The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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respectful to the Public, that it requires tio common
.degree orcredulity to suppose that an &tress, who
must live by public favour, ,could have- been guilty
of it. It therefbre, to be hoped that Miss DUN•
CAN will Come forward and prove that this charge
against her has originated in secret malevolence, and
has no foundation. in truth. It is the more necessary
for Miss DUNCAN to vindicate herself on this occa-
sion, as she never attempted to do so with respe& to
the charge brought against her a few months ago by
the Windsor Manager, of having most obstinately
resisted all his efforts to induce. her to fulfil an en-
. gagement into which she had catered to perform at
• that place, and of keeping th 4 audience in a fruitless
%tate Of susuence for two or three hours. I re-
Member, Mr. Editor, that when some illiberal re-
tleaions were thrown upon Miss DUNCAN for hav-
ing set up a carriage, you very properly took up her
Cause, and observed, that if the exertion of her ta-
lents enabled her to possess such a convenience, she,
had a right to enjoy it. Refietiions of such a na-
ture generally arise from spleen and' envy,, and
are best answered with contempt. But the, pre-
• accusatien 'concerns the Public in its great .
tiational and the most useful an'd moral of its
amusements, and therefore is entitled to your
Ilotice, and deserves your decided censure if it
Shan appear to be founded in truth. I do not
mean by this remark to pay any .compliment to
• DUNCAN, but to observe, that if she has per-
, fvrnied ii principal charai.iter in a favourite play, and
the Mana.;ers do not think proper to represent that
play bgeause She.refusAka..to do her duty, she thereby-
depriyes the public of.a gratification arising front the
play itself. I am glad, however, to find that the
latter disappointment is not likely to take place, as
Mrs. Joactms. has with great kindness offered the
powerful support of her Vmperior abilities. But it is
to be observed, Mr. Editor, that the refusal charg-,

ed on Mish DUNGAN happens at a time when the

subordinate Performers have their benefits, upon
which they rely as a great source of their subsistence
duri,ng the apprtiiching -theatrical ,recess. There-
fore, ou the score of humanity to her less fortunate
brother; and sisters 'of the sock and buskin (who are
uever likely to step into a carriage of their own), as
well .as of insult to other performers, who might
falrly be deemed fit substitutes for Mr. ELLISTON,'
iPiustica and ingratitude to the Proprietors, and. dii-
%taped to the public, it is absolutely incumbent up-
oo Miss DUN CAN to defend her charatler, and to
Prove that it has been cruelly defamed by anony-
mous malignity.
A CONSTANT READER.
Bedfor., Cojee-house, June 7,,1608. •

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NOT tNG has arrived (rem Spain 'liners we gave
Such gratifying inteiligence,,on. Wednesday last, of
the state of affairs in that ,Counrry. Some more

Val tieularg, however, have transpired respeaing the

nature of the Mission entrusted to Viscount MA-

rasosA and Den Theo° DE LA VCGA. The Mar-
quir Da SANTA CRUZ, who is at the head of the
l'rovisional Governments of AstuAas and ,Gallicia, is
a yonng,Noblernan of high spirit; and is in particular
esteem. in the former Province. To him is corn-
.mitted the cotnniand. of that Patriotic Army which
we hope is destined to rescue t heir Country from a fo-
regn yoke. The Marquis DR OVIEDO, who is joined
'ith him in the "condtid of the national of affairs, is
also a Nobleman' in whose spirit and virtue the People
Place entire cenfidenee. The Proclamation issued
by the Spaniards breathes the most energetic ardour
of patriotism, and is admirably calculated to rouse
the spirit of the People in all quarters. The Pis-
trjes of St. Andero and Leon have anooenced. their
readiness to co-operate in any proceedings that may •
:end.to save th cm from an upstart Tyrant. The popu-
:Ill" of Asturias alone, it is said, prop,:qi/dire(ited,
would make an effeEtual stand against the Enemy
but as the Patriotic Army was daily increasing, and.
48 the zeal fur independence animated all ranks and
Oegtees of both sexcp," there is great reason to. hope
f()rit suceesiful, result. The two .Noblemen who
ai'e arrived in thii country have, we are confident-
IY assured • upon the best authority, brought full
Power from those patriotic Nobles who in the pre-
sent important crisis have been invested by their
CuuntrYmeri with the Provisional Government of the
State, to treat with the British Government, as well
a letter immediately addressed to His MAJEsTv,
a" 'a
Coil of the Manifesto, which lids been cir-
culated through every part of Spain to which they
Lad an opportunity of forwarding it since the'
banishment of the Royal Family by the crafty Tyrant
of France. This Proclamation was dated the rot!'
May; after stating that, it, deemed the abdi-.
cation of the. Royal Family of Spain a measure
f°rced upon them by the man who held them in.
vaptivity, it represented the declaration of the Royal
will, as to future probeedings, as destitute of all pro-
Per authOrity, and declared that the People of Spain
"Ott to consider themselves as absolved from their
allegiance to the abdicating Monarch, re:peaiog, the
appointment Of a Successor to the Throne, and main--
taitiing that the choice reverted tO the People,
I:';liiCh
they were resolved to execute, without the

intervention of a foreign Slyer. tUe _mean
time; Bbcisiraturs is calling his Troops from all
quarters in order to pour therd into Spain. 'The
Captain of a Vessel, the DitO Effieto, whd llas
arrived from St. Übe's, which plaCe he left on the
18th ult. states, that the French Troops in Portugal
consist chiefly of raw Conscripts, and that the Spa-
nish Army in that kingdom is equally as nutnerouti,
and much better disciplined than the French ; and
it is' by no means probable that when they hear
of the events which hive taken place its Spain,
they will remain qUiet
,speaatofs of the struggle
in which their Country is engaged. It is *farther
said, that Don CAYESANOVALDES, the CoMmander of
the Carthagena Squadron, now at Port Mahon, in an-
swer to MURAT'S requisition, that the Spanish Fleet
should be sent as soon as opportunity offered, for
better. proteaion, to Toulon, signified, that he could
nor comply with the order, or obey any commands but
such as came from the lawful Monarch of his Coun-
try. According to report, Bilboa, as well as ndero,
and Gijon, have beet] thrown open to the British.
Ships. We have, as we before assured our Readers,
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the fullest ground for belieting that the Adtuinistra-
tion'of this Country are losing no time in promoting
!..measures. best calculated to comply with the wishes
• which the patriotic Spanish Army have expi'essed,.
for the assistance of this Country, conveyed through
the medium of the two Noblemen who arrived on
Wednesday morning. Though we have so often
been disappointed in our hopes of seeing a check
given to the ambitious career of the French Ruler,
yet these cheering tidings from Spain induce us to-in-
dulge the hope that be has at length tried the patience
of mankind too far, and that the oppression, die
lence, and the rapacity of his character are destined,
under the direction of all-ruling. Providence, to pro-
duce his own downfall, an event that will give free-
dom to so many suffering People, and diffuse Peace
and tranquillity over the exhausted Nations of
Europe.
Since writing the-above we have learned that the
two Spanish Noblemen whose' arrival in . this
Country we announced on Wednesday, have entered

into an arrangement with our Qovernment, in conse-
quence of which all the Spanish PriSoners in this.
,Country are to be immediately liberated, and• sent
back to their own Country.
A very considerable quantity of Ammunition has
already been sent off for the use of the Spanish
Patriots.,

The Expedition tinder Sir ARTHUR WELList.L'i
it is said, goes first to Gibraltar. • 'On its arrival there
it will be ascertained on what' point of Spain this
force, which_ is unklofrtrood /cite sent but for toe as..
sistauce of the: Spanish Patriots, can be must ettee-
tually employed. : :.. . ...
Yesterday Dispatches were received. at the Ad-
miralty from Sir S. sin Hoop, dated off Samsee,
May 15, announcing the capture of some valuable
Prizes ; the particulars of wl4h skill appear in the
Gazette of to=morrow evening.---Samsoe is a Danish
Island, betaveen'North intiand and Zealand.
Captain HILL, who very politely accompanied the
two Spanish Noblemen just arrived in the metropo-
lis, commands the Humber armed ship. This gal-
lant and highly meritorious Officer has occasionally
displayed great intrepidity during a long professional
servitude, and was First Lieutenant -on board the
Minotaur, in the ever memorable battle of the Nile.
For the manner in which lie signalized himself in
this splendid adion he was' promoted to the rank at
Master and Commander. We are enabled, from
high authority; to contradi't the report of his hav-
ing received five hundred gUineas for the facilivies
he afforded the Noble and Loyal Spaniards in clues-
lion in their ,passage to this country. Captain HILL,
both in his private and professional charader; is uni-
versally respected.
Extract of a Letter from Riga, dated. May 7.,,-" 1'
mentioned in my last that the ice had left our river;`
and now we have three arrivals-a Lubecker, a vessel
from OportO, and an American. The arrival of the
American ves,..sel put a little life into thingS yesterday,
but only for a moment, as the orders that are here give
us no hopes of trade. There has been an order here
since two post days, that no vessel coming from Eng-
land shall be permitted to enter this Port, under what-
ever Flag it may be (the Russian ships coining from
' England are of course. excepted) ;. and the shippers
of goods are to give bond equal to the amount of the
goods they ship, that they are not to 'be landed in Eng:
land.' ".'were needless commenting on this order;
the consegnences are evident. I under Stand that our
Port Captain has an order not to allow any Vesseli 'to
loact here." ' .
The fate of.the ca7devaßt Queen of Etruria is not
a little' extraordinary; even in :this age, whicli has
accustomed us to every sort of a-iversion. horn
a Princess of Spain, in 1782, 'daughter of the` de-
posed CUARLES thefourth, she was married at thir•
teen years of age to Loins, Prince.of Parma. ' The
Peace of Luneville, in 1801, made her
.Queen of
Tuscany, or, in the French revolutionary jargon,
of Etruria, declared a Kingdom by BUONAt'ARTE.—
Ber husband dying' soon afterwards, she governed
that fine portion of Italy, as Regent, 'during her
son's minority.- NAt'OLLOCI then dismissed her front
her short-lived sovereignty, and sent her back' to
her father in Spain. Scarcely was she arrived at
Madrid, than, by order of Moiticr, she said:,
a child of eight years old, are seized, and transfer-
red, as appendages of the Spanish branch of the.
House of BOURBON, to Bayonne. The final retnoVe
will be from thence into the interior of France, as i
prisoner. We find, in fact, by the Moniteur of. LIT,:
i ith of May, that an that day. she had the honour,
together with the abicated King and
!Queen of
Spain, her father and mother, to And with Naeo-
'LzoN,'at Bayonne. They were all to set off on the
'ensuing. morning for Compeigne, destined' to Is,:
tiaei; tut= risideke and prison.