The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-12 00:00:00

TH V. gTATFSMAN.

A..l3usztt. ship, of considerable value, has
been captured by a Moorish squadron eruizing of
the coast of Portugal. It is reported that a great
nutnber of french ships of war and privateers
are crowded in the ports of Africa ; and that not
[ less than tO ate accommodated iu the harbour of

Tunis.
MRS. CLARKE'S Narrative has made very little
impression upon the public mind. It has, we
believe, entirety missed the mark it aimed at,
whatever else it has hit; and Ministers have made
a very poor job of this. The plain fact is, that
no talc, however true, or whomsoever it might
bear upon, could alter the case, or redeem the
fate of the DUKE or Yonn.--it would be
foul thing, .if there were a conspiracy to
destroy him, even by bringing his own vices
to overwhelm him. That there was no such
thing, however, is well known to the public.
But had that been the case, how does the
Duke of Yogic stand in the eyes of all candid
men ? Is he acquitted of the charges brought
against him? Every man of common understand-
ing says-=No t—lle may endeavour to decrease
the odium that Icy on him, by, making others hate.
' ful, to lessen his disgrace by rendering others con.
temptible—What then ? What if he succeed
in
thin? It may give him sums personal ease ; but
:it does not alter his case, as that case is a pub*.
lie question. This is the first point of view,
in which it is necessary to regard. this publi.
cation of Mrs. Ceasing. And the reason
of its being uccessary to turn our eyps' first to
that quarter, is, that the NARRATIVE is bolted
'.out to meet the PEOPLY's PETITIONS There is
rsomethiug so ludicrous in this expedient, and it is
already so completely laughed at, that we are al.
most ashamed to mention the fact seriously. • Yet
it is so ; and, indeed, is very little inferior to va.
rives other of Mr. PERCEVAL'S stratagems. The
scheme of Ministers, when developed; is this--
they see, that the desire for REFORM is spreading
with a rapidity that mocks even all full observa-
tion of it : the desire arose out of an expo-
sure of Anuses: Colonel WARDLE was the
person who put the exposure lute a train that.
could not be 'stopped. " Very well, (say, Mi.
nisters) we must turn the attention from
ABUSES to the faults of Colonel WARDLE ; or, if
he has none, we must invent some for him."—
nere is the whole secret of the Upholder's trial,
of Treasury writings against Colonel WARDLE,
and now agaiu of this latest of the Treasury writ.
ings on the same topic, that .is to say, Mrs.
Ceaßnes Narrative.—All the former Maguey
writings on this subject have, one and all, sue-
et ssively fallen into contempt; and the Narrative,
as far as the main question is concerned, has not
attracied•even one day's attention, not one breath
of public sensation. But the TRIAL was a Huta.
blu thing, and it still does demand a little notice.
We ate glad. that accident, or miter the Up.
normal's own deed, enables na to throw a little
new light on this affair.
The Public will remember, that Colonel WAR.
'bat address:4'a Letter to the People of the
United iiisisdalN declaring that the verdict in the
UPHOLDER'S trial " was obtained by PERJURY
aitStre.” That later aDDIMrOds in the lint instance,
in Tat STLTISM4 exclusively. lis consequence
of the plibliestion. of that Letter, a Mr. Symms
called upon Tile iLtierEni A N for an explanatiPn.
But we will tell this part of the story by an ex.
tract from TIIE STATESMAN, in answer to Mr.
STOKES. The following lOW article now alluded
to -
" COLONEL WARDLE. •
64 The following extraordinary Letter has NO,
66 left at the Office of Tut STATESMAN. . -
(copy.)
" TO THE EDITOR OF 'TILE STATESMAN..

" Silt,
" I am deAred by Mr. DA .4 tat. Watorte to apply to you
• fur the name and address of the Author of an article which
appeared in Tim St crEsmax of Tuesday evening, enti-
tled, ' Colonel IV otruLE—To the 'kook of the United
4 Kingdom and subscribed, 'O. L. W Pmts.—James-
street, July 4; 1809.' Your early answer will oblige, Sir,
4, Your most oltediett servant,
*•.. - VIM. STOKES.
4' Gulden-square, July 6,1009.",
.:.•
" Our astonishment at this Inquilry can only be
• equalled by the unparalleled effrontery of
" Mr. SToaut, to wham we • beg lease to reply,
" by asking that well-known character,
uu
6' what possible ground he dares to insinuate
that THE STATESIIAIf would presume to indite
" use of the name of Colonel WAkbLE, or 'of
" any other Gentleman, without authority ? To
'6 the Public, and to colonel WARDLE, we feel
'‘ it due to ask, that, immediately on hearing that
6' such a Letter had been received at this Office,
" Cnlonel WAnnLE dispatched the following
" Note, %hid' was recciied unfortunately at too
" late an hour fur insertion yesterday :
(copy.)
" sta,74 beg you will feet no hesitation in acquainting
" Mr. Sroaci, that I ant the author of the article alluded
"to in his 'Fuer to you.-1 am, Sir, •
" Your obedient Servant,
7th July lsot • '" GM. LL.IYKKI3LE."
The Editor Of The Statesman.
MT: DAKIEi WRIGHT then Weight Rn action
ogalust the Proprietor a 14MA STATISM is, chirp

log Met With a libel in the publication of Colossal
WARDLZ'S Letter, and laying the damages at Oss
TuousAND POUNDS! The Proprietor's plea, is jus.
tification, was—" that Mr. DANIEL WAIOST bad,
perjured bitiself on the Now, bereft..
a fair opportuuity for Mr. DANIEL Wittowe to!
shew to the whole world the falsehood of this lin.
putation on his character. It was, in fact, a
Way not only to redeem his goad name and
his BROTHEtt9S, but one prepared and made easy
by the Proprietor of TIIE STATE4NIAN. If he did
not avail himself of this, if he shrunk bad,
at the very entrance of this path, as something.
TOO UORRISLE to face, let Mr. DANIBL WIUGILT
be fur ever taken fur, anti deemed to be, that
which the plea in justification describcst and stains
and stamps upon him with an indelible hand. But
Drones. %Valour has so shrunk hack, by permit-
ting the action to he non-primed, and paying the
DEFENDANT'S COSTS!—We UCLA IlOt shew the,
Reader, how this desertion of that action goes to
establish Colonel Wa 'woes original assertion—
namely, that the verdict in the UPHOLDER'S
action agaiuit him, suss obtained by FEKJuity
ALONE.

The following favourable Bulletin on the state
of the DUKE OF CU,BIIIEREAND'ii health was issued
this morning :
His Itoyill 11 :here; the Duke of CenaERLATID has Mad
a good night, and the wountbimprove in
NRY weirA app ea
RD,rance.
HE /*LFO
June 12. EVERARD 11.011 L.
It is understood the DUKE has appointed Mr.
Bata., ono of his footmen, to be. his principal
valet{ n ho has constantly attended his Royal High.
ness at Carlton House.
The Four-in-hand Club have fixed their last
meeting, this season, for Thursday next. They
will meet, as usual, at Mr. Bux•rotes, Mortimer.
street, at one o'clock, and drive off twice round
Cavendish-square, fur the entertainment of the
public, and afterwards litutg.up fur Salt-hill to
dinner.
We are happy to find that Lord GKENTIELE iS
recovered from his late indisposition ; and we arc
authorized to state that the Installation at Ox,
ford, will certainly take place.
The number 'uf those who have signed the Pe.
tition of the Electors and Inhabitants of Notting..
ham, in favour of Reform, was, last Friday, four
thostsand five hundred.
The Lisbon Gazette of the 18th ult. contains a
copy of a letter from BON APARTE to the Queen of
Stet r.y, which, after enumerating the events of the
last five years,w hich have so materially changed the
relative situation of affairs in Europe, concludes
with a proposition on the part of the Tyrant of the
Continent to make the King of Stem* Sovereign
of all the Isles orthe Mediterranean, on condition.
of his recognizing MURAT as King of NAPLES,,
and Joss; u Betwixt's% as King of SPAIN. We'
shall take an early opportunity of giving this 4*.
cement at full length. . .
Some -German Papers reached torte last %sight,
1
to the: 3J instant, but their contents are very
1 unimportant.
Monday, tht 81st regiment, Id battalion, march,:
ed into Bexhill from Illatchingten. The 4 arriwei
at Bexhill now etteniists of the Ist and 2d light bat.
I taliens, anti the norse artillery, of the Kitig's Ger.
iman Legion, and the above 81st regiment.
Government, we understand, have sent instruc-
tions to all the officers of the regular militia cons:
mandittg recruiting parties, empowering them Ita
give an additional bounty of two guineas to every
balluttett matt in the Local Militia desirous otex.
tending his services.
Wednesday, the Stirlingshire Militia marched
from Edinburgh Castle to Leith, and immediately
embarked to Sill! for England. We hear they are
to be replaced in the Castle by the Edinburgh
Militia,.froni iladditigton.
The 2d battalion of the 25th regiment of foot
arrived at Etlinhurgh on Monday, from Glasgow,
en their way to Port Seaton Barracks.
Gen. le:Ronson takes out with him to Cadiz a
fine detachment of the 79th or Cameron Hightail.
dere, at present certainly one of the very finest
corps in the service. ,
Major-General COCKBURN, lati: of the Gordon
Highlanders, is appointed to the Staff of Sir Jon s
SezwanT, and will immediately leave town to
bark for Sicily.

ens L__ .
Brigadier.Getteral Sir MONTAGUE ButIGOTNE is
appointed to the home Stall, and has gone to
take the command at ‘Veymouth. -
The Cemerenlain, commanded by Lieutenant.
Colonel MAXWELL, AL P. and the 77th regiment,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel 13140/1111EAD,
' are embarked at Portsmouth.
The Mary.le-bone Volunteers will be inspected
in Stratford-place, by Colonel JENKINSON, un
Thursday nest; from thence they will march to
Hyde Park, and have a grand fielit day.
As some labourers were lately burning shear
ierasa and rubbish 4n a piece of land near Ips,
with, late. part of Nactuls Heath, the flames com-
municated to some standing witins, and small
with such rapidity, that in a short time, between
'to and 30 acres were destroyed.
Yesterday the Journeymen Farriers assembled
in Oxfurd.st reet, to t he nit mber of 4 or 500, dressed
with their aprons etn, and blue tibbote, in their
hats, and paraded. down Bond-street, St. James's.
street, Pall-Mall, up the Ilay.market, and then
proceeded to the Jew's Harp, where they dined.
The purport at Muir Meeting was for an ativanca
of wages.
Yesterday, as the son of Mr. Lewis, late of
Covent-garden Theatre, was riding in the Park,
his horse fell with him, by winces accident the
young gentleman received a very severe wound
in the head; but labia., it is hoped, will not prove

dangerous.
lIIISAD.—There being no Court of Aldermen to cloy, the
Les* Mayor. sifter lubpectleg the returns, ordere4 it to remain
at
_present prices.
TirStreY Ttionsusq POI/Stily IX SIVIVAIV
KRAXES.--111). COP, drawn a Prose of Twenty
Tboikeistd roulette. na Friday last; nos Mold In Miasma Sta-
ll teettltt Shares. at %Oft and Cogs ; where No. 253, a
niss of ClOOO, wasitho Wee
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