The Sun. — London, England, 1812-06-20 00:00:00

PRICE' GP • fins-DAY AT TWELVE O'cLOCR. 4 Coevals • :' 5611 I Red. Ann. . Oniti m . THE SUN.. g SOLENI ejUIS IMCV.P.E FALSUM AuDEAT ? LONDON, SATURDAY, 3t"cE 20, 1812. Government this day received letters from Lord WELLyst,Tow, dated the 3d inst.: Head-quar ters arc still at Fuentes de Guinaldo, Tke army Was moving towards the l'omes. The Guerillas have been very succeszful, and were daily augmenting in force. 7 • This morningLisbonPapers arrived, from hick we have made/some interesting extracts. The Laarestinus frigate, which. Nye mentioned yesterdayhad arrived on Thursdaylast atPlymoutli, b' ought letters from the River 'n ate . and- Rio 4.- neiro ; from the former place to the Ist of April, and to the 20th of the same month from the lat ter. The intestine divisions among the Spaniards of South .Araerica had again broken out. The army from Buerws Ayres had passed to the oppo site side of the water, for the purpose of attacking . Monte Video. On the other hand, the squadron of Monte 'Video had again placed itself before Buenos Ayres, and would probably lay it 'in ruins. The Juntaof-Buenos Ayres, it seems, had not re , cognised -Mr. STAPLETON as Vice-Consul from this country, owing to the want of some forma lities in his credentials ; We are sorry to learn that Lord STRANGFORE! had in some degree o& fended the Portuguese Government,- by protect ing an Englishman of the name of BILLINGHURST, who . hr,,:f been accused of attempting to excite' sedition iii the Portuguese army.—This man, it seems, 14 served in the Buenos Ayres army. He had been claimed as a British , subject by Lord S r RANGFORD, but the • Portuguese Government had ref Used to deliver him , up. - It was not; how ever,' expected that the matter would have a serious end. . A very interesting conversation took place yes terday in the House of Commons respecting the late Negticiationsi Mr: SHERIDAN was sufficient ly recovered to resume his statement, and a more complete refutation of the calumnies, which his . old friends have circulated against him, it is dif ficult to conceive.. So far from baying intrigued, as has been asserted, to keep Lords GREY and GRENirILLE out of office; be used every means in his power to bring them in. Most fortunately, indeed, for the country his efforts. were un successful : the failure, however, is only to be attributed to the unreasonable pretensions - , to • use.nci stronger language,, of the leaders of the .Party. Mr. WHITBREAD bore ample testimony to 'the earnestness with whin Mr. SHERIDAN eh deayourecl-to bring his old political friends into office. These friends • not only defeated his efforts by their arrogance and their folly, but either attacked, or ,countenanced the attacks, that were nfade upon him for intriguing to keep them out of office.' It appeared quite, clearly, from 'what passed yesterday ; that Mr. WHITBREAD totally disapproved of tht conduct of the Party, in declining the gracious offers that were made to them to come into office. It is sin gular that he has escaped animadversion, for pre suming to think'for himself upon this subject. Mr. TIERNEY complained, that there ...was quite a cla inour.against Ltirds GREY and GazNyit.r.a for their conduct on this occasion : it is- iffy true, we believe, that the conduct of those Noble Lords is disapproved. of from one end •of the king dom to the other ; but is .it singular .that the public should censure their conduct, when it is blamed by the ablest men of their party, Lord MOIRA, Mr. SHERIDAN, and Mr. WHITBREAD We perfectly agree, with > Sir' F. BURDETT in the panegyric which he v ronclinced upon theßati.E NT' s conduct during these transactions, and we lave not the least doubt that he, _upon this occasion; spoke the sense of 'an infinite majority of the. in habitants of these kingdtims. Yesterdnythe PRINCE REGENT held a Levee at Carlton-house. After the Levee his Royal Highness held a Chapter -of the Most Noble Order of the'Garter. After the Knights had robed, - they, proceeded. to the PRINCE REGENT's Closet, whence the prO ceslion was made 'to the Throne Room, where the Chapter was held, and the ,bake of New- CASTLE was elected and invested in the usual forms. The PRINCE REGENT then retired to his closet, where a. deputation from the General Society of Riends, commonly Quakers, ,presented a petition from the Society, praying his Royal highness for Peace ; to which the PRINCE RE GENT was *pleased to return a most gracious an swer. Prev 9us to the Chapter, the .Rev. Dr. LAW Aid homage before the TiinccE. REGENT, in. his -Closet,upon his being;.. appointed Bishop of Chester, in the rooni.of Dr. SPARSE, translated to the BishopriCk of Ely. Mr. JEKYLL is to succeed Mr. GARROW, as Attornev 2 General to the . PRINCE of WALES ; and it is reported that Mr. 'RAINE succeed Mr. JEKYLL, as Solicitor 7 General to his Royal High 'mess: NAVAL NEWS. 1LY:+10t1-I, Jthit 18.—The Brest squadron, consisting of the following ships, under the corn and of Sir H. B. NEAI,II, v'ere blown off their station,, and pat alto Cawsand Bay last night, viz.: Boyne, (flag-ship) Con questadore, Colossus, and- Tigre. Sailed the Maidstone frigate, Capt. BURDETT ; to cruize off the Western Islands. *. Caine down the Harbour and anchored in Caw sand. Bay, after having been refitted, the Yo•; man of 'war. The Resolute gun-brig with a convoy for Ire land ; the Muros sloop of war with the outward bound Newfoundland fleet, and a few outward hound vessels, are detained at this port by 'con trary:winds. FALMOUTit, JUNE 17.—8 y the Freeling packet, which. arrived yesterday from Jamaica in forty-six;' days, we learn that Sir JAMES YEO, in the ,Scmh ampton, liad:Jeen ordered by Admiral STIRT,ING to divest the:Americans of the possession of Ame lia Island. Sailed this day the following packets with mails : Carteret, for America, Diana, fdr Windsor Castle, for the Mediterranear4 and the Countess of Clachester for Surinam. LISBON MAIL. lASBONT, Juan B.—Nothing has occurred since the Ahnaraz affair. On General HILL's with - drawing so considerable a force from the South for that purpose, the enenty seized the . Oppo rtunity of. driving in: the piquets of our cavalry, (Gen. SLADE'•S brigade) at Llera., ( keeping them on the alert for some days ; at last a corps' of six hundred, cavalry with the. rebel 110;-: LINA and his followers, made: a surprising: march to surprise a squadron of the Royals; but they kept too good a look. out ; we however lost a patrole 'of five men •and horses, which latter'be ing in goOd order, attracted the attention of the Colonels of the 27th and 17th, who quarrelled about them, fought, and the latter was killed.- r - General HILL has returned to Almendralejo ; our troops .in general 'proceed northwards towards head-quarters, Puente de Guinaldo. The maiu, breach at Badajoz is completely repaired, and Qeneral DoYLE's Spanish regiment, 900 strong, has entered it, and are to form a part of its fu ture garrison; they are well-clothed. and armed. A plan is said to be on foot which promises the the greatest advantages : each British regiment is to receive. into its ranks 10 Spanish recruits (not men already in arms) per .company, that .l is 100 each regiment. JUNE 3.—Cadiz Gazettes, to the 29th ult. have' been received ; the Following is the only article of intelligence of importance contained iu them. " Cadiz, May 29. " The brig of war, Cacador, commnded by Captain D. .J. M. Cliams - i, arrived, on the. 22d, in this port, from the.Havanna, in 28 days passage; she brought the correspondenCe, and 792,000 dollarS." 'L ISE ON, JUNE s.—We have no intelligence from - Our armies. -- • LISBON . , JUNE 4.- , -Yesterday it . was asserted that Gen. LACY. had entered:Tarragona, where he. was received with general and extraordinary joy . by the inhabitaa.uts.of that unfortunate city, and that the foyces which that General had at his dis- position were quite competent to maintain posses kion of that important city. -Official Dispatch from General ESPOZ and MINA to General MENDIZABEL. EXCELLENT SIR, When the French thought me in the woods of Upper Arragon, I marched 'in one day five leagues to review the Ist, 4th," and sth battalions, and at seven in the morning proceeded,with all my force, from Arcos to Santa Cruz de 'Campezo. In the morning of the following day, my confidential people informed me there was a . convoy in Vit toria, escorted by 2000 Polish infantry of the 1111 7 . perial Guard, and 150 horse, whO, at the same time,were conducting a. portion of Spanish prisoners belonging to the army of the immortal BALLES TERos. In a private council with my second in command, Colonel G. cRuctiAGA, I - resolved to intercept it, and redeem such brave soldiers, worthy of their General and their country. The remembrance of the surprize executed in' Arlabap, on the 22d May last year, and the facility with which they were acquainted with the movements of my battalions, were two obstacles to be overcome ; I distributed some letters, stating my intentions of doubling the mountains and joining the 3d and 4th battalions clOse to the Pyrennees„ and -took care they should arrive at VittOria on the Bth, or morning of -the 9th. SUccess corresponded to my wishes : the French, satisfied of my marching to- LONDON: Printed by THOMAS WOOD, of N 0.35, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden; and I At the SUN OkNICE, No-. 1,12, Strand, lilogre Advertisements, Orders f° *ahis Arga, trans iny Vittoria. On the Bth, at noon, I marched my troops to the Port of Grime, where they rested, to enable them to walk that night seven leagues, which was requisite, to arrive at their place of destinatiOn, - when the soldiers conjectured they were march ing to the fields "of Arlaban, the most flat tering ideas presented themselves. No one thought of eating ; their cares were reduced to cleaning their trims, preparing their car tridges, mutually anuihating each other, and per suading themselves of victory. Night having commenced, the march was vigorously and sip .'le4tly 'commenced, not a man separated, and ,proceeding between' the garrisons of Salvatierra 'and Vittoria, nothing .was.to be apprehended from the enemy. At break ofday on the 9th, as - unfortunate for many Frpchmen; as -memorable for the soldiers of the matchless BALLESTEROS, the fourth bat calion, under the orders of its Commandant, Don F. J. ASSURA, was situated in th.. neighbourhood of Salenr.s, in the terrtory of Guipnscoa, front ing -the enemy's vanguard ; the first batta lion, commanded by Don It. DE ALGURRIIIqi formed upon the Left, the fifth, directed by Don S. FrarsANDt, ion the right, the whole foiiued in an oval, for the purpose of joining the right of the fifth, with the left of the first, completing a circle that sliould embrace the whole cOnvoy, "and force of the enemy. By the advice of the skilful Col. CRUCHAGA, I gave general orders that-no :Soldier should fall upon the c(_invoy till the battle was concluded under pain of being shot, and that; after the first discharge; the three .battalioni should rush in with the bayonet. , The pleasure of- the volanteers upon receiving Ln order so._ gratifying to their hearts- was incon ceivable, and which was to promptly decide the action, -eon.vinced of their superiority over the enemy in an attack with the bayonet. , • The French column marched With confidence, and quickly found itself enveloped by balls, and befOre recovering themselves were in contact with my soldiers. Their great extension did not allow of their being completely encircled, bat in arao 7 ment their van -guard Was destroyed ; the remainder made a- vigorous resistance, but desisted the mo ment they observed that my battalions (having set tled their buSiness with the van-guard) threw them selves impetuously upon them with the bayonet, to which they • became victims. The serenity, order, and bravery of my volunteers, formed a striking contrast witii the disorder, confusion, and alarm of the French. -In less than an hour the battle was concluded and my soldiers bathed in enemy's blood. The valley resounded with the groans of expiring Poles and unworthy Spaniards; whilst at the same' time the soldiers of the highly d.,!,serving'BAL LASTEROS threw themselves round the necks of my , volunteers. From 6to 700 bodies were ex tended -on the field- of battle;- 500 wounded men conducted .to VittOrria in 100 waggOns, 150 prisoners, and the -whole of . the convoy, are the frnits of this day, and of an action. concluded in a single hOur ; a rests r capable of satisfying the anxiety of thy division for destroying French. — But their pleasure in releasing 5 officers, and 400 brave Spaniards,-who preserved the honour of the Spanish arms, is singularly great. Their satisfaction in restorhig to-their country such warlike men was so, abundant, that in the name of the whole CRUCHAGA, raid to me,— My General, give this -spoil, the 'name of the division,_ to Don F. BALLASTEROS and the ,conn try, for whose interests you have always fought • with so much glory." • . Few moments have been so joyful to,me. as the day of the 9th. My ann. is weary with exter minating, my eyes' overrunning with tears of joy at the redemption of companions worthy a better fate. (Here the Gene:al menti Ons that DESLANDE s, Secretary to the intrusive King, who was the hearer of important dispatches to the Elhperor, and had left 'his carriage disguised as a peasant, was killed, that his wife and two other ladies and five children who fell into his power, were sent to Vittoria, and then proceeds)— We took the military chest of the 7th Polish In fantry, 2 flags, 8 drums, and the correspondence with which.DEstAND-Es was charged. . Nothing could have escaped if the Castle, Of Arlahan,constructed in consequence of the ac tion of the 22d May, had not, protected with its four pieces of artillery, all those who hastily re solved to retire thither. Our loss appears inconsiderable, which consists of only five killed, and fifty wounded, among the former Sub-Lieutenant Dim DE GuAßDE s deserves a distinguished place. • An action fought between Salinas and the cas tle, only. three .quarters of a league-distant, where the cavalry could not act, arid' so advantageously decided in an hour, is a sufficient reason for this . division receiving the best,attention,s of Our Ex cellency and the Government. FRANCIS ESPOZ and MrriA. Valduerdo, April 11. Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, South Molion-street, Grosvenor-square, the Paper, Letters for the Editor, &c. (post paid), must be addressed. tiltt , toA dA2E.'-tit, MAT 6. - • . liis"patches fromthe Governor of &limos Ayre's, to the • Superior Government, concerning the ac tion of the 4th inst. *ilk the MOutei!idean rime in this port. Immediatelv that the ships of the flying squadron had sailed from .the place at which it which it was anchored, against , this. port, the bat teries of the. Mole and Royal Fortress were rnan ne6l, and all the means of precaution and de-' fence adopted, ordered. by your Excellency.—;• When the enemy *ere under sail, and opposite the Moir Battery, they might have been attacked with adyantage ; but as your Excellency, .in con sequeme of that moderation . Which governs your . yesolutions, and in, the conception that the nego-7 ciations with Monte Video were still pending, had particularly ordered not to give the least sign of hostility. Whilst,the enemy did not commenda their fire, that opportunity of punishing their boldness was lost, and their vessels, without thd least obstacle, anchored in line. " Their manoeuvres concluded; without sending a flag of- truce, without giving any intimation or making any of there communications, bi ff therto - practised even by savage nations, out of respect to humanity, previous to commencing hostilities, they opened a fire from yen Shim, of which their squadron was composed. The . batteries from -the Mole and fortress, together with the fire from the ketch and gun-boats, re plied to them. The action commenced ; the en ,thnsiasm of the people was incredible. An inere dible number ran to assist in mounting two eighteen pounders, which they carried - by main force to -the edge of the water, where they re mained all the time that this new battery fired, fully seizing the opportunity of shewing the . contempt with which, they viewed the 'impotent efforts of the tyrants. The intention of the enemy • was to take or burn the ketch, which they always found.filled with citizens ; but at last, finding their designs rendered abortive, they immediatly made a signal, and .tied with that rapidity which is so • ; common in the Spanish marine ; the action lasted nearly an .hour, without suffering any loss on our part ; netwithstanding the number_ of per who witnessed the scene, and who, Aviih laudable serenity, collected the balls fired at as. • A-ladder, and some pieces of wood, which were thrown on . shore, indicate the loss which tbo enemy suffered. The intelligence which we received . from the ships nearest the enemy, state that the loss of men in their largest ships has been great, espe" - cially in the Cisrie. It is believed that they will not again make any attempts against a place_ which has on all Occasions repelled those, who with hostile dispositions h ere d ecree d t o - plaet themselveS•upon our banks, or tread our shores. " God preserve you many years, " AILGUEL AZEIIKUAGZ. Buenos Ayres, March 5, " To ths Superior Governor of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata." The letters by the Castor frigate, from Vcr* Cruz, were delivered yesterday. The insurg-entst we are, sorry . ..to learn, continue to increase - numbers. Two instirgent Chiefs had combi° their forces, which amounted to 70,000 stron-&- --- - - The reinforcements from Cadiz had arrived at Vera Cruz. Nothing had been heard for a long „ interval from Mexico ; but at length an express reached Vera Cruz, with advices from the capital' to. the 10th of April. They stated, that the Go vernment army was besieging the insurgent, rt Cuatla, in which.service it had been employed for some time. Various sorties had been made the. adverse party, but in all their attempts tit had failed, to the sth of April./Between the 30t 11 . of March and the 4th of. April., a desperate tit; tempt was in?de by sortie .gainst -the reckubt cf Vina, but in the end the insurgents were repulsed with .considerable loss. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX. ila ° been graciously pleased to appoint Mr. Ana S , the late Oculist to the West of England Ere Infirmary, at Exeter, His Royal Highness's Octi" list in Ordinary. An .Inquisition was taken yesterc/;iy a t the- Crown and Thistle, Bird-street, Oxford -street, on the body of-a respectable young female of the name of Palmer:, who was found dead in her bed on Wednesday morning. The deceased had spe l the preceding evening from borne, and she wen t to. bed in good health and spirits.' Verdict---- " Died by the Visitation :of God." • BI wras. On the ath Inst. at Cantiey, the Hon. Mrs. Childers, 4. Daughter. Yesterday, at Southend, Kent, Mrs. T. Allen Shuter, 01-1 Son. MARRIED. On Thursday, at Hatfield, the Edward Hodgson, I I ? car of Ri.;kinauswortlt, Hensi to Georgiana, third dauO ter of the late William Franks, Esq. of trick-hill, in - the sa'n . County. On the 13th inst. at North Chur c h, H cr t s , J o a n Lo ll l . t Esq. of Broad-street-buildings, London, to Miss Elizahetng &nly daughter, of Wm. Smart, Esq. of Norcott-court, Hera DIED. On the - 28th ult. at Pend-hill, Surrey, Marv, eldest daur,it -ter of Henry Seawall, Esq. Ott the id in t. at St. Hillier's, Jersey,.,iu the 23d leer b.n. age, the Lad' of Captain Adam Campbell, of the 2 6 t, Regiment. METEOROLOGICAL J411R1V..4L, BY R. BANKS, PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAZER, STAAbi. 1 Thermometer. I Wiathq. -.2,---- --- ....... V • 1-: ZI :-I '';• I •,-z •:- I- • 4 :•• •g .. z,:..- , z.. ~-, , ~ ..... •,... i ..... ~.. :7: = ' ----, 0 0 o 0 13 63 64. (i 7. U 30 00 Fair lai r 14 et 61. 69. i 55 29 90 Do. I )° ' 15 64 62. 68. 5:3 .87 Do. D°• , o. 16 58 58. ( 67. 52 . i I .80 1 .06 Do. 17 157 55. 64. 50 1 .50 5. 14 I D Rain 1 I)° ' 18 60 57. 65. 55 .90 1 .11 i Do. R i i ir l 19 59 53. 64. 51 .43 ,27 j Do. • , Fait I- f I I 1- --- . 58 I Y _~ :~ A ppe Ditro !arance ) ; of t, d for Minder' the sea ; rain in !ori, in gei the night HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORRO W- Norning, 28 Min. after 11. Evening, 48 min. after 11'