The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-04-13 00:00:00

Arriveztt Mails. DI,IC . 0 II . 0 Collenburgh I 2 . 1 • 0 1' adii 1 Heligoland .• • rit111;i:. OF STOCKS roil 3 Era Cent. Cone. 690 3 per itecticed,6Bo 4 per l'ent...B9‘ 4 per Cent. Navy 990 1....5e5-.)1. fur Arc. 70 134; • DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. biog. Ann... 18 346 WM& Bond: 19s. 21s. Exch. Bills, 9s. 15s. Exch. Bills 30. Lottery Tickets 241. as. THE STATESMAN. LONDON : —gaios.— IfiLIDAY) APRIL 13, 1810. PonrucutsE PAPERS to the 31st alt. arrived in town this morning; the following are the only ay. tides worth extracting : GIJARDA, AR( 13.—A skirmish took place at a village railed Barba de Porco, between 200 French, and 20 of the 115th regiment. The 'enemy were repulsed by this small party,' and had six killed upon the spot. They retired to St. Fe !ices, at which place they have an advanced corps of 3,OJd men, as an army of observation. MARCH 28.—0 n the 19th inst: at nine o'clock at night, 600 French entered the village of Barba de Pore), where they were received by four companies of the 95th regiment, and completely defeated : two °Seers and I`_o men were killed aol taken prisuaers--an o&cer and eight men of the 95th, were killed. Lord WELLINGTON'. head quarters Are at•Pinkel ; Gene ral CR t wroao's division has advanced to Galligos (Spain), and the whole ugly has received orders to be ready at a mo ment's notice. The French have 10,000 men at Salamanca, 7,100 at St. Folices, 1,000 at Puebla, 1,500 at Bambia, 500 at Stinadille,Ond about 3,000 on the Piqueto, &e. Ltspor, MARCU 31.—The Princess Charlotte and Wal *lngham Packets arrived an the 25111, and the Princess of Wales on the 46th ; the Prioress Charlotte sails to-morrow. Four ships of the line have Also come in, and a number of transports, with about 10,000 troops, including cavalry, artil lery, and infantry. The Norge has arrived to-day •ith General Carrots, to take the command of the Portuguese regiments.—The Norge has sustained some damage by going on shore on entering the Tagus, and has about 9 feet water In her bold. Letters from Oporto say, that the French pri-1 loners there arc to be immediately sent round by sea to Lir' ion. Some accounts from the North. state the force of the Frenca Immediately upon our frontiers at 24,000 men; a force too weak to attempt any great wale of operulions, before re ceiving reinforcements. We are saw fbrtifyiog some of the heights, more immediately in thin neighbourhood : but the confidence seems pretty general, that our united force wilt make a most formidable opposition to any attempt of the enemy. Wa are this day enabled to lay before our Reactors the Treaty between Fraccce and Holland, and the Proclamation of the KING of the latter Country, giving exceution to the cessions which he snakes. From tho United Provinces this Treaty separates and unites to Franco the whole of Zea. land, Dutch Brabant, &e. &c. formally placing BONArARTE at the head of the Navy, and giving hint the administration of the Naval Law of all the other Provinces, of which Louts is supposed to continue the administrator. Noxwierelsx t Norma the ample details already given concerning the arrest of Sir FRANCIS Butt /SETT, we deem it necessary to state the following remarks,' in reply to the gross calumnies and falsehoods propagated by the hireling Prints. The Worthy Baronet has been charged with duplicity towards the Serjeant at Arms ; but an attentive • verusai , of PACTS will entirely remove the remotest degree of suspicion on that head ; and, indeed, the • . openness and candour ofSirFRANCIS'S nature are too well know to admit of a charge of that description. The SERJEtNT at A Ras went to Sir FRA Ncis's house on Friday morning, and not finding him at home, he afterwards sent a letter to corn. inunicate the uattire of his visit. Sir FRANCIS arrived shortly after, and immediately dispatched an answer to say that he should be happy to see brm the next morning at eleven. Before this note reached the SCRJEANT AT A ens, he returned to Piccadilly, when Sir FRANCIi informed him of the stature of his answer,,and observed, be was going to write to the SPEAKER upon the subject.— . Had the SERICANT then attempted to execute his Warrant by for. -0, ho certainly would balm mot with resistance, although it was not accessary for Sir' FRANCIS BURDLTT to make ji„ gown his defrimination, previous to any force beiug used against him. The Serjeant retired, and communicated these I roceedings to the SPEAKER, who, it seems, disapproved of the delay, and or. deed the Serjeant to lose no time in executing his warrant : in consequence of which, be returned to Sir FrlA,Nels in the evening, and informed him that he had peremptory orders to execute his war. rant,' • and take him to the Tower. Sir nutlet's, without the Imait hesitation, then declared his inten. tion to resist the execution of The warrant, as he • conceived it ILI.EGA L ; and that nothing should remove him but actual force. Time Serjeant at Arms then withdrew, and applied to the Secretary pf State for the necessary assistance ; but on his return to the Baronet's house on Saturday morn ing, he found the door fastened ; and the tub's, recta proccediegs throw rxo other light upon the subject of the appointment, but merely to show Oat Sir Facts uerer inteuded to obey the sum. : 00 11 4.. 4ik addition to the above, we are authorized to .give o r pkovin4 statement of the arrest of Sir f. &MONTT 46 , A little bef !re eleyea on Mttoday morning, the e er j ean t . Arm, artempanied by nrafagers' police-ulcers, and a Pr.. I • . - TM& STATESMAN. large military force, broke violently, into the house of Sir FRANCIS &MATT. Sir Faxacts was sittin g with his family, med. ou•.the appearance of the Serjeaut, asked by what antharity he broke into his house ? The Serjeant pro duced the Speaker's Warrant, which Sir F. refused to obey, and demanded if it was intended to be executed by a military force ? The answer was in the atilrinative : whereupon Sir F. commanded them to desist in the King's name, and called upon the Sheriff for his aid. It wasanswered.that the Sheriff was not there, and Sir FRaNCIS then said, that they should not take him but by force, which they accordingly did, au: hur ried him through a double tile of soldiers, drawn up in his own house, to a glass coach,' which they had in waiting for the purpose, and conveyed him to the Ton cr, escorted by a large body of hone." WE t his morning received a letter addressed to Sir FRANCIS BuaolTr, which is highly worthy of attention, and from which it appears That the opinion of the people out of doors is not so una nimous as the vote of the 'louse of Commons on Monday last. IT is reputed, and we baieve not without foundation, that Mr. O'CoNSOit has demanded an apology from Mr. LYTTLETON for the wanton and unprovoked attack made upon him in the House of Commons on Monday evening ; and we doubt not Mr. LYTTLETON will be very ready to retract his insinuations, as, we understand, Mr: O'CONNOR i$ a man not to be trifled with. • Yesterday, about one o'clock, her MAJaITY, accompanied by the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELl zAisztn, and Son(' by left tke Queen% Palace, and proceeded to the Duke of CUMBERLAND'S apartments, St. James's,. where they partook of a sumptuous cold collation provided for them, and then dressed in their court dresses, her MA JESTY intending to hold a Drawing-room. The Duke of KENT soon joined them. Her MAJESTY entered the grand Council Chamber soon after two o'clock, and immediately commenced re. ceivina the company, which was very numerous and splendid. The following were among the presentations to her MAJESTY - - - Sir Charles and Lady, Cnckrell, Lady F. Annesley. the Duke of Portland, hlissninglass. Mrs. Lindsey, Mr. Mrs. anti Miss Lewis ' the Ruches of Devonshire, the Rev. Joseph Ogle, 1 4 ady P. Murray, Miss Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Gor don, Mks Glynn, the Earl of Row, Miss Culvert, Vire-Ad miral Duckworth, Lund Napier, Colonel and Mrs. Osborne, Mr. Sewn), Sir Patrick Murray, Lieut.-Col. Macleod. Miss Cornwall, Lord and Lady L.eceson Cower, Miss Jessup, Captain Durham, Major-!uncial Mmitgomery, Sir Corr Ousley, Mr. James Moiler, and Lord Torpicheu. The Princess of WALss went to Cuurt. The Duchess of Dr.votaninz went to Court yesterday, in a very splendid style. Further reinforcements.. ere to be sent out to Wellington's Army. The nosier Brigade and 11001i3 heavy dragoons are mentioned among other corps. • The Bon. CO/011C1 EIIITARD STOTTS**, broth"r of the Earl of CouwrowN, has been unanimously elected Member of Parliament for the Borough of Marlborough. The gun-boats of the River Feneibles continue moored above Westminster-bridge, ready either for the defence of the Speaker's House, or the Archiepiscopal Palace ! 'The $l, or King's own Dragoons, matte an ex traordinary rapid march to the Matewolis. They received their orders at twelve o'clock, on Sunday, marched from their guarters, Canterbury bar. racsks, and arrived in town at two o'clock on Monday morning. It is rather a Whimsical circumstance, that in 1799 an order was signed by the late Duke of PORTLAND to prevent Sir FRANCIS Be RD'ETT from obtaining an entrapre into any prison in the City of London or County of Middlesex, and that in 1810. the greatest exertion should be made to get him into one ! A numerous and respectable party of gentle. men dined together at the City of London Tavern yesterday, to commemorate Lord Rdo- NEY'S victory, and to promote the subscription for Mr. DIBDIN. Captain BUTTERFIELD was in the Chair ; and he was supported by Sir SYDNEY SMITH, 1.0e,1 NI:WAIL*, and her of naval and military characters. A, letter from Mr. BANNISTER, apologizing for not being present, and inclosing a draft for ten guineas as his subscription, was read, and received with the warmest applause. A voluntary sub. scription was set Oil foot, and a considerable sum of „money was paid into the hands of , Me. B. OAK LET, who kindly acted as the Tree. surer. Au account will be given of tho sums sub ! scribed ; and wo trust the example will be fol lowed by every convivial. party in the kingdom. Songs were sling by Mr. WINDUs, Mr. BUTLER, Mr, °AMAM I Mr. INCLEDCIII., Me, TAxt.ok„. Mr. Diosiom, &c. ; and the day was spent with the most lively exhiliration. • Yesterday a Gentleman Yell down the area of a new house, at Wal worth, and lacerated his arm in a shocking manner, by coming against an iron spike in the wall. lie was conveyed home in a hackney coach. MrLANCHOLY Ev estr.—On Saturday afternoon a most I distressiug and melancholy accident happened at sea, sear Hartley, by which no les,, than twenty-three seamen met j fishermen have lost their lives. lu the morning of that day several Whig heats had gone to OM when a storm after wards arose from the eastward, and the perilous situ/dies of the crews being seen by the yeefistors on shore, they hasten ed to Blyth far the life-boat, which was with womkrful ex pedition soon brought to the scene of danger. A crew of brave seamen instantly volunteered and manned the life-boat, who speedily rescued the fishermen, by getting them safe on board, and their numerous relatives, who were assembled on the shore, already congratulated each other on the speedy deliverance of their friends. Alas! however, when almost within hail of land, the life-boat was driven by a heavy sea upon a ridge of rocks, called !Wiley Sates, and such was the tremendous surge, that she almost instantly went to pieces, and the whole crew (25 in number) except two, perished in sight of huodreds of spectators. Those two saved were, a foreigner and a seaman, Thomas Lee, belonging to Hanley. A young man of the name of Brown sustained himself upon a piece of rock for some time, but was at tenth washed of by the surge. Among the sufferers were a father and four sons, of (he name of Armstrong, two brothers / Of the name of Short, belonging to Blyth e and other two brothers of the same name, belongiog tokulleytes g but musty of them have left large families to lament t 'riots. The scene of distress upon the beach, whkh this isastrous occurrent* isecasioaert, exceeds all description for its extreme horror. La 01 the 110.90,1" have beesialreadi wooled Owe., ' d 4:•••• • : I TO 3M FRANCIS BURDETT,- BART. DEAR SIR FRANCIS--Whilst lame who have been thought well of, and more who think well of themselves, are manly disclaiming their ac. quaintance with you, because you have stood for. ward in defence of those trifles called Magee Charts and the Bills of Rights—it will, lam sure, give you pleasure to know, that numbers wholly unconnected with you, and with any rart,y, are fully satisfied that the proceeding against JOHN GALE Jot s, is directly at variance with those foundations of the glorious Conaiiii -1 lion we have a right to live under ; and that a part at least of the proceedings against yourself ire equally illegal and unconstitutional'. If apart of the Legislature has a right to as. sume the powers of the whole, and of the Execu tive also, of what avail is it, that each part has been formed as a restraint upon the others ? Of what use would be the three branches of the Con. stitution, if one of them could exert, without the consent of the other two, a power subversive . _ of the personal security of the subject—could send a gang of housebreakers to my house, force their way into the midst of my family, and drag me to a prison ? Even the *elected legal ad. • • ' •iser of the Government admits (if the news. papers are correct), that he could find neither LAw nor PRECEDENT for a violent attack of this kind, which was recommended against a man who lives in the hearts of his country, because lie loves virtue and liberty. The ATTORNEY.GE MCRAE himself does not revere the Constitution of this country more than I do ; and for the same reason that I would assist the civil power to the utmost, when constitutionally employed, I would resist, by every means in my power, any illegal attack upon the liberty of myself or fellow-sub jects. The British Constitution was, by agree ment, formed to secure the Happiness and Libel"._ ties of the People. The Bill of Rights cottOrins to the People " a full and free representation in Parliament." Is this, our birth-right, really complied with ? are the People of England re presented ?—When and where, Sir, do the greater part of the most respectable inhabit. ants of this country give their votes ? What are the political crimes of copyholders— of merchants who do not own freeholds—of tradesmen in general through the country—of I the inhabitants of Blanchester and Birming. ham—that the sticks and stones of rotten 14-- roughs, should send RePr4sentatives to direct the application of 70 millions per annum, squeesed nut of us; and to screen from deserved punishment all great public defaulters—all great jobbers in a certain Assembly—all great Commanders whose mistresses may have robbed promotion .of its ho. l nour—and all Ministers who, in defiance of the military opinions of their own ehusing, and without any medical one, shall send .out the whole disposable force of the country, to places where they can fight to no purpose ; but where they must rut and die of a well.known annual pestilence. What pity that the pious manufacturer of the Bark Bill did not know, that the exportation of bark by licences to staunch men, as soon as the open trade was prohibited, Might bring our suffering countrymen to distress —or perhaps it was the neglect of some department of state that left our troops without, whilst the French had plenty. Poor Jahn . Bull must bleed at every pore! In the heart of the City of Lou. quiet people at noon day—about their ar. customer' business—hefore otte.tenth part of the civil power was called into action—were shot— whether by the military or mob was not ascer. tained i and yet a Coroner found. that it was jus tifiable homicide —I had thought it murder. Britons hate martial law—it inflames their blood to see an armed soldier on duty in their towns. The Civil Power, properly called forth, is prodigiously great—it includes all good sukjects— all friendi to peace and order—and thousands and tens of thousands would support the civil Power at any riik. Nho Abhor Blilitary.Gpeeen, meat even for a moment. lam one of those. As to yourself; Sir Filmic's, I feel compare. Lively little concerti, convinced as I am, that any honest British Jury . must give you ample da. maps against these, who in a case, for which the ATTORNEY GENERAL himself could find neither Precedent nor Law, broke open an Englishman's house, and dragged him front the bosom of his family to prison. As I began this letter, so shall I conclude it, not from familiarity, for I am perfectly unknown' to you, but from sincere attachment to your indepen. dent principles, believing you anxious to support the British Constitution, as established by 'Magna Charts and the Bill of Rights, not separates in the King, the Lords, or the Commons—but jointly in King, Lords, and Commons. I remain, filar Sir Fasmcts, Your..fellow.stibject, A FROND TO LAW AND LII3ERT:t * London, MC Pc • sompanneseimemme their acknowledgments it is understood, mean to return tom acknowledgments to the Volunteer Corps of she Metropolis, for theli prompt and sexsterabli 'Ad the Wellt 41eIgrb,1 1 Wis • — , u.... _ THE LifTE DISTUMMACES. Whitehall. April it 'gm WHEREAS It has been humbly represented to the gi thattabuot Twelve o'clock on the night of m on g ol 6 . 4 R. Ensign JOHN STEPHEN COWELL, of th e c. 0 147.„' Regional of Foot Guards, who was oat duty is Ol d Pa li7 . yards Wlstminster, was proceeding faint thence to 'hells,* built& for orders. when lie got about half-way betries u the =near St. Margaret's Church awl the cu d o f the raiiist be report of a gun or pistol very near him, of .I,l lo ', b e saw (lie Sash ; in consetiFeuce of which his hat wes t and he f oun d upon examination that A biell had p ie d through his hat. And where/I'l4re is every reason to believe that such Run or pistol was wilfully and audit:Rio:a-Iv:bre:kb some evil dispose.dpersou. His Majesty, fur the Gey er ai l presaging and briugtog to justice the person aho fired g dun orlatel, is hereby pleased to offer a Reward of Fla - HUN RED POUND* to any one who shall &rea m 44 apprehend the said offender, to be paid on conviction by the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of hit Majest.'. OLD BAILEY. TITURSDAT, APRIL it PRIVATELY STEALING. 41wScantrhuge.lho7uinSese oirnaNceebitros. Perry, was it:dnicztiteid, native of oorrstmeauslincgmi: e 1..: at Ratcliffe, 4o rt ., that h. t a li t o t h p; o y p o e u r t t h y , of w wh o dollars and other coin O a p u v r: a n red T a j o l t e y i v l i l l e i e , more than sixteen years of age, was committed 1 3 the care of the Prisoner by his friends , 1 h .01 001 , him the town ; but that, availing himself hi that confidence, he . tools an opportunity, in the dead 0 ; night, of rubbing him of the cash which he had in the pockets 9f the garments ho took off o n retiring to nst, some or %% hick, viz. reins of re. Emperor Paul l were feign(' in the posyssiN (f the Prisoner when •he wns apprehended, lip.,, e ry m i C a t t li e u li n i t ge o n f t an h is a' . which, together Kith a, variety ofother ; cam, stances attached to the case, the Jury found hiri Guilty. v th e The young Russinn th w . n: , l l4 a h - James Cgrey was indicted fur robbing a te n r d p g r a e v te e r h , i : e it y l i t tl e cl o l t e m e idera hie address. his mar. ter, JaMes Noble, Esq. of plate to the raked thirty-one pounds, wine to A considerable anoint, i and empty bottles to ihecitent of eight dots 1 and a half. This was one of those cams where the goodn. tore of the matter universally makes hiss I p l . to the wickedness as well as ingratitude of his du, lUCBIICS. The Prosecutor gave the P,isontr cn un!imited power over his pantry and his cellar; the come. quote° was, that he was plundered in hush. In short, 'after living with hint two years and months, he suddeulyilecanipe•i, and immoh, after, the property stated in the indictaitht missed. He was apprehended in Bath it few d.e.l no, where he applied for a place to Lord Blau , ) I had previously heard of his villany), and consequence secured ) and thence sJitt to lowa. Verdict ) Gaiky. MIDDLEsEX sEsSIONS. TIIIMARAYI APRI4 . It. This was an Appeal Day, and a good deed the business consisted in appeal causes. There way, hien ever, a petition case, 'wherein an apprentice was the Appellant, against hie master. The complaint was. a species of cruelly, and a kind of harsh treatment, (rite incompatilos with English liberty. In fact, there tr Ss enuneh proved to show that the master, although lie re. ceited 1001. from,the parents of the lad, shoe:tl, although he had served three years out of eve, ra turn one moiety, namely, 501. The other causes were of little impart, and the taart adjourned till tomorrow (this day) fur the trial of prisoners. TAI 111.1111‘11: IV. CORN PECIIAN(E. Mitt& 10. CURALNT Wheat, - 74'. 9.).. 104 s. i Tick Selo , (01(1) 49 1 . Fine JIM() - - 1054. lig, I On;, Rye - - Ss. NA. 46... Potatoe dill , . •• • • xi:. a Malt, 68'. 76%. Rope See,l • - - i 4; W. 4seas (Bailers) Oh. (8.!. Fnee rime - - Grey rens, -- • - 4Y.. 4tls. Beet n& ----- 80 ' 46 Belo!. (OW) • - - 56.. 6?.. - SUITIIFIELp—AtatuII To oink the Of;; , per %tone of R eef- • • • s s• 2 4 . in en. id. 1 Head of Cattle thi. Pit 'a mien 4(1. to 4s. 61.1 Beast-, .............. real, ....7s. OA. to lis. 4A. Sheep ... ..... .. S 111 P) Pork ....7s. 0.1. in 84..4d. Calves ... . .... .• Lionb....es. od. to 0 4 . Od. I Pigs ..... .. .... • • 2 " HAY-MARKET. flay.. 5l. ss. 03, to O. 0 4 . Straw . 21. 15, 01 us S. 5.. 'Ott Clover .... vii. 15.. 04 . to 7., tkl• shut in the reenverY of TitomiS EBTALL, shop of :r r is not minded., Mr. GOODEVE has give n his dente hefore - tisci'et . ( G if °4)l) Al dermcht, atlJi hall, in which heltoca that NV. ratA).L Wai perfect stranger to him, and during the tumult which took place in Fcsit•herch-strect, en diets , turn of the cavalry escorting Sir Tsang. PR. Imre to the Tower, he took shelter in his OP the corner .d Mincing.laite.—M the tittle Err recei v ed the tsnund, lie teas standing near to lb' threshold of the' door, and nos neither Wish% hooting, nor provoking the soldiery in IV' j o di ,1 whatever ; the populace had all dispersed ' ferent directions, and then. were sageli ' , " tw , g persons to 'ether. Should Enrat.t. die, 91 have another verdict of justifiable hetiSicidg • On Tne day, of a son, H the Lady of Mr. S. Srho Deptford, girgeou. MAN.ltit. l /. he ibl On the 11th hot. by Special Licence, at AiwrbY. 4 * Re.. George Turner, LL. 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