The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-09 00:00:00

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FALMOU'rifyi/UNE 6.—Arriv 'd this day the brig
/ifeicurp, tllit if. ' Bitowit, .froM LiVerpoiii, to watt
con'vuy for. l,l Malta ; the Private Brig of War Slag,
Capt. Eta, from Gijon (Astoria)°, with two Spanish
Gentlemen of distinelion, and four servants, being
deputed by the ProVisional Gaverninent of the
~Prov-
inces of giscay and Astoria to proceed to this Coun-
try for assistance 'to repel the tyrants r,lFrance : i, i.
thi's pOrPose.those Provinces have appointed his Ex.
celleney Si, I). JOAQU4I DB NPRIA, and i‘larquis
tht SANTA CII'LIZ lib: NIERIgNA6 la Corntn:inder in
Chief, who has issued a Proclamation, hearing date
0, ied6, tf 5 tit May, inviting all that were capable to
take up ait-tIV, Above feo,ooo had already repaired
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to Oviedo. 'tn. these Provinces they have about

100,000 stand of arms, but are very short of ammu:.
nition : they litVve had frequent intercourse with the
Provinces of Galicia,-Leon, Arragon, and Catalonia,
and it is expecled ere this the whole have been
called out. The French soldiers in Spain are also
said to be disaffeaed towards their present rulers,
The Spanish Troops are very numerous in Portugah
and are immediately expe&ed to join the Portuguese,

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PLYIVOtirk JUMP. 7.—Sailel the bnpoturzt.z, of

guns, Capt. LAWFORD, to the Eastward; Sokbay
Frigate for Portsmouth ; and Iris, \VARA:pi., for
Gottenburgh.

DEAL, ~utrg B.—Arriwti His Nlajesty'a Ships
Clyde, Cotingycl4to 0 :vrt N, from Heligoland ;... Kan.
gar oo from a cruize; and Escort with convoy from
Parts Mouth..,, .1:1

Sailed tbl gggaroo and Mariner on a crilizT.

SHEERNESS, JUNE EL—Sailed the British Fair Cut-
:er for Yarmouth.

The Sir Fidncis BUrdett, Gravesend Passage Boat,
is taken up as a Cartel, and sailed on Siiti;lay for
Holland, from Gillingham, with a number of Dutch
Fishermen and other Prisoners.

HMS PAST FIVE.--Caire down fr:orn Long Reach
His M. jesty's Ship Warspite, of 74 guns, Hun. Cap.
BLACKWOOD, to the Great Nore.

Sailed tlieW4 Gun-brig 19r Deal.

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MARCHIONESS Or DOWNSIIIRE.—WC. C3IIHOt
avoirt taking'sopie notice of a Letter from this Lady
en the CATHOLIC QUESTION, which appeared in a
Morning Paper of yesterday, and wleeli the fair
Author evidently wishes to have cirenlated over
Jrelanti.---We have no d ,eC,t that the Marc!'lioness
is .a sensible woman, and (inllifiect to adorn private
life, but we do not conceive that she keeps within
t.he sphere of aftion allotted to her sex, however
high her rank, when she ventures to send forth her
thoughts to the world at large upon a subjeet of the
utmost imperrance to the United Kingdom, and
Which bar-rrft on afforded scope • for the discus-
sions of LeMative wisdom, which, upon so
weighty a' inattgt, certainly can soma in no need of
female ,counsets.—We are of opinion- with
Dr. JOHIOON, that matters must be in a very hi
mentable state when " Ladies iVerpbse," in national
concerns, and we are much inclined to hope that
somebody most have assumed the respeelable signs-
tore of the Marchioness on this occasion, to invest
party-spirit with a more alluring form in order to
give the greater efficacy to its misehief.--The letter
observes, that the pehlio mind, impelled byliiiii-
ciples of jostice and of policy, inculcated by Jul
many wise, able, and good men, is progressive in
its (Coe claim of the lrish.Catholics) favour."—That
some men of this description, not fully acquainted
with the subject, and consequently not sufficiently
' aware of what might be the result, are favourably
disposed 'towards; this claim, we have no doubt, bet
that many prof ete the agitation of the subject from
motives of atr,'.,ition, desire of place, nod a de,,
termination *to Livery thing in their power to
embarrass Ministers, i 3 too probably the case.—
As to the put4lio mind, frum all we can bear,
it is decidedly in favour of our good old
Constitution,' which %yes once dreadfully ob-
scured by the clouds , of Popery, but those clouds
‘eere happily dispersed by the wise Statesmen and
virtuous Patriots. to Whom we ate indebted -for.that
gevolution which .has founded the 'rights of the.
subjea upon a rock- that-will stand for ever, it we
do 'not listen, to the counsels of weak Or ki" icked men
who want to re►mov© it. . If this letter should have
been gramd with the Marchioness of DowNsoten's
name without her authority, we shall much regret
that the temper of the times should give such licenee
to party-spirit, but if it really: came from,the Lady
herself, we sincerely hope that she will lease a sub-'
jea of such " high matter," 'to use an 'expression of
Mr. Beans, to the Wisdom of the Legishrnare, which
most be much better able to decide upon the rues-
' sure best catculated'lo promote the interests and
secure the happinearia the Empire.

Advice is received from the North of Scutllnd,
,
a large Danish TM*der, cruizing between Orkney
Islands and Shetfant; she has captured the Norco.
DARNeLL, from Yarmouth to Olueboc, ad two
others, and gone in quest of more.

Her MAJESIY, it is said, has granted a pension of
.001. a year to Mrs..lVbrrocits, who has long been
a favourite with the ROYAL FAMILI, far her loyal
spirit, as well as her talents as an aareas. To the
credit of this adress, it should be related that she,
would long since have been able to retire from the
stage, if she had nut rendered herself responsible for
the consequences of some theatrical entei prizes in
which her late Husband had,embarked, but which
were attended with an unpro4l:4•rous issue.
The unanimous,offitr made to Government some
time au, I,y the ..Royal St. Andrew's Reoitnent of
Fife Volunteers, to.,Ucto.rne Local been
accepted of by his MAJrSTY.
()n Nion,lay Lord DARLINGTOI; entertained a se.
leM party to dinner, at his house in King-street,
St. hues's.