The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

,Tr'• . . Porto Rico, of tlie 24th 'ultimo. Many of the Black ebiefslave been secured, and will suffer death. The hellish work was tofiare commenced on the night of the 25th." [PROM THE ADVERTISER OP SEPT. I.] ti CHARLESTOWN, Ave. 23.—From St. Augustine, by the sloop Niagara, arrived yesterday, we learn that the schooner Alexandre, of this port, one of the transports which carried the Spanish troops to Havannah had re - turned to St. Augustine. The Captain and all the crew died with she exception of the cook. The vessel was carried into port by two passengers." [mu THE PAPER, 30th auo.] YELLOW FEVER. By the following statement of the Physicians of New Utrecht taken from the Long Island Patriot, it ap pears that an alarming yellow fever exists at that place. We are sorry to perceive (says the Franklin Gazette,) that the malignant fever continues to make serious ra vages among our fellow citizens of Baltimore. INTERESTING PROM TEXAS. The Independents are in some force at Galveston, under the command of Major Mines; there are about 125 men in fort Bolivar. A Mexican armed schooner, was lying at Galveston ; she is a large schooner mount ing nine guns, had lately been very successful against ilie Spaniards, and was full of Colonial produce. Smug ling in these parts is carried on with a high hand. 'No mail had arrived from the. Continent at a late hour this forenoon ; but letters from Constantinople bad been previously received to the 25th of August, and from Smyrna to the 18th. Much anxiety pre varied at the former place to learn the tenor cf the re ply of the Russian Cabinet, to the Note of the Ottoman ' Government. Tranquillity; however, it appears, con tinued to be undisturbed both there and at Smyrna ; and in the capital, the Bazaars and other places of bu siness were gradually opening, and symptoms of re turning confidence appeared. At Smyrna the fears of the English resident, for the safetypf their property, had been greatly relieved by the arrival of the Cam brian frigate, which, it was nnderstood, would remain there as long as the British Consul might consider it necessary. The Turkish fleet was in the neighbour hood of Rhodes, having lately received reinforcements from the Pacha of Egypt. It was still, however, not equal to meet the Greeks in a general engagement ; and was waiting for some further addition. In the mean time, the Greeks continued to enjoy the uncon trouled dominion of the Levant, and were daily ac quiring strength. _..._ The regraters and forestallers have met with an other defeat at Monday's market, and the reports from all parts of the country acknowledge that the wheat is principally secured from the weather : the oats are backward in many places, but a few dry windy days would effectually save them, and, at least, insure an average crop ; this will prove a death blow to the lea.rimum agriculturists, and that celebrated commit tee, who made so much work to so little purpose ; they may report and make that report large enougli to cover their farms, it will be all. the same, as the true causes of agricultaral distress are, the weight of taxa tion, the enhanced value of money, and the exorbitant rents charged by the land proprietors for the last 25 vears. These are the real causes, and until they are removed, the appointment of committees is but delu sion to divert John Bull from a more serious subject— a reduction of the public expenditure. is the mockery to continue, that discharges poor clerks upon half-pay, who, in many instances, can hardly keep life and soul together, particularly, where there is a house full of small children, at the same time the heads of offices — the sinecurists—the placemen and pensioners--.-who bare never done any thing to serve the country, are retained, either through Royal favour, or Borough in terest? No redaction takes place, except through mortality, in the old Queen's eight nurses, whose babies have long since got out of leading-strings, and nude a shift to nibble for the loaves and fishes to some tune. No reduction of the five hundred and fifty Scotch pensioners, few of whom are entitled to as many pence, and that have disgraced the black book, since the days of BUTF. No reduction of doctors, occulists, aarists, dentists, and medical men, enough to keep all the Monarchs in Europe in a ferment, while the black coats of all descriptions pray for the ruling powers, 1 , and lend their able assistance to trample on the rights of the people, spend their money, and after wards sneer at them ; while the Ministers of the Crown treat the people as if the country was approxi mating to a civil war. His Majesty's subjects cannot assemble to petition for a restoration of nests, for the punishment of public delinquents, or to pay a Christian duty to the remains of martyred royalty, without subjecting their lives to danger, or the foul abuse of a hired Junta paid by the people fur abusing them. 'Tis thus the payers of taxes, the supporters of parish palaces are treated by these moral, conscientious, and religions rulers and their agents, the Slop inqui sitors and their infernal battalion of testimony, who it appears have not confined their loyalty to the Metro polis but have digressed (with that holy teal which distinguishes their kind) to Manchester, Huddersfield, and even beyond the Tweed. Such is the open war declared against Ms Majesty's peaceable subjects by this nefarious gang, and their miscreant affidavit men ; and what must those be, who would suffer such a set of vultures to e?tist as body ? To occupy the place of the law' officers of the crown, and render the home department a vehicle of persecution instead of protection. is „ Seotland, another branch of the gang has set up a papas, cam. posed of such infernal materials as the weekir gusto .-- ... • ; . _ I rt 4 g . of 'lineation and scarrnity at the sip or , tbo Crew* and Bible. The slanderous attacks of' 'the §eOteli Beacon have rendered it so obnoxious to private ohs• racter, as to draw forth -II correspondence between a gentleman, named Stuart, and the Lord Advocate. Mr. Stuart demands satisfaction of the Lord Ad vocate, as a proprietor of The Beacon, and as one of its securities. The latter charge, his Lordship does not disavow, but says be only supported the paper as the organ of certain'toyal principles, but denies any concern in it as a property. Mr. Stuart sends him 5 of the papers in which he has been attacked. The Lord Advocate does not read them ; sends them back ; and at last is made to acknowledge that attacks upon private character were made without his knowledge, and that he should not countenance them. In this corres pondence there is so much cowardly shuffling that we should not trust ourselves to enter further in the subject. We would only refer our readers to an ad mirable article respecting it, which we have copied, in another column, from The Seotsmee. The Dublin Evening Post, a most Ocellent paper, has given the following paragraphs with its accus tomed good humour and brilliancy : " Although we have joined in the laugh which has been raised against our College Poetry—though we have laughed at the Dublin Society and at its poet in waiting, as well as the Honorable Secs, and Stipen diaries—though we have made some of our Dublin Contemporaries smile at their own expense, still are the men of the Thames and the Tweed resolved to be angry with us upon principle." After which, the Editor ably argues on the principle, that if former King. and Princes have injured and be- trayed Ireland, that is no reason their crimes should be vented on George the 4th, who was the only King that ever visited the country, to be of any use to it. With the Editor of 7%e Dublin Evening Post we fully agree, and refer our readers to 12 of our Private Letters from Dub• lin, inserted in THE STATESMAN, commencing the 19th of last August, wherein our correspondent so clearly supported the positions laid down by Tile Dublin Even jag Post, that any man who will allow himself time to see, read, and believe, must be of a similar opinion. We feel much pleasure in giving another paragraph which asserts a fact too well known to be denied. "Like beasts hare they treated us, and when that teas no longer practicable•»when our growing importance—our spi;•it— our numbers—the intellect of some of us, and • the co hesion of Me government and the people, which has been gradually and silently going on, rendered it ian politic and unsafe to use brutal force, the battery is changed to a wohlan's war." This is by no means a re tort courteous, but a Rowland for an Oliver, and if we are to make a critical comparison between the Irish Editor and his competitors, they should at once apply to his generosity for an Irish Political Hornbook, as they appear to know as much of the real history of Ire land, as the sublime and gentlemanly Editor of the Slop tub does of Chesterfield. Again the Dublin Editor comes to the charge with a tremendous alieele—" The King himself has perceived the evil consequences •of inch a mode . of government, he saw it was neither beneficial to the Empire, to Ireland, or to himself, that this country should be governed on the principle of opposing faction to faction, and preju dice to prejudice : he showed every disposition to smoothen the asperities in our social system, and to banish, if possible, the political and religious animosities, to which we have been so long a prey." This is according to the phraseology of The Courts showing cause for the question at issue, and we should feel truly grateful did his Majesty adopt a similar line of conduct to his English subjects, although we profess no envy at the happiness of our neighbours ; still we are of opinion the King's English subjects have been treated as aliens to his affections, nor can we attribute such treatment to any thing short of their attachment to his own wife. heaven rest her soul ! That his Majesty held likings and dislikes are quite natural ; but to opinion, to hates or attachments, we must beg leave to say, his advise's have been much to blame in recommending the dismissal of the best civil and military officers in the country for the hu mane acts of saving the lives of Ms Majesty's subjects. Our readers will observe with high satisfaction, in the advertisement respecting a meeting of the consti tuents of Sir ROBERT WILSON, the prompt and pro per measures they are taking to testify their sense of their Representatives merits and privations, and afford an opportunity to the public to concur with them in a substantial expression of their feelings. The meeting that took place last night was for the purpose of calling a public meeting of the Electors of South wark, to consijer of the propriety of commencing a public subscription, to indemnify the gallant Knight, as well as to express their opinion as to the conduct of his MAJESTY'S Ministers towards him, and their ap probation of his public conduct. It was reported at Lloyd's this forenoon that his MA. sem had landed at Calair yesterday afternoon, be tween three and four o'clock. Sir Robert Wilson, it is understood, has written a letter to the Commander in Chief, demanding a Court Martial. Should this be refused, it is said that it is his intention to address a letter to his Constituents, containing a statement of particulars connected with his removal, and to take no farther steps till the meet ing of Parliament. He is to remain at Paris till be receive an answer from his Royal Highness. An other subscription of SOL towards the purchase of an Annuity for the Gallant Knight, has been announced ;' and, by a communication in another par! of our paper, it will appear that the spirit of the public is anxious to display. Its liberality as soon as proper persons are appointed to receive contributions. . Mr. Austin, who lately arrived with Lord and Lady Hood and Lady Anise Hatairioa. from the Con tinent, Ires taken up his resident, si the late Queen's I home ie Sea* Audlerstreet ~~ '~ ~AtSMR:! RIR ROBERT WILSON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. On perusing your excellent Journal of Monday last, I was much gratified at the able manner you handled the subject of Sir Robert Wilson's dismissal from the army, to which he has been so great an ornament, as well as your 'unsophisticated and convincing ergo raenta on the propriety of opening a subscription for the alaist Knight, in order to make an adequate sub stitute for that paywhich he purchased, and by his eminent services was so justly entitled to, and of which he bas been shamefully and unconstitutionally deprived, after 27 years knocking about through all parts of Europe and Egypt. The subject being discussed in a company of trades men last night, they offered me a so , •erci '' ow each, for the purpose of shewing their respect for Sir Robert's public a-,d private character, and abhorrence of his enemies. sly not knowing if a Treasurer had been appointed to receive such subscriptions, I declined taking the money until Tut: Sr.TESNIAN announces the business in due form. At such time I shall avail myself of my neighbours liberality, n•ho do not wish to countenance an A. B. C. 0. sti!ost•ription, but would present the spontaneous and honest offerings of grateful hearts to their gallant, intrepid, and abused coon tivman. A 3102 PATRI.E. Gravel-tone, lept. 26, 1921. Extract of a letter from Malta, dated Aug. 20. "lVe are happy to learn that although the Malta me morial has not yet been allowed to take its intended course, it has nevertheless been the means of attract ing the attention of Government to this long neglected part of his Majesty's dominions. It seems that the baneful effects of the odious corn monopoly were too striking to escapeithe early notice of ministers at home, and• the knowledge of their having already given Sir Thomas 51aitland directions fur its abolition dif fuses general satisfaction here." Extract of a letter front the Agent to Lloyd's at Constantinople, dated 25th August:—" Since my last of the 10th instant, every thing has remained tran quil, and this is the more fully confirmed by the re newal of some commercial operations. In consequence of the Government having refused to take any more corn, about 130 cargoes bare gone forward, amongst which are several that had been contracted for 50 days ago. and it is to he feared that some serious loss will ensue, as they could not be in a state to endure a long voyage, after such detention. The Cambrian frig ate arrived at Smyrna the lath inst. The general opinion now seems to be in favour of peace." Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Smyrna, dated the 17th of August :—" This city con tinues to enjoy perfect tranquillity ; nothing certain is known here of the operations of the Turkish and Greek fleets, since we list wrote to you." Letters from Cadiz, to the 14th instant, state that the re-appearance of the yellow fever at Barcelona, and other places, had created great fears lest it should spread generally in the South. The Spanish troops bad been concentrated for the establishment of a cor don round the Isle, but the malady having greatly subsided, this precautionary measure had not been re sorted to up to the departure of the post. At Gibraltar, up to the beginning of the present month , the Governor continued the restrictions. A Gentleman has arrived in town, deputed by the colosired inhabitants of the island of Antigua,to pad.; tion histlajesty to place them on the same footing u the white people. Doctor Antomachi, Bonaparte's physician at St. Helena, arrived at Calais on the lath, on his way from EnglAnd to Paris. Loan SUFFIELD.--The late Member for Shaftesbury, the lion. Edward Harbord, on his vacating his seat for that Borough, by succeeding to his present title, hus been presented by his late constituents with an address of thanks and a superb gold snnff box, in testimony of their esteem, and approbation especially of his Parliamentary coi.duct whilst a Member of the House of Commons. In their address they say " the recollection of your Lordship's constant support to every measme tending to the relief of suffering hu manity, improvement of prison discipline, revisioi of the criminal code, political economy and re trenchment, and various other measures tending to the general benefit of the subject, and to the re straint of excesses both legal and unconstitutional, have obtained a place in the hearts of all who are properly sensible of the value of such estimable ser vices. On one subject, however," continue they, "with every wish to spare your Lordship's feelings and our own, we should be greatly deficient were we to refrain from expressing our high admiration and acknowledg ment of your Lordship's support to the character and interests of our late lamented Queen. The wounds given to the feelings of the British nation, and to the character of its rulers, concerning this illustrious and much-injured person, are recent ; unhappily the scar will not readily be removed, nor the blot from the page of British history easily erased." In return to his Shaftesbury friends, his Lordship thus replies : " The interest which you have expressed in the im provement of prison discipline and other matters to which I have chiefly directed my attention in Parlia ment, with the coincidence of our political opinions, tend very much to increase the reluctance with which I forfeit the privilege of representing you in the House of Commons. I can, however, with confidence, promise you, that no change of circumstances se duce, and no difficulties deter me from a prosecu tion of the same endeavours, ur a pursuit of the same political course, which together have gained me your approbation." ANECDOTE.---When Mr. (now Sir Richard) Birnie was introduced to the presence-chamber on his ap pointment to the chief magistracy of the police, for the purpose of receiving the honour of knighthood, his Majesty was about to use his own sword in the ceremony, but having partly drawn it from the scab bard, he suddenly returned it, and turning to the Duke of Wellington, who stood near him, said, " Duke, lend me your weapon." His Grace unsheath ed the glittering blade, and placed it in his Sovereign's hand, and with this renowned sword the honour was conferred.--Thus fareth it with bins whom the King delighteth to honour. Tun.Annv.—The 3d Regiment of Foot (or Buffs) marched through this city, during the last week, on their route to Chatham, from *hence, as convict ships go patio New South Wiles,. they will be sent- In do tachnsontsosboard those Tuseltd.(Covastty Mem) . I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGIJAM RACES. Tr ESDAT, SEPT. Sb. The Magna Char' Stakes of ags etch, with 341 gs aided. Mr. Doelra's Slim Mr. ficaithe's h. f. by Whalebone . . 2 Mr. Vernon's Ho Toe . . . Won easy.-2 to lor the Whale:Kale filly. The Rulkeley stakes of 3Ogs oak with digs edde•i. Mr. Whiteside's W0uverman5............ 3 I I Mr. Scaithe's b. f. by Whalebone.... ..... 'l 3 2 Mr. Ifeathcote's Mr. Field's Tybalt Tybalt the favourite. A letter from Madrid, datEd September 9, say s—•• patches have been received here of the evacuation of Puerto Cabello by the Royalists :—the Spanish squa dron retired to Porto Rico. The war in Costa Firma seems now at an end, for in the whole of the Veneviliatt province the Royalists have but one place left--•Oremana. ' It has caused same surprise here, that Puerto Cabello should so soon have been evacuated, it being beyond all comparison the strongest place in Venezuela, and in • which on all former occasions the Royalists found a se cure retreat. A fight took place on Sundry between two bobs. on board a fishing smack, lying off Gravese►:d. In the scufile, both fell overboard, and one of them was drowned. The body was afterwards picked up, but too late for the recovery of life. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the ftsst India House, when Captain P. Cameron was sworn into the command of the ship Earl of BA'corral', con signed to B►ngal and China. Some time ago, a cask, of Dutch make, containing . blubber, was picked up in Carston roads, supposed to have drifted from the Greenland seas.--(fidinGvrglt Cornmt.) Writs of Ingniry were executed on Thursday last, at the Town Hal!, Chichester, before George Mant, Esq. Under Sheriff, in four actions brought against the city, under the 37th of George the Third, for da mages done by the mob, on the night of the iilu mination which took place in consequence of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against her late Ma jesty being withdrawn; and - the follotving sums were awarded by the Jury :—fieneral Nicholls, 131. 35.; Mrs. Diggens, 11. 3s. 311 J. 13. Freeland, Ciq. 111. 15•.; and Mr. Roper, 71. Is. 2.1. It was stated on 'behalf of several plaintiffs, that their main induce ment for entering on these prosecutions was, to con vince those who engage themselves in such disgraceful outrages, that in point of fact, they do no real injury to the t erson whose property they attack, bat, in the end, the damages sustainetboome out of the pockets of their fellow citizens at large. FRENCH POLICE.—On the 27th ultimo, the Com- missary of Police of the quar:er of the Rue du Bac {VAS informed that a numerous crowd was in the Rue de Blanche collected around a fortune-teller, who was holding very improper language respecting the death of Bonaparte. The Commissary repaired to the spot. and after some resistance took the offender into etas- tody, who proved to be a person named Gomard, call ing himself a physiognomist. Being carried before the Correctional Tribunal on the charge of assaulting an officer of judicial police, Gomard made a speech in extenuation of his offence. Being desired to account for the language which Wits imputed to him, be said, there was not a word of truth in the charge, for that p he was too much of a philosopher to interfere in poli tics. It appears, however, that the Court was nut suf ficiently philosophical to dismiss the charge, but con demned him to eight days' imprisont.rent. CUIVOSITIES.—A well of extraordinary depth is now being sunk at his Majesty's Cottage in Windsor Great Park. During the progress of the work, many curious minerals have been discovered ; and at the depth of 360 feet several fossil remains, among which is a very perfect specimen of an oyster-shell, have been dug out. At this immense distance below the surface a very large tooth has also been found, which is in beau tiful preservation. It is of double fangs, which are at present about two inches long, but have been evi dently broken off. The .face of the tooth, which is of the sort denominated a grinder, is about one inch and a half long, by one inch wide. It is of a dark brown colour, and bears a fine polish. At the same depth was found a horny substance, something like the beak of a small bird. POETII'AL fi EN rus.—Tire Edinburgh Correspondent 'gives the following Police casei which occurred at Edinburgh last wee!::—" The attention of the Court was next occupied by the case of a person who an nounced himself to be 'a hard from the north coun• try." lie had brought some poems in manuscript to this city for publication ; and doubting not, that be would be recognised at the first glance as a man of genius, he perambulated the streets, with a primed proposal in his hand, which he thrust into the face of every passenger, requesting subscriptions for the forth coming work. Colukily for him, those whom he ac costed could not detect the poetic spark under his squalid attire ; and mistook the fine frenzied rolling of his eye for the more vulgar species of insanity ! What was worst of all, a Police officer, who recognises no distinctions of mendicity, got his eye upon him ; and construed his respectful bows, and modest sim pers, and the extension of his right hand, containing the printed proposal, into the most superlative impu dence. By this stern guardian of public decorum, the funeful author was conveyed hefore a very differ ent Court from one of criticism, to answer for his con duct. The defendant remonstrated with some little warmth upon the indignity done to him. He com plained that it had very much disturbed the now of his Ideas ; but, in answer to an observation from the Court, he good calamity remarked that his short imprison ment might be made the subject of a tragical poem ! It is almost unnecessary to add, that the poor man was set at liberty." It has been requested of the Editor of a Morning paper by the friends of the gentleman who threw him self from a window of the Red . Lion inn, Whitechapel, in a fit of insanity, to state that his derangement had not been brought on by gaming. The ateident by tire. that recently happened to the Robert Brace steam-packet, while on her passage from Liverpool to Dublin, which caused it to be run on shore and scuttled, has..proved more disastrous than was at first anticipated. An attempt to raise the vessel so far succeeded that it was got above water, but at this criti cal moment the tackle , gave way, and the packet was again precipitated to the bottom. The subsequent efforts were not more successful, and we ate sorry to add, that the late gales have rendered the Robert Bruce a total wreck. • ' - . * .-'-- .7 1 " 7 . "fr' • • 4 . i ni , " 4 !"7 0 , • ' . } 1 • t W , ..~