The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

S'T'ATESMAN.

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wo conceive would present bur oerviato being re.
quired fur other purposes, but which, if called
fur, our laws and our honour would compel us to
obey, whatever might be the consequences.

" With sentiments of the most profound-vene-
ration, and prayers fur your Excellency'i wel-
firelee beg leave to subscrike our names :
" M. Cft A 1“. Senior Oliver.
CHAR !XS PRESCOTT.
WII.I.IAIS MOPFAT.
HENRY MELO WY.
JOHN LOLK E.
WILLtAW DUNSFORD.
-R. 11. DROWN.
JAMI J. WILLIAMSON.
• CHARLES-R. -
LUKE 900I)5
First °Seer for W. A. MONT kGVE.
First Oliver far It. IS ES 13.ETT.
JIM LOC
ILLIA M PA TI
"jlon. Conspany's Shlit Elphlintone,
Whninpors, Bee. 7, ft,tv."
" I, Ironton, &c. in reply to your letter, have
to inform you, that I.first thought that you, like
.your merchants, came to carry on trade, and that
you would not have joined with your superiors, I
mean the Admiral mad Chief, to create disorders.
Under this idea I sent you a Chop. But saving
now that yon do not think proper to alter your
way of thinking, using *a a pretence the protcc.
tion of The Portuguese, I plainly know, that you
have joined your opinions with those of the above
superiors, remaining in the same vain hope. I,
the Isontoc, have repeatedly sent my Chops, de-
claring, that as long as-there remained a single
soldier at Nemo, and you would not obey any
orders, / absolutely will not consent to your con.
tinning to carry on your trade. if you do nut
wish to trade, you may take away your ships as
you think proper; but if you are de•irous of
pursuing your mercantile negociations, it is neces-
sary to remain peveable, awl to obey the laws,
relying,' with certainty, that after your troops
shall have entirely evacuated Macao, that your
trule shall be gratated to pan, as formerly.. As
your letter declares that ran most, of courts,
bey the laws of the imperial dynasty, this sheave
that you have respect and veneration f.ir them,
therefore, I have directed to you this Chop, with
aili the efficacy possible, to open jet a way for
yUu, tut after this dispatch, if your Admiral
and you all will not change your sentiments, and
if you send may more letters, I have given orders
that they shall not be received.
" In the 13th year of Kia King, 21st day of
the 10th moon (7th Dec: 1808).
(Received on the 9th Dec. 1808.)

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'PROTEST A GAINS VONAPARTE.

PHIS VII. PONTIFF.

The dark designs, conceived by the enemies of
the Apostolic See, hare at leitph
.been accom.
Wished.
After the violent and unjust spoliation of the
faireit and most considerable portion of our demi-
aims, we bebop' ourselves, under unworthy pre-
texts, and with so much the greater injustice, en..
tirely stripped of our temporal Sovereig.ity, to
which Our spiritual independence is intimately,
united. In the midst of this cruel. persecution we
I arc comforted by the renection, that st e encounter
such a heavy misfortune, but for any offence given
to the Emperor or to France, which has always
been the object of our affectionste• paternal solici-
i tude, nor from any intrigue of worldly
but from An unwillingness to betray oar-duties..
To please men and to dispitiise God is not al.
lowed to any one professing the'Catliolic iteligloh,
I.atiti much less can it be permitted to its Head. and
Promulgator.
As we,. besides, owe it to Godsandthe Church,
to hand down our rights uninjortil and untouched,
we protest against this new violent spoliation, and
declare it voii4 and null.
We reject, with the dement reso!ution, any al.
lowancc which the Emperor of the French may
intend to assign us, and to the individuals compo.
sing our College.
We, should all cover ourselves with ignominy in
the face of the church, if we suffered our sub-
sistence to depend on the poster of bin who usurps
her authority.
We commit ourselves entirely to Providence,
and to the affection of the faithful, and we shall
be contented piously to terminate the bitter career
of our sorrowffil days.
We adore with profound hUmility God'sinscru.
table decrees; we invoke his conamiseralion tepee
our gond subjects, who ,ball ever be our joy and
our crown ; and after.luaviug in ass hardest or
trials done what our duties required of us, we cx.
kart them to preserve always untouched the
Jima and the faith, and to unite themselves to use
for the purpose of conjuring with sighs and tears,
both by the cluset and before 'the altar, the Sis..
preme Father of Light, that he may vouchsafe lel
' change the base designs of our persecutors.
Given at our Apostolic Palace, del Quirinale,
this 10th of June, 1800.
(Lec. Si,ai.)