The Sun. — London, England, 1811-02-02 00:00:00

alblZ MA(f, CIICULAI, elrnmunirarcit by the Minister or Finances to the Superior limas of 64 Provinces, and to the Intend ants and Sub-(!elegates of Revenues:— If The eXp ort a , tton of Merino sheep to foreign coontties.has always been prohibited ; and although Government has 'sometimes given permission to ex•-• Peltome, it has been hi moderate cprintities, and under o:rtain formalities fraud s , cal cu l ate d to prevent the which might be committed under the shade of these indulgencies. "The Council of Ilt;gency has been informed of the scatidaloui abuse which is carrying on in the ex portation of hlerino sheep oi the Kipgdom, to fo reign countries by the total unotiservatic, of the laws relative to this particular ; an d i t b eing ther efore of tile greatest invortance to the'weltare 'of the State, that a termination be put to this di s - order, i ntroduced to the gloat preill(hee at the It'l al in terests , it is the will of his IViaj esty, that all the A uthorities abstain - troin grantmg similar er- Missions, whichp is the prerogative almie of Lio vettnnent, and that the imendants and sub-dele gates, take particular care at their own responsibility toera fulfil the royal orders, w hi ch prohibit the Vas- Pll ofNleritto sheep, payiug the greatest'al lentiall to their respective provinces, under the con viction that all who . , by their negligence or conniti -1111;, may Bite oec:asion t or or permit the least contravention of the said probibidun, shall be 'dis missd froin their eitil>loyinents." V44116 '14, favou rable t rho. t4.—Tn e late o f arms was not ous on the ii.).(ith ult. The following is an ab strad of Gene.ral B3B3EttiU It'es account of the battle of Ulldecoo a " Wishin , fou g li t on t hat day : g,to succour the heroic fortress of Tor tosa,. Cid relieve that bulwark of :the' kingdom; I tin the n'eCeisary inStructions 16 the Miele des tilted for the exkuition. The aCtion of trildeQua a ' s dttlY a put of my plot, Which I thought :eehe.ld not tail) L'Otiidelitlg the 61461111,Peai°L) 41t1) , i it "Ilas l°r fued Itod the valour of the troops, ; but futal caltkiticS agaitist litel i a ::uperiur Gederal, W ho trust s a Pall 'of' his he,... to :mbalief ns, t an " t p"rovid.,, reudefed all tit; ' etioeavom's useless; 'and w ell the Sasnitice, of my existence, Which I rel'eat ly ()tieed to i.►v , • by my '",/ COO II 1 ryi in *Order. to ins.ru CI 6 n , - :131111'4 the hely. duties which the -noble ...e %the Notion demanded." ti n t troth. he ebth of Iv , • .. I I 1 . 1. s'ied Prnescola amid ,QVt:lllolCri 3t Atgot, na c, put myself at the head of the vuhtfatt of the centre. be d: Oft the with, in the Mora a de l lin tace, ngi I hal. e d at pa uer Here i af:ctre.3sztt my itotcsi t'c'd 4161)ired them wilk 'eet.illettee of vietory. At I" tiMe o ) • , t4fev 7 8 !telld in eotlllll3Lid ieeptesied I would le th e 518114 a oeed upon tor titter attack, as 1 was net suflicientl Most i,i.„, " Y advanced. Time, which was 11 ' P w'tl3l Wall lc) " , and it livii near sit o'clotk ' tile lbarcing, xvliert, fearing the Ilnerny would' disc s , y inrces; ver cti ~ . Prigi r , g 1 and destroy toy hopes of slat wi l-ter A) 1 o rder ' ed the en..rillas Its advantse, in t e l l .. . -.4 upon the I:eerily's centinels And thivaneed 110318. t " . ‘," I e ndesi•ottied t o sustain t Guhe triHas At r oss of :rte g the cavalry, WN;ISt the cOhltlMS of in lantry front the right and left should attack by the 4114 and rear,guard.• The cannon mi , v opened, and'the Guerillas attscked with great bravery, sup- Potted by the cavalry destined for this purpose, and I advanced with the second line to an hermitage in tbe vicinity. 1 16. e the coalry received actieral di" charges from the encatriproent or the enemy, but Nwithstanding IlliS, they Made a third a4etuPt to ikettPy the'place. 4," w ould not have retreated had I not observed 'act silence which at that critical moment reigned on 114 Y tight arid ►lett (3. presiqe little agret:al.le) and *Nell would pot allow lIIL longe r to expose trtY N ith. " I therefore ordered Colonel LAM A It , With the trenadiers, to support the at tille4 y, mid .retire by the 41 d of Benecarlo, and 'Colonel awn, with the 14 , 110 k °f the cavalry, by the way of Vinarers fur frta purpose, in case of necessity. of hupporting tho tght. Ott arriving at yinaroz, I made a trifling h alt, for the ptirpoNe ot refreshing the troops, and, Itti)(3ve all, to obtain positive information respeaing t" N eel my left, taking every precaution which 4°. delicate circurnstanees required. I\totwilltqand -1,1% these, the enemy penetrated by the roads which IN to that town, When it was found invossible bY the utmost persuasions, or the spirit and pre . to of the second officer hi, command, aided by tnail second °filters who endeaVeured to Maintain, (i'r. and prevent tlispersiot) to re'dute the whole, °f tile Itoops to a state of defence arid regularity, 1111,1 Were only • abte to effect this with a p.rt of Our IrCtOPS, tinCi 1110 divicon of C0m...1L " In so t i t•anaernus a situation, nothing -rimained go to #o ,(1 1, 4 IL r nib ti.l '' b ut to Pls. ii 1 're stvral top 4 have jvineci ine. „ •• Our 1083 h as not Lull so zreat 35 1t fiist I ex. PeL'ted,' And every day we are joined by some of the • . dispersed. " I have since been informed that the division of the- left; in a great degree ; obtained its object . ; and' if circUtnsatices had been more favourable, there is • no doubt but it would have completely, acconi, plished it. I understand, notwithstanding our failure, the enemy admire the march of troops for many leagues without rest, ordiscovering 'their proximity, till the moment of attack. His lON was considerable in ~ our two first attacks. Justice and honour strialy impose the duty of investigating the causes of this disagreeable event, and severely punishing the . authOrs of h."—Yiden ciri, E ec. 8.--liegency Gazette, Jan. 5. . . ALGEStRAS, Dec. I.—The insurrection in the Sovrania de - Malaga increases; the Patriot:; have gained advantages in 'Alharna Amtequera, and Loja, and have received frOna the fOrtress of Gibraltar an aid of !ono niu,ke!i, and . . , 60',000 . cartridges. • Brigadier boN Pam() CorrEs, who commanded on the eastern coast, has been i inacie prisoner, with four othcr officers and thirty soldiers . , in an encoun ter with the French. :'his advantage cost the ene my tut, soldiers, who were killed in the COniesi. reception of ate new opera of The Peasant Boy on hi second representation fast night at th.s place., fully confirmed it itvuhlic fa vcnr. AetOre its commencement 111 r. Paine fOrWr.td to Sfl ' lCit the indulgence of theaudtence tar tyho would attempt : to resunte .her pri, the...lp not hittiYely recovered. This apology . %l'a delivered •with feeling and, energy, .but it Was rende'red wholly needles's by the liberality of the auXence. was received in the watinest manner, and so was the iohjeti of it when site made her ap. .. c.ity.tnee. We liaise nothing to add to our account of thot piece yesterday„ except to say that Mrs. B NY) ad , i to its imecest by her Ming, as well as vocal etligts, hut as we gave 116 specitoen of the poetry, we now subjoin two of the gongs SOitiGS PEASANT BOY. A crown of fresh roses at sun . rise I Wreith'4, All droppl'ng with sliver bright'rie,w Alt I hoW s•)ft aid boiv.sw,:,!t were the perfumes it tireatit'cl, And how I'Mii3ltitt.A.l3.'ho,ratuoits its hne ! Eulting I wore it—the merry hours basted, Aud I.tughinXly tripp'd away nlorn'; A Storni caine at noon —ttie 'red lighlthig.ithaft blasted All my roses, ar.d' lett 'be bile thorn. range groves Jul bowers, To reek other flowers, But none:tint! so 11 - Agrant or. fitir ; brAW now is torn. By the sbarp.pointed thorn, refninds nos% omen W43TIRRI LoVe ! Love I Love I CaiiticioOs God) ryrannic Child Thy words 'arc mad—ilry luoks arc wild— Who trusts thee most is mat beguird— . 1 pry'thec fly from me 1 Lout! Love! Love? spleen—fotget thy pray'r I all my pettish oaths utiswear, And tie thy fetters still to wear, More dear than liberty I LOve i Love Love ? The' strong thy bovi, and keen thy dart, Thou neer did'st leina the stricken heart, Wilhuut a bai►u to soothe its smart, Then pty'thee stay with me I Mr. SURRIDATI, We perceive, has been recently haunted by the Shade Qf Old Drury, but we (I) not believe that any poetical spite can rouse him into_ an attention to the Concerns of that unfortunate pro party, &titularly at a, moment when he expects to perfertn a part in a nth poli s tical draMa. Oct Wesinusday evening last, General Vrse, commanding the Eastern Uistria, gave r 1 very ele gant Hall and Supper, at - rite Ass.2.Mbly Rooros, Beverley, to all the leading families in and about the neighbourhOod. Supper of the moat sumptuous kind, and uncommonly well arranged, was provided in the Great Room, where about ~ LJO Ladies and Gentlemen sal down, and the dancing, which con sisted of about 40 couplq, continued till near tiVe in, tile morning. The attention of General Vest; and his Staff as unremitting. The families of the Ds- NtsoNs, the Ils - rnm.s, the k . :Lt.tsoNs, the ACKLOMS, the SYKES, the Fouttns, the .11LAYDS. the CROFTS, &c. were amongst the cumpany. The Military frOm the different corps were very numerous, and the band of tousle uncotr;nonly fine. Mr. John Badger, farmer tif Beansall, on his re turn from Warwick market, on Saturday seinnight, unfortunately fell from his horse, and was so bruised that he died on Tuesday.. An inquest was held, who returned a verdict of accidental death. JAN. 28.--Capt. CaovT rfi , Regulating o, cer of the Impress Service at this port, has, by 'Per' mission of I,he Lords of the Admiralty, given pub lic notice to the- Swedish and Danish seamen, who are at prcsent in this harbour with licensee, that an opportunity now presents itself to tlo of entering into his Bptaonic Majesty's naval.service, in which they may receive the same pay, booniies, and every other privilege, as English . seamen.—Capt, CXOFT calls to .the serious attention of those ships' 'comp& about to return Lo Sweden ;And Norway, the changes, that 11,,v, taken place iu the former boim try, and the unwarrantable, measures BUONAPANTE is using to force the s4ilors of Not way to. serve on board his fleet in . t!,e Scheidt ; and expresses his hope, that many of the abut:, will prefer serving in Ow British Huey to that of Frauee,icatid Will accept Mujesty's most gracious offer, BARBADN'S, Dec. 8. LFRoit THE BARBA HOE 3 MERCURY.] In our. paper of the ult: we gave the pro ceedings of the tipeuing of the Court of Appeal at Guacia4)upe on .the . .so); and confess we felt at Cle time much exultation in the ie,..that the inhatii, tailt4 of that island, pot piily receiving tlw belitfit Of, the re-establisintient oti their TribunA .(and.un der the auspices ot . tiritish jurisprudence, having its decision3lWmptly and . irn,p,artially given), but writ, about to.t . ,i)y !Italy of sp.:eels andfieedont of dis cussion :i.itherehy petrtaking : of one; of the. most boasted rights s:Abjetits, and consequently be at (Mee, Oab:ed to draw 1110 most fat ourable eon-, tract of thcit ' preieilt ameliorated, Condition, whit th:tt oppie , isitxt ti.oni which they have been ji:si le leased. , It . . appears„ ho'vevt , t, that we !)aye' totally nii!statten the ,gtounds.on which, this opinion was forty - Led; .for the Address of the Pracoreur-Genetal to tire Governor on lit occasion (frotn which we mtted) has tNenoinceAenottuced as an .".audacious libel,"„and even brought down.such heavy indigna tion upon. its author, au to cause his!dismissal tram his publiC functions. Qn this subject, we have the following article translated : , •-• • •• . D. , 110.4 Tun GVADALQUTE GAZETTE, NOV, 30.] . , His Excellency tiaviiig hren intormed that the S r e,,eh whichthe A , torney-Gcnrial delivered in Ilk prenncr, In the court of Appeal, Wai circulated throughout the Colony with the most seandaltius puhlicity, has written., the following letter to the COI de l'.;idritin isiratioN, 41. Du Bue St. Olympe. Port Louis, Nov. 2s, ate. . . ." SIR,--In order to counterati the circulation of a Spe4r made to me when presiding at the Court of Appeal, by the kinA's Attorney-General, ut Saiie- Terre, which, if nut publtcly contradicted, might imply that I coincided in opinion with that Gentle man, relJtiry. to she conduct of those thficeis who had been ei ii usied by my predecessor, and continued by ! ne in the of public funtlions . ; I move to request that yt u. will cause to he published in the Gazette, a coy of the letter I sent to Monsieur batOrais, President of the Court of Appeal, as soon as I becaMe fully acquAuted with 'the tendency of that speech. " 1 am, Str, your most obedient Servant, ALEX. CUCIIRANE." Copy of a Letter from his E. xtellency to the PresideAt of the Court at Appeal of Guadaiuupe, and its Depen dencies e "'Polar 2.l'eire, N0v.24, iltro. " SLR,—When I repaired to the Honourable Colin of Appeal lur the purpose of having my Commission enrolled there, and of acquainting the I'vlerithers . with the intentions GI the Krug, I enter tained no doubt that the Speeches which should be address: d tome would be totally divested of animadversions, which are so entirely übcoritiected will the funttions of that Tribunal. While I WO. attending to the Attorney Ge neral, in a )ri were struck by some 01 116 cXprce stet% wt►ich appeared to me itn t .r.,p.•r b,ut the little knowledge I possess of the Freodt latignage mild not enable me to lot m an idea of the m•stent this imprbpriety, sufficiently aucurate to induce me to stop the Speaker in his observations; and as I must have supposed the President had acquainted hitnself with emery address that should be made to me (Suring the Session, the sikuce of the cmitirt, united with the satisfaction I felt in being placed at the head of a Triounal deiervedty honoured by the public, subsequently diverted my attention from the minter.. What then, Sir, was my amazement on find ing in public circulation here, the Speech of the . AttoruepGeneral, then I was enabled by the tranblition of it *Welt was furnished me, to indge for Myself of the expressions that he has dated to utter befige the representative of the Kiag. " It the Attorney-General, instead or dive'ging from the sphere of. his functions, and giviog way to tlw lights of his imagination, or to the suggestions of perfidy, had imitated the wise .circumspection sd . the President of the Court of ,Appeal, the day in tended to be spent in thanksgiblag for 'the beneio• lence of his Majesty, and in applauding the justice of the Court of Appeal, would not have btwai cloud ed by an aCt Of severity which is 'painful to my feel ings, but w h ich the public interest requires. " Those of whose zeal I have availed myself, and whore Mr. de Dampierre has desk.ribed ut sk, scandalous a manner us that audacious libel, winch I consider an insult to his IVlajrcy's Goveroint-nt, are honoured with my confidence, and are fur tnit reason alone . intitled to the respect of those, who, like themselves', nte'invested with public authority. " It any person deviates from the iMe nt ha s duty, the right of correcting the errot behmp to ine only and it is sufficiently well known now easy 1 ani of access, and how desinms 1 nin of mc (lulring any knowledge that can be conducive to the public advantage ; it must 'have excited astonisimien', that Mr. de Dampierre s!tould t arc expressed . him , ell in the manner he did at the SA. 'non of the Court of Appeal, and in my pri , sence. Be good 'wont, to communicate to him my orders that he cease to perform ell public duty in the , CoUrt of Apw.tal. " Tots is the proper place to signify to you, Sir, my determination that any Advocate who shall at tempt to ii.alte the smallest critical remarks on the condat of the Govertuneut„ or to mix political comments with the , arguments of defence of his' client, shall be sutipended from the exercise of his profession and I desire that von will apprize me of -it, that 1 may pronounce definitively upou !Ulm • " I have the honpur to be, &c. (Signed) " ALEX. COCHUANE." On atturdl week, some workmen having perfo rated khoitt ih the citadel wall, at Carlisle, and till ed it with more thm an ordinary quantity tit pow der, for the purpose ot hlastio, down the wall, they !pot a lighted m och to the powder, which caused such an expiation, that it had nearly proved ta , :d to some country people cooling to the market. Several toatie,t ot toe watt were thrown to a con sideroblo height, and one piece, weighing twtlre pounds, penetra.eti the root ot Mr. kiethermot's 'ho..se in Botchardgate, a distance of about nay _yard ittAn the citadel. ' 1: - */ - . • SHE SPAllrlSti COLONIES, , translated frdiri the Gazettd 6fCaraccas, Of the 28th of october, 1810, being a Copy of the Proposals made by the Conumasioncra from Venezuela, on the, zest of duly, and anawcred by the Minister of his Britannic Majesty on . the Bth of August, I:. . Venezuela, as an. integral .part of the Spanish Empire r ';s ilit-naretl by France, and desires to rest its st curityon the maritime protection of EnglAnd.• The Government of Venezuela NOUlti that ,the .-Government of his Bt tannic Majesty shou'd I:!eilitate to them, in the rmit cent enient manner, the means - wh.ch may bcTincicitary for de fendieg the rights of its lecitimate Sovereign, and for 041)0E611g its measures of securi.; eTtinSc the common enemy. ANSWgR, The • maritime proietlion of England will be afforded to Venezuela against. France, lo► the pup , pose of enabling that Province to defe►:d the rights or its legitimate Sovereign,' and to secure itself against the cotnindu enemy. The 'revolution .of Venezuela may be a cause of unpleastint diisensions - with the Provinces, which may haw ierogoiled the Regency, and that the . , Central Gmernnieni will perhaps be di-posed to des clare direct hostilities againq her, or to disturb her internal tranquility by loinemini dangerous factions. The inhabitants of Venezuela so icit the high medi ation of his Britannic IVlajesty, in order to preserve their relations of peace and :nity with their brethren of both hemispheres. ANSWER. It is earnestly recommended, that the Province of Venezuela should immediately seek a cordial recon ciliatiim ~with the Central Government, actnrsliy ac- IrnoAedged ,in. Spain 1, and should etldezivOtir, in the first instance, to establish,an .inneable adjust• merit of all differences with twit author': y. good offices of England are cordiinly otrye4.l fir that salutary purpose. In the meanwhile every effort, of ft loudly interposition will be employ ed,,with a view to prevent the calainity of war t etween the, Pm vince and the Parent Stair, and tU preser.ve peace and friendship between Venezuela and her bre. linen of both hemispheres. As the continuance at relations of one:amerce, - 0C friend4hip, and ot a corn.nt,nl,ation suecour'i' be twveti the province.: ot Venezuela and the INlother Country.requires some siipolatlons between the red sfiective Governments, tlw Govern nivnt of Veriezue. la wit! consent with entire cotjfitlellee, to such StipU• laiions under the gull . ..mite ot his Britannic Ma. jesty. ANSWER With the same ainiciltde viowi it is eart w stly that ti.e pe.,vioce , of Voi•ezticia sliottid titaintal;. .1 he C molerce, Oho, and COUltil• tilt:alio-Is Of N. C, Oktis with the 1:vto. tiler Co unity. Thu 'good ottivt s ut England will be employed for the aitainitient ut such an adjuq rneot, .41r,11 secure to the Mosher Coint+ry the the ploviticr, outing Ow continuance ut the coldest v France, out such conditicts n 8 shall appear to be Suit end c.ttfOrtnabk to the interest.; of the pruA advatitogeuo. to the continua cause. II would t)a likewi-e not less important than con form:4We to the wishes 0 1 the Jima o f that the Government Of hi.'BritaniiitiMai.sty st i o L lo , be pleased to bend ins ructsot , s to rlw ConimAndors of the Fleets and of the Colonies of the Antilles, that they may promote in ivory iiwsible Wanner the objects which have been su l t..,e.tcd, and mos: eve ciany the commercial relations het v.. 0411 those inha bitants and the is of his !lint tunic Maje;ty, ho wrll enjoy our commerce as ulle of it10:111Uat 13VOUreci nations, ANSA' ER The incitruciions retpie.t , d irl thin Article have been alreistiv sew io *Al.4j•sty . ,` Officers, in fuel conlit'ence that Venezuela will continue to 9bierve iter towards Ferdma Id the `iii h, and will co-operate with Spain, and with his Majesty, againot the cotumon enemy. On Friday seitinight a heinous attempt at robbery and murder Was made in tie ;neighbourhood of Louth ; the circumstances conneOeti with which attempt ate as follows: On ti'e day mentioned, Mr. Hobson, of Skeedirby i went 'io his gig, to I.o.uilt, to pay a pretty considerable sum at money, His business detained him rattle, late, so that it Was Trite dark .tuber, he set tut on his return home.— :wh et) he had got out about tour muiles at a part 'at the road called Manners-lane, he perceived a, plan mantling just outside 01 the rut. it shou44 be observed, that hereabouts the road passes through a kind at swamp for 40 or 50 'aids, which, p.trti colarly at this season of the year, prevents car— ri ,ges from quitting the trail Ant the . rampart,—. ,The cncomstance, therelorr, of a man. standing " as we hate described, 'created a suspicion . in the .. mind of H. who, in order to avoid danger, gave the whip to his horse, and made him start . into a canter. As soon as he reiched are man, the fel low made a si»itch at the hridie of the horse, and . . hailed to Mr. H. to stop ; but the swiftness of the animal occasioned the man to miss his hoht Thus disappointed, he exclaimed, " D—n it, - 1 haVe missed him," and 'at the sae instant aimed a. Mew iv Mr. Hobson, With i cudgel which helm, in his hand—tut, luckily, hit War rather solaitiy on the shoulder only. Mr. H. escaped farther iti-' jury, nod thought itimseti, by continuing adeame.: away, free from danger; when, at the other end of the swamp, he petceleed another fellow standing in the middle al the tetii, who, as soon as be thought Mr. Hobson within a Imre reach, discharg ed at him the contents of alristol, v.*:tich povaleo tially missed him. T:hi discharge was so nett, that by the light 01 the flash,: Nir, 11. could clearly btu that the pistol was one at 'those rt.tiall pocket ones . , e n ti l l ' u: i r e r d o e e l l y i r t i i l o r , i l f s ue : d i t e t7 i e i n l i ' s l l;t o l l u s we i r i t e le r;r i t il w l 4 l l i, o:t t :; i l i r t 'g et ,u, % , ‘ l: l . ;: cr l y ie : l l ;: i t . :, o l . l t: . N:1: 1 1::. tioa, aud arrived safely at lio!itir. K, ~. I