The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-15 00:00:00

l~ ~ Y i t I_ LISBON PAPERS. ESURTHER EXTRACTS. sterling increased but in the same ratio, the price of the quarter mould have remained at the sixpence, at which it stood in the reign of Edward the Confessor, 770 years ago. The Reader is particularly request ed to attend to the merits of these fundamental pro positions, because, if they ho false, nothing is re quired but to prove them so, to bring the whole fa. bric of my argument to the ground. But if they be true, they must form a rock on which the ignorance, folly, or prejudice of mankind can make no impres sion, The doctrines en which F.arl Stanhope, Sir John Sinclair, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Ilaithby, grounded their opposition to those of the Bullion Committee, are, Ist, " That it is the stamp impressed, and not the weight in metal, whieh gives the Standard to goi- Dees." 2cily, " That money cannot possess intrinsic value." And, 3dly, " That a►► unite, or the term pound sterling, is the standard of value."--If any one can tell how such a term—a mere name, can stand for any thing but the number of shillings that it represents. The conclusions are, beginning with the last proposition, Ist, That while the term pound sterling continues, the corn value of the pound, as a standard, cannot depreciate. Idly, That possessing mo intrinsic value, money cannot lose its value as a • standard. And, 3dly, That, because under the stamp, guineas cannot nominally depreciate, there fore their corn value cannot be affected by any in crease or diminution of their quantity, or any addi tion which paper currency may make to their number. As the corn value of money is the only value of it that can interest any one but the monied interest, and as we see how that value is gone, I have to apolo gise for alluding to these theories; but hating done so, you mill permit me to state, in opposition, Ist, " That n►ither the stamp impressed upon guineas," nor yet " the weight in metal," is a standard of va- ' hue for any - thing;—they stand for nothing but 21s. in silver, copper, or paper, as the reduced value of guineas, in every thing else, to one 240th part of their real value seven hundred and seventy years ago, demonstrates:—ally, That money cannot but pos se F-1 intrinsic value to the amount of the labour it costs, whether in bringing it from the rocky mean. ' tains of South America, or the tattered mines of Rag Fair: And, 3dly, That money, whether it be terms, or the things to which the name is applied ; whether it be gold, silver, or paper, or the number of pounds, shillings, an►l pence, into which any given weight or meaccre of the metals,' dr paper, may be divided, must invariably rise and fall in its corn value, in the ratio of the increase or diminution of its real or re. lative quantity. That nothing but ignorance and delusion ever made money the standard of value of land and labour, Is rendered one of the clearest truths in nature, by the fact, that, as repeatedly stated, the sixpence which measured the exchangeable value of eight bushels of wheat 770 years ago, that being then their price, does not now measure the exchangeable value of one-third of a quartern loaf, its price being above ls. 6d. A perfect standard of value will neither increase nor diminish in its weight or measure, extend nor ; shrink in its length or any of its dimensions. Nothing but some production of land and labour can be inedisi a standard of value; but, as there is none of the articles so produced, which is not liable to increase or diminish 'nits weight or measure, we can only pitch upon that one of them which is the least liable to such increase or dimunition. And for the follow ing reasons corn or bread appears to be that article: Corn or bread is an article of the most prime ne e.essity, a►►d as such, it is of all articles the most gene ral in use; it is an article, the same weight or mea sure of which, converted into money, will now pur chase the same weight or measure of any other ar ticle of necessity that it did 770 years ago, and it is an article, that will continue to do so while man continues to consume articles of necessity in equal proportions; it is an article of all others the least li able to rise or fall in its intrinsic value, because the labour that produces it is of all others the least liable to a variation in its quantity ; in its relation to the wants of mankind, it is an article that cannot rise or fall in its exchangeable value, because the same quan tity of it can feed no more persons at one time than- it did at another; it is an article, our want of which impels us to keep up the necessary stock ; and it is an article, the perishableness of which check us in producing more than the necessary stock. On these grounds the article of corn appears to me to be the most perfect standard of value; and for that reason I fix upon it as the only standard by which we can try the value of any thing, without being cheated out of a part of its worth, as we have been, are, nod shall be, by money while it continuer to he the measure of value of land and labour. These, sir, on the subjects of the value of money, and the true standard of the value of every thing else, are my fundamental propositions, opposed to those of the Noblemen and Gentlemen to whom have alluded ; and L leave it to the judgment and re flection of my readers, to ascertaiu which of the two is most founded in truth and reasou. In the mean time, I am, Sir, your& respectfully, Surr.l-oreet, HECTOR. CAMPBELL. vice'. 10. Lesaow, Apo. a iNv. ree of the Cortex, petraiseoo bas been graa:eg to the city of Salamanca to pLee in the prin. eipal square Oa bast of the great lord Weilingtou, witbao sertn•ion, descriptive of their gratitude for baying beco freed frosts the French yoke.—( Ga;etir, Aug, 29) OFFICIAL DISPATCH 711014 COLONEL PAL Aar% TO. THE mania:PO mom9A. LUD, O ►TCD naitaIIANCHEL DE IFIXO, AVG. 12. Eust.t.twr Bra.—T have the satisfaction to , inform your coneney, that I entered the city and court of Madrid to-day at 1/ &elect, free from the enemy, with the excels' ioo of 1800 men, who remained la the Retire. The regiment of the Enspe. eiaado, ether free corp.', and an itnglish division, also entered. It Is sot possible to describe to your Excellency the enthusiasm of this patriotic population I all the windows were adorned, sod an innumerable concourse of people obstructed the road from the gay!, of fiegovio, bv which' we entered. The head-quarters of Lord Wellington were to-day in Roses, and will to.morrow be transferred to Madrid. The rreneh are. in diferent columns, retiring by Mancha. The enemy's garri ton •f Goodalarsre, composed of SOO mew, is this moment rapt tuLsting with the Empeioado, and are to remain prisenen of lonit.--(Litten (h.:411 , , iv. 26.) . ... 4. . r t j I . 0 v • , II! II ' V 1 fi f i 1 ill 1 4 • , ' t, '-, 1 • Ilil i • 1, . ' 1 THE STATE MAN. MADUTD. Atm. 16.—At last bans disappeared the opprnisofei of our liberties. Those much talked of armies, which, Wherever they passed, caused desolation, famine; death, and general &to. lation, no longer exist; those Generals and their thief, the int trusive Joseph, remain terrified by the press ee of a military genius, the Great Wellington; the apostate Spaniardi, who lent themselves to he the vile organs of French maxims, are now wandering, covered with opprobrium, Napoleon said, that he came so reigenerate 4 ) h g ac c onvikbed it I, the Spanish slave turin ti . laen, the sitplbrstillous free froni prejudices, the coward ;tallaat, t ec reduloastnistrustfhl, the egotist g enerous , the indo lentilioughtlid ; the Spanish genie s penetrated the inigaitous maxims of prance. hot neither this, nor its ESperor, nor its ar mies, can resin the light of that luosinoos star, who ploughed the seas to hurl the eagles from the meal ofSpin, , Spaniards, we are atiehdy tilisairs.liwpOshiltitution to which we have sworn, with so ;ouch pleasure, is the best security of our rights. Oh, fatherl of the cduntry, do not delay the moment in which our arms may enclose you; and in which we may ex press to you our gratitude for the grand monument which you have raised to the independence of the Spanish Maffei! As this happy moment is not arrived, let ns divide with our generous defenden the last remains of our ancient prosperity; let us occupy ourselves in their comfort ; already we owe what ever we enjoy to their efforts,.and whatever we may in future enjoy. Their subsistence, clothing, core in their sickness, and promptitude in their conveyances are the objects which should occupy us, under pain of renouncing the pompous title of Pa triots and grateful men. Let us restrain In our hearts the feel ings which the impudence of the French partisans, uho.animat ed with a vain and ill-founded hope, remain among us as amark for our indignation, causes in them. Let us not offend nor insult them; sor,by pretending to correct one crime commit a greater, in usurping authorities of a right which does not belong to us—exceeding the limits of that same eonstituti.,n to which we have just sworn. Let us confide in the impartial justice of Government, who will revenge our injuries, and separate as from those who are unworthy of the Spanish acme. They, of every description, will, even to the se pulchre, carry with them the public detestation. The sad remains of Marmot's army—the march toetinaally Interrupted of a fugitive King—the uncertain state of Dalmatia —and the horrible loss of Imperial troops in the North, are not, in tenth, events which can flatter their hopes. We, on de o th er band, who contemplate the victories gained at Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Astorga, Valladolid, and Madrid; we, who see Cie standard of independence wave over: t e proviIICCS of Collie's, Asturias, the Two Castile*, Estretnadum, and Mancha ; we, who enjoy the privilege of being guided to the field of honour by the first General known in Lurrope, should neither fear those deluded men, nor take advantage of ou supe riority over them. Let us be just in our resen . meets, praise worthy lathe prudence with wbieb we tolerate theta—the Go vernment 4 still jest.—(Liehon Gazette, Aug. tt,.) The following important communication has been made to us, through a respectable channel, and is highly deser% • ing the notice of our Readers:— Mans. Doe ___ 2 2 1 . O O _ 0 0 : , •Jere • ~., y. g cei se v v ed eral ame - communications tr ans, sA D um isf ß at E c z h , es in w ei e o re sii re i fr eg i llre auit u t e aL Peßthma ring poo p r aid in b ingt e d r m inn it e h ni br z e r ad u ! h f i yes ter day from Sir J Asa: i • ....--Had. the PRINCE REGENT, on emerging from mitted to him by Admiral MARTIN, off Riga. * I lt is • understood that the • t • Ministerial shackles, been animated with those , y con ain the detail s o f several affairs that had occurred between ti ne sen timents that involentarily actuated the TIILN larench • Russi ans an d , in all of which the former clai m patriotic feelings of his early friend, Mr: •StlEs rrlority. The Disp a t c h es a re expe the supe cted to appear in &JOAN, lie would long, ere this, havp expelled from j the Gazette of this evening. his COuncils an avaricious and unprincipled Junta,' I Lord CATIICART has had an audience of the Ent who, to gratify an interested and degenerate proper- peror ALEXANDER, by whom he was received in the , most gracious manner. 1 city to a system of unwise politics, have wantonly • - .Dispatches were yesterday moral received and Unfeelingly wasted The blood and treasure the! M •from Marquis of Wrtaaeurox dated Madrid, th e of the country. Had he done this , the nation 1 20th Wt.; but their co a t ha ve ' 4 t i. en s nettranspired. would have hailed him as their august deliverer, The l e tt er s l'etersburgh, of the 23d from S t. of and the strong arm of authority, in iiiveplnefrotti August, •ttre rather Wren - of intelligence. It was I reported there that the Greed D k C his presence so unfortunate an attachment, woul d j . a e ONSTANT/SE , was missing, and also that an Envoy f • have kindly cleared the way for the nearer approach ! cm Den mar k i was expected there. The Estella:age was 'III. of a EOTAL. and SUTVERING PEOPLE. Should MS j A letter from St. Ad n cro, of the 31st ult. states, Royal highness's mind, rising from the tied of • that (he French had made another attacka• - 1 on dhoti, luxury and indulgence, be inipresSed with the ne- 1 with 8000 men, and had succeeded in re-taking pos cessity of performiag so glorious a task, the ! session ' of it. The strength of the S p ani a r ds core i lists of 10,000 men, but it is widely dispersed among greatest of alt earthly benedictions might yet 1 the mountains in the I vicini ty of l3ilboa , on which crown his accession to the Throne—the gratitude they meditate a fresh attack, as soon as the differeee of a great and generous people, whose oppres- corps can be assembled. " To marrow!' says the sors, after having driven them, by their calami- I tour measures, into the dark and meagre recesses of j i letter, at we mean to land, in order to refresh our, 1 selves after our voyage, but our stay will rot exceed a week, after which we shall re-emb ark , to commerc e I starvation, have, by a mysterious policy, prevented operations at Santona i where the retail have a gar. their cries from approaching the Royal Ear. We wish 1 rison o f woo men. We are, at present, oily 1100 it was in our power, for the sake of bleeding humanity, I altogether, but the first battalion is on the coast, to atakean impression on his Royal Highness's mind, • and will come here to-morrow, for the purpose of that would produce a conviction of the imperative ne. Riding us (the 2d battalion, *lash arrived at it. An der() the 30th ult.) in the intended attack of Santora. I cessity of immediately adopting such constitutional 1 The Marquis of Weemareeow has passed Madrid I measures, as would put a stop to human carnage, and I hi s P and is on way to Valencia." I relieve the distresses and sufferings of the nation. I A vessel arrived .at Cork, spoke another vessel at sea, which sailed tell clays after the Pacific from New York. The Captain states, that the revocation of our Orders In Council had not proved satisfactory to the Americans. The Americans are already beginning to imitate our European enemies in the accuracy of their Rat. fatiOil a. " Intelligence has just been received that the United States brig of war Oneida, of 18 guns, has captured, after a , 'esp Tate action of four hours, the British.ship of war Royal Geirge, of '22 guns, on Lake Ontario, and has sent her into Sachet's Her. briut"—(Nem York Morning Star, July 16.) Upon this article, the Quebec Mercury makes the following observations : " The Acne our Readers will perceive to be New York.currency, than which nothing can be more spa rious. kriam unquessionable authority we pointedly and flatly contradict the paragraph, by assuring our Readers, that a letter has been received at a respect able quarter in Quebec, from Upper Canada, dated the 21st inst. four days subsequent to the date of the Nevi Toils labricatiert. ' The letter • sass, that the Royal George had sailed in search of the Oneida, and that the latter had, in consequence, taken shel. ter in S'a.aket Harbour, where she landed her guns and men, and formed a battery on shore, with her guns, for her defence." Captain DTNELY, who was taken in the skirmish which took place immediately before the entrance of the allied troops into Madrid, has written hem, to acquaint his friends that lie is iu good health, and that lie is treated with the greatest kindness by Jo- SEM BONAPARTE, Whose army he accompanied in its flight from Madrid. Captain Deena , has constant. ly dined with JOSEPII BONAPARTE, who always placed him at his right hand at sable. Sir EDWARD BERRY, Bali. (LOrd NELSO'N'S Cap. tain at the battle of the Nile), and who has for semi years resided in Norfolk, unemployed, is appointed to the command of the Beryleut, of 98 guns. The report of Mr. W:EIIiRTORCI having expressed his intention to retire from the representation of the county of York, is contradicted on authority. Notice *as yesterday Oven, that no person would be allowed to embark at any of the ont-ports for Sweden, without first having obtained a passport far that purpose from the Swedish Ambassador la London. The passengers that came down to Harwich, to embark for Gottenburgh by the last packet, could not proceed, as they dint not apply for a passport to the Swedish Ambassador. Alt passengers in future must call on the Swedish Ambassador to obtain a passport. Ann Moore, of Tetbury, in Staffordshire, who has lived upwards of five years without food of any kind, , is still alive, and in all appearance in as good health as she has been for three )cars past.. She is about 50 I 1 years old. I SHEERNESS, SEPT. 14. 7 -There area great number of small craft fitting out here, with the greatest Ix. Ames pedition ; it is said they are intended far the ititan station. Fitting out in harbour— ! The Dublin, 74 gain, Ca, lain Duna; Nimrod, IS guns. Cap tain Mitchel; Evirgle, ltl, Cant. Taylor; Beaver, .10, Ca . l : C•_ . 1 Drury 1 . htercerina,-te, Cap'. Be nwtek r ninlirto "Pt . iz e r r . teas; Manly, 14,,Capt. Collier; Aeote gun-trig, Lieu t. reit; and Wrangkr, guit-brig. 1 The llctrock and another gun-brig are in clock, The Diomede and Su:- un dergoing a complete repair . ~.1 )n tau are fitting out as troop-ships, at Chath I fain Clay, of the Raisonabk, is doing port duty, i , the absence of Sir Thomas Williams, who is on Ad miralty leave. it' • The Old 13.1ileyllealenclar contains 181 corami see icr meats, of which there are fo ur for murder, five or O r l i. for forgery and utt erin g notes, six for aiding I: . rS of warin their attempt to escape, gone highway robber many ies s and g rand larceilies. • The trial of the 38 persons, at Lancaster, is, we hear, to be published at length—in the meantime it is important to the right understanding of this trial, that it should be known, that the number apprehend ed at the Prince Regent public-house was only 37. — The thirty-eighth man, Thomas Broughton, was taken op a day or two afterwards in another .pir.t of Manchester, and was thrust in amongst the 37. The object of this may be guessed at from what follows : Against Broughton much evidence was given by the spy Fleming, respecting conversations had with him about 44 nocturnal meetings of armed men"—" do. struction of factories," ec.c. &c.—but not a single syllable of this kind of matter was ever mentioned in connexion with any of the 37. How then came the cases of these men and that of Broughton to be confounded? Simply because there was not against the 37 enough of matter to make even the appear. once of a case. It was probably feared, that what was to be produced against them was too meagre to gain the case even a bare hearing, unless it could be larded or seasoned with the richer and high-flavoured matter respecting Broughton. Who Broughton is, or how he came there—whether he was an accomplice of Fleming, or was only accidentally partaking of the free drink dispensed by this spy—whether he really joined in any conversation such as that imputed to .im by Fleming, or was, like the others, theinnocent victim of false swearing,—could not he known from what transpired on the trial. It appeared clearly, how ever, that there was not the slightest connection be tween Broughton and the rest of the Prisoners ; he was said to have been in the same house, but not in the same room with any one of them. It seems strange, therefore, and scarcely reconcilable to the rules of evidence in onr Courts, that Fleming's ac count of improper conversation held between him self and Broughton (which by-the-bye constituted three fourths of all the evidence Fleming gave), should be allowed to be brought forward to tho pre judice of the other Prisoners, who had with Brough ton no connection whatever. When the whole truth cotnes out, it will probably appear that the thirty. seven were at first apprehended, not in consequence of any positive information on oath of their having committed any unlawful act, but solely on suspicion ; and that, at that time, it was not intended to bring forward against them either Fleming or Broughton. Some one suspected that their meeting was an unlaw ful one, and it was expected that their papers, when seized and examined, would justify the suspicion.— It was a random experiment, expected to be justified by the resole, similar to several dashing entries into private houses in the night-time, in search of arms, on suspicion only, which took place in another part of the county, of which the public' may expect to hear monk The immediate actors in this and those affairs might, perhaps, have been luxuriating in fancy on the powers about to be • ;posited them by, Lord Castlereagh's new Bill, till they forgot, for the moment, that these dashing peace-preserving powers tf w hr e oe re nav n t,h e et t h y ian e t t spec i t t i ri on ed m . ees i t. W add 4 i e si n pad ,' per ho s we i v ei e z r ed , it al e o p p p g ee w r i ad ii their procsedings)eittli l s . perfectly legal, and that these who had arreatedsbesii` / 1477- L LIGENUE* had (by thus prematurely exercising tha -dims K , l " • 4 "i.' !tam 14• under co* got into a scrape—then FlemiOg trastopiNrw,TrVit othstuern nil 3. with the ""ingships oteham. as a scapegoat, to justify . his bettees.bri them with an oath on which to i eomsoltaisd bibitstag tee'rltt Coot rorher!, rom rtga m the Sosch ploillioacca, hanger , ant Consod, from (1 4 .---getiaMlll nray - y. Lint . .*::f t tliatinetan , Pitt, Re t reat, I.Providence, denee, fro the risk, attd blame, and respousibiAfty hilt /yea; dr ...kat k e r k tusaaasiled for ter River. shoulders. The thirty.seven were 'skied on Theses -:1111110011,11‘0 1 0 1 , 91 kie flosinio 00 a erdile• day night, they underwent •Itn egangontloo4oo4 _ so „,, FACI4 . OVI I I, gurr. lt the Magistrates on the Friday, when neither Fiore- LIM/6"P •.• . tree_ days. • ing nor _Broughton were heard si.--Ors dinistrklY I • _ s:p luilb"llll4 4l.tii, 4 fbr her, "h::bil! free LIP _abittrt the ape morning Broughton was ther‘re in emeeilittlitilloee:4 l i '- Ms' Msfriar %IP tl6l e, l ' a P him " .-- - ''''' - . 1-44 611_511.611111Y afternoon, cause tormtril ?IrIS month. oti orrralida:Atti-Atierialmt schooner _o. sad the elkletefol oath. ', 1""r•s";‘ iroiltqf trek lial • iatariwwilhilli ft" 14 se it p • ''' ) " I ikedi kis t•syi ow* walLi - -11.. 37: 71 : • . . . . TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Proprietor of the ST ATI.SWan thatt leave to inform bit Cor respondents, that their communicatiols will, in futtre. fie more purictii4lly attended to, having. found it neemsary to take the conducting of the Paper in.o his own hands, In con sequence of the difficulties into which he Lae been again in. volved by the misconduct of the person to wham he had unfor tunately entrusted the chief management of the STATCHIAN. Mr. Levrt.t, is preparing a short address to tha Public, which wIU contain some particulars relating to 1113 impritomnent, and alsa to a prosecution, dx-ei. to, lately commenced againdt him by the Hon. t omminiosets of the Transport Bird, for the insertion of a Letter signed lieseservs, it Lich was in serted without his knowkdge and consent. He avails hisralelf of this opportunity to inform the Subscribers and Readers of the STATIMKAN, that the late delivery Of the Paper i 4 entirely owing to the negligence of the Pnblatter or Pressmen, as it is constantly at press in sufficient time to he delivered en 'Change at half-past three, or a quarter before fouro'clock at the latest ; bet since his confinenteet he has found it impracticable to coatroul the concerns of the Office. which, hrtensts, will be deemed a sulkiest apology ler aay irregularities which may take place in the publicateest. Neugate, Sept. 15. An. I'RICrOF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONI:. o'cLocK. Rank _ India Bonds 5 6 dip. 3 per Cent. Cons. 59ili Exchequer RiIA aid. 1p Id 3 per Cent. Red. Mtn Sid. 5 p I per Cents. Omnium 6iii pr. 5 per Cent. Navy 90ifif Cuusoh for Acet. 59t 60 brf Long. Ann. Lottery 'Pickets THE STATESMAN. LONDON: TUESDAY, SEPTSMSZIL 15, 1812. We received the following Letter this merning from Dover, and the same intelligence has reached Lloyd's, but, we understand, it has not obtained sufficient credit to give it as authentic : DOVVR, Ssrr. 14, Six .iTcocit, P. M. A vessel is just arrived from Calais, bound to Lon. don, and has been detained in France upwards of two years ; by some passengers who came in her, we learn that the 15th Bullelin from the Grand Army has reached Paris, dated from Russia, the Ist in. stant, which states, that another great battle has been fought between the contending armies, ht which the Russians suffered a loss of 15,000 men, and 11 Generals. This battle is stated to have been fought between :triotensko and Moscow, the name of the place they did not recollect : they acknowledge that the French army sustained a loss of 800 killed and 15,000 wounded.—A vast number of privateers are fitting out at Calais. It is really lamentable to see the columns of con temporary Journals filled with records of carnage, and enveloping scenes of devastation in e, 'loud of °Logy, without ever bestowing a trilling meed of sympathy on those nnforSonate beings who arel doomed to become the innocent •ictims of the pre sent sanguinary contest. There is ne nation under the son, either barbarous' or civilized, that has borne with more patient endurance the weight of injustice, heightened bye progressive refinement in tretcheduess and misery, than a. majority of tie people of England, Ireland, and Scotland. It milk In contemplating this accemuliting distress, and tiwi l growing profligacy of Mitdsters, .tbet induced Mr. gifElilnAlift in the House of Commons, most so. jemuly to declare before Gm.aiti kis country, dug . 3 • !.•.:4•::•tr.'_:t 9F : '•