The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-21 00:00:00

FRENCII PAPERS. ViLt %CU, OCT. 27.—A great number of troops are already moving towards the kingdom of Italy. The Prince Viceroy arrived here the day before yesterday • with his head.quartcrs. Besides the Italian division Which is within our nails, two French have arrived. The tranquillity of the country is not only secured, but there is nu doubt of the rebels of the Tyrol laying down their arils, and returning to.their hones. The Viceroy, on his arrival, published the fol. lowing proclamation : RIJOEVE NIPOLEON, ARCH-CHANCELLOR OF STATE or THE FRENCH EMPIRE, VICE-ROY OF ITALY, VRINCI. or YENICR, Ago COMMANDER IN CHIEF TIIE ARMY OF ITALY. " To Tll6 PrOPI.K Or THE TYIIOI.. " Tyroloam, Pester is concluded between his Majesty, the Emperor of the Frinich, King of ltalr, Protector of the Code 'crailon of the Rhine. lily august Father and Sove reign, ant hi: Ninje-ty the Emperor of Austria. Pence thcretorc prevails every where, except among you—% ou only do not enjoy its beurfits. " Listeoing la perfidtous segtrytioor, Ina have taken up arms against your laws. nod have subverted them, nod now you are gat sAing the hitter fruits of your rebellion; terror ;avers., your cities, Walser; and misery reign io you; discord 1- a the midst of you, anti disorder every where prerailr.— Ii 13 Majesty t! , !. kmiperor and King, tour toed nitn your de plorable situation, and with the testsinona-4 of repentance whirl several of you have conveyed to hi, throne, has ex pressly coaseated, it: Inc treat) of peace, to pardon your er ror* mid miscooduct. _ 1 Ora hi mg you peace since 1 bring you pardon. But 1 declare to you, t tat pardmo is gra.ited you ti:llc on the condi tijig that you icturts to your obedience And duty, that you vuluat tidy Iny dawn your unto, alto that you ,thr nu reiim :lnce to my tricips. " Charged with the cam:nand of the :mole, which iier ruoud you, I ellabe to receive Your bilbtra,b4oll, or to compel " ar,ny wit) be preceded by Corirttiisiimers appointed by mr to hear sour compl.tiot-, and to do ju.tiee to the de ;numb you may have to make. But kali% tilt thee C - missionent can only !Wen to you %Thai you have laid down your arum. " Tyralearn, if your complaints nal rle,nands be well founded, l hereby protni:e that juytire shill be dime you. " Hcatt-•iu trier.. V Mitch, Oct. 4 2. i, inu9." Vies N.t, Ocr. 29.—The Treaty of Peace which has beets published here in German and French, has been received with the greater a%i. dity, because it was kept secret for nine days, Ditf:rent opinions are formed respecting it, but every body agrees in thinking that, considering the situation ia which the Austrian Govertimeitt was placed, and the brilliant state of the French army, the Conqueror has treated our Monarch with much generosity. Nevertheless the true patriots regret more titan ever a war provoked on our part without any reasonable motive, the con. seqiiences of which exposed us to eviite greater and more important sacrifices than the Treaties of Campo Formio, Luneville, and Presburg. All men of information, and particularly those inti mately acquainted with the resources of the Aus. trian Monarchy, regret the loss of our commu nication with the sea, of the rich mine of quick. sils,r in lairs 1, of the s.tit pits in Salthurg, and the half of iti.ise in Itiielicika, and the lueratite manuiacturies of icon and brass, in Upper Ca. ritithia. I,7!ters fr.►m Bruiiii assure us, that Moravia nil! h. entirely evacuated by the French host, in beginning of November, at which time the Austrian troops are to enter that Province. We learn that the French garrisons of Raab, of Cedeitburgh, and other cities of Doug/try, %sill evacuate them in the b-einitiog of Noremb,:r. Alarshal Macdonald continues to exereiso the function of (;ove•roor of Styria. %Ye are assured that that line Province will not be restored to the Ae:•trians before the end of the year. The greatest part of the French army n ill remain in Get many. The chief culutnrud is given, as it seas before the campaign, to the Marshal Duke of . 1:G11,1)011. We understand that after the evaeua. Cott of the Austrian States, the head ynarters will beat P.LSIIs. It I% generally sti;iposeil that by the of November nu mutt: Ftc.tchu►eu will remain itere. FR ANKFoRT, Nov. 2.--A report is circulated, that one of the Princes of the Confederation of the Rhine, ho has displayed the greatest attach ment to France, mill receive in Hanover the re. ward of that attachment. Letters from Berlin state, that fur some days reports have been in circulation there, respecting esehanges of po•sessions to he made by an agree. 'Dent between France, Rossi* and Prussia. Ac. cording to these rumours, the town of Memel is to be included the plan of evehatigt:s, and is to be ceded to Russia, which will thereby havu the Niemen fur a frontier. Moistest, Ocr. 29.—Our troops entered In. spreck on the 25th ; the insurgents took refuge in the muuistaius. Thu inhabitants conducted them. selves perfectly well. The wounded Banding who were there, had been treated with every possible care. A letter from fluter, to the Com mander of the insurgents in the Northern Tyrol has been intercepted, in which he says, he cannot send here any reinforcements, because such a num. ber of Italian troops have entered the Southern Tyrol. MA nam,Oct. 22.—We are full of the report of the arrival of the Emperor in Spain. Preparations have been made in illierent places, to receive the Conqueror of tAso Danube, who will sour be the Conqueror of the Tagus, and the Guadalquiver. It is said that the King has already named the De. potation that is to repair to the frontiers to receive his august brother. The Spanish rebels and their accomplices tremble, even at this report. Their fears arc the strongest homage to a genius which nothing can resist. We are assured that some ad vantages have been obtained by Gen. Bonnet, over a party of the rebels under the command of a person named Marquibillo, who has committed depredations on the coast of Bilboa and St. An dero. The King yesterday distributed the Order of the Grand Cordon to all the ancient members of the order of Charles 111. wise ressaitsed it Madrid. PARIS, Nov. G.—Accounts from Berlin mire the intelligence, that for some mouths the pep silent of the eatitribusions due• by Preside to France has been suspenihil. We know not the reason of this, but it is cNrtaiti that the hest un derstanding continues to preyed between France and Prussia. It is true, howeser, that Ike very exhausted state of the pu lc treasury may have been the cause of the iw ~• TI-11?, STATES M AN It is generally asserted that the Prince of Ponte Corse is about to return to liamburgh. Ile *as even expected there oil the night of the 27th ult. ills Eqoerry had broil there for some days. Wu read in a German Gazette that the c.f.i. mina) corresp o ndence which borne inhabitants of 1 I Switzerland have had with the 'Tyrolese and Vo -1 rather; insurgents is now fully disclosed by the confessions of Doctor Schneider and other Chiefs of the rebels. Ve are assured that his Majesty the Emperor of the French has made a communi cation respecting these discoveries to the Landam. man, demanding at the same time prompt and am. plu satisfaction. PARTS, Nov. 7.—We arc informed that his Majesty the King of Saxony set out from Dresden on the 2d of this month ; that on the sth he was at Mayence, and that on the 10th he will be at Fontainbleau. His Grand Chamberlain, the Count De Montesquieu, set out two days befor• his Ma. jesty; the King of Westphalia, and the Viceroy of Italy, arc also expected at Fontaitibleau ; such is the report. FONT UNBLEAU, Nov. 5.---M. de Montespien, Grand Chamberlain, has set out fur Metz ; he is gooe to rcceire the King of Saxony. The grand hunt of St. Hubert, which has al. ways taken place the day after All saints, has been postponed till the arrival of the King of Saxony, who is daily expected at Funtailiblean. This Prince will occopv the apartments of the Queen of Hol land, who is to remove and take others i:i the Court of the Princes. The Kitir , n s of Bavaria and Westphalia, and the Viceroy of Italy, arc also expected. Such is the general report. His Majesty will immediately review the Vo:ti. geurs of his guard, who arrived the d.►y before yesterday. This corps will be garrisoned here along with a detachment of grenadiers which. is •expected in a few days. The Emperor hooted with nets, a few days ago, io the plain of Cormaise ; last Thursday he went out shooting, aril yesterday he hunted fur five hours and a half, during which time he rode abuve sixty miles! Count D'Essen, the Swedish Ambassador, is arrived ; the Spanish Ambassador is expected to_ day. The yacht which was in the lake, has been re. moved to the great canal in the park. This little vessel, which was presented to the Emperor by the merchants of Nantes, is of a very elegant form ; the body is painted grey, upon the deck a square saloon is raised, which is 'minted blue, with six lateral windows—iis the front of this saloon there is a glass door—the back or stern part has no aperture, and is decorated with a grand Imperial cushion. Great numbers hare arrived here in the train of the Court ; but there are Still tnany apartments unorcupi,d. The inhabitants of Fontailibleau used formerly to furnish (during the tours of the Court) latlgin4s for !wanly thousand risitors. A great nointier of houses hare since been built or rolargetl, and we bare therefore rewil ourtaiii Journals, with now! surprise, that the multitude who 114 d flocked hither nas to great to procure lodgings. Last Friday i.e Secrete d't 3lenage was per formed at the Theatre of the Court. Fustaat trat.cae, Nov. B.—Letters from Brest announce the arrival at Cotiquet of tau prizes, la den with colonial productions. The American flag of truce Happy Return, Captain Robert Freeman, sailed Irma Dieppe, from New York, on the 4th instant, with 64 passengers. PETERCIURGU, OCT. 11.—The Court Gatette of this day contains the following report of our military operations in Turkey : " Prince Bagration, Commander in Chief of the Army, state., that after the conquest of the fortresses of Tultsch, Issaichi, Macchia, and Girsuwa, the Russian troops attacked, near Ros sevata, a Turkish corps of 20,000 men, cont. mantled by the Seraskier Guziew Pettis., who:n they totally routed. In this battle the Turks lost 5000 killed, a much greater number in pri soners, 15 pieces of cannon, ail 30 pair of co. lours. 'Die rest of the etteim trolis fled to Salistra. We pursued them above 10 league.i. " This victory vras immediately followed by the taking of Fort lin.guit, on the rie.ht batik of the Danube, and of the fortresses of iiisteuilsche, and Mayalin, on the coast of the Black Sea ; this success was only the prelude to a mor.: portaut conquest. 66 On the 25th of September, Ismail, that too. celebrated fortress, the capture of which formerly I cost so much blood, surrendered, without strik. l ing a blow, to the victorious arms of our troops. General Sass dictated the capitulation. The gar. risun and the inhabitants are to quit the place in five days, and to be conveyed to the Russian ter. ritory beyond the Ihnitbe. General Sass has sent the ke)s of Ismail to Petersburgh. " These brilliant successes were celebrated on • the 6th inst. in our capital, by the discharge of cannon and a solemn Te Drum. The same day, the eolaurs taken from the Turks were carried in procession to the church of St. Peterand St. Paul." Warts tw, Oct.. 14.—The following Order of the Day has been published here : ALLIED ARMY.—ORDER OF THE DAV. if• Fir, AT TIIC %RTE., AT CRACOW, OCT. " hig'ilv agree-Mc to Excellency the Comnaander. in-Chief, that he is able to atmounee to the army adder los order, that part of their companions in arm , . who were (Ailed to fight manothercountry of the „arid. have chew's, by their bravery and gond conduct, that the Pole never ceases In sappers the glary of his name, and to merit the re gard of Napoleon the Deno. hi. delivc.er." [Then fellow the Math of the glorious ae:ions is which the Polish troops in Spans have distingm . ipcil themselves.] VIEVYA, Oct. 25.—Count Wrbtia, the Aus trian Commissioner for the execution of the Treaty of Peace, having ordered it to be printed, it has this day been posted and published by the Printer of tho Court, to whom the people are flocking to procure copies of it. By virtue of this Treaty, the greatest part of the arc.liives of the Chancery of the I•:lipire, and of the Chancery of War, are given ill,. The chests are conveyed upon the Danube, by the way of Passe. IVe learn, that the misunderstanding between Ole Divan and the English Minister, Adair, has risen to the highest pitch. He still continues to reside at Constantinople, hut his speedy departure for London, k antiounerd. The Porte, it is slid, warmly resents the demand which the British Go. vernment has thought fit to make respecting the reception of English troops in the islands of tile Archipelago, under the pretext of defending them against the French and Russians. OCT. 28.—His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has been pleased to allow Count Philip Stadion to retire from the administration of Foreign Affairs, at his repeated request. His Majesty has ap. pointed Count Wenceslaus de Metternich,formerly his Ambassador at the Imperial Court of France to that situation. It is said, that the Empress of Austria, finding the air of Hungary very unhealthy, will imunc. diately remove to Brunt), in Moravia. A UGSBUItOII, OCT. 30. —The Prince Royal of Bavaria, accompanied by Generals Wrede, Drouet, and Reglowich, entered Inspruck, the 25th of this month. The news of peace has no rrhere produced so lively a sensation as in Bohemia, where the re newal of hoatililie twist have infallibly produced a general famine. NAVAL TELLIGENCE. DovER, Nov, 20.—Came in the Fghert, Capt. Anderson, with ordnance stores from Ileligoland, hot an anchor and cable. The Bellona, from Malta to London, has lost her yards, and an anchor and cable. The T?ne packet, Gardner, from Dublin to London, lost two anchors and cables. The Pincher gun-brig lun detained and sent in the Hod% nunz, Capt. Jargeny, from the Jade, w ith linen and thread. A light collier is come hi totally dtsou►sted. Dr.tt, Nov. 20.—Yesterday the Humber armed ship, and several merchant-vessels, sailed to the Westward. This morning the wind having shifted to the Westward, hi, Majesty's ships Leyden, Isis, Dolphin, Ulysses, Diana, St. Fhlreozo, Mercurius, Osprey, Redpole, several gun brir, and about thirty transports, sailed for Flushing. Arrived from the Ri►er, the Elizabeth Sarah, and Sir Ed ward Hamilton, Bell. In the Donna, Princess of Orange, Vanguard, Monmouth, San Domingo, Iris, and !Bosun's. YARMOUTH, Nov. 21.—There mar on a heavy gale of wind ou Saturday night, in which the Hopewell and Fifth of Alas, both from Hull, with coals, here wrecked near this port—crews saved. The smack Fritmd4, Dyer, master, laden with red herrings, for the London market, was driven from her mitnriags in the !time night, off Lowest°lT, without any persaa on board. She Iva; seen driving to the southward. Several vessels are chartered to take out oxen for the sup ply of our army in Walederen, to the nansher of 100) head ; limn which it is conjectured, that the rumoured evacuation of that island is nit, for the present at least, to take plate. Sailed this mor aa ill g his Majesty's ship Plontageuet, for Flashing. Colonel ILtatmomn, of Whepatead, Sofrolk, and c u k.„, s .t t;t-..i...4. / -ularc, urc promonm to tie rank of Major-Generals. _ _ The first and second diviNions of the Westmin ster Militia Mare crossed Ike Humber to Hull, where the regiment is expected to be stationed fur some time. LAIV INTRI,LIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BF.NCII. Monday, November O. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, betook the li. berty of moving fur a hale to shew cause why a criminal information s!tould not be filed against persons, which he should tiaine, for conspiring to compel the Proprietors of Covent.-Garden Theatre, 1 to admit persons into that Theatre, at what they were pleased to call " Old Prices," for the must extraordinary and continami uproar and riot that had ever appeared in any place of public enter taiument. lie should state the substance of the affidavits on which this motion was founded. The tirst affidavit heshorild take notice of was that of Mr. Kemble, part Proprietor of the Theatre, in which affidavit was mentioned, the burning of the late, and the building of the preseut Theatre ; in consequence of which a rise took place in the terms of admission, of one shilling in the boxes, Paid sixpence in the pit, the half.price of which was the same as turmoils., and no advance what. ever in the gailery admission. The next affilavit was th it of Mr. Glassington, the Prompter of the Theatre, and twat affidavit stated, that after the building of the Theatre was completed, and pre. Timis to its opening, an advertisement was pub. [kited, respectfully stating to the public the neces sity or the advance in the price of admission ; but previous to that advertisement there appeared in several newspapers certain paragraphs and obser. i rations, calculated to produce clamour at the opening of the Theatre. That on the lbdi of September last it was opened ; un which occasion a great ',umber of persons assembled, and con ducted themselves in the most disorderly and rio. tuns manner ; they proceeded to the extent of be. ginning to demolish some of the doors and other parts of the Theatre, uttering, at the same tam.., most loudly, '' No New Prices," " Oki Priers fur ever." That such proceedings were continued for five successive nights, in which there was in. ceasant hooting, hissing, howling, 2 • ling, blow. lag of horns and trumpets, the 4 . 2 f belis s springing of rattles, &c. &c: ' „11Py be weeded tu the length ot tearing the covering from off the seats in several parts . of the Theatre, and otherwise injuring the property therein ; in con sequence of which it was foun d necessary fur the Proprietors to shut up the Theatre fora few nights. That during shut period t hey entleavou red by the tes timony of certain respectable Gentle:nett, to satisfy the minds of those who were disconteive.l with the new arrangement concerning the Theatre. The Theatre opened again un the 4(11 of (Mabel, (Ai which occasion, again, a mintier of persons as sembled, and behaved in the most d i sorde r l y aa d tumultuous 11149311 r, II (tering, very luridly, ti l t : cry of " No Sew hires," ' Old Prkes," " N•i Private Boxes," &e. iii consequence of n hi, it, little of the entertaiwriciits of the Timatrc coulu be heard. i ' ll& Th . attletne tumults were not so peat, our the Pirties. engaged in them so c mspicuous, iii the lieginping of the play, and (sten hardly canutienced, until the time fur admission at hal price; but, from that time, stole %tee the tn. mutt and the uproar, that hardly any thing could be heard that was uttered on the stage; on these occasions a party always attended, and emplo)ed rattles, trumpets, bells, horns, &c. the party al_ ways wearing the initials 0. P. in their hats, and on their breasts. Frequently in the pit they made sham fights. They formed themselves into bodies in the upper part of the pit, and ran down to the lower part of it, trampling upon these who did not get out of the way. That when it was nee cessary to call in ollicers of the peace, constables, &c. they were resisted and turned out. That this party, in going out of the Theatre, took the 0. P. out of their hats, and from their breasts, so that they could not be iecognized ; or else they wilt in a body of such force that they could not be apprehended by the peace officers. Such was the suiistance of the affidavit of Mr. Glassington, the prompter; it added, that the deponent verily believed, that all these tumultuous proceedings were with a view, and for the purpose, of coin. pelting the Proprietors of this Theatre to continue opening it at the old prices. These tunsulis were I continued every night down to the present time : that not a night past in which this uproar did 'not take place, at least at half-price; that several in 'dividuals, costumed in the tumult, were appre. headed, indicted, and bills found against Ilion ; 'notwithstanding which, these disorderly proceed ings still continued ; that an advertisement eas daily inserted in the newspapers, recommending subscriptions to support the defence of those whom they pretended to say, were unjustly prosecuted by Ore Proprietors and Managers of this Theatre ; that this advertisement was accompanied by re. Ilections un the character of Mr. John Philip Kemble ; ho also swore, in his affidavit, that he believe: .v conspiracy is formed by certain per. suns (and that the wearing of the letters 0. P. Is their signal to know each other), to take these measures for the purpose compelling the Proprie tors of this Theatre to return to the Old Prices of admission. The twat affidavit upon which this motion was grounded, was that ol Mr. James Brandon, the Box. keeper of the Theatre. That affidavit stated, that from time to time, a great number of persons assembled, distinguished from others in the Thea. tre, by wearing the letters 0. P. in their hats, and they exhilaited various placards, such as " Keep your noisy stations," " A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether." " Comities or die," &c. &c. The affidavit then went on to state, that a curtain number of persons had entered into an agreement for the purpose of compelliag the Pro. prietors to restore the old prices ; and, to make themselves known to each other, they adopted the letters of 0. P. Some of the affidavit pacti cularized the persons who constantly weal to this Theatre, fur this purpose, and assembled in the manner alrraily stated. That as to tile 31st Alf October last, the 4th, 7th, Bth, and lath of No. vember instant, the affidavits were specific con cerning certaiu individuals, and among them was one whose name lie must mention with re4ret. lie should have felt great satisfaction in omitting his name, if he could ; he felt pain in inen:iuning it ; but he must do his dutys s -atiere was no avoiding it, although he was a member of the learued proles.. sion to which lie had the honour to belong. And here he could nut help observing that it was impor. Cant to make the gentleman to whom he was allud ing, a defeudant hi the prosecutiou which he was now asking of the Court leave to institute ; fur many people might be misled Tutu fatal errors, when they saw a gentleman of legal habits engaged in theie tumultuous proceedings. It was difficult to conceive, impossible to express, the ellect whiclt an example set by such a person might have upon a giddy multitude. IVhen they saw such a man engaged in these scenes of tumult, they might imagine that the proceedings were legal. The ue cessity of bringing forward such a person, there. fore, was apparent. Such a gentleman, if such a gentleman there was in the profession, rendered it lincumbent on those who had the care of forward ing this motion, to make such a person a defendant lilt it, not only on account of the proprietors, who had sustained such serious damages by these riot ous proceedings, but also on account of thelearned profession itself. If, possessinz the advantages s +Mica lie did, of a legal education, he who had i mixed in these tumults was nut brought forward, and made responsible, and others, who did not possess such advantages, were brought for ward, the public iv (mid think that lee was screened be. cause he was a liwyer, since he del nut share the common fate of all those who have been implicated in these tumults. It would appear from the affidavits, that on the 31st of October last, a number of persons, hay. ing this badge of " 0. P." and possessing certain placards, collected together as usual, when great diword, cuesfusiun, and riot, toot place. It was not until the commencement of half price this gen tleman, with tie !eters " 0. P." 10 his hat, ap. ;seared is esu Pit. lie was joined by others. He could not say he could fix on that gentleman at) Specific act of riot, or tumult, but hp certainly 4 s Rave countenance to the riotous pr . . -a' gate It was considered that'he bad connteuan ,41111se tumultuous proceedings, and he cdotineed eo to do; for, on the 4th of November, he attended the Theatre again, with the same insignia, which was the very emblem riot. That gentleman was recognizA its the e as'the leader of MO tumultuous t arty, I ' en he cause into the HOUSO, the cry of " lilTord for ever," was set up, and wag remarkably int Talent. The party thets prope.esl that they AGO i give him three elleer4, which tomtit in the affirmative ; and it was (lone accisillingly,after which the uproar coo. tittued fur thc.reinaintler 4 the evening. The A. ject of his apisvar once was u ell endersluis .. and the effect wh:;:n it prJ.ltireil was appa e it. by i:is baring thew Circe cheers. riot only did they tecy,4isise him, bit they cheered hail as Ahem I...itler, and ht haran s p.,..s !limn, te.:ieg that), " that if they elm's; ...I Vicir eaertiona t Oct entail ) in time, be tuns a t ; imiug uric objet."