The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-29 00:00:00

Some diepotes are likelyto arise Wee pretensionsof France •

to blockade ports of Spain, before which she has no suit
dent force to sustain the Interdiction of commerce. Ti..
Ordinary principle: of blockade are, that no sea-port can he
considered in such a state, when tlwre is not a maritime
force sufficient in open day to pre►ent an entry of the port.
To station a cruiser is not to form a blockade; and not e‘ ea
Cadiz can be considered as blockaded by sea ; the French
ships of war being study Inadequate to Intercept the coni-
Jonnication. •The stoppage of the Royal George, steam-
, packet, was therefore an insult to England, and not an in-
jury to Spsia. We have some idea that a war with
England would be more popular in France, than a wsr ultu
Spain. It has ever been said, that the attack upon Spuis
was concerted to provoke England.; and if that were the
case, and the'Lion is too bay to move when indirectly an-
noyed, the French Ministry may be driven to pull him et
once by the beard, and compel him to look about him.

The New Times of yesterday talked of "the bloody
executions of those merciless Monsters,3lisa,and x,
In Catalonia ; and of the massacres perpetrated by LOPES
BANOS. at Seville ;" and say from these may be sera
what might be expected, " if that faction had the means
of fully glutting its vengeance." What detesthble e-
nese, what audacious violation of language is this
Would nut ass unprejudiced reader imagined, when he
talked of merciless monsters, and bloody executions, and
massacre:, that be was alluding to the authors of the
military Murders of Marshal Ney, and Labedoyere ?
of the murderous exploits against the lives of
Fortier and others, whose Only crime was that of
thinking a Bourbon worthy of a Crown, and fighting fur
a monster, who rewarded them with bloody executions,
for restoring to him a Crown? Should we not think the
term massacre more appropriately applied to the horrible
and unprovoked slaughter at Cadiz and other place,,
than to the suppression of the riots instigated by the
French Faction at Seville, after the departure of the
Cortes ? But that we know this scribbler would as
readily call some other person a merciless Monster,
and rail it Ibe bloody executions in other places.
if he were engaged to do so, it might be
yto say more upon this subject. Be cannot .ba
the character of any man an injury by his censure. His
praise, indeish is perfect poison ; nor will it be the least
pride of the. Spanish patriots, that by their inxiocibl e
devotion to Ibis rights of man, they have incurred the
lasting hatred.of all the renegades who hare apostatised
from the cause of freedom. The pensioned Berke died
of grief at :601 triumph of the French revolution. We
have many worse men who may soon have to moons as
bitterly at the triumph of the more glorious Spanish
revolution :—a revolution which would now have bees
fixed beyond the power of foreign interferenee, or native
treachery, if its authors had been the" merciless Mon-
sters" they are represented by abusive knaves. If they
were so, why lives the King ? Why does the Royal Family
survive? Why did not even one victim fall on the scaffold;
Tkey had the power in their hands! they were masters
of the fates of their enemies! And, though it was
a glorious humanity to spare them, it was, perhaps,
a want of policy to leave traitors the power of diltutb-
ing the repose of the country.
The French papers announce, in two lines, thellock-
ade of Coronna, after a " lively engagement." They
have little, therefore, to boast of, in their reception be-
fore the walls. Since they are so sparing of intel-
ligence, we may rest assured that they have suffered se-
verely ; and, however useless, or merciless, tile (Titres
may think it to injure the French army, the Spaniards
seem very much disposed to continue the practice, and
are not likely to leave off, until the French retnove out
if their way. A sortie has been made from the Isle do
Leen. Of course the French tell us they were repulsed:
—but this could not be done without loss. The French
will therefore be weaker when another sortie is made;
sod as Frenchmen do not spring up in Spain ready
armed and equipped, after a dozen or two of sorties,
that may be repulsed. one may be made that will he
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The Barcelona papers give an account
of various severe struggles between the garrison and the
blockaders ; (for even Barcelona is not yet besieged) in
which the French have sustlined great loss: and the
Patriot Spaniards have greatly distinguished thenwelvti-
The frozen foot of Mina has not suspended the opera-
Bons of the Spaniards in that quarter.
We must not, however, disguise the fact, that a move-
ment in favour of the projects of the Holy Alliance has
Men made in Ceuta. It was attempted, very naturally,
by the galley-eaves! and though it failed, and sent the
eittgleaders to Oleic fate, it deserves to be recorded to
their honour, that they proclaimed their wish to have en
skotatte King! Poqr devils! one would have
thought that the lash had been ttbsolate enough
for them ! When the French get Ceuta, they
will, no doubt, erect a monument to the me!
mark of their lu:forty:We Allies! The outcast criminal,
and the despotic oppressor, are sworn brothers. The
French army is bat a sort of banditti. The cavalry
are highwaymen, and the infantry footpads. Prince
Hilt is but a Royal Captain Macheatb; nor has he an
'giver in his army half so respectable as the Scotch Rob
'toy, or the Yorkshire Tullio. Certai greater person-
ifies. are only Peachans and Lockets itt high life; and

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the feelings of the 'galley-gores in their favour was qui tr
sympathetic, and does equal honour to all parties.
We perceive that a treaty of Alliance. offensive and
defensive, has been signed between Portugal and:the
Rebel Regency at Madrid, which Mr. Canning rei'Y pro-
perly refused to receive even a message front. The nen.
trai policy of England has already involved ea in a
strange dilemma; but this union of Portugal with the
Interests of Fiance, of which the Rebel Regency at Ma.
- drid is but the cat's-paw, bids fair to plunge as into still
. deeper difficulties. • .
Every preparation has been made for his Majesty's ma-
tine excursion ; but, we believe, that the very unfavour-
able state of the weather. together with some slight re-
. mains of indisposition, has induced his Majesty to lay,
aside all thoughts of it for the present season.—(Moris. 1
iag Herald)
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Prince Williams of Sohn; left London on Sunday
week, attended by Sir Hassey Vivian, one of the King a
- . Equerries, on a tour. His Serene Highness proceeded
"to Southampton. On Wednesday morning the Prince
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for Portsmouth. His. Serene
over the extensive Dock Yards,
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the different works going on in them. His Serene
Highness arcived across the country at Oxford on Friday
morning. He nextproceaded to Blenheim, the seat of
the Duke of Marlborough, and afterwards dined with
1 the King at the cottage in Windsor Park.
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i On Friday,. Prince. Polignac, the new French Aar'
1 • basssdor, was introduced to Mr. Canning, j his Maer
i ty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
i for the first time since his Excellency', arrival it
1 England.

On Sunday. Mr. Hill, the King's messenger, arrived
in Downing Street, with despatches; he did not bring
any intelligence of importance, as he left Seville on the
6th inst, and has been detained by contrary winds. Min
Bego, the Spanish Courier, who arrived at the Foreign
Office on Wednesday night. travelled over the latid,l
and his despatches *ere dated as late as the thirteenth
instant.
Yesterday, the Prussian Minister had an Interview
of Mr. Canning.
The French Charge d'Affaires transacted business at
the Foreign Office yesterday.
It is said Sir Wm. A'Court is gone to tribraltar.—el
((inert Circular.)
The marriage of Lord Viscount Sidmouth with the
rn. Miss Townsend is to take place to-morrow morning.
TNII Pore.—A letter from Rome, of the 10. h instant,
says, " The news that I have reeeived of his Holiness is
very favourable. The fever had ceased, his appetite re-
turned, and every thing gives hopes that the Church will
. :preserve its August Chief."
SIR DIINIS PAM—Died, on Thursday the 24th ti.
letantost the house of Lord Beresford, tVimpole-st., Major.
General fir Denis Pack, K.C.B. C.T.S., and other Or-
ders, Colonel of the 84th Foot, and Lieutenant-Governor
of Plymouth.
WINDSOR, JULY 27.—Yekerday being what is called
Election Saturday at Eton, the Annual Regatta took
place. The young gentlemen of the College went op
the river to sup at Smiley gall. The weather was much
more favourable than could have been expected after a
very stormy day, and the procession of gaily. trimmed
boats was one of the most pleasing and interesting sights
we have ever witnessed. The band of the Oxford Blues
occupied two boats in the procession, and played some
delightful airs during the whole of the entertainment.
An immense number of elegant carriages, filled with
beautiful and well-dressed women, added greatly to the
effect of this lively scene. The procession returned to
Eton at half past eight, when a brilliantdisplay of fier-
y orks took race from the island opposite the bridge,
which was II nutinated with coloured lamps. Soon after
vire o'clock the whole ceremony concluded, the band
I,la)ing " Goo Save the King." The whole thing went
off with great eclat, and without any accident.
The increase of revenue alone on tobacco in bublin,
since the formation of the coast guard, the Freeman's
Journal says, has amounted to the entire cost of the pre-
' ventive establishment in Ireland.
his Majesty has, by a letter addressed to the Arch-
bishops and Bishops directed that Sermons be preached
in every church in the kingdom, on behalf of the Na•
tion.'l Society for the Education of the Poor, and that
contributions be made from door to door in the week
ensuing that in which the sermon will be preached.
EXTRACT OP A LITIIIR IRON CADIZ, JULY 5.—" We
bare provisions here for 6 months, and supplies are daily
dropping in from Gibraltar in coasting-boats. I have
more hopesof the Constitutional party succeeding than
had a fortnight since. 1 see the French papers are,
full of lies. If these people do but remain firm, and I
think they will, France will not have much to boast of
at the expiration of three months.. The English vessels I
that fall into the hands of the French are told, that it
they attempt to get into Girlie the cargoes and vessels,
wilt be condemned."
By papers which arrived yesterday from Rotterdam,
we learn, that on the night of the 23d a fire broke out in
a large flour-mill at Schiedam, which was completely
burnt down. By great efforts ;he flames were prevented
from reaching some adjacent distilleries and warehouses
NIWCASTLIL-ONDER•LTAIR ELICTION.—CLOSI OF THR
Poeh.—Thursday, July 24, at noon.
J. E. Denison, Face . . 336
R. R. Heatlecote, Esq. . . 213
Majority in favour of Mr. Denison-123.
Yesterday the Right Hon. Eirl of Fortescue, and his
sue, Viscount Ebrington, arrived from Milford at Shana-
han's Commercial Hotel, Mall. After refreshment they
proceeded to Newpark, in the North Liberties, the seat
of our Representativeo he Right Hon. Sir John Newport,
Bart.—We regret to find Sir John still indisposed at
Milford. He is, however, expected home very shortly.
—(Waterford Mirror of Saturday.)
Lord Clifden, another Whig Lord, leas honoured this
country with a visit.—(/bid.)
Wednesday having been the day appointed for laying
the Foundation Stone of the New Chapel and Free
School in Dublin, notwithstanding the inclemency of the
day, the arrangements were gone through with the ac-
enstemed solemnity. The service, accbrding to the ri-
tual of the Romisb Church, was performed by Dr. Mur.
ray. The ground is situated on a piece of land on the
new road leading to Cahn, and branches from the cir-
cular road leading, to the Phoenix Patk. A multitude
of persons at tended the ceremony.
It was stated last week in some of the papers that an
establishment was to be sent out from England to New
South Wales. The applications to the Boma Depart-
ment and to the Chief Magistrate, have in consequence
been very troublesome. We have authority to state that'
no such establishment has been formed, or is in contests.
plation.—(Morning Herald.)
The story we yesterday copied from a morning paper,
relative to the palling down of the Penitentiary at Mills
bank, appeared to us very improbable,,and has been coo•
teeth', ted to-d..y. It Is said that no steps have been takes
in consequence of any arrangements necessitated by
• the present scale of that building. The females confined
in it are to be teamed this day to the Ophthalmic Hoes
pital, in the Regent's Park, and the males will be
mowed ie the red of the week, to a ship at Woolwieb
which the Admiralty have lent, for their reception.
ring the abeenee of the prisoners, the Penitentiary is to
be thoroughly cleansed and repaired.

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