The Sun. — London, England, 1817-10-29 00:00:00

was esent rtant Liz CL' 'I the has tak* been with that its I of alit bat sell glut OC , ißtil (From. the same Paper of Oet. 6.) 113 the on the War in Viorida. Coionel PosE anti PAIIKLR bad abandoned the cause with a number of men and officers ; the number on the island was about 40 officers anti men, they were lying opposite the island ; the Buenos Ayres privateer brig Kargiana, of IS guns, and about 100 then; the National brig St. Joseph, of 10 guns; and 17 men ; the privateer General Al' Gregor; of 10 grins, and 65 On the night of the Bth SePt. about 350 Spanish troops arrived on the island, and on the imornini; of the 9th attacked the Patriott about a wile Iron' the town of Fenanda, hut were beaten off with the loss of a Major and horse killed, and one taken prisonir. the loss of the Patriots was 2 killed and 4 wounded. On the night of the 10th they made another attack, and were again beaten off, without the loss of any on either side. " BALTIMORE, OCT. 1.--Cptaill DYER, of the schooner Mermaid, 14 days from Cape Henry (Hayti), informs, that a few days before he sailed a brig, prize to the Carthagenian privateer, pro ceeded into that port apparently in much distress, and requested permission to sell a portion of her Cargo, for the purpose of defraying necessary ex pences, but the Governmentreplied, that they were at peace with all the world, and would not permit the sate of any of the property on board the brig, but if they were really in distress the Government was sufficiently rich and liberal to repair her at their own expellee, the prize brig lay at Cape Henry when Capt. DYER sailed. ‘c A Letter from Amelia, dated the 13th nit., states, that a brisk cannonade has been kept up at Amelia all this morning, and the battle still rages ; the attack is made by some gun-boats and a few companies of infantry, composed chiefly of Negroes. It is said Colonel IRVINE is well pre pared for defence; a few hours will probably de cide whether it be so. [From the Baltiihore Telegraph, Oct. 3.1 " 3inseum and Gazette Office, Savannah, Sept. 24. "Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in St. Mary's, dated September 20. The result of the action on the 13th was, that about 12 o'clock that night the Spanish gnu-boats gent back to the narrows with one man killed ; and the troops returned to Harrison's with two killed--the whole force about 410 ; but some of the Patriots and sonic of the Spanish patsy tell Ye only about 40 were enga l .-, , eJ, with two brass pieces on M'Clnre's Hill firing- on the town and tan the San Jo , cf : the Commandant made the ethers remain behind the hill. Neither party came within musket-shot : no person hurt on the Patriot side. I presume no further attempt %vitt be made, and that the Patriots will remain in possession of Amelia. McGaEGott sailed on the 11th inst., it is said for South America.' frront the Philadelphia Politicgl ap3d Commercial Register, Sept. 23.) " INDIAN BATTLE.- L —The St. Louis Paper of the 23d of August contains the following account a preparatory movements for a great Indian battle : Ily a Gentleman just arrived here from New Orleans, via River Ohachitta, we are informed that a formidable coalition of Indian tribes have assembled at the Cherokee villages Om the Arkan sas, consisting of Cherokees, Choctaws, Shawa noes, and Delawares, front the east side of the :Mississippi, and Caddo's, Cosbattes, Tankawahs, Comanches, and the Cherokees of the Arkansas, for the purpose of waging war against the Osages. The Coshattes, Tankawalis, and Caddo's of Red River, and the Cherokees of the Arkansas, com plain that. the Osages are perpetually sending strong war parties into their country, killing small bunting bands of their people, and driving off their horses. Our informant travelled part of the distance between the Ouacbitta and Arkansas firers, with a large party, going on to join the confederate, troops. They had six field-pieces, with several whites and half-breeds, who learned the use of artillery under General Jackson last war. They said they were informed that the Osages had built forts,, to which they intended to retreat after the general battle, which it is thought will be fought near Earbart's salt-works on the Arkansas, on that cluster of streams called the Six Bulls, and above the boundary line lately run between the interior counties of this territory and the Usage country. The Osages are aware of the intended attack, but cannot believe they will be met by such a for mitlabi-e force. As they always fight the pitched battles on horseback, it is probable they will be defeated in that broken country which they have chosen for the-combat.'" KING;STON (JAMAICA), Auo. 27.—The last news we have just received from the Havanna and other quarters respecting the kingdom of Mexico, is, that General Mimi, about the end of July, was in the city of San Luis de Potosi, with a force of more than 8000 well equipped and disciplined men. Also, that he had fought several battles with the ,Royalists, in all which he had come off victor ions. In one of the last actions the Roy alists lost 4000 men, 800 horse, and a large quan tity of baggage and stores . We give front the Anterican Papers a Procla mation of 111`GREGoa, declaring the ports of Florida in a state of blockade,' which will be found in a preceding column. There was a report yesterday of the death of BiIoNAPArTs, but the last dispatches from Sir klupsoN Low E, (Wed ,Nugust 18, state that his bcalth was unimpaired. SHIP NEWS. The COmpariY's ships :Inglis and Marquis Camden arrived at Bombay the 27th Th'e Seringapatam, BARER, of London, was spoken with 25th MaY, in sight of Conception, Pacific Ocean, all Well, but no fish, by the Matthew WEeks, of Nantiicket, from, the South Seas, will) 2000 barrels of sperM oil, whichvessel %vas spoken.with in lat. 27. 1. S., long. 39. 49. W. by the Antoinette, ROCHEtTEIt, and in the River, from Buenos Ayres. The N. S. del Buen Successo, ROL6AN, from Havanna!, to Barcelona, was taken on the 6th Illay by the Rio de la Pleita Insurgent privateer, of 18 guns and 170 Men, and abandoned at sea on the 1 lth August, being in a sinking state. The privateer had preVionsly captured the DOlOres, from Malaga to HaVannah, and another Spanish polacre, and sent them for Buenos Ayres. DEAL, OCT. 28.—Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Elizabeth, OSTLER, and Waterloo, Moottig, from Calcutta ;!grave Castle, and Timandra, from Bombay. Came down from the River the Windham, for Bengal. P. S. A mail from Calcutta, and one from Bombay, are forwarded to London by this even ing's post. POOLE, Oct. 28 —Arrived the Swallow, ME.L 'moy, from Newfoundland. Capt. MELLoEov states, that on Saturday last he was spoke, a little to the Westward of Scilly, by his Majesty's ship Rosario, ‘vho informed him that they had just relieved a Dane, from Trinidad, out 75 days, who had suffered great distress for want of provisions ; the mate and a boy had perished on board :—saw a large ship dismasted, and a schooner bearing away to her assistance. PENZANCP., OCT. 26.—The John, Savrcocm, from Bourdeaux for Grimsby, has been toweil in here by one of our boats in great distress, having in a gale of wind split all her sails, carried away her larboard channel, and is in a very leaky state. Also put in here the Maria, VtircKSELL, front St. Bartholomew's for Stockholm, in distress, having split her sails and received other damage, and very short of provisions. The Mary has on board the crew of the Heroine, CHESSELL, which foun dered in lat. 47. N. long. 30. W. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 28.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Hydra from the West Indies, and Christiana transport from Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Arrived the Good In tent, PROCTER, from New Brunswick. Sailed the City of Bourdeaux, for Dundee ; Orestes, PlcicsLEY ; Lord Collingwood, CoATes ; Cres cent, BRUCE ; Mary Jane, HANSON ; and Churchill, PINCHER, for London. Passed 'up Channel the Erin, Hussav, from New Yosk for London, and Eagle, WEDERSEIAND, from Haiti-. more for Amsterdam. RAMSGATE, OCT. 2S.—Put in here for shelter the following vessels :—Jane, Richards ; Beaver, Forrest ; Nancy, Eddy; Susannah, Jenkins : President, Jones ; Fame, ‘Velham ; and William Dixon, Donaldson—the latter is laden with King's stores. MILFORD HAVRN, OCT. 25.—Arrived the Fran cis Freeling packet, Captain MUGHCS, with the mail and passengers front Waterford; also a Navy transport from Plymouth, with stores for Pem broke Dock-yard. Sailed yesterday the Shark, from Trinidad, and • Wellington, FARISH, front Chepstow, both for Greenock; also the George, for Liverpool. Ocr. 26.—Sailed last evening the Auckland packet, Captain RICHARDS, with the mail for Waterford. Arrived this morning the Camden packet, Captain Jos. NUTTALL, wvith the mail and passengers. Remain the Diligence Admiralty cutter; the Two Friends, CHAPMAN, front Newry for London ; and Elizabeth, HARRISON, from Liverpool for Bristol. LOSS OF THE WILLIAM AND MARY. FURTHER PARTICULARS, FROM A PRIVATE LETTER: " BIUSTOL, OCT. 27.—1 have been this morn ing to the Packet-Office here, to make inquiries on the subject of the melancholy loss of the Irish packet, and have derived the following informa tion from the Agent himself : " The passengers and crew were 52 or 53 in number. The Captain remained by the vessel to the last, although entreated to leave her, but he waited till he saw Ler head go down, and then threw himself into tbe water. He rigged the pump, and continued working it as long as there was the slightest hope of saving the vessel, which accounts for a passenger, who was accustomed to the sea, having taken the helm. There were 14 cabin passengers, eight of whom were females. As letter has been received from Mr. Gilts, the Roman Catholic Priest, mentioned as having been drowned, and it is now supposed that Mr. Shortis in his fright mistook hint for a Mr. Barrow.--A Captain Briscoe, who was also stated to have been drowned, was happily not on board at the time. The body of one of the young Ladies who lodged in Park-street has been picked up. The Agents have been very prompt in sendingout vessels to render assistance : one trunk has been saved.— Lieut. Thebalier got on shore, hut I believe that was mentioned before. Mr. J. Outridge, the mate, is also saved. What I have now stated con tains the whole of the authentic intelligence yet received. The persons saved were actually at first refused relief at or near Cardiff, but were after wards very humanely treated." Willing to give due encouragement to all li beral and rational opinions in The Morning Chro nicle whenever they appear, we extract the fol. lowing passage from what it says this day in re lation to the revolt in Spanish America : <, We are persuaded that the various Cabinets of this coun try during niauv •ears observed so scrupulous a forbearance in that quarter from a sense of humanity, and a well founded conviction of the many horrors which would necessarily at tend a revolution on that extensive Continent, nab: r than from any doubt of the facility of accomplishing it, or of the henefits•likely to result to (4reat Britain and the World hunt its ultimate accouiptienneut.7 POETRY. A LUDICROUS MISTAKE. The BARROWS left by times of old, A fact that hardly need be told, A heap of bones contain ; Among them oft are seen some skulls', Perchance or Sagcs erst and Gulls", Which levell'd now remain. A SuitheorsT, diligent, acute, 'Of knowledge always in To benefit inankind, Had heard that, of our Sires of yore, Ere SAXON tyrants sought our shore, He many a skull aright find. ;tong ha's there stood an honoUr'd pl6ce; In simple dignity and griice, To guard our Naval Nllglit— BRITAN:CIA'S glories to maintain, tnsully'd on her siihject Main, And Aw'!IIIALTY bight: Hither our Surgeon bent his way, For hee he heard tome people say . , A BAtutow he mi;ht trice ; The SECRETARY quickly eanie, To learn and to promote his aini; .Whom he told the 'case. A laugh then clo . s',l the 'casual joke - , As thus the SECRETARY spoke', " My friend, you must allow ‘ 4 You find a IlAnnoW with a scut[., " And though the latter is but dull " I cannot spare it NOW." THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE: CLAREMONT, Thesday, 'Four o'Clock, p. m. — The weather was remarkably fine and clear this morn-ing till past eleven o'clock, When sonic clouds appeared, and a shower followed, which delayed the Princess CHARLOTTE in taking her 'usual ride in her chaise so early as she intended. The wea ther, however, clearing up Soon after twelve', her Royal Highness took her 'usual airing, and pro ceeded towards the farrn-yard, the pleasure grounds, &c. About halfHpast one the Princess returned to the house, accompanied by Prince Lnoooo3, having bt•en hastened to her return by another shower. The rain continuing to fall dur ing the afternoon prevented his Serene Highness from taking the diversion of shooting. Tu6day, Nine o'Clock, p. tn.—This evening the Princess CHARLOTTE received a visit front Lord and Lady Asnattoor., as they passed by on their way to London. Her Royal Highness continues very well. CL ARE MoNT, Tr'ednesicii Morning, Nine o'Clock. —The report of the Princess Co ARLOTTE this morning is, that her Royal Highness is very well. CORN-EXCHANGE, OCT. 29.—We had no fresh arrivals this morning, consequently the few sales wile in E'ine Wheat and Oats. sold on full as good terms as on Monday ; Fine Barley supportt its price ; Grey Pease are in.demand, but Boiling lease are dull; Rape Seed is rather clearer; in other articles no alteration. On Friday last, EAGLE WILLETT, Esq. Banker, of Thetford, was sworn into the office of Mayor of that Borough for the year ensuing. A turtle dinner was af►erwards given to the Corporation, at the Mayor's house, and a ball in the , evening, at the Guildhall, to the town and neighbourhood. The Surrey Theatre, atter a very • successful season, arising from the spirit and judgment of the management, concluded last night. An appro priate Address, written by Mr. T. DIBDIN, Was spoken on the occasion, and the Perfor►ners and Artists were treated with a supper, which closed the se a son With hilarity. We have the pleasure of informing our towns men, that his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has been graciously pleased, by a commu►►ication from -Lord SIDMOUTH, Secretary of Sta;e for the Home Department, to express his approbation of the plan and objects of the Liverpool Invitution, and to grant his permission that it may hence forth be denominated THE LIVERPOOL ROYAL INSTITUTION.—(LiverpooI Advertiser, Oct. 17.) A private letter from France states, that the Prussian, Frederick, was tried for the murder of Mr. PHILLIPS, at Abbeville, on Monday last. He was convicted and sentenced to have both, his hands cut off, and these healed, to he afterwards executed. He has confessed two othci murders, and appears to have been one of the most cool, sanguinary villains that ever existed. Mrs. PHIL LIPS remai►ts at Brighton in a state of .delirium ; and it is an extraordinary tact, that though the assasination of her husband has been concealed from her, and only his death announced, she has exclaimed that she knew he was murdered, and saw and could describe his murderer ! .Frederick bad been employed by Mr. PHILLIPS for several years, and•was acquainted with what property he had with him. The relatives of the unfortunate Englishman have been desirous of bringing his corpse to this country for interment, but expe rience some difficulty in procuring permission for its exhumation. NEW COLLEGE IN WALes.—The expences of a college education are become so serious, that few natives of the principality of North Wales are now educated for the Ministry ; the consequence of which has been an alarming den , iency of clergy to fill the vacancies which occur in the several dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph. 'fo remedy this defect, a plan for erecting' a co!lege at Ban gor, for the purpose of qualitying Englishmen for Welsh preferment, has received the sanction of the Bishops of Bangor, St. Asaph, and Chester. The principle upon which it is to he conducted is a very novel one, anti several experiments found ed upon it ,have been made to show the extreme facility with which the pronunciation of the IVelsh language can bc acquired in the compass o f a tew days. The following gentlemen have been appointed a Committee; to mature the plan of the Institution :—The Very Rev. time Dean of Ban tor ; the IZev. Mr .I , ,nes, Archdeacon of Maio neth the Rev. J. H. Cotton s LL.D., &c. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. ROBBERY 11. I THE MINT. Yesterday John King, the. dciendant, was in dicted for buying 2(.; ounces of silver, value 61. the property of the prosecutor, Mr. Mosbett, who is the refiner in the Mint. About the of Au gust last, as will be recollected, there was a con siderable •Tiantity or silver stolen from the Mint, souse pieces Or which were found in the posses sion of the defendant, a slop , -seller in gist Smith field. Au investigation of course took place before the Magistrates of Lambeih-street Office, which were fully detailed at the time in our Police Report. The defendant accounted for them by saying he purchased them from a jew,.Abrahant Levy, who, being apprehended, said be got them front a 'Spa nish sailor to sell to the defendant 3 but he did not know ‘vho that sailor was, and had never seen him since. A bill was found by the Grand Jury against Levy, but he was not tried. An extra ordinary circtonstance took place before the Grand Jury, on which Mr. ALLEY, as Counsel for de fendant,Commented with much force, observing, that it was a grosS and hitherto Unprecedented breach of the valuable rights of . a British subject. The defendant had, it appeared, been a witness before the Grand Jury, where he had been exa mined, and but for that exathination, there would not have been the slightest shadow even of sus'. picion against him. The prosecution against Levy was abandoned, and the defendant brought tr, Rid. This, at Mr. Alley contended . ) was con trary to the immemorial usage of the law, which certlinly never requireda man to convict himself,, and he trusted in God he would never have cause . again to reprobate it in a Court of JUstice. iJa Was happy to say, however, he had a cloud witnesses to character, who WoUld at once spew the defend Ant to be a different 'man from what he was charged to be. The Learned Gentleman concluded an animated and eloquent Address in behalf of the defendant, bycalling a great number of respectable witnesseS who had known the de , fendant for six, ten, and fourteen years, as an honest, upright, sober man. The Jury retired ) after an impartial charge &dm the Chairman, and in twenty minutes re- % turned a verdict of Not Guilty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. kEWMARKET TLI!RD OCTOBER OR HOUGHTON MEETING, 1817. TULSDAY, OCTOBER 28. Fifty Pounds, for two-yr-olds carrying a feather, three, 7st. 51b. four, sst. 21h. five, 9st. 31b. six, 9st. 7th. and aged, 9st. lolb. Last three miles of the B.C. Ld StaWell's b. c. Merry-maker, 3 yrs • • - 1 IA Jersey's ch. h. Slender Billy, aged • - • 2 Mr. Rogers's b. f. by Sorcerer, out of Stingtails 2 yes ... 3 Mr. Fulher's b.f. by Sorcerer; out of a sister to Rosetta, 3 yrs • 6 to 4 agst Merry-maker-6 to 4 agst Slender Billy. Handicap Sweepstakes of logs each, for :3-yr-olds, and up wards. T. Y. C. Ntr. Farrales c. by Bobtail , t yrs, 7st. 131 b D. of Rolland's Rhoda, 4 yrs, fist. 2 . . Eight started.—The Judge placed but two. 4 tot agst•Rhoda. INSANITY AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Three Colts, Bethnal s green, be fore J. NV. UNwIN, Esq. on the body of Mr. Jo seph Biggs, a tespectable Gentleman, who put a period to his own life by poison, George Ed ward Carruthers, surgeon of Mile-end, deposed, that he was sent for to the deceased about eight o'clock the preceding evening ; Omit he found him vomiting, and, front the appearances, he sus pected he bad taken poison, and he gave hint medicine to counteract the effects of it. He asked the deceased what he had taken ; lie said he had taken sixpenny-worth of arsenic in a glass ,of brandy and water ; that he bought it the night before. at a chemist's, in Chiswell-street. Witness opened the body after death, and found the coats of the stomach in a state of high inflammation, and likewise about two drachms of arsenic were found in his stomach, which occasioned his death. Mr. Mordaunt, surgeon, of Hackney, who assist ed in opening the body, concurred with the last witness in opinion as to the cause of his death. It appeared that the deceased had formerly been a salesman in Smithfield, but lately had retired, and lived on his fortune at Hackney, and had fre quently, within these five months, exhibited decid ed symptoms of insanity, a complaint which was hereditary in the family, three of whom had put an end to their existence. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Insanity." CAUTION TO PUBLICANS. — It has lately become a practice with a certain description of persons, known by the epithet of common informers, to impose upon the unwary publican in the following :patina :—Two men go into a public-house, .anti call for some liquor ; after being seated a few minutes, they request the landlord to lend them some dominoes or cards, and the natural anxiety to oblige a customer induces hint to furnish the articles required. A third person then enters, and after a few moments observation, affects to'expos inlate with the landlo'rd on the impropriety and illegality of salt:Hug gaming in his house, and departs with a threat, that he (the landlord) will hear more about it in another place. If this threat does not succeed in extorting a sum of ma tey by way of compromise, he is actually sum moned before a Magistrate, time offence is proved, for the first lie is fined 40s. and for the second 101. It is hardly necessary to add, that the scheme is the invention of the three above-mentioned per sons, who share 'amo►►g them the moiety of ,the penalty to which the informer is entitled. A few days since Messrs. COOPER and Co. Sur geons, of Charlotte House, Great Charlotte. street, Blackfriars-road, gave an elegant enter tainment to several of their friends ; among the company were Six Gentlemen who assisted in ex inguishing the late fire at the .Medical Board.— The dinner was at Mr. Cleveland's, Do g an d Stile 'Tavern, St. George's-fields. On having his health drank by the Treasurer of the Board who Fesided,•Mr. C. expressed himself in handsome terms, declaring he was under the greatest obli gation to the Medical Board for the cure of a dreadful rupture, seventeen inches mend, with which he had been afflicted many years, and deemed incurable by eminent Surgeons. Several Medical Genilemen present (one front the York Hospital) expressed their pleasure in witnessing; so good a case. Dr CooPeß's health was them drank with enthusiasm. The dinner was excel lent, served up in the first style, and the evening concluded with hilarity.