The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-11 00:00:00

.1 PAL NE /VS.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—Sailed last evening La
Loire Frigate for the Nore to be paid off.
Arrived the American Ship Aurora, JAMES R4kx.,
Master, from Rio de la Plata, bound to London,
laden with hides, &c. detained 'by the Trafalgar
Privateer; the Rostock Galliot George Phillips,
SCIIWDEN, from Rotterdam, for Liverpool, laden
with bark, detained by the Lion Privateer.
The Brig Shillaly, , stated in my last to have ran
on shore on Mount Batten, was this morning got
off, and towed into Sutton Pool, much damaged and
full of water; the greater part of her cargo' has
been landed without damage.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 10. —The Newfoundland
Convoy got under way this morning, but the, wind
shortly after proving foul, obliged them to come to
again.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. B.—Sailed the Tickler Gun-
brig, Lieut. PETLEY, for Tonningen.
SEPT. g.—Arrived, tiom the West Indies, the
Hera,le; of 74 guns, Capt. DACRES, and Bustler
and Inveterate Gun-brigs from the Downs.

SBET. 10.—Sailed again the Bustler and Inveterate
Gun-brigs. •

DEAL, SEPT. W.—Sailed the Naiad Frigate, and
the Spitfire Sloop of War, on a Cruize.
Put back, by adverse winds, the Lucifer Bomb,
with her Convoy, which sailed yesterday from the
Downs for Portsmouth.

Arrived the Clyde Frigate, Kangaroo, Mosquito,
and Trompeuse Sloops of War, Arrow Schooner, and
several Gun-brigs, from off the French Coast, and re-
main in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as
per last.
s -P. S. Just landed from one of His Majesty's
1 ` loops of War a Messenger, with Dispatches from
1 oulogne; and immediately proceeded for London.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Sailed the Blanche Fri-
gate, with Dispatches for the Channel Fleet. ' !'

BRIXHAM QUAY, SETT. 9.—Sailed from Torbay
the Humber Armed Ship, BORING, and Liberty and
Redbreast Gun-brigs, on a cruize.

By an Extract of a Letter from an Officer in the
Jason l ri ate,,cc,mmatided by Captain COC BRA NE,
son of Sir A xA N DER Cdc Hit ANB, we are informed,
that the. Boats of that Ship, and of the Maria
Schooner, under the command of Lieut. C. KERR,
of the Jason, were sent on the Ist of July to silence
a small Fort on the coast of Porto Rico, which had
annoyed the Maria very much the day before; On
landing close under the Fort, the Boats grounded at
such a distance, that the men were up to their mid-
dles in the
.water, by which all their ammunition
was spoiled, and they consequently could not fire a
single musket against the Enemy. The Spaniards
kept up a Smart and well-directed fire, which kilied
and wounded a number of our people; and, among
others, the second in command, Master of the Maria,
was struck at once by four bullets, and almost in-
stantly expired. In this situation Lieut. KERR,
considering that hesitation or retreat were equally
certain destruetion to the whole party, instantly
stormed the Fort, and carried it without farther
resistance—the. Spaniards. all running off the mo-
ment our . brave Tars began to advance. In the
Fort, instead of a single cannon, which they only
supposed it to possesS, were found' five ; an iron
24-pounder, three brass twelves, and an iron eight-
pounder. The. first four were immediately spiked,
and. the, last turned, against the Spaniards, who still
lurked in the bushes near the Fort. When just
about to leave the Fort, by some unfortunate mis-
take, a cartridge, much too large, was brought from
the Magazine of the Fort ; the people cut it, and'
left the overplus powder on the ground under the
gun. On firing, some spark set this loose powder
on fire, which communicated' to the
,Magazine,
and blew it up, by which two of our men were
killed 'and three badly wounded. Lieut. KERR was
wounded in .the leg by a splinter, and had his
face so much burnt, as to be in danger of losing his
• sight.
Of forty men who landed from the boats, twenty-
two 'were killed or wounded, all before storming, ex-
cepting those killed and wounded by the explosion.
We have the pleasure to add, that when the account
was written, about a month -after
,the affair,' Lieut.
KERR was very much recovered, and almost fit to
resume his duty.

The Hydra, which was fitted for the Artillery
Horses,-and which had partly received them, when
they were again re-landed in consequence of the sail-
ing of the Expedition being suspended, is now fitting
for .the reception of Troops, and is to be completed
with all-possible speed to carry 320 men.

A Lett,‘r from . Plymouth, • dated Monday last,
says—" 'The Weather is now very fine, and, the
Caw!) at Bichleigh and Buckland is quite the rage--
to \ iait the evening parade for a lounge, to see the
picquets mounted, and the whole line of 6000 men
turned out for roll-call, with the bands of music
piaying. in front, making the vale of Bichligh re-
sound again by its echo of their martial tunes. The
butcher:, have contratied'for supplying the Army in
the above Camp with provisions at Aid. per lb. tak-
ing the carcase ,round of ;bullocks and sheep, which
is, thought very reasonable."
HER ROY AL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OP WALES.
illustrious and amiable Lady, whose feel-7
ings are ever alive to the cause of the poor, has,
within these few days, humanely given a very-mu-
mficent'donation to the " Philanthropic and Friend-
ly Dispensary," in Kennington-lane. Her Royal
Highness was at the same time pleased to confer
upon that benevolent Institution the distinguished
honour of her Royal Patronage and approbation.

GENERAL REGNIER.

IT is not probable that a detailed account of the
Battle of Maida will ever be published in the Moni-
teur, but if the French Government should think pro-
per to give any account of it, there.are few 01E6 ers in
the French service snore capable of misrepresent-
ing the fa&, by exaggerating the numbers of the
Enemy, and diminishing the numbers di his-ow4a
Army—in a word, of snaking any assertion to suit
his own purpose, than General REGNIER. We may.
therefore expe&'to find it positively stated, that the
English, Army consisted of 10,000 men, while the
French did not exceed 2000 ; that the English
displayed their usual timidity and want of
.shill;
and that when the French retired, merely on .ac-
count of their great inferiority of numbers, the former
dare not pursue them. We presurrie this, is the
language General REGNUR would use, because it
is exa&ly similar to that which he employed in
his account of the Campaign in Egypt. In speak-
ing of the Aetion which took place on the 13th of
March, five days after the British Army landed in
Egypt, he says—" The French Army consisted
only of 3850 Infantry, )520 Cavalry, and 21 pieces
of cannon ; while the English had 16,000 Infantry,
2000 Marines from the Fleet, 200 Cavalry, and
10 pieces, of cannon. And yet, notwithstanding
this immense superiority of number, the English.
did not dare to begin the attack." His ac-
count of the Battle of the 21st , March, which
decided the fate of Egypt, is equally. candid and cor-
concludes his account of the campaign in
the following words :—" The Expedition of the
Engliih has succeeded, but they have gathered only
the laurels of success ; for never did they ensure
vidory by their military movements, their courage, or
their enterprize. Their timid march, notwithstand-
ing their enormous superiority, perfeetly points out
what would have been their fate if the Chief of the
French Army (MENou) had been worthy of his
Troops."

THE VICTORY IN CALABR'

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A MEDICAL OFFICER

IN THE S;CILIA.N ARMY TO A FRIEND.

" Plains of Maida. July 7.
" I snatch a few moments to give you an ac-
count of our success over the Enemy. A landing,
it was evident, had been intended for some time,
and King JOSEPH accordingly prepared his picked
men under REGNIEE to oppose us. We marched
about ten miles before coming up with him ; about
,half past nine our men were in high glee when they
came in sight of his positiOn. The Light Infantry
Battalion, under Colonel KEMPT, were immediately
engaged, and on coming to the bayonet son put
them to flight ; the Enemy almost immediately
wheeled, and were dreadfully cut. up. A ,strong
Brigade, who stood firm, were attacked by Brigadier-
General ACKLAND'S two Corps, the 78th and 81st4
and here, for a short time, a contest was maintained
highly honourable to the British arms. After two
or three volleys they closed, when these two Regi-
ments, commanded by daring Offices, the former
by Lieut. Colonel M`Lcon, and the latter by Major
PcshinancitArn, and consisting chiefly of young
men, soon drove the Enemy before them, and with
the Light Infantry pursued them in every direetion.
The Enemy, as if willing to retrieve the day on the
right, were gallantly repulsed by the brave General
COLE'S Brigade; and the masterly- manoeuvre or
Lieut. Col. Ross, in keeping off the Cavalry, could
not fail of being attended with success. It was a
fine morning, and there - being comparatively little
use of musquetry, was a fine sight for a spectator;
never, perhaps, did Britist courage and coolness
more eniinentlydistinguish themselves. As you may
suppose, I have enough to do, and, have scarcely
time to write these few lines,-

An order has been received at the Dock-yard,
Portsmouth, to communicate how soon the Flat-
bottomed-boats; which are usuallyemployed in dis.•
embarking troops, can be got ready for service.
A letter from Cassel, dated August 18, says—
o' Our Sovereign has acceded to the Confederacy
of the North, under the immediate diretion of
Prussia."

A letter from Dresden, dated August tO, says—
" Our Court had entertained the intent on of en-
tering into the Comederacy of the North : but,
situated between tour Powers, Austria, France,
Russia, and Prussia, it will not come to a deter-
mination without consulting them. Our Sovereign
would wish to remain neuter, that he may not be
involved in foreign quarrels, and preserve perfea
independence. As yet the Ambassadors of France,
Russia, and Austria, have been silent ; the Prus-
sian Minister alone has made overtures to our Ca-
binet."

The Racehorse Stoop, Capt. FORBES, is at Ports-
mouth, repairing her losses by the dreadful hurri-
cane she sustained on her passage froM Lord COL-
LINGWOOD, in which she was nearly lost. On
Wednesday se'nnight, off Cape Finisterre, she was
running, with a flit- wind; at the rate of eleven
knots ; the gale increased so much, that she went
thirteen knots when only under her fore-sail ;in a
moment the wind shifted to the Northward, which
occasioned a tremendous sea, so that they were
obliged to bring her to, to prevent her'being pooped,
which, had it happened, would have sunk her. The
wind still increased, and blew so excessively hard,
that, although the top-gallant-most was secured
by the rigging and stays, and not a stitch of can-
vas was set, the mast went over the side; she
was at this moment so pressed by the wind, that
she lay quite down with the dead-eyes of her
lower, rigging in the water, and shipped so much
that she became ungovernable. Captain FORBES,
at this critical moment, ordered the ports to ie
knocked out, that the water might pass out, or she
would inevitably have gone down. During this
perilous time not a sail was set; and her crew be-
haved with the utmost coolness and fortitude; the
top-men (brave fellows!) went up the rigging, with
tomabawks and knives, to cut away the wreck of
the top-gallant-mast, which they did without the
‘smallest accident, anu the ship consequently right-
ed. Captain FORBES was so highly dieased with
the behaviour of his brave crew, that he afterwards
called them together, and thanked them for their
steady, praise-worthy, and British seaman-like con-
duet.

THE HON. MRS. ST. LECEIf.

COOKE, the aelorAuring his engagement last sea-
son at Glasgow, Wa.4-remarkable for his sobriety (be-
ing closely iooked- after by the Manager, whose in-
terest it was to keep him sober). One evening'being
in company with a few friends at a tavern, KE
asked the waiter for some brandy, and accordin ly
small quantity was brought in a half-gill vessel (a outc
Co'io
one-eighth of a pint). When Mr. C. observed it, he
was about to abuse the waiter, but suddenly direEted
himself to the company, saying, " Hesre G-entlethen,
you see I have given over drinking in a great mea-
„sure."

it has been said. that Miss MELLOW, in conse-
quence of her prosperous. adventure in the Lottery,
'means to withdraw from the Stage. The liberality
'of her nature would dispose her to make a benevo-
lent use of more extensive means than her good
fortune has atiOrded; and.we have reason to believe'
`that she has no intention to relinquish her theatrical
ipursuits.

•
• Miss Dumcmx was to hal4 performed a feW nights
'.gt Margate before the opening of Drury-lane The-.
'2fre, but as the season commences with The Honey
tMoon, she has been obliged' to relinquish'her inten-
ltions for want of time.

Messrs. TOPHAM and ANDREWS, who have long
teen friends, are engaged, it seems, in imitation of
13sAtAtoNi- and 'FLETCHER, and GAA rum and Cot.-
IVIAV, in the joint produ&ion of a dramatic Piece for
`ode of the Winter Theatres.
• WEWITZU, :the Mtor, has been complimented
Iwith the report 'of having said, in speaking on the
'subject aa Beef-steak, that SIIAKSPEARE had given
'the bestdireetion far dressing it, viz. " when 'tis done
't were well it were done quickIy."—WEWITZER is
'very:C.4ol3le of saying a humorous thing, but this
Whimsicitl application of thepassage in Macbeth is
taken from .a popular work 'recently published.
‘Ve nfielerstand that Mr. RAE is 'engaged to play
Margate on Saturday next ; an 4, after the *Hay-
-rnarket closes, 'he has entered- into an engagement
With Mr. BritSIVON, to perform a(BrightW,the rt:77
'mainder of the season.
THEATRICXL Fa ACAS.=-TWO PeffOrniei's belong-
ing to the Haymarket 'Corps disagreed on Monday.
evening, during the repiegentation of the Play, re-
tpeaing their qualifications as atiors, 'and after a
Short diseusSion on the ruerit of each other, they had
recourse to, the fistic art. Alter a round
.ortwo. the
bloodless.fight was put a stop to, by the interferenCe
of f others of the sock and buskin., and each agreed to
renew the Combat after 'the close of the 'perform-
anCes. The champions. remained perfe6tly. quiet;
however, when the period had arrived fOr another .;
trial of their dexterity at, the fist ; and it was xistiFi
w
until some persons, who were Waiting to keeplifiet;iy
"mess, interfered, and recommended friendship again;
that the heroes began in vain to make play.
The jewels stolen during the 'time 'that Mes.:Sin7-
nom was So benevolently employed in dramatic re-
'citations, for the benefit of the Sea-bathing Infirrna-
ry, at Margate, have not been recovered, nor does
suspicion light upon any particular individual, so that
there is little chance of regaining them. It appears
'that they were riot the property of Mrs. Sinnoics,
but of Mrs. Fotsyrii, at whose elegant Inansion the
Readings took place.

NAVAL, PUN.—A Gentleman inquiring of a Natal
Officer why ,Sailors so generally take otnheir shirts
on going into action ? was answered) that they were
unwilling to have any thetk to their fighting.
As Wu...Km, the celebrated Caledonian Artist, rs
engaged to employ his talents upon Mr. ALEXANDER.
DAVISON'S intended Gallery of Pictures, founded
'upon English History, we would advise him to re-
sort to the subject of Jack Cade, or CROMWELL'S
Parliament, which would aftbrd a variety of cha-
racters very well calculated to draw forth his
powers, without deviating from what appears at
present to be the beat of his- genius. An .Artist,
however, who is so accurate an observer of life, and
who possesses such great talents, should n& have
his genius estimated by one particular work, as he
may possess versatility of abilities as well as strength
and fidelity.
Mr. GEORGE CHALMERS, to whom the world is
indebted for many valuable productions in literature,
finance, and politics, is busily employed on a HiStory
of the Aborigines of Scotland, and remote events
conneeled with that Country; a work from Which •
much may be expaled, considering the indefatigable
diligence and extensive knowledge of the Authdr.
A private in the 2d Royal Lancashire "Militia;'
now lying in Sunderland Barracks, has lately' had
an estate worth 10,0001. left him.
It is calculated that there are about 30,000• Jews
iin • France, including Alsace—iii England; -a-boat'
20,000,
V%‘C

ThiS Lady, who, with. the assistance of Mrs.
'KEMBLE, direeted and arranged the elegant Dramatic
Entertainments at Wroxton Abbey, the seal Of, the
Earl of GUILDFORD, is the' wife of the Hon. ColOrief
ST. LEGER, son to the late, and brother to the pre-
sent Lord DONERAILE. Mrs. ST. LEGER is the
daughter of Mr. BLAKENEY, an Irish Gentleman of
profession: Miss BLAKENEY lived principally with
Baroness CROFTON, where she met Mr. Sr. LEGER,
a young soldier of fortune. TO ee Miss Br,AxnNt ZY
W2IS tV admire. - her. She was young and beautiful,
Very accomplished, and possessed' a considerable
share of wit, which was so tempered by good nature,.
that she made every person her friend, and none her
enemy. With.the consent of her friends she was
married to Mr. ST. LEGER, who continued his mili-
tary career. Mrs. St..LEoun has nutnhered among
her most intimate friends,the
Dutchess or RUT.LAND,
the Countesses of CLARE, ALDBOROUGH, and GLAN-.
DORE ; the Marchioness of :ABERCORN, Lady CA-
mu, Baroness CROFTON, and her daughter; the late
Mrs. O'NEIL, mother to the Earl, Mrs. A. Daw-:
SON, Lady DENNY FLOYD, Mrs. SIDDONS, and
Mrs. KEMBLE. Mrs. ST. LEGER has had several
children, and the round of pleasure in which she
was, engaged did not prevent her from paying the,
most sedulous attention to their education. Mrs.
ST. LEGER has always been a most enthusiastic ad-
.mirer of dramatic entertainMents, and in all elegant-
amateur performances in Ireland took a leading
part. It is not surprising that this Lady should have
imparted this talent to her children, who so highly.
amused the Royal Brothers by their excellent drama-
;tic.performance.