The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-03-11 00:00:00

• ijilk -,ATEW7.44AN: tried and convicted. With moppet to the material be pile a step to: NOW could. Gitreranent knew part of the question, he was Inclined to argue they had not more than 16,000 foreigners employed, eery differently, from the consideration of the peril. if they did not know• the numbers serving ite British ons and distreesed state of the country. He would corps ? With respect to the 3d Clause of the Act, he' sa y to such circumstances, adhere to your funds. was aware that he was contending with fearful odds, t en tal laws, remove those grievances which , when he had to argue with the Right Honourable are notorious, and which excite the murmurs Gentleman about the meaning of an Act of Parties and the toed complaints of the people, and meat, well knowing both the influence and legal s t r engthen their affections towards you by an unre. knowledge to which he was opposed. Besides, he , witting attention to their interests and desires. In. did not know if the Right Honourable Gentleman stead of all this, it was now recommended to us to had not had himself some hand in the framing dismiss the Act of Settlement as inconvenient, and of the Act as he, believed •he was then Attorney.- to gu ard against the establishm en t o f a f ore i gn d e - ; Getieral—[Laugh). In.his opinion, the 3d Clause spotisro, by the erection of a domestic one amo n g merely gave authority to those ' foreigners who ourselves. lie had now on ly j us t t o notice the ole. ' were to be admitted to serve, to do so without breach jection of the Noble Lord, grounded on the danger of law. The wording ran And be it lawful of publication, and would beg leave to ask, were for such subjects to be enlisted," &c. Bat this they not already in the Army List ?—creae clause would never justify the engrafting foreigners The CHANCELLOR of the E. CHEQUER into British regiments. If it did, he was sure it said, the question was not whether the Acts of the' was not in the contemplation of Parliament at the 41th and 46th of the pres e nt re i gn oug ht to be re- time of passing the Act. The Right Honourable pealed, but 'Whether they justified the practice now Gentleman, in speaking of the Act of Settlement, adopted. Did the facts of the case made out before stated that the period at which it should begin to the Monce justify the description of the Hen. Bare. ; operate was limited, but he would recollect that it net (Sir Francis Burdett) in stating all the fences • was not limited as to duration. He had thought that of the Constitution broken down ? As to what it ought to cease when the King was no longe r a fo hell been said with respect to the impolicy of ; .reigner—but he seemed to forget that the object of admitting foreigners while prosecuting our own I jealousy was the foreign possessions belonging to the seamen, suppose the case of our having employed I King. These foreign cores belonged to these pos the troops under Marquis Romans, who had been 1 sessions, and were attached to his Majesty. lie. forced into the enetnyheserviote instead of senNsuo 'laud say, that he entertained great jealousy of these these meditate, would this have been improper.? tkierinatirs. Thinigh they might be employed abrieadss Now the dation in the Act of Settlement itself , he should not like to see them employed .to defend prohibiting the employment of foreigners,Was subse. this country, when he knew how they had defended gently - leduedweed s for the purpose of guarding their own ; for if men would not exert themselves against a. put:Oar eoutiogency. It was true, as to defend their nearest and dearest relations, they stated by the Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Newport), that would hardly exert themselves to defend strangers. the Preamble was the key of the statute, but he The Hanoverian army was a great body of men, and could not think it was to lock up the fair interprets. might have 'done something to defend their own Lion of any particular clause, uncontrouled by any country. That they were able to do something was definition is the Preamble. The Right Hon. Gen- evident, from what they contrived to do for them denten then reed a clause in the third section, in selves, having stipulated that they who surrendered order to shew that the only distinction between it should receive pay till their return home, and contri and the two former was, that the latter justified the butioiis were levied for that pay ou the people they present practice, and authorised its continuance.— were hired to defend. Some might think it justifiable to allow the enlist. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER meet of foreigners into separate regiments, and yet had no objection to furnish the Returns for the regi. be of opinion that they ought not to be engrafted ments at home. Into British regiments. If the Noble Lord thought Lord FOLKESTONE haring agreed to withdraw tit, he might attempt to get the 3d section repealed. his motion, All that he (Mr. Percent) contended for was, that The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER as the law stood, Government were justifiable hi on- moved for a Return of the number of Foreign Officers listing foreigners into British regiments. But ad- and Soldiers serving in the different Regiments of this mitting that foreigners ought not to be admitted- Country, distinguishing the Regiments in which they into British. regiments, still the extent to which serve.—Ordered. they were admitted watt of material coincidence.— On the question of the granting of 8,9001. for the If this prtrailed only to a small extent there Roman Catholic College at Maynooth, Mr. HUTCH might be the less reason for altering the law.— INSON, ie a speech of some length, complained of There was another subject introduced by the the smallness of the sum as inadequate to the object, Noble Lord, which he was not prepared to expect, as and appealed to the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. no notice had been given of it, and it had no recess l'erceval), who professed to be the advocate of an ex sary connection with his motion, and that was the feuded education over the whole of the united empire, appointment of Con Munster to be one of the if this sum was really sufficient, the same having been Trustees of his, Majesty's private property. He ac. 'Hewed in 1795, at the commencement of the institu. Isnowledged himself, if that somieation were a vio- tion, when many students were instructed abroad, nation of the law, to be alone accountable for it, w hich wou ld no t now h e t h e case. A more liberal , having distinctly sad individually r , commended that sum, Ise thought, ought to be allowed for tin educa.l G endgame to tie silawden ; for hie% himself le Fie • of the destined t4r eacher: four millions of fect ignore** of the extent of his Majesty's prints Irish people, forming nearly one-third of the pope. property, tad thinking that part of it might he eon- nation of the empire. • • e • ueeted with the Hanoverian dominiess, it occurred On the queseon respecting the Ordnince Esti to him, that hardly' person could hooppointed more mates, Mr. W. POLE vindicated the arrangement likely to give information eoacer:/i s t thise the which did away with contract horses, as producing viand la question, from the sit which hi had a great saving to the nation, and stated the actin lately held. If the House should thiolt this semi- part he had taken in this arrangement, as well as his nation illegal, it would at least bedtime. that who( readhase to meet nmy enquiry. There was a least a be had dole tees vornateral. At any rate, it was savings( 100,0001. a) car to the public, besides the enconueeted with the present discussion. He doubled live We*, which became the public property. ssbether it was possible to Wars all the foreigners Limy Writ was ordered for the Borough of Lis employed in astr service, an many et theta might be lialimee Ist the room of the Earl of Yarmouth, who unknown, omit to their officers; and it would be ne. hesitate appointed to the office of Vice-Chamberlain. cessary to send to !bengal and*, tha East and West The of the Comm:ttee of Ways and Means Indies, believe a complete sitters Gould be made. was lakaa la t: farther consideration, and agreed to. TARLETOTE observed, that a return —Miasmal. was assets the Wire every year, suisislog the Nip', age, pia* birth, and nettles tll . itpv , vice, eir every matt hr • regiment. With aspect the is attreops ehesod o thought, is Us peel** mate r of the evosid e as not have too many of daft ; but with simpet to take, ing them into English regiments, he wss in dime* opposition to such a measure. Mining Germans ae English together into one iegfonest, was like mixing baser metals with gold and . silver. The highest time, timony bad been berm to the superiority of English soldiers' is former times, by such men as Marshal Turenne and Marshal Villars ; and this superiority we had still maintained. Would Britain ever allow itself to he over-run, and its character to be debased, is the =niter of Prussia and Austria. .111 .was ot opinion, therefore, that Government might take as many foreigners as they please into pay, ha s let duals still be called mercetiartes. Lord ARCHIIi. I I4 I .I3 111 A 1 1 4 rLTON complated of the hardship of initiate& foreign officers' in e British corps, at a time when there were many Ilritieh Officers willing and anxit us to be employ el lett elm could not get employment. Mr. PERCEVA.I. said, that these foreign officers would cease to held commissions within a limited time after the termination of the lvar. Mr. BENNET said, that two or thine years ago he had seen a good deal of the Peninsula, and *hen in Gibraltar he taw about 600 men in our service Terre, who had belonged to Dupont's as**, among 4 hom a great number were Parisians. They told him so themselves. He would ask a gallant Colonel near him (Palmer), why foreigners were tut^ Into tilt 10th regiment, in preference to Irisimeen 1 Was such an indignity to be put upon the Irish Pte.) that they were to b e tons id ere il e s un f i t to soil. it country ? This was really. something !myeloid 'imam° patience to bear. LONDON: • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1812. • We received the following letter this morning frog our regular Correspondent : itr9rrimatAm, aciitei•il • " Such is the apparent disposition, and system* conduct of the fraese.breakers that, if a frame is oeill 'tasked out for destruction, its fate may be s a id to, he settled, except some st ep be taken by its pot k veinier to remove the cause assigie4 for its condmienii ,lion; at least such are the conclisioas we have a rigid to dr a w from what we daily see and hear. It has I'he knew nothing Hon. Gent. why they •umber always fteult to get atom Lord FOLK esTo wisb a return to li en Practice e :~.i~~' .~~ :.~~ f - • ~ ~ .« ' s, A r~ , `- .. ~~ chief evidence! agate* a peleon of the mine of 4;1- whom were the Priticess Ciiiiii.ort4, the Llecoess of lion, now confined is Derby Gaol, on suspicion of Your, and their female attendant! ,•' thrir li,c ) il .Ilightiesses • the Dukes of Y o ga senheteitonihee; , R framesbreaking, likewite f e lt U s e e ff ects o f th e i r Lords Monts, Eeseier and Latrecneacs.; Melons. fury; and only escaped with th e i r li ves a n condition • e riDAI4, SHERIDAN, &c. The coniersitichisoc:si turns of promising not to swear agaiost the mad:' ed on the late attempt to form an united A.diniaittia. —6 ll l o e-_ thou ; and the PRINCE is said to - hive expressed Two Admit Mails arrived this nsoraing, by which himself in warm terms of disapprobetion of ihi we have intelligence from the North of Europe to joint letter of Lords GREY and Geteviete 'l:i an:. the sth instant. Nothing is -said of the long talked inver•to the letter from the Purect tetlie Duke of YOKK, relative to the import an t besittest: 'These of'approaching hostilities between France, Russia, and Sweden. BONAPARTE, however, is taking spe- expressions of disapprobation were net., lhoWever; unz I frien ds. I mixed with complaints o f bei,t g deserted by hissiiirly cial care not to allow himself to be sueprieed in t his f • ds. The Pittxce ace tee having reteeited quarter, as he has concluded a treabytedideammark, : more than once his surprise and mortificeddri it the by which he is to be allowed to send "any number I conduct of Lords GREY and Gaulle r.LE; and cite: of troops" he pleases through the Danish t er rit o ri es , I ractorized it in terms which s uc h emot i ons woofti us.; suggest, Lord Issontitoace, who consider with this exception merely, that they do not ?Arch in i " mu ): ft ed roi eo h nl i di m st s i.l e ea l f a do occasion declaredsio n particu l arlyeiltien t ered ettot a ni n en d to, f, p a e h ri n o t t l i , j a i: , s l ot. ): : i a nn d on d i re s ,,co fr s eh ed ri ..4 greater bodies than 3,000 at a time. We do not think this indicates any suspicion on the part of NAPOLEON, that the views of the Courts of St. Pe- haps, quite in unison si kit the usual planseolergy 00 tersburgh or Stockholm are hostile towards Moe— a Court, t; at the letter which returned the busker of ual sentiments of those twe Noble Lbnt The measure appears rather to be of a precantionary• his two Noble Fil.mds, did not simply speak-the nature, and adds one proof to the thousands already vid that it had. the approbation of the p r i nc ip a l ar peewits . existisig, of the deep policy of the EMPEROR of ; w h o h e ld t h e same po li t i cal principles and opiniann; ' and that, for himself, he was 'Pearly to say, thathe'v.as• Feeder., who knows the value of striking the first blow so well, that he never leaves his opponents even present at and assisted in the (treeing rip of Lit a chance of being before hand with him,. H e h as I answer, and that not -only every sentence, but every word in it, had his most cordial assent. Here, as jothing to fear from Russia or Sweden, or even &111 the Continent besides ; but afelne of what the British I ' m g t - be ; "Pv c it ed, t he • c ' nveng k ticui b°(`-!" rare warm, and the elect appeared to be suddenly and. Government has hitherto done, to raise up eaemies , deeply affected. by Lord Levozarivet's reply, so against him in the North, and, judging from the tone' numb so, indeed, that the Princess Clielieolie r who of the Journals devoted to their cause, that they are, was still present, obsersieg his agitation, dropt her stilt disposed to subsidize any power who will I head, and burst into tears. Upon which the-Petece accept of their money, he acts upon the wise , turned round, and observed—' You appear some -1 what nervous and anz:el! my dear, I think soti had prisciple, that he cannot be too cautious in s u ch ca r - I better withdraw. The female part of the company cuastances. It appears that the system of forging I then withdrew; and the Noblemen and Gentlere.ei Bask of England Notes, with the view of exporting I remained with his ROYAL lIIGHNEsS till a late heel . % I them to this country, has arrived at a very alarming 1 After the Ladies had retired, Lady DE CIA efeetu I pitch on the Continent. Three thousand poun d s ; anxiously he; uired into the cause which app eare d to . I have made so deep an impression on Princess he feelings of the worth, manufactured at liambargh, were soldon 1 • • I CuAtitLorrE, which that amiable you n g. the Exchange at Gottenburgb for genuine notes, but ipriocess, ' after some hesitation, proceeded t o re lat e the foreary was detected ere they could be sent thi- ; w i t h t h e most touching naivets.' Several Months' hgo, ther. This practice will• no doubt be attributed to it would seem that her Royal Father was seriously hie HostArseee, who, we are persuaded, will leave no ' disposed, and under the impression that something fatal might happeh, sent for his youthful daughter, stone unturned to bring discredit upon our paper I and adverting to her then situation, thought proper currency now that he has possessed himself of all to ads ise her respecting the persons whom, in our precious metals. We certainly consider the sys- case of such an emergency, he wished her to consult. teas extremely nefarious, and beneath the dignity of His Royal Highness, it is said, then mentioned se any sovereign power whatever. But when ate recols ; vets persons as the most eligible advisers of the lect that, at an early period of the French Revolu- Princess CYARLOTTE, which seven persons, rumour represents, as among the number of his Rojell ' don our own Government was actually detected in Highness's early friends. The Princess p his I forging French Ass' tab which they had widely concluded with observing—' How could I but be circulated through the Republic, we are compelled to I affected at what has just passed, whim I recollect ray admit that BONAPARTE has at least a precedent to ! Father's former admonition, and reflect on the em..• iplead in our own example ; and that the =seal ter- 1 harrassing situation in that melancholy event I should pitude of the practice ought to be placed to the now be placed.'—The Princess Caen toerr.atid the account of Mr. PITT and his associates who Duchess of YORE afterwards went to the Opera, whi , e , the Royal . Brothers and the Noblemen and Gentlemen I were the lint to introduce. it.—They calcu. 4 continued at Carlton llouse.'—Mr. ADAM is said i kited, and' that - veer justly, that the eireela- to have entertikit the request of his Royal Highness, Bon of. Assignats its France, would lead to the into a friendly explanation of what had passed with L crying down of that sort of money. BONAPARTEord LAUDERDALE ; and his Royal Highness after wards cane up to his Lordship, • and, shakinr lem calculates precisely in the same way. Who then by the hand, said, 4 LAUDERDALE, let not you and can doubt thet the effects of two causes, so cx- I quarrel also.' Here the matter ended for that actly similar in their nature, must be the same ?—Toil night ; but; on the following 'day, Lord heebees add to our mercantile embarrassments, BONAPARTE I DALE, fearful of some misunderstanding or misre has established a manufactory at Naples for extract.' presentation of the matter; reduced what he had ing sugar from cliesnuts, which appears to have sue- said . to writing, and sent it in a letter to the PRINCR; I ceeded extremely well, the sugar produced being de-1 w h i ch , it is said, has produced no very agreeable impression on his Royal Highness's mind; but dared in no degree inferior to that from the cane. ; whieb, in the opinion of the Noble Lord and of his An article, dated Peterahurgh, Jan.'s], states, that ' friends, would be considered as no unsuitable appen the Russians had taken the fortress of Alchalkalk,idix to the Letter of Lords GREY awl Grtzsviecs." la Georgia, from the Turks. The engagement, it is --- format said, was most bloodily contested for more than an From the in e, we ion of a gentlemen who has hour. The Janissaries defended themselves lately left Sevill have reason to apprehend that with the I the siege of Badajos must be postponed until a very I [ Most determined obstinacy, and of 200 of them, 47 considerable force can be employed on the Guadiana. only were made prisoners ; the Commandant of the It appears that the strength of the French on the fortress, and all the Turkish Officers, were killed: , . Guadalquiver is much greater than was supposed. A report was in circulation at Yarmouth, that --maw-- FRACAS AT CAItLTON HOUSE. there are in the Texel five sail of the line and six This extraordinary business, which has been the frigatm, all with their sails bent, and only waiting gossip of the East as well as the West end of the for a wind to proceed first to Heligoland, end finally . town, for weeks past, has now assumed so" tangible" I to Anholt. By a vessel from the Mediterranean, farther ac •a form, that we cannot longer omit noticing it. In counts have been received from Gibraltar to the 20th . the Courier, of last night, it was announced In the ult. A strong opinion prevailed their, that tile one following manner : . . my have it in contemplation to renew the attack upon €' THE EARLY FRIENDS. TariQh. "We have extracted from the Cakdonian Alerrary of Bator- I wrEarEofD Dtter..—A meeting was to have taken day last, the following statement. Now far it is correct, we place this morning between Mr. R. jes--ete-ei th pregame not to deride. How it transpired, or why it makes its Old Jewry, and Mr. , wii i i am.. .8 — . 1 „,„,,,,, ' . o f int eirPellreace i° the Nerdmlgn Part a the hingduln. can Wit Pentonville, but the former Ottutl. Man sept,eis ape • b e a zogseal by others." • logy yesterday riveting, the meeting was presented, The Pest of this morning proneences the whole . -story a fabrication. The following are its words: NAVAL IN'lll L LIG ENC E. ~ The ~ Early Friends' of tbe Panics Reamer bare puldidted ..1•111111011•••• the following statement in the 011atiatabir APreterg g but, like PORTSMOUTH, Milton 106. all the stories lately. clatalotodbfAhedhsepeinted Fortieth we Sailed the East ladle convoy, under the Antelope, 50 have Redoubt, from what wpintaattoprd, est it will prove to ma, Csiptal a Whit e; and Armada, 74 guns. Captain D, von. the a most with' misrep eillielt it is no better calculated be er than the other false- Prince Regent, St. Vincent, Astell, Asia, and Larkins ; the Ma* that lime of late protitilii_fient the same latittions I Jason frigate, Hon. - Capt. King, with the West India canvas ; eminter." • Is. vow. and the Daring gun-brig, with the coast of Africa convoy, M: the Bilheetbsgarettlektietfte Otherliand, states-.;. .• PLYMOUTH, Mlncet 9. * • ;..: a not sire is Noe ibib a dmo . tilesiored i te piiimi e d is Arri ve s the easeekan thip General wassiugton, Cart Peet sea a s s a s s ea s s, A wes% oil esse a l s s •b ui it be. air w ow * latt, him atatiesens, with timber, bound to Portsmouth, do. gads ambria haw ennsldieeldliesimilie (ne It pima be nate) Weed by .tbe Diana frigates the Jubilee, Bachia l l i 14 3 4 . . *see seedsewaitise ebansians . Tea Noble liar feu - kilo be' Amy Phelps; and us e , IV m ime ; all rnsin 1:940Ion. Wipioniamis le W * b owl mods Si „,,,, she *p o e m,. Sailed the My.* sloop of h war, with . crummy for Lisbon 4 be Imstimenhamly give. of Wei Jotter el.dneds Gear aWootst ooasistlit :tr two t sheaf gi o 'srwts• to iatg ia r s r4; l a a d t ete si e m. hieellt. . sand 1 1 leave i l, l 4e. that on til"dmillY aft er.l. gicionliepb with stares forth army. Also the Byte el s l nacoadenction of , what passed, be sobmatad to 1111 of war, with convoy for Oporto; the lesemiewee fates% ke a simet.inemotindom of tbeeenrersition, to the Lisboa, baying on board some Gomm' Oak en* et wi th tbelPassree Was planed tal express his per & —,...5......: • het warafattlifet, --- .` - ant iay dhagrreable 11111111•111111' - • traemetkite" ..._ • .. , 1 ' ' . 1 g Arr. Mans. Due. O 0 'Malta . ........... •. •. •• • 1 , e 0 O . irf i t soiett• . 1 1 1 4. 1 •..:* 1 ! t O ! l' air l eir tlCt; OF::::C . K3' TLIT DAY AT 6 4 5 1:11 7,, . 0707 4: Soak 1 Suotts_ lM• . 3 jeer Cent. Cuss. 60“ a , :1, Iv , er b ,111,,,, pr. / relipt. !lay 901 t .... .. Mg for ,C.I L ', in , ~ e , 'Tick& q / dl i g* ifi lL 2010.-4,T. F. , f - t THE ST4DESMAN _ • lO .• Ap - rii --, . v. it iLlilkffk 1? _ • " . to dam from what we daily see and hear. It has ameniey al irideb tie rarertlivas pirated tu evoverairlu - —. 80 ..., . The CIIANCELLOII, of the Eirtaggatira lona formed a t tom' of conversation ' that hfr B. ' imi -ad itli for armee Mat any .•10 ~ Coax -Eaoiseas, Milks 11 . -we ii(O" Ms day some Sotto knew nothing of the circumstance emmialemed by the - °` ' ' ' ies ma* voila Paatea's mind by die t '' r = l . l e_ t _el: k _ r viirviar bet ' dir t i e moOsint ih is issoaddsulda,,,_,_ Hon. Gent. . Toilful /is, or Postridge ) is Derbyshire, had excite l .. iiktigighss - we know nothing a. the inCeets ' a f....rdzil . .,=,...7fAti tri i:Xitzrh, lia llara:rerla Colonel PALMER, we bolo. , s i t id , e t ,* j e i son the Itatredof the Laddites, by his activity in attempt 6 , 44 0 01 ... , „ H r t il i a. why they host not enlisted Irishmen was, diet a great -iiig to bring germ of the tajaoilee, itt coosequetice 11 0 4 011414 following , ' latest and It therefore content ourselves Peoloto* . 4.4obisoir theleo4. o l oo6 - 4 , 44 4of o rt e ilpsta oessolo o. . owidg, as the test moat, ins- -ts slumber always deserted to the enemy, audit ides Of- .of Dental fdiskee he h& l ' llt ** lll hkilli C WI" time prnie4 .. ' wiudi . • be. Welled in the efemiug agHl Wbear i rb:l , tllll 11111 H !fleet J.; I'" -48 " &tilt le get them back again. ago; and, CM SitUrdai *at kg, his P m Pe r ty he- rivets/ISW Royal Pastime :—• • ' rigid* ~ It &Old OUP - ford FOLKESTONE in reply said; lit . did set • ...aloes; at die* 'Olean 120- * fir a 'nifty f .Rxe 1 / 1 I wish a teturn of lite woes of rho footignoos la each mine "'" -- w — ,_" - . „__.,,,_ •,,...- ,- ' _, • ' c '''' Aftiothbfflietheentelred a foe the t u t "to OM • . . * it al 11 / 4 111 "k . • •••• • ' ~'" ► 4 : . 4. kr corps, but merely of the nominee. It was adeedry seas e at e n'sVi l o w eee"Pl' 6 ,T l T P ,'-',7' 7 "" "PM point . ibefoidiniv,.. sett Ii ealle r es 'whlehtlimetiered et Cutts" • -'l, - -4- , 5 g 1 ilk ''"" • '',e - so -- . E f '.. . s ;Norm, to ban such a return. to keen to wind ititteld Ike vet lace, . * ami tea ' miltrnuries• !AP .0 1 4L'" MANISPIL oh Silardri,filar its Wt. 1 1"041 that day I em UM 105: P ra etke bad been carried, that if moseimiry k might irid inform' ifitaliiia . his wife, who are the `. Psalms Rtoanx had a laplauto at Alissar t won - 6 bill * 3./. • • • . . . Ma. Loy zu, begs leave revectfully to inform the Subscribers to the CONSTITUTION, that he intends toms:urge the site of it to TWENTY COLUMNS next Sunday, and the price will be continued at Sixpence Halfpenny. State Side, Newgate, March 7. V