The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-28 00:00:00

ARMY IN POETtadt.

" Head-quarters, Vimiera, Aug. 23.

"- Sir A. WELLESLEY is extremely concernel,
that notwithstanding -the highly t.vourable report
received from 'Brigadier GeneraI•ANSTBUTHER, Of
the conduct of the second battalion of the 9th regi-

mem, on the 21it,- it escaped him to notice to the
Army, that that corps had an opportunity of distin-
guishing itself, he now begs, that the 2d battalion of
the gth regiment will accept his best thanks for their
steady and excellent conduct in the action of the
T. Ist.

The brigade; of which this corps formed apart,
was opposed to a corps of Invincible grenadiers.—
General ANSTRUTIAR'S Aid-de-Camp had a horse
shot under him; two officers of the gt!.: were shot
in the hat, one in the belt, and one had 'his sword
cut 0 tr.

Yesterday morning his Majesty, Princesses- So 7
AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lady
How E, Count , MUNSTER, General FITZROY, and
colonel TAYLOR, took their usual rides in Wind-
sor Park, and• returned to the Palace at • twehe
o'clock.

• The QUEEN
,and Princess ELIZABETH took an
airing to Progmore Lodge, and the weather.being
fineovalkdd in the gardens a considerable time.
The KIN G comes to London to-morrow, and will,
as usual, give audience to the Cabinet Ministers at
the Queen's Palace.

Yesterday a Cahnet-Council was held at the Fo-
reign Oi;ice, 'which lasted from half past two till
five o'clock, which was attended' by the Duke of
PORTLAND, Earls CAMDEN and CHATHAM, Lords
MULGRAVE and CAiTLEREAGH ; Messrs. PERCEVAL
and CANNING.

The Russian Admiral in the Baltic is said to have
reje&ed the terms offered him by Sir JAMES SAU;•
manez, and the Swedish Admiral.: He hopes to
sustain himself in his present position. The Island
of; East Raga, or Rogen, commands the entrance
and anchorage of the harbour, and it is strongly
fortified. It was said that the Swedes bad deter-
mined to send a strong military force to attack it.
tqt itis'possible that Fire-ships may,render such an
lqiitttccik unnecessary -Sir JAMES. bad determined tto
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tpi net ti seVeral in as soon as the wind was favourable.
.1 The enemy have struck yards and topmasts, and
they may do considerable execution in a Squadron
I'already panic struck, and not-manned by officers and
melt passessed of great navalscience or, skill.
Wiit are happy to find that the Cabinet of Vienna
Will not sutier•itself to be imposed upon by, the pa-
cifie language of the Itionitedr, or the complimen
tary:preseets of BUONAPARTE.Upon the recent mar-
riage* the Emperor Fttag.cist In addition to the
491,ar 'Militia, a general volunteering 'has taken
,place,::to the amount of a million of persons. A re-
.i.,qac,4 has been made for the contribution of all the
arms in privaie hands for the use of this levy.
' 1-.3oosTATAUTE is supposed to have left Paris on the
lath. He was preceded, by Donoc, his constant
precursor, who %et out on the t4th. btrasburgh is
universally understood to be he place of ,his de,ti-
, nation ; but, as usilal, the closest'reserve was main-
tained on that point in all the official circles.
Extra& of a letter, dated Amsterdam, the 16th
inst. " A shocking 3ffdir 'has occurted among the
guards at Zeist. = A number of them, -heated with
wine, indulged :hemselves in the most disgraceful
excesses, making a general pillage, insulting -the
women, and in short com'm'itting every species of
outrage. We-are not yet-informed how the matter
ended, for, as you may suppose, tlfese things do not
find a place in our public journals: It is certain,
however, that the King, the moment the intelli-
gence reached him, tore his coat off his back, and,
in the greatest rage declared that he would not again
put it on until the guards returned to their duty.—
=*:Votfare, no-doubt, aware that the King wears the
i 41,14fortn of the guards." .
il Artitor-Gen. FERGUSON, who distinguished him-
''4eit so ljighly at the late glotiotis ;iattle of Viiniera,
l'E§PfdeS'ents the Burghs of Burntisland, Kinghorn,
Kirkcaldy, and Dysart. In honour of the gallant
General, the Provost and •MagisirateF.,,and many of
the respectable inhabitants of Kirkcaldy, with the
Magistiates and their friends from the other three
Burgh-4,-and severdl Country Gentlemen, dined in
theyown Hall thereon Tuesday, the 20th instant.
•Thc heAlth of the General was drank with all that
• ~., arroth and enthusiasm so justly excited • by, his
cinidnA, and many loyal and patriotic toasts, suitable
to tr9tvi)es, were given from the Chair. The even-,
Ai ?)a,-1 in mirth. and good humour, 'and the corn-
- sty gny parted at a late hour, highly satisfied with hay-
‘ in'g paid this mark or resped to their worthy and_ gal-
tarit RePresentative.

,Captain STEWART, of the Seahorse, who lately
distinguished himself by the of a Turkish Squa-
dron, in the Mediterranean, is son to the late Mr.
STEWART, 'formerly of Ca-lle,Stewart, afterwards of
Portpatrick, Wigtonshire ; and who, at one time,
represented the Stewal-trey ,of Kircudbright in Par
!lament. Mrs. STEWART, the mother of thi-gallant
Captain, now resides with her family in Carlisle.
Yesterday, there being no Court of Aldermen, the
LORD MAYOR ordered the price of bread to be raised
half an assize, or a penny in the peck loaf, to cotl-
menu to-morrow, when the price of the quartern
loaf of wheaten will be Is. 2id. and household

,
The inhabitants of Sheffield have voted an Address
to his Majesty, e4pressive of their gratitude for the
magnanimous support afforded to the Spanish and
PoriugueSa Patriots. The address congratulates his
Majesty on the auspicious commencement of hosti-
lities ogainst the .common enemy in Portugal, which
proveldbfharßritish soldiers are • worthy brethren to
Britislysailors ; and concludes with expressing a deep
regret that our gallant army in Portugal, after having
so bravely defeated the enemy, should be witnesses
to the Convention to which their Commanders have
thought it necessary to accede.
Saturday se'nnight, a melancholy-event occurred
at Weymouth :—Early in the morning Mr. LEGGE,
surgeon of the 2d Somerset Militia, was found in the

street, under the window of his lodgings, weltering
in his blood, and quite dead. He had been stend-
i:.g Ike preceding evening in company, and it is
tijaightithat on his return home, finding the street-
tl•ordrlocked, and being very active, in the gaiety of
:the moment he resolved to scale. the chamber win-
but.mi-ssed his hold, fell back, and W 45 killed
by'tlle fail.