The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-12 00:00:00

SIR' ROBERT WILSON.
. to the Ritssifn campaign Lord Cathcart, our Am-
baskador, with the Emperor Alexander, describes Sir
Robert, in his despatches in November 1812, as hav-
ing been in every action, " and having seen every
remarkable occurrence." And. in November 1813,
he again says that it has been the constant practice
of the Blajor-General (Sir Robert Wilson,) through-

out this and the last campaign, to accompany every
attack of consequence that has taken place within
his reach." "On this occasion (adds his Lord-
ship) he was with one of the storming. parties ;
and in adverting to this circumstance, it is but
justice to this officer to state, the zeal, activity,

and intrepidity which he has displayed on every
occasion have conciliated fur him the esteem of
all officers of every rank and nation who have
been witnesses of them, and have certainly done
great credit to his Majesty's service." In the subse-
quent letter, his Lordship acknowledges the signal ser-
vices rendered by Sir Robert in a political capacity ;
and ascribes, if we rightly understand the letter
of January, 1813, the failure of the negociations
with the enemy in a great measure to his interposition.
The following is the account given by Sir Charles
(now Lord) Stewart, in his despatch to Lord Castle-
reagh, of the manner in which the Emperor Alex-
ander expressed his approbation of Sir R. Wilson's
services in presence of the Allied Army. " 1 rode out
in the suite of his Imperial Majesty, who went along
the line, and was received with entliusiastn by the sol-
diers. The Emperor took a favourable moment,
when he was surrounded by his Gen:•ral and Staff
Officers in the front of the troops, to call Sir Robert
Wilson to him, and to address to him a most flattering
speech, in which his imperial Majesty stated that he
appreciated his service, gallantry, and zeal throuh-
out the whole war as they deserved ; that in testimony
• of which, he had determined to confer on him the third
class of the Order of St. George, and that he was desir-
ous of doing it in the most gratifying manner. He then
directed lien. Angerauffsky. to lake his cross from his
neck, and he delivered it to Sir R. Wilson." Lord Stew-
art then expresses, with the honesty of a brave soldier,
" the pride he felt at seeing a companion in arms thus
decorated in front of the ;third army." The Emperor, in
a letter written with his own hand, some montlis af-
terwards, referred to this occasion in these words
" When 1 decorated you in the face of the army %vitt'
the badge of St. George, 1 did justice to the indefati-
gable zeal which, during the whole of the campaign,
has constantly attached you to the advanced guards—
to the brilliant valour and devotion of which I have
been an eye-witness at the battle of Bautzen ; and,
finally, to the many other proofs of intrepidity,
attested by all the brave warriors of the com-
bined army." Similar testimonies to his dis-
tinguished merit were borne by the King of Pros-
and the Emperor of Austria. The former
Monarch, beside conferring upon him his order
of the Red Eagh!, granted the Cross of his
Military Order of Merit to the Officers whom be re-
commended. " • His services were indeed
acknowledged by all the Ministers and Commanders
in the Campaign, and especially by the Prince
Metternich and by Prince Schwartzenherg It, who
repeatedly expressed to the English Ambassador
" the obligations he lay under to Sir Robert Wilson
for the signal assistance rendered on many occasions,
but most particularly at Leipsie, when he was so much
indebted to hint fur his able disposition of the Ans.
rian cavalry, and his whole conduct on that day."—
:Ediab u rgh Revieg...)

We are glad to find that the people a.. large begin
to co-ierate with the constituents of Sir Ron ititT
11'IL3ON, in contributing their pecuniary offerings of
respect to the character of the Gallant Knight. A no-
onerous company of neighbours frequenting the Lord
Nelson public-house, at Poplar, yesterday evening com-
menced a subscription, and by contributions of a crown
a piece, soon collected, we are informed, a very re-

spectable sum.
According to letters received at Carlton Palace, the
King is not expected to return till the last werk in
November. His Majesty is represented to be in excel-

lent health.
General Sir George Walker, we Ire sorry to state,
has met with a serious accident. He lately purchased
a very spirited horse as a etarger, which it three o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon, agreeable to his orders, was
brought to his house in Harley-street, when Sir ticorge,
in order to have a trial. mounted him, bid he was no
sooner in the saddle than the animal set off at full speed
up Harley-street. Sir George's endeavours to pull him in
were useless; at the extremity of Upper Harley-street, he
came with such violence against the iron palisade that
forms the barrier, that he was thrown to a considerable
distance, by which his shoulder bone was fractured. He
was conveyed home in a chair, and surgical assistance
immediately procured. The horse was also considerably
injured.
The ship Henry Porcher, C opt. Cunningham, sailed
from the Downs on Tuesday last for- India.
Eotxnuand, OCT. 9.-.4tOISTEROU3 WI Nrnea..•••
Throughout Sunday the wind blew from the south-west
with unusual and ae irming violence, giving, place at in-
tervals to rain. Towards evening Le gale macaw.' to
a hurricane, which was calculated both to impress the
mind with forebodingsof diastrons news from the coast,
and to occasion alartn for one's personal security on
shore. In some of the streets and lanes a number of tiles
and chimney cans were blown down by the
.powerful
Fasts, but we have not heard of any person being hart
in consequence.
On Saturday morning, while some boats belonging to
Catnpbeltown and Skipness were tit the herring fihsing
in the Sound of Kilhtennan, it came on to blow a per-
fect gale of wind, when, we are sorry to say, a boat be-
longing to Campbeltown, and another to Skipness, upset,
and all on board perished.
The Castle Forbes, Ord, from Leith to New Sooth
Wales, was spoke with, on the 15th ultimo, in lat. 47.
0. lon. 14., 20,, by the Nymph, arrived at London, all
well.
By a letter ftom Captain Monro, of the ship William
Shand, of Aberdeen, we are sorry to learn, that on the
10th August, in running down pretty near the Florida
coast,she was, by a *Wen squall, pat ashore on a small
reef off Cape Sable, where she remained till the nett
wording, when she was got off with her rudder unship-
ped, and other damage. and making three feet suttee
- an 'hour. His letter is dated the 12th August, and be
expected to get into the Hasannah the next day, where
he would be obliged to unload, and have the vessel bore
down to examine her bottom.
A Gentleman of great respectability and opulence
at Chertsey, and who weighs about fifteen stone, has
undertaken, for a wages' of fifty guineas, to walk from
the market•house in that town to that of Oulldford, a
distance of twelve miles, in three hours.