The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-01 00:00:00

INFORMATION EXTRAORDINARY.

WE copy the following Jeu crEsprit from Mr.'
BLAGDON'S new Sunday and Monday Newspaper,
The ,PucErrix. We/pretend not to know whether
thereibe really such a thing in existence as the Do,.
cunient.to which he 'allUdes but if he ,does not
shortly say' something more satisfa6tory to the Pub./
lic, on that most interesting subjeet, he will .be plac-
ed in an.aukward predicathent with respe& to his
claim, for patronage.

. SELECT QUOTATIONS;._
FROM AUTHORS SACRED All!) PROPITANE.

" The best of them is .as a brier; the mo,,t uliright is
.sharper than a thorn.hedge ; the day athy watchmen and
thy visitation cometh now shall he their 'perplexity."
• Micah, Chap. viii.
N.B. The preceding verse being omitted,
.the reader may
turn to the Bible and peruse ir.
" I will stand upon my watch and get me upon'the tower,
and I will watch to see what he will say unto me, and, what
I shaft answer when I .am reproved."—iiabakuk, chap. 2.
VCYLC t.

FRO. 4 *IIAiSPEARE,

"I HAN': NEWS TO TELL-YOU ! ! lu •
HLN. Vitt. I
'I I astonish the natives I".• RElttla L D S.
" Better late than never !"---01.11 l'erve.La a 4.
" Pit shew your Grace the straogest sigta
" I think your Highness saw this many a day !"
IHN. VIII. Aa 5.
The tidings that I bring will make my boldness man-
ners !"—lb. ib. •

"Itt what ease ' 4fr
Might 'corrupt winds troeure kti,rvet as can uri ' •
I'o swear ,against you 1 SLAM:THINGS HAVE BEEN
DONE 1" lb. ib.,
Now good Angels
Fie o'er thy royal head. and shade thy person'
Under their blessed wings-1"—lb. ib.

I humbly flier* your Highness,
.
And I am right to catch this god hecasi,n
Most thoroughly to be winnowd, where my chaff
And corn shall fly asunder"; for I know
There's none stands under mote 'calumnious tongue-S
Than I myself!" ib. ib.

it When I am dead, good wench,
Let me be us'd with honour ;.strew me over
With maiden flowers, that all the worth may knoW
I war a Chain' 'UV( to ny grave ; embalm me,
Then lay me forth, A LI: ISOUG UNQULEN'D, yet like
A queen and daughter to citing inter inc !" ib. • ib.
" After my death, I wish .n.) other herald,— ' • -
No other speaker of iny living actions, .-
T 6 keep mine honour i min corruption
But Such an honest chwiiicler Ctiffit4l I ! ib. ib.

ANTICIPATION OF PRIVATE TIIEATRICALS.
Seene. parlour in one of the principal squares- at
the -west end of the town. Lord DashwOrth, his
Lady, three daughters", and- a visitor fioni the
country, sitting at breakfast PITMNIX,
NEWSPAPER is just bryught' ih.by the servant,
when the scene oOns !.
' 'Lord D. Whitt'S t hat, johli ?

John. The.Pitta;Ntx, my Lord. .
Lord D. Oh ! that infernal stupid Paper again,!.
Let's see what apology tl►e Editor makes to-day,
for cramming so much stuff in his first Number,
concerning'the Theatres, the Arts, and things that
people of faAion care nothing aboat!---If this
Number is not better than last Sunday's, I will dis-
continue the paper !.

Lady D. bon'ot be precipitate; my. Lord, you
should give the Gentleman's talents a fair trial. YOu
know he put in so in uclf,abnut his poliikat
List week, that be confesses lie bad no rbuni to touch
twii every thing ; perhaps be will giye.us a little
scandal presently, which will please, the',Adies
better than yciiir Parliamentary De‘wles,' that you
said were so deficient in the last Phoenix.

Lord D. (having been. reading during. her Zady-
ship's observation) folk ! wbat the
this ?---TNi,okmATlcg MOST EXTR AORDI
hope Sir 'John 'Puckworth hasgot the .11ochefort
squadron ! Mad* Qjtotaiions! (irourprise) Oh, a
mere take in!---.taut let's see. •

Lady D. Do read out, my' lord, or let us have.the
paper.
. Lard D. *Why. what cog all thk mean ?---Qno-
tations from the. Bfble, from Shakspeare, Zire. ? I tell
you what, I think here's more 'meant than meets the
ear, as one of the play writers saysl
Lady D. Pray, my lord, let us have the advantage
of ii.
The Misses 0. Aye, pray dp, papa!

. . .
Lord D. I. (IRea. ds the whole of the quota..
tions.) Afterwards a Siltglee of half a minute pre-
vajls, &nit% which they stare at ono another.)
. Lady D. Dear me, what is all this about ?
Lord D. Oh ! I think I smell a rat !

The Hon. Itlr. Faiakerly (the.visitor.) It it was
nCit for the last purist
where something is said about
strewing aTerion over with flowers, that has not
been a Quoey, I shOuld think it was some; skit about
General Whittiocke's trial. r

Lady 1): 4rd, Mr. Fazakerly, how can you
talk such nonsense ! What has General White
locke'S trial.,to do with quotations . from the Bible ?
To be; sure there is "something said about watching
from' 'the top of a tower! Perhaps. it, may allude
to the Spaniards, that .Were placed on the flat roofs
but then, how will you make out the parts'about
the Queer, or the Princess, or whateer. it is; We
did not hear of any troop chara6ters' being shetAlp in
,
the Nunnery !
Lord D. (Seemingly pondering aver the Paper)
My lady pray cease your absurdities ! Here 4 some
" secret" here, that I am sure,
‘without a pun, is.
"worth knowing
violent knocking at' the street-door is heard
• the Hon. Mr. Skipintown, a goad4alured gen-
' • &man of fashion, shewn in). •
The eldest' Miss D. Oh dear ! Mr. Skip, you are
just come in time; here's something ito Carious in'
the Phcenix, We can't make it outior the Lie of us !

bo tell us 'what it is, will you )—You Idve men it
,already, I o,,re say. •.
111r.,5. No, my love, have `not ; my. infernal
Newsman is always so late, that. I never get my
Paper till I am ready,to go out ! and last Sunday he
told me that the types of tie -Phcenie had all fallen
to pieces by accident, so that I did not see the Paper
at 411 . Let's look at it my dear (takes the Paper
and reads); Ha! What ! INFORMATION EXTRAOR-
NARY ! (runs over the quotations) Oh, ho ! Zounds!
I see ! I have it ! Yes, certainly !' He has got it !
The only man in the kingdom .that has con-
vinced !

Lord and Lady D. and all the party suddenly'. ex-
claim. " Has what ?—inat has he got ?-Ifrhat do
you mean ?—Pray explain yourself !
Mr.
,S', What. !. Why I say I am sure that which
no other man in the kingdom possesses, except
himself! ! !

Lord D. (seeming to know what it is.) THE
DEVIk, HE HAS!!! •

411 ihe Misses' 1). Oh' dear Mr. Skip, pray tell
us what this Gentleman has that is'se extraordi-
nary, o

- eldest Miss D. (salyricalhj.) He.bad better
niake:a show of himself; I think. .

S. No my. dear, it appears that he wculd
rather make a show in his Paper.
Lady But pray do tell us what you suppose.
he is going to exhibit !
,t Mr. S. '" Aye, there's the rub." as Shakspeare
says--1 have no doubt as to what it is; all that I'm
surpriied at i5,../tow.the deuce he Could get it ! I ex-
erted all my interest, which you know is' very great,
to obtain- Only.a sight of it before it was suppressed,
and yet
,I Could, riot ,succeed ;:nor, do I khow a:single
persba.who ever saw it after it was-printed, though
they say-, flue thousand copies were worked Of! ! !
The. lion. Mr. F. If you will but tell us what
this " Tale of Mystery" is, we shall be able to judge
of the importance you attach to-it. •
Mr. S. • Judge of its importance.! why my dear
fellow, it is .the most important document that
ever demanded the notice of the British Nation
You well know how we:have all beed imposed upon
by purchasing books puffed off under the •at-
traCtive :title of Secret this, Royal that, and
Delicate t'other ; but NOW we may expel the'
very thing itielf!—l have no loubt whatever, .that
Mr. BLAGDON has in his possession a perfia printed
copy of the OFFICIAL REPORT OFTHE COM-
MISSIONERS APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE
INTO THE CONDUCT OF—(Here violent
knocking at the street-door takes place--414t-tat
tat-tat-tat-tat—) Lord Dasliwood rise 6 and ex-
claims, John ! be aure.you order the .Newsman to
bring rue twenty copies of the Phconik next.Sun-
day;---Somebody else enters,-am conversation is'
terminated. . Zreunt
.Ql/711CV„ • . r
•The Prompter, Polk)! Mr,Thingamee,. v 443!
don't you come:and give out 'P •• •

.161 r. T. (from behityl ttu scenes) Here Lam !
Comes forwardpncl-bpwjt
LAUDS AND:GENTLEM:EN !

TO-MORROWEV EN IN% pertniSsion,
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come:- The Manager has, liliewise desired me to
state; that with a- view` to eneourage"Promatic Ge-
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THE SUN.

BOLSI; QUIB DICER& FALSUI4 AUDIAT ?

LONDON,
TUESDAY, AIAUUH 1, leo,B.

The French Squadron are reported to have been
Seen passing the Gut ofGibraltar.on the 26th or
27th of January, and suppoSed to be. steering for
Toulon. Sir RICHARD STRACHAN received this in.:
telligence a few days after, and also" passed tlie.
Streights in pursuit of • them on the. gth of Feb.
The Carnbriaq Frigate brings the intelligence. Thus,'
whether they be athially gone
.to the West Indies,
or the Mediterranean, they are kure tO" be. pent op
in their skulking place. We (la- not. hear of any
Want of provisions in Sir RlCHAttn!s Squadron to
impede its pursuit. of the Enemy ; b.ut Mr. CAL-
'CRAFT, ,no, doubt, has better information than we
have on this subject; • which 'We hope he will 110t'
fail to communicate to the Public, as he has pro-
mised to do.

Mr., WHITBREAD yesterday brought forward his
Motion respeaing the propriety of opening a Nego-
ciation with. France, which was rejected by a large
Majority. Indeed some of Mr..WHITIIIViAD'S'OWII
friends 'disapproved of A propoiition; which; if
would in fad place this Country at the mercy
of France, and enable the Enemy to dietate what
terms o 1 Peace he might think proper. I f•Ministeri
had manifested any determination to reject all over-.
tures for Peace, and to carry on the War at all events -
the proper mode of proceeding would be; ai.Lord
obierved; to aildreas' HiS .MAJESTY to dis-
miss his Ministers. But it must be obvious to
every man of common sense that these Motions and
Petitions for PeaCe must either retard the acorn...,
plishment.. of that ohjeol, oc compel Ministers to
submit to terms by which the honour and safety of
the Country May be endangered. •

A Cabinet Council was yesterday held at tlic
Duke of PORTLAND'S, in Piccadilly.