The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-23 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

EO,II4IUR, JUNE 12.-A report is in circulation
thautßattlesiias been fought between the Russiaq
and .I.4encli Armies, in which the latter were de-t
featecl. We are without 'any correct information on
this subject, but our bait hopes axe fox its, con#nna-.
tion,

MAILS.
AR A !vs* Cottenburgh, 1 Dublin, I Waterford,
Dus-4iLisbon, Dublin, r Waterford.

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY A i TWELVE O'C;MCK.
Consols fot Op. 641 I Red. Ann. - 63 i Omnium

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUI; DICERE PALSUWAODEAT

L 0 V D 0 -IV,

TUESDAY , JUNE 23, 1807.

LAST night we received Paris and Dutch Papers,
the former to the 14th, and the latter to the 18th
instant, and this morning two Gottenburgh Mails ;
but they bring very little news. There is a repdtt
of a general aaion having been fought between the
Aussians and the French, in which the former are
said to have been viaorious ; but it is mentioned in
so vague a way, that we fear it is not .entitled to
much credit. The faEt of General LEFEBVRE hav-
ing been created Duke of Dantzic is confirtned by
the French Papers : fortunately for the new Duke
the Estate given to-him to support the title is Situ-
ated in the interior.of-France.

Yesterday both Houses of Parliament met, pur-
suant to the
,Royal Proclamation ; the attendance
both of Peers and Commons was very numerous.
Mr. YORKE, in a very eloquent Speech, proposed
Mr. ABBOTT as Speaker. The Motion was seconded
by Mr. BANKES, and unanimously agreed to by the
House. When ' that Gentleman had taken the
Chair, and returner' thanks to the House -for the
honour conferred upon him, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer congratulated him upon the occasion,
and the House adjourned. The new Speaker will,

be presented at the Bar of the House of Lords:kbita
day, to the Lords Commissioners, for the purpose Of
receiving His MAJESTY'S approbation.

THE Opposition Writers thick they have 4iscoyer.-
ed a great inconsistency in. Mr. CANNING, because
he spoke with some severity upon the letters writ-
ten by Lord REDESDALE, while he was in Ireland
ICI Lord FINGAL. But when Mr. CANNING ItIOVIgk:
that Lord REDESDALE'S sentiments were not suffi-,
cleric ty enlightened• upon the subjea of the Roman
Catholic expeetations„he could have no conceptiOn
that those expectations would be so great as they
have since appeared, or that 'an Administration'
would exist who would be disposed to gratify those
expedations co their utmost extent, and remove every
guard for the security of our Religious Establish-

went which the wisdom ofour ancestors had ere&ed,

and the rernoval of which might, in the end, produce
,tbe dawn fall of theliritish Constitution. Matters were
in a very different state when Mr.,CANNING uttered
the speech which has been revived with so much
acrimony against him, and his charaaer derives
advantage from the very point which has been
brought foiward with a view to degrade him. That
speech shews, that he was friendly to the Roman
Catholics, and that he was an.enemy to every senti-
ment which seemed to have its origin in bigotry. But
though he was ready to repel do trines apparently:
severe against the Roman Catholics, it never aiila,`
be supposed that he was willing to'hazard the Con-,
stitution for their relief; and accordingly, when it
was made a question, whether the KING should
abide by the. sacred duties which he contraded
on ascending to the Throne of his Ancestors, and
maintain our. Civil and. ,Religious Establishments
inviolate, Mr. CANNING then resolutely 5t00d:4,47,
,
ward as the friend of his Country, and attempted4oo
guard it from the perils of thpse: licentious refornik'
•
which have afforded so awful a /warning in the tne-:
lancholy state of the Continent:

Tna line.of argument adopted by the advocates of.
the late Ministry, respeeling the passage of the Dar-
danelles and the taking of Alexandria, renders it
absolutely necessary that the subje& should be fully
investigated, because, attempts are made to throw
.the responsibility,not only of the execution, but of,
the plan itself, upon the Officers employed. We do
not pretend to be acquainted with the instruaions
under which our Commanders in the Mediterranean
have aced, but, judging from. the fa&s Which are
before the Public, we are convinced that the failure
is to be attributed to the want of judgment wish.
which =operations were planned at home, and:
not to any want either of skill or courage in those
who were to execute them abroad. It cannot be
forgotten that when the intelligence of the passage
of the Dardanelles reached thissCountry, it was
companied with a report that Sir JOHN Ducxwoarn
had succeeded in his obje&, and that all our dif-
ferences with Turkey were. adjusted. What was
then the language of the supporters of the late Mi-
nisters ? The whole merit of the plan was attributed
to them, and the Officer who was supposed to have
succeeded was scarcely noticed. We know one,
Gentleman, indeed, who held a high situation under,
the late Administration, who would scarcely even
allow his colleagues aay share in the merit ; fora
some days after the arrival of the intelligence of the
Passage of the DardanelWz Le was occupied altnost

from morning till night in boasting, to every one
he knew, of the success of his plan. But when it
was known that the negotiation had not succeeded,
then the whole blame was thrown upon Sir JOHN
DUCKWORTH ; Ministers were to have all the praise
Of success—the Admiral all the disgrace of failure.
We have been told, indeed, that the plan formed at
home was excellent, but that it was not properly
executed. This is a serious charge, and ought to
be supported by strong proof; those who have made
it have not thought proper to adduce any. Before
any blame is attached to Admiral. DUCKWORTH, it
should be clearly shewn that the force he had with
him was,adequate to the service "he had to tlerfortn.
Upon this subje& we should be glad to ask a.ques-
don, which those who appear to be so perfe&ly ac-
quainted with the orders given to our commanders
in the Mediterranean, can no doubt answer ii they
please. Did Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH' urge the pro-
priety of having a body of land forces embarked on
board-his Fleet, in order to facilitate his operations,
and were they refused on the ground that they were
:ordered to'Alexandria, and could not be diverted to
another service ? We wish much to have that fa&
ascertained ; it has been repeatedly asserted, and we
have never seen it contradi&ed. We are the more
anxious to have an answer to this question, because,
-we have reason to believe that it is the opinion of
almost every Officer of Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH'S
Fleet, that if he- had had land forces to take posses-
sion of the .Castles of the Dardanelles, the Expedi-
tion would have terminated very differently:
With.respe& to the Expedition to Alexandria,
the reasoning of the supporters of the late Ministers
is really curious. In answer to the assertion that
the attack upon Alexandria was impo!itic, because
it was unnecessary, as there was no danger of the
French lauding in Egypt,, it was said, that those
who made the assertion talked upon a subje& which
they did not understand—that the taking of Alex-
andria was not to be Considered as a single measure,
but a part of a great and conneded system of oper-
ations. When it was urged- that. the attack-upon
Alexandria was inconsistent with good faith, be-
cause we were not at war with Turkey, then it,was
discovered it was not made in consequence of orders
from home, and that this part of the great and con-
liv&td system of. operation was merely a contingent
measure, and left entirely to the- discretion of the
Commander. Now, if it be true that the Troops.
could not be spared to Admiral DucxwOarti be-
cause they were destined for Alexandria, then it will
appear that this contingent measure, which was left
entirely to the discretion of the Commander, was, in
fa&, positively and finally determined, upon at
home. •

The following is given in a Morning Paper as the
Amendment which is to be proposed to the Address.
We have, however, too good an opinion of the un-
derstanding of the Gentlemen who compose the Op-
position, to believe that it is corred :

" That his MAJESTY'S faithful Commons eagerly
• 'seize this occasion of approaching the person of their
`IIELOVRD SOVEREIGN, and-of expressing that uni-
cl form loyalty, and respectful atfeetion, with which
the blessings of his. MAJESTY'S Reign cannot fail to
inspire a British Parliament that his MAJESTY'S
faithful COmmous are well assured of his MAJESTY'S
constant support of the Establishments of Church
and
-State; but at the saine time they 'deem it their
duty to his MAJ EST Y, ,and to their Country, to ex-
press their deep regret that the ostentatious and' un-
necessary mention of this attachment Of iliS MAJESTY
c to) the.funda'rnental principles of the British Consti-
, ittitipn, should be employed to cast in unjust
4,p,tsion On a large, portion of his MAJESTY'S most
subjeas—taus laying a broad foundation . for
religious dissentious, and branding with 'the hateful
inark.of Treason to the Constitution, all such .as
may differ: from the peculiar policy of an exiStino.
Administration : that, whilst his MAJESTY'S faith-
ful Common, individually and together, rejoice that
it has fallen to their lot to express-their zealous
alty to his MAJESTY, they cannot at the same time
withhold the expression of their profound sorrow,:
that it was deemed necessary- to intercept, in' the
first step of its progress, the last Imperial Parliament
of the United Kingdom-7a Parliament which, ele&-
ed by the free
-and uninfluenced voice of the People,
and mindful of its honourable origin, had entered
upon a system of Economy and Reform, which
would at once have alleviated the People of their
heavy burthens, and have added new energy to the
Government : that, in the midst of this regret for
the past, his MAJESTY'S faithful Commons look
with consolatory hope to the future ; and, recalling-
.to their memory the many blessings of his .MAJES-
. TY'S long and glorious Reign, they have to express
their full confidence, that what has begun in tolera-
tion may not end in persecution—that Religious and
civil Liberty will still proceed together; and that
HousE of BRUNSWICK will not take away what
the HOUSE of ORANGE had granted."

The Duchess of BRUNSWICK is not arrived, as
reported but as she embarked on the 2001 in the
Clyde Frigate, she may be expeCted every moment,
in a Country where a loyal and liberal People will
be Proud to afford an asylum to the virtues of this
amiable and unfortunate Princess.

•
THEIR MAJESTIES, the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE,
=Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, SOPHIA, and
AMELIA, walked on Windsor Terrace "from seven
till eight o'clock, on Sunday evening. The company'
was very numerous, but we only noticed Earl WIL-
TON and the Royal Attendants, persons of distinc-
tion, among them.
The RO XAL FAMILY c.atue to town to-day.