The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-06 00:00:00

IVIADSOR.

JAN. 5, TEN O'CLOCK.
Yesterday being the day for the Quarterly Report
to be made by the Queen's Council on the state of
his MAJESTY'S indisposition, all the Members as-
sembled by ball-past eleven o'clock. They satin
consultation together till past one o'clock, during,
which time it was supposed they drew up a series:ol
questions to be put both to the regular DoElotS and
the mental Praaitioners, on the actual state of his
MAJESTX'S health.

The medical men were called into the Council in
the following order;--First, Dr. MONROE, and then
Dr. SIMMONS, the two visi►ing Practitioners, who
carne every alternate a eek. Then the Physicians of
the KING'S person, Sir HENRY HALFOID, Dr.
BAILLIE, and Dr. HEBERDEN. Afterwards Dr.
JoHN WILLIS, Dr. ROBERT 'WILLIS, and, lastly,
Mr. DUNDAS, the Surgeon. The questions, six in
number, were put• to them severally, and after they
had given their answers viva voce, they were de-
sired to give in their answers in writing,- for which
purpose they were furnished with copies of
questions. This they all did without conirminkv.ion
with one another. The substance of the Report ,
we learn was—

" That the Physic'ans were unanimously of opi-
nion that his MAJESTY was not in, a state to resume
and exercise the funCtions of Government—that
they did not think that either mentally or bodily he
was worse than on the sth of Otlober last—that
they all concurred in thinking his recovery was
highly improbable, but that they did not absolutely
despair of it."
This is the substance but not the literal text of the
Report. The Members of the Council then took
some dinner, ?Pi, save the Archbishop of CANTER-
BURY, who set off for Addiscombe. The other
Members separated about nine o'clock. The ques-
tions were said to be digested with great acuteness
and precision, so as to draw from the Physicians the
most dire& and pointed answers, as the Council
was aware this, with the-Report.on the sth Octo-
ber, will be direEtecl by the PRINCE REGENT to be
laid before the two Houses of Parliament.

• Dr. BAILLIE (with Dr. ROBERT WILLIS only)
continues this morning in attendance ; for Dr. Jolt ti
WILLV is gone to town. The li/NG was unvorb-
monly tranquil in the first part of the I.veelt, and
4hewed symptoms rather promising, but on Frid:ly
his irritability returned, and his delusions were not
to bq reasoned away. , This morning he is also very
much disturbed.

The Bulletin signed by all the Physicians yester-
day was as follows :

WINDSOR CASTLE) 'JAN.' 4.
Ilis MAJESTY continues nearly in the same

state."

" 11. lIALFOILD.
" M. liAl 1.1.1 E.
" W. lIEBEitI)EN.

" I. WILLIS.
a' k.WILLiS."

Mr. PERCEVAL arrived at Windsor ye.qerclay
cbout half 'past twelve o'clock, and had a ban4au-
dience of the Queen: -

Lord SOMERVILLLE and the Hon. F. GREVILLE I
were in waiting yesterday at St. James's Palace.
Yesterday the Duke of. Yoak, and afterwards I
Mr. SHERWAN, had a very long audience of the I
REGENT,,at Carlton House.
'Y-eiterday the Earl of LivEripoot. gave a grand
Ministerial dinner at Fite How Privy Gardens.
The writer of the paragraphs in the Morning
Paper that gave occasion to the letter from Mr.
CHARLES KEMBLE, which we inserted 'on Satur-
day
last, has thought proper to answer that letter
this clay, but as he remains in concealment, Mr.
C. K. who has given his. name Jo the public,
will hardly deem it necessary to make any reply.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on Saturday on the
body of the late John Pearson, Esq. Secretary to the
Lottery Office, who shot himself through the heart
with a pistol, on Friday evening last, at his apart-
ments in Somerset Place. The Jury, after along
deliberation, returned a verdict of Lunacy.--On ad-,
dition to his situation in the 'Lottery Office, at So-
merset Place, he was Deputy Receiver for the county
of Hei eford. .
It should be mentioned to the credit of the
„Churchwardens of St. Ann's, Soho; that they have
'had many hundred bills printed, conteining an ac-
count of „the intended robbery in -Bury-street, St.
Jamei's, for the purpose of having them` circulated
all over the Parish, in, order to warn servants against
the danger of imprudent confidence, which might
end in the ruin,and possibly in the murder of them-
- selves and their masters and Mistresses. We add
also, with much pleasure, that Mr. BROOKEi, of the
Strand, has, at his own expence, adopted the-same
measure, not only to be circulated through the dis-
trid of the Savoy, but to be transmitted .to the
Churchwardens of every parish throughout the
Metropolis. Such acts of public spirit deserve to be
recorded, in justice to the individualsi.as well as to

fr'REIV;I4 PAPERS.

FURTIAR EXTRACTS

aerortr FROM GENERAL COUNT D'ERLOIST TO THE

MARSHAL DUT.C.I3 DALMATTA.

..I yesterday received Girard's report. I send the
original to your Excellency, by an Aid-dc-campof.
that General, in oreer that 'you may question him
upon what happened. There was throughout are
prehenSible security, but the honour of the French.
arms has-been saved by the firmness and 'valour of
the GeneralS Girard and Dornbrouski ; and this at-4
fair, which might havebeen attended with fatal,'
even dishonourable consequences, ought now to bit:
ranked in the number of those which are not tin-
frequent in war. •

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General Girard •has brought back with Dist. 800
men ; he had 1300.

I have drawn from BidAjoz the battalion of 11-1
401 h; this battalion wi,l join its regiMent, and br.
replaced by one of the .88 h.
*I will form the 4Qth and 34th in two battalions,
in order to give these two regiments the organiza-
tion which belongs to their admit situation, and
the'number of officers which remain.
'l-16:1(.1.quarteis, Almeociralego, Nov. 4, alt.

LETTER FROM GENERAL, GIRARD TO TUR DUKE 0*

DALMATIA.

MARSHAL,—The Count D'Ellon dire led my
Aide,qlc-camp to deliver to your ExCellency ihe re-
port of the bittle of Arro) o de Molinos.
Your Excellency will see that I was in march;
that I could have reiired and atoidtd fighting with
my rear-guard, but :the cavalry had compromised
them Selves; and it would have been requisite io have
abandoned them. The enemy was numerous. I
considered but the honour of the arms of his Ma-
jesty, the duty of a devoted soldier. I. marched
upon the English, and by drawing upon myself ail
the forces of the enemy, disengaged the light ca-
valry.
We have suffered sensible losses, but, disengaged
ourselves with honour from the most difficult poi
tin. Three times surrounded, three times we
opened ourselves a passage with the bayonet.
Marshal---I shall be in despair, if the results rat
this unfortunate affair should make me forfeit ill*
confidence of his Majesty. I. merit it by the sen-
timents which direoted me—by those which Inis
mate me.

(Signed)

GIRARD.

REPORT OR GENERAL GIRARD TD GENERAL COUkr.
ek;ILLON, COMIVIANDy.Ii or i'IPTIA CORPS.
Ribera,Nov.

MY GENERAL,

I send my Aide-de-Camp to you with the detail*,
of the baffle of Arroyo Molinos. On my deparcure
from Caceres, 'some vague reports, 'but ivithouit
foundation, announced a movement of the Engli•h.
I pitied that position to come and pass the night at
Torre Moyha, and on the 27th at Arroyo Molinos.
During these two days, --no demonstration gave rea-
son to believe in the march of an enemy's corps.
I was to proceed on the 28th to Merida. Gene.
ral Remond had orders to repair to Medellin. Tiee
troops assembled at six o'clock, and immediately be.
gan their march. The rear-guard put itself in
tion at-half-past seven, when shout's and discharges
of muskets announced that the troops of the enemy
had entered the town,' which was 'Only occupied by
the patroles of the rear-guard. I then -11.6stetied.
thither. General Dombrowski was forming in tow
lumn the troops of the rear-guard, and ordered the 2d
battalion of the 34th, commanded by M. Mouillard„
to check the English tirailleurs, who began to de-
.bouche from, and to' disengage• the light cavalry.,
which was in front of the village, aid which I sup-
posed had" already engaged., I knew the force of
the enemy, but I could nor abandon the cavalry ; tt
made a movement forward. The English coplutnos
then wavered, and advanced up.on me : I _had not
more than i'6oo men udder my coin:nand; -they re-
sisted
their first shock, and repulsed the charges of
the cavalry 5. but -the enemy male, at the-same
time, a great movement on. my lett, and maectuvred
to surround me. The road of Merida- was tiltrady
intetseaed, and my eelipaees. -taken. Our cavil' r
did not shew itself. I gate orders for a retreat.--,
'rile English then threw themselves by their right
in my rear; I was, surrounded.. The enemy's Generd
summoned me to surrender. I pierced through with
the bayonet and we slowly made our retrograde move-
ment. By an unheard-of fatality our artillery did o
follow me ; the rain had extinguished the matches.
.while theartilleryof the eoemyplayed on our battalions,
and I lost 2 great number of men. • I then saw that
it was impoille for the longer "to 'keep the plain,
not being supp6rted by the cavalry. I resolved '1•0
retreat by the mountains ; but I was oblted to abaft-
don my three pieces of artillery, ordered a MOVerneut
to the right, and threw roysell- ors the heights
range. towards Muntanches. The enemy pursued
me briskly,' and I every moment 'stopped to 4-4:pulse;
his attacks ; my Ranks were in like. nia•rinerai:saufier.f.
My march being retarded by these attaAa, I had
ant;cipated on the passaae of Muntanwhes,
which position I caused to be carried. Le eving
Montanehes on my left, I followed the mountains
which range upon Sarza. The enemy aleady
cupieu this defile. -Gen. Dombrowski rallied the
troops, I threw myself into the plain, and charged
with the bayonet ;he enemy, who.attempted to stop
me. A second Abe; of truce caine to General Dom-
browski -and myself, but was sent back wits
the same contempt. as before. I caltinued my
retreat in the plain, without- ceasing to engage the
enemy till I reached the height of Ib,diernanda,
•whereel took- up a position, and Ihe enemy ceases-
his attack. I stopped some hours at lbahernando;
I afterwards proceeded to Zovita, thence to Naval,
Villar and Orellana, where I passed the Guadiana.
I lost a number of men in the long combats, in
which I -was engaged, during a great part of the
day with a superior force. The enemy had mote
than 7000 infantry ; , set at liberty in one charge
- a great number of prisoners taken in the mountain.
General Dombrowski displayed great firmness of
Character. Hd conducted 11:e troops with great
bravery and coolness. His behaviour merits a grate-
ful reward.
The Officer?, Guillot, Veetan, Morvllland, and
Voiral, gate proofs of valour. My Chief of the
Staff, H. Audry, has been made prisoner ; this is a
loss which-will be sensibly felt.

•
' the • y 6 f:t • - sac
Power o enern . en. on) r wsKi
every thing; his noble condna and .brioiery
it 'a recompense. I solicit for him advance-
it in the Legion of Honour.
(Signed) General GUtARD.

'Alm, DEC: 24.—The frigates, La iVythphe and
iusa, commanded by Captain Reval, salea from
rabay'a (iiland of J.lva) in September, and have
ved at Brest, after a prosperous voyage.

ORT Off' GENERAL JANSENS, GOVERNOR-GENE-

IAL OF THE ISLAND OF-JAVA, TO HIS EXCEL-

AtNblf THE MINISTER OF MARINE AND CU•

.ON lES

('he English expedition, lahgeXPeaed, appeared
the 4th of August.. The following -day the dis-
barkation commenced at -Tjilintzing, three leagues
tof Bitavia. We could not oppose it, because.
Ldisembarkation was effeaed under the fire of
thipa. T 134 principal place having no defence,
1` troops, on the 7th, entered the entrenched
op-of Moester Cornelis, chosen and constrnaed
General Et tendels, 'after:having destroyed the
'gazines of colonial produ&s which were in
tavia.
Con the aoth, the enemy attacked, Upon the road
Welterverde, our advanced posts, which, after
ne resistance, were forced to fall back.
bn the 20th; at break of day; batteries, ereaed
the enemy, were discovered. A lively cannon-
cornmeeced by Us to destroy' these works,
led all"day. Our batteries were 'considerably da-
"ged ; several pieces were dismounted, with a con-
erable loss in men, particularly artillery-men:
to night, next day, and ftillowing night, were em-
-Iyed by both parties in repairing the works..
Oa the 24111 we made -a sortie, with an intention
stillae the enemy's guns, and destroy their batteries.
Abe three columns, that of the left could.ebt ar=
re in time upon the flank, in consequence of the
'''aclrs it experienced on its march. That which
!lowed the right of the Gaited River approached
!thin fifteen paces of the entrenchments; and that
the right, destined to turn the left of the English,
l'ew itself into the enemy's entrenchments, and
'zed upon two batteries. The other columns not
hog. able to sappr.rt it, re-entered the camp with.
)osiderable loss. A brisk catinonad• on both sides
teas the consequence, and continued 01
1"
knowing mern ng it was renewed, and kept
P without intermission till evening. We lust many
len our works had suffered considerably, but
hne all, -our artillery, the: greater part of w hick
ds dismounted. Daring the nig',t we repaired the
49rIcs, but a few cannon only fit for service
:1"pul be re-mounted. Hitherto the troops, almoSt
Indians, had shewn courage and sangfroid, par-
tcularly belonging to the artillery. It was
rtiral to fore,ee a general attack. Orders were
rlen to prevent a surprise, and be every where in rea-
3ess• I went on the 261 h, an hour before d.,y,
the place of assatilt,. and bad an interview' With,
inTeral Jurnel. Some instants after, great cries,
ti," a_ fire of musketry upon our right, announced
the attack had taken place. •The fire of mus-
tiet'Y became very genera!, but the enemy Mime,
kateiY penetrated into the entrenchments; con-
etlsli.(l wok place enroll the troops in the interior,
T'ell was increased by its not being day..
)a. l'lotwithstaticling the utmost efforts of the greater
fi.l,t of the officers, the soldiers kept retreating,•still
Oti'ling. Three times I succeeded in art esting their
cil`reat ; once, even upon having caused-the pus de
Almost
io be beaten, they returned a few paces.—
ttrnost at the same time the light artillery made an
u„"rt which cost it dear. The cavalry, who received
Cers to charge, could not execute that movement,
:cause the iniantry, advancing in confusion, fired.
411 sides ; it was already a flight, when a retreat
1"48 ordered. While this 'as taking olace,the enemy
4
tped us upon our left, and attacked by Camponcy
ayo. Tile batteries destined to cover our re=
al
treat,o'e prevent
performed their duty tolerably well, but did
0' prevent the enemy from penetrating. Then
Indians ran away in 'whole troops, throwing
away their arms and clothing; they spread them-
-1 ,"'es every where. A great number were taken,
11(1 Ihe remainder fled to the woods and marshes.
4 igadier Voutratzow, an excellent offiter, made an
4Thgement at Buitenzorg, collet as many
1 r"Ps as possible, and take a position.. I was,
t
tie Bth, summottud by Lord Minto, • Gover-
cr-Generat of the English East Indies, to ac-
tePt the proteaion of his Britannic Majesty. •A re-
fusal Wa4 the natural reply. On the 26th, in - the
evening, after the'loss of our airny, the General-in-
Auchmuty, verbally sent to ask, if I
.had any
reePosition to make, considering. that My means of
altice were entirely exhausted. My reply
.was
gain in the negative; and I resolved to go Sama-
Yang seek some resource among the. Javanese and
414 dariens. gave orders to General Jumel to
11)1lect the fogiti, es, and rejoin me with celerity.
Persuaded, Monseieneur, that I will maintain
"" Yseif in the blandbland:long as possible; but I must
11
conce
tl from your Excellency, that I cannot
1;0 the Indians will resist regular European troops,
Ana the disLipline of the Briti-h. • •
ATI bee ordered two frigates, La Medusa and La
JinPhe, to sail without delay for one of the French
ritts• In one of them will embark M. Lareinty,
t'ditor to the Council of State, and my Aid-de-
-3,411), Chief of battalion, Dtbbatz ; and in the
1„ ter, my Aid-de-Camp, Major Godders, and the
.4 "icor Panat, if he rejoins tne in time, for he has
„
‘,4i Yet arrived here. The army Was considerably
-ene,i by disease, and I never was able to have
8-'
3,40 effcctive men under arms, and they almost all
atleSe. intreat your Excellency to, lay, this
.Meting report before his Majesty, and to accept of
e P4;tzound assurance at the respect with wide!
- are, c.

(Signed)
41.kahendong, upon the Road of
..lieribon, Aug. 29, 18 i 1.

JANSENS.

Orp
• 4 , CIAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE DUKE
OF
134LMATIA TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE
" WAGRAM, MAJOR-GENERAL.

, MONSEiGNEUR, .
si have
the honour to place before your Excellency
4
letter from the. Officers of Health, of the Chief
Staff of the Army, relative to the yellow-1c
:r
that prevails in Murcia. It is now well ,ziurlir:ii;i.
ca'ed, that 'thi malady which reigns in Muir.. 4 i 5
,L . 4 . _ _L- ...t...,1, 1,.,7;. iliihe.ito

botindi to its PrOgress from the side of the pthvince
of Grttiada„by stationing the 4,h corps on the line
of the V elez de Ru6eci, where •it: performs a. most
.vigilant duty; thifs all the army and the population
of Grenada are preserved trom this terrible scourge.
I have formed at Seville a central Committee of
Health, which corresponds with many other Com-
mittees established throughout the Whole south of
Spain ; and, with an extraordinary commission,
which I have sent to the 4th corps, all precautions
are taken, that upon the least symptom appearing,
the most prompt means shall be employed for re-
covery and prevention.
I have also given dire6tions to General Lval, to
prolong his stay upon the line of Velez de Rubeo,
till the cold weather shall have 'weakened. the

malady.
I will have the honour of addressing to your Ek-
cellency such future reports as shall be made to me
on lhis'subject. lam with profound respect, your
Serene- Highness's very obedient and very humble
servant,

Marshal Duke of DALMATIA.
General in Chief of the Army of the South.
Seville, Nov. 7,18 u.

TO HIS EXCELLENCY MARSHAL DUKE OP DALMATIA
Monseigneur,---We haVe just received from the,
Officers of health of the 4th corps some details re-
specting the epidemical disease in Murcia, which we
have the honour to/transmit you.
According to Abe description of the malady, its
progress.anu symptoms, we are authorised to call it
the yellow fever : it is evidently contagious, attacks
all ages, all sexes, spares neither rich nor poor ; it
continues fo make head in Murcia, has reached the
Spanish army, and exercises its fury from the gene-
ral to the soldier.
It has not penetrated the line of the 4th corps,
where, besides all the precautions which have been
adopted to prevent its introduttion, there are, every
where, pest-houses destined to .receive suspealed
individuals. Some of this description are now in
the, pest-houses of the advanced posts under Ob-
servation.
The officers of health, of the 4th corps, have es-
tablished, with the. Spanish physicians, in the in-
fected places, ,an epistolary correspondence, which
has for its objea, the giving them information upon
the means for curing this disease. This correspond-
ence. has turnished the following accounts :—,..
The contagion was introduced in Vera by. Don
Rodrigo, who died upon the day of his arrival. It
spread rapidly . tuou,,hout the different quarters of
the town ; there have been in it, between the -29th
of September the 25th of October, 371 infected,
of whom 32 have died: At Autus, or Athens, a
village, there have been 80 unwell, of whom
10 died ; on the 20th of October, there were 17
unwell, two convalescents, and one death.
.If the precautionary measures, of which you or-
dered the, execution, have hitherto saved the korarth
Corps from all inteEtion, the advance of the season
may be considered as an auxiliary means of insuring
its efficacy' for the future.
We consequently are of opinion your Excellency
may be pe'rfe6lly easy-respeding the fate of the
Fourth Corps.

hnve the honour,
By the Chief Officers of Health of Army,
(Signed) BRASSIER CHAFF

DECREB CONCERNING THE DUTIES UPON LEATHER

Palace of the Thuilleries, Dec. 16, 18 tt.
NAPOLEON, Emperor of the French, &c.
Upon the report of our Minister of the. Interior,
and advice of our Council of State, we have decreed
and do decree as follows :
Art. 1. The disposition of our decree, of the 23d
of last month, relative to the importation of ox,
cow, 'or horse hides, whether cured or otherwise,
from Buenos Ayres, Caraccas, and Furnambucco,
shall be applicable to all ox, cow, or horse hides,
introduced into o►ur empire; whatever may be their
origin. Our Ministers of the Interior and of Fi-
nances are charged with the execution of the pre-
sent Decree, which shall be inserted in the Bulletin
of Laws.

(Signed)

NAPOLEON

Mottuirx, Dec. O.—The privateer La Gazelle,
yesterday landed 3t prisoners from two prizes in
this port ; one of these prizes was proceeding from
the Havannah,, the Captain of which had colleted,
previous to sailing, the following accounts relative
to the Duke of Dantzie privateer, Capt. Aregneau-
deau. This privateer continued to destroy the Eng-
lish commerce in the West Indies. He frequently
changes his point of cruizing. He has taken,
sunk, and burnt some thirty ships, among which
was a vessel, having on board the Governor of the Ca-
raccas,- the principal of the customs of that island,
and two or three Spaniards of distinetion. Capt.
Aregneaudeau found on board this prize'4o,ooo pi-
asters. He landed, no doubt, for want of provisions,
the crew and passengers at Porto Rico„ and then
cruized in another direction, where he met a Spa-
nish gatliot, armed with ten carronades, and having
a nutriz..rous crew. He attacked and compelled her
to-strike her flag, after An engagement of four hours.
She had, it is said, 160 thousand .piasters on
board. Capt. Aregneaudeau treats his prisoners with
so much generosity, that tie has gained the esteem
of the rnetny. We may form an idea of the_mis-
chief which the Duke of Dant zic has done the Eng-
lish commerce, by toe number of cruizers which
•are is pursuit of him ; they amount to 13, of which
..seven ate frigates ; but hitherto his sailing, which
is truly extraordinary, has enabled him to e•cape
their pursuit. - At the departure of the Captain who
furnished these accounts, it was believed Captain
..Aregneaudeau would refit in an Ameti-an pot t.
VLENNA, DgC.' 1 8.— The news of the conclusion
of Peace between Prussia' and Turkey, which had
' been generally reported for some days, is now ac-
knowledged to have no foundation in truth.

Pants, JAN. I—On the sth of December, at 55
minutes after 11, P. M. a shock of an wrthquake,
which lasted three seconds, was felt at Vecorme. It
fortuately did no damage.
MAUENBBRG, Dsc.4o.—The shocks of an earth-
quake were severely felt here, and at Causbad, on
the evening of the 12th instant. •We expect par-