The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-15 00:00:00

tens- foinid Itliere. Whether this Was the transi-
tory efi;.‘ct ofcapricious despotism, or the first act
predetermined hostility, is not ascertained.
Precautions were taken by the Consul on the lat-
ter supposition._ • •
The ludian tribes, 'not under foreign instiga-
tions', remain at peace, and
.receive the civilising
attntions which have proved so beneficial to
them. •• •
With a•view to the vigorous .prosecution of the
war to erhieli of facilities are adeqnatei
the attentio:l of CongreSi • will he pa:l;eldarly
drawn to- the '.initiflieiencY of the existing provi-
sions flir 'filling up the military establishment.
buch..is the happy condition of our country, aris-
ing froai the facility of subsistence, and the high
{cages for every species of occupation, that, not-
withstandhig the augmented inducements provid-
ed :it the last Session, a partial success only has
attended the recruiting service. The deficiency
has been necessarily supplied during the campaign
by other thaii regular troops, with all the incon.7
irenieucieS and expences incident to them. Thl:
remedy lies in establishing more favourably for
the private soldier, the proportion between his
recompence and the term of his enlistment : and
it is a subject which cannot trio soon or too ie-
rionsly, be taken into consideration. The, Same
insufficiency. has been experienbed iii the provi-
sions for vOlinit'ters made by nil Abt of the last
Session: Therecompence foi the service required
ease, is Still less attractive than in the
other and although patriotism aldne hits sent
.into the field scinie valuable corps of that descrip-
tion, those alone whei can afford the sacrifice, can
reasonably be expected to yield to the impiiis*e.
It will merit consideration also, whether, as,
auxiliary to the security of Our, frontier, corps
may not be advantageously organized, with a
striction of their services to particular districts
convenient to them ; and whether the local or oc- •
casional services of marines or others in the sea-
port towns, under, a similar organization, would
not be a proper addition to the means vc their de-
fence. I recommend a provision for an increase
of the General Officers of the army,the deficiency.
of which has been_illiistrated by the number and '
diStance of separate commands, which the cause of
the'war, and the advantage of the service, have
required : and I cannot press too strongly on the
earliest Attention of the Legislature, the' impor-
tance. of the re-organization of the Staff Esta-
blishment, with a view to render more distinct
and definite the. relations and responsibilities of
its several departments : that there is room for
improvements which will materially promote both
economy and success, in what appertains to the
army arid the War; is equally, calculated by. the
exaMples of, other countries, and by the experience
of ourown.'

transfer Of. the Britixh Sceptre into new itA
clinging to l'OrflliT Councils, and—.until decho
tions were reiterated in the la ;z hour through the
Britisll Envoy f.rc, that the hostile edicts
gut• commercial rights.and oar maritime im;epeu-
dence would ~not •he revoked, without virdating
the obligations of great Britain to other powers
'as 'Well.as to her own interests. To have shrunk.
under_such circumstances, from manlvresistmce,'
would lrave been a degradatian blasting our hest
and proudest hopes. It would have struck us from-
the high rank where the virtuous strugg!es- of our
fathers hatl..placed us, and ha ve betrayed Lhe Mag-
nificent legacy which we bold in trust for future
generations. • it. wouid.have acknowleded Oat
.on the element which forms three-fow.tits o: the
globe we inhabit. antt .where •all iioependelit
nations have equal and common rights, the.4lie-
rican peOple weremot an' independent people, but
cblonisti and vassals.

it was at this motth'ut, and with such an -alter-
nkive, thal war Was chosen. The nation felt the
necessity of it; and called forit. appcal
accordingly made-,in a jUst cause, to th:, lust and
powerful Being who holds in his anus
-of events and the destiny of no,tions. it -remains
only, that faithful to ourSelieS, entangled with no_
connections with the views of other Powers, and
ever ready to accept peace froni she hand of jus,
tice, we • prosecute that viar with united council,
and with the ample facultks of
_the nation, until
peace be so obtained, and as the onlY rucaps under
the .divine blessing- of:. speedily Obtainint- it. , •
'NOV. 4, 1812%; • - • JAMES MADISON.

The. Duke.dCLARENcE is to hoist the Unioa
Flag in the River as Admiral of the Fleet, in com-
pliment to the Russian Admiral; whir is to -be for-
mally received in state by his Royal Highness, in
oilier to do away that clashing of equal ranks,
which might otherwise occur with any of our
Admirals of inferior dignity.
From the actual surveys- that bare been made,
and the Report presented at yesterday's Levee- to
the PRINCE REGENT, we have no doubt the Bri-
tish Fisheries will now -be taken up with a be-
coming spirit by the nation at-large. There never
was a period in history which so much called for
the attention of the' country to such sources of
wealth and food. The fisheries could not only
give employment to the unoccupied manufac-
turers and to the poor in some department, but
at the same time, procure them food at a cheap
rate. - • .
The cold has been so intense this winter at Pe-
tershuegh, that the Theatre has been shut up.
'Thethermometer at ten o'clock On Sunday night
(which was the coldest experienced this year),
was 25 degrees. of Parenheit. At Smolensko 'e
must have been, according to Lord CATHCART'S
A revision of the Militia Laws, for the pin_
,statement, 28 degrees colder.
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If the report be true,. that the wily 'TALLEY-
pose of rendering them moresystQmatic, and bet-.RAND has sent his Library to London, the ch.
tel adapting them to emergencies of war, is at
this time particularly desirable. Of the additional Fun
istance. must be considered as pretty plainly
ships authorised to.
sail; .a third is under re air
he fitted fin service, two will indicative of the apprehensions' of that Gentle-
be shertly ready to
. m '
eean in regard to the security Of his property in
p,
Fran.. - ..
and delay will he avoided in the repair of the resi-
e' Brourpton, the Lady of the Right- Hein.
. • .
due. t)t. the approprintions for, the purchase of
BlRTH.—Vesterday 'morning, at Gloucester-
materials .in ship,building, the greater part LOcie
has • " - b GEORGE ‘.. "
A.INTNING, of a son.
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vr been applied to that object, and the purchases
will be continued with the balance. The enter, Carter, the pugilist, is matched for a consider-
able sum, to run the celebrated. Ab.. Wooil,,.two
prising spirit which has characterised our naval
Miles. The former' is to receie 100 yards at
force, and its. success both in restraining insults
e
and
.depredations on our coasts, and in starting, and the Match will take place within a
fortnight. reprisals c)
. . .
on the enemy, will not .fail to recommend an. .
enlargement upon it. Court Martial.—On Thursday a Court Martial
was held at. Ports
moinh, on Lieutenant Di;wn -
There being reason to believe, that the Act-
- , man, Royal Marines, of his Majesty's ship 21?fred,,
prohibiting the acceptance of British licenses is
for disrespectful and contemptuous behaviour to-
not a sufficient guard against the use of them, for
*aids Lieutenant J. M'Candlish, First Lieute-
purposes favourable to the interests and views of
• .
si nant of that ship. It appeared in evidence,- that '
the enemy, further provions on.that subject are •ne refusea ,to work at the pumps; and on
i
highly important: Nor is it lass so a marine that penal •
enactments should be provided for cases of cor- being sent on deck by the .Officer who was ap-
pointed to see that duty. performed, Lieutenant
rapt and perfidious intercourse with the enemy, .
Do wuman ordered him. below, and told Lieutenant
not' amounting to treason, nor yet embraced by
M`Candlish he had no rieht to order him to primp
:_e,
any statutory provisions.-
is
the ship, as be %vita on guard. The C :art sen-
tenced him to be severely reprimanded, and placed
which in England when the revocation .'of the . at the bottom of the list of Lieutenants of the
Orders in Council took place, were laden with Royal Marine forceS.
British manufactures, under an erroneous impres- ' ../ketanchory Cointidence.—A very remarkable oc-
siOn that the'NOn-Importation Act would in one- ' currence of -sithilar circumstahcei signalised two
d•ately cease to operate, have arrived in the melancholy accidents which happened on Sethi.-
' United States'. lt did not appear proper to ex-- day last; Gee of which
sterminated fatally :—On
ercise on unforseen cases of such magnitude, the that night .a young Lady, living in Millbank-
ordinary powers vested in the Treasury Depart= 'etreet; the niece of the mistress of the house,
ment, to mitigate forfeiturea eVithout previously rose, it is supposed, in her sleep, and threw -her-
affording Congress an opportunity of - making on ' self from the window of the third floor; When
,the subject such provisions as they may 'think taken up, though much bruised, it was found she
proper. In their decision; they will, doubtless; - bad not a bone broken.- It is hoped, therefore,
equally consult what is due to'.equitable conside- that she will speedily recover. At the same hour,
rations, and to the public interest. on the same night, another- young Lady, elle-
The receipts into the Treasury during the year niece of the Gentleman to whom- the house in
ending on the 30th of September last, have ex-.. ' Milli/kink-street belongs, but residing with- her
seeded 16 millions ;led a half of dollars;' which Mother in Sloane-street, threw 'herself from the-
have been sufficient to defray all the demands on. One pair of stairs. back window into'an area ; her
the Treastrry to that day,' iacluding..a. necessary f back was -broken, and She died on Sunday morn-
reimbursement of-near three milliOns of the prin- , ing. In this last lamentable case; the suflerer was
cipal of the public debt. • In these receipts are
subject, ina certain degree; to insanity, and rose
included a sum of near 8,850,000 received on ac= - from beside her mother, with whom she slept, un-
count of the loans amithorised,hy the Acts of last der the Pretence that she was going • to':drink a
Session. The whole suns actually obtained on glass of water. ' ' ',.
loan amounts to 11 millions of dollars, the residue On Wednesday was coMmitted to Exeter `Gaol,
of which being -receivable subsequent to the 30th William,Duncan, a seaman belonging tdtweNeree,
of September, will, together with .the Current for cutting and stabbing with a knife Andrew Big-
revenue, enable us to defray, all the expenses of ley and Thomas Harris, both of the Doe-ie. A this year. . , quarrel having ►taken place at time Globe inn,
The duties on the-late unexpected importations ' North-corner, on Friday se'nnight between-Big-.
of British manufactures will render the revenue ley and Duncan,. who is a man of colour, they
of time ensuing year More productive than "could'. • stript to decide it, as was supposed, in-the English
have been anticipated. The, situation of our style ; but-Duncan,. instead of satisfying h imself,
country, fellow citizens, is not without its diffi- ' wan his natural. strength, concealed a pocket knife,
celties, though it ahounds in animating consider- in one hand, with which he wounded his oppo-
ations, of which the view twee presented of our trent '(Bigley) in a most savage manner. After pecuniary resoorces is an example. NVith more two or three rounds, Harris remarked that his
than one nation we - 'Lave serious and -unsettled'4 shipmate bled profusely, and on his taxing Dun-
controversies ; and. with one powerful in the can with unfair play, he received a stroke across
means and habits of- war, we are at war. The his arm, Which divided time muscles. Duncan then spirit and strength of this nation are nevertheless endeavoured to enact his escape, but he wasspeed-
equal to the support of all Its rights, and to-carry- 4 ily overtaken with the bloody evidence of his re-
it through all its trials. They can be met in that Vengeful spirit, and conveyed to prison. It is not
confidence. Above all, we have the inestimable . a little remarkable that though Bigley received a
consolatiOn of.knowing, that- the war in which we transverse incision twelve inches long lathe back,
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are actually engaged, is a war neither of ambition another two inches long in time left side,. another
nor vain glory';, that it is waged, not in violation oblique incision five inches long in the body, and of the rights of others, but in the maintenance .of another made with the body of time blade on the
our own ; that it was preceded by a patience with- i. left arm, which extended about three inches, and
out example, under wrongs accumulating without penetrated to the bone, he was unconscious at the
end ; and that it was finally not declared, until . time of being wounded. We, are happy to add
every hope of averting it iTas extinguished by tlie ; that Bigley and Harris are recovering fast.