The Sun. — London, England, 1812-12-18 00:00:00

MAILS. EXu I—l Cadiz, 1 Gottenburgh, 2 Guernsey, 2 Jersey, Brazils, 2 Dublin, 3 Waterford. Consols (PRICK OF STOCKS 'PHIS DAY AT TWELVE. 0 ' 7:LOCIC. 6.2f . 61i I Rel. Ann: - • • egiii THE T - ~ T~~ ~` ins SUN. N • 0 6E31 QITIS nicEßz FALsuM AuDEAi? .-LONDON, . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1812. Accounts have,-been i• front Paris so late as the 13th inst. At that time no Bulletin bactbeen published, nor had any fresh news from the. army been - received. It is the'reforc quite clear that BuoNArARrE.• had not escaped himself, nor Lid any communication opened to the 'Polish frontiers so - late as the end of last Inonth . There can be no doubt, that, if he were in a state of personal safety, or it be could communicate at all with France, he would not delay the publica tion of a Bulletin, to allay th'e agitation which he must know prevails in,France: He would tell the people . : of France that he had accomplished the ob ject of the campaign, that he ~ had penetrated to the heart of Russia, and destroyed Moscow ; and that as he never had any. idea of remaining in Rus „sia during the winter, he had returned to winter quarters with his army, laden with spoils, Covered • with glory, and improved in health by the bracing air of the North. The people of France are-by this time too %veil acquainted with the disasters of the campaign, and retain too perfect a recollection Of the Tyrant's early Bulletins, to listen to such a story ; in fact, it would not, gain credit from . any class of men in Europe, except only from " the Party" in - England: -Their credulity, when any intelligence unfavourable to this Country ar rives, can only be : equalled ky their scepticism, %viten news of a contrary nature is received. They would be, instantly framing predictions of .disaster, and pi•onouneing fresh panegyrics upon , .thetalenis of iI,UONAPARTE. Indeed, they already seem to hare forgotten all that they said at the 'beginning of the Russian campaign, or else they' flatter themselves that the public have forgotteA all the sneers which they threw Out against the' ` feeble • ALEXANDER," can epithet which they never bestowed upon that monarch while be was in alliance wall BUONAPARTE)j upon his councils, upon h:s Generals, and his Armies, and that no trace remains in the public mind of their declama tions against the Riissians for the system of retreat that was adopted, nor of the confident predictions of " the Party," that BUONAPARTE would die • tate a peace at Moscow. . They surely must think that all these things are forgotten; for they are beginning again to issue fresh predictions, and seem to expect as much attention to their asser tions, as if they had not been systematically wrong in every opinion which they have advanced. A Gentleman has just arrived from Gotten= burgh, who states, that at Copenhagen the RUssian mister expostulated with the King on the intro duction into the Danish Gazettes of all the French ' Bulletins, to the exclusion of the Official Accounts ofebis Imperial Master. The King replied, that the Minister was at liberty to publish the latter at' his ewn exPence, and under his own direction they might be. circulated thoughout The 'Danish territories. The Ambassador immediately cdrifided this duty to the Itimsian Consul, and, by These means, the Danes have become accurately ac quainted with all the disasters of their French ally. Our Readers will see, by a reference to ohr Parliamentary proceedings, that a ; Message was delivered last night from the PE INCE RzOt&-i , recommending the „granting some relief to the Russians. This ineasurc appears to us to be founded in policy, as well is in humanity, and must make a strong impression upon tire people of Russia, especially when contrasted with the burning, pillage, and murder, which marked the _footsteps of the French. We understand, that when CoUnt WI.NZINGE RODE was treacherously taken by the French, though the bearer of a flag of truce, BuoNA nu= gave orders that he should be shot. The Count, however, reminded the Tyrant, that there were several French Generals in the hinds of the Russians, upon wham retribution would be exercised if be were murdered. • This remon strance produced the desired effect, and his life was spared. The Count states, that all the time was in the power of the French they eat .no thing. but horse flesh, without a morsel of bread. We'yesterday, in. a Second-Edition, merely no ticed the simple fact, that Lord NV4POLE Was going from St. Petersburgh,. upOn an importafit mission to the Court of Vienna ; but we find that come of the Morning Papers have thought pro peric announce his Lordship's arrival in that -city, NAVAL NEWS, ,FALNIOUTII, DEC. 15.,--Put in his ...Majesty's ship Ramillies, 74 guns, Capt. T. Hardy, but for what cause is unknown ; she is, hOwever, expected to sail in the morning, to join the fleet. Arrived his Majesty's brigs Castilian and Bold, from the westward. _ The Carteret packet, for Corunna, has had a signal flying for sea for two days, btit owing to the violent gales has not been able tO get into the Roads. • DEAL, DEC. 17.--Came down frofu' the River the Providence, SrooNER, for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 17.---Bailed his Majesty's ship Hope for Cork ; and the Crescent on a ctuize. His Majesty's ship Revenge has made signals, and is dropped down to . St. Helcu's, and will sail to-morrow with her convoy. PENZAFCE, DEC. I.l.,—Arrived his -lilajesty's brig Zephyr, with dispatches-from St. Andero.— She . has taken an American schooner, letter, of of marque, bound to Bourtleaux, which she sent for Falmouth. Apprehensions are feltju Sweden, that the ships ,under her flag will be captured by American pri-; vateers, and condemned in French Courts. of miralty. Under - this inipresqion ,notice has been given to the Atherican Agents residing in that country, that ample retribution.'- will be obtained froth the American ships and property in the, Baltic„if any such acts of aggression shoUld be committed. COMMON COUNClL.—Yestifrday a Court of -Common Council was held, at which a: Variety of reports from.the different Committees were receiv ed and taken into consideration. That which prin cipally occupied the attention of the Court was the Report of the Militia Committee respecting the trophy-tax accounts. Mr. ErO:VARI) Gaosa SMITH, Treasurer and clerk to• the. Commission ers of Lieutenancy of the oity of- Lond9n, was called within the bar, and examined with regard to the balances which- had . not been brought for ward in ~seVe:al accounts passed at_ the 'Quarter Sessions, Mr. SMITH shewd that he had acted merely in conformity' to the. instructions of the Commissioners, and that his cOlidnet in that re spect was free from all blame. , His state ments went, however, to confirm the subject matter of, the 'Report, as far as it related to the balances withheld; and, upon the motion of Mr. WAITHMAN, the Court agreed in the Re port of the ComMittee with one negative only. CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 14.-4;in Thursday last the first Anniversary Meeting of the Cambridge Auxi liary Bible Society was held at the Town-hall, Lord F. G. Osborne, M.P. in the Chair, when the very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Rev. Messrs. Harris, ebster, Chase, Farish, Edmunds, G. A. Brown, John Brown and Simeon, and Mr. Rich. Faster, jun. and also ,W. Hollick and G. Milner, Esqrs. moved and seconded certain resolutions, accompanied with appropriate speeches, which were all carried unanimously. The Meeting was most numerously attended by Ladies and Gentle men of the University, town, county, &c. Trl TI.IATRE.—The comic opera of The Castle of Andalusia last night introduced Mr. Ba.knAm at Drury-lane Theatre, in the part of .eilphonso. He was received on his entrance with loud and continued applause, and by the extraordinary abi lity with which he executed the several airs be longing and incidental to his. part, he re-excited that applause, and was encored in nearly all. His voice appeared to great advantage. It seemed, in deed, to have more strength than ever, yet was managed with great taste and deliCacy. In the first act heintroduted The voice of Love," a new song, which does' credit to the composer, Mr. PARRY, and which the audience obliged him to re peat:BELLAMY acquitted himself ably DonCcesar, and the different style of his singing from that of BRAHAM produced an agreeable variety, which was still farther increased by the able exertions of PYNE, Mrs. DIcKONS, and Mrs. MOWNTA,IN. ,The ,comic characters were well supported by, LOVE : - 'GROVE, KNIGHT, PENSON, and Miss KELLY. The piece itself_ would be a mass of pitiable dulness, indeed, if it were , not so' strongly propped by the musical and comic powers employed in thc repre sentation of it. An eminent Medical Practitioner, who was the lucky Purchaser of a I3alf,of _ the szE:2O,OOO Prize, sold at \Wan's Office, 17, Ludgate-strxet, in the last Lottery, has been . giving his advir7e gratis to all ranks, in -consequence of this acquisition of fortline.-11 is simply this—" Try your luck .at Webb's." • SMITMIELD MARKET, DECtr4B)SR. 13, . - . This day's Market ivas pretty .well supplied with the different kinds of Cattle , Mutton and Perk were cheaper ; Beef and Veal stiff. ort last prices, and the trade in general was somewhat flat.—The sales in the. Hay-market were trifling : Straw and Clover .have dropped in price ; Hay fetched last price. The undermenticned prices and numbers are a correct statement To sink the Offal, per Stone of slb. Beef, 4s. ed. to Gs. Od. Mutton, 4s. sd. to es. od. Ss. Od. to 7s. Od. Lamb, Os. to Os. Od. Pork, ss. Od. to es. 4d. Beasts, 1100. Sheep, 4,200. Calves, 160. Pigs, 240. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORPS, ' THURSDAY, DE.O 17. The Earl of MontA, and the Earl of ROMES find Lord FOT.iBES (Scots Representative Peers), took the oaths and their seats. t, On the East India Company's .Appeal Cause v. certain Clergymen of the City of _London, Sir A. Pig►ott was heard to the eti., of his reply. The final consideration of the case was deferred until Monday, when the LORD CiLINCE,LLOR said .he should move•the judgment of the Honse. *MITHFIELP HAY-MARKET. Hay, 41. Os. to i5l. 10s. Straw, 21. Os. to 21. bs. Clover, 61.05. to 71 , . 10s. CORN EXCHM4GE, DEC. 18.--We bad no fresh arrivals of any' description . of Grain to-clay, and buyers being few, on account of Coo uncertainty of the weather, we have no alteration to note in any article. Wheat - -85 s. 955.-1001. Fine ditto. - - - 1355. R}'e• - - - - 445. 595. New Ditto - - . 645. Ma - - 925. 102 s. Tick Bcans - - 735. 785. Old ditto - - - , 12ds. Small ditto -120 s. 1265. Feed Oats - - - Sris. 465. Fine ditto - - - . 625 ' Poland ditto - 565. —s. Fine ditto - -60 s. Potatue ditto - - ' 625. - - - snl. 701. Fine ditto - 108 s. White Pease (boil.)1103. 120 s. I a:+4,. CATHOLIC QUESTION. The Bishop of CHESTER presented a petition from a numerous and respectable meeting of the Clergy and Inhabitants (as we could collect) of Manchester and Salford, against the Catholic Claims which being read by the Clerk, was or dered to lie Off the table. . A similar petition was presented by theDukeof MoNmon trout the BOrOtith of Grantham. - The Jamaica and St. DuAping° Intercourse Prevention Bill passed through a.Committce of the whole House; and was.reported withuut any amendment. The Exchequer Bills Bill, the Rice Duties, the Order in ConnCil indenthity, 4anish Re-d Wines, Chocolate Duties, Post - Olfice -Duties,. .Malt Tax; Corn Distillation, Place and Pensiou Duty, and Lord Wellington's Estate Bills, were, brought up from the 'Commons, by Mr.. Lysturratos and other Members. RELIEF TO THE SUFFERING RUSSIANS. The Earl of LtvEitoot, presented' A Message from his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT to the flouse on this subject, similar to that deli, ,vered to the Com - mons (to which. we 'refer), and desiring. .the: concurrence of their LOrdships in such measures as would enable his Royal High ness to carry into eikct the objects of the Mes- sage. The same heini.(read from the Woolsack,- - The BIM of LIVERPOOL moved, that his , Royal Highness's iriot gracious Message be taken into consideration to-morrow, and the -Lords sum moncd.—Ordered. The Noble Earl then moved the first reading of Lord Vireilihgton's Estate Bill, which taking place, his Lordship said he should move the se6oad read ing to-morrow., • - • EX 2 OFPICIO INFORMATIONS. Lord HOLLAND called the recollection of their Lonkhips to the, Bill he had the,honour of intro- , duchig upon this subject last Session. . On account of the unfavourable periOd, and the thinness of the attendance, when its discussibn took place, he thought a subject of such importance had not adequate justice, as. a . very small proportion of their Lordships had expressed their sense upon it. And he acquainted the House, he thought it his duty to take an early opportunity, After the re cess, of bringing forward a similar GOLD CbLN BILL. The Order of the Day, upon which their Lord ships were summ , oned, being reud, 'The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second read ing of the above mentioned the ques tion, The Marquis of LANSnowNE said, •he should defer a few observations he bad to 'offer on the subject, till the next stage of-the Bill, , when, to morrow, on account Of the consideration, of the Prince Regent's Message, there .probably Nv:ould be a more considerable attendance. The Earl of LiVr:11,1'001, observed, be had no ob jection to defer any discussion:upon the subject, until the next stage of the Bill, if any Noble Lord thought it might be more conyenieiltly taken up, as perhaps the House would be'fuller to-nior row, on the consideration of his Royal Ilgisness the Prince Regent's'Message. The Bill was then read a second time, and com mitted for to-morrow. The Household Bill was brought up from the Commons, by Mr. LUSHIN GTON i and other Mem bers, and lead a first time. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, DEC. 17. On the motion of Mr. LEActi' s a new Writwas ordered far the Borough bf Appleby, in the room of Me. Courtenav, who has since his .election, ac cepted of the Chiltern hundreds. • Mt% H. THORNTON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Mary-le-bonne parish, raying an improvement in - the lighting, paving, &c. of that parish, Sir r. BuuDETT.preserftd the Petition Of James Philip Inglis, the substance of which we laid be fore our readersl yesterday. The, Petition was read by the Clerk. The S7EAKER • observed, that as the Petition prayed for remuneration for lCsses .sustained, it - yea.; inconsistent with the usages of the House to entertain it unless it came recommended by the Crown.. He wished to ask the lion. P, , aronet if the Petition same so recommended ? ' Sir F. BURDETT answered in the negative, and after a conversation with the Spaaker; withdrew the Petition. Sir H. Al",Lniuitv gave notice, that it -as his intention,- shortlynfter the recess, to submit a motion to the House-, relating to the expellees in curred by the parishes through the poor left in lsarracks, and also to call the attention. of the House to the exemption of houses used for will= tary purposes from paying , poor rates. ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER brought down a Message to the Prince Regent, which was . read, and was as, follows.:—. " GEORGE, P. R. "The PRINCE I:iron:N:1', acting . in the name, and on the half of his NIA:InsTv, having taken into his serious \ considera tion theAcconnts which he has received of the severe dis tressses to which the inhabitantsof &Part of the Empire of Russia have been exposed in their persons and property, in consequence of the unprovoked an2l atrocious invasion of that country by the Ruler of France.; and the exemplary and ex traordinary magnanimity and fortitude with which they U conquerable spirit they have displayed in' Its cart, wherchf ,results have been produced of the- utmost importance to the interests of this kingdom, and to the general cause of Eu-, rope; recommends to.tlh, House of Commons to enal)le his Royal Highness, in aid of the contributions which have .been commenced within the Russian Empire for this pur pose, to afford to the suferitsg subjects of his Majesty's good and great Ally, the Etiaperor. of Russia, pith speedy and effeetttal relief as may be suitable to this most interesting occasion. " G. P. R." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHREWER, moved, that his Royal Highness's' most gracious Message should .be reterrcd to a Committee of Supply. Mr. WHITBREAD did not intend to . oppose:the motion for referring the Mes Sage of the Princa Regent to a Committee of Supply; but he thought it would better become an English House, ot Commons, at a period like the,present, to vote something to relieve the _suffering subjects ot this country, before they carried their generosity so far as to relieve the subjects of Russia where it may be misplaced, and could be of little avail. He W. :mid say no more now ; his object in rising,. was int'rely to lay open the grounds on, which his intention to oppose' the grant to - Morrow. It w The CHANCELLOR Of the. ExcnotWEn said, it the Hon.. Gentleman should persist in his design to oppose the grant to-morrow, he should then be prepared to state why he thought it was called for,,hot - only by humanity and justice, _but by sound policy, and the interests of this country. S,k F. BURDETT altogether dissented from the Right Hon. 'Gentleman, in the view be took of the subject. Not oury did he think a grant of the nature of that proposed most extraordinary, in our present circumstances, but he thought it most insulting to the people of this country. Mr. STEPHENS dissented altogether from the Hon. Baronet . ; and far from thinking such a grant to a brave people, so nobly struggling, would be felt insulting to the people of this country, he was c3nfident they would feel insulted by lan guage liketlrat held by the Honourable Baronet. In such a case, he contended, liberality was sound policy. He could easily conceive that those who considered the sacrifice which had been made in the conflagration of Moscow, not as an heroic sacrifice, which was to be 'applauded, but as a selfish and un necessary destruction of property, would not be disposed to admit that any relief could, with jus., tice, be given the nnfortutnate sufferers. To him, however, who . saw in the conflagration of Mos cow a' most heroic sacrifice to the love of country, not, equalled in the history of antiquity by Segun tum or 'Eumantia, nor in Modern times even by Saragossa;—to him It - did not appear wrong in England to endeavour to alleviate the distresses of this gallant people in a straggle which was likely to be productive of tlie happiest results, and which might even save the land we live in. • If England were invaded by a foreign enemy, it might perhaps be necessary to sacrifice even London, and English men would not be backward intnaking even such a sacrifice to preserve -th,eir independence. The sacrifice of Moscow mighthave-contributed to prevent the sacrifice of . London. He was st:re when he recollected what the Eon. Baronet had ormerly said of the dist! eses of.-the people 'of 1....105c0w, that he must" do great violence to his feelings, if he opposed a proportion for affording than relief. If what he might be able to con:„tti bate Would not greatly assist the Russians, 'at least it was fitting that we should let them see that we Sympathised • with them in their distreses, and that we participated in their hatred of the common enemy. Mr. PONSONBY said, the . Messege of the Prince Regent had tak6 him by surprise, as he had not the slightest previous intimation that such an ap plieation was to be made to Parliament ; but at the same time, whateverview might be taken of it by those Gentlemen with whom he,was in the habit of acting, he had by no means decided . on opposing the grant recommended: His mind we* not made up on the subject.. He should take the interval - afforded him, to form his opinion by to morrow, but he wished to state that he• by no means fixed his mind upon opposing it. Mr. ROSE wished to say a few words. The . Hon. Baronet had said, to afford relieflo the peo ple of Russia would be to insult-Ole people of country: He believed that if ever a motion made to grant money to a foreign power had beelt agreable to the people, this, of all others, was that which would be most advantageous to, their a interests. He had perfect conviction on his that dig interests of the people of this country would be best consulted by agreeing td the measure recommended by the Message. lie would'ask if it was not to the exertions of those • whom it was now proposed to relieVe, that v 44 were indebted, for the prospect we now 'enjoyed) of a lucrative trade opened to the people of Oil country Nothing could furnish a stronger iii' stance of the heroism of th Russian people, thafi was supplied by the voluntary sacrifices they hg made. Nothing could more 'strongly 'mark the Russian character than the conduct of a Russild Nobleman at Moscow. He lad set fire to hi' own palace before the ene'iny entered, that 1 , might afford him no shelter, arid. this example teal follewed by the people down to the lowest classC who, with the same feeling, fired their habitatiol - e . of . 1500 followers appertaining, to the4Noblemas be had alluded to, those who were able to sera had joined the army, ,and those Who were ilia t pabre of doing this had burnt their miserablehed regardless of. the ConSequetices to themselves, 0 they foiled the enemy. It might be said, the whatever we might contribute would be too significant greatly to alleviate the distresses - the Rtissians, but we ought at least to chew sympathy, and marl: distinctly to:thein how live) an interest we takein'the struggle hi which old are engaged. Lord NUGENT, like. his Right. Hon. Rid (Mr. Ponsonby), bad not .mad:: Up leis mind 0 1 ; the subject. He wished to guard against givi any pledge one way or the other, , but he did 0' hesitate to say that he had a strong dispOSition support the, grant - 3 to give any thing we, coal' possibly afford to support the Russian people 0 , the magnificent struggle they were now makia ,in the cause of Europe, and the world at large. Mr. LOCKHART was surprised that any • u,4 I