The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-04 00:00:00

retOPOSITI TEMA X.

LONDON:
MONDAY, SEPTERICII 4.

YLSTERbA Y Spanish Papers to the lath inst.
and this morning French and Dutch Papers, the
former to the 27th, and the latter to the 31st of
August, were received in town. The Negotiations
fur Peace between France and Austria are still
protracted—and NAPOLEON appears determined
nut to quit Germany till all doubts shall be re.
moved respecting the definitive termination of the
grand contest. Spain and Holland are evidently
objects of inferior attention. The fall of Flush-
ing is announced in the Amsterdam Gazette—in
which it is attributed principally to the truants.
dues fire of our ships.
The Gazette of Saturday is perhaps the most'
humiliating that has been pablished•in the present
Reign. From the newly.crvated Viscount of
TAL4VENA we have an ample confirmation of
the hopeless slate of the Peainsnla. To cu-
lminate on this subject were now fruitless—
the truth is, that no hope now remains but
that of the possible escape sof an army whom.
proud success at Talavera the Park and Tower
guns so recently announced—and for which
exploit the Viscounty of lVelliisgton was so
happily superadded to that of. the Barony
of Douro, before the retreat from Talavera was
announced. The effect of the battle of Talavera,
fur which this Viscounty was conferred, has been
the retreat of the British army to a position in
which, according to the consolatory hope of The
Times of Saturday, it will be safe. The conso.
lotion arising from a victorious army being in a
state of safety, is certainly somewhat paradoxical.
The hope expressed respecting this wounded left
at Talavera appears to us a very unnecessary
doubt.—There are letters in town, which eon.
fidently affirm the Noble Viscount tit have
quitted the British army fur an interview with
his brother, the Marquis—and that such inter.
view bgs taken place. IVe shalt now see what
the united rigour of the Statesman sod the War.
rior will effect In the Peninsula.

Tut Earl of CUATHAIt returns, 49 we expected
and predicted, without having effected the cap.
tare or destruction of the French fleet at Ant.
were. He has, however, captured Flushing—
for which the Park and Tower gnus were fired—
and appears to be as well entitled to move a step
higher iii the Peerage for this exploit, as was the
Baron of the Douro ; if the same principle be
acted upon, he ►nay surely avire to the rank of
Marquis Middlebargh, of Walchereti.
Thc Courier of Saturday, as we anticipated,
followed the humble recantation of The Morning
Post of the same day—and, utter enumerating
the imports*
.parposes answered by the fx-
pedition—coachmks with the following bpautiful
specimen of imitatioi.—The Reader will. per.
ecire that a passage in •s Volney's Rains of
Expires," hail gut into the Author's head :

" This purpose', it cannot be denied. the ilnpetlitine did
" gunner, though we aunt &dint, dist it Ad a.f seenompVib'
" all we it ished and raft/whet ; awd Met ft dos we "Alia,
" Srateller echo Mould be jetarnestng armed* arailleg 411.4
" Flanders, to sag, here *nee flinerienedifeberrp. and bon
" owes teal eferistidnble Navy."

Ibis is really sublime !—caqatailet