The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-17 00:00:00

PnItTiNOCTII. ney. t 3. etithe f).4l,phin. 11m*,
Capt. Watson. from Nymantall anl Itedpalt, Capt. NM-Ur
Gam, frnat Dana), a ith a
S toted the Drfea.ier. t.ien. Now), on a train,.
rri.ed the Port Mahon. Caw. Law ant and the Peroitoi.
a it le a canvoy furls Guenney, • 44,ni.tihg 4)f tramput tti w nick
neat tholser takt• i., trnop. for 11:ub4410011.
Cattle into baritone the Liaiort.

ri.T MOUTH. Nov. !S.—Arrived the Bair ratter !wive-
scve, of this ptort4 Captain Belli she has hug an action nith
a French privateer of lb rim, which sheered oti; ah the
rnehe privateer. fount tier enast of Anwrie t.
~tiled the 1 mail of tsar, for the 31editcrraneas; and
she Quebec and Hark-quits on a cruise.

irtattortn, Nov. 16.---I'he ship Breeze, T. Wriel.
111.1,ter, of and f.osn Ilan, boom, to London, vs ith a cargo of
arlierel good-, lii. been drheii nu slime ai t.ahter, near this
rirt, awl cant ely wrecked 1 a very few article, of the at/Au
Are saved.

00•Eit, Nor. 16.—.1rrived his 11Iajeity's cutter ides,
from Hastings t and the tlriti,h Hero, tramport, from
mg, with rick traori.
Lin Ird Is..re th-dir from Flinhing, Wyss-
v.trit, used nor of the King's Atessengers, is ha immediately ipet
oil floe Landon.

This ;wanting at day-hreak eight French privateers were
%tr, ely•erred from beset, and I I.rig, it is fitid, was
captured daring the night, and carried firm to the other aide
—two of or bluops of war went io chase.

To the EDITUIC of TIIE ST.I7'ESMAIN.

On perusing The Dmes on Monday last, I was
greatly surprised to Mid so wrung a statement in
it of the osstr,sge %illicit I recently experienced in
one of the Biters at Covent-garden Theatre.—
Both as a wan, therefore, and a wall.wishar to any
country, I conceive it is in the highest degree ne.
cessary that ass accurate statement of * transac.
Con which is injurious to my character, as it is
recurded iu that Paper, should be transmitted to
the public.
Attended by a few friends, T went to Covent.
garden Theatre eat Friday last, and not conceiving
it to be at all illegal, I expressed my disapproba.
tiun of thy perfornsanee under the existing cir.
cuinsiances, by hissing, and crying '' Off, off."'
and a Plarar.l lacitsg throne to Inc by an taiskitown
pvecusi in the Pot, I immediately exhibited it, at the
request of the Ladies by whom I was surrouusled
ia the Box. Tssis Placard was pinned by them to
the front of the Buz, where it hung fur some time
usimuleited. Previous to this, however, there
was a general cry in the Pit of " Turn out Ben-
net, the mfornier." At that time I was a perfect
stranger even to the existence of such a man.
Shortly after this, a Mr. Osborne, wlso, as I
have since learned, is a builder employed by the
Managers of this Theatre, together with Bennet,
alias Abrahams, made their a ppearauce in my box,
mid snatched the placard (i,,:n site. This, I of
cusrse resound, bat I was immediately hurried
by a bet of hired ruffians to the Otrice in
Briw-strert, with marks of violence ou my per.
son ; and notwithstanding the iatesferrnee of se.
veral respectable persons VI llu (4)ll.o*Cli me to the
mike, these ruffians were permitted Is, swear to the
Lifetimes charge which they made against me. I
was then compelled to find bait, myself in 1001.
and two sureties in 501. each ; of these securitiess
however, both *hies are very respectable, I re.l
loice that taga able tta a.ld, that ore of than,
George Palmer, inerchaut, of St. Jamk•s's.soreet,
though perfectly teskisuen to me, vuluntatily
came forward its my defence.
..ioch, Mr. Editor, is the accurate statement of
this transactiou—a statement %stitch, I trust, will
excites generous indignation in the breast of every
trite Englishman, accompanied with the most
alarming fears for the liberty of his country ;
fur wig violations of the liberty of the people may
flu) be expected, when players arc attuned to dic-
ta% with impunity to the public, and the audience
of a Theatre arc liable to imprisonment fur oa•
pressing their disapprobation of the ounthict of the
Managers? May not such ass innovation of the
freedom of the subject be considered as the har-
binger of despotism ? and can any instance be ad.
ductal in the series of past ages, in which those
who obtained their subsistence by giving entertain.
matt to the public, had the audacity to tyrannise
over those they entertain, and by whom they
were supported ? ! It is surely just as absurd as
if a buffoon should dictate to the Muuarch who
keeps him fur hi, spurt.
I am, Sir,
Yonr must obedient Servant,
B 1110'.. JON ES.