The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-05 00:00:00

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TO TUE EDITOR or ries STAITICgiItetN.
Sta,--In every respect It would be ealreMely
painful, if the British Public. wholsave taken, end
still take so decided an interest in the just and glo-
does cause of South America, were'eventeally as-
crificed, by unguardedly trusting to sothorities, re-
presentations, and acts, w hich are in themselves either
totally false, or described to the Public in a very
different light to that in which they really stand. It
is, therefore, of the utmost importance, at this mo-
ment, that truth should be made clearly manifest to
every Englishman, in order that he okay enabled
to direct his operations relative to South America
with due securityq and obviate the dangers wising
from artifice and deceit, which, I perceive with the
greatest grief, are unjustly employed to the prejudice
of liberal and enterprising persons, and spitist the
honour and prosperity of the Itidcpendeue Govern•
ments of South America.
The Somme Government of Venezuela, desirous
to prevent such enormous esils, took the most active
measures to put an entire atop to the ahuses com-
mitted et sea by privateers sailing under the as of
Carthagena and Melia), which Governments do not
at present exist, and at the same time gave instructions
to their Generil Deputy in London, charging him
most particularly not to allow the British Public to
be unwarily decei►ed by agencies, representations,
and authorities tieing palmed upon them as true and
legitimate ones, to hen, in reality, they were merely
suppositious, had died away, or had no other ex.
istence than a circumstantial and voluntary inter-
pretation. _ _

On this account, the Deputy from Venezuela co'n-
ceives himself compelled to request the Editor of the
STATl‘sm.ix to publish the following facts, in ad.
dition to his nose of the Ist Instant, conceiving them
interesting to the welfare of every Englishman, whose
views &redirected across the Atlantic:----
" That since the year 1816, when the Spanish
troops wider-General Morino occupied Nee Gra.
nada, and destroyed the Congress and Gov Pr WIWI§ 14
there has not esisted, nor does shera yet 'list, any
other Congress or Government, in any part of New
Granada, nor any Body of individuals basing as-
sumed, or made themselves known there, under the
appellation of Aggregate Independent Government;
nor can any Act or legal Micument be produced to
the Public, emanating from any such Body.
" That the Congress of New Granada, in the year
1814, that is, two years previous to itsdestructlon, sent
to Gs•tndon as their General Deputy, DJII Jose Maria
del Real.
" That, sub;equpntly, there Ins been no indivi-
dual in London who can with truth and jottice as-
sert that be has any Dvistation, Power, or ennirnis-
lion, from any Collgrel;S or Government existing
in New Granada, nor from any Corporalion known
under the name of Aggrtgate Independent Govern-
ment, nor produce any legit document to that effect.
" That the military operations of New Granada,
whose Provinces are now acting in unison wish those
of Venezuela, are carried on in conformity and with
the assistance of the Government of Venezuela, and
I under the direction of General Bolivar, the only
I Captain-General the Independent Armies of New
Granada ever had.

" That General McGregor has served with the
rank of Brigadier-General in Venezuela and Now
Granada ; but that at present he is neither employed
by the Government of Venezuela (whose service he
left at the latter end of the year 1816, leaving the
troops under his command at Barcelona, ar►d pro-
ceeding to North America, without hiving had since
that period any communication whate►er with the
said Government), nor by any Congress or Govern-
ment existing as such in New Granada, nor by any
Corporation established or known under the name of
Aggregate Independent Government. No lege' do.
cement can be produced to contradict this assertion,"
The Deputy from Venezuela, as a proof of
McGregor's rank, and of the union which exists be-
tween the Provinces of New Granada and Venezuela,
has the honour to annex a Proclamation of McGre-
gor's, in Amelia Island, dated the 30th of June,lBl7,
countersigned by his Secretary, Joseph de Yribarren,
and printed at Fernandina by It. Findlay, Govern.
ment Printer. The Deputy from Venezuela is not
now obliged to enter into the merits of the said Pro.
clamatiun, but merely to mention the title, whict►
begins thus—`' Gregor if• Gregor. General of Bri-
gade of the Armies of the United Provinces of New
Granada and Venezuela."
Gator-loco, Nov 2, MS.

Drtuair-L e THEATRE.—The Comedy of The
Heir at Law was performed at this Meet..., last
night, to a tolerably numerous audience. RAMJET
and KNIGHT completely relieved the tediousness of
the evening, end recollecting the merits of the piece,
as well as the support it received from the remaining
actors, we must own, that it, was an achietement
no common order. The melo-dranie of Barniecide
succeeded. It was received with the same approba-
tion as on the former evening.
This being the Anniversary of the Popish conspi-
racy, commonly, called the Gunpowder Plot, the
Paik and Tower guns fired on the occasion. The
Yeomen of the Guard and his Majesty's servants re-
ceived their customary gratuity of wine, it being a
pitcher day. 1
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Court of COM.
mnn Council for the geneial dispatch of business,
which was numerously attended, but nothing of any
public import4nce occurred.
A cargo of apples, from Jersey, was brought to
Eseter last week, and sold on the quay at 2s. a
bushel, which is ■bout 20 for a penny.
ANOTHER CASE OF POISONING ay MISTAKE..--
A few thy, ago a woman, iu the neighbourhood of
Franc, near.Tunbridge-wells, administered to a child
about 18 months old, two spoonfuls of laudanum
which she hsd mistaken for Godfrey's Cordial. The
mistake arose in consequence of the poisonous liquid
being in a .Godfrey's bottle. Medical aid being had
recourse to, we are happy to state the child is re•
covered. The laudanum had been purchased at a
chandler's shop, and no label attached to the bottle
to specify its contents. Surely something ought to be
done to presort the frequency of such mistakes,
which so often, as in the present instance) are
attri-
butable to negligence. •

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5La SAMUEL ROM/4LY. •I
Romilly was one of the few men, *boy
white they have the unbounded confidence of their
osso party, centmand 'the respect of their political
seior,: Iles. Though he tekeed most questions with
the reedurtr that is inseparable from a love of truth, !
and with 411 the fervour by which zeal in a cause is I
characterised, he never eitettettliveleesi suspicion of
his motives, even when his .ressot4 siere urged with
most force and warmth. His oppontisis seemed its:
vttialffltiirespect his intentions when they combated
his irtainints with the greatest
.vehemence. This
most flattering testimony was ,tont a circumstance pe-
collie to the min ; it-would hare happened to any
other, who should hew. displayed the same rectitude
in public life ; and this is a fine rebuke to those who
never emend their liberality beyond the narrow pale
of party. It is the pride of our country;that honour
and integrity are to be 'found in many political sic's;
and it is the knowledge of this fact, which has prow.
dared that liberal spirit, with which differences of
opinion upon the gravest points are regarded amongst
us. The lamented steject of these reflections was a
striking proof of the justice universally shown to
an honest vindication of Opinion ; and there is not a
good or an eminent man, ea the opposite side to that
%%Ph which Sir Samuel acrid, that does not share in the
lulling, grief oresioned !rt his loss. Zeal in politics
world he a cerise, if it Were ineontistent with the
charities of our nature, and if it (hied up the sourer'
of pity. But, thank Heaven! it is not so ; and an
enlightened sod hottest man may assert his sentiments
with ell the force of *Neil he is eapable, without es-
posing himself to the Int ve judgment of those wbo
Differ front him in the view of the suhject.
Sir Samuel Roteitly'a opitsion also upon any sob.
Jett made a deep impression, not so much horn the
ability he displayed, uncommon as it wets, as from the
high respectability of his 'Character. He had errors,
no doubt, hut they were not of the heart. But that
he toted his country warmly, is beyond dispute.—
Thet his opinions were governed by that principle is
equally undeniable; and that he oreer employed an
*fitment, or made use of a sentiment, which di i
not embrace the happiness of his countrymen, is nut
sincere conviction. If he erred, the fault lay in the
limitation of human mind ; but his motives were on-
impeached ; and the reverence in which he was uni-
versally held, constitutes a lesson which ought to
operate upon those who engage in politics. Ili' pro-
found judgment, various arquiremetsts, his skill its
forensic and parliamentary speaking, Intlhis asta-
visiting industry, w hich,ensbled him to weed to the
weighty twine's of his profession and to his duties
in the tionate, are too well known to require para.
cular notice. It is his independence and integrity,
which are more difficult to be appreciated (and with-
out which, mental powers are a nuisance), upon
which we are ansious to fit attention, and which
render his loss a public calamity. Long also will
t the country bewail the death of so good a man ;
land every tear that is shed to his memory will be
a tribute to virtue, and an offering, which only met it
like his can receive from so enlightened a Public.

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