The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-14 00:00:00

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• the nio.l grand antholg the great dates % hieh hive) the magazines of the rifted Amy. Hi selmistmem
ita rkell each year, of .it llfe fertile in prodigies slid i h enbureti for the winter. It will met es see Merl-
....rriaus to the uniterse. Before placittat upon his i face to provision it tin the ntoreeet the fine weld:Oil'
Ivictorious brow' the Crown of Clitar.en.some, the YtalU permit it to march upon Peterthurgli. i
Evraott had already proved himself the greatest dI, Prince SCJIWA WM EMBER°, after having
Captains a... 1 the lust of Legislation. But Our hilated the Russian Getters{ tiSaeN't corps, has lOW
jeA„es remained attached to the personal grandame !advanced. Tsciterscuacorr is briskly penned 1 file
of our August Chief. Since this sacred pert whlol, Corps will soon find itself between two Gres, by die
wider the nu: icta of neaten, has tusked the btearek.,lltovetatut ii pod of the Grand Army hammed* is
to the people, and thrdynasty to the State ; It kiaatOrcha• By its last manseuvres it ippon to menace
tmgrandeur of the Empire, to Its prosperity and Its et the same time Werroreeretts and Tscetecuso
duratioe, that the wtshes and the interests of till Sol Weir. We shortly expect to bear intelligence of
Freud% are again attached.-Tbe fear venues itlit Its double movement. We would already have re.
ors which the ilistecitag her boo obliged to nuke. calved them if the communications had not beets de-
Ike bines the skoth et .his Coronation ban layedby the swelling of the rivers. For some time
1 bad the mine motimt, the same eud-..tbat et enormous pieces of ice bare been carried down their
,illitaiing the British iolleenee epee the Caatie elteams, and the peerage of them become. extremely
..ont, slid establishing, is Serape, as order-eat &Scutt. .
thipo which would eaters to limbs, Is long sesisisit i .
, • ARMY OF CiT‘L'`lelA.
t 'vigil Meet • long *pose in tee bosom of refer
"steam OP 4 &max ream °team. couste :meats,
rod iiIGTP_, Ili this _a. A... ...1 I.,ll4,belialliarY e>tleatemai : ectstaastoin 15 enter or TIM ARMY OF CATA.
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protected LONIA.S TO Illi TACELLOICT THE Duni DE Fumes,
by tear Ustulat itaitioss illboiliaa aide to seise upon
1 NIFIIIITAIL AT WAR.
'llOillit Intl atop onejest veogesece; but, at 1
Mir COY Head-quartets Oroteviles, Nov. I. isle.
each 1 P°*°` h
pap which this 1011144.4114"1.ut cc Monscluxtui,—l have the Weser to iuform 1
node teased/ the 1114.11 Appiniou d the DEM, I your Escellency, that in the night between the 20th
we have 111111611111111" aallailliaaa upon the (2_3E16"" and 21st of October, M. 14.sc sr, with 3,000 Spiniarda, 1
sot; g Otri tab 11111111114 is Oh* V a ki`iii`a ' attacked the town of Olot, the avenues of which ate ,
soot theirsonwores had geed? Ina the Conti. ' feuded by the detached. rests of Fort Vat Fr"'
voila eysial .61161114.411 aim* 4"e" 44""kr.61104 where there is it garrison, Bader the orden of '
enemies hug daatalehlis excruald bast 141' 1.)1 Norma, CMl(bf Battalion in the 11th of the line.
lope, than uts perfidy of the Russian, and "the
This officer being litre the time of the departure of
hi:edema thASP"lgsgs 18141,16"_____,L__, thelea"etelbee , his regiment, could not follow the movement of his
leo iteoeTa• au which is MM. ea In liites. two corps. and I confided to him the commatid orthe post
nentrke bait net *ea its souses from an lenient ilah; ! a ow.
litioft, hot in dot Manage persetarearge, Ono ut 64 The Spaniards; marched upon Olot in four co.]
which a nation ammo* es till* as hseallohk _ and : lamas. That which arrived by the road of Ripe
Wagon sitdatiees Tropo• ally lbeslieb 1"11"4: I forced the adebnCed post, which had not time to pail
or) Teen 10111"41 niesigng_l 11.16811., (41g"terla
*hove of i. doe n the chapel de friar, and the enemy's cavalry
ire combat I*" the 6 "ha mf the um' "'"` °` peaatiated that opening to the greaternesketigace.
the Boil 'thrum Let all the Continent edit:owls*, 1 Our troops/ who were in order of battle, animated
its tele interests, end irantediatety all the Continent Iby the preseace of the chief of battaliowNocecs, Aid
is in peace with non! ast if ahhtles hlintl.l* per. , the Captaiu hf Grenadiers, knee:taint df the 1024
lists in being, like Co Asiatlff liption, the nasal of
„..1 charged anti pursued the scaftflry. Another co•.
Enema': It is at least aegis* lhgglgelg° a"" loom, which had taken tloSsession of the chapel to;
wort
c'h'ioateg ling"' hi '' be erected,
.as an cut off the communication of the troops remaining
invincible nowt Iliffieebi' *Motion MK bar- :in the fort, and t;oise which had gone down;
barium, hewse. I 1 tflibrAk.ifed Europe c°' into the town was in like manner oserliwow!b—
-lotes-d by (no mershiants •rilmas London. This During this time the 3d and 4th columns, which. had '
reurrivtiott ef.. 8 poste, ful tiid warlike nation, ;I
penetrated by the gaidcn walls, told formed in the
io xhom booths* grope owes so many obligations . other market-place : our tic ops merc! ed upon them,
for havi..conliVtileem the yoke of the and Cross, the •
soon put them to tliglA. At br..ak of day: therei
great result44olll 'Campaign is nova al inest completely . were no more enemies in the town ; and M. Ltce„.l
ensurc.d. Viltilow joists in thii happy day its shouts who had remained in reserve at the bridge of .4t. Rechii
/1. joy, `OVlldintration, and gratitude to those of retired disgracefully, taking with him 60 wound. ,
:seri!' ;lie Rome. lf, anntlwr allitll capital has seen . . .
• • - ed, and the 3000 men who had been beaten by a
for seine, e eeks therreemy's tags wave over its ram.
considerably less number of French, though attackedl
Fat tt, this momentaryreverse has had a kind of. ad.
;..in the night ; twelve Spanir.k.houtimee, and• their
tentage; and htt4 raid that the loss of a battle dick;
i horses were left dead on the place. We had in this]
hot enure that of Spain; anilthat even the most for-
affair 21 wounded and 3 killed. . It does the
Innate etrorlB of the English army, which con.
: greatest honour to th e officers and soldiers of the
thaw Volt' in the Peninsula,
will remain with. ii garrison, and particularly to M. korona, Chief of
out any definitive result. Let us recollect that,
Battalion, in the lath of the line; and M. Rosen.
the Romans, as one of their greatest hist..
JUT, Captain of Grenadiers in the 1021.
Timis has said, were vanquished in more them • (Signed) " DECAEN."
one battle, but never were so in any war. It was —......
because the &remits calculated with song froid the It appears from the Resolutions .sf the London
chances of war' it was because they knew how to Tanners, published in our Paper of this evening,
persevere in plans once adored, aml joined to a which we strongly recommend to the perusal of the
noble pride, a confidence not less noble in the aohlic, that the Leather 'lax is liable to every ob.
geniuS of their great men. Let us immltate thifi jection : that it is unproductive., ruinous to a great 1
virtues of these whops glary .We are retracing. i staple manufacture, and oppressive to all the best
—Fate has placed Franco much higher than I interests. of the country.. What Ministers ear
ancient Rome: she will set be the tyrannical . say in favour of such a Tar, that was harried
mistress of the world,'she will be the just arbitress, ' through rarliametit before those whom it more
the equitable protectress elf it; she is bound by , immediately affects had time to Instruct their ii‘,
her interests and glory to re-establish the anclent preseutatives to oppose it, we are at a loss to'
bonds of fraternity, which °eke all Euless people; educe/re : for ourselves we confess we see so many
to restore to them 'the , liberty 4 mitigation aid corn- objections to even the old Tax upon this necessity, of
merce; to inters to 11100 the advantages of ciTilizth ' life, that we expect, whenever the discussion et this'
iron' It is this seem ides which has ter so many 1 important subject fairly comet before Parlitmenr,
years occupied aseindefatighlessnius (lithe greatest the repeal of the old Tax, as well as the new one,
of Meoarchs; It is to dal* ea midertakieg se pre.:l will be found necessary ; our Reasons for which
cities to heamisitisi that he Mee himself (iii, Otos*, Iwe will more fully ley before our readers at some
the apieodeur ef his eta*, the moil %dee tii*--- i totem time. We do not know of anything better
Let as) who, is the sbidelpel his leemis. hem fir esn be said of the additional Tat upon Leather,
gotten feu, Dot taro ganktioie ; aria whilst thee, than that some good may arise NI of evil, and that
Pressed *Good him, tieebtees en. P$ dielealbebs, this Tax, from its general oppremion upon the
Oar homes the tussah' el Mask 10 Se atcliesiteny peer ; and the numerate journeymen in the different
him with all soy wish...A *Oft branches of the manufacture in particular* will give
PA ant WC. 6.164111% ilehte .the alleiverSiry a temporary supply to our navy and array. Tempe-
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or the Corausties ,do ftetifpnept. her Majesty,' vary it could only be, for to tax a necessary of life,
the Eassuntosad genen‘sgSpnindeg bp the Princes, so as to oppress and depopulate the country, it need
Groot Noigageg, "pi tip *e. received is the Pa- 1 net be observed, most ultimately have a contrary
L.ee of the Thai**, des nsefis diykasotigme, who 1 effect upon the strength of a nation.
were conducted to elm mallerrea. in the inetalaar,
form by Count Swots., Master et the CMOIONtiLIy
and introduced by that Gnat Motes% After the di-
:ploinatie audience, the Elan= went ti el*Pois
where mass, followed by re Dom, was celab"milittk --‘• •
after Mass, there was a greed audience in the tweet- g The Query andlanteseses tor impaidid in Lon-
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meats. The fete of the aneiversary et the Carella- den to-niorrow. • .
Viscount gatitltits'Aun
tion was announced he the evening andleonsing iiy On Saturday aftevng",
waived dispatches feam America; eliiicontents of
discharges of artillery, which were repeated at two
selikh his Lordship sent round to the Cabinet Minis.
and sit o'clock. tern for their perusal.
PAnts, Dec_ 4.—On Sunday, the 6th instant, her me princess Csaitiorre of W4Llll,ailli •to have
Majesty will leave the Palace of St. Cloud, to inki- dined at liensingtoo Palace on a'atordep .with her
bit the Palace of the Theilleriesduringthe winter sea- off from
-Royal Mother ; bet an express :vat aent
son. Wiudsor to Blackheath to the Princess of Wuxi to
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acqnsiut her 'Royal highness, that she could not
WILNA, Nxv. 25.—The Address: a the General .
meet her atilt:Takeo. This cease was 'stated to be
Confederation has produced the greatest effect here.
that the Princess Citracorte Melte slight cote'. It 1
The Polish insurrection Is organizing in all the pro- is exiweed heraoyit nigatiass,4lo.onera. Anon
vinees, and the enthusiasm of the people is At its
he*.ght. . to-morrew far a few days. , ..rstol.; . ~. ....,v,
Lodt, KEITH is SO well reeoveredfreis his ansidinto
From aliparbi grain and forage are poured into that he is expected at the'epprolekletheise:
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Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
field at the Foreign Mica, bi Downing-street.
Oa gaterey aka Loan OUANCELiAtit and a select
!lay dialed sills tba- kat= RZOSNT at Carbia

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DatlNVLA4ltirittAtaZ.—inst Sourdity night, et;•
ter the Tagedy of in:Mita; ibr Fold Marriage,
, in *Ma Miss &mil seittiad the tiltiroothr of the

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lierei is whit lin ability which certainly plates bee !
eh* lest Da the list of reagie Actresses, slam the se- I
masa at Mn. •Staaass, a aew two-tact Oparek
Piece was pawed, called the Aulgisation; or, '
ROI at last. It is unnecessary ihe us to eatet into a
detailed serous* of itoince it was completely sad an-
eqaitecalty damned. Me. IitAINIOND addressed the
aedleace as follows Ladies and Gentlemen,—

As phis Piece does set appear to merit your approa
batten, With the pat respe.dful deference, I Words
you, that it will be withdrawn."
A Petition was presided es Friday last by Sr F.
BURDETT from Htessr Huey, Esq. and others, corn-
pleising of the return and general conduct of the
Election for Bristol, which was ordered for cousi...i
aeration on the 25th of February.
The Russian fleet, under the command of Admiral
TAT; arrived at the Nore on Friday. Several of the
ships have goos up to Chatham. They are repre-
sented as fine looking vessels. The Russsitin flag is
white and green ; the dress of the officers is white
coats with green facings ' • they are, it is said, to be
supplied with stores and provisions, including fresh
beef, in the same manner as oar own ships.
Admiral floes arrived in town on Saturday from
his hits.conunand in the Baltic, and resumed his seat
i at the Admiralty.l34ard.
I Admiral WARREN, in the St. Domingo, with the
!Niftier*, ^4, Africa, 64, avid JIUSIPPI frigate, coati.
I need cruising of the Americas cost, at the latest
I date.
Every effort is making `y-the friends et Ilkttss-
vino, to bring about a reconciliation bitween biro
and the Ittgaitcy. Ile had some enemies among his
officers, by whom the strictness of his discipline was
distiked ; but be was a great favourite with the sol-
diers, for he shared in all their fatigues.
. Captain %V. SMITH'S troopof horse artillery, which
I has been some time stationed at Ilingmer Barracks,
I received orders, on Tuesday last, to hold ttioif is
-readiness to march for foreign service.
• SIT lists MACINTOSH, we understand, employed
. Mr leisure hours in India in writing a Continuation
I to Home's Ilistory of England, which he has COM-
: Ostia In throe volumes: it is said that the Booksel-
lers have offered Met 1000 guineas a voluine for the
copyseigist.
Theironbriageßank was under the necessity of
stopping payment, in the beginning of last week.—
It is probable, however, it is only a temporary em-
ibarrassment, occasioned by some recent and very
I heavy losses.
I It is a fact worthy of being known, that .a tonsi-
-1 dentine psrt, of the library of M. TALLEYRANO,
I Prince of Benevento, is actually arrived in London,
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I too shut the rcst is expected. It is consigned to an
leminent mercantile house for sale. Various conjec-
tures may he formed from this circumstance, aid the
Imost obvious is, that he may not think his property
so safe within the reach of the French Government
las in England ; and that, probahly,his books are not
I the only part of his immense.fortutte that be has re.
I tilted. Another conjecture also, very natural, is,
,I that the report of the high prices given at the Rol-
-1 burgh sale for books, may have tempted him to send
looms of his rarities, the spoil of the Libraries of
Europe, to so good a market. Our Readers, how-
ever, may be assured of the fact.
Mr. BAUER/ SMYTH, brother of the Bet. SIDNEY
Sisscrst, and late .Advocate-General of Bengal, is re.
turned, having amassed a large fortune la. India, and
1 has procured a return to the New Parliament, on a
polities! speculation.
We lament to state, that the last Mall from Malta
brought the melancholy intelligence of the death of
the lion. CHART.= Istrrirres ANSON, third son of
Viscoent Antos, who was killed on the 23d of Sep.
tember, of Lissa, by the academe; explosion of a
gun on board of the Bacchante frigate, Captain
nosy/.
In addition to the case of General Baum; who
attempted to escape from Welch Pool, we have to
add, that, on Monday, General FRANCIS Axnict
BROM, with FRANCOIS FAIN, Midshipman, and in-
terpreter tolhe General, were retaken at Shrews-
bury, together with G. tiunasnu, charged with aid-
ing their escape.
Those whoa*. fond of the amusement of skaiting
have met with a considerable di.appointment this
winter, as the Canal in St. James's Park, and the
Serpentine, hoe been nearly stripped of their icy
covering, to supply the cellars of the pastry.cooks.
We are surprised that the paltry emolument of the
Park-keepers should in any May be permitted to
deprive the youth of the metropolis of this health.
ful and manly exercise. A melancholy accident
which happened yesterday, is in some degree con-
nectod with this subject of complaint. Abouttwelve
o'clock, three youths who were Asking on the
Canal, is St. James's-park, very Imprudently dared
each other which of them could go nearest to the edie
of the ice, which had been broken for the purpose
of terryiac it away by cort.leads for ice.houses,wheit
the ice gave way, by which seven persons fell in, six
of whom were, by the assistance of a basket boat,
tIP out; the sevouth, a young man, residing in
Pri_aces-street, Dr.iry-lane was drowned. Th 6
body was immediately dragged for, bat could not be
Mod until some time had elapsed, when, miter
besmking a quantity of ice, tht body win discovered.
ilia was immediately conveyed to the Storey's-gate
Coffee-house, where the body remains for a Coro-
ner's Inquest. The deceased was only 21 years of

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The twos Admirals who arrived with the Russian
Fleet In TAIT and CROWN, net Bitowir Ohs lat-
ter te a native of Perth, the former of Aberdeen.
On Wednesday evening, about eight o'clock, tw,
wellwdreased miscreants, in long iark great emits, in
1 salted and struck every woman in their way fro.,
Covent-garden, where they were' first noticed,
they came to Sidney's-alley, Leicester-square, whet,
rmatslieg two modest young women, one of the :ninon(
gawk one of them so violent a lie v on her breast
to ssceasion her to fall with the back of her hen
againat.the prement, with such violence, that ti
.14bOdgushed from he! mouth and 'ears in great qua
es.. She was takes up by her sister, who Was
rpany with her, and carried into a pastry-coots
.sheip, in dreadful agony. An immediate purl,
am made after the.villains, but we linvenot the tali,
&diva to; say they "ten Wm. ,
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