The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-03 00:00:00

.. ~i _ ~r~~J F - 11 B the fe. ter them in the facts vi I Id shalt ose 'winder of my wits'. • When the Prince of the Asturias seized the sceptre of Spain, be resolved to signalize his accession to the Throne by several acts of vengeance and cruelty ; but this plan he could not execute, as the precipitate era. vol of Murat was as obstacle. After recompensing his favourites in a prorate manner, the new King hastened to Madrid, to compliment the French Gene ral, and enjoy in his tern the honours of a triumph. The Prado was then the theatre of his brilliant suc cesses, and he frequently exhibited himself in public to gain tire favour of the People, towards whom he was extremely attentive. But what was his surprise, then, on entering bit Palace, the King did not see the Doke of Berg appear • before him with of fer of submission, though the latter was lodged with his Staff in tits Royal apartments !—This circoma stance could Got fail to alarm a mind naturally sus picious; bat his suspicions became still more iosop portable, when two days elapsed, and yet the sew comers failed to compliment the Chief of the Nation, with whom they were settled, fortified, sod living very ; • commodiously. At length, on the third day, the Prince being enable any longer to contain his imp. tieiice,adlpted the resolution of making the edvances , himself; and ia the manner of a vassal of Moral, en. I ther than that of a Sovereign of Spain, he entered the. a apartment of the French General, who, with s polite and affable air, received his Majesty in quality of Priace of the Asturias, without giving Mm any sotto l • title than that of Royal High's/no. JFeedistand wee irritated; but such was his position, that he amid not give loose to his resentment against the aodecioes stranger, whose insolence was backed by a hundred and fifty thoessnd warlike troops, well mounted aid well equipped. Oor principal object being to make known the misfortuues of the unhappy King, Charles IV. we shall enter into the history of his son, only in so far as it is directly connected with that of his father. We promise, however, to publish separately the history of Ferdinand VII. Whilst the affairs of the State were assuming so equivocal an aspect, that Murat refused the title of • Majesty to the new King, whom he dial tint wish to recognize, the legitimate King of Spilt (Charles I V.), confined in the Castle of Aranjuoz, separated froth the rest of the world, the victim of the most towers sufferings, was consumed by the dreadful agonies which persons in the confident!! of his son, caused him to endure. By the greatest good fortune I then succeeded, though not without difficulty. its intro. diming myself into the apartments of the King, then my master. My unexpected entrance astookhed his Majesty, who, in a feeling and noble tone said to me —" A. . . . what motive can induce you to brass danger, and to visit in these abodes of pro scription a King, betrayed by his son, and abandon ed by his subjests ? Leave this place; for if my us grateful son should succeed in discovering the rash. nets of your steps, he would not fail to sacrifice you to his vengeance."—" Sire," I answered, 66 the feeling of fear is unknown to me ; I have sworn fidelity to your Majesty, and death alone can pot au end to my duty." (To be continued.) ATTEMPT TO BREAK OUT ur NEWGATE. Last night, when the prisoners in Newgate were locked up, it was discovered that en attempt had been made by some of the transpo►ts to break oat.-- Upon Mr. Brown, the Keeper, being informed there of, he endeavoured to ascertain who were the ring leaders: but his efforts proved fruitless A l argo iron bar had been wrenched from the stair-case, for the purpose of making a hole in the wall, which had been perforated near two feet, and three feet wide : the bricks were piled up in a heap, and it seems it wee their intention to procure some gunpowder to blow away the stone-work, in order to get through. Search has been made for the powder, but none as yet has been found : twenty.five of them were last night removed to the hulks at Sheerness, preparatory to transportation, and all the test are to be sent away as soon as possible. The combioation among the journeymen-coach-, makers and other artizaus connected with that trade will be recollected ; a bill of indictment was found against several, and the cause stands for trial at the ensuing Term. One of the ringleaders, we learn, whir had the custody of the sobscription purse, becoming alarmed, has absconded with the money, said to simount to 3,0001. An instance has °geared of a child having bees poisoned, through the indiscretion, or unfeeling eta rice of a druggist, in selling a poisonous drug to its mother, who was wholly incapable of knowing the proper use of it. A law upon this subject will sorely be proposed by some Member of Parlisment, who does not think himself exempted from the duty of making hisstation aaeful to his fellow.creatores. Mr. Jarman, of Wardour.street, Soho, was robbed on Wednesday night, by a gang, consisting oft fight villains, as he was pasting along Long.la le, Ber mondsey, about eight o'clock.—Several of them for cibly held him, while their accomplices took from his rob.pocket a gold watch* and its appendages * valued together at 481. Thursday a Gentleman riding an unruly horse, going down Holborn, whether caused from a auddea touch of the spur or not, he gave a plune; whew the Gentleman being off his guard, was thrown OM He received a severe fall, but bad no bones broker's He was supported into au Apothecary's shop, where be was bled. Thursday morning, Thomas Cockburss, who in August last was found guilty of stealing a writing desk nod 151. from the window of a Gentleman at Walwortb, and was sentenced to transportation for life, effected bis escape from the Arsenal at Wool wich. • Yesterday morning, st eight o'clock, a fire broke oat at the Positerer's Arms, in Honey lane Market, in the upper part of it; bet by the timely arrival of the entities, the activity of the firemen, and a ready sepply •of water, it was fortuostely ratioguished, after burning the roof and doing some small damage to the adjoining houses. Grapes for making wisest , now so Os 'teal, that they are brought by cart-loads to Covent-4.10 wei ,4i. m a r ket, where they are leaky the hondred ght, at about WINSINIGO halfpeogy per pound. 0 !• .. 0... .4 ~,... .- VALES AT 411-Lit-GH4PELLIC.I ~, -r -iRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. Pt LA.CII A JILL Seer. 27.—The King of Pros. s l a arrived here this evening at five o'clock. Ilia Majesty s lept last night at Cologne, and entered this city w age by the gate of Cologne, in a caliche d rawn by four horses, without any pomp or cere mony. Lord Castlereagh and his Lady, accompanied by Plea or eight of his Lordship's young diplo matists, rode oat about half-past three o'clock to sleet his Majesty, but did nit return with him.— Al t h ou gh the crowds on the read were g reat, bat Al t h ou gh e nthusiasm was expressed at the sight of their King. There was no shouting on his first appear. voce, and very little when he mitered the gates of the city of Charlemagne. His Majesty proceeded Immediately through the same crowd and in the saes. silence to his hotel, through the street of the Compisbad, the gayest part of the city. — The hotel prepared for him lies in the most beautiful part of the city, on the place of Ca puchins, in which there is a range of handsome houses, shaded in front with trees that occupy the old fosse, and is very near the lodgings of the Emperor of Austria and Lord Castlereagh. — The Emperor of Russia, whose arrival has bean de ;eyed a day, owing, it is said, to a fall from his horse at the grand review in Berlin, is espected here to morrow, with his Imperial brother of Austria. An order has been issued for relays of 200 horses be tween this city and Cologne, 106 of which are ap propriated to the latter; and 74 to the former, al lowing 20 for accidents. The crowds in the streets today were highly various and amusing • the Eng lish capering and curvetting o n their blo od hones; the green livery of the Russians, with their different orders; the Prussian officers, with their heads crop. ped after the monkish fashion ; and the cite of the l i town in their carriages, which seem as 'if they had I been presented to them by Charlemagne himself, and rebate been preserved like the relics in their churches, for a seven years holyday exhibition. The Duke, o f Richelieu arrived here last night, as did like wise the Prince llardenberg. The Duke remained at Spa from the Tuesday to Saturday morning, and was seen walking there arm-in-arm with the Doke of Wellington and Lord Castlereagh.— The Duke of Wellington it not yet come, but is espected in two or three days. Among the numerous arrivals of yesterday I find that of Count Bernstoff, the late Danish Minister at the Court of Berlin, and now Minister of Foreign Affairs for Prussia, whose appointment to this last office has hurt the feeiings of several Prussian statesmen, who regard the appointment of a foreigner to a place to which thew aspired, as a proclamation of their in capacity. Prince Ilatafeldt, the Prussian Ambassador at the Hague, and hi Jordan, the Prussian Council. or of State for Foreign Affairs; Count Ojanowski, Aid-de-Camp of the Emperor of Russia ; Count 'Nesselrode, Minister of State, and General Baron Jomini, a native of Switzer land, at p resent a Ras. j sign officer, who served in the French army under Ney, and quitted Bonaparte after his eight from Russia, have likewise arrived. The corps diploma lilac of the Emperor of Austria has been preceded by Count Mercy, Grand Chamberlain of the Em. refer, who came in the course of yesterday. All the French diplomatic corps, which consist but of a small number of persons, are already here. Besides the Duke of Richelieu, them are only Count Cara mels, the French Ambassador at Vienna ; M. de Rey newel ; Baron Moonier, the Chief the Commission of Liquidations; and M. Bourjot, Chief Secretary of one of the divisions of the department of Fo reign Affairs. The Ultra-Royalist party in France will be represented, it is said, at Congress, by Madame la Baronne de Vitrolles, who has within these too days made her appearance from Spa. It is said that there are still some of the Allied Powers disposed to attend to the wishes of this party. Not one Minister of the Powers of the second order has yet ventured hither, or espected for any of the purposes of the en suing negotiation. The Marquis of Madeira, the Portuguese Minister at Pails, has left that capital to meet Prince Metternich, and will pro. bably visit . Aix-la.Chapelle along with that Mi nister. We hear nothing of any Spanish diplo. Watist coming to promote the -interests of Spain, as connected with her American colones. As the fu ture negotiations regarding France may interest deeply the monied 'men of Europe, a proportionate degree of feeling has been mattifested by the great capitalists of Europe, and accordingly many of them ,are here. We find among the list of arrivals that of Mr. Baring, of London ; of the Meters. Rothschild, from Frankfort • of M. Labouchere, from Amster. dam; of M. llothmart, from Frankfort ; of M. Metzler, likewise from Frankfort ; and of M. Pa rish, from Antwerp. Mr. Baring has here his fa. rally along with him, who lately came from Spa. As the company at Spa is now dispersing, several of the families from that celebrated watering-place are flocking here. The English have amembled there in such numbers, and with such an imposing ap. pearance of rank and fashion, during the last sea eon, that the French, who make a joke on every thing, have been accustomed to say, " tee Anglois donnent le ton, quoit u'ils k parka pas." " The English give the ton, though they do not speak." COTENT•GARDEN TUEATRE.—The opera of Guy illannering was the play of yesterday. It introdoeed a new candidate for theatrical honours in the person of a young Lady, who snide her first appearance on any stage in the character of Logy Bertram. The , great success which has attended the exertions of Miss STMENS in this pert, makes it no easy task ..ter a young performer completely to satisfy an au dience. She, however, had the good fortune to be honoured with universal applause on singing her first song, and she obtained an cucore in 0 ! rest thee babe. Her voice is not so powerful as that of Miss STEPHEN, but it boasts col siderable sweetness, and experience will make her a valuable addition to the vocal strength of the Theatre. She sustained her part in the dialogue with correctness and spirit, and the Play, upon the whole, comprehending, as it did, the !sleets of Linen, EDISON BLANCSIABD, ABBOTT, MSS YATES, Mrs. Danger:me, and Miss MATHEWS, %sot off in ti tery good style. .~ THE STATESMAN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, OCT. 2.—Came down from the River the Surrey, Rains, for New South Wales, with convicts, and remains in the Downs with the Dolphin Dutch frigate. Livearoor., I.—The Seaforth, Crouby, from Bombay for Liverpool, was at St. Helena about the 4th Aug.—The William Dawson, Scott, from Liver pool to Calcutta, passed the Cape of Good Hope on the 13th June, with a fair wind. PENZANCE, SEPT. 30.—The Lard Coiliugwood, Fudge, which sailed the 28th inst. for Malaga, pat back the same evening, having carried away her chain platei : sailed again this morning. SCILLY, SEPT. '3s.—Came in the La Gorge Marie, from Antwerp to Lisbon, with loss of her bowsprit, bead sails. and rigging : she most repair. HULL, OCT. I.—The King George, Gordon, from Leith to London, which put in here yesterday through stress of weather, and with loss of au an chor, sailed again this morning. COWES, OCT. 2.—Put bark last evening, the Arne ,l dean ship Nepos, and sailed again to-day for Lou- don. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Arrived the Brilliant (transport), Bothwell, from Ceylon and the Cape of Good Hope, with troops ; left the Cape on the 12th of Jaly ; spoke the brig Success, for the Brazils, and the Palmer, from Calcutta for London. The John, ---, and another transport, were to sail from the Cape of Good Hope for England about the 15th of July. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 1.--The Indastry, Drew, 18 days from blalaga, for London, ha, put in here for provisions ; she will sail again this evening.—Sailed the Pitt, Kiog, from Jamaica for London. The Phaeton frigate, Capt. Dillon, will sail in a few days► from Spithead for Calcutta, and return im mediately to England. MANCIIESTIM, SEPT. 30. The remainder of 80th ttegiment marched in here to.day, as did a detachment of the 95th. The re. cruiting parties here are very active ; and, with the number of regular troops stationed within the town, they give it all the appearance of a state of active warfare. It is said that several other large ware. houses are to be taken, and fitted up as temporary barracks far the accommodation of troops—other corps being ordered here end into the neighbour. hood. Emigration is still going on here to a considerable estent. several respectable tradesmen have sold off their property, and embarked with their families for America ; and I have been informed of no less than 15 families, all apparently in situations of respects• bility and comfort, who intend to emigrate to the Land of Promise in the ensuing Spring. Many of those who have gone, are stated to have taken both working tools, and the models for constructing ma. chinery used in the respective staple trades carried on in this town. A Mr. formerly pro. prietor of an ostensive cotton factory at this place, has arrived at Philadelphia. Letters were this week received from him, dated the 15th ult. giving a most flattering account of the reception he has met with, and the brightness of his future prospects. — Mr. B. is a most ingenious mechanic, and is said to have carried out with him complete models for the construction and erection of all kinds of machinery used in the manufacture of the different sorts of goods, the making of which had hitherto been chiefly confined to this part of the kingdom. A great nem• ber of journeymen mechanics have likewise left this place for America. In general, they proceed in the first instance for Ireland—the facilities of embarks. Lion from thence, I am told, being greater than on this side of the water. It is quite idle to talk of stemming this torrent, either by the laws now in fore., or by any that may he hereafter enacted. The plain fact is, tazation presses so heavily in this country on, the middling and lower ranks, that many well-mean. ing and honest persons are compelled to seek out a cheaper place of residence, in order to preserve some remnant of their property, either for a rising pro. geny or their own declining years. I am sorry to be informed that some of the Mas ter Dyers have intimated an intention of taking off a part of the advance, which the workmen obtained at the late turn-out. The weavers remain very much dissatisfied, on ac• count of not having obtained their expected ad vance; and great leers are entertained of another turn-out of that nernerous body. The fact is, their wages are mock too low to allow them even the com mon necessaries of life; and what honest and indus trious mind can brook being under the necessity of applying to the parish for relief to eke out his scanty earnings—himself at the same time being in full work ; and yet this is ton generally the case—st least in this part of the kingdom. Surely these matters are deserving of immediate Legislative investigation. ------- PKIISTRIANIS2I.—Jones, of Oxford, and Eaton, well known for his accomplishment of the Barclay sestet, are matched for 500 guineas; he that per. forms the greater number of miles in ten successive days to be the winner. The distance of the ground on which they walk, is a quarter of a mile out, and the same distance in. Eaton and Jones started on Wednesdsy last within a mile of Leicester, both in good condition. CHALLIMIGE TO Scnoactss.--The amateurs of Bristol, it seems, have sent a challenge almost ex press to Scroggius, to fight the seccessfol n Cabb ag nten e, who conquered Newton so quickly oKy Down on Tuesday last. A subscription parse of 501. is offered to be raised, if Scroggios will fight Cabbage at Bristol. This morning, at one o'clock, a dreadful fire broke 'oat in the manufactory of Messrs. Glasscot and Co. brass-founders, Gardner's-street, Whitechapel, which totally consumed the whole of the extensive premises, destroying property to the amount of 40001. Great fears were entertained for the premises of Mr. Sneider, segar-baker, but by the activity of the firemen of the different engines, who played on the premises, saved them from destruction. To add to tbe calamity, not less than 40 persons employed in the manufactory are now out of employ. 21411 E or TRANSACTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE FORCED ABDICATION OF CHARLES IV. OF SPAIN, IN FAVOUR OF HIS SON FERDINAND. [Communicated to the Editor of the Journal of West Flanders, published at Brogei, by a person evidently well acquainted with these transactions, and who seems to have filled a situation of some consequence under the deposed Monarch.] 1 The French Armies, after crossing the Pirrone'', lo 1808, and occupying the frontier places, invaded the Spanish territory; Madrid was then tbreateued by several columns, which in different directions ad vanced towards that capital, as well as Aranjues. Whilst the tranquil Spaniards contemplated.. with an eye of distrust this irruption, which covered their country with foreign armies, France was preparieg the fall of her most faithful ally ; the Minister of Charles IV. betrayed his master, and the Prince of the Asturias vigorously promoted the Revolution, at the head of which he immediately placed himself. Such, however, was the disastrous position of the most brave, the most confiding, and the most sincere of Kings. In a friendly and allied country, the French troops found no obstacles, and rapidly ap. reached the capital of the kingdom. The more the enemy advanced, the more the hopes of the traitors, able at that moment to conceal their perfidy, seder the exterior of justice and equity, were strengtheued.• They were not long in discovering themselves. The French army arrived at the gates of Madrid ; this was the moment they chose for throwing tattle mask, and treading under font the laws of ancient honour. They had no longer any hesitation as to the part they should take,an atrocious oath bound the conspirators to their Chief ; the fatal instant in which the most execrable projects were to be consummated was indicated, and the moment of revolt was impatiently expected. It was on this volcano, ready to eiploole, that the good King. full of confidence in the fidelity of the Prince, his son, and of his Ministers, ignorant of the dangers that threatened him, yielded himself to a peaceful repose ; but the conspirators, eager to reap the fruits of their crimes, were tormented by their alarm ; at length on the 18th March, 1808, a day for ever to be remem bered by unhappy Spain, the boor of midnight had scarcely struck, when the steps of the conspiratois were directed towards the abode of their Prince; they saw him immediately appear, holding in his hand a lighted torch, in sign of revolt ; two dis charges of cannon from Araiijuez confirmed the se dition, six regiments which were there dew to arms, trouble manifested itself every where, the Sovereign Was no longer obeyed, sod the Revolution broke out. When once the mask was laid aside, the Royal authority was no longer acknowledged, the most sacred ties were dissolved, the oath of fidelity vio lated, interest and passion were alone listened to, and people no longer blushed to appear in a state of aggression. Sums of money distributed among the People and the soldiery, excited in them a cruel animosity ; the capital was given up to pillage, and threatened with total ruin ; debauchery and licen tiousness added to the delirium, and at length the anarchy was at its height. But, 0 Great God! be trayed and insulted by his own family, what fate had the unfortenett King tovapect. It Was given oet in the commencement that this popular rising had no other object than that of deposing the Prince of the Peace, against whom, it was said, the nation was dreadfully enraged ; this Minister concealed himself; bat on a search he was found, loaded with reproaches, and at last given up to the mob, by whom he was dragged about and assailed from every quarter. He nearly lost his life*. Notwithstanding this effervescence, it was expected that tranquillity would soon be restored, agreeably to the hopes which had at first been held out : hot how much these illusions deceived us! The hostile attitude retained by the troops, indicated but too clearly the true object of this conspiracy ; they did not wish to confine themselves to a low and sterile veugeaece in the case of the Prince of Peace • their aims were directed towards the Sovereignty itself ; for that purpose it was necessary to precipitate the King from his throne, to dismiss his Minister:, and .. to obtain by force what the natural order of things woeld not have permitted. Menaces were employed; they oodeavoored to intimidate the King, then infirm, who, to save his life, was forced to abdicate the crown of Spain in favour of his son, to the prejudice of the Majesty of his person, and the fundamental laws of Royalty. The news of the abdication were eagerly disseminated, it was published every where. The troops then returned to their quarters, the tu mult was dissipated, and every one gave himself op to the bitter pleasures yielded by the enjoyment of crime. Without departing from my subject, or seeking to put embarrassing questions, let me, however, be per mitted to put one which indeed must occur to every one : if it is true, that from the respect entertained for the sacred persons of Kings results in part the happiness of the nations and the peace of the world, is it possible ever to consider the violation of this re spect in any other light than that of a real attempt against universal law, against-the public security, and against the dearest interests of society ? Nis, un doubtedly. If this salutary principle then is to serve as a constant basis to my argument, others will necessarily follow, the results of which when once known, may become of the utmost importence. Let the Sovereigns of the earth deign for • moment to enter into this noble discussion, and penetrated with the sentiment of justice and troth, to descend to the switch of a feeble but conscientious voice. August Monarchs, are not the facts here related. if properly proved, already sufficient to prodece the most absolute conviction with respect to the accessory circumstances which aggravated the crime of the rebels, whose work the misfortunes of Charles IV. were ?---Is it net sufficiently proved, from all that has been said, that the Prince of the Asturias drove his father from the throne , t• place himself on it, without the consent of the Codes, bat merely by means of a partial rebellion, sejvpinted by a few am bitious partisans ? . f If new proofs are still necesstiy to throw a clearer light on this illesttioos cause, without doubt, 'colt. able Princes, yoev high wisdom Callaut fail to disco -...-.......0.--...-.--..........ar.......--..--- •On 1146 weratioe, the Priam , lt reale reset ftli Oki, -two I WORMS Nowt of thee reel Atutet .as. • 4.4 N. _ ,- IV* F •_ -111 Ilk_ • .~ i i ~i - I Y ,~ 4 I