The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-05 00:00:00

LON DON:

TUESDAY• MAY 5, IRIS.

Important intelligence hag been received from
India, communicated in dispatches to Government,
and by the Bombay Gazettes and private letters
which have reached us to the 7th of last Jan. These
ativices are from the seat of war, and contain the
particulars of several battles which had taken place
subsequent to the date of the last advices. One
of them was of a general and very important de.
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sc4tion. Thu- result is stated to have been emi,
nently favourable to oar arms, but the amount of
nor loss unhappily evinces that the triumph was pur.

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It appears from an account of the total amount
the National Debt, whit-other circumstances retail
to it, such as, the quantity contracted, the debt I
deemed in each year, &c. moved (or by Lord
DEUDALE, and officially produced, that, from
year 1786, when. the Sinking Fund Was put in al
ration, the snot total of the Debt, in spite of
system of liquidation, has increased above Merle
being somewhat more than 268,000,0001. at the
epoch, and opwaids of 748,000,0001. at present.

The Recount which we gave yesterday of the S
fields Meeting reached to the hour of our pablicati
We give to.day a full detail of the proceedings, wl
to the end were attended with no disorder or in
carom. "'Whatever importance, therefore, may be
cached to the Meeting, the characters of the pen
who conducted its proceedings, or the 'entitle
uttered upon the oCeiSion, this troth is evidenti
honourable, that there was nothing in the Meet
or its result, tending to realise the anticipative
mischief sod tumult which it was basely said i
attend all assemblies for each purposes, how.vei
gaily convened. The cause of the poor and the
pressed has seldom any other advocates than the
fortunate sufferers; hat facts are not the less ii
potable because stated by men not gifted will
powers of eloquence, or blessed with the advent;
aids of fortune ; pot would the cause of freeden
right be less entitled to the support Rod PION
mankind in general, though the usual faults of
mingled with its pursuit. When it is univet
allowed that reason cannot meet the most
dent conduct on the part of assembled thou
of impoverished and starving men, deliberant
their rights and their wrongs, and the means u
tering their condition, the circumstance is the
gratifying, and should be allowed to testify the
strongly in behalf of the justice of their cause, •
unguided by the lights and the persons that oc
direct them, they violate none of the many'
dons imposed upon them, and refute all the e
nies of their enemies. •

The QUEEN was much better yesterday, I
not completely recovered. She had esperien
slight return of spasm, but passed a good el&
continues better.
The PRINCE REGENT and ttie different brant
the Royal Family sent to make enquiries.
LEOPOLD came to town to pay his respects in F
and attended her MAJI:,:yr in the afternoon, w
Duke of Yong, the Duchess of Gboucsarti
Prince's AUGUSTA, in taking an airing irrthe g
behind her Majesty's Palace.
Yesterday the Prince and Princess of H.ease.
BURG Went to Richmond Park, and inspecto
house and grounds belonging to her Royal Hi
.as Ranger of the Park.
Yesterday morning early. Mr. BROWN, the
Messenger, arrived at the Foreign-office, in 1
ing.street, with dispatches from Carlsruhe, al
expeditious journey of five or sir days.
By the Leeward Island packet, we yesteri
ceived letters from Trinidad to 11th March, al
some cemmeoications from the Main. From
lance of the theatre of the war, no advice. hl
received of the movements and successes of (
Dom VAR'S Army, but from it. Thomas, letter
17th shade to an important victory gained
Patriots. San Fernando de Apure is said I
fallen.
It is stated from Naples, that a Convent
been signed with. England, France, and Sp
which the subjects of these Powers are to be
in the Two Sicilies upon the footing of them
most favoured nations, and to have a &mini
their favour of 10 per cent. in the duties on n
tlize imported into the Neepolitan &minim
titer. Kith other advantages.

'The Hambursh Papers contain a camels'
between the Graud -Duke of BAnex and tl
of BAVARIA, respecting thnegoclations so let
ing with regard to the dismemberment of sow
provinces of the GRAND Dula. The Lett(
King of BAVARIA is written with great firm!
animation, and announces the determittatioi
Highness to submit only to such force as he
be able to resist. The King of BAVARIA, in
ply, employs the most friendly language; but
that the arrangements which are likely to a
territory of the GRAND DUKE do not dept.
himself as they emanate altogether from the
were made by the great Allied Powers.
The ships Inglis and Marquis Camden ar
the Start the Ist inst.• They sailed from M
27th December, and St. Helena the 14th M
The ships Bombay and. Charles Grant sai
China the 21st December last.
liivß MAJESTY'S LATE VISIT TOIHE CI
the report of the elimination of the Chihli.
National Schools at the Mansion-house, e
nesday last, it was stated, erroneously,
Queen had ordered a
.sum of money to be di
among the Children. The sum. whirls
eelleilif faille, was the gift of the Lord Ms
MRS dial fibtlied in sixpences and shilling
Children.
Sir G Eouns floes died on Saturday inn!
at the Admiralty. By his death the sit'
Major•Getteral of the Marines becomes sacs
Sir Oconee had only held a short time.
•ancy will afford Ministers another °ppm
evincing,. according to their established um]
contempt for long and eminent .services, by
ing, as it is itisiouated they intend, some
junior favourites to the vacant station.

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teener. t re t t mere, which bet a
n'c'a;:,,,w,,,,,:l'coaheitytd6:of Westmorland cont ey had seed heanim sli
were *lt okether merely to gale the c antbkde 'n o 164'
ere orthe' 3181 of a few votes, or putt g him to the apace of pi
~..... chasing their Land Tea.