The Sun. — London, England, 1812-03-28 00:00:00

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MAILS. .A n—l Guernsey, "I Jersey, 5 Dublin, 5 Waterford. L)uy—i blalta, z Guernsey, i Jersey, t Dublin, t Water. ford. PRICE OF S'POCKS. THIS DAY •i TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols. • - - 59 i jl5 per Cent. Navy go THE SUN. sOLEM QUIS DIC/RS ■ALSUM SUDILAT? LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1912. We a7e enabled to state, that the following Ministerial arrangements will immediately take place. Lord SIDMOUTH is to be President of the Council, Lord BUCKINGHA M5ll IR E President of the Board of Controul, and 11.11'. VAN EITTAR T a Lord of the Treasury. It is supposed that: the Orient squadron passed up Channel in the heavy gale of wind and thick weather, and got into Cherbourgh. An imperfect , telegraph message was yesterday received to that ef feet from Plymouth, but no particulars have yet reached the. Admiralty. . The lasts-intelligence of Spain is strongly calcu lated to strengthen the hopes which we have always entertained of the ultimate deliverance of that country from the French. When we consider what the. Spaniards had to contend against, and what they have performed; when we recollea, that at the - beginning of the contest they were taken by surprize ; that they «ere betrayed by the itnbecility of their ol.vr, Government, and the treachery of their - al,ies; that a large French army was in Spain, in possession of some of the most considerable fort resses, while the flower of the Spanish army was in t')e north of Europe; that they have for four years had to contend against all the force of France,. com manded during a part of the time by BUONkPARTE, and . always:by his most experienced Generals ; that their strength has never yet been properly called out and direaed by a wise and energetic Go vernment, and that they, in innumerable instances, have been betrayed by their Chiefs—when, we saY, we recollect all this, and see that the Spa niards are' still contending, and with success, against their Invaders, we cannot for a moment entertain the thought that such a people can be finally conqUered. Our hopes are consider ably strengthened. by the recent change which has t ken place in the Regency. The Government now established is influenced by an enlarged and patriotic pacy ; the illiberal prejudices which have hello prevailed are in, a great degree removed, and there is every reason to believe that henceforth the most perfea union will prevail in the operations of th Allics. Though we are not in possessiOn of sufficient in formation upon the subjea . , to give a positive opi pion respe6ting the precise terms upon which the East India Company's Charter should be renewed, yet xe lejoice to find that the trade to the East is, to a certain extent, to be thrown open. We know that this was an objea -which the late Mr. DAVID SCOTT lia.l very much at heart, and no man was better ac quainted with the true interests of the East India Company than he was. But we confess, that the cir cumstance which principally influences our opinion upon this subjel, is the great trade which is tarried on by the .Americans with our East Indian possessions; the number of ships em ployed by them annually; in this branch of their commerce alone, amounts to very near four bun dled, To-morrow, being Easter Sunday, the PRIKCR REGENT will go in state to the Chapel Royal, St. Ilmos's, and receive the Sacrament. Wednesday tnorning the QUEEN and PRINCESSES toot an airing to Princess ELIZABETH'S Cottage, Old Windier, where they remained some time. The Prince Regent of PORTUGAL has given the Grind Of der of the,Cross to Generals HILL, GRA.. WM, and SPENCER. The Clbinet Mqtisters dined with Mr. PURCEVAL, In Wednesday. The Noblemen end Gentlemen't4 Catch Club had s tu'l wetting ou Tuesday, at the Thatched HOlllO T.►%cru. lONQPN:rn . . NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOITTII, MARCH 26.—Put in here ibis morn ing the Scrapis store-ship, and the Pelorus brig_of war, both with convoys, the former bound to Gib raltar, Straits, &c. and the latter to Gibrzltat, which remain in the Sound, with the outward bound Newfoundland fleet, under convoy of the Alert sloop of war, that arrived here yesterday from PortSmouth ; also put inhere a few outward-bound vessels with the above convoys, and it is sup posed will remain until the Orient squadron are heard of. Several line of battle ships passed down Channel this morning. The Andromeda frigate (late the Princess Char lotte), Capt. Toßal, has detained and sent in here this day, a very fine American schooner, called the Hotspur, Capt. NOYELL, from Baltimore, with a cargo of colonial produce, bound to Bourdeaux, 25 days passage; but has not brought any news. Sir HARRY BURRARD NEALg, shifted his flag yes terday from the Royal Sovereign man of war, at Harnoai'e,. to the Sceptre in Ca msand Bay ; the latter sailed last night to cruize off Best. Arrived the Aorthumberlamtmati of war, from the French Coast ; the Elizabeth, belonging to this Port; LAVIa master, from LOCLIOO, with a cargo for this Port, last from Ramsgate, where she was re- Faired, after having been driven ashore during a gale in the Downs. Also arrived the Commerce, PRICE, from L9ndori; and the Three Sisters, CHAPMAN, from Exeter. The Mariner gun-brig is appointed convoy to the Downs. Sailed a gun-brig with a stuz4:l convoy to the Eastward. 6 Arrived the George, WALKER master, from Lon don, to complete her cargo for Malta. CHATHAM, MARCH :6.—`Vent down to Lang Reach, his Majesty's ship Horatio, Capt. Lord G. STUART. NlAncu 27.—Went down-to Gillingham Reach, his Majesty's ships Montague, Captain DIXON, and Theseus, Capt. PROW'S. - His Majesty's ships Briton and Tozedos will be launched on . the t ith of April. FALMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Iphigenia from Portsmouth. Sailrd the Mnry, FORD, for Corunna. MARCH 2b..—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pheasant from a ctuize, the Chesterfield packer from the Bra- zils, last from Plymouth, and the Venus from .Bel fast. The Rose, JOLLY, from Gibraltar, in ] 6 days, is put under quarantine. Sailed his Majesty's ship Iphigenia on a cruize, the Lady Arabella packet for-Lisbon ; •the Eliza, STEVENS, for Cadiz; the Princess Charktie,WitiTe, for the Mediterranean; and the Fox, TILLY, for the West Indies, with mails. Also the schooner Duke of Clarence, Fox, for Lisbon. The sloop Peter and Ha . nnalt, PAWSON, which sailed from hence on the 19th inst. with passengers for Plymouth, was totally lost the same day, near Foi.vey ; fortunately the passengers and crew were saved. DEAL,, MARCH 27.—Sailed again this morning, his Majesty's ships Bellerophon, Be!lona, Bedford, Dcfiance, and Egmont, for off the Texel. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 27.—Arrived the Rolla, with a convoy from the Downs; and the I%yaden frigate from Plymouth. Sailed the Boyne man of war for Plymouth. ORFORD, MARCH 27.—This morning three ships, supposed to be Greenlandmen, struck upon the Ship Wash ; two of them are sunk between the Ship Wash and the Whiting Sand ; the other is stilt rid ing, but appears to be full of water, and has only her lOternaSt and bowsprit standing: her boats are now leaving her, and it is expelled all hands will be safe, as several smacks are about the wrecks. • Another` letter, same date, confirms that the ships are the Greenlandmen who left Leith Roads yesterday► ; and further mentions, that the crews of the two that are sunk were taken out by a light collier, and it is supposed they will be landed at Yarinouth. Such part of the wrecks as may be saved, it is supposed, will be carried into Harwich. CORK, MARCH 18.—His Majesty's ship For tune e, Capt. VAN SITTART, is now ready for sea.. The detachment of the Geroaan cavalry is expeet ed to embark to-day. • Lieut. GROVE succeeds Lieut. CHEESMAN, 31 this port, as Resident Agent, the latter being appointed to Plymouth. PENZANCE, MARCH 2 1 .—We experienced a most dreadful gale of• wind this morning, about six o'clock, from the South East, and shortly afterwards it suddenly shifted to the S. W. and droVe seven vessels in this Bay from their anchorage on shore, three of which ate in pieces, the others are very much damaged. Several of their crews are chown ed. A large ship, supposed to be a West Indiatuan, is gone ashore at Porthleaven, about nine,miles from, this place, but have "not heard the particulars. An other vessel sunk this morning off the Land's End ; - crew saved. Have heard of several more, but can not say , what they are.. • Ited by 'MIAS WQ 1..).A ' ilEl2.________Celft-la rt IRELdSb. ,STRAIyANE.—We are exceedingly sorry to be ob liged to notice a serions outrage which happened within a short ckistalice of this town. On the even ing of the 2ct inst. a Serjeant of the North Hants Regiment of Militia, quartered here, had gOne with his wife, on that day, to the country to see an acquaintance; .and on returning, about eight, o'clock in the evening, was met hyfour fellows, (al present unknown), who,. whhont any provcation, attacked him in a most violent manner, and beat and mutilated him so severely that his life is despairs . c c i of. When attempting to draw his sword to de; fend himself, it was wrested' from him, and his nose nearly cut off. The Provost, Burgesses, and irr habitants of the - town, feeling that detestation which such an aa of cruelty must create, came immediately forward with subscriptious, and have advertised Fifty Guineas reward,. for the detec tion and prosecution of any person or persons con cerned in such an atrocious outrage ; and we under stand that- the Marquis of Abercorn, with his accus tomed liberality and public spirit, .has offered an additie.gal_reward of Ten Guineas to .any person not being a principal; who may give his Lordship such private information as may lead to the -detec tion or. convik 4 .lion of any of the perpetrators, and the informer's name to be kept secret. _ The Countess of JERSEY entertained a sele& party of distinguished Fas-hionables with an 'elegant supper on Wednesday, at. her superb resid,-nce in Berkeley square, which tray recently undergone many b-auti ful. improvements and alto rations. A:Doug ilir com pany were, the Duke of DV.VONSUIRE, the Earl and. Countess of SErr'oNt, Earl and Countess of Cowp.F, Lord and Lady BORRINGDoN, Lord BYRON, Mr. and Lady CAROLiNE LAMB, Mr. PONSONBY, Mrs. SHER InAN, Mrs. and li,S ELPHINSTON'E, &C. Mr. WELLEsLEY POLE -has putehased the late Mr. HAMM ET'S house, in Palk-lane, for his town resi dence. The Bulletin of the health of . the Duchess of GORDON yesterday stated, that her Grace, having had a good night, Was somewhat better. TUE ARTS.—The Portrait of , KEsmt, in the charaeler of Cato, painted by his friend LAWRENCE, and the progress of which we noticed a few dug ago, is now receiving the last touches. It is in all respe&ls not only consistent with the high reputa tion which the Artist has obtained, but will even add to his fame. As a likeness, fidelity might be expeCted, considering hoW often be. has painted the same subjeal ; but 'the Artist has risen far above the idea of a Portrait, and has given what might be fairly considered a charaCteristic representation of the great Roman Patriot. He is represented at the time when be is supposed to be meditating on the immortality of the soul. , His " bane and antidote are before him," and his coon -tenance admirably expresses the awful thoughts na turally connealed with such a solemn consideration.. The drapery is well disposed ; there is a fine breadth of light and shadow, and nothing can be more chaste than the colouring. The work altogether is relieved by appropriate ornaments, such as the chair, footstool, table, and other parts; in the ancient costume, which is accurately given, as far as the knowledge of those matters,have descended. The Chronicle of yesterday undertook to give the particulars of a conversation bet ween the PRINCE REGENT and the Earl of MOIRA, respeeling the dis position of the blue riband. - That conversation is likely to produce an impression very different from that which the Chronicle expeaß, and makes more manifest the tyranny whiCh the " Early Friends" wished to exercise over the Illustrious' Regent. It affords us also a strong proof of the personal friend ship which they have so long professed. But, per haps, there is about as much foundation for this story, as for the story about Lord DARNLEY ; and we may, perhaps, conclude, that the PRINCE offer ed Lord MOIRA " the riband which he had. him self wore," about as truly as LORI - DARNLEY remon strated against secret influence,, and other griev ances. The Party has become very fond of ro mance, and we only wonder•that they cannot invent stories more likely to serve their purposes. The Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh have held a Meeting for the purpose of presenting a Pe- . tirion to both Houses of Parliament. for opening the . trade to the East Indies to the Merchants and Ma nufaeturers in general of the British E.npire.—A similar Meeting had previously been held at Glas gow, and it is supposed that Petitions for the same purpose will issue from. most of the great manufac turing interests throughout the United Empire. The Hearts qf Oak, Capt. VINCENT, in going out of her ancliorage at Buenos Ayres (for Rio Janeiro), knocked her rudder off, and was obliged to return to unload,. making two feet and 'a halt of water an hour,. The Medical Officers of Greenwich Hospital have lately had their salaries incteased, and base received an order from the Direaors, that they-are ora to be allowed in future to derive any emolument. from private pittaice. - A c;eneral Order, signed by the Adjutant-General of the Forces, has been teansmitted, by the Com mander in Chief's command, to all the Regiments and Regimental Depois, requiring an immediate re:- tiirn to be made to bead -quarters of the: number of men serving in their respective corps, who are not natives of Great Britain or Ireland. • - The umber of deserters, particularly Germans, Swiss, Voles, and Dutch, who daly come in to our army in Portugal, from the French army is prodi gious ; they have lately come in with their horses, arms, and accoutrements.. On Tuesday, night the Edinburgh mail cold' was overturned between Dumfries and Moffat, at a place where the road ls . .uriderguing some repair. We are happy to state, though a Lsdy and Gemle man, were in it at the time, that no, injury was sustained,ieither.by them or the driver and guard. The Police Officers, at Birmingham, on Monday last, in conjunttion with a party of the Scotch Greys, apprehended part of a gang of forgers and utterers of Bank of England N o t es a n d T o k ens , , from the neighbourhood of Perry Barr. The principal depot was the housesof a person, which was most strongly barriaded, and whose agents were constantly on the alert, to give inforMation, by signal, to the ma nufaflory, when any one approachei, of whom they entertained susvicion. _ fernmett, .who was ordered tor execution this cl3y, is req , ited for one week.' , - WII LIAM AItrIIGER SCRIPI'S, South Motton-street, Gr ivernr square, tP4iliS 4 ti P.I. [FURTHER EXTRAC es.] Lisnow, MARCH (3.—They wtite from Y 14 es; undo - date of the 4th, that there was a repo t, that Souls had left Seville, after taking away eve:y thing he could, and marched in the ditedion of Com 11:1, and that he remained in the road leading f rum Se ville to Madrid. Mans 'Men de3er t frow our bad neighbours, who are in Bildaio9; PONFORAI3A, MARCH 7.—lt is said, that Kirg Joseph proceed to .En:gos, and from thence France. Duran and Montejo greatly harass the French, and have,. it .is said; entered Soria; *taki,ig the garrison, composed of 2.5 . 00 Inert. In this nef s l4 bourhood, we have nothing new, except that, ac-; cording to all accounts, the ..eilitrny are fortifying themselves in Astorga, and:colleicAkg..magazin t s of provisions. • CADIZ, FEB. 13.-1 he last accountlr - orn the east inform, that all the troops of the second army which escaped from VAlencia, have - iNinecl in Al - cant, and that they, together_ with those of the third army, amount to 9000 men.. The French, after the - surrendet of V.ilencia, ex tended themselves over all the kingdo invaded par of Murcia for-a few hours, w:.ich They left, after commit:ilia their c•stomary robberies. _ . ft is said. that. General Zay.is, _wilo was tahen prisoner in Valencia, as made his escape, and ed Gneral Lacy in Catalonia. CADIZ, FEB. 29.—A military Commission 'Lis been .pp hy our "G,,.(1 - rsitient, for she pur pose of inquiring isro every blanch of. the war _de- partment ; one of. it , Aleoibers ss au General.. This Measure encites fLuserilig that -we shall soo i see new , orcier iotroduc..d out armies. Tiie Vi inain eotripose' , he mission are the Duke del C, ; „ c (Cooke) - an 'Ertgliis Gencral, D. Faix. With els, and D. Juan VILLA. FRANCA, MA net; 14.—Accounts been received of two actions toughs by the C.;.ii mandant Campillo, at Meruelo, between and Santander, in which lie obtained consider s!.!d advantages. It is also said, that he has a mail with a number of letteis, which talk of th 4 enemy's retreat to France„ CORUNNA, MARCH l2.—From Medina de Pimnr, Don Pedro Pablo Albarez, CommisSa.. - y.of tt,e Army, writes officially on the 21st of J at i,: ar y, to the Gentleman occupying th e same employmeln t!) this town of whose letter the fo:lowing is tiro substance : • V That on the 11th of January there was a bloody engagement between the forces of the enemy, an I those of Espoz y Mina. The flying cavalry, tx?.- longing to General Mendizabal, were also in the engagement, which ended in the defeat of the enemy; who left sou [ten dead on the field of battle, whilst otirs amounted , to 150. General Reille, Govenor of Pampluna, with nearlj , the whole of the garrison, who marched out to succour his friends, escaped only by the swiftness of ba horse and his troops, in the most disordered state, retkirn ed to the fortress. It was a glorious day fOr out army, and certainly very flattering to General dizabal. This General has traversed all the pro-, vinces within his jurisdiBion, in every part otwhich' he was received with joy by the inhabitants, will, .ordered the bells to be rung, and rent the air-with cries of God save King Ferdinand It is impossible to describe the enthusiasm and feelinGs of the people, who loudly demanded arms." CORUNNA, MARCH 13.—Extraa of a letter frond Brigadier F. Espoz y Mina to General Mendizabal. Sanguesa, Feb. 7. " After the aaion of Jantiary 11th, on the right bank of the Ebro, I marched with a small corps of infantry against the enemy's garrison at Lodo'.a, which I compelled to retire to its strong hold, iA11 , 4 my troops took from their magazines about 2,000 fanegas of barley. In the mean time, my - second its command, Cruchaga, scoured the country with (131 rest of the cavalry as far as the walls of Patnpolnna, where the vile slaves of the tyrant of Europe were obliged to take refuge. I then made derangements to march- against General Sourhei and his brigade. He was (pi, posted at Sanguesa, with the 3d reOmeo: o f iiz fantry of the line, some . gems d'arma and Poles, amounting in all, to 1600 infantry, m it h 170 horse. I came upon him in the morning of the sth in s tant, and began firing, very unexpedly oti his Nei.' One company:of the 4th bit aliou, sutst-orted by , two others, forced the triage, with a ;slour which was admired by the enesity ; -whi:e other' parties of troops entered the town on another side. Son;i: r attempted to recover his troops from the stirpsi , ,e into which they had : but at er a ttivere moment, he was obl:ged -10 'erne to.vards•Sos; across a plain, two league, in length. I foll Owed him wnh the cavalry astd infantry; tied though tl , O enemy attempted to pr, , ltTt theinselVes,b by forming a squale several times, they were ultimately drivett within the yvall; of So - s, so much panic struck, that they tremble at the vety name of the division of . . Navarre. "'General 'So - tiller 'received two - balls ; one One and s,..veral other dJd remained on the field of baffle; and I am ce.t.iia thai the enemy most- have:lo•d9oo men in killed and wounded. AL . loss is also crinsilmible, b: ing at least 30 killed ar,d 200 tous,ded of the infantry, among whom are several officers. I must, in jus. Lice, inform yon, th f rit all the officers attached to my suite s and that of Col. Cr uchaga, have eith, , rbeen wounded, or had their.hrirses killed under them." • (Here he mentious the names of Officers wounded). " It is impossible to describe the bravery,---I miqht rather say the ferocity,---of both officers and men. Your Excellency saw term in the action of ;he i Ith of Jaitoary, but you could ricit have form, ed an ich. , a of the valour they distilayed on the sth of February. I roust i'ahicularly recommend the regiment of liimars, who last 103, in men' and horses: among them Lieutenant Flich, a Prussian, who received two balls, and lost his horse, particu< larlytiistinguished himself." TORREVIGA, FEB. s.—The English" troops des tined for AHcant and Carthagena have arrived at their destinations. FROM TitE REOF.:NbY GAZETTE OF FRB. 22. Oa ILL! I ;Liz of iLinuary, the gallant Espoz anti P~