The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-29 00:00:00

to them. In the war of Queen Anne, ending hi
1713, the French employed the Dutch to carry on
their colonial trade; gut five out of the six ves-
sels so employed were captured and condemned by
us ; yet, neither the French nor the Dutch com-
plained of.the practice or the principle, which are,
therefore, at least a century Old. The' same rule
was acted upon, without any relaxation, in 1793'.
In 1794, it is true, an indulgence was granted, as
to American intercourse' with the West Indies ;
and -a farther relaxation took place in 1798, al-
lowing the produce of the West India colonies to
be brought by neutrals to the ports of this coun-
try, or to some port of the neutral cbuntry:—
These spontaneous, acts of indulgence, on the
part of Great:Britain, and the liberal- construction
put upon his Majesty's Order by the Prize Courts, •
laid the foundation of the unexampled prosperity
of AMerican commerce. The same system,Of libe-
rality was pursued on the renewal of hostilities in
1803. The Commanders Of his Majesty's ships of
War and privateers were instructed not to seize
any neutral vessels which should be found carry-
ing on trade directly between the colonies of the
enemy and the neutral country to which the ves-
sel belonged, and • laden with property of the in-
habitants of such neutral country ; provided that
such neutral vessel should not be supplying, nor
should, on the outer voyage, have supplied, the
enemy with any articles contraband of war, and
should not be trading with any blockaded ports.'
(To be continued.)

SPORTING.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.

WiDNESDAY, MAW 27.

_ •
His Royal Highness the Duke of York's Plate of 501. for all
ages; 3-yr olds, Est. 71b.; 4-yr olds, Bst. 21b; 5-yr olds, Bst.
1011).; 6-yr olds and aged, 9st.
Lord Lowther's b. in. Variety_, 4 yrs - - 1
Mr. Pearce's br. f. by Totteridge, 3'yrs - - - 2
The Swinley Stakes of 25gs. each, 15gs. ft. 3 yr olds, 7st 41b. ;
4yr old old, Stt 101 b. Mares allowed 01b.
Ld Egremont's Castanea, 3 vrs - - - - -
H. R. H. the Duke c: York's b. c. Venture, 3 yrs - - 2
Mr. Ladbroke's Hamlet, 4 yrs - - - - - 3
A Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, for horses of all ages.
.Ir. Ladbroke sb. c. Schoolboy, 4 yrs - walked over.

T.IIURSIMY. -
The Renewed Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, 3yr ()his, Bst. 71b.
*Hies, Bst. 21b. The New Mile.
Ld Jersey's Comus - - - - 1
Ld Egremont's Sister to Castanea - - ,- - - 2
The Duke of York's c. Veuture - - - - 3
The Gold Cup of 100 guineas, a Subscription of 20gs. each,
for horses of all ages. To start at the half-milc.post on the
New Mile and go once round, about two miles and a half.
L Lowther s Flash, 8 yrs old - - • - - - 1
Mr. Cope's Shoestrin,,-, 4 yrs'old - ' - '2
Sweepstakes of 100 guineas each, for 3 yr old colts and fillies.
D; of Rutland's h. f. by Orville - - - - - 1
Mr. Page's b. c. by Giles - - - - 2
Sir J. Shelley's ch. c. Counts - .
- - 3

DUBLIN, "MAY .26.—Catholic ~Board.—lt. was
moved by Counsellor O'Connell, seconded by Cap-
tain Bryan, and unanimously agreed'to,
Resolved,--That in pursuance of the Resolu-
tions passed by the Board, on the 23d of May in-
stant, an Aggregate Me4ting of the Catholies of
Ireland will be heti at the Little Theatre, Fish=
anible-street, on Wednesday, the 18th of June,
to take into consideration the, present state of
Catholic affairs, and the propriety of preparing
Petitions to the Legislature, for the total repeal
of the Penal Laws.

Extract of a Letter from Nenagh, May 13.
" TuesdaY morning, three revenue officers, and
a party of the Sixth Garrison Battalion; pro-
ceeded from this town to Islandmore; a large
island in the Shannon, where they seized a large
quantity of malt, spirits, and a still. On their
departure from the Island, the party were fired
on by a parcel of people, fOrtuntately without
effect, The revenue officers not being, able to
procute boats sufficient to bring their entire
party over to the Island,
,were obliged 'to leave a
few of the military on the main, who were attack-
ed, overpowered, and disarmed by.the country
people assembled in very great numbers, armed
with pitch7forks, &e. Three of the party on the'
shore were wounded by the people. The still and
worm were lodged in the King's store in Nenagh
that evening, but the malt and spirits Were
obliged to be destroyed, for want of cars to bring
them from the shore."

The Duchegs of CHANDOS and Lady HENNI-
KER will open Chan/los-house, on Monday night,
with a hall and supper of the most splendid des-
cription..

Lady MuratAy will give a grand ball at her
house in Wimpole-street, on the 3d of June
next.

- Lady DOUGLAS had an elegant.party last Wed-
nesday night, at her .Ladyship's house in. Balton-
street. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLot-
CESTER, and about three hundred fashionables
were preSent.

The Countess of GOSFORD had a party, On
Wednesday last, at her house in Cumberland--
place.

CHANGE OF MINsTERs.—From authority we
state, that there will be no Change in the 'Mini-
Sten Of Fortune. The Veteran Prerni:.T, CARTER,
still being authorized to furnish the Ways and
Means at his Lottery Cabinet, No. 8, Charing-
Cross.—Next Thursday all the Lottery will be
Drawn.

Mrs. SIDDONS, we underhand, means to take
her leap pof the public in one of the chief cha-
racters of SHAKESPEARE. This intention is a due
compliment to our great dramatic Bard, and to the
taste of the public. We cannot but.look with so-
licitnde and regret to the final exit of this, great
Actress from theatrical lire, and the more so,
considering that the event so nearly approaches. As
her private chafacter has excited as much esteem,
as her genius admiration, we are persuaded, that
the public, who have so often enjoyed the exer-
..tions of that genius, will join with us, in the hope
that happiness will attend her retirement.

SPAIN.

A Morning Paper of this. day contains the fol-
lowing Letter from Captain Treinlett, oil. the af-
fairs of Spain :

TO THE EDITOR,

SIR,
In a former Paper you stated that the Gallician
army and the people of that province had not
exerted thenaselbies in the way in Which they ought
to have doue.
Allow me, Sir, who am well acquainted with
them, to inform von, that both the-army and the
people have performed wonders. They them-
selves' have bravely and constantly defended their
province, without the pecuniary aid 'of any part
of Spain, South America, or this country (ex-
.cept arms and ammonition, :with a little money,
at the commencement of the . war, the first of
which I carried to them' in. my frigate, the Alc-
mene.).
The French entered that province in pursuit of
our army, amounting to 50,000 in ail. You
know the English embarked and left these poor
fellows surrounded by their enemies, who had
full possession of their'proyince six months, when
the brave and manly Galicians drove every one of
them out of it (without the aid of England), ex-
cept a few sailors from the Lively frigate.
.Yes,
Sir, it was done by the bravery of the Spaniards
'in their' gallant and well-fought battle at Puente
de San Peyo, near Vigo. Such was "the confu-
sion of the French in their retreat, that they had
not time to destroy the men of war at Ferrol,.
Which amounted to near twenty sail, eight' or ten
of the line. And to the,credit of the inhabitants
of that town, I must not. omit to mention, that
whentheFrench ordered
,a contribution on the
town, they received for answer, that- if they at-
tempted to enforce it, the Workinen employed in
the dock-yard alone would - preVent it ; and to
them it would be the signal to attack, with such
tools as they had in their posieSsion. Hundreds
and hundreds of Frenchmen fell in. this town by
the Spanish cuchillo or knife. Indeed, in ail The
towns near it, it became a bye-word, with those
who speak of Ferrol (Senor, en Ferrol," maten los
Fancesas, como chinches), Sir, in Ferrol, they kilt
Frenchmen as they would bugs. •
The largest army noW belonging to Spain, is
that of Galicia,
,it is 26,000 strong, commanded
by a most excellent and brave Officer,' General
Abadia. This account-f received from, General
Walker, who was with,him,, and reviewed his
army in September last at Astorga, when Mar-
mont advanced against it ; at that .time General
Abadia had just taken the command of. it. One
third of this armyswas without either shoes or
stockings, marching over furze-heaths ; none' of
the army had received any rations for three days,,
neither did. they know when they might expect
any: all they had to subsist on was a few pota-
toes, which they dug up out of the cottagers' gar-
dens, after they themselves had taken them up.
Under all these privations, Sir, to the humor-
tal honour of the Gallician army, they were per-
fectly obedient, quiet, and, patient, so said General
Walker, who added, that the Character of the
Spanish ;Soldier, after what he, had seen, was,
in his,mind, "greatly'enAttd : he alsO
,observed,
that a Colonel (-.1 cavalry was reported to Gene-
ral Abadia riot to" Have obeyed some orders ; the
General calmly replied,. " Very well, Sir :" but
',Wen he arrived at-the head of the Colonel's .
regiment, he stopped and addressed hiM
,as fol-
lows :—" Sir, dismount,' your horse, go your
*ay home; and recollect that you 'are 'no longer
a soldier 5. and that I neither can 'or will command •
such men as you, who know not how to' obey."
The Colonel attempted to apologiie ; the Gene-
ral replied, [have no further use for your ser-
vice, but I have for that of• your horse,' which
you will
,leave here."
• This army has been 'entirely Supported by the
inhabitants of Galiciti, and kept on the, frontiers
to defend their province; had every:Other pro-
vince in -Spain acted" in the same way, Spain
would have been in a very different situatiodfrom
what it now is. However, their resources;are,so
confined, it will not permit them to leave their
province, and take, advantage-of Lord Welling-
ton's movement. But if this country wl.uld-assist
then' with money, so as to equip them properly,
I'll answer for- heir doing every thing thati can be
expected of them., Besides this army, in that pro-:
Vince, in September last they had 40,000 men with
arms in their hands, ready and willing to come
.forward at a , day's notice, .if the Government
could pay and subsist them ;, but, alas.! Sir, they
have not the power : can money be better applied?
And these :fine fellows leave their l oines, their
wives, and children, without bounty, with Out
fee or reward, most cheerfully ; all they ask is
cl6thes and food ; a very little of the latter, and
that of a very infer* kind, will suffice them ;.
even a few horse-beans an onion, and the
water from the brook; with, this alone they- will
perform longer .marches than any other troops in
Europe, though- well fed. Since I left Galicia,
in September last, I have been informed that arms
have been given to fifty thousand. more men hi
that province ; and besides this, there Was a, corps
of mountain sconts; consisting of about two or
three thousand well armed useful nieti •
I have- already stated, that the French army
entered fifty thousand strong ; they remained in
it six months, and then left ,it with only twenty-
fonr thousand. Who killed the rest ? or what
became of them?—The English at the battle of
Corunna might haVe about three thonsand,
the rest certainly died by the kands of the Spaniards.
It is not the few men thet you can send from
'England that can ever drive the French out of
Spain (although it assists very much actually, and
by'example to the Spaniards), it 'is the Spaniards
who must be the principal actor.- and who are
ready and willing, if they-were funislied with the
means.' I should'hnagit:e this is what the Mar-
quis -Wellesley and Mt. Canning wisely allude to
was -this mode adopted immediately, now that
the French armies are in the North, there would
not be a Frenchman in' Spain this day -six months.
Yott would not -then find it necessary to expend
twenty millions annually in the Peninsula, as yOu
are now doing. And we- ought to recollect the
old proverb" -An opportunity once lost cannot
be regained."—This applies well to the ease in
point of Spain and the situation of the French
army in' the North.