The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-01-16 00:00:00

141 t.i . . t 1 4. , r il it , . .. l 1 . i t 4 I . A I, i I, , - , , i 1 i ii i .1 . 1 1 ; , i t .„ 1., - 11 i . i THE STATESMAN. spoils ?—thaso whose ;edifies plavti him in the em ha vrassitie siteation which, of itself, eacuses the ftorits that it may have caused ?—Shall Saxony judge him ?—hut the utinniteous wishes of Snotty call him bark. Or Getmony i—but Germany demands above all Clngs his restoration ? Or the Congress? but which of the Ministers there assembled is come missioned for this ?—But to what end these ques- Omni ?—Must we remind the Sovereigns of Europe that Kings acknowledge no other judge than Him who judge; the conscience?--Need we fear to hear a contrary maxim from the mouths of their :Ministers The King of Saxony has not been tried—could not be !tied ; how, then, can he be condemned ?—But supposing for a moment that he were so, by what ptiu cilde of law can the punishment inflicted upon bim be extended to the Princes of his House, to the Princes of the ducal line who fought in the ranks of the Allies, who shed their blood, who sacrificed every thing for the common cause? Shall confiscation, after befog struck out of the codes of enlightened nations, be received its tae 19th century into the European' law of nations ; or is the confiscation of a kingdom less odious than that of a poor cottage ? When John rreclerick, the vassal of the Empire, and subject to its tribunals, was degraded from the electoral dignity by Charles V. ns head of the Empire, the Emperor slid not give it to another family. Would assem bled Europe, if it had to judge the King of Saxony, he less . i.:st than Chnrles V. ?—and will the Powers assembled for the re-establishment of Europe choose the government of Cliaries V. for their model? In all undertakings the consequences should be consi dered. To act as if conquest alone gave a right to govern, would be to annihilate the public law of Europe, and give up this part of the world to the exclusive dominion of arbitrary power and violence. To pretend to judge a Sovereign would be declaring all revolutions legal. To trent him as one condemn. ad, while he neither is nor can be judged, would be trampling under foot the first principles of na tional law and reason itself. And now, in respect of policy, who shall benefit by the intended dis posal of Saxony ? Prussia, perhaps ! But two millions of inhabitants, who, perhaps, after the lapse of a century will not love the new family that governs them, who will feel themselves oppressed, and deem every means of throwing off this oppression lawful, would be to Prussia a constant subject of uneasiness, of apprehension, and of danger. It is wished to strengthen this kingdom, which would, in fact, be weakened. And has, then, Prussia every where the lig!it to take possession of its neighbour's property ? Is the protection forgotten which is af forded at Germany, by its negotiations at Basle, at Rastailt, at Ratisbots, and lastly, in 1805, at Vien na ? Or shall Germany profit ? If you wish to kern i:s real adclatage, listen to its loudly expressed wishes. T:ii! Princes of Germany surely do not mis take what they ought to wish or to fear ; but all of them, with oce exception, de, are that Ger mans- is sealorte, if Saxony should fall. Nothing arg - .!v. so strotigly against the incorporation of Saxony with ria.ssir as the political situation of Germany. A thousand tires are here glimmering under the ashes. now casi!y !night this union become the spark which woahl lsiudie all into a flame! In such a case, would Fratire remain an idle spectator of those in testim, ? should it not seek to profit by them ? Aral a hat Get man can wish this ? Shall Eng land be benefited? But what would that country gain, which above all others wants an extensive mar ket, if one of the first German commercial cities, the seat of one of the grewestfairs in Europe, hitherto subject to a Prince with whom England never could have any misunderstanding, should become subject to a power with whom it is by no means sure to he always at peace? As another ground for the union of Saxony with Prussia, it is alleged that the latter must be a bulwark against Russia. The Sove reigns of the two States are so intimately connect ed, that as lung ns they live, neither will have any *Hug to fear front the other. 'This allegation, then,, refers to a remote futurity. But what would those who are such zealous advocates for the sinker say, if they should live to see Prussia united wills Russia to (ual!) an extension of dominions in Germany, which they would have facilitated, and Russia aided' by Prussia in her projects against the Ottoman Em ? Alta yet this is possible,--nay, probable; for it lies in the natural course of things. The repose mid the safety of Germany depend on the friendship cf Aostiia and Prussia. But the fate intended for Saxony would be an infallible means of awaking the • jealowy between those two Powers, which lasted till the mist •rtunes of the Prussian Monarchy; which, thry misfortunes have, indeed, interrupted, but, perhn; c, not extiagnislied. Thus the proposed dis-1 resal of S a xony would be directly contrary to the objart designed to be obtained by it, and front one evil a seri4s of evils would be produced. Truly, in. justice a tregel:rrous foumlliiim on which the puli cal world can build but to its destructieu." Arr. J‘x. B.—Thi; morning passed through C . :: city a courier of the King of Naples, coming from London, whither he carried dispatches fur his n•-!!!er a short tine since: be returns to Naples by w • !‘ • nt* M•inieh. Lein; charged with dispatches for of P.:traria, and for Prince Eugene, late 1 re% of .1 pri:we lever f: ens Vienna of the 28th ult. says, " "I' dour'; w!lii.h seemed to obscure the political • boai‘oti are disrring. The Congress begins to ex tend its deliberations to many important points: al. ready the fate of Italy is determined, excepting the Kingdoniof Naples, and the three Legations which the Court of Rome demands with great importunity. Poland will be again a kingdom, of which Constan tine will be King, under the protection of Russia. Dautzic, Lubec , Ilainburgh, Bremen, and Frank fort, sill be free Imperial Cities. Mentz, the greater part of the Palatinate, the Duchy of Deux-Ponts, and the Ilundsruck, will be united to Baratia. The frontiers of Prussia will end on the right bank of the :Rhine. Such are the arrangements that seem to be agreed upon. . " The French negotiators have employed all the finesse ofdiplomacy to hinder Prussia from becoming a neighbour to France; they have said that every contact of the two States would lead to disputes, and cause war, which it was essential to prevent in the .new order of things in Europe. From this truth, .which cannot be contested, they wanted to draw an inference which has not had the good fortune to be approved. It would be proper, said they, to cede to France the province of Luxemburg, with the for tress of that name, and all the part of the Ardennes extentling to the frontiers of the country of Namur. " This country," 'they, a it ouldnot, at all in crease the power of France, but would greatly add to its security." The ministers of the Allies per ceived the subtlety of such an argument, and you may easily suppose that they were not the dupes of it. The province of Luxemburg, renowned for the bravery and loyatty of its inhabitants, has never been separated from the Retberlnnds : you may be assured it will make a part of our fine Belgium, en vied by certain powers, but whose destiny is irrevo cably fined. The Dutch, the Belgians, the Liegeois, all children of the same family, are going to embrace as brothers after a long separation." NEXT WEDNESDAY THE LOTTERY BEGINS-THE FIRST TICKET DRAWN A PRIZE ABOVE £23. WILL RECEIVE £lO.OOO IN ADDITION, AND MAY PROVE A PRIZE OF £30,030. MOLL Lisboa Harnburgh Holland France PRICK OF STOCKS THIS Hank 254} S per url,l. lied. 651 per Cent. Cons. 61i 5 4 per Colas. 824} 5 per Cent. Navy 94} One DAT AT ONF. O'CLOCK Long. Ann. 16} 5-16 k India Handl 18 19 p Exchequer Bills 5 2 p °mina% 2 Consols fur Acc. 6611 THE STATESMAN. LONDON: MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1615. We have to-day French Papers to the 13th inst. and a Dutch Mail, bringing Frankfort and Brussels Papers to the same date. The intelligence from Vienna reaches to the 3d inst. It is stated that Lord CASTLEREAGH had requested the Congress to delay deciding on the principal points in the negotiations until the 11th of January. His Lordship's reasons for requesting this delay are not mentioned; but his Note to this effect is conceived to be intimately connected with the tranquillity of Europe.— ' His Lordship, we are informed, made this re. quest on the 28th ultimo, and it is added that the French Ambassador presented a note on the same subject the next day. The report is, that Lord CASTLEREAGH nas not been able to accomplish one single object of his mission, that he secs it is hope less to attempt to dissuade Russia and Prussia from their schemes of aggrandisement, and that he either wants time to rerun home for the benefit of a con sultation, or wishes to keep the great questions, which seem alread) settled without him, out of play, till he is furnished with a -corresponding power to meet them. This want of the necessary information and energy on the part of the British Ministers, both at home and abroad, at a moment so critical, and on subjects so important, is truly ludicrous. It can no longer admit of a doubt, that the " Deliverers," Russia and Prussia, are determined to carry their points by force of arms. This may well puzzle my Lord CASTLEREAGH, seeing his kingdom of Hanover presents but a very small means of resisting the further progress of these deliverers ; but we even, at this distance, could perceive this disposition on the part of their 46 just and moderate" Majesties long ago. The Papers furnished by the Dutch Mail bring fur ther confirmations of the manner in which Russia and Prussia mean to settle the dispute about the ter ritories of which they have taken possession. We have from Warsaw another Order by the Grand Duke, calling on the Officers of the Polish Army to enrol themselves under his banners. This organiza tion is prosecuted with the greatest activity ; and whilst the Monarch, in whose name these hostile preparations are making, is mingling in the social circle, and enjoying the hospitalities of Powers that are likely to be the first victims of his ambition. So much for the sincerity of royal professions of friend ship. In the meanwhile, Austria is not behind hand in military preparation, though the quarter in which they are made seems distant from the point d'appui. The military occupation of the Papal Provinces by King MURAT, Mho has notified that Austria has re cognized his " sacred and imprescriptible" title to his Italian territory ; and the combined military mea sures carrying on by these Powers, give reason to believe these plans are connected with motives . which it is not the interest of the parties to make known. A little time will unfold the mystery which now en. velopes these affairs, and show in a stilt more promi. nent light the justice and Moderation of " the Deli verers of the Continent." In an article from the Frontiers of Austria, it is said that an attempt of the Court of London to ob tain from the Congress some general regulations against the Slave Trade, totally failed, as it was not thought a proper object for the notice of that Assem bly. The assembled Potentates of Europe, profess. ing to meet for the purpose of dispensing justice to the world, do not consider the abolition of the 'ls tern that dooms so many millions of innocent indi viduals to a life of lingering torture, and disgraces humanity, disgraces those who tolerate it, worthy of their notice—of a word of reprobation ! What may we expect after this ? The following are from the French Papers received to-day VIENNA ? JAN. 2.—The English Aribassadur sekt, we are informed, on the 28th, a note to the Con greu, In which he strongly requests that the most essential articles which concern the repose and trod gonna; of Europe might be retarded in their pro gress till the 11th of January,,also that his Court will follow the bases -which she has proposed. The French Ambassador, it is believed, seat a note on the 29th relating to the same object. \ Nothing is known yet of the result of the .opera tions of the Congress; however, if we can Believe credible persons, a decision may be shortly expected upon the affairs of Europe. Several Sittings have taken place within these few days, and the exchange of notes has been very frequent. They have dis cussed in detail, it is said, all the respective propo sitions of the different Powers relative to Saxony and Poland ; also the conciliatory means used to avert the difficulties which have subsisted to the pre sent moment. During this week couriers, charged with im portant dispatches, have not ceased to be in motion. It is thought that one of the objects discussed in the sitting of the 29th is relative to the state of distress that the Germans exhibit. One Power, they. say, is confident of never having willingly hurt the Ger manic States, and that it has nothing to reproach itself with on that subject; that the affairs of Saxony will not prevent determining the fate of Germinv, and establishing its Constitution ; and that in et ery state .of things, Saxony will forma part of Germany, whoever might be the Sovereign. A Treaty of Alliance is spoken of between Austria and Denmark, and also of another between the former Power and Sweden ; but the latter is considered less certain. A violent fire broke out in the Palace of Count Rasumowsky on the night of the 31st, which en tirely consumed one side of the building. [ - MOM TIIE DUTCU PAPERS.] WAnsaw, Dec. 21.—An Order of the. Diy has just been published here by his Imperial Highness the Grand Doke Constantine, calling on the Officers of all ranks who have not hitherto given in their names to the Commandants of the Departments, shall do so within the space of sixteen days from the date of the present Order; in case of neglect they will have to ascribe to themselves alone the consequences that may ensue from it. It is observed at the same ' time, that Commandants of the Departments, accord ing to the orders of his Excellency General Dons : brovrsky, will immediately send to the Polish Mill. tnry Committee, the Jist of the names of those oth. cers who shall have had them inscribed in their bureaux, within the period above stated. The Or der is signed by the General-in-Chief of the Staff, Tolinski. ANceteA, Dec. 22.—A letter has just been publish ed here., written by the King of Napes to the Gene ral commanding his troops in these provinces. The following passage is remarked in this letter—" The union of the Marches with the kingdom of Naples is no longer a mystery nt the Congress. Austria, is positively determined that the last treaty which I have concluded with it, shall be executed in all its points. It leaves to me the care of arranging these affairs with the Holy Father, who has long since been aware that these provinces will not form a part of his dominions." The Court of Rome, however, does not appear to ' consent, as King Murat announces, to the cession of this ancient part of its territory. Its riehts appear sacred and imprescriptible, and it is resolved to main- I tain them : it insists, therefore, on the restitution of • those Countries ; and many persons, who are well. informed on political subjects pretend, that Murat affects a certainty which he is far from having, and that the military occupation of our provinces is con nected with motives which it is not his interest to make known. Meantime the Court of Rome has taken care to send agents here who, are charged to explain to the people their true interest. The course of the post between the Marches and Rome has been broken of. ROME, Dec. .2 l.—News has been received that Cardinal Gonsalvi, Secretary of State and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Holiness to the Congress, is arrived at Milan, returning from Vienna. As far as we know at Rome, Austria persists in disp]ing of the Marches of the Three Legations. It is sup. posed, therefore, that his Excellency will make but a short stay at Rome, after which he will return to _Vienna, if the Congress is prolonged. &lessees, JAN. 9.—ln the army of Gen. Kleist Von Nollendorf, which lies on the Lower Rhine, the Meese, and the Moselle, all the officers and sol diers, who were ebsent on furlough, have been re called ; and besides these some reinforcements are expected. Along our frontiers all is quiet; the amicable and commercial intercourse with France increases daily, ' ' and is returning to the same situation as before the war in 1792. It is asserted, that the French Go. vernment intends to improve the fortifications ofDan-; kirk, and to make of that place an important for-1 tress, and to join to its trade in the North Sea all pos sible advantages. By a particular convention between the Belgium and Austrian Governments, all those Belgians who are still in the Austrian States and enjoy pensions there, shall, on returning to their country, enjoy an equal pension unless 11/ley choose to be placed accord ing to their abilities or their age. WARSAW, Dtc. 19.--The object of the journey of Prince Constantine is now no longer a secret. It 'as the organisation of the Polish Army, and the as sembling of all the Poles under the banners of their country. This organisation is prosecuted with great activity. There is no more doubt that Russia is resolved t,►c~ to maintain by arms 416, right which it assu, les to decide on the fate of our country, but its (.hi.. ct ;, still unknown to us. If Alexander mill enstne .i.„ political independence, as his brother t:,O Duke announces, and give us a rank aott.. ig nations of Europe, which we ought foyer to lost, he gill find iu every Pole a hero, if it sheu!! be necessary to have recourse to arms to elft,ct tLis restoration ; and he will then obtain . the benetlicti oh , of the tb hole nation, sollich-m ill justly sfmsitler as its protector ; but if he Intends to add our cotto tr as a province to his iiiiraqiire, our ruin is in: evitable. 'rile Britis!l Government, at the instance of Ifirov Itit:;l‘u7.l , x, the Swedish Ambassador, has directed the re-etaNishittent. of packets to Sutden. will fail fre . ra fraruich to Gottettbur4h as forme:'.., The mails be made up on Ftidny. This ar rangement, which has been strongly pressed by mercantile interest of Sweden, will, among other advantages that it offers to that country, exotterate it from the enormous rates of transit postage charpd on its letters pasbing through Denmark. We !war that one-half of the expellee of the packet establish. mew, mill be defrayed by the Swedish Government. _ . _ . . • . . . . ' The Lards of the Council, we h;ne already stated, • decided against the reasons tt , ,igned by L' iron D't M. ' Brit; for not obeying the PRINCE RECENT s °Mut . for his departure from this kingdom. The Baron has been accordingly taken into custody by a'Cii. vernment :Messenger, and, it is said, has applial i fer his writ of Habeas Corpu s , in order to be brought up before one . of the Judges. This, of course, will he ranted, and an ultimate decision cannot, tipre • fore,' be long delayed. A'temat kaide pliey was on Saturday underwrit •ten Lloyd's, on a ship with German linens, tits tin from Ilamburgh to the United Status. Tale 4 , • assu des tin refused to subscribe it, unlestea clause *as introduced that the vessel should sail with a licence, to penetrate, the blockade, and the clause was ac cordingly inserted. All licences of the kind to the present day, have been positively refused. The value i of the cargo is 50,0001. ! The failure of Messrs. MARSH, DEANC I WEvf. BROOK, and DRANK, has caused the greatest distrets at Reading, Henley, and Wallingford ; at• eatdrui which towns they had banks. The rich and poor cf. . the surrounding country are almost all suit/wet,; MARSH and Co.'s was the only batik Itt'Reading that issued 11. nate! •consequently' tiniest, every pour person who Was a pound beforehand in the world ' became the unfortunate holder. of their. paper. TIli: denouement of this tragedy .has precipitated, iti4 un derstood, by Government calling on Mr. DRAME, one of the Receivers-General of taxes for Ole co- lay of Kent, for arrears to the anmunt of 30,0001. Fur La day or two after the stoppage, great cowftdenee of 8 good dividend was entertained, and a Gentleman in Evading bought up noses to the amount of 10001. at 10s. for the•pouttd ; but this delusion Las vanished, ' and the notes are now considered as little better thut waste paper I The Rey. Mr. GRANT, Rector of Wensingtet, ' war Iforlichurch, met his parishioners at•the Crum • and Cushion, on the 30th ult. antkpdtrikd his tithe Is. 6d. per acre, and promised them, that if the coot continued at the present low price, to reduce it '..!s. per acre, and still lower than that sum if corn j continued to fall. . Two brothers of considerable business in thesis* line are nnw under prosecution by the City of Lou. don, for isolating their oaths, and acting contrary to their bond. - The trial is expected to come on this Term. The Locds of the Treasury have resolved, that in future, goods shall remain in the wirelesses two years from the date of their first entry, without pay ment of duty (instead of the 'time now allowed ivy the Warehousing Acts), and that all man-lactared goods imparted, shall be entitled to' this indulgence. No alteration has been made in their previous deter mination N ith regard to the goods already ware housed bAyond the limited time. Mr. BYNG has given notice. that at the next Middlesex Session he will move for the appointment •:: a C•oanty Treasurer, in the room of Mr. Witt. • OVA RING. The cause between LOUTS BOKSPAIITS and WR wife came on to be heard in the French Tribunal at Paris on the 7th: It was not finally decided bn that day, and, the Court adjourned to the 9th. The cause at issue is, which is to have the care of the eldett boy. • -It app , art by the letters from Bounteous, that Martinique and Guadaloupe have not yet been sur rendered to the French, the answer of the British Commander to the principal French Officer with the armament being, that he had received no.orders for that purpose from his Government. The vessels which had sailed from Bounteous with cargoes on Fre.ich account, in the conAdence of their testott tion, had been permitted to land-the merchandise, but the consignees had not been allowed to receive or dispose of it. Lonn BYRON.—This Nobleman's •patrittonial estates in Nottinghamshire were• not long since . soid, at a price so much beyond any •previous estimation,• that the purchaser became .1)11301-ling to con'uf! , . the contract, and forfeited accordinisly the sem of ten thousand pounds. By Lord. B.'s -marriage with the (laughter of Sir It. Mr r.r.iixvie, he is united to a most agreeable and acc om pli s h e d L a d y ; h er expecta tions of rank and fortune are commanding, as ii• right of her mother the Barony of Wentnrofth descend to her. DEATH OP THE. PRINCE 44 OF Lem:v.—A trie'ne,. choly event has occurred last week at• Paris, ant', unhappily, similar inst:oces are but too frequalit...— The young Prinress of Leon, need front th to years, celebiated for the charms of her wit tund t 4,. qualities of her heart, arni engaged, three days since, to dine with the Duke of Orleans. It was near Gve o'clock; her dressing was finished; she wore a crape dress ; a lighted taper at the fireplace attracted tit crane, and. set it in &tines. The Princess, At , hir agitated efforts 'to extinguish the blaze, only assist&l it to spread more rapidi v. -The house was roused t,y her cries, and ran to her assistance. She rigs fooril in a horrible state. All the exertions of met . !irp skill could not save her. Sne died, leaving her fa. wily and her husband in a state of despair. r i