The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-18 00:00:00

FRINCII Fuxin, 78 f. 95 c.

Brussels and Frankfort Papers have arrived tothe
15th instant. The intelligence which they commu-
nicate is gratifying. They announce the great pro-
bability of the independence of the Netherlands being
secured by the strongest guarantees, and the pro-
spect of the speedy return of our troops from that
Country; the Officers belonging to the Staff of our
Belgian Army having received orders to rejoin their
respective corps in England. The English-German
Legions now in Brabant are oa their return to
Hanover.

It is stated from Frankfort, of the 9th, that se-
veral expresses had arrived there from Vienna, with
news that the Exchange at Vienna, which had fallen,
on the 3d, to 336 florins of Vienna for 100 florins
of Augsbergh, rose, on the sth, to 298.
Mt Lug, JAN. 31.—The few bat daring partizans
of Joachim at. Rome have posted up a pretended De-
cree of the Congress, which secularises Rome, and
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sZsed
fixes a German Prince there a temporal save-
vereign ; though it cannot be that Chris-
tian Priam can byre sacks thought, ygt the Mt of
countries to divide has certainly made them turn
their eyes on the fine provinces of Bologna, &c.
which contain 1,800,000 souls, while the rest of the
Roman territory is poor and ill peopled.

CAPTURE OF THE PRESIDENT AMERICAN
FRIGATE.

A gleam of setting glory bas gilded the close of
the American contest, which will go fat to retrieve
the loss of character sustained by our naval arms in
the war with America. The capture of the United
States frigate the President, e•miseeded by floe of
the best Officers is the ♦mericas ttzsz-CaMisdore,
Dzcavaa, by his" Majesty's frigate laseiraioss,
of forty guns, Captain HENRY Hors, after a
severe action, is confirmed beyond doubt. The
account of this capture was brought by an Offi-
cer who came by the Piston achootur, (which has
reached Portsmouth iu t 2 days from Bogen), and
arrived last night at the Admiralty with dlsrictebes,
which will appear in this night's Gazette. The Pre.
sident had escaped from New York, and is stated to
have been chased neat day by a squadron of his
Majesty's ships, but by upset's of cutting away her
ancheu, aid throwing overboard her stores and
provisions, she was enabled to make so ink
way that only the Endi►mion could overtake
her. This ship engaged her for some boors in the
old English style, yard-arm and yard-arm, and the
contest was maintained, notwithstanding the Endl.
mien's inferiority of force,with great courage, till the
Peewee frigate coming in sight, Commodore ;hem a
hailed to say he had already struck. The President
bad at this time sic feet water in her hold, and had
lost a great number of mea. The Etalgonion had
suffered much in sails and riggthg, bet had only 30
men killed, and 14 wounded.-The whole proceeding
is such as reflects the htfiest credit on Caplets
Hors, and the gallant crew of the Enikmian. The
Endymion and her prize are stated to have proceed-
ed towards Bermuda.

The crude and hasty offspring of the Private Par.
liarnent, that most wonderful of all plans which kJ*
make bread cheap by making corn dear, was last
night submitted to the House of Commons. We va.
fer to Mr. Romson's Speech and Resolutions /d
the manner in which
,this is to be effeoted. The ptibv
proposes •
to make eighty shillings the quarter of
wheat the protecting price—to allow theimportation,
warehousing, and exportation of Corn, Meal, and
Floor (except Flour to Ireland, which is by law
prohibited), duty free; but to permit none to be sold
in the country while the average market price is
der eigldy shillings. 'fho same priaciples to be ex.
tended to oar North American Colonies, substituting
675. for 80s.

The Resolutions were moved in a Committee of the
whole House, and after a debate of great length,
were agreed to merely pro forma, and the Cont-
i tnittee will akt again on Monday, whim Mr. BARING
intends to move as an maendmentt that the protect.
ing price shall this your be 755. the garter, aod,that
it be diminished 2s. whom, eetil It be•rediota le
the present rate. On itesehiffia
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