The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-18 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

Crown ankAachor Tavern, Strand. June 7,1810.
E. COL ERATCII, Esq. in the Chair.
AT a General Meeting of the MASTER
CARPESTERS this day held, the following Reso
tions were agreed fo :
Resolved, That the result of this Meeting be final, with re-
spect to the advance that is to take place upon Jour..eymeo
Carpenters' Wages.
Resolved, That Twenty-sls Shillings
.per Week appears
to be the Standard of Wages generally given.
Resolved, That Thirty Shilling; per week be now de-
termined the wages for hest workout'.
Resolved. That the present Committee be requested to act
with the Committee of the Society of Master Cal penters, to
ex the measured prices of labour from the bench.
Resolved, That the Deutation from the Journeymen Car-
penters be celled in, and the following answer gi‘y eo by the
CAtairman:
That it is the opinion of this Meeting. that thirty shillings
per week be paid to the best workmen; and the acigesist the
iorerior workmen be paid in due proportions, according to
their merit. •
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the
Chairman, for his polite attention to them, and the Trade in
general.
(Sivied) EDWARD COLERATCII, Chairman.
(A Copy.)

JOURNEYMEN CARPENTERS' COUNTER-RESO-
LUTIONS.
'Resolved. That the result of this !sleeting tanner he final,
as we received no decisive answer what advance of Wages
shall take place.
Resolved, That twenty-six shillings per week catmot he the
Standard Wages of the resent time, as twenty-seven and
twenty-eight shillings per week were given seven years since.
Resolved, That thirty shillings per week were giyen to best
workmen previous to the presentation of our Petttiim.
Resolved, That the present.o..:ommittee cannot, with pro-
, priety, act with, the Committee of the Society of Master Car-
penters, unless a aufficient ',timber' Of Journeymen :he tailed
in to constitute a part of that coifirlittlee, they hieing the must
eompetent judges to fir the measured price of labour from the
bench.
That the Deputation ofJoirneymen called in ought to have
been acquainted with the above Resolutions, and received a
decisive answer from the Chair.
That flirty shillings per week cannot be acceded to by best
workmen, but may he accepted by the inferior.
Resolved, That the Thanks of the Journeymen would have
been given to the Chairman, bad he supported their Cause
with that energy it merited.

Pus LIP SANGIt•DO'S Letter to us is scarcely worthy of no
tice. We suppose PHILIP is some NEWSPAPER SIAN,
who is himself accustomed to pursue the ingenious and
furtive course he alludes to. We, at first, did not think of
answering PHILIP. However, as it may rankle a little
in his breast, we will tell him that Tres STATESMAN re-
ceived a copy, in manus:ript, of the Acr of CONGREIia
relative to'Costtmercial Intercourse, from one of the most-
RESPECTABLE MERCANTILE uovst:s in England;—
and if PHILIP sill take the trouble to call at Tim
STATESMAN Office, we will indulge him with a sight and
view of the original communication. We are obliged to
PHILIP SA GRADO fur.givingus this opportunity of eat-
Big what might have otherwise been ostentatious to have
&Sue. It is thes always with ui—it is our good fortune
always to be served, ourreputation advanced, and sour in-
terests promoted, My every mo‘cment of our antagonists to
injure THE STAT tsN A N !
We have received a Letter from Haddington, signed " A
FAauaa,".ant should readily have inserted the same, had
it been founded is truth and candour; but it does not appear
to us to possess -either of those qualities. We hope the
" PARKER" will, in future, pay the postage of his letter.,
as his communications, hitherto, nave nut been worth the.

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I'HE STATESM4I

LONDON:

• stotrrivr, annz 18, 1810. •
PRIVATE LETTERS were received by the Lisbon
Mail on Saturday, which come down to the 28th
ult. Wit understand, that it is not the intention
of Lord WaLusoiroN to forsake the advantageous
ground of his present encampment ; but it is said
to ho his design to give battle to the enemy, unless
they shoal() approach with a considerable sups.
'hairy of numbers. •It .was, however, rumouredl
yesterday, that in consequence of the 'ad►ance. of
MASSENA. with a very largeforce, Lord WLLLING.
TO had commenced a retreat. The subsequent
letter contains the best information our avices
supply on the state of the Fonssit, forces in the
.neighbourhood of Portugal.

• " I.ISBON, Mar 46.
" TIT day before yesterdaY a Spanish gentleman arrived
here, wliom I have seen. and W hit passed through the 'country
in which a great part of Ow. army of the eriediv is encamped,
and who gives the fellow i.:g information —The French are
encamped between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo to the
Southward, and at Menvia they have•a strong force of per-
hips 15,01 K) men. In the whole, he computes that there arc
iu that line between 54) and 'ANN() men; but this calculatinn,
considering the scattering matinee in which the army is
posted, aaw.4 beiromewhat vague.-
*, to point of clothing, the troops of the twiny are very
well od". Those that have lately arrived from Madrid. nnl
they are numerous, are equipped entirely in new regimeMalq,
and large supplies of clothing far the rest had reached the
.hvail-quarters; which are in the neighbourhood of Ciudad
Rodrigo. A sort of depot is forming at Suitiminca, and
quantities ,of bread, both French and Spanish.. had been
hroucht there. Meat was rather scarce, particularly beef.
" This Spaniard Mentions also. what I. am rather disin-,
(lined to twlieve, that King Josarn wits espeeted from Ma-
rti id.—Marshat :Ilasstsan arrived, it is said, on or .abort
the 9th lust."

Go,lernment, we understand, have come to a
final determination on the subject of the eichange
of prisoners of war. A communication from
the Twnsport Board was sent by a Messenger
yesterdey to Plymouth, to be forwarded. by a flag
of truce to ME. MACKENZIE, at Morlaix. •

..riiiso....

I !fr a Second Edition of our Paper of Saturday,
we inserted g Communication sent us by his Royal
flightless the Dime of Rarer* relatiie to Mis.
CLARKE'S insinuations against the Duke, in her
late publication. It came after the usual hour of
purgoing to Pres% but wa deemed it it document
too highly interesting to the Public, and too im-
portant to tbe Duke's honogr, to be delayed, and
`thereforri-took the course we have just stated. As
many of our Papers were, howeser, worked o:f,
we feel it oar duty to rc-priut 'beam dogmata

in this day's STATESMAN. It clearly goes to exone.
rate the Duke from the imputations so industriously
laid upon him ; and also to prove that which we
have already argued at length—num:lli that Mrs.
CLARKE'S statements are nut to he credited, when.
ever they are unaccompanied by evidence. It sup.
ports the whole of our reasoning upon Mrs.
CLARKE'S pamphlet ; and we imagine that Lady
will find little pecuniary profit, with little fame,
upon any future publication, unless she can pro.
duce interesting or amusing evidence, in the way
of letters, or other original and genuine docu.
I meats. •

the Bulletins upon the Duke of COMMAND
were discontinued this day. It ins the wish of his
Royal Highness to havo taken an airing in his
carriage a few days since, but the Doctor's would
not allow. it. His MAJESTY'S Occulist has (re.

quently sat up with his ROyal Highness.
The Cabinet Ministers dined on Saturday whit
Mr. PEncsvm., at his hothe in' Downine.street.
Mr. Form', the Chancellor of the Exchequer
for Ireland, left town yesterday for Dublin.
Mr. CILOKER also left town yesterday for Ire.

land.
Mr. PONSONBT had an interview on Saturday
with the Prince of WALES, at Carlton.
house.
The theateical disturbance still continua at Li-
verpool, but it is rather dying away. A compro.
false is talked of, but the parties engaged in the ne-
gociatien cannot agree upon terms.
A considerable number of Americans have been;
!discharged from our ships of war in the West
In-
dies,
in obedience to orders from the Admiralty.
It is stated in American papers to the 14th of
last month, that General ARMSTRONG transmitted
by the Juno copies of two letters
.which he had
received from the Duke of Cadore (ComaresestY)
on. the subject (if the seizure and confiscation of
AMericawshipi, in which le, says, ' the Americans
having, without any ground of complaint against
France, ertS:ibited French eesseis from entering
their ports, on pain of confiscation, his Imperial
Majesty- felt items. sarfto.direct that American
' vessels should be treated in.a reciprnealmanuer‘
not only in his own country, but. in alt. those
6 countries- under his'influenee; 'anti that accord-
' lOgir in llollandi Spain, Italy; and Naples,
• American vessels have beets seized because the
Americans had seized French vessels, or made
• them liable to seizure.' M. CIIAMPAGNY then
observes, that ' they (the United States) ought
‘ either to repeal their declaration of independ.
lance, or to take measures to prevent their cunt.
6 mercc and itithistry from being taxed by the
' English, which renders them more dependent
' than Jamaica, which. has, pt least, an Assenibly
of Representatives, anti its Privileges ;' and
concludes his letter by *miring General ARM-
STRONG of the fancily intentions of France to.
wards the United States, and the favourable dis-
position of the Emperor towards American corn.
mcrce, 'holed the policy of its Government per.
snit him to indulge in that sentiment.
Another letter is 'stated in n Baltimore pa-
per to have been addressed by the Duke of CA-
DORE to General ARMSTRONG, in. which he up.
braids the American Executive with want of dig.,
nity and energy, on the occasion of their difference
with Mr. JACKSON.—“ JACKSON," ho says,
‘6 should have been sent off, and a confiscation of
British property, and a declaration of war, ought
to have followed."
M r. Pt NCKNEY'S speech, some months since, at a
public dinner, in tavourof peace, is stated to have
given strung offence to the democratic faction in
America.
The Superieure French privateer,, commanded
by an Englishman, named AGAR, lately captured
off Port-au-Plat, Si. Domingo, a British schwa.
tier, from Vera Cruz, for Nassau, with 70,000
dollars ; and three days after captured a Spanish
ship with forty fugitives from Gediz, proceeding
to settle in Cuba, and having on board 140,000
dollars in cash, and a valuable cargo.—After
plundering the Spanish ship, AGAR gave her up to
the passengers, with permission to continue their
voyage. The Superieure and her prize proceeded
to St: Bartholomew's; Where the money, am was
landed, and distributed under strong grounds of
suspicion that the Swedisktinvernor was a party
in the transaction. A British frigate and a brig of
war were sent Oa St: Bartholomew's to demand
the surrender of the Superieure' together with
the restoration of the booty she. had made ; and
on the Govern-nf refusing tis pimply, the brig was
dispatched 'Admiral COMIC% N E fur instrue-
tiows, while the frigite closely *trek tided the port
and it was suplioped.thnpfirateer would be taken
by force. The Governor was, however, fitting
the. Superietsre aka cutter, to carry dispatches to
Sweileu, Mid had given the command of her to Cap.
PORTBLE.
sips participation its the depre.
dation of this vessel has been
,satisfactorily estab-
lished, in consequence of the privateer having cap.
*lured in American selitioner with a valuable cargo,
which was lauded on the beach at St. John's, and
delltered into the hands of the Governor.
The Local Militia of Belper, Derbyshire, com-
manded by Lieutenant.Celonel STRVTT, Corn.'
pleted their annual training of twenty days on
Monday lastl.at Derby. Oa Saturday they were
inspected by the Finn. Majur.General PAGET, who
expressed the highest satisfaction at their very
soldier-like appearance, their steadiness under
;arms, and the able and correct manner in which
lacy went through the several manceuercs.—
' After the inspection; Colonel STRUTT addressed
the officers and men in a short but impressive
speech, in which he expressed the pleasure he felt
in being able to communicate to them the applause
of so distinguished an officer, AO thanked them
for the attention which had enabled them to merit
it. Ile added, that ho was requested by the
'Mayor to express his high approbation- of their
general conduct in quarter* • and that he was also
desired by the Rev. C. S. dorsi to thank them, in
Iris name, fqr their very proper, decent, and re.
ligious conduct, during the parted, of attendance
on divine serrice.