The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-18 00:00:00

BiIIGHTO.N, AUG. 15

Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes-of York and
Sussex bid adieu to the mirthful revels of the Pavi-
lion early yes erday morning. At noon the Prince,
with his remaining Brothers, and military retinue,
reviewed the Artillery on the Downs, by the Race,
coarse, and after had a seled party to- dinner. In
the middle of the feast, his Royal Highness received
the glad tidings of the gallant Sir A. Wellesley's vic-
tory over the French in Spain, which he instantly
communicated- to the company, by reading the con-
tents of the dispatches aluud, to the general satisfac-
tion of the whale party, who complimented, in their
.the glorious achievements of their
c-uutryinen, and the future success of the British
arzris.. The happy information soon spread through
the wads of the Pavilion, through the town, and
even the hall-room at the Castle, which by half-past
ten, was compleicly filled with all the fashionables
of tile e, and of tjie prevailing topic of conversa-
tion, all seemed. elger for a satisfactory cqofirmation,
ant for a while unposed ifEcull task on Mr. Forth,
M. C. to prevail on the company to

" Knithands and beat the ground,

" In a light tatastic round.

The dancing at length commenced with gaiety 2nd
Spirit till a quarter before eleven, when the amuse.
inert was arrested by the national strum of " God
save the King," by the Prince's Band, avid the en-
trance of his Royal Highness, with the Dukes of
Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, and Cambridge, with
the Marquis Of Headfort, Lord Erskine; Lord Barry,
more, Mr. Sheridan, and a number of Officers and
Gentlemen who had formed Iris dinner party. The
crowd and heat in the room, which contained near
five hundred persons, was excessive; and informa-
tion on the rumoured vii:lory seemed forcibly inter-
woven with the pleasure of beholding the healthy
and happy appearance of the Heir Apparent, who,
will' that atiable and obliging condescension for
which he is so eminently distinguished;corffirtned
the glad tidirgs to all who inquired of hini, ,suffi-
ciently loud to' be heard by those who had not the
enviable happiness of sharing his society.
Oa the commencement of the squeeze for the
Pritice'i table which succeeded, the Duchess Dow-
ager of Leedi, and Countess of Berkeley, placed
themselYes under the protedion of the Duke of-Cla-
rence, who taking one under each arm, foll Owed
this-. Prince, who either by design or accident, re-
signed the head of tile table, the Duke of Clarence
Placing himself on his right hand between the
Duchess and Countess, who Were both most superbly
dressed, and splendidly ornamented with diamonds.
The supper was excellent, and the most elegant
things ot, the kind, cousisti gof cold refedion, in
which del-racy and art weirle- most happily blended
for the gratification of
the eye and palate, elegantly
intersetted with plentyof . the most agreeable and
caoicest fruits of the season.
By setting open the three supper-roora doors, the
health of the Prince was enthusiasticallydrank by the
Whole of the company at one time, being given by;
the Duke of • Clarence, at the first table, Colonel
Ferguson at the second, ano by an Officer at the
third. The Prince's band played during supper.--
On its conclusion the dancing vets resumed ; soon
alter which another dispatch was given to his Royal
Highness, with a more circumstantial confirmation of
the joy ous event before mentioned, which he as con-
descendingly- took from Colonel Bloomfield, and
read aloud to the corppany 3 and a quarter before
two departed for the Pavilion, the Royal Dukes
having gone sonic time before. The dancing was
kept up with great spirit till after four, and the room
not cleared till near five. Tile company consisted,
with serue additions, of the same fashionables who
°"nl'sed the birth-day testivities in .the
T.ie Prince,,
his brothers, and retinue left this place
tor Loudon b - • •
Nat o clock in the tnorniug.

In the mouth of roan,
mined P. Kirk December last, a young
who has been a prisoner since the
conunencetnent of the war, succeeded in making
his escape over the high ramparts. of Fort Beach, in
France, prior to which he had made two desperate
efforts to regain his liberty. He arrived at Ply-
umuilr about a mouth agO, haiing travelled upwards
of 800 miles by land, and nearly 3000 by sea.
A French privateer from Boulogne or Calais cap-
tured a brig, on bard of which she put some of the
crew. The brig was recaptured and sent into Dover
on Tuesday. Ihe Frenchmen, who left France on-
Mund,iy morning, state, that no accounts had then
arrived of Peace having been concluded' between
Austria and France.

ITC Spanish Officer, lately arrived. from the Mar-
quis itOmANA to solicit arms, clothing, &c. for the
-tiali'ciati army, has.accompiished his mitisiun ; Go-
ve.iiiinenr„having complied with the proposal, which
.vas, that .Spain might coatrad upon her own ac-
,-ount for every •thin...

G!4VD FETE Air O.4I'LAND3.

[FLIRT:ZELL PARTICULARS

The absence of his Royal Highness thellnke, rf
YOH:: from the entertainment, In Commem,wltion
of his Birth-day, given at o.ulands,‘ on Wedw.s-
day. was the subject of much regret, and grcatly
diminishqd the pleasure which the festive scene
was calculated to produce: In other respeas.the
fete was, as we stated in our last, extremely bril-
liant.

At one o'clock his Royal Highness the Prince' of
WALES, accompanied by Mr. TERRETT, in an open '
landau, arrived ; and was '"shortly after followed by
his Royal Brothers,r he Dukes of CLARENbE, KENT,
CUMBERLA ND, and CA:`,IBRIDGE, in their separate
carriages. At half past one, die QUEEN, and the
Princesses AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, SoritlA, :and
MARY, accompanied by
_Ladies ILGI-IgSTER and
ISABELLA THY NNE, arrived. The QUEEN was pre-
ceded by the KING'S Equerries, in.one of his MA-
JESTY'S carriages, drawn by six horses/And escort-
ed by a party of the Royal Blues. Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of YORK received her MAJESTY
and all the Royal visitants at the front door. The
-Prince of WALES and Duke of CLARENCE handed
her MaatsTy and the PRINCESSES from their car-
- riages,, and the Duchess condueled them into the
draWing-room, which was fitted up in a most mag-
nificent style. The Duke's band, in full new uni-
form, was stationed on the Lawn near the drawing-
room windows, and on the 'QUEEN entering, played
" God save the King." 'As soon as her MAJESTY
and the younger branches of the Royal Family were
assembled, an elegant dinner was served up in a.
beautiful Marquee ereEted on the lawn, for forty
children, twenty boys and twenty girls, whom the
DUKE and Ductless cloathed and educated. The
eldest boy took the chair, said grace, and performed
the duties of the table. They were waited upon by
the domestics of the house. The QUEEN and all
the company visited them while at dinner. As soon
as their cloth was cleared, they drank the healths of
the DUKE and Duel:ass, with three times three,
and song " God save the King," the whole of them
joining, in chores. The grateful sensibility of the
•,
children, together with their clean and healthy ap-
pearance, excited admiration, and her MAJESTY
and all the.company present seemed highly pleased.
At half past two o'clock, the QUEEN, and all the
branches of the Royal Family present, sat down to
a sumptuous siejenne in the principal dining-
room. The sideboards, eight in numaer, were .1
richly ornamented with gold cups, urns, salvers,
4-,c. &c. The dinner was served up on a superb
service of plate. The PaINcK occupied the DUKE'S
place at table. After the cloth was removed, the
PRINCE gave, " A speedy recovery to the Duke of
YORK, and many happy returns of the day," which
was drank with enthusiasm: The band played se-
veral delightful airs durieg dinner, and after the
DUKE'S health was drank, they played- his Royal
Highness's March.
In the evening the Royal Family walked on the'
lawn. The Qu SEW and PRINCESSES Were elegantly
attired, and looked exceedingly wel, hut owing to
the Duke's indisposition, they were. not so cheer,
fill as usual. At six o'clock her MAJESTY and the
PRINCESSES, accompanied by their suite, set out
for Windsor. At seven o'clock the PRINCE, with
his Royal Brothers
,and the Nobility and Gentry,
sat down to an elegant dinner, sened up in the
principal' dining room, where they remained until
ten o'clock, when the proceeded to a: ball-room
ereaed in the shrubbery adjoining the lawn,. which
was illuminated in a most superb style with upwards
of 2000 variegated lamps. At the top of the ball-
room was formed a beautiful canopy lined with
shrubberies and flowers, and hung with festoons of
lamps, with a large star of lamps in the centre, and
D. Y. at the tola. The whole was fitted up with
great taste,- and had a most beautiful effect. At
twelve o'clock the Ductless, accompanied by the
Parsical retired from the ball-room, and was follow-
ed by therest of the Royal Family, and the Nobility
and Gentry began to depart. Among the company
were—

The Earl of Cavan ; Lords Charles and Arthur Somerset,
Erskine, G . Cavendish; Lady Ann Cullen Smith ; Connt
Munster ; Generals Cartwright, Fitzroy, Winyard, Calvert,
Fitzpatrick ; Colonels Deshrow, Taylor, Gordon, Bartley,
Craven ; Mr. Stepliney, Mr..,grrecnwood, Mr. Cavendish,
Mr. Smith, &c. .

The Duke and Duchess's trades-people and do-
mestics, together with the neighbouring villagers,
kept up the merry dance until seven o'clock in
the' morning. The Prince and the Royal Dukes
slept at Oatlands.

ARTILLERY.—The skill of the French engineers,
and-the power of .their artillery, have long been
known ; but the iodefatigable .attention that has of
late years been. paid' to this branch of military sci-
ence, has at length conferred the- palm of su-
periority on England.. The British artillery is now
admitted to be the most efficient of any it Europe—
nor can this be matter of surprise, The praCtical
application of the mechanic powers is, in this coun-
try, almost universal, and the incessant construc-
tion of mathinery of every description has produced a
degree of perfeaion in praaical mechanics, which
has never been. attained, so far as our knOwledge
extends, in any other nation. In every branch of
human invention in which machinery is used, Eng-
land g'ihrs Moment is decidedly superior, and ar-
tille'ry is certainly machinery. The superiority of
the horses of England, and the universally acknow-
ledged-skill of the natives of this country, in the
treatineet and management of that noble and useful
animal, add greatly to the excellence of our artil-
lery:
. Mrs. JORDAY, our great comic AElress, had,a son
in the memorable battle 'of TALAVERA, who dis-
played a spirit worthy of the British charaaer.—
This gallant young man. is high in the esteem of
the immortal Commander on that occasion, , and
of all his Superior Officers,— He it repre-
sented to be possessed of every quality calcu-
lated to render him a good Officer, and is remark-
able for quickness, intelligeuce, aaivity, and zeal.
He was grazed by a splinter of a shell on the.thigh
and knee, but received no essential injury.
A gang of WARDLEITES, it seems, attacked
DIGNUM on Tuesday last, while he was singing a
song in honour of the Duke of YORK'S Birth -4:13y,
but the general indignation of the crowd at such an
illiberal effusion of party spleen, in a place of public
festivity, soon drove them from the garden.