The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-07 00:00:00

mouth.

i Sailed the Harlequin armed ship, wiih the Thanzei,
Thetis and Royalist under convoy' to Portsmouth.

The following is an extra& of a letter from Carr
Lain Frazer Smith, late of the ship Neptune, °I.
Greenock, date 4 Lima, April 25, 1809, scud: Ll'
ceived at Liverpoole-
- j We had a tedious passage round Cape Horn;
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• spoke an American whaler, =and gave two broadsides
The Members of the Lodges of Free-Masons in to a Portuguese trial-1. of ar, who'we thous{-t wal
many country towns have determined to go in pro- ' a .Frenchman'. We put into several places along the
cession to church on the 25th inst. It is considered
coast of Peru without molestation ; but one morn-
, iii,, as we lay at anchor in a creek; we saw a pct'
by them as a jest and respectful compliment to his
Niljesty, although he is not a member of the fra- ; vateer standing right in upon us. We immediatelf
ternity. ' hove the anchor up, and prepared for aCtion, and na
It is much to be regretted the demonstrations of
, engagement ensued, that was kept up with great
loyalty which the Corporation of London now in-
spirit for four hours-. We were much hurt in out
tend to exhibit on the 25th inst. should have been : sails and rigging;
but finding us too strong for huntso clouded by party and personal hickerings. How ,
.. u;.he took advantage of his superior sailing, and left
much more creditable would it have been for the' . •-We
Municipal N w tie (
lembers of the first city in the orld to • cot okll damages repaired, and from that
De6tnher Jean') till the 4th of February, we
have emulated and followed the spirited and patrio-
remained unditurhed. On that day, howee
tic examples of the citizeus of Dublin and Feliu- , said privateer paid -as another visit, acccompauie'd byburgh, than to have afforded the enemies of thei-r the
the Hero, of L ardor), a prize to her. Th.ough-
country an opportunity to tuink there existed a these made two to one against us, I trusted to the
doubt of attacrunent to FIis'eMAJESTV, or that party
~ strength of my metal, and to the • courage of toy'
spirit was ever suffered by Englishmen to predooai- I crew, and I ant
happy to say, that in the result I,
nate over their national love and feeling.
• was not disappointed. The tiring began when we
A plan of a new Theatre by subscription has been ' were within pistol-short of each othie-, and was con-.
given in a Morning Paper of this day. It proposes tinued. with destrurlive etfeet dueng the whole of
to raise a capital of 150,0001. in 150 shares of 10001. the aCtion ; they played on us with grape-shut from
each, the establishment to be entrusted to a joint • their 24-pounders unmercifully, and would have
stock Company instead of a few Proprietors. We swept away Many of my brave crew had they aimed,
has &loth-Lion) for the whole of the plan, which in- more at the hull of the vessel; but their fire was die
deed appears to be an advertiser:rent. But what is rested chiefly to our • sails and rigging,
and I am
somewhat strange, while the
.Proprietor conceives sorry to say they were too successful in injuring
that the increased extent of the metropolis requires those materially ; ;edeed, they rendered the vessel
a new 'Theatre, he proposes to have it erected in the , almost unmanageable. • We, however, paid them
nt!ighbiturhood of the others. If there really be au back in their own - way, and succeeded it) briegieg
ititrution of applying for a Patent for •uch a Thea- clown the privateer's top-masts and yards. They'
ire, it will not be deemed wonderful that those who'!_ stood out for upwards of four hours, bet finding us
may be interested in obtaining it should resolve not too many for them, they put tap their helms, and
to be convinced by any statements !which the Pro- • set off, leaving us the field, though the victory was
prietors of Covent-Garden Theatre; may bring for- dearly oought, the vessel having suffered great in-
ward, and endeavour to prevent. the-restoration of jury, and tour of my seamen were, dangerously
that tranquility which would, of course, prove an ob- wounded. Since I came here lam told the priva-
stacle to their liberal and public-spirited specula- j teer had 18 men killed,- besides several wouneed,
Lions. which I readily believe, •as our fire, was direOed
•An affair of great interest, that lately came be- lower than theirs, and their decks were•crowded
fore the Special Criminal Tribunal at Metz attracted with men.
We got our damages repaired as well as
a vast number of speCtators.—M. Le Chevalier Beau- we could, and pursued the objects of my voyage,,
mont Dixie, an English prisoner, accused M. De pretty confident that we shouldmeet no further in
Balby of forgery, and Colonel Whaley, a prisoner terruption. In this, however, I was unhappily mise,
also, as an accomplice. The complainant sought ! taken, for, on the 20th of the same month, I had 3
payment of a bill of exchange for 60,000 francs, ac- new and more powerful erierny to encounter. At
cepied by him, and payable at the house of M. Terre- large privateer, mountieg,22 guns, and 170 men,
under an American flag.--
gault, Paris. He admitted his signature, hut insisted. ! appeared in the offinig,
that the bill, when signed by- hinnwas only for 1,0-00 We soon
.sa w he was an enemy, and found his neue
francs, which had been since altered to 60,000. tral flag was intended in deceive us. 'We prepared
francs. A person acquainted with his, hand-writing to fight him at the same time that we endeavoured
gave evidence against the accused. The Judges .did to avoid him ;. we perceived that he sailed well, and
not conceive the proofs sufficient to substantiate the whenever 1 found that he gained on us, I gate or".
charge ; in consequence the Court dismissed the ders to slacken sail; that we might the sooner bring
complaint of the Chevalier Beaumont Dixie, against on an aetion there • was no avoidieg. About mid',
Messrs. Balby and Whaley; and ordered the parties eight we were nearly alongside of each other, and
to pay their own costs. But as some suspicious cir- immediately exchanged broadsides; the action 1110
cumstances attached to the case, theecourt sent the went on, supported on both sides by an incessanc
parties before a Civil Tribunal.—(Go4le de France.) and destructive tire. After fighting for nearly three
The Court of Direaors of, the East India Com- ' hours, neither of us coil gain any ascendancy, aild
pany, we understand, have come to a resolution to the pause that ensued bete. een then and day-light
restore to their rank and pay such of the Officers was employed by both in repairing damages, •
suspended by the Government of Madras, in the ee. fcfought
late dissensions, as acted idobedienee to the orders - •
At day-light we the and j
of their superiors. Major BOLES, =Deputy Adjutant .-
desperately ; still, however, so equally we wan, ecl
• General wilt) published the Geeerat Orders Which' m• chid
- ' •• .“ • •
. , 41, that neither
gave such offence to Sir GEORGE BARLow is one On- ee •- • -
, ~ .
• - e-•xteldethe daring attempts of the one being cooshav,n,,.t:;
I ly defeated by the valour of th,-;
.otpel7. ' Xou. 1!!
those' restored,., 7. CV acted .
ba,. t 1 in obedience W the or-
(lets of his principal, Colonel CiirrEß, scarcely. believe That we .a.ctUirily maintained lb"'
, elide
,
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General GivLAY commands in Southern Hun-

gary, where a very aBivd recruiting is carried on.