Cobbett's Weekly Political Register

Armies towards Paris, 830.
Documents respecting the Negociations at Ghent, 'PRUSSIA. -Accaunt of the battle of Waterloo, 826.
122. 159, 188, 218, 285.

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ror, 799.

PRICES AND BANKRUPTS.
Record of the Prices of Bread, Wheat, Meat, Labour, Bullion and Funds, in
England, during the time that this Volume was publishing; and also of the number
of Bankrupts, during the same period; that is, from January to June, 1815, both months
inclusive.

BREAD). --The average price of the Quartern Loaf, weighing 41b. 50z. Bdrms. in London, which &
bearly the same as in other parts of the country, 11 d.

WHEAT.--The average price for the above period, turough all Englaud, per Wiuchester Bushel of
& gallons, 8s. Sd.

MEAT.--Per pound on an average for the time above stated, as sold wholesale at Smithfield Mara
ket, not including the value of skin or offal. Beef, 7gd.; Matton, 8d.; Veal, 9fd. ; Pork, 910.-+
N.B. This is nearly the retail price all over the country, the Butcher's profit consisting of the skin
ayd

LABOUR.--The average pay per day of a labouring man employed in farming work, at Botley, in
Hampshire, being abont a fifth bigher than the wages throughout the whole country, 18. 11d.

BULLION.--Standard Gald in Bars, per Oz. 25. 25.-Standard Silver do. 6s. ld. N.B. These
are the average prices, during the above period, in Bank of England Notes. The prices in Gold and
Silver Coin are, for an ounce of Gold £3. 178. 10fd. ; for an ounce of Silver, 5s. 2d.
FUNDS.--Average price of the Three Per Cent. Consolidated Aubuities, during the above period,
604.

BANKRUPTS.--Number of Bapkrupts, declared in the Loudou Gazette, during the above perioda
581.

Vol. XXVII. No. 1.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1815. [Price 1s,

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[2 TO JOHN CARTWRIGHT, Esq. nuance until now; and, 3d, of the causes THE INFLEXIBLE ENEMY OF TYRANNY. which produced the peace. When we have

done this, the consequences of such a termiPeace between England and America:

nation of the war will naturally develope

themselves to our view. Happily this war Botley, January 1, 1815. has closed before its causes and its objects DEAR SIR,-When you, a few minutes have been forgotten. We are yet within after I was enclosed amongst felons in the recollection of every circumstance; and Newgate, for having written about the though I have, over and over again, stated flogging of English Local Militia-men in them all, it is now necessary to recapituthe presence of German Dragoons, at the late the material points, and to give them, town of Ely, came to take me by the hand, if possible, a form and situation tựat may and, looking round you, exclaimed, “Well! defy the power of time. All sorts of vile “ I am seventy years old, but I shall yet means will be used by those who have the

;" when you controul of a corrupt press, to misrepresent, uttered that exclamation, little indeed did to disfigure, to disguise, to suppress, upcu I hope that your prediction would so soon this important occasion. The hirclings are

ne keem to be in a fair way of being fulfilled. raving with mortification at this grand The peace with America is certainly the event, the consequences of which they feel most auspicious event that I have ever had before hænd. It is, therefore, incumbent to record, or to notice, since the first day upon us to place the whole of the matter in that I ventured to put my thoughts upon a clear light, and thus to do all that we are paper. It opens to mankind a prospect of able to counteract their efforts. happier days. It has, by a stroke of the FIRST, as to the cause of the war: pen, blasted the malignant hopes of the though there had been several points in enemies of freedom, baffled all their specu- dispute, the war was produced by the inlations, flung them back beyond the point pressment, by our naval officers, of men out whence they started in their career of hos- of American ships on the high seas. tility against the principles of political and Republic wished to take no part in the civil liberty ; burled them and their para- European war, especially after Napoleon graphs, and pamphlets and reviews, and all made bimself a King, But she, at last, the rest of their hireling productions, down found, thut, in order to avoid miseries equal into the dirt to be trampled under foot; to those of war, it was necessary for her to changed their exultation into -mourning, arm and to fight. We stopped her ships their audacity into fear. Let those to on the high seas, and out naval officers iinwhom liberty and slavery are indifferent presed such men

' as they thought proper, talk about boundary lines, passages, fishing took them on board of our ships, compelled banks and commercial arrangements ; you them to submit to our discipline, and to will look at the peace with very different fight, in short, in our service. The ground eyes ; you will see in it the greatest stroke on which we proceeded to do this was, that that has ever yet been struck in favour of the persons impressed were British subthat cause, to which you have devoted your jects; and that we had a right to imprese life; and struck, too, at a time, when almost British subjects, being seamen, find them every friend of freedom, except yourself, where we might. The Republic denied alseemed to have yielded to feelings of together our right to take persons of any despair.

description by force out of her neutral A But, in order to be able fully and justly ships, unless they were soldiers or seamen to estinate the consequences of this peace, actually in the service of our enemy. But, we must take a review, 1st, of the cause perhaps, if we had confined our impressa of the war; 2d, of the causes of its conti- ments to our own people, she might act

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