The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-22 00:00:00

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tore that no potability of
skotald be given by Mai. -
penal, it might have been said', with some shoo,
of reason, that he might have prevented it, lied
the blood would have beep east upon him by the
public voice. He acted too in pity to an iu.
RoCent populace that might, without fault of
theirs, be maimed, or hewn to pieces. Hu there.
fore resolved on the course he took. He
would have been glad to have communicated
his intention to the Public, but that would have
wholly defeated the object. Had it been known,
Tower Wharf, and the River would have bees

lined with persons, who, from zeal, would have car.
rigid him by force to the procession. He had intimaf.
ed his wish to retire from the Tower privately ;
and the result of that intimation had sbewn him that I
he could not accomplish his intention but through
a profound silence and secrecy. The design,
therefore, was known to no person breathing. Its
success depended upon its being locked up in Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT'S own breast ; and there it
did remain till its completion. —Does this tale
require comment, or its motives defence? No! it
has a tongue to speak eloquently for itself I—and
it will breathe into every humane breast a eonso.
lation which no arts of the People's enemies can
I hereafter rob it of—fur the humane will now know

that Sir FRA RCM Be ItDETT is no disturber of the
public peace, no inn bilious demagogue, willing to
purchase popularity at the Country's cspeaco ;
but that ho is one ready to sacrifice himself, the
dearest part of himself, for the PUBLIC [OOD!
—We challenge history to produce a brighter
example of LOVE of the COUNTRY
AT a late hour this day we received French and
Dutch Papers, the former to the 14th,and the latter
to the 17th instant, upon which we have neither
lime nor space for comment. The following arc the
principal Extracts, which will be found highly ill.]
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CON%TANTI'MPLZ. APRIL 24.—The whole of thiscapital
was thrown iota the greatest consternation on the 31st of this
month. A fire was nearly reducing to ashes the whole
suburbs of rera. A third part has been contained by the
tint-;. The hotel of the French was menaced with the
mine fate. but saved by the care and actisity of the Kai-
macro'. The alarm was the greater, because new scenes of
disorder were expected on the part of the Janissaries. This
corp.; hail a kw days before been guilty of such excesses. that
the inhabitants were obliged to take up arms against theta.
ill save their own liver. I'he Turkish government has taken
part in this affair. lire Janissaries have been disarmed by
the inhabitants; many of them have been strangled; and a
Proclamation authorises the immediate killing of such as
are guilty ofsimilar excesses. This measure has re-establish-
ed tranquillity. and although the fire, of which meutiun has
, just hers made. may be attritsuted to the venseance of the
JanisAtries. this corps tins, nesertheless, committed no fresh
seditious inavearient whilst measures were taking for stop-
pi 9c the progress of the lire.-7-(Moniteatr, June b.)
ROSSI:, Ma If 29.—The greatest tranipollity isaitinties to
raga in this tine town. The decrees for the suppression of
the convents are carried iota execution. • The mark are ca-
tered with moalts returning mime. Only the canons of St,
Ouvre de !tome and St. Jean de %taus are preserved. Fur
some days past u crowd of curious people have repaired to
the Basks of the Tiber. The radium mg is the cause:--
A wart from Africa has brought into these eland:Jed
as lenseasemonber of locusts.-- —These insects, after 1.4.(!-_
ingsievastated the country, and as (Mint Roll will
is it meat, devour each other. The weaker part take
re s
anti throwing themselves into the Tiber, are ofees r
the rantyaeal. The day before yesterday tido Aver was
covered them. These inserts are black.
Disr.tictizs were yesterday received from Sir
JOUR STUART, in Sicily. They are sold to Rll.
.1101111 Ce the complete success of the small force, that
was seat ender the command of Brigadier.,Geoend
OswALn, against the island of St. Manta, in the
Adriatic. The principal fortress surrendered after'
a vigorous bombardment and cannonade of nine
days. The garrison, consisting of 714, were made
prisoners of war. Our loss amounted to one fold
°Seer (Major OLARKT, of the 35th regiment) kid.
led, together with a subaltern, and 2e rank and
file. There were two fiord-officers, seven captains,
two subalterns, and about 120 rank and file wound.
ed. The Paris papers of the loth of May men.
dotted the surrender of St. hlaura, but qualified it
by stating that it was a post of III) consequence ;
and that Corfu was in perfect safety.
We have received Dutch papers to the 17st inst.
An article from Lyons contains some vary interest.
ing information respecting the state of the war in
Catalonia. Notwithstanding the numerous and
sanguinary victories the French have obtained in
that province, their opponents appear as active
and unsubthsed as ever. AURLREAU, • who was to
have overrun Catalonia in a month, is recalled
from the command of the army in that quarter,
and is' to be succeeded. by BiACtsoat.e, from
whom, of course, great things are expected. Bar.
cetuna is said to have lately received considerable
sopplics of provisions by sea, during the' absence
of the British squadron, in consequence of some
damages sustained in a gale of wind. It is ac.i
knewledged that it was in very great distress at
I one period.
A Mitt, from Cadiz and Gibraltar arrived yet..
tcrday. Tho Spaiish papers) which are to the Ist
inst. announce the establishment of the Regency of
Cadiz ; and repeat the rumour of the total defeat
of SERASTIANI, and his subsequent retreat to
Granada with 2060'mee, where he wei obliged to,
surrender to the Spanish General rating. This
favourable intelligence had reached Cadiz io
form so vague and unautisesatieehat we are fear.
ful of plating mach confaleasit It Ist how,
'ever, corroborated in some *goes; by a Tapes* te.
the same elect received' some days ap froa the
French coast.

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particulars .
'pectins the reported defeat Of SaaAsTialu. It
appears from theta that General Fauna,. being
apprised of the numbers and Polititith of the French
atmy, embarked at Carthagcna about 8;066 men,
the remnant of Ilcane's eraty, who :re're iinded
not far from Malaga, and soon after appeared in
the rear of the enemy. A strong irregular force,
during this operation, attracted the attention of
the latter, who being thus taken between two
fires, were defeated in the manner described.
These circumstances, if correctly stated, are suf.
ficicut to account for the total destruction of
SMASTIA Nes corps, which, we believe, never ex.
coaled 10,000 men.
Two prison.ships had been lately drivers on
shore on that side of the bay of Cadiz occupied by
the French. The prisoners on board one of these;
amounting to several hundreds, escaped on Aare.
The other prison.ship, being in imminent danger,
as a heavy sea watt breaking over her, assistance
was sent to her from the British squadron. In.
stead, however, of gratefully acknowledging and
accepting these offices of humanity, the French.
men, who bed by this time obtalaed complete; pos.
session of the vessel, fired upon the English boats,
kilted ninettxtit of the crews, mod wounded several.
heavy fire was, in consequence, opened on the
prison.ship, by which nearly 900 of the refrac.
tory were killed end wounded.
Spanish ship of the line, with a considerable
quantity of dollars oei board, also ran . ashore
about the same time. This disaster, however, is
Ascribed rather to treachery than accident or neg-
ligence. The vessel was fortunately got off by
the exertions of the Bridals *MUM The Spanish
Captain had (Aka under strong suspicion, and
was to be tried by a Court.martial.
We beg leave to call theattention of our !Leaders
to the apirited Piticcedings of the Meeting of the
Staffordshire Potters, which will be found in a sub.
ocquent column.
A letter from the Head.quarters of the British
army in Portugal, written by ass ()thee, of rank,
and dated the 30th ult.. mentions, that there had
been no movement of any consequence, either by
the allies or the enemy ; and, contrary- to what
has been stated; that no battle was immediately
expected. It has been represented, and perhaps
correctly, that on an extended plain, where the
French are capable of bringing a large army at
once into action, their titmice give theta a snipe.
riority or which almost the whole of the Cunt.n uti
has experieoced the petnicious connetinences.—
The ground now occupied by the hostile armies on
the shores of the Cos and Armin, partaking of
the most lofty mountainous character known in
'Europe, does not afferdto the-teensy 1114••• &dean.
tageous opportunities of which he is supposed to
be sotepablo of availing himself, and it is not ita.
probable that he will defer. advancing until he have
sash a considerable excess of numbers as to leave
so doubt of the result of a conflict.
The prohibition of the export of corn from'
France Is (tither confirmed by letters received
from thence yesterday. This is not, as we had at
first reason to believe, a measure adopted from a
spirit of hostility to this country, but one arising,
out of absolute necessity- France, it appears, is
not so plentifully 'applied with train as to be able
to afford the immense exportation of that article
she has lately been in the habit of making. Her
stuck is said to be barely sufficient for her own
consumption. The prohibitiuir is not solely re.
',tided to exports to this country, but extends to
Holland, and all places north of the Rhine and
Meese.
A remarkable circumstance occurred yesterday
in the Hoene of Leeds. The Marquis
.%Vet.LcS.
LET sat as one of his Mijewty's COmmissioners for
notifying the Royal Assam' to the remaining Bills,
but his Lordship's name was not meistiotsed in the
Commission. The Noble Marquis was, however,
named in the second Commission fur proroguing
the Parliament.
There was a report yesterday that a vessel had
Rained from Ostend, confirming the rumours
brought from Dieppe, of a battle having been
fought between the British and French, iw_which
the latter wero defested.--The latter adds, that
the battle was fought on the 3(1.—N0 such Intel.'
ligen ce,bow ever, has been received byGovervieeent.
Yesterday afternoon, the Queen's Royal Vat.
!sateen tooMesol M. Slosee.settere, the Hari of
Backiugharashire at their bead, from whence they
'prOcreded to the Queen's House, where they re•
grained all night with a detachment of the 16th
regiment of Light Dragoons.
Amongst the various Modem which the people
have adopted of testifying their approbation cl-
ef him whom they justly reiprd as the champion
of their coastitutional rights, is that.et giving his
,aame to their children. The" Sunday after Mr
'Faancts war natio the Tower, by a tome( the
now of Commons, a child was christened by tW
alias Of Faa acts Batten', is GOO of the churches
,of Dinfermline. The wardrobe of the chikti
honoured by su Bioetrioes a Wage, be" since kook
increased by piolollll hem tetmst *arts of the
country. - '
on the 11th lastest, dtelionteriet &Omega
players so anted the stage at From egbittst ell
Ragland. After as interval of an boars a Wilt.
shire sae ascended, and woo a head ; •foormem,
mph afterwards awarded oe the side of SomaeMit,,
:iionhaving bees gained by playlet& sad the 's..
maislag seven being mouppesed..Tuesdar the
prhor ens avranied to the Semenet ems, without
~colitetteiw.--A pone of ten guises was after.
wards waked for sties of Wilts to est minttof
gust; bet no Wiltshire nag appeals& the
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akfß. b.titKEtt Mika to the Cwatit. •
Mr. J. H. Su Litt nig ruse to proisdio yhip • 1
Addreits to 4tit FttANcis nesintri. ThoditisiVoi
his argument we consider unnecessary to erptain•—.•
:Ace it to say, the luminUiti 4avi:
the prOpriety of the Addresi; and necessity of
a Reform in P:arliarnent,
edly cheered by the Meeting.
Mr. JACiso* ruse and seconded the Adareeee
of meeting his must hearty cotteurreite.
No oppositioi ippearin to the measure, it watt
Resolved taimousty; That the 4,d(tren. signe-1 tk.
gentlemen of the Meeting. be trinunittril to W Ito r;
and respectfully
.In request that he will remit it to sir •
Fit asetsßottsitor. • • •
That the Thank of tie Meeting be even to Mr. 1141 mm;
6i his cenwisten't Cuoduct II the Chair.
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TO Slit FRANCIS BURDETT. Saar: .
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Ste —The present Adept. Ific .co,iiiir .i. ose mike owl*,
have sekau ist dakurcaf .the rights and listerties of .the sub.
jert, and the positive neeeAity or a REFORM*. IN, esti.
*LI A:11 ENT. are subjects too aroogly impressed Awe our
ntiod to surer us to retoldn any leapt silent. We therefore
beg leave most respectfully to address yem_(poi_. " a oo_4l
Corporatos-to such title we have at prima so emus). bog •
under what, we mat; will not be km acceptable, Inanselxi
that of a May of nterchions. tommfacturers froeludders,
and inhabitants, of a populous and iecteralag neighbourhood;
We sympathise mast blacently in the privations end Simi.
venienrees you may isavabeeu subjected to, by the etlidminat
to the Tower, and feel a lively same of the iedialty offered
you, fur year manly :and meritorious condnetTits nessial ..
the illegality of the commitment of Mr. MIA J °gas.
commit but congratulate you oa the progress twat is makitiz
throughout the Country, towards a recurrence of the or
principles. of the Counituti sssss fur the attnindeut of w ice
you have•borne so distinguished a part ; and we entreat yod
to pert:o,w iu the samelummureble coaise. einalldent• as we
are. that by such perseverance, greater nsischiets to Ilse Cow
try may be moiled.
From the Ifoose-of Commons we have little to expert, at
present, in the furtherance or your endesivotrn, and the Ks.
tend wishes of the people, nuclei the Maumee of the pt:rieut
Ministry. We therefore concur With you in (he necessity of •
loudly, bat legally 'awl cts6tilatioually, expressing ihir redti-
merits. in common with our countrymen, which,. WWI do ens
premed, we f....t1 must have its salutary errs: ou the admit/iv .
tration of the affairs of o.llw:totem lu future. . .
The population of our neighbourhood coatis% of ainfdt td
thousand inhabitants, hitherto unaccustomed to midcle in the
politics of the conotry:; but uatli•r .She pre eut ciretvostauect
of the limes, we cannot refrain from this mark of our duty .
and regard to you. Actuated with these sesoiesents, we nu:
treat you to persevere by all laudable add constitutional e;....
dmvuars, 'firmly convinced they cannot foil of uhimatsl,
restoriag to Englistunca the full eljoyntent of the Anti*
GuaStitution. .
ll e hag respectfully to subjoin our names,
With every mark of gratitude and esteem,
Your obliged, humble Servants;
Richard Barker Richard Walla:do ,
John Hewitt Sam. Hughes
Fro. Evans Chas. Harvey ~
J. H. Sheridan • Tang. *We,
J. H. IValltlate . John Dawson
Geo. Watson - William Radar,
Jus. Booth Thomas Rowley
Times Dresser —v.. -. .John aster . •
Nath. Jackson • . Joseph Myatt •
Thos. Hood . John Bridgesrosa
• Richard Woolley Titus. alia* •
Richard Carr Win. Austin.
Lane-End (Staffordshire) Potteries, Jape 12,11110,
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ANSWER OF SIR FRANCIS BURDEN',
Tear!, issue Ili MO.
GINTLININ 8.--Th=r•batios of nay poetise sir toy
conooryeues, whim by a faithful d Water:a
duty to my esonstrsdars=i Entity* 50
.lny ream&
1 can aware yew, yostrawproatuios, as en
is the madras mewled vas x Calmat Wanes% lisattba
him um:teak as access! of ilt at= tram a Body
Crporate, bin fro. a rnrm
of Id . IcaustachoVrm
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iboicent, and labo et aey- makes weighliser.
boa" Weed it is high these des Englisilwesf oilmen dererips '
ties Amid skew that they. sake an bassest is the eritimi
sitiatioa of their enualryl, sint join with sae woke la .de•
culledos"! reams, Mt lea gagedirl OM IWO
iltrlUssralillf or temperately,_ bat firmly and senefully,
lIIMIt hawse irresistibk, peaceable, awl sate.,
- Thaelly acceptable mien I axe links yes, Geadasea,
*WM bower you bare done mulls lees=ady • with year
snap
Duval Ore inyrZlontryi.led la that /aryl= .
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mu& Representative of the People, ant t.
y the ambling& arectioosto cooked et my ow, sip
cuts towards sae $ and. saorewser, Oat L never will sis
'my Rodeareers se obtain, by aril eastitatioaal *id
.1101 ems., the Resteratios of the wicket Lon and Mat* 14
ini oiwatO. , • i
I remold, Geotiewea,
:. . Tourer:it obedient Nina&
URDSllevkikets
FRANCIS BTE.
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To the Modality Sleodfeentrers, Freeholders,
• aid Inhabitants ot.Liose-Ead, Staffordshire.
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• On Friday list a cabin on the road side, Neat
Airihrint, Ireland, .took fire, and was coosumed
t SON, when, amianchoiy to states a pour rid.
albs nursed Mary Manion, and three children,
who liy ill of a violent fever, were barn& to death.
--An 'inquest was hull en the- bodies of the dee
xesised, before D. M'Nevits, Esq. Verdict—. .
iicchlitittai Death. A fourth child,• belonging to .
•this unfortunate woman, was the only person of
bee family who escaped, to relate the calamitous
event-to the Coroner and Jury. .
A scene, most shocking to humanity, eau wit.
.nested on Wednesday evening nosaitzroy.sqoue. -
A poor woman,- actually in labour, and attended .
by her midwife, eau delivered of a ehild et the
dour of a Poor-house, to which she in vain re.
quested admittance. A crowd was naturally col. •
Wad, and the utmost indignation was expressed
at the brutal indifference shewn by the officers of •
the Poor.hoese ; fur while the poor creature wan •
labouring in agony, they remained inexorable. .
The infant perished during this Inhuman scen—
es length the people broke
,aped the doer of the
house, and carried the unhappy
,mottisir lotto one
of the wards. Wo trust this the (WNW, wilt
feel it to be his dirty to waken rigorism inquire, . .
I is this disgraceful proceeding._ .
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',. Coex-EicsAxes, lux* 41.--Wheat this dal • ,
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Is spin in coosiderable supply, alai foreign ;
nosed and inferior sales thereof buoy, bat Finis ' ,
keeps its price. Barley and Illialt'sary bet little.
.Very few Pais toad Bann of the two kinds. New .
Ticts 42% to 4$ per tarter. Oats are in short
supply, and, being in demand,this trade is win
rated rather dearer. Flout *Moot alteratioe.
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