The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-26 00:00:00

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. THE STATESMAN.

• LONDON:
-6,117010AY, SEPTUM& 26, 1812.

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A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning, from
which we make the following extract :
GOTTENBURGII, 6EPT.

On Wednesday test the Governor gave orders to
prepare transports for 7000 men by the 24th inst.
but a courier arrived last night from Stockholm,
w ith orders for them to be ready for sea by the 20th
Inst.
The whole of the Swedish troops to be embarked
will amount to 30,000, and they are to be joined by
85.000 Russians. •
Letters from Riga, of the Ist inst. states, that the
Prince of WITTGENSTEIN had a fourth time attacked
and defeated, with very great less, the corps lately
commanded by the Duke of Rcooto.
Accounts from Copenhagen say, that the Duke of
REGQIO has died of his wounds. The garrison 9f
Riga has made a sally, and cut three Prussian regi-
mentscc to pie s. •
An official eport from General WITTGENSTEIN,
dated the 19th- of August, says, that on the 17th he
drove Gen. Ocoluov back into his intrenchments.—
The loss of the Russians is estimated at 2000 men,
In killed and wounded ; that of the enemy is very
coosiderable, in addition to 2000 prisoners.
On the 18th, the French again attacked the Rus-
sia's uader WlTToEssvrts, and were repulsed with
great loss.

With respect to the progress of the campaign in the
North,uothi►rg appears to us more insultingly ridieu-
lo3s, than to talk of the Runian victories and triumphs
over Nwrocsp N. We often reminded Ministers of
the wa►►ton impolicy of subsidizing ALTIANDER ; and
we think experience ought to have convinced them of
the frilly of supporting it poWer without money in
Its treasury, without an able General in its army,
without union ht its councils, and opposed to an ad-
versary of great abilities, with 200 millions of livrea
In his treasury, and an army of 250,000 men, Cam..
mantled by the ablest Generals of the age, The con-
test with ALPLANDLR ►ill, 'therefore, most probably
terminate mach in the same manner as that of FRE-
utitlicK and Faancts -; after. which I§Tairetzoo, having
up enemy in his rear, will be at full liberty to direct
the whole force of his genies and physical strength'
to the Peninsula; and being once master of Portugal
and Spain, he will be enabled again to 'dam us with
all the horrors of an invasion, as he will have the
means of establishing a navy, capable, at least of
disputing, the empire of the sea.
'from the present aspect of things, we conceive it
extremely fallacious and delusive to entertain a hope,
that the brilliant achievements.of Lord WriAntemell
will enable us to rescue Spain from the graspof NA-
TOLEON, while we see an apathy prevail throughout
the country, which afford; an unequivocal proof that
t9ajority of the Spaniards,- if not in favour, are
perfectly indifferent as to being governed by that
rower ; and seem inclined torpidly to stand by,
while the two armies are contending for the dowi•
•ion of their country,

he following political and philosophical article on the present
war in Russia, appeased in the Iturning Chrunick of this day,
and is one of those productions that must curamand the admi,.
ration of every Statesman possessed of capacity and principle
msfilcient to appreciate is.s merits.]

There is nothing perhaps in the history of mind so
extraorfliwary, as the darkness and stopefactionj
which prevails with regard to the present acquisitions,
the future progress, and the ultimate designs of Bo-
NAPARTE in the northern war, If there be any se-
ries of propositions o 1 political subjects capable, '
most obviously of redittlio rtd cbsurdet,n, it is these .
which are applied in justilicttion of the councils of
the feeble and unfortunate ALEXANDER. We ere
told of ancientbations which tied before a mighty
conqueror, and left behind them a barren waste, on !
which he might glut his rage, without sacrificing the
victims of hie ambition ; we have read in modern
"times of the prudence which admitted the lion to
*scope, rather than drive him to despair, and even of ,
thg policy which would erect a bridge of gold to ac-
tolerate the retreat of a powerful enemy; but we
have never yet seen in the annals of our race, that
asolitumacious folly, by Which an invader was per-
mitted with impunity to take possession of a rich and
fertile country, anti to occupy the fairest portion of
spacious empire, shack,' with magnificent cities,
Ind teeming with redundant population.

It is from the indignation we feel at the imposition
dimly praati* on the public credulity, that we are
If sous to Atm the real posture of affairs, and by
10141 lan eXpolitiao tp prove, that the war which has,
seen commencpd by the Russians with torpor, and
lama/Wed lu with pusillanimity, must infallibly ter.'
spinets in rain, It is vain to talk of recruiting it)
the towa when the enemy is at the gate, it is idiato,
papaw a Cvorlioa la Oa rear, when victory Is Ib