The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-22 00:00:00

;Ise coosequences ? Millions might have bled.
bees
be he would have been -broken in the struggle. Spain
via or a grave, mot a reviving empire destined to
rajov a second and a ',Tighter youth—and instead if
hearin a King exelaitn from his Throne, amidst the
gepreseatatives of hit, people, and the love and ad-
miration of all—" With what satisfaction must the
trend spectacle be contemplated, hitherto unexampled
in history, of a magnanimous nation, which has pass-
el from one political state to another without convul-
subjecting her enthusiasm to the
sion or violence,
guidattee of reason. u • ler circumstances which have
covered ..seth mourning, and inundated with tears,
other less fortunate countries! "1' he abhorrence of
mankind could sit upon the name, and desolation
upon the plains of Spain.
If this be matter of reflection for individuals, how
mob more deeply ought it nut to be considered by
Hares and by States!!
No fresh details have been received respecting the gut-
occerrences at Naples ; but ettilicient had been
mule losown to excite an extraordinary sensation. In
the peewit state of England, nothing short of a emu-
lntion in a foreign State would, we believe, have been
alrquate to divert the public attention from the great
aosesec controversy by which it has been absorbed.
But as nest such as that which has occurred, so un-
„peered and unlikely--so astounding in itself, and
re'eventful in its appearances, has given new impulse
to inquiring minds. and opened fresh scope for
speculation. Much as men have been accustomed, for
tie last thirty years. to witness wonderful and im-
portant chimers in the tiovernments of Europe, and
prepared as they ruts! have been by the march of
events and of opinions, to look for alterations in sonic,
at least, of the pror hives of despotism, the revolution
in Spain took many politicians by surprise ; and the
revelation in Naples is considered a prodigy. It is
yro!)..bly our in-:Lime from the seats of action that
these great occurrences appear unaccountable.
Sach persons as were well acquainted with the Spanish
character, ant who well described it as a sleeping lion,
bad lung and e,mtidently predicted that the events in the
Peninsula would issue in its independence. And though
sone effect may be ascribed to the influence of that
eeantole, and of the intimate connexion that had here-
tofore subsisted between Naples and Spain. in the Re-
valution that has now taken place in the former, yet
wz are tunfelent that the element" of that grand tic-
cili..nce had for many years been spontaneouslt in a
slate 9f preparation in the minds of the Neapolitans.
For the purpose of depreciating the character of the
event, the enemies of political liberty in England
w Atli fain ascribe the revolution at Naples to the
intrizuee of the party of Mem. It would not be
diffieult to prove that these chagrined detractor' are
as ignorato as malignant. It is well known that long
ere 'Waxy reidlied the throne, before the French
nation bad any party at Naples, and while the English
Let gave law to the shores of the Mediterranean. the
Neapolitans were eager for a change. Their language.
we knew, to have been " we well have a Constitutional
V .rerminent----we had rather have it under the auspices
of Britaino—but at any rate we will have it" This,
ne 'oepeat, was a sentiment openly and frequently de-
eared many years ago, and will prove that the people
were self-prepared f a the change they have at length ac-
complished. This change they have effected in *manner
t:.at surprises those who think that men must renounce
•:rtL feelings and their thoughts when they assume the
tin form of soldiers. Experience has again evinced as
it iu,i heretofore shewn in many striking instances,
a: when circumstances once voyeur to produce what is
f. it to be a ..asfemun (vase, the soldiers and the people
are one. The soldiers at Naples took the lead ; but
a popular spirit previously inspired them.
Notwithstanding so much has already been advanced
On the subject of Dr. Lcsatxusom'e motion on Mon-
day last in the House of Commune, we cannot hut feel
pleasure in inserting the Letter of " dVaVITIA" in
another part of our Paper, because we are couvinced,
as the writer asserts. that it speaks the sentiments of
the great Mass of his Massser's subjects. Happy
should we be to see Ministers profit by the warning
voice of the people ; but we fear there is little chance
of their abandoning any course, however absurd, un•
less literally driven from it, as they have been from the
Coronation and other objects. As to the plate which
.Las occasioned so much contention, we will venture to
predict, if her Memel. had made it, in addition to
the 50,000 f. a-year offered, the price of her exile from
this country, Ministers would nut have stopped to con-
sider to whom it belonged.
The following is a letter from Bombay, dated
.January 20:—
" We learn from Okontadel, of the date of Dec. 20.
'that same pirates. whether Joasittees or others is not
'positively known, have been committing some horrible
.outrage' on that coast, about three days prior to the
date of the acemmut. A vessel going from Catch Man-
davisto Bate, in which were about eighty livraeee men
.and women, bail arrived in sight of Date, when she was
*thee is with and boarded by the pirates: the vessel
led an merchandise on board, being taken up to carry
the pilgrims. 'the pirates cut off the heads of forty
persons, and threw their carcases into the sea; the re-
ansioder, with the exception of four women, whom the
,pirates carried ulf. they wounded with their spears.
The barbarians then took away die sail. and bored a
lolein the vessel, and quitted her. The poor wounded
-on heard nevi:red to prevent the vessel tilting, tying to-
gether the few clothes left them, of which they formed
•a sail, and in that may reached Bate. Every assistance
was afforded them -by the Company's .Seen, who stip-
plied them with food : six had, notwithstanding, died.;
At is not expected that More than tea will recover. At
the date of our 'driers, there were six pirate mmeele
within two miles of the shore. One of the Heaseruble
Corepanyht cruisers was also in sight. but tits fileaeoliti
.and shoals on the roost would provost her from erraist
em to them, nor is there any force on shore Megaton
Amp plasolerees from loading at differeat pleues..aod
lellagteg the neirhbouring country. Their intentbset
sou to attack the temple of Dwarke,.where they expert-
cad to indArral fisedee."