The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-25 00:00:00

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The rumour of a battle having Olen place between
the French and the Russians is totally disbelieved__
We have no reasonable ground for believing teat dispute will terminate in a war:
Some letters have been received byil Swedish ship.
' from Norway, which state a circumstance not. ease
to he explained. It is said, that an Edict has heel, received there from France, under which the burning ,vstem is to be introduced into that part of the, IV. iiish dominions which has been practised hithert,
only within the immediate dependencies of Fianz
What act of Denmark has given to France this ex.
traordinary jurisdiction is not tic,:lar'ed, but the et.
feu has been, that very Inrge orders for
woollen manufactiros has been countermanded.
The language of the National Intdlig-cncer,
specting this country, is extremely hostile. ‘4 Zl
final step ought to be taken, (says this oacial Paper)
and that step is war. By what course,of measures vr.•
have arrived at the present crisis, is not now a gip,.
tion for freemen and patriots to discuss—our wn,n4,
have been great, our cause is just, and if we are de.
sided and firm, our success is inesitable."
Admiral Mortars, in the Vigo, sailed from Wilgo
Sonird on the 14th instant, for the Baltic; followed
by the Orion, 74, Sir Kam Dicasom, with a cnn.
voy beim England. The Zealous and Rose pro.
seeded for the Sound. It was expected the English
cruisers would soon have leave to enter the Swedish
ports, and obtain whatever necessaries they might
need.

we learn by the Dauntless, Captain NAL
from Jamaica, that several slrips had returned
Port Royal, from the Havannah, without freir
the rebel party having for some time prever
any specio being transported from Nterdt(
Vera Cruz. It was, however, expected,
fhe troops which had lately arrived from Old
would be able to open the communication
Mexico. A battle had been lately fought bet
'the contending parties, in which the rebels
two thousand men. Count ALoNto Rut., sem
in-command of the Royal Army, was killed
was a man of considerable weight in the cool
and his loss, therefore, is the more felt. After
action the Priest Merrilos (who commands the
bels) retreated with ten thousand mon to the ter
of Cucrulta della Amel Pas, situate on a mow
seventeen leagues from Mexico. The whole ,
rebel forces amount to 40,000 men. Those whr
been sent as prisoners to Vera Cruz were Ini
who appeared to be hardly in a better state th;
the first discovery of that part of the world. '
are good horsemen, pretty well imounted, ant
the laaee with dexterity. Oxaca, the provit
which the cochineal is collected, remains tramp
On Saturdiy, at three o'clock, his Royal IR
the Pitigo Itstiztrr held a Privy CoUncil at
ton House, which was attended by Viscount
nouns, Mr. RYDER, and several others, for thi
pose of swearing in the Earl of Bocturrou4*:
Chancel!swot the Duchy of Lancaster, in the
of the late Mr. PERcEyAL.

Air. V A#4SITTAILT enjoyed the office of Chain
of the Fecahequer but one single day : 'the she
tenure of that high tikee that the Ministerial re
have Itlthorto smiled.

FAT' FIT ZWILLI V.ll attended op Saturday 1110
ins at the Secretary of States Office for the
Department, in consequence of some accounts
received from Yorkshire.

' We have authority to say, that the name
*JaeOB ASTLIfflf was omitted in the List of tin
jority upon Mr. Wowruse's Motion. The nat
. Mr. G. LoYOXAet, Member for Maidstone, wet
omitted.- . • .
A meeting was held on Saturday at Freeei:
,Taserrs, the Dukeof Yout in the Chair, fa
laudable purpose of instituting a subscription ft
relief of the labouring poor.
There was a report prevailed last night fly
Duke' of liewcarrtr had been.shot, near his
Clumber Park, in Nottinghamshire, by a party ,
LuddiVet; but not being able to so calami
pn event to any authentic source, we trust that
report willprove entirely groundless.
MANcnkszta.—The serjeant of the Local Mil
who, it is supposed, was murdered-nythe Lad
wait named Moore; he was quartered in Manche
an had parted from his friends for the purpose
ing home, accompanied by a young woman. On
ing up A.ucoat's-street, they were met by a part
men, wlio, it is conjectured, precipitated .them
the bridge into the Rochdale. The neighbehors '
a cry of murder! atid rushed out, butcoalddtmi
no one in the water; but noticed. several men •
away at a quick pace. Moore had incurred tl
sentment of the Luddites by his refusal to Ulu
,oath.. The two bodies were takes.par of the.
, next morning. Eight persani have-been court
to prison at Manchester, for administering oath:
rioting,. since Sunday, the 17th inst. '
LUCIEN BONAPARTE'S Poem of Charlemagne
it is said, been published on the Continent nr
feigned name.
The Pitt Club in Leeds, has determined
celebrate the Anniversary of that great Stab
this yarn The tendency of this system begins
pretty generally understood, and his friend,
judged wisely to abandon -a ceremony more ha
able in the breach than in the observance.
The functions of the Catholic Boardvill ca
the returnef Lord FINCIALL froni his 12114SiOtt I,
is thought 'That Aggregate bleetitigs •will take
early in. June, for the purpose'. of preparing
Petitions.. -
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An alteration in the dress of the M rine Cot
about to take place: 'caps are tom
igtituted
bats, i
The state of mind of Bellittgham, Mr. Pero
.assassin, appear,. to have much resembled that
.man of the name of Gorthiti, well known in
who fell into a state of mental derangement, a
point, owing fo the seizure of. a quhntity of
belonging to him, at Huddersfield. Gordon,
Bellingham, was always in search of falser', a
sane on every subject but one, and he came to .
..timely end. He hung himself in art Qbscure laigig
ut Manchester. - •
The resere tempest whleh was experieneed he'i on
.h.
se'nnight, .was .abo ter/ violeut in :Nacedka • The Norm;
Paper says, that " 4 lady who w,ss .''storm,Rs ti
South erealt, felt the heavy effects oldie
.x anu
the comb is her hair bruins in Mai Id pistil lit is ""
tell %qua her betkil." - . •. - • ''' •- • ' .