The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pearsmovver, Dcc. 18.—Arrived the Hero, Owes Glen-
dower, Manilla, (tanks, and Port Mahon. from the Dower.
with some of the troop that have been gieriesulg employed
at Walcherea.

Sailed the Ganef, Captain Stemmas alOl a maw°, far
Cork; and the Sarpedon on a cruise.
The West India convey was to have sailed to-day. They
Sot ander weigh early this tworaing, bat as the day blamed
a thick fog came en, which wevested the ships getrang oat.
The Neptsee and Doreworthare anchored at St. Ilelen's ;
acd the Hyperion and rernviaa at Spithead

PLYNOUT/1, Dec. 27.—Arrived the sloop David. Jobe
Theism, Master, from Cork, with oatmeal; the ship Brown,
Henry Alexander, Master, from Quebec, with timber for
London ; the schooner Royal George, Robert Deming', Mu-
ter, from London, with ram ; the sloop Britannia, David
Campbell, master, from Gia,sgow, with rata; the Caput
schooner, from London, to load fur the Brazils.
Arrived his Majesty's sloop Cossack, from a cruise, parted
with the Shannon frigate in the Channel, whkh vessel is
hourly expected to arrive here. Al,o arrived the Arethusa
frigate, and Weazel schooser, both from Portsmouth.
4 man of war is oow working into Cawsand Bay, from
the Eastward.

Arrived the Seine frigate. on a c.uize to the Westward.

LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEERS.

[Tire persevering attention with which Colonel Williams has,
fur, sir years, want:y(l.lo his doily, as Commander of the
diitingoished corp! of men under his direction, has been
crowned by—the dis.olutioa of the corps—fur being
" diffident in disciefinc"!!! A regitneat that has been re-
peatedly complimented on its steadinea and military cor-
rectness !)
The following Letters on this subject, we have extracted
from a Liverpool Newspaper.
COLONEL ‘VILLIAMS'S LETTER
TO TRE CORPS OF LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEERS.
" it is perhaps not necessary to give any addi-
tional publicity to the fact of the discontinuance of
the Corps, from the ith iastant ; yet, as 1 cannot
help differing with those who have decided upon
the measure, and as none of us wi'l submit quietly
to lute any of the estimation in which we have
been held by our neighbours, I think it right to
communicate to them as well as to you the follow-
ing letter:—

" GEO. WILLIAMS."
TO THE RIGHT BOK. R. RYDER, ONE O► lIIS 3I A.
JUTE'S SICRETARIES Or STATE, &C. &C.

" Liverpool, 19th Dec. 1801
" St a,—The copy of a circular letter to the
Lord Lieutenant of this County, transmitted to
me, announces the dissolution of the Volunteer
Corps of Liverpool Infantry under my command,
on the ground of its being deficient in discipline.'
'6 I trust, Sir, that I may be permitted to avert
the reflections which must necessarily fall on site in
this case.

The inspecting Field Officer, who saw us for
the first and only limo on the 10th of October
last, particularly commended the condition of .
arms and appg•intments, which he said were 'opt:.
hr to any Volunteer Corps he had seen. And
with regard to discipline—having persevered for
six years and more in the public cause, anti being
.in the practice of assembling weekly, I conceived
we had attained habits of subordination of more
a'ue than the eighteen manoeuvres (and which.
time only can give), and had acquired a steadiness
peculiar to ourselves, I cannot admit that we
ought to have been suypressed for deficiency, or
in a way that could reflect discredit upon us.
" My ardent devotion to the public good has,
however, derived new life and hope from the in.
troduction of this salutary doctrine, for if dissnis.
sal is become ajust consequence of dejicienty, then
assuredly, when this principle is brought into ge-
neral application and full activity, we may expect
to have the councils of Me state directed by wis-
dom, and its armies conducted by soldiers.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
64 Your most obedient
" Humble Servant,
" GEO. WILLIANIS. Liverpool Vol.
" Comassiadasi.