The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-02 00:00:00

TilE STATESMAN. ~ke " enquiries on the spot" reset - in? the Re- means he will be enabled to cover his resources from •o f those Islands. They give the' names of Russia ; and prevent the danger of being intercepted ',se C o mmissioners, who art.. Richard Betenson in his rear. This, we augur, will no t sail from England till June 10, 1811. No probably be the peon. Richard Thompson, and G , orge Wyke ; they next step that BONAPARTE will take, after he has re appointed in November, ISIO, though they stopped to refresh his soldiers, fatigued Wi t h slaugh ::i 0 .450 n is assigned for so long a detention in this ter, and wearies with pursuing the retreating Russ ((riot ry after the date of their appointment ; tint shins. Op Committee state, that "No it-porta from the It is net a little surprising, that this temporiry re. oimmi•sionera (three in number), of their official spite, for thepurp ose of organizing his. future o pera • r occedings, have been received," down to March . bons, should be seized by the hlintsterlatl envna n s t st Alluding to the policy and practicability of this a s a Ore - of of his weakness, "00 highlriviapicioua to O'..st India Enquiry 4 4 on the s p o t, ,, th e Committee the cause of Russia ;" but, with every-deferenoe due to •nake the following o b serva ti ons i n conclusion :-- the lucubmtious of these consistext politicians, we n The difficulties which, even in this country, pre. should attribute it to a confidance in Ms' trength, and . c ut the full awl adequate collection of the ite*ii. as presumptive evidbnce, that his opponents having t aw, are increased in the Colonies and Foreign possessions of the Crown, more ,bast Indirect pro- changed their plan, he had also changed his. ,How . p or tion to the distance from the seat of cOntroul asst.; gi ring repose to his wearied ts:oops in the .taklat, operintendance ; your Committee, therefore, high.: of an enemy's country, after a inarch of eigbt iy approve the endeavour to remedy such abuses, hundred miles, could possibly indicate weakeeen . by Commissions sent abroad, and making their en, ' and disaster we have not iitatitration to tlisio. ;ti.s locally, and with all the means of investiga- ; qu vet. We are likewise of opinion; that the spi . _ lion at hand. It will become the duty of those., to . tom adopted by ALEXANDER'S : Military Council ~hom such Commissioners are responsible, to take'i care that there may be no want of punctuality- in o is by no means calculated to Inspire his:troops with rendering accounts, nor in examining them at . aeptt„i courage; but, on the contrary, the.cruel and Im es they shall be delivered ; to keep th:gpommissionera: tper: ous necessity of retreating sad destroying, tenth abroad as long as their servicee l sori.tegnisite,,At •• only to 'exPeite terror and alarm among his troops coni t ao tly employed in the discharge el their dutir : i snd to determine such Commissions at the earliest i and lP r ". d c 4 40 1 P• t the whole of his pert 'nd after the business for whic:t,they weroinsti. enbiairen • toted shall have been executed, or whenever it . be.: No4osititt, is his Addroto •I*4l64r.ikrtuyitiu s comes apparent that such Cbmtwissions can be at openibeof 'the campaign, said, "he would 51 tended with no further beneficial effects." -s!:` , boundaries of the Russian Empire;" and, without _ A LEX ANDER is able to risk a battle, if we may judge from the experience, valour, and resources of his powerful opponent, he must ultimately submit to yield up a valuable part of his Empire, " as an in demnity for tnepresint, and security for the future." But, oven should the elements for a time enable the Russian Bear to resist the progress of the Gallic Eagle, the immense force the latter has the power of Accumulating, would still bear down every ob stacle that might impede his winged flight towards tha Russian capital, where, on his arrival, he 11 as an. nounced his intention of again riveting the chains of the mighty CZAR, the groans of which would resound, throughout Europe. Poland would, from necessity, be. come a province of Francet—Seain would again be in vaded—and England exhausted, would be driven to protect her own shores—actuated by our feelings, we could darken the gloomy prospect, the contem plation of which excites, in our minds, the most conflicting emotions. Heaven send us wisdom in our councils to avert, by a timely Peace, the dangers that threaten to overwhelm the goaded and distracted nations of Europe. pool. Ain CO. co I L-atERCH ANTS, HONDURAS= WHARF, BANK-SIDE. SOUTHWkRK. WILIJAAM FOOL, Tate or d, 4ir O ei w to e o ti f 's e - r p „ l e a cr ce p , toile arkanu leknsonts In the Nobility. Gentry. gold Pot.l.e, fro* Own hr ha. hithethi res rived the m m .toitirt , and ine4: in the continuative of their fairultiu to Este. binhinei f had C litahleviu Wharf. where their rum 111 be reteivrd, and ettecnted upon the wont liberal 11 , 0 Wall.end Gun I Sveiindi STUN' Coals Hartley Cmit pea . Th. tonal Ingrain ill .wed nu Five ovibineis. Wilk.. Pahl retionnts that all Del is how due to himmae he it it ibe Counting•house of Pool and Co. Honduran W hat f, pit idrf. Mils. Doe 0 . Dablia 0 - Waterford I 0 0 8 ** .. Guernsey 0 0. • 4 • Gettenborgh • 4 1 LOAMY SORIIT at the Public OffiCrn Mr. T. DIIIIDUS it engaged at fadOialat at the new Drury-lane Theatre, and his active tsleuts will render hint useful and efficient. Report positively says, that !Using signed an en gagement last week with the Managers of the' new Drury-lane Theatre ; but there are as many fiese ru mours in the theatrical as in the political circles. We have, indeed, heard, that he is not likely to perform at all in the metropolis next season. The new Drury-lane Theatre promises to be one of the most distinguished ornaments of the British capital. Bat we wish the stucco had been continued on all aides. It is a sad blemish in u public edifice, of which all the sides are open, to hare but one of them Niell.drest. A statue of Mr. SHERIDAN, in white marble, will, we understand, be one of the ornaments of the Grand Saloon in New Drury-lane Theatre. Thiayssz.-1t gives us.pecllliar pleasure to state, that a very considerable portion of the wheat in this neighbourhood is reaped;, the crops are most abun dent.—Stafford. • The harvest has already commenced in many parts of this .. county, and we are happy to learn, , that there is every w here a most promising appearance of an abundant produce. In . Huntingdonshire and Cam bridgeshire the harvest is very forward, and a great deal of corn has been carried in the best condition ; and its Rackinghamshire, Surrey, Suffolk, and counties hi the neighbourhood of London, the fields are nearly cleared. Many samples of corn were shollaiu Ipswich market, the last market day, which were prOttounced excellent.—(Nutlinghans Paper). Several fields of wheat and oats have been cut down In this• neighboarhOod, if the present favourable weather continues, there is every appearance of the harvest being general in this district next week.— (Edinb:s,gh Courant). The Wexford, Marquis of Huntley, Elphinst on, .sibiteick Castle, Bombay, and Cirencester, bound to China, which sailed from Portsmouth on the 25th of March, were all well on the sth of June, in lat. t 3. 25. south, long. 27. nest.—The GlaUon parted on the 28th of March, and had net joined. The Merl, Invix, arrived at Dartmouth on Mon. day from the Cape of Good Hope—sailed about the 28th of June. On the 12th June, Admiral Siam.- roan dispatched the Eclipse sloop of war to St. He lena, to take the trade for England • about the 18th alt. four days before making the Western Islands, Capt. Inns saw a fleet of 11 sail, four of them large :ships, and more were to leeward, which he took to be the Indiamen. A sloop of war, which Capt. la n n supposed to be the Eclipse, made signals. The Proridence sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for St. Helena and England previous to the 12(h June. On Saturday last his Royal Highness the Dake of Gloucester returned to town from his late excur sion into Hertfordshire, where he has been passing a few days on a visit to Lord John Townshetid, at Ball's Park. The morning after his arrival he eat presented by the Mayor and Aldermen of Hertford, with the freedom of that ancient and loyal corpora tion, accompanied by an address expressive of their seal and dutiful attachment to the House cf Bruns wick, and of the high sense they entertained or his Royal Highness's many eminent personal virtues and exemplary conduct, both in his civil and military ca pacities ; for whichlnark of their respectful atten tion and regard, his Royal Highness was pleased to return them his thanks, in an elegant, concise, and appropriate speech ; and after partaking of a cold collation at the town-hall, took a ride through Loid Cowper's beautiful grounds at Panshanger, to pay a visit to Mr. Henry Cowper, at Tew in Water, from whence he returned with his suite, to dine at hall's. The following morning his Royal Highness visited the E. I. College at Haylev-hury,. where he was re- ceived bet weea twelve and one o'clock, by tho Prin cipal and Professors of that Institution, and having viewed their hall, chapel, library, Professors' apart ments, &c. sat ilown to au elegant breakfast, con sisting of all the delicacies of the seasou, which the Resident Members of the Society bad provided in their Coramittee-ruom for the occasiou. Ilk Royal Highness was accompanied to the College by Lord and Lady John Toweshend and family, Mr. and Mrs. Byng, Lord Erskine, Sir Busick and Lady Harwood, the Master of Caius' College, Cambridge, the Public Registrar, and other Gentlemen of that University. The party went afterwards to look at some of the most remarkable places in the vicinity, and returned to dinner with a select company at Lord John Townshend's in the evening. The Household Troops are not considered to be under the direct cognizance of the military depart ments at the Horse Guards, but receive orders imme. diately from their own Commanding Officers re spectively. We understand that the arrangement for sending the detachments of the Life Guards and Horse Guards (Blue) to Spain, originated with the first Per longs in the kingdom, and these troops, both men and horses, as far as their numbers go, cannot be equalled by any heavy cavalry existence. The Cavalry Regiments ordered on foreign service havebeen directed to mil barley with the oats, that the horses may be gradually inured to Hustprovendcr previous to embarkation. Under the superintendence of T. TELFORD, Esq. as engineer of great celebrity, a bridge is constructing with amazing celerity over the river at Potarch, in Aberdeenshire; one of the stupendous arches was east in 20 hours from the fixing of the centres. This {.bridge will-facilitate the march of troops, &c. from the Highlands to the Low Countries. THE 41"ATESNLIN. LONDON: WEDIIMAT, SEPTEMIIII. 2, 1812. Letters have been received from the French coast to the With ult. which state, that no news of im portance had then been received from the Army of The Speech of the King of Sweetie, which we !the North. BON APART= ' had lashed sixty new Li published yesterday, must excite great surprise in i cences, thirty of which, it •Is wtid, are for the im i portation of Buenos Ayres hides, being granted in the public mind, ,after the delusion which has been practised upon them by our Government for so long . consequence of the great want of shoes in the French , I army. a time past, by representing BERN! A RC/TYE as t he i : vessel, called the Neptune, has arrived from planner of the Russian campaign. Instead of which, Cadiz, which she left on the 9th ult. Letters re it is esitlent that Sweden does not intend to take any I ceived by her state, that an expedition, consisting of Flit in the war, unless formed into it, and that her 1 Spanish, had sailed for Ayamonte, to reinforce Gen. 2,500 British and Portuguese troops, and 4,500 l sentiments must be construed as hostile to !tussle, by l HILL'S army. It was reported, that the expedition the following conclusive passage.—" To the ?clot . ~ . from sally had effected a landing, bat on what part protection of heaven and him (Renesnorre) del I' of the Spanish coast was not stated. The French zt cies:unit! this Kingdom ; and an internal voice of :continued to bombard Cadiz. comfort tells me, that the Polar Star shall never de-; Letters from Gottenburgh state, that an Edict has ril on the Northern mountain, wititont being, I been issued at Copenhagen, that if any Englishman ? should be found passing frig an American, he is to be 7.'ictt within Swedish landmarks, hart by free Swe orleeted and considered as a priSoner of war. dish men." Thus the prompt assistance of Sweden, 1 - ,_. ' N . rolIA•1 MON, A EWFOLeNIKAND, Atm. 4.—" We yes cm nhich our Ministers placed so much reliance, hal f terday boarded a vessel that had just passed the trtmioated in a manner that most reasonable . men ;American squadron, commanded by the redoubtable toti , nw ; and, it is to be hoped, that our 50b0417.1 Commodore RODUIRS. By her we have been in. ...11 be saved. , I formed of the course they were steering, end they The ( ine it e o f l as t n i g ht contains i nt mi en te r cannot new be more than 40 miles a-head of us.— t'i 't eti , ii of Priece.BAeaderrow with the, Mai n arm : sleep ofl The American meadren consists of fi ve frigates, a y, war, and a brig. We have the Africa, of a sle 'emit°, under'Genetal BA RCLA Y DE TOLLT; i .. 64 gene,teolus, Belvidere, Guerriere, and Shannon %11 , 0 r it is reported they are preparing to tc't olden- ' t frigatee, as fine vessels as ever swam, particularly `'' I% • The index, however, of intelligence tries r theereiser.riere. As 'we love the Americans dearly,' it , '":n which has been transmitted to us through !yotieney eipect the American squadron at Plymouth -• ery soon. -We have taken a men of war brig, the th' n Aioon of Bulletins, Gazettes, Private LAM?* 4 ' v ' Neetilus, and burnt 20 ships." kt:• wears so contradictory, exiggerated„. and In. I A detaclinveit of the Staff Corps is ordered to pro. dec: , ite in its complexion, that it is difficult 'l6 ceed forthwith from Hythe, for the expreei purpose 11) bi.e.re our Readers any accurate outline, of. of Wing attached to the Quarter-Master-General flit. real state of ..the campaign, on which, in all , (Colonel GonDo!') in 5 1" 1 "• le:rdan prabahility, may depend the fate ofj A Common Omen is to be held at Guildhall to- I: .tlatttl, the i n dep en de n c e o f Sp a i n , an d the re • . morrow, to consider ,an Address to the Parece Re . h°w• iett.r on the splendid victory obtained over the of Europe: the feetures of the war we may, -'. French army on the 22d July last, near Salantanea, tyre venture to assert, have hitherto been inauspici.. by the Allied Arniy, nuder the commando( Marquis oils to th e R uss i an ' O use . N sra rzow has driien WNW NGTON. • Atrisenea out at Poland, established nominally ! The Trustees appointed by Act of Parliament for 1 I? ilidt pendent G ove rnme n t in th a t Russian frets. pu rchasing an estate to he annexed to the title of Earl Not.so t r, Have not boen able, hitherto, to carry tier province., and fixed the centre of the projectile the intention of the Legislature into effect. No eli motion of his army on the Banks of the Dwina. We : giblo mansion, manor, and park having yet been of. s e• aware, that should Russia be able to protract : tered to them for that purpose. the war, he would have to combat with a climate I Tin Parsee Eitoets.—The French Eagles, cap far more formidable to Frenchmen than t h e ! tared at Salamanca, and brought borne by Lieut.- ; Col. Lord Centton, are to be deposited, with mili hosts of ALEZANbiII. A climate that, even du., tory and appropriate ceremony, in the Royal Chapel ring the present season of the year, is liable 'at Whitehall • and yesterday the. Secretory of State to incessant t rans iti ons , f rom ex t reme h e at to severe for the War Department, Earl BeTIIIMST, and the sold, naturally producing terrible storms and heavy Adjutant-Geueral of the.f orces, with other Officers, falls of rain, which render the roads at times impas- : attended the sacred depository to make the previous sable; but Nerciezoe, even in defiance of these , adjustments for that purpose. Surons to Doek.yards are, b the a lmost insurmountabl e insurmountable imeediments, in regions so 1 ! recti A ens of ssistant the L oins of the Admiralty, to y be taken disastrous to his troops, has pursued his plan and in future front the list of Naval Surgeons. Lid the foundation of his future operations for the i On Tuesday morning, Abe 26th ult. Sir WILMA* conquest o f t h e E mp i re o f Russia, and the ilubjuiee- 1 Cuter's, Bart...cooinparied by his brother, Captain Lion of thi r ty m illions of its population.--ThelCuttets, with his,own son, sindanother young Gen ! tleman, united at the Qoay of Belfast% in Sir Wit.- nest effecti ve movemen t o f N APOLEON , . (noes LlAM'a concentrated position of his limy, will prousiely be coast. Sir WILLIAK flit off INV- Worbseaday for to establish a frontier line of dehisce ales* the Mount Stewart, .oheyeat efilawlati et Lesseit.. Denial, I and make himself master of Rite s Iftiftlda llesteett •• - ''' '' 1 • - ' ." • .• • .'r :.-...i ... 1 .: -, . - .. 2. --' '._ . • . IRELAND. LIMERICK. Aco• ?A. On the qsth ult. a most numerous and highly re. erectable meeting of the friends to the independence of this city took place at the Commercial-buildings. Soon otter twelve o'clock Lord Viscount Glentworth was called to the Chair by unanimous acclamation. Jon,/ Tummy., Esq. addressed the Meeting in a short hut eloquent speech, to the following effect, and moved several resolutions:— GENTL66tEN,--4 am happy to meat you on this oc. casino, and have long anxiously dashed to do so-- I have resided in this my ttathe city for the last 30 years, and expend: El my propory therein. My pro. perty, I humbly mention, was and is resp.ciable; yet I have never been off. red my freedom of this City; at the same time you must be aware, that Iha Corporation could entertain tto jealous feeling against me, as down to the present hour I never voted for any Member to represent either our count ) or city in the Imperial Parliament. In every et fort ,you make towards establishing our natural rights as M low-citizens, you shall find me anxiously eo.npe. rating with you, and I t,incerely wish t! at our vier. tint* may eventually be crowned witb mere s. shall now conclude by sub•caibiog the sum of 10.4. towards the ind.peudence of city." Jolts llowLy F.sq. seconded the Ite,o!u'inns. A. F. O'NEILL, E. rose, and- in an al nrred and food de manner, described the pr sett d graded state in which the brave and loyal in••nbi i.nts of Li merick were kept, and eloquently d.•fet•ded ,he con duct of our ancestors. Counsellor CitiEY,in a most argnmenta•Tvr di.• play of talent, explained the nature of the d it is it charters granted to the c ti-Lens of Limei u k y se veral Monarchs, from the reign of King John down to that of James I. as a grateful et' wit for the r shaken loyalty. In the cool se r.f tl is able and in teresting speech, lie took masi n o motion t at the King's Island was granted them a• d place of public amusetneut, though it has b •eu made ps.vatc property. Here a general cry for CourPel'or O'Connell for some time interrupted the Mee - in , %%hen M . chael Arthur addressed the Chair, ni:d request d that Counsellor O'Connell should he call+d on o favour the Meoing with his sentiments on this impartant subject, when he immediately arose, amid.t loud, cheering and acclamations. Counsellor O'ContaLt., as soon as order was re. stored, addressed the Chair, in a speck as lons equalled and never surpassed. Ile went as f r back as the year 1146, and took a most comp e e ,sivo and flattering review of the conduct of the c t - Lens of Unt:rick, from the time of Oliver Cr( inw , .ll to the arrival of King William, and the capita ACM that followed, proving the unshaken loyalty, bra.. very, and un'aritished honour of the citishns ts - Li merick. In the most gratifying and feeling ma iner, be introduced the different proofs given by them, ani particularly, that though the capitulation we+ not s:gned at the period of the arrival of a Frcnc t fleet in the Shannon, with a large reinforcment of men, arms, &c. sufficient to renew the battle, yet. a; their honour was pledged, they would not break i•—they had shown they could fight, but would not b .tray. lie conc:utled a most brilliAnt haran.n.t, in Lis usual eloquent, forcible, and humorous wan .er. Counsellor O'GORMAN paid some jus c impliments to the former speakers—we reg ret our limits do nut allow us to follow him throughhisadmiroble sp .ech. On its being moved, that Lord G.eistw or. h do leave Chair, and John 'Jowly, Eq. do talo. the Lord GLeaywon•rn, in an elegant manner, re turned thanks to the Meeting for the distinglished honour conferred on him, and felt that he di I not by any means merit it, as he had only d me his duty. lie concluded by saying, " Gentlemen, I am your servant—command rue, and you shall be obeyed." Counsellor CASEY moved the thanks of th Meet. Jug to the Noble Chairman, and assured th .m, trout his own knowledge, that his Lordship would not relax in hi- zeal for the interest of the citize..s of Li. Illerick.—(Limerick Advertiser). NAVAL INT EI, LIG Eng. Ou Monday last a fire broke out about 9 o'clock, lot the Sun inn, Cambridge, which threatened the de. struction of that respectable inn and premises. It arosefrom the candle of a Lady's maid of a family : setting fire to the curtains of her room, which was i not got under until the chief part of the bed and . other furniture of the room was destroyed. Dr. JOHNSON observes, 4 4 there are but two de. xcriptions of Persons in the world ; the one are de sirens to get what they imaginl they want; and the other really want what they are desirous to get."...- 7o meet the wishes of both parties, the Wheel of Fortune seems now peculiarly formed, for any one . , Who really wants 40 or 50,0001. may now get it *ad every one who imagine they want it, has an r ival -chance to obtain it, on Tuesday Mopping next, wbeu a Blank may gain 50,0001., es all the Lottery I will be Driwo ell that Day. . R PORTSM3U fa. Scrr. 1. Arrived the Dolphin and Abundance, from Woolwich ; sal the Dover. from Chatham. Sailed therPieneer, fur the Downs. Went out of harbour the Vesta, Racoon, and Dottrel. The N.treissus lakes convoy to the West Indies; the Mirror, to Newfoundland ; and the Spitfire, for the Downs. *Ailed the P)Lides, Capt. Wetnyet, for the Mediterranean ' a kb dispatches. Came into harbour the Wizard. The Mediterranean convoy remains with.the Pontpee. DEAL, Szrr. 1. Arrived his Majesty's ships Worrier, 14as, and Goose, !rota a cruise of Flusbiog. Sailed the Rosario sloop of war, with the outward-bortad, foe Portsmouth. ' C %PE OF GOOD HOPE, Joss 14. For these three days past we have had excessive had weather. with a heavy north-west gAie. Thls morning two vessels were unfortunately stranded t one a deLtined Portuguese vessel, the, other the Discovery brig, belonging to this place. Front the situation in which they I ,y, it is supposed they cannot be rat MG No lives have been lost, mad 1 am happy to say the weather is now abated. Dr. CL MICE in describing the mag n i fi cent Cere mony of the Resurrection at Moscow, relates the following anecdote. The loud chorus which burst forth at the entrance of the church, continued as the procession moved towards the throne, and after tho Archbishop had taken his seat • when my attAttion was called olf by seeing a. Russian earnestly craning himself with his right hand,. while his let: was em ployed in picking my companion's packet of his hand kerchief. Coate Etat nut, Sere. 2.—To-day the Market has few ar rivals of Wheat, and bit short remaining supplies -the .rade awned nearly at Monday's quotation ; as may atm be observed iii Mirky and Malt. ltye is lower. White Peas rather at. Very few Grey. Beam of each sort dearer. Contiderahle ar rivah of New Oats-sales thereof, both on Monday and this , day, muck lower,,and appears on the decline in price. flour at late prices. Wheat Flue ditto 159 155 ; Do. (Fuca Old) • . , Rye * Wirley 6O n 6, Poland d 0....... 67 70 Malt.... 9O fiti ', Potateied:i. White Peas (boners) 76 89 I Rape Seed Grey do. &NW '.,, - i I (.1 1 , • • 111141 11 11,11,,i',44 :~, i '1 II : t 1 1 I `; ~ :~