The Sun. — London, England, 1812-10-08 00:00:00

GENERAI ELECTION. To the WORTHY and INDEPENDENT FREEMEN of the CITY of C AliTkaßijnY. GENTLEMEN, . • A DEPUTATION, rtspictabie in itself, and - 1-21- *more so from the, Independent, Interest - which it re-' presented, hating conoyed to me the df of the most Wcrrthrof your fellOw Citizens, that 1 siz7.-'uld,offer‘ my self as a Candidate for-.their support .at the:ensuing Election, I beg leave, thus puhiicly, to express my gratitude and satis l . faction at this mark of your esteem. To hare suffered so en. viabl,e'an event f tc?. pass by in silence, is more than can be ex pected from a per Son whose heart is warmly susceptible ef such impressions. , . ghat PclO avail rdyself of the fair prospect of success, thils - irestnti d' to my ambition; must be attributed 'entir . elf to eireutostances, wit the detail of which I shall t-tcat:tfow:trespaSs on your attention. Be it sufficient to assure !/.yott; - ti.all. Mu most grateful- foi the pa-,t, and that with re `. Sail to the future, I shall venture to hope fur your undimi nished and even increasing favour. • I have the honour to be, • Gentlemen, Your very faithful and obedient Servant, ROBERT FOOTE. Charlton-place, Oct. 4, 1812. 11 Al LS. ArtnivED-1 Halifax, i Dublin. DUE-1 Lisbon, 2Gotten- burgh, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS ILiLS OAT AT TWELVE•O'CLOCIL• sSfit f 011111iUM • 41 r. Consols - , • THE.SUN • SOLC,3I ELUIS F.►I•SVJI ACIOL.IT L 0 1 0. D 0 N, OCTOS2I: 8, ISI. We insert this day the Gazette Lxtraordinary, published last night, containing the pisp4tclies of CATILCART, and the'Report of the Rusdan General Prince Ktvrvso, of the battle of Boro dino on the 7.t'n .ult. called by the French in their 18th Bulletin the battle of Moschwa. There appears to be no douht,that the French receiveti 'a check on that day, and that they were compelled to retreat, this being placed beyond dispute,. by -thelact of. the Russians remaining the neat day in possession of the field of battle. Unfortunately, however, the victory gained by the Russians on the 7th, does not appear to have the affect of preventing the .adVance of the French, as we find by the Paris Papers to the 4th inst. which reached town early this morning, that on the 14th, only seven days - after the battle, the French entered Moscow, from whence the Nineteenth -11ulletin is dated on the 16th. We can scarcely bring ourselves to believe that they obtained possession of '.Moscow without a severe st:uggle and another sanguinary conflict, but if any such events happened, they are wholly unnoticed in the Bulletin. It will readily, how ever, strike our readers, on a perusal of this do cument, that there is an absence of all that tone of triumph which might naturally hale been expected in the narration of an event so important to BLIONAPARTE as hiS entrance into Moscow. It is evident, from his o s il7n, statement, that although he has entered 'L‘rioscoN't-, still he is, disappointed in his object. Instead of quarters for his army, he has found only a city in flames, and instead of having broken and dispersed the Russian army, he has still to encounter, with di rniniShed numbers, their accumulating force. _Every precaution appears to have been taken by the. Russians, to render the possession of Moscow of no avail to- the enemy, either in, a military, paint of view, or as a place of resource. IVhat position the Russian army bad taken, or what the furtlicr projects of BITONAPART,E were, are not 'stated. The Bulletin is in- truth a most - vague and , meagre detail, riot without con siderable confusion in its stateinents, which, w - -bilsl it leaves us totally in the dark upon several important points, evidently betrays dis appointment and chagrin; . and - sheers that the French chief has planted' his standard upon the walls of Moscow to no 'purpose. How are his troops to find shelter and supplies in the heart of Russia during the winter, which must by this time have commenced ? In the open country they can riot exist, and of the cities and towns their arms . have occupied, nothing but ruins are left. We rejoice to find that not the most distant hint is given in the Bulletin of the occupation of Moscow leading to peace ; and this may account for the want of expressions of triumph,. conscious as BuoN.;trakm necessarilymust be, that the occu pation' of the ruins of Moscow is to him a ruinous victory unless lie Can by that step intimidate the Emperor ,ALEXATIDER into a peace. But what ever may have ,been the :events that intervened between the battle of Borodino and the oe- , cupation of - Moscow, (respecting- which .the French,' from their silence, have nothing to boast. op' it 'is evident that every preparation had been made by the RussiauS to render the possession of that city as little as pos-' siLle advantageous to the enemy, thus clearly shewing that the Russians were still acting tirein a plan.- of campaign founded, amongst.othei• pos sible events; .upon that of the occupation o(itos'.:: cow by the enemy. Since writing the, above, there has been a strong report that thc . Pa.ris-Paper containing the Bul letin is a forgery, We hope this will turn (Alf to •be the case. A, Gottenbuigh Mail:arrived at a late hour this.. day,' but the accounts it brings only relate to the battle of Borodino, and are nearly the same in substance as those ive have already given. American Papers reached town' this morning, containing the following account of the action between the Constitution and the Guerriere BOSTON ? SEPT. I.—The best wall of defence of our country are the A.'ootiell walls„of a navy. We- have pleasure in announcing the 'arrival in this port, since our last, of the United States frigate Constitution, Isaac HULL, Esq. Com- . mander, from a cruize, in which 'she engaged and took, after a short but warm contest, the British: frigate La Guerriere, rated thirty-eight but mounting 49 guns and 3 , 00 men, commanded liy JAS. - It. DACRES, Esq. The Guerriere being a mere wreck and lealcy',. Captain. Huta, ordered her to be' set on fire; and she blew up in half an hour. The following partieulars of the : aetion were com municated by an officer of the Constitution, and_ • may he . considered as essentially correct Lat. 41. 42. N,Jong. 55. 33. W. Thursday Aug. 20th, fresh breeze from N. W.,and cloudy, at two Y.I.S. discovered - a...vessel to•the southward, made all sail in chase; at three perceived the chase ; to be a ship on the starboard tack, close hauled to the wind, hauled S. S.W. at half-past 3 o'clock, made out the chase to be a frigatei at 4, coming up with the chase very fast, at a quarter before five the chase laid her maintop-sail to. the Mast, took-in our top-gallant-sails, stay-sails and flying-gib, took a second reef in the top-sails, hauled the courses up, sent the royal yards down, and got all clear for action, beat to quarters, on which the crew gave three cheers; at 5 the `chace hoisted three English ensigns ; at five minutes past 5 the enemy commenced firing; at twenty minutes past 5 set our colours, one at each mast-head, and one at the mizen-peak, and began firing on the enemy, and continued to fire occasionally, he wearing very often, and we manoeuvring close with him, to avoid being raked ; at six, set the wain-top-gal lant sail, the enemy having bore up ; at five' mi nutes past six, brought the enemy to close action, standing before the wind ; at fifteen minutes past six, the enemy's main-mast fell over on the starboard side ; at 20 minutes past 6, finding we were drawing a-head of the enemy, luffed short, roused his bows to rake him ; at 25 minutes past 6 the enemy fell on board, of us, his bowsprit foul of our mizen rigging. We prepared to board, but immediately 'after his fore and main-mast went by the board, rand it .was deemed unnecessary. Our cabin bad taken fire from her, guns, but - soon extinguished without material- injury._ At three P. M. shot a-head of the enemy, when the firing ceased on both sides, he making the signal of submission by firing a gun to leeward ; set fore-sail and mainsail, and hauled to the eastivard to repair damages ; all-our braces, and much of our standing and . running rigging, and some of our spars, shot away. At seven wore ship and stood under the lee of the prize, sent our boat on board, which returned at eight with Captain DAcags, late of his Britannic Majesty's ship Guerriere, mounting . '49 carriage gunk, and manned with 392 men ; got our boats out, and emphiyed them in' removing the pri soners and baggage from the prize to our mil" ship ; sent a surgeon's mate to assist in attending the wounded, wearing ship occasionally, to keep in the best position to receive the•boats. minutes before two A. m. discovered a sail off the larboard beam, standing to the . south ; saw all clear for another action ; at three the sail again' stood off, at day-light was hailed by the Lieute- nanton board the prize, who informed me he had , four feet/water in the hold, EMI that she was in a sinking condition ; all hands employed in remov ing the prisoners, and repairing our own damage, Out-igh the•rest of day„ Friday the 21st, commenc ed with light breezes from the southward and plea. sant ; our boats and crew employed as before. At three P.M, made the signal of recall for our boats, having received all the prisoners, they irn mediately left her on fire, and at half past three she blew up. Our loss, in the action, was 'seven killed and seven wounded : among the former Lieutenant BUSH, of the Marines, and among the latter Lieut. Moaßts, Severe:l', and 'Mr. ALWYN; the Master, slightly. On the part of the enemy, 15 were killed, and 64 woUnded ; among the former Lieut. READY, among the latter Capt. DACRES, Lieut. jiENT, Mr. SCOTT, Master, ants a'Master's Mate. , During her short cruise, the pride of Boston, the Constitution, besides the above gallant action, destroyed two English brigs. NEW PARLIAMETT. MEMBERS 1-• ETURNED. Sandwicb:--Sir Sidn6! York, Kiit. and J. Ma.rryatt, Esi. Bath,—Lient,-C6lonet Palmer and Ldrd J. Thynne. Marlow—Owen Williams and Pascoe Grenfell 4 Esqrß Yarmouth- 2 —E. 11. Laycon and W: Loftus, Esqls. Sudbury—Sir J. C. Hippesley and Captain Charles Wyatt. LeWes--Thos..LKemp and George Shiffrter, Bramber—john Irving and Win. Wilberforce, Esqrs.'" HastingsS;r Abraham Hume, Bart. and 3. Dawkn , , Esq. Malton—Viscount Daucannon and J. C. Ramsdell, Esq. Rye—Thomas P. Lamb, Esq. and Sir Henry Sullivan, Bart. Castle Rising=4.lou. Greville Howard 'and Hon. A. C. Bradshaw. Lynn--Lord Walpole and Sir Martin B. Fouli;es, Bt. Buchiugh:nu--Lcird Viscount Ebrington aril 11 FreC niantle, Esq. Lancaster— Cawtherne and Doveton, E3qrs. St. Alban's—sos. Halsey and Christopher Smith, Esqrt: Grantham—Win. Earl Well)) , and Robert Smith, Esq. Derby—Hon. H. F. C. Cavendish and Edward Colie, Esq. Brackley—R. H. BrAdshaw and Henry Wrottesley, Esqrs. Carnarvon—Hon. Capiain Paget. • New Port (Isle of Wight)—Sir L. W. Holmes and Richard Holmes, Esq. Chippenhatu—itight Hon. Robert Peele and Charles Brooke, E,;q. • Calne—Joseph Jekyll, Esq. and Hon. James Abertromby. '-• Readinii—Charles Shaw Lefevre and John Simeon, Esqrs. Midhurst—George Smith and Thomas ThoMpson, Esqrs. Lichfield--G. Anson and G. G. V. Vernon, Esqrs. Old Sarum--Josias 1 Dupre Porcher and James Alexander, E . sqrs Salibury City—William Hussey, Esq. and Lord Viscount • . Folkestone. YOrli—Jclon. Lawrence Dundas and Sir M. M. Sykes,..Bart. Exeter—Janacts Buller and Wm. Courtenay,,Esqrs. Dorchester—C. H. Douverie and It. 117 i jun. Egqrs. Rochester—John calcraft, Es 1. and Sir T. B. Thompson, Bt. Dchester—Hon. John Wm. Ward, Dart. and G. Philips, Esq. Sir FRANCIS BURDETry in a letter, which ap peared in -an Evening .Paper of last night, , and which, is copied in a Morning Print-Of this day, Vitas shewn such an outrageous violence in his at tack upon. Oovernment, as would increase the political discredit attached to his character, if it admitted of any addition. *During the life of HoRNE Tepotep,, it Was :generally supposed that much of the Baronet's violence was fo be Imputed to the counsels, of that hoary Apostle of Faction ; but Sir FRANCIS has sheWn, in the letter alluded to, that he needs no incitement or ,instruction in the science of political defamation. It is difficult to extract any thing from the heap of hacknied jargon thus poured forth ; it ,is really Calculated for none but• the lowest order of the moh.-- Amidst all his fury, however, the Baronet is not wanting in cunning, for he directs • great part of his attack upon the departed House of Commons, and therefore knew he might abuse with impunity. Butthere atie other, and many; passages in his let ter, Which, we should think, and hope, might bring: uponhim some stronger notice than that of the Press, if the whole did not rather subject him toa mixture of contempt and abhorrence.. One of, the Baronet's declared objects in this 'letter is Annual Parliaments, though the confusion and disorder attending annual Elections have been de monstrated by irrefragable arguments, as well as the plain evidence of facts. But another reason may be given for, the Baronet's desire of this fre quency of election, viz. the opportunity which it. would afford him of promulgating his sentiments every year in the same manner, and of inflaming the minds of the lower orders of the people: One; acknowledgment from the Baronet we did :tot es. 7 pect, but it sliewshow folly and violence will out shoot their mark. He - says, " Under the present system no change of Ministers can be permanently and importantly useful to 'the.country. The present are just as good as . any of their -pre . decessors during thc. present reign, or as any that arc likely to succeed them. The fault is not in the individuals, but the szistenz." So that the Baronet, by his own account, has no parti cular charge to Urge against il , . prPgro Ministers, or any new illinisters to propose. •No , he wants the system to be chang3d.---L - We should be glad if he 'will tell us whether lie wants to introduce the system, • of the French RevolittioniSts# and their into this country, or whether he Wants us to be brought under such a military despotism as that systern has produced, and as such a system always will produce, when the subverters of a monarchy have bad their short reign,. and are obliged to bow their neks to a successful Usurper. Another proof of the Baronet's cunning appears, amidst-all - his violence, for lie pretends to be desirous of withdrawing from Parliament, though he well knows that every thing has been arranged for his' re-election, and by this affected 'reluctance he saves expence—a purpose which is peculiarly ac ceptable to the temper of his mind. In the course of bis letter he introduces'a short parody op Ham let's comparison between the two brothers, and therefore, we may conclude, by applying to him what JUNIUS said of his late political Preceptors " the Gentleman deals in fiction, and naturally appeals to the evidence of the Poets'" Mr. RAYMOND, respectable as an Actor, Marla-, ger, and in his private character, bad ou Monday night a full house on Lis benefit at the Lyceum. CC NTESTED ELECTIONS. LONDON.--THLRD DAt The c or:et - A.ole of people at the Guildhall, yester day, was very great, yet they were not so rioters • as we have seen them on sin:jinx occasions, -though certainly more so than on Monday or Tueo*y. ----- i -Towards the close of the Doll, at three.o'clock, the noise was very great for son minutes'. After tae numbers were exhibited, Alderman COZ,IBE., S ir • W. SkrJ.AIV 611 :in and Alderman Al— kiNs, canto forwaro, and returned thanks for o , ° Support had rixeiVed. ji •.. I'lArr.um..ya came forward, .atediiiiWllTA by his :on. The latter, after waiting sorne4iipas•ml iil the uproar had subsided, st:Atcd that his father, owing.to severe - indisposition and hoarsenesS, psis prevented froM returning thanks himself; but that be felt very 'grateful for' the support which he had received, and not - ,vithstanding the state the poll, had sanguine 2le.".“)t!1 of ultimate success. MT. AlCitrillni WO6 91 - - - “ i returned thanks fcr tlia support he had met With ; expies sed Confident hopes of h success. -1 0 e skid that the great 111 r, Fox had on one, -becniion, at thr - eieetion', si e!. ceeded, algioi;gh - fOr the first six - dity“he pe was very unfa - ourable. Ife .11;itt he sai(;, personally solicited one singie vote, ~: a nd only came forward as a Candidate .from to be serviceable to time people ; it was, theretcn - e, : their oivn cause, and net his, whicii they y ri -st support. t • At the close of the poll, the nu f - , n too e i thLIS Combe, Cnak Shaw.. .„. , : ?39? Atl , ifts. — 170. '2075 w ait:halal]. ' ' 115 c.. 1807 1 Woc,d: Mr. \l'AirtimAs-lanked very ill 5 be attended an the Hustings - the , greater part of the :-day i -bd , seemed to be in very bad spirits. SOUTHWARK.-THIRD DAY. The poll was closed at four O'clock;and sho:;tti before live the Deputy Bailiff annotniced its stag to be as follows : Calvert Thornton . 1405 Mr. THOLINTON thcn stepped forward, and re turned thanks- for the continued great support given to him. lie had no doubt_ of triumphing over Mr. Burdett ; anti if the friends of that. Gen tleman, whoever they might be, shouid,want therproof of the hopelet,sness of their cause, to %morrow, without question, the Electors would af ford it.—(Loud Mr. CALVERT 'next addressed the Elect Ors• The state of the Toll/gave him great cause for triumph; 1314 the Electors felt convinced that his cause, was theirs ;. therefore they had placed him at the head of Ore poll. lie now had nothing tco fear, but every thing to hope ; yet he would not 'have his friends relax in their exerti.ms. it had, : some how or' other, got abroad, that he had - ,coa" .lesced with Mr. Tholnton; but there AS;iIS truth in the rumour.—(quzzcis!)----1e had of feted himself 'to their notice as an -independent man, and he would continue so. He tha4ca them for their attering support —(Lou4 app lattse:): • Mr. KEMUISII- came f;i•ward amidst cian!attri and applauses, hisses and bootings, abd cries 0t Wilere's Bardett s---" Away with his shad,,,v) . _ ----"'Hear him " Dowit - with him, !"—N' species of attention and silenee'being at ;,,sL bb tined, Mr. K. thanked them, stating . , Oat ?dr - Burdett's Committee would decide, by the coucl° sion of to-morrow's von, whether the .coutt,!st• should be any longer continued.—(lfuzzas adj . hicses.) SOUTHWARK ELECTION.-(Fourth Dy)--Tbc state of the Poll for the Borough of Southwark at 12 o'Clock this day, was as follows ' Charles. Calvert, . 1925 Henry - Thornton, - r:sq 1490 J. D. :Burdett, Em. 412 CIRENCESTER ELF,CTIOI` , ..--TutSDAY, •On". 6. Lord Apsley • 7-IMr. Beach • • Mr. Cripps , 47 Mr. S. Smith. - Mr. EaLingtoh LEICESTEIt.-FlitST DAY . 17.9 SECOND on.Y—TwELNK O'CLOCK : Mr. Smith. 4UO I Itoseoe Mr. tab i Mr: ItOscoe is not here in person. - SUDBURY El State of the poltat day, October 6 J. C. Hippesley, Bart.: 462 I LECTION. past four o'clock, Tui Sir E. F. Agar, Ent.. S'S Capt. - Wyatt 459 1 The Election will close iti half an hour. ARUNDEL EIA;CTION. At the dose of the poll, after a violent but in effectual imposition, the numbers AVeYe Mvivneux. .. ?00 Lord Major-Gen. nars - cy ....... 519- Thoniiun COLCHESTER ELECTION—WEDNESDAY. 537 Davis -528 Majurity jin fat; ur of Thornton. HULL.-FIRST DAY. The poll for Hull is just opened this day. The two late Camiidates, Mr. Staniforila and Lord Ma hon, are opposed by Mr. G. W. Denys, Nephof of Lord Pomfret. He was passing to :Bewley when he was requested by the independent voters of Hull to become third man, and is now T oiling in great strength. The numbers at the close of the first day were as follow : Mr. Staniforth. 737 I Lord Mahon.... .. .. • 155 Mr. Dully's. 395 t Second Day nt Three o'clock. Mr. Staniforth. -.0.1379 I Lord It , lnhon ...... ' .... 3 32 Mr. Denys •1 • On Tuesday night the Election closed at Sud bury : Sir John Cox Hippisley, Bart 471 Charles Wyatt,- Esq. 469 • Sir Felix Agar • 363 Lora' WESTMINSTER ELECTION. This day COCHRANE and Sir FRANCIS BURDETT were elect ed Rcprcsentatives for Westminstee without Or position.