The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-01 00:00:00

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I hue sliody.deurlboili OM beiiilf of " 1,,,r,i
Castlereagh's fripsde;" hid relied upon those
adurateee&

It twits lot till the - tith of September, that i
leant that these assurances had nut been carrio
into cffeet. It was not till the itlth of Septettiti.,
that 1 learnt that your Lordship had been
party to them. Then induct, I learnt that
yule;
Lordship had not only " not exiaged" to mak,
the communication presiuusly to the " issue n:
the Expedition being known here,']—but that
July you had " stated to one of our colleagues'
(nut the Duke of Portland)—" soh? ;sat urgins
an earlier cosaminkation, that the time of cm.
munication, so fa! as _you were euneerned, es:
for you to decide ; but that no one had a right t.,
say, you did nut perform Out part in the tratisae_
tion in which you were concerned, 'if soil did „et
open Nnur lips to Lord Gasiteregglt before Ile
ii.aue of the Expedition was kiw:;:a
This information I received from your
ship, in a letter dated the 19th of September. It
wis then perfectly new to me.
I leave your Lordship to judote what tnu,t have
been my surprise, when,' after receiving fr.eo
your Lordship, un the evening of the ly•te „i
September, this frank aiuwal of the rest I ,ricia
of the eenccalment maintained, during this 14k5
311th aloft important pea iud, tuw.tr IS Lord Castle_
reagl4, I received on the Niue int; morning Lord
Castlereagh's letter of the same kite, m eking roc
rt spunsible f.tr that cultemilmefit:,
I have not to trouble your . Lordship with any
farther obse'saliuns. I have confined myself to
;natters growing out of 1,0111 Castlereagh's later,
and uu of suer Lotilship's statement: on those
alone have I any right to claim your Lordship's at.
tention.

To this address to your Lordship I have been
compelled to resort, however relurtaney, to win-
dicate my private honour. As to any nas4es
against my public conduct—this is out On mode
to reply to them... 1/ atv 411141 small lee brought
against ose,, at the proper time, and in the proper
place, I-shalL be prepataLto..repel them. .
I have the.bapaar to be,
With.gteat respilitt. mj Lord,
Your Lordship's most obe&ent rutoWe!iervaat,
tr.:Cottull CANNING.

Extract of a"tetter (ruin Bombay, dated Jima
13.—". TIVC, rapeditiuos are about to soil from
hence, ono under the orders of khiptain Edgell, of
the Cornelia frigate,:tiouhased of WO men, half
British troops and half •Pintires. They proceed
with evc(y.thiug necussery torefatioejtlcierit on
4 Island of Roilrituesi which it if tlitilingeation
to take. gomession tif,vhk_iiistkr to dislit:salku Isle
ut: Vrance; mi it •firlit' add great
.facilply to the
blockadoi. and-ww-ittsjieltibis:intenilett as tlitihrst
step taw:eras a mote etfetehal elan. /LB tAe troupe
take their .families-wkh them ;
.tib military; part
.if- the I.speditiost .11; 'under ilif command of
culonetKeating. Tbc other Etilitlilioss will pro..
Lushly be subject toinsire *very ditty, &Aug des-
tined fur an attack on the Pirates in the Persian
gulph, who arc as desperittc as latex hive become
foriiiiciahte. . They ' tatelf best '.a IF, captured
a squadron 6ttedout br ilhilj4iitioiU Nitnajt.....
.This Ekprditiou is benneaPthe ktucii . to order .of
etit
Cu!ooel Smith, of the 65titi vt4inent„whisOnksta
whh him his own corps, and a dtielieingt of oa-
tires, with a quantity if Itttiilety. : CAptyn :Weis-
wright, of the (Aeons; superinteudslko naval
~.
part of the Expedition.
.. .
04 iattirday se'unight, Thomas Tomlinson, a
young man, about 24 yeais of age, a ii4vate in
the Oth Carbineers, quartered in Leeds, pet a pe-
riod to his eaistetice by discharging *pistol through
his head, *inch occasioned his almost inotantane.
ous.death. It is supposed that the leer of disgrace
Impelled hint to the colontistion of this dreadful
act, which is much latueoted by his regiment-,
fur although young he had fought with distiu.
-‘4uislical gallantry the battles. of his conntry. Oa
the same eveuitig a Coroner's Isquest was held on
the bud), and a verdict returned of fete de tc.
The cocoa's, in consequence, was seised by the ci-
vil power, and lodged is the prison until Monday
night, ashen the remains of this unfortunate young
man were taken about the hour of midnight to •
short distance (ruin the town, and buried pin the
hoses usually appropriated to this purpose. The
body had scarcely been committed to its ignomini.
ous grave,- when some of the military, impelled
by an attachillent fo their brother soldier, and en-
couraged by the populace, jeuiped into the grave,
in the presenee of the civil officers, auJ finding it
impossible to get up the eta', entire, they tuuk
or the lid, raised the corpse from the grave, and
afterwards took up the shell, in which the budy
was again deposited, sod carried it to the aces bu-
rying-ground at the parish.church, where it ass
bootie& with military homier,.
'o age, supposed to be the murderer of Mrs.
•
Stxligg,, has been apprehended. He was tle-
corbred near his father's house at King's- Brump-
ten. Ilia name proveS to be Tarr, not Gage. Ile
ran away from his'apftrentiieship at King's-lining'.
ton about Midsummer last. On being apprehend.
so part of the prelverty whatever was found oil
him. A Act indergoitig 'stet:rat strict examinations
before the Magistrates, he persists in his innocence.
Nothing appears aguinst hint except his elope-
ment ; which tie accounts for by asserting that
:he our two. men cumo %into the court-yen!, on
which..he Nit the barn, atid ran away, being afraid
l'that Otiose'. persons' cane' to. apprehend hint fur
lately riding a horse, and throwing it down, *hick
horse is since dead.

At tite 11111, Norwich, en S wader, there was
a better shew 6f lee; 43eis:s -was expected,
considering the treat•s.tles effected lately at Hemp-
toe.gieets: SeVera! lots o erc sold, and at such
high prices, sit. tvinlictl those obtained at
llernpton, which havekbeen considered almost, if
nut entirely, utter. C.dented. There was nu fat
'Beef or :Hatton, but seine store Sheep were exhi.
'bited, • and a good many of the L trhU-pens were
Ned, and 'moth holiness transacted. There were
also many C?ws atiZl talves, buttiot much worthy
the Atentieb of the. buyers. Hogs' were fury dear
and scares-.

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