The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

UNITED STATES. NrW-YOR , _, JULY 10.—A cliange Ministiy is rngland having probably removed t' e Orde s in Council, if- the new Cabinet should pursue a Pacific policy towards this country, and evince a disposition - to arrange other differences, nothing , ' could be wanting in the United States but, a ecen , :. lentaneous change of measures to died a cotnprd;;) ,‘; laise between the two Governments, and prevent • the calamities of A"var. Whether a cliange.qf Mi-, sisters here is necessary to that .purpase, -we do Lot pretend to say; but are confident-that such-'a Consummation between the two conntries. would be hailed with - pleasure by nine-tenths' of tbe-in, 7 -: habitants of both.—Columbrian. • . A FLAG Oi`'TßUC. — The Earglish man of war.: brig Colibri, of 16 guns, arrived yesterday at Sandy. _ }Loh, in ten (tar. from Halifax, with a Messen ger and DispatChes to Mr. FostEn, the Lite Bri tish Minister. The.. Colibri confirms the account of the action between . our squadron and the Belvidere. The Belvidere had rekurned to HalifaX, and the 'Captain stated,, that concluding from the attack on him that war.was declared, he captured on his way to llalifax, the ship Fortune, of Newburyport.; brig MalcObiz, of POrtla n'd; and brig Pickering, of Glouester: , • • - In furtherance of that spirit , of• amity and con- - Ciliation SO, : re”eateCily displayed, Admiral Say.r-. YE& ordered thou e ships to be discharged, and ,per- Initted to proceed to their portS of (estination. The above-inentionedaetion took place on the 23d of June, and lasted about 'three hours 3 all the squadron were in sight, but the'Commodore. only Came near enough to'. engage. The Belvidere had two' rhea Killed, four severely and 18 slightly Wounded. BosTo&, JULt 7. E.XTRACT OF A LETTER FROM, SALEM TO THE KEEPER OF THE EXCHANGE COFFEE-HOUSE BOOk9, DATED 6TH INSTANT " ArriVed at GlouCester, thiS - . day, the b*g •j Pickering,.:DAvis, from , Gibraltar, who 'was taken a week ago last Saturday, by the frigate Bark! ere, and a prize-master and eight men put On board, knd ordered "for Halifax ; was re-:taken by - the . ; crew within • six miles of Halifax Light, and the then brought into Gloucester. - They spoke very tinfavotirably of Coinufiacrore Rooogiis. The 1:14;•'-1 bidere was much shattered in,her stern, andika?L, lost one topmast. Tlie above was communic4ed to the by a Gentleman direct from. Gloucester." - • • • What t 'news of Commodore RODOkas, is the to ie of - frequent inquiry has he had 'a battle Yeti? Will he fall in with the ja!rnaica fleet ?' •That our officers and men will dotheir will fl , dat -even desperately, we have *no doubt ; and it is possible that our frigates incy yet capture a great number of the hoiiiewar&botind fleet. All this may bap- ~ pen --tae captors. may be made rich, and the mer chants, whose prosperity is that the . people, tvili certainly become poor. Let success; in the eommencement -Orthis -war; be ever so brilliant,: 'one thing iS..,C6'tai fist—that .this.part the-Coun try will be-iMpoveished urid.ruined. in ninety Slays 'froni this time,. a coaster will not be able to to from thiS•tartin to Portland—=fifty millions of Property-will-have been 'swept from the ocean, and twenty, ,thousand native seamen thrown into pri', ton. And ,yet we are told, that this :is : a !war to redresS the wrongs Ofour seamen„and to vindicate._ th e Tights of oiir einramerce On receipt of the•m - elancholy intelligenee of the deelaration,of . war at Augusta, (Me.) -the-Anie rican Flag Was displayed at half mast While the inhabitants were at dinner, the United tates'. troops , stationed in this tOwn,' marched -, from their rendezv_o - us in battle array, and twee& it to the ground. As soon as this Oring Colt was made known to the citizens, they as tembled and hoisted:it .again; and ; poisessing the true spirit and intrepidity ,of free Americans, re- Solved to defend it at the risk of ,their lives. The toldiers again formed, and marched, to the flag staff, out discovering the invincible spirit of the lens, dared not again to cut - it 'away. Theiq Nrould probably have' been blood shed, . had-it nuti ueen tor the interference of the civil authority. As a proper expression . of the feeling of the. inhas.T, bitant s on this occasion, the flag was kept flying fo.r the space.of two days. - NEw YORK, JULY 7.—The elegant privateers, Jones, Captain HAZARD, and Tectzer, Capt. VoosTER,. went to sea yesterday. On Friday last the House. of Representatives, tent into a Committee of the whole -House on a 111. permitting 'importations from the Eastlnclies,'. Nrhere the vessels sailed from the United StateS Previous to the Proclamation of the President of t. United States of the 2d Nov. I SlO, which was reported to the House,and ordered to be engross... td fora third reading: 2 A Bill was reported by the Military Committee Providing for the safe custody Of-prisoners of - war, was committed to a Committee of the whole • "d reported to the Honse, did ordered to be en— grossed for a third reaering. The" Bill respecting:naturalizing aliens, and per /hitting alien enemies to dispose. of their .etiects, 41 Id depart from the United States, were severally read a third time andpassed. NEW YORK; JUNE 23.—We understand, that, In pursuance of the usual etiquette, Mn FOSTER‘ has been informed by the Secretary- of State;that < lyar has been deClared against Great Britain ; auai. that on Friday' Mr. FOTER - demanded his pass,. ! Ports, which Were sent to hiin. We also learn, that the'Consuli will be allowed to remain here six months, if they think proper flo to-do. „ 41 -TikTt 24.—1 t appears'by .the Bill now before °Ltgress, that the President of the United States .„.cropowered to grant letters of marque and re- Vsal under. certain stipulations, and that, he may Pleasure revoke and anitul all such letters of ma rque or reprisal. • )!'' 7.- 14 ACT OF A LETTER, DATED GEORGE TOWN, JUNE 20. ir e I expected t o ha v e i n f orm ed yo u th a t licences cqn FOSTER were to be procured for shipping Attu.- tO England. \P c ' " toiTna .said, that Ie would grant li tenses, but on tscond thought, he wished to con cider over night on .the subject, and' to-day he told the applicant, that his functions had ceased, .and that the Igitish Commanders *cal& not re spect his licenses, as they- would be dated subse i quent to our declaration of war." !' 'Commodore Rodgers' Squadrdd pursuit of the .rnmaica fleet of 100 sail.—Capt. MST.EIt, of the ~ f t brig Indian Chief, from Madeira, informs, that on the - 18th inst. in lat. 36..30. long. 67, he fell in with and spoke the Jamaica fleet of 100 sail, .bound home, under convoy of . a frigate and brig; and; on Tuesday morning last, the 22d, lie spoke Commodore RODGER 3 and his squadron, and formed him .of speaking the Jamaica fleet. The crew of the President gave three cheers, and. went , in pursuit of the fleet: It will be observed, that the fleet is only four days a-head, and from some of them being dis masted, there is strong probability of our squadron coming up with\tshem. OCCUPATION or FLORIDA. NEW YORK, .Tura 26.—ft is believed the secret business brought before the House of Represen tatives yesterday, was a proposition to take pos session of Florida: The propositions for a repeal of the Non-Inter course Laws have been lost in the House of Re preSentatives. The total repeal by the casting vote of ' the Speaker. The embargo law will be sufferecUto expire, by its own limitation, on the 4th of .Ittly. 'the 'ill concerning Letters of Marque, &c. has passed : both Houses of Congress. A number of privateers are fitting out in thiS harbour. , • . A British brig from Jamaica, laden with about 2001)116.9f sugar, arrived at Norfolk the 25th ult. a priie to'th6 revenue cutter. She was bound to Halifax, and calling off the Chesapeake- for orders, not knowing of the war, was taken pos session of by the revenue cutter. JULY 6.—The bill imposing an additional duty of 100 per cent. on all foreign imported goods, has become a law. The Richmond Inquirer of the 30th inst. men tions the following as the plan of the campaign : Gen. Hun will attack fort Malden and 'the other posts of Upper Canada on the west; Gene ral Dearborn will attack from the east the forts which lie in that direction ; successively taking the posts near' and on the ,latter, until General IluLt. and himself meet and concentrate their forces. TWELFTH REPORT " ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. The Twelfth Report of the Committee on the Pnblic Expenditure has been printed, by order of the House of Comm Ons. The - subjects to which it :refers are numerous .and important, viz. : Pay-Office, Messrs. Boyd and Co;,, Dutch Com, missioners, American Commissioners, Portuguese Corninissioners, 'Spanish Commissioners, Danish COminissioners, •.Prussian Commissioners, Pay master of Marines, Treasurer of the Ordnance, Arrears of BiShops' Rents-, Linen - Board, Ireland; Receiver-General for Scotland, Barrack Master- . General, Mr. Goldsmid, Army Stoppages, Vie-• tualling-Office, Ireland, Fees in Public Offices, Board of Works, Mr. •Chinnery, and Balances of Public: Accountants.. AS the default of Mr. Chinnery has made so much noise that the Public will naturally be alive to every thing connected with any deielope. meat of hp delinquency, we select- what is con nected with hi-3 case this day, from the Report; reserving :.be other subjects of which it treats, for future notice: MR. CRINNERY. The default which has been discovered, during the present Session, in Mr. Chinnery's transac tions with the public, will be most satisfactoilly detailed by the following,Returns from the Trea , miry ; and your Committee subjoin the Treasury Minute, dated' 3d April, 1812, that the House may see what steps are either taken, or in con- templati6n, for preventing the recurrence of any such fraudulent practices in future. It niust not escape observation, that the Ac con* of the Receiver of Fees of suppressed Of. fives is not rendered to the Auditors. Mr. Cot tOri, was Receiver of theFees.of suppressed Offices prior to July, 1792. Hii first Account of Receipts , and Payments between September, 1784, and Ja nuary, 1800, was approved. by the Board of Trea 'sury the 9th July, 1799 ; and his final Account between January, 1800,.and june, 1792, was ap- proved by the Board of Treasury the 22d . June, 1792. , • ' • :.iome Memorials and Observations from • the i Corumissiiicers of„Audit, relating to the sums is-' sued to Mr. Chinnery, show that their attention was very properly drawn to the state of the Issues made to him, and that they did . not fail to make representations upon the subject, which unfelt - W- • nately were not sufficiently attended to.. The last letter from the Audit Office; though not i'elating to Mr. Chinnery, is too important to be suppress - ;-- ed, as it shows how little control or power of examination existed", so ,late as the year 1808, over the expenditure incurred in New South Wales. Two dia - erent ageiies, and the receipt and 4is ;hursements upon so many various heads of scr vioq, might afford opportunity for making use of 'the qzlances of some, to discharge the more press - demands upon others, so as to exhibit such ,a. state of account as might enable an account ant• to elude detection particularly where there was a considerable fund for which he was not regularly called to account in any quarter what soever. • The division of labour and responsibility be tween the principal Clerks of the Treasury, as directed by the Minute of 3d April, will undoubt edly lessen the risk which is derived from the ac cumulation of so many accounts into the same bands 3 but your Committee are not satisfied that the system can be permanently good, of examin ing such accounts by other clerks in the same de partment, however worthy of . trust-the present Examiner's are known to be. ('llO be coutiauctl.) POLICE. . , STTt 2 ET ,----.. - Inother Pelting - him . I.—A man, r ) , lio calls bituelf Fraiteis Arattliew, has, for some time paq. beets sendinrrActters to'i'. Mr. Hamilton:, the Ur:Li. Secretary of State, and oche: cientiemen in official situations, about a prewnJed claim ; and ,stating ,pretty plainly, that if : attention Was not ininicdiately paid to him, they must look to themselVes. _lle was, therefore, pAetOnto Custody on Wednesday . , and undeni7ent a private..-eXamination .before Ir. BIRNIE, on a charge of being an Alien at 'large, Without having a Ileense.. We understand the account he gave of himself that: lie was born in Spain, but' of Itingli:3h parents ; - dad contended, that:by the 4th cf George the .Second, he was a liege subject Of George the Third, and therefore required no li 7 cense. Mr. BIRNIE questioned him as to' what he had , been, and how he had been emplved..lle confessed that he had been an officer in the Spanish service twenty-three years back, and had often fought againSt Englancr; upon which the Ma gistrate infOrmed him, :that it Was rattier. an awk'- ward situation, which r he had placed h s imself for if he had proved what he asserted, viz._ that be was a Liebe subject . ; fighting against his - Sovereign, he must commit him 'on a much :more - seriotis charge : however as the case stood, he felt it his duty to commit him to TOthil-fields Bridewell for six months, as an alien without a license. ImargINATIONs.---A number of idle and disor derly fellows,, who endangered and annoyed the public on. Wednesday evening with fire-arms and fire-works, were lodged in watch-houseS, . The folloWing were examined at this office . :,--- Stephen Moulton was fined for throWing. a squib 'in the Strand.. Thomas White 7.ihs charged with flying &I a pistol near the Adtrziraity. Being a very young boy, and, his master undertaking that he should not be guilty of the like again, he was discharged. Amos Foster and Henry Twigg were . brought. by R. Limberick, and convicted, for throwing squibs in the Strand, having others, and_ a pistol, found on them. Williank . Grainger was charged' with attempting. to rescue twigg. He followed the officers cioz. , e behind, calling out to the mob for a rescue. 'The mob Pelted the officers, and their liyes.were con.: sidered in danger. He got hold ,of theprisoner7s . arm, and endeavoured to pull him away from the officers.'He refused to send for bail, and sArt therefore, sent to-the watch!-houe. .' Win. Paul Jenkins was convicted of throwing a squib in St. James's-street. r • By the exertions of Bacon on Monday anti Tuesday nights, nice :dilly and Bohd-Street were tolerably quiet,; so much so, that he had not oc casion to take one person into custody, and , the public were allowed to view the- illuminations in thOse quaiters• without alarm or danger. The scene of outrage, riot, mid confusion, was removed on, Wednesday night to St. ;James's -street, and the streets leading 'out of it, where Nichols and a party of the patrole ,were stationed:to keep order, and to apprehend those who let off fire-works, &c. ; bid it was found impossible, the mob -as sembled WAS so very numerous, awl' instead of: .chewing dknonstrations of joy for a great national ,victory, their only object was to connuit outrages, :, --- inake disturbances, and impede the rejoicings. hn Bennet-street they set a house on fire by throw Rip,' fire-works into some windows, which caught the linen furniture ; an engine was procured to put it out. In Bury-street they wantonly broke Mr. 'DeinaV', the upholsterer's, windows, although his ,house was illuminated. They persisted in letting oftfire-works, putting the officers ,at defiance; for which purpose they got over a horde that enclos ed a building that was repairing, and showered brickbats, at them. They followed the officers with these weapcnil. one thrown at Nichols" hit his head, and knocked, him down: he, however, contrived to seize the villain who elid it, but the mob was so powerful they rescued him directly, and it is supposed Nichols would have been mur dered, had not some Of the patrole fought 'their . way to his assistance, and rescued him. The 'Clothes of ezveral women were set -On fire: - The. doors of coaches were opened - , and tirewbflts thrown .in, although those: inside, and the Coach men took cif their hats. Squibs were thrown into the coachmen's 'faces, and at the' horzes' heads., which. caused them to be ungovernable,, and *great ,nuniber of people were knocked down. in consequence. A Gentleman was knocked down in Bury-street by a brick-bat being thrown at him. The officers were - repeatedly -attached by great numbers, particularly when they appretenned any' of them, and there was then a general cry 'of " rescue, rescue, &c." " Don't let them go." We' beheve'the nett scene in point of outrage and. riot was the Strand., at the bi,ittont of .Ca therine-•streetli Salmon and Mapee were stationed there, to: keep . Order, with numerous party• of the patrole but the mob put them' at defiance; ,frequently knocking them down, following them to the 'Offiee and to the watch-house, when they t, had secured any offenders, and pelting them with brick-bats, stones, mud, 'exc. . After twelve o'clock they regularly fought the Officers when/they attempted to take any of them into custody. Three women had their .clothes set fire to. One of them was bdrnt through her clothes. She came to the Office for redress, but none could he given her, as she could not point out the. fellow who did it. Several .other women were knocked down, and their clothes set on fire. Squibs Were thrown into the windoWs of Somer set-Houei and the windows of private houses.— Carriages of all descriptions were attacked most violently, although the drivers and thoSe inside did every thingthe mob wished. . . gi= Although the mobs'were so extremely numerous and violent, yet by the great exertions of the Of ficers a great number of the ringleaders were se cured lodged in different watch-houSes, and were yesterday brought to the Office. . The following were convicted of letting off fire works in the Strand, and at the corner of Ca therine-street : Henry Martin, ji)lin Evans, Ed ward Kemble, Tho Mas Powell, Robert Howell, John Griffiths, 'Ccorge Parkinson, John Axford, Wrn. Hickman, John. Gill, Samuel Jones, Thos. Briggs, George Bulsby, T. Eller, Michael Bryant, Charles Orfan, and John Mar Shall- Wm. Cam pny,' for letting off fire",vorks in _Great Russel street ; and Francis Collins, for the same in St. J aIIIC3 I 3•S treat. The folloAing. were convicted of lettinc:- oa sqnilis and other fire-works in St. James' , street •' Frederick Sharp, George Ertnington, George Cooper, Samuel Strong, Yohn Maderson, ; .n Chitson, and James Rowden J i ohn Read, for the like offenee in Clitford-street, Bond-street ; James kitchell, for the like offence in Half Moon-street; James Franklin; for the like otilince at the . Hoye ; johnWal,zh, Charles Wilding, and Xitnes 1 - 44'dney, for tot offence opposite the Sp:tnish AinhaSsador's'htiv.sc ill Sim-inv.; Ga. lc. Joseph Brown,.for the o: fence in Piccadiliv, opposite the Gioruccster Coiree-house ; Donald Tullock, foi• the like Offence at the corner of Coat:nut.- street ; Edo - ard . 'D‘''er - and Charles ree", - tt'r - the Tike ofence:in Qxfoi:d7:strect:. . Wm. 'l.ido.ava,:s chai•gefl 'with firing off a pistol in the Strand, and ordered to find fien'il Slauev, a boy about 14 years of age,..was charged with letting off ire- s lvortiS Kingsgq.te-;street. The. calsi.'!; was made ;out .-cleaviy Against him 3 but on hiS r e-nrrrs-sirrg-a wiiiitygness-to assist in lug toopunishtnentthe platittfactu.rers and,venders of those daugerott sthir42;s:,"he was disniissed. Se -ifeval others e.re, titing, .pistols, and were orderectto , find:bait. - . --: • Jairtes • Tiger •-w as - -charged -with selling -serpents . It appeared by the evidence of Lack iindßuther, lietonging to the Office, .that they inked among the crowd in Wych-street, edn6iilAy.: - night, and a:fix' the prisoner selling serpentsAo boys and men ...e::-The .prisoner ' ‘ izYlve_gery trade. Ile admited the charge,,and said lie bought then at a shilling a dozen, and sold them s for cne sitillin; and threepence. _This husiness izilt 12;e, farther gone into on a future day ; it was n'ees sary . to take a regular infOrinatk x. ?s I NS 1 N I S5:-- Abra hrtms was charged with picking the pocket. of a young man, named .1.1.3r0wn, Clerk to a itiereliant in Thames-street ; of his watch; preCeifing. evening,, opposite tile Mairsion-house, an'd was remanded for further Five other, pickpockets were brought up or 3i-- mi!ar chutes, two ef • whom were sent 0,, u'oarct the tender and the other'three, ;ll.whose pos session were found severai, xAuabie sih handlzer chiefs, and 4 gold seal and key, were reLuan(k.i. until Alondav next.. Gqii.olt-AL.t.;,:— Crew and- Bradit7,_ argsd s' p ociets iii 114:4:t -, street, the nighthcfore, wer sept. the terdier lielbeir - own request. Pair C7( , ) - - nel was charged w;th'stealing 51. I6s. in c,;:; an ci notes, the p?Operty of one AllisOn, a toy-ntal:/!1', who kept .a...i.hooth in the Fair. 'The pi o-ecil;:(11- stated r . : Jhat 9 p,,Ayednes,day night he closed booth round, and fastened - the blanket down, as he ihdttoif; securely, precious to.goihg to rest, :and when. he lay down; .he_puthis. sniall-clothes, containing the sum_ mentionerj„whieh be had ye- . ceived in the course of the •day, under his heoAl. , He Was awokein the _Morning - by'a person named Biddle; Who lived opposite; and .who.inforined him 'he ..had been : robbed,: On , .getting, up; he discovered that the, tent had, been loosened, :and his sinall-61t5thes and money taken 'atvay. Biddle stated, : that; about •fi've in - the Illorprng, Saw. the prisoner force . open tare : bottom of the' boOth, and fake titen went with them tinder, a • shed htthind the 'Booth, and emptied the contents.- Upon.seeing this, he called up Allison, and informed him of the cir, ettuAtance: They inimediately applied to a con stable,: and proceeded' to a public-house, 'where the prisoner lodged, and. on : searching it, they found the small-clothes concealed in the kitchen chimney. The prisoner was gone to Sydenhatn to work, but was 'followed, and taken intQcus tody. The prism ,r in his defence said, •he found the small-clOthe'S heriind the flrosecutor's booth, )3,44 shat there:ll44 nothing in the pockcts , -at the time he pickekthenrl t np. lie was committed for trial. Sunday • case of some importance came forward' for decisiOn before Mr. EVAX.Ci: , 'at this Office, relative to the 'liability, of persops,go ing to any place of public worship on Sundays to the payment of tolls. A Gentleman resident - at Cainii9.iwell,.kid in- the, custom of going. to a place of 'Worship beyOnd the !founds of :that pa rish, - c;eitit<iided; anent! had aright of exempt ion. The words .-of ,the. Act are, "- That any Vicar, Elector, or Curate, going' to perform Divine Ser vice at his own Parish Church, or any persons going . - to 'Or returning 'from their own Parirh Chiirch,. or any other' place" of public worship whatoeVer; shall be exempt.' The 2fpgistrate was Clearly* or opinion, that these words, " any otlAr place Of public worship whatsoever," must be taken as connected with the WOrds "'own Pk rish.'Church,". and could only•b.c. taken to mean places of public worship situate in th , ;, parish in Which persons" resided ; and that those going be yond the limits of their own parish were liable tt.i the payment of. toll. NIARKET, At 76. 21. This day's Market had a short suppiv of tine dif ferent- kinds Of . cattle ; beef and - 'Mutton were cheaper; Pork is . dearer ; Lamb and Veal support last prices, and the trade in general was sow what The sales in the Hay-market were trifling.; Clover has dropped in price ; Hay rind Straw obtained last prices. The following prices and numbers are an accurate statement : To sink the Offal, per Stone of Sib. Ve.ef, 4s. 6d to ss. Bd. Mutton, is. Bd. to ss. 10d. Veal, 55., Od. to7s.Od.' Lauri), IlsOd. to 7s. ad. Pork, os.'to 7s. Od. teasts, 589. Sheep and Lambs, 7,900. ••Calves; 145. Pigs, 29J. ' • SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 41.05. to 51. lOs. Straw, 21. ss. to 31. los. Clover, 51. 10s. to 71.05. CORN-EXCHANGE, AUG., 21.—This day the Market 'has few arrivals of Wheat, arld but short remaining supplies ; sales fully sustain the list quoted prices; the same may -be .noted in Malt and White Pease ; Barley rather_ higher, as like, wise Beans of each sort; we still have a continu, ancc of extreme short supplies of OatS, and the trade agaiii named at a further advance ; Flour at late prices. Wheat. - -90 s. 1255. 148 s. J Tick Beans '- Fine. ditto - -150 s. 1555. Oats - -.- Rye - - - - - 7os. Poland ditto Barley '- 60s. 6,5, p,,totne ditto Malt - - - 2159.- Nis: rape ;;ced White Pease s (boil.) 735. 755. Fine Flour - Grey ditto - - 725. 755. Seconds - Beans 7135. 765. 81s. - GGs.7os. 745, 765. 775. 73-. 11:. I'(r,. 110 s. -11