The Sun. — London, England, 1807-11-07 00:00:00

MAL GS. Asa Ivo) Dublin. •Du —a Cfattenburgh, i Lisbon, Dublin, 6 Watoriorti. PRICE OF STOCKS Tutp 1?4 Y AT T WE LVEQ'CLOCK. C9itsqlc• r w'r M, w r w 6;; THE SUN. poi.tm Qui. olcrax YALSUg AUDLAT ? 11°XDQ1V, SATURDAY, NQVEMBEA 7, 1807 Tiir inconsistencies into which the Qppositicn Writers have been led, by their anxiety to find fault with the appointment : of Mr. Gopas HENRY Rosin, are truly curious. *heti then' 'atta'cki uppn his i•aerp erience are retorted 'by all;usion to the mission of, gr. 'IIiNRY WILLIAMS- WYNNIO DiTitida, they answer,. that Mr, lAtratbr was, 9ppiillit6tll'Llj , Lord HAWKtossurty 9but wishing, notwithstanding this cireurnstance, to, 'defend that appointment, because he is the Nephew Lord GRENvir.,4Ei and pen 41010dr.by him,. they insist, that as he had, been previously a Clerk and Precis-Writer in the Foreign I,..jilice; he had had a.regular diplomatic education, and ne . objeaiOn could ,b 0 made to him , yet they will not allow that Mr, Rose'shaving . been employed wider Lord 4 .A.uctt4r ! lo r during the time of his, mast important Negotiations at the Hagu9,,and afterwards 'at Berlin, where he was 4t one time charge-d' df faires, could possibly have. given - 400 1 40,41A1 of ii)- sight into diplomatic Matters, gi l e', / w4ti 'too old to learn, and we believe that M wiNtea age w'is over-rated at wo arid twenty lh 'r 803: ' . _ But the Opposition Writers- gtighi nbt tit have been tin such'e hurry to triumph, on the ,discovery that •, . • 11ir. 4 VVY:DIN was appointed by ,Lor4 FiAwlizsauer: True it is that he was ,sent: by that, Nobleman as 11'1 filter to Dresden, a post 'of n o great' importance' errtainly in the manaiement of fgreign affairs. He was; we believe, very competent to ihe duties.of his. station, and very 'fairly earned his salary, Lord lin'wkKoluav is vary willing, We''bave,fin a64bi, tip bear the risponiibiiity of . empkiii/111:1r.-VVYNtv but wh6.tilotigilt his services Lizdred . • ~ • a year/ W .- no gave hint that anittafty fow i) 'When Mr. 11644 -returns, end is $o re;viarried for big tervicei, will be the time to compare his•merits with 'ttoSei cif Wlr."Wvisr. ' Vtre . dannot conaude without cautioning our Co titnporartes against bringing into the discussion the name of the Marquis of pouoteas ; he 'is known to' be . a Man of `very great spirit, 'and as the slightest all6ilon to his conduct at pi. rct.rs4ur g ft is tinques- Cagily the most impertihent language that can be tis'd to hiin, the Consequences may be dreadful, The misrepresentations which are frequently spread on the Stibie& of the health of h!s 1114,1arx, leaves no r6Oin for ,surpr! , se - at the repeated. fabrications 4f gime 'of the OPPOiition Paperi ‘ ,. ittt t ;i:eiiie4 to 'that the Duke Qf PUaTLANU. , ',We'4l)cmild.other wise. told witEa astonishrn'ent as well as'indination; the iriiiinphant assertion in one uf'tl:eic P . apers, that )lira Grace's disorder is' ta OT Ttt Goer.. :Hoping that the Writer of - that article is extreinely conecrued'at this piece of intelligence, which his regard for truth . . Ohli;ed hint to corn irtnicate; we . arc happy to assure him that thil Duke of PORTLANn had on Sunday last rittack'of that digorder,whiCh although itPievented 'Nat 'froin leavin4 littlstroLle, afforded to the party issemble4 there the greiest" satisfaEtion, as being tiniveriallY considered a very beneficial symptom. That his Grace silbleCt to another very prevalent chi&e;inc, fat' 'which he two years ,agn i nnderwent, "with eharaderlitic fOrtittide, a very painful opera ti ii, evdry 'bacir well knows; and thePtiblic . "tnaY b itiolrect that the state Of this diSorde'r,' thetieilt ex _. . • .t,!eclin& iroublesonie, neitherdisahles the Dtitib from to public business, or ati:onli iiis political o d poitemts a prospect of 'another opportunity oisiac ccding, by thdclispeuttatiOns of Providence, to the tpo3t3 wfairh tbey' gannet ittLtin their'own strength. §lll liQME P,ortrAsr,—The attack;; that are every • day made' upon this gallant Officer are disgraceltil to the public Press, andinConsistent with the into character of the' :Britlsh Natioa. It should i2ts c.thserved that every 'national ilervice,in,,irAicy bit } llo.~sE I'u tat haS taken, a leading ;ma has'. s ucceeded; and fr'oai all that hal been heard OfllR candttei on the Expedition to Copenliag,en, entitled tolhe tesped arid eskteein of liix Country. indeed it 'may be that from the inaiider-inoChief to the artirtutier, and from the toile cabin Boy, every body can bear t. ~tirriciny to tis tutee. sirtg, irk 'dance; a6iivity, and Lord , Gi ! ,:klar,ti has. not escaped the enve )oined breath of party censure on the' neelsi on, upon whpiciod of having been induced priv:ite friend -6113 to spoint Sir I-10 . 5in Poi , HAN of the ?lee but the both is, that tlier4 was no parlicu• jar friend6ip 'betWeett his Lordship and Note Iti , itibiq; • ;Aid indeed 1W Conneetion hut. .a very ''hcqu4intaii6e, Lord 'GA NI 1 111 1 . ; , ,01141'84;1y_ '.';'4ooE I'oollol - on the occasion' from, We nfmt, honourable principles of public Fluty, eoneeivin7 that the servccß would be ,effeclui;.lly promoted by such an experienced and enterPrizktg Officer. M to thc intended motion of Mr. )MA174114,44 to re-, scind the Resolutions of the Court of Common! Council for thanking Sir Home POPICAM for _his services at Buenos Ayres, and prsenting to bin') a • sword on the occasion, t is hardly worth notice, andi can only bring disgrace upon himself. The coqrt i of Common Cotincil anist feel their own dignity toot much •to rescind measures so honourable to their public spirit, merely because that .place has 1):2co lost which Sir HOME POPHMeI and his coadjutors, 1 1 with so much gallantry and skill, obtained. Yesterday morning His MAJESTy, Princesses AuousTA and AMELIA, accotnpanied 'by the ~Hon. MiS E0F...-.Tori, General FITZROY, Count MUNSTER, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode on horseback in Windsor 'Park, and returned to the Castle about twelve Her MAJ,ESTY and• Princess ELIZABETH walked from the Castle to -1 - fer MAJESTY'S liciuse At Frogmore,' and remained there during the mornit%'. .The, weather being remarkably fine, they amused themselves with walking in those delightful garden". The Princess SOPHIA is much better, but not well enough to leave the Palace. The Duke of SUSSEN is on a visit.to the Duke of 'ORLEANS, at Hampton Court. • •His Royal Hihness the PRINCE of WALES ho, noured Lord and Lady MELBOURNE with his com pany at dinner, at Melbourne House, on 'Thursday evening. His ~toyal 'Highness remained fill past one o'clock. From From the Gazette de la Grand Bretagne. ' • "As to the object-of the voyage of Louis XVIII.. to England, respekting _which the Editor of the Morning' Post pretends 'to be infortned , we state as a fad, that he is wh o lly ignorant of it, and that.very few individuals are privy tot it . M ention. has been made of a letter from an illustrieus traveller to the H.Kihg of England, and of: . the answer of his British Majesty. Admitting these letters to exist,, it is not to be . preiumed that they, have been communicated 'to any journalist. `` The following is 'what has reached. us in the most authentic, shapeupon this suh)eet :—Etiving iu more' fortunate times made.a rendezvous, this Prince,, that he might pot be accused of breaking an engage ment, sailed' from a ,Russian port to Stralsund, a toWn'at'that time in a state Of siege. Overtaken by a tempest, against which.be struggled: for a whole . week,, the VeSsel in which, his Majesty was aboard)• WaS forced into Cariserona, where the King of Sweden bad just disembarked, almost dying. The interview of the two Sovereigns, and their subse quent cenferences, gave 'rise to , the step taken by Louis XVIII. It is not less obvious that since the arrival of his. Majesty, and the two Princes, his Nephews, England is in pessessien. of every thing which presents a hope of a sincere and honourable connection with France, accompanied with a pledge of the trantoillitY of the world. tuip t ..n.eiter. tF,c crosses which Louis XVIII. has experienced, and those which he, has still to fear, the lines of Horace may be well applied to him. . ' t)utn sibs, rium sociis reaiturri parat ; aspera multi* Pertutit, tivertisttrutn immersabilis =lts." Extraelfron the Courier de,l'Angleterre. ." The King . of Prance, subseque n t to the .Peace of Tilsit, received from the Eitiperer of Russia au assurance that he might, without interruption. con tinue.to reside in Russia; taut this assurance did not impose on Louts .VIII. the obligation of net quit ting the Russian territory. That Prinee Wished to tlo'to Stralsund to 'visit the brave King of . BWeden; Net - having been able toaccomplish this objet other, motives, of. which we are ignorant, and which we do not seek to.penetrate, called.him to England.— Will it ho believed that , this 'event awakened the fear* of some , Journaliits, 'and induced theM, to think that, 'in consequence of this circumstance, thby were Called upon to propose to GovernMent to adopt measures of precaution ? 'What, has the Emperor of RUSSIA, since the Treaty of Tilsit, shewna courage which is not to be foundin men who have the task of direding public opinion amongst a free and .powerful - peOple? Sball Russia, at peace with ItUotstAliAtere, ,not fear'that iVhich England, engdged in a war of which sbe can- not see the termination, looks upon as a danger No, England has received into her bosom the bro ther df that Royal Martyr, with whose reeking spoils a crowned murderer has clothed himself. - She: has seen the Chief of the I.3OURBoNS united to the rest Of his unfortunate . family,. and clasping in his arms all the branches .of that illustrious race, whom an obscure.and disgraced family attempts: ridiculously - -to " Tbe charatler of the Prince destined 'to reign_ over France is little known' in . 'England. His forti tude, the nobleness of- his mind, 'the wiscletn .and - Moderation of his views, are worthy of being appre dialed ,by 4 4'n enlightened nation. It is not a matter of indifference, whether men, who by their influ-' ence or their talents secure a preponderance in the 'public affairs , or. England,. are acqtainted with, or "ign o rap4, of the,virtues of a Prince to-whom Franco 'may one day look as her only refuge against theevils of atiiirehy and despotism. ; Louts , XVIII. appears .irt the eyes of the ignorant multitucleonly as a King, whose grandeur is eclipsed ; he presents only the spa:tat:le of irremediable misfortune. 14 the eyes of reaetaing men, this Prince recalls to them his imperishable-rights, and presents, hopes of another destiny. Nothing is certain in the situa+ . t ion of France, and consequently in that' of Europe,. if it is':ttot..the instability of an oMer of things foUnd 'airs 'violence and AntLwiten'tho course of tyranny shall: have readied : , the last stage of its efforts and its success ; when the itfeiitable fagot' the Tyraut shall have :revived the fatcliqns, the' rivalries, and the (42tionr,:($, and..the ini . tred which despnliSta compreiseg, but which ,it cannot stifle, ahe French nation, tired of so many storms; - may seek at.length repose. c May throWitself into the arms el t-k p pact alolie can heal, all its tivostt>tlss because ',that alone can ce. , nciliate,al,l interest. and ractittnent." NAVAL NEWS. roaTittitourif,.N(W. 4.—The serapis, of 44 &pc, Cant. LLOYD, has detained and sent into this pokt (he Indigskpme, FLORANCS, bound to Christin• sand, with salt. ',The qtrenuoks Gpn-brig has detained and sent M i ta this Port the Citizen, Doip?,• from Nottingham (ih America); hottndito Amsterdam, with tobacco and stales. II:lig day arrived the V 41.002 Frigate from the River Fiala, with two Transports underherconvoy, having separated from the remainder, eleven Trans ports and two Merchantmen, ono of which is the Mary; Ann, in, .a heavy gale pf wind, op the 22t! nit 4 10 . arrivp:d the Defender . 01211 7 brig, with the Oporge.Tr9nsport,. COVEHDALE, under. her protec tion, from Guernsey ; Britannia, W HrtuspiEs (for Malta),' from the Downs; Mer Maid, ROBERT 3, hor Gibraltar, and was immediately put ..under quaran tine; Neptune,. THOMAS, from' Quebec ; COATS, from Sunderland ; Venus, 1140HTGOMPIY, from London ; John Thomas, donporr, from Water, ford and William, HOOD,. from Peniance. The SaracupSlobp of War, with the outward. bound Mediterranean Convoy, this day.retUrned. from St. Helens to Spithead ; as did, also the outward bound Lisbon and Oporto Fleets, which are udder the proteaion of the Redbreast Gun-brig. , VALLIOUTII, Nov.' a:-Arrived the Fortitude, SKELTON, from Liverpool, bound to Gibraltar. Sailed the WalsinEhany Packet, Capt, GRAY, with Mails for Lisbon.; and the Ann and Susan, WA:- VMS, for Portsmouth. - DOVER, Nov. 6.--Arrived the ifrnozarle,CHAstiO, ,from Oporto, last from Portsmouth ; also the Cora, .91,LEY, from the same place ; at the time this Ves sel left Oporto there were only four Vessels there, which were all Irani Newfoundland. , The Sloop Star, C.,"apt. isms, of and for Colches ter, in ballast, for Portsmouth, was driVen on shore in the heavy gale on Monday last at Dungeness ; the . Master and a boy of which were unfortunately drownec). The . 5 . Oth and 29th Regiments of Foot passed through here to-day on their way to Ilraybourne Lees. DEAL, Nov..6. , —Arrived.and sailed for the River the S,edidus, . INGRAHAM. from OportO; and the Fair 4tnerican,,W ITC; trona Gibr4liar. Arrived. His Majesty's Ships Madia and Centaur, from Yarmouth, and remains in the .Downs with the Ships as per last ; also the 'Tottenham, from Shields, for Jamaica; and the Little Ben, limy, from London, for St. Michaels. BRIDPORT,' Nov. 3. , --Last Saurday was launched from the . Dock-yard of Messrs, Boori and GOOD, at this harbour, a fine Sloop of "War, for His Ma jesty's service, pierced for 2 guns, which is pre paring for sea with the utmost dispatch. The .4ezurel Frigate, .032 guns, and reputed one of the faitest sailers in Majesty's Navy, was built in the same Dock-yard, as well as several others of a smaller class, during the war. Mr. BooTs has been upwards of 46 years famed Tor budding• Luggers and Cutters superior to all others in sailing. Tho4e craft 'dre best adapted for cruizing in the Channel, carrying .from if./ to 20 guns, and would be found most eligible' for Scour ! . ing the. coast of the . numerous • French Ptivateeri that itdest it. • , • , . lt is to be hoped the Board of Admiralty wil l cause this subject to be properly investigated ; and ig .aa Admir al's Flag was continually flying in Portland 'Roads Ow service would be benefited. SHEERNESS, Nov. s.—Arrived the 4flexil , le, of 64 guns, Capt. WATSON, and Vester Danish Frigate, of 36 'guns. tXTAACT OF A . I.I3TTEIt FROM A orNTLgMAN AT DATED OCT..BTH, 1807. , We yesterday ,had the unpleasant intelligence ' of our, Communication Peing stopt with Spain. I saw , the .Letter from the Spanish General comnianding ' the lines. We have Id .thank our . bitter 'Enemy BVONAPARTE for it. Report says,- 96,000 French have entered Spain, part for Portugal, and the rest to 'ainuse us here. How they are to exist, God knows: The harveot in Spain has been very bad, and the neighbourhood has almost entirely. been supplied with c.orn,from Gibraltar. We shall lose 'a supply of vegetableS and poUltry, but they will lose .the priociPal.itafrof Spaniard's lite—bread. Thena-' tives are apprehensiveof the town being bombarded: Those at the head of • affairs here think it pc;sible, and iiiasures-are taking accordingly."' Tho. PRINCE of WALES intends visiting THEIR M,OLsTIES 10-111orrow, 'at Witidsoi.„ it being the Birth-day of his Royal Sister the PRINCESS 'Au ' • 4 is qigillieBB the Duke of GLovcasTic it is exped ed at his honse in ChandOs-street, gavent;isti-synare, on Thursday next, from Portsmouth. Tho,D.9ke of . OatuAtis paid a 'short visit to the plioce of NVALp; yeit9iclar forcatioon, at Carleton '• m o UTII , Nov. 5. .Our Theatrf, under the . Management of Mr. fioc4nes, clq ? -54 . last Saturday evening, with Pizar ro Aptl,theTr*, by desire of the ancient fraternity of Free' and Accepted Masons, for, the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Fluuup, Junr.. The performances Were highly app)ancled by a very numerous and gen teel audience. - On Monday last, the three Companies .of Wep mouth VolnnteershQd a grand Acid day, and, in the afternoon, praiStised.firing with ball cartridge; from the very shattered state of thektargets (which were borne bottle in triumph) they appear to IMO' many excellent riflemen in their respective companies...* Much praiSi is due to Captains Tizhap, Bowen and Woos; for thei a r attention to this part of the Volun teer discipline, - exciting a spirit of emulation in their respe6tive companies that refleas the . bigheit credit On both Officers and Privates:. ThO'iteailier proved very unauspicions toward; the'e+erslngntic.l the Cerps•got a complete soaking extern be 'rain; after which the °dicers re M . WaaAbeNitfitire' by soaking them internally Nyitlk goorlfieog*gli;iti strong: peer, and distributing the picriOtt 'tlre 6 . 4ll!s•eye heroes. The Offiders, with a party of Gentlemen, regaled theinselVes in the evening, when many loyal and constitutional toasts and songs were given, and the evening,was spent in the greatest conviviality. We have had several strong gales ef in this week from the south and South-west, and the roof of Many houses in the - vicinity of this 'town were completely Stripped , by Alm squall of Tuesday morn-, , ing ;blowing quite a hurricane; fortunately it was from the N. W. point, which sheltered th.. 3 shipping itsour,Bay,4nd we hab4 heard of no accident among tberai,othv • ' • :-.;:flaieNcrinter Amusements are increa r sing, and keep puce with salie = public .favour se long shewn 'this watering -.H A itvErtveitrd•Assembly opens to-morrow, and, the :Winterlßalls , at 'Lude's Hotel commence pi} Thursday next. Thisday being the Anniversary of the Gunpowder` Plot, it was observed here With the usual rejoicitjgs# and in the'eveniug our Worth); Member and Mayor,,, .RICHARD TtiCKI3 II STEWARD, Esq. gave AUelegant to the A ldermen, cor.. of this boroughAr4 e p n o t r e a r ti t o a n iti , n c te i n er t u at i S a c n ri d ve G tf e s i , itry town, ir:•tbe true 'English style' hospitality, and : where the utmost hilarity prevailed till alate hour. Orders are certainly gone out fur the recall of Or, 'British Army in Egypt. Mr. T. SinitlDAN has retired from an adiVe line . 'in tniliark : .ierVice, and 'gone ant upon Captain . )? half pay. 7 ' We are to . cqbtradi4 the report which Laf•• ( I)eetilnraiWation, that the Transport containing. itlieltiAtflpf The ed 'Light Battaliori of. .German Xn atfli 'Totuldered; and all on' board ,pi;ii4ii•ed. Thisls4ibf true;' an Officer of that battalion,' now at RaMigate,. has • received a letter from a brother ~ Off'i'cer, informing him that the Transport, with tha Staff; had arrived sate at Y4rin6ittli and that tlys Paymaster, Capt. Izior,tsu, and others, -rneutione4 to haVe been drovimed, 'w e re all well. • •: The; following is an Eicfrict of a Letter from EN" neur, dated the tsth ult.--‘ , The niier Gon-hrig, with a convoy from the Note,*ind ilie 014eiles, with about 30 , Sail from the Humbei, arrived here on the 16th ; the same 'proceeded on their way as soon its cleared. The ill - twine Frigate ; is every moment eP pet*d to arrive from Copenhagen to take the itoine warif•bohta•Vessels under convoy.—Two Mails are duB'rrAti"Engiland. a INitrentable fa&, • that the' Sruqll-Pox is at this tini':ferfilkOly prevalent and fatal, no lea e than 213 pereoriVhaving fallen its victims, within thebills 'of 'Ol-lality, in the last four weeks. The London Viceine Institution, are raking every mea . ! sure in their power to 'check its ravages. Its preva .. .. lence Is ascribable 'to the increased praetice of. Intr.' culation for the Smkill-Pok, and particularly , to.tlll great number of persons doily inoculated, who con" vey the contagion of this dreadful disease to all parts of the tOtErn. Some measures are immedistelY necessary to rehiove the prejudice against Vaccine Inoculation, and 'tibial is known principally to exist • with the lower order of the people. Tint TItRATIttc.--Mrs. JORDA' . returned in ni• newed health and spirits to the dramatic regions last night, and performed Miis Prue, in Love for Loner ai Ditry-hine . Theatre, with all., that original ha -. rubor, playfultii, 'and vivacity, for which she •is -'lll.rsstit.L, 'for the first time, took the tharatier t; lien, in consequence of the con tinite4 rindliptisition of BANNis - rna. ROssaLt. is• • rntici - itilprbVedt'ai. 'an ador ; but his . forie is not bruatt• 3 4d4amiliar comedy ' , but rather cold .and i ; affeeted coXdotnb However, he acquitted himsel f tolerably well 'on this. occasion, The„ rest Qf t i r • Perforiners; in their respective charaders, haVe be 'fore received our due tribute of praiSe. HOAX.!—The , folloWing 'recipe was re';- •- gularly: received and made up. secandevi artens, at a respectable Apothecary's, not a hundred miles 1001 ClaPhinD. We submit it to.our medical 'Readers as an excellent acquisition to the' next edition Of tb° • Pharompo'lia Londineniis, as the 1 0..scriptio l t , froth . th i e ci ug( t Wulitect testimony of his I.. clans ltas had 111trImpiw,elz;isi upon the Pot ict, t Vlse; Kw: iluplicis. r 43. 1b45. tinapcuj' coraus. dr. Piper. trit dr. Ij. Simul prone nn4crantu( il ct in 9.1%e Apertconsorventor. ti n " cite (1.4. caler4ar nottihns, super pancir rosOroll9 onenttci, et dun bulowiuco etiendx. Stiperhkbelidu Cer. - .. Loildinensis (vulg. ci,ct. Browfri Sam), In. V. A'. S. S.. . •. For Sir H-- T 23tio, !$.07, The'.B cilast Commercial Chronicle, or Saturd a y bit, contains the fqllowing article :--FAtraet of :3 Letter from our Correspondent,at Ballycast le, (Loa 'OCtober 28 ;77-:" On Ftday last, a smack was seen standing Iron] the _Scotch shore, the - wind blowing violently from the N.W. 'When she came opposite to the West end of Rathlin, a sea was observe,( tct strike her, and laid her on her beam-ends r in 0 situation, another broke over her, when she down, Intd we lament to say, every soul on bear" perished. One man ,was distitiOly seen at the hei'"' which he kept till the Vessel entirely clisappea . re d ' We are.glad to tind,illat the splendid Work tot Lord NKLSON'V Life, by .the Rev, Mr, CLAttics Nl`Awrittlii, , ipriaring at 'BnNslAY's, did._ *offer by the tirelyklaterclay morning, anal' 1113 i publication will not bo retarded by' the accidaut. i i