The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

SacdTION OF SPAIN.

In the present critical siination of the Spanish
xiation, it would surely be politic to place the.most
valuable objects of her Oppressor's ambition, which
are in their nature susceOble of local Change, be-
yond the possibility of beizure. Or surreutler, and to
Inuk forward with firmness to a lung arduous and
sanguinary contest, marked 4). many diS4strous re-
verses. Thus, the national attention would be un-
eMbarrassed and direded to one grand universal oh-
jet, namely, its ultimate safety. To this must be
sacrificed every particular, every local consideration,
an,-4 if in submitting to the temporary occupation of
•
a-to-wn or a &stria by the enemy, the integrity of

THE SU N.

SOLEM QUIZ DICIMS IFALSUM ?

L 0 ND 0 IV,

TIIUItSDAY, SErTEDIREIt 22, 1808.

The following Note was this Morning left at the
Office of this Paper; but we do not know from whom.
it comes, or the authoriryfrom tence the statement
it contains is derived. We give it to our Readers as
we received it .

" A letter is said -to have reached town from an
Officer in Sir JAMES SAUMAISEZ'S Squadron, Statiug,
that on his jun6tion, with Sir SAMUEL Hoop, at Bal-
tic Port, the detachments of Royal Marines from
the British Squadron were landed on the Island, at'
its entrance, where the Russians had taken post and
ereCied heavy batteries; that after . a most severe
Action with the enemy (u ho were far superior in
numbers) our brave fellows succeeded in dislodging
them; a part of the Russians surrendering, and others
escaped in boats to their ships. At the time the let-
ter was sent off, our men were re-embarking on
board their ships, which being etfeaed, it was the

1 gallant 'Admiral's intention immediately to enter the
3 port, and give the enemy battle. The writer adds,
"pf the result no doubt could be entertained." Our.
loss in this service is stated to be very great, as our
Marines had to sustain a tremendous fire of grape
and musquetry, before a landing could he effeeled."
No intelligence of this nature has been received
I at the Admiralty.

A French Sloop, laden with wheat, from St.
Matoes, bound to Brest, was captured on the 15th
inst. near the Isle of Bas, by the antest Gun-brig,
and has beenabrought into Plymouth.

Major DALRYMiLE sailed On 'Tuesday from
Plymouth, oh board the Bon Citoyen Sloop of War,
on bis return to the Army in Portugal.

Several Tiansports from 1-145wich, having on board
the 76th, 59th, 43d, and part of the 95th Regi-
ments, remained iu the Downs yesterday.

We have so . freely expressed our sentiments re-
speding the Convention at Lisbon, and have so
earnestly recommended a liberal suspension of the
public judgment on the conduct of the parties
con-
cerned in it; till we shall .hear- what they have to
say in their defence) that nothing further on our part

seernQ at present to be necessary. We cannot;

however, read without strong feelings of indignation
the attacks which are every day made upon Sir
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, v:,liose chara&er stands so
deservedly high in public estimation, grounded, upon
his known talents, his attainments, and his eminent
services. If the Convention should, upon a rigorous
investigation,- be found to deserve all the-Odium that
has been cast upon `it, it is surely but fair in the
mean time to give so gallant and so skilful an Officer
credit for an involuntary submission to imperious
necessity. As Sir ARTHUR has manifested great
wisdom and knowledge as a Statesman, a well as
in his military capacity, the public have an. addi-
tional reason for reje6ling all arguments and opinions
tending to prejudication-,- relative to the conduft
of such a
.distinguished individual, who, since:he
"; .
first attraeled the notice of his Country, has
justly been considered as one of its brightest_ orna-
tdents. to the unfortutiate-ba,iness in question,
it must be observed, that while he was his own mas-.
ter he acted most nobly. •It was only when he be-
Came aubjeLci to others that his condual appeared to
be changed, and in that situation he had only to
obey. To have aled otherwise would have been
setting an example of insubotdination, inconsistent
with his own duty, and the good order, the. safety,
and the honour. of the service.

--Ministerg have determined to do their duty, and
for this purpose it is said that Sir WILLIAM
SCOTT is a&ually gone to Lisbon, in -order to
investigate the matter, and determine the point
upon the spot. No man existing is more pro-
foundly acquainted with the Law of
,Nations, and
upon no man's judgment and integrity on such a
question can Europe.more safely rely for an equit-
able decision on this important subjea,

The Junta of Seville sortie
,time since recom-
mended the printing and dissemination of patriotic
Papers,_ for the purpose of keeping up the spirit of
the People. One of these, which is admirably well
.adapted to its purpose, will be found in another ph'
of our Paper. The,murdez of the Duke D'ENGIIIEN
has not escaped the notice of the Writer ; and. were
all the crimes of BUONAPARTE pressed in this man
ner upon the attention of the People of the gond-
nent, there can be little doubt that an universal sen-
timent of abhorrence would soon have a, powerful
etre& in driving him from his usurped Throne.

Yesterday, at twelve o'cloot, Fits MAJESTY ar-
• rived from Windsor at the Queen's Palace, where
he was received by their Royal Highnesses the
.Dukes of Yottx, KENT, and CUMEERLAND.
At two o'clock His' MAJESTY held a private
Levee, which was attended by
The. Duke of Portland, the Earl of Chatham, the Earl of
Camden, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount Chetwynd, Lord
Hawkesbury, Lord Mtilgrave, Lord Heathtield, Lord Charles
:Spencer, and Mr. Villiers (Groom in Waiting); Captain
Halsted, Sir Stephen Cotterell, Mr. Perceval, Mr. rawkner,
and Mr. Ryder. ,
The following had the honour of being presented
to His MAJESTY :
Viscount Chetwynd; and Captain Halsted, on his arrival
from the Tagus.'
HIS MAJESTY afterwards held a Privy Council;
which was attended :by the Duke of POLLTLANb",dad
the rest of the Cabinet Ministers; when Mr. ItYbElli
the. Judge Advocate, laid before His MAJESTY'the
proceetlicgs of several Courts Martial.
Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with his
Grace the duke of PORTLAND.
Yesterday his Royal Higliness.the Duke of CoNt-
BEItiAND left' town for Windsor, on a visit to their
MAIESTIES.
The Duke •of PoETLAND, aye` a grand Cabinet
0
dinner yesterday at Rurlington House, which was
attended by the Earls of CAMDEN, CHATHAM,• and
WESTMORLAND Lords MULGRAVE, HAWKESEDRY.,
and CASTLEREAGH ; and Mr. CANNING.
Yesterday morning, the parties desirous of bidding
for the First Lottery for the year 1808 waited ,'upon!
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, pursuant to.
notice, to give in 'their proposals. The-Late-Ty, as
before-mentioned, is to consist of 20,000 tickets, to
be drawn in tour equal drawings of 5 000 tickets each
day, with an interval of not less than two days be-
tween each day of drawing, and the whole to con-
cludeby the 31-st of December. The bidcliogs were
as follow :

Messrs. Cope and Co.
-- Richardson, Swift, and Co. - 17 9 9
ltish and Co. - - 17 7 6
Hensley, Puller, and Co. - 16 16 9
Walsh and Nesbitt - - 16 to o
Shewell and Co. . 16 7 9

The days of payment have been already stated.

A Gentleman is arrived from Paris, which he left
a few days ago.—lt was generally believed that MAS-
, SENA would have the chief command of the army
in Spain, if his health would permit him. BVONA-.
PARTE and he were shooting the other day near St.
Cloud, Whet] BUONAPARTE fired his gun so: close
to MASSENA as to do considerable injury to his eye.
It is apprehended that he will lose the sight of it.
In the mean time Marshal NE? has been dispatched
to Spain. Within the last month, between .30 and
40,000 cavalry have passed thrOugh Paris. •
The report of an attempt having lately been made
upon the life of BERNADOTTE seems confirmed. He
was at Flinsburgh at the time. HisAid-de-cam4 was
standing close to him, and seeing the dagger raised,
threw himself forward to save the General, and re-
ceit:ed the weapon in his body—He died instantly.
A second blow was aimed at BERNADOTTE—he par-
ried.it with his hand, and the dagger went through
his hand and entered his breat, but npt -deeply.;
He is DOW recovered. Immediately after thin at-
tempt upon the General, an Arret was issued, gugd-!
ing the people against crediting or circulating rel
ports of a sinister nature..

Lord RENbLOSHAM, at the time of his decease, was
accompanied by Lotus XVIII. and the Earl of
CkitTliA

The Seville Gazette of ,the 16th ult. contaigg 36'•
account of various articles of clothing presented 1
the Junta, for the use of the Patriotic Army, by the
Nuns and other Ladies, and some of the Corpora-
tions of the, place. The grand total is 4735 shirts,
3168 pantaloons, and i 507 coats, adapted for
private soldiers; tooi shirts, 312 pair of pantaloons,
And ZOO coats, for serjeants ; besides 1774 pair of
gaiters, and 1084 cockades. The value of the whole
is estimated at 34,486 reals..

Letters from Montreal state, that as, the boat; of
the Michilimacinac Company-were coasting near
take Ontario, in May last, they were tired ,npoa bf
the Americans, their cargoes were seized, on *O7O
ground- of being contraband, and the ineti,. turn
adrift by a Revenue Officer ailing under thelArner.
can Government. On this tha being represented t•
the American Government by Mr. &slum?, the
British Ambassador, the goods were ordered to be
'restored, on condition tlot the Proprietors shod('
give security to.abide the issue-of t trial; •

The Queen of FRAVCR sr.; DU'OlieSS of ANOWP
LEME bare been at Gosfiein for sore w tune past.
where they receive but litte meet-
ing between the Duches• aid tier fathei-in-law,
MONSIEUR, was one of the r-lost .414 ting scenes
that can possibly be imAgined ; lad norlvenler
for noiirly twenty years, during ryiiich •period shc"
had experienced almost every ryiigery ; they held
each other long in their embraces, but Could-rat
speak, a'nd even now they dare not trz:l! thei;ostvc6
, to converse together but tzpon topics,' :11.1
.IPuthess's favourite AThid of fionoar'is:Madernoisella
'CLARY, daughter of Monsieur CLARY, who aitendid
. the unfortunate Louts XVI. to the last hour ahis;
life, and who gave the' atieetirig narrative-Of the'
transactions in the temple: The Datchess often.
employs herself in .working embroidery; -in .which-
work she very much excels: she had worked four'
beautiful chairs,
~wtliCh were very much admired by
her father-in-law ; she thei6fore sent them to Lop'
don, and had them made up in the best manner
possible ; and, when became upon a .visit to London,
she had them placed in his dressing-room. This
mark of attention was very sensibly felt by her t 5
_titer, as her mind does not often dwell upon woridlY
trifles. The • interesting Monsieur CLARY is now ar
-Vienna: -

Yesterday, the Loth MAYOR, Sheriffs and Other
City Officers, went in state to Christ Church, New
'gate-street; where a Sermon was preached before
them and the Governors of Christ's Hospital, by the
Rev.Mr.GILLY ; after which they heard two of the
eldest scholars of th excellent seminary deliver OW
tions—the one in Latin by Mr. T. DALL, and the
other in English by Mr. T. GILLY.
• On Saturday last J. BENJAFIELn, Esq. was sworn
.a Burgess of the Counnon Council of Bury St.
=tut's, conformable to his eleaion on the 24th of
,June last ; the, case in dispute having 'been laid be'
fore some of the most eminent Council, who unani"
mously coincided with the opinion of the present
Recorder of the Borough, that the said eleaiou was
valid ; and that a majority of the Burgesses present
constituted the legal eleclors in all vacancies, with'
out any distintion or precedence as to the Separate
bodies of which the Corporation is composed. •
Monday, being the day appointed for the eleetiq
of a Mayor for. the Citrot Rochester, to slz.;Leew
J. Simmorsis„ BAKER and WALTER PitE7-4°
Esqrs. Were put in nomination ; when a stroll;
contest ensued, which lasted nearly the whole of
the day, and was' at last,
_decided in favour of
PaENTIS, Esq. who, was accordingly returned as
duly eleaed. • - '
The American Ship -Galen, ST EDNIAN,, has, hce°
taken by a Danish Privateer,. but released on Par:
went of costs and 200 rix-dollars, and promising no!"
to proceed to' St. Petersbnrgh, but return in ballast,
When he sailed, however,. on Aug. 23, he itutte;
diately stood for the English Ships off Raae, and
sailed the same evening for the Baltic; tinder conticl
of a Cutter.
Friday night the herring fishery commenced in the
bay of Galway, in which the numerous boats elli-
ployed were uncommonly successful, each having
taken from 3000 to 2000, which self at from IL .9t
gd. to I. bs. per thousand. They are in general
of a small size.. -•

Monday.Sthinight General TA RLETON, Governor
of Berwick, arrived there to review the Gatrison.aa,t
inspea the Fortifications, and-also to suri-e,V the waste
lands. belonging to the Crown 'in that. Gar "1,

A cucumber, ptoduced in the open air, withelt
a. any artificial heat, was gathered at Oviligharn) on
Sattirday sennight, .L 6 inches in length, and 9 iri
girth.
There is now giowing in.the garden of Mr.
J. ii.. Wiles, at Chesterton, a peach of . uncommon'
dimensions. ;-is circumference; when measurel
parallel to the plane of the wall, is di inches;
in a transverse ,diredion, it is ietnewhat less. • its
weight, of course, has not )et been ascertained.;
Upon the same treelhere are several others of great
size and. beauty., but which, by !cation .of their
proximity to the one above deticribed.-hai'e not ob•
tained their full share of notice.
REMARKABLE QCCURRENCE.—Mr. Adam French/
wine-merchant, Leith,. being shooting upon the
lands of Colonel.Colbrooke, in the parish of Craw'
fordjohn, and county of Lanark, his pointer dog
having stopped short, and, making a remarkable
noise; attra6ted his attention, and going up to the
spot, was astonished to 'see a large adder in the act
of swallowing a lark; being half treated in the air,
be fired at it, and after. blowing its head entirely Oa,
it measured no less than 35 inches in length.
. Madame CATALANI'S last performance in Dublin
was to be this evening, for KELtY'S benefit. She,
was expthed to take her departure for. Cork tomor-
row morning, where she is announced to perforto
next Tuesday.

YOUNG went to Brighton when the Haymarket
season. ended. He Performed Oaaviun there on
Saturday last with great success. BANNISTER had
arrived, with what he calls his Budget, and was t°
submit its whimsical contents to the town on Mon-
day evening.

The Rev. CALEB ROCKET, A.M. Prebendary of
Wells, is collated to the living of 'Weston Zoylanci;-
in: the County of Somerset, on the presentation
the Lord Bishop of BATH and WELLS.

Married, at the Collegiate Church, by the
SAMUEL HALL, JOHN RAlL''' ON, Esq. to. MAO,,
only daughter ofJERENrrAkt Ebq•
Parkfield, near Mancheste