The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-21 00:00:00

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On Sunday night last, omesittlaring robbery was i)- Arrived Several West Indianian and traallsOrts I abs as
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Committed at Sowerby, by a [timber of armed men, Ault iterianent, from the Dawns. TO Tile Pei ‘CF. BEOFOIT,
attended with circumstances of the most wanton afro- ; flared the Until' e"
ni.
"iin "'ter' f°"he Downs' gist,—During the lime that I was imprisoned fist
city. Mr. Wm. Barker, who is overseer of the poor Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ships Diligent, Wolverbie, , two yes, s in Newgnte r„, „,.;thig shout the flogging
and collector of the. Property Tax at Sowerby, had ; and Pioneer, from the Downs. of the Local Militia, in the town of Ely, and tavola
I • PIA-mourn, Seer. Pa.
retired with his family to rest, when they were 1 ~
_, _ _ the employment of German trorips upon that occa.
roused from their beds by a loud call for admittance;l 3 '''''''7,4 th:FITr"): Bircokthersi
,thwt iiillibaemr, sion, I addressed to your Royal- Highness several
Bfrincli,dhltaftrter.
lferoftmthatat.
having opened the door, a number of men rushed in ; alahene'lihe 7./th tilt. owitk a Ares, rani/Wing ofr
atbogutperao %LI, bound Letters, the object of which was to prevent this coon.
took great plea
and demanded his money, which he gave up
-to them try from being plunged into war toil h dimerica. 7
to the amount of about 141. they then broke iota his tPas this le/eters. eeh timber, under eiinvov of the Indian and
sure in effernig to you advice, which
I thought would be beneficial to my country ; anti,
.d mango, brig, of war. The Spartan and Maidstone frigates,
drawers, which they completely ransacked ; but , and a stoeihrotar. came with them to the east of Cape sable.—
being disappointed its die booty they expected, they The almvesessel parted.rempally with the fleet nn the 16th fol- Of Course, I have experienced great sorrow at weirs.
proceededed to break his household ' furniture, and towing, in a thick fog. off caps Sabk, and has ..ecit nothing of that that advice has not been followed, and that, ' •
bis clock : A set of (-Idea, and other articles were the., since. The American privateers were very numerous on consequence of its rejection; we are now actually itt
some of the wearing ap.
completely destroyed,
the coast; 'tsetse or runtime% had been sent into st..lobn.p. ete. a state of war with our brethren °cress the At•
and
pare! of himself and his wife were thrown Into the tious to the sailing of this fleet; the Spartan frigate alone had
!antic.
fire, and it was with great difficulty they *ere pre- destroyed nine sail of privateers, and carried seven into St, Those corrupters and blinders of the people, the
John's: hired writers, de yet ntrempt to make their Headers
• railed upon to desist from setting tiee to the drawers. ;
believe, that we are not at war with the Republic of
Plaited, en Thursday-evening, rile Channel Fleet, noder the
The number of persons concerned In this', flagitious .
America. They it is, who have hastened, if not
Command of Admiral lord Keith. fat the station off Brest; con-
outrage could not he esnetly ascertained; only five swing of the San Josef, no gum; Boyne, 98 t Tigre,Bo; Con-
actually produced, this war ; for, they it was, who
• entered the house, bet it is supposed there must have qnesfadore and Colossus, of 74 guns eßeh ; and Clarence, 74. for
been one or two planted on the outside to prevent Portsmouth. Also the slaceriorean frigate for Basque Roads; reviled the American PreSident, and who caused it
surprize.
On- Wednesday Treeing a• very daring .attack wet ' Arrived the Lord Ncisou, I.itten I and Two Brothers, Cowin not go to war. What pains, ale':! have I taken to
Mide'sition afilt-military plaid,- stittoired ie. 4,,,mkk,,,.:1111na LanAo 3 and Virgin, Tonkin, from Cork. convipce your Royal Highness of the folly and false.
Sailed the Nirorodand ?ant esiterb for Ds_t and,
.Basque hood of theseopiations ! Thottgh my mind *AS busied
With the means of raising• the thousand pounds title
well, near Halifax, for.the protection of some ob-
-- .2 zadthe Cambrian tette); of me;gue, for saartesique.
noxious machinery. A person approached the sen- • n
SUES:RS:roe, syn.. 90. to pay TO THE KING (and which you have reo
ceived from me in his behalf), I let slip no occasion
tine[, who, on- being challenged, answered a friend,' The Baltic 0 .
nvoy oin account of a Court-Startial) Is put off
but continuing to approach without giving the coune till Wednesday nest.
tersigte the sentinel levelled his piece and pulled the to caution you against believing these represents.
YARMCIUTII, Seer. 20.
trigger, but the musket did not go oil', and the un. Passed by • lions.. I told you (and you might as well have be.
lieved me) that het Ante. rim,: people were some.
the Starling, with a convoy of transports for the
known enemy still advancing, attempted to cut Beek.
down the sentinel by a stroke with a swcrd, with _ thing ; that they had a say in the measures of Go.
which he wounded him so seserets' as to sever his The Montagne packet has arrived, with a Mail from Jamaica, vernmeut : that they would not suffer themselves to
thumb from his hand. The daring assailant then re-
from whence she sailed tug. 10. . be plunged into war for the gain of a set of lazy and
treated and effected his escape before the vigilance of • rapacious fellows-; hut that, if their country's good
the other part of the gu .111 could he awakened. . It- is expected that. Drury-lane Theatre will be demanded it, they would go to war; and that such
A new species of Police Officers have hjen intro.,' lighted up in the course of nest week for the admis- war would, in all probability, be very calamitous to
duced into this district, which the unpolished halm- , sion and gratification of the Subscribers. Eligland.
bitants term Kidnappers. Men who employ them- ' The following is, we believe, a pretty correct List While I was telling you this, your late Minister,
selves not so much to discover the perpetrators of of the THEATRICAL. iTA rr, under which the ensuing Perceval, was laughing at the idea of America going
offences already committed, as to trepan the weak Campaign will be opened on the Boards of NEW to war; and his opinion was upheld by all the venal
and thoughtless into sojne' acts or expressions, which
DRURY : scribes in the kingdom; that is to say, by nineteen
Mrs Jordan. Miss Smith, Mid Duncan, Mrs. Mountain, 'qrs. twentieths,perhaps,
may itieolveetitem in guilt and punishment. These
severs, and other political works. That we really
. NBit,4sait:tritmenr: (NT
imverv,isitaissocvn,es‘;irs.mrstio.
roefer_ko‘nioss,
r,Mrstia. Sopiiiiisrtessr.,
proceedings have excited strong and general disappro-
nowton, Haight, Love. are at tzar with America., however, the fol,owing
'atioti. Wronithion, Pope, I Iliston, Johnstone.
De Camp. 'ferry, document clearly Droves Phe A nerican Co revs
Smith.
Oxh,rrs Poweii. ilonand, It melt,
Smith. J. smith; Raymond. Phillips, Pyne, Marshall, lltirne, • • ' !Congress
declared war in due form ;the} passed an Act ma.
Palmer.—Nir. Arnold, Manager.—Nlr. Raymond, Stage Mans-
ger.—Mr. 'l'. Dihdin. Plompter. king war against your Royal Sire and his people;
A very large fine nob, or King's fish, was caught their Government issued Letterer of Marine and lie.
prisals; but, still one hirelings said the t there wt. no
last g•ltulay afternoon on the coast at Meblethorpe,
in Lincolnshire, where it hod been driven on shore war. The following Proclamation, howevor, issue)
by the porpoises. This singular fish, which is of the by an American General from his head- tuarters in
&tree species, is in length from mouth to tail, 3 feet Canada, which province he has invaded, puts the
9 inches, in girt 3 feet 11 inches, and weighs tip- fact of war loss oml all doubt.
wards of 80 pounds. The colour is a very brand- [The Proclnmation of Brigadier. General Hell,
ful transparent scarlet varnish, varied with blue and above alluded to, was inserted in the '4TATILSVAM of
white, and spangled with silver spots. It is a na- the 1 Ith instant, to which Paper we refer our
are of the Atlantic Ocean, and is only the fifth of Readers.]
' the kind that has been taken on the British coast. Ile, Sir, who will not believe in this, would not
1 On Friday. se'llui,;ht, D. young. Lan,. about 26 believe though•one were to rise from the dead. This
years of 'age, of the ;tame of Palmer, alter taking is an animating Address ; and, it is, at least, possi.
ble that it may prove the forerunner of the fall of
his tea, at which he seemed quite composed, sudden.
ly left the room, and threw himself into the well, Canada, which, when once gone, will never,. I be.
at his lodgings, in Clover-lane, Chatham. lie was lieve, return to the Eoglish Crown.
taken up about 20 minutes after, but quite dead.— The fact of war being now ascertained beyond all
He was a quarter-man of the shipwlights in the doubt, the next thing for us to think of is, the mains
Dock-yard, was a goorl rhaughisman and a very itt by which we are to obtain peace with this new and
gettions mechanic. He had shewn symptoms of -a most formidable enemy. The hired writers, 'maids
disordered mind for some time past, and the Coroner's any longer to keep from their readers the fact that
Inquest found a verdict of—Lunacy. war has taken place, are now affecrieg to treat the
Ott Sunday sentight, about nine o'clock in the matter lightly; to make the people of goeland be.
evening, as a Gentleman, accompanied by a Lady, lieve, that the Amsricans will he drive's out of Ca.
was driving a gig from Canterbury to licarne,the horse nada ; that the people of America butte the war; and
took fright at some drums beating, while opposite that, at any rate, the Congress will be. obliged to
• the Hoye' Artillery Barracks, turned round, and put an end to the war when the intelligence of the
would probably have r'i: off, if it had not been for repeal of our Orders its Council shall arrive at the
the extraordinary exertions of the driver, and of seat of the Americas; Government.
!Iwo soldiers, who that moment seized the horse by These being the asserti its now most in worms. B'4
I the head, hut the drums continuing to beat, so eons- most generally listened to, I will give your Royal
Pletely terrified• the animal, that by a dreadful plunge flightless my reasons for disbelieving them.
he overturned the gig upon tke Lady, atilt much First, as to the probability of the Ame:icans be.
bruised her, and knocked both the soldiers down ; ing battled in their designs Nem Camels, if the con.
one of which received so violent a contusion oft the test was a contest of own to -'spars,• upon ground
side, that his life is despaired of, and the other very wholly neutral, I should say, tau the advantage
much hurt ; the horse then ran off, dragging the might be on our side; hut, I am mat sure that it
chaise after him, and in his course knocked down a would; for, the Americans have given rep-wed
chilli and a labouring man, both of whom were much proofs of their courage. They are, indeed, known
bruised, when he was stopped without doing any to be as brave as any people ht the world. 'T.; 'y are !
other mischief than breaking the chaise to pieces.— I too, volunteers, real voluoteera, in the servicetney are *
We are happy to slate that the whole, with the ex- now upon. The Americanartny does not consist eta set
' eeption of one of the soldiers, are cluing well. of poor creators, whom misery and vice have made
I Sunday se'nnight, the body of an old and respect. soldiers; it does not consist of the off-casts and out.
"Sble tradesman, in Deal, n-as found hanging in a I casts of the country.. It consists of a band of free.
jostcher's yard, between the Middleand Lower streets. ; men, who understeed Shim, and who are ready to
The unfortunate deceased has been for these two or I fight (or iehat they understand ; and not of a set of
gm years past in a state of Menfalderangement,and ' half-cripples ; of creatures that repire to he trussed
[,has been carefully watched ; but• early on Sunday lup in order to prevent them from falling to pieces. •
morning, whilst the family were asleep, he contrived; It is the youth • the strong, the active, the hardy,
'to slip out of his chamber, with only his shirt and', the sound youth of America whom' our army in
stockings on, and found means to effect his fatal pur- i Canada have to face; and, though I do not say,
pose, some considerable time before he was discover- , that the latter will be 'melee to resist them, vet I
ed. Ile was immediately cut down, but the spark of . must say, that I fear they will not, when I consider
life was totally extinct. I that the Americans can, with ease, pour in a force
Dune ta, !4EPT. 12.—The herring fishery at Eye- . of furry or fifty thousand teen, and when I hear it
mouth, continues successful ; about 70 or 80 boats I stated, that we, have not above fourteen or fifteen
' are still employed at the float fishing, and have 1 thousand men in Canada, exclusive of the militia,
caught, since Wednesday last, et so average, each i upon whom Ido not know what degree of reliance
day 400,000 very fine herrings, and it is remarked is to he placed. After all, however, the question
that the fish are much larger, and the 'quality better 1
of success in the itivasioli of Canada, will, as et the
this season than usual. The weather is eery favour- cases of Frew° and Willed, depend wholly upon
I able for prosecuting the fishing; and the fishers %%111'1 the people of Canada. If they have rearrest' to fight
reap the fruits of their very laudable industry and ! for their present Government; if they b . convinced,
perseverance ; the prices to curers, at from 14s. 6d. i that a change of' Government would make their lot
to 16s. per barrel of '32 gallons; and to carriers, at I worse, they will, of course, rise aid fight against
and the same to country Aro- the invaders, and then our Commander may safely
score.. The fishers are oft set General Hull at defiance; but, if the people of
fporipoei vn,n i
op
et so:.
hundred6tll
a.
t tot t
es .06hfladosa.i;ix
of herrings are drawing into ;, Canada should have been inveigled to believe, that
the Frith of Forth, as a groat quantity were taken i a change of Government would be for their benefit,
tiff late on this side of St. Ables Head. l I must confess. that I should greatly doubt ie our
r On Thursday night, August 20, 1812, Mrs. S.; power of resistance. It will be quite useless for us
;IV--d, of Nase!ay, in Northamptonshire, was deli- Ito reproach the people of Canada with their want of
rare!,. of a daughteiv, who stautli id relations which seal in defence of their country. We have reproach-
few In this kingdom can 140 ;ivy .pretension to. ed the Dutch, and the Italians, and the Illattoverians
tescdes andel, aunts, •cousbis, Asc. which are very , for the like ; but, Sir, it answers no purpose.—.
fit/Inertias she 111.3 also qrsosts..gran4fathers ands iluch reproaches do not tend to drive oat the in-
ivroadosefiers lights in (he same village, within salsiders ; nor do they tend to deterother nations from
fee -Aerselred yards' ofeaeh other, vii. three great, following the example of the invaded' party. What
grandfathers, four great grandmothers, two grand, a whole nation wills must, sooner or later, take
fathers, and two grandmothers; the oldest of whom , Ace. •
is upwards of 90 years of age, and enjoys, with the i As to the awes) assertion, that rue people of
eat of her ancient relatived; a good state of hearth. Attaining hate the wart I oust say, that I have seen

A contract of marriage was signed at Fredericks-
' berg no the 22d of August, between the Princess
JULIA SOrniA, of altletno rk, and Prince rimming.
'Louie, of Hesse Philippsiald.
; DISSOLUTIoN or PiaLiAmE.r.—A repot*, will
current, and credited in the fashionable circlet .ott
Saturday-, that Parliament would be dissolved by
Proclamation, which would appear in next Saturday's
Gemette, and that this earlier date of its dissolution
was to anticipate the effects of the now vigorous ex.
1 ertious of the Anti-Catholics against "ate Catholics'
i•Claims, before they . have been too widely dissemi-
mined. If this should be correct, it is a pretty strong
I demonstration of did -Govirnmeist sentiment upon
lihls momentous qurstron.
The report of a Council being held on Saturday,
.for the dissolution of Parliament, is without folinda-
Iden ; most of the Ministers have been nearly the
whole of last week from town.

An active canvas has been commenced in London,
with a declared view of ousting two of the Ci y
Members., ..4
It is expected that a new Candidate will offer him.
self for Westminster in the course of a few days.
The Loan Matron, we undershot', is to he
created a Baronet of the United Kingdoms before
he retires from his high Civic Office.
The Corporation of Ipswich have unanimously
voted the Freedom of that Borough to the Marquis
of- Wmtuovou, for his splendid conquest over the
enemy at Salamanca.
Capt. Fctunans, the circumnavigator, has disco-
vered that when the head of a ship is to the west-
ward, there is an increased variation in the ship's
compass.

Lieut.-General the Hon. W. STUART has not, as
has been stated, accompanied the Guards to Corun-
na, but procoeds to join General HILL, via Lisbon,
as the nearest route.

Another Artillery detachment of 50 men and JOO
horses, is to embark immediately at Portsmouth for
Spain.
There are to be two additional troops to the Royal
Horse Guards (Blue), previous to the embarkation•
of this fine corps on service. .
The Id battalion of the 81st is ordered tojoin the,
Ist battalion in Portugal.
The dress Of the 10th jlussars (the REGENT'S re.
&vent) is ill be blue end gold, without facings.
The Shi Notaitint togimesit is bideied to pia=
teed to Patent.
?sirs. ionsAv Is so great a favourite with the play.
going inhabitants of Plymouth, that the Manager of,
that theatre has made her a very liberal otfer to ex.
tend her engagement six nights more.
HoLowi and his daughter arrived at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on the '2sth ult. after a passage of seven weeks.
They were to proceed to New York immediately,
under the most promising assurances of a favourable
reception, notwltlistanding the critical situation be-
tween this country and America.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Seim 21.
Tn-day there are considerable fresh arrivals of Wheat emit-
wise ; %ales in general. owed at a reduction of 21. and 31. per
quarter—fine old scarce. Rye rather dearer. Barley and Malt
fluctuate btu little. Very few Whita_ Peas, aad higher about 2s.
per quarter. Beam of both sons fully maiotain last, prices.
Oats in very abort supply, and the trade also named fully at Lbs
last qaotatioa. la Flour no alteration.
wheat
Fine ditto
Rve . i 511 72 !Oats 57 60 64
Berle,. • 6„. ; ' 116 eSrolataddli. .. 6
Mak ~.,
.. • • pg 9st. Palmated!), ... 69 70
White Peas Clitaffla • 71 " Go
• • llleirliatiai;ii•
bevy
dO. . ' . •75 Ag **Jut ' 15; imp.
Behr - : ;.. *No 'l.l/441141*: 4r:Tvis.... la
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sm row flow 141 a kx Eit-4‘04:" f. '
Ti' sink ase.4lobil, per asiesitf tari. . 11..2 ..
Reef ... -2.. • 4d. to It. 61. 1 Newt et CmgookpAsi i.
Hinton . Jr.. 44. to 6.. 41. 1 nesse. t . •12480
VeAl ....7‘. M. se Ss. M. I Matt: - ' 37..4?
Pnik .....61.- ot. sw7s. 4) I. Calms ..... r...463.43d: I Aar
Lan* • ...141. 6d. Ir 6s. 154. riP - ei,
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