The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-12-11 00:00:00

GOTTEA BURGH MAIL. —.•..-- , 6 OTTEN sr RCN, Drc. 4.--Yesterday morning, the B u ssiati fleet got under weigh for England, toge. ther with Admiral Hope, but the wind coining to o e N. W. they were obliged to back put in the after noon. Owing to the Couregeux having lost her rudder, , en d part of her false keel, and being otherwise ma. oriel IY damaged, a survey has been taken of her, an d it is thought unsafe for her to proceed. She therefore remains here till the spring. She will serve as a guard-ship, and as a protection to the packets dur ing the winter. WsasAw, Nov. 18.—The Grand Army having received intimation that it was about to enter into w inter -quarters, several officers took advantage-of this circumstance to ask leave of absence. ?eme of them have passed through our walls. As they made, , with their corps, the movements from Moscow to ! Smolensk, it is very interesting to hear them give , the details of this march, which has confounded all the idle calculations, and unmasked the weakness and irresolution of an enemy, always victorious in his ' Bulletins, not, however, daring to annoy. a took movement upon a grand scale, the most difficult to be executed, even before forces very inferior. i Since its departure from Moscow, the French army a l wa ys nattered itself with coming to a general af. f a ir; it considered it might be esteemed a part of the next campaign, should it take place. The Emperor, ; , ; „1,e.. t o this unanimous impulse of cow ii e and I con , .ce, twice °tie. cil battle since the combat of 7'4 .% .rostawits. The Russian General did nee i ti. 'z .able to ri4.. l l.leta. „tin ( frit.RJ WeJilltacefiar ir il . 1 Cossacks. ti tast , on the '2d instant, appeared on the am 1 : ,sma, a corps of 12400 Russians , the treat 4 ~...., was c , vered by a cloud of e 4 Cossacks.. T columns were detached upon tee flanks of this coepi% which was in an instant cut to pieces. A Major- General, six pieces of femme, and a great number of prisoners, remained in the power of the etna. .queror. It was known by the prisoners, thet Irututtew's army was eery much weakened, by the departure of all the men enrolled by fera l or marehing in their ranks on consideration of receiving bread. This popelation return in crowds to their houses, haugh tily anaouneing that the war has changed its *set for them. Other recant levies . which were in march, having learned that the Grand irmy had left Mee• caw, dispersed of themselves.: they were told, is order to iniame their warlike ardour, that the French army was dispersed ; that the Emperor had already gained Warsaw, and other tales of this description. This contemptible trick had an effect quite different to what was inteuded ; it furnished a pretext for a defection for which every one sought au opportunity. WARSAW, Nov. 18.—On the 12th of November, the head-quarters of the Emperor were still at Smo. lensk. His Majesty continued to enjoy the best health. ilAstanacn, Nov. 25.—We learn, by authentic intelligence from the North, that in one of the last affairs upon the Nam, the Russian army lost one •f its best Officers, Baron de Baggabasisnot. General llennigsen was wounded in the same affair ; it is feared, that considering his great age, he cannot support the fatigue of a fresh campaign. This lon of Chiefs, the most experienced of the army, Is old the least of the scourges which afflict Ruisia, in the imprudent contest in which the English have engaged hcr. _ _ Beaus, Nov. 21.—The Dukes of Reggio and Belluno are again in march to act on the offensive against Wittgenstein's corps. General Tschitscha golf continues his retreat ; his columns were pro ceeding from Slonim to Nietwiez. Prince Schwart zenberg and General Regnier, were following close at their !wt.'s. Thi. first was marching on Royana, and the, latter towards !ilonim. The last-mentioned General was at Zelwa on the 10th instant. Lantc, Nov. 14.—There are upwards of 10,000 Bavarian troops, several columns of which have al ready passed through Saxony, anti are on their march t' join the corps under General Count Wrede. IVe are in expectation of seeing shortly Wurtem. bcrg troops march through this place, which are likewise destined to the Grand Army, and for the ase of which 200 horses are now collecting at Leip _ Exclusive of the first contingent of the Saxon' army, being 20,000 men, and of Prince Maximilian's re4iiiinut of infantry, stationed at Griefswald and IVelgast, under the command of Marshal Duke of l'lmiglione, there have been since sent two regiments of infantry, one regiment of avalry, and four hundred artillery men, to the Grand Army. All possible attention continues to be paid to the completion of all the royal Saxon corps now in the field; and for this purpose several thou sand recruits have been raised this year in the country, which are formed in provisionary UAW );.,. at Torpti, to be in readiness to enter the m of their brethren, who are so gloriously fighting for the common cause. The last transport s eon. iisting of upwards of 1000 men, marched in the tatter end of October, to join the 7th corps of the army. At Torgan they are incessantly employed in forming the new-raised men ; in whom the greatest ardour and most lively inclination to the service, so essential to their king and country, is evident. Se veral deliveries of horses from Moldavia, and the• North of Germany, give us assurance of the Saxon cavalry being completely re-mounted. Twenty-five thousand conscripts have just been. ordered out in the department of Warsaw; 18,000 of whom will very soon be in readiness to depart for the Grand Army. INTERCEPTED LETTER, nom VIZ EMPEROR. NutroLawc TO TUE DUNE 01 IiASSANO DATED MOSCOW, OCT. 16. " Dula es B4ssisto, 7 —l have with me at this place two Prussian regiments, who have distinguished themselves in the advanced guard of the Grand Army, but which, as may be expected, have suffered se verely. Might not the King of Prussia relieve these regiments by two others, fresh and well-mounted ? The former could then return to Prussia, and become fit for service again. The King would be a gainer by this arrangement in every respect, since there Would• not then be occasion to make such an immediate es- .4 OgiMS .N STATESMAN. penditure to remount these regiments, snd it would besides addls the number of his skeleton regiments,l which have been disciplined and practised in grand manreuvres. I have given to the Prussian contingent : ut i its natural direction, by sending ato ai should wish greatly, that the aid of my ith division I were no longer necessary in that quarter. I wish to know therefore, from the King of Prussi a , w h e th er he would not make an augmentation of 1000 ca valry and 6000 infantry, whith might proceed to Riga, and take the place of the 7th division • the King may easily draw these troops from Konigsberg, Colberg, and Graudentz, and thus they could arrive in a few days. These last' would be teplaced by th ose which might be drawn from a greater distance, by rendering effective some skeleton regiments, or or dering troops from Silesia; in this manner the King of Prussia would form a cordon of 4000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. " It will be an easy matter for you to make him I comprehend that it is Lis own interest that this war should be terminated quickly; because; in the mean I time , he must' be greatly inconvenienced by this struggle; and that there is only one effectual way of bringing the same to a termination, which is, to Show to Russia, by the powerful means which the Enipe,ror possesses of recruiting his armies, not only in his 'Own States, but by the succours furnished by his. allies, that the hopes she cherishes sf ruining the army, are void of foundation, and perfectly il lusory. " -The same language most beiteld to Austria, the rpm to Bavaria, at Stutgard, and. war where she. only desire that reinforceseati:be ilt.nt to me, Wikrinot %Ai Son e tor ihroimiggifflooedi , . that dessefforereigas-do order% be loserted in lbek &Ware, not oily the gteat-nenber of troops which they send off, but that also they double the NNW in their statemeols s and it is to be well un ionised, that the Pressitaeorps at present at Me ted is not be be included It dyne reinforcement!. I tray Gad tti take Y likeePi tiA POt “ ZO/4." " "w (81 ows. Om le, W.". , .1r I. WIMOW • ‘ .4.. 0 •••• f• ev• • " • • •lik • 4. • • .101011 , 6 ... ••••Ltir . • *** ••••• ••• 0 V•• 11••• • ..... •••••• - . /RIDE 81'4,1CYS T 1 ,14- DAY AT ONK 0'0.064 1 1 Beak 218 171 Soak par 5 Ala. 1 per Cent. Ked. 581 91 HMV. 11-p ' 3 par Ce4ts. Cam awe 15 p • ..-.• 4 per Casts. 741 51 th Ph pr. _ I 5 per Gem. Nary •• Acet.6l/1 Law. Asa. 15 548 . 4 84114ry Tithes • • much acted open to thie hew. Not elitisto'e were made of the accused, there may be told or repeated with a malignant Intenticin, would be an end of all law, and we might be and a tendency to injure another, and distroj left to shift for ourselves in that state of anarchy !! ! his peace of rnincl, as well as that of his whole What could a Jury do in hearing such a charge ? family, so as to merit the chastisement of the What other verdict than that they gave, could they law. But there are cases where troths, which, resolve on under such a frighiul impression ?—To though they wound the parties of whom they this we will speak more at leisure. are told, yet deserve enquiry as to what use they are of, and from what motive they are told.— If they should be found useless and inju.leus, in the name of justice and reason, let them be visited by the censure or chastisement of the law. But if , on the other hand, they turn out to be wholesome, from their general effect, though grating to the feel inp of persons iu authority, let them be treated in a far different way. Libellous falsehoods aro detested by every body—but libelous truths meet with a dif ferent reception from those who know the value and necessity of censuring the vices of the age. Of the subject matter which occasioned the prose cution now in question, there may naturally enough be different opinions. Many, even a great many, may think the strictures in which Mr. Ilusyr indulged himself, too severe, or too incautiously aimed or worded, while, at the same time, they might agree in the necessity of an able Censor, to stop the tor. rent of vice, lateuty, and dissipation, which some times low bits the monarchical and aristocratical betgbU, to the shame and injury of all below them. IThey may reusable* the force and truth of the maxim, that— ', The folly of Princes is the People'sseourge." Every Magistrate of a free country is the property of the people, as fully, nay, more fully than the pro. petty of the people is at the disposal of the Go. . vernmeat, since the Government is the creature of the people, and derives its birth frpm them. With- out, however, taking a latitude In our disquisition an this subject, which might be incompatible with the nature of our 'publication, we will confine our rianarks to the trial before us, in which we presume to Say, without hesitation, that the Defendants in this cause have a right to complain of the proceed ings against them. When misconduct is enrelloped with splendour, it is always difficult, and always dangerous to direct the shaft of reprehension through the dazzling halo which surrounds it.— The very advocate incurs a risk of self-iujury, when .he defends the conduct of the satirist, who may , have employed his pen against royal or noble tap' Seeing then that the ordinary plea of jestilicttion'is denied to the honest Barrister from motives of delicacy, or more powerful reasons, it be comes the Court, before whom the complainant brings his suit, to remembereat all times, that justice is its sale attribute; and that, hi conformity to the typiad figure which represents it, the' possessor of its Beach should neither tern the head to the right nor to the left ; in short, should be metaphorically hand to the eetwptcreas fee pieheattsre of the Appel. i lents. We were greatly, concerned, though pia col much t urprised,thetthelSortcreottGuntwei. should, in the early part of Ms opening the taie,signify to the defending Counsel, that, he rolgltt erpight. not makta reply to his defence, according to the course that de. fence should take. At this sort etmenace v for.what else can we call it, our hair stood Ott eticr! ' Might not the same case, in more familiar langnife, stand thus ?—I am about to give your client a deep wound ; you may express your sympathy`for his con dition, but if you attempt to heal it altogether I will rise up and enlarge its orifice !! Heaven de. fend, in future, the accused in like cases, if this newly-assumed practice is to prevail. It was not adopted by the Crown Lawyers aforetime, upon the trial of the Printer of the Middlesex Jour. Rai, for copying Junius's Letters, against whom Lord Mmssrtet.o was serene, to a degree in pour. traying the imputed malice and mischief of that pro. auction of the pen, which has since attracted the eye and admiration of every lover of polished censorial literature. DE GREY was the Attereey.General of that time, who, with a commendable moderation, expatiated upon the work under prosecution. The' Defendant's Counsel, Serjeant GLYert, advocated his Client's cause with an eloquence which, in its wide range, happily exposed the political bias of the Oster, an d urged him to address Mr. ATTORNEY in the following burgssege : 64 You will reply, you will reply, Mr. Di PREY, wetet yon." That im. partial man answered —no, my Lord ; since the' Defendant has called no evidence, I do net think it would be manly, or just, in me (or words to that sleet) to reply.' His Lordship sat down full of Ample, and the verdict of the Jury disappointed him !! Mr. EDWARD Wiu.'as, was the Sollciter- General at the time; but he did not take upon him .tbe oaus of pleading in State Prosecutions, as is now jam These recent Defendants, no doubt, would bee been glad the dramatis personse had been cast in the same mangier, on Wednesday last. But Sir W. Fumes (if we may trust in our short acquaint. ance with him) has no relish in this species . of forensic castigation ; he bas much of the ilk of hu man kindness in him. He takes even more delight in the innocent amusement of Little Cannons; than any Colleague he may have, cart do 'in 'the thundering elptosioos of Low Culrerini.— ' But, to the purpose.—We Were in an especial man ner shocked by the charge of Lord ELLENSOROVC.O to the Jury, wherein he said, , the question for them to determine was, whether we were henceforth to he seder the dominion of libellers, or under the do- Millen of the laws, as heretofore ; and as he .pro aided., impish% them with apprehensions, that un- Extracts of a letter from Philadelphia, dated Oct. 27 :—" The Democrats have gained a decided ascendancy over the Federalists in the late elections, anti MAntson will continue President; unless, therefore, we get a good thrashing, no peace will take place."—" England has been playing with us hitherto, maintaining a sort of sham light; but should she become in earnest, and pnt forth her power, the first thing ne may expect is to have New York blown about our emirs." We are concerned to state that, after a very rough and teu►pcnoous passage, the Brigade of Hers, Guards, by an sager forced march 'from Lisbon, la urder to join the Allied Army, lost nearly one-thirt of their horses. Great exertions are makint at Portsmouth to vic.. teal and equip 'our ships of war on their antral front the Baltic. It is thought that' they wilt be employ , a against America in the course of the winter. The people of New York are surprised that they ha,. not had a visit from our navy before this time.• ERRATUM in yesterday'sLi• RLPORT:—We now*. • stand from those who were seated nearer to the Jurar. boa than we happened to he, that it was bcfore the retirement of the Jury that their Forenoon snit', they leere . all skirted bat one ;Ina when they rAteroes4 we could see that the Foreman her Fated in ttkiverionv • the Verdict; and looked to that one dissenter,' fet . his concurrence. I ALICANT, No - v. I . . —Our little army has not- yeE moved from this place: The French are fal!ing hark upon Catalonia, lea - ring 1,000 men in a strong posi tion at Vaiencia.. We have plenty of provi4 , .no foe the troops. There are lying' here 'the /Woks, Ad , . HALLONVOLL ; and the Fan,., • Cly!ttiit ?HURST, With 140 transports. This is an cacelleet l!roatlstead. LtiCaNCK. IDont.; Dec. 10:—Reselti En the Down. his*Ma.. jesty's .flips lospiegnabit, Monmouth, Chatham, Asia, Clarence, Lsitligie, Gloucester,. Warrior, ; Bedford, Christian rork, Malgrave, Ben. can., Drake, Rosario, Mosquito, Cretan, Rinaldo; Alert, And Speculator; and the Memoriam, Bar i !Ruty, Tate Briton, and Lady Cathcart .4 onsports. • The Foreign vessel, Two Sider:, hem . Newcastle, for Lisbon, ran on the Goodwin Sands last evening, and is supposed to have gone to pieces; the crew saved themselves in the boat, and have landed her. Arrived his Majesty's ships I:getout, Cressy, Mars, 'Plantagenet, and two more (who .have not mad. their numbers), from the Rattle; and the bone warhead lUelpomeno from Leith. . fiarldovni, Dec. 9.--Sailed the Sterling Castle usen'a4 war, for Basge.-Reeds. • SntsaNnoo,'Dro. 10.-4 t Is reported that four Ma of the line of the Magian feet, helm the heedutoet ships, tire slew mites below the Nose. rAssvoups, Dec. 11.--Mho brig itese t . from. User► pool, for Malta, was.drirton ashorti, digitise res . :Pita • material denser; • • • IlAuwica, I)rc. 10.---Areleetititerrhsee*Of Wake *ILO, with' a Mail front GiutetOtigh. Sailed on iaiurclay - bit; and expects that the LA . co nyny, then lying at Cottenbursb, *avid nail en Sunday.—;- • The Russian frigates nett: pa -overt, • are- tiding In !Lesley Bay. Count Leiwin and snft; C021416.1(14 Lipersons, hare just Mori laiided fly *Alien Oilicer s and-is lodged at the Three Cups inn. Caul" over in the Curter frigate, and .was taken- ovt of her ho Mosley Ray by a pilot boat. . Sailed the Lady Ncpeam packet for Gottenburgh. . . THE STATESMAN. LONDON: • FRIDAY * necesssas U, 11111. We yesterday gar* some important intelligence brought by the Gottenburgh Mail. A Mes senger also arrived by the Packet, and brought ad vices to Government, the substance of which was communicated to the public in the following 0 trEtOtifit. BULLETIN. ig Government this morning received , accounts from Gottenburgh, of the 30th November. Thenaj were no further dispatches from Lard CATHCART-2r Gottenburgh when the packet came away ; but the accounts from the Russian armies are of the most , battering description. " Gen. PLaTner bad taken 900 men and 20 pieces of cannon at the passage of the Dnieper. 46 A corps of 2000 men, under Gen. AVOTREAO, brother of the Marshal of that name, had surrendered of discretion to Coma °num DRITISOIVI. " The lad accoatstwfrom Kirrusow's head-luar tees were dated Lohkoro, ten worsts in advance of Smolensk, on the 13th November. Nothing they was known of Bo resort. 66 VICTOR has been defeated with great 1. a." It is reported that the 29th Bulletin is arrived in town, but has not been made peblic; and we have this morning received the following letter from oar Correspondeut at Dover:— " Doves', DEC. 10.—A vessel arrived off here this afternoon from Dieppe, and landed a parsec ger; bat though he was very strongly interrogated IM ti Mr, would not utter a word, bet seemed very aostioua to set off for London, which be did as soon as he pal cured Aorses. It is thought he is the bearer of some important intelligence. The vessel was A Premien, and left thence three days ego. ON EX-OFFICIO PROSECUTIONS. THE TRIAL OF MESSRS. RUNTS. FOR AN ALLSOED LIBEL ON THE PRINCE REGENT. From the frequency of these prosecutions and eon victions of late, it were natural to ausww, w e re there no other indications, that something extremely wrong, in the system of government, has existed for some time. If the Constituted Authorities of the State were well selected, and their measures -wisely directed; it would be impossible that so many pee. sons could commit themselves to the hazard of pro secution by the Law Officers of the Crown, for writ ings of a seditious or libellous nature. The indefinite meaning of the words libel and sedition, will ever be a fruitful source of prosecutions as keg u the guver uors of this or any other country pursue an interest distinct from that of the people. These and the fol lowing reflections have arisen out of the proceedings which took place in the Court of King's Bench, on Wednesday last, against the Proprietor and Printer of the Jexatnisier. That trial his furnished abundant .matter for the most serious reflections in the bosoms of all who are capable of appreciating the value . of liberty. The doctrine of Lord Mutsrtzio, that " a Libel is net less so far being a truth," is but tp• S OLD 11.111LE7:- On Thursday twenty-nine prisoners were tried, twenty-one of whom were convicted of felony. Same day the Sessions ended, when sentence was passed on the following privoners, Jams Wheeler, John D 00.1, Sandi Smith, mad Sarah Mat% duaald, to be transported for life. John Rickards and Henry Rogers, for foareea years. John Thompson, Thomas Ellis. Thomas Jabs Machetes, 6ynoads, Franco; I/overtly, ' William Ke l lum, Ann Macademaw, Ann Morris, Remy kill, Samuel Ahem.band, Atm Clark, _ _.William Shepherd , . Elizabeth Lowrie, Job* Collings, Motel Ithaloael ie Joho Preemie, Julia Clavier. John Palmer, Henry Pawn, pry !dap, William Adams; imaaaals Woodward, Ace Gird. slizaaeth Creamer. Mows Davis, Ste... Oen Adams, Cat:mr•ne Bird. Edward Burke", limn levy, William Davis. William Chaßand; WiMaga 'Parlor. James Ryder, Thomas Ryder, Richard Sloss, and James Grolier, far seven wears. Twelve were ordered. to be impridated in Clerkeowell Bride well for one year, four for two years, sad eleven for six rates. der months ; eleven were ordered to be Imprtioned in Nesvgate for different periods; five to be privately and three pu!pliely whipped t fifteen fined is. each . ; aeveral - jed g eeenle re:spited; mod sot .ern were diw6areed by praelaration. Snaked adjourned so CA January seat. CORN-EXCHANGE, Dec. 11. A few vessels from Saliba arrived to this day's market. and a emoldersti.le imantity 6f Wheat being %eft over from lad Moo day and Wednesday's supply, aceranon rather heavy sate fur Wheat, bat Aloaday's proetwwere obtained foe what has been this day dispo'ed of. .Barley maintains its price, although we have. large arrivals of that tiepin. Oats are ls. per quarter dearer: la Peas and Beaus, sad other articles, then is no al legation in price. • Wheat (English) .105 13$ New ditto_ 00 00 Ditto (Foreign) .... 101 WO Bears Rye lO 76 Tirk do, OO :00 Barley. •_ 56 59 Uh 1.... New ditto uu.....00 . 00 Outs • ... 50 6S Malt ... • 96 101 Fine ditto 00 00 PO 100 Poland d 0...... 45 60 Ditto 1. • 110 126. Feed ditto .....40 56 New d .0 .. • • " " 03 00 Fine Flour ..: 10.5 110 Grey is " 80 lid seconds ....... i p..... K IkVITHPIIILI) MARET.—Data 11. To sink 'eke Offal, per store of lab. Beef ...Jim. Od. to 64. Od. Head or Cat& this day ? Antton ..644. I. to 6s. 4d. Reacts Veal ...At. 641. to .7s. 641. Sheep . ' 1,450 Pnrk —.64. W. to 7s. W. 1 Colves Lamb... .06. 04. to Os. _pd. I Pep . 506 -1 411 '- KET Hay 4l. '. Og. to 51. is. 01. Clover 6l. Or. (Id. to 71. 7.. 04. Straw YI. (. OIL to fl. V.. 011. - , • • • .. _ l ,. y - r• I lib Trr - 1111 , %:M=d i°