The Sun. — London, England, 1815-01-05 00:00:00

ucc/1 elicited by a th r e a t en i ng l e tt er , addressed by M. LAVAISSE to CHRISTOPITE j for it seems that this Commissioner thought proper to endeavour to intimidate one of the Rulers of St. Domingo, while he applied a flattering unction to the other. The following statements are pub lished respecting these affairs : AUXION LAVAISSE was formerly a Member of R OBESPIwRRE'S Committees of Public Safety. After going through many of the metamorphoses commo n to himself and several (.‘f his associates in the revolutionary career, he was pitched upon by the Provisional Government, which for a few days preceded the recal of his Most Christian Ma jesty, to go as Commissioner to Hayti. The con sequence of his correspondence with the Govern ment of Cape Henry was, that on the first receipt of his menacing letter, the King commanded his Private Secretary to answer it article by article, a duty which the Secretary performed with a degree of ability that must greatly disconcert those voho so confidently reckon on the ignorance and incapacity of the Haytians. A General Council was /hen summoned, before AVIIiCII King HENRY (CHRISTOPHE) caused M. LAVAISSE'S tetter to be laid. The sentiments it breathed pro duced a burst of indignation, and a solemn reso lution of independence. An Address was instantly 7oced, expressive of their unanimous resolution to perish, to the last man, rather than submit. A Deputation waited o the King th with of this expression of their sentie mneext morning nts, and re ecived4he energetic Answer we have inserted. We are assured that no compronzise whatever has occurred between the Directors of the East India Company and the Post Offi ce on the Ship Letter act ; nor has any other at rangetnent taken place than that which is referred to in the re spective advertisements. Several" of the Morning Prints have inserted pa ragraphs, importing that a Lady had ap plied to the Aragistrates, and sworn the peace against her husband ; and two or three of those Prints h ave stated that tl,e parties were Lord aod Lady DEEEILLITHST. We have authority to say, that thce paragraphs have no relation to the above Noble Parties, and that legal measures have betel instituted against the Conductors of the hints whe nave so erroneously applied the para graphs in question Whether the application arose from malice or mistake, it is certkiinly incumbent on the *Conductors of Public Journals to he more cautious, and not to wound the feelings of those who, as in the present instance, are well known to live in the most perfect harmony. It has, been conjectured thott one of the three divisions of the armament preparing at Cadiz for &null America, will, undet . the present eiream- Atances, he instructed to proceed to the Floridas. A. letter from Eisineur, dated December 24, has been received, which gives a favourable account of the navigation at the entrance of the Baltic at this Critical season, when a few hours of severity 'Ili& put a period tri all ingress andiegress. it is. stated that the wind had taken a favourable turn, so that the ships were at length able to get out of the harbour, and proceed to the places of their destination. Those to the West had the convoy of the Cherokee and Nightingale, and those to the Nom that of the Beaver. The wea ther teas very mild for for the period of the year. Extract of a letter from the commander of the Moscow, dated Liverpool, 2(1 JAIL 1815 :.--- " O the. 7th of November the American army took posn attssion of Pensacola, when I received orders to take the best of my way to the Havannah. At Ibis time the Seahorse frigate was firing upon the American army. ; w e being in the yOf the s .rwas compell e d to slip my streamwa cable and d h ro ot, out of the way, a n d witti the; assistan ce of thep men of vat; We got to sea ore the 9th of Nbvem ber, the loss of our stream anchor, bnoy, and buoy rope, and in the p to the assage cable rlayAnit wasna .chas e d by a Carthagena privateer, bixt fortuttately escaped, from the ship's appear 4ltce and sailing." Medals illustrative. of the numismatic history of Louis XVIII. have been struck at the Mint. The sruyal entry into Paris is prominently and appro priately represented. On the exergue is inscribed,. Louts XVIII. entered Paris the 3d of May .1814." On the reverse, is a bust of his MAJESTY. AA horrible transaction was developed at the late. ssizes at Beauvais. A young man, of 22 years of age, was convicted of assassinatin g , at diffe ent pe7iods, his two young. brothers, and a sister, a child between two •and three years old. whatever cause, wh e th er mental derangem From ti e the . in s till at i on o f b ad principles, it was allegnt, oe ed h could in sure hi s young brothers an admission into heaven, if removed from life before the age of seven. lie was nevertheless justly condemned to the punishment , ot -.death. Net' Providence has a second time been visited by a hurricane, which destroyed part of Nas.sau, and - at Rugged Maud every house was swept away. A Acquisition, -numerously signed, was yekter day presented to the LORD MAYOR, for a Court of C. ninon Council, to address the PRINCE REGENT upon the signature of the Treaty of Peace with Uic American ' , Republic. -His Lo•rdship has, ap- Pointed a Court to be held on Thursday, the 12th in•taut. All the , Otlieers of the Colonial Corps, serving in the East Indies, who were in England on the 1 4t1,1 ult. were reduced to half-pay with a gratuity of six illmiths pay. We understand that the most vigilant exertions `a'e been made by the Crown Officers, and with j ,"ccess, in th e di scover y o f the rin g leaders in the 1 , 44 ' (listurbance at St. Ives, at the Meeting of the Tzix Commissioners, arid that criminal ierw( mion: are i►L to bringing the of ""teis to ji stic e. NAVAL NEWS. FALMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Put back the hrig Pala fox, one of the Meander's convoy ; on 6422 th ult. was struck with a heavy sea, and received so much damage, that part or the whole of her cargo must be discharged. On the 30th nit. at SP. M. in lat. 47. 40. N. lung. 6. 24. W. she passed through the \Vest India convoy, steering to the Southward, apparently in good order. Sailed his Majesty's ship Andromeda on a cruize. The Grace packet, last from St. Thomas's, is now (7 r. at.) in the Bay, but will not be in until late, being under jury -masts, having lost her mast and bowsprit in a gale 12 days ago ; her mail has been landed, and will proceed immediately for London.—Wind N. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Arrived the Malta,WEsT, from Malta ; parted from the fleet under convoy of his Majesty's ship Ethalion in a gale. The Niger frigate, with the outward-bound East India fleet, from Portsmouth, passed down Channel this afternoon, with a fine breeze at N. E. The Chesapeake frigate, Captain NEWCOMBE, from hence, with the Saiunarez East Indianian, sailed to join the Niger. Also sailed his Majesty's ship Insolent, with the Lady Borrington, to join the fleet for the West Indies, at Cork. Sailed his Majesty's ships Briscis and Royalist to the West ward ; Favourite sloop of war for America, with dispatches. • PORTSMOUTH, J. 4. Arrived the Kate, CLARK, from Cadiz, in 17 days ; sailed under convoy of his Majesty's ship Curacoa from Gi braltar ; the fleet consisted of about 50 sail of transports and merchantmen, some of which are arrived, and at the Motherhank, undvr quaran tine. Also arrived the Dove and Hoffnugh, fioth the Baltic, and the Hibernia, from Exeter. Sailed his Majesty's ships Havoc and Wronger, with several ships, bound to Bermuda and the Bahama Islands, to join the fleet at . Cork, under convoy of his Majest slop Leonidas. Ilis Ma jesty's ship Cornwallis gives instructions to the ships bound to the Cape and East Indies.—Wind N. \V. DEAL, JAN. -I.—Arrived the Nautilus sloop of war, from Holland ; Dolphin store-ship, from Bermuda, and remain in the Downs, with his ;Majesty's ships Bosubav, Mercurius, and the Swan cutter.—Wiud N. W; Accounts, we are sorry to luern, have been re ceived from Falmouth ;If the dispersion of the outward-hound \,Ttst India fleet in the late gales. We subjoin the copy of an interesting letter from the Commander of the _Albion, one of the it:- turned fleet : C•opy of a Letter from Mr. G BuCILIN, Master of Me Albion, hound to elated Falenma le, Ja n . 1,1315. On Tuesday, the 27th tilt. most of the convov which we sailed with wore dispersed. In the morning we were pretty well collected, and near• the Commodore during the night the wind shifted to W.N.W., N.W. and N. From this taking place I thought the Commodore must he nearly astern of us, or in our lee-quarter. I lay by in hopes of his coming up, but no vessel heaving in sight, I concluded he had bore up for some port in the English Channel : the next day joined twelve sail, kept company 'with then► during the night, the wind was then N. N. W., and in the morning S. W., and rely thick; the ships with us bore up, and I stood to the north ward in hopes of meeting more ships, but fell in with none but a Dime, who informed rue he had passed several vessels stasuting IT Channel, I then shaped my course for Coik, but we were :alien aback with the wind N. W. by N. Finding I coul►! not reach that harbour, I returned here, and arrived at two o clock this day. 'Cl►e Cyrus sloop of war is here ; she had orders to joi❑ the N'wiltsure's convoy so far as Madeira ; the Captain has written to Admiral 'Martin, at Plymouth, fur orders. Our hopes are, she will take us to Madeira, and join the Swiftaure there, if she has not returned to port. The Cyrus, though appointed to form one of the convoy, never joined it. During the gale, our masts bent like it bow. Extract of a Letter from Captain Stewart, of the Amplzion, dated Spit head, Dec. '27, 1614, to J. Croker, Erg. and transmitted to Llood's. I have to acquainfvon, for the information of their Lord ships, that I sailed from Bermuda the Qd instant, with eight sail. On the 3d inst. blowing strong from N. N. W. the ship Joseph sprung a leak, and there being too much sea to board her, I desired her to retur❑ to that place. On the morning of the (ith, the weather was so very tempestuous and thick, that we did not see any of the convoy ; on the 7th, we ex• perienced a perfect hurricane, which obliged us to put before the wind, to save our masts, and run to the southward, when the weather abated ; 1 brought-to in the event of the convoy being astern of us . to allow them to come up; but nut seeing them on the morning of the Sth, I steered a course for Eng land, keeping under as little sail as possible all the passage, hut without having seen or hoard any thing of them. From the extreme violence of the gale on the 7th, I appre hend they must have suffered extremely, as the appearance of the weather at the time did not indicate in the slightest decree the hurricane which was approaching; consequently I am fearful they would not be prepared fur it. As all the vessels sailed extremely well, I should apprehend, if nothing has happened to them, it is most probable those bound to Li verpool have arrived in some of the ports in the Channel, as we have experienced nothing but constant heavy gales from the Westward since we parted from them. The Genereux is ordered to be taken to pieces. The Loire frigate is to be paid off.—The Malta, Diadem, IVandefer, Podargus, - and Acteon, are ordered to fit for Channel service. It appears that the Carthaginian privateers, 'in the West Indies, are as active as the Americans in capturing British vessels.. The British schooner Victory tell a prey to one of these, and the crew was ill-treated. The smiths, and some otter artificers, in Chat ham Dock-yard, are ordered to work extra hours, in order to prepare stores and furniture for two 64-gun ships, building at King ston, in North America, a n d some were empl oyed on Sunday last on the service. We have seldom inserted a paragraph with more fervent hope that it is true than we do the fol lowing from another Journal : • ‘ The reports of the intended marriage of Mrs. Perceval (widow of our late excellent an 4 lamented Minister, who .fell by the hands of a vi:e assassin), we believe, are q uite unfounded." By the death o f the Earl of NVESTMEATH, the place of Clerk of the Hanaper becomes vacant. A vacancy also occurs among the Elective Peers inthc Imperial Parliament. - No time is to be lost, and vast sums of money to be gained by purchasing a Share in the present rich Lottery, which begins the 'lBth of this month ; two Twenty Thousand Pound Prizes, and two Teu Thousands. POETRY. TO MISS• O'NEILL. Start not, fair maiden, that these verses own No name to grace them, and the hand unknown; Nor deem, unjustly, that the lines contain Aught that can five thy gentle bosom pain : 'Tis not a Youth, who long in sad disguise Has sighed despairing, and now owns his sighs; Nor yet the Critic, who presumes t'address His far-fetched strictures in a softer dress; Who, blind to beauties which he ne'cr can prize, Sees blemishes which strike not other eyes; And bent on censure, why he best can tell, Blames thee for acting twice the same part well. But he whom thus thy public fame inspires, Is one who much thy private life admires ; Who, " though unused to the melting mood," With tearful eyes thy agonies has view'd - As Jollier' s Wife, or, still more horrid, where The dying Gamester leaves thee to despair; Has felt more pain, more pity, for thy woe, Than e'er thy Birunis allow'd to chew; Oft has confes,s'd bow time thy voice beguiles, And lov'd thy playfulness, when Juliet smilec. Such is his story, suppliant at your feet, A boon he humbly ventures to intreat ; Not for himself, for gladly would he sec Each night repeated scenes so grac'd by thee, But for the rest, who care not to complain That grief's too busy to lament in vain ; All have their private sorrows to redress, To each their portion of unhappiness. Oh ! then attempt (for sure thou must succeed) To cheer the hearts which thou hast doom'd to bleed; Put off awhile the pall, the funeral song, Which, gorgeous Tragedy, to thee belong, Let Gaiety in turn her empire claim, And at the highest pride of_GaurtlcK aim ; For there are parts where thou art forni'd to shine, 11l suited to less various pow'rs than thine : Where Mirth and Feeling hand in hand may go, And all thy talent to advantage sinew; Charm us in riola, or, when man's unkind, Skew sense and love in Jetliet combined; The lively wit of Rosalind display, Or, Inio . l,rcn, thy constant truth pourtray. Think not the Muse would counsel thee to try Aught unbefitting maiden modesty; Or,; for a moment bauish from thy breast .. That female softness which becomes Thee best ; She would not have Thee play the Wanton's part, • (For so, Calista, after all, thou art,) \ Nor willingly thy te-auteous form expose To all the wretchedness .11,,n; mitt knows. Still le'ss would wish thee to assume the mien, • The guilty boldness of the Scottish Queen; Or, like flleita, careless of her fate, Prove all the fury of a Woman's hate. Bent, if enamoned of the Tragic Muse, Her Comic Sister, thou wilt still refuse Yet, for thy own sake, cease to persevere In scenes re l uirin?, efforts so severe; A task less trying may thy thoughts engage, Still leave thee constant to the buskiu'd stage. Let Desdemona our compassion move, Or kind Curdelia's more than filial love; For thou art form'd with matchless pow'r and art, To touch the inmost feelings of the heart. To thee belongs whate'er may picture grief, 'ben the charg'd bosom seeks, in vain, relief; The sub convulsive, ere the tear can flow, And all the inciting tenderness.of woe.. One last request—whatever fate attend These hints thrown out, but meant not to offend, That you'll believe they came front one your friend. Christmas-Day, ISM THE THEATRI. DEUR Y-LANE.-The admirable Comedy of The School for Scandal introduced Miss WALsTels, last night, in the part of Lady Teazle. We before observed that this Actress has evidently made a strong impression on the public, and the nume rous audience which attended last night, is a proof of her attraction. There have been so many representatives of this part, from the original Mrs. ABINGDON, by the chief Actresses since that period, that a great share of comic ability is re quisite to render it very striking and impressive. Miss WALSTEIN has no great reason to dread a comparison with her predecessors. She was easy, playful, and spirited, • in all the gayer scenes, and gave some affecting touches of the pathetic .kind, when she is discovered in her visit to, Joseph Surface. Miss WALSTEI N possesses one merit, which, though of the negative kind, is almost peculiarly her own : she is exempt from affecta-, tion, a fault too prevalent among the theatrical sisterhood. Her chief error last night was what JUNIUS calls the indefatigable smile." Her fea tures, except in the passages of dejected self-,re proach, which we have noticed, were always Moulded into the- expression which we have men tioned. She should recollect a couplet in Pore : " -Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, " As shallow streams run dippling all the way." And indeed she should remember what Lady Teazle says of Lady Simper, who is always smiling to shew her teeth. ELLISTON was some what too elaborate in Joseph, and - RAE not suffi ciently careless and easy in Charles. \\TROUGH - TON, considering_ that he is such an experienced veteran, should not in Sir Peter have addressed his soliloquies so directly to the audience. THE IRISH MANAGER.--7-It is not surprising that after the severe injury which Mr. JoNgs suffered in the recent destruction of his property, besides the furious libels ma his character, be should have transferred it, in disgust, to other hands, parti cularly as on a former occasion, .when he had taken in custody four persons, above the middle r►►nk, for outrages of the same nature, though not to equal extent, instead of proceding against them according to law, he was obliged to apologise to them in-prison before they would condescend to be released. There was a fifth Gentleman to whom he would not apologise, because he had act►►ally. seen him destroying the property. This Gentle man told Mr. JoNgs that if he would not apologise he must fight, and the next morning absolutely sent to_him a challenge. BIUGMON, JAN. 3. The PRINCE REGENT had a select dinner party yesterday, including the Duke of CLARENCE ; and in the evening there was a concert. On Saturday next a numerous but select party of Nobility will dine with the PRINCE REGENT, at the Pavilion, in celebration of the natal clay of the Princess CHARLOTTE, and, it is likely, that a ball in the evening will. follow. _ _ It is understood that it is the intention of the PRINCE REGENT not to remove from hence until about the 18th. His Royal Highness was on horseback to-day and yesterday, for a consider able time, before dinner. During the progress of the PRINCE REGENT to this place on Saturday, Charles Maxwell, one of his Royal Highness's ser vants, was considerably hurt by the falling of his horse, near Crawley. This accident detained the Prince on the road full 20 minutes, as his Royal Highness declined leaving Cra*ley until a competent surgeon had been procured, and every pro pel assistance obtained. Maxwell, however, was well euvugh to travel to this place on the following day. NATIONAL SOCIETY. Yesterday the General Committee of that most admirable and praise-worthy Institution, the Na tional Society for the Educa - tion of the Poor iii the principles of the Established Church, held their monthly meeting ; present — Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. G. D'Oyley, Earl of Shaftesbury, I Bev. Lendon, Bishop of London, Rev.. ii. H. Norris, Right Hon. Sir John Nicholl, 1 G. William Marriott, Esq. liar. Archdeacon of London, William Davis, Esq. Francis Burton, Esq. Joshua Watson, Esq. James Alan Parl4 . lisq. - . . . . Ten new Societies and Schools ►were united to the National Society, and nine different grants of money were made towards the building or fitting up of School-rooms. WORCESTER PRESENTATION. The elegant tribute to valour, in the shape of a Vase, presented by the Earl of COVENTRY to the gallant Colonel ELLts, of the 23d Regiment, on the 26th December, at the Guildhall, in the City of Worcester, bears the following appro priate Latin Inscription, from the classical pen of the Noble Earl : HENRICO WALTON ELLIS Pritfecto XXIII Legionis Regim Insignissimo Vigoruieusi Urbe Nato . Septininnique Lustrum Modo Inunti Poculttin Huc Ob Acrem in Batavia /Egypto America Septentrionali Ltdis Occidentalibus Lusitania Hispania Ipsaque in Gallia Dlilitiatu per tattintleciin Annus Fortiter Gestani Vigornieniis Comitatits Ciritasquc 111 Kal . 'December: . MDCCCXII 7 • Manu Goorgii Comitis de Coventry Oblatunt Voluerunt. To Col. HENRY WALTON ELLIS, Of the 23d Royal Fusileers,• This Tribute to 164 meritorious and distinguished Conduct, during fifteen years of Active Service, In Holland, Egypt, America the West Indies, Spain; Portugal, and France, Is respectfully offered by the County, And his Native City of Worcester, And presented at thei . r desire, By the Earl of Coventry, Lord Lieutenant and Recorder. 1614. The Vase is completed with singular taste and elegance ; it stands on a handsome pedestal, con tains many military devices, the arms of the Co lonel, and of the City of Worcester, and does honour to the taste and liberality of the Sub scribers. Theiilarl of COVENTRY, On presenting the Vase, addressed Colonel EiLiS conctsc speech, suitable to the occasion, - complimenting on his meritorious services repeatedly displayed in the defence and for the honour of his country, and expressing the satisfaction of the fable Earl, on the opportunity afforded him of testifying his sense of the heroic conduct of the gallant Officer, and his ardent wish that Providence would long preserve.a life so valuable in itself, and so orna mental to his country.—The Colonel answered in appropriate terms, avowing his gratitude for so flattering a tribute to him, for the performance of a duty which he owed to himself and his country. it will be needless to say that this speech re ceived the most unqualified commendation, and on the motion of Lord Deerhurst, it was succeeded by three cheers; which in fervency and rapture could not be exceeded. The company then ad journed to another table, which, through the po lite attention of the Mayor, was covered with cake and wine of various descriptions. After par taking of this refreshment, the spectators were again drawn to the former spot, to -witness an other lin, :sing ceremony—that of presenting the honorary freedom of the City. Upon this occa sion BENJAMIN JOHNSON, Esq. the Town Clerk, delivered his sentiments, and those of the Cor porate Body, -expressing the pleasure which he felt in presenting the freedom of the City of Wor cester, a City proud of baying giv - en birth to so gallant an Officer as Colonel Ews , , and adding his ardent hope, and that of his. fellow-citizens, that he might have a long life of happiness, and obtain those rewards so justly due to him for his long and meritorious services in the defence of his - king and Country. The Colonel, in reply, addressed himself to the Town, the Mayor, and Body Corporate, in which he repeated his acknowledgements far sach marks of kindness and distinction. as he should always recollect with the warmest feelings of pride and gratitude. A vast concourse of people, and some of the most distinguished characters of the country,' attended this ceremony, Which seemed to afford a high gratification to all present. ROYAL ACADEMY.—Mr. TURNER has corn• menced his Lectures on the Principles of Per specOve at the Royal Academy. His first object is to impress upon the mind of his pupil the necessity of closely studying geometry, as be ing the only foundation of linear perspective. This principle had been fOrcii;dy inculcated by ALBERT DURER, who even attempted to re duce the human form to geometrical lines. In se veral of the positions of the German artist Mr. TURNER concuts. To illustrate the principles he lays down, the artist exhibits several architectural drawings, remarkable for the truth of their out line, and the correctness of their perspective.