The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-21 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH PAi'Ei S.

JANC,P.:Vi 1339..

•
in the. course of last week; letters have been re-'
cteJed • from the GeLtiernen of Mr. Elphinstone's
ever4ing down to the 2 ."itir ult:rnb., At
that tiA-, they rein..ined encamped near Misee, on
the vigil, iink of the Chananb or Acesines, which
river they ha.i erosied from Rajgha t a few dlys
bt iure. They were stilt wthout any dlreo advice.;
firma toe Court, nor dim th- y know ail). thing cer:-
re•cp,-etrog the situation 01 movements of the
Sultan al, wniie some ..rep>rts represented hi,n
proce, ding WI his journey towards Peshawar, .ac-
cording to others :I:: had re;usned to Caudebar.—
Thp.emhassy, however, was to march. avin upon
and expected to cross the Indus about
the 2d of Janu ,ry. The roa,ls in the direction of 1
'abuli at-the distance of about 100 wiles from-the
Ttace of 'encampment, being rendered impassable
at that season by the snow, it was hoped they
would rind the- King at Peshawar, All these let- •
terS represent- the climate of Mooltan as most de-
lightful. 'Tire thermometers at sunrise had been so
zloty as 23 degree's, and have never risen higher
Ethan 76 degrees. • European Vegetables, and some
of the European fruits were to be had in abun-
dince. The Acesines (which name seems to be
given, in these letters, to the united streams of the
...three rivers, Ravec, Eeyah, and Chaneub) is one
mile, one furlong, 'and 185 yards, in breadth,
from bank to ban, at the place where the mis-
sion was encamped. The breadth of stream below
,the Gauht, at that season, did not exceed 300
'yards.
An European deserter from the Company's pro-
,
vinces, named,John Bensley, had lately come into
;the-camp, who stated, that he had been two or
-three years in the service of the Nawab Moozutfer
Khan, and that there were two others of his com-
. Lades
,in the same situation, and a third who was
kept in confinement at Minkree by Mahommed
. Khan.. They ,received an allowance of 60, rupees
per month, and lived very comfortably with their
. wives in the Fort -of Shujabad, about .ts miles
distant from Mooltan. Bensley wore the Hindoo-
stance dress, and had .all the appearance of a na-
tive. _

Genera/ Brownrigg, Quarter-Master-Central, On his re,
turn froin %Vali:helm
Captain A. Harward, R. N. of, his promotion.

We have been favoured with the sight of a letter
written at Bejar on the Wth ult. by an Officer in the
Portnoese Legion to a friend at Lisbon, relating .1
some particulars of the laborious and critical march
of Sir Robert Wilson and his gallant little corps,
from his station in the neighbourhood of Escalona ,
towards Banos, by the circuitous route rendered ne-
cessary -through the unfortunate abandonment of Ta-
lavera...:, The more important' particulars of this route
have already been transmitted by Loid Wellington;'
and this- corps was too insulated lo know much of
the general state of the campaign : yet it. is said, in
this letter, that the Marquis of Romana 'was pre-
vented from occupying Salamanca, on account- of
the bridges of Toio and Zamora being cut.
One la& we learn from airs letter, which is 'a
novelty.—The French had forced a number of
_Spaniiirds to enlist into their service; 9.5 of them,
however, made their escape from the Escurial, and
joined the Legion ; - and could Sir Robert Wil-
son have remained a day longer at Naval Corneiro,
there is no doubt that the whole body would have
joined.
- On one occasion, all- the-baggage, including the
papers and niiiitary chest, had a very narrow escape
from being , seized by the enemy, and were saved
only by being condu&ed over the almost
practicable pass of Valverde.
It appears that, in the beginning of last month,
while the issue of• the campaign was still doubtful,
dispatches were intercepted at El Fieublo, contain-
ing, besides instructions relative to the war, an ac-
count of peace having been concluded betwceu
France'aiad Austria, according to which the Emperor
Francis had resigned all his dominions except 'intl..
gary ; and it was added, that in six weeks Buona-
parte was to b 4 at Madrid. This intelligence appears
to have occasioned considerable uneasiness : but the
dispatch evidently Was an artifice to precipitate the
• retreat of the combined army, and to induce the
English Commander in Chief to retire•upti the.
,nasal frontier, under the impression that ail further
resistance to-the arms of France would be in vain.
Among the Officers of the Legion, the neglect to
.defend the pass of Banos, in .the.first instance, ,ap-
pears to have been considered as a most calamitous
event ; and it was understood that two days after
'the battle of Talavera, Lord Wellington, as well as
Genet-al Quests, was inclined to detach the Legion
to guard that important.post ; but most unfortunate-
ly a different decision was afterwards adopted.
The soldiers of the Legion did the greatest credit
to their otiieers, during this exhausting and try ing
march, and they appear to have been well received
by the inhabitants in the course of•it. . •
Qn the 1 oth, the Legion arri%ed at Cuta de Gallos,
where they found the enemy had murdered .54 men,
besides plundering every house, in the town, and com-
mitting the most horrible excesses towards, the
women.

The Gentlemen of the Embassy were carefully-
chirishing their inustachoes4 the want of that es-
sential app,Aidage:of manhood being considered in .a
very equivocal light, among a .people purely
Asiatic. „

It is said, :that the novel appearance•of so formi-
dably a body of. strangers, bad at first excited some
little uneasiness. among the Argnans. The inhabi-
tants of the vilages on their route, had removed in-
to the larger towns ; and the Nawaub of Mooltan
(who it stems, is not in the good graces of his So-
vereign) conceived an apprehension that they meant
to seize his fort for the behoof of,
& the King of Can-
Oar. These fad ws, however, were soon dissipated;
and though the' Nawaub took the precaution -of
dvooling ins garrison and shutting up his town, be
conducted hitoseil towards the EmbasSy with great
politeness and hospitality.

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Ti!URSDAY, SEPYENIBER 21, 1809.

We un lersund (bat there .was a meeting at Pat-

ney Heath this morning, between Lord CASTLE-

R.,,G11 and Mr. CANNING.

Lord YARMOUTH ac-

companiei the former to the licid; Mr. ELLts the

lat Lr.

After taking their ground, tb:•y fired by

signal, and niise.cl ; and no explanation- taking

place, tlwy fired at each other, a second time, when

~the bail from Lord CASTLEREAGH'S• pinto; went

through. Mr. CAN Nlpai'S thigh, on the outer side of

the bone. Thus the aff air terminated. Mr. CANNING's

wound not considered to be dangerous. The

c.luse of this extraordinary affair is said to have ori-

ginatecl in some official miivaderstandmg, the na-

turc of which we shall not enter into at present, as

we ar: greatly deficient in information tfpon the

sul-je6t and, in a matter of such. extreme de-

licacy, we think. it our duty to avoid hazarding

any -tcalerit blch Ke Jo Lot know to bo.ac-

cur tiely correct.

Yesterday, at tvklve lock, his MAJESTY ar-
rived :loin Windsor at the• Queen's Palau-. and was
their Royal Highnesses the Dukes ut
YokiK, Kit:NT, and Cl:NtilltitLAND. A little alter
wo i'.IAIESTY held a prii, ate Levee,wliich
wii at.tended

Toe Lori C',-.a:;ickor, the Duke of Portland, rad Cam-
den, I.ji l.llll'JilJilkl, the Earl of Chatitain, the Earl of
LiveruGoi, Earl bat:ior.;t, Eat Harrowny, Lord Mu'grave,
Lyru li. athhod, Lord A rd u (in wattiug), Sir i)aviii Dundas,
Sr, Cuc.erdi, l•Ir. Canning, Mt: Pert:evil!. and Air.
Verne) (C room in %%ailing).

Ile following Lad the honour of being presented
to lis liesty
The Gir l ot Chatham, on his return from Holland.
'Colonel, I.cog, Adjutant-General to the Forces under Earl
Chdr...,:n, on his reiu,n Mil) foreign service.
Aide-de-Ca.:4) to the Earl of Chatham,
on iris r tnro guru Foreign .ervice.
The tic,. captain W. 14. Gardner, Aid-de-Camp to the
Earl ol C hat itani. on his tett' ri frycn Walcheren.
Colonel i ryer, on trout commanding the Royal
Ern,ineers in llotland.
nel Carey, Military Secretary to the Earl
et CI at;,4111, on his return Crum foreign service.
, .rd Cnark..S Manners, ins rerun from foreign s rvice.
• (.01;;Aal Campbell, on his appointment to toe corn-
man ;.oraltit, and to take leave. • .
iculei Colonel Birch, Deputy Quarter- Master, on his
rr, tore4;n set VILe.
Lieuienorit• Colonel Capel„ an his _return from foreign ser-
vice..
i •..-liervait General Earl Rosslyn, on his return hum fa,

- I,i-u...mut.cl, on /lir, return from Sicily.

Str DAVID IUNI:3AS. the present Commander7in-
Chief, upon getting the 95th regiment, immediately
removed the agency of it from Mes.rs. GREEN-
WOOD and Co. to his own agent, Mr. M'DoNALD.
,Mr. Secretary CANNING has puichased Gloucester
Lodge, -and. its elegant demesne, near Brompton,
late the preperiy of the Duke of GLOUCESTER.
.The
premises are now undergoing, a thorough repair.
- Viscount CASTLEREAGH did not atteud the Levee
yesterday ; the Duke of PORTLAND appeared 9 ey,-
treurely infirm, that it waS with difficulty he made
his ingress and egress to and )frona the Audience-
Chamber.
The Deme;•ara, INGLis, bound to the Clyde, was
on shore' at Liverpool, but is got off full of water,
and put into dock.' The Mineiva,'SNern, George,
Harinonia, Margarele,- Slephen: and Sarah, were
chi.ten on shore at Liverpool last Monthly night.
The flank companies of the Coldstream Guards
arrived in .town this morning from the Island of
Walt here n. They seemed in. general to be per-
suaded that the French had poisoned the water in
that Island, and indeed every thing might be ex-
peCtol from so unprincipled an enemy.
The 12th Light Dragoon's, although they did not
di;emb.ak till their retuin to 11,arnsgate, lost only
fifteen horses.
Mr. Rose, jun. is about to proceed to Walcheren
in an official capacity.
We are concerned to'state, that Ensign Meadley,'
of the Goth Regiment of Foot, brother to'Mr. John
Meadlev', of Leeds,- was murdered on the Parade, at,
Portland, in Jamaica, on the 24th of March last.—
Christian Beuteer, a private tn that regiment, was
,the murdtrer, ~and the following are the cireurn-
stances :—About four oclock in' the afternoon of
the Ensign Aleaciley,,lkho was 'also the
,Ajuo.
tara s 1 il,e,iijlt ba,ralion, was walking on the ya-
rade, when he was met by Beuteer, who exclaim-
ed, " 0 ! you dog,
.you come now, I hate long
waited for you !"• and instantly plunged a knife in! o
his body, 'and the blade of which he
.completely
sheathed in the cavity of the abdomen. The ,En-
sign uttered a loud and dreadful shriek, and placing
his hand on his body, cried, "I am killed ! I arn
killed :" His apprehensions were but too well
Pounced ; he was immediately conveyed to the bar.-
racks, where he languished for half an hour, in ex-
treme agony, and then expired. An inquest was
held the, following day, when a verdiel of Wilful
Altader was returned against. Christian Benter, who
stands committed to prison for the offence, but.
whose trial had not come on when our account left
the Island. The wretch, so tar friam shewi'ng com-
punction for his diabolical• mite, exulted innhis of-
fence, exclaiming, " I have stabbed him, and have
done it well."- It is impossible to account for, this
murderous act—the man was sober, and in his
senses; and Ensign Meadley, who has the merit to
have risen. from the ranks, was an Officer of most
excellent character, and highly respected by his
low soldiers. Firm and decided in the discharge
'of his OWII duty,' he was humane and attentive to
his men, and hri cruet fate has called forth general
sympathy, whiert has been manifested by a subset ip-
lion having been made in the Island for his, widow
and orphan child, amounting to about four hundred
pounds. The unfortunate Ensign Meadley was a
native of Beverley, and enlisted at Leeds, in the year
170.

NAVAL NEWS.

His MAJESTY afterwards held a Privy Council, and 1 PLYMOUTH, SLPT.lB:—Arrived the brig Witzeiztat,
gave auuLence to. the Duke Of PORTLAND and the • •.T
i' :
of, WM. LANGDON, Master, from Li-
rest of the Cabinet Ministers.
About six o'clock 11;$ MAJESTY left town for . verpool, laden with tobacco, butter,.coals,l3cc. hound
Windsor. t to Newfoundland, out 26 days.' Off the. Westward

Islands, she encountered a heavy gale of wind, in
which she was completely dismasted7every article
on deck was washed overbOard, and during the gale 1
she bad seven feet of water in her hold, and was
every moment- expected to foander'.'
Went down into Cawsand Bay, die conflia, gun-,
brig.
Sailed the Morning Star; LAVIS, for Lisbon. ,
Arrived the brig Eliza, SOUTHERN, from Quebec.,
laden with timber, bound.to London, sailed in com-
pany with the Foxhound's convoy; parted company
in the gale of the 21st August : the schooner Omega,'
roster, from Corunna, in ballast,—no news; the
brig Stag, of Jersey, JOHN IA MESURIER, Master,
from Poole, laden with cod-fish, bound to Corunna ;
the Pappetiburgh brig Goide Verwagting, from St.
Sebastians, laden with turpentine, and a small quan-
tity of Cochineal, detained and sent in here by his
Majesty's ship Tonnant. •
Went up the harbour to be repaired, his Majesty's
ship Intrepid, of 64 guns.
Arrived the Sally, NEWMAN, from Swansea..
Sailed his Majesty's ship La Rhin, cif 36 guns,
Capt. MALCOLM, with the undermentioned vietual-
lers under convoy, laden with provisions and water
for the squadron off gochefort, consisting of the
fol-
lowing ship;, viz. Dreadnought Gilroltar, and Mil-
ford, Diligence, Lilerty, Britannia, Ben, Jane; Juno,
and Deward.
Also sailed the ACleon and, Conflia gun-brigs, 'on
a cruize to the westward. •

DEAL, SEPT. 20.—Caine down from the River
-the ilOnarCh,- KENT, for Jamaica : Francis and Eli-
thiso 'for Gibrllltar ; the Albion, HUNT, for
.ditto ; Governor :Ifalket, WATSON; for • Tobago ;
and the Fingal, DUNNING, for Rio Janeiro.
The men of waras per last.

PORTSMOUTH, SErr. -,Sqlled the Hardy gun-

brig on a cruize.
Ttie iliphea cutter takes convoy to the astward.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 18.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Humber, from the Downs ; and the Tracing-

ham packet, Cdpf. ROBERTS, with mails from Lis-
boo, in eleven clays passage.

The Lady Arabella packets for Jama7ca, pu bath
00 the 15th inst. with the loss of her bowsprit and

foremast.

CORK, SEYr. 15.

The Marquis and Marchioness of THOMOND had
the honour ot entertaining the. Viceregal party on
Wednesday last at Rustellan, the beautiful seat of
the Marquis. A splendid•ball succeeded to a supet b
and costly dinner ; and. the company, which had
been colleaed in honour of the piesence of their
Excellencies, did not separate until a late hour of the.
Morning. •
On the succeeding day their Graces and suite were
sumptuously and elegantly entertained on boni:d the
Virginic frigate, by Admiral' Vvrtirrsn ED, During
the day' the Royal Standard was flying at the
main top-gallant-mast-head •f the Virgznie, and
that ship, and every other ship of war in the
harbour, was beautifully decorated with colours.
Their Graces arrived on hoard the Fiag-ship about
six o'clOck in the evening', and the event gas ac-
knowledged by -a- Royal Salute from the ships and
Ditutty'spleasure 'yacht iflso com-
plimented t he titcumstance with t wenty-one swi% els,
atter the batteries had ceased., The siY,c,t-acle bad
generally a very splendid effect.----The ships of war
preserved the ornamental arrangements of their co•
lours until the departure of their Excellencies, which
did not take place till seven o'clock this morning, a
`magnificent ball and the choicest refreshments having
enticed their stay to that hobr. A Salute,
similar to the first, announced the period when the
illustrious visitors returned to Rustellan.....-

This day the D•tke 4nd Duchess of RICHMOND
And Suite will make their entry . into this
Their Graces will be escorted by a strong body of the
cavalry of the city yeomanry. On Sunday his Grace
will review both City Corps, and several of the corps
in the vicinity of Cork. We have n(i do,:bt but
that the occasion will bring out the fu 1 S!rength of
the respedive corps which fora i the brigade ; and
we anticipate the appearance of as fine a body of
Yeomanry as any which the 'British Empire could
produce. . ' •

A letter frotn. Hastings, dated September 19,
says :—" Since this part of the coast has been bet-
ter prote&ed, the enemy cannot now. with the same
impunity insult us, or make prizes of our merchant-
men,- as was the case but a few week. ag6. This
morning, about. eight o'clock,, we had the pleasure
of seeing a lugger privateer pass to the eastward,
captured by, and in company with the Loire, frigate,
Capt. Settomito, now on. this station. Mont
len, ,another privateer, off Beachy, wa: plainly
seen from the hills to take a schooner rigged: biigy
but the -signal being made from Fairlight, a frigate
and cutter went immediately in pur,uit of the pri-
vateer, upon .which she deserted her prize, and
stood to the S, W. We hope the cutter'hastaken
the privateer, as about two hours afterwards the fri-
gate desisted from the pursuit, and hauled her wind
io retake the prize, which we had the pleasure of
seeing her accomplish.;'
About 5000 of tile prisoners last arrived from
Flushing have entered into our service. They are
o!i board ships in Portsmouth harbour, temporarily
fitted up for: them, until they are properly selected,
tur their resprAive regiments. •

BADAJOZ, AUG. 31--1 lie following Royal Order,
-directed to his Excellency the M irquis de Romana,
has'been transmitted to him by Don Martin Garay.
" In the midst of the great cares and attentions
which the Sepremo Governing Junta of the King-
dom has taken to follow_ with a -tivity and firmness
the defence of the country, it has never lost sight of
the salutary reforms which the Nati-n earnestly ex-
'peas, which its actual situation requires, and which
must be the foundation of its future prosperity
one of the greatest objects which now claim its at-
- tention, and which ought to. occupy it with the
greatest activity, is the Convocation of the Cortcs,
the most important object which .can or ought to
employ the Supreme Junta. 'The mote important
this object is, the more necessary are the knowledge,
the observations, and the experience of those who
compose that :assembly ; and as, in a discussion of
such magnitude, it will be expected by the nation
that all should concur, his Majesty has been pleased
to grant that. all the deputies shall, give their assist-
ance. It will therefore be necessary, in consequence
of this sovereign and general determination, that
the Marquis de Aornana separate himself from his
troops, and come to this city, to exercise the func-
tions of a Representative of the National Body,
though it is certainly most ditikult to place at tneir
head a chief of equal experience and achievements.
Considering, hol,vever, the stare of the kingdom of
Gallicia, and the principality of Asturias, the Junta,
after Mature deliberation, has determined that the
Marquis shall transfer his command to that General
of his army whOM he shall judge most capable. -
P I communicate to your Excellency the Orde,r
of his 'Majesty for its fulfilment, advising at 11'e
same time that the con-inland of the arm
with propriety be transteired to the Major-G;nera
the Cuticle de Noronha, :because he tieing ,et-oti3
Commandant
,General iii. Gallicia, ought'always to
remain in thaf kingdom."
In consequence of this Royal Order, the Marquis
de Roiliatia_has signified,,that Le_.ha,s counde.d the
counnand of the army, to M.ljor General Don Gabriel
de Meriditabal, and that of the king.jom to the
Conde de Noronha, second Cotninaodant General,

and Piesicient of its Loyal. Audience.

VROCLAMATION- TO THE ARMY, 131. THE MARQUIS

DE LE hUMANA.

" soldiers,--The august voice at our Sovereign,
Ferdinand, reached our ears in ll,nuaik, and v6'o
Obeyed the call. Our conniry tuluketi-Oui aid, and
a generous nation, traversing stormy seas, conoact-
ed us to join our valiant cutinltyln.n, from whom
.we had been,:separated,ny t he atrocious perfidy and
vile prostitution of an itabvidual. You have resisted
the mortal blows aimed it you by the tyrant Napo-
leon to destroy you. You have suffered with nre
the disasters which his unequalled tofte had spread
through thQ whole nation, and through all Euro,,e,
but you, without other assistance than you' 0 Vs. `a
lour, without other arms than those 'd
furnish
nature, without other ammunition, than .your c ,
inimitable -constancy, without other stimulus thin
your own heroic patriot isei, without other ainnitiO
rd;isisi,etdlte)doLhne
nfilreSst
11(1; tztli Ilse his atrhiide:
have
than that inspired your honour and tidelity,fil°
l
who have been born to. inspire admiration.
" Gallicia is covered with French carcases neithei
ancient -Carthage nor tuod.-.rn Frmn
.can coW
re
their marches w tth those incessant ones, which, dur-
ing six months of AVilikt and privation, yoLi have
made among the impenetrable Alrs of Castile,l:;'";
beta, and the Asturias, in their most er.Qusad 30"
rigorous situations. •

"-Immortal warriors ! without great and siinA
battles, you have annihilated the proud army °'e
-tyrant. By aiding the national patribt:sni„ sapPo",..-
ing the noble feirnentations, harassing the ,rootis C 4,
the enemy, destroying .them in swan sproshei.,
and reducing their possession to the gloomd on wt-001
they stand, .ycin have tu4ll;eci the most elevated
obligations of the,soldier ; one the fatigues and "res
whiCh 1, as your General, have undergone tut )our
sakes, is the reward I owed you. Toe ,outitry Ira§
not, tor some time, known )our best set vlO, , but
the actions of, Vitla Franca, Vigo, St•
and San
.Pays, where your valour shone, must
you from any stain, which may seen' to bay' berg
incurred by your na, DaltlcS, ~,ust
have been eesttuctive 3 and you hate rendered yut4r...
selves formidable to your enemies, who have ai.v.to
been repulsed and conquered, when Inc superiurny
of their numbers did not peseta an obstacle abso-
lutely insuperable to your valour.
" Yes, brave Spaniards,
viewing you this day
have nu longer that serenity of wind with whicb
befort have ever wet you. 1 am no long, r Y°1-1r
General. 1-Its MMajesty has called inc iv occupy a
place in the Supreme Central Junta. Had "t "as
been his irresistible will, nothing should nave sePil"
rated. ow-4.1-0m you, nor- 111"elau renuttn,e toe
right I have to participate in your future victories
under the command of your new Chief and the Ge-
nerals who-command you. Receive, So„fiers, the
last word of your General, and accept the ltpe alt
paternal gratitude ut your countryman and comp"
thou in arms.

"The Alarriuis DE LA RoainNA•:

It will
Duke
recollected, that during the stand wade
by the Duke of "Bausswick Claes arid his iaitll76l
followets in Westphaiia, his Highness tl.
opposed. to General .lIELIBELL, by the suneriurit,s' of
whose force he was at last (ideated, d eated, an Loinpettcd
to seek refuge in this Imp clout. 11E1/BELL Y. as ac-
cased of want, of energy and neglect or duty, in suf.-
tering. the Duke of BRUKSWICK. and his adperc:nts to
etre& their escape. Au order was is.ded 1,, 'hi
sel to put 'him under arrest. Tits intortnaiion-Nyas
privately conve)ed to him, and he th.d to Ostehd,
got. on board a vessel at that poit„)nd inrtveci
Gravesend on Tuesday. .1-11s-Lidy with 11'19,05
she is the intimate triend of Miss
whom JEROME was married in America du" ""d
BELL was formerly 'among the most, distinburs.:, .
favouriter of ..f..;EtrurviE. We understand bb £'
jesty•s Mimsters granted_ Petrnis:iion to Gen•
iiEnnELL to proceed to, London. A. fatelireqcri
Paper stilted, that G,ti..-r,d itEuraELL, dt
been arrested, tried, and d,sints,,ed kv
service, had been permitted to retire to Awe Lica
with ikis Lady.- er ha,ing