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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

TIIVIISDAY, MARCEL 9, 1815.

The good effects of the wise policy which our very
sapient and considerate Ministers have been pur-
suing, are now showing themselves, at home and
abroad, in n way which. sufficiently indicates the de-
gree of praise and confidence to which they are en-
titled. If there is any one who can contemplate
their conduct in regaid to the Corn Bill, and the
wishes of a supplicating nation (we blush to use the
humiliating word), and add to this the fresh disaster
and disgrace which they have occasioned to the coun-
try, by the sacrifice of Hies that has attended their
foolish and illltimed Expedition to New Orleans, the
result of which, like that of their indecent and uncon-
stitutional mode of carrying the Corn Bill, every one
who knew any thing of actual circumstances must
have foreseen—if any person can contemplate such a
winding up to the events of the war, and say the
authors of such extensive mischief deserve the ap-
probation and confidence of this nation, that person
must be dead to every feeling of delicacy and hu-
manity. By their works shall they be judged.—
Let them boast now of the glory and advantages
which their Administration has conferred on the
country.! Between foreign and domestic disaster,—
at a time too when we were led to expect relief from
our sufferings, and that a bright ray of unstained ho-
nour was to settle on the nation's brows,—we scarcely
know where to begin our melancholy tale. The
official particulars which we subjoin of the lamentable
event in America may be left to speak for them.
selves ; but it will be impossible for any one to read
the afflicting account,—to hear of our " Grand Ex-
pedition" being totally defeated, with the loss of
2,454 men, including the most distinguished British
Officers, without enquiring what advantage was ex-
pected to result to this country from the successful
termination of the Expedition,—and whether the
mere circumstance of driving the Americans out of
New Orleans, where it was known they were telly
as welcome ns we were, and bad as much right as
we possessed to take a station, could compensate for
the blood likely to be shed in the attempt?—Vas it
to restore the Colony to the humane and enlightened
Government of our worthy Ally FERDINAND, that
this wisely-projected adventure was made ?—lt cer-
tainly does not appear to have been with the view
of giving additional freedom to the Colonists.—
As a cotempornry of this morning says—" It could
not be the design of Ministers to keep New
Orleans, for belie; under the level of the Mis-
sissippi, they must know that the Americans being
in possession of that immense river, could inundate
the town at pleasure. And, in truth, without this,
it was another Walcheren, and would have been the
grave of our troops." The general opinion is, that
it could merely be the aim of the Expedition to seize
on the property of all kinds deposited there—another
spoliatory enterprise—and this seems to be confirmed
by the measure of dividing the small armament into
puts, and," seuding one detachment to St. Mary's,
&c. that nothing might escape! Certain it is, that
by this division they so weakened the army destined
for New Orleans, as to expose themselves to the la-
mentable disaster that followed.

Another species of arguments, more convincing
than any thing which we could say, and which we
would not be thought willing to abet, having been
employed to show the impolicy of the Bill to raise
the price of bread, we deem it unnecessary to ex-
patiate on a measure, the tendency of which is now
generally seen. We .shall, therefore, content our-
selves, by stating here that the Report on this Bill
was last night brought up in the House of Commons,
and the Bill itself ordered to be finally read to-mor-
row. By the numbers on the divisions, it will be ob-
served, that the majority fur the measure has materially
decreased in numerical strength. The riots and em-
ployment of military force were also made topics of
conversation. We wish we could see some other method
adopted to restore tranquillity to the public mind,
than relying solely on the efficacy of armed force.
This is a bad way of proving the advantages of any
Pleasure. But will tranquillity be preserved in the
Country, when the greatest part of the military are
drawn around the Metropolis? We dread the effect
which the report of the rioting in London may pro.
duce in the manufacturing towns.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, who has returned to give
further effect to the blessings of peace, and show
what a friend he is to the people, by advocating the
Corn Bill, talked . och in a conversation on the
employment of th Iptary o: the " blessings en-
joyed in this free : happy Country ;" but his
Lordship did not p • • larize the class of persons
who are so happy as o e. 4 ,y these undefined blessings.

Lord DARNLEY is 'spected to call the attention of
the House of Lords to the fatal catastrophe resulting
from the alleged employment of the military at Mr,
lioattsson's house, in Burlingten-street. His Lord-
►hip, we aro assured, even bisisted upon di mi-
litary patty, who had taken possession of his
house on Tuesday night, being withdrawn from I
Slime, ohgerring that he looked to the Magistrates
suet the good sense of the people for protections