The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-23 00:00:00

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4' LIYEIIPOOL, Sere. 41, 1812.
" was solbewbat surprised to fad my name intro-
doeed in the SvairriMAW of Saterday last, at the writer of a let-
ter to you, mating that the chip Georg. Washingtol had arrived
at Liverpool, with favourable Intelligence from America.—
Never twig, heard that suck a vessel had arrived here. and not
having writtea to you, or any one else, en she subject, I shall
expect, that, after
•yoe ate cowhand of the feet, by comparing
my writing with that of par rnpriacip'ed Correspondent, you
will give. at least, as much publicity to my disavowal of the
Letter, as you Mee dose to the supposed original. I cannot
avoid observing. that the circumstance of my having written to
yea formerly respecting as exchange of ripen, renders this tin.
pleasant aseadasean of my atone with a gm. lout letter the less
rumble.

el Respect* tbe silly writer d ebb Impudent hoax. tM gb
be b beano* my robes, yet it would acted me tome satisfaction
Same the artglani g and I have se doubt bet you wiU see the
promrimy of forwarding it so me, by return of post.
Memory 011ico, /. 1 remain, Sir.
Poottlaae, /4 Yours, &c.
" EGERTON SMITH."
Mr. Lovell, Newpte, Loodan.

Dispatches were yesterday received at the Admi-
ralty, from the Admiral commanding at Newfound-
land, which state that the Alert sloop of war, of le
guns, has bees taken by the American frigate Essex,
of 41 guns, after a very severe action.
Some letters were yesterday delivered, received by
the ship which has arrived from Bilbao, and from
their contests we conclude, that there is no founds.
ties for the report that %ntone has fallen into the
Mods of the Allies. It it, from its peninsular situa-
tion, almost impregnable, and nothing probably will
occasion its surrender but the deficiency of provisions,
sad the despair of relief.
Yesterday ids Royal Highoese the Patsce
own gave audiences to the Baron de Rau +uses, the
Swbdish Minister, who delivered hic credentials; alto
to the Earl of liacantoson, Viscounts SIOxOUTM
sod Illitcriu.z.
It is now confidently asserted, that the Dissolu-
tion has been determined upon; and that the first
Act of the New Parliament will b, to establish the
Demise of the Kiwg, _which will prevent the neces-
sity of a new Election.
In conseqeence of a new regulatian, the Royal
Waggon Train has obtained permission to receive
Volunteers from the regiments of Militia in Great
Britain.

00Wri- Elgellllll4lr, fluor. 29.—T0-day there are not "many
fresh arrivals of Wheat, bat considerable supplies on hand, prio- 1
ripens of the new crop—tales In this. tilde are heavily efeeted,
at rather less data at Monday's rednction ; very link doe at the
fall tinotatiao. Rye is lower, as likewise Barley. Malt varies i
bat little. Peas and Beans, of each description, support the
late advance. The 'apply of new Oats is sossewhat consider-
able. and the trade nested as amen decline is price. lit Vigor
no alteraties.
Wheat. 7ss 96s 146 I Tick do. 94 99
Flardltte lid ISO : Do. (Rae Old) ..
Rye ... •. • •
I• 14;; ** • 54 10 ! Poled do.
Md.. Le •• . 90 96 i Peewee do. : 67 da I
Whlse.Pans (Milers) OD 91 1 Rape s..d .4.. sC6O .e 66
tiny de. .L. 79 99 IPlw Flyer ....,.. 11,55. I.M. ,
>MIOO Sactin '!'7':"- is . lle lii
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MGM pnicE OF' BREAD.

TO THE RUMOR OR T:IE 4TH l'am

Sia,—Last year I had the merit of attacking that
destructive monster, ntonwoly; and you hatl. in your
patriotic and meritorious Paper, the meri• of pnh.
fishing the letters( wrote that s.:bject ;a.d I nil
be bold to it.sert, hat our exertions in belie fof a
half famished and ill-used public had their good ef-
fects in awake.iing the people to a sense of their in-
juries. I harc, Sir, this year been silent until the wheat
harvest has been got safely in—and silent until silence
has become criminal; I therefore, one* more, tti oogh
them Aura of your Pawl., step forth to arltncate tile
cause of our ingenious, labouring, and katf-sfarced
population, whose faces are ground don s Ilh
vsrty, monopoly, and misery. Toe first and most
imperious business of the Goveriteseut of any, and
every country is to feed its population, and to giro
bread to the poor but sorry am Ito say, that this
is the least and last thing that enters into the calcula-
tions of our hopeful rulers, who think that the peo.
plecancarry on their conquests by visionary scht:Aes;
and into the bargain, and, like the camelion, li.e on
the air. Of what use is all the melancholy glo) y re-
sulting from their victories and triumph., while the
very instruments that obtain those, and also air
families, are starting for want of bread. London,
the soul, centre, and heart's-blood of. speculation
sod monopoly, -has tint, as yet, experienced a single
ray of hope, or control t, from the abu t crops of all
kinds, that have, through the blessi,g of Gun, been
bestowed on the country. I will artik of what Dui
are your Lords Mayor—your guzzling Court
of Aidernou, with all their paraphanalia and pa-
geantry of office, if they do not protect the
rights of the people ? If they are to be 1.11 by the noses
by the meal-weighers, like so many asses, and coo.
verted into the mere mouthpieces of those natty Gentry.
There is a wonderful f Ise made about giving the
title of a Baronet to the present LORD MAYOR, be-
fore he quits office—has his exertions in favour of
the putlie deserved this, or is it a Court favour for
his obsequiousness to the sycophants in office?
How cat' a Lord Mayor, and Court of Alder-
men, be termed, with propriety, the Conservators of
the rights of London, when the right of getting
bread and meat, at such a rate as the seasons a'
crops warrant, are totally over-looked. to alt parte
of the country wheat has fallen, and bread has
fallen; but, in London, my Lotto MAYOR walk•
in and walks out of his Conrt of Aldermen, without
, a single individual to consult, and older* bread to
remain at last price!—Otte would suppose that 1.4
Lordship has a feeling for those gentry, the (:ado
tirwctilators, and that he wishes to prevent them
frial hanging themselves, if the markets should fall
too rapidiy on them. I throw out these. hints at
present, but if they are not taken, I ?hall, Sir, with
your vraiisAinti, ring in their ears until the publis
WI at least, bread to their under.
PUBLICOLA.