The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-10 00:00:00

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411a.101f. DODD.

TO THE EDITOR OF VIE STATESMAN.
Sial—LiviNc.fp* my retired situation, I sel.

dow rea4.s ,mpAppagosb,,and 1# Wag by accident I
w youc'st.ln,,whiph f.rysd with great satisfsc.
titsC4llo.444TiMVin:rao :

,ttitiThe reports circulated on the subject of A
t‘ reoulutipn said .to fusve been entered iuto by
" the Offiecaor,the. Curtis of Artillery relative
46 to gl9jokr Rimy we understand; are wholly

cc linfuunduAl?rn
This, which I take fur granted as a fad, is
accompanied with some very judicious remarks,
mod in every compliment yun pay to the Artillery

Corps, I fully arid heartily
.coincide.
Thc conduct which has been so fake!y ascribed
to that honourable and distinguished corps was a

libel on dazir character, mail such as they could
not pursue•, eensisteally with the laws of toe

It would Ware amounted to a contpireq agairat
the individual, alto would, us a (bitter of course,
•
have a right to proceed criminally agaim,t
The King, by his prerogati2e, possosi.es :the
power of striking out of the Army List any
Officer, be kis ran?: what it nay ; atai so
doubt can be entertained that lie hal been. suf.
ficiently temptod to exercise that part of his pre.
rogative in this instance. His Nl.l:tnr'S firmness
and sense of justice bate, however, withstood
every application.

Whatever there may be wrong in Major DODD'S
conduct, it hat no reference to his military cha-
racter. He began bit career in the 'Artillery at
the earliest age ; and. I run no risk in saying,
that those who know him longest, value him must.
In Canada, in Halifax, at G air alt ar ,—in every
scene and situation where lie has • been called
upon in the, service, of his country, he has
ever enjoyed the highest estimation. The
breath of calumny never blighted on hint
Until this affair of Mrs. CLARKE's, from which it
appears, that no person concerned is likely to es-
cape without a w annd. That some deserve the
knife I am fret til.tillow; but that she shonkt wish
to o111•r op,Donbliis ti-victim, I do not think quite
con'sietent 4With -that candour and liberality she.
peefeises. At all event, it would be monstrous,
itilhat corm which• is confessedly the most his,
neotftsbieliol his,,Mijestyls Service, to pats an ex.
Ole senteaceapow 'd gallant comrade, w hosts
whole life thejevatist acknowledge. to be unexcepl
tiunable.
It has. been well said by SENECA, and with
1
equal felicity and .force repeated' by. Boast.
44 That the great isle •of general character is to
is shield a man against a particular accusation."

Let every Getrtlenian in the Artillery corps, who
has witnessed the whole tenor of Major Duon's life,
put his hand upon his heart, tiod,sitting in judgment
on his brother °ricer, as another may upon him.
self, declare' Whether he has ever found any thing
objeCtionable .in hls conduct as a soldier and is
gentleman,' 'lf the answer be, what I readily an.
ticiptlic, in the negative, it would ability be the
last extremity yf injustkp to prejaffice the chant..
ter of a meritorious
."Thillhi-edrps of Artillery can never
stratko to by ANY AliTairAllTy.
► Atisdan, Jalr.i. AN GO OFFICER.

It has lieepaiptifird ti the Lord Lieutenants of •
counties, that ihe'raising of Men for the old
mi-
litia, by beat drii;tim, ceased On the 301 ult.
and that the deficiencies must be supplied before
the Ist of October, in default of which the parishes
nil! be subjected to 401. penalty for every defi-
cient man, and still remain liable to supply the
vacancies.
DECAIX'S SALE.—DECAIX, in Old Bund.strect,
has 14een long celebrated for his elegant tuanufse.:. ,
:lure of ornamental and other articles in ,Or-eselli.
He has also made, perhaps, as choice a collection
of Cabinet China, and fine specimens .of Precious ;
!stones in vases, &c. as is to be found in the OW.
try. This collection is now on ask this be
of
ast
the first day of . the sale. Mr. 141.11.1e5,
New Bond-street, is the Auctioneer.; mud, as
he never fails; when he has materials td work •
upon, no .doubt he will giie a good. se=
count of the result to Mr. Dae&tx, who is re-
tiring from business on account of an ill state of
health, and who deserves a little public patron-
age at this • sale, fee his past. -services in these
matters of taste,--The collection is remark-
ably well worth seeing. Among the articles,
is a variety of fine old Seve and Dresden par:
Main, and some precious stones, of uncommon
size, in vases, and other elegant articles.--
There is in this collcction one of the finest
!pecitneris of chrystal we ever saw. .It is a vase,
mounted in gold, studded with emeralds, and es..
quisitely engraved by BENTENOTO CELINI. Thete, •
are also some very rare specimens of ship china,'
one of which is a bowl of great valet, it twilit
ty fellow to those ship china bowls iu the posses.;
sion of hie. irsortwos, of Chelsea. Many tithe'r.
articles peculiarly deserve our notice; but there is
only one more we can 'peek of at present. It is e
hydraeihe machine, a very ingenious piece of Work;
.wholly.maile by a boy of only years of air;
whose 'lame is JOHN EDWARDS, and whose name
ire memiuh. with pleasure,. as a little tribute to his
encommovAMltit. Oitsreollection, we must step
& slittlo Inflame to mention a model of the late Lord
.NELson'.o lessensl car, most accurately executed;
.with all its ornaments, in wood, and, made by
some, • .. „.
anme, of. the FrenCli.Prisoners at Norman Cross,
,awety 'and a knife. It 'is a.‘„ most
desiiVile snorter:my' end; nu dOubt,.will b.! eagerly
bid fur bptbe collectors of cabinet curiocitics.