The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-02 00:00:00

STATVISN t 4

FL.IIIDICRS MAIL.

Bausstr.s, Dry. W.—Prints !Men from Amster-
dam say, that the nootbitr of persons missing is that
city since the late dreadful fog amounts to 160, who
are. therefore, supposed to ban boon drowned.
We are sorry to say, that Madame Catalani is
going to lean us. without giving a third concert, as
we bad hoped. She is going to Amsterdam, and thee
to Berlin ; bet she does not quit es withoat leasing
behind many proofs of her generosity ; among which
we only mention a protein of 200 franca, towards
the establishment of a school on the now system,
which oar Magistrates an creating in as ancient ca-
pital of Belgiont.
Dtc. 28.—The Direclor.Geseral of tho Indirect
Tins is extremely bogy at this moment, on the vo-
luminous Report which be is to present shortly to
the Second Chamber of the S.stes-Genenl. upon One
new Projects of Lows relation to this important sub-
ject. The Remonstrances which base been addressed
to Isiat from all goofiers will probably lead in the
changes which are nlled for in all puts of that
Southern Provinces.

In the Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on
Toesday list, the Order of the Day called for the
discussion of the Sis-twelftbs. After a long and
interestlna debate,the Six-twelfths weregratited, sod
all the indirect taxes till the promulgation of a nee
Law of Finset:lk The Third Article for opening a
Provisional Credit of 200,000,000 f. was adopted
also. Upon the genenl question of passing the en-
tire law, the Chamber divided-185 for it, and 17
against it.

The Chamber adjoereed till Monday.
The Feeds on 'fivesday opened at 66, and left off
et 6M. 4k.; but as the Baron Lochs, as Minister ..f
Finance, bad determined upon the immediate so le et
the Royal forests, the produce of which would be
applied to the purchase of reeks, it was ialrulated
that be would the, purchase from 10 to 11,000,000
of reeks. Stoats has vises to 67, and sere es-
pecial to advance.

Tb. last letters from America say, that the sale
I.( the Swedish island of St. Bartholomew was con-
elided on the 9th June last, and was to be carried
into effect in tbe coarse of this month. It is not
said to what Power it is ceded ; hat a levier from
that island says, it is almost certain that it is to
Bessie.

PARIS, Dtc.49.—liis Majesty criminal.' to hear
Mass in his apartments, bet the state of his health i•
becoming mote and more atisfectory. There was no
Levee at Court yesterday.
The day before yesterday, his Majesty, et a so-
Inge sedience, mid with the aceettemed crrpaintiirl,
bestowed the GranJ Cordon of the Logien of
niter en NI le Comte Corsets.), Minister of htate suit
Member of she Privy Goencil.
At three o'clock in the sfternotto of yesterdly, N.
!Anse, the Nl.nister of lb* Interior, transacted best.
nes, with his NlAjnty, and afterwards waited spots
Nicotinic.

Oilt brave eostitryman Gen. Beaulieu, dm Nestor
of the Asarrisu army. bas jest entered into his 9501,
year. Ile resides still at his beautiful country-seat
near Lints, works in his garden like a young man,
end reeds without spectacles. We bare before us •
limier of • ►event date from this venerable warrior,
the style of which Indicates that his facalties are still
in their fell vigour.
FeaettollT, Dec. 13 -Th. Prince of Hesse
Pbilipsthal, Gees'sl in the smirks of [testis, is
Rove to England to get en artificial leg made, to
supply the piece of that which he has lost in battle.
Inure, Dec. 15 —Some corps of troops, forming
parr of thegarrisone of Navarre and Biscay, have
been on their march for smells), past to Im Manche,
where numeroes bands of robbers bare committed
various excesses.

The Duke of Richelies has been indisposed for two
days. lie passed • bad night on the night of Sunday.
Ile was not much recovered yesterday daring the
day ; hat he was a little better tosser& the evening.
The first Sitting of tbseasrt of Assizes at Albi, for
the Orli process of Fodder, took place on the 41st
of December, end presented nothing remarkable.—
The three licensed appeared firm and resigned.
I• miming to paris the Duke of Gloucerer psiseil
through Mets and Verdian. The inhabiting' of the
last place testified ihrsr happiness at string a Prince
snots'' them who had neglected any opposite-
ally of Wirt Wing the hardships of the Frisch pri-
soners in England. _ _ _

Orden, are given to form, at the great loon of
Tembleque, one of the most populous in that country,
a garrison composed of some detachments of infantry
and sentry. Several companies of light infantry
are .eet to La Carotin,. • colony established adder
tbe reign of Charles 111., in the Sierra Morena.—
The little town of Ocagns, two leagues from Anil-
ines and Toledo, which is fourteen leagues from Ma.
drid, have received small garrisons to protect the
country situated beyond these cities, where alarm lies
lately been caused by die appearance of seas smug-
glens and deserters.
We learn that the expedition fitting oat at Cadiz
for South America, is ping on with the greatest ac-
tivity, and that letters from that city say that there
is every reason to liefisre that it will be ready to
sail in the beginning of February. Ginsersl O'Dnet-
nel„ Count Abisbal, I.d.finkeieely appointed Viceroy
of Peru sod Chili. A great noustier of Officers not
employed, full of confidence in the Wean and ec-
iivity of this General, have reqemited to serve ender
his command, and he has already chosen several of
them, either to employ them in the troops under his
command, or to serve al supernumeraries till his
arrival in America, where their talents may be ad-
vantageously employed in lb. service of the mother
country

French Feepls.—Fire per Cents, 65f. —Bank
Steck 1,4121 50c.

iII.\9RID, Dec. 11.--Grest pains are taking to
deid some copies of the J I of M. Alvaro Flores
Lstrads, +loch escaped the vigilance of ,he Officers
at the frontier, sod are supposed to have reached this
capital. The Tribenal of the ►loly Office, which,
according to the Esters of its institution, had al-
oe,' excluslerly concerned itself with 'Waits Ms.
tire to the faith or religious belief, becomes a cor.
rettional erihunat, which interferes in political affairs.
It decrees beforehand penalties, the minimum of
which shall be three months' imprisonment and a fine
of Mu francs, against every one who shall be con.
Tivoli of having Received and kept the Gonetifalional
of M. Fotraila, and other books, which base nothing
to do with religion.

eIIICE OF %TUCKS TIIIS DAY AT 0741: 01..1.01.34.
Desk Stack NS 5 per Cent. Nary
9 per Cent. Itr.t.lS Inds.l Snot& 79 Sn p
9 per Cent. Con-014 Long Atm 41/ 1.16#
SI pre Cent. ICI Rernewier 141114 li 15 p
Lesonole kw Arr. ;St I Ossiust
4 leer Cent. 954

THE STATESMAN.

LOADON:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1819.

The change in the French Administration is con. I
inneri. The Munidewr of Wednesday last Contains
the Royal Ordinance announcing the formation of a
new Ministry. The Department of Foreign Affairs
has been assigned to the Marquis Dessomms, instead
of M. JAUCOURT ; and the Ministry of Malin.
to Baron PORTAL, instead of M. Itot, as was he.
fore reported. The Funds on Tuesday opened at
66, and left off at 6.5 f. .15e.; bet as the Baron
Lace, as Minister of Finance. had determined
upon the immediate isle of the Royal forests, the
produce of which would be applied to the purchase of
renter, it was calculated that be would thus purchase
from $0 to 12 millions of renter. Stocks had risen
to 67, and were expected to advance.
In the Sitting of t►e Chamber of Deputies on Tues-
day last, the Order of the Day celled for the discus-
sion of the ail-twelfths. After a long debate the six-
twelfths were granted, and all the indirect fates, till
the promulgation of a new Law of Finance. The
third Article, for opening a provisional credit of
200,000,000 f. was adopted also. Upon the general
question of passing the entire law, the Chamber di.
vithrd-185 for it, and 17 against it. The Chamber
adjourned till Monday.—The Duke of Ilicumitu
was considerably better on Monday. The negoda.
tor of Aix•la.Chapelle :tad, however, bidden " e
long farewell roan Isis greatness." Conn( Couture°
bad received from hic Majesty the insignia of the
Legion of Honou►. The Deka s'Aussotit is to suc-
ceed Marshal Ptatcxox in the government of the
First Military Division.
The Marquis Dessot.r.as, now the Prime Minister
of Fromm, has been little spoken of 'loving the last
ten years, although he has never lost the thunder of
b►ing a friend to Liberty and an advocate for a free
Constitution. Ile was the irntintair friend of the
great MOR RAU, sad exerted himself to the utmost in
sate the father of that warrior (the modern X t•to•
►tton es he was called) from the ale of the guillotine,
when Recorder of Matteis. The ragas of Freedom.
it is believed, ihetelore, will low nothing by the au-
thority seated in his hands by the new Ro)al Ordi•
RUM.

Slenaleer Di CAZEt, whnnt we likenrd the other
tlsy to oor (awed 11. nay DUNDAI, countenances the
•intilitude by the part he has acted ►ioce the itrepsion
in the French Cabinet.

Baron Lochs, though not eprominent poliiiest
reeler, is nortrtheless po ~,,, oil of a sound antler.
standing ; and though 'silted elms@ the tank of
Plebtiao, Fee bring taken fro■ tint clue, anJ a

21k - •
ANOllll.lt DECREE. I MtOrr oil Ibe Seale Ci•Attli trissObl I. a
" gl4nieleniseq'. aseence of the resigsallosis elfsr.ped by 4 Ire•
• !ftilliteLi". are
Perreci
Y
Count Mole and ishraiker, aissl itnyt they
are
his ministry the virtue of economy r,
appointed, Ministers of State and Members of our by him. tNowi ores a •ciedent finascier le
Psivy Council. ! what NI. lAhig e#ectettpsjpg4Dist
O at
Omura) MM be ura) t' U
(Chume,..ened) .• The Margo& de DE.Suot.i,Fh. Although thltre is no congeniality of iffin .
11661er "MP Affairs, Proustian tit she Getlitell." tween the pretest Pressler of Fresco sad Marsbal
G. Sr. Ctrs, yet to hove removed the letter fres
(Alcoa this critical period, when the military ar.
reogeosente of France are undergoing very past
changes and improvements in every departments
might have bee. ettesded with greet ditedvaistage le
the Stare—e jedickes policy exercised at thla Wise
may retain in the service of that kingdom semikof
ablest men of Ettropr, though not Frenchmen, wins
will, undoubtedly, quit it upon a contrary corseted.
Hire!, PORT 41., weakling over the French Mader.
is just such • Navy Mitii-ter es the late Mergeis et
BUCKINGHAM (when I.eid Tioartz) would heed
made when be metiiiyil to ob•ais that &pennies',
viz. he bisons the name of every ship of war, and of
its Commooder. The French list, however, requires
less of memory its M. Po mem. them did that of Greet
tisi .ins, it being since that period paned dews to
abunt nne•ifth of oer number.
The uniting the bluetit's (Milers) of the Interior mai
Police, which is now sloop by the French Cobbler,
canont fail to give Istisfection to ell the resident
fmtvigneis in the esprit,' of Frain. Mader their
sepauteti faurtious it eta often a great treeble fee a
stranger to depart from Pails With Mese spies say
emergency, *Maoist employing three or feet 'Gale
to go east and west for the necessary papers of eolsgiL

The Flanders Malls bring Broods sea GPM..
Papers to the 28th alt. The somber et pekoes
missing since the late fog, In the city of Amsterdam'
alone, 'moan!' to 160, who are conseqeently 'ap-
posed to have met their death by falling lobo the
canals. The Court of Brussels has gone into mourn.
In( ter four weeks, on account of the death of the
late Grand Duke of 11" DIN. The See'born Pre..
glace. have addr.s.ed strong Memorials to the Di-
rector. General, requiring alteratimas Is the laws re.
sating to the indirect tsars. Ile is preparing •
voluminous Report on the subject. to be laid begs,
I the Second Chamber of the Statas.Gesseral.

Papers and ether communication frets Wl*
have reached us to the 16th of Amuse. It spears
from them that the tows and fort .f Ajosena sur-
rendered to the BMA en the Ilkh of Jesse.—The
commencement of the rainy sees.. weeld, it was
supposed, seaweed the flusher perms of sailory
operations in the literior. No lotintestiessee, hoe-
ever, was likely to result from thibtensporaey mew.
on the part of our troops, as madam remained to
he achieved bet the sehjogetion of a few egractery
kiliedars. The reinforcement sent fres tiolcotte
Cej lon, exceeded 3000 men. Attnordithi to the Bost.
bay Palma, Fuercit Stec-Row, Geltswer, died
at her ode on the 23d of Jesse. The bloom
of the British Iteaideet at Banda had Mss Ise-
ceisfally netted to dines& the &void% wife
of the deceased Chief from herein hermit with
the body of her husband.—A CskaUds Casette
Extraordinary, of the 4th of August, iris for.
nished os with a long and elaborate reply of the
Varquis of IlArrixoll to en Address pretested le
him by the British inhabitants of Calcutta epee his
return to that Presidency. Freon the Meer of this
production, it is obvious that the bleu:sis eagetly
availed himself of a preconcerted opportunity to ester
, into a detailed exposition and justification, not only
of the views which led to the events of the last ses.
paign, and the arrangements consequent thereon, bet
also of the general current of that policy which has
/Merged the pristine petty factories of Johneowspeay.
'into an immense, On% !clay, aria onmenageableetepire.
His Lordship assures es that, le hie 1, original pies,
there was not the expectation or the wish of adding a
rood to the dominions of the 'Unmovable Company."
This Is precisely what was alleged by aUtb•peedfists
of Indio who preceded his Lordship; bet, I. the se-
quel, ell of thew, in succession, discovered cogent
motives for deviating from their Wesel plans, end
extending oar dominion in the eery teeth of a saltine
resolution of the !loose of Cowmen& But his Lord.
ship, in combating the prejsdievs which prevail at
home, tells us with great nava', " It Is fotgolteo
that a tendency to expansion, amounting to gluiest
direct necessity, is the inherent and temperable drew.
back on the advantages of a pewee established so
anomalnesly as that of the British in lodic. It
would be a visionary cenliderice to seppose, that
your strength would not excite jeelosey, that your
tithes would not stimulate cupidity, sod that your
humiliation of those native families which held Sove-
reignly when yew first got fooling in the country,
would not be brooded over with a deep spirit of re.
',lige." lino sines the doctritie here laid down
comport with the beatific vision of Indian drabs,
which he exhibits as the result of the recent errant,.
menu ? All those motives in renew attempts sr re.
.isrance which previously' eai••ed, are now, it Dor:vv.
to be totally inoperative; Ile inherent feeling, of
human nature which hit I.orthhip so money
are hencefor b to eel., to act in India ; et.. attach.
Imerit of the Notice Powers to the British is to in.
crease in the ratio of our conquests; and, at length,
the dream of perpetnil peace Ills been realised, at
least, iu that /platter of the st the ! Ills lurd,hi;l
may be a juJi.totts Cuatosuel..•, but •e cannot tale