The Sun. — London, England, 1807-02-03 00:00:00

0 r , -; r• I. Made a most violent attack upon Gem .13ENS'INGSM with the view of getting possession of the Russian kagazines. In this objet they were defeated, with the loss of 5000 men; and were compelled to retreat. Gen. BENNINGSEN ; however, states, that from to tal want of provisions and forage, 'he was obliged to retreat to. Rozaw. There, is a passage in this Letter which contains a very severe refle6tion upon Gen. BoxxoVDEN, fur not advancing with the Corps tinder his command. We believe that he has been sent to St. Petersburgh in disgrace. Re ports are in circulation of some A6lions having been fought early in January, which terminated favour ably for the Russians ; but they do not come in an authentic shape. THE Duke of Kent. Packet Irril.ed at Falmouth on Sunday from Jamaica, and from the Intelligence Which she brings there is every reason to believe that the valuable Island of Curacoa is by this time in our possession. We understand that the Inhabi tants having expressed a wish to Place themselves Under His Majesty's prote&ion, Admiral DACRES sent a proper force to take possession of the Island in His Majesty's name. Curacoa has always been of great importance .to the Dutch, who have been very zealous to preserve the same, and to extend its commerce; many years ago the Dutch West India Company refused to ex change it for the Spanish Island of Porto Rico. The situation of this Island is of great importance ; not- Withstanding it lies to the leeward of the West India Islands, a good sailing vessel may beat up to St . Thomas's, or any of the adjacent Islands on the tither side. It commands the Islands to leeward of it, br such as may be reached with a side wind, viz. Porto Rico, Cuba, St. Domingo; and Jamaica. This 1 41.41 spot is in every respe& a pedal. military situ tiob. It contains the best, safest, and strongest IlarliOur in the whole West Indies, and which will hold upwards of 200 Ships of any burthen, and the intrance may be defended with a trifling force. A great extent of Spanish Coast; from the large City of eatracas to the Isthmus of Panama, lies wider the teach of this small Island. This Island contains a population of about 8000 Whites and 10,000 Blacks and Mdlattaes, a popula §an not to be found in any of the ,other West In- Oia Islands. The climate is very healthy, and not inbieti to any hurricanes. The commerce formerly took up yearly about 50 targe Ships, each on an average 3'oo tons, and the IMnual quantity shipped from Holland amounted yearly to near 566,0001. ;' the returns neatly double i.hat sum. The exports from Holland consisted of 44111.Znian and Dutch linens and ch ec k s , 'E as t I n di a woollen and cotton manufa&ures, spices, °n alcingeryi building materials, &c. and many Sher a r t i c l es f or t h e ease• an d l uxury of the inhabi _nts and Spa n iards. The imports to Eur o p e are Indi go, coffee, sugar, hides, cotton, dye-wood, tor !iseshell, verinas, and Porto Rico tobacco, and some tittle cochineal; all articles of necessity and value.• , e ,Saturd a y M o rni ng arr i ve d in Leith R oads, t h e 4.0r/0/12 .armed ship, from a cruize, with a lugger • rkivateer, of 14 guns and 50 men, which she cap tUred near Flamborough Head. The privateer is S tated to belong to Dunkirk, and to have captured *te Leith Packet, from Tonningen, bound for Lon- , 4 v °°. There w e r e e i g h t passengers on b eard the ; k.eith Packet, five of which were recaptured in the titivated'. The Virago Gun-brig, Lieut. HANCHETi, fell in , ` Sunday night; the 25th ult. w ith a very l arge t rench Schooner Privateer, belonging to Bourdeaux, Which she engaged for twentyfive minutes; but, tiog to superi or sa ili ng , t h e P r i vateer got off.— lent. HANCHLTT is wounded, but not dangerously. BY late accounts from St. Petersburgh we learn, %oat the Emperor ALExAsnen has issued an Ukase, ordering, that " all Frenchmen, Italians, Genoese, it O anders, and inhabitants of those parts of the left the Rhi n e w hi c h h ave su b m i tte d to the sway of I , k e Usurper of the Governme n t o f F rance , s h a ll l eave tuc Country." An exception is made in favour of ' men; as have resided fift een years in Russia, I .,l 4 ,;tlaintained an irreproachable c h aracter , on t h e i r I , — ,.: n g an oath that, during the war they will h o ld cc hlimunication or correspondenCe with France, tf a ny of the Countries to whi c h th e a b ove d escr i p- i pfs ' 4. aPplies. A b reac h o f t hi s , i t i s added, will sub- ! them to the heaviest penalties of law. b T he foll ow i ng communication has been received y,a T er eantile house in Glasgow : S T : ' lt PETERSBURGII, DEG. 1 I.—By a former , JAase i one man was ordered to be raised out of lack, 100 , which has already been completed. On this day; it is said, another 'Ukase is to be a ssued for ra i s i ng four men out of each toe. Both of these levies will produce 750,000 men. " All French subje&s, and those from Countries illtder their influence, in Russia, are ordered to be 'enrolled, and t h ose W ho cannot give proper accounts ofNi., themselv es , and such as a re in-lower simations, hose employ ers cou ld not be responsible for them, 4 e to be sent over the frontiers without any cere 1-11ny. 3., " A Com m i ssary, a Jew, who, had e ngage d t o provisions, the Ru ss i an army with a large quantity of revisions, with a view of disappointing them,' has been in good ,time, discovered to b e an e missary of BoxApARTE, and has met the fate his illany deserved." Bar,i.D.—Th t o- w ere as no Court . o f Ald ermen h e ld day. The LOB 6 , 11 , 1 A YOH, after insp e ai rg th e re turns,. ordered it to tali Yd . per peck.: PA L S. I FALMOUTH, FEB. I.—Arrived this day the Puke of Kent Packet Capt. LAWRENCE, with Mails from Jamaica, 46 days passage: by her we learn that the "inhabitants of Curacoa bad expressed a wish to place themselves under the proteffion of the British Go-. vernment ; in consequence Admiral DACRES dis patched His Majesty's Ship Areihusa, 0 . 38 guns; Fisgard, 38, and Latona 38, to take possession in His Majesty's name. Arrived His Majesty's Ship Resistance, of3B guns, which sailed hence on the 11th of Oaober, with His 'Majesty's Ship Ardent, of 64 guns, for Buenos Ayres; arrived at Jamaica on the 25th of November, with intelligence of the re-capture of that place.— She sailed again from Jamaica on the i ith of Dec. --- , His Majesty's Ship El Pomona, of 38 guns, sailed from Jamaica in company with the Packet, but put back again, having carried away her'top mast, and sprung her bow-sprit.—Arrived also the TOWa,CONDY j Eliza and Margaret, and John and Sally, from London ; and Eleonora, COLLINS, from Swansea. His Majesty's Brig Grasshopper, 18 guns, will s ail the first favourable wind, for Lisbon, with the Vessels here under convoy. Sailed, last evening, the Humler hired ship, with the Four Friends, HOSKING I,and Thais, ROSEWALL, for London and Prospero, BROADWITII: for Al tona. _ PORTSMOUTH, Fcs. 2.—Arrived the Spartan Frigate, Capt. ASTLE, having on board Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, from tuernsey ; the Btanche Frigate, Capt. Sir THOMAS /AVIS, from off Rochefort ; and the Defender Gun-vessel from a Cruize. Arrived also the Robert's ildventure, ATKINS ; and the Cato, —, from Sunderland ; King Alfred, WOOD-. MAN, from Swansei ; Hannah, ANDREWS, from London ; and the Rigby; PARKER, from Lynn. 'The Xi/taupe, of 50 guns, Capt. BAZELY, is ap pointed Convoy 'to the East India Fleet colle&ed at this Port, and will sail with those Ships as soon as the wind proves favourable for proceeding. DEAL, F. 2.—Sailed the Spiffire Sloop of War on a Cruize. Arrived the Arrow Schooner, and the Piercer Gun-brig from a Cruize, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last. SHEERNESS, FEB. 43.—Arrived the Orion, of 74 guns, and the Sparkler Gun-brig, from the Downs. Sailed the Hermes for. the Westward. POOLE, FEB. f. —The Prosperous, SMITH Master from Swanage, laden with stone, foundered aboUt two leagues to the eastward of Bollard, and two men were unfortunately drowned : the Master was taken up by the Hope, TUCKER Master, of this Port. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. To the Officers and Ship's Company of His Majesty's Ship Franchise, for the capture of the Spanish Brig Raposa, on the 6th January, 1806, their respective proportions of the Bounty-Money granted for the above capture, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at No. 3, Philpot- lane. To the Officers and Crew of His Majesty's Hired Armed Cutter Swift, for the Capture of the Uric Gebroeders (in company with the . Fly Pro ateer), on the iSth June, ISo r, their respective proportions of Prize-Money, on the 17th F e . bruary, 607, and every Tuesday and Thursday for three years, at No. az, Staple-Inn, Holborn. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Me pita, for the Capture of the Hoffnung, on the asst Septem ber, 1804, in company with the Rattler, the net proceeds . thereof, ,on the I I tlwag,„ between eleven and three, at N o. 9, New Broad-street, and every Wednesday and Thursday, for three years, at the sante place. The Serapis, which arrived lately at Portsmouth, left Gibraltar on the 2d ult. when the garrison were all well and healthy. Lord COLLTNGWOOD was blockading Cadiz on the 7th ult. with the following Ships :— . -Ocean, Lord COLLINGWOoD ; Royal George, . Sir T. DUCK; . WORTH ; Atlas, Admiral Putty's ; Queen, C a pt a i n RENDER ; Castle, Captain BOYLES ; Re pulse, Hon. Capt. LEGGE ; Tigre, Captain HALLO WELL ; Saturn, Lord A. BEAUCLERK ; Zealous, Captain GIFrARD.; and the Ajar, Hon. Captain BrAcitwoon: His Lordship, we are happy to say, is in excellent health ; he has not' been in l port since his refit after the glorious battle of Tra falgar. The Canopus, . Admiral Louts ; Thunderer, Standard, and Aaive, are on a particular service in the Black Sea. The Pompee, Sir SIDNEY SMITH ; Eagle ; Swift- sure, Intrepid, Apollo, Aznplzion, Juno, Aurora ' Bit- tern, and Wizard, are protesting Sicily. Tile Endymion, Unite, Melpomene, and Alai's= cade, are blockading Venice. The Niger, Uryalus, Chilfonne; R - enommife, Hal cyon, Imogene, Beagle, Pyladas, Minorca, Scout, Kingesher, Morgiana, IJ'eazle, and Espoir, are cruiziug. _ _ The enemy's force in Cadiz consists of twelve Sail of the Line, three Frigates, and two Corvettes, appa rently ready for sea: and three Sail of the Line fitting. As Buenos Ayres is in the possession of the Spaniards, a Squadron is .daily expeaed .to attempt to leave Cadiz or Carthegena ; at the latter ports the Spaniards have six Sail of the Line, andtwo Fri'- gates; and one 2-decker, ono Frigate, and a Cor vette fitting-. At Toulon,- there are five Sail of the Line,. four Frigates, and four Corvettes; ready for sea ; two. Sail of the Line in ordinary, at Malav ; ()Ile Frigate, two Co rve tt es ant i t hi rty Guar-Boats, rAly for sea at Naples and Gaeta ; tour Frigates, four Corvettes, and thirty Gun-boats, ready for sea at Genoa, Venice, and .Leghorn. Lord CoLLINki.- WOOD'S force is judiciously distributed to watch the enemy at these parts. ` PFICIAL LiJ $p 4 tatf Oir „ GENERAL SENNINGSEN TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA. • (FROM THE KONIGSBURGH GAZETTE.) " I have the happiness most respectfully to ac quaint your Maj€sty, that I have succeeded in re- pulsing the Enetny, who yesterday morning attack ed me on every point near Pult.isk. The main at tack was made by General SOUCHET, at the head of 15,000 men, on my left wing near Farmguarka, in the view of getting possession of that town ; I had only 5000 men under General 13AoGoNAu'r to op pose the Enemy on that side ; they made a brave defence, till I sent a reinforcement of three bat talions of reserve, and afterwards three more under General TOLSTOY, by which means the right wing of the French was totally defeated. The second attack, equally brisk, was made on my right flank, where General BARKELAY DE TOLLY was posted with the van-guard. This wing extended on the 9 • road towards Stzegocyn to a small wood, where I had placed a cover%) battery, which the Enemy attempted to turn. I therefore made a movement backwards on the right, which succeeded so well that I not only frustrated the attempt of the Enemy, but was also so fortunate as to reinforce General BAR KELAY DE TOLLY, with three battalidris, ten squadrons, and one battery, to repulse the Enemy ; on which the Enemy retreated from the wood. " The attack commenced at 11 in the morning, and lasted till dark. From the relation of all 'the prisoners, I was opposed by Messrs. MURAT, DA VOUST and LASNES, with an army exceeding 50,000 men. They have lost about 5000, according tatheir own account. All my troops fought with the greatest bravery. The following Generals particularly distinguished themselves :—OSTERMAN, TOLSTOY, BAEKELAY DE TOLLY, Prince DOLGORUCKY, 13AOGONAITT, SOMNOFF and SITOFF of the Infantry, also Colonels DAVIDnOFFSKY and GONDOFF, &C. BCC. &C. " Field-Mat shal KAMENSKOY departed from Pul tusk for Ostralenska on the morning of the 6th December, previous to the attack, and again gave up the whole command to me, so that I have had the good fortune to command alone in thiS affair, 'and to beat the enemy. " I have to lament that kite long expeeted suc , cour of General BUMIOVDEN had not arrived, al though be was only two German miles disitant, and even halted halfway. I should otherwise have been able to follow up my viCtory. I have further to la ment that the total want'of provisions and forage oblige me to retire with my Corps to Rozaw ; the enemy has not molested we in my retreat. (Signed) cc BENNINGSEti: 4 " Rozaw, the 27th (1;til) Dec. 18oG." ANCIENT Music.—The first Rehearsal of this venerable Institution took plaCe yesterday, in the Hanover-square Room. The Earl of "DARTMOUTH presided. The selection was judicious, and the whole was admirably performed.. HattrusoN dis played that chaste, simple, and elegant style of singing which never can be out of iiishion while go:d'sense and sound taste remain in this country, notwithstanding the teniporary prevalence of out rageous novelty. BARTLEMAN,' who has been in a very alarming state of health, exerted his tine voice with his usual judgment, and with admirable effeCt. Mrs. BILLINGTON, if is said, disgusted with the cd. prices of fashion, has declined an engagement for the present season'. Mrs. ASBE and Mrs. VAUGHAN appeared to considerable advantage. The band was led with the usual excellence of CRAMER. There was an elegant,• but not a numerous auditory. The ill success of Miss LEE'S Comedy, contrary td expedtation, has, it is said, indteel the Drury-lane Manager to recur, to the Play written by the,Author of The Honey Noon, which ] therefore, will most probably be presented CO the public. A work froth so vigorous a writer must have merit enough to de serve a trial. In addition to the other Authorities which have been adduced to justify XEMI3LE'S pronounciation of aches, according to ancient practice r as a dissyllable, the following passage from SWIFT, an author near our own time, has been properly mentioned : " A coming show'r your shooting corns presage ; " Old ache: throb, your hollow tooth will rage." It is erroneously stated that the late Mr. GooLb bad purchased the' whole property of the Opera- House; it appears that Mr. TAYLOR, the former Condu62or had retained a considerable share of it, and it is upon this ground that the latter has an.; nounced - his design of resuming the management. The Propt ►etors of Drury-lane ,Theatre,. how ever numerous may be their relations, have most reason, in a pecuniary point of vie*, to be satisfied with their Cousin, who has given- them many 4 bumper to cheer them under False Alarms. They who remember the efforts which were made to keep up the reputation of Master PETTY, cannot be surprised that there is. an equal zeal- to diffuse the renown of CATAI.A4ti. The following hint has been' given to Master BETTY'S Father, in a ProVincial Journal, Which_we hope will not be given in vain. Tice Salopiati nal, after a liberal eulogiun on Young BETTY'S aEt-: ing;says-,. " There i one character yet which will delight us all to Eee' him pirs - Miatethat of Benel fa&or of the Salopian Infirmary; by performing one night fin' that noble Institution." What monu= meat of fame might both Father • and Son; easily raise if the . latter were, hi the Provincial Towns in whicili he performs-, to appear one night in support of every neighbouring Institution for the relief of infirmity and distrest , t, • COPY OF A LETTER, WiIItTENWAG tAl* REBELLION, BY SIR * • , AN IRISH INlENi2kti OF PARLIAMENT, TO HIS FRIEND IN LONDON. MY DEAR SIR; _ . _.. . • • " Having iiow a little peace and quietness ; I sit down to s inform.you of the dreadful hustl e an d c O n . fusion we are in, from these blood-thirsty rebels, most of•whom are, however ; thank God, killed and disperied: . -. . • • , `‘• We are in a pretty mess--.-can get nOthing to eat, nor any wine to drink, except whisky; and when we sit down tO'dinner we are obliged to keep both hands armed : whilst I write this letter; I hot 4 a sword in one hand, and a pistol in the other . . concluded from the beginning that this would be the end of it "; and I see [ was right, for it is, not hillf over yet. At present, thereare such goings On that every thing is at a stand. . . _ . . " I should have answered your letter a forthight ago, but I only received it this morning. Indeed; hardly a Mail arrives safe, withodt being robbed, No longerago than-yesterday, the coach, with the` mails from Dublin, .was robbed near this town.; the bags had been . judiciously left behind, for fear of ac cidents, and; by good luck, there was nobody in the coach but two outside passengers, who had nothing for the thieves to take. " Last Tliridayuotice was giveh that a gangof rebels were advancing hither, under the French standard, but they had no colours, nor any druitg, except bagpipes. Immediately every man in the place, including wonain and boys, ran out to meet them. We soon found our ftirce' mach tod little; and they were far too near for us to think of retreat ing : death was in every face ; but to it we went, and by the time half our little party was killed, we began to be all alive. Fortunately the rebelS had nci guns, but pistols, cutlasses, and,pikes ; and as we had plenty of muskets and ammunition, we put. them all to the sword ; not a soul of them escaped, except some that were drowned in an adjoining bog; and, in a very short time, nothing was to be heard but silence. Their uniforms were all of different colours, but mostly green. 'After the anion, we went to rummage a sort of camp they .had left hind them ; all we found was a few pikes without heads, a parcel of empty bottles full of water, and a bundle of blank French commissions, tilled up with Irishmen's names. " TroopS an now stationed every w here round the country, which exa6tly squares with my ideas. ~ " I. have only leisure to add, , that I am in great haste. " YOur's, truly." P. S. t i ' If you do not receive this in course, it must have miscarried ; therefore .I beg you will iitr, criediately write to let me know," The'Russians are stated to be Marching throngB Wallachia and Moldavia, on their way .to Dal matia, to attack the French in that quarter. The RuS.: , sians have alniost every advantage cin their side in point of time, number, strong positions, &c, Be sides, pari of our troops in Sicily w ill be able to co-: operate With them. The French have not overlooked these circu m stance s ; a nd are therefore:Coll e ai ng an Army to contend for the occupancy of that inn_ portant place ; for, if the. Russians once make them selves masters of Dalmatia, they could invade Ndplei at any time;and, by so doing, render the tenure of that kingdom extremely insecure. In consequence of a Boxing Match which took -place inNovember last, on I.Wieit Common, about a mile from Eton College, and which was properly considered as a great nuisance, and one that. was likely to lure the Students from their scholastic du- ties, the Lord Lieutenant of the County and the Bench of Magistrates have very laudably investigated the whole affair, with a firm determination that such a violation of decency shall not be repeated in that County. The Grand Jury. have found Bills against a Fishmonger of Chertsey, and his Second. Nor is the matter to end here, but further steps are taking. in order to bring punishment pn those Patrons of Pugilism who degrade their rank, and iquandet their fortune in aiding and abetting a set,of desperate vagabonds, to promote a,savage pra&ice, disgraceful to our national charaaer. The following piece of secret hisforY has been cit.; culated among the higher persons, in Paris, and id confidently believed . by all parties :—Bo?APARTE; who is full as arbitrary in his private transaetions as in all matters that relate to his political and military power, a short time before he left hiS capital, to err gage in the campaign against Prussia, sent an order to Mad. GEORGE, the celebrated athess, eommand ing her to be in his bed,chamber at a certain hour: The lady, whatever might be her partiality to an 0.... their, or her repugnance to BONAIARTE, did not dare to hesitate, and was in the aparttnent before his arrival. • It seems that he is subject to epileptic fits,and he was seized with one the moment he en.: tercd the room. The lady,-in the Utmost apprehen: sign that if any fatal event should ensue she might„ be accused of having been employed to assassinate the Emperor, immediately pulled the bell with great violence; but there was an alarm bell,_ as well, as a private one, in the \ room, an d s h e unhickily pulled the former. In consequence of this unfor.- turiatemisOke, every body in the palace was roused; and sentinels and all rushed into the apartnient..'-..;: Among the rest the Empress caught the alarm, and came to assist her Imperial Lord: Shortly after' all this bustle the Emperor recdvereci, and burst into the greatest fury whet/ he beheld so many persons before him. As soon 4s he could extra& an expla nation from the terrified group, he flew at Mad: GEORGE,' and kicked her round the robrif, from' which he escaped as hastily as she could, with ma.: ny severe. tiruizes..• The next morningBONAI6AFITE; sensible of the violence - of his condud, sent a tendei message to the unfortunate heroine; accorripanied with - a magnificent present. She has been since fa.: voured with a Similar inVitation, but she pleaded se vere illnesS, and the enterprize against Prussia hav: Mg, in the mein time, engaged BioriPSßTt's atten; she had, to the time of his last departure.froni• Paris, been exempted froni his gentle galintiy:, DUEL—Last Sunday an affair of honour/ fooi place at Cha!k Fara), I,lutWeen Mr. F----iv, an en nent Solicitor, and M‘C— : Y, a Gentlenian of con; siderable fortune . ; when, after an exchange of three shots, the seconds interfered and . amicably settled • the dispute.: . . , On Friday last died, at Alverdtoke; neat Gosport; in the 74th.year of his age,' the Rev. J. M.. BING FIA NI; Rtdor of pirchaUger, and of Runwell, in Es-;. sex, and many years an Ading . Magistrate of the (County of Sbutbainpton . . .