The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-01-05 00:00:00

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4, ;nitself, isoswyti the greatait blessingkithat
Oman notate can eajoy; but peace is not always at-
,tainabletbacense ir must be considered, not simply in
Mils bet as atteeded with many concomitant cir cure-

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if we wish for peace to
nnot have it now, for no peace can
BONAPARTE. lie is the insatiable, invete-
of all nations, and, therefore, to sup-
. s call adhere to any terms of peace, is a'
of infatuation, which, it is surprising, has
en corrected by a long experience of his cha-
and situation. Ile is formed only for war and
sr---he possesses none of those virtues or
of which are requisite to make a nation happy
tesperous—his element is war, and he has no-
t bat. in. ancontrolted dominion. Were a
signed with him one year, he would be at war
nut, with all Europe. Were the forces of the
Allies disbanded and reduced to a peace establishment,
lloxxrxtiTx would, in six mouths, have an army of
five hundred thousand men, and in six months more,
lie would overrun all Europe. it with such a man
that we are to make pence The Emperor of
AUSTRIA may feel much fatherly tenderness for
• the situation of his and wish to spare
—Ms kingdom and his life; but, depend upon it,
. that son-in-law would soon forget how much he
weed to his mercy, and think only hovi much he
"load been humbled, and could he once more get,.
within ther walls df Vienna, his, credulous father-in-
law would soon cease to reign. That Lord CASTLE..
REACH'S mission should be ofa pacific nature, I say,
with all my heart, " Gon'forbid." I love peace-se
much as any man ; but I had rather consent to
a few ;mire sacrifices, and fight for a few years longer,
. than make a peace with BONAPARTE, which can
_only end in misery and ruin. Europe will, how
ever, again be in such a state to regain her indepen.'
dence as she is at present ; and they who are friends
to that independence, and to the liberty of all na-.
tions, mistake their end most grievously, when they
imagine that either of these objects can be promoted
by a peace with BONAPARTE. For my part, I say
most heartily, let us get rid of the war, and then ,
talk about reform - for reform must come, when all
fears of an externaenemy aviat an end; but with such
an enemy as BONAPARTE, pressing upon us without,
it would be worse than'folly, it would be treason, to
title' 'or limiting the powers of government, and.'
cramOing their means of defence ; but once let us
pat an end to BONAPARTE, and then we will look at
home, and iealwbat can be remedied and what im-.;

stances. 11l
last long,
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• proved ; how we may 4essen our burthens, improve
our manufactures, and increase our freedom. Should
the Allied Powers ever set foot in France, and..de-
dare themselves the liberators, and not the eon-
querOrs, of the country, it is all over with BoMA.
*arm; fcr such is the detestation of the French to
- that inhuman monster, that they would, with one
and one mind, shake off his detestable tyranny.
•-Tt is Austria atone that prevents the Allies fs.om
openly declaring fur the BOURBONS—and were it
SW' for -Austaia, England would long ago have
espoused their cause. The Duke of Benuir, a youth
of spirit and enterprize, has long solicited our Minis-
ters fur a command in Lord IV Err.' N GT° N's army—and
he has justly said, why should he not be allowed that
lionour as well as the Prince of oa.tmce—to whith
the only teply was, 44 We are sorry we cannot com-
)1 ply with your request at present." Were he before
Bayonne with sufficient authority to hoist the white
flag, the South of France would very soon be in
Open rebellion, if it can be called rebellion to rise
against kusurper. Truth, justice, and policy, all
dictate a return to that government which the hellish
counsels of VETUS alone dissuade, because it would
make France too happy and prosperous.
I remain, &c.
Welheckg.treet, Cavendish-square,
Dec.2B, 1813.

W. B.

" Ere we had ceased to announce (says the New.
castle Paper) the receipt of subscriptions for the relief
of the sufferers by the dreadful accident which took
place at the Felling colliery, about 18 months ago,
the melancholy task has again devolved upon us, of
recording another disaster, almost equally calami-
tous. List Filday morning, about two o'clock, the
foul air in the same colliery, by some means, took
ire, nosing deitiuction to nearly every living crea-
ture within the range of its explosion. Nine men,
)3 boys, and 12 horses, fell victims to the fury of
the blast, and eight more pitmen were severely
scorched, though likely to recover. lily this heart.
tending occurrrence, eight widows and 18 fatherless
children are became the deserviu objects of public
benevolence. On Friday last, . arrow colliery, a.
large stone fell on two pitmen de at work", and
rrushed them to death: both. kit &Mines. A simi-
lar accident happened cn Tuesday, in a pit belong-
ing to Mr. BURDON, of Hartford. A man named
Nicholson, upon whom a large- Stone fell while
ascending the pit, had his head literally cleft in two,
and died instantly ; %bile another, in the rime loop,
bad his thigh dreadfully lacerated, but, notwistand.
• •ing, kept his hold both of the rope and the dead
man till they reached the top. 'l'mo men at the bot-
tom of the pit were also much injured." .
Monday, a man of the name of Estall, who lives
*car Pimlico Wharf, and.: who is u retailer of coals,
had his house robbed of notes and ()ash amounting
tO7II. About fire o'citick in the evening, as he was
returning home with his cart, after having • been la-
bouring to sell his coals, ho was accosted near his
1 - ewe premises by a man genteelly dressed, who asked
him .44 why his wife had not sent the coals he order-
ed two hours before ?"'—The poor man not know-
ing that any coals had been ordered, became angry
with his wife for the supposed neglect, and said he
would make enquiry. lie 'accordingly went to his
wife, who stated that-she had no knowledge of any
iwch order. The husband, however, persisting iti it,
desired her to walk out and see the Gentleman who
ordered them. During the time that the man and
his wife ware absent, some one entered t" L"""
and stole the notes and cash, which Valli
Rosmised•
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