The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-25 00:00:00

Expeletta ; Cuesta, at Murcia ; Contn Florida
Blanca, at Seville ; and Savrada, at Asturias. When
the British Government looked at these•names they
could not find• one whose presence did not, to every
thinking mind, afford a proof of parity of mind, and
an omen of success. Even among those who sur-
.rounded the Usurper at Bayonne were many who
were compelled to a shew of acquiescence-which
they were the reverse -of, rtaually entertaining.---
among these two of the most illustrious instances.
were, the Dake Dlnfantado Cevallos.-7
When in the Spanish Councils were thus. seen unit-
ed the wisdom of hoary-headed age, and the valour
of • patriotic and enthusiastic youth, who could hesi-:
tate iu giving to the efforts of such men the character
to.which they were entitled ? ,That the Spaniards
lied been hitherto in a great measure unsuccessful,
i.cy tale could' deny ; but he was :pot one of those-
-,vho:thought in the first instance that they 4rOuld
b 3 enabled immediately,te overturn their oppressors;
notwithstanding the unparalleled 'valour,
.which they
had displayed at Bayien and Saragossa. What. he
bad iooked for he bad found—an unconquerable,de-
terioination not to be subdued, a hatred. to the tyrant
who had overrun their country, .so ,strong, that
wherever he withdrew a picquet, there he lost his
groepd. Under such cireumstances the throne of
,koseph was built on sand ; it must totter with every
blast, and the dynasty of Buonaparte was in Spain
it bout the hope of security or permanence. -He
deprecated the supposition that resistance to Burma-
.parte on the Continent was in vain. The example
of Spain wouldbe in the highest degree useful in
that respect ; for though in that country the tide of
success which the French had so long experienced
had not absolutely been turned, the rapidity of the
current haa been considerably diminished. The ef-
'fens of the Spanish Juntas had been of the most ho-
pourable nature. By, great and disinterested exer-
lions, they had endeavoured to maintain, not a des-
potic monarchy, not a democratic revolution, but a
revolution which,to all the energy of liberty, added
all the sacredness of loyalty. A revolution which
seemed sent by providence, to stand between the
dreadful convulsions in France and posterity ; and to
shew, that in the paroxysms of freedom, a monarch
might still be loved. Thai he bad aJatrinble share
in the support of such a cause, wutild be a consola-
tion which he should carry with. him to the grave:
He stood here for judgment, full of confidence in
the result, and ready to submit to any verdiel that
might be pronounced. The situation of Spain was
little worse at present than what it. wain June
last. He saw no cause for that complete despon-
dency which seemed to have succeeded to sanguine
expectations and he was little less disposed to de-
spair of the result, when he contemplated the yet
unsubdeed spirit of the Spanish nation.
Atter Mr. c.t.titoNo concluded, the confusion
produced in the House by the fire at Drury-lane
Theatre, considerably increased, upon. which
,General MaTnxw moved that the House do note
adjourn, alluding particularly to the distresS of Mind
the unfortunate accident must.: occasion to a well
known Member of the House. • . .
gr. Surr,etoAN, telt the accident was calamitous
to an individual, but hoWever that' might, be, it
should pot interrupt the public proceedings of the •
House.
Mr. Wert. SMITH rind Mr. WILBERPOIKE were of
the same opinion ; and the CHANCELLOR of. the
Excru.tiv caj observed, that if, unfortunately, there
had been a performance at the Theatre that night,
it would be natural enough for Gentlemen to be,.,
o,ejer to withdraw,. and inquire into the situation of
their relations who might happen to be present;
bet as there was no performance, he illooght it
• ha inconsistent with the dignity dill, i louse
to ,uspood its proceedings on account of such an
acenkut, ,
•
to iite Pet!ate that followed there was nothing
new. The Sp&utkers wole, Mr., NVIUDHANI, Ma-
jor At.t.tuf, Mr, ~.RATI-MOD, L4r. HtercpmsoNi
}.-td l'0101r: mid Mr. lioNswiev. 'file douse

For the Motion,
Akittist it
Mojaity for Ministers - —93 -
Adjourned et Li:M.l).la Three, to Monday next.

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fOLght DlCiut rni.sum AUDFAT?

L 0 N D.O IV,

SATURDAY{ yEtiItUMAY 25, 1809.

SAtrio of the public Papers mention n report -oldie
It; .$5 of tie Salsege #rigate in the no MOH-
puce to that etfea has reached Government. The
l;tst accounts received respe6ting the Salsetfr stated,
that am was in Mahnoe ftoads. We are sorry, how-
ever, to add? that the Fume Gun-brig is lost,.

WE yesterday stated that GovernMent received
dispatches from Admiral .F.EATS, pfr Gottenburgh.,
)$y the same conveyance privatq accounts have
reached this Country, which state, that an event
of considerable importance lAs occurred at Pe-
tersburgh.—.—An attempt, 'it is said, has been
made upon the life of the Grand Duke CON-
FrA.NTINE, which failed, but ,the shot which
was fired at the Grand Duke, killed his Aide..

de:X.:amp, who was close to him. Another leiter
confirms the account of the attempt upon the
fife of the grand Duke, • bUt states it to have
been made in a different manner. It states, that the
conspirators intended to assassinate the Grand Duke
in his bed-chamber, but mistook the room, and went
*to that of his Aid-de7gamp, who fell 3 vidir4) to their
fuisialte. It is, added; that a Proclamation had been
issued by the Emperor, offering-a reward of 200,000.
roubles for the discovery' of the persona concerned m
till 3 affair, and in the 'course of the following n ght
placards were stuck up in different parts of St. Dl-
tersburgh, offeFin a reward of 100,0(10 'roubles to
any person who 4hould ass:assiriate the Grand Duke.
Vie illlllol p ledge ourselves fin the truth of this state-
.
meat, bat we think it highly probable, as we know