The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-19 00:00:00

MdJOR-GENERAL lIPKENZIE.

Ithjor General :Tons ItOsAin 31‘ktNztE, Who
so gloriously fell in the battle Of Talavera, was the
representative of a very ancient family, Whose patri:-
monial estate (Saddle) lies in dim! :part of the county
of Ross, called.the Black Isle; He tell in nr nbOut
his 47th year. He began his [altar), career in the
Marines, under the immediate eye of his uncle;
General M'KE N ZIE; of that most honourable corps,
and for some time previous to 1704, did the duty of
Adjutant to the Chatham Division.

Upon the dead) of his uncle, by whiCh he Site:.
ceeded to some personal fortithe, he relinquished
the .rearineS, perhaps from an ambition to get for-
Ward in hisprofession more rapidly than that. ser-
vice admits of.

In the spring of 1794, he became Major of the
2d battalion of the 78th 'foot, or Ross-shire
Butf, raised by the present Lord SEAFORTH. Tu
the latter end of that year, or
„early in 1705, both bat-
talions of the 78th Were consolidated ; by which
measure this gallant Officer becathe attathecl to the
first bthalion, and with the officers and men from
the second, joined the first battalion at the Cape,
from whence they proceeded to India, 1200 strong,
i.iihere the regiment served with distinction under
the 'present Lieutenant-General Wien Colouel)
APKE&iIE FRASER. With this corps ,the gallant
Major-General served many year in India, and lat-
terly commanded the regiment. He returned to
Europe in 1801-2, sincely regretted by his regi-
ment and all who knew him—and if his service in
the East .was not marked by any brilliant profes-
sional event, it -was because the situation of that
his stay in it, did not call for any
aelive exertion. •

Promoted to the rank of Colonel soon after he
came home, on the breaking out of the present war
in 1803, he was placed on the Northern Statras
a Brigadier ; thereafter he was made Governor and
Commandant of Alderney, and soon thereafter re-
placed on tha Northern Stall as Major-General, in
which situation he was, when on 1)15 own solicita-
tion no doubt, he was removed to the command la'
a Brigade in Portugal, in 1808.
He was in Parliament four years, first for the
Sutherland Distril of Boroughs and latterly for the
Shire of Sutherland in the room of Mr. WILLIAM
DUNDAS.

In 1804, he superintended the levy, and in t 805,
the dicipline of that gallant but ill-fated second 2d
battalion of the 78th, which, when but recruits in
fact, beat the chosen troops of France on the plains
of Maida, but were afterwards annihilated with their
gallant young leader, Lieu teria nt- Colonel INPLEop,
in the last Egyptian Expedition.
He was a zealous, steady, cool soldier—a mild
and most friendly man. The service loses in him a
most excellent Officer—his friends an estimable and
amiable man. The 78th adored him, and will long
lament him.

His estate, called Saddle, devolves on an only
sister, married to a Captain Potts, of the 42d regi-
ment, by whom she has a large family.

Among the Officers killed at Talavera, none are
more regretted than Lieutenant Colonels GORDON
and Ross—the former, who commanded the 83d,
was one of the most promising Officers in the
service. He was the son of the present Coutrtess
of DUMFRIRS.

. Lieutenant-Colonel Ross, of the Guards, was one
of the younger sons of the late well-known Adrnital
Sir JOHN LOCKHART Ross, and brother to the pre-
sent Lieutenant-General Sir CHARLES Ross, of Bal-
nagowan, of Ross-shire. also. He was Aid-de-
Camp to General GORDON, when in command 3t
Jersey ;—a promising, accomplished young man,
whose -fall will be deeply deplored by his family and
friends.

Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY is immediately to be
elevated. w the Peerage. Generals SHERBROOKE,
HILL, ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, and CAMERON, wid
be wade Baronets.

Brigadier General BRowNE, who was wounded at
Waicheren, is a native of Dublin, and some time ago
obtained the freedom of Belfast, for his 7allant con-
dud in storming the important fortress of Monte
Video, in South America. He is Colonel of the 40th
regiment of foot, and has been employed in actual
service for upwards of 27 years.
The Irish Legion serving under BUONAPARTE, is
commanded by a person of the name of O'MEARA,
and not by ARTHUR O'CONNOR, as generally sup-
posed. O'MEARA had distinguished himself in se-
eral a&ions, and, on the particular and personal
recommendation of General CLARKE, was appointed
by BUONAPARTE to the command of his countrymen.
ARTHUR O'CONNOR was not with the Irish bri-,
gade at Flushing. He lives retired, about three
miles from Paris, totally negleded, and in disgrace
BUONAPARTE.
Flushing is the great Dutch depot for French
wines and brandy ,•' it perhaps contains as much as
Amsterdam, particularly of the latter article.' Our
troops can therefere be supplied with those necessa-
ries at a very easy and cheap rate.
It is supposed that from 8000 to 10,000 prisoners
will be made in ,Flushing, of whom a considerable
part are the natives of countries which BUONAPARTE
has over-run, and who may he supposed to be more
ready to ad against him than for him ; a part too
are invalids, who were fit for garrison duty, though
too old to be sent to the Danube to fight against

the Austrians.
Captain Barclay, the celebrated pedestrian, is a
gentleman of very high birth. He is the lineal re-
presentative of William, last Earl of Airth, his great
grand uncle, and his right to that Peerage has already
• been established by a,service before a Jury in Scot-
land, although he has not yet laid his claim before
the Ho.use of Peers. He has to boast of Royal ex-
tra6tion, being lineally descended from Robert 11.
King of Scotland, by David Earl df Stratherne, his
son—Captain Barclay is the representative of ' the
two ancient families of Barclay of Ury, and Al-
lardice of Allardice, in Kincardineshire in Scotland,
and is possessed of estates in that county rented at
80001 sterling per annum. His father, the late
Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq. was Member for
Kincardineshire in several Parliaments. Captain
Barclay left the army some years ago. _ _

•In a late process of divorce at Paris, the husband
obtained the necessary proofs of the criminality of
his wife from her paramour, who sold the letters he
had received during their intercourse for 12 louis
d'urs.

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Saturday. being—the anni've'rsary df the birth of ii
Royal Highness the Prince of who entered
into the 47th year Of his age; the 114 was dis hied
from the Castle, and the battery at I.:eltb;. and kia"
husineSs was done it the batiks rid publiC
It was alsb celebrated in the Aisectlbly RJOtni; iii
George-street. .
There Were preient On this occasion; a'mOng scthe.
respe&able individuals, the Earl of Lauderdale; LY',l
Ic.innaircl, Lord Wm. Russell, the Hon. Heriry
skine, Lord 13,innatyne, Sir John Lowt her 'John:
Stone, &c. and the Lord PrOVost and Nlagistr:iteS;
the Lord bean of Guild, and
,the Convener OF TradeS;
attended as visitors a the Stewardi. the Earl of
Lauderdale presided.

A late lettei froth the Captain of ori"6 of out tier
of war in the West contains the follmtinti
paragrapha paragraph deser.ving paiticulai• tteti-
tion

" The Court Martial on Sir HOsti PoPnAM, re-
lative to his attack on Buenos Ayres; has done nicire
injury to England than it is possible to conceive; for
Commanding Officers Will not now attack a place;
though certain that it will fall, without positive oe*-
ders to do. As Sir Hdlqk Poet:4AM truly slid;
the bud Of enterpriSe .is Had it not been
for that, we should ere thiS have had Guadeloupe;
three line of battle shipS; two frigates, two corvettes,
besides a number of small prizes. AS-it is, the ene-
my have gotten all the above, except one line of
battle ship, the HautpOult. To he sure, the two
.frigates and two corvettes are in petto, as they are
yet in Guadaloupe, and may be taken. ‘krhers
Martinique fell, there was a rebellion in Guada-
loupe in our favour ; upwards of five hundred in"
habitants had. taken up arms, and I understand
they sent two messengers to the Commanders of
the Land and Sea. forces: Ho'ever, there 11 ere
no (inters to attack Guadaloupe, a:.d they were
quell
The Duke of BRUNSWICK OELs dined with the
Princess of WALES yesterday at Kensington Palace..
The Duke of RICHMOND, with his amiable con-
sort, intend to set out from Dublin,, on a tour
through the. South of Ireland; embracing Mount-
'Shannon Newcastle, Limerick, Killarney, Castle-
martyr, Rostellan Castle, the City of Colk,
The party will consist of? the Duke and Duchess of
RicestoNo and suite, Lady MARY LENOX, Earl
MARCH, Sir CHARLES VERNON, Capt., READY, &p.
THEATRES..--The excellent Farce of High Life
below Stairs, which, as been revived at the Hay.
market with great success, was repeated last night,
and received with considerable applause, The man-•
ner in which the late PALMER perfOrMed the che-
ratier of My Lord Duke was a specimen of true
comic skill : L/STON, therefore, with all his popu-
larity, had a very difficult task AD pertorm in fol.',
lowing so admirable a Comedian,' bat by Attempting
a new mode 'of representing the 4.:baracter; he had
avoided all comparison, and renders it very enter:-
taining." Instead of the lofty ease and Milliner
nity of .PALMER,' LIsTON affects a kind of ludicrous_
elegance and negligent grace. The etfed is very
diverting.—e The rest of the cheraders were toler-;
ably well sustained ; and FARLEY excited touch ap.
plause in the bumpkin part of Lovers character
The Farce Was preceded by Te'eli, and followed by.
Killing no Murder, in which MATHEWS and LiS.l'ot4
are so conspicuous/that the piece is as efteCtive as on
its first appearance.
THE LYCEOM.—The return of DOWTON to thk
Theatre has renewed the represeutaiiou of Up all
Night, and he was in more than common spirit§
last night. This piece, as we have said before, atlords a
good omen of the probable revival of the old ballad
Opera, once so popular. It has the advantage of ad..--
mirable music, and the powerful vocal support of
PHILLIPS, SMITH, Mrs. BISHOP, and Mr. MOUN,.
TAIN, and the pleasing nalvet? of Mrs.
Knapschou,
,with all its terrific beatvies, concluded
the entertainments, and excited much applause:
ANECDOTE.—Mr. ELWES, 011 Cr so %%ell known
for his immense riches, siopped at an Inn near
Bury, and calling ter tea, said, " Well, latidlotcl, I
suppose you charge sixpence insttad of eightpunce
for tea and toast ?" The host was a shrewd doe---
he knew his guest well, and instantly shewed hen
into a room with all the windee s blocked up, sal
" Do you choose candles, Sir?"
CATALANI is to perform the charaelets at Covent-
Garden Theatre, formerly assumed by SESTINI, arid
some new ones are to be purposely written for her.
It is said that she will also be brought forward id
the Oratorios, in order •to cover, if possible; the
enormous expence attending her engagement.
Covent-Garden Theatre will not be opened so
soon as was cxpeCted ; the 18th of SepteMber is now
mentioned as the day appointed for that purpose.

The late Sir WILLIAM JERNINGHAM was one cf.
the handsomest men of his time, and he was a very
amiable, elegant, aud accomplished c!vaa6ter in pi i_
vate. His manners were marked by the dignified.
courtesy of former times, and which li been ill
exchanged for the familiar freedom of the present
period. He was a great admirer of literature,
and the Aibum at his seat near Norwich, was
abundantly supplied with poetical effusions, left by
the various guests whom his hospitable disposition and
intelligent conversation drew near him. He was a
claimant to the Barony of Stafford, to which there
is no doubt his family will succeed.

MALTA.—The chief inhabitants of this Island
have formed a Committee in aid of the Spanish Pa-
triots, and very soon after its institution the sub-
scription amounted to 15,3g8 Spanish dollars. -The
zeal with which the cause of Spain has been sup.
ported in this Island is highly honourable to the cha-
raaer of its inhabitants, and we doubt not that it
will be followed by every people who dare manifest
their indignation against the attempts of a Tyrant to
make a gallant nation submit to the yoke of foreign
deSpotism.

Or-
FATAL Durt...—Extraa of a letter froth Stew
leans, dated 18th May :—" A Duel was fought
here on the morning of the 15th, between Lieu"
tenants BOWIE and HAGUE, of the Light Dragoons.
At the third fire, both shots took eff,,cl. The for-
mer was mortally wounded. I attended his- tuneral
last e‘,ening. The latter will in all probability lose
one hand, as the bones of his arm just BOvve, the
wrist are shattered in a shocking manner. They,
were promising young Officers, and were said to be
two of the best looking young men in the army, "

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H,II7:STONr FETE.

His 11.Oyal.W.gliness the Prince of WALES COM-
!.. r -16•47titi ve,tr:on Saturdpy ;apt, on which dc-
*Scion he the different ch.n.ches in Shrews-
bury were rung in the evening. Tile day was tele-
uia.ta at. flaw kstone Park, the tar-tarned
clelightiul
seat of Sir John in a it which reflects
the niost• oi.rinr4trisherl lionoUt—uPon.:the Worthy
Baro-et. At tee o'clock, the firing of. t.±.ve large
-1 ;Alternately ; which., with the
resounding from the numerous valleys; wood
to, Ki, arid wAers,- produced a Most grand etlyd,
co%!intiing ; 'when the Shropshire cavalry
regiment, commanded by Colonel Jcihif Hill, ar-
_rii ed, by files, through the small valleyS and passes,
ar ;iat part of the park which faced the green-
house where the) formed,- and manceuvered in a
-manner highly creditable to their Commander and
themselves; concluding by forming in open order,
and pres.nting a ,salute in honour of the day, the
bated of the Wem division of the Salop Local Mi-
litia nl.tyifl 6c1,1 save the. King. The troops were
then formed to close order, and filed off, by ranks,
to paittets, admirably disposed for. securing the
horses, voile!) were supplied with forage; and, after
a regular dismount, the ranks were marched in the
s u, ‘1,3. r, hone and rear, to each side the dinner
t..oies, which were placed, in a semicircular form,
iinmediatety i.r -front of the Green-house, and co-
vered u ith .a most splendid cold collation. Many
visitord, by invitation from Sir John, now joined
the party, :itnong whom were the principal Gentle-
men ttl,,, twitil,bnexhnod, and the Officers of the
'Shrewsbury cavalry, and Piinhill light-horse volun-
teers the ~,,}l!,:e party amounted to about 400.
The-fargr TUrkish tent, a trophy taken •by the gal-
lant. Colonel (now General) Hill, from the French,
in Egypt, was prepared for the reception of the Lir
dies of the Hawk-tone Family and their friends.
After ding r, the health of our beloved Sovereign
Was drank n. John Bull's best beverage—excellcnt
Shropshire St-ingo, and cheered with three times
three: God save the King followed, in full chorus,
uncoveretl, with an additional verse for the ocea-.
sion, amid loud and reiterated apphtuses. The heahh
_ of The Prince of bales, and may he prove as good a
man us his Father, succeeded,,with three times three
enthusiastic shouts., Captain Owen proposed the
health of Sir John Hill—the air Was rent- in ap-
plause. Colonel Hill, and his must gallant Brothers
in ',inns, were severally *toasted, and drunk with
.
raplure; was Lady Hill, and the Olive Blanches.
An excAlent:patriotic -ong, to the tune of Fill the
glass again, was given' by Capt. Hunt, and, we un-
derstand, Was written by hint for the occasion.
- The' crm.vds of spectators were immense ; the
lads and l';sses attired' themselves in their Sunday
suits, to witness the gaiety of the day, and were re-
freshed -with viands from the dinner tables ; in
short, all' were happy, all were festive, all were gay ;
delight sparkled in the eyes of the villagers, tire
t music' of the excellent band beforenamed, operating
like at charm-on all. Lryalty and patriotism were
the characteristics of the day—true English, hospi-
tality and friendship reigned in the breast of Sir_
John, which his anxious attentions on the occasion
,most fully evivinced ; and 'the 'day concluded with
the utmost harniony. ,
Abort two o'clock, a severe thunderlstarm took
place, act-omi anied by heavy rain and vivid flashes
of lightning, one of which unfortunately killea a
fine two-year old colt, and an aged horse, inEawk-
srone_Park. .

The leading horse of a tandem, in which were
Niessrs. Moulton and Cafe,,,,took fright_at the light-
between HOuitslOw 'and Bedtont, on Thurs-
day night, and started off at full speed. The vehicle
was overtn.roed by the horses dragging it off the road
onto the Heath, arid, on its being upset, Mr. Cafe
was so dangerously hurt, that he is not expected- to
live.
- Yesterday, in the afternoon, as a baker's cart was
standing -at its o•Nner's door in Bishopsgate-street,
the driver being gone into the shop to fetch out some
bread, a boy passidg by with a whip in his hand,
struck the horse; the animal set off full speed down
the, street ; a carriage, turning out .61 Sun-street,
came in contact with the cart, and was turned over
before the coachman V't av 4 are of his &tiger ; for;
innately, however, he was not much hurt, and the
carriage WJS empty; at the time of the liorse'S start-
ing. the Lart was half full of brrad, but the tail•board
being down, every step: lightened his load, and be-
fore his career was stopped, near Norton Kilgate, he
"bad not a single loaft left.
Yesterday morning, 4s a k'acied Waggon was going
down the Haymarket, the striding chain broke, and
the horses were pressed forward so rapidly, that the
driver, in attempting' to check them, was thrown
down, and the fort Wheel p issil:g over his thigh, the
bone was crush.k..,d-in- a dreadful manner ; _he was taken
to tlse hospitil, when immedlate amputation *as
found xrece,,tsary. •
Art accident of -a rno,t melancholy nature took
near Farr, in Stritiairn, on Monday last. - -As
the v%04-kmon V:ThO'l•ad i_r_eti employed in ere flog a
bridge wertt engaged in in-tun-it; in the keystone, the
pi-hd-work supporting the arch gave wry, together
with the whole falatic,, and the unfortunate' men
were for soma time buried in its ruins. ;One man
waq t killed on [he spot • three Were' so severely
bruiseil, that but little hopes are entertained of their
recovery; anus four others were very much hurt' and
lacerate'd, before" they could be relieved from their.
perilous situation. '
•On Thursday evening, as • Mr. Jones, Hatter, of
StOre-street, Bishopsgace, waS' Bi:tine-alter. supper,
"smoking his pipe, he tell from:hi§ chair ina fa, with-
'out any previous illness; and almost instantly ex-
ired •
Wednesday night Mrs. Biggs, widow of the late
---- Biggs, Esq.. many years storekeeper in the Ord-
tia:ice-Depart went at Dover, and daughter to the late
Admirit Bazeley, was found'by her servant - sitting
its her chair, by the bedside; quite:dead : she had
gone up stairs to gO to bed, not long before, apparent-
y in good healtli•
A pOOr man of the name of Heady. was struck
,d, ad by = the lightning, on Thursday evening, at
-Lvvg7lane, near Brentford. •He was driving a horse
and cart,-and the iluid.struck him on the forehead.