The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-09-07 00:00:00

appears resolved upon : ti
bands lose, it is said, two steps of rank; that is,
the Captain becomes Sub-Lieutenant. Thltvneasuse,
required by circumstances, by..no means gives satis-
faction, fin there is not one of these partisans who
does not think that he has been useful to the cause,
and powerfully contributed to the political changes
occasioned by the fall of Napoleon.
Our poets and orators celebrate alternately the
glory and good fortune of 'aver Sovereign. Zeal sop.
plies the place of talent, and we may at least praise
good intention.
Nueva/mad, (BAVARIA), AUG. well
known that Bavaria and Austria have ilwasd
opposite interests very difficult to concinate. The
grent.powscs have frequently been Obliglhifttiater-
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fere in their quarrels ; and without ponce and
Prussia, Bavaria would certainly enjoy ihisarintStor-
tent rank at present. Her position iticuntmodes
Austria ; and it is asserted that that PoWer has pro-
posed to her arrangements which are actually under
consideration. Austria wishes to have the princi-
palities of Saltzbargh and Berchtolsgaden, ht the
districts of Haasruckviertel and Innviertel, and
which facilitate her communications with Italy; the
country to the west of these districts remaining with
Bavaria, and connecting her with her new acquisi-
tions. Austria promises to support her in •obtaining
the cession of considerable indemnities On both banks
of the Maine, and the left bank of the Rhine.
These indemnities, it is said, wilt be of triple value
to the cessions. Austria would also vrislv Mentz to
remain with Banirigki she fears lest Prussia should
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demand is Fran-

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your union with Denmark, we took upon ourself that the negoclations are uninterrupted.—
be,
the direction of the affairs of Norway, it was to !will
The Dutch. !epees notice the sailing of the Johe
prevent your beloved country from being torn to Adonui for America, which we are told has hien
pieces by civil war and factions. Your wishes called ,
us to the Throne of Norway. We obeyed the call, dispatched for the purpose of obtaining the consent
Your confidence and your good cause demanded our of the Government of the United States, to some
participation. We resolved to make every personal proposition or arrangement, regarding the points at
sacrifice in order to secure to you those benefits. issue. The conferences, it is added, proceed on tl.
It is true we were aware of the dangers which
other subjects of discussion, and the agents of the
threatened your hopes and our's in such an unequal
contest, but we could not possibly conceive that the •
respective countries appear to be on the mut friend.
most powerful States of Europe would combine to ly terms. Should the reply of the American Go.
oppress a noble and innocent people, whose reason- "eminent prove favourable, a• general Armistice is
able wish was liberty, and whose only desire was in- i not reckoned impeobable, In the meitatimi, to
dependence. Meanwhile Sweden's powerful Allies 1 show how we are -paelfiCalir Indiaand that in
informed us by their Envoys, that the, union of i . •
case ef obstinacy, 'we are determittier to coati.
Norway with Sweden was irrevocably determined on. '
nue to blow-their coert-houses and 'them ivigivaml
It liknown to you that we were willing to sacrifice
our personal happy situations if the great Assembly labout their ears, the• Rocket Brigade has been diF•
of the Nation should find It conducive to the happi- ' patched to America ; and if the numerons priv tee Q'
a I t
ness of the country; but you likewise know, that which now give such annoyance to our merchants, itt
the conditions upon which an armistice was at that
spite of Mr. Cnoireit's '' sufficiency of farce," will
time offered, wove such that we could not accede to
but let them reach t helr.ciceti nation in safety , mayhap.-.
them, till the fortune of war had been tried, because
who can tell j--they may burn all the woods in
they were contrary to the fundamental laws. We
saw with regret that'our sincere eudeavours to avoid America, and roast the Yankees, if not into sack
a war in the north were fruitless. cloth, at least into ashes. Tremble, therefore, ye
The extensive frontiers and sea coast of Norway ‘, . •
unwhipt of justice," for if your negociators shall
Made it necessarfto divide the troops. Sweden made
great exertions to arm at different points, and in the prove as•obstinate as yourselves, and in addition to
uncertainty tin what part of the kingdom the attack the rockets you have to expect, if necessary, the new
might be expected, from which we could cover the frigate shall be got ready in less titne than the ark
interior provinces of the kingdom, and at the same was in balding, ye will not have a roof to cover you,
time hasten to the assistance of such points as were . nor are oyster-hunt to take to wkee,,..yeer 66 fear
Threatened or attacked—in all these respects the 1 cometh," and ye gee to the meuntaleval from the
'flommen seemed to present the most advantages.
On beinj informe&of the enemy's invasion by Ide, "4"" 4ena".lllllll.."at Caro^'--4"'
Sletten, and Svrinesund, we hastened ,to collect a house on fire.
corps at Rackestadt, hi order by an attack from that : ---....essiiree Pits•tcp, .
side to stop the further progress of the enemy ; but Prince Ciiiiisei.oil of Norwity'spilieari to have
the unexpected surrender of Frederickstadt obliged been of too calculating a genius to permit him to
us to take a position on the Glommen, the enemy think of emulating the rash conduct .of a Tam., or
having obtained a secure passage, so that the road to any of those heroes, who, armed in the panoply of
Christiania rnigkt be forced. .
right, and,leading the van of the unconquerable as-
The enemy being superior at sea, bad it in his
power by frequent landings to turn our right flank. senors of liberty, despised to reckon the number
A long blockade by the English and Swedish naval of their e , or the difficulties with which they
force had hindered us from furnishing our magazines had nth; He seems to have thought that no
in a sufficient manner : they were nearly exhausted,
and want of the first necessaries threatened to break stre:O'gth could be borrowed from adversity, and,
that courage whirl the superior force of she enemy *shres‘dly enough„ that men must be fools when they
suppoet a Cause thal 46 all the world" -is against.--
o'ottld not beird. The. Deputies from the Diet were e
not received by the English Ministry, and therefore This idea of." all the world" upi.egtio hostility
returned without any hope of assistence or a retitle. •against him; all the advance of .the• Swedish
tion of the inimical measures, of that kingdom. fleet, which, by;the-hye, could not pursue him
Under these circumstances, Sweden proposed an ar-
to the mountains, seems -te have frightened this
tnistice. Of the two fortresses, the occupation of
Christian Prince sadly, and he therefore, • with a.
which by Swedish troops had been refused by the urieedered
negoetations that were broken off, one was already wisdom which we cnnunt bat commend, s
in their hands, and the other cut off from all relief , the trust, too great indeed for such a man, of ivaei g
and . bombarded. -Us fortune of war had declared
•such an unequal Slat fare. His farewel Proclam -

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THE STAT.ESMAN .
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state of insolvency : there existed demandable debts nand's Government ? Does he mean to cut off all
.-sak in s against
ucli us, and
against her which are not paid ; circumstances 'communication with France?
Lls93 Ay.. 29.—Lord Castlereagh arfived-hete of our country. To prevent this, and
brought on by guilty imprudence had placed her inthe e ottt
this clteagreeabliasituatym • butyill she pdaostobly
itnight, and alighted at the Black Eagle. Hotel.— ration an opportunity of learning the
preceded-by a Cabinet Courier, and follow- the kingdom by a meeting of the Diet,
condition of-
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e was .
Buoy/there capibi ? It was our. atity to "sty lhe ,
.d ~,„ two Secretaries.of Legation., .Next morning our offer of voluntarily retiring from I) ell
that. 4 happy
ellibilidebt in `osidets..to be just and tibtaits credit.--:,, he departeeLforArienna. `,.,. . %,,,, ._ situation to which your confidence had called ith
us.
Olfur plan of paying the arrears with treasury bomb 4 The Armistice and Convention of ; i 14t1 the
- . natant of di
DUTCH NAIL. were signed : and in consequence thereof
was notthe best possible; for we ought ten them
. - . .6. ,we have, his c
rn-iretiqSeligridalle impossiblitry 'of' • g this , ' y our rescript of this day, directed to the Ch •
Magistrates, caused our F t
could alone serve as an vicuse. 4taves mot without ' LonVittiu, Ave.29.—Among theLpamerous be- 4l raordiiitiay Diet to be
itf verse
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regret that we propoied assigning the .hies rate of nefits which the happy deliverance of
.ostr- country summoned to
...meet at Christiania, on Friday,
8 per cent. tdr theerbonds; but we atereatinvineed ' haiprodisced, there is one of a very interesting na- of October, this year. ~. the aait
rene
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that in the then state of things this _interest was ith ture to all families, namely, the restoration of !User- -Beloved people of Llorway, only imperious uses. aeasi
dispensable to the maintenance of the bonds et par." ty to the youth of Belgium—to those boys whom the sity—this you cannot doubt—could have induced ni, them
He next coatended; that the dangers *of a want of destructive scourge of the Conscription tore from to take a step which your attachment to us renders lave
timber from the sale of a certain portion of the fo- their parents and their country, to be sacrificed in doubly painful. Our desire was to deserve your of 1
rests were chimerical. Detached portions of these the unjust cause of a government the disturber of the love—our comfort is the conviction of your sent'
forests would be selected for sale, surrounded, per- world. , ments and the consciousnes that your 'lief I. are was the Illy,
haps, by private estates, which would thus fetch a The return to their homes of those who have object of all our actions.; the'
better price; while in their present state they were escaped the horrors of incessant war brings back Given at Moss, Aug..l6, 1814, under
our hana *is'
peculiarly liable to deptedation. While the sea was there consolation and hope. An interesting circum- and the seal of the kingdom. des
open, credit would always accumulate timber in oar stance of this sort took place yesterday in the Com- CHRISTIA V FREDERICK:
.(1,. S.) VON HOLTEN. ear
ports sufficient for every purpose, naval or domestic. mune of Huldenberg, near Louvaine, where, by re- _ chi(
He concluded with some observations on public markable good fortune, of about seventy conscripts -----.7„- ---2"
ANN STANM WIDOw DFCEASSO l'hi
credit. " Credit," he observed, " was in a great who had departed to join the armies, fifty have re- , supposed ropt the Street •
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degree the creature of free and representative govern- tinned.
• the Haymarket, tire Original Will (In her nw
7 In or nest
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mews; these were almost the only governments LEI DEN, SEPT. 2.—The following is an extract of writing. dote,oved). of Ann Stanger:lute of Edger. iiin4il4ll4. boi
which estimated its value, and had derived benefit i letter from Paris, dated Aug. 27 : WiduvA ed. As tite bailie tati'be alio lint hat to ;I:lerrit7'• tun
Le iVee of, and other perion• inteie•ted in the akin f, id.
from it. Credit and liberty show themselves almost " Private accounts from various parts of the king- Ann Mower, whoever *ay have found the Will, and 'jibe-. - ant
eat%
always united, and act as the support and safeguard ; dom unite in announcing that the public mind im- the mime to Mr. James Clark, Solicitor. N. 35. southemrilion.,
Cot
hancery-lark,
of representative governments. The despotism from ! proves daily. The gracious manner iii which Louis • ttiaeldri,";:,,'l;ic; shati• be Pundimmely rewarded tar tat
which we have escaped affected to despise what it' XVIII. and the Princes of the Royal Family have
could not turn to account. j received the deputations of . the towns, National A ror. r
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Dretiee ts •
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" There exists not in history en example of an* ' Guards, and the different Communes of the king. o
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crease of population, of cultivation, of -wealth, and i dom, which were charged to carry to the foot of the 0
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of power so rapid and surprising as that furnished by i Throne the homage and felicitations of all. good 9
the United States of. America, the government of i Frenchmen ; the eagerness of these Deputies (who ar
which has given the finest and most astoadshing exam- ': had been all selected from among the most consider- i ett i yr, OF STOCKS Tills DAY "AT ONE 0' • inocK eq
pie of fidelity towards its creditors, and has always ; able persons of each canton or district) Immediately I Hoek Long. Lan.
9 per Cent. Red. India Roods It 11 r ; • - an
enjoyed the most solid and extensive credit. - onl their return to their respective homes, to make 3 per cent Cues. 651 Figchequer Bills pat 4,p - of
64 Englad presents to us an example not less strik- j known to their Constituents the benevolent inter.
: 4 per Gents, I thnnium Ist d
ing of the wealth and power which credit dispenses) tions of his Majesty, and his tender solicitude for 5 per Cent. Nary 961 1 Consolb for Ace. sou sh
to a nation :we have long viewed it with envy, and ;.the people; the immediate removal of Functionaries 1 -:---- .- -- .- ----- . —,--------s
have felt its powerful effects. Holland long present-lor Magistrates whom veiatious conduct or jacobinical ' THE STATESMAN. re
ed an example still more remarkable though less principles had rendered hateful; the selection which at
brilliant. Government. has made by replacing them with Citi.
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" France, more than any other European nation,'l pens who enjoy public consideration ; the firm de- • , . _ ...LONDON: a
is destined by a multitude of advantages, both Intl.'. termination expressed by the King to repress abuses,'WeettailDAY; sarratssea 7, 1814. it
tural and acquired, to gather from it the same fruits, and prevent vexation, and his cares to diminish as .
. --ais.--
To this it is more certainly destined than any other, much as possible whatever is odious in certain insti- " tl
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by its geographical position. Placed in the middle of lotions, of which the wants of the moment require We cannot b
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.think.that had the negociations at
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Europe, Paris is the common centre, where, as be- the provisional maintenance ; such are • the causes of Ghent been broken off, so much time would not have .
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fore the revolution, all the disposable capitals in nt : this happy, change. - The army itself, which, as is elapsed since their. xpected termination, without our
t
of employment, must be collected, either thee , welfknown, was far from approving the Revolution receiving official, or some such information as could
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conveyed to other parts of Europe, or to r sin in its commencement, is now recovered from its be depended upon regarding that event. As yet
there placed out in the public funds, or in the s cu.; errors or prejudices ; and all the corps recently re- i
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nothing of this, sort has been. given to the public,
lations of individuals." 'organised, instructed as to his Majesty's Intentions; 1
After Baron Louis had ended, the question was by the Commissaries of the King, have hastened with and we are now impressed with the belief that li
loudly called for, and the discussion was decla ed to emulation to transmit their oaths of fidelity, and to the points of most material consequence petide
be closed ; but the voting by scrutiny was post ned place on the steps of the Throne the homage of their ing, betwixt .thos. _countries will receive no final dc:
till next sitting. . devotiou." cisiou.rusitil-something heknown of the eenferenees
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• to be held at .Vienna.. We vet hear nothing of the
MADRID, AUG. 23.—The King has just filled up ' GO 7T ENBU RG H
' arrival of the .British Comersisioner, who, it was
a number of ecclesiastical benefices, vacant by the • • ,I. . , --oames-_
death of the titulars. • The nominations of this kind ' TTENIHIRGIF, Auo. 30.—The King, the Queen, . 2
do said had intimated the probability, of his being in
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made by King Joseph are regarded as null. and the Crown Prince, together with the whole Staff . town on Saturday last; This, therefore, with the
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The Dean and Chapter of Lerida also announce, and'the principal Officers of State,are expected here
story of the note of the Bcitish Plenipotentiaries re. . ,
that they are ready to borrow money on their pro- in about a week, and great preparations are making ' quiring a. reply in twenty-foil- hours from the Amr. •
peaty and revenues, to be employed in aid of the for their reception. 1 rican Agents,' on a point of great araporance, must
State. . .. 1 ---- have been the fruit of a 'iterate imegltiation, Or
The inteeporatiou with. the.rogniM. rmyvalf )4 pao4maArioN OF PR INCS CHRISTIAN TO THE i
Guerrillas or voluntary bands formed e pitlffireng -----. r't --- - ' NORWEGIANS. :the reply to the said note, most have been of a
appears resolved upon : the officers of these irregular Nbiiwistvis!—When upon the dissolution of , favourable kind, the natural inference from Weick