The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-02-13 00:00:00

Tar STATESMAN._ The estimate of the Secretary of the War Depart ment is calculated on the whole number of troops authorized by law ; but jt does not include the per manent annuities to certain Indian tribes, nor the annual appropriation of 20,000 dollars for tarnish ing arms for the militia, those objects being provided for by permanent laws. The sums which may be actually expended in the year 1812, for those ob jects, are not therefore included in the aggregate above stated. The funds out of which appropriations eay be made, for the purposes above-mentioned, are, 1. The sum of six bandied thousand dollars ofl the proceeds of duties on imports and tonnage, which will accrue in the year 1812; which sum is t o law annually reserved for the support of Govern ment. 2. So much of the balances of appropriations un expended on the 31st of December, 1811, as is not *anted to defray the expences of that y r. 3. The surplus of the revenue and income of the United States which may accrue to the end of the year 1812, after satisfying the objects for which appropria tions have been heretofore made. 4. The proceeds of such loan or loans as may be authorized by Congress - . I have the honour, &c. ALBERT GALLATIN. The Hoe. doe Speaker of the Holm of Repremeatives. .- . Arr. Mail% Due. • 1 2 .,- Waterford ' A. 0 0 . . _ ' , RICE Or /MVO THIS DAT AT Mrs O'CLOCK. Bank 1 indlia Bonds 16...175. pr. 5 per Coot. Cone. 64. Exchequer Bills 54. 9 per Cet:t. Bed. 6.4 3 Ditto 3}d. 9 1! pr. 4 per Cents. 7841 Amman' 4 dis. 5 per Cont. Na vy 944 Con.sols for Acct. 64 1 Lour,. Ann. 16 5-16 Lottery Tickets THE STATESMAN. LONDON: gliltraSDAY, NLIMUARY 13, 1812. We yesterday stated we had the authority of the first mercantile houses in the country to say, that ac counts from France positively state, that the Consti tution frigate took it to America a defensive treaty between that country and France. It was lately be lieved that Government had received information al BONAPARTE'S intention to send the Scheldt Beet' to sea, half-manned, with orders ter run for America; where they were to receive a full complement of Ame rican seamen. This last fact was disputed at the time by the Ministerial Journals. We, however, have learned through a channel in which we place great reliance, that BONAPAVE has actually made arrangements for sending a number of ships of war to the United States, which are to proceed, not in one fleet, but in detached squadrons, with the view of eluding the vigilance of our crnizers. Nothing can Ilford a stronger proof, than these united facts, of the ascendancy the Farrell EMPEROR has obtained over the Government of the United States, and of the devotion of the American people to the cause of France. To meet this new calamity, our wise and ^nergetie rulers have ordered a number of ships of war to be commissioned, Rita press warrants are said to have been issued to raise seamen to man them. But lot the Pilots of the Nation beware, beforx it is too late, of taeconsequences of provoking !hostilities with the Uuited States ; for the sword once drawn against America, will undoubtedly throvi her entirely into., the arms of France, and increase the evils attending our present state of warfare. Let us *then calmly consider our risk, and, before we unsheath the sword, weigh well what we may either gain or lose in a contest with is people so nearly connected with us. By a we; the Crown may add something to the Tho.ta of Admiralty,. and, the Navy may acquire a I little prize money at the commencement of a rup ture ; but will this compensate for the loss of trade. l America was hi ,use to take from us twelve millions annually of our manufactures, ank with a grossing population, would be annually, increasing that amount, thereby giving bread to thousands of our fellow citizens iu the manufacturing towns, who are desponding and starving from the want of food. Let us look to their distress, and their appeals which are now reaching our Legislative Body, and ask our leelreo if we have need to increase our stock of eue vaies? Had the conditional arrangements, made two "'ears since by our Minister at Washington (for we conceive they were only conditional), been'attended 10, and Commissioners appointed to settle the exist.' lee disputes, we should have now been in posse:data if the trade of America, and probably in strict al liance with it, against the overwhelming power of Nam But the Administration of that day thought othervtise, and ungraciously revoked the.-onciliatory urangernestts which had been made, and left the twoplc of the United States little to expect, either from the sincerity or liberality of the British Government. Frees this circumstance we have act a balance of trade in our favour, of uo less than iT millions annually, and the sale of twelve millions of our manufactures. We have lost the.good-will And friendship of eight millions of our fellow-mee t toeaking the same language, and of the sarnahabits, ‘,ll/° would be gradually Increasing oar wealth by their c' bands for our home and colonial products; we alai throw 70,000 good seamen into privateers against our trade, and in support of the French 11 ”' ; and finally, we shall lose our own seamen by desertion to a country from whence they never nitl return. We cannot but express our indignation at the folly and ignorance et those who say- 4 Let "Sr men-of-war loose upon America; teelog e - them Y will mu bring thogo to . reseau f se to ieb- . ,- . '%. mission." But do these advocates for insolent domination recollect what Great Britain failed in doing, when the inhabitants of America were only three millions, without money, without ships, and , without seamen ; and do they forget that the popula tion of the United States now amounts to eight mil lions; that they are rich in specie, pewerfol as to their seatnen, and possessing fast-sailing vessels, well calculated for private ships of war — all of which would be let loose against our East and West India trade, end would even be found swarming in the chips of the Channel. Nothing Is of more import ance to a nation on the eve of a war, than to be acquainted with the true nature of the grounds upon ; which the Belligerents refer their cause to the fate of arms. If at all times it be desirable to those whose 'blood -and treasure must necessarily flow upon such occasious, to understand what they are fighting about, it is mole essentially necessary for the British Empire, at this juncture, when our embarrassments are so pinching, an d o ur enemies already so power • ful and numerous, to examine into the causes which threaten to augment these difficulties. In the gene ;al diminution of trade, we have the ordinary foun tains of public supply so impoverished, as to cause reasonable apprehensions respecting our ability to carryon, for any very long time,the war which we are at this moment waging. Our expences are extending, while our resources appear to he without the possi bility of immediateinerease. In this silage( enormous expenditure, and dubious zesou rce—w tong, bk.• some, and sanguinary war to carry on already—with hostile systems operating upon the vital springs that supply the most essential requisities for our struggle by nations that are not openly leagued in the field against us—encumbered with unproductive colonies, that absorb a vast portion of our military force in in , efficacious duties, and add unprofitably to the im mense waste of our armies—with discontent, but un happily too generally spread at home, and many of the evil symptoms that general suffering generates among a people,breaking out and deforming the moral character of the Empire in almost every part of it —with all those formidable facts before us, is it not the part of a wise and thinking people to look thoughtfully upon their condition, and to enquire into the necessity which calls upon them, in such a I state, to throw away the small remnant of corn- i merce which the confusion of a half-revolutionized world has left then., and uudertake new wars' against a brave people, who have nothing to lose that can enrich us ?—We earnestly hope that these re marks, whith are dictated by a sincere and anxious de sire for the welfare of our country, may meet the eye of the PRINCE REGENT; and now that the Restrictions upon his free exercise of the Royal Authority are about , to expire, induce him to come forward as our gnar -1 dim; angel, and prevent the present Ministers from , f plunging the nation into a contest that will not only ! prove ruinous to us, but sever the ties of friendship, I which, from consanguinity of language, habits, and I mutual interest, exists between this coautry and the I t i people of America. From respectable authority we learn, that the Ca &ally Board, and not the Committee, will meet to prepare the Petition.—(Dublin Evening Herald.) Mr. Secretary Alcorn last night gave notice that he would to-morrow move for leave to bring in a 'Bill the better to prevent the breaking of Stocking Frames. Such a measure, if brought in immediately on the meeting of Parliament, might have produced much substantial good ; but this cannot now be expected to be the case, as the work of destruction is, alas ! al ready completed ; and the idea must at least be deemed a whimsical one, whiCh professes to prevent the breaking of articles, the whole of which, we are told, are already broken! and the rioters, by their long uninterrupted activity, thus left without any further mischief to commit ! Goverumeat, we are. informed, have been driven to the extreme necessity of instituting the most seri ' oas enquiry into the conduct of an intsx No BLEHAN, of nearly the first rank, in consequencii of the extra ordinary detention of some seamen belonging to one of his Majesty's ships in the Meditermnecn, who were seat on board his Lordship's pleasure yacht in those seas last summer, in order to reuder assistance to her in her distress. The Earl of AYLESIFORD has resigned his place of Steward of the Household. An additional stamp duty is said to be in the con templation of Government, which will materially affect not only Bankers, but all persons who are nu. der the necessity of drawing for money deposited in any bands whatever. ' Aceording to an Account laid before the House of Commons, the duties en Sugar, in Great Britain, amounted, in the year 1809, to 4,784,170 i. 18s. 3d. In 1810, to 4,844,6731. bs. • and 1811, to 4,583,0181. 15s. sd. INDIA Houss.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held, when the undermentioned Commanders took leave of the Court, previous to departing for! their respective destinations, viz.:— Captain George Nichols , of the Bengal ; W. Lynch, of the Harriet ; and A. Campbell, of the Sovereign—for Madras and Bengal. Captain D. ll , Leod, of the Marqnk of Huntley ; d. Haiti burtoq, of the Glutton ; 11. Cale. of tie Fslphinstom; and C. Barnard, of the We:ford—for China direct. Captain J. Freeman, of the Lord Keith ; and 0. neltden, of the Indus—for Madeira, Madras, and Beard. The undermentioned Captains were swprn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain Pearson, of the Sir Godfrey Webster; Brook, of the Kay, new ship, building in the room of the Lady Jane Mukha i D. - Bowman, of the Diana; and R. Rawes, of the J sliana-wfor Bengal direct. The following ships were thus stationed, vis.t-e F.arl owe, for Betqial direct; Diana, and Juliana, for Ba tavia) ea, he _Madeira and Bengal; and meximule,, for Madeira, Bengal, aiR Bencooleu ; the Lord Duncan, from Bombay, to Madeira and Bombay; the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and Thomas Grenville, front Geylpuand Bengal, old& deka, Ceyloo, and Bengal. Tlke Court adjourned at sixoNlacit till to-morrow. , . , •• ~. .. BRITISH PRISQNERS IN FRANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATES[ AR. Sea,-4 have read in your excellent Paper, the Letters of CANDIDUR, MlLrs, and Astra'', upon the subject of Prisoners of War ; and I am'estonished, that the Ministerial prints have not yet answered a word. Are their contents unworthy of their obser vation, and the subject (though in behalf of more than 20,000 of our fellow countrymen and their fa milies) less interesting to their Readers than the bat tles of Cann and Maumee:? or, are they - afraid to speak, lest they should furnish the friends of our unfortunate prisoners with strong arguments, and expose their employers to the public contempt ? I think the latter is really the case.—There cer tainly can be no good motive for the prolonga tion of the detention' of our - prisoners ; because, if there had been any political reason whatever, grounded on the public good, to prevent .the ex change, our Government surely would not have en tered into any negociation at all; or, at least, would not have gone so far as to have agreed with the French upon the terms of a general exchaege:• unless we admit they intended to deceive, and to break the treaty, as soon as our prisoners should have been returned to their !tomes (which the French indeed I suspected, and prevented, by refusing to adopt our mode of evacUation !) But, for the honour of .the Administration, as well as for our own, we can not make any such supposition.—What opinion will be formed in Europe of the humanity, jus tice, and candour. of the British nation, • when they see it proved, as clear as the day, tied our i unfortunate prisoners ought not to attribute their miserable situation to the Corsican Tyrant, but to their own Government ? Is not our character hereby very much exposed ? and are not the Ministers, the. Admiralty, or at least the Transport 'Board, bound, for our hon ur, to endeavour to justy the captivity of 11 so many to sands of our countrymen ? The can did Courier I am sure, for an honest premium, would not hesitate a moment to undertake it. But I do not espkt it, however, though I should wish it very much, for the interest of our prisoners. The Negroes !nee found many warm advocates In this country; hat our brave countrymen, after nine years of useless and unjust captivity, cannot bud any one to plead their' cause, even amongst the many Generals and Colonils, who, though eager to vote thanks to Lord WILLINGTON, seem to bare forgotten those by whose blood and liberty his victories have been obtained. I would ask, are our unfortunate psi goners mill Englishmen ? or hare we ceased to be Englishmen ourselves ? have they no relations, no friends M England, that there seems no one to be wail their mournful fate? Is not their cause that of the country ; and is not this subject worthy of being represeittad to Parliament and to the Pntrecx REGENT ? If those who have dedicated their life to the defence of their country, as the reward for their services, are, Iritboat any examination- of their cause, condemned to be IJUNAPARTE'a slaves as long as they live, what are we then to expect ourselves at last ? What is become of that constitution, that liberty, and that true Lititislt spirit, the pride of our forefathers ? I am ethic', Sir, that, without a few courageous writers like you, we soon should be sold like slaves in the market, with the full approtm tien of our numerous prints. I trust, however, this will not be the case, as long as we have English blood in our veins ; and as long as we are not. chained, to prevent us the use of pen and ink, we shall plead for our rights and liberty, as well as against every kind of injustice and tyranny. fIRITANNICUS. When that most able, and most gallant Officer, Major-General CRAUFUND, received his severe wound at the attack of Ciudad Rodrigo, he was considerably advanced in front of his division, ani mating them to storm the breach, which was very difficult of access, and obstinately defended. Ilia wound was as universally and as deeply lamented is that army, as he was universally held in the highest esteem and consideration. Routes are arrived in the Eastern District for the South Devon and Stirlingshire Militia to proceed with all expedition in waggons to L'icester, on ac- , courant of the riots in Nottinghamthire and the adja: cent counties. ' We rejoice to learn, that accounts have been re.. ceived iu this country, and by travellers of the. highest distinction, that hopes are still entertained of the safety of that celebrated traveller Mutrao PARKE. The particulars we expect to be shortly able to communicate to the public ; and, if they should only correspond with our wishes, and satis factorily disprove the melancholy accounts of his fate which have already been received, we shall feel a sensible pleasure in opening is the world a prospect of being gratified with 'the result of this last and most perilous journey Mr, Patter has ever undertaken. A small Naval Promotion has taken place within these few days, but principally, we understand, in the rank of Captains. No Admirals are included in the arrangement. Lord Karts, it is said, is to succeed Sir ROGla &arts in the command at Pottamoutb. The Board of Trade on Tuesday convened a Meet ing of the persons interetted in the Wine Trade, and proposed to them the following regulations : /bat oa orportfpg front how one hogshead ilt=il ey to biro fro. Frawetfores t wo in ailliw Yobte, prow woken (not exceedistlfP gol loiro) • thodoilorMej front hence 10 cwt. of sound coSbe, r od to beet (or re . -exportatioa) 2 Wads. of wir cases the Interchange to commence by of ti4Wr or co ff ee front hence, or the returu , r to be admitted to twine consumption. stp. ois proposition is to be considered _ potion on the part of the Board of Trade, and open to farther discussion. The final detenninatillta eepectod tul the inert bloating. • • . • , , . :`~ ~ ,~, .... NAVAL MT& I,LWENGIC. YAP MOUTH, Fn. 11. Arrived the Priam§ of %Klee cotter from a collie. Sailed the Hearty gun-brig for of the Teach. DEAL, Fes. 12. DI VI DEN DS. • 0- qh• •,...... S• .i . . PO RTSMOUTH, Fes. 12. Arrived the. Tremeadous, 14 guns, Cap.aiu Campbell, from* cruise of the coast of France; Royal Oak, Venentole, sod Poictiori, from of Cherhurgh, blown In by foul winds; Beagle and Rapid sloops, with a convoy of n.erchentmea, (rem the Downs, anneirt wnich are several Eta Indiar , en. The Jason frigate has made the signal for csusvoy to the West Remain the Leopard and La Pique, with two convoys for be • East Indies. Arrived The C . lgnet sloop of war, from a cruise or fleshing& and the Cheerful clatter, after seeing the cativo, that Salted u Monday safe to Portsmouth. cOVE. Fem. 7. Yesterday sailed the Ede Spencer, Lieut. Bothwell, with the 99 Tmospints, and tracle,up Channel. Arrived this morning his Majesty's ship Sybelle, Capt. Tiptoe, from a crai e. It blows ►o bard, that no boat has Set con eintiort, and therefore can Icarn nothing by her e f the French frigate. Arrived also a sloop of war, sipposed to be tithes tie TaLat or Stork. From the LONDON GAZETTE ) Fit& 11, March 9, L. Kendrick and M. Barlow, Warrington, minis nee—'3lares 6, W. Pressen and J. Jones, Bradford, Wilts, clothiers—March 5. T. Palmer, 'Bristol, gold mat silversmith-. March 7. John Rushy, Skinner-street, mangle-makeo--March 3. T. Gregory, Newantle-upon-Tyne, dry-safer—March 4. T. Hadfield and W. Hadfield, Wakefield, dealers—March 18. J. Polglase, Bristol, merchant—March 11. J. Lewis, Aberga. many, abinet-maker—March 19. P.Napper, Bristol, halser• dasher—April 18. Sarah gosliag. J. Gosling, and A. Goslln'g, Mark-lane, wine-merchants—March 3 A. Pui-fordrgerkeiey• - street, wine-merchant—Feb. 25. T. llockly, Alinciug-lane, !nee* chant—alarch 3. J. Fenton and G. %'oore, Rotheraithe-street, Rothernithe, smiths—march 3. J. Thomas, St. James's-place, taylor—March 3. R. ited4ish, St. James's-street ~ wise-nser. chant--Web. 18. Elizabeth Duke and Francis Doke Baum, • Kent, linen.drapers—gMarcb 6. J. Saiders, Ilinekley,Leicester. shire, corn-dealer—March S.W.Jackson, R. Tavlor,ardr. Pear, Newcasale-upon-Tyne, oilmen—March 3. J. Wesley, Worms.. ter, grocer—march 3. W. Noble, R. H. Croft, and K. Barwick, Pall-mall, bankers—Feb. 21. J. Ronda, T. Le olesurier, and H. L. Routh, Austin-friars, merchants—Feb. 15. N. Lucas and C. Beebe, Pancras-lane, tuerclitants- , -March 3. E. ( ram, var garet-strect, Cavendish-sqaare, carpenter—March 14. S. Walt, Salisbury, linen-draper. CER I'IFICATES—Msacn 3. A. Stark, Buckingham-stye t, taylor—B. Newport, Gill. street, t Limehouse, carpenter—S. Griffiths, Old Boswell-court, taylor—J. Page, Swallharn, brewer—J. Stead, Faster-lane, Cbepside, warehouseinan—W. Seedy, Plynumus-dock, tallulti chandler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLV6O. T. Sims, S. Sims, J. Sims, B. Adams, T. Adanw, H. Noels and J. Tildesley, Asian, Sear Birmingimna, forgers,--.1. 11. S. Smith, M. Tate, and C. V izard, Chalford, Gloucestershire, elm. thiers—S. Dalton and J. Fairlamb, St. Albans, straw-hatamas.. ; Lecturers—A. Haigh and W. Oxley, Sheffield, boiton.asaksdraa. • ; turers—J. Dixon and H. Smith. Burnley, Lancashire, cattily. spinners—P. H. Read and J. Hudson, Ewer's-greet, Barougb j w flock-manufacturers—it. Dean W. Doan. and 0. Dees, Stork: port, printers—A. Lopes and F. 11. grandmas, Laadals; gala: chants—W. Reeves and I. Bragg, Brydge%-street: Caveat. garden, jewellers—T. Hill and J. Hill, Radford, NOtinghaso. sbire, bliachers—C. Hill, T. Hill, and J. Hill, Radlbsd Nos tinghamshire, bleachers—J. Idanyard, J. Goading, J. Maw yard, jun. and D. Munyard, Castle-street, Long-acre, iron. mongers—J. White some and B. Bissell, Dudley Worcester shire, boat-owners—P. A. Fraser, J. Bethune, and T. RaddoeK Ravenhead.within-button, Lancashire, earthenware-asotsadw turers—l). Peekettand J. Ralph, Warwick-Lute—T. Helps, Lest , and IL 1:ay1 The German Papers state, that the publication of the Altana Mercury, the A beille du Nord, and tae Political Journal of litunburgh, have been discos. tinued. ADVERTISFAENT EITRAORDINART.—Winged inlo media,tely some able Physicians to attend the present Ministers in their present indisposition, which hae lately feken so alarming a tore, that it is imagined, without some speedy assistaece, they will be undo* the painful necessity of quitting their places. THE/ARR.—We understand that Mr. Brno, having been honoured with many eery pressing sod, citations from several Ladies of the first distinction s to perform a few characters at the Theatre; Bath during his visit s has b-en at length induced to accept the proposal made to him by the Proprietors. It seems now to be an admitted fact, that knaste quits Covent-garden l l heatre at the end of the present season, in his theatrical and managerial character s though not as a partner iu the property. A pitched battle, for teo guineas a-side, was fought yesterday on Putuey Common, betwixt a stiff son of Crispin, named Jolly, and a neat lad of the Mosia; tribe, of the name of Simmons, in consequence of a national dispute about the -merits of bailing a bull. The Jew had a bit of science, out be also displayer;, a little of the Whitelecke, after fighting 17 minutes, and, like the renowned lky Pig, he gave in when he had the best of the battle, he having nobbed his an tagonist about the head without an equivalent. The son of Crispin was a slow awkward fighter, but was a good receirer. lesomrster DESTORS.—The Bills now before the House of Lords, sent up from the Commons for amending the Lords' Act, in order to remedy the is,- conveniences arising from debtors being coofieed at a distance from any place where Assizes are usually held, enacts : that the Court petitioned-by any swift debtor may order him to be brought before the Jus tices at any General Sessions of the Peace held within 20 miles of the gaol; and that such Justices shall, ender such order, have power to determine in the tete of such debtor, in the same manner as a Judge of Assize, under the Lords' Act. A laughable circumstance occurred at the Opera House a few evenings since :—The Hoe. Mrs. C-- in the confusion that takes place in the Lobby, on quitting the. Theatre, dropped her ridi cule, and was some minutes before she regained it when, in looking at its contents, she exclaimed, " have lost ntyDCPLICATIS!" This created surpriseb not that the Company had any doubt when the Lady pledged her word, but they thought she had pledged her jewels. However, on enquiry, it turned oat that the lost Duplicates were Iwo Tickets of One Number (which she had purchased that evening) ii the Lottery to be drawn the NEXT TUEiDAT g Iheitily she soon after found them, and anticipate* setting 40,0001. by them- r,exportaion only ) exceeding 190 g al- MIDLAND CIRCUIT. H on . Lard Eizaff.ollollGil, aad Maw. Sastice aItIMOTt coffee, to be allow- Myrna orroprratas—Saterday, Web. /9 at Northaaaphas. , vine. Ren.ammanna—Faiday, Mares 6, at by the exP°lrtati . °ll Crr iAxc r °lll.ll"— Letcout fieb —Sam . 7 e a da t the y,at ClK4 thiGallkal a T hk lablabla. 14 whether • wilbe N o or F *da 1.904 at Nottingham. option. ITINGSMOIIIII I I6 - Toww or Norrummul--Satoo da at die Town Hall aas a were nig- Dmisysettittk-'raunchy, 19th, iu rade, tad open Laceriziaattas—Mostday 11. i, at t h e &de at uic..te..ol). : Rentovai oat Litsolorth , day, at the Borough Uhl!. Itinguatle is cm o r ilasihy,SWal Covtotty, • - at Wirvrick. Awn .• . • , o or • E. 4.. • 4 II i