The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-29 00:00:00

elifust all
Om sworn enespiee of alt RefrOn. in skis con...
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one or the other must perish. That the People.
end to be wished.
uttionstoty cossqweer is to be espeeted
TAO meta will deliver his posterity chained baud awl,
t ,into the jaws of that iosatiate taattiocle
mill not leave Its vi'ctiros, eemi et theAliett. of the
sandy crowded work-house? • Who t.leisses will sired
to leave the fate and charactei of his country
banns for ereakne.ss not to be merched—to hearte,in
malignity, not •to be acipessedr The .P,eoplo have
'Wady determined—they have taken their reeolotiou
...they will act upon it, and abide the consequence,
whether good or evil. They are no longer the tame
servile dupes and dredges they were at the period of
the French Devolution. They have counted the costs
of their puerile vanities, ate will no longer be the
playthings of knaves. They have grown from in-
fancy Into minhood; and feeling that they are men,
with One voice they demand "'The Rights of Men."
' At such a period, Gentlemen, where ought to be,
where is your station ? The Barons of Runnymede
,{-the Hauspdens and Sydney's of the' Commonwealth
=:-Ase heroes of 1688 point out where an English
Gentleman should be found, when the Rights of his
Countrymen, and the Freedom of his Country are
/headed. Bat what is your station? What is your
ifinployment ? Breeding slaves for the presentmeful
age,
and fogging fetters for the nest—by your sha
Proclivity—by your neglect of Public Duty :
while
the poor, but ardent Advocates of Public Freedoub
are encountering chains, imprisonment, barbarity;
end even death ! Worthy descendanti of your he.
trek fathers! Go! release your wives and dinghies
from their domestic employments, and they will shame
your cowardice and treason, by deeds of heroism, to
-which your weakness has long been strangers! Why
at such a time do you all stand mote and gape upon
your wooden Qrscles"—your Ministerial Deities ?
'lave they not sufficiently deceived and betrayed
eu ? See the landlord—the farmer--the mechanic
;lad the'laboarer, in one interesting gioisp, each
rug to the other for what be --
so ill spare
Ile the tae-gatherer and tythe.man write; from their
"cicessities the means tri,',.sulipOrt si systlem, which
'will only increase and prolong aim. 'See the dr.
'Mandl upon your property continually enciratring
;your Greens of resisting the last act of Despotism
'toady diminishing—and yourselves stending bet Wien
'stational batikroptey and individual ruin ! To go inn
r ion know is destruction, yet you have not courage
:to turn and face your porsuers! Kneel then—kneel
e•esnd beg for mercy; assist in manacling. your own
• limbs, and he rewarded,as willing slaves always have
-been 'rewarded—with encreased burtheus, and se-
'Term castigation'.
~ 'Will not necessity, ' which has before esalted co-
wards into heroes—will not that move you ? look at
your true situation. The People are iu motion ;
'tiVey are in full pursuit of their glorious object ;
nothing con stop their progress :—the dame that pre-
tedes and enlightens their march; is • the •.same that
"blazed
on the plains of Maretho'n-'fl--Ors the Straits of
-'Thermopylae—ou the rescued Marches of Holland—
:on the Shores of the United States—and now burns
'on the Plains of South America. It'is the Torch of
. Liberty, borne in the hand of reason. It has never
been-'•-it never elan be extinguished. The People
have a wakened from their slumber—they call for
their natural leaders, those who live amongst them—
who know their miseries and oppression. You,
Gentlemen, are called, imperiously called to the si-
' tuition which nature, and the best' Institettons of so.
ciety, intend you to fill. You are caffed.to the ranks
of the People, to assist, to direst, and *to instruct
. them. Will you abandon this high privilege—this
• important duty ? ,Will you endinger your own rights,
to perpetuate the erection of a cori•itiit system upon
the rights of millions living, and thi,millions yet an.
born ? Do not hope that a cause so infamous can
, succeed. Your absence from your' proper post may
injure others, but cannot save yourselves. Tee is
sufficient Went—sufficient courige—sufficienhtr in.
levity among the People, to advocate their .owto
cause successfully, and'plant the Standard dt Liberty
upon the ruins of the system of terror, espionage, and
• military 'despotism. •
It is the modesty, and not the fear of the People,
• thatinduces them to turn their eyes upon you. You
have been accustomed to lead—you have long held
the post of honour, and the beating hearts of the
brave men who most eagerly satipite to the danger of
the combat,. generously offer yod the laurels of vic-
t•enry :—beware how you reject them—" timidity is
a. dishonesty when it strikes bt the, welfare of the na-
tion." The moment may arrive, nay, it will short.
ty arrive, when to temporize will he deemed fo be-••
tray. It will be useless to offer your services, when
" they erellot wanted—when the !rattle is won, there
•‘etili be no need of volunteers. The victors will only
. +NO-with scorn upon those who kept. aloof, while,
',Jibe day was doubtful—while the result was supposed
to be uncertain. You will in rain plead what you
are, having once forgotten what you ought to be.—
' The rising spirit of the conquering pelehian will tell
" • yen be knows of no pretensions to command,
•,;, or to.eespect, which were not urged in the first ranks,
before the shouts of victory were echoed over plains
delighted at the fall of despotism.. The peasant will
tell yOO that other heroes have imitated- the esemple
of your atm:tort, and foundeknow honours in the
oispley. of heroic and virtuous actions. How will•
you meat the iudigMpt eye of the successful ortizan?
How' wilt you meet the fingler'oT contempt—the
. . glance of acorn )von may •theu, uselessly regret!
your fall, from the high estate of commanding the
willing obedience, the ardent attachment of freetn'en;
. grateful for your support, and ambitious to deserve
. your assistance. - There is yet time—but the hour of
trial is at hand. Erect the standard of year former
fame—demand a redress of grievances—call your
countrymen around you—tell them you feel with
them--you'will act with them. They wilivieet you
with transport—they will prove themselves worthy.
of the protection you can yet offer therm They are

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Airylrei .6i....--
;greet. us, saty,iret3 rye le and Witte: inlisSe yon
gouty hope—your onIF-aafety--you may "void the
:eons olsion so mecb to -be deplored, that mold other-
wise oceor, anti schich may bury in its progress all
that. is dear,tn OF,: stye Liberty. • Refleeton the din.
ger to which .you expose yourselves by a shameful
.neutrality-of the bon*. 04. OP tote,. and you
Kill no longer hesitate .tnl repiii46'.the Meetings of ,
your Couotrymr),,to;jota theno4.aitily tithe honest,
humane, and constiNtinnal dinnipd Ail ts Radical Re.
form, as the Only, preventive ni.k.tniel Ikesolution.
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I am, Gentlemen; : , :.• '' . I
. Your most obedient Sersaist,..
t • cpArtLbs woLiMIRY. .
Waseley.park, Sept 19, 181 S: ' ' ! - ' • I'
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MICHAELMAS ,Al ibe Public 00kes.

III'ATESMAN., '

LONDON: .•

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, IBIS.

* by all Europe as .a very a w fel one, aid Aiwa*.
it not diminished by the coniicloYation that; Lord
if.-
%.4ASTLEREAGII, who is no friend to , popular privi-,
Imes, has a pert to act in the great:dradse". *.
We give in another page an abstract of the dis.,
Petches from India, published lait night in the Sup-
.p koi enters Gazette.
- f
blest of the military operations which they officiellt
nerrate,hmaiready been detailed in the-Botobey.fitur:
vials, and from thence laid by us before our Readers.
The additional intellirnce,Which they supply relates
tik-the defeat of the Pitispwa's advanced-guird- by
Lieetinant-Colonel Atawa„ on the 17th of- April, et
&way.. The l'etartwa, owthat occasion, lost. from
3 to- 400 Men billed, five bran ran three elephants,.
I and eOO camels. The direction- of hfs.-3ight subustit.
I (teem ly hid nit been ascertained ; but his `career setwi-.1
ed to be drawing tea close, ai,:when -Lieutenaws.CA 1
ADAMS fell in with him,, he wes marching: 4i
.74be
northward a- secohd time, in.consequence,of gilding
I renewed attempt to escape to the-sontliwkrd im-
peded by General Doirrow.
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---omo.--.
. We find, by the American Papers
,which -have.
reached us, that the City of Washington is rapidly ea-
creasing. No less than 121 new dwelling-housesv
exclusive of the ezteipire buildings 'erecting fur die
public use, are eipected to be completediwthweoel#H
'log...the present .yeeg. :A -dreadful hurriceink; .#0.4
.11beistnpled ' in-- violence, ,--had ,passed i seer the
snorthern neck of Virehlts; in& oblictuely: across thee
Votumac, into Varyfatiti,...o4:itrallrig' in -its Cootie
pees,. fences, arc: on the land, and'on the rlvor corn'
tinginjories much snore distressing. &Veal wee.;
sets were sunk ; amongst them one which was car.;
trying several passengers from the Navy.yard lel
Washington. Four Ladies and foot or lite children I,
lapbaerhedmisa
territory
have
pwhoa'srsellie:Lene boaron
nsclta true pe: ed
a thisol
ifn g I vhaeel il
s laws ws . against every. Any
written obligation specifying the interest at. Abe sate
per crotom, as speed upon, may be, recovered in
the Courtir of Law and Equity in the territory; and
where no rife is specified, the obligation wilt draw
Interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, from
the time it becomes due. We believe the Alabama
Legislature is.the first 4n the Union•whichhas mad*
all obligations recoverable, let the rate of interest be
what it may. The State of Mississippi, in Conven-
tion, have, by their Constitution, put it out of the
power of their Legislature to pass atsy law respect.
.• the rate of interest,

The French Papers have reached us to the 26th
kat. It is reported, iu Paris, that es soon as the
Allied Army has evacuated the French territory the
duty in Paris will be exclusively done by the Royal
Guard, whilst the Legions of the line will be sent to
the frontiers, the guarding of which will be confided.
to them. The grand reiiew of cavalry and infantry,
which was to have taken place on the 24th inst. in
the French capital, is put off tilt the Ist of nest
month. The King does not seem to be in the best
state of health. Ile did not go out on Tharsday,
though it is said he was able to transact business on
that day with the Councillor of State Count II AU*
TERI YE, who is locum (cocoa for the Duke of RICIIE•
LI EU in the Foreign Department. The Duchess of
A NGOCIAME continues her visits to the tombs and the i
Holy Fathers. Amidst the confident expectations:l
entertained of the speedy evacuation of France by the
foreign arms, it is not a little remarkable to see the
French Funds falling. They fell on Thursday to.
741. 35 c. •
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A Mail from Jainaka brings Kingston Piiii4• fo
the Bth ult. They contain en scci.gifotr of itniktttp:
cid°, murder, committed by two negro aloes on the
person of John M‘Leod, E.q. of Eccissdevin Plants.
lion. An action bad been tried in WA Solway Maize
Court of Jamaica, against the Earl of .oele.a4as, ta
recover the freedom of five personareM)tarit was.
maintained, were unjustly detained itrelmitit‘The
to
grounds on which the Plaintiffs sought 01. ISA'
freedom were, that they were Oteltlehtnntlaeaseataws.
Indian woman ; and, by the ,14tA 'of Gen.iii. tbeg
'6. it was declared unlawful to retain 1.111.11404ie45.0144.
the Ist of Junes 17.41, any Indira, or liteir *amend-
,
ants, 4110104. The evidence, ltbitever, whia wit
brought fbrktrard In 'lmport of this claim, did not
satisfactorily stltstsotiate it. It was peoveds Indeed:
that the reputed anon for of. •the.claimiktitei not only
1 was a Mulatto initiNti Mt oroitadiah. hot • that .she
never had , any; 0,40p0i1t.1-o,4,ettriquss, .however.;
that a female, named.: (Jai* >ll)fisdals' Cotner,
stated to he the desOlnishr ttle same supposed. In.
Mans brought 4 sithiltrii ton, established "/set,
fratbd MP, it AprillisoditoollBl77 owing 'to a OfitirittneY•
Piiireiident-oteliticioifilissicassinf Ore Defendant, lb,-
' if illtenttivitattlylitini, imeis),Oht4i-O4s. on the
iott7octagon. V.he ).lastnet- sioop:mVsk. hoe boob
eel to Kiiptitis. gine:hn lielkeisiQtrairOnti 11i
Fast • of .C.oliso.inr.paesuit sat tlsii:Ais.rniesi Om KO
Feeently been committing deepredatiOsi;on'searitado
in that testier. -

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-,ere
except when he has genie to' attend the King,
and the ;Princess Sophia, at Windsor. Sir, Hoare,
nit paying his
.eatly fish, yesterday morning, sank
.Francis Milman, Vaud her in that iomfortable
state, that he left Kew soon after ten for Low.
Won, and remained Willett lbw whole of the day till
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the evening.”
'The Duke of Yost 'arrived from Ostlandi
7
in tile'fesessosii,• Ind accompanied by the Princesses
'in their walk. The morning was a delightful ones,
and the Princesses, ezhilirited by the respite in the
'sufferings of their august Parent, appeased to enjoy,
it much ; and extended their escorsions farther that!
usual. Genets! Taylor and Cnionel Disbrow, who
had previously arrived from Windsor, "were of the
party. On their return to. the Palace, the Royal
Duke OA his leave, and went on to town.
The Duke of Suites ids° Visited Sts Modems
Alters between two and• four o'clock, add remained
'Kith them nearly 'an .bouvovhen'he retarded to Ken.
fington Palace: We uuderitiod ilia Royal Highness
-did 'not flee her Majesty. .
The Prince Regent arrived at the Palace a few
minutes before six o'clock, accompanied by Sir
Henry lialford: -His Royal- Highness, in passing
throtigh To rnh e 'Green, on his way from town, hal.
ing overtaken Sit Henry Halford's carriage, 10.
mediately stopped his.own, and, taking Sir Henry
into it, brought him on to the Palace. His Itiyit
Highness had an interview with her Majesty, and
afterwards passed abotit half en hour in conversation
'with the Princessei and Physiciatts and returned I.
Carlton-liouse to di. nee: In consequence of the
indi.position of Mils Hints,- dater of Sir .1,4111
+Hanks, the Princess Atutesto•dflepatebed a messenger,
this' morning, to eriquirw:after *her health ; and we
regret- to stair, that-the antArer 'announced her dine.
:lotion to have taken 9laciat seven o'clock this more.
ing. it was only on Friday, that she visited the
'Princesses., in company with Lady Banks.
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•• The.Dvske of Yogg, had an interview with fig
Ptitecz ReGervt yesterday 'afternoon, at Girlies.
boost, on his arrival from Rew and °attends,
• 'Yesterday the Baron D't ILESZILTERN, the Ass.
triad Atnhassador to the Court Of St. Petersburgb,
was ism, duced to the PRINct ritGENT, at Cattle*•
lout', open his it in England from Who,
*His Hice'llency ins *Oll gescieusl y received.
The Date oT DtfOtisnilttli merited atDevoaskire.
house, front his sett,' Chatsworth, 'Derbyshire.
A3lcanEet4.7—To the everlasting ditgraee of tkis
Burgh, and of the Burgesses of Scotland, eig Rein or
the nineteen members,of the Old Council sat as dm
23d inst., and proceeded in the best way sack •ea
could, to elect a new Council ;rand what is, 11,pat•
sible, - still spore disgraceful, .nfneleen personk,int
been found istA.birrieers, to accept of situations 14 ba
New Council! lodependently of the illegality of de
warrant, this new etriction;,its we are informed, task
place under circumstances, and was conducted in a
manner that affords sefficient legal grounds for nal&
lying the whole. But our Readers Will see that, to
this stage of the business, it weeld be impolitiC in Ils
to lay the objections to the election before the Psb.
lie. The new Magistrates, we are told, went to
church.; followed by the hoots end' hisses of a oat
hotly of spectatory;,,_ slid, unsupported and cone:
as. they are for these preceedings, belies-
ell that the new Criuntit;theagh belt
selves, would long be able.to mints;
(Scotsman.) . 1
HONOURASLIt EsisPLOYlittst.
Admiralty; *pelisse to give •efileikocy
litione(w hick, since the relent of Sir r
:ativiitiron Into 'port, have bees
.sinecures), have undertaken to yet
and the Commissioners of Customs
=part of the bu.ittess by which thr
pressed, and consequently ore no
'introduction of a system for the Pi
the horrid tragic of " tub-smaggd
sear: ago. was carried en to a
enacts, of the three kingdoms. `W,
'moodier, that in farthernnce of 11.
men, 100 Midshipmen, and 40 isietik
roportiottate Sig. were to be
,coasts of Susses and Kent only, et
t.tensinn of it through the coasts of
tdmr; vs e, 'ma y reasonably ealcolat
of 10 to 15.000 t 4 anon, 12 tti" ,
5 to 600 Lieutenants. and a nontel
-full activity to their Lnrotihips; at
them a patronage almost biota:o6a
joyewl in wer. •
-Sir F.YEAN NEPEAN buying :11'1k'
of Bombay, three mimes. arms'
have been sent from the Board
icourt nr. Orectort, Sir Jour:
~MuNito, and Mr. RcratatsToNt
the sucees%ftwl eindidarrs, on see,
(salinity. talents, and the skill
the present suctesefui contest.
!• On Monday last, Sir CuAti
Bait. gale an enteitailltuetit al
LtiNd;to a large body of hisiteieihni
who did nut vote at the late elf
Vitile, but all of witom• held the'
060414s-ere waiting the Wnrthy .
Devonshire to etcompsnY MIN
[ ,
r per posts of trapporting•our parestur
'bers—Col. G. LAWTON and'Vra'..
'lrbsite 2licutetinvilef fere* pee
Sit fre'tOedßGtEr: :I:::;teirdliayi..il44llllll'. ' A respesiesesie
jo %cm Wooing kali tranissitted to them WI)
*lie ale Imit, Into rhe Durk of
ir ir4oolll proceeded thither for Mai
his asconishmeet, no lON those.* of
dated to be forged.

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' • lioi *e . 'po i ter * e • •
ourticularly of landed property, to determine, is - either • I ,. ,
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,oft, anOliverting pub.
...,..,,N '1 h. a g; : .. • - - I
The Court Cire.f ar sys-i% W
impij {hie—sball that refoletien be a tranquil alters- ',ger (OW. . tioi.hott ;At Awakes t4Seiree" eh.' lie V. lentimigia. the mercenary and degredingArs ttii
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lion of' 'a bad systetirit it Infuriate appeal to ‘ liaope s? iiimEi• wS.ifilifipie epfleem thakthof.theri! filtfil at tre4eritlie barters, and transfers f Masan beingia
trho*ntmil,eronMtahieesit,;ya 'stP endr ofY eft Palace, and fnouil
outraged feelings of the People ? There is no other country. You are well soar* that ei ihr g
kleavystinecesz.
Da the YjeasiaConclase sittleg.
that an to take place at this new Smithfield ; but it
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''.7. r; ''herself much better in health and strength f
alternative. Fate impels us on to one of these re- Aigoea),, tbeirtdetiminritkote--4h1rt,62
teem simierighat.a.n.aseembli _of
salts. Th. weak and wicked Administration that '(silenced withinlbswriewinowths.t einoviLibiersist. t
Majesty
aloe
she had enjoyed in tllleulgArtomuthee • .
reissAlfs, end thicorrept majority tlial.misrepreseats redress must be! I.l.lsinesor.
.., is not a subjept of ;ouch congratulation 4e the'peop.e
*woation, gise us !to hope of aux attention. to the mustAight onfttegrore.st_re..feattsiiiiteurelese,. tit
lovittriiilleaCtiontinent. Nor tan anticipetioo be veg ex.
'toe recovered her spirits in a port dear;
Win% the sitailie; or the iregareirfor lithe appointment of .tisibitiog the and her appetite 471 k-rile 01,A better, litit,tter--qpwair,
It"
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r 441 4" .lie hid no. share,
They sit round the altar of iniquity, in unholy %Pattie, the moment dna- 'Coronet 'be ay -_ , . ~1„.1 People ha nor_ Iteti 'we Yet learnt .rat served up at a quarter past five o'clock, by the
flitust all patttisttseraitgalnytwtr,ittuv; hey ate yokel" "e "ice of th.e 114 . :reel -1.9“1 that t-s-ey. Oeetiee Of them havened tbe-queslioasked, [to se
Servan.itisenirny
icil,nisefooralesiiingniewi4h:eettn r;7141::- .; .
. _ . I._ --A ...:•16'_ Thebla 141" roardiS
• it -ii tY.iiiirim_ in this contest- the imbecile, vangtinery-4 rants that deg _ I" whet w..oe.sid-yo_e_w_ish_
_uLto....l:ll:2llsieeficAritietiliewles i:ot:r.:::;rd'a:i.yiS:i;:nnt tehphnals,
ed
hasot, s
al inneeetoh,erstptztt,st:eipintra i . •

ef situations egg tag
to illegality of ale
se informed, took
is conducted in
grounds for
s Will see that, Is
be impolitic in $
in before the PA.
ire told, went to
i • hisses of a rest
irted and coolest. •
gs, it is not belies.
,ft entirely to theca-
aia
their ground.--
:The Lords of the
Ferny to their situ.
Mr B. HALLOWILLCS •
reduced almost to
relieve the Tensity
ns coil Eacise
hove Boards ate op.
)n, engaged in tie
.o tire suppression?:
owe
last Patent on tin
if stated in a fare
this plan 1000 s.
Lieutenants, Kith I
p employed on to
to that upon theft•
of the United Kipt
ate opon the Pavlof
;..15(X) Midshipmen,
merous Staff, gitiot
and bestowing Ora
punt to 'that they ta•
signed the Presideaci
'din./ to the Charter,
of Contrail, 10
the
MALCOLM, Gentili
;. • The latter has bats
renutit of his Ohs'
11Iie has displayed.
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Btu W.. 901/
the pelt lon, liativ
Orhorring freeh
leetion for So
!sewage.. in read
Boonet'a fetes ft
% fit Itehesrer, for
lent ii.dependent
Id
N. Mot roo', DV
{cable pi "our- of tue
'ink note* was 110
respects" le hoot
to them 10V one
VPs
of Eaglood, n.'
tbot porpose. °l'9'l
of theta Well Li