The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-01 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, FEB. e. 7.

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'On Friday the outward bound East and West
passing down Channel, proved agra•ii--s
lying speEtacle from the Cliffs. About three o'clock,
P.M. from two to three hundred sail formed a crowd-
ed line on the horizon, immediately opposite to the •
town, the greater part of which, in their proper
course, had"disappeared before sun-set. The Dap-
per Gun-brig has been ordered off this station ; she
has been succeeded by the Defence.
On Friday the first division of the first, or light
battalion, of his Majesty's German Legion, 'marched
into this town, which, on the following day, 'com-
menced its march for Bexhill, thereby making room
for the second division, which arrived sooty' atteri-
and followed the former this morning. The first
division of' the second battalion of the same Legion
halted here this day, and which will only remain
with' us until' to-morrow. Notwithstanding the
privations and fatigues of the late Spaniih campaign,
the men are in most excellent health and condition,

Crisdale, the brave fellow of the loth Light Dra-
goons, Who so gallantly took the French General
Ltfebvre prisoner,' is now at Brighton. The sword
and pistols of the above-captured General were sent
to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Gris-
dale is a tall, well-made, and well-Vooking
his countenance is ruddy and expressive, and strong-
ly indieatiVe of his possessing that resolute spirit,
which should at all times Charaderise the Briton and
the soldier. •

We learn from' Gibraltar, that the heretofore im-
pregnable foitiesses, St.
,Philip and Barbara, have;
tic-A-only been completely dismantled, but that trains
of gunpowder have. been so et-redo:illy insinuated
into, the body of the .fortresses, as to sender their
entire destruction the work tidy of a moment from
Gibraltar. This was to he resorted to, 'should the
French succeed in obtaining possession olitlwse strong
positions.
Portuguese Journals have been received to the
Wilt. The last Lisbon Gazette contains the fol-
lowing article:—
LISBON, FEB. 14.—With the most sincere and
lively pleasure we announce to the public the lot-
lowing, intelligence, which is this moment received.;
" Head-Qusaters, Chaves, Feb.-6[-
. Yesterday I was with the Marquis DE LA Ro-,
MANA, who has colleded his army; and I found him
and all his Stati in the highest spirits. Flu tells.me
that-Galin:la 'begins to revive, and that within these
few days about 4000 men have joined him; and that
he expeds his army will soon be 2:5,000 strtmg, and
that he intends to advance into • the interior of Gal, •
lieia. The inhabitants of that kingdom, even many
of those who received the ,French, as at Orence,
have revolted against them, and joined some of the
diSpersed corps of the army Within these tew days
they took all the baggage belonging to-General
MitacustNo..s, army, which ,were escorted •by 140
cavalry, the whole of whom were
.tilled or taken, "
except eleven. This took place at the_village of
Valduros, near Orense, and the • FrenCli- military
chests, and even their Secretariat, fell into the hands
of the assailants. This example hate animated the
people of other distrids, and they now ad' without
tear of the French.

a' The enemy are dying in great number*, in con-
seqnence of _disease in Spain, and they assert them-
selves that the plague has been introduced into their
army. The greater part of the divisions of fortigtv
troops are put on half rations of bread, while the
French themselves receive full allowance. The day
before yesterday a spy arrived from Madrit), who
asserts that the armies of the Duke DEL INPANTADO
and the Marquis Da PALACIO are already before that
city, and that the French have taken their positions
without the city for its defence. It is the opinion
of the Marquis Dir LA ItOMA NA
.that Madrid is at
this moment either taken or evacuated.

" One thing is certain, that the greater part of But:',
NAPARTU'S troops were deceived, when he brought
•The contingents of the Rhine and
them to Spain.
Italian troops were taught to believe that all Spain was
under his dominion, and that they would only have
to occupy conquered provinces, where they would
find comfortable establishments. He even ordered
the word' " Legion of Andalusia," " Legion of Cas-
tile," &c. to be inscribed on the uniform buttons
of several corps,
Finalily, the Marquis requested that I should
make known to all Abe Generals of the Portuguese
armies, the necessity •of establishing military posts
of communication with thetriselves and the Spanish
armies,.und, in particular, between that-of the Mat-
• and our army of the provinces of Entre DJaro
n Ito."

Wednesday week, a melancholy catastrophe took
place at Wiggonby, Cumberland.--fiuth'
the servant of Mr. John Rickerby of that place.,
delivered herself of a child, which sheafterwards
smothered,. and copcealetrit between a bed and a
mattrass. The next morning she arose as usual,
prepared breakfast, and looked after the common
household affairs of the family.. Mr. R. suspOting;
the purity of his servant, searched for; and found
the child, and upon being charged with the crime
before4he Coroner, and a Jury impannelled for the
occasion,. she confessed her! guilt, and the Jury
brought in a verdita
The quantity:of rain fallen from the st4th of Ja-
nuary to the .24th, f ult. inclusive, is equal: to 5.54
inches in deptlt. The average teinperature for the
current month is equal to 449 2,' about 45' degrees
higher than it was during the same month 'last year,
'and, 7 degrees higher than it wal"iniiiebrtiary 1867.
-,-,The 'average height of the barometer. is 29,207,:
Which is oather.lower thiin it was .for the last Month.:
The winds have blown chiefly from.; the, •westerly
quarter, sometimes 'mrth, and ,solnetittles 'south-
west: 'We may reckon, notwithstanding, the great
number cif rainy days nine, in which the Bun tat
shone with great brilliancy. #=• - •
Sugar was selling at Petersburg!), of thebegmning
of the last month, at the rate of five 0i i
tish) per -pound. coffee was ratter eltea*:.;
.Xesterday the unhappy female, 'who-attends the.
Court of Common Pleas in a deninged state of 'mind,'
addressed Sir JAMES-MANsnELD, -and complained
1.44 t some pqrson had forged her: name. 1 lel' dm-
versation was so ineoherenti: that it was evineoi slut
snared under a severe parOxism.of insanity.

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