The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-10 00:00:00

TILE STATESMAN.

resources, is engaged in incessant activity, to in-
flame the predominant passions of her people, and
oppose a barrier to the threatened invasion ; but his
success In this e►►deavour is appallingly discernible
from one end to the other of the French nationos hick
appears to present the spectacle of a whole people giving
evidence of their determination either to support their
independence, or die in the last ditch of their country.
The policy of not compelling a spirit like this to
overstep the bounds within which it seems disposed
to remain, must be evident to considerate minds,
who can make proper estimates of the past, and
judge rationally of the future ; but unhappily there
are understandings to which this is not so plain, and
to whom experience and wisdom vainly unfold their
page of instruction. Still more unhappily the des-
tinies of mankind often depend on the will aud the
result of such understandings!
' There is no reason to believe that France will allow
the storm that is now menacing her to burst in with.
out a terrible resistance ; and there are grounds for
apprehending that she may be the first to roll the
surge of war over the countries who have so rashly
devoted her fields to invasion. NAPOLEON has only
delayed taking the field at the head of his armies,
and throwing back the insulting threat and proud de-
fiance, by the arrangements which he finds necessary
to be made fur the preservation of the peace and the
government and safety of the country in his absence.
We find by the Paris Papers of Saturday, which are
received, that he has decreed a Regency, composed
of the Ministers and Presidents of the Sections of
the Council of State, a measure evidently symp-
tomatic of his approaching departure from the ca-
Ipital, and of his desire to act in accordance to the
wishes of others. We have indeed intelligence by a
French fishing-boat, which is just arrived from
Boulogne, that BONAPARTE slept at that place on
Sunday night, but the public Papers of Saturday do
not prepare us for such a quick motion on the part
of the Emperor. We have however to obser►e, that
these Papers should more properly be considered the
issues of Friday night than the intelligence of Satur-
day. The distance between Paris and Boulogne,
about 150 miles, might be passed over in less than,
two days in NAPOLEON'S usual style of trowelling.
Certain it is, that instead of finding themselves in a
situation to carry their denunciations into immediate
execution, the Allies see the necessity of confining
I themselves to the defensive, and a very probable ap_
pearance of a stratagem to defeat their plans before
theysare half formed. A rumour has been in circu-
lation that the French hatl broke through the line ,
between the E►►glish and Prussian armies, aud that
the British Commander had, as a measure of defen-
sive prudence, been under the necessity of iuon•
dating the country. We do not believe that any
sock lamentable necessity has set been occasioned ;:
but the Reader will perceive from an article which
we quote from the Rhenish Mercury, a Paper pub-
lished under Prussian authority, the apprehensions
which a►e entertained and openly avowed on the Al-
lies' side of the Rhine, of a sudden irruption from
the French territory. That Paper says—" Bel-
,
glum will unquestionably be the first object of
NAPOLEON'S attack. Ile has, at least, sixty thou-
sand well equipped men assembled at Paris or dis-
persed in camps and cantonments, all of whom he
could assemble in five or six days on the Belgian con-
fines, and increase to the amount of 100,000 from the I
frontier garrisons. Should he succeed in breaking
through, or surprising the Anglo-Prussian lines,
badly covered by ill fortified places, then Belgium
lies open to him ; he reckons on aid in the spirit of
its inhabitants, and forced loans and requisitions
would give him what he is in want of, while his for-
tresses, in case of defeat, secure him a retreat."

Whilst every endeavour seems to be taken to keep
the war oat of France, every measure is also pursued
to render it destructive to the invaders if they shall
succeed in penetrating. France cannot be expected
to become the scene of action till almost every town
and fortress on the frontier shall be in possession of
the Allies. They must subdue and garrison as they
go along ; and apparently the defensive positions,
and the forces which will obstruct their progress,
will be much more numerous and formidable than
any thing they formerly experienced. Preparations
of every kind are making for the defence of every
poet in the line from the frontier to the Me-
tropolis ; and the instructions of the War Mi-
nister (DAvonsT) to the Prefects and Authorities
throughout *e Empire) will give some idea of the
nature of the warier, that is to be waged.
The smallest town, every insulated house, every mill
and enclosure is to be defended ; the woods and de-
files are to be disputed; gates of towns are to be re-
I paired, and bridges are to be fortified and defended ;
and all that species of Guerilla warfare, which proved
so fatal to the French in Spain, is to be had recourse
to against their enemies in their own country. " It
is," says payourr, " for every authority, it is for
every cities's, to second, in every direction, and by
all kinds of partial resistance, the grand movement
which the Emperor's genius will impress on the
masses, whose success will then become infal-
lible, and will assure our safety. If more ef-
feotive forces should penerate into some of our
departments, let obstacles of all kinds be multi.
plied on their passage. Let their convoys, their de-
tachments, be cut off or arrested on their march ; let
an active correspondence be every where kept up ;
let the military chiefs promptly receive information
of the slightest occurrence. Let the inhabitants of
the country-places themselves dispute the defiles) the

woods, the marshes, the mountain-passes, the hollow
ways !" And to give greater activity and something
like organization to this sort of resistance, every
Magistrate is to be a Chief and a Captain.
The Times, of this morning, has accompanied the
Address of DAyourr with Notes, in the osuil style
of that Paper, that is, opposing to the energetic
language of the Address all the elegance and energy
of the language of St. Giles' and Billingsgate ; and
to such a height has the rage and ravings of the
Times writer been carried, that he has not hesitated
to commit to paper, and thence to the Press, the most
daring blasphemy. Impious as it is, let us show
what some men will utter, and palm upon the world
is sound argument. " If the Almighty in his an•
ger," says the Times, " should suffer the late Ty-
rant of France to re-establish his sway, who would
not blush to wear the badges of distinction confer-
red by a Rebel, an Outlaw, an Oath-breaker, and
an Usurper." In other words—" who would not
blush for the decrees of Heaven—who would submit

to them E." This serious madman impiously pre-
sumes to Judge the justice and wisdom of his Cre-
ator in things yet to happen !!
Count 9' Edon (Daourr), has declared Boulogne,
Calais, Dunkirk, Bergues, Lisle, Donny, Valen-
ciennes, Conde, Quesnoi, Maubeuge, and Avesnes,
in a state of siege ; yet it does not appear that the
departure of individuals from France has been pre-
vented.

It is stated on the authority of letters from Paris,
that the conduct of NAPOLEON, and his " proposal of
not :nolesting the Emperor of Aurrata on the side of
Italy," has had the effect of determining the Austrian
Emperor to keep aloof from the league against
France. This intelligence is said to have been com-
municsted to NAPOLEON by the Empress MARIA
LOUISA, who says, be may trust to her father's neu-
trality. It is certain that BONAPARTR had declared
himself perfectly satisfied with the last dispatches he
had received from Vienna.

Wit have some more Austrian reports of the war
in Italy, but they do not bring down the detail of
the operations to a later date than the accounts we
have already published. We observe that the Aus-
trians do net give any returns of their losses.
Letters from Ciudad Rodrigo, of the 22d of April,
say :—" They write from Santona, under date of
the 12th inst. that the French have established on the
Bidassoa a line of 10,000 men, who are in daily ex-
pectation of having NEY at their head. Two thou-
sand of the Imperial Guards have entered Bayonne."
They add, that FERDINAND the Beloved is quite
thunderstruck with the arrival of BONAPARTE, and
knows not what to do. It iv said the Court is to
be removed to Seville. The pretensions of CIRIZLES
IV. had created great ferment in the mind of the
young Prince and his people, which has been partly
allayed by de pension treaty just made. War is
the general subject of conversation, and the British
Minister is said not to be asleep, but not a shilling is
to be had any where. A Council of State hu been
held, in which it was proposed to mortgage the pro-
perty of the Grandees for the war supplies, and even
to seize the church property, but OZTOLAZA called
this heresy, and the King ordered it should never be
again mentioned. It is reported that England has
offered to supply the funds, in return for an importa-
tion grata of cottons for two years. Letters from
Madrid, of April 10, mention, that the arrests con-
tinue with equal fury, and a new list of condemned
persons is' to be published immediately. Before, only
those who were decidedly known to be in favour of
the Consitutinn were arrested ; now the measure ex-
tends tc all those who are suspected of being so."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE AGENT TO LLOYD'S,

AT RYE, DATED MAY 9.

" A French fishing-boat arrived here this morn-
ing from Boulogne, which port she quitted on Mon-
day. The Master reports, that BONAPARTE slept at
Boulogne on Sunday night, and took his departure
from thence on Monday morning."

Advices from China, via America, up to so late a
date as the 26th of December, brought by the Rufus,
arrived at New Bedford. The war had occasioned
some altercation between the British Agent, Sir G.
Szattlyrox, at Canton, and the Chinese Authority;
but the result was, that the latter admitted American
privateers to come op the river with prize goods, as
simikr indulgencies were granted to English private
armed ships. Tile Captain of the Rufus heard
nothing in China of the famous insurrection, so-par-
ticularly narrated in the European Papers.
_ _

littan.-:---No alteration in tie price this week.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCK has had thelmost satis-
factory letters from the Duke of BEDFORD, respect.
lug his own personal safety, although it is perfectly
true that the four gees d'armes and two postillions
were put to death by the banditti, to prevent, as it is
supposed, their pursuit and detection. His Grace
lest all his baggage, and about 4501. in Batik-notes
asolopecie. The ruffians offered him no violence.
About three months ago tw•> Gentlemen, Officers
of the British Museum, were sent to Bavaria on some
Important business relative •to that great national
Establishment, and after having most satisfactorily
performed the object of their mission, they returned
'to this country. One of them, the Rey. Mr.
was tarred to proceed to town, but his colleague,
CnAnt.ts KONIG, Esq. a Gentleman well known in
the scientific world, and who, though a native of
Brunswick, has resided for 15 years in England de-
•oting himself to science, has actually been reftised
pprrnimsion to land, although in an infirm state of
h ea lt h, because he•bas been suspected of being a French
Jew.
Sir NEAL O'DONEL has been liberated. His health
had suffefed .so much that immediate danger o Ms
life was apprehended, and the Lords Justices remitted
the remainder of the teutence.—(Dublin Paper.)