The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-06 00:00:00

SPAIN.

EXTRACT 0I? A LETTEIR FROM MAJOR 'GREt.II', ASIISTft
ANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, DATED` LERIDA, NO-
.

VEMBUR .(.12, 1608.

In addition to the very strong testimony of the
city of Lerida's sincere attachment to the British
Nation,, td which I informed you in my last) viz.
that the Junta sent a• divination, with a physician
and surgeon, to attend me,:at the small town of
Praga, where I 'waS attacked with a serious illness
on my route to Catalonia, I have to tell you of the
very great attention I received from this Juntn upon
my convalescence.
,-, A Deputation was tent With the Bishop's car-
riage and servants to conduct me to the city (about
four leagues distance), with a solicitation from the
Junta that I would visit their city, it being the par-
ticular wish of
.the inhabitants to deMonstrate their
attachment to Great, 'Britain. In every' point'of
viLw, I conceived it Would have been impolitic and
ungrateful to have refused the attentions of th 4
respeaahle, city, I therefore did not hesitate to ac-
cept them.

" A band of niusic, and itliotit o Initidred flam-
beaux, waited my arrival, at the gates, and, attended
the 'Carriage to the house destined for rityrecePtiOn,
which was' the best in the town. Theugh night
the sfr&ts Wert-so crowded, that it was with
culty the carriage could move. On my alighting.
Viva Inglderra," was exclaithed from the people;
—the Members of the Junta met me at the stairir,
and I 'was.conduded, with as much attention as if I
had-been an Ambassador, into a handsome suite of
apartments, which were immediately crowded by
the Nobility, Clergy,. and Gentry of the place. A
'grand " Resfusco" was given. The two following
Says concerts were performed at the lionse, and af-
terwards a ball was given, at which all the city were
present. The following day the Bishop's carriage,
and every attention and honour were prepared tor,
recondueting tue to Praga, bad Lnot received orders
from the British Commissioner to remain in Cate
lonia till his arrival.
, .

" Such honours.atui attentions paid by the inha•!.
bitants of an individual city to a British subject, may
ser\'e to dernonstrte the enthusiatnn of the country,
the sincere alliance of Spain."

LEITH, Feu. 3:—A discovery. has been• made.by
the exertions' of the Intendant of Police : several
seamen belonging to the Berwick smacks, and other
coasting vessels, have been in the practice, for years
past, of drawing otf, by
.means of tin cubes, great
quantities of sugar, from casks shipped at London
and Leith, after they were stowed in the hold of the
vessels, by making spoil holes in the casks. Seve-
ral of the offenders have been discovered, and two
tin-swith's apprentices convicted.of making the tin
tubes, are now in custody:

A letter from Selkirk, olgoth January, mentions,.
that a dreadlul inundation' happened there on Satur
day evening, from .the river Ettrick being so much
swellud by. the great rain, and yery, sudden departure:
of the -snow froM the very high mountains around,
the country. It was never retnembered, by the
oldest person, to be.so high, by fourtee&inches, as
on Saturday evening
.01)* hall past ten, 1). M. when
considerable d:lutage was done. The sluice of the mill-
lead vas entirely taken a way,and considerable damage
Otte, to Mr. Mint°, tenant in li.inglee. Several of
his enclosures
.were broken. clown by the water,
which extended :dmost to his stark-yard,' a &once
of about half a mile from its usual course.

The importation of wine from. Oporto has, for
some time past exceeded, pn the avera4e, 5(4000
gallons weekly. The impottation of wines Srnrn
France is to a surprising extent, considering the dif-
ficulty which attends our intercourse with that corm-
try. The entries at the Custom-House:for the last
week was 3920 gallons ; and, daring the week pre-
ceding:6B'o9 gallons.
A man at Buothby, in Lincolnshire, named
Blackburn, being lately disappointed in a matrimo-
nial negoctation, swallowed nearly hail a pound of
mercury in three pints of ale, and died immediately
after.

At 'Lcintb, a yithig man named Boeoclt, from a
similar cause, on • NVeloL:s(lay last took nearly two
ounces of laudanum, and soon after.,

PORTRY:

TO TILE HERB ROS E Y

Sweetieented tioOkor ; who'rt wont to bloom
'Ott janutly's front severe; r • '
And o'er the wint'ry desart drear
To waft the:Waite Perfume ! • •
Come, thou shalt- form My nosegay now,
Anil 1 will bind thee round my brow,
- And as .1 twine the moUrnfuVivreath,
weave airielartchOly song, •
'Antfsweit the strain shall be and long,
The'melody` of
'Come, fun'ral flow'r i who lov'st to dwell
With the pale eors* in lonely tomb,
And throw, across the &Sart gloom
A sweet decaying smell, • . .
Come press my lips, and lie with me
fleneath the lowly Alder tree,
And we Will sleep a pleasant sleep,
And not a care shall'darcintrude
To bre,tk Me 'Marble solitude,
So peaceltil, and so deep.

And hark the Wincl.:God, as he fliesi
Motirnsitollow in the forest 'rites,
And sailing'on the gusty breeze.
Mysterious Music dies.
Sweet flow'r l 'that requiem wild 'is mine *a
It warns me to the lowly shrine,
The cold turf altar of the dead ;
My grave shall be in yon tone spot,
Where as I lie by all forgot,
A dyinglragrance thou wilt o'er my ashrs shed.

•
1* The, reader will regret to hear that the inelancholy pre.
sentiment' of approaching tate was realized in the death of
the au tho-r, before he was, tiveuty.one y ea s of age.

Tut nt,EBA.-.:-The new CoMie gperaYentitled
I riltigialdse Ilizzari, was repeated On Saturday last,
at the King's Theatre, with increased success, and
before the most numerotis andience that hascittended
this season. gigobta COLLINI is now firm in the
possession of Tier powers,. and her talents 'appear to
more advantage. Though certainly.not equal to
CAMLANI, she is an admirable substitute. Her
voice is very pleasing, site sings with knowledge and
taste, and is,a charming ztelress. .I\r,iLpi has hardly!,
quite enottgh to do iti'this Opera, bin he mokes.all
he does efreaive. He and CoLLixt were excellent
in a trip; in the second a6l, in which PuerrrA ac-
quitted herself tolerahly. VEsTlits continues to rise
in public litvoUr. 'He Wag delightfully supported by
4. yery•gracefol and interesting
dancer. I.4sit4yes, put upon his' mettle by these.
'new performerEi„ exerted himself, more than ever,
and in his way he has no reason to dread a compe-
tition. •

THE K ENT, Who. appeared .to so
much advantage at Drury-lane Theatre, in the part
of Sir
,George „Airy, came forward again on Satur-
day last, as Loom, in the comic Opera nf.
CWinet. It is so seldom that wefind on the. English
Stage a singer who is capable of acting .also,' that we
coogniteldte the • 7.‘,lanogers on .the acquisition Of this
performer, Who posseses a fine voice, and who has
good sense enough to snpport charaetei, and give
point and .effeet to dialogue. Mr. KENT was evi-
dently under the imiireoion of diffidence:on. Satur-
day, probably on coining so near to such an admir-
able singer as. BitAitAm ; but he displayed sound
'taste and .knowledge in hiy execution of the airs
allotted to him,. and we have no doubt that he %trill
stand high in public respect, 'by .the rare union, of
musical and theatrical ability.
Mr. H. SIDDON6 is to have the management of
'the Edinburgh Theatre, to which he and his wife
are to remove .2t the close of the &event Drury
Lane season.

and Lieutenant U. of the
Navy, filet on Thursday Morning, in Stirrey, to
terminate an nrifoetnnate diffeirence that had .arisen
reape6thpg a woman That had been u keeping ,by
the fOrmet for so'me'time. The event was, that the
first -shot hit Captain W. ; he fell, languished till
the next morning, and then died ; thus falling, a sa-
crifice in a very bad POW. Ho was long in the
service of his conntry, in foreign climes;' and had
lately returned froni America, to endeavour to re-
covor the elPets of a wound he bad' received.

Among._ the Emigrants of distin4tion, who lefi
COinnna on the einbarkatiOn of 'the, British army,
Was the ildie R A Auttss. This title alone
a 4,4 sugge,tthose feelings of sympathy and re-
sp e which Will be excited by the. information that
this illustrions Nobleman is the lineal descendant of,
perhaps, tl!e greatest man Spain ever produced,
,entitr,iTurn CoLingaus. The Duke Met with
an avluttt on board Admiral DE Contici's ship, the
Ten 4fini
lt 18 stated that the maiden name of .Mrs. Clarke
vas not Thompson, but Farquhar. Her father west'
journeyman prieter, of that branch called a comp-
sitar, and he worked many years in the house of
,Mr, Hughes, an eminent master printer. He occu-
pied a house (belonging to Mi. Burnell, the stone-
maion of Cursitor-street), situated in the court 41)-
Mediately leading out of Fetter-lane to Cursitur-
street.- About eighteen years ago, Mrs. Clarke, then
tihont• fourteen years of age, resided with her pa,
rents, and was remarked by the young men passing
through the court, it being a thoroughfare, as a very
pretty, sprightly, gaily disposed wench,
.she being
very fond of sheaving herself in the coat, and of at-•
traaing attention. At this time Mr. Joseph Clarke,,
son of a JespeOal.ile builder on Snow.hill, was ap-
prentice to Mr. Burnell, *the mason in Cursitor-
street,.aod, became amazingly, eilamoured, of Mina
Farquhar, who readily received .his addresseF, dbe
married her.—MrS. Clarke had tv.o brothers, woof
wimtn entered the army as a common soldier, and is
supposed to be dead,and it is believed the other brother
is dead also. Sins had R sister. Whether the Inotlya
and sister are still living, is enknown ); but the per-
son Mrs. Clarke calls her mother, is supposed to be
her chief adviser and confederate, though no .rela.
t ion.

A trading Vessel, supposed to have been of eon
siderable burtheni was dashed to p.t.ces )11 the rocks
off Mullion (about 7 wiles N. \V. of the liz!trd),
cm Tuesday ulorning, and all on bo.nd perished.
Only one dead body had been washed Ashole
Wedn.:sdny ; ar d nothing has appeared to ascertain
the name of the Vessel.

Tte following ProciaMation Ina been issued by
the.AlcirtugUeSe, respecting the number of Frencis.
spies that have spread themselves in various disguises
throughout Portugal
It has been ascertained, by various means, that
a number of, French Officers,. and :Adler pees )tis,
disguised in different
.ways,. but chiefly in the dress
of Fria ks and Priests, '.4re travelling through the .
country practising the vile others, of spies, and en
deavouring tolearn the srrength of our forces', Iheii
• positions, theie State .of equipitient, See. • As the
;National Militia were extremely vigilant in &Cover-
ling,;french eniissariei.iii the Memorable-months of
iJune and July last, it seems proper that this im-
portant branch of the military police Should again
be entrusted t 0,,. thew. Vtie Governors; the Magi?,
trates, in a word, all the Public Authorities, ought
togive the most stria orders for the accomplishment
of this object. The mode which appears the m )•:tobvious for seizing the said spies and evilsdispostqi
persons, is to
.440 the .guards who are posted, in
certain distrias in the streets and roads, and at the
gates of towns, to examine all persons who may
not be knoWn to theM, and to take into custody all
strangers who are not furnished with authentic pais-
ports. It must be recolleeed, however, that there
are many forged and falsified passports, and wheo
the Security of the country is the Ojai in view, it
is a less evil to detain an innocent person until all
ground of suspicion is removed, than to suffer tire
wicked agents of the enemy to escape their merited
punishineut. Within the cities and towns this im-
portant business is expetled to be more particularly
watched over by the Magittrates. The ,praeti,'e
hitherto adopted, of receiving from the inokeepers
and masters of ordinaries, returns of the names pt.
their guests, is, in the present eireuniseauce
dent.., It is absolutely necessary tluis the magi..
trates should employ able and active officers to go
to those places at the hours of dinner and supper r
(recommending it to the masters of such hOUSQ.3 to
give information when strangers airive at 'ether
hours), to examine the passports of the irmelleas
or guests, and to apprehend all those of whom they
may entertain the slightest suspicion: It is to be
hoped that all Magistrates, Captains •General, &c.
will execute these and all other suitable meant, ,with
such prudence and promptitude, as speedily to des
liver us from this evil, as it at present ext,t , ainfto
deter others .from devoting themselves to so base, atf
employnient." •

no lion& continue out to an injiWous extent in
various parts of the country. letters on Satin day are ti!led with details or the damage snst;iined by
the inonda.lon. The roads to 'Ga4tshurou;rh are ih
such a condition, that it is tieessary to come}' tMfr
mails, &c. in`boats. On .11111rSi.1:11,' the water bad sp
subsided on the road; thin a man, named Chambers,
attemptt.d to go on hOrsehaek to o-neighbotn big
village, hut had not proceeded far before be way;
drowned. About Doncaster the inundations me
greater ban ever rerneln t! red.

At Ea§andine; four miles from S!itinford, the
tinter is so much out,t hat a horse was a,teWdays sine;
xlroWned on the road; and the rider narrowly ez-i(•apod
The same fate. At ' Downham, the upland water's
have descended in torrents, and the banks uf the
river \Vissey have been overflowed ; the parishes of
Stoke, Wrettnr, Dereham, Werehatr, Deaver, fox,
ham; and 'a great part Of many 'adjoining village;,
;tre, in contiequenee,- inundated.-
'The bank of the New Bedford River his been
broken and, by the overflowing of the River Nolte,
the turnpike-road formed one sheet of %vat erin cons-
mon with the overflowed lands in CutwelL Sony,;.,
persons have lost their lives, and a quantity of cattle
has been drowned.

Much damage has been sustained by violent flood.
on the Etterick ; and the beautiful new bridge built
over the Yarrow, LI miles fro.n Selkirk, leadi tag to the
New Road up to Etterick, has been entirely swept
away.
During the high wind, on Monday night, one n
the large trees at the entrance to Sprowsion-hall,
Norwich, was blown down. It is remarh3No owt
it was planted the day King Charles was bi.headed.'
Jan.3o, t 649, and blown down the SUM: day, t s
being I 6c years old.
_ _

Oil Monday evening last, the wind blew from off
the Middle Storehouse, in His Alajestr's Duel,
yard, at Portsmouth, 5 Join 1 cwt of lead, in tlire(i
pieces. One piece, weighing about bo cwt. w:l5
carried by the violenc4 of the gale across the reati-
way, to the di,tance of 111 feet ; • one piece, weigh-
ing abet t4O cat. was driven to The distance of t t'..!
feet; and the other piece; weighing 31 .CWit. dr(tp.,
pecl in the roa,l-way, at the distance of 7,5 feet.
FIRE.—We are very happy, on the hest Author.
rity, to inform the numerous friends of r. Bituor,
the At my Agent; that by the great exertions at tilt,
firemen, and the, most naive and friendly aqsistanee
of his neighbours (for which ha begs them to n-
cept his sincere thanks), during the tire which
paned at 101 late Office, Pall Mall Cruet he hss
.been enabledio save hisfaniily, with the whole of
his .books, and papers, and alsm the • greater tirt.
of ,his other property. iiiil4llC Mr. BAT
family and papers were secured, he left the precr..,
ration of hi furniture and other property io
neighhows, and directed his whole tti(-noii,it ti,
care the books and papers in the 'nem huese,
longing to ALEX. ANN, the Army Apt,;'i.
and Mr. AtiGes M, onnNALD. The
Mr. litho 's •now 'carried on at N4o,
York-street,
.St, James's-square.

.
SMITHFIELD NIARKET Fes
This days ruirket had a considerable /If
prime.beaqs,.and the show of cattle in other rclk.plJ.-..
VaS pretty good; Beef, Mimeo, and Veal are tt.,rt,
than' our last report; Pork is rather cheaper,
the trade in general was some hat brisk. Tt:e
'in the Haymarket were tolerably lively .1 Tat ,
and Clover obtained last prices.--SVc ni,
accurate statement of. the prices and numbers :
To sink the CAM per stone of 81b.
Beef s. 6d. to ss. &I.—Mutton 4s. 44, to.is.
6s. od. to 75. 84.—Laatb os. od. to os. su. :11 t)
60, 4d. • '
Ittafits. tActo.—Sheep, es
Hay ;t. tjs. ad. to 61. Iss. ad --Ch.;,..et ei. tat. to - 0
Iss. od.—Straw ti. ad. to 41..25. att.

CORY-Exdu4l.lol, Fait. (S.—There is a
supply of Wheat arrived to day, and but fe1...,
oftpeo'qullity, other sorts are heavy sal a,!
cheaper ; 11,trley iti short supply, and Iteevi it
very little Malt, and few White Peas,: ;
both soils support their prices ; OAT at a '‘:
irs _ •

fro►: the LOA DON GAZETT,E,, Fa, 4,, isbg.

Foreign Of ice, Jan, 20, 1809.

. _
The li.iag has 'been pleased 'to appoint Joseph
Charles IVellibli, Esq. to be His INlajebty"s
'the Territory of Louisiana„
The King has also befn pleased to_appoint An-
,drew Snape Douglas, Esq. to be Ills Majoty!ti Se 4,.
cretary of Legation to the Court of His Sicilian.
Alajesty. ,

Orinancr4oifici, Feb. T, dog.
Roy 41 Regiment of Artillery.

Second Lieutenant K. Hornaky to be First Lieutenant
vice J. W dson, depeased, dated kn. Ij, 18.)9. First Lieu.
tenant l'ciet 4teWla to be Adjutant, vice Kull°, dated lan.
20, L 309. Secuild Lieutenant Felix Trouglitnn to be First
Lieutenant, v►ce Stewart. Dated as -above.