The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-23 00:00:00

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vi 4irea•e.. zc iA Lord uwilcreagily' was of
as h wild nature, spd e%horting me to kora to
EnAland foribwilh4. lost I should eiperietice barvb

treat.iient. 41-.
Nolo it hit andi the representations I veditived,
ii.
Ss I could ant pe 'de myself to believe, that an
Officer whose It riv was covered with lausidP
woniti become the mainmast of persecution—as
I was not conselqui of haring ever done any thing
that sh,oild'oftend a brave man, and as I flattered
Myself, that *0 4 man as Sic Richard Stream'
cupid not be my rmmy, sinless through the in.
!hence of misrepresentation —I deter ta
wait upon him—for that purpose I pro," to
leis fiait.ship, where I learned that he was on shore;
but I left my name. Some time after I went an
shore, and there I Nand that the Order I have al.
Jutted to was nniveraally know'. I there too dis.
covered, tb. Lord Chatham had had a similar
Order from Lord Castlereagh. But, I must say
that, although the existence of such an Order was
univers illy notorious, although the motive from
which it 'prime, and the impression which it was
meant to produce, was quite obvious—although it
was intended to excite a warwboop against me—
ethowah the original issuing and subsequent eh--
ciliation of such an Or.ter, conveyed a very direct
int. lligible itelinselion, I never experienced either
insult, or injury, from any individual whatever
belonging to the army or navy, and this circum-
atan,•e scrves to justify and to heighten the respect
and regard which 1 have always entertained for
these g•sllstst professions, which suffer most for the
public service, and are least rewarded.
After being in Waleharen sheet ten days, Sir
Richard Strachan entered a room where I wits
weting, accompanied by Captain Perish, of the
navy, by whom lee was introduced to mo.
The terms in which this gallant officer addressed
vats, were precisely such as I expected from hiTv
character. In fact, he spoke in a strain of regret,
that the necessity had been imposed upon him of
[,shin{ such an order as I have stated at Deal,
which he had done to consequence of an iistima.
lion from the Seeretary of State—and an official
order. Adding, however, that as Lord Chatham
and he had received a similar order, 0 they must
feel unpleasant et my remaining in the island."
siseh were his words; and on my observing that if it
was ow object of the order to prevent the nesesia.
per+ Irons receiving any communication, that ob-
ject cassitl not be accomplished, as there were se-
veral other observers in the island. .
• s;r Richard Swat-ban answered, that he knew
mottling of such MAWS. and that the order re.
ferred to me alone. ;. I said, that it was my inten-
tion soon to return to England, and that I knew
else ostler alluded to proceeded from Lord Castle.
rtach, of whose character it was quite worthy.
Sir Richard remarked, that he had nothing to do
Frith politics : and expressed a hope that. I would
Consider him but as a mere agent in the transaction,
nod a uish that I should go home ilia vessel of war ;
an sring mc,that I might rely on receiving the kind.
es. t treatment I could desire. With the latter request
I saw no ,114-etiots to compiy, and theroTore I ae.
siniesced, and was accordingly referred to Lord A.
Beatirlerk, who was directed to procure me a pas.
sage. For this passage I waited some time at
Tervece, until indeed he events of war had ter-
, rtinatcd, and then I was accommodated in a Re.
• 'cone cotter, by which I returned to this country.
*l•hug, to please Lord Castlereagh, I was sent home
at the public eepenee. It is hero, however, but
fair to state, that Lord A. Beattolerk shewed no
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disposition to hurry
.me out of the island. It is
not only jest toward:l his charFter, but grateful
to my own feelings, to declare that in him I wit.
Wowed nothing of a disposition ta gratify the per.
secutittg spirit of Lard Castlereagh. No! the
genuine, bold, and independent character of a na-
val (Aker, is ill suited to sycophancy, or to ad.
minister to the vindictive passions of any matt in

pu A er.
Whether Lord Chatham ever issued this order,
I arn linable to say. I was told that he had ; but
es no attempt was ever made to execute it, I. have
Dome doubts upon the eubject.
The older of which I complain, mast have
been issued by Lord Castlereagh from one of
two natives—either( from a wish to deprive me of
an typortuitity of making any olPervations upon
The conduct of the eapedition ; or to fix upon my
eleiracter the imputation of some illegal purposes.
if the former were his motive, then he was afraid
of any publication Of the truth, and Jana wish
the people of Engla.utl to be GO, informed of the
course which he and his agents were about to pur-
sue. But if the latter motive actuated his con.
duet, if it ,yore his object to fix an imputation of
ill -Ratify upon my view., what opinion must the
public form of ais !emir of literality and justice ?
I DEFT the Noble Lord to adduce any evidence
to justify such an imputation.
If there be any charge against me, let it be
openly and legally preferred ; and openly and le-
gstly lam ready to meet it. Bat is it to be en.
wired by the liberality of England-44a it region.
citable tt ith the precepts of justice nr the prinei.
files of the Constitution, that a atitish Minister
shall le at lib .iy thus to *hose his official power,
:hail be allotted by any secret order, to proscribe
the character, to invite the persecution of any in.
divides, ? I ant fully assured that Lord Castle-
reagh alone is rispuctible for this order ; that it
was sJlely and exclusively his own act, with the
knots ludo, pewliai.s, of Lords Malgraveand Chat.
km, and, no doubt, with the full a pprabatiOn of
Mr. Edward Cooke, hl4 witty friend and'coadja.
tar daring the torto re of my unfortunate country-
men. But that the Noble Lord has act 41 npou
this occasion, without the consent or knowltelge of
any of the neort iteportant of his icolleagees in of.
ice, I ha c net the slightest doubt. Whatever
limy be my opinion of those cup:agues in other re.
epeets, I do not thi4
,ihere is one among them
who vould recommend 41 approve of such a pro.
eiseding.
I know it may be said, with repril to t'.e par.
titular act which gave rise to this letter, that ac-
cording to netrtial law a Commanding Officer is
antle.rizal to pretrot any man front accempany-
ing lore. wham he thinks proper to suspect ;
init shit orzli theviistuace of this rigia may be tin.