The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-01-30 00:00:00

THE STATEWAN.

LONDON:
SATURDAY) JANUARY 30, 1813.

In the momentary dearth of news from Russia and
other parts of the Continent, we may be allowed to
breathe calmer sentiments than those which are forced
from us by the bloody scenes of war, and the cotes•
trophe of thousands of our fellow-creatures daily
slaughtered in the field of battle. War naturally
tends to harden the heart of man, and to bring
him back to sthe manners of that age which
has been properly enough denominated the iron
awc.--The man who wishes to lose sight of Peace,
a
even in the most conflicting periods, ia disqualified
for society and civilization. We are glad to tee one
of our rivals soften his tone on this topic; and adoptt
in a great measure, for once, our reasoning and our
wishes. We also shall be glad to see the Cabinet of
Great Britain f•et forth a wise and spirited declara-
tion of the policy it means to pursue, If th war
h
must be continued. But he is wrong in saying ere
never has been such a thing set forth, ere" at
the commencement of the contest.—Nowal.
though the Treaty of Pilnitz was not openly'
promulgated, but only communicated to. the
several wise-heads concerned, showing them how
the dismemberment of France was to take place, and
how partitioned off among the contracting parties;
yet did the Austrian and British CommaSders (no
doubt authorised by their respective Governments),
publish a Declaration at Antwerp, of what traa to be
done when France should be conquered!! ! .. The
Times urges the " propriety of disclaimingnow the
most distadt wish of, or pretension toi 'the dig-
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membermenti or subjugation of France, or any de•
sign to diminish the true lustre and greatness of
France herself!" This is a wonderful modenttion
indeed! where did that Paper learn this new tessoli ?
But no matter; the doctrine is wholesome. It goes
as far as we would in that respect. But then
follow reflections, and something in the nature
of reasoning, which ill accords with that advice
or admonition to 'Ministers;, for it imputes
the changes France (with its lustre and greatness)
has undergone to " a miserable revolution," an af-
.fiicting revolution if he pleases. Bat why slid not
the writer bestow a few words on the causes of that
revolution so calamitous to millions ? They might
bare been of
_use as a memento to the men of rate in 1
other countries, who connive at, or encourage vice .
in power, and extravagance in office. A seasonable
hint or two of the above kind, might save ourselves
from a revolution like that which he is pleased to al- 1
lude to, and Which would be more appropriately
supplied with any other epithet than the contemptible
one of miserable. . .

When we read these long details in the Ministerial
Prints, we are ready to exclaim, and are the minds
of Englishmen so degenerated as to regale on wordy
food like this? It is really " vox et preterea nihil"
—talking and nothing else—in the plain language of
JOHN BULL, it is using the black-ball in one hand,
and the white-roil s!& in the other.

We rejoice, however, to know (and we have it
on good authority), that it has been given out, front
an important quarter, that it will be deemed wiser
for the organs of our wise Ministry to play off those
airs at the present juncture, which partake more of
the piano than of the forte. Our own hopes rest on -
seeing this driadful war drawing to its close. The
wounds of Europe mast be healed. We had no
doubt that the Emperor A7.IXANDEIeB hasty %WE
to Vilna, had in it collateral views besides those of ,
encouraging his successful troops : weexpreued as +
much at the time ; and we have been wrong tb no
one conjecture of the kind.

We have been earnestly expecting thesrvivalwf a
Gottenburgh Mail, as every particle of intelligence
from that quarter is highly valuable at this moment.
We- know that there is an extraordinary, bustle at
Vienna ; and as we have no accredited Minister
at that Court, we feel anxious for the in.
terest of our country in the measures which
may be adopted by the Powers of the North.-z-.
Private letters have been received from Paris to the.
20th inst. which show, that the report of an embargo
on the ports of the Channel were groundless. By
this communication very little political informationc
is learned, the police ou this head Iniug_uow stricter
than ever.

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The.preeeedings of the Meeting at the Perites we
have given at length in our Paper of this 'day ; and
oar Readers, as far es they may be supposed to par.
take of our sentiments, will bugled to Witness the
philosophic and christian,like iendnients littered on
the occasion by those anemias to bigotry, 40 Mends
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