The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-24 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

ea from Alicant, and was in Mmitfo-fe; General' It appears that from the country several stragglers
ROAM was itrAtotty. Srelltr had retir•sl towards 41. have been conducted to Cadiz. ~Six spies have been
Felippe, and, it is supposed, was read) to pass !lie taken, but their lives have been spared by General
river Xticar. General O'DONNEL wai. on the afore- 'Ca z, in expectation that they will give Valuable
asid day, in Ycela, in the kingdom of Murcia. information.—(Corunna Diary.)
" On the 15th, the enemy's troops from Valle. —or--
dolid, obliged the piquets of General A esox to fall Whip our present d;fferences with America aw-
back to 'ludey.i ; nevertheless this General still fully portend an approaching climax in our coo-
seeps theni on the left of the Douro. mercial distress, the affairs of Russia and Spain ap-
" The enemy moved a coros of trop )S
from the pear, by the fortunes of *war, to be placed in a ba-
I nee, into w:iich the Potentates of Europe are each'
neighbourhood of Valladolid, consisting of ,tear
0000 infantry and 1200 horse, under the coon and throwing their quantum of interest; and in all human
.
of Gen. Foy. With this force he u ititlrew on the prolLibility it w, ill soon be seen which side of the
'
17111, the garrison of Toro ; since this, he has joined scale must preponderate, From the northern con- :
a rerps of infantry of the same force, which he hatest we nave nothieg but rumour, of which the fol.
d
..;eit,. • lowing is a specimen, taken from the Morning lie-
Alllike.vise marched from Pucerda, on the Rio
raid of this day : . •
this force was, on the 26th, te.!ar three leagues
Fitt t N(7 ON TI; F FRENCH COAST—RDNIOURS OF
distance from Benet ente.
• F‘nTitEß DEFrATS OF THE RUSSIANS, AND
‘‘The troops of Galicia, with the exception of 1 01. A 131:ACE BE MEEN THE EMPEROR ALEX-
the cavalry, which still remained iu Benevento, had ! ANoEtt ANI) noNAPAitTE.
marched towards the side of Astorga. . 66 We are assured from authority, on which we can
rely, that a very heavy cannonade took place on
r' The earrison which the enn?nv left in Zamora,
Tuesday evening, from the French batteries in the
continued to he blockaded by- the Condo Ile AMA-
tuv•ri, but I have reason for believing that garrison neighbourhood of Boulogne. It commenced about
as ould hi seccoured on the return of their expedition six o'clock in the evening, and continued all the even-
in. the direction of Astorga. By •iiitelligence from big, and was heard at Dover. As no vessel had ar-
rived from the French coast when this intelligence
o:dlr., dated the 1011 i inst. I am informed that Gen.
war transmuted to us, the cause of the firing can as
Cat?z had left that port with the detachments under
Lis command, to succour Gen. liarLascEttos.. An-
yet he only the subject of conjecture ; but we are
.other expedition had lwen immediately got ready,
sorry to state, that it is supposed to base been re-
which disembarked in Puebla, between the 11,h IA joicing salutes. It is to be feared, therefore, that
15th, but the enemy bed, on the I'll h, evacuaTtl the enemy has obtained some considerable advantage,
which this cannonade celebrated ; and this apprelien-
and destroyed the Castle of Nuebla."—(Lisbon Ga-
zette, Scp. 4.) sion is increased by the prevalence of certain rumours
• Ltsfmv. seer 4. of a very unfavourable nature, which were in circa-

The dircetion which Sourr has taken was pr,•hlr-
matical ; at Seville some say it was toward's Mancha,
others affirm that it was Granada, the fact is, that
ht sent his convoys towards Cordoba, and that in
the road from Seville, towards that city, he had or-
dered the different flying corps cr gai 1...,•0ns to be col-
lected.

lation yesterday.
" An account, it was said, had been received yester-
day of the defeat of the Russian army by the French,
and of the conclusion of a peace' on terms dictated
by the French Ruler. We could not trace this re-
port to any authority; but the depression which took
place at the same time in the money market was an
indication of its having obtained a degree of credit.
The fall in the Stocks extended to two per cent.--
Ontnium, which at. the opening was at G4' premium,
sold in the course of the day at ;it left off at 41, •
and Consols at 58i." •
In Spain it appears to have been the grand object •
of the French Generals, since the battle of Salamanca,
to consolidate-their effective force, so as to enable
thr-n to protract the warfare till a decisive blow has
been stricktm in Russia. SOVIS, after abandoning
Seville, advanced to Cordova, on the,road to Va-
lencia, to which place JosEert BONAPARTE is march--
1 ing, and should Strom. be able to form a junc-
tion. with them, their united forces Will exceed those of
Ithe Allied Army under Lord WELLINGTON.

According to acrnuuts from Ntritli-id, dated the
25th of Aqt,ust, General Dun v entered in lo-
gra,la, tl!•streyed the fortifications, the house of in.
quisition, cad the fort called Balhlna, after an nc...
t.on with 25(0 enemy's infantry, uutl'2oo horse,
comma::lcl by DARQUES. DtmAN pllced himself
within half a league of that city, with 1100 infantry
and 100 horse, and waited the attack, in which the
French lost 100 men killed or wounded ; the spa-
thrils had five killed and 33 woutitled.—(Portu.
gumc l'elegraph, Scpt. 1.)
CAR UN %, Srrt. 14.

By an extracydinary.Messengcy. which, at 9 o'clock
F. M., arrived to the English Commissary who re-
sides in this place, we know that Lord Wsw.mck-
tort entered Valladolid on the 9th inst. and that the
French fell hack with the greatest rapidity towards
Burgos, tri-n whence, in a few day/ We 'will see
them march, leaving free all this side of the Ebro.
General nut has fallen back towards Radajos,
observing SWAT'S movements.—( Exact° Corm de
Espana en to Coruna, Sept. 15.)

It is now generally believed that a Dissolution of
`Parliament• will take place la the latter end of next
mOtith, and that N!nisters are actively employed in
canvassing different parts of the country. What suc-
cess they have met with, we do not pretend t• know,
but they certainly have got the start of their op-
ponents ; ai!:! by having the command of the public
purse, it is probable some of their competitors will
be distanced. WP 10 not think the time is Net come
to look for any material change in the electioneering
system, as the seeds of corruption are too deeply
sown to be eradicated, while the influence of Go-
vernment, both vu and out of Parliament, bribery
and treating continue to prevail.

I,,EWN ESS, SEPT. 9.3.

°anis FrrzGutArro,diat DE Mum, was this
morning' brought on board the Raisonable from the
Cercv. at the More, ironed and lashed down to a
gra•ing. lie has confessed that he was one of the
murderers of th-- MARS and WILLIAMSONi. Ili 1.4 :1
strong, ronust fellow, •his hair a light yellow, and i,
a .out tire feet ten inches high. ADKINs, the officer,
has just arrived to eicort him to London.

it was whisitered throughout the whole of yester-
day, that there %s as nnfairoutabk sews in town:l
some reports went so far as say, that Lord Wm..;
LI NCION was placed in a precarious situation in 1
Spain; and others alleged, that the determination
:-,f the American Goveniment had been ascertained,.;
as to the coutintrance of the war with this country.
We believe there is no other foundation than con-'
jectnre for either the one or the other of these vo-
-1
mnurs; but be that as it may, the funds experi-
enced a considt.rable depression. The Omnium mar-
ket, which opened at 6; premium, fell to about 4.1
Consols for mon.y, went down to 58. Towards'
the close of the day Omnium rose to 41, and Con-
sols to 581 i. The money wanted to carry on the
elections, on the approaching Dissolution of Par-
-Iliament, is, we believe, the true cause of this de-
pressiou of the funds.
The uncertain situation of st. Petersburgh, on ac-
Omit of the inroads of the French, has occasioned
this year some Chauge favourable to the commerce of
Archangel, which was formerly the only port from
which Russia had any communication with the west.
! We have a list of 103 ships that have arrived at Arch-
' angel from this country, nearly all of which, it is
sopposed, will return during the present year with
minable cargoes.

An opinion is prevalent, that the Proclamation for
dissolving Parliament,. will appear before the end of
this month.

Upon summoning a new Parliament, a Warrant,
signed by the KING, is issued to the LoICD CHNN.CEL•
Loa, commanding him to issee so many Writs as have
been usual for the purpose of calling a new Parlia-
ment ; . such Writs arc accordingly made out by the
Clerk of the Crown, and upon. calling every New
Parliament, there shall .be forty days between the
Test and the return of tho Writ.

1

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of
Yoßt and. c.t!itentuat had audiences of his Royal
Highness 018 PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House.
Mr. WILBERFORCE has prudently withdrawn his
pretensions to Yorkshire. The last contest demand.
ed a subscription purse of 50,000 k •
The Duke of MAtmannouGu has sold his house,
on the Steyne, at Brighton, to his Royal Highness the
Pat NCE REGENT.

Government have received dispatches from Anholt.
We understand that they contain no:hing new re-
specting the tivilitary operations in Russia. Capt.
IHAtnuce the late gallant Governor of Anholt, was
expected in town yesterday.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
Fast India-house, when the following Captains were
sworn into the command of their respective ships,
viz.—Capt. J. LOCH, of the Charles Grant; Capt.
C. E. PRE.,•COTT, of the General Harris ; and Capt.
J. DALRYMPLE, of the Marquis of Ely, for Bom-
bay and China. Capt. 11. !.icort, of the Ceres, for
St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China.—The Court ad-
journed at six o'clock till Wednesday next.
Yesterday a Quarterly General Court was held at
the East India-house, when several papers presented
to the House of Commons since June last were laid
before the Proprietors.
A Ballot was fixed for the 11th October,-relative
to the acquittal of the Owners, Commander, and
Officers of the ship Windham, from all imputation of
neglect or misconduct in respect to the capture of
that ship.—The Court then adjourned sine die.
i The Royal Horse Guards (Blue) are to be re-
:,viewed on INanstead Flats to-morrow se'nnight, pre-
; ?ions to their embarkation.

Colonel CARNAC is appointed to the command of
the Brigade of Life Guards ; there could not have
been selected -a more enterprising officer ; and we are
sure, that if an opportunity shall oiler, this body of
men will distinguish themselves in no ordinary man-
ner. •

A detachment of 200 men belonging to the 71st
Light Infantry, at Dyke, is under orders to• embark
for Spain, to join the Light Brigade there.
The officers commanding cavalry depots and ca-
valry regiments, have been recently ordered to fut.
wish the men under their command with every article
of equipment necessary for foreign service.
On the 25,11 of the present month, the new re-
cruiting system will be extended to the W:stern
District, comprising the counties under the immediate
command of Lieut.-Gen. ENGLAND.

Tuesday, Jacob capalain, private marine, belong-
' ing to the Mercarlas sloop (4 war, was tried on board
the Raisonable, Sheerne,ss Harbour, for sleeping on
! his post, and being insolent to the Master, the Officer
of the watch. The first charge only being proved,
the Court sentenced him to receive 36 lashes on board
the Mt/T./witty, at such time as the Commanding
Otliccr-thinks fit.

'rite harvest in North and South Wales is nearly
all got in, and the wheat already threshed, yields
more than double last year, and is in general more
promising than has been known for 20 years. Pota-
toes also are abundant.

BEADS OF SELI.:EX,Lti4S.I TION
PROPER TO BE USED BY EYEII.I( BIACTiI Tin
UNITED EMPIRE, BLEOII.k. ILIi ELTICIA Wt.-, 0$ Pao-
MISES. HIS WYE.

Wheat again experienced a very considerable de-
pression in price in our markets on Saturday. last.
A great reduction also took place on Wednesday
last, in the Newark and Gainsborough markets.—
(Nottingham.)
New white oats, weighing 40Ibs. a bushel, were on
Saturday last sold at Exeter and Taunton at 325. per
quarter. This important information is romm,uni-
cated on the authority of a Gentleman who witnessed
the sales.

Have I thoroughly considered the Privileges which,
as a Briton, I have a light to enjoy ?--,iow much
of them Ido enjoy, and wherein my birth-right has
been invaded ?

In Sheffield, flour has experienced a reduction of
Is. Gd. per stone.
A letter, dated the 16th inst. from one of the first
landed Proprietors in Norfolk., was shewn to us yes-
terday, from which we make the following very grate-
ful and interesting extract :—" Corn is falling with
us, new wheat is 51. a quarter, or 121. Gd a bushel,
and I have no doubt will soon be lower. My own
crops yield more than double what they did last
year."
We congratulate our Readers on the great decline
in the price of corn in every part of the kingdom.
So great was the influx of new wheat in our ruarket
on Saturday, that a reduction of 13s. per load took
place, mid 'meal was reduced, on the same day,
from (is. 4d. per stone to is. Stl. A farther reduc-
tion of 3d. has since taken place.—(Donrager Ga-
zette.) _ _

There h in *the possession of Mr. WM. !honor,
of St. Catherines-Dill, Norwich, seven Paintings
done by that ingenious and celebrated Artist ALBERT
DtrttA. They are the• Planets. They were found in
the lumber room of a family not much renowned for
• their knowledge in the arts, and where they had laid
for more than two centuries. They are in the high-
i• eat state of preservation, and allowed by all judges
to be the master-piece of the renowned Ar.seirr
DURA, who was the first that ever engraved or paint-
ed on wood.

Do 1 put a just value upon the right I have, by •
the Constitution cf this kingdom, to as.:eat to all
those laws by which 1 am to by governed ?
flare I reflected, that when I chow a man to re.
present me, I convey to him, for the tin- of nis
Representation, all my own slave of the I...gislativa
power I—That I am obliged to abide by his vote and
decision, or that decision of a majority which I:is
vote may contribute to make?
Ought not a man, thus entrusted, to be of known
. abilities ; one w hum 1 belit:ve curable to di tutguish
what is for the vod of his country, and to detect
any Ministerial frauds and delusions?
Ought not his integrity to be equal to his capa-
city; that I may, with confidence, entrust him its
the way of Ceurt wiles and corruption, and i. va a
well-pounded hope that he mill remain fi•
What is the man who now offers to it pro:'ent me ?
'Do I know hint well? such of Int neig.:aou.s
and felloe.ci izens, on whose opinion I east rt,ly,
know him ? If known, ssrat is his geue.ttl tlarac-
ter in private life ? Is he honest to his trade...allot,
kind to his family, regular in his conduct, Lade-
pendent in his prittLiples, and public spirt“'d iu t.is
actions?

‘Vithout these private good qualities, have I any
reason to think he will be faithful to iris UonsCi -
ents, regardful of posterity, steady in his prfnci.
ples, frugal of tha public trey use, and 1, c)luto
against all the temptations of riches or honours?
How has he behaved in the offices tie has horse as
a Magistrate; or what use has he made of his ikdiu-
ence on former occasions, among his tivigloonis a t•l.
dependants? Is lie a matt of such sense and eapeii-
ence that I would chase, abstracted firm the consi-
peration of his fortune or rank, to entrust him .with
the decision of my property, life; and libevty its a
disputed case, or with the care of my interest .111 a
matter that required vigilance, application, firmness,
and independence?
Ilas he ever before had a seat in 'Parliament?—
How did he then behave ?—Was he tempted, and did
be hot fall ?—Was his stedlastness from a virtuous
principle, or because the Minister did not bid up to
his price ?-oid lie liven at all to propositions of
oinking cosy, and did ho bargain and higgle in a
manner to create.susphiion ?i•
Has he any sons,'lbrothers, nephews, kinsmen,
or frienas which have been provided for ihrough his
interest?—lf he has but just kept on the. form of
honesty for a time, but seems inclinable to part with,
the thing itself at a proper season, and for dae un-
siderntion ; ought I not to suspect he has dons this
only to draw from me and my fe110%,-elect9ra ano-
ther vote in Isis favour, that he may sell us effectually
in the course of another seven years ?
Does he want to buy my stiffiage, or bias me by
some favour or gratuity, to give it in defiance of fans
that make both him and me guilty in such a com-
pact ?-llow do I know that he would not sell my
rights and privileges, if any man in power 4114+04
bargain for them upon the same principles ?
Is he well acquainted with our g-. .nine Cons' itu-
tion, and well affected to that form of it %Illicit w:,kos
the people's election, or declaration in Pal liasne.it,
the best right of n Sovereign ? --11 ithout this, cot
he be a good subject of his Prince, or a sound iii,inn.
ber of that community, h which provision is made
for maintaining the rights and privileges I claim to
enjoy ?
Does not the well-bring of posterity. as w. 'I as
of the present age, depend upon what shall h• done
on this important occasion ?---I not ~,y 1 art 0; t is
work, as an Elector, equal to that ala, y nine, man
in the same community ?-11,tve 1 any e•.c,.5.,, ...vie-
fore, can I have any, either to my con, 'r , or
my own conscience, for saying, I ant but it% a_ei
any vote can be of no great colisequelLe asoong
Le
many ?
,May not rny ' voice be decisive in the election of
Itepresentatave, as the voice of him thus el .cteil
may he in a law, to determine the pros wit. or
Lane of my country ?—1 r I give it amiss, therefore,
either corruptly or ittoonsiclerately, am I notgailly of
the highest public crime that can be thought of in
i 1 civil society ?

NAVALL INTRLIGENCE. •

PORTSMOUTH, %CPT. 23.

Arrived his hlaJesty's ship Saracen, which sailed from here
for the Downs yesterday; fell in with three Fre=ch logger pri-
•ateers, off licachy head,, last night, oi:e o • %hie! he Courier,
of 14 guns and 50 men, Ike captured ahu• a long chase, and has
brought her into Spithead ; the other two made their escape:
they were in the act of bringing too four staid! ruasfiag.veseb,
bound up, when the Saracen fell in with them.
The Narcigin:, for the Weal lodh ; Chi!der, for lialifav,
Bermuda, frc. will sail to-morrow morning; they arc waiting
the arrival of some vessels from the Don

We have the pleasure to inform our Readers, that
the British and Foreign Bible Society has toted 30001.
worth of paper, to roplace that consumed by the fire
at Serarnpore, in addition to the annual grant of
'lOOOl. for translating and printing the Scriptures, in
all the languages of the East; and that also 10001.
worth of paper, and some types, were on their pas-
sage prior to the receipt of the information -given in
one of our late papers.
A Court of Assistants was held on Tuesday at the
Admiralty, which was attended by the whole of the
Directors belonging to Greenwich hospital, the Go-
vernor anti the Lords of the Admiralty were also
present.
Site LAUNCll.—Wednesday, the Devonshire, a
fine 74-Run ship, was launched at Doptford, from a
private yard, near the Church. She went off the
slip at a quarter before three o'clock, amidst the
shouts of a vast body of Spectators. One of the Com-
missioners of the Admiralty dashed a bottle against her
bows as shewas in motion,giving her the name of Devon-
shire. Every accommodation•was provided for the spec.. -
tators near the launch, which appeared, as usual, A Circular Order ;as keen transmitted to all the
adorned by dags. Bands of music performed lo) al Geaeral Officers commanding on foreign ttationv, sig.
and favouritevtirs; and, When the shit' moved, they nifyiug the Ctimmawler in command, tha• the
struck up 44 Rule Britannia-•' The Devonshi, e is a bounty a L.' 4ivett to foreigners, whose peil d of
valuable addition to the British Navy. No accident eer►•ice is evinced, and who are willing to re.enii.sto
happened. t thail be fixed at four guiueaa.
• •4110.41.

Sailed the :Marlborough, with the tied fur Spain =JINN tii;al;
Parthiati, with a convoy for Cork; and the .luros, with a t...in-
voy for Newfoundland.
Arrived i..s 111ajesty's ship Crocodile, from Guernsey; and
the Tyrian, from a cruise,
•FA I,MOUT/1, Scrr. 9.1.

Arrived h 6 Majesty's brig Growler, from oil' I:Orient ; ale
left the Channel fleet• all well yesterday, at four P. M. off
Valiant.

The Lady Arabella packet bas arrived with a Mail from Lis-
bon, from wh,mee she sailed no the 11th inst.
DEAL, SEPT. 23.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Jealous, vt ithsevcn sail of Jamaica-
men, which are sailed for the River.
Sailed the Jealous, for Cork; Diomede and Success, Mal _war
sad Tyde transports, and Speculator lngrr, for yoranouth.
SHEERNESS, SEPT. O.

The coav oy for the Baltic sails this day under charge of the
M us sloop of war,
The Venus, 32 guns, has come into the Ilarbour to be ducked,
previous to her returning to the Leith swim]. .

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