The Sun. — London, England, 1812-03-26 00:00:00

To TIMBER MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, CARPEN TERS, and WHEELWRIGHTS. CAPITAL NAVY AND OTHER TIMBER. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, IN LOTS, By J. VIDLER, At the Spread Eagle Inn, Salisbury, on Wednesday, the tst day of April, tBl2, at Three &Clock, • A . Bout 600 very fine OAK TREES, most of them fit for - the Navy, being good Plank and Frame Timber, of large dimensions ; about 140 good ELMS ; about 330 ASH TREES, mostly very clean stuff; 295 SCOTCH FIR TIMBER TREES, 177 of which, standing in one clump, average about twenty-five feet each, of primelua litv; and 34 SPRUCE FIR TREES. •-• The Timber is standing on Clarendon Park Estate, be tweta two and three miles East from Salisbury. Mr. Silas Knotley, at Clarendon House, will show the Timber; and Particulars may be had of Messrs. Webb, Webb, and Attwood, Salisbury. UNCOMMON FINE NAVY AND OTHER TIMBER. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, In One or more Lots, at the Royal Hotel, in 'Birmingham, (and not in London, as before advertised), on Saturday, the 4th of April, 1812, at three o'clock, ONE Thousand Six Hundred' and Sixty-one OAKS, estimated at 57,622 ft.; 812 ASHES, at it 1,590 ft. 69 ELMS, at 2,197 ft. ; and 34 other Trees, at 649 It. ; with the Bark and fops thereof, standing in, the Parish of Tamworth, Warwickshire, within the distance of -from Half-a-mile,to Two Miles from Hockley Wharf, on the Birmingham and Stratford Canal, from wnence the Tim ber may be conveyed by Water to London, at about 15 pence per foot, and to Chester or Liverpool at about the same price, as d which Canal communicates with the Severn atStourport. • About soo ot the Oaks are remarkably fine, long, thick Stull; and planking timber, in Umberslade Paik, and the Residue is mostly fine Hedge-row Timber, very good Tops, and in Situations.to be come at any Season of the Year,' ex cept where the Fields are in Corn. Mr. Matthew Gardner, of Tamworth, will chew the Tim. ber, and deliver printed particulars; which may also be ha of the Printers ot this Paper ; at the principal Inns in tlw neighbourhood ; of Messrs. Richardson and Co. No. 7, Lin coln's Inn Fields ; of Thomas Hunt, Esq. Stratford-on- Avon; and of Messrs. Webb, Webb, and Attwood, Salis bury. MAILS. Dea-1114 . 21ta, i Guernsey, i jersey, 4 Dublin, 4 Water. • ford. l' RI C C OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWILVIO'CLOCK. COMO:S. - • - 59 af Is per Cent. Navy 29i 9, 1 1 H E S U N. SOLZM QUIS DICIRE F A LSUh.I A UnE.AT ? L 0 N D 0 IV, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1812. It now seems clear that the first, if not the only . objet of the Orient squadron, was to interceptiome of our outward or homeward bound fleets, because _ . they remained cruizing in nearly the same spot for ,several days. It appears, from the journal of the Tremendous, that they were seen on the loth inst. -ten or twelve leagues to the Westward of Ushant, and on the 14th they were se - en by the /I , yaden gate in very near the same lat. and long. under art easy sail. We entertain, therefore, very sanguine hopes, from the exertions which have been made to intercept them, that we shall shortly hear a satis faitory account of them. A letter from an Officer of the Northampton East indiatnan, Eno bcciz kow►+, whieh States, alit in the latitude and longitude in which the Nyaden frigate, saw the aient squadron, and ,three Indiamen, they also saw a frigate firing guns and making signals; it is therefore ascertained, that tae Indiamen the French squadron were left in sight of, were not those under convoy of the 'lnk lope, but the three homeward bound ships which have all arrived, safe at Portsmouth, the .Nort4ampr t)n hein'g one of them. Government received Dispatches this day from C2diz to the 22. d ult. but they contain nothing in- terestiug. We have this day made some further eitreis from the Portuguese Papers which arrived yesterday. They are not very important; but the intelligence from that quarter will, we are convinced, soon be form, highly interesting. We hate reason to be lit've that we shall soon witness the-consequences of ;i.e change" . n the Spanish Regency, in the cordial co-everation of all the parts of the allied force. The Party are now exerting their uttnost efforts to induce the Piineess of IiVALEs to put herself at the head of a Party in oiposition to the PRINCE RE CENT, and to enlist themselves under ,her banner. \\re are quite sure, that at . any time, or under any circumstances, the illustrious femlle to whoa) we are alluding would receive advice or that kind with ti e contempt•which it would deserve; but it would be au insult to her understanding to suppose that she could listen to any professions of friendship from the Party : Credulity itself could not trust them. They have shewn, that while they were overwhelming and disgusting the P►•ince of WALES with adu. lation, and arrogantly assuming to themselves the delusive title of his" friends," they were looking Witty to their ov. n interests, and colleding materials_ from the generous and unsuspeEting confidence of liov al Highness to turn against him, if ever he should presume to disappoint their ambitious proje&s: Treachery and ingratitude to an old pa tron arc but poor recommendations to the esteem mind confidence of a new one. Yestrrlay the Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE 110(I audiences of the PRINCE ILACENT, at Calton .'Lou e. This day the PniAcn EGENT iri expelled to hold a Privy Council, and a Chapter of the Order of the (sai ter, at Carlton House Yesierday Earl CAMDEN transa&ed business at the Council office. . . • Yesterday the SPANISH ASIBASSAJDOR bad 41 in terview with Ulla CASILIMBAG;fI, at tilt; rotei;! Office. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 24 .—Tho Friendship ing smack, belonging to this pOrt, JACOBS master, that drove ashore under Teat's .Hill, during the storm on Ft iday night last, and which it was feared would have been wrecked, was got of thus morn ing, but has received considetable damage. The Sparrow brig of war t -that sailed from hence on Saturday last, with a transport under convoy, bound to Corunna, put back into Cawsand Bay, and the latter is arrived in Catwater, having received da mage at sea during the late gales. • Arrived the Goldfinch brig of war from Corunna, after a very stormy passage, riming which many of her guns were thrown overboard, and she has sus tained considerable damage. Also arrived this day the Intelligent and constant gun-brigs from a cruize off the coast of France; and a convoy of coasters from the eastward. . The ship George, Tay,Loit, that drove ashore in Hamoaze during the storm on Friday night, has been got Off-with little damage. Sailed the gleara brig of war on a cruize, and the Greyhound revenue cruiser for Weyniouth. FALMOUTU, MARCLI .r,;.—His Majesty's ship Conquestador, is tow Of the Rota 'frigate,' in at tempting to put in here this morning about o'clock, was driven so far to leeward, dead on a lee shore, and the wind freshening, which previously blew tremendously hard, that she was.obl.ged to anchor in the Bay, about two miles front the shore, and the Rota, for her own safety, was obliged ,to leave her and come into.the Harbour. She has for tunately c3st anchor in good ground, and, till the present hour (q o'clock), has rode extremely well : ' , she makes about (our feet of water per hour.—Every possibleaisistance has been rendered her, especially by the crews of the e nckets, who handsomely vo- lunteered their services. The wind has very much abated, and has veered more round to the Southward, and from the appearance of the weather we enter tain- hopes of seeing her to-Morrow morning safely anchored in Carrack Roads. Arrived the Ceres, 0 RENO, from Dundalk. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH :5 . —Arrived his Majesty's ship Magnet from the Downs. - Sailed the Volage, Theban, and Princess Caroline, with a convoy, for the East Indies; and the Rose, with a convoy, for Guernsey. His Majesty's ship Porcupine gives sailing instruc tions for Quebec. DEAL, MARCH 25.-Came dowEi from the River his Majesty's ship Calliope, Lord Cochrorze,GEoßGE, for Jamaica; and the George and St. Patrick for Ballast. • -. Arrived his Majesty's cutter Mary from off Flush ; and the America from Charleston, in 51 days, for Hull. CifarnAm, MARCLI 25.—Sailed down the River to the Nore. his Majesty's brig calliope, Captain MgKIN NAVAL APTOINTMENTs.--Lieut. Woodyatt to the Meteor ; Lieut. Charles Fraser to the Muros ; Lieut. R. P. 'ems to the Cressy ; ',lents. Al. M. ‘Vroot and Wm. Burchall to the Royal 'Oak ; Lieut. Thos. Ferris to the Hannibal ; Lieuts. George F. Rich and James !vl`Dowall to the San Josef, •at Portsmouth ; Lieut. John Davy to the Stirling Castle, at Chatham; Mr. Joseph Denny to be Purser of the Raven sloop ; Mr. Edward Antke, Purser of the Cossack, at Woolwich, to the Carrere ; Mr. Thomas Spearman, 'Purser of the Maids, to the Agincourt i Mr. Kane to be Purser of the Britannia. We understand that Lord MeLviriP. will receive Naval Officers, or other who may have occasion to see him on business, every Thursday about noon. A great number of Letters from India were deli vered out yesterday, and a greater number are ex peQed to be issued to-day. It . was reported en 'Change yesterday, that Govern ment have stopped the exportation of rice to France. Great quantities of this article have been purchased of late to go to France by the new French Licenses. A Gentral Order, signed by the Adjutant-Gene rat of. the Forces, has been transmitted, by the Commander-in-Chief's command, to all the Regi ments and Regimental depots, requiring an im mediate return to be made to Head-quarters of the number of . men serving in their respective corps, who are not natives of Great Britain or Ireland. Orders have been transmitted to Ireland, dire&- ing the nth, 32d, 38th, 40th, 61st, 72d, 76th, and, goth regiments, to send detachments to England, for the purpose of establishing regialeutal depots in this country. The 2d battalion of - the 40th regiment is among the reinforcements for Portugal. This day (Thursday), at half-past three o'clock, the Royal York Mary-le-bone corps will be inipettt ed bp colonel HaRNAGE. Mr. Professor asylr, we hear, is about to re eche the hand of Mrs. APPRECCE, with a for tune, of 4,0001. per annum. EMERY is to joirl the Haymarket Theatre, at the close of the Covent-Garden season.—Seveprother performers who, according to report, are dissatisfied with their present situations, are also, it is said, to • as&st 'Mr. ilor..stAN' in his summer cantpaign. On the evening of yesterday se!nnight as Mr. Doimer, of Old Belton-street, was passing through s t . Gil es ' s , b e tween eight and nine o'clock, a rob ber Made a successful snatch at his chain and watch, ' with which he ran oki, and pale his escape. SP 4A !Sir PiiPV?S, OFFICIAL ARTICLE. One of the articles of capitulation agreed upon in Valencia, between Senor Blake, and General Su chet, was the exchinge of prisoners of war, in case the Supreme Council of the Regency of Spain should, approve it ; but his Excellency, who has sworn not to enter into any contr A a ivith the ene my, unless he first quits the ,Spanish territory, has determined nut to ciryy the said article into ex ecution. OFFICIAL ARTICLE. Lieut. General Don Francisco Ballasteros, General in Chief of the Fourth Army, has transmitted the following from his E - lead•q+iarters in the vicinity of Prado del Bey, under the date 'of the ttd instant, to his Excellency the Major-General, Chief of the Staff:— " Most Excellent is now five in the Kern ing, and I have ihe honour to comooanicate to your Excellency, that you may be pleased to make it known to the Council of Regency, that I have re pulsed and beaten at this point the first d►uision of the first corps of the enemy, commanded by the Generals. Carroux, De Pepin,, Roils, and Man ner, which last night, being particularly dark, had the temerity to attack those brave men who are accustomed to conquer with inferiornumbers.----- I shall , not lose time in giving any details, be cause my light troops are now charging the enemy.. When I am more at leisure I will trans mit them. My soldiers have just brought me in, among other prisoners, an Aid-du-catnp of-General Carroux." The Council of Regency, under date lOth,_i 4'h, 1911), 21st, and 22d of Linuary last, have publislA and ordered to be circulated the follo‘Ving Decree of the Cortes • The General and Extraor`dinalli CQrtes, - who, in decreeing the perfed eqiialoy of. the Spanish people bevothi the seas, with those of the Peninsula, had no other objet: than to draw closer the bands of fra ternity, which ought to connect for ever, by_re ciprocal benefits, the two parts of the grand whole of the Spanish Monarchy, • considering. that the positive ads of interiority peculiar to the people beyond the seas, ought to disappear before the majestic idea of perto'l equality, reciprocal love, and union of interests with those ut the Peninsula, which the Cortes have so solemnly proclaio;,:,i, and that the voluntary and generous sacrifices of classes which the inhabitants of those vast regions have made, and continue to make, in favour of the just cause of the nation and the King, Ferdinand VII. are the most conspicuous and decisive proofs of the loyalty and fidelny,which distinguishes them, decree 1. `rile processio❑ of the Royal Standard, which used to be made annually in the Cities of America, in memory of the conquest of those countries, 2C- Cork.lng to Law 56, Title 15, Book 111. of The Re copelation de Indias, anal the Royal orders which prescribe ir, shall be abolished. 2. This abolition is not to extend to the funuions of the Church, which are observed on the same day with the procession of the Royal Standard, which shall be celebrated as usual. 3.. Tiva - sVanti solemnly of the Royal Standard, in the provinces be y ..l-i41‘..c..., as in those of the Peninsula, for those days wt.en a new Monarch shall be proclaimed. The Council of Regency will take cognizance of this Decree, and order it to be printed, circulated, and canned into erred. MANUEL DE VELLAFANE, President. Given at Cadiz, Jan. 7, 1812, His Excellency Captain-General DOO JOACHIM BLAKE writes as follows from Valencia, under date the gth of January : • " As much foreseen and as much expeaed as was the fall of Valencia, it is impossible to take the pen to communicate it to your Excellency without the most profound grief. In reality, however, this un fortunate event was to be feared from the time of the capture of Tarragona , though the bravery 'with which Sagunto defended itself, the union of force which the siege of that castle occasioned, and the general and determined ardour which both officers and troops manifested, inspired apparently well founded and flattering hopes, which lasted till the 25th of Oct. After the loss of that day, nothing pre sented itself but melancholy prospects; and only a political 'revolution or some other extraordinary event, which may deprive,SucnEr of his expeCted • succours, could preserve Valencia ; and my . plan was to maintain the line of the entrenchments as long as possible, Without absolutely endangering the small army by which it was gartisoned. The se curity of these troops was connected with the energy employed in defending the position of Quarte and St. ()noire. For the support of these and the main body of our cavalry, situated in their neighbourhoA, we might 'chose according to circumstances th.tween giving a general action, drawing liom Valeilcia all, or the greater part, of the troops, and evacuating the place, leaving only a small garrison to capilu late, and save the army. It the great force of the enemy, and the extended circuit by which he marched upon the left flank of our position, ren dered it impossible to approach the high road to Madrid, we might reach the back of Cullera by the two sides of the Albufera. ' On the 26th of December, the enemy passed the Turia between Manezas and Revanega, and threatened t 6 cut off the troops at - anarte; by Marching at,the same time below Quarte, but Ge neral ZAYA!S division, situated in Mislata, reiideied this movement abortke: I was not .able to ascer tain whether it was through fear, or some other ccitnbi s nation, that the entrenchments' at Quarte and Oaofre were evacuated without being attacked those at Maneses only suffered a slight fire. The ca valry macem red, independent iyof the other corps, and the artillery.was abandoned,w ithout more than five pieces being broughrto Valencia. In the mean time, two battalions of t he Castile - Volunteers had .been sent to reinforce Quarte ;_blit as Quarte was found abandoned, they took a positio.n - in the vici ;ity.of Cheribella, and Mislata was reinforced with sonic forces and a battalion from the yan-guard two others remaining ready for the same purpose, but on finding that the corps placed at Claarte net only did not occupy that position, but had defiled for Cheri buila, part of it disunited, and part in cortivson, purEitze(l by the enemy, there was nothing left for them to do, but slowly retire upon Valencia, keep ing in check the advance_of the enemy's cavalry and inrantry. " It was easy toforesee that those who remained in Valencia would be compromising, which it would not have been difficult for those without to have avoided, had individual salvation only been cons der,- 'ed; but wi,thing to free the greatest possible number of tro , N, without exposing the city as a sacrifice, which neither expected, nor was provided for it, it was necessary to act with circumspetlion, and . I therefore consulted with the other Generals. —All were •Of opinion, to. march out, and it was agreed that it should be carried into exe cution on the night between the 28th and 29thi - by the gate San Joie. The di,posn,ions for Coml . :len- , cing the movement wet e carried into eXccution with all the necessary silence, but the troops winch. led met some obstacles in the vat ure.of the grjund at a trifling distance from the place. .Tile advanced posts were alarmed, and commenced a brisk fire, anti enu sequen.lj• our design, which, by its nature, required not to be discovered till the :whole of our iroupi t - , were out, and Marching with celerity, in order. to_ surmount all opposition, I.v:t. frustrated. " Our troops then returned, Without being ordered, or any - thing . panicular occurring, ,o he line, and t intended to attempt itsim kir operation in the cnny,eof two or three clays, cut an inconsiderate moven - low cif -the people mad, me renounce thi4 idea, and limit myself to ! , ;tr< ng defence of which Valencia was suseptiulp-, paw- . cularly when the scarify means which ,te rind t lie_utv:ertain hope of any ex tenor succour, Wei e considers:;, " The et - ,..my began the works of . , at tick it de!) ti:l:y, the gates St. Vie! me and on 111,1 they were a ite.w toitcs of (nu fos'se. The Gerietak.- I con,ulted, -were then of op ion, 11 Was requisiti: to concentrate our forces v.:ittun ih,- city, a) , (.1 don the Li:ie.—ft:l(re follows an accoent of :lid boinbarchnent and sunana , s.l ened.iv's %vould not accede to my ,pripoSltions to ar,l,oit others I convened a Junta of Generals, a , d the sanction of the majority concluded the ca lion, of which the , inclosed is a copy,. in vii in, of which the French will this night have possess;on j aw city and sea-port, and to-morrow the Spaolv.it troops wilt march out. " I hope your Excellency will be pleased ratify the exchange 'of prisoners agreed upon, and give the requisite orders at 114ajorca. FuC what relates to myself, as the exchange of Otli.! cer , .; of my rank is very remote, I consider as doer mined nly future (ate, and thus in. the moment of my expattiation, which is equivalent to death I intreat your Excellency, it my services have been. beneficial to my country, and have not hitherto dis graced it, you will deign to take under your protec tion my numerous family, [FURTHER EXTRACTS. 3 " BLAKE." SALAMANCA, Fsn. 17.—The whole of the Lnpe rial Guard has received, orders to proceed to France. the 28d of January, MAILMONT had his head quarters and army in Salamanca ; but on receiving 4 intelligence of the fall of Ciudad findriz o , immedi• ately retired to Valladolid, leaving ,only 6000 men in that city. MAtmatstr, after colleaink con , siderable forces in Valladolid, advanced to Sala manca, but the allies seemed not only determine) to wait for him, but also to give him battle should he seek it. We know lately, that the Fiench have retired towards Toro; it is therefore presumeA that our allies will very shortly undertake the siege of Badajoz. We know that , the utmosc adivity prevails in that place in colleEting prov s isioni and military stores. It is reported that Genetal WELLINGTON will give Geaeral HILL 20,000 m en in addition to those he already hl s, for the purpose of executing this obje&. PONIER RADA, FEB. 22.—T0-day sixty dragoong entered litllabon, taken by tbeparty of AlAttourNEz: of t of 166 men which composed 11:e enemy's force, six only escaped. SALAMANCA, 17.--The English maintain their positions between the Tonnes arid Agleda We are assured that at Chiocelia, General FRavas has completely defeated MoNTnituN 7 s divisido, longing to MARMONfi The sixth division of MAIIMONT'S army bas marched for Castile.; in consequence. of which, in 'Palaver., &c. there remains very short garrisons. CORUNNA, Foe. 27.--The English. Colonel Sir, tow. DOUGLAS, a friend to the Spaniards, and one of the most a't.ive and , 4ealotri proteEtors Of our holy cause, after having delivered to the army, witic it covers the'frontiers of Gaincia, the aids sent by his generous Government, after having assisted, iri a sif tnilar manner, the .valiant parties .of Guerillas with. arms, &c. &c. has. diredei his att.enticti without losing sight of the army, which merits his first consideration, to.tfie alarnl of this isithltil (loin of Galacia ; among the , inhabitants of whicts . he is going to distribtite an additional number of muskets. The public will be able to jriage of the number and description of these ails (hitherto it woirld not -have bsen proper. tO . - main- Lain them) when it is informed, that'during the last five months 50,000 iniuskets have been distribut ed by this worthy chief; so that this, pow(rini succour; and others which are abo.ot to be given, Galicia, will he placed in such a general state of de-. fence, as will make its being subdiTied by_the ene- . my impossible.. Thanks, to the 'generous British Nation. - LISBON, MARCH.--Our Govertiment las iSsned an order-, in consequence of the, great scarcity of p r ovki ons in Spanish E9trernarturl by the calanti ties of war,, that ric .e and biscuit may be export e d to all puts of that province,not occiliied by tilt ettooty,