The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-11 00:00:00

HAILS. ARK IVKIJ-1 Cadiz, t Lisbon, V I Malta, t Heligoland, 3 Dublin, t Waterford. Dui—t Cadiz, t Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY A C TWILLV b'CLOCIC. Consols 60iii T Ti S GT N. SOLEM QVIS DICER& fALSUM AUnEAT? LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1812. We have received Paris Papers to the 6' h inst.— We have extraaed iron - I'lllm one very important attiele, which affords official confirmation to the private accounts which previously reached us, of the great scarcity of grain in France, and of the distur bances which have in consequence taken place.— The article to which we allude is a -Decree issued by BITONAPAUTE, in which,, after stating that there remains grain enough in France to meet' the con sumption, and admitting that there is great distress felt in many parts, he proceeds to make regulations which could only proceed from the most absolute power, as they put all the grain of the country under the immediate controul of Government. There is no news from the Peninsula in these papers. It - seems highly probable, that this great scarcity of grain and of provisions in general, is one great cause why BOONAPARTE has not yet put the great army which he has assembled in' the North in motion. It is stated by those who have" late ly left Paris, that the habits of BUONAPARTE hive lately undergone a considerable change ; instead of that incessant aaivity, for which he was formerly distinguished, he is, it is said, grown heavy, lethargic, and . averse to exercise, to which change is ascribed his long delay at Paris, after the assembling of his army. We are inclined, however, to- ascribe his remaining so long in the Capital to political rather than to physical causes. A Gen tlema►n who quitted Parii on the 2d instant, states, that the utmost precautions have been adopted by the French Government to repress the discontents of the people, arising from the want of trade and tl.e 'scarcity of grain. All the large towns were strongly garrisoned, and troops assembled in the most commanding stations. The Executive ap peared to be apprehensive of an explosion, and several regiments which had received routes for Ger-_ many, had been countermanded. The Gazette and the Supplementary Gazette of Sa4urday last, contain the official details of the epe i'ations on the frontiers of Portugal, and of the cap ture of the Rivoli, the substance of which we had previously communicated to our readers. The French Generals are making every effort to delay the period of their retreat from the western and southern parts of Spain, but there seems every reason ho believe that that event must soon take place. Mr. WA mimAN's Party had their annual dinner, on Saturday last, in the City. It was aitended by eight or nine Members of Parliament, among whom, we are .;otry to say, was the Ntircp3is of l'AvisTpcx. Mr. WatinmAN after dinner descanted upon the principles of the Constitution with as much fluency, but not with so much information, as he would upon the cio.ilities of cottons and muslins. Mr. WHIT BREAD W;IS received in a much more flattering way than he was on a former occasion ; and we think with justice, for that gentleman's political principles and style of oratory are assimilating more and more every day to those of Mr. WAITHDIAN. It is hardly necessary to say that Sir FRANCIS BURDETT was loudly applauded ; but we are quite. unable. to ac c.,:tit for the circumstar,ce of his health being draiik cider ;hat of Mr. WUITBREAD. We are not aware t at the worthy Baronet has done any thing to I.)ff - eft the pre-eminent . rank which he has hi rto held in the esteem of Mr. WAITHAIAN 'ind his friends, and be must, we should think, feel co: , siderable pain at the public preference thus given t, Mr. W. We.are sure that our Headers will e;cuse us . for not entering into a detail of the speeches tliat were made upon this occasion ; they will however perhaps be surprized to hear, that when Mr. WAlrumAN proposed Mr. WHITBREAD'S health, the latter was so overpowered by the corn- that he was almost " bereft of the power o f Lit teracCe," and that when Mr. WHITBREAD re . tiirned the compliment by proposing the health of 1% jr. WAITHMAN, the latter could not find words to vxpiess his feelings.—The speeches of the other Geotletrien were quite in the'usual style. Major CA RTwitiGHT, ritirabik diaU, did not say any thing ' about the posse comitat us . A notice was Ibis morning affixed to one of the pillars of the Royal Exchange, signed by the Secre tary of the Treasury, and dated Treasury Chambers, Bth May, and addressed - to the Chairman and De puty Chairman of the East India Company, inform ing them that Goveromeut would permit the ex pottation of Tea to France, for six months; in ,nts- sets properly licensed, ,on condition that a laOnd for double the value of the Tea be given that the Tea is really lauded at ti port of France. An account has been received that the following ships, on the 18th March last, were in latitude t 6 N. longitude 25. W. viz.—Winchelsea, David Scott, Royal George, Cajfliells, and ,Surat Castle. The following ships arrived AI Madeira on the 2d of April last, under convoy of his Majesty's ships Theban and Princess Caroline, and were expe6ted to sail from thence on the 22d of that Mouth, viz. Bombay, lPexford, Alnwick Castle, Cirencester, Elphinstone, and Marquis of Huntley ; the Glattod separated from the fleet in the night of the ;.8111 March, in a gale of wind. The extra ships Indus, Ann, and Lord Keith ar rived at Madeira the 2-Ith of April, having patted from his Majesty's ship Hotspur by signal in the evening of the I.9th of that month, in Lat. 35. N. Lopg. 1 6. to. W. which ship was proCeeding with the City of London, and the extra-ships Sovereign, Harriet, pnd Sir William Bensle . y., bound to Madras. On Saturday Princesses AUGUSTA 311C1 SorHIA took- a morning airing on 'horseback in Windsor Great Park, accompanied by Lady THYNNE, Miss QNsLow, Generals GWYNNR and DE Burn, and Colonel TAYLOR. The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZA BETH and MARY, took a ride to Frogmore, and walked in the gardens for about an hour. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave a grand entertainment at Lambeth Palace on Saturday last. The Duke of-Bucet.aucx gave. a grand dinner, on Saturchy, at his house, in Hill-street, Berkeley square. Lady LILIAS M'Ciusex gave an elegant Ball a'nd Suprer, on Friday evening, to a select Party, in Hertford-street, May Fair. Mr. R mus gave a sumptuous dinner, on Thurs dAy, to the Duke of ARGY LL, Lords ALVANLEY, and H. Mom?, Mr. BRUMMELL and Mr. BURRELL, Sir H. /VII LDMAY, &C. CADIZ PAPERS. CADIZ, APRIL 23. -It is confidently reported tha our Government and the British have 'entered into a treaty, by which we are to receive 100,000 mus kets, 100,000 sets of cloaths, and 10,000 equip ments for horses every year, and 100,000 rations daily. CADIZ, APRIL e i .--The English ship, the Argo, has arrived, and will shortly proceed to Constanti nople, with Mr. Liston, Mr. Frere, and Sir Robert Wilson. In the Grampus have come Commodore Cockburn and Mr. Sydenham, Commissioners on the part of their Government for the adjustment of the differences with our Americas, whither they will instantly proceed, after having conferred with our Government. Four boats have arrived in Huelva in thirteen hours, the Masters of which state, that at the time of their sailing, several vessels had been embargoed, for the purpose of conveying a corps of English troops which were in Mertola, and were to aet in the county of Niebla ; they likewise assert, . that the allies had beaten a French corpt, consisting of 7000 men, commanded by Soult, and made a great number of prisoners. SEVILLE, APRIL 12 —Our hopes of being soon free from the hard and ignominious slavery in which we unfortunately are, are strengthened. resterday Swett and his Staff entered this city, escorted by 40 dragoons ; and to-day we have the flattering report of his having come from Lora del Res, because the Euglish cavalry wete punishing the rear of the French creeps. 'The enemy have surprised the Junta of Burgos, and committed treat cruelties upon it. CADIZ, APRIL 16.—The report that the Swedish 'Government has had communication with our's, and offered to supply it with arms and field-pieces, gains very general credit. CADIZ, APRIL 11.—Yesterday Te Deum was sung for the re-conquest of Badajoz : at night the enthusiasm and joy at the Theatre was general, and Wellington's March was played. In the Cortes, on the loth inst. letters were read relative to the taking of Badajoz, upon the concha -sion•of which the appluse was general. El Conde de Toreno made the following proposition :—The Cones express their most sincere acknowledgments to the brave and wise Lord Wellington, Duke of Ciudad .Rodrigo, and the gallant troops under his command. Approved with acclamations. CADIZ, Aleut. 23 , . —Yesterday a French flag of truce went on board the British Admiral's ship, with dispatches from General Villatte, Commandant of the French line of blockade, for the Spanish .Gene a ral commanding in the Isla, to whom they were for warded. The objet was to propose a change of prisoners. General Elio sent in writing the follow ing reply, which has been approved of by th%Re sency of the Spains. " General—lt is far from my intention to inter cede with the Regency to agree to the exchange of prisoners, which you propose to me iu your letter of the 22d instant ; not prisoners, but slaves of your's, are all good Spaniards who have the misfor tune of now being under your cruel bayonets. " The voice of humanity, which you call upon in your letter, conies with an ill grace from the mouth of a Chief who has the misfortune of com manding monsters who are destined to destroy with the bayonet, or cause to perish with hunger, the in nocent Spanish people, who have committed the crime of defending the land in which they - were born, the legitimate King whom they have S!40111 to obey, and the religion of their forefathers. " The exchange which I, orr my part, offer your Excellency, is the assurance, that a million of Spa niards are now ready cheerfully to die, plovided they take in their company an equal number of their oppressors; who in, vain attempt to subjugate Spain, and that this is the (nest favoutahle view, the state of the cause you defend o4cra your Excel lency. " Eeio." SECOND EDITION SUN-OFFICE -TWO o'cLo;:n. Government have received Dispatches from Earl WELLINGTON, the contents of which they issued this day in the. following LULLETIN. WAR DEPARTMENT. Downing-street, May is, t 812.. A llispltch has been received frorn the Earl of WriLLtsGTON, dated Arfayaies, 24.11 April. His Lordship's. army having continued its march in the direaion of the above place, the enemy re tired before him, and their rear-guard crossed the Agueda on the 23d, retreating upon 'formes. A body of Portuguese Militia having been col le&ed at Guarda previously to Lord WELLINGTON'S movement to the. Northward, MAItMONT _had marched. against them on the 14th April with a considerable force, which obliged the Militia to re treat and their rear-guard having fallen into con fusion, about 150 of them were made prisoners. Upon the 1.51 h, the enemy moved towards Bri• gadier--General WILSON'S corps at Lagrasa, and drove in his out-posts,-but on that night began their retreat, and Gen. WILSON re-occupied Guarda upon the 17th April. While .IMARNIONT collected his forces for this temporary incursion into Portugal, Gen. ABADIA had moved a Spanish corps into Leon,' and had ob tained some partial successes. Don JULIAN SAN CHEZ, had likewise been very successful in Castile against the enemy's convoys and communications. It appears that General BALLASTEROS did not en ter Seville du'ing SOULT'S absence from that city. General DROUET is at Puente Origuna in Cor dova, and Marshal SOULT at NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MAY 9. —Arrived yesterday morn ing a very fine American schooner, called the Grace Ann Green, Captain MORTHOP, from Bourdeaux, with a very valuable cargo, consi,ting of brandy, wine, silks, &c. bound to New York detained by the Andromache frigate, (late the Princess Charlotte), Captain Tostrr. ..A.rrived this day the ship Granger of London, Captain VANDYKE, from Demerara, last from Scilly, soon, after leaving which place, she was attacked by the French privateer L' Aigle, (late the Chesterfield packet, commanded by the famous Captain BLACK), which she engaged a considerable time, but was at length captured, after having the .mate killed, the Captain's thigh broke, and Several men wounded. The Granger was retaken by the Constant gun-brig. Capt. Sir NI. SEYMOUR this day took the command of the Hannibal, of 74 guns, iti Ca wsand Illy, and Captain PYM at the same time took the command of Sir MICHAEL'S late ship, the Niemen ; the latter is to be fitted for Channel service. Arrived the American brig Golden Age, FAIR - Fl ELD ; the Neapolitan polacre brig Endymion CA REACH! from Naples Coverlet- Milne, LIBBU RN ; and John, ARMSTRONG, from Gibraltar; Ranger, NVENtrY, from Guernsey ; Sydney, CAREY, trona Port Mahon ; and Claudius, Ruct3Y, from-Messina, The Roy,il Sovereign man of war tell in with, on the rst instant, the American cartel Catherine Ray, which had a number of Americans on board from France, bound home, who were examined, and one of them proving to be a British subjea, was takvo Out and sent to the Commander in Chief at this port, in the A/lion cutter, which arrived here this morning. FALMOUTH,MAY B.—Arrived-yesteida)i the Speedy packet, Captain SUTHERLAND, from the Mediterra nean, with mails : left Gibraltar on `the 261 h nit, Just on her departure, spoke his Majesty's brig Goshawk, with her convoy. On the Ist instant, in lat. 39.47. lon. 10.36. spoke his Majesty's ships Porcupine and Abundance, with a fleet of ttanSportS and merchantmen, out, 1.4 days from Portsmouth. On the 4th, in lat. 45. 45. 10n.13.6. spoke the brig Perseveranve, of Hull, from Cork, for Lisbon. His Majesty's ships Leda and 4aive, witll con voy for England, had left Gibraltar. Also arrk ed the American ship Tantivey, HUM PHRIES, detained by his Majesty's ship armide, Capt. DUNN, on her voyage from Bonrcleaux for ,Nry York, with a cargo of wines, brandy, silks, &c. on the 3d, having ben only one day from Bour. deaux. Capt. H. says, that a scarcity -of provisions prevailed there, but that trade was brisk. This evening arrived the Duke of Kent, COTES WORTH, with mails for Lisbod, 10 days passage ; repOtts that for want of provisions the enemy were retreating. His Majesty's ship Semiramis, with a fleet from Cork, had arrived there, as also !he Prin cess Elizabeth packet, in five days, hom Falmouth. Several ships of war were lying in the Tagus. We have great pleasure in stating that the Psyche, about which sears were entertained, is site in Co- •ruuua. LISBON PAPERS, ERZChIVED AT A LAIR HOUR LADT Lisnotcr, AratL 26.—A1l proceeds As we Cgo!Li wish. After the fall of B.ldajot Lord Wellingt , •ti lost not a moment in hurrying to the North, and driving away the French robbers, for in reality they are no better.. They spread themselves all over the Beira, as far as Celerico on the one hand„and b:!- yntitt Castello Branco on the other, committing every devastation and horror that could be conceit ed at Castello Branco, they found only duce aged per sons,' whom they murdered. The 3d, 4th, sth, and 7th-divisions have passed S::)ogal, Marmont every where retreating belote Lord \Vilington. In ten days i3adajoz , r 6 C I L.: in stair/ quo, every thing repaired and well stored. General Hill remains in ‘adv.)ne, watch.ng Soult, over whose cm - dry ours have Obtained t p.o or three dashing advantages, the,truits of which are, several Officers of rank, and 400 Of 500 men killed or taken. Slagle's brigide of heavy, and Ponsonby's of light Dragoons, remain there; Sir S. Co.ton and ine Test of the cavalry . :,re gone of er Soult. LISBON, APRIL 21.-0. - ; the 16th, out troops were it! Villa Vel':;), in two or ftre.• days ill occupy our frontiers, as far as the Goa; the enetuyo' devastations must I. ye ceased BANK. OF THE GUADIANA, APRIL 22.—0 n the 2011), Dr •o •t : is i...an quarters 111 Gazan, w ith 5000 t eta, has inak...ed for Se tile, ;Il i Soult, with his Staff . , for Cotdo a: Cond. De Penne. Vellamur, on the 20th, art veil at Cab llerus, with the troops under his command, and it is atur. , l to snppuse would, to-day, arrive at Badajoz. .According to letters from Abrantes of the 224 the French were on the I gth stilt in Penarnacar is affirmed, but with less certainty, that trey Wr l4 likewise, on the sante day, in Sahugal and Alfacre'. •On the 20th, Lord Wellington vyas in &ea.os dd Cema. LISBON, APRIL 25.—0 n the ifilh and ITh, the French retited in great haste, in the direction Oh Salamanca. Letters from Alinedia, of the Igth, also announco the departure of the French. LISBON, APRIL 20.—There are within siqht of this port, about twenty transports, wiAli troops, besides the 42d scotch regiment, which dis embarked to-day. .According to letters from the Alentejo, metC than too dragoons,made piisoners in Usagre, 113 ' arrived at Elvas; in that - city they talk of an 884 4 between Conde de Penne and Morella, in which 1 14 French had 200 killed, and 700 taken prlsoners. --- General Hi:l had his head-quarters in Alinendr a l -lejo, and extended his advanced posts to Santos 3 0 Safra. LISBON, APRIL 22.—Yesterday entered the r i l t . of this ci!y 4.5 English tranworts, from %Olio' , great number of horses were landed to reinour the British Briny, and for the service of the aro' . lery, [FARTHER EXTRACTS.] Official Dispatch from Field Marshal Bar° D'ERoLas, dated Roda,- 6th March, to Don Pi LACY. ' The enemy, in number 3000 infantry and horse, attacked me yesterday morning ill - this toW el. ' and were completely beaten, after a lively fit - ten hours. All his best grenadiers have been d e ‘ stroyed, and they lost more than 40 officers in lollea and wounded, among them a colonel, and a cool' mandant of•a battalion ; Gen. Baron BROUKE, commanded in the z&ion, 'received • three se vell' wounds. This adion is the more glorious, beca use it was contested by scarcely 1000 men, who formed the firm res elution of perishing within l II° place. This is the greatest recommendation that can - be possibly paid to all the troops whom 111311s ' the hollow tn command. ' " Another will furnish your Estellei lc , f, with :t detail of3ll that occurred on this euriolis i The enemy reined to-t,ight with the loss of than 900 men, abandoning a p o rtion o f W ourni found it impossiblet;ursue them, the tr ocfrr o , being overconw with fatigue, and having bad thing. to eat fur two days. I am, neverthele'i. going to pursue them, having ordered SAasvigi,l3o division (which; according LI accounts; is very near) to cut off their retreat, and in consequence of 1- „ - o f went tress and . dispersinn, I hope. to entirely des" them before they can re,•ass tire Cinca." pg MADRID, MARbH 30.—0 n t.tie sleth,V °s , 6 ,r, went a hunting in Monte Venuclas, but his i e-- 10 occasioned by the boldness of the Guerillas, great, thatin addition to (tie, usual reconnoit ttn A, h &c. e reinforced the royal guards w ith the W e ' phalian horse. •ed In the last Gozett fi a supposed advantage vv ri fo 4 over Attatt.'s party has been published. TD: t h d is; his loss has been much less than that 01 • French. bog . There is a repbrt in circulation that - Loll"' int , :rcepted in Pofarbo a French -convoy, with 4000 muskets, and a quantity of cloat bins and sh e , , coming from') France. t y,„, this MADRID, MARCH 20.--,Yetet'day beL-n birth-day of the intrusive King, there was - a C°11 , 15 ; but no review nor any public diversion, bec :3 , ' 0 neither the French nor their partisans 'are in re , best humour. Both assert, that MARMONT 10 5 . ceivt d perempt,,r? o rd e r s to - t a ke Ciudad itodr:=l,ll`,, at all costs. At o'clock yesterday, glatln voy from Ardalusia, for winch 5000 t alons demanded, began enterin t s and at 4 in the 3 ' is , noon, another part entered with 400 lalis°'ve. of whona the greater part were peasants, ' and 5° 1 3 5 , ral waggons of wounded French, three Gent -4• 10 , and a considerable number oh Officers of all t. 3 1,. whose regiments had been reduced, arfi"(',l. t his. They sty that to-morrow the greater Pa rt n convoy will' put sue ins journey to Franc ; il" - , t be possible this can be accomplished on a ccount °' wattot conveyances, since they have not bertyLlo ready, noewithstanding the most stria ordo , so toe Prefects and Commandant; of the neib ing cantonments. b 35 CADIZ, APRIL 16.—General WrrittNottA.. art here troin M‘norca. • •