The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-10 00:00:00

over them..

" .1 was stationed,on the lower gun-deck, to hand
powder from the magazine ; and I confess I shud-
dered to see the poor sailors' knocked down in air
Ship, as I could sometimes, IhrOUgh aslit in a thick
flannel screen, which': was round the hatch-
way on which / stood, to .prevent any fire from the
flashes of the guns communicating to the powder
as it was handed up( to the people above us, imme-
diately over the magazine. I confess my weakness;
my standing over the powder room, the shots
pouring in, in every direction, together with shells,
I thought the magazine would be blown up. I en-
deavoured to bear up against my fears, and suc-
ceeded.

" Their grape-shot could only be likened to
showers of stones or'dust thrown into the ship by
shovels. The skreen round me was soon knocked
away entirely, by splinters. A cartridge of powder,
of 4 lbs.- which I held up over wy head to the man
above me, blew up, the lid of the cartridge-box
being off, without hurting me, except a slight
stroke on the eye. I cannot think how I escaped,
but by an over-ruling Providence, from destruffion..
Several large shots came through the ship's side,
close to me. Two iron staunchions, six or seven
inches in diameter, were shot through and broken
to pieces. The roan over me to whom I handed
the powder, was wounded in both arms, and in the
breast.

" At half past seven, those that remained of the
Enemy began to pull away from us. lam informed
by our people who were on deck, they supposed the
Danes suffered extremely by our fire, as they saw
several Boats sick, and they were picking up the
people out of the water. Some had not more than
five men left in them. The darkness of the night
finished the business. .

" At the conclusion we find that we have eight
men killed outright, and in wounded many badly.
The total is 61.

" Our colours were twice shot away. The.
Enemy supposing we hAd struck, huzzaed and pull-.
ed nearer ; we huzzaed, and petted away at them.;
they drew back.

" We expert the masts to fall if we should have
much wind, before we can reach a port ; in short,
we have many shots between wind and water, and
some such large pieces knocked out of the side, that
I could almost creep through, arid we are a mere
wreck. Our boats are shot ail to pieces, an arm-chest
on the poop blown to pieces by their shells; but
thank God, we beat them off. We suppose their
loss in men must be three times, greater than ours,
considering their numbers, and from what those on
our decks saw. Those now in - the Ship, and who
were in Lord NELSON'S last action at Trafalgar, say,
this surpassed it for hard fighting.
The Enemy shewed great courage. 'We have
three Officers wounded, and the Serjeant-Major of
Marines badly. Captain BARRCTT is unhurt, except
in his feelings for his men who have suffered. He
walked the deck all the time during the action, as
cool and composed as if nothing was doing, encou-
raging his men. He has given both his cabins. to the
wounded, and the Officers. have given them their
cots.

"We are going to Carlscrona to refit. The worst
is, we have nothing but empty honour for this, and
hard knocks—no prize-money.
" I am writing this on Saturday night. I drink
ail' your healths and happiness in a glass of grog.
This is a brave Ship's company, somewhat under
400 men, and too much cannot be said in their
praise.

"If the day-light had continued, two hours longer,
and the enemy persevered with a little mere judg-
ment, they had killed two-thirds of us, or sunk the
ship, for she will, with our Captain, never strike her
flag \Oita she swims.

" I suppose we shall next come to England, as
our Ship is above 30 years old, and quite done up.
This evening (S3turday), about ten o'clock, we fell
in with our Commander in Chief, Sir J. SAUMAREZ,
in the Vidory. Capt. BARRETT went on board to
him, and got orders, to go, to Carlscrona to repair
his damages.

" SUNDAY.—I have been on shore with some
linen : on 'returning to the Ship I was surprised on
viewing the Ship's stern and sides. In the stern
there is not a square foot without a shot striking, or
a hole : there are 70 holes in it. •

We have got some carpenters from the Ships
here, and they are busy in repairing the damages,
in order, as we suppose, to enable us to proceed to
England, where I hope soon to see you all. In the
mean time, I hope that God may bless and protect

you.

BUONAPARTE, in his laconic answer to the Ad-
dress from the President of the Legislative Body,
tells then), that if his duty and inclination lead him

to shard the dangers of his soldiers," and adds, " We
are mutually necessary."—Strange as it is to bear
truth from the lips of that man, never did he utter
any thing to which the world will more heartily gs'
sent than to this declaration. It is, indeed, his daY
' -to-attend-to his army, for by his military strength"
alone is he prote&ed from the vengeance of the Po.
ple who are enslaved by him in France, and those
whom his minions oppress in other countries. It
must also be his inclination to please that army, for
otherwise he would be nothing. That he and hill
army are necessary to each' other cannot be doubt',
ed; as, under his command, they are indulged ill
every-species of luxury, and permitted to tyrannize
over their countrymen ; and wherever they are sent,
to carey on their system of p'under and devastation.
But though it, must be granted that BuoNATARTS
and his army arc, as lie says, mutually necessary'
what must be',thought of the man who could bo
so weak, or so ca.te-iess of the opinion of his sob'
jean, as to make such a declaration ? The army'
large as it is, con,tkutes but a small part of the
French people, and if he entertained a proper
sense of what he owes to tilt:. Country of whial.
he has usurped the Government, he ought t°
consider it rather as his duty to dire& his et'
tention to the. whole than to a part, and his
clination should of course take the same direaion'
He can have but a very imperfe& notion of the jai'
p.ortant duties which belong to the chara&er of the
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head of a Government, if he thinks that when he
pleases he_ may leave• his Country and follow his
armies. MACHIAVEL, whose political system be
seems in general disposed to adopt, has maintained'
that 110 Sovereign ought to quit his Country, net
from a sense of duty merely, but because it is imPli`
tic fora Sovereign to let his People see that the opera'
tions of Government can go ou very well withetit
him. But BOONAPARTE is fully aware that b';
minions at home are wholly dependent on him, and
are so vigilant, that not ,a murmur can be uttered
without being known, and that it- is punished °
soon as known. He therefore is wholly regardless
of the national feelings, while these feelings all
under inch a terrific c.ontroul, and takes every P°ssi4
ble opportunity of keeping his army in good btP.
mour. Whether, that army, however, will not 1091
with some degree of caution upon the desperate sw,
vice to which they are to be led in. Spain, may ad'.
mit of much doubt., They are not to. contenA j1'

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that country with weak potentates, whose Ob'
leas are indifferent to their welfare, and Wil°

may be rendered the viatims of terror cr briberY•

The French army, will have to encounter the
geance of an united people, under the direetica
wise Counsellors, of inflexible virtue; and theref°l.
it is by no means improbable that those troops 114
feel some of that fear, which the President of the
Legislative Body said they all felt for BuoNAFAI
though they did not know how to express it, °I
may reasonably apprehend that the hour of retribtl'
Lion is at hand, when the scourge of mankind al
reach the termination of his infamous career, an _

, he
they may participate in the dreadful fate which

has so long deserved.
The more we consider the mysterious words Of
M. DE FONTANES, the more we are surprised ih
aC
he should be permitted to utter them. They seems
to indicate a strong presentiment that the patience
of mankind can endure no longer the atrocities of
the Tyrant, who has kept the world in such a State
of misery, and that the justice of Heaven is about
to fall on his devoted head. The Tyrout himself
seemed to be affecied by these ominous words, and
faintly thanked them for the solicitude they

pressed. He tells them that his return to his Cor
tal shall be speedy--a plain proof that he is deter

mined to ad with the caution dietated by fear, as tt
is impossible that he can suppose be will be able' bl
a coup de main, to crown his Brother at it/radii°
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and fix fix his Eagles on the Towers of
hi:: he
unless, indeed, it may be supposed 0"-
an
thinks he is brought near the crisis of his late' °:
has resolved to risk every thing upon his expeditlo ,0
to Spain, well knowing that he never had to eacc)l3l3o
ter such formidable dangers before, and tha%3
failure there will expose him to the contempt as
as detestation of mankind.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princess
GUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by '3.0,
CRANLEY, General FITZROY, and Colonel TO or,
took their usual rides in the Great Park, at Winds
and returned at twelve. • IVIA"
The weather being so very unfavourable, 11 r se.
JEST): has not taken his usual morning ridP '°-
veral days past, till yesterday. t rdaY/
His MAJESTY did not come to London Yes,-e,a,
Ministers having no business to transact with I.,—day,
Tuesday, being Princess AUGUSTA'S birtlgam
the same was observed and kept by the IlnYaieted
mily, at Windsor. Her Royal Highness colnP`
her 40th year. JaYat
Tuesday the Duke of YORK held a public c-; to
his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave audiellYjis
a number :of Military Officers of distinaion'
„er
Royal Highness transaeted business at &fife'
terYesterday eted
the Duke of CLARENCS tranS`—
Sineis at flu: Duke el Ycnix's Office.

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ILIMI3VRaIi PAPERS.

ANKS or THE ELBE, OCT. 28.—Yesterday the
'Arice-G,vern'ir of Hamburg!), Gen. DI.TPAti, set out
for Holsteiri, from whence it is said he will march
with the ruich corps under his command for
Spain. Within this preser.t week between t and
20no French troops arrived every day at Hamburgh,
coming from Holstein; after passing the night they
cross the Elbe the following day, and march for
Spain.
Some say the Prince of PONTE Coavo will also go
t 0 Spain, but others assert that he will remain with
Lis corps. in Hamburgh during the winter.
The Vienna Court Gazette can no longer be ob-
i rained here, as well as the English Papers; the rea-
sonis said to' be because it contained a fair statement
of occurrences in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Eng-
land, Which the present infernal French system of
politics wish
.to have concealed from public know-
', ledge.
It. is reported that one of the decisions at the
meeting at Erfurth, has been to give the Duchy of
Holstein to the Duke of Oldenburg!). The French
tro
°Ps now hastenie.g from Holstein to Spain ate
ior-the most part transported in waggons.
Another American ship under embargo in the
river Elbe, will be permitted to sail with passengers
for Philadelphia; it is the Washington, Capt.
Ihe corps of Marshal DAvOusT, the new made
D, ,
or banizic, will, it is said, march through
Hanover to Sp tin.
All the Letters and Newspapers that came yester-
day from Vienna have been stopped at the French
I)°st -office in Harnburgh, and are not yet distributed.
What thw reason may be is not known, but instances
of this kind occur at present very frequently. It is
rurnoured on the Exchange at Hamburgh to-day,
thht
the Spanish army has obtained a signal viddry
Over the French, and broken their line.--(From Me
Leine dri Nord of Oct. 28 )
.13
41r°Nrs12, OCT. I I .—Yesterday the Grenadiers
of the
Guard of his Majesty King JOSEPH NAPOLEON
arrived here; they set out this morning for Spain.—
To-morrow the Chasseurs of the same guard will
arrive. •
These troops came from Naples.
ViENN`A,OCT. 12.—Prince KURAXIN having re-
ceived a Courier•froin Erfurth a few days since, re-
paired to the Emperor of Austria. This Monarch
'at present at Hollitsch, where he is taking the•
atilusetnent of hunting. Among other couriers who
have arrived, there has been one from Sicily, who
carota.by the way of Trieste.
Several French Couriers have also arrived here
fro,-
.i,;•Erfurth. - •
st 4et report which was circulated, that his Ma
-.
ae- the Emperor of Russia will come to Vienna,
131)eY ars to be without foundation.
LEIPZIG, OCT. 16.—His Majesty the King of
tax°nY arrived here yesterday evening at eight
Block. He enjoys the best health.
OCT. 13.—The University of Jena
as received from the Emperor NAPOLEON the sum
of
60,000 rix-dollars, for the re-ereEtion of the
buildings of the academy, destroyed at the time of
the battle of Jena.
.Iv,WElNtaa, OCTOBER 14.—T0-day, a day which
11 be ever memorable to our city since the year
4
rive/6, his Majesty the Emperor of Russia ar-
a
" here, at two o'clock in the afternoon, with
his
brother the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE. He
-`is escorted by the chasseurs of the Duke, and a
ti etachurrent of hussars, together with some French
d rg°c'ns• The Princes of Baden arrived some time
at.
I\vards.
the ri":..3.01, THE MAINE, OCT. 15.—The Troops of
has s'on of Alarshal IMORTIER, a part of which
pas, ,
at se" through \Vurtzburgh, have been received
otrasburgh, under a triumphial arch, 'They have
been
presented with crowns of laurel, and the City
has splendidly regaled 4000 men every day.