The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-20 00:00:00

FRENCH AND SPANISH CAPTURES.

[From the National Intelligeneer.]
The following Circular, supplementary to one
published a few days ago, will afford additional
information to our readers :
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` CIRCULAR TO THE cOLLECTOUS OF THE CUSTOMS.
" Treasury Department, Aug. 18, 1823.
consequence of represenuttions made to the Se,
cretary of State by the Charge d'Affaires of his Most Christian
Majesty, resident in the United State—that I.he determination
of his Majesty's Government not to capture Spanish or foreign.
merchant vessels, except for violating an effectual blockade, Is
more advantageous to neutrals than the principle that free yes.'
sae make free goods, and still more advantageous to the ad.
verse belligerent—the President has .institicted nie to dirtety.
that, in the cases described in the dth regulation of the clicuhte
of the 30th July last, the cargoes of captured vesseli *hall mot •
he permitted to be re-shipped from the ports of tite.phited
Slates in neutral vessels.

•
" I remain, with respect,. your obedient servant,
"Will. IL CRAWFORD.•'

FUNERAL OF MR. RICARDO.

Cur rrErf Ira Srr T. 18,1/123:—(Eximet ofa Letter)--This.'
day the remains of David .Ricardo, lisrj., were removed from
Gatcombe Park, and interred in a vault in the Parish' Wiurch of
Hamlett about one mile and a' half from this plate.' The Parih
Church is situated in the Park of Mr..Clutterbock, the son-in-
law of Mr. Ricardo, and is more ofa private burying place
than a public one, front the smalloels • (Title pariilt. The
funeral was conducted in the most private snannert btu never-
theless excited great interest in the towns of Alinchmhantpton,
Tetbury and Mahnsbury, through which it had to pass. The.
attendants on the funeral were all family relations. We observed
the three sons of Mr. Ricardo, Osman, David; and Mortimer;
his six brothers, his three brothers-in-14.w, three eons-in-law,
and some of his nephews ; the Rev. Mr. COekin,.-the Rector of
Minchinhampton, and Mr. litupe, M.P. for 'Montrose, were—
the only strangers we observed to have accompanied the funeral
from Oatecombe. Few Ment we' believe, have' left so large a
number of relatives and friends as David Ricardo, and few men
will be more regretted for .his private amiable virtues,
.and for
his public conduct, and the promise of utility from his enlight-
encd mind and disinterested conduct. The coffin was plain, ,
with an inseription." Daiid Rietirdo died '4,icOateconibe on
Thursday, the 11th of Septemher, aged 51 yeers." The age
of the deceased, in the prime of life, renders his decease the
more to be lamented.

' A:sTOTIIEIt ACCOUNT. .. •
TETEURY, SEPT. 18.—This morning, at 10 o'clock,, the ftn
neral procession of David Ricardo, Esq. passed through this
town on the way from his late residence, Gateoinhe Park, near
Mi n chin hampton, to ffard en hu ish , n earehipperdi s, where tiic
corpse is to be interred. The hearse was preceded ht a inciorniog
chariot and four, in which was the Rev. W. Cockin' /lector. or
Mlnchinhampton, and ((Mewed by 4 mourning e.nnell6s
with the mourners, and after the .came two private carriageraf
the deceased. Of Air, Ricardo, as a public charaCter, so mock
is known, and so much has been already justly 'said," that'
it is unnecessary to enlarge upon, that ,point; but in
his, private character, such was hit extensive charity and bane-
volent disposition, that this neighbourhood will long and se-
verely feel his loss, and cherish hitremembranie: Of him it
might he truly said, " in the words of. the poet, " Di tibi
tilts dederant, artemque fotoli." For few men, in an equal.
dekree, possessed the Faculty of really 'enjoyin_.g considerable
wealth, and devoting it to the best of Mies. independent of
those numerous acts of beneficence which were scarcely knOwn
beyond the sphere Of the benefactor and the benefitted he was
ever zealous in promoting the good of others by means of any
.public charity, and among. the latter the foundation of his ex-
cellent school at Minchstiliampton stood pre,eminent. lie
was Lord of the Manor of that place, but his generous prin-
ciples did not make the boundaries of a-parish the limits of the
benefits of that institution ; for from any distance in the neigh-
bourhood which the parents chose their sons to attend, they
were equally admitted upon vacancies 'Denning. A similar
establishment, where girls were clothed and instructed was
patronised by Mrs. Ricardo; and conducted at 'her sol.e ro-
pence. It is a fortnight only on this day that -he passed
through this town, in apparent good ' health, in -art optio
carriage, to pay a morning visit in the neighbourhood 4 out
a pain in the ear, which he had exp'erienced a few deo be-
fore, again returned the following day (Friday), and the in.
fianunation . extending to the bran, deprived so suddenly so-
ciety of one of its brightest ornaments and most
.usefol mem-
bers. '

THE I)IOR.AM A .--The curiosity of the Public
has been, for some months past, directed to the large triangular
looking building, which stands at the entrance of the Regmt.,
Park,. at the end of Portlandplace, in the New.road. It is
intended, we understand, Ibr the newly
ced
invented exhibition
Called the Diorama, which hac beet lately shewn in Paris anti
considered there to be the most perfect illusion ever pp
roau
by pictorial representation. It will open in the.ceurie of the ensuing week, with the two pictures which have been for months
the grand atttaction to the whole popnlation of the French ea-
pita r. - They represent the 'Cathedral of Canterbury, and a
Swiss Valley ; are painted on a vast scale, and are considered
chef d'gruvres in this branch of the art.