The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-08 00:00:00

THE SUN.

SOLE)I QUIS PICEJL}; FALSUM Atilll-7.1T ?

I, 0 N DON,
MONDAY, JUNn 8, 1812.

We cannot but think it a most fortunate eir-
ciimstance for the country, that an -opportunity-
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has been afforded to the Opposition to convince
the public of the extent of their detuands, and the
arrogance of their pretensions—pretensions nei-
ther founded upon public confidence nor.public
services; but upon the influence of an overbearing
aristocracy. When "they rejected 'the gracious
oier made • to them by order of the PRINCE RE-
G7NT; on the termination of the restrictions, they
had, at least, something like aplansible excuse to
offer ; they Would not •come into the Cabinet, they
said, 'with- men with whose political opinions they.
could not agree. 'But when the Marquis WnL-
LESLEY recently made them an offer, they had not,
at least, according to their own account; the
ia.nie excuse to urge, for they declared that.
there was scarcely a shadow of difference between
their opinions and those of the Noble Marquis ; they
were, therefore,' obliged to let out a little more
of 'the truth. Notwithstanding the, dangerous
situation of tlkq country,. they would at take any

.e councils a .e country they in3istt
up:on directing ;—they would not combine with
other great parties in the Suite, not even- with
those with whom they professed to agree in ,opi-
nion, unless they were to be entrusted-with-the
direction of. public affairs, When Lord. MoiaA
applied, to 'them in' the early part of last
week, their conduct was precisely the same :
they, could not say in terms, "we will have
all or nothing,'? but they said so in effect
they raised obStaeles, they .started points of
etiquette (let it' never be forgotten, that these
arc the men who loudly proclalin the country to'
be in danger), and they-declined his offers. Well,
the PRINCE REGENT determined to make one:
more effort, The Duke of BEDFOR.r3 .was the
bearer 'of a Letter from Lord MoiRA to Lords
GREY and 'GRENVILLE, ill'WhiCh he statedthat he
was specially ordered by his Royal Highness " to
forth an Administration on the most liberal basis,
WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION WHAT-
EVER. . *One would have supposed that to such
an ofier ft would -have been difficult- to make an
objection they, howeVer, found one; they would
not accept of tie offices of State—they -would not
make any effort to relieve the country, unless they
•
were entrusted with the controul of the PRINpE',s
Househohl—with the choice of his' domestic ser-
vants. Upon this point they boldly and. un-
blushingly. avow. to' the country they broke
off the Negociation: In consequence of their
refusal, we. have reason to believe that an ar-
rangement will be made this day, ,in Which LOrd
Mo zcA will be First Lord of the, Treasury, and
which will include Lords MEL vILLEj HARDWICKEi
CHICK ST R, MULGRAVE; CASTLEREAGH, MT.
CANNING,' mid Mr. SHkRiDAN. The puke of NOR--
• .
FOLK, we Unders tand„WillbePresident of the Coun-
cil. It is said; but we have no means ofaseeitaining
•
the fact, that Mr. ViTHITBREAD Will-give his-sup-
port to this Administration. -The report may
t ,
probably haVe 'taken its rise from the following
story, which is in general circulation among
the political circles. We giVe the anecdote
exactly as it reached'.us :—Lord GREY, it is said,
when he had reason to believe that there was no
obstacle -to the introduction of . -his . party into
power, waited uponigr.WkirrnitEAD and expressed
his hopes,not onlyof his support in Parliament, iput
that lie would overcome his former reluctance to
fice, Anil accept a situation under the new arrange. 4
went. Mr. WPITBREAD, it seems, signified that he
should certainly give his support to Lord GREY'S
Administration, but that lie wished to remain an in;
dependent man, and therefore declined all official
employment. .Soon after,:however, it is said, that‘
he *rote to Lord OBEY, stating, that every
man ought to sacrifice all private feelings
for the interest of the - country, and that
therefore,, he was: ready to accept of office.—
The , answer of Lord . GREY, according to re-
port, expressed much regret that Mr. WHIT-
BREAD had not made that decision before,, as their
arrangements- had been completely made, and
there waseonsequentlyno vacancy. His Lordship,
however, in the course of subsequent negociations,
finding that matters were not so smoothly in train
for, the admission of his friends to,power, and na-'
turally unwilling to offend so sturdy a debater as
.Mr. WHITBREAD, wrote to him again, signifying
that, uot:vithStanding what he had previously said',
he hall reason to. believe that such 'arm-netnews
Might
.be made, as would enable the country to
profit by the official employment of Mr. WHIT-
BREAD'S talents.—But Mr. WHITBREAD, it seems,,,
having' learned the recarions condition of the
Party, had left town upon his Militia.- duty.
CenCeiving, therefore, that.this mode of plaYing•
fast and loose with him, was not the. most re-
spectful manner of treating hiln; -he 'sent a 'very se7
were reply to Lord GREY, containing strong
ments upon his Lordship and the whole of his
Party, and altogether manifesting feelings - Very
different from a disposition to co' thme to sup-
p6rt that -Party. 'A copy of this letter, we
ff
understand; has somehow or other foundits way
into the higher political circle's, 'and is likely to
get into print.

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On Saturday Earl- Puke" of
FOLK, and Lord ERSKINE, had andhinees of t 1
PRINCE REGENT at, Carlton-house.

Yesterdßy Earl Mourn had another. andience of
his Royal Highness.
Yesterday ,Di-eine Service was performed at
Carlton House-to the YIHNCE REG-Eb:T and his
Bousthold.,-by the Rev. Mr. 11LoOMBERG; Clerk
of the Closet, and the Ilex.. Di% .CLARK.E. • • '

The P.r.nicii 14GENT will hold a Privy Coun
cil to-day at Carlton-house, and a Lievee on
Friday. . .
Princess Samna has been confined for .geveral
nays to Windsor Castle, through indisposition.
Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES rode on horse-,
back in Windsor Great Park, on Saturday.

The. Park and Kensington Gardens Were yester-
, day crowded with the'most fashi,onable company.,
We, regret very much to find that no step has yet
been taktii to, secure ,the pedestrians on the foot-
path from the
.bridge., to , ,ElensingtOn-gardens,
from the t.orSes. Surely the public wishes will, at
length, be attended. to.

NAVAL
NEWS.

Prom the LUNDON CLIZETYE; 6.f.(ne:O.

Admiralty Office, June 5, 1,81. 2. ,
Admiral Young has transmitted ?John:
son Croker, Esq. a letter: from Lieutenant Sa-
•muel 3urgess, commanding the Pinctwi gun-ves-
sel, giving an account.of the capture; on file l ltlt
of last month, of n French armed lug 4-er, carry-
ing one twelve. pounder and sinall and a
crew of forty-seven meii, by the. h tats of the
Pincher and Exertion.. gun-brigs, aLer. 'she had
run on shore near Cuxhaven.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 4.—,Arrived a fleet of trans-
ports from Lisbon, some of which hove on board
French prisoners.—Also arrived the brig
AiiLLEXEY, Master, from Lisbon, With a cargo Of.
wine, bound to Guernsey ; ;Soiled with the above
fleet and several merchantmen., under convoy of
his MajestY's, brig of war 'Goslitutfc; which, with
the latter„ passed-up Channel yesterday.
Arri-/ed the sloop Rising Sun, STEEL; master,
from Waterford, :with a cargo of oats }tad, provi-
sions, bound to this pOrt the Rover brig of -War
from a cruize ; and thebrig .s't. Michaels, BEKKER,
poster,' from Amelia Island, with a cargo of tim-
ber,
bound to this port for orders. -
Sailed the Endeavour hired brig, with a convoy
for Wales, consisting of the following,, P-Mers,
PALToN. ; -PhKenix, TAYLOR 3 Bouitoi,,. SANDERS
Pirmingham,, MADGE ; •V,:nus,
Low TIIF.R BelfOrd, NI.C4OLLS IkpC, VITT Rl'
May Flower, W LEEIAms ;. and a few others, names
unknown. Also sailed the Circe frigate to the
westward ; the Atnerican brig Poulind,
for Gibralta'r ; the American ship- General. Gads-
den, PURCELL, for New York, with passengers ;
and. the Anicrican ship Acteon, for Amerkea; •
The brig Dolphin; belonging to Jersey,
MENTS master, outward-bound from hence in bal-
last,
,was run foul oflast night in the Sound by a
brig of war, and her Main bodm carried away.
JuNE s.—Arrived the Henry, TArLOs, from
Weymouth; Ceres, LoroluAED, and the .11ercur
ADAMS, from Wales. .
The Rosamond brig of war, bouzid from Forts-,
mouth :to North" Anierica, with a convoy, will
call off this port for the trade bound thither. -
JUNE 6.—The Dart schooner. is fitting in Ha-
inooze f6r the Mediterranean. •

The Clarence man of war, , lately launched from
Mr. BLAcKBLJAN'S yard, at Turnchapple, within
this port, ;.is ordered to be. commissione4inime-
cliately.

Arrived' the Triton, TYACK ; Fancy, TOZER ;
Active, LANGDON ; and the: Good. intent, HANNA-
FORD, from Wales, culm-laden, for this pOrt ;
•the Harrington,.,CHArmAN., froui Portsmouth '; the
PERIAM, from Exeter ; the Swift, WEST,
from Sunderland ; the Jeanie, SWAN', and the
Eti:a, WILDING, from London; the Abracadabra,
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SALT ND AY, LOrdHawkesburtr,'Sqv Lx.,. the' Hope,
FLEET, and the Two Friends, MADDOCK; from
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Southampton ; the Flirt, Fool., from Lymington ;
the Prussian ship, Bei/and, tRiDERICK SCHULTE,
Master, from: St. Mary's; with a cargo of timber;
bound-to e.:hatham, put in here to join conyoyi
and the brig Endeavour, 4AWL'ENCE, FIELD, mas-
ter, from Lisbon, with a cargo of wine, bound
to this port for orders sailed with the fleet under
convoy of the .Goshawk brig of war.

'Also_ah.ived this day the GAthe cartel, belong-
ing to this port, CAMPEELL, master, from Morhiix,
with three ppsseAgers., viz.. Mrs. LATTEN., ?tirs.
LAULKE, aml Mrs. BAYEE,.. , . ,

The Morning Star cartel, belonging to this paft,
mastcr, sails . this day for Morlaix, 7,vith
American,passengers.
Put back by contrary winds, the American ship
Koran, Sn.vw, from Amelia island, with a cargo
of timber, bound to Portsmouth.
Sailed the Dolphin, 'CLEMENT'S, for Jersey.
4 P.M. Arrived in Caw Sand Bay a man of war,
said to be the S'tii!ing "Castle, from CliatiaLzin.

. VAL MOUTH) JUNE 5.---Alrivcd the Niinph packet
from Cadiz,,with a Mail, in ten days. By her we
learn, that the French still continue to keep up a
heavy bombardment on. Cadiz..

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 7.—Sailed His Majesty's
ship Diadem, with about 700 marines .on board,
on a dbst.ination at present unkpown 3 and his Ma
jest's ship illuro,,with the Newfoundland convoy.

It is reported in the City, on the authority of
letters .from Paris . o 4 the Ist instant, that a De-
cree had been promulgated
,in. France, rendering
:nut,,catekry the British Licences for the e7;:portation
,of commodities of the rake of five pounds per ton
on the auuieasurement of the ship, to authorise
time return with-French wines and brandies. The
Decree enacts, that !all- 'vessels. 'arriving in a
French port from the harbouri. of Great Britain,,
provided .with such licenses, and lacier according
to the conditions required- iii them, shall be ha-
mediatelysequestrated,, and, on being subject, to
legal procesS in.the Courts•of Admiralty, shall lie
condemned.

On Saturday dispatches were received from Ad-
miral Sawyer on the Halifax station.

The Spanisl brig Cazador arrived on the 22d ult.
at Cadiz front the Havanwt, -with a mail two
-fiundred and ninety-six thousand, dollars,

01512 MAIL,
MART 11-22.-L--On the lZth instAn:
was fortunately discovered a dreadful, con=piratr.
More than thirty individuals were apprehend d,
annni ,whom was Molina, eldest son of the Di-
rector of the Posts, &e. Their intention was to
inake themselves masters of the park of artillery;
the bastions of Siwtiago, San' Jose, and Concen.
—cion ; to surprise the quarter of the volunteers,
and the port of the Mole; to take possession of
the entrnices of all the streets ; and then beat
gertt rale to, collect the ..volunteers in. their quarterS,
'The Z-mnipiratorshad'Slei on foot a correspondence
with the curate Morelos, who had offered to assist ,
them. • The Mow Was.to have been struck in Pas-
sion week., and on a day when • the, north -wind
blew th-preyene the maritie from -acting;.• ney
had accomplices in the, castle, who went
for Ward their miSchievoOs desrps in the
Molina confessed 'this; and the- people are
nrgentlor his immediate punishment; as the pa-
pe'rs posted at the corners of the streets indicate,.
iu which it is said there ough,t to be no dekv.
A 'subseri,p,ti(lll Iris been set on foot to reward
the militia of :Pardos and :2i,l(ireno4-of thiS phzce,
,whO not. only took, no part m thi:!,- infamous pro-
ject, but were the first to discover it with all litte-
lity to the'Governinent:-' and hayd by that rep:de-z-
-ed themselves worthy of-the praise and grattuds
Of the .

Au e:,:.ru..._!rLiirrary.. courier '121.s arrived- from
Mexico, with the it-ezeeable tliat CA--*
17.ja cotrin,tes the of. Qitatia with so m.tich
st;e:'eti- Inure isavaricd batteries-,are 14.:rined
e'r.ury tuA'ilt. A lirge bt?dy of hose front Quatia
_bee delfe..,.tc,dby the 'arrive Giiie andflyr,...e4
to r,Are ;t. ger,kr;...:l 9pi,iion is; 'that:
wiLl ti.surrei,der-at disej•etionfreirt the .
v.-Ant o this exit. we s°-zll 'Se
pr)speraus 1.1.6-11), for tiie gre,stv,..A-tffry;%fttihti
prevail, in thv

TARIFA, i‘dA Y 1 ILli niltrcbed from
Vexer towards Casas Viejas ,a-oti the pr4i:i Ta-
rifa, two French divisions, -corris'i:l4,g: of
.10.00
infantry, and 100 horse. 'Oa .64
marched by the -middle' Sierra. General. B.ilies-
terus immediately Ortitrei tvio regiment's to Inqrcbt
from Algesiras towardi Pedrc,g;:so; but the eniTar
..thaiely retired, carryireg off otne' cattle. .
It appears that on the 14th Soult and 'Sanaa
extorted a contributioia of 100,000 reals Vexix,
threatening to burn the place if it was not paid. •

CADIZ, MAY 22‘.—Tt is positively asserted, that
the allies ar'e marching upon Andalusia : and
Conde de Penne-, and Brigadier Morino, by
Troches, upon Cordova. 'We are assured, . the •
French have-evacuated the county of Nithla, aban-
doning amtuunitiou, and artillery.

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MunclA, APRIL 22.—The General in Chief bas • •
omuuninicated to the Junta, that on the -19th tbz ••
enemy attacked the points of Baza ,and Zugar
with about 3000 men,-of which 900 were ca.vUlry.. '
Our cavalry retired towards Cullar, without any
ihing occurring. the infantry joined,. wit 4
General Frevre, Michelena's flying corps towards .
Pozo and-Alton, Our reasr-guard suffered some
thing from bad weather.
ZAOREMS, APRIL 15.—0 n the 10th, Don Juan
Martin (El Empecinado)had is Tortalba„ a glo-
rious action with 200 of the enemy's horse, aid.
409 infantry, from Cuenca ; he killed many of
them, because only 60-of the cavalry. zeturned to
the city, and they, as Nvell as the infantry, in a
very lame condition; 30 prisoners, and soum
horses, were taken.
On the 12th, the enemy collected about 2(190
men, with 400 horse, from Madrid, Gua.dala.xara,
and Brilmega, to pursue VA Empecinado and hii •
trim) 3 but the attempt proved abortive, as we
know that he was yesterday on the Tagus, andt!'s
day in the vicinity of Brilaucga.
The grand convoy, which in the beginning of
last weekset out from Madrid for-Seville, return - .
ed on the Bth, and, it is now said, will depart
with a Much larger escort fur France- instead of • •
Seville ; it is added, that Joseph will honour it
with his presence.
Cam z, 21.—(len.!!ral Copons has issual a
procknuation to the inhabitants of the kingdom of
kralencia, 'dated Alicant, 234 April, in which Ite
remi is' theiu of alit thatlitis happened in, that pi-o
-r
vinco, as -well as others Which have, occu-
pied by the enemy ; that in thug enthusiuszn-and
patriotisni :.rre increasiw; 3 that they, havi:2g
so many proofs of loyalty, and patriotism,..coutei-
butingby their sacrities, to .the national ghiry,
will not now do. less. Fie animates. them to re-
double their eiForts" to 'obtain theliberty of their
country, which cannot now be -viewed as distant,
considering that Badajo-4 ihas been retaken, our
troops is the neighbotichood of Seville, and the
'movement of our allies upon the Catilesf•--
." Then," he‘ adds, " we 'shall tranquilly enjoy
the beneficent conse4uences of the wise Conifi-
tution which the worthy V.epresentatives of the ,
Spanish nation have formed, and solemnly s-anc-
tioned." .

FREGIN'AL, MAY 12. Conde.' de -Penne's. ea-
Wary' whieh were in Burguilios Ia atria, alit]. • et'
vatierra, .yesterdav ft enter2d this place-
The Tiractores did not i:alt, but advtlneed to Cum-
brier, two' leagues further. - Almost at the same
hour General Moriliffs divislon removed from
Airez' de los Ctballeros to Iliguera aria
the Duke of Ciudad. Itodrigo is to sleep to-night .
in • Bienvenitia. lie Portuguese who came in
Caceres in the beginning of this month, advapeect
to Trull:inn and Moutanclies, to ohservethe move-,
meets of the enemy; Nv.ho was upon the bridge o> •,
Aluiaraz, and iniineuiate poiuts.-
The points the English troops continue to ()C,
copy are Us tare, Riniera, Fuente del Maestro,
Viliafranca, Aceuchal, Ahoendralejo, and -otin:rs
upon the left bank of the river 1‘1,4 Obeli and Oil
the opposite' side, our divisions are in nareareotl,
Alconchil, fliguera de Vargos, Oliva Valverde,
others on the right of the road'from 'Budajoz to
Seville. The enemyeti the side of Cordova, oc-
cupy Fuente Ovctiona, Azuaza, and others, froi4
.whence they 'Lunde excursions as' far as Pon.l-le'
nito, committing, their usual depredations and-o4''
vastations.

FURTHER EXTRACTS.

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SEVILLE, ArRIL 27.--:lhe French "have spread.
a report,- thEit they .are'.every „moment. expgett.og:

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