The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-05-19 00:00:00

9. ' •-•^7. ... ~t~ 721'11XS ON TUS.NATIO . ATION 07 FOREIGN VESSELS, INCEVD . INIi PACKETS. Duty per test, .Istrletline, the v. hole and half ditty, additional 4 fr. 13.crnihnes ; salvage, 11 centimes; together, perton, 4 fr. 24 conlimes.—Further, on expoditing vessels above 200 tona l 1S fr.; also for, permits of entrance and clearance, 1 fr. MERCIIANDIst: IN ENTREPOT AT IiATAL . APRIL 2 0 . Yellow Wood, 716 Ints—Campnehf . Wood, 3913 logs—Pernambuco Wood, 6738 logs—Cotton Wn4l, 4313 bags—euWee, 324 casks, and 12,218 bags—Raw Sugar, 837 - barrels--Indlio, 544 cases:. • Art. • • Sfaitc. I hie I 4 . ' . Prance .— V 0 . faults ... . 44 .. 1 it 0 • .3 . .ltroisirn..,. 0 1 • Sao inaen 1 I 0 AlmltriuM eit the l'ublic Pjfic64. iSTATE;WAN. DO NDO N : irIWILIMAT, MAY 19, 1414. . . --osaa--. . . The proposed.alterations in the Corn toms coati liue to be hurried through the House of Commons, lath a degree of precipitation which has, perhart, liiverbefore'been witnessed, in the case of any ntea. sure so important es this is acknOwledged to be, in yolving such an Arttiricate variety of interesting cousi. Orations, and applying to no immediate and press ing demand of a/testing emergency. If the general welfire of the eduntry demanded these alteratio n s , 'iiiiii i estiiien and•delay could not but render the vesture more popular,• by repeated and continued aiseession ;the advantages to be derived from it would 16 better:and wire generally understood ; the number of its friendiwould daily increase,' that of its oppo. *Otis lopidiyAiiiiiiiist!, The interest of the coon. fik, even it it requires She measure, cannot demand the indecentpiecipitancy wigs .which it has hitherto lite , ' coviivil coma , * ; acrd -Obis burry, therefore, independently of the' milts oiabe.proceeding itself, 'tits °nit the suspicion of Ocigilitting and being up. 1 ;aid on'groulidi tett* distinct from those of a pub- 1 tt iiitare: If its be 'the, separate interests of the Bleat iand.holders which the measure has principally itt view, then, "Intieet t it. ceases to be a matter , of eurprise, that inforliagnent, where the influence of ! this body is eery powerful, great haste should be !node to finish the business, before the public get fully soused to a sense of the injury.they are about to re ceive, or have an opportunity .to raise their voice in effective opposition to it. The people have 'l6llt, on the present occasion, been so alert as the deep interest they have in thequestion ought to Vim made them. The question is no other than Amply this :,,,whether, for the exclusive benefit of the land-owners, the people of this country shall, fotsoniVyeirs to come, pay a shilling the quartern lentfter their bread, or be enabled to procure it at p much lower price? If the House of Co mmons ihe.eidita io t ritvetpur of the higher price, we may be guitetertlitin It will not experience much opposition in the (Lords. In the former Assembly there are massy land-owners, and much agr:cultural influence ; there, however, this influence is blended with a con siderable portion of commercial and manufacturing, and with some small portion of popular and inde pendent influence . ; but in the Upper Hum there • .. i Paris Papers of 'Monday last arriv4dds./aueso44g4 by which it will be seen, by a lettearposaen. Baa- TRAND, that BONAPARTOS safely arrived at his place of destination. An article, relating to the manufacturers of cotton and other goods in France, is of au interesting nature, and deserving the atten tion of English manufalOyers, as it shows the com mercial jealousy entertained by the French people. PARIS, MAY 15.—1 t is said, that peace was signed yesterday evening. We are assured that the King has nominated are to be frond nothing but land-ewners,—nothing I - - 7 Prince Eugene a Marshal Of Fiancei His Majesty but the ogrieultural intereit, or rather the interest of told him, that he hoped for peace; ut that, if oc= ihe landlords,—no popular, no commercial, no ma- casion should arise, he would employ him with the oufacturing influence whativer. We mention this to f greatest confidence. enforce the necessity of immediate petitions to the i 1 General Bertrand has written from Ferrajo, under House , of Commons-4f the measure once passes date of the 4th of May, thitt 'he had - ..arrived at the there, it may he •considered complete.—We lament 1 Island of Elba, with B6nnparte. Without corn that it should have already passed through so many I plui•aing of the reception afforded them, he acids, stages, without having excited any thing like that ; 44 I find my situation much betterthon I hoped." stitiversal attention its importance deserves. It is a 1 BARCELONA, MAY 2.--Are -learn from Madrid, job upon a grand scale ; . and calculated to enrich the that the King had not arrived there on the 24th of landed proprietors, at the expence of the other part i last month. His Majesty still remained at Valencia, of the community. The apathy which appears to whence he was preparing to set out for his capital.— prevail respecting it, is truly astonishing. Where, The Cortes maintain a menacing attitude, and wish are the advoCates of the people in the House !to impose upon the Sovereign conditions incompatible of Commons ?—Can they, on such a ques- 1 with the dignity of the Throne. The Spanish Con tion, maintain a neutrality ? Do they not perceive , stitution i s tru l y Republican. The Executive .Power that by being silent they are net neutral ; that :is so limited and fettered, that it is impossible the they, in reality, serve the cause of the high puce t i machine should maintain itself. The Puke deign system ; that they contribute to keep , the people in , fantado, is come to join the little drib). of General ignorance of the mischief carrying on against them, i Copons, which has accompanied the King ever since and assist the designs of those who are hurrying the ' his entrance. This Nobleman possesses great personal measure through the House of Commons, where alone consideration, and merits, all the confidence of his "it can he expected to be resisted, or even discussed ? Sovereign. The example of devotion set by him on It is not merely the comforts of the people which is this occasion, will soon draw afttr it the other implicated in the question of the price of provisions 'Grandees of Spain. • The Spatflsirnation is ex and other articles, for on the price of provisions that • posed to lose the adiantages of, irjadicious social of alt other articles depend. The commerce/ the compact between the Sovereign and his People, by naval power, the political independence of the coon- the obstinacy of some men, who have seised• the try are also at stake. If the necessaries of life, if ascendancy in the Cortes. It will excite great asto human labour, are to be artificially kept up . a i a h men t at Paris, to see the list of those who tw in this country greatly above the price for which they ; tually compose this Assembly—even the people of may be obtained abroad, it is impossible for out this country can scarcely discover: two or s three commercial greatness to survive. For the products names that are known amongst tboee who tepielieet of our national industry there will be no outlet; the nation. At the termination of a struggle, from , the unavoidable extravagance of our prices will giVe , which the assistance of our Allies has enabled us, to the manufactures of other countries so great an ad.. extricate ourselves with honour, after an unefpected vantage over us in d e li verance , all foreign markets, that we shall it tweeter be very unfortunate, %ter be entirely excluded from them. The consequences civil discord should depsive las of the fruit Os° ealuti of this could be no other than such a diminution of . sacr ifi ces. I . ......- vur maritime strength, the great bulwark of our na tional independence, as would leave us a defenceless A Circular Letter from the Commissioner. of the victim to the ambition of some mere powerful mill... Provisional Gpvereartbut of Finances for Foreign ~ .. tary state. - Thinge cannot remain addressed to the Prefect of the tural state in which the war has pitied them. Seine :—• , , , .. • tuid D s :v v e :LI R :v rd ha A le ir rs; - are T an i : ' paseing this port for We ll :j a y:l-7 4 • ' ac cau be ri rt r e e r We roust approtimate.tft the condition of sutrothwling i 4 4 Si, e '21141 PRETECi,—I amfinformed that there is is fil e trl x ii: pe r i ni te t d : he l'e: Sailed the LadyFr nations, as- it respedts the prices of cominodities, or are errots.enus oplaira of the measures of the Go- • With dispatches fo a r li F cei ran li ce ar l ite n t nd sl th il e ll I S .o ir rd Th D o n n o a c s a T n Y p r a ik c ski k I , t ,' fprego all the advadtogea or inyircourse with 4hem.— !Termite' nt, that the manufacturer of the cotton goods, ' with Williams, the Me,sen g er, u red i r i o h rfr d : i fro sp ß a uc t lo h ila es o Unless we do this, peke i self will be'tn our corn- is likely to he the sufferer ; 1. iii consequence de -1 i r a c o n d g e h d .— C A ou . n F t O re r o l c o h r. ve T isc h l e n E r io rl p % meroe an. ncalculable injury. How is the unavoid- ' sire you to inform those whom it may concern : able *Mallon to be effected ? Where is the retinc- I " A decree of the 25th July, 1810, prohibited tion Nen ? This is b natural question. And it i all ships leaving Our ports without licence, or ape- in t three or or four ra d m a o y i s e, . ts, C ; o T un h t e O n r b l i n io if 4 c t a ig m g e e n ot s i - emeri, ari avant od is!N I . equa • • naturel for every class to tbedw, if it con,lcial protectian: Our political relations did not al ' the difficulties and embarrassments attendant upon i low the continuance of this tlecree ; and one of the to -day from Vrance—Hou. Mr..Robinsau and Captain Fle're Ike - (Range, from itself. By the Hilf now before' first acts of Monsieur, the Lieutenant-General of with dispatches; Marquis of Downshire, lion. H em . ) swami, i Parliament, the land proprietors are endeavouring to I the kingdom, has put an end to it. . Ido this. The welfare of the country absolutely for- I " lint Monsieur, in ordering that all French or ! a v : d f i r t: C Y fr n m i l ne itt a l n ' c is s t r z u T l i f e se A ra . tri d a .l7 ;j ed - Ca t m h ' e e H in uma the r M tr ato isar i e G i ce f n o t rmizirtil f . ,. i i lids iltini ascii* It ii an absoliite condition of the na- foreign Vessels should. be permitted to come to • :.;:" ' e l :A: l % . nß:rAdYitileB,7:llriesgmnanbrlnei,rieandAdhmlisirintploYyno:•migll:tiirnuesck,ilihif 1 i nonil salletf, that hor iodustry 'end entetprixe should France, provided they pay the duties , for importation i • : Ibe now unfettered :. Taxation and the tent of land and exportation; according to the present laws. ; I are the only • clogs that admit of diminution. Ins , " The Custom - house hap been already told not to Duke of a . -. e i I the speedy reduction of these two cha ties upon in- permit the introduction of prohibited articles ; but , rat of the Fkei...und a ill sail to-marina roomin g . til.-Cek s i i , dastry, the nation w ill find the means, 'of ate reno- iif such should arrive s they sh a ll b e bonded for re-ex- ' with the Royal Sovereign and Royal Charlotte yachts:6,j !son 4- Vat ioll.—.Witilleit this it must, languish it'd expire,— portation. .. ~ Motel; Ste. lat. to' bring over to this codotry the Ettiper 4 A The former should be reduced as quickly and as 46 This, however, is only temporary, and in con 'greatly as possible; the latter with all speed, formity CO the present laws. ' i o M n r l ile i ts3f rs si'eft e:r iti r :' : l l Pd t 1 c 4 e : S a o lt) u lrli t ta h l I:,Sac'tiolodmr the p th e w Kß. l ii i nv i g i e ro t ' fw- Ricer.—`A ?I t i P i L s er i ' ea d : —, l IS OL :e t i i t l e ItC C i ir S h r l 1 : not known, and are failed of ro t r he th E e 4s ll t Irve7ndi;:fire.chet,-- a a r aie eAtA ma s- ' but no further than the necessities of the nit: " Importations of goods are subject to these re it:ioi: s o r t:d m : tit le w o r th y :r u st i l p .. tion require . The free and unrestrained im- gulafions- 7 -and regular certificates will be required to portation of Cora appears to us to determine I prevent imposition. I .` f ' i hoer this liinit.--geme men speak and write as ~." The present Government does not abolish the ; if this would at once annihilate our domesticagricia: actual provisions, and particularly as to cottba ii a ". - 114-mu-18----Arliwa th e lier"t i ns the Ritddei. the Thalia, mid the Rosario, Crone } , Plymouth ; the Baniae, fure. It 'would not annihilate; it is jiven .doubtful prepared state and manufaFtnred. ' • . : froM Cherburgh; 'and the Pettey, from flavre.--Snifeeltiv . whether it would long occasion its 41gsliminisleed. 46 The laws respecting this' branch of the peblic g. tor pi7 y roo s sn ip s * G e r:l:ler, Redwing, Misletoe, It would lessen for a time that id laa of profit ? service nrustbe obeyed im the frontiers of the reiliand BramlN . which goes to the landlord, undeiiiini inn of rent, I dont, and precautions are' taken for that pu rp ose , in ' . ll sa s Sirll inallj; Francis : f t r ' n no u r t o—; Drake nvi f r ti a r , y frigatel l i i nl o P t 3s6 urd et tend dAanhovirslrri 16. — Arrived and o e n hi t oreh Y t e : s o .o ;o p .he f e nbli packet, Pi r ,k ri quarantine. n p w l ci rile w iahe after the farmer is paid for his ' '' tar, ifnd the 'to cause their observance. ' ',. . , . fair profit of his capital Piock.H.;-, (2 . -I .fitiviever, I " The frontiers of the kingdom have, for the last 1 t 1• - . • would not long •be any- thing more on a • no- five months, suffered the effects of war. There has, with 'a Mail from the West Indict, lasi from Sr. Thomas's; is minal reductiou.—lt might' easily hi made op/ however, - i been an indirect trade with the kingdom, 35 May wink days., The 161(6. picket had a very severe action on the IK pear that the landed interest, in paining with aniethi.Government has been unable.to prevent it. f otts an American privateer, of 18 gun , , hod full tif so much earnestness a measure thaVniust be de- 44 Mit t ' however, a moment should not be loit men, which the brat antler an engagement of 2 hours hod U structive to the general , prosperity •of the ceun- which may cause their renewal. He has in conse- • . - - midutes, in which the enemy made two attempts to board, but fry, are actuated by a narrow and . shortsighted quence given orders for the establishment of a new I were repulsed w 41.0 graft loss. The * diet lost 2 meat billedestimate estimate of their own separate and distinct welfare. line of Custom-Houses u p on the frontiers, according : and 8 woon&d, .24 them dangeroWsly, and she is dreudially We cannot, on this part of the subject, refer to arty to the present cirannstantes. Thii is according 1 to : cm up in her bull s sails,- and rigging, and had four feet water id authority so high as that ' of ADAM Satin. 44 If," whit has been, and will, with the permission of the ' her bold atthe'eloaeof the *Wien. , says he, 66 importation was at all limes free, our . Allies, continue. , .. farmers and country gentlemen would ; preitiblhonit 44 I desire you, M. Le Prefect, to make this pub year with, another, get less money fee flieir ir.)(n than tic, which will, it is hoped, calm uninformed minds , .. they''do ot present, when importation is atosesttlones etre prevent Mischief. in effect prohibited •; but the money Athich they jot 1 ' ;4 , The Commissioner of Finances,. -.- (eigned) • " illaroiwn.“ would be of more value; would buy, more gratis of ' • ________ all '• ot ner kinds, and would emioy ' more la: boar:"-:- - -ne then proceeds to shott 4 ,•• that a reduc tion in 'the money price of core, <litninish.es also the price of ail other articles ; gives- the industry of the country an advantage in foreign markets, and consequently encourages and increasesit ; thus,, by extending the home market for com p which is at once the nearest, most conientent,ind extensive; and which must be, in proportion to the general in dustry, it eventually benefits theisaded interest, which has unreasonably feared and remitted it."' - ' ' AIRS OF,iiiiiticiE" TO' tilll ! - F.1)1T.Oft OF THE STAT44ll.elic In your Paper I. the following'artiele i; tratted from the French Papers-:'— • • •• I . se LuatcK, APRIL ! BQ:—We are:,again asstrreir, that Prince Clsristitin Frederick ha's - retsointted Nat.: , way, and that a - sti it g• pi rty arfieislterelliTs: your of the xessints to Sweden. ~ Titeyafe 'called the. Freres :!faker, and stand' i3ot for, the. rights of. the men of-,the - ,Norih, at the sante tiren aii*nrwiedging theimpoisibility of nfikiitt an ittdepeziclint slate, of • a Condi* ito 'poor and thmly . peopled as 'Norway is." With respectful patience; though With disgust; have l read'alt what has been said` and . wsitten.rela. tire to the,. idhh party, uhicbia-bohtlyasierted ' now to elist4a Norway', hiding it needless to cool tradict empti . accnsations, destitbte of proof, even of probability. gut when names are mentioned with vilifying stigroirgit - wouid be coOttmptible • inity to remttio.illenf: I therefore . beg,- Sir, that yen ! would, withootAny delay, be :pleased to insert the • following declaration in your. Vaper .—That the above quoted wvtiele, caturinglt dated Lubeck, is a wilftil and scandaffms calumny ; sAdAltat.neithar I s my brother, nor any of my relateomp,' of that name, are at 'the head'o: any party, - nor • members of any party,:arbien, or"Asisiog, iu avour of the Cession of Norwayto Swedtinit b ecaese .are neither perju r©r . . isOr tnwitors. . . . . B rield4fartabal Lord anestro has left town, to meet the. Emperor of .' I *Calais. .• ' * . ' • lar. ilLtomiNsopi, I rtie officiates. as Lord CAS = et.easeewirs.linerettley on his Weirs mission, arrived at "Carlton-house, froM Par* yesterday morejng, about eleven' o'clock, and had an audience.of the Pulpier. REGENT. Mr. R. afterwards attended the Earl of laveitecior., at Fife-house. ft was very strongly reported on 'Change, thatit Is the fixed determination of our Government, not to spffer the Americans to fish upon the Drinks of Newfoundland, sad that no American vesKAT will be permitted to pass the Cape of Good Hope, so that the whole of the China trade will be taken from them. After all, Ministers received accounts yesterday from Colonel CAMPBELL, intimating that Beta- Pawn landed at Elba on the 4th, and took posses sion of the island, amid the acclamatiOns of the people. lie afterwards proceeded immediately to church; and when the service was finished went to view the fortifications:. A letter from Paris, written on Saturday last, says, " Tex-day there was a grand expiatory Mass for Louis XVI. which people are displeased with, because it is not forgetting the past, as was promised, buf•revieing it, and bringing parties into odium, who ought to be conciliated. The , emigrants are not as fait to the great change. in morals, manners, princi ple, and prejudices, since their emigration. I hear I that Louis XVIII. and the Mlles are not perfectly ! It is said that not more than three regiments 4 agreed upon the terms of peace. Louis would keep cavalry will 4.0-.diebanded,attd two of than are at Brabant, and Marshal NEY is, said to have told his ! present in the East Indies. . _.,. . . MAJESTY, that he would answer for cpnquering it in I It seems tee he the ileleimitiilig 7irtheelemourers tie months, even if it was given up.' Russia is re. foe war to raise a cry against peace with America" ported to be for ceding this point. Mobs, supposed and accordingly,ave see in the Paper, which feels its to be excited by the Jacobins, have been collected ' own interest to be dependent on the continuance of round the Thuitleries, demanding bread and n (irk. hostilities, that the most disgraceful reasoning 'is set They were with difficulty appeased and diSbanded.— up for refusing all amicable termination oreor die. In one of•the churches I visited yesterday, three of putes. What, now that we are strong, shalt*, listen BONAPAItTIeS Generals, BESSIERES, Duaoc, and to terms of pacification ?—No--let us no% lave re another, were lying in state till they could he buried. eenge—do not let us sit down content with obtaining They are surrounded by military trophies, and great ail that we went to star for---let us havii indemnity 1 crowds of the'old troops come daily to visit them." for the expenses of the wnr—let us drive them a A private letter received yesterday from Paris, ' hundred miles from the Lakes—let us drive them says, that upwards of sixty were killed, on Sunday from Louisiana—fr i ore Florida—and never ii.qain per se'nnigbt,, in duels between the French and Allied mit them to trespass on the Banks of Nev.fnundland ! Officers. • • : Now that W are strong, let us not trouhle our heads The French prisoners at Noilmtait Crass, ito the about their stupid perversion; of the law of nations amount of four thousand and upwards, continue to —it would be the height of folly to sheath thelword, be eery , refractory, and peremptorily refuse to ac..i it - Olcia — ritCtiOrl, which is so steeped in hatred of,. -- knwledge the new Government of France. i ' • h 3lll. t ortnt i ltpdmillje_ . .alnit,...l* pore t t. 4; 0 6 is ttpii : • 'he •Dechess of Oraa&euicit, when s l it last'. , sum and kebttance of theyeasomiercif the implacable ' Mr. BRUNEL'S scientific manufactory at Battersea:l enemies of;peaceottid if , this can be mile pilnteble' found amongst, the soldiery who compose the one. . to the peoßle of Englaant,! army ~after army will he legged -shoe-making corps, five ,Germans of Citier. I sent to Atniiiri, and!afie War Vostablislitnemts, Stith eii,t ceuetries, with each of whom she conversed foe !the necessary adjunotof war taxes, %%ill be entailed , some t ae .most nifably and fluently, in their own upoieus. - - • 1 particular language. .rt., 4. 1 :: .:: i Th e 7/kite/Mr-oar' pas et , .e l • arrival is ale , . 0 1 th Ceminittee of the Uplter House is, we under. nounced at Falmouth, after an idiots of two hnurs steed . , ghost to be formed' ' '. to consider Of the p l .*. and 9.0 minutfis with nn Atnerlciii rrivateer :had' tient Repressed state of agriculturein the three king- part of ll'er Mail cut awey Ai .thitilings by ti a 4 eties donls. I my's shot, and we regret tp hear leaves eunk•id the %%'e e understan4 a sporting Colonel, well known ection. for his celebrated speeches in the Court of Chancery , S ir PeTatcat MURRAY, Bart. il* t castelidiatikeel ittten 4e ded-4-artise his frientle, and te instrnct the the present vacancy, to represent the GoWenr"of io, e.,,- , learned,Ceutlignen4 the har t by pleading ids own Perth. . -ee cattse this day, in a tioltin 'Which he has been hoaxed , The 14th. Light Dragoons are under ordere Mr I by 4 north-countryman ; but the closed doors pre- America. • The 16th expect a similar order, is ilel 'emit! the display of his talents till another oppor. have always been brigaded together. • tunic • . . . The Public are sooh to he grati fi ed by the appear 1. • juord (lcotter BEttESFOAD is the mil). candidate once of a masterly print, under the titte of Silica.' that has yet offered himself for the courity'of Water- nia and the Si:ien Chempioni,. or Modern Gliristene ford o io consequince• of the elevation of Field- data restored; done by Messrs. CittecesnA'ear, end Mireind 13CILESroll0 to the Peerage.. containing Portraits of all the Crowned Heads in' It Is reported, that a Gentleman of high distinc- Europe, together with that of • the Duke of Wit.' , den s : who • came to England, a few weeks since, LINGTON. • We have heard much in praise or tali lincttralb; has-quitted it In the same manner ! ( _ s adttilrable - tle 4 gn. - . C. ANKER, Actual Member or the Regency or Nortrlttl, No. 6, York-street, St. James's-square, May 18, 1814.. ' • in the unna;.• Affairs, has been addre ••••r• - ••••VIVW TNIFS •% 'll`' . 4/ %1 ; p ' • • 11 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 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