The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-02-21 00:00:00

AV drdL INTELLIGENCE.

Dw., Fn. 20.—Arrived the Archer sloop of war, Pioneer I
aid Olympia' gun-brigs, from off the French coast.—Remain
his Wijesty's ships, and a fleet of transports, with detachments
of different regiments on board, fur Holland, and some of the
German Legion, for Germany.—Arrived the Ernest gun-brig,
wit•i the Sceptre, Sophia, Elizabeth, Nelly, and Minerva
transports, from Holland.

Porrswouvn, Fins. SO.—Arrived his Majesty's shipsßermuda,
from the Downs; Seahorse and Misletoe, from off Cherburgh.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship Fylla, with a convoy for Guernsey and
Jersey.—The fleet for Madeira, Brazils, Cape, and the East
indit v, got under weigh this afternoon, under coovoy of his Ma-
je,ty's ships Danmark, Minos, and Albicore, but hove brought
up again. His Nlajesty's ship Perseus, with the fleet fur Oporto
and Lisbon did the same.

. PLYtaorrit, FES. 19.—Case io the Ville de Paris, from a
ors. toe; and the Bloodhound gun brig, from the westward, with
a convoy front Vt ales.

FALXOUTR, Frs. 18.—Arrived the Sealark schooner, from a
cruise.—Sailed the Fortuna, Knock, for Naples. The Darling-
tOtt packet, witb Mails for Gibraltar and Malta is gone into the
Roads.

II tv.tvicn, :O.—Arrived the Lnrd Nelson packet, Cap-
tt,n I)lnne, w t:. the Austrian Ambassador on board, (roan
Fleivoritlay*,

riii.ll4).—The next convoy for the liver Mane
14 appinted to sail en the 4th of March; and the first convoy
for Ellineur 1;iti011 the/it of March.

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' The Eteperer 'Neroitne its the only Sovereign
since CHARLES XII. of Sweden, end the Great FRE.
DERICK WILLIAk of Piiiiiii,eitlio has hazarded his
perion afietiinbattle. The latter was unguarded in
sio part of itis conduct as a General, hut in that of
exposing his sewn person in the engagements of his
armies ; Witnesa those of Lowositz, Prague, Lissa,
and Rnsbache •In that of •Ciannersdorff, he was in
the hottest 'part of the ifaebt, as well as in many
other during the Seven eereirs War. In the cele-
beated battle of Pfaffeetorelle against Marshal LAU..
DORN, he was seen galloping. from height to height in ' Saturday evening letters were received in town
a remarkeble2menner, in order to animates. his I from Mr. ADDINGTON, jun. who is with the CROWN
troops, which purpose he effected. It is next to ° PRINCE.
impossible that that heroic King's troops could have I Tiiere is every appearance of the Duke of Com-
peted so many signal victories against such odds, I BERLAND'S taking up his residence in Hanover, as he
and against such able Generils as LAUDOEIN, DAUN, 1 is forming an establishment there upon a large scale.
and LACY, but from the example of his own personal I The Duke of C D is, we hear, in progress
prowess. Much may be said, and more may be Ito be married to a Continental Princess of the Meek-
conceived ,:n this. topic, from the circumstance of i lenburg-Strelitz family, who was originally the wife of
Neeoetoses exhibiting himself to his army and Prince Louts of Prussia. Her Highness was born in
sharing their dancers. It is certainly a great ad.l the year 1778.
vantage to a nation to be governed by a Monarch: A letter from Heligoland mentions that the intense
whose exploite consist rather of knocking clown one ' flint there had, as in Englandl been preceded by
anies in the field with bullets, rather than friends at thick fogs and heavy falls of snow. The latter was
,
the table with bottler. tO and 12 feet deep. The feast, which had lasted
slt is now determined, we are Vermeil, that six weeks, had on the Bth every appearance of con-
effectual steps shall be taken to seed out a sufficient* tinsatice. There had been scarcely any arrivals on
naval force to guard the American Lakes; and it is :he island, which was unusually gloomy. Few peo-
said that Admiral Hope, of the Admiralty Limed, ple ventured out. Within doors they were appre-
has in a particular manner taken the responsibility • beusive of the house being blown down, and without
on himself. !of being blown away or buried in the snow. Even
The battalion of merines who have been serving in ' the visits of neighbours were not unattended with
South Bevelead, under Major Las, have arrisesi.ei hazard ; for ifehaaglhosed to a few heves, thelleeeo'
Portsmouth from theeScheldt. They have been with. ways became blocked opt and return for that night
dra*n from the blockade of Bale to reinforce, it is i impossible, unless the party chose to 'walk out of a
said; the battalions in Upper eanada. The lees. : one pair of stairs window, and proceed upon broad
Sian*, who lately sailed from Sheerness, are now planks previously laid upon the surface of the snow.
engaged in ths service they have left; but there is no The Aggressor gun-brig sailed on Friday for 1101-
-prospect of reducing the fort without a most vigorous land, with 30 sail of transports laden. with arms,
Attack beiug made upon it upon both defences.— ammunition, and stores.
Betz co In a letter from Liverpool of Thursday, it is as-
commands tbe passage to Flushing. I
Sir Tuomes Giteneat is daily expected home from , serted that the United States and Macedonian hi-
Holland, and we are sorry to understand, not in the ° gates, reported to have sailed from New London on
best temper, respecting the military proceedings off a cruise, were blockaded in that port on the 15th
Antwerp, in which, unfortunately, perhaps, he was I of January, by his Majesty's ships Ramilies, Ste-
only second in command. lira, and Endynsion; and that the Essex frigate
N. G. Burr, Esq. late Clerk in the house of Joinshad not arrived in America from round Cape Horn,
JMKSON and Co. has been promoted to the Achille, as was stated in adrices from Bermuda, received the
74, at Portsmouth, vice LAMPERT, retired to the . end of last month.
Waldemaar prison-ship. Mr. B. has been waiting ° The American private armed schooner Rapid was,
for nearly ten. years for this advancement. ° on the 20th ult., chased by the British sloop of war
Herald, and hein.t struck by a heavy sea, upset, and
The Marquis of BecetNGIIAM'S provisional batta- °
lion of Militia at Gosport, are to have blue facings ' went down : the crew was saved by the boats of the
and silver epaulettes, and will be in a state of for- ° Herald.
wardn.ess to proceed to their ulterior destination in a By a vessel from Christiansand letters of the 9th
abort time. ° instant, are stated to have been received, containing
Major-General Hnuseoe, Lieutenant-Governor intelligence of a Declaration of Independence on the
part of the People of Norway, in order to prevent
of Portsmouth, reviews Sir W. Wyestr's provisional
'battalion to-morrow, at Southampton. , themselves from being transferred to the dominion of
Several of the smallest class of frigates, and brigs Sweden. It is stated, that during the negociations
of war, are to join the squadron blockading Koch- ,between the Crown Prince of SWEDEN and the Da-
tort. The 'Panderer, Captain Nee/costae; ddder,i nish Government, the Norwegian Nobility and t
Gen-
Captain PATTEcIIALL; and Clinker, Captain Tor.-
ry, without communicating their views to the Da-
nish Ministers, sent a confidential message to Prince
LIDGE, aro to sail from Poitsmouth immediately.
They bare taken out the carronades CHRISTIANE requesting his immediate presence in
,•and been armed
with long 18-pounders. It is anticipated that their Norway. His areal Highness blatantly obeyed
services might he wanting in the Garonne. . the summons, and passed over to Norway in the
A number of British prisoners have reached their disguse of a sailor. Whilst the negotiation was
pending, he occupied himself in visiting the different
homes, who were rescued from the gcns-d'armes, by "
fortresses, and holding clandestine meetings wile. the
the Cossacks, when °teener removal from the line of
, leading personages in various parts of the country.—
military operations to a more secure depot.
Every preparation was, consequently, made for the
On Tuesday• the Kingfisher Cartel sailed from
line of conduct intended to be pursued, should their
Portsmouth for Morlaix, with some French Officers
Soiereign, yielding to the necetsity of his affairs,
to be exchanger!, as has been done before in perticu.
consent to the union of Norway with Sweden. The
tar cases. 4: instant the event, which they had anticipated, was
f.xtract of a letter from an Officer, dated Jan.
ascererined trehave taken place, the members of the
it, 1814:—" We returned yesterday from before
secret associations threw aside all disguise, and dig-
Antwerp, after bombarding it for three days. We
Perain themselves all over the kingdom, roused the
e
took some of the outworks, but it is a mystery to
lower orders to resistance. They were every where
me at present what the General means to do in fu-
received with enthusiasm, and the result has been,
tune. A regiment of Saxon Cavalry passed through
The that on the 9th inst. Prince CHRISTIAN was. solemnly
here yesterday, art their way to the frontiers.
proclaimed King of Norway, and. the country. de-
weather is extremely cold—but the army, in gene-
dared independent. It is added, that a flag of truce
cal, is in very good health. Gen. GRAHAM enjoys
was to sail on the 9th for this country, with dis-
very rood health here."
etches for Government, apprising them of the este-
All the Fire-Offices have refused the claims of 13
blishment of the new order of things, and soliciting
their the Company of Customs for the various sums in-
r mediation with Sweden. •
sured, to the amount of more than 100,0001. on ac-
Lore HOLLAND was with a large party in his 1
count of the three barrels of gunpowder which were
Lo_ rdsivip's box, on Saturday night, at Drury-lane
kept and blown up in the Custom-house, which we
Theatre.
understand affords them a legal exemption. ° Tee Managers of Drury-lane Theatre have bad in
FATAL Deere—Saturday evening se'nnigbt, about .
'which
possession,, for a long time past, a Melo-drama
five o'olock,4if Meal
a meeting took.place on the strand at
1
Mr. WILMINGTON called .The Boys
' Sledemoont, near Dublin, between Counsellor
I.he
which is to be brought forward this season. The'
11ATCHELL, and Mr. MORLEY, of Moleswortb-street,
lot is founded on a French play, entitled Le Pe.
au eminent attorney. Mr: M. fired first without
P-
term Blanc. It is from this piece also that the drama
effect, when his fire was returned by Mr. H., and,
. of The Wandering Boys, or the Castle of Olivel,"!
we are sorry to say, the ball hit Mr. M. on the hip, appear immediately aeCoveutegarden I
• teoli a direction through the kidneys, and killed him which is to
t Theatre, has been taken. . . I
j ..!aptly. .