The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-19 00:00:00

21L1LT,4 A.‘.71) GIZMALTeIi? MAIL.

GIBRALTAR, SEPT. 19.—This morning the King-
fisher Sloop cf War arrived from Malta, having her
Highness the Princess of ORLEANS on board: Her
Highness made her escape with great difficulty from
some village near Barcelona, on its being attacked
by the French, and arrived at Malta aboUt three
weeks ago.
SErr. 20.--This day a Mail arrived from Lisbon,
with the first certain accounts of the terms. of the
Convention agreed upon with General JUNOT, for
the evacuation of Portugal by the French army. The
intelligence has produced a very different sensation
to that of DupoNT's surrender to the gallant CASTA4
Nos.
.Instead of the usual rejoicings after a vietory,
the utmost gloom and dissatisfaction prevails in every
countenance in the Garrison. After hearing of the
glorious victory over the French on the 21st of Au-
gust, great preparations were making here and at
Algeziras for a splendid illumination and rejoicings,
which were to take place on the surrender of the
French artny, which was daily expected. Now not
a gun will be fired or a candle lighted on the occit-
ai )n, either here or in Spain.
SEPT. 21.—This day the Glorioso, a Spanish. Line
of Battle Ship, of 80 guns, arrived in the Bay,, from
Malaga, on her way. to Cadiz. She saluted Rear-
Admiral PURV/S'S Flag as she passed, which was
• immediately returned.
SEPT. 22.—The Packet from Malta arrived this
morning, in sixteen days passage. Brigadier-General
DISNEY and his Staff are on board. By the Packet
we learn, that Sir Joss STEWART and ten thousand
-of the line.t troops of the army at Sicily were ready
to embark at an hour's notice; and it was expected that a powerful diversion `would soon be made in the
kingdom of Naples, where 'the natives were all
anxious to follow the glorious example set them by
the Spanish nation. The Fame and Apollo sailed
tivis day, to join the Fleet off Toulon.
SETT. 23.—The letters from every part of Spain
(peak in the most indignant terms of the ignominious
Convention concluded with the French at Lisbon.. I
inclose you Copies of two of them, received by peo-
ple of the highest respeCtability here, and written by
persons who, from their situations, have every
means of being well informed. The British Govern-
It'ut, I am happy to add, escape censure-; but the
evils expeeted to result from the Convention are not
the less
regretted on that account.
-qititz, SEPT. 17.—Yesterday a Russian Officer
arrived Jere express from Lisbon, by way of Bada-
i°4, on his way to Trieste, with dispatches to the
44Viao Government. By him we have learned'the
authentic accounts of the extraordinary terms which
have been granted to General JUNOT anct the French
army under his command in Portugal, It is impos-
sible to describe the amazement and indignation they
tAve excited in this Country, where they are reck-
oned far more degrading to the British national ho-
-3.1„,,0ur, than those which LINIERS dictated to General
WHITELOCKE, at Buenos Ayres. The same opinion
respeEting them prevails at Madrid, where they are
reckoned in the highest degree disgraceful and impo-
litic, as 'by this means between twenty and thirty
thousand of the finest French troops will be sent
back to France, from whence they will soon enter
Spain'-again; so that with respect to the final issue
of the grand contest in which we are- engaged, they
Nvoit!.(do us infinitely more mischief by being sent out
a mugal tO join the grand French arrrsy advancing '
gainst this Country, than if they had been suffered
to remain where they were till the fate of this cam-
paign was decided,
MADRIO,
SEPX.IS.—The Gazette Extraordinary
yesterday announced the grateful news of the de-
liverance of the Marquis DE-ROmatea and ten thou-
sand of Our gallant Country nien from the jaws of the
!army, through the zeal and intrepidity of the Bri-
,t2,s.h Navy, which diffused the most universal joy in
"tals Capital.- The same Gazette alsb cone.ined a
vommunication, by order of the English Corsunati-
‘lier in Chief in Portugal, of the Capitulation con-
ctiuded with General JuNor, for the evacuation of
oelaLCountry by the French Army, in consequence
y~
viEtories of the 17th and 21st Ult. I do assure
Otheit.t required the first piece of news to render the
ar--/
ry„ a! "II palatable, as the idea of sending JUNOT S
back to France at such a moment as this is
11111,1,4'c1-sally condetnued, and some of our leading men
e expressed their opinion of the terms of the
Capitulationto in much stronger language than I choose
thereP,eat. Luckily we have no tears for the result of
the ge:ti°,rhiou.
ase s struggle.io which we are engaged;- and
infavour of England is so great, that
of an
sttspe. d the Government of that Country
any tYenlinpotenti
to port on of sacrificing the welfare of this to
rary partial interest of its own with‘respeCt
u o
Co„ 1 , and we attribute the blame solely o the
-inlanders of the English army, who must have
been sadly'duped by JUNOT in-the negociation. We
expect that the Supreme Central Board of Govern-
ment will be finally arranged before the end of this
month, and that they will assemble at Aranjuez.—
Colllel DOYLE has been uncommonly active since,
Lie arrival here. His knowledge of the Spanish lan-
guage and his abilities give him great weightand
110 measure of any importance is determined on
Without consulting him. Mr. JOHN MuRPHY, one
t'Ll the partners - one of the principal English•lotises here, is,- at his own expence, raising, cleat-
lonfg,s,and arming a Regiment, called the Volunteers
ai Pai", corn Pose d' ofthree battalions, each con-
stin, of
plettct bloo men, and which is now nearly com-

hasENEAL CASTANOS.—This valiant Officer, who
the uired such honourable distinction amongst
S
'Panish Patriots is the uterine brother of Don
ImneN DE LAS,
the Court CASAS, who was Ambassador from
He is% now 47
°f Spain to this Country in 1796 and 1797.
years of age, and has served on many
ltnportant occasions in the Spanish army. He re-
ceived a severe wound in an engagement with the
French in 1794, whilst he commanded the African
Regiment, whereof he was Colonel. In 1798 he
'was banished from Madrid along with 16 other tOf-
throegh the intrigues of the PRINCE of the
rEACE.

Advices had reached Malta on the sth ult. that
the Austrian .-Ports are shut against American Ves-
sels, and even against their own, if laden with
colonial produce. In consequence of this inforina-
liar), six American Ships, whicli bad arrived full
freighted at Malta, on their way to Trieste, were
about to discharge their cargoes at the first of these
ports.