The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-02-21 00:00:00

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank India Baud§ lbs. 16s. pr. N pee Cent. Cop. 62* §xelit.quer Bills 810 f r. 3 per Cent. Red. tila Ditto 4 per Ceuta. illa Oandurn 5 per Cent. Navy 93* Consols for Acct. 641 Loaf. Ann. 16* Lottery Tickets LONION: FRIDAY, FZERUARY 21, 1812. -.....- The General Hamilton and the Milo have ar rived at Liverpool; the former with account, fiona New-York to the Slat ult. and the latter from Bos too, with letters as late as the 2d inst. We regret that every wind from the west blows hostility against I is ill-starred country, arid unless our Cabinet ceases to act antler ° a strange infatuation," war mast be quite weatoidable. TM buildikg a few frigates or serestptourc, the Congress is aware will be unavailing against this country, and, therefore, that ezpensive measure is now abandoned : be sides, our Readers will recollect, that we were the first to give notice of the Treaty which was taken out from France, in the Constitution frigate, and of tibia vmention was pretty roundly made by Mr. Wanes:E►. in Parliament. From the tendency of this, there can be but little doubt that the French Ruler is engaged to supply them with a few ships, as additional securities for the protection of New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston, the vuluer able towns of the Union, The Bill establishing a regular army of 15,000 men is now the law of America ; and a Bill for arming 50,000 volunteers, Is as read three times, and ordered to be engrossed!!! Is there one idiot in England who can believe that such measures have no view to a state of open warfare? Where, without occupation, could such a Government as America possesses, dispose of such a body of armed men ? Even the little Import Bill, to which our pining manufacturers /lin with the confidence, avidity, and affec tion of desperate men, has paused in its passage, and most assuredly will proceed no farther-1 The merchants in America say, " dispatch our shipping in bullast—as to the Import Bill it is all a delusion; do not ret , rd the sailing of oer vessels one hour, in the vaiu hope that .a freight of British goods of any sort will be permitted to enter with us—it is all over!" Mr. MADISON bad communicated a letter from FOSTER to Muratot, together with the reply, which are too long for . insertion; but, the contents of which will be sufficiently understood, by the sub stance of the following communication from the PRFiIDFNT to Congress:— " I communicate to Congress a letter from the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary of State, with the answer of the latter. The continued evidence afford ed in this correspondence, of the w.taxiax policy of the British Government against our national rights, strengthens the considerations recommending, and urging the preparation of adequate means for main taing them. " Washington, Jaa. 16, ialt JAMES MADISON." We have accounts from Washington to the 36th ult., and combining the purport of these dispatches With the unequivocal language of our Ministers — pardon us, we mesa the Rsosuresblinit.terlowe must now give up all hope of casicitiating America. Mr, NIL N ROE has given the Mar quisWnuotaity a lessons through the aides of poor Fosxsa, whose letter re. ruined lunansweved about a month, when the great Plenipotentiary wria4nformed, that the American %- cretary had not liras to notice him before! t This will give a sort of unchristian satisfaction even to the alasedeclated to Marshal incite° was, if possible, to obtain possession of Saragossa, in eider to pre. seat previsions arriving to the army, and fore* It to mi k e a retrograde movement. The Marshal nelsons sar ong big *topers, 16,000 troops of the line. J a s. 24.--In a proclamation addressed by the Marshal to his soldiers, after reminding them of their victories, and eulogising the different descriptions of troops, be prohibits military men of every rank f ro m entering Valencia previous to the 14th, the day ob which the army was to take possession of the t o wn ; and to all victuallers, &c. not military, in the suite of the army, from entering it before the 20th, under the penalty of being coasldered as robbers, and instantly shot. The column commanded by the Chief of Squadron Plisses', and the Captain of Moun tain Chassours, N. Villa-Garcia, took prisoners on the ltd inst. El Manta, with an officer, 54 men, and 80 horses. The remainder of the baud, consisting of an (dicer and 40 men, were killed. ArieNN t, Fes. 2.—Private letters from Bucharest linnounce the arrival there of a courier from St. Pe tcrshurgh, and the ultimatum of the Russian Cabinet. Arr. Maiis. • . Dart. 1 2. Waterford 0 0 .. O 0 O - 1 • Now Yori dr Halifax 0 THE STATESMAN. 6 asetified soul if Mr. WiLszaroici. Ia addition to the above, we have received by the Charlotte packet, which reached Falmouth , on Tues daY, Boston Papers to t h ejd, New-York to the Ist iustant, and Philadelphia to the 211th January. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Jan. 43. NAVAL DEFENCE. " Tim House again went into a Committee on **Nary BilL A melba was made that ten new 38 gun frigate* be bailloolidt was napalm!. Five, four, three, and two, were *WIMP' THE STATESMAN. sed, and ait reJetted and the weetion which authorises the - iag frigates was :track out. " A motiou was thee carried to appropriate 200,000 Mists annually, for three sear, for the supply of Ship Thisbe, &e,-- Adjourned." TOTIVt ILIWATZ MID MOM or REFTMENTA 41/ *VIZ IJIVITPD STATES. " I lay before Congress a Letter front the Envoy Extraordi eery sad Minbter Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, to the Se cretary of State, with the answer of the letter, " i. MADISON. " Washington, Jan. 17,1814." Int. PtSTER TO Nit. 11101WILOE. " 'WASHINGTON, Dre. 18. 92 1 1 4—1 have been Wormed by Mr. MOlllift, that so long ago as th e 3d o f l as t ja t rasty, is mitnemoence of a written cos- I 1 ~.,_ muniestiort from Sir Janes Out% Majesty ' s Governoi•-tve moral and Commander-in-Chief in Gamils, dated the 25th of November, 1810, acquainting him with his sotplctoos of its be iag the intention of some of the India tribes, from the great fermentation among them, to make an attack on the United States, and nut °rising him to impart his suspicions to the Ame rican Secretary of Smte; he had actually done so verbally to Mr. %writ, your predecessor in office, and in searching mon the archives of this mission, I bare Blend the letter allodoi to of Sir J. Casio, by which he did authorise Mr. MOMS tO make the communication in question, as well as a usemoraadain of its having so been made; as also an express deciaratioa of Sir J. Casio, that although he doubtedehere would not be wanting persons who would be ready to attribole the movements of the Indians to the influence of the British Go% eninsent, yet that at his departure he was actually making every exertion in his power to mist in preventing their attempts.—This evidence, 81r, of a friendly dintosition to pat the United States Government on their guard aping the moultbostioos of the savages, and even to aid in plevrotbag the aim* 'wadi has taken place, is so honourable to the Govetiser•Geneeal of Ommoda, and so clearly In contradictioa to' nit tote ilidesoned reports which have been spread of a _contrary INV Ure, that I cannot resist the impulse I have to draw ?our nsttkatioa towasiii it, not that I conceive, however, that it is oreesitry ts produce this proof to the United States Government i the falsity of such reports, which the character of the British nation, and the seaaifeet inutility of nrgii.g the lodising to their dearer :ton should have rendered improbable ; bat is order that you mould be enabled, in case it shall seem Attiiiilio you, by giving publicity to this letter, to correct ke mistaken notions on the subject. which have unfortunately found their way . , even among persons of the highest respectability, only,* I am convinced, from their having been misinformed. . " I have the honour to be, &e. &c. " AUG. J. FOSTER'. " The Hon. James Monroe, &c. &c." DLOPFROZ TO R. POSTER. " Department of State, Jas, 9, 1812. Sta,—l have bad the honour to receive your triter of the 20tb nit. disavowing any agency of your Government in the hostile measerca of the Indian tribes towards the United Stater. If the Indians desired any encouragement from any persons, in whose measures of hostility it is very satisfactory to the PRESI- DiNT to receive from you an assurance that no authority, or countenance, was given So them by the British Government. JAS. MONROE. " His Excellency Anginas F. Foster, &c. FROM THE NTATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, ims. 21. An important letter of the Secretary of the Treasury to the Committer of Ways and Melon, was yesterday laid before the House of Representatives, by Mr. 13Acon, Chairman of that Committee. The great length of the Report prevents us front Inserting it in this day's paper, though the importance of its con tents claims for it the earliest publication. It is in reply to a letter from the Committee, requiring at his hands information oa several points, and his opinion of the best means of producing a revenue, adequate to the payment of interest is di! present Public Debt, and inch new loans as may be authorised is the event of a war: The Committee contemplate an annual loan during a war of Ten Millions of Dams. —On this basis the Secretary estimttes the revenue accessary to be provided for the year Hill, in addition to the loan, at 9,600,000 dollars.—ln the event of a war, the receipts ham the Customs cannot, the letter states, be relied on with certainty, at the pre sent rate of duties, to produce more than 2,501,000 dollars par annum. It is stated that these duties is time of war may be doubled, and will produce , 5,000,000 A duty on imported salt of Al cents pm bead, is . . . . recommended, estimated to produce . 400,000 The proceeds of sales of public lands is calculated as usual at - 600,000 Mating 6,000,000 And, deducted from the 9,600, 00 dollars above-mentioned, leaves a deficiency to be provided for of 3,000,0 0 dollars.—To supply this deficieocy, the Secretary miwaits the propriety of imposing direct and indirect tames, calculated to produce a gross revenue of five sailliailiai the met prodoet if which is mai -1 mated at 4,200,000. Of diesellvenalltioos, three are proposed to be raised by a direct Mx, ame• two by as indirect tax, ; the latter te be levied ea dames* distilled spirits and licences to distillers, reamed sugar, licences to retallen, sales at auction, carriages fisr the conveyance of pee -sons, and stamps, cstionated to produce two teßlhesa, making, with the proposed direct tar, lye emillhomos from whichededect• lag 750,000 uollars, the estimated apemen ecalieetien and assess ment, there m ill accrue to the Treasury, a met amount of 4,250,000 dollars. But as experience kw preyed that taxes are several pro ductive in the first year they are imposed, as whew they are in fall operation, the product of these taxes is estimated for 1819, at only 3,000,000, which completes the sum estimated as neces sary for the service of that year. The Report goes much into 4etall,and the above 'sketch motormen but one point in it, which, I we apprehend, to the generality of MN readers, will prove most Intenrsting, and have therefore anticipated our publication of the report, by giving the abovabrlef abstract." Paris Papers to the 17th inst. being a day later than those which arrived on Wednesday, reached us this morning, but they do not bring any further in telligence respecting the affairs in the Pectinsula. The following is a ltn extract : HAMBURGIL FEB. 5. 44 A letter from Embden furnishes us with the fol lowing details . of a fresh disembarkation effected by the English, on the 13th of Jan. on the coats of the Eastern Etas :— • Nine individuals, among which were two me. ..ehanics, an Hanoverian Officer retired from the. En g service, four Hanoverian soldiers, and two wo. men, were embarked atlieligoland to be conveyed b the Continent. Arrived off the island of Unwep t the English put in a boat three soldiers, a woman, and the Hanoverian Officer, and conducted them to. wards the island, in order to land them. Th e four first were, in reality, landed ; but as the alheinbarkation took place at a part se vere r f eet deep with water, the Hanoverian Officer, .orbo' was advanced in years, and who had considerable property with him, requested to be taken on hoaid the cutter, to his four remaining companions;ffil they could be put on shore at a less dange rous . mint. The sailors preteuded to take him back. 'the a—.. ideals who had bees landed -saw Mtn bwt those on hoard the *utter did not see him arrive. It Is thereof% promised he was 'robbed and thrown into the ptt by the English sat lors, and this with the more reason, as during the voyage he bad the impridence to show the crew of ' the cutter a girdle, filled with gold and silver pieces. It is, however, certain, that on the following day his body. was found on the neighbouring coast, and the girdle which conteined his money had disappeared l as well as his watch, which had been visibly snatched away by the English, the fob being turned inside out. In the night, between the 23d and 24th, the English disembarked the 4 other passengers, but so far from land that one of them, by birth a Russian, was carried away by the current, and drowned.— The wife of this man owes her preservation to the two military men who formed a part of the second disealbarkation."'—(Journal de 1' Empire ) Feb. 11.) We received Dublin Papers this day to the 18th and Cork to the 15th inst. The following arc ex. tracts:— ".We have not as yet (5 o'clock, Friday) been able to ascertain whether the vessels alluded to, were' of the hostile dature mentioned ; the general opinion is, boat they wese not, but probably some West India yells--one large Honduras ship has arrived, and it le imagined, that she was ot.e of those supposed to be Vorntng Chrontiel " No satisfactory information has yet (Saturday evening) been received as to the nature of the ships seen from the signal station at the Seven Heads.— But it is generally believed that they were merchant.. men. One very large Brazil ship, which may have been mistaken for a man of war, has since arrived in oar harbour."—(Cork Advertiser.) deferring to the letter from the Sovereign of Kin I • sale to the Mayor of Cork, which appeared in our Journal of Tuesday, the Dublin Correspondent, of i I %looday, says—" We feel much satisfaction in hav ing it in our power to remove any apprehension which it may have excited. "There were no enemy's ships or cruisers upon this coast. The rumour of their appearance originated in some misconception, at nee of the signal towers, of the real character of several merchantmen, one of them a large ship, which were seen off the land." By whose advice die PRINCE REGENT wrote the Lena/ to the Duke of Yoaa, which we published on Wednesday, we presume not to conjecture; bat of this we are sure, that he is no friend to his Royal Highness, who maintains, that a letter containing so inadmissible a proposition, could have proceeded from that Illustriout Personage himself. Whoever dictated that letter must have known, that he was proposing a coalition of parties, in circumstances, in which no man of honour on either side could accede to it. Lord Gaze and Lord GIIRMYSLEX bad re cently declared in the Holum of Lords, that Catholic Emancipation was, in their opinion, a vital question, essential to the safety of the State ; that the danger of withholding it was imminent, and, therefore, that it admitted of no delay. Within the same short pe riod„ Mr. PEaCEVAL had declared in the House of Commons, that at no time, and :mkt. no (*cum: stances, he could ever accede to (hat measure. How I were such opposite opinions, so recently expressed, to ! be reconciled ? Or, how could persons honourably holding them, deliberate in the same Cabinet, or con s cert together the operations of Government ? Was Mr. PERCIVAL to abandon his opinions in deference to Lord GREY ?* Or, Lord GRRY to give up a measure essential, in his opinion, to the safety of the Empire, in order to partake of office with Mr. PencEvAL ? Which of them was expected to relinquish his opinions, I and which of them could have done so, and retained his ; honour ? But no honourable man ever proposes to ! another that which must dishonour and degrade him. The letter of the PRINCE REGENT, cannot, therefore, have proceeded from his own honourable mind. It must have been hastily and incautiously adopted, at the suggestion of some complaisant, simpering parasite, or some wavering, mean-spirited, time-serving politician. It is possible, that during the last year, the Paine' REGENT may have changrd his opinions with regard to Ireland, and that he is now as adverse to Catholic Emancipation as Mr. PIRCZTAL himself. In that CUR be is 'perfectly in the right in not desiring to have Lord Gaze and Lord GneNvir.LE for his Mi nisters. Bat if so unfortunate a changer has taken 'place in his Royal Highness's opinions, we are sure' that, if he had consulted his own honourable mind, , or taken the advice of auy honourable man, he would have signified to Lord GREY and Lord Gnus mi.& is a frank and Manly manner (if he thought it.pro per to have any communication with them on the subject), that, since his conferences with them last year, he had renounced his opinions with regard to` Catholic Emancipation, and become a convert to-the system of Mr. PcacevAL. A. packet is arrived from Malta and Gibraltar ; the latter of which places it left on thebth Inst. The intelligence rom Sicily mentions, that the Xi me was engaged in forming a new Administration. His M antit is said to have published an Edict, forbidding the communication of his subjects with these persons who bad been deprived of their ascendancy in the Government. The Malta letters state, that trans ports were sending from thence on the 2th ult. with British troops, to garrison the city of Palermo. irk ordnance store-ships, which lately returned from a secret service in the Baltic, are now at Spit head, destined for Gibraltar, where their cargoes are to form a depot for the service. of the southern ?revinces of Spain. S it NAVAL INTELLIGENUE. PORVINIOLITH, Ilraa. 4o Arrived the Wolverine, Captale Kerr, freed a Cruise 0 and he Oaring, from Guernsey. Sailed the St. Domingo, of 8) gifts, Ca:itein MK, Rif the Dawns, to take Sir Richard Stradtaa's tag ; sad the Armada, / of 74 gams, Captain Devonshire, for the hteditscroanma. The Armada anchored at Bt. Helen's. Pat back the Pitacock, with the Downs thavtlii. Sailed the. Cressy, 74 gam, Captain pater, for ittastsd Foxhottnd, Captain Patbi ; and Rapid, Captell fop Falmouth. _ rilie Pique, with the Past lodic eoirrOfs 110111.1,0 this morning. rLYNCOUTH, Fmk It Anis& the Imeitidas frigate, of 5g guns, fres s toes es the coast,of Irel:uul, and has brought in whit her the remit brig privateer la Gazelle, out from St. Melva a smooth. Ike inessolo It guns and ha. on board 70 men t har node no naptare••, but boarded three English vessels with timber, *bias she mitered to depart. Arrived the Polly, Assetlout sehOclstet, from ilaftlebeggit • bcand to Bordeaux, lades wit► Ileh, detained by flre &Olt brig of war, Capt. Atchison. Sailed the Fawn and Stork stoops Of win% LSIDUTII, Fro. IL Arrived the Queen Gbadotte packet, widi a all Mon SEW York, in 18 da, ) s, Sailed his blajesty's ship Pheasant, en a vale. YAP MOUTH, Fen. 20. Arrived yesterda3r tL,. Acute gurnrig, from a . aria*, and• talIM aga o to-day. The Princess of Wales cutter can in this monist( from a , . craise, and sailed On another this afternoon. Sailed the Britontart for Heligoland ; and the Vixen on a cruise. DEAL, rim 20. Sailed (kismet/rid:lg his Blajesfi's shile Atrtwer Baceltante, and Latooa, for Portsmouth i and the whole of the outwaid• bound coasters and colliers, under convoy of his Ilalest)'s Attack, Redpole, and Dwarf cutter. Came down, from the River, the Baroness Louguerille, fot . the South Seas. - Flys o'CLoca.—Pat hack, try contrary winds, his 11irjc►t }'1 ships Attack, Redpole, and Dwarf, with their coavoy. COVE, has. 14. His Majesty's ship Leonidas, Capt. Criffiths, sailed early yfe , terday morning, in consequence of signal made the preceding evening, from the Trent. Orders bare been received for every exertion to be made in forwarding the Sybelle, Captain Upton, for mu. It is not known whether she proceeds on a cruize for - any specific purpose g of whether she takes charge of the large and valuable‘tteet,l}ing here, hound for the West Indies. This morning *small part (about 1001, of the Royal Artillery Driver's Corps arrived here from but owing to its blow ing very hard, with heavy rain, it was some time Ix fore they could attempt to embark. A rope from the transport wad fastened to the shore, which at length enabled them to commeacs the embarkation. nut 14L411XETS. ...___. CORN EXCHANfIE, Fes. 91. Te.day Ike Market has a tolerable fresh supply .r Wheat, bet not mach ad:l a rdy s sales Ingeeeral pearl .) at Wednesday's prices mat See old Daatzic about .s. 6d. per quarter.. mrw 7 . aad It allt each dearer. Whip and Grey Peas V 2 ty but little. Tick Beans a e cksper. Wehave con-i I • fable fresh arrivals of ib, but owing to the demands in Ns trade, sales are alit asieW nearly at the last quo/Atka, l'ltir rem.tial. at late prices. Wheat liii Ski lObs Tick in. (new) .. 48 34 Fisseditio .. 114 118 Do. (Via. Old) .. 55 56 Rye • 50 56 Oats 3O 35 37 Barley 5O 59 Poland do. Malt B4 91 Potatoedo. White Peas (boners) 76 81 1 Rape Seed Grey do. - 58 64 Fine Flour .. i• . • NG. 951. Beams ..........—. IA GO Gosesdo• .. Mt 1• I le glir ....101.... SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Fee. M. To sink the Offal, per stone of Beef ....5.. 2d. to 6.. 2.. 1 Head of Ca 4 Mutton —5, 2d. to 6.. 2.1. 1 Beasts .swee. • : s i Venl ....7s. n 4. to 8.. Ott. Sheep ... ...... Pork ....69. Od. to 7s. 4.1. CaDies 4., Lamb • ...os. Od. to Os. Od. Pigs • HAY-MARKET. Hay Straw Clover At a very early hour yesterday morning a hot press took place on the River Thames. The River Fenci• ble., were called out to assist the impress service.— About two hundred men were taken on beard the tender in consequence. A meeting of the Members of Opposition was to have taken place last night, at Mr. PONSJONNYPS housr,, in Old Burlington-street. Upwards of co were ex. pected. It was found necessary, bower, to send mes sengers early in the morning to countermand it; Mr. PONSONBY, we regret to say, having found himself by no means so well as on the preceding day. It is apprehended that he exerted himself to much and too soon, after his accident. He is attended by Sir JAMES Eau., who did not leave him until half-past nine last night, when he gave orders that Mr. Pon. soma . should be kept very quiet, and not allowed to see company. The meeting is, of course; postponed to a future day. The Earl of Mosaa and Mr. SNERIDA24 were ails matted yesterday morning together to a conferenmt with his Royal Highness the Pastsca REGENT. It lasted for a considerable time. His Royal Hier I Dili dined alone in the evening, anekdid out nee aup isialefiany. Mr. PEBCEVAL and the Earl of Lsvmn. root. had alms audiences of his Royal Highness its the morning. The following Lords and Grooms of the Kisses lAtOdiatuber, are appointed to his MALMSEY, under Ibp late Act pilised, for regulating the Household, *C ? Lords SOMERVILLE, RIVERS, ARDEN, and St. i. HI,LEN'S • Grooms, the Hon. F. GREY/ILLY" the Hon. Admiral Limos, Admiral Sir HARRY Nuts, and General HENRY CANIPSILL. • Yepierdssy the Commitim assembled at Laowe's, esonempance of the advertisement. Admirals Lord l i epergegic s Lord Gamma.) wed flir Jaen S.sema. alliseetteaded the meeting; when the alarm Oaken atishoed ea& forcible arguments in favour of the Saldanah, that it was agreed unruliness*, that bee name should be added to those of the AIL G eorge , Hero, and Defence. We are happy, to learn, that &Aoki agfrices have been received, that in the late wreck of his Majesty's I ship Manilla, off the coast of Holland, a* officer, and only six private seamen were lost. While Messrs. BELL and Lancarran are furioindy contending for the honour of an ancient invention of the Hindoos, the genuine British, and tray national, system of teaching by interroxistories, is modestly making its way into all our independent seminarie s ,. i n Th e Veber-sat Preview of DLAri t , The Drift Geography of Gotossurst i The Historical Ques tions of Awls ) sad The 'Scripture Questions of • BARROW. 1 . ~~i 111 ,~ ;, a I: 1111 IF 1 it V