The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-31 00:00:00

FIRING ON THE FRENCH COAST.

DOVER. MAY 39.---There was a very heavy
firing a:;ain on the French Coast yesterday morn-
ing, which was heard here, at Dell, and at Folk-
stone. It is said to be a general rejoicing for a
victory.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 30..—Yesterday arrived his
Majesty's ship Boyne, of 98 guns, Capt. Bußwropt,
from off Flushing, to be docked ; Majestic, rate,
of 54 guns, Capt. HAYES, from Chat'bam, and will
sail for the Coast of America the moment the wind

permits.
Admiral GRIFFITHS' has hoisted his flag as Port
Admiral at Halifax, and •takes his passages with
Captain HAyEs.
Also arrived the Prote'ctor 14, Lieutenant MIT•
CHBLOR, with a large convoy from the Downs.

In consequence of the variablc'state of the wind,
the outward bound fleets still reinatn, but great
hopes are entertained of their proceeding to-mor-
row ; a number of merchant • vessels from the
Downs have joined them this day.

NULL, MAY 28.—Arrived the Isabella, %V Aws ,
from Gefle, last frail' Gottenburgh, from whence
she sailed on the 19th inst. with about 50 sail in
convoy for England. Capt. WALLis did not know
116 w many were for this port. On the same day
a fleet of 230 sail of transports left Gottenburgh
for the Baltic with troops.

FALMOUTH, MAY 28.—Arrived the Bloodhound
gun brig from Plymouth.
Sailed the Nymph packet, with a Mail for Gib-
raltar and Malta ; Duke-of Montrose packet, for
Halifax, and the Bloodhound gun brig with a con-
voy of coasters for Wales ; the Princess Elizabeth
packet for Lisbon, and Lady Mary Pelham pac-
ket fdr Surinam, both with Mails, arc gone into
the Roads.

N. 13: Since xviiting the above, the Princess
Elizabeth packet has received of tiers, and will sail
in the course of the night.

DEAL, MAY 30.—Sailed the-Tickler cutter on
cruize of Flushing. • . -
PLYMOUTH, MAY 29.--Sailed the Rota frigate
on a cruize ; Tenzer gun-brig with several trans-
ports under convoy for Cork, having on board the
Shropshire Militia; San Joseph man of war, And
LeOnidas frigate on a cruize.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.-Rota, for
the Racehorse, Nlary, and L'Espadon, on board, on the 27th
inst. ; recalls at 13, Surrey-street, Strand.---Desi:-.'.e, for Lc
Braave and the Nieuw‘Hatinung, on her arrival at ..•heerness;
recalls at 17, .Throgmorton-street.—Active and Swallow, for
Vineentina, La Moctoniso, and ,La Electric-; and Active,
for the Pomone, on the 27th inst;; recalls at 12, Clement's
Inn.—Ferreter, for the Friends, on the 27th inst. ; recalls as
above..-lhe San Josef, Boyne, Bulwark, Arrow, Growler,
and Constant, for La Maria Francoise and La Poole lll,tuche,
on Wednesillo next, at No. 9, New Broad-street.--'!'heAr-
rt!ow, for La Maria Jeanne, on hoard, at Plymouth, on Wed-
nesday next, at No. 9, New Broad street.--. The Galatea, for
La Renommee and la Nereids., on Wednesday next, at Mat-
thias March and. Co.'s, North Wharf, GospOrt ; and there re
calk(l.---The Constant for La Marie St. Anne and L'Amiahle
Mania, en hoard, at Plymouth, on Wednesday next recalled
at No. td, Clement'. Inn.

The Caledonia privatcer, of Nassau, bas been
captnrc&and carried into Savannah.
The Lacedemonian, Capt. JACB.SON, at Ports-
mouth, takes convoy to the 'West Indies..

The.Ringdoce, Capt. powEas: tttPoitsinouth,
takes convoy to North America.
The Ardent; Cape.',Cocurr, at Portsmouth, is
ortiered to klalitax.

he Giario4olll-4/ori.i!).---in the List of 0.4
joiity Whei itited agaihst the Catholic Bill, 'oil
sldnday last; the filmic of 3lr. DR4KB
tvas accidentally omitted.
Saturday, At a general meeting, of -English
than Catholics, assembled'at the Earl of Btiltr.-,i-;
BURY'S, which meeting Wa attended by the prin-
cipal. Nobility, and Gentlemen and LandholderS
of England, it was proposed, anti curried by a
great majority, that Dr. MILNER, Whose politicS
have been so detrimental th the Catholic Emanci-
pation, does no longer possess the confidence of the
Catholics; and as such his pOlities and I.vriting4;
either for or against,' }lie to be considered of no
authority ; and to convince the world at largeohat
Dr. MILNER possesses no politicll power, in his
peron as Bishop, over the minds and persons of the
English Catholics, they also voted him to be no
longer considered a person fit to belong to their
Board. We have heard that Dr. Milner, who was
present, reftised to acqUiese in the decision of the
meeting, which, however, persevered with equal.
firmness in carrying their rermlution into effect,
and the Reverend Prelate was ultimately thrust out
non auditor mantis I

A morning paper) celebrated for its wheel round
in favour of the Princessduringthe late discussions,
concludes its Opera critique, • which in other re-
s;-,ects is fulsome enough, with the following para-
graph :

" tiome dark mind, we fed shame in saying, vented its
malig,nity, once or twice, •by attempthqr to Lisa. Nobody
quid find from what quarter this foul endeavour pro-
ceeded." • -

Arms and accoutrements have been daily em-
barking at the Tower for a fortnight past ; 250
pieces of heavy ordnance, in divisions, have also
been embarked at Woolwich ; Ili also a great
supply of entrenching tools. These materials of
war are understood to be all intended for the
North. •

The Galatea, Captain WOODT.EY LOSAC , sailed
yesterday from Portsmouth for Lisbon.--Site has
taken on board 261,060 L on Government account,
and 137,0001. Merchants' money. General Sir G.
LEITH and suite ; General WALKER, Captain IN-
NES, A. D. C. Captain Boonckma, to take the
-command of the Myrtle; Captain ARNAUD, of
the Portuguese service, and Captain TLINIE, Lieu-
tenant BEVAN, and Lient. MOLESWIORTH, R. M.
to join the Stately, went out in her to Lisbon.
A new 74,„ called the Blenheim, was launched
this day from the Dock-yard at Deptford, at high
water. Several of the Lords of • the Admiralty
attended the, ceremony. This vessel is named
after that in .which the late Sir THOMAS TRow-
BRIDEE was unfortunately lost in the Indian Seas.
A new 74 gun ship, culled Le Pithein, was
launched on the Ist inst. at Rotterdam. This is
the first vessel which has been contracted upon
French principles in the dock-yards of Holland.
The Gazette of Saturday contains tin account
of the evacuation of Castro by the Spaniards, after
ti .gallant defence against 13,000 French troops.
The whole garrison was brought off, together with
many of the inhabitants, by- the active and per-
severing el oils of Ids Majesty's sloops Lyra,
Royalist, and Sparrow.
A Jett, named Abraham Stern, of Rubiessow,
department. of Lublin, . Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
has inverted a machine for calculating the four
rites of arithmetie. • The Academy or Watkavir
have declared that..this machine is superior to those
of Leibnitz, Pascal, Griflet, and Schott: .

Three youmg men of respectable tamiLies in the
canton of Lucern, named Roesli, Conrad, and
Francis Wiliam!, had mutilated themselves to
avoid serving, have been sentenced, with the
c9osent of the French Governmelit, to he tran-
ported to Corsica, and incorporated in a battalion.
of pioneers.
One of the prisoners committed to Newgate fo
robbing the Marchioness of DOwnshire, was de-
tected in making preparations for his escdpe---1
ladder to scale the walls, and several implements
to eirect his purpose, were found concealed in
his bed.

Mr. Denys, a.Flemish landscape painter, who
had been settled many years at Naples, died last
month of poison, administered by one of his pu-
pils. He was regarded by the Italians as one of
the first landscape painters ;in Europe, 'and the
ordinary price of each of his paintings was 6000
francs. Murat had settled on him a pension of
3000 ducats, and given him a handsome resi-
dence.

A young girl, daughter of Mr. Wood, of Neap's
End, Sheffield, gathering berries in the garden,
unfortunately fell into the river adjoining, when
ter little brother gave the alarm, and the mother
coming to the assistance of her offspring, instantly
leaped into the water, abut melanCholy to relate,
the poor woman sunk to rise no more. Her
body was found an hour afterwards. .The child
was saved.

A large wood in the neighbourhood of. Boor-
deaux, called the Four Squares, was set on fire in
April last. Notwithstanding the titinost efrorts
of the people of the commune, the flames destroy-,
ed:houses, barns,: rattle, growing crops, and Um-
ber, along a surface of '22 Mile 3 in extent, and 12
broad.

BOW-STREET.—On Saturday, Isabella Jenkinson,
alias Laird, underwent a second examination be-
fore Mr. KINNAIRD, charged with setting up and
keeping a Little Go, or Private Lottery, in
Short's-gardens, DrarY-lanc, to which the lowest
order of society resorted, and were brought to
ruin and distress by it. Mr. France attended for
the Stamp Office, and very humanely gave up
pressing for a conviction against the prisoner, as
art incorrigible rogue, on accouneof her advanced
age, to which he was entitled, slie having been
convicted of a similar offence.some time since; the
prisoner was therefore only committed as a rogue
and vagabond.
John Goodman and Richard Hayword are fully
committed for trial at the General Sessions for
Canterbury, in July next, on a charge of robbing
the Camel bnry Union Bank.
• I
HORRID MURDER.—L9st . night a dreadful mar-
deer was committed upon the body of TttomsoN
13oNtArt, Esq. of Broad-street-bnilding,s, Ofle.Of our
most elllirlcUt city merchants. The horrid act was
perpetrated at his seat at Chisleburst, Kent. Mis.
Bowita also fell a victim to assassination, as we
learn by the return to town of Mr. A. COOPER,
the Su;geon. We have no room for particulars.

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TnEATriE.--It having been generally
announced through the mcdhim of the Newspa-
pers, that the: Princess of WAr..l,,s would be at this
Theatre'on Sattnday, the Home ii7:l3 tilt onged at
an early hour.--The Princes's, however, ,did not
arrive till about halt past ten ; she was accompa-
nied by Colonel ST. LEGEIt and Lady CHARLOTTE,
CAMPBELL. When she entered the .box, the au-
dience stood up and continued cheering her Royal.
Highness for several Minutes, with lvhich she
seemed to be very much affected, and shed tears in
abundance, Her Royal Highness was in mourning.
Lady Cu AtmorTE CAMPBELL, her attendant, was
decorated with flowers, -a little in the old style,
ala Francaise. When the first applause subsided,
" (jot( save the King" was called for from the
pit ; and was played by the Orcheitra, the vocal
performers having mostly left the House.
IVIr. WHITBREAD made himself.conspicuous by
taking a part in her Royal Highness's box, where
be remained some time in conversation. So proud
inns this great patriot become of Theatrical. Ex-
hibitions !

DRuRY-LANE THEATItE.-011 'SatUrday nigl t
Venice Preserved:• was revived: Miss SMITH was
the Belvidera, and Mr SOWERBY the Jggier, and
we have seldom seen two performers more out of
place.. The youthful softness and tenderness of
the heroine are uncongenial with Miss SMITH'S
appearance and talents which are better fitted to
the representation of the more severe passions.
As for the hero, as we do not desire to be severe,
we shall say nothing about him.

CovsNT GARDEN.—A new Melo-Drame, under
the title of The Brazen Bust, .was represented at
this Theatre on Saturday. We have not room
for the fable, which contains incidents that catch
a-strong hold on the feelings, with others of co-
mic description, which operate as a relief, without
obstructing the main purpose. The Piece is As-
cribed to Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE, who, with his
wife, gave it very powerful
,support by their act.
it was also much indebted to LISTON, BAR-
RY:11011E, and EGERTON. The and e.ice testified t
hearty assent when it was announced for repeti,
tion this evening. The overture does credit to
'l3lsllOP ; it is a spirited and masterly composition..
Couwr OF KING'S BENCH.-v.-Mr. garrison.,
whose case we mentioned in detail on Saturday,
this moruing,receiveltrioLjodgmeot-4-4.440‘0r,
which. was, that he should be imprisoned One
I%l9l)th:in the*King's Beuch Prison.

Mr. PITT'S Btimit-DAY.----Never was th.! Anni-
versary' of this great Statesman's Birth celebrated
with more enthusiasm hi this city, than it was
last evening, at the AVitire Lion. Particulars we
must defer till our next. The memory of those
two great, men, Mr. PITT and Mr. PERCEVAL, was
drank with clue reverence. The Protestant Cause
followed, and the Abbot of 'St. Stephen's drew
down thunders of applause. We are sure our
readers ht this late hour will excuse us from sav-
ing more. Ample excuses from the Duke of
BEAUFORT and our Member, Mr. DAvrsovere read
to the Meeting for their non-attendance.—(Bris-
tot-Jounial, May 29.)

Two instances of extraordinary good fortune,
by sudden elevation from obscurity to great wealth,
have occurcd to persons in the neighbourhood of
Stamford, within this month. One is the ease of
a man servant of J. Clemcntson, Esq. of Tixover,
who by a decree of Chancery, has become heir to
property amounting to about 330,0001. the other
is that of Mr. Bradshaw, gamekeeper to S.
O'Brien, Esq. of Glaston, who by the death of
a brother, some years resident in India, has (with
another brother, in still humbler circumstances
than himself) acquired 30,000/. •

I ROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, 'MAY 29.

Ailmaralty-Office, May 29, 1813.

Co of ',Ater Admiral Lord Keith, K. B. to John
Nilson
Cruiser, Esq. (Wed: in liamoase, May 25, 1813.
Superb, in Haiiioaze;
SIR, May es,
The Alphea schooner has just Arrived from the
r nab 'coast of Spain, and brings intelligence
f the capthre of Castro, by the enemy on the.
11th instant, after a defence that reflects great lto-
Isom On all concerned.
The partichlars tire detailed in the inclosed co-
pies of letters from Captain Bloye,ofhif•iilNesty's
slocip Lyra, whose exertions with the force that
was with him, appear to have been highly meri-
torious:

lie bears the strom;;est testimony to the zeal cif
Captains Bremen and Tayler, as well as to that of
the officers and crews of the Lyra, Royalist, and
Sparrow.
Lieutenant M'Donald of the Aliihea states, that
be communicated u4b the coast, after Waving Ber-
nie°, and was informed that the enemy had lost;
in the different attacks, at least two thousand five
hundred min.
I have the honour to he, Ric.
• KEITH, Admiral.
J. W. Croker, Eeq. &c.

MY LORI!),

Hi* INlajesty's'Slanp Lyra,
May 16, 1813.

Conceiving that the surrender of. Caitro should
.be known in England as soon as possible, and the
Alphea schooner being about to proceed to Ply-
mouth, I herewitytransmit to yon u duplicate of
my letter to Captain Sir George Collier, giving an
account of that'event, and of the operations of the
vessels under my orders, in assisting in its defence,
and in removing the garrison,
From various reports I have since received, I
am informed that the loss of the enemy was so
great, that the conquest of Castro, instead of be-
ing celebrated-as a victory, as was usual on, other
occasions of any advantage, :created an universal
gloom among the French..
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) Itol3. BLOYE, Capt.
Admiral Lord Keith, K. B. &c.

SIR,

116 Majesty's Sloop Lyra, off Bermeo,
May 13, 1813.

.
least flute theinsrind menrushea at .once,trlto the
town from every quarter, not only from the
breaches, but also by scaling. They Were most
gallantly resisted by the garrison; who disputed
the town house by house, until they- were over-
whelmed by numbers, and obliged to retreat to
the castle ; the ships boats and launches were in
readiness to receive them, and they were embark;
led by companies under a tremendous fire of nuts-
ketry, and distributed to the three brigs and Alphca
schooner, except two companies which remained
la.defend the castle until the guns, .(Si.c. were de-
stroyed. The enemy advanced to the castle, but
were successfully resisted until every. gun was
thrown into 'the sea ; but they unfortunately gain-
ed the inner wall before the train for blowing up
the castle was set on fire, in consequence of which
that part of My wishes was frustrated ; 1 have,
however, the pleasure to say, that every soldier
was brought off, and many of the inhabitants.---
The town was set on fire in many places, and Must
I think have been entirely destroyed. As soon as
every thing was embarked, the squadron Weighed.
and proceeded to Bermeo, where the troops were
landed yesterday morning.
I have the' highest gratification in having to
Mention the cheerful, yet fatiguing exertions, of
every officer and man employed, Captains Bre-
men and 'Tyler contributed by their advice and
assistance every thing possible for the defence .of
the place, and for the safety of the garrison ; in-
deed- one universal feeling of the seat west admira-
tion seemed to animate every one in saving so
Many bra ve. intn's lives. It must readily occur to
you, in the execution of such services as I have
now detailed, :the Mast arduous exertions of every
one, in so small a force, must have been neces-
sary.
Nor must* 1 Omit my.own tribute of applause,
at the manner in which Governor Don P. P. Al-
varez, and every officer and man in the garrison,
employed every means in their power to defend the
place, so long 'll3 the slightest hope remained of
saving it. Every thing I suFgested was agreed
to with the greatest promptitude, and every exer-
tion made to second my wishes.
The garrison consisted originally of twelve hun-
dred men, anti am happy to say their hus has
been much less than. 1 eXpected, consisting of
about fifty killed, and as many wounded.
I have great pleasure in informing you our loss
has been trifling to what might have been expect-,
ed, consisting of ten wounded, four in the Royalist
and six in the Sparrow. Lieutenant Kentish, of
the Royalist, was slightly wounded in the leg, and
Mr. Sutton, Midshipman, received a musket ball
in the leg, while embarking the garrison, which
rendered amputation necessary ;` Captain Bremen
speaks of his general conduct in the highest
terms, and 1 was an eye:Witness of his intrepidity li
in saving the garrison, amidst a shower of musket
balls,

From the intelligence received I have every
reason to'believe there were not less than thirteen
thousand men before Castro : the enemy collect-
ed his troops from every post in the province, and
seeme4 determined to take it, let it cost what it
would. No terms were ever• offered ;, but as soon
as the breach was sufficiently large, they marched
to ►he assault, putting every one to the bayonet,
without distinction ; I cannot at course form any
estimate of their lois, but front the fire Vept up by
the 'britteries, and by the troops before they re,.
treated, I am persuaded it must have been very
great. , •
One hundred and forty French prisoners
just arrived at llermeo, taken by Don Gaspar; I
have directed the Iloyalist and Sparrow, to con,
'ey them to Cot unfla with a company of artillery,
part of the late. garrison.of Castro,.and shall re-
main with his Majesty's sloop under my command
off Castro'; to impetle the' eneMy!s 'commtmiett-
tion by sea, and prevent any ►nerchantevcsscl.s
from falling into their hands, 'until I rece►ve your
further orders.
I have the honour to, be, &c.
(Signed) Romer ];LOPE, Commander.
To Cuptaiu Sir George Collier, ti►trveillunte.

P. S. Euclased is a list of wouthted...

List of the Tteturns, of Wounded on !mini 1i Majegy's 91norm
Lyra, Royalist, and Sparrow, between the 7th and war
' May 1813.

Lyra.
None killed or w•oundled.
Itovulin

Lieut. S. Kentish, slightly; Mr. C. J. Sutton, midshipman,
severely; Mr. Chaitars, earpontpr, slightly; John Lloyd,
captain of the foretop, slightly.

ti-pariow.

Charles Weir, quarter-knurlier, severely; Thomas Collette,
quarter-master, slightly; 'animas Sullirun, seaman,
slight-
ly; Edward Roberts, seaman, slightly; Thomas Gay,
marine, severely ;, LVilliatri. iVatson, marine slightly.—
Total--10:
(Signed) ROBERT BLOYE, Captain.