The Statesman.
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the Go' herd of the Alps, the
.Maiden and 'her
Mother in one of his early German canlPaigns—
these instances of sympathy, of benevolent atten-
tion; of self-command, are among the prtinfa of the
unaffected and kiud:hearted simplicity of MI nature;
the generous intrepidity of his soul. Bet these, it
hal been said, are.fictions to exult his character.—
Had he any need of fictions ? anal do the forgeri of
adulatory stories foi Moniraii possess the heart and
the uncorrupted*feelings to fiirge after this manner :
some too being of the simplicity, and others of the
publicity, which must exclude the idea Of fabrica-
tion.

To the EDITOR or ilex STITIESMAN.
Sts,—Msy:l be permittbd.ta, jab, litrtlaitit Our
widely circulated Paper, whY should the Commind:
log Onkel. of a regiment be allowed a contingent
bill, and a sum to provide Mai with stationery, if
the OlEbera of the Neoj be not showed a sixpence
for either? In many cases the Withholding these
allowances is iospolitiel besides bring unjust; as atus•
ter paper is generally made Use of for ill purpoies
to which it can be applied; and I hate knoin this
paper to lie ;ctulilly chirged to Government, when
stamped at Jamaica, et the exorbitint rate
.6f one
shilling Ins sheet !
An Admiral some

Of a similar character is hit► conduct to' Cisovi,
•who remained at Paris in honour, and in the exercise
of his noble art, after having refused to model a
statue of [3ox.te►a•rs:. C.taovA, I am persuaded,
feels otherwise at the present moment.
It is not of nothing that his friends are invincibly
attached to him ; that his soldiers devote themselves
to death for him with transport ; that persons of high
intellectual evalilicatintis and distinguished honour,
regard it as the noblest ..of privileges to accompany
his lot, whatsoever it may be ; anti that even in pre-
judiced and hostile bosoms he inspires instinctive ad-
miration, confidence, and esteem.
Bat he is ambiliuus.—G ranted :—ambitious to do
great good. and prevent or remedy great cril. Am-
bitious to maintain the honour and independence of
France : ambitious to hove deserved of France and of

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order that

70 , ago gave an
even a diili progrk. ins" -should he written on not
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less than a 001116 of

the world as much by peace as by war, had he beets
so permitted :—never more disposed to peace thou in
the height of his successes.
And did either exsAtt or ALEXANDER devote them-
'ekes for the nation, at whose head they were, as he
twice has done ?

Would they have been. satisfied, as he was after
the battle of Waterloo, whether his friends, the
friend: to the preservation of the empire, to him and
in his family, and in that the friends of the nation
not less than of him, prevailed, or whether the Re-
puldicans prevailed ; and evince himself solicitous
hone thirst a Goiernment should not be forced on
France by foreigners.

And, on his sudden re•crunt to the Throne, he
would not suffer himself to oppress his enemies by
their individual knowledge that he had detected and
pardoned them; but, like Czs.tit, he destroyed, on.
examined, the papers which would have informed
kim who they were. Perhaps, too, like CESAR, he
found them unexpectedly in the crisis of his fate in
the fold as he had done in the Senate : for treachery
seems to have mixed itself Kith the panic.
But he has had great errors and greet Push:: some
I think I can see ; others I believe, because he is a
man—because the ss tisk ind of events with which
he has been for years surrounded was utterly incom-
patible with averring self-possession, during the
most eventful and tryiig of rei►;ns—because a fault-
less mediocrity is not credible of him.
But, base and enormous crimes, partly no more
imputed to him by the intelligent and honourable
part of his enemies, partly without evidence, with-
out any absolute or relative probability, and partly
such as, that the facts, if admitted, would not war-
rant the to,iclusion, these are indeed to be disregard.
ed in the estimate of any character.

A 'lost 21.

PENGUIN.

REDUCTION OF THE NAVY.

But had he been like the heroes of antiquity, he
would have died a Grecian or Roman death, so we

were told upon his first abdication; and, if he had,
an event would imbe been lost, more wonderful, more
illustrious to his glory than any of antiquity. We are
told so 114IW again,—that lie ought to have died by
suicide. And that he has not followed their urgent
recommendation, is undoubtedly very mortifying to
these enemies whose je4lousies, and whose fears, and
whose irrational antipathies nothing else will appease.
But it is not because be is less than the heroes of
antiquity that he has not do ne this deed: it is be•
cause it is greater, more worthy of him, that he
should line; that he should triumph over all circuits.
stances by invincible calmness and equanimity ; that
he should prove that he bats more than an empire
in the res•urces of his own mind ; that he cannot be
overcome by indignities or w rouge ; that he keeps
his faculties serene and free, open to the beautiful
and majestic leenery of nature; to the society of
those brave and heroic friends who have not by
force been hindered from accompanying him; and
to the events, whatever they may be, which Heaven
still reserves for him. Its his studies he will
find comfort; in the recollection of his great energies,
satisfaction.

If it were held necessary that such. man should be
hatetfin England, it is most certain that it was quite
necessary that he should nut continue to be seen.—
But whether upon that motive, or in compliancewith
the Confederacy, those who can act on such viewi
and principles are far unsuitable to direct the coon.
cils of a great, free, high-spirited, and still—as to a
very large portion of the people, how long irritated
and deceived soever,—a generous nation! Such the
fate for a man like this (even judging by this weak
and most imperfect sketch), such the fate prepared
for him by the Ministers of England, in the nine-
teenth century of the Christian Ara; and by some
expected to be adopted in Parliament !
CAPEL LOFFT.
Trostoo-hall, Aug. tJ, 1815.

Erratum in my lag Letter, which appeared in rritist%'s Pottier,
10 lion from the Atittom, for infiretioP, rend infiiders.

ANTICIPATION.—We are led to suppose from the
immense quantities of 8-ink-notes and Guineas, lying
in the window; of CAartoti. and Co. Corsthill, (hitt
they intend selling the grsAd Prise of 530,000,
beside some of the smaller Cspitals in Gold, all of
which must he distributed to the Public nett.Thurs-
dsy.—They will be paid on demand either there
or at No. 262 Oaford-street.

THE C2IPTURg OF PARIS, •
iciTiik *sit. 1652, SY Tkli Yini ,tl.LiEi 1ii0414;
Mi. Eitioi,--2the following 'eatract, from the
i History of Fiance, under the 31is.istri of. Cardinal
iklasarine, may not; in the present state of. that coon.
,try, be unacceptable to your readeis. Toe himoty
ties originally written in Latin by Spur livojamin
!Paolo, and translated into. English by Christ.ppnec
,-Waset and printed in London, 1971,
.. 1. ..... nothor;
line giving an account of the invasion of kraiicis by
the then allied troops, and their suhietioent en, rfr in.
Ito Paris, Under the command of the Prince Of t onde;
proceeds thus :- .
! P. 314.--" Conde, early in the Morning coming
north of St. Anthony's Gate, said ' I do not palliate
the danger with words. This dafr we. Must - -ish.-

Let es therefore, perish not unrevenged; since aftei
the Iteopeir or victor", we arc to die rhtiug, 14V!

,
_. a sheet of fricilscaer, and - fillt:::. .. St
p pap ---s.
, Sign myself to that part, whither I shall be called.to
Interdicted the rise of muster piper hut for the pur- danger; whither I will lead not send.' The officers
pones,
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which it Was supplied. Had that Noble . agreed, and all being prepared for the estremest ha-
Admiral not been supplied with Stationery, perhaps lard, theY fought from five in the morning till five in
he would have been one of the first officers in the the evening, with Sueh obitinate hearti on both aides -
Navy who would have had recourse ter muster piper. that I question Whether eier among the French thers
The multiplied use of stationery since the cornmence- , ..
i !reread example of more stubborn conflict, under ths
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Walls of the thy; the citilens [noting on, sod waiting
ment of last war calls loudly for a supply being for, the issue."
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made to the Captains; and if log-books are required I P. 111.—js What was more cruel in the afflicted
to be kept by each officer, they ought certainly city.
than to see Ileresen, Walloon, and I;triain
•
equally to be supplied. And what pray would troops, march up and dosiri With driven swords, as
be the @silence on a great scale ? The though the Kit* lied been conquered, carrying along
Present with them floCks of hirlieti, n-ocYthian waggons; yet
quantity of large paper which is allowed for the had that odious crew billeti assigned them sip the
ships' books, might be ready made up into difer- ' places adjacent to the' -iiiinsitiOfSt: Germain's and
ant sizes, according to the number of men belonging the Seyne. These plirifitinfia' the barbarous Soldier
to each ship, and a reties of foolscap to the largest held, after that he had plindeied Vitleitiviie, Vitryt
.:
ship, would be ample supply for a twelvemosith, and
and other towns. But that Nothing might be Want.
half a ream to frigates and sloops, with a hundred of ing to the highest frenzy, the faction nplitereif wear..
ing its colours; then which faction there; being no
quills, or ready-made pens, and a box of wafers. thing in nature more slight, the vilest of things,
It cannot be expected that if stationery were allowed sY allow straws were plaited into stneetiyi of thetrew, was chosen for a etandard •Of Seditien.—
his Majesty's ship., it would be on the same scale as
horse,'
Offices and to Admirals. No; I am only gallanter sort, carte, coaches, and saddle ho
came not forth without a lock of wow stick on
representing the hardship of not being supplied with them; nay, the eery monks had straw oh their
wlat is absolutely requisite, and which must, at pre- cowls. They that were chaff-less or stron-less dery
sent, be purchased from the pocket of Me Captain; ' beaten.
soliciting only to be allow. d that which every other 44 It was July 4, 1652, When. there met in the
person whatever, either in a public or private' cepa. Town Hall the chief men, Wisps!, Governor of
' city, is either paid for or allowed.
• ' Paris, and the Provost of the Merchants, presiding
after the usual manner, when there comes in a tram-
Wes a paper-mill to be erected at Portsmouth, pet from his Majesty with a letter, wherein he testi.
for example,.or at any of the naval ports, it might be flea that it would be pleasing to him, if the Court.
supplied with the worn tit linen of the naval hospi- were adjourned till f.ur days after. So small a spoil
tals, end under the management and control of Go- could not be denied the King; the Court is disiolved.'
• —The Princes had scarce got into their coach whets
'moment might be made to supply a sufficient quan-
there fella shot with a musket, some-unknown fells,*
tity for the general purposes of the navy, at a very mixed with the vulgar rout, with weapens and me.
small ramie,. This would at once redress the nacing words thronged about the town-houses. Of
grievance, and relieve the publiC from paying a Shil- a sudden the common rout fall on fiercely with
ling per Sheet for Navy Muster Paper in future. : rage, arms, fire, and faggot. The forwardest are
slaughtered, others stifled with smoke, the house
But great minds, however, cannot probably stoop
to such trifling considerations as these, whilst the is stormed : that seemed the fatal defy of Paris.—
Those that were potent in faCtion strengthened the
Americans are capturing our sloops of war. confusion, companies of soldiers are drawn up to
I am, your's, arc. the city calls. The Tewrs-hoose will is broiled with
flames, so that the sinek's rolls-in a gloomy Cloudy
awl had the wind then spread • the, .burning, the'
tree :ye _ would Min bee* involved, .being 'dread/:
—,-- scorched all over with the dismal fire, which as the
• Orders were received in the coarse of last week to pay or will of God was/ menettni-not aloft, 'but had its
the following ships at Portsmouth :—Castor, Cherub, Haircut. power confined to tivehasrer region. It seems, after
Manly, !bog love, Urgent, Alder, Snapper. Mastiff, Feller, so maul hazards of the poor • city, this game isad-
Coldest, and Pickle. The to:lowing are also lit hr paid oft,
beets left. uuplaid. Tatty were -tot .contented to here
but wit hivit dismantling., SO he re-commintioned t—laroostant,
Niger. Pactoltos, Driver, Griffin, itifleintio, Childers. Grecian, eat up the citizens ;they must bore them too. Whilst
and Such. Toe follow* have sailed for the ra,lerni ports to
the conflagration and riot lasted, Conde assayed to
be paid off:—Bssrrnada, Belle Pout., arsine. and Brillion •
. Depsiorat Florida, Forward, Prierme, and Hope, to Wool- run in —Orleans held him, fearing lest the Prince
• etch; Cordrlia aid Rovarto SO Chatham. ; might conie to any misettence by..the popular com.
The Talus, Contest, Harrier, Antelope, 'Cowry, Childers. • ..,„.,ion• sp.
Orkin* his daughter came in like a stool
Satellite, Wasp, Vengeur; Moran, and Britain, were paid of "'`"
there last week. The Nyrap_h, Driver. and Rifleman, acre to virago. The Rama indeed was 'quenched, bet the •
be paid tiff yesterday t the Pique and Amphinn this day. . memory • not buried, which - will live for ever its
Admiral Scott has struck his lag in the Downs, and the 0. . . . Hospital
having the ,
weir minas. nit escaped clanger,
Orontes, Erebus, Challenger, hignae.. Pandont, Swan, bust
Pioneer, have proceeded np the River to be paid ill'. in a disguise left his house and the city, and retired.
The Acosta, Grampus, Iphigeoia, nerd Melpomene have been Beaufort is made Governor of Paris, And Broussel
paid oft' in the River. s
The tom-port. are • discharging Dot of the service, as fast as Provost of the Merchants,regalnst theApprobatien
the period tor which they acre aired et piret. of the Court. But what. shell they de I Prudence
The Lods of the Atlestrairr have determined to grant 12. lay opprest, a secret overpowering Providence driv.
musters, leave of abseoce moo, °Ayer of the Navy, upon al4'
lay
ing its wheels over, and .deriding the politics of
phi-Roos to thew.
I The Adokirally bare ordered that all Midshipmen nod Ws- ' France," 8".
ter's Mates be discharged from the service, on their respective 1
bhiPll_ berg *at into unlittary ; and that no Caplqia or Co,.
ooduler do elder oo their ship's hooks any Gruilemen of the •
i shove denominatives, even though their miips should be e .oniv-
i"ordaelsin. It it curvets/only inferred, that is future these
apt ' ntrms will be made by the Ad.iniraly timid.
I
I Tbe Channel Fleet b otassasea, and• the ships coma o.ing it
are ordered to be
paid of. Lord Keith struck big flay $ll
Thunday ut Plymouth. The lbw. Rear-Admiral Hotlines will
do so upon hi. arrival Cro•n Bisque Rands. The skips gi,r.iog
Writ Plymouth, to be lain up in urduonry. me, Ville de Paris
SOO Joseph. Boyd Sovereign, Tigre, brartur, Argo, Bads-
minas Storprare. Preahurre, cud Plisooe. The ship* l.i he pitid
at at the above tors, *tad rr-counniavioswd, are, Eri.tat us,
'llOl4 Ti.,ai Lee. Conway, c) prim. °mosaic, Algcrine, Ru•
coon. Helicons Prometheus. mid Whittne. •
Tue. Sprinter. 74, Captain Ra4gen, was pail of no Wed-
nesday, ht Plymouth, and re-c•oumosioned for a gustrd-ohip.-
- The Isepresualbl4 Ma.t.i, and Superb. are to be the other
grardskips 1,1 that pun.
The Twosome Ittimilie., Bulwark, nod Albion, ore to he the
hardships in the river Thames.
Gr.asoow, Alto. 15.—The Opera of the Cabinet
wet performed last night at our Theatre, hi which
Mr. SINCLAIR and Mrs. Coastal made their sp.,
pearance as Orlando and Floretta,
,Mr. Srect.arit,
paid us a visit about' two years age, but. is most
wonderfully improved since that lime, both. in his
singing and as an actor ; hisioice is rich and ,uacom•
moldy delicate, and in the mazy tbrillings of the
delightful music of the Cabinet he delighted the
audience. In the Pollacca be was rapturously 1
encored, as well as in several of his other *twigs.
Mrs. Commies was lively and pleasant in Florctfra,
atorexecuted her songs its a very pleasing styles—
The house was very well attended, but we were sur-
prised to observe so few Lidies in the hoses. Those
whn are fond of music will seldom have their lasts so j
highly gratified as by the display of the rich an*
highly scientific powers of Mr. SiNcLala.--(o4usgeral
Courier.)
64 I expect to he transported next week," says a
gay Hibernian to his friend. " Transported !" said
the other—" Good Heaven ! what offence have you
committed, that should subject you to so disgraceful
•Ounishment ?"44 Faith, I have been making Btu
attack upon a lady—dime Fortune, my dear :---f
have jest bought all'icket in the Lottery—and as I
hope to get one of the Capitals next Thorsdaf, I ex-
pect to be transported with joy !"

As OBSRitVER.

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I The remaioder of BonarAaves- followers, con.
silting of two Generals, two Lieotrioant.Colonefs,
and four other Officers, are on board the &tram
frigate, which will sail for Malta, where it is Glider.
stood they are to be confined as prisoners. A PV.
mouth letter, in contradiction to this, states, that the
Euroias ;ailed for France.
1 On Friday last, GEonor. Mout.nati Eaev.it, the
'infant son of JOHN VAVAOLIR EARLY, Esq. while
playing in the garden adjoining his father's house, in
, Winchester, accidently fell into a small stream of
1 water whirls runs through part of it, and although
medical assistance was immediately procured, and
`every means tried to recover him, we are sorry to say
they were ineffectual.
The mail coach from Cork to Dublin was attacked
a few days ago near Cashel by a banditti, though
guarded by two armed dragoons. The villains fired
from behind a fence, wounded one of the soldiers,
and shot the horse of the other. The coachman and
passengers escaped without receiving any injury.
A few days ago • lady of pleassre, who had been
oitt in a. corricle with • gentleman to Richmond,
Rampton Cow, Windsor, &c. was persuaded by her
spark to .hothe with him in a private part of the
Thamei, near Windsor, for which purpose they, for
privacy, went without any attendant to the river
side, when they both stripped and bathed some time;
but Allured by the pleasantness of .the day they en..
deavoured to cross to the other site, whiCh they
effected. On their return, however, they hid the
mortification to find that some person had made of
, with their clothes, which they had cunningly, as they
thought, staffod into a hollow tree; they were there.
fore obliged to remain Shivering till night name on
before they could attempt to travel, when they for.
tonately nost.,with A person, to whom they failhfelly
related their dishpans, and who, on promise of a re-
ward went to the:lnn where.** Gentleman had put
up his corriclet aid returned With a post chaise and
some necessary articles of clothing, to take them
from the scene of their indecency and their well
merited run:ill:neut.