The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-07 00:00:00

.I.*HkS STATt;SM.AINI

nur means and powers; and tin. it your solicitude to cherish
the &tripes! union, and a reciprocal concord in the effusions
of affection. Exteitd to all the provinces within our jurii-
diction, and, if possilik, to the end. of the earth, the persua-
sive influence of the czample of your cordiality, and of the
genuine interest, with which one and all of ns should co-ope-
rate in the consolidation of this important work. This would
establish, on the most solid foundation, the general tranquil-
lity and happiness, the objects of all ein.wishei.
" Royal rortress of Buenos Ayres, May Seth, 1810.
(Signed) " C0,R)1.E140 DE SAAVEDRA, &c. &c."
The same day (he junta issued a proclamation
for forming the infantry, already in arms, into
regiments of 1116am.:tires each, and making an
additional levy throughout the provinces. They
lay down the principle that every inhabitant is a
soldier, but remarking , that the public safety re.
quires that there should be a permanent regular force,
consisting of such as can best bp spared for that
service, they liMitthe levy in the present instance
toail persons between eighteen and forty years
(.4 age, without any visible means of livelihood or
unemployed in the public service;.,Or the exercise
of. any mechanic art,. trade, or.orofeseioe.7 -They
inform, the people that they bare taken escastires
to procure a supply of arrek adevate to the in:
crease o( their force,
4.4 Tbeitetions of the'eVlieorld," °heaves the
prociametiod question, 4.6 never witnesied a
ipectacle so affecting ae that nbich we brie le-
hibiteti. When your spirit ivas eupposed to be
completely exhausted by the agiction yeti were
plunged into. •by the melancholy situation of the
Peninsula, yen, by an heroic effort, resolved to
avenge so many misfortunes, and to teach the:
general oppressor a Europe, that the American
character opposes to his Ambition a 444 stroller;
barrier than the immense ocean which hu hitherto:
set boned& to his enterpriaes.".
Anuther•Procientation of the dllO3O date, orders
the performance of a solemn mass on the3Ath,-se
au-•act of thankagiVieg for the installation 9,f 0194
junta, and the hippy termination of the aleres;
eiteited by the news received feem Spain. It fur.
titer denounces the severest punishment against all.
persons guilty of disobedience tu the magistrates,
er of !owing division between the Americen pro.:
evinces rospectively,• or between the Spaniards of
America sled those of Europe: It also directs,,
that the highest degree of respect should be shown
to their late governor, not only on accouot of hie
known character anal patriotism, but also for hie
handsome offer of serving under the JuntitinattY
capacity they might think. fit,
The inhabitants of Monte Video had resolved
to adhere to the peoceedinge of the Inhabitants of
Buenos Ayres. The latest Recounts irons. that
setiletneot are of the ?Atli of May, at which time
the utessoet traoquillity previdied there.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.
The Provisional Junta of qoveioment of the
provinces of Rio do is pieta, is the name of the
Kies Fettottt4wo; the ylitb. communicates the
.fultiming Order respecting the mode condnntiof
public bnsiqess
1. The Junta will meet daily, J. the Royal Fart, Wilarr
the Presided grill reside, and businens will be 4ratkatied
from nine is the morning till two in the eveningt amVireat
Me till eight at night.'
" 2. Ail the concertss of the Treasury gutalpeted
there in the (Aces of the respective deptwtments.
t` 3. The department of Secretary of State is under the.
:direction of Dr. D. Joan Jose Pans, and that of yfar sta7
4ier the diredion pf Dr. D. hlttriano Moreno.
4. In thF decrees on subjects relating to the capital, es
Inferior matters, and in certain cases where great diepatcb
Ibtituired, the signature of the President, authenticated by
hts Secretary, will be sufficient

" 5. In matters that are to he decided by the Junta, the
Preside* and teaMemtiers will form a quorum; but in offal"
if high import' to the Government, every Member must coo.
ear in the nteasstre:
" 6. In statements and offipfltl men; addressed to the
whole Jigo, the Members are to be'styted their Exec
sd*; but ao latch dirtidction itl to'be paid to the klembers•tp.
dividually.
• st 7. The military are to pay the same honours to the
Junta, at; before to the Vickroys,andon other occasions they
are to take the same rank.
" 8. The Pre*ideut is to receive the same compliments at 1
is bestowed upon the Junta in a body, and an nH occasions
.
and circumstances.
'f 9.• Masters relating to the disposal of plates are to be,
laid before the Junta, as befOre to.the Vieen'sys; wit histit pre-
iudiee to the alteratitaii necessary from the alteration of af-
fairs iti the Peninsula.
" 10. liorh citizen is allowed tq lend to each Retailer, nr
the whole Junta, ondlo state what he thinks conducive lo the
cause of public happiness and security. • • ;
510111AN15. 51011ENO, Seerettwy.
laiettos Ayres; May 28, 1810."

• Things are a little altered sioce the following
passage was written
44 They the french Revolutionists) forget
that, in Englandinot one shilling of papa' money-,
of any description, is received but of choice; that
the whole had its origin it, cash actually deposited,'
and that it is convertible, at pleasure, in an in-
stant, and withque the smalles; loss, into cgs!
again. Our paper is of rabic. in etieseseree? be.
cause in land it is of none. It is vonerful on
'Change, livens() in Westtninster-411 it ip impo-
tent. In paymats of a debt of twenty oltitlingit,
a creditor may refute all the paper of 'chi:Punk
of Englasul. Nor is there among us a sin le putt
lic security .of any quality or nature wisn(,oever,
that is enforced by aniburity. In ,fact it O3ey.b;
easily shown, that our paper wealth, instead‘
lessening the real coin, has a tendency to inter
it; instead of being a substitute for money, it
only facilitates its entry,. its exit, aut!iti
tion ; that it is the srubol of prosperitk,'and
not the badge of Wares's. Neser was a scarcity
of cash, sand an exaberance of paper, a subject
of complaint in this 6sAion.l—Bpazg's
lions). 1790.

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To thc EDITOR 4711E.5TA,T410.:
—Emilio-- •
Alwyn 4.

The Gentleman who has reviewed the late
lion of Parliament has.fallen into so great an
error‘ which you havo published yesterd.iy, that
/ think your readers wilt expect a contradiction
from you ;' and I send you the following extract
from the Votes of the House of Commons on the
I.Bth day of May, page 841, which will furnish
you with the means:—

" The House was moved [by Lord A. HAMILTON],
That, thc several entries in the Joarnikl, of this House of the
25th day of A pril, its the last Session of. Parliament, of the pro-
ceedings of the House relative to the motion, " That it ap-
peals to this !lonic, from evidence on the table, that Lord
Viscount CASTLEREA9H, in the year 1803, be being then
President of the Board of Controul, a Pilvy Councillor,
and Secretary of State, did place at the disposed of Lord
CLANCARTY, O Member of the said Board, the nOvuloation
of a Writirship to Ihdia, for the purpose of thereby pro.
curing the said Lord CLa ?tamer w a sea in this Honourable
House," might be read :—and the same being read;
A motion was made [also by Lord A. Halm:rots] and
the questiczbcing put, That the said entries be expunged
4t pausal ial tha stsoAnrs.".

Ma. EDITOR, as I smn persuaded that you do
not wish to misrepresent the pryeedings of the
Uuuse of Commons, or to prompts any false.
hood, I make no doubt of your publishing this
communication immediately.

COURT'S .111.11C17.41,t
The following are the charges
'ferred against
Adjutant Price, of the Fourth Re eat of War.
wicksbire Local Militia, consoler' ed by Lord
Grey de Ruthyn, will% the sentence 9f the Court
after cite said Court had re-assembled to revise its
proceedings
First," That the said William Mitchell Price, being Adju-
tant of the 4th Regiment' of Local Militia of the County of
Warwick, and beiiig employed or ordered by the Right Ho-
nourable "Lord Grey de Rothyo, Lieutenant-Coloael com-
mandant of the aid Itegimen‘ to provide the articles of neces-
saries directed to be provided out of the monies allowed to
the eerioas eon/lied to serge lo'Tiu said Regiment of 'Local
Militia, and the said William Mitchell Price being entrusted
with the monies to provide such necessaries, charged the ono-
eomtnissiobed officers, drummers, and private info, serving in
the said Regiment:of Local. Militia while on permanent ditty
af the city of Coveatry.frore, the 25th day of September to the
ibiY Of October last, Math days inclusive, more money
. than thew icier or necessaries so provided by him, the said
William bliteliell 'Prior, actually • cost; thereby defrauding
the said non-commissioned • officers, drummers, nod private
meg. and peak* a considerable sum of money iuto his own
pocket, contrary to his duty as an Officer and a Grutleman, and
to the great injury of his Majesty's Service.
Second "That the said William Mitchell Price. being so
employed or ordered as aforesaid, and entrusted with 14 ma-
-Id,es to provide nece,stUies for the said non-commissioned offi
eers, drummers, an.: Ovate men for the said 4th regiment of
Local Militia of the cousty of Warwick, by the Right Hon.
Lord Grey Ae Ruthyn, the Lieutenant-Coloitel ConadatWant
of tee said Hesitate', while aelsermanent duty at Coventry,
'fruit tliessid 45thlay of *eptethher to the 2Sd day of Octniter
but, both days inclusive, did prolvide certain articles, nat COM.
lug within the description Of necessaries and rtithgether uti-:
occoss—ary, which he caused to be delivered to the said now
erttiontntlistoned Ufficers, drummers; and private' men of the said
se tat • eaxematies), and elivapelled them to take the
ssule, without having theauthority of the Coimmandirg 011-
err`of the said regiment for so doll*, and he the mid Wit-
• liam Mitchell Price, charged the void
etvr, dteedift Mid prientes of the Mid Regi more iso-
ney than the actual cost 6f the said unnecessary articles. there;
By mtlapplj lug the said monies las eittrostad to him, contrary
to lie duty as as Officer and l Gentlensaa, and to the great in-
jury of hit Majesty's seryte."
. Upon which charges the Court came to the fol.
lowing decision, mid which has received !lid Ma.
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jcaix'a approbation : •
44. The Court having, in obedience to his Ma.
jesty's coMmands revised its late proCeedings, and.
,enamined further evidence to such part of the
charges, as ender the circumstances appeared not
,to have been enquired into and also heard what
Adjutant William Mitchell Price had .to oiler in
his de'te'nce, is, after mature deliberation, ot opt.
nionl that the first charge has not been proved, and
,
'therefore the Court fully acquits the priguner.
With respect to the second charge, no fresh
eyidencehaving•been adduced to prove filet Adju.
tant price compelled the non-commissioned offi-
cers drummers and privates to take 'Ail pone.
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pessary articles, the Court remains of Opinion
q before,--that hi is not guilty, and do there.
fore acqnit him also of that charge.
rf The Court cannot stiffer its proceedings to
,
close without Balloting a list of the necessaries
produced in Court, as furnithed to the 4th Legs_
meet of Warwick :Local Militia, with tile prices
paid for them, as far is eridence has been given
and the Court feel it necessary to state that the
whole of the articles appeared 'of gird quality,
end that-no charge was meth' by 41jqtani %Van.
Price for astrisge or other gttatidant•expences.'!
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A
General Coen ;genial assembled ypsterdayt
at Chelsea College, for the pitritose of Investigat-
ing the following chars, preferred by Colonel
Sir .lOhn I,;amer,"of theKoyal Bast London
ltegi_
ment of Militia, against Captain'. Brown and
Lient. Zouche, both .of the same
Ist; "Agiinst Captain prowls,
Par having, on or about the 15th at *lay hip, *twined
himself from. thesaid' Regi meat of 'l4 tilt ia w abate, leave."
2d: Against Captain Brown and Lieut. gooche,
" FOr aisn'S:erslikesondtict. in moving the folio a ing pla-
card to be printed; Ili order of Captain Brown, nod which
was emwe up by Lieutenant ?alleluia! ae Carrick's !tend,
in Bow-rtreq, *the dont!' of May lags tenditig to serissa4.
injure the hintour mid character of Coionel lir John Loner,
and ordering the mate 'to be posted in tarious pails of the
tarrsts of Ibis Metropolis, mad the /odds leading thereto ;-
1 • • PI4C4RII.
" Colon! Sir Jolla ttanicr, of the Past Lomita.' Militia,
Kist, Alderman. and 'Grocer.—Whereas Colonel SW J.9to
DIOUF has thought piaper to litc Captain' Brawn; of the
above-mentioned Regiinent hinder' elor wned, for •noq-sit-
tebdiniee at Paradt. occasioned' Ity the laileaess of• Ids
tunic, BO hip return to Lotition.'crom Ely, in Cunibridgelhire,
to which place he (Captain Wawa) h•ad have to go, and
from which place Captain liroalt apprized air John Eimer.
It,. letter, of this cir?masnince. Tl3sFto to acquaint the/rice&
aaduccutairrtaoces of the fall Captains Wawa, &showier OV.
ing bins tiir advice and ussistasiee, that I 1 witi.be happy Itt
eaglet. with them daily. at thetharrirk's Head, Slew-ituret,.
cuveNt:garder; from !woe is the toorahvgl the In the after-
mom . 641110te the King."
' • The eeldenee for the prUsecution on the 'first
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eherge was ;and the Court adjourned till
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this days to proceed io the investigation of the se.
cond. :.••• - •
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day there was.sto Court 'of .Al.
defray' : tiro lif,str! MaTest, alterinspeetieethe
eeturns, ordered it to remaiu at present prices.