The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-14 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

cIImP;IIGh7 1N SPieN.

'MR. EDITOR,
Thoogh your'Ciirrespondent who subscribes hia
telt " A FRIEND TO (51.. p DRURY," has libetally
taken up the cause of those actors and'aetresses who,
aceOrding to 'report, had been discharged by the fOr-
rner Managers of the Drury-Lane Company,. -yet he ,
totally torgot the pertornuers iii the Orchestra, who.
'had their tull share in the calamitous destrutlion,of
the Theatre, and- who areeittitled to every kind' of
protection which -the performers on the stage ottglit
`in- general to have received from the liberal grant of
the LORD CHAMBERLMN. Yet, if lam rightly in-
formed, Mr. EDITOR, some perfOrmerS of eminence
in their respective departments have, to speak in
ministerial language, " not been incladed in the ar-
taugetnents7 tor draMatiC representations at the
Lyceum, for the advantage of the Drury-Lane Corte
petty. It cannot be doubted, Mr. Editor, that when
the per•on or persons applied to the LORD CRAM-
33EttLAIN for a licence in behllt of the Drury-lane
Cotnpany, the Noble Lord must have consented, un-
der a full persuasion I.liitt he was extending his kind-
ness co the whole of that Company, comprehend.
ing every member of it who suffered by the destruc.;
CAI of the theatre, and therefore if Performers
haire been discharged without due reason, his, Lord-
t-nevolent intentions have not been fulfilled;
and 'the discarded performers, by an appeal to the
cando,if and justice .of the Noble Lord, might be
Sine of redr,ss.

it was natural to suppose that the .propridOr of
the Lyceuta in any arrangement for opeaibgjiiS
Theatre tiocier the " Special License" WhiCb,:the
LORD CHAMBERLAIN has granted, would'enddvour
,to secure situations for those performers who -had
belonged to his Theatre, under his own imme-
diate license, but it was the bounden .duty of the
Drury-lane Manager's to let no person be added to
former 'company, 'unless to supply vacancies,
occasioned by the absence, voluntary, or by permis-
sion; of any of that Co:npany, as for instance,
'ivory, BANN-S: DIGNUM., and Mrs. JORDAN.
But it doeS not appear that any person belonging to
the Drury-lafie Band w!is disposed to resign his si-
tuation, -or to apply foc leave of absence. Yet, Sir, 1.
if I nave been rightly informed, .many of the old
brary-lane Ban d have not been included in the new
'arrangement, and among others, Mr. SHAW', the
-Leader, and Mr. CoNDELL, whose abilities as Cam-
poser as well as performer are highly esteemed; and
-who are both in the full possession of their powers.
Is this conduct iiberali just, and such as aft LORD
CHANIBERLAIN could possibly have supposed would
'take place, when he granted the license in favour of
a Company who bad teen turned loosb on the world
by a dreadful event which, under the -eircurnstanc6
attending the property that bad becu destroyed, left
them destitute ~f all reasonable hope of an asylum
in'A future theatre ? iam far from meaning to in=
h?ilate, that the Orchestra of the Lyceum during
CIO summer
situation. season are not fully competent to their
On ;he contrary, I admit that they are
excellent performers,' tut they are not members of
thtDrory-i:i --lie Company, and therefore are not the
peosons.to whom the LORI) CIAAMBEIILAINI mttst pe-
culiarly nave intended to afford prOtediou•
t)dt. t. A FRIEND Tb luslact.

We
haVe been favoured with letters from Anholt;
Of the 18th bit. 'troth which we have extracted the
1°11" ing particulars :,-••
fExTRA,cr
'Or A LETTER FRoNt ANiioLT, SEP.TE-NI
sit
IS'ER 18; 1803.
, aaM extrc•rriely sorry to acquaint you) that R.
ednitoy of 2'a3 sail has been dispersed in a tiernen-
don't storm, on the night of the 17th, close to this
Wand: It wis under convoy of his Majesty's ships
dirdeni, Owen Glendow6-, Champion, and Avenger.
the .yeather was so dreadtul that it was impossible'
to see twenty yards before you.
Several '
-iitip are
at present on shore, without hope of saving thft3
s
happily no lives, ate lost. Our officers and men
Isent off to their aid; through a-d,readfol surf, and
brought ,the crews on shore. • The ships' names are,
the Prosperity, NORRUZY.; Charles] ;
'Anna Catherina, FRIEDLAND; and Balance, J. E.
GaosE, all bound to London.
" His Majesty's ship Ardent is on shota. We
have left every thing else to proceed to her assist-
ance ; 73 men are landed from the wreck. The
garrison is at present. only provided with six weeks
PrOViSiPM

(TRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER, THE mire: Drri.
"-W'y'e have got otithe Ardent; but there is not
the smallest prospe6l of saving any thing from the
therehant ships, Three of them are gone to pieces.
The shores of Anholt present a dismal spectacle.—
Thousands of bales of flax are lying on the beach en-
tirely spoiled.
" 1.. t is tortunate that we are in possession of this
tittle.islauil. The 105f,,->s would otherwise have beet
tnanitnebtins,e_glb:itlh io. property and‘ men. A valuable.
11) 1133 been got off the reef. The
spirit that
Ira vales this little garrison is highly ho-
nourable to thet; the met) vied with each other in
their exertions; they pulled through the surf to go
,to the assistance of the Prosperity, and got an empty
galliot tinder weigh, to give help to the Ardent,•when
the gunner of the Avenger, in vain, made the same
attempt. We have picked up a brig without a soul
on board; laden with plank and iron, diarriasted ;
her name we suppose is the Carl Gustajj, but uo
,paper's are on board.
" The flag' of truce is returvied,, which was-some-
time ago sent to Jutland. - The King of DENMARK
says, he will not suffer our lights to slime;; 'after the
fleet passes down. His officers are contiiinally urg-
ing him to attack this place—we are. prepared fur
their reception."

Poputy Commissary Gvneral BrssET arrived yes-
terdliy looming at the Secre.iitry- of Mate's Office,
with utsl,ltcut.3 troll] Sir EY 1:1i. COPT,e, et 'Vial-
- • • t tilt Nil.

. .
1 Talavera, and that General Wellesley had recoria's - .4 MEILiC ...-I NIND EP 13 AMEN CE. ,
.
„..—., • ~ . ' mended to turn4ooo wounded, whom he had been - —.......,—. .
.
,
ntatacn. OFFICIAL REPORT CONTINUED. I Obliged to leave beltinci him in that town..". • . .
• - an.- Mars-hal the Duke of Belluno advanced on the ' tTlie charaaer of Ittionaparte, which we lately gave froth
At nine inathe morning- of the' 29th, the ai y
• the celebrated Oration delivered by Mr. Tudor, at Boston, in
7th to Talavera, with his whole corps of the army.
was cencentrated on the left bank of the ,Alberche.
The'enemy's army had.not been completely rooted,
.The same day the cavalry of the first corps formed commemoration of the Anniversary bf American Independ-
but it had sustained stieheonsiderable lOssa that it a Junction
. '•
at Oropesa,, and at Puente de l'Arzo Bispo, • ence, was drawn with consummate ability. The following
was impossible it could resume offensive operations
with the troops of the Duke of Dalmatia. . passages, with which the Speech conclusles, will be found
~
Marshal the Duke of Belluno, by his junction with no less worthy of attention.]
for some _ time. This was a sufficient motive
~to ,
.the Duke of Dalrnatia, afforded your Majesty tacili-
await the arrival of Marshal the 'Duke of Dalmatia, -
ty to act against Venegas. You. judged that the ree
which could not fail to accompliali the destruction •
Of that army, unlesa it made hasty retreat to the building of the bridges of Aranjuez, world be a long
~ . . and difficult work, an .a it would
d th t
left bank of the Tagus. '
danger-
'l after disabling the English army and that ' 'Ohs to three the, passage
of the Tagus at Toledo,
of Cuesta from advancing, the principal point was to where We, had remained masters of the bridges.
save Toledo, which was briskly attacked" by the:left : You therefore nn
gave, orders that the 4th corps and
bank of the Tagus, and to cover Madrid, which
the reserve should set out on . the evening of the
was threatened by the army of Ventgaa,
who 4 ,
ad . 7th, and proceed to Olias and Bargas. On the Bth,
vanced posts were at Valdemoro. " .
Your majesty, • General Leval 's division entered Toledo, The di-
in
-consequence; judged that the objea of the pas- . vision of "dragoons, under the command of General
sage of the Alberche was accomplished ,that;,i, . the • .M.ll d • dorders to take post in front of the
i laU , receive
;ford of Pinover
.del TajO.,
losses sustained by the enemy had spread oej'eetien
BATTLE OF, Td.I.,EDO. ~ ,
. „
among his troops; and that the Ist corps, -posted in I
1 , In the night .between the -t3th and Oth, all the
the same position which it had occupied when the
'troops of the 4th corps, with the exception of the
enemy Commenced offensive operations, wotild be :
division of General Mi;haud, were concentrated at •
sufficient to keep in check his beaten and discou-
Torledb. On the 9th, before day-breA, Gen. Se-.
raged army. • The tst corps, therefore, took' up a
baatiani passed the bridge of Toledoawitloa few bat-
position behind the Alberche, and your Majesty
tations, surprised the, enemy's out-posts, and oectia
went and encamped, with the 4th corps and your
pied the nearest heights. The division of the enemy
reserve, at Santa Olalla. The division of light Ca-
• that occupied the strong position in front of Toledo,
valry, under Gen. Merlin, tollowed_the movement
i which commanded the city, the river, and the.
of the 4th corps. . bridles, consisted of between 6 anci 70'...0 mem—, •
On the 30th, your Majesty,. with the 4th corps •T
hey hey at first attempted to prevent i he 4th cotps from
and your reserve, fixed yourself at Barges and Olias,
debouchina, but being charged with the bayonet,
near Toledo. One whole division of infantry enter-
ed Toledo; and the division of dtagoons, command-, they wer:sp.eedily routed and pursued at the point
'
ed by General 'Milhaud, pushed on towards Anoner of the bayonet, as far as the plain. They fell back
upon Aiotain. -The 4th corps took post with the
del Tajo, between Toledo and'Arattjuez, where, it
right wing at Burgillos, and the left at Nernbroca.—
was reported, there was a ford, by which the enemy
On entering the latter village, the light cavalry of
made demonstrations to pass the Tagus, v. ith a view
General Moulin came up wit 11. a party of the-enemy's
to proceed to Toledo. ' cavalry, almost all of whom were taken ; and from
On the 31st, the 4th corps and the reserve
t an Officer of Engineers, one of the prisoners, we
rested. . - l
In the night between the 31st July and the titearnt, that the whole of the enemy's army was
Augugt; Marshal the Duke of Belluno informed i marching to assemble in front of Toledo, and that
the division to which he was attached was already
your Majesty, 'that he was apprised that the Engloth
at Almonacid, about a league and a half from
-army still remained At Ta.avera, with that of -Cu- , Nembroea.
, .
esta ; and that a-Portuguese column had pAs soon aS den. Sel*tiani made himself masterut itself in
motion among the, Mountains, to tan the right of .
the first corps he added; that, in conse uence oi a of the position of Toledo, he sent orders to Genet al
this intelligence?, he should quit his posi ; qtion, and nil-laud to seize the ford at Anover del Tojo, to
retire upon Magneda. On the other hand, .
your fall down the Tagus; and to surprise all the enemy's
Majesty was informed, that Venegas had withdrawn
troops that might be upon the high road from Aran-
from • . • ' ? •
from before Toledo part of his troops , Bobo had juez to Toledo.
The passage was effeeled with uncommon ititre,
attacked' that •place ; that- he was concentrating his
.'
pidity by the division of Milhaud. The 9th, at six
forces upon Aranjuez, and that he manifested an in-o'clock in the evening,, two battalions and three
tention of `marching towards Madrid. Your-Ma-
squadrotis, that defended. the ford, were ever in
jesty then thought fit to post the 4th- corps and the
reserve in such a manner, as to enable them to ad-
+, pieces or made prisoners ; and our division passed
sauce rapidly either upon the Ist corps, to impede.' the night in front of the gates of Toledo, on the left
,
the march of the combined and discomfited arm bank ot the Tagus.
y ;
The same day, the 9th, your Majesty moved with
or upon Vehegas, if his artily attempted to march
' the reserve towards Toledo.
towards Madrid. . The 10th,. the division of Milhaud, formed n itinc-
Your Majesty; in 'consequence, ordered that a
garrison
.should be left at
.Toledo, under the com-
tion with the 4th corps.. Your Majesty ordered
mand of the Adjutant-ComtnaLtant Mocquerey, Gen. Dessolles to post the brigade of Gen. Godinot
and alto 07th'regiment of horse chasseurs, form-
whom - you appointed Governor of that place, and -
ins, part of the reserve; in the rear of the 4th corps.
'Your Majesty remained with your guard at Toledo;
take up a position, on the ast August, at Illeseas.—
:Gen, Sebastiani reconnoitred the position occupied
General 'Milhaud received oidars to send out strong
by the enemy's army at Airnotricid.
parties of cavalry in the direction of Valdemoro, to
watch theanotions of the army of Venegas. Vene- • ENGAGEMENT OF ALMONACID.
gas caused his advanced posts to fall bads, and merely tThe t 1 th, in the morning; your Majesty march-
ept an advanced guard. oh the right bank of the Ta- ed • from :Toledo, with your guard, to join- the
gus, in front of Aranjuez.—August the 2d andi 3d, 4th corps. The firing. of artillery soon apprised
'
the 4th corps and the reserve remained n their your Majesty that the enemy were resolved- to ha-
zardpO an engagement. Your Majesty rapidly pro-
August the td, the Duke 'of Belluno informed ceeded with the 4th corps. On your arrival you
your Majesty by letter, that the enemy appeared in found the battle already begun. You personally
!direaTed; the subsequent military operations. I can-
the direelion of Escalona, ,on the right bank of the
Alberche ; that the parties which had been sent hot better describe the occurrences of this glorious.
from Escalona to Numbella had been attacked by
clay, than by laying before your Majesty the report
some trbopS of the enemy's cavalry. The Marshal of en. Sebastiani.
' G
added; that be had gent two regiments of .dragoons
with orders to-observe what was passing •driere ;
anU that if he learned that the enemy Was- ^dire6l-.
Ing his course to that point, he, would retire upon
Mostolese; but that, in the contrary case, heshould
remain at Maqueda. c. ,
The Report of the Duke of Belluno did not an-
nounce the march of - the combined army : it re-
lated only to Wilson's corps, which manifested an
intention of annoying the right of the first corps. •
YoUr Majesty theii thought that it was not yet
time to join the Ist corps - with the '4th, and -the
reserve ; but with a view to facilitate their junc-
tion, if it should he found necessary, you 'ptoceeded
with/ your reserve, in the night between the Sd and
4th 'of August; to Mostolese, and the 4th corps re--
mained at Illescas, to continue to watch the Army of
Venegas. , . -- •
Fresh Reports addressed to your Majesty on the
4th, by Marshal the Duke of Belluno, stated, that
the combined army had not yet advanced, that it
hold only pushed on some cavalry towards Santa
Oland, and that the corps which was at Ntimbella
was not supported by a considerable body, as it had
been repotted that it would. The Marshal added,
that lie had -made arrangetnents for attacking- Ce-
neral Wilson at Numbella, on the morning 'of-
the sth. • .
Your Majesty left Mostolese in the night between
the 4th and sth, to proceed •towards Valdemoro.
General Sebastiani received orders to advance like-
wise with the 4th corps, fronilltescaa to Valdemoro,
where your Majesty immediately directed it to pur-.
sue the road -of- Aranjuez, in order to attack the ad-
vanced guard of die army of Venegas, which was on
the 'right bank orthe Tagus, bet Ween that river and
the Tajona. Your Majesty's orders were executed.
The advanced guard of Venegas, 10,000 strong, was
routed, and obliged to fall back on the left bank of
Tagus. The enemy destroyed his bridges. On the
tith, the 4th corps and the reserve remaieed• in
their position. , ' . a
Marshal the Duke of Belluno, by letter of :the
.'
sth August, acquainted'your Majesty, that Vilatte's'
division which had been diretled to-attack General
Wilson at ..i.umbella, had found noenewy there; that
General Wilson had retired on - the 4111, and that
the inhabitants of Numbella stated his retreat to
have been occasioned by the arrival of a corps of
French troops at Placentia. .
Marshal the Duke. ofißelluno wenton the 6th to
Santa Oialla ; from which place he acquainted yOur
:Majesty, that the Anglo-Spanish army:had quitted
Talavera on the 4th, proceeding towards Pacentia ;
that the cavalry of the Ist corps would that day reach

" The fate of Holland, of Switzerland, the free
cities of Germany, Venice, Genoa, Geneva, and the
other republics of Europe, is a twice-told tale, that

The.follo*ing' are extrals from some of our let-
ters by the Gottenburgh,Mail
" GOTTENBURGH, OCT. 6.—A number of ships,
destined to England from the Sound, have put in
here. Some of them are damaged in a brisk gale
during their passage ,by Helsingharg. Apprehen
sions are entertained for a ship of 500 tons, with
.hemp, which did not arrive with the convoy."
GOTTENBUROH,,OCT. G.—Peace has been signed
between Sweden acid Russia, after airing- delay in
negociation. The main article it contains is,. that .
our ports are to be shut against Great Britain; but
as to any other particUlars we know nothing, as the
treaty has not been received here from Stockholm."
GOTTENBURGH,OCT. 6.-.---You will have learnt
before this arrives in England, that Peace has, been •
at length concluded by a treaty between this country
'and Russia; a peke injurioua to both countries,
which Britain will feel, but which Sweden will feel
more. Those who take a general view of the situ-
ation of the two nations, will, however, perceive .
that all intercourse cannot be put an end to: -
" The treaty rye have not seen, but we are in
hourly expectation of, receiving it. Indeed, it has ,
been said, that it has aanally arrived here,. but I
haVe not been able to see or to obtain it. Some 'of
the, contents haVe transpired, and among other arti-
cles it is reported to comprize one, which provides
that British colonial prodnee,and salt, manulaCtured
in England, shou'd be admitted, into the ports. of
Sweden in neutral vessels- If this- be the case, the
prospe& is,not so dark as it at first appeared to be,
and the commerce may yet be maintained indireCtly
between the two kingdoms.
" We.,have no news to communicate ; but it has,
been several times rumoured, on various authorities,
that the armistice on the'Danube had been .broken,
and the war commenced yet people have ceased
now to believe it. Letters from -Bremen lately ar--
rived make no mennon of the subje6t."
• On Tuesday nigh:, about eleven o'clock, as the
• 'watchman of Dean's Yard, Westminster, was going
kis round's, he found on the steps of one of the
boarding-houses a Lady, in great distress of mind,
- and apparently just from her chamber, having on a
lung white flight-gown, which' may hereafter lead
•to a discovery of her person, &e. Her entreaty to
the watchman was in a language ,riot understood.—
She was taken to the public-house adjoining, and
was put to bed ; but, to the astonisianent of the
. people of the 'loose, in the morning she was gone,
leaving nothing behind her butthe gown she had on
when taken in, on which there are initials and a fo.
reign coronet.

. •

POETRY.

THE•. jVAUTIFS,

AN EFTSTLE TO MU. I.,NWREN,CECIE PAINTER.

Eil'CrND IN G Artist, talk no more

Of btaunds of the days of ) ore,

(If goddesses renowniti in Greece,

.A Vt Xeux/,' coat piece.
Itt lintahVg sie 'obscrve the lair,

• .
curlou.s, (.1)Oose your models tltere.
He ransat Greee, and cuii'd the age

To 'bri-og une-goddess on the stake:

On you:- rich caritas- ‘Nre'll “chnire
The charms of,the whole heavenly choir.

Majestic Juno shall be seen
I h --14 T ••-• 1, glorious noble mien;
Where •S
--141—E. 2 moves, rebpiendent fair,

So warn her bloom, suhiime her air ;

Fier coon tresses lorm'd to grace, .
And heighten, while they shade her face,
',l:is swans confiss'd!
What mortal is like R—ss—L blest

For VEnus's the 'Trojan ne'er
Waskrialf so puz tied to dec►are;

Yet sure superior to the rest
rlie modest H-M 3. stands confess'd.
Such majesty of youth and airs

Yet humble at the village tair,
In native grace, she moves
Unconscious of tlV,adniiring throng.

In smiling WH—TM7—itiOs 4 beauteous look
Rich Autumn's G,,ddess is mistook ;
With poppies, and with spiky corn,
LA w x s Nem., her nut. brown curls adorn;

Anti ay, ba,sicte, iu (kcent line,
Place charming s -11, 5 Proserpine.
Mild as a Summer sea serene,
In dimpled beauty next be seen -4
Oxy—D, 6 laic hoary eptune's cfueen.

And next the light-dispensing fair, •
Whose beauty „ilds the hik;roing air, .
A blooming rose-bud wash'd in dew,
The new Aurora, M—N.TAGUE. 7
t; I Do's pencil, beauty tipt,
Aiut-1n dipp'd-
L.
trio; s•. ,'‘: to tulle' ul song, '
Brew the sweet Goddess, as along
I leav't,s 'ocath their light feet spread,
The buxom hours she fairest led.

The crescent on her brow display'd
In hiovvrt,
With every charm to rule the night,
Like Diati-D—ric—N 8 woos the sight.

The easy shape, the Mere.-ing eye,
The snowy bosom's purity;
The unatfectcl sentle phrase
Of native wit in all she says ;

LA WR&NCIL, for these thy art's too faint,
• You Indy admire, but cannot paint.

ROW H cbe what bloom divine
On toe young bockl-ssiov'd to shtne;

nom 9-we guess, or see,
All beauteous 10 beaus ftdin thee.

How pretty Flora, wanton maid,
By Zephyr woo'd in noon-tide shade,
With rosy hand coquetl; throwing,
ransies beneath her neattottch blowing ;
Dow blythe she loolc'd let 1 n lAN t I tell,
Let Zerhy r own it halt so well.

Another Goddess of the Year,
Fair Queen of Sutimer; see appear;;
ebdri lucks in simple braid,
In native elegatkcearray'd,
Ethereal beauty in her lace,
itater the beauties of her race,
In ithom the world admiring see
Each Vii.t.txxs met in P

Now bid thy warmest colours glow,
INi-called in light 'lance the Graces spew, -
Cay_flowernig ga►lands round them twine,
.AudGit"-v-t.t.t4 11-Vittl, 13 R-V1.-Y, 14.i041

Exhausted all the Heavenly train,
How many-ratatais yet remain
Whose eyes try your pencil art,
And in my nuinb rs claim a part..
Our Sister Muses tnust describe
AN— is of name her with the tribe.
And next !von thy canvai trace
The Syren -LE'S beauteous face,
Those way lips, whose %sinning smile,
l'iluAt each unconscious kart beguile,
Next, pride of fair Hibernia's strand, •
Two sister beauties, hand in hand,
See -.sr if, with resistless glance,
Secure of conquest; thst advance;
And, oh I what dang'rfous magic lies
In mild K.— N—ARD's.t6 beyvitchieg eyes I

Forbear, my Muse, give o'er thy feeble lays,
What numbers yet demand their At.tre of praise
Isel) giie o'er, unequal to the strAin,
Whicn ev'n aW A LrO Ls.' powers had tried in vain.

Lady Charks 2 Marchioness of T.v.st—ic.. z
Lad Gr-nth-rn. 3. Mrs. Wh-ini-re. 4 Lad) 11.1 b--t:
s Countess Ot oxt—ti. 4 Miss INI,-iitygue. 'Lady 1.).1-
r.rn, pie, .1-I• n. 8 Lid), Ch--1-n:--t. 9 hitzabeth
Duchess t.,1,1t utlat,d. to Miss W.nd Lady Augusta
12 Miss. 8.-vie.. lz Miss R.wi.y. t; I.dy
Catherine An.-sl-y. 14 Lady E--1-.y t 5 Lady rd.