The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-27 00:00:00

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" Genes-Al Stutterbeitu has taken pasuslaisn of the
fort of eons and of the pm of l'uct.a di Cervo."
So untrh forßeneral Frintont's version : how fas it is
likely that lOU deserters would go over to the Aus-
trians, we• lute our readers to judge!
The French Ere per cents, AS quoted iu the papers
of Saturday, arc 7.W.

We were yesterday cofopelled from want of room to
present to our readers the Aus:riau Bulletin without a
comment, and now, from want of other means of in-
fonuation are unable to rettif.., in the Manner we way
expect, the exaggelated and distorted representations
we received from di.. invaders. It was lung ago re-
'lathed by rulitti,•• that all 13.szelte4 deceive: and if
that was the case in firmer wars, when little else
could he promoted by des:, ption but the vain-glory of
umlauting parties, how much wore may we look for
artifice and falsehood, when the ultimate success of
both depends on the iiispalset that may he given to
public opinion ? Tue object of the Austrian Generals
is not the defeat ef a tICE.II or the conquest of a town,
it is the defeat of expeoatissa, it is the conquest of
mind. Their adviecr 'soil he taicllated not fur the
usetedian of ‘lenna alwtr, nor for the single purpose
of enhancing the vailitar..- rrssnwn of their Esteenon's
armies; they must be adapted to affect with awe the
people of Piellsnont a. well a: of Naples, and to sup-
I press the feelin;4s of the German Stater as well
as the movements of the Italian. The aim
of the Iptillthisa that Isa..e been maned is to
represent tls Neapolitan lulu:. as iacapahle of re.ist-
mice, awl the inhabitant., a!, rejoicing at the privilege
of surrendering- their country to iiivasion. Yet with
All the tlisp,ition that '464411e:A of treating the.
Neapolitan force, with contempt, the Austrian General
is forced to roars that their movement!. ou the 7th
were joiliriou..ly couslie ted, au l the points of attack
well chows., and the affair at ode time very likely to
have been serious. And what, af'er all their success,
and all the ',love., the, li.ive made, is the amount
of prisoners they Mice t.iken, or the booty of • which
they call hOgot 11l Ito: II reser:As, exage trate as they
way, their aci omit is d 11110:111tifilly small. Notwith-
standing the lc' •te its whirls (Seises-al is represented
to have m:t'le Isis retze.J. appears to have
it in good order ; and sislinisting that lie yielded to
superior soolibs.rs or superior discipline, it is still a
question whether Le lois thus retired Lulu a conscious-
ness of weaktit.,:„ or I.ual the deliberate and previous
plan of alio:vizi,: the .Iteari:siss to advance IMO al
country calculated t .r 11141111tAill W.41141T, for the pur-
pose of harrass,isig their toil: and rear. At an early
period of the contest we runocel.s.;l that it was the po-
licy of die Neapolitans to a:oisl a general esigst;einesst.
and strive to conquer their iivasless by delay. If that
was proper for them trout the lieginning, and whets
they stood to be le the heunt without au ally at the,..
hope of a diversion, ..ls more Is It now sinter
the Revolutiou that. ha. taken place to the
North of Italv, awl the Pieslusotitese are aiming I,
to advance upon Mil,in. It is certain that she
views of the Neapolitati leaders, as well as those of
their enemies tun it lie marl, Alerted by the Revolution
in Piedmont; and if the intelligenre from Vienna in the
French papers, illative to all intended halt on the
part of the Austriant, lie true, it must he owing to
this occurrence. From the partial awl interested
channels through which we at present receive in-
telligence, we may be often led to suspend our belief.
Reports of different hinds are spread to serve the pur-
pose of the day. Among others that were in circula-
tion yesterday was one relative to a defeat of the Aus-
trians by the Yeapolitan artily under CANA3IIO.3B. with
die loss of 3,11011 men, in killed, wounded, and pri-
soners. The battle is said to have been fought near
Rome ; but no date is assigned. nor is the moue given
of the stieneral commanding the Austrian force.
Private letters of Sarni-slay from Paris show that such
intelligence was cirenlated in that capital. At Havre,
too, as we learn by a private letter from that place,
the battle was the gcueral theme of conversation.

Last night 'Zr. liANKEs'b amendment to exclude
Roman Catholics from Parliament, was negatived on a
division, by a majority of 223 to 211. 'the great
point, therefore, may be considered as gained, at least
in the House of Commons.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council WWI bell as the Foreign
•
Office, in D3wuiug-street.

A letter from Genoa of the 12th instant says—
" The bone of Wilts and Violi, of Naples, have of-
fered to negotiate a lean fir the service of the Neapo-
litan government, of 11,000,000 ducats, to be ad-
vanced by monthly instalments of 600,000 ducats
each, and to be repaid in 20 years."
HANOVER, blaarn 16.—1 t is very positively af-
firmed, that her Royal Highness the Princess Au
plata, sister to his Majesty the King, intends to fie
her residence in Hanover, and that orders have been
received from London to make the necessary prepara-
tions at the Palace of Heueuhausen, on that it may be
ready for the reception of her Royal Highness by the
2btb of neat month. It is likewise again reported
that his Majesty the King, will honour this city with
his presence in the course of the ensoing•autumn.
Letters from Bahia were yesterday oteolved to the
22d January, tee dace later time the date of oar pre-
vions accounts, but they are entirely silent as to any
changes. Advice, were also received from Kio Janeiro to
the 23d January, which menthol that every thing was
then quiet ; the tiovernusent held Councils slaw
every day, Willmar object and make did net Ina-
spire, though it was generally thought that these fry-
queut deliberations related to the Akira of the mother-
country, a 'abject en which the peliry et the Meg
seemed eadeeided.

AN
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P 4241 C PINNER AT WAOLIgiItAiIMPTON. •
Apt liretiveritairopton.. Uriltrittridav Jest, was held a
releitratidwat the emancipation of the County of -Staf-
ford. frost the thraMenn of the peerage. Bi_ghty nestle-
men sat dons to au elegant dustier at the Peacock tan ;
and after several animated speeches, and local toasts,
the following, among other general sentiments, were
given, anal loudly cheered.
'Prosperity to the new tiovernments of Spain, Porte-
gal, and Naples r• anal may the arms of -that Power
which dares to interfere with the risiag Liberties of
inch States, 6e (steel against itself.— Tile Palladium
of British Liberty—the Liberty of the Press.—Our
worthy and patriotic neighbour, Sir John Wrottesley,
and thanks to him fur the interest he takes in the wel-
fare of Wolverhampton, and in that of the county iu
general.—Lord Holland, the inheritor of his uncle's
fame anal talent.—The Cause of Civil and Religious Li-
berty all over the world, Le. ice.
In the course of the evening, Archibald Kenrick, Esq.
of West Bromwich, addressed the t:onspany, with souse
just observations on the interesting events of the day :
and spoke from his own personal knowledge of the state
of Italy; the bad policy of Ministers, in becoming a
party to all the political jobs which have transferred
this beautiful territory, to our most inveterate Com-
nsercial enemies; and *declared, that by a policy which
had advocated a greater inilepeWence of the States of
Italy, they would have seenreil a Commerce with this
Country, Of the first magnitude in point of importance.
Mr. K. described the universal hatred in which the very
name of Austria was held in Italy.

RECEPTION OF T CATITOLICBILLS IN IRILAND.—
Besides Mr. O'Connell, Grimm! 'Cockburn', of the
county of Dublin, a man of snperiur attainments
and liberality of mind, has addressed a letter to the
Catholics of Ireland. Ile, too, looks with a suspicions
rye to some of the provisions in the pending Bills.
But, says the Wa!rrhrel Mir of, " the opinion of the
Catholics is a main object of curiosity. Are the
Bills a boon ? Are they a delusion ? Are they a
mischief ?—These questions are freely discus.,e(l. As
far as we can collect, the opinions of the Catholics
are lather favourable to the Bill fur removing Disqua-
lifications; highly, ast.l f!ecidedly, and perhaps in.
eurahly opposed to the Bill for regulating the inter-
I onr,e with Rome. 11c)‘sibly me are nut competent
judges of public opinion, as our own sentiments very
nearly coincide with the lilac which we have traced ?"

Private communication! from Paris state, that a
change in the French AliniAry is thought indispensi-
Isle by all parties; Donnaslieu declares it must be en-
tirely ultra—the nation, anti we believe the King him-
self feel, that it must be more liberal ; he area M. De
taxes twice Or thrice !hors a day, and the Duke lie
Mallen and he are often together, and go together
to see the King. It o ill be recollected that the Duke
De Richliest has always loam the Duke Decascs's
friead. It is even :4141, that there have been vari-
ous efforts wade to form a new Ministry, without suc-
cess. The Duke Decazes's, it is believed, told the
king frankly the situation of the country, and was
offered in ronsequence the Ministry to repair all as hr
(lid its 1 ',lli, hilt be 11ecliued it : The Marcella' lion.
(-ion St. I') r also declined the perilous honour, as did
liketvitt the Count Dario, who, it is said, with great
gumshoes:. and honesty, ventured to tell ass illustrious
personage some hold and wholesome truths. The ge
arra, • onvictiou seems to lie, that the oppositiou would
nut have ventured so far, were they not pretty well as-
sured of a speedy sail derisive change in affairs.
111. Joss! De Beauvoir having given the lie in the
French Chamber of Deputies, to General Detnaressv,
they suet on Thursday morning, the former attended
by M. Redly, and the latter by General Tarayre. lie-
' nerd Demareay baring a paralytic affection of the
right aria wished only one pistol to be loaded, the
t parties take their choice and lire muzzle to simile,
this was not agrreul to, M. De Beauvoir fired and
soiss•4l, the liesseral fired in the air and an accommo-
dation took place.
A letter from Frait!,fitrt, elated March 17s, in a
Flaistless parr, contains the full wit; statement
"The day before yesterday, a dumber of the F,apahlei, I
Go,:clie was re-printrsi during the night, the censors
having 'oppressed all the artistic% favourable to the
Neapolitans. The resident Minister of Austria has
prohibited all the journalists from snaking any con-
jecture, or entering iss.o ally reasoning, on the war
by Austria against the Two Sirilies. It it reported
that a note has been presented to the Senate of Frank-
fort, complaining of the language held in the taverns
and public !dares on political subjects, which are
there discussed in a sense contrary to the interests of 1
Anstria. It is also reported that a secret police is t
organised fur :Ise diplomatic service, to watch persons 1
who declare th it lapis e i ))) ts on such subjects. Not-
withstanding all this, emery one here, the speculators i
in Austrian paper excepted, is for the Neapolitans."
Dr. Dissopr, on the 11th ult. was sentenced to death
at Copenhagen. The King has since commuted leis
punishment into perpetual imprisonment in the for-
tress of Christause, along with ass mconspLee unwed
Jorgenson.
Last week the Lord Chancellor gave his final judg-
ment in the protracted cause of Queen's College, Cam-
bridge. By this decree the election of the Rev.
He nry Godfrey as President, is confirmed.
BkIiiIITON, MARC* 25.—The Roman Catholic! ap- i
pear to have many frieuds in this town. The High
Constable has 1.6(4 tell a requisition to call a general
meeting of the inhabitants, to petition Parliament, as
relates to that subject.
The Sussex Aimless* commence en Monday, at
Horshatn. The Calendar is unusually heavy for that
county. In the court of Nisi Prins it is expected the
business will prove very light; five common jury
causes bring all that are known, and only five ou
which special juries hare been summoned.
The price of beer, generally, fell one halfpenny per
pot at Lewes, on Monday la:.t.
On Thursday evening, in consequence of an order
from the War Ogee, one troop of the 14th Hussars,
from the Cavalry Barracks, were marched, without
loss of time, for Hastings. It was some time before
waggons could be pressed to remove their baggage—
' these. however, suitably loaded, followed about mid-
night. Some t ear eonteadons between the Preventive
Coast Olken and the Smugglers are retanled as time
cause of this sudden movement. Since the instits-
doe of the Frivolities Systems it is stated that fell
twenty-five patine have last their lives ; and as many
more have bees maimed sad mutilated. In the tight-
fal affrays between the ollieen of the revenue and the
traders is eestaimisd pods, it is dinned that the
Wiles of Many wont have bees secretly removed
and moseesied s so as that their deaths have sever
avow to the kasitisige it the relic: