The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-29 00:00:00

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geance on any foreign foe who dared to Inv Ide
the
hallowed rights; it ii only among themselves that
could be found an e;.emy formidable enough to seize
upon, and by degrees destroy the noble bulwark of
British liberty. The present situation of the coun.
try sufficiently exemplifies the successful pr ,gress of
these internal destroyers, who, to gratify their
'avarice and ambition, have sacrificed the vital in.
t.erests of the nation, end establi.fied a system
' of corruption, that, like a gangrene, js.ftol7 diffusing
its deadly poison through every part of the
land. These are the characters who are now cellist
on the people to furnish them with the ifieani of ri.
vetting more folly their chains, aed contintd ig' theie
1 oppressive measures to the last stage of -human
suffering; but the bond by which they haie been
knit together will this day be dissolved, and the pee.
. pie will again beta possession of the power of free-
ing themselves from the gripe of their oppressqrct
and sweeping from the Constlt ition those •tate
leeches who have so long been a ping its foundation,

This day is fitted for the Dissolution of Parliament,
and we have reason to believe that Ministers issue
the Proclamation with heavy hearts—but they have
gone too far to retreat.
Yesterday the Earl of Limnos. hut an audience
of the Panics Itsccet, at Carltou.anus..,
Dlspetches were yesterday received from Sir Sire.
Imilairses and Sir Eowaao Puzinr.

-A letter from Coottenburgh, tilted Sept. 18, says—.
" The stores and profisions fnr our expedition are be.
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pa to. embark ; next Tuesday the troops are ex-
pected here; Wednesday they are to be reviewed, and
Thuriday to be embarked, about 7000 men; no ca.
'airy embark' here." "
• A letter from, Wine() sound, dated Sept. 19, says
---.".This morning the ifamatiriad rigice soiled with
100 sail of vessels for the belt, with a hue breeze
N.N.W. The dent for England are still detained by
contrary winds.
We understand by letters from Sir H. POPHAM'S
squadron, that there has been another brush with the
French on the Spanish coast, with various success on
both sides.

Itia stated in the Leipsic Journals, of the let
instant, that, in order to complete the corps under
Marshal Aunsatay, drafts were making from all
the garrisons in Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria. It
was expected to be assembled between the Elbe and
the Oder before the 10th of next month.

sldtizis, rewmhiacrhkatobolek, that
plac teheonmistihneg
a4ofththoef
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siege of
should be unknown to bird WFJAINGTON on tha
Bth inst. as appears by his Lordship's dispatch to
Saturday's Go:vile.
• What must the deceived people of Moseow.feel,
when they see Boxieiatrapproaehlng their city,after
having been repeatedly told of the great victories ob.
taimd over his armies ? What confidence can a
people so-treated ever have in their Government in
future, and what sort of a Government must that be,
which could resort to such a foolish and foul expe.
client!
On the lfith inst. an alarming tire broke out at
Chippen ; bat we are happy to add, that after seven
houses being burnt, the Ire was got under and no
lives lost; several engines were landed from the
English ships of war.
Our Huddersfield Correspondent, under the date •
' of the 24th init. retyi:—" I am happy to inform
You, that no depredations have been committed in
1 this neighbourhood this week, and that prisoners
(chiefly on charges of burglary, under colour of 144.
dim), are daily brought in here, by the vigilance and
activity of the police; many itre in custydy, wig,
will be examined before the Magistrates tin.akorcqvr,
—N, B. I hope I shall be able next week to commu-
nicate something to you relative to the horrid assassi.
nation of Mr: Horsfall." .
Yesterday the new Sheriffs, Mr., Bison and Mr.
! HAY, were sworn into office, and they gave their
first public* dinner to their friends, at the City of
London Tavern. They are themselves men of great
opulence, and their dinner, from its magnificence,
did them honour. Upon no similar occasion of late
years has there been assembled a company of guests
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to distinguished for their wealth and respect In the
City. • . ...
To-morrow the Loan MAYOR, Sunlit, elects
several Aldermen, the RSCORDER, &c. attended by
the City Marshals, their Marshalmen, City Consise
bles, &c. will go In procession from Guildhall to
Blaekfriars Bridge, where they will take water, and
proceed to Westminster Hall, There the Sheriffs will
be sworn,
into office before the Cursitor Baron of the
Exchequer.
Serreral siagle frigates have been provisioned on the
home station at sea, and have arrived at the Arne.
zican station, where they havedone•great service.
His . Majesty's bleed armed cutter lime, was on
'Monday taken into Little Hampton harbour, having
been seized while at anchor in the Downs, by the
Customhouse Officers of Arundel, for having car•
ried on.an• illicit traffic.
A Csurrox.—On Thursday, as a gentleman,
having two females and a child in a gig, was baiting
his horse at a small public-house between Southamp•
ton and Winchester, he very imprudently ordered the
bit. to be taken from the horse's mouth, when the
animal immediately set of at full speed, whereby the
carriage was dotted to pieces; and what is very re-
: markable, neither the women nor the infant, who
were in it, sustained any material injury.
We understand-application has been made to the
Contractors of the Lottery, for a certain Number of
Tickets, to be divided into small Shores for an Flea
tion purpose ; and a desire that they would take the
Opinion of the great Lii* Officer, on the legality of
their being given to she Wives and Children of the
:,Electors ; an opinion has been taken, and the' eo•
ewer is as follows ;''''64. We are of opinion, that legal
• tempt Shares may with safety be given before an
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:,`• . qiestrids,_ One Thousands,- -or soy other* of the
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