The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-02 00:00:00

41-1 E STATEgMAN

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1818.

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protect our Republic. The resolution orders that
the three Conservators shall have the precedence in
alj the solemnities relating to tile University; annual
forts 'redo he sent to them respecting the progress
Mutation; they are Represetitettves of the Univer-
sity at the court of thst !Agee Sovereigns. each Con,
servstor names a sribstitute, who attends the great
Council or Senate of the University. . The Corner-
sstors chosen are, Prince Metternich, for Austria ;
Court Novesilzosr, for Russia; and fee Prussia,
Prince Antony Oadsisill, Governor of the Grand
Dochy of Pozen.

LONDON littanT.-.-Holiday at sbe Public Ofbeet.

TilE STATESMAN.


Public attention is now turning towards the ap.
proaching Congress of Aix-la•Chapelle, where the
affairs of Europe are once more to be settled or un-
settled, and those of South America we are told, are
at length to be entered upon by the collected wits of
all the legitimates and ablest Statesmen of the Conti-
acid, always including, as no inconsiderable per-
sonage, the liberal and logical Lord CASTLEREAGH,
the representative of the Regent of ENGLAND. His
Lordship, we are informed, left town yesterday, for
Lilts seat of Congress. The King of Paussts, ac.
cording to the French Papers, was expected to ar-
rive it Aix-la-Chapelle on the '24th alt., though it
is enderstood that the meeting of the Allied Sore-
regns would not take place sooner than the 27th inst.
We have this day devoted some of our columns to
observations on the business and policy of this Holy
Alliante, and the characters of some of the States-
men who are to figure at this august assembly. It
is
,•a fearful consideration that the destinies of mil-
lions, we might say the interests of the world, and
the liberties of posterity, should depend on the de-
liberation. of a conclave who have already signalized
themselves as the opposers of the rights of mankind,
as the enemies of improvement and liberal ideas,
who act upon systems and maxims that a more
enlightened state of society has exploded, which
Do longer accord with the interests of their
subjects, and the results of time and experience; and
who in their antiquated defiance of the progress, and
the power of the human mind, war against all that
constitutes the happiness and honour of civilized na-
tions. Vainly however do they meet and imagine
that they have power to arrest the march of human
improvement, to check the spread of liberating
knowledge. To try to extinguish the light of free-
dom that has dawned upon mankind, even to the
borders of the Pacific Ocean, would be an act of
folly as outrageous as to endeavour to eclipse the sun,
or blot out the stars of Heaven. Will Lord CASTLE.
MUIR, will the whole band of Legitimates, with the
aid of FERDINAND of Spain's Inquisition, attempt
it? Should they unite in such a wicked and unholy
cause, and succeed in cramping the rising energies of
independence, a few years will destroy their success;
if they should fail, they will have increased the flame
in the new world, which is destined to purify the po-
litical institutions of the old. In vain they cloud
their intentions in mystery,--and mature their plans
of subjugation in the dark recesses of political in.
trigue—the policy that aims at the happiness of so.
ciety requips not the veil of concealment—in vain

FRANKFORT, AUGUST 23.—The first division of
the equipages of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria,
consisting of 15 carriages and 76 fine horses, have
passed through this city, on the, way to Ai:-la-Cha-
pelle.
The hope of a fine vintage has caused a great fall
In the price of wines, even of the wine of 1811.
We learn from Vienna, that it appears from an
'Official Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund that the 208 millions of Redemption Bonds,
created in 1811, were reduced to 171 millions at the
•beginuing of January, 1818. Since Ibis time it is
stated that 20,000 of Redemption Bonds have been
destroyed, so that the remaining sum will hardly
amount to 161,000,000 at the nest annual settlement.
This shows how earnestly and successfully the Go.
',eminent exerts itself to restore the ancient credit of
the paper currency. The 250,000,000 of anticipa-
. lion bonds will be redeemed by the outstanding and
,current taxes (the first amount to above 50,000,000)
and by the purchase of Bank shares.
We learn from Carlsbad, that the Austrian Aulic
Counsellor Geedz will go to Aix-la-Chapelle to be " Tsrants! in vain ye trace the wizzard ring,
In vain ye limit minds' unwearied spring—
present there during the Congress.
Truth thrill prevail, and nature's light be given,
It is said that the Diet will adjourn four for weeks At.d, like Peosternees, bring the fire of Heaven."
• in the course of the next month, and that the Ministers
To continue to act on the maxims which have so
trill go, mean time, to Aix-la-Chapelle.
It appears, that the proposal to erect new fortresses long governed the conduct of most Courts, is as dan-
'to complete the line of defence on the Upper Rhine gerous as it is unwise—to prevent the calamities, the
has met with no opposition, only it is not yet agreed concomitauts of great convulsions, is a most sacred
where those fortresses shall be. duty of the directors of states and kingdoms; and to
The general opinion seems to be to niake Offen-
bend to public opinion, their safest course. A coon-
, burg a fortress of the first rank, and to restore the
fortifications of old Brissch, which formerly was of try under the government of despotism may present
so much importance in the wars in Germany, but is to the shallow enquirer riches, beauty, strength, and
now wholly dismantled. A proposal was made to security ; but its strength fails, its beauty decays,
fortify Frieburg, but this was abandoned, because its riches
s vanish, and its security fades, as soon
• that place is wholly commanded by the surrounding
mountains.
Feost TIIE FRENCH FRONTItItS, AUG. in.—The as the cancer of tyranny reaches its heart..--
This the kingdoms of the Continent have esperienced,
reviews of the various corps of the Army of Occupa- and their Sovereigns will yet feel the consequences
tiott are put 'off till the beginning of the month of of their illiberal policy, unless they abaudon the
September. That of the Austrian corps, commanded system of despotic Government, which they are en.
by General Baron Frimont is fixed fur the 6th, and
deavouring to support, and make permanent, in spiteof
this it seems is to be the 'first. The delay is occasi-
oned admositions of ex perienceand die force of universal
by the Duke's going to Paris, whither he has
been called on account of the mediation of the dif. opinion. The Medri" Note, lately addressed to the
ferences between Spain and Portugal. The Spanish Allied Sovereigns, has let us into a secret of alarm
General Alava has accompanied the Duke to Paris. ing consequence—namely, that the British Cabinet
Private letters from Paris speak as follow of Ge-
has bound itself to fight the battles of legitimacy not
neral Cannel, and those implicated with him
only on the Continent of Europe, but in the fields of
" Since General Cannel and the officers accused of
having participated in what is called the Conspiracy, South America, nut only without the consent of the
have been allowed to speak to every body, it is affirmed British People, but even contrary to their best and
that the enquiry into this affair is to far advanced dearest interests. No wonder the Funds should fall
that it may be brought before the Court of Askiees
and gloom and discontent prevail. At this conduct
in the month of September. It is asserted that the
on the part of the tottering Drlinistry of VANSITTART
—whole is confined to some imprudencies, improper
conversations, and the expressions of a party spitit, and Co. we experience no surprise. A war patron-
which is indeed culpable, but that there was no such age is what they want and profit by. With the
thing as a plot, or a conspiracy, as has been stated means of supporting their corrupt and arbitrary sys-
io the London end other Journals." tem which a new war would give them, they might
CRACOW, AUGUST 9.--Our University, last year,
yet set the wishes and the opinions of the People at
took a resolution, according to which the then con.
-cation of the University is to be taken from the drfisnce—might riet in the spoils of their country, and
languished men belonging to the three rowers who rangier the pride and passions of their dependen:F;

the parade of military power is kept up, and peace is
scared with the frightful aspect of war--

bet we trist the anticipat.
hope of ikon crusades agaii
dependen.ew of States, w'
We have warred enough
already; and it will
to the British name, if
-Davits shall direct, at their
the British arms against
People who have fondly

or at least the justice
of their struggle against
The increased demand
in the market has strengthened
war with America, and of
fonds.

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A recent arrival from

to the 16th of April. The

Iha Indian Archipelago,

prise, alarm, and indip

and the power which the
the East, we see the wisdom and the consequences
of the concessions which our Ministers have so
li-
berally made to these our Allies and deals. They
base closed all the Eastern ports, obliged all the
native vessels to carry Dutch flags and Dutch papers.
They are taking possession of all the ports in Borneo,
3umatra, &c. &c. so as to form the same system of
arbitrary exclusion they did before the last century.
The same hostility and determination to destroy all
British trade in that quarter is now openly avowed.
They do all in their power, say the accounts, to
lower and degrade the British name, to arrest.Bri-
tislt merchants residing at Batavia, and to harass and
oppress them wherever they present themselves.—
Their oppression and injustice towards the natives is
represented as still more wanton and inhuman ;
these, in the Moluccas, and also in some parts of
Java, are in a state of insurrection ; and, as
the most effectual mode of tranquilizing -their
fears, and redressing their wrongs, the Dutch
are butchering them by thousands.—This is a
statement almost beyond belief ii beman nature
revolts at the mention .of sea. deliberate bar.
barity on the part of civilized menv-but nth is the

assertion we have conveyedlo us. . Tbise ambitious
and avaricious neighbours of oar esstern-settlementi
are gradually monopoliling sad raisinuthe pike of.
all articles, the produce of the'Ariltipslgnoindsio
sending ships on their own account to Bengal, to
sell copper and tin, from Jspin and Banco, AO the
ruin of the British mining interest. The impolicy of
giving up these places to them requires bo further
illustration. In order to debar di from all inter-
course with the natives, they also keep in commission
three line.of-batile ships, five frigates, several sloops
of war, and innumerable armed vessels; in short,.

there is every thing but peace in that quarter. The
prices of colonial produce at Java, In consequence
of these restrictions, are as follow :--Coffee from
18 to 2.0 dollars ; pepper, 13 ; sugar, 9 to 10 ;
which is three times the price they were when
that fine island was in our possession. It is
justly observed, that without some check, some
restraint upon this system of encroachment and ag-
greslion, the whole of the Eastern trade will be lost.
But though it is deemed not inconsistent with the
duty of the British Government to interfere in the
quarrel between Spain and her South American Colo-
nies, the necessity and propriety of protecting our
own immediate interests and subjects in the East from
this system of hostility on the part of our Dutch
friend+, may not be so clearly apparent to the Bri-
tish Ministry, who may be ezpected,to see nothing
now for some time but the momentous affairs of the
Continental Congress.

French Papers to the 30th have arrived. The
Duke of WELLINGTON left Paris on Friday last for
Colmar, to review the Allied troops. The King of
l'ocssrA was expected to arrive at Aix-la-Chapelle
on the 24th ult. and the two Emperors on the fo'.
lowing day. The Continental Powers have callfd
forth their ableit Statesmen and Negociatora for ti e
important occasion. The celebrated N. GENTZ,
.Aulic Councillor of Austria, proceeds, say the
Journals, to Aix-ta•Chapelle, on the part of his. G-
overnment. The immediate removal of the Army of
Occupation is confidently anticipate& in Germany. lo
the meantime the French Government is proceeding in
its levy ors body of 80,000 men frotn theclasses of 1816
end 1817. Of this number 40,000 are in be at the dis-
posal of the Minister at War, who o ill employ them
in replacing the soldiers whose term of service shall
have expired on the 31st of nest December, and in
completing the Ist battalions of the departmental le.
gions. The number of legions is 86. The establish.
ment of a French battalion consists, as we have been
informed, of about 600 rank and file. An Ordi.
stance appears in the Moniteur for carrying the Mili-
tary Pr(del into- effect. The Royalist conspiracy
and the prosecution of the offenders seem to have
been hushed up. General CANUEL, we find, has
heels at large for some time, and now blusteeingly
denten& that the charge against him may be forth-
' with tried before a Court of Justice.

An article from Dresden slates, that an eztetisive
camp of Saxon troops will be formed in the vicinity
of that city during the approaching autumn, and that
the Salton corps now in France will form part of it.
—The Five per Cents. left off on Friday at 79f
75 c. ; and Bank Shares MU f. 50c.

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