The Statesman.
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kis she is satisfied with the repeat et tilietQatlex.
'conueili- 4E04 the people, RN, hue . Of4IL liii lin
pieriee; siessitenu facto rers have given neaudsciedge i
ged;lhe,auir will not• he . a jet the more maim. Olk
account/All:its having the support, of zielitaskof men,
who are -balled the Opperition, aid for whom. the
people hare ao respect sew more•ibaa they hat.'
for "heir opponents. The Ordure its Ceencil were a
grievance to Amities, bat wet %greater irir 'pa
thaa. the imprisonment and captivity of her citizens';
not a greater grievance that: to see her eithentt
dragget, I by force auto a service Willa -they abkort go
so many Recounts, however pleesant awikhonourable
it may be to oar own countrymen. This grievant:4
was* known to exist; and, therefore,. If the Oppo•
sition- have given a pledge to support a war against
America, 'Unless sbe be satisfied with - the repeal of
the Orders in Council alone, they bare given a pledge
to do that in which they will not have the support of
the people. . .)1: ...;:i
I am one of those, Sir' wlso do not regard a great
extension of trade as a benefit ; bat, those shade
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I must lay their account with seeing nittch order trade
destroyed -for ever by a war yid: Amor*. Three
' or four years awe:. would compel her to become a
maw:factoling coeutry 'to such an extent as never
more to stand in.need of English goods: so thatl if
your Royal Highness's Ministers do insist open elm..
Icisiug the power of seising people onboard of Ame-
I lion • ships at .sea, those persons who manufacture
.; gOod4 for America must seek another marketi for
; Oil is closed spinet them for ever.
Ic:"For many4Years, Sir,.there has ealsted itriitt
country, a faction 4teriotit, ~....4611047 vllly ‘'w
lIATII,ED OF FREED() ..,,Illtly ..0 We
all free nations, but they hate the very 10110 of the
word `freedom. lam well satisfied that persons of
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this description would gladly hear of the mirdir .4
- every soul in America. There is potting that they 'hate
''so much as a men who Is pet a stale, and who lives
out of the reach of arbitrary power.' These persons
will be sorely grieved to lee peace preserved between
. the two countries on terms hone: le to 4uterica •
I but, I em, for my part, ready fo confm that with
me it will be a subject of joy; I am read y to declare;
that I see less reason than ever for an E:nelishman't
wishing to see the people of America humbled or
borne down; and that it will grieve me exceedingly
1 to reflect, that England is taxed, and that English
I blood is shed. for the purpose of enforcing the power
' to impress American seamen ; but this mortihCation
I shall, I trust, by spared by the humanity and *is-
" dom of your Royal Hieltness.
I am, Ste. 81c.
WILLIAM COBBETT.
Botlay, Tuesday. August 4, 1812.

INTERESTING N4RR4TIVE.

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Masotti,Jete 10.—The following interesting
and affecting little story, which I have jolt heard
from the lips of one of the Officers of the Swallow
will, I am sure, be of interest to many of mit
readers s..Ln the gallantand sanguinary action which
that ship maintained against so superior a force, close
in with 'Prides a short time since, there was a sea-
-1 man named Phelan, who had his wife on board; she
was stationed (as is usual when women am on'board,
in time oricattle) to assist the surgeon in care of the
wounded. From the close manner in which the
Swallow engaged the enemy, yard-arm and yard-
arm, the wounded, as may be expected, wet
brought below very fast, amongst the rest a mess-
mate of her husband's (consequently her own) whr
received-a musket ball through the side. Her exer-
tions were used to console the poor fellow,
who was in great agonies end nearly breathing
his last; when, by sonic chance, she heard her
husband was wounded, on deck. Her anxiety and
already overpowered feelings could not one momet
be restraiped ; she rushed instantly on deck; and re-
ceived the wounded tar in her arms; he faints,
raised his bead to kiss her—she burst into a flood
of tears, and told hint.to take courage, " all woul,"
yet be well ;" but scarcely had proneuncod the last
syllable, when an ill.direeted shot took her head
oft. The poor tar, who was closely wrapped in her
arms, opened his eyes once saore--thea shut them
for ever.! , What rendered the elrearaslanse the more
affecting was, the poor creature hpd been only three
weeks delivered of a fine boy, wise. was thus in
moment depriied of a father and a mother. As soon
as the action subsided, " and nature began again to
take its course," the feelings of tile tars, who want.
ed no unnecessary incitement to stimu‘ate them,
wire all interested for poor Tommy (for so he was
called); many said, and all feared, he most die
they all agreed he should bare a hundred fathers
but what could bp the sbhatitute et kapese and mo.
Aber f However, •-the aetiWedad of h iy mire
t discovered there was a baskets goat on board, be-
Waging to the Officers, whisk gave is aboatianco
silk, and as there was no better expedient, she was
resorted to, for the purpose of seakileg the enter-
twists child, who, singuier to ay, is thriving and
*Wagons of the Anew little fellows In the world,
and &cheetah'e is his nurse, that even new she lays
dews. whs. per little Tommy is brought to be
soekled-by her. Phelan end his wVa WOW sewed up
in vie hammock, and, it is ittedieWte.eapy buried
"'lb 'onegraoe: Thus %IP a poor orphan, three weeks
*id on Want *man of war, eat of 'sight of land,
reecued•freas death through the humane exertions
sailor..
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Reeoaaaa's Ruoar.—Yesterday the Recorder
.made a Report to the Prince Regent of the following
cOsadets ender sentence et death in Newgate, viz.
'llldateestr Latta:seat. for tte I lig la a eivillarhousa t..11'•••
ItaisahlettAii742:clestaziaeot_ oats eithatalg
jt;t-CZ:tr,
:retingt iseirehb4elsr.c' =to. Cerhalir.
foe •unhag
n • Thomas Revoke,- for amtlieleady
at Mae* s Aahosie Rage, rer
Merry shd AmerAisei 'alit& atom What Themes
,iirervel Use 'mettles eat Misr ant. the Slat
laytaikk ethers were mead *Meg hie Loyal Higiaeles
• Wit lilliciatitia4 the* a beautiful and Datainodious
beet We. been jut bibbed, constructed to:go
...iota* win& power, and steam, off currylag mongers
• . Clyde, between Glasgow, Peet-Cilasgol-
- Geosnook, and Genrock. On Thstiay. It arrives.
at flit Broomieiew Om *GO
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