The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-10-18 00:00:00

on the Continent

the pay of England,
Think you to
have only $O,OOO ~men

the military

reckoninig
the
thiuk I wild renounce
'my in4siur-es

selves, and the

barren me, will on, the contrary,
views. .• . • ' ' . ', . -
" For three. hunared4inriatv'e 'the Pee** of die
Continent depended tatnivllhe'Englisii; Who gold us
their manufactures and their colonial produce, 'at
whatevever prici; they chose to. &Olinda NC4 tkey
cannot intred.tipato the ports of Europe a single
ounc7e of ildigo,e,pound of svtat) qapiece,erts4
UM' I except the ports of Russia, that arc open tit'
every thing that is English: ' This is not., Mi
ilia
brother of Russia promised.. If sovereigns .d *D:
keep their
,word'viith each other, then adieu O all.
good faith ;. all coefideece must cease. 'When
last 'attacked me, I had 160,000 men in S , hal
the banks of -the Ebro. 'I deSermirked to cblistise
..Austria, and is a month after I" was a second islish i'
Vienna.. &Ware he:), I aim provoked t....? Ninth. •
route of Petersburgh)t *hen Londe 'reach that cllpil.
tal, I shall notiltop till I have confined the empire-of
the Czars to the deserts of Siberia and Kamtchatka.
It befits not Franie; whisk; for 1600 Years,- has peen
.the most powerful 4 European flatlet's) to endure
:the insults of an empire which it -still itilits Infaney,
and. which, till.?within these O.
~ ,
.. only
these '1 I.4ii :vO4, •
ronsoc..es fOrAltecrkteltiessOfjit. sars, and for The
barbarities oriti itlilabiianta.. ILknow the 'Emperor
of Russia hears,net .atneh leognagein the company. of
Nararkin ;. he is there hopessed with an Ittpalfl ISt
own power. - )fefil;lf they urge, I will, ,by,barrible
Aeons, dispel thittilFatiOir.
.Cho conquerors 4 Aus-
terlitz and Ellittkrinot*ln their graves ;. they
.are full -of touraie-aiid enthusiasm., they-will',rejoice
to resume those positions-' on the Niemen, which. I.
only quitted, because my brother of Russia prOmisedl
me his friendship'; •and even swore that he never
would ceintend. 4 arms with me again. I then be-
tiered onr_contests were, nded ; but if be once more
force me to draw the sword against 111114 f-shall not,
be, so easily persuaded to sheathe it, nl"sitheri I was
induced by his promises to withdraw myself and my
troops, frem the roads which led to 'Petersbargh.
Women are ever the ruin -of monarchs'. All the
Princesses, who have been gained over by -the 4.t.
lisp, or by the friends of the English, have severely
expiatetVaird bitterly deplored their errors. pritufre
merely designed mois's! tq inc.-ease the human' spe-
cies, and in thistlik4 only ought they to be tow?.
sidered. jf we.stiffer them to interfere With atlas 'of
government, our sceptres will dwindle into distaffs.
Write instantly to your Court--say that its pelisy
displeases; that its cOnduct.fills me with inquietude,
and that it must annihilate those women and favour-
ites, who have been dazzled and purchased by Eng-
lish gold. I wish for peace : I do not desire,war.
The happines of my people engrosses my whole at-
tention ; but if am thwarted in my endeavours to ac-
complish this, my projects may be postponed; but
they will be more certainly achieved hereafter.- In
the mean time, I caa depend upon the Zeal of my
people ; they will not suffer their Emperor to be in.
suited, while he is planning the foundation 'of their
future prosperity.and greatness. You, Prince Wk.-,
sakin, I ezoept, because- I am sure you. are attached;
to France, and to my system ; you may still save
your master, by frdohtyyreproting to him. my words,
and by desCribing to, hins*M derrition of jay people
to my person, and their:nealousco.operatien in all
my measures against the English.” . ' -
[Napoleon then "die*'' pyidee' Kusakin. into the
Middle of the circle,'. is as followss lia a.,
tone not. quite se elevaterl-,;--but still sufficiently :taint
to be heard. by kite maievity of the stirrowidieg cam.'
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" In fact, you must 4tlloti my cousin, Kusitkin,',
that your•Etnperor.bee.beisa7falsely iiirtned. The
seizing of the Hanso Terms was the necessary -cense.'..
quence of the Continental System, which t had car. '
ried into execution, andovhich-had even been, to
certain exteetl.approveitof by himself. These town;
were :.the retreat or imegglersi and the depots .01.
English mettin!ndiele:' VittlOng. could be more in.
suiting to the eyes 'of. Iggrepe, than these infamoßs
and clandestine trantattions, carried on" in spite of
my rosier and !our articles of ,Convention. It was'
not anibitiOn that urged.me to seize these places ;•:.-for
even, in times; of peacialiii independence ,Woultl
have beenjieeefieial td ine;r:lo4,.must have vessels,
harbours, dodp; and Sailorivie'carry on a maritime
war; and every thinglstim.(loiitt to this grand ob-
ject. YOur.Emperor covipiiAns that I bare robbed
his family, bedadge I setisiL-dte little State of. the
Prince of Olikiebierf,-aecileifced him to seek re-
! fuge in: liussia; 4)14 4y.was he 30 obstinate as to
resist me? Relyiatevir support of 'Russia, is' it
fitting that I:sboula stogie to beg favours of /
who, in Fratide,.ittmld scartely rank with Out No-
-1 bility ; favours which they might dare •to refuse.-7--
Above all, should i suffer them to believe that there
is any power en earth WhO can impede my measures,
lor thwart my will? In all time, men and their
posaissiops have bpgn secx:ificed
,te what you Call,
yopr 41iploteatic jarsonl reasons of
State: Men' are not to be. milked by the fetitsders
of grev,t i!Ittlo?o merely's., telf.sitf.taititt44.lottki

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but I should "hir-e-in4epgaihe4tkin
its obstinacy pot feaster/4. it unworthy' of my
fm'Otiri ; I shoal have.resisoied them from my sphere
of 'action, tad plaessPhnie on the -shortiof 'the Bos-
phorus ;
.or I shoyMtistiont them to my kingdom
'of Illyria, till I -cankLiteeinierausified them for their
Iw'possessions, upipr7thp:Persiins ; for, my brother
of Persia has sent hack; ;qv Ambassador, to please
the English, and.hteibeinfore exposed himself •to my
wrath, Prince KusnXia,, no power can resist me?—
' lam armed with a power to width all other powers
must'yield. 1< desire not to destroy the Thrones of
Europe : no, Prince. Ir.asakin, that is not my inten.
'Hon; for I base sacredly determined who shall fill 4
tlietii; *At if Al key league ,against me, if-they nal

only refuse to co=operate with, but also strive to I.
tb,Wart my ititrigve8 nod resistance, then I owe it tol
myself, i owe It 'lli ti)e,
,ibtprests of my people, to 1
the saccesrof *My plans, to, the. stability of my FAX^
Aire, to•chastise.tboatwho insult me, and to ant&
itilate these *t etiditogetmy Continental System.—
Europe would, long erc this, have been at.peace, if.
the most powetful geivprinces would hive list-
ened to my advice 'O.IA, *toad of this, they have.
coalesced to, *6;4 interests 'which are not their
own, to recoverlerrNttes to which they hare no right,
and to maiistiii "'tne commercial monopoly and
maritime tyranny 'Of the English. The - smaller
powers are only half sovereigns, because they require
the protection .of the greater; and because the Prince,
who is conscious 'that be is unable to protect himself,:
cannot preserve the integrity of his sovereignty. It..
follows that he must atta:cli himself to some greater
power, whosequarreli he is bound to espouse, whose
measures.be must follow, and whose principles he,
must adopt, as the. price of the protection which he
receives.

When I divided Germany, I only exercised my
right of protectiofo should have been contented
with France, suiWaii she was when I first became;
her ruler; but the. Mars which have been wage&
*Oast me convinced met that the European Govern?
meats required to be new modelled, and estahlished
on our principles; and; therefore, all my enterprizes
have had for their object- to make all sovereigns to
live like me, Weenies* they would not allow -me.*
live like them. It his cost my heart •urcir to exec.',
cute, to its fullest atent„ thiS general plan of rege-1
aeration; but if aiereigns attend much to their own
privltte feelin4s, they will often endanger their own'
safety, atul be unable to effect any necessary refor
mation, If, therefore,. I have made the smaller'
states depend upon me, that ought not to render
larger states discontented. am attached to the most
powerful sovereigns, an I proved this, when I suf.'
fared Prussia' to eft, and when I divorced the wo-
man whom I loved to espouse the daughter of my
brother of Austrie, I. know your Emperor beheld
this alliance with disquietude; but he has no right to
complain. If he had overcome the pride of an indi-
vidu4l of his own flintily, we should have been more
nearly connected. Ile mast not, however, imagink
that I regard Austria and her Emperor in a differtmt'
light since my marriage. This consideration will not
induce me to renounce any principle, to pardon any '
outrage, or to suffer any resistance. Every thing
must proceed as uniformly as before, end those who
presume to deviate hem. theprescribed rule, shall'
feel the weight of my indignation according to tile
measure of their transgressions.--Apprise your
Court of this !"
• [The Emperor spoke with ° great rapidity; the
•
i,Prinee Kusakin listened to him with the utmost at-
; and, after waiting a few moments, teas-
kisare himself that his, Majesty had nothing more to
'.4tommttnicate, he made a profound obedience aizd re-

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dissipating the
Americas to that oppu
_ ism political events invited,
them; tlttemptlng it, when
on in diesonoiltslnd Curter is
with about to there, with all
which they ought to pOSie&N, as
-41 Spanish monarchy. Unquestiona-
eaMmestelant import/wee must always,
Owe become the subject of great de-
neemirit ; but it is not on that account rho
lies nit; but
first mother-country that has
liberality and eternal Justice. Let the
recollectthe two very different
-.eh we have now allided; and the,
.e moderate in their criminatiug charges,
on a question so delicate and difficult. The
t Chet instance is, tae' Ifillettry with Which
sh
they endeavour to create elled, that the Spanish Government
looks with distrust on thelAtes and the measures of the British
Cabinet lo regard to these matters; ascribing to it ehimerical
sasplekleethaeare destittHe of all foundation. The tip4l4l,
Government does not distrust- Us Mies ; -but these iodiscreet
Jouslaellst might give occasion foe • le obateratiumt,
'men ist sense were net ilEcustonted to. with contempt such
oiwttiensas are site fruits of parte4 neat inconsideration.
Desk ankles copied fisni lisp Jour:mins Mr. Pei-
Zifriner
• elitisjoe passage, n itnquestioaebly his
ere been Tarr circulated at Cadiz, a pamphlet
full of sarcasms &pies; the lairs-af Lachine!, entitled
dretiof the Sponleh Ladle, to the King or England.' —This
pamphlet is dpubtless the pmduetioo of one of thaw emissaries
whoa France maintains In all parts (even In London), in order
to sow disunion among the enemies of the tyrant. The Ladies of
Ca* kievereould have written such a enmposition. The-Spa-
nith Ladies sever can entertain so. bad an opinion of their sous,
'their hththands, and their loves, Leto. believe and insinuate that
them lkitaio alone ought to deliver the Peninsula. The im-
mense and gratuitous efforts which Ebgland has made for the last
foot years, the blood which she shed at Talavari, Albuera, and
Barrosa, ought to place her bey.ond the reach of ingratitude and
suspicion, That man must be vile, indeed, who thus suchen;
4nniself under the ioviolability of the Ladies of Cadiz, forehe
'purpose of disseininatipg *aliment epigrams againet a natics,
a government, and an army, who aro at present the last resource
of bi.; country, pis very surprising, tbat the Corte: and the
Re geeey who have displayed so mach severity towards the I:di.
tor of the Espanol, hare taken no measures to, prevent the pub-
lication or punish the Author of a production which must neee,
sarily give offence to the Officers and the English Min ster resi-
dent in Cadiz, and to the illustrioes General who entered Spain
oaly to svitness the apathy, the indifference, or the treachery of
coadjutors who were given to him. And at what time did the
City of Cadiz thus treat, or permit to ise treated, its illustrions
Ally ? Al the moment when the puke of Wanted°, and the
Duchess Iris mother, were received, not only with the honour:
due to their birth, rank, and character, hut Angst with the ho-
nour, which are paid to crowded heads, &e.
We do not believe it possible to convey la fewer wank
greater number of gross or unfouudcd clmrges. What morn
timid Mr. Pettier have said, had this address of the ladies been
an official document, a Manifesto ottbe Regency or the Cortes?
Fortunately, the Government has frankly declared its opinion
of the pamphlet in question, to the English Minister • and this
honourable proceeding is alone sefficieist to demonstrate the fri-
volity and malignity of Mr. Pelsieris observations. We really
believe that Freoce has her emissaries eyrie in London ; and if
their object he to sow disunion among the enemies of the tyrant,
there cannot be a doubt that Mr. Perrier is .ofe-of the most ar.
'tive in kis efforts for that purpose.' The lawns Which he poured
ion the Spanish troops-and on our Govertonent, in the occasion
' of the battle of Chielana, might occupy a very distingui,hrel
place in die Moniteur itself. And *bye! this severity of re.
mark? To endeavour to prove the necessity of adopting, in
Spain a measure inconsistent •with that love of indepeednice
which excited our sacred insurrection; to prove the perentity
pf our losing great part of that glory which we have attaine4
amidst our very disasters; and that, in short, Mang elegrotti
From our high rank of herotstte Mr. Pckier's feeAlngs may pct
he hurt, itaati in tactviews,the lustre of our etc:its with the
oyes of a Frenchman. To refrain from flattering Bonaparte is
aot suilicient to thew that you are not it the interest of ambieesse
Frances asides-en by writing Locerseoperandanbiges a man ma.
.stiil same the great nation of the Continent. Mr. Peltieratght to
know that Spaasih distrust enables us tee discover many truing;
which perhaps he would have wished. to *maims concealed; eat
why shoald M r. Peltier, in noticing the author of tbeAddress ofthe
Spanish ladies, attack the whole nation, the Cokes and the
-Regency If the author of the Address reasoned falsely, Mr.
Peltier might have refuted his assertions,- and enlightened pubs
is opinion on the conduct of both ('so Ant reproaches
,and petulant threats ate not addressed to the jit mem, and ne-
yer-ssill produce any effect on Spaniards. Mr. tier ought to
snow this well, from what the I' remelt base hitherto experienced
Sit Spain. The Spaniards never cote:tales:l the idea that Ilrifain
alone should deliver the Peninsula. Was this the feeling of the
Romanas,the Alburquerques. the Castanoses, the O'Donnellt, the
Minasoe. and innumerable other war:ion:who-have deserved, and
*till merit, the applause and admiration of illostrinos !Aland ?
The conduct of evervprovinre must rebut tlidligfaceful imp eta.
' don. Even upon the retreat of Sir .1. Molue'sarnissandihe peace
with Austria. the Spaniards never departed from their resolbtion,
nor vacillated one moment as to the conduct they ought to pur-
sue. With regard to the Editor of the Espanol, it must bi ob-
served, that the Spanish Gueernmett has never remonstrated
against foreign Journalists; but theycoold not see with indiffer-
ence an expatriated and malignant man writing in the Spanish
language, in a foreign capital, for the purpose of lighting up
the embers of a destrective civil war—of promoting the divisidn
and ruin of the monarchy—and, under Me mask of philanthropy,
lending himself to promote the interests of foreigners le Oppose.
tion to those of .his countrymen. At moments like the present,
when the passions aro in full play, and cool reason has so little
influence; it is heemary to be neither Europeans:or American,
'but Spaniard—Spaniard *lone, And let Mr. Peltier observe,
that a Frenchman may write mach in Leadoff agahst his ow
p
nation; for their volatility, their crimes, their- captioes, arid
their present ignominious servitude, present materials for the
pen of a modern Taettus : but heroic Spam presents °Pie mo•
tives fur applause, interest, alba cesesattoo• with aregird to
the honours conferred on the Duke of Ithastado, we cannot do
Icsilhan thank the English Government ter such signal proofs of
I s adherence to our cause ; but, on the other. band, the'Marqttsi
Wellesley can recount the demonstrations or joy ape asseosiasoi
on The part of' the Goeernment and the Spans* Peopk—this very
people of Cadiz -fit ith which he was received on taming to ref
side amongst us. And what coadjutors were they that were
given-to Lord Wellington, that he might witness their • apatke,
indiffe ' rence or treachery r"fhey are, perhaps, tea Ca tato,.
General Cas tatios. the conqueror of Bayles); General
Regent of the Kingdom; the beast Bannerol, and other igre-
pid Chiefs,• who fought In the brilliant action of Annie* vadat
the orders of Marshal Beresferd II The Spanish Government- is;
doubtless, anxious for the tranquillity ssf the American pro-
vinces ; and the British Cabinet cad best prove the truth of this
proposition. To conclude, we will bring to Mr. Peltier's re.
collection sortie expressions of Bonaparte to his reply to the De.
putics from the lonian Isles, inserted, in the same Number of
the .dmhign :—" In ludia, iu America, anti in the Meditersa.
stag, sill thesis and has-been French shall /sat remain
ie faints; narrator, -
4.17440 AtcYbliyELLiatNeEt•

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
WinwEspar, OcT. 16, corronnto.—Thet'int Class qf Oat.
lasedkStakes of Mks each. /kW.
It; Walsoroun7esnDorimityzs4i.syirsinrolt lid. 31
yrc :41.4,
lit,
alb.
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Mr Norton names Mr Lake's c. by Sercere. yq04164171111r 3
5,102 agst Dimity. 3to I agstte
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Tavasna.T.—Sweepstakes of 1(s i .
each for 93.- liletlllll lab;
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• ' each. Two-yr old coarse. .il •••7‘-11::. -
Sir .7. Shelleys.Mpek Bird • . • • I
Gen. Gower sf. by Dick Andrew's, oat of Tinny •-• .' ' 2
Lord el. H. Cavendish`, sister to Black Diamond., ..; ' S
Col. Udney's' Black Cherry . .4
Ms Lloyd". Macao - - •' - -:, • 5
2 to-1 on Mot* Md. ._.
Thr Second Class of the Oatlands Stakes afgegt mei. R. M.
Doke of Method's Sorcery, S-yrs old, ist. 51b. :.. - • 1
•C. Banbury's Rived; 3-yrs OH, ist. 21b. - . : II
Gower's Donna Clara, 4-ps old, tist.3lb. ' '-'. S
Kinaahnlwames ac. by Mr Teazle, 4.yrs old, 7st. 101 b. 4
sto 2 sigst Sorcery. 4to 1 ',lir Rival. .
Ntasasca:---There Is no place more infested with
youthful pick-pockets and other idle fellows, than
Catharine-sfteet, Strand. They begin to assemble
`dusk, and continue until a late hour picking pockets
iasultfug unprotected females in the, grossest
finer imaginable. A number of them assembled
oppotitti the private Theatre in Catharine-streets last
nights and-annoyed the neighbourhood by their noise
lid insoleucev We recommend these fellows to the
notice of ecpse4s-grutg, which, if it attended, would
find eon* e;c?lierit subjects to serve on board the
snyy,. aid arrest their career, which must other-
' esti iti theft. isiono ay anti rain. ..
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nent, except a few.seditibux Tpa,nt,anisin., . 44 which therentio-ensitloy, as subjecti iv% lifairticitibireakingthe chains, and
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England) whom my armies -Waif tibliatte. trinittebey them; and u soldiers who. must die for the elevation of 6
clillettie:adeni=triehicb nature and
Po
to seise this moment to attack ater''l thittn. .In their estimation the right of property is Werf,ratitUY 1/1414 them I they err
. t
• 1 .. _ nye repressasanon in the conic
$O,OOO ..men in Portugal and ' .; Ind . , edits iiothing, There Is no private preps* • ' •I and wkei they were about to ai
y force of Frail Is fallYakelnik - ':._ . . fey mo potadd_to tbeir teuttoriesit fit,i;de,la that Alliaity and tilliatee which they
--r - . proilama a tbp animator S with mom
lei AdthrkAllree.e .the Coorederati** t , • Ouse for their own aggrandizement; without Mt Zwites tif sash ant Impc
. Po, yett4lll4 to frisiteontei 1:10S=04 ,- *tam attention to the interests of individuals.. nth* ear :114:v grti;n4itte.; :LI she r
. Spaiotii hhasiwibaieenit;bitendfirsterei
ilk renounce my project againsts Scia_ j0.j..._,0, , , w v‘e!LW.ell ttia,
~t, our
.Court does not ep.ci ill led
ies against knglan 1 You . 'ti 'SAW . ntlerwith theavrinc.iples and that every .boy k. ka , therefore, recollectil,
i the very tstatli bylialial OW "team. litanitis the dasttuctio'n of. the uhfortunate* House of win, pleCriilre" lib" we have n'
, be. mere moderate In their
le, will out the contrary Willett 111.7 Oldenbug which I *UM so 1411,6044 despoiled.; 4ndlonnipartial oaagraketioa so della
Inary envice Is, the'
but I should base iiyjermisifie4thJaillilated 'louse if they endenvour to create a belief, that the