The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-10 00:00:00

pow considered quite ollt of the Lieu-
tenant ts.dcad.
''Our loss is 6 killet4 and abo'ut,,Ao wonndcd.
The Cliescrpeak. lu:d 70 killed, and ne tr 100
wounded. . . '
Perhaps the annals of our navy. ".:io not for-
nish another instance of such a carnage and stick
a conquest, effected in less than a quarter of au
hour: Of Captain
.13roke it is impossible to speak
,too itigltly., He hqs eriffzed with the most per-
severing zeal for n tweiventonth past, and at the
same dine it was apparent to every one,,, that, the,
love of ,Honey did nut influence his co:iduct, as
he has, scarcely within that period node any
priic-money,'althougb placed in sittiationlitto have
acquired an immense fortune, if his attention had
nOt been Wholly directed to another object,.. Af-
ter such sacrifices to ambition of the noblest,hind,

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL,

,Yi!.StClll4 11 CI) !: t of COmmtm Cdo.acil wss
I:c!di'srfor, tbs. pare ,A!..,! of considering lot the pro-
poesy jot"- :ahirra a os are Prince._ Regent. ell •the
subleetof the late victory over the French, gainer;by the Maimais of Wellington and the army uutit'e
his commeed., s. , , .
_ Witia,III•ELLOSGTON'aI VICTOAT. •; :.
Mr. Bete, iii calling the attention of the Court
to the glorious 'i.rictory obtained by Lord Wel"
lington at Vittoria, felt it unnecessary to take tip
unich of their time,. lie thOtight it must be Kit,
by all present, that a 'More glorious 'triumph had
never been achieved even by Britili valour, and
that the highest honours which they could bestow
were due to the cousummate skill Of the Coma
'minder, and to the zeal, discipline, and ltravery
of his Army. He concluded by inoainss a dutiful
and loyal Address to his Royal Highness. the
Prince Regemt, toscongratailate his Royal High,.
!Less On the glorious Victory Obtained- 14 LOH.
Wellington over the French Army near Vittoria;
tin the 21st of June.
Mr. DAVIS seconded the motion, which, lie
trusted, would meet with the imanimouis appro-
,
Iliettraie, 'lutsse 4,—Arrived. on Friday last his to„,sitoti-
Majesty's ship Belv idera, from Chesapeake; Loire, ' torY
Mr. Deputy Box thought the Vic most glos
of the Court.
AVasp', and Contest, with Convoy Omit England
d Cork. Satureay, his Majesty's ship Sceptre,rious to the British army, and warmly eulogised
an
the tOnduct of Lord Wellington and that of his
74 guns, front Martinique;
,brig Dolphin, from
New York for Oporto, detained by La Hogue. ermy. lie. also panegyrised the Goveroment for
the efforts they had made at home, to enable Lord
Tuestlay, his Majesty's ship La Hogue 1 brig I Wellington to pursue his brilliant career. After
Rifleman, and several transports, with the 13th such exertio;l On their part, he trusted the public
and 14th regiments, front the West Indies : his at large would be :satialied that there was no want
Majesty's brig Nova Scotia ; American privateer of energy or talent hi the present Adininistiation.
schooner General Plainer, taken by the Sir John
This morning, the brig Jane, Dick, ! measureS gave the hest rein-
Sherbrooke. tation to the charges, preferred against them, and
The success iifilieh.
front Liverpool, under convoy of the Bellerophon ; r the present glorious victory would, he hoped, . .
re-
schooner Racer, prize to the squadron off Chesil- , coucile all parties to them. •c. 1
peake—was chased and a fired at Ist inst. byfro-
i Mr. Alderman IIBYGATE felt the successes of
gate under American colours, between White Lord Wellington to be of the higheSt importance
Island and Owl's Head; frigate afterwards hoist- to the military character and general interests of i
ed English colours. this country. lie supported the motion. .
' The Southern States appear extremely dissa- Mr. BLUNDELL concurred in all that bAd been
tisfied, to find that -Massachusetts is not blocked- said in praise of Lord Wellington and liii brave
ed ; but the Boston folks say, that they never army i but thinking Peace desirable on any terms,
liked blockades, embargoes, or non-intercourse, he moved' to add to it, " an expression of 'a hope
and arc therefore very well pleased with the ex- that it might be the means of bringireg about a
ception. safe and button-able Puree:'" .
The Americans have now four heavy frigates at The Amendment having been seconded,
sea,, keeping a sharrelook-out, tutoubtedry,;both ' , Mr. QulN, in a very able and animated speech,
for the Jamaica and \Viudward Island convoy.:a— expreasej the high sense he had of the importance
the first, which is estimated at more ditto 2,000,000 of this brilliant victory. He thought Ministers
sterling in value, Was to sail on the 30th April ; entitled to much credit, for the energy, activity,
and the latter, ' more than 300 sail of vessels, on and perseverance with which they had prosecuted_
the 4th of May. Should any of them fall intO the t the War in the Peninsula. It was gratifying to
hands of the enemy, the hay of Biscay, or the reflect, that in this the high character which be-
Northern ports of America, will he the points to- Itinge( Ito this country for fidelity, tinder all cir-
wards which they will probably steer. • cum trances its to its engagements, had been so
ST. .1 WIN/ MAY 17.—A letter front a Gentle- nobly maintained. Front the exertions in the Pe-
man at St. Andrews, dated on. Saturday last, uinsula, this country derived a new character.--
says " I have seen a Boston niper of the 4th— No 'twer known only by its naval triumphs in
The Fleet had burnt French Town in the Chesa- every part of the ocean, England had now gained
peake—Commoore ch,,,ocey e„a sailed, far f a Wale character for military glory, anti had out,
Kingston from Sacket's nabour—General Dear- stripped Austria, Russia, and Prussia, _in success-
born with 1,74
) men had gone with
him. Ali"' fully contending single banded With the. common
ragraph says, Admiral tVarren bad anima I I • 1802, 1803, anti 1804,
ncta , enem. In tle year's
that as soon as any farther hostilities tool- place this country was occupied in preparing the
against Canada, he should commence the destruca means to repel an invasion. , Who now -thought
fion of Baltiniore, &C." such preparation necessary ?—(llear! hear! hear!)
Arrived on Tuesday, his Majesty's brig, Lelia, —l4y the fidelity we had displayed in all the vi-
lons, Captain Godfrey, front a cruise ; the cis,inoles .of the war, by the resources we had
Nymple, in Company with the Emulous, has l developed, '-and by' the military glory we had
taken • the privateer Montgomery, of 12 guns, acipiired, w' had gained those advantages which'
and 100 men, Upton cononauder, and a schooner, I
were the best ple:lges for a solid and honourable
with a valuable cargo of indigo east cotton from I peace, ;main, restored by our means, it was rea-
New Orleans, bound to BourdeausS and several satiably to be hoped, wank, long be linked with
coaster.—Ordered them for Halifax.—Sailed on. la:talentl in close alliance, strengthened by betie-
Wednesday, his Majesty's Oil' Rattler, and brig ftei:ll commercial treaties ; but it was nos to this
Emulous on a cruise ; also the schooner Cossack, ' that lie looked for the fruits of the late victory,
and transport ship Royalist, having on board the so much us he did to the effect it would have on
remainder of the 104th Regiment, with the West the Congress to be held in the North of Germany.
India trade, fur lialifax.--ATririd yesterday, au PLaee was certainly the great object of war, but
American schooner, prize to the llrsain• peace was not desirable-unless our national ho-
The schooner Friendship, Captain' Siathaniel. "or, and our Commercial interests were hpheld.
Bickers, belonging to Argyle, N. S. was captured The mainteuance•of these ought to be in any ne-
on. the 25th ult. in St. Andrews Bay, by the Allie, aochoion our sine qua non, and he hoped no peace
rican privateer sloop Wasp, of 2 guns, and cite- would be made, unless a better could be obtained
ried to Machias. Captain R. was put in irons, then that of 1802.
plundered of all his clothes, money, watch', &c. ' •MrsWarrnasats said,- -on the present occasion
and otherwise cruelly treated'. - there could he but one opinion on the subject. of
The following curious account of the Diploma- the victory; he however thought•the subject of
tic character of the American Nation at Paris, peace might have been introduced with propriety
after the death of Joat. Barseow, is extracted. into the resolution before them. He con-
front an American Paper. Mr. CtiawFoun, it is. shirred the battle of Vittoria to be not only
said, is to. be Bantam's successor. one of the greatest' triumphs that had ever
.‘"fhe French Government have chosen Mr. been obtained, nor didshe view it as merely tend-
Warden, Consul for Paris, who now styles himself ing to raise the military glory of the country ; but
" CUII3III General" of the United States, to cot.- lie regarded it as one of the most providential
reapoini with them, which has enraged all our events that could haVe occurred, to open the door
countrymen here, who think it a disgrace to be ito a secure and lasting peace. He was of opinion
represented by an United Irishman, Who, but a few something like that proposed in the Amendment
years ago,• fled Ida country, and has not lived' ought to be introduced into the Address. .
long enough in ours to be properly naturalized. The Motion and the Amendment were here
Butt they have chosen .him, autl insist upon the read. •
papers of the late Minister being put into his Mr. S. Dixo's considering that there could be
halals, ulthough we have here, as Secretary of but one opinion that the object of. all war was
Legat;on, a private Secretary of the Minister,ial-id pesee,, hoped, when peace was at length 'made,
en acting Secretary of Legation, both of whovi,, that it wophl.be lasting and secure. Feeling this,
it appears, enjoyed "Mr. Barlow's eelllitknee."'". itild confident that his Majesty's Ministers were as:
This step is considered by all of us irregular, and anxious to obtain a safe and honourable peace as
has been brought about by the intrigues of the any Gentleman there, he thought they should not
Irish party here- aadd to this, Mr. Warden's Se- ' get any nearer their object •by introducing that
cretary is a Scotsman. ' topic into the address, and therefore, he could not
"We have tact together to address Mrs. Bar- agree to the Amendment. When it was thought
low on this sad occasion, and to agree to wear desirable to come to some declaration on
the
sub-
mourning for thirty days :--all parties consented., ject of peace, he hoped it would be discussed it-
to both, except Mr. Warden; who would neither f self on its own merits in that
Court, and that it
sign the address nor wear unstinting; since which- * would not be mixed with
no American visits him." ' -- Mr. Taooy supported the original motion.
Motrrll4AL, MAY 1 .—We are informed, that Mr. a ACK,z catllll 11 Itagree to'
about the 13th of April, Lieutenant
,Fitagibhon, though ' the' Committee amendment
t should the
.iit. lie not object to
of the 49th regiment, made adash the I
over r err. the subject of Peace being Ltouched upon in the
u little below Fort Erie, and surprised a party of f uddr ss
Americans, consisting 'of a Lieutenant of the Mir's.
•
. Davis hoped the Amendment would not be
Navy, (one of Commodore Chauncey's) three seas- pressed.: ita thought it' probable something on
urea, a physiciao, and a lawyer, and brought them the subject would be introduced in the Address.
over to his post, • . ' lle, howeve'r, wished the :Committee to leave
•By a letter received sin town yesterday front that;rnto quite unfettered by any instructions on
Detroit, of date the 7th of April, we It.sn, that that hi id.
General Harrison, MIS within a few miles (anti- Mt, WaTII MAN would have no objection to the
lied) of the place where General Winehester svas u saatrelelment being withdrawn-, if the worthy Pen-
defeated, with about 2500 men, and that iiene- t.i emen %%Ladd give them an assurance, that he
rat I''oetoe was Making preparaihmS to attack. woidA propose to introduce a clause respecting
Win with to force of nearly 1000. From ti:e high Sato the Aldress.
estimation in ,ashich the General was hcld by. his j Ir. Mooass hoped the Amendment would be
tedops,
.tied hciotriag the ground so w:!, sOO' Witlul'vn: •
brave soldiers vete eanssa. si sf • istosy. I Mr. iSsisssasts conten,leds the addition tq the

must not every Englishman rejoice, that it. has
Mien tá lot to restore the tarnished lustre -t3f
our naval charater f For my own part, I am as
i
Much delighted as some great good fortune hail
befallea,me,. and the long detail I have given of
the action, proves . that 1 belieWe you capable of
feeling a similar interest its it:"
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