The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-30 00:00:00

NAVAL N EW S.

• 1173 y .accounts received from 'Margate, we learn, that i
.:t.42:-e'_ are some hopes of saving the hull, and nearly
ti whole, of the cargo of the Walpole.
said, that soon alter the meeting of riarlia-
•
nieir nt, one of the first 'Measures will_be for a turther
Qw.2.:inentation of the disposable force of the country,l
.;11,1 that the measure for volunteering from the Mi-
'ilia corps, formerly so successful, will again be re-
4orted to. Every•regiment of the line is to have
IWO battalions; several will be able to get them, and
the. national and popular corps, such as the English,
the Scots,:and the Welsh Fnzileers, the Inniskillens,
the "loyal Irish, the Scots Royals, the 42d, the 52d,
and a tew other corps, will_ have each six battaliOni..
Dispatches were yesterday received at Lord CAS-
TLEREAGH'S' Office from Lisbon, and also at the
Admiralty Aron] Sir CHARLES COTTON. They
do not, ;we understand, contain any thing of im-
portance.

1 PLYINIOTITH, DEC. 28.—Arrived the Ligger Union,
- • - f -L-1
HO.EY l'A RD, from Alicant, laden with wine and
• • 1 , .-
p Edit,bid to Jersey, 'put in by contrary winds,:
Ihatitn sprung her main-mast, and received other
datnage in the late gales..
. .

Sailed the Aretinisa Frigate on a oruize to the.
West ward. _

A Fridate arrived this afternoon from the West-
ward, bat owing to a severe gale of wind,
.neither
her name- or place from whence she comes can be
learned.

DEAL, DEC. n.----Sailed his. Majesty's Shit') Roy-

. The Loire Frigate sailed some time ago from. this,laiiskon a•Cruize, and the Ann, Ttion-riE‘, for Cork
country for Spain, with two millions of dollars, arrris, IdA ,
&c. for the use of the Patiiots. On her pass.,tep . His Majesty s Brig Bustler is on shore
when off L'Orieut, she was approached during tb on lit Coast of France ; the crew got on hoard the
night by a large ship, which she soon found to be 71,1.4 mph Cutter, and are brought into tlit Downs.
74, of the enemy,' who poured a broad-side into herb • •
The Loire returned the charge, undismayed by the'
enemy's superiority, and continued a sharp alion of
half an hour with the 74.—The Captain of the Loire,
mindful however, of the nature of the service upon
which he had been sent, and of the risk to which it'
might be exposed in so unequal acontest, Ahought it
prudent to sheer off, returning the enemy's compli-
ment with a salute of a broadside. We are happy to
hear, that, the loss of the Loire in this gallant attioti
is very inconsiderable, and that she‘pursued.her des-
tination without having received any material da-

PORTSMULTTII; DEC: . —Arrived severo.l out-
warAound Vessels from the Downs.
Sailed His Majesty's Ship' Conqueror for Lisbon,
and the Violet on_a cruize.

COWES, DEC. 29:-7—Yesterday'a large Ship (naive
unknown) went on Shore at the back of this Island'
I understand she is 'from Ireland, .and laden with
provisions, supposed to be for London. Assistance
is gone round from hence, and' it is hoped she Wili
be got off and brought into this Port, the weather
being now very moderate.

mage.. - ,
General -CUESTA, in spitd of the disgrace into
which he had fallen, from his arrest of the Leon
Deputies, still enjoys a considerable degree of po-
pular favour.. This he owes to the reputation'be
gained formerly, by his proud resistance to- the;
power of the Prince of PEACE. When Governotae,G,
the Council of Castile, he ,refused to do homage 42,
the 'Minister by attending his call, and himself r-
quired to be waited upon by him. This oecandrsed
great enmity on the part of the omnipotent faVone-
rite. CUESTA, in, his official character, .was guar-
dian of that sacred deposit of the national credit; the
Caisse d'Anaertisation, the Spanish sinking' fund.—
The Queen and Favourite were in the habit of re-
quiring enormous sums from this fund, under for-
mer Ministers. Cu ESTA, however, retuned to grant
them under his administration, and when Royal au- ,
thority was gained to justify the ad, he still refused,
declaring that he might be displaced from•his post
at pleasure, but could not be forced to violate its du- •
ties. This occasioned his removal from Court. A, .EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A RESPECTABLE'HOV°f
sort of popular movement took place ree.:64ilyi,iiit -2,-, DATED NIESSINA, 30TH OCT. To A MBRCANTIL6
l
Araujuez, in his favour. A deputation,frora;tbe HOUSE IN THE.CITY. ' - '.. : - -
.... . -r----
tiC :
people waited Upon Count FLORIDA BLANCA, to of -i se
"We are' in a continual state Ofalarrn l'Ora-11—a
safety of this Island. We have learnt that ther9t
quire why the General was unemployed.--," :He il
several ships in'Toulon, and other ports calf.ol"a'
either," said the.popular orators, " a traitor to his .
country, and then be should be hanged, or he is a: with.a large number of troops on board, otiltWalfll/'
atropportunity of getting out, destined tortiak"t'.
patriot warrior, and then he should cominaild an
army." The venerable President of the Junta an- tacks on different parts of this Island at the same
stye*, that there were no imputations on trie pa- ....
iiine,.in which General MURAT is to co-opeFatr, bra.
triotistn of 'the General, but that he was'avanted to sending a large body of troops
assist their Council as a man of talents. " A sol- territory.
dier's talents (they replied) are of use only in the ' " Wecan perceive great adifrv6itr:
field." It is expected that an occasion would be ' the
side ; a number of troops in constant motion on
taken, from this occurrence, to giye an iwportant shore,- also a vast ntunbdr of sailors (rife on the olerc,
command to the General. in the Bay of Naples, preparing their. vessels sec:
The Marquis DE LA RoIsIANA having represented small.craft, as if destined for some immediate ol'&1.
to the Junta at Corunna the necessities of the Oa-
.takina "i nn
naet
time opposite
o• it
lician army, that body invited the inhabitants of - •
Charleston Packet •• is arrived at LiVerr ti,
5000 pair of shoes for the army. The Members of
Corunna to form a subscription for the purchase of ~ The'
. from Wilmington, 'which place she left on tee 9-
the Corporation made a grant of 10,000 reals.— of, November. She can of course bring no ne'ist;
The profits of a play were given, which prodoed as the New York Papers, received last weelc, v",:e, ~
r
2,646 ; and a commission was established to, receive.' to. the 17th inclusive ; and the Debate on iti';
private donations for completing the conltibUtiorta
~e, 4.
s...HITENDEN'S Resolution fir the Repeal of the
required. ' - **l-‘: '"; 1 Embargo-did not take place until the 14th. W'lci
' A new plan has been recently suggestOifpz n 7 mington produces nothing but timber, pitch, ail •
larging Smithfield Market, or tattier for render t ark
ta."i tar, and as these articles bear a 'hip price in. tl'is"
the present space adequate to the , transaction' Of the country, the Packet has been probably tempted i°
increased business of the mat ker. It is proposed to . break the Embargo, with a freight of thisdeicriptiu''
retnove-the sheep market to an upper story, to be, The Merchants, Traders, and Inhabitants of Fir
construeled of Cast iron, over the present space, with . mend], following the generous example of th6Meet;
inclined planes, fer the ascent of the sheep, and that in gat the City of London Tavern, assembled a
the whole of the space beneath should be used as a their Guildhall on the 26th instant, rlo enter into '
market for hOrned cattle. subscription for the relict of the Spanish Patriols'";
.
THE THEATRE. The favourable impression A Committee was appointed,, at the head of virblca.
which Mrs. BF.AUNIONT Illaqe on the public by her is tire Mayor. Donations to a consiierable arbol-•°
performance of Be/bidet-a; was increased by tier- re- were immediately entered, and the list continued
presentation of Alicia last night, at the Haymarket
fill
Theatre. The' two charaaters are essentially ditfera,
Trahpeidlylyll.owia-g is an Extract of a Letter from CI: '
ent, and, therefore, she had a fair opptiflOihastfa :
twin CRABTREE, of the Jcihn, bound to the BraVria
Showing the variety of her powers. In 'Bd.24larqb-i dated at Madeira, 24th Nov.---" The Mutineo.l::
' of War, with part of her Convoy for the .F;:""41i0
the violent feelings are only occasional, antider-
tiess is the predominant characteristic. ' lii • AA', t arrived here yesterday. The Fleet was diapese'aa.
different gales. The stragglers are dropping 43a
• pride, arrogance, impettiosity, and a revengeful
• •
spirit, are ' the chief qualities ; and ' hence Mrs. Time Iliniine intonds to sail tortnorrow, with stilt
BeNumoarr had abundant scope for her powers, and Ships as are colleeed. The Ben Loinand (a Petul,',l3o.
Ship) is here. NOne of the Portuguese Vessels c-,101
she acquitted herself throughout very ably. Nor was
'Out of Falmouth with the Fleet. The: Elect, saute
she less successful in the agony which results from
froni Portsmouth 2d November, put into Taliv---,13
the success of her artifice against Hustings:, the 01)7
jell of her. affedion. Hastings had.avery impressive the 4th, and sailed the next day. The Atrie:el "..
representative in Mr. C. KEMPLE j ,and Ports gave Cork Convoys are gone .past" -
sufficient importance importance to Dormant. 't Suicam.—On Wednesday night a Lady amid ,
, Ge
~.,
Mrs..BILLINGTON, as we predicted, is •engaged tleman got into a hackney-coach at the stand in
' t-ilv
for the Opera House, and if report says true, is ford-street, opposite .Rathbone.-.place, cod the fai:,,116
likely to appear with improved advantage, for the was set r
down in Warren-streei; Fitzrosquare. Ja' 0
Cataluni rage. has operated strongly on her emula- Gentleman ordered the coachman JO drive. Inn) t°.,e,
tive feelings, and--induced her not to let lien talents qpublic-house at Brompton, but on his all ival the' a
lie fallow, but-to cultivate them during the recess he was found lifeless, having cut his throat iii_os
with incessant diligence. ' shocking manner with a penknife. - The body ;ay
..
MowroN has a New Comedy nearly ready; forifre" I owned yesterday by information given by the Let,
:
Haymarket Theatre, which will of course be silt:fuel who accompanied the deceased to Warreu,st d
brought forward. ' ' .•-. . •s ! .79114i1F-• He turned. out to be a Lieutenant of Marinesiaa
Last week sokre very beautiful Ladies visited i
Newcastle, in the Russian stile, on a sled& ‘C KIT be was supposed to have committed suicide in coll'
sequence of 'sonic losses at play. • .
.
was covered with scarlet' cloth, and was rapidly to%
Another noted housebreaker, knOWn on the .
drawn over the 'snow by one horse. •,rdaf
by the' appellation of Jack the Baker, was. Yer'rt" Fo.
' .An alarming tire broke. out on Wednesday night, fully committed for trial, at Marlborough-street
gang'
in the first.floer of the dwellitig-house"of Mr. Peer, ' lice Office, charged with being another of the tit°
Saffron-buildings, New Road, which entirely cop- which broke into the hduse of the,,COuntess Altero7
a,
sumed the same. 'lt was first discoveredby the The.principal witness against the prisoner was 1 ca.
vv atclunn a, and %I:as suppused to have been occasion- Decaux,• whose testimony went principallY I°_, J3`. ai,
-ed by a spark communicating from the. 'fire to a ' viet Cavell for the same offence, at the late Old I,e
child's cut left near it. r t
ley Session. —This witness stated the prisoner bur,
; a the
A Goat, the property of Mr. RICHARD ACEILY, one of time party c..trictrned in pretneditat.o,, aroal,
.at Ca: Western Wharf, Abingdon-street; Westtnin-e : glary ; and on his , testimony the prisoner was '
%
stem-, h:is.kidded the uneuinnion number Of .taykly,ei mated. .. vorio
kids; in the short space of a year and a quartss cia ,fc.. The Gardens. of Temple Newsam, near ;oar
aalaariust .1807 she brought three,. in Julie' lug "Pone; which „are 'stated to have cost toe late Fr°Pr ,be
' and on Monday last five, all of which ard hr-clift* -25,0n01. have been 'let by the preset-4 poses6c) '
and healthy, and likely to be. reared. • - i darquis of Hertford, for 401. a year.

1 RAMSGATE, DEC. 28.—This morning the first
Battalion of the 88th Re gunent, commandedb
11 y Col._
DOFF upwardsof 800 men,marched Iron/ ourbarfackg;
s' • •
and were put on board Transports in the harbour i •
they are exPected to sail from hence to toe Down
by this evening's tide. When in the DoWns, thei
• are to be removed to the Sarah and Magnet, bytet:'
large Transports, very -fine copper-bottomed Ships.*
which draw too much ,water co enter. Ramsgate
pier.
The Guards were eiyeaed here, to embaric before
the'BBth Regiment, but .orders to the OrLirary-4166 •
received here last night.

SICILY.

S'P4INISII P,IPER:.

(FfiGSl THE DIARiO DE MADRID.)

MADRID. Nov. 28.—Don Antonio Comel, Secre-
t, 7 :
Secre-
tary of State and of War Dispatches, has cornrnu-
zficated to the Jutita of Amaiment the tollowiitgf'
Ur,
Itoyal Orders : -
" Th TAE PRESIDENT.
OF THE MADRID JUNTA OF

ARMAJIEA T.

" By order Cif the
.King, our Lord, and, in his
name, of the Cerittai jUnta of the Kingdom, I trans.
Ink to your Excellency, for due execution in the
diStria under your command, the adjoined direc-.
-tiOni; in which are laid down the rules necessary to
be observed in the formation of bodies of Militia of
Honour; both cavalry and infantry, which his Ma-
jesty hai thou'ght proper to order to be funned in
theall which
owns are 'without the theatre of war,
With the view of preserving the peace and internalL
tranquillity of the kingdont.

(Signed)
" Aranjuez, Nov. 22:!

"ANTOgIO Cu 3EL.

In these dire&ions it is mentioned, that, besides
the troops width are at present serving in the armies,
and the 250,000 combatants which are raising for
the same, the Supreme Junta has at the same time
foreseen the. necessity which theteia it the capital,
and in all the provinces which are without garri-
inns it at'tned fdtoe, for raising certain faithful corps,
interested in preventing disorders, and able to re-
press' evil doers, banditti, deserter-3, and traitors,
who, by disturbing the public tranquillity, are in-
tent oil gratifying their own ambition or avarice;
for- this 'purpose, his Majesty has given ordersif
• that, in all the towns of the kingdom which arW
le.ithout the theatre of war, there be formed corps'
cot militia of Honour; under the following Regu-
lations
The pumbers OY the d6rpS in. every town shall
6Phatiert toned to the number and quality of its
habitants, the greater part being infantry, and
ly it those distrids which are very extensive,
ertihall.be a fest, parties of cavalry. •
n. The PersOns composing these corps shall be
"r4isa,i Pe proprietors of land, merchants, trades-
-I,!!ttik eieludift such as support themselves
Piatlipies'aOttal laboitir; it being understood that bpi
IltitinAintto the Militia they-are not eiempted from
itistl;;Ciiiiii, this last being considered as the'
at tiltvisiiary and urgent.
tiJ. Those of the sacred, Orders, who are of an age
h.1:144 •
• • or have anY Severe infirmity, or bodily deL
fe.) shall be aiernicrted ; bUt•not such as are exempt-
ad service in ,the army, for want of proper ,
4lie; add other do-feaa of that sort.
As to serve his country is the inprenie honour .
to every goOci citiieri ought to aspire, the
station of a Mere private in these corps will he most
.• , •
hOPOurable and distinguished, being always under
f4ie subordination to the officers,_ who are to be se-
le/led for theit fitness, 'without any regard to rank
or Tithes. These volunteers are not to receive any,
Pay, and are to arrri and clothe themselves at theit2,
own expence.
The 6th, 7th; and Eith regulations order this
It is to he divided into battalions, companies, and
Squadrons, and to be drilled and taught the Use of
erms; by Officers retired from service ; in fortified
towns the Military Governor to be Commandant,
*hd in Other towns is to' be appointed by the Cap-
taiu General of the Province.
IX. As this force will be Chiefly- compoSed of
persons who are most distinguished for patriotism,
and have the greatest in-tete:it in preserving public l'
• order, it is not to be supposed that any will evade!? ;
the service. The citizen who', at any time, reflikes"
to serve his King and country, deserves universal,,
eOntempti but be who excuses hiMself, in circUM
stances so critical as the present, must infallibly in-
-cur the hatred of'bis fellow Citiiens, and the indig-
nation of government

•
The nth reguldtiOn orders the different Magis;
hates of distrids to send, within a month after the
giecree, lists of the persons enrolled; and places the
whole iender the direCtion of the Captains General,
who are to resolve any doubts that may arise as to
its execution.

I‘l.6,ZiRtD, Nov. 21.--i The enrolment of the indi-
Viduals who are to compose the Militia of Honour..
Will commence to-rnorro‘vifor the different quarters
of theeity, at the following places. (Here tHlows
an enumeration of the places where the enrolmepOs
to take place.l At each plate certain Acaldes and
Civil .oflker3 of Madrid are to be present, together
with a Military Officer and a Secretary. The enrol-
Mem is to continue from nine in the month% till
one o'clock, and from three in the afteinoon
till
seven, and to last for three successive days, when
it is to close. All the inhabitants of the capital,
from the age of 16 to Co,• liable to serve in thisMi-
Irtia, are called upon to present themselves for enrol-
ment at the places pointed out in their resraive
quarters ; and those who chose it may, for itI9YO,
4f expedition, bring a certified paper, extrA4Pt

iheir name, rank, the street,, and house, in which

they live, u hat arms they poSsess, UThether,
they ariable to use them.

_ .
, . .. .
The enrolment of the nobles Who preient them;
.Ai,.lves for serving in 'the army, ought to finish this,. :
1 , Clay, the bbtlr, conformably tb the royal order of
„thp,,igth inst. but should any one have been pre-,
vented by business, or any other cause, from verify.,
ing himself, the enrolment Will be continued two
days longer.
The points of this City where works of fortifica-
i tions are carried on, are the following :• the gate •of
S. Vicente, that of Fuencarral, the Retiro, the Con-
vent of Atocha, the gate of Toledo, thit of Atocha,
of Alcala, 'of Sta. Barbara, of Los Pozos, and of Va-
lencia. At each of these there is an Alcalde, a Re-
gidor,, or Deputy of the city of Madrid, an ehgineer,
s%iid an overseer of the workmen.

'lc; One of the most essential things is the fixing up
'of pallitadeS; and to proportion the mean's of convey-
ing them to the works, in which there is great diffi-
cnity from the avocations of the army. In conse-
quence, it becomes one of the most interesting ser-
vices to supply immediatly carts and carriages for
this purpose. All who wish to contribute for this
pUrpose, will give notice thereof to the Commission
for -Fustitioatione, -at the City Hail, in order that
proper arrangements may be made for this most im-
portant service.

All who are in possession of useful articles for
this purpose, such as pointed iron bars, &c. will
bring them to the station which belongs to their
quarter, and will deliver them to the overseer of the
Work; where •a receipt will be delivered for the
same.

Lt-Ay.ian Order of Council, the public are invited to
repair individually to the fortifications of their re-
speaive quarters, to contribute to the works; bring-
ing, if possible, tools, or something that may be
useful. ThoSe who cannot contribute personal as-
sistance are desired to substitute others, at their own

expence, or to contribute to their pay.
MADRID, NOV. 30.—The following Royal Order
has been circulated by the War Ministry :

" The King; our Lord, Ferdinand VII. and, in
4lisloyal name, the Supreme Junta of the King-
`dom, has seen, with pain, that, on several occasions,
'in which the Country demanded more than ever the
exertions and valour of her tons, the number of
those has been considerable who have been wanting
to this sacred duty, to the disgrace of the Spanish
name, and the danger of the whole nation, abandon-
ing their colours, and shewing themselves indiffe-
rent in a cause, upon the issue of which depends the
preservation of our holy religion) the restoration of
• our Wined Monarch, ind•the independence of our
dear Country. The Supreme JUnta cannot view
with indifference an offence which, though at all
times
punished with great Severity, ought to be so
still more; at a time when; besides compromising
the public safety, it may inspire our euetnie3 with
tbe idea that , the Spanish people are dragged with
violence to the armies. The Supreme Junta are
persuaded that these offences, the toleration of
T '
liit"h would very Speedily disband our armies, since
•
nothing can be n'tOre fatal than the example of them
to men who must co-operate together like the se-
veral parts of a machine, proceed from an error of
the understanding, and not of the and wish-
ing to aa upon this suppcoition, and to carry in-
dulgences as far as possible, grant, in his Majesty's
name, a general pardon to all deserters from the
army, who give themselves up, within the period
of a month from the date of this proclamation, to
khtsir respeetive Chiefs; or to the Captain's-General
••of.the provinces in Which they are; and' order, that,
this period being expired, the puMishment of death
be irreversibly inflicted on all such as are apprehend-
ed, in the same manner as is' prescribed' in the Royal
Ordinances." "

OVIEDO, Nov. 2g.--:-Austurians ! The geed of
your brothers czlli for vengeance. You'r soldiert
have fought with resolution and with courage;
and', though they have not attained the fruit of a
conduEt so glorious, you ought not on that account
to be dismayed. The enemy does not exceed, he
does not even equal us in valour, and in fortitude in
hearing the fatigues concomitant on war. You shall
no longer be the victims of negligence, of ignorance,
and of treachery ; at feast you shall not be so with
impunity, and the paternal care of the Supreme
Junta- of the kingdom, which watches incessantly
;OVer the good of the nation, will know bow to'
chastisS whosoever has been the cause of your mis-
fortunes. The Suprethe junta of the Principality
will know how to represent them to the Supreme.
Central Junta, in- order that they may not go un-
punished. The General wlto has pow taken the
command of the army, his Excellency, the Martrais
de la Romana, has sworn in his heart to bereyeoged
on your enemies.. His welt known probity witknot
permit that you should continue to- suffer the evils
you have hitherto' done. An enemrpered(rousvmd
cruel; who. neither respe&s not acknowledges' our
right; has sltorn to exterminate you; an enemy vile