The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-17 00:00:00

7-1111 E grrAITAMAN:

-justice to his successors, injustice to his Creditors' at escaped, as the waves and current, *hire. ran
large. The Welt Mon. Gentleman had certainly fallen 'strong southerly with the wind at N. N. W. wash-
into a very gross, though not an intentional error ; ed the people Wilt before they could reach the shore
and in support of this, he read the message de. I Some endeavoured to save themselves on a raft, but
livered by Mr. Tyrrvelutt. Mr. Sheridan put it to who, according to report, had perished. Accounts had
the candour and fairness of the Right Hon. Gentle- likewise been received from Lemvig, stating that the
St. George was entirely sank, and only twelve men of
man, whether there was in this language any thing
that, bv a just and liberal construction, could be un-
her crew saved. The ship was above 300 fathoms off
the shelve The six men saved out of the Defence
ness's claims ? At that time it was well known that I have,
derstoca as a surrender for ever of his Royal High-
on examination, declared, that the first cause of
this misfortune was the St. George having last month
the Commissioners had deducted ten per cent. with.
bat leer masts in a gale of wind when off Gotland, in
out exception, from the whole of the demands made
upon the Prince, and that the Prince had declared it the. Belt, hnd consequently when she came into -the'
to be his resolution not to take advantage of this de- North Sea, she could not easily be brought into stays
duction. Although Parliameut had therefore meted or keep up with the fleet which ceme-out from Wingo.'
40,0001. per annum, no alteration was made in the near to Gottenburgh. on the 16th of this month, and
Prince's expenditure. He had taken the liberty of mistd of eight ships of the line, viz. Victory,' of
making this explanation, as there was much miscon- grins, Admiral Saumarez, Commander-in-Chief;
ception on this subject. out of doors, and this mss- St. George, of 98 gons„Admiral Reynolds; Dread-
conception also possessed the mind of the Right ion. nought. 98 guns; Vigo, 74 guns, Admiral Dixon ;
Gentleman. 'Cressy, 74 ; Orion, 74; Hero, 74; and Defence,
The CHANCELLOR of the Exclip,QuF,R of * guns besides some other smaller ships o
war 7, and a fle; et of tat ess
out 150 sail of merchant vels.f
conceived it incumbent on him,- after the immediate
As it was blowing a heavy gale, Admiral Saumarez
allusiotts of the Right Hon. Gentleman, to repeat to gave orders for the Defence and Cressy to keep close
the House the substance of what he had already to the St. George. The Hero and some other smaller
stated, in answering the question put by the Right ships were directed, as the wind was against them, to
Hon. Gentleman' (Mr. Ponsonby). He was anxious return btck to Wingoe, while a part of the merchant
to say a word or two upon this point, beceuse he vessels which had left the other ships of the line, shaped'
should be extremely sorry to be misunderstood upon •
thew course for England. The St. George, Defence,!
leveithee iu or out, of the House, and more par-
and Cressy kept the north sea five days in a dreadflit'
ticularly in consequence of the Message read by the ' gale from W. N'' . W. west and south, but at length bad
Right lion. Gentlemen, and Mad, as he could not to combat with a terrible tempest from the N. W. un- '
help suspecting, for the first time this night. pil tothey were lost. Whether the Cressy has been strand-,
laugh.] He (Mr. Perceval) had certainly said t at ied e
1 grtbe r towards the southward, or has got clear, is
it was not his intention to propose any steps what..l not • tye • known.
ever with reference to those claims, because, con- SLSSNORR, Dec. y 28.—Yesterda afternoon, at halt
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ceiving that those claims rested upon no legal found-, .1
pelt three o'clock, the enemy's fleet again put out to i
ation, he was not the person who could be expected.! the northward. The fortress fired
many guns, and
to frame any measure of that nature. The impres- `threw a number of hll s e sat them. The largest frigate
sion on his mind, also, undoubtedly was, that these! among them had one of her sails
claims had been finally renounced. But after the I mast damaged. The enemy likewise fired a number of
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wind SOOO
Message from the Prince, which had been read, he shot, but without any effect. It is thought that the
was at a loss to conceiee how any friend or adviser fleet can scarcely have reached Anholt, as the .
of his Royal Highness, possessing a mind so liberal after came to the northward. - !
and enlightened as the Right lion. Gentleman, could 1 GOTT EN RU RUN, Jan. 6.—A good understanding is
ever rewire to recommend it to his Royal Highness expected shortly to take place between Sweden and Eng.
to revive a suit, relinquished as this had been, in ~ land.—Tne French Consul here has suddenly left us,
1803. With respect to what had fallen front the land by the Stockholm mail we learn, that the French
Right Hon. Gentleman, who spoke before (Mr. Minister to that Court took an abrupt departure from
Tierney), he hadsetmied to think that there appeared I that city. As yet, nothing has transpired with regard
in his (Mr. Perceval's) conduct a sort of contracting I to this sudden change of affairs ; but it is thought he
spirit, and* wish to compromise with the Prince , discovered too great an intimacy between the Russian
Regent. This, hecitald not help thinking rather an I Minister and the Swedish Foreign Secretary, who of
extravagant idea, and one that he trusted would not late have been closeted together for several hours. The
be countenanced by the House. The Right lion. Exdiange at the departure of the last mail from St. Pe-
Gentleman then referred to what had been said by 1 ter°b"rg, was at 201.
Mr. Tierney with respect to the Lords of the Bed- I Hemaenott, Dec. 28.—The English pursue with
chamber, but in so low a tone of voice as to be in- ^ constancy their dreadful system of disbanding, by
audible in the Gallerf. He concluded with remind- which they free their army and nation from all the
lug' the House, that there would be further opportu- , old soldiers from whom they can expect no further
Rifles of discussing the principle of his Resolutions, : services. We can ascertain the number of indivi-
and deemed it therefore quite unnecessary to post. duals they land, but not compare it with the register
pone them. I of those embarked; the whole of 110 detachment sent
Mr. SHERIDAN replied, that the question was 1 from Heligoland arrives upon the coasts of the em-
merely one of grammar and construction of lan.ipire. From the I.lth to the 16th of this month,
gusge, and the Right lion. Gentleman had too fa. lettere have been landed upon the coast of the Etietern
miliar an acquaintance with the English tongue to Ems 133 individuals, a list of which we have just
remain long deceived on such a point. He was quite I received. They were sent in a cutter, No. 14, and
sure the Right lion. Gentleman had been referring ea brig, No. 16. The last vessel was not able to
to the reports of the Annual Register, and had such i come sufficiently near the land to ,effect the dis-
an opinion of his candour as to believe that if he I embarkation without danger. The passengers were
could, before he went to bed, consult better authority, I obliged to go into the water; a part of them only was
he would to-morrow come down and own himself ut. !able to gain the shore. A man name Johann Charles
terly inistakee. [if laugh.] The import of the Rouse, discharged as unfit for service, has just arrived
Prince's Message, in 1803, was obviously this, that' at Hambyrgh. The vessel in which he came lost 16
although you, the house of Commons, have voted men in the disembarkation. This man, who, previous
me an additional sum of money for the purpose of to going to England, had been for a length of time in
enabling me to resume the rank and dignity of my , the service of President Bartel() and Dr. Hasse of this
station, I find myself, in justice and honour, unable I town, bears all the marks of the reverses which he
to comply with this, your object. Nevertheless, I suffered during the six years he was in the British
trusting to your liberality, I shall not now urge those : Army. Nothing can be more touching than the de-
claims, which are now undergoing legal investiga- i•tait of his labours and sufferings ; nothing better cal-
tion, and do accordingly now relinquish the suit. If eulated to excite indignation against the perfidious
the Right lion. Gentlemat would promise to examine Government which recompences men, by the most in-
the Journals of the House, he could not fail to dis. famous abandonment, and the risks of almost certain
cover the incorrectness of his information, and would shipwreck, the moment their services cease to be use-
also find that all the great legal authorities of that I Nl.—(Correspondent, Dec. 31.)
day, except himself, acknowledged the validity of i NAPLES, Dec. 7.—The English have melee an at-
the Prince's claims. i tack upon the town of Reggio. The damage caused
Mr. C. ADA M spoke shortly. We understood by it hardly deserves to be mentioned ; and as the Eng-
him to recommend to the House the vote of a sum I dish have no other happiness than that of hurting,
of money for the repairs and improvement of Carl- they wit' find neither consolation nor recompense re-
ton-house. suiting from that they made. All the losses, on the
The Resolutions were then put and agreed to— contrary, fall upon themselves. They themselves
" That it is expedient that a sum not exceeding confess, they had many killed and' wounded; de.
70,0001. he gtanted out of the Consolidated Fund to serters assert, theday after the action they saw a great
her Majesty," &c. &c. number of women lamenting at Gen. Maitland's door
" That it is expedient that provision be made foe the loss of a husband or son. We likewise know,
enabling Isis Royal Highness to assume," &c. &c. that two of their gun-boats were rendered incapable
Mr. 'PI ERN EY moved, that the Papers laid •' of further service, and that a mortar which burst
the table be printed.—Ordered. 'in the midst of the fire, augmented their loss and da-
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mage, The intelligence, which we receive from the
moved, that a Secret Committee be appointed to exa- Lettoral of the kingdom, washed by the Adriatic,
mine into and report what were the ordinary pay- States, that the enemy had for a considerable time
meats made out of' the Privy Purse, for which it, left these waters.
might be expedient to provide, and that Mr. Ryder, The gales which they lately experienced through-
Mr. Sheridan, &c. be of the said Committee. out the whole extent of the Gulf, has caused them
Mr. FREEMANTLE moeedelhat there be laid great losses, in consequence of their having no
before the House an Account of all sums applied itt friendly port in which they can take shelter. Thus,
aid of the Civil List, from the sth of April, 1801, after having consumed in these sees the fine season,
to the present time, distinguishing each year, and without preventing the coasting trade between the ports
from what sources derived.—Ordered.—Adjourned. of Abruzzes de la Pouille, and those of the kingdom
of Italy, the Illyrian provinces, and Corfu ; these
insular pirates hive been forced to abandon the thea-
tre, upon which they wished to exercise their vii.
lanies.—(2lbeille du Nord, Dec. 3.)
Vieseee Moe 18e—The most profound he
still envelops the deliberations of the Bengt.
Diet ; itteonly.said that that assembly had prophet.
financial measures, which the Government did not
think proper to accept.—(Same Pssper).
llscnntsut 21.—Many Greek commercial houses
established bete have received letters of a very re-
cent date from Constantinople. The errivaleof the
Grand Vizier's • dispatchea, containing .I the, details
/.the late events ' the haeks of
.the Ma-

4N HOLY' MAILS.

• LOSS OF THE ST. GEORGE AND DEFENCIL,
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3l.—Advice has been -reis44-1
ed here, of the English Admiral's ship, St. Gelrge,l
of 94 guns, commanded by Admiral Reynolds. and the
Defence, of 74 guns: Capt. David Atkins, having, on
the morning of the '24th December, been stranded on
the coast of the Barony pf Ryssensteen, in the district
of Ringheshing. The crew of the first named ship isi
said to have consisted of 850 men, and that of the last;
530 men, esclusiva of officers. In half an hour aßei
the Defence struck, she went entirety to pieces. ,:
tbe whole of the crew were drowned, • '
tion of five seamen and one marina,
selves by pieces of the wreck. The bo
kinioarne on shore by the sea. in the
following day a part of the St. Geo)
'stern-frame, on which a number of
ing, PIS perceived from the shore.
mast being cut away, a cool/kr of
of which it is supposed but very

ire!), to pieces. awl of the late events • upon the banks of the Va-
with the eseep. nube, produced• a great seeettieo. 110. that ,capital:
IN* who saved them-, Mtn -.wan iorsteetly , aseemblent,. sod al
boar -af:carit. At held several Councils: ..Iheciyipd Vista is gesl‘tly.
the afternoon of the blamed.for. the utefortuttafe ei4iltine,:, to -which, by :t'h
George's ;cabin -44 is' ir0prude0ce;.1e441,:114041.441011•14f.;: and still w
people eiiiid:exieln into°, fer,the,sictifloo IlitAftenosol4etlibeksg mvide.ia
p. A giiiestof thi, •rb are assitstd,•thot oviii'100111*°•" ‘°"'"
people got upoit i 4 -Allitionsttokfon
_quhd, it: ;tie Crescent • in
try feet:. an have 'and attittldte atttheixiifeditissis to.. • Gland. Vizier. '