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THE SUN.

101.114 QUID DICIRL IFALsUNI AUDZAT?

LONDON,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1809.

As we do not profess, like a Morning Paper of
yesterday, to know the secrets of the Cabinet, we
shall not attempt to explain to the public the nature
of the divisiOns which have been supposed to exist in.
it.' We may; however, safely assert, that the state-
ment given yesterday in the Morning Chronicle is
not the true one; and in particular we ►night almost
venture to declare, at last as, far as we have been
'able to colle, any thing, that there is an entire error
in all that is said with regard to Mr. PERCEVAL. For
our own part we should feel it to be wise to suspend
i-udgment, while ignorance of the real state of things
exists ; and we cannot do better, we think,
• than recommend the same-to others.

V.ife are unable to state the precise ground of dif-
ference which led to the unfortunate event between
Lord CASTLEtEAGH and Mr. CANlNrsd,but we have
much pleasure in informing our Readers that the lat-
ter is in no danger.

He is at his house at Bromp-
.
ton, where he passed as favourable a night as could
be expected in his present situation. The wound is
happily only. in the flesh, and the ball passed through
without totiching the bone.

Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA and SoeHIA, accompanied by Lady
TuyNNE,• the Hon. G. VILLERS, and General
EITZROY, took their usual ride in Windsor Park,
and at noon returned to the Palace.
The Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND yes-
terday morning reviewed the Royal Horse Guards
(i3iues) on Warkfield
Yesterday his Royal Highness the Dike of CAM-
ERIDGE entertained his Royal Highness the Duke of
YORK, and a selea party of Military Gentlemen,
with an elegant dinner, at his house in Berkeley-

biluare. •
Yesterday his _Royal Highness the Dake of Cum-
BERLADID left town for Windsor, on a visit to their
MAJESTIES and PRINCESSES.
GENERAL REwBELL.—An erroneous account has
oppeared in some of the Papers respelling this Of-
ficer. The following is an accurate stateinent of the
eircumstances respeCting his Bight to this country :
General REWBELL is the son of RaWBELL, one of the
five Diredocs. The father being hostile to BUONA-
i- A RTE.'S ?lans of ambition, the latter of course mark-
ed him out as an object of hatred,
,which was also
extended to his son. The General was sent to the
West Indies, in his military capacity, by BuoNtv-
PArA7E, probably in the hoe that he would fail a
situ:tier to the climate. While the General was in
the West Indies, he formed an intimacy of a most
confideutal nature with JEROME Buozs-ArAaTE,.aed
ullen the latter was made King of Westphalia, he
took Gen. REWIiELL into his service, and appoint-
ed .him- Governor of Cassel, very trich to the dis-
pleasure of BLTUNAT'ARTE. Our leaders of course re-
collect the gallant exertions an,l'extraordinary march
of the litike of 11BUNSWICK OELs, and his gallant
followers ; Genet al REWBEI. L received orders to in-
tercept him, and he was informed in the order, in
distino.t terms, that his head should tie answerable
for his success. The Duke, however, succeeded in
effecting his escape, and REV/BELL was too con-
scious of the Winger of his own tit6tion to think
o: remaining any longer within the reach of 13uo-
iNAPARTE's power : he accordingly set out front Cas-
sel for Bremen. He travelled in his full uniform as
G:oteril, and with his usual sttiie, having made out
his own pakcoits. The night after he left Cassel,
• same genkrartnes arrived there to at rest him. At
li,Crnee, he embarked on board a neutral vessel, and
zi:trit,ed about tliree weeks ago at Gravesend, v. here
;he atiil retnaios, not rece.ved, as has been
stated, peieoisscin ,to come to LondOrt. wife is
ai Behgolaiol, arid is ditily e et.lid in this country;
and upon h.'• arrival, it is Supi o,cd that the General
1 setoit: for Auler.l6::M. (I.llEw BELL is a native of
is -a; the ci,lugi,lcr of a man Of considerable
„I-overly there

The Accounts given in the l-)foroing Papers of
the affair. between Lord CASTLEAE.WH and 7.vlr.
C:atiNING are incorre& in many particulars. We
certainly do not approve of the pra&ice of duelling,
least of all, do we admire it in persons of high offi,
cial situations.

If, however; if cannot be avoided, it becomes an
a& of justice to examine into the respective con-
do of the contending parties, and, if there be blame,
let it fall on the guilty head, We cannot enter into
the cause of the dispute, which may form a subjekt
for future discussion.; but we know that in this, as
in every other instance, Mr. CANNING has anted as
became a man of honour ando Gentleman. We have
clearly ascertained that the challenge came from
Lord CASTLEREAGH, and that whatever causes
of complaint were alledged by his Lordship,
were put beyond the power of being canvass-
ed or removed, by a peremptory demand,
not of explanation, but of satisfaaion. We do
not know whether Lord CASTLEREAGH ever en-
tered the field before,' but we believe that the first
pistol which Mr. CANNING ever fired, he fired on
Ibis occasion.

We learn with much pleasure that the reported
resignation of Mr. C. LONG is unfounded, as the
conduct of this gentleman, public and private, has
rendered his charaEter estimable in the opinion of all .
parties.
We have received several private letters by the
Lisbon Mail. One of these, dated the 7th instant,
states, that the affairs of Spain have assumed an
improved aspect. VENEGAS has had a fresh partial
engagement with the enemy, the result of which
was decidedly in favour of the Spanish arms. That
Oilicer has transmitted to the Central Junta a de-
tailed account of the unfortunate engagement with
General SEBASTIANI, the disastrous issue of which
be attributes to the expeaecl and ill-fated move-
ments of General CUESTA. His LOSS, he owns, has
been very great, particularly in Officers, some regi-
ments not having brought a single one out of the
field of battle.

The Supreme Central Junta hive promoted the
following British Officers, for their condoa at the
memorable battle of Tahivera, viz. Lord MACDUFF,
and Colonel ROCHE, to be • Bri2adier•Generals.—
Besides whlch, they are expected to be invested
with the ancient and distinguished Order of Saint
Jago. . .

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED CORLINNA., 14TII INsT.

" There is nothing new here, all goes on well.
We are in no dread of the French, as this Pilo-
vince is perfeCtly covered by Le army, which would
be augmented to more than one-third of its actild
force, had we arms for the Army of Reserve, w filch
has been training for some time past. A co.tden-
tial person has arrived from Madrid, who reports,
that the hospitals of that city are filled to mu excess
with wounded French soldiers."

According to the latest accounts from Seville, re-
ceived through the channel of the Lisbon Mail, we
learn that General VAN EGAS attributes the defeat of
his army, northward of La Mancha, to !he eireum. I
stance of the forces under Generals CUESTA and
WELLEsLey having withdrawn westward of Tala-
vera, without his having been apprised of such a ;
movement, and he states, as the consequence of
their disappearance, that the whole force of the
French was unexpededly combined against him,
when his retreat became unavoidable. He says that
some of his regiments were reduced almost to no-
thing during the conflia, and that several of them
had not a single surviving officer.
Yesterday letters arrived from Corunna to the date
of Friday last. It was asserted, that considerable
apprehensions had been excited in Gallicia by the
approach of the French, who Were even said to be
within two days march of Cornnna. We now learn
that the rumour was entirely false ; that there had
been no battle between the French and the army
lately under General ROHANA ; and that every thing
there was in a state of perfect tranquility. By the
last accounts, the French, under Marshal Nay, were
at Salamanca, which is upwards of 300 miles from
either Corunna or Ferrol, and the army of the Mar-
quis occupied the intermediate country on the north-
westerii confines of Leon, excepting the detachment
under BALLASTEROS, at Santander, and another di-
vision seat towards Burgos, composed of 10,000
men, •to attack 6000 of the enemy, supposed to be
in that neighbourhood. •
One of our letters from Cprunna mentions, that
the whole city of Madrid is converted into an hos-
pital for the reception of the sufferers in the battle
of Talavera.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at lalf
two o'clock, at the Foreign Office. Though nothing
can be know❑ respe&ing the objet of the meeting,
it is not uninteresting at the „present mo►nent to
know by whom it was attended. We understand
that the Ministers present were, the Lord CHAN-
CELLOR, the Earls of LIVERPOOL, HARROWBT,
BATHURST, CAMDEN, CHATHAM,' and WEsTmoR.
LAND ; Lord MULGRAVE. Lord LF.VESON GowEtt,
and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
Lord CASTLEREAGH returned yesterday, after the
duel, to his house in Bruton-street, and afterwards
set off for Stamnore.

A letter from Hamburg!), dated the Pd instant,
brought by a vessel which escaped from the Elbe,
states, that the French garrisons in the neighbour-
hood had almost entirely disappeared, having been
wilhdrawn, no doubt, for the purpose of reinforcing
the amy of the Prince of PONTE CORY() on the banks
of the Scheldt.

The Tunnel is completed through Hay-hill to the

Forest of Dean, which is connected with the river
Severn, and a channel thus established, by which
the valuable productions of the Forest may be
brought to market with a facilty hitherto unknown.
The dress worn by Mrs. Sam°Ns on Monday
n4;111, in the chorale; of Lady Macbeth, was a cor-
red copy of that worn by Mary, (-111 ;-en of Scotia at
h:r marriage with Lord DARNLEY.