The Sun. — London, England, 1812-06-10 00:00:00

ti em by their inare liberum , may SOCII come to hare nec terrart , nec solunt, nec rempublicam ram;' ---was the postscript to a pamphlet written on the breaking out of the Dutch war in 1672. Let America ponder 'it ; and consider how long her territory, her soil, and her form of govern ment would be free, it the freedom 6f the seas very, established, in the sense in which France calls for it, by the destruction of the British Yat y. - ARRIVED-" 1 Dublin, ,2 Watedord. PRICE OF STOCKS TILIS DAY Al' - TWELi i•; O'CLOCK. Consols for 0:-.eriinig pill J Itcd. Ann. - - -59 i 59i THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS. D/CE.itE VALSC73I AUDrta LONDON, VEVNESO4%Y, JUNE 10, 1812. As nothing: can be more evident than that the PRINCE REGENT had endeavoured to complylvith the desires of the House of Commons, by f6rm ing such an extended Administration as might ex cite the confidence of the people, and as the Mayquis - l'irTa,LEsLEy and Earl MOIRA,, who were invested' with full powers to effect this important measure,- were obliged to reign those powers, *-eappeal to - the good sense of the nation, whe ther his Royal Highness could do otherwise than resort_ to those MinisterS whd, in conjunction with the late Mr. PERctvAL, conducted the business ( - )f Goverrimit in such a Manner as to give full sati . SfaCtiMY to every person` exempt from party bfas; and eeeling - nothing but a 'sincere attach ment to the interests of the country,. For our part, we conceive, that however vexatious the pro gresq. of the negociations may have been, the pub lie have full reason to be satisfied with' the re sult. The - Nobleinan - who has resumed the minagement of affairs by command of the PRINCE RTGENT; is Well ITIONVII' to' have cordially united in principle•with Mr. PERCEVAL, and will therefore resolutely Support the general system of that la mcntel Statesnian ; and we may expect , that he evil zealou'sly endeavour to strengthen his Admi nist: itioti with the addition of all the able men who feel for the awful situation of their criun-- • - try, and• are superior to tbe petty influence of a Party. Such men are' "'to - be found ;. and they cannot act - in a manner more like ly-. 'to Alain the esteem of the people, than by giving the support . of their talents to the new'Administration, and thereby contri butil:g, to the formation of such a - vigorous Go vernment as may render us, respectable in the eyes of all - Europe, justify the confideuce of our and defeat the malice of our inveterate Enemy. That Lord VERPOOL will exert himself to the ut 'mOst in order to form such a Government, it is im possible to doubt. We, therefore, are surprised that Mr. WoRTLEY should persevere in bringing for ward any motion, respecting the formation of a Government, till he has seen what Lord LIVER poor. is able to effect. 'We do not pretend to know the precise object which Mr. - WORTLEY may have in view, but we cannot but feel some appre- hetisions that it may produce the same uncertainty, agitation, and alarm, which have now, for some 'weeks interrupted the business of the State, and filled the nation with perplexity. Though the precise object of Mr. WORTLEY has not been avowed, there can be but little difficulty in guess ing its direction and tendency ; and we believe that all well-disposed people will agree with us, that whatever his motion may be, it will, to say the best of it, be at least premature and unnecessary, in the present posture Of affairs. As Mr. WORT LEY was a supporter of the measures of Govern ment, during the time of Mr. PERCEVAL, it is with pinch regret that we see him adopt hii present course ; for, however pure may be his' motives, he seems to lend himself to the views of Party, end, at all events, is running the hazard of exposing the national counsels to the embarrassments by which they have so long been perplexed. We, therefore, hope, that this Gentle pion will reflect upon the danger which may attend lny new attempts to obstruct the for mation of an efficient Government, and pause till he finds the efforts of Lord LIVERPOOL to esta- bliAt such a Government unavailing, before he brings forward any measures which may unsettle the Minds of the people, and interfere with the national . welfare. We yesterday intimated the probability • that Lord AlotßA; who has long been a favourite with Opposition,, would excite their displeasure by his noble avowal of a determination, from a sense of -duty, to support any Administration that the -PRINCE'REGENT might appoint, consistently with the great p•olitical principles which he has hitherto Imaintained: ,We find this day that we were 'not Mistaken.. TUN titittarl !mist etpect the assaults of Party, because tie has . sliewn himself superiorto the influence' of Party, and scorns to be bound in its trammels, when the interests of the nation; and the patriotic feelingA .of his' Sovereign, are . , con cerned. The Opposition jo . tufnals do not indeed venture upon' the extreme rashness of impeaching the motives of Lord 11.1oIRA's conduct. Such an attack upon the Noble Lord, after they have 40 long held himlip t o the admiration of mankind - , would indeed. be.too grossly inconsistent; but they insinuate, adverting to the recent negociations, that "the actors 'in the plot have been va 7 riouS, and those who • have played the most prOminent parts have been furthest from the real, secrets of the drama." That Lord Mona ap 7 peared in a pronOzent character, is well-known, and therefore this observation is .not very compli mentary to the discernment of the Noble Lord., _ . But the truth is, that his- Lordship supported hip ~part with too much firmness, ability;and spirit, to e please the Opposition. They have begun to attack his Lordship On the score of capacity, .and as there is a progress in all things,we expect to see them, in a short time, make equally free with his character on the ground of political integrity. A Letter was received in town" yesterday.from Liverpool, which stated, that an account had reached that town of the Government of the. United States having declared War against Great Britain. The authority upon which this report rests - is not given, and we are inclined to doubt its truth. From what fell on Monday from LOrdCASTI.EREAGII in the House of Commons, we see no reason to stippose that .the Negociations between 'this Country and Ame rica have been broken off, and although 'we are thoroughly persuaded of the hostile disposition of the American Governthent, it would not, we should think, adopt so violent a measure as to de clare war pending a discussion. This opinion is not founded entirely upon an implicit confidence in the good faith of the American Executive : the passions of- nations,as well as of individuals, are perhaps more frequently restrained by the dictates Of 'prudence than by those of justice. If the power which America possesses to injure us were com mensurate with her inclination; if her means of carrying on hostilities were proportioned to her apparent disposition to commence them, we should consider ' war as inevitable. But we cannot avoid thinking, that Mr. MADISON will, before he plunges America into a war with this country, take .into his consideration the state of the Army, the Navy, and the Revenue, which he is to wield against us, that he will balance the in juries which he may inflict against those which he must sustain, and that he Will not suffer the visionary prospect of the conquest of Canada to divert his attention from the dangers of a serious conflict with Great Britain. We may be wrong, but we cannot avoid entertaining a suspicion that much of the angry and menacing language which we 'have lately received from America is ,rather intended to produce an effect upon the discussions going on here, respecting the Orders in Council, than indicative of a real intention to declare War. The hostile determination of the American Go vernment will, of course, be blazoned forth in the declamations of those whose anxious regard, whose unceasing solicitude for the rights of America, have almost entirely deadened their - - feelings to the rights and the interests of Grea t t Britain. But we trust that neither the firmness nor the good sense of the people of this country are to be affected by such means. If the Orders in Council are founded on 'strict justice, and are essential to the vital interests - of Great Bri tain, we hope they will not be abandoned' either qn account of foreign menace or`of do mestic Clamour. It is really lamentable 'to see, the arts that have been used to' excite that cla n mour, and to persuade the manufacturing part of the community, that the Orders in Council are the cause of the commercial distress Which is now felt. The manufacturer finds that. the demand' for the product of his labour is ditninished, .and he is in stantly told that the Orders in Council are the cause of his distress, and that the Government of this country are determined to persist in this de _structive systein. One would suppose that the absurdity of such .a statement would be its best refutation, because it is impossible to conceive • that any Adntin . istration in this country would wil fully persist in any system, the obvious effect of which was to destroy the Cbmmerce, Mannfac . tures,' and Revenue of this Country; such con duct could only lie time resulV of madness or' of treason.., And, yet, - such is the charge gravely preferred against the Government by those 'who know' it to be false,. and who know that Our present commercial embar rassments proceed from BIJONAPATITE'S hos tile Decrees, and' the power which he' unfortu nately possesses of enforcing them. 'We are aware that we are only repeating our former state ttenti, but the peivetse irkitiAty witii 'Which at; tempts are made to deceive end misle td the Pub lie.. upon this Subject', renders it necessary that weshOuld frequentlyrevert to it. We• feel great pleasure in stating, that one of the vacant blue ribands has' been conferred on LOrd MoIRA. - Upon theiMportant subject of Ministerial ar rangements we have . nothing decisive to -Comma-. nicate to our Readers. We can assure them, how ever, that we are fully warranted in saying th at Lord LIVERPOOL is indefatigable in his endeavours to fulfil the wishes of the PRINCE •REGENT, and we feel confident that the essential . points of those arrangeinents will be settled in the course of this day. A report was this morning circulated of a very severe skirmish having taken place between the Russians and the French, but we could not, upon inquiry, trace it to . any authentic source. As the armies of France and Russia - approach each other, we must expect to hear a variety of rumours, but, the state of suspense in which we nos are cannot last long, The dispute must ei ther be terminated by a treaty, or lead to the immediate commencement of hostilities. We are extremely sorry to state, that a very de structive fire • broke out, in Plymouth Dock-yard, on *Monday. We received the following letter upon • the subject, this morning, from our Ply mouth correspondent':---;, " PLYMOUTH, JuNi B.—This morning, soon after three o'clock, a fire broke out in the roof of the East Laying House, in his-Majesty's Dock yard at this port, and apparently, to those who first disovered it, burst forth in several places at, the same time. An - alarm was instantly given by the firing of the sentinels on 'duty in the Yard, and on board the 'Salvador del l'pfundo guard-ship, in Hamoaze, when every assistance was rendered as early and promptly as possible ; but before, any effectual force could be brought to operate, the flames had made considerable progress, and burnt with incredible fury ; and, notwithstanding the good supply of water and the exertions used at the engines, the fire was not subdued until 7 o'clock, this morning. Fortunately; there were scarcely any stores yin the building, but the machinery therein has been mostly destroyed or materially injured; the building is upwards of 1,40'3 feet in length, and -the fire - having broke out about the centre, if was found necessary, in order to preserve any part of it, to cut off, as much as possible, at each extremity, whereby about . 400 feet 'of' the. premises were saved. We have not hcard that any lives were lost.on-this occasion, though some of the persons adively employed received injury - , one cf Whom, a sailor, had the fingers of one hand entirely cut off. The cause of this catas trophe is not stated, but it is sincerely hoped to have been merely accidental. The damage done is estimated at 'from 20 to 30,0001." lire learn with great regret, that a fever has broice.out in Cai•thagera, which is as contagious in its nature, and as destructive in its effects, / as that which prevailed last year in Murcia. The number of persons who have already fallen vic tims to it is, we understand, very considerable. Yesterday the Earl of MoiRA and Mr. CAN NING had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-house. Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL commenced business as First Lord of the Treasury. The offi cers and persons appointed to attend that Minister of State, began their attendance on the Noble Earl. • The Marquis of HtrNrLy gave a grand dihner yesterday evening to a select party at Richmond House, Whitehall. Lord EnsKlNi, Mr. SHERIDAN, and a select Firty of 'friends, dined with the Earl of Moth& on Monday. Mrs. JoNns gave a superb Ball and Supper, at ber elegant house, No: -3, ,Great Cumberland place, ou Monday night, to about 400 Fasbiona bles. On Monday evening, Mrs. WILLIAM GOSLING, at her house in PortiandLplace, gave a splendid rout. It is said that. the Prussian General BLucHtR, feeling the degraded state of his own country, has entered into the service of the Russian• Emperor. THE THE the Plough was repre sented last night at the Haymarket Theatre, and well received.--Mr. KENNET, one of the new im portations, was the _Rimer Asyield, and he sup`- ported the part with a rustic humour and spirit, as well as with a strong expression- of parental feeling. Mr. KENT was the Rob' Handy. This actor has -a variety, .and: good sense that render him a very useful acquisition to this Theatre.- 7 - There was a respectable' audience. KING'S THEATRE.-Enricho Quarto, with the powerful aid of, CATALANI, drew a rii.Tmerous au dience.last night. The Ballet went . off admirably. NAVAL ;‘-'11:e PLYMOUTH, JUNn B.—Arrived this iriornirl from. Gibraltar his Majesty'sstore-ship Abundance,. Capt. Inn Y, and is under quarantine. She brought dispatches, said to be of importance, which wen' landed_ to the westward on the sili instant, togt - . flier with the mail saved frorh the Dispatch Post' office packet, that was wrecked Some tired sielce near Malta, on her passage to England. TLS Abundance is bound . to Spithead,, and 'was dri in here by contrary winds. :site brought seven, pass'engers. Spoke a few days since the sE? Mary, of and from Liv,erpo 01, bound to Santa Cruz) and his Majesty's ship Recidus, from Porthnoutio on her passage to Lisbon, all well, The Tn..r.ch ship of Ba . gulls, captured in the Moditer ranean by the Victorious man of war, was expect ed at Gibraltar:. • Arrived the San ,Tasef, of 110 guns, from s eruize oft . Brest. Sailed the Rover and Gleanersloops of war oa s cruize to . the Westward. Arrived the- Pheasant, sloop of war from $ crdize, Arrived the Commerce, HORDES, from Ports' mouth ; the Rethger, Eiciums, tte Resolution, ROBERTS, and the Jubilee, BITCKLAND, from Lon' don; the Frederick, URQUHART, from Yarmouth; the 4genziria, RI';ID, from London ; the Fricad- . ship, WALTON, the Ciao, SMITH, the Robert, !Gls - SON, Cominerce, RICI3ARDSON, and the New OA" cord, lIENDERSON, from Sunderland and the Re becca , PARKELL, from idlanelly. DEAL, JUNE 9.—Arrived his Majesty's sbip La Hogue from off Flushing, and the Cou,ztegr of fit' gin cutter from Portsmouth. FALMOUTH, JUNE 7. Sailed the Mositgrie packet, with a mail for Jamaica.; the Carteret packet, for New York and Halifax, is gone int. the Roads. YARMOUTH, JUNE 9.—Sailed .a packet this molly ing for Gotten4urgh for his Majesty's ship Polio , ' Capt. THOMPSON", from a cruize, and the Chola" deer with French prisoners for the Nore. E i i JOHN (NEWFOUNDLAND), APRIL 15.-4 41:: are sorry to state the less of thebrig - Charles, L W.. DLE, laden with bale goods, 84 - c. for this port. S -13s left Liverpool the 18th of March, and on the ` 2. ° fell in with the ice, accompanied by a heavy s'cv`"' which forced her with such violence against A:7 that her planks, were started, and she began to i'e t : tsd tle. The Captai n an d crew ( e i g h t in numb(%) scarcely time to quit the vessel, when she insti - A . went down, leaving them with nothing to subs isl upon but seals and ice.. In this deplorable situ - tion-they continued. fdr 19 days, 14 of which were among the ice ; during this time the c . 91445 mate, second mate, and three men died.. The car tain; 'one man, and a boy (the only surrirors) W cr . g . picked up . by* ,the . sehoOner . Margaret ; jo BRAKE, master, from Halifax, and brought here this mornin g ' i n a mos t pi t i a bl e state. 'ife greatest praise i s d ue t o Ca ptain BRAKE,' kg' .1;4 attention to the unfortunate. Sufferers. A letter from an (Meer of the ArtillerY, ( 13 ' t !,f Niza, May 21, after.inentioning- the capture Almaraz by General HILL, says, ", Ohr loss S 1• trifling • only about twelve 0:11..-ers, and. a felt men, kilted and wounded. The 50th and 7 '7 regiments, and Captain MAXWELL'S brigad e ') . c artillery, were the only corps enga g ed. stores, &c, - were taken, nearly equal to th: 7l , foundat Batlajoz.—Captain GRANT, of the 7 1 was killed." The following is an extract from the Gibrill tar Chronicle of the 23d May :—" The Cadiz PaP e ' o i Contain a fresh dispatch from- ;lIINA, of the3is t March, by Which it appears that astbuishing had eluded the pursuit of Gen'ral nonskail; numerous divisions ; and from Carthngena ther has been received, of a still l a t er date (ti 4 • 11th of April), relating the particulars of a Cessful attempt which he 'had - made two days D' . ; fore at Salinas; beyond Vittoria, to. intercept convoy of the enemy, escorted by 2000 Poles, an 100 horse of the ImperiarGuard: In one 11 ° 11r ia time the whole of the convoy was captui•ed; L. 6 to 700 men of the escort killed, 500 wounae' 150 taken, and 400 prisoners belonging to o°l ' BALLASTEROS'S army released. DF.gLAN 9 . S . .160..;en's Secretary, was among the killed. -.vas proceeding to France with a most intere-' ing letter. We learn from Ca r th age na, that it wA s addressed by‘JosEini to his brother, and contal c ed his earnest request to be all owe d to resign, Crown, and to serve under him in tip. army " is to act in the North ; _acknowledging, to °ll elusion, that he Would scarc e ly b e able co 01"in tain himself in Spain until the receipt of an an, swer, The Gazette of last night contains addresses ( : 1 condolence and loYalty from th e City of Cu ri y County . of• Monaghan, Corporation of Ranti n g 'don, Kingston upon Hull, Walsall, Dunfermlii:*, and Greenock. • ilio/*/tx, who has been, for some time exhibit ing in the West, has received a challenge froul Gerey, of Bridport, one of his pupils, to fight: e some spot' between Exeter and Honiton, for 11% ,_ hundred.guineas.-7—The challenge has been acc e p t ea, if Ili - Wide= ide Can raise the:Su - mu prOpoSed.