The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-25 00:00:00

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After making a reasonable allowance for a little et. aggeratioa, the erase is recorded with a spirit of can dour that gives the statement a .:rea'er decree of In terest than we generally derFe f: ,each • .iocuments; and it must be admitted, that3thtt wound which MA a miter received at so critical a moment, might have a great indoence upon the fate of the day. Ile states the less of the French at about 6000 men and nine pieces of cannon ; and he say , the English army suffered considerably, for •he truth of which we ueed only- refer to oar own dispatches. The general failure of the French in the Peninsula excited thLattention of the Senate; and though a minor object with NAPOLEON, when compared with his enterprise in d.ussia, has nevertheless been noes pected, both with regard to its extent and conse quences. When Narottow set out for the Nerth, be left, under the command of some of hie shiest Go. ;orals, a force in Spain and Portugal which he con ceived sufficient to sustain the contest tilt he had tubdued A.LUANDZIII; bat from the experience, bravery, and intrepidity, of the Allier! Army an. der Lord WtIZINGToN, in an action which ,was evidently pregnant with danger, the features of the campaign have been cha aged , an reinforcements bare been required by IVI moaner and Sontv, which are arrived on the Spanish froutiers •oaded by Mumma, a GOMM% mhos BONAPARTt Itas for. toady designated u the Amain of Victory. We bare umdeed further estrum this morning *sin the French Pipers, w%kh will be fouled in a preceding column ; bat there is no confirmation of the report of a battle having taken place in Russia, u reported to the Herald of yesterday, and we con elude it mu a mere fabrication. the hopes sad lean of the eonattry have been *ornately - agitated impacting a protracted contention with OUT American brethren, the frightful prospect ot which bas incited among our starting , dan "kr& firing fall the Meson of a political . chaes. We have seen the Didease of the Senate and House of itepre gonfalons tee the war and againig it ; we have seen the wounded pride of America pelted in the scale spinet kW imeaediate Interest ; and, in her Govern- Seen t, 110 have eta GO forma preen ; and we have bee. told ter dew welters who are influenc ed only by the pervorted politics of our own Government, that &e pee,* of America were hostile to the views and councils of the city of Washington ; yet we, as Journalists, have constantly earned our /Leaders against the delusion; and at length we may fairly suppost- the most sceptical . will give in to our repeated opinion on this subject ; or, if any one doubt the matter, let him attentively read the letter of Mr. ADAMS, which appeared in our Paper on Monday last, and we suppose his doubts will be re moved. It is well known that Mr. ADAMS was the man who succeeded Gen. WASHINGTONID the Presi dency of the United States, and that he was ihen con sidered at the head of the English party ;1 u tunfortu nately he now conceives the vas with this country to be necessary to the honour at,d the future safety and interest of America ; and may we not conclude, that the opinion of such a man as M r. Amon, will have a serious influence with the United States; and parti elderly so, when he ig supposed to speak the senti. meets of the immortal WASDINGTON, who was the' idol of his country. " Row it is possible," says Mr. " that a social or moral creature can say, that the war is unjust, is to me incomprehensible.— Row its be said to be unnecessary, is very myste rious. /have thought it beds just and necessary for five or six years." This is precisely the time since 'hick the Americans have been load in their com *tab about the impressment of their seamen ; and en this question, more than that of the Orders in Council, rests the cane of the war ; though, if thus °Mfrs had been sooner rescinded, probably the dispute might bare been adjusted, without bevies recourse to arms. On this subject, as well as many others, the Americans conceive their shams are just; and, as an ancient writer says,-A "Pm fronts every thug, who denies what is just, to Sow who hew arms in their hands." Thus, by de nying the Americans their national rights, we - may lan provoked them to claim a redress for misery. THE STATESMAN 'grievance of which they have 90 long ascaptained.— Our paper blockades and the tight of searching vel vets, which ire not bound to a port or garrison In a Mate of lorm sdiate 'Dockside, will be expected to be given up before they accede to Peace, except we can hart them into it, which is not very likely to happen, 1 as Britain is ealveasting her strength, and sinking into 1 • state of political decrepitude, while America isle the blo •m of youth, sad possessing the means of sap. portin g; herself in the most ample manner. We re. pearl., had we promptly rescinded our Orders in Coos. . ci I ,t, nd ceased to impress American sear/lea, ou r right of, search, and that of imposing paper blockades would probebiy not have been disputed by that people.— i On tl . e subject of paper blockildes it is -remarkable Ithat neither our Ministers nor any of their echoes hare , attempted to support the question fronspriseedeat t as • we ll as r i g ht—wo w s. a right to do any thing can never be properly assumed where any party Interested • in its exercise eat complain of injustice, except such right can be supported by ancient stage, which be comes the les non seriphs, or unwritten law of the world, as well as of any particular country. 1 bictated by ourfeaUogs,wecannot avoid expressing our most seriOus apprehension of the consequences that must inevitably result from the obstinacy or ill judged policy of our Ministers, who, by plunging the nation ° egahr into a war with OW American bre three, have reduced es to a shuttle% from which we cannot extricate ourselnle without dishonour, nor proceed without utter rein. The following extract from an Address of the Citizens of Pennsylvania to the People of the United States, strongly obeys the prevailing senti ments hi that quarter of the Repiblic :—. " The story of American wrongs has been so often told, that the patriotic heart sickens at their disgusting recapituladon t yet, as prefacing this last appeal, and for this, as we most anxiously hope, the last time, it may not be improper briefly to • sketch an outline of that unparalleled, unmiti gated, intolerable series of national outrages, against which, after too long an indurauce, the only 'Republic extant is now at length about to exhibit the magnificent spectacle of an empire of Freemen in the armour and attitude of defensive iwar —war for their sovereignty, their rights, their ; blessings—war for the reclamation of their property, 1 their persons—war for their homes and domestic altars—a war staved off until every possible effort I at reconciliation had been put to beggary and shame ! —a war, to which not one distillation fif.m the sub i tip and anti-republican essences of ambition or ag i grandizement has couteibuted, but which will How pure from the rock of self-defence—a war, without ciich, or the rights it is to be waged for, our sove- F reignty is servility, our commerce a colonial trade, our persons exposed to pillage, our property to piracy, our boasted institutions piles of theoretical 1 mills, and pence itself, that most desirable of all 1 political enjoyments, a contumely and a curse." GENERAL ELECTION. • If the Lord Chancellor can reach town to-morrow Parliament will be dissolved ; if not, the Proclama tion will he sealed on Tuesday. Mr. Baker and Mr. Lashiugton have united their interest , for Canterbury ; but this compromise has raised a spirit of opposition to both, and thPre will be a warm contest. llytbe will also he contested, as Mr. Plummer means to offer himself. Mr. Calvert is confident of his election for South wark. At Barnstaple Sir M. Lopes and Sir Eyre Colite oppose Mr. Taylor and Mr. Busk. Mr. Langmead opposes Colonel Blomfield for Plymouth. Sir Charles Bamfyldc does not stand again for Exeter, !nit t!iern Is expected to be a contest. Sir James Mackintosh is on way to stand for the co , inty of Nairn. Weymouth will be strongly contested ) there are sem. ..in(lidil.es. !levetley is also to have a contest. Sir Gilbert lieathcote starts for Ratlandshire. Bedfordshire k not likely to be dibturbed. Sir Thomas Graham, the gallant General, will certainly carry Perthshire. And Mr. Buck), of Urie, opposes the present Member for Kincairdine. Dispatches were yesterday received from Lord WELLINGTON, w..en tic following Bulletin . was is sued by Got erument in the course of the after• noon:— We trust that Mr. Skeue waisted for Aberdeen. shire. A few of the friends of Mr. Marryat, who pro pose that he shall stied for the City of London, in his absence from town, had a Meeting at Lloyd's yesterday, to further such a purpose. We believe that an invitation has been sent to him to become a candidate, signed by fifteen respectable Gentlemen. Huntingdonshire is likely to recover its indepen dence, as a most popular candidate presents himself against the - Manchester and Sandwich interests. A late friend of Sir Francis Burdett means to `offer himself for Westminster, in oppJAtion to the Baronet. Several persons expected to be made Peers by the Prince Regent previous to the General Election.— How they are likely to act on the disappointment we know not. " Lord %YELLING:ON left Madrid en the lit inst. to direct the movemca!'s of the troops which he had ordered to be rtillected at tternlct. " They moved from Arivalo on the 4th, snd passed the Douro on the 60, at the Luis of llerrere and El Aluntio. FOY, (hiding Astorga had surrendered, returned to the Etta, and marched upon Carvajslar, with the view of cutting of the Portuguese Militia, employed under the Conde D'AMARANTE, in the blockade of Zamora. The Lietitenant.General made good his retreat, without loss, to the frontiers of Rortugal. FOY carried off the garrison Of Zamora, on the 29th ult. and marehed.for Tordesillas. The, conduct of the Conde D'AiLia.tuss and his troop merits particular attention. " The whole remains of the Army of Portugal are collected between Valladolid and Yordesillas.—. Their advanced guard was posted on the 6th it La Cisterniga. The allied troops moved forward on the 7th. The enemy retired from Cisternip ',during the night y abandoned it on Lord WeLrartu- TON'S approach, and crossed the Miners*, and blew up the bridge. They were closely followed through the town by Colonel PONSONEY, with detachments of the 12th Light Dragoons. They returned along the right of tke Pisuerga to Derdas. When General For moved towards Astorga the army of Qallicia retired. Since his march on the Douro, they have advanced to the Esla. " The Empeciaado has informed Lord Wataxits- TON that General VILLA CAME had taken prisoners 1000 men, who had been in the garrison, and kind evacuated Comae, after the surrender of the lien j tiro. N4VAL INVELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Sire. 24, Salkd the Macelootan frigate, Capmia Carden, with the lo glia, for Bengal, wader convoy. Arrived L... Weymouth, with stores from Woolwich ; and the Hopes Capt. Garrett, from a ermine. Med the dartacen, 16, Captain Harper, ea a cruise. The West lodiatnen are still waiting for a steady wind. PLYMOUTH, SELPT. 21. Arrived tbe Prussian schooner Mandahi, Captain Wiedelsolds, lionrdanal-8 day's pamage ; and the Prussian brig Lod arkka, captain Cornelis, from the same place--4 day's passage, both bound to London, with wine. They do sot brio„ any ia telligeace of bnportance. _ _ . For or five American schoonen, well armed, bad arrived at Nanta, from asitknore; and one also at Gourdeaux. Arrived the Surly center from Guernsey. A frigate is now working into the Sound from, the East ward. " The last accounts frost Gsserst MAITLA3II/ are of the 24th." • We yesterday mentioned that Mortis Fitsgerald, alias De Mede, was on board the Roisumade at Sheerness, and had confessed that he was concerned in the murders' of tie MARIS and WILLIAMSOIIII. We understand he was brought to town yesterday, by A Dugs, and some .other Police Officers. He has conlinsed that he, with Williams, who hanged himself, and two more men, who are not yet in custody, were the murderers of Mr. MARIeII and Mr. Wittassniov's families, • and that he himself murdered Met MARA'S child, by cutting its throat. He has lately written letters to some of his acquaint ances hi WWII / in which he undo a fall confession of the horrid transactions. • The 'lamed his "cram- Ogee hare net pi taappired. • • We are lorry to learn thet we 'molest leveret P4RLI4ME.II744RY REFORM.. Weal& Officers in Spain who hav e fallen victims to -............ -et the excess of fatigue — Major - General 'isms, of the Oi Wednesday, the 16th inst. the Friend' of.Pae. • Golden= ; Brigadien4eueral WirEaTEET, of the ila mentary Ist Guards; and Lieut.-Col. Ornt, if the King's Reform dined togeth er a t the King's Be a d s Inn, Sheffield. When two of the Stewards who-re -German Guarde. side out of the town, viz. Thomas Rawson. Fsq. of • A report prevailed yesterday that Government had Wardsend and John Payne, lista orNewnil!, with received dispatches from Lord CATMCART, stating t he Major Cartwrigh t o (wh . had .. invitedthi s Grind to Grad Duke ConeraestMe hid had a coaference . dinner), approached, t he carr iage was met about the with BONAPARTE. • Bore Barracks by a number of men some of whom • We are extremely concerned to Nate, that We're. , were were provided with ropes, with an intention of ta. GROINS %AMP and SOl4 of Threadneedle-street, king on _— tne• horses aiul drawing the chariot ;but be. Remain Brokers, havestopped payment.... It ir sup. ing dissuaded from this, they accontemtnied the car• posed that their debtsantoant to upwards of half a riage. About Roscoe-place the concourse of men, Million. women, and the youth of both asses, was so great Cl it' • The late firing heard off Boulogne' proves not to as to fill up th e w h o l e roa d Fe retlo3* have been rejoicing-salutes. It was a cannonade by I stances, the horses wore oblige under which d to P roceod very slow; the Bermuda sloop of war, kept up to protect from P :the whole s (being a distance not much slum 011 the attacks of the enemy, a vessel which had run ! half a mile) was crowded in like manner, the win. aground on the French coast, and to enable her to l i dows being generally full,. and the tops of the hOlare get off. I We have before had occasion to notice the deten- were in many instances occ u pied with specttitorsoe-• Such was t e e a nx iety o f the peop l e , • exc i te d by • the den of a ship by our crnizers, which* was provided appearance of these g entlemen , 'whom •as the steidY with one of the Licences of Mr. Fosrea . A house advocates of Parliamentary R.... , - ,- atm, .t 7 ..._•toili-coissicilere • of the highest commercial rank in the American ed as their truest friends. - ••• - 2 • .:,.. 4., .. : trade, has been informed by a Noble Member of the i On alighting et the Inn, it Was intimatedlto Major Cabinet, that the utmost diligence has been used to • Cartwright,that the assembled multitude -would b e highly gratified if he would k to them from the apprize the Commanders of British ships of war, that their licences are to afford complete protection. window, which he accordingly did, in a short ad. The brigade of Life Guards and Blues, now about dress, that was received by th em w ith th e cus t omary • to march for embarkation, are provided with a broad- acclamation on such occasio ns ;. a n d M r . titivates webbed striped girt, which they wear round thei r `also made a concha speech, recommendiog• order loins, as a part of their uniform, I , and requesting them to dispette, which they indeed :i The important trial of John and Wm. Folkard, • and a yoemor Brother, togethei with Th ee. Nugent were then doing, and the most perfe c t quietlomwei sued. : .- - • and Chas: Nativists's, charged with a conspiracy to 1 • The great room was not sufficient to accommodate defraud the erediton, under an Act of Bankruptcy, the company ; but when those who had dined below issued against John Folkard, came on yesterday af. joined them the Chairman, Thomas Raws on , E s% ternoon and lasted till three o'clock this morning, ve _ ' when John end Wm. Folkard, and Thos. Nugent,' The King, the Peers and the People. were found Guilly—flumphry and the younger Th e Puce Resent. oho ha. (feel:lied that Government is a Folkard were Atequitted. Trait, held fur the Reedit of the People. A full, fair, a. 41 free Represeotatiou of the Feaple is Ao- , num Parlinmeta4. The CHAIRMAN then addressed the company as follows :—ln the present situation of these kat.,ka.' dome, I rise with peculiar satisfaction On this Oat). •i sion, as 1 see a Gentleman in this room who TM** ' to my recollection the history of the best dined a the Grecian and Roman Repobliest—it Clevitititiain a . • who, for nearly half a century, his manfully and perseveringly- (against all the powers of :•urruptlots and public profligacy) raised up both his voice sink most powerful pen, to inform the people what their rights, as derived from their early ancestors, were; aid as knowledge is power—this information being ' dispersed through these kingdoms, will, it may ream sonably be presumed. produce such an nolo!, of eo.. op-ratiou to petition for their restoratton,•ns will bo irresistible. ht 4 . 144 Datwright. The Major then rose, and spoke to the following effect : , Ml.. CHAIRMAN, AND G ENTLEMEN;e—Of the honour of your invitati..ni sod . of the kiedneellote have strewn me, lam truly senaiiile. Compliments of this kind are only valuable, iii as much as they proceed from a right motive, and are directed /to m right end. Your motive. 1 persuade myself is to bo ' found only in a belief, that as au E.ii.;tishutan, I have acted with fidelity ' • and that your object is, to' advance the cause of Reform, in thus espiessieg your belief. It was particularly gratifying to me t. ; Gentlemen, that iu the letter of invitation to par.;. take of your hospitality, I was informM that vane Of those who invited me, differed from me as TO th extent to which Reform is deal -able ;* because it ., evinced a greater libeieliV, than would have hem. 'hewn by inviting one who held ,Intrtly thC•same sentiments with themselves. To Gentlemen of so much liberality, I c , rtaiisly owe an esplinatioe of those opinions, which teach me to tolveratia' Re form to the extent which to me appears tight. As. 'the Knglith Constitutiiiii, founded in the prii.ciples of true liberty, is the only stkndard in this ev , z.. I have thought it my duty to resort thither tot lostrac. tion. By that Constitution and those principles, I learn that the Nation, in order to be free, or its other words, at all times enjoying the p , we , - ' ..1 preservation, in respect of property, of lifo, or of any social beLetit, must be in a condition to make its own laws, by mea is of R•yreseetatises elected to that end. Hence, real Representation is a gene ral Right, and of course a principle of the Consti. tution. fteieg a general, Or 3 ,. we usually express it,a common rig t. it is self evident that justice requires Representation si all be fairly and equally divit;ed. At present, the Lnrd of Old Sarum, where there is neither house nor iiiiiabittnt, places over this station, to make laws for it, as many Representatives as the . Freeholders of this vast county of 'York:_ ft is there. : fere plain, that mere ineq ualit . y, carriedsu flicleistry far, may wholly defeat the end and object ef 11. f •pres?nta, don, enjoyod,by all the Freeholders of the kiiigdom . Here then on a rock is established our second .prit. ciple, that Represeatation Ought to he fairly divided throughout the coinmunity. Our third, and last principal is, that Parliainent ought 'to be bfought back to a constitutional duration, Which I contend , cannot exceed one year. This question Of dui-RAM) i does not, Gentlemen, rest on the tr, , re practice of our ancestors, for of practice without principle tip DOVER, Seer. 24. ! oht ever to be jealous,—but it rests on an eternal. Arrived the Rob : rt and Sarah brig, of Whitby, from Cork, : ni se i of . . . . of l es t... .. . pie justice. I t is a maxim g •entiquc. .. amuse to Weems with provh , ions ; she wastaptored off Beaeby 'Bead by a French logger privateer, &screw beeline reached .13' that the inheritance which every man has in right Isba in their boat; but shortly after the cordelia sloop of and fundamental law, is ever Of more value than his woo, Captain Kennedy, bearing in sight, the Frenchmen inheritance in lands and goods ; because it Is not by th glut proper to abandoa the brig, aid regaining their vessel, the strength of his own individual arm be can de• sende all sail towards Boulogne, leaving the brig in attr pos- fend his property, but his security is in the . strength I sessior. lof right and fundamental law, which is the strength The privateers are about to comet:tee their weamt. . 111 "" — ' s " . of the whole community united for his protection.-=- , . .'• tom, hardly a night passing but some eer them a re of be t e,: • I Now, Gentlemen, whatever be a man's inheritance, he . . iis entitled to enter into possession of oit hen he arrives CORR .- EXCHANGE, litre PR ,5„ 1 T we have not many fresh arrivals of Wheat • bat, har• at 21 years of agc, and tivesefore it is obvious, iliat if he ' Naga of remaining supplies of the new crop, which is be kept outpf such poseessions of his lands orgoodt, Mr ts= 4: p r : r t the quality, saki are at about 9s. and 4 1 . per quarter —as* street samples of old exceed the ( rotation. Rye two or for three, for eve , or six years, while some mi d Yearly ,t the late redaction. Matt var i es b u t little. usurper takes the profiCof his estate, he is , grievously 'aPeso rather higher. Beams nearly at the late advance. wronged i n his prcperly; if the usurpati on be OTIT pplies. of new Oats now come to hand "freely, and this that rir• ht bv which he is to "shire In 'the Election' ! amed Owen little variation. Flour expected Lowy. ' • : .. -. i . . . that i 'Wheat • I Mediate /Si IQ .Do. (Floe Old) • • • heritance for two years •lo every throe, or ' thr tt ri m: i • ... 6ll 68 ' Osts . a 57' 40 6, e a tix .yeaas in s every seven, 'it is Wahl that in milk di 419%16nd de. Malt.. • :_... • 90 98 Potataeda. .... Gb M • a proportion his 'Albin!' liberty is in reality Ilitite Ma1t....,. a(lsoilers) eV dB t Rape emir .......7 se-60 166 ' annihilated, By the same rule, our liberties might 1 7 4 , 44. • . hi n lea " lame- adla ral" Flew ''• • - li tt l934 lli . be taken Sway for 49 yean in every SO , or' for 99 Mt . •••• • • •-•-... ..---.........- ..••• ••• - -- •" • - etZi 1 • •• . ;r: S"'s 'S Isl ~~ i ,; '