The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-12-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN: . of the Session, and the subject of the defence of the termination of the horrors of war, which these Minh- Sta tr.. 1 tees-liars been boasting their wisdoinand foresight WASHINGTON, OCT. 22.—Our readers have all h a d 6 d 1 r ugut . abeut,lhet are eipllcitly dtring and', seen the account of the enterprise against the pirates', . • of Barrataria ; but few; we believe, were informed giviegui Rule of th.,lr reaolfutilla to keep.. conntrO,i of the situation, history, or nature o f that establishtA ins elite of warfare, :tad ttraugmeot insttied•of dirois ment. For the information of such as were um. Dish; its burth - ens. . What is the cpoutry.to think oft' acquainted with it, we.have procured from a friend, this, and the wisdom of these measures Which render the following interesting narrative of the main facts, such desperate resolutions necessary, at * peeled of whioh he led personal knowledge,. end which coo- like the preieut ? There is not even eilimmeain:Of. not fail to interest some of ettr: Metiers t -- ••• ~ • ' to . allorded that the cause of these burthens oo t tlee Barratarials a bay, or narrow arm of the Gulf 0(4 P e nation shall cease at any definite period. 1,90.114 Mexico: it ruus through a rich but very fiat coins. try, until it reaches within a mile of the Mississippi 66 a little longer, yet a little.longer,* ihrecer sin river, fifteen miles beloW the city of 'New Orleani. Months more, and the Weight that has pressed so The bey has branches almied ineemereblo 1 .111.1!,hich heavily on lb. exbsusted spirt* of. it - breve and pa.- persons 'can lie coucefilial from the,seerest .r .ecte- tient.people, shall he removed-1-a elute year, a pro tiny: It communicates with three Otte!, Which . . spec t of , prolonged struggle and multiplied. afflictions lie on the south.nest side, and . these, WW r . the lake of the same name, and which lies contiguous to extending ad infinitum is held out ; and the petitioners the sea, where there is an island formed by the tato I against the continuation of the most odious imposition. arms of this lake and . the sea. The east and W e st , that.ever oppressed the country, io violation of the; points of this island were fortified in the year 1811, f' most solemn assurances to the contrary, and of the sit by a band of pirates, under the command of one i ! cred C onst i tut ion which has so long shielded the Monsieur La Flue.' A large majoiityllf these out laws , property of Englishmen from invasion. are inseam' laws are Of that claws of the population of the of Louliiana who ded from the islind of St. Do- ; by a Proclamation, intimating that bounties to sof . mime during the troubles there, and took refuge in.' diers and seamen will be continued. tilJ•Deemober the island of Cuba : and when the last war between next ; and the CUANCELLOR et the tednieurnewill France and Spain commenced, they were compelled add that ' whatever people ma y *lt ' thi t i ni T "'lllha ' to leave that island *Rh the. short notice of a...few - ..; -.., united; necessity continuing these eallsieseats, they days. Without ceretnoity„ ' they entered tbe them. Brave little man! he will e llot States, tho most of them the State of Louisittnit,! MI . for , with all the negroes they had possessed in Cuba.! flinch—he will-speak out when others are ashelied They were notified by the Governor of that State 'of to hold up their beads.. Can it be really intuit 1 . the clause in the Constitution which forbad the (mi. thus to throw a damp upon the inclination t o poi portation of slaves; but, at the same tim h e, received • . on ) sogenerally ex p ressed against the re.estactrnottfol the assurance of the Governor that he would obtain, r , the Tax on Income ?—And will the nation abandon if possible, the approbation of the general Govern ment tor their retaining this property. . its constitutional privilege, end silently, hopelemly The Island of Barrataria is situated about lit. 29. toil on under the burthen of this most ob. ,leg. 13. min. lung. 92. 30. and li its remarkable for r norieus impost, merely becattse Ministers darkly its health as for the superior stale*nd shell fish with hint the melancholy necessity of keeping up . oar which its waters abound. The chief of this horde, ' forces to the war establishment, after that war like Charles de Moot, had mixed with his many vices' which birt • some virtues: In the year 1813, this party hid, from gave hto this chief of grievances has ceased , its turpitude and boldness, claimed the attention of We presume the British people will perceive its tide] the Governor of Loollianiri ; and to break up' the Proclimation, which*PONISIO pledge Government ti establishment, he thontlif proper to strike at• the .a further wastenf the public money, the *rester rm. t.. cad. Ile - therefore offered a reward of 500 dollars f or i ns i s ti ng son for the head of - alttnsieue La . Fitte,• who' . wei -well 1 nom j —sect; as shall- proterve the Constitution and 4nown to the inhabitalsteof 'die city of New: Or: lents, from his immediate-connection. and his' once I the Priliirlielsof the People from farther violation, anti having been a fencing master in that city of great re- . support the, honour .and interests of the country putation, which 04 he learnt in Bonaparte's army, ' at , home and sinned. where he was a Captain. The reward which Kos , . It appears that whatever may be the bravery eli offered by the Governor for the head of La Fitt. i . ; s o me 'ow NE insiters in corrying on the preempt was anwered by this offer .Of a reward from the 'otter I war, !nett seems more directed against the pockeht of 13,000 for the head of the Governor. The Go. Subjects than our enemies abroad, audits venter ordered out a eilitsVanY Oi march from ofthe British , city to La rate, Wiled ) trail ;to learn and destroy . vastly more hurtful in the former than to the latter . • all the property, sod $ bring to the city of New they are net' all equally -courageous, or agreed I. Orleuns'ell his benditti. This company, under the ' opinion as to the policy and justice of contitosing . 1 command of a man who had been the intimate asso howtilities. A derhied schism irsaid to prevail 1u the elate of this bold Captain, approached very - near to : or beards Cabinet respecting this American (British) contisti the fortified island s berate he saw a man, sound, until he beard a whistle, not onlike'a boat. sand a change of Ministers is confidently talked 0f.... swain's call. Thee itwas be found himself Surround. ' What a char...re ! - • - . ed by armed man ' who hid esmosed from lllPAHretfit ' Th e A mor i ount eigieggob t aing "tot e r u p e gu s ano t is avenues which led Into Birth liere it pas that the th e ik , f ; rat can Cana. Wets*e an account of an elm modern tharles do Moor . developed his few noble 1 podition, with which We were before slightly ao• traits; for to this man who had come to destroy his , guainted. from New Orleans agsinst the island of life and all that was dear to him, he not only spared his life, bitt offered hint that which would have made Barratnria, on the Gulph of Mexice,where they have the•honest'soldier easy fof,the refnainder of his days, expelled the former settlers. They have also been which a asindignantly /*Nies/. Ito then, with the successful in making some very valuable prizes front, approbation of thecepter, returned to the city. This , us, the lose of which will be considerably felt. We circumstance, 44 &eine concomitant events, prove d allude to the capture of some ordnance transports, that this band of pirates was not to be taken by land. , Our naval force having always been small in that conveying stores to Quebec. There was a report quarter, exertions for the destruction of this illicit i yesterday that New London had been taken by Sir establishment could not be expected from them until ' ALEX. COCHRANE, but we have not received any ',- augmented ; for an officer of the navy, with most of t h en ti c account tending to give it 'confirmation. The the gun-boats on that station, had to retreat from an Government Journals in this country continue .to overwhelming force of La Fine's. So soon as the' assert, that there is a great probability of several of augmentation of the navy authorised an attack, one was made; the overthrow of this banditti has been the , the States separating from the Union, and dwell on result ; and now this almost invulnerable point and ' the prooeediags of the people of Massachusetts end ' key to New Orleans is clear of an enemy, It is to be I Rhode Island for strength to this belief. We hoped the Government will hold it by a strong mill. have already pointed out to oar leaders the. tery force. rank absurdity of calling and considering the. opinions of the federal leaders in some of the States r, particularly in New England, as the declared sewer of the people of the United States. Yet these who' ful perverters of all common sense and reason will Gut ornbagp. have it, that because the Rhode Islanders aad.sesmiti • seireisil l more of the persons whose interests mast s ' consequence of the cessation of their trade with our_ neighbouring possessions and this country, have all• claimed against the imposition of taxes upon t , for the general safety ; although they have tat. , heel all possible precautions for their own defence,. th. Union must needs fall to piecelt Among the tory, lengthy speeches served up by the hireliugs here and ' in thequarter alluded to, to show the great probability of ibis event and the very friendly feeling entertained for us by the above Legislatures, is the Speech of the Governor on the defence of the State, against the invasion of foreign enemies. This is unfortunate , for the Ministerial argument ; but still, the more the „Americans are determined to resist as, and vilify the [ Government that has subjected them to our inva sions, 'the more the enemies of truth i n oi l countr y 1, represent them as disposed to invite as to invade their country, and throw the yoke of thraldom trace more around their necks. Are. Mails fine 0 Hamburgh . o • • France . 3 0 • Malta ... ........ ~. ...'1 0 0 Holland . ' 3 , . Clot 'cobweb • 2 . 0 PRICK OF STOCKS Tliti Omit S per Coot Red. 65ii 3 per Cent. Com 4 per Cease. 94} • 5 per Cott. Navy PAT AT ONR O'CLOCK • • tens. Ana. 16 3-16 • India Boa& 14 19 p Exchequer Hills 3 p thuniusn Commis for Ace. 6130 THE STATESIPI4N, LONDON: MONuAY, nunorat 19, 1814. Nats will so-much evince the views and iota). tione elf the Govereeisal of this country in regard, to the tostinnance of tha war, and consequently taxes inseparable front it, as the Proclamation in Saturday's Goodie, continuing bounties to soldiers and sailors for one year, from the present month till December, 1515. Here then is a declaration speak. ing volumes to the British nation. To talk of Peace being on the eve of conclusion, or that Ministers are sincerely desirous of Peace, when they are is suing such Proclamations, must have the appearance of ignorance or absurdity ; sod for the nation to expect its burthens telbe lightened when such an ex. tended period of war and expenditure Is officially proclaimed to be hi contemplation, must be equally. unearrented. See then the wisdom of our swami Ministry : whilst the people are calling out fens one end of the country to the other forego., repeal of the Property Tax Act, and 'fall* The usual regularity of columniation between this coeutry and France being at present suspended, we sampan on acantet of the weather, and no less than la days Paris Papers now being due, we "re unable to satisfy public curiosity on the subject', to *hick oer attention has of late been se anxiously turn , ed—the besieges at Vienna, respecting which our to formatiem bus hitherto been chiefly derived through ' the above ariseel. The rapture of the negotiations, from 664010 departure of the Emperor of RUIIIIIA, ' as has &WWII book s h stilt casikeL. „ j The departate of that Monarch from ilia Aastrhiir qpitol reMains intootradicted: Previdis nciOnsts hare given. ni bet little rotten to believe unit this 4vent basbiiin.pecelerated by the favontable termi; loation of,-tb*Sittlega of courage that it theiefore rtook,placts in a SOMA, spirit, if it has occurred at ali t may be inferred. ~"'~%ve NT&LLIGENCg: ---.•.-- ~ MestaßEM; Dec. U.—Arrived last evening, fro nt e s*. the Kennesley Castle, Fanshort, sailed from the Br a * Th on the 16th Nov. (five days after the Liff ey f r i gate), la Pitt with the Spring transport (from which ship she parie c 4 l ai r: 1 River St. Lawrence on the 19th Nov. in a ga l e at S. iit ). 71. I Ganges and Down transports sailed from the Brandy P s i s li : 14th or 13th Nov. Nothing more from Utterance Isiah: l L : nesley Castle left Quebec Port. The crew, wlnstog b oni on board the new ship the St. Lawrenc e , .. boant4 4 day before she sailed. Coustundore their services any looter, as Cbaoacey , . - .s. , Harbour. They speak of the St. Lawreace Col. Km, of-the 32d foot, is mid to lre4p• sa il . ing fast, and remarkably heay. ' pointed Governor of Heligoland. ;_, the Beason transport is the River ' Montague-house is espected to he shortly Stress up bound to Qoebee. 4;r the residence of the Princess SOPRIA of GLoU. CRATER. Posconsoovs; Dec. 18.—Ills Majesty' vr • Lignt..Gen. DISNEY is to sit in the Court on Sir protection asfaeas Falmoothlo any - Amer MURRAY, in .Sir DAVID BAIRD'S 'place, the Indies and bite Dutch colonies, that latter being prevented from leaving his seat in Perth- join the Swiftsure.—Arrived yesterda) shire by indisposition, the result of the severe wound. from the coast of America ; his Majest received in the service of his country. Weymouth ; and Sceptre transport, Sir G. ilduansir left town on Thursday evening to . [ . Dam., Dec. 19.—Arrived . the Queen embark on board of the Nio6e, at Portsmouth, to . caws, for Dover, forted into the ' proceed by the may of Ilalifaito Canada ; he is not going out, as has been erroneously reprrointed,in 'fest Vileh, .where die lanTiNlher MI the Papers, to sttpersede Sir G. Pncvorr, being only Dartmoor RiOnsioad trausport, and rollillajor..General, and junior to mold Deititiffi. and cables during the pie ; they sow . • 'Officers serving in the Canadas. safe. All the port letters if Saturday mention the dread. _ 16 ILI DLIMOTOV Dec. 16.--Thr Komatoo, ful gales that had prevailed for some days. The ships ' for Lagdasi, isianisoptiast to pm of war and merchantmen cut their cables and put to sea ; the loss in anchors and cables was very great ; 46re ;• I r (a ft. ( 611.0 4 f a ll a • g• and apprehensions were,entertained thatmany vessels F ALK erryt. Dec. l6 .- The bo hail been lost. for Jamaica, haying drove from her rt is tiered that the Braids Qum: packet, LAIIII• ifalt, front Ostend to Margate, is loft on thp Good wi ll Sands, with all ihe people. The stern and some 4)the wreck have been towed into Kingsgate. this morning went on More as the bilged, nod cut away her lowee masts port of her cargo eared.—The ship from her Anchors daring the eight, Rndtea, and carried away he+ Rti an.l °literal also materially ledured ber hest bow, ' eat on an end.—The Kingston hits drove in. All the other ships rode 1 . PLYBIOUTN, Doc. 16„—The Stmt ter, from Liverpool for HapAtirAh. that has daring the lest 13 dws. been W bittund Bay, thrummed, was last Of the gale am shore t mad it tik feared pari of the cargo will be inst, as the Arrived the Nytti It frigate, from Freak/arca, front Haaborgh, has bee. tempt Wed tart the vessel of the Tit 4 cargo sor 00 O. P. is laatied, bat under water, the Onstage to it trill 1 , but a few fragments etthe ladLof saw* Ilre' cargo is WWl)* fell; The Rev. Sir CHARLES Riot, Bdrt. who last week received his Tents at Beenham and neighbouring pa. riches in Berks, voluntarily deAncted 25 per cent. on, account of the alteration in the price of corn. BANKS.—The assignees of Messrs. &Wastes bankers, at Stamford, have announced a first did• dend of 10S. in the pound, to be fetid on the lithi June.—Under the comniksinn against /unit SOW, of Grantham, a third payment of es. 6d. Witte t pound,tis . announced. • Of four large Ordnance transports which sailed from Portsmouth, with supplies of the most essential importance to our army in Canada, not one arrived sate: two were, taken by. American privateers:And two were lost. , !. The following communication from Halifax, dated the 22d tilt. was received on Saturday at Lloyd's :--- , " The Bacchante arrived here, a re . ..allege,' with a fine brig privateer, called the Ma &hough, of 2.00 tons, and 71 men, out 24 hours from Ports mouth, N. 11. and .entirely new. There were 14 masters of merchantmen serving before the mast, for want of better employment. The Bulwark has sent in the Harlequin schooner, from the same port, on her first cruize; sheds nearly 400 tons, and has 150 men. The Leander has brought in the Genel:al - ____ Putnam schooner 'privateer, of 130 _tens, and 80 We have received, from, loat men.—The mania for privatterieg is encreasing in which makes such a greet • the American ports. At Boston, and in the neigh- Memoirs. Secrets cur Napoleqa bourhood, every slip is appropriated to building r .ten by `a maw who did not q , them of very large dimensions. The America ship' years. It :contains . .1111 . .14100110 privateer of 22 guns (long nine*, "and two 32-poulli 1 tenegeles—describes hip . :tei ~ carronades) and 150 men, .sailed from Portstoot4 . 4ffiflWWWl;l4 N. N. on the 31st ult. on a creize :.anditis strongl y.o.aiwposiiietts.a. the. . lield' reported, that the President and Consalutionleightet — elani, and is his chamber. It are at sea ; which is more than Peoheble, '4l, brae es Wife, and if-genuine, last accounts' they were only waiting 'for ''tin op- The Author denies the ptisonit portonity to get. out. One of 'our frigates to just : soldiers at Jaffa, aridAtniths ' going to sea with Indy men short of her corn, de M. in his obserialion on . plement; and most. of ' our ships on this station who have spoken of BONAP are in the same shift'. HoW unthinking of the guinary impostures make its Admiralty,, when so many. seamen are turned loose truth." Bowiaare was so in England, that they do not send out, a sof- : stivations, that If tea men who dent number (2.000 at least are wanted): to fill up I with him, each a month sums! the deficiency in the squadron. The credit of the : his portrait, no two of them Captains and Officers of our frigates are at stake, in-' semblance. " View him at , dependent of the honour of the country; for the ;him again at St. Cloud, it Is not American frigates are not only superior in the num- I occasion to speak to him at' hers, but in the quality of their seamen. If any another; pay your . coertiw hi thing is intended to he done to the northward in the ! would not recognise him." ' spring, 20,000 men will bo:required ; for though : tracts from this curious petrol 'the Northern States are better disposed towards. En- ! Jamie* Papers have been land than the Southern, that jealous feeling resulting (metier, which contain some from the blockade of their ports, and the leentsion ... w : e , to the relative situation of ofstheir shores will rouse them en mum. Thelier- i loeiets n the more northern boors from Calle Cod to the entrance of 'the P 0... rice. The following are extra► nobscot are made veryntrong, and, rhellne eiebeille i . ~ We learn by the Herald, ships Independence and Washington, the fernier at shad arrived at Carthagena at' Boston, and thelatter at Portsmonth, are lifted. with _ 1 interior to recruit, and it was „• . , .gens,.*and intended as noa,tiii..; natter'''. There see - • , In an attack meditat ed against , privateers off this hatbour, which . plunder ; no/ '4- " .It is reported that the Go , vessel coming in or gniug out, tiotwithimutdieg..grip , ' h a d • arrested Boxittan and Rr have three line of battle ships, six frigates, end fo, or - irons„ offering to deliver them Stoops now here." .. , -.- 1 fertitheet but this statement On Wednesday evening the Olympia cotter, at ioer4. doebtf ul. ' " s'afer, touched the ground on the edge of the Spi- 1 , i tionsbay tiouriers to the 1: bank, and es a he ft y sea was running, the vessel Wlreck with such'force, that tt was apprehended she I received.. In the Paper of the :h a co m mercial Notice some would bilge. Minute guns were fired for assistauce, of trade. It Mates, that infornise b ierhich she soon obtained from the ships that jay by the Government from the iar, and the boats' crews got heraleat, end topic ._ber out of further danger :.. but by the darkness :of that the duties of 15 per mint.- * manufactures, ant 'the evening, the boats that went on the service* were duce and lia an thrown into disorder, and one of diem was stove, ports in red' ton Of sh e d China under Commercial when, unfortunately, two men belonging ,to tinrCon.. Aict were drowned. , , been- removed by a Decree . Seen after the. Mae of Gr.oucesne entered the . BRAZILS, who had ordered that Theatre of Govent-garden on Friday night, a pere on mined in future, on paying __ rose is 'the pit, - and noticing 'his Royal Highness : at 'n e e P cent. It is mentioned being in the house, called for cc et God sore the Kf rix. r,:i had sent orders to the Commissi on ers proc to ure a pieties. of The midis:ace immediately cheered, and the tune being ' to w i tb. milted Junserae plate, s BOMAR'' , igu r pd they greeted again his Royal Highness repeated acclamations, for which his Royal Highness,at BoMbay, as an honorary m a . made his acknowledgment by boWieg to all part, of . ticin fOr'sup!rintemdie g th e.cons t r the Theatre. Seth is still the value of high character . Iten for Majesty's Gove r nme n t In this country. The house saw in the Royal Per-I The Countemof Rosenna' sconage a Prince who honoured his station ; - one whose Ship tavern, in 'Brighton ' the ' public career hat; been identified with every me s env e departure, with Sir B. .MILD) tending to promote the interest and character of 114 Went. She came from L r md o r . geo,stry, mid mhose private life has been exemplary,' and daring her stay at the ii in all the dorms and relations Which- engage the affec. J seclusion. She had two female L ikens and command respect. ' .. 1 her "my lady," but in other p.... A Gentleman enquired of a Friend, a few days . feet)) , incog. Sir H. MILDMA whet was the mien of dressing up the houses i its a post-chaise and four, ;et s with kW 'cc Because Christmas con. I tavern only as . M r . S T . J on A* PriniPal /soft is the year," replied the 1 day.the part} set off for Nei Massage on board the Weitingt( 1' Y. d from th e Brandy p ass • le crew, abatis/ b eimi Z re Sir Jpmes Yee r►ott r. The xe ta.Poirs 3,1110 1 ' goer Teiaeh bassi ta p e ll et ' 'flit they may im am . ! prday the Conger* ' Majesty's ship z eop in. it,: him earls, . 4 7 Queen Charlotte p e i g io:)(4 a Downs by tbeesigi s i oi Mails and poisaaj — aild th: ip, : now 4*,,,, m.. ,4 1 . 4 , „ Nevski., csai- : Now *hi t, tato thk•tatheir i wad e , C. bag J• 011 Raherts ter anchors abous foit . e c h i k • e Rocks ma r g t.. i samilio • • roasts newest la he sew ; ; VP Kinston/ lime?. .5 4 , 4 , it, sad hil.l4fissata gi • .4 sway ber. &mortas* •• . erwise acerb itaiikei baiter cable, aior' s si o s is gat all her Twat sok* le oat the yak. • Swedish initial, s o c k' s', ink. silk , mot art - A % l im p ridb. ht art Woriah'h • - 'M akin driven b% eiteal.4iat • • raind the yeast attrtaitt rate 51114 - 11 d or t RS Iritaast...-Tlieeaien4.l 6 beetosiela, , , he racks. but but baviog bets leveri k ao will be very go ao-tatilig Alf the linear Miele halm . . l'avitAktt ems pmplati sensation there, smitki P° lo l* ."0"14 0 ,* It& quit iit side for t i ft t; issibi :limber of ' tsi Alk i titisasysit, hoseiktiVis 4tir kite* end *the - cabinef—ia e. 'lt is considered is Pti. , it is certainty voisetiing of the yowled. - • Se the . saying Of . the Aga on the different whit Ae.t.t.re Their MP a doubt of his sin= so different is who had alternate!, MI recessively,' were is ilk ?ca would agree bilious tt the Thuilleriee, Mint not the MOW mat; Isis Schoenhrunn, it is a him at Marrac, intim We shall give sae . romance. • n received to the tittiii me additional pert' of the Spaniards slide* 1 districts of Smith tracts:— • • nid, that Gen. Bourse and had proceeded to& ras supposed would sun Ist Santa Martha. Governor of Margo , ' REIMS, and put thee it ern up to the Spanish eat appears to• be nil let of August barbell the 113th of July, AM some importance te of .niation had been recce le British Envoy at Cr' mt.-levied en British to entering the Porto. [oder an erroneoos inn' nil Treaty of 1810, ee of the Princre" that goods shotildlro#,. duties to the moist used that the Adaltai nvoissioners of the Nil to be made and the niEz, master skip.builk mark of their 611, 14 2 .construction of 66 Pr lent. * • • . Malt sojourned at tbe 0 1 !hree. days previous to 110 ILDIN A Ir, for the DO lon.itt a carriage and f$ • inn observed the tie attendants, whaltir her respects she w$ I't" ft A Y arrived the third* , and was known st:00 ona. On the follelthd few haven. and too k sgton packet, for the I 1811411 , I /deli& ~~ ~• er ... 11!/. r'- ~...~ I