The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-09 00:00:00

Cuttcr.

The Montague, of 74. guns, Captain Cr:nu-sal',
is ordered from Plymouth to Spithead to be repair.'
ed, as the Docks at the former Yttrd are all

The repairs of the Donnegal, of 84., L'Heradt,
74, and Culloden, of 74 guns, at Plymouth, go an
very briskly, and they will be out of in a fete
tides.

Letters from the Cl.ple, of 44. guns, Capt. Col'
NING44AM, dated the ist. inst. oil' Havre,
state the
Squadron were all well, and they were to cruize
that station foreight weeks longer.
The Nile Cutter looked into Boulogne on Saturi:
day last. Preparations, naval and military, arki
_going on there with the greatest aairitYc
gence of the observations of the Nile was instantlf
transmitted to the Admiralty. For several days i}
British Bomb.ship has been stationed ofrCalais, anai.
another off Boulogne ; from neither of these places/
therefore, can any Expedition sail, of which Go'
vernment will not receive instant notice. f
On Tuesday se'nnight IJis Majesty's Ship Gail'
,cleria7.74 Capt. TyLI,ICHEX,, Cr'ap
Mar, anti Galatea, Capt. VAN SpEFGLEP.,
from Cove, as a convoy to Twenty Transports' with!
Troops on board..

• ~ On Monday the sick men of the Montague, of 74
guns, were landed at the Royal Tiospital, Ytyrnoutli,
One Seaman,. on being brought into his bitth,
naually deposited in the' Steward's and Agent's
chest, till his recovery, 7001, of wages and prize-
money received in the West

Mr. ABBOT and Mr. CORRY both set off foi
Ireland this.day. They expect to reach Dublin ore
Saturday -or Sunday.next,
The Earl of CLARE, we are happy in being able
to say, is sufficiently recovered to think of visiting
Ireland. His Lordship has, ifpossible, increased
the high estimation in which his charatter is held, hf
the manly fortitude with which he bore the painful.
-conequences of his 'ascident.
Yesterday a Court. of Direetors was held at thi
East India House, when the Court voted toool. to
the Committee at Lloyd's, for the relief of the
Wi-
dows and Children of the Soldiers and
fell in Egypt.
Mr. jontt CRAIG was sworn into. the Command
-of the Caiedoniag Extra Ship, destined to Madras.;
Tlw. Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wedaso
day pext,

American rapers to the 4th of June are receivej•
The 'United States, indignant at the injusice: and
piracies cal the flarbary StateS, have -fitted out a
Squadron tO'chastise them, particularly the DE7 01
TRIPOLI. This Squadron consists of the Praia
dent, the Philadelphia, the 'Encx, and the Schoonet
Enterprise. The three, first are, we believe, Fri.
gates, and the whole are under the-command of Goa.
rnodore DALE.
Upon our Government being informed that A.me.
rican -Frigates were about to sail for the Mi:diter.
ranean,. His Majesty's Minister* gave orders • for
their being received in all our Medlterrallein P4lrtit
with the greatest hospitality,
It gives. us -much 'pleasure to slate, that- LA 11
CHARLES-IVIANN&RS., who met with so serious-an
accident at the Review of the ptatxgE of WAL2sII
Regiment of Light Horse' by 'HIS MAJ ttslY, the
beginning of last month, is so much recovered as'to
have been enabled to remove from Mr.RAR's house
at Ashford, 0.1 Tuesday' last, • :
The Margravine of ASSPAcH, who lately went
from this to France, is accompanied.by Mr. MAD.
DOCKS, of private Theatrical notoriety.. TheY:
mean to visit. rirrma before their return to. this
Country,. -
Edinkurgh Races commence on Monday ne.;;;,.
They are expeCted to he very Well attended.
Tunbridge Wells has now a considerable number- i
of Visitors. • .
Mr. YOiSTER'g Bill for the Chaise, and .Harnest.
delivered:th-Mt, Q. ButtoH, was tool. 125.-...-114 r.
Bu RG4, senior, offered 751, which WAS refused by.
Mr. F.o2sTElt, -
After all that has been said of the engagement of
Mrs. BILLINOTON, it is certain that she has not
yet signed articles, The epgagcment of such a Per•
former, is a.great event in the musical world, and,
therefore, it is. not surprising that the several Pub.
lic Prints have abounded with various nas-ratiTes
and speculations upon a subject so important,
'me L E ooN is at present the great musical attraet
tion of the Dublin Theatre. The Opera of Paul
and Firginia has been brought forward in that
Theatre purposely to spew the vocal merits of that
Performer, and has been exhibited with great success.
Obi is very attractive this season at the Hay.
market Theatre, and it must be acknowledged that 1.
in this instance the aaing Manager has given ap•
propriate scope to• the talents of most of the Pet•
formers who are engaged in
MOSSOP, the actor, used to adopt a different
diet on the day he was to aft, according to the
nature of the part he was to perform.. If he was to

appear as a t vrant, he was sure to eat roast beef;
if as a. Lover, his fond was boiled ' t'eal. If there
be any theatrical efficacy in edibles, it is much to be
regretted that the Attors of the present. day are not
led by instina to the nutriment best calculated to

give the proper stimulus to their respedive talents...
Who will say that the present stile of living
amongst the Great is extravagant, when they now
restrid themselves to one meal a day ? A Public

Breakfast does nor commence till of ernoon, and is

not completely finished till Led-time- .

-Mr. S'TURT, in his aquatic excursion last year,
proved that he is fond of mixing water with his

11Iadeira.

Love in the Pantg only proves the diversity of
taste—one man likes a slice of beef or mutton, and
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another a pip of Madeira. 7
A brother of Madame BONAPARTE- is at the pre.:
sent moment in this IVI;:tropolis, for the purpose, it
is said, of colleaing seeds.
The property of the ;ate Mr. WELTJIE, which
was likely to be 4 subjed of anxious litigacioa
among his relations, has been wisely refefred to
arbitration ; and the matter has at length been re.

cencly settled to the satithOion of all parties.

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There is a Well in Grand Cairo of the astonishing
depth of 276 fer, arid 6o feet in circumference ; it
is cut in a solid rock, and. oxen are employed in
. drawing up the water, which is very plentiful at all
times, and of 'a fine pure quality. This place is
called Joseph's Well, taken from a Grand Vizir,
who, about 700 years .ago had the care of 'the work
Ender Sultan Mahoinet. '
The Court was very much puzzled to decide on
the question between DELATRE and COPLEY, as
there was an exaa balance in the number of Wit-
nesses ; but 'the Jury took a very reasoable course in
abiding by the testimony of the Engravers, as they
must, c-rtainly•be the hest judges of the time and
trouble necessary for the task. This May he fairly
said, without any 'refiettion upon the judgment and
candour of the Painters, whicbwouldbe entitled to
as much confidence in their own immediate province.
Thursday last.an aftion for Crim. Con. was tried
in the Court of Cominon Pleas, Dublin. The parties
were a Jeweller and a Glazier, both inhabitants of
that City. After hearing a.variery of evidence, the
itirylave a verdiet of 3501. damages against the
former.

Friday la9t a young man was tried, in the Court of
f'ing's Bench, Dublin, for seducing the apprentice
milliner Of that City.-. The Jury gave damages
I:.;.4iris'E 'al to the amount of zoool,

EXTkAOt OP A FETTER ,FROM• AN OFFICER or

THE ENGLISH ARM? IN PORTUGAL, 'DATED THE
FIR,T OF JUNE, 1801, FROM THE' CAMP BErOltE

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Ptfter the departure of the Loyal f'iligratit.
. Regiments of Castries and Montemart; from 4,isbo7r,
'we'had a very fatiguing march for several.:days,
on bad roads. - At length We arrived, on the 3oth
-at Soro. .Troops, notwiths.tanding the
heat, Marched uncommonly well, and we did not
leave one man behind. . Wherever we passed, -the
.Portuglieze- were extremely pleased with the good
slisciphile of our Corps ; and, on the other. hand; .we-
aery. 'where. 'experienced the kindest reception.
we tad•s9rcely arrived at. Ponte de, Soro, when we
lear9t `that the advanced posts of the Portugueze
had been -forced, that. their army,. which did • not
exceed `men, exclusive of those who are in
and Ctimpo Mayer, (the first- of which is
4)loQkaded, and the: other besieged); were in complete

We re'.:eived art, order consequently to re-
t4e tdwards "161:antes, to'convoy a park of Portu.
,ueze Artillery there, and to defend the Tie dry
Pont- Ou'i convoy arr,ived in the best• order, and
we encamped before the bridge. This camp will
not last above 36 hours„, for We hAve received or-
der's to march to Gavion, at four leagues hence.
" It appears that the Portuguese Artny had been
zlinforc!d by. a small British Corps, and was re_
2"'atbling : it is said, that the Duke de IaSoENo
b d& ter to run the risk of a battle, but I
doubt it.

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• 44 Hitherto we have bad only affairs of advanced
l'Osts, in Which the Portuguese have not lost above
'2st) men."

ZECOND LETTER,. DATED JUNE IT, ISO!, BMW
ABRANTES.

cc I hope.vou have received the- Letter which
wrote to you the first of this Month, be-
ing encamped. ,before the'Bridge of. Abrantes ;
l• -you would.- by that have 'learnt that we -began
bY a retreat, or rather in secuting, that' of the
...Portuguese Army. On the zd, we encamped at
'i:Previon, where we remained five days. During
this tithe nothing particular happened, except that a
reconoitring party of six squadrons, and 4.00 Por-
tuguese Grenadiers, with zs English light horse,
. vas surprized ; the Cavalry effeded their escape,
• but the Infantry, after having retreated above a
league in gond 'older, were surrounded by three
Acolumns of Cavalry, and were obliged to surrender.
ter. this this the retreat behind the bridg- of ~-i3eantes
was determined upon. The loyal Regiment of
Einigrants was sent to take a. position a league
hefore the br;dge, to cover the approaches. All the
baggage and the Portuguese Army Made their re-
treat by the shortest r'nite ; the retreat was poiteted
by the Regiments'of Castries and Montemart, and
by the greater part of the. Portuguds Cavalry. It
was impossible to march better than these corps
'did, we only' halted two• hours and an half in a march
of r s hours, in one of the hottest days imaginable,
which-ended with a dreadful storm, notlyi:hst.ind_
ing which nor a man of ours femajned behind.
.every cee evinced the greatest itrtnar,'"..and were
i•itrered the post of honour, and being
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tie protedors of the PortugueSe Army. .
" The Spaniards. being informed of ,our march,
got
,under arms, but they did
,not think: it advise-
a'ole to attack us, though our march lay through'ex
• tensine plains. We encamped about 'half a 'league
from the bridge,' and on the Bth we repassed it, and
encamped between the Tagus and- the Abi7atiter,,,
ving only on the rother side :the Grenadiers and
Chasseurs of three Regiments and the Portuguese
• Cavalry. While we were 'there, the. Portuguese Troops wanted provisions, but our English Coin-
tnissarles -Made, up the deficiency. The Portuguese..
Army at
Gavioa was not more than to,ooo men,
indenendant of our English Corps, ; and with, the
hole Army there were not above nsoo-Cavalry.
:We found 'the Regiment of La Lippe, 'and the: new
raised Regiment, 'at Lisbon. . As to the Militia,
we d'id not see a: single • man. The Spaniards
have not Only not- killed anv of our Men, but
they,
'have even furnished .us with soine Re-
cruits
• Since our arrival at the Army, they
forni,hcct us with 0130 .Deserters=-I ihope we
. hate me re us, as to we have not lost a
single
n
this desertion.. Upon- the whole, during .
th go,..the conclud of the three-Regiments,
e 1-3°Pl Emigrants, and the Regiments of Cai.
tries Arld .11,10titemart, has been in all respeds'
roost corned, and, will prove, I hope, not only
ti'e'r valour and their discipline, but even their'
strength-fne in our'retreat, whether through openotu
ntry or through• Roads, we Have...not lost a sin.
ee rnan either by fatigue or desertion.
" moment lam finishing this Letter; the
intelligence of the Signing of the DeAnitive Treaty
is arrived."