The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

TII E STATESMAN.

AMER/6'4N P4PRRS.

NEW YORK, Av 0.19.
- Mr. Secretary Smith received, on the 14th inst.
from Mr. Erskine, a long and very satisfactory
Liter, in answer to ene of the 9th inst. In which
Mr. Smith had requested a candid explanation as
to the conversation which Mr. Canning's dispatch
of the 24,1 of January had imputed to Mr. Madi.
son, Mr. Gallatin, and himself. Mr. Erskine
has, moreover, in this letter, stated the reasons
which, in the exercise of Vie discretion given him,
hed induced him not to lay his instructions before
the Government of the United Stela. These
Pitpers wills no doubt, be' communicated in due
time to Congress.
Nay Yuma, Aua. 17.—Extract of a letter
from New Orleans :—" Tit.: Emigrants from Cuba
are arriving daily. The Governor is absent on a
tour to Atacapas; and our police, nutwithstand.
hug the increase of danger frum the hordes which
have got introduced among us, is as negligent as
ever. The su:sly-arrived troops are encamped at
the upper part of the English turn, and on the
bend on the left bank. Sickness at this early pee
riod is mak►ng its appearance in its worst form,
five or six deaths daily take place.

" No one is surprised at this circumstance; on
the contrary, it was predicted by every person of
experience. These unfurtuuatc men were kept
crowded together in small houses, in considerable
numbers ; were almost destitute of cloathing, were
fed on very bad provisions, and were suffered to
b'• se dirty as to be a scandal to the name of a sol-
dier. Besides, the discipline was so lax, that they
were sulk red to roam abroad at pleasure ; and
they might be seen drunk in troops at every tip.
ling shop ; and had not the men been naturally
well disposed, it is impossible to say what might
not have happened."
AUG. 13.—The Baltimore papers by yesterday's
mail, are filled with a political controversy be-
tween Commodore Jushui Buirucy and the friends
of General S nith, S.:cretary of State. In one of
them Mr. Buirney charges Gen. Smith with having
seat fusels to France in the year 1701, while he
was Member of Congress, to purchase une.third
of a frigate, to be fitted Out as a privateer to
cruize against the British, and the prises to be
sent to thu United States. .
Ave. 17......meriean Cilisdsq iihfrinck Pri.
e have inserted some leper{ feum a gen.
tleman, who is ass America's Citizen, now con-
fined in a liench prison at Arrasi to his parents
*lto reside at New Haien. We have subjoined
also a list of the names of the ,sufferars, From
tieese letters way be learnt the miserable condition
of the persons in collate:anent, and scarce a day
passes without adding to the numbers of the cage-
low, and almost every brevets from the Atlantic
flirrlies us with additional,evidenct of their ag-
gitaryitited wrongs. These repeated outrages on the
nitiaral liberty of America's Citizens, are from a
iiitQin with whom we haves treaty. 'risen follows
J"
PIS two letters from a Mr. Doulittle, representing
r4keeiteu,u??tances, and a list of nearly 200 indi.
victuals who are now prisoners in France.
AUG' It:—Extract of a letter from Paris:—
: " I open my letter to say, that the Emperor
has appointed a person to settle the dillerencess
and make a Treaty with the United States ; and
there is every probability that commerce will again
be renewed. I hope soon to see some of your
vessels at Marseilles."

His Excellency John Quincy Adams, Esq. and
,Aoite sailed this afternoon from Boston, at two
o'clock, in the ship Horace, Captain Beckford,
for St.. PRersburgh. We arc at a loss here for
the intent of his mission ; but some of our know.
Milt) once atirinise the probability of forming a
lyafition with the Continental Powers to estiblish
*}•mem of universal maritime law. This, how.
wtyrr,is wily conjecture.

• °tie letters from Waleheren contain deplorable
accounts of the army in respect to sickness ; and
state, that the medical Oen''tiniest are exheuated
with the incessant fatigue of apeeiling ,thi .sick.
notwithstanding thn arrival of a rwitorareepit to
the Stedical Staff. •te
Dr. L't..ttte I 1 ft Brighton on Tueiaay for Flush.
ing, whe. e he is gone in order to Clique into, and
report un, the !wore of the fever ,i,14511 at prment
ern' at that place.
11'
The Prince Ernest packet i• a arrived at Fal.
mouth ; from Malta the loth August, and from
Liibialtar the 10th inst. The Mail, will be deli.
creed to-day.
In the course of the present year, a Jubilee i.
to be celebrated throughout the whole extensive
empire of China, on the occasion of the Empe.
tar Kta-Ktso having attained the SOth year of
his age.
The dignity of Marquis is conferred on Mar.
shad Bracsroan, by the Vice regent in Portugal ;
but it aas reported that ho was about to resign
the command of the army.
The late successes of the enemy's privateers
have furnished them with the moans of further
annoyance to our trade. No less than nine
French cruizers were observed on Sunday night
to came oat of Calais, and seven out of Boulogne!
It Is stated in The New York Advertiser, that
a cargo, awaiting of 6000 Devoe', mulattoes,
and renegade Frenchmen, from Cuba,• had been
landed at New Orleans, and that 1200 more were
on their voyage far the same destination. It is
mentioned, that permission for the reception of
this tolcoit into New Orleans was obtained at the
instance of the French Consul at the United
States, aho aas authorized to tender the word of
NaroLton, as a stonily, fur their loyalty and
peaceable demeanour!
This morning the Lthlifi' MAYOR and Sheriffs
went in state to GuildliallOaficieWATlttrar WOOD
and Jona Amiitis, Esqblres, 'Aldermen, were
sworn in Sheri* fee the year etiraing..
51i.
To.morrow being bilichaglmpsday,.,the Loan
MA TOR, kc. *ill go II statute Gitahltaiall, fur the
election of LORD MAYOR Iqr the,ygar ensaing,
when it is expected the choice will NI on Tue.
aus Esq. being Senior A idernmet. after
pm hick they will rettirq to the Maasiel,iletteel
. .
'partake of an elegant entertainment.

JOHN PHILIP JUMBLE'S STATEN E AT.

The insertioi, of the f. !lowing statement in The
Morning Ilerald and The Morning Post of this
day, we presume to have been paid for—aud as
coming (rum authority :
aAransas. OF Olt. J. RUSSIA'S i•LART ST Co.
IFICNT-GA.ROSS /0111AltilF.
371.1 k. per week, fu► w airb be hi to act three
aigku Al weak, which, at SO weeks I'Lly-hose
pay, mimes, to • £$L 11
la lieu of Benefit • • 310 0
Fur the Duties of Stage-Manager • • WO

10 lieu of Benefit

Total ,161616
In The Statesman of Saturday last, we stated
the salary of Mr. K EMILE to be—

As prrforiner, per it eek,l3 guinea 4, for three nights
per svcci.--ausi if lee p•rfortok Wiener, an advance
to pruportiou, rl weeks X 1176
As hi.u..iger buu

Total -

£1616

The near agreement or our statement will' that
of Mr. KLasulx, there being a difference of only
271 45., will nut be devoted, even by that Gen-
tleman, as evincing, on our part, a thvposition to
exagg.:rate or misrepresent the fact. We did be-
lieve that we were accurate to a fraction—in
that, however, we were incorrect, as it ap.
pears, to the amount of 271. 4s.
It would have been but candid, if, in Mr. Km-
DLL's statement, he had also admitted the 5001.
per annum 1.1 Mrs. lionsix, as Keeper of the
Wardrobe. If that were not the fact, Mr. Kew But
had a very convenient opportunity for contra.
dicting our statement in that respect. His silence
will necessarily be construed into an admission;
and therefore, according to Mr. KEKBLE% own
statement, and his tacit admission, he receives.-.

For his own Perfdrmanre and Serric a £1,618 16
Fur those of Mrs. Kaissus

The Annual Sum of 02,148 16
Of that income he is certain, whether the Pro-
prietors gain or lose.
Wu copied, in THE SrATESKAR of Monday
last, in our account of the pe►formances at Co.
volt-garden, on the evening when the armistice
was proclaimed, a PLACARD, in which the salary
of Mr. KtMBLE was Stated at 63001. &e. tec.

On that placard, which we presume to have
produced the abovestatement of Mr. !Cueing, we
ma:le the following observations—.

" We deem it candid to observe—that the placard first no-
ticed, respectio, the sums received by the KLIMBLIti is
wholly incorred.--The statement whirl we made on ;hat
subject ou Saturday is the fro/ ; and hostile as we are to the
artsospd.and gentrolcondna of the Prop min's, we would 0.. t.
on any acclaim, either a Wally ezeggeralr, ur water to pass
unnoticed any ezaggeration.—•% e would

' Nothing extenuate—
• %ur set down ought in 'notice.' "

In noticing the rumour of the imputed cause
of Mr. LEIGH'S silence, in our Report of Must.
day, we observed that the interference of the
Bank Directors, with the conduct of their servants
out of the Bank, we knew to be contrary to a
general established rule,--that we deemed the
eloquence of Mr. Lames unworthy of an effort
to silence it by authority—and that we could not
think so meanly of Mr. Kums as to believe
him capable of such an application as was im.
' putrid to him. For what purpose Mr. Kemat.s
solicited and obtained an interview with the Go..
Tomos of the Bank on Frido last, we don't pre.
sume to hazard a conjecture_ ; but it could Could net
be on the subject of Mr. Katest.t's property its
the Funds...for although he hu (and we sin.
cert.!), rejoice at it) a pretty handsome " stake"
in the national hedge, the Governor of the Bank
is (we apprehend) never consulted by individuals
ow that subject—he has duties annre important.
Of the suit jeet Ht. the " dialogue" between the Mi-
metic /Aro and the Governor, we arc necessarily
irtnurant..-it might relate to the proposed rs.
ference. Indeed, thinking as we do, we must sup.
post it did. We were, however, incorrect
in stating, that the admonitory hint to Mr.
from his superiors, had not been given...
The Governor of that wealthy body did certainly
hint his opinion to Mr. Lklull of the imprudence
of his nightly harangues, and recommended
(doubtless as a friend and well.wisher only to the
young gentleman) his abttatising from future
performances of a similar descripticr..—We
wholly concur in opinion with th- (tidy res.
pectable character (Mr. Wurrstoet) at the brad
of the flank of &glen!, in the prudence of Mr.
Leion's ceasing to harangue the audience et Co.
vent-Ganlen.. Such an eshibitiou of seal itt the
cause of the public, is certainly not the way to
wealth or reputation in the (Mg. The propen.
sides of the young gentlemen of the city for
theatrical amusements, was a constant subject
of complaint during the last century, but the
state of manners is now totally altered;—the cos.
duct of a Clerk during his attendance in the
46 Office" (the modern term for 66 Counting.
home") is all that is now linked to.--and
the valuable advise so kindly given to Mr.
Ulan, is a consolatory proof that a total dire.
halos, of interest in the belistiour of their clerks
in public, cannot be imputed to the Directors of
that wealthy Body whose uotes at present we ex.
change fur bread !

We Mire reeeivedaccotints Isom Barbadoes to
the Mb ult. They s►ate that Fort Bourbon,
Martinique, bad been demolished by order of our
Commander in Chief, and that our garrison were
healthy. The Felicitt,!frigate had arrived safe at
Antigua, but much injured in • gale of wind.
The name of the new Viceroy sent from Spain
to supersede la:stens in the Government of Buenos
Ayrii, is Dun UALTLIAZAR 1DA1.60 CISKILItuI.
lie distinguished himself by his Ability and gal.
Isivtry in the battle of Trafalgar, and had the
rank of Viee.Admiral. Don CIINFROS con.
mended the four.deckerSantissimi Trinidada, on
board of which ship 50() men :were killed before
she struck her colours. He is allowed to be in
every respcet qualified for the high post he has
been appointed to fill.
Accounts from Cayenne to the 6th ult. state,
that • total stagnation of trade prevails ; that
much discontent exists among the Portuguese
truer, from their want of pay and clothing ; bid
that the French inhabitants seem well satisfied
wit! their new =stets, and that io general the co-
ttony is .traotgail..