The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-03-30 00:00:00

3•RENCH PAPERS.

I• PARIS, MARCH 20.--IfislligHty,
March, issued the following decree
" Considering that Sieur. Theremen, our Consul
at Leipzic, has abandoned his past at Leipzie with-
' out necessity, at a moment when his practice watt
: most necessary to oar .arise; . that, by via
proceeding, he has not evinced• that courage and
zeal which we 'had a right to expect from public
Functionary, we have decreed, and do decree as fol-
, lows :-
1 " Sieur Theremen, our Consul at Leipzic, is

-- dismissed."
HE LIGO LAN D MAIL. (The Mon/teur of the 22d$ contains a report from
•••■llllo.m.
OPERATIONS OF WAR ON THE LOWER ELBE. Gen. Lamarque, giving an account of a trifling af-
fair in Catalonia; and another from Sachet, dated
aka of Grenier, amounting to 204100 men—which,
After the Grand French Army (including the divi-
,Valencia, Feb. 28, detailing some unimportant oc-
In the beginning of January, had hastened from Italy currences in Arragon.]
to its support), had been reduced by several severe
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engagements with the Cossacks, to about 18,000 men, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS
and quitted Berlin, to lay the basis of future opera-: Runk
flans, in a more solid manner, somewhere or other.; ; eerer :4xtt. R.ed. I
58,
behind the Elbe,—but where,.they themselves do not : i per 6enti. as. •
well know—General Morand, who kept possession ; 6 per Ccnt. Navy JR
of Swedish Pomerania with about 9.,500 men, and ; Loam. Awl.
who, according to his first instructions, wu to have ! 1""2-- .
maintained himself there at all events, put himself in !
march, to follow the Grand Army, whose left wing
be formed, under the name of the Army of Pome-
rania.
On his march he was joined by the Custom- I
house Officers established there, and who wished to I
avoid any unpleasant collision with the inhabitants,
who had shown them proofs, on many occasions, 1 A Cadiz Mail arrived this morning, bringing
that they did not consider it as a very high crime to . Papers to the 10th inst. By these we have a very
Maltreat, or even kill, Custom-house Officers : the .
unfasourable picture of the progress of philosophy
mounted Custom-house Officers formed the cavalry of
Moraud's corps; this cavalry was about 50 men in the kingdom of Spain.. The priesthood of that
strong. The artillery consisted of IS pieces. i country 'hold the people in chains of bigotry. It
The Russian Colonel, Baron Von Feltenbern, could hardly be i7naeined that, in the nineteenth cen-
marched e ith biscorps in the direction of llamburgh; tury, so arbitrary, so tyrannic .an institution as the
his van,quard was it Lunenberg, when • Morand, on '
Inquisition,should be countenanced :but so it is, and
the Lath of March, matured into Molly,. Some pasties i.. ... ~ . , . ~. _. ... . t
aliltatigh the t;clite—s. hail, by a laudable reformatioii,
of Cossacks that had been detached in front, and who j
appeared opposite Moll% caused the Army of Pomp- abolished so degrading an institution of the church, yet
rania to halt, and induced Gen. Morand to remain did the Regency think proper to decline publishing the
there fur the day, and in the night to march to Berge- I Decree.. The Cortes have, in consequence, dis-
dorf, where he was met by the 11th military division, . solved that Regency, and established a new one,
and the custom-house officers stationed in ilamburgh..
i with the Cardinal Bourtaox for its President. What
Gen. Morand made a feint of marching from Beree-
dorf to Ilamborgh, but was prevented by the Danish lan unpleasant reflection is it to an Englishman, that
troops; 3000 men of whcm, with a numerous artil- i while immediate and important political objects 'urge
lery, were stationed on the borders, to maintain tbeir •us to form an offensive and defensive ' alliance
neutrality. 1 with the people of Spain, the depositaries of their
It now appeared to be General Morland's listen-
sovereign power, should be under the necessity of
lion to take a position in Deraedorf and the Vier-
deposing the first Executive - Authorities of the
Linden, and for this purpose garrisoned F,scheohurg, :
a place situated a German mil rowardl Lauenburg, ! realm, for refusing to promulgate a decree which. is
with 500 men and eight pieces of artillery. From I calculated, by its effect, to remove a cruel and bar-
-I.schenburg to Bcrgedorf it is osee continued defile, 1 barons institution, an institution whose very exist-
mhere cavalry was totally useless, and from this de- ! cum lowers the nation in the eyes of all others.—
fife to the Elbe it is a morassy country, cut through • The jealousy, or rather tenacity, of the Spanish priest-
1$ ith innumerable canals; and possii,ly Gen. Mu-
rata] had calculated on being able to keep this post ; hood on this odious occasion, would induce us to
but the regiments of Cossacks pushed forward by make a comparison between them and the Catholics
Lieut. Col. Benkendorti, Commander of the van. of our own kingdoms, so honourable to the latter.
guard, fell in with the enemy, when, some volun- I The proposal made to the Cortes to take 15,000

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LONDON:
TUESDAY,- MARCIE 30, 1813.

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wets immediately dismounted, and continuing skit-- I Russian into the Spanish service, does not meet with
mishing, kept the enemy employed till late in the : a ready approval. The Spaniards, on this occadont
night. The enemy was not sparing of his cannon-shot, I
and answered every hurrah of the Cossacks with a ; ere afraid to admit the expediency of the measure,
tire of grape-shot. Meanwhile a detachment of Cos. tunder the apprehension, that a second or third pro.
sacks were sent by a bve-road to Korgedorf, who I posal of the same kind may hereafter be made.
had driven the enemy's picquots into the town, and 1 CADIZ, MARCH 8.-3 t a late hour on, Saturday
put every thing in alarm. After three such attacks,l
from the comman night, General Valdes was deposed by the Regency
General Morand deemed the whole position unten... , d1 as Governor of this garrison ;
able, and at break of day, he marched to the Cuetent. I
house store, from %hence all the baggage had in the ; and General Aloz, late Governor of Ceuta, ail-:
of the night, been sent across the Elbe.— . pointed in his stead. The Regency at this very mo.
Colonel Von Feltenborn immediately caused the; dient (six P. M.) are deposed by the Cortes, who,
enemy to be pursued fromßergedorf,as far as Eschen.
i
. in the express terms of the Constitution, have ap.
burg ; at a mile's distanue from the Custom-house toted
no ted to succeed them, ad interim, Don Cestar
store, the enemy mat's a stand on a cross-dam and -
and Don Agar, of the Council of State, and Card'.
placed a battery of six guns against the only
dam, by which he could be approaches!. The brave nal Bourbon, as President. •
Cossacks kept up a fire of musketry, but could 1 The curates of the different parishes, one except.
make no impression on the enemy, by reason' ed (the Rosaria), have refused to read the Decree
if his advantageous situation. Colonel Von Felten-
born, notwistanding the apparent disadvantage of, announcing the abolition of
.the Inquisition.
The information of General. Valdes having been
:,:o ;,osition, then caused a piece of artillery to be ,
hrouf,ht up. This gun, notwithstanding the very' removed from the command of this place has •pro-1
bri!.!:. tiro kept up by the enemy with suck a superior duced a great sensation among the public. It has
force of artillery, produced a decisive moral effect been noticed, that on Sunday last the Manifesto of the
on the enemy, who retreated with'the utmost exile. ' Cortes abolishing the Inquisition was not read in
dition. The Cossacks pursued him with rapidity, parishes of this city.
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and did not allow him time to carry off the artil- I m
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cant 9.—lt appears that 'Gen. Valdes has not'
lery, which was already put on board some craft.—
The enemy's convoy escaped In small boats, leaving been allowed to assume the Captaincy•Geperal of
six pieces of cannon behind them, which the Cos. the department of Ferrol and it
is said he will live
sacks immediately made themselves masters of. • in the Isle de Leon.
The day after this fortunate expedition, Col. Von i They write from Malaga, stating, that Weill-
Feltenborn entered Haosburgh—the fifth good city
e had been received there, in five days from
of the Great French Empire ; but which And ceased -
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Catalonia, of General Lacy's having routed a French
to be a good city, even before the entrance of the
Russian troops, and was merely denominated a city, corps, consisting of 7000 inn, taking 2090 pri-
nithout any additional title. . sailers and killing 700.
B RESL A U MARCH 3: Our Gaggle contains the i ALICANT, MARCH 24.—The enedy has diminished
following Address to our fellow-citizens:— I the force in his line, and we are assured 'that Sachet
" The country is is danger. For its demo it Is wee:eery
that there should be an haracsliate :eldest:meet of dig am, has mat reinforcements to Arrig°lll becautg Vitia.

• can 161 41A &tilted were in Muel (in the vicinity of.
Saragoesa), and thrastetied that city.
OSOAJO, Fig.-4g.--On the-20th, entered in Ma.
drid a convoy of 600 carriages, proceeding from Va.
lencia.
Some of Soak's troops have advanced
to Cuenca.
The enemy's Arinfof Portugal coniists of 311,706.11.-
fintry, and St 66 horse. ,
• CApie, StanOu• S.—lt is said that the. Pipets
are not agreed respecting the admission of 1.11,000'
Russian auxiliaries into Spain, on which subject the
Cortes wish to have their opinions. _

Antoine or Excitleuam . letter was
'received on Saturday afternoon friar the CHANCEL-
roII; of the Escuzauea, addressed to the Governor
rand Deputy Governor of the Rink, acquainting-them
that on Wednesday, at one o'clock, he would com-
municate to them the amount of the' Extbequer Bills
to be funded, and the terms to be proposed for that
ptirpose. Twelve millions, it is said, are to be funded
in the Five per Cents. and six millions of debentures.
The subscribers to the twelve millions to have the
optibn of subitribing 60 per cent. to the Debentures.
' . The retreat of so many French ,corps from the
Peninsula, ender CATFARELLT and other Generals, is
now accounted for; by the late' French Papers, in
which they observe, that several skeletons of bat-
talions and squadrons have returned to France for the
'purpose of being recruited..
The Russians are, it is said, received in the most
friendly manner throughout 'Prussia, and the other
neighbouring territories, of which they have taken
possession, but the inhabitants feel the weight of
these friendly
.visitors. They are obligedo receive
'paper-tousles, to other worth, insigndkfor what•
ever they furnish to their new Comers, at the inns,
posts, &c. Gold and silver have altogether disap-
peared. The Cossacks however, deport themselves
with more moderation than usual, being naturally
supported by plunder.
On the 25th inst. • was executed, at Exeter, 7'.
Luscombe, for the murder of Sarah Ford. This
desperado alsocaufessed having committed that foal
and unparalleled murder on Margaret Iluxtable, of
Dodbrooke, an infant of 1.1 years of age, whom he
violated, and then put to death, in a manner too
shocking for description. The monster- also con-
fessed having murdered two other females.
The Earl of Monts, in a letter which he has
written on the subject of his conversation with Mr.
Einstein's, who, unfortunately, cannot answer tor
himself, says, " A paper of mine, submitted to
" his MAJESTY at theperiod of the investigation,
'" and lodged with the other documents. relative to
" that Enquiry, rebuts the base attempt of insinuat-
ing conspiracy against the Patecus. Why that
" paper has not seen She light. with the other docu.
" meats, may be surmised." We wish the Noble
Earl had been good enough to state what he surmises
'to be the :reason of this paper- being withheld;' for,
asst now stands, it seems to be a refection on •rhe
highest quarter, since we know of no other copy of
the Noble Lord's paper, .but that which. is in the
'-hands of his own friends. We even hear thit, the
copy which wasdeposited lathe archives of the Privy
council Is not extant.
Ykniotrrn, Manen. 29.—Yesterday evening fir.
riled the Redbreast; from a cruise, with a. Danish
• brig, formerly :the Mesa* gain-brig, her prize, letlen
with cotton and tobegeoc. TMs atomism sated the
Bella from the gowns.
The 15th toot is about to proceed from. St. Kitts,
to the scene of their former brilliant achievements its
l'lorth America; where they distinguished them-
selves under the immortal General Woure.
Yesterday the Bishop of BRISTOL preached before
a numerous assemblage of the Nobility at the Chapel.
Royal., St. .I:tines's.
Yesterday se'ettight, about twenty minutes past
six, the inhabitains of Exmouth were alarmed by the
shock of an- earthquake; •vhich lasted for two or
three seconds. • , ,
Sir CHAHLES STIWART, K. B. is going out again
to the Peninsula, as Adjutant-General, and Sir
STAPLETON CorroN returns to the command df• the
cavalry.:
Bnese.--This day the 140.11 D MsTon' after in-
specting the Meal weighers' Returns, ordered. the
Price of Bread to continue at Is. 6i..the Quartern
Loaf.
The following is a correct copy of the Epitaph on
the Monument of Mr. PITT, written by the Right
lion. GEORGE CANNING.
WILLIAM PITT,
• Son of MILL4AII Pier, Earl of Chatham,
Inheriting the genius and formed by the precepts of his Father,
Devout himself from his early years to the service of the State.
Called to the chlif conduct of the Administration, after the
close of a disastrous war,
He repaired the exhausted Revenues, be revived and invigorat-
ed the Commerce and Prosperity of the Country ;
And he had re-established the Public Credit on dee? and
sure foundations ;
When a new war was kindled in Europe, more formidable than
any preceding war from the peculiar character of its dangers. -
To resist the arms of France, I, hich were directed against the
Independence of every Government and Pcopie
To animatoother Nations by tbeexample of Great Britain ;
To check the esetagioa of opinions watch tended to dirotre dor
frame of CIA Society;
To array the loyal, the sober-minded, and the good, io defence of
the venerable Constitution of the British Monarchy,
Were the duties which, at that awful crisis, devolved upon
the British Minister;
And which be discharged with transcendent seal, intrepidity,
and perseverance :
Ma ;OM the National Hoene abroad; be maintiined at home
ale blessings of Order and pf true Liberty;
And, in the midst of dificalties and perils,
:as anted and consplidated the strength, power, and resources
• • of the Empire.
1, •
;. For these" high purposes,
1 .• I Ungifted le by Divine Providence with endowments,
Rare'llatbeir separate excellence, wonderful in their combina-
tion;
Judgement; imagination memory; wit; force and acuteness
of reasoning;
Entrant, copious and accurate, commanding and persuasive,
Audi suited from its splendour to the dignity of his mind and
to the authority of his station;
A lofty:a:irk ; a mild and ingenuous temper,
Warm add eandfast iniriendstrlp, leeward, enemies he was
. forbearing avid forgiving.
Ills indostruidmend npt rebi by confidence in his great abilities.
.Rh lb others.was not abided bj the conscious-
mess' of his own superiority,
ambition was pure from all selfish motives;
The ore of paler and the passion for fame were in him
. • ettlakdiftek to views of public utility;
as (Gayears near twenty yea the (aeons of the Crown
.131911: Aved without ostentation I and he died poor.
• A GRATEFL'L NATION
• Decreed is him thin funeral honours
Width are reserved In neural and extraordinary men,
THIS MONUMENT'
Is erected by the-Lord Mayor, Aldermen. and ComaiowCoanellt
To record the reverent and affeedealde regret
With whitli the 'City of Loodott oitittiahca ble memory; And to hold e. Imitation of •
• These pri
Which
And to

ALICANT, Fes. 21.—0 n the 18th, General Ca-
pon* left this place to taka the command of the First
Army.
CIUDAD*RODNICIO, FEE. 25.--lalalataano there
are scarcely 2000 French ; from each regiment ten
men have been sent to France.
VALENCIA, FEIL.2I.—The enemy continues his
excursions, and bas nearly ruined the country. The
fire between, the advanced corps :of our line and the
enemy,.isdaily. Some measures have been adopted,
to prevent spies being.so frequently in-this place.
espial Fri. 26.—Yesterday anchored in this
Bay, the frigate Coninserce, which sailed from Cal-
lao on the 17th Oct. haring on hoard 1,007,000 dol-
lars, of which 40,0(10 were for Government.

f. r The Cadia Papers, •f the 9th instant, are nearly I
filled with the debate which took place in the Cortes
the preceding day, on account of the Regency's not
having enforced the reading of the Manifesto of the
Cortes, issued on the 22d of February, abolishing
the Inquisition, in thedifferent parishes, on Sunday,
the 7th, which ended by the dismission of the thenl
Regency, and appointment of anotheri consisting of
three persons.
The business began in consequence of an official
dispatch received by the Cortes from the Secretary
for Grace and Justice, who, by order of the Re-
gency, transmitted three representations froth the I
Capitalar Vicar. The Ecclesiastical Council and
various Parish Curates, stating the incOnveniences
wl:ich would arise from reading, for three successive
Sundays, the Manifesto of the Cortes. The Re-
gency added, they did not take too rigorous mea-
sures
for fear of disturbing the public tranquillity ;
and requesting the Cortes would act as they thought
most advisable..

'Senor ZUMATAL A !MUGU! condemned their not
having carried the Order of tha Cortes into execu-
tion, imputing their conduct to their own private
opitiens rather than zeal.
Senor Tr' A\ said, the conduct of the Ecclesiastics,
and particularly that of the Regency, was scandalous.
' Senor AROUELLE3 attribUted all the disobedience
of the subaltern Authorities to the conduct of Go-
vernment, nad demanded that the Cortes should re-
main pm matiently sitting till means wenradopted to
prevent the terrible evils with which they were three.
cued.

Several Members opposed this, which was, how-
ever, carried by an immense majority.
Senor ARGUELLES moved that a Regency should be
named, ad interim, composed of individulds pointed
out by the 189th article of the Constitution.
Senor CALATRA YE said the proposition should be
approved, and that too quickly, as the good of the
coo ntry demanded it. 'this was also supported by
other Members, who declared. it was dangerous to
have at the head of Ccvernment men who, in the ex-
ecution of the laws, feared to disturb the public
tranquillity, and finally carried by 86 against 48.

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The three Councillors of State, upon whom, in

consequence or their seniority, the appointment fell,
were Cardinal Bourbon, Dan P. Agar, and Don
G. Ciseir. One Commission was then appointed to
receive the new Regency, and another to dismiss the

• At eight o'clock 1 M. the throe new Regents ap-
peared,. when the PRESIDENT pronounced a discourse
analogous to circumstances, in which he expressed
the satisfaction the Cortes felt in the patriotism of

the Regents, and that by fulfilling the sovereign re-
solutions they would contribute to the liberty and
independence of the nation.
The President of the REGENCY replied, that as
ifieemployment-was only temporary he accepted it,
that he would shed the last drop of his blood in the'
public service, and that he would. fulfil and punctu-
ally cause to be fulfilled the Constitution and Sore.'
reign Resolutions of the National Congress.
GIBRALTAR, MARCH 6.—Atl account has reached
the garrison from the Tagus, which appears to be
entitled to some degree of credit, of his Majesty's
frigate Acosta having been taken by -Commodore
Rodgers, and retaken by the POietiers, whol'at the
same time, also captured the-President.
We observe in the Courier of last night, a long-
winded defence of the CHANCELLOR of the Excite-
. QOER'S new modelled finance scheme. . What heart
there" may be in the plan so high extolled by this
Treasury scribe, is not easily discernible, but it most
I certainly scents Strongly of the. Peel. The.a.bove
writer may amuse himself and his Readers as ravel's'
- he pleases, with 'his comparison of Mr. Russtssom to
iltitcor.xs ; but his assertion that the " authority of.
Sir Roarer PEELS, in matters of commerce and the
rands, is as high as that of My. DARING, or any
other man in the kingdom," is, as our dranistist sayi;'
" truly ridiculous."

We have this day (and are sorry we have been pre-
vented sooner from yielding to our wishes in that re-
spect) inserted ab excellent letter from a !Linable Cor.

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respondent,. signed 44 TINOTIIT Titttassitt,” coed •
tabling an able defence of the Princess of WA rtes
on the grounds of the Constitotion itself, end
pagning the conduct of ewe who hod the means in
their bands of doing her Royal Highness jOstice.—.
The Princess's case is benutirnity itiamrsted, and
rendered more affectingly impressive, by a reference
to a similar circumstance In Holy Writ. •

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inciples of public Mid private virtue,
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