The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-28 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

*.* It is with great pleasure that we acquaint our Readefis
that we have received the 'Second Letter from 'tax TAN'
NICUS to CoioneI.WARDLE, which shall appear'as soon
as possible.
We cannot insert anonymous communications of .Bilths„
'Deaths, and Marriages.

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SOLIIM QUIS DICSILI I, ALSVM AUDILAT ?

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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1809.

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We feel great ple3sure in being able to state)
that the whole Of tie Expedition has sailed. Ybe,
PortsinoUtli division leached the DOwns yesterday'
and when our Deal' Correspondent closed his let'
ter, the preptaratory, 'signal for sailing had bail
wade. Mr. WAGSTAFF, the Messenger, arrived'

"in Town this tree
tvhole Itfe EkOedition ;with a tiliatirable

wind.

Letter's have been received from Pefershurgh, of
the dare of the 7th instant; which state that coal-
derable alarm had been excited at Cronsiadt by the
appearance of an English Squadron off that port. As
an attack was hourly expected, every possible means
'of defence was adopted. The British Squadron, it

is said, consisted of seven sail of the Line and twenty

Transports.

It is with much satisfaction we have learned from
Various quarters that the depression occasioned by the
Arinistice begins sensibly to give way, and that the
piesent feeling is such as may naturally and ration-
ally be accounted for by so great and sudden a dis-
'appointment, without any adequate authentic expla-
nation of the circumstances which have led to it.

In our Paper of yesterday we endeavoured to shew
how unfounded and gratuitous. were the species and
extent of the dejection -to which some of the Public
Prints were evidently lending their artful and mali-
cious assistance ; but we would not he diverted from
our straight and more pressing duty by any desire of
animadvering upon the unjust and ull-British cha-
rader of the Papers we allude to.—That general,
stale, unvarying prophecy of evil and miscarriage to
all the efforts and combinalions of our Allies—that
harsh mondtOnotis 'croak, ill-omened and
Of the screech-owls of the public press—that constant
obdurate hatred and misboding which distinguish
their slieculations, and is the soul of their policy,
Makes It impossible for the flattest credulity to allow
them any other merit than that of sincerity in pre-
dictions winch had better be called curses. Does

any one think VATINIUS was a Prophet, because his
tnilignant furious rage devoted to the Internal Guds
the Expedition of CjIASSISS I
Whoever has taken a view of the system of these
Politicians must have felt some degree of surprise
that they have expressed no malicious pleasure at
the necessity to which this Armistice is about to re-
duce us, of circumscribing our future efforts to what
May be truly called British objects, and that without
the least reproach Or suspicion of it,terest and selfish-
bess. We wonder naturally at the dejedion of
those whose opinions have been verified ; at the de-
spondency of men who never hoped ; at the disap-
pointment of prospects which were never cherished
or entertained. Do they recoiled in what light they
have represented our Allies, when they nuw tell us
of our irretrievable misfortune in losing them
-*hen they admit their misfortunes to be ours, have
they forgotten how frequently they have denied our,
unity of cause and objeas with theirs ? And while

they exaggerate 'the ili 'consequences to us, from
their defeat or submission, does it never occur to
thenti to express or feel remorse for the uniform op-
l)Osition and discouragement they have interposed to
Every effort upon our part to sustain their courage,
'or prevent their calamities ?

Let it not, however, be endured, that this country
thoulcl be taught, or tempted to admit, t hat all is
dark and hopelessiupon the Continent, or that the
,wounds her scourge and tyrant may inflict upon the
states a the Emperor cf. AusTeiA, will confirnvand
*cure the bloody lawless thrones of BUONAPARTE
and his family ! Let it not be preached among us
that the temporary submission of any power, or the
silence of all under the flagrant oppression of the
Usurper, can extinguish and defeat our natural con-
ile4ion, our sure reversion, in the sense and feelings,
slid principles and interests, and inst inets of the Conti-
This glorious country needs not the formality of
Treaties, nor the pledges of Diplotnatists, that her
cause
is the cense of Europe; and that, it will be
aided'
as long as she is herself true and faithful to
by the secret vow, by the silent prepared co-
operation of every Government and People. Let
4tlstria be dismembered, crushed, annihilated—
let
,it be true that we stand alone in the breach
that the giorions succours we have lent to Spain,
that the noble Expedition at this malefic wafted
1° its oljesis, by the anxious hope, the panting
prayers, of oppressed and insulted millions, shall re-
turn with adverse Gods, and nothing be efleEted by
atll'our devotedness and sacrifices in the general cause.
t be admitted that all our meditated at tempts and
ehaterprizes to liberate the nations are frustrated and
hopeless still while we remain what we have hitherto
aPPeared to be—uucomperable, while we continue
to be the great arch and fortress of the civilized
woritt___the key-stone of human liberty and social
order, is it possible that our success, our strength,
and our glory, can be indifferent to an indignant
`x'orld, whose eyes are bent, and whole neck is
strained with eager hope towards us ? Have not
the late events sufficiently shewn the disposition of
tnankind ? Is the spirit which animates the Ger-
trians of the North and South a secret ? Can 800-114P/4.nTE
114P/4.nTE sleep amidst the still insurreaion of all his
ekAiquests and usurpations, in the cewie of prepared
and eager, perhaps consentaneous, revolt ?
To Britain, iudeed, are turned the ern of all the

cvC,s;ld ; and, frtt.in fely for :fier, her honour, her
interests, arid ber'charaaer, all coincide acid identify
with the glorions duty imposed Upon her by Pro.vi-
'deuce, and the assisting prayers acid vow's of Sillier"-
buthanity. Oh'! may shenever "Shrink from the
God-like task, but renew and redouble hr exertion's
with,every fresh calamitY the French Spoiler May
inflid upon the Continent I—She has its pillowed
prayer—and lie, its curses 3—curies not loud, but

deep ;—and while this Country increases (as we trust
and demand she will) her Fleets and Armies; and
employs them with redoubled zeal and energy in
the cause of Spain, and the general.support of all
who dare to wish for emancipation, wherever they
are to be found;--while she feeds and nurses the
name, and keeps alive the Promise and Reversion of

I,ibertyand Independence in every European Breast—
' let it not enter into our doubts or fears, but that she
must prevail and triumph ;—and that placed by na-
ture, as she is, to defend and preserve, not to enslave
or overawe the nations, she will never be deprived
of powerful and efficacious assistance from them, in
some shape or other, according to the circumstances
of the times, and the pecJiiar hopes or dangers of
their individual situations.

We had intended to submit a few Remarks upon
the Condud and Policy of RUSSIA, as a Member of
the great European Family; and upon the Benefits
she is still capable, or likely to confer, in her belli-
gerent or neutral state; as well as on the respective
View and Situation of her Emperor, the faithful Ally
and Liberator of the French Armies on the Danube,

and of the nation awakened and ashamed of the part
it has been made to ad, and the great occasion it
has suffered to pass by ; but the length of this article,
and the preSsure of temporary matter; obliges us to
defer it till another occasion. -

_ Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA and Sarnia, accompanied by Lord WAL-
SINGITAM, Lady J. THYNNE, Generals CARTWRIGHT
and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR,- rode in Wind-
sor Park, and returned at twelve.

The QuEEN and Princess ELIZABETH, accompa.
Died by Lady ILCHESTER, took an. airing to Maiden-
bead Bridge and back.

Qu Wednesday Earl CAMDEN arrived in town, to
attend bis MAJESTY, from his seat, the Wilderness,
Kent.

Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES has left town for
Bognor, accompanied by Lady DE CLIFFORD.
Not having supposed it possible that the Morning
Chronicle could be the vehicle of downright false-
hoods, we really believed that several of Lord WEL-
LESLEY'S telations had attended his Embassy to
Spain, and if that had been the fad, we should have
thought it not unnatural that his' Lordship %Tonld
permit his relations to accompany him. We find,
however, that his nephew, Mr. W. PULE, is the only
relation who does attend Lord WELLESLEY to Spain ;
and we leave to our Reades to decide whether the
Paper alluded to has not destroyed its own claims to
veracity.

The Embargo will be generally taken off before
the end of the week. Orders were yesterday dis-
patched to Portsmouth to suspend its-operation as far
as it related to vessels ready to sail for the West In-
dies. We understand, that in consequence of the
great quantity of shipping detained by that necessary
measure from proceeding on their vo) ages, the Com-
missioners of the Customs will require the attend-
ance of the Clerks two hours longer each clay, for
the purpose of enabling the merchants to clear out
and send their vessels to sea with greater facility.—
The arrangement is highly creditable to the judg-
ment of the Commissioners, and must, in point of
dispatch and accommodation, give general satisfac-
tion.

Tuesday a great number of iron grapnels with a
quantity of rope of different sizes were sent down
from Chatham dock-yard by land to Deal, to go with
the Expedition.

The cd battalion of the soth Regiment of the
line is ordered from Reading-street to Ramsgate, to
arrive there on Thursday.—The Cardigan Militia
moved yesterday from Ospringe also for Ramsgate,
and the 3d battalion of the 95th (Rifle Corps), from
Brabourn Lees to Shornclitfe.
Tuesday &e'nnight, the Ist Regiment of Aber-
deen Local Militia, under Colonel FINLASON, had a
grand field day,/and went through their various evo-
lutions with an accuracy which did them the greatest
credit, and proved the advanced state of discipline
they had attained during the t me they have been on
permanent duty while the military appearance of
this fine corps was highly gratifying to several Offi-
cers, and principal inhabitants of the place, who,
with a great concourse of people, were present on
the occasion.

The Marquis of DOUGLAS, it is said, is on the eve
of receiving the hand of Miss SUSAN BEcKpoan, of
Fonthill. This Lady is highly accomplished, parti-
cularly 'in music; The match has been some lime
announced in the fashionable circles ; and till it takes
place, the bride elea is under the prote&ion of Lady
ANN HAMILTON, sister of the Marquis.
CATALAN!, it seems, is to appear at Covent-Gra-
den Theatre in English Operas. The people of this
Country will 'therefore have a full opportunity of
knowing how far their language may be improved by
an hatinn pronunciation.
The present license granted to Mr. ARNOLD, at
the Lyceum, is not °illy limited to the performance
of English Operas, but to the production of new
Operas. It is, however, probable that the Lord
enarnberlain will extend his permission to the re-
presentation of the established musical pieces of the
English stage, particularly as the vocal corps of the
Lyceum is very well calculated to bring them for-
ward with admirable effea.

Mr. and Miss HoLmAtv concluded their engage-
ment, last night, at the Cheltenham Theatre, where
they are succeeded by Mr. and Mrs: C. KENIBLE,
for one night only, on their way to Bath. They
will be succeeded by Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr. CuoKE,
Mrs. EDWIN, and tlic celebrate:! rope-dancer, 51t4.
RIcIIER.

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SHEERNESS, JULY 27. Arrived his Majesty°
slciop liosurib, and 'Deptford tender, Lientenant AN
.
TRAM, with volunteers and ithpresSed 'Men for the
fleet, and proceeded up to Chatham to receive the
6!=trtyipms's ship's company, and to' take them up the
river Thames to the Ajax.

Orders came down to man his Majesty's ship Ne-
reus, Captain P. fitywT)oo.

DEAL, JULY 27.—Tbe fleet of then of war and
transports, with the troops from Portsmouth, are
now corning into the Downs. The wind is fair for
the Dufch Coast—it came round this forenoon; but
has till this moment been too foggy for the ships to
sail.

. All is bustle and confusion getting ready for sail=
ing, which is confidently expe3ed nest tide. The
two Commanders in Chief, Lord CHATHAM and Sir
R. STRACHAN, went on hoard yesterday to be in
readiness, and all officers, &c. were obliged to sleep
on board also.

The preparatory signal for sailing is just made.

DOVER, JULY f27.—Tile fleet from Portsmouth
.passed Dover between two and three this afterOcon,
with a fine Breeze at S.W. The weather being rather
foggy, we could not distinguish the number of line-
of-battle ships. It is said they will sail on the ebb
tide this evening, round the South SAnd Head, for
their destinatiop.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 27.—Arrived, his Majesty's
ship Goshawk.

Sailed his Majesty's ship Defender, with three tran-
sports for the Downs; and Sarpedon, with a con-
voy to the Westward.

The French Funds have recently Asen. On the
Ist July, the 5 per cent. Consols were at 81 francs
40 centimes. On the 3d July, the same•stock was
at 83 francs 82 centimes.

On Tuesday a very curious old ring was found
near Wesuninster-hall, by one of the workmen em-
ployed on the Bank-side, near the Speaker's house.
It appears to be extremely old. The person who
found it took it to the Exchequer, and parted with it
for three guineas to Sir Jolts PETRE:—There is a
a seal upon it, the impression of which is very per-
fect.

AQUATIC SPORTS.—Lock, the waterman, who
won Astley's prize wherry, is matched to row against
Shepherd, who came in second at the last match,
for 501. They are to row from Swan to Swan. The
Coat and Badge left by Dogger, the o' ld Comedian,
will be rowed for on Thursday next. There are also
two prize cups, and a boat to be contested on the
river within a few days.

Tuesday afternoon, a dustman, in the neighbour-
hood of Hoxton, having some words with Ms wile,
beat her with the but-end of a whip in so barbarous
and brutal a manner, that she was taken to St. Bartho-
lomew's Hospital, without any hopes of recovery ;
the villain immediately absoonded, but diligent
search is making for him.
On Tuesday night a shocking accident ocz...urred to
Miss S. Belville, at her mother's house, Winfred-
green, near Colnbrook. 'Mrs. &Iliad entertained a
party of friends in the 'evening ; after they had re-
tired, a violent shriek was heard on the second floor,
and on one of the servants going up, it was dis-
covered I hat the unfortunate Kiss Belville was lock-
ed in the Water-closet, which was' apparently on fire.
The door was immediately forced open, and a shock-
ing scene presented itself, the young Lady having,
as it was supposed, set fire to her garments, which
were burnt off her back. She was senseless, and
vas burnt so dreadfully, that she survived only two
hours. The deceased was twenty-five years of age,
and on the point of marriage to a Gentleman in
Sloane-street.

A dud, the result of which it is feared will prove
fatal to Major S----, of Nottingham-street, was
fought betwixt that Gentleman and a Mr.
at Crawley Common, on Tuesday, and on the se-
cond fire the Major received a wound on the left
side, which it is feared will prove mqrtal, although
the ball did not lodge. The combatants met in con-
sequence of a dispute on Brighton Race Course on
Monday, respecting a trifling bet, each having
claimed the winning horse, and the consequence was
a menace with a horsewhip on Mr. S. The wound-
ed man was removed in a post-chaise to.a house two
miles from the common, where every assistance is
rendered him.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, IvLI( 28. ,
This day's Market had but an indifferent supply
of different kinds of cattle; Veal' is dearer than our
last report ; Mutton is cheaper,; Beet, Pork, and
Lamb sold at last prices ; and the trade in general
was not over brisk. The Sales in the Hay Market
were not lively; Hay, Straw, and Clover have fallen
in price since Monday's Market. The following
prices and numbers are an accurate statement :
To sink the Offil per stone of Sib.
Beef 43. 4d. to ss. 4d.— Minton 4s. Sd. to Ss. 4d.—Veal
4s. hd. to 6s. 6d.—Pork 4s. Bd. to 6sl ett.—Lainb ss. od. to
6s. 6d.

Beasts, szo.—Sheep and Lambs, 7,2oo.—Calves, rio.—
rigs, 280.

SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET.
flay sl. os. ed. to 61. los. oci.— Straw 11. los. cd. to 21.
2S. c.d.—Clover 61. los. ed. to 71. Iss. ed.

CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY 28.--To-day the market
is io the state of our last report; until the Embargo
is taken otf, so tew buyers attend, or purchases
made at so little fluctuation, that the prices are al-
most considered nominal ; but Flour supports the
late advance—fine American 50s. to 525. per barrel.
Wheat - 7os a 845 a 94s Tick Beans - -45 s a sos
Fine ditto . 98s a tots Oats . - 24$ A 28s a 325
Rye - - -48 s a szs Poland ditto - - 355 a 38s
Barley - - 37$ a 43$ Potatoe ditto -—s a Sal
Malt - . dos a 78$ Rape Seed . - 461 a sal
White Pease 94$ a 104 s fine Flour - 735 a Bos
Grey ditto . 48$ a 52s Seconds - 7os a 75s
Beans - - 575 a. 63s

MAILS.
Atea IYID-7 Dublin, ,t Waterford, Dyk—l Goctoburgh,
.ISbgli, t MAIO, I WAtfrAmil.