The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-16 00:00:00

" FOREIGN OFFICE, O.:T. 13.

" Accounts have been this morning received from
general Viscount CATHCART, dated Sr. Peterkburgh,
iept. '22, and stating to the following effect :
" Marshal Prince Ku CUSONV having withdrawn his
ermy from before Moscow, the enemy entire„ it on
the 1 kh. But the Emperor of ltissrt has doter-
mined to persevere, and rcfuse every overture to ire-
gociate, direct or indirect.
" By every account, the French lust -10,000 men
the battle of Derodino, and rctreated t:t %verses.
Twodays after the battle, liciusow retired to a short
distance on the Moscow road: he then e:eiletvoured
to find a position mare tenablu near Mi.4•Lew ; but
aedi not being to be found, he retired, after a Court.
cil of War, to a strong position, leaving the enemy
to entrr the city.%
'• The position taken up by the Rusians is nearly
24 miles beyond Moscow, near Podolsk and Waka-
de.k.

" fhe communications of the enemy on the side of
• .rc e‘vcaced. ^ usand rnva are

:,oitia of kalour4a and the surrourding
tranitrLs iii their i.ositions.

Ml,senw is wi,!l K; TUSOTP. A butte
in the new position seems inevitable at an early day.
" TORMAZOWS corps would be near 100,000 men
in a few days.
46 The detachments from Riga and Finland were
moving to join WIITGENSTEtN."

By the latest dispatches from Lord WEtttmeTom,
we lament to hear that the gallant Marquis himself is
unwell, and that there is considerable sickness in
his army, and even in his Stair. Their fatigues have
been excessive. There are most urgent demands of
medical reinforcements, which are forthwith 0 he
sent out.

mother—

THE STATESMAN

%V ha te'er thou se. 'st oinks be sure to shoo,
Aud loqk at home, there's work enough t' be done.

F.xperieuce ought to have taught this reverend all.
vocate for war, that the sword, the faggot, exile,
and proscriptions are more calculated to irritate than
to heal a di,tase which has its source in the mind,
and that ae most efficacious emoluents arc sound
doctrines and charitable instructions, inculcated with
mildness. To oppose NAPOLEON with the weapons of
scurillity, may be expressive of the pitiful policy of
our Ministers, and the abject state of their hirpling
prints ; but it is truly lamentable to see so respect-
able a Journal as the Times degrading its columns
with such unprincipled trash.

The meagre Bulletin, issued last evening by Mi-
nisters, does not contain a single new event. It is,
in fact, a most paltry document, and totally unwor-
thy of commenting upon. It deals wholly in asser-
tions and anticipations, and is calculated for no other
purpose but deception ; for we can with confidence
repeat (what we stated yesterday), that very un-
favourable intelligence has been received from
Russia, not only in a•certain quarter, but by seve-
ral respectable individuals totally unconnected with
Government. There art• letters in town from Peters.
burgh (via the Gotteuburgh Mail), of four days later
date that Lord CATIICARfi interesting. dispatch.—
: These given very different colouring to Russian pro-
spects, and the general state of affairs in that un-
happy country, than what is to be found in the
garbled extracts published by Ministers. Sere-
u.al Merchant•, and other persona of property,
were preparing to quit Saint Petershurgh, with
their effects, with the intention of coming to this
country ; and the general persuasion among the best
Unformed persons unconnected with the Court, is,
that Peace must be immediately concluded with the
enemy, to cave the remainder of the kingdom.
One of the letters above alluded to states, that
the French had begun to erect their batteries near
Riga, and were expected to be masters of that place
in a few days.

The Medusa frigate has arrived from Sir Home
POPHAM'S squadron, and it is mentioned, that " pre-
parations were making for the attack of Guettaria."
We have accounts by this opportunity, which slate
positively, that the attack had been carried into ef-
fect, but with a total disappointment as to the issue.
The purpose is now wholly abandoned.
By the way of Liverpool, advises have been re-
ceived to a very late date from New Brunswick.—
They inform us, that the ships with British liconces
destined to the United States, which bad been cap-
tured and taken into Halifax, had been set at liberty
by order of the Government.
Some of the papers talk of a grand dash to be
made on a vulnerable part of the French coast, by.
30 sail of the liuc, aud 33.000 men. Is it possible
to suppose that the people of England would endure
a second edition of the lamentable and disgraceful
Walcheren scheme ? Or will the miserable defects of
that policy, by which our forces are dispersed, and
readered useless to any important effect, never he
learnt b) experience ? We feel convinced that nothing
but an abNolute want of money prevents Ministers
from raisiee Lord Wyr.t.ixoToN's army in Spain to
a numerical parity with that of the French ; and
surely the resources which are demanded fur so vital
an object, eau never be meant to be wasted on this
idle dashing' scheme, which, after all (to use a
phrase of Nlr. WixenAses), may turn out like a
cuap-de-main in the Court of Chancery.
It is suggested that the delay in issuing letters of
marque against America, has originated in a wish
to increase the fund of the Crown Droits, which
' arises from the captures made before an order of
general reprisals. There is a elmsiderable stock of
such property now on hand at Halifax, and when
it comes to adjudication, instead of going wholly to
the captors, an indefinite proportion of it will come
under the management of the Lords of the Treasury.
We have the pleasure to announce that the convoy
from Gottenkurgh, consisting of nbout 200 valuable
ships, has arrived ; and we have not yet heard of
any damage sustained in the course of the voyage.
By the last accounts from Lisbon, we understand
that Marshal BERESTORD was recovering from his
wound. The heat of Lisbon had been found too in-
tense for him, and he had moved into the country to
facilitate his recovery. Thesc•accounts add, that the
excellent and able Officers, the Earl of DALnetrmE
and the Hon. Gen. STEWART, had arrived, and im-
mediately set off for head-quarters; but many
. Generals are wanted.

The following is the list of plumpers polled at the
late City election :
Waldman
Cnmbe • 17 tVood ...... 52
Shaw

It appears that the inhabitants of Moscow, such
of them as were left, stupidly conceived to the last,
that evory effort of the French would prove unavail-
tug in their attempt to take possession of their sacred
city ; wherethey vainly imagined, that their temples,
con.retatt d by the hallowed image of the Holy Vir-
gin, would prove an impregnable bulwark against
the approach of the French nrrny. It is this species
of wretched tyranny, sanctified by bigotry, that
,i.tror.tosi has had so often to combat smith.-
It is this kind of blind zeal, that has so often

On the last day's poll, Mr. WAITIIMpi obtained
a majority of forty over Mr. Alderman ATKINS.
The harvest is finished in several of the Scottish
counties, and one more abundant never fell under the
sickle. The price of provisions is every where de-
clining rapidly, nor does the state of the weather,
which is somewhat moist, retard the operations of
the husbandman in securing his crop from the ap-
proach of wiapir.

Smith

I

beerfearld IL may instrument in the hands of Se prevalent is the opinion that Russian produce t ETURN OF COUNTRY MEMBERS.
our War Ministers, in fomenting those dis-
must Considerably advance, thit insurance was ef-
sentions, and. exciting those horrible outrages
fected yesterday at LLOYD'S at 20gs. per cwt. to re-
which
.are now desolating Europe. Amidst the turn 1001. if hemp was sold at 1501. per ton in six
months. If was found impossible to do a lave sum,
phalanx of those who share in the interest, or en- it being the opinion that it would reach that price.
'rich themselves on the spoils of violence and ag. The occasion of Admiral MARTIN'S return froth
gression, there are none that exhibit to us such a pros. the Baltic, as stated a few days since, arose from his
titution of principle as the compliant or corruptageuts being appointed to succeed Sir EDWARD HULLER, as
Of the Paess—these perverted instruments of venality second in command at Plymouth, where his family
are incessantly disseminating among the multitude resided.
The venerable Mr. WHITSAED KEENE, who has
sentiments founded en the most dangerous and fal- long been the father of the House of Commons, is,
lacious hypothesis. They view causes and effects we find, again returned for Montgomery, to the
only as they tend to corroborate and perpetuate a new, which will be the twelfth, Parliament of his
mistaken or depraved policy, which they have, either
I The elections fsw the Royal Burghs in Scotland
from ignorance ur interest, engaged themselves to !sitting.
come on the 30th instant.
defend. The writer in the Times of to-day has given i The Honourable THOMAS MAITLAND, brother to
us another elegant specimen of hisdeclamatory powers the Earl of LAUDERDALE, and formerly Member for
in noticing the repose of the French in Moscow.— the Burghs of Haddifigton, Lauder, &c. is again a
This austere Censor, we understand, is one of the . Candidate for these Burghs.
Clerical Order ; and on account of his sacerdotal for 'Westmorland, ; Lord MUNCASTER and the Colonel
Ikon.
Lou -melt declines offering himself again
badge may be allowed to exercise a greater share of • Colonel Lowrnsn, are Candidates for that county.
intolerance in opinion than we should be inclined to Lord MUNCASTER is a near connectieu of the LONS-
grant to vulgar reasoners ; but we cannot avoid no- DALE family, by whose interest the cieatio.n of his
tieing, that in his political animadversions on the peerage (an Irish barony) was otained.
character of the French nation and its Ruler, and The Election of Mr. DENYS, for Hull, is not only
on the abject servility of the Press, he appears to
. remarkable, but may come under the head of eird-,
ler. He at ull on Sunaid, with
have lost sight of the good old lesson of his Grand- his pocketswas stuffedH full of addressesby toacc theent Freemen
of Beverley, to which place he was proceeding as a
Candidate. A Mr. BLACKMAN was expected to
stand for as the popular Candidate, and had
not arrived, but Mr. IhNvs, by taking " time by '
the fore-lock," changed the name of li,verley for
Hull, issued out his hills like a quack doctor, got a
great number of promises from the mob freemen,
talked big, and promised a great deal, forestalled
Mr. Ileacx Ma X, and absolutely defeated both him
and Lord M Amax, after two days' polling. The
name of Dorys was not even known at ]lull, and
had he dropped from the clouds, the surprise
created at this daring attempt coulig tan have been
greater.
The North of Ireland will be the scene of a greater
number of changes in its representation on the pre-
sent occasion, than any other part of the empire.—
In the county of Down, although it is generally no. FA !,morrti. OCT. 13.
derstood that a coalition has taken place bet wren the
Arrived the Iliad resentie cutter from a crui.e ; al.so the Sea-
Dort SSliiitc and LoNouNorltitY families, the inde_ ti
ewer stoop of war, to take. the outward-bound Portu.al aa4
Alediterramma vessels, conststing at about 11 sail.
pendent electors, who are indignant at the idea of The Townsend packet fur Jamaica; and t:4; Chissterfieid
licie4 thus made the subject of prisate bargains by packet for Halifax, still remain.
the heads of the two leading interests of the county, HARWICH, Oct. 11.
proi‘ose to call forward some independent Gentle- Arrived the Lord Duncan packm. with Mail and passen;;ers
man, and to support him through the expenses of from Ciottenburgh. No news from Rusoia—was 4 gist Mt snn
the contest by a subscription. Lord CASTLEREAGH her passage. The homeward bound convoy sailed V.l hour, Le-
has again offered himself. Colonel Mu tee has also fore the packet. Arrived also the Beattfoy packet from Gotten.
again offered himself on the l)ownshire interest, Lord burgh; :he landed her Ala lat 1 artnotith.
ARTHUR HILL, the Marquis of Dowastifite's • Sailed the Lark packet fur Outtenburgh.
OCT. 15.
brother, not being yet of age. The election is fixed
Arrived the Diana packet, with Anil and passengers frmn
for the 20111 of October. Lord CASTLEREAGH has Gottenbtireli : she brings dispatches; but their content. were sat
addressed the Electors from the Foreign Mee, in publicly known at Sweden.
Downing-street, his official duties not permitting LYMINGTON, OCT. 15.
him to solicit the Elector; personally. I The Friendship of Sunderland is on :bore, and four feet water
The Earl of V tem (suTst has offered himself for in her hold.
the county of Antrim, in which the Marquis, his Arrived his Majesty's ship Jas• er, with a fleet for Jersey;
father, has large poFse,..sions. M O.- Nan lercm, and his Nla'esty's satits Semiramis and Castor, from Ptiriamoutb
Al ho has recently been one of the Representatives for the C"l'e•
of that comity, has retired. The Noble Earl is •
now at Lis'aurti, whence he has addressed the
electors.
Mr. HAWTHORN. who formerly represented the
borough of Downpatrick, has again offered himself
for that borough, in opposition to Mr. 0:0KEll, of
the Admiralty, who has recetilly represented it.
General CHAS. STEWART (Lord C ',STLEREAGII'S
brother) has again toilette(' the favour of repre-
sentia7 the city and county of Londonderry, for
which he has beets prey iously re-elected, on taking
ass Once under ti,yertimetit, width the last three
mom
Itient•-Gen. C. V. Harr. the disappointed candi-
date at tile late contested election, has cit'ereil itimrelf
for the Coutity of Donegal.
firs ttx BrIC:E%, Esq. of Oak Park, means to con-
teat the county of Carlow, with Col. D. I..yroL;CIIE
and Wau.rr.a Btcyx sr., Esq.
The Right Hen. Ds.,s is Bowes DALY, in his Ad-
dress to the Electors of the county of Gal says—
" 'Mc public conduct, for 35 years past, is before
you; I am not conscious of having, (lii•On4 that lung
end eventful priod, give:t one vole 3,-„,tinst the inte-
rests of my country, or the opinions of my con:li-
tttelits."---?Chere are four other catitlidaies--Colonel
M ytrisr, the late Member: and Col. Girt.; Ern:-:,
of Evreconrt ; Mr. James Daly, of D insandle ; and
JOHN IrARCy,
Lira:root. OcT. 1 I.—This Election, unprece-
dented its extent and keenness, continues as fierce
and near-run RS ever. Two thousand one hundred
have polled.
C2nnin; - nasenyne - 1003 I 'Guidon - 6
- CIO Creevey - 991 I
No one can foresee when it is to end ; but the popu-
lar party continue as confident as ever, am(' are le-
solved to tight to the very last. Mr. littouGit tvi de-
livered to-night a most a aimating address to the peo-
ple, declaring himself to be a Mall whom no tempo-
rary defeat could ever discourage, but who, on the
contrary, would rise with the dilhiculties and even
apparent discomfiture of his party, and lead them on
to victory under the most desperate circumstances.
In support of this he referred to the whole history
of Isis life—the Orders in Council—Slave Trade—
Beform—aed Peace. It is impossible to describe
the effect of this cheering harangue on the people.
Mr. CREEYEY, Lord SErros, and Mr. ROSCOE also
addressed them at some length, and with great ef-
fect.

Strastx—Sir G. Wester and Walter Borrelf, Esq.
Witasntac—Riehard Long and Paul Cubb Methuen, balm
Carastsitrrtezt—Adatind George Campbell.
WAnwicasnins—Sir Charles Mordaunt and Dugdale S. Dui.
date, Lsq.
Coenstestourn—Lord Viscount Lowther and John bowie. r,
Fsq.
BucctxnaAasatßE .William Lowndes, Esq. and Earl Templo,
Doasersmae —W. M. Pitt and E. B. Portman, Lsqrs.
HODMlN—tight Hon. Charles Bathurst and Davie') Giddy, Esq.
PEI ERSPIELD —11)Iton Julide and James t'annon, Lsqrs.
BEDPORD,HIRE--FTWICiII Pym, Esq. and Marquis of Tovistork.
NElt t Arrz.e (S.)—Earl Gower and Sir John Fenton limeghey.
Dux isit •a
—Lord Duntingfirld and Michael Dune, Lbq.

Davis
Priitheroe

NOTTINGIIAM.—OcT. 14.
1552 1 Itanelitte - 1184 [ Arkwright - 847
BRISI 01-oc.r. 14.
- 2;36 Itinniily - lam
I - ti 97 'twit •ra
•

ESSEX.— Fowls Day 6 Poll, at three o'clock.
Mob Jun - 1156 1 ‘lestern - 1/J9 Burgoyne - 158

. -
SUR Ifl:Y.—Thir I I);ty's Poll.
At the close of the Poll the numbers were

Sir ThoniisSuttou I lit 9 I Mr. Stiimicr 114:3 Str T. TurWn s:i

right

OX1'0111).—Oor. 14.
B'2; j Lockhart - 801 j ti. Eden. - 711

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

11 WNIA RKE'r SF CON I) OCTOBER MEETING.
TuritsnAy, OCTOBER 15.
Mr. Snakespear's s, st. tilb. beat Mr. Andrew'g
Trophouius, M,t. 11b. D. NI. .50gs. 7t04 on I lydaspes.
;'he Serum, Class the Oatlands Stakes of 301,,s each. R. M.
Mr. Wyndham',-inter t.§ Castanea, 3-yrs old, ist. 1
Duke of Grafton'; W -vrs Id, let. - 2
M. Craven's f-yrs old, 7st. 61b. 9
Mr. Batson's Briotoida, 4-yrs old, tint. 121 b. 4
-
Sir C. Banbury's Rival, 4-yrs old, (!at. 51h. • 5
3..t0 1 agst sister t.) Caitattea. sto 2 ag,t Woeful. sto I ag,t '
'rooky.

N Al' 41, MIMI, 1, lq ENCE.

DEAL, Ocr. 15.

Sailed the Royalist sloop of scar, on a erui.e off Boulogne.

Arris et! 116 Majest,', ships liriNiu and Active from a ectii.e.
PORTSMOUTH, PICT. )5.

Arrive/ the Port Mahon from a cruise; Ulysses, frqm Geern•
fey ; and Veugeor and Princess Caroline, om off Ilierhurgh.

Sailed the Pulyphernn and Standard fur the Downs ; and Ty-
rian on a mike.

. His Majesty's ship Niemen is appointed convoy for Lisbon I
Atalanta for North America ; and the Sean cutter for tile
Dawns.

We hope that even yet some sllelter wi°l be pre.
vided at Drurv.latte for th., crowds who assemhlo
b, fore the pit and gallery door; open. They art
now e posed to " the pell hot of tl:e storm,"
and most sit in their wet clothes, after standi:ig in
the open street for an I:oar or two. Instead of a
secend roach-way in Wohnru-court, it would be well
to cover it over. by which ample room would he
found : and surely it will not he wise to suffer
earnings to cross and jostle at both sides of the.
Theatre.

A selection is making from the Marines, of about
500 men, for a Nimilar service as that upon which
Ciptain Mit.coLit proceeded, some months ago.--
As this k a s2rvice of d. sTM upon the enem)'i
colst. we really ('o t know an 011icer in the Navy
o completely adnorttlgto it as LArd COCURA E, and
hippy should we be in the opportunity of hailing his
L'rdsbip in a sphere where he could be so eminently
glorious to himself and useful to his country.
The tinrch of the Life Guards, which was ordered
for Friday, is postponed for a few days. The Offi—
cers have rec.lived orders to provide themselves with
red cloaks instead of blue ones.

The fin" horses of the Scotch Greys are forthwith
t o be turned over to the Wilt Dirtgoons, it being
covered, that the latter regiment k mounted in a
manner very inadequate to the performance of the
town duty.
SPORTING INTELLtnExcr.—Let those who dislike
trespassing on Manors, instantly procure A qualifica-
tion of their own ; this may be easily done by apply-
ing to CARTER'S CHARING-CROSS, before the '20.5
ce tent is moderate, and his ►porting
friends seldom miss their aim. _

The Dividends are now paying at the Bank of Eftg_
land, and most opportunely for those who arerlesiu °lfs
to increase their stock ; for it is a singular fart, that a
half year's dividend on only f9OO Three per Cents.- if
laid out, by purchasing a share in the present Lot-
tery, may produce upwards of r 20,000 Consols, itt
a few days, as all the Lottery will he drawn next
Tuesday, thef2Oth instant, and the Prizes paid ort
demand.

CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 16.
Tn consisquence of short •upplies of ntoq sorts of grain, anti
waiting expel-tell arrivals, few sales are effected t i-day ;rs heat
is quote.l fully at last price,,, and rather on the advance. Oats
have had an atigineinatinii in price, and hardly any at )tar ~•t.
We have no Rape Seed here, and prices nominal. Fluor.
before.
Wheni
Fine ditto ll4 114. Ho. (New)
Rye
" ' "" i Poland do. .. - '
-

Barley
hisde 9O 98 Potatoedo.
White Peas (boilers) 96 116 ! Rape seed £6O Je
trey do.
SCUM

SMITH I LLD MARK ET.—OcT. 16.
T. sink *tie 01% 1. per stone 11181 th
Bet 8,1 t•. 6•. 01. Ilea.l of Odd( thit day t
Y.ctt•ttt '!d• to 6.. I. licatsta
Veal ... 63 6.1. to i 81. I Sltre-.)
Puck 6•. Cd. If, 7, 01. j ('elves SOO
Irtntb.•.. 0.. 01. (1d- I Yyc.
•'•1 ARK ET.
Hay ...... 4t. Od. to 61. 51. Ott.
Cl•.ter 6i Od. to 71. 1O••
SttaN .... W. 6d. ou kJ. V 4.