The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

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thitleAl treed the titheii
American born children,
astonishment and rapture
endearing name of hums !
A dispassionate view of the caUses Conduct, and
consequences of this unnatural 'war, will impress
the mind with a strong couvicf(on of the wickedness
and impolicy of our Guverumeitt, and of the supe-
rior intelligence and heroic victim of the Americas
character ill the midst of the most cruel suffering,
and when every species of horrid' 'reprisal would
have been perfectly justifiable irtcorcling to the law of
nations. But their clemency conquered, more for
I them than the sword, as was manifest in the nume-
rous desertions of the British and their German
mercenaries, whe had likewise the double itimulea.
of fleeing from the evil day of en hospital or a work-,
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house in Britain, and of procuriqg, with moderate
industry, an ample portion of liberty and wealth, in
the free and fertile regions of Columbia. .
But I must dismiss the subject to a future oppor-
tunity, with an extract from some Miscellaneous
Poetry, written many years agO. After describing
the man of war it goes on to decribe the man of
peace, thus :

" la peace a lamb, in war the atottotain's storm!"
In life a Christian, as in death Amino ;
The one may well become the warrior's part ;
The other is the man's of GOD% own heart.
And if the human mind impervious be,
To good effects front love of peace in thee ;
Well art thou reconspeus'd in thy own mind,
By genial views and dispositions kind :
At enmity with mad ambition's schemes,
That, stalest her bloody days, her midnight dreams;
Thou sail st not with the Jesuit to Peru,
To change old doctrines fur the gold that's new !
And by the force of arms and fire decree,
That *eater, land, air, sun belong to thee !
Nor, impious thou, poor Afric's coast explore,
Madly to buy cargoes of human gore!
Thou shiest not to India's peaceful clime,
To light the torch of civil war and crime;
With fire and sword I ndostan to destroy,
And then exult with a barbarian joy.
But oh ! the deeds, too horrid yet to tell.
Which to Columbia, Freedom's sons betel;
Who, from one common source the birth-right dated,
Of liberty and laws for ages fam'd ;
Ilefus'el —the bloody banner was unfurl'd,
The demon war, convuls'd the western/world;
The mother rends her entrails and expires,
The Federal Phoenix rises from her fires!
But thou the friend of Liberty and lases,
Su:ported ant the selr-destructive cause. •
Thou wept the. sun of Britain's prosp'rnus days,
Setting in blood and shorn of ball its rays.
Such is the man whose wishes reason guides,
Titre? stormy life, o'er possion's swelling tidr,
Reaped from choice, out disappointment's sting,
llis joys increase, as life is on the wing;
The air, the season, a sun-shiny day,
A prospect fair, and mends of scented hay;
Such common things, uncommon pleasure give,
To hbn who is re,olv'd with joy to live,
No care can canker, nor his health destroy,
Nor envy poison the sweet founts of joy.
Atiother's fat ,in him no envy moves,
If cruse it'd wl.ll hanouts or the lass he Loves,
Near cooling grots 'mongst tow'ring elms he walks,
And with a cheerful friend at times he talks.
fire emulation ne'cr disturbs hismind,
11101 no man shall a rival ever find.
Ile every tuan'stwell-a isher constant proves,
The prosp'rouslind the poor divide his loves;
The first he hopes as happy as himself,
The latter share his sympaby and pelf.
Bail! that, my friend, whh wit and humour blest,
And eloquence, that nc'er disturbs the rest,
By mad unibitionhir'd to play the part
Alike i buoxienn to thy mind and beset.
Tho' wanting spirit to the world thou seems,
A friend thy trite intrinsic worth esteems.
Thou want'st not admiration us thy meed,
Nor pomp to blazon every virtuous deed!
Pleased with thy clothes, in fashion's make, and warm,
Pleas'd w ita thy friends, a hose wit and humour charm.
No superfluity ellen& thy board,
Poultry thy yard, and fish thy ponds afford,
And sober claret from thy Linos well stor'd.
Freedom from prejudice and self-command,
Make thee at peace with ev'ry chute anti lend.
Thus a it, goad cheer, and humour 'tend thy days,
Fame is thy laureat, and unbrib'd thy prr.ise.
_ Adieu Imy friend, in whom such virtues shine,
And as 1 sing than, may I make then: mine !
tour's sincerely,
Xlag's Bench-walk, Inner Temple, PII!LANTII ROPOS,
Aug. 17.

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Yesterdiy seteral L.iscars attended at Bow-street,
to make a charge apinst a person far the supposed
murder of one of their countrymen, soon after they
sailed from India.

Yesterday morning TAUNTON, the Bow-street offi-
cer, was bent off from the Secretary of State's Office
for the Home Apartment, to Winchester and its
neighbourhood, to make enquiries respecting the mur-
der of the Dean of that place, and to trace out the
murderers, if possible.
At a general meeting of the Magistrates, on Wed-
eesday, at Maidstone, on the subject of the new
County Gaol, it was resolved, by a large majority,
that it was expedient to apply to Parliament for an
Act :o apportion a part of the burden for building
the same, by a rate on the laud-owners ai'i►ell as the
tenants.

Tuesday, a journeyman plumber, descended into
an old well oA,Odd Down, near Bath, but had not
been there many minutes before he was annoyed by
foul air, and beiame 'totally senseless. Four Col-
liers passing by tere implored to render assistance
by a woman who saw tie plumber's perilous state;
one of them only wovJ*l attend, and he with much
alacrity descended the 'alp ; but the noxious vapour
was too powerful, and he wes obliged to be drawn
up without accomplishing his benevolent design ;
being soon refreshed) he again descended, and was
again forced to return unsuccessful ; still detennined
"to persevere, the humane fellow went down a third
time, and brought up the poor sufferer, apparently a
corpse'—Resuscitating means Were, however, re.
sorted to, under 'lneilital instruction, and after
'twenty minutes the vital spark re-appeared,. he was
Soon restortld, and is now perfectly recovered. The
plumber had bees employed in the well the day pre-
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Air. Relent TlaOlsen preahled lit Mti PriNt.---.,
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.V. tstmlny.mornii soms. liolooded for the I There were but few cases of interest : the subjoined
execution .of Matures aerie." *ere Ittnong.these of any,importence.
day last at the Maidetene.AssieNteacciost'vmictuetirde°ritn murdering • Kira Or trikfielreei
marine on beard the Sem/teen prison ship, as. early lisis Was en indictmeint found at the last Assiteas
as three o'clock, was conveyed to, Gillingham, off apnea the. Defendant, en. occupier of land hi the
which place the prison ships are stationed, it was
.piarish of Bishop's Ilchinston, in this county, for ale
erected on the banks of.the river, in the full view of tees's! errors in his naming,. while acting as overseer
all the prisoners. At seven o'clock . Massereaux was of that parish. "Teas iudictment was moped by cer-•
taken from the jail heavily ironed ; and together with itorii;4 to 'the Ceurt of . Ring's. Bench, and brought
the executioner and his assistants, and a clergyman, (611110w:se Assizes for trial by a speCial Jury.
took his seat in a post carriage
.and four, and was . • ft eeeteired thet the Defendant, as was the custom
driven to the spot where he was to pay the forfeit of in'theparish, had been appointed by the parishioner),
his life for the crime he had committed. 'After seta- .iii,ul reit according to the directions of Stet. Elis. 43.
fence of death was:passed upon him, he lost all that the indictment stated the eppointnient of the Dee
firmness which he displayed on his trial, and seemed resident, and the other overseers generally.
4o be absorbed in despair. On Ms arrival at the Mr. Ittersorais, the rktendant's Counsel, Contend,
gallows he joined in prayer with a Catholic Chaplain, led that it was incumbent on the part or the'prosece-
as the Act direete.
and after a short interval was launched into eternity. 1 wino to prove thet the belenclatit had been appointed
An immense crowd attended on the occasions and .
the river was covered with boats, Tilled with specta- 1 Mr. ci.Akkgi Tor the prosedution, contended that
tors. , , the Defendllint'sliiving acted as overseer Was sufficiant
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'lbis awful ceremony over, the executioner and ; proof of his having been so. _ ,
the other officers of the taw returned to Maidstone, I. !11'.o this the fSearnld Judge assent"' ,
M. REYNOLbS then contended, that it Was alma
to attend the execution of Nicholson, who rose at ;
an early hour in the Morning, and seemed . .
kr re- , lute)', necessary to probe the appointment of the De-
gard his approaching fete ,with calmness and for- I
fends nts as overseers, • -
etude..' • .. . Mr. BatonTitotesort thbtight it 'mild be better
• Dining Sendity, he was twice risked by Mr. Boner; t=o. preeeed.
elm still entertained a suspicion that the. wretched to the other ,eomirs, end reserve the
, pitent.of taw: The Cause thee prdceecied, till the
Mall might have something to communicate.. To fre- sucEeediug overseers, with whom the Defendant mid
quent questions which were put to him, however, be phis cesoverseers had passed, their ecciiiintees, Were
solemnly declared that he had already disclosed
had to make known. all.he PrONcsk!,'
. when the Datenffitist's Cobeset urged the
necessittlof pfeirittg the legality bd. ppeintment.
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Yesterday morning Mr. Boner paid him a last visit, Air. Baron THossoli•was 'rff opinion, that the
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and, in complience with his earnest entreaties, told
1 statute did require the appiindment q tees Migistrates
him repeatedly that he freely forgave him for all the
I. under hand and seal, to cepittfute a legal •ta ppoilit-
injuries he had sustained at his hands. intent. •The appointmena ity . the pArishioneth who
At twelve o'clock Mr. Dudlow, ,the Under-She- I werP neither an individual PPv a Cody corporate,
riff, returned from Gillingham, and, on reace;„4 ; could not for a moment be maintained. Consequent-
the gaol, desired that Nicholson might hold himself tyt the appointment under which the Defendant acted
in readiness. The sledge which had been prepared i being destitute of the requisite formalities, be should
for his conveyance, was then drawn up to the . allow, the objection made by the Defendant's Counsel.
door, and, shortly before one, he was cooducted L This cause excited great interest among persons
forth, still heavily ironed, and confined in the same .; liable to serve in' the office of eaerseer, and, theCotirt
manner as during his trial. A halter was placed i was crowded by theM et an early hoof. stiterseges,
around his neck, and which was tied to the front of ' 'raying paupers themselves? and efferstarris charged
the sledge. He looked extremely pale, but still pre- . e ith non-pay meet, are stripped' of all Means or de-
served a degree of fortitude perfectly consisteut ! fences as their own accounts !trend legal etitirence.--
aitit the resignation which he evinced throughout llt is net wonderful, therefore, that this cattee excited
the whole of his unhappy sitnetion. Every thing Iso much interest.
being in readiness, the . nselaucholy procession ad, BLaNli* t+. elibit.
va need at a slow pace towards Peettlitatol Heath, I This was an action .'brought by. I farmer of the
where a temporary platform and &aloes had been I Post Horse Duties to the amount of 19,0001. per an+
erected. It was preceded by. a. considerable num- I num, against a Post-master at Birmingham, for dot
ber of public officers and constables to clear the ; keeping a correct account of his posting transactions,
way. The sledge went first, and was followed by j whereby the Plaintiff was defrauded of the Windup(
the carriage containing the executiniter end his as- . his contract with Government.
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sistants, and a chaise, in which was Mr. Dud-;. The Defendant acknowledged the pistic Col the chirp
low and the Catholic Priest. These were followed ; and expressed contrition, whereupon the Phiintiff'o
by other Police Officers, and an immense concourse I Counsel agreed to take a terdict on the first count,
of spectators, who hail been collected from all parts , and to withdraw 70 others.—Damages 101.
of the country, closed the exhibition. It was nearly I . CATTELL V. SMITH.
two o'clock before the procession reached the tense, 1 This was an action brought by a respectable fainter
where the multitude assembled exceeded any thing . at Coxheath, smear Solehall, against the Defendant,
recovery of 351. 83. the price of a horse sold
, for the
we ever before witnessed on a similar occasion,
The unfortunate wretch, now the object of such , the Plaintiff', under a warranty. It appeared that the
general attention, seemed to be deeply intent on Defendant had warranted a horte, except the off eye,
the tir,Aciful scene, in which he wag so prominent hut in a few days the Plaintiff discovered that it was
a character. He looked around him with cotes.. foundered.—Verdict for the Plaintiff, damages 3sl.
sion and shame marked in his countenance, eel , Bs. including Eti. bider the keep of the horse.
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seemed anxious to bury, in a speedy dissolution, - . 61•
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the recollection' of his crimes. Mr. Bransom, the SiNGULAR PRESERVATION.-111 the 28th ult.
!Catholic Clergyman, now approached h while title boats of the Clarence, 74,;Iying in Basque
'rim, and •
joined with him in fervent prayer. Ile ascende I the ; Rehdts
were chasing a sloop in the passage of Per-
. platform with some difficulty, by the assistat ce of the • tub .Breton, near .the Isle of [the, they were fired
executioner, who soon made the necessary arrange-
on from the shore, and a, thirty-six pound shot_ struck
meats of his office, and itt tate w seconds the wretched • the Idenices digtheeetelfsgte greet gun in the boiv,
man was no more ! . knocked the oars out of 'the seamen's hands, and,
Among others who were present was Mr. Boner, finally fell in the boat, without doing any other da-
I The t.o&o O
who hating thus 'witnessed the last struggle of one mar, or hortinuesingleinditlduat.
tI.II4.FILLLOR did. not
`his departure for London, having previously made who had heaped upon him miseries so agonising, took Ipit yesterday, but
, give2jealgment this dejr*ln hie privite room.
arrangements, by engaging horses on the road, for his ! The Loan CIIA*CgLOR on Friday, after goitig
speedy conveyance.
I through the. ll:mkt-ape Politlpus, which were w're-
The body of Nicholson, after hanging the usual cedented, both in peint of number and of importance,
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upwards of 400. petitions having been disposed of,
time, was cut down, and conveyed, we understand, to '
a surgeon at Bromley, fur dissection. ; stated, that he wished he might never again see such
1 sittings' isi bankruptcy.—Then,• addressing himself
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The Catholics of Ireland are holding aggregate facetiously to Mr. Mercractu, who had just finished a
meetings throughout the countries and principal long string :of .motions, after the regular ,petitions
; " had been disposed of, said, I should be extremely
towns, for the purpose of declaring their sentiments 'sorry to wish that you may never, again see such
on up a new Petition to Parliament, to be presented
nes
; sittings. I hope you may see many sitti e equally
j at the commencement of the ensuing Session.
•c ' &wive as these now finished have been, to the
A new Ballet of action is in rehearsal, and will be increaset)lt of your professional reputation and emolu-
speedily produced at the Lyceum Theatre. ; meta," ,
A melancholy accident occurred in Batavia Roads, ! Oct the 21st inst. a most melancholy event occur-
on the 7th of January last. When the transport
ship Malilila was about to get under weigh, the ' •
rad at Hamsgate. Mr. Johnson, a very fine young
- man, whose family resides at Burgess's, went to
!_cond Officer of that vessel jumped overboard after a bathe, left the machine, and unfortunately get out of
favourite dog which had tallest over. He was seized his depth, when, notwithstanding the efforts of Mr.
by a shark, and his arm crushed, and when he bad Burgess, jun. who was with him, Red asf a person
reached the side of the ship, and assistance was given who leapt in with his coat on, he sunk to rise yo
.to bring him in, the shark again seized him by the more. The life-boat was let down, but the young
back part of the thigh, and tore it so dreadfully, man was lost in sight of it. Mr. B. is extremely ill,
that he expired, from loss of blood, a few minutes , and Mr. Peake is fearful of the consequence.
' after he had been brought Upon deck. I A man of the name of Smith, while reaping wheat
On Monday se'nnight, as Mr. Thomas Tutill, of ilea field near Dover, on Saturday, dropped down,
Bowden, with his bride and two bridemaids, were ; and instantly expired. Ile had at the moment som
`going through Ilolme, near Market Weighton, in a I wheat in one hand and the sickle in the other.
post chaise, on their way from Howden to Bielby, On Monday last an alarm of fire being given itt
Dear Pocklington, to dine and spend the. day ; the I the Bulwark' several persons, among whom were
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post-boy who drove them, went at full' gallop, and ! many women and children, leapt overboard, in their
overturned the chaise, nearly opposite to the seat of consternation, but happily, no lives were lost. One
Lille Hon. Mr. Stourton : fortunately no lives were ! woman had the misfortune to break her leg. The
lost. The two bride-maids were much hurt; one off alarm arose from the carpenters pouring some spirits
them (sister to the bride) received a severe wound in ' of turpentine into a glass near a candle, part of
her forehead; they were taken to *a neighbouring • which accidentally fell on the deck, mid caught fire; •
• house, and a surgeon sent for, from Market but it was soon extinguished by the
.First Lieutenant,
aVeighton, who, on inspecting the wound, pro- who, with great presence of mind, thlew a tarpaulin
tiounced it not dangerous. The bridegroom and * over the spot.
bride were much bruised, ns was the post-boY. The I The party who met with so fatal an accident off
chaise .wis literally dashed to pieces. ' . Erith, on the 15th.instant, consisted of five persons
Sir Ara:easiness Cocuaaste, who has just re- only, namely, a son and nephew of Mr. Hales, and
,sop Mr. turned from the Government of Guadaloup e 'we ,a and two daughters of Bates„ no daughter
are informed, 'has brought a most singtaar natural of Mr. ;les being with them as stated. Torre of
production, found in that islned. .It is a large pe- . the betties have been, found, namely, Mr. Hales's
trifaction, enveloping a human body. This curl- son, and• a son and daughter of Mr. Bates, mud the
esity is to be removed from the Cressy man of wer, Coroner's Ittqueo., have returned a verdict of Acci.
in Stich it came, and sent by water to the. Tower, dental Death. The other daughter lof Mr. Bates it
from whence it will be removed acid deposited in the the only person -sot yet found, his nephew Whig
British Mueiuni. ** saved.

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