The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

GERMAN PIPERS. 13•NaS or TN ELBE, JULY 28.--(Prisite Grivyvadence.l—For almost a whole week wady •soIIS ill good informatiun continued to doubt tile asithewitity of the miserable armistice con. eisi est by the weak Emperor Francis, as some , übtte papers, particularly the Berlin Gs. a le, scarcely mentioned its conclusion on the ISt'i if J sty, and not on the 126, as given by or,ters of the French Minister in the Iloatburgh Correspondenten, of the 21st instant. These doubts have now, however, vanished, as there are certain advices of the Preliminaries of Peace haring been also agreed upon. The armistice in the territorial dominions is said to contain the cli:4 conditions of this unexpected Peace. The weakness of the tinilkeror Francis has ac. e2lerated this event, and the heroic Archduke Charles was at first wholly against it, but all his representations were fruitless. The threats of It'iss.a. and the advance of Iter troops and those of Poland to the confines of Moravia, are like ni,e m a t e d ti t have precipitated that eventful Inci,ure. Li a note addrested by the Emperor Francis himself to the Governor of Brutin, skirted in the Berlin Gazette, this weak Monarch owns that the centre and right wing of the Arch duke Charles's army had been unconquered, and preserved an unconquerable positiqn at the foot of the Bisa.ii mountains, in Moravia. In the battle of the 7th, the Archduke Charles is said to have taken 10 pieces of cannon, 12 ea4les, and many VI I. prisJiters, from the euenty. Francis thus COll - our lois is much less coisiiilerattle th4ti the battle of Aspern, and tb ►t the Crouch sus. gained a much greater than at Aspens. At the 114 no time the Austrians were again ad. vaneing into Saxony, and had driven the Duke of Abrantes with great loss from Bayreuth; the Ty. ruleans and Voralbergliers both made an attack open the enemy, and Count Giulay had re.uccu. pied Gratz ; and in an action on the 6th, the Aus trians made 6 . ..)0 prisoners ; yet all these advantage* have proved of no avail, and the brave Tyreleans and Voralbergliers ale abandoned to their fate. The co.sserpiesicew of the Armistice of Zi'aim, ought to wake the infatuated Emperor of Russia tremble fur the safety of Isis domiisions, since N . A. pules's' has already Mask himself his neighbour, by petting up liis 'eagles io the ilea ly acquired king dom of (Lancia, in spite of the co- , i;wration and occupation of that kingdom by t!►e Russian army. This ought to wren the eyes of the deluded in sulted Alexander. The 1) !tch truui►s lately cu. operating with the Saxons and Westiihrisans are now on their :narch to Bruno , and the coasts of the North Sea. Th. King of Westphalia, with his army, is exported in Hanover ; and H4lll. burgh is also to have a gerrison of so•nc thousands of Dutch and IVestpl►eliae troops, and the Date of Abrantes is expected to fix his hcad•gnarters there. 'l' no great number of Americans lately ar rived at Tuaniuge•e, have occasioned a great fall in all Colonial produce in the II smliurgh market, but they have risen 11.11 Ce the , misfire.. The poor Hanoverians still hop t,, have th it deliverance soon effected, as their despair is exces sive, since they have been informed that a con. seription for the service of France and the King of Westphalia, will take place in Hanover, iu 1810. The inhabitants all execrate the French yoke, and adore their lawful Sovereign, the King of Great Britain. As soon as a small force landed at Cuxhaven, serious disturbances took place in llanover and at Bremen. In the former place the people stopped the waggons with money, which the French wanted to take away. LANSBIRG, JuLy 19.—0 n the 11th, 4000 Tyrolean insurgents attacked the Bavarian cordon near Murnau, at most 400 strong, and repulsed them. Yesterday morning they occupied 3lurnau. Major Zeimer immediately put in requisition BO find of cattle, 1000 ells of linen, 30 bales of cloth, hOO pair of shoes, 23 saddle horses, and 6000 flu. Tins in money. A great quantity of corn was seized in the barns at Montan, as well as the neighbour. iag villages plundered. In the evening, at seven o'clock, Count Arco came n ith a corps of troops from Benedict Bayern, and by a violent •fire of grape shot, put the insur gents to flight, nith the loss of several hundreds killed and wounded, ninety prisoners, and two pieces of cannon, and pursued them u far as the p iss Scharnitz. They saved little of the requisi tions, and the Bavarian troops who engaged them ..re mostly recruits. _ _ _ Meatcat, Jur.Y 19.—Theugh the Bavarians apprised the Austrians, in the valley of the Inn, of the armistice, still, reinforced by great numbers of insurgents, they attacked, on the 17th, Bri. gadier Count Arco, with great violence near Mi chel and Miirtiau, but were repulsed with great loss, after an obstinate contest. JCLY 20. —The King has made the French Ministcr, Ott,, at his Coml. Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, e filled the Crown, and his Secretary Beyne, a Knight of the same order. —(Correspoadext.) Tilt STA' VII MI lA, JULY 3.--irotterday afternoon Primes Jolla of. Lichtenstein, who has lfees very gracieesly received in his audience by Napoleon, arrived hereto negotiate the peace with the !trench Minister ut State, Count CheallmillnY• The Emperor Francis, as is generally asserted here, is mach in favour of peace, and charged the Archduke in :train to open uegotialions fee it, even with sacrifices, in order to - put an end to the dreadful effusion of blood. Previous to the signing of the armistice some chief points had been agreed upon, which arc to form the bash of the peace about to be made. Au immediate place was expected, nay, bets were kid that the Emperor Na. poleon will be at Paris by his birthday, the 15th of August. The rumour of his setting out from Schoenbrenn to Park, so soon as to-day, appears to be premature. The inhabitants of the city, now the killed arc buried, go daily hi great num. bers to view the fields of battle near Esslingen, Wsgram, Aspern, and Enzersdorff ; they arc sur. prised at the numerous entrenchments which the Archduke Charles had ordered to be thrown up in forty days round his camp; but it causes still more surprise, that it should have been possible to storm them. But the best soldiers who have made many campaigns declare, that Napoleon never evinced more skill and gc. nius than on the two deciii , •• Jays, the sth and fith of July. It was by t most ingenious ma. oeuvres that on the sth, in the forenoon, ho forced, without considerable loss, a part of the Austrian army, to quit its strong position, or be turned. Even the fine manoeuvre which General Hiller made in the forenoon of the Gth to tura the left wing of the French army eh!' 40,000 men, was foreseen by Napolcou, who immediately gave the necessary orders to render it fruitless. In other respects the French do the Austrians the justice of declaring, they fought gallantly, their Generals and Soldiers having shinnied no danger; but they were no 'match for Napoleon in 'military science, and the experience of his Generals and IVarriors.—(Correspondent.) II AMBORGH, JULY 12.—The English squadron is still cruising in the Galph of Finland, hut hi. therto no action has taken 'dace between it and the Russia* Sect. It has taken several ships laden with grain and timber, which had set sail from Revel. His Imperial Majesty intends, in a few days, to set out for Finland, attended by the Ministers of War and for Foreign Affairs.—(Correspondent, July 28.) la:turn:ll4 JULY 18....Yesterrlay morning, at five o'clock, a heavy cannonade announced a ge. neral attack of the Insurgents of Vuralberg on our town. They were at least 4000 strong, joined by two companies of Austrian troops, and furnished with several pieces of cannon. The first column advanced by the way of I:nmanstadt, the second by esrhenberg, and the third by Durach, on the right banks of the 111cr. They made a vigorous attack, but were repulsed by the corps commanded by General Picard, and composed of French, Bavarian, and Wurtemburg troops, and the volunteers of the district of the Iller and Lech, whose courage awl persevering valour they were not able to surmount. STUTGARa, JULY 15.—The following intelli genre, of the 16th inst. has been received here, from the King's headquarters, in Weingarten : This moment arrived here Count Fauvigny, from the Imperial French head-porters, charged with a letter from the Emperor of the French, by which this Monarch acquaints his Royal Majcqy with the armistice concluded on the 12th instant, in consequence of the brilliant and decisive ►ieto_ ries obtained on the sth, 6th, 7th, and 11th, over the Austrian army. In consequence of the above intelligence, his Majesty surrendered the command in chief of the corps assembled in Wein garten to his Royal Ifighnes, the Prince Royal, whose head quarters have been removed to Oren, on the Lake of Constance. The Prince of Petite Corvo passed this day through this town, ou his way to Paris. Tiati — JiTlO7Plry. CORN-I xcp Am] E r --A CGI: VT 7. The fresh arrivals of Wheat this day make the supplies rath..r considerable l early in the forenoua, sales were at an advance (slaloms .24. per quarter, but the trade heavy acterwaris— Barley in very shun sup pis —Malt dill bale-. White Peas cheaper—Bcam of the two kinds continue it Late prim—Of t)ats there are considerable -upplirs, and sales are named at little fluctuation.—Flanr as last neck—Flue Ame rican, 50s. in 51s. per barrel. Wheat, ' 7./S. Fine ditto - - - - 102.. likis. Rye. Barley, Malt, W. Peas ( Boilers) 944. 1014. fires Veal, Beaus s6s. tisb Tick Beans, - - • - 455. Ms. Olts, Poland ditto -365.6 d. Potato.- ditto to 406. Itnpe Seed - - - £4B £42. Vila- Flour - - • - 805. 856. Second) SMI'IIIPIELI)—Auct. 7. To sink the Oral, per victim of Nib. to 54. 10d. 11raLl of Cattle this day : Nlutten 861. to To. 10d. I Mao, V e al od. to 7s. 0.1. Sbrep and Lambs 234.10 Pork ....tiv. tld. to 7s. 1/d. Calves td. to tis. N. Pigs HAY-MAR 1:T. Itay 5l. ss. Od. to 61. 0.. 01. Sir Lw Clover The rumour that orders have been issued for calling in all the old Tower halfpence, is contra dicted by authority. i LAW INTILLI9INGI. eOI7RT or CHANCERY; Siturday, irtgairt 5a DIONVIC Thb was a Petition for superseding the bank. niptcy of Thomas Dignum. The circumstances attedding the bankruptcy, as appeared from the Petitioner's Counsel, were of peculiar hardship. Dignum, the Petitioner, on coming to London from Ireland, in July, 1808, had entered into a kind of partnership with a person of the name of Kelly, in the business of a cheesemonger, when it was agreed that each of them should invest 4001. In the business. It did not appear, however, that Kelly had advanced any money, and Dignum, in the nouns of two or three months, found his af fairs in such a situation, that he was arrested for a bill of Kelly's, of which he knew nothing. In this situation he wished naturally to get out of the concern as soon as possible, and refused, tho' mooch urged by Kelly, to invest any more of his remaining money in such speculations. Dignum had recourse to various methods for the recovery of his money, and in consequence of as arbitra. tiun, it was agreed between the parties, that Kel ly should return the 4001. and should retain the stuck and fixtures of the shop. This agreement, however, was not effectuated, and in the course of a few dart after the arbitration, Kelly, as a petitioning creditor, thought fit to strike a doe ket against Dignum fur a debt amounting to about 1301. and employed a Mr. Edward Bryant as So licitor under the bankruptcy. No other creditor appeared under the Commission, and the Counsel fur the Petitioner contended that there was not the least foundation fur this debt, and that Kelly's only object was to make Dignum a bankrupt, in order to get possession of his remaining property, whicn amounted to about 4001. No Counsel ap. peered in behalf of Kelly to contradict these char. ges, and th • Counsel for the Petitioner contended, that Mr. Bryant, the Solicitor, should also be made responsible fur the costs, as Kelly was on the eve of bankruptcy, on the ground that he was acquainted with the previous transactions of the parties, and must have known there was no foun dation for the debt. Fur Mr. Bryant, the Solicitor, it was contend ed, that Kelly had represented this debt as con. tracted ender lircumstances distinct from the part nership concern, and that he should investigate the debt charged to be dee to the !Widening creditor, so as in every case to be certain that it was duly contracted. The LORD CVANCIMLOR said, that there could not be a doubt that the object of Kelly was to get into his hands the whole of the poor man's pro. perty, by suing out a Commission of Bankeuptcy against him. He therefore ordered the batikrupt cy to be superseded, and that Kelly should be liable in all the cots attending it. He added, that he should place all the ducuinents of the transac. tion in the hands of his Secretary, so that Dig. mum, the Petitioner, might have it in his power to make use of them iu a Court,,of Law, if he thought proper. lie reserved his opinion with regard to tht. Solicitor, till he saw the additional at. davit which he had engaged to produce in explant. tarn of his co►►duct. - A Convention h said to have been lately en. tcred into between the French and Danes, by which tho latter sti pulate to furnish 10,000 men whenever called upon. Ridiculous rumours were circulated yesterday, that the dispatches received by the Prince STAR. RENSERO from his Court announced the renewal of hostilities. His Excellency received no such intelligence; but, on the contrary, that his IM PERIAL 111A/ESTY is reduced to the deplorable ne. cessity of accepting whatever peace Narocuom may be disposed to giant him, the terms of which have, doubtless, long 'ere this been Puttied. Marshal DUMONCIAU is appointed by the Dutch Government Commandant of Amsterdam, with General Sicitaur, and Commodore Velum:me, of the flotilla there, under him. The chief command of the fleets in the Teed, Vlie, and Harlingen, Is given to Marshal Du WI exca. Letters front our squadron in the Baltic, under the orders of Sir J. SAUMAREZ, dated the 4th ult. states, that the fleet was at that time off Nargon, VI island opposite to Revel, and near the entrance of the gu Iph of Finland. Our people bad frequent intercourse with the shore, and experienced much kindness frum the inhabitants. A rumour was prevalent in the fleet, that the Russian squadron was preparing fur sea, expecting to be joined by the Swedish navy. The Turks are reported to have been successful against the Sudan., and advancing towards the Danube. Insurrections base broken out in Paderborn, more particularly about Rittberg, in consequence of the 'pressure of the taxes, and to resist the col. !teflon of a new impost called the Consumption Tax. A body of French troops has marched from Cassel against them, and also against the department of ‘Yerra, where fresh insurrections have broken out—the insurgents surprised the town of Marburg by night, and obtained a large supply of arms, &c. The suggestion of a jubilee, on the 15th of October next, is celebration of the 50th year of his MAJESTY'S reign, is likely to be carried into etrect in Dublin, where it has been proposed by the Corporation that there s h all be a grand pro_ cession to Christ Church, and &fig:wards* Moner at the Rotunda, and a ball In the evening, the troops end yeomanry to be called out, and a grand display of fire-works to be•exhibited on Stephen's Green. It is also proposed to crest an Eques. trian Statue of his MAJCITY in the new place, op-i polite the Courts of Justice. But nee sentiment seems to prevail respecting the rebuilding of Drury.lane Theatre, via. that Mere this dcdiraWe object can be erected with success, the rubbish must be removed. The offer of the Canterbury Volunteer Infantry to do the garrison duty of that eity has, se nu. dentand, been accepted, and the corps mountud guard in cos.ftelaclN rreas the LONDON OMMITTII; dVL 1. daheirelts-Olteei Aug. 5. Cipy of a Witt tees Vice-Admiral Sir Jamel lkomeree ; K. M. Cosesemeler la Chief of his Majesty's Ales sod ea sels is the Bak, so the Hee@arable Witham lied i Pole ; stead as bawd the Victory; of Saris LIMA Ph 11100. SIR—On my 'Medi id the Golf of Finland, having detached Captain Martin, of his Majesty's ship Implacable, with the Me!Ossetia under his orders, to cruise to the eastward of Nargen Island, I herewith inclose a list of vessels Ith!eh be has captured, fur the information of the Lords Com. missioners of the Admiralty; several of them be. ing laden with naval stores belonging to the Em. peror of Russia, and which cannot tel proving a valuable acquisition in England. 1 also inclose, for their Lordship's Information, copies of two letters I beret received from Captain Martin, of yesterday's date, one of them giving an account of a most.gallant and enterprising at. tack made by the boats of the ships named in the margin,* under the orders of Lieutenant Hawkey, of the Implacable, upon a Russian flotilla of gun: boats, under Percola Point, on the coast of Fin. land, which, notwithstanding their strong post. tion, they succeeded In carrying ;• six of the.gun. boats, muenting each a 32 and 24. pounder, haw. ing been brought off, and another sunk ; togs. thee with the vessels under their protection, laden with powder and provisions for the Russian army in Finland, being captured, and a large armed ship, which was burnt. In referring their Lordship's to Captain Mar. tin's detail of this important service, I sincerely lament the loss to have bees very considerable ; Lieutenant Hawkey, a brave and gallant 011icer f. who had dissiaguished himself upon various net t . aeons, and Lieutenant Stirling, If thelPreasethees, having been killed, and the lateral men belonging to his Majesty's ships, as in the inclosed list j hay. ing been killed and wounded& _ _ I cannot close this without expressing my high. est admiration of the undaunted courage dad in. trepidity with which this service has been eseeutedi and which I doubt nut will be del, approndated by their Lordships. I hare the honour to be, &c. JAMES sAtfuing. • Implacable, Belleropboa, Me!poshest, tad Prasastbaus. Extract of the Arst Letkr from Captain Muth, abase al. laded to, dated of Pere,la Polo, Jody 6, ISOP, (staled by Mr James Swam: themes mistake to be dead the OM) The Implacable and Melpomene having stood into the Culph of Nerve, captured nine sail of vessels, laden with timber, spars, and cordage, belonging to the Emperor of Rossi*, and which I dolbt nut will prove* valuable acquisition to our own dockyards. The boats of the ships, under that active and valuable officer,tientenant Hawkey (of whose IR. terprising spirit I had occasion to speak so highly when off Danisle,) have looked into every creek along the south coat of the guiph, without end. ing any vessels whatever, and be Is illoW on the opposite side with the same view. P.S. Since writing the above, Lieutenant Haw. key his retursed with three vessels, captured by the boats of the Implacable, Melpomene, soil Prometheus, tinder his command, and he reports eight sail of gun.boats, protecting some ships la shore, and is very desirous of attacking thins, which shall be done, if there is a reasonable hope of success. . His litaJest)'p ship implacable , Panels Peiai, July B. IMP. Stn--The position taken by the Russian flotilla under Percola Point seemed so much like a deli. ance, that I considered something was nedessery to be dune in order to impress these strangers *ilk that sense of respect and fear which his Majesty's other enemies are accustomed to show to the Bri. tish flag ; I therefore determined to gratify the anxious wish of Lieutenant Hawkey to lead the boats of the ships named in the margin*, which were assembled by nine o'clock la,t night, and proceeded with an irresistible zeal and intrepidity towards the enemy, who had the advantage of 10. cal knowledge, to take a position of extraordinary strength within two rocks, serving as a cover to their wings, and from whence they could poer a destructive fire of grape upon our boats, which, notwithstanding, advanced with perfect coolness, and never fired a gun till actually touching the enemy, when they boarded sword In band, and carried all before them. I believe a more brilliant achievement does not grace the records of our naval history ; each off.. our was impatient to be the leader in the attack, and each man zealous to emulate their noble ea. ample, and the most complete success has been the consequence of such determined bravery; of eight gun.boats, each mounting a thirty.two and twenty-four pounder, and forty.siz men, lie have been brought out, and one sunk ; and the whole of the ships and vessels (twelve in number) 'le der their protection, laden with powder and pro. visions fur the Russian army, brought oat, and a large armed ship taken and burnt; I have deeply to lament the loss of many men killed and wound. id, and especially that most valuable officer Lieu. tenant Hawkey, who after taking one gen.boat t was killed by a grape shot in the act of boarding the secon3. Nu praise from my pen can do ade. grate justice to this lamented young snag ; as an officer, he was tetixe, correct, and zealous, to the highest degree; the leader its every hind of enter. prize, and regardless of danger, he delighted in whatever could tend to promote theflory of his country ; his last words were " Hume I push on 1 En gland for ever I" Mr. flawkey.had been away in the boats on diterens services, since last Monday, accompa. nied by Lieutessent Vernon, whose conduct in this attir has beets highly exemplary, and shew him worthy to be the companion of so heroic a nuts but while I am Induced to mention the name of Mr. Vernon, Prim his constant services with Mr. Hawkey, I feel that every officer, liftman, and mar i ne , has a claim to my warmest praise., and will, I trust, obtain your favourable recommen. dation to the Lords Commissioners of the Adult. ratty, Liaufrilint Charles Allen, of the Beller°. phon, was the either officer after Mr. Hawkey's death. t Time.