The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-03 00:00:00

ANEGIMM:4I..

A striking sods melancholy conformity ousts be.
woes the destiny of the two moat illustrious men of
genius whom Spain and Po►tage! have produced is
modern ages—'lll meant CERTANTIO and CAMOZNII
—a conformity which reflects no honour on those
reentries, nor on site Sovereigns and Ministers who
thus abandoned them to the rivers of adversity.—
Both served on the espeditioss endertakeu evilest
the blahometans, in the capacity of private soldiers,
and both were wounded. CAIIOIIII Wit as eye be.
fore the town el Ceuta, is Morocco ; and CZILTAZITICS
lost his left hand at the celebrated naval bottle of
Lepanto, pined by Don Joust of AUSTRIA, is 1571,
aver the Turks. Each of them uoderwent captivity,
shipwreck, and all the calamities of adverse forlorn..
—Returning to their native country, both were ad-
mired and deserted. Joust 111. and SEIOASTIAN,
Kings of Portugal, mein to have dose as little to
ameliorate the condition of CAHOON!, as
Lip 11. and 111., the Sovereigns of Spain, did for
Czar %STU. Each of them attained to an advanced
age, amidst the pressure of distiller, penury, and
privations. Cutouts breathed his last at Lisbon, is
1579, at about WI years of age, in an hospital, re.
;numbing his countrymen; as is asserted, for their
creel neglect. Ceavaires, extenuated by the pre.
pus of a dropsy, which was rendered more severe
by want, preserved Ms consoltational gaiety of Ms.
pubis's to the last moments of his 'lists's', oz.
OW, it may be almost said, with the pen in his
hand, and seemed to triumph over dissolution by the
elasticity end energy of his mind.
Bodied at Madrid la 1616, a your which likewise
deprived the world of SUAltitiAll ! The author of
the Lusted and t►e writer of Don Quixote were both
thrown into the ground without even the denudes
of so ordinary funeral ; nor as the spot wheneither
of their remiss are deposited, be even ascertained
at the present time. It is impossible to consider'
these facts, without voodoos of mingled cancers
sad indigesties.—Yet DA PM TAUS, sad G 1.11.110,
among the holiest.; SIPILOCIS, OrWAT, and Cgrritill•
roe among as, appear to have ezperieeced scarcely a
milder fate.
The late Alderman CADELL, who wu see Of the
most inielligest, honourable, end superior men *1
his profession, told a friend that his predeesuser,
MILLAR, the bookseller, bought Fittotec's Ame-
lia of the Astber, giving his for the copyright
eight Madrid pounds; a great sum at that time.
After making the purchase, MILLAR showed the
Manuscript to Sir A !ODIM MITCHtLL, who sabae•
prosily filled the part of British Mishits. at Berlin,
requesting to have his opinion of the work. Sir
Aeons+ observed to him, that it bore the indelible
marks of Irtuist so's getting, sad was a fine perform.
awe; bet, nevertheless, far beneath Tom Jones,
finally advising him to get rid of it as soon as he
amid. MILLAR did not neglect the counsel, though
ho was too able a man to divulge the ophidian deli.
tweed by his frised. On the contrary, at the first
sale which be made to fie trade, he said, " Gut lemon,
I have semi works to pot op, for which I shall be
glad if yes will bid ; bet es to Amelia, every copy is
already bespoke." This mansenere bad is effect.
All the booksellers were serious to got their steers
pet dime for copies of it, and the edition, though
I kegs, was immediately sold.

What most be the slate of the country at this mo.
newt, when it is asserted by several of the prisoners
ita New/gate, that transportation to New Holism! (not
t• the bulks) may be considered ay a refuge fro■ dis-
tress than es a punishment ! !!
We understand that Judge DAT, who lately re-
fired (rem the bush Bench, is shoot to take hi, seat
in the Hoes* of Commons for the Borough of Triter
—Mr. Danny, the late Member, basin accepted.
the Chiltern lientirells, end a new Writ hating been
Issued.