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TILE STATESMAN:

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au established church, without tythes, or any com-
pulsory payment to the priests of any worship ; a
nation where bribery and corruption are unknown ;
%here no man calla another man master i and where

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n handful of gold would not purchase from tl:e la-
bout in; non the pulling off his hat even to his em-
pliß er. The consequences of truths so striking and
lio‘s so notorious, are much more pleasing to antici-
pate than they would, I imagine, be safe to de-
scribe.
There are some who pretend, that the Republic has
gained nothing by the war; and those hireling Gen-
tlemen who write in " the Quarterly Review," tell
their readers, that she has made peace 44 without ac-
complishing any one of the objects for which she
went to war." These hired critics are either wholly
ignorant of the matter, or, they are endeavouring to
mislead their readers. At any rate, I will once
more state the case, and then we shall see which
party has been baffled in its attempts.
America declared war against our King, because
he would not cease to impress persons (toot being sol-
diers or sailors in the enemy's service) on board her
ships on the high seas. This was the ground of her
declaration of war. A Treaty of Peace has heen made
and that Treaty says not a wore about the impressing
of persons on board of American ships. Therefore,

say these wise Reviewers, she has not gained her ob-
ject. Poor slaves ! they dared not look at the truth ;
n !licit is this : America went to war with us, while
w•e were at war with France, and while America was
neutral. Our King having made peace with the
French there ceased to be any pretext for impress-
ment ; and that being the case America was willing
to make peace immediately, without any stipulation
about impressment, because the war in Europe having
ceased, her character of neutral would have ceased,
and our impressment would also have ceased. She
wanted no stipulation to protect her against what
she always asserted to he a wrong, and which wrong
she bad resisted by arms, until it ceased. Accord-
ingly, we find Mr. Monroe instructing the Repub-
lican negociators not to bring forward the subject, it
being quite unnecessary, seeing that America had re-
sisted our pretended right of impressment by war,
and would, of course, resort to the same mode of re-
sistance, if the execution of the pretended right
should be revived. You will observe, too, that it
was our King's negociators, who brought forward
the subject at Client. Therefore, if there was any
defeat of object here, the defeat was on his side. We
went to war to assert our right of impressment. We
have made peace without obtaining any stipulation
with regard to that right, real or pretended. If we
revive the exercise of this right, at any future time,
Mr. Monroe, in his published dispatches, says, that
America is ready again to resist it by force of arms.
The disappointed, malignant man, whom 1 have
so largely quoted above, exclaims, that we are " now
bound to our good behaviour in Europe ;" for, that
the moment we dare to go to war, we shall have
Capt. Porter sally out upon us with 66 freedom of
commerce and sailors' rights" inscribed on his flag.
Nothing is more probable. Indeed, it is quite cer-
tain, that the " bits of striped bunting" will bear
this motto, if our King revives his orders of impress-

meat. Cut the likely thing is, that his Majesty will
not revive those orders ; and then we shall have the
happiness to see ourselves li►ing in peace and friend.
ship with the people of America, and shall be grate-
ful to his Majesty for the blessing._

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his speeches, have uniformly insisted, that the safe But has the Republic gained nothing by the war ?
defence, and the only safe defence, of a nation Iles she gained no English ships? Has she gained no
against a formidable meaty, was to be feundin the renown ? Have the affairs of the Guerriere, the
arms of free men ; that, in order to induce a people ' Macedonian, the Jura, the Peacock, the Avon,
to fight in defence of their country, they must feel those of Lakes Erie and Champlain, and Mobille and
that they have something to fight for; that the 'Pensacola, and Fort Erie and Fort Moreau; have
strength of a Government, in the hour of real danger, these memorable actions, and many others, yielded her
consists solely of the attachment of the people; that' nothing in point of reputation in the world? Is it
a station, enjoying real freedom, informed by a I nothing to have been able, with her infant navy, to
press really free, and all having a voice in the choice have resisted with success the maritime power of
of their Representatives, never yet was, and never England single-handed ? Is it nothing to have called
would be, subdued by an invading enemy. 1 forth the admiration of the world by acts of bravery
The rise, progress, and result of the American like that of the General Armslrong privateer at
wars (I mean both of them) have now put the truth Fayal ? Is it nothing to have made her implacable
of these your favourite doctrines beyond all doubt.— i enemies in England 'express their mortification at
Where are now the knaves, who have so long scoffed : seeing her citizens in Europe complimented where-
at you as a visionary, and who have had the profligacy ever they go, in consequence of her success against
to assert , that bribery and corruption were essential such I mighty Power? Is it nothing to have proved
to efficient Government ? Where are now those who ito the world, that, let who will attack her, she
apprehended anarchy from universal suffrage?— stands in need of no foreign aid; no hired fighters
. Where are now the sticklers fur influence and vir- • of other countries; but that her own 'citizens are
tual representation ? In America every man who pays equal, not only to her defence, but to the carrying
a tax, of any sort, however small, has a vote. He of her " bits of striped bunting" in triumph into
assists in electing, not only the Members of the ' every sea against even a superiorsforce ? is it nothing
State Legislators, and those of the Congress, but Ito have snow'', that in the midst of such a war,which
also the Governors of the States and the. President most people thought put her very existence ill
himself. No man has any authority, no man has • jeopardy, she has doubled, nay quadrupled, her
any voice in making laws, who has not himself been I naval force, including her numerous important cap.
elected, and in the election of whom every man pay-ft, tures from us; and that she has steadily proceeded
ing a tax .has a voice. Yet the world now sees, that' in the extension of her naval plans, buildings and
a Government thus formed, and a people thus go.; arsenals ? Is it nothing to have proved, that •
vernal, are a match for the most formidable power 1 her Gosernment, though free as air, is perfectly
at this day in existence. The world pow sees, that !adequate to the most perilous of wars ?—ls•
a nation thus governing itself, acd fully sensible of it nothing to have thus entitled -herself to the con.'
its freedom, is not only active in its defence, but is fidence of other nations, and made her friendship
capable of deeds of valour, such as wete never be- 'an object to be sedulously sought after by every •
fore recorded by the pen of the historian of any Power of Europe; and to have done this, too, in a
coonlry or any age. Let the advocates for the buy- , war in which it was published, that all these Powers
ing and selling of seats do away, if they can, ;:be ',bad, by a secret article in the Treaty of Paris,
effect of this glorious example.
.41.<e:se:themselves not to interfere? Is it nothing to.
The writer, whom I have above quoted, aeclathis Amstesillerase,otisact she wanted the interference of none
was so anxious to see " the world deliver.- ' It; Tti.e; ..-*.'aticisa OW she was able, single-handed, to fight
mischievous example" of the existence of tie .i -,ai- 1 ter own battles, and to come out of the contest, not
can Government, says, that our navy has been de- I only unmatilated, but covered with glory? Is it no.,
(rated; that it has been beaten upon the Ocean i thing for her Chief Magistrate; for that very Mr.
and ott the Lakes; that we have been beaten Madison, whom our malignant and insolent writers,'
by land and by sea ; that we have been dis- I stud others marked out to be deposed; is it nothing
graced for ever; that we have retired from the for Americans to have seen this their plain fellow-ci-
contest, with the stripes on our backs • that tizen, with a salary of less than 6000 pounds a year,.
me have had the trident snatched from us; dust we with no heralds, guards, or gilded coaches, conduct- •1
are scoffed at upon the Continent of Europe. Now, ing her affairs, through this trying season, with eel
then, if this be true, who is it that has thus humbled much ability, so much firmness, and, at the same 1
us ? What mighty Potentate has been able to accent- time, with such tenderness for liberty, as to refrain!
plish all this? It is a Republic ; a nation whose from a resort even to the mild law of his country i'
Chief Magistrate receives only about 60001. a-year, against those who have made use of that liberty fore
and the whole of whose ordinary revenue does not purposes of the blackest and basest treason? Is this
amount to so much as we, in England alone, pay for nothing, you venal English writers? Is this nothini?
collecting our taxes; a nation without a standing Is it nothing to hear the Chief Magistrate of a coun-
arm ; a nation with a Press through which any man try say : 44 let my calumniators alone; let the ttai-
may publish any thing respecting any public person tors to freedom and America proceed ; I rely on the
or measure, or any opinion on the subject of reli- good sense and virtue of the people; the cause is
gion ; a nation without Dukes, or Lords, or Knights, the people's, and they will be my defenders !" Is
or Esquires, and without any distinction of rank of this, too, nothing gained?
any sort tieing known to the law ; a nation without Yes, it is a gain, not only to America but to man-
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kind ; for who will now be impudent enough to alk
sert, that political freedom, that religious freedom,
that a press wholly uncontrouled, are inpornpatible
with national safety in times of war ? Who upon

the.ground of a probability of invasion, will call fur
a sospeissiou of the laws made for the security of
men's liberty and lives, when the world has now BOW-STREET.—Yesterday morning the Office was
seen the Republic of America declared in a state of filled with a most motley group, resembling very
rigorous blockade, mighty fleets and armies at the much a scene of pirates on the stage, cotisistieg of
mouths of her harbours and rivers, her soil invaded Turks, Moors, Greeks, fudians, &c. forming the
at several points, her towns and villages bombard- crew of the Turkish schooner Gdea, fro , stoma,
ed or plundered, and her capital itself in flames, and others of various countries, excited in their at.
without producing the suspension, even for an hour, tendance from curiosity, to hear an investigative by
of any law, and without arresting or diverting the Mr. Neuss, of t dispute betwect "aptaio Masan", a
ordinary and gentle course of justice for a single Turk, the Captain of the Turkish r, hoover Gelea,
moment ? and his crew, in the shape of a charge of .nisaee
1 steed say no more. Here is the object on which meanour against the Captain, in viols sly assaulting
the friend of freedom will rivet his eyes. Here is and wounding John Ciragee, oneof the seamen, cone
a dagger to the heart pf tyranny, and, as such, it ducted by Mr. Hill, the Attorney.
is worthy of being presented to you. The total The witnesses produced were sworn accntelfng to
overthrow of the A iistocratical Faction in America; their different religions, without their shoes, &c.;
the immense emigration to that country ; her'emise- and, according to the die c tons of the interpreters
(pent!), rapid increase of pot ulation and power ; the who attended for the purpose. From their evidence
creation of a great maritime force in the Republic; it appeared, that, in the month of November last,
the independence of South America. These are the Turkish schooner, Gelea, was lying between
amongst the consequences to be expected ; but that Dover and Stangate Creek. when John Citsgno was
consequence which I consider of more importance at work very hard on board of her ; he asked the
than all the rest, is, the benefit which the cause of cook to give him some bread, which being within
freedom will receive from the example of America, hearing of the Captain, he called out to Ciragno to
now ,become so conspicuous a nation. Away now, know what business he had to give orders, and after-
with all their trumpery about Poland, and Saxony, wards gave him a violent blow with a Turkish long
and Belgium, and the Congress of Vienna ! Let pipe. Ciragno remonstrated against the Captain's
them do what they like with tlae Germans, and the Cos- striking him, and asked the Captain why he used hits
sacks, and the Dutch ; let them divide them and so ill for merely asking for some bread? The Cap.
subdivide them in any manner they please ; let them tain replied to this that he had better hold his tongue
whisker them or knight them according to their or he would come to him and kill him, and appeared
fancy. We can now look to growing millions of in a great passion :he proceeded to his cabin, and re-
free • and enlightened citizens, descended front the turned, in a short time, armed with a sabre or acut.
same ancestors, and speaking the same language lass, and went to Ciragno, and aimed a violent blow
with ourselves, inhabiting an extensive and fertile at his head ; but which was fended off by some of the
country, tendering food and freedom to the misera- crew, and the sabre or cutlass fell on his thigh, and
•ble and oppressed of every other clime, and a Press inflicted a wound. The wound was afterwards
for the promulgation of those truths, which these dressed by the Surgeon of the vessel in the hold. The
unfortenate beings have so long been compelled to wound was not so bad as to prevent him from
suppress. working.
I am, with the greatest regard and respect, your Mr. ALLEY attended for the Captain, and stated
faithful and most obedient servant, this prosecution was only commenced against the
Healey, Jan. 9, 1815. WM. CORBETT. Captain in consequence of there being a dispute be-
tween him and some of the crew for their wages, or
it would not have been heard of, and in consequence
several actions had been brought by several of the
crew against the Captain.
Mr. Hut for the Prosecution stated, that he had
several other charges to bring forivard against the

LAU INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAL 17.

E RL CIIOLMoNI,ELEE V. LORD CLINTON.

Sir S. ItomirLy, supported by Mr. BELL, Mr.
Pitts Tux, and Mr. ll' ALD, moved in this cause for
an order of injunction.: to restrain the Noble Plaintiff
from employing or continuing Mr. Montrieu, his
present Solicitor in thi cause, or in any other suit

Captain, in consequence of which the further pro-
ceeding was postponed to a future day, some respect
able persons becoming responsible for the appearanoe
of the Captain.
MAR LEO ROUGH-STREET.—Mr. C--- who repro-

connected with the tith.-. in question, which was de- sensed himself as an Attorney, lately from the North
rued under the volunin; y settlement of the late Lord of England, was charged by a Gentleman of fortune,
Orford, settling the eats to in question. This estate, residing in Barley-street, with a forcible entry into
the Learned Counsel stated to be of the value of se- i his dwelling-house under the followingeircumstances:
veral hundred thousand pounds; and lie brought for- —The Defendant, it appeared, fell desperately it►
ward the motion on the ground thtt Mr. Moutrieu love with the daughter of the Prosecutor; and al-
was formerly co-partner, and previously the clerk i though he did not receive the slightest countenance
of Mr. Seymour, Lord Clinton's Solicitor before the from the Lady, his passion became so unrestrained,
year 1813, when the co-partnership was dissolved. that he forcers by the father of his adored in the pas.
This motion was considered of the utmost im- • sage, and made his way up stairs. It turned out
portanre, no such case having ever occurred to the that he had before got admission to the house in a.
oldest practitioner of the Court. The case was ' clandestine manner. The Prisoner was ordered to
argued, ;therefore, without precedents, on general find bail.
principles and public pt•!:cy.
Sir Attrijutr PIGHOTT, Mr. HART, Mr. LEACH, Mr.
RouPshr., and Mr. SHA OW ELL, were Counsel for the

Mr. tioveELL avowed that lie was the ad-

vise:. of Mr. Montrieu to accede to the proposal of
the Plaintiff in becoming his Solicitor.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILY made a very able reply.
The Logo Ch ANCELLOR said, he should take en
opportunity of conferring with some of the Law
Judges on the prartice in their Courts) and with that
view deferred judgment.

RESURRECTION MTN.

Robert Clark and J. Gri(jilli were charged with
assaulting one of the St. Giles's watchmen on Tues-
day night.
The Prisoners were endeavouring to get into St.
Giles's church-yard, and on the watchman approach.
ing them, one of them struck him.

The Prisoners were committed in default of bail.
Wm. Buck was committed for a burglary in the
house of Mr. Heal, in Rathbone-plare.
UNION-lIALL.—Juhn Barrett and George Hopkins
were brought before Mr. Serjeant Sat.xon, the Sitting
Magistrate, by one of the constables of the parish of
St. Saviour, Southwark.
Barrett was carrying a basket through Union.
street, when he was stopped by the Officer, Kilo,
upon examination, found its contents to consist of
several bottles of good old Port, French brandy,
and excellent gin, carefully stowed with several old
waistcoats, to prevent breakage ; the Officer asked
him how be came by these articles? when Hopkins
stepped forward and demanded what business he had
to interfere, or ask such a question? The Officer
considering him a party concerned, immediately took
him into custody also, and conveyed them both to
the watch-house.

JANUARY 18.
HAY-MARKET THEATRE.
MORRIS 77. COLMAN.

This. cause came forward this morning, and oc-
cupied the whole day.
It was a motion made by Sir SAMUEL RoxtLY, sup-
ported by Mr. Batt, on behalf of the Plaintiff, pray-
ing for an order to set aside an award made in this
cause by Henry Butler, Esq. of Lincoln'a Inn, who
was called in as, an: umpire by the two referees to
whom all the matters in dispute between the litigating
parties had been referred ender a submission that was
made a Rule of Court. '1 here were divers objections
urged against the legality of the award, and more
particularly to a certain deed for a co-partnership in
future, prepared by th arbitrator as part of his
award, and to be meet d by the respective parties,
which varied so essentia iy from the original articles
or deeds of co-partners;tip entered into in the year
1805, that bad laid the f undation of an original and
amended bill, for a spc.cific performance, filed by
Mr. Morris, and a cross Lill filed by Mr. Colman,
on the ground that he had not contracted to give all
his dramatic compositions to thisineatre exclusively,
Orartnerely those he had or should hereaf►sr assign to
them for a valuable consideration, and a mere right
of pre-emption or preference before all other pur-
chasers of such works, some of which he had is his
necessities and duress already sold or assigned to the
Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre, which
formed (he subject of other taw.suits with such Pro-
prietors.
Mr. HatlT, supported by Mr. SUADWELL, on the
other side, for the Defendant, strenuously supported
the award as legal and perfect in all respects, at •
great length. The former, on finding his Lordship
strongly against his argument, desired to cease, hut
was desired by his Lordship to proceed as long as the
Learned Counsel pleased, since, this being the
Queen's birth-day, it would be as well to be amused
here u iu visiting the exhibitions in the streets •n
that occasion.

The Prisoners, when required by the Magistrate
to give an account of themselves, and of the articles
found upon them, admitted they were in company
together, and stated that they found the basket,
with its contents, in .the corner of a court not far
off; but could not say the name, nor describe where
it was situate.

Cointnitted for re-examination on Tuesday next.

Oa Thursday evening the following affair occarred
at an Inn in Woolwich :—An Officer in his Majesty's
Navy made an assignation with a young Lady belong-
ing to a respectable family to meet her at tin.
Instead of the young Lady, however, her brother at-
tended, produced a brace of pistols and demanded sa-
tisfaction of the Officer for endeavouring to seduce
his sister. The Naval Hero, to pacify the enraged
brother, promised marriage.
ROYAL BOUNTY.—The following is an extract
from an authentic MS. relative to the private ex-
pelmet of Edward Item, The 11th day
of March, paid to James St. Albans, the King's
Painter, who danced before the King on a table,
and made him laugh heartily, being a gift by the
King's own hands, in aid of him, his wife, and chil-
dren, 11. Is. !"

Sir S. 11..ostirxr made a very pointed but concise
et* to the leading arguments of his adversaries
felting on the law only.
His Lordship observed, that in a case so much dis-
cussed before, he only wondered that the great
judgment and learning of Mr. Butler had waded so
far through the mass of. matter submitted to him ; on
which, if the award cannot be supported as he
wished, if possible, although differing on the law of
the care, the suit would not be elided, from the.
spirlitef 'the partirs, till his Lordship were dead' and
boded. tie must read the papers again tatefelly,-. •
Judgment deferred.

MARRIED.
0 the Ilth sect. at Greenwich. Major Marriott, of the Ron.
East India Company's service, to Matilda, eldest daughter of
the late T. Norris, Esq. of Greenwich.
(meow Pith Inst. at Teignmouth, S.• 0. Attlay, Esq. jun. of
Knight4bridge, to Maria Joanna WoolleOmbe, daughter Qf the
late J. M. Wuollcembe, Esq. of Ashberry, Desouthire.

DIED.
On the 13th inst. at the Oval, Keimaiagtoa, aged 70, Mrs. E.
widow of the late Mr. J. Palling, of St. Martin's-lane,
Cannon-street.
On the 14th inst, at Naairren, Peckham, aged 22, Rachel,
wife of Mr. T. Gill, of Spital.square.

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