The Sun. — London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

111,111,g. peeelt addressed by his Royal Highness the Prince Royal to :the King, upon his Majesty's resuming the Government of the Kingdom, on the 7t of lanuary t 'Sta. Slng„ My most ardent wishes have been fulfilled. 'the re-established health of your Majesty again enables you to resume the government of the kingdom. _ I can appeal to your own heatt, to judge of the delightful emotion mine experiences in replacing in tll*. hands of your Majesty an authority, the • pro longed exercise of which has constantly kept before the the danger which threatened your days. Notwithstanding the daily reports which I have snlnnitted to your Majesty; both respecting the ex terior and interior situation of the State, I, never theless, consider it my duty to profit by the present occasion, so important tor me, upon all accounts, to Present your Majesty hh a rapid sketch of them. When your Majesty decided upon embracieg . the: Continental policy, and declaring war against Great Britain, S*eden had got clear of an unfortunate con test ; her wounds were still bleeding ; it was neces -BAry for her to make new sacrifices, at a moment t'ven when she lost one of the principA branches of h er public revenues; the whole of that produced by the customs being nearly annihilated. In defiance of the insulated situation of Sweden, she has performed, for the interest'of the common cause, all that could be expeaed from a people fait h -I.tl 1 to their engagements ; more than two millions of rix-dollars have been expended in recruiting rite army, and placing in a,tate of defence the coasts of our islands, our fortresses, attd fleas= . I will not dissemble from your Majesty, that our c ommerce, has been redUced to a simple coasting trade from port to port, and has greatly suffered from this state of war. Privateers, under friendly nags, agdust which it would have been injutious to have adopted measures of sa'ety and piecaution, have taken advantage, of our confidence in Heaties, to capture, one after- - another, nearly fifty of our merchantmen ; but at last, Sire, your ficeilla re ceived orders to protect the Swedish flag, and the Just commerce of your• subjects, against piracies ' w hich could nether be authorised nor avowed by any Government. The Danish cruizers have given much cause for Co mplaint on our part ; but the evil decreases daily, and every thing leads Lis to think the lawful cons mereet of Sweden will not be any longer disturbed by them, and that the relations of good neighbour londship will be more and more strengthened. The,cruizers under the French have given at: ttnlitnited extension to their letters of marque; •the flitiries which they have done us,have been the ob i"tl of our complaints. 'Tile justice and loyally of f Majesty the Emperor of the French have guatan -teed their redress. The preteetions given by friendly vernmens 'lave been respelled ; and such of their slips as hate lOuched open our coasts, lia'Ve been at liberty to c "tinue their voyage, whatever might be their des tination. About fifty American ships, driven upon our F.,°asts by successive tempests, have been released. - fills act of justice, founded upon the rights of na tions, has been appreciated by ~the United States : an d appearances pro:nise us, that better uncletstood relations with their Government will facilitate the ex portation of the numerous piles of iron with which ;41 PULlic places are now filled. • Political considerations join with the faintly con lie6lion which unites your Majest) and the. King of Prussia, to consolidate the relations of friendship that subsist between the two Powers. • - , The Peace with Russia will not-be troubled : the treaties by which it is cemented are executed on both *ides with frankness and good faith. Our relations with the Austrian Empire are upon the most amicable footing;' the remembrance of glory brings the two nations nearer to eacti other; and your Majesty will neglect nothing which can contribute to maintain the reciprocity of confilence and esteem it causes.' It Spain and Portugal should assume a tranquil posture, these countries will offer to Swedish coal : 'Tierce, advantages which would guarantee the per le6tion of the plans sire has commenced for improv ingher- iron mines. Our intercourse with Southern America has en tirely ceased ; civil war ravages these fine and un fortunate countries. When they have a regular ad .olinistration, the produce of the kingdom will find au advantageous vent there. The maritime war has interrupted our commer cial relations with Turkey; but nothing which in terests that ancient friend of Sweden can be indif ferent to your Majesty. Sire ! Such are the exterior relations of Sweden ; Justice and loyalty towards all nations have been the Political guides of your Majesty. The army and the finances,—these two principal guarantees of a State,—have, above all, been the ob- Jeas of my constant solicitude. • A wise. economy has governed the expenditure of the funds destined for the armaments which the state of war rendered necessary. This war hay 'og great influence upon the exportation of Swedish ProduCtions, • upon the general proceedings of trade; and the _ imaginations of merchants, had caused the course of exchange to rise to an ex orbitant height. I particularly-directed my attention to stop this scourge of States ; which having mica ''broken its dykes, no bounds can be placed to its ravages in repressing, on the one side; stock-job - 6 ; in carrying into execution the ancient laws against the unlawfUl exportation of gold and silver; •in imposing a duty of. transit upon the conveyance 0f ingots from foreign countries, passing through Sweden; in endeavouring to bring back the nation •to the principles of economy which distinguished their ancestors. On the other side, 1 have endea• Vo3red to give aCtivity to the interior industry and Jaw 411 tommerce of Sweden. I five had the satisfaction of seeing my efforts .crowned with success; and that the course of ex change upon ILimburgh, which, in March last was at 136 sk. on the 3d of the present January, Was only 84 sk. I have taken measures lo render more general inanutaaure of linen, and the culture of hemp ; lo proceed adively in the discovery of new soutces for obtaining salt ; to continue the clearing of the ground in ,lecartia ; establ:,h a new communication with, 'tnid new market; t4l Ve , wei Wit ; to form CCJIII- Pu n y dest:ined to carry on the berriti, , -tiihery in the Open sea; to prolong our commercial relations with Vinland ; to carry ink) execution the finanei.al rest). Itnions of the States of the Kingdom; to give to the direction of inagazine, to those of the cus toms, and to the isLind of St. Bartholomew, a fresh organization. The harvest not having proved a good one, I have adopted means to prevent a scarcity, 'by causing corn to be imported from foreign countries ; but in order to prevent such importation influencing the exchange, salt must be exported for grain so re ceived. This exchange will be efieled with so much the more facilit), ai there yet exists a suffi cient provision of salt in the country for two years' consumption._ _ . _ I have with grief observed the . immoderate use and Manufacture of brandy, by which the general interests are sacrificed to individual ones, corrupt the nation; and will sooner 'or later inevitably cause a scarcity. I have only emp loyed exhortations on this subject, which I have co lleted from the paternal sentiments of your Majesty ; and I leave it to other times, and to the judgment of the States, to [mit an end to an evil which, every body acknowledges, continues increasing. I have paid particular attention to the state and organization of the hospitals, to the religious esta blishinents, and to the means of preventing, or at least-of relieving, the condition of mendicity. The interior police and agriculture have not been lost sight of; and a central ACademy of Agriculture will shot tly be established, for the purpose of giving an itnuulse and an encouragement to the public eco no-ny, arid to scientific knowledge, which will Con tribute to insure the prosperity 01 ;he State. The works of the canal of God)land, that grand monument of your Majesty's reign, have been car ried on - with great aetivity.- Those of the canal of Sodertelje, stopped by obstacles which the zealous efforts of the Direelors have not been able to surniount, have again recommenced with more rapid st t ides. • - I have carried into execution the solemn resolution of the States of the kingdom, sandioned by your Majesty, regarding the national armament ; but, careful not to deprive agriculture- of anymore arms than are indispedsably necessary for the defence of our country, I have merely ordered a .- levy of 15,000 men, exclusive of the 50,000 which the States had placed at your Majesty's disposal. The .most direful errors were carried even into Sahonen, - where vio lence and a public rebellion threatened for a moment to oppose the execution of the measures ordained.— Already did our enemies, or. such as are envious of our repose, begin to rejoice at our intestine dis-en sions; but these were soon suppressed by the united force of the army and the laws; and ,were succeed ed by the return of national sentiment, and obedi ence to their duty. Tee vacancies in the new en-. rolment, and in the national armament, are almost entirely filled up ; and every measure has. been taken to render them . useful in this employ, , The regular army has been recruited, as is also the whole of the reserve new clothed, and supplied with well . conditioned arms, of which sufficient quantities are • found in the magazines ; and the foundries for arms have obtained a renewed activity. The making of gunpowder and saltpetre has been extended and improved, and the artillery put into a respectable condition.' The pensions granted to Officers and soldiers wounded durhg-the war have been either confirm ed or augmented. The accounts of the expences of the late war have been .accelerated; and such mea snres as - have-been - successively adopted, had no other object in view than to render the troops ser viceable, and to supply them with- the necessaries requisite. Your Majesty will deign to perceive by this state ment, that not withstandingall that the detractors of Sweden have insinuated' oe this head, as that it would take sixty years to organize an army of 60,000 men ; yet this will be appareet in the month of April next, both to the friends and enemies of your Majesty. - The intent of this augmentation of our military lorce, is merely defensive. Without any other ambition than that et preserving her liberty and laws, Sweden will have- the means of defend ing herself, and she can do it. Bounded by the sea on one side, and on the other by inaccessible. mountains, it is not soley on the courage of her inhabitants, nor in the remembrance of her former glory,, that she has to seek for the security of her independence ; it is rather to be found in her local situation,' in her mountains, her forests, in her lakes, and in her frosts. Let her therefore profit by these united advantages ; and let her inhabitants be thoroughly persuaded of this truth, that it iron, the produce of their. mountains, cultivates .their farms, by ploughing up their fields, that it is like wise iron alone, and the firm determinatiou of mak , ing use of it, that can defend them. I have been seconded in my efforts :by the good spirit prevalent in the - army,- and by the zeal and abilities of the public fundionaries The Magistracy has maintained its ancient ,repu tation; it has painful duties to fulfil,. but this has procured it a fresh claim to the general esteem. The different departments of the Chancery of State have rivalled each other in giving the quickest dispatch, compatible with the formalities required by our laws and customs, to all businesS which has come under their cognizance. The Secretary of Stare's' department for Church affairs has, since the 17th of March, expedited nearly 600 causes; that of the Inter tor 952 ; that of Fi nance and Commerce, 1653 ; and the War depart ment, 2535. The causes in which final decision has not yet been given, and which are confined to a very - moderate number in each department, ie r comparison to the extent coining under their set e ral denominations, are either of such a nature as to require your Majesty's decision, or io be again • brought forward !or filial determination. Should your Majesty deign 'to recogniie in the sketch . which I hove laid befOre you, the desire whiCh has actuated 'me to deserve the high eonfi • dence you have shewn towards we, this would prove, next to the joy I feel-on your Majesty's re establishment, the most pleasing recompence,fer all my pains. May Heaven, in accordance with my' prayers, lengthen your Majesty's days ; and that Sweden, .protected by your virtues, Sire, may find an imperishable guarantee fur her future destiny, -in the absolute devotion which my heart has vowed to your Majesty; in the respectful attachment of my son ; in the sanctity of the laws of the State in the uprightness of , the public fun6lionaries ; • and in the union, the courage, and the patriutisin of all Swedes ! With the most sincere sentiments of attachment, And with the most profound respell, I am, Sire, your Abjesty's most humble and faithful subjed; and good son, Palaed at Stockholm, Tan. y, 1St!: CIIARLES JORN. BERLIN; JAN. 2.—Reports being spread abroad concerning - private recruiting for an independent corps having taken place in this city, his Majesty has deemed it necessary to have a strict inquiry made into the . tiutter ; from Which it appears, that an officer in the army had formed an idea of raising an independent corps in the event of a war breaking out, if he, could obtain the Royal permission that purpose ; and that he had not only expressed such - tnteution, but had also given information to people out of employ,, in case of war taking place, to apply to him ; in consecrlence of which, his Royal Majesty•condemned him foF such offence to a year's imprisonment in the fortress of Glatt. One Ofhis friends, who was acquainted with his inten tion, but without participating in its execution, has received orders to retire to his estate, and not quit it without permission. The Commissary of Justice, M. Bartels, who had been advocate for the first mentioned person in se veral, law processes, was also arrested at the com mencement of the investigation, but released in a few hours, it appearing be had not the slightest knowledge of the business. POLICE. Bow-STREET.."-•Mr6 GRAHAM went to the late unfortunate Mr. Marr's premises on Thursday, and very particularly examined them, and investigated some witnesses on the spot, The prisoners Ha, t and 411,1 ass, who are sill kept in close confinement, not being able to account for about a ~quarter of an hour Of their lime on the night Dl the murder of Wll - and servant, it has been ascertained. that a man on walk, at a very brisk pace, in less than five minutes, from their house to the Pear-tree public house. On Saturday a man and woman, who lived nest door to Mr. Marr, attended at the 'Office, and gave evidence respeeting the horrible transaction. We understand it is their opinion, that they heard three or four persons walking about at the time of the murders. On Friday night, soon after eleven o'clock, as a Naval Officer, of the name of Stent, was passing the end of the Piazza, Covent-Garden, he felt something at his pockets; he looked round and saw a marr,-An company with several others, and having no doubt but he was going to pick his pocket, charged him with it, when the fellow gave him a violent blow, which cut his mouth and knocked him.down, and the villains ran off. Pearkes, the Bow-street Officer, happening to be passing the end of Charles-street, observing a man doubling baCk under the horses of a coach, had no doubt but he was a robber, .aod k.:ocked : him down with his stick : softie- of the companions of the robber knocked Pearkes down at the smile - time : however, the fellow was at List secured. The following article is extra6ted from, the Ply- Inutith Telegraph.—" It is with the deepest impres sions of horror we have to add another instance of atrocious villainy to the dark catalogue ut crtines late ly committr d in tnis country. On the evening of the 20th instant, Margaret HuxtabJe, of Dodbrouke, near Kingsbridge, a child, only nine years old, was sent on an errand by her mother to a neighbouring shoemaker's: but it was to return no more—Hr en ticed, as it is supposed, by. trko men, with whom she had been seen on the Totnes road, she was first violated, and then murdered in the most inhuman manner. Driven almost to a state of desperation by her not returning at the ex,scEted time, her parents inStantly made every research and inquiry for then' child : . but, ally! to no purpose, until the follow ing morning, when her shift was discovered about a mile from Dodbrooke, much torn and dyed with blood. On searching further, her mangled corpse was found in the s:am>~ field, deprived of life and .perfealy..divested of clothing. Her head smashed to pieces, apparedtly with stones, was literally driven into the earth; and her whole body bore incuntestible 'evidence of the effects of 'rufflan force! The perpetrators of these. crimes h'ave hitherto escaped detection : but the Police is active, and guilt, such as their's, cannot remain long un detected." On Saturday a Coroner's Inquest sa► on the body of Mr. Fox, late cleric in the house of Messrs. Pei latt and Green, St. Paul's Church-yard. The de ceased left ►he office on Friday even►ng in 'apparent good health, and was returning home, when he fell crown in Blackfriars-road, and was found lifeless Under these circumstances the Jury returned a ver dial—Died by the visitation of God. SMITHFIELD MARKET, /AN. 2.7. This day's Market was amply supplied with prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in general was .pretty good ; Beef is dearer ; Pork is cheaper ; Mut ton and Veal sold at,last price ; and the trade tor the most part was somewhat brisk.—The sales in the Hay Market were rather considerable ; Hay ob tamed last price; Straw and Clover have got up in price.---We subjoin an accutate statement of the prices and numbers : To sink the Offlll per st of 81b. Beef, 4s. od. toss. 4d. Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 6s.ioa. ss. cd. tu Bs. ad. Pork, 4s. Bd. to Gs. 4d. Beasts, 2210. Sheep, 13.600. Calves, tos. Pigs, 220. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 41. os. *d. to sl. cos od. Straw, al. os. ‘d. to at. Lis., Clovcr, sl. os. od. to 61, cos. 6d. Cottti-EXCHANGE, JAN. 27.—This day the ar rivalsof Wheat, with tl:e remaining,quanves,-and part of last weeks foreign, about three thouiand quarters, make a considerable supply"; sales heavy, tine nearly at last prices, second and inferior at less ; •Barley. with Malt keep their price; she same may be nosed of Peas and Beans of each descriptinn ; there are' also,copsiderable supplies os Oats on hand, and sales of this article quoted.at little fluduation ; Flour is generally named cheaper. • Wheat -52 S a 745 a 9. g s Tick Beans (new) 44s a 49s Fine ditto - to6s a i tas Ditto (fine old) sts a 5/s Rye z - sos a sis Oars - - 24, a 2i35 a Batley - - - 345 a 4tls Poland ditto -32 s a 35s Malt . - .76s a tics Potatoe ditto - 3's a Ps. WhitePeas,boilers7os a 84s Rape Seed SSI. a 451. Grey ditto - . 55s a 6,s Fine Flour - gss a.gc,s Beans 50* a . 56s Seconds - ' • 75S a list Froth Me LOIVPON GAZETTE, Juni 26; YRi to WAR DEPARTMENT: _Downing...street, Jon. 25 , 181 2: A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, has been received at the Office of the Eat! of LiVer. pool, addressed to his Lordship by Lieut-Genera Maitland. MY LORD, Messina, Nov. to, itit& On the 26th of OtSlober, I received information from Captain Duncan, of his Maj.sty's ship In►; e 4 rieuse, that a small convoy of the enemy had taken refuge at Palinuro, where it was protetted by some wolks, and a body .of troops pc.ted upon a coin- mandtng ground; Capra , 1. Duncan reques'ed, detachment of his Majesty's troops to co-operate with his Majesty's ships Itnperieuse and Thames to take ~ r destroy this convoy, which consistr:•l of nine gun-boats and twenty tuetchant vessels, laden with naval stores for the enemy's ships of war at Naples.' _ _ . A detadhment of the 62d regiment Was therefore embarked on board of his Miesty's slip Thames; consisting of two hundred and fifty - men, under the command of Major Darley ; and I have the satis6 latlion to repot you, Lordship, that this little ex peditiori has had complete success. I inclose Major DArley's, report of. this, service ; and with the greatest Satislaetion I express the high opinibn I entertain of the intrepidity and judgment of Major Dark)', and of the Perfedt good conduct of all the officers and men employed. Major attley states also, that the able manner in which,Captain Duncan., in the Imperieuse, engaged the etietny;:s ba; tery:and gun-boats(w hich he sj4enced) was the prelude to their sdccess, and refledts ,the highest Credit upon that officer ; that Captain Na pier, of his, Majesty's ship. Thames, landed with his Majesty's troops and marines, and must gallat.tly,set an example to them all,.and contributed greatly fo the fortunate issue of the attack. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) F. MAITLAND, Lieut.-Gen; To the Right Honourable the Earl of LiverpooJ, SIR, Melazzo, Nov. 8, air, In compliance with your desire, I beg leave to • transmit a statement of the enemy's force,: at NH , . auto, under flie command of Gen. Pignatelli Cer caro, together with-a brief account of the action that took place upon cur lending. The force we had to contend - with, as fir as cotlld be scrutinized into from the questioning of prison ers, &c. was as follows : three companies of the 2d or Queen's regimen, two of which weterifle, and amounting to three hundred men ; Corsican ,regu. lars, sixty; artillery, forty-five ; -civic pant eighty; with at least four hundred peasantry armed as light troops, and particularly serviceable over, the kind of .ground they had to ad on; thereby making the to tal amount nine hundred and thirty five men. This force was acknowledged ; , but from the rein• foreemeles known to be continually accumulating, the enemy are su.;posed to have been stronger. I disembarked e-ith fifty of the royal marines, the grenadiers and skirmishers of the 62d regiment, at about half-past three o'clock, P. M. on the Ist test. leaving Captains Pollock and Irving's Compa• nies tb folle\,v. Upon landing, I immediately corn. menced aseendin6 the heights, when Captain Old ham was unfortuuately severely wounded; and af ter some .firing, in the hope of •oeposing our pro gress, wecompleteiy succeeded in gat::ing them ; whereupon I threw out my skirmishers, and formed the remainder to advance upon the enemy, reserving a part to attack (and storm, if possible) the tele• graph tower, and another division to keep in check the enemy, who menaced my left, as also to main taro the commanding position on the heights. The telegraph tower, apd , fine adjacent position, we shortly got possession, of; when my attention was pariiCularly drawn towards the front of our ad vance, where the enemy had concentrated his main force, and, under a heavy fire, was endeavouring to force his way to the heights, huzzaing and drum ming as he. advanced, while his riflemen had the same object in view on our left ; but th 6 steadiness and- superiorly gallant couduet of the officers and men defied the most daring intrepidity ; and after ' allowing the enemy to advance within a very few yards, and whilst coolly lying on the ground to re ceive him like . British soldiers, the enemy was charged, and routed most completely ; when ended he action, without his having the temerity to renew t it again. About this periodl had to lament the se. vere loss of- Lieutenant Kay, 62d, who was gallantly fighting his skirmishers ; arid ,shortly after Lieuten ant Popon, of !he royal marines. The loss of the enemy is supposed to be between sixty and seventy in killed and wounded; but i arra father inclined to imagine it more. Lieut.-Cpl. Mat sciola, was severely wounded, with little 'hopes' of recovery. I hope, Sir, • you will excuse any inaccuracy that may have escaped my pen in this, very hasty sketch ) and,beg,leave to add, that we embarked in the af ternoon of the d intsant, without molestatiOn, being c(”ered by the fire of . his Majesty's ships the Im perieuse and Thames. . I have, Sc. EDW.. DARLEY, Major 62J, Com manding a Detachment of 6t?d R►eg. To Major-Gen. Heron, &c.Melazzo. Return of Killed and Wounded of a Detachment of his Ma jesty's ist Battalion.6vt Regiment, under the Cotnn►and of Major Darley, in action with the enemy at Cape P4ll - the !tit November ) tBt t. Thames, Nov. 7, int. Killed, - 2 rank and file.—Wounded, t Captain, t stipaltern FT. titr2 rf (I', 5 ILI k Ell hie. Total of killed and Wounded— t Captain, t subaltern, t set— jeant, 1 drummer, 7 rank and file. Officers wounded—Captain Oldham, severely. Lieutenant Kay, severely, since dead. N. 13. Serjeant I effery, since dead of his wounds. (Signed) E. DA R LEY, Major 6zet. Regiment, Downing-street, Jan. 25, 181 J, Dispatches, of which the following are copies, have been received by the Earl of Liverpool trou Major-General Cooke. _ , MY LORD, Cadiz, Dec. 29, art. I beg jeave to refer your Lordship to the copy of my last dispatch to General Lord Viscount Welling. ton, with . the papers enclOsed in it, relative - to tht situation of affairs at Tarifa. I have not received any thing from thence shim