The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-24 00:00:00

stituted Authorities of the State ; but we do None.
hind, that too much has been'promised from the ge.
nerous warmth in the disposition of a Kfqat P 51.,
SONAGE, towards an unfortunate and illitious fa: '.
• mily. Those sympathies,which, in other crciumstances
and conditions, might honour the breast which bar.
hours them, may have been allowed to manifest
themselves at a table, not surrounded by national
councillors, but intimate friends. ' Public 'national
policy,. ankyrivote good nature,, however,; are ner
Itriffrcongenial, or rather not always ronseti.
taneoner in the bosom- wkitotte to whom, in-e -great ,
measure, the destinies 'of a'people are cotnmittoo.
But Whatever mat hltie beim' the promise mule, or
the hope excited, we'do trod that it is not. resolvid
to urge its consutnicedon ihrough 'the lin zardoui :,.
means—the dire effeCii .of a elm WAR, which,'"
though a.". civil war of another country, is, Ob.
vertheless a nefthbourii g. ilia war.--Such it
' calamity to such a people, ff it betel them
without our stir, might attract oar humane '.,
condolence; but it could inflict no pangs •of re. '
gret in the hearts of our governors, mach less
sully our reputation with dishonour. If one half of
France will consume the other half, we cannot help
.it ; but do not let us bear the torch which is to kindle
I the flame. Other nations, in suoh a case, may look
on and say nothing at present agsinsl the etep, but
they will neither lore nor admire us fortiti'derd ;
but, which is more, we will undertake to intAstot the
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sentiments of our own countryeime so much as to
say, there are few among them, besides Contractors,.
Commissioners, and Stockiobbers, who will net re:
Bard the measure with discountenance, and even with.
horror. The sentiment of disapproval Will not be
long iu manifesting itself. Even while we are writ-
iug, we are, strongly inclined to believe thatour.prog.
nestles have been anticipetodst' by the 'effecting and
respeeteble body•of merchants of thp ifity'ef Louvain;
:since it appears, that While both our gods's/or-Par.
Bement are voting thanks. to the -Chief among tier pi ea.
perous Generals fora signal
victory obtained ever the
eclat y, the_funtleof the cototta.(micabilc dicks), its.
stead Of ?faint (which they could not fail to tie, if then
wisdom Of the Government kept pace with the. Anse
ceases of its armies) to an unexampled height, they.
actually fall.—The Very boast of the Times, of new
:eseggons_for tracks, new ordere';fiLseltige
_dab& j
seems to have bad the effect, an effect natural enough
le. tho minds ,of all bet -the infetiketed, to throw.
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a par!) the sound part, et thf 140 e !DIP mourning.
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. Hallfax Papers' to the, /7iiiieWrisitie Pelee received
4tbr :pt pining, bit may.delpiiiateeVait ivy ietelli. .
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'nee of iospertnnce. It '0411100)* we knew
what authecityi : gibelktalidloprt flotilla
epos Lake Erie has -been neeeliikfAistioi . " . ,
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Oat -fIA V II 411E1 n'tewn pratitllltiillling*
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skzerieth7-secraigeepd gho 12thillit. ,
ib* Ihson friiate was there waking iitb. I "t '4
Vet CLattertcx to England. The {sae's,' "Wes.:
that, the Attiphiotes boati Were galas iteArekeis se
coed attempt to cot out. the brigs' undo Milltio.
Yesterday the ail of lavaiiiiaoi. aiitid spa,
the PaiNCE RICRIrf;
,at; Casitton Hotilei. 4.'=-'''.', '
H Yesterday morning the Russian Atialmiksiddaireaso
acted business at the Foreign Office.- - • • -
', A Prussian Officer, who came by the same oppor.
tunity with' the Dutch Mail, arrived in town with
'dispatches to Baron JACOIII, from France.
The British prisoners of War lately confined at
Verdun, and recently sent from thence to Blois"!
!hive iigain beer 'ordered to he removed to Gueret,
tbout 8b miles N. E. of Limoges. It is almost ueed.
eas to add, that they suffer excessively from thaws
arassing and fatiguing journeys, having thus beers
compelled to ;travel a circuit of- nearly 600 miles,
and that their-distress- is ha consequence greatly In—
creased. ''''. '''! • ."' '''
The White 'Cockade was .worn upon the French
walk of the Royal "Exchange on Tuesday, by several
merchants, either natives of France or of French ex.
traction. The mails were detained till dine o'clock
on Tuesday night, that they might carry to alt parts
, of the country a full account of the late glorious news
from Beardeaux. Cargoes for that pelt are already
1 forming in the Thames.
i At all times, Bourdeaux ha.s beep "Ore as.Eitglish
than a French town. Most of its respectiltile hdlg.
bitants and commercial houses ,are English and Irish
settlers, or their descendants. Its present littyor, a
Mr. LYnca, we understand, is among the latter.---
'To him, in a great measure, it appears,, we are in-
debted for the welcome which our troops received,
and we trust that should his conduct hereafter expose
him to the revenge of tionArserr, a safe asylum
and a proper compensation will be given hint in
this country, -which has also claims on hint as her
subject.
We understand, that at the Meeting which is to
be held at the Freemasons' Hall, on Saturday next,
Ladies have been invited to attend : cards are issued
for that purpose, and a part of the Hall is prepared
-for their reception.
. The following has been received from Port ka. *
;hen, dated January 8, 1814:---1- ' A ,
',. We. the undermentioned Masters of -
ark think it eur duty to mention

attention that Captain Cook, of hit
Tortoise, paid to the straggling ships
pirated .from his Majesty's ship Indus,
gale of wind, in the Bay of Biscay, -
and ad ult.; and we wish also to represent,
'came under convoy 9f his Majesty's-
from Gibraltar to Port Mahomrend
passage of fifteen days, and Crtistett
tion to the Whole of the ships was such
•warmest thanks.
"(Signed)—.t. O. R. O'Le:try, of the IPegigy,
of the 'album; C. Croyburri, of the Chock%
'thO'Clin t Robert Young. of she
' of the Maria; IV. Anderson, of the itaripsso
of '

~ of the Jane ; J. Andrea{, of the &lin I
the Anal and Stephen Stsivart, of the 1•

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