The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

Pant osteT.—Yoe are sure that this is tbe Maths-
rin Broseau, who was born at Vezina
Witnemi—Yeet vety iadte. "
• Bruneen.--,I was here at Versailles sod baptised
at St. Denis.
The third witness was M. Rene Pierre Quinton,
Priest, almoner to Madame 'l'orpin io 1995. Ile
confirms the whole of the preceding depositions.
The accused stasvessredr out a declaration which it
is impossible to understand, and which has neither
coherence nor sense :—" I cannot understand'you,"
tiaid he to the President ;." my religion is not year's.
N KING'S ATTORSINAS it is not our intention to
conceal what is good, any mere than whit is bad,
we will ask the accused if he recollects a fact which
is in his favour. Madame de Tenpin has deposed
that at the age of I I years, Broneau seeing that she
was envies, about her nephew, who was serving in
La Vendee, took a horse, repaired to the head.quar..
ust's, and brought her the Intelligence which she so
much wished for.
Accused.—Do you recollect this ?
Bruneau.—Not I, indeed ; but I don't wonder at
that.

The President broke op the sitting.
There yet remsio to be heard about 60 witnesses,
among whom are some very important ones, such as
the sister and other relations of the shoemaker of
Vezins. The whole auditory retired laegleiug at the
credulity of the dupes that he has made.

Faswzroar, Fes. 7.—The Baron d'Anstett, Rus-
sian Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the Germanic Confederation, has trans-
mitted to the Diet a letter from the Emperor of
Russia, in which his Imperial Majesty says, " All
the nations of Europe are closely united by the in-
dissoluble bonds of peace and paternal concord,
founded on the imperishable basil of the religion of
our Saviour. The tranquillity, welfare, and inde-
pendence of the Germanic Confederation will form
in future a new rampart for the security of Europe.
In directing all its efforts to the accomplishment of
so salutary ■n object, the Diet will effectoslly con-
tribute to consolidate the work of the Almighty, con-
fided to the common care of all Sovereigns and of all
States, united for the same object, which is solely
the consolidation of political and social order, re-
established in Europe by the negociatians of Vienna
and. Paris. Uniting our wishes to the wishes of
so many Sovereigns, full of the hope of seeing re-
alised those important malts, we congratulate oor.
selves on being called upon to enter into relations of
friendship winh the High and most Serene Germanic
Confederation represented by the Diet, towards
which we think. it our defy to express, by these pre-
sents, our constant and invariable consideration."

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THE STArEsm.A--

LONDON:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1 /11 8.

We have received New York and other American
Papers to the 20th ult. There is nothing in them to
countenance tl r. rumour of Mr. BAGOT having quit-
ted Washington, in consequence of the Americans
haring taken possession of the Floridas ; but they
furnish a Message from the PRESIDENT of the United
States to Congtess, announcing the suppression of
the establishment at Amelia Island, without the effu-
sion of blood, and the paperi explaining this trans-
action, submitted at the same time, also appear in the
National Intelligencer of the 15tb. We have not
room for them to-day.
The PRESIDENT has issued Proclamations, announc-
ing that Treaties of Peace and Friendship have been
ratified between the United States and the Meno-
mance and Ottoes—tribes of Indians; and the Mil-
ledgeville Journal of the 6th states, ,bat the detach.
agent of the militia from Georgia had reached Fliut
river, and commenced erecting the fortifications direct-
ed by General GAINES ; that the Indiana had sent
deputies to sue for peace, on the conditions formerly
rejected by them; and that it was believed in camp
hostilities would cease without the further effeaion of
blood. No late intelligence had been received from
the regulars in Fort Scott.

The amok ea the DIA* of WumitiripS, At
%shish intelligence was received by esprem on Satyr.
day, is noticed in the Paris Papers of Wednesday
and Thursday last ; but no satisfactory • information
is furnished by them. They agree in the chief
point with the hasty and mysterious account
transmitted to our Government, on Saturday,
which stated, that " on the 11th instantAWedneeday
last), at one o'clock in the morning, a pistol ball was
fired at the carriage of the Duke of WELLINGTON, at
the moment his Grace was entering his hotel. No
person was wounded ; the carriage even was not
touched. At the noise of the report, the sentinels
cried out to arms, and assembled at their post; but
the night was se dark, that they could not dis-
cover the villain. They looked in rain for the
ball. The Duke of WEr.t.tsGroN beard the report,
but attached no importance to it. Ilis first thought
was, that the musket of one of the sentinels had
accidentally gone off. They were in search of the
criminal; some cue had already been obtained which
may lead to his discovery ; and no efforts will be
left unattempted for that porpobe.—The moment the
KING nas informed of the circumstance, hit Ma-
jesty sent the Duke DE RICIIELtIiG and M. the Count
PE CAM, to express his bettor at so atrodon to

attempt., M. DE Caw was efidellVoollTiflg ff, collect
evbry Murtatttian which might lead to a discomy
of lb* eliander."
'in addition 'to these particulars, and the- brief
• Reader

uodees in the Paris Journals, the _. will find
some farther details in the Private Cot .espoadencein
another column. There is some difference in the ac-
counts contained in the private letters. It is stated
through another private channel that a certain foreign
Officer had become the object of suspicion in this
affair, and that more positive intelligence on this head
was expected. This account bears that the Duke
had that day given a diplomatic dinner, after which
he went to an assembly at the boast of Lady CRAW-
FORD, in the rue d'Arfjou ; whence it is conjectured
the assassin most have watched his return home, and
accompanied his Grace's carriage through the streets,
the coachman having observed a man running with
all his might, as if to reach the gate of the hotel be-
fore the carriage should arrive there.. The French
Government had assigned to the Duke of WILLING-
Tom a Guard of Honour, consisting of 24 men, and
commanded by a subaltern officer. The Legion of
the Isere had furnished the geerd on that day. Two.
salaries are posted at the front of the hotel towards
die street, and two others, at night, towards the side
of the Champs Etysee. In spite of these precis-
dons the assassin had the boldness to steal be-
hind the sentry-box, as was before mentioned,
and thence to file so close to the entrance, while
the carriage was passing rapidly through the
gateway, that the ball flew across the court.
yard, and struck the wall of the hotel.----Be-
fore the post left Paris, it was said that the Police
had obtained important information, and that they
expected to trace this daring attempt to murder the
Commander-in-Chief of the Allied furies to some
miscreant who was sot a Frenchman. Every eser-
don is making to discover the retreat of the assasin,
end none are permitted to leave Paris after sun-set,
nor before sun-rising, or at any time, without un-
dergoing a strict rumination by the Police, who are
stationed at several barriers for that purpose.
• We,
meat not conceal, however, that some of the
private letters from Paris speak of the affair of the
shot said to be fired at the Duke of WELLINGTON, as
a device ow the part of those who wish for a pretest
to keep the Allied Armies in France. A Green
Bag, and a Secret Committee may, perhaps, give as
another version of the air-gen, and the happy escape
from this ball that could oat be found, and the
" speaking potatoes," that told such a dreadful tale.

We give a report of the carious cube of the new
claimant of the French Throne, under the.title of the
DaupbtaC.which occupies a large )rtion of the Paris
Peperg:Tteiorbrost•-'''

?silk piajilicad against

the prisoner, but from the contralti under which they
speak, this is not to be wondered at.

Flanders and Ilamburgh Mails have arrived. The
long-announced meeting of the Continental Sove-
reigns, it is said, will take place at Frankfort, in
the month of May. The German Papers announce
a great victory obtained by the Turkish, Governor of
Egypt over the Wachabites.

There is no principle so clearly laid down in
the constitutional records of oar liberty as the
right to resist taxation without Represents.
lion. The enemies of this principle are right in say-
ing it was what animated the American Revolution.
It was what gave justice as well as 'access to the
American cause. If ►he Americans possessed this
right, and it is now allowed that they did, can it be
denied to the People of Greit Britain ?—Yes, it Is
denied, and in a way that mast mite the indignation
and disgust of sit who witness the manner in which
the just demands of the People are rejected. The
Petition to the House of Commons from the parish of
St. George's, Hanover-square, which manfully added
the expression of a resoletion on the part of the Pe-
titioners to cease paying tones, unless a Parliamentary
Reform was instituted, bar been styled "an auda-
cious libel," and the Courier has gone to the inde-
cent length of saying it should have been " kicked
out of the House."—The Petitions of the People,
which the House of Commons pretends to re-
geestot. are often treated with sufficiently little,
ceremony; and there is, perhaps, but a trifling
difference between indecently and wantonly tramp-
ling upon the rights of men, and kicking their Peti-
tions to —; but we really think this mark of in.
dignity would hate been a very seperfloous proof of
the disposition of " the Honourable House," in re-
gard to Reform.

It is attempted to contioue the cry of disaffection
and rebellion, because such petitions are presented to
the Rouse. 6'. Shall we be told that no disaffection
exists in the country after this unparalleled demon-
stration of it ?" It is a pretty open demonstration
certainly—we hope it will not be deemed necessary
to establish a Secret Committee to decide upon it.—
Bat what are -the arguments employed to refato this
claim of the People ? why, not one word of reason,
bat that the Americans held such doctrine, and
that it most needs lead to revolution. This is
airway, the charge, and the bog-bear set up by
the horror-struck pensioners. But we will reply
to them in the words of Dr. Swtrr to Mr. POPE, and
show what was the opinion of that eminent philoso.
pher and divine oo the subject of Reform. As to
whit is called a resolution principle," says be, 66 my
opluioti it this, %at Wheiteret those evils, which