The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-24 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

ADDRESS TO I'll E PUOLIC.
. BY DR. JOHN ROBERTON, OF LOINBURGH.
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The painful state of mind into w hich 1 hare lately
been broaght,"on account of my unfortunate, but, I
think, instudelitliother,las certanly few parallels
•in the histtiry of Kaman society.
When he, a few days previous to his departure,
hinted to me the nature of his intention to leave the
country, I remonstrated most warmly with. him' on
ti4i %propriety, and even guilt, of such conduct;
'itiittio Convinced was I of his being acqnitted, thatl
eveklitreatened to lodge informatiou against him,
shonlddie attempt to do so. He then, in the most
solemn manner, assured me, that, should I do this, he
would 'instantly destroy himself, and his blood should
remain on my head. From the solemn manner in
which he spoke this, I was at once"placed between
my duty to my brother'. sureties, and my natural af-
fection for him. My feelings were roused in no or.
dine!), way, and, under the influence of such circum.
stances, I even did wish him out of the country.
Had it been solely My own ease, I certainly should
have acted differently ; but theagitatiun of mind into
which I was put on his account, deprived me of the
power of either thinking or acting like a man. I
appeal 4ci the feelings of every individual, who is
possessed of any, whether he would have acted
otherwise 1 if so, I neither envy him his frigidity
of soul, nor would I change the state Or mind
which occasions my present nnhappiness,jor
.his
oold,, insensible,
.mid unfeeling heart. I, lu?irever,
determtnod to "act as fairly and honourable to Mt
sureties as any man could, and, although, fur the
reasons slated above, I did nut proclaim his bates.
'Wax yet:l Myielf, after he had escaped, came for-
int(' and offered to give my own bond for the
money. they had forfeited; but this they refused.
Could I act in II fairer manner ? Had I informed
against him, he most certainly would have commit-
ted suicide. I, therefore, voluntarily offered to
submit to these heavy burdens, rather than run that
ribli, and rather than allow his sureties to be losers.
I could not do more, nor could human nature ex-
pect that I should attempt more.
In every period of his life he has conducted him.
self in the must strictly honourable manner, end
"With a gentleness of disposition and mildness of testa.
pee not to be surpassed, Sod which made a very
numerous list of the most respectable persons inte-
rest themselves in all that he did. The utmost,
illerefore, that I wish for is justice, and that
the siosAil may not be excited to violent and unjust'
iitlstit ntion of myself on his account ; then I shall
as dui, weeny one, so nearly related 'to him as
LI- arft, min expect to%be. My brother's. situation,
and the steps ho has adopted, hare hurt my peace
pf mind in no ordinary degree ; but, I trust nese .
will„ in- addition to that, attach to me those of
'hisinistortunes3 Wttlah he alone must endure, If,
however, 1 be blunted for ilia llaidfortunes, Such
a lutignlenta certainly will net be in conformity
with the usurti liberality of Englishmen, and will
14,'perhaps the only instance in this country of the
finiacent suffering fur the seemingly guilty. That I
•ato of the sareeprofession with my brother is cer.
;Only for me very unfortunate; but, from my va.
[iota publications on subjects previously quite mis.,
understood in medical reasoning and in, medical
practice, I tweet that my knowledge of my profes.
lieu copilot be doubted. I shall, therefore, en.
entirely throw myself on the justice of the world,
who, I think, will neither attach his faults to me,
or deprive me of whatever merit my investigations
'easy entitle nit' to.
I understandrthat sonic recounts hire been pub.
fished con taiuiug many. misrepresentations, arising,
perhaps, from first ilopressions received through a
ttoirupt medium. I have literally been unable its bring
my nand to peruse these accounts calmly. When,
(however, my present agitation shall have somewhat
Aelbsitied,. li4bali endeavour to state the facts as
they are...
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J. ROBMITOIK

.Sept.

A report is prevalent that Sir Jour STUART is
about to relinquish his 'command in Sicily'. ;" •
The reinforcements sent and to be sentite,Lorti
Witaamovost, it is now will atisoiet oily to
MOOG men ; and it is added, that no. more than
.400041 these proceed from. this country,. the rest
Ageing:. been dispatched from Cadiz, Sicily, Mid
America. The rtt Highland regiment embarked at
Deafen Friday attention for Portugal; on board
the Audacious and. Apollo. The ships which take
out troops; take out also 5000 stand of arms for
the Patriots in Gallicla.
It •inust be admitted, that the new 'Crown
IPrince_of Sweden is very welt represented.% 1141
country. • The Es-General SARAZIN -is, ashe has
himself avowed, his treatfriend. We should not
be surprised at hearing that General SARAZIN will
be sent on a mission to Sweden, especially as he'
says, in every company he frequents, that BERN).-
is en enemy :to BONAPARTE, and that his
ekoation go the Croton of Sweden ought to be con-
sidered as a fortunate circumstance. for this cella.
try. Are we•to-infer from this declaration of Ge-
neral Sanaztx, that we are to be.lulled into sewn_
city, and order our ships of war home which are,
now in the Baltic I We should be glad to know, U.
General SALM N ever readSIEHEE DE Li Toyota's

publication .? _ •
The long intended improvement of the navigation
of the Thames, by the formation of a Canal from
the Hog Hole, near Datchett, to the Rails End
Bridge, Isleworth, is to be carried into effect early
in the next year. It is likewise intended to make
a Canal from Reading to communicate with the
Thames at Taplow, and from thence to join the
Grand Junction Canal in the parish of Cowley, In.
Middlesex. Another cut is intended from Enirouttn,
near Newbury, to Old Basing, fur connecting the,
Kennet anti Avon Canal with the Basiagstoite.
Canal.
Pik &Way morning (and not before) fitel.litited
Stattatcaloup.of ,war Hornet, Capt. limns WO
fronaCcrwee, with the American Messgnger,
SPEXCE, enorusted with dispatches from Mt, Prue:-
Air (or Hismpton, preparatory to the ;meeting` oC
Congress. - Tho Hornets Ivo call at Havre de Grace,
tti'talfe4 linard.GelleijitAlXSTßONO'll Messenger,
bug has, It it said, peremptory orders to quit that
'•pow4t.tllieetrd•vt.24 Wars, whether the MAMA.
ger appear or out.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, SEPT. T 2.
"TIN
.Admiraky-Olice, -Sept 22.
Copy of a Letter from Sir Rich:till Goodwin •Keats, K. B.
Rear•Admiralof the Red, to .10ha Wilsons Croker, Esq.
dated not board hfs Majesty's ship the Ipplacable, in Cadiz
Bay, the 00th August, 1810.
Itaphteable, Cadiz Bay, Ang.
SIR,—My dispatch, Nu.. 15, will have informed
their Lordships of the sailing of an :expedition
from this port on the evening of the lid ; 1 have
now the honour to transmit the copy of a letter I
hue received from Captain George Cockburn, of

:this ship, detailing the particulars of a descent and
successful attack made on a strong corps of French
,troops posted at the town of .Mfiguer. The ex he_
tlitiaa returned into Cadiz yesterday with a few pri.
sorters and some volunteers fur the Spanish army,
havinkdriven the enemy from Moguer and the ad_
jeltiing coast with considerable loss, and about 40
killed and wounded on the part of our ally. •

I have received, Sir, through his Majesty's Mi.
nister at this place, the copy of a letter from his
Excellently M. de Bardaxi, ,Secretary. of State • for
Foreign Affairs, strongly expressive ofiltY Sad-
ments of satisfaction and gratitude felf.by the
Council of Regency at the able and distinguished
co-operation afforded General Lascy on Ose.eipedi.
lion by Capt. Cockburn, the Officers, and Seamen
intact' his ;command; and it becomes-my-duty to
mark in tbe stektogost roamer 'tow sensibly I feel
the. publieinievice:theivbeen .. benefreed by Captain
'Cockburn', able; cheerful, and 2C4IQUS services. ,
4 have the honour to be) 6:e•
(Signed) • ..11:61..1C1AT5.,
.1 4-"'• His Majesty's sloop 'Jasper, le Hiselbaltiftn. ' '
August 25, 181:(1...", '
. 1 Stwo.4 bare the honour tortsforus.yotwikat gel
purstilliiiete your ordirsi' I sailed frowpiCodtt4ost
the nljiht "Of 'the 221 entreats,. with
„thel:esselatinf.,
boats you wore pleased to `place under any -coot:
mend, for .the purpose of co-operating with the
Spanisk: armament under the orders - of Genera(
Lascy.. Clii the night of the 23d, being about four
leagues to the Southward of the entrance of tbie.
river, I received intimation from the Gene* (bait
ho wished to land without further. loss of time ow
the coast then abreast •of us, 'as it would enablii,
him to get to Moguer (where the French- army Wei
supposed to be) considerably sooner than- he could-
,do by water; the whole flees being accordingly dia.
rected to anchor as. close to the shore as they could
willimfety,
.li began about ten o'clock to disern.,
illittit the troops, and the telitilis of them, as wel( as
thtifkirser; &c. being eider tended, between one
and (We 'o'clock, tits,' General cenwae.need his.
,Inarebt• keeping along the beach, and being attend.
ed by It of. our
.flat boats (under Lieut. West.,
pint of the Implacable), for the purpose of trans...-
Porting the army across a large branch of the firer;
which (after-our landing) we were informed, inter.
sected the way to Moguer, and extended a very
considerable distance. into the country. This pee.
caution having, however, prevented Viet; being de.
laYed,in the slightest degree, the army got to Mo.,
geer, a distance of 22 milei from the point of de,
barkation,- about 11 o'clock yesterday morning,
and the French army being there, according to flu
information' the Spaniards forgot their fatigues,
and proceeded immediately to attack them, The
French not being prepared for such a visit, were
soon driven from the town ; but having collected
and rallied in the neighbourhood, they attempted to
'regain what they bad lost, aod hi their turn made
several desperate attacks Ott the Spanish advanced
line; but being worsted in- every attempt by the va.
lour and steadiness of the Spanish troupe, they re-
treated at the close of day, and will, I fear, owiiir
to their being principally cavalry, succeed in gettinl
to Seville. General Lucy.-will, however, I be-
lieve,- follow them as long eche sees any chance of
destroying them ; and net hie :return frosts purs.uni
them, 'will, sieiinark hill; retiiiis.,to Oadlei .or Sit.
I.,ucar, as circumatantee-ittyiktkorike: • . ... , '
:.=TfieliiVi'of. the Spenitirdi st Urines yesterday was
~...1k ,
Whit} tgliitng, that of the 'French -his riot yet beck
'aietrbfiiied ; but I stir levecal elf them tying dead'
'on theleid, and about twelve of them were. taken
prisoners, who gay they were about 1190 strong..
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The cheerfulness with which the- Spanish troops
bore the fatigue.of marching 22 miles,- after being
without rest for three sucttessire nights, and the
'steadiness and valour they displayed in the tictior
that ensued,- hat .excited my highest admiration
and made me more sanguine thaw ever in "thehopt
that such people in such a cause ns.uet bo.ultlinateli
successful. The inhabitants of this ogighbottrhued
zalso shew scaseely•less datlinsialip I,llgn , the:l4)lp!
Culde.to- their deliverence, and the manner ,in 1!)401
they '_have greeted outerrival "aniOtigia . theniltal.
eieutly proves their attachment to the legitieedi
Governments and their-detestation of the Foot
usurpation. -, 1 ,carmot, Sir,' •cloio thiii -tiecoonei
the trauseetiooa wf;tbeiSpanieb army.;_witilinsfelii)
-it% way fumble but siteere tribute .of adiniraiitio:
'General' OtieY; ;who lila ,pro vett himieYf eriiiltij#k
commandiog such ceen;:end appears by hie etiabfisby
jUdgintin ''and active - bravery, to be IlliCII Li OP
adapted for such ,cruces as that; en - whiolsoblK:
now emP10yedi',,,...:;,:;., , ,
~ ~.,' ; ,•• 40, * ,t. • ,
It is noun Sir, aileasanl j,. otylioctimbent on,wta
to assure rim tkat nothing can exceed the gob,
condu ao( the Officeraand men yiiu' have Ple&d.
under my orders .and, t• must beg leave paritictittirl%
to mention
.Iss'yost the opt:emitted essistaticellsit'Vk
received five CePtain..paniell of, this sleep, ate.
from Lieut. Yyestptial -flat .of ;Atte ImolaOtiel
Who by hiacOndisct On albs service hadiii(ltlcir to I
many claitest ha Arcady has Vs my' pacticul4 nob
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anti fectneeeeumnot..., --,-, ••••' ' "E. ''
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'• ' .1( halve the honour tobeoilte-st:••! :; ,ne•,‘
• - *-' ' (Sike.A) • 44), 4,:,..ocKsttooki:
'Sir It.T); Keats;' K. P. &e. • - - - •
Couvef 4 Letter fibin Captain ste HOW. Tiirp.,toc-,
hlidiiely;soWp the yeperabie, addressed to Admiral 1.0 l
Qaubbicc,et.trausulitted by his Lordship to John wt,
Crate,. • ' •,r:. • k •• ••••' ,•
. 5..: i.. 0/. , b Ilinjevy's Ship Veoengd'e, 0.10,be Rtditi
,_ •,4),4 if (t . _•,„ Sept. 19t11; ,18441, • .. st-r.r....
Mir /.01,sprr-L'Alexaddre, .a ketch prialateil
front -St.:::Malees, eii.her titio cruize,
;we, _eaptlio'
reptesday..aseiling to, the Venerable, isikiwg to h'
beiog .very near heron the clearing of a fog. Sli
it piereedfor 16 guns, but had wily tour Mounft.
She bad taken the rim schooner -ef"Brislol,
tile Latid'#' Endi her crew having previously escak
ps their boat tethe shore) which was the reason