The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-04-04 00:00:00

' 4 t , t ' 4 , . i I i i • i i I t I i I I v i ' . , ti Trig_STATESMAN . FRENCH PAPERS. in danger was a large one, to all appearaneotogliak, and whose situation had ameliceated. M. *Otto immediately signaled the boats to lie to, and wait till he could judge better of the situation of the ship:- Wt. the boat La Saltinelle, from C. oihee, not perceiving this signal, and by Its superior sailing being along tilde the ship, could not avoid going ow board. At dly-light, M. Proux saw the ship was out of dan. 1 j 111.. e guns ceased tiring, a launch s left, her, and red towards Fledie, the enemy ' s usual station, ic;11 determined him to direct all the boats to pro 'ehd with him to Croizee and Turballe. About eight in the morning, all the boats had , returned _to port, and were immediately followed- by La .S'enr; .de. The master of this boat was Charged with a letter to M. Proux ; it was given him in the presence of dif ferent Functionaries who were invited to meet and deliberate upon it. The same Captain declared him self the bearer of a pair of pistols from the English Captain to M. Proux, as a mark of gratitude for his benevolent intentions. The master and crew of the boat were afterwards interrogated ; the Captain de clared that the -superior sailing of La Semline.lk had brought him close to the ship, and the ob scurity prevented him from seeing M. Proux's sig nal ; that the English Captain extremely pressed him to go on board, and after returning him many thanks for the measures adopted to save his crew, informed him he was out of danger, and requested the name of the person who directed the succours which were sent him ; -that' on being informed it was M. Proux, he request ed he would carry a letter of thanks to him. — The said Captain added, that his position not now placing him in a situatiodwldch required his deliver ing his sword to . M. Proux, he charged him to deli ver to M. Proux, inclosed in a box, his own pistols, as a pledge of his gratitude, and besides to express his regret, that he tied not come on board. The Captain and . crew of La Sentinelle received some biscuits and turn ter their breakfast ; one of the crew saw upon the deck of the vessel, an American Cap tain who spoke French, and informed him he had been taken near the entrance of Bourdeaux, inn the ship Febronia, of 800 tons, 1G gulls and 80 men.— The English Capt.tin's letter, addressed to M. l'roux, was aftewards opened, of which the following is a copy : - • Nets, March 47.—Yesterday, at two o'clock his Majesty mounted on horseback, and followed only by tive persons, viewed the works which are carrying on at Jena Bridge. Becusamr, Fen. 28.—A1l is tranquil here; a congress is even spoken of. Since the rupture of the armistice, the plenipotentiaries have not met. The courier who has been so long expected from St., Pe tersburgli, has not arrived ; and the Turkish pleni potentiaries are still without any information front. Constantinople. • Caee, MARCH 19.—For some days past there has been a tumultuous assembly of the people, for which the dearness of provisions was the pretext, but whose true object was plunder. some bad subjects having collect. d, some women violently proceeded to the houses of proprietors of grain, but conteuted them selves with stealing some linen and goods. The Au thorities gave proofs of prudence and firmness. The Frincipal ringleaders were remarked, and notice taken of their places of abode. During this tame, the troops who had been called in, united, tho. chiefs were arrested, and tranquillity restored. Oul t e 14th of March,. a Military Commission was as sernhled in the Castle of Caen ; and the accused, in ;ember 61, denounced beforu it : when-nine persons 1 (four man and be women), having been convicted of tieing the atithors of the. seditious meeting, from whom' proceeded shouts of menace against the Ma. gist rates; and whose intention was to carry devasta tioe through' the town of Caen, were condemned tol safer dm"; eight to eight years' hard labour; and .it to rate years' solitary confinement. On the 15th, at ten in the 'venting; judgment was carried into ex eetitirin., This act of severity should teach the dispostd, that all their attempts against the . Magis-..' trues charged with the mainterance of order and protection of property, will prove abortive. PAWS ) , Mattel! 2S.—Yesterday there was a grand parade in the Thuilleries ; his Majesty reviewed more than 10,000 men. Ttaano(Ktsropon or NAPLES), FOP* 23.—0 n the 17t.i.iastant, two enemy's brigs and two launches I appeared 11 the wtgers of Monte Pagano, and pro fitieg by a favourable wind, approached our shores, and t iir. atened a disembarkation: but at the first ap pea • aJee of the enemy, Capt. Francani had taken to t.'w• point menaced a detachment of the provincial guard, at the head of which he•waited the disernharka -11 n. T ese dispositions made the enemy under sta d the difficulty of his .project, when he com menced a brisk fire of grape shot. The gulrds an- i swofed tie fire so courageously and successfully, that i the enemy was compelled to stand off ) with the loss of sum. , killed and wounded. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 181‘2. • . Alter a passage of seven days, the galliot Speedy, . , :capt.wAirx, arrived at this port with intelligence thit tile siege of Badujos had commenced the 16th ult. and that a most desperate sortie was made by ; the French on the 20th,, which was vigorously and effectually repulsed by the besiegers, consisting Melly of Portuguese, but officered b the British. Lord WELLINGTON had taken ANoiltign Blitz& suoN; wzrzt DIFFXRENT owns, and every 'thing prtended a most sanguinary conflict. The packet sidled from Lisbon with the Speedy. 1 THE FAENCII SQUADRON. " CORK, MAften.3l. "The Martin, from Teneriffe to Dublin, is arrived at Kingsale : the Master states, that on the 16th instant, in lat. 42.14.n0rth, lon. 13. 14. west, he • spoke the Mary, of Bristol, bound to Antigya, I . which was in company with four other vessels, when . • in lat. 46. lop. 12. they were chased by six sail of French men-01-war, who captured.the four vessels. ; the Mary only escaped." • EXTRACT oleAßl'L, SS ET7 IO ER V . 4 po Tii, APRIL 2. • " On board the Conquestador, at anchor DMZ Croizee, March 4,1231 Y. cc Sin, I take the liberty of returning you lay most sincere thanks for the prompt and generous Ls; sistance you this morning intended to have afforded to his Britannic Majesty's ship Conyucstador, in dis tress. Such conduct, Sir, does honour to the French nation, and although happily we have not had occa." sion to profit by it, still it will be eternally imprinted upon the minds of the whole crew of this vessel . , who will take a pleasure. at all times of shewing their high sense of your goodness and humanity, and to render to the utmost of their power, no matter Upon, what occasion, the same .succour to all Fronchtnen in similar distress. &VILLE, MARCH 6.--Since the Proclamation of the Commandant Llano'', many of the insurgents have returned to their homes, and the inhabitants of a (seat number of Communes have taken up arms to lepre 4 the Goallay. I.4ni vetosta, Miacu 4.—Marshal- Sachet, Duke 0 4 ' Albufera, will shortly be in possession of the im 1, ',t per' of Anoint, which is in no condition to cff rhi s!bettese resi'tanoe. Tbe mighty armies of wh ch the qi a h Government boasted so much, have enishelt. mist. A few pluGdcrers conti nue to infest the m u tarns of Catalonia, and they lately made their a„. l 4..liance even in the neig:ii,our hood of Tarragona, n Geniral Count lk.3ison being divetched with a sm 11 detachment against (Lem, he diliersed them completely, killing some, and bring- Inr in between 60 and 70 pavanes'''. The troops of his Majesty did got snstaiu the slightest injury: " Patent, 141 %Reif I.—The following are stated to be the cereli•ions ender which thc.. Rrtnistice, be tweon the Imperial Russian and Turkish armies, has been asgented to: " I have the honour to be, with the highest con siilerationuj-our very obedient hum'lto servant, (Siga-d) Lord WM. STEW A ItT„ " Captain of his Britannic MaOcsty's ship Conquestador." 64 To M. Proux, Under-Cammissionerof Marit.c, at Croizee." The box w.:s opened, and was found to contain pistols, with the arm 3 and crest of Lord William Stuart.—(Gazette de France, March 24). VIENNA, MAR3iI 14.—We have to-day been made acquainted with the last rescript, addressed by his Majesty the Emperor, relative to the conclusion of the Dirt, to the States of Hungary. It is very inte reatiag :o its details, and in substance states, that under existing cat:temstances his Majesty cannot de sist from tee demand which he has made of twelve millions of money for the wants of the Empire...-. (Same Paper). PriLnseuncti, FEE. 28.—A. general assembly of the merchants was convened, on the 25th, in the Ex change. Tho Police gave notice that none' of the persons convoked should fail being present. It was proposed to this assembly to subscribe to a voluntary loan for the service of the army. Ishe subscriptions are to be paid either in money, or articles necessary for clothing and equipping the troops. Patterns of these articles were deposited in the place where the assembly met. An Ukase, of the Ist instant, contains the following regulations for raising additional imposts :---The capitation tax is aug. mented to two rubles each man. The imposi tions upon merchants' capitals from five to ten per cent. The duties upon the mines of individuals are doubled. An extraordinary and temporary impost, has been imposed upon real property, for which the' proprietors are to pay from one to ten per cent. ac. cording to its amount, independent of ordinary con. ,1 tributions.—(Gazette de France, March 28.) l. The armistice shall be in force during the space of 15 thys, insinss both parties F con sent to its abrogation before the expiration of that ketiod. • 2. Deiriag the period stated, no hostile Measures she'! be undertaken by either ptrty, or ty the troops of the allies of either, but the two armies shall oc cupy the positions they now hold, without molests. 3. Th. prOvi‘ion• of the above artide shall apply rq: :II! ) , in t•te Heels of the two powers, as soon as ti .e recpvctive commanders shall be made acquainted Kith it. 4. if any acts of aggression shall becommitted by tit.tatshme:lts from either army before they shall have been informed of the present Convention, such acts stroll in no repel be &seated as authorized by their supe.i..rs moon e‘erl to consent to this Armistice. b. During the period for whichthls Armistice is to operation, reinforcements may be received by eitlor partyorisich reinforcements shall be bound by t..e general engagenient. 6. Ninei it'ipiwars to be for the mutual interests of both Powers that peace on honourable terms should be clneluded, Commissioners shall be appointed to arrange the preliminaries, which, if approved, shall be afteraards ratiged4 the Sovereigns :of the two Froires. Arr. ' Mails. • • Dee. x 0 0 . ......... ........ Cadiz ' 1 4 Caatzet, MARCH 4.—Yesterday evening about siren oVeck, guns being fired every minute, in fer ..ed us that a ship had got a-ground upon the coast, and was in danger of perishing ; in conse quence of the bad weather, it was impossible to send out any vissel to her assistance. Measures were • intnn.dirttely taken b? tho Under Commissioner of )1 2 ;he him, the Lommandant of the place Ito- guereali, and the Oemptroller of the Customs, lions, to reconnoitre the vessels if, the wind abated, and rmaive the unfortunate men who shoold be thrown upon the coast. The night being extremely dark, and the sea running very high, it was requi site to %slit till high water to put to sea, and approach the vessel, so as to be able to reconnoltre her at br,sak of day. Signal guns of distress were not ceased tieing fired. On the 4th, about three in the toorsii.ig, the boats, which the preceding night had received notice to hold themselves in readiness, were tilkat, and M. Prourovishing to direct . the , zeal of the inhabitants and sailors, who ran in crowds to the beach, himself, and'prevent all Confusion, re- sigvtiog the cotsveyanee of the shipwrecked, cm- I barked himself, attd was followed by the custom- • house knots, directed by M. I.: , Roux, comptroller of brigade,laggothers,ihcluding the fishing-boats ffom T.til , alle.-aAt break of day ; the boat commanded by M. Proua was in a situation to observe, that the ship . • ~ ~. • :.-1• 4 "** * * • a • Ouerosey ••k 4 , I '0 ~ - - 101: ii,- s••• Amor •••••............ ..... . 4 0 . I Serious - • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS OAT AT ONE O'CLOCK: Bank ••India Bonda.6 7 _pr. 3 per Cent. Gms. 5% Exchequer Bills 3.5 pit - ! ' W 3 per (t. Red. ' I Ditto . . . 4 per Cents. • I tannins 5 per Cent. Navy 9011 Consols for Acct. 59f Long. Ann. Lottery Tickets £2l t 1$ THE STATESMAN. LONDON: - SATURDAY, APRIL 4, Mt " Arrived the Rover sloop of war, from a cruize. On the 16th ult. in lat. 44. 35. long. 14.28. she spoke a sloop that had seen the day before four San of the fine and these. frigates, standing to the North-west, ander a pre's& of sail. On the 21st, in lat. 47. 55..10ng. 16. 33. the Rover fell in with al schooner, evidently from Gibraltar, that had been plundered by an enemy." The drmatta, from New Yort, which ;Ina she left on the 3d March, also arrived at Liverpool on Thursday. A passenger, who came over iu this vessel, states, that Congress had authorised a loan of eleven millions dollars; that a consideratne part of the amount vas already subscribed ; and that direct taxes and double• duties were laid to raise three millions more. small meeting. to he ar any one o f a contrary Ilion. At the last C ommon H a ll t h ey were tie: h,,. to commence interruption. Thi s was done by s ome of their principal lead ers on t h e hustings, and others who appea r ed t o b ea d di fferent groups; throughout the Mil, who took th e i r stations for that purpose. Seve ra l o f th em we could nani. and, if the som e con d uc t i s repeated, we shall' feel it our deity so t o d o .—" The prhilege o f presenting Petition s on th e Th rone, " says Alder. man Wreets (then Lord Mayor), in his memo. rable Letter to :Lord Hmereortn, " is of vet) great moment, and peculiarly striking. When hi s MAJESTY receives on the Throne any Address, it read by the proper Officer to the KING, in the'pr e , sence of the Petitioners ; they bate the satisfaction of knowing that their Sovereign has beard their Com. plaints. If the same Address is presented at a L e . vee, or in any other mode, no answer is giteu ; a suspicion may arise that the Address is never hea r d or read, because it is only received, and immediately delivered to the Lord in Waiting." The Prince Regent's late answer to the Sheriffs, n o as follows :—" I shall receive your petition at my levee " to-morrow se'nnight, in the usual way." One of the Sheriffs addressed the Prince in the following words :—" Will your Royal Highness allow us, of. 44 ficially placed, as we are, in your Royal presence, " as the organ and servants of the Livery of Loa. " don, humbly to ask, whether it is intended to tom " calve the Deputation appointed by the Como* 66 Nail ] at the Le4ne, to present their Address?" The Prince Regent answered Thee are certa i n 64 forms attending that; bat I think the best 1111 will " be for me to communicate with the Secretary of State, who will inform you."—.lu coneequense of this answer, the Sheriffs waited on Mr. Ryder yo. terday afternoon, who informed then—." their Peti. tion would be received like other Petitions from 66 Town or Country." The principal objecien urged by the East India Cotnpany against a free trade to their immense pos. sessions is, that it will load to their eolonktatin, sad ..itiimately to the establi.hment of Independence in the East. Now, instead of this affording a reason in favour of a renewal of the Company's monopoly, we maintain that it ought to have a contrary effect. It is hardly necessary for us to state, that as all man. kind are born free, they are entitled to enjoy the privileges of freemen. Those who wish to establish an arbitrary Government, say the reverse; but this is because the principles of liberty are hostile to their designs against the human race. The East India Company are well awar d s that they exercise an an. natural and unjust sway over the natives of Ilindos. au. They went out at first to those extensive and fey. tile regions, as simple merchants ; but they were not long in subjugating the inhabitants to an insolent despotism ; and, in several instances, we have seer . them actually setting their feet upon the netted Kings! In progress of time, .they have obtained the complete government'of a country far more exteisive • -than the entire of Europe, and their nod has become the Jaw to 450 millions of human beings.e pope. lation nearly eight times greater than that which inhabits this qiarter of the globe. Aware that to instruct this people in the knowledge of the arts and the 'sciences, would be dangerous to their usurp. ed authority, the East India Company have stadi. nasty prevented the establishment of seminaries of FAliol_tion in every part of their vast Empire, and have even prohibited all Intercourie with the :Aft., calculated .to make them acquaintedwith their *id. mate rights. This is the true cause, which the East India Company iudeeet sate no secret of, for their opposition to the wishes of the Gentry. But it is high time that this monstroes mono. . e oly should be crushed, in ordsr that the millions, whose minds have hitherto bees kept in derkne• - ,-, should acquire a knowledge of the truth ; and those manacles, with which they have been toe long held in disgraceful bondage, broken for ever. Nothing ought to satisfy this nation, but a COMPLUS MittockATlON OF 'flit &VT INDIA COKPANT's CHAR. 'rut ; for, lo long as any part of their monopoly re. mains, just so long will a great portion of the humma race continue in ignorance and kondage. IWe hate received a regular set of Paris • Papers from the 18th to the 28th March, both days inclu. I sive. They do not contain the most distant ailusion Ito the reports, which have of late bi.eo sopneral, of immense bodies of French troops, or even any troops of that nation,'being on their march towards !the North of Europe: Neither is there a single hint given, as to the rumoured intention of BONAPARTE being about to leave his capital to take these forces under his COMMBII4I. He was at Paris on the. 27th March ; and, notwithstanding the hatred which the Ministerial Prints would have us to believe his subjects entertain against him, he mounted his horse in the open street, " and, followed only byfire persons, viewed the works which are Carrying on at Jeua Bridge," in perfect safety.—Whence thissecurity ? Whenix this apathy with regard to the affairs of the North, and the fate of his armies in the Peninsula, which, we are gravely assured, are daily perishing with hunger, 'and so reduced' in numbers, that they are unable, as formerly, to make head against the Allies ? Has this mighty conqueror been lulled into security by some Guardian Angel," resembling the one to whom our august RsazNr in his great wisdont;has thought proper totommit the government of these kingdoms ? Or'is NAPOLEON merely affecting indifference, in order to conceal from his foes the mighty workings of his astonishing genius, until they burst forth, as they have formerly done, to tht I I utter dismay and confusion of all who dared to op pose him ? We leave these questions to be answered by Mr. Palma'. and his adherents, for they cer tainly have as deep an interest in their solution as what we have. Meanwhile, as the friends of peace, it gives us pleasure to observe, that thereis some appear ance of the sword being again returned to its scabbard by the Russians and the Turks. From the terms of the late armistice, entered into by these States, it will be seen : that the contracting parties are cons inced it will " be for the mutual interest of both powers, that peace on honourable terms should be conclud ed."l In our extracts from the Paris Journals w be found several other interesting articles, which our Li mits prevent us from adverting to. LIVELY LDON. The Laprring packet, with a Mail from Serious , OTIO in has irrivell alter ja image of, feptxttwo darn _ nt it We ire" Thiellerrthilikralletiftt- tiver " l" 1.1 r ' ito W conjectured that th e , sq - uadron from L Orient is feel it to be his imperious duty to atte n d the Com- proceeding to South America, but the Lapwing nton Hall on Tuesday next, to support the most.invos, brings no tidings of its appearance in the Atlantic. suable right a subject can possess—that of laying hid grievances at the foot of the Throne. Let the' &;i:' C w oona, which p lace she left on the 28th tilt. Some very of London recollect . the base attempts ' The General Porlier is arrived at Plymouth, from of the letters brought by her have arrived in town, which l Ibut they contain no military news whateve r. were made by the friends of corruptiop and abuse to The Grentopts, of 50 guns, Commodore Coeva l, defeat, by surprise, their free and unbiassed opitliossi,' Is Immediately to sail for th e purposiksof liking the at the last COMMOU Hall. Instead of making a bold ! been appointed to mediate between t he m and the and fair appeal to the Livery at large, they prirately",tonniscinvers to the Spanish settlements, who h ave t Parent State. circulated letters to all-those who were supposed to The Rontancita, from the Spanish Coloales in the ~.......—. • • . ,be like themeless, the pliant tools of corrupt.' West, e hid. had been taken by a Frenc h p rinter LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM BAOAJOS. influence; and had they succeeded, by such, after she had touched at Cadiz in her voyag e to Great Bythe arrival of the Speedy, Capt.WArrsostLiver. I means, they would, no doubt, have proclaimed it' Britain, has been recaptured by cue of our fries . r e ; pool, on Thursday last, after a passage of sevendays, as the ,real sense of the Livery. Let the • Li. , 'and with the from Lisbon, which place the Captain left on the 36th very of London guard against such dishonourable , ' cat wasvaluedatmuch abov . e iti , b _ . We un d erstan d th at a Requis on as privateer has been sent into s . k stflnat ult. we have received intelligence from head-quarters practices. Let .every Liver, ao attend, and -maw. to - request the Loan M ATOR to give bak e to Os • two days later than that cont a i ne d i n th e p r i va t e l e t. f u lly res i s t a ll s i m il ar a t tempts. ' I t w ill b e recollect Invery; that a motion will be made at the Cameos • ters brought by the Prince ss Eli za b et h. If * e r i g h t l y e d, that about i year ago, 'these men had recourse' WU, to present an bumble Address to the PM Kei t I understand our• Correspondent at Liverpool, Lord to another despicable expedient. Their . then se. iftederrr. We do not know what. is to be Wxt,Ltwocosr has gone with the greater part et his eregy resorted to a tavern, and, army to give battle to the 'enemy, who, it would bed and, traduced net only the proceedings bet theilela. irk G ette of this evente• g will confide di4.• from agate, e itll;tlesll.Address, whether of cengratulatioll I seem, have collected together a large. fete& ter the • characters and motives of the Livery at leree; ituill * ..1" f a: Lord WsLereerux, th the ctricill 1 purpose of relieving Badajos. The (*Belying is a.. although their pretest* was, that they amid 'mese' assiose t the Goininenessmi t of thus p o f listis• copy of the letter to whit& we titer :--. l bard is CONCR, Hall, they refund s eyes in this i r e. . • ' • ... pur port of i~ f