The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-21 00:00:00

21P-rsie IRDITOR es. THE srat& mdm.
kitowi love of troth has Induced
t 4) resubie ynd whit the two fullostiogyneviest
friend otnitoe)
,of the greatest respectability,
Ilteetod.ese that, on the second or third ni*ht
or performing, at the new Theatre Covesst.Gar.
ilea, atter Mr. Kemble had in vain endiavnered
to addromi the andlenee he withdrew to the green_
room, exclaiming " We most nut attempt to
force the Nor Prices, I see it trill not 40 ;" to
which ita• abetter was made by a young man (a
son of Mr. Iris:fir, and who I see,' by some of the
Miiining Pipers, ii called Henry tiaras), 4ho re-
plied; It shall not 'he given up.isatil they have
ken well tried." Now, Sir, Ido notinteed to
'vindicate Mr. Kemble; but as the public has bvtit
told by " Harris' rill, but Kenai',
won't," it becomes them to set the frequenters of
the Theatre right on this point, that blame may be
imputed where it due. Should you deem this
article of sufficient insportaoce to be admitted in
your Paper, it will probably be seen by one or
nth of the shrive gentlemen, and I hope, as they
are equally Interested; one of think will deign to
.answer it. . .
I int belt farther to ask,. through the same
medium, 'Whether Ift.traham, whose 'Mine so
often appears as exereising magisterial authority
at Bow-street, is the Mr. Grab:lo4h° is One of
the managers of the affairs of Drery.l.ane
it he a fit person to judge io a
contest between a British Audience and a brother
Menage! ?•••I ate Sir, with great respect,
Your humble servant.
1111111111014 J. L.

To the- EDITOR of THE STATESMAN.
•
81a—A report being in circulation that I have
'posed making au apology to the Mausgers of
rant-garden Theatre, allow me (through the
Woum of your Paper) to assure . the public,
ilat I hate not, nor never will make (or accede
Ist)'luch a proposition. Requesting you will
11111111 publicity to the above,
• - I am; Sir,
k • Yourtobedient bumble servant,
9. DUMELD.
Bistivingate-street, October 91, 1809.
P S. I shall take the liberty of troubling you
tla Moodily with a statement of facts, and atriint
the extianation which you stated was-:-" Jet to
be expkined."

.210 of Till STATESMAN.
ta—Although aware of the value of your truly
patriotie Paper, I am induced to trespass on your
attention, from the circumstance of that worthy
,thnstitteno; Mr. John Bull, being charged with
ilißtailty and waot of discrimination in the ob.
,jecte of his Theatrical resentment. .
Some of the Journals bale affected surprise at
;the peculiar disapprobation expressed towards Mi.
Charles Kemble and his wife. The cause is well
bnown to those who visited the Theatre on the
eights of the first appearance of the above ;tinted
.personages; namely, their marked contempt and
derision fur that public, which has raised them to
*Mr poisest eminertee.
I would remind those who exist by public
favour, that though Joint Bull is generous, he
still is just%
ft appears that the Managers of Covent.geolen
Theatre, in imitation of the Managers of our
'PIIILIVCAL AMUSEMENTS, intend to treat honest
John with 'Jubilee—conceiving that his loyeity
.wilt overcome his resentment, and that opposi.
Oon•will thereby meet with a 66 coup:de-grace ;"
bet # have toe high an opinion of his good sense
to suppose he will strip off his blue and buff to
this wretched race-de-guerre.
As it is announced, that the profits of the Thee.
tee on. the evening of the 25th, are. to be appro.
•priated to the liberation of Persons confined fur
'Small Debts, it surely cannot he the intention of
the Manager' to admit a single order; they will,
therefore, be enabled to ascertain the REAL opinion
of the public, in regard to the advance in Price..
• 9 F.
[We have °Witted the Postscript to this Letter,
for (Anions reasons, and which we trust will not
be construed by our Correspondent into a mark
of disreapec%)
We feel much satisfaction in being enabled to
state the following instance of that determined
cotteage so inherent in British seamen:---Mr.
Rows, commander of
.his Majesty's gnn.brig
Censor, who so gallantly distinguished himself on
'this occasion, has been t years a Lieutenant,
always employed on the most active service; and
remarked for his general steady good cooduct.—
'Early in August last, Lieutenant Rare received
' intelligence of the enemy's design to send 13 gen.
vessels from Why! to Flushing, and ;thought of
frustratilig their designs by cutting them out in
the night ; and, in consequence, on the afternuoo
of the 10th, proceeded in the boats of the Censor
sail Brudagaren, with 50 men; but, on their
;antral, had the mortification to find the flotilla
tad stile. lie then determined to storm the for.
tens, in which he was gallantly seconded by
.Lieutenant Dobson, commanding the Brudagaren,
...who volunteered hie services upon the occuon.—
"he natural obstacles which existed prevented
their laading nearer than seven miles from the
down, owing 'to a great surf beating against the
piles, and a strong wild blowing dead upon the,
shore: the landing was effected about half an hour
before stm.risise. it being broad daylight when
they entered the fortress, they were only able to,
spike the guts of its principal bastion, consisting
Of 4 Imagll4.pounders, nod making a eerjeent of
lartillery and his guard prisoners by that time the
garrison, coosiglog of 360 men, were upon the
alert, which made it necessary to retreat; this
INS effected under a galling lire from the soldiery,
.which was maistabled entil our brave tars reached
their busts, whisk claw had ta launch tbroagh the
.44,aleont siaartar iota sib, whitest the smaliest