The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-09 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

which commenced in a very early part of the present
reign, and has since been pursued with unceasing ar-
dour by those to whom was entrusted the guidance of
the helm of the State, it would have been an affecta-
tion of loyalty, which we do not think even the
Post itself would have countenanced, to have avoid-
ed a direct allusion to the Sovereign under whose
sway these transactions took place.
As to the Speech itself, which is falsely termed
,the PRINCE REGENT'S, we are convinced that his
'Loyal Highness has studied his own individual in-
terest, and that of the nation, much better, than
to have given his sanction to the avowal of many of the
leading tepicswhich it contains. To anali se all its points,
would only be to recapitulate those facts which we have
unceasingly and daily brought before the public view
—facts which, notwithstanding all the chicanery of our
pettifogging Premier, stand uncontroverted, and the
operation of which must prove fatal to his usurped
domination, and to that system of deception by
which he and his minions impose upon the credulity of a
patient and insulted people. In the House of Com-
mons last night, it will be seen, that Mr. Wine-
BREAD, with 'hat unsophisticated eloquence, for
which he is so remarkably characterized, laid open, in
a clear and convincing manner, the folly of con-
tending any longer with the power of NAPOLEON,
and demonstrated beyond a doubt, that nothing but
peace with his overgrown Empire, would save this
country from becoming dependent on his will. An
attempt was, no doubt, made by Mr. Peacevee to
refute the statements and arguments of his opponent ;
and if flippancy of expression, contempt for the
honourable and distinguished Member to whom he
replied, and a presumptuous opinion of his own
ability to counteract the schemes of BONA? tare, are
to be reckoned a refutation of Mr. WIITBREAD'S
remarks, we readily admit that the ORANCELLOR
of the Exeneetnea has succeeded is his pur-
pose. We are persuaded, however, that no
man who candidly considers; the speech of Mr.
Witersateo, and compares it, not kith the con-
temptible effusions to which we have alluded, but .
with the actual slate of the country, can hesitate for
one moment In subscribing to all its parts. His state- lere learn that the Marquis of Tevirroce. is likely
mint io particular regarding the situation of matters to make the motion respecting the Roman Catholics
in Ireland.
in the Peninsula, and the more than probable fatal eo thin an attendance of Members in the house of
issue of that contest, merits the highest considera- Commons, at the opening of a Sessions, was scarcely
lion ; and when this is attentively perused, ever known as on 'Dues !ay last.
along with the following extract, which we have: The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
fairly copied from the Post of this morning, directed the Comntioieners of the Navy to employ a
number of trusty clkrks, to ascertain the accuracy of
let tee most inceedolous person as to the nation's the certificates given to seamen, to entitle them to
wrongs, ask himself; whether any faith ought 10 be Greenwich Hospital, from the Navy Office, for many
longer placed in the present Meestry :—" By our months past. They have already discovered many
private accounts, we find, that some of the circum- spurious ones.
stances hare transpired which have given such great I Mrs. SIDDONS is gone to Edinburgh, to take a
and just offence to the British Minister at Cadiz.—
final theatrical leave of her friends in that city, and
It aupears that General Ls PRBA, whose cendoct
. ;has been recently joined by her sister, Mrs. C.
r.. •
the battle of Barossa every Briton must remember Kreme
s in Scotland Is dimi-
nished and the character of which it is therefore now unne-I The estate of Mr. ADAM
in value twelve hundred pounds per annum,
cessary to retrace, hes not only been acquitted, but
iby the extraordinary transversiou of a fine river-sal-
rewarded for has cxemplarg services, on that me- mon fishery, which formerly ran extensively through
movable occasion, w'th the grand cross of Ceeeees !hie lands, but, by a late immense flood, excavated a
111., the highest disiitiction which the Spanish Ge- I new course for itself of more than a mile through a
b
vernment could confer on the most distinguished .
ADA labouring estate entirely leaving that of Mr. neigh.
and extraordinary m. lit. Nor is this all :—it is I It was supposed, that a Government extent would
equally noserisus, teat Yees, the patriotic Go- i have intercepted a considerable proportion of the as-
vernor of Badajoz, who surrendered that impor- sets, late the property of Messrs. BOLDERO and Co.;
tent fortress to the French, is still at large at but this, we understand, is not the case. Au extent
Cadiz ; and, worse than all, the arms and stores was unquestionably to have been issued, which would
INDIA MOOSE.—YeFterday a Court of Directors
as certainly have taken precedence of every other de- was held, when the following wing Commaeders took leave
sent out to refit the army of BALLASTLROS, have been
nand upon that firm ; but in consequence of the ab- of the Court previous to departing for their respec-
employed, and thus misapplied, hy the Regency in sense of the Barons of the Exchequer from town, •
eve destinations :
equipping an expedition against the refractory Colo- ; one of whom must sigu the writ of extent, an unex- Captains R. P. Tretnenheere to the ARia; J. Hay, to the
nies. With what epithet such conduct should be pected delay took place in the issuing of it. In the Astell ;T. H. Ilarri•, t•• he Prince Regent ; W. L. Pascal' to
the Earl of St. ;for Madras and Ben.al. Captai
characterized, we hesitate at present to say; con- mean time a docket was struck against the parties, P. Mansell, to thic. Coldstr, m; T. Dumbleton, to the L akens ;
tenting ourselves with merely observing, that it is any and a messenger under the commission was in pos- crer,se Helena and Bengal,
session of the premises, when at length the extent The under-mentioeed Officers were sworn in to the
thing but what we imagieed we had a right to ex- was expedited. The Government never, as we are command of their reap ‘rt;ve chi-. viz.
pect."—Such, Reader, is the account given hi the informed, taking a dividend, the whole of the debt Captain itaikett, to th • Cirencester. fur China direct. Cap-
tains Lrei,, to the ll..rriett ; Canteroi, to the Ann ; Weltd-it
Journal most devoted to the views of Government, due in this instance is likely to be lost, for the pre- to the Indus; 'enkins, to .he City of London, for Madras and
of the patriotism, and of the ardour with which as Mr. , sent at least, to the Public. Bengal. Ca. •ain Pitcher, to the new ship, building at North-
e• t, f
PERCEYAL tells us, in the house of Commons, the ! A Court-martial was held at Bombay, last year he , Weor Bengal direct.
have seen a communication from Cadiz, which
Spanish People are opposing the attempts of BONA- for the trial of Lieut. Samuel Sluszre, of the 2d bat- notices a very gallant affair on the part of the a i med
PARTE to subdue their country ! ! ! talion of the 56th Regiment, for conduct shameful, - •
merchant vessel Regent. She was attacked on the
disgraceful, unbecoming, and derogatory the charac- 2etli of November, off Ayamonte, by three French
ter of an Officer and a Gentleman, and highly sub- privateers, with which she sustained a smart actioa
versive of good order and military discipline. The for a considerable time ; till being at length agile to
Prisoner was sentenced to be cashiered. bring the while of her guns to hear on one of the
A vessel from Heligoland has brought some Ger- assailants, she gave her such a broadside as sunk her
man Papers, which contain contradictory reports immediately ; whereupon her companions with diffi-
respecting the negotiations between the Turks and culty made their escape. The R gent carries 12
the Russians, but they contain only repetitious of guns and 36 men.
former statements. Mr. CLEMENJSON, the Deputy to the late Serj ant
We are sorry to have no satisfactory intelligence at Arms of the House of Commons, is appointed o
to communicate respecting the fate of the St. George the situation for the time being.
and the Defence. A vessel has arrived at Harwich I A Berwick newspaper contradicts a paragraph
from the coast of Holland, with a confirmation of the which appeared first in a country paper, mentiotang
loss of two gun-brigs, besides the Hero. The Jr- some difficulties rd distresses arising from unwillirg-
dent, Rear-Admiral Hon, the Did new; or and the ne or inanity h he inhabitants of Berwick to pay
whole of the remaining ships from Wiugo Sound the Income tax. It states, that the only opposition
passed Yarmouth yesterday. From the present state
made was the legal one of appeal.
of the wind, some account of the St. George and Dc.
A vacancy ie about to take place in the represents
/once may soon be expected. for Kincardineshire; Mr. Anmu, the present Meat-
his with real concern we have to notice the arri- her, having publicly announced his intention of retir-
ee of accounts from Plymouth from Basque Reath, ing from Perleenent.
stating the loss of the barges and cutters belonging to FROM ens DUBLIN GAzaTTr.---office If Arms,
the Conquestador and the Colossus, of 74 guns, con- Nov. 23, 1811.—Ills Royal Highness the :rapier
mantled by Captain Lord W. STUART and TeAeret- REGENT bath been graciously pleased, in tlee me'
ANDER, wit'. about 100 men of the crews of both and on the behalf of his MAJESTY to give anti &sent
ships. They were employed in a spirited attempt to unto JOSEPH HENRY JACESONI of Bail. more, iA the
cut off or destroy a convoy on the French Meet We COlllay of Cork, Esq. his Meeesee's Royal Licence
understand that the greatest part of the boats' crews and, Authority, that he and his issue, frsom respect to
were made prisoners. the memory, and in complience win. an ineteleflon
Teime.three of the aimed prawns or gets-brigs which have contained in the last Will and Testament of his ,aa-
ternal Graudfather, Josses Bestrew, F.sq. late Fee-
Ohio tee sat hew:sateen days sailed in three divisions, at differ-
ent periods, from Boulogne, have 'unobserved aid unioterrupt-
city to take the mime and
eine sheltered theniseivea in Ostend. The remains eg vesseb of corder o theoCork,
this deals, it is welt known, are also to repair tu the North- bear the arms of Bees-err only, pi °Tided 'his his
ward, wlere the whole are ordered to rendezvous. r .yel concession and declaration be record el in the.
One the two Penni. wh• early 'B•l76'n W.c.""iltt"l GET of Ulster King of Arms of all Ireland, which
two dreadful murders, on the pursed Mr. career eel his
danglit_erat Cradield, has been apprehended, and Ms comp.:sliest haS been done accordingly.
I is is daily expected Sok lodged la safe custody. WILLIAM BETHAN, Deputy IThter.

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*DECLARATION OF THE MEMBERS OF lIER MA-
JEsrrs COUNCIL, RESPECTING rus SlAil. OF
HIS MAJESTY 8 HEALTH:- •

Two Anholt Mails arrived just as our Paper was
go'ng to press, from which we have extracted the
following :
" ANROLT, Du. 90.

" Only two of the St. George's original convoy have been
ascertained to have foundered ; several will be obliged to winter
in Sweden for want of anchors and cables, and there are about 12
still missing The greater part of those which put back into
Carbbans, Matwick, and other ports, passed the Sound on the
27th, under convoy of the Pyre/Hsu; they all arrived safe hula
Russian and Prussian, who were cut Wand carried into Copen-
hagen by the Danish gun-boats, and proceeded to England on
the 28th, under convoy of the Ardent and ether ships of war,
left here by Sir J. SAVVAREZ. All the English ships which
were hens have now sailed."

" The last accounts fray Stockholm mention Peace having
beeo concluded between tie Turks and Russians, but no parti-
culars are known, and it wants confirmation; "
" Die. SI.
" The Stockholm and German posts arrived, say nothing of
the above."

Lord GRENTILLZ was yesterday among the visi-
tors at Carlton House.

" We, the under-written Menibers of the Council appointed
to assist ber MAJESTY in the execution of the trusts eummiii2d to
her blare/yr., by virtue of the statute passed in the 61st year of
his Maarsrv's Reign, intituled, An Act to provide for the Ad.-
ministration of the Royal Authority, and for the Care of his
▪ MAJESTY'S Royal Person during the continuance of bis MA-
' nrry's illness, and for 6: resump•ion of the exercise of the
• Royal Authority by his MAJZITY,' having duly met toget,.-I.
on this 4th day of January, 1812, at the Q men's Ledge, near
to Windsor Castle, and having called before us, and examined
upon oath, the Physicians, and other persons attendant upon his
MAJISTY, and having ascertained the s ate of his M sassrv's
health by all inch ways and means as appears to us to be
necessary for that purpose, do hereby declare and certify,
that the state of his MssEsTr's health at the time of this
our meeting, is not such as to enable his MAJEST'Y to re-
sume the personal exercise of his Royal Authority.—
That his MAJESTY'S bodily health appears to us to be as good as
at any periods of our former Reports. That his M XJEATIT'S men-
tal health appears to us not to be worse than at the period of our
last Report. That all the Physicians attending his Masts re
agree in stating, that they think his MarcaTvs complete and
final recovery improbable, differing, however, as to the degree
emit improbability ; some of theta expressing themselves as
not despairing, ()themes not entirely despairing, and one of them
representing that he cannot help despairing of such recovery.
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(Signed)
C. CANTUAR, AYLESFORD,
E. EBOR, ELDON,
MON TROSE, ELLENJIOROLGH,
WIN CIIELSEA, W. GRANT.''

" Shortly after the above Report had been read in the pre-
game ut nil the Physicians. and one of the Members of the
Council bad left Windsor, the Physician alluded to in the last
elanse of the Report, stated, in wri• lag, to the other Members
of the Council, then remaining at Windsor, That he bad un-
guardedly made use of an expression which he was apprehen-
sive migttt carry a meaning far beyond what he intended to ex-
press, and requested to he allowed to correct it ; and assured
the Council that whilst he thought the final recovery of his MA-.
JEary very improbable, he by no means desimired of it.—The
Members of the Council to whom the above statement was
made, hiving sworo the Physician alluded tc, to the truth
thereof, afterwards cornmnniatted the same tothe whole of the
Council assembled this sth day of January, who have deemed it
right to subjoin this fact to the above declaration.
(Signed
C. C ANTUAR, AYLESFORD,
E. EBOR, ELDON,
MONTROSE, ELEN BOROUGH,
WINCIIPL%E W. GRANT."
St. James's-square, Jan. 5, 181'2.
(A true Copy) James tluu.ra.

The Princess ClianLopre of War.ss entered into
the 17th year of her age nn Tuesday last, and not
the 16th, as stated in most of the papers.

EMERY, whose engagement expires with the pre-
tent season at Covent-garden Theatre, it is said joins
the New Drury-lane Company.
The Speaker's eye having been first directed to Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT, instead of Lord JOCELYN, the
intended mover of the Address, has been pretty
freely canvassed by the old Members, as one of the
most extraordinary Parliamentary events that has'
been known aims the Revolution.

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