The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-03-27 00:00:00

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rdllats in
sacred 41 the
immediate ,
r satisfactorily'
powe
ed falsehood!.
the 66 rweereons
the distetbed
darling* by'
sive depaer
'Mods till
established _ .
pikes," we ptesamed
were infernied
our neighbour
of the Pikes
i.,:imbated '
'euttected
tictilar reli
quiry, that
either of '
;hat mobs
vat their
they ore i
proceedings,
sting to '
causes of
I. the rig!
its—and I
realil.y, as
against
p.titoes fed, - Jail. Y
dine*, tent tv. ,eeleleglanliet.ol _ el T .
sight aal
tr,lo. --,- -.,-,ffl:!:, kiaaely flfrr4Pluevorlirig ,
_et
manufactu. As yes or guidon:lles) Was ahoseir ex lon
itintitted, - k7k-dieTihr.,
_as the dive of the. sptiviii .C.osavait dais
_,„, #.- All—That* the iteetiag tort Deaa Moor, on the DM of __ _
of our neighboul toug.._dy. res.-
_
• , April (on which so much Wen ISO been laid), when there was' i
wag Haaghtee Faelacy, the „see at_ {nom Buxton -to Manchester, • before :CALLANIt'S
on these:things as only attempts to nsiska-d the sg- i a talk of daarayipc
norant. They could see, with hall an eye, that the ,tc epe t ii_. .n snah nonstop's, tits, according to their own accost*, 'execution, with the avowed intention of " making a
dislike to machinery was a " Jac&tinical pretence ;" 1, riereconissiiinie
nultioiruglsievare
itte-ruirhproofponthr,vvisTe;
slat report" in his favour ; but that, in Manchester, he
that the starvation was a mere idea, " artfully in- ;in reality even greater than tbist—That they appearel on Ibis had an interview with some one who had a good
calcated by the Dissenters ;" and that the high price !
cud:4p. bleekennehdeaftzse,
wasilo , deal to do in conducting the prosecution, and that,
a i sascctoaseixcite muchl attention aptby some means not yet well explained, the extension
of pqtatees was neither more nor less than part of ian uttempt to ascertain, whether the strength— of this meeting Wad
sk l'opish plot I" We thought it our duty, however, ; rornyetent to its object,, Meet of the spies showed their piens* . of mercy towards this poor man 'was prevented. The
is smell
asandtoogftrettewampspeeelvraesitiocelteofcoguntteder two Isitie• three times ov
ere reerip
to suggest, that perhaps this disposition Oa mystery that hangs over this man's fate it not a little
.increased
sedition ill every wind," was not, in ail cases, quite present, thereby encouraging the meeting to proceed to the poi- by an allusion which was made to his ease
real ; that there might be a tittle " method in this petration of its intended mischief—That when some persons in the House of Commons, its May, 1812, by the
madness ." that we might have amongst us men who: gated tot retire, °° finding the viic,aed and dangerous service late. Mr. PERCEV AL, a few days only before his death.
ae was proceeding upon, they were prevented from so •
had learned the art of profiting by public commo-s-----, that thou _ALLANT
doing by ii-" Rear-guard, formed chiefly of the armed spin, Mr. PERCEVAL then tared th h C
flougltitoti, where a had been convicted capitally, and condemned, yet,
tioli, and who might possibly have discovered that a awl
isslerebrlthedchhy„fotrefeo trwarlis West u
Irtay arteosanided: bavebeeneadione
simple tilt was not so productive as a plot ;null that acomnbsusz:lde.e
waitingintheir aprtro,maci from certain circumstances, it had not been thought
the tease and means were more liberally supplied for spies were prow with whiti caps, to pia on their kends when proper to carry the sentence into exeytion; and it
patting down disaffection, than for suppressing riots they should
was asmert ytie"mtratsatrytleywmerifilealsessle:l2
da ir
es Id it 'o' is very evident, from what Mr. Prectist. then Said,
ce_teh:olunt"tim"atr that ire had by
of any other description. In short, we hinted, that a comiderable distance, thereby affording to the riotous meeting some means been deceived so far, as
Anliiijaeobinisin had been a very thriving trade, and' an uncommonly safe oppertanity for the execution of their pro- to believe thatCALLster had actually been reprieved.
I%,ristiutiteoiltiebrect, Proceeded by a circuitous A
that those who were fattening upon it were unwilling re; Mr. ~,iNswoevit may, perhaps, be able to account
*and ni—ousuatrotttellitioli t ton; the direct road from Bolton
for this mistake of Mr. PVICEVAL'III or to explain
to relinquish it. !to west Houghton lying over • Moor, where Inc meeting
With. respect to the tout n and neighbourhood of was held—That if the ouject of those who directed these matters • how the intention, which it is evident did exist in a
las:leely to p;:itesteredtht: Factory. the ,pilitary woad, of high quarter, of extending mercy to poor CALLAXT 1
Britton, which tans described as the very fountain and ' !tad
been proceed to West Houghton by .
focus of dissaffection and riot, .we.represented it as the lima' road, and would thereby have saved the factory, tad' was frustrated.—Having myself had an oppor• I
loyal, and peaceably disposed, though grievously netriLedutelvitil,sby otnee:noas ge. si
oseatr.::::.,„,, but it is i (unity, not long ago, of seeing what Mr. AlNg-
distressed. We stated, that in the town itself. no CALLA NT's case, I cannot
•of •• rot al the mob !" 'Though it is not suNsiosre:Pilrgetee :.. tannin wrote respecting
...t.. the p.ans
riotous movement whatever had occurred but what was ' military body thus seat was acquainted 4,1 Is I of she but be a little surprised to see. him come forward so
of the most trivial nature, and had not appeared to
.• stgiesnisi,, n. ,aspect'or
ut.ould
ereicsoodeorrg ad, konotwingly, to,
taredtmintbceoncocenrdt dcwtiodi
--i publicly on the present occasion, apparently wish-
yet
us to call either for any extraordinary display of ; the spies sto this occasion, that it was their iateotion to lead their ing to defend measures so similar to those he then
judgment on the part of the Magistracy, or of deluded associates into contact with the military. How the complained of. 1
bravery oat the part of the Military force. That the .17.10'ir Cur9s:„wkenr„eyr„ lizielady torearg4l,rotectfeiown. tosttiVii:eawsrsthseammseelvvevell4, At the close or Mr. Ft.rruate's letter, he speaks i
deitruction of West Houghton Factory was effected that this " judicious," and " extraordinary," and " loyal," and ' of certain "seditious attempts" which, he:says, were
by a riotous assemblage, no way formidable in point o;atittnlyi" st
iet.tfe..ailfea!,cdowitiToT:bbee
tcowtardicie or want ofglis. st systematically" made to seduce soldiers from their
of numbers or sil.ength, and that this lamentable could trot, 00°,,teiether Iby eneenrP:gonents, err threats, Ihrealirnat,,lnereettgteert,w •,,icritis duty. I need scarcely remark, what strikes every
occurrence might have been prevented by a moderate ..2Lthenet-xsterd. be brau,e4„.ew theist .fa atm:intl. : one andms. watt thier that it -Ms. Fr.ftsagait Me*
degree Of Precaution. We stated that the Woettrrual ay; erenite:twarjaysleantue‘,..ii ittrmotslicnerdybcyouthe spies,
aiwi
desertion not
' toreatadlins: knew .of any such systematical attempts, it is his
meetings, so much talked of, at which the destruc- , positioe,, to tag," as it was ter......e) wa,,,0 prevalent in tee n 1,,,,,: duty, as doubtless it is his inclination, to see that
that elteir&ty theAbl:itk-ftatced pa rftrthe nireitingappears to have I they
tion of this fttclory is said to have been planned, are punished. Bet, why does Mr. FLETCHER
were in the utmost degree insignificant as to num- I)
fromn li:i tido na ,a in' the mis3:clle ovfi4ibe ni;tai Llri .ttihae 41phpkahr was
st psettlirt.the term " seditious," when speaking of these
use
hors, or strength, or courage—that they a ere al- pose of picking op stragglers, or tugif:ses, or wounded, 5 u.c. felonious attempts ? Does lie still ding to the no-
tehonsiderale number of
i the
b sop- ! (ion,
ways on the tip-toe to run away ott the first alarm
needed
Lii:lddirtae sit! Sglll3;ol6;illVlSZellathat the late disturbances were of jacobittical
of the approach of a Constable—that the confine. posedined; every Luddites; of them was proved captivesto cante
thei Corps belong
to rps
e. ex" origin ? The evidence on the late trials appears suf-
mice of these meetings was in a main degree owing ,of Mack-faced Spies I ficient to convince any one who is not totally blinded
to the encouragement received from' a numerous ;_ I fear,i Gentlemen,i tisexcee,dtbe limits of. yourl patience, i.,, by prejudice, that such is not the case. The Sedges,
corps of hired spies—that (notwithstanding chit! en-
couragement) there is every reason to believe that : toetamorphosed in certain reports to Government, as to beere s
! even the Crown Lawyers have discarded from their
if it had suited the plans of the Magistrates to have ! thought of the highest national importance. speeches alliesinuations of this kind. But though
: The number of spies who attended this [nil& meeting bra
dispersed one of these meetings by force, they would lint the Bar and the Bench swerve from this salutary
1 yet been exactly ascertained. If the printed accounts of the ,
never have been again assembled—that, in all 'pro- : trial be correct, the Adjutant of the Bolton Local. Militia de- , faith, still does it meet with one firm supporter.
bability, the discontinuance of the attendance of the dared op:: oath, that
, Adjutant
believed eight. only were employed, The anonymous Editor of the reports of the trials
spies on these unlawful meetings, would, in Itself, ! iwr„t ialleviee spies by elase
the tires tiloands OsfsetreosAsdjotsissinotshim, set"!
1, andi , seems no ' way affected by this lack of evidence.
hare sufficed to put to an end to them—and that, 'an eleventh had sworn that he went alone by the same directions. I Ilis mind was made up—he. had " screwed his faith
certainly, the apprehension of three or four of the ' 1t has
armed been diasgmeaMdoalban the' tohlagshtthoef Atesaathimsc
meeting, bluft wasthis seem: :to the sticking place," before the trials began. In,
most active individuals (whom it was in the power of not. proved in Court, and the tale depends for it credibility on : his prefatory remarks to the York trials (as well.
the spies to point out) would have immediately '
rumour only; as does the assertion, that the-whole number of 'as in the account sof the execution of the lAn-
broken the heart of the conspiracy—that if this ; spieimployed on thisoccasion, was at least la. A similar un- ceshire rioters) we meet with religion and po-
certainty exists. as to the exact numbers . of the whole meeting. ' 9
course had been adopted—if the vigilance of the ' some of the spies in their evidence, animated the whole number litics in abundance, though the trials. themselves, are
spies had been directed- to the prevention of mis- ; eLie or 60, or near 100—but the most active of the spies, and so very barren on these points. He seems, to fear
chief, rather than to ensuring the punishment of ; :hat " there au. ereth this
forty.arbehresst4 ganastr ailltis'adtiist otrailithstge, that the trials .themselves- might poison the. public
guilt, the West Houghton Factory might have been I numbers were very speedily reduced by desertion to ~ about mind, andJiterefore administers thaantidote before-
still, standing, and those whose lives were forfeited (013." ,
. I hand. - Itt thile stmnge'production "we End 'a frame-
.. _
Jai -" mingled :her

for rssisting in its destruction might have been stilt [ On the whole, the managers of this farce appear
__
. _ _ . _ . . _ _
but very little reason to complain of the

in the bosom of their families.

We added, that lye': to have

feared the opposite course had been pursued i• the atntenient said to he nrade in Parliament, that the

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sail) (and al.nost insane) hope, that by encouraging ! spies on this occasion were to the whole meeting
the evil, or allowing it to increase, the supposed, rich 4' in the proportion of 25 per cent." As little, I
and powerful instigators of the disturbances might ' think, can they complain that they were described
be tempted from their hiding place, or that some las the " ringleaders of mischief,"—as being 44 exe
cise might be obtained which would lead eventually ' cised in the occapatign, not of passive inspectors,

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will recollect, was the se* _ . substance tiles .
Stetemerits to Parliament 'Mak ban Owls the t 6 • •
, •
the present discouione. •-•-• . -
I cannot close this long letttiti n i tit;
ont spin expressing to y'ost my AckmPlnedgmenti
for the very. flattering tokets of year appr6hatiort,
with which you him thought proper to honour Me
i •
pad, I-beg you will believe me when
.I 116 y, thin
esteem myself much more than,repaid for thole emu.
tions you are pleased to speak so fa/o'er/Mt of,
and that I shill be at all, timis it your command.
With the greatest respect, I remain your, l9Ec.
Bolum-le-Moors, March 18 8011. TAY LOR.

:;..y,_

AMERICAN CONGRESS.
IN SENATII, Fs*. IS. '

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Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Baaitair adroit
and obtained leave to bring in the following Bill,
which was read and passed to a second reading:—A
Bill to encourage more effectually the destruction of
the armed vegsels of the uniting entering the ft)rtit
the United States.
" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re..
presentative' of the United States. of America, ha
Congress assembled, that if any British armed Tenet
shall be found within the harbours and waters um*
the jurisdiction of the U.S., du ring the present war Itifh
Great Britain (other than vessels coming its cartels or
flags of truce), it may and shall be lawful for any
person or persons, in any miner .whatsoeveri
whilst such armed vessels shall *so remain within
eif -aka United *tree; .to *mir,
sink, or destroy, every such armed vessel, and
for that oppose to use torpedoes, submarine ih-
' struments, or any destructive machine whatsoever,
and a bounty of one half the value of the armed
i• vessel so burnt, sunk, or destroyed ; and also one
half the value of her guns, cargo, tackle, and ap.
parel, shall be paid out of the treasury of the United
States) to such person or persons who shall effect
i the same, otherwise than by the armed or commis-
sioned vessels of the United States."
WASHINGTON) FED. 16.—The Bill further to
crease the Navy of the United States, by purchas-
ing or building several sloops of war, has passed thy
House of Representatives; as also a Bill to autho-
rise the appointment of six additional Major-Gene..
rals and six Brigadier-Generals to the Army of the
United States.

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wittui tit_ I_,_.,
_rel'ir .I:ii •: ~ the otteber orareitoimr_ ornirsimiL,wa het: •• 7 • , 7161 I°, ttai4gl , 10- lir!ilirrerir errhoist4l",*#lol •
We
-3.--Y- .7 thin. 4t n hit lleeellet.'"4. be PO° ". • Mid • lie,"l"rffl. Poya• . ini—amtAimit all . bins ?td .balleld stir for his illotiOrit thiiffinecif his eaentleni
p twig •usitooti i lid We hild it It.. .. Eieittr,noeebit by tebthisleg Nearer.. It .be "'twilit litto obillricitt."4 • know tkinbk,.. n titilibtlitt hitt the fieris lin hint& if ,tiwieeti
isfectorily tO eobtradict then evii.hitentilio. • +ll-qatecur"itepae.'l"4* - t•4O isillOaa I '-fleilitrioo.•. ia thiCijaerke . but I clot dI .SY ioi iiiid . bike '' ' bitOM iiii. i'lettifiltZ
Oahe .to dittos* at die
pods. We tietund Wilma/tills okidevilnlif- otofreintrokoold ilia tea lats - soh: 0,1,1414 think-. Y... , , wodld ve for. hp! ' pkitokligliddelit4iipat 1,P0112.bq
Al ..
ia bathe
pz- =:. N.a • " .
ogrotis gristles" said teie " -Wrotayber- al daub, compel todlelilleb to it tee meet age lldOf , : , Afy 'so rho te itiocasa4.44ke,',.did I ,
tbed districts; of their. 1' tritinise lgii iri bon or didikVbraeMet*olle4Wllbed•r_Oetitt i tQt.he, a! IA men, *OAR hen %cis'
,teost forward dentition. ted at thaliesti Oink aid: on LIZ
tboofe•-Thet they did, eo
46 *-----.--, ,
by Night and by stay," end of their 'mow winettmotelni...onoi • lo"W e„V,21,47, I isaatontlheethe idtpktpet tree °Copies. •• It is .tarot !al-occasion et sclpleteili
.001 is a ht fly
if of concealed Vial ;99. and as to 'the-Web , =tit averted'
..._ltrCgat LooPtIIIMI le-lhogelia ! osaitY *to don Mr. AlNOrtoltlit WI OCCIWOO A. this.-.ad4 if9thie :chin, d "Oki hatUriii Aid*
ale of the •44 Ltaistaskire- Leddilet .114411# ! foes, .kiVi=tuatieds. of 1ift44746,744=144767 i k 0004 f in the case of one of • his olden, relates% :1491c to often the &OA vitt 44di,tlie eitetwitit•lst
11 three. Fetes for Me Intaisfartgliii•tiflOotk *ll4ole becomes matter _olLiimi b. .
.. ts, or % St:Mri hlis gift are .lit daillat latinta—l eitode,. theitiiialoit et:cniftliioii--dtatilit tiottlidel. ~,f..
we presented ern to laugh at iti theeghtte roehrtl.,it'b7
ptrets_egirlZAheithewerepriZere ilittuivfibour ' Geolterrole to the case et Wilt:ant CALLANT, 'of ceps this one !filar (and pet even 0.1.w/4,1002,
iroted that two respectable Geotleniturei I deireptios. •*toe ,pies for to . corlittaiwise ninon;
wia.,
was, to.
the:.
year
1801' a:teed-te et hue ihaught'W.lstatrielVlatite__:._ *.• ..... ..=...- ,
ibourhood had been deputed with 44 taffNila 'attack 'noted employer, MT.. Alt!! bat ' hanalltdil *On 'tile charge of having ;educed. i Cot. thafe,lltelt lea 'to:iinilf,e the i'P •, n
-iittri4dt Mil 111
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'kits ;for the inspection of Mististito."l:lll,
- • iltrowppolleLterreetittieign'ttr.' trre:Artsor- ' dies (tom-his allegiance. lam much MisilifotTool if nymonturriteri beCedn her ihovi so:ttity. thi
, repeatedly gone the length of propoolog the weassidosino ut Mr. .attuswortra, or some of his. nearest ,frierlds,. lid* elos4 .the coonestioh it betvipOn..,iki taint,A -.
[ the idea that the disturbuttees were ab:en
4 with political opiniolis, or oleh any pm,* pr..liat cast' himself,.aninpsuaz=staiki
-Jate.-,ed.0",?.11 ft , have sot declared this executiou to be iittli bete: opinion as to the pion. of the diturbseds, and-., :,,'
eligious tenets :we had not found, owes* oniZi....taittwalht,ouris`wei.! byes z 7 "e, .*`: ita." 1 than murder-end I know •
that Mr.
_ASplyoliTss unoeceisary adgeo eistlilisgtatifid •ertiekr'.. 1:-.
at the rioters had ever said a single werd.oft boormAtle:very lavishly with Wesep,' • , ettin ez- i himself did write, or cause to be written, to a. ritikn I think,. bate bosi.exhibit.o..io thot....easa , • ...
' these subjects ; and we were of. epinion4 mitt. t
..... troe.rhatdtheriakwi.ol4searmealiblossissas4berwwwbeedtitatavoselle uco conftededlilth Corfrnment, his serithoentsbn!thit for their supprottlett,;-.liopie'orl to . . •
Ihs were not generally disposed to • Mina itilbsottototel it from NIL Aoliostper wrest, to some in. i case,: ceniptaining particularly . that the very spy, one who 1)41.4'4 long nthtsed hafa sifi
ir ways of thinking on any subject— Adhsep..bego pold at thexate of freavetteg UP 'Orr
es Ilight!— on whose evidence CALLANT was convifted, had him- titicalandie,ii .targien*Vihniitin 11.4 7 • - - -
•
qDY 4-Poi, tell' eticdoraged; and urged, and atintplated..bisO to derstanding, or his tempdr,. *la be. totally .loot*
e equity not very ovS•sterious in their i seolowi'lliraitmedoix....wasvoeo othentwaxtivesesurittsae neat
iciest,.
ow.
ngs, and it seldom requires much ' cunt. i the ritnert-11;at there is not the sh test lot i ;Avidly the nolmission of the act for which he Paid, thcfor.; petent to 'rpm -a ottottott Judgineo 00,44iy ilsodoir
find out what they would ix, at. For the 1 inshiiirhint 118 ilt
ltho7fea:r:haud
st:
ni. Viistritriraw,_!..nd felt of kW life. . I myself have good .reason to be. whiCh he.may sispegt to be connected' With either dU
f the disturbances, then,. ire looked neither 1 i oto" e tier, nod the very penal& itf,c7.`at_theirul.Y.. : Here that this complaint of Mr. Ammons% wait. these subjects..;--To entrust:dlicratieumx kid: lin4zin:
ght hand nor to the left, but straight before t". 17_1 ..eitt.ll,4low that they fee: et:Widest, of kapok, sod rmatc., ~ well founded; and in confirmation of ddi Our Pilot trolled powers in the hands at inkOlt men, iaitatt* bell.
we therefore believed, .that there was
.ii vi liZr le4hvere., tre!ket
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Is tan a nOuraute .enacts itinValliserwrif opinion I may add, that the Judge who presided at dumly bi to place in extreme jeopeedyiltSeet IWO
as there scenic,' to be, a violent prejudiCe 1 Astir syi tbealkged frrocitz nod haeod.:tiltrstistaiter th; , the trial was afterwards convinced of this fact, and I liberties Of all those who otif,ht happen, Alkaptdaant
machiaery—thero was no denying that , fu_iie.ter.,! kfetigieml•atalna_to. ca_a_r_wVie2l.ta_dsisame_capacity ; very frequently expressed his regret. that .CALLAtif lof a differetin.its. political ot,:religine 41#144,04
were above doubled in price—and our ems- !liiirm."7",-;,;d1 ma tho(lVeltroorfiaratToiet7l74lo yl° *l' 4/14:i had , Wed executed. I have °lit information Aetna fall. under the inn of .thefir etaspicionsi. ~. • • -
is sufficient to tell us, that many of the parr I the riotets, but (whether faeoave(Preete of lower In Vr• . partiSdiaqcloOd. of thiJadge..otne lnyaltz and pew power !anal for'prortoos to tio. ' .of ,F
tuners were more than half owed. ..Its I•:::=Perteekir44',.. „Zitrwiorke. ;1:1., oi ~4' Peerat'etiftwacwr, I knew, .11i; ~11,t4i*asTm . ties 'Rice Piest.O_OP7'irtfii -*eta -tint - • N•
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however that• some of the mote *iiniiitig i gni rioter it ~ at the dope of the. spictifeelook ma . the most. unbounded respect.—MY Information gobi *fellation of trstogoiliityrsobiequent•elieesAmitet
eichbours thought differently. they looked ,lo ltall—Thlit*t the Aslltiog op Dean Moor, on the luta of so far Si to say, that the Judge ettraiilly returned i nficieittly deinevetrated; snd.ehla,Gailfetnapilcht
- . . ... . i Auril ton which so much Wan Mg been laid), when there vim . r.,... n,,.,,,., _On Ma nolisafear ' horeir. '(I iLL /tee! 1 will recollect, was the sue; and substaarn, of ;lON .