The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-11-14 00:00:00

~~ 1 - 'll 1,. 1 J. I I , 4 1 j 4 Yh %: „ t • .1;1 ..1"P I( f„ 4, ..~ .. FRENCH P4PERS• DIM% ME JOURNAL AZ L'EMPIRI Of WOR Mogow, Oct. 17.—The following is a copy a letter j a.fressed by Count Rastapchin to Count Silted Woronzoff, entirely in the hand-writing of Cdent Rastapchiu, and found among his pipers. kt , UMW as a title, " Rough Draft of a Letter to Count Woronsoff, of June 30, 1801 I have received your letter, and I hare nd oc. cavidh to tell you how much pleasure it gave me. Since the moment in which I left England, and till my death, I slittll regard you as my isenefeeter ; happy if I shall be able to give you woe proofs of lay gratitude. " I ceased to write you ; because I believed my correspondence could not much interest you. The late Emperor was wrong respecting you, and I sup posed you might have thought me deficient in zeal . to Serve you. Count Panin shewed me a letter, in which you give him title of dear friend, and from that time, without importuning you with my letters, I confined myself to be devoted to you from the bottom of my soul, and to nourish the sentiment which filled,it with veneration for you. " I could not couceive how Count Woronzoff, that respectable being, could give the flattering title of hiefriend, to a personage so abject as Count Pauia. how did he merit his esteem ?—Was it by his ta lents?—They hare been consecrated to low intrigue and personal interest—but to cause the negotiation of Berlin to fail, because his uncle, the late Prince R.epnin, was charged with it—to break the negocia tion with France, which might have been brought to a conclusion, and all this because he viewed the Frenchßevolution like an imbecile French emigrant. lie once wished to become Vice-Chancellor, form a new chimerical coalition, the second result of which could only have been the unproductive loss of thou sands of brave men to Russia, the aggrandisement of the insatiable power of Austria, and the immovable establishment of the arrogant disposition of England. I do not speak any more of the Count Panin's con duct, since he lost his situation , of Vice-Chancellor, it has been such, that it merits the scaffold, the con. tempt of honest men, and the admiration of beggars. He, and those like him, did me the honour of consi dering me the only man who ought to he removed; they hare succeeded—they made use of the imbecile Koutaysett and his mistress (1). I had uselessly submitted to the Emperor the depredations of that fa vourite, whom some wretches with the blue ribbon bad made believe that he was, by his talents, formed to eclipse Prince Menzikoff. I myself had told Count Kontaysett that it was time that, in his ridiculous conduct, the Barber should give place to the . Grand Egnery (2). 46 / n regard to my political system, I could have none with a Sovereign, who wished to do every thing by himself, and who could not bear any delay in executing his orders, nor any contraction to his. The greatest management, the most favourable mo. ments, and a happy disposition on his part, were I requisite to have his orders revoked, make him change his opinion, or load him to adopt that which one considered the best. 44 I know, that to me is attributed all that has passed with England. I begin my account to you of the events by assuring you, that I lows.and esteem the English Natiou and Government as much as I detest the policy of their Ministry. It was the Em peror himself who had the idea of re-establishing the maritime coalition in favour of neutrals. The first embargo Was decided, in spite of my representations, by Prince Gagarin, who only in it considered his interest. It was me who afterwards caused it to be raised. The second was the consequence of the con- duct of the English at the Island of Malta. I believed, and I still believe, that the moment was very favour able for having the most just right, that of free com merce, sheltered from the injustice of that power which gave taw upon the seas, acknowledged. If the late Emperor had lived four months longer, Eng. land would have found herself in a grand crisis. She had to dread France ; she saw herself deprived o all resources of support; the ports on all the coasts of Europe were shut against her, with the exception of the Adriatic. I knew this system would not lase ended in nothing ; to make it succeed, it was necessary the Emperor should not be precipitate in his meesurei; that he should not hold the chimerical wish of possessing Malta, with the title of Grand blaster ; an idea that Prince Bizborodko gave him, without foreseeing the unfortunate conse quences which have resulted from it, only to amuse and induce him to join with Austria and England, in establishing the Bourbons upon the throne of France. " This right of neutrals findi convincing proof of its utility in the firm conduct which the Courts of Stockholm and Copenhagen have evinced; that of Berlin has been much more so than could, have been expected, notwithstanding those whey, favoured England had prejudiced the Emperors against the Icing of Sweden, p during his last ee.; nes to Petersburgh ; had induced him to send: back M. de Rosenkranz, the most loyal and brave, of men; and finally, after my departure, to make demands upon the King of Prussia, which were fol. lowed by s declaration of war. I believed that ore i could not suibciently distrust the systematic conduct of a Cabinet as that of St. Jams's, which, for half 11 4 century, has spared nothing to arrogate the son-.i reignty of the seas, and which has now arrived at the epoch in which a war, ruinoturtin elf other times) and even contiuued against the wish' of the nation, under a pretext honest in appearatice, serves to en rich her by captures and conquests, and make her ,arrive at the completion of her projects, which is the I ruiu of France. I never believed that Russia was in a situation tp roar the French Government, of what ever form it might be ; the distance, of the country, the gigantic forces of our empire, Its physical po sition, and the shield which it presents to other So vereigns, are so many goarantees of our imposing existence; sty: has nothing to fear from coalitions • 1 the French Revolution is a proof of it; for, when that monstrous anarchy overthrew thrones and al. lan, social order poild not endure, for the common salvation, two powers to act iroenitiously, and only 'ping the monster Which each wished separately to dp. What then can Russia fear, whose own power parouteet her, And WM* g bulwaf IR the if girth end to oil .st&T i piew if hire. It MI 0 1)4.me rti ciPvcrwt .r 11.312 .4 'i ' • _ .f • .. . , • • 1 r *" • • •••-. ►~~ IE STATLSMAN. *ant. The mutual fey and jealousy of Fantle and tilt, netwous fever. The Ottoman army still occu- Ingland lads these two powers to seek new MOM rof ON the same position between the Danube and destroying each ether. • The coalitions, the chenCes Of. Mount, Finns. war, only served to unite the minds of men in Frame. Ssitt.to, Orr. B.—We have just learned from The first campaign exposed the views of the Cabinet*, Arsowa, that the new G ran d Vi z i er , IteschsttlPacha, eac h o f whom wished to make the Majesty of IS ' was upon the point of proceeding from Nissa bonpa dear. itereark, that this unfortunate and Constantinople, to receive instructions respecting bloody war has paver bad any other theatres than th e comma nd • Ottoman troop , who are et those of the eoulitry subjugated by the French Anna, Schumla. The Servia n s, who now' draw f r om Ni ssa , without their ever marohing into France. The road different kinds of merchandiao for their consumption, was difficult to clear. The late Generalissimo (3), # •rom whence it appears that the communication with who honoured me with his confidence, and who Nike k prawisionally opened. viewed things justly, has. frequently repeated to me that a war carried into the heart of France by foreign arms, would unite in its defence all the inhabitants, lend that as seep u an entire army, soh disunt Re. p_ublican ; should deck* itself openly fora Monarchical Oovernmeot, the eounter-rilvolutiou would only exist in the projeok and worth of emigrant adventurers, and political dreamers. It is a question still to be resolved, if France, dismembered and forced to re turn to ancient regime, would not furnish forces too ' imposing for the Houses of Austria and Branden burg, both our nelghbouts, and both jealous of our preponderance. '!he eta* of Europe last year was such, that much might have been done to lower the 'frightful 'despotism of England. Now the taking of Malta, with the conquest of Egypt, in rendering her mistress of the treasures of that country, will cause, in conjunction with the Porte, all the trade of the Levant to pass under their yoke ; and, in repaying herself with usury for former expenses, give herself greater means of fomenting new wars, and pa r yisig for the hire of men whom she employs for her into. rest, was in the confidence of the late Emperor, an terior to his mounting the Throne, afterwards charged with the Portefeuille Militairc, dismissed for not wishing to bend i • afterwards placed in the College of Foreign Affairs, because Prince Bez-: borodko, discontented with the little, worthless Abreskow, wished to place me in his situation.— Chance so ordered, that I saw myself at the head of Foreign Afieirs ; I would have given much to have seen you or your brother in it. Your re. fusel, and the prejudice of the Emperor towards Count Alenander, induced me to take the part of not re fusing to accede to the wishes of my Master, persuad ed that I should possess more means than any other of preventing injury, and can boldly say, that I have rendered essential service to my country in three times preventing Declarations of War against Prussia, and twice against the House of Austria, and in ar ranging the affair of the Sovereignty of Georgia, which may be considered as very important in regard to the Turks, and, at the time, on account of the entire dominion of the Caspian Sea in Asia, and the draw.', ing of part of the Levant trade into our ports. I I have also had frequent opportunities of gratifyiugity own beak in sacrificing the self love of making myself known as the author of good, I found my 1t Suffi ciently satisfied by its success, and I fesredgiviag offence to a master who was zealous of doing good by a spontaneous movement. 46 It was me who caused the subjecting of Live. chi ' Esthottia, Finland, and the Polish provinces, to the general law of nil the remainder of the empire, of furnishing recruits. I obtained permission to es tablish coramanderies for the Officers, who in war distinguished themselves; of pensions for the widows and orphans of Officers killed. I suppressed the plan which the intriguing Pestel, previous to his dis. mission, had caused to be adopted, under pretext of augmenting the resources of the Post, of forbidding all persons to take charge of letters, and giving the Governors and Commandants of towns leave to search all travellers and peasants. I obtained from the Em peror the establishment of a new State College for fo reign affairs, and the return of the excluded into the service. I remitted 2,400,000 rubles into the Fe. t office treasury, the revenues of which I doubled, by preventing fraud and robbery. I saved the Crown nearly 30,000 rubles in the appointments of my per son, for I never had any ethers than those of a Mem ber of College, whilst I occupied the post of Chan cellor, was Director General of the Posts (10,000 rubles), and might hese occupied a house, &c. Women had no credit with me. I loved mine too much; my ' stomach refused the allurements of good cheer; adu lation, baseness, and intrigue, could not reach me, because I have studied men. I have remained such as I was, I have pursued my innocent friendships, and my heart and my honour went out untouched train I that gulp!' in which all virtues are swallowed up. For) two years I enjoyed continued credit, and I have done injury to no one. Calumny has pursued without I reaching me, it had sold me to the French, it said I received plate from Bonaparte, forged letters to ruin Count Paulo, &c. I leave it to time to do me justice, and in the mean time I enjoy the greatest be nefit of Divine Justice, the lasting pure happiness in a retreat which I have chosen myself. I reckon upon remaining ten years in it, and afterwards of finish. ing my children's education in a foreign country. .1 have a fortune of 50,000 rubles rent, 250,000 of debts. " I have said nothing to you, in this long letter, ,of the late Emperor—thirty benefits bestowed upon me,during a reign of four years, close my mouth, and ill my soul with eternal gratitude; besides, my eu logiums upon his good qualities might be suspected. The only thing I can attest is, that this Sovereign, with all the means of reigning gloriously, and making `himself adored, never enjoyed a moment's happi nem, and died as unhappy as he had lived. " This exposé will not displease a man whose soul is so elevated as your's ; it will serve to make it better known, and consolidate that esteem which you have granted me. Every man has his failings; per lhaps I have judged wrong, but the intention was pure; judge me according to actions, and pronounce. ." I need not tell you how impatient I shalt be to see your..son. All that they write me from St. Petersbnrgh, renders him the more interesting, and mast render you the most happy of fathers. Here is a worthy recompense of your virtue! Live a, tang time, but, when dying, rejoice that you yourself will survive in the sun youleave Russia." CoPENIIMIEN, OCT. '24.—On the 19th his Ma jesty executed grand manoeuvres with 20,000 men, at Ilerochholm, six leagues from hence; Price Christian Frederick cornmarided. VIENWA, OCT. 2-I.—Tho accounts of the ravages committed by the plague at Constantlna*, have been greatly Glaggerkfed• We now politireblinowt that Oser had rather the appeatievelf *rut QUEBEC PAPERS. QuESSC, OCT. I.—late account: from Upper Ca nada state, that nothing has recently occurred in that quarter. _ _ - GENERAL ORDERS. Adjutant-Genera's 01fire. Maafrent. Sept. et ig The Commander of the Pones, at this moment, • expects, from every department of the army, the most unwearied, prompt, and tealous exertions in !forwarding the important services now carrying on ; e and he trust; he shall, in, ao instance, meet disap. pointment. " Lient.-Geseral Sir G. Prevost also calls upon I the Officers entrusted with the command of posts of commuaication, for their personal attendance and efforts to accelerate the motements of either troops, stores, or provisions, from their respective com mend, to their utteriovdestisation." LaNts. the Kingston (Lt. C.) Gazdte.] Ilia lituour General Ilrock landed here yesterday • from the Royal George, and was saluted by a dis charge of 19 guns by the royal artillery, under the direction of Lieut. Richardson. In the afternoon he reviewed the militia, and expressed himself highly pleased with their appearance, and the manner in which they went through their exercise. In the even ling he was waited upon by the Magistrates, Clergy men, Officers of Militia, and others, in a body, who presented him an Address. This morning, at one o'clock, his Honour the Pre. admit left town, it is supposed for Niagara, in con- sequence of hostilities being renewed. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE. Head-qatirters,lidnatresd, Sept.-25. GENERAL ORDERS. • His Excellency the Governor-General and Cont mender of the Forces, has been pleased to approve of the following appointments of Officers to the mi. al divisions of Indian warriors, stationed at the' out-posts of the camp of Blairfeade Nations. Humes and rank: St. Regis, or Oghsiwassaway Iroquois • Lowrigny de Montigny, Resident • pnd Captain j Germain ; Lieutenant Byron ; Interpreter, Cog.l ' boawagos, Iroquois. flievidior de Lorimer, Resident; and Captain Da Lorimer,' Liestemult and Interpreter. Late of the Two Mosettaiss, Madams and Algoanains. Diveharine, Resident and Captain. Chevalier de Lorimer, - Lieutenant and Interpreter ; CMMe, Interpreter. St. Francis Abenoquis, Simon Evans, Lieutenant and ham preter Stanislay. Vassal, Lieutenant and Interprets% ' Abeasquois and Iro q uois. Chestier Gaatter lieutenant and Intierpreter. Pierre Hobert, Interpreter. To receive the pay aid allowances of their respective masks from the 15th inst. EDW. BAIN/0, Adjutant•GetteraL ATTACK ON LOWER CANADA. Mowrettaca, Sire. 18.—From all parts of the' country, there are accounts of the !movements of the regulars and militia. Plattsburg is their place of, destination, where Generals Dearborn and Bloom. field have already arrived with about 2000 men each. The 13th and 15th New England regiments, and the Cth and 18th from New York, were on their march the 3d instant for Plattsburg. All the Vermont troops are also at this place. General Bloomfield is, to command the van CM the expedition ; 500 drafted militia, and 80 regulars, passed through this place for Plattsburg. If Dearborn enters the territory, he ought to have 30,000 men, as no doubt exists of the Governor of Canada being able to bring this force into the field against them. A LADY, whose misfortunes are poignant, and sulfering for the stale of her 3 4/1/111( family, are beyond ex pressing in this Ildrertiwtnent, humbly Mopes from that li berality. of sentiment which adorns sissy charaelen she may. meet with some w voile minds fraught with sensibility , will cooler relief where misery and very critical apprehension of the loss of her few effects, %%arrant the notice of those attune pleasure is is tkedkpesi-ation of good. }lmre relatier settbfartion OM the vernrity of this towable ar peal will be given, with reference to a respectable Ckewitisio,l who will receive the *tastiest contributions mad see It ante printed to the purposes now applied for. A line addressed to G. H. G. No. 19, Darttoooth.street, Queesysqusre, Westminster, will be thankfully attended In. Arr. MON. Use 1 2 .2lllsefard • swo• 4.4.«. • SAW • Whim 1 O • . Jerseyl I • ' Gouripborgli 1111 •114 1 ... PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Rank 3 pet Cad. Red. 58 9 per Cent. Cans. 591 9 I per Copts. 74 4 5 per Cent. Navy 91111 Laug. Ana. 15 1-16 DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK. India Koala par 1 dip. Ere Walter Kilts Sid. 1 4 Diuo 90. 7 5 6 p °maws 51 pr. CORSOIi for Amt. 54 91 Lottery Tickets TILE STATESMAN. LONDON: SATURDAT, Novssvatn 14, ISt?. Corun nit Mail arrived thk_rnorning, as also Madrid Gazelles; the latter to thA 21st of October, the former to the 31st. By these we are informed that Marquis WELLINQUIY being apprised of the junction ofSouLT with Sycucr, and that their de sign was to advance upon Madrid, had prudently re tired from before Burgos, in order to join and enforce 'Gen. Hit i i ! , lo this view he had already arrived at Peltnonte l A latter from Toledo, dated 12th of October, men -2 Ant that pert of the ermy immediately under tentsors *rim, to the amount of 13,000 infantry ittlit./90 0 kerm a " ete,atireeplilnl that Place. ~.4~~ oft 'lllh. _ AI x., The vanguard of SOULT'S army, under --nnec was at Albacete at the dat e o f our last intelligenceEr $ Our news of to-day, respecting Lord Wrcumcrorr and his brave army, though all which can at present bisobtained, is far from affording the satisfactio n ou r reade rs , and the public in general, have been so anxious and impatient to receive. We do not bp. Here that Ministers themselves could afford them that satisfaction which we should he happy to t am . municate. Till another battle has ben fought, b ut little change can take plate in the relative views of success on either side. That Gorernmant Igt sedulous to withhold from the public the ph.c. t ...z. ings before Burgos, is plain to every ; ►tr c r ," not wonder then that they are equall, rdwious tG conceal the delicacy of our Commandves pcstil situation. Conoter4A, Oct 29.—Lord WEL LINGTON , ill ng of the junction of SOULT and Sucusr, and that I they intended to make an excursion to Madrid, for I which purpose they had already arrived at Belmoote, marched from the neighbourhood of Burgos to re. inforce General HILL, and prevent any fortunate result for the French. Tentno, Ocr. 1%.-40ocr, with 13,000 infantry and MOO horse, is approaching, and is already is San Clement ; but notwithstanding this, we are per. !featly easy, as our forces are superior. Mimeo's bone are gone to join PENNZ and Moast,Lo, and thf ; PrfEnrco remains, ad interim, Governor of this place, with all his infantry, which he is endeavouring to augment. MADRID, Oct 19.—The vanguard of Socres army continues in Alba c et e , un d er t h e or d ers ct I Demure ; It is composed of 15,000 men, and has 17000 horse in IA Genets. The enemy seeing that the castle of Chi nc hill a presented obstacles to their excursions, straightened its siege, in order to take it by assault, without loss on their part. They collected all the peasantry is the neighbourhood, and made them march before; they made three attacks, but In vain, because they had neither mode a breach in the castle, nor filled up the fosse; the peasants rierartheless suffered con, Aiderably. On the Bth, in 611 evades, a shell fell In the castle, which wounded its salient Governor, and 10 Imes out of Its Tabu* sad email garrison of this accident, and the having lost 4'll or 10 men by the enemy's 'WIN, sAterior days, obliged it to iza, pitulate on the 9th. Wheo the official account is re rived, we shall. give the details tO the public; which, according to an artilleryman; do greet ho. sour to that noiosisaate garrison. MadialS, OCT. 14.—A ldtes which we hare seen from the deed. Barters of the Second end Third ♦rmies. diced the tult lest. says, Ulm &my*, ea the sth indent, marehed for c4Oospan ; the lest dith sion, which consisted of 6mA to MOO men, with a ' considerable number of horse, were, on the 3d, be. fore Caravan. On the 7th, an enemy's battalion of Infantry and 300 horse, presented themselves within cannon shot of Penas de St. Pedro, and received some tire, to which they did not reply, bat conti• need their march towards Tabarra. In this point there were, on the same day, 0 or 7000 men, which are supposed to be put games apd part Socert's 'troops, who proceeded from Albacete to pro** the pas Sage of the former. It is thought that there lea corps of from iitq 10,000 men, with a considerable ciaatkeity of est& lery, in Albacete. The oneasywisil to 11111111411 themselves in that point to thelliteii dlltaillogt4 4l provisions. For the same purpose, another ewer" cap.)! 4000 infantry and 300 hone, scours the aeifhtmer• hood of JoAnne:a. We know that the public would be pleased by oar giving intelligence at demimonde awl progress of our armies; to their jot demands, we mast reply, that the publisetlon of certain military tints would not forward the military operations; the enemy uflght derive great service from it. We bane read se veral Palencian °metier, and observe that the French say nothing of the positions or movements of their armies. Will it nut be time enough for us to inform them of what they do not know, when they instruct •us ? For this reason, we will content ourselves with saying, that the fears of some pusillanimous persons are unfounded and vain ; the hopes of the secret agents of the intrusive King, who disseminate alarms, deserving the most severe punishment,we have force sufficient—we have Chiefs worthy of confidence—ire are secure—this is what we can announce. MADRID, OCT. 17.—The intrusive King, who ex. pected to remain in Catalonia, and fix his residence in the capital of Aragon, has changed his opinion, and is preparing to proceed to Pampiuna. In this city he can receive communication with and take measures with the Senate. ordered 50 pieces of the artillery, bro' Castile, to be collected hi San Domingo and Oldima to be fortified. SOULT, obli Ms direction, has desisted from going and proceeding byAlbacete to Rota and . Jara,indicattebyhis movements an intantionoff the province of Cuenca, with the idea of Navarre by Arragon. To this change that of Joseph's, and it is said that boti ottisfied with Secure, and are going t' with MASSENA. It appears that General HILL has his in Belmoute • from whence he dispatched WtrAistitozi and General Btt i more facility, Ms Sams has brought from o de Vittoria, iged to cheer / to Valencia, Vlllaneuva de ti o nuferossint If marching to is attributed both are little to try fortune head.quarte6 hed advice to I, t a v.rt Bose-- r Y!:. i! ,J '~ i {i II i ~~ , • ~~~~ ~~ I t , 41 b: I