The Sun. — London, England, 1807-11-13 00:00:00

To the •EDITOR of THE SUN. SIR, The publitation, in the American Papers, of the Treaty concluded with the United'States • by Lords iIot.LAND and "AUCKLAND, gives the auepportunity - of 4j the conduct of the late Ministers; in . a iiblnt in Which they were exceedingly tenacious. With h'idipation• Lord ',Howie!: received:the . • slightest insinuation from Mr. PERCEVAL, as to the conce ssioos. which he . was seppese.d to have made to Amerio; -bow confidently he always appealed to the teems of the Treaty itself ; how deeply he.regretted the necessity of concealing that important document; With -what eagerness he looked forward' te 'the day ~en, produOion; he might confound . his accusers ; these circumstances no love of candour, no disposition to irripartiality. can entirely effheefrom crty recolleatOn. . • If, however, the question, as to the merits of the 'Treaty, as it now appears, were merely personal, .I should hardly think it necessary to enter upon a de tailed examination of its articles. I should feel assur ed that the late Ministers, with whatever arguments they Might be prepared to defind their measure, would hardly venture to rely upon it for any addition to the fare which they imagine themselves to have entailed npon their administration ; they might attri , 'bate to untoward' circumstances the failure which 'others might captiously impute to their own defici .entAes,' but they would scarcely venture to. deny thata failure 'here was. • • But' the discussion of this Treaty 'is so intimately cenueoted who the Country's vital interests, 'the topics. which itembraCes are of such lasting import •ance, to Gadier 13arritN;that I feel it impoisible to 'istitnr . the Poper thus to wear out its otve retuem. Airance, nor„can I ,refrain from entering upon , an in vestigation of the particular articles'a.; well as of the spirit and generaltendericy Of the Treaty. In..pur 'suingsthis, however .anxious I may feel to separate the cause of the Country from that of 'by-gone Mi nisters, disperld probably never to re-unite,-I know yidt thpti shall Cot .find it easy to lase sight either o: - the contempt.. with which they always 'alloiled to the diplem4y of their predecessors, or of the lofty assertions which they CotintStneed of tii6r•ooil skill. • venture neyertheless to promise that ~neither the • feelingS which these recollections must necessarily excite s nor a wish to:retort upon the • ,• . . . Individuals their , QWLI unthirness, shall induce me to take pp the queStion dtilY and in the abstraci ; to • leave oet of the eonsideration all the cireumstances of diiiiculty with which they may assert they foUnd the guhj , 96l embarrassed, or to tbrgct that in all . :such discussions the Public may perhaps be in the dark ; 'that there may exist hidden-causes, 'and perfectly justifying motives, of a llneof conduet upon the face of it weak, imprudent, or absbrd. • Such of the embarrassments as have been stated, so much of these secret, justifications es has been hinted at,' shall be duly weighed and considered.-- Beyond this I can only take tilt; Treaty as I find it, And if I should chance unwittingly to censure !some latent instance of the judgment at the Adinitlistra- Lion, or of the, skilful management of the Plenipo tentiaries, I will expiate my, sin of ignorancb . with . tettOld commendations. In this syirit, Sir, and with these feelings, I shall in MY next proceed to the examination of the ANS- , ur GAN TIARATY; DECIUS. MAIIA. • _ Alit'it Mb —4 mublin, 4 Watoi (0 4. 1)u* --3 Cattcriburgli, We.calad. '~ l li ~ ~Yf • OF STOQK S THIS DAY AT-TWELVE O'CLOCK. COMOIS • • I " • • ,• " E S U.N. 101./M QUIS IsT.IDTA7 a LONDON, FKIDAT f 13, 1807 ;t we have been accustomed to the Via lertic-e of the Opposition Writers, we cannot but feel z considerable degree ..of serpriae,at the bitterness end fury of their attacks upon the present Ministers respeEting Portugal, But as passion is' always, sure t mislead those who give way to the Writers alluded to fUrnish strong arguments against them belves,/,in the contraclia ions and inconsistencies which eharaaerie 111,4 attacks. l'hey:impute the ,condy4 of Parttigni, upon which she was forced , :bylin'irre4 . sistible necessity, to criminal neglig, , ence'of Mi pisters, whom, with their usual. dt-licacy,.' they ate pleased to call blintl and stupid, and the Merest dri vellers ; but they forgoe to say what Mini sters could have done with respea to Pompgal, that would have sKured. her independence. We. are indeed told.that,Enri ST. ViNei. NT, eighteen months Sign, rebcueil Portugal : . frolu the .Vre4ch: •But is there any betWeell the . two'-eases 4' 'Was I.!',uropeiu the saree'situation then that, it inf.': IJrtunately is now Had France then destroyed Prussia • by her force, and circumvented Russia by her arts ? Had she ,an army of 60 or 70,000 men rapidly ad. wincing through Spain to the frontiers of Portegal ? •If that had - be'en thedease, do the Opposition Wri . ters•mean to contend that:Lord Sr. ;Vthesxx, wetly .four Sail of the Line,.could have stopped tile progress Of the French Army, and secured the independence of- • Portugal ? •NosV, that France is at full liberty toilire6t. ' all her attention to Portugal, and to oblige Spaintotake the most a&ive part in •co-operation with .her,• will it be thought a ground of accusation against Mini- SterS , that they do not •resort to the same means to conntermit a danger of an hundred times the'magni tude? The same Wr'iters tell us, that we refused Ito aid a Prince who was calling upon us to assist, him in the magnanimous and laudable : resolu tion to sacrifice a part of his territory and no 'lnitial dominion to the maintenance of his honour and independence, and to be frustrated in his inten tion by an ignorant 'bigotted populace, • and a few grovelling and interested - monks. But the Opposi tion Writers, before they bring. thesa accusations, ought to be sure' that the Prince really demanded' the assistance in, question, and that he was aaually sincere 'in the rumoured plan of emigration. It is • more convenient to the Opposition Writers to take matters for granted than to bring proofs in support of l ,l then assertions. Besides, by the ignorant and bigotted populace and interested Monks, the Writers,,innwit tingly "seem to. acknowledge that, the People 'of Por tugal were against the scheme of emigration, and for us tq have lent any hand to 'that scheme, without being assured that it was the sincere intention of the Prince, and that' it would not meet with a general 'opposition from the People, • would have been in the • highest degree absurd. We are told. that in suf• fering our Countrymen to depart nntnolested and to carry their property with them; the Prince did •as much, perhaps more, 'than could •he fairly ex ' peaed from him. Have we no't then as much reason to infer that the Prince Was satisfied with tho conduet of the 'British Government, and that it was disposed to render . him all the assistance in their power, if that. assistance could .be attended with a beneficial result, as the Opposition Writers have to suppose that Ministers have treated him with criminal • negligence? The true ground of complaint is against the late Ministers, who. were really guiltyof that cri minal negligence towards Prussia and RUssia, which • the . Writers in question charge against the present for their condua towards Portugal. If the late Mini sters had given timely assistance to Prussia and to the ,EMperer AWi.ANDVR, the ruin of tile former, ' and t belamentable pacification of the latter, might have been wholly - prevented. France might- have been punished, for her- temerity' in ad vancin g: so' • or have been at this moment embarrassed with hope less hostilities in the ,North, and Portugal bwe been able to Maintain her, independenCe at pre sent; and in case .of a termination of the War in the North more to the advantage dour Allies (which Might have been eltPeCied, if the late Ministers had been wise, resolute, and active) have secured that . independence which now has fallen a sacrifice to. French artifice and ambition, . Our Readers will find in our subsequent columns an Account of the Attack upon Buenos Ayres, given by a Spaniard, at that time resident in that city.— There is, we have no doubt, much misrepresenta -tion in this statement, but it is curious and interest ing. THE same enmity which has so often been di. retied against Sir Home Porfmm has produced the appearacce of a parallel statement between his Dispatch, respiaing the .Capture of Buenos: Ayrei, and . that of M. Di Ligllnte ) itt atis4.ver:; The, answer of DE LINIEUS consists chiefly of a series of, positive contradktions to what had been .advanced by Sir i-Tomn POPHAM. r We (10 110t,bla t i le Da [ANISES for saying all he can in support, of his Cause consistent with candour and some regard to probability ; but we see . no reason to - roly more upon what is said by an Enemy than -upon *What is . Urged by our gallant :Country man ; not can we find any thing in the state ment of DE tiNIEES . Which 611, in the slightest •degree, justify the bitter attacks of the advocates ice Abe late Ministers, upith a spirited Officer, for a laud able zeal in the service of his Country, and the acqui sition of a territorithat might lain have belonged to us, And hive been, a source of incalculable cominereial benefit, if those Ministers had seconded his' zeal with timely wisdorh and energy. A letter. from Lishan, dated 061. eg., says—" Po sitive accounts were received last night, that on the 18th General JUNO? and - his Staff entered Spain ; and on the 19th, the first division of the army. It. is said Salamanca is to be their head-quarters, and that most probably they will winter 'there. One cif.. the Prince's carriages and' eight andel were sent across.to-day to.Aldes Gallega, to proceed to Elvas,. for the use of General JuNoz•,, who is expelled here soon. It is most likely when he reaches Alclea Gal lega„that Lord STUANOVORD will be ordered otf." SyLv.tsTan, the King's Messenger, is tinder orders to be ready to proceed, at a moment's notice,. with Dispatches to our . Ambassador at the Court of Lisbon. So that our relations do not seem to be entirely broken. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 1 I.—Arrived the AmeriCan Brig Rising Sun, Capt. BURT, from Philadelphia, bounil to Tonningen, laden 'with sugar, tobacco, tea, Bcc. detained by the Phoebe Privateer.. PORTSMOUTI[, Nov. 12.---Arrived this day La( Melpomene Frigate, Capt. PARKER, from the Medi•j terranean ; and Strenuous Gun-brig, Lieut. NUGENT ', from a cruize. Sailed the Hindostan, of 5° guns, Capt. Boivsw, with a Convoy for the. Downs. The Thisbe Frigate,. Capt., SHEPHRA:III),.. is ap pointed Convoy to the Downs, and is expeCted to sail to-morrow morning. . • . . SH2Ea Nes s, Nov. i theßicort brig, Lieut. W; SMITH, from ,the North Halcyon Sloop of War, of 16 guns, Capt. W. H., PRAM, from ditto ; Claudia Cutter, Lieut. W,' Loan, from Yarmouth and Piriqfpni Tender, Lieut. ANTRAM, from the River, with-. volunteers and imprest men for the Fleet. This day was,paid bounty and advance to his Ma jesty's Ship York, of 74 guns, Capt. R. BARTON; also bounty to the Lancaster, of 64 guns, lately from the East Indies. _ . . Sailed the Sparkler Gun-brig, for Yarmouth; and Zebra Bomb, for the River, to be paid all. Nov. i,1,--Arrived his Majesty's Ship Nassau, Of. .64 guns, Capt. R. CAMPBELL, from the, Baltic: It has blown a gale from N.W. by N. the whole day, so heavy as to prevent any Boat. coming in from the Nore ; the Men of War and Merchant- : men have rode it out without incurring any damage. Nov. t g.—Arrived the Danish Frigate Her eve, .and. Danish 74, name_unknown, from Yarmouth ; /Etna Bomb, Capt. GODFREY, and Flamer. Gbfi : • brig, from the Baltic. . The trial of Lord Viscount FALKLAND, Of His: Majesty's Ship Quebec, finished this day. The sen tence was, that his Lordship be dismissed the Ship. A Danish Frigate is reported a wreck down in the Swin, and a Gun-brigrnarnes . not known. FALMOUTH, Nov: 10.—Arrived hfs Misj4tY's Ships Dragon and Anson, from off flochefort the Caledonia, Capt. PETERKIN, which sailed from licoce about three weeks since, with a Fleet of Ves sels in ballast, under convoy of his Majesty's Ship Minstrel, 'for Oporto, having been off that Port; but not permitted to goin. ,Dsm., Nov. t 2.—Arrived die Minotaur, of 74 Awls, Rear-Admiral ESSINGTON ; Hercule,, ,Mars, ,and Alfred, of 74 guns each, an4.4gaust7non, of 04 guns, Hussar and Surveitiagte Frigates, - part of the,Baltie Expedition; with the 141clemanr, 0f.84 guns, Oden and Fuen, of 74 gnat, Danish Ships, and a: Frigate, from Yarrn.x.ith ; the Trompeuse. Sloop, from tl cruize ; and the Liru:::.l Cutter Brig, from'Jersey. The aintattr, Rear-Admiral, Sir S. Hoot), &pert , Rear-Admiral KEATZ, Pompee, Brunswick, 417,:ida, Ganges, and Valiant.' English Ships of 'the Christian the Vi! , ngt., Shiold, Just . i . ce, - Freder.;gi . and Princess Sophi- Frederica, Danish Ships of If* Line, and Fredert, stein, Danish Frigate, morning tor Port4mouth. Hia Majesty's Cun•brig Pater, with a large nett. under convoy, sailed . tais morning 10 - Portsmouth. The 28th and 79th Regiments ate embarked pn. 'board the Men of War lost arrived, and will be, landed as soon as the weather 'moderates. - . During the heavy .gale.on, Tnesday the Deperin i once Brig, bound for Gibraltar, •was stranded heat, Deal Castle; • . YXliitourit, Nov. 12...--The Fleet of Transports sailed again yesterday to the Southward, with a fair . wind from the North. It came on to blow a gale last night from N.N.W. in which the. Danish Ship Waldemar, of g 8 guns - , was nearly lost ; she having lost her large anchors, and nearly drove upon the Curzon Sand, when they cut away all her masts and rigging, which foitu.:. nately saved her, her small anchors then taking hold. CowEs, Nov. i 2.—Saaed•the Theseus, Captain WEITLINO. On Sunday evening last the Prig Susan, of Lynn, Capt. CLARKE, sailed from hence , for Plymouth, but almost immediately afterwards a sudden and vio lent squall came on; which carried away both her 'topmasts, and a bny, who was 'aloft, and who un fortunately perished. The same evening a man, and a boy left this place, in a small boat, to proceed to Newtown, about five miles distanie, and have .not since been heard of; it is therefore feared they ware both lost in the same• squall. The Siatira. Frigate, which was lying to the Westward of this place, 'waiting for Mr. ROSE to proceed to*America, drove-from her anchorage,'and was nearly on shore, but fortunately brought up in time, and is since returned to. Spithead. • A duel has with great difficulty been prevented, by the interposition of no ordinary authority, ,be tween two Ghneral Officers, Who are 'recently re= turned from ,Bnenos Ayres, AEIV SrfEltl 'FS. The following is a List of t c GNltletnett nated for Sheritls for the yea ensuing, yesterdaY, at the Exchequer, by the Lords of the CounCil, Judges, &c. , s rs D ekp f x : aw il tc v fs ;o 2R exis k ac htrd rk: O .sot r ree l f ebar Gt,reel , of nuih.sin P a u n d .d dle it itt abc on r , t E u s ar q. st t: of Harold, Esq. E s . Wm. Con ''' tiene. at Aldermaston,' Park, Esq. and Sir Thomas Thco -07 philutMetcalt,•of knenhill, Ban. .4a44.3 -Richard Dayrell, of Lillingtone Dayrell, Esq fit • William Clayton, ot Harleyford, Bart. and Thomas Stan. hope Badcoek, of Buckingham, Esq. CAMARLDOI wNu HIit4TINCDONSHIRS -Sir Henry Pey ton, ot Emneth, Bart. John Dunn Liardind, of Chatter's, Esq. and Robert i4DiCiIiDSOII Lewis, ot March, Esq. Cassius . Trelawiley Itrereron of SnotwickPark , E s9 ; Rob. Bamford, of Upton, Esq. andiWilbraham Egerton." Tattoo Park, Esq. Custazauxiio--Thos. Irvin, of justice Town, EN. Miles Pnnsonby, of Hail-hall, Esq. and Sir H. ?Lacher, of Clea Hall, Hart • DE ays tx s-Sam. Fox, of Thurston Grange, Esq. 'rho* Barker, of Ashford in the Water, Esq. and Charles Upton, of Derby, Esq.. Dsvoiss - rrra; .-Sir.Heary Carew, of Haecotnbe, Bart. .864- Rennaway, of Esteourt-louse, Bart. and Knau .. u" osedew, of Beekwook Esq. Dot's it sHIAL -Henry Digby, of Forston, Esq. John Far• . quharson, of Langton, Esq. and R. C. Pantel, of Upway• E Efstx sq. -John Coggen, of %Vanstead, Esq. John Rutherford Abdy, of Albys, Esq. and J. Rigg, of Walthamstow, tsq- Louct Ewa H 1 -Sir Thomas Crawley Bnevey, ati f las ley Abbey. Anthony Wiltshire, ot Newport, Esq. . 1114 Edwaru Hayhurst bandy:, of Miser : dine Park, Esq. HER iron psis i a s -Samuel Peploe • of Garustorle. Esq- Sig Hungerford Hoskins, of Harewood ha rt , and Stephenta ko Icy Alt Jay, piths Lays, Esq. . A H EATFOADSII.IiIt 5 --lames Smith; of Ashlyns-hall, Esq. an d Edmund Darley; of Ashton-house, Esq. • Kr ?VT ---Cll3ties !Alines. of Preston -Park, Esq.: George Bear, of Chichester Park, Esq. anJ Andrew limes Bradley, Or Gore-court, Esq. Ls 'cur art Slut folio Finch Simpson,, of Louncle rtb` bey, Esq. sir' William Manners, ulf Iluckmitister, Bev and Thomas Henry Lambe, of.:Foston, E4q. L r: co r.sr Sll la x-7 he Hon. William . Ilea ucleic, commonly - . called Lord Wm. Beauclerc,•of Radbourn.. Sir K. Hewer of Shepton, Bast. and Etlntund`Turne_ i f of Panton, E s q' MoNa►IOUTII2. -EdWald Berry,of Court St: LawrenC4 Esq. William Morgan, of Mambilail, Esq. and Joint Re* mys Gardner Kernys . ..of Pertholey.• Esq. No.trot,x-lohn Thurston Mott, of R a rawingbarn, Esq., Charlei Lucas, of Eilby, Esq. and James Coldharn• °' . Anener, Esq. ". NDRT HAMPTON..., George Fleet Evans, of Easton, BPI , Robert Andrew, of Ralston, Esq. and William Sawbriclger of East Hadham, Esq. • enno B %RI. A ND-- Jahn Trevallion, of Wallington, Est 2 : : Cuthbert Ellison, of Broomhouse, Esq. and John Reed, o f Chipcbase Castle, Esq. TINCH Ski - John Manners Sutton, of Kellhsriso ~ E.,q. Thontat.Walker, of Bury 11111, Esq. arid !oho To. pint, of Lambcott, Esq. x T r h olo d s s iti p it a L- e - r John t en Lusnaut Hall, E , sq E . sq atid th4 o ll lo4 l ‘ Hall, (.1 Hatrpsiret.. Esq R u io r rd t. a i s ie n i s id 'n ers i %s of - lh u o il m uc a rt s 1 1 1 1 , r a y i l e n : oi s S g sok . zen,dEvysqi.liAiabnell GW.ialst; son, of Wing, Esq. Sitßorsstias-ti Ai. Spading, of Peden.. Esq. Wass . !_of•Astois, Esq. and Rat ph BrowneWy ld WOO Ol 12 „ ley, Lsq ;5014NOX:riiiIitt--- Charles &coneys Tyrate, of liateswel:t ;'"Esq :- ',Jim troll°, of Brislington, Es-q . and John N urtons , L`44ilvettan, k.sq. • 'Sy A FFoßpstmk4-Wm. Ckrly , ofCannock , Esq. Sir Got Pigot, Ut Pattishall, Bart. and I-lasgb etudes Meynoll, Oi Hoare Cross, Esq. Sou'etimars -t.eorge Banbury Mitchell, of Titchtield ••Lodge, Esq. George Nesbitt,Toompson, orPentort Muss," Esq aid float ; Drunutionii, of the Grange, So F roi.x. -John Vernon, of Nation, ESq John Presset,ar lily bird, Esq.- and Joshua (irigby, of lkinlittune, P.sq. Boast's -John Mangles, of W.ootibridge, Esq. Daniel Hart Rocker, ot %Vest Hill, Wriodswortb, Esq. and Lama* Bilkic, of Southwark, Faq. Sussex--Tit .triasTourte, or Eartaport, , Tsq. William S ls .' ford, of -Reston, Esq. and NathatuelK.emp, of 0 vtnotik Ai4- W Ak Euti WlCKSlintiti obi) Ftillarttn, of Barton Oil the Heath, Esq. Abraham Bract : b r idge , of Athcn , sgnc , - h aq. and t • Canning, of f uscutv. Esq. • WAII.Jash-jitirLCuahlaurwleos of a o r r e e . ; whluodalet,,sofsqW. an l d IbulroyhHnotiuuseii,uaoln. !G it I . l..tcus, Esq., . Won etsi sasnixs , -Sir J. "Pakington, of Westwood, 800 . • Slade Nash, of Manley, Esq. anct Henry Orquiley, of AP7 _._ barley, .Esq. Yrtiarrs lit i r George WarabWell, of Wombwell. Hilt -Richard Bethel!. of Catfoss; Esq. and With OT William. J!' .Dennison, of Ayton, Esq. ." 1N DLL :CALCUTTA CALIETT. .. Ari5.5...23, 4197. . 0 f.Nesttlday morning at.k.uunt9 were hiought 4.11 , 0 , of the safe arrival• of tne• Ship General 141,ey, : Capt. Famoubori;itt Diamond Harbour, frail ebina. • • • • -The IPellesley 'left Macao on the, • Ist of Marcb 3 .totiched 'M Malacca, where she remained a NI arrived at Prince of Wales's Island on the 39c1 ; . 011 . lett it-direct for Bengal on thevBth of March. , Heads of news from the East Ward, received P Wellesley : . tip . iuttf had risen at China, -from go io 'll - leolf:lrs''pel - chest. • • not) A Penati, the nomipal, price of 4piuta was -- arid in no demand. While the If ellestey remained •at Penang, the Bothhay Ship ;Thrta.caine into tnat Port, troati,a*. 113, which she left s,c days"later: than the 1F6 4 / 04 ' The Company's Ship A/Aicut, Capt. Itlon4ol ,s ° )ts fiom Calcutta; had 4afoly arrived at CantOtt OreviouS to thedepartureof the Wellesley. The .;liarchioness of Wellesley, also from Beng al ' bad arrived at China, in February. We are sorry io find that no accounts had been received at Penang of the Skelion-,Co:itlo. , The Ship Nam*, *Capt. KENCAiiD, with 0 ve ble 'caigo of opium on board, was unfortunately 309`: otr Ititio„.on .a reef of rocks, the crew We'd viodi to gatting the Vessel, capttainlCANcAl o . le her on lire, to prevent the-Ship and . cargo falling to to the hands of the piratical Isilalays. • His Majesty's Brig Sefiflower, Capt: Owl N, %' SC on her station off Point Romania. . . w0rm.........• It a p pears that the Comtp D E L ILL ' E is d e termige d not to go to Scotland. The Lord - Provost of F‘di n burl ,received a ,the Secretary of Stat ° 'for .- lie "Home Department, on Monday last, in tr matl'pg: i hat the arrival at the Conite and his suite jo I liat . yty wits not ,to be expeaed. The preparatioas ' fur the' rriceptiow of this illu 4 trious-personage a t 14° '' .. .lirood House are of courSe discontinued. • . i t I'll 4 TH 4A - ill Et .—Ttic comedy of Speed the Pl ou l introduced Mr. JO/4115, last night, in a new chara 4 ! r t ; He performed the. part' of Bob Handy with Pule of spirit .and activity, but with a general rapOilY , utterance that, at times, rendered him hardly inte; ligible. lit the passages of atreetion 'towards Slisa is lie spite with a degrees of -feeling that she 't ic' to . I . e.pf somethin ,better than mere fit gig `"" cal , p , , .pp . ... ab i e tistie. .k 4 NI hit Y'S Farnier Asti fi eld was an 041 1 '"" ne d iece.of acii% throughout; and Nit:NOON it llll6 4 ° oh all .his humour to • the *epresentation , •ot • 4 14 :, . ' or ' The comedy, in general', went - off with ' gr ea t , t he plause, and Mother Grose added considera bl y to number of the audience.