The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-06-10 00:00:00

of rho enemy's powerfoi *Worts, supporta by Gemmel ILlsties To IFILLIAIf 411.431, Esc F ist ,--From the various and it,. „ h ks pni have been engaged, wit h„ .r , 1 11 extravagant hyperbole,f 1 'lgo space in the public competent to appreciate 7 .1 .. ‘e r, have, no doubt, classed e fAtlvorates. In 'the Senate, vow., %nu had taken a distinguished ;he great measures that have had a o tiny of our country; and if, you did not evince the stern patriotism o r the pore disinterestedness of tv , uncandid to deny, that you retired public .• with as fair tteeputation as most of your ode :o ver:flies. But, Sir, it is neither to your laboorti 3. au Advocate, nor a Senator, to which at present j o igu to solicit public attention. Your speculativsk ~,i, 1 ,1 has fitted you for various and difficult employ. veins—you have also acted in a capacity for seve. !al of the illosttious branches of the Royal Family, fvr which language has as yet supplied no other name than far totem.—lt is neither Steward nor Agent, nor Auditor, but includes them all, with the singular addition, that your Clients are at once your Patrons and your Pupils. It was in this compound capacity, and in this only, that chance brought yourself and me in contact, and to the origin and result of that business, it is my intention, strictly to confine my re marks. The debate on the Civil List, the other day in the House of Commons, brought to light some curious facts connected with the history of Mr. ADAM'S fa mous Trust Fund ; and among other consolatory 'natters, it was to me, peculiarly gratifying to find fit this precious fond, still set apart 53,0001. a-tear, for the liquidation of the Nunn REGENT'S dPbts. Much to be sure, was truly said on the ex cui.ite sensibility of his Royal Highness to oblige firms of honour. This looks well, for I happen to to a creditor myself ; and my claim, besides being irourable, has the additional recommendation of tplig legal, and is therefore, in every view, entitled in priority of attention. It is true, that we have he.d-! of a grand fete, not long ago, said to cost 53.10_701. which may account for one year's income of tr. 7'rust Fund. Nor have we forgotten the large sums ;.ri•hrd by the Commander-in-Chief upon MARY :ONE CLAIM!. You may probably remember, Sir, that about ten ago, I had the honour of an interview with respecting my claims on the Prince of WAVES, on the Dukes of Yoga and CLARENCE. The !•JbliC have a deep interest in the character and con. of these illustrious Personages; and to show .t my inability to procure a settlement was not in)- ; r ible to negligence on my part, I shall give a con . narrative of the "whim steps I took to obtain. :.)ninon justice, and of the uniform mortification (I disappointment which attended all my efforts i. tha' purpose. Not then aware that I was pre riude.l by Court etiquette, from applying to the Royal Brothers themselves on any pecuniary subject, I Er3t addressed each of them personally by letter, to which, of ,Course, no answer , was returned. Haling at last discovered my error, I next applied to the Secretaries of their Royal Highnesses—to Mr. TIRWIIITT, as Secretary to the Prince of WALES ; to General GEORGE HOTRAM, as Secretary to the Duke of Ulm ; to W. DALRYMPLE, FAq. as Secre `try to the Duke of CLastescr. I had now gotinto tic Princely pathway—into the regular Court track; and it is but justice to acknowledge, that I was soon favoured with answers to my letters. —The former of these Gentlemen informed me, that he had inclosed my letter to you as Solicitor- General to the Prince of WALES." The answer ihich I received from Mr. DALRYMPLE was as fol. I n tri:--." That he had been commanded by the Duke 0 1 CLARENCE to send my letter to you, who had the management of his Royal Highness's affairs of this le!cription." It appears, therefore, that the Royal Duke has been engaged in other speculations of this Lid, and that you are specially em pl o y e d t o s hi e ld t• .4m nga i n st such c laims. To your share of the conversation at this me morable interview, I am particularly anxious to do' tttiet jostic.e ; and Ladeed your observations, and the whole drift of your discourse, were so remeetable, ttld made so strong an impression on my mind at the time, that I now din little hazard in committing 2 1'y material mistake by giving them from memory. Pau commenced the conversation by informing me— `. that ynu had but lately been made acquainted "iin the business"---you " lamented that I should been under the necessity of calling on you on di , a2reeable and unfortunate a subject"—you it was impossible my demigod could be corn ;" and !amongst others, the following rest. weiu assigned for such opinion, that anudation of my claim was not a good one, as A.-.nt who had been employed by their Royal I.:ganesses had nut performed the contract he had •rdvred into, and therefore, I could not stand in a' 'ater situation, than he would, if personally pre- 1 1 4r it." And 2nd, 46 THAT THE PRINCES HAD MO 40 NEY, AND COULD NOT PAY IT IT THEY WERE IN tLi 1:0 !!" This was the sum and substance of yoorj ` 4l frvations, and while delivering them, I must acknowledge, from your trepidation of r 4 ati , ivr, and from feelings which I saw strongly da- Pe'ril in your countenance, I was pretty confident, NI had no particular pleasure in performing the y Agent, was no )111 —.son misfortune to which every man who employed one, was more or lest exposed, and was therefore that sort of answer which could not, with either decency or justice, be given to a bona fide Creditor—that I had given a full consideration for the securities, and was: ready and willing to give every satisfaction as• to the manner by which I became possessed of them —and that, I( my demand was still resisted, I should certainly WI to enforce the payment by every remedy which., law afforded. Of this resoled** I soon after. tip.' , prized you again by letter, to vii4di you replied by. saying,—" that you could not imisiod.die Princes to kochoewledge the ground of .Ist deell o , for the reasons which you had before assigned." Fully aware, however, of the formidable difficul ties which oppose the prosecution of a suit against any branch of the Royal Family, I resolved previ., ously to try every possible means to bring about an amicable arrangement of the business. With this view, I went even so far as to propose to submit my demand to Mr. TYRWIIITT, who, on behalf of the Princes, should have full power to decide on its justice. To this proposition I received from Mr. TYRWHITT the following answer:—" It is impossible for me not to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, though it is totally out of my power to give any opi nion upon your case.—The PRINCE referred the whole transaction to Mr. ADAM, and I had his ex press commands not to interfere in it." Having carried on this unavailing correspondence for a considerable time, and having exhausted all the expedients which forbearance could suggest, I was at length compelled to have recourse to legal re dress. In this part of my undertaking I have, to be sure, had abundant experience of the " law's pro- I verbial delay." So many impediments have been thrown in my way, that if the future progress of the suit should bear any proportion to the part, it would be folly in me to expect to survive its termination. The elevation, too, of the Prince of Wat.zs to the Regency does, I am informed by the oracles of the law, greatly impede my march, by rendering the I legal proceedings extremely doubtful and operose. however, there remains a twig to hang hope upon, I shall persevere. I am, thank Heaven ! none of those who, in a just cause, will waste their breath in sobbing lamentations, or readily yield to any feeling of despair. Now, Sir, ha►ing nearly finished our journey, let us take one short, not " lingering look behind ;" and by a general and bird's-eye view of the whole, endeavour to disco►er the limits which, in this case, truth has assigned t• justice. It is a well-known. fact, that the Agent appointed by the Prince%, was guillotined at Paris for negoci. atinifthese very securities. The Notary also, at whose house the interest was made payable, together with several others implicated in that unfortunate busi ness, shared the same melancholy fate. An ob jection, therefore, founded on the non-performanca of the Agent's contract, by coming too late for his contradiction, is in itself a suspicions circumstance. I This must for ever remain an ex-parte statement.— One thing, however, is indisputably clear, ♦iz. that the Agent was legally authorized to raise, and did raise, money on the pledged faith and credit of his illustrious employers; and from obligations sa con tracted, nothing can absolve any man who is alive to principles of honour. _ _ If you, Sir, fancy that the purpose of a memorable consignation, held at the late Duke of PORTLAND'S, on this very business, and at ‘rhich you presided , (notwithstanding your assumed ignorance), is a se. cret confined to yourself, you are greatly mistaken. I GO well aware of its object and result, and by you, at least, I shall be understood, ,when I say, that the parties concerned will have no great cause to rejoice when it is made public. You have been, Sir, and for aught I know, may still be the keeper of the Prince's conscience. If your own is in tolerable good keeping, you will readily acknowledge, that the native, though vulgar virtues of honesty and truth, are better worth cultivation, than all the exotic follies which a vitiated and sickly taste can import from other countries. Of all the Princes and Chancellors we read of, it is remarkable, that we find but une of the former who relished re. proof, and only one of the latter who conveyed it in four monosyllables—" THOU ART THE JEAN." I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant • Ai INJURED CREDITOR OF THE PRINCES. II is a carious fact, and we believe not generally known, that in France, during the rage against mo narchy, after the decapitation of the unfortunate Loon XVI., the chess-players ortu4lly changed the names of the two chief pieces, the King and Queen, called them " La Nation," the Nation—and 46 La Libera l " Liberty. ..• ..seteN.) letidittsrters. Warzen near Bautzen,: May It. 1813. • Since the battle of the 2d of May, the Allied Army has had no engagement of consequence with, the enemy. Some small affairs have taken placer Which have constantly proved the good conduct of the troops. • • 'The following is a short account of the operations since the 2d of May. In order to weakgn the ene nty's line of operation by drawing him from his sup plies, and to retire upon our own, the General com tnanding the Allied Army proposed to take up a po. Sidon in Upper Lusatia. The enemy did not inter rupt this operation, but slowly followed • the army., However; * brisk cannonade of a Prussian carps took gm between Colditt and Waldheidt, but they ' , Aired in the greatest order. Ralik Lieut.-Coronet and Brigadier Von Steinmetz distin- ' guished himself with his brigade ; and the Prussian . General St. Priest, with great j u dgment a n d de c i s i on attacked the enemy in flank, by which the affair was decided; the enemy lost 40U men killed and wound ed. Our loss in this action wastwo Officers and 150 men. We have to regret the loss of Major Kall, a most distinguished Officer. On the 81'h andlth, the enemy crossed the Elbe at Dresden and Meissen. Several small detachments of partisans returned to the left bank of the river to an noy the enemy's reir. One of these detachments, under Lieut. Zilmer, of the Brandenburg Hussars, took an Officer charged with dispatches of conse % quence, ead 20 horses, near Zwekaw, and safely rejoined the army on the 10th. About this time it was ascertained that the King ' of Saxe)/ had declared for the enemy, and had given up forgau to the French troops. . This intelli gence determined the Allies to evacuate the Middle Elbe, and to concentrate the army at Bautzen. The army has been in this position seven days, very quiet, and daily increasing in numbers, and a battle is shortly expected to take place. Our detached corps continue successfully to annoy the enemy. On the 14th, General Jelowaiski sur prized a post. at Konigshruck and took the whole de tachment prisoners, consisting of eight Officers and' 173 men. On the 12th and 15th, the corps of Gen. Milaradovitch had affairs, in which the enemy lost 1000 men killed and 1500 wounded, and six Officers and 300 men were made prisoners. On the 18th, Gen. Jelowaiski made prisoners a troop of lancers of the Dutch Guard, and in the afternoon, General Mile radoviteh made a reconnoissance, in which the ene my lost 100 killed, and 130 prisoners • deserters come in daily from the enemy, sod' kip ea ten coml. i derably by our skirmishes. Head-quarters, Warm, May 20. 1813. MY Lown,—The enemy detached on the evening of the 17th and 18th In the direction of Luckan and Lubben, on oar right; the force was stated to be itegnier's corps. 'lntelligence being received that Gen. Lauriston, with 9000 men, would march to reinforce the troops above mentioned on the 19th, General Bar clay de 'roily and General de Yorck, with a strong corps, were sent to intercept and fall upon General Lauriston. General Barclay de Tolly fell in with' the enemy in the neighbourhood of Konigswerde, and a•sharp contest ensued, which was put an end to only by night fall, and in which the Allies were completely successful. They drove hack the enemy at all points, took upwards of 1500 prisoners, a General of Division, and 11 pieces of cannon. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded was considerable. The. cavalry were in pursuit when the accounts came away. The loss on our side has not yet been•ascer tior am I in possession of the details of this affair. • Gen. de Yorck was engaged more on the right, and encountered a strong force ; the support of Lauriston's corps, supposed to be Marshal . Ney's. He was• engaged till eleven o'clock at night, against very superior numbers with success. Hoe the Allied- corps returned into the position ti morning. •Six o'Ct.ocx P. M.--I am enabled, being just re turned from Gen. Milaradovitch's advanced-guarc to report to your Lordship that a very severe attack -Itad been made to-day by the enemy, to possess tbemtelees of the town of Bautzen. They attempted a false attack en our left, but the real one was Gen. Milaradovitch's right. General Kleist's corps was moved up tO his support, and the attack wa sustained by Generals Milaradovitch and Kleist, with the utmost gallantry. • I witnested two ver gallant charges of Russian light cavalry, as well extreme good conduct throughout the troops en gaged. General Milaradoviich will be drawn to night into the position. It would seem, from what has occurred this dun that the enemy intend a great effort here. I have the honaur to be, &c. (Signed) CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Casifcrcech.• Head.qua . ravo, Ciftibera, Silesia, May 24, 1819. MY Loao,—l hastily detailed to your Lord. Alp le my last dispatch the military movemen , on the 20th, and the attack on Bentsen by ti enemy The intention of the enemy, in his attack of that right and left of Bautzen on the 20th, was to force the Spree River, and to pass to some heights on oar right, thus threatening Gin. Milaredevitek's rear and gaining advantageous ground, from which : artillery could sweep our main position, and, under cover of whose fire, he might - with greater facility make his disposition for the general attack •on the following mernfig. ss °rarefy coutoffed ; a mi same Prussian lanced;: unfiet savor of advanced add onto yard slang the time, on the extreme tight, dm lowed -Generals &relay de Toily their retrograde nsovemetrt floe against General Lairistoc. 'orck's corps entered the position it .he whole of Barclay do Tours till the following morning. Milaradovitch repulsed the repeated ef. enemy that were vigorously made to left, and .the columns of the enemy .g to pus into the mountains Were kept iu check. Finding, however,. late In themes. ring, that General Kleist hid fatten -back into the main position, General Milaradovitch withdrew en. . direly from the spree river and the town of Bautzen, and in the nightioccupled the wound marked out foe him in the - general One. . The severe affairs of this day redact the highest honour on Generals Milaradovitch and Kleist, and the brave troop under their command. I have the honour to be, %c. (Sinned) CHARLES STEWART, Lieut.•Qeo. Viscount Casilerengh. dtc.fte. &e. Goldberg, May 24, 1812. • Loan,—The Allied Army, under the orders of Count Wittgenstein ? in position, in &drama of Wurtzen and Hochkirch, was attacked by the enemy at day-break, commanded by Bonaparte in person, on the morning of the list inst. It appears he had assembled all his forces for this effort, and had not detached largely, as had been supposed, to other quarters. The ground selected by the Allies to resist the enemy's approach, on the great roads to Silesia end the Oder, was bounded on the left by a range of mountains, %fah separates Lusatia from Bohemia, 'through which Marshal Dauo marched to the battle and victory of Hochkirch. Some strong commanding heights, on which batte. ries had been constructed near the village of Jack°. witz (and separated from the chain of mountains by streams and marshy ground), formed the appui to the left Hank of the position. Beyond,, and in front of it, many batteries were pushed forward, defended by infantry and cavalry oil a ridge that, projected into the low ground near the Spree River. It then extended to the right, through villages which were !strongly intrenched, across the great roads , leading from Bautzert to Hochkirch, and Gerlitz ; front thence iu front of the village of Bourthewitz to three or four very commanding bills, 'which rise ab ruptly in a conical shape, and form .strong features ; these, with the high ground of Kreckwitz, were strengthened by batteries, and were considered the right point of the line. The ground in the centre was favourable fer ca. valry, except in some marshy and uneven parts, where it would impede the operations. }ltches were constructed, and intrenchments thrown up at ad- vantageous distances on the plain, aloof the.front of which, ran a deep boggy rivulet, which extended round the right of the position. On the extreme right the country was - flat and woody, intersected by roads bearing towards th* Bober and the Oder. General Barclay de Tolly's corps was stationed here, and . Should be considered more as a manceu vring corps, placed to guard against the enemy's at tempts on the right and rear of . the Allies, than as immediately in position : - the extent of the whole line might be between three and four English miles. The different corps occupying it were as follows :—Gen. Kleist's and Gen. D'Xorck's corps in echelon and reserve on the right; Gen. Blucher's Count Wittgenstein's, and Geri. Milaradovitch's formed on the left; and the guards and grenadiers, and all the Russian cavalry, were stationed in reserve in the i centre. The enemy evinced, early in the action, a determi nation to press the ;flanks of the Allies; he had . thrown a very strong corps into the mountains on our left, which favoured his species of warfare, but General Milaradovitch was prepared here, having • ; with Prince Garchikoff and C o unt Astermann ten battalions of lighiatroops, and a large corps )lof Cossacks, with their artillery, under Col. Davi doff, to occupy these hills. After a very strong tirailade in this quarter, and a distant cannonading on. our right,:which commenced the action, the enemy began to develop his forces, - their . . onilsoked - '.' IMM•••••••••• ;4. 1 ~jrn . • SO* , _ . . • -••-- . ' . . - - .. • ‘. .. .., „ . T 1 •.., r ATESNI AN ~ . • • . . Esa. zars .M. P. part gaped 7 ..114r l ia stMt4 . 44 of the SUPPLEF E 4 do MNERIIIO4SEITE'" Thlf . intien- wa , , 5 7:0 . N5 . : 4.646.,.. - uor..j.it. :: .. ,t .:: •-',. a ba b tt e ig e le ry n , an bo d id ea v ta . e - * heights, in spite 1 1 :1 honer sad beettidly or p Ilispittl e t as. 1 I important avoca My *WV, yea say Probably visweber,) was tO Ard i fitoOjjke t . Aso.% n; trhes, at whir* the follintstsi,are. Co% vet Mean, until th . iged, it may ba aal4 tho following 16149 vit '"" na t 4611 . Princes had - I:: l ci.es by Visconti! 'Cinderencti, his sie r ly , pri m i w d I dy %Mt fri wary of Sutt . e for Foreign Affairs. Venni lAntinsinnt-Ge , corps. inle, that you have iont teleligelesPealtamt or .ftroliey Itt is'it47 e as y lic eye ! Those ailsir tiltel, Wised, if after hari . triknowleslged, in' the , MI iieral the kind. no Challis in:tenet K. 8: xi, insierts's En. r,v l'Atrip.riiiiiikry And Minister Pl i esiiptitemiary In the Court in- the mean ti ate your talents as. a preeteOttof their own Solicilo t e . ,l9lO'crew thodeeda,.' H r. P '"" l '"' d " ted ' • . 1 - enemy's corps Calla and D'Yorck, in flentlivartett, Worsen. hl -v ?S. 1813. MY LOOD,—I have lust receiwell the - o ffi cio' I nr- d you in the grit mei. Ins AeFolpt of the full censitleeeooo foy, .which the l their expedition afp too, for near fatty Bead was even, they EtPaared to lyillge on public _count of the operations of the Allie d Armies since the G e . rid I)' Yore' wished share in most et crealelky in such a nianner—that tithliseinces bad a 24 inst. from Gen. Kniesebark, an d '1 enc l ose , a 'the evening, but tl id an influence on the vtirr • iim ple allowance from the. ! Mows, nild oug h t ' Isititeatioti of It for your Lordship'information.— did not effect It till Lordships • if, on all occasions, to pay their Debts without retorting to subterfogri I have the honour to be, Ate. General Mitered (Signed) &WI they hail agreed la . CHARLES STE WART, Lieut.-Gen. forts of the enemy patriotism of a GAT°, and. retests,(which in the —. ' a Msnost,, it would renounce), and their having been•deeeived by their owik BULLETIN . • force him on the lel .c .. ve t MILAI'IoN.) that bad attempted u retired from public Agent, was no more than a COMAIOD misfortune to • ~, tehd.a•ri.p. to ....., limitstwei_ I.__.:__ _k.. , im• , .. 0 4 • 41 , ~ , - - , ' • . .-. ..... ""73te • . .. . -....., • . . . ..... .7-, - ~.......:. ---. eh roNtfOr GUSEi b re . 7. The* 'intion - was EtrsretY conteersl; a esi , 1.14, r.. hi a IL - ..., ' .. battalion and same Prussian lancerA. eyelet eater of " 011 0.1*--,. •,4 :• , 1 ,' •• a battery, boldly advanced and contes t ed alone the ts.rake t ' mus t 9, heights, in spite of the enneitik powerfot Warta, relltnisais are Gainee, were the day until h . p or ta Jib, ariefel Maitre , Istkreseb; his usnestf,, Prim iwil tey were sop - nrrign Aran, ?mai lAnnunnnt-Ge , corps. • • :- :: r es Steivnto K. it: hi, majesty's En- I n- the mean time, on the extreme eight, tbs Cloister Pl i esiipotemiary In the Court enemy's corps followed Generals &relay de 'Polly Tartest, Worsen. M -y r). Ifni Just receiv e the official or- and D'Yorck, in their retrograde nsovement fled Kniesehark, a n d I encl9Be their expedition against General Lairiston. lof the Allie d Armies since the. G eneral D'Yorck's corps entered the position hi , a 'the evening, but the whole of Barclay do Telly', out. Lordship's i n f or mati on .— w, Ike. did not effect It till the following morning. . General Milamdovitch repulsed the re p eated ef. (ARLES STEWART, Lieut.-Geo. forts of the enemy that were vigorously node to , ULLETIN. . force him o n the l e ft, and .the c o l umns of the enemy . iMI LA rens.) that bad attempted to pass into the mountains Were &gunners. Warzen Mr Bilifiltellk kept in check. Finding, howearry late le theme. M "Y I? " 1811 ing, that General Kleist had fallen -hack into the the 2d of May, the Allied main positiow General Milaradovitch withdrew en. 1 1 agemeist of consequence with, Place, . tirety from the . Spree river end the town of ke t ou utea foe , all affairs have taken f and in the mghtoccopied t he round mar proved the good conduct o him in theynaral One. hod account of the operations. The severe afairs of this day reSeet the highest In order to weaken the one s honour on Generals Milaradovitch and Kleist, and the brave troonsi under their command. . a V I r . : and to move his differe tit columns of attack to their s• • ;ht, nth I The contest in the Mountains became gradually t hi s . Is w t a l4 r i m ° e n r s ,. and hi supported it by a very powerful line I ofekUllery. 'The Prince of Wirtemberg's atitGen. .. . re. !St. Priest's divisions; of Gen. Milaradovitch's corps, ' rd, !•anc ed : welkbere sharply engaged, an d a c h arge o f cava l ry ick against some guns o f th e enemy , one o f . .Aad less ' wide weir taken. tell : . . rte was now visible on a commanding spot, en : di ~`, the battle, He deployed in front of the • - rpa . tow , * Sentien t his guards, cavalry, .and lance r s, eat ' and . wed' heavy columns of infantry on the espla. ore bri i s r, ; nad e nglo; .up besides a number of bd. re cry gades et a , with which he occupied setae al- as vent " ul hag ts, between out position and Ba s t- rt l inz en. ! ten, ' werefivobrablefo support his attack. to. 1 Th trtionstratiOni denoted au effort lir this di. reciicsii t ie indisposition ivas accordingly made with . aTi : General Bleither's corps and our commanding ca. valry to meet it ;" but en increasing ire, and a more lively ammonia i , on our right, made t ultimately no ten. longer doubtful where. his chierattempt weu aimed. • I Cotumni of. attack,: under cover of a lieevy the, 9• were now hi MOtion'from the enemy's lett ) while rd. 'others wet, Attu; togain our right; and Veneral rote Baiiity . de 'NV wey etticked hy I . very itspertor the force under *Ethel sey . .and General TAirtatoo; • • and netwitlitiAndiatt 'the *it 'gallant direr* 9946 the forced triaboluftie the 9of KlUtz and Cagier. roe tit:. ceenerid.lbirdijr, s e oily bid ettlere,if out. • . 4 4 our onmtierett; .to ihilikiiAlie groui&lieopuipbd in front • sr, ' of Conner** and Hesfits; and to. hiussif on his the heights surrounding the villages of Ilichel mitt der Ba rink, by .wltich.the army would ehangi Its paste lily : tibn oh the lefti and cover the main r through. the W.irteettiodliookkimh to the mar; bat 'e nemy • - ontilanked Wm on th e Tight ; while they , : fl IP I