The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-21 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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A Cabinet Council was held yesterday morning at
the Foreign Office, which sat upwards of two hours.
A letter from Mr. Caoara, referring tii his form- ; DETECTION OF AN EXTINbI YE PLAN FOR EFFECTING
er letter on the subject of Baltic convoys, states that 1 Tile EsCAPE or FRENCH OFFICEES ON vizi&
the Lords of the Admiralty are now of opinion that, 1 p‘gOLE.
considering the great risk of endeavouring at this i Some very imperfect land erroneous accounts of
advanced period of the year to conduct a large con- . this extensive conspiracy having been published, we
voy through the Belts, and the probable security that , have collected the following from an authentic
the ports of Sweden will atlord to the trade for win-
tering in the Baltic, the Admiral at Hano will not
be inclined to attempt to bring home another convoy source
apps
be appears from the examination taken, that a sys-
tem was established of British subjects going to'five
this season. I
or six depots of French prisoners, from time to time,
Dispatches will this night he forwarded for the to otter o effect to the escape of such as could raise
West-Indies and British America. •
n certain sums of money to defray the expences and re-
Captain RA rmt ER is appointed to the Norge, 74, . wards payable in this country, whereby many officers
now at PI mouth.
I have been enabled to break their parole, and have
The Vtctorious, 74, now at Portsmouth, is ander ' got safe to France, wheretheyharebeen received
orders
orders for Bermuda.
by public officers at the ports, who paid the sums
1 NDI k- II 0 ust.—Yesteidity it Court of Directors : agreed upon for their sea passage.
was held, when the following appointments took, This discovery was made by the apprehension of
place :
eight officers, who left Andover the Ist of last month,
Lieutenant-General Sir Groaoa NUGENT, Bart. to
he Commander in Chief of the Company's Forces on 'and were compelled by stormy weather to re-land
I near Christchurch, on the lath, after having mu.
the Bengal Establishment, and to retain his seat as Se- ' barked from that neighbourhood in a Weymouth
coed in Council.—Lieut.-Gen. Hon. J. Anzecaomay, '
who was appointed Commander in Chief at Madras, : smuggling boat.
They had reached the coast, between Christchurch
on the death, tesignation, or coming away of Lieu- I and Lymington, by the skill of their guides, without
ten the
Sir SAMUEL A UCHNUTY, to be Go- interruption : but unable to conceal themselves ef-
vernor and Commander in Chief at Fort St. George. fectually on their re-landing, notice was given of the
—i,ieutenant-Colotiel M ASCE. WILES, of the Ma- ',
auspiciouss appearance of the parties, to Mr. G. Rose,
dras Establishment, to be Governor of St. Helena. Mford, by Mr. How, a most meritorous officer
—The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till SVednes. in the supesior class of the Customs, whose zeal and
day next. I courage have often been conspicuous, but in no case
Mr. THOMPSON, lately one of the Deputy Corn. i more so than in this. An active .investigation was
missaries-General under the Marquis of WELLING I immediately set on foot by the above-mentioned Ma.
Ton, and long and familiarly known to the Earl of , gistrate, at whose instance Mr. How was permitted
MOIRA, having served with him in America, and by his Board to assist. Vickery and Adkins were
behaved gallantly in the action with General GREEN, I
, sent from Bow-street; and Mr..Tosee, Assistant So-
where he was severely wounded, is the Gentleman' licitor to the Admiralty, was sent to Mr. Rose by
who will accompany his Lordship to India, as Pri- the Transport Board. A pursuit after the offenders
vote Secretary, mid Superintendaut of his domestic was then made in various directions, and Colliford
concerns. He is a native of Glasgow, and not an t (wto had been convicted last year of a similar offence
Irishman, as has been stated. Captain the Honour-lbefore Mr. i3aron Graham), a remarkably desperate
able Lercesrra STANHOPE, second son of the Earl man, who was always armed, and who had the leading
of Mutat:wave, and lately so laudably kno*n in active share in the conspiracy, was taken in Somer.
Ireland for his liberality towards the Roman Catho- I setsaire by Mr. How, who finding him dressing his
lies, for which liberality he had the honour of being horse in a stable, broke in upon him, and seized
removed from the Staff, goes out as First Aide-de- ' him by the collar with one hand, holding a pistol at
Camp to his Lordship. The youngest of the DOTLES his hest! with the other, and then gave him to the
also accompanies him, as Second Aide-de-Camp. ; cared Adkins, to be conveyed in irons to Mr. G.
The Third Aid-de-Camp is a Mr. MACRA, of the Rose, nt Mudefoid.
79th regiment, and who served with it during the Six ether persons have also been already appre.
whole campaign in Egypt: this Gentleman is also ! hendedas principals in the conspiracy, in different
from Scotland, and a near relation of the Countess parts d the country, who have been committed by
of Lou now. The complement of Aids-de-Camp is the Magistrate to Winchester Gaol, among whom is
thus made up, as the other three Officers must be Rose, the Master of the Weymouth boat, the Free-
selected from the army in India, viz. one from the holder, who was taken by two men, sent from
King's troops, and two from the Company's service. Christchurch for that purpose; the inhabitants of
His Lordship will not sail before the beginning of which place was remarkably zealous on the oc-
Fehruary.—The other appointments have not trans- cation. The other offenders were taken by per-
pired. sonsof the country, sent after them, by the Magi.
A report prevailed yesterday, bit for which there striae, as soon us he had ascertained the names and
was no authority, that BON APARTE is dead, and that residessoo in the Wost of England of the land smug.
in a paroxism of rage he fell by his own baud. glee; who seduced and conveyed to the coast tha ,
Major-General M AITLAND is to command in the
French Officers from the different depots ; in which ,
York District, and Major-General GREY succeeds
Lieutenant-General ENGLAND in the command of service a most respectable Gentleman, in Somerset.'
shire, in the oeforwboorhood or some of the most
the Devonshire District. , guilty, was eminently useful. In The development '
Sir Thomas then,/ is going out in the &milks,
of 74 guns, to join Sir J. B. IVaanzst's squadron on of this extensive and mischievous conspiracy, and
apprehending the culprits, the Magistrate alluded to,
the Halifax station. received the readiest assistance from the Transport
The Elephant man of war and the Hermes, have
Board as well at from the Commissioners of the Cus-
sailed for the Western Islands, in consequence of in-
toms ; and it is but justice to add, that that Gentle.
formation that Admiral RODGERS with his squadron
is in that neighbourhood. man himself, who was prevented by as accident
from going over to Southampton to ask his former
It is stated that the Crocodile frigate has refused to
Be-
take under her convoy the ships for Portugal. The constituents for a vote, in a very sharp contest, de-
owed every hour of his time for some weeks to his
reason is, that the trade of the Mediterranean is se-
duty as a Justice of the Peace oft this interesting and
parated from that of Portugal for the security of important occasion.
shipping on that destination ; and the crocodile has '
ions
already sixty ships for the Mediterrauean, which is as
Exert
more of the offenders.are still using for the apprehension of
many as she can properly receive under her care.
Lady BO RLAgE WARREN is preparing to go with
her family, to Halifax, in North America, to meet
her gallant husband, who is pow cruising on that
station.

CONSPIRACY. •

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

After the Comic Opera of T,':e Lord of the Ma-
nor, a new After-piece was prod uc:.clat thts.Theatre,
for the first time, last night, called Love, Lae, and
"piste.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, On Thai sclay, in a Bank-
rupt Cause, took an opportunity of mentioning,
that he had lately. ix one day, put the seal to one
hundred and sixteen Commissions of Bankruptcy;
being nearly a sixth of the whole that had taken place
during the period that Lord Ilaaewscaz presided in
Chancery.
The fate of Lieut. Richard Stewart Gamage, of
the Griffin sloop of wac, for the murder of a Set-
joint of Marines of that ship, is deckled, and he is
to suffer the sentence of the Court-Martial, in the
Downs, on board the 41lonatoutit. The greatest in-
tercessions were made in his behalf, and a letter from
the whole of the ship's company of the Griffin was I
sent, praying a pardon, but without effect. He was
made a Lieutenant, the 46th of August, 1808.—
The order for his execution was sent late on Thurs-
day night.
The Government of Zattte, as the bead of that
part of the lonian Republic now under British pro-
tection, have voted a Marble Column to be erected
in the square of the Cathedral, as an acknowledg-
meat to General Sir Joust STUART, for their deli-
verance by the forces under his command, from the I
tyranny of French dominion. They have also caused
a Medal to be struck, with a Greek inscription, in
like manner commemorative of their gratitude and I
regard to that distinguished officer.
Two chemists of Paris have recently made two
curious specimens of prepared writing paper, of which
the following are the processes :-1. Take the gall
I nuts and, sulphas of iron (copperas), well pulverized,
rub them dry on paper which is not smooth or hot,.
pressed. The paper will assume a greyish tinge,
owing to the powder which is attached to it, and
which will adhere sufficiently to bear folding; &c.
In order to trace characters on this paper, It is only
necessary to use a pen dipped In water, or in the
mouth, or in the mouth, or even a pointed stick,
and the characters will become black and legible.—
The second process is described as differing frets the
first, in so much earths paper Is washed in the ma.
cedes of which ink is madlbr aad then dried. It is
of a yellowish colour, and Ps characters are written
on it in the same way. Paper basks, sr album, of
this description, are new assaufactetedioadisii:gpsar
abundance at Paris, sad 60174/0111 ego
qv. est.

The business of this little Drama turns upon the
repeated varied attempts of Cy,loin Danvers to
gain the hand of Laura, the daughter of Doctor
camphor, an apothecary, of York, who hath pro-
mised her to Lubin Log, upon the presumption that
he was heir to an immense fortune in the West In-
dies. Upon the arrival of the stage at York, Flexible
becomes acquainted with Lubin Log, and, as the
friend of Captain Drawers, draws from him the
nature of his designs, in order to counteract
them, for the advantage of his friend. In the
course of thew attempts he assumes many characters,.
all of which he maintains nit!' a Protpan adroitness
peculiar to litri-otr. In one or these changes he takes
occasion to mimic the voice and manner, not only of
several of our best barristers, hut of a high legal
authority ; yet, as the singular merit of these per.
sonilications involve much pleasantry, and no rude-
ness, the whole was received by the audience with
an extraordinary degree of applause.
After a practical hoax, or two, upon Doctor
Camphor's credulity, and Lubin Log's stupidity, the
Captain is made felicitous in the possession of his
Laura.
This fares is full of broad humour, and the interest
is kept alive by a succession of whimsical events, that.
I are productive of peals of laughter. It is interspersid
[with songs, among which is one, that was sung by
Mr. Marusws, and loudly encored.
The whole of the performers contributed' with
due zeal to the soccess of the piece.
mom •••••••MITIIIIi1111.1111!

' A foot race was ruin in the afternoon of Tuesday
lam, on Shone between S. Warner, the noted
Brighten pedestrian, and a serjeaot of the Sd Rik
Corps, named Deannut. The distance was 160 yards,
for 1501. Elionsan was backed by a Gentleman at
Sandra*. Soon after three o'clock a grogt number of
speotaten from Hythe and Sandgnte assembled ibet.
ting sto 2 and 3 to 1 on Warner. They started ex-
actly at fear, Warner taking the lead till within 50
yards, when Deafen leaped hire, and won by about
AM feet. The knowing ones were completely
*NM in, conMerabbi olds having been taken in fa-
vour of the laws who elimared full of confidence.

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