The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-17 00:00:00

1,14(IPORITI TI*OIIX.

L(.l NUuw :
TRInAY, NovEmerli 17.

Or the engagement in die Mediterranean, we
have yet nu account—bet the Report is re.
verherated froin different points of the Continent,
where it appears to have eht.iined general belief.
The Battle of the Nile was rumoured for some
weeks before the dispatches reached England.

' Fans( the conditions of the Treaty between
Sweden and Russia, no doubt can be entertained
that the former will ultimately be compelled to
joiu the Grand Confederacy against England—
that Sweden may nut cordially ro-operate, there
is every reason to believe—bet the closing of tier
Ports of the Baltic against British vessels, must be
anticipated. •
The permission to import salt anti colonial pro.
duce., will facilitate the elAnglestine sistruduction of
other commodities from Eiigliod.

harit.LicaNcE has been received in town this
martin% by Government, which is said to be of an
unfavourable nature. From Paris we learn, that
the French Government has lately paid great at-
tention to Gen. A Rif STRUIVO, who has had a lung
interview with the Eitwerur NAP01.11:031 at Fun-
tainbleau.

'rue French .intorest at Constantinople is re-
ported to pin ground. It is nut imprubable
that the late Truaty between Austria mid France,
may Wee created a cousiderable anxiety in the
Poets to conciliate Fraser.

The following following better, issued under the direc-
tion of the French Authorities at Madrid, is an
instance of the power of the human mind In Pelf.
deception. Laying aside all considerations of the
ultimate effects of the extinction of the old Go.
vernnient of Spain, it is must curious to hear the
French whining at the resentment of a people
who, having been most treacherously betrayed,
invuded and plundered, arc insultingly styled,
116 self.called Patriots."—Cau any thing be more
ludicrous, than to hear the invaders of a king.
alum devoted, as Spain was, to the cause and in.
terests of those very invaders, complain of the
sitilation of the lazo of notions?
From the defence of regular armies, we never
lookefl fur the deliverance of the Peninsula, any
more than from the imbecile efforts of those vigo-
rous Allies, who commenced their operations at
Gorunna. Rut, were a majority of the People in
spain and Portugal once assakened to active re.
ristance, the subjugation of Spain and Portugal
could not be elleeteo by the united strength of
NAPOLEON and his Allies. The great extent, and
variety of surface of the Peninsula, would, in facts
compel the Usurpers to cotifine themselves to for-
tified positions—au such, they certainly might
maintsin themst.lves, and, to a given exteet, keep
the surrounding districts in subjection—bet scrag.
, glen and small parties would incessantly be cut
1 salL,4ransioss iu Lacy** ant.cultivatiun later. I

rupted—perpetesl supplies of fresh troops would
become necessary to enable the invaders to pre-
serve a footing in a country, which would, at last,
be found not worth keeping. Such might, and,
in all bosom probability, would, be the result of
the attempt on the Peninsula, were the mass of
the People decidedly adverse to the new Govern.
meta. This, however, we continue to doubt.

Mum's, Oct. 13.—Posterity will hardly credit the
efeswieles wheels the Spanish nation, in other revects so
heave aid generals, have bees led is perpetrate. A cha-
racter of creek, has been !summed on the prewut internal
war, of w►ich we end no 'Rain* in the history of civilized

wallows, Ind bet few irotances in that of barbarous countries.
It mkt* sea skaditer to hear of thy istruelties which armed
pales cornett arm these unfortunate French raldiers, or
travelltn, tritest*, fall in with, in a state completely de-
fewreied, tad oboes pat to death, 'without mere',
amidst every deacriptiiNtorture. hatch a mode of warfare
is reprobated by religion, harhataity, and the law of notionr.
ON it ie wit twoargh to tolerate such reormities ; they are
evangslastred witlt the manses of heroism and patriotism.—
Thelt in /Vas Serino Gazette of the litho ult. one Xiivi en
=lt* prai,ed for having, with a band of self-talks'
tis'
%rested the roods het wets Pampelvoa and Sara-
Sad base's ill-treated and butchered such oragglim
111 fell its ha way. In the paper jest partutatted,
tbll ma ammosniested gore, though he has never loud pint
sulowsgb to serve la the Spatiosli itrmi, or to omen wt 11w held a
Amick corps, considerably oneranr in numbers in has fol-
lusters. In order I, merit that title, the wretch boasts tlpat
be has, with hi, own hand, assassinated a number of Emelt-
men ; sod, among others, that he Mot a Goners( of Division
in bit carriage.