The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-17 00:00:00

711 E PRINCE REGENT'S COURT,

Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Royal Highness
the PRINCE REGENT held a Court at Csiltou-
Hou`se, which was attended
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, the President
• of the Council, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal;
the First Lord of the Treasury, the-Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master General of
the Ordnance, the Secretaries of State for the Home and
War Departmet;, the President of the Board of Controul,-the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the ;,luster of the Mint,.
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Cite-Chamberlain,
the Coiaptrol or of the Household, the Recorder. of London, &c.
His Royal Highness held Privy Council,
which was attended by ail those of the above who
have the honour of being Priyy•Counsellors, at
which Viscount CHETWYND presided as Clerk.
At the conclusion of this Council, the REGENT
held another Council, for the purpose of receiv-
ing the Recorder of London's Report of the
Convicts under sentence--of death in Newgate,
which was attended by those only who are in ge-
neral
present on this solemn occasion, when three
were ordered for execution. • 1

The PRINCE gave audiences to the Earls o
HARROWBY and BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, also Mr
BATHURST.

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T►he Marquis of HEADFORT and Gen. FINCH
were the Lord and Groonl'in waiting.

AMERICAN HONOUR.

Capt. PATTESON'S servant is returned from Ca-
nada, from whom we have !Canted the following
particulars respecting his master's death :—There
had been fighting on the 15th- and 16th, and
twice Capt. P. had been—knocked down by the
wind of cannon-shot passing very near him. On
the morning 'of the 17th September he was re'-
lieved from picket at the very battery where' he
afterwards fell, and had retired into the camp.
Several_ deserters had escaped to the enemy, and
informed' them of the . measures then taken by
General Drummond for his retreat, and that the
guns were already. buried. The enemy had about
5000 met) in Furt Erie, and obtained as many
more seven-day men with which he made the
sortie on the 17th, during- heavy rain: The
enemy succeeded in beating hack our troops,
• aiid in taking three batteries, when General
Drummond rode into the camp .to get all
the troops he -could ; he met Lieutenant-
Colonel Campbell, of the 6th, who imme-
diately ordered that regiment out, and. gave
the command of the right wing to Major Taylor,
to proceed towards the battery by the woods,
and of the left wing to Capt Patteton, to proceed
to the same by .the high road. Captain Y. soon
fail in with the enemy, and drove them beforehim.
When he came-near the, battery, the Americans
cried out for.quarter to surrender; on which Capt.
P. ordered: ha men to cease firing., and formed
them in order to take possession of tile- battery;
they-were them within twenty yards of it. When
Capt. P. had stepped out to give the wOrd, a hum-
ber of Americans, who had concealed themselves
behind the breast-work of the battery, started lip
and fired upon the British, by.which Capt. P.
was shot through the head front ear to ear, and
.-dropped down dead without a struggle ; his cover-
in;; serjeant was' shot through the head in front,
and dropped dead, as did six 'if the privatesawarest
then). The British lost by this firing a;great many
men in
.killed and wounded. The survivors, joined
by the' other wing, enrage thy this breach of-ho-
nour, instantly stormed the .battery, and inflicted
the Merited punishment on the perpetrators of
this treacherous act. Captain 'P. was conveyed
to the cemp—the next day the regiment was
formed in hollow square, and he tras buried ••
according to the rites of- the Church, , and
with all military honours. Lieutenant-Colonel
Campbell, the officers and privates, shed, tears of
regret for his loss, as he was honoured as a soldier,
and beloved by all who knew Intn..

Men hired for that short period for military purposes.—.
(Norwich Mereur:7J

FEVER AT GIBRALTAR.

PIIOCLAMATION.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL G. DON, LTEUT,-
GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF 'THE

TO NN AND GARRISON OF GIBRALTAR.
Whercai it appears, from the most, authentic records,
that since the earliest times, up to the year 1814, Gibraltar
has ever been considered one of the -most healthy places in
Europe; that in the said year a malignant fever caged with
violence, and again broke out in the years 1810, 13, and 14;
that 14,910 persons were attacked by it, and that 7,070 (up to
the 3d inst.) have died.
That-although this fever hits hitherto constantly yielded to
the influence of the cold season, yet its late recurrence for
two successive years, gives cause to fear that the rains .and
Cold alone may not be sufficient-for. its total extermination ;
but that some seeds of the disease may lay dormant in the
pb,ce, and be brought into activity by the return of the next
Autumn.
The exertions of every individual, both military and civil,
in the Garrison, are therefore, absolutely necessary, in carry-
ing into execution measuses of purification: and it is requir-
ed that every householder, whether proprietor or tenant,
shall', on or before the 7th day of next mouth, cause his house
and offices to be thoroughly cleansed, and all kinds of filth re-
moved from them.
Every kind of furniture, bedding, and wearing apparel,
must he thoroughly cleansed and aired.
Every house in which the fever .has existed, during the
present season, must be again white-washed and fumigated.
HA lime oral soap will he allowed, gratis, to such persons
as are unable to purchase thesl articles,
and' will be issued by
the Inspectors of Districts.
The materials for fumigation, and persons to superintend
the process, wilt be provided by Surgeon-Majer Fraser.
Theinsp6ctors of Districts, who have. so zealously exerted
theniselves during the malady of the present year, are re,
quested to superintend the execution of this important mea-
sure;
arid to report upon it to the Lieut.-Governor„ between '
the-7th and 14tli of next month. -
It mast be apparent. to every One who has lately resided at
Gibraltar, that the exertions on the part of Government, to
prevent a recurrence of the malignant fever, can never. be
effectual, unless Xealousy seconded by every individual, mili-
tary and civil, in tile Garrison. • -
His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, therefore, in promul-
gating. regulations eo obvioUsly directed to the general wel-
fare, deems it unnecessary to enforce their observance by any
penal injunction. •
He calls fur, and relies with confidence on, the zealous co-
operation of every individual, in a toeli which involves the in-
terests of all : having no view but the preservation of the pub-
lic health, and the• revival of the commercial prosperity which
has unhappily been suspended. . • •
His Excellency is c,nvinced,
_that the ohsereance of tle
foregoing rules will not only. go far towarcts "destrrrying t:i,
liirkini4 seeds of disease,-hut will tend to remove the impres
sion, unhappily existing in every mercantile town in Enrol),
of the chte.;er of cuanniuneation with Gibraltar; and his Ex
ceilency trusts that these eteps, combined with measures
has in euetemplation, will, %011ie they may erasure the f:),•
ress from a return of the dreadful malady, permanently 0;•
a fur Le the advantages-of commercial activity; and the com
forts of 'social intercourse. • •
-
(Si;ried) GEOB.GE DQ's, Gcn. add Lieut.-Gov.
. .
Gibraltar, Nov. 14.

POET_.RY.

ON TIIF, PIIESEN'P OF JEWELS BY THE MANAGER
OF COVENT-GARDEN TO MISS O'NEILL.

Scribere jussit ausor.-oyr 11.

Diamonds he gave, but could'they vie
With the deep magic of her eye,'
Tlfo' rich their beam as ever shot
lis radiance on the Indian grot,
Or bade its wasted glories twine ,
The dark hrow'd Idol of the shrine,
Or that whose matchless splendours zon'd
The Atheist Chieftain, iron crowned.

Vain: changing light, and sparkling show'r,
To that bright Orb's mysterious pow' r.

Ask of the.thoughts that, fond and dNir,
Melt with the-mcltings of her tear—
The thousand throbs of ,heart that move
Responsive to her 1601.1, of love—
Can pearl or spark such triumph seal
As bends tjthyyciung glance. O'NeILL?
Oh ! vain to that the richest gem
That ever blazed on Diadem.

AIR. HARRIS AND MISS O'nILL.

As the subjoined Verses were incorrectly given yesterday, we

reprint them in a correct form.

The Quid pro Quo we here may find,.
Which equal griztitude arausex— .
In lieu of Diumonds—gifts so kind,
O:NEILL, we see, gives 11;:i11iont Houses

THE THEATRES.

WALSTEIN, who, to obey
the laudable impulse of filial duty and ..affectibn,
suddenly quitted her situation at this Theatre, re-
turned to it last night, in the part of Miss Letitia
Hardy, and was received by a numerous audience
in such a manner as to shew that the Public are
not insensible of inerjtorions conduct in private
Me. There was nothing in her performance of
the part to distinguish it from the manner in
which she supported it before, and which ive
noticed at the time. She was gay and animated
in the earlier scenes, and impressive in those
whiCh related to her affection for Doriceurt.
COVENT-GIRDEN.—Mr. YOUNG, as we stated'
yesterday, was unable to perform Biron, in the
play of Isabella, last night, on account of a do-
mestic loss. The substitute was Mr. CONWAY
but as the audience in general ‘vere not apprized of
the reason of the ehange, some disapprobation at-
tended him on his:entrance. tie,. therefore, cape
forward, and modestly statia.;- the; 'cause of his
appearane, and that he had taken the part upon a
short notice, ht threw hitnselt upon their kind in
diligence'. This appeal produced immediate sa-
tisfaction, and be went through the part at least .
respect-ably. Miss O'NEII.L, as usual, powerfully
interesred the feelings, and received the.warmest
marks of public favOur.

ROBERT BURNS..

(Froinithe Edinburgh Courant.)

We observe with much pleasure, that-the re-
spectable Manager of out Theatre has •liberally
devoted the profit: of. to-morrow's representation
to the Monument proposed .to be .raised to the
memory of BURNS ;
,and we .cannot resist the tip-
portunity afforded us, of a few- words upon
a subject so peculiarly interesting to Scotchmen.
The first poet of his own age, and ranking amongst
the first poets of collected ages, Robert Burns
sheds a lustre, upon Scotland, as bright as has eLtr
'been conferred upon her by-the splendour of a
single name. The roll of Scottish literature con-
tains in irindividuals pre.-eminent in every branch
of human acquirement ; but it may be questioned
whether even this splendid liSt includes a name,
more likely to fix the admiration of posterity than
that of Burn. In this estimate 'Of his genius, we
make no reference to the peculiarities or- defi-
ciencies of his early habits and education. A poet
of merely relative excellence, can never. have any
enduring fame ; hot Burns's claims are of a very
different kintL He owed little to cultivation, and to
Yearning he owed nothing. Like Horsier and Shake-
speare, be was sent forth by Nature in gall .the gran-
deur of inherent intellectual .strengtb,--4he Sun
that effuses its own original light, not the planet'
that shines by reflected rays. -A genius like this,
no obstacles could either restrain or retard.:--He
wrote in a language which is limited and .local,
but to which his powers gave ditlnsion and cele-
.brity. - His pictures, though chiefly' those of
northern character and manners, are universally
understood and admired, because nature the
ground" upon which all of them are raised ;- and he
illuminated whatever he touched with a-genius so
glowing, so diversified, and so masterly,' that his
productions promise to be co.-existent with the
noblest inonuments which the, human mind has
erected to its own greatness.
In this view, perhaps, the sentence originally
applied to -Sir CHRISTOPHER',WREN and the Ca-
thedral of St. Paul's, may he extended to BURNS
Si Monumentum
and his work s.—‘,
spice !--His fittest monument, it may he said, is
that already reared to him by his own genius. But it
is rather to partake, than to confer honour, that
Scotland should unite in raising a Mausolem over
:the remains of BonNs. She should exult in skew=
ing that she knows how td appreciate the glory
attaching to her from this her illustrious son ; she
should exult in paying to •his memory this last
and -Solemn act of homage. Every :county, every
parish, every village that has been applied to, -
has been in their contribtions to this great
ii tional object ; and Surely the first example of-cold-
less and neglect will not be givenby the metropo-
lis. We confidently expect., therefore, a concourse
of all ranks upon this interesting occasion,—we
rill not say to avert from us the reproach of
:)lindness and ingratitude—bat to* testify, in so
:ar as the occasion permits us to testify, our re-,,
.--erence and admiration for the memory of a man,
'even in this day, so prolific and powerful in
poetical genius, maintains an unquestioned and
unquestionable superiority,