The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-05-27 00:00:00

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It is now said, that in the propo s;tims made by Marquis WELLE4LEY to the late Ministry, and to the leaders of Opposition, his Ladship did not stipulate for any situation for hinself; but that he merely undertook the business to 'ratify the wish of tins , Patrresi REGENT. We doubt, however, the acctfracy of this statement, both from the terms of the Noble Marquis's project, ant the respective answers returned to it by the drent parties, the substance of which we are n* enabled to lay before our Readers.—Marquis 141.11.SLEY'S propositions, it will be recollected, we, lot, an early and dispassionate consideration o'he Catholic Claims, with a view to their arnica ril and final adjustment; 2nd, a vigorous and more tended prosecution of the war in the Peninsula.— I) these proposals Lord LtrEneooes party en s wed, " That it was unnecessary to discuss the prin cples of the bags proposed by Lord WELLESLEY f‘• a new Administration, because they desired to 'Wine being _Vensbers of any Administration form dhg the Marquis. Lord MELvltt.c, however, as tinted to the principles maintained by Marquis ieLUMLEY ; and was willing to serve with, but t under, his Lordship." The following is given the substance of the joint answer of Lords rr and Gs EN VILLZ :-" They are perfectly ready sacrifice all personal feelings, in order to give tlfect to the vote of the House of Commons, in the iresent alarming crisis of public affairs. They ex fres' their sincere acknowledgments to Lord WEI. issLEY, for his powerful exertions in support of the Catholic Claims ; and state their perfect concurrence in his first principle on this subject. With regard to the war in the Peninsula, they declare, that no per- , sons can more deeply feel than they do the impor tance of its successful termination ; but that in re gard to its management, it is difficult, without an t i acquaintance with the details, and all the circum-11 stances of the war, which can only he accessible to persons in office, to give a decided opinion. They ale perfectly ready, however, to enter into a dis passionate discussion of that important question; but that it is fair to declare they entertain doubts whether, in the present distressed state of the coml. rrs , it will be found practicable to increase the pub ic burthens. Lords HoLLANnatod LANsnowNE con :urred generally in that opinion ; and particularly in , the part which refers to the powerful exertion. of Lord WELLtsr.ty in support of the Catholic Claims. —Mr. CANNING and Mr. W. POLL are, of course, understood to concur throughout with the Noble Marquis who makes the proposition ; in whose prin. cirles and opinion the Lords MotaA and EesarNr, together with Mr. SHERIDAN, are said to coincide." —We have already stated, that MarquisWEL.LEscear tommunicated the above answers to the PRINCE Rt. RENT on Sunday evening. On Monday forenoon his Royal Highness had an interview with Marquis l'i r masssr and Mr.o ANNING ; and in the afternoon the Members of the late Cabinet, including Lords SIDMOUTH and CAMDEN, held a Council at Fife-house. From this circumstance, and from the Earl of Liarta root. and Lord ELDON having waited oa the PRINCE REGENT yesterday morning, to communicate the result of the meeting, it was inferred, and generally re ported, that it was in contemplation to restore Lords Lummox and Cassuatauu. Indeed the persua sion was so general, that Mr. Bitouctiam and Mr. WHITBREAD called on them last night in the House of Commons for an explanation of the fact. The answer given by Lord CASTLEREAGH was, that matters remained at that moment iu the precise ~ame situation in which they were_ on Friday when he tendered his resignation. This completely re waved every dread that the affairs of the country mould be again entrusted to him and his colleagues. The fact now turns out is be, that his Royal High ness, convinced that it was impracticable to form a Ministry of such discordant materials as had been projected by Marquis WELLESLEY, and at,the same time restore the confidence of the people, sent last night, immediately after the interview with Lords LIVERPOOL and ELDON, for that patriotic and po pular Nobleman, Earl MOIRA, to whom he gave an audience at five o'clock in the afternoon. This interview is said to have been extremely in teresting; and, after a lone deliberation, mother meeting was fixed to. take place this day, when it was not doubted the N.-ble Earl would receive the commands of his Royal Highness to &ern a new Administration. What gime selisigtt this - fir_ . . -;* . L!'nl.ll TryE STATESMAN. statement is, that Lord WELLESLET left town yes ter4ay,_ (bout three o'clock, for his seat in the coun try. The course is thus left entirely open to Earl Moms, who may now be regarded as the future Prime Minister, and in whose selection of indivi duals, to assist him jn the arduous task of restoring tranquillity both at home and abroad, theie are few, we are confident, who will not be folly satisfied.— The Aibrning Post states, that " probably the Mar quisVer.t.EsLay would have no objection to act un der Lord MOIRA, than whom no man has a kinder nature, nor is there any one to whom the task of softening and conciliating differences could more properly be entrusted." We hope the writer of this article is sincere in the high eulogy he has pro nounced on the Noble Earl ; for sure are we, that there is not a man in the nation more deserving of it. The ferment which at present exists in the country, requires that such a character should fill the highest situation in the State; and when it is seen that Earl Monts-possesses the confidence of all parties; and that his splendid virtues have even drawn from the bitterest enemies of'the people, a tribute so just and so highly honourableto the patriotism of his Lord ship, we feel more than common exultation on con templating the near prospect there is of his being placed at the head of public affairs. From the whole aspect of matters, we do not even entertain a doubt, that those men 'who have constantly advocated the rights of the subject, will be fixed on by EarIMOIRA, to assist the Sovereign with their Councils, fii go verning a loyal and magnanimous people. THE PENINSULA. The Lisbon Gazette, of the 16th, contains a very! long Order of the Day, issued by Marshal Beresford, at Fuente Guitialdo, 'and dated May 7.—lt repri mends in very severe terms the conduct of several corps of Portuguese Militia, particularly that of Oporto, during the late irruption of the French into the North of Portugal. It appears that these corps, instead of defending the heights of Guarda, were seized with a panic, threw away their arms, and de serted their colours. Two or three hundred of them were taken by the enemy, and some of them drown ed in the Mondego, while about 1600 dispersed and deserted. Marshal Beresford directs that their co lours shall net be restored to these corps till they have behaved with valour in the presence of the ; enemy; and that those of the officers and soldiers; Iwho disgraced themselves on this occasion shall be tried by a Court-Martial. OPORTO, MAY 15.—Three divisions of the Allied Army are to remain in the north of Portugal • they ! are at present tender the orders of Gene r al Acton, but General Graham is to command them. The I l troops are canto:led in the villages along the Douro„' from Lamego, and amount to about 21,000 men.— The Polish troops are on their march for France; the new raised conscripts are said to be on the road to replace them. Troops are continually embarking at Vigo for South America. General CASTA NOS'S head-quarters are at Santiago. Thirteen American vessels arrived yesterday in this port, laden with corn land flour. The demand for provisons in this place is very great, and in the interior considerable scar ' city prevails, as little or none can be sent from . hens*, in consequence of the Commandant's having embargoed all the boats and carts. EXTRACT or A LETTER MOH AN Emmen IN THE EARL OF WELLING'TON'S ARMY, TO A GENTLEMAN IX EDINBURGH, DATED CAMP AT EORCALUAB, I A,PRIL 25: When it is considered that sine-third of what we! sat down with before Badajos were either killed or wounded, you will acknowledge it was tight work. We were not long permitted, after our fatigue, to be idle, or indulge ourselves with the few luxuries this country can afford, but marched, on the 11th instant, for the north. We arrived at this place late esterday evening, which is within five or six leagues of Ciudad Rodrigo. A Report is now in circulation, that we are to measure back our steps , again to whence we came; and I do not think it is lat all impossible, as the French have again crossed the Agueda, and gone off to Placentia, in conse quence of which the ditferent divisions composing the advance have received sudden orders to halt, and head-quarters are today at Guinaldo, about two • leagues in our front. Our Officers at present keep healthy, not one present but is capable of duty; land we are in a few days to get Major LLOYD, from Lisbon ; SQUIRE, ERQKINE, CANNON, and STAN TON,. from Celorica, where they were all on call mand for these six months past. By CANNON, I un derstand, that all our wounded Officers who left us at Badajos are doing Extract of a letter from Cadiz, dated April 30 :- 1 4 4 We have the finest appearance of the most abun dant harvest of Wheat ever known, and, as yet, the weather cannot be more favourable. Tne present sis tondos) of the interior, however, is truly dreadful.— • We are marred that uumbers of poor people are found dead in the streets of Seville, and many other , places, through absolute want, where Bread is at the exorbitant price of equal to five or six shillings the loaf of three pounds. Still farther in the interior, it its much worse; in some places, Wheat, which for merly Feld at from 30 to 40 Reals (about three-pence in value) the Faneg (five Fanegs make eight Win chester Bushels) has got up to 450, and very little of it to be found. For this reason, an immense num ber of recruits ran now be obtained, if there were money to pay them. They are pouring in here every day, to enlist; and it is said that General Dov Le, besides these, and about 1000 men he has already sent to the Spanish armies, perfectly well disciplined, has now upwards of 8000 in the Island, in a state of great forwardness. By this new school, the General will soon he able to send to the armies 100,000 tnen, completely disciplined." NAVAL INTR L LIG ENC E. POWNSTOUTH, MAY 26. This morning Rear-Admiral Brown hoisted his flag on board the spialre. aad is to sail to Jerry., Sailed Mit Majesty's ships Yerteur, Beagle, and Linoet, on a erui•e. Ills Majesty's ship Brisk is appointed eollvoy fur Cork, and the intermediate ports in the .Chanitel. PLYMOUTH, MAT 25. Came ia the French lugger called L'Eopanoor, of 10 gum and 411 men, captured off Ushant, in a calm, by the boats of his Ma jesty's ship Rota, out two days from St. Malec', and had made no captures ; the Rots had one man killed and 10 wounded ; the privateer had five killed. Sailed his Majesty's ships Tigre, Colosins, and Pounme, to the Westivard. THE ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE. That there has been a system, fatal in its tendency to Rtttlsh Liberty, eagerly pursued and sanctioned by hlinisters for a considerable length of time, must appear to ever, impartial man who will examine the occurrences of this period, divested of wilful preju- dice. Every leading measure of Administration, during these twenty years past, has in some degree encroached on the privileges of the people, or added new strength to the Royal Prerogative. Every pub- . . lication, and every exertion of their hireling agents, has tended to the incretse of unconstitutional opi nions, or to throw some new impediments in the way of the Liberty of the Press, and the Liberty IA Speech; and when we survey the whole. together, down to the present crisis, we cannot admit that such misconduct ought to be attributed to mere un- avoidable errors of fallible human nature. In such a course of years, it might be the lot of any Admi. nistration to propose some measures that would be liable to serious objections ; but that every one should tend to the same point ; that ail shoulcille part essentially (rem constitutional principle, dis- plays no common degree of political profligacy.- - That such, however, has been the fact will appear, if i we attend a little to the Debates in both !louses of Parlianient. To all these ruinous measures 'we see the strongest constitutional objections made, to which the most flimsy answers and temporary sea ' sons have been successfully opposed. But the most pie eikis to be foundingdepartu during that period sefromeveryconst which itutional w pre see marked by a new language within doors, and new ! doctrines and plans of Ministerial Partizans with `out. Such acts were then passed and such opinions were then avowed, which would hardly have been mentioned at any other period since the Revolution. : It must be remembered, that for some time after Mr. PITT came into power, he held forth the idea of being above the necessity of venal support, and professed himself indifferent to any panegyric or as sistance from the press. All at once we found this boasted independence abandoned, and those engines set to work with greater earnestness than had ever been remembered. Newspapers 'were supported by the personal exertions, and became actuallythe pro perty of persons in office; and hired pamphleteers were employed on every occasion with the greatest diligence. These Government prints were as re. markable for their unexampled rancour, scurrility, and open disregard of every constitutional princi ple, as for their glaring falsehood and despicable meanness. By such instruments, every distinction • of right and wrong in politics was confounded ; all public virtue laughed out of countenance ; and the jealous sensibility of free-horn Britons blunted, if not totally extinguished. The poison. ; was .thus enabled to work a slow but subtle progress, and a depraved and palsied frame of Mind was the effect it produced on those who fell withiq its..vortes. Not satisfied with obtruding their own nonsense and ri; baldry on the public,- we find an attempt made to stifle every other voice, and to olooin an exclusive monopoly for their own deli and unconstitutional productions. False notions were thus instilled into ' the minds of their deceived votaries, and a severe persecution commenced against the real friends and advocates of the people's rights. The monstrous experiment was tried of an association of A th.• . - ed Societies, hostile to Liberty. The plan succeeded ; and a petty tyranny arose under the sanction of Government in every parish, moved and regi,.ated by a grand Inquisitorial Chamber of self-constituted • censors and arbiters, not only of the press and of speech, but of principles, and iutentions. A com mon purse was made up for prosecutions ; a band of associated accusers. was formed ; and so extensively did this illegal combination spread, that it became nestto impossible to find unprejudiced individuals to try their accusations. An armed force was next ar rayed to second their designs, and enforce their fu rious mandates. Lastly, a resolution was . taken. to stop completely the freedom of discussion, and si lence effectually the voice of complaint. Was this the Constitution of tngland ?—that system of equal laws of which we hear so much from those who so little understand it. But the great matter of surprise is, tha.t the promoters of these measures did not per ceive the folly and madness of their own pursuits— tbat they.were not conscious of the inlay of their plan, and the inadequacy of the rineatis which they employed. • Codid the perverted clamonrs of parish associations, er the...threatened violencs of mis guided' or bullying volunteers, silence those who 'knew and alsertsil those rights and liberties. which iied‘been *tostalatiaredby the exertion, and cemented ' )0 , the blOnt) 4 . tit'efr ancestors ? •What effect , ial ser mice could Ministers expect from these ex trr.ordinary inseasiirts ?•. The wiitiugs of their partizans con 'sisied . or such 'it WI X tore of clumsy sophistry and Ytnptlient * misrePresentntion;as evettu..lly to defeat .their own purposes; end . the petty tyranny of t he .self-constituted riders .of private life, did not long -prevail. Nevertheless, the i acceliors of Mr. Purr resorted to similar measures to destroy the remains of liberty ; and have ever since inclined to the same rigour, though destitute of the - talents of their pre deceisor to enforce it. To these men we would say, that nothing can result from their violent expedients but the debility and dissolutiOn :+ [ways consequent on an improper use .of powerful and dangerous sti mulants. For the purpose of preptifying their ill gotten power, • they have usocl those nieesures of ex treme resort. which never are tried but in the hope .., . . ... EARTHQUAKE IN IN SOUTH AMERICA. We are sorry to state, that accounts, received by 'the Chichester packet, which arrived at Falmouth on Sunday, with Mails from the West Indies, in part confirm the melancholy intelligence formerly re ceived, of a dreadful Earthquake at the Caraccas and La Guyra. The loss is now stated at 10,000 per sons: The shock was felt at Antigua, Guadalo..tpe, and several other of the West India l'he Chichester was 26 days in her passage from St. Thomas's. Six days previous to her sailing, the Gloria frigate, of 40 guns, departed for Tortola with 50 merchant vessels for England, leaving 40 sail behind.' Yesterday the hearing on the subject of the de tention of some American vessels, which had been captured trading from French ports to those of Ame rica, and vice versa, was deferred, at the desire of the applicants, in the Court GI Admiralty, to give them time to produce an official notification of the Milan and Berlin Decrees having been revoked. Letters from Paris, dated the 21st, notice the re ceipt of intelligence there of the horrible assassina tion of Mr. PERCEVAL. The fact is stated in the Papers of the preceding day, with the observation, that it had caused a great sensation iu London ; but without soy farther comment. Three frigates, it is said, have been dispatched from our sqoadron off the coast of Portugal, for the purpoie of intercepting the French frigates returning from the West Indies. _ Within these few days Messrs. SCHAW and Ross have been sent to Mr. Fos frit, with dispatches from the Secretary of State's office. In the course of last week two Messengers were sent off with important dispatches to the North. Admiral BERKELEY is to be relieved In the com mand at Lisbon by Admiral MARTIN, who will sail in a few days for the Tagus. The following was yesterday posted up at Lloyd's: The Committee having represented to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralth the state of the fleet which sailed from Jamaief on the 31st of March, under convoy of hii Majesty's ship Dauntless, their Lordships have been pleased to give directions to the Admirals commanding at Portsmouth, and in the Channel, to order out all their cruizers, for the pur pose of looking out for, and protecting into port the ships that are missing." The Budget, to be brought forward immediately, was left ready prepared by Mr. l'zacEvAL.—lt adds two millions to the present taxes. The Order of the Bath is to be extended to 50, in cluding the Sovereign and the Grand Master.— Twenty-three are to be installed next Monday at Wesminster Abbey, which is the largest number that ever took place at one time ; so that if we cannot have a Government, we shall have a Spectacle. We are authorized by the Countess of GLEN.. CAIRN to correct a statement which appeared in an other Paper, mentioning that her Ladyship's Appeal on the subject of her claims on Goverment " had been privately and gratuitously circulated." — The fact is, that the Pamphlets were sent under Beal, ONLY to Members of both Houses of Partia -1 ment, three weeks before the assassination of the late Mr. PERCEVAL, as the most Constitutional means of enabling the Members to form a judgment upon the merits of the Claim, when his Royal High ness the PRINCE REGENT should be pleased to recom• , mend it to their consideration for adjustment. _ ..........._ K. B. I). L. B. I. T. O. W. G. P. C. B. o.—Ca balistic letters were celebrated among the Medes and Persians for conveniency, either for good or evil.— The - Goddess F'ortune, who will distribute her fa• yours ow the 4th of June, has sanctioned this Lot. tery, with her entire approbation, and takes this op portunity of explaining to her votaries the above let ters, which, in plain English, are as follows:- 66 King's Birth-Day—Lady BRANSCOMB'd (No. 1, i llolborn-Bars), Is The Office Where Great Prizes Can Be Obtained. loan EICRANGII. MAT 27.—We• have to-day tolerable rap ' plies of Wheat on Sand, but from an tipinion.die foreign arrivals will be mostly taken off for the pahlic service, this trade sup ports last-quoted prices. Bailey heavy sale, at the late reduc tion. Malt and White Peas keep their pnce. Benqs of each kiqd vatly but little. We have likewisetolerable renaming sup plies of Oats, but Sales thereof dull, and rather give way in price. No variation in Flour. Wheat Fineditto 192 IAI Do. (Fine Old) .. 74 76 Rye . 74 89 Oats 44 48 bi Barley . M 64 Poland do. Malt B4 94 Potabsedo. White Pees (boilers) $t 88 1 Rage Seed * 4175 £BO Crey do; Ream DEAL, MAY 9. Arrived the Recovery, Spencer, from the South Seal. Sailed his Majesty's ship /tare°, for of Flushing. - • List of the Vessels captured in the West ladies:— On what day. destinations, Btc. • • Feb. 21, 11119, (inseam Planter, of Loudon, Turner, tot. Ma lelea and Jamaica. 22d, Sampson, of Hull, Luke, for Lisbon and St. Croix. 2.1 d, Boston, of Liverpool, Hughes, from Cork fur Tortola. March 2, St. Harmony, a Portuguse, for Lisbon. 9d, Schooner Poly, an American, from Boston, fur Goads loupe 11th, Brig Amethyst, an American, from Amelia Island to Martinique. 11th, Brig Three Friends, of Bristol, from St. Croix to Mar ue. • .14th, Alonzo, Americas, Saunders, from St. Croix, for Ports- Muth . 410, Emillie, a Swede, Lockstep, from Liverpool to Amelia island. 98th, Brig Adventurer, an American, Curtis, from St. Cry to Boston. April tt, The Beery, of Liverpool, M , Dowell, from-Hemmen fur London. 190, Pizarro, an American, from Madeira for New f ork. 15th, Prince Regent, of London, Free, from Martiuique to Lisbon. likh, Two Portuguese brigs, one from St. Mary's., and the', other from St. Salv ado r, to Lisbon. ?Rh, Brig Happy Couple, an American, from Baltimore to Oporto. May I. Ship Iris, hiaar!eaa. Desmitleon, fns Rhode Island 4 to Gibraltar, . , • 211. aebosseo;4ll Aserteaurhawrblejasta to Boston. 4th. tatiaamiaw, Allen, fiewlibleire it Tobago. psis, from Cadiz** lib dis -IC-417-Tbe Mavy, an American, Craycroft, fres ammo& to Olnytta, with a oast valuable cargo. .. . 4:S. ~J g•tod: ISY .~._ 1 I, ii 1 I ! f ' 1 , i , ' 'A , ik . '.3 i 1 s i i It ,„ • , 1 y ~~ t i d~ . 1