The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-08-11 00:00:00

. • 1 .tr-k ~,~ ~ y. THE .1 AS . said, be placed A .". 1 ' Dow a ger.o No team As Ailkiticsk elem.] The Eleeter 'of Pensacola sands ee the grist aide of the bay pt R e ssistio t s of , that name. Froth I Wilber Of good observations be ' and R eformed Religious Mr. Elliot, its latitude it lid. 83. 43. north, and .5,1,.......1 its louLitude 87. 14. 15. west froth Oreenwich.—.6:, ..... v ...,...e on the French frontier itlll talk of s Tibt latitude if the bar at the entrance lute the bay, ipprollebieg ivfilovel of the whisk Allied Army, is shoot 3i. 18. north, and the longl'ude Bt. It i *filch they no* cbnsider fiery probable, because west treus . Greenwich. The harbour of Penmen's i IWO British troops have recently' been withdiassic" isyendered of little value (rem a singular cam. The without their places being filled up. Intelligence worms in the harbour are so numerous that a vessel's from Berlin, of the Ist inst., mentions the arrival .1 :bottom is ge u • so ny seined In two months; and it is there of lb. King, on the preceding day, from his alssolet , .ly necessary for all vessels not copper.hottoot , ads lacing its the karbour, to be hove do wts and elected visits to Moscow and St. Petershurgh. . every five or sia weeks. Toe entrance into the bay is defended by a small Lord %%WART, it would appear, still retains his fort on the west end of St. Rose's Island, and a bat- well paid ilk. of Ambassador to Vienna. This . was tory on the main land nearly opposite to it. too good a Olsce to give up before obtaining the hap• The Coenectsh falls into the head of Pensacola . Bay, which is a beautiful body of water, well stored pier situation of being the husband of a rich heiress. with a variety of fine fish, crabs, and oysters, and is Tired, we suppose, of pressing his suit so saltily, jostls considered one of the best harbours on the though blessed with the Lady's smiles, the assiduinis whole mist ; vessels not drawing more than twenty- Ambassador, we are told, set off yesterday to proceed . oste feet of water may cross the bar at all times withhisEmbassy atVienna, wheth er on his return to safety. still in the full buoyancy of youthful hope, or despair This river has generally. though erroneously, been •called the . Fies t ebis, w hi c h i s t h e name of a muc h at the law's delay, we cannot tell. ' • ' *miller stream that falls into it from the west, a short distance above Miller's Place. The banks of the Coenetwh, dissing a large portion of the spring, are inundated for many miles down to Peosacels 114 y, sei.h very fee eseeptions. The upland of West Florida is*generally of a very .. - japans quality. The river bottoms sod lists are "le. tile, but too inconsiderable as to quantity, or too 1 low and sershy, to give much value to• the province. That •ice should increase is by no sultans serisiislng when as teachers of religion and morals thetaselses afford so many waamples of immoiraliqy. Vs iteiVeiifines are multiplying to such as intent • taitthe Calendars are every where swelled hiyo . B4 Soy. former prece dent—when Reverend Gentlemen of fifty years of age are figuring at the Bar in the character of 'gallant gay Lotharios, charged with seducing servant Maids, end bringing ruin upon families and fatheri—and when, in fact, the nation is reduced to that pitch of moral degeneracy that nothing hot the erection of hundreds of new churches, and a fresh acces sion of Parsons to the well.paid duty of the care of soals,can effect the salvation of the People. it is worth while to consider for a moment whether 'he weight of depravity altogether rests with the Lay part of the Public,. and to look attentively at the conduct and its probable consequences, of the persons *horn the People are taught to regard as models, when these directors of their actions choose to as sume another character. Some of these guides of the popular conduct and opinion have lately endea. voured in the holy duty of addressing their audiences preparatory to the solemn business of investigating and deciding upon offences against the laws and peace of society, to dilate strongly on the crime of seeking political Reform—a seal that might be mused in a Churchman, who looks with sp . . prehension to the diminution of the Tythe and Preferment System ; but it most excite another feeling, we should think, when Preachers of the Gospel and well-beneficed Clergymen, the fathers of families, are seen taking their place at the bar among criminals of the lowest description, and obtaining their acquittal from the responsibility of their crimes by mere legal quibbles, or defects in the indictment. We allude particularly, for it might not to peas without a remark, to the report of the . trial et the Northumberland Aesizes, for seduction, viz. Cies versus CLeolc, which we gave on Saturday last, where a father failed in obtaining damages against a Clergyman, 50 years of age, of the above name, for the seduction of his daughter, apparently merely be cause he laid his claim, as the law directs, for loss of service:, and the girl was proved to have been in the service of another ! No stripling in the hey-day of his blood and passion, if we may judge by the detail, ever went about his criminal intent with more deliberate art and per fidious assiduity than the deceitful sod hoary. headed seducer in question, whose conduct cannot bat have excited disgust in every honourable mind, and increased compassion for the late of his victim. The action, it seems, could not be maintained its con sequence of the illegality we have mentioned, and thus the Reverend Seducer avoids being compelled to make the reparation he ought; but it is to be hoped that though hethus escapes making the compensation deeto parental feelings, and for loss of female chafed...and expectations, the Read of the Church, whose duty it peculiarly is to take cognizance of such conduct, will see the indispensable necessity of visiting this breach of moral propriety with the punishment it deserves. The injury done to the character of that Ministry - whose best and indispensable trait is purity, will not be so easily repaired ; and the consequences to the cause of morality from such disgraceful outrages upon virtue in those who' should be its most zealous guardians, are still farther beyond the reach of our calculation. . _ DAY AT Will O'CLOCK PRICK OF STOCKS Till . amok Stook 3 per rem Red. 771.78 3 per Cent.Coipuds 71a Si pet Cent. Gurnee* for Ace. 1711. 4 per Cent 97t 5 pry Ctet Nal 106 f Ind% Minds. 9t p Long Ann. 201' 11-16 lingkeqwer Huh IS 19 p THE STATESMAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST 1.1, 1118. LO A" no V Monatomic'''. have been received tm.day at Lloyd's of outrages es n commercial vessels by the buc. convering privateers. The following are two of these noticev:— T.O Dilittante. CARIAGA, from 141 Copra to S. Ander. was taken on the 25th ult. two !rapes from be► destination, by two Insurgent privateers. The Tres Ilermanos, him°, bound to Lima, was _Oben possession of in the port of Santander, on the )424th sit by some armed boats belonging to Insurgent -privateers, bet bating run fool of a vessel, they were pateetod from carrying her • I 1 continues to be mato& with fresh assenuces ;that the information may be relied upon, that al. 'lbws f , the destination (If the Allied Armies nasal , s e il'uskfilk or is designed to be so, it is certain that d l ift 44e French territory in the first week of Cictebor. , it is corvctured that the whole force will coneeetaute(perbaps toward. Rectos') about the end of Sepromber, and all move off together. A Moro. leg Paper says, Coont Wottontow cantos over to &gland the moment that his contingent marches home. but does Dot tell us what object the Russian Commander ha. lo thus visiting our country. The Emperor A LEXAMMIL is so be at Matthew by the latter part of nest month, sad the Russian carps will roach the Polish frostier about the Ist of Jann ey, 1819. Some farther animis of letters and accounts from Trinidad have pet es is possession of a variety of particulars reverting the recent military operations on the Spanish Main, but they do net altogether fill -op the 'old we base lately experienced in ear in. formation from that quarter. The Britannic has brought letters from the shove island to tbeind June, from which we have made some extracts relating to effaire in Venezuela, which enable us to detest many of the false statements the Spaniards have bees so zealous in propagating throughout the West India Islands. ft is evident most sewers and obstinate fight. ing furs taken place in the neighbourhood of Valen cia, and that the infantry of both parties has been completely tut ep. The Patriots, who are obliged to obtain their supplies by a long and devious route, had exhausted the whole of their ammunition by such iriquent battles, into some of the last of which they entered with only six rounds a man. Owing to this tircomstance, sod the approach of the rainy seasons, they have been compelled to fall back oo their re sources, being unable to act with cavalry only in the mountainous country that ranges near the sea coast. We certainly mach dislike to hear of Clergymen, either as plaintiffs or defendant., in a Court of 'Jus tice, and the instances are very rare in which they can appear to advantage. We owe it, however, to duty and impartiality .to observe, that a case of rather a singular nature has lately been heard in the Court of Chancery, in which a Clergyman was De fehdant; the impression made upon our minds at the time was mach to hisdisadsantage, and we ex pressed our opinion accordingly. We particularly allude to the Case of GEE v. PRITCHARD, in which en Injunction was greeted to suppress the publication of the Plaintiff's Letter,. By information lately received upon that subject from respectable Bathe city, we have reason to believe that the who's's( the A Data Mail .brings accounts from Cerisrbee, (acts in this mysterious affair have not transpired, and which state that Prince PAUL of WIRTEXHIRG is that Mr. P. hold sufficieut cause of complaint, as will about to be divorced time his consort, to whom he appear by the following brief statement 31-110 the first Itu been married IS year. The chiliiree will, it is piece, Mr. Parrcisitai is not merely the adopted eon The Paris Papers to Saturday last hue reached es. They have the usual notices of the King's glu ing audiences to his Ministers, but contain nothing of any importance. There is no mention whatever of the proceedings, if there be any, in the affair of the imprisoned conspirators. Weasels suspect that this affair will be bushed op. LIWILLIIER and FAVReit case of libel has been again in Court, but it is of no interest. General Baron Liessicats, brother to the Marshal, wbe fell at Warm, has been appointed by the King his Majesty's Lieutenant at Calais. grArrESNIA ' -AN rollvirioar. Id ender the core of hehAaeotii o eosisols aifig;ati for Alt . 1 •f Rasilis-Cissit. lii : a ofta I the Synod for ihtilig hi Lethtiivi I Religious throughout his doininiOns. 4 1~ ..uratas. Gni, bet WM/ tfi laieffiattfle 611:44 .. another,Lidy. As the acknon. edged 4sprisk of Mr. Gat, in this tilatton Ur. PRWCAARD Will brylrgfit bp; -Wafted, 'amt. led to entertain expectations iecordingly. He was pro- MOW tot as has WWI slated; hit kappiata that ilia ~ I:orovisiontorek bet -a smell pripertion to the extent of ltia father's wealth, med. .the prospects he was led to entertain. His fathee""bia, however, mottled the present. Mrs. Gas, in whose discretionary power he pieced the unlimited disposal of the balk of bis pin. perty,witit the request that it abooldgo to his naturist sow, if . she salt no reason to the eoetrary. Mrs.GEE, however, it would seem has seen some reason for re- Nang. compliance with Mr. P.'s requests and espec tarion4, and hence the ditippointnteot and disagree ments alai hive gadnrtuoaieiy token Place. Mr. P. has a wife and large family, al.(' the property of the late Mr. G. which hit widow now adtoinistetv,l amounts, we underoand, to upwards of 20,0001. -per annum. How far Mts. Gee, utlder all rirrnm. stance,, feels justified in withho dill the whole of so large a property from Mr. PRITCUARD, to whom she has always made the warmest professions of re. g4lll and fsiendship, is better known to herself than to us. Our Rosders will peruse • Miry Interesting article from the Taunton Cottricr, retiecting the conduct of Judge PARE at the Salisbury Assiz's in p rSsi - og sen ,c fence upon W. Hopwood. This man, in the ti st placP, was convicted of stealing a sack of oats, and was sentenced for that offence to 18 months imprison merit, but, being guilty of the still more heinous offence of impertinence to the 7ud4e, or at least what it appears the Judge considered as such, name', asking a question, respecting the wages for his labour, his Lordship, in consequence, it is said, revoked the former sentence, and passed upon the offender the dreadful doom of SEVEN YEARS' TeANs- PURTATION! !! The crime of impertinence is so ill de firredose suspect,in our law books,that without having better authority than our information supplies, we should be rash in venturing so say what punishment it deserves, or what legal bounds may be set to it. Bu were we to trust one own feelings on the perusal of sn extraordinary a proceeding for an offence, the cri minality of which is, we apprehend, neither declared by Statute, nor otherwise recognized among indict. able delinquencies, we should be tempted to express as much horror as astonishment at the prospect of Judges giving way to the impulse of their feelings to such extent. The dignity of the Bench cannot be upheld by such conduct; and whether legally justifiable or not, it will not be easy to convince men that such measure of punishment is justice. Whether a Judge can thus revoke a sentence to pass a still more severe one in the manner stated, is a question deserving of very serious and dispassionate consideration.-r We must add, that this imputed *Deduct to Mr. Jos= tics PARK is by no mans recoeciltable with what we, and we dare say the Public, have hitherto heard and conceived of the character if that Gentleman. TIIE QUEETC—Yesierday's account of her MA• JESTY'S health was." lier MAJASTY continues bet. ter." Sonday the E4PI BATUURIT nnd several Official Gentlemen dined at Claremont, as a farewel dinner with Prince LEOPOLD and the Duke and Duchess of 'Wm The Duchess of KENT has been sitting to Mr. DAwE for her portrait,during her stay at Clare mont. Yesterday morning Prince LEOPOLD went to Windsor, on • visit to the Princess SOPHIA. MS Royal Highness returned to Claremont to dinner, where he had a select party. Yesterday, about three o'clock, Lord STEWART left Lord CASTLEREAGO, in St. James's-square, on his return to his Emissive) , at Viannot His Lord. ship proceeded from London to North Cray, Kent, the seat of Lord CASTLEREAGII, where he was to dine, and remain lest night ; end it was arranged that he should continue his jcierney at eight o'clock this morning. The Duke of WELLINGTON, accompanied by his Asid.de.Camp, Col. IiARVEY, leftApiley-house about h.lf.past fuer o'clock yesterday afternoon for France • Lord and Lady HSLLAND leave Holland-House in a few days for their new seat, Ampthill, Bedford. shire. A Wardmote will be held at St. Bride's church, sleet-street, before Mr. Alderman WAITIMAN, on Thursday nest, at one o'clock, for the purpose of electing a Common Councilman for the remainder of the year, in the room of the present Alderman. The following is given as-awaccerete description of the strength s.f the Independent and Royal squadrons which were in sight of each other, sod it was'espected would come to action. The force of the Independents is stated as follows :—Batox has one ship of 24 18. pounders, 90 men ; two brigs, 12 guns each. 9 and 12-pounders, 75 men; three schooners 6 9-pounders, 140 men.—Aowe has one brig, 18 12-poundera, 120 men ; one hermaphrodite ditto, 6 9.poonders, 48 men; two schooners 4 9-pounders, 62 men ; one brig 18 18-pounders, 153 men.—Total 87 guns, 685 men.— The Spanish squadron consists of one ship 36 18- pounders, 400 men (formerly the Young Wasp); one ditto, 24 18 sod 12-pounders, 350 men (for merly the General Scott); three brigs, 38 9, 12, and 18-pounders, 430 men; four schooners, 46 9 and 12-pounders, 600 men.—Total 144 guns, and 1830 men. ENGLIM OPERA-110174E.—The excellent Pan. tondos. of The Death of Captain Cook was revived last night with many saleable and tasteful additions to the musical accompaniments by Mr. T. P. Coox E The Indian warriors were judiciously introduced and blended with the story, tad produced the happiest effect. The piece Went off with real eclat,. add was announced with acclamation for repetitiuu. N s ftdll.-1 b INS 1.. LLlll.ll44t;IV so a il , 464 r, flow ;sl (fl4 3enos k 1 1 9 , "114CV and sailed f,;!•rt• if fe lver.-- "1*14 4 - "": ritm • and railed fortthe River, the a ieraor INC.,' Justus, from lkbygn i. ct tl Johipastfil Alin " 1 CM it % the Ilevennafila,led tttil f e r ea 0 1 the so di yesterday, the rt( ert, JUnelr m St: ThOtuiditifor ( k Rotterdam, all well. ' . PonTsstouTn, Aug. 10.—Arrived the AjpKi tit Ella, apnall, front Calcutta —out sit moitt i ,... sp•.ke any thing or touched a t a n y place.--.4itil his Majesty's ship Grecian, from a cruise. FALtstaim, A uo. B. Arrived his Majesty' s co " .Fox, with the Spanish schooner Saute Tel% Jesus, from PenzAtace. 11A RWICU. Attn. 10.—Seven pieces of hi lit timber, marked 1. M 11. have been picked aki i the stream of the Sa'ipwash sand, and !aw a i t Aldburoueh. Morrvanse, A ca• 7.—Arrived the S imi*, Keith, from . Gteenia lid, ei ith nine ti at, and fr om l ow 90 tuns of 141. 6ti A VI:SEND, AUGUST la—Arrived the Ind s *, ..---- 2 from Hanitintio ; Culthorp, Neeion, ft l il Attiste.dani ; Wallington, ---, and S 411), hi, r ley, from Danizic; Happy Return, Munro, 6, 4 A rcnatigrl ; ' Prosperity, Addison, from N,,rwa); Abeona, rattiron, from Dainzig ; Gove rnor H olm Justus, from 'lobate); B.r , ars, --, brim Fi n i, rd : an d a r e " foteigueng.,--ioited thr Wilier+ +aa + ), sh e rb our O, f o r • Cherfootoli ; Liver, Staub, 4, Quebec; Ceres, i 440,. for Per namb•ito ; Ca sk hi), ough, e:--, for Malta 4 _Symmetry, Jai ,t w Genus ; Valentine, gtsiiin, for Toneritr.; Fow l Ni i'ch esi in, for liambursh ; Pauline Prudeucto,b b us for Riffle. ATTEMPT TO unEAk ENNIS JAIL.—At 95 early as hour as seven o'clock in the aftnrooon of Sued" I se'onig4, a serious attempt to escape from ow County Jail was discovered by the vigilance of 16 turetk..y. The act was meditated by seven csletitA lt every one of whom were sentenced at the laso),,,h is to he hanged for various offences, bat to radii f ahe l mercy had opened its consoling arms—their seeteow 1 had been respired. To reflect on this desperate sad rash act, alike tinctured with villauy and ingralitbde, , loutish,' a melancholy instance of the depravilyet human nature, and justifies the old adige-•-•4 6 &vet knave from the gallows and he will cut your throat." Scarce lad the benevolent heart of a humane Judge interfered for these abandoned wretches, than they calculate upon fresh enormities—crimes more heniost and detestable than those which had doomed them is an igoomininos death Thies of theta were dim. gaged from their fetters, ant the other four were fat advanced in their ;Iperations to obtain equal liberty. The next step, had they been able to accomplish their plan, would have proved a melancholy one indeed. Armed with their boles, there was no other aliens. live than to murder the turnkey and sentinel, take possession of the keys, ,and sally fnrrh to renew their crimes, stained with innocent blood, and rendered .more desperate by the reflection, that .the gate, of .mercy and forgiveness must be ever closed agahst them —(Enerie Chfontelc.) On Wedoloiday .se'iss . tight, the Annual Meeting at that wimp dins Compan °rightist' -=- tett —y, ,dg y project. by CitanticK, E4q: of Guinlev-hall, WAS trodden it the Union Inn, near Market Parborough, when t h e comparte,• as on many former coresident, were most amply supplied with veerison, - fruits. &c. Many ietters' and papery of consequence to the general concern were • produced, and from the feeling and coniersation of the G.utlemen present, we have no doubt, iPthis plot of on-intermediate meet- • log, between the General Aosemblies, for entre. sponding with other Canal Companies—for the pur pose of promoting the trade upon the whole lined Canals be persevered in, it highly cou r t ib u t e the interests and advantage of all. A shark of enormous size was lately caught by two of three fighermen, near Charleston. The Mei were unable to bring ashore, in their canoe, any more of the shark than his tail. This weighed IS pounds and a hi, end measured four feet nine inches in length, and three feet eight inches io dr. cumference. A very winos accident had nearly befallen Mr. Alderman Daniel and H. Brooke, Esq. of Bristol, last week. They were returning from a patty in a barouch and four, when. at the summit of Park- • street, a fly, it is supposed, sung one of the wheel-horses, which flung its leg over the bar; the postilions alighted, and before they could again mount, the horses set off at full gallop; the danger was now imminent, but the Gentlemen had the pre sence of mind to wrap the cushions round their heeds; the wheels of the 'mooch, however, came is contact with the turnpike.gate, and by the critical.. sion the pole broke, and the horses parted, gallop ping with increased.speed towards 'he Down, where they were at last secured. The Gentlemen escaped without personal injary. Mr. Pea', of Paddington, re t3rning home shout 11 o'clock on Suoday nigh 4, th 'nigh Ilyde Park, was met by three men, who knocked him down, and after severely beating him, robbed him of his watch, and 51. in money. Amongst the singular rircomstinces platel by Captain It ALL of the Loo Caen Islanders, one that excites the greatest astonishment is their ignorance of the use of money. Could any of these po-ople visit Cornhill this day, their wonder would be ggertlY cited by observing crowds of people at the different Lottery-Offices, e• ur to obtain One of the Tett Prizes of £30,000 sterling, w hick may both h 4 drawn To-morrow ; but their wonder would snon be converted into admiration, when they were informed that a £30,000 Prize, or o yen a sixteenth of it, would secure the possessurs, ha ppiotess and iudepetul• ence for the remainder of their lives. Yesterday a fellow called nt the house of Mr. James Or l iarsob, at Alile-end, stating that he li,r l seen Mr. Jones, a country (sutler, who used to't 'e at Mr. Orgarson's house, at Smithfield, and the' I , e being in want of 101. requested Mr. Orgars• n 0 send it by the bearer: at the same time he preseotod a note, purporting to be from Mr. Jones. No al" prehension was entertained till Mr. Jones called, when the fraud was discovered. A number of nightly &Tr, d Mons have !teen re• retail committed on the t ottlens of Woi!iori Dalt:het ) Toploo - ) and othei neighbouring , ~, I-