The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUNr.

sin,
-A paragraph having atspeared' in yonr Par.r of
fiord
Saturday last, respecting tne late duel betweeti
Casdercagh and Mr. Canning, stating; that " a jail
explanation of the circunistonces a,:lzich led to this ex-
traordinary disagreement had teen handed about in'
highpolitical circles;" and pt niorting to be a " de-
scription :of. the fags from the repiesentation.ve'those
by ivhirgz the narAtive had been read;" it is obvious;

that a publication so circumstanced must be consi=
dered by the world as authentic and true, if n'ot ex-
plained or contradicted... . " • •
It becomes, therefore, necessary to take care, that
the same deldsioo should not be passed upon the

. T
public Whidli has been pra6tised uPOri 'Lord Cas'lle-
reauhhere-can be little doubt that the whole
Castle-
reagh. • ,
transaaion will be ultimately stated in all its cir-
cumstances, in the most authentic form; and in the

just,
mean time it is in Order to prevent4isconcep-
.
tiono and
.prejudice,, that' the following serrations
upOn the paragraph alluded to Slit)Uld be as exten-
sively circulated as the paragraph itself.
It is undotlbtedly, true, that Mr. Canning,' during
the Easier Recess, did nialte a representation in a
letter to the Duke of Penland, with respett to the
War Dera'rtment, founded upon ditlerences which
had prevailed between him
.and Lord Castlereagh.;
but it is not true that this letter was shewh-to the
Cabinet, or :that the subjed Was 'even stated to the
Cabinet, hoWever it might have been secretly com-
municated to some of the. MemberS. It is also true,
that a suggestion was madeforappeinting the Mar-
q9is Wellesleyto succeed Lord Castlereagh. It is
likewise undeniable, that -a decisiOn upon this a
pim
Was postponed till near the close of the Session. It
is.further ascertained, that towards the close of the
•Session, wheh Lord Grenville-Levison Gower's writ
was to be moved for, on 'aCConnt' of his coming into
office and the Cabinet, -that 'Mr: Canning called
upon the Duke of Portland, not upon the Cabitiet;
as a condition of his remaining 'in the Government,
to give. him 4 decision upon 'the proposition for: re-,
moving Lord 'Castlereagh, and appointing the Mar-
quis Wellesley his successor;; and the poked Port-
land having given Mr. Canning a Specific' and posi-
tive promise: to this effea,' Mr. Canning presSedthat
it should .he immediately acted upon, and 'Lord
Castlereagh acquainted with it. Lord Castlereagh-,
however, was not acqtiainted vviatit, and Mr. Can-
ning acquiesced in its being concealed trout him.
. ITndetibtedly, Lord canT.lcti was acquainted with
:the transaction ; but it is not true that his Lordship
eVer undertook to make the disclosure to Lord Cas-
tlereagh, nor did he.ever make it. It is Piso true,
that Mr.. 'Canning was thoroughly. apprized, That it
was 'loth -tale known to Lord Castlereagh. . And it
is further true, that Lord Castlereagh, being kept in
profound ignordnee of deCision for 'his removal_
front office, was permitted, though, in fact, virtually
no longer a Minister, 'mid in this state of deluiion;
to continue tOcondoct the entire arrangeMent of the
campair., and to engage in kiaew. expedition of the
most "extensive, complicated, and iriaportut nature,
under the full persuasion,, not that Mr. Canning had
supplanted him in office; and possessed in his pocket
a promise int- his dismissal, but that-he really enjoy-
ed (as during the period he in outward spew, and
daily concurrence, experienced) Mr. Canning's sin-
cere, liberal, :and bona fide Support,- as a co-6.pe-
rating and approving colleague: It is further known,
that Mr. Canning, having thus in his rocket Lord
Castlereagh's dismissal, and' having .arranged with
the Duke of Portland that it shouldbe 'cat-tied into
execution at the termination of the' expedition, he
did, On the 3d September, the day that the account
arrived from Lord Chatham that he could not pro-
ceedto Antwerp; write to the Duke of Portland,
demanding the execution of the promise made. to
him. What. were all the difficulties whiCh were
started from time to. time against the immediate ex-,
ecution of this promise, it would bdextremely dial-
Cult to detail; but there cannot be a doubt but the
question Of the writership, which it has been at=
tempted to connect with this transaction, could have
nothing to do with it; as Mr. Canning never •con-
tended for Lord Castlereagh's removal from the Go-
vernment; but from the particular office he held, and
int() which he wished to introduce Lord Wellesley.
It appears that. the demand of the fulfilment of the.
promise led to the 'resignation of the Duke of Port-
land, and 'subsequently. of Mr. Canning. And it
further appears, that, as soon as the whole of this
'unpaialleled conduct was, at this late period,,
closed to Lord Castlereagh, he immediately placed
his resignation in his Majesty's hands. On the truth
Of the above facts the public may rely; and they
can no longer be at a loss for the real causes and
kroubds 'of the demand made by Lord Castlereagh
for satisfaction from Mr. Canning.
A FRIEND TO TRUTH. •

Mr. CLEVELEY.-lt is with much regret that we
have' to announce the death of this Gentlernan; ,
whose talents as an Artist are well known to the
world, and whose private charaeler was held in the
highest esteem by a numerous train of friends. He.
was neon a•visit to a relatiotr at • Dover; where he
arrived with. his Lady on Thursday last. In the
evening; as he-was walking in the garden,- he unfor-
tunately. stepped too far upon a point overhanging
the harbour, and was precipitated eighteen feet, and
so much injured by the fall, that he survived but a
very short time. He. was ...Marine Painter to the
Duke of .CLARENCE, and , had been for many years
an a6live and intelligent Officer in . his Majesty's
Naval service. His. Paintings and Drawingsln.Ma-
rine'subjeets are admirable, but his talents were not
confined to that department. He was an excellent
Landscape Painter, and his works were uniformly
marked try spirit, taste, and truth; As a Man, no
'panegyric would be. too high for his moral worth;
and the benevOlence of his disposition. HeAvas:pe~
culiarly mild in his manners,. biltthis heart was al-
ways animated by the. glow of humanity, and he
was prompt l and indefatigable in ads of kindness
and generosity.
A Cartel tailed- on Thursday from Plymouth; with
several Freuch Ladies and their- children) 'for
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