The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-29 00:00:00

PKOPuSITI TNNAZ.

LONDON :
TursnAy, AtrousT U.
.—......._

Tut People of England are at length beginning
to awake from the delusive dream by which they
have been amused fur the last month. The Espedi.
Iron, as we predicted, and as every person of cow-
mon understanding might hare foreseen, is about to
return, without having accomplished the arezzeil
object for which it was prepared. Whether a
difference of opinion among the superior Officers
does or does not exist—whether Colonel CON..
nears did or did not come home fur orders,
with respect to the ulterior objects • of our
armament, we will not. undertake to say ;—but
this we know, that our force has lingered before
secondary objects, until the grand primary object.
of the Expedition is believed to be now unattain.
able.—Our noble Commander still proudly main-
tains his title of the lute Earl of CUATIIAK,
and thus ends the conquest of Holland, and ex-
pulsion of King Lours. Eveu Flushing, almost
the first fruits of our efforts, is already threat-I
ened, and compelled to stand on the defensive!
When we look back even but a few weeks, and
reflect on the opprobrious calumnies with which
every one presuming to doubt the full success of
the Expedition, was loaded, see surely may be ex- I
coed for exclaiming—what infatuation !
The accomplishment of the ulterior objects of
the Expedition seems to be completely given up,
for although the Nabob's Paper still feebly strives
to keep up the delusion, the belief is now very
generally prevaleut that the operations of the Ex-
pedition in are at an end. The almost
universal question rt(sw is, wh'ere does the Expe-
dition go uext—some say to Sicily—some to Ca-
die—others to Lisbon ?—Perhaps it will puzzle
our vigorous Ministers to know where to lead
it. We now relinquish all hope of the power
of England being usefully directed by men who
lave so repeatedly exhibited proofs of utter inca-
pacity in that respect.
In what part of the Peninsula the late Sir A.
WiLLULLT will receive the notification of his ex-
altation to the rank of Viscount, is uncertain--
for brilliant as is the lustre reflected on the British
army and commander, by their gallant defence at
Talavera—they have retreated—are retreating...
and must retreat, before a disciplined and expo.
rienced force, of acknowledged numerical supe-
riority.
From Germany, we are without intelligence.
Amongst the next that is received may be antici-
pated peace between France and Austria ; and
long before Christmas, we apprehend, that neither
on the Great Peninsula, nor ea the Cuntinemt of
Europe, with the exception of Gibraltar, will
there be one British Regiment.

Faox a Guttenburgh Mail, which arrived this
day, we extract the following intelligence :
" brocanotas, Ana. 10.—We have not yet received
(MD uar army nod Platy, 110 r kri :toy thing tran-
spired of the present state of the meg/inimical. fur Peace be-
t item this country, Russia and Denisiark. _ _

" Letters frota Genoa and Mar•.'eilks sluts, that the Frrneb
Cm. ul in Alan-Ts, Dusor. rot NI vit.s.e., has been arrested
hider I)r.Y, uut mat War has here declAred
ts,„;Aie.,l France. I

We cannot bat greatly admire the very cstrious
inference drawn in the letter, dated Flushisigi from
the discovery of " 100 pieces of ordnance otter-
" von m.A.pifactore (new tiling an the Quay at
" Flashing), with the proper tnarks of that lean-
" dry upon them, so lately manufactured as 1808.
66 Here is an evident proof that the ingenuity ofgain
laegksat the intricacy of British Orders of Conn.
" cil, and at all the effort, of French interdicts."
Now we have always understood the exportation
of oarlike stores to be prohibited by his Majesty's
Proclamation, and cannon, we really believe, to

be comprehended under that head. It seems then
that the " ingenuity of grin" has enabled British
Massatfecturers to supply the enemy with ill*,
MM., °flu'. I mighty ingenious truly, almost &ales-
geniout as the ingenious writer of this ingenious
letter. The efforts of the French to prevent the
importation of implements of war are likely
to be exerted with great vigour. This gain-
ing a lbss smarm, of the Sister Country,
and is truly a subject of much oterrinseal.---We
think the means by which these same 100 cannon
found their way from Carron In P 1414111) merit
the inquiry of his Majesty': Government! !

sousa=w-g
Lieut. May, the bearer of Sir R. Straehan's
digitniche% ut the surrender or Flushing; is pro-
stated to the rook ut Cosauder.