The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-15 00:00:00

NAVAL NE W 33 I'LYMOUTH MAY !3.—the homeward-bound Chin a fi e ,. t „, g ot 12 sail, nnder convoy of the I,ndefatigable frigate, and the Bengal fleet, under c(- ivoy of the Minden, of 74 guns, and Acosta fri glle, consisttt in g of seven sail, passed by .this port Yesterday for the River. The Company's Dis- Pate bei were landed here from the Marchioness of Exeter, one o f t h e fl eet, and sent off for London.— \lainr-General STOVIN, Capt. BROUGHTON, and \ IIr;T HoRNHIL L , landed here from the Castle Eden; 1.4.0y14 , and Mr. CUNNINGHAM, from the Cdr -112441ic; and Mrs. FAHEWELL and SEWART from the circhioness of Eater. General HEWIT'T came home passenger in the 40se., Arri ve d the /1740,,, ,, 5 , T-T„oEywAsn, from Gibraltar, la st h r- ) rn Falmouth, with wine for this port ; the m oy sat: and Castor, LEwts, from Wil- Thlnitnn, with timber for this port; and the Portia t4ese ship. Princess Charlotte, ROCHA, from the lirazils, with c otton , b oun d to L on d on. —Al so t h e lour l Fri e'zdg, BALL, from Terceira, with fruit, tot (3thwn, and has since sailed for her destination. • _ Carter et M AY 12.—A rr i ve d t hi s even i ng t h e -arie rve pazket, Capt. DAVY, with mails from Su- Detnerar?, Barbadoes, and Martinique, 35 t ;! yufr(4l ) the latter. On the 4th ult. the Francis '-eeli ng packet, sa il e d f rom M ari i n i que for Curacoa "fd J amaica ; an d on the Gt h, the Ch i chester packet :r D omini que; on the 7th, spoke his Majesty's Ri ' l Ecluve, from St. Vincent's, for St. Pierre's ; Yest er d ay , spoke the Portuguese brig Friends, 4: : 341 Lisbon, for St. - V bes and Cork ; left Barbadoes T tl 'i t t he 2 d April, at w hi c h t i me hi s M a j esty ' ssh i ps ; I `Gl'??e,./I lerCtiry,./11orneFortunie, 311,1 Spider, were :11 there. Passengers Capt. H.Bouctuaaand Lady, M`DoNALD.—AI.o arrived the Montague sr from Cadiz, 8 days passage ; left lyi n g th ere , eff y Nia i"tY's ships Rep u lse, R e a r -Ad m i ra l L EGGE , el ect . Stat e l y, S t. Al b ans, S tandard, Grampus, 4 4e 1h 74 undeter, Hound, Volcano, Basilisk, and ,ti adl 4lz ie"; also two Spanish frigates, (one of which Tar a c .abd ed a few day s b e fo re th ree m illi ons o f d o l- J etit .r " ) South America), and the Princess Eliza- Packet from Lisbon. he 4°lnbardrnent of Cadiz was. immediately ex- B ALLAsTsaos was said to have made 600 gt: L eig i part o f Sout.T's army ; the Princess Eli -4 w as wag to s a il t h e i it h inst. ; his Alajesty's ship kt r r e Came out with the Montague passengers :"trig (of r ue, are Messrs. RoruNsoN, CROSSMAN, ar r i p " ward s } N ICHOLSON an d D AVIDSON . A lso T 4 el ti lls evening, leaky, the sloop Elizabeth, ‘titlll34ce, master, from London, bound to Senegal, sehoo -%v ertintetit stores, &c. ; the American sto res er Eetsey, RHODES, from_ Wilmington with the 0 ' I 'C.; the Illentura, DENNIS, from tristol ; je st (ki d •/went, MOETIMER, front Cork ; his Ma- Itt ouit s sc hoone r Alphea, Lieut. JONES, from Ply- A merica t ° take out th e ma il s o f thi s mon th lot -. • 'NI t iICJ th e "(Rive, Excise cutter fot• the Downs ; te r, t e 4 illerica n Shi p T ani i rg, H UMPHREY, mas tii sii r . °4l Bourdeaax, d e t a in e d by hi s M a j es ty' s s tt e 4r mide f or Ply mout h. M,sty' ward,s ship Montague, with the 141 il ir t: "InclEast India ships, and the packets with ‘v• I°r•Lisbon and the Mediterranean, by contrary i !P!lotia/-4t. AP romrmegra.—Capt. Douglas, of the, vkp'ato c ommand the Prince ot Wales, 98, in the )4 4 Vtlii ri s.Sit Kin ; Capt. George M•Kiiiley, late Flag the et tile late Sir C. Cotton, to comtnand the Bellona, Ls tiyi.`'„wins; Lieutenants 1. AsCott and G. F. Herbert, to triAt, i:Pne frigate Stool mmissioned at Portsmouth ; Vi''‘lilla-„l'dtles klait'orld, e Valiant, 7.1; Lieut. A. h i ' 4 ll, - I ;tu the Calliope sloop, in the Downs ; Mr. Thos. thi 'l ai ti:" . ser of the Robust, 74, to be Purser of the Brt -14,1), to t . 411 hs ; Capt. 'oho Davie, of the Arden& troop 1. ,..3 r , r4 rid - p' l ' ll Linil the Leden at Portsmouth ;. Lieut. T. If, 4 4v e ! ") the Skylark sloop at P l ymouth; Li . eur. T. B. Whiby 4 . to the It tgolatin Service at Leith ; Lieut. Wm. )4Y r ic , e, I. t t : t, he Rose sloop, at Portsmouth ; Lieut. john I) -`• is 4 „ -- flag I ieuten- fit to Admiral Sir Roger Curtis, te. 44l eltri„" t hqted to the rank j of Commander ; Mr. of Lieu -‘4ll .nidsl. ' - t o the rank LIW t 141, er. , I,prilaii of the Scipum, Thisa~fff SMI THF,IELD-NIARKET , M AY 15. (laYs market was not well supplied w ith the "rit e. ' k inds o f C att l e; B ee f , M utton,_ Lamb, and v eal, were cheaper, and the trade in ge -41.0k„ w a d as so mewhat fi at . — Th e sa l es i n t h e Hay `.,,ere i nconsiderable, Clover has got up in and Straw o btai ne d L is t p r i ces. —Th e Il4t ernZ t . i(4l "-d prices and numbers are an accurate Il e s% To sink the Off per stone of 81b. tc:ki l ,°!l " s t ' u 2 ' l l to 6s. zd. Mutton, ss. 2.d. to bs. 4d. Veal. t i lit ' ai t t ( i. 7 ' 6 d. Pork, ss. od. to 6s. 6d. Lamb 65...4d. 2Y' • 6so. Sheep and Lambs, 6,5e0. Calves, 85. tiA b 4 1 S MIT to HFIELD HAYMARKET. ( • :10 3v r 15 ( ; 3 • i d. 61 aw os od. Str, 21. Bs. od. to 31 • od. to 71. 7,. od. 14% , N4rit::EXCHAZIO I , , MAY 15. This day the ;lvil f : " 44 but few ' further arrivals of Wheat tl i t n e a tr:s,°l-1 hand not very considerable, and sa l e s ex are r' t are- named at little variation ; Barley e . WI e -v dull • . and l owe r ; Malt likewise ti t , p in sal e Us 4 p r% 'le I,:±a' fluduate but little ; Beans of both o so ats, -114t. 5 ', - ,-r ''''spa owiri g to %cry short supplies of ~ r %,111i. rticle t o be ' 1 4% quoted higher and hou ' 41 tLe late quoiation.. ' . CADI',3 tsLA, MARCH 27.-1 ttlppose you have by this tune heard of the grand tote' tainment the Spanish army gage io the British army at this place on E!stet - SuOay. I say grand, because it was one of the best conducted things I was ever witness to. It had a beautiful et e& to sec the British troops paraded ;ri columns, each corps having the head of its c. lumn fronting the ground where tie fete was held, and remained in that puisition till their inviters came lot waid, and after a handsome invitation spoken in the F., - rtiish language, were conduled to the tables prepared, which w,re most admirably laid out with every thing luxury could suggest ; and I am happy to add, nothing but mirth and good-humour pre vailed during the day. Enclosed you have a copy of the General Orders on this occasion. GENERAL Al FER ORDERS. It being the intention of the Spanish troops, sta tioned at Isla, to invite the British officers and sol diers to a festival, which - is to take place on Sunday next, upon the - publication of the Constitution of Spain to the Si , anish foices, The different Spanish corps have requested that the &ilk!) corps, marked opposite to each, as be low, will do them the honour of attending accord. Jingly at half- past eleven o'clock, OD the ground near the Torre Alta. The Military Staff the Di- The Spanish Estado Mayor. vision The German Hussars S The Spanish Cavalry. The Royal Artillery Depart- The Spanish A rtil vneiit, Engineer Department and Spanish Engineers and Zas- Stall'Corps ' sadores. British Guards, Spanish Guards. 47th Regiment, Deposito cte I restraiton. 9ith Rifle Corps, ' Regiment de G uardii. Chasseurs Britanniques, Regimena de Zamora. zo Officers and thqzoth Portuguese 4 " 0 men of Regiment de Ciudad Real. 23 Officers and ditto of -` )o ßegiment de Navarra. 20th ditto, Civil Staffolthe Division, Civil Staff; Spanish Army. The different corps above-mentioned will send in to the Adjutant-General's Office, in the course of to-morrow, a return of the number of officers, ser jeants, drummers, and rank and file, off duty on S ub day. ISLE OF LEON, APRIL Those only who wit nessed the solemn proclamation of the Constitution in this Royal Isle, on the 201 ult:, cm form an adequate idea of what passed on that tnernorabl day. The union of the army and of the people, the intermixture of the Spanish troops- with tre English and Portuguese, and the corckil demonstra tions of fraternal joy isplayed by the three nations, altogether presented a scene as magnificent as af fecting, and calculated to excite the deepest sensi bility and patri.‘tistn. After the military oath had been administered in the field of Torre Alts, thuceterward to be called the field of the Constitution, the cavalry dismounted, the infantry piled arms, and both repzired to the Eng-. lish and Portuguese troops, who were drawn -up in the rear without arms. There the officers and sol diers mutually shook hands, and with the most cheerful shouts, marched together to enjoy the en tertaintnent which had been prepared. On the mote elevated part of Torre Alta was laid out a table for the'teneral Staff, ornamented with the flags of the avec nations. On the one side of the Spanish flag was, •• Live the triple alliance of Spain, England, and Portugal ;" and on the other, Eternal honour to the Constitution, the Con gress, and the • Span sh Goyernment." 'The other tables were plated in the immediate vicinity. - The Spanish Guards, intermixed with the English Guards, Whom they had irvited, oc cup'ed one table; the pu i tils of the ilitary school occupicd,an,)ther, with the Cadiz Volunteers; the regiment of Zimora vvas ttie..9sth English ; that of Navarre with the 20 h Portuguese; the en 7 gineers and sappers were with the same classes of the allies; the regiment of Go It the Ergli,h chasseurs ; the corps of artillery and cavalry, with the allied troops of the same- despriptioo ; those of the Commissariat Department, with English officers of the same class ; and the Spanish medical men, with the English and Portuguese of the same de scription. _The ornaments of the ditierot tables were various ; on that of the military school was. diplayed a fortified place ; and on that of the sap pers was represented a castle, within which were some casks of wine, which flowed copiously through pipes placed at the tour gates of the fortress, and the benches were formed of caissons. Having arrived at the tables, they again mutually shook hands, officers with officers, and soldiers with soldiers, many of them throwing up their caps in the air ; and patriotic hymns and songs wade for the oc casion were sung to the Music of the three nations,. amidst an immense concourse of all ages, classes, and of both sexr-s, who, witnessed with admira tion this affecting spectacle of union and fra ternity. The banquet then began, at which a military fra►ikness, cordiality, and cheerfulness reigned. , At the head of the table of the GenerarStatf, Ge- . neral Cook, Commander-in-Chief of the British troop, took his , sratitif, to the right ; and by his Don Miguel de Sous., General Commandant of the Marine Department. More to the light was the Cur.de de La-bisbal, one of the Regents ; Col. Skerrer, who distinguished himself so much in the defence of Tarifa ; D. Luis Wirreptfen, Chief of the Stafi.;" D. Martin G ircia y Loygorri, Director-Ge neral of Artillery; Marshal de camp D. Ant. ,, nio Begines de los Rios, and several other English and Spanish Officers. On the left were the Conde de la Palencia, •Portognese Minkter, the Commandant of t he Dist ritt, and various other Officers uf the three tuatious.. The toasts were numerous each was announced by the firing of two pieces of cannon, and was drank at the same moment at all the tables, amidst the ac clamations of he surrounding mull it ude,military mu sic, 'and patriotic songs, which resounded from all quarters. The following were the principal toasts : —" May the alliance of the three nations be as lasting as the cause which they maintain is sacred."—" May the Spanish bayonets secure the Empire of the constitulon."—" George 111. Fa dinand VII. and the Prince Regents of -England and Portugal."—" The Constitution:"—" The Cor test"—The prosperity of all the na ions of Europe who hate the tyrant."—"The Duke of Cuidad Rodri go."" The Ladies of Cadiz, who have witnessed with such high disdain the bombs thrown by the euOly."—‘‘ Tire coi:querots of Ciudad Rodrigo.'" The memory . of General draaifurd . , Witc). reit glorbutly in the breach."—" That Of the iihs ti iota Alvarez, and the brave defenders Of Ge rona."—" That of i)aoiz •and Valverde.”4—Gen&Fil Ballasieros, and his brave army."—" The defehder3 Tarifa." —" Espoz y Mina."—" To the un'on of the three allied nations."—" TQ the gioty of the de fenders of the Spanish cause."—" To the destruc tion of Buottaparte." . . `yards cannot express the general transport 4f the soldiers during and ait-r the entertainment ; the at tachment they dis,dayed. to their Chiefs ; and. the various and animated picture presented by their en deavours to express mutual regard, without bei:•,g able to make themselves understood in many in stances, but by cries, gesticulations and contortions. The Count de La-bisbal, followed by Gen. Cook, and a numerous suite, walked about amidst the min gled shouts of the soldiery, who ever) where threw their caps into the air exclaiming, " Long live Gen.O'Donnell, the hero of La-bisbal."•—" Long live Spain," returned the Regent, greatly afrflied ; which was repeated by the soldiers and all the by-stand,rs. " Lortg live the Spanish Constitution—the Gilles— long live Ferdinand."—" Soldiers," exclaimed the Regent, " let us fight till we re,cue him from his enemies, and restore him to the bosom of his pee- Tea;'s of emotion accompanied this sublime scene.; General Cook was repeatedly seen to weep; and, indeed, the man who could remain unmoved, mu;at 'have had a heart destitute of sensibility. Towards evening, the drums beat to arms, the soldiers fell A° their ranks, and stood drawn up in line. The Conde de La-bisbal traversed the lines ; and the troops then wheeling into column, marched otf, after mutually saluting, and mired W their re % spee-tive quarters. Vatic - ins remarkable occurrences and expressions, to winch this day of jtabile,• gave birth, wiil lung be remembeied While pai.sing the troops in review, the Conde d La-bisbal stepped up to an officer who had a very brilliant and glittering sword : he took it, ob,erviug, " It is a tine sword : is it new ?" " Yes; Senor," replied the\ officer. " It will be still finer," continued the Rr'gent, " when bathed in French blood ! For that purpose I restore it to von : be pleased to acceptjt from my hand." At another -part of the . line, the Conde de La bisbal said to the troops: " To-day is a day of plea sure.: and a festival ; it must, be succeeded by days of exertion and glory !" " My General, let us march now to the pine wood," exclaimed a soldier, pointing to the enemy's posts. -At the table of the General Staff at first stood cen tinels, to keep off the immense surrounding con course. Tne extraordinary applause Vociferat ed at each toast by one of the centinels, excited the attention of the Conde de L3-bisbal, who asked him if he would drink a health. " Yes, Senor," replied the grenadier, and taking a glAss of wine which was handed to him by the Regent, he exclaimed. " Hete's to the fortune of the anted armies!" Soon after, the centinels being withdrawn, the multitude who surrounded the table presented the asped of a numerous family, who crowded around witif hilarity, but always with respect to their superiors and the guests. Close to the chair of the Conde de La-bisbal stood an old man, who shed tears ot. joy. like mAny ethers at MC' guests presented him with a full cup of wine ; the old man took it, and addressing the Regent, spoke as follows :—“'May your FAcellency enjoy as many glorious days as there are drops of wine in this cup." Ail the by-.tanders were affected. The inhabitants of the Royal Isle will preserve in delibly fixed on their memory all the events of this day. FURTHER EXTRACTS. CADIZ, MAY I.—The Commandant of the Ma rine of Algesiras writes, with the date of the 29th April, that General BALLESTEROS, with one of the divisions of his - army, defeated and completely routed, on the 23d of that month, at Carnpillos, another corps'of the enemy, under the command of the Commandanf-Genetal of the Kingdom of Jaen. CADIZ, APRIL 28.—The Regency of the King dom, filled with the greatest enthusiasm by the im portant service which the Earl of WELLINGTON, Duke of CIUDAD RODRIGO, has rendered to Spain by the glorious capture of Badajoz, and eager to give new public testimonies of the gratitude of the nation towards the hero, the conqueror of he abovemention ecVplaces, hive thought that they cannot more satis fa6lorily express their feelings than by adorning the Duke of CIUPAD RODRIGO with the f . IOSI high dis tinction of the National Order of St: Fernando, created solely to reward great aetions in war. The Regency being authorized - to' diSpense with the formalities and requisites required by the statutes of the said Order in attention to the circum stances which concur in the Duke of CIUDAD RODRIGO, have resolved effeelively to confer on him the Gland Cross of the National Order of St. Fernando, hoping that; this being the first dis tinction of this class 'which is granted, it will be at once a homage corresponding to; the high glosfy which this illustrious General has acquired, and a powerful incentive presented to the noble ambition of our valiant warriors. Ti* Regency of the Kingdom, in consideration of the distingn'shed merit which. the Field Mar hal Don Luis LACY has displayed.in Catalonia, has been Weased to prptnote him to the 'rank of Lieutenant- General, confiding_ to him, at the . --same time, thew . qualified co.omand of the first army, whiCh he will exercise ad int CT . PRICE - Of! S r6CKS Y ASTIR DAY rank Stock, zzs 22 _ Back L. Ann. 15 a 7. i 6 7..16 N a y, c pert en. nt I Ina. Bonds. par, Is. - pr. Irisirs per Cent. SS k - Exchey. Bills, 3d and 31d. 4 Per Cent. 74 t per day , 1,. dis. Is. pr. per--( ent. Red. 6,), 1 ,/ 3 d . [Cr day, sa. pr. 3 per Cent. COM. 61. 6oi 6: Imperial 3 per lent. 6o} (,)1 Cons,. for 27th May,6ll 6t pIPERLIL PARLLIMEN2, HOUSE OF PEERS. THURSDAY, MAY 14. ASSASSINATION OF THE PREMIER. Soon after one o'clock, the LORD CHANCELLOR, with his full suite, and various Officers, came down to the Hou , e. A great number of Peers also at tended. Most of their Lordships, who were of the military- or naval professions, appeared in their #e spettive uniforms, either as Flag Officers, Field Marshals, G-Meral Officers ) or Colonels of Militia R -giments. The remainder were full dressed in mourning, with weepers. About a quarter before t wn the House adjourned till half past three o'clock ; and 'their Loldships proceed-d in procession to CAthon House, with their Address to his Roy.il Highness the Prince Rei;e2t, on his Gracious Message on, the above melancholy and atlioling oc casion. About a quarter before four, the LORD CHA NT. CELLOR, with a number of Peer:, rviurned to jhe fionse. Prayers were then read. Anil- which The LORDCHANCELLOR formally stated, that the House had, pursuant t. , special order waited upon his Royal Highness the Prin-7e Regent, at Carlton House, with the - Address unanimously voted on yiesday last. The Noble and Learned Lord then read,►he Prince Regent's answer, which went to -spri - is the sense entertained by his Royal Highness of the cor diality and promptness of their Lordships in con curring with respell to the measures recommended in his recent Message. by means of which he would be enabled to make a suitable provision for tue family of the late Right Honourable Spencer Per ceval, under the recent affliaing calamity. And his Royal Highness's feelings of further satis taalion at being afforded an opportunity of mark ing his high sense of the public and private virtues f that most worthy and lamented.public Servant. The answer of his Royal Highness the PriLce - Regent was, on the motion of the LORD CHAN CELLOR, ordered to be printed and published foi thw h. ORDERS IN COUNCIL. On the motion of the Earl of ROSSLYNT, their Lordships resolved into a Committee on the PAitions against those measures, when the following wit nesses were examined, viz.—Mr. Jose p h Wedg wood, Mr. Ralph Stevenson, Mr. Thomas Hamilton, Mr. John Parker, Mr. Thomas P►tts, and one or two other Gentlemen, were examined at considerable length. The House then resumed, and ordered the Com mittee to sit at two o'clock to-morrow and their Lordship's, after transacti ng $ me rout i ne b us i ness , adjourned at half-gist nine o'clock, till to•morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY ' , MAY 14. • The SPEAKER took the Chair at two o'clock, and shortly after nearly three hundred Members were asst-mbled, most of them in full Court.dress, Offi cers in naval and military uniforms, with crapes round their arcrig, and she Ministers in mourning. THE LATE MR. PERCEVAL After a coi.siderable pause, Lord CASTLERiAGH moved, that Mr. Lushington have late to report from the Committee of the whole House, upon the Message of his Royal High ness the Prince Regent, respecting the Provision fir the Widow and Family of the late Right Hon. Spe ncer Perceval. ' Mr. LUSHINGTON appeared at the bar With the Report. On the question for bringing it up, Mr. H. SUMNF,R rose, wild observed, that after he quitted the House the proceeding evening, be un derstood an arrangement had been made upon the subject of the Provision for the family of the late Mr. Perceval, to which he could not give his consent.- The two first resolutions (three having been come to' by the Committee) had passed w,thout any objec tion, but •the third, which he had the honour to propose, had been postponed for further considera tion, Thus 'giving to thit resolution, which had met with the concurrence of a large majority of the House, a doubtful aspect. The operation of the . postponement would have the effect of disparligieg that resolution,and if, in proposing it be had merely stood in the Situation of an insulated individual, he should have considered himself hound to protect hid motion, but- 11,1 stood in a ve , y different light ; he was prutectrd and supported in it by a majority of from six or seven to one in its favour. If the report wa,s now brought up, and any objection s h ou ld b e made to the third resolution, he should fed the ne. ' cessii'v fur pressing the , House to a divisi •n on its _ adoption or rejection. Lord CA'iTLEREAGH bad nn objection to the Re. solution at heart; lie had been.triendly for Unani mity on theoccasion,• acid he ,trusted . the Hon. Ge ntleman would see - how desirable it was. At present as the House was lA/ailing to go up with the Address, it might be as w, IL if the Report was brought u and then, after 'the ass , ml9; ng`of the House at five o'clock, on then return horn C alt‘in House, should. any diffetenee of opinion arise, tin- 11 , :•;•ort might be di l eussed. Thejteport was then brought up, and ordered to be talteti into further consithration at five o'clock. THE ADDRESS. The SPEAKER I nen aritlai.tecil!le House that the • time' vt a:, arrived {h sit past two o'clock). for going up with the A.!d,es. , , according y,, th House' ad jrittiod tat five o'cltY k, and the It:glit H.fl. Gen rlettran, ac4. - onip.inn-cl by the Lord CASTLEREAGH and PONSONEY, ( the mover and seconder) and t h e wh, le of ti, Huns , piozeeded their c „Arriages to Calton El ft it return, Soo; atter tie o'clock the gaitery was re-opened, and we tout a the Speaker in the Chair, 1)11%414 nearly eotte,unei (tie Answ, r of his Royal Highness to the Addie,s of the House. The Answer Has as follows: icoey.) GENILFMEN, " 1 recehe with satisfac t ion the assurances of your intention to cna...e me t , . m tkc a suitable provision pro- 4P visiun to. the \V viovv and Family or this Right - Honourable .:->peticcr FcrLeval. " The liberality and justice of Plrliarnent can never be more beneficial!) displayed, nor nty own inclinations more f,ratitied, ttian to marking, in the most distinguished manner, the reuse w uieh is entertained of eminent public Pod private vi i oies, most untOrtottately snatched by an aO.ll of peculiar attocity from the service of the country."