The Sun. — London, England, 1812-10-21 00:00:00

C: e. Tr, the,:e destructive miiimata the RAS siAw- «ill pyobablv have an effective ally ;, and we may conlidentiv expect, that thousands of Buona part e's , southern troops thus be sacrificed to thc retz_tilential rignurs of a Russian climate. While the numherS of the French •army are di minishing; to those of the Russian a constantang 7 mentation will be made. The destruction Of—fhe greater part of MOSCOW, instead - of-dispiriting the Russian -nobility, has exasperated and animated them to the greatest exertions and sacrifices.' Al - 'ready they have placed one-tenth of their-vassals at the dkposal of the Government and it .cal - crtlated, that, by this-mode of supply, upwards of 400,000 men may be raised. In Russia there are : forty-two provincial or departmental Govern= ments : and it is supposed, that even the smallest will be able to raise nearly 10,000; recruits. In penetrating to Moscow, it appears, that Bu onaparte calculated upon a certain spirit of., disaf fection to:the Government; which . has generally .been known, to exist in_ that part of the empire : but. be seems to have committed the gross error of ednelnding that, because the Moscovite Nobility were dissatisfied Ilath the Government, he should . find t'hem ready - to join a Corsican 'invader. He has been deceived and disappointed.? It- is c,er tainly tree, that a sKeof esprit de corps,—or ra- - flier What may be caged • an rang,—per wades this class of the Rnssian Nobility. They consist chiefly of the most ancient families in the empire. They have. been established in the terri y of Moscow,and,the neighbouring provinces for ages; they have always' been in a marked de gree attached to the ancient metropolis,.and con , - .sequently have viewed with jealousy the rapid:• growth of the new capital in the north. . These and other circumstances, by fostering a spirit of union among them, have given them a colisciot;sness of importance .and strength ; and their opinions have .not . always been in unison with those of the Court. Bat these feelings have nothing in them unpatriotic,- 1 --nothing favourable to the Views of a toteign interest,—nothing that Buonaparte shoald have conceived to be favoura ble.to his designs. . • remains only to say a word on that influence *rich it,. is suspected may, divert the Emperor 'Alexander.frOm.his preent determination to reject ail overtures to a pacification. Romanzow, tho' much abused, is at heart a Russian. At thdperi- • pd when Great Britain and Russia were at -vari •ance, he - Was .sa . apeeted, because he manifested no prefereiva! in our favour, of an attachment to the ,policy of , Francc... The latter was then the inclina-. 7 tion of the -Russian Court, anti Rdmanzow, who is by no means a man of powerful talents, followed :the stream. He is too timid and humble an indi vidual to guide the decisions of Alexander.• He is content with the moderate ambition of endea vouring. to aspertaia the wishes of the' Emperor, and of contributing to their fulfilment. The same aibservations may be applied to Kurakin. • Ant:VP:P-1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 Watexford. Thir,-1 Ca diz, 1 Lisbon, 2 Gottetiburgii, 1 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS nAv..vr TwEi.vc ofcLocK. 58ii Cousols ....,..57ii THE SUN. i..1121S DICETZE FAL:WM ? L N D 0 - N, WENESO.AY, OCTOBER 21, 1812. The Doris frigate„has. arrived at Portsmouth from the East Indies. She brings intelligence of the safe Arrival in India of Sir SAMUEL HOOD and family, on board the Owen Glendother. The Doris' left Madras the sth of July, and St. Helena the 4th ult. The Neptune, Captain DONALDSON, with the riz.L:ian, Royal Charlotte, and Calabea, arrived at .Bombay on the 7th May, and the Coutts on th , 2 9th. The Doris, on the 23d nit. in. lat. 14 . . 8: N. long. I I. W spoke his Majesty's ship Loire, Captain BRo \ N, having trn Oer con voY the ships Dorsetshire, Scaleby Castle, Lord Eldon, Batavia and Cornwall, homeward-bound. We have already expressed our sincere regret that the inhabitants of Westminster, consisting of the most opulent and respectable that the coun try at large can supply, should have fallen into such a criminal inertness ias gave a band of male- contents an opportunity of procuring the return of their favourites for the representation of that City in Parliament. A resolute struggle, , on the part of the respectable inhabitants, would'have . tended 'as effectually to rescue the. City of Westminster from the return of nxb-candidates, as the deter, ruined efforts of the well-disposed Citizens ofLon don did in excluding ;Inch Charactersfrz'an the repre sentation of that City at the late Election. We are induced to renew the subject in consequence of a letter which appears'. in the public prints of this day from the:Party, who have'taken advantage of .the shameful supineness of.the higher order of in.- habitant. in. Westminster to, elecf - their own Mem- Lrs , an of the answers of'thase Members. The letter congratulates the'Members on having been returned " 'without expense-or personal trouble." These grounds .6f congratulation, we doubt not, are very agreeable to both of the Members, but particularly to Sir F. BURDETT, on the score of expense; for there is a memorable instance on record which sbews how anxious the Baronet is to with hold money on an occasion in which it might be thought that expense would sink to nothing, in comparison with matters likely to excite a great degree of public curiosity, if. not feelings of a much stronger nature. But, on -the ground of persiAal trouble also, we believe, the Baronet is much obliged to those who have taken the trouble off his hands ; for though he may be glad thht the folly of his Electors has been so effectually ex erted ip his favour as to procure him a seat in Parliament, it is very probable that - he secretly holds them in contempt, and thinks, that the less 'communication he has with,thent the better, ex cept for his own ends. If - the Baronet had, indeed, , any. respect for the Men 'who are so silly as to lavish their time and their Money in support of his cause, and . So much more silly as to 'be ensnared by his political doctrines, though -Ile would not have gone to any expense' to procure his return, he would certainly have appeared on ,the hustings., and have given them, at leaSf; a few inflammatory 'harangues, in order to animate their zeal; and rewctrd . their exertions-so cheaply. But he, in reality, ..despises them, and, therefore, kept aloof at a time wheh he ought to hare shcwu sonic marks of outward respect and gratitude, what ever might be his feelings. ,But the Baronet has the effrontery to tax the Nvhole,Elective Body =through the United Kingdiim with venality, and to say that, " au uncorrupt body of Electors is no nn - ,re to be - expected than an uncorrupt mcnt," making, however, an exception in favour of those who elected him: This is a most scanda lous attack upon the great body of the people, -and Could not but excite their indignation and con tempt, if,tbe political, conduct of the Baronet had not before excited such feelings. Can 'it be doubted, however, that if the Ei...!ctors of West- minster, at large, ha4. , come forward, and rescued their City from sticha representation, he would not have' acknowledged that they were. " an uncorrupt body of Electors," but Would have confined his exception to the little band who had bestowed their votes On him. We say bestowed, because we know the Baronet's prudence, and that he would never have been guilty of the extravagance of corruption. But we shall take our leave of him at present. As to Lord COCHRANE, those who can take the pains of reading his long letter, deserve the praise of patience. Those who have not such perseverance, we can relieve, from all curiosity, 'by assuring them, that it contains nothing but what the Noble Lord said again and again in his letters and his speeches. We wish to see him drop the politician, and employ himself in 'his profession; by which means he may have an opportunity of doing credit to himself, and of serving' his country; but, judging of the future -by the past; we have little hope that such bene- . ficial consequences will attend hitn orihe State, while he continues -to assume the for Mer cha- racter. • Yesterday the Duke of Yonx' had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House. Yesterday, at half-past two . o'clock, a Cabinet Council 'was held at the Foreign Office, which continued sitting until fire o'clock. Yesterday Lord 'MELVILLE held a Leyee, at his Office, at the Adruiralty, which was not so nu merously attended as on former occasions. Yesterday the Commander in Chief-held a public Levee, at his'OffiCe at the Horse Guards, which was attended by a number of Military Gentlemen. Major-Gen. SLEMPT -15 appointed Lieutenant- Governor of Fort William, in the room of Lieut.- Gen. MACDONALD. General Sir THOMAS Il i knAlNt has recovered his health by inhaling the pleasant breezes of his na tive land, lie attended a stag hunt on Saturday last, at Lyndock, and was in high spirits. POLLS.-SURUEY.--OtT. 20. Mr 'Sumner IS47 [ Sir T. Turton Sir Thomas Sutton 1726 I CUESTER CItY.—OcT. 19: Gcn. Gr6.31-enor Egertqn... ...613 ( Sir. Richard 8r0a1ie..... :564 ..57l j 111i:Fcr,v . usbiltd 5f.)8 WEYMOUTH .IND -MEI,COM REGT.S.—O'cT. 19. J. Murray 249 Mr, 11-. Itiglit Hon. T. Wallace 20G Mr, Steward - 124 Bromihrzu‘t ' 197 , W. I .iiillearns lO7 Gc-n. N'e,,e(lll;.:ra NEWRY .-Our -Z6 1 , 46 ,. 1 Curraa Mr. Curran stgaihed his intention of declining a. - 0 further contest. • TWENTY THOUSAND POI) ND 5 e fon ow ing, Capital Prizes, all drawn yesterday, were sold in Sates at- BVsses truly fortunate . Office, 17, Lud gate-street, St. Paull ; No. 3252, Twenty thou sand Pounds, in. one Halt and eight Sixteenths ; 1it) 7 4756, One tbotsand Pounds, in one Half, one Qiutzter, and four Sixteenths No. 4758, Five hundred hundred Pounds, in one Half one Quarter,. and four Sixteenths. The fortunate holders may re ceive their money on demand, at WEBB'S Lucky Office, 17, Ludgate-street. Yesterday, a Court of Aldermen was summoned to meet at Guildhall, ,but a sufficient number of Aldermen not attending, the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the- returns, ordered the price of brad to be continued at is. ti d. the quartern loaf, wheaten, and.ls. sd, houehold, kiiti MAJES'lY`sereana-coloured horses have been, -for several mornings past, exercised, eight to a break,. in 'St. -James's and Hyde Park. Light , Freri-± Officers, who `were : prisoners of war on their parole at Andover, having been taken at Hordle, near Lyniingtou, in attempting to make their escape, are committed to the county gaol. Yesterday the LORD MA -Yon, the SHERIFFS, the RECORDER, &c. proceeded from the Mansion-house to St. Margaret's-hill, in the Borough, Where his 'Lordship opened the Session for Southwark, pro forma, after which they-returned to the Mansion- House. • NAVAL NEWS. rtAmourn,i OcT. 19.—Last evening a lita'vy . gale came on rrom the West-Sptah-Wtst, which, daring the night, increased almost to a . hurricane, and, we regret to state,' considerable damage liar been done anzong the shipping at this port; but, from the best ini - prmation. we have been enabled to procure, no lives 117:ye been lost. About half past two kM. the moorings in Cat water, laid down soMe tiine Sint7c; by order of Lord nom N GOON, brae, when the following ;:lerchlnt men instantly drove on the nnth near OreSton; most of which are on their beam-ends, viz.:— the American schodnerS li,ondelle, Young Con- . neeticut, Betsey, and Gascin, the American ship General Gates, and the shit, Coventry.. The schoon % ers•were detained and sent in here by his Majesty's , ships of war, since condemned, and their cargoes discharged ; being light, it is expected they %rill shortly be got off again. The 'General Gates (which was detained and sent in on her voyage from Bourdeaux to America) hav ing her cargo on board, 500 pipes of brandy, has strained very nlucb, is on her beam: ends, and considerably damaged, part of it is now landing, in order to lighten her. The Coventry beiongs to • London,,Vras launcheel a few days since morn Mr. Br, 'C,KBURN's Yard, at Turnchapple, and is in tended for the : West India trade ; she is also on her beam ends, but fatr not received any material dainage, and it is expected, should the weather moderate, will be got o 3" Again. The detained American schooner Eclipse is ashore near the Coventry, not materially damageo. The American ship Horace, belonging to 'Ports- Mouth (North: America) Arit..Toig, Master, that, arrived here on the 12th instant from Naples and Gibraltar, with a cargo of wine, brandy, creanyof tartar, &c. bound to London, and which - s as to -have proceedetHrom hence With the - fiist convoy, parted.from two anchors and cables, in Catwater, this morning at six o'clock, and drove ashore on the rocks near Queen Anne's Battery, Where she bilged, and the cargo is now landing, which is in a dathaged state. - The smack Providencto belonging to Dartmouth, TREVOR, Master,.-from' Neath, with a cargo of culm for this port, went to pieces in Mill Bay ;. part of it haS been saved ; the American Ship Friend ship, belonging and bound to Salem, from Arch angel, with a cargo of tar, that was detained and sent in here on the 24th September, by the Rosa mond. brig of mar, and several other merchant Men, broke,adrift and went ashore in Stonehouse Pool; thosei we under Stand, 'have not been materially damaged, and will be got off again ; a light vic tualler, which was to have been loaded this day at the Vietualling Office, the Redness. of Hull, call ed the (G. F.) went to pieces in Deadman's Bay. His Majesty's schooner 'Bramble drove from her anchorage, between the Island and Main, but was fortunately brought up again without any. da mage. Several guns were fired from her; as sig nals of distress. • The following ships of .war_ were lying the Sound, Barnpool, and between thelsland and Main during the • storm, viz. Hermes, Racoon, Dotterel, Reindeer, Bittern, Piercer, Escort, FOX hound, Bramble, and Medusa; and the following Were in Hamoaze, viz. Centaur, Implacable, Rhin, Tozer, Fantome, Alphea„Barbara, Gleaner, Rapid, Anzaranlh, Phabe, Stork, Virago, and Sybille; and the Fancy and Stirly cutters. Several boats were wrecked, and many mer chantmen damaged, in Hamoaze. The flying bridge above Oreston broke adrift, and drove ashore during the night, but has not received any damage . of consequence. The Ame rican ships Science and Perseverance; and the brig Tuntivy, belonging to this port, were in very dan . gerous situations, and doubts are now entertained for -their safety. The gale during the night -was one of the most severe eter.experieneed at this port ; and we fear the 'shipping at the other ports in the Channel have also sustained considerable damage. It is reported the Cornelia, a prize vessel, with a cargo of salt, struck on her anchors in Stone house Pool, and became leaky ; the Reindeer : brig of war, Capt. MANNERS, run into Catwater in distress, with the 'ensign downwards, having parted from her anchors and cables during a squall in the Sound. A very fine*pleasure-boat, belonging to Mr. Rop-ii, of this place, merchant, was totally wrecked during the gale. It is feared the General Gates will. be wrecked ; her' cargo consists - of„ brandy, wine, silks, &c. and is valued at 25,0001. The American ship Boston, belonging to Bos ton, BAIN, master, that arrived here on the 9th inst, with a cargo of oil, from Gallipoli, bound to London, parted from an anchor and cable this morning in Cat eater, aid doubts are entertained for her safety. The American sctobner Betsey, it is expected' wilt go -to Pieces ; and the American schooner ; .flitondel4!, Goscon, and Young Connecticut, -fill this 'tide: A very fine. coplpered schooner ,at,hore near Crabtree, the name of which we tali not yet learnt. The American ship Horace ivj be ...i-rocked. The cutter Hero, FEAST, Master, "froth reH tame, with a cargo of potatoes, bound to Gil' raltar, put in here in distress, being in a leaig state; . the Pomo;za, S•rivt.r.ow, from Exeter ; the Thomas and Elizabeth, Roar), .from- Ports' mouth. The Raccon brig of - war :iailed yesterday with c• convoy to the Eastward. A frigate arrived in Ca. /sand Bay this mornings' but the state of the weather has prevented aril communication with her. Half-past Foar p. m.:—The gale is Unceasing. DEAL, OCT. 40.—Came down from the •Ricer the Jack Tar, for Rio, and the Nereide, for Gib' raltar. The ship mentioned yesterdayfto have lost her foremast and bowsprit, is the Danish ship Eliza. The Bra.anza and Hester have each lost an anchor and cable. The outward-bound ana King's ships remain. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 20-.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Doris from the East' Indies; Spitfire from off Cherbourg ; Racoon from Plymouth; Teazef from a cruize ; Fervent from, .Cork ; s and °the Ipitigenia, with a convoy of transports front Lisbon. FALMOUTH, OCT. 18.—Arrived two or three brigs - , supposed to be coasters : it blows so hard, no boats have been to or from them. TORBAY, OCT. 19.-LArrived his Majesty's ships, AlLicore and Helicon. Put back the Furious gun'-brig, transport; No. 215. Two other vessels are how Iv o! king into the . bay. s Fortunately no damage was (lime last night in the gale;' it still continu e s a g al e at W.S.W. SWAN'EA, 0CT..17.-We have had .a most tre mendous gale of wind, and a very high tide. His Majesty!s ship Insolent, with the following mer chant vessels, are driven on shore on the east side of this harbour, the pridcipal part, if _not,' the whole of them, have received consider...ble da- mage. They arc all cfloa.t tLis evening, and it is' hoped most of them will be got off - to-morrow.--• Our piers' . 4ve received much darnage. A list of merchant vessels and others or) shore Bunn Joseph, CLARK ; Ville, CLARK ; Harmony, LISHLEY; Eceringion, LoB REVD; Sally and William, AYRRS j Fortitude, Jr.Nktr.s ; HANCOMBE ; Jeanie, SWAN ; Brothers, TAYLOR; Sophia; fluc-Rtl 1 s • and the Jane and ,Mary, HAIVKIbtS. The Providence; DAVIES, is off the Bar, with the loss of her main mast, where she has been scuttled to prevent her driving on' shore. The schooner Skylark, WiL LIAMS, is also on shore. We arc sorry to learn that the dispute between Mr. JNEWCOMBE ; jun. of Stamford, and Mr. OCTA' VIL7 S GIL CHRIST; did not terminate with the aflair of honour at Sydenbam, and has not only been renewed in the public JoUrnals of that place, but has even been the occasion of a pugilistic con te.it between the parties. Perhaps this.is the first instance of a contest of the latter kind, after orta of so - Awful and dangerous atature as the fininer• ST. PArrcans.-=This Parish is 'at present, we regret to sai;, in' a state of great agitation. It seems that the Vicar and a select Vestry have an nounced their intention to apply for an Act of Parliament for authority to build a new church, to enlarge a neighbouring 'Chapel, and also fo:: the - purpose of increasing or commutirig the Eas ter offerings and parochial dues. A considerable body of the parishioners, 'however, have, we un- . derstand, resolved to resist these propoied mea sures with the most resolute perseverance. They allege that:, more prosperous' times, - an addi' tional elite]: or two would be more suitable and beneficial than the measures proposed; but that at present the state of the parish will not admit o f any increased expenditure. They allege, besides/• that there is at this time a morti4ftge debt. out' standing , of 15,0110/. with accr u in g . i n t eres t, a:1( 1 that the .ereetion : Of an Infirmary f o r th e si c k poor has been actually deferred for want of adequate funds, the sick poor being as yet continued In the , old workhouse premises, with great inconvenience, and to manifest disadvantage ; and therefore that the project for building a new chnrch, &c. is, gt this ante especially, highly unadvisable, improper, and inexpedient. We do nit pretend to be ac' (painted with the merits of the controvers', but we deem it our duty, as' jouirnalists, to give pah licity to the affair, thdt a question of this inagni - _ rude should be thoroughly known and under;tood , and that nO underhand proceedings •shall' tais:e place, if either_ of the parties should be incl,ine4, which, we trust, however, is not the case, .40 re' sort to them. We may, however, be permitted to say, that as the inhabitants amount to about tort}' thousand, among whom are many of the most: en; lightened and respectablepersons that can be 1 . (110 in the country at large, they may be well sip' posed to understand the true interests of the .p 3; rish, the, nature of its wants, an d th e e Xtent 0 ' its means, as well as a select Vestry, howcc er dignified may be its menilers,