The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-16 00:00:00

SINGULAR PLAN FOR DEFEATING TILE TURKS.

Some days since a letter arrived at the Mansion house from
Prussia, directed to be opened " by the high hands of the Lord
Mayor." It proved to be a communication of a plan to be sub-
mitted to the friends of the Greek cause for the defeat of the
Turks. The writer is a Mr. Hinderson, a Commissary of Police,
of the town of Posen. To *hew that he was a person worthy of
attention, he inclosed an official certificate of his rank and re-
spectability. He states that he bats now left 77 years behind
him ; that he has seen great service by sea and by land ; that
during the war with the French he devoted a large fortune to
the service 01116 country and lost it; and that it is only the
wounds heacceived during the war which now prevent hiin from
setting off and using his experience and personal service in aid
of the Greeks. He states that he has hopes of his wounds com-
pletely healing, and if that should, happen, he will yet join
them ; but he expresses his desire, if be should be prevented, to
communicate what he considers would be serviceable to the cause
which he has so much at heart. He states that he has served
against the 'lurks, and is well acquainted with their mode of
warfare. Their great strength, he says, consists in cavalry, and
be declares that artillery is of comparatively little service against
them. They are generally incited on to the charge by using
opium; although m that condition their onset is desperate, yet
he says they may be thrown into confusion by the slightest ctr-
comstance ; and, when confused, the opium-eaters cannot easily
be re-organised, but may be cut up by European discipline. Ile
declares that he has invented an expedient which is admirably
calculated for confusing them. His plan is to make up cart-
ridges of sand in a peculiar manner. These cartridges are to
be pot into the piece above the bullet, and to he tired with it in
the usual manner. He states that from hie illness he bee been
unable to make full experiments as to the distance which mend
may be driven by this means, whether in small firma or artillery,
but he is confident it is considerable, and that in close conflict
the effect would be certain in blinding and confusing the enemy.
Ile proposes, therefore, that these cartridges shall upon occa-
sions be used by the Greeks in addition to the ordinary charge,
and he is sure that against all cavalry it must be most success-
ful. lie also suggests to those in this country who have ;tub-
scribO in aid of the Greeks, and are engaged in furnishing
them with supplies, that cartridges of iron filings would be
useful for firing at long distances.
He also recommends to their notice another expedient,
which he says he adopted himself during the war, and found
extremely serviceable to allay thirst. On long marches the
soldiers often antlered severely front a perpetual thirst and a
'.dry tongue; He says that a thin piece of fresh willow
twig," or of the wood of any bitter tree, should be kept in
the mouth over the tongue, and opened. It will, lie says,
keep the mouth moist, and prevent those unpleasant sensa-
tions Which are often created by a long and rapid march.
He declares that the same simple means will answer with
the horses of an army, by tying pieces of such wood on their
bite The letter concluded by souse reflections on the domes-
tic afflictions of the writer, who complains that death has
taken from him his wife and all his off'spring, several hopeful
young men; and his mind, from the tenor of the letter, Ap-
pears evidently to be deeply affected by these calamities. Ile
had just heard of the death of hoed Byron, and laments the
loss which the cause has sustained by that circumstance.
The Loan MAYOR read the letter in the Justice Itoom to
some gentlemen who were present when he received it. He
expressed his respect for the motives of the worthy veteran, and
his sympathy with his misfortunes; but it was rather doubtful
whether sand could stop a Turkish charge. The lightest hints,
however, were often with men of science productive of the most
important consequences, and the suggestion might not be un-
worthy of notice. His Lordship observed, that the transactions
in that roots it appeared were often made known to the most
remote parts of the globe, and his correspondence from the Con-
tinent was extensive as well as expensive.
The most extraor-
dinary ideas seemed to be entertained of the extent of the power
and influence of the Chief Magistrate. One person in Prance
wrote to him desiring hit he would secure and send back a
run-a-way relative, presuming as a matter of course that he
must know every individual in the Metropolis. Another wrote
to him from Italy praying him to be so kind as to secure, in-
carcerate, and punish a vagabond son ; whilst from all parts
he received letters of hquiries respecting private atlitirs.
A gentleman present observed, with respect to the plan sub-
mitted to his Lordship, that the idea of making use of dust to
; was by no meting new, and that during the
riceps used lime dust on board that ships of
lcasontf war use
thean enemy,‘ni
war for the purpose of disconcerting those who attempted to
board. •
Tile LORD MAYOR said the act of throwing dust into
people's eyes had been but too well known, and too successfully
practised here. Ilisshould dispose of the letter in a manner to
gratify the writer's mind.

At the Middlesex Sessions yesterday, the ap-
peal of the London Dock Company v. St. John Wapping,
was heard ; and the former rate of 10,0001. (which the parish
had raised to 15,0001.) was confirmed.
DOMESTIC CARPETING.—Mr. MCFARLAND, late
Editor of the Harrisburgh Paper, Commonwealth, gave the
following toast at a late entertainment at Carlisle :—." May the
skins of the enemies of Jackson be converted into carpeting for
his friends to dance upon."—( New York Paper.)
CuAaLcrrox, JUNE 9.—Arrived the Chace, Anderson,
from Havannah, in four clays. In lat. 98. long. 70. was hoarded
by the General Santander, Colombian armed schooner, Captain
Chace, which put on board 22 prisoners, the crews of three
Spanish brigs that sailed from Havannah for Europe on the 10th
ult. The General Santander and her prises bore away for La-
Gusynt.
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—On Saturday week,
there were no less than 1200 names on the town
books of Arklow, as fit objects for relief. When
the census of Arklow was last taken, the entire po-
pulation amounting to 3,000. The distresses of the
peasantryof this neighbourhoodhasincreased of late
in consequence of the failure of the herring fish-
ery, which .bad produced between 7 and 8,0001.
a.year. The herrings having lately deserted
that coast, a great number of the &barmen have
proceeded from Arklow to the North of 4O•
laud in an. endeavour to procure subsistence,
leaving their families, in the. interim, .a burden
on Ike torn. The Earl of Carysfort, the Lord
of the Manor,
Plan 9 donation of 501. ly seat a '
to whom a statement of the dis.
tress- of the peasantry was forwardid, has ha-

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OLD BAILET.—(Tuis DAY.)

L.M.rfort Mr. Just 11 II ItR OTTO if and Mr. Justice (1 Az is LI U.l

AIANSLAUGIf TER.

Thomas' ris4 was put to the bar on an indict-
ment chargidg him with killing 'And slaying Thos.
Watkins, in the parish of. Marylehone, on the
2tl orJUne hist. ~At

.Frem;:the,:evidence .adduced, it appeared the
prisoner and the deceased lodged in one house,
the residence of the ..pri%oner's father. On
the day in question they quarolled in Salis-
bury Mews, and went to Quebec-street, and
fought several rounds, in one of which the-
deceased received a blow, which sent him
against .the wheel of a cart.—k great many wit-
nesses were in attendance on both sides, but it
appeared every thing had been fairly conducted,
and that the parties shook hands after the fight.
Several Medical Gentlemen gave it as their firm
opinion that the deceased came by his death
through imflamation of the bowels. It. was
also proved that the deceased was of a
quarrelsome temper, and had been very intoxi-
cated the previous night. - It also appeared that,
after the fight he went to a public-house about
40 yards distant, anti drank cold liquor, having
an affliction of Henna at the time.

Mr. Justice Bennouon summed up th ovi-
:lence to the Jury, who found the prisoner Nut
(.7 .;11,y.

OLD BAILEY NEW COURT.
nErOla; TILE RECOR:r tu.
. Skinner was indicted for stealing a'quan.,
.
thy olprinted books, in sheets, the' property of
Mr. Thomas NV ood.---Guilly.
Wm. Penney was indicted for stealing, in a
dwelling-house, a coat, waistcoat, &c., 'the pro-
perty of George James Ibler. The charge was
fully proved, and the Jury found him Guilty.
John Parkins was also indicted for stealing a
quantity of cotton, the property of Triincis Ellis-
tori—G~li dry.
DARING STREET ROIIIIERY.-John Hunt was
indicted for robbing a Gentleman at noon day
in the City. The prisoner was well known ,to
the Police, and the chse being clear against hiM,
the Jury found him Gully.—The REcounrit
sentenced him 'to be transported' for' seven years.