The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-01 00:00:00

centrated at Smolensk ; 'while the . French one can hardly be considered as concentrated in the front of it; the Saxon corps being demolished by _Gen. Thomazolf, and the body left behind to face Witt . - genstein having been most evidently .defeated by that General. This, - which Was a matter of some doubt at first, is now, we think, placed beyond all question, bygitittgenstein'S official report, and the general aspect of - affairs in that quarter : especially should ; t prove true, as is rumoured, that Macdonald, having lost his covering army,: • has been oblig e d t o re ti r e f rom before Riga. We do not wonder, therefore, that Buonapart--.: found it necessary to halt at Witer:, and shall be still less surprised if his next motions are found to be retrograde. The force of the Russian arniy which is said - to have entered Voihynia • tin - his rear) is not mentioned : perliaps,—we speak by guess,-4. - - it may amount to fifty thousand men ; veterans they are too, so far as a ivar with the Turk's can make men so ; and if not used to French . tactics, they are, at least, familiarised to all the hards,hip . S' . treiiimpaigning: uch a force, therefore, so si tuated, must attract the attention of Buonaparte to another quarter, widely .different from that of Moscow and the interior• of the Russian empire. Our hopes may, in truth; deceive ns, .but we -can not help considering the war as in the most spro misinc, state. -• The accounts from St. ,Petersburgh state. the expectation there of a general battle, as it was tin, derstood toibe the determination of the Russians to dispute with all their forces the farther advance of the enemy toSniolensk. , Exchange at Pet. - e")'sburgh on the 27th of July (a day ,latei• tl - an the letters generally re ceived) was at 20i. . The sailing - the expeclNon. from Sweden ,is ow• said to` he fi:,!::edir the 15th of September, " GOTTENBURGHi AUG, 25.-'---The French are marching for Smolensk, where it is understood the Russians have determined Co male a stand; and a general battle may therefore be daily expected.— The "Russian army , that opposed the Turks has Joined the main arrhy., " Since the Commencement of the campaign, - the Russians have been 'successful in evefy en gagement. A. smart action has taken' place near. Icobryn, between the Russian General. Thomazow end a part of General . Regnier's corps. .A.ccOrd.: ing to Regnier's oWn accOunt„three-Saxon-regi- Inents, infantry and cavalry, fought for ten'hobrs against eight times their namber,.and were at last tompelled to surrender,. the:Rnssians,having de .ttroyed a bridge to prevent their retreat Reg- tier has retired to within 15 miles of Warsaw : he Writes, that . he hopes very soon . to ,be able to act on the offensive. ' - et , ..uttters from Russia say, that the war is so very popular, that there is, scarcely a person of any property throughout the empire who has not Volnntarily contributed very largely to..the army : a Lady has -raised a corps of .1200 cavalry, and completely equipped' it. " 1-lis Royal HighneSs' the . Crown Prince of Sweden has left. Stockholm, for the purpose of an: interview with the Emperor of Russia; at Abo; Where it is expected hiS Excellency Lord Cathcart will meet them. • ." Yesterday was -the day appointed for '-the Vrhole of the SWedish army to muster in their . 6 e -districts - for inspection, - and they nave - re teived orders to hold thernselves in readiness for trabarkation." FURTHER E4FR ACTS.] GOTTENEtTnGII, AUG. ;26.—A convoy of up rards of• 200 sail arrived from the Baltic on Sa ttlay, and sailed for'Englaud 'on Sunday. There 'Were 14 American ships amOug_them,..lo.of-which bot having English licenses; were f;:utaided. in tliarge.cf officers from the Eritish,fiea, by order • of Sir id SAUkAREZ.. A. convoy from Leith a"- 4 vtd yesterday, and fromthe,Nore on Stui'd z i.y - .:. The . Lady of his E)ceellen_4..,,Vr, Tunawrdicr;' arrived yesterday in the - Starling gun-brig; • The Altona Bank has - been removed to Rends berg., which is supposed to be. a.preparatory.step 1,0. its being .finally removed to - the island 'of ..-2ealand. • The steeple and copper roof of Cronbcrg has ' been taken down and a ila.t bomb-proof roof . I.ll4tituted.m.its place. A I fARBAW, AUG. 4.—The Russians, forced to' abandon their position near Witepsk, on the 26th. end 27th 'July, lost about 10,000 men in killed, Founded, and prisoners, among which are several tenerals. CASSEC, AUG. .12.—The discharge of cannon_ it aljust announced thearrival of his Majesty, at the Palace of Napoleonshope. AUG. 13.—His Majesty, upon rising yesterday, teceived the Officers of his HoUsehold. In the eve ning, all the . inhabitants illuminated their 4o uses. s • 1 )011E - RAN, AUG. 11—Yesterday, at night, - we qistinetly saw the enemy's fleet raise anchor, and l l 'oceed in the direction of the Grand Belt, and ° - uay none of the, ships are in sight. :BERLIN, AUG. 13.—Our Court . Gazette con ta: ols the following ' `` General KUTOSOW has refused the command cl a corps of Russians under General WITTGEN hIt . . iNT., on account. of the disorders whi c h pr eva il . 11 i t • • . • TRACT FROM HIS ROYAL MAJESTY'S SPEECH TO 111E'DEPUTIES: OF THE STATES pF THE SlNG b°l\l:, AT THE DIET CHAMBER ,AT OREBRO, ON .141 E 18TH AUGUST, 1812; WHEN THE DIET WAS CLOSED. rf.Noble, .1 - 16nourable, Worthy,. Learned, En lightened and Esteemed, Worshipful, goOd Gentlemen, and Swedish Men I : It was , w ith' t h e r i g h t of confidence that I Mit oiled .you, good Gentlemen, and iBwedish rne,a,to meet ana conguit on matters ^2 t relttse - consequence to our native country it isnow, tat with.my-hope fort.hefUturt - -‘ being coufin - ned, that I now close yoo di:'iciisSions. Yoti have followed' the advice of your King, :and found that it was conforrnlble with .what, your own hearts and .the `welfare of the kingdom. demanded .of you. Ani mated by the Spirit:of unity, iron- have laid aside private interest for the general well-being, and . linked !for the :defence of Sweden those povvers, which; parted,' Would only havC witnessed ' her degradation•or her fall, '\ have shewn, that a' king, With upright intentions and an, open con duet, need not - ft•ar, even under foreign ciecum stances of great in - ;,port, to rely. on the deputies of his people ; and ,that, no foreign ' Power .can loosen or break those bonds of union which . bind• together the lle.ir to S'weden's - Throne, and the free-born heirs to Sweden's soil. Siece that I •last saw you assembled before me, .the war on the Continent lies broke out in a greater degree, and. accompanied with all those misfortunes . which are ' usually inseparable f rom it. (Joufident in, the maxim which has been confirmed' by expe- ' riettee, that strong defensive preparations is the surest means - to insure the peaceable situation, ,of a state, I have' found • it necessary to pay my particular attention to the military_force of the kingdom. My own and my Son's own inclina jions should. render you assured, good Gentle :then and Swedish men, that This warlike force shall never be' employed to any other purpose than to defend the honour of the nation, and the interest of our native country. To defend the independence of Swedeu'against present shocks . and future misfortune should be the united wish of yourselves and ine.' The unity of the Swedish people, the valour of her sons; capable of bearing arts, my son's protecting' . sword, .. and the warm affection .1 bear to native country, shall lead the way to this end. I. - have on this occa sion, gond Wlltitn7 .1 . 1 and - Swedish men, deemed 4t.• it likewise needful to inform - yo‘ 4, that I have, on the 18th .of last month, concluded :a peace with the King of the United Kingdoms of Great,Bri tain and Ireland, and tha,etheratification of this Treaty of Peace was exehanged the. day before yesterday. Good Gentlemen of the knighthood and nobility, continue Nellat'you have been and still are,. true to the memory of your forefathers, true to your joint duties, •and to the great demands which your native country has tipowyou. Good Men of the . venerable clergy-, animated by the truths. of -. s . 6- the doctrines which on teach, no :sacrific6vhat eYei shOuld by yOu be deemed t- wflat for your native country, and•unity among the people, joined with obedience to the laws, shall be the frnits of your zealous endeavOUrs. G o Od men o f the worthy estate of- citizens, your induStry shall be supported by a well-inclined Government, and if that general circumstances should a t times by _ , . a ~.,.. necessity lay bfond On your intentions, yet yon will alwayi with impartiality reflect on what your li,'-ing Often - with great sacrifices h as en d eav o ure d" ~. . . to. do for ' a class Of' Men which best fulfils its tinder when it unites its private interest with the. general. welfare. ' Good men of the worthy peasantry; be assured of the continuance 'of your King's affections ; retain those sentiments towards him, which have for a - course of. ages always distinguished the commonalty of the Swedish Kingdom - . Zeal for the defence of your own privileges shouldt inspire you - with a true respect for those of others, never forget that . , true liberty rests' entirely on order and Deuce, and that greater demands only excite intes tine division,, which sooner or later ends in general destruction, and falls alike on the wronged of fellow citizens,. and on that which under a rno- Inentary delusion, has raised itself on the fall' of . , the former. Good Gentlemen—Swedish Men ! —There is an experience Which is only gained by misfortune, and another which is produced .by the judgment of contemporaries, on minds devoid of preju dice.--May the 'Swedish . people learn 'from the general state of Europe to take a sufficient guid ance for its own actions. May it learn, in pre ference to -every thing else, to support its own honour and estimation, and, in true - Concord with its King, strive to attain a common end, lvitimut bring carried away by any other passions than such as blend the life of every citizen with the existence of the State, and their independence with its honour. Then shall.no longer divided strength entice fo reign invaSion, nor the disunited 'confidence be ,tween the Government and subjects, sink the hopes of independence, no envious spirit will lead 'matte';s to extremity, nor the restless zeal for amending possible abuses„ pave the Way to fo reign chains. With the 'solemn intent of 7guard ing your hearts against the delusive learnings of the ,present times, you, good Gentlemen and' Swedish men, will see your nativecountry preserve& in her honor, her liberty, and her, boundaries.— It is desired by those conquerors who merely see ; for treasurer; it nGt be despi.,,d by such a disdaitilobtainitiglthem unlosq -o..eJnipanied with the honotirs of conquest. TYee mnd Inanly, will the Swedish people car,.Jily, tpra their force against dothestiC destroyers, and ardently against th6se enemies, who. would seie cn the pro ducts, only sparingly besto'wed, on oar, soil:— With this hope, I leave you, Gentlemen and SwediSh men, and my eyes are constantly turned to heaven, and ~afterwards full on my son. To the joint protection of heav,n and him do I recommend this kingdom, .inn an internal voice, of comfort tells me that the Polar Star shall never descend on the northern moun tains without being, when'wi thin the Swedis*h. land marks, hurt by free Swedish men. I remain, &e. The CatholicS of Dublin have - shewn soine re 7 gard.to policy, in withdrawing their .anger'. to ' wards Lord MOIRA, or, at least, in concealing it for that Nobleman has been one of .their best friends, though not so violent as to go throagh • thick and ,thin to serve them. It was, therefore, prudent in them to propose his Lordship's health at the late dinner,' which Was given in Publin, in honour of the BiShop_of NORWICH. By the' - way, The Patriot, respectable Jonrnal of that 'city . , has inserted ; in the fOrin of .a letter, soMe-forbi , ble, . yet_ temperate remarks upon the conduct: of the venerable Prelate on the support which he has given to the CathOlid Cause, and on his Tit:hlic appearance on such an occasion. The: same; ar ticle - animadverts with reasonable censure- upon the 'inconsistency of the Catholic Body, in having lately • adOpted Itesolutiops . of the most 'hostile nuture 'against Lord MornA,,and within ",a little mouth, or ere those shoeS 'were 'old" with which •• • 'they trudged to the Aggregate ,kssetiibly,,for:the purpose,.of stabbing the. Character, the unsullied repntatiod of their •61.4 and tried - Benefd,tor; they . walk back to . another Aleeting, tile 'Symposium, • and listen, with rapturons,-appau.sc, to, a high ' sounding panegyric upon_ the eminent services, the exalted Magnaniiniiy, and the uncorrupted and incorruptible integrity : .of that ,caltunniated Nobleman T! ! It -Would have been more to the credit of the Catholic Body; if they had thought , of his Lordship's eminent services awl exalted virtues, when they were =about to pass those of ,fensive Resolutions,' and then they might have escaped li•om thexidiculous,to use.a mild epitficl, inconsistency of, abusing- the same individual in . , one place,' aml , applauding nitn to the skies in an7' otht:r. Accounts have lately been received by- Govern ment, announcing that a - t.lefinitive treaty of :alli ance haS been 'concluded between this Country and Persia by "Sir Gore Ousely. :The terms -of .the treaty are - represented as N-gbly tavourabl e to ..Bri tish interests, -- and as , ivrell calculated to-unite the two countries in the bonds of a lasting and advan . tageous connection, •The. French Papers; in their' late attacks upon British Prisoners who had' escaped from France, a subject which, after the dishOnouralile conduct \o f some of the l`blenibers of the Legion of Honour, if they had any :sense of decency, they would avoid, mentioned Mr. CRESPIdIsIY as one who had escaped to this country in violation•ofthis parole: This; however; is' a false statement, as Mr. RES PIGNY, who •was one of the 33 ritigh subjects so unjustly : and .so crmelly detained:in France;•on the ruphire•Of the;Teace of Ainiens; 'contrary to the 'Law of Nations, - and the practiee of all civilised States, was exchanged for Capt. 1 ? /1 FonT,,, an Officer in the French Army, who was sent to France on the return of the former Gentleman. It will be remembered that, a short time since, it was stated that the French , had sent ,agents.to the- Morea, - to organise a revolutiOn in their be half. :Letters from Malta and SiCily, by, the last mail, mention,' that supplies of arms and ammu nition, and entrenching tools.: hadbeett sent from the latter island to that quarter, with the view; it is supposed, of gFuerating resistance, to' any q-tt tempts they may make. : We believe th a t th e F renc h claim as present possessors of the Venetian terri-, tory ; the Republic being, in its more fortunate `days, sole masters of the Morea. AccountS have •been received from Wakefield, of the complete success with which the measures adopted by General 'MAITLAND, fol. reclaiming the Insurgents, have l a t e ly b een ' atten d e d . No less than 200:.of the Luddites. come itt per day, and. take the oath of allegiance. Motiilay se'nnigbt, at the great fair of Ballyket, in this' county (Clare), the shew' of stork was little better than a country market, owing to the hostile preparations that had been made by "two , very numerous factious to murder each other on that.day. The clans appeared early .on the field, armed with' swords, scythes, and every weapon that the most savage ideas' could Suggest for the destruction of man. Richard Barclay, and bert Kean Charles, Esqrs. from - their great in fluence in , that district,-and by the rtioSt. indefa tigable exertions; happily succeeded in preventing a general engagement but some trifli ng skir miehing took place' bel4veen detached parties-- -one matt m's so badly wounded, that .he died in a short time after he *it'S brought into, Kil rush. Aninquest was 'held on . the body btu- the Reverend lrwine „Whitby, Thoinas Hunt, and Richard Brew, Esqrs. Magistrates—and after the examination:of a number of witnesses, a verl;ict was returned. Murder.--(Ennis Chro nide.) ; . - • , BREAD. 7 —There being no Court of Aldermen this day;,the' Lord Mayor, after inspecting the returns, ordered the present price to continve— cgrartern loofah/. FASthONS. :'ROM LA - lIELLE ASSEMBLEE OF Till?. l'i1,7•1:.1 , ;": MOICTI3, SEPTE - MBER, 1812. WALK/NG!. pu.Ass—A pelisse of Printess Elizabeth iii: c figured sarsnet, shot with white, sufficiently short to stint v s:xo flounce of the Moll - lip": dress beneath it :it is rnafjp: rttliar fuller than they. have been worn, the waist motleeltely lcn r, and buttoned all the way Up with rich silk inittons; collar rather full, and i bow of figured liband tied at the throat; fastened at the 14dttnta of the waist, with a silver clasp in front ; Sleeves:very iiiiik.and foil. A ruff, either of - scalloped lace, or rich %fork, but to the latter we .strongly object, as it looks very heavy, and indeed is not so gen::ral aOace. Lilac glaVes and shnes. Small Spanish hat of the same silk as the pelissdi ornamented - with three ostrich feathers, which fall to the ri4 c ;lit side, abow of figured riband on the left. , EVENING COSTUME.-White figured satin demi•Ntrain, richlytrimined round the bcttoin with crape intermiKed we 11 chenille ; ".over-this a short dregs' of white- crape, made nearly to the knee in front, but considerably long \ er behind, and trimmed with a rich embroidery of chenille: dress is cut -down round the. neck so as to it Very mach, a , I-“Nrt crape sleeVe falls over the satin one, and is trimmed, as is the bcsom of thOlress, with chenille; the snider sleeve is made very full, and looped up in front of the arm with a pearl ornanieut. The hair dressed very:All( on the forehead, and low at the 'sides ; stralhed bad: Irma the front in the Grecian style, and fastereed up in a hive at the back of the head, from -whence two ringlets fail .altucst to tlib neck. White pearl ippring, placed teryfar back is the hair. Necklace and ble.tee lei:s of the same. Spitigled fan, and white kid gloves: MARG.\TF, Aug. 31.—We are -all alive at thi' place, and the visitors seem disposed to wake each other merry : also. The Assemblies, Dandelion ; the iiotterv; "and the Theatre, are likely to have great success, during the season, Miss DLINCA'g has been very attractive. Her Lady Teazle last Week was Much admired, and vas her Lady Ann' Lovel, in The Sons of Erin. She will amply indemnify the Managersior.engaging her Every body, here regrets "the continued indisposition-' of Mr.) GARNER,. who has been so- uniformly assi duous in promoting the happiness. °fall who visit this place, not merely from interested views, but from a kind and obliging cfisposition, that his re covery would• afford" general satisfaction. The new Pier begins to have the usual influence of novelty; arid promises to become' a profitable Pro menade. Report positively says, that KEMBLE signed an engagement last week with the Managers of the New Drury-lane Theatre ; but there are as many` false rimiours in the theatrical as in the political circles. We have, indeed, beard, that he is not likely to perform at all in the - metropolis next season. Mr. T. DlBpn is engaged as factotum at the. new Drury-lane Theatre, and his active talents will rei nlet hitt: u5 , .,4*(11 and efficient. The Pigeon-holes in the one shilling gallery at CovenVGF.rden theatre are, it seems, removed. This removal will; of course, be an improvement to the Theatre, though it will wit enable the pub= lie to see clearer iazo the management . :: . The new Drury-lane Theatre promises to be one of the most distir:gnished ,ornaments of the . Britisheapital. impossible to decide yet up on it as - to hearing, but the performers are confident in their predictions, of its merit in this respect. The entrance in Brydges'-street is to be ornamented With four stone pillars, and the whole exterior is to receive a farther embellishment . , ,When the whole Of the interior is completed for representation. Another Poem, it seems, is soon to be expected from the fertile pen Of Mr. 'WALTER SCOTT, and, .of course„-the public have reason to expect much pleasure, the booksellers much profit; and the author an increase of fame as well as fortune. MucWcomplaint has Iven made by Sportsmen against the Come Laws, and the Manorial Rights in this country, without considering that Govern- . merit has furnished them with a very easy way to remove these impediments to their pleasures , for S. single shot from the Wheel of Fortune Next Tuesday Morning can secure a Quali f ication and a Manor to themselveS, even by a Share of the ~e 50,000, which may be gained by a .Blank; if it is purchased imncthately. The penny exacted for pKtnission to walk upon the New Margate Pier islftely to be very produe tiVe this season, AS:the twri is wellattended at present, and islikely-to 'be more so. Those who have a particular interest in the new Pier have been very active in - demolishi4the old one. The - penny required every time a person sets foot on the Pier. Yesterday se'nuight, a cOrporal,.who is station cd on a recruiting party at \ the Hundred Hou.3e, observed two persons in .a chaise, on the road to Worcester; whom•he suspected to be Frenchmen; he stopped the chaise, and told them his, suspicions: they immediately produced a paper which they pretended to be a passport, but he expressed self not satisfied with this, and they then endea voured to bribe him to let them pass on'; the corporal however,was too good a soldier to be th us tampertsd with, and getting upon the bar of the chaiSe to' guard theth,it drove on. During the journey one of them attempted to escape, by opening : the door, but on the corporal's producing a :brace of pis tols, Monsieur was satisfied to remain quietly in the chaise. , Upon their arrival in Worcester, they were taken to Colonel Leighton, .to Whom they confessed that they were French Officers, ,and had . escaped from Bishop's-Castle. They were aftewards conveyed to.. gaol: They are understood to be Naval Officers, taken at the ,battle of -Trafalgar,. Thomas Carden, Esq. 'has written to . the Transport Board, representing the circumstances of the case, and no doubt the honest corporal will receive a liberal reward for his fidelity. It appears that he was some time since stationed at a depot of French. prisoners, .and the familiarity he thus acquired with the coun tenances of the Frenchmen, first excited his sus picions on the above occasion. The immense quantity of combustible matter which has been discharged from the " Souffriere Mountain," says a St. Vincent's Journal, " is equal to the bulk of the whole Island. • It is ob vious that the matter thus exploded cannot belong to the mountain itself, 'otherwise it would h ave been quickly consumed ; it cannot be derived from moderate depths, since its amazing quantity evinces that all the places near the bottom must have long since been exlicuisted. A Special Session Was yesterday held at Hicks's Hall, Clerkenwell, for the discharge of Debtors under the late Insolvency Act. Several persons • were discharged, and several were sent back to correct errors in, their schedules ; but no objec• tion of an important nature was made to any of