The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-26 00:00:00

NAVAL N EW S.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Arrived the illcmene Fr;,-
gate from the Coast of Spain.
Arrived the Lovely Peggy, Crpfritze, from Lisbon,
for this Port.

POMP:MU T I Nov. 25 .-d-Arrived his Majesty's
'Ship Daring from the Westward-; also the Sloop
Stag, CARPENTER, Master, from Madeira, bound
to London, laden with wine having lost nearly the
whole of her sails in a gale of wind about a week
since.

Sailed' his Majesty's Ships Goshawk, Hardy, and
Subtle, for a cruize ; also the Hope, WALTER,
for Sunderland, and the Harmony, --, for Lon-

don.,

DEAL, Nov. 25.-,—The wind suddenly coming to
the westward yesterday evening, the outward-bound.
Fleet again came to ajichor.
Came down from the River seoeral outward'
bound Vessels, and remain in the Downs with His
Majesty's Ships as per last.

GngsNocK, Nov. 23.—Copy of a letter received
from Capt. HATTRICK, of the Brig Betsey, of this
port, by a mercantile house in Glasgow, dated Off
St. Christopher's, 28th Sept. 808 :—" I have the
pleasure to say, the Brigantine Betsey is here so far
on her way. A passage more tedious and irksome I
never experienced, my people being on allowance of
water caused me to put into this port for a supply-
I give you this information that nothing may atiea
the insurance."

The Concord, HENDERSON, of this Port, froM
Limerick to Liverpool, was deserted by the crew on
the 2d instant, on the appearance of a Schooner,
which they supposed was a French Privateer, but
proved to be a vessel from Lisbon to Cork, which
put six men on board the Concord, and sent her
for Limerick. Two Brigs from Bideford for Lime"
rick were in company with the Concord at the titne
the Schooner hove in sight, the crews of which Ves'
sels also deserted their) fro►t} the same suppositicP
The Portuguese Vessel, it appears, was thOrt
provisions, and bore down upon the above-meet'
tioned Vessels far the purpose of procuring a supply,
and from not answering their signals, led to tkil
mistaking her for a Privateer.

CiIMBRIDGE, Nov. 24.

On-Sunday the Lord Bishop of Bristol, Master ai
Trinity College, held his first ordination in the chapel
of that College, when the following Gentlemen vit erti
ordained Deacons Attlezirk, of Chrise-
College; Pullan, of • Clare Hall; and Pritchett,
Trinity College.
The Rev. Caleb Elwin, of Pembroke Hall, is ad' -
mit ted to the degree of Master of Arts.
The subject of the. Norrisian Prize, for the ne'.°
year is The Christian Sabbath.

The Haerlem prize medal, value 42 guineas'
awarded by Teyler's Theological Society to the iteV'
C.sar Morgan, M. A. (now D.D.) for his dissertaa,
tion, entitled " A Demonstration that true philaso■
phy has no tendency to undermine Divine Bevels'
than, and that a well-grounded philosopher may be a -
true Christian," Was presented by hirp to this troim
versity yesterday se'nnight, and is deposited in the
Public Library.

OD Saturday last. Sir SAMUEL HOOD, K•B• BC'
companied her Grace.the puchess of GORDON to tne
Edinburgh theatre. The moment the audience re"
cognised the gallant Admiral, they testified their
approbation by the loudest plaudits; and the band
struck up " God save the King," " Rule Brion"
fnia„," " Britons strike home," &c.
A-sanguinary attempt, meditated by the prison—,
of war at Norman Cross (nearly 7000 in nuniberi
to etl-41 their escape from that prison, was a short
time ago providentially prevented. Two or three
daggers had been accidently seen by the sentries in the
possession of the prisoners, which gave occasion to •
the institution of a general search, the fruit of which
was about 700 daggers found on the persons of the pri-
soners. They wereof various formsand workmanship,
but could not h we been manufattured in the prison ;
consequently must have been introduced at different
times by some evil disposed persons. Had those
persons been uninterrupted in this infamous pa- ,
suit, or the 'design of the Prisoners not been disco-
vered ere it was ripe for execution, the consequence
might have been dreadful.
The Spanish sheep, which have lately arrived
this Country, came as a present from the Grand
Junta to his Majesty. There were 2500 sent ; 700,
of them died on their journey; their skins hay'
arrived within these few days. Those that have ar-
rived safe are at Kew and Richmond, and are thriv:
ing very well. Thirteen shepherds came over with
them. His Majesty, with a princely munificence,
has given directions for them to remain in this coun-
try as long as they like, at his expence. They are
put under the care of Mr. Snarlet, his Majesty 4 '
principal gardener, who has allotted them a house:,
called the Call-house, situated at the upper end 01
the queen's garden, near Hyde Park C,rner ; they
prefer sleeping upon straw cc.? beds. Two labourer!.
attend them, to procure their food, and assist in
cooking, &e. They have, a pound of meat a man
provided for their dinners and suppers. Au old s 311;
for, who knows the Spanish language, has been
procured, for a companion and interpreter to then);
and,- by his assistance, after every meal they sing
" God save the King." They also sinea Spanish •
national air.—The old sailor is furnit bed with inclueiv
to conduct them about London.

The Covent-Garden Company are to contiril
for another week at the King's Theatre, as rue
Theatre cannot be gotready.

3PANIS,II_,FAPERS.

• •
Anittp, Nov. g.._.: he Secretary to the Supreme
Central Junta has communicated to the. Junta of
•I'marnent the following Royal Orders
THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNTA OF ARMAMENT,
" The Supreme. Junta having considered the
-,relt want • an,- of 'cavalry in our armies, and how irtr-
01tant it is that each of them should posSess a
`•"-ly of cavalry corresponding to its force, and to
hat of the eneMy,, in order to secure the success
our military operations, .has formed a.regulation,
~t which it transmits copies .to the Junta of Arrna-
Item, in order that the most prompt and efficacious
,:::asures may be taken for carrying the ordered re-
into effect with all exactness. The Su-
'''le Junta, persuaded of all the zeal of your Ex-
, ~,,!ncy, think it unnecessary to dwell. ',upon the
'l;iportance of the service, since it is notorious that
I`l.'-' Want of this species of force is that which has
'
''.'erto prevented our Gfave soldiers 'fiom utterly
French. At the same time, they trust
i~at the Junta of Armament will distinguish its
al on this occasion, removing all those dilculties.
;tut! obstrudions which egotism may invent, for re-
i`iiing a measure which must contribute so essen-
-612'1° the salvation of the Country.. These Royal
Orders are communicated to the Junta for their Wl-
atnent, With this understanding, that pun to-.
,IdtY and Promptiiude must prove agreeable to his
aie'lY) so any delay, or studied retardation, will
"letit his highest displeasure. May Gon, &c.
(Signed) 'MARTIN DE GARAY."
ir -Royal Palace at Aranjuez,
0 . 21, 1808."

•
kRGOLATION FOR A REQUISITION OF HORSES
THROUGLIOUT THE WHOLE KINGDOM.
Bessbeing of the greatest ittwortance to the sue-
of
be! the Spanish arms, that the corps
.of cavalry
4,4"ging to the army should be in all possible
yr(ei and the good effeeis being visible which have
„ eeP
.produced in the kingdoms of Granada and
:,•-•otdova, by a requisition from house to house, of
eh horses as belonged to individuals,. the Go-
'to/pent has ordered that this requisition be ex-
euded to the rest of the nation under the following
!L•nl6,
ir!i:rile first appoints certain Officers in all parts-of
kingdom to place in a stAte of requisition all
• , rses ht for seivice, which are to be valued, and
raced
the disposal of Government. In case of
''t-rlsal to comply with the requisition, certain penal-
`e,re lb be intuieted.
'fferent places •ar e then specified, where the
,ryes are to be Colletted ; and as soon as twenty
111. 111. we are assembled, they are to be sent off to
se corps, of cavalry that are most deficient., The
6ittele appoints the prices of the horses to be
paid
~. lot' out of the readiest funds of the different
‘•'ltrittg.
Phis Decree is dated Aranjuez, the 6th of OEIO-
-
":and is followed by an Order of the Junta of
irrilOierr, for putting it in execution in Madrid,
ted 3d of November.
DECREE OF THE INSPECTOR OP THE PRESS.
. Senior Don JOSEF JoAQUIN C01,4N DE LAN-
Xnight of the_ toyal Order- 91 CHARLES
P. Minister ut the Royal Council, Inspector of the
rtr;,,
come to the 'knowledge of his Excel-
that the greater part of the blind hativlters
sell every kind of papers, with false and
titles; wanting truth and commonsense,
(11eqarding them with disgraceful e-xessions, and
the public- with their declamations; on
ount4 and to remedy this pernicious evil,- he
••i! er§'. it to be made known to the Princtpal, the
iLi-asurer, and other persons who are at the head of
Hospital fur the Blind in this city, to make
~11,,(1.wit to all-their Members,- that they abstain from
41! plishing any paper, I,itlfutit affixing their name in
of it, and unless they give it its proper title, on
20 days imprisonment for the first offence,
• `11(1fOr the,2d offence two years confinement, and
;1" absolute prohibition of being permitted to sell
'Y kind of papers in future.
(Signed). • PEDRO BARRERO.

TO THE PUB‘LIC. , • ' .
/.'''l4l3Rii); Nov. 11.-Senor Don ANToNro, Es-
l‘Nia, intei:ris; War Secretary,. on the isf inst.
c-ie"llrliinicated to the President of the Junta of 41r-
Inarne
t the following Royal Order
4 rfo'.-1.• EXCELLENT SENOR, -
Kibk our master, and, in his Royal name,
. Central Junta of Government, acquainted your
:ney by a letter` of the .s.'.Bth ult. of the neee-
torming an enrol'tnent of the unmarried men,
:21(1 idotivers without chitifren, in Madrid, for the.
'441436e of a ballot, in case there do not offer them-
-4:145• the number neces-,ary touxuplete the2d regi-
A..en„t a Volunteers a Madrid ;.•
.nod .the Corps of
ittitulern with' ne'cessary 'expedition ;' for which'
lea the of Armament d6,:vn a .eertain"
L.na
:11111 w"11' ha's been approved of by the'Central
tiluttalica—tetle
toe flame of
hrid4e hieireinfutole ectie4l6ll:
(Si7tie I) ic 6 ( ANTuNIO DE EA:ANo."
41CUIP/87., Nov. I.'!
For the due execution of this R'oyal ResolUtion,
ordered by the .Junta of Armament, that in this
':apital; and the %Wages in its district, there shall be
enrolment and' ballot for 2000' men, which are
•
,2'ess.iry to eoniph-te the corps forming iii this city,
lii`..det the follOwincr rer,,ilationg •a• • • •

The 6rst' article orders a rigorous ern-ohne-apt-all
•\:ido-vvet's' 'without children, and unmarried men,
'toin the age 0f.17. to -3(1.1. expres,ing; at the same
the nnintier of the v. hole, their ages, ptoles-
"'('Lls, and plates-or abode.

By thq 3d and' 4th articles, those who ace toil-
"ed, and the no key ofreligious orders, who have
'l"t t:•11 the habit above six months, are to be
()Illpiehended within the: ballot, with certain ex-
ceptions.

SANTIAGO, (GALICIA) Nov. t..—The tagli4l
':"ops distlitharked at Corunna will be cantoned for
daYs in several large towns of this kingd6M:
thousnhd of thvin will come to this City ; and
in Urger to entertain ti). n. in the ways that such tte-.
i'Lnous triends benefaaors deserve,' the :Maoliis-‘
f'.ates of this city have published a Proclamatiim, tliat
1 inhabitants receive them as faithful friends an 4
‘,l ''others4
and that not only their persons be respeetE.
but that every ace minodition be afforded thew
respea ofiodsings and i'visions of every kind.

Ti Excellency General_ BAIRD
.arrived yesterday,
and was received with nw?ic and -fireworks by the
Chapter of the Holy Church.

.
COPY OF A LETTER TO GENERAL CASTAII:IO:',

Excellent Senor—As I- Was forinerly occupied
at Lerin, before T was. compelled to surrender it,
anticipated the Measures most likely to save it, but
which at last proied ineffectual, after an obstinate
defence, which never will leave -the recolleOion- of
Marshal. MONCEY. The enemy were threatening
Cintruenigo and Calahora, when a part of my
troops joined me at Autol, on their way from Soria.
They also arrogantly imposed centributions,
parti-
cularly upon-Calahora; but I, who knew them to be
French bravadoes,. passed to that city, with a small.
number of troops, to succour the inhabitants, put
the enemy into confusion, and on the following
morning I went to Lodosa, whence the enemy had
been already dislodged. The Navarian spirit as-
redoubled ardour when they saw me enter
with-only one sqUadron of the regiment of Bourbon,
and about .one half of the battalion of the Spanish
Volunteer sharp shooters, who , were on this. occa-
sion put on the same footing with the regular army.,
I established myself immediately ii) a military posi-
tion, and, on the following day; chastised the
French, who came to• reconnoitre my position..
Iwo dava, afterwards they had the temerity to repeat
it, and I not only beat, but put them to an ignomi-
niOds flight, notwithstanding their superior force.
They repeated this scene a second time: This
was so often repeated, that I thought they gave an
authentic proof of their real weakness and apparent
bravery.
They then drew all their artillery from Estella to
Pampeluna, and began to diminish their forces: in
my front, whichrl lost no time its ascertaining wcih
certainty. As it is essential in the art of war,- I or-
dered My vanguard to advance and observe the ene-
my, and take what advantages they could over them, j
to confuse and disconcert their operations, and re-
press their audacity, the certain sigh of prosperity.
I ordered my light troops to advance to Sesma and
Carcar, that they might the beiter observe time ene-
my, be more expecliticui in their reports, more re-
freshed, and that they might encourage the country
,people to contribute cordialiy for the subsistence of I
my troops. There was no necessity for stimulating
the Castilians. My ideas succeeded so far that a
sufficiency of provisions was not wanting, for the I
army whilst it remained on the left side of ihe Ebro.
These determinations, arising from sound princi-
ples, were profitable, and the enemy had beets dis-
mayed by them. They endeavoured to know whO it
was commanded an army which presented itself
upon the offensive, and 1 did not lose the opportu-
nity of letting -them know that your Excellency was
its Commander in Chief; and convinced that that
was the proper Anne for advancing into the country,
and humbling the diminished arrogance of the
French, I determined to advance to Lerin, with the
battalion of Cadiz volunteer sharp shooters, aug-,
mented by a company of Catalonhin volunteers; and
thirty mounted horsemen of the regiment of Boui-
bon, under the,command of Don l'Eoito I.Joscart-
TALES, a Lieutenant of the game corps, and a bat-
talion of Spanish. siiarp shooters, and thirty mounted
horsemen belonging to the 'same regiment, wider
the command of Lieutenant-Colones Don, JOSEPH
GAVILANES, Captain in the regiment um Spanish
cavalry, which occupied the position of Sesmna, and
five compaeies of the battalion of Catalouian vo-.
lunteers, and sixteen Spanish horsemen, under the
command of Don JUAN MottAN, Ensign in the
same regiment, situated in Carcar, under the or-
ders of Colapel Don JUAN DE viLLALBA, with ip
strualions to support both points in attacking and re-
treating .to Lerin, but without, engaging, with an
army so excessively considerable. It was. an ad-
vantageoupbsition, from its locality,, for c:ilculating.
on two sources of relief, and the leinforceinents
which might ce,i4e to my assistance from Calahora
:without any risk ; and with these resources, Lerin,
an advantageous position, was considered inn-
pregnable, •when I was threatened on my left, and
prevented from going ihnrona, in case of me•
cessity. I did not :ipprehend pinch the fate of Ca-
lahbra from that portion of the enemy which was
opposed to it, because Let continued to defend it-
self, although it was attacked by a force which Lon-
sisted of five or six thousand men, including in-
fantry and cavalry, with three pieces of arollery at
least. It was necessary to adopt all the following
measure. The chain which I had formed on my
right, to support and receive, assistance front Cala-
hora, the succours which the Castilians supplied me',
with gratuitously, from or 30 towns, the enthu-
siasm of the inhabitants wit() wereilleeted'at Es-
'telly to celebrate the Sicilian vespers; the- moment
they perceived the at the head of toy division, the
necessity of keeping' open the communications, on•
the right nod lift stde of the-,Ebro, with Calahora,
and Loo-rona, wliereby all the army might pass the
ri'vei Movrient it should rise, At tut the iio.nt
of-Xaque, a position of observation for the enemy.,
-in Oteiza, Falccs Miranda and. Peratta surrendered 1
to tis,
.aftet' couch obstinate fighting. • On 'the morn-
ing of the 26th of the last, month theeirehty made 1
a resolute attack, commanded by Marshal -Moncey
in, person,' and threatened to carry my left with'3 or
4000' Men, but he was
unable
to sue,:eed against any
of our naked posts.- T then made every exertion
reinforce Lerin with the. battalion of -the volunteeti.
of Carmona, and some. cavalry, ,and some of the
troops which were ha Sesma and aicar.
Biat neither these succours, nor four loads of am-
munition could arrive, for the reasons which your
Ekcellency will'see in the original letters from Doti
JUAN DG VILI:ALBA, who commanded the troops at ,
Carcar ; and froth Don FRANCISCO CAPONS,, µ ho
eoniinarided those at Sesma. These respectable
OttiCers; displaying military skill and prudence, and
obeyiimg nay inStrotAititis, which were not to engage
with a force excessively superior, could not do any
thine; more than make demenstrationi at. Lerin, to
,proted the retreat of Dim JVAN; DE iA ckui, who
suppofted at that point. a very unequal combat with
Ofily his infantry, a company of the Cataltinian yo-
luilte6.s, and four horses of the light regiment of,
Bourbon' which were left him at his earnest request
by Don PE6itelasctuiTrit4s, at the moment of the
retreat of that last Officer, to enable him to corn
hatiniCate advitest. This was an opportune moment,
which he' might have eini'aced for placing his troops
-in safety ; and nothing was left to we, since he did
.not retire to Lodosa, but to contemplate with pain
his'situatiots ut Lerin; tolament it in my own mind,

and to do -my nimoq to prepare for receiving she
enemy on my left, and to dispute the 'positi'on' at
:Lutlosa, which 'I knew ,"to be very .important for o'ir
ulterior operations ; and:having giVen orders to,D,ni
IVIANTJEL De LA PENA to retire and repass the Ebro,
'be obeyed these orders on the Morning of the 27th,
arid took up a position at Sartaguda. , • •
.• . Such has been . the unsuccessfill issue of an.affiir,
of which I have not been able to give your .Excel,
lency any account till this day, in conseque4ice of
my being perpetually occupied and on horseback,
This has been the way in which Lerin -was lost, a
position in all respe&s advantageous to our army;
and though we have experienced a reverse ye'hich
will not contribute to the glory of the campaign, yet
I ought not to pass over in oblivion the merits of
Colonels Don JUAN DE VILLALBA, Don FitANcisco
CAPONS, Don BALTAZAK DB' VILLALBA, and the
other officers of the corps. But the officers and
troops of the unfortunate battalion of .Cadiz deserve
eternal remembrance, as well as the first company.
of the battalion of Catalans. And though the bra-
very of Lieutenant Colonel Don JUAN pa 'LA CRUZ'
has Occasioned the loss of these heroes by not ad-
tiering to my orders with the same prudence and
foresight as the Conamandanis at Sesma and Carcar,
yet when we consider that that officer maintained.
the defence of Lerin from five in the morning of the
26th, to foUr in the afternoon of the 27th, support-
ing 7. himself with the most heroic firmness against
the six thousand infantry and cavalry by which he
was surrounded, together with three pieces of artil-
lery, so. that be was 'driven at laSt to ptovide his
troops with ammunition from the cartridges which
were snatched hop the dead bodies of the enemy,
this military ardour, this constancy, thiS extreme of
honour, and this anxiety to shed the last droP of
blood for the glory of the-Spanish arms, must com-
pensate for the want of sufficient pretauti.en, must
immortalize him, and render him worthy of every ,
consideration and reward.

,
In spite of this misfortune, MONCEY has no cause
to triumph, since it has cost him the loss of 1000
men, and he has acceded to a capitulation so hon-
ourable as to permit them to march out with the
honours of war, the troops with"their baggage, and
the officers with their swords, without compelling
theM to serve in the North. One consequence also
will be, that MONCEY must now. know pra6tically
bow great is the ardour of the conquerors of Baylen,
and that he cannot attribute our tetrograde move-
ments to any other reason than, that of combination
and our own convenience.

May God, &c.

PEDRO DE GRIMAREST.

• OVIEDO, Nov:' 9.—Sir THOMAS DYER, Diplo-
matic Commissioner from, his Britannic Majesty, not
satisfying himself with the extraordinary services
which he has pert4med, in the name of his Govern-
ment, for this Prot ince, has been anxious to give a
new proof of the livelyinterest he takes in our cause,
by generously sacrificing, in order to contribute to
the defraying of.our increasing expenditure, and the
relief of. our present necessities, the large such of
50,000 reals, which he has deposited in. our Trea-
sury. This trait of -disinterested liberility excites
more • and more our gratitude towards this distin-
guished benefnalor.
The regiments of Siero and Covadongo are on their
march for Biscay, where they will join their coin-
radeS in .arms, and where they will havean, oppor-
tunity .oft gratifying their ardent- wishes to take:a
part in the grand- military events that are daily ex-,
peeted to occur. They will be speedily followed by;
several other- regiments still remaining here, which
this . loyal ,and faithful Province has embodied and
equipped, by sacrifices of every description, &nce.
the gth of
.May, the epoch when we raised the sa-
cred standard of liberty, in favour of the great and
just cause which we have 'resolved to defend and
sustain until the last extremity. We will also make
further levies, should it be necessary, and all will
March to assist in the common defence of the Pen-
insula, and by ,their valour•-and patriotism'prove to
the present and future, generations, 'that Spain, from
its wealth and fertility, the objettof the ambition of
ancient and modern conquerors,-is not.to'be invaded
with impunitT.' • •
• OVIEDO, Nov. 1,2.--,Sir.THOMAS DYER; in ad-
dition to the generous benefa&ion above stated, has'
communicated to the Supreme Junta his anxious
desire of being personally employed, even at the risk
of his • existence, in the service of the just cause
,which we, defend.

,We stated on Tuesday that a man of the -name
of Aeighbota, who had been conyi6ted of a detest-
able crime, was ordered'for execution next Wednes-
day. As soon as the death-warrant arrived, notice
of it was given to him; which he received with
marks of the greatest distress. On Thursday night
PtlOthet prisoner, under sentence of death,, was
placed in his cell to sit up with him. At about,
foul 'o'clock in the afternocn- a pot of porter, made
warm, was taken in' to him, and he was locked, up
for the night. Between eleven and twelve o'clock
he became so ill that the person Who was with him
alarmed the watchinan, and desired Mr. New Man.
might be sent for. Upon Mr. Newman's arrival, he.
iinmediately procured medical assistance, when it
was discovered the prisoner had been poisoned, and,
on examining the porter pot, it was found, that hts
fraa taken arsenic;' the remains of which were, left
in the bottom of the pot. He languished in' the
greatest agony till about four o'clock in the rporti
w hen he expired. The Coroner's' Inquest ,will
sit on the body this day.
'Xesterday forenoon, a genteel-looking man, took
bickitey,coach in the neighbOurhood of Baker-
strect, l'ortman-sqiiar, and ordered the t pathmau.
to drive to the Edgeware Roth. W hen the coach had
got• to the turnpike, at 'the
,Yorkshire Stingo, the
toll-Man -demanded his toll : receiving. no answer,
the coach door.. was opened, whey, lamentable to
relate, they found the ,Gentleman weltering- lo his
blood, with his bead nearly fevered from his body.
He, ,was taken, to, the. Mary le-boue
where holies tor, the Coroner's ItiqUest. He had. a.
.watch and. some money about, him;
Yesterday afternoon, about thur o'clock, ,a young
Gentleman, clerk. to Mr. Williams, the
..Barrister,'
put a period.to his, existence by hangitrg himself, .at,
the. Chambers of his. employer,. ,No. 16, King's
Bench Walk, 'Temple. He was a fine-looking
young man, and has left A widow, of whom he made
a bride only three months ago. :rile cause of his
committing_thiarash act is at present unknworr.. He
was quite warm when cut down, but Nll rtiedical
aid was iiiifiettual iii Nstoii4.

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CAMP,hiIGN:OrIitIONAP.ARTE. IN ITALY,

IN, Tint YEAiis .1.196 AND 1 797.

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• I,Vt geri : . •
The lasl military affair trymttoned in the First Part,
is the battle,of Lodi.
,W thopEht ii not impriper-
jootuake Aorne stop there, I?a.-ansy, it is one of
t te• ost striking events
.of the, camptign, and )5-.•
catase it was followed by the retreat of BEAULIEU.
This, retreat gave spine respite tq tlite troops of 800-,
NAPARTEO who assures us, wii h his usual modesty,

that .5.:4-hq. were ih want ut .repoie after their
rapidvarCpes and their chotihued course ,of

toriei.:). They repoiL•ci,
.then, for some time.; 'but
tlir)r repose was t•O Tnis unhappy
Colotry 'eN.perieneed on the p4s:t of the Frenen alt
tht; miseries that could be infliCted by an mutts-
..
. ,
ciplined army, accustomed to excesses of everyikind,
and'inebriated good fortune. The were.
treated by their frieiuls cold brothers like a‘Concitier-:
•ed and
,enshived people ! This wilt be e;.isily

lieved, when it is re6ollected thilt the.soidiets knew

no•restraint that the Generals, by habit, by educa-,
.•
tion, and by disposition, were equally syrangi:rs.to
• .
moderation and to llorichir' ; add that the Coin—
Manderin Chief was solicitous to purchase the it:7
tachment of the soldier by,indulging all his criines,
and shutting his eyes to the most horrible atrocities.,
Foreigners who read us, will believe that we have
said too much of these outrages, but the Italians,
the, victims and thewitnesseS of them,
.will accktse

us of saying too little.
•,v
This state .of things .was too violent not to occa-
sion some concussion. Patience has its boundaries)
that of the italians had reacted, them ; and the
shock became' alarming to BUONAPAR'I'E.
He had set his troops in [-notion' t r the Terra
Firma of Venice, Wheie he expete,l ttl find the
remainder of BEAULIEU'S 011 the 4th of
June, about three in the afternoon, he itached,
Brescia, when some unexpected intelligence corn-.
pelted to return precipitately to the Duchy of
Milan, where a conspiracy had been formed which
threatened the destruetiOn of the-l'yratit and his ac-
complices.

CONSPIRACY OF PAVIA..

VIOLENt COMBAT IN TiIAT CITY., OF WHICH 13.1.T0..;

NAPAKTE RENDERS HIMSELF MASTER BY AN IN->

FERNAL PIECE OF TREACHERY.

It is with some impropriety that we call what w;-.:
'are about to relate the 'Conspiracy of Pavia ; it
should rather.take the-iiarne of the Conspiracy of
Milan;
,or, indeed, of the whole of the Milanese.
-It was at Milan that the signal was to be given,
then repeated throngh'all the erivirobS, and extended
.as far as Pavia. This signal was to be the ringing
of a bell in one of 'the churches of Milan,- of which
I have forgot the name.' At the same instant the
bells of all the neighbouring' viffigei were to sOon'cl,
and in the space of a few minutes the insurrection
was, to become general. It is ;distressing to reflect
that the blow failed•at Milan : not that any fear; or
repentance of .the Conspirators disconcerted this
generous'plan, but solely a circumstance Of a .singe:,
Tar nature, ana which took place bat afew Moments
bdore the time appointed for its execution.. A Car-.
sican Priest was attachedds a leetarer to the church
in whieh'the signal was to be made. The instant
approached, and one of the Conspirators' informed
hiai of what was about to _take place. This Priest,
either from attachment 'to his coutltrytnan, BUONA-'
'PARTE, or rather from the hope ;of a pecuniary re-
cdmpence, mounted the tower where was the bell
questiOri,drew after hiM the 'wddden steps by
Which lie had 'adcended, and cut all the bell-
.ropes. _ The crock. struck, (he COnspirators re;
paired to the church, and attempted, in vain, to
ring the bell. They all withdrew;Surprised and dis-
. concerted, scspeCting that the secret was discovered.
In this they Were soon confirmed, by ohserving the
streets pardcted by large bodies of French troops,
who viewed the passengers with a menacing air,
and arrested all thOse ofwhose opinions they enter-
tained any' doubts or.aP.prehensions.* •
The bell did not ring at Milan; liut it rang at
Pavia at the appointed' moment, and the insurrettioa.
becanie immediately general against ;he French.—.

Whatever BFONAPATiTE may say, the Country was
not quieted till after three days of the most fierce
and murderous adioni. And hoW, after all, was

?!. I have seen ~ letters from, many ,respectable people of,
Milan, saying that this. Corsican. Prieit'was Pa. Ten, the ma-
ternal uncle of RT a, the miscreant who has since
played a very considerable part, by the dignities to•which he
has attained, -anewho is'destined, •perhaps,, by his all. pow-.
erful nephew, to fill the Chair_of the Sovereign Pontitt. But
this is certainly -a mistake. • FtsCH, indeed, 'was in. Italy at
the epocn of which, we are speaking, but he %ye's iiiere in the
post of a :,teiekeeper. He had been' diivert with disgrace.
from Cersih, (like: WU.ONATAItTE iiin)selt,) after solerntilt
preaching •Atheisin, and throwing oft' the exteriors oI his
pric'stitood at the foot of the tree ot liberty.! These are fads,
Known to all the wp,rld., Id.. For the rest, the fate of these two
priests has been very different. He of Milan is entirely for.
gotten,'. but FESCtt will.live in history. lt will there be.
read, that are& being for More thama year Storekeeper, au
office which. he quitted much more rich than he en-
. tered it. .he recollected that he was a priest ; that he.
turned his priesthood to:advantage. by becoming very rapid...
ly Archbishop and Cardinal ! BLIONAPARTE could not,do'
less• for', an uncle who. shoved himself so worthy of the:
blood which flowed in his veins,. and, whO, in the eleVatiegi,
rank to which ,he..has at4inedt- displays precisely a4;putit.,*::
V.4614406'1 khOWledb"er as.llc does virtue•