The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-28 00:00:00

MESSRS. FRANCIS FESSER AND Co.

Brig Ilebe, Ilavannah, June 24, 1822.
GENTLEMEN,—I beg leave to inform you that on the Pith
of June, running down the Old Bahama channel, at 10 A. M.
Sugar Key bearing from me S.S.W. distance four leagues,
observed four schooners, three standing out towards me. A
little before meridian they hoisted American colours, and fired
a gun. Another gun being fired, I hove to. At 10 minutes
r. as. they boarded and took possession of the brig, put all
hands below, run her under the Keys, and anchored her; car-
ried me and the mate on board of two of the schooners, brought
us back about 11 o'clock; they had a schooner lashed along-
side ; we were ordered below ; I came on deck, and was fired
at. When day-light came, three of them were gone out of
sight ; the remaining one continued plundering until 8 A.N. on
the 7th, and when they. could find nothing more to suit them,
having taken. the principal part of the cargo, the ship's boats,
sails, warps, ropes, and stores, they called me on deck, and or-
dered me to muster my crew : being all on deck, they cut the
cable and jumped on board, and gave three cheers, having a
man on board they had taken out of a French brig three days
previous to this. We found our way out pretty well, but were
in little more water than we drew ; having no line or lead, and
being so close to the Keys, we had no time to make a substi-
tute of any thing ; they tootc, 0ur,....-atches, clothes, beds and
bedding, fore and aft to the cabin Boy. I arrived in the Ha-
vannah on the 10th.—I remain, gentlemen, your most obedient
and humble servant, _
( Signed) H. CHA TWIN,
Master of the brig Hebe, from London.
P.S. Messrs. Drake and Mitchell are my consignees, who
undertake to settle every thing necessary, •

JOHN BENNETT, JUN. ESQ. LONDON.
HavannaFt, July 13, 1822.
We are sorry to have to add another instance of piracy
committed on the English brig Zephyr, Joseph Lumsden,
master, from Kingston, Jamaica, bound to London, and
is as follows

On the 7th of July, at half-past 3P. at., two vessels appeared
a'--head, standing to the east. At about three leagues distance
from land the Zephyr was boarded by a piratical schooner
armed with two 9-pounders, small arms, and 35 men. They
sent•the captain, a passenger (Capt. Camper), and six of the
crew. on board the schooner, leaving sixteen of their people to
plunder and run the brig ashore. They took possession of
every thing belonging to the passengers as well as the cargo,
putting part on board their vessel and throwing part over-
board ; at same time threatening to kill the master and said
Captain Camper. They had taken all the provisions, clothes,
watcheS, and trunks, when, being excessively intoxicated, they
became furious; they put the above mentioned Camper and the
captain on board the Zephyr, the rest of the ship's company
remaining on board the schooner ; commenced forming a pile
and set lire to the brig, where they were to perish. In that
dreadful moment, the captain confessed that he had money on
board ; they immediately put out the fire and carried him into
the cabin, where, having recovered his senses (having been al.
most suffocated), the captain pointed out where the money was,
amounting to 1,5001. in doubloons and silver. They took this,
and went off; sending on board the persons who had remained
in the schooner, detaining the mate to navigate their vessel.
The brig made sail for Ilavannah, in order to repair the da-
triages sustained, and arrived here on the 11th instant.
We remain, Sir, your most obedient servants,
F. FESSER and C 0.,. Agents to Lloyd's.
p,s. The above circumstancetoyk place off Cape St. Antonio. I

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE F4LSUM AUDE4T ?

LONDON,
IVEDZVESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1822.

It has been confidently reported that Lord
COLCHESTER is to succeed Mr. PEEL at the Home
Department. The rumour has, it appears, been
strengthened by a most sagacious inference arising
from his Lordship's having taken a house in
Spring Gardens,

Our Readers will find under the head " Foreign
Intelligence" the details of a brilliant and de-
cisive victory obtained by the heroic Greeks
over Cuounscnin PACHA, though the latter was
at the head of a hundred thousand men. The
Greeks were commanded by ODYSSEUS, who fell
in the action. The other Greek Generals en-
gaged were YPSILANTI, NORMAN, and BA zzAats.
The battle was fought on the 7th July. The
loss of the Turks is stated at fifty thousand men,
with three Pachas amongst the prisoners. CHOURS
CIIID P4C11.1 saved himself with four thousand men
on the side of Larissa.—The loss of the Greeks
amounted to eighteen thousand men.—The mag-
nitude of this victory is possibly exaggerated ;
but there seems no reason to doubt that the
Greeks have obtained by their valour and disci-
pline a great and important advantage over their
barbarian enemies. It may be truly said, that
their eventual triumph in the sacred war
of their independence is the desire of all
nations ! The Greeks themselves are re-
presented to be in an intoxication of joy
at the
.splendid successes of their arms by sea
and land.—The courage of their own troops must
be raised to the highest pitch by the glory and
solid advantages of these achievements, whilst
the ranks of their enemies, though their savage
ferocity is perhaps unabated, cannot be otherwise
than distracted with doubt and dismay.

The British Public cannot fail to draw compa-
risons between the conduct observed in our
Courts of Justice and those of France, the result
of which strikingly demonstrates the adridrable
superiority of our own Institutions over those of
our neighbours on the Continent. In England,
a prisoner is allowed the utmost freedom of
speech in his defence, and is not interrupted by
the Judge, even when he advances statements
involving the names of the highest personages in
the realm, unless, indeed, it be obvious that he
is not only endeavouring to accomplish some
public mischief, but that the matter of the en-
deavour is irrelevant to the charge exhibited
against him, and therefore unavailable to
his exculption. So essentially is this latitude
of defence inherent to the practice of our Courts,
that in the recent trials for blasphemy, the de-
fendants, after having been allowed to malign the
Established Church, its dignitaries, and the whole
body of its Ministers, boldly claimed their right
,to attack the character of Christianity itself, to
deny its divine origin, and to treat its Author
and his first disciples as impostors ! When at
length, interrupted by the Judge, on the ground
that that which they offered as justification, only
aggravated the offence imputed to them, and that
a Court of Justice could not suffer a crime to
be perpetrated in its presence, they impudently
complained of the conduct of the Court as arbi-
trary and illegal; and persisted in asserting their
right to advance every thing which they them-
selves thought conducive to their vindication.—
Compare the practice of our Courts with that of
the Assize Court for the trial of the Rochelle
conspiracy, the President of which violently
interrupts a prisoner whilst making an allegation
respecting General DeserNots, and fiercely
rebukes him for daring to utter a slander against
cc a General of France !" On the Counsel
for the prisoner venturing to submit that the
supposed slander might by possibility be true,
he is instantly overwhelmed by the indignation
not only of the President, but of the King's
Advocate-General and of the whole body of
Advocates present in the Court, which is about
to inflict upon him the punishment for defama-
tion,--a, result that is only prevented by his
timely submission !—And on what grounds do
the President, the Advocate-General; and all the

otter Counsel present, assume the falsehood of
the allegation ? What proofs have they of the
innocence of the party implicated ?—None
They pronounce on the simple presumption that
it is impossible there should be any truth in an
imputation which affects the character of 44 a
General of France ! !" Compare alsb ti'e
inflexible rules of evidence observed in °°r
Courts, and the impregnable barriers which otir
laws, in humanity to a prisoner, interpose he'
tween him and every thing which can affect bi°
that is inconsistent-with those rules,—omPare
these with the French praCtice of eudeaveuri4
to entrap the defendants, by repeated examine;
tions and cross-examinations, by all the efforts°
legal subtlety, by promises and by threats/ intoi
admissions or contradictions, that are Pr°"An'"ce a
in evidence against himself on his trial !____Nothiag
can more strikingly illustrate the superiority of
British Jurisprudence, or of that venerable e°ll‘
1.01
stitution from which it emanates, and Iva'
there are still Englishmen sufficiently wicked °r
mad to endeavour to overthrow ! -Though
may be true that it has received some slight il);
juries which require repair, and which we siOtti
rejoice to see effected, it is still the most gl°
rious fabric of wisdom hitherto constructed bf
mankind, and ought not to be touched but 'vit.'
the utmost caution.

Norfolk Papers arrived this morning to the -tsc
August. The following are extracts:—
" A letter from Batavia, 7th February, says, there has be,3
a revolt of the Natives in Maryland, a district 90 to, miles 1:;
tenor of Samarang : the revolters were led on by two Cbief/,
high rank, and killed the PRESIDENT and several other 1::
ropeans. They were soon overcome by troops marched 3P—'.
them from Samarang, and all is quiet again.
[Extract of a Letter from Hava-nnah, July 14.1 bt
" The. French frigate Antigone, from Vera Cruz, has 4
br'n,,,
troops, passengers, and about two millions of dollars•--S'
ments of sugar are extensive.
e
" The Lower Canada Papers state that a man was w tiv,
committed to the Quebec Gaol, charged with being an Bcccire,
plice in a murder committed on the body of a Magistrate 19f. t
land. It is said he has confessed his guilt, and will b° to
the country from whence he came for trial."

We have received Demerara Papers to the e .
July, from which we make the followill
tracts :

[rnom THE GUIANA CHRONICLE OF JUNE 26.1 ot
We have received the Berbic Gazette of Wednesday ;
which we are happy to find contains a Government Fit'el°
tion authorising and permitting all schooners and craft be
,to
ing to the United Colony, and trading direct to Berbieetole
enter and clear out of the several public offices there ,u,t,
Custom House alone excepted) free of all charges or fees `r be
soever.' The expence of entrance and clearance Will th •
°
reduced to a very trifling sum. This is liberal and co-offol
hey, for the utmost facilities ought at all times to be at
to the promotion and encouragement of inter-colonial
The juxta position of the two colonies, and their.iiiiito..bola
pendence on each other, abundantly prove that intiustrY
not be cramped or restricted, to the prejudice of either, W
by invidious monopolies or heavy exactions. the t
It is necessary to state that all vessels coming under Ea. s.
scription alluded to are required to report their arrival, orts ()
the Colonial Offices as heretofore, and on entering theTitii tll6
the respective Colonies must display a large blue tily'.76-e ,
•
letters D. and E. distinctly marked in the centre.
bite boats must carry a large white flag, marked consP'
with the letter B.
(
FROM THE PAPER OF THE 17TH.) „„ t
We have to announce with regret the death of, "L 4 ',' 1, 3
~";
JOHN PRINCE SMITH, Barrister-at-Law, Second
•
King's Advocate of the United Colony Di Demerara 1;° Lose'
quebo, who expired this afternoon about '1 o'clock.
quence of this melancholy event, his Excellency th',
nant-Governor has issued the following Proclamation .--icar•
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has bee° P
to make the following appointment :
GEOIIGE BAGOT, Esq. to be Second Fiscal of this ere'
Colony until his MAJESTY'S pleasure shall be signitted
on, vice JOHN PRINCE SMITH, Esq. deceased. this 11„,
" Given at the King's House, in George Tolvrt„,birt'''
June, 1822. By Command of his Excellency „ 111'
slant-Governor. y SeC.
" JOHN 3IURRAV,
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d the
CANADA.--We have this morning receive,fhicil
Quebec Gazettes to the Bth 11)
of July, fr°'•
we shall give some extracts to.morrow•

THE CANADA BILL. ies.l
[Extract of a Letter, dated Montreal, 2614 Jui.Y,
eog
" The intelligence we received some tittiverslia
led us to believe that the Bill for the REUNION 0f 11,
°P.O oatli
Lower Canada would be brought into Parliament in we wilo
of April, and we sincerely hope that the interest of tiiooo
may be opposed to it has not prevailed with the liing's 3 witlOt
to relinquish their first intention of bringing it forward id pre'
any reference on the subject to this country ; and it Ir.,lie jvent a great deal of intrigue and misrepresentation %toe
of the unfriendly in this province if that course sh° aids ,
beenfldhli
iiuosgesTh
highly
utcyi adopted. dfbpoaoerfepnot
dissatisfaction
dfii
towards
awll inces ;itanc
raeeadmitps,oepirrtwey:a r; to us that the measure 11,. I r
ee
point
except
cannot
tooffrt anticipateivmve e,
thosew t
desirewtaihhr.
inoesY:
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more general adoption of those principles and
out which this Province must remain a mere French gPI3
to Gieat Britain. red
" Timber is very scarce, and maintains high mteS a fo-
where good, bad, and indifferent, are eagerly saught„ra„yoar,lio'
the trash shipped this year will probably raise an 1-2-,.--the
opinion of the. growth of the Colony, particularly ale"
net in which it was stigmatised eighteen months nrip 000
" Tonnage arrived this season to this date
4 a. 10:::t.#0,1d.
" Last year during the whole season
NEW ENGLAND COFFEE-HOUSE, r.'"-
verpool, from New York bound to Livio‘diall"
which was lost on the Banks of Ne
of the passengers who was on board the !blijoolh
who was in one of the three boats wilAc-
ie
thei
ed the crew and 15 passengers, states, 500 rol
six nights and days in open boats, andi.iscuit ata
from shore, and were reduced to a P;_, ablB
not be'nu:th the/f
half a pint of water per day,
save any thing from the vessel; at le_..hicb o_6';
were picked up by a fishing boat, onel to plew..,
fwoeurnedioannd.boacrdaptt.woLEdE7 s,
of 'andthe cijair.vrei upool, cchrilerfi-
to carry the
tered a. schooner at St. John's,
back to New York.

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