The Sun. — London, England, 1806-12-09 00:00:00

THE . TRE.477IE. COVENT-CARMEN. The dramatic Romance of The rempest. 'was brought forward. last night ay this Theatre ; with great splendour. and beauty, not' as originally writ ten bf SHAKSPEARE, but as altered by MI -DEN, at the suggestion 'ef Sir JOHN .VANENANT, who is understood to have assisted him in new-model ing ,ef the, Piece.. The Play,-as written by SHAK SPEARE, though sublime and beautiful, was, upon the whole, somewhat heavy, and therefore is'not surprising that some attempt should have been made to give, it the advantage of more variety, and if such. a measure could be accomplished with success, it might reasonably be expected from the vigorous . powers. of such a Poet as DRYDEN. The ,Manager of a Theatre therefore. is fully warranted in reviving a production 'adinirable, in itself, and supported -by the poweful names of SIIAKSPEARE" and PRY• p - iftieUlarly as this very Piece was brought ,forward a few years agehat Drury-lane Theatre, and .represented near twenty iiightS , with great success.. The audience in general, last. night, received this . Play with :great applause ; but there were several persons in the Theatre who expressed their disap probation, not, as . we believe, from any invidious motives, but from a determined partiality' for - SHAKSPEARE'S genuine nroduCtion.—At may, how : - ever, be conceived that the taste of the times is in a great degree changed, and that the simplicity of the• characters introduced by DRYDEN may be thought. to savour too Much of ridiculous ignorance and childishness.—Bnt whatever ,relay be the cause, the reception of the 'Piece was not quite so cordial as the Manager had a' right 16 ex:pea on the grounds Which NA,,vhae stated, as welt as ibr the beauty and magVeece with . which it has been revived. • ahe cJa were judiciously assigeed, and very 'Well supported.. ..Kemat.c fillip maintained his high reputation in Pr ospei o. The dignity of the. Prince, was uniformly . maintained, 'blended, however,' with the aweinl charatter of the 11,/,agician and the tenderness of the parent. Among particular excel lenCies may be noticed his manner of giving the itou n passage of ". The' don d- capt towers." A.. lofty spirit Of declamatory energy Marked hii - 1 Account of the '-destruetitin 'of - all - the illlonumeats of I Intnaf.) grandeur,,,atid of 'the. orb ep which „they *ere ereded ; and he 'then made a transition to a tind of niorai and pathetic solemnity i When he an; no"Uneed the dissolution of ." all that it inherits." As this speech is sci ' Y cammon-liuckneyed," it requires great, ability 'to glee it at once novelty and suitable efieCt.- rt was very much applaud,ed CHARLES .K...E''?.;EE acquitted,- himself very well in, Ferdinand. Miranda and borinda could not have been allotted more properly; than ? to MiSS IRT,INTON and Mrs. C. Miss LOGAN deserves much commendation :for her quaint and entertaining sim plicitY in liypollite. 111VN4NT and'FAWCETT were very humouroac in - Stephano apd Trincula, and EMERY gave an entertaining, and not nncharaCterittic kind "of savage humour to Cali ban The . part of Ariel was performed by a young Lady who made her fit'sra - piTearance in public.— She is about sixteen years of age.—Her name is MEADows, and she is the daughter of a Mr. TEA , DOWS, who was many years ago• a vocal-Perfornier at the Haymarket Theatre.—Miss M EADOWS pos sesses a pleasit,ict VOICe, though it doeS not seem to be v eiy powerrui. Much allowance, however,.onght to be made for the t errors atten d ant on a fi rst ap pearance. She sings .perfeCtly in tune, and seems to be very well acquainted with music. She is a ptipil of MP. DAVY; and does 'great credit .to her . tnAter. Her conception of the. .character of Arid was highly creditable to her own judgment.' There was an airy lightness in her manner throughout, particularly in hei• mode of tripping and moving al together, that was more characteristic than we have ever before observed in the representation of the part.--She was very favourably received, and loudly encored in " Where the Bee sucks." Mr. DAVY has contributed'a new. Overture to the Piece, and Ware accompaniments to the dancing that is introduced ; in all of which he has dispfay ed great' taste and judgment, as well as science, a s . all he has done ve r y we ll correspon d s w i t h the fine original music of PURCELL.' UpOn the whole, this fine Play, the joint pro duetion. of two of our greatest Poets, ,was not only well worthy of being revived, but has .been brought forward: in a manner adequate to its.high dramatic excellence, and, with a few curtailments in the. scenes in .which, the females are concerned, will, doubtless, amply reward the Proprietors foi their berality: The People of ,Prussia must resent. with curses, " not loud but deep," the lt;*s of the Scarf and Sword of GREAT FREDEE MK. which BoNAPA TE has sent off as spoil to, Paris. While, however, Prussia remains ruder the power ‘of France she will be in no want of the Sword. Mr. B OGEES, who was thought tole wedded to the Muse, is, it is said, aboin to enter into a matri monial cOntraCt with Miss BLAKE, a Lady well known for her musical abilities in private circles. The Duke of RICHMOND, whose health has been some time on the decline, Is now said to be'seriously indisposed. Surgeon HEAVIS/DE having been lately sent f or t o attend a maniac Gentleman, the latter, as Mr. REA v;SIDE:;:iTas entering the room, discharged a pistol at. him loaded with brace Of:bullets, Which 'lodged in the door. Upon the precipitate retreat of Mr. HEAVISIDE, the Gentleman ran down stairs, plunged into a horse-pond, and was perfe4ly restored to his reason by the cold bath ! Last week as some labourers were digging clay hi the brick-yard of Mr. PooL, at, BottesfOrd, near Grantham, in Lincolnshire, about nine feet •from, the surface they discovered the bead and horns of an animal, of the bull kind, of most extraordinary di mensions. The weight of the horns, with a piece of the frontal bone, is 31 pounds ; the span froni tip to tip is .two feet one inch ; and at the greatest bulge of the horns three feet two inches . ; each horn from the skull to the tip measures two feet eight inches, and is, at its base, one foot one inch and an half in circumference. One tooth weighs:2 ounces and an - half. There is an imperfeft cavity in the clay, in which the body of the animal is supposed to have been, and on each side was a large piece of an oak tree, as black as ebony : . Sotp . e part.of the horns,- near the tip, is completely petrified. The animal is supposed to have been the ancient Bolle s-loth, and to hays lain since the D4lu;,-*,al ~~ .4ME.T It;.: X . ;-I`w ,—Captain Cook, rived yesterday in six days frOm St. Thomas's, in forms, that two days before be ,sOled a. Packet arrived there from BarbadOes;with information that a Bri tishTfeet, consisting. of two 74's, four Frigates, -and two: 'Brigs, hacfgone down to take Curacoa, in aid of Ekpedition. NEW YORK, Nov. s.—The British Brig Avon, of 20 guns, with the new British Minister,.Mr. Exs- KINZ, arrived at AnnapoliS on Thursday last. The Avon, we learn, was fallen in with by the French Ship. of War Foudrnyant, of 80 guns : - mistaking her, we presume, . for a British Man of War,, the Frenchman 'gave her ; a broadside ; and while he was ceremoniously hauling up his courses, and putting :abOtit to,give her another, the Avon made her escape... , . . EXTRACT. OF A LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA, DATED NOV. 3. " On Saturday arrived the. Schooner Emily, LAN. .nntisituN, from St. Thomas's ; with whom came passengers Capt.Su LGAR, and Mr.TnomA s, merchant, both late of the Sloop Rising Sun, of this port; which vessel they sold at St. Thomas's. By the attention' Of Capt. SULGAR, we are furnished with a news-; paper, giving the following account of the fire at that Island ; to which h e a dd s ora ll y , t h at t h ere . were in the conflagration 250 houses and stores de stroyed, with . a'great variety of European, East, and West India goods; the loss 'estimated from two to five millions of dollars. 'The loss of the stores and goods, we are told, has chiefly fallen on the Euro pean • fa6tOrs and merchants ; and that. •Captain VANNEMAN and Mr. TEOTTE N , who have lost their all, are the only Americans who have materially. suffeied." EXTRACT OP A LETTER FROlvl ST. THOMAS'S, DATED OCTOBER 1.4. The quick re-establishment of the town of. St. 'Thomas ,had scarcely made the inhabitants forget *disaster of the .22d of November, 1804, when a fresh fire' has renewed that painful scene, _and con sUmed a rich quarter of the town. '" A fire broke out about ball past seven, on the evening of the .Ist instant, in a store situated. in the Market-place, which is r about the centre of the town. „ Notwithstanding:the quick succour which The civil 'authorities. brought in conjunction with the inhabitants, it was impossible to confine the flames; they extended in such quickness to a pretty large circumference, that scarcely, any thing. was saved. The houses of.. Messrs. LAIIG and SUFFREN, con strucled of brick, - and not yet covered, put a stop to the - flathes in the eastern quarter ; and those. of Messrs. MURPHY and PLNNEZE, the latter.being a brick--; hou.ie, and fire-proof, happily „suc cee d e d i n, t h e western' qiiarter. . A .light breeze springing up , abduteleven ,o'clock, caused the flames to break Out . in the. northern quarter, and spread : themselves to a 'considerable extent. The ravages did not stop in this quarter,,but for some vacant lots, and the demolitteh of Some buildings, which being inconsi derable," were soon pilled down. It i s supposed that more thana - fourth part of the town.has been conStitned. The two extremities are fortunately saved ; but the centre,.‘enchwas newly and hand somely built, now di9covers but the standing walls, and a space ,Covered: with , the ashes of merchan dize,' furniture, and precious effects, to a very con- siderable amount. The fire lasted till- a bout fifteen minutes alter twelve o'clock, and was perceived at St. Croix." SXTRpt cr Or A LETTER, FROM NOROLK, VIRGINIA, .„ OCTOBER 2B. " Arrived here, yesterday, the Schooner Eliza- NO, Captain ROBINS, in 26 . days from. Laguira, by Wbbin we are informed, that it was daily ex peaed that 7 u general embargo would be ordered by the Captain-General of Caraccas. A s C a pt ain R . came out, about six leagues from Laguira, saw a Ship,'which he took' to be a Frigate, with a smaller Vessel; .iii company. About 130 French troops had arrived at Laguira f ro m G ua d a l oupe, to assist - against MIRANDA, which were brought by - a brig ; 'that on her passage she fell in with and captured 'an English Schooner attached to :MIRANDA'S EXpe tliOon—part of the prisoners were sent to Laguira, where, they would be treated as,Prisoners of War, the rest were taken to Guadaloupe." FROM THE PHILADELPHIA REGISTER. NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—A • gentleman. just ar rixed from Washington, whose veracity and correet ness may be relied upon, reports, that a' letter has been received at that place, by a Mr. HENDERSON, employed in the Navy-yard, from his brother, sident at Kentucky, stating, that in consequence of a commotion of the people, who had declared that Country independent s he was about to remove his family to Culpepper, Virginia. The serious- nature of this report forbids us to re; peat the names of the persons implicated as leaders, until the authenticity of the report be fully ascer tained. It is by no means improbable that the following rumour is conneded with this important intelligence, which we are told has occupied the ExeCutive of the, United . States, convened in Council, during four' dayS of the last week.—Here follows the rumour . , re-published the day before yesterday, of the Pre sident having issued a warrant for High • Treason, against a person, supposed to he BURR. The President of the United States was seriously indisposed on Tuesday ) and, by the last accounts, was still confined. Nov. 6.—A letter received •in this city, by Sa turday's mail, dated Washington, Oti. 20, states, that.reports are circulating there, that the Presi dent has issued process ' for the arrest of Colonel BURR, on a charge of Conspiracy—ghat the Wes= tern Army, with their General, WILKINsoN, had de clared for BURR, &c. What credit may be given to these reports, a few days will determine. • EXTEACT OF A LETTER FROM SAVANNAFI (GEORGIA) TO A GENTLEMAN IN NEW--YORK, DATED OCT. 16, 1806. " This city has, been under arms for two nights past, expe4ing an insurre&lon of the Blacks. It appears that several meetings had taken place ab out four miles from toivic,. where they had agreed to attack the Whites in the city c they had:appointed, (.;onerAls other Officers: According to their they were tt/ tilatte ihro separate• landings; one 4t Wayne's wharf, one at the Coffee-house -Wharf; and one at the Fort: They were then set fire . to the town, and massacre the Whites. But ' a difference existed between - two of their leaders, and one of them divulged the secret early the evening before yesterday-; in conseqttence of which the dal. ftrelif companies of Volunteer 4 were stationed un der the Bluff, and the Militia at Spring-hill, where - twelve of the head men Of the insurgents *ere taken, and will be tfied in a feW days. Having . been so fortunate as to take the head men, we have now, I think, little to fear,• as the rest appeai to I be quiet. The .NegrOes are to the Whites as eight to one , , EXTRACT. OF A LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN AT WASHINGTON, DATED OCT. 30, 1806.. " The brother of a Lieutenant of Marines in the Barracks here, has written from Marietta, or wher ever else Colonel BURR is, that his at:Hons are sus picious, and in consequence theredf he had Inored - his family back, and intended to remain and pro ted his property."---The letter farther states, that this information had been, laid before the Presi dent; and energetic measures were talked of,. but, as Congress would.soon meet, nothing would pro bably be 'done until their, meeting, though it was confidently said the Marines were ordered to pro . ceed immediately for New Orlians, under Captain CARMICK. On Tuesday last the great annual Meeting of the Bath and West of England Society was holden. at I - letling-house. BENJAMIN 1 - 111110 , 1)&E, Esq. M. P. was unanimously I - e-eleded President, and RICHARD. BRIGHT, Esq. was chosen one oftheVice-Presidents. The attendance of the Nobility, Gentry, and Agri rculturists, has been on few occasions more nume rous or respectable. The show. of live stock was inferior in point of number to ,some former years, which is to be partly attributed to the'lVleeting, be ing held a week earlier, of which -many breeders-, Might pot have been aware. Dr. PARRY'S flock of Merind llyeland Sheep (not sent as, candidates for any prize) wa s un i versa ll y admired—there was ex hibited a remarkably fine fat flog, bought by a Mr. BRooKs—a Bull of uncommon size and beauty, sent by Mr. WHITE PARSONS—besides other valuable im proved stock. The Bedfordean gold medal was awarded to JOHN BILLINGSLEY, Esq. for an Essay on the CultH'ation of Waste Lands. Many other premiums and boun ties .were granted to superior desert and industry in various departs of husbandry. The General Eteetion being now nearly terminat ed, it is recommended to Voters in general to think of becoming Candidates themselveS for a rich seat in Fortune's `heel. , There is a great difference be tween possessing a 405. freehold and one of 30,000. 'which they may perceive, from the now most opu lent of all , Lottery Schemes, may be effe&ed - by an cledion, or rathQr.seleßion, of a lucky number. To the II - ii lid F - .SES i aiia IIsiRAITAi ;; I"S of Atlii i3OI2 . OUGii of MALMSBU.:Y. • GENTLEMEN; There are many reasons, Which I. shall suite proper time, that induced the t,, belie‘'e Ilis Mijes - t3l Ministers - would have felt it their ditty to tak th 6 lead in heinging t‘; an end that mOst uhconqiiational system of Elei,'Ldn stated to exist in your Borbiigh. I therefore wrote a Letter on the sUbjeYlo the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a •copy, of \Olio!), and of his Lordship's answer; it is nocv prOper for 'me tcs submit to you. COPY OF A LETTER FROM 3. J. V. TO LORD HENRY " Aft jfaßn, PETTY. Nov. 4, 0.06. ." As 'the subje& of 'this 'Letter is of the very, .highest importance to the Country, I presume to hope for 'ynur Lordship's attention to it. n writing to, your •Loillship on the busines; I . 26t ,on public principle I have; it 'is well known ; •been always.governed by ; and as that principle 'had the strong approbation of former Ministers,, I flatter myself-itt will receive your's. It is this=---" That it is extremely desirable in these times,' if a great pub lic evil does exist, Government. should he soy quainted•With it, that its corretlion should origimte . thei-e." " I atn therefore ''d to call your Lordship's atten:, tion to a subject that must he met either iinrnediate:- ly on this communication, or subsequently on publid grounds ;, and in proportion as your Lordship deetug the purity of Election cOtnie6ted with Finance, you will feel it entitled td your 'bore terioUs eonsidera; tion. Several letters were last week ' received at Hull I from the Captain and crew of the Blenheim, of that Port, captured with the Holderness, by two.Frebch !, Frigates, 'on their return from the Davis's Straits , "•A system of corruption has hing been establish- Fishery. The .grew were landed at L'Orient, and f ed, 004 now exists, in the Borough of Maimsbury; marched from thence, about 460 miles, in 28 days, that ..violate'S and outrages every principle of the to Arras, where they arrived the last week in Otto-. Constitution ; and the Agent in thi s flagitious ,busi-; ber. The Surgeon o f th e ' Bl en h e i m was l eft with . ness is a, Servant of the Crown, so : w ithi n th e reac h the sick at the hospit a l, a t l an di ng . Th e harpooner, of , your Lordihip's Official influence, that the fa t %s L and, ABItAHAM N BRITTLEBAK, one of the c rew of denounce to you are:accessible ,to you, in that way, the Blenheim, were left sick at Menem.. There whenekr you choose to inves , lgate the tn. ante was small. ' were about law prisoners at Arras, and their allow-•."..ln.making this communication to your Lord-. ship, I have done what I consider to be my y. din .A'Gentleman arrived at Hull on Friday, who left It is for your Lot dshtp to judge what is your's ; but Stettin three .days after the ; French entered, that I it would be highly culpable i n me to suppose, that place, states,. that after intelligence of th e battle'l the zeal which was so.loud and 'al e rt against a IN:Oak.' of Jena, and the subsequent flight of the King 'oft Lord - lately acquitted, will. retire Mute and inadive ... Prussia over the Oder, w ere k nown t h ere, t h e inhaa i from a case of such infinitely, greater importance. bitants wrote to his Majesty, offering to defend I , " I,am. prepared, if y our : L or d s hi p honours me the place for him, even it - the military were:with- with an. enswer, to enter fully on the accusation drawn. The King returned them thanks for the, and the proofs ; • tmd lam the more inclined to hope attachment - maniteSted to hiM, but advised. them . for Your Lordship's notice, from the desire you will not to think of such a measure at thdt tune, as it unquestionably .1661 to remove every thing corrupt could only be productive r or the worst, erfeas to from official situation. • , , themselves, without any benefit :to ills cause.— "Ifl am not honoured with an answer from your 'When the French summoned it, therethre, it was i - L or dshi p i n 4 twenty-four hours I , shall cease to ..eas given up—but the Garrison had previously been - pct .:ti t; a, ..: .., • ,- • - , .• . - withdrawn, with the exception of the invalids and ~, "'I have the honour to be,- . . the wounded who bad, reached, that place. Yet, '1 Witirthe highest sentim en t s of .1-ea-lea notwithstanding - this, after the ,Governor had su r - :' , . Milted) .1. J. V " rendered to the French, and the latter . h a d taken "To the Right Hon. Lord fierdy '' Petq. , i posSeSsion of St e tti n , the Governor was insulted by ,. -. the inhabitants, p u ll e d o ff his horse, and trampled COPY OF A 'LETTER BROM LORD HE',IRT PETTY upon in the streets, for his. conduit in giving it up. ' • TO J. J. V. " Slat,. " Downing-street, Nov. is, 1 8 : 6., 'SPORTING LE A P.—R OBERT MARIUS, 'P',Se. 0 - `Louth, being out with the hare=houndi last week, " I yesterday received your letter acquainting me. flagitious corm aion leaped his cropped horse over a four-rail fence and that you conceived a system of . I Borough o f Malm s b tlr y ; a drain.. The company.caused the leap t o b e nice.; had been carried on i n the . sured, which was found.' t o b e e i g h t yar d s e i ght and that the Agent principally concerned i n it was a inches.—The Itorse performed it in a canter,. with Servant of the Crown.. the greatest ease, though the heat was up hill. " I can only obServe t o you, that the rem e dy pro ' bided by the Constituti o n against corrupti on o f thi s On Monday'last the Earl of 'DARLItsIGTON's Fore hounds nature ia,„by Petition to . trio House of Commons,hOLlDds met at La n gt on , a t h a lf p ast e l even o ' clock. whose Committees are a l one co m petent to e x a mi ne His Lordship, in goi ng t o cover, had seen a fox and decide upon the cond u a o f t he se w h o may b e crossing the plantati o n s towfirds the gardens ; the accused of corrupt or ille g al p rocee di ngs q u e e r i ng were very soon aft er w ar d s :l a id on, and, after the ele6 - tion of Memb e r s of P ar li ament. . a little cold', hunting, went off au score. For one I " You may rest assured, that ' if any Officer of .hour and thirty-five mi nu t es t h ey b a d a continued burst, but unfortunately ran. t o groun d at W the Crown should, before a competent tribunal, beatlass- ' • coridnCied 'himself in th e manu al - . Whin, an unst o pp e d , • cover. The .distance they proved to have 'll e his •Majesty'sG ' • twill t• '— you a e .ge,• atemmen are.. went, from point to point, wasmearlytwelve,miles, every step in their power to punish the individual; and the whole run may be moderately computed at whoever he rtaty be; and prevent 'a rePeniien of the , not less than se ven t ee n Mil es , , Froth Langton he made forYaffbrth ; turned to,the Jight to Thriutoft; back again towards Langton J . .crossed the . Swale River (bank-full) to Scritton ; through' Mr, N JACK,. SO'S nurseries to Blow-Houses' ;' Va sect Leasowes, over•ASkew new-inclosed Common, down to Askew village ; over the brook to Bedale to the 'right to wards Crake-Hall ; over Mr: PIERSE'S park, and through 'his plantations, to - Ash-Bank"; passed Thorp and WatlasSi and ran to ground - at WailaSs7Whin. From a very numerous field Of sportsmen, the only Gentlemen in at the end were the foll Owing : Lord-.DARLINGTON' upon Lady-Killer'; Mr; SnaT 7 Toa • updn Regulus; Mr. LASCELLES upon :Stop- Thief; Mr. C. PARKER upon Pat ; and Mr.' STRICKI LAND upon Highwayman. JAMES GRAY and Wsi. RICHARDSON, two of th 4 whippers-in, upon, /llor den and Hinton. For straight forward running, and hard pressing, `this chace was Certainly never. sur passed, and but seldom equalled ; a stOuier . or more game fox was :never unkeeinelled, nor a .steadier pack of hounds beheld 41 a field. . offence. I have the honour to be, Sir &c. Szt. (Signed) - " HENRY PETTY." " To 1. f. Vassar, Esq." Though' highly= 'sensible of my obligation to hit .Lordship for the honour of his Letter, it is incum bent on me to observe, that having twice carried the: -claimsof the antient and. prescriptive Burgesses of th antient,a9d prescriptiveßorough of Marmsbury be fore . the tribunal he has taken the trouble to •pdint ou( to me, I. could not, of course, be ignorant of that road to the attack of the evil I. denounced to him ; btit I did, and I do conceive, that by the Constitution, the public 'Ministers also are bound to inquire into, topunish, hod, to prevent ; publiC Cor ruption ; 'and. most •heattily do I yearet, and in the public principle I have stated myself to be governed - by,' that, instead of doing this, they have chose to leave it entrenched, where it may well be supposed secure froin individual attempt td'expose and to cor-; re6t I shall however state the case to Parliament, and. it will .be before the Country ; and believing it very po:isible we may yet have his Lordship's support in this great national Cause, I think we may at least cal culate with certainty on the strenuous aid of one of the Members of the present Administration, now high in the public estimation by the indelible mark-4 ed pledge his conduit, when out of offiCe, has.givth to the Empire. _ _ 1 have only to add at present, that strong as you know my, attachment to be'to you, it is not merely your local rights and interests, and ydur charae - ters; that I am now led to advocate, for when the Chan cellor of the &chequer, though finding as much difficulty to devise new Taxes as the People do to pay-those-they are already burthened with, seems net inclined to combat public corruption, your cause be-- who feels the cause of e v e r y man . i n t h e Empire ho feels the necessity of economy and retrenchment, and how much these, and the legitimate application of the Public Money, depend on the purity of Elec- . tion.. have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your.most faithful humble Servant. J. J. VASSAR. ~ Loudon Dec. 4, 1800. On Tuesday a young man, genteely leaped from the No h Bridge, at Edinburgh, and was killed olitha spot. k..;' 1 1