The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-03 00:00:00

THE ST.

teationl and-to Suppose fora moment *hst k ;isnot'
bear investigation, is, iii ourilipinion, tantamoont to
treason. We possess not the spear of Pravatex, sod
though it might be unsafe, if we did,too rashly to ap-
ply it to the character of even departed Majesty, we
shall not forget to perform our duty in this respect.—
It has been said by an historian, that the greatest
praise that can be given to the wife of a Monarch is
that she was unknown. This, of course, relates to
her character as a woman, and unconnected with
public affairs. Of the late Queen of ENGLAND it
cannot be said that she *as unknown in this sense.—
The constant interference of the Queen-Consort in
the King's Colinas has tended greatly to impart to
the conduct of affairs that bias towards toryism, and
the increasing prerogatives of the Crown, that has so
strongly marked the last fifty years, sad tad OS into a
long and fatal series of warfare. She was wife and
a fruitful mother, as well as a Queen. Theduties of the
former stations the general voice has said she well
perfumed. As a Qesaa, in which capacity her in•
,iessole was most extensively felt, and wherein ber
-opportunities of promoting and increasing the public
benefit were boendless, her merits will not be so
generally acknowledged. Her name will be associated
in politics and history with that of Put and Pin's
worst measures, PERCEVAL, ADDINGTON, and
CASTLEREAGH. This is no eery enviable eulogium ou
a Queen's memory.

The Duke of WELLINGTON, it is now confidently
stated, has accepted the appointment of Master• G-
eneral of the Ordnance. His Grace has nominated
Lord FITZROY SOMERSET as his► secretary, and has
also named Sir GEORGE MURRAY, Sir J. Dickson,
and Sir F. [Town', to situations at the new Board
of Ordnance. Lord CASTLEREAGH! has appointed
one of the young Noblemen who were in his suite at
Aiz-la-Chapelle Secretary of Legation at Paris,
which office bad been held by Lord Fixtrtox So-
mERSET.

New York and other American Papers to the 11th
ul.. have ►eached as. The intelligence from the
Spanish Main tbes fornisbed 11 important. The
following is an extract of a letter to the Editor of the
Columbian, dated St. Croix, October 22, 1818 :

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• " This morning we had an arrival from Como.,
iu 10 days ; I have conversed with a passengir, who
informs that he left La Guayra *ell a forteiggt since:
they had previous to his departure received the infor-
mation of the plains of Calaboza being again in pos-
session of the Patriots—and unless Morino receives
rein o rcrtnentallo easealdorable estreati ir* wilt not'
ootibe able to h 'teas. lie had made a requisition
en the iuhabtsassti for 200,000 dollars ! 4000 men !
and 2000 mules! The first and list they will sop.
ply him with, bat he muse look elsewhere for the
men. The garrison at Porto Rico is too weak to af-
ford the least taistance.l
" A few days ago, previous to quitting St. Thomas
for this place, I had the satisfaction to see a comber
,of the friends to the cause embark for Margaretta,
amongst whom was Col. Marean Montilla, a first-rate
Officer. General M'Gregor was daily expected to
call off Port an Prince, at which place be will find a
number of friends awaiting him. Cumin* is eapect-
ed to be io the possession of the Patriots ere this.