The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-05-06 00:00:00

r 1 I 1 L' r :~'~c+ ~~: I , s. . what grounds it could be resisted. The risked fact tain whether there were was before the public, that Captain Phillifnore was Court-Martial. accused of treating a master's-mate in a very cruel'; Sk F. BURDErf replied and disgracesul manner, and that a Court of Eu- Ile said, that he had heen flaky, consisting of three officers, had been held' to what he had said on a former upon his conduct. It seemed to him then impossible cularly by the Secretary to justify Captain Phillimore, unless the Minutes of Croker). That Gentlemal that Court were laid before the House. For himself, 'an unworthy incinuation, he was,free to declare, that he did not approve of he had since heard of the the construction of this Court, nor of any tribunal and the good character of •of a similar nature. Such Commissions of Secret I had found it necessary to clialiv his language. lIIs Enquiry he should not indeed hesitate to pronounce, char g es had been called by au lion. Gentleman (Mr. wholly unconstitutional, and repugnant to the prin- ILyttleton) vague charges. Now it appeared to him ciples of justicerfor while they could not wholly that nothing could be less vague, as he had directly acquit. or legally convict any individual, they might charged one fact which was not contradicted by any servo to cast a Stet and calumny upon idnocence, or body. That fact was, that Hancock being a man of The trabic Baronet concluded ; '22 years of age, and a Master's Mate s had been ' • " to screen gaHt. _ sionou. with proposing his motion, that the Minutes of the Court of Enquiry held upon Captain Phillimore, in )f his condr Mr. Hancock, of the - flog` ged in a manner which is conceived most disgraceful to any man. An Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Sr. Wynne) had gravely • advised him to enquire into the _ . 4 conveyed thither, to wait the _ by the general negociall oa . especially in the Western cicles, a of observation has heed assembled, appearance, the Hungarian fee. 'col, Carinthia, and Croatia, up. • '• countries hey can scarcely be w the peopl e • efrcCoitatWitt. of insurrection against the French, a n d ith * The hived--q—uti..;;e6notiotfvhirsnEtrilen • defraying the Expel= of the Penitentiary House r • . genstein, accord ing to the latest aeconats, areat4)e near ei ' The House resumed, and the Report of the Com- loch , L Pzle. LETTER TOE CAMP /M ORE ti I mines was ordered to 'b e received to-morrow (this EXTRACT OF A FROII day). 1 - TENEERG DAT li ' 9 II APRIL 19. The Ship.ownere Rollef -Sittivros 'read,a second , "On the 16th , we mord led (Mil s DeSti all to the time. 1 village of Zanow, to miff N IV i A* reducti on of t. • 1 .~. ~ Mr. FINDLA.Y presented a Petition from the Borough of Paisley, for facilitating Religious In. struction in India. tenberg. " On the 17E1), at font o'cloak in. the morning, we woe attacked by 800 Fre:Kat, who - . to.inundate the trenches. They lost a Lieutenant. j Colonel, sad 78 rank and file, who were made prim . consequence of his conduct to _r. 1.-. . . _ - . , . ; _ ...0, - made' sally soners. . On our side we had one Officer killed , and ch d iel l suff . ere ' rs.- Diomede, should be laid before the House. ~ facts before he brought individual cases for the ten.; 7- The other Orders of the Day were then proceeded . ! e 7 o n e un d d . ed i t he an i l e a u bo ssia u ti t s 2s w O e ' te ran the ls'an fil e k illed and The SPEAKER having asked who was to second :. . , th e House adj . ourneds sideration of that House. He had enquired into in, a f ter wh i ch , the facts of this case, and there was nobody w h o con- ,, •. the motion? Mr. LYTTLETON rose and observed, that he ' tradicted them. As to the characters of all the pare ties concerned, that was a question of a very differ- HELIGOLANI) MAILS. felt no small di ffi culty how to act upon this occasion, The cannonade lasted until late • the • i ' ent natu re.. He thought that the honour of the HAMBURON, APRIL 30.—General Thielman, with kin evening. 1,4 for if themotion were not seconded , he should have concerned ' this question , an d . naval uniform was in 1 10 000 Saxons ha t T au •oined R •no opportunity to state his sentiments upon the sub that therefore the general excellent character of Cap.. 4 , 8 , a org IJ the Russians. fortress, occcasionally on horseback, but ntostly on ject, which he was anxious to do, and therefore he t • Ph'll• re was not an answer to it. Another . The King of Saxony is expected at Dresden. I foot. From its local situation was induced to second the motion. He was anxious am i into Spandau has capitulated. on it posseses every pos- Gentleman had charg ed him w'ill p roceedin g P" The French are at Herber General Se , sible advantage. We evens speedily discovered and to bear testimony to the conduct and character ofg.bastion! the evidence of Hancock, whom he called in. :saluted with a discharge of grapeshot. Capt. Phillimore, whom he had the honoui of know- . noon who Is at Luneburg. The Russians and Prussians are on 1 terested witness • but was not every ire. 64 Count Wittgenstein ordered ,th bombar d edment ing, and that trstimony he should have unreservedly co .... weed _,.. :. 000ery ores ether injury else nth I this side th e Elbe. . „.., 1 . to soarenteee at eight o'clock is theloorning f the offered bad he been present when the Hoc Baronet interested eted w ";: .. _ ,... , ! toothier Hooooroote ! cowate... The fittf of Danizic has not yet been confirmed. I i 111th, ti directed the fire of the headme, ist n. I first brought forward his vague accusations against man ' , h , t 7''''' ` notreally suppose t r. Dickinson ) could y, e - l- OW respectable Officer. That the motion of the lion, that he had ano bject in stati ng c i rcums ta nc e wst 8 y organ, Baronet would be rejected by the House, he thoughtt 'Russians to support cause of his , the which was incorrect, about the gaol at Ilchester, ' a : ito make an attack at the same time, in that quarter. It no.presamption to anticipate, and he should al'- and might easily conceive that at a time when : " am p le will' no doubt, be followed by all the Ger-IA flag of truce that had been sent In w sent b. 1.. as lc - prove of that rejection. In so approving, however, mans. The•Weimar and Gotha troops have already . a there were ,petitions respecting different prisons, . with a haughty answer. The cannonade took bet he was not influenced by any apprehension for the done the same. Bavaria wishes to remain neutral ; a mistake might have (secured in applying to one : . little effect, the batteries being at too great a dig. character of Captain Phillimore—nor should he, in- but it is not supposed she will be allowed to do so, what had been stated of another. The .Scare - : tance. About 50 shells fell in th e fo rtress , and deed, have felt any such apprehensitin for that cha- . tary of the Admiralty had c h arge d him with ;by Russia. it on fire in 10 or 11 places. Our present object is , were the former statements of the Hon. Ba. i of A Saxon Prince was expected to meet Frederick saving, that M r. H an cock was a man hi g h , . . to burn the bridgethe accomplishment of ' , ronet to go wholly uncontradicted, at least where h be hadma d e such honour :never any assert i on. II • b William, and Alexander, at Dresden. however, is doubtless a military problem, in conse ever Captain Phillimore was known. Were thatwith 9000 men, be • bastioni with 7000, ! quence of the fete -d a former occasion w h en I fi i Lo 1 - I' Dar " st / on y ve or s x rs io ~ and the numerous Nate kuowledge to accompany the assertions of an into- and Vandamme, with 5000, advanced tower& the the Treasury and some-few Gentlemen of the Ad. I ries constructed by the French between the town and rested witness, and the animadversions of the Hon. Elbe, and obliged the Russians ind Hanseatic legion miralty were , present he had not been anxious to the bank of the Elbe. But should the bridge be Baronet, for whose veracity, however, he had the . to cross the river. I press this motion tho u gh he could hardly be accused T he all got safe * off :50 Cot- once burnt down, the garrison, consisting of 3500 highest respect, although for his judgment in this had nj .0 _wicks, which were cut off, succeeded in getting to t el tain Phillimore, by persons who men, will be entirely confined within the fortiess.-: case he had no respect at all, he could not apprehend Cuxhaven, and were theraembarked through thou for two y eat: kept him in hist water, by held. Berebutg ''still holds out. Gent - 41Y Von Yorck is that Captain Phillimore's reputation would suffer any .oistance of Major Krentzinger a At Hamburgh, every ing ' a Casurtafirdal over his head, and who had in- . before it. Adjutant-General . Kutesoff is in Lei is injury. But as that reputation had been brought in- ship.—[bit. • preparation has been made to give a warm reception perseded him in the command of his shi 9 Oar corps d'armee has been reinforced with 80 bat. to discussion, lie (Mr. L.) felt it due to truth andshould the French attempt to cross. They are at ~. Croker said across the -table that Captai p ; Phil&talions and 96 squadrons." . justice testate, that having been about three years Harhargh, opposite Hamburgh. They succeeded in more had been removed from ; bad ship to one more i DEssAu, .Artise 20.—General Von Kleist 's army ago for some time on board that Officer's ship, and • capturing a cutter belongitig to Ifimburgh ; but in desirable.] He was glad is hear it: still he continues to march through this place, being relieved having so bad an opportunity of closely observing a ttempting to get her off, she was sunk by the bat:. in .the siege of Wittenberg b • the Russians , y or, ac tl • ht th mug e Minute of his conduct, he tholieht him remarkable for puma- , teries of Willensburgh, belonging to the Hamburgh cording to other accounts, by Saxon troops.' The. lutely necessary. silty, and that his disposition was peculiarly adverse i m cROK ,- . . territory. rtt sa id, that as to the two a lleged Commandant of Wittenberg has offered to surrender to any degree of that coporal punishment which the ; misrepresentations r' ofhigh The Danes have sent gun-boats up the Elbe as far it in 14 days, it' he should receive no succours be- , Hon. Baronet was so forward to reprobate, that in- of , Hancock honour, call ing Lord a Nelson, . as Zollinspecker, a n d have voluntarily offered food, fore the expiration of that term. deed his endeavour was rather to correct by means , m and the companion of e and their troops, to assist Hamhurgh. con say, that the lion. Baronet had called him a General Iron Yorck's bead-quarters are this day of shame or ridicule, than by the infliction of any •BERLIN, Aline 25 .=•- Spandau has capitulated, and at &orbit. General Von Darnberg is supposed to Gentleman ' [Sir F. ell—" I dtd,") and punishment whatever. Having said so much a s to l ' ho nun g h the.. the garrison engages not to bear arms against Prue. have reached the environs of Zerhst. The head this companion was used merely as this meritorious Officer, he thought it proper as to ! !sting ug tii e h, o it . ncoc . s be ing on e o f N elson ' s seamen,- - he ' sia, or her Allies, for a certain time. All property quarters of his Royal Highness Prince Henry are the motion to observe, that if it were acceded to, it! and belonging to the French Government must be left, still here, andalso those of General Von W'tt mu t nut his own riteretation on these !slimes was likely to establish a precedent for motions to pre:. ; coul d - s - • / and the garrison is only permitted to carry away whathe I d 'd. ; not re t ract ,. itt sats tela , th h his Excellency, is. not personally pre.. ong duce the minutes of Courts of Enquiry and Courts. . their private property. The baggage in consequence sen t. Sir F. BURDIseT never meant to s tat e, th a t Martial, of which it would be di ffi cult to see the end, l if . , . , • ' is strictly searched. The articles of capitulation will ALTERIU Ito, Aram 19.—The Feauch aredebnuch. !!sneak was other s Ise than a saentlema . n, tlipagls but easy to see the consequences. Ile bad . himself no • hereafter be reninmenicitta to the public by the Com- ing through the forest - ornate". Net is at 'be was not a Gentle man born :as to his hem a tom- felt it. his duty te move in that Ilobse for the - mander-in-Chief. Eisenach, and Souham in Coburg. They are ad. production of the minutes of a military Court,• y ' n . t ion of Lord Nelson he was a companion of the ' • ' • • 1 In the capitulation every thing 'necessary has been vancing by way Of Farfurth and Weimar :we are ictory, and lost a leg and thiga at Trafalgar. his motion was made after the most attentive and ' observed, that is requisite for the honour of the concentrating. • Mi CHOKER complained of want of courtesy on ' ample enquiry, and certainly not grounded upon tint ' ' ' Prussian arms, and the generalwelfare of the State; General Lanskoi having learnt that the West. the Fait of the Hon. Baronet.s single assertion of an interested witness. • • but more particularly to the peace and security of phallan light horse of the guards intended to attack Sir F. BURDETT had no intention to behave 1%1. W. DUNDAS deprecated the motion, particu- the capital, and the free communication by water. the Prussians at Nordhausen, marched with a pulk otherwise then courteous to the Honourable G tl tarty after a Court of Enquiry had decided against man • lie wished to pay him all the respect that en e" Benue, APRIL 27.—The . following letter from of Cossacks, and attacked and defeated the enemy, fise merits of the Hose Baronet's proposition. But due t o ; him the Hon. Baronet seemed to set his face against all -• , , Russian General to Count Von Wittgenstein, has and 102 rauk and, file. discipline. j• Mr. LI 1 TLLTON was proceeding to make some just been communicated to us : . LelpsiC, APEIL 16.—After the conference which iobservations on the word " vague , " which he had Mr. W. DICKENSON inveighed against the mo- j used, and to 'user the substitution of the word • " I have the honour of informing your Excellency, General Winzingerode had, on the 14th, with oar Boit, and the general conduct of the Mover, which `urash '" b j was justify , but ca lledto ord er . , that the garrison of Thorn has made a capitulation General Thielman, a courier was sent off' to our So. ' be pronounced to be remarkable for setting the lowe r ' l The motion then • d was negative . ' with the Russian troops, according to which the vereign, who, it is generally reported, is on the against the higher orders of society. The Hon. Ba- place is to be surrendered on the 6th (18th of April); point of setting out for Salzburg. Toilet's late letter tiithe people assembled in Palace- i RELIEF To PERSONS DENYING THE TRINITY. • the garrison to lay down their arms, and oblige ! . On the 19th the troops composing the Russian yard, the Hun. Gentleman characterised to be a n i n - Mr. W. SMITH said, he believed no oppo s itio n ! themselves not to bear arms against Russia and her I main army entered Dresden, with great pomp. r stance of more servile democracy than ever marked would he made to themotion he was about to submit *allies, within the space of a year. And in giving! CHARLoTTENZURG, APRIL 21.—The following • the career of the late Duke of Orleans ; especially to the House, and he therefore would not take up y our E xce ll enc y thi s . agrees ibl e Info rm ation, I . have I are the latest accounts respecting the progress of the In the Hon. Baronet's statement, that he performed two minutes of -their attention. The Act of King to request that you will give orders to give public siege of Spandau : duty with pleasure in addressing these people, William, known by the name of the Toleration Act, thanks to God for this happy event, by celebrating The armistice concluded- on the 19th for six while he performed his duty with pain in the House denied to persons who disbelieved its the Trinity the a Te Dews. hours, haring expired it six in the evening, the of Commons.—[Loud cries of hear, hear!] benefit of Toleration. An Act of the 19th of his ' (Signed) " Prince WOLCIIONSKI, Commandant of the fortress prevented the ietended ' present Majesty required only the general belief in " Liesil.-Gen. and Adj.-Gen. to his Imperial Majesty. assault, by a proposition that he would, by six Mr. CHOKER. expressed his astonishment that " Rend-wieners at Bunzlaw, April , M (40), 18111." the doctrines of Christianity and the Scriptures; but . the Hon. Baronet could suppose it impossible to ad,Beaux, APRIL 27.—The Hussien and German I o'clock on the following morning declare his ipten. e. duce a reason against his motion, while he admitted, , it so happened, that though by the Act of the latts . Volhablatt of this day, contains as follows e-- I ' lions with regard To a capitulation, without requiring that since he solicited the permission of the House to . ~ it was not necessary to subscribe the Artideaofethe I.! 66 The hopes of seeing Austria assist in the Jibe- I any prolongation of the armistice. withdraw a similar motion, he had himself ascertain- 'Church of England, professingthe belief in the, -- i ration of Germany, continue to increase. Not only I The besiegers had, consequently, reason to appre• od that the character of Capt. Phillimore was most Trinity, the Acts of the 9th and 10th of King Wile . Private accounts from Vienna speak of it as. a cer- I bend that a sally would be made in the course of the respectable, and that of his accuser (Hancock) di. !ram were not repealed. By these Acts, persons f o tabs t a ct , . but the Proclamation issued by his M ajesty I night of the .10th accordingly, prepered ; and, to rectly the reverse. That it was the r e verse , indeed, existence who in w r iti ng or conversa ti on d en y th e --- the Emperor of Austria, concerning's loin of .45 give the enemy& suitable reception. The nigh t , be (Mr. C.) ha d the testimonies of a ll the O ffi cers any of the persons of' the Trinity, are disabled lalawlmillions, although not very clearly expressed, is rte- L however, passed' over, without any ether occurrence under whom Hancock hadserved. For what pur- from holding any office,. civil, ecclesiastical, or mill- ' vertheless given in such terms as to leave little doubt I than the usual cannonade on both sides. posed, then, did the ;lon. Baronet repeat this motion, tary, on conviction ; and if a second time convictrels l o f its meaning; as it appears certain, that if this I At six in the morning the . Commandant sentautan OF panegyrize Capt. Phillimore, unless to conciliate they are disabled to sue or prosecute in any \ Mien : I a lone _ . er was to be employed in raising an armament j offer of capitulation, proposing nebular less then the nrinton-of that officer, wir:rm the tem -introirer -° ia•mathi na "ee be Ilia guardian a ae lt - ei th fbr I ,l lPbtemr, ettel Watdditeve Oita Mite the Mil. ! MO the garrison should be suffered to evacuate t h e d had before so unjustly censured. Tee Hon. Gentle- and liable to be imprisoned for three years. - is.: faction of saying it openly. But the very cireum- place with their armeaed two pieces of can n on, an mail added, that Capt. ehillimore was yesterday sap. trey object of his Bill was to de away it leeee Patel- i stance of its not being openly so said, is su ffi cient `march off without any escort.. This offer, may-be pointed to one of the best frigates in the navy.— ties. He said the liberal Act which passed last year ' for is to judge of its intent." I naturally sopped itirtil: present state of things, was [Hear, hear ri -As to Hancock, he would not be was highly creditakle to the liberality of the Minis- l According to private intelligenceteceived, the for. I rejected. ~, - much longer a disgrace to the navy, for .110 O ffi cer ter' of this country, and the times in. which we lived. i tresses of Modlin and Zamosc have *wise surren- I The besiegeees, therefore, prepared to storm the would, from his general conduct, accept him. • The only question now for consideration was,whether • d ere d t o th e Russian arms.. !place the night following. Preparatory to this Mr. SW AN bore his testimoisy to the character of those persons dissenting from the Church of England, I 12 th e ! B y te latest accounts Bernb re urg and Cense a i measure, they commenced a brisk bombardment Capt. Philli more f or ki n d ness an d h uma nity. . should be still liable to the penalties of the Act s of , now in' possession o f the Prussian and Russian ! upon the town and fortress, in consequence of Lore COCHRANE said, that he beli eve d th e King William.• He therefore moved for leave • I to . troops . i which the part next the fortress was, .at eight ship commanded by Captain Phillimore was al mos t.' bring in , a Bill for grunti ng f ar th er R e li e f to t h e dif-1 Atittißulta, Alban 20.—The battalion, consist- ! o'clock in the evening, set on fire. There being a the only one i n the N av y w h er e . good discielitie was ; ferent 1 ersuasions of Christians in this country ) who • ing of the combined troops of Saxe-Weimar, Gotha,lhigh wind, the fird made such rapid protiess, kept up with uu t cor p ora l p un i s h m eets. • al e con - . disbelieves , ' the D I Doctrine of the T r inity. and •Hilburghuuseii, which surrendered by capitula - : the whole of that q uart e r of th e town was sins.. damned the i n stit ut i un of Courts of Engulry, which ; The SI EA KER observed,. that the regular course tion to his Prussian Majesty's Hussars, in the vici- ! dily involved in flames, which illuminated the en were new to .the Navy, and Which somewhat re- , was to move first, that theonotion should be subs pity of Eisenach , is this day arrived at head- quay - ! virons to such an extent, that-the besiegers thought sembled the Inquisition. He did not think that : mated to a Committee of th e w h o l e H ouse; whic h' ten. They have entered into his Prussian Majesty's ' proper to put off the intended assault, and satisfied minutes taken in s uc h a manner , where the Members was "reor'l'• . lg l y done- t service, and will fight with ns "fettle general cause of , themselves with merely alarming the garrison on alt of the Count were not sworn, and where the ;:n. I Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he certainly did side consisted of a few and f he liberhtives of their native conn. • sides. The loss on our. Germany, Of t aWerS were not upon oath, could enable that House not see any reason to object to the principle of the' t ry and from a shameful foreign yoke: The battalion wounded . ; some sevefely, . other; slightly. . • That , to form any judgment of the case . Captain Pisilli- Bill. When the Bill was b e f ore the House , h -el will this day have th e i r arm s and field-pieces restored of the enemy cannot be accurately stated. The (eV more was a moat deserving, able, and Amiable o:scer,; . would then be enabled to see if there was any thing ,to them : they are to remain united , and under the tai " of Artillery, Ludwig, owed the preservation of who had treated the person, upon the whole, with ,in the ar)de of granting the.relief liable to objection. fi • se • Baron VonClocker, in the his life to his gold snulf-b or, which •was completely command o heir etor, uncoesmon lenity, and had even sopplizel hies with The Ilanse went into a Committee, when leave' Duke of Weimar's service will from this time for- bent by a musket-ball. The French, have, pro money to make ohe appearance whi,-;.!, ft teas nieces, 1 was inavetl for and obtained , s ned, to bring in the Bill in ward, form.a part of oa r a rmy . bable had the greater part of their magazines of . '9 eery for him to 'make in his situation, and to %bilis*, question. . . BSIUMWAPRIL 'it —The English Envoy General prosisions destroyed by the fire, as their attendee his gay was notate. quate 1 Mr. HERBERT, of Kerry , , tint ned for' the Stewart the - English Secretary of Legation Jack- being occupied at all points of the fortifications they I ell% %VI - NNE; at seine length, reprobated the I third time, his motion for th - ' I Po • • ' I Wo Use 15th Report of the son, and the English Courier Rid', have aerived could make no exertion- to quench the fl ames. practice of brisigieg forward iadieitlu a l cases of this I Commissioners of 'Naval Revision, which to he . may, therefore expect the speedy surrender of t he sort, without having fully enquired into the facts. I have Tt a the ... . come on 011 turs :iv 6th , to the Tsis In. , According to several accounts, - the Polish troops place. . in eeplasiation, said, that the stela, at the request of the Hi lit Ho George - EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM Till VICINITY OF was granted at the application of I but he gave notice that be g- Id n. Rue; 1 moil not agree to any nen Von Sackett but concluded ft - convention with 1 DANTZIC, APRIL 13., no other object than to aver further t . - pos penemeut. I • •the Austrian General, ki cleektuence of which they " The Gavienor of .1) .c, i 0 satz. _metal Rqpp, "P -. money to matte -ne ') *Jay for him to •mali r Ms gay was oot adtm; I It; r. W 1 N N 1.:,* I / , practiv^ of brittgiog sort, t. ithoot Itavio M. CILOK Eit, 1 4 , Court of'Enquiry vi klaucoric, and with • • , . - • , , 'MIL ' sicATESMAN. •- -: , . , .• . --- —_ -•. ..._ - le grounds for hisiltating a r neusi hawk/ trebled Itself tato Is Committee •an to birilleareed anti . • of Iglib'. , decision of their fate bb eplied at croiderebt. length. . -wEIARTON. mowed that the Petition of the 1 Its Bohemia, them Nan totolly misremssentosi Its. ; BolOof Airkultuke, 'Presented yesterday, should tumorous army of ob a former occasion, and per& I be itierred to theCommittpe. - and aecord)ug to apps my of the Admiralty (Mr.' 'bite %NC% /pill wife then voted :, - jags have brdken up. man had c h osen to throw out 11191. (er the Weshatainer ts, , .In the Tyrol,- Carini 42: f i'n w ilitea li rflOrrceilf" , :e` ad. " . : ... ~ .! f w. l2l "tom i n a e stute orthe o se f i C l o su o rr nt f i Hy, that it was flterely because AV/ fur the Royal halal kit Noll. the badchararter,of. Usneack, breaking g n oll o t l of Capt. PhillimorC, that he i lle131". fitr compleallitg the building of the Royal Naval iiftl T d h f e ro h m ead b to chap % a his language. This i "i.40 1 f1. SW defraying the lixpeaee of the Penitentiary Mamie i 1 by an lion. Gentleman (Mr. at , maims. ge l itstein, accordoig to t