The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-11-28 00:00:00

/ • }~.. r~l.t .. +.. I Pounau ANECDOTE. CII.IIIACTFR OF TAUTEN. The death of JEAN Lu aittr TALLIFN, a celebrated leader of the revolution, we announced last week. lie was a pruot that the most splendid talents arc produced trout tl►e democratic floor. His birth was obscure, anal his education was neglected ; but the brilliancy of his intellect displayed itself in eerie youth : and the revolution atfottled ample room fur the exercise of his ability. At the age of twenty-five, (in the year 1791.) he wrote for the .i/writcur ; and became noticed for the strength of argument, and the elegance of style ui Lich trstinguished his compositions. From a sincere, though doubtless, a mistaken conviction, of the justice of the Republican cause, he gave it his powerfull sup port ; anal on its success, he naturally rose to eminence though his power was never exerted but for the hap_ pines* of his country, and the advantage of the human race. He became Secretary General of the Commune of Paris, anal a Member of the Council of rive lin:l -iked. lie accompanied BL'OSIAPARTZ on his expedi tion to Egypt ; and, while the General WAS devising means for the indulgence of his ambition, TALLIES soon' worthily exerted himself, in the dissemination of liberal pduciples among his fellow-nun; and actually established a newspaper, called " the Egyptian lleoade." Hut the event in leis life which hill record his name with honor, even to the latest ages, was his being the immediate cause of the downfall of Hones it ERR r, who, by a series of political intrigue, haul ob tained the reins of power, and preserved them by the most outrageous ernelty. TALLIES, observed the %%ap ron violence of the Government; and determined to relieve his country fr the tyranny whirls disgraced it. lie wished to accomplish his object in the ordi nary course of political chauge ; but the f Mowing accident impelled him to a snore decided conduct evinced the ardor of his character, and stewed the err .r an opinion, that he was without personal courage. lie eminently possessed the power of enrag ing female affection ; and had formed a tender friend ship nith the frail, hut beautiful ►Madame Canarc - s, so celebrated in time Revolutionary History; but, at the pa riod in question, mutual jealousy had interrupted their attachment. the was thrown into a dungeon by order of Rosiest IMRE ; and, when it was conceived sh, Lad been suffiriently terrified by impriatinment, and the prospect of the Guillotine, she was offered life aatl liberty if she would betray the Councils of TALLIEN, anti enable his enemies to ruin him. Although her lover haul been faithless, and had deserted her, she refused the offer with indignation ; anal, with great diTirnity, had the following letter conveyed to him. •"1 . he Minister of Police has announced to me " that to-morrow I am to appear at the Tribunal,—that is to say, I am to ascend the scaffold. I dreamt last •• night tint Rot:virtue was nomore ; and that nay pri •• sun doors were opened. A brave man might have realized my dream ; but, thanks to your notorious Cowardice, no one remains who is capable of its ar '• complishment." TALLIEN answerered merely, " Ile " prides . t as I shall prove brave ; and, above all, be tranquil.'• The next day he hurried to the Tri- Lanai ; :test, regardless of danger, accused the soils- L-eant Rourtetenen in his own presence. The elo quence of TALLIEN bad always been commanding and impressive ; hut on this occasion, it was compared to the impetuous flowing of a river, whose course had been prematurely stopped. Ile pourtrayed the vices of Ronrsetuane and his companions; the cruelty and the other excesses of their tiovernment, which hail de prived France of Ler most illustrious citizens. Then, taking a dagger from his bosom, he rushed towards the Statue of Ronne, his own immortal Prototype; and swore, that be, himself, would stab the Tyrant to the I.eart, if his countrymen did not deliver them selves from their disgraceful bondage. His language, Isis action, and his animated eye were irresistible; tor they recalled the Roman Ileru to the minds of all the auditors. ROBVirIFRIM was astounded, and at tempted to defend himself. The moment was critical ; the life of TALLIEN hung upon a thread ; hut his elo silence prevailed, and the tribunal regained its lost character. The Tyrant was sent to the scaffold ; Madame Canancs, and other intended victims were saved, and the reign of terror was abolished. TALLIem escaped all the dangers of the Revolution ; and, having married the Princess of Ctstomr, he cL:sed his political life, and went into dignified retire ment. Ills manners were elegant; and, although his talents and his well-earned fame could not but excite the envy and hatred of his cutemporaries, posterity will *do jostler to his virtues, and to opinions which he edrocated wth so much success: opinions which, though p. Mails• erroneous, have worked incalculable benefit to tiE CONSTITUTIONAL CAUSE; and have justly indnortalized the illustrious name of 'Lam taw.—(Cossiiirtion Sunday Paper.) THE LATE PROFESSOR YOU. C. Gt isnow, Nov. 22.—This distinguished literary cha racter, so long the ornament of the University °Nisi gow, departed this life very suddenly on Satuiday last. HI had gone io to take a warm bath at tleorge's Inn. In perfect health, between 3 and 4 in the afternoon of that day. and upon the servant entering the room he found Mine sitting lifeless in the water. Yesterday his remains were attended to the grave by a rut number, consisting of almost the whole body belonging to the College, along with the principal of the Clergy, and numerous friends and admirers. All the classes, along with the Professor,. walked in their gowns. His own (viz. the Creek) clam walked first in order, each of the indivi duals contriving it exhibiting evident marks of grief for the heavy leas they had sustained in the death of their lamented Professor. These were followed by the Pro fessor.; Om sigma came the other gown classes. The streets trete filled with innumerable spectators. His remains ware deposited io the burial-ground of the 1!..11..frp A neenariangiehent of cora average has appeared i■ Lonelosi Ossetic Instead of the twelve maritime coontlee, the aggregate is twined from the averages eg the following twelve places :.—London, Ipswich, Norwich, Durham, Lincoln, Carlisle, Liverpool, Holy well, Cardigan, Gloucester.. muter, and TTIE STATESMAN .1.11 R !CAIN PAPERS. [FROM TUC NEW-MtK STATE/MAN, OCT. !4.] ab gut 1,.100 avra, are in the tows of Iguana, in die pros ince of Carraceas. IL '1 he brigade of General Tarrassa, of 500 ca valry, quartered in advance on the plains of Ca r:Weal. The ithole of this force will co-operate with the armies of the President and General Poe: in the attack on 4'.iraccas. 4th. The whole of the province of Oundemamaria is free, and the army of the south, under the command of General Valdes, is on full march ou Quito, after having completely routed Calsada in the neighbour hood of Papayara ; it consists of from 4 to 5,000 men. among which are the very distinguished regi went of Albion, who, under the orders of Colonel Wlntosh and Major Johnston, have most pre-mi me:oly distinguished themselves at the battles of Var gas, Dryers, aad Pluto. bth. The army under the orders of Colonel Ma riano Montilla is, by the last accounts, closely blockad leg Carthageor and Santa Martha ; the fleet of the republic is in perfect possession of the river Mag daleua. On the whole, every thing is favourable for the cause of liberty, and there cannot exist a doubt that the ensuing campaign will finally expel the Spaniards from Colombia. Ilmsmt..—We received information a few weeks since, by Captain Lander. from Pernambuco, of an insurrection in one of the southern provinces of Brasil. The following paiticulars have since been reported. About the 16th of August, it was whis pered at Pernambuco, that a revolution Lad broken oat in a province to the southward, near Minos.— The Governor, who is very despotic, tried hard to repress the report. A body of about two hundred troops were marched, with orders to unite with other bodies during their progress towards the revolted pro vince. The troops at Paribia were also directed to the same destinatiou. The people were in a state of great discontent, and it was generally thouqht that a revolution most ensue. A fleet of ten sill under convoy of a gun ship, called the San Busker, sailed for Lisbon on the 13th of August, when ender way the governor sent orders to the cor in case he should find a revolution had Portugal, to proceed to li:: , gland with governor bad issued an order forbidding penalties the circulation of a report, Beresford had taken in his rbip, the to England. Great jealousies exist be Lure Brazilian troop% and those how hence the revolutionists thought the troops could not be brought to act.—(Salein Itegist, r). LA/I' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINWS BENCH, Nov. 27. CRIMINAL INronm‘TioN. Mr. Monne moved fora criminal information against Captain Winter, for sending a threatening letter to Mr. Hoare, the wn of Sir Richard Hoare. The Lean ed Counsel had no affidavit proving the hand-writing of the l'aptain.—ltale refused until the hand-writing shall be proved. , I, Wnen rimer t h e wound ems um thati er of my pan ns taken plain by low the pociat the fleet. st suspicion under so:II I ancomptice ; In that Ala mihir es to inill king's treason is addition to t the unwary. I etstren the na- set no guarilial Portugal, and the one . , part DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK. Mr. F.tlitor-1 take the liberty to send you the fol lowing for publication. It is, perhar, d i e most dis tresingshipwr ck that ever occurred on Lake Ontario. I am, m ith the greatest respect, your's, &c, H. CASE, Post• Master. Ids erpool, (Onondaga ('o.) Oct. 16, MAL A gentleman who arrived at this place yesterday, from Salmon river, gives the following account of the loss of the British schooner Asp, of Fort George, (Newark) Capt. Prossey, from Newark, bound to Kingston. At day-break, on Thursday morning last, blowing a gale from the N. W. a vessel was descried in the offing, from the mouth of the Salmon river.— At right o'clock she was driven in un the bar, and ap peared to be a schooner, with both masts alongside. A man was seen standing at her night heads, making some feeble signals of distress. We immediately manned a bust from the river, and several attempts uric 111:111e to gain the wreck, but all in vain, the sea breaking over her in the most frightful mariner. At one o'clock, the wind having in souse measure abated, we sin u ceded in boarding the wreck, and brought oil James Youngs, seaman, and MisaJaue Whams, su hie' lady, asseuger, the only two survivors out of eleven souls, a ho left Fort George un Monday morning last. 'flue lady oas found lashed to the windlass, it an-I in a state of insensibility. Youngs was apparently in a state of great exhaustion, kneeling by the h. t- with a turn of sable round his midst : he had a linger broken on one hand, and a thumb on the ether, and was otherwise much bruised. Youngs oas a sCalllall about 3.' years of age. The lady was Wig min ; trues Queenstown, Upper Canada, to Quebec, ! on lure way to Ireland—a gold watch which she ear- tied in her bosom is the onl) article she has saved, the cabin being washed open and dead lights stove in by the sea. All the passengers' baggage is supposed to have been lust. She stales that she is twenty-four years of age, that she had been on a visit to her bru• titer at Queenstown who died in May last, that there were several other passengers on board, live of tvl ,! including a man, wife, and child, died in the cabin be tore the scho o ner tighted. She gives the following ac-1 cnn nt of the loss of the vessel :—Left Newark on Mon- day morning aid' light breezes and pleasant weather. 31on•a) night light air sad calm ; on Tnesday morn ing at sun list., a small cloud was seen in the NAY.— The captain said we should have a squall, and ordered the sails reefed; at half-past eight o'clock the squall commenced, with such violence we were obliged to I !ay to. and did not bear away again until Wednesday merving about eight o'eock, when it was supposed the gale uas user; in less than two hours it commen ced again, with reduubled violence ; hove to, and co:i t:toted to lie by until we capsized. Before noon the schooner had sprung a leak; the leak continued to ;rain on the pumps until the staves were all ad -at in the hold. About twelve o'clock at night the cabin bulk-head started, and the staves floated in the cabin. At three o'clock 31. the vessel being completely aterlogged, fell over on her beam-ends ; the lanyards , were so at cut away and she righted with the loss of her masts ; the taptaia continued at the helm, until! backwater rendered it useless; he then observed, the windlass was all that could save us; and all that were on deck immediately crowded round it; but the cold fresh water broke user us continually; death soon be gan to thin our numbers ; Captain Prone} was the last that died ; about five o'clock he said be was numb and must die; he soon after observed that land wash sight, which were the last words be spoke. Ile was in every respect, as far as I ant capable of judging, an active skilful seaman, and a valuable young man; he was married only the neck before to a young lady in the neighbourhood of Fort Erie. John MiCollum, John Enoch, passengers, lost; a man, wife, and child, names not known, a passenger, do. Captain frassey, Oliver, seaman, cook, name not known. The dead bodies, nine in number, were all found in and about the wreck, and have been decently interred at the mouth of Salmon river. [FROM THE BALTIMORE MORNING CHRONICLE OCT. 24.] The following statement of the present position of the army of Colombia, we received from our friend and correApontlent at Angostura, and we can rely on its correctness:— _ Angostura, Stil Sept. Ist. The main army, under the command of his Excellency the President, is at present cantoned in the neighbourhood of St. Cosar de Caierta, and con sists of 10 to I'l,ooo men, completely armed and equipped ; they are only waiting till the waters retire from the Savannahs to operate with the army of Apri decisively against the army of Murillo, whose head quarters are at the city of Valencia, in the province of Caraccas, which collectively does nut consist of more than 6,000 nien, not more than .1,000 of whom are Europeans ; on the remainder. under existing circum stances, be can place no dependence. The gosierals serving under the immediate orders of the President are. Hanel Crilannetta, Salm, chief of the StaW, and the British Colonel Piggot, an officer of great ex perience. • Ist. The brigade of General Munagas, of 1,000 cavalry, commanding the province of Barcelona, which is now completely liberated, the commandant fur the Spaniards having within the last month comae over with the whole of his forces. 2d. The brigade under the command of Colonel Domingo Montes, operating against the town of Cu mans, which lie holds closely blockaded, consists fully ' of 1,500 men. Accounts have just reached us of the regiment of Carom, together with the inhabitants of that district, having declared for the cause of the country. 2d. The army of Apuri consists of fully 4,000 men, composed of the unconquered division of cavalry, its i chief, lleneral Pars, and the brigade of infantry under the command of Colonel John Mosso; of the Beitiab legion, consisting of 000 British bayonets and SOO Creoles, disciplined under the direction of Major Smith, of the legion ; second is esausand. General Pedro Leon Tures. 3d. The army composed of various division; all under the orders of General Jose Francisco &resides and General Manuel Ledero, whose head coulees, with • LLIZOBD PERJ (*RT. Mr. CnITTT Moved for a rule to shew cause why certain casks should not be allowed to be ganged by a person employed for the purpose by the defendants in this ca..e. The Learned Counsel stated, that this case was one of considerable importance. A bill bad been filed in Chancery against his clients, who were most respectable brewers at Windsor, for delivering ale or beer, in casks that were less than they, le gally ought to be. Ills clients put in an answer, stating that they did not believe that the casks were less than they ought to be ; but they were satisfied that they were not so. An indictment had been pre ferred against his clients for perjury, committed, as it is stated, in the answer to the bill in Chancery: and an application had been made to the prosecutors, to allow the defendants to see the casks, and to have them ganged by a gentleman, that he might give evi dence ou behalf of the defendants on the trial, and it had been refused. The Learned Counsel referred to an authority in Strange, in support of his motion, and a rule nisi was granted. SEDITIOUS PUBLICATIONS. TUB SING r. LEWIS. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then prayed the judgment of the Court on the defendant in this case. Mr. Justice BEST, who read the Learned Judge's re port who presided at the trial, stated, that at the last Assizes for Warwick, the defendant had been convicted, before the Lord Chief Baron, of having published a se ditious libel in a paper of which he had the conduct, called the Cornier! Recorder. The libel contained re flections on the affair of the 16th of August, at Manches ter, which hail taken place but a short time before. The defendant put to an affidavit, by which he com plained of the way in which the Special Jury had been struck. Hr asserted that a great majority of die Jury were persons who held con iiiii ssious under the Crown. No affidavits were put in by the Crown Cuter Jus T ica.—..... Do you nisi' to gay mir thing in addition to the affidavit which has been put in? Mr. Lewis addressed the Court at some length. He complained that he was the victim of a fool conspiracy. Mr. Justice You are now stating that, of which there is not a word in evidence." Mr. Lewis referred to the conduct of the Muter of the Crown Office in striking the Jury. Cater JUSTICE.—We don t understand what you mean by a foul conspiracy. Mr. Lewis then, in support of his charge against the prosecutors for conspiracy, contended that it showed the Gainers of the nrosecusors, that no proceedings were taken against the original publishers of the libel. He was not the original publisher, lie had only copied the article in orestios into his paper. The effects of punish ment are different iu different prisons. A sentence may be greatly aggravated by the means by which it is ad ministered. His views of politics might be erroneous. but he was acquitted in his conscience, of all intention of doing ill through wilfulness. lie had no reason to regret what he had done, and nothing .would induce him to adopt a dew course. So lung as vice was vice, and virtue virtue, lie would not be turned aside from these souses. He could only once more throw himself on the Court, and at the same dine that he agate pleaded his innocence in intention, he was willing to how him self before such a sentence as the Court is their justice might think proper to prononnee. The Soutemoo.tianaces. thou addressed the Court in Aggravation ; and, io answer to the defendant's charge against the prosecutor. of not taking proceedings against the publishers of the work, said the Attoxney deneral knew nothing of the pamphlet to which the f defendant alluded. If there was, as the d ,, fenilant pre. tended, a conspiracy in the clic., at least the Attorney ; Ueneral was no party to it; lie knew nothing of the publication or the parties ; and %%lieu the paper e ta , transmitted to him by the Magistrates of Coventry, h e felt himself obliged in duty to tile a criminal infotWatisa upon it. The Court. baring considered the case, sentenced th e defendant to a fine of 5111., two years' confinement is the jail of Oakham, in Hutlandshire ; and, at the n . piratton of that limo, to find sureties to keyp the pe ace for five years, himself in 200/. and tw•o sureties is Ref. each. xi r. r. EDMUNDS This was a conviction at Warwick for a libel ea • three Magistrates. The Judgment was deferred at the request sr the defendant. COMPLAINT .10 (INST AN ATTORNEY. Mr. Gunner sboted cause, on the part of an At. torney of the name of Isaacs, against a rule calling on him to pay 201/1. into Court, wide!' he had receirei from another Attorney of 'he name of Capuar, la th e purchase of a note tha; h:d been lost by the litter, Tie affidavits put in by Arr. Gurney set Mr. isues'a conduct in a satisfactory light, an .l the Court referred the whole matter to the 3laster. TO T 1 ..'HE EDITOR OP THE S TArEsmiLy. S I R—A s .giving publicity to crime is a great pram. tative to its continuance, I would, with your periutsaiek occppy a few lines of your valuable and widely circa. lated paper, which I assure von is held in high miss. Lion in the town I nsually inhabit—(Hirmingliam.) Passing along the Strand on Friday evening. last, as 8 o'clock, neur the True Briton office, I was accosted by a young, and apparently modest female, with the re. quest that I would read the superscription of a letter she offered me. Whilst endeavouring to decvphrr sa unintelligible scrawl, I found my arms suddenly ed from - behind, and my head forcibly held up by male one holding the brim of my hat, andnotwithtaudiog I struggled with my utmost strength, I was rifled of my pocket-book, watch, an some silver, in the space of half a minute, and with a knife, or some kind of sharp instrument, I felt myself cut upon the thigh. Thongli was not so serious as to injure we, yet b o th pantaloons are completely cut across, jail * . vets. I did not at the time entertain the n that the female I have alluded to, was in but subsequently hearing of a case • lace nos to believe, that itis a new sass% the thousands now iu practice, to plaid* I called the watchman as loud as I coati"; lian of the niht made his appearance, and rt of which lam positive I saw again a:n oising their dexterity Ii ettelbOing handkerchiefs, and was so formidable, that two or three gentlemen pass ing, who were nearly eye witnesses, were afraid to is. terfere. The daring. audacity of every speciet of di predation in the public streets, has become notorious. London never was more infected with a dexterous sr hardened set of villains, than it is at present, for they rob you first, and afterwards laugh at you in derision aid security. With the greatest respect, I am, your obedieot Ste. vans, JOHN Liairrits. Skinner-street. Flnow-hill, Nov. 26, L&JU. • - POLICE. Brew-sTREzT.-STIIET ROSIBLPST.--4/1/11Ty a lad of fifteen, was brought ap in custody fret* Strand-lane watch-house, charged with robbing Csib of his watch. The prosecutor in this case is not the renowned champion Tons Crib, but his brother Daniel. He stated, that as he was walking along the Strand, betweennise and ten o'clock on Sunday night, the prisoner pitched in to Mtn, head in head-basket, and at the sa.se it stant drew the thimble and bolted. He, Crib, world have followed, but sundry s of the prisoner's accompli ces prevented him. The alarm had been given, how ever, and be hid not ran far before he was grehlied but he had j 1 seed the mar, —that is to say, he last given the watch to somebody else. Langley, the watch-house keeper, deposed, that after the prisoner was locked up, be called to him through the bars and desired him " to send to Bliss Harris, at No, —, Chick-lane, West Smithfield, and desire beets go to .Wicke Taylor, and tell hint to bring the Pottier to the watch-house." The Magistrate asked this witness whether be went, as requested. Ile replied that he did not, because be. feared personal violence. The prisoner was committed for trial on the capital charge of feloniously assaulting on the highway, and forcibly taking from the person, lie. • NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Wanderer, arrived off Dartmouth, fell in with ea the 15th inst. long. ttl. 49. W. lat. 49. 35. N. the Eli. sabetle, !Stinson, from St. Johns, N. B. laden with tina ber, under jury-masts and bowsprit; a cable was sent ea board front the Elisabeth, and they towed her to within ' long. 24. W. lat 48. 59. N. when the cable parted, end they separated. At that time the brig was perflatli sound, no lives were lost, and had plenty of provisioas. with a Ant breese from the N. W. and was going feu knots per log when they left her on the 16th. Mather sail hove in sight astern, by appearance under jai masts also. The Friends, from Liverpool, has been stranded ea Carlton Bar (Bay of Fond?), and the cargo was to Is sold for the benefit of the concern. The Bonleanx l' t. M'l'ie, from Liverpool to Les donderry, sank off the Copeland Islands, on the Itst inst. The Nerina, of North Shields, Pearl, bound to Liver- d pool, was jammed between the piers of the bridge st Waterford, on the 23rd inst. but it was expected "rota be extricated from her dangerous situation. The Tiger, Powell, arrived at Plyneoeth from Sm e spoke on the lilt inst. off Cape de thine, the Daeltat, Brock, from Patras. Passed upwards of 150 vemeb • Cape de Bette atol in the lint of tlibraltar, some ti dos" 'eves weeks from Malaga. The Economy, Waildom, from St. Petersbaqh " London, put into Copenhagen on the 17th lost. with Ia ! of an anchor and cable, and her cargo shifted, 2116 would be obliged to discharge. The friends, of Leith, Donaldson. from Wick to 1* land, was totally wrecked on the 20th inst. pear Witt Crew saved. Thu West Indian. of Shields, Wardell, from Melillo Wad**. was lost next Turrrko, oti the cam of Swidest previous to the lath inst. Crew saki eery) saved. Loads. • Riled. Prietbe, and Poithibed it die OOP A 4 Malta extensotaam" sad " Tea Coserartrios" (10 814110 Pr 0rJ.14 144, Rosati. opposite eit.CloodersCaotek by K. WARDELL, lea.. LL. B.: to wlteo ell Car Imiliestko, Orders, As. are requested le Is eddlooL I WI