The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-24 00:00:00

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PO ItTsMOUTII, FEB. 2`2.—01t Thursday arrived
his Majesty's ship :Cartoay, Captain Baste Ii ALE, from the.
South American station, in 49 days front:Bahia, at which place
the Portuguese flag was still flying on the 24 of January ; all
the rest 'of .the.cettntrye however, it is said without exception,
had declared itself in favour of the Emperor of Brazil. The
town of Bahia 193.3 closely hemmed in by the Brazilian
force, under the command of a Frenchman of the name of
Labatue, and the usual iatercourse with the interior so effect.
ually cut off, that the city was reduced to the greatest peivations
for want of fresh provisions, vegetables, and fruit, of all which
articles the supplies used to be most &blinders. All classes of
persons had consequently been obliged ter many months past
to live upon salt meat and Salt fish, brought from the United
States. This circumstance, however annoying to persons ac.
.enstoined to the most sumptuous fare, was amongst the least
of the evils of the times. All, trade was at a, stand—the Cus-
tom-house doors were locked—no home produce could reach the
port, and, consequently, no foreign goods could enter, as the
only means of purchase were stopped ; credit also *as useless,
since all communication with the market was cut off'. The
main spring of prosperity being taken sway, all the wheels
of industry had stopped of course, and people of every party
seemed anxious for so unprofitable a state of things to ter-
minate. The English merchants had removed the greeter
part of their goods to Rio; and had placed the remain.
der on board different merchant ships, where it could be
more readily protected in the event of the town being attacked
or thrown into confusion by popular tumults. The British
residents, although suffering most severely in their fortunes by
all these things, and earnestly wishing, of course, that peace
might be restored, had felt the propriety of maintaining
an entire yet dignified neutrality,—a conduct which, inde-
pendently of all prudential considerations affecting their per-
sons and property., it was almost fitting, in a national point
of view, that they should adopt ; and which, if it, should
tail to make fliendl4 of either party, would at least command
the respect of both. Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy had
repaired to Bahia in September, when affairs began to wear a
threateningaspect, and by his presence contributed greatly to
reassure his countrymen. The garrison of Bailie is said to con-
sist of three thousand regular troops, a number, however, not
more than sufficient M defend it, for the nature of the ground
'is such, that the invading force can, without inconvenience to
themselves, vary their attacks on different points, so as to bar.
rase the soldiers exceedingly. One or two of these attacks
were made every week upon the different out-posts ; and al.
though nothing material appeated to be effected, it was evident
that the Portuguese troops were becoming more and inure in.
commoded by th is s pecies of warfare; and ae strong reinforcements
to the Brazilians were on their way from Pernambuco and Rio, it
was not thought likely that the place could hold out much longer.
he Brazilian Government had made an offer ot' the command of
their Navy to Lord Cochrane. His Lordship we at Valpa-
raiso. Sir Thomas Hardy had hoisted his pendant in Doris,
Captain Vernon, whilst his own ship, the Creole, went to
Rio to refit, and to obtain refreshments. The Doris had re.
cently arrived from the Pacific, and had 'transferred to the
Conway a Million of dollars. The Blossom, Capt. Al‘Leen,
it was reported, had orders to proceed from Rio round
Cape Horn, to take the place of the Dors. The Beaver,
Captain Bourchier, sailed on the 31st- of December from
Bahia; for Rio and the River Plate. Captain Porter, of the
Alacrity, had gone across the Andes to join his ship at Valpa.
raiso. The Aurora, Capt. Prescott, senior officer in the Pacific,
was at Lieutenant Henderson, late First Lieutenant of the
Doris, and,for Some time acting Captain of the Blossom, came
home as a passenger in the Conway. having invalided at Bahia,
inconsequence or extreme ill health. .
The Conway brought to klngland 2,1100,000 dollars, on mer-
chants' account. She also brought mails from the various
parts of South America. Mr. (idly and Mr. Morris, Mid-
shipmen, have been appointed Lieutenants of the Conway ;
Mr. Purvis (sort of George Pitivis, Esq. of Blackbrook, Hants)
ie promoted to be Lieutenant of the Doris, vice Henderson,
invalided; Mr. Wodehouse (son of Wodehouse, ALP.
for Norfolk), to be Lieutenant of the Blossom, vice Vassel, in.
valided.

On 'Wednesday arrived the heron, 18, Captain Greville,
front the Cape of Good station, which she left on
the 18th December, touched at, St. Helena on the '4Bth,
and Ascension the 8d January, where, the garrison was in
good health. The Alligator, 28, Capt. T. Alexander, C.B.
bound to, Bombay with dispatches, letters, and passengers,. lir-
Tired at the ('ape 10th Dm,. all well, last from Madeira since
4th Oct. She was to proceed front the Cape the first fair wind.
The Esp:igle, 18, Capt. H. Collier, arrived at the Cape 10th
Dec., and the Delight, 18, ('apt. Robert Hay, on the 11th,
front England (the former in thirty-eight days from Tem-
rifle), to relieve the Ileum and Cygnet. Commodore Nourse
had sailed in the Andromache, to visit his station--the Mau-
ritius, Madagascar, Tranquebar, and Sechel Islands. The
Menai, 26, Capt. Moresby, C. 8., was daily expected at Bunn.
bay, on her way to England ; the Ariatine 28, Capt. Moorsom,
being on the passage to relieve her. The Delight, on being
refitted, (she had a long Passage from Rioj, was to sail for the
Mauritius, to relieve the Cygnet. The Leven and Baracouta
were prosecuting their survey of the Eastern coast and harbours
of Southern Africa. Capt. Hamilton, late acting in the heron,
and Capt. NVaden, .55th regiment, came passenger in the Heron.
She is come into harbour to be paid off:
The Dauntless, from the East Indies, and the Falmouth,
front the West 'Tidies, are daily expected home.
The Aritulne sailed the 28th November from Madeira for
the Cape. .• The helicon arrived at Btubadoes on the 7th nit.
from Plymouth.
The Lady Campbell, Capt. Betham, for the Cape, Madras,
and Bengal, came in front the River, on Sunday last, to em-
bark the Colonial Investigating Commissioners, Major Men.
Sir Theophilus Pritaler, and many other passengers. She re-
mains wind-bound:

On T,luirsday night, TheNtrinilsor Castle, Captain Lee, from
Madras and the Cape or blood !lope, passed by for the River,
landing here, Captain Lee. with dispatches and letters. She
left Madras, on tith October, and the Cape, on 12th December.
The East India and the Cape stations, were reinarkahly
healthy at that time. The 3.lth and 511' Regiments (those
of the men who had not volunteered to remain in India,
attached to other corps) were preparing to return to gland.
Lieut. Webb, R.N., uwalitietl from the Liffey, and lent.
Andrews, were also passengers.
The orders for the Seringlipatato and Redwing, to join the
squadron in the West Indies, have been this week annulled,
and those ships arc directed to remained at Spithead Mr further
instructions. The Freneli having sent several ships, and are
prepazing others, to erdize on the coast of Spain and in the
Mediterranean, it is considered probable that a Squadron of
Observation will be formed for a similar object. The Ring-
dove, 18, Capt. Rich, sailed yesterday for Jamaica, with dim-
patches for Sir Chas. Rowley, but strong S.W. winds prevented
her getting far.
No orders, whatever indicative of the near approach of war,
have been received here. •

We understand his Majesty's Packet Service will be [curried
on in ten gun brigs, utter the Int of April next. They will be
besides adapted to any service that may be required of vessels
of their class.

The Hound, cutter, Lieut. Forster, is removed to the Fly.
mouth, and the Fox, to this station.:
Pay MOUTH, FE n. 20.— Yesterday the Jupiter, CO, Capt. West.
phal, went into the Sound, and is ready to proceed to India. Lord
Amherst and suite will embark and sail on Sundaynext, should
the wind be fair. The Fly, .18, Capt. Curzon, went out of
harbour yesterday, and will sail the first fair wind, for 'South
America. The Tartar frigate, Capt. Brown, tailed from
Falmouth, for South America, on Friday.
The Hon. George Barrington is appointed to command the
Parthian 16, at this post ; she was commissioned thit day by
Lieut. Washington. 'Capt. Charles Strangways is appointed
to the Cliu, at Chatham. 31r. 'Minton to be Purser of the Clio.

t
COURT OF, SESSION.--The Loan PRESIOVNT)
at the conclusion of the *rulings on Tuesday week, in the
case MauLt v. MAULS:, stated, that the Court would hold the
Editors of those Newspapers liable who published cases while
they were in dependence as such publication might intlintree
the minds of witnesses. Ills Lordship said, that a very cm.
neous report of a marriage case lately before the Court had
been published, which was remitted to the COMnilesaies for
farther pr00f....( Edinbart4 Outran; -Peb.llo.)

DrAL, W.S.W.—Carne dwarsiANnia the
River Jar!: night tint tiopewell, Smith, for janta.ica. Ptit'back
tkom under Dungeness the Thetis, Tonbridge, for kratts, ate.,
and ternain in the Downs with the Bridgewater, Ilyth, Wind.
sor East Indiamen, Asia, Kairns, and Pyramus free traders,
and the rest of the outward-bound-apparently all well. The
Windsor Castle homeward-bound Indiamen still remain, and
has been supplied *with another anchor and cable to-day.
FED. 22.—Wind IV.S.W.—Sailed this morning for the River
the Wellington' Hoare, for the South Seas. Put back the
Moss, Turley, for Philadelphia; Ruby, Coward, fur St.
Michael's, Came down this afternoon the Glory, tlagnell, for
Sierra Leone ; and Juno, Pritchard, for Jamaica. The Wind-
sor Castle, from Madras, lost an anchor and cable.
PORTtIAtIUTif F. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the John,
Roberts, rot London.
FEU. 23.---Wind S.Mr.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Pan-
dora,
from the Downs, and his Majesty's ship Carnelian front
a crutze. -

PLYMOUTH, FEn. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Ehn-
heth and Mary, Corbett, from Norway to Trieste; Colling-
wood, Surrey, 12 days from Terceira; Three Friend.s, Head,
St. Michael's Sogar, Herald, and Recovery, from London.
FELL 22.—Wind W.—Arrived the • Sylph, • Murray, from
London, with damage.
FALMOUTH, FOAL 21.—Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived the
Portland, .WhitniOre, from Bristol .for Jamaica; Minerva,
Frankland, from St. John's, N.B.—sailed 23d January.
22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet
(2), from Lisbon ; William Pitt, Stonebouse, from London for
Buenas Ayres ; Norfolk, Grey, from ditto for Madras; John,
Popplevvell, ditto Jamaica. l'ut back the Walsingham packet,
for the Brazils.. The ship Pilot, which put into this part on
the 19th instant, boUnd to Calcutta, co:violence(' disaarging
her cargo this morning, to repair damages.

The Rebeica, Thomson, from Liverpotil to Genoa and Log-
horn, was totally lost on Wednesday on the Steep Holm.

TILE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, FES. 24.
The arrival of all kinds of Grain last week was uncommonly
large, but the fresh supply of this morning is not considerable.
Wheat of fine quality sold freely, and has obtained. 2s. per
quarter advance on the currency of this day sennight. Barley
is also further advanced is. per quarter ; and Beans of dry
quality sell freely, and are not dearer. [toiling Peas continuo
without farther alteration in the prices. Fine samples of Gray
Peas obtained rather more money. There is a very good tr:.01,,
this morning for Oats, but they do not sell on Ligher ternia
than last quoted.
‘Vheat, Old, 96s 46s Pease, 'White 2h 403
..-. New
Rye 16s Os Beans ',411 :10s '
Barley 00$ 35s Oats 15s 26,4
Malt 40s 50s Flour 3os 40s

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORD: IN ENOLAND ANA. WALES.
Wheat, 40s. 7d. ; Barley, 28a. 3d. ; Oats, 178. 9d. ; Rye,
225. 10c1. ; Beans, 258. 7d. ; Peas, 30s. 7d.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the 'Week ending the 19th day of
February, 1323, is 355. 1 ..Id. per cwt.

SMITHFIELD MA RIVET, PER. 24.
There was a good supply of Oxen, at market this morning,
and the prices were not quite so high as last week, but in Sheep
the numbers were not so great as on former Mondays, and the
price of Mutton has greatly advanced. ' There appeared rather
a heavy market.
(To sink the Offal, per stone of 811).)
Beef os Ild to 3i • 4ti l 'Veal
Mutton 35 Od to 4s 24 I Pork . .....
-Lamb Os Od to Os Od. ,
DAY AND STIIAW, PER. LOAD.
Hay 4l lOs to £4 OA I Clover • ' £3 105 to £4 5s
Straw LI His to £2 2.5.

Among the bon-Mots of the day is one attri-
buted to Le Due de SAN LoftENZo, the Spanish
Ambassador. On one of his last audiences at
Court, he was in a salon with various other per-
sonages, and among the rest his Royal Highness
the Duke D'ANGOULEME. His Royal Highness
perceiving M. LORENZO, very dextrously avoided
a rencounter, by turning his back directly on the
Ambassador. Some of the company who observed
the movement, made their remarks in the hearing
of the representative of the Spanish Government;
but his Excellency, instead of being disconf.
certed, said to the persons about him, 46 It seems
that hostilities have commenced, and that the
Cormnander-in-Chief finds himself in the presence
of Spaniards, since he shews them his back so
quickly."—(Morning Paper.)
lIAM PSIII ttE COUNTY Al CLTINO.—The requisite
number of Magistrates having agreed as to the
necessity of a meeting of the above county, it
will, It is now said, take place on Saturday, the
Ist day of March, at the Castle, NVinchester.
We understand a tine specimen of the ancient.
mode of preserving bodies in Peru, has been brought home by
the Conway, being the body of one of the most celebrated Of
the lncas.—r Hampshire Telegraph.
ExccuTtoN.--This morning if North
was executed before Newgate for an offence dis-
graceful to manhood, and of which we shall not.
sully our Paper by any farther notice. lit, hart
been respited on a plea of insanity arising from
a wound on the head, but it was not supported
by truth or probability, and therefore he has
paid the penalty which the law required for so
horrible a crime.

LITTLVI.WADDINOTON.-Mit Saturday a finso.
little girl, eleven years of age, dressed in a brown cloth pelisse
and drub beaver bonnet, accompanied by her father and mother,
attended at Hatton-Uarden Office to prefer a charge against
Waddington, the Radical, now confined in the House of Cor-
rection, Coldbath-fields.—The poor child was sent by her
parents With some provisions to the prison to him, and she W
inner
admitted inside the gates of the prison without O
an order
from the Magistrates.—The Magistrate, on hearing the theme,
seat the child to Dr. Taunton's; in Ilatton-ganicti, to be tote-
mined.—Dr. Taunton, after examining the child, came to the
Office to give his evidence. The (Mike was cleared of all per-
sons except those concerned, when a long examination took
place. On hearing the charge, the Magistrates despatched an
officer for Mr. Vicary, the Governor ot the :Muse of Correc-
tion, to know from him by what authority the child was ad-
mitted to the prisoner's cell. Mr. Vicary, being then parti-
cularly
.engaged at the Sessions, could not attend ; and the
furtherinquiry into this shocking affair was postponed to anti:
thee day.

A inun, calling himself Poky, has been com-
mitted to Winchester Gaol, as an imposter, by
the Magistrates of that town ; he carried with
him fabricated papers, Rtating that he was ship-
wrecked in the Irish Channel, and had been `Cap-
tain's Clerk on board of a man of war. It ap-
pears that he has lately been at Poole, and other
towns in the \Vest, and has been imposing on the
benevolent. '

A
busily employed : rc Ac D
in r
clearingiVauvirrka y
et% e Continue
n
Gibson's Land anti Streets adjoining. The re.
mains of that building and the one on the South
side of Prince's street, so much injured, have
been supported, and properly recurred, but nevet
theless they exhibit a 'very threatening aspect.—
Strong stirpicions are entertained, that four unfor-
tunate persons are buried below the vast mass of
rubbish yet unremoved. Amongst those persons.
who signalized themselves most conspicuously last
Sunday, amidst the ruins, to afford relief and
assistance to any unhappy sufferer which ought
be found amongst them, was Colonel ;
he was seen every where in places of the great..
est danger, thrusting himself into every crevice
where ho could possibly hear the,* breathing or
movement of any suiroler•—(Glasg"4" Clowier)
Fob. 20.)

THE LONDON JOUItNALS..

TITUAETi FROM TILE DAILY MORNING r,,try.n._§,
February 24, 1823.

[MORNING CHRONICLE. ,
•It appears pretty clear that Lord 11entinck is
swig direct to Madrid, and he makes the third
diplomatic agent we have by this time in the
Spanish capital 1. This would naturally indicate
great activity on- the part of our Government;
hut, if we mistake not, Lord Bentinck's in-
structions are very different from those origi.
sally 'transmitted .to Sir Wm. D'Acourt, and
those-subsequently confided to Lord Fitzroy So.
mer Set. It is well ascertained, not only from
the tenour of M. Chateaubriand's letters to
Count Lagarde, .but also from other authentic
sources, that our Government, at one time, had so
far met the views of France, as to join in a ne-
gocintion to obtain concessions from Spain, in the
way of modifications of her Constitution, and by
this means remove the plea for a war. This
point, we have every reason to believe, formed
the principal bases of the instructions given to.
Sir Win. D'Acourt and to Lord Fitzroy Somerset,
and they were besides ordered to do every thing
in their power› to prevent the offensive and tie.
fensive treaty of alliance between Spain and Por.
twat, already drawn up, and agreed upon, front,
bkne, formerly ratified and exchanged, in this
latter
.obiett, we do not hesitate to say,
they have:.been succesful, for the presentt—at
least, the treaty in question having stopped
in the Council of the State in Madrid; but
in the other they have not found the Spaniards
equally condescending. The Constitutionalists
began to. pause and doubt the sincerity of
;the British Government, when the subject
of modifications, in the shape of a third demand
(Britith claims being the tirst), was introduced,
and resistance to concessions of this kind was
unan;m6usly and boldly resolved upon. The
advices'of this firmness on the part of the Spanish
Government, added to the late demonstrations
at the opening of Parliament, placed Ministers
in a dilemma, and they soon saw they had gone
too far with regard to their Peninsular Allies, in
their great anxiety to preserve peace. To rectify
tha.false step taken, it -that Lord Bentinck
Ilak been sent to Madrid, and we do net doubt
our .Legation there will now waive the,questioo
of modifications, in which they never could have
succeeded.

[sdoaraNa POST.]
The general character of the private letters re.
ceived with the French Papers of Thursday, is
warlike. They confidently assert that the French
Manifesto or declaration of war against Spain
-Would appear in a fiery or two, and that the Duke
d'Angouletne would quit Paris earlier than it had
been announced, but the 'Journals are totally
silent on lmih these rumours. It appears, how-
ever, from the, concurring testimony of various
letters, that a fall of nearly two per cent. took
place in the French Funds on Thursday, and
that having risen the day before to 81f. ibc. they
olfterwarkls declined to 79f. 40e. This was at-
tributed to the increasing .belief in the certainty
of war, which had received, additional coOrroa.
thin from the fact of the Brest fleet having sailed,
and from a highly probable report that it wai
destined to attack Cadiz, and that that city
being unprepared for defeyce, would easily be
taken by H coup de maid. This idea struck us
the very moment that we In of a large squa-
dron having' received orders to sail from Brest,
and w'emettlioned it.some day last week. We
trust, therefore that the warning may travel still
faster thari the attack, or at all events that the
latter will be repelled, for the loss of
,Cadiz, the
inexpugnable retreat of freedom and patriotism
in the long war in the Peninsula against Impe-
rial Despotism, would prove a most serious cala-
mity to the Spaniards in their present struggle
against aggression and injustice.

EN EW TI M Etil

We do not remember eny speech in Parlie-
;mtt u hich was ever received with ucl► general
and n,...rited, approbation as that of the new
Chancellor of the, Exchequer. It was indeed
truly admirable, and the cheers with which it
was greeted seemed as warm and cordial on the
Opposition side of the house as on the Tree-
Bury Benches. Throughout. the country at
large we are satisfied it, will excite sentiments
of the sincerest gratification. Local and per-
sonal interests will of course bias individual
opinion as to the particular taxes which may
be wished to be reduced. We, for,instance,
should desire a diminution of the enormously
heavy tax on Newspapers ; the Kentish petitio-
ners desire to be relieved from the tax on Hops
the inhabitants of the Metropolis in general WM.
plain of the unequal and oppressive tax on coals;
and the Assessed Taxes have tong been objects
of general complaint throughout the country, But
whatever burthen it may ultimately b►► found most
advisable to alleviate, every body must rejoice that
the state of the Revenue is such as to afford means
of'alleviation to the extent of above Two