The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

ME BRIEMCAKB 11041.

A rims( took place Mee time aim of the murder
of two young Ladies, by poison, which was red
in s piece of bridipcake. The story was framed with
the nicest mord to speciouvness end formality. The
neighbourhood was assignvd, the conection of all the
parties described, and the very passions which in.
Ilsenced the fetal deed most minutely traced; the
names only were wanting. This report was too in.
terestingly got spool to be instantly copied ; It passed
through all the country Papers ; it rrossed the Chan-
nel, and got Into the columns of the French Journals,
end has scarcely done circulating in the South of
Europe ; it crossed the Adeptly.. and the last Am.-
titan Papers proved that it was busily making its way
ever the libels western hemisphere; the gad Indies
will shortly be in possession of it ; the whole world
in short, has been, or will be hoaxed by it. For the
whole account is a fabrication of Mr. CAMP-
BELL, the Poet, sod the intention was und•rtaken
on the following curious sod philos.,phlr around..
as they appear in the British Press, of Thursday
last :

" Sta,—As the story of two Ladies ►aring been
poisoned by rating bride.calse has be.. copi►d into
nearly all the Public Jaffna's, sod its result pro.
raises to sabred the gond old costae of young Ladies
applying to that nerer•crrins oracle which is gene-
rally consulted bermath their pillows—seed, as it also
threatens to diminish the revenge of many a dainty
pastrpeook, so, in my opinion an account of its
origin, from an tiepin on tho bet which It was in.
tended to decide, will oat only be worth a place in
your cologes, en its own merit, bet also oft the ac-
count of ying peace to the minds of a largo and
sweet living class of his Majesty's well-disposed
subjects—a last which you are seer ready to per-
form :

As few maim ego, a party of young Temp'ars
awl Authors assembled, as is anal with them, in a
tavern, not many peeve from Temple-bar. Their
tmoversatios unmounted ots the recent melancholy
ease of Mr. and Mrs. Stew. The general sympathy
h hes created pee an opportenity fora young Anti-
quary to enter into so elaborate sad luminous discos.
shim sod view of the state of publicly expressed a, m-
pathy on mists that occurred at different periods of
English History. He commenced •ith the death of
King William Kees, through the agency of blades,
friend, Sir Walter Tyrrell, is hich,instead of cresting
sympathy, octisiosed joy among the People, who
considered it a judgment from Heaven upon the son
of that father, who, to promote transitory pl
for hintself,deprieed of their means of subsistence sod
property, a great portion of his sabjects, by plinth%
, the New Forest, in Ilsuipshire, where his son was
killed. He then briefly glanced at the feelings of the
Londoners na the warders olihe yaeng Princes in
the Tower ; then descended to the time of Lady Jan.
Grey ; thence to that of Mary Queen of Scots, of Sir
Walter Raleigh, of Lord Strafford, King Charles,
Lord 'tassel! ; thence to the times of General We
and Lord Nelson, Mesa,. Pitt and Fos ; and, 'say,
lo the ss empathy excited by the s'esliog of Mr. Hors.
ley's child, from • hick, and that of the case in ques-
tion, he clearly proved that invent' of degenerating

from the airtime of our ancestors and of th« olden
time, no Md, on the contrary, considerably
pinged Ines's, thing that 14 great, nrobk. and humane.
He also gave it as his sincere opinion, that had the

onfortsuato Mrs. Scent newer seen acted that immoral
and Italy un-Enalish play " The Shaver," she
newer would hate presumed to appear before the on+
happy hissband whom she had so `ras•ty dishonour.
ed, and whose peace of mind she bad eternally de.
etre-.
" hs conclusion ►e bogged to say, that 11.iiish

sympathy lo the present Male of national ►efn►eent,
was as alive to every are that appeared atrial is its
origin, Of fatal is Its es& that it was more apt to be
imposed upon by fabricated tales of woe, tbs. that of
any People seder the sea. The fact of this observe-
Hon, however, was questioned by one of the com-
pany, who remarked, that though John 11;11 was
liberal in his sympathy, yet, in general, his discri-
mination was so nice, that he was net easily imposed
upon. Hero assisting voices ro.echoed the opinion
of the last speaker, lo a manner tho least graters' to
tender beads. After addressing his companions Jo
the words of Horace—

impious
visit, elossatem.
El colillontromasic prmo
Ike Antiquary Ow Walter Scott's one) ►eplied, fist,
laW Ike contrary, Ma Bull was ors* of the most
gullible saints's its the world ! tbat any story, from
that of the witches In Macbeth, to the spirits in the
Tempest, and in Joanna Soutbcote, er from the burn-
ing of Loudon, and the •deancs of the Manchester
Blaaketeers in Crown the Prince Regent, or from the
more probable report, *frith declares that the Royal
cabinet-makers 1t... receite.l instructions to make a
chair for the near Member for Bittninghamt, to be
pieced irpßosite to lb* Speaker's in the Howes of
Commons, that be may be less esposed to the ho.
rough contamination of Whigs and Tories—it is all
the 'saw ! John swallows the draught with the
avidity with chick • country bumpkin ease. et
the swots striking the bell of St. Danstair's clack.
.--Te prove this, he proposed to bet, that i■

twenty minutes he could compose a tale that would
ly from one part of the empire to another. and create I
sympathy Of it passed along. A satirical Gentleman,
who admired the author's strider, but knew they
had GO/ mated much public sympathy, or been very
favourably received by those to whom the Antiquary
•OltlGell online, again to appeal, sieved to bet a dn.
ten of wine for the good of the company, that he
could not stemma in dating so. The bet was listlessly
tweed to. end the author of a celebrated 'raptly (en-
suited to the leas of King Richard. last *inter), and
Myself, aid *ere appoiatted to ramiee and prove the
originality of that prodattion, and forward ill* Doe of
the Morning Pettey..
" Such, Sir, is • time sod brief account of the
origin of the Story of she bride-cake, which has made
so torch solve. It was writleit in the short spats of
lime 'pallid in the bet, bet I cannot enter further
into 0104141, knowing that year Paper is illed with
more important matter thee it seeadd furnish. I have,
however, to absent, that in consequence of the great
publicity of the fabrication, the bet is not only won
by the ingenious Aglitter, bet it has also give, him
more real celebrity, although only the offspring of a
darkened fancy operating omen the fullest passion
—revenge, ibis did his morel sod elegant poems of
4,000 lines, which only (for the honour of human
Ratner) treats of the mishit,' of yoothfol love, and
the religiously grounded joys of a calm domestic life
a clear proof that the airfoil siplorer of the depraved
portions of the hems. heart—whether it be a Shako.
moire or • Byron—will at all times be-rectited by that
mess of mankind with a more cordial weleowns than
will be the gentle and more human followers of •
Waller or of u Cowper.
" I am, Sir, you's respectrelle.
" A CONSTANT It I.:ADM
" Mr. Fraspball, F.A.S. Ausheof t The Casuists ef C es,
t. tat d..saystrr af the lissie-Sslsir of ril.gni• t. buts. d.
I. she Aosta., of the Nary at' The (Weak, Bride-dike; awl
*ismer»! the het.
Nett St Twit Esssest.-111r. C. dogmas be Co-
quetry fat us hat Kik issitusit)."

SUPPLEMENT TO
LONDON G.t2E7TE or Aro. 24.

VIDIA-110ARD. Aua. V.

Disp•tehes have Ism received st she East jodid6
hem hem t►e Governer ie Coosa .t Boils", re-
spectively timed the 6'h, Solle, •nd 31st df !edicts;
and 24th April, 1819, of whkh dispatches, esd of
their eeelosetes, the folletriog are sore of the es.
Does: --

Copy of a Report Cron Major-Geae►al Sit lefliao Groat
Krir, to the AdjataWGescral, dated Caap, Rimer, 11th
rtate.ry, 1619.

Sift,---1 had the banns yesterday nosing to
forward a brief report of the success of the attack
en the enemy's lines before Rains., and hove mow
the pleasure t• acquaint yen that the fort was this
morning taken possession of by a detachment from
my camp.
The difficulties experienced I. the disembarkation
of the ordnance and stores retarded our *pentane
in a considerable degree ; but sus the eight of the
lith inst. we socreeded in erecting oa► batteries, sod
opened on the fort at day-break the sett morning
with foes battering-gunsan4 as many B.inch mortars,
which were served with such slitter and precision
as to dismantle the whole of the awns Is the eater
works in the course of an hew, when oar ire was
directed against the general defence of the place:
about three o'clock • breach was effected in. certain
of the slimmed outworks, sod a party of 350
grenadiers formed for the assault§ ender the command
of beet.• Colonel Cliffo►d, his Majesty's 89th Regi.
mint. The troops mooed to 'La attack about fear
o'clock, and passed the breach without difficulty,
driving the enemy in considerable ambers loosed
,iti• second lines, which were Immediately carried,
and a lodgment effected within ►alf-musket shot of
the upper fort, to which the enemy were pursued, and
rosily bayoneted at the lower gate, which was for a
short lime in oar possession. The spirit and rapidity
of the attack, added to the advantageous position
which was gained by the advance of oar troops,
stroll the enemy wit► such terror, that nearly the
whole of the garrison led the fort daring the
night.
This morning Sambojee Sews•t prepaid to soma.
de►, and was permitted to march set with about 50
adherents, the small remnant of • Rafelson, which is
said to have consisted of near 1400 men at the com-
mencement of the siege.
I beg leave to iodise • were detailed Report of
the attack, transmitted by Lieet.-Colo•el Clifford,
whose conduct no the occasion Is descry's( of the
►ighest opplaase.
I have likewise Hie pleasure to forward a espy of
the Field Orders, convejing my ssntisae•ts oat the
behavinor of the troops, together with a list of killed
awl wound►d.
I shall march towards %Varre, in order to •ecele.
Me this treaty with that Government, which will, I
frost, be speedily brought to a f hie coed Woo,
I have the banner in he, &e.

W. G. KEIK, Major-General.

F.
drait,rect:ird.
ocrfrasippjaißeirra.g...irfroon.:
bi...l3Lie,
..inatiA-96.1C. o.l...a.gliaAildhi,wrienia:Gesef hero.
I reached Seonah on she 13th ifitt. On the rising
of she Innen, about nine, P. fi1.,1 marched with a bri-
gade or camel hrmilaorr, 250 rank and file of lift
bail. 13th regiment, and 400 of Skineerit how, sod
continued my rout* veld frier iii the morning. falters
I retched Krim.. After disencemberiegthe infantry
of their knapaarks, I confirmed my march, moor-
ed ills bills s little before ria)light. Our the road I
learned that there were two camp. at khullah. at
same distance from each other ; the este on the right
lbeirg (recopied by 300 or 400 Arabs ; sod that too the

left by the !limonite* with an equal somber of
hone. I directed Major Skinner to advs.", whit
two colutins of horse, sad I ferthar ingestive, that
Otlic•r to pones the enemy is ell directions, and to
the last extremity. 'l'he artillery and infantry moved
forisard briskly, fed occasionally In double quick
fine, duvet epos the village to support the ewe-
' metros of the cavalry. Major Skinner, after round.
lot the village (as no 'anapaest was observed);
contlneed hie rapid moirmetat over th. pins, until
his corps was stepped la its prestos, by a chasm, at
least ItS) feet I. depth. From that sing•lrr spot the
money, amseatieg to beans SOO and No Arabs
soul Ilintloostaseeiret were discovered is • dill hearith.
Considerable time elapsed before a rood could be
fiend Indio% dews the precipice; bet on that being
discovered, no Mated", however great, could restrain
lbw 'undoes of this bestows Oticor, lobo availed him.
self of the earliest monmeet to rash data open the
easel in simile flee, who, in the lint alarm, Ned
penic-streek, followed by Major Stioner, and were
eltientely parsed by a sgsadron of his brave corps
or, the arty gates of Aston, end bet for a body of
borseorbich sallied out from the penal of that finites,
to the sapport of the logitives, l am persuaded sot a
man untold have "leaped the sword.
It does sot appear that mon tbait eight or ten of
the enemy sere killed end amended; bet I am
happy to add, that the Titters resented with from
100 to 100 matchlocks, swords, and other +teepees;
bet what it atilt more creditable to this highly re-
spectable and militaries* corps, sot a moo quitteti
Ms ranks, althetegh the Incitement to pleader was by
no means inconsiderable.
Besides the arms token from the enemy. from 503
to (10 harms eels elephant, a camel, sod all his bag.
gage, fell leo one hoods.
• I hese to tersest the death of a son.coilimissiosed

Mien sod private of tbe 11th, ocessioised by eaves.
oleo tetlier.
I base also the ►sssss to report, that I this
worming got pessestion of ire horses Wilms's. Ls
Chem.* Pinderry, •hieh were secreted by the
Taboos of Moorish, for the service of that preila.
tory Chief.

Earner koala a triter ft.ar Brpgdirr•tlerirrei Sir Solo 11126
nos., K.C.11 'arise Secretary Irr tia* 114.-raget Gavasaaarar,
Wed flop. Boreabiar, febrility IL 19.
cermet does' from tire eowwenicailwee I bus
',Meet!, tbat-114 Pisan, Chief C►ntos bag beats
kilted by a flyer. todeptioderst of big sword, doges
mod claihos, 300 repeva were friend is A. asildte,
which would otter bin been left there bad it bees

en aril,* ; bet the feet Is qsite pet beyond doebt is
my mind, by the edgiest ',epees fooled anon hie
clothe•. 1 beg to olfer sky eengrateletleos le this
Most Noble the Covsrnor•Generel in Gana, oat
the death of the greatest sod lest of these free.
bootees, obese eirocitfes provoked the resistant at
the British Governeeest.

Kamm from a Dispotele from the Geeeroor la C.mmell at Bea-
boy to the Secret Committee, dosed 21th Aprll.lBl9.
We bee lees. to offer our warmest congrateletioas
to yoer H o..orsble Committee on the redaction of
die important fortress of Asseergork ; bet regret Let
the same time, to observe, that the persona of the Leo
Rajah of N•gpore, regarding whose reception into
the fort so doubt can nom 'sill, has not been se.
eared. tatters which base been received at Bombay
state, that it is sapwood he had bees allowed to
escape from the fort prise to its surrender, sod bad
proceeded is a sorthetly directies.
--.
tweet ham* Leiter hum Brigs dkr Geaersl Davis,.. C. 8..
is Caputo Stewart. Actin W4Adem II Me Court of Seim.
Mae, eased Comp before Aseretelor. 31st Marsh, 1819. es.
etosehog a Drisateh trios be lloomtroble Moorman El.
*biosioee, Commissioner he Um Deems, doted ith of April,
1819-
I have herewith the hooey, of traosmiltiog a copy
of Sr Jobe Malcolm's report of yesterday, sod et
the list of wounded of his divisi on, together silk awry
of the Orders Weed by we this day.
Entrees AM a Report from hrigadierXeseral Sir'. Illaleoloi.
K. C. 8., to Itrleadter.Gromal Detente, dated Camp, moor
Atererghter, Arth March, 1819.
I have great satistactioe is informing you, that this
morales I occupied, with the Jiddae ender my cos.
sand, Malagher, os the lower fort of Astute,.
The enemy had beets mud. say osacoMfortable fee
the last three days by my approaches to the south.
ward, and particularly by the occupation of a high
peak, called the Milkers Cap, that completely
commands the lower fort, and to which I Mad, with
the aid of elephants, carried op and placed in bat-
tery a brigade of ail pounders and two small howit.
sus. The symptoms of alarm I had seen made me
observe, sure thee I otherwise should, when I this
morning went to the batteries at daylight, the still.
sea in the lower fort. I hastened to my advanced
1 post *Mitt lOU yards of the breach, to the top tli
which I sent a man (lately belonging to the (mania
and well acquainted with the fort) protected by threat
etpoys. When he reached the lop and looked round,
he made a signal to advance; satiafieJ from this that
I could, at all events, take possession of the breech
and the heights on its right, I deemed '
ante not In love a moment in doing so,
Captain Edsell, ratio commanded the k
Northern batteries, to collect his party
and leading one handled ender corer flea
the Immo,. to occupy .ilh the remainder
.visagelPessof:i o
nfilludrdtaiiirbiutatri
liahr.oofp:
err I a,
fa'',
he dt
.I:bmgates
?: 1 .1 )
.ith crnw.bars to f.,ree its gates op.,'
directed to join him, while Lieolermirt C.,
ivrellesrotroderthed egitn,esn..o;etolobillibn.3oost men sad
the enemy trying to oppose Captain
gross. The pasty psotecring the iiroth

• .►;•pl Sat. b.

r•.q
4
11

on Of IRO wawa
tI it of import.
No, and orrisroot
of pn•te at the
arty (400 airs),
ne4 1 Ibr top.t
.under olio rant.
pay, boa 1844 le
) wen haw the
patty of pioneers
ap.n. 'Etna
t Culoorl
Ind a I aht how.
in tow moot of
pro.
lb battery were

ordered alit. to ethane* sod form a %atones, seer the
breast' that heti two effected in that pert of the well.
bet sot to e 5.... the fort. unless there use opposition.
To cowl against the possibility of strident, all
the troops that bed been warned fee dos asssult were
directed to move to their position.. The 'yid elm-
tsinn of th••• fluter* placed me in possestion of the
fort in a fee mingles. and the eatemaye were bar..
open in little moor. then a quartet of en hoer. Th.
*nem) apt leered on for taken by surprise. shot they
did nos open a l+ellav fire from the sipper works till',
the Poor, were well ender c . This fire gessoes
render, I uncertain, end afterwards silenced by that
which Major Blair opened upon them from his dif-
forest, hattrrie.. Osiog to these circemstencts, the
casseidee hese been very few.

Etre ref from aim', from Itrialdirr.fleneral Domino meant.
areorser. A. Pee Resident or the Coast of &Whitt. dated
Comp, 4.-eeratror. Itrh April. ISIS.
disletch of the 7th inst. sill have informed
you of my hresching battery haying opened. as well
Os that of Brigarlior.Gonorel Sir John Malcolm, from
she north fare, on the morning of that day. They
kept •o an incessant aod.well directed fire on the
walls of the tipper fort. entil the forenoon of the
sin. On the 'geeing of the 7th. I received • com-
munication from So John Malcolm. that Jesount
Ran lAt hod sent not a message, expressive of his
wish to surrender the fortress ~,conditionally. end of
rasing his respects to me. as the nest morning, with
the wispiest that the bring from our batteries might
cease. This was complied with, and he accordingly
wsit.ll on me. accompanied by Rrigedier•Genersl Sir
John Malcolm.
I have farther the homier to report. for the in.
formati”n of his Eacellesicy the Most Noble the Go. I
voronr.Gonorsl. that the Let at first made consi-
derable ohjection to the garrison laying down their
•resio, end to his own return to the fort ; bat finding
me determined on these points, he at last took his
leave, and was with some dilfirelty prevailed on by
liriaadmr.Generat Sir Irian Malcolm to mato late
In the Pentium to the tapper fort.
The neat morning, boatmer, the garrison began
to evacuate it at the hoer which had been filed on,
•nri by noon the whole of them were paraded in
front of nor troops, at • spot selected for the per.
pose, where they grounded and delivered op their

arms.
.IPsisant Rao Lar and his principal Officers, *ilk
the standard• of Doe's' Itvr, Srindiii, will be deliver.
vril over In the (;flonmander of that Prince's troops,
to he ron•elr ll so G•alia., and the garrison them.
HIM eft to be s•'t back In 'heir weevil oventries.

aliii;li PAPHRS.

The Freerh news sinks into inslgnlicence when
entopsted with the affairs of our own country. The
Jolting!, generelly commence their intelligence with
I/doming us whether the King breakfasted alone or
with the Itoysl Family, which he did on Monday
last, and then received the Governor Farquhar (son
of the late Sir Walter) in a privet, audience.
A et-iroge of Ministry is spoken of. Several Jour.
ei le i ale anneeneed, that M Gneviou St. Cyr bad
tendered hit resignation to the King. All this is irs
Jet droibtfot, hes it is s proof that the event is look•
eel for. On the approach of elections these chants
are especial, having more or Imo generally happened
at the critical period. The circeoistatice affords sa-
tiafacti in Tether than regret.
Pima, Avo 21 —The fothernaiion of the body
of Charles Bonaparte, the father of Napoleon. and
that of Louis Bonaparte, son of the Et-King of
trod. took place ou the night of the 111th inst. The
translvoine of their remains was made from the chapel
of the Caeoe of Saint Lee Tavernay to the tacit of
the valuer church.
Sir Thew, Maitland, Governor of the lonian
Lies, howled at Dieppe oo the 41st inst. Ile is daily
expected in this capital.
The iloniteur contains a Royal Ordinance appoint-
int the Presidents of the Electoral Colleges about to
assemble. A list of their names would be very units.
Westing to net Readers.
The following Court, rather than State Paper, from
Kin' FeeCISAND of Spain, may sawn some persons
as this wmen' of stagnation of other sews.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
MallitlD. Aug. I2.—The King has addressed In
the different Councils, threeals the Ministry of Grace
and Jus.i. a she following Decree
" The Supremo Tribunals of the capital, the De-
puties of en, kingdom, the different Municipalities,
several Relining' Commeniiies, and veiny other Cori.
prove Bodies, have represented to me how *draw,
twang and OKII•Safa it would be to the well-being
of the nation in general, and to all Christendom, to
preserve by means of a new noWial union the legi.
Ornate succession of the Throne upon which Divine
Prolldrince has placed me. I have listened with favour
to the just desires with which all these Bodies ar •
'trimmed. and have yielded to their ardent wishes ;
sod considering the high nobility of the S 'son blood,
and of tie Moat S#lollll ('emcee Ulm compose that
august family. the alliances. ancient es well as te.
• that it, the particular attachment that his
Major v King Frederick Morales has al wait er.
*silo ri lot 1114 Crown of Spain, and, above all, I tie
rare si.rl sublime qaalities which lloaren has granted
to the Most Serene Princess Maria Josephine
Amelia, his nice.. daughter of the Most high and
Most Puissant Prince hlsairniiian, and of the Most
Serene Princess Caroline Maria Ti •of storing,
wawa) ; I have chosen Don Ferdinand de Aguilar y
Conte , Marquis of Cerralho, that he should an
sod prop. se to that Monarch my hand and my
Ito nor for the said Prior's'. Dieing then imparted
to his Majesty and her Highness my sovereign Wren.
Ont.., she, have testified with profnund lion
hew egreesble such an anion would be or them, as
also 1.. all 8.16'1. I now inf ,nn the Corned thereof,
that it mat be apprised of it, col sham ti r satisfac-
tion which this new us.i.n creates in soe, from which
J toast will image enistrqueurn she most favourable
to the C rholie Religion and my subjects."
DeSsoco, Avo. 13.—1 t appears, that the COM.
osiistion spoohted at Kerlin by order of the Prince
4.ll4rderiberg, to examine with the greatest rare all
the P•l'efa al'iSeel. end oilier written 'leeward. oh-
made a detailed Report
iminatimi has produced
, toeing no man of any
anocistions esistig

Mined by the Ministry, hove IPPI
ID 11.. 'sting-Fowl that this ?sow
06r goes, enovehng result., throe
Wisest* implicated to the sear