The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-24 00:00:00

•

.:.~_

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 241 1808.

A. v
essei. trom Oporto arrived at Bristol yesterday
in tw,;ive days, with two Portuguese Messengers.,
who bruua-ht Dispatches to the Portuguese Atnbas-
sador, the contents of which have hot transpired. -
It is rumoured dot the Portuguese, General,
BERNARDO FEREIRA, • had refused to permit the
Convention to be carried into execution, and that
when the Messengers left Portugal, twelve days
since, the first division of the French army were
not embarked.

There is said to bare been a dreadful riot at Lis-
b(4l, in which 800 of the French soldiers were
stabbed by the Portuguese, in whose possession
-Lisbon is stated to have been at the time of the de-
parture of the Messengers.

Gwent urgli Mail arrived this Morning, Therms.;
scan Fleet appears to be placed between Scylla and
Chaqbdis.—On the one side, the combined Engliih
and Swedish Squadrons, of whom they are so much
afrakl that they are throwing up batteries on shore,
and entrenching thernselveS in every possible way ;
and on the other, the danger of a brisk. North-west
Wind, 'which it is thought would nearly destrciy
them.

There are some details respe&ing the War in
Finland, to which we refer our Readers.

~VI
Since writing the above, we have learnt that there
is a report in town, that Sir S. HOOD had blown' up
the
:Magazine at Rogerswick, in consequence-of
which the Russian Admiral had sent a Flag of

• • . .
Truce to Sir T. SAVMARLZ, and it was eKpeated that
the whole Russian Fleet would soon suri-endel'.

The Transports with the Spanish Troqs on
hoard, from the Baltic, arrived yesterday in the
Downs, and proceeded on for Portsmouth.

The Transports, with the Troops ou board from
Harwich; also sailed for Falmouth.

We this day continue our Extraas from the Spa-
nish Papers received yesterday. .AmOngst them is
an interesting detail of the brave defence made by
the City of Gerona, and the ultimate defeat of the
French.

Several of the foreign soldiers in DUPONT'S army
have entered into the Spanish service. There are
some other articles which, though not very new,
will still be read with interest.

• it has been supposed that a great battle is about to
be fought in Spaina conjeaure which, although
,
there is not much to countenance it in the Spanish
Papers, is certainly not iMprobable, it being the ob-
vious policy of the Spaniard's to prevent, if pos-

sible, the entrance of more French Troops into-
Spain,. which, of course, can only be done by a
total defeat of the French Ariny at present in that
Country, and by rapidly following-up the vi6ory,
until the whole are either driveU out, or tOrced to
surrender. It is, on the other hand, evidently the
policy ,of the French to maintain themselvo-s in
strong positions until their reinforcements arrive.
They will therefore most probably endeavourto for=
tify themselves as strongly as po3sible, and wait the
attack of the Spaniards. Such an attack would hot,
of course, be made without mature deliberation, and
without well weighing the probabilities of success;
but if-a large Spanish Arn'y could be immediately
brought to bear Upon the French line of defence, we
confess (although participating lin the anxiety which
must be felt for the event of such a contest) we think
that it would be more advisable, if there was a fair
chance of success, to make such ,an attack than to
wait until the French were enabled, by 'reinforce-
ments, again to advance. Agreeing entirely with the
excellent system laid down in the « Precautions,"
we still thinx that there is, and will be, for a
short time to come, a fair chance of driving the
French Troops wholly out of the Peninsula, in
which case another French Army would find an
almost insuperable difficulty in an attempt to.enter
Spain. This would be so g,eat an advantage to the
Spaniards, that it seems worth making considerable
sacrifices to obtain it, and thereby prevent that pro-
tracted War carried on in the heart of Spain, which
must be the consequence of a large French army
matching into that Country with. the ease which
they can now do, the French troops being in posses-
sion of all those strong positions whiCh are best cal-
culated to cover the advance of their reinforcements.

THE following Extra6t of a Letter, received by a
respectable House in Liverpool, from their Corre-
spondent *in. Jamaica, and which we copy from a
Liverpool Paper (Gore's General Advertiser), will
doubtless be read with great satisfaetion : •

" Kingston, 31st July, iBoB.

Ten days ago an express vessel arrived here in
2.2 days from Cadiz', with Dispatches to Litis Govern-
Ment, and accounts of the revolution in Spain,
which have already openedian intercourse between
this. Island and all the neighbouring Spanish Colo-
nies of Cuba and the Main, for' which 'immense pur-
chases have already been made here in dry goods,
for Vera Cruz, Carthagena, the Caracas and-Cuba,
and which will open a very Jarge vent for the tuanu-7'
faetures of Manchester, in which the demand for
these Colonies principally consists, viz. printed
'cottons, coloured velverets of all kinds, British
rouslins, platillas, cotton stockings, hats, &c.
" The influx of Spanish traders to this port; has,
within these few days, been so great as to have
drained the 9arket."

wounded.

, Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses So-
. rutA, AUGUSTA, and-Ansur...tA, accompanied by Lady
Howe, Gener:il FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR,
toolt a ride in Windsor Park, and at twelve o'clock
returned to the Palace. The QUEEN and Princess
ELIZABETH, with their usual attendants, took an
airing to Floginor Lodge, and walked in the
Gardens.

The report of the march of Sir ARTIIUR WEL-
,
LEst..g? into Spain, with 18.0°6 men, is, we have
reason to believe, not confirmed by any authentic
advices.

, Departures from lbhetson's Hotel :—Colonel
Ba-
THUNE, for Scotland; and JAMES BECKFORD HEARD,
Esq. fur Clifton.
On Wednesday, at the' City of London Tavern,
.Colonel ,BETHYNE, of the. Honourable 'East India
Company's Service; was presented with a handsome
Sword (mounted by Messrs. RUNDELL and BRIDGE)
by JAMES BECKFORD HEARD, Esq. in conforthity
with the request of the Grenadier Battalion of the
Bombay Army, as expressed in the Addresses pub-
lisbed in the Bombay Gazette of the 6th of January,
1808. Captain HEARD, in delivering the Sword,
addressed Colonel BETUUNa with an appropriate
Speech, and several Military Gentlemen partook of
an eiscellent dinner provided for the occasion.

From an Official Dispatch of General CASTANOS,
containing the details of the battle of Baylen, it ap-
pears, that the loss of the French on that occasion
was, 2200 killed, and 400 wounded. The loss of
the Spaniards is stated at 243. killed, including 10
Officers, and 735 wounded, including 24 OffiCels.

COTTEPIBt'IIOII

GoTfUNBUIIGH, SIFT. 10.—It is rei crated from
Stockholm >tlhlt negotiatiigr.; were begao about de-

livvring ni) the Russian Fleet. f6llowing are
exiraas of a letter from an Officer on board the V ic-
lorY off' Ro.,;erswick

" SE!'T. 6.

"The Russian Fieet are disinantling in Rogers-
,
wick i they have made their position very strong,
by ereetitig batteries at Ralik Port, and East Roge,
but they are warped so 'close to the slime that I
think a gale of wawa 'go near to destroy them:
Vie annoy and harass the.enetny on all 'opportuni-

ties ; and • yeslerday', on throwing shr4ls, blew up a
powder magazine ‘vith a 'very igreit explosion.—
They are, 1 believe., very much akirmed and panic-
struck, and I hOpe we 611 A be able to Compel them
to good terms.

" SEPT. 10.

"Things remain nearly in the same state.., as when
I last wrote. The Russians are tnoored as close as
possible to the shore. I think the first N.W. gale

must 'completely do them up. They have their
yards and topmasts struck, and have amazingly for-
tified both sideS of the entrance of the Harbour.

"A list of the Ships in company; and I ►tnderstand
the Orizok is on her way to. join us :

" Vidory, Centaur, Mars, Goliath, Implacable, Salcette,
Ariel, Cruizer, Magnet, Eolus, Alitart, Rose, Thunderer
Swan and Baltic, Cutters."
" Head quarters, Gralsby, Sept.

" Ills Royal Majcsiy has received the following
report from 11ajnr-General Baron -VEGASACK, dated
LAppifend, 4th of the month.
• • -

" Ott the .29th, early I the morning, intelligence
was recctived that the enemy had' vigorously attack-
ed and repillsed our advanced posts. Soon alter the
enemy tiircie an attack on our position with two
strong columns, of is to 800 'men each, preceded by
a numerous chain of detachments of chasseurs. The
whole corps was commanded, by Gen. leo ESSELEL :
his artillery consisted of four pieces of cannon, and
the attack wris led on by Colonel Z-11.SELIv1.
" The Enemy's chasseurs commenced a violent
but ill-direaed fire on the Finnish tirailleurs,. by
whom they were opposed with great vigour; The
chasseurs of Upland and licking formed a line pa-
rallel to that of the enemy.

" On our left flanks were the tirailleurs of the
regiments of Bjorneby, and Capt. GYTTENBOGEL,
at the head of our chain of Chasseurs,- made a most
gallant attack on the enemy, while one battalion of
the regiment of Upland turned his right wing, and
one battalion of Helsingen his left. ,The rapidity
with which this movement Was performed com-
pelled the enemy's advanced troops to fall back.

Our troops followed with the utmost gallantry,
and threw the Russians into such confusion, th:a al-
though they made several attempts to rally, they
could not succeed in regaining or maintaining a po-
sition, and were routed on all points.

" Night coming on, your Majesty's, troops lay On
their arms in the field of battle, and the following
morning we advanced as tar as Omasse, when we
found' the Enemy f.'-mployed in an attempt to set the
village on fire, and break down the bridge, which,
how&er, he was prevented from cariyht into ef-
feCt, by a charge, made
,in the most masterly style
•
by Major THEDE, at the head of a detachment of
NYLAND'S dragoons and HELZLNG'S chasseurs.

" Our lo4s in this action consists of 2 Officers
and 16 men killed, and 1
,Otticer and ►43, men

" We have taken 77 prisoners, among wham are
two (hikers, and the Enemy's loss in killed and
wounded is far more considerable than our's.

VEGESACK,
" MajoisGene;al and Cttier ut plvision."

SPORTI A G INTILLIGAENCE.

SHREWSBURY. RACES.
TL/fSDAY, ski f. 20.
The Purse of Fifty Vountis, the (..;itt of the Bon. -W. Hill

- and T. Jones, Esq.
Sir Tho►imas Stanley's b. f. Cowslip
Thos. Chiihnondeley's Lsq. b. g,.
Mr. 'f: Cioome's ch. t. Miss Barrington
Sir W. W. Wydn's ch. h. by Glaucus
P. I. Parry's, Esq. b. f. Little ilar.ot
Thos. Furney's, Esq. g. f. Miss Bentley
A Match of toogs. h. ft. one mile, Bst. each.
Sir W. W. Wynn's b. 1. Devsna - - -
Beiison'4, Esq. Plaything

l I

z (Ir

3 Jr

b 3

- I
2

SWINDLING.--'I esterd.ay a new species of swin-
dling was committed on Westminster-bridge, which
perhaps in point of dextrous tmlnagement
.has never
been exceeded. As an elderly Clergyman, a Re&or
in Sussex, was walking slowly across the bridge, to-
wards the Surrey side, a Gentleman remarkably well
dressed, who had a small parcel in his hand, accosted
him, saying that being taken suddenly very ill, and
hardly able to support himself from 'dropping down,
he begged permis,sion to lean on his arm for a little
way, till he could tall in with a coach. The goad'
unsuspecting man readily 'consented—ln this manner
they proceeded deliberately, till they came near the
toll-bar, when the acting Gentleman stepped into a
coach, bidding his kind 'conduCtor a thousand thanks
for his humane attention, and at the same time gave
him his card of address. But how -great was the
Clergyman's astonbhment to find that his indisposed
fiend, in the course 'of his oceaional contgts; con-
trived to rob of his watch and pocket-handker-
chief. The c.,.,* of address, course, turned out
to be fal:e.

NAVAL. NEWS.

,~

I},

POATSMOOTH, SEPT. 23 Sailed this d;.y tne
Alncli•~t Frigate; :Captain the Hon. .t. P. ir.al, tat •
the Wektvard; and the Firm Gan-brig, Lieutenant
LITTLE, to Guernsey.

ISLAi4bS OF ..SCILLY, 19.-On Thursday
last, came in from a cruize the Revenue Cutter C'or.
mozant, Capt. HuLL, belonging to Fowey 5 and on
Saturday; the Voila Lugger from a'cruize kom the
Squadron otr Guernsey.

Arrived also,the Ship 'Thomas. Jifbrerson, SAMUEL
MountsoN, Master, from Archangel, bound <to
London, laden' with tar, matts,i &c. She came
round the Orkneys to avoid the Frepch Privateers.
The above have all sailed.

DEAL, SEPT. 23.—Arri the Nassau, of 64
guns, Asper, Racoon,. and Sparrow-hawk Sloops of
War,. with the Transports under convoy; having on
board . the Spanish Troops from the Baltic. The
Nassau has anchore& but will sail again to the
northward as soon as the tide will permit--,t he others
have all proceeded throagh the Downs for forte-,
mouth. The Spanish, Commis4ary-Getiral land
front the Fleet, and proceeded immediately to Lon-
don in a chaise and tour.

Arrived the Camel. Store-ship from the River ;
the Satellite Sloop of War from the Wept Indies;
the Phosphorus • Fire-vessel from a cruihe ; and the
Paz Schooner from Portsmouth.

Sailed the Glonien Sloop of War, ated Furious.
Gun-brig, with' the TranTortS under convoy, bav;
ing o❑ board the 43d, 95th, and several other R.
giments, from Harwich, bound to Falmouth the
Cherokee, Mariner, and Bustler Sloops of War on a
cruize ; Camel Store-ship for P•. rtsmouth'; and the
Zenolia Sloop of War to join Admiral GARDNER.
Sailed this morning His Majesty's Brig Rolla,
With the Transports, 'having on board the Vith,
95th, 43d, and part of the. 59th Regiments, the out-
ward-bound, &c. under convoy for Portsmouth. •
Arrived His Majesty's Ship Satellite from Ports.-
mouth.

i
!,
11

DOVER, SEPT. 23.—A Fleet of Transpory, of 60
Sail, went past this morning to the Westward, un-
der convoy of the ,Gromen Gun-brig and a Store-
ship.
The Pappenburgit Ship Mercurius, from Rotten-
darn to Piymotith, with Geneva, is detained and
sent in here by his Majesty's Gun-brig Blazer,
Lieutenant HINTON.

A very large Fleet of Transports (70 Sad) hove in
sight, having on board the Spanish Troops bound to
the Westward, under convoy of the_ Nassau, two
Brig-sloops, and a, Lugger.
. .
In the Roads :.he Grouts and . the Mariner Gun-
brigs. •

? ITOL, SEPT. 23. Arrived a vessel • from
Oporto, with two Portuguese Messengers, in twelve
(Jars.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 2t . Arrived several trans-
ports from Portsmouth, with troops, to juin the Ex--
pedition lying here, supposed for Spain.
Sailed hi,s Majesty's ship Rattler, with a Fleet for
Newfoundland.--Wind S.' E.

Notwithstanding the number of unfortunate perl.
sons whose boaies,were discovered and dug from the
ruins on the morning of the fire, at Covent-Garden
Theatre, and those-who were extricated alive, but
have since died, it is to be feared the total extent of
the casualties have not yet been ever. nearly ascer-
tained.; and many bodies are. still supposed to re-
main buried under the twos, for the extrication of
winch, at the instance of the friends of persons miss-
ing, a number of labourers are constantly employed..
Yesterday the mutilated.reniains, or, indeed, rather
the skeletons of two unfortunate persons were
deg -front the ruins, and taken to Covent-Garden
bone-house to be owned; but the miserable change
they have Tidergone has so far destroyed all vestige
of former likeness, that it is almost -impossible they
call be recognised by their friends.
Yesterday evening a Coroner's InqueSt 'was taken
before I'. SHELTON, Esq. one of the Coroners for
the Borough of Southwark, and a respeCtable Jury,
on the bodies of two firemen. belonging to the
Phcenix Office, and who were amongst the onfor-
Innate vi6Aints of the late fire...at Covent-garden
Theatre, the 'one named Fish,' who was an Engi-
neer,- and •the other named Phisket, of the same
Otiice.—The evidence as to the cause of death to
Mese unfortunate men was Much the same as that
already before the public. Finis was the man who
rejeeled the adnionition of the Playhouse carpenter,
to beware of •the danger, and back out the engine
lest the roof should fall, and paid with his life the
forfeit of his temerity. -Both the deceased were
brought from the scene of their misfortune dread-
fully bruised and burnt. Every attention was paid
to them. They continued sensible, but in great
agony, to the last. The one died on Thursday night,
and ' the other yesterday morning. The Jury, of
course, found a verdiCt of—Accidental Death.
Another InqueSt / was held before the same Co-
roner,:on the body-of Wm. Evans, a boy- between
five and.six years old, killed by the carriage of Sir
James Mansfield, erroneously stated to be that of
.Earl Mansfield, in Blackfriars-road, on Thursday
--evening. The circumstance was proved to be purely
accidental, and --the Jury found a verdi& according-
ly.; but the Court levied afine of 31. upon the horses,
and 21, upon the wheels of the carriage.
It is a singular and afflictive circumstance, that one
of the men whose lives were lost their laud6ble
zeal to extinguish the flames of CJvent-Garden
The:.tre, bad his,:only brother suffocated upwards of
a year ago in Newgate-street, on the occasion of the
execution of...the murderers of Mr. STEEL. Their
father, who;is.an industrious cooper, still survives or
Tottenharn-court7road to deplore the melancholy
events.:,

k
I

POLICE

:,,TAN!toN-finuss'.—Ye4terx.lav an ipfprsnation

tried b.t<re t4e 1.0 D MAvoR Alcierri-A
I).y which Mr.•Dono%an,-- of Lttigatc:hiil,
sooght to recover the penolfy ;ender the Ad of Par-
-li3inent, ,from 2,1 r. Joncs,
friars, for delivering to hila ten chaldron of coals,
the tickets acct.mpapring which did not bear the
Coal Meter's sigoattrre. .

Thii.Act" waspassed in the 14th,of the I;(ing, for
the purpos::: of proteaing the publre within 23- wiles
of Lomiun, a ainst the frPold% tised by venders of
coals il3 die delivery of that 11 t_.ce,N.Jry corninodiry,
and to each fail',lrLt compl:,ing with, the enactments
of the satute, a penalty of not less than ;iOl. was at-
led.

at laid in the information,- sA at made
oast, tr., the evidenco 01 Mr. DosiuVan, .ansl one (I
the bead Coat Meters, to „:,orn, suspe,:ting -that he
.had receivedvshort measure, Mr. D. immediately
she,:td the tic, which accompanied the coals:

Mr. Jones, in his
.delence,-coiltencied that the
unMers-al bad been not to have the sittuature
bf the Caal Meter to the vender's.tiekvt. _

The Magi,itrate4,. !towel er, AN ere of opinion-, that
the of Parlivylent.wns imperative in this. respect,
and that the practice contended ter, -however nniver-.
Ea! it might have been, NA as both contrary to iaw,
and fraught with the waits-of imposture against.-the
The negieet .of the Defendant, however,
seeming to be nninteniicioal; they-mitigated the pe-
nalty to 10L which was paid. .