The Sun. — London, England, 1814-12-07 00:00:00

,F! ,)10 nr -1%.'• ~°! ~ oo' tco 151 4' 1 1 4. . 15 eO l •(e to A V kelY c n P I to t die l i g II le I 0' 24 II tile 01 1 1) I a cc e, v". CO I"' LDO~ J~. of at' t fa 1- I'll At r t .1 10°P l Y o i ~~. rse Y ., i t i ll lte tli c " le „cl - 0 15 ' (E / P O O ll , b) I+ ate,(4. that , .1.--er t s 'pnage di e w i t h him."—Char:- `e.ilf;er nd equally willing, it appears, to - % qi tv ' • Hs 7 neris to , epose in the same dark A NL! 7 t he true spirit of Grey's Elegy, m erits to disclos e , ties from their dread abode?' sly r i t rt t f lde of the British Navy is of an a I . ‘ q \ Q1)1 e 14 0 the .' wbo were so•much indebted o , rf , when he live:l will not be per ~lh Per in the sent imen ts o f t h ose w h o t,.ktiertl t " their benef ac t or , an d, f a ili ng in tgtPt, ti re now followhi., up the work of 7 h rttelteitrg his m emor y. this n . l'th our while to ex p ose th e fallacies i,; 4 lil rrpt Is ende avoured to be acccomplisheii . Itwlf °le s 3 es th at b e would not have objected k pee: 11:tir 11 cavil lif e " b ad thought proper to is nts by some su c h h o mage of re -4N,, averse to this no bl e test i mon y f rom ;so "se eondition Lord ELvirLE SO r tt t E Hili)tuved, m i d M t. whose welfare Lord . Ith,, t ack incess antly consulted. This is a e4s rg x___ one can scarcely think it flows ,i; i tk,t ol3.l.4.. te(l„, “,,,,,aliacnitic r 'et thel\ 7 liter disclaims in a ' 4 41 th e " Personal hostility." Bat 4 N,, • "'iter in the Times feel personal 111 11. ',ns.t the. deceased Lord INlELynnt v' year s "n" a sense of having injured him ar, species of offence, we are t ti t .(1 1lit • l 'ever forgiven ? - S ure ly h e c a nnot . `-andw I:erson wh o , at t h e t i me L or d it o stt Ltt Iv't ac cused., laboured, in that very I . ) tlie'. "nre rI P that he ought t o be d en i e d the tit • f being y tau z•,4- of ever Briton—that o fi~y°wit d efeuce in th e pl ac e wh e re that 4)11 ‘ , tof f t I. 'll - Made. Yet th ere i s a s t rong sinti g Clti t ,a remarkable s•rmpathy Of mind , It "says It would be painful to trace ° th e .- s ulirce, and toil through the un 6.Nii* I gs of th e sou l i n w hi ch e i t h er was l e " is assigned for the disapproval "y i'Led Aliniatent It is boldly, yet N(1, tli t What S eaman woul d dare to ye ll t kerif • ce Of a week's pay if the Captain 411 e e.rs r ece , it Wilt Officer kl i • auto:oiler..— I tt ( 1 'lea his s u b sc ription, if'the Captain ;‘, Arid i t i s so obvious, that it tel % IN Fe s ' no sPLi nation, h ow ' a C apta i n wou ld i p ile . who would fail 1 . obtaining qii is I't ' ° n of his ship's cbruP•mY• avwor then e mere matter of kNiti,,l • would the con sz 4 11 4 : " Were true, woat ? that every Captain, Officer, I ' l the Navy would have subscribed ptrt t hat. this is not thr fact. who would lead us to the false f lig s*.ates, for he tells us only a a Ise 'Awn, that nzruzy had complied nrit ar .Icl;,,lowledged tra e " they . coatpanics from the vulgar hope t o r uu „ ' . then, accord -414:i his Or. It is not "'n confessiou, " mere matter of 4 ,1, 1 ' f or ' 1 It hi gn 'ere is a will exercised, and not tit hq".Ydechfe in favour of the plan for per "beir • AS e h„ti i•lititird e by a visible si t , hitt.l3,l•ol,"luitillt,' charge brought against thehe tar they arc alleged to have said in the r ues (and finv and private, we trust, VtlledPlac„, where a N ava l Officer would tqt.t.4lug been a c t ua t e d by so unwor efi Ti lt nti~e~‘te sh a ll not condescend to re "trect, vre s h ou ld on ly t h ere by eli ere h t he has 9 • -1f false (willch ice • , It to b e ) com b ating a sha- V r tt str'ltin neither case 'advancing our li td-`S on better grounds--which is t it to q te t- i le , k nown obligations of the British ' 1% 6 44 (1 4 te Lord Mr.nvinnr: ;, upon the un- Ptecl '11(1 1 11 that tl,e BritiSh Navy, tin 11h sell _ tits , will be zealous i n n ll6'- t, kh l 4%4 "' h e of th ese Obligations, and upon the !•. 1.4 1 , 1 t op Ire th at a Monument so truly bo ,"ltof th e t- `3 all tllt .111 St Parti es will rise to perfection in of the env i ous or the machinations ari °Ceti Np„ t ( 41 " O US , s i nce a 'free and Imre doe 1 135 been permitted to India, we at (41,t Sri d' attention of our Readers to this li rat •- •i‘k, an t i have endeavoured (as far Mari Plotrrr' niform'ition woad allow us to form t , • ( If a . 14 ,0 '''Vress upon dur countrymen the litl`-:eeiPitate and thoughtless competi 44tiNt'itltt 1 1 5 1 ti s ' : d t e . wit'h aCompany so long esta -11 't 41 t1 1 , 411 0 . with immense capital, and with . a ‘er In dia, absolutely iinparalleled () t . the We gave rr C ommercial •i% orld. feQH to ", not .• f' r.sted,' but de nil() elm e 16t. 41 '"% of int • inferior to nom. t t ate , 1 1 , , e 'genet. Lh.oPe the trust, therefore, that if ° 4 o ' 4 l. tuore at large into this nao 41t4''tY; We shall not only discharge he entitled to the thanks of our tt til t ii: l l : l "`ls, for p o i nt i ng out tothem;the 4 rivalship with So powerful Company. It'ean be no - secret, that such is the abundance of - every European article of manu facture and produce in every GodoWn in • India, that any attempt to increase the consumption there (as has been 6 repeatedly and forcibly stated by one of the Directors, Mr. GoiasT) Ivould be the keight,of folly and absurdity amid, this opinion . is note so generally credited, that although eight or ten ships have been advertized in the POrt of London for the different Presidencies of India,,we are assured that two-thirds of them have already abandoned the idea, for avant of freight. The advocates for the new system, indeed, contend, that the hometvard-bound cargoes are all that can be depended upon to secure a profit to the adven turers ; but we fear that this is a fatal delusion. Should it be so, it is our duty to apprize the unwary, that, the imports from India consist chiefly of saltpetre, sugar, indigo, silk, piece goods: and•cotton ; and the trust we shall be for given if we endeavour to,prove, that in none of those articles has the private adventurer a chance of•success. We shall take them in the order in which we have enumerated them. While Europe was convulsed with war, the article of, saltpetre, from the immense consumption, Might (when pert - flitted by the Company). have afforded a profit ; but it requires no argument to shew ; that now it would not pay freight, if even it could be had for nothing. The article of sugar is at present certainly high, and irsuch prices could be ensured for eighteen months, it night make a saving re turn : hat when it is considered that the Islands of Martinique, Guadaloupe, Santa Cruz, &c. and the 'Settlements of Berbice, Surinam, &c. (hide pendently of the Brazils) will supply the parent States with this necessary of life, the most san guine speculators cannot hope,that such prices as • the present can continue many ionths longer. We recollect well, that when the Continent of Europe was not tinder the thraldom of Boosa raturE, that sugar, though purchased in India at half of its present price, left the importers consider-- able sufferers. Indigo, it is also true, has sustain ed a good price, but it requires no penetration to discover, that• as wars on, the Continent have ceased, so must _th' demand for this important article of Indian produce. Silks have also borne a high price; but the value of this article has only been enhanced by the difficulty of obtaining it from the Italian States, whence the insurance alone frequently amounte(! to above 30 pq: cent. operating almost as a prohibition. Thanks to the ingenuity of our Manufacturers of Manchester and Paisley, 'piece-goods 'cannot be imported on any thkig like an equality, and the raw material, in the milt of a peace with America, even if .obtained . gratis, could never pay the lowest rate of freight. The other articles of drugs, pepper, &c. are of minor consideration; and scarcely ought : to be taken into calculation. We know that it has been argued that this trade• has been successfully car ried on by Ameriayand it has been asked, very triumphantly, why our ,Merchants, tvith a more powerful capital, should not be able to do the same ? The answer is obvious : This State can navigate their vessels not only at half the expellee of a British trader, but for all the Indian articles they obtained before Mr. Jay's Treaty, they were under the necessity of obtaining them through the circuitous channel of England. It seems to be forgotten the enormous expellee at which the most ceconomical British trader can fit out a ship for India ; the distance is too great, and will, tee fear, always operate as a . barrier to the private trader. In offering these remarks to our Readers, we feel that - we have discharged our duty con . - scientously ; and itS our sources of information this most important branch of our commerce are of the very first sort, we shall only gratify our feelings by communicating, •from time to time, every information of which we expect to be Put in possession. A Cabinet Council was htld yesterday at the Foreign,Oilice, which sat till 5 o'clock. The PRINCE REGENT iS expected to visit Lord CHOLMONDELEY, at Honghton-hall, Norfolk. Prince CHRISTIAN of Hesse-Cassel, brother to the Queen of DENmAttx, and nephew of the Elec tor of Hesse, died op the 14th of November, at Odense, aged 38. The Duke of Yoak came to town on Monday, from Oatlands. Yesterday kis Royal Highness held a Levee at his Uni ce i n the Horse•Gimrds, which was attended by Lord DALHOUSIE and se veral Military Officers. The following arc extracts of letters from Pe. tersburgli " Nov. n.—The ice, which had collected in a strong' body; near Cronstadt, and on the bar, has been broken up , a nd dis persed by the wind, and the passage from hence to Cr o nstadt is now quite open." " Nov. 9.-1 considerable quantity of ice appeared yester day morning . , and the bridge was c4rried away, and the river is now nearly covered with floating ice." Commodore Owstr, %rho distinguished himself off Boulogne and the Dutch coast, has been sent for express to. the Admiralty, It . is mentioned, that he is about to proceed to the Lake's ‘rith 4 large force ; and it is added, that Sir JAM ES YFO, from illness, has requested to he reliexed in the commapd. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMtlirrli, DEC. 5.-- , Sailed the Orpheus sloop of kv.ir on a cruise_ PORTSMOUTH IDEC. 6.—:-Sailed his Majesty ship Tav for PlyinGath. iVind W. N. W. TORILIX , Drc. s. —Pis Majesty's ships Swift- , sure, Araxis, Drake, Redwing, and Buffalo, have sailed with the West India convoy. Wind N. W. The Union, PAtg, of and from Havre to London, was lost 'Nor Rye ; on Sunday. , The George, BUCHER, from Dantzic to London, was lost near Memel, I . 7th- ult. The Alarytis of NVellesley arrived yesterday off Dover, from the Isle of France. Rear-Admiral GEORGE I'AnKF,It, it is said, to relieve Admiral DURHAM (who is indisposed) io the command at the Leeward ISlands. 'Phe black and white beacons, on the floe, are immediately fo be taken down, bv-order of the Trinity-House, lest their remaining longer might miseaid vessels .entering the Sound, since the Breakwater at Plymouth has left only one chan nel open. THE' LATE CATtibliiCK BOARD. Our Re'aders will recollect, that a short time ago,. Mr. PHILPOT CeittßAN - was abused by 'the Irish Agitators of having deserted their Cause. We were then unacquainted with his offence, but perhaps the Jollowieg description from his pen, of those who formerly degraded him:with their praise ; a description as true as it is eloquent, and especially worthy of notice at this period, when the persons he paints arc attempting to reunite, will explain that which was heretofore a riddle " The Catholics, who arc the loudest complan ants, have, in muy mind, the least of which to com plain; they do all they can to embitter the pos session of others, whilst they do nothing to se cure a participation to themselves. When I say the Catholics"; you, who know my opinions, are aware,, that I mean their misdeputed' delegates— the Catholic .Board. I ricked, a medley of more lu dicrous, or, at the same time, of more mischicv e ous composition, could not have been \veil ima gined ; it was a drama,.of which,,physicians With out fees, lawyermewithoutihriefs, shimpkeepers with out business, captains without commui:isiouQ, and bankrupts without certificates, were the com ponent characters—every wretch who tva.S too vain for a counter, and too vulgar for a draw ing -room, aspired to eloymence—t hose whn could not rave, could vote— and those who could mot vote— could legislate. " Quicquid figura lionzines," was their motto, - and, like A eacharsis (loots, they were all OratorSsof the human Feet= , out of comnpassion, perhaps, to the individual country which might otherwise have been doomed to their enviable appropriation.—With Freedom - on their tongues, they founded a Desporismn—in the name ofehristiality, they erected an Inquisition —they bearded the Courts ; they abused the GOvern ment—they taxed' the People ; at Newry and Tip perary they directly attacked the freednin of 'elec tion—they put all the Printers in gaol, and toasted the "Liberty of the Press." They rent asunder the sacred Curtain of the Royal Nuptials--=one, who spoke bad Irish, and worse English, announced himself as Ambassador to the Spinish Core es—ano ther enacted a Penal Code out of his own imagina t ion, and•verified one grievance by caging his pub ; that nothing mniAht be wanting to corn plete the system of• public and private noisauces, Lhey chose a kind of learned .pig for their Secre tary, who, with his port-folio on his back, ran you dowu at any • - distance, and almost grunted you to death with the burden of his correspon dence. In short, there was nothing too grave for their ridicule, dr too ridiculous for their solemni ties ; every ?can played Punch to his own music, and rung-the'bell to his own praises ; when there .vas no danger they all roared—and when there was, they all ran, -thrusting, like, so many ostriches, , the safest and the silliest part about them into the first -receptacle, solid enough to confine it ; they phi on the armour of Achilles, but, nolike Achilles, they expose nothing but their heels, the only members they had which gave signs of ani mation. They bad one merit, however, and that was, a strict impartiality ; for, if they denounced their Foes, thew- imprisoned their Friends—those who differed from them they slandered—those who agreed with them theyenslaved. In short, the universal fate was, either to be their dupe,- or their t ictim. Not content with time Enemies that Bigotry had al rayed against' them, the Helots proclaimed hostilities against eaele.other ; • and .a heartless, headless, statiouless Aristocracy, hulled their very manacles at ' time mob, to which they were inferior. It is scarcely pos sible to believe, that, (hiring this' very con ciliatory system, they were bellowing for To leration; and bawling for Liberty. Nor was the metropolis alone infested with their Exhibi tions ; they dealt out roving Commissions, and sent strolling Companies through all the Pro vinces—every Company had its Dramatic Orator— ' .‘ whatever is, is wrong," was prefixed to their curtain, and the motto was realized by the Ma eagerS behind it: " If - the Drama closed with their individual ri dicule, or their individual exposure, perhaps.there might -be the less cause for commissevation—but it did not—the miserable people were the real sufferers—the dupes of a mad ambition, or a base k avarice the!( were . eternally sacrificed and I swindled ; and when they had thrown all they had into the bonfire of rebellion, they were fl u ng in themselves .to extinguish -it with. their blood. . such is the state to which our own fatuity has reduced us—for my part, I see nothing but madoe” in the past, and misery in the futnre. In the course cif nature, however ; I must soon retire - from time contest, but I do con fess, I weep to see my country•my ancestor, and that I should be obliged to strew upon ber grave the garland which a laborious-We had gathered for her THE THEATRE. The Mountaineers, in which KENIELE performed Octavian with 'Characteristic wildness aid pathetic effect, was succeeded last night, at Covent garden Theatre, by a new Piece, entitled The King, and the Duke, or 'Hach is Which? The Scene lies in Poland. The King (JONES), under the character of a Colonel, visits the mansion of Count Barjon, (TERRY), accompanied by his confidant Sigis inund (HA MERTON) , and is soon captivated by Uirica (Miss F oor o, the daughter of Borjon.--- The attachme n t i s apparent l y mutual, tint the King conceals his condition, in order to discover whether Utrica is willing to prefer his addresses to those of the Duke ff Cates' (ABBOTT) , to whom she had been betrothed - by her father, in consequence of the high recommendation of fie,qry, (Do 11 USET), the brother of Iltrica. Per ceiving the attachment of the supposed Colonel to his -daughter, Boijon desires the King to 'proceed on his journey, wishing to get - rid of him before the arrival of the Duke cf Cates, who is every moment expected: The person of the Duke is not known to Bar:jon, or his Daughter. When the Duke arrive's, he soon discovers that the King . hail assumed his title, awl he therefore resolves to retaliate by passing himself off as the King. .At length, after an explanation between the King and the Duke, it is resolved that they shall both main. , tain their assumed characters, d leave the Lady to chose, from her own free will, wiiich shall be her destined Husband. The result is, that Ulrica avows her attachment to the King, supposing him to be the Duke, and the piece-concludes with her intended elevation to the throne. The most entertaining part of this piete is the vacillation in the .condufq of Borjon, who is a proud- old .. Courtier, alterneitely preferring the King and the Duke, as he has reason to believe that either is higher than the Other, and who transfers his abuse or panegyric on the person of each from the same motive. This character is a blemish in the piece, because he is such a com pound of mean ambition and servility, that we must regret that so amiable a, daughter should have sucil a worthless father, and that such a. Iran should receive an additional rank rather than bepunidied with contempt.. _ The intricacy produced by the crossing of the two assumed characters, and its operation on the old Courtier is very amusing. Much of the dia. Logue, however, will admit of retrenchment with out imparing the perspicuity of the plot. As Bora jun is a Diplomatist, as well as a Courtier, some thing more might have been made of his character by temporary allusions, without any improper reference to current events.- As this purpose...is not effected, much of the diplomatique language might be omit ted in order to render the piece more cunt- pact. The acting %vas excellent throughout ; but par ticularly that Of JONES, TERRY, and MISS FOOTE.. ABBOTT also acquitted himself rt-spectably; so did 11 AMERTON and.SimmoNs, though their cha racters were but of a subordinate description. The piece was announced for this evening with general and ,waein applause: It is avowedly a free translation from the French. WINDSOR, DEC. 6. Yesterdey PriHcess Au- GUSTA, attended by Lord ARDEN and Sir .BRENT SPENCER, rode on horseback. Lady M. TAYLOR followed in a coach and four, as the Lady in Wait ing. The weather proving unfavourable, the QUEEN did not leave the Castle.—Lord ARuct.r left the Castle in the afternoon for London.— Princess MARY . walks a considerable distance ,every day when the weather permits. • ROYAL HUNT.—Yesterday morning, the Royal Hunt took place soon after ten o'olock from Maidenhead Thicket ; a very fine deer was turned out of the cart for the Jay's diversion, which show. cc! charming sport through the woods towards the 'lli:Ames, between Cookham and Marlow, whew. he crossed the Thames in a very fine style, and with great swiftness up the Hill ; and from there through the enclAures towards High Wycombe, where he was "taken after a day's excellent sport. A number of sporsmen were thrown out. Some had above 20 miles.to return home. King CITRISTOPH WS preparations for defence have been incessant, and his troops are numerous and well disCiplincd. At the Cape there are about 5000 infantry, and 1500 cavalry, with a very good park of artillery. The whole of his regular mi litary establishment is calculated at 22,000 men, and the Militia is said to consist of 33,000. Fort Henry,. or the citadel of CnatsTornE, is a stu pendous ‘vork, and is supplied with provisions and ammunition for 6000 men for two ye:;rs.— The population is, to a man, united against the French. Thursday a detachment of the 2d battalion 71st Regiment left Gldsgow, on a route for Ireland, 'from whence, it is said, they will proceed to Anierim The War Duties ceasing on the 17th instant, the duty on coals, after that period, in the Port of London, will be 9s. 4d. per cbaldron, instead ofi2s-fid., which it at present is. A letter; dated St. John's; Newfoundland, 0e;. tober 30, from an Officer of the Hamadrvad, give an account of his safe arrival there, after encott'n tering the most tremendous hurricane on the 28th of September, in which they had all their boats washed away, main=top-mast and main-yard, mizen and fore-top-mast sprung, the ship nearly filled with water, and in a sinking state, when Providence interposed in their favour. The Ha madrvad was in expectation of going to Halifax the first favourable wind, and from thence to Eng land, where it •is probable she might arrive in January next . . The Commercial Wine Hall Company respect fully invite their Customers, the Nobility, Gen try, and Buyers of 'Wine. in general, to their Con cerns, No. 30, Skinner-street, 10, : Coruhill, and 340, Oxford-street. in Skinner-street, they will have the opportunity' of viewing and tasting the I largest Stock of the finest Wines and Spirits iu the kingdom,—at Cornhill and Oxford -street, _ Samples of every' Article may be tasted. All or ders will be delivered, free of expepce i to any part of London as usual. For partieulars,",see adver tisement in front of this Paper.