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'under, and an amonith_, which was drown for tile for, ;bile it is very certain that they could have
Pufdiers line of battle ship." , done us no harm, they might, possibly, have afford-
Now, my Lord, is there any thing like this upon ed us the consolation of attributing any misfortune
record, with regard to any other nation ?—But there that may happen to them and not to the Republicans.
ate many instances of such acts performed by Ame- The French officers are now Royalists. What they
rivulet. They frequently happen. And yet there may be in a few moons no man can tell. At present,
are men, who have the folly to believe, that it would however, they are very loyal men, and go to hear
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be impossible for the Americans to gain a victory Mass. f these knights Of the Saint Esprit, or Hely
without the aid of English seamen !—Must not a Ghost, had gone to America, we might safely have
fleet, -manned with such men, be a formidable ob- ascribed all future American victories to them, tboogh
ject ?—And, if the war continue long, what reason they had, all the while, been eating herb-soup, ;
have we to hope, that we shall not, on the ocean as and wearing dirty shirts, and gabbling about
welt as on the Lakes, have to face such a fleet ?—I war, and writing everlasting memorials in the te-
am aware, that it is now t&o late to prevent the Re. 'Ferns of New York and Philadelphia.--If,
publicans from having a considerable fleet. If peace I indeed, they were men dissatisfied with
• .were made te-morrow, they would build their 745: present order of things in France ; Republicans
and their frigates. They have had a proof of the in principle, going with a resolution to settle in
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necessity of a respectable naval force even for the America ; If, in short, they were men, of whom the
purposes of mere slefenoe. They have had a taste of I King of France wished to get rid; then, I think,
• ' ;dory. They will now, iti any case, be a naval ' the Duke was right: for such men, even as ordinary
Power. But-the progress of this Power will be members of society, would be valuable in America,
greatly quickened by a continuation of the war ; and, of course, injurious to us. But if they are
while, on the other hand, that continuation will, Knights of the Holy Ghost, I would let them go
day by day, render peace less likely to restore the , and join the No
blessebese of Massachusetts, where they
former relationships of the two countries. I might - possibly garded as ". a bulausck of re.
It is said, that, if we make peace now, without re. ' ligion," and afford great comfort to the holy souls
gaining what we have lost in naval reputation, we of the Presbyterian priests, by performing an an-
shall retire from the contest disgraced. I will not nual Te Deum in honour of SAINT Louis, and of
dispute that point; but, if we retire from the con- the restoration Of the Pope, .the Jesuits, and the
test in a year *sr two hence, without recovering what Inquisition.
we have lost, what will then be our situation ? I ' No, my Lord, the Americans want no Officers from
beg your Lordship well to consider this question ; France, or from any other country. A well-fed, well-
for, in comparison with this, what are to us all the educated population, together with uncommon na-
arrangements of the Congress at Vienna? What, coral genius, will give them Officers enough of their
compared with this, are the questions relating to the I own growth. In future letters, I shall lay before
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parcelling out of Germany ; the distribution of its your Lordship my thoughts more fully as to the
petty sovereignties ; the allotment of its towns, ' formation of a navy in the American Republic, and
• fields, and population ? What is it to us to have de. the probable consequences .of it; on the state of
alined the naval arsenals of Antwerp, if a nary is her manufactures; on the resources of 'her agri-
to rise up
.in the American Republic ? To have left culture, as now practised, and as it admits of being
the Emperor Napoleon master of all the Continent improved; as also upon other matters, which now
are become interesting te us.
of Europe would not have been so dangerous to us
as would be the existence of a considerable navy in I am, &c. &c.
America; for that navy, having France with it, wm. COBBETT.
would put our naval superiority, and even our
safety at home, in imminent danger. There can
be no doubt, that France will, wl.dnever she
has the opportunity, side with the Republic
against us. It would not, in such a case, be like an War-Office, Dec. 6, 1814.
alliance against us by France, and Spain, and Hol- 45th Regiment of Faoot, Lieutenant John D. Gibbs, from the
land, whose fleets we have been so long accustomed 35th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Middleton, whoexchanges.
to dispose of by wholesale. One American 74 49th Ditto, James Swaby, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
would outweigh half a fleet of such enemies. Ex- 52vdteDiStttore"et'Ziltoiantied
es todehnet.2ltst Foot. .
to be Ensign, by purchase,
ample is very contazious. 'lt is already seen, that vice Nl' Dowall, promoted.
Lieutenant Roderick MiNeill,
we are not invincible. There is a moral effect in "h hel)itt'' from the 91st Foot,
reptain of a Company, by purchase, vice Kentziager,
that fact equal to the half of our physical force. I ' loo•ho
know well that this effect cannot be removed. I 61d Ditto, Ensign John Hawkins to be Lieutenant, vice Van
4 _ ealarcd rkiu, deceased.
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know the evil to be without a remedy. But, by put- i I re, lent. to be Ensign, without purchase.
ling et: end to the w ; ar, we may retard, if not pre- Ensign John Curtis to be Adjutant, vice' Dibly, promoted.
69th Ditto, Gentleman Cadet John Weir, from the Royal
vent, the increase of this great evil. i
Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
The peace on. the Continent of Europe, which was ' Deb con, promoted. ' vice
regarded as the most fortunate event that ever oc- , ilst Ditto, Lkatenant Samna Hardey, from the 29th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice ilo!ill,. Is ho exchanges.
tarred for this country, will, if the war with Ame- ' .
•ea INtto Ensign John Goodie to be Lieutenant, vice James,
rice be not speedily terminated, prove, in my opi- decensa
Thomas Bevan, Gent. to be Unsign, vice Goodie.
nion, to have been the most unfortunate that the
82d Ditto, Lieutenant Henry Crofton to be Captain of a Com-
country ever knew. If we had been still at war 1 pony, without purchase, vice M'Donel appointed to the 25th
with Napoleon, be would, in spite of all explana- I Voot.
• lion have been looked upon as an ally of the Re- I 95tIY Captain
,Francis Leßlanc, from the 4th Garrison
Ditto,
min of a Company, vice Ward, who
public. At any rate, we should have been seen corn- Battalion,exchangesto be "P
bating America with a proportionally small part of 1 , ~_ 98th Ditto.
our force. But now, we have no other enemy. We : LoFuovot,LiveiucteenaiSn'trsi;Ln ieup"rnaountottedart 7coott, Prom theiffith
are pitted against the Republic single.handed. The ; without purchase, vice Luke Burke, dilLissed the service;
seirvicnerli
f Tanhcle Ensign George
ci Ferguson, vice Hare, deceased.
-a world are looking on. We must now, if we Conti-Gent. vice Gibson;
111,
nun the war for any length of time, triumph in a :To lie
3.•cailCarrogir Gent. vice Ferguson.
most signal manner; or, our reputation is gone for l lOid Ditto,Serjeant.Majorllugh Flaherty to be Quarter-Master,
vicel n
,ir Haven,. deceased
corr. The result of the naval action on Lake Cham- ! Istn Regiment,•Ensign John _ C. Chat's, frism the
plain has (the Newspapers ers tell us) produced a won- l 83d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gilmour,
dell& steisation on the Continent, where people can
hardly believe their eyes and ears. The fall of Na-
poleon was not less expected than these victories of
America over the British Navy. These events have
given a new turn to the views of politicians on the Con-
, fluent; and the moral influence of them must be very
great. I have not the smallest doubt, that your col- OLD BAILEY.
league, now at Vienna, feels somewhat of the effect --.....-..
WEDNESDAY, Dae. 7.
of this influence, which, though no one will tell him
prJoophn erßLl,7loznasLiandrgiceted for stealing a chaise, value 401. the
of it in so many wools, will act in diminution of his
weight. Our Newspapers tell us, that the American The Pr..s..vutor deposed, that he is a coacbtnaker in Lincoln's
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Negociators would " not be suffered to show their I ih"..11-611(1-- 41st of August, 18IS, Prisoner called at his
chaise,e wallimetrehheehsandwnonneXaot
nliee thought
nosesatVienna." They need not go thither. The official ' swoeld'euiet single-
-or
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reports of the battles of their country will do more he tabbed ti, have repaired, i? the Prosecutor thought it worth
Black Horse
iLiverj Shidhtes,
than they could do in person. What need they care', the
Gray'seex Pen i:'in. - Witness
eserenthre. watt: theli
oho possesses Poland and Italy and the Netherlands! I think it was worth repairing. 1n about half na nato r neftt, the
What need they care about the intrigues of Europe I 1 Prisoner returned,and snid he would take the chaise which he had
! alreadyteni or
h:ta,lngtraial.
wlefneit tils,uciriettlnheatvhye,r be decligeed hisi in-
Their country must now stand, or fall, by the de-
cision of the sword. If she fall there will be no was to allow him 61. for the old chaise. Lluld 'sent forl' aethes
edhanisseaLhe wan: afternoon-and,
din the coarse of a week or ten
European Sovereign to mourn over her; but, if she
rit.inveess,ananodrletart;odrthget iitim7ltilitils!d
stand, there will be enough to court her friendship; no? suit leirmw,aartltahe Sawalitime hea
the of a new one. The Pi isoner was permitted to make use of th:
and the longer the war lasts, the more signal,
clitillti:
ohfissiesposteemsstileonr ,
the
etiwl tihte new r orate was completed. tes
more important, the more lasting will be the effect of
her triumph ; the higher will she stand in the estima- calling on him to finish the order as speedvyeasapossleiblrer'l6lnlille
lion of the world, the greater will be her weight • at I 14101XLIY fnilwoinK. the Prisoner sent a messenger to say, that
the same time that towards us, the greater will be rorv.eisrhelto have the chaise De" al"r."ing* It was accordingly .
1 to him by one of the a lawn s men-witnes.. being urea
her resentment. j in the country, and not having left any order that it should be
detained.tunt.h turned-hut
cahniset.whieh was lent ought to have beep re-
pp do not, however, suppose it necessary for Arne the -
rice to place any reliance on the aid, or the good vactert. ru..,eedsedsionothe IracleslroLletin(TralPanri.sC4neaer'ws thhehre 1
wishes of France, or of any other power. She is, I Nitnt' the chaise he had lent, WiEl ik it away a silt him.
am persuaded, quite able to defend herself; and to rheeroptlCiT :.7tohlmf;slacnni: Wor-st Tenett
rit Psi (the latter
conduct the contest to a successful termination. Our bogie, in his absence, and stated they bad p•Warchi;sl:driliTWe chaise
which witness had kw to the Prisoner. He never got the nek
Newspapers announce with great apparent glee, that
cha bach The prisoner represented himself to be a lawyer u'
Duke Wellington has prevented a French ship fromsiding in Symand's Ina, and she name of Liojd was on the duo',
sailing from France to the American Republic, with where he supposed he land chambers.
1 at catriossy
ilmsac.,inediseitlathenevgcomplained of the circumstance
300 French officers on board. It must have been a
pretty large ship! But, why not let these officers go? William Preston, a servant of thre IrPur apprehended.
rentretvered the
Itis a thousand to one if any of them would have chaise to the Prisoner's order. An old chaise svas.to have bees
returned-butthe
:edpt ant
receive
sii.tck iforse Livery Stables,
been employed ; if they had been employed, could
they have been more mischievous to us than the Ma- collected the bargain between the Prosecutor and Prisoner, in
Allgalli twelve months. Prisoner had an old chaise nt witn's
combs, the Browns, the Bainbridges, the Perrys, •
&c. &c. have been ? But whether employed or not, sent to his yard, by the
yrarra?ruiltoerlor Llri.d aTrhe lasesteri:gsed it fur a month or six
we should, at any rate, in case tf final failure, have weeks, as his own. lie thew sold it to a person of the name of
Flichke,
Rfrom wham
showy purchasedd It.
had to ascribe our defeat to the veteran officers of
France. We should have had others besides- the recoveredoriy
tdhl*i.e„h:dtisethetie4rtri:k tte,rZetal,
as Mr. LERCig°:trialidit
Yankees, to whom to ascribe our failure. We no ,roof to make out a fraudulent conversion of the property
shzsald have had something to sooth us under our on the part of the Prisoner, who was, is itiosequrtice-Ac.
quitted.
mortification. It wai said, that when Lord Corn- I ..e:.-_
wallis yielded up his army at York Town, he wished I Mr. Wes; the President of the Royal Academy'
to deliver his sword to the General who commanded has closed the exhibition of his magnificent picture
the Frdnch part of the troops; but. he was compolt- in Pall-mall, in consequence of the death of Mrs.
ed to yield it to General Washington. The nation WEST, who died on Tuesday night last.
re soothed in 1782 with the reflection, thats 4.4, .Surimrst DEATIt..—A few days ago, a housemaid
of America alone, to whom it had suhtnitted4-,,, belonging toj the Countess de &ant, in Montagu.,
-$ it had been defeated. It was thought is square, was found dead in her rooms to which he
no disgaee to-give-op to France, *tin, t had gone only half an hour before In.perfect health.
' .'lerica,' all joined together. There. She wage fai thfqL mus 9 sod had II **whither
''t the 300 French officers go ; Ladyship above i 0 years.
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Botley, Nov. 21.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, DEc. 6.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS. PROMOTIONS.

promoted. -
Bth Ditto Ensign M'Carthy Geagan to be Lieutenant, without
pnrcbase.
James Partington, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Getman.
4tb Garrison Battalion, Captain John Ward, from the 95th
Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Le Blanc, who
exchanges.