The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-04 00:00:00

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BIS .11.4JESTrS POIAGS TO 1 AtLASD.
WEST Cowan, THURSDAY, 10 A. 111...-.. His Majesty and
the attendant squadron left the Cowes roadstead this
morning at five o'clock, under the hope of being able to
pass through the Needles. Before lie got to the Yar.
r.:outh Roads, however, the wind died almost entirely,
away. The Royal yacht and ships of war accordingly
came to anchor, near Yarmouth roads, where they now
remain. It is hoped that they will get out with the tide,
but unless the wind change speedily from its present
north-westerly direction, they cannot make much way
to day.
Soon after the Royal yacht came to her moorings
here yesterday, the Royal Marine band (which attends
the squadron) went on board, and daring the evening
performed several pieces of music. Numbers of small
boats, with parties from every quarter of the Isle of
liright, went roan I the Royal yacht, and bad the plea-
sure of seeing his Majesty seated at the table with Ado).
Whitsbell, Si r George Cooke, and several of the Captains
of the ships of war. At night two very brilliant hotl-
ines were exhibited at East Cowes. They remained
burning to a late hour, arid illuminated the sea and at-
mosphere for a considerable space round. Two houses
were illuminated at East Cowes. At West Cowes,
though the more immediate scene of the Royal pre-
sence, there were no illumination. whatever. But to
compensate for their absence, there were rockets and
other various fire-works in abundance.
EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.
" PLYMOUTH, Tuasn.r, JULY 31.—A letter has been
received by a gentleman in this neighbourhood, from
Admiral Lord A. Beauclerh, at Portsmouth, stating,'
that the King might be expected to honour this port
with a visit, in the course of the present week. His
Lordship at the time of writing, was about to embark in
one of the Royal yachts, for the purpose of running up
I. Brighton. to attend his Majesty on his contemplated
cruise. A new Royal Standard has been just issued
from a storehouse in the Dock-yard, to be hoisted on
the Breakwater. It is confidently rumoured, that the
King, by this time, is actually afloat. From the preva-
lence of westerly winds at this season, his Majesty will
larohaly have to beat down the Channel. In that race
the Royal squadron must not be expected until theend of
the week."
PORTSMOUTH, TIICRSDAY.—The King has left this
port, but the arrival of the Camel store-ship from St.
Helena has placed la our view objects, that to many per-
sons here are almost as interesting as the Sovereign
himself. The Camel arrived at Spithead on Tuesday
sight at eleven o'clock, and at an early boar the
following morning 1.1olon•I Nichol, of the t
hangi. meat, set out for London with despatches. He not
yet returatd.
There are on board the
theamel, two Lieutenants, and
about 200 privates of 66th regiment, who have
been for some time at St. Helena. No orders have
yet comae down for their lauding, and they are of
ootwee obliged to stay on board. Orders for their de-
barkation are, however, expected this evening or to-
morrow.
Bet the passengers who excite most interest are those
who belonged to the suite of Bonaparte. The whole of
the suite have returned in this vessel. They are the
Count and the Countess Bertrand, their daughter Hor-
tense, and three boys. Napoleon, Henry, and Arthur
Bertrand ; the Coma Montisolon, Professor Aatonsmar-
obi (Surgeon), and Signor Vignoli (Priest). The re-
maining patens of the site are Marchand (Bonaparte's
on. Valet), 81. Denys, Nevares, sad their wives (sr
rants) I Ambushes& (groom) ; Puirron, (maitre
&hotel) ; Commas (mooed maitre ditotel); Etienne
Brow (*errant *Comm Bertrand) t Chandelier (cook),
and two Chinese cooks.
The Countess Bertrand is much delighted at be-
im mice more in view of the shores of Selland. She
la exceedingly anxious to come on AIM% and atilailsto
solemn some time is Begland if she be permitted. I
take it for framed that then ma be le objection made
to her wishes. as the ciscuseatincee which ise long gave
a peculiarity sober dillatlollllo bare aims. lie ban

many most respectable connections in England and Ire-
land. She is descended from the Itish Dillon family.
and indeed is scarcely to be considered as an alien. She
is a most charming woman. She is a little Pttigned from
the long voyage' she has just made. Her health seems
also to have suffered by so long en absence Gann her
nalive climate. Yet sloe is very animated, seeming to
derive new lift from the circumstance of herreturnhome.
Mach 4-f her spirits she evidently receives Irons the
youthful smi beautiful family that surround her. The
(laughter, Hortense, has a striking resemblance to
her mothirt. She is an interesting girl. about ten
years of age, and very attentive to her brothers. The
two elder boys, Napoleon and Henry. are remarkable fine
children, the first about twelve, and the seiond eight or
nine years of age They appear to possess ill the quick-
ness and talent of their celebrated father. Hut the fa-
vourite portrait in this lovely family is the youngest
boy, Arthur. Ile has such a (see as Guido would
give to a princely child. His eyes are dark and large,
and Isis dark brown hair flows in abundance upon his
shoulder,. lie was born at St. Helena. lie speaks Eng-
lish with an accent entirely insular, and there is about
him much of that independent little bluster which is seen
in young English children. Ile understanda French,
hut he will not speak it ; he does not like it. The chil-
dren are all glowing with health.
Marshal Bertrand I have reserved fur * last. He
was the presiding iutelligence, the mild,
.ffignifted, yet
melancholy repose of his family picture. He heard that
it had beets stated in some of the newspaper' that he
was to Le recalled Ly the King of Francs, (I believe
he is, or at least was, in the list of the prnatribed.) He
received the intelligence of his reeal with perfect calm:.
ness, bust at the same time was cinch interested in ascer-
taining its authenticity. hike the Countess, be seems
to draw his exiatenee from the bosom of his family.—lt
world be worthy of this great country to give them all
an asylum on our short's, if they would prefer a resi-
dence in England, as I think they would. They would
reflect a grace upon our society, and an honour upon
our national character ; fur we shotslil thus alie..v that
oar hostility to Itowiparte ceased with hia own person,
sad not extended to hie friends. The constancy of
their attachment to that extraordinary exile will inimor-
taiise them. We of them, perhaps, souse little coin-
peusation for the inconveniences which they suffered;
and th :ugh they suffered them voluntarily, still, as a
generous nation, appreciating high merit even its a
former foe, it would well become us to transplant them
to a soil of which they are worthy. Count Montholon
is generally very busy arranging papers and writing.—
The Priest seems a meek good man. It is said here
that Bonapatte died worth three hundred millions of
francs, which is 12,500,000/. It it pertain that 500
Napoleon. are now in England for Sittgeon Arnote. I
rather believe, however, that Bonaparte will be found
to have died comparatively poor.
A cutter came in here this mornitig from the Royal
Squadron, for letters, ?arcels, &c. that might have ar-
rive(' here for them. flie Active and the Liffey frigates
have come hack to Spithead. They draw so much water
that they do nut like going through the Needles; they
go down the Channel with the first favourable wind by
St. Helens.
The Royal yacht passed near the Camel yesterday,
on leaving Spithead. The Countess Bertrand was on
deck, and she eagerly asked the names of those permits
who appeared to her the most distinguished. 'Thos
who were twat her, hvaexer, eV nut very ilKier
tiVil
torily answer her gltiersiee fur yi'veate. iir4S6
much strahrotib tit re on board the yacht r
wa herself.
liis Majec)'s arrival here, on Tuesday evening.
the ;Mayor and Corporatioo of Pot tatuouth imasidiately
assembled in the Town-hall, and agreed to address his
Maesty. 'flee Address tea- drawn up and assented to,
and the wishes of the Cott ration to present it was con-
veyed to his Majesty in thb karhour by Admiral Whit-
tied. The answer of his Majesty was, " that Ise' had
etuharked in his yacht on his voyage to Ireland ; that it
would, therefore, he ineotiviasient for hint td receive, at
this time, the Adularia of the Corporation of Portsmouth,
but that he would lie happy to accede to their wishes
use
his return." Take it with you that the Corporation did
not elect Sir O. Cuelsburne.
'I inar.day, half-past seven o'clock
I have jnst heard that the King. by most excellent
management on the part of CotsimodorePaget, has MI6:.
ceedsd in getting through the Needles.

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calmness and fortitude mask a deep impression on all
who were in attendance. When Dr. Holland endeavour-
ed to express a hope: " NO, my dear Sir," her Majesty
exclaimed, " I fear your kind hopes will be dijsarw
pointed."
Lord Sidmouth, it is understood, has left town for
Portsmouth : but official notice of the Queen's illness
and danger has keen sent to the Home office, and was
officialh•acknowledged : hut it is said that, with the spi-
rit that has marked the condiest of her Majesty's ene-
mies from the beginning, no official MESSAGE was sent
to inquire after her Majesty's health!
Alderman Wood, it is stated, has been unremitting in
his attention. It is scarcely necessary to add, that the
whole of her Majesty's household are deeply afflicted at
the situation of their Royal Mistress.
Her Majesty must have been more than human, could
(she have remained insensible 'to the gross and slander-
ous abuse with which she has been incessantly assailed
in the Ministerial Press of this country. We cannot
help believing, therefore, says a Morning Paper, that
her illness is in a great measure attributable to the men-
tal uneasiness which that abuse must have occasioned.
MI who looked forward to preferment of every hind,
knew well that to slander her Majesty was one of the
most infallible means to which they could resort for suc-
ceeding in their object ; and industry in this disgraceful
',cation, could not faitherefore to have at all times a
powerful stimulus.
The independent part of the Press rendered essential
service to her Majesty during the proceedings against
her, but with the close of these proceedings its power of
serving her Majesty, in a great measure, also ceased.—
albs activity of her enemies, however, has never known
sly abatement, but has been as regular as the calls of
appetite. That her Majesty should at length stiffer
from the incessant battery 44 these base and cowardly
e.iltontilators is not surely to b.. wondered at.
One would have thought that this persecution would,
at least, have ceased .with the alarmlng illness of her
Majesty, that common decency would have taught her
relentless persecutors to suspend their exertions while
their victim was stretched on a sick, perhaps a death-
bed. So far, however, from this bring the case, it
would absolutely appear as if a fear that her Majesty
might be soon released from their persecution actually
sharpened their malice, aul cpsickened their industry.—
In The Courier of last in which appear two
Bulletins announcing the very dangerous situation of
her Majesty, appears a gross and malevolent libel
against her.--Surely there is something in this merciless
mode of warfare repugnant to the spirit of Englishmen.
Yes, this spirit is foreign to their disposition. What that
disposition ts, was sufficiently plowed by the generous
sympathy which the preparations for the destruction of
lan unprotected female so lately awakened in their
j bosoms.

LONDON (To KIT.)--W Krug._ ON THI PIIO3I‘,CUTION
OW TIM CITY OF LONDON OtS LIOUT AND COILS C011i•
fANT, AIMISST THOMAS ELt •.V . •
WHEREAS, Mr. DANIEL lIENIIAM, Serretary
to the City of 1.00011 CRS Light and Coke Com-
pany, of Dorset-strect, tinllshory-srtare, did, on behalf of
the said Company. on the second day of this inst., August,
exhibit en information at Guildhall, London, heron; Gloom
Scholey, Esq., one of the Aldrrnien of the said City. ayainat
me, the undersigned, 'fillOM AS EI.VEY, of Castle-street,
Holborn. For that I. aithotit the license of the said Com-
pany, caused to i.e laid, a Vpe, in my kitchen, situate in
trujittoreit atm.-Aid; which l'imodiA4naimaraiente by, and
eeertsin other Pipe theitWiedosod.bcitmin tie saki
kitciwn with another Pipe belonging tollse salitomitany, Olen
lairlllll'l'We-11 aforesaid, and also wills having wasted and
improperly used large quantities of Gas belonging to the
said Lempany, contrary to the Statute of the bilk George'
111. 4,Witereby, I, the said Thomas Elvey, have forfeited to
the *id Company, for my first offence, the sum of Twenty
Pounds, and also a farther sum of Twenty Shillings a day fur
every Ltny the said pipe should remain. And also fur my
sceond Eireace three times the amount of the damage sus-
tained by the said Company. In consequence %hereof, I,
the ?mid Thomas [lvey, have this day attended the Board of
Directors of the said Company, and having thrown myself at
their mercy, they therefore, in consideration of my paying
the expenees attending. the prosecution. and of making this
public acknowledgment, hate consented not to preceed any
turther in the said information.
Witness,
G trines Tl.l PINES. Clerk to Mr.
Thomas N. Williams. Solicitor
for the Prosecution, Bond-court,
Walbrook.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The market, as we expecte& continues to look bet-
ter. The Consols began this morning L higher
than they left off yesterday.