The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-05 00:00:00

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WEDNESDAY, ,MAY 5, 0313.

It is said to be stated in a Letter'from an Of-
ficer of our blockading squadron, in Basque Roads,
that two French frigates m2de their escape during
the night of the 21st ult. No account, however,
of such a circumstance had reached the Admiralty,
when our Paper was put to ptess. ,

A great firing on the opposite coast was beard
last •ifiglit at Dover, but tbe•cause of it is not as-

cettained.

There are no arrivals to-day from the North of

Europe.

We give this'day some further extracts from the
Lisbon Papers. The enemy's troops were con-
centrating on the Douro. The numticr withdrawn
from the Peninsula by BuoNAFARTa, to join his
Army in Germany, is stated to be 1,211 officers of
different ranks, 6,000 serjeants and corporals,
and 16,000 soldiers, including 1,890 cavalry.

It will be seen by our Parliamentary report, that
Mr. PONSONBY lust night, in thellouse of Com-
mons, asked some questions respecting the pre-
sent state of the relations between this country
and Sweden and Denmark,' butt Lord CASTLE-
!
nip,Acin wisely deenned gtr Mg any explanation ;
obbserving, that be could not. do so, without mak-
tng disclosures which would be prejudicial to the
public service.

A declaration made by Mr. PoxsoNtri last night
in the House of Commons, has placed the Morn-
in3 .Chronicle in a very aukward predicament. '4re
shall take the Honourable Member's words, as
given in the Chronicle . Adverting to the tepori
that this canary. abetted Swctlen in a design to

deprive Denmark of Norwai, Mr. PONSONBY
said, " be did not' mean, to ,3ay, that Sweden
should not be
,permitted to 110qUire the possession
of
,Norway, if she could, northat Ministers should
-not aybrd all Ow aid in theirtrolvt,r to Sweden, in
Or. pursuit of that actinisltion, for this einmtry
was at war with. Denmark." Tie added, in-

big distrust of the ' policy of such a
measure in the prcient state of affairs. But the
Chronii lc haS Vehemently advocated the
ciutse Dtnmark, an.l severely condemned Mi
nitteri, not on the mere scone of temporary po-
licy, but on the alleged injustice and perfidy at-
tendant on any ,attthopts on our part to assist
Sweden in the attainment of Norway. Here then
Mr. POIZSONBY and the Morning Chronicle are at
;—it cannot justify itself but by impeaching
his judgment , and ;s he is considered 8301 C head
of Opposition at present, it must be cautious in-
deed not to arraign the,. understanding of itb

Lea(ler.-•--We e4nnot conclude without. making

bike mOre observation on the. rclreating policy
of the Ciir6il(e. :Yisker. day' it declared that
the stith.wellt of the.
&mantis the
•
Minkteriial Pitpers wits tiof correct, but.highly
ocuggerated, in many respeet:;,"aull though.
NV e urged its.on the, grounds of duty to the PUblie,
and in justice to itself, to declare what the J)a-
lish demands wcre,, it. Contents itself to-
Ility with saying, " the.exorbithnt terms demand-

vd by Denmark, even if true, while]) ‘Ve very

much question, (what only /pies/ion the truth after
haring asserted that they were highly exaggerated
in many respects !) are nothing -to the purpose."
-zc) then, by the Chronicle's own admission, the
asikh den:ands might be exorbitant, and yet
that is nothing to the purpose," for it adds,

'tctraci are demanded in the first instance,
IL;in the Negociator,i idterevardl agree tn."—
4,lravitud ; but wlly theti did llnltN-I'OriFF finit taus
eiolntry vr. ith ..Ithtt intleCertt tm,lo, ‘1,1301 runt.nal.
conce:,, 10 nklot: havc yesiort.d miity i)etlveen.
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