The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-25 00:00:00

:01EnICAisT PAtElig. _ Captain . Snow;r:Oni Guira, statzls, thit the expedition- frOM Olio had airiired s so soon as ,to have several skirmishes with the.army of Ailli'altda p In which the.former were generally-defeated/7 .1 The brig, Jackson, 18 days from St. Domingo, 11101 ms,`that ChriitoPhe's ~batteries were brought ty.regula.rtapproaches Within 'pistol shot of tke walls of, Fort-au-Prince, and threw shot and shells in every part of the town, when General Magney urrentlered himself to Petion, with the whole of. the • right wing of Christophe's Army,. On the following. day, 'the 13th, Christophe ..retreated, lea v i ng all his artillery and ammunition and his stor es behind him,- previously - killing ail the *ontided. The desertion -from Christophe army vas very general. RESTORATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE SEAMEN. Bosrox, JULY 14.—The American tars, who Were formerly wrested from 'the Chesapeake by the British ship Laopard,J were restored to that vessel on Saturday last, in the harbour of Boston ; they were conducted on board the,Cheasapeake by Lienteuant Simpson, the BritislOtifficer. and re cehed at the gangTay by Lieutenait Wilkinson, cf the Cheiaptic.;:e. FROM THE HALIFAX PAPERS. VONTREAL, JULY 4.—This city has been, for a few days past, in a state of agitation, occasioned • by an event which has taken place at Poerite -Claire.. As this matter will, no doubt, be clothed ja all the dress of misrepresentation by our neigh bouring enemies, we. consider'• it - to 'bea. duty we Owe to the community' at large in this Conntry, and to the cause of truth,' to state the circtun 7 t tances as they: occurred, in a fair, 'open, and candid , manner.- By the last Militia Law, 2000 ~Yo V g,men are to be drafted from the generalMi '44 of the• Province for three' niooih:F. Some of 9 10 §e drafted from theparish• of Poente Claire re lusetlioto march to La Prairie; for the-purpose' of domin g theme division.. stationed there : in. :. cOnse - , pence, M a j or L e p ro h er was sent out, on Tuesday last, with twanty-tWo attendants, to , take these refractory deserters:* they apprehended fouri - with '"lne opposition, and, on their way to town, with tbera, they were followed_ by a, considerable num ter 'Of •persons,- Who rescued one prisoner, and Treatened they ' would next day,. proceed' to the Pot at La Prairie, and bring away, by force, the young men .Who were there' on duty. On li ednesday a large body of ib'qe, people assein tri, 'with the intentina of carryin,t_their threat p n ro execution, T. - M. Cord, Esq. one of the ' (dice Mag istrates, left town, accompanied by the 5 infantry, and a detachMent of the:royal j ai liliery, with two fi eld-pieces, and took post on Voila opposit e t o th e i nsurgents , cons i st i ng -of .`*nt. 400 persons, 80 of whom app e ared to b e; rated. Mr. M. Cord, with some respcctable.6i , 7- ens, pOinted out to them their improper con-' tiet 3 and urged them to disperse, and return_ l eaceably ,t to their homes, and obey the. law.--. bheY replied, they did not: consider. the Militia ad as fully passed, an&that they were informed . not received 'the royal san c ti on . Und e r i !la false impression, these deluded people per :r' at te, but the same time . declared, w i t h shouts l i t ear le Rol.. that, if their Government wanted to Ir assistance, they were ready, one and all, to the nit forward with their lives in the defence of i ti,. c country against the common enemy. Find iti. however, ' they still persisted in their deter -I).llation on this silbject, Mr. A. Cord read, the ''ct Act, and ordered, them to disperse, which )t : • . tl i r iietng complied with, a - round of shot was ed by the artillery, but elevated above doing 'Y iajury. Thii was returned by the -insurgents L_th a spi r it e d fi re : Th e troops then fi re d a vol 'Y with balLand grape, which was also returned a few,vvell-direoted shots. It being near dark, , t „'3 7 then di s p erse d. O ne man was f oun d kill e d , t ":( 1 another wounded. Three prisoners were sent tt le .tnwn in the evening. The troops laynpon Je re i r arms all ni:_',ltt, and none of theinsurgents 1 e re to b e f oun d 'mit morning. • kit„. is mentioned in leaees from Smyrna, of the . 1 . 1 ' 4 Jane, that : the-plague s till con ti nue d it s ra ` there t o l A lie follo;ving Form of P ra y er an d Thanksgiving ki'lltaighty God, for the - repeated successes oh- IF 41 :1 over the French Army i n P or t uga l an d 4 A !o, by th e ' Alli e d F orces ' un d er t h e comman d \clarquis WELLINGTON, and . especially for the t ciry obtained on th e 22d u l t. i n - t h e neighbour -11/4°4 of Salamanca, was on Sunday read in all the itt r et eS an d Chapels throughout Lo n d on and I ,ll: lll inster,- and within the Bills of Mortality ; weds to be read in all - other churches and kq i tlis throughout - England and Wales oil the e. m a,Y following : h li Gracious God, accept, we implore thee, the It % :" and thanksgivings of a gratefulnation,lor 0 G s uccesses Thou - halt repeatedly vouchsafed to Allied Army, in Portugal'. and Spain. Thine, tit,, d, is the greatness, and thepower, and the Ilti t : 1 1, and th e M a j esty : w i t h out Th ee, there i s tol lr 4 rsticcess in the wisdom, nor strength in the I,l) t ,`'.ge, of man ; the skill of the Captain, and the tymienee of the soldier, ar e thi ne . Di r eCt our - kp, rt % 0 God ! so t o exu l t i n v i ctory, that we It t 't not. whence it corneth ; so to use it, that ~ (1 11 ' ) voke not Thy heavy displeasur e a g a i ns t u s . ' /,i.rtitiune, we pray Th ee, Th y f avour and protee Vq l ,to our Ca p t a i ns , an d S o ldi ers, and Allies.— Ilrk`e their counsels, and premier their enter-• N t t se for the general'good. And of Thy great I tt, t Y , 0 God ! - open the eyes of our blinded and t tki .. ;ia , ted enemies, that th e y may see and tinder :t,t`i' tae wickedness they are working. Touch 1 1 4 it ic with the sprit of remorse ; awaken their ila t e, and correct their inordinate ambition ; so t to t . ; " Thy appointed time,. and under Thy good Ilt '"eoce, the miseries of war may eease, and i;ti_ctions be brought t o a p er p e t ua l en d . Th ese a y i 3 and thanksgivings we h um bl y su b m i t to . ( : `t , Ile l ti vine Majesty, in the name an d th roug h 11 4 . lation of our Lord and. Saviour Jesus ißila Amen." i !til t ,: mßafts commence this day, an d a b ou t 1414 r unning horses - ,are entered. The Gold ilre fel 9 l e firs'._ race. for which,Ronieo, Spri g htly, , g 'itt eo t° 4 ., n:,d other - good, horses. will start. 14 is understood tO be the first favouritepbut ' ais five t o t wo on the field.. ke l ' s .I;Oiiiii SON{, to the iieiv Opera of The Privateer; =lbw IN rAwcr.rr, • In the Character of Ironsides. TO act np a village, With tazklefor tillage, Jack Carter be took to the sew; To pluck and to pillage the same little'villagei Tim. Gordon, he took to the law. They angled so pliant forgull and far client, As sharp as a weasel for rats, 'Tilt what with their sawAust, and *hat with their law-dust, They blinded the eyes of the fiats. Then hey for the sa*yer, and bey for the lawyer, Make hay for it's`going ta . rain ! ' 4 Aud saw 'em and law 'ern, and work 'era and.quirk And at 'em again and again. Jack brought to the people, a bill for the steeple,. They swore that they wouldn't be nit, But oat of a saw-pit, is into a law-pit, Tim. tickled ?on up with a writ.— Cried Jack, the saw rasper, I say neighbour Grasper, We both of us buy in the stocks; While I, for my savings,-turn blOcki into shavings, Yoe, Lawyer; are shaving the blacks. Theu hey for the sawyer, &c. &c. Jack frolick'd in clover, and when wink was over, Got druink at the. George for a freak, But Timothy Gordon—he stood for churchwarden, And eat himself dead in a week; -- Jick made him'a coffin, but Timothy off in A loud clap of thunder had flown, • When lawyers lie level, be sure that the devil Is shark. enough. after his own.. - • : Then has for the sawyer, tv,p, AGRICULTURE, 4c - At the:AnniverSary of the Norfolk Agricultural Society, bi4(i.onFriday senntglit i at Swaifham,T: W. Coke, Esq President, no stock.was.shewn, ex cept by Mr. 'Beck, of Mikhail', and Mr.,Wil-, Liam Hill, of Waterden,' who ekhibited:iliree Southdown theaves . each, which were midi 'ad mired. M.t. Huntingdon, .-of ,Winterton ; and MeSsrs. E. and J. Beck, of, Massingbam,' were elected members;, and Mr. Gregg, an honOrary member. • ' The Society received.some tracts upon subjects of ithporfance, particularly one from the HoWer— ness Society; upon the disease in Turnips, termed " Fingers and .Toes," by William Spence, F.L.S. and one from. the Board of Agrieulture;entitied, " A Comparative Statement of the Food produced from Aralf.e and 'GrasS Land."—Four labourers rewarded'with 2/. 'cad' for their honesty, so briety, and good conduct, viz. : s. England Gord, of Bale, 73 years , of age, • Thomas Boyce, of Stiffkey, 60 years of age. John Forby, of Greot Durthaw, 65 years of.age. "William Askew, of Fianshani, 86 years of age. • One c.ottaFer . "was rewarded for keeping bees; viz, Thomas Johnson, of East Lexhain. The lambing this year in Norfolk haS not been so good as usual ; there were only three shepherds who applied for the prrnicans. These •sheP herds had no competitors in their respective classes. • . • EXTRAORD:NARY CROP. The article relative to the re-production of a crop of wheat, from the stubble of last year, hay- ‘ iug excited . the attent'on of many agriculturists ; and particularly that of Sir Charles' Merrick Bur- President ofthe Sussex Western Agricultural Society, the worthy Baronet, in order to ascer tain, beyond the possibility of doubt,'the truth or fallacy of the account, wrote to Mr. Lewis,. of Parton, the farmer, to ivhnat• the. extraordinary crop in question belongs, and'in cobacqucace re -ceived from him the following, letter; ,and as it -authenticates a discovery that may prove of great importance to the pursuits of rural economy, we embrace the earliest opportunity .of giving it pub licity :-- _ . . . ," Purton, Aug. IR, 1812. Sll,—l received your letter, dated West Grinstead Park, Aug►. 7 concerning the statement as appeared in the London Papers, of my having a field of wheat, raised wholly from'the stems of the old stubble of bearded wheat, without fresh sow ing. The account seems to you- singular, and therefore to be doubted, but I assure you it is , teal fact. The Paper mentioned: that the crop failed last year, but that - was not true, for I bad a very good fair' crop - which I had cut early, so that there were not brittings. I intended plant- ing the same piece this year with potatoes, but having such a fine appearance of a second crop, which sprung up from the old, moores, I thought I would see what it would come to ; there was no thing done to it; but I hoed it once over ; now it has no heard to it this year, but appears a fine Lammas wheat, as we call it. I intend tct begin• reaping it next Thursday. " i am, " Your obedient hiirmtlt servant, " LEWIS." a W. Hale. The French ColonelM. Who Was taken prisoner at Salamanca, has accused the Bnglisli of lightinF, contrary to the Law of Nations, and produced. a Plan picked up at Ciudad Rodrigo, of a 'Wheel constructed that even a woman orehilkl may fire point blank to hit 40 or 50,000 with one shat.' On inspection it proves to be only an Finglish Scheme of the Lottery, with the ,figure of the - Wheel of Fortune, from which a single Blank may gain 50,0001. on the Bth September,: when all the .Lottery will be drax4t. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 22.—At a meeting of the inhabitants of this town, held at the Public Office, on Wednesday last, it was, resolved to fill up the, proportion of the ensuing vacaneies of the War wickshire Local Militia Regiments, by me"; ns cif a bounty, to be defrayed by a rate for that pur pose. This measure will entirely obviate' the many unpleasant circumstances necessarily atten dant Upon a ballot, while, at the same time, it affords an opportunity of a choice. of recruits, vo luntarily engaging, and better .fitted for the Ser.; vice, than those indiscriminately raised, by ballot. On Monday evening, Mr. Moseley, ofthis town, , gratified the public curiosity by.sending of a bal.:. loon twenty feet high, with a parachute,in which a cat ascended, from Vauxhall Gardens. The ascent bad a mat pleasing, appearance, and after traversing through the aerial regions for about twenty minutes, the parachute and cat descended in the Workhouse Field„ and the balloon near. Aston Road. - YOTIK T-rOS,PTTAT,.. fTis Thdril Highness the Commander in Chief, accompanied by Mr. Lot;a - ,ibitic pay master to the forces, inspected,' on Wedne,sday last; the General Triospital, york Hospital,, Chelsea. " llis Royat IfightiefiS was ,there two hours, and his inquiries respecting the_ comforts and . essist- Alice aiforded to the sick and wOunded soldiers, returned from the Peninsula, iind other parts of the world, andplaced here for the benefit of the best m_:dicat aid, were very particular end very minute. He mat into- every ward, and to the bed of every man confiaed; and be kindly and most com passionately spoke to each. Every department of this 'hospital passed nutter bis Royal Highness's personal inspection, And its the direction and ma nagement of such aplace is of the highest import ance, considering that it is the receptacle for the *orst cases that occur in the Brit'sh'ai ray, and is continually , occupied by a succession of brave fel lows, who .heve fougbt and bled, and last their limbs or sight in the cause of_ their King and country, we can easily conceive, from the well-7 known disposition of his Royal Highness's mind to alleviate suieringsto the "utmost exient of his ability, though not to the extent of bis wishes, hoc much his feelings, were alive to whatever concerns the whole - economy of this Hospital. Having gone. through.. the wards, and satisfied himself as to the attention . of the. respective Officers of the Hospital to their duty, his Royal Highness's be , ieyolent mind vas directed, in the next place, to the relief of the wives and children of the brave soldiers, some of whom are objects of the greatest cotnpaSsion; and he was gracious ly . pleased to command, that 100/. should be given to them, in such manner and proport s inn as their necess , Aties-inight require, on being inves tigated, The poor soldiers were highly delighted with his -Royil Highness's visit, condescension, and generosity; - and, to . slew' him all posilble re spect, the convalescents cheered him repeatedly, and CP Shotildei.'d the erutehruid show'd bow fields -.Tem von." 13.0xm,,A,,i17t.nra-T-1 - 2ATRE.—A splendid Military. Spectaae, .foluided on the total ikleat, of the FrenCh:by•the heroic 2nd invincible Marquis of Wellington, was p:-Oduced at Astley's last night for the, 4nt time. The scenery is beltitifttl, the music excellent, and the dresses strictly confortn able-tO'tbe Eiglish; . Spanistf, and Pre:fell cos tumes.,....Thelo.it scene; representing the glorious battleon;the:plains,of Salamanc 4-, together with' 'the - inatioeuVres, evolutions, &c. of the contend ing- armiei; is the master-piece of stlge ea'ect, and - drew forth from a crowded audience the loudest plaudits ever heard in the walls of a Thea tre. The story of this excellent production is a§ follOws General - Count dela Pena, a Spanish Noble, re.- solving - to maintein the ancient dignity of his hozre, promises his only daughter, -Vittoria, in' marriage to 'Signior Campilla, the Town Major of Salamanea, though extremely old and peevish, is descended front some of the most ' eient families in, Spain ; this, of course,. proves repugnant to the youthful Vittoria, whose ever sion is considerably heightened by the gallant be.e baviour of Fernando, a . brave Serjeant, who res cues 'her and the General her father from the pow er of kbanclof French marauders, for which va liant conduct lie receives the thanks of them both, and wins the'affeetions of the grateful Vittoria. An explanation takes place, and they make rau'- tual vows of Constancy to each other, which being discovered, he gives Way to . the impulse of envy and jealousy, and. reprimands Fernando for• his presumptnnusattempt. to seduce Vittoria from her thity ; • Fernando becomes, indignant at the asser tion, an alter6tion takes place, which ends ,in Fernando; the Brave Serjeant, being sent into. confinement for insulting his superior officer. Vittdria having been .previnusly conned in the. Castle by 'her :.tather'S orders con the above ac count);:contrives„-with.theassistanee of Sanch6:, Fernan!in's comrade, to escape &dm thence at the . hour- of.midnight, soon.after.PernandO, the Brave Serjeant, on his trial, ancinoncieinrA to die; after' iglu^h Vittoria assinries the disgnise of a. Htissar,nirill: is: introit aced to the rave Serjeant, when ,an interesting interview takes plaCe, which is interrupted by the nnexpecteearrival of the General and - the TOwn Major, when on the latter bidding Fernandoprepare for clef - 4th, , Vittoria rushes into his arms to take a last farewell, on .which the : Gcneral indignantly sapen.ates them, when VittOria discovers herself, and ,kneeling with Fernando, the Brave Serjeant, - implores himself to revoke the sentence; the.Geheral, hoWei - er, urged On by-the malicious insinuations of th:Tow:l'l\47a jor,'remains inflexible, and is 'On - the point of or dering Fernando to itrimediate execution, when a tond Cannonade is heard near Salamanca, which eanses . ,therieto quit the Jail in gre.at haste, on :Which Vittoria ,and Sanehei release Fernando, who'rusbes off to join the battle, near Salamanea, accompanied by Vittoria; hythe course of v:hich I\A-Imnd° a second time saves the life Of his Gene ral, and gets rewarded * with the hand of his- be loved Vittoria. The Grand Spectacle terminates with a correct view ,of the brilliant occurrence's which took flAce on the ilorious 22c1 of July. .The wheats and oats are now cutting very fast inmost parts of Kent, .Sussex, and Surrey, and are:a most abundant crop. A great d•eal of nei*.whept !old in Le'ci-es Mar ket-.on Saturday, at from SR to 371. 10s. the load. On "fnendaynight, at seven o'clock,while a fine boy, six years of Eige k , son 'Of Mr.'Rohert Mjae hose, was leaning; .over a slight spar upon the top of atwo-story trap,stair„adipining a.work-shopin the.deighboArhood of St. Enoch's-square, Glas gow,: the spar gave way, his head pitched on the causeway in St. Enoch ; s4ant, .hi, . which 'his scull Was .so ofracttured, that be died - -about . an hour after. Hew not five minutes pit !if his mother's sight hefofe lar.smet with the fatal fail.. :She heard the tvas hmenting over . the.sore.heart that the mother would get ; supposing . thlit a child had failed front a window i 1 the la :c ; but - her agi tation may easier be conceived than described, wherusba discovered that it "vtas her oWn Child, LIS, REPORT. couritTpr CHANCERY, AUG. 21. 'Me LORD CHANCELLOR did not sit in Court, bin in his private ruorn delivered jtt*rtilent in se veral reserved cases, to the hearing oF•wiiicp. the pgrtle.s interested;and their Counsel, v.-( re a:1- mated. The-Sittings adjourned to 31s:: Oc:ober. POLICE Gvammt“..--.T. Mien was .charied ;t•ith steal ing several artieleS of hardivire in .the house of Mr. J►jr gilt, ironmonger, ofWest Mr; W. stated, that the honesty o'r' ,th.. pri soner 'being doubted, he was watcheft, au • wcs seen to put.in his pockets the srticies which ,vere afterwards found in his possession by a coo table. He was reminded W. Jones wes next charged by Mr. 5. Nicholls with a street robbery. Mr. N. state'', that as he was passing_through Carter-Nan:, D.)ctors'-com- mono, on Saturday evening, the_ prisoner ran against him with ,great violence, and ,s,....atched hi wa.t,h from bis fob, and ran °if: kle immediately gave an alarm by the cry of stop th;-tf, and the pri soner, after a . 4hort pursuit, was taken by a con stable, whollftp,pened: to be near the spot t the time. He y.-as also remanded. Parid ilenley and Mary Anne Weaver were charged by Mr. Newtoan, the keeper of Newg,a;(.. with introducing spirits intolhat prison; yest..=:: - day. Wallace, one of. 'the turnkeys at . the debtor's side, stated, that in consequence of' -directions he Lind reecived . ,:,he, ysterday searched., every one Who passed the doOr'at which he was s . :ationed, and on the persons of the two prisoners he iound a quantity of rini enneekleti. Henley expressed his regret ' thathe hid, un thinkingly, committed the offence ;, a friend whOrn hc".ealled on in the prison having requeSted Urn to bring in a little spirits, he, being ignorant of the law on the subject, had colnnfled. Hew by profession, a waiter,, but had been long p 'e vented from fDilowing his business by the rhen,na tisin. His *ife and children were 1yi14.: home, nn:l If he 'were put in gaol they would not have a friend to assist them. • • leer raid, she had been desired by her fa,- ther, who ;vas a prisoner for debt, to bring' in , scare spirits, to treat a - friend who called on oini she, of course, obeyed her parent, being totally ignorant that she violated any law. 'As it did not appear that either of the parties tvrrs in,the habit of supplying the prisoners with liquor,' the Sitting Mclennan, Sir J. EA.MEK, ;rav ing first cautioned thein'against a reiteration of the odence, by which they subjected themselves to im prisonment for three months, or a fine of not more than 201. or less than 101. ordered them to be dis charged: • William Andrews was charged by Martin, a con stable' Ninth picking a gentleman's pocket of his handkerchief on Holbtira-hill, last night. The constable observed him lurking about, and sus pecting his intention, watched him. After mak ing stereral unsuccessful attempts, he saw hila take a silk handkerchief from a - gentleman's poc ket. As the owner was not in•Court, , the prisoner Was•remanded till Wednesday: UNION-HALL.—Wittiim Harman *as 'dhar-cd. • by Wortley, the officer, on suspicion - of cuttin6 and 'maiming a man named Joseph BelAe, who travels the country as a pedlar. it appeared that some time since a womad, who cohabits with Harman, met Belse in the street, and invited him home with her ;. he accepted the invitation, •and sent for a bottle of wine, over which they were regaling themselves at the time Llarman came home. He insisted on Beise leaving the house iminediately,•uying that the wornan was his Wife, and that he (Belse) had, no business there. Belse refused, and from words they proceeded to blows, when Harman turned Beise out of doors, and 161- lowing hiin into the street, drew a clasp knife from his poCket, with which he gave him a severe wound on the thigh, and then made his escape. Belse was foundilying iii the street, and taken to the Hospital, lihere he remained sometime.—On •his recovery, he left town on a journey, from Which he is not yet returned. The prisoner caped pursuit till a few evenings since,,when he was met in the street by Wortley,who having been informed of the circuinitances, took . flen into cus torly, and brought him before the Magistrate.— • Being recognised and sworn to by Collinghoura • and Wortley, as a reputed thief . the Magis trate committed him to the House Of Correction for a month, by which time it is expected Belse will return to town. MIRIBOROUGS.4IT-Er7.—A person (Ting- him self John Burnes, ;a groom in the employment of Colonel Dillon, of 27, Dover-street, was rester day "brought up.before the sittiftg Magistrate, Mr. .chargea with offering in pledge for 2s. 6d. to Mr. Roachford, a pawnbroker in Jermvn street, St: James's, a ring which, on ekamination, the pawnbroker found . to be a dlaniond ring, of the value '.of 10/. and upwards. On being ques tionea by-Jhepawnbroker how the fing c.ime into hispossession, the prisoner stated that he had that same day made a purchase of it from a labouring man for the,suru of 2s. and a port of porter, and that this person informed him in had piAed it up in the street, while employed in turning up the stones in the co:.rse of mendinq- tile pavement. The 'bawlihroker thin!ang that this story rather bore a Suspicions aspect, conceived it to be his duty to detain the prisoner, anti bring him, before the Magistrate.--The -;13, - .73.lbroker's shopman,..named Robarts, nti'v attended, and • stAed these eircum. 'stances, the. Fisciner, when ealled upon for what he bad to' say in his defence, repeated the, explanation atreiidy given, as to the way the ring had come into his possession, ~ad.6iag. that - he hail no doubt he should he able to prodne't the per- son whom he purchased it. The Alag,Ntrale, - under these circumstances, ordered the prisoner to be remanded, ani to be hi-Ought up for re-4ittunia. `tion to-morrow, intimation, in the mean time, being given to Col. Dillon. Monday bight a trunk, containing 501. in Z3nk of. England and provincial notes, je vets, ; apprel, and-other valuables to a precut arbor was cut from behind the c irriage ef of Hendon, of i the way to ELthani, seat, with which the thieves .got cic4r olf.