The Sun. — London, England, 1811-12-24 00:00:00

AMERICA. SENATE. WastimoTote, Nov. Senate have this day confirmed the nomination made by the Presi dent, of Gabriel Duval, late Comptroller of the Treasury, and Joseph Story, of Massachusetts, as Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the twin) of Judge Chace, deceased,- and John auincy Adaths, who as declined. They have also rejected the Executive appointment (during the re cess of the Senate) of a Mr. Godefray, a French man, as Consul of the United States for Buenos Ayres, in South *America. MMLS. Astaivitp-"-Z Lublin, 6 Watqford. 0ug,....1 Cadiz, I ler . ' icy, z Gpeilisey, i Waterioid. i( (CEO,' STOQ.KS . THII DAY A r vv.rt,v. s o'ci,ocK. COM. for Opening . 64k Red. Ann. . . - THE SUN. SUL►M gUIS lbleilt& FALSUM ? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Nnv. ig.—Mr. Sevi presented the Petition of Nillll/lllio Ruggles, of Roxbury, Masiachusetts, praying for liberty to import a quail lily of crockery,,w.hicii -was purchased at Liverpool previous to a knowledge of the President's mitt= of the Id of November. Referred to the Committee of Commerce.and Manufaaures. Mr. PI?KJN presented the Petition of a number of Merchants in the city of Hartford, Conneaicut ; praying for liberty to °import property under similar circumstances with the above, and referred as above. Nov. M.—Mr. POINDEXETER presented a Peti• tion of the inhabitsnts of West Florida, praying to be annexed to the Mississippi territory— , that the whole may be admitted as a state into the Union. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed., Nztv YORK, Nov. 14.-4 letter from Halifax states, that five persons, calling themselves:.Ahseri. cats, are, now confined in prison, at' that place, as prisoners of war, having been taken in the French privateer brig Adele, captured off Charleston, a' few months since. By their own confession they enter. ed voluntarily on board, but assert, the plea, that they presumed the was a Merchantman, and were allured by lite high wages offered them. Applica. tinn was made to Admiral Sawyer for their release, but without effed ; the Admiral observing, " that bad hey been impressed from American vessels, he would- not detain them, after an application was ;nada for their enlargement but the subjea of a neutral nation, who would voluntarily inlisi. under the flag of the common enemy of mankind, to aisist him in hi- rinlawtul depredations on the property of their - owo conntrytuen and against the only nation that is tiOiting the ba ttles of the world, ought not to go unpunished." LISBON AWL. EIVILTHILIt ZITKACTS.] tassori,,Dac. Cadiz Gazettes, yester day received up to the 2.511) ult. do nor possess nruclt interest. • Valencia, according to,the last ac 7 counts, had kutieftd 'no attack', and the garrison,. which had been augmented, was animated with the greatest enthusiasm against the enemy. General Wake had omitted no means In place the ci y and army on the best footing possible, to op pose the attempts of the invaders. The. intrapict, Mina, by his movernents,, continued to •do them considerable, harm. VALENCIA DU ALCANTAIIA, Nov. 26.--The pa filmic parties have augmented so much in the viciaity• or Badajoz, that they frequently make prisoners antler the' artillery of the fortress, and hate divided very considerable stuns among them selves. CONFIDHNTIAL INFORMATION FROM GVN, It- bIONT'S Aiuiv l riATLD TllB ,191' , 11 NOVE4IIII..tt. Marinotit was yesterday in,Tietar; Where he: went to see the works on the tOrtitiCations. Ilu afterwards 41ent, to Tarnavacas, and from' thence to Avila, where helmet Getierul Clausel, Commandant, of the 2d division, and General Nob% ihe s.th; who had arrived with the greatest part of his divi. ' sion, which occupied l3exar; in consequence Of a want,of proviiionZ The fith division, under Gen. lirennler, is in Placentia Timm*, whore the artillery Is, Reololos,G4ilslo, and . Grariadilla„ ~The '34 divi sion, under General Turi, in Argues, Islavalmoral, Calcattr de Oropeza, and Talavera, where are the betul.quarters, with the reserve park of artillery, con posed of 25 pieces of eight, and tO4r-pounders, and all the edmicistrations ; its garrison 'consists bf, the 47th and 70th regiments, and 400 horse. — The 4th division, cutnmanded ,by General Sarrat, keeps open the communications on th.: Madrid road, The In. division, directed by General Voy, is in Toledo and it, neiglibimrhood. The total force of tilts army it 28,(100, but a v,600 are, only lit roi duty 3200 horse y with General Month:Ain, were tst the bridge of Afahispo i they 'want provisions of every description, and are greatly distressed for mu neit, shoes, and clothing," TOLEDO, Noy. (S.—General Foyt& division is in thii city and its environs ; two other Generals of Brigade are also here, Whilst General Marinont remained here he inspeeed the torts and hospitals, and on the,4th set out for Talavera, eficorted by HO I, ollle , an d she orisons °title place's through which he 'ravelled j he carried with him one piece of ar tillery. ALOCA na, NOVA, Nov. 19.--Marmont has re. tired' towaids TA:tvaid, and, by his orders, the Trirt of Mirtivete is to be supplied with warlike stores. The gcirrison of 13adajoz Amounts to 3400 num. As soon as Souk Wag informed of Girard'a defeat, he dispatcheo pne 'Officer to Girard. and another to Marmon% The first ordered 9000 men to C(ir dova. and from- this city 1470 matched tor Pedro dies, having 8000 ratiOn* previously preparenm The second demanded goof) men of Marinont, hich lid' did not choose to give., , VALIMCJA Dif....ALCANTAIIA, Nov .-11 - fr...-On th e 15th inst. oirived here two pieces of artillery, one howitzer, 111(1 lour waggons laden. with ammunition, taken Arroyo del klolinos. ' Getout Hill has made a prefent of General Dombrowski's carriage to the Chief of the Star, P. A. Girth, who, by his military (Mem, so grail Ir contributed to the fortunate reitult ml that action. LONDON: . TUBSDAY, DECRIID6II $l4, 1.81114. We received this niuriiiug Curunna Papers to , the ith from which the followiq are ex traas : • CGItUNNA;: DEC; 10.--On the 6th inst. in the vicinity:of,AstOigit, d partyof the inounted Caen. dores, belonging : lathe van-guard advanced to the village of Carmeosto reconnoitre . tha.enerny, and having observed 25 hinge, who werdeicorting some waggons .to Astorga, they mart:ied upon them. but they precipitately tied to the Mills; 'where, upon hearing of the fire, they 'were sac:cc:m - 0 by some infantry and cavalry Who were cxerFising, so that this'braVe attempt, made almost under the walls of the fortress, did not succeed. • BAT4s of the.Dopuo,:'Nov. 30.—The enemy inaintain- a regular garrison in Lidisma, and' have burned all the boats at Torme4. Deserters from the French army daily present themselves, and on the 17th ult. arrived some Jura mentados who escaped from Madrid ; among them two Oftioers ► ' Their reason for doing this was that all the Spanish soldiers in the service of JOSEPH BUONAPAItTE were intended to be sent to France. In Zit - flora there i 3 a small prrison, and a com pany of germ d'artues. In Toro there are 1000 in fantry, too lancers, and two pieces of artillery. VICINITY OF LEON, Nov. 24.—l'he custom ary garrisons remain in Lint, Astorga, Orbigo, Mansilla, &c. &c.; partial movenients ate conti nually taking place; the walls of Astorga are daily mouldering away, and they' have desisted from re pairing them. The enemy continues to ereet forts on the neighbouring heights. On the f2ad tilt. was interred the Bishop'of Leon. PRINCIPAIITY Or ASTURIAS.—The Officers who lately deierted to General LOSAD/ t , as we ba'e flounced before, are, a Lieutenant .and Ensign of the 118th Regiment... They assert, that BONNRT WO received orders to maintain possession of the Orincipality as lung is possible, and that 4111111w rial‘Gtiaida would quickly quit Spain, His Excel. lency Senior Don F. SILVEY RA, otters, by a lettei dated from Cintves of the 23d ult, to assist with the division under his command, in case of necessity, the Opermioris of th , ts . arrnsr YELVES,' N0v. : 23.-116r' write from our head quarters, that • under the appearance of itiaaion the utniust aaivity is.observed, and that the Patriots ael very advaptageousty,, and daily bring in priioners, aihnughin small numbers. CIIALICO has taken 400- •11 !t& greater part of them brainaotadosi who are daily expetled in Va. lencadeAlcantara. Our small division is in Cuero, but is in great want of , provisions. We have not yet learned that MARM'ONT has passed the Tejo,,and Only know that he caused a part of his troops, who had arrived at. Truxillo, to retrocede to their former positions. What pleaso us much, is this observing the activity of : our generals, and the persuaiion that the =greatest union and friendship subsists be pwc.on theM. .„ CASTROPOL, Nov. 19,—.We have just been., in twined here, that the troops of the 7th Army, COM. tnanded'by Gen. MENDAZABEL, have destroyed 400 French near Llitnes. iPOITTAIIADA, Nov.',26.— r The ititelligetice which we have received from Madrid and Valencia COmes clOWn iitihe 3d inst. and is veryfiyotirahle. to the Usti arras. In elicit, SUCIIET tinds'himseil the Spurt of the brave andiigliatit Valeneians, who, in oonsetjecnce of the:04,0404444 n H of their wor thy chiefs have retired : witit the twig of some war. „stores. Some :letters of the 2d, and' others say, that their loss had'bien of'great consideration, and' thin' the Pa- Wow , had entered vititorioiti into Zaragoza. Re fetiloitiLia, their positions, this will not be doubted news requires cootirmation. SIXTII A 101 Y. The Supreme Government, in order to prevent tlist.least indulgence to deserters, or those who take any ;part, dired or in& Lief, in this critne, ; direkall the tribunals tti -conform to the decrees' find orders alreadY rutted +on tbis,., subject 'ln Wl filittiettt Of the most, sacred;. duty, and obe.. (Lent* •to the Sovereign, - resolved that the Vestment. have adopted tie most energetic area surps,,tp prevent desertion in every direction, and parktihttly in that made to the Guerillas, Wo have inserted from the American Papers. the Address of Commodore Ronauns to the Court of intiuiryi in which he endeavours to justify its con dua in regard to the Lille Belt. His statement, however, that lie chmed her, under the supposiCon tlun 5110 Was Olt! G,,erri e r e R .-th e t ornest story that ever was told, even by an American. The accounts brought by the Anholt Mails (four ni which arrived yesterday afternoon), are extreme ly contradielory with refiPea to the state of affairs between Russia and the Porte. The Ruisians towards the:middle of 06lober, obtained a decided advantage over the Turkish Army ; and an article from Bucharest, dated the 22d of that mouth, sup poses that it would pave the way_to a Peace ;- but in telligence frOm the time place of a later date, namely; of the sth ult. says, that it will put an end to the negotiations. Which of these statements is right, we have no Means,at present of ascertaining. We are sorry to see a respeEtable Morning - . 1 1 3. per deluded by daily reports of His MAJESTY'S health, professedly signed by the attending Physi cians, which have no foundation in truth. The paper alluded to is thus, unconsciously, no doubt, made the tool of persons who have some pitiful in terest to promote. by these repeated His MAJESTY'S bodily health and appetite are in a good state. Extraa of a letter from an officer on board k b! St. George, dated in the Belt, Nov. 22. 4 - " I am sorry to inform you of the disastrous eon-' dition of the St. George: Olt Saturday the 00: insf."ttbdout : two o'clock A. M: we observed a mer, chaht ship on out hawse, and immediately the cable parted.. rWe' let go anoth,tr ,ancher, the cable of which also gave, way ; we then let go the slieeran . char, but the 'ship still drifted. About three . o!clock we cut away the forematt; and soon after the main topmast,weoi. ' half-past three o'clock we sttucis' in four fathoins, water, of Danish coast ; we immediately cut away the wizen mast, the . ship continuedstlikieg, and above five o'clock, we, lost. our. rudder. - All was now ,apparenttrOver with as. The officers and crew bid each ,ot her farewell ;ex- pe6ting every moment the ship wduld go, to pieces, as she beat so'violently that we could hardly keep on our legs. , The night was dark, and no . vessel could come to our assistance ; ,some of the heains,, were. Already split, and every thing indicated her speedy destruction. About A.'M.. the storm' abatea a little, anrat daY -break thentose and Bellette anchored near us; but no boat could come to us': In this state ing made for all the bciats of the squadron, atid the ~ wind getting dawn, witiovarping,"and the isiist,H anee of the boSis, the St. George was got oil. We have set I q jury -masts, • and the Cressy , has-aisisted in getting us a temporary rudder." • Musr:broto;.--"This private Subscription SOCieiy cominetit'ed their fifth season, last week at Freema., sons' Hall, to a crowded arid elegant audience. Se veral.•glees w e re exqUisitely swig 1) . ) , C. Sirire,(‘ lie composer), T;441.0it,,Wt CD, and FITZSIbtMONS, and the Misses Bor.robr. MOZART'S beautiful duet o 2 .4hPerdado,.wait well executed 'by Miss E' BOLTON and C. Smern, as was likewise The . Putterfly, by the latter gentleman and rtritiltltorts. - ,:Miiii E. BOLTON also displayed, mfich , ttiste , and - scien c e in delieve air of ,Zep4r, tome, thou:playful Minion ; norshould we omit . to botice the delicacy and teeliog with which Mr. PTNa sung the favourite' cif4taid Mr. WA T 3 led the in strseerital 'department, which c onsisted amateurs. Seveill eiCellonk, IVeadings., werecHgrien in tote coursed. the evening from seine of ouribest. comic :and serious writers. Upon th e strlftile' the perferlitincea 'presented a ' rational 'and enligbteeed entertainment.. worthy ~the. distirigdisked applause with which they were received. CATHOM DtwNlta......This long announeCd. , rio- litical.festival took place on Thursday 'last in-Dub lin. About nine hnedred persons,.atroemhled on the occasion. A lohg list of toasts . were given, of a loyal and constitutional kind, and theAvhdle .OM NI A off in a, temperate decorous manner, which could hardly be expet4ed, considering the violence whiCh . had characteri se d many o f the ' persons who were chiefly instrumental in promoting, the measurts which nave OCCaSiOrt . to 'this celebration. lA siderable' number of high and - reopeetable fpetss? were present. smart contest expected to take place, sleietry after the ensuing meeting of Parliament, forOne'4f cpe seats for Aldeburgh, in Suffolk, vacated by Co lottel MiMsiterr's acceptance of the Paymastership of Widows' Pensions. A cortain_Noblentan, who .. ha s of latie"yeai s spent much of hii"tiMe; and Some of his metieb, in the pursuit, of political influence thavlicifough, is said at last to have determined on- . fryinhl'l'llirereth on the aept °aching occasion. The' t r ottingbain Parper we received ititirday stateoerhat the hosiers .have' agreed to an alteration in the' printed Mist ,of prices., . 4 peroximating ;awe. nearly to the general wishes of the workmen. As therefore every symptom of violeneF since Monday last, 'we trust" the disturbaticia are at an end. Master 'Henry W,ast:,lietty, the once popular Roasetnsi whe was hunted after by all the _Empire, iy nqw hnntiog himself, not atter theatrical 'fame, or fortune, but after hares:end .fazes • he 'is - now' one of the first. sportsmen ,in'SfirOpii:ire,..presidji4 some of the principal hunt s to .the county. Ott Sundly evening ab out seven o'cleck, as a . young . woman, respectably: dressed, was passing through Hays's-court, St. Ann's, she was surround-• ed by ilk,or' sever mer, who tripped he .tp back welds, and robbed her of a valuable shawl; with which they made off. Afellow, no'doubt ono Of the gang, name up to oer, inquired what waa the, miter, and offered her his services to help her, up,. but which was only to d e l ay. titre to prevent his companions being phoned. : • Curious Advertisernent,ea.traeled from a periodi cal work published in 141 reign if Quee n ' A nne " A Gentlewoman, who has a great aversion to marina, wants a maid 'who can le silent, and, help her in the gov'uninelit of her family, If .the:said servant ~ can clear-starch, whisper, and tread re/f/li, ills 'shag haste - suitable 'e ncouragement in *agcy.". PARTFIFII tiAtilACl , ; FIIcST Dig AMERtCAP PAttiltS 1111.ATIVP, Td THE I'I2FSIDENT AND LILLE lIELT• The National Inklligenrer, haying given all the material evidence in this affair, concludes with Com modore Runnetts' AddresstittirCotift of Tni uiri :Ind ►he judgment of said . Court ; both of which follow _ „,,,Icfoorta..Nettoesniodretneti.aoloidnGGettialtsleriTicori9Tri:e cCootUkt.T. , :• . a le in t i r: l t r nsitaion avail 'myself of the present moment to vv. t p i r o e : 3 : m a n y r 1 thanks I' 1 e:: for the patient investigation of the n d lu d r u il c s ed of i: t i l which caused its conveni perfealy convinced that the evidence asutficient to ensure that my earth dua in .146004 will meet the approbatio n of eve/ unprejudiced mind, at' well for its general t e n or as, for the lenity sltewn to •an assumed enemy, whom I had it in My . ' power to destroy by a single broa , i• side more, and that too without any risk of injuring the ship under my command. Many of the interrogatories put by my o self t the witnesses May have appeared to the Court su perfinous, I fear : but when it confiders the od ioes features tlien o w f sp t a li p e: r t s a , te ba m id en to t tbveheical-plttaaisnhDeirotgi le.:nliii,bsioteict in _ ficial statement to f Admiral Sawiei, Caw . ' hi '' Ma. jesty s sloop Lille Belt, May fil, -. ffilf, 1at.3.5. t. long. 74. 4,1); NV. Cape Charles bes t iO„ wegt , di ” 'tont 48 titiles);A am sure it 'cannot compla in of the time thave . _ .. token . ..up in p;ovin&.(while I had it in • my power) that unblushing representation to be pal. . . g I shiidld .not now longcr trespass on , 6 0ably and wilfull)' false. . , and ~ Le a , patien. ' fthe Court, i -- - the present proCtedings in:l' ,he published to the WO!Id , and a consequent desire 111;4' even my nfl u' the fur chasing the Lille Belt should be gitown , nud tins. L'am-the more desirous of, es greet Pai r ' s b " e the dans ' • bell taken by a few intlividurast,whoc allthemselves American's, to impose a y: belief that I chased with : 3 becai se I ente rtain hostile intention, not however a' hope of producing any change ill s entirnen" of men like , themselves (and' for' th e . of m - y country I hope_tliere are butieii such) v ' thi ' .1 ; Gu aredispegicd to reop,,,seof firros iti, . 0 1 to . k,r. vernrnent; as well as :of -its agenfs, in an 'odious light.; but to undeceive /net Only my own c"" 11 " 1 " mere, but even ever'' libetal Eliglishin,to whu may live been deceiVed by their'sopliistry. honour " That' I did': ehase:the .Libßelt, I. neiC am " . lege ; but t hat i aid iio.:iith the int:ention . Of of • in the presence o a f niy 66d, It withou t any founds menaee'or look iathe Briiigh flag, I declare , .ing- 1, tlcth:tw. hateVer i' n6itlier would the orders under *hick I W'ai fining' authorise such a conise, all mare than -they would , justified my s ubinis ttin io an insult a British or any ship war. o f from a Wilh - otit inriliir ObSeivtitions o r comment (h° i ., -; -,%c , At !' !.. ,-1 4 i f o llow' is necesshiiiyeanneaed with the subjel, the , 4i1.)-:—Oti.the 'lotli of 'May, being then at onelifir ins are thettilire'llifi treasons foe having chafe thet Off:l.nnapcilli, , I got 'ittideiWeigh, of to AT station' at New York, in consequenCe of 'l,l o ll 'o rikl , from the Honourable Secreiari. of. *the Nol t" Lb" , eire tit ; i n which 'he acquaint Wittie (;' l. h itt bav3ll6 4stied this,: arAler, owing tcr his being inform ‘ that the trade of Noe 'Yori m had '.'become in ' .... . .........—.•. terrupted by British- an d French; crotzers. At this time I dlicovered by the N ew §paperi , tha i , ' a British trigklie, SUppOsed to be the &ter do. rier , had, in the vicinity ''of Sandy. Hook, and * mg my - absence from t h e station, irnPfe s O d (41i Of tic Arner‘can brig Spitfire, bound ..cosetvan i l ' e '' A young,ittap 4,,y the m nae of Doggio, on Americ:il. and aiipretitide fo the fluster otithe brig on the I . r: of May ; at a little past meridian ,-being rit the li nt s ~ r fi tter ° in seveUteen . fat h oot s Watyy a b ou t Norton° , I s eagnes to the north w ard and eastwiti d of C.aPe HO rl : k i liV aral ancLahoot...six l eag ues from -1 he iand-to the sou d of chi"coteti, a - saii I,V3S disctivered to the etts tol* , standing towards . us under a press of eaDvat4 as lei •), • • ,:' .. . vibJcliAl goon o r tadeotitbv it e shiPeof ber iipr r sa il4 ' 11 lie ounOf 4ecame,tl:stiogiiiiihnble from odidect,.lo -- ar' " Ors t" ivar. Not luttling heard of tiny othersbip p ,t , , , I . t i which she was discoyeied) . t hat ' it wa4 On.) beforcitientioued frigate boingo c '`' . i c , ; ° ,, a ßioei' 40ncluded ow more p trticul.trly from the oP- - I accordingly determined to speak her, as well btc at , I conside d ' d , know the na mes AO .... sc)t,. : mi.., qv to , A cruj' e % , diameters,' it-ipossible, of all foreign, hovering On' burr; `coast', .as . front *an vessel igiPr 1 51011 , it •i t turned out to be tt-e .O - Conceived t I '. -Eli her Commander, WO haying learllt, through the rnej iurn:or,the outragenewilrriPe the sensation which the before-rnentionea ht had produced throughout the United. States, °lig of be induced, if he was - not; totally. regefdles9lol her . s i n s : dtmerican'ellipit'te justie, tO•nlenlion that ire the soveteign rightS the yoeng man in quection art bar d ) 116'1 , ft : t oe' deli'%er him' up to me, and perhaps at the $ 11 ‘" - 0 ~t assign some cause- for such a gross vie l°ti° At 4 ny rate, whether he was disposed e t tl i , A . r d, I could learns from him. that the MO 0 9 Q I/ w 1. Of the A ericsa tnif.9:)' i I,