The Sun. — London, England, 1813-08-14 00:00:00

130:01> dun t, to tF dra kbeu id 111 frl 'Ol an Lgrd WELLINGTON, that SouLT was presi ing op :be I. gilt or thi . Noble Nlarqui , with 35,0 )0 h:s 'having wi th Lim at tba time only the divisions of Gene raIs[sAKRIPP.INGLE, tirId . CLINTON, but yet occupying 4 strong position : and being Well "' llr e that Sir ROWLAND HILt., with his whole at lit 'cir;ti. corps of 20,000 men, (consisting of the 3d, 4th, and 6 th divisions) was then coming up, his "hill \vas determined to, exert himself for the dire- terution of this position, even under the existing disparity of force. 'f he whole of the 26th was spent in efforts to this effect, the ene y it - In----eek, anny attacking ; when, in the even ing, Oeneral Hitt joineil, and so increased i he force under Lord WELLINGTON, that the lat ter Was no longer opposed to such disproportioned nullifiers) and this is the day on which Souvr us he halted after carrying Linscoin and 141r6.-- Pampelinvt, it is`presumed, continues in a Itate of blockade by tire Spaniards, under O'boN KIM, while General Hui; bad advanced to form a ilniCtion with Lord WEI.LINGTON. Th, I Ml hi that, t Argo , s hap, ft 110. .e Telegraph at the Asituiraliy (communicat ing with the ‘Vestet n District) was busily at work tbie trtortlittg hetweeh ten and eleven o'clock, and excited great anxiety ; but, the Communications here of a suboiditiate natnre; and had no refer ence to the expected 'tidings fiom Spain. 'aria Papers to the 10th have been received; they ' are blanki in the history of these' times, and only worthy of notice from their remaining still i „ nex( "bly, silent on th e eve nts among the 4-YrenteS. i F~ • ritir°:4 rr )1) t re y, , IVe..this day give insertion to a letter. -signqd which touches' upon the business we-have deemed it to be our duty to bring before the Pub ci vve alltide,to the AMERICAN LOAN : It will be allowed tis, we, trust, to publish: fairly,atid. im partially any doeuments which may be addressed to us, ehicidatbry of a . 'subject' so vitally imttor tant t o the Nation ; but . vith every inclinatiOn to pursue this inquiry . in a bold and fearless manner, w.e. Must beg teave to suggest to all anoqy molt* Correspondents„ that we must also •be guided ay prudence anti discretion. We can have tin personal 'or priVate motives in this affan' : It / 1- great national concern, and as such we • dress ourselves to it. We have brought no charge. aga6s any individual or individuals, but, citing our authority, we have -related facts ;which we . coufess we are touch , surprised have not (if there ii.r4by yrtle i parties in London) been as publicly rep pled as they are publicly stated. Some explanation is clue to the country; not of Any fiCei,z.tion brought, by tis, bat of a statement opully promulgated in an American Newspaper, And which.in the common way.of extracting whet is worthy of notice frOni publications wl , ich are received from abroad, MaLMition Journal, in nos session of that particular print, could avoid se , : lectiug. Vqtli respect to-the difficult question, of com nercial prdicy Inv o l ve d i n the permission granted u ~MFitt specie, m ecie, we. p ro fes s to he extremely em r--sea as to the judgment we should come to % ' l)(i ' n it. INTw• At all events,: it is far t oo l arge f or a discuSsion, ',and 'would lead us into the " (I leis to breaChedThy the Bullion Commit- . ". ato. every ramifitation conneec,ed with the. "Puttaad impOrt trade of the whole world. (f .. \r e desire tg kno w f rom any Amulet. capable 4114 41ia g us the necessary information; . in b)? m anner the n e f ar i ous purc h ase of Louisiana ‘4 , IJaited States from France Was transacted e believe that this injurkms:hargai4 was cons th Pitte d rough the medium of means and persons je London f • A fost distressi n g wicked report has been ••d push Ined iet circulation in the colirke s of yester-, Y and tic • s ni9rnin g , the invention of Which we kn u ,„ ' i 1.111)1, nOt ; 10W sufficiently to reprobate. It wwig s uip)pueat i tr r i ea: sev alio,ut thatpitE Prat hail made its "once a in the crowded district of Wapping, (lev outi tval persohs bad fatten `victims to the cle u h li g t ualady. The fabrication, as it was atld li ! lesB I ntended, c r ea t e d th e utniost uneasiness, op -e I nst no ti me i n dispatching several persons inquiriCWeeould rely, to make the necessary 11 14 Into the f act upon the spot, in order Irii t :,l We mi ght be enabled to quiet the public 4 upon t h e subject if false, and if true, ,ru_l.'t such representations to the Government, tt ': otter , sueli advice, to the inhabitants of the "r°l4) lis as should be best adapted to miti gate m u t ' LONrib, "nlme,the ravages of a visitation so tittl e h '+° , ll thew inquiries we rejoice to be LO ,assure. th e bri e t h a t there is no truthpu as lithe o • :n4tev er in the original report, and, consequently veracity in all the aggravated circum , ): c : 6l . w hich hav e since:been supe'raddeti, o f the C etrl g of eetitittil s l it the dOors of infected „ —Owing find and boundaries between he :castern and ivet i stein parts of , the city ; TWO truniberless uthei idle and l ex' titi'vagant whiCh have been circulated, to the great agitlith,, , , of the. minds ,of the people. . TO this satisfactory assurance, from our own . „ attention to the hiutter, we ire nappy to iotve it .• • • in our power to subjoin the testimouyot the tot ,. lowing respectable and competent persons JOHN HARRIOI7, Esq. Resident MugistrAte oldie Thaiiies Police; The PARSONS, D.. D: Rector Mr. ALEXANPER, 0111110N;Churchwardert. Mr. MICHAEL wxrsoN, Sidesman;for 'Tao. HOuoUi,ti, Churchwarden. • Mews. RICHARD MOUNT, CHARLES . CURTIS; inha bitants of Wapping, and Mr. TI-10. 11. HOLLOWAY, SurgeOn to the Universal Medical Institution, 20, Aurr-street, Wapping. These Gentlenien Lite published, under the date of yesterday, a contradiction of the alarming and ill 7 advised.statement which gave rise to these reports ; after alluding to which, they say, " We feel it our duty to take, the earliest oppO rtunitg of acquainting the Public, that there is no foundation for' such statement, and that there has been but one burial in this parish since the 31st of July last." SUN-OFFICE, Two O'CLOCK. A Letter has been received front Captain DAsnwoon, of the Cressy, dated Cape Clear, East, 40 leagues, 6th inst..stating his sal a arrival with the whole of. .the , Leeward Island fleet, excepting one vessel, which he had sant to Berituida leaky, and tour others, WhiCh have wantonly and,.shaine . fully separated from convoy the day before yes terday. The i3etsey,'MERRYWEATHE,'R. , from St. Vin cc:Ws, the Mariner, qtanosis, from St . . Croix to Bristol,.and the Eleanor, front Poole to Liverpool, were taken nine leagues to the westward of Scilly by the Argus, American schooner; the Betsey was sent for France; the Mariner, liana ; and.the Eleanor given' op to the crew of the three. The, Argus on the 11th inst. had taken sixteen . other vessels. .The Gimler Ameilcan. privateer, 415 volt an 60 men, is taken by Elie Electra sloop of war; au sent to Newt(intntletod: • • The PRINCE REC,EN":' returned to Carlton-house last night, - front indsor.' His Royal Ilightntss, after being present on Monday it the celebration of the Duke Of A r oatc.'s birt;,-day, is exp4ted to return to Brighton on Tuesday. Letters were received ia town a few days since, front the Dake of CumatiaLastoolated front Sot!. Lt 4 on the 17th 'of July, on which day his : Royal Highness was to leave therefor Berlin. • II MAJESTY Will give a, grand entectaitiment at FrogmetreLodge on Monday, in lionour of the Birth-day of toe Duke of Voett, which festivity has always', heretofore been odd at Oatlands.— I he workmen are busily employed in making ar rangements it the Grand 'Atte. The Turkkh tents, long disused, trill ag4in be pitched in the garden, and cards of invitation id a hundred per 'Sons will, it is,said, heissued. • A. heavy firing (ruin the French coa&t`was heard at Margate about seven o'Llock on 'Wednesday evening, 'awl again on Thursday morning. It is not improbable that it May have been occasioned by a visit of the wife of BUONAPARTE to some of the Flemish ports. It was announced in the French papers that she would return home by way of Brussels. 'ACcounts from' Cronstadt mention, that about :MU Russian seamen aye now assembled there for the purpose of being .immediately conveyed to this country, with the view of completing the Russian fleet here. The .latest accounts from Malta state, that the Plague, which it was hoped hail somewhat abated, his assumed a more malignant appearance 41 , :MALTA, th1:4,14.---We are sorry to say, that , the Plague has again become very virulent. The report for the fast twenty-four heirs is as bad as ever: 36 . Iwo cases have oc curred, and 30 deaths. The weather. is dnueually hot and sultry. No boat or vessel (tom this is allowed to cookmuni ~ cote with Sicily; they have guard-boats stationed round the Island to prevent it, and seteral ships hare returned here after having he'en fired upon." . We yesterday,presented a list of the killed and wounded 'of the Royal Scots, at the assault on St. Sebastian's to 'the latter, )Ve find, is to be added the mime , of Castram, who coin- mantled the Royal Scots at the battle of Vittoria ; be was also severely wounded at St. Seliastian's,• but is still doing welt; and tit the gieat regret of the whole regiment, the Set:icing-Major (Felt- GUNON) is' mortally wounded. A private letter adds, ";„.it is impossible for language to dojtittiett to the gallantry of this:brave man on. this -and many other occasions. The Royal Scots are now commanded by the senior Captain (MuLl.lO, iu 'the absence of Lieut.-Col ! BARNES, whOis on his wa y to- join, after having recovered fror,l the Worinds he received in the Salamanca.'' battle of Salamanca.'' - CottoNex's INuntsai.---An` adjourned Inqueit sat ye . SCCl'day; at the Swan with Two Necks, Finchley,. before G. Htulgson; Lsq Coroner, on the body of Joseph Lemon, a - youth, seventeen ,years of age, who was shot by Thomas. Moon, a private in the f/th Light Dragoons, whilst hitr• rowing in a field, 172 yards distant from the spot, oil itVednesday evening. It appeared - in evidence that it Serjeant and four privates were es co rting a deserter frotu the Savoy to Northaniptou, itr►ieal near the eight•tnile stone, Moon and one of his'eontradei had occasion to stop a little, w hilst the party 'vent on. Moon, who was fresh w ith. discharged his carbine; and the ball went through the body of the deceased.' Mr. Gollios, the muster at the boy, overtook the party I:at Whetstone, and secured Melon, whose piece wa4 unloaded. fleseas ,taken before N. Conant, 1 inehley, aril committed;',,-The Jury re- I turned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Moon, , • 1 _l. i; 1741 1 1 4 v I !Ic fidloWing letter froin Bristol,bringsan ac • c•innt.of It. arrival there of nare of the Leeward i :.:•• i Island iltei that ,riled feum St. Thotnas's the 3d .I.dy, antler convpy of the Cressy man, of war!, alai Surprise . lercury frigates, Coquette sloop of war, and the Frolic guu-brig. The Argus Ame-, ,'; •, .: • .:. . tecan sloop Of war appears to have been amongs L'. , . • the fleet, anti to have . c4tured . .o vessel on the 9th It inst., stud ovo vessels On the lit' inst. ' § leaner to the We:Award: of :Lundy : Tli s is a coinplete •,, . - . ~. ,,. anSwer to the report .that the •Argus was Seen tti upset in a souall of. Wind " BRISTOL, AL/G. 13.—Ar i Oved the . following' ships front the Leeward Islands.:—StetOst, hope! • :, t . V ell, Severn, Dockfour, Bristol, Volunteer, Frede rick, :Edward, Colin, Busk, Drigho . rii, and Iht Thamei. The Betsey, MERINVEATIPBR, . froth St• Vincent's; and tile Mariner, , GILBERT, from St. Croix to Bristol, were taken the 11 th inst. nine leagues to the westward of Lundy, ,by the Argus American slOop of war, whe burnt the latter, and gave up to' the crews and Passengers a brig, the Eleanor, laden with pipe day, from Poole to Liver pool, Which she-captured' at the same time; in which vessel they have arrived here.. • The ; aliove ships, that have arrived here, parted frotii,,.tbe London ships oil Kinsale, the Bth inst. iin . tl froth the ships bound up St. George's Cliatnel at a . subsequent period—the latter were alio under convoy. - , , I ''The „Argus cut nut of the fleet on the In - stant, a brig from Gttadaloupe to Bristol, which she gave up to the crew of an outward-bound ;vessel front corli,.taken and burnt by her off Bal timore. During her crtiize the .Argus had cap tured 16 vessels, and destroyed them, of which one. was the sloop John and from Poole to .Liverpool —The Captain trucl Office's of the Argus behaved very generously to the crews and passengers. of the two -Bristol ships, Whom they permitted to early ty:th them in. the Eleanor all their private property.' -. Pt.vtuotris, AuG. 12',—Sailed last evening the Orestes sloop of war, with two. transports under her convoy, having on board detachments of the 23(1 and 2Stli regiments of foot, Which 'will be landed .at the Duncan man of • wart° join the7Chatmel PpUTSMOUTII AUG. fp:Arrived the ship pl.- ford and sotheiiy, front the Cape of Good .Hope ; and his Majesty's ship Mistl e toe, from Plymouth. — Sailed .his Majesty's ship Cadmus with. a convoy for the Downs•—The 'Plover gives instructions to the trade to the coast. of Africa.—His Majesty'S ships Boyne and Sabrina haNie made the signals for, the fleet to weigh that are bound to Spain , l' o r .; tugal,. and the Mediterranerm.—Lieutenant,Qe . ; - neraIMAITLAND and suite, Prince Lio9toVsKY,ttnd, suite, and the Secretary bt Legation to the Court of Sardini:‘l, take their passage in the ,Boyne.. Deal., AUG. 13.—Sailed his Majesty's ship 13u cep/talus for Woolwich, and the .4strea . far Ports ) ... mouth.—Arrived hisiNlajesty's ship Denmark from off Flushing. came down from the River, and sailed for .Portsinottth, his Majesty's. ship , debar and the Siorannoblor the Isle , of France, and se veral o th e rs, particulars . not known ; the latter sail ed under convoy of the Decoy nutter. • TottuAY, JULY 12.—Rist arrived his Majesty's ships Gulioh. and Galatea, %rich a fleet of about 40 sail,. bound fur the West Indies. GRAVESEND, Jyt..y 13.-- All the East India Fleet have passed and gone up the River; also the Jit/iano, Rusvi's, front Batavia, Vice-Admiral Caowx; with five sail of the line (Russian), is expected to Sail from the sore in a few days, to relieve Rear-Admiral KAROBKA, now off Flushing. In consequence of the great want of men for the frigates 'now at Chatham and Sheerness, the . Christian Fa is ordered to be paid OW * and her men diratied..' She is to be re-constnissioned Very shortly. Telegraphs are to be immediately established between I; ahnouth and Plymouth, and a Lieute nant of the Navy has arrived at the for Mer place ascertain the most eligible situation. They are tobe under the simerintendance of C. -SAvatt -1.414n, 'Esq. Akeat'for Packets at FalmOuth. . A tine frigate, of 38 guns, was launched yes terday, from the Dock-yard of Mr. PITCHER, the ship-builder,' at Northlieet. A vast smother of Nobility and Gentry were present at the interest ing scene. THE MILITARY. A letter from an ofiker engaged In the storming of St. Sebastian's, says :—" On Sunday the 25th instant we 'Stormed Sebastian ; get entering the breach, 'we found the enemy so well prepared for our reception, that we were obliged to retreat with the loss of 300 killed; wounded, 'and taken prisoners. However, in a tew days, we . are again to attack the place, and are resolved at all events to take it. Capt.,TAvLoa, of his Majesty's sloop Sparrow, has lost his leg ; Lient. DuNt.,OP, quarter-master's mate, and 15 seamen, wounded; lieshles four killed out of 36 that were sent on shore from the Commodore's ship." Major-General St.Ane, since his return from the Peninsula, has been appointed to the Staff of the Army in Ireland. `Orders have been issued fur adding a seventh battalion to the 60th regiment, which , is to be formed from the German prisoners of war now at the different deppts in ,this kingdom. be next volunteering frith, the militia regi-. ments to the line is appointed by the Secretary of State to talie place on the 17th, aml 19th of the present month. Spaniards (emigrants and &sellers from the French army) to the extent of 5000, are at St. Petersburgh, waiting the means of conveyance to Spain. A considerable number of deserters from the army formed into a body are stated to be conceal- eta in the neighbourhood of Alatichester, and have hitherto eluded the attempts of the civil power to ppret,lcutt theta. • 13.;—iYe§teriblybeing his Itiqat Highness the,Pliktice IiEGENT'S ; it:‘‘ observed with very great rejoicings,: the bells (:f tha..Cathed6l,l tend , Church began ri nig itt an early . bour, and continued to do so Orli g the whole of tale day., Ti,c, a.ith ityginient march ed . (rout, th . 'elßarracc.s to the Luon.Walk in the Park, with the baud playing, etc.wilere. they fired three rallies in honour of thecky.. barracks Weremost together wiqi, the band playkng mitional airs and tuart,ial music in tbe barracks yard s ; attracted it great cOHCOUESC of people. The -baOd couth!ticA playing till tWWe,o!clock,,, town was gene, rally, with . 'transparencies, variegated SLC: • , '11H: 41111IEN, the i'ItINCE bESS ' ES, • ltere.lOt night ,soon after 10 o'clocki from presenting the Colours at the Mili tar College. , Tliis orning. Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and 01A,14.01"PE of WALEI, rode on,liorsebaek in the Great Park, accompanied by Lord 1-VAt.Striottam; Earl of MAcc4sytELE., Lady TtrYNio, Miss KNIGHT, Generals' IVYNYARD and TAYLOR. Early this morning THOI4AS" DAVI ES, 'one . of his MAJESTY'S Yeomen Prickers,,, was found dead in his bed. He went to bed.on Thursday' night apparently perfectly well.. Hc. was son of Mr. ljAvas, the huntsmau to the King's' harriers. PRESENTATION OF COLOURS 11'i' THE QUEEN. The QIJEF,N and PRINCESSES arrived the Al - College; Sandhurst,, 'on ThorsAty, •12 o'clock, where they, were received by the. PRINCE 11.r.cotNT, the Duke of YORK, snit Sir ALEXANDER HOPE, the GOi'er9Or. Her MAJESTY, the PRINCE REGENT, and the other branches ot the Rbyal nuttily, were received with till due anti full military honours, by the young tientietnei of the College, to . the number bl four hundred, who were 01 under arm's for the occasion, also by the SUssex Regiment of Militia which were doing duty there tinder the command of the Colonel, his Grace the Duke of Nottvoi.K. H e r MAJESTY was conducted to a temporary pbtt' form erected fur the occasion in the front of the portico, when her MAAsTy addressed the young 'Gentlemen at considerable length, from a written paper, pvevious topresenting the Ensigns Wit;i the elegant colours'. Pilo which Sir A. Hope, the Co ' vernor,' made an appropriate reply. The yO.ing Gentlemen went through their military exercise with great precision, and marched before bee. MAJESTY and the PaiNcE, in review, in the gtent est 'order possible, highly gratifying to the 1.1-0Y.1.4 FAMILY, the, Officers and distinguished Po- • sonages present. The Royal Party retired to the Governor's house, where a most Sumptuous din ner teas provided, to which his Grace the Duke of NonFpot was invited to the Royal,tlble, leas Grace being present as cominanding the sussed The general company dined in a very large teat pitched on the lawn, most elegantly end bettmi -fully ornamented. In the evening the young Gentlemen of the College lad a 8011, in honour of the day, chid 'of their receiving their, coloUrs from the hands of the QUEEN. POET It . EPITAPHS. ihneath this stone, a lump of clay, Lies Atithelli Youpg; Who: on the Twenty-fourth of May, Began to hold her tongne! ON JO UN PENNY. IN wimuouNr.cittuteu7i . Aitis. . . , Reader, if cash thou urt iu aant of tiny, Dig fOur feet 41cep 7r und thou wilt iintl , l :-a Priow ! BRIGHTON, AUG. 12. The I'RIHcE REGENT'S return here is expected on Titesday next, when, it is understood, his Royal Highness will remain at the Pavilion about ten days, and Will during that time give several sumptuous banquets to the Chief ()dicers of his Household, and many persons of political and. fashioitable distinction from London. The report .of IterlVlA,JesTY's iiitention.tii visit Brighton thiS seasim, was, perhaps, premature ; howeVer *that may be, the plan, it appears, is now changed i but it is positively said in the Pavilion circle, that the RUE-EN aid some of the PRINCESSES will make their first excursion to this place neitt, stimmer, should nothing unforeseen occur to prevent. them from taking that pleasure, arid Brighton from re ceiving. that honour. By thAt period it is' sop• posed that the meditated enlargements inn! im provements of the PONCE REGE N T'i 111/11 1 -SIMI and gardens will .be so fin completed as to afford ample accommodation for his illustrious visitors. To tbe north of the late Ma rlboronghhouse the 'entrance .is now enclosed , and a new and suitable 'entrance is to he made from the London road ; the buildings in the Oriental style, connected with the circular stables, • arc to he finished; the old houses mid :stabling to the south, between the Pavilion and the Castle-yard,. are to be demolish ed ; and the area to be occopied by new And thrown into the gardens, which are to b e considerably embellished. The races, which once displayed so much sport and gi'iletv, are to be re stored to their former celebrity, and a f', PrifiCe Regent's Plate" to be established. These a re among the splendours which Brighton is tatiAlit to .iiriticipate. A considerable portion 44' the PttitsicE's Household reirtitins hero, awaitieg his Royal Highness'syertira. - • t v i e ?' t O ° f P t r at v 't H o l .v .- 11, A e l l Y : 4 ( 1 ) :I g t : l i' el i ti. : 4 0 t i n u : 1 1 1 .: : i i ii : ; : 1 1. 4 : 1 ;4 1 '; ; : ,.;, 11 :: " : 1 1 : : filature painter, ber a hundred pounds, to defray tinveihut.; pelli.4.•s. The lather tr.teed them to London, anit wet t h e g all,toc ill t . ioiclett-sttnut't. tt e insisted Ztrt d tifCrl~ much 111• ta ti e g ti :e t‘ e .ic' t e l ri I t ' o l4l b c ht e *ir t 6 ::: ( l l l al u lti n gt ly oh:)ek t r l;e h t li* l j: l tttlit thrt~.>iud daughter "a to IMlEg"te ; but, "I.lll4'll.;,':::llttitliemeauyntcoh:tl:llldecer p o r f e c te ° l l l ‘ e ."' o a f u ti c p e c i a l k ' i e n ' g 'b t i o l a l iri l end, and did not turn: lie sent back the lady's trunks diveste s.. ti of their conteuts, 4114 ti the father is 1001, ndoutow,l