The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LICHFIELD RACES.--WznuasnAY, SEPT. to.
For the Gentleman's Purse of Sol. by 3 and 4 yr oW.--Two
mile heats:

Mr. Burchall's ch. h. Welch-harp, 4 yrs old i I
I.d Grey's di. c. St. Domingo, 3 yrs old - . 2 2
Mr. Browne's ch. c. Burleigh, 3 yrs old - 3 3
Same Day, a Match for fogs. One 2-mile heat, to carry Bst.
h. ft.

Mr. Gillibrand's b. m. Myrtle, s yrs old, beat Mr. Tomes's
b. m. Signora, aged—the latter bolted.

Same Day, a Stakes of zings. by all ages. One Two.mile
heat.
Mr. C. Smith's br. m. Hebe, 5 yrs old .
Mr. Butler's b. m. Miss Coiner, 5 vrs old . - 2
Ld Grey's ch. c. Skipton, 3 yrs old - . . 3
Ld Wilton's b. h. Bucephalus, 4 yrs old - - 4
Mr. C. Brown's b.c. Mountaineer, 4 yrs old` - , 5

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THURSDAY.
For a Purse of sea. by horses, &c. Four-mile heats.
Mr. llurchall's ch. h. Welch-harp, 4 yrs old 211
Ld Wilton's Bucephalus I 2 2
Same Day, a Stakes of 7ogs,. One Two-mile heat, to be rode
by Gentlemen.
Mr. Andretv's b. g. Garland, 6 yrs old -
Mr. Hawke's b. g. Featherlegs, 5 yrs old - 2
Mr. Dyott's ch. g. by Sir H. Harpur's Herod, c yrs old 3
Same. Day, a Stakes of Bogs. by 3yr olds. One Two-mile
heat.

Lord Grey's ch. c. Skipton • - -
Sir W. Wynne's b. c. by Meteor . • 2
Mr. Lord's b. 1., by Moorcock - - 3

ABINGDON RACES.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9.
Fifty Pounds for all Ages. Four-mile Heats.
Mr. Bigg's f. Margaretta, 4 yrs old - • . r
Mr. Kellerrnann's b. h. Heeltap, 5 yrs old - z dr
Mr. Skinner's b. m. Duckling, 6 yrs old 3 dr
Sir H. Lippincott's gr. h. Slate, 6 yrs old 4 sir
Sweepstakes of Ten Guineas each. Once round the Course.

Six Subscribers.
Sir t. Mawbey's b. c. Candidate - - r
Sir H. Lippincott's gr. c. Prisoner . - 2
Mr. Dundas's gr. c. Reubens . - . - 3

WEDNISDA Y.

Sweepstakes of Five Guineas each, with Sol. added. Two-
mi!c Meats.—Three Subscribers.

Mr. Chinnocle's br. g. Clove, 4 yrs old - I 11
Mr. Itichardson's b. h. Necho, aged , - 2 3
Mr. Kellermann's gr. c. Attilla, 4 yrs old - 3 2
Mr. Haines's gr. h. Country Lad beat Mr. Goodman's b.
h. Holkar, 12st. each, 501.

The circumstance of the loss of Mrs. FORSYTH'S
jewels occasioned to every body who was acquainted
with the Lady the deepest regret, as the opportunity.
for perpetrating the robbery seemed to have beenac-
forded by her benevolent exertions ,o serve a most
useful charitable. institution. Mr. GA ItIOW is a Vice-
President,, and an indefatigable promoter of the in-
terests of the Sea-bathing Infirmary he was with
his family present at Mrs. SIDDONS'S Reading ; he
was consulted, and upon examination gave it as his
decided opinion, that the robbery ivus not committed
by any person out of the family ; an opinion which
Mrs. FORSYTH could not prevail upon herself to
adopt; .it appears, however, to have been but too
Well founded, and it gives us great pleasUre to be
able to add, that the valuable jewels are once more
in the pos,session of their amiable owner. It is sup-
posed that they were purloined by a female domestic
who has long been in the family. The property it
seems was brought back and placed in the parlour,
sealed up.

BATTLE OF 11;11.6

Copy of a Letter, from an Officer iti -the 27th Regiment, tos
his Father; in the neighbourhood of 'Glasgow.
Monteleone (Calabria;,. July Ir, 1835.
, .
I have merely time to inforM You I am well, and-
to give you An account of the transaCiions of they
Army fur these few days past, of which I do not
doubt you may already have heard some account.—
Five thritisand of our men were ordered to embark.
at Messina, on the 28th sof June. On
,the first of
July,we landed at St. Eul-Thernia, a small town 'on'
the coast of Calabria : part only of our troops were
landed, When about 200 ()TOM- men; who were sent
into the adjoining Woods as a guard, were attacked
by about '4OO of the -Enemy's light. infantry ; they
were, however; driven by our two companies sue,
ral Miles into the woods, and about twenty of them
killed and wounded, Fn.(' 70 made prisoners.. The
two following days were spent in getting knowledge.
of the Enemy's position and strength. On the even-
. ing Of the 3d, we heard that the Enemy were en-
camped on a hill abont.eight miles distant from us,
• and, that they bad colleCted all their forces on that
spot. It was the intention of the General to ad-
vance next morning, 'and to attack theM : we were,
therefore, under arms at two o'clock, and waited till
daYT6reak, when all the Arniy began to advance.
Weadvanced through swampy grounds until near
nine o'clock, and then began to ascend a rising
ground, on the top of which was a considerable '
plain, which lay between us and the hill where the •
Enemy were encamped. The March through' the
swamps, whereat every step eve sunk almost to'the
knees, and tbe'ascent tip the high grounds, under
the heat of the, sun; bad fatigued our men very
much; but the moment they arrived on the plain
their ardour was kindled by a sight of the Enemy,
who had marched from the hill, and were draWn up
on the opposite side, of the plain ready to receive
us. We, advanced within 200 yards, of the Enemy,
and, then wheeled into line. The Enemy then ad
vanced to attack 'us in the most determined Manner,
and Were-reCeivectwith a steadiness and Spirit, which
theylittle,expeded, as they were made to believe by
theft General, that we could not Stand their onset.
Their force -consisted of 8000 men, 400 of which
were cavalry. • . •
The attack first began between a battalion of our
light infantry and EosArAairE's Lest and favourite
regiment, his first light infantry, which were with
him at the battle of Marengo ; but they were soon
broken, and, during the aaion, *ere entirely cut
to pieces. The battle was- fought, for two hours,
with great-spirit, on both tiides,. when the French
gave way in every part ; ,and every man of them
Would have. been taken prisoners had not their
cavalry prote&ed their retreat. Our men also
were tired with a heavy 'mai-ch 'before the ec•
tion, and: were not capable of pursuing them,
far. In killed; wounded, and prisoners, the eneiby
have lost between 3000 and 4000 ; 1500 of theth
Were left dead on the field. One of their Generals
is taken prisoner.' Our' loss is very inconsiderable
in comparison to their's. We haYe about 60 lilleti '
and 230 wounded. We only lost,one Officer in all
our ArmY in • the field 'there are sortie,' hl-pweVer;
who will not recover of their wounds; but we liav •
not-more than 20 wounded in all. General Sit/ART ,
'was driven-off-his horse by the bursting of -a shell ;
he had a musket shot through his saddle, and- an-
other through'his boot, but he has not been wound-•
ed. We have no Enemy to oppose us now,
as all the Troops are gone, 'and have, therefore,'
retired about thirty miles' whence the.aetion was
fought. All the enemy's batteries are in our pos-
session, and, I dare say, we will destroy their guns.
It is probable we may return •again to Messina, for _
what can our small force of 5000 men do against what:
the French 'can bring in a short time from Naples._
Our small army, for this viCtory, is indebted only to
their own valour, for although there were several
hundreds of the inhabitants who joined our Army the
two first days, . not one of them were in the action.-
Our oldest soldiers say, they never saw any- engage-'
ment so well contested; 'for both parties entered the'
field-to conquer,- 'and with the firmest confidence of
Success. From the small ntirriberS of our Army, and
from the return of the killed and 'wounded, you' can"
conce,ive what a well-fought action it was for the.
two hours that. it lasted—many say it was even
warmer than that of Egypt.
If we stop here a little longer, I hope we will have
an opportunity of giving them another-drubbing.

The following distressing Circumstance is stated
as having occurred in a town in the North of Ire.
land :

" A young Gentleman of considerable preten-
sions as to character and attainments, paid' his ad-
dresses to a young Lady, who, to being gifted
with superior, endowments of mind and person,
added the prospe& of a liberal fortune, if married
With the consent of her • father. It being a mate-
rial obje& with him to have whoever may be'
her suitor of equal advantages in point of fortune,
he signified his disapprobation of the existing
attachnient she had formed, and peremptorily di-
re&ed that there should be' no future familiarity
with her lover, urging his want of independence
as the . motive, .Her objeCtions and reasoning
were unavailing—her father was decisive' in his
injun&ions.. Her asseverations that the strength
of her present prepossession would, preclude even in
remote possibility any other regard, had no in-
fluence. A young man, a distant relative, was pro-
posed for her acceptance by her father, as eligible
in property, which he conceived 'to be the material
matrimonial ingredient—and he, although irr posses-
sion other situation, pressed his addresses, in defiance
of frequent explanations and repulses, and they.wcre
accordingly married. The morning after their mar-
riage, when, with the exception of her husband,
every one had withdrawn from the breakfast table,
she -emptied the contents of a small phial into a tea
cup, and drank it. Her-husband, with some-astonish-
ment, remarked the degree of cheN'fulness with
which she drank it. She with much sereii-y in-
formed him she had drank poison ; and that,
she had found it a very sweet draught. The trial) of
her assertion was obvious upon examining her tea-
cup-=a white sediment which remained, explained
the fa& fully. Every possible remedy was resorted
to for her preservation, but the strength of the poi-
son resisted all resources. In less than an hour the
excess of her agony, which she bore with a placid
countenance, brought on the heavy hand of
and she breathed no more. The misery of the sur-
viving parties is indescribable."