The Sun. — London, England, 1806-10-25 00:00:00

r Antwerp, and opens•do r i ft that Flnshing§, e CA . b;ll4q of St. James's 'knows also that the ,ovi Countries produce all the materials necessary for the hung of -Ships, metals, wood and hemp, Belgium' furnishes good soldiers tor augments-our produce of grain, and ~es• our commerce by its cloth ;and lace. " 7 Aunitris .1.-oul , t not profit by the Treaty of Lune , Nivhich vc as advantageous to her in all her politi cal and militar, relations 3 and since, as an indem rnry tor I,,imbardy, she gained the Frioul, Istria,, Venetian Dalmatia, and ylle superb city of Venice. By means of this Treaty, which gave her Ports and the materials of commerce, she might have created a marine, and established a. trade on the Adriatic, would have facilitated her relations' in the Seaports of the Levant. The Peace•crf Preshurgh m.a'ounclpnce our Arwic.; vine took from FRANCIS T. tills brilliant part of his,Statjs, in. favour of the Kingdom of Italy. These motives are sufficient to increase the jealousy of the English, , and give to their Ministry the opportunity of exer- its diplomacy'. - What ! will Austria receive the gold of the Ca binet of St:. Jatnes's to enter again" into a contest with • `France ? .Let her recall the period when her soldiers, fatigued with being continually beaten, reftid - I'o fight, alld;thlOWillg down thbir arras, fled before the Fren . ch Eagles, which they durst no longer. fiice. -Can Flt NCIS T. thtact that all the Provinces of his Empire were invaded by the French, ,who triumphed at 'Vienna? ,Let him recollect that but 'iately all his people, ruined and discouraged, im plored IVlce of the Conqueror of Austerlitz. Eu rope knows that the Throne of the Caesars would have fallen had it net been for the generosity of the Emperor NAPOLEON. Alas ! why was it that, this Clemency restrained hts victorious arms ? , • - Europejs deceived if -it thinks the preseht the ' same as the former state. of France—its error is_great if if believes the porch to be,what they were under their formet Kings, .cir what they were. in those dis astrous times when vengeance executed laws dic 'tated-by terrer.--7Every thing_ is changed,. France 'prospers in spited the Cabinet of St.James's, Which commits every crime in order to, •sactifice to its hatred and'ils ambition.—The British Ministry' were preparitigto enjoy the fruit of their machinations, when "BONAPARTE appeared in France, and saved it. The Genius of England Was astoniihed—it turn ed talk before.that of NAFOLION. The Continental war compelled France to aban don-to England the Empire of the sea. The French, hoWever, have not remained. inactive, mid whilst their arinies triumphed in Germany and in Italy, and carried the terror of their arms to the Frontiers of 'Poland and Dalmatia, their Squadrons malti.plied upon every. point, and caused great - losses, to the English commerce in the Indian, the American, and European Seas. The bold and enterprising genius of the French fit them to- attempt and exe elite the ronquest‘-of Great. Britain. It is because the Cabinet of St. James's is convinced of this fear ful truth that it raises up enemies against France, in the hope of delaying the catastrophe which must nihilate its power. . On the day when the Peace of the Continent shall be re-established,' England will- be ruined in Europe. The commerce of, Bremen, Harnburgh, the Baltic, and the North, will be stint against them. consequence of this dreadful blow, their mane-• factures, already drooping, will bct utterly ruined. Privateers will multiply upon every point, and - the produce of their Colonies - will be intercepted or re main undisposed of in their warehouses. " In examining the political and military situa tion of the English in India, it isditault to account for• the apparent security which they manifest with rt.-pea to the solidity of their. Possessions - in those distant countries. How can it be' dissembltd . that their power in Asia is not so real as it is brilliant ?. In fad, those who consider the present position of England..in that part of the globe will be convinced, that in spiteof all the sacrifices which she has made to continer peace, ,she is unceasingly. menaced with a new War, the uncertain chances of which may lead •to the ruin of her establishments, and consequently 'her expulsion from Asia. . • Great Britain roust fear the _Mahrattas. This warlike people, direied by HoLremte may still at tack with success .the Northern side of Hindostan, and ruin the nailing establishments at Goa 4nd Bom bay.-- The Mogul may shake off his inertia, and the Nabobs of the Mysore and the Carnatic are, not so weak but they cause continual disquietude to the Cabinet of St. JaMes's, which fears : its enemies, ai Much ,as it distr6stS its own soldiers, whose a6tive s, f rit aspires at independence. " War is.adVantageous to Great Britain:' Whilst Europe combats for the interests of England, she possesses herself of, the commerce of the world. • rules in Africasubjeas Asia--.-and prepares the cent - pi - est of the American Hernispl. . 'Whorl blood runs in the fields of Gerthany, or the Plains of Lombardy, Great Britain is tranquil—she is in sensible to the calamities of war, because she does not feel its effeCts, or fear to see the French march to London, England does-not depopulate her Pro -vinces, or exhaust her treasure, like Austria, Russia, and Sweden. She raises up Coalitions it is true, but it is at their own expence, if it is csnsidered that the English obtain, by their commerce, the wealth which these people would enjoy if a Continental Peace opened all-their-ports to industry. Great Britain, intoxicated by the success of her • policy, sees no end to her prosperity. In causing war to break out on the Continent, she avoids the mortal blots , which the French Hercules was about . to aim at her. In placing the field of battle far frem the Banks of the Thames, the Cabinet of St. James's demonstrates the weakness of its means, at the same time that it proves the power of its in- trues. § The Port of Flushing affbrds to France and Holland,. the means 'of building Ships, and navigating the Baltic Sea, and jts situation at the mouth of the Scheldt renders its port highly commerci.il, . , _ ( 1 o Le continued.) . Saturday a cottage in,lhe parish of Dauarthney, Carmarthenshire, inhabited by a labourer and his family,. was totally destroyed by fire, while the pot r . pan was at work and his wile at market. , On their return they. not, only found that their little property had been consumed, but, shocking to relate,' that two of their children, who had been left at home, Lad perished in the flames.. &c. &c. &c. Being, more Capital Prizes than- in former Lottc ries of 50,000 Tickets.—Read, this, .ye who have negleeted - to entitle yourselves to Fortune's Favours, bypurchasing Tickets or Shares. Very few remain to be sold, and-if this opportunity is now n%leeted, it cannot be offered again this year. The next Day's Drawing will be Tuesday, Nov. 4. . . A writer of great knowledge and experience ..ob" serves, " that at the spring and fall of the leaf, the mortality is generally greater than in the other sea sons of the year," and with great truth; but many are also sent to their long home by early inascre tiOns, which materially atfeEt them at these season, either from injudicious treatment, or by not having, recourse in due time 1.6 Medicine. 'lt is, however, „ a pleasing consolation.tO the afflided, to' refled that a Medicine of the first .character isnow extant,. and, which, if applied,..-xi dll • etieually relieve them and restore theth again to' the blissful enjoyment of health and happiness. This Medicine is the Cordial: Bain Y . Gilead, Which has cured thousands in the last stage of a Consumption, brought on. by this de-. -straiive habit, and the proprietor, Dr. SdLOAON, of • Liverpool,_ is rendering the rising generation a ser vice' of the first magnitude. SHIP HEIM. VIAL, OCTONCit I Arrived—the Hope, War:, Lady l'eter,,•—, and Miryl Ann, Fenly, from London ; and Busy, from mouth. BIRTHS. On Sunday last, at his in the City Road, the Lady' ,of Thomas lames Riley, Esq: of fa:: General Post-Oth:v, of a Daughter. On Tuesday last, at texden ?ark Douse, near Colches ter, the Lady of Captain Massey, or the Royal Artillery, of a Son. Thursday the gth-irist. at Belfast, the Lady of Captain Courtney, 'or the Londonderry Militia, of a Son. On Tuesday the i4th inst. at Bangor Castle, North of Ireliuld, the Lady of the Right lion. C6166.,.1. Ward, 'Qf,a- Son. Lately, -at Stanmore, thelady or G. 1). ilArvey, Esq. of a Son. 444R1.11.61) I(tsteiday, at Camberwell, Mr. lohn nicker, of the Cus. tom , House, to Miss.Rcbocca Havill, daughter of Thothas Esq. of Camberwell. Lately, Mr. lohli Taylor, of - Shoreditcti, to Miss Mary Hartshorne t ..datighter of Anthony Hartshorne, Esq. late of cin Bow, Milesex. On Tuesday last, at Stroud, Samuel Holder, aged 70, and who has lost both liistegs many years, to-the widow or Isaac Wildy, who was drowned in the Stroud Canal a - short time sii%ce. The novelty of the match brought together a large concourse or spetttators, at the heat'. ut (Vaunt wa, one of the' old veteran's datighters, Wiriexpressed Ker disapprobation of the alliance by ringing a sheep-bell; beating. a cannister, anti other noisy implements, winch were. suspended to tAtZ:rent parts or her body. The old Gentleman was conveyed to and from church on , the shoulders of a' friend, who was occasion ally relieved, itillus arduous task, by the willing ellints of the bride herself . I ' DIED. Lately, at Ball's Bridge, near Dublin, after a few days john ()inn, Esq. On Thursday night last; at her house in Portpool-lane, at an advanced age, Mrs. Richardson, baker. .On the zotit inst. Mr. Sherbuni, of 'the Strand, Gold smith. - • • •, - • • On-Monday morning, at Miss Hothain's house in Marlbo rough-buildings, Bdth, aged 76, Mrs. J. 8.. Mackwurat. Pracd,-Sister to the late H. M. Pracd,'Esq. of Trevertion, in the Comity of Cornwall, and aunt to William - Pared, Esq. -of the same place.. • - Ji ICE 0 YE3TE Rank Stock, 213 Navy $ per Cent 94 5 per Cent. .1797, Irish 5 perVcnt. • 4 per Cent. .7h it, • , 3 per Cent. RL. , !. 6o 1-7,- 3 per Cent. Cur. 6t !tank L. Ann. - 17 'buts 1 Ditto Short Ann'. FOL'K'S aDAY, India Stock, 1831 Itidta Bovds, 2s. 3s. pr. F.XdieqUer lolls, pai, S. Pt. Ornoloin, 41 ;_per 'en!. Deferred Inpes tal 3 per Cent. I !itto ter 201 i Nov. 6i LONDON : Printe.i by RICIIARD HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlztt-covrt. Pow.strtct WILLIAM A RMI GAR Scitlyps, or South' Nioltoo-st Gros‘rellor-siluarc; At the StiN-OFFicit, No. I`2, Strand ; where Ativerlisirrienft, Orders for the -E4.lr, Leiters for the Editor, &c. Rost-Laid), must. be addressed: ROCHESTER_ - ELECTION. The eyes of, the nation, and shortly of all the world, will be upon this ,election. It has produced an incident, of such charaEter, that we are almost at a loss ,Tor , Words to describe, it. If the plains. of Maida ; if the plains of Syria and Egypt (where Sir SIDNEY Smmt has gained renown at ,thecannon's mouth) have raised the honour,of the British, name ; the a(.t of a• British Gentleman, .which we are about tO record, does in its kind and genius retie& a cork respondent lustre upon the magnanimous liberality of which the British character is capable when the true chord is touched in a true BritiSh bosom. A Meeting of the London Voters for Rochester took place last night, when the friend of Sir SID . NEY SMITH, who from friendship the most pure and perfect, is engaged in accomplishing his re-election, disclosed the EXTRAORDINARY CI r CUMSTANUE which will astonish and delight the whole country. This friend of Sir SIDNEY SMITH Went to Ro chester on \Vednesdiy last. In his absence, sotfie difficulties were understood to exist among other friends of Sir SIDNEY, respeOing the expences of his re-election. It was during the - discussion of these difficulties that Sir THOMAS THOMPSON, conceiving that Sir SIDNEY would be withdrawn, offered him self fur Rochester: - The idea of supplanting Sir •SIDNEY never entered into the mind of that gallant and honourable Admiral ; and we are persuaded that no Gentleman in En land would permit himself to be made the disgraceful instrument of doing any thitrg to lower or degrade Sir SIDNEY SMITH in the eyes of . Europe, - at the very moment that he (the life and soul of our operations kn the Mediterranean) is exalted by the Government of our Ally, the King of Sicily, into an authority almost paramount to that of the Sovereign himself. A letter from a Mr. TURNER, an Officer in the Navy, in the Mediter ranean, to his father, Mr. CHARLES TURNER, of the City‘of Rochester, after a description of the Battle Of 'Maida, arid a detail of Sir SIDNEY SMITH'S vari ous and well combined operations, concludes in these .wordS This government has given him (Sir SIDNEY) power over all its civil and military au thori:ties--nay, , even the prerogative of LIFE and DEATH . ." • -" - It is not at such `a moment that any honest re speetable tnglish Gentleman, still less a brother Offider, of kindred qualities and courage, could be found to lend himself towards , any abasement of that brave man, of whom his Country is soiustly proud, and who in this crisis : constitutes so much of EU - - rope's hope. Full of these impressions, Sir THOMAS THOMPSON retires from the contest. These impressiOns are most profoundly feit among all the upright Ereernen of Rochester'. We, wish that. the pressure of the moment, and the inevitable scantiness of our limits, allowed us to, give the speech of Sir SIDNEY'S friend to our Readers ; but that part of it which states tha following NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN public spirit, and uxExAmrLro GENEROSITY, we would even stop the Press to communicate to our Country, and to the whole world. . Sir SIDNEY'S friend, on coming to town on Thurs , , day evening, wrote to‘a Gentleman whom he had often heard talk in rapture of Sir SIDNEY'S exploits, on the subje& of the pecuniary straight, and received in reply the fol)owing answer : • " Nine o'clock, Thursday Evening, " MY DEAR SIR, oa. 23, igo6. " I have just this moment received your Letter respe&ing Sir Sidney Smith's EleCtion. - Your-v.:al in favour of your-absent Frienci does you honour; and I received your application to me, upon this subjeet, as the greatest compliment you could pay me. If the only difficulty to Sir Sidney's re-eleCtion be want of money, that difficulty is removed. ". I shall send to you in the morning, it being impossible to get the cash to-night, by Henry, Bank•notes for' 50001. before ten o'clock, which be sure to be in the way to receive ; and if bouol. more be necessary, the same,shall be forthcoming.- " I never opened my lips to That great and. glori ous charaCter, but Ithink him an honour to my country." Here, Go'ntlemen (Aid the 'Speaker), I Must ,make an observation.. One of our, greatest Poet*, distinguishing true piety from ostentation, thus ex presses himself : _ " Who builds a church to God, and not to fme, " Neyer inscribes the iparble with his name." (If this unparalleled a 4 wanted airy thing to make it unique, the taste, the goad sense, and modat dig nity of the concluding paragraph, most abundantly snpplics that consuinniate perfalion.. It is in these words) : . _ There is one condition which I must insist upon, most peremptorily, under the strictest tie of good'faith, namely, that you do, on no account, reveal my name, which I omit signing to this letter," Before ten o'clock , yesterday morning, Sir SID NEY'S friend received die following : • " DEAR SIR, Friday Morning. - " I enclose you Five - Thousand Pounds, in Bank Notes. Let me know, by a single line, that they have safely reached your hands. • " Ever your's, most faithfully, &c. &c." Upon, the reading of this Letter, and the five notes of Wool. each► being lain on the table, the room was shaken to its base. The universal senti ment of all who were Fesent was, that it would be sacrilege to trench upon a guinea of the money be yond the, most stria exigence. The health of Sir SIDNEY'S UNKNOWN FRIEND was toasted with enthusiasm. A more rapturous scene never was exhibited in a social circle. A lead mine has recently been .discovered in the county of Wicklow. The ore - has' undergone the necessary trials, and is expeeted. to prove a very valuable discovery to the proprietor. The following extraordinary accident happened last week in the neighbourhood of Wotton-under- Ed z s,re :- Four men, who had assembled in . the night, with an intention, it is supposed, of stealing timber, went into afield adjoining that town, where several pieces had recently been placed for the purpose of building. Three of these fellows, in this nefarious pursuit, had got a small tree upon their shoulders, and were carrying it off, when the man who carried the butt-end slipped down, and the Whole weight of 'the piece falling upon him, ht) was killed on Es spot MILITARY TOUR. Bv.7tutt.L.—ln our progress ,to this . pleasant little town we pass Bopeep Barracks: These are. situated BUlverhide • Salts. 'The very narne-will''convey to you the "mica of a• Flat. Here again, very judici- • oirAy,' are ereaeda kW niorelt.lartello Towers.'A kind'of breast 7 werk appears to have' been newly thrown up alongside the' road, to "which is sunk a narrow fosse. Some delaChwients front Hastings line this part of'the coast, "which seems to be bow tolerably ;well proteeted. - I3exhill Barrlo6 are" large and' coinmodious.— They are built in ,a very healthy' and eleyated situ 7 ation, and at present contain three Regiments. of the line, viz. the 3d, or Old Buffs ; and .the Ist and 2d battalions' of the 7th Foot. • The former have been stationed there for some time ; the latter have but just marched in from "Plymouth,- where they lately arrived from Halifax. The 4th Dragoon Guards take the coast-duty from thence to Win chelsea. PEVENSEY LEVEL. —' Here again an agreeable scene is preSented 'to our view, similar tit that of which we lately took leave on our approach to Rye. A fine open champaign "country extends itself on one side of you, for a considerable distance, which, with the ocean on the other, fortits a perfea and uninterrupted horizon. Here again, too, corn n ences a chain of Martello Towers, which, with Much propriety, are continued as far as Beachy- Head ; so that the immense Bay of Pevensey, which till lately was left shamefully unproteEted, is . . now formidably defended by a cordon of impreg-. liable Batteries. These Towers, in number, amount i to 32, and are ereeled at eqUal distances. Romney . Marsh and Pevensey Level haVe always been con sidered the most vulnerable parts of our coast—the Cliffs breaking entirely away, and leaving us expos ed by Nature for miles together. It was here that the greatest apprehensions were entertained on the score of invasion. The defea, however, is now completely-provided for, and the Empire is no longer endangered by threats of invasion by a vaunting and implacable Enemy. 'EASTBOURNE.—At the termination of the Martello TOWers, and to the eastward of the .Barracks, which are built near the sea, about a mile from the town,, a strong fort is• constructing, called the Thirteen- . Gun-Battery. This fort is capable of holding a small Regiment, and when completed will material ly add to the security of the place. The Barracks at present are occupied by the NorthuMberland Mi litia, under the personal command of Lord Lou- VMNE, who is now with . his Regiment, the Ist D'e• von Militia, and a Park of Artillery. Gen. DYOTT is daily expe6ted here, to take the command of the Garrison, having been recently - appointed to this part of the Distria. ' As a watering-place, we have been uncommonly crowded, with a very selea, description of , visitors, all the summer.* The numerous bills placarded in front of the houses,' of 4 ' ApartMents to Lett," be speak a falling off ,)f - our company ; bat We Nave still some Fashionables left. The Theatre is open, which, with the- bustle of the Military, and the at traction of their paradeS, keep us in spirits for a Week or two longer. The Cliffs here resume their majestic grandeur,and form a lofty and projeaing buttress against any daring or futile attempt that might 'be made at in-, vasion. It breaks away again, however, about Sea ford, where some forts are ereaed for our greater security. At Blackington there are some very fine' Barracks, both for Cavalry and Infantry. A. detach ment of the ist Dragoon Guards, and the 2d So rfierSet Militia, are at present in possession of theni After pasting through Newhaven, the Cliff begins again to rear its proud, crest, and to bid defiance to .the long menaced descent of our opposite neigh bours. POLICE. • IAIAILITOROUGH-STE EET. - Yesterday a young Gentlerna - n of the name of Jerrard was charged by Miss H. Forbes, one of the Paphian sisterhood, with an assatili •and false imprisonment._ The circum stances were rather singular : Mr. J. had been din ing-Asiith a party of friends;_in Oxford-street, on Viursday, and at ten o'clock the meeting broke up, When the company repaired to places of public amusement, Aufficiently elated with the: Tuscan grape. Mr. J. in'the course of the night, fell into the company of Miss Forbes, whom he' escorted to her house. After regaling "themselves with a sup per and wine, Mr. J. wished . to inform himself how time: was going' On ; but he missed his gold watch. He sttspe6ted he had been robbed of it. his fe male companion ; .but.she, on. being asked if 'she kneW any thing of it, retired from the room, indig nant at such a question. This conduit -led Mr. J. to suppose he had been robbed by her, and she was accordingly 'detained in custody on a che charge. In the -morning, hoWever,, the watch was produced from the coffee-house by the waiter,.in whose care. Mr. J. had left it when in a state of inebriatien. The Defendant expressed. his, regret at having ao - h..d so prematurely ; and the Complainant,,on receiving •-a pecuniary satisfa6tion, consent ed to 'drop the charge. On Tuesday last the body of a man was discovered hanging, in• a clump of trees, near the house of Wm. Wightman, Esq. Barrack-master,. at Bexhill, Sussex, by some personswho, from timidity, or want of presence of mind, did not, immediately cut .him, down ;. the body therefore,remained suspended till a young blacksmith arrived, who immediately divided the cord, when it dropped with great force, and caused so considerable a contusion on the head, that our correspondent thinks it might be doulltful, on a bare view, whether he died of that, or from suspen sion by the ,neck. A piece of curious hair-work, • and several docuMents, ,were found in Ins pockets. His name, we understand, was Blackman. We have mentioned the manner of ,cutting down the body of the above unfortunate man, to induce persons, on fature similar occasions, to let bodies down with greater care, as a life might possibly be saved by such attention: Married On the 23d inst. at Chathain, by the Rev. J. J. JONES, JOHN IVIADDOCK JONES, Esq. Captain in the Royal Denbigh Militia, to Miss 'D'ARcY , eldest, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel D'ARcY,, of the Royal Engineers: • HIGH WATER . AT LONpON 1313.1,DUE . TO-MOR- ROW.' Morning,. 43 min. after I. Afternoon, 6 min. after 2. MONDAY. 11,10,rning, 29 min.' after 2. A kternoon, 49 min. after 2. NAVIGABLE CANAL, BRISTOL DOCK, COPPEIL MINE, and WES!' MIDDLESEX WATER WURI SHARES. 'MONTHLY SALE. By Mr. SCOTT, • On-Friday, 7. at Tr:'Jve o'clock, at Garraway's, London IHE LEEDS 'anzt LIVERPOOL NANIGA -10 N , dividing SI. per Share- per annum. The SOMII RSET6I-11 RE COAL CANAL, bearing five per cent. interest. GRAND 'UNCTION, KENNET and AVON, DUD LEY aild WORCESTER, an BIRMINGHAM CANAL SHARES. BRISTOL-DOCK SHAPES, bearing six per cent. in terest. TAVISTOCK MINERAL CANAL, and LITTLE DUKE COPPER MINE SHARES, in Devon; and WEST MIDDLESEX WATER WORKS SHARES. Particulars at the Bush, at Bristol ; Royal Hotel, -Liver pool ; New 'Hotel, Birmingli•irn ;.:at Hatchett's Hotel, Pic cadilly ; at Gtukawa,y , s ; - and 'of Air.. Stott, New . Bridge street, London. • • . . . isAirtActruous 3lrtr, of birerpt,:),, NY - untAms . master, bound from that port' td ford, with Salt, sugar, bark, Sz'. struck on the `Vick low Bank, in a' gale - Of'wind, on the . '2d - inst. and shortly after went to pieces. • The crew : colksisted of the Captain and, sib men, besides one, passenger, who endeavoured to save: their lives by to pieces of- the wreck but all are supposed to periglied'eicept one min,` named Jones,- .whO..was picked up . on.ThUrsday .the ,inst. by ,the of Amlwich, HUGHES master, four leagues from. Eardsey Island,' and carrie4 into Milford yesterday seitni?.. - ,ht... 'He bd . the presence-of-mind to lAsk himself to the windlass bits, in which dreadfulsitua don• he was tossed about, , expecting momentary de- Stru6tion, until happily pidked - tip by the when' he had existed seven . days and eight nights. without-any sustenance whatever; and his raft , wa:s reduced to one rotten plitnk, a mouthful of which he sometimes chewed, The poor man was hardly alive when he reached Milford, but has since reco vered so far as to'be able to relate theahnve parti culars, and, notwithstanding the severity of , his suf ferings,,he -seems,likely to do well. , • UNCOMMON RICH WHEEL. CONTAINS, Prizes of 20,0001. 10,0001. .50001. 10001. 5001. 2 • • • 5•• • •