The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-11-21 00:00:00

vie( e to the eintlict:‘e testrnint tit of those, to s hore interests be was an enemy, in the same &epee as he was the friend and defender of the P eople! This is, indeed, a melancholy reflection t o those who eontemplate the wretched state o f bondage, to which the political press is re duced. While the 111iiiitterial parasites fatten on t i l e public purse, torn as it is from the very hearts o f an impoverished and oppressed people, those who d i re to speak the truth, or to attempt the vindication of the public cause, are deprived of exercising their or must sink ender the united calamities of (!cy,:rl . inn of property, and painful imprisonment ! Th e gt miu: of Britain sleeps ; and the savage mon -11,,,.chic t ' the glotious Revolution of the seven teenth ceuitury lad for a time overcame, again stalks triumphant in its room ! ECTRICT OF A LF,TTER FROM AN 07FICIR, AT MADRID, DATED OCTOBER 23. " I have already stated to you, the mortification we have experienced at the orders for retreating ; but I raenot find words to express the wretchedness which the poor Spaniards suffer. When we marched here after the battle or Salamanca, a Military Com mission was established, and many persons of emi nence were strangled (according to the Spanish "s -tern), for having been friendly to the Government of Jousts. The terror this excited made every bad) , apprehensive; and it was evidently the public opinion, that the new Government was, at least, es tyrannical and as oppressive as the old.— Fear, therefore, and not attachment, made them swear the new Oaths of Allegiance ; and this was done under the most solemn and official assurances of both the British, as well as the Spanish authori-1 ties, that the French were for ever expelled ; and that the Government of the Regency was firmly and perpetually established. Fatal, indeed, are the cooel sequences of these most prenyture assurances. It would melt a heart of stone to hear the cries and lamentations of the poor wretches, many of them of I the best order of society, who are crowding round the British head-quarters, demanding protection, and exclaiming loudly against the imposition which has been practised on them, and the dreadful yen- ; geence they feel Josue's Government will inflict.— I But, shocking as is this scene, it is nothing to what took place at the house which the late Go-1 vernment occupied.—lt is - most fortunate for', them that they fled in the night, for otherwise Dot due of them would have escaped with life. This retreat will be productive of the worst consequences to the cause. It his shaken the public opinion as to British protection ; and has proved, at least in the Minds of the Spaniards, that we are unable to conquer thecountry ; for a conquest, after all, it must be. W.- are all here astonished at the general belief which exists in England of the popularity of the New Govern ment. Depeed upon it, it is wilful misrepresen tation; I have seen more of Spain than most British Officers, and can positively assure you, that Jane's's Government, of the two, is preferred by the Spani ards. It is true, that having to support a French army, had been productive of great expence and incon venience. Nor is the support of the British army less so ; but the Spanish army is beyond all descrip tion an evil of the greatest magnitude to the inhabi tants of the plates where they come. Nor could the worst history your London politicians can pro duce,surpass the atrocities committed by the Spanish army in our service. I can positively assure you, which is a tolerably good proof of the public opinion, that notwithstanding all we see in the English Papers, of the ladies meeting us, and giving us balls and enter iainments, we found the contrary to be precisely the fact; for in most towns the women had almost en. tirely disappeared, having accompanied the French army in their retreat. " We understand, that we are again to occupy our old lines at Torres Vedras, for it is impossible for us to meet the united French force; there are upwards of 130,000 French bayonets cow in Spain. SOUHAII has an army of 40,000; Joszew has a corps of 10,000; and SouLT's command, including SUCIIET, is certainly not less than 80,000.—What have we got to oppose this? 40,000 British at most ; HILL is to join us immediately, and thus, after all the parade which has been made of SouLT's evacuating Andalusia, and raising the siege of Cadiz, there can be little hope but that that city must now fall, unless Alarreavn's corps is immediately sent there—that measure of course will be taken, for they must re-embark now that we retreat upon Portugal; and, I suppose, Sicily will not be their destination — Seville, and of course Cadiz, is now open to theValen. clan army, and wit', no doubt, be at once occupied ; unless the British arrive in time, and again *eau py the latter place, for the former must inevitably go. Nor do I think Cadiz tan be saved, for in ail probability the French will attempt it by a coisp.de-main, now that it is withoot troops and perfectly defenceless ;. for I am well convinced the Spaniards, without British troops, would not defend it three days against a French assault. What will become of the Reieency, aobudy knows. They did not venture themselves one yard into the country, during our short-lived prosperity after the battle of Salamanca, and now I as convinced they dare not shew themselves any where." Letters from Gottenhurgb state, that a considera 1e number of French troops, who had been attached to the army under BOWAPAR7t, bad arrived at Ko. sigsberg and Memel, where they were ordered to tax. up their "rioter quarters. .:_-1 I ~._ THE STATESMAN. •- A Cabinet Council was held yesterday morning at the Foreign Office, which sat upwa r d s o f t wo h ours . A letter from Mr. Caoara, referring tii his form- ; DETECTION OF AN EXTINbI YE PLAN FOR EFFECTING er letter on the subject of Baltic convoys, states that 1 Tile EsCAPE or FRENCH OFFICEES ON vizi& the Lords of the Admiralty are now of opinion that, 1 p ‘gOLE . considering the great risk of endeavouring at this i Some very imperfect land erroneous accounts of advanced period of the year to conduct a large con- . this extensive conspiracy having been published, we voy through the Belts, and the probable security that , have collected the following from an authentic the ports of Sweden will atlord to the trade for win tering in the Baltic, the Admiral at Hano will not be inclined to attempt to bring home an o th er convoy source ap p s be appears from the examinatio n t a k en , th a t a sys tem was established of British subjects going to'five this season. I or six depots of French prisoners, from time to time, Dispatches will this night he forwarded for the t o o tter o effect to the escape of such as could raise West-Indies and British America. • n certain sums of money to defray the expences and re- Captain RA rmt ER is appointed to the Norge, 74, . wards payable in this country, whereby many officers now at PI mouth. I have been enabled to break their parole, and have The Vtctorious, 74, now at Portsmouth, is ander ' got safe to France, wheretheyharebeen received orders orders for Bermuda. by public officers at the ports, who paid the sums 1 NDI k- II 0 ust.—Yesteidity it Court of Directors : agreed upon for their sea passage. was held, when the following appointments took, This discovery was made by the apprehension of place : eight officers, who left Andover the Ist of last month, Lieutenant-General Sir Groaoa NUGENT, Bart. to he Commander in Chief of the Company's Forces on 'and were compelled by stormy weather to re-land I near Christchurch, on the lath, after having mu. the Bengal Establishment, and to retain his seat as Se- ' barked from that neighbourhood in a Weymouth coed in Council .— Lieut .- Gen. Hon. J. Anze c a oma y, ' who was appointed Commander in Chief at Madras, : smuggling boat. They had reached the coast, between Christchurch on the death, tesignation, or coming away of Lieu- I and Lymington, by the skill of their guides, without ten the Sir SAMUEL A UCHNUTY, to be Go- interruption : but unable to conceal themselves ef vernor and Commander in Chief at Fort St. George. fectually on their re-landing, notice was given of the —i,ieutenant-Colotiel M ASCE. WILES, of the Ma- ', a uspiciouss appearance of the parties, to Mr. G. Rose, dras Establishment, to be Governor of St. Helena. Mford, by Mr. How, a most meritorous officer —The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till SVednes. in the supesior class of the Customs, whose zeal and day next. I courage have often been conspicuous, but in no case Mr. THOMPSON, lately one of the Deputy Corn. i more so than in this. An active . investigation was missaries-General under the Marquis of WELLING I immediately set on foot by the above-mentioned Ma. Ton, and long and familiarly known to the Earl of , gistrate, at whose instance Mr. How was permitted MOIRA, having served with him in America, and by his Board to assist. Vickery and Adkins were behaved gallantly in the action with General GREEN, I , sent from Bow-street; and Mr..Tosee, Assistant So where he was severely wounded, is the Gentleman' licitor to the Admiralty, was sent to Mr. Rose by who will accompany his Lordship to India, as Pri- the Transport Board. A pursuit after the offenders vote Secretary, mid Superintendaut of his domestic was then made in various directions, and Colliford concerns. He is a native of Glasgow, and not an t (wto had been convicted last year of a similar offence Irishman, as has been stated. Captain the Honour - lbefore Mr. i3aron Graham), a remarkably desperate able Lercesrra STANHOPE, second son of the Earl man, who was always armed, and who had the leading of Mutat:wave, and lately so laudably kno*n in active share in the conspiracy, was taken in Somer. Ireland for his liberality towards the Roman Catho- I setsaire by Mr. How, who finding him dressing his lies, for which liberality he had the honour of being horse in a stable, broke in upon him, and seized removed from the Staff, goes out as First Aide-de- ' him by the collar with one hand, holding a pistol at Camp to his Lordship. The youngest of the DOTLES his hest! with the other, and the n gave him to the also accompanies him, as Second Aide-de-Camp. ; cared Adkins, to be conveyed in irons to Mr. G. The Third Aid-de-Camp is a Mr. MACRA, of the Rose, nt Mudefoid. 79th regiment, and who served with it during the Six ether persons have also been already appre. whole campaign in Egypt: this Gentleman is also ! hendedas principals in the conspiracy, in different from Scotland, and a near relation of the Countess parts d the country, who have been committed by of Lou now. The complement of Aids-de-Camp is the Magistrate to Winchester Gaol, among whom is thus made up, as the other three Officers must be Rose, the Master of the Weymouth boat, the Free selected from the army in India, viz. one from the holder, who was taken by two men, sent from King's troops, and two from the Company's service. Christchurch for that purpose; the inhabitants of His Lordship will not sail before the beginning of which place was remarkably zealous on the oc- Fehruary.—The other appointments have not trans- cation. The other offenders were taken by per pired. sonsof the country, sent after them, by the Magi. A report prevailed yesterday, bit for which there striae, as soon us he had ascertained the names and was no authority, that BON APARTE is dead, and that residessoo in the Wost of England of the land smug. in a paroxism of rage he fell by his own baud. glee; who seduced and conveyed to the coast tha , Major-General M AITLAND is to command in the French Officers from the different depots ; in which , York District, and Major-General GREY succeeds Lieutenant-General ENGLAND in the command of service a most respectable Gentleman, in Somerset.' shire, in the oef o rwboorhood or some of the most the Devonshire District. , guilty, was eminently useful. In Th e development ' Sir Thomas then , / is going out in the &milks, of 74 guns, to join Sir J. B. IVaanzst's squadron on of this extensive and mischievous conspiracy, and apprehending the culprits, the Magistrate alluded to, the Halifax station. received the readiest assistance from the Transport The Elephant man of war and the Hermes, have Board as well at from the Commissioners of the Cus sailed for the Western Islands, in consequence of in- toms ; and it is but justice to add, that that Gentle. formation that Admiral RODGERS with his squadron is in that neighbourhood. man himself, who was prevented by as accident from going over to Southampton to ask his former It is stated that the Crocodile frigate has refused to Be take under her convoy the ships for Portugal. The constituents for a vote, in a very sharp contest, de owed every hour of his time for some weeks to his reason is, that the trade of the Mediterranean is se duty as a Justice of the Peace oft this interesting and parated from that of Portugal for the security of imp ortant occasion. shipping on that destination ; and the crocodile has ' ions already sixty ships for the Mediterrauean, which is as Exert more of the offenders.are still using for the apprehension of many as she can properly receive under her care. Lady BO RLAgE WARREN is preparing to go with her family, to Halifax, in North America, to meet her gallant husband, who is pow cruising on that station. CONSPIRACY. • COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. After the Comic Opera of T,':e Lord of the Ma nor, a new After-piece was prod uc:.clat thts.Theatre, for the first time, last night, called Love, Lae, and "piste. The LORD CHANCELLOR, On Thai sclay, in a Bank rupt Cause, took an opportunity of mentioning, that he had lately. ix one day, put the seal to one hundred and sixteen Commissions of Bankruptcy; being nearly a sixth of the whole that had taken place during the period that Lord Ilaaewscaz presided in Chancery. The fate of Lieut. Richard Stewart Gamage, of the Griffin sloop of wac, for the murder of a Set joint of Marines of that ship, is deckled, and he is to suffer the sentence of the Court-Martial, in the Downs, on board the 41lonatoutit. The greatest in tercessions were made in his behalf, and a letter from the whole of the ship's company of the Griffin was I sent, praying a pardon, but without effect. He was made a Lieutenant, the 46th of August, 1808. — The order for his execution was sent late on Thurs day night. The Government of Zattte, as the bead of that part of the lonian Republic now under British pro tection, have voted a Marble Column to be erected in the square of the Cathedral, as an acknowledg meat to General Sir Joust STUART, for their deli verance by the forces under his command, from the I tyranny of French dominion. They have also caused a Medal to be struck, with a Greek inscription, in like manner commemorative of their gratitude and I regard to that distinguished officer. Two chemists of Paris have recently made two curious specimens of prepared writing paper, of which the following are the processes :-1. Take the gall I nuts and, sulphas of iron (copperas), well pulverized, rub them dry on paper which is not smooth or hot,. pressed. The paper will assume a greyish tinge, owing to the powder which is attached to it, and which will adhere sufficiently to bear folding ; &c. In order to trace characters on this paper, It is only necessary to use a pen dipped In water, or in the mouth, or in the mouth, or even a pointed stick, and the characters will become black and legible.— The second process is described as differing frets the first, in so much earths paper Is washed in the ma. cedes of which ink is madlb r aad then dried. It is of a yellowish colour, and Ps characters are written on it in the same way. Paper basks, sr album, of this description, are new assaufacteted ioadisi i:gpsar abundance at Paris, sad 60174/0111 ego qv. est. The business of this little Drama turns upon the repeated varied attempts of Cy,loin Danvers to gain the hand of Laura, the daughter of Doctor camphor, an apothecary, of York, who hath pro mised her to Lubin Log, upon the presumption that he was heir to an immense fortune in the West In dies. Upon the arrival of the stage at York, Flexible becomes acquainted with Lubin Log, and, as the friend of Captain Drawers, draws from him the nature of his designs, in order to counteract them, for the advantage of his friend. In the course of thew attempts he assumes many characters,. all of which he maintains nit!' a Protpan adroitness peculiar to litri-otr. In one or these changes he takes occasion to mimic the voice and manner, not only of several of our best barristers, hut of a high legal authority ; yet, as the singular merit of these per. sonilications involve much pleasantry, and no rude ness, the whole was received by the audience with an extraordinary degree of applause. After a practical hoax, or two, upon Doctor Camphor's credulity, and Lubin Log's stupidity, the Captain is made felicitous in the possession of his Laura. This fares is full of broad humour, and the interest is kept alive by a succession of whimsical events, that. I are productive of peals of laughter. It is interspersid [with songs, among which is one, that was sung by Mr. Marusws, and loudly encored. The whole of the performers contributed' with due zeal to the soccess of the piece. mom •••••••MITIIIIi1111.1111! ' A foot race was ruin in the afternoon of Tuesday lam, on Shone between S. Warner, the noted Brighten pedestrian, and a serjeaot of the Sd Rik Corps, named Deannut. The distance was 160 yards, for 1501. Elionsan was backed by a Gentleman at Sandra*. Soon after three o'clock a grogt number of speotaten from Hythe and Sandgnte assembled ibet. ting sto 2 and 3 to 1 on Warner. They started ex actly at fear, Warner taking the lead till within 50 yards, when Deafen leaped hire, and won by about AM feet. The knowing ones were completely *NM in, conMerabbi olds having been taken in fa vour of the law s who elimared full of confidence. , . . N 4 VA L INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, Nov. rived the Danmark, of 74 guns, from the Eastward.; and Speculator lugger, from the Downs. Sailed the Goldfinch brig of war. Arrived the Zmey Gebraders and Eneharis, both from Petersburgh, with hemp for the Dock yard. Fausoura, Nov. 18.—The brig Dukt. of York, Spiers, has not been able to join in the Mediter. ranean convoy, in consequence of her being leaky. Part of her cargo was discharged to day, and proved very much damaged. PoRTMOUTII, Nov. 40.—Arrived the following West Indiamen from the Downs, part of the convoy : Centurion, Princes: Nary, Dominica, Floetzeoad, Elizabeth, &)phia, Fife, London, !lope, Ann, William, and the Livonia. They got under weigh this morning, but are since brought up at St. Helens; should the wind be fair, they will sail early in the morning. YARMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's ships Pigmy and Sheldrake, front the Baltic. Sailed the Princess of Wales cutter, with North ties pilots, for Gottenburgh ; and his Majesty.'s ship Portia, on a cruise. DEAL, Nov. 20.---Arrired his Mnjests's ships Thistle and Pioneer, from off the French coast. His Majesty's ship Cordclia will sail with the ships bound to Portsmouth, &c. ECCENTRIC EPIT A PH 0 nut. onottot FREDERIC& COOKE, THE CFLERRATED ACTOR, PERM AN AMERICAN PAPER. Ye sons of Bacchus, cast oae look, Here lips yottr friend—" GEO. FREDERICK COOKE," Once thirsty .0..1 though clever. Had leash not come—'th strange to say, And took the/Towing jug away, lie wou'd have lush'd fur ever. No bumping glass he e'er deay'd For •twas his hoby till he died, A thirstier soul was never. Still wou'd have wheel'd the lush about, Had Time not said—" thy glass is Or quench'd his thirst for ever. BY A THEATRICAL BROTHER. The following Epitaph on Robin flood was lately taken from the tomb-stone, in Kirklees Plantation ) adjoining the park and hall. in Yorkshire : Hear underneath di* Litt Steno I.nt robin earl of Huntington. Nc'er arclr az bie to rod. An Pip! katud ins robin I lend. Sick afloat az hi an it men Vil England min si alien. Obiit 24. hal. Dekembris. 1247. _ _ in the night of Tuesday se'nnight, some villains broke in the Theatre in Durham, by taking off a part of the roof, and stole therefrom the brass branches in front of the hoses, the brass mounting of a gm', a box filled with glass lamps, &c. They also cut and defaced the grove scene, and destroyed several other articles. _ _ The Admiralty Sessions, for the trial of offences committed on the High Seas, will be held Decemb.m 16, at the Old Bailey. The failure of the Exmouth Bank last week wag truly distressing : the paper issued by it was the great currency of all that neighbourhood to a partial degree, so that the shock was felt by every class, but more particularly by the lower orders of society, who had unbounded confidence in the proprietors ; 'limbers of individuals are almost ruined in conse quence thereof. The hubbub and tumult Was so great and extraordinary the day it occurred, that it bore more the appearance of the storming a castle, than the silent stoppage of a hank ; every part was bravely besieged--some got in and assailed the back-gates—others attacked the front and windows, tore off the rails, and broke down the counters; many were so crushed and roughly handled, that a female in the midst of the thrntig ' was heard to shriek out, that they were squeezing her to death—that she had rather lose her 801. worth 'of notes than her life, and begged for mercy that they would release her, which was, after much diffi culty, effected, and she was pacified with possess ing her notes in safety hi the street. The Bank continued paying, iu confusion, about one hour, w hen it ceased, leaving a multitude in the dumps, ho could uot,by any means, force an entrance within the walls. The oil extracted from the extraordinary fie. exhibited at Brighton, is of a quality, it is said, to command a pike of ten shillings the gallon ; and part of it, we understand, is disposed of at that price. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 18.—This day the Anti. Catholic Petition was read at eleven o'clock, in the Senate [louse, and the nv... , etiug was adjourned till o o'clsock. At tuo o'clock the Sestet. House beton to fill with Masters of Arts; and considerable anxiety and alarm was excited among the petitioners at the sight of several strange persons, who, had jusi arrived from London to oppose the Address. About • three o'clock the Petition was put to the vote, whet in the Non-Regent Muse there appeared 53 In fa. your of the Petition, o.nd 42 against it: and in the Regent HMise, a for the Petition, and 20 contra; making upon the whole a majority of 29 for the pe tition. Lord HARDWICIEZ voted in the mioorttf,' • • so did the Hon. T..East.terx, Ron. a Wat, Nom J. Ponceoss, and Dr..llfecestr. There was no db. cession. • We understand that Tmnlassani, and Mesdamee Bianchi and Angiolinl, who have lately. been to Brighton without the. Secretary of Stated permission, were sent to the Alien (Ace a few days since, and their licences of resident*. withdrawn. In ceesider. ation, however, of their general good 'conduct prior to the breath of the Alien Regulations, and )Isp • Intercession of many respectable characters, they . ' • have been allowed to continue their sesideaos here. - I The Alien Act subjects every Alen, who violates* condition of his lid alpeite imprisonment , for time not exceeding sits` s, at the discretion of the Justice of the Pipalmirefere "them' he shall be • convicted, It is well tor their vocal birds of passage that they had friends at Comet, or they might hare to sing six months in the cage, without even a Lord Chancellor to give Spence for their notes. 'U. _ • • 4 , -r..0116:.., • ri d i'i . r •_: A- • fi r i .1