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

AMERICA.

•
lIIIVATE LETTER ?ROM WASHINGTON, JUNIE 27.
" Last week Government received dispatches from
General Armstrong, at Paris,
partial raising of announcing that the
the Embargo bad inspired Buona-
parte with the most sovereign contempt for Mr. Ma-
dison and the American people, whom he threatens
with his vengeance as soon as he had punished the
mutiny of Spain, and the disobedience of Austria.—
Armstrong is in a hurry to leave France, haunted
with a dread of the Temple.
" Turreau is already gone to pass the summer at
Bahimore, and Mr. Erskine is only waiting for the
arrival of a British Plenipotentiary, to travel to Ca-
nada.

P. S.—Five o'clock, p.m. —The Senate has this,
moment confirmed Mr. Adams's appointment as
Minister to Russia. It had been desired by the two
Emperors from Erbarth last 061ober, and promised
by Mr. Jefferson. Of Mr. Adams's inveteracy to
aigland, his illiberal answer to Colonel Pickering is
puinted esidenue. He is a worshipper of Buona-
parte, and hates Soin nearly as much as Greac
Lritain.

6E,AiiitAL oRDER

HOkSt GUARDS, ji,zy 29, Mg.

It is the Commander in Chief's Order, that the
following Extraat from an Ad of Parliament, dated
the Yo3h of Jun?, 180 g, " for the prevention of the
Sale and Brokerage of Offices," shall be circulated
for the information and guidance of the Officers of
The Army.
(Signed) FlAitai CALVERT, Adj. Gen.

" Provided always, and be it further enuaed, That no-
thing in this Act contained shall extend, or be construed
extend to any Purchase, Sales, or Exchanges, of any
Conlinissions or Appointments in the Honourable Band of
Gentlemen Pcnsioliers, or in tlis Majcsry's Yeoman
Guard, or in the Marshalsea, and the. Court of the King
in the Palace of the King at Westminster, or to extend
to any Purchases, Sales; or Exchange's of any Commission.,
in ris Majesty's Forces, for such prices as . shall be re-
gulated and fixed by any regulation made or to be made
by his Majesty in that behalf, or to any act or thing done
in relation thereto by any Agents, provided that such
Agents shall be .Agents of regiments authorised by the
Commander in Chief of his Majest) 'S Forces, or by the Co-
lonels or Commandants of regiments or corps, and shall act
therein under such regulations only as are or shall, from time
to tone, be established b) his Majesty, and nail not cause
or procure, or knowingly permit or suffer to be printed or
advertised any advertisement or advertisements, proposal or
proposals for any purchase or sale, or exchange of any com-
mission, or any negociation relating thereto, and shall not
receive or take any money, tee, gratuity, or reward, or any
promise, agreement, covenant, contract, bond, or.assurance,
or by any way, means, or device, contract or agree to receive
or have any money, tee, gratuity, or reward lot offing in
such benall.

" Provided also, and be it further enaded, That every
Officer in his Majesty's forces, who shalt take, accept, or
m:(:.ive, or pay or agree to pay, any larger sum of money, di-
rectly or indirectly, than what is allowed by any. regulations
made by his Majesty in relation to the purchase, sale, or ex-
change of c ommissions in his Majeaty's.rorces, or wiio shall
pay, or cause to be paid, any sum or money to any agent or
woke'. or other iier4on, for th ur tiAbi• or
exchange of any such Commission, snail, on lacing convicted
theteot by General Court-Martial, forfeit his Commission,
and be cashiered ; and as an encouragement for the detection
of such practices, such Commission so forreited shall be
sold, and half the regulated value (not exceeding five hund-
red pounds,) shall be paid to the intorincr, and tne other
hall, or the remainder, if more than five hundred pound;,
shall go and be applied as his Majesty shall order and direct
by any Tegulations limn time to time inade in that behalf :
provided also, that every person who shall sell his Commis-
sion in his Majesty's Forces, and not continue to hold any
Commission in his Majesty's Forces; and shall, upon or iu
relation to such Sale, take, accept, or receive directly or in-
directly, any money, lee, gratuity, loan a money, reward of
profit, or any promise, agreement, covenant, contract, bond,
or assurance, or shall by any device or means, contract or
agree to receive or have any money, tee, gratuity, loan of 1110-
ncY, reward, or profit, beyond the regulated price or value of
the Commissinn sold, arid also every person, who shall wil-
fully or knowingly aid, abet, 'or assist such person therein,
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor with-
in the provisions of the Act.
" Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing
in the said recited Act, or this Ad contained shall extend or
be construed to extend to Gibraltar, Malta, or any place or
places in the Mediterranean, until three months ; or to any•
of his Majesty's dominions, colonies, or plantations in Ame-
rica, or the West Indies, 'until four months ; or to the Cape
of Good Hope, the island of St. Helena, or any part of Africa
until six months ; or to anl( of his Majesty's dominions in
the East Indies or beyond the Cape of hood Hope, until .12
months atter the passing of this Ad."

Captain WALSHAM, of the Worcestershire re-
giment of militia, quartered at Portsea, on Monday
last performed, on toot, the distance of sixty miles
in twelve successive hours, with ease; and after-
wards rode his two curricle horses half the distance
(thirty) in two successive hours, for a wager of one
hundred and twenty guineas, also within time.—
Capfain WA LSH AM is a very stout athletic man, be-
ing abuut six feet two inches high, and perhaps a
greater exertion has seldom been performed.
A gentleman, a few days since. fora considerahle
wager, walked from Whitechapel7Church to flytte-
Park corner, stopping to eat a tart at every pastry-
cook's on both sides of the way. The direct distance
is tour miles. He was allowed two hours to accom-
plish this feat, but he performed it in an hour and a
quarter.

PONY RACE.—A trotting-match for 100 guineas
took place yesterday on Sunbury Common betwixt
two fast ponies; the one a blind pony the property
of a person at Staines, which beat the celebrated
Irish trotting pony a few days ago, and the other a
North-country pony. The match commenced at
seven o'clock in the morning, with high odds against
the blind pony, which took the lead, and kept it
eleven miles. The North-country pony here made
play, and won the match by nearly half-a-mile.—
There was a numerous field of sportsmen on the
ground, and several hundtedi were betted on the
event.

A grand Pigeon Match, at 2 1 birds for 100 guineas,
took place yesterday, on Wimbledon Common, be-
tween Messrs. Carter and Hadkins, amateur shots.
The former killed 20 birds and won the match : his
antagonist having missed his fourth and eighteenth
bird.

A partridge's nest was, a few days ago, discovered
in a plot of grass which was cutting in the garden of
the Rev. Mr. NI‘KENziE, of Knockbain, Shropshire,
containing 16 eggs, which had been deserted by the
mother, and front which, when taken from the nest
and laid beneath a turkey hen, were brought forth
15 birds, winch were all in a thriving state, and fol-
low the turkey as their mother.
A cause of considerable importance came on to be
heard at the Dorchester Assizes, wherin Mr. William
Sherring the President of a Benefit Society at Sher-
borne, was Plaintiff, andT. Pursey, alias Persey (the
elder) was Defendant : this aelion, was brought to re-
cover from the Defendant three years pay, at 4s. per
week, which he had fraudulently received from the
Society 2 l years since, by producing a copy of the
register of his baptism. The Judge diteeted the
Jury to return a verdia for the Plaintiff, which they
did with damages, 341.
Sunday, Mr. Murphy's boat, which. conveys pas-
sengers to and from the Liverpool Packet at the
Pigeon House, Dublin, going with passengers to
the Moira packer, shortly after the vessel getting un-
der sail, the boat lying alongside, the main beam
struck the boat's mast, and the people on board,
consisting of five men, were instantly precipitated
into the sea. Captain ROBERTS, of the Moira, on
perceiving the situation of the men, immediately
put out the boat, and picked up three. Mr. GIB-
BONS, one of the Proprietors of the Liverpool packet,
and a seaman named FARREL, were unfortunately
drowned.
The oldest man does not remember so uniform
and continued winds in the 'South West quarter, as
have prevailed in those latitudes since last March.
Sometimes they have blown in hurricanes, the ef-
Teets whereof have been manifested all over England
by various ravages, particularly among fruits of all
descriptions, attended with such deluges of rain as
greatly to injure the corn, especially in the low
lands ; the high grounds also have severely suffered.