The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

Total Force

80,000

20,000

Who cover a line of ISO leagues in length from Bayonne
to Cadiz, with branches to the N.W. in lialicia, and to the
Arraga and Navarre, and East Catalonia separated by all
the obstacles of mountainous countries, without base, point
d' appui, communications, fortified places, excepting those
above mentioned, and with all the remainder in their rear,
occupied by the Coostitutiooalists.

It appears that the unfortunate Marshal Ney, who was
allot at Paris on the restoration of the Bourbons, was an
American by birth, was born near Elkton, Maryland, and
that his proper name was Michael Rodolph. His history
is briefly this: he commenced his military career, and re
eeived the first rudiments of his education in Capt. Lee's
dragoons of the Maryland line during the revolution, front
irthich he was honourably discharged. He was born in
Cecil county, in that State, and after the period of his dis-
charge from the army, he removed to Carolina, where he
married; but his matrimonial connection rendered him un-
bappy, on which he left his family, took a vessel to the
West Indies, remitted the proceeds. and declined returning
to his native couetry ; since which no trace could be found
of him tutu% the French Government, after the ezecution
of Ney, took possession of his papers and made the discovery.
Gen. lcilemand, when in this country, while travelling
through Maryland from Philadelphia to Baltimore, con-
firmed this by a reference to the circumstance.—Bridgeton

A GloW Mine has been discovered in North Carolina,
America, which promises to be very valuable: a piece of
motive gold was found, welsh 1,700 dollars.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.
-.mar

Barnstaple, August 19 INS.
SlR—Having been deprived of my rank and 'half-pay, my
only support, 1 am at this time in the greatest pecuniary
distress, and consequently wholly unable to pay for the in•
sertion of the annexed letter, addressed to Viscount Melville,
but should you be kindly induced to give it a piece in your ex-
cellent paper, I shall with many thanks remunerate you for
such, as soon as the same may be in my power.
I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient, and very
humble servant, ROWLAND MILNER.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD VISCOUNT

MELVILLE, z Le.
Barnstaple, August 19, 1623.
MT Loin,—Having ineffectually endeavoured to induce
my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to grant me
the common privilege of a trial, which, had the same been
allowed me, would have afforded me an opportunity of
exonerating myself from the false charge specified in Mr.
Barrow's letter to me of the 29th of September, 1821 ; and
as I hare always understood that, conformably to the esta-
blished Laws of this Realm, the meanest of his Majesty's
subjects are entitled to such ; and that no man could -be
lawfully punished, except on the accusation of a Grand
Jury of the people, and after the conviction of a Jury of
hii equals, or by the sentence of a Court Martial, 1 feel it
to be my duty, as well as my inherent right as an oppress-
ed Englishman, thus publicly to protest against the Board
of Admiralty's recent decision towards me, by which I
have been, since November last, and after's .servitude of ,
more than twenty-one years, deprived:cirm3f tapk and
half pay, thy only support, for an alleged offence, that is
stated in the said Mr. Barrow's letter, to have occurred
in IMO (thirteen years ago), bat which I have not only
repeatedly informed their Lordships I never committed,
but also that my accuser was wholly unknown to me.-1
have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship:B humble
servant, ROWLAND MLLNDR.