The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-31 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

I

The following are from the Dutch and German
Papers •
VIENX 1, J.us. ,17.—An English State Messenger
arrived lest night from London, with dispatches for
Lord Castlereagh, since which it is affirmed, that that
fvlieister is going to leave us and to return to Eng-
land. To-day the public opinion is variable ;in
some circles they talk of peace, in *the's; of war; it
is however certain, that late last night, Couriers
%%ere dispatched to all the Commanders of our troops
in Germany and Italy, with very important instrucs
tines. It is pretended, that before General Andrenssi
left Constantinople, an alliance was concluded be-
: tween the Porte and France. •
I Piomursto, JAN. s.—The rocks of the Island of
Elba are become inaccessible ; it seems to be the pre-
sent policy of its Sovereign to renounce all con-
nection with the Continent. A Decree of the Ma-
gistrates of Porto Ferrsjo orders that no foreign
vessels shall approach the coasts of the islands with-
French Papers to the .29th, and Brussels to the out being visited by Captains of the Port; that no fo-
alsme slate, arrived this forenoon. Paris Papers to raper shall land till he has declared the motives of
the 2Sith also arrived late Lee night. The intelli- his visit, and obtained permission ; and no permission
gene, derived from the Papers• nliieh came to bend shall be given for a louder stay than three days, with-
this forenoon begets a feeling of intmest which the out a special licence from the President of the Coun-
accounts we have lately been in the habit of receiving • cii of State. The intercourse of the English with
from the Continent had failed to excite. The date the Island is less frequent.
of the letters from Vienna reaches to the 17th, at I BaussELs, JAN. 28.—Great movements are at this
which time Lord CeseseitrAett had received fresh moment taking place among the Prussian troops
dispatches from his Government, and the bustle, long i which occupy the country situated between the
anticipated,. was beginning to prevail. But still Meuse, the Rhine, and toe Moselle. Several regi-
•there was a veil of mystery clouding the business of ; menu of cuirassiers, and almost all the cavalry, have
the Congress. Some were certain of peace, others ! received orders to repass the Rhine, and join in the
as confidently ateicipated war; and certainly there; environs of Dusseldorf. Two regiments of cuiras-
are more appearances of war than of peace. In thelsiers cantoned in the Candroz, arrived at Liege on
consideration of this momentous point the intelii-i the 22d and 23d; they again left it on the 23d and
Bence from Brussels will be deemed important. It isi2lth. The garrison of Verviers has also put itself iu
stated from that city, under date of the 23d, that motion to proceed to the same destination. On the
" England has notified to Congress her intention of other side, five battalions of Prussian infantry have
transporting a most powerful British army to this just arrived from the p‘ovince of Luxemburgh to re-
country, and adding to it all her effective force in I place a similar number of battalions which have
Hanover, should the Congress of Vienna continue I lately left the department of the Ourte, in order to
its sittings much longer." return to the right bank of the Rhine. Private let-
We find by letters from the same quarter, dated , ters assert, that the fate of all the countries situated
the 28th, that great movements are taking place as far as the Rhine, is definitively fixed, and that the
among the Prussian troops towards the Rhine and most important and agreeable communications, in this
respect, for the Belgian provinces, may soon be ex-
the Moselle, ilia country claimed by or given up to
Pruzsia ; end to the surprise of the people of Ham- pected.
burgh, the Russian troops have again taken posses-
sion of that cite. The motive of all this is, doubt-
less, that Pruss,a, A% ith the help of Ruseia, means to
catty her plans of territorial aggrandisement into
execution by force, even to the frontier of France;
and tile object of dispute, if dispute there be, is now
changed to the provinces on the left bank of the
Rhine, which may be a more difficul' point n settle,
than either 'Saxony or Poland. France and B igium
are undoubtedly much concerned in this extension
a new formidable Power to the border of their ter-
ritory.

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LONDON:

JANUAkY 31, IRIS.

We attended yesterday to the declaration of
SOULT in his wording of the charges against General
EXCELMANS, that MURAT was the enemy of France ;
and these charges having been embodied in an official
form, have become the solemn act of the French Go-
vernovent. Munter, of course, cannot in silence
pass over such an insulting attack. The degrad.
ing manner in 'which he is studiously, as it would
seem, called 64 JoAcnim Musur," shows evi-
dently the disposition of the Court of the Thoilleries;
and no t:,;•sbt it will excite something, perhaps, more
titan discussion. In fact, we already find that this
unprincipled attempt to revive Lewes de Cachet has
excited strong sensation of disgust throughout
France, anti a feeling of pleasure seems to pervade
the minds of every friend of rational liberty at
seeing it so signally defeated. We cannot omit, in
this ,lace, to say, that the shameful assertion in the
Times, that General FXCELM.tNS was guilty of
breaking his parole in this country is entirely without
fountlation. Gen. E. though not pre-eminently dis.
titsguistted for military talents, is a man of a very re-
spectable character in private life. Ile was under
great obligations to MURAT, from whom he held a
valuable appointment, which he resigned, in order
to return to the French service.

It is asserted from Vienna that new and important
discoveries have been made concerning the plan of
the conspiracy in Italy. The Crowned Heads are
trembling at the mention of the " eternal revolu-
tionists," as they style the defenders of popular right,
and yet they themselves are revolutionizing as fast as
they can. In the mean time BONA). IItTE appears to
have no wish to intermeddle with Continental af-
fairs. The Island of Elt,a, by prohibitory Decrees,
bus been rendered almost inaccessible to strangers.
The following are from the French. Papers :
VIENY 15.—An extract of the proposi-
tioes made to Prussia by Austria is circulated here.
It conveys the sentiments of that Court as to Saxony
in very strong terms, end considers the incorporation
of that kingdom to Prussia as wounding the interests
of Austria, and producing much dissatisfaction among
the powers of Europe. It proposes to the King of
Prussia to cogent himself anti the re-establishment
of his lingdom in the same degree of power that he
possessed in 1805. Offers to Prussia a part of Po.
land, contenting a population of near one million
and a half of souls ; the line of the \Verdi& for a
frontier ; Dantzic with 80,000 souls ; Lower Lusa-
; the Electoral circle as far as the Elbe ; the Circle
of Thuringia, in all half a million of souls in Saxony;
the provinces between the Meuse and the Moselle; the
Dutchy of Westphalia, with its *dependences—in all
about ten millions of subjects.
The Prussian Note replies, that it is not the
year 1805, but the year 1806, which ought to
he considered as the Normal year—cc L' Annie
IWortnale." Wise!) she possessed Blrentl►
and lianuver, which she has as much right to
consider her feud possession, as Austria can pos-
sibly have to the Venetian States. She insists much
upon the loss she should su,taiti by any substitute
for Saxony, as all the country affixed to her is barren
and unceliirsted, wanting roads, fortresses, &c. &c.
and adds the various reasons which she has so often
repeated with so much pertinacity. However, in a-
second Note it is understood that she was a little
relaxed, and has offered to be contented with all
Saxony reaching to the Elbe comprising Upper and
Lower Lusatia, on condition that Anspach and
Bareuth shall be restored to her, and that the For-
tress of Torgau shall be demolished, and half Biel
garrison of Meyance to be Prussian.
FRANKFORT, JAN. V.—The principalities of
Fulda and lianas have been definitively given to the
King of Bavaria; the• Elector of Hesse will be in.
demnified elsewhere. They are removing all the
valuables and furniture from the Castle of Hansa to
Cassel.

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TEMKIN would crpwn her Empress of the West. sire to carry through thriLegislature. One of t
Nor has it escaped the politician's metnory, that the subjects is said to be connected with her Rope
present Archduke CONSTANTINE Ole supposed new netsl the Princess of WALES: the other is sew...,
Viceroy of Poland), was so named in reference to the of with less ceremony; it is relative to the pri,jam.d
hope of seeing him one day in possession of Con- new Palace, and the alterations in the Aletroe.e.,,
stantinople. which have been so long in agitation. Those ~
This calculation may be called idle reverie : but pretend to be in the secret affirm, that Reicher 1,„„i
events much less probable have occurred in the me. Lin:arum. nor Mr. VANSITTART felt Strang
mory of very young men : no one, unless he is pm. enough to propose measures which they had. every
blind, will attempt to deny, that the partition of reason to believe would,' at least, meet with mist se.
Saxony and Poland, the intrusion of Mutter and rious, if not successful, opposition. The Wentz.
Butte Aeorre into the holy society of legitimate Mo- LESS have less apprehensions. Mr. \irk:Luster
narchs, have left the seeds of discontent, which may POLE, since his reign over the mint, has laid in such
produce most sanguinary wars; it is worse than a stock of brass, that his st.pply of that article is
nonsense to talk of (he settlement of Europe by the inexhaustible; and Lord WELLESLEY is proverbial for
Congress. This Assembly has totally unsettled it. *rivalling even his \elle Friend, Lord C.tsrtteetefis
And we defy it's best advocates to adduce one in• in that modest as: essence, for which some of. our
stance ib which its acts are calculated to produce b.-etliren of the sister Isle are so justly celebrated,
satisfaction and tranquillity ! Is it to be found in How Mr. CAN Nien and the last-mentioned Nolo,
Poland, on the point of being again subdivid- Lord will contrive to adjust their former little (lit.
'ed and left a prey to• the rapacious • craving of serences—how the memory of. the affair of hunoar
the ravens of the North ? Is it in Saxony, where may be prevented from sometimes interrupting the
a whole kingdom is deploring a beloved and perfect harmony so desirable to exist between Such
regretted Monarch?—ls it in Norway, where the great men, remains yet to be seen. No admits.,
wretched means of starvation alone conquered a however, is to be looked for to poor June
brave and free people, whose necks are not yet fitted from all these scramblings for place and power—he
to the yoke ?—ls it in the petty Principalities off must pay, whoever is at the helm, and the greaten
Germany, where there is one universe! complaint, Statesmait is he who, can rifle him best. Ministers,
that the small States have been sacrificed to aggrandize however, will not hive quite the Led of roses which
the overgrown great ones ?—ls it in Italy, that the was once talked et,
sx,reiciswismemes is return.
I public mind has been tranquillized by a due atten- • leg from the scene of his giory,.tlie mighty Conger.
•
lion to its wishes, and the imprescriptible rights of gation of Crowned heads at Vienne, end he has
rations and individuals ?—Look at the answer re-
been there, so accustomed to the society of Emperors
turned by the Emperoi of AUSTRIA to the Deputies . and Kings, that the English House of Commons is in.
of Parma, who transmitted to the Austrian Cabinet finitely too humble an assembly to be honoured with
i
a plan for establishing a representative and constitu-
his presence. In the 66 Hospital of dignified In.
r dorm' Government. His Majesty cadged it. to be curables" to which he is to be translated, he
replied, " that representative Governments might :time be more at his ease. Indeed, the badger-
-11 be very suitable to greet nations which had mighty ~bag which it is possible his noble ears Wight be
interests to manage, but that the case was very dif assailed with, language which the refined society
ferent with Parma, to which the elements of a re- he has lately kept, has totally unfitted him for,
publican Government were ill adapted ; that the ex- r. would be by no means suited to that elegant taste As
isting form of Government had been discussed and has acquired from his late residence of : the Conti.
approved of by his Privy Council, and that; come- nent. Messrs. CANNING and WarAssr.tir Pose will
quently, they ought to abide by it ; that it was ne. be better able to meet the storm ; the forswerwill, no
cessary for nations to be convinced, that other I doubt, have reconree to his old sedative, 66 The nsc-
Constitutions would not be adopted, in order that . more of the Great Man now no more ;" and (he latter
they might not be left to dwell with complareecy : will, at once, stoutly refuse to answer all imparts.
on the new ideas with which, for some years past, ! nent questions on the streugth of his brazen respia,
esithasin,tic heads had disturbed the world." I sibility. It is to be hoped, however, that the raise

When it is difficult to carry an extensive system of
! taxation into effect, something like the calling in of
assistants, -under the name of representatives., is
Iheard.of; but when the arm of poner is judged all-
; sufficient to effect its purpose, representation is dis.
posed with, and the talk of its being a right of the
people, is only the effusion of enthusiastic heads.—
Is it in France that affairs have been satisfactorily
settled, where we see daily discontent and open in-
, surrectinn showing itself in the most decided man-
ner ? Where is it then that the settlement of Europe
has taken place, and how have the Allied Monarchs
fulfilled their solemn declaration, that they were
actuated by no selfish motives of aggrandisement,
but that the liberation of Europe was their only ob-
ject? Can the Times, the Courier, or the Post,
with all their unblushing effrontery, name a single
act of BONAPARTE'S worse than the robberies and

of Lord CASTLERCACH will, at least, produce one
good, the discontinuance of the payment of the
enormous subsidies which he generously stipulated
that the Allies should receive from this country,,
long as the Congress at Vienna continued assembled.
If it is true, as is asserted, that every thing is ton.
clotted, and that the Duke of WELLINCTON N guile
there, to add his
-by-the-bye,
to the great arrange.
meat, (a measure, by-the-bye, which we cannot
comprehend, for Lord CACTLEREAGM surely did net
want the addititinnal weight of the British Am-
bassador at Paris to confirm thoae acts to
effect which:he was the recAttised and effirient
Pleni-
potentiary)—if this k true, there can surely be no
reason why we should not be relieved fforn the
dreadful pressure which these subsidies create. The
feasting and dancing is over. Jolts Bet& has pa-
tiently paid the bill, and as all the guests are going
home, the expence of the entertainment mey Lou.
petted to cease. Ministers themselves are iuterested
in this, for the universal sense of the country is de.
cidedly shown to be against the renewal of the In-
come Tax, that we do not think even Mr. WstAss.
LEY PoLE will have brass enough to venture to pre.
pose its re-establishment. And thus, therefore., with
such heavy demands npon the public purse, 20 mil.
lions to provide for the winding up of the Peninsula
`accounts, 6d millions of unfunded Exchequer Bills,
14 millions for the extra-expence of the American
war besides the ordinary expences of the year,
amounting together to a fearful sum: no doubt Mi.
sisters will be most anxious to get rid •f
.se heavy a
burthen as the Vienna payments mew Impose rsz
them. The sum to be provided will be Rey groat,
the means limited; and from all that eau be fore-
! seen, they will have a most arduous task to execute.

tyrannies we have mentioned ? We may in safety
defy them !
We have mentioned that military preparations are
going on in France with great activity. Austria is
also arming and recruiting her finances in the most
decided manner. The 50 per Cent. Tai on Income
is rigidly enforced, and the conscription for 1815

As to the renewal of war (if it is to be renewed), I (consisting of 150,000 men) is ordered to be carried
we have been long of opinion, that its indica- I into effect forthwith. Russia has reinforced her army
tions would first manifest themselves in Italy. Nor; by every possible means, even by BONAPARTE'S system
do we see reason, in late events, to alterour opinion. lof incorporating foreigu with native troops, for the
Austria stands pledged to MuaAT so support his i Saxon army is now consolidated with the rrussian,
Crowu. England has indirectly given ber faith also land Russia is adopting the same system in Poland.
in the same cause. France, under the BOURBONS, I Thus fur then is the peace of the Continent secured,
of course, wishes to root out all the memory of the and so much have the liberating Sovereigns done for I By letters received yesterday from Jamaica, we
great man, whose mighty efforts, at one time, shook suffering . Europe. Will the system of spoliation 1
learn that the force destined against New Oilcan.;
Europe to its centre. Menai' has, on his side,' never cease? Is peace never again to be restored to I consisting of about 104000 troops, under General
I Is EAN and Admiral Sir ALEXANDER Cocitnyrt,
spared no effort, to conciliate his subjects, and to : mankind ? We see no reason to hope for so desirable sailed from Negril Illy, in that island on the 2stiv
ensure the attachment and fidelity of his troops, in lan event in any thing which has lately occurred lof November. The general run from thence to New
possession of all the strong passes of Italy. At the !amongst these legatees of the entire system of Bo vr t. 1 Orleans scarcely ever exceeds a fortnight, so that the
head of an army, formed under the eye of BONA. I PARTE, to subdue a hich, they et:dm:mile, and in the I whole might be expected to be before that city by
PARTE, and looking forsrard,perhaps, to the hope of ' face of Europe, pledged themselves. I the 12th of December.
ageiejighting under his banners; his magazines well --ww..—
' I The following has been transmitted to Mr. G.tie-
sir.el•of.l3arnstaple, Devon:—
provided ; his country sufficiently productive to sup- The report of a change in the Administration 'is ..Dt4svoine-sireet, Jan. 45.1615.
WI
ply all his wants,without foreign assistance,—nodoubt still circulated with increased confidence. e '6 SIR,—In answer to your letter of the 23i1 lust.
he will not shrink from a contest in which he will have yesterday mentioned what was understood to be a : wishing to be informed if the duty on Malt will be
continued lam directedly the CANCELLOR of the
so many chalices of success. And none more power. part of the probable alterations. It is impossible, of ~, '
I VALCHEQUER to acqueint you, that [
iris tbeatiffmrtion
that
ful than the probability, that all Europe would be, course, that any thing cad of Ministers to propose a continuance of *sty be positively known ;' but
pal
more or less, dragged into it. A war in Italy would from the respectability of our channel of communica-
on the meeting of Parliament.-1 am &c...Slr e
be the firebrand which would create an universal lion, we have little doubt but that something of the obedient servant,
game. The BoyeaciNs would, no doubt, write" the kind is in agitation, although probably to no very 1
.. " TYICONNELt.."
We
.were greatly concerned
.to observe, ti at,
a
beloved FIRDIN4ND of %min" reminding him of great extent, and certainly-of no' sort of consequence '
1 hand-bill has been distributed nithin the last few
dabs, addressed to jonrneymen mechanics, laboarerq,
the Family Compact, which, by-the-bye, he does as to measures, at least as far as " the people" are con-
&c. earnestly dissuading them from signing the Pen.
not seem to have forgotten ; and this youth, so ambi- cerned ; to them, it can be of very little moment
Onus of honourable distinction, would, no doubt, join whether Lord LivEneooLis succeeded byLordCAsmt- tion against the Property Tax, on the ground of thcir
with his namesake of Sicily, (another BOURDON), NEAGH ; whether Mr. CANNING receives 14,0001. a being exempt from its operations, and at the same
against ccthe enemies of the family ;" and the Holy year for passing his time at Lisbon, or as much for time liable to the pressure of any new system of tart.
Inquisition would consecrate a banner, to which the 1 residing in Downing-street; whether Lord \\reuse-
floe which may be adopted in its stead. This at.
unjustifiable, after the f air and open discu%sion n hi. di
tempt to seduce the judgment of the vulgar, is quite
POPE would add his never-failing benediction, of : LEY and Mr. WELLESLEY Post are in or out a
course. Louis XVI 11. has already shown his dispo. 1 office, SO long-as the cbenge.is Merely of men, while hid' rcviously taken plieeat the Town Pali, and n welt
it the pee- berate examinati
sition, while probably the magnanimous ALEXANDER las to measures every thing remains: in data quo. had been published ill the Newspapers for the 4146.
would seize the happy moment for urging some of i Indeed, if rumour is to -be trusted,
been present at the Meeting. We have heard vl4
on of sisch of the public as had not
addressed attributed
.to difforent periwig who a a
" his dormant ctuims" upon the PORTE. Europe plc" will have the worst of the .exchange, for it
Lost' known to be hostile to the Pctitior but we cannot tie
has not forgotten the state-parade with which his, has been more than once hinted, that
convinced that any matt of intelli ;lice and rei ecta.
great prototype and predecessor, the Empress Ca- t LIVEISPOOL and. Mr. VANSITTART have objected
TIIARINE, went with her whole Court to the Morea, to submit to Parliament certain measures which a bility would co.intonance such a proceacli P ""
„ les.
in the hope, that the conquests of ber darling ro. great Personage is supposed to have a very strong de- (Liverpool "Idrci liscr i 1