The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-21 00:00:00

k lit: - 111 1 1 1 It t , ! . 'l l ,0 1111 v 4 1 I P Thus the position which employe 5,500 workmen , of the French armies menaces en one side the ancient capital, arid on the other the finest proelnees. Toe Low, Seer. 40-.4 convoy of 16 ships with R ape-slop, howitzers, and other nasal stores, taken arrived. They left the ports of Agde Cette, lind Arles. Some English friga tes attempted to cut them oil; but in vain; they were protected by the forts, and continued their voyage without any ace cideut. Mawr, San. eenv,oys of provisions, &c. which were approaching the Niemen, have re. ceived eountererders, the Russian territories afford. ling abuodant supplies for the French armies for some time. Vistula, SEPT. 2.—Reinforcetents are ou the point of being sent to the Prince of Seliwartzeoberg. Private letters announce that he has gained fresh ad. vantages. From Hungary a great many heroes nisei I , Imo are seat, and a train of heavy artillery from hence. Beaux, Sem I.—The two official Gazettes of thii city contain the following article :—u There has been circulated, under the title of an wippeal to the Gersten', a Russian Proclamation, signed by the General.iu-Chief, Barcley de Tolli, whose object is to rouse the people of Germany to insurrection, and the German. troops to the violation of their oaths, and to desertion. It would be an injustice to the German nation, so respectable always for loyalty end fidelity to their sovereign and country, to think that a single German could suffer himself to be so fed astray from the path of honour and duty. It Is from the Prussians that we ought the least tasez pect it, having given such uninterrupted proofs of fidelity and attachment to their King and country. The ties that attach Prussia and her Monarch to the Ern. peror of the French in the war against Russia are sacred. His Majesty may confidently promise him self, that each will go beyond his paternal intentions, and not suffer himself to be misled by the false rea soning of a foreign policy. Ills Majesty relies upon the obedience and aid of his loyal and brave subjects, and above all upon his troops, who have already In this war distinguished themselves by their courage, discipline, and zeal." NUREMBERG, SEPT. 4.—We slave received news from Konigsberg, which states, that the French corps which remained on the right bank of the Duna, are rereiving considerable reinforcements. The Duke of fleliuno's corps is also arrived there. The theatre of war Is altogether removed from Mohilow since the allied troops have proceeded to the left hank of the Dnieper, and joined the main army.' A corps of observation remains in the envi rons of Uotrynsk, in order to watch the movements of the Russinh troops on the Upper Dnieper. There is a talk of the approaching march of two Austrian and Prussian corps of reinforcements. DeLsnex, Ave. 20.—The regiment of grenadiers of his Nlaiesi)'s guard have left the capital to-day. Ayr:sae/mu, SEPT. s.—The battalion of the light hoops of rho guard of the Prince of Piomblno, ssiiich is going to the Grand Army, arrived here to day. Arr. Mails. Dne 2 0 O U .. Cadiz 1 1 1 1 1 Jamaica. MArtaisw.: - .llaellivet the rub* 0.001. THE STATESMAN. LONDON: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, IRIT. It having been basely insinuated by some of our contemporaries, that the Liverpool Letter, published In the STATESMAN on Friday last, stating, that the REVOCATION of the DECLARATION of WAR against En g land, by America, was Inserted from some inte rested views, we feel it necessary to recur again to the subject, and are confident that an impartial Pub lie will justly appreciate our motives in giving circu lation to an event that would hate been of such high Importance to this country. Our sentiments upon the injustice and the impolicy of the Orders in Coun eil, are too well known by the Readers of the STAMMAN to stand in need of any further declare- t tion on that subject ; and although the information contained in the Letter from Mr. EGritTON SMITII t of the Mercury Office, Liverpool, was contrary to the opinion we have uniformly held out from the com- Mencement of the war to the present time, yet we could not withhold our placing unlimited confidence in a I communication from so respectable a channel.— The letter of Mr. SMITH appeared to have been writ ten in great haste, at half-past nine la the evening, and was directed to Mr. Lovett, in Newgate, who did not receive it near l 2 o'clock, and from a multiplicity of business at the moment, he had not an opportunity of examining further into the probabi lity of its authenticity. We have this day received the Liverpool Mercury, and, to our great astonish. meat, have not observed the least notice of the Re . vors.;oe of War hating taken place, as communi tn us by the Printer of that Paper, nor is the &. • tvat of the General Washington even mentioned. 'We therefore, under the necessity of confessing our surprise that such a deception should have been proctised ewe us, and we trust that Mr. Swint will be able to clear up this very extraordinary affair. The latest intelligence received .from America sp. tears to be of a very hostile astute, t 4 wrs zegtet to sap, that it strongly &minas*? OPIAlee :WWI we ilex? eviferarily edgameed reepeethlf , ll.:Arpeettke of the j!usericans towards this reently. 'The follow ing extracts front the Netiosetleitiligencer, sad the letter of Air, the late Preettite4. Oar Sod t 0 Bowe /wane rpirit of war hu WWI $a 414 , 14 fr its /lipid ;wapiti threeilleal the itiasitsa *UN*. • 1. ~_-:~ } n r i H.) 11 1 THE STATESMAN. The Orders fig Council of the British Goleta.. leant are now no longer a question with the Vsltsd States; the question of peace new roguing only a proper and a vigorous use of the ample means which. the Government is possessed of, to render it speedy, decisive, and glorious., reuse, when 3t comes, must bring with it more than the confession of British out rage by the retraction of its avowed tyranay ; it is not a mere cessation to do wrong that can now produce a peece--wrongs done must be redressed, and a goa rantee must be given in the face of the world for the restoration of our enslared citizens, and The respect dee to our deg, which, isle the soil we inherit, mast io future secure all thatanils under it. The rights of neutrals must be recognised, and the British, like the 6rst tyrants of the Swiss, must no longer expect a free people to bow down, and worship the symbols [of British usurpation." 66 The pains taken by the British Agents here, to circulate the idea that the British Orders in Council have been repealed, it of a character perfectly con genial with the British policy in England; they are bone of one bone, and flesh of one flesh,' and be ouGht to be accursed who would keep them asunder. A few morenold strokes from these British Gentle men, and it will be too tate to calculate allots the folly of their present endeavoum to draw public in dignation upon them." The following extract of a letter, on the subject of the war, from Mr. A DAMS, formerly President of the United States, to E. WAxsoN, Esq. is inserted In the same Paper : 4 ‘ QUINCY, JoLir 6, lilt gg To your allusion to the war I have nothing to say, but that it is with surprise that I hear it pro. nounced, not only by newspapers, but by persons in authority, ecclesiastical and civil, and political and military, that it is an unjust and noneeessary war that the declaration of it was altogether unexpected. " Row it is possible that a soc;al or a moral crea. tore can say that the war is unjust is to me utterly incomprehensible. 64 how it can be said to be unnecessary is very mysterious. ' I have thought It both just and ueces. sary for five or six years. _ 46 How it can be said to be unexpected is another wonder; I have expected it more than five-and. twenty years, and hare had great reason to be thankful that it has been postponed so long. I saw such a spirit in the British Islands when I resided in France, in Holland, and in England itself, that I expected another war much sooner than it has hap pened. I was so impressed with the idea, that I expressed to Lord LA:ism:ow:4e (formerly Lord Shel burne) an apprehension, that his Lordship would live long enough to be obliged to make, and that I should live long enough to see, another peace made, between Great Britain and the United States America. His Lordship did not live to make the peace, and I shall not probably live to see it : but I have lived to see the war that must be followed by a I peace, if the war is not eternal. •i Our agricultural societies may net be so much regarded, but the great interest of agriculture will not be diminished by the. war. Manufactures will be promoted." We have this day inserted a letter from Mr. Cos- SETT'S Register to the PRINCE HAGEN?, on the pre sent DISPUTE with AMERICA, which contains some very able remarks on the subject, quite in anison with our own ; and we fear the day is not far dis tant, when the ill effects of our unwise conduct towards America will fall like a thunder-bolt upon this devoted country. The accounts from Manchester respecting the state of trade in that once flourishing town, and its neigh. bosrhood, are truly affecting. No part of the country can possibly feel the pressure of the war with America, with keener sufferings than the poor weavers within the precincts of that commercial me tropolis. To describe the privations which they have lately been compelled to endure, must appal incredible; but, however painful the task, we con ceive it our duty to lay before the pobtle, a striking' picture of the deplorable state to which that eaten. sive and useful class of society have been reduced, since the commencement of the present war. The time is within our recollection, when the cheerful weaver, by exercising a moderate share of industry, could provide himself with the necessary comforts of I life; and by the assistance of a family was enabled to enjoy intervals of luxury, and lay up a resource for dropping age. in comparing the period we allude to with the present one, an awful and afflicting spec., tads presents itself to our view. Bjt a moderate ; calculation, according to the last CENSUS, we find that within the circumference of 30 miles routtd Manchester, there are oxe HUNDRED THOUSAND men, women, and children employed in the mann. factoring of cotton goods ; and allowing six to each family, there will be sixteen thousand famlise dependent upon that business for their daily leP•i port, the greater part of whom are weavers. The better, however, to show the state of wretchedness into whi c h th en un f or t una te h o m e s have lately fuel; Precipitated, we have only to coil. erase the Pewee Peke, of iabser and food, for one Week9 .llloll . ll SteletreeetiPt after the close bras kit mogiake Wirr -wifewing stateommt will (qtly ease lb, commercial pro. • n • STATE MENT. Psial of the prlocipalprovi: alma necessary for • family of slit after the Americas war, per week. Present Prices. 1. d. I. d. 1 7 quarters leaves, at 6d. 3 6 7 quarters loaves, at 90d. 11 141 b beef, at 4d. - 4 8 141 b. bed, at 104. - 11 8 Sib. freibutter i at 7d. 1 9 Mb. frail batter, at 184. 4 6 Mb. Cberitiee eblrese. MAL 1 S Mb. Cheshirecbeese,atlOdQ 6 6 quarts new milk, at 2d. 1 0 6 quarts sew milk, at bd. 9 6 20Ib. potatoes, . 0 5 901 b. potatoes - 1 3 6quartrale,borse-brewed, 6 quartsale, at &I. - 4 0 at4d. .4 0 14 7 ICI 18 1 ...-.- At the above period four out of a family of six could weave b pieces o 19yardseach,for whit* At the pretext pricer gi. at is. per piece, they vest, the same "moth received £1 15 ty, at Ss. each, is £0 15 0 .Thus it will be seen that four oat, of a family of mix, before the present war could, by moderate indus try, gain 11. 15s. per week, while the principle ar ticles of food only cost them 14s. 76.; and at the present period, the same quantity of labour will only produce 15s. while the same portion of provisions will cost them 11. 18s.! !! Is it possible, then, for auy one who is not possessed et the mind of a barbarian, to contemplate this statement without being harrowed up by the most mortifying reflections. Garreious Con I are hundreds of thousands of the most Industrious part of our countrymen to be placed in the jaws of famine, while nature surrounds them with her ample bounty —are they to be wantonly reduced to a state of death-like starvation, while Princes, Minis. ters, and Pensioners are rioting in the gayest luxury, publicly announcing their expensive feast ing, and debauching in every species of pampered plenty, and this too drained out of tha very life's blood of a starving nation !! ! This is not the lan. gunge of abuse, it is compounded of that feeling sympathy and virtuous indignation which, roused by the impulse of honest instinct, naturally tires the breast of every Englishman, who deserves the name, when viewing the unmerited suffering of his species. We are concerned to find, that the private ac counts, both from New York and Washington, al though supplied by persons extremely ansions for conciliation, give us no prospects more favourable. Mr. Mimeos was absent in Virginia; but the 'opi nion of persons in the confidence of the Republican Government was, that if the revocation of the Orders were indeed received by the Gleaner, it was now too late for such a measure to restore tranquillity, and nothing could be done hut by negotiation; " that is, I suppose," says one of these lettexa t " that Great Britain must sae for peace.". Both Houses of Congress adjourned on the 6th July.. They meet on the 2d of November. During next Session they will Consist of the same Members. The election of new Members foe the Meuse of Re. presentative, comes on in November next; the elec. don of President, in Dzcember. Neither of them wilt bein office till March nest ; but these elections will haves considerable influence on the character and duration of the war. Extract from an American Paper.—p" The Editor of the London Courier, speaking of the style of the American Journalists, calls it '.bastard This sort of reproach is rather surprising, when It is considered that the English were the Scholars of the Americans during the Revolutionary War. - , We taught them orthography at Bunker's Hill, etymology at Saratoga, syntax in the Jersies. and prosody at York Town. If they will come to school again, we can put them through the dead languages."---(Ar gus.) Letters from Washington state; that a representation had been made to the Government, that in come. queues of the favourable prospect of the Orders in Council being repealed, a number of American ships were taking goods on board in this country, to be ready to take advnatage of the measure, supposing it would be all that was requisite to satisfy the Ame rican Go'rernment : and that they would be well re ceived in America. In answer to this it was Ob. served, that such ships would be liable to be captered on the high seas by American privateers, as well as those of Great Britain ; and if they had the good for tune to escape both, and to reach an American port, they would then subject themselves to 'seizure under the Non-Importation Law. The Government of the United States are making preparations to occupy the whole of Fast Florida.— At the date of the last Recounts orders had been„ tradmottted to - Colonel &Erin, to resume offensive' operations against St. Augustine and 1400 troops had been detached from Amelia i sland, to assist in Its reduction. Baron Kiwomis.A.No the new Go vernor appointed by the Cortes, had arrived with a i small reinforcement of Spanish troops from the Hap, vaunt, and more were expected to follow. It is said, that he had offered to surrender on condition that the fort should be occupied by t he Americaas, .to the exclusioss'of the patriots. A body of troops from Georgia blockaded St. John's. The Nationd bdelligencer, after conesenting on the proposed concession of the British Government, as to the Orders in Council, and assuming whatthey will be, contains.the following violent philippic " The Orders in Council of the British Government Ire now no longer a goes** with the Melted States; the question of peen, sew require, may a proper and a vigormsa too of the ample means which the Government-lw poesassid of, to render it speedy, ' decisive, and &orient Peace, when it auras mast bring with Winer* than tbaconfession of Britis h out.' rage by the reemetios at its avowed trolley; it is not a mere eersatiott WA. wrong that eon slew-prow , sloes a peacemewroppelplo seethe ',dressed, and a itseraoteir meat bogie's,* tie bee of t h e world, for the iviterstimt et ,giV i ar silken, and the to. aped doe to war Oath' soil we inherit Bost la futons wises 41 • sills ender it th; lobes of mew* .1 :bpi 11041111111144 sus the Bri iiiia the I of the *ho b omit so lower 4 a free is bow Sloe% sod *Not, tsvipsuen. „ • 7 • :?4‘. . ~_ • Government, it is said, on Saturday received dis patches from Mr. THORNTON, announcing the result of the Congress of Abo, and the removal of the ob stacles which had hitherto opposed the active co. operation of the Swedes. In anticipation of this in. lelligence, orders had been transmitted for the sail. hog of a fleet of transports from Sheerness, under convoy of the Starling s destined to be employed in the Swedish Expedition. The interview between BERNADOTTE, the Crown Prince of Sweden, and the Emperor ALEXANDER, took place, as we before stated, at Abo, in Finland, on the 48th of August. The Emperor, whO had been waiting some days in expectation of the arrival of his guest, visited him the moment he had entered the house appointed for his residouce. All cere. many between these two persopages was banished, and at the first interview a conference took place, which listed nearly four hours, and from which all their attendsata were excluded. The Crown PM= quitted Abo on 31st of August, and had since a►rived at Stockholm. Letters from Paris to the 15th instant state, that ' the Conservative Senate had terminated their secret deliberations with a Concuituns for railing a new con scription of 120,000 men ► in three successive le►ies s l of 40,000 each. The conscripts, it was understood, would be marched off as soon u embodied, to depots in Prussia and Poland, in order to replace, whilst under training, the troops that bad marched ou to reinforce the Grand Army. Ten gun-boats have bun recently launched at Washington ; they carry each two long 24-pounders, and were ordered to reinforce the squadron at liamp. ton. Roca, who, since his secession from Covent-g Wee has had the management of the Crow-street Theatre, Dublin, is in town beating up for recruits for the sister kingdom. Silver In dollars has lately risen to the unptece. dented price of 6s. 9d. per oz. This extraordinary advance is, wo understand, attributed to the high rate of exchange at Petersburgh, whici has induced the English merchants to remit bullion in Ilrgef pan. tities, to avoid being drawn upon. While ftussia submitted to the French continental system,t:►e ruble was as low as l ld. sterling, but it has lakty risen as high as 24(1. and, by the last accounts, rensained at 22d. Bullion has long been in great request at vie Russian mints for coin, which is very scarce hp the Empire. In the beginning of July a severe shock of en earthquake was experienced at Cape Nicholas :hole, which threw down eight houses, Two live.l wens lost. Application Is intended to be made to Parliament for leave to make • public carriage road from Ken. ningtota Common, 13owyer-lane ' Camberwel'i turn. pike and Gram, and through all the private Grounds to the Deptfotd-road. The Vauxhall Licence was refused to be mewed by the Surrey Magistraies on Monday last ; but we understeod the Proprietors mean to make an wral aping thh refusal. "rho cause is supposed ro hats been the late iutrodostion of MMquerades at ties place. A violet shock -111 en earthquake was feltt a t Do.. minica, on the morning of the Bth of July'. The concuislon, at the commencement, was very strong, horizontal, and its apparent direction from the west. ward; its duration about five seceeck. Lieut. DAVIES, of the Lupton MI was lately tried in Jamaica, for sending an excuse of is 'crisped. tion to his Commanding Officer, Col. WI )oNsca, by a private who was on duty. The man hall c ir'red hiseervices, and obtained the sanction of his 'Qaptai.i; but the Court-Martial found Lieut. DAVIS— Ruillyof cOntravening the 77th section of the Militia Law, and though it recommended him to mercy, the penalty of 1001. was strictly levied. So much new wheat was brought to market at Doncaster on Saturday se'nnight, that a redaction of ISs. per load took place • nod meal was reduced as the same day from es. 4d. per stone to 4s. Bd., ands 1 1 farther reduction of Bd. has since taken piece. At Hull, on Tuesday lest, there was s.fuil market of new wheat. and from 121. to 15s. por quarto lower. Lyon market, on Tuesday, was well supplied with new wheat, end the price fell full go. per quart -. atittly A r t : Sz : l h d na i d n: 4a , te on fo T r u t e a s i d . A m y ; s o ld la w st h . eat oii w for M. M y, (which has been the dearest market I in that neighbourhood for some time past), wheat nil dull at 51. 10s. per quarter. Coosa, Tote Actrust.,..-A New Ytrk Paper, of July 50, says, thnt this odd eccentric is engaged to perform 9i% nights at New Providence island, pr rious to hit return to Old E•tgland. 'C 'vac's Jere (ion to the jolly gad, are not less frequent nr %Incert: America, thau whet with ns. Surely Our nia , : friosed's constkatioa must hare been cast at some iron-foundry A set of Jamaira Journals scarcely ever r:• . -,ches this country that does not contain a Ameba' aa• cities committed by the soldiers. The last i ton Papers contain the names of four privatef.-...f0 1 whom shot themselves, a third hung himself, awl 1 fourth cut his throat! The Bath Theatre will open very shortly. ifollowiag engagements are made:—Mr. • Mr. BRAISAM, Mr. BETTY, Miss DUNCAN, and 111 , s CWILD, will each perform a certain number of Esmins Diamond, a free black woman, died 4; Kingston, Jasnaim, on the iStlt July, at ti;eadraLw ,- ego of 130 years. A Gay Docciecn.—Osie of the Oxford Paper:, Meat:tins an advertisement for a runaway wife, l•• which the husband describes the gallant, with whom ' she eloped, as Wing his uncles rather out, in. knee'd, andiron bpi on his feet. The 10th, or Palettes regiment of Hussars, ho I /wit d field-day on Friflay on Houn slow c omm re os.-- . • regret to state, that two of the men we di" seeeted one had his shoulder dislocated, and the othe tbusreinarirwayar r o fell a on astonaeandhed htivso,beeardng.severely cot; bu rt. Saturday sennight, at Sir Thomas Hatton, Da , of Long itantou, wan retur nin g home from Col: bridge, in his curricie, ,one of tire reins brnl.-., .44 the home running away, overturned the etleti 9 e A t t u i ; e *Mph Sir Thomas's skull was fractured, 511 " e " ,chant who was with him dreadfully brut td at! 'rat add, that Sir 'thaws Het wighaut hor at Ititoll.