The Sun. — London, England, 1815-01-30 00:00:00

The following was this morning posted at kosYD's ‘C MONDAY, JANUARY 30. " His Majesty's_ ships Chathunr, Bombay, tame, anti Zephyr, sailed yesterday from Ports ; mouth, in, search of the American frigates.—His MajestY''s ships Centaur, York, Liverpool ) -.and Pl!illimore, which sailed from Plymouth in search of . the American' frigates, were dris'en ,baek to that port On Saturda'y last by contrary winds, SitiGEoRGE COLLIER, in ;the Leander, with the NeWcastle and Acasta frigates, were off Fayal on the 1 lth inst 'and the Enpliratzs frigate was at l' aYal on the 13th," 'PLYMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Sailed in quest Of the American frigates, and put back by contrary : win ds, his Majesty's ship s Ce n taur and Y or k, o f " . 4 guns each, the Liverpool frigate, and the Phil "afore sloop of war. Caine in the Pheasant 1° , n 1 1 ) of war, from the Vtrestetn Islands ; she is to bring disp a tches front Sir GEORGE Colt to Triutio, J AN . 27.—A Ki ng ' s M essenger arr i ve d °n Thursday evening at the King's Arius Inn, Plymouth Dock, in 26 hours front London, with i ,inl'ortant dispatch es f o r Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, o mmander in Chief of the ships and vessels at ; in consequence of which, orders were g lv ell yesterday morning for a squadron to be got ready for sea with all possible .dispatch.—(Corn- I "ll Gazette.) E A ) OltismotlTlT, JAN. 29.—Arrived his Majesty's C n !P Ainaranthe from Lisbon ; Conflict from: ji and Bermuda, front the Downs. Sailed his (''sty's ships Chatham, Bombay, Larne, and i i iP l :Yr, in search of the American frigates ; and n e L'itiesty's ship .Hainadryad tor Woolwich, and d i x terotts for Sheerness. Arrived the Pri nc e, 111 , 1 sox, .trout Falmouth, to join convoy for • t ,'Vest Indies.—Winil Easterly. 0 -141 tvt'lcit, J AN . 28.—S a il e d t h e P r i nce o f c4li ge packet, with a mail for Holland ; the ~ 41: 1 1 Y Nep tau packet, withditto far Cuxhaven, ttnl Lart Leiceister packet, with ditto for Gut- To anti RI Ay, JAN. 28.—Yesterday the sloop John "- il , io a'a h, of thi s p ,ort drove from her anchors, liisi3lost: on the rock's near the port. Arrived p' l j es tY's ship Sealark front Rochfort.—Wind - • • 1 ‘1 121''111(117 T 11 , J. 27.—Arrived yesterday the h : 7 P i ,'"ver and the Fredericka from Bourdeaux, Abeon a f rom Li:nerick2 Arrived to• day li~ ; , llt) nms, fro m Plymouth, and the Lion from 4,N.t11:4,.."aux-chelatter ()Omni London.—,Winti • 114 N t • 2 • 4.; . a ' ;-IC4AL j " Cme down from the itiver bo - uli • - sip s L • ." , Slone Sy and Hearty, cu th-i.. )( !() the w nst ‘l : ar d ; • ai m t h e ‘whol.c remain in C:1 " " V•Hdiiis 'Majesty's shills Griller and S.. orl" L '"• ' .. j:—Put in for shelter the French iliszs•' wytlj • Eulalie, from ilavre for e‘aaverted timber. 'The f r West Indi a eonrov, Which was to sail tioi .°l. a week longer ; s'cveral- other ships. being ~call ready in the River. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. JAN. 20.—According. to letters' °l it he 12 th front Vi e n na , no definitive r)-sults had (t erl been prontulgated in rel a ti on to P o l an d an d () n 4x Y . , thou g h these matters. had been settled in sstill 'thsfntee.. .Th e Sovereigns, it will appear, will celebrate, at. Vienn a , the B rtli-day of the r.pfl.or Francis,. which falls in Fehrnary.—lta jt4n 'troops continue 'to .arrive Vienna.—The ;Al's it) the Ilanse-tow ns will obtain, it is under -4t."(1) the rights of citizenship .-- The last Rtts -441 regiment .has now lett Hatnburgh, so that t ' er e only . remain here same Russian sick, and a W persons of the General Staff". . , - -he tiro Troops w hi c h wer e a d ded to each of k b e Ise,. of Life G uar d s on t h e i r go i ng It t i ttl e . are now 'to be r e d uce d i mme di ate l y, and Orricers placed 'on half-p a y. Th ese Il eg i- Aket 6, i ts will t h en b e on the same establishment as v::"Y were during the whole of the war till thee y sent on service, and a considerable saving t,:1..1,4 he made to the Civil List. rite-Ralf -pay of the reduced Officers of the Re -1)4 I t Army ,for the last half-year will confluence . • 1.4 this day. apj ) , e ' 4 -t•-General Sir Wri...wm PAysE•liaS been %til.lt-Ptl Colonel of the 12th Dragoons, vice So t : I IC tRS STEWART DENHAM, promoted to. the Greys, an d Sir , , JOHN 0. V A ND ELEU Ii the6 -( t ',, a Sir NArm. PAY N E in the comm an d o f Th • ',l' e Ly ' el honstrance to the Board of Trade, b t‘. st:;',.hisnufactitrers and others concerned in th e i ttg a f i tsin ess,ttgainst the East India Company be ' la ) , °wed to sell - Bandanna handkerchiefs for je c onsumption, has had its weight ; and the • it iltlPa'ny,have communicated to the Board, " that land their their determination to wave their privilege;" N ' state their reasons for so doing to be, that the T h e , of the Company's raw silk - would be lessened. t r i „Isihformation was on Th ursday last communicat t4:l!he'worthy Members for County of Chest 7 to • Atanufacturers and Weavers of Mace es- LirisiI'BENEVOLENCE.—One thousand pounds teoeeit sub Scribed within the short space of a :, for the relief of Mr..BMGS aiid his distress who w ere b urnt out kJ -if the fire - in S. - s Church-yard; on W ed o nesday sc'night. riftPur account of th e unfortunate kiye iu Con tllt7tt tT eet, on Saturday, we stated, by mistake, ~ took place at L a dy ANSTEUTHEA'S„ instead lk/A'rs. WALroan's. W e regret ' to add, that Mrs. so 4 l°, ll l° lost, on this melanch o l y occas i on, - a `.) Years tif f,ge. T o t h e h onour of Lady AN . , P et, o ; It should be mentioned, that she has le4 N ' 4 the unfortunate family into her hospitable otl. • • • Descriptionor the Superb Dress sent by LOUIS' the PRINCE REGENT with the Order of St. Esprit The mantle all round the birder is enihos4ed with gold, representing the emblems of war, and the I I surrounded by the intperill crowns. It measures at the bottom of the mantle, from one end to the other, 34 fret. The tippet which gm:spider the mantle is of green sarsuet ; the figures oil it are exactly tlic .1/Ikle as on the mantle, butt on annuli snialltr scale, - Ttie collar that goes- over the tippet is of beautiful French lace, valued tit 1,2001. The collar or necklace is coot posed of diamonds, rubies; . ethevalds, &c. and is very-beau tiful. The bat is made of black velvet embossed with gold round. it, with a beautiful ostrich feather at the top. The breeches are of white sarsuet, and made in the antique way, embroidered with silver, and a pair of hose of white The shoes are made of silver tissue, 'with roses of white satin. There are two swords, very beautiful, with golden hilts.— There is also a dress yt his atte.ndant, which is very beautiful, but not so superb as the other. THE FOREIGN OPERA. The Opera on Saturday offered no new attrac tion, except the hoarseness of GENI, which pre vented him from singing. SEsst was precisely as before ; and we imagine that we are now acquaint ed.with the extent of her powers. A new Ballet, by the Ballet Master, the younger VEsrms, and entitled Les Petits Bracunniets, was produced, but it merely consisted of Scotch reels, and worn-out hornpipes, without interest or ef fect. The eider VESTRIS continues to be, invisible, and the dance therefore as mediocre as the Opera. DE CARD appeared in male attire, and if ,lre mendolls calves are attractive, must draw full houses. The music was by F. VENNA, and pretty. The Subscribers are already murmuring at the liparenes.s of their entertainment : as for the Pub lic, it is completely disgusted. • THE MARKETS. , Coax ExcuANGE, JAN 30.-We had but few .arrivals for this morning's Market ; they were from Essex and Kent, and principally with Wheat and Beaus. Fine Wheat sold readily at the prices of Friday, which was 2s. dearer than this day week. Fine Oats sold at the same rate, which was Is. dearer than last Monday; Boiling and Grey Pease were each 2s. per quarter lower. Tick Beans, in consequence . of the good supply, were dull of sale. Fine Barley was in demand, and would have fetched better prices: In other articles no alteration. Foreirm Wheat 3iis. 48s. 565. Grey Pease - - - 265, 325. Fine ditto - - ti6s.-s. -s. New Grey Pease - ads. -s. English Wheat -50 s. tins. Fick Beaus - . 32.5..3qi. Fine ditto - 655. --€...,5. Old ditto •- - 325. 40A. Oiii ditto , - -s. -s.' I Swat' Tick Beans 975. 295. Rye' - - - .1,5. 26:. I Old Mato .- . - 325, 435. Fine•dittn - - - 3.25. --s. I Fec:; eats .. - 7 15s. 17s. Barley - - -15 s. aoi. -s. Fine ditto - - - 235. 255. Fiue ditto - - - 925. -s. I Polnuil ditto - - 15%. •18S. New ditto - - - eis : -s. Fine ditto - - 15's. 295. Malt - - - - 63%.615. Potatoe ditto - - -325. -%. Fine ditto - - - 71-s. , iLpe Seed 301. 331. Per last. WI , ite Pease (hiiii•) 41s. 455. Fine Flour - - 555. 60s. New White pease - 43%. -ii. -I Seconds - - sLis. 351. .SgITH I ELI), JAN. Sp.—This day's Market had a consi derable so . pply of prime' Beasts, and the show 'of Cattle in uthvr respects was tolerably'cood ; Veal 'was Cheaper ; Beef was dearer; :,111/ton and Pork supported last prices ; and the trade in geacral was somewhat brisk. The sales in the klay market were pretty lively; 1 - lay, Sti.aiv, and Clover, obtained last prices. We annex a correct statement of the prices anti alUb e TO sink the Offil, per stone of Bth. Bret, 43.4 d. to r,3. 3d. Mutton, U. Od. t 06.4. Od. Veal, 6s. qd. ter 75.. 6:f. Pork, is. cd. to 7s. 6d. Beasts, 2250.- Shtrp, 1.2,850. Cal'ves, 190. Pigs, 490. HAY-MARKET. My, 31. 4L 10s Straw, 11. ss. to 11. 10s. Clorr, 41. Qs. to hl. 103. GOAL MAIIKET, JAN. 27. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. 20 Newcastle 4 ..505. Od. to 58s. 6d. 1 Sunderlaud 0 —s. 0d..t0 —5.,0i1.. SIR. WILLIAM SKEFFINGTON, BAItT. Died, very deeply- lamented, at his house in Clwles.street, Grosvenor-square, on Thursday last, in the afternoon, January 29, between the hours of three and four, after a long and painful which he sustained with truly Chriitian fortitodei Sir WILLIAM ell AIILES FARRELL EP FINGTON, Bart. in the 73d year of his age. .The family of Farrell was originally of the province of Connaught, in Ireland, and deScended from the Princes of Annaly. The direct ancestor - of the Sketlingtons was John de Skeffington, •in 1188, whose son, Sir Geoffrey de Skeffington, was, in 1221, possessed of lands at Skeffington, in Leicestershire. Sir William was born Jnne 24, 1742, and served in the First Regiment of Foot Guards for tssenty-five years. He was appointed one of the esquires to his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Duke of York, at the Installation of the Knights of the Most Hononrable Order of the Bath, in 1772 ; he was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Lei9ester ; and he was a Member of the Antiquarian Society. 'At the important crisis of 1794, Sir William was Colonel of the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, which was the .first regiment of yeomanry that was completed, and made its returns to GovernMent.—Sir Wm. Skeflington was distinguished ii) private society for the urbanity of his manners ; and in public life the duties of his station were upheld by ar dour, and maintained with firmness. He is suc ceeded in the.title - by his only son. • The English in Paris Say that Coroners'. in (pests are dispensed with on drowned persons, as there is no doubt of their being In-Seine. AN ExTRAORDI NARY AQUATIC HUNT.—On Sa turday, a barge containing 50 barrels of turpen tine, sprung a leak, and stink in the river, near Blackfriars-bridge, so suddenly, that all went to the bottom, —In about a minute afterwards up pops a.barrel, then another, and another, until the whole of the barrels rose, and the tide being very rapid Ott the ebb, they floated down the river with the greatest velocity ; every boat about the place was immediately manned, and went in chase. The sight was one of the pleasantest witnessed for a considerable time, and afforded much amusement to several thousands of spectators on the bridges, Several of the barrels were picked up before they reached 'London Bridge, and many of them out stripped the boats until they went Its far as Dept ford. Ou Friday last a Coroner's Inquest sat on -the body of a young Gentleman of the name of Nu- GENT, a clerk in the Army Pay Office; nho blew 4is brains out with a pistol on the preceding day. The Jury returned a verdict of Lunacy. The cause of this rash act is conjectured to be gam bling embarrassments. I VINCIIESTER—EiGiITI-1 DAV, SATualmy, JAN. 28. , • General MURRAY resettled the reading of his Defence, where he broke off yesterday, iii the middle of the answer to the third charge. The next point to be attended to (he said), was the strength and equipment of the allied array ; Mi this subject great misrepresentations had One abroad. Returns had been published, including corps which were never in Spain, and other corps which, previous to the embarkation arrarragona, had been sent hack to Sicily. The army of Ca talonia under his command, had been made as large as that under the Duke of Wellington him:- self. • While the numbers under him had been heightened ; on the other the numbers of the enemy had .been diminished. But the best con tradiction of these mistatemenrs would be afforded by returns from the Adj .-Gen.'s Officer, which could not he called in qtiestion. From these returns it would appear, that the Anglo-Sicilian army amounted to 12,818 infantry, and 698 cavalry, in all 13,516 men of both armies, of all descriptions,_ and composed of troops of all nations. The num bers at embarkation and re-embarkation were nearly the ; for not more than 56 men in all were killed during the siege. This total included the servants, and all thi)Se who were in the de partments of the hospitals, commissariat, Ike.— But the composition of this army promised less than its numbers. He felt it therefore necessary to shetv the manner in which the army was actu ally composed. The British amounted to 3910, the Germans to 1710, and in their ranks were men of all nations. There were two regiments of. Ita- Hatt deserters front the French, amounting to 1330, the Sicilians amounted to 980, the Cala brese to 490, and the remainder were 4398 Spa niards in Spanish and British pay, making in all, as before stated, 12,818 infantry. The cavalry was composed of 427 British, and 276 of the Brunswick Hussars, in all 698. Such was. the betorogencons mass of which the Anglo-Sicilian army . was romposed. No reinforcements took place from the period of these returns, and con-. sequently the numbers were never inaeased.— This circumstance would render any observations on his part unnecessary. The only part of this force on which any reliance could be placed, was the British and Germans ; but their num hers,. it would be seen, were not great. Had their numbers been even doubled, it might be doabted whether he would have been on a par with the French, who had an army of 20,500 at least. But independently of what must be apparent to every one on a first inspection, of this statement, there were other circumstances %void' increased the inefficiency of these troops. Success could only . be expected front well equipped and steady troops. .But the-re was no pact of this army which fully answered this description. The British part was even not altogether efficient, and none of the others were efficient. He had as much confidence in the gallantry of this army as any Officer possi bly could have; but this was no reason why he should have been blind to its defects. To many of the corps he was willing to pay testimony to their gallantry whenever they had arty opportunity of sheaving it ; but even these corps were deficient in the necessary equipments. To the conduct of other parts .(tf the army, he could not speak in the saute terms. The only other argument on this subject, which he should trouble the Court with, was the difficulty of provisioning the division of General Whittioghain. On this point, he had re ceived an express .prohibitory order front the Duke of Wellington. The difficulty which this occasioned had been often keenly teft by him ; but by `this prohibition, it could only be provided • for in the sane manner with General Copon's army. The next point was the equipment of this army. When he took the command of this army at Alicant, he might say that it was immova ble. One great difficulty then was, the low state of the military chest. Previous, how ever, to 'the embarkation for Tarragona, the deficiencies of this army were much removed.— The artillery department bad been well equipped with horses and mules; and the chief deficiency was in the Commissariat. Department. When the army landed at Tarragona, it was in an incom plete and, inefficient state in every part. On the Commissariat equipments, little or nothing was taken with them, as would appear by a letter . front Mr. Daniel, of the Commissariat. As there was a deficiency of room, preference was pro perly given to those things which were most es sential,for the immediate object of the expedition. it was impossible for him to increase the num ber or enlarge the size of the transports. There were left behind at Alicant 638 horses and mules, and only 345 were brought with army, being only about one-third of the complement. The num ber of tumbrils for the guns, the vehicles for the conveyance- of ammunition, camp-kettles, Ste.- were extremly deficient ; and with respect to wag gons for the removal of the sick and wounded, and the hospital utensils, no provisiOn whatever was made. On the approach of an enemy, all .hopes of supply whatever for the army vanished, for they had not an open country in their rear. He was sensible of the great advantages which he had in the composition of the Court, the members of which knew the great importance of these ar ticles to an army. With. such disc !vantages, and with such infor mation as he was in possession of respecting the numbers of the enemy, would it have been pru dent in him to have Met the French.Conamander in the field, when no adequate advantage could have been gained to compensate for the hazard, and when defeat on his part would have been fol lowed with absolute destruction ? The Duke of Wellington had expressly stated to him that the success of the campaign depended on the safety of the whole of the armies, and that he would pardon any thing sooner - than the defeat or dis persion of any of the corps. It had been said, that besides the Anglo-Sicilian army, he had at his disposal the Spanish Catalonian army. The merits of this army had been very highly stated by some of the evidence. lii order to shew what little - stress. was to be laid on that evidence, he would give, not his own opinion with respect to the composition of that army, but the op►niou of its own Commander. Surely it . could Hot be sup posea that it %roma b* represented in a more imia .. vourable light from this quarter than it deserved. It would be seen how 'far the °pillion of its (*twit Offirers corresponded with that gi, , r) by General M'Kenzie. He wouild lay before the Court a Me- morial dated the 14di March, 1813, drawn up by Colonel Cabanez, the Chief of General Copoa's Staff. In this report Ile stated that it was impos sible not to speak highly of the bravery of many of the individuals of that army. It was necessary, however, to speak the truth. The army, how ever %veil adapted for (be species of warfare carried on in Catalonia, displayed a want of subordina tion and of discipline tvhich unfitted it for meeting a regular army in the field. From the individual bravery of the men, and their fitness for exec:l)6:lg ~ ": rapid morenients, this want of discipline was not ' so much felt when the war was cattle(' on in mountains. But the infantry were not 'instruct , eel in manoeuvring, die t , -cavalry were not suffi ciently ntimerous, the artillery wanted the means of serving with effect, the sappers were yet hi their infancy ; they possessed no magazines, and ' they were in want of clothing mid ammunition.— : Such was the state of this army, according to Col. Cahanez,. only ten weeKs previous to the diseni-• barkation at Tarragona. 1-18 was ready to adin;t the bravery of the individuals, tool the skill of their commander, but from what lie had stated, it must be evident to the Court, that they wanted two of the most inilispensible requisites to ensure victory—subordination and discipline. They were only fit for a war carried on in' mountains or in de tached parties. The services which could be per- ' formed by such an many amounted to nothing more than this, that the infantry could be employ ed in covering- the siege. The cavalry possessed enthusiasm, but they were in no number. With re spect to their artillery, little could beexpected front them ; they wanted the means of being terrible to their enemies. Tie department of sappers. was only in its cradle ; but this was not the moment to wait for its maturity. The army was so composed that i.t had neither magazines, clothing, nor ammunition, nor money ; and the soldiers had no food but what they could purchase. He had introduced. no observations of • his own on this- subject, but confined himself to the statements ' in this Me morial. He had no written opinion of General Copons himself with respect to his army ;. but this Memorial might be considered as having been drawn up by his orders; and if he bad not ap- , proved of it, it certainly would never have been communicated to General Murray. In the diffe rent conversations which - General Murray had with General Copons, the latter always expressed himself in nearly the same terms as those of the Memorial. He always stated that his army could not manoeuvre— r that if they were placed in a' strong position they would stand ; but unless . they were placed so, or that a retreat was open for them to the mountains, he could not think of allowing them to be brought into action. He could not blame General. Copons for this precau tion, for they most have been exposed to the hazard of complete destruction on the embarkation. of the Anglo-Sicilian army, if ' their retreat was cut off from the northern part of the province. 'lt there fore became necessary that t he Spailish atmy should always be kept at the northern extremity of the allied army, to 'secure their retreat in case of raising . the siege. General Murray saw the. impossibility of the Spanish army ever affording that co-opera tion which was necessary to insure success in case .: of attack. Another Spanish division, that of Ge neral Whittinghaut, was nearly in the same situa tion. With respect to the strength of the Spanish Catalonian-army, he would refer to a return which would accompany his address, signed by Colonel Cahanez, of the date of the 11th 'of June 1813. The numbers really efficient, it appeared, only amounted to 5,933 men, including the two regi ments at the Col de Balaguer. He bad always - taken Copons army at 6,000 men. The state of a gallant Nation so' long overrun by an eueury, was a stifficient apology for the state of this and , other Spanish armies but •it was no . .ipology for those who wished hint to perform impossibilities with such armies. Me only begged it to be recol lected, that weak as this army was, it could only be kept in force for two or three days, and that no co-operation could have been expected front any other armies in Spain. With respect to the state and composition of the Allied Army, he had no other information to offer. He bad already pointed out the consequences which would have resulted from following the ad vice given by Admiral Hallowell. In the course of his defence he had shewn, that one great ob ject of remaining before Tarragona, was to draw' Marshal Suchet front Valencia a plan which had been particularly directed by his Excellency the Duke of . Wellington. A second motive was. the hope that some chance of war would have thrown the garrison into his power and the last was, that he had'reason to hope the operations of the enemy would have been so contused, as to pre vent them making a decided movement in any way. All these prospects, however, ceased to exist on the night of the 11th, Sachet having arrived with in one day's march of the lines of the Allied Army. No accident had occurred which afforded a chance of the fali of Tarragona. No reinforce ment had reached them, and the intention of the enemy to advance seemed decided. Under such circumstances, the preservation of the army, entrusted to his care, in that state of effective ness which would enable it to act in any sphere, became his first care. If his. own judgment hod not pointed out this course, the instructions of his Excellency were too_ plain to be mistaken.— The importance, of the I,riny to the grand plan of the Mike of Weliington, :vas in fact too manifest, - -to be overlooked. Its ex istence put in activity the second . 4 i l d third Spa nish armies, and prevented the first from defeat. Had these forces been dispersed' or paralysed, Marshal Suchet would have been enabled to op pose, in the most decisive way, the arrangements of the Commander-in-Chief, in whose rear he would have moved, and thereby interrneited the siege of St. Seba'st lan's, and the not less impOrtant operations •,r Pampeluna. The at my of Alicanr, in fact, would never be considered in any other he it tit% erSiOn in favour of his Exceltenc.--- whese plays were alOne to be considered. , He (Sir J. Murray) had no Plan of his own to urn sitter, and he. had no right to put the army placcd under his command in a situation to be beaten