The Sun. — London, England, 1807-08-22 00:00:00

Ole TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: LE rrilt nnia suis stat viribus non arbitrio alicno pendet. 81 R is unquestionably so essential to,the safe ty and dignity of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to maintain their naval rights and superiorities in the Indian, American, and ,Eu ropean Seas; `that, if any opposition thereto should arise from the, States of America, for whom (as kindred) we have great prediletion and regard, we must nevertheles's, however rcluetaiitly, overwhelm and cre:di it. The right of Search is. as much the British IA w of the sea, as it is on shore the law of t;e land, tio.e a Justice's warhnt. It.is a sine qua, min in the naval Coestitution of Great-Britain, and •it must not be dispensed with. It is therefore to be hoped, that the Legislature of the United States cf . /Itueritia will conf.rei and submit to this our in 7 Jdispeosible usage, and not provoke a war that must . be , detrimental, and , probably entirely ruinous, to themselves ; because, , Ist, It is well known that a very great propor tion. of American Citizens do, at this time, only want flit , countenance and aid of some great warlike Power to sever themselves from the present conso lidated Government of the States. This is a tearful fad' that must weigh heavy upon the mind of every seriarit,- and considerate American, and shod p ‘‘eritifly inducer the American Rulers to assuage --e or restrain the tradeess, of the people. .t.,!dly, Should the Americans piovuke a war with ui, we should not .only shut our own , ports, but . also, as it were,. hermetically seal every other har bour in the world against them, which would totally annihilate their trade, by which alone, as a nation, they comfortably exist. • But if America would be heart by the war,. so would, also France and her de pendencies,. and therefore (unless through our re gard for our kindred across; the Atlantic) It might be god Policy, iii us, to be at war at:this time vvith the • States.of.Ateetica. We very well know, that Ante rica has-so far stretched out the rights of neutrality as greatly to serve Frat)Cek'and embarrass our mari time 'operatioaa. '• She has not only sheltered the , floating pioperty of France', but has also • drawn away theusauds of our seamen into her own service, whim, if restored to us, would ad as,the invincible castigators of our enemies. A war then with Atm.' •rica woul&still further cripple France, and .totally hereaileherof any colonies prodnce except by British Shios.—lf it be said hat by an American war we should cut olf our .present exports. to that Country, amounting (onnuaiitus annis).to seven millions-of money, I auswer, - that through the, all-pervading genius of Riitish trade, our manutadures.would al -7441)7s find their way to places where'they -are want ed, as I said in a .former letter, at: a dearer rate to the consumer 3.- beet. of these seven millions.: of- • pounds sterling in.eXp orts, our• own West India Colonies receive 'a very great proportion, so that little. could be lost to: our, sovereignty ;. whereas, if the: track ot America to foreign ports constitutes at least. two-thircis of her revenue, so. much would undoubtedly be lost to her. 3ttly, Should the Americans provoke a war, it skould-be well. if tlic bodies corporate of Merchants • - in. London,. _and the other., gieat trading ,cities of the realm„,would.combine to fit out • t heirtrading.Vessels with guns, to keep on' the light flotillas of France,. awl annoy their petty trade. From such,.armed trading Ships,• the Convoy duty 01.4 per cent. ; should' be,entirely taken and it any Briti ih _trading . Ship 'should be taken •by the enemy,. 4.1p4.1 the crew should bravely.ritie.upon the captors; .and retake the, Vessel, then let th , .. sale to the .Adenralty. be '. - taken off,.. and, the whole belong to the ‘ietor crew. If it be said that:the Wcstindia Colonies depend for lumber and live stock the United _States---r - , b3y for in., the .late Ault:ripe war, our Settle • ,ments in Nova Scotia and Canathi,ke. - .supplied their :wants, •and more abundantly:would they• do so if • • our American Settlements have full-power to supply . the Colonies, under a complete suspension of. the Navigation Act _ 41111 y, If it, be said , that the United States of America may soon tuild for theinselves:a navy, I answer that the ,price of labour throughout that Country will never allow them to . (k) so. Lastly,. if the French lataion in America too. much sway her. Councils, let us be the moredi;ni fied.and firm, never losing sight. o f the honour die. to the British Wag,. nor ever-permitting our light of .• se a rel l to be violated or infringed upon, especially when entbreed for : apprehending deserters from the glorious service, t,f, His MAjesty the King - of these still free and happy realms. , . • _1 ant; Sir, PRO NOBIS. fleqclon, ,lug►, gO7. Satnrday sennight, a dreadful storm of thunder and lil htning . came on at Aliandale, -Northern. berlatid. At Gatehous.: three cows were stilled by the eiuoric 1.1,1 u, and t‘vo men Were . struck down, but recovered. And •at I:lexham, on Thursday se*nnight, a young man, whilst glazing a window on the outside, WaT. in a moment benumbed and blinded by the lightning, hut there tirehOpes'Of his recovery., The thunchr waS succeeded by the bea r viest torrents of rain ever remembered in that neigh. bourhood,. which have done considerable damage to the families in the iruniediate vicinity of the Skitiners'-burn, by spoiling and washing a ‘Nay part of the furniture, on the ground floors Of their hooves. • A number of cows ,Luolotiing. to Mr. Trevor, banker, of Whitchureh, lately broke out of their pasture in the night into.a piece of clot er adjoining, audio consequence of eatingit; four of them must inevitably have been lost, but for the titriOly assist ance, of ,114r 7 :4 , , , r5tnce, Kirmer, of 13rough:.41, who saved the-1i444* three of thern by the 'operation of tapping; the; fourth died' beibre relief could b ad ministered. - Serra' 'others were alieoted, but trot thrigcrousli;: 00'1'hurAday eVitning, twenty Boys trained to the 11 5 -that„Widabk,4 Insitution the ;Marine- Society, sof o`tf ott Vie Gosport coach for Portsmouth, from 111 , ?: Golden Cross, Charing-Cross, to . supply his iiiii,tßiestr3 Nevy. On pick mounting the roof, th e y thr.-e lt4zzas, rei crating, " Old England for !" BOXING 111ATCH-F,II',IL EFFECTS. Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Examination Boom, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. SUELTON, Coroner for .the City ut Lon don, in order to teicertaiu the eau4e of the death of James Watnick, which took placti at the said Hos pital early oil the morning, of Monday last. The following day, the body was viewed by the Jury, and they adjourned their proceedings till yesterday evening. The examination of Witnesses commenced as above, shortly after seven, o'clock. The ,first 'Deponent was Christopher Meers, a ser vant tri a butcher, in - High-street, Islington. The substance of his evidence was, taken down in writ ing, by the Coroner, as waa_ that of all the Wit nesses, to whom oaths were administered, Meers's statement Was to the following 'elle& :---That last Sunday night,. he Was in company with the Pri soner, trigiuut . Fieht about a quarter, before nine o'cleck, at the Crown public-house, near Sadler's Wells. The deceased and another person sat in the same box. His party and that of the deceased were not in company. Some time after, Field found occasion to say to the deceased—" I wish you would keep your own company." There - had been a, few words interchanged before that relative to a slight fracas which took place in the room in the early part of the evening, but which was not regarded as a quarrel, and ,on which no stress was laid. The deceased answered, " Why did you not keep your own company this afternoon ?" Field. replied, " Because I did not like to see an old man used UV—The deceased said, " I'll serve you the same, aitd I'll split your nose, and I'll fight you." The answer %%as, in, elle& ‘.' You can't—l don't think you can."—The deceased then said, I'll fight you for ten, five, Or one pound." Field answer ed, " I dont wish to.fight ;' I have no money." The Deponent then produced two seven . shilling which he offered to lay down ; but expressed his wish that, the fight might he put off till the Mon» day, ‘ when mol. could be made up. The deceased, however, said he would tight then. Soon after, they went to. Sidle s' Wells fields, where they fought several rounds. Deponent declined giving any par, tieolar description of the battle. Not long after the comrnencczneur, the deceased, was observed by hint to be supported by his second and it was &Aid that he would continue the fight if *another . 11. note was laid down. Of this .11eponent-took no notice, but stated, that the fight continued' for longer than an hour after;,, at length the deCeased gave in. He was himself. second to Field. Field and the deceased closed and fell together. The latter was taken up by his . own second. .He oh `i'served nothing particular towards the close of .he tight. He never saw the deceased before that daY . ; nor did he believe that Field ever did, or,. at least that he had known him. kield was a greotti to a Gentleman. • Towards the close of thi s Deponent's testimony, be was sharply rebuked by the Coroner for his for wardness to offer to lay down money, with a view to the parties fighting, which was, in fad, encourag ing them to it. Mr. John .tyddell, the House Surgeon of St. Bar tholomew's Hospital, was then examined:. This Gentleman stated, that at about half past ten o'clock, on Sunday night, the deceased was broUght to the Hospital. He found him labouring under symptoMs which indicaied a pressure upon the brain. He Was immediately put to bed. On examining him, he found no external injury upon the skull. He *as then induced to think the alleaiOn on'the brain pro ceeded from-blood. In consequence, betook twelve ounces from him. In three quarters of an hour, he sent for an Assistant-Surgeon. Shortly after, a few ounces of blood more were taken from the deceased. About twelve o'clock he left him, desir ing that lie might be called at four o'clock, if the patient should then be alive (which he did not ex pe(;t). . At three o'clock, the than came to tell hiin the deceased was no more. The same morning he opened. the head of the deceased, when he foUnd about an ounce of blood upon the brain, and which in his opinion occasioned his death.: the blood lay generally on. the brain, but in greater proportion at the .top part of the- head ; it might • have proceeded through a rupture of some of the vessels of the brain, from a blow, fall, &c. and there were some bruises in different parts of his body, but none which he thought could have produced death. The next Deponent who was regularly examined was Jeffery Morgan, a carpenter 'l4 trade, and living in Cumberland-road, Islington., He happened to be with his wife and children, at. the Crown Public ' house, when this unfortunate affair took place. He was seated, for .a time, at the further end of the table at which the parties 'sat. He corroborated what the first witness stated as to the irritative Jan.; gunge of the deceased to , Field, as above; and added, that the former got up, and expressed his deter:hi nation to fight .diro&ly, and rose apparently with that intent; but blows were prevented by seine of the company interfering. The deceased said, •he would light Field for" t 01. 51: or IL but would not fight him for nothing. Field seemed to decline, saying, be would rather leaVe, it alone then. The Landlord interfered—begged there might be no dis turbance in the room, and requested payment °fate reckoning, which was complied with. He observed one of the party take out two pieces of gold and-of ftired to deposit them to bind the bet as le the fight ing on Monday. The, deceased was against putting off; the fight, and said he was: ready to fight then for a one pound .note. • He afterwards' went "bragging" about, and used taunting language ; saying, " they wetre cowards ; had no money ; that be was able to get his living by fighting," &c. Scion after, the parties went out into the fields, when a proper.spot • was seletaed, they stript. Field wore boots. The Deponent said every thing in hiS power to induce the parties not to fight. Field cal ressed" his Or • litignessie Blake up the matter over a .put of beer.;. but the deceased, and: . alSo his friend; - I.ttfusetP—he'.. Would fight, or the money must be deliVered to them. Field rather kept back, when the adverse party said:—" Wpat are you hanging 'back for ? Why don't you . come, on ?" They then set - to. About the third round; the deceased's second .kept singing out, f‘ Five to four, or another li. owe," or language to that aid,' The Deponent exp ress ed hir e opinion, that the deceased had used the Prisoner cruelly.. The fight lasted a long time; at length the e second of the deceased said, either th at he should not, or.could not fight any more,4; ‘ He saw no foul play whatever on the part of the. Prisoner. The de ceased was takim from the field to the Blue Coat Boy Public-house, and thence to the hospital. The CORONEIt then addressed the Jury upOn the occasion. He stated, in et a&, that they were to 'iletertnine from the evidence adduced, as to what had been the cause of the death Of the party ; of which, indeed, there could be little doubt : but as to the further considerdtion, which went to affed the other party, they were to consider from the cir cumstances of the case, whether the Prisoner was justified'in acting ir. such a thanner, legally, in his own defence, and thereby causing the death ; in that case they would shape,.their vertiid. In such a case the law laid down, that when a man was com pelled, for his own safety, or the preservation of his life, to use that degree of violence which occasioned the death of another, in such case the law would deem the party as wing in his own defence; but how far such a consideration applied to the case of the prisoner and the deceased, was a question 'to be decided from the circumstances in evidence ; they had gone out and agreed to fight, and although the provocations were very great on the one side, yet the law would not consider, in such circumstances, the death of one of the parties as proceeding from the necessary self-defence of the other : in such a 'case, the law constituted the crime to be that of manslaughter. After some further remarks, of which the fore going was the gist, the room was cleared, and the Jury, deliberated About half an hour, when they re turned a Verdift of Manslaughter against William , Field. After the Jury returned their Verditi, the Colon- NCit ordered all the Witnesses to be called in, when he addressed Meets, in a very impressive manner, on his conduct ; remarking, that it was partly owing to his laying down the money to bind the bet, the battle took place; and, as a warning to him not to be guilty of the like again, he should make him be come the Prosecutor against his friend in this case, and accordingly bound . him in the penalty of 401., and also Jeffery Morgan to give evidence . at. - the next Old Bailey, Sessions. WXTRACTOF,A PRIVATE LETTER .FROM MEMEL. et • Prussian-Oberland and Ermeland have, since the commencement of the present year, .been deso lated by the sticcessive marches of the hostile armies, to a degree - of which modern - history atterds no si . mil,ir instance:: In the whole distriti of Prussian Eylauand Ortelsberg, as far as Strorry (with the ex ception of a few places situated on the , NoOt and the Kist) the inhabitants . ' haVe lost all their proper ty.. All ' the 'provisions have been cohsu med by friends . and foeS, and the money rid •by the for mer will indemnify only for a very small.part of the damage. Neeessity has even occasioned the demolition of the peasants' 'Cottages, in order to seniploy. the wretched materials of which they were constructed -•,-the straw, r litter and . ilte t 2 . for fuel; EVen the tVood.work'of the plaughs has, been taken for !his use. The ravages coininitted by the Enemy have not been occasioned 'by unavoidable necessity, tier even direeted by any advantage they themselves Could. •derive therefrom. 'The ferecious 'aoldiers seemed - to - have . been even more de Lighted . by the despair and boundless misery into whicii they plunged the inoffensive inhabitants, than by . the wretched plunder they could' make amongst them. The ineanest articles - of cloathing have' been seized upon ~ - -stoves and windoWs systematically destroyed'; the medicines which were found in ePothecaries: shops, wa n tonly spilled and spoiled. All the - goods in the ' shops that could not •be carried away, hive been rendered useless. Against this inhuman 'a:lndust both the orders and remptistrances of the huMane Commanders (among whom Marshal BERDIADOriII merits particular attention) have alike proved ineffec teal. I speak ,liere only of those sufferings and losses f or which some indemnification may be obtained ,from the. interposition of the benevolent—not of 'those which ate the most oppressive. The present advancing of the Allied Armies (this WNW written in March last) intakes these:veils time that this once happy country, inhabited by an industrious and con tented population, has been affliaed by the march of troops through it; and all the humane endea vours of the Commander in Chief, General BEN NIGSEN, his vigilant attention to discipline, and the, patient frugality of the brave Russian soldiers, wiii; be inefficient to prevent us from being involved in. the most dreadful calamities: This excess .of mi . sery - and distress cannot be 'relieved by the benevo lent assistance of the inhabitants of those distrias which have remained exempt from the inroads. - of the Enemy, and from disasters like those which We have experienced ; for, they are at the satne time under a sacred obligation to alleviate the sufferings of those heroes who have spilled their blood 'for oar . preservation. We are, therefore, compelled to ap peal to the humanity of Foreign Countries; and hope that England will not refuse. to extend her hu mane and generous assistance to us. Once more I must repeat, without speedy and effeetUal assistance, many thousands must perish!" On the 17th of August, list year, the city.ofSe dOgdo, in Russia, 'was reduced" to ashes by lightning. A soldier on duty, during thii frightful 'scene, was informed that his *wife and 'children had petished.in the ruins of their house. The - Soldier heard it with the emotions of a husband - and a father, but he did not forget that he wasa Soldier,'and he never quitted his . post. The Emperor, informedof hit story, made him a.preseut of boo roubles, Settled on him a pen sion of 300 roubles, and gave WM his discharge. EXTRACT OP A LETTER PROM DUBLIN, AUG. 16. Tranquillity still theiorder of the day at this place; and the corning' harvest as flattering as has bon .knowu,tbr years, "CATALII4I is here, but has not us yet:appeared in public. The Amphi-Theatre Royal, in Peter-street, opened last night—the house a bumper ! , and, with such Performers a Metsrs. PAULER, SMITH, CROSSIkIAg,. &c. prOinisCd to do wonders. CATALltilig trip ;with E.ELLYAS QII ape culation ; but as Pat Bull, like his' brother jam, 10140 , 10 understand what he sees and hears, the odds are ten to one . in favour of the Equestrians." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHAMPTON RACES. 4 . . . 'VVIDN.ZSZA Y, Aoft . i 9. . Ladies' Plate of bogs. Three-mile Heats. , Mr. Dundas's b.c. Rubens, by Pencil, 4 yrs old - I' I 'Mr. Bradley's b:g. Prodigal, s yrs old - a dr Mr. Martin's Witchcraft, 6 yrs old - . Idr - . d .Capt. Happenden's Tom Pipes , - - r Sweepstakes of togs. Three Miles (s Subscribers). Capt . . Happenden's Tom Pipes, lost. tolb. ', Mr. Martin's Witchcraft, 6 yrs old, tost..rolb. t . a • A gOoci race. Sweepstakes of sgs. each, for half-bred Horses. Three Milts (It Subscribers). Mr. Hayter's ch.h. Columbus, by John Bull - 1 Mr. Radelifies Cora - - - _ A READING RACES. WIDNESDAY, AUG. 19. Fifty Pound P late. —Not xun for, only one horse being entined, rnuasoity. Fifty Pound Plate (Handicap). Two-mile Heats. Mr. Digo Margaretta, by Sultan, Bst. 81b. Mr. Doikeray'a Honeysuckle. 7st, 61b. - Mr. Craven's Pk Nic, Bst. 21. b. I I 2 j de The company were amused, or rather disgusted, by a horsewhipping match which took place..on the course during the races. A Mr. P. in driving his chi riot, ran furiously against that of a foreign Gentle man who resides near the race course ; and by wq of atonement; on the foreign Gentleman remonstr,u- Mg with Mr. P. he received a severe horsewhipping. The company was much displeased; and the foreign er, though irritated, forbore to retort in the same way as he hid been served, but he expressed his d,.- termination to obtain satisfaCtion when he Act" call on Mr. P. TUNIIRIDC E. AVIDNISDAY, AVG. 19. A Handicap Race fir the losing Horses. Two-mile Wars. Mr. Embden's b. K. Pantaloon (bolted yesterday) - t 1 Mr. Lacey's m. Lucy (lost this day) .. - a 1 Mr. Bulstord's m. Honeydew (lost last night) - 3at A Letter from Paris, dated July II I, saysL-"A r hea, two years ago the Minister TALLEYRA ND was ereat ed Prince of B axEvaNTo, and MarshalikariADOrra., Prince of PONTE .00111'0, it was believed that thesis creations would be immediately followed by a num •ber of titles ofa like nature. But they did not f 01..: low, and the raising of Marshal LEFIMVItE to tne .dignity of Duke of DANTZ IC is the first that ho since taken place. this shews that - it is neither courage, talents, nor services alone whit7h, eyes of NAPOLEON ; give a title to tittle nets honour.. . but an aaive share 'in the •regenuration of.th-e.Frent.fli government. The conquest of Dant zic war but 111 ' occasion seized to con fer the h inourk upon Lui-v 3 vog , ' which were merited before. At the same time. this promotion contradias the assertion of violeitt'partl sans, that an aaive share in the earlierevents ofthp' revolution is a bar to advancement under the .Etrt peror. The present Duke of DA NTZIC . I):I3 1)&11 At all times a zealous and impassioned, but at the sarrc time,. noble-minded Republican; he . foughrunder DLIMOCIIER at Jemappe, and in November 179-1 , at the head of 23,000 men, stormed at Mons, 0 43 redoubts.ol-the 'Austrians, singing tepublican ;401 1 0- His sentiments are unchanged. " •. - We are all curious to see whether the EPII on bis.arrii , al: in the metropolis, will not poh l6 ' , 11 ' cornmentaty to the words twice alludedeotiii theot cial Bulletins, concerning Mose wko prtler enitl ments of the great- city, to the hononrolde toils of war- . This, it is supposed, hada reference to certain &tin guished persons here. " The public•buildings are carrying on with great zeal. . • Soinelhings are finished : viz. a part bt the Louvre, and the' new railing of the garden of th° Thuilleries,ontbe skit!, of the new street ftivWli, or the 'emme des' Feuillans: Tilt most important othef works are, the emptying ofthe ,excavation of th e ci-levant Bastile, opposite the new iron hridge'of the Jardia des Plantes: the objesa of this i s the opettieg of a new canal and,-a harbour, to prow& the VL'' 4L4y ' that sail on the Seine during winter ; the triumph= arch by the Barriere de L'.Etoile, at the end of ilk; Elysian fields; and then the new bytitige by tb4 Champ de Attars, the pillar of Irajan on the 144C° de Pendome, besides all the changes in the "flitti t " ries 'and the.Plave de Carotesel. • " The changes to be madem the Place rk r4 4 i, de la Magdalene, the prize plans w hich were pr - - posed, andthe adoption by the Eraptinoit tu a h l, i , M. NiGNOW, are already known t h roug h the SHIP NEIPS. LONDON : Primed by eft ikK (4, tit N., 4, Mariltlitru ,, Ult. Bow-weer ; and ptiblisheo by WiLLI#PA AltactOltit SCRIPta, of Staab Maiton.stren, Crosvenot.4quars! At the. SUbl..OFFie No. Strand; where 4riv.,,rtisemenls, Urclurs for the l'afier, lettets for Uie Editor, (post-paid), must be acktresird.. Llll ERPOOL, AVGV!T 19. st Arrived—the Venerable, Lewtas, • ford. r' ,2 „ c f ,;;,,i.. Donald, Maxwell, Edwards, Chiswick,. .Kerskikr. dent, Ince, and Frxkl - ick, trout' Itirb..doebi' . 4 o ,„.4 Longwalte, from lielsingicrd ; Ardent, Dv a.cS. tAnr; Granct.thike, Tones, - frunr the Baltic; St M.ny's lants, and lames, ircnu. jainale4 ; a+ 444 Kean, item BeitaSt. I? ' ' On Thursday l ast , i n Upper IRTIIS G . ,,wer.str 4 eFro t e.3 t , George Shunt. .F.s a battghtr. f Raba t Yesterday mornin q. g, tit Savtite. e rowohe ivm:c Snow, Eb(i. of a Son. On the ir th inat. xrr Becitlington, Sucre Mrs. of* Daughter. ' D 1513, On Tuesday. suddenly, in the Ath year a his age, apoplexy, Henry - Uttar, Esq. of I'vlordrett. is Ji c " l " l— re. . On Wednesday morning. at her resicitce in Upper go tort-street, Mrs...line Halliday, relit/ or •Sist.nit Esq. late of Westconthe Park, in the *Non. On the 20th inst. at Chertsey, Surre,ln. Caoolo' Steele, widow, aged 68; On zSundav last, atter a lingering illness, Mr. Thom', volley, '1 oliicconist, St. Paul's Churt;li-igid, aged 52 fu a and We 01 His Majesty's Navy. On Friday setutight, at Radney-street, Liverkoul. aLition, A tew days ago, aged 66, Mr. Samuel Fells, a ESStrr• Lately, at Canterbury, in his 14th year, C M j.ana ter. "' Plt ICA' OF .3 - TOCK4' ViSTERDAY. tiaik Stuck, 1014 Strk.k. 4rY Pei cent. 964 16 I 1 mint 11..nJ, • ; per Cent. 17y7, Soutla-Scr sock, ~ is , Irish s per Cent. katChOiltaa a 1 . ,. 4 Per Lent. pr. per Cent. Reg. 631} } Oinniurn, pi-. P. 3 per Cent. Con 6z ;,4 imperial 3 por Con. Bank t. Ann. 18 1.• thin . Ditto Ann. 7I Ditto Short Ann. Cons. fur i HiGli %VAT4K AT LONDON liftil(k: 104$0)“' itO W. Mornings 43 min. after 4. I Afternoon, a win. MONDAY. Morning. 18 rain. after S. mtemooli, 39 'nip itter S•