The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-15 00:00:00

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has a tendency to pronv)l6 their ohjea.. lit will nOL
, of us pow,, to gi;thrOugh ilia w6rn.loi•it
ili4cUS;icin. of ParliatnentarY Reform. One Oi= fwd
• observations we may be permitted to malt. Until
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Heaven shall supply us with superior beings to
elea, or be eleaed, we must be content to haive the
condna of the eleaors,' and. the eleaed; partake Cr
the various elements Of hamari nature—of liurnan
follies, and of human vices; as well as of- its wis-
dom, arid. of its virtue. Under whatever form elec-,
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tions are to be,made, as long as Men are the eleaore
and the eleaed, we must, ont'of six hundred and
fifty eight, submit to have, here and there, a Rua-
nEyr,—and, here, and' there, a WARDLE
one silly demagogue, degrading' himself' into the
automatons- tool of superannuated malignity and
sedition ;-7and there, another base enough to bribe;
a prostitute for her evidence , against
,illUstriout
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worth ; and deSpicable enough -to W.ithhold thO •
wages of.her iniquity.

The Russian prisoners that surrendered to fir
CHARLES COTTON, in the' Tagus, -will sail -in a few
days tram Portsmouth to St. Petersburgh. Admiral
Sim A VAN takes his passage in the champion 10gate;
Captain' fIgNDERSoN : The crews of the squadron
will be put on board a division of _transports,
whit:lt is miler the orders of Captain Ski EPli aaD.
The Russian ships are to be brought into Purts-
month.

The intelligence of the viaory over the Frem It' at
• Tallavera , had reached Bilbtilt. A vessel which lett
that port on the ^d instant, arrived yesterday, bi nig-
hts, information that the smajl, gar,ris,nt of 300 Men
in that-neighbourhood had received the news of the
defeat of their countrymen, and under the influence
of-panic had communicated the 1,6 to the masters
of the ships in, the harbour. The ,consegnence of
this information, and'the confusion into t hich the
French military was thrown, was, that no fewer
than aeo vessels, which had .been- seized as mizes,
took their departure without the smallest ,opposi- •
tion, and it is stated That such were the apprehen-
sions of massacre entertain;!cl by the garrison, that
lad any British ships of war appeared off the coast,
the French soldiery would gladly have sought ie.•
Inge in. British generosity,

The-Prince of WAuEs's Birth-day was celebrated
with great magnifidence on Saturday last at Brighton.
The usual demonstrations e)f joy, r.nging of .bells,
iloistiug the flag, &c. were shown on th occasion.
The Rev. -Mr. CARR, Vicar of the. pl ce, wilb a
deputation. of !parish otTic:As, waited. on the Plaice,
and•read a congratulator,- addreSs,. which r ceived a
dignified" answer trim his -Royal. -Highness. The
Piro C, nn,:t the Dukes of YORK, CLARENCE, SUN-
SEX, CAMBRIDGE, and KEN T, Alien ;11.,ceeded in a
grand cavalcade to the Downs. ' -Enc. Prince and
.the Duke i.f YORK were habited as Field Marshals.
The beauty of the horses, the iichness 01 their capa•
rison, and the
.general splen,toui of the procession,
made a strong and pleasing impression on the vast
crowd of spe&aiors. Their Royal klighriesses pro.=
ceeded in the same manner to the review ing ground,,
and. were received with a Royal Salute
.of artillery.
This and the musquetry', frightened some of the
horSes, but 'no serious accident ensued. After the
feu.de joie, the seVerarßands, played God save the
King, and the shows of the 'military and .the p-eo:-
pLe testified the mot enthusiastic loyalty. The day
concluded with a splendiddinner, which tOokplaCe,
at the Pavilion, at seven o'clock, where about 120
of the.. higher orders were present, and the whole
was a scone.of hospitality., elegance, and festivity.
To-day the.Loap MAYOR ordered the price of
Bread to be adVanced 'id. per Peck, which will make.
the Quarter") Loaf is. 2id. •

A Mr. Hantey, who started on Saturday morning
to walk td Brighton from Westminster-bridge; in.
13 successive hours, "completed his task in 11 hours
57 minutes. A considerable sum has been •lost, as
grew' odds were- _considerable
against him, he.having had
no training, '

ST. DOM/NGO;-4The - following Proclamation of
CHRISTOPHE, the Emperor' of Hayti; was received
yesterday :

LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE.

STATE OF HAYTI.

• - , • Th,uriclay, May IS, -009.
" There ha's been no general order Of ;the army
since the 4th.Of April. The fort of the rebel, John
Dugotii.:‘.r, and the four camps which surround it,
and which were situited in the.plantation Sabaurir,
has just been carried by a coup de main by Major
General Toussaint; the rebels have been routed;
.and owed their. escape only-to the quicknesS of their
flight, over the precipices, abandoning 'their-arms,
.artillery, arnrannition, effeCts, &c. The papers con-
taining-the correspondence of John Dugotier with
the Chief of the rebels, and his register-book of lit-.
ters, have been taken, two pieces of iron cannon,
one a twelve-pounder, the other a four-pounder, a
large quantity of ammunition, cartridges, and. im-
plements of artillery, together with a number of
prisoners, men and Women,- are the fruits of this
brilliant expedition. The corps employed did not
all participate in the action; the .ed regiment only
was engaged. ,

" TheSe happy effeas are due to the wise dis,
position of General Peter Toussaint, vitho praises
,much the, intrepidity of the Conuitander, Fiancis
ViOtor, and of the regiment who so well supported
him.

" This ,Expedition being so well terminated, ti e
troops hate returned to their cantonments,.•
" #done at Head-quarters at, the Cape the I Btb.
of May.

" P. ROMAIN:'
" Examined and appointed Chief of the Stiff,
" HENRY CHRISTO.VRE."

On the lgth of this month the price of Ticket;
.and Shares will. advance. Those wilt) intend to ad-
venture in the present State Lottery, will save con-
siderably by an immediate purcbase.--The particu-
lar Numbers beSpoke at litcnAttpsorse Gooinucx,
and Co.'s Offices, Cornhill, and 'C'haring.Cross, are
now ready for delivery; and thth-e who wish fOr
more than one Ticket of a number, ,ihould make
early application, to prevent disappoUltuatm.