The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24.

- On Satnrday twentp•six capital charger's wereem-
barked here, for Portugal, On board the Apot/o)-of
Scarborough, lransport, which sailed on Sutiday•
morning to join the•convoyat •Spithead.
The eighteenth annual prizes, given by G. H.
RosE, Esq. one of the Representatives'of this town,
were sailed for on Saturday last, and won by the
Itchin ferry-boats. It was a pleasing= sight; • the
NO-hid and weather were faVvrable, and a genteel as-
semblage of speatators were present. • '

A Letter from an Officer in Sir CHARLES COT-
. TON'S Fleet, says—" We are more in the dark in
Portuguese politiCs than you are. Captain Hot.—
SAM dined a few days ago with General JUNOT.
He has made us stare with an accountof the princely
magnificence of the General's houtse. Every thorn is.
hung with crimson velvet and gold fringe. All the
•Generals are' covered with gold lace, and statsof
different order:;. .The dinner was served• up in gold
plate of immense weight. Captain HOLSAM was
plentifully served with the richest wines, and all his
•expressions 'were most closely watched. Sir C.
COTTON did not.choose to commit himself, but sent
Captain HOLSAM. We cannot conceive that Sir
CHARLES will suffer the plundered 'property to be
sent to France. No Convention can justify it. Our
Commanding Officers would
,subject themselves to
equal detestation as the French ; for is not lie that
permits, as bad as he who commits, the crime ?"

An order was issued on Moutiayise'nnight, from
Admiral Warrstimis Office, at the Cove of Cork,
for the sailing of the transports, &c. on the follow-
ing day at' twelve o'cloCk. This compact little
army 'consists of 5680 men and 300 artillery
horses. The day previous to the order for embark-
ation (Stinday) a detachment of artillery marched
frdm P'ermoY to Passage, a distance of twentyeto.
Irish miles, incuntbered by their packs, ca,,-p
Iles, and other light necessaries, and th 61.17,11 the ,day
was more than usually hot, they artved at their-
journey's e,,nd by three o'clock in the afternoon. In
a short time after these brav;e fellow's embarked.
The whole is to proceed to thezeneral rendezvous,.
Falmouth, where there are already about 6000
troops, horse and foot. These will be increased by
fw:ther. arrivals from the -Elstwarn, and also, we
are told,
üblys..Rtl;AlNoA,o,oforompattrlilte)tticAStipea.nirarridies
,u,nbcoleler
the Maui
Expedition, it is said, will amount to 20,000 British
.-and 10,000 Spanish troops.—" The Duke of.
YORK," says the .Fahnouth Paper, '' is empected at
Falmouth, to go out Commander Chief of all the •
British forces to be employed in Spain."
_ The Flushing Squadron, under the command of
.-near-Adrnirel GARDNER, returned to the Downs on
Sunday, in eonsequence.of a gale of wind, which
drove our Ships* from their station. -The Fisszard
Frigate anti two Brigs were, however, left to, watch
the enemy's Fleet in Flushing, which has come
down, and appears ready for sea ; it consists of nine
Sail-of the Line, one 50-gun Ship, a large guard-
..ship, two Frigates, and some smaller 'TesSels.,
By accounts received at Hull, from Petersburgh,‘'
we are assured' that, up to the 2,lst ult. not more than
twelve vessels had entered that port since the com-
mencement of the year. Mercantile men at Peters-
burgh, and time Nobles at Moscow, m,ere highly
dissatisfied with the measures of Government, 4111 d
'the French were.held in univeridl detestation among
all ranks of people. Goods iof various descriptions
Were conveying from different parts of the interior
to Archangel, at an eno?mons expence, in the hope
that they might be shipped from thence with More
•

By the vessel which arrived yesterday from Cadiz,
we have. received a letter, stating that the plunder
'found in the possession of •DiJPoNT and his army
was publicly'exhibited at the Custom:hon:e of th.lt
City, for the purpose of •asSuring the Citizens that
such plunder had been made in 4ain. Among the
articles.of plunder were a number of vases, crucifixes,
and other articles•of that' description, stolen from the
Spanish chapels; there are also some bags of gold
coin, termed.Napoien, which were sent toDurowr,
no doubt, for 'the purpose of corruption.
The Portuguese Patriots ‘Vear a cockade, 'having
the' English, Spanish, and Portuguese national
cockades united w the one; the motto is " Kim;
liitiwipe R. S." In English, " Long, liVe. th'e-
*Prince Regent, our Lord." After the battle-Of.
Vitniera, Noblemen, Gentlemen, and. dignified
Qlergymen, were Seen carrying the wounded Erig7,
tu- the hospitals.