The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-20 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER vßosi REVEL, JULY 29

" This goes by a Swedish courier from head:,
quarters. - On' Sunday, •we had bad news front
Riga., The. west suburbs, with all the timberand
piles of masts, were ordered to be burnt, and
were burning when my letter Was sent fora FoUr
thousand Ibissians were obliged to cut through
twelve thousand Prtissiins, hear Mittau, and re-
treated into Riga. The east suburbs were ex-:
pected to he burnt to the ground in a day or
two. :Admiral --Alartin,:who•has the command of
the river, and Fort Boldra, at the entrance of the
river, has caused a nurbber,of gun-,boats to be
fitted out, so as to aE9rdintinite service and pro,
tection. • ,

General Essen, the Governor of Riga, Airites
to. the'Gavernor here, that the Prussian• troops,
who drove the four thousand Russians into Riga
from the neighbourhood of Mittau, are now sur-
rounded ; and he hopes by his next to have'the
satisfaction to announce the, capture of the whole
body."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER" FROM GOTTENBURGH,
DATED, AUGUST 11.

" I arrived bereilate- yesterday evenirig; and,
according to my promise, hasten to sketch you
the information I have been able in an hour to
collect:; • The Swedes are embarking troops con-
jecture is at variance whether for an attack on
Zealand, or a diversion in favour of the Russians
at Dantzic. Peace I understand to have been
proclaimed in the churches yesterday throughout
Sweden. Lord Cathcart has, in coniunction with
Sir James, Satimarez, visited the Governor of G-ot-
tenburgh, and has proceeded up the country. lie
will meet the' frigate, on the coast, after sbe, has
run the gauntlet of the Belt, arid will .proceed;. I
suppose, to the Russian head-quarters:. Gaiety.
of heart seems to be With every body here; arid
one spirit of resistance to Buonaparte animates
the .whole body -of the people. The Norwegians
talk of asking theßritish Throne to provision and.
govern them. It is understood Vie Swedes are to.
embark in three divisions of 10,000 each. Trans-
ports here are all ready ; Captain Willoughby; of
'the Navy, is gone to the Emperor of Russia, pre-,
Ceded' by Lord Cathcart."

We understand that Lord MEtvz,LLE has
changed his day for receiving Naval Officers, from
Friday to Tuesday, at twelve o'clock.
= We are happy to state, that letters have been
ieceiVed in town from General BERESFOfiD, writ-
ten with his own hand, to some of his most parti--
cular friends, to .announce, ri the most unques-
tionable form; the welcome news of his being out
of danger, and rapidly recovering from the wound
.that he received in the battle &f the 22d ult.

Some accounts from Spain state; that MAR-
moNT had reached Burgos in a litter, ext.:re:la:ly

. .
The Life Guards, about to embark for the Pen-
insula, feel hondured and gratified by the actual
ervice to which the superior military judgment
of the PRINCE REGENT has so wisely destined,
theni.

nu' l 2th Dragoons distinguished itself geatly in
the late affair at Salamanca. It was -led on by
the Hon. Colonel P. PowsOseY„and was for a
considerable time in the hottest part of the battle.:
The 61st Regiment (General Hewitt's) expe-
rienced ty much greater itHS than other corps in
killed arid wounded at the baffle of •,?,alamiica ;
the 11th PoOt (Sir Charles Asgill's regiment),and third battalion of the Royal Seots, were next
in succession tlke 'greatest snifflers.

Five hundred of the Wiltshire Militia entered,
Liverpool on Saturday,
.under the conduct of
Lieutenant-Colonel WAnNroittr; the remainder
of We regiment, to the number of 450., departed
fot'.Chester.

The effeet of habit is not less poweiful with
nations than individuals, and hence originates na-
tional character. A Tartar Prince, with his wife,
children, and dependants,. once took refuge at the
Court of the late Empress of Rus3ia, .for protec—
tion against the insults of some of his more power-
ful neighbours. To the surprise of the whole
CoUrt they could not. tast: the butcher's meat of
St. Petersburgh,'but had a horse occasionally
killed for their own use. •

Harbouring and Concealing Deserters.—A person.
named Saunders; residing in the neighbourhood
of Clerke.nWell; Was convicted yesterday at Queen-
square Office, in the penalty of '2Ol. for liaing
knowingly concealed a deserter, named 4ratt, be-
longing to the Coldstream regiment of Foot
Guards; and he not paying the said fine, was
committed to prison until the same be paid.

(THIRD NIGHT.)

The whole town was again a complete blaze of
light last night ; and-th; rejoicings were, if pos-
sible, greater than before.. The poplar feeling
was manifested in a remarkable degree, -at the
west end of the town, where, what with hutZaing,
and cries of " Wellington and Victory," the up-
,
roar WM inctssant until long after midnight.
' The Mansion-House:Much the tn,.;st magni-
ficent illumination and jubilee were exhibited lase
night at, the Mansion-llowe: The Lord Mayor
did not wish to encourage a second night's
nation, and therefore did not light up the House
on Tuesday, till he was-prevailed upon to dose
the multitude; and then. he did it with the great-
est good humour ; but, ,understanding that it was
the universal wish to celebrate the late .glnriotlr
victory by a third night's illumination, the Lord
Mayor gave instant orders that-for this nignt the:
Mansion-House should be illuminated in_ the znost
brilliant manner, which vv-as completed by eigbt
o'clock and in addition, . military trophies ana
nags" of all descriptions, were hung. up en thy.
grand brilliant pillars of the portico : and, as Much
mischief had ensued on the last night by fire-works,
the Lord rtlayor provided a full and grand
.band, which played till a late hour of the night..
(fins was a happy event, as it kept the. people.in
,exeelient huiriour, and the grandeur of the Whol&
scene Was .beyond all description.:
The following Letter was circulated by the Lord
,Movor:—

" appearing from the.-dispssition of
the inhaktitants of this city last night, tnat three.
nights' celebration, by illumination, should tak9
price, and 'which has been formerly witnessed on
the events of battles not less glorious or moment-
Ouse than the recent gallant actions of Lord NVel-•
lifigton and shis brave arniy ;..and as by Mistake on
the first night the Mansion -house was not particu-!
laily illuminated' till a late hour, and only partii,
ally so last night, I intend this night to prepare:
an illumination, in compliance with the general
wish,, in which I most" fully participate.

"
Your faithful humble Servant,
" C. llutsrrEn M'yor."

The Merchant Taylors'' Company celebrated the ,
Arictory.with a turtle dinner, which was attended
by.the.Lord Mayor., several Aldermen, ,one the
Atria's, and other persons of respectability. Their,
illuminations; in consequence, were grand. The
avenues to .the Hall Were a blaze of lustre; the
Hall itself,, oh one side, were emblazoned with
the: CroWn various devices, in coloured lamps-
The screen was decorated with two transparencies;
the one representing Captain Clinton brills knee,
delivering the eagles and ensigns taken from the
Erench to th. 'Prince Regent on Lis Throne ; -the
other was a Venus Anadyomene, surrounded by •
Neptune and Tridents, with a vanquished vessel
in flames in the hack ground.
Stnarset House.—Three Crowns, Anchor,
of various coloured lamps ; 'the letters G. it
M. W.- P. R, with rows of lamps ; the tout enJanide
very splendid and brilliant.
Immense crowds flocked to the Spanish Ain-
ba4sador's residence in Spring-gardens, the front
of ;which was. .brilliant beyond description: En
addition to the numerous rows of lamps, fes-
toons, and stars, were triumphal arches of ramp:7,, -
The "Same transparency addressed " To Britain;
Triumphant;." with " Wellington," and under-
neath, " Spain -Grateful," appeared ; also as
entablature in. the back ground, the same which
we 'yesterday; described :—the allegorical trans. .
natency at Wrigley's, representing the Hero ou
horseback, crowned by Victory, fur having put ti)
flight Despotism, Impiety, and Rapine, had at
inimitably
.nue cifect.
The Portuguese Ambassador's house, in South '
Audley-street, was lighted with candles from the
top to the bottom, which were placed in every,
window in the form of a triangle. His. Royal
Highness Monsieur's house was also brilliantly
lighted with candles.
The Admiralty was again illuminated. In ad
dition to the former arrangements of the pyrami-,
dical column,• composed of the Anchor, Star,
Crown, and W. appeared G. HI. Rex ; and 'on,
the left, G. P. It. . ;

The Horse Guards.—Q. P. R. and Crown.
The Treasury, and other Public. Offices,
same.

Passing up Charing-Cross., liantOck's, the Bri-
tish, Oliphant's the:, Opera-Hnuse, all vied with
each other in splendour ; the only alteration was
substituting the letter M. for E. '
the Ordnance-Office, in. Pall. Mall, was illu-
minated by torches, extending the length of the
building.
Lady.Louisa-Manners, the-Marquis of Bucking-
ham, and the Duke of Marlborough, had Ball"
beaux and candles.

The'Marqufs AVellesleyfrhouse in PiccadillYP
displayed seteral new and approbriate .devices,
arranged with considerable. taste and brilliancy. •
The house of Mr. Wellesley. Pole Long, in -Ncyr
Norfolk-street, was ':very grand, and ,
tary to the Spanish • cause.. The Servants- have
thrown out tickets for beer among the people
the 'Value Of 500 t. The beer was delivered at the
different public houses.
The Earl of Essex's house, in Great Stanhopi-
street, was lighted in front with large. Wax- till?:-
beanx. Earl Gower and .Viscount Cramorne-s'
were lighted up in the same manner ;- as well as •
'the ..Ilarquis of Lansdown's in .4erkley-square•
Lotdf-%ardley's house, in GTO s strc etonacte
a grand appearance. The .splendour and bra:
Tiancy, of the adornments in honour of the great
rictory,:excited general, admiration.:
Lord- Castlereagh's excelled ev9ry other.mral-
sion in St. James's-square ; pyramidical Coluura,
festoons, a.W. and .military trophies.
'foe Bishop's_of London, Wedgwood's, thilr,
of Norfolk's, Mr. Rose's, Lord Beauchamp's,
Boehm, and Mr. were very brilliant, by ti
aid of a vast quantity of candles.
r
Pay Office—G. R. anti a Crown. in coloo-
d
lamps.
Dolan's Italian Wareb.Ouse; . Strati
_Star 11
coloured lamps.
Hungerford coffee House, Strand—Ecery vcirite,
dow.in the house full:of candles, in the bacA
ground laurel•aud roses. • . .
d,rl.
Phoenix Fire Office, Charing-cross—A 25.--0!'
length row of lamps three deep. neat and sPleudiw

• • ..
Yellow Fever Remedy; bitarittvcross-,-A Stai,
variegated lamps, very brilliant.
• Mr. Stubs, in Clifford-street, Bond-street, a
beautifuLtransparency, cshihiting the Marquis of
Wellington and the- Prince of, Orange, in three
different stages of the engagement. •:
Sadler's Wells was very conspieuous.
sive of -a. profusion 'of coloured lamps,- tastefully
arranged, avery large transparency was 'displayed,
representing the British Lionon a teraqueinis emi-
nence (einbitinatical of the Little Island), tread-
ing on the French Eagle; and _supporting a`sliield
inscribed " ,Salamanca ;" in the radiance 'abcive
Was the word •". Wellington,"-arid on the`pendant'
'of the mast of a first rate (which, •with warlike
iinpleinents, .formed the fore-ground), was in-
teribed " Victory."
St.. James's,-street—Equally -deserving of.praise
is on the iiremiiiig nights.'
Piccadilly—,From.one end.to the other
nated by lamp 4, torches, and candies. The Mar-
qui§.Wellesley's ca'n (1 Lady ca therin Tiln ey Long's
,
Tarticularly spienniu.
Bond-street—The same:brilliancy and taste as
before ; Oakley's, Watson's, -Orme's, and Wat-
son's taking the lead.
Ackermann's, in the'Strand--A. W. and young
sprigs in Gas-lights; very peat, and was much ad-
zuired.

Marriott, Furnishing Ironmonger, Fleet-street,
exhibited two men in com-,Aete suits of steel and
brass cap-a-pie armour, pointing to the initials
4.1,. W. and surrounded With lamps; the effect A'yas
Avv.rlike and brilliant. y
iihe inhabitants of Monmouth-court, Whit-
tOill?e-street; through humbly situated, in life,.
'were not wanting on this joyful occasion in dis-
Playing their loyalty. On the first and Second.
night's illumination, the area' of .thiS pretty little
court was most fanCifully fitted up whit varie-
gated lamps, in festoons, with a triumphal arch to
correspond, surmounted with three beautiful,Gre-

man b-nitch lamps, and painted globes,
,which at 7
traeted universal admiration ; to add to this
' grand display of Ornamental. light, all the resi-
dent frimilies danced country dances in the open
court to a small band of musicians expressly
hired for the purpose, observing throughout each.
evening the Atrietest decctrum.: Crowds from the
surrounding streets,flocked to Witness this hum-
ble tribute of gratitude to the marciess h4o,Wel-
lington ;‘ and the hilarity 'of this happy groupe,
tvbo appeared to form but one family. On in-
viry, we-find this truly,patriOtic party are mostly
composed of the 'worknien in the employ of
Jliessrs. Hancock,. Shepherd, aid r?.ixon, 'of Cock-
sp In -street.

The Lady who followed her husband to the
field of battle; near . Salamanca, on the 22d, and
found him among the slain, was the wife of Capt.
l'REscorr, of the 7th Fuzileers. She'is now at
alattianca' with her two children.
Ten thousand stand of arms Were., during the
, last week, dispatched froui the Tower to Co-
zurina ; 20;000 more. are completely prepared; but
their destination is not known 1 it "...s thought that
a part of them are intended fur the Baltic.
Lord CLINTON, who brought the dispaielies'
from the Earl •of WELLINGTON, announcing the
late glorious victory, is one. of the oldest Baronsof .
England, Baron CLINTON and SaYz---cre-ation,
February 6, 1298. It is a..Baiony in fee, deScen-
dible in the female as well as the male line.— It
came into the' present Lord's • family (the Titt-
l'uso in right
.of ARASELLi, Baroness CLINTON
and SAYE, only daughter of THEOPHILUS, silctli
Earl of LINCOLN, whoSe daughter married to'
TREFUSIS,' Esq. of Trefusis, in the
county of COrnWall: The present Lord,, ROBERT
COTTON ST. JOHN TREFUSIS, was born the 28th
of April, '1787, and succeeded hiS 'father, the
late Lord GEORGE WILLIAM, the 28th August;
1797, . •

A. CRITICAL MoNTH...---In the. year 1809 an
Astrologer of some eminence, residing. t Pateley-
bridge, in this. country, ,published a Treatise that
went to a second edition, which had for:its object
the caletilation of the nati vity_,Of Buonapart ; ,and,
after going through. all the calculation. of the Ho-
rocope with great precision, the Anthor arrives
at this conclusion—" The greatest calamities will
attend him (Napoleon) till-the-Sun meets with the
Of Saturn, direct direction, in August,
1812, which wil) certainly put a period to his -ex-
istence.''.
The following incident .series to illustrate, in
very high der, the spirit' which animates te
Ilritish militaryg ee
. Last week a consider •ble numh-
her of Artillery Drivers and horses were, ordered
to embark at Plymouth Dock for the Peninsula :
',at five o'clock in the morning the whole paraded
before the Barrack
,gates. One of tbe Drivers,
• however, fell from his horse, and broke his thigh,
When another not ordered for embarkation,
*4 into the fallen man's saddle; exclaiming, "
-pity so fine a horse should N,t,ant a rider ;—here's
• Lord Wellington for ever ! Serjeant, take down
Illy name !" a request with which the latter in-
ttantly complied.
The Editor of The Tyne Mercury haS been re-
cently engaged in a controversy with a Liverpool
Zseulapias, in which the latter has received some
severe blows. The Editor,: in his last paper, re-.
dates the following whiinsical anecdote, which
• Bh9ws.that the person whom he attacks is not de-
ficient in humour as well as shrewdness, whatever
11?aY be thought of his medical knowledge.:---
Three or four young men, after enjoying them-
selves pretty freely over their bottle; formed the
resolution of- going, as the termed it, quiz the
iloctor. They accordingly introduced themselves
y frankly telling. him they had come to drink a
glass of wine with him. They received a polite
Welcome, and after dispatching with the --doctor
few bottles of wine, they told him they
shouldlike- to taste a glass of his medieine,
`: That you shall have, Gentlemen," replied the
:oetor. The glass went round ; it was -praised,
dnthe dose vvas-.repeated till several bottles were
i'lspatched. The partythen rose to retire, with
banks to the Doctor for his hospitality —" Stop,
o/
lelnen," says the Doctor, " the wine I gave 4 as a return for your visit ; the medicine I sell.
bile, guineas worth has been drunk—here . is -my
44. which lning insisted upon, the money was

17.—the Biriii-A4f 6f his -11Si"i:i
Highness the Prince Regent, on Wednesthty
was, as we anticipated, hOnoure4 in, this town,
With more than ordinary, marks of i-e4e:t anti
veneration. Thv morning was ushered p wit!t
the ringing of bell!, &c. About noon the llnssari:
and the West .Kent Militia, fired a fen-dc-;jaie on
Woodhouse-Moor,. and went, through, a variety
of evolutions, to the aniazement,of an immense
concourse of spectators.-Private meetings, we
understand, were numerous.---About five o'clock,
upwards of sixty Gentlemen sat d:,wn to an ele,,
gant public dinner -at the Assembly RoomS at'
the' King's Arms Inn. The M•ayor was in the
chair. Several officers of the Hussars and West
Kent were present, , and, the 'Band of the latter
Were Obligingly Ordererl
.to attend, and at dinner
and during the evening, played several select and
beautiful' marches and airs. On' the cloth being
drawn, the professional singers in the Orchestra,
sung Non nobis Domine.'
The King, the Prince Regent, and the other
branches of the Royal.,Family,
•were given as
toasts, and received with loud acclamations. Other
loyal and consitutional toasts were received with
sitnilar applause. . .
Michael. Angelo Taylor, Esq. rose, and spoke
at
„considerable length to the following purport :
;Ele wished to give a toast, 'which he would pre-
face with a few observations. He said, he might
perinmps, by some, be dee.ned an inirttaer',. but on
such an occasion as the celebration of the bii-th-
day of the Prince Regent, in -the absence Of his
mlch. honoured father, he could not resist this
great public opportunity' of testifying that un-
bounded re§pect" and 'veneration whichhe felt
for for. his Royal Master. .ith experience of from 30
to 40 years, bad completely estahlishf.A the charac-
ter of the Prince Regent, Mat be was au English-
Man, in.ever; serfse of the word, that no M'an in
these kingdoms venerated that excellent consti-
tution, which had been drunk with.. such enthu-
siasm, /more than his Royal Highness did—A ve-
neration which could only be equalled by the
greatness and benevolence of his Royal mind.

About ten o'clltek the Mayor retired, when Mr.
Alderman Tennant .was called to the chair, who
contributed .his share to keep up the uninter-
rupted harmony and convi•:i:jity of the evening.
"Soon after eleven, the xvixlle of the coinpauy
had retired. Upon the proceedings of -the day,
upon the excellence and conduct of the:banquct ;-
upon the loyalty and harmony which were evinc-
ed, there could be but one opinion,: and.that of
the highest satisfaction. On every succeeding.,an-
niversary, we trust, the Birth-day of the P,rince,
Regent will be celebrated with equal ardour,'
and that, like his venerable but afflicted Father,
he' may long live in the hearts of a brave and
loyal people.
CHESTER, AUG. S.—Tq-morrow, his iNlajesty's
Justices, the Hon. R. Dallas, 'and the llon:F.
Burton, are
,expeeted here, to: preside at. our
Assizes. :The calendar is -not heavy in point of
numbers, but wc are sorry to obsefre, that
several of the offences are of the most .atrocious
nature.

The PRINCE'S Regiment, the 10tly., is not' to
have a man in it under, five feet sevens All- uuder
that standard are to be discharged.

British and Foreign Auxiliary Bible Societm for,
the County of Kent.—At a numerous and highly
respectable meeting held at the Town Hall, Maid-
stone, on Thursday last, according to advertise-
ment, the Earl of Romney, in the Chair, a num-
ber of resolutions were unanimously; passed, to
form a SOciety in this country, in aid of the Parent
Institution.

Methodist Conference, Leeds.--The last Monday
and Tuesdßy evenings, 31) yoUng Ministers, hay-
ing finished' their-four years of .Trobation, tve;:e
publicly, in the face of the congregation, received
into full connexion. The Methodists, during 'the.
last twelve nionthg, have an addition,. in point of
number, of more than nine thousand.,

HARVEST.—TtIe weather of late; has been pe7-
culiarly auspiciotia• for rendering_ abundant- and
luxuriant, the fruits of the earth-; and notwith-
standing the present high price ofcorn , we con-
fidently anticipate a speedy and considerable re-
duction in the price ofthat essential article of hu-
man subsistence. The folloWing reports, from
various quarters, afford the Most cheering, prO-
spects.. Wales----The crops of wheat throtOlout
Wales-are as abundant as ever known. Windhes
ter--,--rhe wheat harvest 'has commenced hi' the
vicinity of. this place, and the crops are .abiiridarit.
§ussex--Throughont this county, the harvest is very
promising, and a larger crop is ,expected, than has
been-known for many years. York—There is-the
most promising appearance of a plentiful harvest
in this county. Truro—The harVest in this neigh-
hourhood promises to be most abundant.
pool--y-Th ere has not been for Many vearsa greater
promilse of an .abundant harvest: than at present,
Belfast±So great has been the supply ofnew,po-
tatoes in the. .markerof Belfast, that pro?iibils
have experienced .a speedy. reduction in their price..
Shropshire—Friday week, Mr. EdinundS, of the
Buildings, near Oswestry,- commenced reaping
xtrheat ; but we have not heard of' any otherfarm
tieing ready fOr the Hereford—ln runny
parts of this county, the harvest has.commenced ;
the wheat is remarkably .fine, and the crops are
very abundant. It is acknowledged on' all hands,
:hat a continuance of fine weather only is. now
wanting, to secure one of the fineF*.t and most
abundant harvesti that the country was ever blest

Pacciiiation.—A child having recently'taken the
small-pax at Halderstadt, in Westphalia, and
communicated it to several others, one of whom
died, the. Magispacy• interfered, and -caused all
the children in the town to be vaccined, and the
progress of contagion was eflecinally checked.
Perilarlcable Vegetation.--4 seqiing hawthorn,
of this year-'s sowing, presents a beautiful cluster-
ed blossom at the to of its stalk, in Mr.i.Atkis
nursery, near Castle Donglas. 'This beautiful arid
extraordinary plant was a'blossom itself in 1810 ;
was committed to the ground ,in 1811 ; arose in
ApriL, .181 p r and is at preselWin flower.
Two women of the town have been committed to
Prioewell. for seven days,': for riotous conduct in.
Fleet-street, during the illuminations, in draggirrk
a coachman
,frOm his box, and actually taking db
his clothes from his back. . •

POL'ritY

ON MONUMENTAL GRANDEUR.

What toll; whit cost, to r"z11. se a shell
To deck the place where reptiles dWell!
The wise desire no porripons tomb,
When Fate awards the final doom,
Nor fa:lSe inscription to declare
The genius, virtue, buried thert ;
But a mere stone to lead the. eye
Where all their mortal reliqUes.liei
Then, :.;'ry 12qmau frailty past,
Tf a good name they left at last,
Friendship may thither chance to stray,
And sigh, in passing o'er the clay ;
So shall a simple stone impart
A kind memorial to the heart.