The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-02-19 00:00:00

~R .--1 M" I Ilr!D ' ) i N A • He "(Mr. Canning) cdustrued that Act in a man ner totally different. Cy it ho conceived that this country undertook to protect foreigners, who bad remained a certain time in our service, and who had resided for a given period in our ; country, 'from the Alien Act. But while it en titled them. to all the inestimable blessings which belonged to a British subject, he did not apprehend that it could have been intended to place them in a . situation with re:pect to their own country, which wuuid enable them to plead that Act in bar of their indelible allegiance.—(Hear, hear!] —If this was a true construction, what similitude did our conduct bear to the avowed pretensions of America? preten sions which were sus cieutly evident from 'the decla. ration of the American Government itself; " that those who had been once sailors in the American ser vice must be protected"—that was; neither more nor less, than, that British subjects should be relieved from their undoubted allegiance, and their country should be deprivtd of its right to their services in time of war.—L Hear,. hear !)—lt was said that notliing.au the papers which were on the table of the House, showed a disposition on the part of the Ame rictus, to shut the door against the consideration of this topic. He would beg leave to refer those Gen tlemen who had formed this opinion, back to those papers, and he %squid then ask them, whether the po. sitive demands of concession of this point, as a preli minary to negociation, was that species of compliance which would be either consistent with the interest of Great Britain, or likely to produce an amicable ad. justrqtrit with America'? If the concession should he made fur a time, under the supposition that America would adopt seme measure calculated to meet the wishes of Great Britain, and to remedy this evil, and that in the end no such measures were adopted, and that Great Britain was to attempt to recover what she had once abandoned, would nbt the war be re newed with tenfold force ?—[!dear, hear n- The Honourable Gentleman (sir. Whitbread) had neglected to consult his friends who had been en gaged in this discussion at an early period, or he would see the insuperable obstacles which, to accom plish this poiot„ were to be overcome. To be fair, the suggestion of an lion. Gent..(Mr. Baring) for the erection of a tribunal, somewhat after the manner of our prize tribunals, before which persons who were seized were to be taken, and a decision to be given according as the enquiry might warrant, had to boast of some i::genuity. But what would America say to this ? To find that their .citizens were treated as contraband goods ; that those who had hitherto been seized, as living creatures, were now to be consi dered and, treated as a contraband of war—and that they were to be taken—where ? to a British tri -lomat, who were to adjudicate the chattles to the right owner. If that which had been stated by the late American Minister (Mr. Foster) respecting the irritability of some of the Americans, be true, with what indignation would they not receive such a proposition 1 . The other point of difference, which, it had been stated, still existed, was, respect ing the blockade; and an appeal had been made to Isle `(Mr. Canning's) recollection, whether it was ' slot ,true that the blockade of May 1806, was not made a matter of remoastrance by America to this Government, and whether that blockade did not give rise to the misunderstanding between her 'and this country ? The statement made upon this sub ject was not quite accurate. The fact was, that when this blockade was first proposed, much dis approbation ea; manifested ; but when its end and object was explained to the resident American hli zsisters here, expressions of satisfaction followed those of suspicion and distrust. It was indeed true, that the blockade of 1807, when the old and ap proved principles of blockade by a competent force were abandoned, and that of retaliation was substi tuted, created great discontents, led to remon etrances with this Government, and finally, by the Decree of the November following, laid the foun dation for the main ground of quarrel. The dif ference of the two bluckades was this—that what took place in May 1806, applied a specific force to it particular harbour ; and so far was this from inter dicting the free ingress and egress of neutrals, that their passage was allowed to any . extent. After this came the Berlin Decrees, and, in .the manner of the Order in Council of 1807, the specific, legal, and constitutional blockade was superseded by a blockade which avowed terms of retaliation, and prohibited neutrals from apprpaching the coast at ail. He here begged leave to observe, that he still :maintained the opinion which he .delivered on a .former occasion, that between the Order in Council of January 1807, and that of,the November following, in species and principle, there was no distinction. — :The Right Honourable Gentlerhan then adverted to the. conduct of the war by his Majesty's Ministers, which, 'be said, although other parts of their pro ceedings had met with his approbation, called for atiOnadvereion.—[ileor, isaar,Jaar,9,—ile.kartice. larly alluded to the last discussion whicii - teitQfplace Kith the Charge d'Affaires for America, and inferred from the. co that t!.. desire of the conquest of Canada , amongst the. Americans, was so strongly. hinted at by that Gentleman, that no doubt could have arisen of the approach of a rupture between the two coun tries ; after which he adverted to the disposition which had been evinced by the Americans to go to war, upon resources so trifling as had been stated by an Hon. Gentlemad (Mr. F.) as demonstrative of the conclusion which ha had drawn. He next took occa e.on to comment on the delays* which had taken place in setitipg an adequate force to stem the pro gress of American conquait • he particularly al luded to that Admiral (Si "John Borlase Warren) who held a pen. in that band which ought to have launched the thunders of British vengeance on the enemy. This Gentleman, - he stated, left England in August, and arrived at Halifax on the Wth of September, where he, remained for .a consider able timer-nod while that:Ample force was remain- Ina inactive, godgers's-tquadron put to sea from *Mon. He would ask why that force, instead of Wing thus eooped up, had not takcu a station whicle would ham prevented the recurrence of those events which had created such marked sensations litroeghout the whole Continent of America, and' particularly throughout this kingdom ? Upon this occasion be could only say, liut there was very little dexterity and wise deliberation in the &tau that force,—[l/car, hear :3—The Right then pointed eat More particu, Wu of tarty the evils which the capture of. the attributed to these creased spirit of by these trifling succemes, dons of their own pews which, although inconsistent effect of buoying taken place, would have been totally abandoned.- In conclusion, he said, that had a signal act of British vengeance fallen on some of those towns which had shown particular hostility to Great Britain in the first instance, from a complete and awful destruction of their houses and property, an effect might haye been made, which would have tended to lessen, those high opinions of the advantages which were to be derived from war by the advocates of that measure.— , For the sake of humanity he could not help lament ing, that some such course had not been adopted, as he was convinced that many of those lives, which in the present state of affairs, must necessarily be sacri ficed, would be spared. That this measure had not been adopted, he believed originated from a strong feeling, but a feeling not nerved by humanity.— [llear,hearfl Mr. CHOKER said, that the Right Hon. Gentle. man (Mr. Canning) had been mistaken as to the course which had been pursued by his Majesty's Mi. nisters on the commencement of the preened ISostllls ties. Fqr, that the moment it was thought war was inevitable, in May list, orders were dispatched to all the Commanding Officers on the American sta. tion, that the moment the slightest act of aggression took place, they were, in the common phrase of orders of that description, to " sink, burn, and destroy," the ships of the enemy. These were the instructions given, and these instructions had been carried into effect. [near, hear, hear!) Oo the very day the declaration of war was made known in America, Commodore Rodgers put to with. out receiving instructions to that els ct from his Government, and on the day following the British fleet were off Boston, in expectation of finding him ; when they found he had sailed, they done that which they considered of the greatest consequence, and in which the country must agree—to protect the Jamaica fleet ; which, after they had seen into a safe latitude, they fell in with Commodore Rodgers, and followed him for three days. Not one of the ships ander the command of Sir J. B. Warren re. mained an hour longer in the port of Halifax, than was necessary for them to refit, not even the Ad miral's flag-ship, as the flag was hoisted on board of a small vessel under repair. lie would not under. take to say that the distribution of the Admiral's force was proper, but he would contend, that he had a sufficient force under his command to answer every expediency ; and when the details of the Admiral were known, he trusted that it would be seen, that the force was properly dis posed of.—Much had been said on the sub ject of blockading the ports, of the United States ; this, in the opinion of all professional min of the navy, was impossible, exc..pt New York and the Chesapeake, and those had been blockaded—Corn modore Rodgers also knew it, for which reason he never attempted to rrtake either of them. It had been *stated, that we give a certificate of citizenship to. foreign seamen who were in oar service, and that was no more than what the Americans did. That was not the case; for a foreigner in our service, after having served two years, comes and says—" I have wages due to me from a merchant; I am entitled to prize-money, but I sold my certificate to a Jew ; you give me a discharge, but I caunet recover my money ." The Admiralty, in those cases, grant a certificate of citizenship, and desi:r. , their owl& Soli citor to enter a suit for the recovery of the money.— Impressed American seamen's certificates of citi zenship were always paid the greatest attention by the Board of Admirl::;, although they knew they were often obtained by fraud from the Ameri can Government, when they ansaered_the descrip. tion of the person presenting them. Several of the Members explained ; after which the question was put, and carried nem. con.; and a Committee was appointed to prepare and carry up Paper , intended insult aimedat this - Princess; see thefollowingtoayse langu t.ge 44 Rea l mistaken, unfortunatei woman. In this country no wife can command the respectf u u n i c a a tte r n e .. dons of society, due to her statiod, If she li ves se. parately from her husband;" &c.—Live seper a w y from her husband !—ls not this conditi on f orced dpon her. Do not the Members of the Go" commend the restoring her forthwith to her husband's Royal pretence ? But the Editor, as we were going to observe, not contented with the venom K. B. discharges, hisses out his own malice, by war of the party, as Lis phrase is l , and which is as applicable to the stlijnct at the Catholic Committee—Lthe White-bays of Ire. lanti—or tilt Rhenish Chmfederacy: for while ex. lding, under this. round-about species of charge, 'Own right nonsense, he reasons as if without Att petY,y;-. he moms the Oprostrzotr, the Prin. cads would have no complaint to make! ! He says, 44 the-Pantos has shown unexampled forbearance in not peremptorily ordering an imme. diate compliance with the demand of a new Investi gation," after certain words about subornation he means subornation of perjury. Subornation of perjury !!! Why, who does not discover, by the above authentic document, that foul play was in. tended by somebody ? But, with respect to the Cou. rierand its conduct, we are convinced, that were it pos. sible,in these wonderful times, that a.magica.l operation could be effected powerful enough to place the wheel of authority on that axis, whereon it turned a few years ago, the honest courier would be as logical, as eloquent, as learned an advocate on the other side.— Such is the brirf conclusion to be drawn by the pub lic: the present power must be defended in that quarter, at all events. We will now terminate cur painful but urgent duty, for the present, by ut. teting a TRUTH, a solemn with, for which, we hope, we shall not be hunted into gaol. Vices, or, if you please, follies, have been committed, rein, and felt in a nameless place, though surrounded by splendouf; where all should be exemplary, and the consequence of such conduct is likely to be ossenAce and amt. " Reticent Reps, plec!nnt 4r A. I iii." LONDON . : RIM; al so mor .19, 1813. By the SpiofreAmerlcan brig, advises have been received from Beaten, as late as to the 25th nit. by which it will be seen that Sir J. B. Wianex con. tinues to 'sleeked, New York with a considerable squadron. • The ne* Administration, since the introdhction of Mr. ARMSTRONG ) as Secretary at War, cannot immediately show any very great cordiality,. Mr. CLAY is as violent against England, as CATO WON when he called oat in the Roman j Senate " dolenda at Carthago !"—for he says; peace can never be-maintained with England while she has a footing on America.; therefore he is for conquering Canada. Messrs. . RANDOLPH, 1064' mow, and Qtitafiiirdistingolids.themselves as meat on the other side. The party, howeiti, which a ( short time ago withheld their countenance to strengthen the warlike hands of their Rulers, now fall in with their measures. It is probable, that when America is informed of what passed in oar Parliament last night, a louder voice for vigorous war i may be heard in their Senate; and those very men whose interest it has been, and still is, to preserve peace with England, may be silent upon the subject, from considering the improbability of avoiding war to a certain extent or period ; and from the fear of incurring the censure of an unpatriotic bias by longer hanging on the irm of Government. The Militia, raising by order of the American Governieent, - en- . gage to serve but one year : in the mean time, an augmentation of 10,000 men to the standing 'army is voted ;and which, it is expected, willbe continually I recruited from the Militia. With respect to the report I of the 'Bolus frigate, Lord TOWNSMEN n, being cap.: tured by the American ship Constitution, we have ' reason to hope it is not true, from a certa4. know ' ledge, that on the 4th of last month it was left at, anchor off Bermuda. , • THE PRINCESS OF WALES. IBefore we speak of the ill-manners of-the insolent I Courier, of last night, towards the Princess, we beg leave to lay before our Readers, verbatim, what The People tiler, for tile sins of Kitkis. we have before in detail communicated to them. It —........_ ' is a document of the highest consequence to the ho- By the Parliamentary proceedings of last night, it will be seen that the war with the America i'• tol.e nour and peace otille afflicted Lady, who has in so vigorously suppertedr and; in this new rar,dora'3 I peculiar a manse, Wools the topic of conversation box, we have only the bope that, according to the throughout th* -whet* kingdom, and has attracted wholesome recommendations of a few of our most the sympathy et 0141" public at largo,' as much as she, patriotic and experienced senators, an opporto. has incurred the brutal attacks of the above journal.] , nit y to negociate may not be overlooked eveii It is the substance of the Cabinet Minute , of 1F:07. In the midst of hostility. We lament, as We At the Cabinet Council of the 21st April, 1807, there were present— have often done, the mistaken ) the mad pn.. The Lord Chancellor (Eldon) Earl Bathurst licy of certain of our Rulers, who are fata!'y The Lord President (Camden) Viscount Castlereagh The Lord Privy Seal (Westmorland) Lord Mulgrav e attached to the ensued system which incurred war in Duke of Portend Mr. G. Canning the firkt instance, and has extended it almost every Earl of CAtatbam Lord Hawkesbury. I where around us. There remains only the Pee And in the minute then entered on the records of the Cabinet, , ~.. 1 , I Derma. to complete the circumvallation. The con. after declaring " that his Royal Highness the PRINCE of Wats* could not, consistently with ',is public duty, have:done other- elution, of Mr. TONSoNNY'S Speech is striking; wise than lay before his Ntuesre the statement and examina. an d as we are now siosatpd, flans submitted to him on the subject of the charges,"—mid, . c '‘ After the most deliberate consideration of all the examina- oe awful. ' This country will ne i v t er m g a iv y e up be h Sa er iti rigl t i o t Lions, Btc. they felt it necessary to decla re t heir decided con- , of searching neutral vessels for contraband of war ;" I curre nce in the clear and unanimous op inion of the Commis- he added, that to do so " would be dangerous tc the stoners, confirmed by the confidential servants of his ,bather, in . r ... a atone rights , and ultimately to the security of that the two main charges alleged against her Royal Highness!be true; and w - are sorry were comp l ete ly disproved; and they further subm itted to his I England." All this may MasesTr their unanimous opinion, that all the other particulars, the occasion calls for the declaration ; since we know of conduct brought in accusation against her Royal Highness,' t , s atisfactori l y such publicists as GICOEIUS PUPPENDoRT. a: •d AMERICAN STATES. i r c o te t d c: or iroi r na es l t it u y p e o a n n e be vi ase den r c te o d r , w su e e r h e e a i tr . ,vi hill VarrEL would say to it. But our imbecile, iist . 1 lure , and which was given under such circumstances, as ten- mischievous Ministers have created these broils, r.: ill —mew—isfwharicthorthitcychcrtrle The brig Spitfire, of and front Boston, prise to "e' -- . lng of e ...e i t , 'a thejudgment of his MaJarrv's confidential servants, I 'lnn,. on ly knows how shall extricate curse,': his Majesty's ship Achates, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday, site is laden with cotton and tobacco for. Mr. tfIIITBREAID'S Bisects was repirte with strong it." They, therefore, humbly submitted i - . n , w , e ili th nd eir opinio n, rvl that her Royal Highness should forthwith be re- L'Orient, and left Boston on the 21th of 'January. : rook and station. • stored to his Royal Presence, and in a manner suitable to b et ;reasoning ; and we admire him the more for i're r . . `frank way he uttered certain truths, the force By this vessel we have learnt, that on the 13th of ' (This wasfollowed by her Royal Highness's re-introdactioa January, in the House of Representatives, the Com- at court in the` wilth of May following.) ' 40( wii.ich others • would feel a nd ado p t, thou :' they had not the same courage to dec:ara mittee of Commerce and Manufactures reported 6n a I Now what man of common candour , who ph • Bill to lay additional duties ou iron wire, imported. r them --ilia witty manner, too, of speaking of !!Ijo the motion of Mr. Stow , a Resolution passed 9 ' ruses the i above resolution of the Cabiue can with- ' • - ' r Mr. STEPHEN and the Orders in Council, unite to for instructing the Committee of 'Ways and Means IS . hold h' affectionate condolence from a Lady sciAitp. . • - I die Senator and satyrist in the happiest manner.— ito report with all convenient speed, such Bills as happily situated -, a I too,i t , i Haas , h, a considerable degree, consoling us for the ? Lady, broug h t to a fore! I -stall be cOhsidered necessary to prmridfrtneonsfer the country from_ hetisunity . sad friends ;* to retirilitr i pi k :,/ lye . F , ',war by taxation—the basis of publie credit was se- .whom would be hi smote measure to cotiritinisticai 111 :', .. • ... - ;;;_railf:A2 .. . : ::b '' • cored for the present year ) and it was meant to apply -Inaiipant insinuations against her. In an artlialit.;,,Arbe Plumes AMIN? is expected to bold s Levee to 1814. The tollowing article of intelligence has.been ca Inserted is the Courier, following others fromoilkoii, , st Carlton• House next Thursday. ! ceased from New York : . to day, under the signature K. B. whicktnaY . and the I t residence, or Kill gb *I • i_l o . l , I Ministers had another long consultation on WM . nesday, at the Earl of Liveneuot.'s, upon the salt. ! o New Yana, .7.4. w. 9:1.—0n the 14th, on the motion oi Mr. Troop, the doors of Congress were ordered to be closed , e I What we kilo*, iedicate the King's Bina, *Me •4ct of the Princess of 'W.ti.ti's Letter. They did Be ea as the abbrirviati J e-- vineries to . be cleared. . They continued shut for about two I write r ' s " I • not meet yesterday, which is the only day they have iiours, during which period a Messa g e was sent front the Seams :of the person , so distinguished, frOm his unfortunate ' omitted to the House of Itepre , eutatives, in ith a Will for organizing and , accident . calling Ow the Militia itt repel invasion. near Hounslow, a few years ago, for he was .Cation. to meet upon ' the busieess since iti pnbli• " A rumour is prevalent of au enterprile being attest lobo i undertaken a g ainst the Fleridas, and troops are concentradait i a ni- of the tw ill with ' k 'eht aeill with which he coats kilhillita Yesterday the Earl of. LivEnsoos. and Viscount front various quarters, it is understood, finkihat purpose. - ratters as well as with • his pitch-fork. But bd ' •i ta I . SIDMOVTH bad audienees of the Palsce l; sear. ‘• The British fleet, consisting of the St. Domingo, Draels. hui tioitCei .The Princess CIIARIASTIN, we are happy to yap Poictiers, and four or five frigates. with two smaller vessels. ' whomsoever -he may, he writes t Truing this!: . ,is much bsster, but no t sufficiently recovered to leal , : are itow blockading this port. They have captured theschnosiee forsaken Syrene, and dr. ship Sitenns, of Charlestown, and l other I and forlorn, yet Illustrious' Priecess.-- vessels. ' the house. S ," She may have friends to console and caress : l)er, Lord SONIENTILLE has three of the finest D Ot'. " The brig Caroline, arrived from Charlestown, has brought I a runinfir of the capture of the British frigate Miles Lord ! every one may acknowledge the injustice of the shire oxen ever bred, now feeding upon . oil-c 1; ..-I Townsend by the linked States frigate Constitution CI moo.. treatment she meets; and pity her condition ; but .101 dote Bainbridge. Abrig laden with coffee. it Is said, was also ; .. Plaistow.Maraliei, Essex, weparatory to their van .l bition at his antnutl Awing Show. captured at the same time by tbeConsthatlwa.. This ropori-k! severe are the rulei of society, and for the best pur- 1 , CORN EXCHANGE, Fan ffi • nut credite4; • - • " We have received Bonaparti's Toentsfriinth Billetio s.' conveL 1 . A !poses, that she is coldly riceived, aud-as I ready ale of %beat, ai.d ISittley at an advaece of 11.1! and also a report, through the squ'aerou row Mr .1, as seeretary . disgusted B.Werreo,riiiently avoided as may be, until at last she becomes varier! of hit:return to Paris. • Ow . . also at I. .01vance. Other armies as ovis t r io : wheat (English) ... . 110 191.1 New ditto •• Lienerat Armstrong received hie apt, th 6 uus- i Barley . .. ..... with public company, and 604-her QUIT; Ditto (Foreign) • .... • jeu 154 l Brew at War, at New-York, on the 19fh of tusaattr.. . itNe ~ 00 1 0 4 , The Hitt has paused the , Lower now of cairns for :comfort in retirement: Impeachment by . 51 71 Old—. ....• ••„. id , raising twenty re g ioients of Regal:ow .. .Fine ditto • ~.. Oats . .• ....• • 11 Fa bind entails three-fourths of the external sous e too fie Fine ditto .. al . r••• • 00 • " Some"( our cr,pizers e returned' from the coast 'of Prance, . „„.,,.„..: o f report, that five. or six French trirdei Illift escaped 'ma Hoer- `e"'""''' guilt deans atat'Netitx..and are bowed to *trepans, fa order to joie paprpbati on may Plu t o ' iwts.world . , 'though . no internal White Pais .., B4 :90 Poiand do. . Si 26 42 Ditto I boilers) ....., .RD 105 reel ditto • ...... k its li e our stradrons."—Thilis not credible. New ditto ..'.. ..... OP Oa nor Flour ..,.. • 100 0 3 HOSTO*, Jsw..2l.—Theirlioiniealsiiltilarrlvad frowerpsiggsg4- JO, then, according to t i ts lawgiver,* huaband, who Gray Peas •.. and brings intelligence.Bll tii, Seconds • .... ._ . . fast-sailing French frigates left Bona that ' ten di l au ". ll4 Te N er it Zt l i l eoe ol 2 grows tired of his wife , antritirns her out of do.— tu be dallied to th e A tueriCita seas, IS llCkllOWledgPd to entail upon her ihrcerfuurths - - _ the Address. The House adjourned at half-past One o'Clock. osmiN ; Ptieifeir EledlEhohtiokeli by I). Lorsu. at •M tral AM lilacs. 117. ***MIMIC '.. . • , . . . . . . . . . - • . • - TUE. ATES.II.4II . • ~- ... _ .. ....., „ .._ .... •„ . • :io wirs , ""lia t h i l.l oon i n9t esq rnis eessea rt* it s° ' lt . ste p lis7th'lss-)woorftd, the auednes: •lI.*I . . • • ich had arisen, lee -alispegsseuee; a . .... it • ladle leads t I ale f Pleloit . isr - IROCIES Tlits OAT , AT ONR o'CtOC . .1t . ... le Guerriere and biassrnoalan, trod ' 17 -' erveat Rite t p Zs Blik*I• 34 1 1 811 /ge 4 e * teri tki lint in • I.l " it i• It is well he Ile lamentable oecaiveseet an 'is. 9 pe r Cent..Glus t 1. 4. 6 p ~-. 711 • per Cam. 7111 war amongst the America's; itior i o f c on . A m , gm . • = l eer~Aslt. Ass. fp Notrefilbse her into the twee Luilibs of England, wh at aa you all lay'tn this doctrine ? Are you all inse n . , ncceises, were tOtt to farm new ao- , was . A RIL 1g 6 5;14 - ,7 _ . , bo ws orkete! . wit power and maritime greatuen, 1 1- *At w-1.4111 inconsistent with fact, had A yet the I TILE STATESMAN , ',blots the griefs of so conspiculus an individual of • - et Nader sex I - But the ,Editor of the above of E! up hopes, which, ha, a sewers. - _../ .._ _ft- ‘ _Awl - 7 • aid have been totally. abandoned.—. , . Omits paper is not satisfied with the intended instill I 1 . ' - ~ -1