The Sun. — London, England, 1807-01-02 00:00:00

GOTTENBLIAGII 11,141L5. GOTTENBURGH, (6—This day an English and Russian Courier arrived here from St. Peters burgh With dispatches for England ; they state that almost all . the Russian troops 'had, departed for the ftontiers, and that General KA:um-slot left St. 'Pe terNirgh a few days before they were dispatched, to take the chief command of them. These Cou 7 ri ers•had not heard of any.battle hivingbeen.. fought, though such an event was hOnrly expeeted,, Daily • C ouriers were passing between St. Petwsburgh and the army. • • One of the Swedish Ships which was taken by the French at Lubeck, with troops ofi board, was, after, the troops were landed and made prisoners, put.un der the guard of seven French Soldiers : the wind becoming fair one . rnoivinir while the Frenchmen co • Were below, the Captain cut his cable, put to sea, „., . and brought the Ship safely into Carlscrona. She il as 500 stand of arms on board, besides the French- Me n . It would appear that a perfe& good understanding subsists between Ruisia and the Porte, which latter Place the French Minister, after. a. great .deal:of in triguing, has been obliged to quit ; and it is said that the REIS EFFENDI, who entered into these intrigues, has been' strangled. The Russian Ar- I llY an 'the Frontiers amounts...to between three A1)(1 four hundred thouand Men, besidei a consider= a ble corps of Prussians. -It would seem as if a Battle, and that a Severe had been fought between the_ Russians -and 4.1-el iehr;--A Letter from Elsineur, received thiS day, b !ates; that a, Ship had arrived there:from.Steitin, in 3p hours, the Captain of which said, that the French had received a severe check from the Russian% after alloody Battle, in -which BONAPART . EWaS , ShOt in tie cheek, tut not . By accounts from Denmark it is thought she . will preserve her neutrality. . . EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER. • • STRALSUN;Di ,D4c. is:apprehended here that the French will attack this pLace-, ane I should not be surprised at their entering Pomerania in a few Sys... rieports ardAot: much to be depended but it is said they have taken possession of Meeklen burgh, in revenge for a Severe, drubbinj they have got by the Russians. l'he . condtra of the French Officers and soldie* wherever they have conquered, .beezr the-irnost infamous that can be conceived.'. . ~ ~. . . • • • The following - are the article; the . importation of .which from Great Britain is prohibit e d i n t h e U nited States by the Non-Importation Al :—All articles of Which leather is 'the :material of chief value ; all arti:- r.l es.: 0 f which Silk is the materi a l o f chi e f va l ue ; a ll , articles of which hemp or *flax is the material of chief value 3 'all artielei of which tin or brass is the mate- lial of Chief value; tin in' sheets excepted ; woollen cloths whose invoice . Prices shall exceed ss. sterling per square yard 3 window glass, and all other matio faaures of glass; silver and plated wares, paper of'!. every description, nails and spikes, hats,.. clothing ready made, millinery of alkinds, and pietures and prints'. ' The late Duke of RICITMOND was a most regular. paymaster ; gay, so anxious was his Grace to be free from debt, • that he has been .known to order printed notices to his tradesmen, &c. to be stuck up in Chichester and its neighbourhood, to require them to send in .their accounts for examination and payment, on pain .of forfeiting his empleyment. PEDESTRIAN. WA.ornt.—Yesterday a Gentl eman 'undertook, for a rump and dozen, to walk from the 'Military Asylum, Chelsea ) to the eight mile stone on the Harrow road, within one hour and twenty' rill-. antes. He accordingly started at 'eight in the morn-. ing, and walked to Westbourn Green, near Padding ton, twhere he laid his hand on the mile stone, and Won the-wager within fifteen minut es o f the time allowed. The loser supposed, when he made the bet, that the mile stones counted from London, , as they do upon most of the roads,' but the one mile stone stands at Harrow, and the ninth at Paddington. Several good bets were also depending. %- • • Yesterday - Mr. _PAut.a. was at the - House of Corn= l *ns, and gave in the names of his sureties for pro- seeuting • his Petition.; several Speaker's warrants vete issued for the attendance of witnesses..,, Miss Las's new. Comedy is very;:sooZ,- to be , brou g h t f orwar d a t Dr ur y-l an e Theatre. According to report it is not charaeterised by that wild dashi,vg Spirit which -is the leading feature of most modern comedies, but aims, by an imitation of real life, to . Inculcate an interesting moral. If Mrs. Billington bad not resolved to retire from all tnusical circles during the present season,,a onion - b etween her and CATALthi would eticaually secure the Opera House, which it Seems his 'long been a losing concern, from all danger of a deficit, at least for this year. Such an union would certainly form a combination of powers never before known in the musical world. : Mr...Quity,: the Actor, has, it seems, brought an aaion against the. Proprietor of the , coach in which he was last summer . overturned in going to Chelter)- 'atn, alledging, that by this accident his shoulder Was dislocated, that he was not only deprived of a iPro&table engagement at the time, but disabled from 4 lprofeSsional pursuits for a long period. I ,The Spaniards say, that the English call their s 'liPs after the disposition and names of their wives ; Il eh as the Termagant, Spi(flre, &c. &c. • 8 On 'Wednesday evening, as a young woman of s :Pring-street, Ratclitf Highway, was going ,up the i de of a ship in Shadwell-dock, a Sailor oVer-reach -411,' himself from the main-deck' to help her up, fell 41 'er, and the young woman' with him, when they w' 2 .re both drowned. ' ; 'heir bodies were dragged 1 40 same evenii)g and yetf:rd:iy Without succes. -N4 P A•L NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I.—Arrived the Diamond Fri gate, Captain ARGLES, from a ortlize- off ; tl4vre , Speedy Sloop, Capt.,MrDbig, and the Daring Gun-- vessel, •Lieut. HAY ES, from a cruize ; Fur!) . BOM1), Capt. - GmscSN, from the Downs, with a'(,.on :: voy of -upwards of 400 Sail of West and East India men, Mediterranean, s oporto Ships, with Coa§ters ; &c. ; among which are— - 'Britannia, Scald?) , Castle, True, Briton, Admiral Gardner; Alfred, and DevAynes East I ndiamen ; Thames, _Thetis - , Queen, Princess - Mary, Eclipse, Ann, Hearn; Prince,George, AmidOn, Butler,. Lively, Eagle, Prince. of Wale 4 Ed►verd, Kingston Packet, Nereas, and Pursuit; together with a great many others for Jamaica; a number for ctillaent Islands in 'the , West indit. 4 t, besides Coasters bound to the Westward. Sailed the' Magnificent, of 7i guns, Capt. EYRE, to join the . Channel Fleet La Fleche Sloop, Capt. WHITE, on a Cruize off Havre, and the Dapper Gith.vessel on a Cruize. •• • • The .West India - Convoy .will sail to-morrow morning at nine o'Clock should the wind continue., favourable ; the .Prince George Tender, under whose protetaion they sail, has had the whole of the dad her main-topsail loose. Went out of the Harbour,. the Whiting Shooner. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.--Sailed•the Sytille Frigate, on a Cruize to the Westirard, and Fly Sloop of War on a Cruize in the Channel. Th e Ship, Providence, of Philadelphia, R. HOL-; BROOK, laden with a:valuable cargo of sugar and coffee, from Philadelphia, bound to Bremen, foun dered at sea on the 15th instant, in lat 47.48. - long. 32 . 37: Captain and crew saved, and brought'hither in the American Ship Rodney, which arrived here yesterday: - .The: accident v: as occasioned by the :Vessel springing a leak, which • continued on the increase for five days, during _which the crew were completely exhausted by, their exertions' at the . putlipiS, When they'fOrtunately fell iii with the Rod ney, and soon after the crew were taken•ont the Providence vie t down. FALMOUTH, DEC. '3o.—Arrived the - Auckland ,Packet; Capt. S.CHUYLER,' . with a Mail from .J.,is+ bon, in ten dars passage. DEAL, J. I.—Sailed His Majesty's Ships Plyrbe,2llusguito, and. Challenger, with several other Crifizers, for the French Coast. The RillslprOUgh, from Africa and Nevis, arrived at Liverpool,. sailed from Toftola the t gth of November, with a Fleet. of about 50 Sail, un der convoy of a Frigate, and parted from them the second • night after sailing, in thick weather ; , does not recolled.the name of any of the Vessels in the Fleet except-the Bacchus (late Rost furs) ; James, Eliza, HYMERS j and Trajitlgar (late SEDBON), bound •for Liverpool. The 4 Packet from Filmouth had not arrived atTortola when the Fleet sailed. ' The _Brothers, V' utTEwAy, from Newfoundland, is taken and carried into Vigo. 'captain EaLyroN, of La Minerve, who lately ar -rived from Fiance, - was exchanged for the French .CaTtain INT ERNET , who vas taken in the battle of Trafalgar. The following instance of British f o rtitud e s h ou ld not pass unnoticed or unrewarded :---The Brig Friendship, of Poole-, the property of Srux- RiER, 'Esq. was 'some time since captured by a Spa nish gun -boat, off Oporto, and all the crew were put on shore,• except STEPHEN BUTLER, a young mariner, of Christchurch, wtto, on the sth day after she had been in possession of the Eneiny, being on the Main-top, ospied a VesSel 'at a considerable dis tance, which he thought to he an English Ship, steering dire&ly after them. He instantly - consi, dered,of means to detain the Brig, in order to ef t feet her re-capture ; and, though opposed to seven Spaniards, and not pore than a league from a:Spa nish Port, he determined to risk his life in the at. • tempt The. Vessel, he had the good fortune to' observe; gained. .fa on them; which the crew, at the time diScovering, proposed to rum the Brig on .shore ; bat this - 13trimia prevented by lowering the. top-sails. He then ordered every man below, and. taking the rudder, put the Vessel off to sea ; soon after which the Lard Nelson Privateer,- of Guern- - sey, .came alongside and re-captured the Brig. The . 'Lieutenant gave the young man every commenda tion for his conduCti and acknowledged that if he had not observed - the top-sails struck, and the Spanish colours,' he should have discontinued the chace. . In consequence of the immense orders for Tickets and Shares, which daily arrive by post, from all parts of the United kingdom, at the Offices ot . Hoikszy and Co. as well as the,increasing demana ifi totvn, clearly evinces that the Scheme - is utii ti vernally approved of: , therefore Clubs, Societies, and Individual Purchasers, who wish to have a Share of either of the Thirty Thousands, Twisity Thousands, Ten Thousands, Five Thousands, -& c . are'requested to buy the same as soon as possible, at . Hoak:say and Co.'s,. 26, Cornhill,. 52, Charing Cross, and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough. Nos. 33;979, and 43,569, Prizes;. of 30,0001. were. sold at the above Offices. TWENTY TiIOUSAND POUNDS for the First-drawn Ticket in the present. Lottery. The Scheme contains two 30,0001. two of 20,0001. two 10,opol. and many other great objeas; all of which must be gained in a few weeks. SWIFT And CO. have been remarkable fi)r the Sale of First-drawn Tickets entitled to capital Prize§. The following (all. First-drawn Tickets) we're sold by them in the few preceding Lotteries, -viz. No. 6791 - - 9. ,00 0 1 . No. g 362 - - 10,0001. No. 7157 - 10,0001. 8041 - - 10,0001 80,052 - 10,0001. Besides many others of 50001. &c. &c. L\DIA: The Public are not yet Put in `possession of any accurate accounts -of. the late.. unfortunate _iransaaiOns.whieh occurred at Ve.llere, intelligence which had. been received from -india by the last dispatch overland. In the.absetice of official in-, formation, .we submit. the sebStance of what has 'been communicated. through the letters of indi • viduals.. . _ It seems that. orders had been, sent from head-, quarters to Vellore, requiring that the Sepoys, or.na five soldiers, hi that garrison should shave the hair • from the,upper • dip, and. erase some marks of religious from the forehead. , That the native troops, 'froth the moment of the receipt. of the communica tion, had shewn themselves extremely averse from the new regulation, which Jvas directed to have ef fea from a certain day. .Lieutenant-CoIoneI.DAR .LEY, the Commandant of one of the native batta hOns, perceiving the spirit - which discovered itself among the soldiers,, went down.' to the Presidency to - represent the probable ill-result- which might en-, sue from the enforcement of the orders, and the .Madras Government, from the •representations of that Gentleman„is,said to havaprdered the. 6th bat talion,- commanded by Lieutenant DARI.EY, to Fort St. George, and. had resolved on rescinding the or der which had excited so , strong a manifestation of disgust in the, minds of the native troops. Whether theSepoys sufficiently comprehended the intention of the local Government'is.npt known but, from the circumstanceS' Which followed, it it to be feared; that the attention of the... Government to their feelings were not pertally understood: for, in a short time previous to the hour when 'they.were or, dered to commence . their march to the Presidency, at.about three o'clock - in the morning, the whole of the 16th battalion slimed a mut inousdispositiorf. i .and Were immediately joined by a party of. the 14th.bat•-• talion, which comprised the- whole of: the native strength of the garrison. , These; forming themselves into a-body; rushed, with loaded ;pieces, to the racki,' where ;the only European ,force, consisting' of four companies of his Majesty's 65th reglinent, was, stationed. ' The Sepoys,' haliing,;bayoneted; the, sentinels, and having- planted themselves itesilence. at the winclowseand passages, - which .were nut - nee- - roils, took a deliberate aim, and, 'at a - signal agreed on, fired on the- sleeping EbroPeatis, and , killecti. at an instant; 179! men.. One- Serjeant :and ,six-;: teen Privates only escaped the massacre of their coMrades—who, with i - egreat deal of'goodfortune,• at length reached the gate of the fort, .and`pos-. sensed themselves of- it- so effedually, as too defeat every: attack made on that postbrtheuncive forces., Lieutenant-Colonels. FANCOURT 3711 - IM-KERRAS S arid. Capt. MANN, fell sacrifices to the vengeance of the, enraged soldiers, in .endeavouring to suppress the mrititiy•; and Major -:(311.3111;ES AInISTRONG,' , WhO just at the instant- was passing overthe glacis on his - . Nvay to Madras to take his passage for .Europe, was . tilled in his palankeen. An ()Meet- who was• fly ing - with. his child- in his arms from his - quarters, was slaughtered, with the infant, in a manner:too shoclring to be described. .His wife, ,vit-1 - 1 the other English'. Ladies of the garrison, was spared by. the mutineers.- ' • The. refraaory battalions kept. possession of the. garrison for more:han two hours; and the followers , ofthe Princes ofMysore, who were.cletained as .pri-. soners in the Palace,-hoisted the Mahommedan.flag in the . interval. . " Intelligence was given on the first appearanC'eof the mutiny to Colonel GILLESPIE, at Arcot, who, within an hour after the receipt of the itifbrma tion, Appeared 'before the - gate of the fort, with a squadron of his Majesty's igth dragoons, having proceeded the distance of thirteen miles in less than. 'an • hour. The gate of the garrison was blown open by the gallopers, and the European troops hadimmediate access to the fortress," and within a few minutes put the whole of the mu tineers to the sword ; not a man is said to have been saved. The Moorish flag was instantly struck ; and it was with some difficulty that the European troops . could be restrained from storming the Palace, where the" Mysorean PrinceS Were confined,, f rom an TIM- Tression that the people within ha - d favoured- the native troops engaged in the revolt. • Lieu-tenant cplpnel, MArtrtiorr assured the - Commandant •of the ,Cavalry, that the Princes held no ,conirmtnion , d with the .sepoyi, and that assurance was deemed. satisfactory.. kis added, ,however, • • that several stand. of arms .1 and a quantity of ammunition have since - beett'. discovered* within the waits' of the ;Palace; . a cir cumstance which has given rise to a'suspicion, that the "discontents of .troops had been fo mented by . emissaries from the Palace, and an' inquiry had been - instituted in order to ascertain the- fad. SMITHFI ELD MARKET, IAN. z. This, day's market was but thinly supplied with different kinds of Cattle ; Beef and Mutton sold at last prices ; Veal amt . Pork are rather dearer, and the trade in general was not over brisk.—The sales in.the.Hay- . market were somewhat dull ; Ky and Straw fetch ed last prices ; s Cloter has got 'up in price since Monday's' market..--We subjoin an accurate State merit of the prices, and numbers : . To sick the Offal per stone of 81h: , Beef 4s'. 6d. toss. od.—Mutton 4s. 4 d. to 4s:rod.—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. od.--Lamb os. od. to os. od.—York s's'.'4d. to 6s. 6d. Beasts. 700.—Shccp and Lambs, 2.lo.—Calvcs, 109. — pigs, 240. . SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET. Hay 21. los, toll. os. --Clover -31. os to 0. loS.—Straw tl. lbs. to 2!. los. CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 2.—The large expe&ed arrivals of Wheat have at length made their appear ance, but having many buyers in dethand, causes fine samples to nearly support last prices, and other qualities - are cheaper; Barley in large supplies, and is lower; Malt likewise; Beans in- .plenty, and vary but little; there are' many fresh arrivals - of Oats, excepting prime sampleS thistrade is cheaper; in Flour but little fluetuation. Wheat 545 a 68s a 82 5 VA Beans - 44 S a 495 cd Fine ditto 85s a 87s etc! 'lick Beans 3is a 425 ad Rye . 4os a 45s od Oats 225 a 26s a 3os od Farley • -37 s a 435 od Poland ditto 325 a 335 6d Malt . 68s a 75s od 1k ape Seed 241. 271. os. White Peas 805 a 87s ad Fine Flour 7:. , s a 7;5 od Grey ditto 4i5 a 495 od• •Seconds • 6.Si , A 2CI od IRELAND. . ••. • Tile Attorney-General of . Ireland (Mr. PLUNK F.I'TY' oft Op - c`ni the : Sf:ecial Commission at Sligo, tl ea progeeding - s of which we have "al ready men ti oned,.au dressed the Bench and the Jury in - a very • elorfuent speech; .in which,•-:after entering. into a detail of the crimes committed by the persons . calling thernselv• 9 Thrashers, ..he .proceeded - to make the following ob servationemith respe6t to the propriety of resorting • in theseinstances to the laws of the country. in pre ference trea More summary mode of proceeding : . .." Gentlemen, in speaking as I do, with indigna. tion for those 'Crimes, • I feel compassion from the • verybottoth ofmy heart .for the vietime of them.— -•• Seeing the - - miSchiefs which have been spreading in the .country by the artifices of miscreants, it.. does not surprise me at all that many persons should' be of opinion, that measures more sum mary should have been adopted, for the pur pose of at once extingushing these mischiefs. Tam satisfied that the opinion of these men was dictated by a feeling.of the truest- regard for.the interests of their Country--of 'genuine compassion and mercy towards the unfortunate delinquents themselves. But yet, my-Lords, aed Gentlemen of the Jury, I trust that the Governtrienrof (he Country will ultimately - acquire creditfrorrethose. who entertained the opinion I ..have .mentioned; for the course which has been adopted in the '. present: instance. The feeling of the Government has been, that - the insult which has -• been; given to the jaws of country, is' best .vin-: diceted by the laws themselves. The persons,. whoin we , zire nowtaped upon. to Cope - with, do flat -compose tutiltitudeltOo strong for the : arm. of t ' law. • - -It is not . ail ~assenriblv daring to stand bet'efre the-exertions .of the m teal;i racy., but .it -is' a. law• less: - association . of men; who -find their safety in their obscurity • and I cannot • helps feeling a - confidence; the viaims t of delusion shalt .have beerreindeeived-- , ;;-when theyefind, that the law wes:adequate‘eck•their punishment—that the Laity - Make a cern, raon.eatise 'with the Ckergy , --.when they - see atardielisrit:made . to the - lows-by- the speedy and:. energ - etie: administration- ofji,stice; now in progress prwngstyott-;:I say I feel - extonfidence, that•after - thuy:haveseen'theerray athie - ccuiatrydrawir up for., t he , kwestigation o f t heiiecri mes-alter they hare .seert the 7, 7asseetriblege, this day; of every man of rank, Oa tirderiatecilrroperry, •feeling.their, interests _united'• iwith thos - e-.who' . have beetethesubje6t of lawless .‘ittackthat'the.• most salutary consequences will be experieate4and that these . people will, at length be - , convinced that when they dare to raise their ham's against the - .!aws of their, Corfnery., - those laws -will - be found to have weight.eneregh.t6 fall 4own'epon and • crush them. What-, Gen tlemen,would it not be a rni-.. serable state ofour Country to suppose: that, armed as•.' weare-bythelaw—supported as we are by xlie aid of every•Gentlerrm in the Country,.and; with.an _armed:it force, if such be neeeisarythatessociations of tneri i whose'names arc not known—L.oEoo rank, properly, or station, ;Could not . ; be put . down, • without away, for.a7:tithe,at least, the:orcliniry cohstittitiort , . of he land! If the . time _should uufortunately come, - • when,- What nutv tumultuous rieing shall assume an aspen of a difi*ent nature 7 e-ifi,ever, which God forbid ! those:scenes shall be which we.'t formerly witnessed—if Treason shall rear its head in- then Cblintry, ana.supersede the Law, these' wretches .will have .to sink under the tide 'of ruin w.hich'will be let in upon them., But I trust that.no 'visitation of that kind will occur; but that, with. the ready assistance of the Government, and: the aid of every loyal reran, we be able to bring punish ment Upon the guilty; and that the. law . wide be . strong enough to wrestle with and put tlow.n these disturbers of the public peace." MARLBOROUGH-STR2BT. —On Tuesday a case_ came before. the Magistrates of this Otiice, respeCt ing two watchmen having endeavoured to extort a one pound note from a young Nobleman on Sunday morning. He had. called at Stephens's Hotel, in Bond -street, on Saturday night, after the Opera, and on his return home, about two o'clock in the morn ing, he ejaculated. rather loudly in passing along the street,.when the watchmen detained him. He of fered to give a ona.pound note to be discharged, and the watchmen 'accompanied him back to the Hotel, 'and having no change, he requested the loan o f a note to ,give: to the watchmen who had him in charge. One:of the partners. in the house, finding :that the Gentleman had not broke the peace, refused to comply, .and demanded his liberation. An.up roar ensued; which was 'followed by .a scuffle be tween the waiters•and.thewatchmen, and on a com plaint being made- against the latter at this Office, the Magistrates referred it to the Watch Committee. Yesterday John Perry was-charged with obtaining ,:monerbby false: etenees - from various families. It - appearedin evidence that . the Prisoner had.been very, busy, - during.the last-week,' in colle&ing money by way 'of Christmas - boxes, in the vicinity of Russell and Bloomsbury-squares, by. representing himself as a delWerdr of twopenny-post letters. He was 'asked at several houses, by what authority he, who was not the regular postman, asked for Christmas boxes ?: He replied that there were three' of them calleded the annual donations, and he officiated in that dis- - tri& for, the regular postman, who was calling .in the adjacent • streets. This-statement "procured hiln a considerable sum before the regular postman de teaed the fraud.. .The Prisoner was - remanded until it 'should be ascertained to what extent these and similar frauds had been carried on. MANSION-E-Mt7sE. John 111`Dermot, hte Sea man of His . 'Majesty's Ship Leviathan,' Wh o . was taken up Some days since, charged with defrauding the Patriotic Fund of 301. yesterday underwent his final . examination before the LORD MAYOR. He was fully committed to take his trial.. It was stated in evidence, that the Prisoner applied to the Patrio tic Fund, at their Office, at Lloyd's Coffce-house, on the ti Bth of June, and' presented his Greeawich pension ticket; whichstated him to have been wound-• ed on the 21St of Oaober, Isos, at the Battle of Trafalgar, in consequence of which he received from that Fund 301. On the Prisoner applying after i.vards to Captain Baynton, to certify his having been on board the Leviathan, with a view to ob tain prize-money, it was then discovered that he was in the hospital at Gibraltar on 'the 21st of Oc tober, and had, after that, obtained a passage in the Leviathan to England. Captain B. having commu nicated these fads to Greenwich Hospital, - the 'fraud was discovered.'