The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-21 00:00:00

G.ILLANT ACTION.

BREST, DEC. 6, 1811.—This will inform you of
the capture of the Vedra, on the .s.).4th of Novell's-
ber, in the latitude of 60, 45, N. and longitude 8,
40, W. as I sounded seventy-five-fattionfs water, by
the privateer Bresternang, commanded try Monsieur
Meguetta Gallies, mounting 14 nine-pounders, and
107 men, alter an a&lion of tW`o hours and a half,
within "hail all the time; which, with the great in-
feriority of the Vedra, was long, as I had only
twelve men,- two boys, the mate, and myself, making
sixteen in number ; but they were unanimously de-
termined not to strike while we had either powder
or shot left., The first broadside -carried away our
ensign haulyards, and they. cheered us, but we were
not long in convincing them of their mistake; we
then lashed die union jack on one side the main rig-
ging, and the ensign on the other, with the firm re-
soluiiou of never hauling them down ourselves, as
my brave knows became desperate. She attempt-
ed to board us several times, but always failed.
Unfortunately, the wind began to fail us, and the
Vedra became unmanageable, from her braces being
shotaway, her sails, rigging, and hull cut to pieces ;
my poor fellows falling around me to the number of
five, three dangerously wounded, and two slightly ;
when she shot up alongside, poured 'a
broadside and
volley of musketry (having during the action filly
men at small
,arms), and put at least forty men on
board at the same time. Nevertheless, we had the
temerity to let them board us- with colon's flying,
and disputed her to the last moment ;*they had the.
honour of hauling our colours down.
I want words to express how much I feel indebted
to each' individual of my brave crew.
It affords me great pleasure, in giving you an ac-
count of our reception on board the privateer (en-
der, I must confess, not very favourable circum-
stances), when you take it into consideration that
we. were boarded with colours flying,,we could not
exped much mercy; fortunately no very serious
consequence ensue 3, and, under ny misfortune, it
is a great consolation to me falling into the hands of
Capt. Meguetta Gallies, as I experienced the greatest
possible attention, and my brave fellows likewise,
not only from him, but every Officer on board.--
The Surgeon's particular attention and humanity to
my poor wounded men, claim my warmest thanks
and acknowledgmenta. ,
I found we had done her considerable damage,
hulled her in several places;, one shot went through
the arm chest, on which the Captain of the priva-
teer was standing;, and I am really Sorry to say, that
the shock so of his legs and thighs, that he is
at present unable to move : it also rendered forty of
the Small arms useless. The Captain at Arnis was
killed ; one man's foot was shot off; the First Lien-
tenant wounded in two places ; and four men slight-
ly wounded, besides great damage to her sails, &c.
J. BAMBER.

It will be necessary to inforM you, that early in
the action, I received a .very severe contusion in the
right breast from a musket-ball, which stunned me
for five minutes. I still thought we should beat her
off, and, even when she boarded, one man and my-
self disputed, until the poor fellow received a severe
cut °a the shoulder, and another on the head; my-
self one on each check, one on the head, and one
on the nose, and as you may suppose, a little fatigued
and taint with loss of blood, when one of them put
a pistol to my head, which would soon have sent
me to the other world, but I suppose Dame Fortune
had not done persecuting me; it missed fire; he then
drew his poinard, which I received in my left arm,
and down I dropped ; they then captured the Vedra.
You may conceive what we 'had to contend with,
from the gnat shower cf shot; on examining the
cciat I wore, no less than six musket balls had per-
forated it ; and what is most singular, lour of them
are through the breast. I am happy to say, since
writi„eg -the above, my poor fellows have had their
balls extracted, and are in a fair way of recovery.—
Parfet.

A vessel, %%have heard, has arrived horn Ostend,
the Master of which reports, that on Wednesday
last news was there received that BUONAPARTE had
left Paris for the Muth.

Notwithstanding the HarWich Letters announce
the arrival of a mail from Gottenburgh, there does
not appear w be any received at the Post•Olfice, it
is therefore supposed that the packet alluded to
only brought over the Swedish Con; ier.
The Hope, BRYANT, from Liverpool to Plymouth,
run on shore near Penzance, on Monday morning;
but it is expelled will be got off.
The Bess, CARR, for Malta, was well, off Holy-.
haven, 18th inst. after having lost an anchor and
cable.

It appears by the Portsmouth letter, that the
Comei sloop of war was not sent to join Admiral
DURHAM, but to order the Admiral and his squadron
back to port.
Lieut. SIMMONDS, late of the Manly, now Com-
mander of his Majesty's brig Attack; with his offi-
cers and ship's company, have subsCribed two days'
pay for the relief of the widows and orphans of the
unfortunate sufferers in the St. George, Hero, and
Defence.
Letters haVe been received from the Plover sloop,
one of the squadron under the command of Capt.
DASH WOOD, off the island of Anholt, stating, that,
the ships are constantly on the alert, and in daily
expedation of being in act ion.

NEW MUSICAL FUND.—Th 6 Annual Concert for
the benefit of this excellent Society took place on
last, in the Great Room, at the Opera
House. There was such a large assemblage of the
first performers in this country, who liberally ex-
erted their talents on the occasion, that a prodigious
crowd attended, and the room overflowed so much
that many of the audience were admitted, into the
orchestra. Sir GRoRGR SMART presided, and the
Selection was in the highest degree gratifying, as well
in the choice of the compositions as in the admirable
manner in which they wete performed. It is proper
to notice the principal performers who kindly exerted
themselves on the occasion, among whom were CA-
TALAN', BRAIIAm, BELLAMY, Mrs. Dioxows, Miss
RENNEL, FisCHER, and TRAMEZzANI. Signor
VACCARr, FitSl Violin 40 the King of SPAIN, per-
formed a Concerto, and displayed first-rate talents.
The whole was a musical treat of the first order,
and was rendered still more gratifying by the consi-
deration that it was instrumental to the purposes of
benevolence.

HARRISON, BARTLEMAN, and GREA-
TOHnx gave their -fifth and last Concert before the
recess, last night, to, as- usual, a numerous and ele-
gant company. The seleetion was excellent, from
various composers. The Funeral Anthem, which
we_understand was intended as a mark of grateful
respeCt to the memory of the late Earl of Uxs aiDGE,
who was a great patron of the Concert, was very
impressively performed. Madame CATALANI sang
two_songs in her best manner, . and was, immedi-
ately on her enlre, received with general applau,e.
BARTLEMAN, in " Nasce it bosco," and HARRISON,
in the past.oral ballad, " The Falls of the Clyde,"
written by the Rev. Dr. DUDLEY, were highly ad-
mired and applauded. Miss DAany sang an Ita-
lian air with much sweetness. WEIECIISEL'S per-
formance, of what is called " Pot Pourri" had
the applanae of the whole company, Speral
favourite Glees, particularly " The 4ed Cross
Knights,' which met a 'general encore, and
many fine Choruses? were in this seleetion, Which
Concluded with the " Hallelujah" from The
Messiah. His Grace the Archbishop of YOLK. was
in one of the Royal boxes, and another was occu-
pied by the Countess of DAP N.LEY, and a numerous
.party of Ladies of rank and fashion.

The o:aforios concluded for the season last night,
and it is but justice to the ASHLEYS 10 say, that they
have been condutied With all requisite taste, judg-
ment, and liberality.

Miss-Sr.trru performed the part .of Isabella, in
The Fatal Marriage,, on Thursday last, for her be-
nefit, and made a very faVourable impression on the
audience, by whom she was much applauded. Mr.
KEMBLE performed Biron, and was particularly af-
ceding in the last scene. On account of sudden in-
disposition, Mr. C. Kama was•tinable to play
Carlos. An apology was made, and the part was
assigned to -Mr. HAMERTON. Miss SMITH recited
Collins's Ode on the Passions atter the play. The
house was crowded.

Mr. WALTER Scion.. is said to be the author of
the Farewel Address which was delivered by Mrs.
SIDDONS on the last night of her performance •in
Edinburgh. It is mentioned as elegant, appropriate,
and interesting. The house w.ts crowded in all
parts, and the audience testified the warmest resped-
f)r this great Actress, evidently mingled with re-
gret that they were no more to witness the exertion
of her unrivalled talents..

• M. BETTY, it seems, has had great offers from
almost every part of the kingdom, but has declined
them all for the present, and is to perform again at
Bath for a fortnight early in the eiisnina month.
His attratilion seems -to be revived,° and he
is so impatiently expe6ted at Batb,that we are assured
the people of all the surrounding vicinity are at-
ready eagerly securing lodgings for the time, when
he is to resume his performances.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. KLINE, one of
the Messengers of the Admiralty, who had been
sent with dispatches to Portsmouth on Wednesday
last, and who had travelled with extraordinary ex-
pedition, was thrown from his horse within a few
miles of that to.vn; and was severely injured.
As Mr. DAvias, of Lothbury, the Attorney, was
walli.ing out from his house with a couple of Gen-
tlemen, on Wednesday evening, conversing on bu-
siness, he slipt from the kirb, and had the misfor-
tune to break his leg.
Yesterday, at Guildhall, Mary Smith and 4nn
4nderson, married women, were charged, with hav-
ing in their possession and putting off base silver
shillings, in Newgate-street. The evidence not
being sufficiently strong, they were of course dis-
charged.
AtlVexford Assizes on the t oth instant, the whole
of the day was occupied in the trial of Isaac Wood,
for robbing the
,bank of John Redmond, in
May, is He then received sentence
of transportation Nr seven years.

diSSIZPS.

bIAMSTONE, THURSDAY, MARCH 9g.

Two Llscars were inclicied by the names Of Kia7l)
and illeajou; for a rape on the person of .Emma
Powel, on the ioth of Odober last, at Stone, near
Dartford, in this county.

The tale told by the prosecutrix was, that she
lived servant at Dartford, and about four o'clock in
the afternoon of the loth of Oolober, she was re.
turning to Dartford, when she met three Lascarst
Who accosted her in a language she did not undera.
stand. She then detailed' other circumstances, net
fit to be repeated, but the result of which was, the
complete fa6l of a rape by the two prisoners in such
cession. This. statement was confirmed, as to rho
violence which appeared to have been used apinst.
her person, from the bruises evident in several pails
of her body.
Ihe Overseer of the parish of Dartford stated]
that as the report of the ill usage of the girl was
spread through the parish, and she had no friend;
'of ability to inquire into the circumstances, he
thought it his duty to endeavour to bring the offen-
ders to justice. fie accordingly took the girl with
him on board an India- ship, then !Ong in Loui;
Reach, where he thought the offenders probably
came from, the Captain of , which ordered the crew
to be mustered, and the girl fixed upon the two
prisoners. 'They afterwards told the Captain of a
druid who was with them, who was also appre-
hended, _ but afterwards discharged.
The fa&s of the case being thus proved, a- witness
voluntatiiy tendered himself to the Court, and beg-
ged to give evidence, stating that he had seen the,
transaction in part.
He then stated, that his name was Plumb ; that
he was a master bricklayer at Stone, and in the at'
ternoon of the inth of 0151ober he was returning
home from a job in, the neighbourhood.; he sad''
the Lascars before him in company with the girl,.
and he saw her go into the field with one of the to
he kept behind, and it was a little time • before he
came up to them, when he saw them in an inde-
cent situation.' The gi,l saw hied, and changed.
colour. He said to her " •For_sharne, you hussy ;
but she made no answer. She appeared per!eall
consenting, and exhibited no symptoms of res;st.-'
ante. Hearing. afterwards that: these men were ap-
prehended for ''the rape, as a matter of humanity, he
came forward to give this evidence.
'I he Learned Judge told the Jury, It was ow a
matter of credit between the witnesses ; if they be-
•lieved this latter whiles., they must acquit the pri-
soners. Ve tdid —Not Guilty,

The Court was occupied nearly the whole day ift
the trial of a cause which afforded n&' great ittle'
rest. It was an information again a person of 1101'
name of Roberts, a Constable at ,Deal, for assaulting-
an Officer of the Customs.

By the evidence, on the part of the prosecution,
it was stated, that the Scourge revenue cutter, ail
day in Oaober last, saw a stmuggling vessel, which
they chased on shore, but the smugglers carried-orf
the cargo over the beach ; the boat's crew then al"
tempted to seize the smuggling vessel, but it's
smugglers resisted. The consequence was, that A.
batik ensued, in which the smugglers fought
with the thwarts of their boat, and the officets with
their cutlasses and the buts of- their muskets, Se-
veral towns people of Deal joined in the atfr,,y, and
a volley of stones from the beach were poured torth-
by each party against their adversaries. The de,
fendant, Roberts, who Was a Peace Officer, was 01
the party, and as. the Custom-house people de-
clared, being called upon to aid them, instead of
doing so, he knocked one of their patty down, and.
was active on behalf of the smugglers. On th
other hand, several witnesses swore that the revento
people were the aggressors, and that Roberts ciid
all he could to preserve the pea Ce.
_ _

Tt►e Jury futind the defe;ulant—Not Guilty.

BURY ST. EDMUND'S MARCH 19.

Mr. Justice"HEATH arrived here yesterday, an'
this clay the Assize was opened. There are fort)"
two persons on the Crown side, and amongst
the one half are for offences of the most heinous 03"
titre, viz. murders, rapes, &c. The causes on di°
Civil side. are few and very uninteresting. 1116
Judge, in his address to the Grand Inquest, liment-
ed, in terms very expressive, that the Calendar be'
fore him held forth so many enormous offences,
even more than the whole of the Circuit. He,
however, congratulated the county in. being amongstthe first which had given countenance to the f3do
Society by great subscriptions; and observed, that
by the distribution of the Bible, and the consg'
Tient inculcation of Religion amongst the' louver
orders of the poor, offences would be less frequent'
,and of lesser magnitude when such .occurred.
Se-
veral causes were heard on the Civil side,
were interesting only to the parties concerned.

NOTTINGITASII.—A Jotter horn a Barrister, on 06
Nottingham Circuit, states, that the trials of
rioters had commenced, and that four of those on'
happy men bad been found guilty of burglary. The
trills of the remaining presumed offenders %ere 1110
`going on.

At the Wexford Assizes, last week, Luke Greer'
.was convicted of the wilful murder of his son ; 1110
prisoner was a sweep, and his son was bis appren•
Lice. The prisoner, on the 3d of December, carne
home somewhat in liquor, and began quarielllng
with the deceased : the child to avoid his fury rail
up the chimney, the prisoner immediately put
bundle of straw into the grate, and set tire to it,
which burned him in such a manner that he
languished for nine days, and then died. 'The prii
Loner was between 6u and 70 years of age.

Yesterday the Recorder made a Report to the
Prince Regent of the following prisoners capitally
convicted at the last Se.kions, viz.—Wm. White,
for returning from transportation ; David Dickson,
for stealing goods in a dwelling-house ; Jarnei
Setree, Charles Wheeler alias Walker, and Edward
Drouct, for stealing a heifer ; Robert Green and
John Parton, for burglary; Thomas Tornkins aliS9
Ekin Britten, Elizabeth Buckley and Jane Bridger,
for stealing goods in a dwelling house; and Benja'
min Hitchcock for stealing a letter con, wiling Bank
notes.—when they were all re4iited daring hit
Royal Highness's pleisure.

POEMY.

THE KNIGHT OF THE BORDER&

WRITTEN BY W. UPTON, ESQ.
Composed by Mr. W. T. PARKS.

Tie Knight of the Borders leap'd on his black steed,
While thus to young ELLA he cried,
Wipe away the sad tear, Love, I'll haste with all speed
To make thee, my dearest, a Bride.
He fled, and she trusted, but false, false was he,
. And perjur'd each promise he. swore,
With another he married, for ELL a to see
The Knight u• the Borders no more,.
She heard the fell tidings, but scDrn'd to upbraid,
NVllik sorrow fast phrenzyed her brain,
Her look was all wild, and each feature display'd

A tempest of anguish and pain ;
She trembled, while paler and. paler turn'd she,

Her fingers lizr long tresses tore,
Then swilling ex pied, by Vate cluoin'd to see

The Knight of the Borders no more.
The bell for ELLA, the sound caught his ear,

tk s7,,rted, an,: shook eviry limb,
lie gaz'd all ar,,u1,(1 him, with conscience-struck fear,

His eyes, late s brilliant, grew dim;
He pr,ss'ct the Aire hand of the newly-made Bride,
a pray 'r, anti sunk on the floor,
He s, 1,1 have spoken, yet spike nor, but sighedTh, Borders' nu in .Fe.

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tHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMUNT MAKER, STRAND.

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I Sine snow about g. and cunski,r t;11 in the night.

G ER.11,4 N PAPERS,

BASLE, FEB. COliSeqUe.-,Ce the steps
Jakeo by Count Gout)lp to obia.t. ,us divorce. the
!Court of Baden, acceding to his wishes, sent here
Ilaron Berkhielm, accompanied b, a Counsellor,
and on the 1713 of this mouth, at four o'clock, the
divorce was pronounc-d. flis august ;,ou•e has
thought it proper, although with much grief, to
accede to the will of her husband, and return him
the nuptial ring.
TO THE FRENCH 13/HO RESIDE IN THE

STATES OE HIS MAJESTY THE KING 01, DEN-
" The Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni.
r'reerniary iron, his Nl,ijesty the Ernrer or of the
nd), King, of Italy, to is Majesty the King of
11,nmark, iut rms th, French belonging to the Old
and NC Depar:rnents or Provinces of the Empire,
'who, according to ihr Deerees of the 2Gth and 28th
. August last, have to request the authorization ot
his Imperial Majesty and King, either to return to
trance, cr render I,..,,ittrinate their D.3ll.llAlZa!iOO, 01
• even their.sunple r sidenur in the States ot his Ma-
jesty the King of Denmark and Not ,vay, or to re-
blain in, or enter the service of the King, that they
most the.,s6ves mike in writing the arpiic Ilion to
`his Excell•!, the Grand Judge' Minister of Justice.
Zheir cbristian stirria tps, professions,
their age, bi,t -plae, their last dwelling in Ft ante,
and actual place of abode, mast be stated in the re-
quest ; the motives they have for rnaki-g it.
" Frenchmen, who these requests, are de-
sired not to make them directly to his Excer•rty
the Grand Juke, but address them to the French
"tnvo ar Clienhagen who will transint tnem to
this Minister, It should be understood that
Lune of i he above explini•d lunot be otnittel,
and that they are all equally indispa.l,s3Ne.
" The Minister ot Frati. e,-ALQUiER."
4 Done at Copenhagen, Feb. 22."

NtA DR ID, Fes. 10.—All the intelligence received
from the kingdom of Valencia announces that it
Joys the most perfect tranquility, and theinlitants,
moved by their own interests, freely gale up their
arms, and neither suffer the brigands nor dispersed
'soldiers to unite. The communiation - between
the most distant points of this kingdom is complete-
!, free ; and ih.; good disposition manifested by the
lnhabitanis l ro vises that this happy state of things
'IIII consolidate and extend itself to the neighbouring
rovinceS. A conduit so wise cannot fail of ensur-
ing Valencians the proteetion and confidence of Go-
tt-rnment, and procuring them that tranquility of
.v filch they have so lung been deprived.
General Expert, Governor of Segovia, informed
that a detachment of Abrel's band occupied Marsze-
No, ordered between the night of the Ist and 2d
instant to march an 100 dragoons of the 18th regi-,
Mem, with an equal number of soldiers of the regi-
meta • of Castile, the whole commanded by Major
13iturbake: This Officer concluded his troops with
luck secresy and dexterity, that he succeeded in
seizing Pedro Pablo, Abrel's Lieutenant, and seven
of his people, took 17 horses, and destroyed or dis-
persed the remainder of the band.

• LEGHORN, FEB. 17.—Captain Ladorene yester-
day made a trial of a machine of his invention, in-
tended to break in pieces ships which are sunk. The
experiment was made a grett depth under water
with success. This Officer has constructed other
machines to aEI upon the Scipion, of 74 guns, which
was several years ago lost near this port, and is 30
feet under water.
BERNE, FEB. 19.—At St. Bernard, last week,
an avelanche of snow carried with it a transport of
60 horses and their driVers into the vale beneath.
SLOGELSE, MARCH 4.-Ali the necessaries of life
have this month risen ab'ove a fourth more than in
the last. Very little is brought to market, The
price of grain in general has risen 70 per cent. since
last Jangary, and other provisions in proportion.

IMPERL4L PAR'LLIMEN2.

ROUSE OF PEERS,
FRIDAY, MARCH 20'.