The Sun. — London, England, 1812-01-17 00:00:00

MAILS. ARRIVID• 1 Dublin. i)ux t Caait , r Lisbon, r Malta, 2 Guernsey, 2 Jersey, i Braz►ls, t. Waterford. F. ()I S r( ) CKS. THIS DAY A T T%V I.V IL O'CLOCK 62 a I Ornniwn - - dis. Consols. - - - THE SUN. SOLLM QUID ...rlClitt :. l•AL.3ll6l AUDEAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1812. Yesterday afternoon two 'Mholt Mails arrived. They bring the affliaing intelligence of the loss of the St. George and the Defence, and of their crews, with the exception of 18 men. All the Officers perished. We must "refer our readers to the Mails for the particulars of this most calamitous event. The Ha►nburgh Papers brought by these Mails con tain some more absurd accounts respelling the ill treatment of foreign soldiers in the British service. It is stated that above 130 men have recently been landed on the Continent from Heligoland, who had been diimissed without any support, be cause they were unfit for service. BUONAPARTE, by whose orders these staiertient*-are made, knows per fectly well that there is not the slightest foundation for them , but he hopes, by the propagation of these falsehoods, to deter the unfortunate foreigners whom he has forced into his service from deserting to us. The real fact is, that the persons who have been recently landed upon the Continent, and whom he desClibes as dismissed soldiers, are men who have been sent out of this country, under the Alien Act, for their improper conduit. Letters were received by the Anholt Mails which arrived yesterday from Petersburgh, dated the 21st ult. They all concur in stating, 'bat the Prelimina ries of Pe-ce weresigned between Russia and Turkey. They state this important event io hare taken place on the 215th of November (Old Style), after a very decisive battle had been 10w2.11t, in which the Turkish army was completely surrounded by the Russians. The Turks, dismayed and confounded, are said to have thrown doWn their arms, - and sur rendered themselves prisoners of war. The Turkish Army amounted, .according to the offi cial statement of the Russian General KuTu sow, to 35,000 men. The Russians are not only described to have become complete masters of the field on this occasion, but their triumph is stated to have been made more brilliant by obtaining posses sion of fifty-six pieces of cannon, besides the ma gazines and baggage ! The annunciation of this very decisive vi&ory was made in St. Petersburg!' on the Bth Dec. (Old Style), and the particulars were published in a Ga zette Extraordinary on the following day. This vic tory is stated to have been immedia►ely followed by the signing of preliminaries of a peace, whit!' were afterwards ratified and confirmed. Such was the immediate of ea of thiS joyous news in the Rus sian capital, that the Exchange on London again most rapidly advanced from I 7d. to 20/(l.—a-rate to which it has not advanced at any period s►nce the signing of the far-famed Treaty of Tilsit. We understar.d that our Government has receiv ed-an official account of this most desirable event. The accounts from Sweden still continue to be of a most pacific nature. It is stated, that the French Charge d'Aflaires was on the point of leaving Stock holm. This morning we received Dublin Papers. The Patriot of Monday contains the following para- graph : The three following persons JOHN KEEGAN, OWEN ADAMS, 21114 THOMAS QUARTEILMASS, have. we understand been committed to the jail of Kil mainhana, charged with havin& traitorously and felo niously conspired against the• King and GOvernment. KEEGAN andADAms were brought up this day to the Head Office of Police, where they underwent an ex amination before the Magistrates of that office. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER yesterday brought forward, in The House of Commons, his Resolutions respecting the arrangement of the Households of his MAJESTY and the PRINCE RE. GENT. For the details of the plan, we must refer our Readers to the Speech of the Right Hon. Gan ileman ; and we are sure they will perceive, with pleasure, that while it establishes a Court of due splendour for his ROYAL HIWINESS, it makes every necessary provision for the comfort of his MAJESTY in his present afflicting situation.—The Resolutions proposed were Fgreed to. There is an invidious allusion to a Gentleman in office, in the Morning Chronicle of this day, which deseivei some notice. It is intimated, in the article in question, that this Gentleman, who is alluded to under a pitiful pun, employs his pen at present in opposition to the Irish Catholics.— That Gentleman, we .believe, cannot have amok lei sure for such employment; and we venture to assent, that the insinuation is utterly false. We have al ways understood him to have been rather favourable to the Catholic Claims. We - are, at least, confi dent, that if he were inclined to oppose them, he would do it in a manner more becoming his situation. I\othing►ean be more illiberal than such covert at tacks as we have no•.v noticed, but it is politic to resort to them, (or open charges fir. easily grappled with and refuted. It is to be hoped, if the French General SIMON should be conviacd of traitorous pra6tices, that he will be made a signal example, fur we certainly have too many Foreigners among us who are agents for BUONAPARTE, and would exert all, possible endea vours to accomplish his wishes, in the overthrow of our Constitution. But Government, we are happy to say, are fully aware of the vast number of these lurking emissaties of our inveterate foe, and are determined to employ the most aetive means to detect all dangerous characters, and rid the Kingdom of them.— Many of these wretches have been sent away, and we may see, by the tone of Foreign Journals, that the French Ruler is• very angry with the British Government for their vigilance on this subjeft, and has therefore ordered the newspapers on the Continent to vent the most bitter complaints against it for having, as they allege, discharged Foreigners who have been engaged in the service of this country, and landed them on the Continent with great cruelty, in the most necessitous condition. It may have hap pened that some •of the Foreigners thus sent away have been engaged in the British ser vice, but our Rulers have, no doubt, had full rea son for dismissing them. A Gentleman who re cently came from the Continent, and on whose judgment and candour we rely, assures us that we have more to fear from foreigners who affect a mi litary chrraCler, or who assume titles, than from those who appear as Valets, &c. &c. as the latter have chiefly a subsistence in view, which they can get more conveni,nrly in thin country than abroid, but ;ha , the former are men who are either in the actual employment of the enemy, or prac tise those arts, arid endeavour to avad themselves of that know ledge which may render them acceptable to him on their return. -We are sorry to sate that a respectable Banker in he City this morning put an end to his existence. The Duke of YORK, transa&ed business yesterday with the PiIINCE. REGECT. Yesterday the Marquis WELLESLEY had a very long audience of the PRINCE REGENT. His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has given the 79th Regiment, v icint by the death of Sir JrA".4IS CRAIG, K. B. to Sir SAMUEL AUCHMUTY, and Sir SAMUEL'S Regiment (the toad), to the Ho noutable Major General Lo wBY COLE, of the 27th foot. The Government of Blackness, which Sir J. CRAIG held, has been given to Lieut.-General RULANL HILL. JOHN NPMAHON, Esq. was on Wednesday List proposed io the Electors of Aldborough, in Suabik, by CHARLES FOX CHAMPION CRESPICINI, Esq. and unanimously elected Member for that Borough. There are accounts from France to the 6th instant, which state that reinforcements have been lately sent into Spain, consistng chiefly of Conscripts. Letters from Newfoundland stale, that the Mi nerva frigate had been struck by lightning, which shattered the fore-topmast, top-gallant, and royal mast, struck a man overboard from the main-topsail yard, upset the officer of he watch and two seamen, and killed a sheep on deck. Letters were received yesterday from Virginia, which state trade to be exceedingly dull there, and the warehouses full of goods, there being no vent fur them. The letters from Virginia further observe, that it is true that the French Minister has given in a long list of goods which may be imported from the United States to France; but that the duties are so heavy, that no profits would arise from sending them. Thus the French open their doors with one hand, and shut them with the other. Six Frenchmen, confined on board the Crown prison -ship, at Portsmouth, contrived to make their escape on Sunday evening last, taking with them the jolly-boat, with four oars and two sills. Monday 'morning, about eight o'clock, 131 Gen tlemen, Under Graduates of Cambridge University, (the largest number ever remembered,) entered the Senate House, for the purpose of undergoing the examinations fur the Degree of Bachelor of Arts.— The examination continues five Ilys, and the De grees will be conferred on Saturday next. The contest for Senior Wrangler (or first man in the year) will lay between JuItDAN, of Trinity, and NEALE, of St. John's. Signora GRASSINI, it is said, after having impru dently lost about 15031. per annum, which she had chiefly realized in this country,- has been obliged to resume her profession, and is now engaged at the Opera in Paris. It is said also, that she has been accidentally deprived of an e) e. The antients personified the Deity who presided over the fortunate destinies of mankind as a female. It is a singular circumstance that distinguishes the Lottery to be drawn next Tuesday, that a female distributes Tickets, and shares of Tickets, to those who wish, by the unparalleled beneficial Scheme of the present Lottery, to acquire wealth and inde pendence. Lady BRANSCOMB, No. 1 , Holborn Bats, the corner of Middle-row, and 250, St. Margaret's Hill, Borough, is the person to whom we allude, and we acknowledge that her name alone is suffi cient to procure the patronage of all classes of per sons who wish to share in the advantages of the pre sent Lottery. Hilary Term commences next week, but the in teresting Term of Hilarity, begins at Nine o'clock oN Tuesday Morning next, when the Giani Wheel of Fortune will open and dispense i 20,0001, in va ried Capitals, anal Prizes to Adventuters in the.pre sent State Lottery ; but as the Drawing begins so early in the Morning, no Tickets or Shares can be bought after next Monday.. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Ptit back the Fortune frigate, Captain VA NSIT fA RT, bound to Cork. Arrived the Ann, belonging to Dartmouth, WEEKS, master; and the Rus,f//, belonging to Weymouth, GARLAND, master, both from Water-, ford, with cargoes of provisions for this peat ; also arrived the Hero, GOODALL ; from Sunderland, %vith coals for this port. Arrived the bleti6on brig of war from a cruize, and is appointed to take convoy to the eastward, and will sail on Friday night. Arrived this day the Growler gun brig, from a cruize off the coast of Spain. Sailed the Furtunde frigate for Cork. Arrived the Maidstone frigate from the Downs. Came down the harbour and anchored in the Sound, the Scylla sloop of war.- DEAL, JAN. 15.—Came down from the River, the Adventure cutter, for St. Michael's ; TI ;Nam and Mary, for Malta, and the Flora, WALKEts, fur Lisbon. Arrived !Ali Majesty's ship Diligence flora the Bal ic, and the Censor from North Yarmouth. YARMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Sailed yesterday, his Dila jesty's ship Briseis for the Nore; and to-day the Princess of [Pales cutter for the coast of Jutland, to endeavour to get some intelligence of the St. George and Defence. The Dauntless sloop of war sailed from Cork the 2th instant wish a convoy for the West Indies. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Price, of the Cosiack, lately returned from the Medi t erranean, has been promoted to the rank of Post Captain ; Lieut. John Reynolds, to command the Nimble cut ter, at Poitsmouth ; Lieut. Job Hammer to the Sparrow ; Hugh Montgomery, to the Vengeur ; Andrew Duncan, to the Alert ; George Goose, to the Mercurius ; M'llonald, to the Warrior, Mr. W. Henshelwood, to be Purser of the Asia, James Wilkinson, to be Purser of the Scarborough, 74 ; Capt. Tillard, of the Sabrina, to the rank of Post Captain ; Leut. James Crosby, to the Bulwark, at Plymouth ; John M`Kirdy, to the Prince of Wales ; Robert Dunn, to the Primrose 3 Thomas Boardman, to the Bulwark ; S. Donovan, to the Melpomene; Lieut. Thomas Bourchier, to the Fer ret, at Portsmouth ; Lieut. Squire, to be Com mander of the Onyx; Lieut. Charles Jeffreys, to the Hogue, at Woolwich ; Leta. Edward Turber ville, to the Tonnant at Plymouth ; and Lieut. James M‘Nevin, to the Spider, at Portsmouth. ROYAL ACADEMY. —Yesterday evening Mr. SOANE, Professor of Architedture, delivered his 6th Leianre, which commenced with an account of the invention of Arches, by which the Professor con siders there is as much honour done to the hu man intellect, as in the discovery of the laws of gravitation, the circulation of the blood, &c. and which formed an epocha, and produced a great re volution in the practice of ArchiteClure. From the mention of Arches he was led on to Bridges, on which suhje& he enlarged, by comparing those built by the ancients to the marvellous dimension of the Chinese. After adverting to these, bespoke of several built in France, and particularly mention ed those ofthis country. The Professor then urged the necessity of searching into original causes and first ptinciples, and entreated the young student not to copy servilely the ancients, but consider what they probably would have done in similar situations. The next subje& was Domes, or Cupolas, and he then proceeded to Staircases, on which subje& he paid some compliments to INtGo JONES, PALLADIO, KENT, and Sir W. CHAMBERS. After leading us on, step by step, to the different parts, in all of which there were a variety of drawings, he pro ceeded to speak of the North Front of the Bank of England, which he criticised freely. The Profes• sor entered largely into the different modes of deco ration, and the absurdity of their misapplication; for, says he, the ancients had their bad architeCts as well as the moderns. He then endeavoured to in fuse into the minds of the students the necessity of attending to the harmony and fitness of parts in all their works, for, by that propriety, the real archi tect is distinguished from the pretender. The Pio fessor then compared the unfortunate situation of the architect with those of the painter and sculptor, for, observed he, the works of the former are seen from day to day, and false impressions taken, wheteas the painter and sculp tor have the advantage of exhibiting then works in whatever stage they please. SOANE then produced two of his own ideal designs, for one of which he gained the gold medal : on these he ani madverted at some length, and proved, that how ever flattering the reception they met with at that time, yet they were only theoretical, and that he was then led away by youthful fancy, before the mind had been palsied by the disappointments of a professional life. He then strongly recommended the young mess to pursue their studies with unre mitting attention ;' here the Lecture to the Students concluded. The Professor then addressed the Pre sident and Members of the Academy, with acknow ledging his early obligations to that Institution, to whom he wished every success, and to the Mem bers peace and harmony. He then concluded, by stating, that now they had heard the sth and 6th Lecture, they must be convinced ►hat they had acted towards the Professor from surmises and misrepre sentation ; and if they could not now retrace their steps, and place him in the situation he was in pre vious to the suspension of the Lectures, it must be the last time he could have the honour of addressing them as the Professor of Architecture.—The Room was very full, and the Lecture-received with re peated bursts of applause. The Drawings were seventy in number, and much superior to those in the former Lecture. ANITO LT 117,11 L. In the account-which we hereunto subjoin, will be found the melancholy confirmation of all our fears s respeaing the St. George and Defence:— EXTRACT FROM THE DANISH NEWSPAPER OF Tan 31ST OF DLC. 131 " We have received accounts that the English ship St. Geor,:fe, 9:3 guns, commanded by Admiral REY- , NOLDS, and the Defence of 74, Captain DAVID AT. weredriven ashore on the mot fling of the 24th instant, near 'Cape Ryssenstien, in the lordship if Rinkiobing. The crew of the former is said to have consisted of 850 men, and of the latter, of SL;,. men, not including the Officers. tf,lf an hour after tie Defence had touched the ground, the who!e welt to pieces, and all the crew (excepting 5 seamen aLci one marine, who saved themselves by bolding pieces ' of timber) were drowned. Capt. ATKIN& reached the shore dead. The day after, in the afternoon, there were seen ft om the land s!,me part of the cabin and "poop of the St. George, upon which were standing many men. Part of the mast was cut away, and some men endea7oured to escape on it; but it is con jectured, that few , have been saved, since the waves and the current, with the wind coming from the N. N. W. would sweep them off before they reach ed the land. Some, likewise, attempted to save themselves on a raft, but are said to have perished ; and when the accounts came away from Lemvig, intelligence had reached that place, that the St. George had totally gone down, and that only twelve - men of the crew had been saved. The ship was up wards of 300 fathoms from the land. " The six men saved out of the Defence have, on examination, declared, tha► the first cause of this misfortune was the St. George having last month lost her masts in a gale of wind when off Lolland, in the Brit; and, consequentlyox hen she cams into the North Sea, could not easily be brought into stays, or keep up with the fleet which came out from Wingo., near Gottenburgh, on the 166th of this month, and consisted of the Liaory, of 100 guns, Admiral SAC,. MAREZ, Commander in Chief, St. George, Dread-- nought, Vigo, Cressy, Orion, Hero, and Defence, be sides some smaller ships of war, and a fleet of about 150 sail of merchant-vessels. As it was blow- ing r heavy gale. Admiral SAumAEEZ gars. orders for the Deknre and Cressy to keep close the St. George. The Hero, and some other smaller ships, were directed, as the wind was against them, to re- turn back to Wingo, with a p . f.ri of the merchant vess,2l3. The other ships of the line shaped their course for England, Defence, and. „Cressy, kept the North Sea five days, in a dreadful gale from the W. N. W. West and. South ; but at length had to combat with a terrible tempest from the N. W." NAPLES, DLC. 7.—The English have made an attack upon the town of Reggio. The damage caused by it hardly deserves to be mentioned ; and as the English have no other happiness than that of hurt ing, they will find neither consolation or recom pense from that they made. All the losses, on the contrary, fall upon themselves. They themselves confess they had many killed and wounded. Deserters assert, the day after the action a great number of women lamenting at General MAITLAND'S door the loss of a husband or son. We likewise know that two of their gun-boats were rendered incapable of further service, and that a mor tar bursting in the midst of the fire, augmented their loss and damage. Die intelligence which we re ceive from the Littoral of the kingdom watered by the Adriatic, states that the enemy had for. a consi der:ll7)le time left those waters. The gales which they lastly experienced throughout the whole ex tent of the Gulph has caused them great 'losses, in consequence of their having no friendly port in which they can take shelter ; thus, after hav ing continued in these seas the fine season, without preventing the coasting trad e b etween the ports of Abruzzes de to Pauille and those of the Kingdom of Italy, the Illyrian provinces, and Corfu, these insular pirates have been tweed to abandon the theatre upon which they wished to exercise their villainies. Amongst the most conspicuous Exl~ibitit~ns in this metropolis, for the Winter season, we believe the Royal Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, will stand un rivalled. The vast number of rare animals which have lately been procuted, with the wonderful provement in the difftrent apartments, must exceed the most sanguine expeCiation : it is jus , ly observed by the most illustrious connoisseurs in this nation, that no one need to wish himself transported to the extensive plains and fore•its of A s i a , Africa, &c. t o see the choicest produtiions of animated nature, while such noble and perfect specimens so greatly abound in the unique assemblage, which for variety, beauty, and perfection, can challenge any Menage rie in the world. The formidable Rhinoceros, the scientific Elephant, the finest Lion, Royal Tiger, and Ostrich, in nature, are particithirly noticed, amongst a number of other lions, tigers, panthers, ostriches, leopard, hyxna, Arabian camel, cassowary, emews, pelican, cirus, crown cranes,, vultures, and se%eral new animals, viz. the 'Vapor or Hippopotamus of the I\l , zw World, the Vicuna or Viguna of the Peru vian Mountains, the great Ursine Sloth from the East Indies, Sc.c. all in fine health and condition, will sufficiently prove that such an extensive variety were never before known in one place, perhaps, in the history of the