The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-23 00:00:00

JSMAN

disgust or jealousy. The Foreign Jour.

oils arc manifestly anxious to dissennluate the be.
lief that Peale between France and Austria is not
far distant r yet Ministers are said to bairti
ceived intelligence, though not officiatl,fer the irr.
mination of the Armistice. The hirclingPrints have
been directed by theiremployers to epee against the
character of the Archduke CHAiLis; and the obe-
dient curs, ready to bark to any. tune, just as they
are directed, have now discovered, that the Arch-
duke CHARLOI, though possessingthe highest milk

Pry talent', bdeficietotin the" eoetage of tbe Ca-
binet.—ln the field he is every thing—in the Cabi.
net nothing."---So says, as he hatt-been ordered,
the Courier. How' often have w• been. told by
these very " curs," who arc now bar Wing against
the Archduke Cuani.rs, that he was disgosted
with tile despondency that succeeded the battle of
aliosterlitz....thet the Peace of Presburgh was con.
traryto his oplui.m and adrice---and that before
he accepted the command as Generalissimo in the
present contest, it was ou the express condition—
that the Emperor should not listen to overtures for
Peace. Whatever might be the disasters of the
campaign, Austria was to fight to the last mire.
mity. All this we have been told over and over
again, and that too by the identical Journals which
halve made the luminous discovery, that it is the
Archduke Cit RLE3 to whom is i.nputable imbeci-
lity of character, and not the Emperor Fitt sets,
as was erroneously supposed. Posterity will not
impute intbecility to the General, who, after the
sanguinary defeats of Echmuhl and 11Iuhldorff,
crossed the Dinube, mid, retreating through Bake.
mia—met and overcame his antagonist at Aspens
If it be really true that the Archduke despairs—
is hopeless of seems—we shall have but ♦ery
slender hope of the restoration of the Austria.'
41slrairs by the efforts of even the justly
Prince Jous of LICHTIVISTEIN

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TUE dispatches from Lord CnostAw shew_that
the garrison of Flushing has been underrated
by the French General. Of the ulterior opera.
(ions of the squadron, we hear nothing.
To the Foreign Journals it will be seen that the
Expedition is now become ats.object of ridicule...
-and indeed well it may, as time has been afforded
literally to empty the arsenal and tn3gazines of
Antwerp. To ascend the Scheidt beyond that
city, were a hopeless attempt.

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EVERT account of the battle of Wavers tends,
to skew conspicuously the folly of announcing
that event by the !Mirk and Tower guns. The
courage and exemplary conduct of the British
troops were never more whinently diplayed—
but if Sir Aiivua WELLRELET'II Leiter i‘
not of itself convinel4g---let any one read the
painful.private statement of the battle, and siy,
whether In point of advantage there is nut as great
reason for lamenting al rejoicing. To us the ad.
mice of Sir Aitylicit WEEEL,LET appears a hope-
less expectation....deeming as we do, not less
highly of the prudence, than of the valour of Sir
ARTltua WELLem.sy.

The bridges over the Danube at Presburgh are
said to be Tortured since the French obtairml pos.
SMSiall of that place, and a bridge of boats is to
be built besides: these are circumstances certainly
indicative of the renewal of the war.

A Gentleman who is jaFt arrived in town from
Amsterdam, which he left about a week since,
states, that the American Ambassador, General
Aiturraowc, had arrived in that city, where he
had taken up his re:ileum at the houseof the Ame-
rican Consul, Mr. B:ii; ave. It was nut positively
known whether he bad formally resigned his di.
plomatie character, and had finally kit Paris; but
a ship was expected to arrive from America in
'ieptember, in order to carry home the General, it
hieing deemed jolioasible to restore amicable ft le-
tions bet% veil France and the United States.

It was said yesterday that accounts had been I
received from Holland, stating that BONAPARTE I
had determined to anticipate the conscription fur
two years more. A decree to that effect, it is
stated, was published at Paris about the 151 h.
Yesterday letters were received from Plymouth,
stating that St. Domingo surrendered on the 10th
ult. to the united British and Spanish forces. The
particulars are nut yet known ; but it is said that
our allies made a very vigorous assault, which ac.
celerated the capture of the place.
Tux Pore.—The doubts which have been es-
pressed respecting the reality of the Papal Protest
and Fitennitatuttieation of Boosra ate, ale ground.
less. These documents have been conveyed to
this country properly authenticated. On the day
fixed for his departure from Rome, the Pope re.
(posted to be permitted to officiate pontifically.
This, however, was refused by the Commander
of the French troops, and the Church of St. Ma-
ria Maggiura was filled with French and Italian
soldien. Between the Consecration and the Com-
munion, a paper was handed to the Pore. It wa.
understood to be the senteace of excommunication,
but it was not read shoed. Having signed it, his
Heim's, said—" 1 know that this is the last act
of nay life, but it is a duty which I have to
fulfil."
Last week a Gentleman, residing at Milton,
undertook for a wager to go tea mile' within the
hour, on the Canterbury road, between Key.
tires* sad Chalkwoll. Betting was considerably
against him at starting; but he performed this ex-
; traordinary task, apparently with great case, in
scree tninotcs leas than the given time. .