The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-31 00:00:00

WINDSOR, Aircutt. 2: This afternoon, the PRINCE RECENT, QTJEE4, an d Royal. Family, • did.not go to Princes Eliza , D i etl is Cott age to di nner, as was expected—they ( tined in the Catle, after. which they all went to the Cottage, drank tea, &c. and at eight t he gard ens were illuminated,: and his Royal iligh tress the PRINCEItEGENT and Royal Family. came c)rt the l awn , w h ere ,t h e C ongreve rockets; were to rdisplayed ; there were only two displayed and t ; merely to explainto the PRINCB REGENT ''nd Royal Fandiy the use and intent of this great I nst rumentof destruction., which gave great satis ction to the Royal Party. The QLTSEN and i.incesses left the Cottage at ten, and- retired to he Ca.stle. , The Prince and his party stayed till eleven-, and then left the Cottage. - A FRIDAY, .AVG. 25.--" This - morning Princesses and (.2iiiittLoTiE Of WALES took - their k i v . stial ride on horseback, accompanied by . lord4 LslNGlLv.‘i, Lady THYNNE, Gen. WYNYARD',' 411 d Col. TA' yi.on. 'he Pnincz REGENT and Duke of CAMBRIDGE m4 ve left Windsor. 1 CHIPPING NORTON, AcT6. 30. F lis Royal Highness the PRINCE JiEGENT, ac etnpanied by his Brother, the Duke of ,fit,',NIBEttLAND,, and Suites, dined and slept at the ihite Hart Inn, Chippi ng N or t o n, on F ri d ay l ast . he Commissioners of the Long Compton ludo. : I , lr e , ‘vho, with some select friends, were then re-. triDg on a li ne b uc k, presented to them- by the lcl llls of NoRT}IAMTATON, were much gratified Tit this unexpected opportunity of sheering their VYal attachine l nt to his Royal Highness, by drink -1,• • ---- k_ins health with .three times three._ . t . tirin g the evening their gratification and c0n ;.4.1.41ity were .not a little augmented by the pre tietiCe of C o l one l C ONGREVE, w h o, at t h e P RINCE ' S di re, Waited on them to drink their healthS in t t !'rn, anti, also to toast prosperity to the t o w n o f lipp;rl g . Norton and its - vicinity. ti lits Royal Highness also,' through the medi u m t ), (41 .1. B.LoomFIELD, to the great gratilitation of Host; most . graciously condescended to ex- . ti Ns him s elf highl y 'pleased with the accannnoda -91 the Inn. a ti o Are ha ve received an account of a gallant ac- S i n fougfit by .the Swallow, of 1.8 guns, Captain -Y, in.the Mediterranean. It from an Of. 4 ,;".r0f that ship.—The official account has not yet 4 , Pert Malion, July 1, 1812. on ic The Swallow has just anchored here, . after . kt. e of th e most obstinate and sanguinary engage k I lls that has taken place for a long time : her / t et 'ts, sails, and rigging are desperately cut up. 11 ,,, 4 Ppears that the action, on the part of t•e ene-. had been in agitation for several ,days, and i l. 4 t the largest of the French vessels,,was called Reynard, and the Coalman er ofher was for-. 'rly Co mman d ant o f t h e P roserp i ng f r i gate, at e which ship he left but a short time since, ),1 4 ' S,l ch osen men; and he stood pledged to the 111ister-, of Marine to, bring the. Swallow into f t, t'sluS, or to f or f e it hi s existence: nor did lie . at 1 1 time bargain for the auxiliaryassistance . of a ie . .gun schoo ner , w hi c h h e a l s b brought into the with him. . The America, 74, arrived la.t t e i l ",ht ; the boarded a sishing-boat, who informed. t the brig had evety gun dismounted but one, flee shot frOmilit. l SwallOto,—lier starboard side completely stove in,—and 150 W Men were e ,l ed and wo u nd e d in her and the schooner, the ater part of whom fell in the several attempts ei 'y matte to board the Swallow. The little town t ti reitts was a scene of niolating, from the num of people belonging to that place who 'served Il v olunteers. in the enemy's brig - and schooner. e re were sever a l. t roo p s embarked the morning ; 'eeding the action, which all received a pro of b e i ng enro ll e d i n t h e Legion of Honour, t o tr the capture . of the Swallow : they were all tinged alon g -the gangways, bowsprit, and rig g, con,iii g out .The Swallow passed bet Ween f ar frig and schooner, within thirty-yards - of the k n ler and ten _ o f th e l a tt er , o p en ing a li re o f t _Y - four pound§ of eannistei, a nd 321bs. of eli Ket balls, from every gun on bOth sides. The PonLny's brig had' a long nine-po u nd er in h er b r idl e 3 1 , on e on eac h s id e o f h er foreciS:le, and nine b earronades on each side ;* and theschooner long nine-pounders on. each sid e . Th us 4: i 'e they subre•than double the force njthe Swat t 111 '; bad every advantage, as •\ the water was k t ; tl th, and 'were a alone beaten nd followed in u t ier their batteries of fair artillery, the Swallow's k;?erioritY , in tactics being lost, as there , was t t,, Aer wind nor sea. The Swallow's loss has e s ,l' severe, b u t fr om th e sta t ure o f t h e ac ti on it 4 4 not be expected to lbe otherwise." AGRICULTUR.AL REPORT FOR AUGUST. Ole weather, for the last fortnight, -having Zed favourable . -far the Wheat harvest, 6(4 1/,'`f part of that corn within the East e rn a n d li;"'e Counties has been safely housed or stacked. f e corn i n th e Midland, and. Northern districts ° llll d so much backwarder, that but•little was cut before the beginning of the last week.— tC le re the Wheat stood u p a f a i r r e ap , the l' eavesprove heavy, and the grain of good q u a r -. - but where they have been I,,id, on rich soils, qttlat the weeds have grown luxuriantly through which ,is too much the case with the ti i :uandry in most of the Midland Counties, tee ear is found light; and the sample must, of 14: 4 ' 3 E% be inferior. The Barley antl Oat crops btoved so considerably within the course of the as to promise.now a full average crop.— N s , are also great crops in m os t di s t r i c t s , an d so Ik r 4 =eans, but tte latter are found tit to cut but in few places. The produce of Potatoes is where ebundant. The Hop pkntations of k'ex. and F arn ha m have rallied so much as to l "'ite full half a crop ; 'but in Kent they CCM ilf generaAv unpromising. The second c ro p s kfter and 'Grass are hevy, and, if a favour of t , Hbe -continues for. making them, a reduction e itarket for. Hey will be the natural 14 8 equen c e. Smithfield has been well supplied it, (4 'gla the month, and on terms favourable to liutchers. Lean Beaits, particularly well h),,th Scots, continue dear but Sheep' are found , 4 4t4 lower at mast fairs. • The Wool markets, fur long and shOrt fleeces . , are better. • e6SSACKSI The - i6llowing description of the Cossacks r..lny 'hot' he uninteresting to out Readers, at a mOirient • Ivfieli their -exploits 'are likely to. engage .0.11.1 C of our attention. It is from the First : Part of Clarke's T-arels'.• He resided long among them, - andobserved'acun attentively:— 'Tbere is sOinething exttmely martial, and even intimidating," says be, "iii the fit. 4 ap _pea.rance off - a Cossack. His dignified and majes, tic look; his elevated' brows and dark mitstachoes ;', his tall helmet of .black wool, terminated by -a crimson sack; With its plupic, laced festoon, and white cockade ;. hisupright ; the ease and elegance of .his. gait, give, him an air of great im portance. " He- found them in considerable. THln/- . ber at Kasainkaia, lounging befOre their houses, and conversing in such large parties,. that. it Neentea as. if : we Were entering their clipital. Their dresses are much richer than any thing we had seen in liissia; although tall were uniform. — Each persons's habit consisted of. a blue jiteke.t,, edged with gold and lined with 'Silk, fastened by hooks across the chest. 'Beneath the jacket appeared • a Silk waistcoat, the lower part of which wasr concealed by the sash. Large and long ttowsetS; either of the same material as the jac ket- or of white dimity, kept remarkably clean, were fastened high abOve the waist, and 'covercd . the boots. The sabre is not worn, except %on horseback, on a.joutney, or in war: In its place is substituted`a sir tch, or cane, with an ivory head : this .'evei-,Cossack bears in his hand, as an appendage of his dress ; being at all times. prepared to mount his 'horse at a moment's no tice.. Their cap . , o r helmet, is the most beautiful part of the costume ; - because :it ,is becoming to evt+Ty sv of features. It addS 'considerably to • their height, and gives, with the .addition of whiskers, a military air to the most iisignificant They wear their• hair short.Toinid-the head, but pot thin 'upon the crown, It is gene rally dark, thick, and quite straight. The , cap is. Coveted by a Very soft and shining blaelcwool. - Some of them have civil and military'distinetions of habit ; wearing in time oipeace, instead of the jacket, S long frock without buttons. The sash is sometimes yellow, green, .gene rally and they wear large military gloves. There is no nation in the world more , neat with regard to dress ; and., whether young . ot : old; it seems to become them all. A .quiet' life seems quite unsuited to their disposition.' . - They loiter about, having no employment to..interest them ; • and, passionately fond of War, seem distresed by the•Wolence of peace," AL JO URN-4L 'ENT ZI AKER, STRAND. Weather. i 4 g 0 a • i• • p; Cloudy + Cold, d. mor lark; ning—f stormy ine after night. soon. FASHIONS FOR LADIES. Fair Coudy Fair Do. Rain Fair Cldy. t FROM ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY OF ARTS, FA- SIIIONS, MANUFACTURES, &C. EvENING DRESS.—A' 'white crape robe, with derni-train, and long full sleeves, gathered -at regular distances, and or namented with simple bows of ribbon: bosom and back formed vcr ) . Ic4v; the former ornamented , With gold or Chinese silk .trimming. and united with gold buckles on the right side.— The'robe is worn over a white satin slip,-atid trimmed at, the bottom with lace :or. silver, ribbon. Hair confined in the Eastern style, and ornamented with , a wreath of variegated flowers, NecklaCe and cross. of blended pearl, and amber 'ear riut;s cal suite. Roman slippers White satin; with, gold clasps ; fan of white and gold drape, or carved ivory. ; ;An oc casional Grecian scarf of white lace. WALKING DttEss.—A Parisian ss - rapping diess of plain ja— conot muslin, or tine cambric, trimmed on each side, round the neck and wrists, with double uorders of fine mull mnslin. The sleeves very full, confined at the wrist with gold brace lets and drop Snap'. • A Wellington hat, composed of blended straw and white satin; confined under the chin with white ribbon, and decura,ted with a wreath of dowers round the cgown. A small lake cap beneath, with a flower on the right side. • A small pelerine of bine satin, trimmed with broad black lace. A lung sash, or bracer, of blue figured ribbon; passed Over the shoulders, and tied in front of the waist.-, Ronian ShOe- of . batf-coloUred kid or jean-,gloves the same coloni'.' 'Parasol of blue shot silk,. with deep Chinese triage. A battalion of' the 60th regiment arrived last mouth at BarbadDes, to replace the Ist battalion of the Royals and 64th :egiment, which are 6r dered to Halifax. The 23d Ligbt Dragoons is ordered to Co ventry. Th - priday morning a ti f argenvin belonging to a Newbury barge, while in the act of reaching over e. pent, opposite.. lirentford Ferry, fell over and was unfortunately drowned. A brazier, an inhabitant of Uxbridge, who had been missing from his home for about ten itays, ,was found in the Grand Junction Canal near that town on Thursday morning. Mr. PRoc/roR, of Lancaster, had a horse whith died afew days agp at the age 'of 36. Ile haS . another now Living, aged 26. • Friday • morning ah old , man well known at. Brentford by the name of Bravo, fell down as a waggon loaded with timber was going out ot.the timber-yard, and one of the wheels going over his head, killed him on the spot. Tuesday last about 20 or 30 bees, attracted by some conserre of roses_ which was uncovered, entered the shop of Mr. Percy, druggist, of - St. John-street, Dull.--Several of them were killed, and the rest went away in the evening. Next day a far greater number visited the shop, and remained: until evening, when they•again left it. Thursday morning the whole swarm arrived, and a hive hay been provided, they entered it, and took up theit'varters there, whence they have been re nioved Co a neighbouring garden. METEOROLOGIC B] it. PHILOSOPIIICA.L INSWRI7Z.: Tloormoraeter. • -Q9 97 : 00 0 4 /9:07 30 14 91 80.01 Rain Fair Cidy. Fair Cldy. POIT..TOS, GUILD Tit LL.—Saiiirday, "...Fie: man, 'who had been charged by the Overseers of St. Michael's, Bassishaw, with deserting his wife and two chil dren, and afif.rwards marrying another woman, 'oy whin!: be also had a child, was hrouglit up for re-cxamination. fie had married the second wife 'under the assumed name of 1. * , - est., and had resided amith her at Edmonton. he was remanded till Tuesday, when the ociicers of the parish of Ed monton, on - •whoin the last child is chargeable,. will appear for their interest. • - • Bow-sTaEt.r.—Francis Siiivniart was fully com-: rnittedi• on Saturday, for trial,for uttering a forged hill of exchange I 4 51. purporting to be drawn by Liettenant Bradon, at Van Diernan's and accepted hy Geneatil Phipps, as ratymaster of 'the ':Marines. . _ • The Lieutenant veto ha,s been in custody a short time; on suspicion of having tittered a forged bill, purporting to be accepted by Mr. Lawrie, tEe Army Agent, was-discharged. , -Thoiitas Gqrli4g, the driver of a hackney coach, was charged on suspicion of felor.iauSly stealing a box- containing a ten,-potind Bank of . Eugiand note, .fifteen one-pound notes, a silver watch, a' 'shawl, and various other articles, the prop e rty o f Isabella. Lynch, of Qacen-strect, Bayswater squAre, who stated that she hired the prisoner's coach a few days since, in Michael's-place, Bromp ton, and drove to Qt:een-street, near _Oxford street, where s:le got out, and forgot ber box. She missed the box iiit . -t - tctiy after she got out, and , went in pursuit of tae coach to the Stand close to the spot, but he,- was not there. The 'prisoner must have !clown the box was in the coach, as he placed it in and put it under the back seat. She afterwUrds ,"traced the prisoner out, , and his mas ter questioning him about it, he app eare d V ery much confused ; and it appeared be bad told his wife he expected his premises to be searched'—He was committed for further examination. • A scene of great depravity w as exp o s e d, w h ere = in it was proved that a mother had - encouraged daughter, only 13 years of age, to rob her Master, a fr;xiterer Covent-Garden market, of 43 dollars, and two three shillings pieces. It' was suspected that the mother had got them, -and Le.,r apartment in Parker'S-lane, Drury-13.1)e, wls searched, when 17 dollars were found con .cealed in an '.(3ld , honnet behind a grate,. in. the 'Osie of The dollars Was marked, so as_ 'to cnallle . Mr.DaWsOn,' the owner, to swear to it. ..Theceidence - not treing sufficiently strong against the mdther, the - Magistrate reluctantly discharged her. Spencer, the daughter was ,com rnitter:. The following article is extracted from a Morn ' ing Paper , INTRIGUING ]4nctEs.—LAn instance of the pre sent rage for refined terms came out at this office on Friday evening, befoze Mr. BIZNIZ, 'on a .charge of felony brought against a Miss - D. a young .wornau of a' very genteel, appearance, of an interesting countenance, charging her with feloni . ', - tsly stealing. a box and cloaths, .the property of h young ,girl who resideS with a Mrs. C. who keeps a double house, No. 15 and No. 16, in street, to which she has given the refined `name of t.l;e Hue of Intrigue, to prevent. its haviag the name applied to it that every body would understand. The substance of the charge .against Miss P. was, that the cloaths of the girl had 'been stolen on the evening, about three months ago, ,'hen she left the house. On Miss D. being called upon to answer to the charge, she stated that Mrs. C.--- 7 .oceupied Nos. 15 and 1 - 65 one of them denoted what it was, from the ,ap= pearance of the door-way and the passage, the other had strictly the appearance of 'a respectable privatehouse, so that Gentlemen might pass in and out, day and night, .without any ,particular Observations being made by the. neighbours, or those psssing by. It also answered the purpose of.tleeeption with females to pat them ont. df one hntise, and introduce them into the'othet; -tinies dressed .up as , if they bad just arrived from th 6 country, or as ,servants .; at others, as fine ac ...complisliecl- as itsuited the purpose of Mrs. and as sheteould pia' off On the credulity of gentlemen.- The doorS coininunication be tween actett.with springs, so that 'they were not observable by strangers, or by, those who were not . apprized of thedeeeptions.. Miss stated, that she pi id Mrs-.,-C.---- tw,o guineas a week for her lodging, one guinea for her board, one:gninea a week 'for coals and washing ; Gs. in'the pound she ..paid her for all. she received, from gentlemen who visited her ; andlikewiSe seven shillings a time for the loan of dresses to receive .company About' three months since she quarrelled with Mrs. G. because the 'would not receive, the the' visits of Cofonel G. wh o is: a ver y disa.greeable ohiman„ who is'old elm - ugh to be her : . i - ;rundfather, and iri . cOngpence she left her hou!ie ; ;and - she had learnt that a Lord; and.a Member of the House, of CoMmons, had ceased fo v'isit Mrs. lionse because she had left, she being their favOurite.. She had not made it a secret where sliehad.removedto Qxfor&street, and-She had no clonbt but they could have fOund her if they wished it, and she. contiderea the charge merely spite because she would not return to Mrs. house.. On Friday, afternoon, as she was passing through Pall-Mall, she met Mrs. and two of her 'girls, when they" inlnrmed her of the charge they had 'against her ; she de-' •nied any:knowledge of the box of clothes, and expressed her readiness to g o before a Magistrate to meet the charge ; and slop accompanied them in a coach, and waited at the Brom-. Bear pnb 11c-house till the Magistrate.sat in the evening: Mrs. C. did not deny her course .of and said she had tried dress makine', but could not • make it answer ; she was glad to try any thing for a living, to enable her to pay her , rent and•taXes. ' Mss D. was discharged, there not benig any . , proof or evifcnce again , A her. All the geutleinen who visit Mrs. C.-- house have. bye names given them: one ivho is a great huntsman, is cane' Hares : ant? 'Rounds. lIATTON-GAIMEN.—Ain /MIS, a: girt only nine years of age, was brought up'by Brown, the officer, and underwent .. ex amitration , being- charged with getting access into a-house in Eastern -square, by nWans of presenting a retition for thFrity, stating her ulotber to he a distressed widow, ieft - witt: nve young children. The prisoner being left alone in ' the room, found an opportunity of stealing a silver watch, which was hanging up over the mantle-piece, when she left Ch.! house with the property; the same : being missed, Ve. prisoner was soon after apprehended by the officer, in her mother's Judging, and confessed having taken the property, ffitri,spid she gave it to her mother, who bad pledged itk the mother attended the exami nition, but •denied haying ever seen the watch.--; The prisoner, on account of.her tender years,was, by content, sent to the Philanthropic Society to Fie taka care or, A great number of Nrsaniiving in .small tene ments in Clerkedwell anl other• parishes, were summoned up for not paying the- Poor Itates, they in general pleaded their inability in" coise quence of having large families to support, the dearness of provision, and the badness of, trade ; when the Magistrates allowed them a limited-titne to make their payments good, in default of which, warrant of distress would folloW: MARLBOROUGII.-STREET.—A Eren'teelly dressed fe -male, who is stated to move in a most respectable circle, was charged with stealing in the dwelling hoth3e of her brother, bank -notes, and a gnantity of silver-coins. it appeared, in evidence: that the prisoner was in the habit of visiting the pro secutor, Who is a•respectable tradesman, and on Sunday se'tinight she called in the afternoon, when the proseentor's"-• niece, eleven yearsof age, was alone, and se n t her out on a short errand. Ac cording to-the testimony of the child, no person ' but the • prosecutor's family had been in the room ., after the priso ner h a d left-, and in the evelline- the` master discovered that his chest had been broken open, and the property, .as stated., stolen ; °diet articles of considerable value, have been Alr.- Hamner, Solicitor for the lady; pledge(' him self to her good character arid re s p e ct a bility, and he argued on 6'e "inconsistency of her nrivity CO any diSlipneSt act.--=Fire prisoner Was discharged on her : .own recognizance to appear agairy if called t7N - I.oN-HALL.—A man. of dcrent appearance applied to the Sitting Magistrate o n Satnrtlay, under symptoms of great distress, for redress `of various injuries, i.taicted upon him by a person, who, he said, had long held him in subjection by the power of ivitchcraft. The person complained of had for some time been hiS opposite neighbour, and ali.nough it had been:Ails-constant study not to offend him, being well aware of the influence he pos sessed with the powers of darkness; yet he had in some way or other been so unfortunate as to incurhis d ispleasure f and severely hehad suffered for it both hi person and property,' as the wizard had at diffe rent times destroyed his cloaths, - tainted hiS pro visions, preve?Tted the smoke ascending the chira 7 flies, soured the liquOr in 'his cellar, and on va rious occasions, when the complainant. had been • under the necessity of going out on businesS, : had so fascinated hispowers cf vision, that on his re turn borne : all his efforts to discover his own door had. proved ineffectual, and he had fre quently been under the necessity of applying to his neighboue3 to conduct him home. These cir cumstances had obliged ,him to' remove from the Kent-road to. Westminster, but even 'by that na had not escaped the power of his enemy, who now exerted his power in a yet 'more pain. u. man ner, by inflicting upon him gouty and rheumatic,- • - paitis, and torturing him in various ways. Under all these circumstances, he entreated the worthy Magistrate to cite the magician _before his tri-, bunal,andto inflict sneh i pains and penalties u p on him, as should prevent lus • disturbing society for the future. The Magistrate promised to comply with his request, and 'advised him in the mean time to go home mid rest satisfied - that no eflbrt in his power shoulthbe wanting to prevent the evil spi rit troubling him in':fitture : with this assurance, the complainant 'declared himslf satisfied, and said he was sure the wizard was fearful of the • 11t - agistrate's power, and he already • felt, that in consequence of his having thrown himself on the . protection of the bench, the pains with 'which he had so long a time been afflicted, wei.e Very much ameliorated. TUE THEATRE.--A whimsical farce written by O'KEEFE, intitled The Doldrum was revir:A on "Saturday ; :.at the Haypriarket Theatre, and so well supported by MUNDE'N, JC:I;37,S, :+.11(1 MATTfi g NV3, that it is likely-to be pop-wlar throah. ti:e se tsou. • In the •present age of expense, it is - every - ,one's interest to add to his prilcip4l, so as to multiply his income, with Out subtracting from his capital, and which can be easily acquiled from the iinmene propertylpov to be divided, in proportion io the practice,bf haying a Ticket or a Share in the pre.. , - seat Lo - tteiw, as on, Tuesday Morning - , the Szli of September, - 6e30,000,.,-e40,000, or evenS,so,ooo, vray be gained by a Binik. SATITIIPIEW MARKET, Ara. 31 This day's Market had a pretty good supply, of prime beasts, and the stow of cattle in other re spects wo considerable :—Beef, Mutton, and Lamb, support last prices, Perk and Veal erf: cleaver, and the trade in general was tolerably brisk.—The sales in the Hay-market were some what "hely Straw. has fallen in Trice ; Clover fctehed'better prices. We annex an ac curate statement of the prices and numbers:— To sink the Offal, per Stunt of 81b. Beef; ss. od. to ss. Bd. 'Mottou, 6s. Od. to 5'3. Mt. V.ll l , 55..0d. to Gs. Ed. . Lamb, 54.Vd. to Gs, 6d. Pork, ss. t^ 6s. Rd. B etsts, 2,100. Sheep and Lambs, 190(40. Calves, 170. Pig, 240. -SMITHFIELD - H4NMARKET. Hay, 31.01. to .51. 15s. Straw, 103. to ;A. ss. Clover, 1054, to 81.0 s. . CORN-EXCHAtCGE, AUG. 31 .—Tbis day the fresh Whe*make a middling supply 4; fine samples obtain last quoted prices, second and ferior rather give way ; Rarley, with Malt,-ntarlr support laBt prk-cF White - Pease scarcely so ; Beans of each description are dearer ; we Irtve tolerable supply of Oats', partly cf the new crop, and sales in this'tr4e are named about Is, and 2S. lower ; Floar remains at late prices, Wlyvp.t - - 925. 120 S. 150 s. beans - - S4s. 935. Fine tiittj : - 1 . 525. 1555. f.';•vis - 645.705. 7(is. rye - BarleyGas.' 675. Pc47ltoi , ditto - N.; 31 - q. S:e, Malt - - - - 945. 106 s. italic White Pelfge 7si. • S4s. Fine Flour - 11 Grey ditto - - 7,25. 78s. 86conds - - -110 s. 115 i. Beaus Sils. 925.