The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-13 00:00:00

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.snieterweint. MC could afford, the effectual pro-
tection he was 'bound to give to every Individual
within his military commend; and although politi-
cities may argue in their closets, that General Jack-
son .escretled his authority, and treated Spain with
less respect than .he wrap entitled to, yet the course
of conduct he pursued will be justified by every high.
Timid man having at heart the tree honour and
r glory of his country. What t was General. Jack-
' eon coolly, to remonstrate, and politely to corre-
*nd with the despicable representative of an imbe-
cile tyres,, with a pen dipped in the blood of his
telilew-citizens ; or was he calmly to look on and
aritnese the betchery of his ceutitrymen, white his
waited two months to hear from Washington, whe.,
ther the violators of a treaty, and the protectors of
murderers,w.ere or were not to be chastised ? The Ame-
rican General. was not to be deterred from protecting
the territory of the United States, and punishing
those 'who encouraged the murder of his countrymen,
by any flimsy, wire-drawn, sophistical arguments.
The opposition of the .Spanish troops was ill cal•
culated to occasion a display of the full devotion, of
the. American army. The Governor retired at-their
approach, arid shutting himself up in the p.arances,'
declared his determination not to surrender. The
Bareness is.a fortress situated on the,, southern cape
of the bay of Pensacola ; it consist. of a"heavy water
battery on the beach, protected by, and commeni-
catieg with, a regular work on the bluff. Although
this work cost the King of Spain an immense sum of
money, yet the lower battery is entirely inadequate
-ho guard the water communication into the bay, and
the upper work cannot sustaiu...ait.,attack from the
meanest train of artillery.
The parapet consists .of a soled' mound, supported
by pine pickets, and unprotected by glacis;
grate these pickets, the sand must fall into the ditch,
and there- ie no impediment to a platoon marching to
the centre of the place.
General Jackson cannonaded the fort—the garri-
than discovering that scaling, ladders and other prepa-
rtlitionn,were making for the assault, hoisted the white
flag and surrendered. General Jackson, with extra.
ordinary iothearle, permitted the Indian Chief
who had ibeitere4 Itself' in the fort4o accompany
the garrisnn ilavapeeh.
-General Jackson 'is a more extraordinary person
than has ever appeared in 'oar history. Nature lies
seldom gifted a man with.. 4 mind so powerful and
comprehensive, or with a body' better formed for pc-1
tivity, or capable of enduring greater privatiniss,.l
fatigue, and hardships. She has been equally 'kind:
to him in the quality' ef his heart. General Jaclyon
has no ambition, but for the good of his eOrintry ; it
occupies the Whole 'of Ms views, to the exclusion of
all selfish or ignoble Considerations. Cradled hi the.
war of the Revolution; nurtured amid the conflicts that
afterwards took place between the Chertikei rodialhs
and Tenesseearis, WTI way s Pinang a people' viffere.
*aid the appliettfon• lorie-iint *as th'e -tiltheutr'irtt
• 2,r at•
reg Urn, 'list' int 'the fiat resort''Of and
who look .6petecdoraL6 is thegreatest of butraii. at.
tributes, his chukker on thiratonny
ocean;' haf'ttic-
gpifed'ari extraotibiattiiry cis( vigoutl—a 'better thit.l
any 1.44* Ve.rthiu Ilsoltpoirei'of mat to acCOMPlisk,'l
,be -abnuti oeieflreilaelreirecltoi,ati' R.tinvictioh
that ;mirage, adiaity,' 'and' fitis6villatiCe
come what' tb On' ordintlrf wnttltl teat in-
seperable obstacle's: In is' kin ;ileink,
unaffected, arid hospitable, entrikeeil with diarli no:
t rural grace and politeness, without the mechanical:
gentility and artificial trims), riiatt to be foetid in
.fashionable life.
Anise.; the people of the .Wrlst'ltirs PopOierity is
unbounded ; old and yoeng apessi(of him with rap.
tore, and at his call 50,000 of the Most effitient war.
riots on this continent Would rise armed, and ready:
for an enemy.
Having entered the reititary•sirrvice of ,tit country
at a late pitied To` life, Geneial Jackson appeals.'
Gnawere of the •necesairy of J'frlet' dlicip!ine end
subordinitiou, and being 'utterly feillitTs of respoir,
sibility himself; and alWayt • flight 'to believe that
his personal liability would' ht. a justification or his
conduct, he does not sufficiently reflect' bow inti-
mately the' chatpctet of the country is associated with
his own, now he k an officer ; and that, althotigh
he. may freer offer his personal sacrifice, yet it
places the drovernment hi la most delicate si4atieu
to accept of it.. •

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Tim FLEeT•Pnisom.—Sstarday after.
noon, at five o'clock. this prison was the scene of a
most atrocious and deliherete act
.of murder.• James
Leerwood, a tailor, imprisoned for. debt, had found
in the skitfle.ground a letter,which had been dropped
by another Priaooer of the name of John Daly,
an
Irishman, whiclbcontained some very, unpleasant
disclosures resplctirig that person ; Ind handed. the
letter totewis, the keeper of the chandler's shop, in
order to 6# given to the owner.' Daly, feeling in.
tensed at fpersvood for not delivering the letter into
his own hands, went to the shep-bnitrd where he
Wes working, seized a sleeve.bnard, and struck
Leerwood a blow on the temple which felled him to
the ;round, and continued besting him in the most
furious planner, till inteeropied by the other Pri.
Boners. The unfortunate victim of his rage was
taken up in a most pitiable condition, and immedi-
ately corded tolhe Ilospiul, where, notwithstand•
ing every surgical aid, be 'spired yesterday morning
at eight o'clock. Date is in close confinement in the
strong-room, and atiltnittest will he held on the body
this day. teerwood has left seven children ; he only
three weeks ago buried his wife. lie bore the.cha.
tarter of a very honest, quiet, and industrious men.
Yesterday two itelllolls were committed to prison
by the Surrey Magistrates, as disorderly, in creating
an alarm in the Borough, on Sunday eight, by cry-
ing " fire," and knocking in a violent manner at the
deers of the inhabitants. They were required to
find sureties to keep the peace, which failing to do,
the Magistrates signed their commitments.
Saturday night, the Welch Chapel, at Guildford,
Surrey, was broke optinethe robbers entered through
window, by forcing one of the shutters with a crow-
bar ; the chandeliers from the pulpit, the branches
from the pillars, the money in the boa belonging to
.the Bible Society, and also the poor-bua and its con-
Cents,. were carried off.
• 011.Frfday night a house in Camden's Cartlyno,
Bethnal Green-road, was broketi into, and stripped
of every article; the fellows had the.audacity to coo.
vey the Forrty au;iy in a Cott.

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VAGRANTS IN FLEET-MARKET.
Gomm( At.t..—Yesterday severidmiserable.lookang
objects were put to the bar, charged with being fauud
in Fleetmarket on Saturday andtenday night ;some of
them weredischarged,as they represented themselves to
have been there by accident, and that they. had the
means of supporting themselves. The greater num-
ber of them were committed to. Bridewell, for seven
days, as vagrants, and at the espiration of that
period to be passed to their respective parishes.
Jofepla Wilson, who was found iu the same place,
and was remanded a few days
.baik for the purpose
of giving his uncles, two mostjeespectable men, the
opportunity of coming foi.warf and relieving him,
was again put,to the her. .. •
An officer belonging to the Cornpter, said, that
no enqniry had ,been in ade after the Prisoner.
Alderman W,Arrituart....r.". Have you applied to
your uncles singe wereyou last here ?"
.Vaerant.l-66- I.hait e nots • because I. thought it
would be of no use."
ALDERM tN —" How old,are yeu ?"
Vagrant.—"'Tweuty-pikett.i4 • : .
ss
ALtataAs.-2" Ar4t/ r
ou of any trade
Yagv.ll4.7—.`qtet,settiky appsenticeshiP to a land.
Reeve. painter.!",-,.. . , ,;(,,,,..
• ...r.lllr. PA .vrc Fi . cierli. totbeAldermats...-46 When be
was up beforefbe.iiid he had enlisted for a soldier,-
anrt that was the: reason his uncles would not do any
thing for hint." , . ~ _.
A LDEICSIAN.,—.-"Jlalie. you -been in employ since
you were discherged from the army ?"
Vagrant.—" I.was down in Kent hopping,' but I
have had no employ, since"
ALpEnsto.,--q I am Afraid your conduct has
been very WI for, if.lt was not, your uncles would
get you some employ, and take care of you. You
come before me charged with en act of vagrancy,
having been found sleeping in the open air ; it there-
fore becomes. my; duey tsh,.commit .. you an Bridewell
forseven days, and at the expireliert of that tine
you Will be passed to your palish.
-..:. • FoRG ERN-.
- Yesterday Wm. Warm, a tad about 18 years of
age, was.brougbt before Mr. Alderman WAITUMAN
pilll iat in his tern for the first time olliciell)),
,chair;fith uttliins w 11, forged. note,"with intent'
to de ud the Bask of England. -
Theinss Lloyd said, .M. resided in- Aldersgate.
straetatstl a'nldgrocerigsli 'On • Seturday evening,
betwer oige and. ten 0".406,-the Pris9ner fstmet to
his sit%) and selec.ieil a -iewiarticles in payment fer
which be tendered a 11..nate. W. W. .ss, ,rinspicting
1c
it to be bad,'wsked.bim Inv he.carnr y it? ' lie re-
plied it was a very' good note, but h a other airs werla,
*were equivocating. Witness advised him " not to
trifle with his neck," at at events, but tell the plain
troth, The Prisoner then said, that his Milne was
Smith, that be wes a watchthaker, and resided ie Bar-
bican.. This story wee not believed, and a person
kaisers twthe witness, then is the shop, agreed to gb
.vrfrit.the Prisoner andateertain the truth of his story.
It Weed. to be falsv ; he Prisoner wee-iminediateit
-coeverjed. to the/. watch.boose, and the note de.
'posited with the constable. The witness afterwards,
gave his chivy. ..
•• The Qfice, predeced .the nete, sot sr. Christ•
mas, the Bank lonseetor, ispmedieteliquonounced it
"Iron!.
" Alderman WAITIMAN &sired the witness to look
at the note again strictly. It seemed to him well
executed, and be had been made acquainted with.
numerous mistakes respecting Bank notes. lie had
himself known clerks of the Bank to take in pay•
ment forged notes as good, which subsequently
proved had.
Mr. Christmas said, that he was ready to admit
this—" Clerks might make a mistake, but it was
impossible for an Inspector to, do so." He could tell;
almost at a glance, whether a note Inas good or bad!
A Gentleman in the Office &tried this, end said
he had known an instance recently where three out
of five in the Inspector's Office declared a mite to be'
good, white the other two pronounced it had !
The individual who conveyed the Prisoner to awl,
bican, thence to the watch.house, and who' countt
alone speak to the identity of the note about to be
passed by the Prisoner, being abseut, the latter was
remanded.
Wm. Smith, an old offender, was folly committed
for trial, charged with robbing Comte Visit!, lase
an officer in the Imperial Guard of France, of his
handkerchief, &c. iu Newgate.street, on Saturday
...
last.
NI A 111.110ROVGII•ST11F.T.T.—Yesteras v four young
men timid Br arelly, Young, AlexanderVaigl' Ro-
binson, were changed by Thornton vsl Baldwin,
two watchmen in St. Jaines'e, with creatin w:tirit its
Duke-stmt. Thornton stated, that bt :madly
mernieg, at one o'cloat, the Prisoners were in
Duke-street, and•toolested him in his duty :-Ii great
number of persons were collected, and he and Bald-
win conveyed Young and. Bromley to she' watch.
house; the other two Prisoners f4lossed, and en.
deavoured to prevent them.
It appeared by the statement of th‘ Defendants,
that bring employed in the neighbourhood, they
usually adjourned to Doke-street on Saturday even.
ings.ro settle their week's accounts ; they were walk.
ing old peaceably, when. Thornton desired them to
move on, and speaking to Young, he threatened to
take him to the watch-house if he appeared in that
tv
street again. Young replied e lived in the street,
and certainly should walk th again. Upon this
he was taken to the watch-house; the others follow.
ed to know what charge was to he made against
them, when they were locked up, the watchmen
charging them with having interrupted them. The
constable of the night said, that the watchmen's
conduct was most violent and abusive in the watch.
house; he. considered them by far the greater of.
fenders.
Mr. littnnows told Alexander and Robinson they
were discharged, but demanded bail from Young and
Bratnley.

A vessel arrived on Saturday in the river from £t.
l'etershurgh in nine tla)s. Tallow continued to in-
most. in ;trice in Rossi*, and teas much higher there
then in ltinglentl. The contributions to the voluntary
loot' amoutite,l to 'lt millions of rubles. The Es-
Otsego hail Innen about taro per cent. the price of
the ruble bring P/i.