The Sun.
London, England, 1812-02-15 00:00:00

ti?Elveli PAPERS;

Monitetirs and minor French Papers hive Liken re-
ceived to the 7th Inst. inclusive; they are perfectly
silent reepeding the affairs of the Peninsula,
ANISTERDSM, FEB. 2.—We have. received fres!l
accounts relating to the running ashore of the Eng-
lish frigate which was lately lost on theie coasts.—
She was ,called the Manila : the whole of her crew
are prisoners, and will to-morrow commence at riv-
ing by detachments in Amsletd.,m.
As it was not possible to get the ship afloat, she
was set on tire.

All the world knows, that in the moment of dan-
ger English sailors have no other resource than that
of flying to,lignor which,may be on board. At the
instant the vessel was set on fire, the French de-
tachment sent to execute this operation found in the
hold five sailors dead drunk.

' The officers of this frigate declare, that she was
lost in consequence of ;he orders she received to
closely and unremittingly watch the Texel fleet
the sailing of which, it appears, is expected in En,g-
land. Twelve men perished on board the frigate in

consequence of an explosion.
The same Paper contains three letters from Ad-
Mind DE WINTER, to the Minister of the Marine
and Colonies, by which it appears, the Manilla was
commanded by G. F. SEYMOUR, Esq.. who with
the crew, consisting of from 170 to 180 men, has
been saved.

VIENNA, JULY 2.5.--rt is said, that in conse-
quence of a late convention hetWeen the General in
Chief, Count KUTUSOW and the GRAND VIZIER,
the latter will remain,' under certain conditions,
master of Rudschuck.

As soon as the grand question of peace or war
shall be decided, he will be abandoned with his

• army to his fate. •
They write from Semlin, under date of the 12th
January, that more than 40,000 men have already
been colleeled at Schumla. They are principally
composed of young people between 17 and
years of age.

VIENNA, JAN. 20.—Letters from Tkirkey
announce, that the corps under Generals
LANG EROF and MARKOFE, which were posted on the
right bank of the Danube, in the neighbourhood of.
Rudschuck, have retired to the left bank of that

river.

SAN STEPHAN°, JAN. 20.--The Lieutenant de
Vaisseau, MAcxot.r, who, in his Majesty the Empe-
ror's brig "Meille, took, on the 26th,of last May, the
English brig Alacrity, which he now commands, hav-
ing learned that a Sicilian privateer was in the island
Januti (a small Uninhabited island situated near this
port) manoeuvred SQ as to arrive this morning at
break of day off that island without being perceiv-
ed ; he dispatched one of his boats, which surprised
and took possession of the privateer and two French
merchantmen she had previously captured..
The Sicilian crew fled to the island, but were
soon made prisoners.• The privateer was armed
with one cannon and muskets, and the two ttraken
vessels, one of twenty eight; and the other of five
tons, have just entered this port ,under The coma:and
of a volunteer.

•
The prisoners to the number of thirty-six, are on
board the brig.

It was not unaptly observed yesterday in a Coffee-
room, that making such an extraordinarly little Lot-
tery,Scheme, in respect to Tickets, so uncommon-
ly rich in point of Prizes, as that which will be
drawn on TUESDAY NEXT, would be likely to be
injurious to future Lotteries. " True," replied a"
sagacious Quidnunc in company ; " but Adven-
turers will not quarrel with the present -Sciremeon
that account, but will naturally take advantage Of,
its extraordinary interest."
It is now said, that the four foreigners who were
brought recently to London, under the care of
a King's Messenger from Plymouth, are French
Officers of distinction, being no humbler personages
than General GIRARD and three of his Aides-de-
Camp. They were brought over from Cot unna in
the Hermes, and were received by the Messenger
on their landing, by whom they were conduced to
town, and treated with the most marked respect.
It appears, that Gevernment was apprised of their
cerning by their having sent a Messenger to the out-
port to await their arrival. These Officers must have
made their escape from Spain in order to avoid the
reward that they had to exped for the unfortunate
issue of the affair of Arroyo de Molino.
An inquest was held yesterday, at the Cross Keys
Tavern Biackfriars Bridge, on the body of Mr. Fol-
ler, Clerk of the Assizes for the Western Circuit,
who was found drowned on the Surrey side of the
Thames, ,on Thursday morning.—lt appeared be-
fere the Coroner that the deceased had been dining
with some friends at the Cross Keys Tavern, on
Wednesday, and returning, home late in the even-
ing, rather inebriated with wine, in company with
a Gentleman named Cooper, both unfortunately
missed their road, and turning to the right, walked
down-the ferry steps into the Thames, where the
deceased was sucked. under some floating rafts of
timber, and immediately perished. Mr. Cooper
happily contrived to keep himself'above water until
a waterman came to. his assistance. , The body of
Mr: Follet remained immersed` in the river until
next morning, when, with great difficulty, it was
removed ,from tinder the fatal raft of timber. The
deceased lived at No. 2, Garden-court, Temple, and
was much respelled by a numerous circle of friends
,and acquaintances.—The Jury found- a verdict of
Accidentai•D'ecal.