The Sun. — London, England, 1812-03-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS OFFICIAL NEWS FIZOM Titi% IMPERIAL ARMIES IN SPAIN. ARMY (IF ARRAGON. Ems:, . REPORT OP THE DUKE OF ALBUFERA TO Ht ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL AND WAGLLANI, MAJnR-GENERAL. fiead-quarters, Valencia, Feb. 27, 1312. MONSEIGNEUR,—The fort of Peniscola, which, el.uring the Siege. of Saga turn and Valencia, had obliged me to make a detachment on my rear, to cover the communication of the army, has since ber.n. the objet of my principal attention. I have hitherto confined myself to observing it, not being able to blockade it on account of its natural situa tion. It is situated on a detached rock in the sea, near the high road, one league from Benicarlos, a td is joined to the Continent only by a tongue of s:nd, thirty tois-s broad and sixty long. An old castle of the Templers, built on the summit, is sur rounded by the city, which contains 2000 inhabi tants, and a pretty extensive fortification, defended by several ranges of batteries. Four gun-boats in creased the defence, and cannonaded the coast on both sides : this renriered the approaches, which Were already very difficult On such grounds, almost impossible. A garrison of 1000 men defended the place, under the orders of Brigadier Garcia Navarro, a zealot, whom I had already made prisoner at Ni cer, last year, and who had succeeded in escaping. Five English vessels were cruizing in the offing, and carried on a communication with the place, which by that means received continual supplies from without. After the fall of Valencia, I caused Peniscola to be invested. About the 28th of January, the Ge neral of Division, Leveroli, with two battalions of the 1 14th, two of the first Italian line, and one of the second of the Vistula, commenced, by my or der, the oierations of the siege. The General of Artilery,Val6e, proceeded to fix the situation o f the batteries, _and on the 28th commenced a bombard ment, which has been ma;ntained with activity dur ing eight days. On the night of the 31st of Jan. or Ist of Feb. the trenches were opened by 1000 labourers, to the length of 215 toises 3 the batteries of attack were instantly raised, in order to silence the fire of the enemy, and to establish afterwards more closely the bAteric3 intended to make a breach. The engineers continued their approaches, advancing on the left bastion; eighteen pieces of canno❑ were placed in battery; the mortars conti nued to fire day and night, and sunk a gun-boat : the enemy returned a heavy fire of ball and grape 'shot. The second of February, Lieut. Pi unel, an Officer of my Staff, whom I had sent with instruaions, having been admitted into the fortress, reported an answer, and some propositions, which were immediately sent to me. The preamble was re markable, and of a nature to announce the sub mission of the place. The Governor, in a very animated conversation, expressed his true senti ments, and his hatred of the English, who urged him, with threats, to give up the fort to them. He did not hesitate to prefer the French, and Las acknowledged the existing Government as the only system proper to put an end to l'agonie of his country. I sent back immediately the proposed ca pi:talation, with my answers in the margin. I added a letter to the Governor. I❑ the interval the works were continued, and the fire was re sumed during twenty-four hours, but the modified capitol:4l4in that I had forwarded was approved, and the Governor, by accepting it, put an end to hostilities. On the 4th, at noon, Penisoola surrendered to the trocps of the Emperor. We have found sixty-six pieces of cannon, provisions for two months, and a considenible quantity of ammunition, particularly in shot and shells. have the honour of addressing to you the Capi tulation and returns ()litre state of the artillery and magazines, also the plan, with a view of Peniscola: During the continuation of ate works and the fire we have sustained but a small loss in killed and woutadc,d. Among the former are, the Captain of Artillery, Baillot. General Count Severoli has dis played- great activity; he speaks in high terms of tne ardour and courage of the Officrrs and troops. "I circumstances which attended the redu.tion of l'en'sc^.la, and the submission -of the Governor, Gtrcia Navarro, form a conquest from which I ex• pect to derive the best effects. Every thing here (except Alicant, where an English General, named ltof has taken the command) tends to put an end to the war. It is considered as finished. The inha bitants are well disposed towards us, even up to the *e:y gates of .Alicant. (Signed) The Duke of ALBUYERA. CAPITULATION. The governor •and the Military Junta of Penis ci,lN, persuaded that the ttue Spaniards are those v,.1,0, uniting thetnlelves to the King Joseph Napo kun, see l( to render their unfortunate .country less untottunate, offer to deliver the place on the Follow ing vonditions 1. The individuals of the garrison to be free to rttite wherever they lirishe—Answe'r. Free to return in tt.tir Families, or enter into the service of his Catholic Majesty. 11. Property to be respeaed, and the inhabitants nil to be mulested on account of their opinions.— Granted. I 11. The authorities, civil and military, to pre ,set re their resneaive employs.—Granted, if fit for their employs. (Tile 4th and sth merely relate' to the ratification of the connotation, and. taking possession of the place). (Signed) PEDRO GARCIO NAVARRO. The Marshal Count SUCHIST. ',etc' . from hiss Euellency the Marshal of the Empire, Commanding in Chief the Army of Arragon, to M. Don Garcia Navarro, Brigadier Commanding the Fort of Peniscola. Valencia, zd Feb. an. MONSIECTA LE GENIER I an: ter the proposition of capitulation made by you to General Count Severcli; and have determined ,to accept the principal basis, because I see with pleasure that you and the .Military Junta preserve the principles of all good Spaniards. y I promise also to treat you in - a manner that shall the distinEtion I nialie in the case of Spanish isi:itar), justly the enemies of the English Ministry. LONDON, TITUrtSDIY, 111ARC/I 12, 1 B 12. This morning a Heligoland Mail arrived, by which we have received the following interesting Letter : " HELIGOLAND j MA:IICH s.—Ey persons arrived from the opposite coasts we have various reports re /peeking Continental bifails. They mention that it was currently reported at Hambu , gh that the French Empress had left BUONAPARTE, and return ed to Vienna, after having received a corporal chas tisement from her husband on the loth ult. " We have heard so much about a northern war, that it may be thought a stale repetition to state, that every report from the coast agrees in mentioning it as an event determined upon. There must un doubtedly be some grounds for the prevalence of this general opinion. The most obvious are the whole of the French troops having been march ed from the coast, of there being a numerous French army concentrated on the frontiers of Poland; and the probability that BUONAPARTE after having seiz ed upon Swedish Pomerania, will stretch his grasp to get the other parts of the Baltic under his imme diate controul ; and that the Emperor of Russia will make an effort to oppose so enormous an aggression. "Thursday, the 27th ult. was to be observed as a holiday throughout all Saxony, and orders were given to put up prayers in all the churches for the success of the French arms, on tile eve of an ap proaching battle, which it was supposed alluded to some expected engagement with the Russians. "The Danes have fitted out a number of privateers in the Elbe and Eyder ; they are also said to be forming a large camp in the neighbourhood of Rens burg, with a view to make their neutrality respect ed in case of a rupture." With respeft to the singular report mentioned in the commencement of the above letter, we think it by no means improbable; the frantic violence of the little tyrant, when he is vexed, is well known, and it is not unlikely that the man who frequently thumps his Ministers, may occasionally thrash his wife. We very much doubt, however, the account of the escape of the unfortunate MARIA LOUISA to her Father's Court. As to that part of the Letter which relates to the probability of a war in the North, we see nut the least reason to doubt it. The French troops are advancing in great numbers and with considerable rapidity towards the Russian frontiers. The seizure of Swedish Pomerania has been followed by a Simi lar as of violence on the dominions of his Prussian Majesty. 'lndeed the King of Prussia seems now hardly to possess a shadow of Royalty ; he is literally compelled to adopt every measure, and issue every Edia which BU.ONAPARTE may prescribe. We stated last Oaober, that hostilities between France and Russia would probably commence in February, and we are now inclined to think that the event will shew that we were only wrong by a very few weeks in our Speculation. Last night French Papers to the Ist instant ar rived: the only article of intelligence they bring, is Sum-Ives account of the Capture of the Fortress of Peniscola. SUCLIET candidly acknowleiges that he got possession of it by the treachery of the Gover nor, who, we trust, will meet the fare he merits, if ever he falls into the hinds of his countrymen. The . Party having. failed to force themselves into office, in opposition to the sense of the REGANT aNd the Nation, are now endeavouring to conFo] T ! them selves by telling the public simies of the number of offices which they are daily rejeaing. As this is a harmless kind of amusement, and as these inventions are not likely to iMpose Upon any body, we think it hardly worth while to notice them. Bat we cannot pass over so lightly the attemys that are made to charge every man with a dereli:iion of ptincipl.is, who does not surrender the exercise of his judg rn rnt to promote the ambitious views of the Party— who does not, is fait, submit to make hitnsell an instrument in their hands, to enable them to force tl.eir way into power. Tice PulNce REGENT having no object to attain but the prosperity of the Empire, expressed his wish to have his hands strengthened, at this arduous crisis, by the formation of a vigorous and united Administixioti. The wishes of the REGENT tact with a direa re fusal : nothing short of unlimited power would sa tisfy the Party. But it occorred to some of them, that many of the Noblemen and Gi_intletnen who generally supported the Ooposition, might be too patriotic to refuse their assistance to their Prince and their Country, and it was, therefore, resolved to deter them, by menacing every one who (pitted the Party with every species of obloquy and scur rility ; and in order to shew what they could do, they commenced their operations by the most ma lignant attacks upon the PRINCE REGENT himself. This manoeuvre cisnnot long succeed ; it is too pal pable nut to be detected, and too contemptible trot to be despise 1. We rjoice to find that this subjea is likely to be come a subject f Parliamentary dscussion. Lord BOREINGDON last night gave notice of a Motion respecting the letter of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, and the answer of Lotds GREY, and GRENVILLE. The :Motion is fixed for this day week. Yesterday his Royal Highness the PRINCE RE GENT held a Court at Carlton-house. About two o'clock the Priace entered the state-apartments.- - The Court was attended by— 'pis Lord President of the Council, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master-General of the, Ord nance, the three Secretaries of State, the President of the Board of Controul, the Groom of the Stole, the Lord Cham berlain, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Vice- Chamberlain, the Lord Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, the I udge of the Admiralty, and the Recorder of London., Mr. PERCEVAL, Earl CAMDEN, and Mr. YORKE, had private audiences of the PRINCE REGENT. Yesterday fte Marquisses of WisoncsrEa. and HERTFOED, Earl CLIOLNIONDELEY, And the Earl of of . 1 7 AniOUTH, were sworn into their respective offices. L9rd JOCELYN is to be Comptroller of the House hold, and Colonel NI'MAtioN is to be Privy Purse. Yesterday the PRINCE RaGENt, attended by Color* BLOOMFIELD, dined with the Archbishop of YORK, to meet the other Dire6lors of the Con cert of Ancient Music, previous to their attending the concert. On Tuesday the Princess of WALES and the Duke of GLOUCESTER met on the parade in St. James's park, and had a long conversation tog,:ther. Loyd Viscount CASTLEI.EAGH gave a grand Cabi net dinner yesterday, at his hothe in St. James's square, to a large party of Political Friends. The Nobleman, who is stated to have write an account of the circumstance attending a late convi vial meeting at Carlton-house, is said to have a strong inclination to submit it to the public. It will, therefore, not he wonderful if he should avail himself of the publicity which has now been given to the st-ry, and print his own lif - port of the trans aaion. It is said, in an Opposition Paper, that Blue and Buff are no longer the hues of the Fox parry, but Grey. So far as their principles are concerned, there may be truth in what they say, but then it is French Grey.—lf, however, they mean to signify their devotion to a certain Noblemen, the distieelion is enough to make Lord GRENvreee lose all colour. We hear that another breach of trust, has taken place withm these few days. It is stated that a Person, belonging to the Stock Exchange, has absconded with property to the amount of 20,0001. and upwards. Previous to his leaving town, he told his friends that he was going to• Bath for a few day, a circumstance which occasioned no suspi cion. The confidence 'placed in his integrity and responsibility was such, that although he was absent 'from business upwards of a week, it created not the smallest uneasiness. The first alarm excited among persons who had property in his hands, was, the intelligence that he had taken his departure from Liverpool to America, carrying with him two of his children. He has left behind his wife and another child, who it is supposed are to follow him. Yesterday Broderick Maynard underwent a se cond examination before Mr. GRAHAM, at the Pub lic Office, Bow -street, charged w ith aiding and abetting the escape of two French Officers on their parole. It appeared that l'e,t Saturday the poisoner was travelling in a post-chaise in company with two Frenchmen ; and when they came to the Green Man Inn, at Barnet, Mr. Newman, the landlord, observing the prisoner to have the appearance (d . labouring man, suspecled he was aiding the escape of the foreigners, and in consegeenee sonped them, and brought them to town ; when the Frenchmen proved to be Officers, who had escaped from Ashby de-la-Zouch. The prisoner in his defence said, he met with the prisoners at a village near Non hamp ton, and they agreed to pay hiexpences if he would travel with them to London and that was all he knew of them. Monday se'nnight, a boy with,a cand!e, employ ed in sweeping a•A ay some ruo , ,ish in the after end of the Nancy, SCOTT, of Nvrtl. Shields, a loaded collier, set fire to the powder rang tine, containing about two quarter casks. It ble,N ,up with a dread ful explosion, breaking several beams, and demo lishing the quarter deck and cabin. 1 NA VA L, NEWS. Pivmourit, MARCH o.—Arrived a fleet Em the eastward ; also arrit ed the I.:rd Nelson,beFing n g to this port, LITTEN j master; front London ; 0 ; e Lord frellingtoYi, Cizr.Gcs, (row Southampton; tl' e sloop Samuel and John, belonging to this port; MORPORD, roaster, front Lyme; the sloop Logi ilawkea , tiry, STIWGNELI., flOill SOLltilaMp!oll j and. the G;pse,y, at and f out Sancirrland, Musizo, ter, with a cargo at coals for this port. Sailed the Spaui.h Cup,fiut/za, belonging Id St. Sebastian's, June ZUBIAGA, mister, f()t 4uentis Ayres !tni tLe Btazils. niu, Tttrv ETT, that put in here 2 few day ./ since on lien voyage from London to Vlana, 1s in a very leaky state,. having experienced very bad cattier at sea, and her cargo is discharging; at this port. S..ilcd the American s!;ip Madoc, Captain Dr.IN• rAlt, for Wilmington, will) pasi,ngors. Put 1).:c1; by contrary wind , , the Helicon brig of war, with a convoy to the eastward. Ai-6"d his Majesty's ship Regulus, with tit!et of tramp/His and merchantmen from the ea,twardi and the Resolute gun-brig from a cruize to the west- ward. Cam:2 down the harbour and sailed immediately to blockade LI/est, the T 011,20111 man of . war -I'lo sailed the Bicodhound bl 18 aild I l hiting schobaer on a cruizo. Went up the halboor to be tuiiitcd, the Dtkid igte. SAiled the Sparrow brig of w:ir trt the w stwayd• SHEERNESS, NiAaca it.—Last t' brig of war, an ived and anchored of .St,Uthr,a, •e Pdorus from Plymouth, with the remains of the lametriej. Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON, 8.. b ° ` 4d A . This morning, Rear Admiral Sir TuoMAS Wi v LIAMS, Bart. Commander-in-Chief at the Norco at ' tended by all the Captains of men of war at th' S place, in their respeC - tive barges, with the flag, and Captains pendants hoisted half-way, colours of the ships hoisted half mast high) procee d. ed in regular order to the Pel!lrus, to vlitness ib ° ceremony of placing the body in the barge belong' ing io the Namur, the tlag ship, with the lamePt cd Admiral's flag half mast high. On the remains be ing placed securely in the barge, Sir nibs. WIL LIAMS, and the respeilire Captain's in rotation, followed the Amur's barge to the shore, where : tits body was landed and placed in a hearse, attendeol by two carriages, for the purpose of being conveyed for interment in the family vault, near Madingler Cambridgeshire. The instant the body was lowered into the Naqua's barge, all the ships of war bega l ; to fire minute guns, and continued doing so . until the placing of the body in the hearse took place' PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 1 I ..—Arrived liiy Ma jesty's ship Sophe from, a cruize. His Majesty's slips Royal Oak, CumberiOnd, Mars, and Elizaleth, bare dropped down " 1 Helen's. FALMOUTH, MARC li 9.--Arrived off this port The, Duke of K en t packet, lying here f o r P ortuga l, & c.; among them are the Matilda, Regent, and Sea Nymph. transports. his Ma j est y 's shi p H y acinth, to takeout the convoy for 'the \ Vett Indies, has gone into th e Roads. DEAL, MARCEI 11.---,Sailed the Phipps schooner, with the Seringapatam, (South seairiao for Ports mouth ; also sailed the Beagle slov of war, with a convoy for Poitsmouth. . A letter from on board a vessel in the Baltic, dated March 9, contains the following paragraph 1 lett Gotteoborgh on the 7th inst. I heard that ) C r o o i m m i t , t e itte w d as h i i + gi n: t ie : l w An ithJ o 3 r u d o e ; arte by Bernadotte to prohibi t Frenchmen, of any description, passing the fro ntier into Sweden. The army is organized afid improb" ett, and 60,000 men are ready to attt. Bernadotte WO hourly expected at Gnitentrurgh. The English intefo L there was in great spirits. The throwing open Sixedis 4 ports to England, and the arrival of a British Minister, a declaration on the part of against Frat:ce,ati l a combined attack of Swedes and English on Zea land, were the themes of sanguine anticipation. the list of ships of war that have been wrecked 0 1 ) the Baltic, you may add the sloop of war, C3P" lain IIiGMAN ; she struck on/the Knobber (a well" known and (headed reef at the EaSt point of o ' 3 isl ind), on the afternoon- of the 28th of February, where she remained all that'night and the [twining of yesterday, when she beat over it with the loss uf her rudder, and full of water. After the crew were taken out of her, she was set fire to, and burnt. Yesterd.ly the . Recorder made a Repart to ale PRINCE REGENT of George Skeene, capitally con. vided in JanusEy last, of forgery, and who was or dered for execution on Wednesday next, - Sir Wm. SCOTT al,o attended with his Report of the following conviets, conviated at the last Adtni ralty, Se• sions, viz.---John Brawn, James Griffis Patrick Corbet, at.d James Dunn, for adhering to the King's enetnit-s and Win. Jemniot, tor,steal' ing a large. quantity of dollars, on board - the brig Maria, and the property of Messrs. HolfrN'd and Gonne -: when Jemmot was ordered for execution. on Monday next, the 22d insttnit, at ExeCution Deck. I suthorie,the General of Division, Count ge veroli, to receive you, and to permit you, as well as your otticeri, to go either to Valencia, to Tortosa l or elsewhere, if you desiru it. I atu perfe6tly acquainted with your present siva tion—a paft of your letters, addressed to Geueial Mahy, having fallen into my hands. Answer of M. Le Brigadier Don Pedro Garcio Navarro, Commandant of the fort of I'eniscola, to his Excellency the Marshal of the Empire, Commander in Chief of the Imperial Army of Arragon. Peniscola, lebruary 3, 1812. M. LE MARSHAL, The letter of )our Excellency is very agreeable, and I desire only opportunities of proving the since rity of the pi inciples I have manifested. I have fol lowed with zeal—l may say with fury, the party which I believed just ; but now that I recognize the necessity of uniting ourselves to our King, to tender our Country less unfortunate, /offer to serve you with the same enthusiasm. Your Excellency may be certain of me. The sur►ender of a strong fort, with provisions, and all that is necessary for a long defence, must °pelt-re as a full conviction, and is a sure guarantee of my pro mises. I salute you with the greatest respect. (A true Copy.) The Marshal Duc D'ALBUFERA. MAI LS. ARR Ivln—t Heligoland. Due—t Malta, I Guernsey, Jersey, 'Brazils, t Dublin, 3 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWKLYILO'CLOCK• Consols. - . s per Cent. - - 911 THE SUN. SOLEMI.I QUIS DICgRE FALSUM AUDEAt ?