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increasing influence of property in the country. He denlecl cbe position that a Minister ought to resign . b:cause he was • left in a minority on- sore occa sions, while his measures generally had the sup port of Parliament. He concluded expressing surprise at the vote the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. . Purisontry) had stated it to be his intention to give. The-House divided, when the numbers were:— Ayes - - - Noes . Majority • - - Adjourned at two o'clock. - 2i5 - .---127 MAILS. AIR ►V[D—t Malta, i Guernsey, t jersey, i Waterford, 4 Dublin. Duz—i Cadiz, ti.i . sbon, ,I Malta, I Dublin. I'ItIC OK STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWALV 11. O'CLOCK. Consols. -61 i aI 1 Red. Ann. - . . '6o THE SUN. lOM'S! QUIS DICERS, TALSUM AUDLAT? LONDON. SATURDAY, Miff 9, 1812. A Malta Mail arrived this morning, from which we have extraaed the chief contents, which will be found in another part of our paper.—We have se veral accounts of the aelion which took place be tween his Majesty's ship Vielorious and the French li4 gun ship, the Rivoli, the report of which we con firmed yesterday on official authority. We'take the detail from the Gibraltar paper of the lath ult. brought by the above mail. The subject of Parliamentary Reform, upon the motion of Mr. BRAND, was last night brought for ward in the House of Commons, and produced an ample discussion. We have not room at present for any observations, but we lament that such to pics should be introduced at this time, whatever mar be deemed expedient hereafter, when the Na tion is involved in a war which demands all our exertions, and does not afford sufficient opportuni ty for a due investigation of abstract questions, that, after all, might lead to such a result, as to bring into hazard the wisest system of policy which ever existed, and of which the prat:lleal effe&s have long rendered us the freest and happiest people upon earl b.—The friends of the Constitution will see the division with pleasure— For the Motion - Against it . . 2IS Majority - - - -7---117 We yesterday announced, in a Second Edition, the arrival of Dispatches from Lord Viscount WEL LINGrON, and communicated to our Readers an offi cial abslraci of their contents in the following BULLETIN. WAR DEPARTMENT. May 8, 1812. Dispatches have been received from the Earl of WELLINGTON, dated Niza, April 16. SOULT had collected his army at Villa Franca, on the Bth of April, but herring there of the fall of Badajoz, he retired in the night towards,Andalusia. His rear was closely followed by the British Ca valry, under Sir STAPLETON COTTON, who Came up with 2500 of the enemy's horse, early in the even ing of the 1 1 th, near Villa Garcia. Sir S. COTTON fell„npon these with two . brigades, commanded by Major-Gen. LE MARCHANT, and Col. PONSONBY. Thu French were overtl:rown, and driven. in great confusion to Llerena. They sustained a very considerable loss in killed and wounded, and we made about one hundred and fifty prisoners. On the part of ate British, fifty were killed or wound ed; amongst the latter is Major PRE*OTT, of the sth Dragoon Guards, slightly; and . Lieut. WAL • KER of the same regiment, severely. Great corn- n4endation is bestowed upon Sir S. .COTTON, MajOr General LE MARCHANT, COIOIICIS PONSONtIY, and HARVEY, Major PRESCOTT and other Officers. The enemy's forces retreated, upon the 11th, from Llerena, and have evacuated Estramadura entirely. Lord WELLINGTON had not heard from General BALLASTEROS. The Count DE PENNE VILLAMAR had. approached Seville by the right of the Guadal _ quiver, and hid skirmished with the garrison upon the, sth, and had obliged them to retire within their works. Lord WELLINGTON had accounts from Ciu dad Rodrigo, up to the 9th, when the enemy still kept the place blockaded, but had made no.attack. They had not repeated their visit to Almeida, where they suffered some loss, in a reconnoisauce upon the 3d of April. Upon the 7th inst.' most of MARmoNT's troops Moved trom near Ciudad Rodrigo toward: , ,Sahagul, and their advanced guard - entered Castel Branco on 1:2111, but eva, uated it before day-light on the 1 4th, when General ALTEN'S Hussars, and Colonel LE COH'ii - Drigade of Militia entered the town. Lord WELLINGTON is moving towards Bastille, and his . advanced guard has reached Castel Branco. •The Gazette of to-night will, of course, contain the particulars of the above gratifying intelligente. A large vessel, supposed to be the Mariner, of Nes...nide, was wrecked the 26th ult. on Dornack hd ail the crew, about sixteen_ in number, dro% ned. were wil4lin minnon hot of tbe'tigos ba tear, on the Spot called La \rebidla. CAD/Z, Arm. io.—Our positive accounts froth Seville come4down to the 3d instant. SOULT had mustered about 7000 men, and marched with bag gage for Carmina, but returned and again set out for Lora del Rio, where he continued on the 3d : his troops were distributed over the environs of Seville. Great qOantities of provisions and effects were carrying to La Carteja, and in Seville there re mained no other troops than the civic guards. On the 2d, 18 pieces of cannon had been conducted out of the city through Triana. Snur,T had taken six more along with him towards Lora. CADIZ, APRIL. 6.—The French force in Andalu sia, are repotted to consist of 34,000 men. It is supposed that SOULT has dot 18,000 together ; that rather better than 4000 are blockading Cadiz ; 8000 watching General-BALLEsTErtos, and the re mainder in small garrisons and detachments. It is added, that they have abandoned Rota. A Frtneh deserter who came over the day before yesterday, accounts for the suspension of the enemy's fire upon this city by a want of ammunition. HORCAJO, (TOLEDO Moo NTAIN4), MARCH 16. Thleu of the enemy's divisions making up togythcr about 10,000 men, occupy the country bet‘i'een Al marez and Talavera, where General FOY is at pre sent. Several of their d-...tachments push as far as the towns and villages in La X:ira, and some . of those on the Banks of the Tagns, to raise contributions, which they do with the utmost barbarity, plunder ing the inhabitaws of all their provisions. They have made, and continue to make, large quantities of biscuit, which they put in boxes, and and keep ready loaded in the carts of which they have robbed us. It is confidenly reported among them that no fewer than 50,000 men are immedi ately to assemble at Valladolid ; but if they sh.ruld, which is no easy matter, they could not undertake any thing for want of provisions and means of tran sport. MasstsA, MARCH with great satisfac tion that we are able to announce, that his Excel lency the Commander in Chief of the British forces, has concluded a convention with the French Go vernment, lot the exchange of prisoners in the kingdoM of Naples, of which the following is a copy : CONVENTION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PRIS9NERS. Lieut.-Colonel COFFIN, charged by his Excel lency Lord IVS . I.,BENTINCK, With the exchange of the prisoners of war in the service of Great Bri tain, and in that of Sicily, and Adjutant-General GALDEMAR charged in like manner by his Ex cellency Lieutenant-General MANtIES, to nego tiate the exchange of the'prisoners_ of war in the service of the Kingdom of Naples, have agreed to the following articles of exchange seb jea tu_the ratification cat their respective Generals. Art. I. There :shall be a general exchange of prisoners of war in the service of Great Britain, and 01 the Sicilian on the one side, and of chose in the service of the kingom of Naples or, he nt her. Art. 2. The cartel of exchange shall be made rank for rank, or by equivalents, acconing to the tatif adopted by both Governments. Art. 3. To effect this exchanv as soon as possi ble, there shall be given to the 'English a list of the British and Sicilians who are prisoners in the king dom of Naples, and, in like manner, there shall he delivered to the Ne policing, a list of the prisoners of war appertaining to their service, and who are actually in the power of the Eegiish. Art 4. The port of Reggio shall be the point of debarkation of the .Neapolitan prisoaers who shall be exchanged. The English and Sicilian pri soners shall in hike manner be embarked at Reg , i(5, and disembarked at the isthmus of Messina. Art. 5. This exchange shall take place irnnv-Ai ately, as soon as the prisoneri shall arrive at Messina and Reggio. CitOLla Feb. to, 1312. , (aigneo)JOHN PINE COFFIN, Lieut.. Col. Dep. Q. Muster Geneeai. 3. L. GALDEMAR. Ratified, Wsi. CORMICK. nENTINCK. MANHES. • We have the satisfa&ion to announce the capture, on the 13th of February, off Cape Corso, of a French ship of war, by his Majesty's frigate Apollo, Capt. TAYLOR. She proves to be the Merinos store-ship, pierced for 28 guns, but carrying only 20. The Apollo also chased another ship, which, it appeared, was the Mplza'wk, formerly an English sloop of war, but it falling calm, and she being assisted by barks from the shore,• they towed her under the pia teEtion of the batteries of the bland of Guangha and Cape Curio. Yesterday a ballot was tiken at the East India House, tespeaing the question of miscondn6l on the part of the commander of• the Company's ship Cey lon, which w' is captured by the enemy, when he was most fully acquitted of all imputation of neglect or miscondu6t in respect The 4th Battalion of the 60th Regiment is or dered to the West Indies to relieve the Ist Battalion of the Royal Scots, which is to proceed to Canada, to be'stationed there instead of the 4t st Regiment, ordered home. Music.--!Mr. HARRISON had his Annual Con cert last night, in the Great Room at the King's Theatre. The tespeet in which his talents and chi,- racier are held was visible in a room crowded with elegant company. The Concert was rendered highly gratifying by his own exertions, and those of 131 - TLEMAN, BELLAMY, Mrs. ASHE, MTS. LACY, ALES MELVILLE, MISS DARB', CATAL - ANI, and other per formers of known talents,' and was agreeably diver sified. by instrumental pieces, most ably performed under the direEtion of WEICHSELL and GREATOREX. NATAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MAY l'e;=Arrived the Bristol man of war from Lisbon, with Fiench prisoners. Caine down the harbour and anchored in the Sound, the Fantome brig of war. Arrived the Pomone frigate from Portsmouth. ISLANDS OF SCILLY, MAY 2.—The ship Granger, VANDYKE master, from Demerara, laden with cof fee, cotton, and tum, and the brig Eliza, from St. Thomas's, COLE master, with a cargo also of co lonial produce, were yesterday captured wiihin view of these islands, by a French privateer out one day from St:Malces, (late the Chesterfield packet from Weymouth to Guernsey), after a very smart resist ance, the'Captain of the Granger being wounded in his thigh, and One man killed.—These particu lars are kriown by a pilot-boat belonging to these islands, which was detained by the cutter, and the pilots used with great civility, the Captain putting them below, giving them meat and drink, and af terwards sending them away. MALTA MAIL. GIBRALTAR, APRIL IB.—The Malta Journal of the 25 t h March, contains the following account of another glorious theugh, bloody anion, (ought in the Adriatic. " His Majesty's ship Victorious, Captain ..I.4TAL BOT, and the Thasel brig, Captain ANDR FWS , find ing themselves on the afternoon of the 21st of last month, off Venice, discovered an enemy's squadron, consisting of one ship of the line, there brigs, and two gun-boats. Upon seeing them, the English immediately set every s til in chase. At four in the morning of the 22d, the Weasel com menced the major) with two of the enemy's brigs, and a few minutes afterwards the Victorious engaged the enemy's line of battle ship. At five, one of the brigs blew up, and the others b:;re a« ay, favoured by the darkness of the' morning.— In that aaion the Weasel suffered considerably in her sails and rigging. At day-break the other two brigs were still in sight, and the II easel gave chase with all the sail she could muster. At seven •,'clock Captain TALBOT, seeing that the enemy's brigs had got a considerable dis tance from the Weasel, made the signal of renal. The Viaorious was still continuing the aelion. The Weasel returned, and about eight o'clock placed herself under the bows of the enemy's ship, and fired several broadsides. At nine the enemy struck to the Viaorions, and proved to be the Rivoli, of 74 guns, commanded by Commodore BARRIE, Who had only been twelve hours out of Venice with his squadron, com posed of the Mercury, of eighteen guns, which blew up in the action, the feria and Mameluke, of 18 guns each, and the two gun-boats which ran away during the engagement. The Victorious had 42 killed and 79 wounded ; the Rivoli between 4 and 500 killed and wounded. The action took place off Seran, in the neighbourhood of Trieste, and was one of the most severe that has been fought in the Mediterranean, owing to the Alvoli having a com pliment of 862 men. That active officer, Capt. STEW ART, of his Ma jesty's ship. Blossom, has captured a new French schooner privateer, of 7 guns and 106 men; she was just come out from Toulon, and had made no capture. GIBRALTAR, APRIL 18.—The attack upon Se ville,which is stated in Count de P. VILLASIUR's dis patch to have been concerted between him and Gem BA.LLASTEROS, does not appear to have been carried into effe&. By a letter of the 14th from the Ge neral, we find he was on that day at Ardales, seven leagnei from Malaga ; and from a Gentleman who arrived laSt night from Algesiras, we learn, that he has subsequently beaten on the same point, the French General REs's division, and taken 300 men, and the whole of his artillery. Gerwral LESTEROS had oflly his first division with him ; the second and third are in the environs of Ronda. ERTRACT FROM CONDE DE PENNE'S DISPATCH ' OF THE 6TH. CADIZ, APRIL 9.- 7 -Conde DE PENNE was, on the 6th, at San Lucar La. Noyer. Qn the preced ing day, he made a reconnoitering upOn Seville,when a party of French, or Spaniards in fossnes service came out to meet him, with nine pieces of can non and two hoWitzers. He enticed them to the spot where MoRILLA was, and they were beaten back, and pursued to near Seville, when they encam,ped. The result was, the enemy's- losing a great number of men killed, and a feW prisoners. Conde De PENNE had one half of his forces at Cas tellega de la Cuesta (one-league from Seville) and in the afternoon of the 6th, was marching with! the remainder-to the same: point, to carry into mar ' lion the plan concerted with General BALLASTEROS i for an attack upon Seville. The out-posts and skir- LONDON Printed by THOMAS WOOD, of No. 35,, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden; and Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, South iv At the SUN OFDICE, No, ,Strand, where Advertisements, Orders for the Paper, I esters, for the Editor, Sze. (post-pa, THE PROMO'S LEiiEE AND COURT. "VesterdAy his tloyal Htliness held a Leve6 was attended by all the Cabinet Minister, the Foreign Athbassadors, 'and a great number of 'Lie Nobility and Gentry of the firSt distitieiim. A Council- was afterwa!ds held, and seVeral of the NV' sisters hid private audience's. The folio NA lug had the honour of being presewc4 to hi; Royal Highness C,pt. Carteret, it. N. by the Recorder of London. Loui A. Hathilton, with as Address from kuttergitel. 1.o:d MontNue, by the Duke of Buc,:leugh. The Provost of Dublin College, to present an AddrL: s :' from the ,Universav of Dublin: The Duke of Athol, with an Address from PerrioNre. The Duke of Montrose, with an Aitdress front Stirlingshitc• ord C. Towr:s.md, cu his :Marriage. ' TIE: Duke of ticautOrt, on beiii,; appointed Warden of tile • Forest of Dean. Rev. Mr. Viattliew, prom ;ted to Creciti.vich Vicarage. ~ I(cv. Sir lolin Farb., by the Lord in ‘Vaiting. • llotgkinson Senior Fellow of Dublin College, with an Address from the University of Dublin. Sir lames M '11,10,11, on his rettirn from the Last Sir Ge,rge Clerk, with an Address from EdnibtitOr Sir T. Thompson and Mr. Calcratt, with an AddtesSfroll l the City of Rochester, accompanied by Messrs. fluiko ILanet. Capt. F.F. Rogers, R. N. on his proinotion. !tfr. B. Drummond, 31 Guards, on his appointment. Mr. ISaillic, with an Address frojn the County of Benvis:k• Mr. ()Wander, 01 I rowning front abroad. Mr. P. Comm*aiy-General, on his returil from Pcrtogal, and received the honour of Knighthood. Mr. V.Hnit, on his marriage. Capt. Stopford, R. N. on his return from Java, and pro' Gen. the Earl of Chatham, on his promotion. Earl-of Uxbridge, as Lord Lieutenant and Keeper of t!10 Rolf of the County of A ngle3ea. Lieut.-Col. l'elley, 16th Light Draroons, on promotion , Col. Forbes, B:th Regiment, on his return front India. Lieut.- CA.Talbot , StaffordslM . eMilitia, on his promotion': • Lieut.-Col. Willyanys, Royal Cornwall Militia. Col. Onslow, on his appointment to the zd Sorry Militig• • I ieur.-Col. Otway, Quarter-Master-Gen. Home Distri a. Lieut.-Col. Bisshopp, on his promotion. Lieut.-Col. Loftus, on his return fro:n North America. Lieut. 'lodges, on his appointment King's Own rf rar; oortsl. Rev. Dr. Bell, simply to present a Copy of his Systern o Education. Capt. Loftus, 3d Guards, on his promotion and !TW O from Po:tug:it. Capt. Nixon, t7th Foot, to take leave on going to Bengal' Capt. Everard, R. N. on his return tram Cadiz. .• . Itilajor Tylden, I.ieut -Gen. Sir fames itbr r Bingham, R.A. Lieut.-Gen. Johnstone, Gen Walker, Gen. Vyse, Wijor.Gett. lenkinson, and Nlajor-Gen I ) o ton, on their respective promotions. Lieut.-Gen. Gaseoyne, with an Address from Liverpool' Lieut.-Gen. Murray, 7th N. Battalion. Maj.-Gen. Nightingale, to take leave oh going to Bengal* Alai. Canning, Aid-dc-Camp to the Earl of Wellington' on promotion, and t i take leave. Il ig Lieut.-Col. Allen, Bth W. 1. Regt, to take leave ° return to the West Indies. • . Lieut.-Col. Bunbury, 31 Rcgt. to take leave. , M,,j..Gen. Cole, to take leave on his return to Portuga" GOVERNMENT I.IFE ANNUITIES. The_ folio:vim: is a short Scale of some of ,f l 4 Rates upon which Government are now gr antill LIFE ANNUITIES. They are payable Half-yearlY a the Batik of England, the same as the DividenA and may be received by Power of Attorney ; they can only be purchased whle the 31. p e r Ceu — Consols or Reduced Annuities are at, or above 6 °' and under 81. %Viten 31. per Cents. are 6 t and under 62. te , For L' t;-.0 of A vera7,e P ef , A Single Life of 4 . 3 per Cent. Stock. , for k /co MO 4 0 receives ...4 1 3 0 . ..7 11 if: •1i Su li‘ oo - " i i C 5 7 0 75 antt upwards . ...,n-f, All the intettneciiste Ages will receive in pr ( r,. lion. Annuities are uanted on Joint Li'.'t' 3 ` ; ' ) l i-• Paitienlars may be, tia,l (gratis) at the " G''' bf went Life - Annuity o.tlico, 13:ink-street ; (:)( 0 be wtitif,g to the Superintend:int,. it the . posta s— . . ,- • , When Lord STANII.OI , C proposed last Ye ar by payments 'Of the B.Cti% of England to be 1).3—,0t transfers : in its books, his Lordship pio!.lablv aware that the pramice is SUIT C Se d IC) have c r,i l :- nated with the !link of Venice, in a situatioo pt„.. lar to that of tbii Gpittitry at the present 10 0tUC eiv M. GANILII, however, in, ins excellent W: 4.l "dir titled " An Inquiry hay die varioNs S viei ns 01 t o litical Econowy," just sta'es th 3 ' ht ea' mode„ IA as atopti:d in 14-2,5, - -atLera laW h ad iEr pass - d en fOr6ll or the payinent' c.f . _all Bills 0 ' ,ri°- change in s;iecie joint-ad of raper, in order to - the coin which hai disappeared again in!o c' s.c j o as tiou. The above work coinains many other c and important fails, and e recommend it l' tr lic, at the present crisis to the aktent.on of the s and particularly to the-commercial part. al" One of the most melancholy circnnistances op most • ever heard of occurred at i Notting l) 'lh l6 Sunday night last. Mr. 01,lknow, a regeThves mercer, in a fit of insanity, tr;ok away t h , lr of two of his .children, by tieatly sevelirl o th heads, and afterwards placing a pkiol to hi 4 1 ; 1 w as terminated his own existence. 'The (4°l' sis about seven years of age, arid . the other ou'Y moor lts.—( Doncaster Pupa.). P EFER P. ED.— IA Redo( of v. 1 "; dot., Sotlitlk, and hie Fellow of Cajas.ca.kge, 40 A ti ;; ; 11 0 ' luable Rcaory of IVansttild, EssEN vaca ted t)) the i ":',o3 s :" Dr. Grasse. •W, Erer,: Esq. Serjc:;ot 1.:it... te , tership of Downing College, in tb,.; University'of C a i T vacant by the death of 1 - raincis Annesley, Esq Es of ( 1 O tt Wednesday last, the Lad ) of fa:pes Blunt, Neatheal Wallop, Knits. of a still.born Soo. 4141{,k/Bb. I:,:i4' On Thursday last, at Chichester, Codrrey Moiling, Gott' of Chatlum.place,,:to Nlary, eldest daughter of l ob e ) 11Ian, E-q - f scl; The same day, at F.dmonton, , William Gob b et, kinhie' of Edmonton, to Elizabeth Mary, set:ond dau ghter of ..- Gasser, Esq of the same p1.,. - e. 31 only Yesterhy, at Putnav, •Innothy Yea.s Brown. '.). t,4' i son of l'imoilly Brown, Esq. of l'edthaTo Lodge..tc ~ Ann, elde,,t dattOtter of the late 13enja m i tt GOldsin la of Itoehatnpfon. d3vg met Mr, Witham- Strange, to Chrisian Ann; elde st of Mr. Con, "l'olnkins, Banker, of ditingdor • I . C Or; ccl i , On the sth of March, on his passage home (ronl i l e eor on hoard the Trio, James Alin de Spio;el, Esq• C ° " - 'the CUSWIJIS I,ir that Island, the 3, - ,th year-• COA L MAR N. ET 'AI AY 8. Ships at Market. Ships sold: Frice• 6 4. 9S Newcastle . . $264 : ~ 4 83. 64. to 54 5 : ,ad. Son4erland 2 4ss. 6d, to 4 8 ' c ci. . t Cinders . • • . t , 30s. cd• tv MO , 1-11Gli WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE TO' , , . • ROW. J• a fter Morning, 27 min._ after a. Evening, 2 lot ton-streeT, Crosyeror.square, id), muit be addrosed.