The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-22 00:00:00

LONDON:
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L Gottenhurgh Mail arrived this tioraingi with
Papers to the 13th inst. but their contents are of
very little importance, and we have only selted the
following extracts :

GoTTENsUItGii, Oct. 12.—Sir JAMES SAUItAREZ
goo, home with the Victory, on the arrival of the
Zt..aluus, which is daily expected from the Baltic.
ST PETERSIRTRAM, SEPT. 7.-012 the 30th Aug. '
(11th Sept.) last, his Eminence the bietropoltian of
Nowogorod and Petersburgb, Aseattostrs, had the
happiness of receiving a receipt from his lumina. i
'MAJESTY of the following contents :
" VENERABLE METROPOLITAS Or NOWO6OII.OIV
AND PETERSDURGII, AmBROSIUS)-011 all occasions
where the exigencies of the State required sacrifices
to he made, I hare with great pleasurd observed 11
year readiness to come forward, and at the present
armament you have proved further your attachment
to your native Ciientry, by the offering given, partly
by yourself and partly by your Cloister. Although
that the Russian Clergy have at all times given
proofs of their love to their country, yet it is not
the less pleasant to me to render my perfect and full
thanks both to your Eminence, and likewise to the
Cloister of St. Alexander Newski, on the day of the
holy and pious Arch-Prince ALEXANDER Nemo',
which is the day commemorated for this new act of
magnanimity. lam assured that you will not refrain
through him to seod your most fervent prayers to
iii.msauri Goo, that be will shower down his
grace and favour on Russia, which is my only wish.
Prteroburpels, Amg.l), " AUX AN DER."
Sept. (l), 1819.

NONIGSBIRG, Sur. 18.—in the great battle of
the 7'th of September, the Russians l tt 40,000 men
on the geld, and retreated in the greatest disorder.
The General of Division, LIATSCUEFF, Prince Po.
rEascist, Prince GALLITZIN, and several Colonels,
'ere made prisoners of war.
RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, SErr. 6.—The defeated Rus-
sian army retreats along the road to Twer.
Cum., Seer. 43.—According to a royal order,
those military persons discharged by the English, in
consequence of their age and wounds, and born in
this country, will be permitted to reside in it; but
the Police will keep a watchful eye over them. They
are not to leave the place assigned them for their re-
sidence; and if one of them removes, the Mayor
must make it kuewn to the Prefect.

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The features:lag a corrupt Government cannot be
more strongly depicted, and its native deformity
shown in more glaring aad contrasting colours, than
are daily exhibited in the prostituted columns of the'
Courier and the Morning Post; in which, when
ponrtraying the characters of their distorted patrons)
there is not a single lineament that does not betray, '
ander the gossinstry veil of a degenerate and self-
interested policy, the most eeecrable and unprinci-
pled venality. When the War Ministers, whose
riches and power increase as their country becomes
Impoverished and depopulated, can all into their set..
vice such powerful agents as these daily Journals,
whose talismanic pens transform acemes of carnage'
and poverty into the visionary appearance of glory and
prosperity. ‘Ve say, that while the Ministers have
.uch powerful engines at their commands they easy I
well boast an extended and intriguing influence,
which has spread more mischief throughout Europe
than ever disgraced a TAIISCILLANE or a BAJAUT.
The people of tisk country are in reality indebted
to the interested servility of the Press for the principal
part of the sufferings and unparalleled priratioaswhich,
for the last twenty years, have been azcomnlating in a
Collateral ratio with oar WAT/OWAL DM) within
wi.ich period several of the pretended patriotic
Journals werevurchased by Mr. Prrr, and corn-
)lianded " by that Pilot that brought us into the
Storm," to support his measures, and inveigh, with
CI possible bitterness, against the Friends of Freedom.
Among the chanspions who deserted the popular cause
and entered into the Minister's service, was the pre-
.ot Proprietor of the Courier, who was an object
iorthy the attention of the Premier, on account of
'is having been Secretary' to the
z;" 64 Durum or THE
Pinet
which Society be net only deserted, but,
fter having been warmed by their liberality into po-
'tiell existence) be tamed upon them) like the snake