The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-11 00:00:00

THE STAIF.SMAN

the decline in the Foods, which again lowered I
little yesterday. To add to the sloop, the tinsel.
stases of spa hems of respecl►bdity (amen which
an two geonal brokers) failing, farmed waiter eft
esquaky and convenstion. The French Aspen. no-
tate, ■n important and frightful Decree of the King of
StA Is, which declares, that "all foreign adventures
takes in his Trans• Atlantic possessions, with Irma in
their hoods, under the losargent baneers; or who
may have furnished t►e Insurgents with warlike sop.
plies, shall be liable to the punishment of death."
This Decree most be Welled at t►e subjects of
Great Britain and America; bet how far known to
either or both of such Governments, it is not possible
to say. With respect to the first class of persons, it
Is doubtful whether the Law of Nations would be
found to countenance ouch • proceeding, unless under
circumstances peculiar to the usages of war in be
singed places. Their Governments being in amity
with Spain may be thought to render sack volumene
liable to the dreadful penalty, if captured. Bat
how different was the case in the American war—is
the French Revolutionary War ! To pot a prison►r to
death is cold blood, under s ny timeliest@ neewlesiever,
is en repugnant to human natore, that we hope In these
civilised times never to behold it. Subjects of Great
Britain have joined the Irish sod Scotch Brigades in
the service of Freese', end fought egainst the enemies
of that country, 'Notwithstanding the Governments of
their place of birth were in peace at the time with
such hostile country. Upon the policy of active on
such a bloody Decree, devised at so late a period,
nothing bat hatred could be attached to it. The hy-
mn mind would revolt at it. The generous dispo-
sition of a true Briton would be called into action at
the mender. Sons, brothers, cousins, all weeld Sy
to the spot to satisfy their vengeance for such an out.
rage. Bet, perhaps, the feeble, the vaclllatiog Cm
billet of ►Dadtid has determined epos the premed's.
lion of such • Domes by way of experiment, to
frightens the Friends of Freedom from their tumble
pensive*. The very uneasuro proves the weakness of
their nese, they manifest themselves at once (Impair-
lug and desperate—

" Cowards s►r rued, hut ttatt Mart
LAM mercy sod &lied to am"
With regard to thimocond point, of " adveatarers w►o
mar have furnished the Insingents with warlike
sapphire," that would infer that the crew of any res.
sel, with the agents of manufacturers from
Birmingham, sod other towns in England, might all
be liable to the peoishmeat of &al►, If takes ow the
weals after delivering their cargoes. Seth a menace
is en satrap to ceases sense. Commerce avoid
not, would set, allow of such so interpretative of its
views. What will the Mich my to this impiety to their
idol, trade? Why, they havobseetkaown to sell gas►
powder to the very ewemy bombarding their own towns!
They will invoke that ghost of their Hugo Gnoms to
rise again and calm the perturbed spirit of the Speaish
Monarch. At hew, the Court of Ocala has enough
to do ; It may well he srgsd to stedoem, for bitoditti
are traversing its fine provinces for plander, and
especially that of Valencia, where thirteen of lb's'
porous, after a summary trial, ►ays bees abet.

W. may say to Lord Garrtraticia.e• blacever
says to MACBETH, " despair thy chars ;" for his
Lordship's highly-coloured pietere of the flourishing
&sedition of Englaud is thought to be a bed Copy of
eoent•esttes. His Lordship t himself be

carried away with such illosions sorely ! It Is now
obvious that a sum not less than twelve, or per.
Maps fourteen, millions, will be required from the
money market, is addition to the available sod
vaunted revenges of the country, to meet the sop.
plies required hem Parliament. 11.. reprehensible'
the coadact of :Wisdoms meat appear in the eyes
even of the least sagacious, to be borrowing money
for the wants of Government in the North year after
the war is over. by not retreat* so much ? If
the war was mode the daily pretence for borrowing
se much, sorely the peace ought to be urged as a
reason for economy sod savings.
The Noble Secretary's elaborate eulogies on the
prosperous condition,of the country, and the distress
of its fiances being made known in so few days
after It, reminds one of the boast of an Alebymist, who
told an acquaintance that ha bad been so &digitate as
to had out the Putiosornan's Stoic, sod that he, ►is
friood,should certainly be enriched by the discovery.
After mutual felicitations and Ilatteriag compliments
had passed between them, the wily transmitter of me.
tall, the converter of every thing of that eaters into
gold, whispered his credulous limner in the ear, that—
he hid a pressiagOCCUioll to borrow a few guineas of
him.

Now, the only philosopher's stone we knew of,l
and one in effect it would torn out to be, is nothing
that could be worked by bolt.beeds and retorts ; bat
would be operated by a RanicAt. ltaroam. This
would be the most effectual way • r transmitting
motels, iron If yea will, Wit told, by the whole.
some laws which would follow it, and which would
skllfolly extract endless wealth from oar vary iron.
atone, and every other produce and decree of the
wont', ; and judiciously and honestly deal oat that
eollveniag pedant in jest portions among the
'aborigine closest, by the sweat of whose brows,
ender the bottling infioeoco of the fiery fur.
sere, that valuable, that staple article, so neces-
sary is both poste and war, is prodeeod. Every
other esperitnewt will be insiders, whether tried by
Mr. VAMMTAILT'II financial Mesm-engime, or Lord
CAITLZRZAGII.I rhatoriad alembic, all oast fail ; the
w►ole will ine►itably end iu a wind merlon&