The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-25 00:00:00

the unkisowea criminal Vert, we sl4ll deli
plore any measure tLat may be adopted to irritate ti.
public mind on this melancholy occasion. We still
deprecate the project of accompanying to their grm
'with popular parade the remains of the unfortunate
victims of Cumberland-gate. The Secretary of tke
Queues Cavalcade Committee has completely dis,
claimed connection with it ; as has also a Correspoe.
dent in our paper of to-day, whose name hail, witlft
his consent, been advertised as a receiver of sabseeip.
Lions for the purpose. Mr. WAIIIIMAN, too, Las ad.
dressed a letter to us deprecating the intention of
forming a procession to-morrow, u the matter is msaer
judicial inquiry.

We are really ast.mislsed at the credulity cf those
people who can place confidence in tle• distorted seat,
ments of facts which arc daily found in the columns.,
The Courier. The Courier is aware that recent omit.
rences have done more towards unmasking the qutes4
persecutors, and exposing the measures they wouldpkr,
sue in the government of this country, than all thepevaigs.
t ions to which that Must rious and unfortunate woman,
devoted. To bring oblopty upon all whom they sespectof
opposition, whether they effect this by libelling rinse
character, or attacking public bodies is to them inmate.
rial, so long as they succeed in their malevolent designs.
—We have seldom had to record a more deliberate and
atrocious libel on private character than that which was
published in The Conrier on Wednesday, and which ap.
peered next day in Tug STATESMAN, with a must satin
factory reply to it on the part of the individual so as.
perscd. We allude to the case of Mr. IWIIITAKER. la
the few introductory sentences which accompanied the
affidavit of Mr. WHITAKER. it was far from our pope
to imply the least suspicion that he had exaggerated it!:
case. We felt assured at the time, that what he
stated was correct, and we have since been informal
by himself that, from motives of forbearance, be
suppressed several facts which would have proved highly
detrimental to t hose of whom he complained. Knowing*:
Mr. IVIIITAKER to be temperate in all things, and above
all others moderate in the expression of his opinions, we
look upon his complaint as the more fit to be investigated,
as the more fit to excite theconcern of the public, and as
the more fit for the exercise of such a minute inquiry, as
may lead to the punishment of the offenders ; and, a..
less measures are taken to bring them to justice se
man can consider himself safe in a house frequented
by those soldiers. All we desired by prefacing tie
account of the matter with some observations on There
day, was to induce the reader to enter upon the relative
without bias or prejudice; and all we now desire w
effect by their recurring to the subject, is to expose the
falsehood and venom of the Cowries., and if possible, get
the whole outrage within the cognisance of a proper
tribunal. It is not by a system of terror and oppressioa
that an enlightened people can be kept under ; Dorval
it tend to strengthen or do good to any tiovernmest, to
allow alleged delinquencies on the part of offended sol-
diers to iwss unheeded.

Paris papers to the 234 bare mired this morniag.
Letters from St. Petersburgh received in Fraaktort
on the 16111 inst. no longer doubt the commencement

of a war between Russia and the Ottoman Porte. Sol•'
wit diers of different nations are constantly passing throe
Frankfurt, on their way to Greece, where, it is
they endeavour to make common cause with Altp,
Greeks. Several French soldiers are among,*

number.

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The Thrks recently pursued some Weeks witlia
the Austrian territory, but they were compelled to
make a precipitate retreat, for the Anstrians srai
upon them.
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