The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-13 00:00:00

TIIE STATESMAN.

had arrired there, and was to be appointed Go- To rtso EDITOR or THE STATESMAN.
vernot of that city. Another statement gives this --..m.--

important command to Davousr, the Minister • Sia,—Natural philanthrophinclines every aren-
a War, whose defence of Hamburg!, many have organized mind to sympathise with the unfortunate,
good reason to remember. It is added, we sup• and should Call forth every generous feeling in con-
pose on mere speculation, that Lucia's BONA.ARTI templating oppressed Innocence. Actuated by such
is to be appointed Regent in the abeeoce of his disinterested motives, I venture to call the attention
brother from the capital. of the unprejudiced and enlightened to the case of

Dispatches of importance, we are told, have been Eli :a Fenming, now under sentence of death in New-
received by our Ministers from La Vendee. The gate, the circumstances attending which have laudably
Treasury Prints tell us they give the most pleasing , ingroned tench public feeling, particularly as to the
account of the progress of the "• loyal Insurrections" ! fact of partaking so plenteously of what, in the
and the " loyal atrocities" in the Vendee country, to event of her being cooscious of the baneful effect,
which we are still sending immense quantities of arms. i coupled with her candid avowal that no other person
The Officers who bring these Dispatches, we are for., assisted io making the dumplings, and her leaving the
Cher informed, speak with confidence of the axon/ pan, soder such circumstances, in a state to afford
of the Borrows cause (they know little of what is detection, which could have been so easily prevented,
passing iu their own country if they speak in this discovers a new and important trait In the history of
manner). They add,' it has 65,000 armed supporters human nature. Such extraordinary deviations from
in La Vendee alone; and that the white fag was the common course of things occasioned VOLTAULE
flying at l3ourdeaux, and many other towns on the to advocate successfully the cause of Jour( CALLAs.
French coast." We cannot help doubling this in- , who had been tortured to death on the rack, at
formation very much. I Thouloese, for the supposed murder of his son ; and
We could wish, but we find we have tent room for in the case of Elizabeth Canning, eight persons
further speculation, to say a few words on tliosesos ordered for execution were, by the casual observa-
and6os of millions which the CHANCELLOR of the EX- Lions of a Mr. RAMSAY in the daily Papers,
cittouca now thinks nothing of drawing from the prieved, and in the sequel proved innocent, and
pockets of the British people and adding to the Na- Elizabeth Creaming was transported as an impostor.
tional Debt, for the purpose of carrying an this It is conceived that the case under consideration is
" just and necessary war," for no earthly end that quite susceptible of a very different construction
we can see, except to fatten those• who feed upon war, from what it has yet experienced; and if, through
and terrify the French people with the spectre of t►e medium of your valuable Paper, a more scra-
the Boum:ores. We could wish to know whether pulouS investigation can be elicited, humanity will be
02 millions (Income Tax and Assessed Taxes), and greatly indebted to your efforts.
_

42 millions Loan, and six millions Etchequer Bilis,
and 18 millions of the same, also floatieg,can be pro-
duced next year—if not, the consequences will be
ruinous indeed ! Our Ministers have most sovereign
contempt of money ; but will any one say that this
country can stand such enormous draining? And is
not this digging the grave of the nation's prosperity
and happiness with the most cruel and wanton bands!
Between war without and misery within, how can
either happiness or honour subsist ? Bat we have a
VANSITTAIRT and a CAVI'LtatAOII 10 guide 119 in this
eventful period of our history ! 0, for a PALIM7-
11US I Scylla and Charybdis we see.—we have long been
labouring between them!

London, Jim 14.

A. L.

Au emioeot mercantile house in the City, and one
most extensively engaged in the commercial concerns
of Hamburgh, &c. was obliged to declare its failure
on Saturday last.
A few days since an Inquest was taken at Wool-
wich, before J. Caarraa, Esq. Coroner foe Kent,
on view of the body of a woman, named Mary Ann
Wright, who, it appeared, had, without any pro-
vocation, been most severely beaten by a man and
two women, which produced at first insensibility for
severel hours, and in the end an untimely death.—
The parties, it seems, were all of the lowest cha-
racter, and had met together early one morning, at
the sign of the Duke on Horseback, in the High-
Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabißet Council was street, where the assault was committed in the pre.
held at the Foreign Office, which we understand was settee of a great many witnesses, who all agreed io
summoned by Viscount CaSTLtaracti, on. Seeder ; their testimony, and that the deceased neither
evening. The Council continued sitting till neat five offended the assailants, nor made any resistance.—
o'clock. The Jury investigated the matter two days with great
Extract of a letter from thwAgent to Ltioltuse, at• patience, and at length returned a verdict of Man-
Gibraltar, dated May 19:--" An Alf/mine squadrom' slaughter against W•n. Faller Jane Hutton, arul
passed the Streights to the westward, duel,. mem.. Ella. o,fiekl, whereupon the Coroner immediately
day and the day before; some my from it I. le committed those three persons to Maidstone gaol, to
vessels, to cruise against the Americans. An Ame- take their trial at the next Assizes for the crime irn-
rican brig was chased by one of them, but escaped."' pitted to them. It is understood that the respectable
Embarkations for the Netherlands are on inhabitants of Woolwich are much satisfied with the
with fresh spirit and activity. At Rantsgelrharses perseverance and conduct of the Jury in this case, as
aid drivers were embarked on Sunday. On Serer. it Is the second offence of the same kind which has
day night a sudden order was received at Dover for' been perpetrated at the same house within the last
the second Liertnan battalion to embark. It was re.' 14 days, in the first of which the Coroner sat for
ceived at six: by nine the battalion was embarked, three days, withoutt, being able to discover the de-
and sailed at two the nest day. The 59th regiment linquents.
has embarked at Deal ; the 43d expects In-embark Friday ae'nnight above 100 armed insnrgents as-
from Dover in a day or two. sembled in the village of Kildimo, in the County of
On the late extensive collection of Sir Gustaf Limerick, broke into several farmers' houses, and
Hesrucova's rents, a handsome return was made flogged the inhabitants in a most onmercifel manner.
to each tenant, in consideration of the times. I Vaumix.r..—Last night this scene of nocturnal
The R. sal Highness the Duke of Cnstaelmstin is fascination was opened to the public, for the first
expected to arrive in England in the course of the pre. time this season. It is but bare justice to say, we
sent week. His Royal Highness comes alone. !hare seldom witnessed a more splendid display of
It is reported that a marriage s ilich has lately taken ornament and decoration than those Gardens now
place in Germane, has not been duly accredited by all exhibit. Besides the usual singers there are three
parties in Digland. !Dew ones, the Misses lIALFORD and Mr. COLLIER,
From Jamaica Ga:efles to the 30th of April, we who were all very successful on their first appear-
learn that the Duke of MANCIIE,TER, in his capacity ance. The Ladies sung two duets, which were en-
of Governer-General of Jamaica and its dependen- cored, as were some of other songs: The com-
cies, has issued a Proclamation; forbidding all rm. pany was neither numerous nor fashionable, but
reigners of any description whatever to laud on any quite as much so as is usual on a first night. Signora
part of the territories under his controul, except at HENGLER delighted the company with a truly grand
Kingston. The cause assigned in this Proclamation display of fire-works. Stars, suns, and temples,
for the adoption of this measure is, that many per. followed each other in quick and beautiful succes-
sons of a description highly dangerous to the trap-ision—and a colossal figure of Fame terminated this
qulllity and security of the island had arrived there, extraordinary exhibition of pyrotechnic skill.
and that there was reason to expect that more of at
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT IIAYT.E.—Last Sunday
similar descilption might attempt to come. The se'nuight, five young women and six young men,
Proclamation is dated St. Jago de le Vega, April amongst whom were two sailors, went on a cruize of
28, 1815. pleasure in a boat with sails, without oars. The
Thee Gazelles also contain the partimdire of the sailor who had the management being intoxicated,
capture of his Britannic Majesty's armed schooner' imprudently ventured outside the harbour, on the
St. Lawrence, of 15 guns, by the American priva. ebb tide, in a most dangerous situation, being al.
tater the Chasseur, of 28 guns, on the Web of Fe. most half a mile eastward of the Bar. In endea-
bruary

wring to return against wind and tide, which was

Ipracticable, the boat was upset, and the whole
irty was plunged into the water. One young man
regained a place in the boat, which soon righted, and
drifted far to the East. Capt. Dodd, of the steam
1 passage vessel, was very fortunately entering the
I mouth of" the harbour at the time in his boat, which
-tors, , I he directly steered to the spot, and made every exer.
when on duty. All of them in tarn do ti;iduty of ; -don to rescue these victims of imprudence from a sea.
privates with the utmost zeal and-alacrity, although ' tery :rave; he succeeded in saving one of the girlg,
many have the rank of General Olken, awl are de- and one'', the sailors. The others were taken up
corated with several Orders. lifeless. The bodies were carried to a neighbouring
A NEw Mona or DOING PmttsCt roe DiF.tmA. public-house, anti every effort was made to restore
TION.—On; of the principal farmers and graziers of .
i animation, but without success. By the above me-
Salford, in the neighbourhood of Melton Mowbray, I lanclioly event, eight persons, four young women
Leicestershire, having, a short time since, spoken I sad four young men, lost their lives; three of the
disrespectfully of a young man and woman in Scal- former were sisters.
ford, for which he had no foundation, they threat. „
IaIIILDUALL.—On Monday, Thnirsas Thomas and Wm. Gpd.
coed him with an action for defamation. However, . rpm two youths, in the service of Mr. Itlitjor, bookseller, of
to avert the consequences of a prosecution, he went .
goodStai s
eade,rafteerwentenancesexaaadn
Anaatirdiveitira:gaedctswolhs't:bilndHili!igigg.
On Thursday, the 25th ult., to beg the young wo- Mather young man, it appeared, was connected with the Pri-
mates pardon : after expressing great sorrow for irevs,,,d but ts;htsr•oas Vohs; ed bynsthae li'ertotseecr
wasutn regi Lantz
inroombottzli
shat he had said, and promising never to be guilty 1-oeewteeraie parties, eontainini plans and statements of their
of the like in future, he told her he wooid allow swindling transactions. Mr. Collins, bookseller, of the Royal
her to pump upon him as long as she liked, if she f:sc,traneig,ofw.2ll.....irissucirellidasupe
hetomethatnisrafdraolt:tdeittiktin,tefre.accligeeicr.
would then forgive him. This proposal being ac. the
illicit schemes, was incredible.—The Prisoners were remanded
cepted, I,r knelt down under a pump, from which fore
lo final examinaotiozionda
reme
she with much spirit and resolution so plentifully 1 n underwent an exarainat ion,
charged with robbing—il
'lire public-houses of lareelsnew of mo-
ney where he mat been to lodge socceioisely *ea few nights
supplied him with cold water, to the great amuse-
ment of several spectators, that the poor fellow :newt
robbing
it
ihirciiiri. t retToomre
onewas he took uptoterdtsheol; one
se4.rned nearly deprived of his life ere her anger was sit gold.—The t'risoccr was committed for fur-
appeased. hiLLberefldrsgrtalltrinemowbth)
I thcr eamnuation.

uU bruar last. vol
is oya ghoess the Prince fttient has been hal
we graciously pleased to great • free pardon, gilder the
we Great Seal, unto Mr. Wm. Gee. Harrisoni_ 1010 MIS ri
hat convicted of a conspiracy apinst the' Mt. . 414:
jug Cochrane at • tone LegtAseirj-1011V lmi
leir y can oT the King o FRAM= consists: lc(
of Officers, who make a most splendid appearance
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