The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-07 00:00:00

DISTRICT GENERAL ORDERS.

Head Quarters, Camp before Fort Erie, sth Aug. 1514.

" Lieut. Gen. DRUMMOND has received the re-
port of the Officer to whose direction the force
passed to the right bank of the river on the night
of the 2d inst. was confided. The indignoion. ex-
cited in the mind of the Lieutenant General, from
discovering that the failure of an expedition, the
success of which, by destroying the enemy's
means of, subsistance, would have compelled
his force on this side, to have surrendered to
the troops by• which he is ini-ested, or by risk-
ing an action with the Lieutenant-General in
the field to have met certain defeat, has been solely
caused by the misbehaviour of the troops employed
on this honourable service, will not permit him to
expatiate on a subject so unmilitary and disgraceful,
lie has not only to intimate therefore, that, as it is
to the officers that the soldiers must ever look up for
an example of intrepidity and devotion, it is also the
duty of all officers to punish with death on the spot
any man under their command who may be found
guilty of misbehaviour before the enemy. To the
troops most particularly alltided to, it is the Lieut.
General's determination, to afford tinimmediate op-
portunity, of at once•effacing from his mind the lin-
pression ~of its Officers and his own observation
have produced, and of averting that report of their
conduct, which he shall feel it his indispensable and
imperious duty to hasten to lay at the feet of his
Sovereign. Couching, ducking, or laying down
w:iet) advancing under fire, arc bad habits, and
must be corrected.
ft
" The Lieutenant-Gentral is happy to find that
the Officers employed on the late expedition ap-
pear to have done their duty. By, Order, &c.
" J. HARVEY, Lt. Col. and Dep. Adj. Gen.:" •

We have Vienna Papers to the 24th ult. They
repeat the news from every quarter of the world,
but do not say a word upon the more important
proceedings under their own eyes. They only
prove, therefore, that up to this date nothing of-
ficial respecting Congress had transpired.

A Hamburgh Nail brings us acquainted with
the further formalities respecting the Union of
Norway with Sweden,- which will
,be found in a
preceding column, tinder, the head of " Sweden
and Norway." 7

The struggle for ascendancy in Spain
seems to
be pretty nearly decided, and a general amnesty
is now hinted at. It is impossible for any Briton
to approve of all the measures taken by FEaDI-
NAND, or rather, not to censure many of them in the
severest terms. But we cannot help thinking that

ofSpain hav :Axe u eat y mis re pil.:,,eute/2.,
and arelittle understood either in England orrrance.
Whether owing to their ignorance; their apathy,
their loyalty, or any other cause, it is evident that
the majority of the people ate on the side of his
Majesty ; that, the majority of the population
detest the Constitution provided for them by the
Cortes ; and that the faction of the Nobles and
their adherents, against whom chiefly (under the
appellation of Liberates) the late apparently harsh
steps have been pursued, are not supported by the
feelings olthe Country: It required, therefore, a
more intimate knowledge of the state of•pinions and
and of parties on the Peninsula than we have been
able to procure, to speak so dogmatically as has
been done in our publications on this sub-
ject. We do not know how nearly the throne
might be threatened by a strong combina-
tion, so as to furnish an excuse for the severity
exercised upon individuals ; but we do know that
the Xing is of a- humane an,l merciful disposition,
so that it is but fair to suppose that lie did not
merely for the love of cruelty embark in a system
of persecution.
These hints we throw out merely for considera-
tion, and-do nut presume to give any opinion, far
less to pass a judgment on this intricate
_ques-
tion, which We could only wish, for the sake of
peace and concord,. were more decently and tem-
perately discussed than It has been by our Press.

I► has been s►►ggeste►l, that the violation of the
Spanish territory at Pensacola is equivalent to
the commencement of hostilities between America

and Spain.

The British Press of this morning ventures to
assure the Public, that the union of. Mrs. PERCE-
.
VAL arid Colonel Carta is definitively fixed, and
will take place on • the Gentleman's return from
Brighton. It must surely be painful to this
Lady to have her feelings hurt by such impro-
bable reports being so confidently promul-
gated. • We declined noticing the first idle ru-
mour to this effect, consider,ing it to be the work
.of some enemy to Mrs. PERCEVAL, and the family
of her lamented husband ; as well as a libel upon
the SeX. Were Mrs. P.. merely a private Lady,
it would be impertinent in aNewspaper either to as-
perSe or vindicate her. But she is far removed from
privacy. The character, and still more;the dreadful
fate of her dead Lord, pm:pot only the British
Nation but the human race a strong interest in
her future life. As the WidoW of SPENCER PER-
. CEVAL, as the Mother of, his twelve Children, of
Boys to whom the Nation looks with almost pa-
rental solicitude, to Gee tl.'zin finish the high
course . from which their Sire was prematurely •
cut off L-in these points of view, we confess,
she appears to us so elevated and so sacred,
that we could not witness her union with a
second Husband, giving another Father to the
Children adopted" by their Country, "without con-
sidering it as a species of profanation, of which
we dare not trust oUrselves to Speak as we feel.

We are persuaded the Public will real with no little sur
prize the Arret for the new Legion of Ifolortr which we pro.

mulgate this day. It is in tir:. true French style—so nume-
rous as to do little honour to those who have it, and which
may give it the title of the Jacobinized Order of the Bath."

So says the Morning Chronicle, and truly the
sentiment is worthy of the Paper. So fair an
opportunity for' Jncobinisin to calumniate the mili-
tary character of the Country, and diiparage those
rewards which the most brave and virtuous of men

have consented .to esteem among the greatsest'sti-
mulants to the practice of valour and patriotism,
was not to be resisted. A comparison of a British
Order of Knighthood with the upstart UsUrper's,.
Legion of Honour, too often the' meed-of assas-
sination, profligacy, paroler-breaking, and more
atrocious villainy, was -a delicate mode of dis-
playing that indescribable amor patriee which in-
fluences every action of these New-school Purists.
We protest, being plain men, that we can tee
absolutely nothing resembling the " French
style" in this new, grateful, and noble Institu-
tion, by which the PRINCE REGENT is desirous of
evincing the ROyal consideration for brilliant ser-
vices performed in the Cause of our Country; and
as for the numerical prostration of honour, ima-
gined by the ChrOnicle, it does seem to us to be
the strangest argument that ever floWed from the
pen of Genius. So-numerous is the body, says the
WOrthy of the Chronicle, as to do little honour to
those who have it ; not adverting to the fact that
this blemish was no fault of the PRINCE REGENT,
• but of the multitude of British Heroes who have
so gloriously distinguished themselves against the
friends of the Chronicle,. the enemies of Britain,
that it was no easy matter to confine an Order be-
stowed upon military and naval merit within any
thing like narrow limits. Had his argument been
good for any thing, the Worthy should have shewn
that the honour wasbestowed :;11 the undeserving ; if
he-cannot do this, and we defy his patriotism, the
number only adds to.the glory of the Empire, with-

out drtracting-011e iota front tI2C lionour ut tGc111"
dividulls. Indeed this was the first tins it was ever
thought that honour was dithinished by'being Par'
tieitiated by an illustrious brotherhood; and instead
of belugconverted to such a doctrine,we declare our
'firm belief that the multitude of the,new Knigh ts
is a matter of which every true-hearted Briton, as
well as every man among themselves, ought to be

proud.
Were it worth while to answer the paultry
sinnation of this contemptible person, we rn;gilt
contend that the limited extent of. the chivalrous
Orders, instituted several ages ago as a .1-11!(
whence to reward those_ who distinguished thenl"
selves in the service of their Country, .`.%'35
by no means adequate to meet the irresistible
claims which bare arisen in these times, when °llt
exertions by sea and land have been so procligin*
ly augmented, and a scope so much larger afforded
for the display of. British talent and bravery
Such an extension as has been made was abs°-
!lady wanted in justice, and the Country will
join with us in despising the enviolss
wrctches,
who cannot, without sneering malignity and i'n"
potent rage, 'see the laurels of Old England
flourish, and her Sons decked with a yell-de-
served' and hard-earned chaplet from the National
Tree.
Since writing the above we observe another ti:
rade from the Faction, under the degrading'title
"NEW LEGION OF HONOUR:'—It complains bitter'
ly that these Knights will take precedence of ``
plain Country Gentlemen" who have staid at linre
while they were fighting- abroad—to which Ice
shall only say, that the Duke of.WELLttsr3,TO
does the same of many worthy Noblemen, ,
and " Polma qui meruit ferat." One would thir
that this was the first time we had ever heard °f

military merit getting the start of quiet eitizeq
ship. Whence, then, flows the rank of nwst
to
our Noble Families ? But the point is notwor

I

INA
,NL%YS.

I

FMMOUTH, 4.—Arrived the Isabella,
Xlcuou.s, from Itiga; Mary Ann, Jane, and
I Itaxlev= from Londorir; also a sloop of war,
Iltme unknown, but supposed to be the Achates.
railed his Majesty's ship Sheldrake, with the fol-
lowing vessels under convoy for Cork,- to endea-
vour to join the West India fleet at that port, viz.
Lord Wellington, Princess of Wales, Planet,,Sr,
Mary, Albion, Louisa, Orestes, Norfolk, Hero,

and the Arundel.—Wind N. N.. E.
PLYMOUTH, J. • s.—Arrived the Speedy,
rontney, bud Atalanta, from Guernsey ; Smo-
i
',Aux°, Captain' .-jAWSEY, from St. Domingo,
›uund to Loudon, with sugar .and coffee; on the
T9th-ult. in a gale of wind, lost her fore-mast and
bowsprit, and 'was obliged to throw part of her
cargo overboard.—Wind 8.N.8.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. s.—The Theodore, from
bantzie for Liverpool, got on shore at Bornholm,
but got off, and put back to Dantzic. Cargo
discharging, all damaged.—The Thetis,WLACH-
14N, from St. John's, New Brunswick, has arrived
the Clyde ; fell in with.. the- Unity, .HARDY, of
17411 Caster, from Picton, a complete wreck, from
11 'Web she took the Captain and eight men.-
IVind §. S. B.
• LIVERPOOL, Soz.'4.—The Benjamin, arrived at
port, sailed the sth of November,. single ; on
tile 4th ult. in lat. 33. 10ng.64. spoke his Majesty's
ICllonner Telegraph, bound to Bermuda, with a
wig and schooner in company, prizes which she
ad, captured in the Deleware.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Arrived the Tickler cut-
err from a cruise. On the 18th ult. arrived in
'rimsbly Roads, the Repulse revenue cutter, Cap-
tain Williams, after seven days' cruise, in -.which
eve experienced some severe gales of wind, and in •
t'°nsequenee was obliged to throw over her guns.
Que also received considerable damage in her spars
4,11 d rigging in the gale of the 16th. A laden
14"13, name unknown, riding near her, went down
at her anchors ; and on the following morning a
essel's quarter drifted past her.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 6.—Sailed his - Majesty's
Tip Conflict for the Down.—Wind Easterly.
• bnAt., JAN. G.—Came down from the River the
.tharles Grant, Inglis, Essex, and David Scott
-"st IntliaMen, and remain, with his Majesty's
ship Bombay. -Sailed the Nautilus sloop of war
-1") r Portsmouth, and the Swan cutter to the West-
-- Came down from the River the Orpheus
.Igate, and sailed to the Westward.- Arrived,
21411 sailed 'for the Creek, the brig George, from
I\r'.?l• aga, and the Cumberland, from Messina.—
ntl N.
za4rAVESEND, JAN. 6.—Arrived the Friends, Sadler, and
AProuk, from Antwerp; Jong Martin, Shrow,'from
Dnip`):: and MissPlatofl, Edwards, from Malaga. Sailed the
illeret,l(), Clemets, for arre ; Jane nielia,
k Caire, and
Thiullin H er, for Rouen; MorgenT,i stein, erdel, for
troVargh ; Mariner, Mottershad, for Lisbon ; Regent,
tvq for Rotterdam ; D. A. F. Helene, Havarti, for
Boy, for noucp;,. and Brothers, Jones, for

• An American schooner privateer was off Nevis
°II the 19th of November, and a brig of war
Ivas in chase of her.
The Fort William and Mangles, country ships,
*eached Bengal from England abOut the midide
9f July. - .
The Wiskie, HEARD, from Trinidad to Nevis,
taken and carried into Porto Cavell°, and both
lessel and cargo condemned.
The. Hidernemdia, ELLISON, from Madeira, is
\!rrived at Antigua, bound to St. BartholOtneW's,
~.lent in by his Majesty's ship Barrosa.
The Chance, from Jersey to Teneriffe, was
taken previous to the 11th Oct. by the True
Yankee privateer.
• '
The
Unity, HARDY, from Picton to Lancaster,
Ras abOndoned by the crew 28th Dec., being a
tiklplete wreck. •

INDIA.

CAT,
-~,-lITTA, MAY 20.—The most extensive pre-
V"ions are making for the intended visit of the
?Iglu non. the Governor-General to the Uppe
"inees • a number of new and suitable boats
aleu building for the occasion ; and we understand
thole
his Lordship will be accompanied by the
t le of -his family and personal Staff, and at-
fiell(led by many of the principal departments of
"eminent.
lime annual fair at the Hurdwaer had termina.t-
-t
• tl on the 11 th ult. and had grievously disappointed
its visitors, a very grand display of the visual
:11410dities having been expected ; instead of
iblteb there was hardly any thing for s.4le, and
proved one of the worst that has been
for many years. The Sth draeoons were only
itbe to procure eleven horses for the 'regiment.—
1,1:e attendance of bathers had been, nevertheless,
4it'eorinnonly numerous.-. Lady Hood was present
14 the fair, having proceeded tiddler from Delhi.
to. ie end of April, her Ladyship was on her Way
Luckaow, &c. on hex return to Cal-
"

thsrliZ EPIPHANY .--Yesterday the celebration of
ki.All.-iiversary of the Epiphany took place at the
t„apiet Royal, St. James's Palace, with the usual
At la' e Yeomen of the Guard and other
:eb(l4.nts were in waiting the same as if Royalty
urs Present, to make the 'annual. offering to the
crlu'elL At the conclusion of the Creed, the
t.,.'itletuen Ushers Waiting representing the
t I,(lescended from the 'Royal Closet, and pro-
weied" up the Aisle of the Chapel to the Altar,
here they were received by the,Sub-llan, who
Lr"ented to them a massy gold dish, and the
eiltlemen Ushers placed in it three gold boxes,
1:Ift-htilling gold, frankincense, and myrrh, as the
rig, the Organ platting a solenin Piece dtiring
ceremonv.—A new Anthem was sung on the
C'Qasion, comoseti by Mr. ATTWOOD.

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KORNER'S POEMS.

On Rauch's Bust of Queen Louisa of Prussia
How lovely still! Tho' now no more
Thy locks in auburn beauty pour;
No more thine eye, of humid blue,
Beams like the star thro' evening dew;
Forbid alike to beam and weep,
Those orbs are clos'd in marble sleep,
Those braids in anoveless marble twine;
Princess!! thy throne is now thy shrine.
Vet, matchless as in life, the spell
'Lqves on that pallid lip to dwell;
And still the soul's immortal glow
Is radiant on that dazzliag brow.
Soft be thy slumbers, soft and deep,
Till start thy people from their sleep;
Till thousand beacons blazing bright,
Shake their wild splendours on the night;
'fill on the mountain breeze's wing.
The shout of war thy landsturm fling ;
And gleams in myrian hands the sword,
So deep in old Invasion gored.
God is the guide!—thro' woe, thro' fear,
Rushes his chariot's high career; '
God is the guide !—thro' night, thro' storm,
Speeds his resistless Angel's form;
And red in many a doubtful fight,
Our fathers' swords carved out their right. •
And still thro' field, and fire; and flood,
We'll seal the proud bequest with blood,
And give our babes the boon they gave,—
The glory of a.Freeman's grave.
Bring, Spirit, bring the splendid day,
That sees our ancient banners play :
Then shall be heard the trumpet-tone, •
Where all is silent,now, and lone :
From forest deep, from uniunn'd vale,
Shall gleam the sudden flash of mail ;
Sudden along the grey kill's side
Shall proud and patriot squadrons ride ;
Keen as his mountain eagle there,
- Shall bound the fatal tirailleur ;
There swift as .wind, the dark Hussar
• Wheel his broad sabre for the war ;
And mountain nook and caveru'd glen
Give up their hosts of marshard men.

Then, Form of Love ! no longer sleep :
Thine he it on the gale to sweep,,
With Seraph smile, with Seraph power,
To lighten on our gloomy hour,
To bid the fainting land be wise
With wisdom from thy native skies;
Give the strong heart, the hero-will,
Angel ! and yet'protectress still.