The Sun. — London, England, 1812-11-05 00:00:00

t '.~.r.,'_ ' TO C'o EsPONDENTS. We must decline inserting. the anonymous Letter from Derby, . on the late. Meeting at that place, baring admitted an ac, count of the Prottedings signed by several of the. Inha-, bitiints The .Art;ce, entitlPd " Norfolk and &lift)lk Elections— Covoty Lepresea'ativeq co►itrasted," refers to a Meeting , too long ago . t. , 1 be interesting at ihe . pre'sent filament: ' • MMIA. • •• • A R FP-1 Guernsey, I Jersev. 'nun-1. Lisbon, 1 GueTn. ••.ev. 9 .1, , r , •.v, 2 nottiulburgh, 1 I)nblin, 2 Waterford. ►`Uy ()ITN DK ERE FALSUM AUDLAT ? w .L 0 N D 0 N, THURSDAY, NOVUBteR 5, 1812. The private letters brought by the last Gotten burgh ,Mail are of a later date, and of a still more satisfactory description than the public accounts. BUONAi;ARTE now finds that be has not only to cqntend with theArtnies of the Emperor , ALE \7DEIt - (opponents which he found gitiie fornii d •ble enough), but with the whole population of the Russian Empire. Great, numbers of the French troops hAv&'been cut to .pieces or made 'prisoners by the inhabitants of villages, who have taken, up arms to protect themselves 'from their ferocious invaders. On two occasions only, the French lost in this.kind. of petty, hut destructive warfare, not less than 1500 men. The reinforce ments of the French army must be immense indeed_ to supply the daily loss which BuoNArALTE must. sustain from the sword; from disease, and from the dreadful fatigue to which his troops must bee posed, in'that inhospitable ciimate. We have very little (lOubt but that BUONAPARTE will he forced to risk another battle, and that too in the position in which KuTusow may choose to fight him. It is stated that General BENNIGSEN has been appointed to succeed General ToamAsow, who has been removed. We shall rejoice to sees the conqueror at Eylau again actively employed. against the Frencb. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT does not apppear to think that he sufficiently disgusted the public in his recent letter to the Electors of Westminster, and therefore he has addressed another to those of Southwaik, hardly less offensive to decency and liberal sentiment.' The cause of this last Philip -, p' is avowedly a declaration of Mr. HENRY , THORNTON, that " the victory obtained over his Competitor, Mr. BURDETT, evinces the preference given by the Electors to his (Mr. TuouYroN's) rational views both of economy and reform." As 'Sir FRANCIS is in the constant habit of attacking his political opponents with the most . virulent ani tnosity, and always applies to them every term of reproach and defamation, it might be thought that the mild language of Mr. THORNTON, on the oc casion referred to, would not' have excited in the Baronet such a furious - and bitter spirit of resent ment against him. But, temperate as the lan-. guage alluded to was, Sir FRANCIS talks of " re b 'ting malice, refuting misrepresentation," and ace , :ses Mr. THORNTON of "venomous aspersions," —c Irma allow him to be a" woi•thy representative," . imputes'to h nr " morbid sensibility and overflowing spleen," which he delicately sqys Mr. THORNTON, " as he dares not spit out upon the Electors, has exhausted upon him." Sir FRANCIS also, w:, h etival delicacy, says, that Mr. THORNTON should have been Lontent with " solid pudding." But, to use the words of the Baronet, '' it would be too tedious,. and qiiite unnecessary, to go through the whole of his unmeaning gallimatiar" We may, however, in answer to his question, " what reason, what interest, what motive, can be assigned for his being less rational, less car ioct, in his views and objects," than Mr. T. whom he tauntingly calls an " all sufficient Gentleman. " te:iture to say that the latter is a fritnd to the Contitution ; that he does not advocate Frei;cb principles ; that be does not "pander to the bad pns:ions of the mob ; " that he, does not revile all Achninistrations ; that lie does not seem desirous of bringing:all aothority into contempt ; to spread the contagion of Jacobinical principles, and to tender Englishmen disgusted with their cointry, alia disposed towards : any change, whatever mi- Recurring, however, to the scry might ensue. f c7-`- with. which Sir FRANCIS has attacked Mr. THORNTON, the abuse which. he has. poured ,I,!) , in that Gentleman, for the mild way in which 11,! Averted to.: his, success. in the Borough of S ,uthwark, we shall conclude with one more pas strge; which we take .the liberty of borrowing Irourthe I.':aronet, viz.'‘.‘ It is a common observa' tient; that- anger as-often makes a man ridiculous as odious." The PRIN CEREC ENT slept at Windsor on Tnes -4y night. his =Royal Highness returned to Criion House yesterLy afternoon abOut o'clock. ' - WINI)SOtt ) tstoi-. 4. Monday being the Duke of KENT's birth-day, the same was ohcerved in a 'private manner by the Royal Family. his Royll Highness ai'ri;. , ed here early in the morning, and rode on horsebaCk with the Princesses ATIGL/STA, SOPHIA, and CHARLOTTE Of WALES, attended by the Bishop of SALISETJRY, General -Si , ENCEFi k ,Colonels DE3BROW and TAY LOR, and I:4 . a : ely , ty l - MtnnAy. The DflkeS of C LARENCE and CAMBRIDGE, and 'DuChess of YORK, arrived to dine with the Royil Family . Yesterday being, Princess SOPIIIA:6 birth-day, it was observed in a similar manner. The Prin.- cesi CHARLOTTE of WALES visited her Royal Aunt early in the morning, and as a tokan of her affections, presented her with a piece of plate. Dinner was not ordered till five o'clock, to suit the convenience of thePnINCE REGENT; at which time his Royal Highness arrived, accompanied by the Duke of CUMBERLAND, and joined the 'QUEEN and the above branches of . the Royal Family. The Duke of YORK yesterday held a Military Levee at 'his Office, and gave audience to a number of Officers ; among them — was General REPOw, on his being appointeckto the command of the brigade of the Royal Horse Guards (Blues), and the Life Guards, in Spain. Admiral LEGGt had been relieved in the com mand at Cadiz, by Admiral COCKBURN, and, it is said, has arrived in the Revenge. Yesterday dispatches 'ere rereiv.ed from STUART, at Lisbon, at the. Secretary of State's Office. • ' We understand, that a Gentleman has arrived, who' made his escape from Paris, and v.'hostates, that all the shops were shut, and that some of those of the goldsmiths had been plundereti either by the populace or the Government. IsZo Con scription," was placarded daring- the night in many public situations ;' and we are told that the vi gilance and energy of the Magistracy were incom petent to the restoration of tranquility. We very much doubt the truth of many of the stories ; but it is certain, that the :severity of the Conscrip tion, which requires the surrender of boys from the academics, at fourteen years old,' has excited much serious discontent; and one family at Bout-, deaux, has unsuccessfully offered a sum equal to 8001. sterling; to obtain a substitute for a boy devoted to the; Conscription. THE ROYAL HussAns.—This regiment (the PRINCE REGENT'S Own), now on duty in Lon don, in the room of the Life Guards, was raised during the first rebellion in Scotland, in the year 1715, as a regiment of heavy dragoons. In the year 1783 it was made a regiment of light ca valry, and the PRINCE was made Colonel-Com mandant. ,'ln the year 1795, General kVILLIAn PITT was removed from it to the Ist Dragoon Guards, and the Prince of WALEs became its eifee tive Colonel. The Magistrates of Inverness have, much to .he satisfaction of the community, conferred the freedom of that town on Sir JAMES IVPINTOSII, who has so highly distinguished himself ,by his talents * and who reflects so much honour tin the country which gave him birth. REJECTED ADDE ESES.-01.1r hint, we find, has been taken, and the Addresses really presented to the . Committee of Drury-lane Theatre, are like ly to be published together. It is not probable that the Committee will annex their authority to the publication if they have positivt ly been guilty of the partiality imputed to them, in giving a preference to Lord BYRON'S, though sent after the time stipulated for receiving Addresses, and which had been extended, .but the respec tive Authors can do justice to themselves. The collection will exhibit a curious variety in the manner of treating the same subject, thongl4 it may nOt, as expected, afford " a test of the poe tical genius of the-country.", NEW PARLIAMENT. S COTCH MEMBERS RETURNED. BOROUGHS. Inverness, &e.—Charles Grant, jun. Esq. Stranraer, ece.--Hon. Major J. Keith Stewart. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. CORK (COUNTY).—OCT. 29. Lerd Bernard ' 514 I Hon. Mr. P0ni0nby....597 Hon. Mr. Hare .. IV3 Mr. Leader 145 CORK (CITY).—Ocr. 31. Col. Lougfieht 844 Sir N. Colthurst GOS Hon. C. H. Hutchinson 589 I CLARE(Coux - ry).—OcT. 27. Sir E. lO'Brieii 129 Col. Fitzgerald Rt. Hon. W. Fitzgerald 104 _ We are informed that Lord James O'Brien has declined the contest for the County of Clare, and given kiis interest to the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Fitzgerald: GALWAY (TowN.)-oc - r. 19. roAsonby 254 Val.Bialte, Li. 149 CARLOW (COUNTY). The Election fo; this County is over., Colonel Latouche and Mr. Brucn are retninvd—Mr.Bage nal_declining any farther contest. FERMANAGH (CotINTY. Gen. Cole 398 1 Gm. Archdall Air. Brooke 250 I We are informed that a man was found mur dered on the Mallow-road, on Tuesday night last.—lliS body has been brought into the New Gaol, by order of the Coroner, for the "pur pose of being recognized. Nothing was found about him that could lead to a discovery of his person, but it 'is supposed he had been return ing home after delivering corn, and that he came frin a part of the country bordering on the County of Kerry.--ile is an elderly man, and rather grey.—(Cork Mercantile Chronicled CATALANI is now performing at the Subscrip tien Concerts in Edinburgh. Mr. G. ASHLEY is the Leader of the Band. NAVAL NTH. Wp!,. riArmouTi-T, Nov. 3.--Arrived the Friend's Goodwill, WALKER, from &Ole. Also the Fa vourite sloop of war from a ernize. Sailed, last evening, his Majesty's Shin Dio mede, si ill a small convoy to the Eastwahl. Came doWn the Harbour, and anchored in the SOund, the Phabe frigate: Sailed the Armide frigate for, the coast of France, and the Melpomene frigate to the East ward. TORBAY, NOV. .3.—Sailed lgst evening, after post, the American ship Experiment, prize to the gover sloop of war, for Plymouth, Arrived this morning, and sailed again, his Ma je3ty',3 ship Linnet from a cruize. .:,fi.:SRICESS, Nov. 4.—Sailed the extra convoy fo Gottealitirgh, under protection of his Majesty's ship Staribiz. The u:.•!-:t will apt sail until spe cially 'applied for.—The - honict-vard-bound fleet are fast arriving. YARMOUTH, Nov. 4.---Passed through the Roads to the southward the Gallant. Arrived the Princ'ess of Wales .:utter, with a Danish schooner, her prize, laden with stock fish, which she captured.off the eastward of the Dogger. PEAL, Nov. 4.—Arriied, this morning in the Downs the Norfolk paCket, BERNARD j Plzc&tix, Ross ; and the Fingal,' DAVIS, from the 'Baltic, bound to Plyrno.ith. 'Came down from the Riirer the Maitland East Indianian, for India ; and he Cape packet for the Cape, with three other merchantmen. POnTSMOVTII, Nov. 4..-Arrived his Majesty's sbio Thome le from Corunna, last from Plymouth ; Melpomene from Plymouth ; and the Revenge from C tzliz. HULL, Nov. 4.—The"William, - Captain GREEN, arriN , ed here on Friday from Gefle. He sailed from Hano Bay, Oct. 9, with about 200 sail, tin der convoy of a frigate and some other vessels of war -Ten days after the fleet sailed, they separat ed in a heavy gale of wind and thick weather. Captain G. was informed that about 50 sail of vessels were driven on Rugen Islawl, including a sloop of war and a gun-brig ; also four vessels were run down at sea. On the 23d inst. Capt. G. could only discern 30 sail of the convoy. A Shields brig, outward bOund., was captured in'the Belt, a.td afterwards burnt. When the William sailed from Gefle, the other vessels were expected to be ready for,sea . in a few days. Extract of a Letter from Hano, dated the 19th of October, 1812 :—" Of the convoy that sailed on the 9th, a great number of vessels are come back, and among them are the Harnionia, and the Catherine, SCHULTZ, Neither of these ships has sustained the least damage. The con voy sailed with the fairest prospect. We have seen dispatches from this rendezvous ; but it ap pears, that from the day they left Rano they were enveloped in a thick fog, which Captain HILCH describes as the darkest he ever met with, and which continued all the time he had been out.— From this circumstance, the ships of war were in a manner useless, as it was impossible for the merchant vessels to keep with them. The convoy sailed on Friday, and on Sunday had reached the entrance of the Belt, whey a heavy gale came on, and several vessels were lose on the Danish coast. It is not yet . accurately known how many, but Captain litt.ctt says he saw twelve on shore. We know of one ship being taken by the Danes, and we fear when - the cprrect returns are received, a great number will he found captured or strand ed. Admiral MORRIS has struck his flag on board the Vigo, and proceeded yeSterday overland to. Gotteninirgh ; in consequence of this arrange meat the I' igaremains here some time longer, but nothing further has transpired about convoys or sailing instructions. The convoy of the 19th ult. 'from Gottemburgh, arrived otf-this place on the 17th instant. Riga is yet safe." • Several sloops of war and gun-vessels are order ed to be built without delay. • Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East Indiailonse, when Cap ain R.. NISinLT was • sworn into the command of the ship Essex, 'con signed to Madras and China.--The Court ad . journed at 'six o'clock till 'Wednesday next. WORTHING, Nov. TROTTER Closed his theatrical season at this place. on Saturday last, With the Comedy of "' Rich and Poor," for his own benefit, to which there was a most crowded and brilliant audience,' We understand he opens his Theatre at Gravesend in the early part of next week, after an absence of one entire sea son. Mrs. GnovE;late of the Haymarket .The atre, said to be among the rest of his new faces. His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has been graciously pleased to -grant a respite, during pleasure, to James Stewart and William M'Arthur, under sentence of death in the prison at Glasgow. - On Monday s'nnight, during a violent gale, a fishing-boat, behingingto Easter Russ, with 7 men on board, was driven against the Malvina, of Aberdeen, while crossing the . Firth, opposite tr. Lurghead, and stove in pieces. We regret to add, that six of them were Unfortunately drowned, Le thoUgh every exertion was made to save their liti :s by the crew of the vessel. SPAtUSif PAPIfa: • CADIZ; OcT. 3.=-The fAiowing Proclarmtion_ has been issued at Madrid, by Carlos Espana,, the Military Governor of that capital The Spanish Government having granted permission for a certain number of Spaniards to enter the service of his Britannic Majesty, in any Of the English regiments composing his army in the Peninsula, his Excellen..‘y the Captain. Ge neral, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, has authorized Lient.-Colonels Sturgeon, Commandant of the Royal Corps of Artificers in Madrid, to enlist (nen into that corpi, under the fallowing con ditions "The recruits must be robust, healthy, fr from bodily defect, and must be artisans skilled in one or other of the foliowino• trades :—Carpenters, smiths, cartwrights, millwrights, rope-makers, sawyers, stone-cutters, and nrisons. " The recruits must engage to serve during the present war : but in the event of the corps to, which they are attached receiving orders to leave the Peninsula . , they shall then be discharged, and every man shall receive one month's pay, to enable him to return to his home. " The Spanish volunteers or recruits shall en joy the free cerci , ze of their religion, and attend divine service according to the rites of the Ca tholic, Apostolic, 1?onlan Church. " They shall be maintained and clothed in the sonic :tanner as the other soldiers of his iiritaanic Majesty : fiat! in this Royal Corps or Artincers they shall receive a ,!aily pay proportioned to their' sljil as artisans ; with understanding; that, thvystuallest,rate of pay shallntit than:three rials, 10 inaravedis per day (ten-pence); with daily rations; without deduction. " The Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo has also issued orders; that the Captains of companies to whictt each recruit shall be attached shuil receive the sum of eight dollars, to pi.ovi.zle, every" volunteer with the following articies knapsack, two pairs of shoes, and tWo shirts. The Captain or Commanding ()dicer of each company shall be re sponoJle to every recruit . for any surphis of the said suiu which may.remain after purchasing the above articles, • . " The recruits shall be promoted according to their respective merits to the various ranks in the Corps of which they form a part; and in which the pay is as follows, besides theabove-mentioned clothing and maintenance':---Serjeant, 8 rials, 24 maravedis; First Class . of Ai-tit - kers, .6 rials, 22' maravedis ; Second Class, 4 rials, 15 margvedis i Third Class, 3 Hats, 10 maravedis. Lieutenant- Colonel Sturgeon will be in readiness to receive recruits in the Museo llel I'mto, from nine in the morning till two in the. afternoon. " The advantages which 'every Spaniard must derive from enlisting into the allied army on the above-mentioned conditions, and particularly is the Royal Corps of Artificers, are great and cer tain, in like moaner as is the becoming treatment which all Spaniards serving in the allied army ex perience. The General Commandant therefore trusts, that, to carry into effect the wishes of our Stlpretne Government, the loyal aim! spirited "youths of this metropolis will 'present themselves to the said Colonel Sturgeon; with this under standing, that all who volunteer into the Royal Corps of Artificers, shall be exempted from the enlistment about. to take place, and to which they would otherwise be subject; because by seiving in the allied army they act according to the inten tions of the Supreme Government. (Signed) " CARLQS E' SPAN .Madrid, Sert. 18, 1915.•." CADIZ, OCT. 11.—The sequestration of tire property of convents, and of traitorous Spaniards, ought to produce considerable sums ; but there is reason to fear that the whole or great part of it may remain in the hands of the agentS employtd, unless measures, dictated by reason, and the prin ciples of public economy, are adopted for .the prevention of such abuses. ENGLISH HUMANITY.—III . the Madrid. Ditrg of the 27th nit. we read the following article., which we publish in order to put iseltish egotists to the blush :—Senor. Trench, Colonel of the 47th. and Colonel Ridelw• )d of the 45th, with their respective officers, witnessing so many unfortu nate and 'miserable people, and compassionating those lamentable objects who were worthy of a hetterdate, resolved to give a daily dinnerto about 200 of them, among whom were some persons of high distinction, who without this resource muse necessarily have perished. , This they continue to do with the greatest zeal, in 'the quarter of St. Thomas, some of themselves being generally pre sent on the occasion. The Revenge, 74, arrived yesterday at Ports mouth, from the Mediterranean and Cadiz, and was placed under quarantine. • STATE OF HOLLAVD.—A Lady who left Hol land so late as Friday morning last, states that the population 'now entirely consists of old men, ,females, and children, the conscription. having drained every town, village, and hamlet of the young and active part of the community. The degree of poverty and wretchedness exhibited by the inhabitants of the towns; baffles all &scrip don : after sunset not a lamp, not a candle, is to he seen, except at the guard-houses of the Franclx troops, throughout any of the once gay and 'po pulous cities of Holland. The shopkeepers retire to rest at sun-set, not being able to afford the .expence of lighting up their shops after dark— ilideed, the trade carried on in day-light is scarcely able to afford a miserable-suh3istence. :A strong, although .secret feeling of disaffection to the French Government, and a - rooted, abhorrence against Buonaparte personally, are universal throughout the Dutch provinces. They are, how ever, strongly garrisoned by French troops, and every thing having the appearance of insurrection is 'checked - by military execution being instantly ,e; inflicted on the discontented.. We learn, that potatoes, supposed to be damag ed by the late heavy rains, may be entirely, re stored by drying them on kilns used for oatmeal or malt. We can state from very good authority, that one person in the course of a single year, bY practising this method, saved a field of 12 acres from being entirely spoiled.