The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-24 00:00:00

C!TY EITSINESS: • t,sterday - a. Cu rt Common Council rWas held at , Guildhal', w hi c h was _.minteron,ly attended.— 'rue Lore 111-mroil.. \ acquainted:the Court, that they had aitel on the' PRINCE' I.IGENT ) on Tuesday last, \v;th their Address, and that they were received very graciously. His Lordship then delivered the l'itimcb's, Answer into Court, which N,v as. t eac4 and ordered to be entered on the Jour nals. __, Several B on d s ' un d er t h e A c t s f or B u ilding a Prison, and for the Improvement of Moorfields; 'were , sealed with the City ,Seal. 'l2 he Committee foi' letting the City's Lands presented a Report for increasing t he salary of - 5 1 r. Pearkes, Clerk of SMithfield Market, to 2501. per annum, Which was agreed to. The Canal and Corn Committee delivered a Re port for allowing Mrs:Ratray the sum of 1001. which was read ; and on an Amendment, the sum of 2 . 001. was ordered . to be paid to her, as a gift of the Court. The Committee for General Purposes, reported en the Letter from It. Wharton, Esq. Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury, to the Sheriffs, re lative to the remitting of the fine •of 5001. to, Captain Porter, requesting their Lordships to be furnished with an attested copy of the Grant, by virtue of which the Sheriffs claim to be entitled to all fines • imposed under their jurisdiction. The Iteport stated, that it appears to the Committee, that the Mayor, &c. of London, , au entitled, by 'virtue of divers Charters, &c. to all fines and amerciaments imposed by his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, ,Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol De 7; livery for the City of London and Liberties, which have been recognised and acted upon by the Court °t Exchequer, and , that they had not thought it expedient to enter into any further consideration thereof ; whichßeport, after considerable debate; was referred back to be reconsidered. THANKS TO LORD WELLINGTON. - Mr. Box rose to bring forward his motion am t his subject. He observed, it would be unneces • sary for him to detain - the Court by many. obser vations. They had yesterday presented an Ad . dress to the Prince Regent, congratulating him on the result of the battle of Salatnanda. Court • could not 'in any way have given a more honour • able testimony of their respect for the gallant Commander - of our Amies in the Peninsula, than It had done by voting that Address ; and he should lIOV call on them to add to the , tribute of respect th,sy had already paid him, by voting their thanks • t o billl,and the brave Army tinder his command, for their conduct on that day. Since that address .'as agreed to, however, the news of frtsh laurels gailhal by the illustrious Chief had reached this c ""trY-a-he alluded to the capture of Madrid, and thel'a+singsof the siege of Cadiz---and therefore he slaoutd subMit to the COurt, although not included in his notice, that these additional subjects of yougt - atulatiou should be mentioned in the vote of thanks 'he was about to propose ; he concluded by +timing, " That the thanks of this Court be given to - the Most Noble the Ilarquis of Wellington, Ge neral and Cominandea in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in Spain and Portugal, for his magnani molls' conduct, so eminently displayed in the Se veral victories obtained by the allied Army over the French Aanty, led on by the Most able and distinguished Marshals and Commanders in the rrench service, and particularly in the brilliant and decisive victOry rear Salamanca, on the 22d • nay of July last,, and which has led to'the gloa rious result of the capture of Madrid, and raising tile siege of Cadii." Mr. S. DIXON . objected to the latter part of the motion relative to Cadiz and Madrid ; the latter Place; he said, had not been captured—it was evacuated, by the French before Lord Wellington • arrived there ; and although he felt 'as every other individual did, that the raising the•siege of Cadiz *was one of the results of Lord Wellington's glo rious victory, *yet they bad 'no documents before t heni of the facts,, and . therefore, in his opinion, • . Could not notice it: Mr. Sol said, his grand object in this vote was aliiimity, and to obtain that, he had not any ob jection to omit the words 'objected to. The motion was then, agreed to nem. con. ' Mr. Box then moved -L-" That the Thanks of tail Court be given to the General Officers, Com •-.t!iissioued , Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and.','...oldiers of the Allied Army, who have served tinde r the command of the Most Noble Marquis ' of Wellington, in the several victories obtained Ov er the French army in Spain and P.,ortugal, and partiCularly fOr the brilliant, 'and decisive i v ' e tory near Salamanca, on the 22d day of July and thicCoart do It hereby gratefully . ex ' , v 4'es.s the hi g h sense ithich they entertain of ,the a a : 1 "r; condUct, an t i discipline, so co n spicuously "Ltiplay e aa , • DixoN said, he Understood from the paper that the wo rth y D eputy .also propose d to move Vote of Thanks to the Spanish soldiers. He e e r. D.) h a d • no d ou b t b ut t h e S pan i ar d s, b a d a ,,Y had' an opport un ity, w ou ld h ave di s ti ngu i s h, . themselves equally with the other part of the No such opportunity, however, had oc f tr ed; and therefore, in his opinion,' not having u ght, we could not, in justice,to other-parts of t he t o ar my, vote them o ur th an k s . H e sugges t e d, wevea, that if instead-of ''Army," as it stood 1 1 the motion, athe worthy Deputy, bad made it , Allied Army," it would entirely do away the c essity of the third motion, as Lord Wellington ~. , 0 111. d ha ve the power of communicating the Vote e thought proper. ) 3. 11 -tr a ßox sa id,. his object had been to keep the I, o li ,t!sil, army quite distinct from the Spanish and E tip es e troops. r vr Ai 4 1 ,„ •vt A I TIIMtN wished • the worthy Deputy a a j a s t i.l " 1(1 adopt the proposed alteration: H e had no 400 to censure th e Sp an i ar d s ; b u t h av i ng no aas aa .?, 6 ' t° thank them, if the resolution was put, it c' tl probably b e negatived, and that would in 'la thou )12 not 111 words, be a censure. Tr. Box could not avo id aapressina:, his stir trill'ltisteeat hearin g the. Spanish troops. and 'censure it lai'" •thought they deserved praise, and that .ght wit` rate h proiniety be given them in a sepa- I , ote. If the Court, however, thought other object, as he before stated, was una -41, aad to o bt a i n th at h e wou ld a d o pt t h e tton p 'cru 4 oposed. • ‘ t‘ 4 41 1 The Re elution ryas then pit, and agreed to. Mr. Box then proposed a Besblution, ei.at the Lord .he requested to communic.ete tiie 'foregoing Resolutions to the Marquis of Wdlilkg ton, and to request his Lordship to contmunica:e them to. the army. Agrth-:ci to. _ _ Mr. Bo X said, he Lad still another Resolution to propose ; and that whs, '' That the . frciiloin of the City, voted to Lord Viscount Wellington, on the 9th of May last, should be pt'esented to his Lordship; on his return to this country, in, a gold box, value two hundred guineas." This Reso lution was agreed to unanimously. Mr. DAVIES moved, that th . e sum of 1031. voted in aid of the British and Foreign Bible So ciety, ,on the 9th of July last; be rescinded, 'and the suniof 300 guineas be subscribed in lieu thereof. A. Member observing there were not forty Mem bers present, the Cuurt broke up. WINDSOR, SEPT. 23.—0 n Monday the Duke of CAMBRIDGE,Princess CHARLOTTE Of WALE 3, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, took an airing On Lorschack in the Great Park, through' the plea sant plantations, for two hours. The Royal Party were accompanied by Lord ANALSINGHAM, Lady PAULET, General WYNYARD, Colonels TAYLWR and DESBROW.-Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY took an aii-:N; to the beautiful Cottage at Old Windsor. In the - afternoon the CIEJEEN and PRINCESSES went to Frogmore. Princess CHAR LOTTE of WALES took an airing in the Great Park, in her phaeton and ;treys, accompanied by Lady DE CLIFFORD. —'lnes-?ay morning Princesses CHARLOTTE of WALES, A.T.7Cuscr.A, and SOPHIA, and Dukes Of KENT and CAMBRIDGE, took a ride in Windsor Great Park,, eaccoMp.anied. by.. Lord %VALSINGIIAM, Lady ROSSLYN, WYNYARD, COI.OIICIS TAYLOR, and DESBROW. Yesterday their Royal Highness 'the Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE had audience of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House. The funds experienced a sudden depression yes terday morning. The 3 per Cent. Consols.` opened at 59a, for tile 9th October, and were at one o'clock done at 574-. Oniniuni opened at 6 pre thium, and fell - before the close of the market •t® The statement set forth by the Opposition, that it is " a main point with Ministers to strike at Mr.CANNutio's friends," is, we believe, totally without foundation-; and we yet do not yetin- . quish . -the expectation of ..seeing Mr. CANNING in the Cabinet. As little foundation is there for the assertion that " the SIDMOUTH Party are setting up men in opposition to the friends of the late Mr. PERCEVAL." . YeAerday a Quarterly General Court was held at the East India house. - After the usual forms, the Chairman, in conformity to the. Company's Bye-laws, laid before the Court several, Papers and Accsounts which have been presented to the House of Commons shier_ June last.—On the motion of •he Chair . man, a ballot was fixed fOr - the 14th of October, to confirm the unanimous Resolution of the Court .of Directors, acquitting the Coin- Oficers, - and Owners of the ship - Wind ham from all impu.. - .ltion of neglect or misconduct in respect to thecaptUre of that ship. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the under-mentioned Offi cers • were sworn into the command of tlleir re spective ships, viz : • .Captain; Lock, to the Charles Grant ; Dalrymple, to the Marquis of r.ly ; Prescott, to the ;eneral. Harris, for Bonk bay and China; and Scott, to the Ceres, for St. ifelena, Bencoolen, and China. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wed nesday neat. , - THE SHERIFF'S Fu b, designed and instituted • by Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS in 1807, is happily ren dered permanent by the legacy of 100/ per an num for 'ever, lately bequmtlied to it by Mrs. A. M. STAFFORD. It amounts in the present year to nearly 5001. by which upwards of, forty debtors have been liberated, nearly two hundred , naked prisoners cloathed, and sev e ra l h u nd re ds &gen tiallytrelieved in moments of pinching distress. ELECTION REPORTS.--Mr. HARVEY does not, at stated, withdraw hi's pretensioas to the BOrough of Colchester. Mr. Alderman C. SMITH is not a candidate, as reported, for the city of London. BYtio, it is said, is to be opposed in the County of Middlesex. Lord CRABOLIRN . , not CRAuFoRn, as stated, stands for Hertford. SHERmAN fully expects to be returned for Sta l ffotd. Sir T. B. THOMPSON is to be opposed at Ro chester. Mr. BROUGHAM, it is said, is to have the pa tronag• of Lord DERBY in his canvass for Liver pool Mr. CRISEVEY also starts for the saiue place upon his Lordship's patronage, and aban dons Thetford. . Lord CtSZLEREAGH is expected to be returned, without opposition, for the County of Derry. Mr. ‘VILBERFORCE was too much respected "in Yorkshire to have any.doubts of being again re turned, but be has declined. Colonel BARRY is to be opposed for the county of Cavan. Tile _Marquis .;)f TA..VI3TOCK; it is said, will offer for. Westminster. Lieutenant General WYNYARp, soon after he took upon himself the command of th'e 'forces in Scotland, having ;ascertained the general scarcity of oatmeal, and the high prices of provisions, gave orders for reducing the consumption of oats by the cavalry to one-half; substituting other feed for the, horSes. By this resolution, not less than 175 ad- , ditional bolts of oats per week are thrown into the market. We are anxious to give publicity ,to this measure, and to its beneficial effects, under the persuasion that the same humane consideration which led to its adoption will operate upon the minds of others, during.the present scarcity ; and that by a timely reduction of the quantity of oats, and a substitution of other articles of food. to horses not immediately employed in hiiavy work, a farther supply of that article,' which with us is well known to be of the first necessity, may still be 'added tp that stock now brought into the :tuarket.- 7 , Edintu,rgh Courant. SUPPLEmEyr TO\ VIE LOIN ON. GAZETTE,. SEPT. /22. 'WEDNESDAY „„ ? SEPT. 18176. WAR DEPARTM • Thu:ring-street; Sept. 23, 1812. A Diflittch, Of which the following is n copy, has been this delr received at Earl Ilaiharist's Offs , e, n.cldres!;ed to his Lordship, 'by Major-Ge weralCoOke, dated Cadiz, Aug. 30, 1812. MY LORD, . Cadiz, August 30, 1812. Since thy letter n'i yesterday's date, reporting tht-. entry into Sesiiile. of the allied co►-ps - uncle / Oentral La ,Cruz and Colonel Sketi-ett; I have .received a dispatch frOin the latter, of which I trimrnit a copy hereyVith; and. FE return of the killed and wounded of the British detachnient. > 1 ;lave the 'honour to he, &e. • (Sipied) Ga.). COOKE, Major-General. Elul Dathurst, &c. is c. sin , ;ust 2P; Ig/2. Ulare the honour to report the movements of the detachment under my Ordets since the date of my last. The result:of which; the capture of the city of . Seville by assault, defended by eight ,French battalions and.two regiments of dragoons entrenched, wili I trust be considered as honour able to the allied arms, and seviceable to the cause of Spain. On the 24th instant General Cruz ,Mours-erm commanding the SpaniSh troons, and 'mys. if, judged it ailvitable to make a forwaid, movenkent on Seville; for this purpose it was advi! , able to force the enemy's corps of observation of three hundred and fifty cavalry and two htmdred infantry, at..',7t.. Lncar la Mayor, I marched from l'ilanza nilla with eight hundred tron i s, composed of the Ist regiment of Guards, the 87th, and the Portu guese regiceent, Brigtidier-General Downie,.-ec companied with six hundred Spanish troops. The Spanish column attacked on the right, and the Btitish and Portuguese un the left: The French were driven throu , z.h the streets with precipitation, leaving some killed, wounded, and prisoners. We took post at San Lucar without the loss of a Man. OA the 26th instant, General Cruz, and myself having judged that it would be attended with the most - beireficial effects, both on the public opi nion and ia.saving the city. from being plundered, if .the French coUld.he precipitated in their re treat frith Seville, the allied troops, in conse quence, marched for this purpose, and arrived at ,the heightS of Castillejos de la Cuesta, imme diately above Seville, on the morning of the 27th, at six o'clock. • The Spanish troops formed our advance. The French advance was driven in ; the cavalry retired, leaving the infantry in the plain, which last were charged by the Spanish cavalry, who made many prisoners. _ _ _ The Spanish troops attacked a redoubt on our L. 417, and loSt a' good Many men. The columns advanced into the. plain, by which-movement this redoubt was turned and its communication cut of; the - Spanish troops under General Cruz took the right, and made a detour to arrive hod attack on the flank of Triana (the suburbs of Seville). I ordered the redoubt to be masked by a detach ment of the 20th Portuguese regiment, and ad vanced a field-piece with some troops, to keep in check the enemy's fire at one of the gates of the city opposite to utt, and after giving sufficient time for the Spanish column to arrive, the British and Portuguese troopS advanced to the attack in front ; the cavalry and artillery advanced at a, gallop,Sup - ported' by the grenadiers of the Guards, and the infantry following. The enemy abandoned the gate : we entered the suburbs, and advanced near to the bridge of Se ville with as much rapidity as possible, in hopes of preventing its destruetion-, which would. have rendered it extrenrely difficult for us to succeed. We were checked by the fire of grape-shot and musketry at the turning 'of the street. The gre -nadiers of the Guards advanced to bur support, and. droVe every . thing before them., At this mo ment part of the. Spanish column arrived ; we ad vanced to the bridge under a heavy fire ; Captain Cadouxe of the 95th, with great judgment made a flank' movement on our left; Captain Roberts, of the. artillery,. brought up with rapidity two guns ;. ,a, heavy fire of cannon and musketry was soon brought to hear .on the enemy, who were driven from their position on the other side of the river, and from the bridge, which they had only Ili part destroyed. The grenadiers of the Guards, and some Spanish tt-oops, led the columns that crossed- the bridge. A general rout ensued, and the enemy were driven through the streets, which were strewed with their dead, and pursued at all points, leaving behind them valuable captures of horses, baggage, and money. It is difficult for me to express the joy of thepeo ple of- Seville. The inhabitants, under the fire of the French, brought planks to lay across the bridge ; -and their acclamations and vociferous marks of. joy, addled . to the immense crowd, ren dered it-extremely difficult ern- the officers to ad vance through the streets with their columns. The vast extent of this city, the 'exhausted state of the troops who had advanced in, double quick, time for three miles, and the want cf ca valry, rendered it impossible to continue the pur suit _beyond the town. Such was the rapidity of our attack, that this victory over a French divi sion, and the passage of a bridge which the ene- . my had materially destroyed, with his infantry and artillery, formed on the banks . of the river, was achieved with a loss that appears almost in credible. have only to regret the loss of one officer, Lieutenant Brett, royal artillay, who was killed, gallantly fighting his gun, at the, bridge. The intrepidity of this valuable officer was observed by the whole detachment., The loss of the enemy Must have been very great. We have taken several officers, and, I be lieve, near 200 prisoners. • • The conduct of every officer and soldier has been above praise ; where all have behaved well, i i s difficult to distinguish ; 1 must, however, men tion the detachment of the King's German legion, commanded by Cornet Wieholdt ; the. artillery, by. Captain Roberts,: detachment of 9oth, -by Captain Cadonx a and the. genadiers of the Ist rekin:cut of Guards,' by Captain Thomas. To Colono ftlaitTartl, fst rcgiwent of Gnalds, (secotid in command), I am much indebted from the' com mencement of this service"; and in the attack c f Seville his military talents, 'intrepidity, and zeal, were particularly' conspieuous..\ 1 ain. also much indebted to Lieutenaut-Colonel Colquitt," manding a detachment of the Ist regiment of Guards ; to Lieutenant-Colonel erlor, CCi!illl24l(,- ing a. detachment `,..2 1 .ith Portuguese regiment; and to ALA j or Maclai a, coMin mating a detach matnt.o7tb ( regiment. . • _ _ The exertioric of captain Wynyard (Coldstream Guards) Assistant-Adjutant-Generai, and Li s et, Reid, Royal Staff Carps, staff Officers attaeliec; o the netachixnt, have been ind.:4'atigable. U. tain 1 - 3anbury, : 20th Fortuguei.ie regiment, ple-AL:jot., and Lieutenant Stnith, Royal En gineers, were at this time detached on other service. Daring the whole of this attack, our Allies, the Spanitirds, have rivalled' the conduct of the Bri tish and PorttigneSe troops ; and General - Cruz Morgeori, by bis inditary talents anti bravery h principally contributed to the gueces,dul result of th: day. lut..losed is a return of the killed and woutOed. las't night a ili visi „ u of 7 or 800 C; Frenth troops passezi by. Our attack has save,i the.citv from the dero,at ons and contribuuon:S which it was threatened. Captqiu "vVynyard - . ,s the beaf•er of this dispritc7l, who will infokal you of any fuether paiticulaus . you may rticiture., 1 11-::7e the honour, &c. (Signed) B. SKERII ET T. To !viajor-Generai . , . 1? - ...S. A return of the guns licl military stores taken, will be sent as : soon as the ( ! L;antii y can he ascertained. Two of the lic!,i-p;e,:cs vi!iich the enemy advancia? agi-tioA us, Icii :into our. hands. . . the Killed and of the • Trnoir; unth‘r the connuanii Ski,rrett, at. ,:.sr Capture of City 6f Serille (Ai the' i'vlomingg 4f the 27tii Ang-u,t 1'612: Royal Artilierv—i . sthaltern, one horst, killeil;:i rank and file 2d- Hussp:s, Cinrtnati Legion-1 Nerje:inti 1 rank and. nor3e, .1 rank and file woundae. Ist Guards, 64 . Batt.---1 rank and file. wounded. • 95th ltiae Corps, 2d Batt.-1 subaltern, 6 rank and file, 1 wouniied. . Total-1 subaltern, i serjelint, 1 rank and file,' 2 Horses, kilied; 1 subaltern, 12 rank and tile, 1 ,horse, wounded. (Signed) W. CLINTON WYNYARD, A. A. General. Name of Officer killed. . Royal Artillery—First Lieutenant Brett. Name of 011icer %rounded. 95th Ririe Corps—First Lieutenant Llewelyn, slightly. • LYCEIT.—The new Opera of Spanish Patriots' a Thousand Years a 2.0 was represented last night. The objections have been obviated by some judi cious retrenchments and additions, knd the piece altogether is more compact and effective. The Music improveS much on repetition, and was highly applauded. The Performers in general were zealous in discharging their tint,', and the Opera was fully confirmed in public favour. 1. •Th 3 Bristol, as well as the atth theatre, -is shortly to be supported by ICEMBLE, BRAHAM, BETTY, - and MiSs DpitcAzz, in succession. . - Mrs. LOVEGIIOVE,. the , wife of the respectable Ferfonner of. the Lyceum, whose death bad been erroneously announced several days ago, was, not relieved from her sufferings till Tuesday last.—Her disorder was a decline. .Lintenant-General Sir Charles. Green, com manding the northern district has lately inspected that tine body of yeomanry called the Percy Te nantry, fifteen hundred strong, armed, equipped, and paid by the Duke of Northumberland, with out any expense to Government ; and the Gene ral's report of the corps (of , Avhich there is no se cond example in the kingdom) reflects the highest houour on that noble personage, and the indivi duals composing it. The ship Providence, now arrived in the East India Dock, has traversed the ~ .:.eat distance of thirty.Leight thousand miles in a twenty-six. months voyage to Botany Bay'. She ,carried out convicts ; from Ireland ; delivered at Port-Jackson, and was chartered by the Company to (ouch at Canton, and bring home tea. She has on boar.d several black swans; as a present from. the Go vernor of Port Jackson, to his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK. There is also a beautittil kaii garoo on board. • The whole of the convoy which sailed from St. Thomas's on the , 31st of July, under convoy of the dirmanthe sloop of war, are arrived, with the exception of the following :-,—Grenada, G. Dutch, man, from Guadalotie for Liverpool; Shaddek, W. Dutchman, from Guadalonpe for Liverpool, not seen since getting under way at St. Thomas's; Diana, sillies, from St. Croix for Liverpool, parted in a gale tetween the 22d and 236 of gust • tnd Fame, J. GARDNER, fr,tn St. 'Vincent's for D ' ablin, parted in a gale between the 29th and 30z.sb ofAugnst. -- On Monday last, as Sir William Cunningham Fairlie and General McAllister were travellng 'Torn Barr-house to Campbeltown, the General's Carriage, a horse arid gig that was behind run oif down a hill;and passing the carriage got' entangled with the wheels. The coachman, in making room for the gig to pass, unluckily went too near a nreci-. pice on the right, and overturned the carriage. Sir William had .his Aral and collar-bone unfortu nately broken, and the General was consilerably bruised. They were conveyed back to B irr-house, where able medical 'assistance was sfinn nr;)cured, united with the unwearied exertions Of Colonel Sir William bid fair for a speedy recovery. The General has already been able to proceed home. Vurious chasms a!W collectiOns of water have recently been discovered among the Breconshire bilk in the neighbourhood s of Crickhowal, which were never before observed, and which some at tribute to a subterr mean convulsion. So violent have been the torrents, that a neat cottage, call ed Talmarsh, about seven miles from the above place, together with a garden and plantation, have been entirely ruined, and a bridge ia the viciuity hinwn up.