The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-03 00:00:00

THE STATES7.I..,,N.

experieurcii so terrible a fire. In killed and wounded, one
hat( oar battalion rot their passports fur the nematode.
ass scarcely an hour lu action, alien a ball passed thruegh
my cap, and, at the end of the day, I was wounded in the
foot. At present, (yank Qat, I am In gnod health, and
would be trite ham if could only pay you, mother,
brother., a•nl sister:• a visit now and again. Johnson.
whom you mielit hear What heard me speak of. is now our
first Major; ise is a brother to me. In ten days after the
1401:c of Vargas, we' again net the end 1 at a plate called
no% a^a, whero we gave them a complete overthnsw„ taking
their tienrcal, silt Colonels. tell thirty-four Meer,. We
deviroyed their entire cavalry, and made upwards of Mk/
Prkenors, who lisle slime joine..! us. Poor Jonteiou received
a desperate woond through his left arm and brea.t, but is
now revivering fast; he is at present at Santa Fe. We
etnrche I from that about els weeks post, and both officers and
men were sorry for (Oiling it : almost all the English have
left their hearts law them. the inhabitants were all so good
to es ; in Wt, we are hailed a: the liberators of their coun-
try. lifer the first 'colon, his Excelleney, (lettere! DMITRI..
bestowed the order of Liherulor on every man who
distingui:hed himself. Of course you'll ass I hate got
It ; the truth is. I have. It is a gold star end yeilow
rivhon, which hangs trent the left breast. Tills is a
tell) ri.V.e climate. Nisei' like Ireland in Jane. All this
taseirry proeinces two crops in the yea-. Yon will cue
sowing. reaping. end greet corn, in one fled. l'he ploughs
scarcely go half an Neu into the earth, they then throw the
corn at t•hont any eoverlog, which grows spontaneously.
• I.'ttle Wright is well, and distinguished himseif iu hssth se.
:ions: he Is nis in Tampions with his regiment. Mlles In
Santa Fe he a.et I were inseparable. If I mentioned all his
good nita:iti:: is %Jolt bil this letter; let his fatorc know
lie is aril and happy : poor Runbury was not in tidier ac-
tion,, being left behind sick, but is now recoverine. and Roue
'to join his regivvetet 'The Patriot arm at present amounts
Ito upwards of :11.000 ntra, and ythat damned ty-
rant to liberty. not more the t 10.000. therefor,. please (Ind,
my next. I hope, will he from Caries-es. T 11.14 moment my
meismate and eanipanion. John Peter Ponier, requests. ou
receipt of trig letter, you will write to Die (lenient. taro-
t:tartlet, Art: e. to say be is well. —My dear tither, give my
love to, Ike. d.ath, I am, dear father. your
son. LAWRENCE MOutits.'•
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Directed to Pat. VG u re. En. Drogheda. Ireland. Europe.
It Is 'intact! Brist.,l ,Ilip-letter, and bean the Dublin
pus:•o6ce mark.

%T,r nAtisr, MA.VCIIESTER, MA? 1.
1110R1 JAMS NORRIS, Ei(j.

Mr. William Cowdroy. the printer of The Koachester fra-
setts. was brought Into Coact by Nunn. under a *smut
for a libele•mmined In the observations in his Paper of the
49'h tilt_ relative to the etnpinymeut of the mhitari upon
public ocexshons in Manchester.
Mr. !lime/cross. of the Police-office. proved the purchase of
the par •r. T:te *Miele in question, af'er e.:nnne It'll( upon
the manner in which the King's Birth-day had been c,•lehrate.i.
and the pinelng soldiers at the entrance of tie Exchnee
i~i,ting Room on M•mday, proceeded to -s). —" On Tnesday
olg?it at the Rsll. there ail, a similar exhibition of military
force, and ors hare heard. that there was. on tke port of
some dragoons who escorted Sir James I.bnie thither. a meet
mantes attack on a number of paterable spectators." Then
followed an expression of regret at such f. mdnes3 for sol-
diers, and shstin•r. that nothing le:t experience would eon-
wince the Tories a Manchester of the necessity for the jea-
lousy wh'els our ancestors had entertained relative to shoal-
ing srades.
Major-nemeral git J.IIIIPII Lynn was then swore.
Mr. Nonni,. addrelslng him.—Had you any guards co the
occasion inentioissol?

Sir Jumes.—No ; I was on foot.
Nosta::.. —Hat e you any knowledge that any sailors
were guilty of woh outrage?
141 r Jamen.—Nr.t the slightest. and I must have heard of It.
M. Nannis.—Do you bellete this statement to be totaUy
5;1'.13').A4 - an.
LI Mr. Atkisson. the attorney of Mr. Cowdroy.
—Was ti.-re ens guard there.
S• r ~e;,- -There was a guard of honour lw the tome*
• I,irooss
S.- .1.. •Vb. \

fr...A•klustf Co Mr. Noitats.—Wiii you allow me to
probe tit the statement made to the paper was reported in
tile town.
Mr. NuRRIC—INO ; tbat would be no justitication. It Is
thr duty f rsery Editor to be correct in his report of facts
Math, to individuals.
Mr. Atkinson herr contended thst the libel. if any. was
no' of a public nature. and such as would justify tb • holding
to bail.
Mr. Nona's, however, required bail, thedefendant in WI.
nthd two sureties in M. each.

motet." piece was a charge, one would think, likely
to produce a general acqu►escence ►n the prop►ie.y
of instituting an in,:uiry : fur even supposing E..-
WARDS to have been a regular spy, it was evident
that he had far exceeled his duty as such, and
th.refore deserird chastisement, even from his em-
ployers. All the ti °rib, Alderman requ►red was,
either that the accused should be brought to the bar
of the Bowie, or that a Comm►ttee of Secrecy be ap-
pointed ; for gross breaches of the privileges of the
House were amongst the uffinces laid to his charge.
By whoto will the coni,try naturally imagine that the
motion was opposed By Minister; of course, or their
friends. No; by cur uho hLs hitherto maintained an
active seer against then, and•who, if we mistake uut,
thun.lered must veheturnly, some years since, against
the seducer Omega, and the baneful system of spies:
Mr. ButwomAil, it appears, has ado ted new senti-
ments upon this subject. lie dues " not blame tier
remnant for employing Erwe.,os as a spy, or for
endeavouring to protect him." lie thinks that " Mi-
nisters are entitled to avail themselves of such men as
Env/sans, to irustrate the designs of urea like 1 Ulf-
rumoou and lscts."--Certaluly to but
when they are charged with thirding such designs,
and giving them taupe, fifr, and action, bow dote the
reasoning of the Honourable Member apply ? it is
t►ae. we will &eu it. that the 'Aces of Execatioxer
ana Injorneer, though odious, m:n• be necessary. but
in the present case nu argument wha'ever is raised
against Enweans as au irsjOin.t", but all a s4sterr.
All that is re:uireti is ,o know iu which of these
two capacities he h s eted. An isifi.raser, though
generally a 1... d r a weak man, may alto occa-
sionally act frosts principle: a Stdoce,, never.
The one abandons and rev,sals the guilt which he has
shared ; the user ti 5.4 las tar 4; Peft in order to en-
rich himself by betra.?ing it. The difference in these
two eases is immense, and we are rather surprised that
it should have es..aped the acute anderstanding cf
Mr. B.ioconem. As it is, however, his o; position
proved sue,:ess.ul ; and to the regret of many in the
House, and of nearly all without, the worthy Alder-
man was induced to withdraw his motion.

We bare recrived a regular file of Charleston
Papers this morning, to the Ist of May .
Sou tit Ametc.s.—Captaiu Lowe, of the schooner
lirtsey, arrived from Pucrio Cebellu ; left the 29th of
January, at which time t:.e place was tranquil, ao I ap-
peared t . 1,.. wen garrisoned. On the ltlth of February
left Santa larthe, and 015 the day previous an express
had arrived from Mara..aibo, stating the approach of
the Patriots ; a proclamation was issued, the drums
beat, he. It was thouelit that both Maracaibo and
Saute Martha, would fall into the ha-ids of the Patriots.
A letr2r from Amelia island, rectised at Washing,
tun, dated the 11:h inst. states, that information had
just heel received there of the arrival at St. Angus-
tin of wen aal !notify, and other reinforcements.
Pluli . 11.11.15 TA, 'FT. J A Go, CAI!' DIL Vrllltlrf, FIB. 2.
The sect of tiovernmeht ;or Seneg a is about to be re-
moved from `.t. Louis to I'aguana, 40 leagues up the
river, a here a capital is building. A steam brig of!
2S guns has arrived at St. Louis from L'Oriont, to
notec: the navigation of the river against the aiiink.,
why freceentll iremeWseepresineistaaaa she rises m*..,
The humerous emieratiens from France to Senegal the
past seaso , his induced the Government to found a
city 2C leagues above Deplane, to be called Dialwidat,
wiry.. a strong fort is !.early completed, and many
din-7. T-houses commence:—the soil is reputed to be
well adapted to the culture of cotton. The coast
swarms with slave vessels unler foreign flags, and I
em sorry to add, many Americans Lre indirectly ten-
cernci in that inhuman traffic. No late tidings from
the expedition into the interior of Af.ica.--(Bosiedi
Pat • ,vt.) _