The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-22 00:00:00

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Royal Highness assures him of the very favourab!e

manner in which he was bnpressel by the merit of
Sir Ronrn•r's zealous anti diatinguisbet; service', atd

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expresses his regret that the principle of limitation,
under which Ow (1-,ter of the Path 113.1 I.een extenfli

did not admit of his name being included. To this

his Royal flightless adds that, upon future occarionN
he shall be most happy to bring Sir Roamer WlLaaa's
name under the Pnisce R::orsT's consideration, not

only Jur prVessiuitql distiiteiioa, but a 3 a ea,dirlaterur
commaad of a Ctrairy regimeld. From this sc.

knowledgment of Sir Kongwfs merit, what would
any candid man infer ?—That it imposed peculiar
oblig-ation,npon those who made it,to view Sir Itoncnfa
conduct generally in a fair if not favourable con-
sistent with the distinguished character be had at-
tained by his recard to honour, and by his various
and splendid military services. We repeat it, if hie
merit was not entitled to this, the compliments that
were paid him were hollow and devoid ~f meaning.
By a perversion, however, peculiar to ('curtly parasites,
this very acknowledgment to Sir Rouen, WILSON,
and all this profession of future favour, is made an ea-.
cure for the illiberal treatment he has siztf..red. lit is
impossible, says a:ministerial jattrnal of Satnrday, ,
not to feel that the most sincere respect and friendly
disposition were entertained by the' t7ottiniatnier-in-
Chief, by his MAJESTY, and by his Majesty's Minis-
ters, towards Sir RournT, as tong as ke bcksred as
'became an Wirer iu the service off' his King. If any
' alteration has taken place in their sentiments, tan-

tirmes this officiona and official advocate, this letter
proves it to have been occasioned by an alteration is
his conduct. So then, it is avowed, at last, that if
a inilitary man, however high his rank, illustrious
his, character, superior his mind, or exalted his mo-
tives, should venture, from the dictates of his private
lodgment or the impulse of an independent principle,
to deviate from the line marked to him by those who
ate pleased to prescribe his DI:TY to ttli KINC, he it to
be punished with ali the severity which the dutiful
Ministers of Majesty can indict, as if he were an ab-
le'', slave, constrained to yield a blind ohcdieneo to an
arbitrary and capricious will, or a mere machine di-
vested of the faculties and privileges of man. What
that duty is which Sir HOLM WILSON is charged irith
having violated respecting Ills-KING, we are totally at a
hiss to know. We know of no such du'y but what
the Constitution or the law points out ; and We
can perceive none of that kind which Sir Roars?
has violated. Of the offence he stay have given MS
KING in any other respect, we presume not to judp.
We can only look upon offences in a legal or consti-
tutional light, and not as personal concerts; and it
the advocates of Kingly anthority mix up pet,*
with public considerations in their pruiesoftlngs in has
' ease, we are confident their maxi", are nbt ealcalated
fur the meridian of England. The public as well as
private individuals feel the distinction and will wet be
backward to evince their sentiments. In the course
of the present week they will have an opportunity of
expressing them. The public meeting proposed to
fake place for promoting the subscripton for Sir
llottenT WILSON in the City of London, will he hell
on Thursday next. In the mean time, the contribution,
are gradually coming in. On Saturday, 1001. was
transmitted from Col. ; 201. from the
very ReV.the Dean of St. MANI, and numeronsothen.
Among those we ought to mention is the sum of 501.,
as the commencement of a Subscription at Li-
verpool ; besides a very favourable promise that bps
appeared in the Reform Society of Norwich. Aube
end of last week, the amount of subscriptions receita
.1,.W311 more than -1,550/.
There is little necessity fur suggesting to the public
anv fresh considerations on the subject. The feelieg
and the mind of the country bare been roused
; sad its
liberality:will be viral to the occasion. Were it*
pealient to add to the
sconsiderations we hare previously
urged, we- would only intimate our hope that the tot.
rributions will be sash as not only to indemnify Sir
R. Wasosf, but *secure a provision fur his family. 11
ought to •be born; in mind that by the diemissal of
Rons,a4,: I4ady Wu.sort is deprived of that proti•
'ion to whicb, in case of her survival, sloe would hate
Um entitled, as the widow of a General Oilicer.

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"A letter fro% Rtftle ',entire of dee 27th of Assist
stales that arrikiniritrin vessel hail arrived there frost
Ulu)* in.;lS' ifitys; with information that so FAO, h
shift, Ms 'Kober; FitOen. of Plymouth, bonud frost
thence to. Limar hail bees taken by Lord Ceelsrane.-•-
The letterierquestion cootafos no Intelligesee of the
operations of the Chilian force from Peru. The regular
packet sailed from Itiside Jsniero on the day preredisf
the slate of this letter. •
• Letters from ilavannah to the end of August mw
us unicate .Seine fiietfte.r particulars regarding the dir•
prsidationa of. ...the viraterp in: thole seas, wise. we
"or. ntH. mate be. speedily. checked or estermiao
by the in:erfrrenie of Oh g svernmcnt of the Vnites
[States. An asldit4onal motive for this interftwea" II
given in Ire' details ?Phut. peached Lloyd's on Slut'dry. ".0n the 24th orAug. the Amerieau ship lir
lout Mali boarded Asv -a brat full of men from IS
Insneg•et • chnoni.r ; .-tHey consisted of Spasiod''
Americans. and sinter Anglish, and they plstmlered tb
%hip of 3006 dolrais:!•tipnli provisions, an./ a part of
I her (.440. They isininded the captsiii is the head is
I-two plares, soil titfhtsriea to wissacre slot whole of tila
i crew if they slid not stand offerors tke land. .
Mr. shilly,..a iriater,orPole: Las. itiserted a ktter
,ut
I,_he Aillrild; 4de Olimoltati* that Bonaparte' WO"
5a /111610411104/14111611 fris in • Awe -in the atilt a
• work. Patitistrk. ttritailte' PoUrivag. *c. de .in eil_i•
M. Je4iy addiv..tlisa he rii nig 'ski moutier4l.4 si:,
that frhalcia altri‘ltiltifiti.bnes: foam, as the
of Illtrogitorte. b. - ' .