji:cli absolute Monarchs, as they can do Ito wrong, liits'e a sight to employ, for convincing rich other, or their own vassals, that 'might it* ail Such syllogisms is the major proposition, add ought to be victorious. 13. That a Coverntisent, howeier tiompcsed; which, witii6t any constitulional cootialtil, wields the swold of U great a i d victorious outlets, is not less the !lb - solute master of the people's property, li berties, and lives, than the ditieg rolther 4 , when to in the faith of escapiog %%kit impunity, de mands money from peaceable subjects, will, a nitook at their breasts, tot the Riese; Fikhoay, in delionce of Law, Justice, and Doa th, in this world, and of the more an ful tespolitibili!y to the Ghat !Judge of all men, in that which is to come. 14. 'rim an impelicl and regal colospirricY of all.: solute Monarchs against the liberties of their aeverat sanjects, is a (hop r , Us phenomenon in the modern history of Europe, where not dine of the ancient Republics still rears itt solitary ilea(' on the Conti nent, as the expiring image of tiationalfeeellenn blank so expressive. of itself, ca n roils no VerY'pers:.. miming sign for us islanders, a het Still fondly chit to a stoks*, while the substance, even among opr. rehire% is visibly consuming in so sleep a decline, as to esilibit nothing to us now, but a faint hope Of re. covery. 15. That on a recent memorable riccasion, though a Reverend Preacher of the Gospel of. Poore , took the opportunity of hallowing a large stantliag as the only palladium of national liberty and hole pendenre, we (rankly declare our opinion .to be rim ve y reverse, and defy him In' prove the sound :est or consi , tency i,f his belligerent doc:rines, by a re. ferettce to the history of any free people in the world, or to applicable test in those scriptures of truth, that proclaim good will on earth to all man kiwi. These divine volumes indeed breathe bettevo. lent sentiments, which an orator should, with tho becoming charity of a true believing Priest, both practise. and preach among his fallow-cititena ; Cot they may thence learn to prize the magnanimous ex ample of forgiting, especially a falleo enemy, abase the fruitless precept, which'merely inculcates such a . _ . . 6. That we consider the sacred privilege of annual rare virtue, or the vile mercenary spirit, that puts and popular elections of Members of Parliament, was, both at defiance, by preferring, like Cardiatai %Vid or ought to have been, conceded, with other value- sey, the fleeting layette of an earthly Prince to the ble rights, to the Scottish nation, at its union e ith saving grate of the King of Kings. I England, and therefore we, the Loyal Inhabitants 16. That however high the martial prowess, and . of the Scottish Nletrepolis, in common with all 111,11 . fel- , military glory of a regular army, may * deservedly low subjects, possess, fur ourselves and posterity, exalt the Prince; Government, and Officers of a nti as freemen, an hereditary claim for the restoration litant Sate or Chinch, these alone can never cons:,. of the English Constitution, to its original purity, ildate the religious freedom,. real isWepesidence, which can be effected by no other process than what commercial prosperity, or geneine liberties of a fre e is generally denominated radical Reform. • . people, whose invincible navy is as mutes. the natural 7. That of three millions which compose the ;an. bulwark of an islead, against every its otery.frety s afe g uard - i . i fnrua e l g fr u n a a r d d , pulation of Scotland, the whole number who possess as a national militia will prove the elective franchise does not exceed 10,000, leaving at home, against those obsequious• ft lends, who, .2,900,000 free 'souls, as little qualified as the most under the hely mask of exclusive ,loyalty, are ',Sive abject slaves of the Grand Turk or the Great Mo. ing, with impunity, on the vital liberties of their gut, by any token which can shield them effectually country. from the intolerable lash and imposition of incessant ' 17. That though the bright deeds of many brave, collections, royal subscriptions, compulsive contri- able, and upright Britons, shine clearly through their butious, fiscal extortions, mortuary duties, grinding honours, nobly won, the free spirit and generous as exactions, enormous fees and legal expellees, ill- racterof the British nation seems eclipSed, benighted, grant abuses, Corn Bills, and various other ingnisi. and debased, by innumerable crosses, ti' lea, and badges; totiat Taxes : burdens alone galling enough to in- of a different line, white the splendid processions, spire even the Spanish mules, the most patient asses the musical festivals, the gay feasts, the sprightly ,of any country, to make persevering and audible al)_ dances, and the triumphant songs, of the times, peals to the self-interest of their imperious masters, rather betray the hectic flush of a wasting consurep. 'before their backs are irrecoverably broken, during lion, than* that natural glow of health and conte n t the prugresrof a long journey. which beams with !pediment serenity on the facile of 8. That the patrons, projectors, admirers, and a pious and thriving retitle. friends of Saving Banks, are bound in honour aced le. That the 111; , , , ;1fie of French Protestants, the .justice to Petition Parliament for extending the elec. PRPt:tfli4lll HMI buntings of Spanish Patriots, the re live suffrage to every class in society, that all It.lnds surrecene of the I!•quisitioll, and its worthy assn. may secure the adequate protection of their own ac- slates the Jesuits, the suppression of free Masons, cumulating deposits. This object can only be ob., anti free schools, the lt , yet liveries of th e Pe o pl e 's tained through the medium of direct Representa- -. , Representatives in France, and the shameful transfer lion, before the necessities of the State, at no dis- • of Christian betas by millions, like so many count !, , d taut pealed, may require 10 per cent. upon capital, : droves of black sheep on the Continent, from one besides the existing Tax on Income,st tech, then cons- , Despot to anotie r, all portend an endless and sane hissed, would totally exhaust 1001. in five years, that &easy contest between Ty rants and Frepeten, for the brooding economist had probably sated by l o n g the ritinclinn or pre:serration of manly religions nee fasting anti the most penurious expenditure in 50 ; . civil lights, w Inch, during the lost , four centuries, little dreaming, good easy man, the whole time, that lease been gradeelly &wren,: over Enrope, from his oats goose egg might ultimately have the hohour ! those ages of night and darkness, to teat perr ct of being hatched as a goldfinch, by an urban cuckno, due, which every sincere Christian should hope will a resat swan, or a king's fisher: ' I bee/weal: 9. That ee may boldly retort the reproach of ine e 19. That seeing the Abolition of the Sieve 'Trade novation upon Jacobite Royalists, and their fat een itee has, after a persevering struggle, become alnenst Borough-mongers, who have dared to justify the'; universal abroed, sorely reseal pains eel some be treasonable practices of seat-selling, because the fre-'j Silken 141 eradicate entry degrading Vestige of slat/err quest commission of such crimes, against the pope- it home ; 'for he must he little better than a merls r lar branch of the State, was as notorious as the sun vassal who has neither a eersenol lint repress ittatiee at neon day, in that very House of Commons, where voice, in the intermediate means for ten-state( self the the Speaker declared that such unpriecipled innora- , I reservation or defence, as the matey inhabitant of tors on the Constitution would have been itelignalit- a free country ; who, disregarding alike a title, or a ly spurned by our ancestors, yet, rairalide dia r r I • wart', rats writ ntrord to keep n g•wt consrience, these very suspicious characters stand high in ° eke, ' and thence, will both 1„'I for the Christian captives i favour, genuine, and power, at'this day. , wi:h our pettsioned Aity at Algiers, and for all I- 10. That since the. ascendancy of the Borough those who otriseet in heed: ere at n much shorter nes e Faction, and the increased duration of Pedestaled's, L ance from our oK n doors than the Coast of Guinea the National Debt, a standing army, and foreign or Negnitand. mercenaries, have all been augmenting in.that ;effete- ! . 20. 'That some of the most despotic Monarchs on i trical ratio, which has lately alarmed Political Eco. th' Continent, leave In far Wise's followed te e n: sae & nomists, on applying the same scale to the . progres. of the hermits mind, a 4 to grant their - sweets .. set tees. population of free and pacific States ; not per.. asked, an essential Reforfn ice their several Govern: haps being aware, that the externiitiatisig wars metes, we therefor, Owled tint despair of tee retro. which have desolated the world fur half a century,. vAtine required in nate, provided we continuo at and way continue' for an age or two longer, are Christian sieiehbours, to ask stud pray in brotherl4l alone the most radical cures for a disorder, iufsnitely harmony and concert, for a restoration of eveew more alarming than the King g li Evil;..til ponstrunf i white man's rights, its this kingdom, with the ehae 'kora/ 4 40A i of human fecunditye, , i inimitii confidence ) aud seal, of those numerous res, CISEW SAVCD. CAN •rtes Si.wf•rt S otl,;.11114.171.11 . 71111kie ; Philip Shea, Wm. Drummond, Vtllliam Fool!, Thoulub Mousfield,asid J,.ba Les is, (HEW DROWNED. I,.eincmint Brice, R. N. A 4.911; George SireP 4 fin I.; Male. Tlimria• :II Ditto, Miii au, Youngs 9.1 Ditto, (.14!•-; 4th Duni, -- Gunton; J; it.irret ; Caipenter,• J.ilin Finley ; Gower. T. ti..% r%•3IVVGICCS DROWNF:I2I. I. ~d Ind 1,1 , 'y llulhwurth . with a hoy at nut servo years u.alertheir Jour children, bojs, behni, t ing tutu/ 02cer of the 73d Regi me, t at C•dienem., Situldart, Royal Seats. Mrs. Jaws, ult.. 'tut roiidreii, belonging to Point de Gull. Mrs. Tat) tor, an Officer' , widow. M Twi--Irtto, daughter of a Clerevmun at Colombo. Mr. Gaid•tii, at.d his PM, about five years old, Ordnance Store keeper. I.itut. Callender, 19515 Regiment. from the 190,22 d, 5651 r. 69th, 94th, and itslvd Sc .1% d men from the different men of wur io llediA, ut 14 women, including passengers, and children, iu the hb• et 350 penti , e. N. B. Capt. W ..ym,, of the 19th Regiment, died on band about ,ix weeks af:e, I. aving Cr% Inn. Lard Oxvo RD'S only brother, the lion. and R.... Joxit II aLEY, died almost suddenly on Friday last, at his rectory of Presteign, in Radnorshire. Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, who *as supposed to be in America, is, we believe, now living en his Wily re maining estate in Dominica. We have seen a Gentle man who saw him in that island on the - 21st of Aug.ist last. Cons LILCO A NGC. OCT .27.—Our Market was filial, Nip -41 *lilt ail Caain this. ra•aninz. awing ta the continuant., 5444itr00y u and. ; las; a• tray ;la Mier:aim; io pre . .es, a Ike 1110.'11 arc of, ill the CipretAtioo Loge arsivah we lituartry neat. • 3hII7IIFIELD hiAitKLT. - - OCT. 274 t w ens), per wow or all. Sett , 4.. It. v. 544. Q.t. HeaJ ut tattle this Itay - *at to . 21. t. 5.. - 4 ; Beanscm •• • & a• 1. 10 7 , rlt. I nee , . ....die 4,;43 1,4411 t. o'. tat Laub • .05. 04. to 0.. et.. Pies ------ ••• •• 4is fIAY.SIARKFT. 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