The Sun. — London, England, 1812-04-06 00:00:00

MAILS. Artmr 9-1 Dublrn, r Waterfuhi Du it Nlalta, Guernsey, I jersey, Dublin, z Waterlvrd. S THIS DAY A r -TIV.LV lio'cLocK. Consols. . - - 59 i S per Ct. Navy - i : FT i SUN. SOLILM QUI; DIC di E FALSUM AUDIAt LUIVD 0 11, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1812. 9 1 11 i Admiral DURHAM arrived off Uiliant, on the 23d ult. with the Venerable, Elizabeth, Cumberland, and Plantagenet. of the line, and the Osprey and Comet sloops of war, and made sail to the South- West, to look after the French Squadron. The Gazette of Saturday contains the appoint ment of Lord BUCKINGHAMSHIRE to be President of the Board of Controul. Lord SIDMOUIR will kiss bands in the course of this week. This morning we received Corunna Papers to the 30th ult. They state, in the most positive manner, that very large bodies of French troops have quitted the Peninsula. Their destination is supposr•:d to be Vie North of Europe; but it is not unlikely that BuoNArAttrE may find their presence necessary in France. Atall events, the objea must be to him of great impor!ance, that induces him to withdraw his troops irom Spain at this junaure. We learn from ihe French Papers, that another Armistice, for 45 days, has been concluded between the Russians and Turks. We most earnestly hope that it will terminate in a Peace, because the continuance of the war can answer no other pur pose bat that of promoting the views of BUONA.. PARTn. These Papers give us no information re speaing the affairs of the North, nor do they hint at the probability of BUONAPARTE'S departure from Paris. They, however, confirm the accounts of the insurrections in Normandy, and of the summary execution of the insurgents. We did not ex pea to find any information upon this sub ject in the French Papers, but probably BUONA PARTE thought it was too nototious to be kept a secret, and he might hope that the fate of the inhabitants of Caen might operate as a warning to the people in many oiher parts, of France who have evinced a disposition to insurrection. The French Papers attribute the discontents which prevail in France entirely to the dearness of provisions: we have 11U st,s;:ig . ic4Gon to believe that they proceed from more permanent causes. We have no doubt that they have occasioned the delay of BUONAPARTE'S. departure for the North. The American Papers, the arrival of which we announced on. Satu►day, bring very little news.— The Congress, though they appeared so anxious for war with this country, seem now to be very unwill ing to raise either men or money : the motion for raising a permanent force of 80,000 men has been rejeCted; and the resolution for laying a duty on Silt, met with the situe fate. The - following are extraas from them : NEW YORK, FEB.. 28.—The dispatches received at Washington by the Constitution, are not suppos ed to be of consequence. Nothing is said of a treaty. Mr. BARLOW,. writes to Mr. FULTON, that our affairs have a favourable aspen. The Bill authorising a loan of eleven millions, at 6 per cent. per annum, passed to a third reading on Monday, by a majority of 58. This sum, by the Bill, is reimbursable any time within 12 years. FEB. 29.—The Navy Bill that passed the House some time ago was debated in the Senate to-day.— The Senate have proposed the building of 20 ad ditional frigates. There is some piospea of their agreeing to build that or a smaller nutnber. thitca 3.—The Editor of the National 'litchi '-gencer, notices the arrival at Washington, of Lieut. Mott It is, with dispatches from France and England, and observes, " It is understood that our Envoy, Mr. BA ULow, was received in a vety favourable man ner by the Emperor of France ; that be had pre sented interesting explanations on the subject of his mission, and was then engaged in the discussion of them with the Minister of Foreign Relations. It appears also that the dispatches from our Govern, inert to Mr. BARLow, transmitted by the Hornet, had been presented to him by Lieut. 13.1npLe." It is said that no change had taken place in Eng land at the time the Constitution left that country of a favourable character. The dispatches from Mr. Ru:rsELL, however, are understood to be of an old date, and mostly duplicates. The return of the Hornet may be daily expeaed ; by which vessel we hope to receive information re speding ,out foreign concerns, of a more decisive mature. Lord SIDMOUTH has had daily interviews with Mr. PERCEVA L for a week or ten days inst. The ensuing St. George's is to be celebrated with much splendour. It is said the,PRINCE RE GENT Will give a grand entertainment upon the oc casion. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTa, APRIL 3.—Arrived the brig Three Friends, belonging to London, Wnreee, Master, from Villa Nova and Gibraltar,with a cargo consist ing of wine, col k, and trots ; the .Nyaden, FASMER, from Naples, Cagliari, and Gibraltar, with a cargo consisting of brandy and cream tartar ; and the Vine, THOMPSON, from Gibraltar, with a cargo of brandy, all bound to this port, for orders, and areunderqua rantine: the Nyaden and Three Friends sailed with the fleet, under convoy of the York man of war, several of which were dispersed , on the passage during bad weather : the latter parted company with them ,five days 'since off the north-west coast of Ireland ; the Pine sailed on the 13th March, and came a running ship; those that have arrived here have encountered several very heavy gales, in which they were dainaged. - The Three Friends has sprung her main-mast, and is in want of provisions, the sails of the Nyaden are split, and she is also in want of provisions, and the Vine has shifted her cargo. Arrived the sloop Paragon, belonging to and for Hull, DANIEL AUBONE, master, from Malta and Gibraltar, with a cargo consisting of oil, lemons, and cork, for dunnage, bound to this port, for or ders, and is in distiess, having, during very bad Weather, split her sails, lost her boat, and sprung her boom; she was also much in want of provisions, having had a very long passage : she sailed from Malta on the Ist January, and from Gibraltar on the 29111 February, in company with the fleet bound - to England, under convoy of the York man of war, from which she parted fifteen days since. Captain AUBONE slates, that it is very probable pact of the fleet have put into Bantry Bay. The Paragon is under quarantine, the crew of which saw six-sail of merchantweh cap tu►ed in the Mediterranean by a French privateer, and we understand others were captured by that vessel, the names of which could not be discovered, but they belonged to a fleet that sailed from Malta with the Paragon, under convoy of a store-ship.— The Paragon brought froni Gibraltar one passen ger, which was Captain SMITH of the schooner Sarah and Mary, belonging to Hull, which vessel, on her passage from Messina to London, was wrecked, during a storm, on the African coast, the day after her departure from the former place (Ist January last), but the crew were providentially pre served, and, after enduring the greatest hardship, reached Gibraltar, having been obliged to travel for many days, almost without food, on the shores of Africa, when they reached Algiers, from whence, we understand, they embarked for Gibraltar ; two of them came passengers in one of the vessels that arrived here yesterday from the Straits ; the re mainder have embarked in other vessels. Captain SMITH states, that a few days after 'be was cast away, and when he was travellitrg along the coast, he discovered the bodies of nine person's, who had been most inhumanly murdered, it is supposed by the natives : their throats were cut from ear to ear, and the remains of those unfortunates exhibited marks of the most brutal violence, and it is with • the deepest regret we elate they were English per. SONS. The following are all the particulars that we haVe been enabled to gather respecting them. The Sarah and Mary, as we have already stated, sailed from Messina, and from thence a running ship, in comPany with the schooner Lady Alice, belonging to London and Yarmouth, JONATHAN SEAMER, master, but parted company soon afterwards during a very severe storm, in which the latter was driven • ashore on the Barbary Coast, between Capes Negro and Sara, and it was the master and crew of this vessel, together with a Lady passenger, who fell a sacrifice. Captain SMITH cannot account for the bloody deed. It. is, therefore, supposed the fero cious- Africans, deprived them of existence, in order the more easily to plunder the wreck of the unfor tunate vessel, near which the bodies were laying.— Captain SMITH or his crew did not receive any as sistance from the natives during their tedious jour ney, neither would they give them any food. • We understand, eighteen homeward-bound, mer chantmen were discovered entering the port of Ma laga together the greater part, of which, it was re ported, had been captured by French privateers. Arrived the York man of war, Captain BARTON, from the Mediterranean and Gibraltar, and is under quarantine. It is reported, several of her fleet have put into the Western ports in want of provisions. • Put in here this day, to join the outward-bound fleet, under convoy of the Alert sloop of war, the following merchantmen, with cargoes, bound to Newfoundland, viz. Daphne, Hails; Indian Lass, Cook ; itibilee, Hunt; Eliza, Major ; Endeavour, Turner; Hawk, B ill ; Brothers,' Matheson; Concord, Warren ; and the Thomas, Mudge. Arrived the American sch( oiler Betsey, J. HIGH master, from Nantz, with a cargo, consisling of silks, cambrics, brandy, &c. bound to Boston, last from Penzance, detained and sent in there, a few days since, by the Aiemen and Medusa frigates. Sailed the Alpha schooner, with the Aautilus transport under convoy, fur Guernsey, which Lls on board a detachtnent of the 46th Regiment, that em barked on board her a few days since from King's. bridge. On Tuesday last as two Lieutenants and two.pi•i- vales belonging to the South Gloucester Militia, who had been on shore, were-returning on board the El Firme prison ship in Harnoaze, a squall suddenly taking the sails aback, upset the boat, and we regret to state, Lieutenant WYNNE and one of the privates were unfortunately drowned. Came down the, Harbour and anchored in the Sound, after having been refitted, the Belle Poule frigate ; also came down .the Harbour and anchored in Cawsand Bay, afier having been docked and teL fitted the Ocean man of war, bound to the Medi terranean. ArriVed the Ray cotter, belonging to this port, BELL, master, from Madeira, last from Penzance, after a very long and stormy passage, with a cargo for this port ; she discovered two frigates in the Channel passing up under a press of sail. Arrived the _lris frigate from Corunna, having under convoy the Rover, SWAN i and another trans port from thence; which have on board deserters from the French armies in Spain. Sailed a convoy for Wales, and a few outward bound vessels, names unknown. Arrived the Diana frigate, Captain FERRIS, from a cruize to the Westward. APRIL 4.—Went up the harbour the Northum berland man of war. Sailed the Serapis store-ship to the westward ; the Morning Star cartel, LAV IS master, for Morlaix, with American and other passengers. Went up the harbour to be docked, the Conques tgdor man or war, that was driven ashore on the French coast a few days since, and which was towed in here by the Rota frigate, Capt. SOMERVILLE. Arrived the Thomas, TRIPE master, from Ma jorca, fail from Falmouth, \vial a crogo, consistirg of wine and cork. Sailed the Pkwbe frigate for Portsmouth. • DEAL, APRIL s.—His Majesty's ship Viper has a signal to the Westward. Sailed yesterday the whole of the outward-bound under convoy of his Majesty's ships Rapid and Spe culator. Gime down from the River the Mince of Wales man of war. PonTsmouTn, APRIL 4.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Thracian from a cruize. Sailed the Derivent for a cruize. His Majesty's ships hover and Ganymedc are re lelsed from quarantine. Passed by for the Downs his Majesty's ship Hul cyon. FALMOUTH, APRIL 3.--Arrived hip Majesty's ship Sparrow from Plymouth bound to Corunna, had a transport brig in company, but parted from her this morning in thick weather. Arrived the brig Regulator from Alicant, last from Gibraltar, in 43 days : she is in a very leaky state, and her masts are sprung. TORBAY, APRIL 3.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Boyne for Plymouth ; and the Yengeur, Hannibal, and Fawn, for off Cherbourg. • YARMOUTH, ArrilL s.—Sailed the Blazer for Heligt,land. Arrived from off the Texel the King George, and sailed again to the Southward. Remain his Majesty's ships Soletay, Briseis, and Portia; the latter with a Blue Peter flying. . ' CORK, APRIL .—The Providence, armed brig, Capt. --- r , is getting wider weigh, with the Leda and Kingston transports, having two troops belong ing to the Ist and .2.d King's German Legion on board, under the command of Major GROBRR, bound far - Harwick. Their depot is that place, and they expe6t shortly to complete both regiments. They have the lie.yy baggage of both regiments on board. `VEST INDIA FLErsT.-His Majesty's ship Trin cub°, To guns, Capt. RENNY, fired a gun this morn ing for the Fleet to hold itself in readiness, and it is likely they Will sail to-day or to-morrow. There are 16 sail that have erken instenaions. The Semi ramis frigate, Capt. RICHARDSON, sails some time before them, in order to keep a look-out for the enemy's fleet, and will convoy them as far as Ma deira. A large ship belonging to Liverpool, but freighted from Limerick, was expeaed to join rhe above fleet. There is reason to believe that the four outward bound West Indiamen (three ships and a brig)which the Qrient fleet fell in with, and captured three of them, one of whom, the Mary, of Bristol a very fast , sailing ship, escaped, had "ailed from this port with out convoy, on the 12th ult. .One of the ships, the Richard Widker, Captain LOWDEN, ot Liverpot,l, was a remarkably fine ship, and had three Lidies and three Gentlemen passengers, and the brig also of Liverpool were laden with provisions. It is sup posed they burnt them, after.taking out whateer they were in want of. CORELVN/1 PAPERS, VILLAFRANCA, MARCH 24.—Persons who havl: arrived from Madrid state,, that the French had de ...mat-Wed 17000 rations for as many soldiers, which •were expeded from Andalusia; and that a consi derable convoy had set out for France, the greater part composed of Juramentadoes. It was supposed King JO,E.PH would, one of these days, take a simi lar direaion. VILLAFRANCO DEL VELRZO, MARCH no.—About 3000 French have again united in Leon ; and al though some people assert their intention i 3 to pene trate into. i he Asturias, we do not believe it. Iu Valladolid have entered the equipages of some persons of high charader from Madrid, and more are expeCted. A person who has just arrived frorra Bayonne affirms, that through that place more than 15,000 French have passed, and by other routes 4000 Pules; all of whom took the direction to sthr Russian frontiers. W'e are assured that 40,000 in the whole art to leave the Peninsula. Ten thou , sand Fren'ch belonging to the ImperiA Guard, and 4000 Poles from Swat Er's army, have arrived at Vitoria, from whence they are to proceed to France. Patnplona suffers all the rigours of a sie4e, in con sequence of Esroz and MINA'§ decree. The 2500 Fiend) in B.iston have refused to obey the Gover- nor ALEE. CORONNA, MARCH 25.—Intelligence has been received from the celebrated MINA, who, after be ing pursued for 15 days, through vallies and over mountains, by the French, tool: his revenge in the usual manner, by routing and putting more than 3000 of them to the sword: The same letters which give this information add, that there is &tot the least doubt of 22,000 enemies having returned to France, 7000 by Jaca, and 13,000 by Vittoria. There is no appearance of others having entered in their place, nor of fresh reinforcements. VILLAREAL, Al 6.—A person who left Se ville the latt,l end of February says, that SOULT had sent his foundry for casting cannon to Granada ; that in Seville . there were only 300 French, whose real garrison was composed of 2000 Juramentados. In the county of Niebia there are very few French. - On the 29th February a party of horse and loot of Brigadier PUSBELA'S troops; commanded by Capt. Montilla surtrized in Calattas and Sit"ra de Ande velo a party of French and Juramentados, compo,eci of 86 cavalry, killed 3 dragoons, look s t prisoners ; among them 15 Juramentados and 46 very find horses, besides carabines and pistols. The French in the neighbourhood Of Ayamonte aro in trifling force in Triguiras. PENFERIL MARCIi 14.—Three clays ago ar rived here the, mad, containing the correspondehce intercepted Irotn ,the enemy. Some of the letters merely contain adieus to their companions and friends, after sayipg they are ordered to France. The French, who returned from Valencia, have extended theMselves by the Guadalaxata, and turn lower; and all MARmoNT's troops ale upon the FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MARCH 24.—The following are stated to be the conditions under which the armistice be tween the Imperial Russian and Turkish armies had been assented to : 1 .•The armis►ice shall be in force during the space of 45 days, unless both parties sh a ll c o ns e n t ' to its abrogation before the expiration of that period. 2. During .the period stated, no hostile ineasutc shall be undertaken by either party, or by the troops of the allies of either, but the two armies shall of the positions they now huld, without mules tation. 3.. The provisions of the article shall apply eqn.:l-- 1) to the fleets of the two Powers, as soon as the: res:)eaive Commanders shall be made acqua,ntecl with it. "It any a6t of aggression shall be committed b).* detachments from either army before they shalt have been informed of the present Convention, such mas shall in no respe& be deemed as autho rised by the-ir superio:s ewpow•ercd to consent to this armistice. 5. During the period for which this armistice 15' to be in operation, reinforcements may be received , by either party, which reinforcements shall be bound by the general engagement. 6. Since it appeals to be for the mutual interests • of both Powers that Peace on honourable terart should be concluded, CommiSsioners shall, 136 0 p. pointed to arrange the preliminaries, writ c l,, it ay . proved, shall be afterwards ratified by the Sovereigns of the two Empires. PARIS, Atnucu 22.—This day his I‘l , ijcsty cei red addresses from the Eldelor . 3l Oulleges of the! • Department of the liler, Ardennes, Indre and Loire,. _rind flannie Nlarce. Ilia Majesty, in answer to the Address from the College of the I;ler, said, " 11 , 121 r people will ever find me ready to undertake every thing to consolidate, upon immutable bases, the des "- tinies of this empire, and make France triumph ove f the hatred of England. lam confident that no Si f* crafice will Appear pzinfulto Frenchmen, when shall judge them necessary for the' accoinplishmel tt of these area designs." • BE R NE, Fee. 26.—The Prince of Wagram ar a Nrettfcln tel., Col.-Gen. of the Swiss, has addressc the following letter ro the Members of the third re ," • gimeni :—" Gentlemen, the statement you . ba% ,v transmitted me in favour of the SWiss Officers, pr soners of war in England, who solicit pecuniary !I P hut, has been laid by me before the Duke of Feltri who, in reply, says, that be is authorised to gra , )t relief only to the wives and children Qf Officers soners of war."