The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-03 00:00:00

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• HOUSE OF COMMONS.
There bPing only thirty.fire Members .present at
four o'clock, there was no House.—Adjourned till
to-morrow.
COURT' 11111 COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Ceoncil 'wes held
at Guildhall, for the dispatch of general busi,,ess,
which was folly attended. The following was the
truly interesting business before the Court :
CITY PRISONS.
Mr. PAVELL, is 'one of the Special Committee ap-
pointed by the Court, rose to present the Report
with regard to the increased espences of the Jails of
this City.
Mr. WAITIDIAN said, 'he was peifectly satisfied
that the Committee had done all in tlieir power tO.
give effect to the purpose for which it hail been form-
ed. This was, if possible, to counteract the increased
and increasing expenditure of the Corporation of the'
City of London. The waste of money Trued away from
titne to time wes most serious. lie had himself beed
in situations where he was compelled to vole almost.
against his conscience ; for instance, I,tthecaseof pre.
senting a sword, where the consideration was matter of
compliment, but the opposing of which N ould be a mark
of contempt. lie considered that the parties who
were too ready to propose such votes were most to
blame. But here should be told that bi had himself
once proposed the application of uo less than 2,0001.
from the funds of the Corporation. He admitted this,
and took credit to himself for it on more than one
ground. The year 1814, it would be remembered.
was one of severe public calamity and distress. At
that period the sufferings of a foreign People were
held forth to their commiser•.ti"n, and a grant of
1,0001. was proposed to invaded Russia. i his it was
which iudaced him to make the proposal he did, and
lir he could'oot counteract the vote made for the Res.
slant, to prove rt lea,t that we should be" just be-
(ore we were generous," and in the first instance re-
lieve our own starring and distressed countrymen.—
(//eur!)—Mr. Weithinan next entered into a review
~t the vario..s items of expenditure alluded to in the
Report, and dwelt particularly on the alarming ea-
pence iocurrid in the prison establisoments of i
the City. Upon this subject lie thought there
was one omission in the Revert, and riat xis,
the neglect of censure upon the City Repre-
sentatives to Parliament, who ought, in their places
there, to stand up and boldly dettare the griev-
ance under which the City of Londio, laboured, in
-upporting not only their own, but the prisoners of
the county of Middlesex. In bet, it was manliest',
test five out of six of the individuals confined in the
City *ions were .delioquents from the county of
Middlesex.—[Clear, hear !]— But the Corporation
were told, that if they applied to Pulliameiit tor re-
lief, under the circumstances he had stated, they
would be opposed—in fact, that their object mud
not be obtained. Was this, he would ask, to be en•
dared—was the City of London of so little import in
-the Legislative eye, that even its claims of justice
should• he disregarded ? Would any one dare to tell
a Beckford that such claims would he treated wi'h
silent contempt ; and ought not the Corporation,
therefore, to press boldly forward end demand jus-
tice? A Bill brought in for the purpose of obtaining
the desired assistance, lie thought most proper, hut lie
feared the measure would be too late for the preterit
Session.
Mr. Alderman Woon defended his Parliamentary
Colleagues from the imputstion of neglect, as far as
regarded the present question. They had done all
in their potter, and were, to. his own knowledge,
eatremety anxious that the City should he relieved
from its burden, and that Ciiverometit should take
that part in the support of county prisoners which
they were in justice bound to do. It should he re-
collecied,however, that the City Representatives were
but four voices against nearly the whole of Parlia.
stunt. Even those upon whose justice and philan-
thropy they-might have been led to rely, seemed dis-
posed to oppose them. The lion. Mr. Grey Bennett,
a diptioguistied Member of the !louse, had published
a pamphlet (which he Mr. Ald. Wood new held in his
hand), which teemed with inis-stutements and contra-
dictions, upon the subject of the City Prisons. 'llk,
though addressed to the Common Council, contained
a violent smack upon the Court of Aldermen. With
regard to the sufferings of the Corporation, from the
management of their prisons, the evil had of late
much increased. Formerly, it was riot until a day
or two previous to the Sesciosis that the county pri-
soners neon sent to Newgate to abide their trial. At
present, however, upon the final examination of a
prisoner, and his commitment following, they were
almost invariably sent to Newgate. The same argil•
meat would apply to convicts being suffered to re-
main there for weeks or months after trial. To avert
this, when in the Civic Chair himself, when the pri-
son was literally crammed, and a Session of aree
weeks' continuance going forward, he advised with
the Recorder as to the expediency of passing see.
Mice upon those who had been convictd, and remov-
ing them to the places appointeed by the Judges •
thus the prison was in a great measure cleared, *rut
much espence saved. He did not agree with Mr.
Waithinan that it was too late to apply to Parlia-
ment on the subject.—(/leer, hear !)
Alderman BIRCH agreed with the worthy Alder-
man ; and trusted; that in his • piece in the• House of
Commons, he weeldiell the Hon. Mr. Bennet of the
gross manner in which be had attacked the City of
[Andes in his pamphlet, apd of the monstrous incise....
sistencies it contained.
After some observations from Mr. JActsi the Re-
port was agreed to.

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Maus, Jarr.l7.—lt appears by an Official No.•
lice, that the amount of the some hitherto paid by
France towards the liquidation of the claim; of the
Prussian Provinces on the Rhine, is 9,375,864
francs.
FRANKFORT, A,.• 1 B.—With respect to the mili-
tary affairs of the German Confederation, which are
now under discussion in the Met, it appears from
all that transpires, to be agreed that the Army of
Confederation in time of peace shall be very moderate,
but Out the War Eatablishment will •be %ery great.;—
In tespec. to the Contingents of the leis vovrctful

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itate. It-serial that the principle 4111
Wang !herniate together, to form larger
tact a manner as is the beet adapted tr
Sittla lion and interests.

FLANDERS MAIL.

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FRAXKVORT, JAw. 49....,-The. fats or.
Casa% is at length decided. Since his r
city, he has constantly guarded, by
Cnmmissioner ; he is now guiwg so be
the protection of Austria; Which gretita
lum in its dominions; but his health hos
much, that he is tint only unable to trove
his life is thought to be in danger. All
ties that have been made hate not Led to I
of the least ground for reproach against
sus. The uneasiness which his appears'
rope has elicited, is explained by the
the man whale friend he openly protest
be, and who, like Hannibal, will not
spire alarm till he ceases to exist.
thought Froper otrthe Cnnrinent to sh,
signor towards M. Lis Casas as the Br
meat was severe in the reception that 7
was to be supposed that such rigorous
cated a culpability that was very wel
seems 4 however, that his.attachnient t•
entirely personal, and wholly indepeni
cal reasons. It is affirmed, that M. Las
desirea to return to England, ,uotwith,
had reception be met with in that cOut
to plead the cause of his friend, and
him a milder treatment in the country
telminate his days.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

—sex—
yesterday given from tl,e
Papers to the 11th alt. the particut,i,
tet.t!er of Amelia Island to the forces
States, we 118,1' 0111 V to add the follO
ANswEtt or GEN t.itAL AU/1Y TO A LET'
AMERICAN oFPICEUS, DEMANDING TI
OT lIERNANDINA
" It. Q. Errcandina,
" Gentlemen—l have received your
of this day,
.by Which, in the name of
ment of the United States, you summon
this place, with the troops under my
soon as it will be c,ilivenient, as posse,.
to be taken by the forces under your cc'
certain conditions specified in your svi
" Neither this Republic, that yf
other of South America, being at war
States, obliges me to state to you, tin
of ytmiletter greatly surptisen this
the people of this State. You hare,
intimated, that in case of our acquies,
detnand, we shall •be permitted to
island, which neither is, nor ever has
the United States.
" Allow me to observe to you, (3
from the moment we took rertiattdiva
our arms, we entered into, the full po
the rights appertaining to oer enemy,
we have supported these rights, at
liies and fortunes, • .•

ifoCovoto JAN. "19.—The Princ-ess
incanted bride of hii Rotel. -Hightreit
-Crimbrige, ettipinyi part of irjr thW I.
herself in the llngiVsh language. nifliovyrd
miss- the Doke left this city yesterhaffor Close)
,'ended by General You 'fink, and Co
crivircten.
The plan for enlarging and improthag
'Palace haring been approved 0f.by14..11.1),
rrels,;. .cerLied iotp, eittCuLiam-14:64.
Court oreltitect, Mr. !Ares, which afir
ploy ment for a great many poor wnrknien.
IIAMBURGII F.XCHANGE ON LOP
JAR. 11-95 6.-91: 9 f Ler': 10-99.
16-33. 5.-34, 8..1 23,-stt

44 The boundaries • between. the Fin
United States haring been fairly settled
Oct. 1795, we are at a toss bow to •
authority to interfere in our internal ci
" Our surprise increases, ellen
your coramanication.comes as authoti
vernment of a People who, itythtrrespec
the rights of nations, whether great -
who, no doubt, sympathise with their
titre!' in the struggle for liberty and iu
which they are engaged, as were the U
years ago.
" On the other hand, you promise
such of our property as unquestiott,
our citizens. Who is to be the judg.
The United States? They can by no
any kind of jurisdiction, from the sour
St. Mary's, down to the Ocean, on
centre of the Channel. We entertsin
neration to believe for a single taut
(supposed already in possission of 'hi
has never been ceded by the King of
inhabitant*, to the United States)
yon a competent tribunal to decide
tion. The only law you cin adduce
is that of force, which always is rep.i
publican Government, and to the pri,
and impartial stature. The same ob'ery
applied to your interference for the
inhabitants, which we have always respected
siderea as sacred. •
"" You order' as, also, as if we
your Govetnetent, to leave behind, ac
is evacuated, 'all the public property
at itsjorsender. This demand is fit
to the public rights, by which public property 4p.
tined from the enemy is avowedly that of the cap.
tors,' when not otheruise stipulated. Are you acting
in the name of the King of Spain ar of his Allies ?
As we.coneider the People of the United States to bet
unquestionably the only free People ontthe surface of
the globe, we cannot admit that . you have already
arrived to such a point of degradation. Otherwise,
your demandis ioadmiasiile told unjustifiable in the
eyes of the world ;—and if we must shbatit to it, all
the blame reale with you.
66 Perasit.me, therefore, Gentlemen, to request
you to ley before the President of tt.e United States
these remarks, iu order that a matter of so serious
tendency may be duly concidered. We hare read:
his Excellency's Message at iho opening a Congress:
with tke utmost 41.1 have c.f,t!::

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airs political sit ea n of *nut liwpobik, has been
witty raisrepresififed in the United States, through
the intrigues 9f awe-enemies. We bare eertainly
right to be heard.t:trr which purpose, I shall have
the honour or foribrding to year Government the
necessary documents,- It you ere nottlisposed to let
the thing remain in gain qua, until the President's
farther determination be 'mown, I am authorised, to
adore you, that we respect end esteem too highly
the People of the United States, to carry matters to
4;ieternities.
4`.l hare the honour, to remain, with the highest
ceosideratioo Gentlemen', your'e, &c.
I Si Vied t 66 AtirEtY."
" S. L. HOLnEn, Reereutr,.

ARBITRARY IMPRISONMENTS 1
i T a I'ULtI.IC llil FETING, betel on the 2d of
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1111 Cebroury. at the CR(IWN AND ANCHORTAVSRN,
Strand;
• Sir F. BURDETT, M. P. the Chile;
TY WAS RIEIIO LIMO,
'That u (icserul Subscription be opened foe the amistams of
Itr.•livelis, Sea., Mr. Evans, Jun., Mr. Emilio*, and such
other Mdferers under the recent Habeas Corpus Sur.peoslon Act
ma right weal entitled to Public Assistance arid Support, by a
Committee.
That the following Gentlemen be requested to art as a Com-
mittee, with power to add to their numbers—that five be a
tiliteruta :-..Sir Francis Burdett, Lord Cochrane, Major Cart-
wright. Joists Burdett, Alderman Wood, Alderman Goodhe-
itere Alderman Thorp, Robert Slade, Robert Waithman, Sa-
pure?. Favell, Robert Kirby, Wm. StureN T. .7. Wooler,
(hard, Pearson, Alexander Galloway; Saone Brooks. Wm.
Sortie John Pickard, .James Hitcliins. James Harmer,
R aimed Wild, Thomas elearv, Clement Poole. John Ridley,
Win. Adams,rJalliel Perry, Peter Kier, Thomas Bond. WM.
ilit'veno.
That Mr. Samuel Brooks tie Treasurer; and Mr. Thomas
4 teary, Secretary of Ito. Committee.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Sir F. Burdett and Lord Samuel Fro-Raft £1 1
Coehitute £2lO 0 Henry thegory 1 0
W. June. Burdett, Esq. sa 0 William I:llititt 010
Major Cartwright 53 An Involuntary Slave 1 0
owel Curtis, Esq. it) 10 - Peter Wolker, Ea+ 2 2
Ti. Liberty o,thePresr, A. 8.. 5 ti
and n FiA for the Op- C. D. 2 0
- pressors 5 0 John Prams 5 0
Alexander Gal.oway 5 0 Wm. Stevens 2 2
titepheo Bird 2 2 J. J. Clarke, Esq. b 0
Ch.trlet Pear-sin 1 0 From Penni Weekly
..VI the hlooey he basgot 1 0 Subscribers. Spotted
C. J. Hector 3 0 1).1F, Clemeal%-lane
Jbitti Cr,.s. 1 1 Sir !behold Phillips
Richard Wild 1 1 Edward Langley
T,hooril. Vy.e 1 I W. Patten, Ludgate•bill
The Black Dwarf 2 2 N. Watson
Mr. Ireland 1 0 John Elsee, Esq.
Saspensi..n to the Sus- - - John Dean
ponder. 1 0 J. S., Liosehouve
S. 11. Buckle 2 2 An Enemy to oppression
lio litdrniniiy Bill to W. D.
protect Ilittitife 1 1 One who ardently wishes
An Enemy to tholTrinity an immediate Im.
in Virty, Cowardice, pearhonent of lyrnsmi•
Tyran..y, and Ilyp1). cal persecuting Minis-
eriq 5 0 ters
J:l3. 1 0 Mr. IVltitalter, Surrey
r;reeti mid Son 1 1 Codee-hou.e, Borough 010
J. U. 2 2 Thomas Dolby 1 0
Thomas Bland 3 3 Pure, but mit a Page of
'One a lur thinks Mr. Honour 010
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Sph•criliriont will he received by Mr. Samuel Brooks, Trea-
surer, 1111, Strand ; Mr. Alexander Galloway, 69, Holborn;
Ilr. J.. e. Ilitrltins, 9, Aldrrinoubury Postern; Mr. T. J .
lieonler,* wee,. Busbopsgnie-street ; Mr. T. Bond, Crook-
Mr. J. CnhdNc, 53, Blackman-street, Borough; Mr.
Ito.gers, 166, yford-strert ;at the Bar of the ernwa nod
Anchor Tavern, Strand ; and try
THOMAS CLE ARV. Sec.
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PRICE OF STOCKS TR
Bank Stork
S per Cent. Red. 7V41
S per Cent. Combols /9
-Cutout, for Acc. 79i
4 per Cent. 13.80

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
5 per Cent. Navy 1051
India Kornis 10t p
stock i4O
Long Ann. 'AO
bschtlitter Bill* 18 27 p

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

TUEEDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1818.

By the American Papers to the 11th nit. from
which we yesterday gave the particulars of the cap-
tire of Amelia Island by the forces of the United
States, we are pot in possesion of the Report of the
Committee appointed by the Assembly of the Re-
public of Florida, on the circumstances that led
to the surrender of Amelia Island, and the Corre.
spondence between General AURY and Captain EL-
mos, of the United States Naval force. It appears
from these documents that the circumstance which
snore immediately led to' the occupation of Amelia
Island by the United States' force, part of which was
previously in the neighbourhood of the port of Fernan-
dina, and which is made one of the ostensible grounds
of the seizure, was the firing of the Guineeman prize
armed schooner Tentative, captured by the Mexican
schooner Brutus, upon the American brig Saranac's
boat, which attempted to board the prize of the Mee-
lean. The affidavits of the Prise-auster, the persons on
boardthe vessel, and others, are given in proof that the.
Mexican deemed it necessary In her own defence to
resist the boarders, that the Americans fired into the
prize, and that the captors did not know whether
their assailants were American or Spanish, as the
Apauierds could have assumed American plum to

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decoy and take the vessel. The Prize-Master's all-
davit states, that he was at; close to the beach of the
Island as he could be, and, of course, was in what
they generally call Spanish waters. If we couple this
circumstance of the Americans assuming and exercising
the right of search over the ships and property of the
Spanish Republic, and denying the same right to Great
Britain under more 'Creasing and embarrassing dram.
-stances., we must allow that the new Republic has jest
grounds to complain of the arrogant invasion of their
rights by the Republic of the United States. The Com-
mittee, in their Report, consider that 66 by these I
doCuments it is proved beyond a doubt, that the
schooner •Tentativa was attempted to be boarded,'
and was by the boat sent to intercept her fired_upon
in the very waters of Amelia. Whatever may have
been the motives of the ComMandor of the. Saranac
in ordering or approving such a violation of neutral
right, they can, in the judgment of the Committee,
never be sanctioned, much less could they hese been
ordered, by the enlightened Government which has
itself contended against the right of search on
board their own vessels, even when out of their
waters. How then could Captain Evroa, certainly
unauthorised, take upon himself. to board our
vessels in our very waters? What authority could
he have had to detain those vessels, . to molest per
commerce and threaten us, if we sheuld rescue from
him or protect a vessel under our own flag and at an-
chor in our own harbour, he would consider us as
having hoisted the flag of defiance and should act ac-
cordingly ? What authority ? None other than
*that whichbc must have unjustifiably assumed." They
resolved, that these documents, with a statement of
the transactions that have taken place, be officially
transmitted by the earliest opportunity to. the
PRESIDENT of the United States. They refer to the
Article's of the Treaty of Friendship, Limits and
Navigation, between the United States and the King of
SPAIN. And Commodore Anal, in the letter w hich we
insert in another place, has some strong and fair reason-
ing on the guaranteed and acquiredrights of the Gover-
nment of the Floridas. Ile questions the right of the
United States' Government to occupy the Island,
and expresses his surprise that a nation which so re-
cently established its own independence, should ob.
strnct others in the pursuit of the same object. This
subject is entitled to further remarks, hut the defence
of Liberty at home more pressingly demands, at pre-
sent, all the space we can give.
The National intelligencer has an article from
Nachitoches, of the 30th November, stating, on the
authority of persons from San Antonio, that Saltillo,
Mouherey, Montclover, were in the possession of
MINA; that in detail he had beaten and nearly de-
stroyed three divisions of the Royal Army; that the
inhabitants were generally joining him, and that very
little opposition in future was expected to be made
against him in the Captaia-Generalship of Arredondo,
formerly Salcedo.

Paris Papers to the 31st ult. have been received.
The Debate on the new Conscription was resumedl
on Thursday, when an Amendment was proposed
for exempting the only and the eldest sons of
families; but it was got rid of by a vote for the pre-
rious question. The discussion of the remaining Ar-
ticles, was postponed to the next day. The Duke of
Wr.r.t.trwtorr was expected in Paris on Friday. The
Private Letters express an opinion, that his stay will
be for several months. It is stated on the same au-
thority, that the Commissions of Liquidation are pro-
ceeding with the greatest activity in their labours re-
lative to private claims. It appears that they have
formed a resolution to draw up at first a detailed
table, in several columns, of the reclenatious of each
nation ; and that they have adopted as a base, a
round sum to be paid by France, which will then be
distributed according to a pro rata. The Public
Funds have continued at a marked elevation for seve-
ral days. The French Loan is not contracted for,
Ibut the Stocks were at 66f. 75c.

The Algerines ale stated to have no less than nine
vessels in the Mediterranean. Accounts from Con-
stantinople, dated the 18th December, announce the
conclusion of a Peace between Tunis and Tripoli.

Flanders and Hamburgh Mails have also arrived.
The severity with which LAS CASAS, the faithful
friend of BoNArAKTE, has been treated on the coo-,
tinent, is ascribed to the inhospitable reception which
he met in England. He is now going to be placed
under the protection of Austria, which grants him
an asylum in its dominions, after he has been broken
in health, spirits, and fortune. A letter from Cadiz,
of the Bth of January, states, that the celebrated Pa.
triot Chief, MINA, had arrived a prisoner at Mexico.
This is the absurd lie of the Spanish Gazettes. We
have already given authentic accounts of MINA'S suc-
cessful career, to the date of a month after his re-
ported capture.

The important business of the Green Bag 'indica-
tions and the measures to be founded upon them, did
not come on yesterday in either House of Parlia-
ment. Lord Srnmotmt brought down the promised
Bag of Papers to the House of Lords, bAt postponed
Lis motion for a Committee upon them tilt this day,
on account of the sudden death of the Earl of Ur-
PER Ossoror, and the consequent absence of Lord
Iiot.I.AND and the Marquis of LANSDOWN, relatives
of the deceased Peer, and who wished to take part
in the discussion.-The Commons did not make &Boom
Though the papers in these importitet and useful

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