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

THE STATESMAN

'grievance of which they have 90 long ascaptained.—
Our paper blockades and the tight of searching vel-
vets, which ire not bound to a port or garrison In a
Mate of lorm sdiate 'Dockside, will be expected to be
given up before they accede to Peace, except we can
hart them into it, which is not very likely to happen, 1
as Britain is ealveasting her strength, and sinking into
1 • state of political decrepitude, while America isle
the blo •m of youth, sad possessing the means of sap.
porting; herself in the most ample manner. We re.
pearl., had we promptly rescinded our Orders in Coos.
. ci I ,t, nd ceased to impress American sear/lea, ou r right of,
search, and that of imposing paper blockades would
probebiy not have been disputed by that people.—
i On tl.e subject of paper blockildes it is -remarkable
Ithat neither our Ministers nor any of their echoes hare
, attempted to support the question fronspriseedeatt as
• well as right—wows. a right to do any thing can
never be properly assumed where any party Interested
• in its exercise eat complain of injustice, except such
right can be supported by ancient stage, which be-
comes the les non seriphs, or unwritten law
of the world, as well as of any particular country.
1 bictated by ourfeaUogs,wecannot avoid expressing
our most seriOus apprehension of the consequences
that must inevitably result from the obstinacy or ill-
judged policy of our Ministers, who, by plunging
the nation° egahr into a war with OW American bre-
three, have reduced es to a shuttle% from which
we cannot extricate ourselnle without dishonour, nor
proceed without utter rein.
The following extract from an Address of the
Citizens of Pennsylvania to the People of the
United States, strongly obeys the prevailing senti-
ments hi that quarter of the Repiblic :—.

" The story of American wrongs has been so
often told, that the patriotic heart sickens at their
disgusting recapituladon t yet, as prefacing this last
appeal, and for this, as we most anxiously hope,
the last time, it may not be improper briefly to
• sketch an outline of that unparalleled, unmiti-
gated, intolerable series of national outrages,
against which, after too long an indurauce, the
only 'Republic extant is now at length about to
exhibit the magnificent spectacle of an empire of
Freemen in the armour and attitude of defensive
iwar—war for their sovereignty, their rights, their
; blessings—war for the reclamation of their property,
1 their persons—war for their homes and domestic
altars—a war staved off until every possible effort
I at reconciliation had been put to beggary and shame
! —a war, to which not one distillation fif.m the sub-
i tip and anti-republican essences of ambition or ag-
i grandizement has couteibuted, but which will How
pure from the rock of self-defence—a war, without
ciich, or the rights it is to be waged for, our sove-
F reignty is servility, our commerce a colonial trade,
our persons exposed to pillage, our property to
piracy, our boasted institutions piles of theoretical
1 mills, and pence itself, that most desirable of all
1 political enjoyments, a contumely and a curse."

GENERAL ELECTION. •

If the Lord Chancellor can reach town to-morrow
Parliament will be dissolved ; if not, the Proclama-
tion will he sealed on Tuesday.
Mr. Baker and Mr. Lashiugton have united their
interest, for Canterbury ; but this compromise has
raised a spirit of opposition to both, and thPre will
be a warm contest.
llytbe will also he contested, as Mr. Plummer
means to offer himself.
Mr. Calvert is confident of his election for South-
wark.

At Barnstaple Sir M. Lopes and Sir Eyre Colite
oppose Mr. Taylor and Mr. Busk.
Mr. Langmead opposes Colonel Blomfield for
Plymouth.
Sir Charles Bamfyldc does not stand again for
Exeter, !nit t!iern Is expected to be a contest.
Sir James Mackintosh is on way to stand for
the co,inty of Nairn.
Weymouth will be strongly contested) there are
sem. ..in(lidil.es.

!levetley is also to have a contest.
Sir Gilbert lieathcote starts for Ratlandshire.

Bedfordshire k not likely to be dibturbed.
Sir Thomas Graham, the gallant General, will
certainly carry Perthshire.
And Mr. Buck), of Urie, opposes the present
Member for Kincairdine.

Dispatches were yesterday received from Lord
WELLINGTON, w..en tic following Bulletin. was is-
sued by Got erument in the course of the after•
noon:—

We trust that Mr. Skeue waisted for Aberdeen.
shire.

A few of the friends of Mr. Marryat, who pro-
pose that he shall stied for the City of London, in
his absence from town, had a Meeting at Lloyd's
yesterday, to further such a purpose. We believe
that an invitation has been sent to him to become
a candidate, signed by fifteen respectable Gentlemen.
Huntingdonshire is likely to recover its indepen-
dence, as a most popular candidate presents himself
against the-Manchester and Sandwich interests.
A late friend of Sir Francis Burdett means to
`offer himself for Westminster, in oppJAtion to the
Baronet.
Several persons expected to be made Peers by the
Prince Regent previous to the General Election.—
How they are likely to act on the disappointment we
know not.

" Lord %YELLING:ON left Madrid en the lit inst.
to direct the movemca!'s of the troops which he had
ordered to be rtillected at tternlct.

" They moved from Arivalo on the 4th, snd passed
the Douro on the 60, at the Luis of llerrere and
El Aluntio. FOY, (hiding Astorga had surrendered,
returned to the Etta, and marched upon Carvajslar,
with the view of cutting of the Portuguese Militia,
employed under the Conde D'AMARANTE, in the
blockade of Zamora. The Lietitenant.General made
good his retreat, without loss, to the frontiers of
Rortugal. FOY carried off the garrison Of Zamora,
on the 29th ult. and marehed.for Tordesillas. The,
conduct of the Conde D'AiLia.tuss and his troop
merits particular attention.
" The whole remains of the Army of Portugal
are collected between Valladolid and Yordesillas.—.
Their advanced guard was posted on the 6th it
La Cisterniga. The allied troops moved forward
on the 7th. The enemy retired from Cisternip
',during the nighty abandoned it on Lord WeLrartu-
TON'S approach, and crossed the Miners*, and
blew up the bridge. They were closely followed
through the town by Colonel PONSONEY, with
detachments of the 12th Light Dragoons. They
returned along the right of tke Pisuerga to Derdas.
When General For moved towards Astorga the army
of Qallicia retired. Since his march on the Douro,
they have advanced to the Esla.
" The Empeciaado has informed Lord Wataxits-
TON that General VILLA CAME had taken prisoners
1000 men, who had been in the garrison, and kind
evacuated Comae, after the surrender of the lien
j tiro.

N4VAL INVELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Sire. 24,

Salkd the Macelootan frigate, Capmia Carden, with the lo-
glia, for Bengal, wader convoy.
Arrived L... Weymouth, with stores from Woolwich ; and the
Hopes Capt. Garrett, from a ermine.
Med the dartacen, 16, Captain Harper, ea a cruise.
The West lodiatnen are still waiting for a steady wind.
PLYMOUTH, SELPT. 21.
Arrived tbe Prussian schooner Mandahi, Captain Wiedelsolds,
lionrdanal-8 day's pamage ; and the Prussian brig Lod-
arkka, captain Cornelis, from the same place--4 day's passage,
both bound to London, with wine. They do sot brio„ any
ia-
telligeace of bnportance.
_ _ .

For or five American schoonen, well armed, bad arrived at
Nanta, from asitknore; and one also at Gourdeaux.
Arrived the Surly center from Guernsey.
A frigate is now working into the Sound from, the East-
ward.

" The last accounts frost Gsserst MAITLA3II/ are
of the 24th."

•
We yesterday mentioned that Mortis Fitsgerald,
alias De Mede, was on board the Roisumade at
Sheerness, and had confessed that he was concerned
in the murders' of tie MARIS and WILLIAMSOIIII.
We understand he was brought to town yesterday,
by A Dugs, and some .other Police Officers. He
has conlinsed that he, with Williams, who hanged
himself, and two more men, who are not yet in
custody, were the murderers of Mr. MARIeII and
Mr. Wittassniov's families, • and that he himself
murdered Met MARA'S child, by cutting its throat.
He has lately written letters to some of his acquaint-
ances hi WWII/ in which he undo a fall confession of
the horrid transactions. • The 'lamed his "cram-
Ogee hare net pi taappired. • •

We are lorry to learn thet we 'molest leveret P4RLI4ME.II744RY REFORM..
Weal& Officers in Spain who have fallen victims to -............ -et
the excess of fatigue—Major-General 'isms, of the Oi Wednesday, the 16th inst. the Friend' of.Pae. •
Golden= ; Brigadien4eueral WirEaTEET, of the ilamentary
Ist Guards; and Lieut.-Col. Ornt, if the King's Reform dined together at the King's Beads
Inn, Sheffield. When two of the Stewards who-re-
-German Guarde. side out of the town, viz. Thomas Rawson. Fsq. of
• A report prevailed yesterday that Government had Wardsend and John Payne, lista orNewnil!, with
received dispatches from Lord CATMCART, stating the Major Cartwright o (wh . had ..
invitedthi
s
Grind to
Grad Duke ConeraestMe hid had a coaference .
dinner), approached, the carriage was met about the
with BONAPARTE. • Bore Barracks by a number of men some of whom •
We are extremely concerned to Nate, that We're. ,were
were provided with ropes, with an intention of ta.
GROINS %AMP and SOl4 of Threadneedle-street, king on _—
tne• horses aiul drawing the chariot ;but be.
Remain Brokers, havestopped payment.... It ir sup. ing dissuaded from this, they accontemtnied the car•
posed that their debtsantoant to upwards of half a riage. About Roscoe-place the concourse of men,
Million. women, and the youth of both asses, was so great
Cl it' •
The late firing heard off Boulogne' proves not to
as to fill up the whole road
Fe retlo3*
have been rejoicing-salutes. It was a cannonade by I stances, the horses wore oblige under which
d to P roceod very slow;
the Bermuda sloop of war, kept up to protect from P
:the whole s (being a distance not much slum 011
the attacks of the enemy, a vessel which had run ! half a mile)
was crowded in like manner, the win.
aground on the French coast, and to enable her to li dows being generally full,. and the tops of the hOlare
get off. I We have before had occasion to notice the deten-
were in many instances occupied with specttitorsoe-•
Such was tee anxiety of the people,• excited by • the
den of a ship by our crnizers, which* was provided appearance of these gentlemen, 'whom •as the steidY
with one of the Licences of Mr. Fosrea. A house
advocates of Parliamentary R....,-,- atm, .t7..._•toili-coissicilere •
of the highest commercial rank in the American ed as their truest friends. - ••• -2 • .:,.. 4.,
.. :
trade, has been informed by a Noble Member of the i On alighting et the Inn, it Was intimatedlto Major
Cabinet, that the utmost diligence has been used to • Cartwright,that the assembled multitude -would be
highly gratified if he would k to them from the
apprize the Commanders of British ships of war,
that their licences are to afford complete protection. window, which he accordingly did, in a short ad.
The brigade of Life Guards and Blues, now about dress, that was received by them with the customary •
to march for embarkation, are provided with a broad- acclamation on such occasions ;. and Mr. titivates
webbed striped girt, which they wear round their`also made a concha speech, recommendiog• order
loins, as a part of their uniform, I
, and requesting them to dispette, which they indeed :i
The important trial of John and Wm. Folkard, •
and a yoemor Brother, togethei with Thee. Nugent were then doing, and the most perfect quietlomwei
sued. : .- - •
and Chas: Nativists's, charged with a conspiracy to 1 • The great room was not sufficient to accommodate
defraud the erediton, under an Act of Bankruptcy, the company ; but when those who had dined below
issued against John Folkard, came on yesterday af. joined them the Chairman, Thomas Rawson, Es%
ternoon and lasted till three o'clock this morning, ve_ '
when John end Wm. Folkard, and Thos. Nugent,'
The King, the Peers and the People.
were found Guilly—flumphry and the younger The Puce Resent. oho ha. (feel:lied that Government is a
Folkard were Atequitted. Trait, held fur the Reedit of the People.
A full, fair, a. 41 free Represeotatiou of the Feaple is Ao- ,
num Parlinmeta4.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the company as
follows :—ln the present situation of these kat.,ka.'
dome, I rise with peculiar satisfaction On this Oat). •i
sion, as 1 see a Gentleman in this room who TM** '
to my recollection the history of the best dined a-
the Grecian and Roman Repobliest—it Clevitititiaina. •
who, for nearly half a century, his manfully and
perseveringly- (against all the powers of :•urruptlots
and public profligacy) raised up both his voice sink
most powerful pen, to inform the people what their
rights, as derived from their early ancestors, were;
aid as knowledge is power—this information being '
dispersed through these kingdoms, will, it may ream
sonably be presumed. produce such an nolo!, of eo..
op-ratiou to petition for their restoratton,•ns will bo
irresistible.
ht 4.144 Datwright.
The Major then rose, and spoke to the following
effect : ,
Ml.. CHAIRMAN, AND G ENTLEMEN;e—Of the
honour of your invitati..ni sod . of the kiedneellote
have strewn me, lam truly senaiiile. Compliments
of this kind are only valuable, iii as much as they
proceed from a right motive, and are directed /to m
right end. Your motive. 1 persuade myself is to bo '
found only in a belief, that as au E.ii.;tishutan, I
have acted with fidelity ' • and that your object is, to'
advance the cause of Reform, in thus espiessieg
your belief. It was particularly gratifying to met.;
Gentlemen, that iu the letter of invitation to par.;.
take of your hospitality, I was informM that vane
Of those who invited me, differed from me as TO th
extent to which Reform is deal -able ;* because it.,
evinced a greater libeieliV, than would have hem.
'hewn by inviting one who held ,Intrtly thC•same
sentiments with themselves. To Gentlemen of
so much liberality, I c,rtaiisly owe an esplinatioe
of those opinions, which teach me to tolveratia' Re-
form to the extent which to me appears tight. As.
'the Knglith Constitutiiiii, founded in the prii.ciples
of true liberty, is the only stkndard in this ev,z.. I
have thought it my duty to resort thither tot lostrac.
tion. By that Constitution and those principles, I
learn that the Nation, in order to be free, or its
other words, at all times enjoying the p ,we, - ' ..1
preservation, in respect of property, of lifo, or of
any social beLetit, must be in a condition to make
its own laws, by mea is of R•yreseetatises elected
to that end. Hence, real Representation is a gene-
ral Right, and of course a principle of the Consti.
tution. fteieg a general, Or 3,. we usually express
it,a common rig t. it is self evident that justice requires
Representation si all be fairly and equally divit;ed.
At present, the Lnrd of Old Sarum, where there is
neither house nor iiiiiabittnt, places over this station,
to make laws for it, as many Representatives as the .
Freeholders of this vast county of 'York:_ ft is there.:
fere plain, that mere ineq ualit. y, carriedsu flicleistry far,
may wholly defeat the end and object ef 11.f•pres?nta,
don, enjoyod,by all the Freeholders of the kiiigdom.
Here then on a rock is established our second .prit.
ciple, that Represeatation Ought to he fairly divided
throughout the coinmunity. Our third, and last
principal is, that Parliainent ought 'to be bfought
back to a constitutional duration, Which I contend
, cannot exceed one year. This question Of dui-RAM)
idoes not, Gentlemen, rest on the tr,,re practice of
our ancestors, for of practice without principle tip
DOVER, Seer. 24. ! oht ever to be jealous,—but it rests on an eternal.
Arrived the Rob:rt and Sarah brig, of Whitby, from Cork, : nisei
of . . . .
of lest... .. .
pie justice. It is a maxim g •entiquc.
..
amuse to Weems with provh,ions ; she wastaptored off Beaeby
'Bead by a French logger privateer, &screw beeline reached .13' that the inheritance which every man has in right
Isba in their boat; but shortly after the cordelia sloop of and fundamental law, is ever Of more value than his
woo, Captain Kennedy, bearing in sight, the Frenchmen inheritance in lands and goods ; because it Is not by
th glut proper to abandoa the brig, aid regaining their vessel, the strength of his own individual arm be can de•
sende all sail towards Boulogne, leaving the brig in attr pos- fend his property, but his security is in the. strength
I sessior. lof right and fundamental law, which is the strength
The privateers are about to comet:tee their weamt.
.111""—'s" . of the whole community united for his protection.-=-
, . .'•
tom, hardly a night passing but some eer them are of bete,: •
I Now, Gentlemen, whatever be a man's inheritance, he
. . iis entitled to enter into possession of oit hen he arrives
CORR.-EXCHANGE, litre PR ,5„
1 T we have not many fresh arrivals of Wheat • bat, har• at 21 years of agc, and tivesefore it is obvious, iliat if he
' Naga of remaining supplies of the new crop, which is be kept outpf such poseessions of his lands orgoodt, Mr
ts=4:
pr:rt the quality, saki are at about 9s. and 41. per quarter
—as* street samples of old exceed the (rotation. Rye two or for three, for eve, or six years, while some
mid Yearly ,t the late redaction. Matt varies but little. usurper takes the profiCof his estate, he is, grievously
'aPeso rather higher. Beams nearly at the late advance. wronged in his prcperly; if the usurpation be OTIT
pplies. of new Oats now come to hand "freely, and this that rir• ht bv which he is to "shire In 'the Election' !
amed Owen little variation. Flour expected Lowy. ' • : .. -. i . . . that i
'Wheat
• I
Mediate /Si IQ .Do. (Floe Old) • • • heritance for two years •lo every throe, or ' thr
ttrim:i • ... 6ll 68 ' Osts . a 57' 40
6, ea tix
.yeaas in severy seven, 'it is Wahl that in milk
di 419%16nd de.
Malt.. • :_... • 90 98 Potataeda. .... Gb M
•a proportion his 'Albin!' liberty is in reality
Ilitite Ma1t....,.
a(lsoilers) eV dB t Rape emir .......7 se-60 166 ' annihilated, By the same rule, our liberties might
174,44.• . hin lea" lame- adlaral" Flew
''• • - littl934lli. be taken Sway for 49 yean in every SO , or' for 99 Mt.
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