The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-12-29 00:00:00

sperity of American Commerce ; whilst • a fourth,
who cannot see clearly into either oast, pre-
sent, or future, on account of Ministeriai mystery
and misrepresentation, is of opinion, that no.
thing but the probability of a new war in gurope,
and the fear of falling into the pit which they had
dug for the nation, could have induced the present
taunting Administration to compromise so disgrace-
fully for themselves our Trans-atlantic quarrel. For
our own parts we like to see men returning to reason
and confeising their sins. It is not, however, with-
out some unquiet feelings that we perceive our Mi-
nisters still very reluctant to authorise very confi-
dent hopes of their amendment. " Hostilities are
. not to be suspended ;" and the indignant Times, in
its unabating fury, " hopes yet to behold a Bri-
tish force in America intimidating MADISON and
his Congress, and chastising the savages."
Now that peace is concluded, end a reasonable
expectation may be entertained that we shall have
a pause from our harthens, we want to see
no pretexts set up for continuing the load upon
our shoulders, which has weighed us down so long,
and all the corruptions and abuses in the Govern-
ment, which a protracted state of disorder has en-
gendered, and prevented the representatives o' the
Country from investigating and correcting. The'di-
minution of our naval and military force, which
Peace must occasion, will have the effect of lessening
the present immense influence of the Crown ; it
will place Ministers more on a level with those inde-
pendent and incorruptible men who have opposed their
daring strides into the hallowed sanctuary of the
Constitution. In the tranquillity of peace the peo-
ple will have time and opportunity to look into their
own affairs. They will perceive that the preserve
tion of their liberties, and the necessity of reform in
the system of representation, together with the long.
forgotten subject of economy in the public eependi-
Sure, in order to heal the wounds so deeply inflicted
in every vital part of the country by the late dread-
ful contest, are considerations paramount to
every foreign object ; and, lest not least, they
may see the benefits of a free press, speaking
with a voice undrowned by the clamour of war,
and on topics which it is most important to the
nation that boasts this privilege, it should speak in
thunder end be venerated. It is for objects like
these that we wish the peace may be permanent.—
liappj at hotue, we shall be respected abroad--and

the Administration that has failed so egregiously in
nor, since they seem so wedded to the State, that
what would have induced others of more acute feel.

iligs to take refuge in privacy, has ne other effect
than binding them closer to their dear-loved places,
severely taught by experience, may in peace see the
propriety of listening to the voice of national admo-
nition, and of pursuing the only tract that promises
a fair fame to themselves, and the restoration of
tranquillity and happiness to the country.

The proceedings in the French Chamber of De-

puties have lately had "more than usual interest.
h Some of the Stale secrets (bat have lately partially
transpired, and occasioned so much speculation and

alarm, have come under the investigation of the
Chamber.; but it has not thought it ad►isable'
to go very tar into the enquiry.---Sulficient
has, however, transpired, to show the little
reliance that the present Government can place on
some of the heads of the military. The case of Ge-
neral Count EXCELM tws, who with his wife had peti-
tioned the Chamber to interfere with the steps taken

by the Government in regard to them, evinces
tlu s. In the papers taken from the Berl of OXFORD,
it was said there wage letter with the signature of
the General, mentioning* that he had an army of
sisteen thousand men ready, which letter was
supposed to he intended for Moe.vr, the King
of Naples. The Report of the Committee says,
that he was accused of an offence stifficieutly
serious to merit a Report to the King from the
:Minister at War; hot of the precise nature of
that offence, or whether it related to this intercepted
letter, we are not informed. For the offence, how.
ever, whatever ;t mac have been, he was in the first
instance Duly admonished to be more circumspect
in future. Marshal Souvr, however, on coming
Into office, adopted a more vigorous course; Ex-
CELMANS was put upon half.pay, and ordered to
repair to Bar-sur.Ornain, in the Department of the
Meuse, his domicile. The General alleged the situa-
tion of his wife, on the point of lying-in, as a rea-
son for delaying his departure, seating besides, that
for twenty years he had had no other rhidence than
Paris. But Government, determined that he should
not remsin at Paris, issued orders to that effect,
which the General disobeyed, and, at length, on the
20th, made his escape from that city. The petition of
Madame ExcEsas.t4s complains of a domiciliary visit
and improper conduct on the part of the Officers of
Government since her husband's departure. A warm
debate took place upon them, which was terminated
by the Order of the Day upon the General's Petition,
and by sending the Countess's to the Government.—
The facts show that the French Government and
the French Parliament have very different notions
from those that prevail in' England, touching law,
liberty, and the tights of the subject.

Asstria is confidently stated to he. the 'lower to
which the decision of any difference in the American
Negoriation is to be ref.erred.

The Reetnents at present on the coast, under
coders for America; are to proceed to Ireland.