The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

PROM 771 E Stc‘AM.SH PAPERS:

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SEVILLE, JULY I2.6.—The. enemy.continue's-1d
:•,;•purstie his systeni.of seduction and corruption, but
is ever rneotil% with ..proofs of integrity and .loyalty
of 'the SpaniA cnaradterc

!.'•• The Bishop or.Peopeluna, who at present re-
at Lerida, a tew days since received a retter
fro-in, The Duke de Alahno, pretended' Viceroy of
'Navarre, under the Usurper,- inviting him to re-
'occupy the episcOpal chair v.hich he occupied before
the. usurpation, 'anciptiering him pardon on part
of the Usurper. The 'Bishop returned the letter to.
Duketht ilnanSiterech -The'Central Jinita has or-

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dered publication of this honourable'att, that ii
may. serve as an_example'to allgood-patriots, and fill
with shame those w I:o,havetascly become the agents-
a the Most viile,of tyrannies and usgrpatibns...
The Central Junta has also pUblined -a series of
otlicialieports corxesning the of Gerona, as,
• well as the incessant skirmishes witi.elitiike plaCe in
the ifeighbourbood of that heroic city;. the object of
which has been to occupy the attention of the be-
, sieging army, and afford some relief to the city.
'Un the- lith of July,. a cot.voy of ttkOU"musqnets,
tome:pipes of brand„ provisions, and: 84 quintals-
of po'wder, was iutereepted, and at the some tin;.,
-62 prisoners taken. The enemy left 114 dead in the
field.. Unhappily a galley full of ammunition after-
wards 'blew up; by which the greater part, of 'the
convoy was destroyed, and 15/ Spaniards kiaed, and.
8 Wounded,' by the explOsion.
At the end of the docinnents is the following
official note:—

‘! His Majesty has heard with singular satisfac-
tion the reading_of these dispatches, more especially
the narrative of those circumwauces of bravery and
skill which nta/k the. exploits of all who have thus
nobly concluded themselves, particularly the heroic
and astonishing defence of the castle of Monjuich
against five assaults, repelling with so much glory
`the force and fury of the enemy. And his Majesty
beitig informed that the Governor of Gerona,- exer-
cising-the authority be possesses, has already grant.
ed rewards to the valiant defenders of that castle,
authorizes the General in Chief to grant suitable re-
wards to all who took part in the above recited ac-
tions; .andin particular to Colonel Don Francisco
Milan=, and Lieut.-Colonel Dun Juan Clarcis, who
are distinguished by- such a series of services; and
iu consickrationi as well of the exemplary constancy
of the invincible defenders of this illustrious city, as
or tlte- t=a;ernal cares and indefatigable zeal of the
wartt,y -n!.d. the apostolic and patriotic valour
r 111cl:icy. Bishop and h'Q Chapter, who have never
.abandoned the Church,' the cause, nor their be-
loved town in its eureme danger, duritig-m,jnontlis
of siege and as,ault, and 'tour weeks of horrible
bombardment, -his Majesty has resolved to publish
the whole in a Gazette Extraordinary, for the itt-
mortal .honour of- such well-deserving'patriots,,and
as a strong and tierpetualexample to the rest of the
nation, a-ho are labouring, in the great work of com-
mon liberty, and for the admiration of the present
age, and of posteriiy."

SGARBGROUGR; AUG. 13.—A shocking accident
happened last night, between 6 and 7 o'cicck, to a
r~ir, Aimytage, a gewlernan ot-fhis to'An. It'seeriis
I\dr. A. aid his brother were returning. from the di-
version' bcgrouse-Sbonting, and had .to cross a Stream
called Scallty.:beek, 'Which was' so sWellecr a le 4,
months back, by the winter rains, as/tO wash away-
4good stone bridge. A tefrpor-inry one of wood was
• tfirown over it for foot passengers, and as in Surdmer
it w‘is usually little more than -ancie deep,
,carriages
drove thiough not apprised of.the great
rise occastrined by the storm Of last. Friday. night,,
puihed foe Ward *in his gig ; the,horse was imMedi-;_,
ately taken off his legs, and Mr. A.'s brother.seeing
tilt: danger, sleape'cl ; but,
areadttil to relate, Mr. 'A. _was. borne away by, the
torrent, and instantly cve4vheli.ned in tlioflood.—
EVery attempt.was made by his brother, and others,
who rushed to his assistance, hut in vain. The bo:
dy %a-3 not found 'till fodr o'clock this morning, a
feW yards, b low 'where t:,e carriage .enteled. The
horse; -in 'his struggling had broke hts leg, :_auel the
gig was, dashed .to pie .es.. Such a calamity .has
spread a' gloomover the Whole town,- as Mr. Ai-
tnytage was a gentleman of Most unaffeCled, en-
gaging Manners, universally and justly esteemed,.
and has left an amiable widow and fiV.e children to
lanrnt the irreparable loss of a tender Iniiband and..
an affectionate pareut.

/A.cabbage Nt;as cut on SUnday last from a garden
at Eastling, the heart of which weighed 16i lbs. and
the leaves which were taken from it, 9i, 14,. and
the produce left on the Stalk, froth which it was chit
17 cabbages, all turned except one.
A wedding of an"unusual kind .was celebrated' at
Swaffharn, on Monday se'nnight,; the hide and
bridegroom, who are. young . persons being both.
blind.

The following melancholy circumstance occurred
at Stonehaven, on 'Wednesday last. A young man
of theKincardineshire,Local Militia, now on Perrna,
nent:duty at Stonebaven, had,agreed,. for a trifling
wager, to pick up a certain number of stones, placed
at regular distance's, bringing each of them separately'
to a particular spot within an hour: He had pro-
ceeded only about 16 minutes, 'hen, complaining
of thirst, he bad some cold water, by his own desire,
repeatedly given him,. and appearing faint, was
urged to, decline the prosecution of his task but
persisting in a further trial, he in a few minutes,
dropped down, and:loon after expired.
Sunday morning early, two pecsons of the names
of Sealy and Spith,- confined in the House of Cor-
reetion, escaped over the prison wall. In the after-
noon of .the same day, Trott,• one of the Officers of
Hatton-Garden office,. corning through Cheslitint,
recognized Smith, took 'him into custody, and safe-
ly lodged him in his old quarters.: The other has
not yet been heard'of.
On the 19th of this month . the
.price of Tickets
and Shaies will advance. Those who intend to ad-.
venture in the present State LOtterl, will' save 'con-
siderably by an immediate, purchase.7-7-The.particil-
lar Numbers bespoke 21 RICHARDSON, f3OODLUCK,
and Co.'s Offices, .Cornhill, and Charirrg Cross, are
now ready for delivery ; and those who u ish for
more than one Ticket of a number, should make
early-application, to prevent disappointment.

THE 131

The following is an Extra& of a Letter, received
a-few days sg-o, by an eminent Commercial Rouse
in the City :

Rio de Janeiro, tune 6, -tBe6.

Trade here is very mach overdone, and there is
very little encouragement to land any part of our
cargo; I was glad to- see ti;e. Americans here, and
I hope soon to hear of the embargo being taken oti,
as it regards England. However badly some people
may think of the North Americans, they cettainly
would havewori-opinion' of t he. inhabitants Of this
country, if they cotild take a peep bere..---aod they
are very sanguine indeed, who think that the trade
•to South America could make up for the want of
trade to the United States. It is true this country
in time might supply England with plenty of cotton,
but they could not take enough-from us tolce.ep our
Manufatturets goin,4, and the balance,' of Course,
would. he tvinst- :England. Large sums
.moSt be
lost by some speculatoti here, for people have beet
sendinX goods which are not at all used in the coun-
try. Very larac.e quantities of glass, for instance,
.have been sent for Windows, though the grazilians
seldom have any glazed windows, except, in the win-
ter, and then they are only seen in the houses of the
opulent. The trade in t hel3l azi ls, I -mesh the Eng-
lish trade, is chit-fl' in.tlje- hands of the. people who
have seen established in Portugal, and they are al-
most all in the Commission 'business. In ~Bahia
there are about eight or ten English houses,: and
here, perhaps, thirty.Or more. ' I suppose there are
epWarbls of 300 English in Rio de Janeiro. The_
.English and•Portognese do not associate mile!' to-
gel her, which
,/ do nut wonder at. As for, a.cyen-
tlernan, of whom you must have heard, the,-Portu-
.guese laugh at him, and-are not very nice in the
names they give him. -In Bahia, particularly, they
-speak very freely. You will hardly believe that he has
a dark room built, in which he, hides himself Attiring
• thunder and lightning: ' Wren a storm comes on,'
tic. takes himself to it, and one of his domestics` in-
totals him when it is over. People call this room
the Oven, and when it lightens it is common to hear
the people say, " the•ot/en is heated." The best
race of people I have seen are the Indians, the ori-
ginal inhabitants of the 'conntry. There are many
of their) in Rio, employed in boats, &c. They are
of-a light copper-col Our, have long black hair,-.and
are in -general about five feet six inches high, stout,
-well made. Their features resemblethe Chinese,
but 'are mach better. Their countenance- indicates
what they are, an
.inoffensive, quiet, -well-behaved
people:. They. are considerably before the Blacks,
willAVork harder, and, in my opinion, they are far
stiperior to many of their masters, both in looks and
disposition. Rio and Bahia swarm with priests and
friars, plenty of -whom are seen walking •in the
streets with shorn crowns. By their looks they do •
not appear to pratiice the- self-denial they- preach,
and, if I may believe accounts;,deny themselves few
IndulgenCies. Some-goods haVe been permitted to
be landed at Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, but
there IS no cominercial treaty. There are several
English vessels in La Plata."

. .
1-1-OrtpOLA7isfivAtto. g.-,-(Private letter.)"—thave
tt. inforui you, a Lieutenant of hussars belonging. to
the Duke of Brunswick arrivedat this place on the 7th
lust.' Willi the news thAt the Duke was forced tot brow
Mu-Is-elf into the arms-of Great-Britain; and request-
ed reselsiti be sent immediately to bring off' his
,meti•frOrn
.the 'bankS of thg Weser, amounting, to
ftet. 'At six P. M. the sane evening about
206 of the then landed at this 'Place from 'vessels
they had found in the Weter. The officers. and
Men appeared much fatigued, and soteral of the
former wounded. One, of their officers informed
me they had marched without • any regurar rest for
rs days, during; the whole of which The. Duke had
endured equal hardships with his men. The Hano!
veriatis behaVecl 'with the greatest friendshiP. to the;
Dtike and- his'men. The merchants of this
very handsomely called On the Go'verrior, And offer-
ed their Store-houses and part of the 'change for,the.
reception 'of the ,officers and men.., :Some of, the
merchant's 'attended on the beach, and, administered.
wine and other cantors to the poor fellows as they
landed. - On the gth the Duke'of Brunswick landed •
here' from the Mesilnito stoop of war, abbot eight`:
P.M. under a salute'of ig guns frotn the garrison, and
the same number froni the ship's' of war. He was
received, on the beach by Lieutenant-Colonellia-
znilton,. and all the. Officer's of the' garrison.' The
Mosquito sailed for England. the evening of the i oth
having the Dyke on board ; the troops sailed at the
same time in vessels 'of war and transports ; the Lady
Fircinees has about sixty men and three officers on
board::

BaxiNG.—Richman is matched against. Cropley
for 100 guineas. The battle will be fought in the
middle of.the'netit month., ~ • •

Tuessday a sparring exhibition took place at the
Tun room, in the Strand, for the benefit of the
i,"eteran Maddox, which was attended by the ama-
teurs. The Belchers, Richman, Qropley, Powell,
Dogherty, &c. Vic. set to, and afforded considerable
amusement.

Yesterday morning about seven o'clock, a battle
was fought .in a' field near
.the White Lead Mills,
Hoxton, between James Hawke, a', Spitaltields
weaver; and ThOinas Fellows, a drover, for five
guineas a side. The contest lasted for upwards of
forty minutes with equal skill and, courage on both
sides, when the weavergave his antagonist a blow
on'the side of the bead, which brought him to the
ground, and he remained in a senseless state for'ome
minutes, and on recovering gave up the contest in fa.
your 'of his opponent. They were both severely i
beaten,
,and were taken to their homes by their re-
speCtive friends. • .• 1.
A respeelable dressed woman was taken into cus-
tody on Monday at Mitcham Fair, for passing one
and two pnund notes, purporting to:
:have,. been._ .
issued from the Leeds Bank. The frisoner had
circulated several. of them about London, and had
succeeded hi 'several instances at the fair.. . •
Friday last, as the workmen were digging h) the
entrenchments for the new extension of the Dock ,
noes at Plymouth, they_ discovered thee skeleton of
a man, with part of his clothes, in a very decayed
state. It is.conjectUred that _he had been murdered
and semtly interred there. , • '