The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-13 00:00:00

Never has there been a more striking instance of the
insubstantiality and worthlessness of popular affection
than the effect (or, rather, no effect) produced by the
account of Bonaparte's death here. The people who,
but a few years back, either trembled before him in fear,
or hailed his appearance with shouts of enthusiasm, now
listen to the narrative of his death with an absence of
emotion nearly amounting to complete apathy ; they
even scarcely take the trouble of expressing their sur-
prise on the occasion, and the principal and almost only
remark on the circumstance is, that he should not have
gone to die at St. Helena, but ought to have died, as he
lived, an Emperor, at Waterloo. The people in power
here appeared very anxious to gives rapid circulation to
the welcome news ; for the day after it reached this,
every street in Paris had one or more hawkers dinging
into your ears the details of the death of Napoleon Bona-
parte,pour en sous. Some persons, who seem to be,
or think they are, deeply in politics and a know-
ledge of Courts, say that his death is no matter of
rejoicing for England ; for that, although she
may save some hundreds of thousands in the,
year by it, yet she will lose by the effects of
the circumstance on foreign courts, a considerable por-
tion of her influence, which has not been at all on the
increase latterly. She has no longer the lion in l•ash to
make roar or 1;1 slip, if events should require it; and
to the wholesome fear inspired by which, it in surmised
that courtly gratitude will prove but a sorry stihatitute
for it has been ob'erseil, and experience has unfortu-
nately too often borne out the truth of ',the remark,
that great and multiplied benefits. instead of pro-
ducing proportionately grateful feelings, often give
rise to very contrary sentiments ; the pride of the hu-
man mind feels painfully oppressed by the weight of
the obligation, and, to escape from the irksome coneei•
ousness of the incapacity or impossibility of making a
return, often takes refuge in an odious feeling of hatred
and ingratitude. They begin already to talk of thr Co-
ronation of Louis.
MUMS LtTTFA mix PART. JCIS 7.

" The news of the death of Bonaparie, nide!' was an-
nounced on the evening of the rstli instant, was eonfirta-
ed on the following day by the arrival of the English
Journal.. This Intelligence, which, ten years ago,
would have been re-echoed throughout Europe with so
much pomp, only produced a very moderate sensation in
this capital. To the Court it was doubtless welcome,
if, indeed, it he an advantage for it, that the partisans
which that extraordinary man might yet have had, will
henceforth direct their unreserved attachment towards
his son.

" The questions which this event gives rite to, appear
to us to be rather dictated by curiosity than interest. It
is asked, how will his mortal remains he disposed of ?
What are the clauses of his Will ? Will they he pub-
lished ? and will they be faithfully executed r Where
will his corpse be interred?? In Austria; or will it re-
main at St. Helena ? Or will it be transported to West-
minster, to be deposited near that of his ronntryman
Paoli ? Will be become, for England, a monument the
most singular, and, perhaps, the most glorious, which
can possibly be itatagine-d ? One of the finest orna-
ments of scolpture which could be devised, would, un-
questionably, be two figures, representing Mars disarmed
by Neptune.
" It is also asked, what will become of General Ber-
-1 tram!, and the persons who s-re with Bonaparte ? It
is thought that Bertrand will he recalled to France,
and that the Icing will restore to his rank and ho-
nours a man who way justly be regarded as the hero of
fidelity.
" How many will now take tip the pea to write the
History of Bonaparte ? His life, however, droller he is
no more, i cooseeted with so ►lianv potionages I so many
events; so many things, and so many iatessito Rill
ex-
isting, that we cannot *dim that pawl*" bastegua
with regard to - • •

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`• I avail myself of this occasion, fellow citizens, to
congratulate you on the cession of the Floridan to the
United States. Although the anticipated fortunes, may
never fully he realized in them, yet their acquisition to
the Union and to this state in particular is of vast im-
portance. They will no longer be the rentlezvons or
asylum for the smuggling and piratical adventurer of
every nation, nor the secure retreat for the lawless and
ungovernable of our state. A further cause of congra-
tulation is, that General Andrew Jackson, the man of
all others who should hare been preferred, has the go-
vernment of that territory.—Whilst his name carries
terror to the Unless and disaffected, it insures safety
and protection to the orderly and well disposed citizen.h
[►.4o]l THE NEW ORLEANS ca.:Erre.]
Mexico, FEn. 10.—The political state of this coon•
try is every day growing more interesting, and to none
more so than to us who inhabit New-Orleans. In the
first place, the last treaty with the court of Spain, has
abandoned to the Mexicans, a rich and healthy country
of great extent, almost within sight of Mississippi.—
In the next place, the Cortes have efttablialled some
free ports in Mexico, where vessels of all nations may
trade; and where commerce, although apparently
fettered by matey legal restrictions, will one way or
other find a tlevelopernent commensurate to the rich
and populous regions needing its supplies.
As to the borders, we will not have much to appre-
hend for sonic years to come ; on the contrary, enter-
prising traders will find the means of enriching them-
%elves and their country,by opening direct intercourse
with the Prorincias Internas. But the day will cer-
tainly come when Texas must acknowledge the same
goveanment as Louisiana, or else greatly endanger our
safety in raw of a war on that fronti..r.

On the score of trade by sea, between this coontry
anti Mexico, the opining is not yet very promising.
Vera Cruz has been declared a free port, it is true, but
the produce and manufactures of all other nations,
except Spais, have been prohibited by law. However,
we do not despair of seeing before long, our merchants
carrying on a direct and very profitable commerce with
the Mexican ports. The jealous restrictions esta-
blished by the Council of the Indies, no longer
exist, to prevent the ingress and egress of strangers in
Mexico; a new spirit has gone abroad even is those
remote regions, where the press will soon no doubt, be
put in use in the large towns, and spread far and wide
the reasoning faculties and love of liberty inherent in
man. It is preposterous to expect that a nation sunk
so low as is Spain, in commerce and manufactures,
can ever monopolise the supplies needed by another
people, almost equal in numbers and superior in
wealth ; the latter too placed 4,000 miles off, in the
immediate neighbourhood of the territories of two of
the greatest commercial powers in the world. The
very attempt at such monopoly, by Spain, argues
a narrow policy and ignorance of Pound maxims
in r.ssornerce, which will occasion the loss of must of
her colonies in Ametica. The half-way measure of
allowing a free trade in Spanish goods alone, will give
rise to a %%stem of (rands en the Onvernment, in car-
rying on which we believe no want of hands will be
found in the Spanish American ports. In the mean
time a spirit of dissatisfaction will spread more than
ever, and find its first converts among the fair dealers
and all who detest subterfuge. It is not going too
far to say that open resistance to the Government will
inevitably follow. Indeed, if we mar believe what we
have been told by a native of Mexico, who once held
rank in the royal armies, the Revolutionists are at this
very time in ams, and fighting with success under dif-
ferent leaders, among the rest General Vittoria. The
following items of news from Mexico have been handed
to us by the gentleman just spoken of ; we publish
them without pretending to say to what degree of
credit they are entitled.
" Under the Constitutional system, they of Mexico
talk with much freedom in favour of Independence
In some of the first houses of the capital, no one
is received who does not advocate the cause of liberty.

" It was said that the Viceroy wished to he crowned;
fearful of meeting the same fate as Iturrigaray, he
hardly ever leaves his palace, and keeps constantly
alHott him a guard of WOO men.
The day when all snore to maintain the consti-
tution, orders were given to liberate the licentiate
Rayon, Dr. Mier, (a companies of Mina) Dr. Cos,
an 4 Genet •1 limbo. In three days afterwards, they
had alrrady joined the patriots of the south where the
national congre.s now hold their sessions.

The Mexicans are now divided into three parties ;
one for Ferdinand VII.; one in arms for independetwe ;
and a third favourable to the latter, but lAbottring
secretly to obtain their object."

It ia reported that on the occasion of the Coronado*
of his Majesty. all Illidshipmeo now in seisml employ,
who hare completed their time of service, mill bar ad-
inroad to the task of Limn/mugs.

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