The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-01-30 00:00:00

TnE STATESMAN.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. ' !
It die writer of a Letter ea the Atlas's at the Fleet alltneY Re'
44seorer II nitre, elbil addreesell Os tholtiessStialis, lON call
opoo us, he will II intonied soder whet gollikat4as his
7 whist ass be complied Stith.

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etsn,' only of England, but of the world, ac-
isle thorned,aa en this treat occatienv•with-so• mach
Credit to the character of their age and their country,
sad honour to the memory of their departed kindred
spititsl The hi* of the house of Z L.-tartan toq, with
a congenial disposition to' the Royal Askiey(or. of reli.
Igloo* ant political freedom, who brought blivaicesitor
into this kingdom,:distinguisSd biaiielf in no small
Aegis& Bet. whatever might be the effect 0(144
LAMIKAIN'S eloqiience upon the Adenine crowd,
in inducing it.to conic E so wise so..e.oo4osiou $ hti
reading the folk:l44MA had a tin& 4, chinned
power" on * good many present, whose minds had
been filled by hobgoblin fears on the subject of the
secret reservation of Catholicism :--; •

44 1, A. B. do hereby declare, that 1 do prates. the Roman
Catholic religion."
" 1, A. B. A* swear, that 1 do abjure, condemn, and detest,
as unchristiou and impious, the principle that it Is lawfssl to ,
murder, destroy, or any ways injure any person whatsoever, (or
or under the pretence of being a heretic ; and 140 declare so.
lamely before Goo, that believe, that no act in itself unjust,
immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under
pretence or colour that it was done either fee the good of the
church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
I also dcelare,lbat it is not an article of the Catholic faith, net-
' titer am 1 thereby required to believe or profcis that the Pope ii
er that I am Wand to obey any order in its own na..
sure Immoral, ,though the Pope, or any ecclesiastical• power,
should issue or direct such order ; bat, on the contrary, I hold
that it would be sidul in 'me to pay any respect or obedience
thereto ; I further declare, that 3do not believe that any sin I
whatsoever committed by mean be forgiven at the'mere will
• of any Pope, %Wei goy prieet;'•oref any person or persons white
sorter but that sincere sorrow for past sins, a firm and sincere
resolution to avoid future guilt, and to Moots to Goo, are previ.
ous and iodispensible requisites to establish a well-founded ex-
pectation of forgiveness; and that any person who receives ab..
solution without these previous requisites, so far from obtaining
'thereby any remission of his sins, incurs the additional guilt of
violating a sacrament. And Ido swear' that I will defend, to
the utmost of my power, the settlement and arrangement of pro-
perty in this country, as established by the laws now in being :
I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any inten-
tion to subvert the present Church Establishment, for the pur-
pose of substituting a Catholic Establishment in its stead; and
I do solemnly swear, that I will not exercise any'%privilege to
which I am or may become entitled, to disturb and weaken the
Protestant religion and Protestant Government in this kingdom.

" So hplp mg Goo."

Upon reading the abote Oath what man of common
reflection can entertain a doubt of the general prin-
ciples of the Catholics, rendering them good subjects
of a State of which they fully partake in its protec-
tion and privileges. The Duke of &ism, from the
pains he is taking la-the perusal of the Penal LIWs,.
which aggrieved this numerous body of our -fellow-
subjects, we expect to see take that put in the coming
debates in. Parliament, which his peculiar study, at
this moment, must qualify him for.

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It will be discerned by our sagacious Readers, in
perusing the following documents, that Government
and the India Company have had their eye upon each
other during the late altercations and discussions.
These regulations, as far as they go, though they by
no means come op to the sanguine expectations of
many, will. calm the perturbed spirit of the mercan-
tile world. We shink. we already see the hitherto
dead capital of many a• wealthy merchant exhibiting
a vivifying appearance; by the docking and repairing
certain large vessels formerly employed in the West,
India or other Trade, in the view of soon lightening
the weight of those manufactured goods which now.,
heavily press the doors of our warehouses. These
laudable adventurers Count of bringing home a sea.
sonable 'supply of that valuable article rice, at a
time, too, when our. staple ingredient of subsistence,':,
BREAD, is too dear for the poor to obtain in suf-
ficient quantity.
Many persons will be afraid that the permission of
the new shipping itts4 sail from port to port in India,
for the sale of its outward-bound cargo, may be
productive of an illicit trade. Of this we see no-
thing to apprehend, at least for some time to come;'
in the meanwhile, regulations of other kinds most
necessarily be adopted by the Legislature. and Com.
PailY•
TO TILE DIRECTORS, &c. •

GESTLEYEN,—Having laid before the Lords Commissioners
of his Majesty's Treasury, your report of the 811 r January, ISI9,
•tragsmitting, according to the directions of this Board,-Supy of
the rules aad regulations which seem to you expedient and well-
itelted to be sent to the principal Out•ports of the kingdom, for
InfOrmation and guidance of such merchants us may be de.
strum of embarking to a trade to the East ladies, with a view of
importing rice from thence. •

I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you, thist
they approso of the said regulations, and do not consider It as
neessary td. restrain the vessels in question, under all the cir-
cumstances of die case, from importing East India prohibited
good% to be sold for exportation at the sales of the East India

1:611111MY t- and I stet tedesire.that !von wilt ClMUMeniesll6 tke
shove rules and regulations to the merchants 'at the several Out-
ports forthwith. , 1
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I am, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
Treasury-Clunbers, Jan. 4+0,-181S. It. WIIARTON.
Commissionen of Customs. •

The regulations alluded to in the above letter are
these :

• RULES AND REGULATIONS
Poi. ERVOURAGINO 11111 IMPORTATION OF RICE FROM TIM RAFT

INDIF.I.

Licences will be granted from the United Company of Mer-
chants trading to the East Indies for British ships of the hurdles'
of 4410 tons nod upwards, to sail to India from any port of the
United Kingdom, before the sth of April, 1819, to return to the
port of,Loodon with rice, on or before the 15th or August, 1811.
Soils ships to carry out to India, from any port dr the United
Kingdom, cargoes of any articles of British manufaciures aid
prodoce whatever, that may be lcgalty exported, except arms,
and naval and warlike stores. Bat no foreign connooditiel, in-;
eluding wines and spirits, *relit be exported is these ships,.
Ships pm their nitwit, voyage, to tales in their cargo/N, L soy
port or place in lodisoibere there is a Custoat•hou►e, and to be
Wen three parts in !bur with rice.: the rilaidailig part, which
shall Dot exceed one.tourth part, according to the registered
Oteltalresseat at the iddis tonnage, Day be Idled pp With cut-
tqo, kfolh *Mr. 'litotes:, and lodlao cotaatoditko; except
Pia* SoOds, rah 11011, Iltdigo, and wik-petre. Chita geode of
any 410 may not be larleo, • .
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ppitrpogeooe of de la iheveriagingiatirthe:ri-wczestke
soder Britishindi prodgootained
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piirtroas beforts.oieltiOaed (except sada articles as are before
excepted), bat shall "not " engage to trade, or barter, from inn
to port," not carry goods upon freight, by way of a coasting
trade, from port to port, in India.
Upon ships arriving from India at the port of London, the
cargoes to be landed and sold by public auction, by the United
Company Of Merchants trading to the East Indies a the rice to
be charged with the actual disbursements of the Company for
wharfage, labour, and, warehouse rent ; the aseueboadixe to he
landed aid sold ander the terms of the Act of the SIM of his
Majesty.
A list, containing the names and descriptions of the matter,
supercargoes, deers, mates, and all persons composing the
ship's company, to be delivered by the Arians' of such ship, 1„
the Collector and Comptroller, (mother principal °nicer. at a.e
Port from whence path dips may sail for India previous to their
sailing therefrom. •
Bond to be given by the owners and masters of ships, nal al
persons, rotoposieg the ship's company (casualties excepted)
shall return to London in the same lips in which they sailed
from *ay port of the United Kingdom. No passeager or pawn,
gees to be curried ant to India, or brought from thence, 'vox
any account whatever.

Security to be given for the malateisaoce iu Nighod, and re.
torn to Jodi; or say midge seamen -olio may be employed is
such ships, either to supply the place of British' seamen la.
pressed into bla Majesty's nasal sdnice is ladle, or email.
ties, or that may coon to England is those ap,

COMMODORE RODGERS'S SQUADRON.
Scir.tY, JAN. $6.--Arrived the Rying
Captain FaoNn, from St. Michael's, boned to Lon.
don; sailed the 10th inst. ; and on the 49th fell in
with Commodore Bonasia's squadron,, consisting of
three frigates and two brigs; seatwithip gue.ollot of
one of the frigates, but being a good sailer, she
escaped. On the 15th fell in with a British aqua.
drop of three sail •of the line and two frigates, to
whom Captain FROND gave the information of the
Americans, and they immediately went in chase,
and he has no doubt but our ships Weald fall in with
them."

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Yesterday the Duke of YORE, the Earl of
VERTOOI,, end Viscount CASTLERRAOII9 trsusacted
business with the PRINCE REGRET.

Miss lINJGIIT is appointed Sub-Governess to the
Princess CuAntorrEdf WALED, in the room of Mri.
UDNEY, who retired with. Lady De CMTPDED.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House., when General the Eariof Moray
was introduced,. and took the usual *Oil on being.
appointed to the high offices of Governor-General
Ind Commander-in-Chief in India. His Lordship
afterwards partook of a grand dinner at the City of
'London Tavern,

Letters have been received from the French coast,
:merit= Park, dated the 21st instant, which state,
that all the Bills drawn .on the Treasury at Paris by
Prussians, Poles, and subjects of the• Confederacy
of the Rhine; who have supplied the French army
by contracts, have been refused payment, and are
returned protested.

It is said that Ministers have, within these few
days, contracted for clothing for 50,000 Spaniards.
—.."his corroborates the report which we noticed a
few clays ego, of the Cones having agreed to rein-
force the army under Lord WELLINGTON with so
many Spaniels troops. The'campaign in the Peoill.
surA is expected to commence early in March.
The House of Commons meet, •pureuent•to ad-
journment, on 'Tuesday next, the 94 of February,
and the House of Lords on the following dad. The
CIIANCELLOR Of the &CHEQUER, it is reported, will
stand in need of a loan of Fort,. Millions, a tuoiety
thereof to take up Exchequer Bills, and the re.
utaiuder to be applied for the current serilcee of the

year.
I - The Scheldt fleet is ready to pot to sea, and its
destination is, on good groande, believed to be an
American port.
The report of an immediate embargo biting in con-
templation in all the French ports is now contra-
dicted. BONAPARTE is supposed to be anxious fur
enlarging the commercial intercourse with this coun-
try by licences, for the purpose of obtaining article(
of width he stands in the greatest need, in copse-
queues of the defeat and entire destruction of the
Grand Amy, and the loss of all its magazines, tag-
Me, 84c. Fortunately the system of licences has
' been abandoned by our Government, never, we
trust, to be revived.
A supply of arms and equipment for 20,000 men,
*e understand, is to be Immediatlely sent to Prussia.
It h gelds that the Sth, 14th, and 13th regiments
of horse, are coming home from Portugal immediate-
ly, in consequence of the losses which they have
sustained.
I. The remains of Lord 11E4THFIELD are to bo
moied,on Tuesday next, from his: house in Hill-street,
Berkeley-square, for interment, in the family vault in
.Devonshire.
New honours, or rather titles, are talked of, acid
. in large lots—and new Peerages, as well as addi-
tions to the different orders !
We have heard that 'Mr. EI.LiSTOTI has become
puschaser of the Pavillon Theatesfrons Mr. Astbs.a v,
senior.
• ELorzauwr EXTRAORDINARY.-The widow of a
Field Officer, aged fifty-eight *years ellped from her
two daughters in the neighbourhood of Baker-street
last week, with a gallant son of Mare, a private of a
light dragoon regiment, aged twenty Iwo, and ea.'
led to the hymeneal altar on Mouday last. The Lady
I has eight hututred * year, besides a handsome prorit
I don for her two daughters, providing there he nu ill,
crease of family. The happy couple are spendiug
honey-moon at Hounslow, where they have when
cottage.
Penesranslttst.—Another atfienpt to rival tht.
Kentish man in his performance of sten miles in one,
hour, was
.yesterday made by a Mr. Sumner, fur a.
wager of 20 guineas. The. attempt was made on
the Uxbridge-road, and the pedestrian did use miles
in two minutes over the half hour, but he was after-
wards beat by time in every hundred yards, and the
hour expired when he had done nine miles and a quar-
ter. The ground was favourable to the task.
The revival of the Old Mode of Drawing the Lot-
tery has btktime exceeding popular, in eiNisequence.
of the 'Publiu getting the whole rill the Capital Yrivs
in the last Lottery, in Shares ; the Little Lovell is
to be draw ti is the same manner On the 17th of next
Month.

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