The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-13 00:00:00

The Twentieth Bulletin of the French Army has

ten receive in town, but the intelligence it con-

tgins is, except in one point of of very little
importance.—lt it: dated Madrid, the 19th ult. 'it et
that time BUONAPAKTE, with the whole of hii army,
was at Madrid, and in the envircins of that capit-,41,

anti he expresses in the Bulletin, his intention of

giving his troops some days rest, after the extraor-
.
dinary fatigues they had undergone. The interest
which would otherwise belong to this Delletin is
considerably diminished by the accounts received
from Sir J. Mamie, of the subsegile-nt moyements

of the french ; but it is important and satisfaCtory to
know, that as late as the oth no part of the French
Army had began to march from Madrid, and there

is every reason to believe that they did not commence
their march (at least the infantry) till the 4.)3.d. The
knowledge of this fact is sufficient to remove the ap-

prelicilsior4 which have. been expressed by some of
our contemporaries, for the safety of Sir Jomi

Mootte's Army. There can be no doubt that Sir
JOHN had the start of BUONAPAR rv. by six days, and

of SOUta by four days, and therefore it is almost

imposiible that either of their Armies can come up

with lam. BLIONAPAIiTB, by pushing forward
his cavalry, endeavoured as much as possible to

impede our march, and it they had succeeded in

breaking through our Rear Quarci,.. thie cunse-

leueOs might have been serious;, but the recep.

tiara they mot with will not, we should think, en-

courage ththn to renew their attempts. If BuoNA-

?Mall Should follow thF. British Army to the Coast,
the ciinsequenc will be, that it will disable him
from making any attack upon the South of Spain

kefore the latter end of February or the beginning of

aid 11 will„ as we before observed,

Ore the spnniartli ample time to arrang& their plan

ciwiefice.

It was last night reported that a Gun-brig had
arrived from Gottenburgh, with intelligence that the
IChlg of Sweden bad been compelled, at List, to
shut his Ports against British Ships. We believe
there is no foundation for this report, as Govern
fluent havellot received any such intelligence.

We have extracted from the Madrid Gazettes to It
late date, which reached Town last night, the terms
of the Capitulation of the City of Viadi id. It is ob-
vious from the facility with which BUONAPARTZ
arced to the terms proposed, that he conceived the
Inhabitants capable of making a formidable resis-
wee ; and it does, we confess, appear to 44 strange,
dist with tho mean, of defi.i►tce which they evidently
possessed, that they 1111061 so soon have submitted.
ileeontits which have since reached this COUll-
tfy respe4ing General Moat,A, may, indeed, in
wine measure ACM44t for it ; but still it is strange,
that the other Leaders should have concurred with
lei►hh in giving, up the capital without a struggle.

THE LAITTCRY.—Thig morning the Gentlemen
who intended to Lid for the next I.,(ittery attended at
the Treasury at eleven o'clock, when the following
Irnposals were made:
i,.
flonsley and Co. i 7
itichardaon and Co, • - • 17 5 a
{.`.,pa and Co. - - 17 s o
Ilranicarnb and Co, 5 4
Towgoott and Co. w 7. A. Q
of cqurse MOWS. frE NBl.B Y and Co, were de arna
the purchasers.—The PrJwing is tOtae,.completed
la four days, the last • of which is: AM'
There are to he a tho'asand ',Pickett! reserved far
Prizes, as in the last Lottery.

'('fits leading Print of Opposition made an attack
vim 'l'll4 Sur yesterday, because we had accused
than-I'cl a,parti,3lity to Sir sl:ontl Monne. The par-.
tiality is so manifeq, that every Reader of the Pa-,
per alluded to must be surprised that it should make
she, sitzlitest attempt Oa tlisavow it.. But thongh we
noticed that pattiality, we allonid of have cost»
dernned it, if it had not begs er:upl2(l with ati at-
tett-44w degrade, otlier British Officers, by suggesting
invidious comparisena between sir Jonst Ittoorte
and them, in Order to exalt his charatter at their

expence, This attempt was particulaily observable
with respe4 to Sir Arepun WEr,r.sst.av, Whose
Military Charader and Achievements have been hu-
mped, while the talents and coodua of Sir Joni;
Moons have been painted in the most glowing coleurs.
The merits of Sir JoIIN MOORE are as much esteem-
ed by us as they can be by these who are Constantly
plaistering him with panegyric ; but, to use the
words of the Paper in question, "r the charafters of
its distinguished Generals are the property of the
Country," and we cpnceive that we sheuld neglcd
our public duty if we saw one of those Generals il-
liberally depreciated, in order to elevate the reputa-
tioo'of another. If Sir .on Moons bad been in
exactly the same situation with Sir Ateriturt Wer.Las-
LitY, respeCtiog the Convention of Citura, we have
not the leaSt doubt that the Opposition Paper would
have adopted a very different condo& from what it did
towards the latter, and that instead of 'such bitter ac-
cusations and rancorous rettedions as were cast upon
that gallant Officer every day, we- should have been
told that Sir .101fN ,MOORE, though acting in pre-
cisely the same manner, was knitted to the praise
and gratitude of his Country. There can •be no
doubt that Sir JOHN MOORE will do his duty in
Spain with real and ability, but if he were to do
.
otherwise, we are persuaded • that he would have no
reason to fear censure in the qu.irter alluded
to; and, to repeat the passage which seems to
have given . great offence; that the 'Writers in
question would be satisfied with 'his reasons,
" however it might fare with Sir DAVID Bailin."
But the Opposition Paper has presumed. to say that
Ministers have direded the public Prints in their ,
in-
terest " to insinuate, to sneer, and to speculate
away the charader of a man who is the ornament
of the army which he leads," This is an accusation
founded in falsehood and illiberality Ministers,
we are sure, would disdain to give any such direc
tions, and if they did, we, should disdain obedience
to them. But the Opposition Writers, and particu-
larly those in the Print to which we allude have done
much more than " to insinuate, to sneer, and to
speculate away the charader" of Sir ARTHUR WEL.
LESLEY, whom we may fairly say, withont resorting
to the invidious comparisons of the Party. Prints, is
not less " the ornainent of the army" which he led
to a conquest in the highest degree honourable to his
country, however subsequent events
.might have
disappointed the hopes of the public. We have but
a few More Words to say: let the Opposition Writers
do justice to other British Officers, Sad net attempt
" to insinuate, to sneer, and to spectaate away"
their charaters, and we shall never quarrel with
them for their partiality to Sir JOHN MOORR.

On Monday, a meeting of the Privy Council took
place at the Council Office, which was attended by
111A5Tett Ol" the DULLS,` Sir EVAN NEPEAN, and
Mr. DUNDAS, Upon' Plantation APp6/11S. , Their
Lordships' attention was principally canted to, the
cause of Sir WILLIAM YoUNG, v. Si‘EwArr, and
Someon THe !Lava INDIA COMPANY.' The pm-
ceeding3 of their Lordships were, aajoimied sine die
upon the first cause, and the latter was adjOnnted'lp
next Monday.

Yesterday the Princesses honottred• Lady CHAR*.
LOTTK FINCH with a visit, at her apartments in St.
Jamen Palace.

Yesterday the jewels belonging to her MAJEsTY
and the Pittscfnisp,s were removed from the Bank,,
in consequence of I heir having removed to the
CueEN's Palace fin the season.

Yesterday the Duke of MONTROSE, as Master of
the Llorie M.A./P.511Y, itispe6ted the .horses,
carriages, &c. at the King's Mews, • Charing-cross,
&c.

Sir 'fitostAs Mee arrived in town '.tan Marley
last from Oviedo. This Gentleman, who has al-
ways been sanguine in the hope that the Spaniards
would finally triumph over their invaders, is, we
understand, still of the same opinion. But though
the military experience and local knowledge of this
Gentleman are entitled to great respect, yet we con-
fess that we begin to doubt whether the Spaniards,
at least in the North of Spain, really possess that
energy and zeal which the magnitude of their danger
detnands, and will not at last submit to the Gallic
hordes, whom, if they were themselves united and
animated by a proper Spirit,. they might soon over.
wirelmi ' notwithstanding their own comparative
want of
military knowledge and experience..
We have seen a letter received by a merchant in
the City, which came by the last arrival frotu Cadiz;
it says, that Count Vt.ortipit 14ANCA is dangerously
r I

On Monday the Iris Frigate sailed for Spain with
General. MU It IT A Y act Colonel' WA k.K ZIT
YeSterday morning, about nine o'clock, the fa.
neral procession of the late Marquis of Sligo began
from his house iii Grafton-street, to proceed towards
Ireland. The coffin was covered with crimson vet-
ornamented with gold.. The [lon. Dennis
Brown arrived in town from Ireland, ht the home
of his late brother, the Marquis, at eight ;o'clock
Yesterday mottling. After an hour's rest he pro-
ceeded with the remains cif his Noble Brother. ..rhe
coffin was, as usual, ornamented ith the crown and
cushion, &c. bearing his rank, Four motirning
poaches, and a number of Noblemen and Gentle.
men's carriages followed ae far as Dunstable. Thu
corpse and attendants proceeded on their way to-
wards Eloly head. ypon their arrival there It Moil
is to be in readiness to convey them to Ireland. 'Orr
their arrival in that country-they are to be met by
the yeomen tuid tenantry, of the late Marquis, to the
number of one thousand, to. convey the cotpse teD
he famil tomb.'
his Mtatt'sly'a ship Oui.t,' 4Att.t4.74leet *id tg.
yoy, froth Portsmouth; arrived itr itifiltikeirtoon the
17111 of OCtobr.

ECOND E,DITION.

SUN-OFRICE,
HALF PAST TWO O'CLOCK, P. V. •

'lVe stop thg Press to communicate to our Leaders
some forther par►iculars respe6ling the loth
which reached town this morning.
It states, that ratioles of French Cavalry .had

pushed on as far as Valladolid, on the one 8419,
and to the Frontiers of Andalusia on the other.

It also states, that the Carps which had advanced
to Talavera was still at that place ; and adds, that
the Cavalry had at length discovered the existence of
the English, who had remained in so extraordi•

nary a manner immoveable at Salamanca ; but
it does not state how very dearly the French ca-
valry had paid for their discovery. The Bulletin
concludes with suiting that the sth division had
reached Burgos.