The Sun.
London, England, 1807-12-12 00:00:00

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. of our intelligent Correspondent Di plus till Monday.

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LONDON,

;;AIURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1807.

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A report WAS yesterday cit.ettlated,,fnunded upon,
,a:Letter from Plymbuth, .that ,the Force under Sir
Sinsey SAtrrn hac 'been.,,:m4Tnented to 12 Sail of
the Line, and that.ne had'enteredtlje Tagus on the
!itch ult. Ttie last :accounts of Sir SIRNY were
those hifiugitt;r4i the 4Vion, which ittated.that he;
waa.off rffe'rjges on .the 15th ; at that time he had
only fitroSail of' thb Line with hitif;' and we know
nut army Seitizidroti by whiCh he ;could hai'i been
rehge.rce4 to 14 'Sail. Qf, thP., Line ~Previous. 'to
the .18th. NO 'Dispatches have beliv received
at
.the ...Admiralty from the gallant; , Admiral. An,'
other rumour circulated ye:At:relay wax, that the
Captaih of l'ortugueJe Vessel .whielt arrived at
') ;-:tizancedeelared that he had fillert in with five
ltussiaa Sail of the Line, steering *for Plymouth.—
This statement is note confirmed by any of our Let-
.o34-from the Coast, and we.fear there no founda-
tion for it,

at'r a late hour hut night a 1%1(1 from Goitenburgh
arrived, The Embargo on all Vessels in the
f oris of Russia took place on the loth, alt. and we
are happy to find, that, from the precautions previ-
ously adopted, very few of our Vessels were seized:
!Imre Were only f4ur at Croustadt, and one of those
was haftdieti to sail with the, baggage cdf Lard L. G.
Gol.vezt,

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The influence of the French Minister,Gerieral
SKVIMY, Over the lius,siati Councils la so great,. that
hey order, on the'litll ult.
sueceedt4 obutining 214
for placing sea. IS on all the Nlitg.tzittes at St, Peters-
burgh that Were,supposti to contain British proper-
ty ; but tbo plupder acquired by. this a 4 of yielence
was vary inconsiderable. These ineasureo, by which
the true into/mats r( Rus&ia tre sacrificed to gratify
the implacable aniums,ityOfthe Vrancli,Attler.against
thin Country, have.ereated great discontent at St.
Peteraburgh, and that discontent -O ispenly and loud-
ty. e pre saed . „.

ilia utter itttelligencp brought byllia.Mail is ,not
very irtlitortunt. '..Che Crown. Pvlnce of lieninarli
h:rs g;ven 'another 'instance -of itnpotent anet silty
sniromity to this'colotry--7he ,has.sent back 4 Itri-
tish.Frigatowhich Ms Majesty wade him a pmetit
of gum time lvfp. Such 'condu6'iswimlly unwor-
thy pf a rnan'entrusted with thc management oil the
eontratts of an re,

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the Messenger, arrived last night in
*town truw Russia, lie quitted St. Pe. ters'h6 rkll in
,corapno; \yith Lord G. L. Gux.vnit, and e 1 hina.in
So thit his Lordship may; be',,aiipeaod
'litoatt. in a ley/days.

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,
Extra& of a Letter
,trom .St. 'Petersburg!),
dated t tth Ntwcatber, was .this tnoyniug ex-hibitecl
at LLOYD'S, stating, that " the Elba,' .GA- ,Es Brt7
sey, 1)ttY1)14, Apritu, GnuttLy, and Mary, WOOD,
bad ,beeti enitxtr,goed there, ,and that seals had been
put • uftonl tht,t Wareliquses of the British .
coanta.

Yesterday, . Highness .I\4olB/,,mt, , 010
Due De Be Rai, the Comte De PUYBUOTJfi, anti all
the. Members. of the House of BoußBo4:,swe,tt down
to Go;tield, for. the purpos of payirts7thvir .respeas
tothe Count au Lti,t.E. • ,
The Prineeis of STATIREMBURG 3611 yetwinkat
Brussels,' of Nivhie.lEnlaceshe

The ilncialusia,. whose arrival at eligolari4 by.:
%Vei
.. •
stress.of nli6 w r e yesterday ruentinhed, I. taken's.:
ssession ; of in tht,t -harbour, and the! Britannia,
tvlneli was lyina under Sandy Island, W2B taken by
Ahe Auckland* rustb Office Packet, ' , ~,,, ,
i

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Lieuterialiteolonel GEOEGn SM.MII,. Or tile, _col.
'Regiment, vas presented to HIS MAJEUTX? the,
Levee, on Wedneadayi at the .Queer Palace, by
.Lord tipiatt'his _return from Copen,
haven; and, on account of' the manner in which he'
distinguished himself at the siege of that place, lirs
11.1kseiTY was pleased to pouter the honour ,of.
'Knighthood upon trim.•
Celenel Coistisw, who was presented to His M A-
4ESTY, on W'ednesdav at the Levee, was the Qtlicer
who our Readers- will reeollea, rescued; Mr. Mots-
ROE from a shocking and untimely death, by a tyger,
wl)o had seized Mr. MONROE, Ahile hunting.ig the
East. Indies ; 'but prOvidentially the Colonel arrived'
in time, and oliqt pre tyger.
• The Duke: of YORK entertained a seled ',party of
Military, Gentlemen at dinner, yesterday; at his
house in th&Stable-Vard, St., James's.
The Duke of Curaseiti.srso entertained the Duke
of CithiBRIDGE, and a large party of distieguish4
Officers;' at dinner pu Thursday, at his, apartments
'in the Stable-yard.
Lieutenant-Colonel Cor.vt4e, commanding the'
13th Regiment, who landed at Plymouth last'week;
has received orders to have the Regiment fit for ser-
vice as soon as possible.
Qn Monday last the HaytOr regiment of Volun-
tears, 847 rank and file, commanded by colonel
CARY, assembled at ten o'clock in the morning,
upon lingskerswell Down, Devonshire': the regi-
ment, after performing various manceuvres) was dis-
missed at font. o'clock in the afternoon, with the
thauksand approbation of the InspeetingFieldQftkers.
After which, thelnspeding,Officers,,with the field
Officers and Captains of the regiment, partook of. qi)
elegant dinner, given by Colonel CARY, at Tor-Ab-
bey., and where were assembled the families of the
neighbourhood; good-hutnour, and the politeness
of the worthy host and hostess of the'Abbey, crown.
ed with, universal satisfaCtion the hospitable. day.
The Prince of ,WALes,.. accompanied by the
Dukeit of CLARENCE and SUO'EX, is expthed to
honour the Earl of BERKELEY, with a second 'visir,
at his venerable seat of Berkeley Castle,: in order. .to
tie present at the festivities preparing to . take place.
at Christmas, to cerebrate the coming of age of 'his
Lordship's eldest son, Viscount DUR3LRY.
Itady CHARLOTTE FINCH, we are concerned to
mention,' is .nearly in • a state of total darkness, the
complaint in her eyes having increased so as to
render all hopes of restoration of sight vain. •
Advice is received of the following
;Ships taken. n.
Rnssid, and carried to St. Petersburgh—the
.IVlary; Bekey, and' Ell.e.
HENRY TRECIAYI ES(I. WWI; On Thursday last,
elef.ted Professor of Vainting to the Royal Academy.
The amateurs of skaiting, who performed their
evolutions on Thursday with so much grace. and
agility' on the Canal in St. James's and the• Serpe-
ntine in Hyde Parks, have been *obliged to, suspend
their
*amusements, in consequence of the sudden
change of weather yesterday..
Part of the new prisons near. Prince Town, Dart-
moor, are reported ready to receive Prisoners of
War, and it is supposed si body, of Prisoners will
march from Mill prison to occupy those prisons that
are ready for their recieption, about tie Middle of
January, 1808. The soldiers who are to guard them,
it is said, will have temporary'Barracks in the Petty
Officers' aparti4ents for the present.
l'he streets of Paris.it seems lately.run with wine
instead of water'. A•fessi years ago they, run with
blood, and in a few Months it is not impossible that
the same horrid current will flow,again. What. car
excite' surprise in the a6tions of a people whe not
long since swore eternal enmity. to Kings,
who have since sulfered'a man, not 'born among
the'int. to obtain a higher state, a much greater,
power, than was ever possessed by any of theirK.ings.
The King of HOLLAND, it is said, is to have the
appoiptment of a Lieutenaqt-General in the French
Empire.—This appointment is aoinewhat inconsist•
cut with the conduct of BuowAPAitTE respealing, the
late unfortunate Duke of' Butruswien, Who wai
•driVen from his Government, and even denied burial
.with his ancestors, chiefly upon the pleithat,
an independent Sovereign, lie also held an appoint-
merit ilf.the service of Prussia. • • ----
The newspapers are so 'ocular, that even a sen-
tence Of death can afford them a subjeEt for pleasan-
try, and the circumstance of a woman having been
capitally Convitied of uttering has occasioned 'spor-
tive learning to the rest of her sex.
A new •work is, it seems, forthcoming, entitled,
a History cf .the feazale See. It might 4e, inferred
from such a 'title, that Ike
,female .sex had been
brouglit up in such a state of separation from the
males, as to prevent the latter from proving their;
charaeleristic qualities, or that woman is a flan.,
delcript animal, hitherto unnoticed by the, natu,
rufirts.

It is reported, on the authority of st• Portuguese
Ship which has arrived at Penzance, that five Sail
of Russian 'Men of War, (one of which was distnast-
edy were seen steering. for 'PlyMouth, apparently
liiiiipprized of the .comt»encentesit of hostilities be-
tween Russia and
.this Qmntry, and very anxious
for' the Safety of, the disabled Ship which they had
in "towi.•
Miss,WAimi bas sncceeded to the part 'of Anne
Millen; vacant by, the resignation of Miss ihruwroier.i.
and-She' possesses a person very likely to attract the
attention of such a Monarch as Henry the Eighth. •
Yesterday a duel was
,inteaded to have taken place
in Hyde .Park, between two young Gentlemen be-
lOnging to St. Thomas's Hospital ; but by, the timely
interruption of two Of the Officers belonging to the,
,Police, they were prevented 'from carrying their put,
pose into effeeL

• it.Thenftire speculators of this inventive age, A
PrOieftor, it. is said, has devised, What he denomi-
nates, elastic Liveries, ,to suit men of all Anima and
Sixes. Such veatlnenis would be very tit for certain.
turbulent citizens, if their own baits were nut al-
ready of the most pliable kind, that will easily adapt
themselves to any change of times.
Married, on Wednesday, the. 9th of December,
by the Rev. MAawoon 'recast', Euwitai)
tapir. ktowrimEtt, Esq. of lielle View Lodge, near
Tsoliktridge,. Wilts, -to.kliss LsanNas, Daughter of,
,litojoun LARlPtititi4,.Elq. of I,l4rpford, Devon. -
Last Thursday; as tr:Gentlernan, residing- ,it East
Efiatiil, was looking. over ct hex belonging in
his first wife (being married to another) he, ("umf , t.)
Lis great surprise, out- thousand gt.tinols Med
in a cwious manner.