The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-13 00:00:00

STATESMAN.

124TESNAN OFFICE, 7 R 0 O'CLOCK.
A report is in circulation, stated to have reached
the 'War-office, namely, that Sir ROwf.AND lim.
hating; by a rapid march, intercepted Sota.T. on his
way to form a junction with Sucnrr MARMoNT)
bad forced him to a battle, in which the enemy were
defeated, with great loss, in killed, wounded, ar-
tillery, ammunition, and baggage. From every en-
quiry we have made, we cannot learn that there is
'any foundation for this rumour.
We hare seen a letter that arrived this morning
in town, .via Corona, which states, that Marquis
WxcLuscrroN still continued to retrograde with the
maiu army, and had, on the 31s ult.; already fallen
hack beyond Valladolid ; the enemy, in great force,
following his movements with unusual rapidity.

The following hais sheen communicated to us 'by a
Gentleman recently' arrived from Paris, as the state-
ment circulated by the Members of the French Go-
vernment, for the information of their private friends,
as to the, nature, extent, and termination of the
late conspiracy

it The three Ex-Generals, AI Aurr, G clam , 1
land LAHORISI shady sentenced and executed, en. I
deavoured to bring 'bout a new Revolution in Piris.,
" They made ni‘of a fictittans Serious Consltl-
tunt, by leans of which they-succeeded in deceiving
the garrison of. Ppris. Having gone on • the 2*l of
October, at four o'clockin'the.MOrning,to the bar-
racki occupied by the first division, and the dragoons iI
of Paris, they read to them -a Proclamation, in
which they iuformed them of the death of the
PEROR, on the 7th, and ordered•timm, in the name
I of the REGENT, to follow them.

66 The troops believini; !lat was told them, obey-
ed their orders, and sutiored themselves to be led to
different posts, where they relieved the Guards ; and
at seven in the morning„ presented themselves at the
Ministers of the General Police, and at the Prefects
of the Police, both of whom they arrested, and carried
them to the piton of Laforce, under an escort of
300 meu.
" Meanwhile, another division proceeded to the
house of the Commandant of Paris, General HuLLim
(not SAVARY). MALLET informed him, that he WAS
no longer Commandant ; iltriAtx hesitating
to resign his command, a pistol was discharged at
hint by MALLET, which mortally wounded him in the
head.

" MALLET next proceeded to the Chief of the
Etat-Major of Paris,. to arrest him; but this Officer
(who appears to have been apprised of his danger)
had several ()Ulcers in his apartment, who, proving
too powerful for MALLET, arrested him ; they then
harangued the troops, who follovved Mm, and loving
succeeded in persuading them that MALLET was a
conspirator, and that the EICTTROE was not dead,
the whole laid down their arms. The troops can-
toned ct Versailles and Gros Bois were now sent
for, and the barriers having been shut, the conspire-
tors were arrested.
64 At two o'clock, the Minister of the Police and
the Prefect were liberated, the Officers of the first
division were arrested, and the troops sent out of
Paris

" On the first report of the EMPEROR'S death,
which the. Conspirators spread all. over Paris, the
Bank was surrounded by a multitude, who endea-
voureti.to exchange their notes for specie; but, in a
short time, order and tranquillity were restored, and
every thing quiet."

A letter by the Heligoland Mail, the arrival of
which we noticed yesterday, states the capture of 10',
homeward-bound English merchant vessels by the !
Danish row-boats and privateers, between the 15th
and 30th ult. Most of them are stated to have had I
valuable cargoes of timber, hemp, iron, and other
Baltic produce.
Sia JAstts SAUMAREZ, who arrived last evening
at the Admiralty, from Gottenburgh, we are sorry
to learn, has been compelled to relinquish his impor-
tant command in that quarter, on account of ill
health.

Preparations are making, with activity, for the!
Earl- of Motax's voyage to India, in the S'eahorse
frigate. Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. 'Nita Moont are
both mentioned as likely to have high situations in
the new Government. They are bath Awn of, suite. r
rior talents for business ; and the latter, from a long '
readenerllt India, is; iti it pectitraf'degret, conver.
saut with its interests. It was, as we stated in a
former paper, the wish of his Royal Highness the
PRINCE REGENT, that Captain. FITZ-CLARENCE
should accompany his Lordship as his first Aid-de.
Camp, a situation, of great emolument, we under.
stand, in India; but the Duke of Ct.afteNce dean.
red his son's advancement in -this way. His Royal ,
Highness being greatly attadted, to his children, it
might be supposed that his objection was caused by i
that excess of feeling which the world calls parental
weakness, but this is not the case. Captain FITZ.
Ctattetsce, when but a boy, served in the Spanish
Peniusula, in Sir Jonsllootta's campaign, and in
all the campaigns, except the last, .under the Mar.
(pis. Af WELLINGTON, and his father has ho objet-
tion to his serving there again, or in Russia, or any
where else in his procession.
Mr. T. Mooax, the Irish Anacreon, we tinder-
staud, proceeds with Lord Mama to India.
The Heligoland Mail; which arrived yesterday,
brought letters; and Altona Papers to the 30th ult. ,
' It appears from these, that the news of the re-capture I
of Moscow, by the Russians, has' spread over the
Continent, with unexampled rapidity, and produced
' every where the mat powerful sensation. • At %Var.
sawl'the puppets of the- French who act as Magis-
trates, with Count --RwRIIISLAI7II POTOGRI at their
load; were throwo intosa general panic; and airy ady
161110 they saw the Cossacks at ;the gates. Their
taro *sato shut the barriers ; and then they
issued silhoclatuation to • quiet, as they-preieuded,
lb *ads of the.oooPle.

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It is reported that BONAPARTE, after his arrival se Moscow, sent a message by a Russian Geatletp,„
to the Emperor A.texa nom' cohched in the n..11‘ -
amicable and even familiar terms. He said, it thvv
was nothing he wished for more, than to renew hi:
friendship with the EMPRROR, for whom he had eve;
cherished the highest estem, anal with whose p.r,
spolyna;lltilishactshhadd sAhoLuElLaNtuarllittirreettisuebvslehdathloitny ton:iat;
enter Moscow, he would not have entered it;-..0.1t
he wass even now ready to quit the spot, if such %vs:
the desire of a Sovereign, whom he was anxious to
oblige. In short, that if ALEXANDER desired pare,
he had only to say so, and peace should be that it:,
start concluded."
The following is a Curious extract from the Gef:.
tlemcn's Magazine, for July, itiO? (page 616): ..
i " There is now living at Gillingham, in Kent
I most eccentric old gentler”an, who k , a
osumes to hlr..
Iself the fite.lity of second sight, and has for save.
rah years p, xlicted the fate of Empires, and the fall
of Bonaparte. At the time of this declaratin there
was a general expectation of peace, which was
really ratified ; but the old gentleman stood firm is
the opinion he delivered, ,and speaks with exult,.
' tlon of some recent events which have confirmed
them. ' Before the Treaty of Amiens was concluded,
1 he declared that it would . not last, and that thi.
leaning might not to expert it, fa; said he. Hem.
parte niust be.a greater man tban
..he now is, and it
will be by opposing. this country that he will become
! so; he will go on, becoming higher and greater, and
will make victory till he comes to the confines of
I Russia, where will be fought the last great battle, in
1 which Bonaparte will fall and die; his death will
bring to light a greater General than he has ever
been, who will really perform what Bonaparte pre.
tended to do when, he acquired power—make the
nations of the world happy. This General,
,he says,
will be a descendant of David, who will turn his at.
tendon to the Jews, gather them all together, and
leading them home to their own country, lay the
foundation of their future greatness: that at that
time all Christendom shalt be subdued to him, and
the fate of this country be the fulfilment of the 27th
chap. of Ezekid. The period when these great
events will take place, will be when three years sad
a half are passed, after the time of the highest eat.
tation, and the last honours attained by Boa,
parte! !!"

The Spanish Ambassador to Russia, who recently
sailed from Yarmouth, had arrived at Qottenburgh,
:ad intended to proceed without delay to Peters.
burgh.
CORK Ctii ELICTION.—The Sheriff's return of
the final poll, on the sth inst. were— •
Longlleld • 9113 I Col burst - (169 I Ratchinsop - 69
Majority for Sir N. COIXIMST by the Sheriff's tek
turn, 30. Real Members polled by Mr. lietcutrisot,
including 50 freemen rejected, not having passed the
Council for various pretended causes, n, d Twenty
Freeholders rejected fcr a trivial informality in the
certificate of registry, both of which objections will
! be oterruled by a Committee of the House. of Corn.
awns, 709-leaving a lea! Majority of 40 for Mr. If.
The chairing of Mr. Itotermsos &fiery ar 's took
place, when he was accompanied by most re.
spectable of the landed and mercantile interest of the
City.

PRICE OT VOTES A.t PENET:f.+And so, the apal
of a certain Lord, through the medium of z. neigh-
botr.ng Paper, has been pleased to lay a trap for
us ;—he would be greatly obliged if we wooht sub.
ject ourselves to an ex-officio information, or to the
fate of GALE JOME9, by accusing Members of Pan
liament, by name, of bribery. We have already
i said, that we feel no predilection for.the ev.pences of
a prvecution, and the chalice of lodging in a distant
gaol; perhaps, the additional pleasure of paying a
heavy fine to the King. We beg, therefore, that he
will excuse ns from committing ourselves ;--bnt to
prove our willingness•to oblige him, as far as a duo
regard to our personal safety will allow, we again
inform him, we have the authority of a Gwiticataa
to state, that the electors at Peary!), in a cartel*
interest, a short time before the election, did receive
the sums of twenty-four pounds, and twelve pounds,
as they aimed them, by promising a plumper or a
single vote; that the bank-notes were left at their
houses in blank corers, and that we are ready to
I satisfy any Gentleman of our having this authority.
We could say much more on the subject, but we have
not space at present; next week we mean to tell our
good friends at Peary!' something about their ex-
pected breakfast and their loyalty.—(ll'est Briton.)
Early onSatuirday morning a ire. broke out in the
premises of H. Lowe, Esq. in Walliseatsland, which
consumed two stacks of hay of near 100 loads. The
buildings were with difficulty saved. The property
was insured.
r
ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Tuesdar morning, as
young man was emestothimself avith hitiguti in the
befits about -Wormwood Scrubs, his attention al§
arrested by an elderly woman, without cap or bon-
vet, who was pulling off* her gown by the canal side,
and who soon afterwards plunged into the water.
The young man hastened to the spot and rescued her,
after she had been about three minotes in the water.
The unfortunate woman was taken to a neighbouring
cottage, aid with notch care vias recovered, She
proved to have been a keeper of a setninary, but eas
much reduced.
The robbery of the Norwich Expedition Cosrh
was much more profitable to the depredators than the
Leeds Mail; for on the former the negotiable paper
j ayable to Bearer exceeded 50001. in that of the
I•Mail, it was rather under 5001. The Norwich Es-
pedition was robbed three times in three months, and
very little was said about it; but such has been the
hue and cry after the Mail ?Asters, that two out Of
the three have been taken, and 'Lavender. has a ea
:cent after the third.
Salocetse tiectnevr.—Sunday night, betwe*
eleven and twelve o'clock, as Dir. Joshua Hardee,
of Hichendon, . Middles et was returning from the
house of a friend et Dornford, about spa miles off,
acrompanied by Mr. Jacobs, In a tingle horse chair,
the nit rein became undone, and the animal feeitnii
his head loose went off full Teed
in attempting to Stop the horse was proclpttzted
' dor the wheel, which went over hi• heed and ball
no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mr.
Jacobs. remitted in the chaise Until It wilt "'NT'
turned and broken in Ore's, and escaped wiA 1
fractivrd arm.

20 THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

grt,—Whea 1501. for every performance is be.
• sowed on a single actor, at one of our National
Worts, it cannot be a subject unworthy of en-
dinity, whether such a sum, expended from the fund
which the public creates for its amusement, be not
illogether disproportionate to the merit of the per.
former, and consequently injurious to the interest of•
tbe Public.
Ia entering upon such an enquiry, I feel it neces-
sity to declare, that Ido not by any means intend
to violate that freedom and independence with which
every individual, engaged in any concern with a view
to profit, ought to employ the capital embarked in
.such concern ; but the situation of the Proprietors
of our National Theatres is essentially different from
that of any other trader, or body of traders, inas-
ouch as they possess, by charter, a monopoly,
which is, in itself, an injustice towards the Public;
if considered in any other view than as the necessary
p.ode to consolidate such a capital as exalted and
magnificent, aid attractive representation requires.
The Proprietors then, of these Theatres, are to be
considered as the stewards of the Public, for the
proper distribution of those funda•which the liberality
et the Public 'applies ; and after deducting a fair
and equitable profit for the capital they employ, and
a proper remuneration for their superintendence, the
whole residue of the annual receipts ought, in justice
towards the Public, to be so expended as to provide
the be.t possible entertainment, and when this is not
done, it is as much the right of the Public to con.
plain, and, if necessary, to resist, as it is the right
of an individual to remonstrate against, and to over-
rule the misconduct of as unjust or improvident
agent.

With these introductory obserittioni, I would
tow beg leave to ask, whether Mr. Barry be really
worth 501. a night—whether 501. per night Wight,,
not be disbursed in I manner more conducive to ilsa
Public gratifieation and advantage ? And, in eau'
=veering this questiofi, I will not degrade thii pet%
tanner from the rank to which, in our Theatres, hi
is justly entitled. He is a pelfetuter who positing
not those rare and exquisite qualifications, which are
necessary to draw forth the latent feelings of the
foul,—to subdue the mind to tenderness Ind pity,
to excite the glow of virtuous indignation against
successful villantr4r amidst the great Variety and
numetous turns ad gradations of passion, which'
every leading character displays, to .cOnduct thit.
audience through the delightful vicissitudes of synte
pathetic emotion; these qualities he &Sea not possess,
but he possesses othet qualificitions, which, though
not sufficient to qualify hint, for the first character is
Tragedy, fully entitle him to be placed high on the
list of second rate actors. He possessei coma
notions of propriety, he pronounces well, his esti
fringe is easy, his appearance. pleasing. Upon. Sib
whole of his merits I Cannot forbear to express mj►,
apprehenSion and my regret, that the fortune which•
his juvenile exertions realised for him, will be the
means of (I.2priving the public of his services it -the
only vine in which he has abilities to be useful, f.
shall conclude these desultory and rapid obseria•'
Cons, with a brief summary of those evils which.
appear to me to be connected with his present ez•'
traragent engagement.
1. Including salary and benefits, a sum not less
than 20001. is expended, which might have been
more advantageously employed In drawing genie,
front obscority) or in adding to the salaries of sere.'
rat performers of the middle or inferior class, manf•
of whom (especially the female performers) are net,
rewarded in a manner proportioned to their services,
nor to the approbation with which the public has
honoured their talents and exertions.
2. It makes an invidious and unjust distinction
between the young actor and many old and approved
Servants of the public, which cannot fail to hurt the
feelings of the latter, who, though engaged at infer
rior salaries, are not only equal but superior In gee
nius and talent to their more youthful and fortunate
competitor.
3. It is calculated to mislead the judgment, I will.
not say of the public, but at least of a very name,.
ous class of individuals, who, unskilled to estimate
the intrinsic value of objects, are inclined to consi-
der the price which any thing will fetch, as the pro-
per and infallible criterion of Its worth. •JI
4. It has a tendency to impose a permanent tax
upon the Proprietors, in becoming the standard by
which future actors of acknowledged or imaginary
merit may deem it fit that the value of their services
should be computed. And it is sufficiently evident,
that no considerable addition cau be made to theatri-
cal expeuditlire which will not ultimately fall upon
the public, ther by an increase to the magnitude of
our Theatres, which are already too large, or an ad-
dition to the prices of admission, which are already
sufficiently high.
These, Sir, are my sentiments on a subject of con-
siderable interest to tile.publie; and the high charac.l
ter which your Journal deservedly bears for inde-
pendence and intpartielity, forbids me to doubt that
the benefit of its extensive circulation will be-afford-
ed me, in laying them before the public. " •
Nov. 9. DAASIATICUS.

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The French Papers contain the following laugh-
able paragraph, under the head of English news:—
" The elections for the new Krliament are strongly
contested : Alderman Wood, General Grosvenor.
Colonel •tlbars, Sir T. Staloff, Sir Calvert, and many
other Members of• the •11 parliament, seem certain
of being sfs.i; ected.” '

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