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

MARGATE, SEPT. B.

. MRS. SIDDONS, to the regret of all sound theatri-
cal Critics, took leave of us last week in the Charac-
ter of Belvidera. As she has often gratified the
London Audience by her expisite pertOraanc:e in
this charaCter, l eulogtum is needless.
'Dandelion has hala very profitable week. On
Wednesday last no-less than .809 persons attended
that agreeable place. Mrs: SIODONS, in the even-
incr., at Broadstairs, with a spirit of huManity worthy
of great talents, gave- her powerful. support for
the benefit of .the bilirmary of this
town, .by Readings from SnAl.si.EAaL: This re-
fined entertainnient took _ place at ,fir. Foßsrrn's;
but while Mrs. SIDDONS was thus presenting the
treasures Of poetry, she. was . wickediy:depriyeaof
some of her own, as a free-hooter stole into a bed-
chamber and stole off with a-casket of..her jewels.
l.i.onsvr.ti has c")ffered a hundred- guineaS reward
to thOse who discover the culprit, and will bring back
the property..
Mr. -A1!-19,FLo, 'the celebrated Fencing-master,.
was here for a few weeks, during which he revived.
the knowledge of several in the use of
the sWord„who, We hope, :tire mote anxious_ to di-
red} it gloriously, against invaders; than than to employ it
upon the pfineiPle. of fathibfiatte /6-nour,.. to the de-.
.struEtion of each other,

ASHE had a Concert, on Thursday at Ramsgate, at
Which BRA HA NI and STOUACE.assisteoL The tickets
were half a guinea each, and above three hundred
persons were present.
The Matthezp, of London, a West India Ship,
which unfortunately went down a'few days ago otf
Margate, has by the skill of our famous Boatmen
been lifted and remaed about 20 miles higher, up;
they have lightened. her considerably by recovering
a vast quantity of rum._
On Saturday the Tragedy of Tancred and Sigis-
munda was represented for the benefit of Master
WATTS, who perlbrmed the hero of the piece, and if
none but Boys.who are the only-tit
auditors of such exhibitions, had been in the The,
atre, the entertainment might bare past,otf- teler-
ably well. The 'Amateur A6tor who lately ap-
peared in Romeo, and mightl,be thought to have
quite satisfied his theatrical aMbition by the ill siN.=;
Cess 'which, attended that effort, was the Earl os7
mond. The. audience was rather too friVicksozne,
considering that it was a•tragic, or more properly a
sad, repri:sentation, and vented their feelings in
laughter and luLlicrouS groans through the Piece:;.
and thus the experienced Performers were involved
in the ridichle that was intended only to have been
directed against rashness and folly.

REYNOLDS has presented an After-piece to Co-,
vent-GardenTheatre, which has been accepted,g and
will soon, be brought forward. 4-\. new ,Cbmedy is
expeeled,f-mba MORTON, and from GEORO4 COL--
MAN - the Younger. Mr: DIMOND, a Gentleman
of well-known literary talents, the son' of the re=
spthable Alamiget of the Bath Theatre, sir also said
to have a dramatic novelty forth-coining' at Covent-
Garden Theatte.

DIBDIN'S Dramatic Muse has been yeryprosper-
ous this season ; for tile success of his Five
has enabled him to dispose of the copy-right to con-
siderable advantage, and the 'Managers, in conse-
quence of their great receipts, have auded much to
the'Aiithor's pecuniary •stipulation.
ANTIQUITIES.-Five hunched and seventy-four
silver coins have lately been discovered itY the:neigh-
bourhood/Of Cannel, by two labourers empleyed to
getting steno on an estate belonging to Lord
6k,0F.,;1, CA vENtnski. Tiiey were enelosed-
in an unglazed-earthen pot, a—. the coins of.
Emperors and distinguisid, -pct (;ii:Age":• or t 40,
man Eutpire. The coinsure all- in a state of high
preservation, and are now in, the possesSiOn Of Lord
G. CAVENDISH.—The earthen vase was broken to.'
pieces before its contents, was dicovetecl.: •

GEiVERdL ORDERS.

}lead-Quarters, on the Plains of Maida;
6th July, 18..6.
PAROLE—MESSINA.

• Major,General Sir JOHN STUART finds hirnsellincapable
of expressing to the Troops the sentiments excited in him by
their brave andintrepid conduit in the lateAition of the 4th,
ht.which they gained so signal a triumph over a boasting and
insolent Enemy. Their distinguished behaviour on this me-
morable day, will endear theM in the breasts of their grateful
Countrymen ; it will ensure to them the applause of their
approving Sovereign, and add another immortal wreath to
the laurels of the. British Army. •
The Light Brigade, under Colonel KEMPT, who led the.
attack, and who-charged and broke the Enemy's favourite
First Light Corps, displayed a combined instance of gallantry
and discipline' of which military records have furnished but
few examples.
The 78th and Stsf Regiments, which formed the Brigade
of General ACLAND, shared the first and severest part of the
Aition with the Light Infantry, whom they were ordered to
support ; and the gallantry and good conduit of the Briga-
. diet-General, in. fUlfil ling
,this duty, were most nobly se-
conded by the brave Regiments under his orders.

The Battalion of Grenadiers, and the 27th Regirnent, un-
der the orders 'of Brigadier-General COLE,. made a firm and
intrepid resistance against a superior force ; and the,manceu4
vre of the 27th Regiment, in throwing back a wing to re-
ceive the Enemy's Cavalry, was the strongest tok61(?: the
excellent discipline of that Corps:
The 58thand WatteVille's Regiments, which formed the
Brigade under the orders of Colonel OSWALD, and which
were broug.Ait up as a second line, sustained the advanced co-
lunms with the greatest spirit-Agl intke.tlrd'ity.

The conduit of Lieut. Colonel Ross, i►i throwing the loth
Regiment into the wood, on the Enemy's flank, while the
latter were attempting to turn our left, was a prompt display
of gallantry and judgment, to which the Army was most
critically indebted. •

The Artillery Was well provided, and most effedually
served, under the diredions of Major LEMOINF, the Com-
mandant of that Corps. From the various public Depart-
ments of the Army, and especially from Lieutenant- Colonel
BUNBUItY. the. Deputy Quarter-Master General, Sir JOHN
STUA RT has to acknowledge the Most marked and able as-
sistance; not only during the continuance of the action itself,
but in all the arrangements preparatory to its commencement.
No language that the Major-Ceneial could adopt-could
bear any proportion to the f,:i;ling with which he recurs to all
the circumstances of this great—Otis signal dry. To ulnr the
etcPl;ssiot'Ortirs-OW; Itumale titankSc. oti—SiTZtlinciftible- an
occasion, would be presumptuous. • •‘• •
The Army will receive tite only acknowledgments that are
adequate to,their:deetiS in the approbation of their 'Sovereign'
and their Country; and every Soldier wnoin the General
uow'has the, honour of addressing., w t have•au equal right
with himself to make the bo4.i itcreafter, that he bore a part
in the 4tutious Battle of Niaida.
(••ignv,j R. TOMLIN, A. Adjt.

Quartet's, Messina, 3oth I illy, rEo6.
PAROLE -STUART.
His Majesty has bt;en piensed . to apoint General HENR Y
'EDW. !'ox to the Coix,mdlitt °fall the Land Forces seiving
in tht."Nlediterraiiean.
Major-Geueral.Sii 10EIN" Sru ART, the Second in Com-
mand of all the Furce stmened iii the islands of Malta
excepted), will tale t. ;e imam:ohne command, and condutt
the affairs in the two Caluorias.
"rite Honourable Arig,idier-General BaoOeatex 1%41'1 con-
tuic in the command of the Citad,:. and its dependencies.,

Captain DE Sgos v.4ll‘coritin4e w do the business or Mi.
litary Secretary. •-
.:Aides-dc-Camp to the Cornmander of the Forces : Captain
EDWIN R.,J. GREEN, Loth, Intantry; Captain ArtsTAs W.
YOUNG, 13th Infantry. Brevet Major ANTHONY 4,10/1R;
De Roll's Regiment; and Acting Aict.tie-Camp, Captain
G: H.' F. BERKELEY, 35th Reg,iinent.

The Commander of the Forces feels, that his presuming
to offer his appiause to the Major-General, and this g.►liant
and well disciplined Army (which he, it assured they will
receive in the,amplest manner' from. their gracious
,sovertign
and Country), would be impertinent ; but • he' is most sc,.-
- • r
sibly impressed with the honour ut having the charge of such
Troops, and nothing shall he ,omitted on nis part to en-
courage their exertions and preserve tneir With
the assistance of Major-General Sir I ()RN STUAIeI, t,ene-
rirl and other Officers, he is cuntident they wilt always ‘art-
duel themselves so as to retain their high repUtation, aikt- to
deserve well of their King and Country.

The Commander of the forees.has been pleased to appoint
COlonel tokiN OswALII, Of the 3SIO Regitlielt., to act As
Brigadier-General in the Mediterranean until His Majesty's
pleasure be known:
(Signed) • 11. E. Fox, Ceneral.
Eu. Nlol...E.swottltt,:
. .

Ass t —dj..ltaut-General.

Yesterday 'morning Mr. 13,1sti,ico, the Messen-
ger, went into inn Utiy for hie pinii,ose of buying
a TuitTCE, to be by hint :),Sr to Paris, for
Lord LAuDEHDALE.--41. is StAiyi,,,•,;l [Oat this lively
mediator-will to a certainty nc.6ociate peaeg, for
a few hours at least, bylWeell the two Plenipo-
tentiaties.

General Sir JoHti STUART is to he created a Baron
of the United King.loin; for his.late gallant anu ju7
dicious conduct in Calabria:

Captain H E, of the')/inphio'n,•was a yeryipro7.
per titan to teach the Frenon a lesson upon the oast
of Ciilabria—

" F.'s est ab hove doceri."

JEROME BONAPARTE, it is said, hastened home in
order to he in readiness when his brothcr raised the.
next et op of crowned. heads, The soi.disant King,
er, would not have dared to land in America
after the trciitment which his wife has received,
lest her countrymen, instead of. a royal
mantle, ha:. uestowed on him a more suitable co-
vering of tar and feathers. .
The French Emperor has himself only to blame
for the seVenth Article in the Terms of Capitulation
of ttte Camel of Cotroua, by which " all Civilians
who have attended theTrencll Army will be consi-
dered as prisoners of war, in consequence of the grin -
ciple cstantistied by the French Government during
the'present war." Thus the French nave to thai::;.
their new, Ruler for adding to • the grievous conse-'
qucuces of war, by his unprecedented cruelty in de-
taining the Zuglish travellers as prisoners at Venturi.