The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-08 00:00:00

THE- STATESMAN.

but this Act, the Honourable Gentleman said, was
repealed by another, in the 31d Geo. 111. If it was
}.:repeal, however, it should be la a different way.
nit Acct merely declares, that all soldiers an 4
sailors wandering about, with or without e ptla
mere vagrauts. This surely could not be talisilV
repeal...44olw was then giveu t 6 bring in a Bill.
Mr. Secretary RYDER moved, that the Com-
mittee appointed to enquire into the State of the
Penitentiary &louses, be instructed to enquire into
the pivvest amide of punishment on board the hulks,
tiai to report what improvement may be made thereon.
Me. IMICICGRAM moved for an Account of the
Exports amid Imports to and from America. for the
last four years, distinguishing the bottoms in which
the same was carried oa. Also an Account of the
Teenage of Vessels employed' in that branch of
nitnerce, the number of licences granted within
the last ten years, and a variety of ether documents,
!aiding to elucidate the operations of the Orders in
COULICH upon the British and Foreign Trade.
Mr. ROSE moved for an Account of the value of i
our Exports to all parts of America and the West
Indies, during the years 1808, 1809, 1810, and'
1811, from which he said it would appear, thut if
our trade- with one place diminished, it increased in
other quarters.—Adjourned to Monday.

04.Ait, frame Kentucky, in an Wonted and eloquent
strain, continued for about two hours ably. to sap-
port the all. The speech breathed not submission,
nor aught of commercial restrictions to subdue our
enemies to justice; bort OPIPL, WANLY, OLD-FAIL(' °NEP
win;-it was such as Federal annals might record
with honour. In answer, men, supposed to be under
lessons from the Cabinet, openly advocated the re-
strictive system as preferable. No doubt remains of
the wishes of the Administration to lie left in the
quiet enjoyment of the Non-Importation, as the
only weapon to be wielded 'at present against Great
Britain."

' Jamaica Papers to the t2d Dec. arrived this morn-
ing. A letter In the Royal Garette, dated Cartha-
gena, 3d Dec. states, " that some Agents from Santa
IFe, secretly employed, had excited a public dis-
turbaece in that city. On the 11th they took posses.
1 sion of the arsenal by force, and demanded a declare-
; Lion of the independence of that country and a change
the Government. The distnrbanc lasted several
days. After obtaining what they sought for, most of
the property was restored without the loss of lives.
Several Agents of the Government are heie—some of
i
—.wee.—,-
them are emigrated Irishmen." •
_ _

A Malta Mail arrived this morning, by which we
have received accounts from Gibraltar to the '26th
ult. The following extracts are from-the Gibraltar
Chronicle

a GIBRALTAR, JAN. 18.
44 The French troops, which, on tfit sth instant,
withdrew from before Tarifa, are reported to have
proceeded, part to Granada, part to Seville, and the
remainder to bare stopped at Chiclana. lVithio
these few days about 2000 men have again advanced
to Vigor. General BALL lITEROS has been appointed
Governor of Ceuta. Alitant letters of the 11th,
have been received by the Astral; the Master re- ,
ports that, when he sailed, the French were report-
ed, and believed, to be marching upon Alicant, and
that all the wine in the Bay had been re-landed for'
.the sae of the troops. An Officer of the Ihnish Navy,
who came passenger in the Astrea, gives exactly the
same particulars. The Volontaire has brought fresh
Iw:sat-its from Catalonia, fully confirming the excel-
lent dispositions of the gallant and loyal, natives.--
It is now added, they have sent a Deputy to our Go.l
vernmeut to obtain those supplies, the want of which ,
alone has hitherto prevented a full display of the
powerful resources afforded by tti numerous, hardy,
and enthusiastic population."--(Gibraltar Chronic/el.'
Jan. 18.) • -
" J sm. O. •

66 A Master of a coasting vessel arrived at A6I
the beginning- of this week, he says that Ge.
'semis Mons and PIZYR; with their divisions,
making together 10,000 men, had succeeded in effect.
jug their retreat towards Meant, though an attempt
has been made to get them included in the capitula-
tion, as was the case with VTDEL'S troops when
DuPont sarrendered."—(Sasse Paper, Jan. 25.),

We recaived Dahlia Papers this forenoons air
Tuesday's date, from which we extract the fellow.
ing :—" In the Court of King's Bench this day, Mr.
Bvaaowas rose in behalf of PHILIP W. HARVEY,
Esq. Proprietor of the Freeman's Journal, to show
cause, why the rule, granting an Attachment against
him, should not be made absolute. He argued at great
length, and was followed ou the same side by Mr.
Goose. The ArroaNtx-GEntaAL replied, when the
three Judges,-Da', DALT, and OSBORNE (the Lord
Chief Justice not sitting in this case), delivered '
their opinions Seriatim, and all conceived that a Li.
bet more unequivocal in its object to influence the
Jury not to take the Law from the Court, on account
of the insinuation that the Chief Justice was a party
concerned in the construction of the Convention Act,
they had never before known. They accordingly de-
clared the rule made absolute."

' " Mr. FINLAY then rose on behalf of WASIIINOTON
GRIVIIILE, Proprietor of the Evening Herald, to
Al* cause why a rule should not be made absolute,
Iriro
tor granting an attachment against him.—The pebli.
mem appeared to be very contempilble, being de.
dated to be nothing but a farrago of nonsense--the
Court aide the rule absolute, but did not think the
we Lawyers would bring the Proprietor up for
judgment on such a contemptible article."
• Mr. &mans, on behalf of the Crown, moved the
the house