The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-07-11 00:00:00

led to become email', as before the Revolution, the subjects of England, or to take such measures as that our commerce and industry should out be tetitleil by the English, which renders its inure de. Vliiit"it than Jamaica, which at least ha; its as. sciably of re;►resen!atives and its privileges!" But, supposing it possible that we could be so base, as at the mandate of any foreign Govern ment to be dri►en lilt° war with its enemy, what ai old be the effects ? The trade Kith England, n e all know, wou:d be lost. Is it certain that we eh ld retain that of the Continent, as our indent. nity ? So far from thii being certain, is it not mist likely that France would then impose the same rest •ietions on our trade to the Continent, that r:Jor does upon that alter allies ?—prohi bit it alto;ether, or only so far authorise it as comported with her own interest. For our own part we do not hesitate to say, that the time has come, when every otriotic and prudent man.emong us should cease to flatter him., self with justice, touch less friendship, from ci. thee of the Belligerents ; when the Government should take firm and permanent ground, and the people by their industry and eutererize, make themselves independeut of Europe. Eaglaud sod France have b." the same object in view—in the fury of their animosity against each. other, they are totally regardless of the rights of neutrals, and if they possess the power they will uut leave a neutral plank, on the ocean. Although the retrospect is fruitful of painful feeling, we are irresistibly carried back to the proud and commanding attitude in which the em harg.►, that much abused measure, placed ns.— Not a dar e passes without confirming its wisdom, •• ►llustrating the penetration and foresight of t.iv illustrious character that recommended it. It was worthy iuf him who hail so splendid an agency in achieving our independence, to interpose this shield for its protection against new and fearful perils. However, amidst the squabbles, its po. licy may be questioned, and the motives of its authors vilified, when the petty fueds of the day are forgotten, it will receive the reward of au on. ejuiliced poterity, But the Embargo and Non.lntercourse are gone and our merchants arc now left to manage their concerns in their UK n way. if then a wide spread ruin overwhelm them, let them not complain of their Government; the fault will be their own, and they must submit to it without murmur. They have rejected every salutary restraint im. posed upon theist; they have demanded a perfect freedom. They now have astir wish. We shall rejoice, if this freedom adds to adds to their pros. perity, anti much more so, if it conduce to the prosperity of the nation. The gratification will be the livelier for its being unexpected. SWEDEN. VITRACT 07 A PAITATZ ZatT7ES. • Srockuome, JUNE 21.—1 n order to give you a correct account of the shocking outrages that were yesterday perpetrated by an iocensed popelaee, I must advert to the remote causes of them. It is wall known, that on Prince Augostenbcrg being declared Crown Prince, and thereby beeonting the adopted heir to the Throne, a desperate faction was formed auainst him. obviously to set aside the choice of the country, and to procure the no. mination of a Prince who was likely to become more subservient to their system of policy. To them the dawning virtnes of the Prince, which would have shuns in their meridian spleudour in the King, were odious, ittolconverted into crimes. The Prince, on his arrival in the capital, endea. wowed to conciliate the affections of the people, as shy hest means of ensuring a happy reign, and promoting the interests of the country. I have frequently seen him visiting incognito:is the hos. pitals and prisons, and doing every thing in his power to alleviate the sufferings of th,c wretched. He was also in the habit of inspecting the proVisipos and necessaries in the public stores destined for the use of the army, and of exposing the n•farious . practices of jobbers and contractors ; as also' •the provisions exposed to public sale, or such as - were, at a season of unparalleled calamity, dist ri. billed gratuitously to the poor. By these acts of charity and condescension, he was beloved by the lower ranks (if the people, but incurred the jea. lousy and resentment of some, tt ho conceived they had, from their rank and great aeuence, pa. rausount claims to consideration. Among the most conspicuous of this description of Nobility, were the famines of Fersen and Piper. Jealous of the increasing popularity of the Crown Prince, and apprehensive that they would, in the event of his being King, lase their cunsequence in the. 0., vernment, they combined with others whom they had gained over to their party, and endeavoured by intrigue and corruption to bring the young Prince into contempt, and to thwart every melt. sure that tended to insure his elevation to the Throne. The funeral procession of the Crown Prince arrived here yesterday. It was led by Count Ala Ferias, in a carriage drawn by six horses. An immense assemblage pf people had collected. No symptoms of riot or (outrage were observable until the corpse had reached - New-street (Asgatan), when the populace began to hiss and shout at the Count, who did not seem to suppose that the indignity was directed to him ; but on a atom. beipg thrown into the carriage, , the Count pitt his head out of the window, And if I may judge from his gestures, which were toe signifi cant to be mistaken, set the mob at defiance. This exasperated them to such a degree, that they discharged a volley of stones at the coach, one of which struck the Count in the face. The Count immediately ordered the postillions to stop, jumped out of the coach, and with great difficulty reached the near;:st (louse. At that moment Baron Sit. versparre, the Atljatant.Geheril, arrived, and on detrlauding the cells° of the riot, the general exclamation *as "Count Fersen has murdered the Crow o Prince.tk Silveriparre then told them, that the King had •ordered him to declare, that the Coma should be arrested and tried. .The mob ern huzzacd and began to disperse. The car riage had in the meats time advanced a little, and stopped in the square. In half an hoer after, the, Count came out of the 11,...4e, and in approaching the ?*, . a.r%. TH r. STA T ystvl carriage, - the (nub suddenly rushed' epon him, tore the star (ru►n his coat; petted him with stones, and murdered him! So' ferocious were the assassins, that they tore the clothes otf the bo►ly of the Count, and exposed his naked corpse in the street. The Life-guards came up ; the people were told to dig. perse, but in 'vain; they pelted the (Akers, dm used most threatening language respecting the Queen mid Countess Piper, and became more and more outrageous. The soldiers fired, and a great many were shot. The Council of State assen►hled; Connives Piper, sister of Count Fersen, was ar rested, as well as Mr. Rossi, Principal Physician of the deceased Crown Prince, and sent to the fortress of Wazhohn. The insurgents, on being informed of these proceMings, and that Count Falsetto Fersen had resigned his office as Lord Chamberlain, the public tranquillity was some. what restored. In the 'tight the mob attacked Count Uglass's houic, and broke all the windows, but did no farther damage. Today cannons are planted in the squares, and orders have been issued fur several regiments to march with expedi tion to the capital. It is somewhat remarkable, that Count Fersen, who had resided several years in France, and was,'fron► the elegance of his 11130. nets, and extraordinary aecompl►shment , , a great favourite at Court, was the person wise, in the habit of a coachman, drove the unfortunate Louis XVI. and his Qnceii from Paris to Varennes, where they were arrested in their flight from the blood. stained fangs of the most ferocious ty :ants that 'ever disgraced humanity ! This generous, this mag nanimous service alone, entitled Count Fersen to a better fate; and whatever may have been his failings, his memory, it is hoped, will be coeval with that of the illustrious Personages, who were no less conspicuous for their virtues, than lamented for their misfortunes. DR. 'MILNER'S LETTERS. To-morrow will he published, Price 2s. lid. PIM FIVE LETTERS of the Right Rev. nocToit, 11111,!ki litt. which nppeased in The Stales man, developing all the FAcTI relative to the Important Question between the Rev. DOC fOR, and the Right Hon. ' GEORGE PO NSO N RV, respecting the VETO; nod iu ly explaioing, and wholly exposing the CONDUCT of th e JUNTA at STANHOPE-STREET. **• The Publication of these Letters is delayed for a few days, Li eonsequence of the Editor hs.vidg received - 4 Copy of as ADDRESS. in the Latin Lauguage voted and so 4surth ed by a Synod of all the lilt 0411 CA T ((ILI C BISHOPS, field in Dublin on the itith of February lost, to all the CA THOLIC PRELATES and DIGS I l'A It lES throughout the World; being a PROTEST against the V solence e ter med on POPE PIU`; VII. by the FRENCH EMPEROR, and which most interestiog Document never was published. and is therefore now translating by the Editor, and 'viol be inserted as an Apircodix to Or. MI LN ER's Letters. Printed and puulished by Gem M'Ardell, 87, Fleet-street ; Keating, SS, Duke-street, Gtosvenor-square, and to be bad of the principal Hooksrlleri. Arrived. Muils. Due. 1 • Dithiiii 2 • • Waterford.......„„ ..... ... 1 1.., Gotteiiburgh .. •s -1 . Cadiz .. Pit ICE O! STOCKS . 111 It 3 per Cent. Red. 3jerCent.Cnns. 69114 ex div.. 4 per Cent. bslei DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 5 per Cent. Navy 99/emdiv. °whim # e, pr. Consuls rr Acc. 71U THE STATESMAN. LONDON: MBDPL3I)att J Vs.i It, tette/. . - Tuts mowing a rrived 'a Mail from Cadiz, and. another from Gottenbtergh ; the . former bringing Spanish Papers 'down to the 24th of June, and the latter German Papers to the 25th. We give the following extracts from the Papers brought by these two mails. The Letters from Stockholm wilt be found extremely interesting. let that city it. self, there appears great doubt as to the cause and motive of the late insurrection ; but it is pruba. bly from an opinion that the late Crowir Prince of Sweden was poisoned, to make way fur the union of the Crowns of Denmark sad Sweden. TUE Letters from Stockholm contain a RaeonT iron) the CUANCEI.LOR of JUSTICE, concerning au Enquiry in the Office of Justice, ordered by the KING, respectieg the cause of the Cleo, fetal Wes's death. The Report states, that the Enquiry is not yet closed ;s but that as far as it has paw," there is no reason to suppose the Prince died otherwise than a natural death ; and it ends with submitting to his MAJESTY the propriety of his Manny' offering a reward to any ono who can throw any light upon this interesting subject. In consequence of the above Report, the KING has , ordered a reward of '20,000 rix-dodars' in bank specie to any person who can give evidence of the manner of the Ptitmci:'s death. On the 20th of June, the Senate and fifty Elders of the Citizens of Stockholm, headed by the Go. vertior, Major-General Sultoesaasio, had an audience of his fitaiusztr, .to assure him of their un:haken attachment to his Royal Perkin, and Government. CADIIK, Joan 23.—1 have little to add to my last commu nication. We know the expedition that left this place, hav ing arrived at Alexcara, and joined by other troops and, armed peasantry, are gone to Ronda; at the Mae time that General BOWEN with a detachment of British troops, calls the attention of the enemy all along the coast to the eastward. We long to learn the result, which, no doubt, is combined with some other operation here. j The Duke of ORLcAas arrived in this port, in the Spanish frigate Ven t ral:et, an Wednesday, and is still here] it seems tie returns shortly jo Catalonia, to see what he can do there. 1 . 9.10 ace); A , Plan 29.—1 t is bnown with certainty that a•division or the enemy, which Marched .hy the pass of Frame); iu Arragon, in the direction of Saragossa, the force of which was from 800 to 1000 wen, and which guarded a rieb convoy of a number of carriages, laden w valuable effects, and it quantity of money, amounting to a million of Teals, with muskets and utilitary stores, has been attacked by the division of BriFadier Don Pupuo Vlta,sci . ours, and entirely destroyed, not a single man escaping, alMost being killed, as none were made prisoners, but those whit, from the severity of their wounds, were incapable. The whole convoy likewise remained in our hands.— (Commtrtial gassUs of Cadilt a Jutar2`2.). • ffrocalsot.s. Jo it it 'S.—discs the dreadfid egeebtor the r 40th this city has assumed the aspect et a besieged tons artillery stationed is the priacipal aerates, cavalry patrol ling, and intletry ender arms, to prevail a recorreoce of the scenes of that awful day. lleveral of the ringleaders hate been arrested, bet M pet sne of emweqiteoce has been distoveted among thew; the only suspicious circumstance emmeeted. with the cent Is, , tbatun many of the persons arrested, soma of airing bate been found, which, though occasionally small, are far above the means of the pommies to obtain is an boast manner. The somber of killed and wounded on tie 110th f , is variously stated: the !await estimate of the former Is 16,' and the highest 40, and IS3 wounded ; of the military Ave have been killed, viz. one artilleryman, one dragoon. and three of the guards, besides several dangerously wounded by stones, ate.; the forbearance of the troops was astonishing. and though commendable, yet, if a proper degree of seVerity had been sxercited at the commencement of the affair. the sad catastrophe might have been prevented. Count Cot.as Is at his country seat, and Mantas Three at the fortress of Waxholmen, under a guard of safety. There are at this time between 7000 and 6000 troops of different descriptious in this city and environs. SrOCKROLW, June ?.—By authentic accounts received in this capital, the English men of war which have, of talcs successively arrived in the Rabic, the Cattegat, and the Belt, under the orders of Admiral SACMIREZ, consist of SO sail of the lice, three of which are three-deckers, 4 fri gates, 18 brigs and sloops, and 4 cutters; consequently in the Iwhole 46 ships of war.—( Stockholm Miiccllany, Jane IS.) TllESpanish Papers and Letters contain various rumours and statements of skirmishes, but they do not demand any particular attention. It was st.►ted at Seville, that JoSEPII BONAPARTE had marclimi from Madrid, with two divisions, for Valencia ; other accounts say; he goes to Anda. Insia ; others to Estremadura ; anti others to Burgos. In Madrid preparations were making to give bullfights. WE have the pleasure of laying before our I readers an extract of a letter from an officer of rank, employed in the Island of Leon. The communicat►ons from Cacl;z have been generally eonfi led to what passed in the towu itself, or in the Bah The information contained in the fol. lowing is more extensive and circumstantial. It contains some interesting particulars respecting the state of the enemy's works, the means that are prepared to oppose them, and the condition of the Spanish and British troops:— _ " ISLE OF LEON, Jvxe 10. " Our situation is such that it affords very little variety firing from the batteries, morning, noon, and night. We have not lost as yet an inch of ground, nor do I think that it i 3 likely at present, although Marshal Lzeasva e has taken the command a the French army, and report says, that he has pledged himself to take Cadiz in the course of a month— that he intends to breakfast at Isla, and dine at Cadiz oo a certain day; but I think he will get such a lunch on the road, tun his appetite vv.)! be spoiled for dinner. " The enemy have been before this plate nearly b months, anihavc not yet gained a single step; intact, when they first took a piaition before it, they were above a thousand yards iu adance to what they are now. They are constructing very.large redoubts, and are otherwise acting so muclroo the defensive, that I think their force is not so great as Is gene rally supposed.. 46 The Spanish soldiers are very fine fellows; and ht several itatancti, in which they have been led on well by their olh• cert. have behaved rimarkabl) well. General BLAXII has introduced stricter .diseipline among them' suck as having them out to drill, and attending par:tacit % which bas been hi therto much uegkcted. l'eannot well give you an account of their numbers, but I should think they have front ten to twelve thousand men; and numbers arrive daily as they are picked up along the e..ast by the shipping and brought into Cadiz. — The number of unemployed officers was very great till lately, w,ben about 700 were sent to Minorca, to organize some re cruits, and to be in readiness to be sent to any part of the coast of the Mediterranean. Notwithstandiag, this place is still crowded with them. Since the British troops have been Isere, the Spanith soldiers have altered their appearance very much, by opying the former in their dress us far as possible, and they begin to look rather smart. They have also better clothing, and every thing assumes a brighter appearance. " We are at present shaking our position as strong as pos ible, which is called our secOod lies' of defence, and consists of redoubts. It keeps me employed front four in the morn ing till seven at night, resting only lathe extreme heat of :he day. The troops are rather sickly. owing to the wine be ing so cheap, of which they drink so muds, that it bringt on d . isentery, &c. We arc considered as a division of Lord NGTON's arm y. Although the French arc remarka bly quiet, and are intrenching themselves, and we on our part arcs:ha strengthening our position, yet, notwitlistandine this calm, we may shortly have a storm. A few du vs since I about 4.000 Spaniards arrived. which makes us tolerably strong, about %I,l3;Yhtnen. We had a „rand field-day on the 4th; the troops were in excellent order, and looked remark ably well. Seventy horses have arrived for the artillery; also 200 dragoons; so that the army is very complete, nod every thine sisal is to be expected from British troops will, I am certain, he rerforined by them." • • By a Geutleman Who has just arrived from Tarragona, we learn s that At that city and at Tortosa, the inhabitants were actively engaged in snaking preparations in *the eXpectation of a siege. The force already raised amounted to about 6000 men, only two regiments of •whieh were, coin. !steely armed, accontred and disciplined ; and the remainder, consisting of boys from 1G to 20 years old, were daily exercised in the open fields, fur. Inished With heavy Mayes instead of muskets. That the military might receive the enemy with greater, adviotage t should he make. his appearance, the suburbs of the town fur nearly the distance of al 'Lille were levelled to the ground. IT will be seen, by our Portsmouth Letter, that Dispatches Crap CAR:LACAS arc arrived in the Welli4glon. WE have this day given considerable extracts from the American Papers. Little is to be ga thered, at any time, *um the American political Writers, as to the future conduct 9f the Govern. meat, they write, with so little attention to, facts; and . witk, such ag abundant share of passion and The True Briton East ladiaman, Captain ts uu . iItAMI which has bceu a missing ship since ()crosier last, and fur which great apprehensions have heat entertained, we are happy to be enabled to state, is safe, after sestaitsieg the must perilous dangers. She got into the Moluctai, - and after teeciving a ,vasaporary repair, sailed for Bombay. Letters from oar blockading squadron, o ff li m bered, state that the enemy have three frigates and four brigs in Aix 'Roads, and three line or hat, sig ships up the River, all complete!) , ready f ur sea, bat showing no disposition to venture out. Accounts from Charleston to the '27th of nay say, 5 ' The British ship George arrived here a few slays ago from Amelia Island, mouttting ten guns and 23 men, bet could not be admitted to an entry at the Customhouse, in consequence of having her guns mouritZd ; she is now (hien in rlie resat wa i t i ng a fair wi:id: we believe she returns to Amelia Island again." From a report presented by the Minister at War to the FRESCH CHPERGH ) It appears, that the number of troops that were reduced, or oh. tained their discharge in the different corps, be tween the Ist of November, 1807, and the Ist o f J an uary, ISO 9, amounted to 31,231 men, log 681 officers, who, by special decrees of his Ma. jetty, obtained a complete, discharge. The Moniteur contains the following note on an article in the London Journals, stating the d e . feat of General SET! sTI ANS — 46 This intelligence. is false. General SERAsTIANI has, every where, been successful ; and throughout the whole of the campaign, the prods which he has given of his skill and bravery, have been commensurate with his good fortune. Jaen, Grenada, Malaga, and Murcia, have been successively cow:lot-ref by the corps under his command. But all this serves to amuse the idle curiosity of the inhabitants of ion. don, and helps them to support the . great loss of their army in Portugal, which the intelligent part of the English people consider as inevitable." The ballot for the Wesminster Militia began yesterday in the parish of St. Ann's, Soh 0. On Thursday, the 19th inst. there will be a t grand sham fight at Hampstead, betveeti the Mary. le-bone, the St. James's, and two other Voluntize Corps. Last week the 6th Company of the Regiment of St. Andrew and St. George presented to Captain, Moser, of Warwick-court, Gray's tun, a hand. BORN silver cup, with several apposite inscriptions, expressive of their respect and attachment to that gentleman. A Court. Martial will be held iq Portsmouth garrison, this week, on several deserters from the Middlesex Militia. Newgate is so frill, that when Mr. Cossrrt was committed on Monday, he was put burr 4 room where there.were two other prisoners. He has been visited since his confinement by Major CARTWRIGHT and several other fricuds. Marquis WELLESLEY has just taken a rural re. treat at Box Hill, about three miles beyond Lea l theriread. The largest ship ever built in the river, 120 guns, will be launched from his Majes'y's yard, Deptford, on Tuesday next, near two o'clock. On Thursday last, a Surveyor of Taxes, in the district of Craven, in Yorkshire, was corivict4 i in the mitigated penalty of 5 1 . before two blagis- I trates, for wearing a h:t without a stamp. Mr. YARTILL, a pedestrian, who went to Windsor in 'three hours, twelve months ago front Hyde Park Corner, undertook, yesterday, to go a quarter of a mile in a minute and four seconds, for a bet of 50 guineas, on a piece of ground leading offSunbury Common, towards Hounslow, He started at four o'clock in the morning, and was hacked to win, but the time expired when within 50 yards of his distance. SANDERSON ) the Somerset shire man, who was t on a task of 72 miles a day for seven days, re. signed early on the fifth day, in consequence of swelled legs. The Gretna Green farce Ps frequently per formed on the Roach, netwithetanding it has Ibeen so long laid aside at our Theatres. • A Wag, on seeing two Westmin ter:Scholar' tight I:eewe.n school hours, observed, " Hove. easy it 14 to proceed from WO rds to Biwa's." Yesterday evening a Coroner's [ripest sat on the hotly of a woman found dead tke day before in a house in Rupert-street, H symarket, who ex. pired in a fit, and brought in a verdict accordingly. Yesterday morning fifty male convicts were con. veyed to the Dundee Arms, Wapping, to be shipped for Sheerness, tea work upon the Dock. They gave three eheers on leaving Newgate. A policy of insurance of a ,ingsrlar nature bar been executed at Hull. Mrs. B. wi.e of an auc. tioneer in that town, being about to take a trip to ,London by sea, Mr. B. has insured 2001. upon her person, and 501. upon her wealing appasel. In case of capture by the enemy, the sixpence of her maintenance is to be defrayed by the Under writers. If the :mitred, on proof of the capture, abandon his interest in Mrs. B. and thereby re cover a total loss, the Underwriters, in case of an exchange of prisoners, are not to lay claim to her person ; but it is stipulated that on her return she shall be restored to the arms of her aticetionge husband, upon hit re-payment of the sum insured. —(Ilull Advertiser.) 'BRITISH lASTITUTIUM, PALL.MiILL. We have real pleasure in announcing lo nor Readers, that the Directors of this patriotic and elegant establishment are determined to makegaeat, and we trust successful efforts, for the eirronragt:- went of our own Artists. We understand they have written several private Fetters to persons in the metropolis, of distinguished taste and opu. lance, inviting their co-operation in farming • a fund for premiums, medals, and other encol. ragement for British Artists. In the Crum of the ficst.week, Lord BRowNtoW, Sir F. BARER, Ball. and Mr. HART DAM, have each, as heredi. tary Governors, subscribed one hundred gorneas., The SPE/OILER, Lord Alum; the Earl of Herm Ossoalr, Lord. Burtet.tv, Lord DYNEVOR I the. Rev. Mr. Illoatasom, Mr. ANDERDON, 141,14 gARDLET, and Mr. BEEsTON LONG, hive given 30 guineas each, as Lilo Governors. . MEM "'Min 1 . J M b~ Ui C'