The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-03-26 00:00:00

N4r4L INTELLIGENCE. -••••■••-. PLTHOUTR, MARCH U.—Sailed the Zephyr leis( r of marque, Captain Fitzsimmons, for Bel fast, to complete her cargo for Rio de Janeiro. — Sailed the Aimable and Dryad frigates.—Sailed the Portuguese ship stlegra Constuntia, for Liver. pool. Arrived the Plod's., Davis, from Cork, and Lady Betsey, from Limerick, both with provi sions for this port. About 6 o'clock, on Thursday evening, the Armada, a beautiful new 74-gun ship, wu launched from Mr. Blackburne's yard, at Turn. ehapple. She went off in a truly grand style, amidst the repeated cheers of an immense concourse of spectators, who were drawn together by the remarkable fineness of the weather, to view this interesting sight. She was towed the next morn. ing into Hamoaze, to be coppered and fitted im. mediately for sea. Mr. Blackburn, tbe builder, gate a grand dinner and ball on the occasion, at his house near the yard, haring issued 300 cards Of 'invitation. Arrived the French hti4 Julia, in ballast, cap. bred on the coast of France by the Adrian cutter. Put back His Majesty's.ship Scipion. Sailed tho Thunder bomb, to the Mediterra. mean ; and the Raleigh and Pkilomel brigs. Arrived the Crane schooner, from a cruize the Endeavor armed brig, with convoy from wales 3 the 4dries tatter from s cruize. Sailed the Weasle and Conflict brigs on a IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF LORDS, M*ncv 24. About ten minutes before four o'clock, the Speaker of the Rouse of Commons attended at the NW of the House, to hear the Royal Assent given to the Bill fur Regulating his Majesty's Marine Forces while on shore ; the Bill to prevent and panish Frauds on the Customs ; the Masts Irnpor. todon Bill ; the Raw Sugar Bounty fill ; the Greenland Fishery Bill ; the Bill for allowing the Exportation of Salt ; th Lambeth Rates, and the Southampton Water-works Bills. The Comm iplloners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Aylesford, and Lord Walsinghem Two or three Bills were also torsi:did; and the Corn Importation and Exchequer Annuities Bills were read in Commits t. Adjourned. GOTT'ENBURG II MAILS. &MCKIM'S!, MARCII 11.—Letters received here from St. Petersbaicgh mention the probability of an approaching war between Rossi* and France. Some movements among the Russian troops on the Polish frontiers appear to have gives rise to these conjecturs. GOTTISIWIIeti ' MARCH/ 3.—A strong sensation has been sacked heoe by Intelligence eon:rived from gambergti, ender date gif -the 24 inst. annotneing the sequestration of all American property in the' ports of Franco,• Holland, Spain, and Naples. This information is contained in a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Mr. Armstrong, the American Minister at Paris. The 1 I.ee W. laid to be preparing for an attack on Anholip tbs pommies of which must be very precarious from the maritime superiority of Eog. land. Strong fears are entertained at Copenhagen of another visit from the English. Letters hart been received hero from Co'berg, which 'arms' an apprehension that French troops will soon take possessiun of the ports in the Bal. tic. MAacn 12.—The States of the Empire have resolved and proposed to his Majesty the eonstructioe of a canal, which is to be called , the Gotha Canal, and to connect the Wener with the Wetter Lake, from wham it is to be come. sued to the sea. The charges of this important and truly patriotic Mulertakieg are to be raised by eabseriptiew, wails4ill be opened in the course •f nest mono:* ON RECAUITING SERVICE. Wasted a *ember of Able Men, both in body and mind, who are willing to serve their country in Parliament at the next General Election. They will be chosen freely, and without *expence from their Constituents, and receive the high rewards which result from the honest 'discharge of their duty and the approbation of their country. They will be expected to do every thing in their power to correct abuses, abolish sinecures, and promote economy, and to guard, with unceasing vigilance, all attempts of Placemen and Peosioners to re. strain the Liberty of the Press, and discourage Po pular Meetings, and preventing the sentiments of his Majesty's liege Subjects from reaching the Royal Ear, whatnot thy psaaat«o 411 - feerimmee wicked and profligate Ministers. The grand test they ate expecte& to give of Loyalty and Attach. ment to the Constitution is by their zeal in pro moting a Reform in the Commons House of Par. Bement, and by supporting his Majesty iu every measure consistent with the great principles which mated she House of Hanover upon the Throne of *SOS mks. N. B. None need apply who are in the habit o f abusing honest Men for proposing Insides, and who propose to enlighten the People by shutting their doors against public information on solemn °tensions, or wish to send their fellow.sabjects to prison for pretended offences, which they duo not charge them with before a Jiry of their Country. Coestitutiaa Lodge, March 23, As Mrs. MART•Amine C‘ARILA was walking, about fire o'clock yesterday afternoon, down Bond.street, ou her return from the Psrk, she was recognized by some'disgraceful and despica ble vagrants,. Who raised a llue.and.Cry. A nob was of course soon collected,. by which she was so closely pressed, that she was at length obliged to seek refuge in a Gentleman's carriage which was passing by at the time. SKETCU OP TUB INTENDED NEW EMPRESS OF FRANCE. EXTRACTED PROM A PRIVATE LETTER PROM If !MINA. • " The world is widely mistaken in supposing that the young Arektiochess Louis Maris is about to be led like a lamb. tp the sacrifice. She was herself the prime mover o( Napoleon's marvellous attachment, the whole ambition of her soul having been directed to enslave by her charms the Con. queror of the Universe. Shakos succeeded to the extent of her ambition, and ',this a few days will be invested with an mperial Diadem. At this moment she is gay, even to wildness, hat she can be affected by various passions. I have seen her weep ; I have seen her frown ; and in as instant become mild ansl amiably condescending ; in these felicitous moments, her voice is fascinat. ingly melodious. In figure, she is a little below the middle size, gracefully formed in the sock and shoulders, with a complexion of the most delicate whiteness ; nose somewhat inclined to the Ro. man ; eyes of the most brilliant hue, and a profu. sion of shining been hair, that reaches nearly to , the ground ; her hands and feet most delicately shaped; her lips are truly Aestrian ; however, when opened by a smile, they discover a set of teeth, most.beautifelly arranged, and exquisitely whiter. I remember to have seen her own lovely Aunt taken from her mother in just such a transi. tory blase of beauty, joyfully expecting to fill a long established throne, and afterwards I saw her fall the most degraded victim to her barbarian sub. 'jects...oa a scaffold !" &c. ice. KENT ASSIZES. .._: .....,...- • MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, Maim 2S. CROWN SIDI—MURDER. Mr. GAtaow wept into the Crown Court last night, and tried prisoners: This morning only three cans were left for Mr. 'Justice HCATU to dis. pose of. William Colman was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Jones, an the 29th of August last, in the parish of oolwich, by giving him several stabs in the neck and breast with a knife. • The prisoner was a young man, aged only 20, aid both himself and the deceased were convicts on board the hulks at Woolwich. Thu ease was pro. Ted by two other convicts, and-the facts they stated were as follows :—A brick had, &night or two be fore, been thrown at one of the Officers Of the convicts, did the. prisons* suspected that' the de. ceased had given iafovmatioa that he *as the mail who had commuted the offence, end being in. censed at the deceased, he repeatbdly swore he would be revenged of him. They were, however, apparently recoucited, shook hands, and drank together; the deceased also helped the prisoner into bed, as he was incommoded by being loaded with very heavy irons. It appeared, however ) that the prisoner still cherished his purpose of restage, fur- site: .reemining is bed some thee, whoa he supposed all about him were asleep, he surd,' got out of bed, and went to a place where he knew the knife wag kept, which he got ; he then stole to the bed .of the deceased, and stabbed him in the throat' tied breast hi the - most determined The wounds he gave were instantly mar. fal. He was, howeter, olserved to have got out of bed, and to go *- to the place where the knife was, by two of the cenAts who gave ',bloom against bins.. The Bury found him guilty', and the Learned Judge invetediutely pronounced sentence. lie was left for execution on Monday morning. Jerone Hog° was indicted for the wilful murder of Francis Weitkowaiach, at Gillingham, near Chatham, on the 14th of August last. The pri. sower was a Spanish seaman, and the deceased also a Amigo seaman. It appeared that they .had a quarrel about a table.cluth, and in the beat of pas. lion the prisoner stabbed the deceased with a knife. He was found Gantt, of Manslaughter, and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. These cases were finished before ten this morn. ing, and the Assizes concluded. _ .-. . t • •• ' • TH R STA TKS MA S t . ' .." --1 " 11:10 t". 2-• TIM INQUIRY. -•gwP MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. ..:-..- EIGHTEENTH DAY.--(cowrinteol Lieut.-General Buorrsztroo's Examination . concluded. Supposing the operations of the army to hard bee* conducted with the duo precautions, .do yo* consider the security of the army was improide l hazarded, from tbc nature of the eaterprize i tidli' I do not. Supposing the garrison of Flushing had not been reinforced, what influence, are you of opinion, tbat circumstance would have had in point of time ,upon the reductiun of the place' Flushing was reinforced to mere than doable its original num bers, and I think it is very tikely that if the gar. rison had been weaker, the mode of proceeding against the place would have been different ; that the batteries in thefirst instance would have been estoblished nearer, and that thg place might have fallen within five days of the time that it did;' in short, that it would have been approached in, • less formal way. • Would it have been 'consistent with the state of the army to have supplied a working party or 4,000140 n to the erectiuft of the necessary works for the bombardment of Autwerp ? I think it - would, certaioly. Do you conceive that the strength of the enemy early in Aug* wassails as to be capable of op. posing any serious resistance to the advance of the army to Antwerp? I BELIEVE THAT IF W E HAD *RIVED AT SANTYLIET DT THE 3D OF AUGUST, WE SHOULD MATE FOUND NO ENEMY IN TILE ELO. From your general knowietkle of the nature of the roads, do you apprehend ally-serious obstacle would have presented itself to the advance of the army ? There would have been no' obstacle bet the deepness of the sand, which I think we should have surmounted without much difficulty.. Are you of opinion, that with such aid as the Navy might have afforded, and whilst the main body of the army was advancing against Antwerp, an effort might hare been made by a conjoint force to reduce the fort of Lief kenshoeik, and thereby get possession of the boom across the river' I think it very probable that such au effort could have been made. In your conimunication with Lord Runde, re. 'peeling the landing WI Cadsand to be executed by the division of the army under his command: did you give him reason to believe that filet:Luling wits nut to take place unless two thousand men could be put on shore at one operation ? I dills not: would beg 'pave to say, that on the 4ith of July, when I %scot to Deal on purpose to corn! uoirate with Sir Richard Strachatt *Ad Sir 11. Popham, by Lord Chatham's orders, to regulate the details of the service wo were about to execute,. I portico• lady inquired what means could he furnished fur landing the troops on Catlsand. I wai told, both by the Admiral and Sir Homo Polihnms Particu- , Farb by the litter, that there would be the aid a l ! the boats „tif Gardner's squadron, anti, WI abort, that there Would be alviple means; Vivre, wfs no specific number of men mentioned : think I met Lord [hotly at Deal shortly :e'er I Came from the Admiral ; he was v,•ry• aniious un,, 4 WO subject of the mesas of Lauding his force, 44 .1 repeated to him the conversation I bat! just .Itad . irlth the Admiral and Sir Home Popham. Did . any correspontlence - take place between you mid Admiral Sir ftichard - Strachan, in your caps. cTly of Qoarter.Master.General, in which was communicated Lord Chatham's desire that (be army should be forwarded to its ultimate destina tion ? . 1 bad the honour tes'write several letters to Sir Richard Strachan during the late Expedition ; the letters that relate particularly to the forward. ing the armament up the Scheldt I have in my hand. What was year impression of the co.operstion expected from thp Navy in the attack on Flushing(l The grounds oil which I had every reason to es.. pect the early co.operatiptt of the Navy in tie.' bombardment of Flushing, were, that at every: conversation where I was present, at .which the,i plan of operation against Walcheren was hilt* of, that was always considered as an indispensailinei measure; the expediency of such a distributitnietr a portion of the bombs of the fleet was early pointed out in the first paper that was written est plan of attack on the Island of Walcheren, by Captain Sir Home Popham, Culotte! ,and Lieutenant-Colonel D'Arcy of the Engineers, to whom the subject was referred. in the first in. stance ; I have a copy of that paw hero, which I beg leave to present. I beg leave to add to whit I'have already sail, that this important feature was never lust sight of, which appears from the tenor of the Admiral's cir cular Secret Memorandum. issued to the_ principal Officers of the Fleet previous Ku soling. The manner in which the bomb; and gun-boats were t„placed. masqui s evriwritesigttstetr • yr 'a ilia!), prepared under the direction of Sir 4. Popham. The circismstance is recognised in the dispositlius prepared by me for the attack; it is moseuver lis t Sir Eyre Cuute's isicruction. The espedieney likewise of pushing a naval force up the Wrest Sebeldt, as soon as the armament tippearetl off thiv Island of Yfalctteren, is sated in the eighth aisle ale of. the Admiral's Instruction frum the aii;; rally. And it is further twins renarited, that boo not Lord Chatham felt hiaiself fully warranted Us looking for such co.uperatism at the Hum the tro advanced to ht 4 Investment of Fluthing, his Lordship werld hardly hare scot one of hi% Ablete.de.camplr'oer else field to ,regneet that, the Admiral would titp Orden. *at co.ointrailoit:to take place. The areesstanee is to. he rgissusl in Sir IL Popham', pier ur memoranda, w hich, I Mew% k not before the Committee. • Year ttpertatleta was to load at , Saelviieiv '53,000 'nob fof operations upon Continek ? I think we might have firefly cabs* ted upon.thot. ahy part of that fusee of 23,000 . mess AS* b"°' required /lo watch.' tiergesi 7 sip.Znont? Caletaialki. we slinald have left or 6000 to have watched Bergon.opluent sad Lillis., That It is your ',pinion that I7;000 awe amok' have Mete dispoitabkl 66r Operations apes, Aut. werp'exclusi,o7 t 11 la, about that numbir. • -- . 11 ": 0 3W. 4 •- 1' r~ awthciecoluir"rlairi:ig*tforo.outthettbrisltictilihilitreitniminiv:illightearsteill:fair !luua411!:61:11 co e l ls A:t 9 we of f ot o d u rtt 7"." f il l a 7 T o tZe e m n a en ct u aal; d : r attatk *on Antweip. a for have, been detadtments from that to have trptsa the eommu nicasiosis„. and sent with coleveys; I t a k e foe granted alsii; that theta*** tam ? in the field at the time. In what mode did you proplise tot ask twerp ?' By bomfairdnieut, if it had hut "s een found assailable. • In hosilkoit a time did you capiet the 4 4 4 I ti s io bombardment to lm prolucalf la t wo three drys at the utmost. Th e n the successful effect of the bouthosd am . upon the town might in your calculatio n h os accomplished by the 13th? I think it migh t . What were the, operatives y ua propo se d to carry on in order to destroy the fleet and tit s serials? I think we should hue fulled it 4 174. ficult to hive destroyed the feet, .if at all; cause our information went to their haviag k h _their power to send ill their ships above tb e dcl ; the moans by which we might hate den s a m. their arsenals and the ships on the stinks z i f haw" halt by howilact-idsells, Carcases yt to tars, and rockets: ; i : Youu have said, that on the 26th of Awiret,* , the health of the troops permitted - it, au o kapi would have been nude : do you believ e t h is e a force of the eneniy and his Preparations at Antwe r p were such on the 25th of August astobare sea ed a rsonable hope, had the health o f the troop permitted, that 17,000 British would ba l plashe d against Am u ," any successful operations again at that moineot ? I believe. I have 00 s that the attempt would have been made 4 4 4 Leifkerishoeik and Lille ; I have s a id f ort h i. that if we had been ao fortunate as to hu e p ,7, scssed ouraelre. *of those places, the lleelrusq have entered, end that might have led to haps'. ant vont:spews. ' Do you know or soy assurance given to IA Chatham, of a naval co-operation in the no* 'mpue Flushing, immediately as the troops si, sancrd towards that fortress . ? I know ciao par.,' Ocular assurance having beett given, bet that std a co-operation is stated in the plans of Oak end had been pre-determined upin. . 1 Y9O have said, thft LOtil Childlitil Mai, . ele-oantp to Sir 'tabard Strutted !. _ 4 ..pfpn. tjaC troops approaching Bat f ... - that he would miter the Srheidt ; tele era. sage iutenaed to call upon Sir Riebeltillikineep make an attack upon the fortes:ma, or toil**. Seiveldt for any other purpose? As to tisiimair of the co.operatimi that might have bass SIN* by. Ow Admiral, that wotild hate 4044 • himself; 'but the delete sf cownpiwitioni skak : 7 Lard Chatham expected and asl4* by Ibol4 satf of the bow b.vessels to bombard iinsbill* • • , You bare stated, that slntilitir Makes the gams... 4 „. .. t intimidated into* . . • lift. 4004 . . opinion principally" upon ."tiiiiniteit 4144( sire igt Haut' in point of insaiberp_tie testa? otottitami• 'dine? I found it upon both. 1)t) you thinks disembarkation siowld land. ' practicable it Santvliet, whiles* csss reallast in' posiession of Bathr and tbe botwrirs di Suva', Beveland ? By no talons; we 11,11114 Lit bui ‘ been able to have gut Op the West Scheldt, i( tko enemy 'remained . in possession of Swath Bevan& simeeimereihrom • FinE..—Saturday, between Incite Ind sae o'clock, art alarming fire broke (At iddeleut part of a huinie, occupied by Mr. Harriet*, ,lee. maker, in Upper Ogle-street, fitarapigeoei which consented the whole of -the interior. TM rapidity of the lames was so greet,, that thsd• "joining houses were4o the most imminent low; hut the speedy irrlttirof the enginesoil Agit& supply of water, 'abduct! the detintrieielimed 'and prevented its further progress, Wiittormrty, howerer, to state, that a . pubs mats, upwarJs of7o house, age, who lodged in the tipper put of do tiOtese, fell a victim to the games. ODA, kw alarm of the fire he descended into the stridiled afterwards entered the hour' in order, it isip• posed, to save some property. s He was fused d the bottom of the stairs. beret in a dreadful cm. tier. EARLY Suictoo.—An Inquest y 211141 0. Mooday.last at Worcester, on -the busty of Mr. Harris, Attorney, of that city. It Aliat thit youth was on his return to having visited his parents. • While on' ikt wept, and said to the female who settemPiu" Mm that he would nut -go to school. Sas . treated him to return home; this lie alto ref*, to do, and when they arrived at a pjal ai eel diu .!.775.7-•'-' l ,-. 4 r.....ru • Tr— - J -a. - - - the steep, plunged into the Seems Oil iflo drowned. The Jury tuna* he their terdiett the detessed, being under the age Of dlecelldos(Th ycirs uid), and out knowing good fretkebat in the I;assion of either vie wr di amoi_lNS himself into . the Severn ; sed . thfritlit COW . death. • DESPERATE 5t.3.141 . Dt.-.-Ctil Mr:GU t te rid gu, sleeve the VorstoedAr wi e Troy Town, with a clasp itaifoillabiatiligo` ht wean the sibs on the leftltide in kV 141, 1 4 t i r hint cone of them bcing fatal, with a Viol u l r, determination to delta/ himeeito 4 IS" knife rront the ribs of .the left rid*,- is direction across the nattellestartit rid Wildfowl ir; abdomen, an the right side;' then threstiag his fg local! through the wound, he dar‘ est some et t* ' Ittttttlßlnet , togetter with. ,a part of thll'" . .terl, tabielthe absolutely ca t IL =4 the itind" '— fell to the groultd. Ile woe giod antrearried to Pis foutitti., ol s, lf. : 'cleat assi‘tance having.hrsa.Peeilinecthe ' (*Arty 21 hron rsi. and Jitit ott • friA11,11 11 1"""ld , Family misfertttion sthicti.bseprepst 7 8 - 0 broken dtows•his spirits, are wuppealt 1 0 11 " ) ; - 'to the melfettetttily r 7/11==slwww^^—riy..yror LAIN UON mod 111.641,11141itz_ 1111 . °1 STaricassi3ide 011 POLICE. --.1•,.. ilmote:Gsnom—On Satunlay Margaret Smith; thu maniac befogging to the poor-koese, Cierken well, underwent her last examination, chaVged with the murder of Jane Bean, a nurse in the insane ward, who died in St. Barthulemcw's Hospital, in consequence of the violence of the prisoner, and WAS fully committed to Newgate fox trial. William Murray ■nd Mears Western were likewise committed. to Newigato for trial, charged with catering the house of Mrs. Henry, of Bell. court, Gray's Inn.laue, on Tuesday uight last, near the hour of twelve n'clnst, with clasp Wee* The planer Me rray 'Wes tba — most violent. They carried away several articles of household goods and linen. Some of their confederates made their escape. Bowazazz.z....On Saturday Williams Than. MR was brought to this Office, before Mr. GRA•- saw by T. Limbcrick, charged with piekbagtha l pocket of Mr. laden, of Croinwell Cottage, Old Brompton. The Prisoner was sent on board the Teialsr.--,Michael Goodell was charged .wi l tis having in an indecent manner, add expelling Ms person in Somerset-place. The Primus was ad. milted. to bail...-George Riggs, a mar upwards of 70 year* of age, was charged with Opluaktly assaulting, with an intent kr Corrupt a raps Elizabeth Knight, a child nine yews of age. The' Prisoner met the prosecotrh when she was goitig to school on Tharsday, the lbth instant, sod tired her into his lodgings. d . The Nouse el Common% ee at beet OW Speaker, assembled at fear e'cloeh s awl was its,. mediatrly sommoned to attend the hurtle,. which bar did and on his morn informed• tbtt Heise (Mal, himself,. for theta walk nota-sitrgle.Mtmireil present), that the Kurd Asseathad buitagitas te e certain - Pe a I" ' I 11 Sel l I tti a 6