The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-15 00:00:00

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'IIIIE STATESMAN.

extremely thick and rugged Sierra, we arrived at two In the
morning within half a league of A rola, where was a
French column of more than one thousand men under
General Key. We made an halt, where, without being
observed by theenemy, we formed in columns of attack, and at
break of day arrived at the place. The French, who were
'asleep, awoke upon the firing of our advanced parties, who
were within musket-shot of the place, and were driven back,
so that the enemy were obliged to get out of the town as they
could, and take possmlon of an olive orchard on the other
aide of it, by passing the river up to their middle in water.
They there placed on the ridge of a hill two pieces of light ar-
tillery, and began firing upon our guerillas. Our first and se-
toed divisions, protected by one field-piece, passed the river
and commenced the action, which lasted two hours, at the end
'of which the enemy was routed, and put to a disorderly digit.
We had the misfortune of loosing the Colonel of the 2d Regi-
ment of Lena, who was killed by ',ball in the head. Our total
hots is killed and IP/sanded, atomtutu to about 10.1 men. The
enemy lost two guns and 400 men, Including the 2d commandant
and several °dicers; and if, as is reported, they have been met
by our moveable column, they must have been entirely de-
stroyed. —( Rt gency Gaulle, April 25.)

The Dublin Papers of Tuesday contain the follow-
ing statement :

CATHOLIC BOARD.
This day the Catholic Board met, pursuant to
Adjournment, at FITZPATRICK'S, Capel-street ;

NICHOLAS MAHON, Esq. in the Chair.

Mr. Lawtass read an Address, which he had
undertaken to prepare, to his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussxx. It was referred to the considera-
tion of a Select Committee. The Committee was
directed to report on the nett Meeting.
Counsellor O'Cosnr.u. gave notice that he would,
•on the next Meeting, submit a Motion to the Board,
for calling an Aggregate Meeting. He was induced
to do so from some communications which he had
recently received from England, in order to' afford
the People of Ireland an opportunity of expressing
their feelings, on what he understood to be the insi-
dious policy of the British Minister, who would be
anxious to destroy the power of the country, by
dividing the Clergy from the Laity.
The Committee adjourned to Saturday next.

Whenever the question, as to the Orders in Coun-
cil, is brought forward in Parliament, the great en-
quiry will Le, whether ourtibnimerce has been bene-
fited or injured by their adoption ? whether we have,
on the who:e, been gainers or losers by their opera-
tion ? It wi:l not be denied, that the loss of the
American trade has been productive of much distress
in many of the manufactutiug districts; but it will
be contended that, on the whole, commerce has
flourished, and has materially increased since these
measures were resorted to ; and that had it not
beon for the Orders in Council, the country would
have been in a worse situation than it is. The advo-
cates, in support of such opinions, allege, that our
exports generally have increased since 1807, but
falsely attribute that increase to their operation. IVe
propose to chew, from the official retort's made to
the Rouse of Commons, that the increase of our
commerce is no wise to be attributed to the Orders
in Council, but solely to a trade to Russia, to the
Revolution in Spain, and the opening of the ports in
South America ; and that we have lost an ex-
port of twenty-one millions since the year 1808,
in our regular supplies to the market of the United
States. •
The whole amount of Experts fur 1805, 1806,
and 1801, before the Orders in Council, was 0:51,690,673
For 1808, 1809, and 1810, since the Orders In
Council, 178,689,867

Learlag* psorase of 24,069,194
The amount of Exports to other trAffs:of
America (than the United States), and

the Wei! Indfel, for 185, 1806, and
1807, was

£31,799,519

For 1808, 1809, and 1810

55,690.459

Giving an Increase in the Exports to South-lime•

rica, of

2.9,491,916

which, within a trifle, is equal to the gain in the whole
amount of Exports for that period. But in the year
1810, the trade to the United States was opened, and
remained open until February 1811, in which time
the exports to that country were 13,092,6021. which
ought fairly to be deducted from the amount of
exports for those years, and leaves only an increase of
11,000,0001. in the whole amount of exports, while
twice that sum is gained in•the trade to South America
alone. It will be said that the Exports to Europe have
hsereased during the operatloi of these Orders—so
they have; but let his Majesty's Ministers lay before
Parliament the amount of Exports to Russia, Spain,
and Portugal, countries in no way affected by these
Orders, and it will be found that the increase has
arisen entirely from the Exports to these countries to
which we bad no Access before 1808. It will also
appear that the amount of Exports to Russia, Spain,
and Portugal, greatly exceeded the i►►cregse in the
whole of the Exports to Europe for the years 1808,
9, and 10 ; consequently, that the trade to those
places subject to the Orders in Council, has been
diminished and not increased. The knowledge of
this important fact has induced Ministers tol refuse
the production of the account ,of Exports to these
nations in Europe, w bleb are not subject to the effects
of the Orders in Council.

misinformed, for the United States never exported
one million of British manufacture in any one year.
There' were some exports of them formerly made to
the French and Spanish Islands, and to South America,
but to every small amount, because German goods were
better suited to those markets. That trade has, how.
ever, entirely ceased, for it would be paying a very
poor compliment to the enterprise of the British
merchant, to suppose for a moment, that British
manufactures could be carried from hence to
the United States, and thence to South America,
and come into that market in competition with a di-
rect trade from England. The strongest proof that
England is carrying on an unprofitablel commerce is,
that the exchange is against her from ,6'ery quarter
of the globe. While this is the case, there will be a
constant drain of her specie; under such circum-
stances no nation ever did, or ever cans prosper.

BONAPARTE, according to some letters, left Paris
on the sth instant, in his way to Dresden. Accord-
ing to others of the 7th instant, he still remained
there.

There are now a fleet of one 71, two frigates, and
18 Indiamen, in all 2l sail, under the charge of
Captain Bitoewrox, of the Indefatigable, who id
the Senior Officer of his Majesty's Commanders.—
The China fleet has a quantity of dollars on board,
about 12 or 14 millions-3,000,0001.
The following is an extract of a Letter which
must Blithe heart of every Englishman with indig-
nation :
Nottingham, Tuesday, Twelve o'Cloek at Night.
No sooner had the news of Mr. PEncEvates
murder been received in this town, than the most en-
thusiastic demonstrations of joy of the most horrible
description were evinced. The bells were rung, bon-
' fires were lighted up, and a tumultuous crowd of
people assembled in front of the guard room with ,
drums beating, flags flying, &c. &c. Here they
stood shouting and hozzaing, and expressing their •
savage joy by their gestures. In this perturbed and!
threatening state of the town, the Military drums
beat to arms, and the troops being assembled, the
Riot Act was read, and the most energetic measures
were adopted by the General,, to preserve the public
peace.—These measures, I am happy to say, have
been effectual ; it is now half-past ,twelve o'clock, ,
and all is quiet."
Yesterday his Royal Highness the PRINCE RE.
GENT was pleased to appoint to receive the Addresses
of the two Houses of Parliament, and the Court of •
Aldermen, upon the assassination of Mr. PERCEVAN
which was so little known, that several persons ,
whose business it is •to attend the Court were not
present. A party of the Life and Foot Guards at-
tended at Carlton-house, the same as on Levee days.
The House of Peers arrived at two o'clock, attended
by their Royal Highness the Dikes of YORK, CLA.
' RENCE, KENT, CUMBERLAND, and Sussex, the LORD
CHANCELLOR, and about 80 Peers. There were
lonly the Bishop of EXETER, and three others pre-
sent, the two Archbishops, and the others being at
it. Paul's Cathedral, at the Meeting of the Sous of
the Clergy, as was the Duke of CAMBRIDGE there
as President of the day.
After the PRINCE had received their Lordbilips*
Address on his Throne, they retired; and at three
o'clock, the SPEAKER of the House of Commons, at-
tended by about 230 Members, presented their Ad-
dress.

At four o'clock, the LORD MAYoa, and about 17
Albrmeti, the REconucx, the SHERIFFS, the HE-
mesvunavict:ii, the TowN CLERK, the MACE, the
SWORD of STICE, the City MAMMALS, the Lona
Mayon's Carriage, drawn by six horses, and the
whole of the City State was observed, the same as if
it had been the whole of the Corporation, except the
itate Carriage, which is under 'emir. His Royal
highness being again seated on his Throne, the
LottoYoa, Le. were introduced into his pre-
sence, and the Rtconocn read the Address. They
were all most graciously received, and had the ho-
nour to kiss the Prince's hand.

There has been no material alteration in the con-
duct of BELunentas since yesterday.—He went to
bed last night at twelve o'clock, and slept till three,
when he got up and wrote a few lines relating to his
trial.--He again went to bed, and slept a konslder-
able part of the time till serest o'clock, when he roast
and appeared quite unconcerned as to his awful ti•
tuation. but expressed some anxiety about his b-
p
loy. He breakfasted a little after nine, and was
taken into Court a quarter before ten.

The presiding Judges are Sir JAMBS
Judge GROSE, and Baron GRAKAPS. • ban 'lt • .
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The Jury were challenged on both ALP'S. 'and an
affidavit was put in to prove that BELL..rott tat wt,s
deranged about three years ago; but as no attempt
was made to prove any acts of insanity since that pc•
fiod, tho affidavit had no effect.

The Indictment was read b) the Clerk of the
Court; after wider the ATT3IUEY•,GENIiat Ir. made
an excellent speech, in the course of which he enu..
:Berated the many different applications made on ale
part of the Prisoner to hi 3 Majesty's Ministers, as
also to seve-al Members cf Parliament, to lay his
case befor' the House, which ,as refused on the,
part of the Government, a: also on the part of these:
Members whom he had solicited, after his return from
Russia, as being unreasonable and unjust ciattnt:--
; He mentioned the reports of his insanity • while
' in that country, and toot he had been there confined
for some time; he then went on to state two cases
something, similar to the present :—the one was of
Annexe, in 1720, who was indicted for murder :
the other was the case of Lord F Emma, for the
murder of his steward. Its both these he set
forth the facts of the ease, and clearly showed
that from most reltectable witnesses the insanity
which was set up in thedefence of these Prisoner, was
proved; but held it as the opinion of the Court and
the Judges who then presided, that if at the time of
committing these rash acts of murder they were
in their proper Senses, knowing right from wrong,
that they were most certainly amenable tO:the laws,
notwithstanding the insanity which appeared at in-
tarvals—and that, in the present case, the Prisoner
appeared in his proper senses. . This murder, he
stated, which had been perpetrated by the Prisorer
at the Bar,seemed to havelren a premed tined one: t
agitation for some time past, as the Prisoner had
been waiting for several days to accomplish it, and
appeared collected, as was clear from theevidenee of
the witnesses who had been examined, and that he,
the Prisoner,"was therefore amenable to the laws of
his country ; even at that time he appeared not to be
deficient of understanding, well knowing right from
wrong.

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WAL OF BELLINbiIAM.

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