The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-23 00:00:00

1if111.41 PAPERS. •• Sr. Pot.Tto, Jut.V 30.-- . -On the 22t1 the Em peror of Austria removed from Ofento Comoro, in order to he nieh the scene of the negotiatitins. With respect to the state of the negotiations, still less transpires on the Austrian than the Fraud!, side. It has heat remarked, however, I 0 days eau, that in the discussion uf points of great im portance. obstacles had arisen, in consequence of which the Austrian negotiators, instead of re maining at Vienna, prorceded to Comorn, and the Atelidakes Were summoned to the saute place by the Emperor irancis. • Ott the Ifth, it was doubted then. whether an. agreement es to the preliminaries coehl be broeglit shout, as great sacrifices were known to be re. gain(' of Austria, and those sacrificers were of seek a *attire that his Majesty thought fit to call together oho Princes of Ms House, in order to con for with them in this critical moment before he should come to a derision. Meanwhile it is said that the Emperor and the Princes arc unanimous in their sentiments, and it is added, that since their deliberations took 'dare, the negotiations on both sides havi made reciprocal approximations. It is now expected that the negotiations will be con. chided by the 6ih of August. It is certain, how. ever, that they have already continued Imager than sees expected, as some days ago preparations were nude on the roask far the Emperor's return to France. It is also worthy of observation, that the fortifications on the left batik of the Danube, dpposite to Ebersdorif and Vienna, aro diligently prosecuted. Jut.ir 21L—Among the Couriers sent off' with dispatches relative to the peace is one for Remit ; that empire is in many respects much is. terested in the negotiations. It is said that England is also invited to take a part In the negotiations for peace. An Austrian Courier with dispatches relating to them negotia. lions ! , was sent off for England on the 20th el this month. Auo. 1.--Notwithstanding the very groat se. orecy with which the negotiations are conducted, we are assured that they proceed with activity, and it is believed that they are very near a conclu sion. A Congress to be held at Raab, for the couch'. sion of a treaty of peace, is spoken of. The pa per-hangers have already set out from Vienna with gaper, &c. to prepire the rooms allotted for this Theinhabitants of Vienna cannot valid; &heir admiration uf the Grand Parade at Sehornlbrinm. Besides the great number of French and allied-Ge nerals, a number of Russians are also frequent:) own there. In one of the late reviews, the Prince Royal of Bavaria accompanied his brother-iii.law, Prince Eugene Napoleon. The Theatre at Schoenbrunn is opined. Ita. lien and German Operas are played, and Ballets are performed. The town of Vienna itself is not less lively : the bulwarks resound with music, and itinerant showmen go about with their exhibitious. The bridges over the Danube at Presburgh are all restored, and it is intended to head a boat. bridge there besides. In the mean time the cont. mattication between both banks is as free and well frequented as in full pear., and we have a great superfluity of all kinds of provisions and eturchan. Prince John of Lichtenstein is about to visit his estates, which have sustained great damage. It is said his loss uf property imposts to 1,000,000 of forint. The defeat of Witgram has suited much Wits. tion and discord 'tubing the Austrian °Seely-who blame each other for the misfortunes of that deci. sive day. Field-Marshal Hiller has demanded and obtained leave to resign, and Gen. Bellegarde has obtained the same permission, it is said, without haring required it. With respect to the people of Vienna, they seek in the enjoyment of amusements to forget the misfortunes which they owe to the warlike fury of some insane men, e hose wicked counsels have dune more injury to Austria titan fire, intim. dation, or eren the plague, could have pro duced. We have reecireti the following Order of the Day from Geellersdorff, %w here it was published on the day after the battle of Wag ram. ORDER OF THE. DAY. " ficellorolorif, July 7. • H In the battle of vesterdey the troop ts.' the left wing in an respect snowed the espenatioes which I had n right to cherish respective these, age the hopes I bed formed, the ha portant* of that day caritkred, from their strung *ad avail bevies positing. ' The disastrous result of that batik meet be aseribed to the reeduct of these troops, for as the mallosine was emend them, the retreat was made with ton great haste and disorder. I am also, with some eseeptiolo, far from beteg saislied irk% the infantry. Several regmeuts marched for went tee soon, and begin to ate without any cause. They were besides so crowded together that they tired upon one Whether. The oflicen were not able the larger bo dies, led disorder, and thin was lost. The cry which was beard atnong the troops drowned the voice of the emmutindingeffirers. " Hod the commanders accustomed their troops to sanity, and taught them to attend to nothing bat their orders ' the se wanes of the left wing would not have produced suck ihaseefel twasequences. .4 I n every regiment, which -hall hereafter conduct Itself I I s a similar stamer, the truth num shall be coudemeed to die, I mid the rest of the mew Mall be digribeted among the other The commandiee ()leer Aim b e co,bier,4, :cad I the other other.. di-milsed. tries of alarm 11111411 f, the troops shall be peoWterl with death. The must Italy act when orticrs are rive° to them, or on the .iignal of the drum. In most regiment. the drum- are placed stick the music oat of the reach of the tile, hut the commanding 'Miens shall sec that all Me drams return to their Inwts, and shall take c.irc Cat the troops under his direction do not Are without orders,' or at too great a tilishisior. is the evening of the sth, the regiment el A-gentair made melt hod disposittom. that in the anpraltable retreat ' to Nosi the second line fired en the fuse, and oreasinned great vr. The regiment of Ilene Nesiburgb did no-' thing bet weeder here and there; mainlines IPtfc heard the cry of forward where there was no meat , I General Rime did nut conduct kennel( well at liameradoet O. the 6th„ in the evening, t did ant And him at t h e Mad of his troop% and beside., he did not follow the orders which were the him respecting the attack. Heston be dismissed treat the service • oleo Majesty. " The disorder which still prevails anew* the . troops, proves than the officers of the seat age, nit hew to tipt o e remedy. I shall, however, set an example myself. accoirdiat to the circeassances, dismiss or east* such alleavi• ..f the greed staff whose troops are sot again bsevight seder, primer discipline. It is the asuhe of the wolf that so mam snootier* mad plunderers are toad ea W tae seederion In all 6k s sal - village. ta(eed) " CHARLES, Geaerslisrisma." TI PA R Is, A uourr 9.—( From the virgits.)"''' 64 We learn that the English have just wade an attack on Flushing. This is stated in the English papers. It was, nevertheless, difficult to foresee such an event. Certainly if the English Govern ment engaged.to Austrllt to make a powerful di. version in het fovea r,. it was not on' the coast of Frenee that that Power estpected this assistance. Before the victory of Wagram had fully decided the contest ; Vlore an armistice, altogether in favonr of France, had prepared the way for an ap proaching peace, the English Expedition might have served as a lure and a bugbear. It was ex pected iu Italy, in Spoils, en the . North of Ger many ; but no one feared its arrival off the coast If France. We do not suppose the English 111 i. sisters are sufficiently extravagant to dream of conquering French provinces. If, however this design had entered their head, their wbble military force would not suffice to carry it into effect. A descent of Englishmen spots France, seriously undertaken, would be a prize to us. Stub has been, for an age, the pertinacity of the Edglish Government, in seeking out enemies and disasters, that it cannot make a war which would be snore entirely national on the part of her adversaries. There is not a Frenchman who would not think be has a personal injury to avenge, shouhi the English dare to set foot on his territory ; but again we say, It is impossible In believe that the English do seriously intend to make an invasion of erante. " On the other hand, must not an expedition, furnished with cavalry and artillery, have some other object than to set firs to a few ships, and occupy for some days a maritime place taken by surprise. in order, afterwards, to retreat precipi tately like ebseere pirates ? Though past eve*tl show that the English Ministry deem exploits of this nature very glorious, this would still be too ridiculous and absurd. They would rift a den gerous responsibility towards their fellar.citizens, and the terrible indignation of the allies they would have so cruelly mocked. The event only can, in this respect, instruct ns. Hitherto, we can see nothing in fawner of Austria : most on. doubtedly it will cad in nothing honourable to England." As rived. NI Mk. Dir. O Melilla I . Walierfani .. so •••••••b••{ 1 0 O . ••. 0000000 .I•• • •••• • 1 O o Ma115.,... it......• i mucr. OF !MOCKS riilB perCeut.Cous. 5 per Coot. Red 6 21 I I per Crut 84 Navy .“ 88}I Ca w& for Acc DAY AT 011130'CLOC K. Owllntel I pe•. Long. Ann.... lfl 13-161 Exch. Bills, 7s. I lc. prem. India Roods, 21s. 22% Weal. Lusters. Ticket:, VII. Ils. IN WATF.R AT 1. , 1N00m ilittocr.. 40 nsio. past 14 o'clock. THE ST4ITESMAN. rttorosiTi TENAX. LONDON: Wi)SUDAT, AUGUST 23. Ixtrectroswca of the surrender of the settle went of Senegal was received by Government last nigbt. The details have not yet heen announced to the public. Captajn CoLostatsc brought the nems-spthe Sokbes frigate, if 38 gnus, I. iclt he commarsikd, having been wrecked on the coast, he came home in a sloop of war. The acquisi tion of the settlements of Senegal and Gum, although at any other period they might excite much interest, at this important crisis, are Is of minor importance. In fact, it cannot bat excite our surprise that the enemy *should have so long been permitted to hold a single co. lour. From the moment that the na►al ascen dancy of Britain became unquestionable, it was the obvious• policy of England to eta off every external communication of the enemy with their colonies. When we look back at the de vastations committed by the privateers of Guade loupe, Martinique, the Mauritius, and other set tlements, it appears almost incredible that Eng land should bare constantly possessed the means 1 of reducing those places. If the colonies of France, Holland, and Denmark, without exception, were reduced, (he marine of those countries would have no resource for preservation but the coasting trade. The extent of thisspoeies of maritime intereoerse on the Continent has been most ably illustrated by Mr. COUSETT, from the information commu. ideated by the gallant Lon! Cocuna NE, on whose respectable authority it is contended, that the im portant interruption, if not total suppression of that intercourse, is practicable. lf, unhappily fur suffering huntanity,•Europe is doomed still longer to endure the miseries of war, the possession of all I the colonies of the hostile Powers, and a persevc. ranee in active euterprise agaiint the maritime in tercourse of the Continent, would, in a few years, deprive the enemy of the means of navigating ecru her merchautascm. We have, in fact, fur years been keeping an immense army, at an inn. SCUM el pascal in a state comparatively of inaction. If we compare what has been effected .by our military force with the actual expenditure, Colonel WARDLIOI calculation of " possible say. Mgt" will nut appear quite so " Utopian" as the 'advocates for the present lavish tsstrin hate vainly eettereoured to thew. Tre retirement of the Archduke ,Cstiatts continues to be asserted ) and that with increased confidence. His successor, Prince Jots .of LICSITINSTIO111) is sail to pusses , the teahem of I the Altmann', rho vivive 1n 4 5 .4 • ~ peitttait:nt' JSMAN disgust or jealousy. The Foreign Jour. oils arc manifestly anxious to dissennluate the be. lief that Peale between France and Austria is not far distant r yet Ministers are said to bairti ceived intelligence, though not officiatl,fer the irr. mination of the Armistice. The hirclingPrints have been directed by theiremployers to epee against the character of the Archduke CHAiLis; and the obe dient curs, ready to bark to any. tune, just as they are directed, have now discovered, that the Arch duke CHARLOI, though possessingthe highest milk Pry talent', bdeficietotin the" eoetage of tbe Ca binet.—ln the field he is every thing—in the Cabi. net nothing."---So says, as he hatt - been ordered, the Courier. How' often have w• been. told by these very " curs," who arc now bar Wing against the Archduke Cuani.rs, that he was disgosted with tile despondency that succeeded the battle of aliosterlitz....thet the Peace of Presburgh was con. traryto his oplui.m and adrice---and that before he accepted the command as Generalissimo in the present contest, it was ou the express condition— that the Emperor should not listen to overtures for Peace. Whatever might be the disasters of the campaign, Austria was to fight to the last mire. mity. All this we have been told over and over again, and that too by the identical Journals which halve made the luminous discovery, that it is the Archduke Cit RLE3 to whom is i.nputable imbeci lity of character, and not the Emperor Fitt sets, as was erroneously supposed. Posterity will not impute intbecility to the General, who, after the sanguinary defeats of Echmuhl and 11Iuhldorff, crossed the Dinube, mid, retreating through Bake. mia—met and overcame his antagonist at Aspens If it be really true that the Archduke despairs— is hopeless of seems—we shall have but ♦ery slender hope of the restoration of the Austria.' 4 1slrairs by the efforts of even the justly Prince Jous of LICHTIVISTEIN —....m..... TUE dispatches from Lord CnostAw shew_that the garrison of Flushing has been underrated by the French General. Of the ulterior opera. (ions of the squadron, we hear nothing. To the Foreign Journals it will be seen that the Expedition is now become ats.object of ridicule... -and indeed well it may, as time has been afforded literally to empty the arsenal and tn3gazines of Antwerp. To ascend the Scheidt beyond that city, were a hopeless attempt. -. EVERT account of the battle of Wavers tends, to skew conspicuously the folly of announcing that event by the !Mirk and Tower guns. The courage and exemplary conduct of the British troops were never more whinently diplayed— but if Sir Aiivua WELLRELET'II Leiter i‘ not of itself convinel4g---let any one read the painful.private statement of the battle, and siy, whether In point of advantage there is nut as great reason for lamenting al rejoicing. To us the ad. mice of Sir Aitylicit WEEEL , LET appears a hope less expectation....deeming as we do, not less highly of the prudence, than of the valour of Sir ARTltua WELLem.sy. The bridges over the Danube at Presburgh are said to be Tortured since the French obtairml pos. SMSiall of that place, and a bridge of boats is to be built besides: these are circumstances certainly indicative of the renewal of the war. A Gentleman who is jaFt arrived in town from Amsterdam, which he left about a week since, states, that the American Ambassador, General Aiturraowc, had arrived in that city, where he had taken up his re:ileum at the houseof the Ame rican Consul, Mr. B:ii; ave. It was nut positively known whether he bad formally resigned his di. plomatie character, and had finally kit Paris; but a ship was expected to arrive from America in 'ieptember, in order to carry home the General, it h ie i ng deemed jolioasible to restore amicable ft le tions bet% veil France and the United States. It was said yesterday that accounts had been I received from Holland, stating that BONAPARTE I had determined to anticipate the conscription fur two years more. A decree to that effect, it is stated, was published at Paris about the 151 h. Yesterday letters were received from Plymouth, stating that St. Domingo surrendered on the 10th ult. to the united British and Spanish forces. The particulars are nut yet known ; but it is said that our allies made a very vigorous assault, which ac. celerated the capture of the place. Tux Pore.—The doubts which have been es pressed respecting the reality of the Papal Protest and Fitennitatuttieation of Boosra ate, ale ground. less. These documents have been conveyed to this country properly authenticated. On the day fixed for his departure from Rome, the Pope re. (posted to be permitted to officiate pontifically. This, however, was refused by the Commander of the French troops, and the Church of St. Ma ria Maggiura was filled with French and Italian soldien. Between the Consecration and the Com munion, a paper was handed to the Pore. It wa. understood to be the senteace of excommunication, but it was not read shoed. Having signed it, his Heim's, said—" 1 know that this is the last act of nay life, but it is a duty which I have to fulfil." Last week a Gentleman, residing at Milton, u ndertook for a wager to go tea mile' within the hour, on the Canterbury road, between Key. tires* sad Chalkwoll. Betting was considerably against him at starting; but he performed this ex ; traordinary task, apparently with great case, in scree tninotcs leas than the given time. . NAI'AL INTELLIGENCE. PoitTsitownt. Atmore 'lL—Arrived the Syriac , Captain Davies, from the Mal of Spain. • Sidled the Dexterous, Lieutenate Tomlinson, with a convoy rev the Downs. A e no irr 12.—A rrlved La Loire friEste,Captaln Schomberg, free the Western Islands she left the Envy India convoy all well seventeen days iince. Arrived the Derwent sloop. Cap; tails Parker, (rum the coast of Spain. The Writ India convoy I. still at Spithead. • Came into harbour two of the Rthsiao shifilki‘nr(lockt ed at the Tagus. rLyst ß aTa, AlusT,2l.—Arrh7el4hAsetboiwpr he. of c'optalb irk , in 14' da - ys, front Cl i portn, 'eft k r efinvoi of his MaJest's brirTyrean, of 18 tions, : sra a tleet consisting of 93 isial.twhieh *eat np Channel this tpi,rning; left lying et Oportri, sit English vessels. Thal City was Warninated for three eights, in cotrequetwe of the victory g:;ined by hit Arthur Wellesley over the Emelt it Talavera de ht Reyna. The Friends transport had arrived at Oporto, with 50U0 stand of arm., with which mi espial number of Portaguese troops were armed, and had marched to the frontiers t from sir to eight thousand troops still fe• rained al Oporto, not be* able to Lake the field for want of arms. The Fancy, Itedfraln, fawn Guernsey, with tides and cows. Drat, AuG. V.—Yesterday it blew very hard from the IL W. bet haw* not beard of nay daasage sustained by the sidpplag hi t►e Downs. The outward-hoood remain here waiting a fair wind to proceed. Is the Downs his Ilajesty's ships Lively, Viee-Admiral Campbell; Acosta, Dolphin, Contaar, Theseus, (likens, Diana, Argo, and Epervier gun-brig. The Agri is ordered to Portsmouth, and is expected to sail this &PAD& The Armee and Dolphin have the signals tying far Lowey to the West tvard. DECREE OF JOSEPIE • . ..s /011$1111 BONA P 411 TE pltbi 4 100. 1 1i11161111 la Madrid the following Decree 6. All the inhabitants of the awash: o r of grans who have soot *maw the leaorsealk, lb sejiply as aunty melt to the ray of his hialealy as they have iota is the hostile army ;or pay late the itayarrieidtAty lora me: ney is proportiou to the property of each. Time cvair *sit are to be thus clawed : " Those who have a revilliira 5000 deems, 1114 toy 12.000 reels for each pros they ought to fltridili ; those who passes lOU, davits. WOO reels s. awl these shoe Woos does not exceed 1000 astral', SUN mile. " Those Y hose income Is kis than 1000 ducats etiall tie ar rested and cried into Fraare, Sinn their sea sitallsariadee. themselves up is the legal authority. Mee broiler* aid goardi.ia are comprised In the pro, isitios of thk decree. whke is net applicable so 'owner brdilers. V We bare received the following letter from (be Island of Walcberen, containing some interesting information relative to the state of (quitting, 84. " Ter Veer, Auguit 1/. "I have Wafted here frays use batteries b-fore Flusblag, where I itatt bees from the etiminencenwoit of the bombard meat, at half past ten o'clock, p.m. an holiday. The toad capitulated *boat four o'clock tot Tuesday, and the tgarrisoll consisted .‘f nears v luUa mem The totta he. bees mint dread fully mauled. The tresnrr.dnus fire of eight or mine Alps rte the liar on one side, and the laud batteries noi oilort, rem* reduced many of the houses to ruins. The Stash Humor, the Old Chun It, the Exchange, sad a great part of the quay. are levelled to the ground. rhe town W 3. on eredurimg two nights is several places, and would have beets Hassled to ashes, had we not, -to pity. to the a retched ietialgtwolk www times mi l :ended the dreadful uAi kof destruction. The Hum made some despt rate sorties during the siege, bid they were. always driven bnel with great lass by air t Their artillery, it mart, however, be toofemint, was resa ri M ably well ,rrved, and mast of their !lbw entered our umbra rare% . Captain NI oa no land five mesa kilted at nisegan, but fortunately out tor., upon the whole, has bees comparelively *riding. " I utider.itand that Sir flows Poises,/ has remised in. rorrn*tinn, that the French Hest, *bleb Ina sappmed to hale au-tided the Seheldt as high es AM is dal ea this side of Fort Lill°. We expect to be OM y but Antwerp. We shall be enaveyett by the Inouresis_ tip ow of the branches of the Scheldt, /lad it is said that a 6srd 'km been discovered al the extremity of !loans Iles el.usti, where, at 1,,w water. 30 or 6U men can cross abreast. " The whale of the Island of Wilt:berm is a garden. ft is finely cultivated. blasts ar; the French Governor of noshing, tried to counteract our operanntsi bye* inundation. but this scheme had little effect, and scarce ad) liOury has been done by the attempt. " It is the opinion of the best informed me* here that this Plead can he mai.stained itgaiust any force the Fresh may employ to retake it. We have placed the saes of east in si tuathsin where the oldest men la the Island Yenned there was scarce water enough for a brig. In fart, the whole fleet bass been nav ig ated through the narrow ebaameb that seoarate the 1.1.1m6 of ZealatA in a manner which astonishes the mo-t expert Dumb Pilots. The trawsports are stowed herein tie,' as crowded as inerchaidaseu its the River Thames." /01/•...=•• The following extract of a letter from an officer belonging to the division of the Espedilion end, r the Marquis of ilorrt.EY, servo' to thfow souse light upon the intended part star object of that corps, and to explain, in some moasare, the-caase why that object was not carried iota elect: ".. " acrabker (a swill village la tl .atb Bevelaail), Am.'" s•Our division a lie Sleet sailed unlike V* Jai,. sod ;a.- cleared olf &tend ihr next morobar. We were to it..kr Landed on Coda's's!, and the troops were Is perfect rendine...; but the landing was slot attentpted. I ass told the cause nas lie want of a salcient number sof lbst.bttosned boat.. 1$ r ley of eadasid, fur eight or Ica dar, and were then lordried round to %with Iletelawi, *here me landed .ae the 9th inst. the isload having bees previoudy occupied without mu.:h i.p position, by Sir Jaw's Ilora's divbion. rim. tirm4 at Vbishing having ceased, I suppose wt. 'hall imosidiatelk ps .- Wed to attack Lillo sad Antwerp. A , ordable pas.oAr has beta diaerriered on the ann of the Scheldt tk bids .rvaritse. 'Ma Woad from !loll:cot i the passage is &feuded by SW./ dlail• The enemy are %aid to have 10.000 ones as Lille, mad it,kooo at Antwerp. It a.supposled Mete are 1:341) see us Cal-and." 1 CATA I. %NI is to perform the characters at Co. vcatt.Garden Theatre formerly assumed by Stu . TIN!, and some new ones are to be pnrrosvly written for her. It is said that she wilt also be bronght forward in the Oratorios, in order to cover, if possible, the enursaubs . capence attim.s:).; her engagement: . . Some few days since, Is the Bishop or East, it was stooping to inspect the heels of one of 1. 4 saddle horses, and giving directions to his growl., he received-a Liek on the temple, but happ.i: ) gili . - ont any serious consequent-ca, as his Lordhitit , %as but barely within reach of the animal. The chief inhahltaufs of :delta have f0r0 , .(1 a Coaunittec in aid of the Spanish Patriots, at :I very soon after its institutions the sulaseriptu, , amousitt.4 to 13,3911 Spanish dollars. Married, yesterdsy, by special licence, at 17:... To.sot's, in ‘Vimpitle.street, Cit 1' Cfligial.44llla c, 110 key. Dr, GcaaA.lD AisOmewrs, the Itiv.t onside Lord Lioftsnoitoo l to Miss TA La, r. of Inioodtsion s id Nottutit. ova