The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-11-16 00:00:00

ars GRACE rat.DUKE' op 11EDroilb,
SETTING OUT FOR SPAIN, IN NOVINSIItiI, 1813.

From Albino's shores, with tend'rest care,.
I view thee, llttalizz., iqy'd 4epigav
For foreign leave thy nalat land,
For thy princely F tate resign':
O ! More than prinrefy as thou art,
In ev'ry virtue, ev'ry grace,
Thy virtues worthy of thy name,
.
Thy worth derirted in thy face.
May halcyon intip...nce await,
500•...
And smooth for thee the ruffled brine;ti .4 :4
Cooguial inktettneto tit/ own,
Oti'oeittn tbat, on trefoil* thine.
Short be thy absence doom'd to be,
"' • To thy nctdress ntir I.ealio tie voy,
(114,) further boon thy friend, implore,)
Fur bliss supreme —for slv'reign.joy.

to year.

ed *stock Play. limas:es I'lay (meaning All for Lore; or,
Thefroilif will Lost) has been long upon the %belt 'nor does
it appear suited to the present mete, without much departure
from the original; but theta is• much to be admired in both/the
Plats. •
3' Thsder thud circumstances, nn amalgamation of wonderful
Poetictil ripatthits, been considered the best method to be
lidoPted 4211 It' IS hoped that the present arrangement will be
found sometime* to have softened the violation of those unities
in Saaasezmus, which it cannot easily inereaie."
Thus far •
hogs .w.'l•--alterer argued in defence of his system, yet
we cannot readily subscribe to the furtherance of a practice
which is, so *Pally, at odds with justice: nor can we (with
nil due respect for the great name of Daunts) consent to place
him, as a dramatic Poet, cheek by jowl with SHAICIPEARE,
who was a genius of higher dignit,v and brilliancy; a being so
super-eminently gifted by Nature, that, in the vast embodying
poxes of his mind, he
I - " Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new I"

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• In allusion to the tranguillizlog effect of his times Anal.
nistration lit Ireland.

NAV4L iritkamENciir

DEAL. Not. 15.—Arrived the Satrap sloop of war, with 4
.. ,
fleet from Portstnouth, and are sailed for the River; and his
Majesty's attip Princess Caroline, from :he North Sea..--Came
down from the River the Lady Hannah Ellis, ---, for Mar.
tinique ; Britannia, Hutchinson, for Trinidad 1 Ail, ga•or, A4l-
- for Tobago; and the Esther, Newman, for the 1-14vannah,
and remain in the Downs with the whole of the outward-bound
merchantmen, transports, and coasters, detaitied by contrary
windse•tfil

Nom, as this is a position in criticism which will not, we
; think, be very warmly disputed, we do not deem it as altogether
:jtnt, or proper, or exemplary, to force these two Bards into sr;
port of. Poslhomeas copartnteship, which, like many modem
!partnerships, is evidently to the disadvantage of one of the
!lefties'. and thus link the' ;seder and the minor together (like
t wrote's in a diptheng) without any relative compunction in.:
I spirit, and make them travel together in future, like antipathies
ibra post-chaise, withoet consulting the character or peace of
their ashes ! But this is an unexamining .and capricious era,
• when presumption is calmly admitted to pursue Its end without
giving a bond-of responsibility to answer the damages which
the memos may occasion that lead to ele consequence.

his illaje-ty's'...A.ips Crntatir
Poi( 15.—Arrived
and Danmark, Tram off Cherbtrrgit ; and the *Talbot stoop of.
'var. from Cork.—Went'out of harbour the blibletoe schoooer,
and is appointed cohvoy for Plymouth.
FALMOUTH, Nov. D.—Sant-el the Lady Arabella packet, for
Passage; Duke of Kent ditto, for Lisbon; Express ditto, for
Cadiz ; Nacton ditto, for Nalco ; and the Francis Fretting ditto,
for Halifax.

Could our divine Bard peep from his sepulchre, and behold
tht fashionable representation of The Tempist, and 4 utany and
Cleopatra, and see his rich dramatic drapery, piece-patched
with odds and scraps from naivetes jacket, he would be su-
premely disgusted with the jobbers who perpetroted the out-
rage; though DRYDEN might be tempted to exclaim, in rap-
ture, with.the Fabulist,
• I " How we apples swim !"
Mr. YOUNG personated Mark 4atenywith becoming dignity;
but could Qutstextuxx have heard them. call Rome, room, he
might have spit at the mispronouncers, for emasculating and dis-
honouring a word so noble !

YARMOUTH, Nov. 15.—A:tined the Britookari, from of the
Texcl, to replenish.

Extract of a letter frame Nobleman of high ra'.k
in Sicily, dated Palermo, Sept. 14, 1813.—" The
Parliament proceeds vigorously. The Opposition
takes the lead. The Prince BPLEMONTE ainl Prince
TILVAitosA, with all the Ministers, have been dis-
placed, because they were favouring their own views
instead of those of the nation. The Prince Sr. AN.
TONINO, Duke of Anjou, is at the bead of the Op.
petition in the House of Lords, to whose bar it is
Wended to call the Prince Vir.tAmosA, late Mini-
ster of Finances, to render his accounts. The
Commons hare -decreed, that the nation catin,st
bear. the Weight of the 60,000 doliars, which the
payment should be stopped, and only the inte est
upon 'the Duchess's fortune at seven per rent. per
annum be given to him. This has been a great blow,
because the Duke is of the Prince Betstcrwrer party.
Old.. Government assigned as an annual pension
to the Duke of OaLlaws, and therefore that the
.e-We have completely triumphed, and the English
C,onslitttionl, with some modifications, will prevail.
in Sicily."
A Freuchiraveller, Ai. lit.rrti MA4NARD, accom.
pithiest by is female garde, oscenderl' on-theta!) of
Mg's-glitter a laborious jearney, tan the summit of
Mount' Hose, near Geneva, which .401430 toises
above' the Level of the sea. Like. ;Mont Blanc,

Mrs. Flocrrr looked lovely in Cleopatra, and played sena
part of the character with due feeling; as did Mrs. M`Gllitin
is gdavia.

There was a naval spectacle introduced, as illustrative of the.
j*:
battle at Actium, which was very well managed, and bad s6use-•
thing of a classical feature in it ; for there was, apparently, an•l
altempt to represent those earner, which A reveres CAN A% I
used in this memorable struggle for the world's dominion; aad I
4114. which If ORACE and PROPLIITIVB speak. • !
At the termination of this gorgeous Mama, an rp;cediunt, or
Dirge, which was adequately set to music by Mr. Btsnor, was
'Verforined in a style of more correctness and spirit, than we ever„
remember to have heard in a :Theatre, on a similar purpose.,
The Scenery was grand and appropriate, particularly the ie..
,
Win?' ef (he Egvistinn Patace, and tire Slautolensi.
This Drama was nanouncefffar a second representation amidst'
reiterated shorts of applause.
The House was crowded, au it ought to be, with good cons.
rae. Beauty and fashion occopted the front in the Boxes:
and Gentlemen (or at least such as had the delicacy to affect the
character) in the seats behind.

I • .11 it nearly equals in elevation, it is covered with
The Moscow has arrived from the Havannah with ! w 1-1(
eternal snows. M. MAYNARD is believed to be the
the following particulars, as communicated by a '
first person whoever accomplished the undertaking.
passenger on board that ship :—On the 15th of
September the Americans were marching against the The journey proved extremely fatiguing, and through.
the rarity of the air, and the reflection of the snow,
Spanish settlement of Pensacola, where there was no he was much
...burnt, and lost the skin of his face.
force competent to give much resistance. The al-
He deposited in a ridge, Upon the summit, French
leged ground of this hostility of the Republicans is, .
and Italian coins, as indications to future travellers
that the Spaniards had supplied the Creek Indians
with arms and ammunition, and that these savages of his perilous achievement.
had murdered a number of the Americans. In proof On the Bth inst. a Court-Martial was held on
j
of that connection it was asserted, that two Ame-
board the Gladiator, at Portsmouth, totl Joseph
riam mails, which had been captured, had been Warburton, alias James Parker, formerly of his Ma-
forwarded.. esty's ship lulus, for having, with' frve,others, rose
by the Indians to the Governor of Pen
ascots. against MT. ANTHig, ONY REED, when -on hoard an
American prize,br giving hir up to the American
• Lettfirs by the Lisbon Mail yesterday, bring .
accounts from Gibraltar of the 15th ultimo. At
master, and assisting to navigate her into Salem.—
,
that time, it is said, that the fever was on the de-
He was afterwards recognised amougst the wounded of
crease. It is, however, to be apprehended, that the ;the American frigate Chesapeake. The Court were
disorder will not disappear until January or Fehru- i of opinion that the charges were proved; and ad-
ary. On the 10th of October, there were 72 new 'Judged him to suffer death.
cases and 25 deaths. On the 15th ult., the Regency BOXING.—A very severe and courageously main.
of Spain transferred its Sittings to the Isle de 14.011. tallied battle was fought on Saturday, on Cepthorps
Letters have been received in town from the lion. i D"'", 'Oxon, between Benjamin Welkin, a farmer,
Col. PONSONRY, commanding the 12th Dragoons, in ! and Thomas Robinson, a wheelwright, for 20 gni-
in! near aside. The men were each more than
Lord WELLINGTON'S Army, dated from Andaye,l3 stone.
At ten o'clock in the . morning upwards of 2000
France. Thelneasuri of ordering the cavalry to the !
persopnhad assembler r; croon after which the comba-
front is one of the strongest indications of a design op';
.tants entered and stripped for action. The first
the part of his Lordship to advance further into the
French territory. , •1 round lasted four minutes, employed in direct hitting,
any but Vithe advaptage of Wilkin, who threw in his
About 1000 American adventurers, without
sanction troll • their cwovierksta,ll4 cruised+right hand; well from the shoulder, &use brooght
Liiiiiiiiinrand-iiiiiiediite territory of Mexioo, where , daivisTrageil;ifter tufting sustained moat punish-
, , ..„. ,
having joined the Revolutionary party, they had ok.' meth; The second, which wis commenced,by Robin-
son .with mock
-gaiety, occupied seven mitintoi,- when
tabled important successes. It is also said that a dr.
both were hitatway many times without going down,
tachment of about.2so of the Americans, suppott• a
and twenty hits at least were exchanged, mostly
by the Insurgents,,_ had defeated 1500 of the Royal
about the head, hut Rol/int:on was again knocked
troopi. In order to subdue the spirit of the incur,
• down, and not a feature in either was visible. Four
rection thus supported, a poweritti-expedition was
such rounds were fought, when Robinson had
fitting out from the Havannalt, for which were col. ;other
procured his jaw broke, and was beat. Tilt,. battle, lasted -2. i
beefing all the recruits- that could be
• t•
throughout the Island of Cuba. The intercourse .*linAlte!s- ald love was its origin.
Afoot race was run yesterday in !U de Park, be-
between Vera Cruz and the Havannah was trifling, as I
the Municipal Government at the former allowedwf : tweets,— Smith, altdior, and minthot 'pedestrian
Soo exportation to the latter. A Spanish maw. sit!of iiss cloth. Tice odds were six to four against
war had 'arrived at the Havannah, previous to the smith, wll.° was beat by Leach; the fastest-100yard"
.
Sailing of the Moscone. She brought 3,000,000 of runner in the country, sometime since, aril received
.
10 yards.—lt was a good race, and won by smith,
dollars ; 2,000 I
,000 for the Colonial Government,
3,000,000 for Europe: By some -mismanagement under 12. seconds. The very knoviing ones wPro.
, much taken in: • If
she got a-ground on entering the harbour, and was s , , '7
detained to undergo repairs. 1 BOW-STllsE.T.—Monday a systern of for'getv, Wan alarriir;
extent, was developed at this Office in which the prinefpal ; er-
To Faamrats.-- Much loss and. inconvenience sons hitherto detec ed were William' Atkinson, and Marv. 00
who
who
at No. 91, !load-street. St. Grorge'• In at.
would be staved, if Farmers were at all seasons of ', 7,ire,
the year to pay particular attention to those indica- ha&
lin' rTrehtitwoh;lie„hr doisfen;tekriedrt by rant of on.l 1-04:tabt tla,;(woho
Lions which denote change of weather. These, to a Colchester Bank of 'l?lesFrs. C. iisciltnett and oae-=47(0;4)01. the
latter pa:mending that they were goucl, hut stalk.' 'Il heroin
careful observe*, are always visible ; but as every i. hlic-haireitetir 'Well-
Iwo has not leisure to•make 'observations for himself, I clan ses iI-
seqc 4!: ij
ei n gli
! Y•hcaenftrrde li'notl?c'eli;caticl!i:mere called in, ead M.
Soo cannot render a more important. service to those , kinson and his wife s-curetl. On the person of thr Ivi!'e
found 164 forged notes of the same di scriptinn, and lt th-tr
interested, than refer them to a.listle volume just s lap were found the corresponding plates and apparatus ler
,published, called 7'he Weather Guide, in which they cry. There aas alsO fotool a pin .. for bit'. drin nat Cie
will find the most sore anti unerring directions on this J. iro, on a bankin_g-hoose* in London, be ides a Otf,,,nst
, =penny stamps. The Prisoners were fall; ctsitunids* rti
silatillet.efer &alto * public.' wrre

.Car.ENT-GARDE.I# THEATRE. To
The laderallgable Managers iff this Theatre,• signalised their
lodwAtey, and their respost for the Public, last night, In
a very superior degree by reviving SWAILIIIMARVII historical
Play of Antony ask Creopetra ; with niteratioos, al* ad:
ditions from Myna: yitt4 why thoseallerstlops hove been at.
tempted. is dills rogited for by eboaltonw, In an 'advertise. .
ascot to the look oreil :1.
•
SnanamtialOS Play (meaning Asloot, and Cleopatra ) hai
been already altered, abridged, &c. but it has stood the test
riatmodern thole* law thsol-sehuff of oar great revived' .*
Dramas, which a4-m new kept before the spectators from year
•
to year. •Soatetbilid has beenvanting to render it whit is term: