The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-03 00:00:00

~ ~ Vii. ~ .', ' SOUTH AMERICA. PORT SpAIN CrWINIDAI,), OCT. s.—By letters re Vetoed so.terday from Anostora, it appears that the Independent tromps would be in motion by the 15th of this month, oil all points. Marino's army, partly at likle!urin, toed portly at Comostars , I, consists of 1500 men, and can ificrelltiell to 2,500, as soon as he receives a qttAblity of cattle on their soy to bim for their subsistence. (Aeon, as eacetlent cavalry vtfirev, will command ZartZ4 9 llcovelry its chief, and the latter will he second in ;command. Zama is personally brave, but his cavalry requires a man like General Cedeno, who is as distinguished 11111 Pees in this line. OCT . 12..--We learn that the Independent troops Are,every witortt preparing to move forward. General Marino jas sketched from Motorist soon Csmana, and General Betaillorles also from Goiria, to occupy ,the Carib.. and .Cetnpano, and concentrate with Marino at Catiacn. Admiral Brion will co-operate ;Ail the loud (oven in the attack of Comas. • : rams, Noy. 49.—The King transacted business leer reeiniog in his clotet, sad at two o'clock dump to yincentin. • TLe libel cause instituted by General Comsat whist Megors. Fabvier and Charrier-Senneville, *, was, after a long hearing before the Court of Cor rectional PAce , of the department of the Seine, on the 28th, adjoutned for a fortnight. • . • , The Krnperor Alexander arrived at twelve o'clock :iss the night of the 24th last, at Frankfort, and nest morning lie visited the King of Wittemberg. On his return his Majesty, accompanied by the King of Prussia, went in a chaise and four to Homburg, to 4,4 with the Hereditary Prince, the Fit E NCH 1;44 P brothet.in.law of the Prince Regent of England. A private letter, dated Valenciennes, the 27th Novembe►, says-- " The arrival of a regiment of the Royal Guard Isis elicited a delirium of joy. It is a contest who shell lodge the officers—who shall feast the i soldiers. Banquets, balls. and assemblies succeed to each other without interruption. The white flags float at .41 the windows. Our city has been illuminated three days following. We have noticed several es celleut devices. and, among others, the following, at the door of an individual who had lodged a great many English Officers:— " Plus je vis d'emagers, plusj'uiresi nsa pairie." Anelice— " The more I see of forelgnersohe sore I love onv country." An author of Valenciennes has composed au es. cellent little piece en the departure of the Allies. It is to be brought out immediately at our Theatre. The Duke of Gloucester, under the name of Earl of Connaught, arrived on the 22d last at Carlsruhe. ...a—The five per Cent. Commis were, on Saturday, Actioisa, LW. weistuw— TO CORRESPONDENTS. *** The Letter frogs A Fatima TO tra......141T7. AWO A PA- Risitinizaiar Quits . ? Covnat, shall base ao early in. section. PRICE 1)1 STOCKS TH Rank Stock 4714 9 per rent 110.784 per Gar. Caine& 74 79 • 41. per eent. 971 Compels for Arc. 795$ per Cest. 961 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 6 per Cent. Navy Mlle India Boo& R 63 VP Long Ann. We 3.16 lixelorquer Mar 19 20 p °Against • THIS.. STATESMAN. • ~ u~ LONDON: e .. tlittlS DA Yo DUMBER 3 1 1818. Yesterday the mortal remains of the late Query • were consigned to kindred dust, and in spite of all ' the pomp that attended the solemn ceremony, hum ; bled Majesty and all who regarded the impressive , scene were taught the important lesson, that death , levels al/ distinctions of rank, of fortune, and of ep,. 3 opower. An ample account of the interment will be ' tisond in our other pages. Thus has passed to the tomb the Queen of ENGLAND, amidst the most he . tnitiating of all honoers, of all vanities; and she who enjoyed and exercised the sovereign power of these realms so long, is now low as the lowliest, as onethat had been, and she will henceforth only be in remein• brance what she is no more in reality. She has no • . longer a portion in any thing that is done under the sun ; she has passed away, bat not into magni ficent ohltrioe.—Neither kings nor Queens. • can now die and be forgotten. The dead are to the ' living only what they were—their virtues, their graces, their ebdowmeots, the foundations of love cud esteem which they possessed, whilst living, are the only things that endear thew to otir recollections ; . and in spite of flattery and the pomp of power and state, Monarchs and the prodded and greatest of mankind most, at length, surrender their characters to abide by this award. We have not yet,ventared to enquire, though it is an interesting enquiry, lOW' cannot be avoided ' notwithstanding • all the bh. stades which a preposterous delicacy Insidievisly interposes to the alumnae', and estimation of Royal characters, what place the late Quo*. likely to bold in the estimation of poteriiy, —The respect which the lining ewe to the .un buried dead, has induced es to refrain from Entering I upon a review of. her MAJESTY'S political life' Whilst her remains, by their presence among us, calf!sl for this sympathy ; end our finite will not yet 'permit us to mike any remarks en Me subject. But the cha racter and conduct *I a Setaraign of this country can never be au object unworthy of the national at . F - ; ~" ' ~__ r '"'_ ) ;• ... • 94, 11111 11 / . 4 . 4. 2) t THE ST. teationl and-to Suppose fora moment *hst k ;isnot' bear investigation, is, iii ourilipinion, tantamoont to treason. We possess not the spear of Pravatex, sod though it might be unsafe, if we did,too rashly to ap ply it to the character of even departed Majesty, we shall not forget to perform our duty in this respect. — It has been said by an historian, that the greatest praise that can be given to the wife of a Monarch is that she was unknown. This, of course, relates to her character as a woman, and unconnected with public affairs. Of the late Queen of ENGLAND it cannot be said that she *as unknown in this sense.— The constant interference of the Queen-Consort in the King's Colinas has tended greatly to impart to the conduct of affairs that bias towards toryism, and the increasing prerogatives of the Crown, that has so strongly marked the last fifty years, sad tad OS into a long and fatal series of warfare. She was wife and a fruitful mother, as well as a Queen. Theduties of the former stations the general voice has said she well perfumed. As a Qesaa, in which capacity her in• ,iessole was most extensively felt, and wherein ber -opportunities of promoting and increasing the public benefit were boendless, her merits will not be so generally acknowledged. Her name will be associated in politics and history with that of Put and Pin's worst measures, PERCEVAL, ADDINGTON, and CASTLEREAGH. This is no eery enviable eulogium ou a Queen's memory. The Duke of WELLINGTON, it is now confidently stated, has accepted the appointment of Master• G eneral of the Ordnance. His Grace has nominated Lord FITZROY SOMERSET as his► secretary, and has also named Sir GEORGE MURRAY, Sir J. Dickson, and Sir F. [Town', to situations at the new Board of Ordnance. Lord CASTLEREAGH! has appointed one of the young Noblemen who were in his suite at Aiz-la-Chapelle Secretary of Legation at Paris, which office bad been held by Lord Fixtrtox So mERSET. New York and other American Papers to the 11th ul.. have ►eached as. The intelligence from the Spanish Main tbes fornisbed 11 important. The following is an extract of a letter to the Editor of the Columbian, dated St. Croix, October 22, 1818 : . - • " This morning we had an arrival from Como., iu 10 days ; I have conversed with a passengir, who informs that he left La Guayra *ell a forteiggt since: they had previous to his departure received the infor mation of the plains of Calaboza being again in pos session of the Patriots—and unless Morino receives rein o rcrtnentallo easealdorable estreat i ir* wilt not' ootibe able to h 'teas. lie had made a requisition en the iuhabtsassti for 200,000 dollars ! 4000 men ! and 2000 mules! The first and list they will sop. ply him with, bat he muse look elsewhere for the men. The garrison at Porto Rico is too weak to af ford the least taistance.l " A few days ago, previous to quitting St. Thomas for this place, I had the satisfaction to see a comber ,of the friends to the cause embark for Margaretta, amongst whom was Col. Marean Montilla, a first-rate Officer. General M'Gregor was daily expected to call off Port an Prince, at which place be will find a number of friends awaiting him. Cumin* is eapect ed to be io the possession of the Patriots ere this. THE FLORIDA INDIANS. A letter to the Editor of the Savannah Museum, dated at St. Augustine on the** inst. thus remarks: —" The reports respecting the Indians in this pro. since are very erroneous; there are not on this side of the St. John's, I. the province, five hun dred of them, including all ages arid both sexes. —The most I have ever seen in St. Augustine has not been more than twenty, including wo men and children. It is totally false that they have been supplied by the Government here with ammunition ; those that I have seen base optimally brought io skins, which they barter for blankets, clothing, &c. , They may, perhaps, get small quan tities of ammunition also, from these persons with whom they trade; they could not, indeed, subsist without it. " Those that I bare talked with (for many of them speak English), are heartily sick of the war with the United States, and say they wish anxiously for peace. They appear to be perfectly sensible of their want of strength to contend with the United States; they say •the war has been fejmented by their worst enemies, and if it continne4 (hit they shall be totally extermi nated. They are new without the means of sub.. sistence, escept what they obtain from hunting; their corn-fields base been destroyed ; they are driven from their country and their homes without provisions, and nearly naked ; had the corning wiu. ter they avid experience the horrors of famine." The accounts accounts which we continue to receive from e:arrth America represent the cause oldie South Am.. Aft - Independents to be in a very prosperous condi -11404 I . nod all#44:the best feauded hopes of their mak ipilgreat Proiiiss, as soon as the rainy season shall !Ave ceased, oir.h will not be till the close of the pre y eat ateatlr4-: Letters have been received by the Ileeket frees Trinidad to 13th October, and of rani ,rrei 'dates from the Spaeisb Main. They chiefly relite to the preparations making by the Independ ents for the ensuing campaign, which, it is fully q&. petted, will terminate the contest. Arnim; she pa. pen which have reached us, is a certifimatrdraws op and signed by such Englishmen in She Venezueleas ' service as wets at Augartars, taspectiug the go *IA 4 . . - • I`. " "' l oll . • / r' l. : i • • .~ .• (*titian tbiy had met with,•en& continued to experience. This hate been•more general, but -. their fellow-countrymen were at an immense distant*, tip the country, with ['Axel; division. These Officent' had been induced, as the Inc!owe of this paper states, to do this act of justice to the country which had hospitably received and employed them, in con. sapience of the scurrilous and unfounded attacks continued in some of the London Prints, written either by persons who bad never had courage enosgh to go to the spot, or else by others whom they gladly saw depart, as they themselves felt dis graced in associating with them. This statement shows the motives of the persons who, after finding conveyance out to that country, have not only deserted the cause, but returned to make themselves estiservient to its enemies. It now turns out, that every man of character, who was able to show tea. tin►onists of his services, and reached head-quarters, has been both employed and well received ; but numbers have proved themselves totally unworthy of trust and confidence, and have only themselves to blame. Men who had never been more than [.leute• pants in Europe, west over, expecting to be made Colonels; nay, this, was the case with several who had never enjoyed rank in any army whatever.— Oihers, by their intoxication and mal-practices, had not only disgraced themselves, bet had created smell • disgust among their companions, that they were ashamed of being seen le their company. - —maw-_ Yesterday, thousands of almost all c i lasse igi s ne w d e roen, drawn from London, end within at heist a dom es miles around, to Kew and Hounslow, to obse rve the remains of her late Majesty pass,as they m grand procession. Several, to secure to themselves good places, left town on the preceding day. limy before the light dawned, ill the feot.pal hs between. London and Kew were filled with pedestrians, and the road choked with carriages. The immediate vicinage of the Palace had been patrolled doting the morning by small parties of Lancers. The rca i i which runs through the centre of Kes-grcet g as , lined on each side with carriages, while an in. : mense assemblage of people almost filled the epe e behind. The path-ways leading to. Kew-bri4. l ". i and on to the Star-and-Garter, at the font of - .the bridge, were in like manner c needed. 'lbe .pia j spice in front of the Star-awl-Garter was occupitrll l seseral rows of carrioge,—comprising almost entry species of vehicle that h:ts been constructed since the first invention of carriages. These w ere ~ deeded, both inside end out, with spectators,' 'The multitude extended as far as the eye could Teich, In every direction; and not a window. a wall, et g tree, from n bich a glimpse of the Procession wi g likely in he obtainedotaa untenanted. It bed been retwtured In the course of the morning, tint the Pro. cession woeld movahrWrik ed Richmond; and the 9,ectators stationed .4 Irierw-green and in its vicinity • 6 it'd quietly until the fact should he esceo s i gel j : , bet the moment the advanced-guard sif Lancers '.wheeled to the left, as they emerged from Kew. green, a general movement took place towards ihe bridge. An unusual eagerness prevailed to pus* bridge and head the Procession. In coestquence, a most tumultuous scene took place at the tel The toll-keeper, after some coaches had postilkio. deavoured to shot the centre gate, through whiclethe people were rushing like a torrent ; but he was is. ' mediately borne away by the stream, and had nosily fallen a victim to his indiscretion. At Brentferd, et Hounslow, &c. from,half-a.guissa . to two guineas had been readily given for places at windows. Soon after nine o'clock, the Lancers, who were to conduct the Royal remains, assembled in front of the Palace at Kew; and half an hoar after, the hearse, with eight horses, was drawn up and received the pain, when the Procession began to move is following order:— Two Lancers mounted to clear the way. Twenty ditto moonted, two mid too. Bight of the late Queen's Servants, in full srailet livery, ow " horseback, with black scouts and hut-bonds. The &utile ur Kew Parish, on foot, with silk scant =MI6 Wind. Eight Assistants, on horseback, in deep mourning. • 1 1 o. f I TIIE HEARSE, I .s 1 i 0. . Covered with black velvet. profusely #al t: 3 1 e .r, decorated with plumes of ostrich tea- a ( e , ... 7, :-., there, and ornamented by seven es- e E fi .-4 r o ; cotcheosis (three on earls side, and owe Ag r i 2, @o< at the back), drawl by 'iglu black }E C 1 I rz 3 - , horses, bearing militia pla an :a. A . . escutehena being stinted to the f ... N ' A ire. velvet coveting of each bane. Ttori; 2: NI 9 . 4 # was nothing remarkable in its appear. lz .4 R ' L aoce. 1.4 ). Eight A.4%ittnto on horseback, in deep mourning. - Seven private carriages of her Majesty, e.cls drawn hy tit chesnot horses. The co echarin and diattatakitt deep moulage . The usual hammer-cloth of scarlet dill RAI was retained. The prat sic carriages had the Royal arms emblazoned on them, Ind the letters C. R. in a small cipher, inserted in a compartment above them. The last had outy toe Crown, surmounting the letters C. K. in a very tarp cipher. A party of Lancers, sty abreast, and about 60 in number, closed the cavalcade. . This was the whole of the Procession at its start. ing; it occupied its length Oast 300 yards. It was just six minutes (at the rate it travelled, about two miles an hour) in passing any given object. The Procession entered Hoonalow4heath at a few minutes past 12 o'clock, whets most of the London visitors left it, and reflationd to town. Illy* were I no other soldiers to be seen except the few that pre. I ceded and followed in procession. No carriages be- ' longing to the living niPmbers of the Royal Family then followed in the Procession, nor any carritges . of the Nobility. The Queen's carriages bad not the blinds drawn up, but were all open; and each con tained two or three persons, some of whom were ft. males. The Procession, thus meagre, when compared with ! what public expectation had anticipated, arrived at Frogniore about seven o'clock, where it received am , addition, both io humbers and pomp. The people of Windsor, and the numerous visitors who had flocked from London,begais about the same time to move from ; the town to meet the funeral ; and the whole f00t.4 path, nearly a mile, was filled with spectators. From, St. George's Chapel to the extremity of Windsor the i road was - lined with Foot Guards; from thence tel ' Frogmore lines of cavalry kept the ground, and in -1 stead of every sixth man bearing a torch, there was one , in almost every hand. At length, soon after seven ss'clock, the advance of a party of horse showed that the funeral was coming ; wnd the spectators who had been pacing backwards and forwards, now stood still to view it. First march4d a squadron of Life Guard., then came seven carriages of the Qrseen,wit la the blinds up, drawn by six horses covered with black oaddla. cloths: but the great object of attention was the hearse, which next followed, drawn by eight black Ha noverian horses, well known to those who have ben in the habit of observing the Royal stud. A Ivry body of Life Guards immediately preceded and fol ' lowed it. This part of the Procession was certainly very imposing, though the splendour of its covering, added to the glittering bustle of u military escort,,,, took away all that solemnity which a hearse is in ge neral calculated to inspire. After the hearse, eame the carriage of the Chief Mourner, the Prince Regent; and his Royal Highness was very visible, notwith- I standing the could .of cavalry that hovered round hit coach. Ile seemed in good health. We un derstood that the Duke of York rode to the same carriage with his Royal brother, but we did not see him : d any rate, his carriage and six moved nest in OM Procession : after which followed the carriers the Dukes of 'Salm and Gleroceiter, and of Paw I L?opold, all full. There wag no CerfilS e ) In fig' .-.- ... `.: . - I ......• • - • . I y treatment the • 1 -'}- ' * . kfd ißita• AI ( 48 dbcefeent 'woeldt / , • or , s k the gregteit part , t of 4- \ fiER likTE MAJISSTA en immense dis ec tsp" QUiEEN CliAnt TTE. ision. 1 lies e .. n .ters •-•....101.m..-- We have received Madras Papers to the 12th of July. The most interesting articles which they contain including extracts from the Calcutta Journals to the 25th of June, are given under a distinct head. It was rumoured that the Rajah of NAGPORE bad been retaken, bat no authentic information had been re ceived to that effect. lie effected his escape by brib ing seven or eight items of bis escort, who went off with him. One of them had been retaken, and was put in irons. From him it was learnt that the Rajah, in his flight, had assumed the disguise of • sepoy• Much Importance seems to be attached to the repos session of the Rajah's person, es it is said a reward of two lacks of rupees, and a pension of 10,000 rupees, had been offered for his apprehension. The edvices in those Papers from Ceylon are to the 28th of June. Though tranquillity had not been re stored at that period, the Insurgents are stated to have met with several checks. General BROWNRIGG had so far recovered from an illness of four months' tiaghtion, as to be a 41,10 gmout in his palintreln. pt. FRITTER and four initiates were drowned in the river near Candy, on the 11th of June. Accounts are said to have reached Calcutta from China, of a partial failure of the tea crop. ilarbadnes Papers have arrived to the 131 h of Oc- tober. The island was in a healthy state ; but it ap pears shat the plantations had suffered from some terapestooas weather, which had been felt also, and in a greater &wee, as we have already stated, at Do minica and Martinique. French Papers to the 30th ult. have arrived. The P 869 news is without interest. Five per Cents. haveexperienced a further depression, hating left off on Saturday at 69 1. Bank shares fell to 1540 f. The Emperor ALEXANDER arrived at Frankfort in the night of the 24th ult. Nest morning, after pay. ing a visit to the Kiag of WIRTENNERG, he repaired to the Hotel at which the King of PRUSSIA lodged, and both Monarchs set out in a csloche and four, to dine with the Hereditary Prince of flessE.HomeußG. It was rumoured at Frankfort that there is to be a creation of Dignitaries of the Germanic League, and that Baron VON STRIP is to be the Grand Chan cellor. The Empress of AUSTRIA left Munich on the 22d ult. to meet the Emperor at Donawert, with whom she was expected to return to Munich neat day. Et is now said that the question relative to the Baden succession is very far from being settled.— The Doke of GLOUCESTER arrived at Cartsrhue, on the 22d ult., where he intended to remain some days. A Lisbon letter mentions the receipt of intelli gence from Rio de Janeiro, which states, that on the 20th of August, Amass had re-appeared, with &considerable force ender his command ' • but that he had been defeated in the district called Entre Rios. All, remains quiet at Buenos Ayres: there had, how ever, been some appearances of a change in the Ad. ministration : but PURYRRIDON, the Director, still maintained his ground. SAN MARTIN, who recently gained the great victory at Maipo, materially contri buted, by his personal influence, to maintain the Di rector in his post. SAN MARTIN had left Buenos Ayres, to take the command of the army to proceed against Pero. We have received a series of Barhadoes Papers to the 13th of October. The island was in a healthy state; but it appears that the plantations had suf. feted from some tempestuous weather, which had been felt also, and in a greater degree, at Dominica and Martinique. Colonel STEPTIENSON, with Mr. Beowtt and Mr. HIORT, of the Board of Works, arrived at Windsor Castle yesterday morning, and will remain there until after the ceremony of closing' the mausoleum, the entire charge and responsibility of the arrange ment devolving on that department. We learn from one of the first Yorkshire bosses, that very extensive orders for woollen cloths have been received within these few days, both from Aube ties sod the countries bordering on the Baltic ; one beam alone bee reWeed trip order to The amount of 60 3 0Q01. from Busi g ,..4og e do x ion Mercers ) . ... "~~. r " F r . I) a k • I . S