The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBE/Z 23, 1812.

This morning we received Cadiz Papers, the
contents of which will be found in a subsequent

column.

It is stated, that MultAx applied to General

KUTUS.OW for a separate Armistice for himself, as

king of Naples. The proposition, as might na-
, turally be supposed, was treated with the utmost
c )ntempt.

On Saturday, at two 'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held ,at the Foreign Office, which at till
aboutifive. It was attended by the Loan CHAN-
CELLOR, Earl lIAaROWBY, Earl WESTMORLAND,
Earl BATHURST, Earl LivEaroaL, Ir. VANSIT-
TART, Viscount MELVILLE, Lord MuLGRAYE,
Viscount StnmouTit, Viscount CASTLEREAGH,
Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, being all the Cabinet
:Ministers except the Marquis of CAMDEN.
Lord 'CASTLEREAGH will entertain the Spanish
Ambassador, and a numerous party, with
elegant dinner, this day, at his house in St.
James's-square.
The Earl of Moutx is not expected to. sail for
India befOre"the beginning of February.
CANNING arrived at Gloucester Lodge,
rrompton, on Friday night; and .on Saturday he
raid a long visit to Lord 'WELLESLEY, at Apsley
House.

On Saturday Lord HOLLAND paid a long visit to
Lord WELLLEsLEY, at,Apsley House.
To-mo'rrow the Lord Steward of the Household
Avili proceed to the House of Commons, to swear
in as many of the new Members as Are then in at-
tendance. This ceremony generally takes place
in some of the chambers adjoining St. Stephen's
hapel. A message will then be sent by the
Lords Commissiciners, requiring the attendance
of the Commons in the House of Peers, to receive
onnuands„ in the name of his Majesty, to pro-
ceed to the election of a Speaker. On Wednesday
he will be presented in the House of Lords, and
1.i4 Majesty's approbation of. their choice commu-
nicated to the House. The interval between
Wednesdayand Saturday will be occupied in swear-
ing in the Members., and on 31onduy the Houses
will proceed to business.

VITORIA, OCT. 11 .—LoNGA has marched ftom
Ordunna to Treas, with 11s valiant division. The
want of harmony among the French Generals is
now notorious.

BERGA, OcT. 10.—According to confidential
intelligence from Cedana, on the 9th instant, the
Vandals spread themselves all over that country
for the purpose of collecting wood. Their total
force did not exceed 2000 men, with 150 horse.
The loss which they have suffered from desertion
since the Ist September, amounts to near 1300
men, they are not in a condition to attempt, such
is the fear with which they are penetrated.
CADIZ, OCT. 30.—The Duke del PARQUE has
been named General in Chief of the 4th army.—
According to intelligence from Granada of the
27th, the 4th army was preparing to march in the
direction of La Carolina.—(Redacto; General,
Oct. 30.) •

GENERAL BALLESTEROS TO THE MINISTER AT WAR.
". Excellent Sir,—From the time of the surren-
der of Barcelona, Figueras, Pamplona, and San-
Sebastia, at which epoch I was at Madrid, I began
to omit no means to bring about the revolution.
Maintaining a conununicatika with various pro-
vinces of Spain, and acting with an energy sur-
passed by none, I flatter myself that no person con-
tributed more than I did to the success of the 2d
May, from which has resulted our present situation.
The motive which animated me to act thus, was
a knowledge that it was the general wish of the
nation to be informed for what purpose the
surrender of these fortresses was intended, not-
withstanding the political manner in which they
were given up.

Froth that epoch I have not quitted my arms,
but resisted, to the honour of my country, the
attempts which have been made to injure her by a
foreigner.

"Always inflexible in remaining a Spaniard, my
country has found me ready to support her under
every circumstance, without consideration to my
fortune, which I have ever viewed, as your High-
ness must admit, with the greatest indifference.
" I Was surprised at learning that the English
General Lord WELLINGTON, was appointed Chief
of the Spainsh armies, by a resolution of the Ge-
neral Cortes. They who, to preserve he reputa-
tion of their country, have buried in the grave
thousands of our companions in antis, are
observing our proceedings, and I should not
consider myself as having been born in the king-
dom of Arragon, if I did not submit to your Ex-
cellency for the information of Government, that I
cannot condescend to a determination that tar-
nishes the honour of the Spanish name, degrad-
ing their Chiefs who arc at their head; supposing
that they do not perceive the certain superiority
to which this measure must lead, particularly
with a nation with whom we have always culti-
vated the best friendship, and of whose bad faith
and fair offers no person can give a more satis-
factory account than the Duke DEL INYANTADO,
President of the Regency.

" I have received an account of this event, and,
in consequence, orders to move my army, an
order which compromises the honour of all the
individuals belonging to it, either in the capacity
of citizens or military men. 1 cannot hide with-
out usurping the rights which belong to them on
the event of acknowledging Lord WELLINGTON
General in Chief of the Spanish armies ; and as
this point in question is of the utmost importance
to the general good of the country, I wait the re,
solution of your Highness for my ulterior
.deter-
mination. '

" In the same order your Excellency informs'me
that Lord WELLINGTON returns thanks to the
Generals of the nation for the benefits, political
and military, which they peformed, to obtain the
present results of the allied arms. Then, to whom
is to be confided the armed force of the nation ?
Is Spain to be considered as a little kingdom of
Portugal ? Is not the origin of our revolution,
to our honour be it spoken, different from that of
the Portuguese ? Have we not the honour of being
allied with the greatest natlonlin the world? Have
not our arms resounded in the four quarters of the
world ? Can we give the command of our array
to a foreigner without disgracing the nation ?---
No ; Spain has still resources, her generals, chiefs,
officers, and soldiers, still 'fortunately preserve
the honour they inherited from their forefathers,
and in the present war convinced the English and
French, that in battle they display equal valour
and discipline to themselves, and that their Chiefs
know how to conduct them to victory.

The fields of Baylen, Albuhera, Saragossa, and
Gerona, with many others, which I omit to state,
because I would not be thought to boast of my-
self, are indelible testimonies of this truth ;
and the 4th army, which I command, may
tell the nation that in these qualities they are no,
inferior to any soldiers in the world, and that
without degradation they cannot descend, to sub-

the extraordinary serviCes they have perfohned,
out of compliment to Lord WELJ.INGTON, al-
though tl.ey are always ready to in combina-
tion with

Lastly, 1 intreat your Excellency to dematidThe
opinion of the national armies and citizens, and
I agree to this nomination ; I will resign my em-
ployments, and retire to my house, to convince, in
this manner, all the world, that only honour and
the. good of my country, lead me to this exposi-
tion, and no ambitious vier.rs as to fortune, which
malice may sometimes attribute to me, without
respecting the notoriety of my patriotism, acquir-
ed by weight of constancy and signal services.
Head-varters, Grenada, Oct.

F. BALLESTEROS.
To his Excellency the Minister At War,
(Conciso, Nov. 2 )

CADIZ, Nov. 2.—A dispatch has arrived from
Grenada, in consequence of which the fears of
some, who see an accumulation of difficulties on
every side, appear to be unfounded. General
BALLASTEROS received orders from the Go-
vernment to quit the command, and Gen. BAL-
LASTEROS now has no command. Many are

the circumstances which have occasioned this, and
the opinions relative to it. That which is alone

interesting and certain, is that his subalterns
and soldiers have evidently shown that, they
are good Spaniards and devoted to their country.
This expression is attributed to the Commandant
of the BOURBONS, but Nve (10 not hesitate to
attribute it to every good soldier ; and by
good we here understand true and faithful de-
fenders of their country's welfare.

We have heard that the divisions of Grenada Lave
made a movement. God grant that our fourth
army may fall into good hands, and that its brave
soldiers may increase the fame which already dis-
tinguishes them, and which they acquired under
the command of their valiant, patriotic, but un-
fortunately ill-advised General BALLASTEROS.
Besides the satisfaction we have in seeing these
fears removed, we have also the pleasure of com-
municating to the public that a vessel has ar-
rived from America wit favourable advices.

Letters from Vera Cruz of the sth of August
announce, that the communication with Mexico,
from which city we had received Gazettes, is re-
established, that the numbers of the insurgents is
considerably di► niched, and,cannot inspire dread,
though they may produce inconvenience.—(Con-
ciso, Nov. 3.)

Official notice has been given, dated Grenada,
October 30, that the Regency of the Kingdom
had been pleased to discharge from the Command
in Chief of the 4th army, and the Captain Gene-
ralship of Andalusia, DOH FRANCISCO BM...TASTE-
ROS, and to appoint in his stead, ad interim, Don
JOAQUIM VIM; ES.

Rear-Admiral SURRIDGE is appointed to com-
mand his Majesty's ships and vessels at Chatham.
The Revenge. 7-1, Sir JOHN GORE, is fitting for
the Mediterranean.

Reports of the death Of BIJONAPARTE continue-
to be circulated and on Saturday wagers to a
considerable amount were made upon the event in
the city. Ten guineas were given to receive fifty,
should the rumour prove true. The account was
said to have been communicated in private letters
from Paris ; but we cannot take upon us to vouch
for the fact 01any late arrival from France having
taken place.
KING'S BENCH.—Williant Fleet, Editor of the
Brighton Herald, having suffered judgment to go
by default, was brought up this day, to receive
the judgment of the Court for a libel on the Hon.
Miss ELIZABETH SOMERSET, daughter of Lord
CLIARLES SOMERSET, accusing that Lady of a faux
pas with Capt. WINonAm-. The Court sentenced
him to pay a tine cml lOU/. and to be imprisoned for
three months.

THE '!'H EATRE.—After the representation of the
Tragedy of Alexander the Great, the hero of which
was represented by Mr. BETTY, the new Farce of
Love, Law, and Physic, was performed for the si4-
cond time, and with unabated success, on Satur-
day.—The imitative powers of MATHEWS, the
humour of LI;TON, and the rustic archness of
EmnaY, gave spirit to•the piece,::nd abundant en-
tertainment to a numerous audience.

The humorous operatic Farce of Netley Abbey,
written by Mr. PEARCR, author of many success-
ful pieces of a similar nature, was revived at
Drury-Lane Theatre on Saturday. - It has much
of the broad fun which suits the taste of the
day, with a certain portion of interest_ that will
render it always acceptable.
In the notice which we took a few days ago
of a most extraordinary_ boy, whose powers of
calculation have excited universal admiration, we
were i'mcorrect in some particulars. He is not a
Russian, but a native of America, and was born
on the Ist of September, 1804, in the State of
Vermont, he consequently is little more than eight
years and two months old ; his name is Zerah
Colbourn. The rapidity and apparent facility
with which he answers the most difficult arithme-
tical questions is really astonishing.

IitORBERY OF- THE_ N2WItY •liLY.-We are ex-
tremely sorry to state, that on Friday night the
Newry Fly was
,robbed at the Turnpike of Dun-
leer. The robbers suffered the Mail-coach to pass
unmolested, but immediately after they barrica-
doed the Turnpike Gate, and robbed the Newry
Fly of every article it contained, and also what
.property they found with the passengers.—We
understand that Government have resorted to the
most prompt and vigorous measures to discover
the persons concerned in the above robbery.—
Dublin Pape-.

171 V iC A.I.A V V •

PLYtitotitH, Nov. :N.—Arrive 1 the P0m.03,e
from Lisbon; the Bittern sloop of war from Li"
verpuol ; Selsette frigate froth the eastward ; a
nd
the Sandwich lugger from a crnize:
Put back the Margaret, Aurora, and Bedford
they sailed from hence about a week since, 04
ale driven in by contrary winds.
The Pcrnone frigate left the Taps on the Bel
inst. and brings the dispatches of Lord WV,'
LINGTo,.:, the duplicates of which were received
by the

The Pomonebronglit several passengers, amongst
wilmh are Gen. CAMPBELL and aide-de-camp.

Sailed tin! liclicua sloop of war to the east-
ward ; the ..4/phca schooner for Fahnoutb ; and
the Drphne gua-brig for the coast of France.
Arrived the Yore man of war from the
Downs.

The Berwick picket, helongin:.; to Berwick, W,
AumsmoNG, Master, that arrived here on t',.atar;
(by last from Cadiz, with a cargo of ivric for this
port, Hull, and Leith, struck on the Seven Stones
Rocks, near the Scilly !shwas, whereby she re-
ceived damage in her keel and stern, which oCen'-
sioned a leak that has increa,el considerably since

her arr:val, and she now makes a toot of tvater an
hour, e-insequently the whole of the cargo is to
to be landed immediately, in order to affect the re-.
pairs of the
The lo:lowitg- ships of war•are at this port, ex-;
clusive of f..;uord-ships, prison-shins, &c.

San Joseph, Pornone, Bittern, Raph!, Intelligfmt, ('on-
quest, IL:mil:Ili r:uilropant, Norge, Centaur, S:.l)Jlet
, , Snrprize, Bellepuale, Andeonteda, Auta-
tonne, Doris, Pclican,, •IVOrtunee, VEutoune, Sparrcw, and.
Sharp,lioutr; the Fancy awl Sylvia cutters; the Landfall,.
Scalark, aud Arrovw arv.l t!ii Speculator lugger.

DEAL, Nov. 22.—Suiled his Majcs.ty's ships
I.3,:za;:e;nart; and Melpomene, with French prisoners-
for Leith.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.—His Majesty's ships
Victorious and Coquette, with several of the West
India fleet under convoy; left St. Helen's on Fri-
day night about o'clock, with a fine breeze frotu
the noeth east ; several ships are left behind, and
some have arrived frow the Downs since, hut can-
not learn their names.

Arrived his Majesty's ships Loire and Ferrnct
from a cruize ; and the Espiegle from the Downs;
Sailed his Majesty's ship Protector with a con-
voy for Cork ; and the Countess of Elgin cutter
with a convoy for Guernsey and Jersey ; and his
Majesty's ship Iplagenid is appointed convoy for
Cadiz, Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean ; and
the faced sloop of war takes convoy for Madeira-

and the coast of Africa.
Arrived his Majesty ship Vauteur from a craizt.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 20 --Arrived yesterday his.
Majesty's brig Linnet from a cruize.
Arrited to-day the Mary Ann packet, with
Mails from Cadiz, in 13 days ; and the Alphea
schooner, to take the ships that are here for Lis-

bon under Convoy.
The Windsor Castle packet, for Gibraltar and
vtill remains.

YARMOUTH, Nov. 22. Sailed the Portia,
sloop of war, Capt. THOMPSON ; and the Princess
cess of/Tates cutter, for Win.° Sound, with pi-
lots for the North Sea. •

ISLANDS OF SCILLY, Nov. 17.—Arrived, OD die
15th, the transport (393) Mary and Ann, KERN,.
from Portsmouth to Lisbon, with troops, with
the' loss of her main-top-mast ; also the sloop
Commiree, Hut., from Falmouth, bound to St.
Michael's, in ballast ; the sloop Pinion, EVANS,
from Bidiford to Deptford—she was ran foul by
another vessel, and both have sustained damage ;
the transport (17) Edward and ,Ann, COPE, from
Portsmouth to Halifax, with stores.
Also arrived the Star, NlA'', from Fahnouth to
Bristol ; Good Intent, SANDERSON, from Cork to
Plymouth.

The galliot Dublin, FRANCIS, is discharging her
cargo in a very damaged state.

Tauxo, Nov. 21.--The Mary Ann packet,
Capt. CADDY, arrived yesterday in 13 days from
Cadiz. The Marquis WELL“CGTON (as Generalis
simo of the armies of Spain) has put General
BALLASTEROS under arrest, for refussing to
mit-to his Lordship's orders. It was understood
at Cadiz that the French bad re-entered Madrid.
Captain. CADDY spoke on his passage on the 11th
instant,- the Mars and, the Albion from Mogadore
for London, • all well.

. .
A letter from Capt. MEEK, of the Sl»zon raylor:
merchantman, states, that on the sth of October;
in lat. 34. 11. long. 67. 13. be spoke the Swthllow
packet, Capt. Aloaratw, who, with his ship's
company, were all well,
:with one'passenger on
beard and some money. Off Crooked Island, the
Su:allot° had engaged a privateer, which she had
beat off, after an action of two hours: It is feared,
however,
that she has been captured since.

P.

'ROCLA3i..kTIOisT -EA-IPEROII,

ALEXANDER;

('‘ RUSSIA'N'S
"At length the enemy of our conntry—the foe
Of its inaependence and freedom—has experienced
a portion of that terrible vengesnce which his
ambitious and unprincipled aggression had arous-
ed: 'Prom the period of his march from \Vilna,
Ills army, great ;n numbers,, assured in valour
and discipline, and elated at the remembrancejof
victories gained in other regions—threatened no
less than the entire subjugation of the Russians.
The system which we had thought fit to adopt
strengthened that confidence. The sanguinary
battles fought on-his routs, and which gave him
temporary possession of Smolensk°, flattered him
with all the illusions of. victory. He reached
Moscow, and he helieved himself, invincible and
lnyulnerable. lie now exulted in the idea of
reaping the fruit of his toils—of obtaining for
.it's soldiers comfortable winter quarters, and of
sending out from thence, next spring, fresh forces
to ravage and burn .our cities, make captives of
•our countrymen—overthrow our laws and holy
religion—and subject every thing, to his lawless
Will. 'Vain,
,prestimptiious hope !--=insolent de-
grading menace ! A population of forty millions,
attached to their King and country, and devoted
to their religion and laws—the least brave man
• of whom is superior to his unwilling confederates
and victims—cannot be conquered by any hetero-
geneous force which he could muster, even of tre-
ble its late amount.
" Scarcely had he reached Moscow, and at-
tempted to repose amidst its burning ruins, when
he found hiniself encircled by the bayonets of our
troops : he then tsiolate discovered that the pos-
session of Moscow .was not the conquest of the
kingdom—that his temerity had led him 'into a
snare—and that he might chosse between retreat
or annihilation. He preferred the former ; and
behold the consequences.
[Here follow the official accounts of the de-
feat of Victor's advanced-guard under, Mu-
'rat, neat Moscow, by Marshal Kutusow ;
of the defeat of General. St. Cyr by Marshal
NVittgenstein, and the storming of Polosk ;
of 'the re-occupation of Moscow by Whit-
zitilget ode's corps, &c.]
" Russians the Almighty has heard our wishes,
and crowned your efforts. with success. Evsry
Where the enemy is in motion : his disordells
luovements betray his apprehensions : gladly
Nvould he compound for safety ; but policy and
justice alike demand the terrible infliction. The
history of his daring must not be told_ without
Me terrible catastrophe by which it was attended.
A hundred thousand men sacritied to his frantic
presumption attest your valour and devotion ,to
your country ; and must deter hint from a repeti-
tion of his impracticable design. Much, boss's
tver, yet remains to be done, and that is in your
Power. Let the line of his retreat be rendered
tOemorable'by your honest indignation : destroy
every thing which, can be of service to him, and,
,tour Commanders have orders to remunerate you.
ender your bridges, your roads, impassable. in
hue, adopt and execute the suggestions of a brave,
Wise, and patriotic heart, and show yourself de-
terving the tbenks of your country and your so-
vereign.
" Should the remains of the enemy's force es-
l'ape to our Imperial frontiers, and attempt to
*inter thet e, they must prepare themselves to en-
Counter all the rigours of the clinic and season,
4nd the valorous attacks of our troops : thus ha-
l'assed, exhausted, and defeated, he. shall for ever
be rendered incapable of rimming his presump-
tuous attempt.

(Signed)

" ALEXANDEE:"

4XTRACT OF A LtriEß. FROM PETERSBURGII,. OF
_ _

OCTOBER 28.

" We have not lately expected any great bat-
tles ; for every, thing we hear of Buonaparte's si-
tuation convinces us he is not in a condition to
Fisk them. The occupation of Moscow cost him
he
least 30,000 men. The expense of men must
De 1000 a day, if we reckon all that Winzin-
gerode takes with his light troops upon the roads,
Twer, Yaroslaw, &c. and General" DorOchow
0t the road from Smolensk to Mojaisk, without
counting what the grand army take daily, and
chat are destroyed by disease and drunkenness.—
t'hey.find in the streets of Moscow continually
erench soldiers dead and dying. The despair of
he French soldier is at its height. Insubordina-
lion can only be restrained by frequent executions,
AS they found many cellars well tilled, the Wrench
41'e dead drunk every evening. Nor is this diflit
cult, their food being so scanty, and beir:g forced
to eat horse-flesh, without a morsel of bread. In
'one village, the French entered and were sup-;
plied with every thing, as well as forage : in re-
turn they attempted to ill use the women, when
the peasants rose and killed *...rery one ; a Pole,
.1110 spoke Russian, to save his life, told them,
• that if they ill-used him, they would all he killed
TY a party of French coming up ; this, however,
:41d no effect. The Starosta (the-head or chief of
Ole tillage, electedamong tl s lves) collected
age, ILIII e •
e peasants, and told them, that • unless they de-.
'coded themselves, they would be murdered in
blood : ihey disguised • themselves in the
French uniforms, mounted their horses, took their
and meeting the party at some distance,
tqarged them unexpectedly, broke them, cut part
4 pieces, took sonic prisoners, and dispersed the
tst. It is said that Kutusoff gave the Starosta
the Order of St. George.
!! Lauriston was sent to Prince Kutusoff to
iltopose an armistice, and treat for peace. Ile
,:ias answered, that could not he till the French •
Tlould repass the Vistula. We must, then,;,
Lauriston) retire fighting every inch, for
Vur armies are marching on ail sides.' Prince
tutusolf rejoined, e that we had not invited them
.., come to Moscow, and that they must get back
:s they could, or that some arrangement might be
Ziltered into, causing it to be understood, that it
OUId only be by capitulation ; for that our cam-
Vign, instead of being at an cud, was only begin-
ing at Moscow.'
4' This confession of Lauriston proves in what
situation the pretended hero finds himself.
Murat Went to the
gadvanced posts, and ask-
%
speak to M. Bennisen. Lie requested