The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-12-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN:

defend it, bat expressed a strong desire to retain their
eagles. This, they were informed, yres impossible;
whereon they assembted,:antlisininglo ashes both
eagles and colours, ;Wallowed them in they wine.—
There is set'ely le this .lemething that reminds us
theifiardilioed oranticluity?,

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-Dula 01WIta.INGTON mAnstIAL MACDONALD
ow LAnt.afistnEnalr.
.."". A Gentleman who is arrived in town from Paris,,
which city he left on Friday last, has comtnunitatei
the following information:—
The public mind Is kept' in a state of .perpetstat
Slum, in consequence of midnight assassinatfons.=
No sooner does the day dawn than dead bodies are
found in the streets ; these atrocities are nightly corn.
added. -occupies more attention than any.
- an affair in which oar Ambits.'
; the circurestandes are as
foe' :‘,.* onald lately gave a greed enter.
tide , , • for the express purpose of haring
the hennar of the Duke of Wellington's company.
One Ambassador accepted the invitation ;but from the
mallpilcity of business that day on his hinds,' be
fo of the engagement until five o'clock (the dinner
hour); he was then returning from his morning's'
ride, andin.his way home he called at the Marshal's
bogie to leave an apology on, account of, his did:-
habilie ; Macdonald. would admit of no excuse,. and
added that his dress was not of the smallest cones.
queues. The party consisted principally of military
men; and unfortunately the conversation turned up..
on the political state of Europe ; when, from seine
'observations made upon the subject of our imposing
attitudein the Netherlands, high words arose, and
the party broke up abruptly. It was reported that
Macdonald sent 'a challenge the neat day to Lord
Wellington. Be this as it may,' no meeting had
taken place up to so late as Friday last. A panic
had seized our countrymen, from the frequency of
the scenes above detailed ; they had almost•wholly
deserts's' Pails, during the last ten days. Just at
the p od of the departure of this Gentleman, en
English woman of condition was brought into his
Votel (the Hotel d'Artois) in a drowing state. Ea..,
qUiring of an Englishman, he was told it Was the
Countess of Roseberry. Sir Henry Miidteity ant
that Lady had been publicly sera in Paris for some
time put." -)

POLITICAL APPgARANCES.

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROIS A RUISIAN• OFTICtIVAT
- VIENNA, NOT. 23.

" It is a general observation, and which is, per.
haps, applicable in the prevent state of affairs, that
it is bad policy, and rather unmanly, to insult or
bumble a fallen foe : yet it seems that England sop.
ports the manoeuvres of Austria. Prince Metternich,
in his capacity of Mentor to the English Minister,
tells his Lordship that it is necessary to bridle> the
ambition of Russia, and to keep down the Bourbons ;
and, that to do so with effect, Austria must be ag-
grandised, and enabled to maintain a preponderant
army, which, when occasion requires, shall, with
the support of England, be.' able to beat both the
armies of Russia and France! The truth it Metter-
nich wishes to create a coolness between England
and Russia, that he may thereby be able the better
to manage the English Ministry, and to carry through
his own projects at their tipencet perhaps he may
succeed ; but the result will not justify the specula-
tion to either of the parties. The military force of
Austria is very inefficient, nor will it be ever formi-
dable under her system ; and what assistance -could
England afford her ? The armies of Hanover and Bel-
,gium ! I am persuaded that Wellington, vain as he
is said to be, would not accept the command of any
army which England could collect In Belgium, or
on the northern frontiers of France.

" At this time the Russian army to fiaa "aide of
•the Dwina and the Niper, consists of Were corps of
regular infantry of 36,000 men, Widlk cavalry and
artillery in proportion. The French Government
will shortly have a disposable force of 200,000 old
soldiers. Why provoke those two armies to settle
the political affairs of Europe ?—What resistance
could be made to their operations ? Ask the Doke
of Wellington and other men of military knowledge
and candour. If the circumventive projects of Ans.
'tria shall be seconded by a speculative policy on the
part of the British Government, Russia and France
must join issue. In that case who can tell what sort
of political form those two Governments may yet
give to Continental Europe. At the Congress which
may then take place, we will not have such a troop
of English diplomates; nor will an Austrian
ster be the President.
" We shall see with extreme regret that England
abandons her old friends in the North ; or that by
connections with Austria and Napoleon's family, she
compels those friends to abandon her. The northern
nations, politically speaking, may be considered as
the nude part of European population, and which
without assuming any sort of indelicate ascendence,
might keep the others in order and in peace.
_ " The English pretend that the Northern States•
are hostile to their maritime rights : the fact cannot
be substantiated. In times of war, force gives to
England unlimited rights upon the seas, as it gives to'
us upon the land. It is nonsense to talk of laws or
police to regulate the operations of an armed force in
the face of an enemy by land or water; all that can
be required, is justice and liberality towards inoffend-
ing parties who may suffer on such occasions. But
in times of peace a sort of reciprocity in maritime
intercourse might safely be allowed ; it was expected
here that tie English Minister would have come for.
ward with a liberal declaration to that effect; such a
declaration would have opened the inlets and ports
of Continental Europe, and of the world, to the Bri-
tish flag much more effectually than Treaties with the
'lingo of Belgium and Hanover will ever do. To,
open the Elbe and the Scheldt, is not to open the
markets if Europe and America.
" You will see by the foregoing skatcli, that am
not yet able to tell you any thing positive ei to the
ti,mult to which we ars all looking forward.—
prissily and Frause are pstfastty 111111411101111
upon the gensral hub of a permanent pew. snob
a basis as shall /SCUM the political Independents of
the Confluent, and which shall enable Its Putrid
nations to pursue their 'sternal industry, sad to in•

and local polity in ease and
.oree Solerpseekisucur poliz
animosities, nor have they an;
• individual families, dynasties,
possessing, as they do, the
it.to be their duty to provide
,thir..perce and happiness of future generations
taelßsh claims of inditiduals must give way to this
lam! good of society. It will be unfortunate
ilould Austria and England persist in' adhering to the
illy Maxims ofpelitical checks end crossing interests
vidtengh they theMeelves will certainly be the first ti
met the mischief they are now breeing for others
• 41 Englaudelght have played a noble part at this
'conjuncture; Vie might have secured the friendshit
'ef the wqrldianik the !siting gratitude of all the
people of &rove. Her present manieuvres however
show, what has long been suspected, that all-ber
rests were-directed against the power of France; pet-
fectly indifferent about the interests of mankind ; et
.11tast, such is the general opinion here, and that opi.
Pion 'probability,' be allowed to take root.
Besides, 'as the English Ministers are become the
mete adjutants of Priam Metternich, the high con.
sidevation in which their country formerly stood, wit'
naturally diminish.
" I observe in your last lettervyou say the Em,
Orem% of Russia has no concern in the affairs of Ame-
rica. It is true the territorial -bcreinelaviet of the
States of America concern us ,but little ; but we hav,
.louse concern In our commercial intercourse with tha,
Country.. When the intercourse betw eel' ,Enrope and
America is open we can get tobacci3oitegeci and
*offer, cotton and India vigils, /cc. '&c. cheaper from
Ilse Americans than we can get theM from you.; aof
we sell them things again. lam apprehensive, m.
geed Sir, that your English folkirwill earry'yout met.
toms He egotism and maritime rights' too far. It is
certainly true, as you say, that Russia could gain net
thing by a war with England ; brit it is equally true,
that England would lose more by such a quarrel than
Russia could possibly do. None of the leading
Soveregns of Continental Europe have any wish for
war ; yet quarrels may very -soon take place. Should
England involve' herself in a war, on the Conti.
neat, she will have a more potent enemy than Bona.
parte was to cope with. The war will be popular
here, every body will believe it defensive. It is re-
markable how the English Government has of late
contrived to make itself universally disliked, even by
the real friends and admirers of, the British nation,
Lail the good you do, all the efforts you have made,
ire every where construed into selfish speculation.—
l'here must be something awkwatd, forbidding, or
ungracious in your public characters; or holy ould
they convert your best friends and natural and .fib,
sidized Allies into bitter enemies?' I believe even
your King of Belgium would be glad to see Wel-
, liagton's Aid-de-Camp repeat the part of a, Williani.
" Perhaps I shell tell you in my nett letter, that
Bonaparte is Generalissimo of the Austrian- army,
King of 'ltaly, or some such thing. Why not him
a Kis(' ria_well as your Allies, Murat and Bet,
nadette ?" ' '

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