The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-18 00:00:00

D UKE, OF YORK.

The celebration of the Duke. of YonK's
Birih-
'day, at Outlands, on Tnesday laSt, was of the most
magnificent description. The taste and Spirit, the
splendour and liberality, with .which the DLiches of
YOU K celebrates the natal day of her illustrious con-
sort, dOes great honour to:her charaaer and
The general expeEtation was so much excited among
the neighbourincr residents, that many came from
distant parts to b3ehold this variegated scene of prince-
ly hospitality and festivity.
:About half-past twelve o'clock,, a. M. arrived the-
KING, the'QbEEN, and the Princesses AUGUSTA,
EIAZABETH, SOPHIA, ntaY, and 11..mcLiA.; the
Royal Party came in three carriages with four horses
to each. - At the. foot of the steps_ leading to the
grand entrance-hall stood the. Duke and Duchess of
YORK. and the Prince of WALEs.- The Duke handed
out the KING; the Prince did the sante office for
the QUEEN. The Princesses were placed under
the escort of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE.

The Royal visitors were attended by a party of
the Dragoons,. accompanied by Generals Ferztioy-
and, WYNYARD.. The illustrious guests, after the
_usual salutations, walked immediately into the Park,
on the lawn of which were erected two handsome
marquees. To the first of these the Duchess led,
almost-imperceptibly, their MAJESTIES; in which.
the strangers beheld a. very interesting sight : the
orphan children (the,prategies of her-Highness) seat-
ed, to the number of about bo, at dinner, whilst, a
band of music played, for their atlluSeMill, solely,
in the.tent opposite. Charmed with the sight, the
.14 isrn, in particular, passed many, eulogiums on the
benevolence of heart and patriotic disposition the.
amiable hostess. The ROYAL FAMILY afterwards
walked together in the Park for the space of an hour
and a halt ; they then returned into the houSe, w here-
in a noble collation was set out in the saloon, and
Opposite the, pleas e,-grounds; they being inter-
spersed• with wood and Water, formed alandscape
Singularly picturesque and' beautiful: The banquet,.
which waSs most sumptuous, was served up in an un-
commonly superb service of silver water-gilt plate.
The Duke of Ypax did the honours of ttte table.
The Prince of WALES Sat on the right of the; Kp G.
a.:ring the repast, the Duke of Yoax's own Mik,
bury Band played " God save the King:* and the
lately introduced martial airs. 'The KING, it was
observed,. never looked in bearer health. :as Ma-
jesty entered into the spirit of the conversatione
anti seemed greatly to enjoy Some pleasant and, ra-
tional anecdotes related by the Prince of WALES.—
The party sat at table until. near six o'clock, •when
the carriages were ordered, , and then the KING,
QUEEN, and the PRINCEssES retired. Ere the de-
parture of these illustrious Personages, arrived -the
Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND; the Royal
Brothers came in time to conduit some of their sis-
ters 14 their respective vehitles,. The KING: wore
the Windsor uniforin ; the QUEEN was attired in a
dress of white Muslin, 'Willi a lace cap interlined
with blue silk. The PRINCESSES were uniforMly
dressed in white, with large •white chip hats-,:
cept the Princes ELIZABETH, who wore a plain
head-dress:a-la-Gres.

Eight • o'cloCk arriving,'- the regular dinner was
served up. Covers were bid for about eighty. The
DUKE of YORK sat at the head of the table; as he.-
ford:: the. Duke of,' CAMIIRIDGR was on his right
hand ; tilt: PRINCE took the centre. In the 'circle
were the Duke's of CLARENCE and ComEetti.ANo ;
Earl of YARMOUTH ; Lards ERSKINE and TEMPLE-
TON ; Sir C. SMITH, 'Mr. GREENWOOD, the Hon.
A. UPTON. Colonels GoanoN and BLOOMVIELD, and
many other Military Gentlethen. The l'aiNcE was
in higuspirits.- After dinner the company walked to
the Park, to see the country people dance. Aboui 300'
persons were' assembledioget her Oil the temporary
platform on the green. The lofty trees, whose um-
brageous branches formed a natural arch; were Most
brilliantly illuminated by variegated lamps, fancifully
disposed in festoons from tree to tree. The letters
D. y." a crown, and star, appeared on every side.
The 'trunks of the trees formed columns, on which
the lamps appeared 'like radiant arclieS intersetting-
one another. About two thousand .of the country
people were assembled -together,- who were enter-
tained.with rounds of beef, ale, porter, and negus in
abundance. The Duchess of YORK, who was dressed
'simply in white, hung upon the arm of the Prince
during the whole of the evening. It was not until a
late hour that the drstinguisheePersonates'separated.
The.villagers staid until near two in the morning.
The most perfect orderprevailed. A party of the
ith Light Dragoons Were on duty, The Prince.
wore the Windsor uniforni.

MECHANICAL BLINDNESS.—It has been often
contended, that .the dumb are less happy than the
blind. However this may be, certain it is, that
privation of sight does out cramp the mental powers.
HOMER, MILTON, and OSSIAN, all of whom were
blind when they composed their inimitable •Vo.eins,
are instances of wonderful mental excellence
.; and
the following instance of ingenuity in a blind tailor
is no less wonderful than true :—The late family
tailor of Mr. MACDONALD, of Clanronald, in South
T.Jist,•lnverness-shire, lost his sight fifteen years'bf...-
fore his death ; yet he still continued to work for the
family as before, not indeed with the same expedi-
tion, but with equal correctness. It is well known
how difficult it is to make a Tarn dress, because
every stripe and colour (of which there are many)
must fit each other with mathematical exaatness:
hence it is that very few tailors who enjoy their
sight, are capable of executing this task. Blind
MACQUARRIE having received orders to make for
Mr. MACDONALD a complete suite of Tartan, with-
in a given time, proceeded to work without delay.
It so happened that Mr. MACDONALD passed at a
late hour at night through the room where the blind
tailor was working, and hearing some low singing,
he asked, who was there ? to which the poor blind
tailor answered, " I-am here, working at your Ho-
nour's hose!" " How," says the Gentleman, for-
getting that he was blind, " can you wok about
a candle ?" " 01 please your' Honour," rejoined
the tailor, " midnight darkness is a; clear to me as
noon-day." lii tact, by the sense of touch only, he
was enabled to distinguish-all the d.fferent colours
in the Tartan.

,11G1i WATER AT I-6:11)0N BRIDGE "1-0-MMt-

ROW.
Motriag, o mi 3. after o. ; Afternoon, 8 min. after' la.

SIVEDE.V.

- •
Ixtr4Ci freirn- ac3uiletin, dated Head-gnarters,,a/
Oralsby, the .27. th July :—The King receive.; yerAerp
day, throuo Captain BEORNSTEEIINA, the anise-.c,A
Report from Fielci-Mar,hal Count KLIN.GSP.M, dated
Head-quarters, at Cat ieby, the 20i!) July, of the
viaory.obtaincil by the Fluland, artily on the 14th
July, at, Lappo.__ 0,. the .1.'4111 July his Excellency
Baron VON HEDINCK arrived at Gralsby.

Extra& from Count KLINC;SPOR'S Report referred
to in the above BUlletin :—My last report was ot the
9th July. Major VON FEANDT having been forced
to retreat from Perrho and Rockonlari, as fir as
Dunkars Sorensilda, and conceiving that Old Carleby
(Gamla Carleby) and the rear of the Swedith army
were in sucha preearions situation that nothing less
than a most desperate attack on the enemy's main
army at Lappo could avert the danger, [ ordered Ge-
neral ADLEttotteirrz to proceed to Lower Harms, to
take the command of the troops stationed there, •
, and to commence the attack, which he did on the
14th of this month, the success ot which your Ma-
jesty will be pleased to observe;by the accompanying
Report from Gen. ADLERCREUTZ, No. 1. Colonel
SANDELS has reported to me, that he had ordered
Major AFIRENWIL, with 500 men and two, 3-
pounders, 50 small boats; to attack nine Gun-
.boats which the .ener:,y had. sent out ft om Cuopio,
and which, on. the approach ofMajor AHRENILIFIL,
retreated to Cuopio. The position of the Swedish
army is as follows : part of the Ist and the 4th bri-
gades, and the whole of the 2d and 3d brigades, are
at Lappo. The Swedish brigade, and Major FRANDT'S
detachment, and part of the Ist and 4th brigades,
are at or near Perrho. Major VON OTTER'S detach-
ment, and two squadrons of dragoons, are at Stor
kyro and irlestarro. The sth brigade is at Tojvula,
and the galley fleet, with detachments ot infantrr, .
are in the out-port of \Vasa. The c•Tilunteers and ,
armed peasantry at Nerpes and Malax; and 211 along
the Bothnia Gulp!) are armed vessels.
MActucc arNasPoß, Field-Marshal.
The ilead-qa?,rzers at New cxieuy, !Su&

No. I.—Extrael y. a Repot from General ADLER;..
CREUTZ to his E.,ecellency CUltht KLINGsroR.
Por,;uant to your Excellency's order, I proceeded
On tile 13th of July from Lower Hanna to xi,aahava,
and at seven o'clock the next morning 'the artny
was toll in- march. I •rode up to .the van-guard,
which had advanced three-fourths of a mile -troth
Lapp:), and on my arrival ihry were attached by 4
superior
.force; and. driven batl with. some 143 on
our side; but irn.nediately On the main body corn-
ing up, I engaged the Itu,sians, who, encouraged
by..their first so,:ces:, made a most despeiate resist-
ance.. ,However, we forced our way by fixed bay.
.onets. 'The nearer we approaChed-ti'pfo',,the greatet...
was the Enemy s fire. At touro'ctoLk in,t he afteo-
-
.1116 army arrived on The plain before' the
vilhge of Lappo, where the enemy had posted him-
.self in order of tattle---his right wing, consisting of
]riflemen and infantry, was stationed before the vii-
lageof LeoChtali, and the left wing, consisting of
intantrY, soot before the church., • In the centre
wasa battery of 6-pounders and howitzers, and the
space between the right and left wings, all, along
the road, was tilled with cavalry, TifeEnemy kept
up a c,ntinual -bre ou oar army, which stood on the
hill opposite Lappo, but as the Enemy's shot could
not reach us; nor ours the Eneluv,. I ordered the se-
cond brigade, under Colonel. Von DORE I. N'S corn-
maw!, to attack the Enemy's left wing, :is I intended
the third brigade to attack the right wing—but I re-,
ceived at'the same itNant information that a consi,
t-re-rabfe..force had appeared at the village of Alappa.
I ordered Colonel GREPENBERG, the, Chief of the
Brigade, with . two battalions, to. attack them; and
,thereby covet the attack on the Enemy's lc,:t wing,
and in the .‘nean time the fourth brigade was ordered
to proceed.'ihrough the' forest to observe the mo-
tions of thetEnetny ' Colonel 'VON DOBELIti at-
tacked.the Enemy's left wing, and, as the Enemy
had plaCed a-number of riflemen and infantry in the
unreaped corn-field, which was before them, a most
desperate battle ensued. The Colonel, with his
I usual courage,•advanced with one batthlion after the

other into the tillage„ but as the Enemy Made a
vigorous resistance; and as 1 then learnt that there
were no troops at Alappa, I ordered Colonel Graf:,
PANBERG to support, the attack against the Enemy's
left wing ; whereupon the Enemy's left wing tell
back. 1 then- immediately _ordered Count CRON....
STEpT to attack the right wing, when the Enemy at -
last retreated; arid. were. put sued for halt a mile to
wards Knortane.;-* and, in order to secure. their re-
treat, they burnt "I
-he-village. of Leochtala, hich
prevented our artillery from proceang.
.Irour. of
our brave Officers were killed, and t 3 were wound-
ed, and we had t.(20 men killed and wounded.
• The loss of the Enemy cannot be estimated, as
they carried away a-great many wouptded during! ne
battle, and threw:the-killed into' the ricer and vil-
lage, which they burnt. We have-taken ahoul 500
prisoners. According to calculations made by, the
Enemy, and which have fallen hr,, our; hands, and
agreeable to ,the assertion.•ot the prisoners them-
:selves, the Enemy's force consisted of 6000 men,
including artillery and ciNalry. Our toree . was
330 men. -- - -

C. ADLERCREUTZ, Major-General.
Lapp, the isth ✓uly, 'l3OB.

A man of the name of Mitchell, a labourer of
Shearn, in the New ii'crest, was produced by Mr.
Mitchell,.a Country 'Squire, agreeable to het., on
Saturday se'nnight, to outrival a:I pedestrial-in, even
of ancient times. He-undertook to go;tymiles a
day for eight successive drys, and it %cas generally
supposed .on the. sixth day he wrould accomplish
the wonderful undertaking: he, however, was
taken feverish on going to rest on the . sixth day,
and was unable to proceed, further than a public.
house' near Romney, •Hants, at which place be slept.
The'pedestri.3n did sixty wiles in•lout teen hours Gal
the first day.. .

DAUING 13;r; t.',3ERY.-Yesterday morning, between.
0n,.! and t A o o'clock, a daring gang of housebrea'Aers
obi ained a i.gpr,trice into the dwelling-house of Mr.
!Ives, Fluor-tutor, in Gainsfctd-street, Horsely-
down, by .rneans of certain implements, • and took
away a .quantity of plate but whilst in the act.of
tal:ing son-le other articles, the servants heard a
noise, and on an alarms being. given, they were
obliged t., deeau'Lp with the valuable Ovoty they had
already of raided.

A WAR SfONCi,FOR Tilt SPANIARDS.

Tyr'ant of Europe, for noWsetsiby star,
Which so long with false splendour beguil'd;
The Notions. With hqtrior behold it afar,
•
Like a sonnet, malignant and wild.

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Treason, Famine, and Death, glaring red in its train,
Still menace With ruin the world;
But let Spaniards be.true—they shall menace in vain,-
1 he star from its sphere shall he hurl'd.

Mourn, Tyrant 4 Europe ! our land was not sold
k When her Princes low beaded the knee,
When their hands were too.feeble Our fetters to'hold,
And they, trembling, resign'd them to thee.

Those fetters to break, we with energy toil,
And our Country her freedom regains ;
Then call off al.), legions, award them their spoil,
For we yield them no spoil but our chains.

La I Britain, whose sons have come forth in our cause,
From her annals a lesson has shewn,
-flow a Despot once dar'd to infringe on her laws,
. And basely deserted his Throne :

.; But a WILLIAM was call'd to the helm of the State;
_ All tompests, all perils he brav'd ;
_O'er a tyrant of Europe, with conquest elate,
lie triumplcd-- and Europe was sav'd. '

Give to Spain, then, a leader, •0 Parent Supreme !
As wise and as stedfast as he,

That Europe again may her glary redeem, •
And Spain may, i.tLE BR trAiii, be free.
RYLANCE.

HIS 21WESTY's SALE OF SPANISH SHEEP.

Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Merino
Sheep which were to be sold (forty-two innurriber)
were penned in the paddock, near the Pagoda, at
Kew, for the inspeCtion of the intended purchasers,
until two o'clock," when. the sale. commenced by
Mr. SSIITFi, the,Anctioneer r ,

LOT. 1. A two_toothed ram was knocked down to Mr.
Hawkins, at iSigs.
2. A two-toothed ram to Sir Joseph Banks, at 2olgs.
3. A two toothed ram to Mr. Solby, at 25gs.
4. A two-toothed ram to Mr. l'ater, at 33gi.
5. A four.toothed rain to- Mr. Kidd, at 2 Qgs.
6 A tour-toothed polled rain to Mr. Hunt, at 4igs.
7. A four-toothed rain, somewhat hale, to Mr. Summer,
at logs.
8. A fotir.:tOothed ram to`Mr: Summer, at. bogs.
9. A tour-toothed ram to Mr. Compton, at 29gs.
at,. A tour-toothed ram to Mr. kaviner, at 27gs.
.1 I. A rur-toothed ram to Mr. Nevill, at 3 igs.
12. A four-tcotfed ram to Mr. Hawkins, at 18gs. •
13. A four-toothed rain to Mr. Kidd,.at itgs.
24. 'A four-toothed rarryto Mr. Kidd, at jigs.
A six•toothed rain, to ditto, at 2sgs.
•16. A six toothed ram, which has been used in the King's
flock., to MC; Northing, at 34gs.
.17. A six-toothed rain, used in his Majesty's .flock, to Mr.
Allen, at 37gs.
tB. A broken-mouthed ewe, to Mr. Cater, at algs.
19. A tuft-mouthed ewe, to Mr. Ayres, at 17gs.
20. A full mouthed ewe, to Mr. Sonya'', isbo.
.21. A full-mouthect ewe, to Sir C. Talbot, at 12gs.
:22 A full•mouthed ewe, to Stanford, his Majesty's Shep-
herd, for a Centlernan in Ireland, at eggs.
23. A full-mouthed ewe, to Mr. Sully, at 27g5.. '
24. A ditto, to Mr. Kidd, at 210.
25. A ditto, to Mr. Sully; at a7gs.
26. A (into, to Mr. Kidit, at zags.
27, A ditto, to Stanti,rd,.the King's shepherd, fora Gentle-
man in Ireland, at 3ogs.
28,. A tul I-mouthed ewe, to Mr. Kidd, at 2.lgs. '
29. A ditto, to Sir C. Talbot, at ztgs. •
3o A ditto, to-Into, at logs.
3i. A ditto, to Mr Ayres. at zsgs. •
'32. A ditto, to Mr. Kidd, at 27gs. • •
33. A ditto, to Mr. Cater, at zags.
34. A ditto, to ditto, at 2.Bgs.
3.5. A ditto, to Mr. Nevill, at 23gs.
'36. A ditto, to Mr. Kidd, at 23gs.
37. A full mouthed ewe to Sir C. Talbot, at zags.
38. A toll-mouthed ewe to Mr. HOtIIN right, at aogs.
39, A lull mouthed ewe to Mr. -, at3igs.
4). A full-mouthed ewe to Mr. Ducar, at 25gs.
41. A full mouthed ewe to Mr. Hurt wright, at 26gs.
42. A lull mouthed ewe to• Mr. Cater, at 37gs. •

The company was very numerous, and besides the
purchasers a great number of distinguishccLamateurs
were ;resent. On some particular lots the bidding,
wlis very eager. The sheep were in. very.. good con.
dition, and 'much credit is due to Mr. Smart, for
the grezt improvement of his Majesty's Merino

The Amateurs ;were much pleased on examining
a., twin ewe and "ether, two years old, out of a So-:
nierset ewe by a Merino ram, which were very
straight, and in most parts quite complete, and
:which appeared very much incline& to fatten.
one-year Old ewe, out of the above htAffbred Somer-
set-by a Merino ram, attracted much notice, as the
shape was very much improved, and the quality of
the: wool butAittle inferior to true Merino.
The sale:did not finish till near five o'clock.

Another Expedition is about to sail from Cork.
The following information respecting it is from.the
Cork Raper of the tOth
instant ---
Cottt;, AVG. o.—Lieut. Gen. Sir D4VID BAIRD,
and Brigadier General SLADE, are. expeaed in town
to join the Expedition preparing to sail from Cove.
The 26th regiment has arrived at Fermoy, and
the 3d battalion of the 27th regiment at IVliddleton,'
where they are to be qua' tered till vessels arrive in
ourivarbour for their conveyance with the-fifth Ex-
pedition.
. This day a company of the 7th Battalion of the.
Artillery, under the command, of Captain WALL,
marched into this city from,Longiord.
Yesterby the 2d Battalion of the 81st Regiment
marched into this city from the Curragh, and this
morning, at seven o'clock, marched for Kinsale,
•bere they are to remain until the Transports ar-
rive, ag it is supposed all the troops intended for the
I;epedition will ne quartered convenient to Cove.
They. wcre 'impeded this 'morning -by General
GRAHAM, and are a finelocly young men

ELOPEnENT.-The daughter of Mr. T. a wealthy
yeoman ,t,tt. Tenterdon, Surrey, eloped on Monday
last . with Mt. a regimental surgeon,' and the
parties have not since been heard of. The gallant
re,ided at Mr. T.'s house last summer tot several
xvee%s, where an intimacy took place between him
and the young Lady, who will' have a handsome
fortune, when of age, four years henoe. I."be sur-
geon is the son of an eminent wholesialeiitien-dral,er,
ao4,ut 30 years of age. Miss T. was -seen at Croy-
don on the-,day subsequent to her flight,. and it is
pretty wed ascertained that the marriag;e ceremony
has ere this been solemnized.