The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-25 00:00:00

LONDON:
TWAT, strizitstit SS, tall.

It is now understood, that Ministers have deter-
mined to dissolve the Parliament t--mqrrow, or
Tuesday, left any adverse news should arrtvr from
the COntinent to tern the tide against them, before
they have secured a majority io the New
sent

Preach Papers were received last night to the 21st
last. containing MAarsotre's account of the battle
of .Salamanca, which will be found interesting, at.
though it is dated as far back as the 31st of July.
After making a reasonable allowance for a little et.
aggeratioa, the erase is recorded with a spirit of can
dour that gives the statement a .:rea'er decree of In-
terest than we generally derFe f: ,each •
.iocuments;
and it must be admitted, that3thtt wound which MA a-
miter received at so critical a moment, might have a
great indoence upon the fate of the day. Ile
states the less of the French at about 6000 men and
nine pieces of cannon ; and he say, the English
army suffered considerably, for •he truth of
which we ueed only- refer to oar own dispatches.
The general failure of the French in the Peninsula
excited thLattention of the Senate; and though a
minor object with NAPOLEON, when compared with
his enterprise in d.ussia, has nevertheless been noes-
pected, both with regard to its extent and conse-
quences. When Narottow set out for the Nerth,
be left, under the command of some of hie shiest Go.
;orals, a force in Spain and Portugal which he con-
ceived sufficient to sustain the contest tilt he had
tubdued A.LUANDZIII; bat from the experience,
bravery, and intrepidity, of the Allier! Army an.
der Lord WtIZINGToN, in an action which
,was evidently pregnant with danger, the features of
the campaign have been cha aged, an reinforcements
bare been required by IVI moaner and Sontv, which
are arrived on the Spanish froutiers •oaded by
Mumma, a GOMM% mhos BONAPARTt Itas for.
toady designated u the Amain of Victory.
We bare umdeed further estrum this morning
*sin the French Pipers, w%kh will be fouled in a
preceding column ; bat there is no confirmation of
the report of a battle having taken place in Russia,
u reported to the Herald of yesterday, and we con-
elude it mu a mere fabrication.

the hopes sad lean of the eonattry have been
*ornately-agitated impacting a protracted contention
with OUT American brethren, the frightful prospect
ot which bas incited among our starting ,dan "kr&
firing fall the Meson of a political .chaes. We have
seen the Didease of the Senate and House of itepre-
gonfalons tee the war and againig it ; we have seen
the wounded pride of America pelted in the scale
spinet kW imeaediate Interest ; and, in her Govern-
Seen t, 110 have eta GO forma preen ; and we have
bee. told ter dew welters who are influenc-
ed only by the pervorted politics of our own
Government, that &e pee,* of America were hostile
to the views and councils of the city of Washington ;
yet we, as Journalists, have constantly earned our
/Leaders against the delusion; and at length we may
fairly suppost- the most sceptical. will give in to our
repeated opinion on this subject ; or, if any one
doubt the matter, let him attentively read the letter
of Mr. ADAMS, which appeared in our Paper on
Monday last, and we suppose his doubts will be re-
moved.
It is well known that Mr. ADAMS was the
man who succeeded Gen. WASHINGTONID the Presi-
dency of the United States, and that he was ihen con-
sidered
at the head of the English party ;1 u tunfortu-
nately he now conceives the vas with this country to
be necessary to the honour at,d the future safety and
interest of America ; and may we not conclude, that
the opinion of such a man as M r. Amon, will have a
serious influence with the United States; and parti-
elderly so, when he ig supposed to speak the senti.
meets of the immortal WASDINGTON, who was the'
idol of his country. " Row it is possible," says Mr.
" that a social or moral creature can say,
that the war is unjust, is to me incomprehensible.—
Row its be said to be unnecessary, is very myste-
rious. /have thought it beds just and necessary for
five or six years." This is precisely the time since
'hick the Americans have been load in their com-
*tab about the impressment of their seamen ; and
en this question, more than that of the Orders in
Council, rests the cane of the war ; though, if
thus °Mfrs had been sooner rescinded, probably
the dispute might bare been adjusted, without
bevies recourse to arms. On this subject, as
well as many others, the Americans conceive their
shams are just; and, as an ancient writer says,-A-
"Pm fronts every thug, who denies what is just, to
Sow who hew arms in their hands." Thus, by de-
nying the Americans their national rights, we - may
lan provoked them to claim a redress for misery.