The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-06-23 00:00:00

• 1. • ;• s • ' e• r • $' I 4a ' L Forbes. The lattvr that by a calculation of an. Wit. of lilt , taking flip durability of the Ba. k a' 2 years, the Mink ought to pay 149.3b91 ; as 6 24 ears , NhiCil was Ihr I.ll(Ptit rate to sake. I 19,4t71. ; and at 3 years, 99,5071. It awes quite fair that the Bank ought to act on the ptincipl.s of ether Hasik..rs no 11.11 %cot through the committee. On the Mr. GRRNFFI.I. remarked, that on in *mac. the public had a right to PO,OOOl. a yea*, from the Bank. Fin. 1709 the ihiok had rerefied advan torte• It alit not errs fled to. We oad now a right to critter el roreoilid In do j ...tire to the public. - Mr. FOltilr, said, that every body he met thought the Bank ought Si, art like other Bankers. Mr. Aldritoati qMiTil said a few 'words. he CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said, that in endeavouring to obtain more, we might, in fact, obtain less. lie was willing previnos to fur ther di*cusaion to reconiitliir lis own opinions, and lie troop(' that other Gentletivois wind(' do the same. He wax evinced we were I 1111 l tut to do justice to the B. ik nit Ili , . no .41 o f faith. IN N ...14 Cie contract with the Bank, VII% in Net, n►lll atl aosival one. lie hoped that the patent fnr the office of Sheriff would be exempted fr, 00000 tiro The CHANCELLOR of the EXCII rQUER said, he ,meld consider that subject, as the °dice of Shetiff was ceitainlj not one of either plofit or pleaanre. Mr. BANK E.; 'Tot:inset' an universal stamp on all notes. hit. BUT 1 ERN °Rig noticed the hardships respecting dusk on wills. Mr. defended the conduct of the Bank. 0. , marline th. Report, Mr. CR EN FELL Asked whether the arrange ment out. the &ink .4 as wade during the last six w.oks ? he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER that the pri..clobe had been agreed on long ago, in ca'eulat ell. tied not been unished till lately. 11 canto' net *Aar!, home the day. I R , oort wto ordered to he considered on bloorla.. Th. Bill ices ord•red to be printed. %Tow Now.oap•r Hemp Due) Bill was ordered to firi•liPli. cud ennaideted on Monday. • Of f .1 1 0 l „sort of 'the Committee ou 2t.'t. up • l 1.1.. f °ABMS male • some observations, after which i Hifi Kai orel•red to be brought in accord- Wel %. • • iln trouge dim sent into a Committee on, the Bill for regulari•ig 'he British trade to the French Coluniev T:•e tiepint to be received to-morrow. •Th• Repos of the Tobacco Bill, and Hall Post age Bill, oer.. hr .ogib• up. Mr. Sl{o6olol ifiroualfr un the Reports of the Committers of *Thy and of Ways and Means, the )t Newts of ithirh were agreed to, and Bills di rected In fie fir"itaht The L , n4ion A.riy of 13reid Bill was brought in, and ieml titne. To he read a second time on t) 1100. nod in, he printed. Toe Am , . 0 tiers of the Day were read, and the 11..t..e nth out tied. I l) ~e Mails 1 '. Llama O ' liurntosirgh .. . O . • I 1 N. if i 4; a -' LONDON: rltinA Y. .11:NE 23, 1815. In the first momrnts of victory no distinct ideas can he formed of the actual state of things, or the 'probable result of even the most auspicious events; and till the details of the consequences of the awful sh..ck ohich has decided the fate of mortals can be collected, though glory sheds her most pleasing co louring. user the scene. anxiety, approaching to pain, Liti.t continue to be felt by all that can feel, and kite an interest in the objects so calculated to awaken 311 our ..)o , pathies and attention. We have wit receivod, nor ro.ild we yet expect it, what • •st soi!l, 410 now more than ever, look to with the lt , eatect io , oitietiCe—the continuation from the D of %% tlbt.tvcrox c.f the narrative of those eveottel recut reores in which tie has lately borne so glpif pstrl, on which so much %./: iLt happine , s of r,•tr• tet tleoettili, and atsi n have adorned wits p of eteil..s•ing honour the brow; of ever) Brei,lt hero uho !ought upon these occasions, and the glitt“; of those uho are now insensible to t'i,• time or the'r lii..tli exploits; but we have entlea vo•rred to g;:i•ify public desire by cullecting as many interemiog":letalt , as have C” , tlf. un.ler our Oh4erva lion ougt. O. medium of public and private channely, aiul as we cuss C •1111re.c into our rolo , nuc, tettrlin4 to **up; I) the cluts!ri ;u the atitlievi•i.. in fflrtua.ititi Set r'COI7eO in CP4Rill to the bit e b a t t les on I , he •••tili.i• urn( mft%eitietii• Of the armies. . , • The antral ot 1 11 .. 1 from Flanders this 'forenoon, With e. pious it-counts fmro ilrussek, enables us to hike 'h•- iotePigotice to the vlf , t.e of Tuectiay, the i ‘t. We n-ett !int .83 !h.• arconntstkp rereired, Imo which at. su j in , trill fot . itsd iiiter.stiiig ; ainr n•. 41 pt, *ri•rtfo..e ..f eo,t's iu directing the at 'irlut. tto bare from the French titiotts te... , iberf to the 19. h, and containing, anion; ether at ti, les of itavl rt... c.t, the etseit.)'s neemints of 1114 hl' lie t to.ruipos.: ogitity.t art Allies in the Nor'!, to the einse • 'ot the affair of the 'l6 h, in which, it iv Rik d, he hist! the ittvaniage, the " of 'OW n11 4 4'11 114 .. But • the . d!pci‘ite bat 1 0. the 18-h, autl it' enlist.. .• n , • • wintina. •. ` a r e what are glow in Oa inn%i gPV4rOII. If ute . : i p s o( o f tt is fro.ireted att.ttiaet of the Ft ettch ~rr~... ~ :-_ ti. ~ili~ioll , iiiiiiiiiii THE STATESMAN. Emperor to destroy at one blow the Power he had great events that have happened jet our neighbour. must to dread, is such as all accounts friendly to hood. the cause of the Allies would lead us to suppose,— This evening the city will be illominated. if he has not a reserve sufficient to repair immedi. ' Since this morning early the ringing of all the bells ately all h is losses, and this will not be easily done, announces to the inhabitants of this city the splendid he 'oas committed an error that threatens to be fatal victory gained yesterday by the Allied Armies over to his power ; for though we perceive that the Duke the French Army, commanded by Bonaparte in per of WELLINGTON had returned to Brussels after son. In these first moments it is impossible to collect all the details of these glorious hi , t victory, and we suspect the Prussians would events, by which the not venture alone te, try the experiment of pene. Generals and tictops of the different nations have (rating into France, the effect which this defeat to (paired immortal honour. Meantime, till we can the hopes and first great effiarts of NAPOLEON, what. give, in some connection, the accounts which will be ever it may have cost to his enemies, cannot but printed, the following are the most ce t tain particu have, in fixing the resolutions of those inferior States tars yet known : which trembled at his power, and wavered as the Bonaparte, ot the head of the flower of the army views of interest and security led them, must be and of his.guard, had the plan, by penetrating into . fraught with the greatest danger, and be highly injuri- the centre of Belgium, to cut off the communication ens to him. But the chief part of the struggle isyet to between the two great armies of the Duke of Wel come. It has been seen with what desperation t h e lingtoe and Prince Blucher ; already he had pene. French soldiers fight for their Emperor, and we (rated upon the road from Namur to Brussels, and had doubt not it will be no less strikingly evinced intercepted it, while he was advancing to strike one with *hat courage they will combat for their of those decisive blows which have made his military country. No one doubts the strength of their reputation. The Allied Armies have taken formidable frontier line, and it is yet unknown what is the positions : Lord Wellington above Waterloo ; Gen. amount of force they have to oppose on the Sambre. Bulow at Wavre, where he had arrived with his The attack was voluntary on the part of the French corps from Liege; and Prince Blucher at Gemh!our, Emperor ; he, and all around him, knew well the where he was joined by the corps uti.ler P.. 11. Klei‘t mettle of the British troops, and it %soukd he allow. de Nollenclot ff. Yesterday morning the Altied ing him very little sagacity indeed to suppose that armies had completed their dispositions. Bonaparte he had not provided against defeat. One of his had passed before the front of all his guard, and held corps, whose business it was to observe the Prussians, them a discourse, calculated to animate them still took no part in the chief action. Indeed the space more. It is added, that he said he mould beat Brus. within which the prize of victory was contested, sets that evening. The battle began about eleven seems not to have admitted of his bringing the whole o'clock in the morning, and lasted, without interr o p. of his force into the field. But the numbers brought tion, till very late in the night. It was shout four to the repeated attacks, and the desperation with o'clock that numerous reinforcement 3 o f p ru , c i ans which they were urged, testify he exerted every arrived on the field of battle; they immediately at. effort to obtain the victory ; and the complete. Melted the enemy with admirable intrepidity. The ness of the route and confusion which followed, combat was long, murderona, dreadful, but de. as they ever do, on the heels of disaster and based cisive; the English cavalry, and the Prussian cavalry expectations, equally evince whit must be the con- covered themselves with glory ; the brave Belgian sequences to him if the successes of his enemies are carabineers, the light dragoons, and the hussars of •as promptly taken advantage of by them as they Croy, supported in the most brilliant manner the were on a former occasion. We hear great exer. military glory of the Belgians. Prince Blucher had ,(ions are immediately to be made to reinforce the three horses killed under him, and the Chief of the Duke of WELLINGTON with troops from this coon- Staff of the army, Baron Gneisensu, an officer of the I try, end there can be no doubt but that the armies highest merit, had two horses killed. It is not yet of the Alliance will now show themselves on the possible to mention all that deserves notice; events have French frontier. We, however, yet hear but little crowded with such rapidity, that at present we see of the Ruv,iaits. The Austrians are reported to only the results without knowing all the particulars. have penetrated through Switzerland into France, : All the baggage of Bonaparte is already taken ; his as far as Lyons, but there is no apparent founds. plate, his correspondence, whole bales of Revolu tion for this rumour. The interior . of France is em. tionary Proclamations,dated from thePalaceof !Aiken, c;a Hy declared, by Fortcoe, to be far from quiet.-'4 . his carriage, &c. &c. Among the things which have The Royalists may now be expected to show them- fallen into the hands of the victors, is the grand selves in chat strettgt it they have. It is confessed in Order of the Black Eagle, which the King of Pros the reports front the Imperial Army that there has CM had given to Napoleon. The Insignia of this been treason in it, and that Lieutenant-General Order bears the motto, Emery one his own. But a Bounstols-r, with some other Officers and a squadron thing which history will notice, and which deserves of the troops had gone over to the Allies. Ito be recorded, is, that the victory was decided at a A Message from, tile Palace Rectar was commu- place called la Belk Alliance. Up to this moment, !tinted last night to Parliament, recommending some the number of cannon taken is from 2 to 800: that further tribute of honour and ((latitude to the merit: of the caissons, waggons, and baggage, is immense. of the Duke of W ELLINGTON ; and the metropolis . The carriage of the Duke of Bassano has already ar. will be illuminated to night. rived here. Among the wourded of rtistinction is The foiloa itig are the contents of the Mail received this forenoon : the Prince RoJnl, Mho has been struck by a ball in the arm, and /h.. young Prince of Nassau Usingen, The descrip►ion given of the wounded soldiers re. turning into Brussels and the citizens grasping in friendship the yet bloody hands of their protectors% who is severely %sounded. The Austrian Gen. Baron Vincent, who WWI nea► the Duke of Wellington dur ing the battle, was wounded by a ball in the hand at frightfully picturesque. BRUSSELq, Jona 19. SIXTH BULLETIN. a short (list once from the English hero. Yesterday evening 15u0 French prisoners were brought in, as welt a; two eagles, 'ring the remains The Duke of Wellington arri►ed this morn i ng i n this city. The victory gained yesterday and in the course of last night is complete and decisive. The wrecks of the enemy's army are flying in the greatest disorder, abandoning an immense materiel of attil tilery and all their baggage ; al►eady 150 pieces of cannon have fallen into the power of the Duke of Wellington ; Prince Blucher taken 60. The enemy is pursued upon all points. The successes hitherto obtained, and which this memorable day has just crowned, are the effects of the dispositions mule by the D :kr of Wellington ; it is to his genius, to his intrepid sang . frilid, that these glorious results are due ; to him also we shall be indebted for seeing the war immediately trans ferred to the enemy's territory. of a corps which was cut to pieces by the rnwalrs near a wood. That superb English regiment, the Queen's Dsagoons, especially consiiboted to this %%wogs._ IVe 'aped a very considerable number of prisoners; and this afternoon 100 can•ion will bo brought in here. General Campans. of the gnarl, is among the • prisoners; he arrived here this morning. The Duke of Wellington arrived here this morn ing; his head-quarters are at Nevelles, whither he will repair without delay. The Frei,ch army re tires with the greatest precipitation to the Sambre, and already we are informed that the Prussians have entered Charleroi. Several corps of our troops have ad►anced rapidly upon Bindle and Fontaine L'Foeque. General Beaumont, two Colonels, a I Major, two Officers, and all their suite, are at St. Gerard-sar-leSambre—they are come to place them selves under the banners of the King of France. It Is a most affecting scene that we have witnessed since yesterday. The public spirit of the inhabitants of Brussels has shown itself in the fairest light. Their hatred to the Usurper every where showed itself in the most The inhabitants of Brussels, whose humanity has so sigoaliteil itself for these throe days pl.!, will doubtless routioue to give their charitable care to the fre;ll uoundcd who are expected, whose wants are so great, and who have acquired so many claims to our t ., , -latituth.. . Raton d. CA PELLEN, Secretary of State. Hrt!...ls, Juni. 19, at nova. forcible manner. Yesterday, during (be battle, A first column of prisoners, about 4500 men, ar rived lier , yesterday erMaing. Soldiers of the escort curried French camp colours and 'Eagles. To-day poisoners are conrloolially arriving, among w!000to Generals, Colonels, and oilier Qißeers are mentioned. ` fear chilled every heart ; to-day the most lively joy is painted on every face.--On all sides the citizens Ay to meet the wounded. They lavish on them all they are in need of, and there is no one who does not receive with pleasure, as friends and deliverers, these have defenders of our Person , who came from the field of battle assure independence. These warriors of ditforetit nations us, that the 10 , s of the enemy is inimense, and that. are iffeCted by the reception they experience in our amon' the lt OA arid wounded there are several Ge. City ; their hands, still bloody, seek the hands of oar rivra Is. cithfrus to press them with gratitode. Generous in. The presence of the illustrious Doke of Welling.. habitants of Brussels, your conduct doo4 von ho ton, for a moment in this city, is attributed to his neer; it is worth) thus • noriettt limha.icons whose de.ire to visit iho Prince of &anat.. distiuguished charade, istics were valour, loyalty, and It is illsn said that the Noble Duke has visited the libtout: wounded Officers of distinction. • Ps . tue o'Ccocx, P. M.—Courier; arrive in rapid • The-head-quarters of Prince Freelerick are et ieeeeroiou ; all hring further news of the defeat of • . ' Neseßes. . . • . the Fiettch army, the rout of wlticit is complete, espect itaavadiately an official Beliethe of do whole corps throw away their arms to fly with the - i . _Ja, s ~. 4_~ alai greater ease; 16 regiments of cavalry pursue thorn closely, and do not allow them a moment's regptP. Ten thousand Prussians are to pass through here in pursuit of the enemy. Prince William of Prussia is arrived ; he is going to the army. itise 18, NOON.—The battle on Friday was ter rible; we hare lost many men, especially our brave Belgians; they have gained immortal glory. The brave Scotch have lost many men ; in short, it was a butchery without parallel. JUNE 19.—We are saved; a most memorable sic. tory crowned the efforts of our armies; Wellington is just arrived; there are 40,000 horc de combat on both sides, 250 pieces of cannon, 1 - 2 or 1-1,090 pri aoners taken from the enemy, the whore of Bona. parte's gnard &stroyeel, Vandamtne hors de combat, one cf Bonaparte's brothers ; in short, wears a!! has de ourselves for joy. ' Tke brave Billow has made a dreadful carnage with a corps of 12,000 chosen cavalry. God be praised ! Bonaparte had promised his troops three hours pillage at Brussels. JuNe 20, AT Noos.—The news continues to be most honourchle for our armies. Our troops are still in pursuit of the enemy. Never was victory more complete, or purchased at a more terrible pike. We are assured, that the Austrians have en. p red Alsace. The Swiss hare joined the Confedera t tioo w ith 40,000 wen. In 'bort we breathe, for the memota hle days of the 151 it, 161,, 17th, and 18th of June placed us in a ►ituation which will preve n t our once more being brooghl under their terrible G , ,eerotnent. We now may hope that all will end well, and that Europe will enjoy goon the peace sQ much tleirecl. 13 ,, naparte's carriage, which the Prussian` hare taken, will be carried to Berlin. The Funds have experienced an advance this morn ing, and amnions, which opened •t rose to 9i, Reduced 56i and 37i, at le o'clock. The report* in circulation on 'Change are all very favourable te t the cause of the Allies. A letter has been received from o+tend, dated thas 2lst, stating, that the French bad lost 40,00 Q pd.! Boners; that JEROME flowAraave and Mesa; wegq killed, and that SMOLT had lost a leg. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Oilmen wet hold at lbe Foreign Office; at the breaking up 4 which Mr. HUNTER, the King's Messenger, was dered to kold himself in readiness for 4 tortiim journey. On Tuesday sight Mr. Wm", the King's Mews% get, was sent off with dispatches to Stittgard. The Earl of Rossr.v2t, Sir H. lota, tied Sir E. PAcrr, are named as likely to be sent to supply th 4 loss of General Officers in the army of the Duke of WELLINGTON. • • • It is feared that the death of thelllllant Earl of UXBRIDGE soon succeeded the amputation of his right leg ; the thigh bone was splintered so, that th• operation was obliged to be performed at a ilanger.. ous height; he received his unfortunate wound by almost the last shot that was fired. T.,e first battalion of Guards were ordered off to the Netherlands yesterday morning. The Duke of YORK made an address to them, which was receive& with the loudest. huzzas. The too n N ill he illuminated two nights—thil night and to-morrow, in honour of the victory of Waterton. The p►eparations for the illumination commei:rod )esterclas at the Admiralty. The Court of Common Ciuncil is summoned to meet at Guildhall on Tuesday nes', to consider of add resmi tig the Pal NICE REGENT on the defeat of Bo- NA PA UTE. The Duchess d'Angouleme French frigate, (rote Nlaiiirogo came into Plymouth, on Timotlay last, under the white flag. The I.ublic taste for Theatrical Exhibitions, in which Horses and Du s, and other fora-leg t rd aid. mils, are iotroduced upon the Stage, ix itkolY to he highly gratified neat week at the ROYAL ('lam! THEATRE, in n Piece announced for Monday next. The !)..gs, if we may judge from the rehearsal, will far surpass all their Brother Dogs who have heen barking about the town for public applause, both io action and sagacity. A footpad robbery was committed on Tuesday night last, about 10 o'clock, on the per son of It sailor, on the Essex road, between the Whalebone and Itomford, by two men, who took from hint Batik-notes to the amount of about 201., his hat, and two handkerchiefs. The robbers, after ill-treat. ing the sailor, crossed a field with their booty ; hut by the prompt attention and perseverance of the ilotr.street horse-patrols, who are stationed on that road, were soon apprehended, secured, and brought to the office, where they were examined on Thursday, and were committed for further examination next Monday. Junt 22.—Sailed last evening the Beiey, Oliver, for India, and ran mi shore on the flats of Romney : it is hoped site will float next tide and re tutu to the Downs.-i-Arrived the Pioneer schooner, with Dispatches from Ostend : they are said to be ex ceedingly favouratle.—Sailed the Heron sloop of war, with a fleet of transports for Ostend, to bring home the wounded and the prisoners. His hlaj.-ty's ships Grampus and Cumberland have arrived .4 Portsmouth with the East India fleet; among them are the following Irt Kr mariint• of Huallrr.Gt tle Hootler,Dersel'hire, 1:11) Carden, T Tins Grenville, truly M Lilly. We'd - m(1. Wineheloeti, Stare,. En. or. Ale,anbr, lades, Earl Sii,iicer. Tigre., Maite s lni, Fort 1id.... Lad% Cd.oo' ell. Lord Lymiloek, Nuns •rford. Orient; Cli,trliii , e, [bated Lird Melville, mid A-ia. CORN-EXCHANGE. JUR IL 25. —Our marker was Inn ihinly .upplsed sviih tine W nen( .his :u ~ ling. hating had no fresh/ I r' :als since Mood •v ; lint we tilve n hitt-ratan tritei of Any grain um-pi whit" is 1%. lower. SMITH FIELD MARK FT.—Jamie It •1.. %ink th, Odort, per stdse of Alb. qeef •• • 4ft 4d to• 5% tid. i • Heat of Cottle this dnv t outloo . 5. ID t. 6.. 01. R o m; ' 870 Veal .. 6s Oft. I. 7. 61. I Sheep ...... 7, 340 Pork ... 6c. 0.1 se. 7* O. . Colon Lunt) ....Ba. OA, to 81, 6.1. i Pip • V hi tt PI di ,1 ~ 1r ' III f ,L 1 hi F tt