The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-20 00:00:00

TUE STA'

affords a sufficient guarantee to the nation that they
only are capable of governing aright.

We observe that a Second Edition of a morning
Paper states, that a treaty of Peace has been con-
cluded between this Country and Sweden ; that dis-
patches to this effect have been received by the
Russian Minister in this Country, who communicated
their contents to the PRINCE REGENT as his Royal
Highness-entered on the free exercise of the regal
powers ; and that a Swedish Minister had actually
arrived in this Country to reside at the Court of St.
James's.—All this may possibly be true, but we think
it very improbable. The PRINCE REGENT'S Restric-
itions expired on Tuesday, and had he been congra-
tulated on that day, as is said, by the Russian Am-
bassador on the receipt of dispatches announcing the
conclusion of such a Treaty, -we do not understaod
how an occurrence of that importance could have re-
mained dormant till Thursday morning, without even
a single hint of it being given by the Ministerial
prints. We are inclined to think that the report has
arisen from the circumstance of litterAnom having
made overtures to this country and to BoxonitTE.

IWe received Moniieurs, and other Paris Aspen,
Ilate last night, to the 16th inst. ; but from their great
we are unable togive more than a part of them
in this day's STATESMAN. They consist of official
reports of the French armies in Spain, and include
the dispatches of Marshal MARMONT respecting the
fall of Ciudad Rodrigo, which is attributed to the
" negligence of the Governor of Salamaoca."—lt is
said in the report of Sumer, that " 40,000 English
muskets, an enormous quantity of bayonets, pistols,
&c. have been delivered to the French artillery.
Many stores of uniforms, both for cavalry and in-
fantry, have been discovered, as also of ready-made
clothing, aud'of red cloth intended for the use of a
corps of the army." Thus it is that this country is
not only exhausted of its wealth to assist ungrateful
nations, who will not fight in defence of their own
liberties,, but by the folly of Ministers, in persisting
in so foolish a contest, that same wealth almost
uniformly becomes the means of increasing the
military resources of BONAPARTE, and cloth-
ing the inveterate enemies of Great Britain.—
Possessing these advantages, who will doubt that NA..
ret.rux calculates it to be hi,s interest to prolong the
war in the Peninsula The failure of the operations
against Tarifa, is attributed, id the Report of the
Army of the South, to the not having sounded the
fosses, and the continual rains which rendered the
arrival of provisions impossible. From the Report
.of General DECAEN, which, with the dispatches from
MeamoNT, are inserted in our preceding columns,
it will be seen, that the former gained a very
considerable advantage over the Allies assembled in'
the vicinity of Tarragona, having taken, killed, and
wounded no less than 2000 men, besides obtaining
possession of all their artillery. The straAgling
Spaniards in Catalonia are said to have assembled to-
gether, with the view of attacking Tarragona. In
this project they appear to have been assisted by pert
bf our troops; but, before they commenced fhe
assault, DECAEN, who had learned their intention,
marched against them, and the result was, unfortu-
nately, as we have stated. General BLAKI: arrived
a tParis on the 3d instant, and the first column of
prisoners from Valencia, said to consist of 1600 Offi-
cers, have also reached that capital. In a letter
from Madrid, it is asserted, that General MAIII is
shut up in Alicant, and that the garrison consists of
only %00 men. There was a report yesterday, by
a vessel from Gibraltar, of the fall of Alicant; but
we heard no particulars or dates mentioned.

The Marquis WELLESLEY attended at Carlton-
House yesterday, and resigned into the hands of the
PRINCE REGENT the Seals of office of the Foreign
Secretarysl.ip,
Yesterday about two o'clock Earl A YLESTORD had
an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-
" Louse, and resigned. Afterwards the Noble Earl
went to Downing-street, and had an interview with
Mr. PERCEVAL.

The Earl of WELLINGTON is expected to be in-
vested with the Order of the Gaiter. Lord CASTLE.
niAott will be appointed to a high office in the Ad-
ministration ; Lord SIDMOUTIS and Lord Bucztavo-
HASfikIIRE are also expected to have seats in the Ca-
binet. The Duke of Rtcnstoxn is expected to be
succeeded in the Government of Ireland by Earl
Pow's.
Earl MOIRA had the honour of a long audience of
the PRINCE REGENT yesterday.
The Duke of NORFOLK had a select dinner party
yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square.
Mr. PONSONRY, we are happy to announce, was
yesterday considered in an improved state of conva.
lescence.

It will have been seen that Mr. BROUGHAM has ap.
pointed Tuesday, the 3d of March, to submit the Or-
ders in Council to the re-consideration of the Com-
mons House. Our ativices from Birmingham of
yesterday, apprize us, that a Petition against' them
is in preparation in that industrious neighbourhood,
which will be signed by 50,000 persons. According
to a computation presented to Mr. CANNING when
in office, this number of individuals was employed in
Birmingham and the vicinity to supply the United
States only, prior to the Orders in Council.
' Mr. MADOCKS, M. P. the spirited and extensive
encloser of land from the sea, at Pry Madock, in the
County of Carnarvon, is about to try a question of)
i great importance to the landed interest, viz.—Whe.
ther land so enclosed is liable to the payment of
tithe ? By some of the first legal authorities he is
supported in hi owe opinion, That such land,
time lannemerielohneing had no mark of boundary
at high water, mulliwiwarreastty have been extra-pa.
roefiali end dtht-free."
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PoRtSMOUTII, P-• iu

r as. 19.
Sailed the Peacock sloop of war, Captain reake, *Rh a con-
•oy for the Downs; North Star, Vatour, Partridge, and Vio-
let, on cruises.

Sailed last night the Royal Oak, Venerable, and Alieletoe,
for of Cherbnrgh.

Come up from St. Helen's the San Josef, 120 guns, Captain
1116 K inley.

The Valiant and Rosamond are come into .harbour, to be
docked.

Dropped down to St. TleJen's. the Poiesiers, 74 guns, Captain
Jackson.

The Last India,. West India, and Mediterranean convoys re-
main wind-bound.

DEAL, FEB, 20,
Arrived the Insolent gun-brig, from;, cruie, and remains with
a large fleet of outward bound.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 17.

The Princess packet, from the Isl;lnd%, with a Mail, S 4
days from St. Thomas's; and his Majesty's ship rhcasont from
Coraana.

I'ut back by contrary wind the Freeling and Marlborough
packets.

FOWEY, Fan. 17.
The Express packet that sailed from Falmouth oa the 13th
hist. for Rio Janeiro, potin here to-day by contrary is
SHEERNESS, FEU. 19.

The following shirpof war are ordered from this port, to pro-
ceed immediately to Anholt, and as they are all ready fur sea,
they will sail without delay, •lz. —Daphne, gu as ; Raleigh,
18 gone; Plover, 18 gars; Fly, J 8 gaas ; and the Sheldrake, 16
Kans.—The Pyramus frigate, 36 011119, that ailed from Ports-
math on 'air lads inst. is ordered for the same destination.

Arrived Mail from Malta, brought by the Pearleo frigate ;
sailed from Walla about the middle of last thouth, and from
Gibraltar co the lita

Arrived at Port-Glasgow, on Friday, the John Crawford,
Lime, from St. Michael's in 15 da•N; on the 6th inst. in latl
49. N. long. 17. W. was boardc-J by the French brig privateer,
La Gazette, H. Morin, Consuiauder, of 18 guns, and full of
men, and detained 10 hours,- but suffered to depart, after taking
two hoses of fruit, and the Captain's quadrant. The Officers
of the privateer reported, that, a few days previous, they had
captured, by boarding, a letter of marque, of IJ guns, and 44
men, from Liverpool.

The Cherokee sloop of uar went out of Leith harbour to the
Roads on Sunday, after being repaired. She has made the sig-
nal fur a convoy to the southward, and wW oil the first fair
wind.

The sloop Rose, of Berwick, from Leith for Newcastle, was
run down, off Spittal Point, on Friday afternoon, by the brig
Ocean; crew fared. It was expected the would be righted at
low waters

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the Hon. Josef Alltit
CROM RI E was a,.•iointed Commander in Chief, and
second in Co" at Madras, in consequence of the
resignation or Sir S. AUCIRMUTY. NIEL BENJAMIN
EnmossTo Esq. was appointed provisional Coun-
cillor at i ..rt William. The undermentioned Com-
mander. ock leave previous to departing for their
reapectlve destinations, viz.--Capt. II LK ETT, of
the Ciressontsr ; Ctapt. HAMILTON_ of the Bombay;Capt.
Capt. RA:ILIA/ID" of the illtnrick Castle, for Ckina :
and Olt. Cmaricce, of the .dros, for Madeira, Coast,
ant' ray.

WALSEI.—Much interest was yesterday ex-
citt• • from an opinion which had 'gone forth that the
In..' ;es would have given judgment on this gentle-
man's case at the Old Bailey. Their Lordship's,
b' waver, did not mention the subject, and we un-
ti,rstand, it is not their intention to give any opinion
'during the present sessions.
Ma.tolt-GENFR U. ROBERT CR WEL:P.D.—The last
letters from our army in Portugal mention the death
pf this invaluable Officer, of the wound he received
wheh leading on the Light Division of Lord War.-
NGTONN army in the most gallant and able manner,
to tIL, storm of Ciudad Rodrigo. At the time he was
wounded he was considerably advanced before his di-
, vision, animating them to storm the bread. He had
commanded the Light division during several cam-
paiztis, with the greatest ability and distinction; and
his loss is as universally and as deeply lamented by
that army, RB he was universally esteemed and be-
loved, and held in the highest consideration. He was
an Officer of the first rate talents, profoundly versed
in every branch of the military science; of the most
ardent zeal and truly heroic courage ; and he enjoyed
the adiantage of very great experience.—Durinn. the
long period of 33 years he had devoted himself to
the service of his country In the ncost indefatigable
manner, quite regardless of his own comfort, con-
venience, and safety, but sedulously attentive to the
comfort and convenience of his troops, as far as
circumstances would permit. They always looked up
•to him with the utmost confidence and attachment.
There cannot be a stronger proof of the regard the
Light Division bore him, than the following cir-
camstauce.—Upon his return to Portugal last
spring, he joined his division when the army nes
'drawn up to receive MASSENA'S attack at Puente
d'Honore, and as soon as he appeared at their head,
the whole division gave him three cheers in the pre-
ience of the enemy. Ile served under all the first
characters in our army, and they all had the highest
sense of his great merits. In private lift. he was one
of the best, and most estimable of men. The loss that
the country sustains in him is very great, and to his
wife and four children it is irrepable.—On the 25th
ult. the interment of the remains of this brave General I
took place, in the breach. Lord WELLINGTON, and'
every Officer there, followed him to• the grave.—
The body of Gen. 11'1E1s:tax was found, and with ,
difficulty recognized ; his regiment showed all the re- '
spect possible to the remains of so brace and merito-
rious an officer. Capt. Dot's was buried within a
yard of his gallant General.
The following article, to which we attach no cre-
dit, is extracted from the Birmingham Commercial
Herald:—" The following anecdote has been re-
ported ti:rus : we do not vouch for its authentici:y,
though we receive it through a channel which we be-
lieve may be depended upon. Monsieur
B.— who, with his family, resides in the neigh-
bourhood of W—, sent a confidential servant,
to one of his tradesmen, and informed hiM that
a small parcel would be sent to Ms house, direCted
for Monsieur It—, whicity!iti:it 'wotird contain,
jewels, &c. of considerable value, was' reattested to
be left until called for. When the boi4t*A44, the
tradesman thought it most prident" to intern) Colonel'
—, who Fint, the &idly., of the eircatotfattce;,,
and upon the boa king opened,' not jewels; loixt
tars, partly Iri'Fttinch and partly in clphir
9.
found to be the twontenti; the whole of wifith, 'die,
understand, baii been forwirdeigGennimeglif"
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