The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-04 00:00:00

elate the motives of those who conftdentiy aistrtecl
,that 'the Squadron of Sir .R. STRACHAAT waa left by
.the Admiralty in a starving, condition ! We have
'not room at present to enlarge more upon: this sub:
ject, 'hut we must big leave to call the attention of
:.'our Readers to the Speech, of Mr. W. Pout, as it
i contains the most full and convincing vindication. of
the Board of Admiralty...

Dispatches received from our fleet off Cadiz, dated
Feb. in, state, that the French and Spanish Ships in
that harbour appeared in no condition to put to,Sea:
The blockading Squadron had suffered a little froin•
gales, but the crews of the different Ships were in
good health.
A rumour was current yesterday evening, said to
have been ,received from Cork, that the•lsland of
Teneriffe had been taken by surprise by a detach,
ment' of British Troops.
Yesterday`the QUEEN and PRINCESSES dined at
Frogmore Lodge. '
Yesterday' his MAJESTY, Princesses SOPHIA, Ati-
OUSTA. and AMELIA, accotppanied by Lady ,At.atINIA
CUMBERLAND-, Generals MANNERS and Frizaoy,
and Colonel TAYLOR,
.rode, in the Great Park, and
returned at twelve o'clock.

ROYAL HUNT,—Although his MAJESTY has not
hunted for some time, the Royal Hunt is kept up,
as usual, for • the amusement of the Noblemen and
Gentlemen in WindSor, and round that country, and
the life and spirit of the sport is censiderahly
'heightened by the Marquis of CommAtus, the'
Master 9f his Majesty' Stag Hounds, being an eX-
cellent rider, and, very fond 9f the, sport. The
Noble Marquis gave direr ions for a fine young deer,
that had never been hunted, to be turned out on
Tuesday morning, for a day's diversion, from Stock
Common, in. Buckinghamshire, At ten o'clock the.
Noble Marquis, and a numerourfield of Noblemen,
Gentlemen, and Sportsmen, assembled on the Com-
mon, and as fine a young deer was turned out from
the cart as Weever beheld. He set oft with great
speed across' the Common, making a double back,
and run into Black Park ; from thence , took
across the country towards Denham, diretsting
his course to the right, back by Langley Park
and Ivor, leaving Colnbrook to the lefr,"'and:
went with great swiftness through the judo,
surer' to Horton, where he, made towards the
Thames, and swam across near Windsor ChUrch.
The sportsmen and hounds went over by Datclett
Ferry;',, and renewed the chace; taking over Old
Windsor fields towards Frogmore, where the deer,
finding himself closely pursued, leaped over the
high paling into ,her MAaksty's beautiful' gardens,
and upwards of forty sportstnen contrived tO gain
admittance. The dogs being nearly' up with the
deer,and he being much :exhausted, he took 'into
her UJESTY'S delightful pond ; the hounds fol-
loWed, and got upon him. Several attempts were
made to extricate the poor . animal, but he fella sa-
crifice---the water is very deep, and the dogs could
not be got ,
Het MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH were
there spending the day, and witnessed the whole of
the sight.' ' *

The 'gardens have snstained considerable damage
by the circumstance.

Mr. PALMER, who is,mentioned' .24 one of the
Trustees of the Oftra House, is Mr. PAomta, the
late Member tar 83111, whose health, we fear, is by
no means recovered Sufficiently for the-duties of so
troublesome and vemt;ions an office.

GENRUALWIIITELOcIeii-CLIZAL,27MPAY.-1113
the evidence of Capt. t'ottintlt, one of the
Aids-de•Camp to the. Commander in Chief, was rt!
sume4. Ho tutqaweljt J long cross-eAatnination by
General Wurrnoonti, upon the subject of main-
taining the cotutuunication between the different
detachments of thellritish Artily, and the possibility
of penetrating through the town for the purpose of
co-operation.

ANCIENT CostcaftT.---The Presiding DireClor of
this,eicellent Concert', last night, at the Hanover-
squaw Ramps, was the Earl of. UmiaroOrt, • whose
taste and. judgment ere well known. Mrs. • OIL.
LINGTON took the lead, and never acquitted herself
better.' BAIITLEMAN'S fine voice was in good order,
and the same may be. said of Ei.tatu sots', whose
Chaste style of singing was much admired. Mrs,
BILLINGTON and Mrs. VAUOUAN were highly ap-
plaudexi in a. Duet. The Dukes of SUSS'EX, CAm.
aflame and CustanaLoto„. and. a large audience of
the higher orders... , were present.
CATALAN' gave a .fine concert and a grand supper
last night, at which a numerous party of the Nobl-'
Inv. be natural enough fio
lity were present. It
these distinguished visitors to wish to hear the per-
formance of so able, a.singer, in a proper place, but
they are not,likely• to add Much to. thelespeaability-
of their rank in lite by appearing as iter guests.
The Public will hear with, pleasure, "that. Mr.
KEMELE is much recovered from his late alarming,
indisposition. The fever 'has entirely let hint, and'
he hasmow only an rilfection of the gout ill his toot.
Mr. SIIERIILAN has recently received one Office.
from the Princeof W,tt,rta, and has appointed.him-
lielf to another, viz.: that. formerly occupied by Mr:
Couattots.v, of r..Vsiolf Political Jester.'
The Party who condemn the appointment of Mr.
GIME!) to ,his now OtliCC'in Dublin, bemust that
Gentleman opposed thelletitiou from tließtmlan Ca,
thatie4 seem, en this occasion, to have derived- from
the latter the .practice of excommunioaion.': •
A trotting match for 50 guineas took pike yester-:
day on the Winter(' Road, between Mr. Jones'i ch.
fit. and Mr.:Harrison's hr. rn. The distance was two
miles and, after,a well-contested race, the brown
mare. wen by about two lengths. '4'44- distance was
performed 'in't6 minutes,' and the filly was the far
vourira before starting, •
A rare specimen of skilful fruit-forcing may now
be seen in one Of the hot-houses of G. BROOK, Esq.
Haughtoitliall, Shropshire, who has black Ham-
hurgh, Frontiniae,. St. Peter's, and Muscadine grapes,
in full perfetStion, and from trees that bore a regular
crop from 'June to Septemberlast year. ,The vines.
which now are in bearing were regularly prane I in.
October;
,were set to work on the 2d of November ;.
thinned on nearyear's day ; and fruit was gathered
in Inn perfeaiou on thel2d of last month.

L'Y "ICHAIID liAltßis,of No. 4, Manlett.c.•ourt, now...street
ICS NO. 112, Strand; where Ave: tisements, grders