The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-13 00:00:00

I Ma aratOCKS 'llll3 DAY AT ONE (O'CLOCK. 3 11104 perCeet.Cersa i: zek 11. 11.:litits. Navy 11.104 Moods. W.. tis. , I c am * for Axe.... 6% Lottery Ticket., IV. 17.. O km .... ...t I prem. . THE STAY 'SMAN. PROPOSITI TICNI X. LONDON: WZDXSSUAY, SITTIIII. 13. The following particulars respecting the defeat uf Sir 8.. WILSON, arc contained iu a Portuguese paper. The retreat in the direction of the muun. tains presents but an unfavourable prospect of the situation of Sir Rooter WrLsox, as be Is moving from Castel Bronco, where the Pin. tuguese corps under General Brat:sour) is ult. derstond to have arrived. Every accouut con. curs in the legion under Sir ROILIIT WlLsoyr hav ing fought with bravery and steadiness, but there is certainly great reason to apprehend that they Witt be finally cut off. " Bud' jot Diarier of the 27th ultimo, being two days later than those previously received, have just arrived ; the only article of interest in them is the following : &Lanai, alla.l&—Aa officer of the Ramona Volun teers who has arrived here, and who left Puerto de Ramos the elth lost: Mae!, that he saw at the said place the division of Sir RI:4IRu Witting' feinted with eh.. French, from the 10th to the 11th, and that it became accessary for him to retire towards the Sierra Fascia by the town of Mon demayor, in the road of Ciudad Rodrigo; that in The ionic*, tee rniments of Seville and Merida distioguished themselves greatly, particularly the first, sealed, and fifth company of the tatter, repulses the French cavalry and causing considerabk loss to the enemy who afterwards proceeded to Salamanca, in number 15,60() men, with cor responditsK artillery, leaving in Placentia 9000 bifasitry, nod about .2t)ucitmlni is Calisteq._ lle aids, that Sir R. Wit.- son kilted two Pm:whams 'With his owe hand; that the Morena Dit LA AAIUN* wa) at Benevente no the lit alibi* month, pushing his *thawed posts, composed at the casino.* of Castile and the Queen's cavalry, within a few leagues of Salamanca; the laid Oilirer carries a import from Sir Roe.. lifissos, and proceeds for our Mead-qiiarters.••-(Distio d: Bedejes, 414.) We have lung known that di:sessions existed in the Cabinet—and rumours have for many months been iu circulation, of the dissolution of the present Junta. I. private life, when concerns are prosperous, there is seldom much disagree. anent amongst partners—but when ruin stares them in the face, discord manifests itself in mutual accusations. The Ministerial Papers were lut night ordered to announce the probable retirement of three of the Cabinet Ministers. Various are the speculations on this communication, and the Western part of the Iletropolis is in full motion. The Duke of PORTLAND, the vigorous CASTIARIA6I4, and the lase Earl of CII Tllll M y are the Members to whom public opinion assigup retirement. This may, or may not, be a correct statement—to us it seems a matter of absolute imliffersnee. The country is brought by a pativverastas in the politics and systent of Mr.PITT, to the verge of destruction, and nothingbist R.eform and Peace can now save us. Whether the retire. merit of any three of the Cabinet Ministers will lead to these objects, we beg leave to decline offer ing our opinion. It is now no longer a secret that the proposed Jubike was prematurely brought forth in the futile hope of diverting the attention of the people; the pressure is, however, at length that further delusion is impracticable. The printed notices that have been issued by sonic of the Tax.gatherers, that the terrors of the loaliequer will be let loose on defaulters after the Ist of October, and the intended resignation of many others who find the execution of the orders received from their superiors impracticable, arc not amongst the least gloomy of our prospects for the approaching winter. The numbers of the sick in Wateheren—on their passage from theme—and in the hospitals of England, are confidently stated at near 16,000 — and Wak.kerca is now universally believed to be untentale.--In Spain, the effects of famine and disease, are felt by the feeble remains of our braze ermy,ln *degree not much inferior—and this is the period selected for a Jubilee and llitsmiaation. For peace, the deceived, deluded, and exhausted people of England would cheerfully co-operate in such a manifestation of joy—hut it is not the mandate of crazy, interested, servile individuals, that will force them to wear a smile -upon their face, while their hearts are tern with anguish. —.Things are doubtless " very well as they ore," to those, who from the pavement have sseetidett the heroin/Se—bin unfortunately what ever may be the weight in value of these 44 parvenus" who have fattened on the many baa. dyed millions we have spent since the year 1792-- is numbers they arc infinitely inferior to these eh° once knew consforts—al which they are hourly suffering an increased privation. We yesterday, with much regret, innovated. the stoppage of a Banking-house. The concerto of Sir M. BLOIAII and Co. arc known to be very extensive., avid we lament to say, that the conse quences of this stoppage arc already very seriously felt, and particularly to the North isT the Metro polis, by several country banks. The LORD MAYOR, iu pursuance of the Recini. :Ilion presented to him, has appointed Friday next for holding a Common Council, " To take into consideration the propriety of celebrating, in a particular manner, the ensuing Anniversary of the Accession of our present Most Gracious Soils- REIGN to the Throne, it being the day on whi4h he Wets the fiftieth year of Isis reign." ... • - • " JUBILEE IN IRELAND. it/ V .41 tht presumptuous and ignorant folly of flit . City Illuminati, who so ingenionag discovert4 the expediency of a Jubilee at the Om& ufforly.trine years, hive infected the Citizens of Dublin:— Delman. Stns. 11.—Tliorsdava Post Assembly Leis held in Green -street, f,r the purpose of taking into etsnoideratina the celebrating of a Jubilee, toe the int day of the ‘S is e entering Sato the Stith year of hit trip. A conference to-ilt place betimes the Board Csamoams m r . tits/Ana e~pop a amber of loyal semi "trawl &modalities. the eon. usjoa of witioir-was, that the pose should we le firrgulles. 'The Camino& then tut/named to the Reeorder's Conrt. After waititag some that, a message was sent in by Mew'. Coes and Palryillsol, informing Ms Lordship and The Board, that the Comoros whited &,r their decision, which was *Wont immediately whined by ay approval of the 'Re sulatioas. misused by Mr. Curs an at the eestfeenter. The Resolutions being andirased by the Mouse, a Com mittee was appointed, consisting of seven Aldermen toad 14 Comiewmpts, to carry the RwAstions inter effect. ttr. Par. TEII9O/I moved, teat the Members of the Corporat ion should . appeorr ia entire new sults of Irish masufacture, as it am a Jisbilee, that the umnufactorers in the Liberty might receive some betsefit thereby: This nas referred to the thisowittee, whose first meeting will be on Monday next. That old and highly-valued friend of Ireland, Mr. GEISARD, it will be seen, bore, es usuJl, (we presume by order) a conspicuous part in the performance of this farce. We Only know Mr. Giffard as a public man, and by kis public con duct, respecting the merits of which the People of Ireland arc in truth somewhat divided. There was a person of this name, on whom Mr. HENRY GaArrA Fr some ytes ago bestowed a Mae salu tary chastisement at so Eleetioa for the City of Dublin. Mr. Gearras had presented himself at the hustings as a voter, in favour of Sir Jost at BARKINOTOK, when, to the surprise of every one present, an objection was raised against his vote— this, however, Mr. Gess-ran very soon refuted, and concluded a short, but somewhat pithy ad dress, to nearly the following effect : " 1 aso NH surprised at the goortsr from whence the oh hie proceeded, is tlutt it should have bees mails by the treed traducer ut his eolitsity—lbe regal rebel—la the city a lirebrand—in the street —in Ilse Odd a --la the court a so obnoxious even to his owe party, as to be only tolerated by them for Isis readiness to perform those dirty arts which the less vile refuse to execute.' Front the circumstance of the advertisement - in The Morning Post, for an illumination, having been discontinued, it might have been presurnsul. that the tallow-holders and oil-merchants ham, received an intitnatiou from the higher poweri, who are the instigators of this jubilee and ilia.' mination, that it does not seem to take. The public arc, in truth, at this moment, a littk out of humour. But it seems that the question must be tried in our Common Council. VJUXII4LL. ..."Miiii.••• AT the conclusion of the Concert on Monday night, Mr. DIGNITM delivered the following very extraordinary Address, which for absurdity and incomprehensibility► has rarely l.eeu equalled— certainly never surpassed : " Lasses ass GartlaEsten. " lo the name of the Proprietor of these Gardens I have this aight (which doses the season) to ratans yoe WAWA,. Yaw folialgesta and row atter:Ono have been Litter* to him ia the extreme t but we cannot in pleasure, as see do in wen, resist climate, and ovsncome memos. The weather hai indeed been must uninvourable through the whole saututer, and the harvat of the Proprietor has, I fear ifle other her guts, mitered from it. Hat. Ladies od tient . his es deamrs mto entertain yeah' future will not be sad he trusts to meet you atether year to rammed sp or and in better walker. " LaDI C 3 AND BIPITLIIIISN. " As performers, who have through the late season been tiling oar eodeoroun to arouse you, for myself and usher s , I beg to reform oar best neknowledgatrats." Nuw what dues the blockhead who composed this inane address mean by the sentence, " but we cannot in pleasure, as we do in war, resist " climate and overcome seasons." Were there no persons amongst the audience, the recollection of whose expiring relatives in Spain and in IVal. cheren, roused them into indignation at so impu. dent an insult to their understandings? Hourly facts force upon us the painful conviction, that our brave armies under Sir Joan Moons, Lord WELLING Tux, and the Earl of CHATHAM, are quit:: as incapable of " resisting climate' and "over coming seasons" as the proprietor of Vauxhall. —What contemptihle nonsense is this to be patiently endured by the British public !! The al lusion to the harvest is not less reprehensible. The Proprietor of Vauxhall might have been very well contented with his own " harvest" reaped from the Public, without having the presumption to allude to " other harvests." His opinion on so important a subject, might have been well spored--a subject indeed much too important to be touched upon with this specks of levity, fur the sake of a mere jingle of words iu an empty address. The Proprietor " trusts to meet the " Public another year in renewed splendour and " better weather." And we trust that he will close the next season with an Address, containing less nonsense and more discretion. South tideland is already in this possession of the enemy. A ♦essel arrived at Dover yesterday from Flushing, which saw left on Saturday last. Intelligence had been received of a body of French troops having passed over from Bergen-op-Zoom to South tideland. One of our men of war's boats, which, not knowing the Island had been occupied by the enemy, had landed ou it, was taken. Fourteen soldiers died in the hospital, at Deal, ea Sooday night. Letters - have been received from Rio Janeiro of so recent a date as the 3d ultimo. The French frigate which is said to have arrived there with overtures of peace from BORAPARIT ) was origi. !sally destined for Guadeloupe; but finding that island blockaded by a British squadron, she pro. cecded to ilia Janeiro, adopting the expedient of assuming this diplomatic character to the Prince REOENT ) in order to prevent her falling into the hands of her enemies. This artifice has been an. successful, and, as we am informed, she has been seised as lawful prize. Lord CottANOWOOD, we learn by letters from his Beet, is coming home soon. Wq regret to add, he is at present in II very ill state of health. lie has been out more .than five years, without once setting foot on shore. ills Lordship has ao cemulmed a handsome fortune—it Is believed up.. cards of 200,0001. io prise-money. Sir J. T. - -41VOILTill is gamed as his iliGfailit• 4. e.f • MAN. Nitr.iL " ' . • *. *bowie*, Sur. It—sa left then thasebripaanlialiPi the former e•uppcPsed to be tranapasta, ant tit! latter as A ole fins'', *ere captured this atatn#f l •at thre4 dlifemat periods Waco' the hours ei seven awl Ocaf, L it. Eretwili Priva teers, who carried the brie auto Calni4, and the ship isle Two sloops of war, said tithe*, Italia and Ne nttiao. went immediately is chase of , the ,depteditthu jon bat were uncliceessful ; hoarser. the appearance of theme ps proisaisly prataatad skit making ;my mate attempts of the kink which it is likely they would,. °the:stir hate dune s ns there were Many vessels cumin.; up the Ckatusel. PIP RTIMOVTN, SIFT. H.—Sidled the Christiaa the gerenth, of 71 Ruin, Sir Joseph S. York; sod the Iltdwnrk, of 74 Rums, Captain Bowle,, on a cruize off Cberbarg; the Hardy, Unica:ant Dutton, ith a convoy fur the Dow:n. The Ajax, with the• Mediterranean cvnvoy, iswind-hound at Spitbead ; sod the Kral, at the Motherb.t..k, udder qua ntitate. Ps." aseterti, Sart. 11.—Arrived his 11.1jesty's ship In trepid, 74 stub, from the %est Instirt, 'with the kiss of tier foretop-tuael, and other *We greatly elainosed. Spanish brig Son Joseph, from Gibraltar, with wise ler orders. Georgef. Tippet, fr.m Neath, with glint Tallyej.-11e, flauks, front Swansea, with ditto; Aid, - Lake, sat %hes, Souring. nom Noah, with ditto. &aka his Majesty's hired skip ilariequi.i, with a taaway fur the Dawns. Caine down from Harnestse said atieloweJ in the SJendl, bit Majest)'e Alp Jolene', S 4 guns. DCA L, Sim. 14.-9unlty anal yesterday I° large trans ports soiled from the Downs for Flushing, fur the purpose of bringing house ent4e of our troops that are sick, Coe washer of which, sec ate sorry to :ay, is very grelt. Thi• 4 , tv ,everal conspanies of t a e 9th Foot were landed at titipl.tt:e from the traosports in the Downs. Toe Coquett of ld suns, and a frittte, arc appointed convoy to the IYebt ward. • NEW YU K, AUGL'VT 2. Mr. Canning's disavowal of Mr. Erskine's pro. medlar', in the cite of his arrangements. with this country, erc.ited no,,little constertiatius here.-- America was quite unprepared fur such a disci.. suss; the destruction of cue of her cities could no I .heve caused more alarm. When it was reported „Mr. Erskine had acted contrary to his lustructionot a nd th a t E n gl a nd %mild mut counteisaikee what be had done, every one's looks pourtraynd dis. trust, nut knowing whether the Britisii Ministry were to blame, or whether the blame MI tutiolsially with Mr. Erskine. Some perstma were a little more reasonable that% others, but the gam. rality exclaimed luridly against the cutideet of the British Administration. Fur a few days t was very unpleasant for a naive of Great Bri. Write walk in the streets. Frequently in palsies any of the grouper at the corners of the streets, ! where small parties of 10 or 12 porsons assembled fur the discussiou of their important change, I have heard many of them observe, in an ill.na.. lured way, '% that man is an English Man." Their anger has somewhat abated, but at one tune we , were apprehensive of experi:mcing the like eonfu. slots as prevailed when the Chesapeake frigate was fired upon, when it was almost at the hazard of an Englishman's life if he made his appearance in psidie. _ . The Baltimore Parr, of this day's arrival, god ' so far as to state that Mr. smith cencliodell the treaty with Mr. Erskoiebefore be saw his instruc tions, and allows Mr. K. to base acted without any attention to his orders. This may he a mis. statement ; yet we are is-ry much inelineil to be. iicve it, thisking that e►m►r Government could no►t have acted so inconsistently. It has always been understood that Mr. Erskine le.tos a little towards America, and was anxious fora settlemeut. Lur ing the last Sessions, he invited to his house seve ral of the hleu►bu•rs of Congress, a ho, after they had dined, introduced the &Oka of the late happy termination of their countries' differ ences. One of the company went so far at to ask Mr. Erskine, whether he thought what had been done would be ratified by his Government It is said Mr. Erskine answered, that they could nut do uthurwi►.c, for England knew the value of American friendship too welt to disapprove What would add s.) much to the happiness of both nations ; and moreover, be could assure them of bet good intentions, knowing that she con sidered tl►is country of vast importance, .and wished by all means fur a reconciliation. — There will be much difficulty i►t persuading this Government to accept of any terms mate rially different from the arrangement which has already been concluded, although it be wined by Mr. Smith, that he was aware of Mr. E.'s proccediegs being unauthorized. It is the general opinion that Mr. Jackson will nut be able to bring matters to any reasonable conclusion. Bu siness is quite at a stand, tempting the sales at vendee, whore a few goods are disposed of, but at cousiderable deductions, at a loss of not le►s that) 40 per cent. You will, ere this, have received accounts of the yellow fever committing its sad de predations, but be under Ito apprehensions of my safety, for whenever its ravages increase, I will leave the city. As ►et we have had but few .ases, but at Brooklynn, a small village on Long Island, apposite to as, there have been several eases. All communication is stopped, in cousesq►eunsle of the +Wpm: vice of this disease. CORN-EICILiNGE, Garr. 13. ........„...._ There ara main bet supplies of *pr '4e*. here today, and sales there arc fully ateeel4oll quoted prices. Barley ank alt likcal4e in short supply, and full as dear. Pr i s and Bums, of the two li t l i psis,,itearly at our last currency. Of Pate there are some further • arrivals. with tolerable supplies on hand, and prime samplts are named rather *seer. Flour this 'rook is named g. au whence of aitoet, I%,,per sack.—and Fine Mac rican at ear u kutippet_atien. alti.:YrT TRICS OF OR4til.: i Wheat. .. 4.1.1. Kw iralo 'Mk Bel" • Wle- 465. treia aim 0 • • - Itlie. AM. ,tietwei ei et* Ilia db. Rye, - - - - • - - 50.1166. Folasi &KWh • - ; - 4ito. 4 4 14,1 Puyass* fi I • 1 KW, - .... • 3.4 , eti. OW liefterit .cass W. ram(aeibme .., ,„, A liptar.,,, 4 l.. L s t L 1210..• 0 elif i 61 , N °rem . - ,1 , t catl - m•Pi - , , ..il& V pi I r ..ai 011esili. t umbi4 Tut ' • r: VerilfitGllit A' N" T17E.411E. •• z 1" la ~' .. . . rms.... Several deseriptioviellave appeared in the Pub. lie Prints of the mem Theatre, one of which we ;insetted yeeteitedye LT he folio w ing is a second 1 count df *the . iiittsb etieertaitiment. The pobl.c i will, duelitleit; lao aware that thew deseriptire panegyrics are the productions of the retainers-of ibis Pheenia elf a Theatre, of which, more, much at ore,- .bereeft e r. "The descriptions of the audience patt of this Theatre; which have hitherto appeared, hive been in tinny respects very in iiecurate. We ran now state mere correetly the principal disposition" and ornarseatsief that part of the (Onetime; bat no account , ott can give is capable of presenting a jtict elea of the impression of grand..er which a i ice of the interior cannot fail to profiteer. " The semi.eireeler form is whirl, the Bates and Gelleeier are ifietwesed, alforis a e ere.:et view of th.iSta.ee fro.n every poles. Tee boat ef.ithe Nees is of cream colour, qn;th e; reek fergeosiente ~iletetild, upon a pink graentl end ;zi 'd Toe! to*. Thu./loxes ace al-o sepiforted be eied to ,dt 0- liosins. In each Bee there are tutu rows 4 , f ' i' 1 s with light blue coverinm.. The three et.. • 1 Hoses aro furnished with large chandeliers, 5... • gently weenies,. • " The Pit, besides it, usual lateral !manes, his two central passa i eee, which exteud through its whole length from the Front Boxes to the Orchca tra, ass improvement, the advantage of whips will be moat beneficidne felt beiblin WO 1 kVA"' when the huuse is crowdec, settee It 4itso is .ho mentioned, that the Sei t z,. its h; Pit are irsidkallr iterated in a manner ,phigh will greatly coti4ope to the coeveriencie ofi;pc andeece. The c h i - of each inilivanal will be raised:ie high, %het. `..isjll he impussible for the head of the person sifilog,i_ fore him to intercept his view of thcesteige. Tbe seats are '25 inches broad, atilt Y,447014 i lifiela hilit blue cloth, edged with .ecallel..,„ -' " Behind the lower gallery there iti * Istegiejel e . 1 loon. The Upper.. Gallery is 20 feei smelt this stage than the saws gellery watt in the late . hecir4- ... • lane Theatre. cc • ~. The l giyate D ust* lava a FT/trate staircase or W.011e: . ) aa... 1 , 1 11 .. •• ' . " . 1•1 IP. V t/O . ' . <.t I lc ;(We understand theye are lii Wry peeved as distinct feilrh the rest of tllo horse as if they wets in Paris.--/Vbewr is a 'primly antieruem I. each prvoote boarr.kato wising the compasy may retire, and enjoy prfetagp and secrcsy as complete as ever were observed at the Elessinion mysteries—. .4 Precut o pbecui ens profane" Oa the front of this tier of Boxes, the inecriptieet of " Odi prefasent eters" might have been deemed not btapplieahle to this novel species of oligarchic monopoly.] " The entrance Hall front Bow-street It of stone, entl is 40 feet square. The grand Ston'e Staircase leiding to the Boxes is IS feet Wide. On each side are stone landings, with ntagelficent co . - lonnedes of red porphyry pillars, the cepitals and bases of which are of white marble. The walls arc of white eeined marble. " The Anti-room is adorned pith red porphyry pilaster*, with gold capitals and vases. A beats. tiful itatite of So kILIMPIARE, seven feet high, on a pedestal o f yaws. Sienna marble, is plac..d in this room, so as to front the grand staircase, and to strike the eye in ascending. It is executed by It , iisi. " The Corridors surrounding the Boxes are nine feet wide, anti are paved with stone. "The Saloon, which Is 60 feet long,. has red veined niarble pilasters at each end ; paneling.; in Cheap" Oscura on each seta, and *else *ilb scarlet covers and black velreti,beederit. The prevailing colour in the Corridors and Wolin is green. " The entrance from' the Piaate is by a double flight of stone steps; the walls are also of biome and the e hole is lighted by Antigua Lamps, plated on tripods of bronze. 'nude apd, judgment have concurred in producing the uiiion of beauty and convenience. • Nothing-span be More eiegaut than the ornaments, and bottling mete :protect than the accommodation provided for the Public. The conimunicatiou from tied pert of the humid: to another is complete, being facilitated by staircases, by which one may go from the pt4 g e or the Pit to the Upper Gallery in a fee minutes. Large re servoirs of water hate have been judiciously fureted, from e hiCh pipes lead to every part of the heat-. These conduits are of a very considetaele diem tet,'and would in an Instant inandate any spot to ;,which it might be necessary to direct the fluid. 411 ' With regard to the Stage, it is pirticulariv remarkable for its magnitude., There is anipio tpalui . fok the most complex maebinery, fair the display of processions, and foe. feeetl f thing that imiii contribute to the illusion dmilimesip' egret of .1 Atomic repecseatatiotin .A 1 , ... , 1 ---- ' Yesterday a Malta , .ihdleareived. The packet left the Whole on the 27th of July, and the bar. *bput of Menhir* on the !Bth ultimo. The Pet ters ;awl papers by this upportituitv are of an earlier date than Mose we before nicoired, and supp'y us with uo information either sew dr im. portant. From Buenos Ayres we have commisications to the 21st of James The intercourse with Rio de la Plata had been much impeded from en en expected cease. Tho Custom-house QiErers had disputed among themselves, as to the reward they should exact from the merchants for the privilege 'olt kmding their commodities, and until these per tains should adjust their disettalant interests, trade was Suipended. ••,.: la ,The arsenal-.f Feet p o idi s , WTar as beauty and convenience can make le, wiliest coniptete, and ' defended by a shrgle-tletrittfelbiy of 129 pieces of l !lannon, of eS•pounders, The store.bouses are eanacieus and well ktoplg -she le a is estettsie leeitesuesieroetteti v ',O a t. fur thirjyen nil of the IteneekitehtatieeriiteedeLassily tiuti on the stocks, whine ebefeldlielfheeWitegonine foe nearly lets si•-rt ,-,, , re: , 2.04,0 • yean. .1 .. le t wiliWo. , Boweence, who had been *refines(' Lj e qie.iant-geeeral and seckpli, ke i gommeed- teethe' ord W cf.' Agtox, in sirailo go, who was to have 'lt, mein we Mousday to jag , lisp . Amy, ILla re . eteueetiie.ortlere., . • ' a , hart' « • • • • I:. • . , b"J 1 A l i 4 Y 1 • 4 4 1