The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-13 00:00:00

'I'III STATESMAN.

chartist, but which is not yet
_ratified-1Y the Porte. tie canalise.; nOrsatifer theeseava_giniss iutl eir
Those Boyars who possess estates onthe otherside of 4 inteas7stic ii Pignut instrannuiTh of receininaVon- 1::
t Ansi prgens4,minnpuir yfissatisfied, with tho pied. . ' The subject o:seizing the British . sojourners ,I;111
lif 110401111.01/fiAbblii. i'ved, Tedantgers france at the this the Treaty;t Amiens was violate& .
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se. "ale reselleailif the French, with arguments on
E • kei be A ',mot most til V, ov suLT 18, dillipert whichlislimi liner beets refuted ; whieh are,
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: /The intelligence whick•ted,eilssinuffsie Turkey eiample, is by sektug-tnerChant.
very interesting. Lhili tli kPign ilk' iio !4
their -crws, ,and detaining them as pri-
esting. Every- Wee announces the re- i tve4i!).iinfl e
coniniencenient of hestititieaveatt ilhe embarrassment I smilers of war, that were selling on the greartigh-
lof 'the Russians. The Asiatic trogo, are numerous; 1 way of the ocean, under the guarantee of the faith of
. some base 1 treaties, before war had commenced. The ?hires of
and proceeding,. to their, destioadous;_
'formed a camp in the neighbourhood, of Adrianople;! this morning endeavours to justify the latter measure
en the ground that it had been pracdsed time imme-
Vtbers have arrived at the camp in Schmitt. Very i
cossiklerable Ottoman forces are assembling in Lower ! moral. The act of murder might as well be justified,
Romilia and Southern Wallachia ; all these troopl because CAIN was not punished with death for having
murdered his brother Asir.. That practice which is
are to be immediately put in siodous and march to-
wards the Danube. I wrong in itself can never be rendered right by ancient
. It will not be difficult to penetrate into Wallachia ; . usage, nor by all the arguments which sophistry can
the Russians have very few troops in it, as well
as ; adduce. I..et us hope, that (his long list of crimination,
and recrimination, and the lengthened-out sufferings Of
in Moldavia and Bessarabia, because their General
so many languishing captives in both countries, will
in Chief received orders from his Sovereign to imme-
be removed by a. negociation being opened on the
diately detach all that he could spare of his' army to
principles of honour and good faith.. On the subject
the Polish frontiers, for the purpose of reinforcing
of parole breaking, the Gazette de France exone-
the Grand Russian Army which is in presence of the
i rates Lord I'm:anoints from the charge brought
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French. The GRAND Vizixa was still at howls.
against him in one of its preceding numbers, by say-
-(Abeilk du Nord, July YB.)
. j.ing, he obtained his release to return to London;
--Nosm.—• • • • . and begs his. Lordship's pardon for having brought the

The animadversions of Lord CASTLERLIONi On
Ate 26th of Jose, in the House of Commons, may
be attended withile-most betleficill reiultv, although'
at that time not expected:--the unfortunate Prison.!
ers of War in England and France, may, its collie:
quence thereof, obtain permission to return to their
respective homei; for the French Editors have taken
the question up in such a way, that our. Government
are bound to notice it, or otherwise they will sacri-
fice all claim to honour or humanity; and by the
question being thus agitated, an equitable adjustment
of differences respecting the Prisoners, may be brought
about. In this case, the old proverb will be verified,
which says, " good sometimes comes out of evil"—
We have this day given the articles from our country-
' men al the depot at Longwy, in France, which oe
alluded to on Monday ; they will be read with that
interest which the subject-.merits ; and we hope and
trust, that the attention of the REGENT'S Govern-
mete, as well as every friend to humanity, will
e
be effectually drawn to it, that the great mass of mi- '
sery to which human nature is subject, may no
Ilongerhave such a serious addition made to it by the
obstinacy of the respective Governments.
It will be seen by the letter addressed to the Edi-
tor of the ST MADAN,' that our countrymen at
Longwy have been treated infinitely eorse since the
t:me of direct.eg their Petition to Lord HOLLAND,
which proves, pretty clearly, that the Petition was
intavepted by the Commandant of the Depot, or
same of his agents, who consist partly of English,
and who, it seems, are ext -.mei, active in forward.
fig unfounded complaints against the Prisoners to
tie Minister of War, that 'hey may pursue their
course of iniquity a,At.st 'tie captive with imps!.
nity :—the Conuaandarst a-d his minions exhibit
complaints against the Prisooees, that prejudice may
stifle the Petitions of the I .t.er. Our countrymen,
however, express a hope, that by their Petition and
1 Letters appearing in the .iTATESSIAN, a true statement
of their case will find its way to the French Minister
i at War; which implies a belief' on their part, that,
if the Minister were rightly informed of their situa-
tion, it would be altered for the better ? Buft ought
the removal of this wicked increase of misery upon
our captive brethren to be left to the chance of the
French Minister at War seeing the articles which i
I are this day publigted in the STATESDAN? Or ought
not Government immediately to tahet-tbe business up,
I and transmit a statement of the ease, as they find it,
direct to the French Minister at War? end if an ar-"I
rangement for a general Exchange of Prisoners were
not the immediate consequence,at least the grievances
complained of would be enquired into, and, if found
to exist, would, most probably, be redressed. .W.l
do expect that Governmefle will interfere ; batese
it would be concluding the Members thereof to be on. I
feeling, it we could suppose for a moment, that,
with living proof in their hands, of the none,
cessary and unjustifiable hardships which are in,
flitted upon our countrymen, their would not
exert themselves to have such hardships rem/eyed.
cut the French have thrown the gauntlet in defiance
to our Ministers for *general Exchange of Prisoners,
and the latter must either take it up, or stand com-
mitted in the eyes, even, of their friends. They are
charged by the French writers with a want of good
faith, as well as of humanity, in their conduct to- 1
wards the prisoners of war. They are called upon 1
to restore the 12,000 men who surrendered qt Bay- 1
len to the Spaniards, on, condition of keeping their 1
arms, and not serving against them or their AMOS
until regularly exchanged ; but who, when they ar- I
riled at Cad's, were stripped of their arms, and
detained as prisoners of war by the English, i
eho have kept them ever since, "although,: at I
the time of• the capitulation, not an English- '
man was present, nor had one set his foot upon the
Spanish soil in hostility to the French. One of the
Ministerial Papers of this morning admits the in- I
justice of the proceeding, by attempting" to. lay the'
fault upon the Spaniards"; bat this is a way of excui-
Fpation, in -behalf of the, British Ministers, which'
ill accords with the hooeur either of England er
Spain. The question is, where ore the e-s-
-thtis le—minieusly detained? Give pew
Away the kaki from the by

charge.—Would to GOD! that all the opposing wri-
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tersotif4e two countries would act with equal
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candour.
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The embargo in the Swedish ports is continued on
`,ill vessels of above 20 tons hart:hen, and the object
Is said tv be, to convert the shipping into transpores;
to accelerate the purposes of powerful expittlititip,
I desti.ied from that country. We understand, that
on - of Or :irst favourable circumstances expected to
attend tills project, .is the, extrication of the kiug-'
don of Denmark from the Influeiace of France, and
the coalition of its. Sovereign with the other Powers
of the North, to disappeiut the aeibitious designs of ,
the enemy. The utmost diligence, was em loved to
accelt • Ate the departure of the trpop's that *rake be
embarked from tire, Golf Of Findlai4, aud4rioes
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ports of Sweden, tire toinct ht the reac,,of the
French armies. Marshal Vino*, who commands
the Reserve of NAPOLEON, has proceeded easterly,
and new occupies the country between the Oder and
the Vistula, to counteract the intentions of his new
adversary.
Notice was given on the Exchange at Gottenbargh,
on the 31st, that all persons who had famished trans-
ports for the Expedition, were to have them supplied
ti ith the necessary stores,, dsc, by a certain day.—
Espedition, it wail suppeted, would sail about
theseithile of August; but there was a difference of
opinion auto its destination. But, from intelligeinat.
received by the Lady Ninon packet, -which arriveill
at Harwich yesterday from Anholt, it is said, that.,
the grand Expedition preparing in Sweden will not
be ready for some weeks. The fleet of merchant
ships, consisting of near SOO sail, bound to Etig-.
laud, loaded with the produce of the Baltic, have
been obliged to return, to 'Wing°, being the seventh
time, occasioned by lavers: weather and contrary
winds.
Yesterday the Board of Trade informed the Mer-
chants of Gondon'connected with the United States,
that the Licences to American .vessels, protecting
them against British cruisers, which were to expir.-,
if the ships did not sail on or before the 15th Au-
gust, would be eolarged to the Ist of September next;
and that on chewing sufficient ground for the delay,
they might subsequently be extended fifteen days
longer. This concession applies to the out-ports, as
well as to the port of London.
From Riga we learn, that the suburb, of the city
had been prematurely burnt down, from the belief of
the approach of IVl.tcnoNAl.ds army. Houses capa-
ble of containing 15,000 inftabitants were, on this
occasion, consumed. Letters from that city repre-
sent the surprise of STRAW:ANT, on the left batik of
the Dwiaa, as very complete. The French are stated
to have lost 1000 prisoners, and to have had nine of
their regiments !treatli, cut up. There were 50 French
Officers killed, wounded, or taken.
Yesterday being the PRINCE Recrses birth-day,
a naval promotion took place on the occasion. It is
Stated to consist of five Vice-Admirals to befall Ad-
tr'rals lA Rear-Admirals to be Vice-Admirals,•and-
-20 Captains to be Rear-Admirals. This promotion',
lis accompanied-by another, •narnely, that of the 40
Senior Commanders new serving afloat to be Post
Captains, and the ten Senior Lieetenatits actually'
serving in first of line-of-battle ships to be' Com-
mailers. Captaini the Hon. C.•F.,Fseettito, C. V.
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rENROSZ, PULTERET, •MALCOLII.4fird NIA.MRS Like
BIM. are the new Colonels of Marlne4;i:-- • •
The character of Sir SAMUEL Roulet:tub (as it is
1 every where else) extremely high in Britol ; het the.
mildness of his disposition and the urbanity of his.
.manners make a deeper impression upon his consti-•
tuents, even thanliis great tektite. He it called in
Bristol the British Aristides, in consequence of the
temper with which he reproved a porter, who first
shored a tarp trunk which he carried, with violence
against hlm,. and then said, -" by your leave."—
, 64 Have you nothing alien your shoulders but that
' trunk," said Sir SAMUEL.
The place of Lord Warden of the Stannaries, to
which Lord Yaautorrett has recently' been appointed,
Is one of the most ancient attacheo ,te the Pvfneipa-t,
lity et Wales. The brat Lord 'Warden htild his
place by the special appointment of EON/pito the
Black Prieoe; and from this time clown to there:
Sent day,. the functions of that:office have uniformly
coationed the same. The principal 'lei), whereof is
that of holding an open 'Court within the joeisdk-
aion tithe Principality, aed,tlierspresisle in all mat-
inset dispute respectinglhettli said tuitieraloo of
Carswell, and Sovereignty of Wales,- and, to act as.
Jut* between the potties, aided i* a 'Jury.
COWITRAIWIT MOIIIXT.--.ily an Act pawed at the
dose of the last S'es4 the Mak** -yielders, anti
utterer. of forged Bank Tokens, *a tie* to fourteen
• rots transportation t tbh samapseishwatatia in diet-
uP ctl od,on•Ahe mAkor opiiiftlemtliwbstoroAttosed
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