The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-30 00:00:00

Asli.-RICA.

We are now at Ivor with our Trans-Atlantic bre-
thren ding dong, thanks to an inexperienced and im-
ile Ministry, whose only conspicuous talent seems
be that of embroiling us with some new Power
t,t. and anon. But the habitual and systematic ex.
~(%agattee Of our trwn Government, renders it aba
~.lutely necessary we sheuki be unjust towards'
t!ler:.. 'We here so far blended the two characteri
of eliiitsir and comerpiai in oar systeni, that wti
sro- new comlieitetritseidyTey en army to open. the.]
way to that trade which we have improvidently:
thrown away, and without which we cannot
urrch longer support our burthensome establish.l
menta. Wealth made us, as it makes an
dhiJual, haughty ; and thence we set up unveil.
,'liable claims of Monopoly, which excited the ha-
',red or envy of every surrounding nation. It will
.he well for us if we do not experience the full force
of the vulgar adage—" grasp all, lose all." What do
those men deserve who have brought us to the dun.
serous necessity of practically avowing, that we
cannot allow other maritime states the same liberty
on the seas which we claim ? Attd what stupid
pomposity and useless arrogance are not Manifested
by those who set forth the vaunting quotation—

" The winds and seai are Britain's wide &mai%
And not a toil, bat by permission, spreads."
A sentiment penned by one of our most admired
authors certainly, but under the ineueuce of a rap-
turous public pride, excited by national occurrences
of a very different complexion from those which pre-
sent themselves to our anxious eyes at this time.
We have received American Papers, this morning,
to the 18th November: Philadelphia to the 17th
November; and Boston to the 6th November:—
Craps' TUE :air YORK ?Ana, OF THE 17TH NOT.I
" The following additional instructions has Bern
given to the public Laid private armed vessels of the
Coifed States:—

• The public and private armed vessels of the
United States are not to interrupt any British un-
armed vessels bound to Sable Island, and laden with
supplies for the humane establishment at that place.
• By commiod of thyr•Praidest of the UNITED STATES.'"
[FROM THE NEW YORE PAPER, OF THE 14TH Nov.]
" PORT or BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.—Arrived the
British packet brig Swallow, of 18 guns (late Moe•
PHEW)) GRAHAM, Prize-master, from Jamaica for
Falmouth, with the mail and some specie, sent in
by Commodore Itonazas's squadron.

It was to be wetted that NAeoc.cok, soon after
his return to Paris, would receive the congratulations
of the constituted authorities on Ms safe arrival,

The hllovilease, of the 21st inst. accordingly contains
the Addresses of the Senate and Council of State.—
The language of adulation used on the occasion is
sufficiently disgusting ; but the sentiments conveyer!
in this pompous interchange of courtly ceremony,
discover something of the views of the parties on the
present condition of France, and are therefore well
entitled to-attention. Neither
plaint is uttered by the Senate
the unparalleled sufferings
Army, or on the calamitous
memorable campaign. So
ti rir Imperial Mastcr from

ler murmur nor corn- lic. No Church is more scrupulous in its observa...'
mate or Council on tion of religious forms and cremonies than the i
Greeks, to which the Russians generally belong r
m of the French but the Government employs all sects and persua-
Is c°"losi°° of this sions indiscriminately in the servile orthiStrtte; and
for from dissuading bas never eimerirtod lissoaialleat end ,o 1 inio4- '
. ...pri • .
a resuming kir almotremlesitsTrom so doing. •
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