The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-04 00:00:00

of Portugal. It 'is by no means improbable that . A number of transports, destined to receive troop
Ney,..finding the whole ,of the Interior of Gallicia for the Grand Expedition, have, within these 'few
days, dropped down the River, and the preparations
in the possession of the Patriots, might deem it pin- ; fpr eniba*ittg ttie troops at the different ports are in
dent to
_evacuate Ferrol and Corunna ; but se think a state of great terwaosiness.• vast quantity of et--
it very improbable that, circumetinced ee she was, he ; tillery. andammunition is to be. embarked. It is
t-- said vessels are prepared for the reception of 18
should think of making a serious attempt upon Po
companies of foot, and eight trotroopsa -horse aril's
,tugal. The Force which BuoNaemvea advaeced.at !cry, with a proportionate train, amounting in all to
the conclusion of the last year, for the purpose of 1 above 5000 men, '
,It is also reported that 60 eigh-
teen-pounders, and 40 twenty-four pounders, mak-
overwhelming the British Army, amounted to near
ins suo pieces
.of besieging 'artillery, 110 field-pieces;
80,pc0 men; of this Force, rather more than one some large sixty-eight-pound carronades, about 40
•
half, under Marshals NEY and .SOULT, proceeded to merter4, and a number of howitzers, are ordered to
Corunna. After the entlearkation of the. British
i be immediately embarked for this unportant service.
This great armament, ive • are a'ssitred will,be most-
'Tro.ops, SoULT Marched with rather more than complete in-every department, end ss"-ill be rendered
20,000 men into Portugal. Of the loss which lie most formidable, in the perfedion- of its equipment,
"- • • as well as in the magnitude of its.
sustained clueing his.progress: to Oporto, and during
Sir SAVuEL HooD ia arrived in Town; His health'
his stay there, in skirmishes with the Portuguese, is considerably better. Fie had nn interview with
by diselase, and- by assassination, it is impossible to the Board of ,Admiraltyyesterday, and is te,be erns
speak with any precision, but we know_ that in his' ployed in the approaching expedition.
aliens *ith the British Troops-, and in his flight;he 76f. °4T. cOrtfined by- severe in-
lost one-fourth of his remaining force. The broken Lord W.Bsseseetcx, it is said, is to proceed to the
remnant of his Army, with 'Which he entered t Continent to &bin the -Austrian astny. •
The Marquis WELLESLEY is confined to his bed.
Spain, was without arms, ammunition, horses, or His Lordship's complaint is the gout in his stomach,
equipage; and in ‘GalliCia there certainly were not of which he had a flaish 'and' very severe attack on
Sat ,rdav is the opinion of his physicians', Sir
the means of supplying its wants. In the mean time, Le, • ' see 1 I
NEY's ermy, which remained qallieia, wa-s' c rts
0• - NY. .*,?ARaUHAR and ~.—IGHToN, that ssei. not
•
be able to walk for these- eight or ten days. His
Mandy harassed,. and daily diminishedit was en- Lordship was worse last night.
gaged in numerous skirtnisltes, anal in some very Yesterday the dispatches were finally closed at the
severe aCtions with the Spaniards. The garris.on of ast"lndia Honse, and dsiliveiect•te the Pursers' of
• e • -the following ships, viz. Charlotte, and Windham,
Vigo was taken by the British end the. Spaniards;
• for Madeira arid Bengal; IVosthciraptoe, and linicorn,
and the garrisons of St. Jago and Villa Franca by the for Madeira encrßombay ; Sir William .rah Pulteney,
latter. . The French cavalry was reduced by constant glilliain Pitt' Lady Dishington • ' and. Sarah
Chris-
tiana, for Bengal diree.4.
fatigue, to little more than 400 men. Under these In all probability the reign of CHARLES XIII. will
.
Circurilstaoges, it is by no means improbable _that be'more short lived than that of his unfortunate and
NEY and SoULT might find it 'expedient to evas deposed nephew. it is much to be feared that the
,the
whole of Gallicia, and to retreat to the Emperor of RusetA will' fraternize . Sweden in
same loving I)aanner that NaPotiost has done Hol-
eastward; but we can hardly suppose, that with a land, and in-that case the services of the present
force thus diminished, they would make a serious Monarch ,will most likely be dispensed with. There
attempt Upon Portugal. We are strongly inclined
is no doubt that considerable alartnalready 'exists on
this subject in eteekeeini• ' s.• •
to think that the French -will endeavour to. con- A dashing equestrian, in Bondlstre-et; sported yei.-
centrate their forge in Spain, and resume their pcisi-
terday Hessian boot's with gold tassels, gold binding-,
tiOn upon the Ebro. • and gold spurs.
• Bread continues at last Week's prices'.
A few nights since ' the Aoyal Mercury Exeter
Coach Wei:robbed of a parcel, containing bank-ncv'es
to a large amount, between Lad-lane and Salisbury.
Captain BARCLAY was pursuing his task on Sun-
day evening. He is rather 'reduced in flesh, and,
from a stiffness in his legs, he now occupies from 20
to 25 minutes in walking each mile, but is confident
of success. , Betting is two to one, and five to two
on the peformance.
A grand pigeon rhatch took place yesterday for
100 gaineas aside, between three of Surrey; and
three 'of Bucks, on Southend Common; Bucks.—
The Gentlemen of Bucks had the #l4t fire, and kill-
ed 19 birds from a trap at eo yards. Those of Sur-
rey and consequenity the former were de-
cla killedredtlle tWinners. Middlesex has challenged either
County.
Tile Theerims—ln consequence of the sudden
indisposition of Mr, YOUNG, who was to, have per-
formed' in The Iron Chest last night, At the Hay-
market Theatre„ the Comedy ot The Beaux Strata-
gem was substituted: The new Farce. ef Killing
no Murder followed, was fully confirmed in
public thvcur. This piece, as we before observed,
is chiefly indebted
9 bwedrs oof
andLalgSaTiOnisle,xnerntd
the nistitl'n
.
eci last the iA Tilw
formerEs
were
iegtitt with the most diverting effed, nor was
the grotesquelpet
simplicity of linsToar much less opes
• ratit e upon the risible muscles. The beast was
crowded.
The Scenery for the new Theatre in Covent Gars
dn
will probably be ready long before the time
when the new structure is finished. Amens other
.chatters in this department of the. Theatre, the
architeClural scenes will; we have reason 'to believe,
be particularly striking and Correa. Mr. CAPON,
whose knowledge and research are well knoW,n, has
retrieved much from the ravages of tittle, and theres
fore in representing the older dramas of this country,
we shall be placed as much in the scene of action as
if we were contemporary With the characters that
are employed in it.
The-Loan CHANCELLOR remarked yesterday in
Court, upon a motion for payment 'or costs; that it
had become too frequent to' trespass on the funds in
the Accountant's hands by intermediate motions, so
that at last in some cases scarcely any thing remained
for the creditor. He thought that it would be an
improvement in praEtice, that the Accountant should
in every case set aside a sufficient sum to answer
debts, to be beyond the reach of theseintermediate
motions, and declared his intention' of c.brhmunicat-
ing with the Accountant, to ascertain' Whether there
was any insuperable obier:tiqn to .the establishment
of swell a rule.
BUONAPARTE in seizing the Papal States, upon
the plea that his 4f august predecessor CHARLE-
IAGNE" gave them merely as fiefs to the Bishops of
Rome, , has improved upon the principle on which
he claimed possession of Spain. In the latter case
he founded his claim upon the consent of the Royal
Family whom he had entrapped into his power, but
in the former he gives his own interpretation .to
CnARLEmAGNE's intention, and has no consent to
plead but his own. In both cases he does not give
himself the trouble of regarding the consent of the
people., though be deemed a mockery of such consent
necessary when he exalted himself into the rats of
Emperor of France. By raising the revenues of the
Pont, from what they were since his Holiness was
divested of all his teniporal rights, it is probable that
he has reconciJed the Papal Father to this arrange--
meet, and indeed the latter might think himself well
off in being permitted to escape with life, notwith-
standing all his sacrifices and all his humiliations
to a low-bprn Tyrant and Usurper.
StricinE.=—A young lady, the daughter of a re-
speetable upholsterer in Mary-le-bone, put a period to
her existence on Sunday evening in the Paddington
Canal, in 'consequence of some altercetion atilorne.
She contrived to make-her escape from home unob-
served, after the family had 'gone to bed, and at four
o'clock :yesterday •-sphorefipet wfts fouild .4thwned
in !heconiih • •

We must beg to call ti.e particular 'attention of
our Readers to the trial which 'took place yesterday
. . .
in the Court of King's Bench, between Mr. WRIGHT,
theTpholsterer, and Mr. WARDLE.. They wi11,.-we '
are convinced, read it with astonishnient and with
disgust, but it Will enable them to appreciate justly
the ipilrity of Mr. WARDLE'S mouyes, and the ac-
ctaraeyof his statements is his charges against the
Duke. olYoax. We have not room now to com-
ment at length. upon this subjea, but we moot
forbear calling to ibt...recoiledion of our Readers the
innumerable, the solemn assertions, made by Mr.
•WARDLE, respeaing his connexion with,_Mrs..,
CLARKE, and begging them to compare those asser-
tions with the testimony which she gave yesterday.'
Let us'not be told that she Is unworthy of credit,what-
ever opinion we or the Public in general may have of
Litt- veracity, Mr. WARDLE cannot, after what has
passed, impeach it,and the Jury believed h.er. It will
not be forgotten with what an affeaation of '
indignation Mr. WARDLE, at the Crown and
Anchor, resented even the insinuation of his
. .
having any improper connexion with Mrs,
CLAar,s, and yet she swears that he had furnished
a house for her in the most expensive manner. " Was
this (to use the language of a Paper of this Morning)
in payment for .her Person or her Testimony ?" If
for her Person, what becomes of cMr, WARDLE'S
veracity ? if for her Testimony, what,,becomeS of the
boasted purity of his motives ? Mr. WARBLE, in
opening the Charges against the Duke of Yoßg, ,
assured the House of Commons, in the most solemn
manner,
itilitinat
in he was
igavaesutigateadtiobn;
ynoimpearesTonavalsfeFeol-
it
ill of hostility towards the Commander in Chief;
that he wasinfluen•ced
,solely by the Duty which he
owed to his Country, which leas paramount; to every
other consideration. These assertions were daily and
dourly repeated by Mr. WARDLE, and his Friends;
they were printed in pamphlets; they were en,
g,-aveLt-iin medals;—compare them with the tes-
timonygiven by .Mrs. CLARKS, yesterday, in
which -she positively swore (we quote from the
Morning ChrOnicle) that " she was to give Mr.
WARDLE every information in her power, .and
to assist
iNEucti. he was to furnish her house." •But there is
another part of her testimony which we think'still
more important :' peaking of her debt to the up-
holsterer, she says, .!‘ He (Mr. WARBLE) knew of
WRIGHT'S debt, because ile advised Mt. WRIGHT to
to brita,i'atvaaion against the person who be thought
• ought to pay. HE‘TROSIISED TO MR. WRIGHT, IF
HE ciFOULD BRING £W.:II AN ACTIOIT, THAT km

I.V(ILTLD FAY ALL THE COST 3."

• Did this offer proceed from public duty, or private
feeling towards the Duke of York'?' We shall not at
present pursue this subjett any further, but we shall
resume our observations,. evlll though they should
unfortunately give 'Paip to those who
,Public..meetings to thank Mr: IWARDi for the po-
riiy of his-ni• otiveS, and the pntriotiso of his .111clual-
in iligiitUting 016 im;esfigatiph.rispediug Oe. Duke
o Yoric'• ' • . , ,

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