The Sun. — London, England, 1812-04-04 00:00:00

MAILS. Alta iittro-3 Dublin, r Waterford. Du it —1 Cadiz, I Malta, ic Guernsey, z jersey, z Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY A r Twat.v to'c LOCK. Consols. - -59 i 1 S per Ct. N avyji- 9,D1 rl' H SUN. SOLEM QUIS DIC&FR TALSUM AUTIZAT? LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1812. FRENCH SQUADRON. We have received the'following additional details respeaing the ()tient squadron : " KINSALE, MARCH 27.—The Virago gun-brig recaptured a Spanish vessel from the Island of Cuba, which vessel arrived here yesterday.--The Prize master states, he met an Engli►b frigate with dis patches from Lisbon, who saw the French squadron, which made signal to chase her ; the enemy's ships were closing the frigate.-fast, and might have taken her, but that a fleet of large ships hove in sight, which the enemy must have supposed to be English line of battle ships, 'and immediately altered ,their course. " They proved, to be East Indiamen, and from the night coming on, he supposed the Elm India men might have escaped them." ConK, MARCH 30.—The brig Martin, of Dublin, from Tenerifi, arrived in the harbour of Kinsale last night—fell in 'with the Mary outward bound West Indiaman, in lat. 46. 0. N. on the 34th of March, who says that she was in company wiila tlifee other sail of West-Indiamen, when they fell in with the French fleet, consisting of six sail of the line and two frigates, who captured the three other vessels, she being the only one which escaped. The Ulysses, BRAND, for Surinam, the Camel, RICHARD;, for Barbadoes, the Richard Walker, LO THIAN, tor Jamaica, and the Mary, JENKtris, for Antigua, sailed in company, on the 12th of March, from Cork. The Rover, which is arrived at Portsmouth, spoke the 16th ult. in lat. 44. 33. long. 14. 28. a sloop, which had, seen an enemy's sqoadron of four sail of the line and three frigates the' day before, standing to the. NW. On the 21st, the Rover fell in, in let. 47. 55. long. 16. 33. with a vessel, which two days before had been plundered by the enemy. She mas part of a convoy, but we have not heard that the enemy fell in with the rest of the convoy.— The accounts received by the Aywien, which had seen the L'Orient squadron, were ,of the 14th It was then in lat. 47.30. long. 9. 20. W. The Dash, Capt. Richards, from Smyrna, arrived Standgate Creek, sailed from Smyrna, Feb. 9, pass ed Gibraltar: Feb. 18, Cape St. Vincent's March 8. Eeb. the 14th, was boarded by his Majesty's ship Resistance, ten leagues to the westward of Maritim 0, who informed h;rn of the taking of r. stote-ship bound to ".i . c,ulon. March 8, was boarded by his Majesty's ship Lavinia, abreast of Carta. In lat. 43. long. 14. West boarded by his Majesty's ship Andromache, who informed him of four French sail of the line, three corvettes, and two cotter brigs, being at sea. March 25, spoke the Martha, Poole, froin Cork bound to Lisbon. We this morning received the following Letter from Liverpool, dated April 2 : "The Armatta is arrived from New-York; sailed the 3d of March. We have seen a passenger who sates, that Congress ha4l authorised a Loan of ele ven millions of dollars, ani that considerable part of the amount was already subscribed, and that di rea taxes and double duties were lai.l to raise three millions more." The Dublin Journal contains the follo'wing state ment respe6ling the Protestant Petition in Ireland : The Popo-Protestanto Petition has travelled the Connaught and Northern Circuits, with the following success " At Roscommon, it was sigr.ed by three per sons only, viz.—The Two Representatives, and a 'Mr. KELLY. "- At Leitrim, it was rejeaed with scorn, and an Address to the Duke of RICHMOND, approving of his conduEt. " At I,ligo, nobody could be found to offer it for si D natuie; and in Mayo, it 4 was split into two Pe. ittions—otte under proteEtion of Sir Nee O'DoN. NELL, the other under that of the Hon. D. Brtol.vNs, two candidates for Popish popularity. But that Otermined Protestant Lord TYanwLY has set his face against it. " In the North East Circuit it, has not had any greiter success. At Alonaghan, only five signed—they 'condi tioned for the Veto. " In the county of Armagh, one Mr. CHRISTIE, an eminent merchant, formerly a Quaker, at pre sent we know not orwhat sect, prevailed upon two other neighbours to sign it, who are now heartily sorry and ashamed. " It was brought forward' in the town of Tan deragee, County Armagh, where a Gentleman, formerly of the Army, late an Officer of Yeo manry; and the Presbyterian Minister, signed it : the next Sunday the Officer was hooted off pa rade—and, when the Presbyterian Minister went to perform his service, he found the doors of his Meeting-house closed against hitn.-1-le then can vassed his congregation, and could, amongst many hundreds, find - but six persons who did not vote for hiS expulsion. The duty has since been performed by other Clergymen. " At Goillotd, in the same county, a Captain of - , Yeomanffhaving signed it, on the next parade day his whole corps laid down their arms. These are the feelings of the Presbyterians of the North, whose support and friendship the Popish Demagogues boast of possessing." We may exlica that the consistent Patriots of the City, who sorrietimes atfea to consider er ed forms as iltly,..ot'at least useless,,cerernmiies-, and . , at others conceive that ilKir dignity is npti properly respeaed, if any fermi' are omitted, will forth with raise a clamour because the Put NCR RECENT has declined receiving the Petition frgin the Livery, on the Throne; a formality gaily adopted when any Petition or Address comes from the CoarouATION of the CITY of LONDON. This point has been agitated several times before by party zealots in the City, but as it may be rendered the source of complaint by " every peevish moody malecontent," it will doubtless be brought into discussion again. But the matter will be decided on Tuesday, Ps the LORD MAYOR has called a Common Hall for that day, to receive the Report of the Sheriffs, respe&ing the answer of the PRINCE REGENT. The Morning Chronicle of this day, for fear that the City Dema gogues should not be sufficiently alert on the occa sion, admonishes- them to do their duty, and not let the opportunity slip by. The same paper then ingeniously attempts to put the change upon its readers, by saying, " With what contempt must *e view the infamous calumnies of tho,se hirelings, who viould represent the great Corporate Body of the City of London as an illiterate rabble."— Are again say that the Petition in question does not come from the CORPORATION of LONDON, but the Livery, or the Common Hall, which we are sorry to see The Chronicle, the great advocate for decorum, describe in such terms, under a pretence that they were used by the Ministerial Writers, whom it'mentions with so much delicacy, candour, and good breeding. Her MAJESTY, it is said, means to hold a Draw ing-rooM at St. James's, the week after next, at which the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES, toge ther with a number of other Ladies, will be pre sented. Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and MONTROSE .transaaecl business with the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House. Yesterday, the Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE had an interview with Mr. PERCEVAL. Thursday the Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALES, attended by Lady De CLIFFORD, left town fur Windsor, on a itisit to the QUEEN for a short time. The Countess of WAVERS opened her magnifi cent house in Portman-square last evening, to the Fashionable World. Five hundred persons were invited to a rout and card party. The fashionable Mrs. HOR NB Y, of Portland-place, gave a ball and supper, last night, to a numerous, circle of friends. Lord MANYERS; and Mr. WM. BOOTLE gave grand dinners on Thursday last, at theft respeCtive residences. LOld CURZON gate his first grand dinner, for the season, at his house in Davies•street, Berkeley square, yesterday. Lord Viscount BULKELEY gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his house in Stanhope-street, May- Fair. Lady SALTOUN had a party yesterday, at her ele gant house in Lower Brook-street. Lord ELIOT gave a grand dinney yesterday, at his house in St. Jame4's-square. Lady GLIINIIEUV I E gave a splendid rout on Thurs day evening, at her elegant residence, Whitehall place, which was attended by upwards ; o! 300 per sons of the first distindion and fashion. - The Marchioness of lIKADFoRT has issued cards for two two routs on the 17th and 24th inst. The Public Days at Lambeth F'dlace, will be held on the '2 d, gth, t tith, and 23d days of May. Mr. BARRY BARRY intends-giving a Ball and Supper, at his house in PortlAnd-place, on Thurs day, the 23d of April,. • Sir SIDNEY SMITH, we ate sorry to say, is dangerously ill. On Thursday night the Faculty had very little hopes of his recovery. Last night he was rather better. Baron GERAMB was, it seems, yesterday removed from town, in order to be sent out of the Kingdom. The Baron, it seems, while the officers were besieg ing his Castle, told them that he had 20U pounds of gun-powder in the house, and 'that -it they persevered he would blow up that and himself toge ther. Finding, however, that they were not to be deterred by this menace, he surrendered himself with the meekness of a Bomb. But it is sail that he Was not in reality averse to a State removal, being apprehensive of visits of a more civil description. It is said, that Mr. Chinnery, late of the Treasuty, has left this country, and it on his way across the Atlantic. NAVAL NEWS. PL.YHOUTLI, APRIL 2.—Put in here this day to join the outward-bound fleet, under convoy of the Alert sloop of war, the following merchantmen, with cargoes, bound to Newfoundland, viz. Miriam, Chidley ; Fame, Standard; Mary, Buntlop ; De. vonshire, Owens; Eliza, Maker; and Hope, Drake; from Teignmouth : and the Ann, Steer, from Dartmouth. Arrived last evening, a beautiful American brig, called the Eclipse, C. A. DASKIELL master, from Baltimore, with a valuable cargo, consisting of in digo, coffee, sugar, &c. bound to Bourdeaux, de tained oti the 27th instant, after a chase of three hours, by his Majesty's ship Rhin, of 36 guns, Cap tain MALCOLM ; the latter saile'l from Corunna on the preceding day. The Eclipse is armed with . six guns, and is about 320 tons burt hen. Arrived the sloop Rose, of and from Guernsey, J. LOWTHER, master, with a cargo, consisting of iron and other goods, bound to Waterford, put in here to join convoy ; also the Elizabeth, SQUIRE, from Wales, cuhn laden ; the Pyrkin, SANDERS; front Gloucester ; and the Friends, JENNINGS, from Bristol. The Albion transport, bound to the River, (hilted foul of a hulk in Harnoaze yesterday, by which ac cident she was da:naged. • .Arrived this dry from Falmouth, the Rota frigate, with the Conquestador man of war, in tow from thence; the latter is very leaky, having been aground on the coast of France. Sailed the Steady gun•brig on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Arrive] the Rover, with a convoy, from Gibraltar, (last from the west ward), and are put under quarantine. The brig Pomona, TUCKER, of Southampton, has arrived at the Mother Bank from Cagliari ; sailed from Gibraltar on tha 18th February, with about .50 sail, under convoy of his Majesty's bbip York ; has had very bad weather; on the 27th, in Lat. L 2 N. Long. 18. 10. W. pried company from about 33 sail, including twelve - transports. About seven or eight sail are now corning in, with yellow flags flying, supposed to be part of the York's convoy The schooner, supposed to be one of the York's convoy, mentioned in yesterday's letter to be picked •up off Cape Finisterre by his Majesty's ship Rover, without any per,dn on board, is called the Mary she is not yet arrived. DRAL, APRIL 3.—Arrived and sailed for the liver the Lord Nelson from the Brazils. An ived his Majtsty's ship Courage:kr and Oxion flom Portsmouth. FALMOUTH, APRIL I.—Sailed the Duke of rent packet, with a mail for Lisbon; Conquestador and Rota for Plymouth. CHATHAM, Artil L 3.—Sailed down the river from Long Reach, his Majesty's ship Theseus, Captain PROWSE, and anehored at the Nore, for further or ders.. . We are happy to state that the accident which happened to the Raisoncole's launch the other day in going out to the Nore, ►nstead of 35, only 13 men and one woman were drowned. DISTRII3LITION OF PRIZE-MONEY. Britomart, for L'lntrepide, and Diligentia, On board; re called at No. 13, Great George-street Westminster. Surveillante, for La Creole, on board, on Tuesday ; and Astrea. Comas, and Surveillante, for the l ama, same day, at 3, Brick-court, Temple, and there recalled. Erebus, for the Twende. Brodre, Anna Margaretha, Con. cordia, Catherine Elizabeth, Victoria, and Courier, on board, this day t recalled at 14, Ciement's-inn. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. — Capt. J. Carter to the command of the Thracian sloop ; Capt. Schoenberg, of the Loire, to command the Dictator, in the room of Capt. Wil liams to the Gloucester; the Rev. D. Griffiths to be• Chaplain of the Orion, at Portsmouth ; Lieut. R. Creghe to the rank of Commander • Lieut. 1. Wilkins to the Thais, of 2o guns; Lieut. J. Mingay to the Thais, of 20 guns; Lieut. Pettet to the command of the Violet lugger ; Mr. 1. Walker to be Purser of the Polyphemus ; Lieut. 0. Sedlry to the Union, at Plymouth ; Lieut. Wm. Luckratt to the Meteor sloop; Lieut. G. \\T alker to the Stirling Castle, at Chatham ; Messrs. M. Cowan, W. Grant, and A. Wood ward, Midshipmen, to the rank of Lieutenants. The accounts received by the Nyaden, which had seen the Orient 'Num:lron, were of the 14th It was then in lat. 47.30. long 9. 20. W. The Bacchante higate, Captain Hostr, is fitting at Portsmouth, tor the reception of the Duke DA Inflifitado. The Orion, of 74 guns, Sir A. Dickson, and Con rageux 0174 guns, Capt. Wilkinson, sailed yester day from Portsmouth for the Baltic. His Majesty's ship Diautor, and five sail of the line, part of the Texel th.et, arrived on Thursday in Hozeley Bay, prior to their proceeding to 'their sta-' Lion off the Texel. Extian from tha Journal of the Lapwing packet, Captain JOHN HARTNEY, • from F a lmouth to Suri nam, and back, beo.veetr December 1811, and April 18 t s.—" I beg leave here to state, for the information of vessels trading or bound to Surinhm, that great part of Brain's point, which formed the East side of the entrance to the port, together with all the distinguishing marks which were thereon etected, had been washed away by the rollers_, about two mouths previous ia our arrival ; and that in consequence of this accident, several trading ves sels had missed the entrance and run to leeward ; and were, when I arrived, at some distance from the port, stuck fast'in the mud. where they still re ?mined on the 28111 January, date of my sailing from thence. Apprehensions were entertained re speaing their safety. This information, if not be fore known in England, may be of some benefit to those concerned in the trade of that co!ony.". ,SPORTL\C INTELLIGENCE. NEWNIARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1812, FRIDAY, APRIL 3. Ld Suffield's ch. f. by Pagle, out of a sister to Petworth , ; yrs 01(1, B,t. 41b. beat Major Wilson's 61. f. sister to Bol ter, 2 yrs old, 7st. 41b. Two.yr old Course, lobgs. h. tt.- 6 to 4 agst Ld Suffield's ch. f. by Eagle. Sweepstakes of fogs. each, dogs. ft. for r oil colts and fillies that have started and never Won. T Y .C. Sir C. Bunbury's b. c. Scout, by Sorcerer, out of his Go hanna Mare, Bst. 31b. - - - 1 Mr. Watson's c. by Bcningbrough, Bst. 31b. - .z Mt. Blake's Pupil; sat. 71b. - - - 3 5 to 4 on Scout. Sweepstakes of zoogs. each, h. ft. Ab. M. Mr. Craven's Dimity, Bst. tolb. . - i D. of Rutland's Grimalkin, Bst. 31b. - - 2. Gen. Gower's Cressida, Bst. toll). - - Mr. Mellish's !ceverley, Sat. 'lb. - - 4 3 to 1 agst Dimity —b to 4 agst Grimalkin -4 to 1 agst -11,- verley. Mr. Batson's Illumination, Bst. (lb. beat Mr. Vansittart' Gloster, 7st. (ilia, Two-yr old Course, i,g5...6 to 4 ort Illumination. Sweepstakes of 20f,'S each, tbr 2 yr. old colts carrying Sat. 6113. and fillies Bst. 21b. T. Y. C. Sir 1. Shelly's 'Manikin - - I Mr. Wilson's f. by Alexander the Great,out of Wizard's dam - - - - ;'lr. Ladbr'ke's f. by Orville, out of Selirn's darn 3 to t 6 to 4 agst Mr. I.4dbroke's A Sobscripti,li plate of 5(31. for z-yr. olds carrying 6sr. 71:',. 3-yr. olds g,t 51b. 4 yr. olds Sst. 131 b. 6-yr. olds and .4,c...A 9St. 50 ., . j). NI. 1...1 1. , , , ,,t::,_r's en. c F1a:;11, 2 yrs - I Mr. Pigot's b. c. MAntinaniun (late Reveller) 4 yrs a S;t W. W. ~ ynn's b c. Manikin - - 3 3to I asst Flash. 6-to 4 on Holier. 5t040n Ld Sackville' hr. 1. Major Wilson's Bolter, Bst. beat 1). of car.ifton'i bone, Bst. 911). Across the Flat, isogs. h. It —6 to 4 ott Bolter SAckville'cbr. f. by Dick Andrews. list. beat I,d C. H. Sornersn's Julian, Sst. 710. Ab. M. 5 - gs.--5 too on La Sackville's br. 1. by Dick Andrews. Yesterday morning dispatches were received at the Odice of the War Department, in Down ng s!reet, which were forwarded to Cut. BONI:1111(v; he under Secretary of Stale, and t - )y hiin sent to Ow Earl of LIVERPOOL, at Coinbe Wood. We have no further accounts from Spain or Por tugal. There is reason to suppose that the fall of Badajoz will take place sooner than was at first ek peeted. A letter from Head-quarters of the 21st ways :—" A summons, it is said, will be sent io to-morrow. I hear that the French, if they dray/ North and South, and join, can bring ahout 65,000 men ogainst us. We can muster about 60,000, and I suppose we shall not decline a general battle:' Some accounts from Lisbon state, that a body of seamen, selthed by Admiral BERKELEY, were pio-- ceeding, under the command of Captain of the Navy, to Bad.ijoz, to assist in the operations of the siege. The following ig an extr4l of a letter which has . reached us from Vlllmueva, dated Feb. 18 : " This principality, notwithstanding the many misfortunes and calamities it his experienced, still makes a noble stvuggle for 'independence. Geri rel. LACY, our brave Commander, has lately de- SITOVed 4QOO of the enemy, in tier battles, fought at Villaseca, Altatull I, S. Iselin de Pin°, and Ma taro. He has now divided his 'array into four visions, constantly moving in various direesions.-J-- We are ignorant of his intentions, but hope he itt shortly reap fresh laurels." On the 14th of March, a Military Commis...inn was assembled in the Castle of Caen ; and the ac. cused, in number 61, denounced before it : when nine persons (four men and five wurneit), having been convided of being the authors of the sediriod meeting, from whom proceeded shouts of merace against the Magistrates, and whose intention was to cirry devastation through the town of Caen) were condemned to death; eight to eight years' hard la' bour ; and ten to five years' solitary confinement. On the 1.51 h, at ten in the morning, 'judgment was carried into execution. This a6t of severity .should teach the ill-ctsposed, that all their attempts againit the Magistrates . charged with the maintenance of order,. and protection of property, will prove abortive.—(French Paj er.) Detachments of men and officers have been or dered from the 61st, 72d, and gOth Regiments, to proceed from Ireland to Horsham ; and similar de tachments from the 20tn 82d, oath, and 76;h R e - - giments, to Winchester; Mr. Wm. HOLMAM, First Lieutenant of his Ma jesty's ship Hibernia, now in the Mcclitetranean r has been promoted to the rank of Commander. • Two boats were picked up off Falmouth, having the name Lord Wellingten on their sterns. We are happy to hear that the wound of Colone} FLETCHER is but slight, and there is every reason to hope that the army will be deprived only for a very short time of the services of that most able and dis tinguished Officer. COPY OF MR. TOOKE'S WILL..-1, John Horne Tooke, on this day, Tuesday, the loth of June, o :ie thousand eight hundred, at 'Wimbledon in theCnunty of Surrey, make this my List Will and Testament. gibe and bequeath to Mary Hart, at this time amt. long since residing with me, at my house at Wily bledon aforesaid, and to her heirs for ever, my Freehold H-tibx and Lands at Wimbledon aforesai.i, together with every thing else of which I may d.e possesSed to any place, and to which t may be en-, titled; and I appoint the said Mary Hart my s Executrix. JoHN HORNS Toot.a. {ELiZ. HARVEY. WitileS,ed by us HENRIETTA HARVEY. 'ELIZA NORTON. I confirm and republish the above, written as my last Will Lind I'rstarnent, this sixth day of (..).totier, °tie tbouoand eight hundred and eight, JOHN Hoßzie Tocos. FRANCIS BURDETT. Witnesses GaoliGE PEARsoiv. { JOHN SANFORD. The Magistrates assembled at the Quarter Ses shts in the difietent counties have ordered the al lowances to the overseers, for furnishing returns, under the Population Ad, to be paid as follow : When the return did not exceed sixty, 3s. More than sixty, not exceeding 120, five shillings. And one halfpenny in addition for each name beyond that number. On Saturday, the 15th ult. the congregation in the Church of Maybole,were alarmed by the sudden era3h of a large pane of glass, in one of the gallery windows, and on looking round, they beheld a thrush' on the floor almost lifeless. It seems it had b en pursued by a hawk, and had fled for protec tion to the aim.