The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-05 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA. -........- By a private vessel from the West Indies, we yea. terday r.ceived further statements of t h e affairs% Venezeila and New Granada, bet they are oot more recent, and by no means so copious, as doom which reached us by the packet. From th em webave been able to select the following t— eIf7ICIAL DISPA?CM Or ADMIRAL BRION TO TUX SUPREME CIIIEP OP lIIINMELA IIEbPiCTING TUE cArsuat Of GUIRIA. " Oe hoard the Virtaria,Goiria,Aoe.2s: 44 On the 17th instant I left the river Oronoaro with part of the peuadren umber mv command, bound to the Island of Tobago, where I attained the object I was sent for, sad on the 21st I anchored in 0 0 poet of eillearld, on the , coast Of the Island of 'frinidad. From thence I immediately sent the schooner Favourite towards point Ilicacoe, in search of Oer gen•hosts. On the 22d, at daybreak, I set sell, aceomparsied by the brig Columbia and schooner ; Spartan, and at Oa in the looming got sight of the *choosier Fatroerite,.in company with the gun.hosts, and theta steered toWardsdhe port of Guido, ordering Uniesendent Dies to run slung the coast, in order to obtain information of oer Guerillas. little wind mist contrary tides did net alio* me to surprise the lieseew that night, and I was compelled to anchor at thedistenee of four leagues from the town. At day . bieek ell the larger weasels got under weigh, and pro. • cerded towards the port of Goiris, where his Bd. • tannic Majesty's ship Scimander lay at anchor. I immediately dispatched a letter to her Commander, informing him that it was my intention to undertake' hostilities against Geld*, supposing he was there on some mission to theSpanisb Goverantent, assuring him that I would defei my operations till he bid terminated it. The said Commander informedme s that 1 wild committee them whenever I pleased. As the gon. boats were a considerable way behind, and, at the same time, fearful that the enemy would retire, I de. termieed to commence an attack on the town. The brig Colombia, and schooner Favourite, baying shot a.head, they anchored within grape.shot•of the town end commenced a brisk fire, whilst I was approach . ing with my corvette. The enemy seeing that the calm and currents would not allow me to arrive in time, sallied forth with'their gon.boats arid (lechery', to the nomberoof seven, and sitavked the Wile.. lambi. and schooner Favourite, who kept up a heavy ire. I *as Cocaina up, but being compelled by the colas torreulder in three fathoms water, in order to present the progress of lbw-enemy; who had al." Wed,' boarded thi brig Columbia. The emus rtowed Igor towards the shore, notwithstanding the heavy fire they esperienced from the corvette sad schooner revoorite. Oar loas eta this day was five killed and two wounded. ' 41 . 1 1-4 t See in the afternoon I mired from before n, and eweiteeed in the siert of Qoehrants,' Wllitee the greatest mart of the goo-beats joined us. 111110 whole of the sigh; 'vim passed ha manning the lath. with pee* from she larger vessels. I made • wrringements for cameral Bennudes to !cleat three In the Morning, wills bin disposable troops, near the . poet of Qesbrants, sod march. in rear of the town to %reit ilsems.spevelleo at our G&W recces; bat as the aim mid sommeta did Ikti again allow me to get up in gem, I dietm _tc)esi Commendest eight rkq him 'to anchor neer the town, wbisb he ilia at two P.M., and the breeze having' freshemed. I pushed forward with the larger vessels, sod 'initiated spelt in (roost of the town. having' made a signal Is Giowerat- Bermedes on shore, we ' instantly attacked the town by sea and land. The enemy fired epos eit from their gun-boats, ditcher's, end the brig Cellemilde s which they had manned, and • were ',stained WI fort mounting five guns. No. . thing, however, tits able to prevent the advance of our soldiers on the teein g or that of oar smell vessels on the brig end enemy's gon.boets. The latter were all boarded, and the crams forced to throw themselves ioto the water end escape. One of their gun-bouts, commanded by the traitor Salmis, blew up, and the ' crew was dreadfully burnt. In the mean time, the larger vessels kept •p a heavy and well.directed fire on the tort, when soon we perceived the enemy fly ing to the woods in every direction. " Our brave sailors, underthe command of their leader Diaz, landed, armed with muskets, and join. log General Bermudez, drove the enemy, oat of the . town. I ordered a detachment of 40 men to land from the corvette. and soon gained possession of the • whale place, &c. &c. Ste. (Sigma) ! •, LUIS BRION." t 1 1 ,: WWII IND GERMAN PAPERS. Fame vi Ileum Rums, Nov. 15.—The ne • pciatious of Baden with the Allied Powers still condom& The right of the Marrero, of Hochberg to lb* sectussiog is, indeed, recognised by the great POlNfil t bet the territorial arrangements are not de cided. New difficulties hare arisen, which, as it appears proceed from Bavaria, which is said to be spin et:desvouriog to enforce all its pretensions. VISPINA, Nov. 20.—We learn by accoonts flow Turkey, that the Divan of the Sultan has given orders to disarm all the Servians. It is not at pre., !Slit koomi whether this order proceeds from the ' wane motives which caused the preceding one for the deposition and 'sunders of the Hospodar of Wel latish, bat *hick came too late. In souse places on the Turkish frontiers, parti cularly at Orsowa, signs of the plague have appeared, on which account stricter precautions against it are liken on the Austrian line. For some dip past these have been extraordinary Recitations in our Course of Exchange, the chief cease of which is doubtless the great scarcity of nstraey. The stagnation In the trade with all kinds of eserehendiae if, thereby increased, and we should certainly have bad the discount rise to 15 or 20 per cent. had we not been supported by the National Bask, which advances money upon reasonable in terest. It is indisputable that if this national esta blishment did not exist, oar place in the present (it is to he hoped momentary) stagnation of every branch of business would have been exposed to great embarrassments, which would have been attended with the ruin of several of the middling class of mer • chants. Beettrr Nov. 21.—The number of 2000 re traits, which Berlin has to furnish every year ) was ... ~' " -. I: I F: I 1 - [ THE STATESMAN I tlletkep this yen, lay.,volnnteers, *Om la. Mill strain invited to Whit. In fact, more offered tiiiin werereqaired. ' Vt mom, Nov. 161--. M. Asbo . ", physician it Con. stantinople, and M. Laford, physician at Salo nichi, alhrm that vaccination is a protection against the plague. Of 8000 persons vaccinated at Con stantinople, not one has caned the infection of the plague. The Aliernisna, who take cite at be vaccinated, remain free from the plagoe. - Al=-LA.CHArnxi, Nov. 25.—The Xing of Pros. before 'his departure, signed the Edict for the new organization of the Courts of Justice in the Rhe lAA 'provinces ; the principal bases of the present mode of proceeding art to be preserved, such as ger. Mal pleading, publicity of the proceedings, and 'Trial by Jury. The number of Courts of Assize will be 1 1 Increased, that the members of the Juries and the witnesses may mot have to go so far from home, and to 'accelerate business. The tribunate of the first in. stance will be composed of sizteess Judges, of whom eight will form the Criminal Court. A Court of Cas. cation will be established at Berlin, *here publicity and verbal pleadings will be used, ter spree as preps ratio* for tbetteecessivetntrodoction, into ell the tri bunals of ancient Prussia, this usage, which is de sired by 111 the inhabitants. Bauests.s, Nov. 28.—regtersley, the Court went into mourning, for four weeki, on account of the deems of her Majesty the Queen of England ; the 'iltat fortnight in deep, sod the second in half Mourning. Count de Mercy Argentesuz, Lord Castlereagh, and several Lord. attached to hit Embassy, arrived yesterday at the Wellington lintel, with • numerous suits. His Lordship comes from Als-la-Chapeite, • Held will go in a few days to Paris. We have also here Count Ihrdenberg, from Ale-le-Chapelle, who 'wilt' depart immediately. ' Nom 30.—The following are the reports in circa. lotion respecting the persons arrested—a measure which fines the attention of the foreign Journals, and sis which they form innumerable conjectures. 'They say, 'tbitt - eeme disclosures have thrown great light upon the preliminary enquiry into this affair, which is proceeding with activity ; that insanity alone could flatter itself with the success of a plot so eye's. vegeta ; and, 'lastly, that the tribunals will soon be called upon to try the accused. We confine our selves to • mentiouing such reports as appear to have some probability, without however affirming any thing respecting the degree of confidence which they deserve. I FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, Dec. L—Yesterday the King transacted business, with tke Duke of Richelieu and M. Lain.: and at two o'clock his Majesty went to Argenteuil. The Duke of Wellington arrived in Paris yester day evening. Count Nesselrede, the Russian Minister for Fo reign Affairs, arrivid in Paris yesterday, and alighted at the Hotel do %'Empire. Count Lieven, Russian Ambassador to the Court of London, is also arrived. General &marque, M‘Defermont, and M. Cour tin. has. srriied at Perimr - 7They belonged to the number of French exiles who obtained permission to return home. French Fends, Nev. 30.—Fko per Cents. 69f. • I. nantAbe• but samples of exertion, ordenee . ; bat if the dreadhof swept. eery ceibe lessened by the muss • Society in qeestien, more eventoal be produced than has been effected lent Society et present Instituted whole tittle of English benevolence. TEAS, the Cheapest and But at the Price in the K ingdom.—LON DON GENUINE TEA W A RE. HOUSE. established fur the Sale of TEAS. PURE mid UN ADULTERATED. as they arrive from China; No. 6, Led gotte4lll.—FlLlSD. SPARROW and Co. beg to notion iht sincere thanks for the decided preference given to their Teas, and senate their Friends and the Public. that they shall continue la select the strongest and hest engraved Tens that lire im ported by the East India Company. which they are determined to aril upon the lowest Wholesale Terms, for Ready Money ; availing themselves of the present opportunity to riesinsateud the fullowinc as the best and cheapest at the price. vitt Good Genuine Conon and Grim) 6s. to 6s. 6d. ; land strong Cam's', Breakfast Souchong, and fresh Green 7s. In 7s. 64. ; full flavoured Sisuchinig and bright-leaf fre s h Green Bs. ; fine 19 y•on Itls. to lib. 6d. and superfine ditto It's. ' • over fine Sour-hong, full-fiavoured Caper, and fine fall.fitsvoired Padrite, in Chinese pnekets. about Vb. cork, at Ifls. per lb., same ns that for which another house charges 14s. They venues, their Friends to be Irani' ul:tr in the direction, which is Itio. 6, near the bottom of tailgate-Mill. a few doors from Bridge—treeo t as some Lottery People. who CIIII know but little of the real qualities nail properties of Ten. !twit open eel a Shop in the same Street, in opposition. In reply to whose repented scurrilous attorks upon its, lie again pledge oar. selves to continue selliut cheaper and better affairs at the price than they do; they know that our judgment of the article ts far superior, that our es pen& s are much smaller in propor tion, nod that we do not require such enormous profits as " per Cent. and upwards." PRICK OF STOCKS TII Rout Stock per Cent. Red. 79i 78ii 3 per Cent. Corrol•bliot h per Cent. S 9 B{4l t-oor.oli for Ace. SUM* 4 per Ceot. IS DAY AT ONK O:CLOCK b per CM. Navy Awl halm Sands 94 S 1 p Lang Aaa.9o 5-16 I.:seaman Buie 19 20 p Oasis= the number of paupers by setting own indestry through the mewls seesrld unquestionably have the good the redendaney of our population aggregated io MischievoWs masses, subiervient to uni versal otility. Whether, if prosecuted with energy, it may come so nearly to supersede the necessity of Poor's Rates in villages, as to render the abrogation' , of Poor Laws an easy matter, we will not venture it my. Bet we may be pardoned if we direct at. terition to one or two points especially connected with the statistics of oar empire in pursuance of the plan. The first stimulus to population was connected with the excitement to manufactures end commerce. Till the increase of these branches of indestry was observed. and . more especially during Mr. l'irr's Ad ministration, the sgricelt oral produce of the country was greater than the consumption, and we were ex porters of corn. Since, however, the beginning of Mr. PITT'S career, we have been constantly import ing ; and as the exchange by which one commodity is introduced, can only be effected by the exportation of the surplus labour of the People exchanging, it follows, that our surplus manufactures have afforded the means of our purchases of corn. Hence it hap. pees, that a large number of persons are annually drawn into life, and supported by the exchange of domestic manufactures for foreign grain. We have, nevertheless, in the branch of manu factures, owing principally to the wonderful modern disioveries in the application of scientific power, re. duced the price of manufacturing-labour to so low a pitch, that even with the introduction of a foreign supply of food (which brings down the price of sub sistence), the artizanis barely able, and in a multi tude of instances he is unable to maintain himself and family by his labour. The agricultural interest on the contrary complains, that the price of agricultural produce, thus lowered by the foreign exchanges of grain for manufactures, precludes the possibility of their employing or paying the labourer in husbkrdry in Inch a way as to make him independent of pirochiell assistance. Thus the excess in manufacture is the alleged cause of agricultural distress, white It is, pig. haps, more certain that the deficiency in the supply . .of food from agriculture is the true cause of the misery of the manufactering dames. The extensive cultivation of land in the last twenty pus has noquestiemaihiHmea essential to the ben teterests of the community, and that it has been absolutely required for the subsistence of the constantly increasing population cannot be denied. Notwithstanding, however, such additions of pro deceive land, we still require large supplies of foreign corn. Tee course recommended, there fore, is to endeavour to apply the sew, or ra ther dormant, fond of indestry to that portion of the soil which new lies waste. The most imme diate effect of this will be to lessen the demand for foreign corn, and to reduce the price both at home and ahroad—because, if the English artisan can he fed more cheaply, the English manufacturer will be able to supply his goods more cheaply, and price is now allowed to be almost the only bar to the snivel. sal admission and consumption of English goods abroad—the demand for such goods will be in creased, and the demand for foreign corn will be diminished, .unless the population keeps puce with production. There is too another consideration. We are to espect that the supplies from Con tinental industry during peace will extensively ex ceed those during war, and even in the time of hos tility the Continent has always been able to afford their neighbours a supply. Internal causes will therefore aid a reduction of price abroad. The en. couragement of oar manufacturers is equally impera tive sod important. Situated as Great Britain now is io respect to coals, capital, and scientific power, nothing is wanting to a more copious exchange of manufactures for grain and the luxuries of the Coetioeut but a lower price of subsistence.- - As production increases, and exchange increases, the effects of taxation are also diminished by being divided over a larger surface of industry, and it is worthy of remembrance that b 7 calling into action new rela tions of labour, this will be a relief very sensibly felt. In truth, the simple principle of the whole is, that - 6 INDUSTRY IS WIIALTII." It Is most incredi ble that with such abundant capital and such diffi culty in its profitable use as has lately been expe rienced, with such a profusion of capable idleness fed at the public ex pence, with unappropriated tracts of waste to such enormous extent, and moreover with the ocean teeming all around us—it is most incredible Are say, that the ingenuity of Statesmen and the en tire intelligence of the country, should have been so long puzzled about the invention of some practical mode of concentrating and attaching these forces to• the mighty objects of promoting individual balpiness , and national opulence. An express which left the French capital on Wed nesday, brings intelligence generally, that the settle ment of be speculations of the month preceding hes passed over more quietly than had been expected ; _ - LONDON: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 ) 1818. We rejoice to perceive that the oppression of the Poor's Rates, and the distressed situation of the pow potation of this country in general, have become subjects of enquiry and attention to societies of be nevolent slid enlightened men. The redaction of the Poor's Rates, the encouragement of industry, .and, above all, the proving, exposing, and removing of the causes of national poverty and distress, are momentous topics of public policy, which it is for the interest of all classes to promote. A Society has been established with the express view of obtain ing information by the collection of facts, and of suggesting . mews of decreasing the number of peopritr. And one of the mesas proposed for facilitating this praiseworthy object, is to encourage and excite indlistry among the destitute and bur densome part of the population. it might be as well, perhaps, to begin et the root of the evil, that misgovernir►g power which deprives • the People of the means of exercising their industry, of capital, ~~ snow -cut, it wu supposed, would be at Valenciennes about Wednes. day last, and was thence to proceed towards Conde, Roachain, and Maubeeie. A belief is announced both in the Flemish Papers and in our Private Cor. respondence from Paris, that Lord CASTLEREAGH Wag to repair to that capital without delay. Private let. ters from Park iliscaerage the notion of a speedy revolution in the French Ministry, although some prospect is there held out of a change in be tribation of the Ministerial Offices, about, or soon after the meeting of the Chambers. The Election and Recruiting law, it is intimated, will be rigorously maintained by Government, at they are described to be not only confotmabie to the national feelings, bat the peculiar and favourite measures of the Ministry itself. An article from Nuremberg mentions, that a levy of men is also going on in the Prussian States to sop. ply the places of those whose length of services entitles t h em to their . discharge.' The contingent for Berlin, amounting to 2000, was raised by voluntary enlist. uthernise they must hare proceeded to a forced levy ; which, in the present temper of the public mind in that capital, might hare had in it something dangerous, which their Ruler's wisdom ought to fear. It is espected, that in the Province's also the greater pert of the deficiency will be filled up by voluntary enrolment, in consequence of the military spirit whirls prevails throughout the nation.—The French Funds still remain stationary 'at 69 f. --••.iMMn.-- ... By the Flanders Mails we have also Brussels Pa , pens to late dates. The Court of the Netherlands has gone into mourning for a month, in memory of the Queen of GREAT BRITAIN. The causes of the late arrests in.Brossels and its neighbourhood are still involved in obscurity. Some of the Nell will still haws it that there has been a plot, but of such a na ture that madness itself could not have sugared sac ' con to it. On the 24th ult. the Emperor ALEXAN• nu* arrived at Frankfort, after visiting the fortresses of Coblente and of Ehreebreitstein. The King of PnossiA arrived the day before. They visited the King end Queen 'of WIRTEMEEIIa t and afterwardk went to Hombrrrg. ."1 • Yesterday, soon after two o'clock, * Pettinef- Council was held et the Loao CHANCELLOR' hosts fivPiccedilly, which was attended, besides his La+ ship, by the Earl of Ltverthoot, the Earl of IIAR• ROWEY, the Earl of WESTMORLAND, the Bill BA. THURST, the CHANCELLOR of the &mimosa, Vit coma SIOMOUTH, Mr. Carman, and Viscount MEr.- vir.r.c. The Cabinet Ministerscontioned in delibera tion a considerable time. From Constantinople it is stated that the Porte had transmitted to the Russian Ambassador an answer re specting the disputed limits on the banks of the Plunk, in Colchit, a hich bad been sent off by a courier to Aiz.la-Chapelle. It is again said that there is Ito be a marriage be tween the Prince Royal of MilirklA, and the eldest of the Princesses, of the second marriage of the Kieg of BAVARIA. The accounts from Madrid in the French Jose. nals state, that public credit had been completely de. stroyed in that capital, by the measure adopted by the stew Finance Minister, !max, destroying she sys tem previously established by GARAI for the gra doal extinction of the National Debt. The Barbadoes Papers inform us, that the penalty of death has been enacted against these who profess and practice the Obesh system of witchcraft, as the only means of checking Its enormities, until the slow progress of education and religion shall supersede, in the yet untaught minds of the negroes, the now salu tary terrors of legal punishment. Letters have been received from General Goon- GAUD, dated Cuxhaven, November 22. The Ge neral was then on his way to Ilamborgh. Caravan Papers to the 16th of November bete been received. They state, that much sickness had prevailed among the foreiga.seamen. The mortality had been so great on board a Dutch frigate, and sloop of war, as to prevent their potting to sea. Markets were very dull, produce scarce and high. Accounts have reached Lloyd's that four Spankh vessels, richly laden, coming out of IA Guira, had been taken by the Insurgents end carried into Margarita. The Navy 5 per Cents-. shut on Thursday, and the 3 per Cent. Consols yesterday, preparatory to the payment of the half-yearly dividends. A rumour has been circulated that an American vessel has been in Davis's Straits and Baffin's Bay since oar aliscovery ships ; that she entered Sir James Lancaster's Sound, found upwards of 100 fathoms depth, the water warmer, and was proceeding with a strong hope of finding a passage through the Sound to Behring'wStsaits. Yesterday a Court of Directors wits hold at the East India.hnuse, alien Capt. A. lIAMILTON was sworn into the command of the ship Bombay, con• signed to St. Helena, Bombay. and China: Sir Isaac Matto, Garter King at Arens, attains his 88th year on the 10th of next month. It has heen his melancholy duty to attend the funeral cert. mortials of six members of our Royal Family, viz. (according to their generationa)—Geoang 11. Far oxen* Prince of WALES. Queen CHARLOTTE, Prio• roes AMELIA, Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES ) and her Royal Infant. "Wor t 43( 4 1, tie poope d o f that the weft beide of itoot had rectived se ort . agate of essblic 21 1. I and that fails .of any c o nseq uence b a d take ,: s suggested by the pl a ce. national good will rd by any benev9. The french Potters have teacited es to‘lte 2d ium, I throeghout the The Duke of WlLtruovott arrived et ,Paris e r r Ice. To decrease Monday night. His Grace was expected to set eat in a few days f or L on d on ; and oe the mem day rag to work their oaaa of capital, Count NESSELRODE, the Ressian Minister for F n . ad effect of making reign Affairs ; and Coa s t L lEvert , t h e R uske Am. and ,or wealth, baseador to the Cou r t o f L on d on , entered that city. subiervient to gni Ilia Rep! Highness the Doc d'Auootmcmt, it wa s - - -?. 1NWA.....4..:- - 71- 1 1 I THE STATESMAN. Yir:laii ..asimil.__. ` F