The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-02 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

DEAL, FEB. 1.-Wind N. N. W. Arrived the
Bermuda sloop of war, with a fleet of Merchant-
men, • transports, and colliers, from Plymouth;
Gambier and Sprightly cutters, with convoys
from Exmouth,. Dartmouth, and Spithead; Bel-
lona man of war, from Portsmouth ; Diomede,
from the Nore, with Russian sailors, for Holland;
the Resolution, PARRY, from Waterford ; Alert,
JONES, and Priscilla, PRINTS, from Dublin, and
two other ships, and -remain in the Downs with
his Majesty's ships, and the whole of the trans-
ports for Holland, detained by contrary winds.

PORTSMOUTH, FEEL I —No ar:ivals.—Sailed
his Majesty's ship Asia, Sir A. COCHRANE, and
the Superb, for the Halifax sta,t ion ; Meteor bomb
for the Downs, with a small convo.y.—The whole
of the outward-bound are expected to sail the first
fair wind.---Wind S. W.

FALMObTI-1, 30.—Wind N. W.—No ar-
rival.—Sailed the Prince "Ernt,st packet for Lis-
bon ; Lady Louisa, for Jamaica ; and the Fox
`Tacker for Corunnu, Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Malta,
all with mails.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3l.—Arrived the American
schooner Joseph, BROWN, from Marlborough
Head, bound to France with fish, captured by the
Royalist gun-brig ; • Governor Smith, LEWIS,
from Prince Edward's Island, for Newfoundland,
having carried away her main-mast, and was,
obliged to bear up for this port.

Captain ikflibilE. and 15 men .were last with the
Queen Charlotte packet, which foundered on her
anchors off St. Sebastian, in the gale of the l Gth

We are happy in being,able to, state, that the
late melancholy loss of lives on board of the Queen
transport, was less than at first feared and report-
ed. An Officer, who was on board, assures tts
that the troops consisted of 8 Officers, 185 Non-
commissioned Officers and privates of artillery,
and sundry regiments of the line, with 63 women,
and 59 children ; of
.whom three Officers, 109
men, and 10 women aiid children have hem saved.
This Officer adds, that a brother Officer; who sur-
vives, lost his wife, and four children, and the
whole of his baggage and other property.—Morn-
lug Post.

Dr. llorrnAm has been appointed Surgeon to
'Lbtslar Hospital., .in the room of Dr. DENMARK,
appointed Physici3u to the Fleet under Sir' A.
COCHRANE.

The 'Russian seamen at Chatham, -to-the num-
ber of 4000 men, are now under• embarkation for
Holland ; and about 2000 of them are-already on
board, all clothed in new military uniform.

THE LATE GENERAL Bilocx..---The Parliament
of Upper Canada have voted an Address to the
PRINCE REGENT, praVir:g for authority to make
a grant of lands in that PrOvirrce to the relatives
of the late General BRocK, who. fell so nobly
in its defence, against the unprincipled invasion
of the Americans. His Royal Highness has been
most glacionsly pleased to accede to a request
which does so much honour to the memory of
the deceased, and is so gratifying to the teeling,s of
the living.
The tit;lolbourhood of Barnes, in Surrey, was
yesterday impassable.
E. White died yesterday, in Middlesex Hos-
pital, in consequence of the. wounds he received
on Sunday evening in Baimbiidge-street, Saint
Giles's. •

On Saturday a heron was caught at Batheaston.;
;ts wings were so encumbered with iee as to pre-
vent its rising ; it was taken by the liana, and is
now in the pcvession of a person in Bath.
HATToN-GARDEN.-,-Mr. Thos. Sadler and Mr.
R. Wragg,; both of Shoreditch, proprietors of
stage-coaches. from London to Walthamstow, ap-
peared to a summons on, the information of John
Harwood, of King-street, charging 'them with
carrying more than five outside passOgers,
cepting the coachman, on their coaches, on the
evening of Christmas-day, the coaches being
draWn by three horses each, and not being double
bodied. Tl.e information..was laid on the 7th of
January, and the partit:s were not summoned
three weeks afterwards, in consequence of which
neglect the sitting Magistrate dismissed the charge,
and gaVe the informers a severe reprimand for
their culpable and watt' neglect, in not summon-
ing the offending parties at au earlier period.

fitntr-LANE —. 'he. Merchant Venice was
yesterday evening repeated et
,thistheatre, for the
purpose 4• again introducing ,Mr., KEAN; she
character of ShyloCkJl and:weeare haispyetor state;
that .the
,opinien, we. expressed on that Gentle-
man's first appearance has been
,fully confirmed by
this further exhibition of his powers..
We. are told by those who haste :written.the Lis,
tory of the English Stage,'_ that was. formerly.
the practicesof actors, high in pablic,fafour, to
eepresent Shylock as a being deservedly incurring
unmitiiated,ridieule and detestation. eA more Ju-
dicious estimate of • the qualities, with which our
w
great.author chose to endo him, has however
resciteo the Jew from so titter a degradation. To,
this result, it is surprising that an ,aticwiye.,col
sideration of those qualities did not sooner cpn-
duct the performer. Disgraced, hindered of liaif
a million, his losses laughed at, his gains mocked,
his nation scorned; his bargains thiverted; his•
friends cooled, his enemies, heated, by Andunsioes---
the avarice of Sitytock'S original disposition yields
to a passion, which,. though abuedantly malig-
nant, is less ignoble in its character,.. In the,
prosecution of his revenge, he certainly exhibits
feelings of the, most sanguinary nature but the
abharrende which they' are•ealculated to excite in
our breasts, isesnuch -moderated by the remere,
}trance of the provocation to Which thsiy owe their,
brrth. floppy, therefore, as we are at the tad-
mate disappointment of Shylock's• w,ishes, we can-
not Withhold 'from him a portion of respeet for
the immovable firmness with which 'he resist's the
most lucrative temptations ; and the miserable
state to 'Which he is at length reduced, eallS upins
pity to mingle with our just exultation. • •
Nothing could exceed the propriety and Ability
with which this improved idea of Shylock was last
night embodied by Mr..KEAN. The part is one
-of no great length, but it is invariably important..
Not a line which the Jew titters but is full of
meaning. Through all the varieties of the cha-
racter, and in the very tempest and's/dill:I/wind of
his passion, Ithwever.
.energetic and transitive, Mr.
KEAN still preserves a certain redeeming dignity
of demeanour, which, at •the very moment that
Shylock becomes the-7-objeet of our bitterest
hatred, saves him front our contempt. Our limits
will not allow us to describe any particultr excel-
lencies, if indeed description could give an ade-
(late idea of them. Mr. KEAN is an actor whose
mesas must be witnessed to be duly appreciated
and in the present scarcity of theatrical talents,
we heartily congratulate the public on. the sadden
appearance of a young performer, gifted, with
meietal and physical qualities, which promise im-
mediately to secure to hint a distinguished piece
in the first rack of his profession..
The house was most fully and brilliantly at-
tended. 'flee approbation was frequent and ge-
neral,; and the final exit of Shyloek teas follotvcct.
by several-distinct peals of applause.
We 'Should be guilty of great injustice to Miss
Stsirrn it we failed to notice her elegant and fas-
.Ving performance of Portia; and we should
be guilty of great injustice, to the public if we
failed to notice the gross and inexcusable negli,-
gence of Mr. OxneltelY itt .Launeelot Gobbo.
COVENT-G.SRDEN.—We have so long been ac-
customed to the weak productions of the modern
stage, that We shOuld have experienced little dis-
appointment at the representation of a new opera
last night at this Theatre, under the title of The
Farmer's Wife, it it had not been preceded by re-
ports highly in its favours We must resort' to the
re-
ports phrase on this occasion, and •consislee
the piece as a mere " vehicle for the musiss."—
The plot is very simple, and has very little inte-
rest. It may soon be dispatchede Cornflower, the
Farmer (FAvcrcETT), has rendered services to
the fatni4y of his wife (Miss STEPHENS) who,
though of superior rank and education, mar-
ries hint. Farmer is, an excellent man,
and they arc a happy couple. During his
absence, Sir Charles Courtly (JosEs)a profligate
man of fashion, partly by :accident, and partly' by
stratagem, gets into the house, under ptetence sst,
being hurt by a fall from his cerriage, and et-
tempts to seduce Mrs. .Cornflower. At length he.
and his knavish servant Peter (LisTotv) take ad-
vantage of Cornflbwer's absence, and force her
away in a post chaise to Sir .Charles's house.--
Here they are followed by the husband and his
friends, and as the fernier receives: iedisputabla
proofS of his wife's innocence, he takes her aguid
to his ari'ns, and Sir Charles, shocked atethe mis-
chief which he haS occasioned, expresses contri-
tion, and the piece coneludq. lt, is not necese
sary to notice the frivolous.transactions tai* anem-
der-plot. We have hardly 'attended any piece in
which, to use the painter's, phrase, there are so
many " figures to be let," for very few of them
have any kind of connection with the main Plot,
and but for the scope which they afford to MA
THEWS, EUtEdif, and "Miss ,BOoTIT, might be lops.
ped off without being Missed. The heroine of the
piece, Mrs. Cornflower, is, to speak tenderly, a very
inconsistent lady: She is very fond oilier husband,
and despises her gallant, yet she continues to
listen to his addresses. Hence, though the hits-
band is not supposed to know of this galkentry, be
appears to be very easily convinced ahem- Milo-
cence. There is a scene Of some humour between
Sir. Charles and Peter, adverting to the, legal con-
sequences of crirn. con. when the one addresses a
supposed Jury as -COUnsellor, and the other as
'Judge: But there is nothing in the character of
Pettr, altogether, that appears to spalify him for
giving such a speech. i There is also a scene of
some pathos, where Williams, the Citrate (Cttae-
siAN) discloses to the Farmer the tnelancholy 'tid-
ings of his Wife's:elopemente In this scene FAW-
CETT played with 'great feeling and gtfects The
music is the production of Btsnor, REEvE, CoN-
DELL, T. WELSH, DAvv, and sloistsoet ; -and if
they have: nti.t, ecn un formly succcssiul, they
hate all displayeil taste sted talents. Several of
the airs were' encored, p4rticatlarly those sues; by
Miss STEPHENS and MATHEWS: Miss MATTHEwS

was suificiently recovered to undertake her part,
:tad she sung with such vigour as could hardly be
expected atter such olarmill?„ accounts of I:ci.
ss. A song about a DOatigg SLeo, kv
MATHEWS displayed his Mimetic powers ,was
applauded. The ho,the was crowded, .and .t!ie
piece was received with as mach applause, on he.
ing announced for repetition 40-nio:To- as :tit had
possessed a hundred times its inherent pretensions.

HALIFAX P:I.I3ERS.

ALBANY Nov. '27.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM GEN. WILKIN,.

SON 10 THE SECRETARY. OF WAR.

asad-Quarters, French Mill, adjoining the Province
' of Lower Canada, 16th Nov. 1813.
SIII-I.beg leave to refer you to the journal
accompanies this letter,•for, the particulars
•or the -movements -of the corps under my corn 7
•mand, (lo\vn to the St. Lawrence, and will endea-
=Joey to exert my enfeebled mind to detail to you.
t.l-:c more striking and important incidents which
have .ensued'since my departure from Grenarlier
Island, at the foot of Lake Ontario, on the 3d inst.
Tire corps of the 'enemy which • followed me
from KingStott, being on my rear, and in concert
sl=ith a heavy galley, and a few gun-boats, seemed
determined to .retard my progress ; I was tempt-
ed to halt, turn about, and put an end to his teaz-
ing: bet, alas ! I was confined to my bed, Major-
General Lewis was too ill for any active 'exer-
tions ; and, above all, I.did not dare to sufier my-
self to he diverted a single day frotwthe'prosecu-
tion of the views of Government.. I had written
Major-General Hampton on the 6th instant, by
Adjutant-General Colonel King, and had ordered
bite to form a junction, with me on the St.
Laurence, which I expected would take place on.
the 9th or 10th. It would have been unpardon-
able, had I - lost sight of -this object an instant.
I deemed-it of vital importanee•to the issoe of the
campaign.
The enemy deserve credit for their zeal and in-
telligence., which the active universal hostility of
the male inhabitants of country, enabled them-
tt's employ to the greatest advantage Thus while
menaced by a respectable force in rear,the coast was
lined. by tottsketry in front, and every critical pass
of the river, which obliged toe to march a detach-
ment, and this impeded my progress.
On the evening of the 9th, the army halted a
few miles from the bead of Langoe Saut. On the
morning of the tOth, the enclosed order was is-
sued, General Brown marched agreeably to or-
der, .and at noon we were apprised, by the reports
of his artillery, that he was engaged some dis-
tance below us. At the saute time the enemy
were observed in our •rear-, and their galley and
gull boats approached our flotilla, and opened a
fire upon us, which obliged me to order a battery
of eiehteen7poupders to be planted, and a shot
from it compelled the enemy's vessels to retire,
• together with their troops, after some firing be-
tween the advanced parties. But by -his tune,
in consequence of his.disembarking and reimbark-
ing his heavy guns, the day was so far spent that
our pilots did net dare to enter the Saut (eight
miles a continued rapid)', and therefore we fell
down about two miles, and came to anchor for
the night.
• Early the next morning, every thing was in rev
diness for motion, but having received no intelli-
gence from General Brown, I was still delayed,
as sound precaution required I should learn the
result of his affair, before I committed the flotilla,
to the Sant.
At half-past ten A. M. an Officer of pragoons
arrived with a letter, in which the General in-
formed me had forced the enemy, and would
reach the foot of the Saut early in the day. Orders
were immediately given for the flotilla to sail, at
which instant the enemy's gun-boats appeared,
and began to throw shot among us. Inforniation
was, at the same time, brought 'me from Brig.-Ge-
neral Boyd, that the etiemy's troops were advanc-
ing in column. I immediatrly gave orders to him
to attack. them ; this report was soon contradict-
ed. Their gun-boat.:, however, continued to
si:ratch us, and a variety of reports of their move-
ments and counter-movements were brought me,
iu succession, which convinced me of their deter-
mieation to hazard an attack, when it could be
done to the greatest advantage; and I therefore
resolved to-atitiepate them. .11irections were ac-
cordingly sent to that distinguished officer, Col.
Swift, of the Engineers, to lit igad;erGenerril Boyd,
to threw the detachments of his command, assign-
ed to him in the order of the preceding day, anti
composed .of -men of . his own, Covington's and
Stirnrtwonl's brig!,ifies, into -three .columns, to
march upon 'thee enemy, outflank them if possible,
'and take their artillery..
The aocion soon after commenced with the ad-
vanced body of the enemy, and. becaMe extremely
sharp and galling ; and lasted with occasional
pauses,,not sustained with great vivacity, in open
space and fair combat, for upwards two hours and
a half, the adverse lines alternately yielding and
advancing. It is impossible to say with accuracy
what was our number oe the field, because it con-
sisted of indefinite, detachments, taken from the
boats, to render safe the passage of the Sant.
Generals COvington and Swartwoul voluntarily
took part in the action, at the - head of detach-
ments from their respectiie brigades, and exhi-
bited the' same courage that was displayed- by Bri-
gadier-General Boyd, who happened to be the
senior officer on the ground.. Our force engaged
might have.reached 16 or 1700 men, but actually
-did not exceed- 1800 ;' that of tile-enemy was esti-
mated from 1200 to 2000, but did not probably
amount to more than 15 or 1600 ; consisting, as
I am informed, of detachments fpoin the 49th,
6;1111, and 104th regiments of the-line, with three
companies of the voitigeur and Glengary corps,
and the militia of the country, who ate not in-
cluded in the estimate

It would be presumptuous in me to attempt. to
give.you a detailed accoqnt
.this affair, which
certainly reflects high honour en the valour of the
American-soldiers, As no example can be produced
of nufrisiciplined men, with incx•perienced officers,
'of- braying a fire of two hours and a half without
quitting the field, or •yielding- to they antagonists.
Jitit, Sir, the information I now give you is de-
rived from officers in my confidence, who took
'active parts in the conflict, for 1 was enabled to
order the attack ; it was
.my hard fortune not to
be able to lead the troops I commanded.
The -disease with which I was assailed on the
2d Septeuiber, on my journey to Foit George,
having, with a few short intervals of convales-
cence, preyed on me ever since ; and at the Inv--
mei-it of this action I was confined to my bed, on-
able. to sit on a horse, and move ten paces with-
out assistance. I must, however, be pardoned for
trespassing on your time a few remarks in relation