The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-20 00:00:00

r. A..lV.it IN FEL LIGENCIL 1) cot, ()cr. w.—Cama in this afternoon, racactr , Pole!' privateer, commanded by a sixteen 12 : poutiders, out o.llw .1 ; : • day s, but has not made auy cap. ti r. s: ie takea by his Majesty's ship the I...rotze, of 7-1 gluts, oft Clierburgh, after a clines which time the privateer threw II o f ; l a girl; overboard. 'lbis privateer was Jeba Bull cutter, of Plymouth, be. to welt . The then Gtptain of f; 11 ,1 was treacherously murdered ip cool v ~,,!(.itter has inr, surreutlcred) by the magter of priirte:r ‘sho captured her, who was a Purtu. privl'eers arc In.liing off here this even. • 11.ele are a otrither of vessels passing it is to ht• feared some of th em w ill to the F eench. PLymort 1, OCT. Is. —Arrived the Spanish ship ,A 6 . 1 4 1111 S, rr..al Cada, wits shout 300 itcbtriers bli b ) tr. ;site Is bent to this coun. tit .or the purpose of being repaired. 4 •alute „ ai t i re d from her this morning, which wa s return. clhv the l'ort • tilt. rah Lae in the wien frigate, Sir Michael Seymour, Lo,inander, ftein • role plutith's crime off the Votern Islands ; has uu captures. Jailed upwards of 10p sail of vessels for the % ;.1, a fi tN %tad at S. W., under convoy of CA: Narrow; gun.uric, :tad a French c utter, (late thcSaan) prize , o tli,e °wen Glonilvisr frigate, .nit of liarnnaae, anti immediately stood to sea, the Am ethrt frigate. Smlrd the Phone; cutter, Captitin &trot, for Cuttoiscy. Arrived t4c Orestes brig of war, from a cruisse; lit French si tuuner L'iliklphine, laden with tiro. bcr, captured on the coast of France by the Pio rcer brig of war ; the sloop Falmouth, J. Puncap, 31, ster , from Litton, bound to London, laden with fruit, captured b 7 the Speculator French ppraicer, and recaptured by the Pheasant bloo;) of war ; the pauish ship j3elle Canticle, Cadiz, bound to London, with hides, &c. caviar.' by a French privateer s and re-captured by hi; lajeqy's sloop Ifelena ; the Spanish ship 2:7 2 Goad Brothers, from Cadiz, bound to Lou ilod, Nice with Spanish wool, hides, &c.; the p,ii;i4 brie, Sarah Christiana, from Italy, with Ilis Majesty's ship Dragon, of 74 guns, got under weigh this morning in Hamoaze, with an in. teutiva of proceeding into Cawaand Bay; a eon after starting from the buoy, the brig Eliza Ann, Recs Rees, Master, from Neath, bound to f.oodon, laden with stone, coals, sod tin.plales, was a short distance a.heacl, standing down the bar. boar, under easy sail, and the Dragon getting he'll way, the Master of the brig fearing he might be nn 00 boar.l, endeavoured to get out of the way by crncsing the Dragon's bows ; but not hay lug sai(i.iit way through the water, the man of ar, , r struck her in the midships j her masts were immediately carried away, and the brig haubd under the in in of war's bows, so far as Simehouse Puul, where the line.of.battle ship brought up by signal from the tort Admiral, and my prompt 4vistasice being given by the boats of the men of war lyiqg in Hasnone, the wreck was cleared, and gut on shore near Batik's-yard, at Stoll house. All the crew fortunately escaped—no blame appars to attach to any of the parties, but was rowel), accidetstal. It is said that the hull of the brig is not very materially injured. Caine down out of Ilaanuaze, and anchored in tikelimul, the Spartan frigate. Two Spanish gentleuicu wure landed here yestcr. clay out of the Hero cutter privateer of this port, haijug took them out of a boat on the north-west tout uf Si, tin. It appears they were sent to *seer. tan the numbers and positions of the enemy, but l'aliqg !welt discovered, were pursued by the Frunch cavalry, and had a very narrow escape. Arrived the ship Clio, of Loudon, Win. Cole, duster, from Guadalnupe, bound to London, cap. ILIA by the Edmard French privateer, and recap. t ,"e'l by the Phearnct sloop of war ; and the l- Ir vpy and Helicon brigs of war s from the west 'ward. Miceortn 0 CT. 17.—Arriind the Tfritannia arm. tilcituer and PlNinouth transport, from %%tooissich, tir this port ; Suppir, Lay, from liiddeford, for /1 ' 11.0 rd; Faniv, ; *regettinz, from Ncath, (pr Vtrringtiin; Mermaid, Lloyd, from Pembroke, Jones, fruin Pellifootre, for Newport Cork ; Rura p, Small, from Plymouth, for i'en.46ke. ---- .tadtd the Months , Star, Parry, from New. ;';el, and m ar i l J q u es, from Utrry , fur rwl "'•1;). ,IGne and Belly, Owens, and Johns Hum. from Pembroke, for r arnarvon ; Reg- Cwninin, from Pembroke, for Soutlaamp. cal Units, Lloyd, fro Pembroke, fur car. Yesterday the drawing of the State Lottery. took when the Tig e t Nor. e 7, of the Class I). Prins of Twenty Thotisisod lind of the Class B. a Prize u Two Thtri -111,1 Pound‘, were boll sold its Shares at Messrs. 11 ‘ 1 ` 46 , euttie, and Co.'s kilyal - x„ : the former is One Half s One F•urth p 09e Lightli, awl Tv, sivcc:lo, l ; and the tatter is qap ( tinter, Iwo Eiglitas ) aittl Eir o ltt Suactat4f. ‘• LIBERTY or THE PRESS EH FIt4NCR. •• • A 1. tter from l i hrlelit•tise Ole of. September, Is of the fotlowthg import "There has been established a commission, cons: posed of seven nators, to . secure . the Liberty of £4. Press in France. " There has been also established a General Board (Direction) of the Printing and [Swivelling business, composed of a General-Direetur, six Assistants, four Censo r s , four t , nsptctors, a Secre. Lary-General, and three heed Clerks under him. " Mien all those preliminaries had been settled, there appeared a law of Bonaparte, of the 1 tth of January, 1809, %/Nth declared that whatever be. longs to that department (Printing and ttookselling), being established by a general taw ; it rest; with the Director, along with the Senatorial Commiesion, to establish regulations far the execution of that law. " That few, so eery unintelligihie that vain ;t. tempts hale been made to explain it, beats now in fact on all the points in which it was intended to bed . , and that by m e a ns of regulations which are laws in themselves, and which, without excititigAßY FU'IIOUrS, or any expostulations, will he carried into' effect with as much strictness as severity, ' There are to be no Printers in Paris but Im perial Printers; their number ia to be fixed imme. (hate!) by a new regulati o n. E ac h I mper i a l t r i n . t er shall be bound to depusit in Bonaparte's tree. sure, a sum of 60,000 francs (iboiat 25,0001. leer. ling), and to furniin besides seritrities for a like sum, to answer the fines incurred for infraction of the regulations. lie shall be buuod to base lodgingsi prepared, in the neighbourhood of hid h use, for the trusty c . vficer (U.(ficier de Cottfiance) ieoployed by the Director-Geueigt of rrinting and 0 tokselling. 66 No writinc whatever shall be allowed to be printed, udess signed by one of the Censor; of the General Direction, who, from that moment, be. comes answerable for the contents of the 1)00 he allows to he published, without lAN away frooi the responsibility of the author, who is always gn. swerable for his work ; the Censor being appoluceil only for the Printer's security. " book. w hatever, in whatever language it may have heels written, caw be re-printed, unless it has the approbation of the Censor, and of the Di rectnr.Q entre! of Printing Bookselling. " The Diroctor-General's trusty officer May at any hour, and in every circumstance, get the print. lug-houses opened, inspect the works which may be inliands, or sent to the press, require the ntanu f scripts, take them away, and stop the printing of works, although approved by the Censor, and he shall be accountable for bis conduct only to 144- rector-General. 44 . As it is evident that the result of such reglllaT lions is to ruin all Printers, Bonaparte authorises the Director-General to declare, thet he is deter. mined t 9 give to the Paris Printers the printing of an Ihiperi 11 library, the funds fur which shall he made by Government. It is to coesist of for theu. sand volumes, in Svo. It will be composed of a selection made by a commission (ruin all classical euthore, bdth ancient and modern, historians, mu. ralists, poets, politicians, and theOlegians, &c. 4e. &c. Ti ewe works are to be re-printed, either wholly pr by . e.e(racli This collection may reel fee all other libreries, and supersede the use of them. Lyceums, Colleges 4 Facni4s) of every desGrfptlun, ! f shall be bonnd to procure that collection, in 4 G o . vernment will receive in exchange the lkoulce which compose their preseut libraries. There is to be one of those Libraries in each Departuieut, nisteed of the present public libraries. 6 ‘ It is already known that Voltaic .'s walks are reduced to the Wlcle de Lintis XIV. and ten tra gedies. Montesquieu to a 'single volume! None of the works of J. J. Rousseau are to be admitted. Before the Ist c i f January, ISII, the list of all the authors included in the colfectiou is to be published. Such are the regulations on the Liberty of the Press, transmitted by the General 'Direction of Printing to the Senatorial Commission of the Li berty of the Press. That Commission, er Inch i 4 busy about petting the last hand to the vvork, is to make its report to Bonaparte. 66 ft cannot be expected that any expostulation will he made against the measure, or that it will be softened. What stops its publication is, that the work, as far as it . concern printing in the depart ments, is mit yet completed. But it is kdown, that in some deeartmen is eiiere will be only one prietieg. 011 ice, and in none more than three." spoRTLVG INTELLthprgE, NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER 111EETING,1810. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. Major Wheatlei7's Bramble, B,t. Nit. tre;it Mr. Andrews's Thorn, fist. 91b. it. M. 1000.—Y to lon Bramble. Ld Dandy, 81.t.Zilb. beat Mr. Lartie's c. by Go haiiiitt, out of Chester 's sister, ist. Iflb. Ab. si. 2OUp. b. fi. —7 to 4 on Dimly. - - • . The Thir4 Clara of the Oatlands Stakes r.,f 30gs. tick. O. M. Ld Jersey s Robin, 4 Nrs old, 9st. 61 4. • - . - . 1 Ld Lowther's 4glies, ! yrs old, 9st. - . .. 2 Gen. GoWer names Harpocrates, aged, 9st. 1011 s. - 3 And 2 others, paid..—ito 7 on Robin. _ . Sweepstakes of 203xs. each. Across the Flat. D. of Gratton's / Pope ' Bst. ilb. - - . Ld Foley's Sitaiiiard,Bst. 4 2lb. - - . - Mr. Lake's liritaannu ist. 131 h. :. - - 3 sto I agst P.tpe; o 1 on Spaniard; 50 1 agst Britanuia. Sweepstakes of 10gs. each, far 3-yr olds, ist. 71b. 4-yr olds. • 1111. itb: 5-yr Dias, Vst. :31b. 6-yr olds and axed, 9st. Sib. The wnn hater to be sold for ,::)Ogs. if demonic& &c. Ld Foley's c. by }.:agle, 3) rs old '. - - - 1 Gen. Gower's Gcliterie, 3 y rs old - - - 2 , IA Lowther'. l'erberu., axed . - - - 3 Mr. Blake's (Wen df Sheba, Ly Alexander the Great, • 3 yrs old - - . - - - 4 Id ißucliingbroke's Emily, 3 yrs old - 1 - 5 • ' And 1 paid. — ' 2 . to 1 agst U Foley's c. D. of Itulland's . S.tivator, Sst. 71b. heat Nil.. Shakespear's Knxyc of CliiDs, ect. 11b. Ab. M. 50xs.--3 too apt Solvator. 14 I'. Bentiock's Fair Star, 9,t. 510. icc. Ns. trein Ld Fo ley's Chester, Sst. Mb. Firsultalf of Ab: M. atlgs. IA Sack. dle's Pan, 73t. rcc. 60gs. from Mr. haltf.spear's ilarpuerattes, est- 71 b. ,""Vit he alai. 100,;.. • • The following CAPITAL werp sold by Blin; in fti Shake, iu the Lottery that buisheti Qh Friblay last Nu. .. . Class .. . 410000 •IJ. . . Chi . '20,434 3,3b8 •. . liars .. • • Y,JUO *. • . Claw u . . . ' AutX) The fortunate Share.holklers may rtteire their mangy Ott 4eaitiodi at 4, f;oFohili. and O a Charing Oaf. - 1 - . STAYS PAPERS. . . ACTS OF CORTF.S. Don Ferdinand PI. by the grace of God, King H of Spain and of the . Indies, and in his absence uml captivity the Council of Regency, authorised ad interim, to all to whom these presents come: Know ye, That in the General And Eatr.lordinary Cortes, assembled i t the Royal Isla of Leon, it is resuived and dc f creetl, as follows;-- t 4. The Deputies who compose this Congress, and who represent the Spanish Mobil, declare themselves legitimately constituted iu General and Extraordinary Cortes, and that in them resides the National Sovereignly. The General and Extraordinary Cartes of the Spanish Nation, assembled in the' Royal Isla of Leon, conforming wholly to the general will, pro. ! nOunced in the most energetic and pub:ic manner, acknon ledge, swear, and proclaim anew, as their only and legitimate sovereign, Senor Don Ferdi nand VII. of Bourbon : and declare null, of no value or affect, the cession of the Crown said to be made in favour of Napoleon, not only on account of the violence which attended those unjust and illy. gal acts, but prinupally on account of their want. ing the consent of the Nation,. " It nut being suitable that the Legislative Power, the Executive and .judicial, shotild be linked ; the General and Extraordinary Cortes tie. clue that they reserve to !heniselvcs the exercise of the Legislative Power in all its extent. • "..The General and Extraordinary Cortes de clare, that the persons to whom they delegate the earcuive power, in the absence of our legitimate King ant Lord Dou Ferdinand VII. are responsible to the nation tiering the time of their administration, conformably to the'laws. 64 Tile General and Extraordinary Cortes *litho. rise the individuals of the Council of Regency, that they, under that same denominatlou, in the mean time, and until the Cortes choose a Government Enure suitable!, exercise the Ex cutive Power. " The Council of Regency, acting under this authorization, declared anteriorly, shall• ackno'w. ledge the national sovereignty of•the Cortes, and shall swear obedience.to the laws and &eves which emanate from them ; for which mime, it shall pass immediately, when this Decree is en tde known to it, to the Half gt the Satings Of Via Cortes, who welt for its performing this act, and are in perma. vent sitting. ". It is declared, that the formula of the ac knowledgment ind oath, ta‘ be taken by the Coun. ell of Regency, is as follows i Po yoti acknowledge the Sovereignty of the nation represented•by the deputies of these General and Extraordinary Cortes ? Do you swear to obey their decreel, laws, and the constitution to be esta. blisited, according to the sacred ends fur which they are united, and to order them to be observer!, and to make them be executed ?--to preserve the lode. pendence, the liberty, and integrity of the tiatie;n —the Catholic Apostolic: Roman Religion /...the monarchical government of the kingdom ? —to re establish em ttie throne onr beloved King Don Fer. dinand VII. of Bourbon ?—and to act in every thing for the good of the State ? According as you act thus, m4y God assist you ! but if otherwise, you shell be responsible to the natiol cooformably to the I, is. , ' io 4 f The General and Extraordinary Cortes ap point, for the present, that all the tribunals and courts of justice established in the kingdom do con. thine administer ig jus'iee according to the laws. 't The al aoil hxtraordivary Cortes cot: firm, for the presolit, all the cisil and military authorities, of sz hate% Cf la.s tiey may be. 4 . The Lienoral and Extraordinary Cortes de. Clare, that tint persons of Deputies arc inviola_ flo, and that no action can be brought by any atithority, or aily intlisidual, against the leputies, except in the terms which t4tall be laid down in the General ,egulatiun about to be funned, and fur *hich purpose a Committee shall he appointed. " The Coiincif of Regency shall be made ac. quainted with this, and shall forthwith pass to the of the Sittings of the COl : iff, - to take the oath pointed out ' • deferring the publication and eircula.: lion of this Decree in'ttit: kingdom, till the Cortes point out how it is to be done, which shall be de clared with all expedition. (Signed) " RAIdDN i.A2IARO DE DOTY, President. " I:v4insTo PLREA CASTRO,"Sic." " Royal Isla Of Leon, 24th sevt. 1010, • at If o'cloca at own." ~ • • qy a second Decree ? dated the 15th of geptem. ber, the Cortes are to be addressed by the title of Majesty ; and the Executive Power by that of Highness. Tlie publication of the Laws which ema nate from the Cortes is to be made in the following manner :- 44 Don Perdinapd VII. by the grace of God, King of SPaiis and the and in his . atiselice and captivity the Council of Regency, authorised ad Wolin ; to ell to whom these presents come : Know ye, that in the general and extraord i nary Cortes assembled in the Royal Isla of Leon, it has been resolved and decreed 03 follows, &c." The sonic Decree requires all Civil, Military, anti Eceleslastieal authUtities, to acknowledge and take thu oath of obeibence to the General COrtes of the nation. • Unit:C[ll+f. ADDREIED SY Tile Cot vcir., OY Rt. lISNCY To Tlitick:NEstAi, AND ElTltAiiiiDeNAttY aoitilti, ANL; TUE 1tt?Y.4.1. //ECRU, IN ANsWEit. 44 SiNait,-7Tile Gimlet' of RegenCy desires,no. thing with su duel' ardJur as to Convince the nation of the profound respect - which it feels for the laws, and of its proper Orforinanee of the ardoutis fungi tuns which bore been cetn,nitted Co its charge, guided by this Orincipie t which shall always be Itie rule of its Cotbduei, it liu:;ll4teil•not S Moment . to' take ibe oath of vbeJleocr oo the laws and decrees wlai . ch cumuli: from toe Coiteis agreeiblo to the copy'of tie 11.•cfee qbich y•. ; ‘!..Dltjesey addressed to the Council by a doiiutatiou. • it I n that rams bt wtich your Mai st reserved 40 .yout;o4 the Aerceoi of the Le4i.7ois. Power in 411.11 s i4ellt. It %di appotored did In' Conned of llegooCy in tub meantime; anal ußtil the Cortes elt•et it G.ift.risfile?f, wit b inky more suiiable, .9Lereise titu'l;.‘ eittivc iiieker, wader respoustutht, to dos. taation o cusi4ol4oly .mvs..the . - • . • leireessenewsw laws. The Council of Regency eassot stir a single step in the difficult career of the aultority entrusted to it without knowing be.fore.hawdlhe precise Ne.ito et the responsibility to which that Decree subjects them ; for how can they regulate themselves by it, if they know neither its latitude nor the boundaries by which it is cireuinserihed f If it be nut clearly and distinctly pointed Out, what are the °blip. lions of the Executive rower, and what arc the powers that are conceded to it Z Without this clear and precise distinction, the respossibility expre•sed in the D.,crce will remiss without effect ; fur the line of separation between both'power's, not being fixed. by our ancient laws, nor the powers peculiar to each, the Council of Regency will fluid itself be. tween two extremes, in danger of stumbling upon either, notwithstanding .11 it may do to avoid It ; either at one time exercising an authority, which may, in the opinion of the Cortes, not be compre. iteiolcil in the attributes of the — Executive, or iivt at another time, from the sari* respect for the Is 4s, to use those powers which are necessarily in the idea of the Executive Government; and the free and expeditious exercise of which is at present rendered more necessary than ever by the circumstances of the State. In proportion as these circumstances imperiously demand that there be a rapid and coiktinued communication between the two authorities, in order that they may contribute, by their combined efforts, to the salvation of the country, so it must be a thc greatest importance that the mode of punning that object be fixed and established by a Decree. " The Council of Regency awaits, therefore; your Majesty's declaration ;—first, what aro the obligations annexed to the resiwnsibility imposed by the said Decree, and what are the distiectivo powers which are entrusted to the Executive; se. condly, what rule or order is ,to be followed in the communications which must necessarily and con. tinually take place between your Majesty a*d the Council of Regency. (Signet) FRANCIACO DE SkIIVEDRA. • " X %VIER DE C.ASTANDS. " ftkpl ID DE• ESGAiNO. " I:WEL D. LARDI4ABAL " Royal Isla of Leuu, Sept. 26 ; 11310." . • tc The General and Extraordinary Cortes declare, that in the Decree of the t-Ith' September 'Of this year, limits Have noCheen fiaed to the powers Which aro proper to the Executive, and that till a regula. lion be formed by the Cortes whiChliayshark then:* out, it do eitereise all that potter which may be necessary for the def.inci;, security, 'and ettinl. nistration of the State in die preterit critical ciliates. stances ; and also that the'respiansibility which the Council of Rigency reenires, outwit: only the att a solute inviol ibility which belongs to the sacred per'. son of the King. With regard to the bode of communication between the Council of ltegenex and the Cottes, till thine shall establiili 'a more convenient one s the model now adopted shall be followed. This shall be communicated to the Coun. cif of Regency in answer to their Memorial of ti; 26th of the current month. " Given at the itoyal I.la of Leon, r.,t four in he morning of the Yiue September, 481 e. (Signed) " RAMON LALARO DE CIOU, President " EVARISTO PEREZ DWCASTRO, • " bIANUEL LUXAM. SPANISII pAezits, Elm' Tait GAZETTE EXTWAQRDINARY oir CA• TALOI9 : A t *Err, LETTER FUOM GENERAL O'DONNELL TO THE fgt. ;.• • EIDENT oF TUE iONTA. 44 MAST EXCELLENT 6 . lll,—Thei Movement whic4 the army of Alarahal Macdonald matte tow ards the town of Cervera, acquainted me that his object watt to place himself in a . centrical point of observatioci which might cover thp operations of that of luchet, which wai placed against Torttasa;to threaten, by his rear guard, the line of the 4lubregat, and, at On saute time, to occupy an extent of country w4iel4 might aderd hitn spbsistence. •.• Thu kind of warfare which it suited us to, carry on had determined me to attack ail the post 4 which the enemy heti left in his 'rear, and which, front their distance from our poiitioiis; haconside: ed secure front stir Prise • and trt :consequence whatever might result, to follow tip myoppeati e not losing any oppOrtunity witiefa might occur obtaining the smallest adiantage ever the enemy and in order to carry into effect this plan, I ortlerc4 for embarkation at this port several pieces of artil. I;•ry, ammunition, and a small detachment of troop, convoyed ijy his Britannic Majesty:a rigate the Gurnbrian, four feluccas, and a Spanish f rigate, thfi bfuna, which might bu united up their crept% ground Barcelona. The indicated movement of file enemy nom Cervera, in - far from inducing me to illange *hit plin, put it in my newer to carry it into More ad.; vaistageous execution ; and I urdered•the the curio of eifantry of Tarragona, liibuia, Averica, Geroua, and Arregon, and the 'Spaniai !MIAMI," h the dragnet's of Ntimatitia, under Ow cominand 'Of Mar,lial the Marquis de Campo Verde, stitsol4 march upon Viliafranca , for which point L' set oue front the fortress of Tarragona 'on the fitii instau placing myself at the bead of the above'divisidti." there the General details a variety of prdintip nary marches of his troops, among which were hiis sending off a part of his force, under Colonel .Floe isoratO de Fleyres, for the attack of Sass Velici de and Yalatitos, while he himself resolved to attack General Schwartz, who MX; posted Id Bisbal.] 64 Scarcely had I presented myself in front of Bishal, when I ordered Brigadier Don' ../olie'Sati; juan - to seize frith the cavalry all thbareaucs to ittif town, to prevent theta from sallying fortlatb/p rituretnent was executed with incredible trrOssity, that in less than tin minutes all the Poltits sett ' seized. The Infantry, without regarding .the laugh / of th e eiletity, penetrated imtuedttitett jnh th 4 town; and fired rests ditierent parts Op ..att fortress, to" which "the enemy had retreated tinr:i ing this several parties of cuitassitssi Who Were'Pat troling outside the toAti, were all flit hit oar c a; ratty; who behaved with the greatest pale. 11'.4 * 6 I then deManded a surrender of /he fort, rshicfi was refused; 'and.;[ therefore - detertniued tO attempt setting 4re'cti the gittea„ advancing, for this swoon, to Zedeotteltre j but scarcely i ita