The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-01 00:00:00

THE SUN.

31'11.4;:q QVIS DICER= 7/ALSl'l,i ADEAT ?

L n N D 0 N,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1812.

This morning a Malta mail xyrived, from wisieh
we have made th c following friteres!inSextraets,
PALERMO, MAY 4.—The king h's resolved,,
that there shall' be held in this city Palermo
a General and Exraordinary Parliament, riot enlg
to provide for the.necessitie;.Of the State, hat
for the correction, of ahmes, the emendation

_
of the laws, and. whatever...may fend
,to
.pro
mote the happiness of the kingdOm, and' has
ordered that it shall be s6leinnly. opened on
• the 15th of June next:;`' the tieces-saty letters con-
. v.ocatory will accordingly be :immediately issued,
signed by his Royal ilighness.the Vicar General
A r.TER. Ego.
TUNI-5,, APRIL 2.2,—:-Reat-Admiral FREP:NIANTLk
1 has obtained from the Regency of. this State the
• _ release of all the Sicilians who had been captured
and held as slaves. • A treaty has been concluded
between this Regency for the whole time that the
British Government shall continue in alliance
with that Of Sicily. A. free trade will therefore
inuricdiately be opened between Sicily and Tunis.
PALERMO, MAY 11.—The English ship of war
411ilford, Rear-AdmiraIFREtMANTLE, arrived here
on the 4th inst. having on boardLadyBENTINCK,
the consort of the British Plenipotentiary.
ALGESIRAS, JUNE 3.—An action took place on
the Ist inst. in the environs of Bombs. General
BALLESTEROS waCked General Clnats, for
the pufpose of dislodging him from his posi-
tion, and at first actually obtained some'advan-
tage, but having been charged by a numerous
body of cavalry, he was driven back with the
loss of three pieces of cannon, and 1000 men
-killed, wounded, or taken. No offielal account
has yet been published.
Jtniz 4..—We are as yet without any official

details of the action of Bornos, and I must, theTe4
fore, content myself with sending you the aceonnt
given us by a prisoner who has been brought here,
a Chef d'Eseadron in the division engaged ; he
states that the action was most bloody ; 'that the
French had formed a kind of entrenched camp,
where they left two battalions and 300 horse in
reserve ; that the remainder of the division, to
the_number of about 3000 foot, and 150 horse,
Wad marched out to meet den. 13ALLESTER0s, by
whom they were vigorously attacked, and who,
the Chief d'E?cadron adds, had a force double their
own ; that a desperate Contest -ensued, which
lasted three-quarters of an hour, at the end of
which victory declared in favour of the French.
The loss of the Spaniards be calculates at 1500
men in all, among whom are no fewer than 80
Officers killed or wounded ; and that of the French -
at GOO rank and file, 3 Officers 'killed, and about
30 wounded. He further states, that owing to
their small numbers, this battle has not been pro-
ductive of any advantage to the French,- and that
the same would have been the case with the
Spaniards, if . they had beaten • their enemies,
as the -latter would- then have re-entered their
lines,, which were so strongly fortified that no
fewer than 25,000 men would have been required
to carry them. General CURRES commanded
the French ; they 'been under the necessity of
'leaving Vegetand other neighbouring point.; un—
protected,, in order to formthe division which was
engaged on the Ist inst. -
The capture of-Vie works at Almaraz has .come
to the enemy's knowledge, but our Chief ThEs-
cadron represents them very weak, and' ac-
cordingly attaches very little importance to. their• '
loss. lit believes -that the Allies have with-
drawn from ristreniadura, and have no- notion of
penetrating into Andalusia for the present ; but if
they should attempt it, he thinks, from the expe-
rience of the past that Lord 1/VELLINGTON must
have the means of insuring success. 50w..7 con-
tinues in his position •in front of Seville, with
•
25,000men,who are in communitation withls,ooo'
more betongin% to A.l.kamoxT's army.' .
GIRRALTAR, YU' NE G.—Since the above fetters
reached the garrison, an authentic though very
Short ancount„ has been received, from an officer
of rank in the-Spanish army, hy'which it ,appears,
that the action of the Ist was as well contested
as any that has been fought since the Revolution;
aFt that an unforeseen--accident alone prevent9d
the gallant eltertions of the - Spaniards being,
crowned with
.victory.

The number of their %,coutided is acknowledged to
be eonsider'able, but it is Added, thp.t the Frelch
must have sustained an equal losg, and that they
did not presume to push a single Guerilla towards
the banks of the Guadalete to harass General
BALLASTEROS in his retreat.

The 'General had taken fup a position in the
field of Rutz, and was resolutely waiting for
them, hs be was determined to sacrifice himself
and the whole of his troops, rather than abandon
'a
single wounded.
Reinforcements for his army, to the number of
two thousand foot and four hundred horse, have
arrived from Cadiz-in the course of this week,
and landed at Tarifa and A.loiras.
Letters from the first of the above-mentioned
toms state, that the divisions of the Allied Army
which were expeeted shortiy_to penetrate into this
.proving have received orders to proceed to Fuente
Guinaldo.
The 'Regency of Tripoli has declared war against
Spain. Saturday last being St*. Ferdinand's Day,
the Royal- Standard was hoisted, and the gar-
rison fired a Royal Salute at twelve o'clock at
noon, in compliment to our allies ; and on the
anniversary of our beloved Soveieign'i... birth-
day, the 4th instant, afeu, de joie was further fired
by the troops:; the General OfFivers, the Officers
-commanding regiments, Field *Officers, Heads of
'Departments and principal :N.lerchants . had the
honour of dining with his Excellency the
naTit-Governor, and the day conclutded -with a
ball, given ,by CotruELL, which iyai kept
up to a very laic . hour.

INTERCEPTED. LETTER. .FROM BERTIIIER

are.

DORSENNE.

" Paris, March' 5.
It appears, General, that .General, CAFFA-
RELL/ has entered 'Navarre. You are authorised
to remain with a division of the guards. The
Emperor wishes you to avail yourself of ,this per-
mission to combine your movements with Gen.
CAFFARgLLI, to destroy MINAN troops and maga-
zines, take his Cannon, and, in short, make an-
end of him. You shall apprize Gen. W.uutLLE,
Commandant of Bayonne, of the movements
which you shall agree upon, that when the ope-
ration' s commence he may reinforce the varies of
Bastan and Villas, so as to be upon his' guard
against MIN,., who, when pursued, might march
in that direction.

" The Prince of WAGRAM and NEUFCHATEL,
Olga") " ALEXA.ND&R,"

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.Go\TOrnent teceived,.thls ktav; accounts from'
Gibraltar,_ 'which mention the, - action between
OALLASTE!IOS and the Exemy; but in a inore-,fa..7
Vourable light than that in
.Whieh. it appeiirs in
the contents of the alib=
th er part of
,out pa-per. The t action -to4 place on
the Ist ult. at Barrios, in the 'vicinity of St.
Roque, and though the gallant Spanish General
had deemed it prudent to retreat, yet :the 10:is `Ol
the. French was so 'severe,i that it does not'appear
that they were in a condition to follOW•hini..

The latest accounts from the Brazils, which
arrived with the Mail yesterday, reach to the'3d
of May. They a. not kivc more favourable
, •
report of the posture of -affairs in' the River Plate
than were received:-by letters of a previous date.
We are sorry,. however, 'to learn, by the letters
which arrived yesterday, that: the landahle efforts
of 'the British cruizers to suppress the,Slave frack
have occasioned some -disturbances, as they had
captured several Brazil vessels which had been
emph)yed in that horrible traffic. This disturb-
ance has been particularly violen'Cat Bahia, as
the commander of a British vessel had seized se-
veral vessels bound to that place, 'laden with
slaves, Whom, with the characteristic humanity
of his countrymen, he had landed in freedom at
Sierra Leone. The persons at Bahia who were
chiefly interested in this odious commerce, had
attempted to excite a general commotion among
the people; but the storm, though' violent, was
short, and it:was not likely that any serious con-
sequences would ensue.

In the few observationS which we submitted to

our readers after the decision of the House. of

ei.;nunons on Mr., CANNINP'S• Motion, we
ex-
pressed
,our. apprehensibns that- the, measure pro-
posed Would.nrot produCethe .desired effect, if we
may judge. from the -langnage of the Dublin Pa-

pei•s, Which are presumed to speak :the sentiments

of the Roman Catholics, our •apprehensions are

like); to be- realized. We Are told, in the most

tintignivoeal jnannftr, the Roman (atho3ics
not listen to any terms ; that they. will not
enter into - any treaty ; that 'they wi4 pot
make any conditions, or give any securities ;

in a. ward; that they will have unqualified, uneon-.
ditional concession. They. use not the- language

of mo‘deratien or conciliation, but of menace and
defiance. They come, as it has been tinily. oh-
served,
armed with-all the viOlence of indisputable
right, spurning, all accorapinying condition, all

previous consideration, all provident May. The....y
reject the wise advice of the Marquis WELLESLEY
to "manifest a sincere desire to fuinish to their
Protestant brethren every reason-able pledge of at-
tachment to the established ConstitUtion, and

every practicable securityforits stability and pros-
perity." That we inayt not be-accused of misre-
presenting the language of the. supporters of . the
Catholic Cause, We subjoin an extract from the
Dublin Evening 'Poet of Saturday last
‘c In a Second Edition, on Thursday Evening,
we had the satisfaction of announcing a further
-triumph of the cause of Ireland, in the success of
Mr. CANNING'S long expected Motion, which was
carried in the House of Commons, on Monday
night, by a majority of Ot,ta AND

TWENTY NINE. Of the wording of this Motion we
cannot approve—iin its success; however, we must
rejoice. In the words of Mr. PONSONIIY,
is a step gained in the progress of the Catholic

Cause, and as such we receive it." It pledges
the House to the consideration of the X‘aws
fecting his' Majesty's Catholic Subjects; early in
the next Session of Parliament—this is certainly
a great-point gained--further throws the
onus on the Cabinet. Those who' talk so much
about guards, and fences, and securities, are now.
called upon, by the itepresentativeS D.f, the Peo
ple, -to bring forward their terfits—:-to stale 'what •
their guards, and their fences, anti their securities
The second Resolution, submitting the ~fist
to the consideration .of .the REGENT, rcriders
this duty. hriperative them=this* is another
point gaine4' and, a's we conceive, a -itioL.t int-
pOrtant point. Will 3lioisters come forward,
next Session, their. 'gziards, and 'their
fences, and their 'gecnrities? NO.—What then ?
Why, they tarn out—=the Friends--- of Ireland -and
the Empire come into power, and CatholicEman- '
ciliation is carried unconditionally. We Might
write volumes on-the subject, but still to this-point-
- .
we must came at last---:there 'is no other way of
getting out of the embarrassment—there is no other
way Of meeting Mr. g•ANNIN.G'.s Motion—there is
no other way of satqyittglrelctind. The House of
. • •
Commons stands pledged to the early considera-
tion of the Laws affecting the. Catholics—that
pledge is given, with a full knowledge of the
Resolutions of the last Aggregate' Meeting in.
Fishamble-street—the Cabinet is called on to
bring forward the so much talked of securities—the
Catholics of Ireland have irrevocably resolved not to
give any security other than what every Sat;uct

'bound to give_ pis oath, his heart and hand, in sup-
port of the State—,th.ey will not traffic for Liberty--J
they scorn to intrigue—they will not enter into ail
treaty--,-thq will -7! ot stoop to any cotipromisel---
the Cabinet is divided—p erb ups ..equally divided !
—one part fc.,T extending Catholic Freedom eon-.
diti 401 T—the other against meeting the
.Catholic
Clr+irr .on any tern-IS—but iao parti.t.wii ing tn.
propose: the: -3:;ictl; ?dated of securities !—indeej,
-in a tlii,ided Cabiuet, a compliance with Mr.
CANNixo's nation *outvi be Iln-Lost.impossible.—
._
What then reinainsler .be done i . Why, the dis,,
iniSsal of the Incapablestiae .formation of au
efficient Goverrnteut,—and the immediate grant of
uNcoNnrriozki,it, I.;I4:AN4;IPAT-'-'ON!--gitte we set';
the truinph'of the Catholic Cause---here we dish
.
co-..,er the repose and prosperity
.of.lfelaad!."

It is, however, our duty, injustice and in can
dour, to state, that we unJet.-tand that some
the most respectable
.znember3' ,of tie Cathdlit
Body haVe expr!ssed their disapprohatton of the
late proceedings-at theAggregateMeeting, and it
•
is also said; that the, resolutions agreed
.to at ilia
Meeting were trained iii London. This-is art tin-
generous, but not a new d'eviec:: we hat,e-beG,re
Knott n many instances in whichßesorations, Aa-
dreBs-es, &c. have been,faliritatediti L'On(ton, and
sent into.the country to•he agreedto; Which have
tiftervinds beep agreed upon as genuine aridSPe
taneous productions. 'Lord Lord• Ki-
t. .
LIEN, Mr. KEOGH and Mr. BACNEiT;rAI.I.,- ztre, we
rejoice to'hear, among those Who diSaPproveof
the late violent proceedings; a and 'we .'trust that
•
the grtat mass of the Ctliol_,..cs will to the
advice of-such men Father than . tip the iintempc- ,
rate suggestions of•men; whose' real object Seems
to be -.to effect a ,separation betweeri
oduntries,. , . . .

On Monday the Duke of Yonx. held a Ifilitapy
Levee' at Ms Office in the Iloriv Guards, instead
Of yesterday.
Yesterday Lord. CASTLEREAGtI transacted bu-
siness with the PRINCE ItGENT at. Carlton House•

Yesterday, at twelve 0'6)4, theDuke,of-Yoßr;
arrived at Windsor Castle, and had an. audience of
the QUEEN, and remained her Majesty a
considerable time.

The QuEiN. 'ind PkiXtg.sES- are expected- hi
toirif .to-day, to dine with the Duke •of C.vg-
BRIDG.E.; and to.:inon'o*_ they ai.e expected t•
din with the-PitiNcE RtGENT

Spamish 4-u;ssenger arrived at the- Spani,h
Anibassador's, in Speing qardens, on MUIVII)►
wirhqii9parebes from Russia.
On Mond iv evening Lord CASTLEREAGH sent a,
Meisciitvir off from his Office, With dispatches. ivr''
Americo..

Intelligence has • been received. that niiONA'
PNIgE- ordered Al&deaCanip, the .Count tie
NARBONNE, to be imprisimed the nitnnent•ht
turned from Wilna, whither be had carried" a let
ter 'to the
_Emperor ALEXANDWR_. BtrokipArr,i:
abused him for mot having tnade.suiticient 1.133t'
'on his jonrney-for• having given too much BIDE
to the Emperor of RusslA. . • •
By the "Hornet, lately_ arrived in America frog'
Cherbourg, it was stated'that thotigh Henry the splf
had been in-Franca three weeks before the departure
of that vessel; nothing had. beens -aid thert.oftlLe
secrets lie sold to the American Government.
appeared daily in the' Americni undresi uniforix!,
and -passed for a man of fortune: •
Sir THOMAS PLONIER and Mr. GARROW were 00
Saturday noon sworn into the Offices .of
and SOlicitor-General. • , • _

Mr. 11,,arr DAVIS *as yesterday elected fiepre."
sentative far the ISoroUgh of Colchester, withe
opposition. In consequence of the illness of ]/.11
BRAN NE e-
igTo, who was to have nominated •Ln-,r"
DAVIS, that Gentleman was proposed by- W.:
JAG-KAMAN, and Seconded by the Rev. Jou'
SW/TirlEs. • • •
It may not be generally known; that when N'-r."
BAT3URST assumed his present. name he wizoi%
dropped that of BRAGGE, conformably to the 11'14
of his deeeased'Uncle.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY entertainetl
.numerous party with an elegant dinner, on 31°";
day-, at the Palace, Lambeth,; among whom SVCer
the Duke and Duchess of RUTLAND, the Doviag
Duchess of RUTLAND, the Duke of`lVloNTao'
Lord and Lady. AYLESFORD, 'Lord Lot.tvAiSP
'Captllsin PERCY, &c.. .
The Officers of the 'lst Regiment of GOr a
• gave a grand ilinner Nresterday, at theThatcV.l
-HoitseTavera,- in St. James's-street, to his R" y„
. Highness, the puke 'Volt. The band of the tic
.gintent played during the evening, , . . -
The carriat,re of the. Duke GORnom
down yesterday afternoon-, in*Parliaanent-stfee",
• There 'were two young ladies in it,- but they Po
cape& without They were conducted
the -house of the ,Duke of ItictimoND.
• An official return of the prisoners of war at Preoi
sent in Gi-ent Britain; laid 'before the Flo'n3c
-Coif mous; states the total number of French Vol,
'goners at-52;649, Dapi,h,'l;s6B.—Grand fr°

5.4,517. • • : .
. • der
.' Two. eminent merchants in, the City have,
'•tli
hag the
,week,- received threatening letters, .9J-
,„$
pr.ovindiat post-parks, accusing' them of hfoli/
given-in evidence, before the Committee oildi
given
in Couucil, that " there existed. 110 -,id
tress in'the Manufacturing districts ; that oatilrEd
and water was sufficient for the people of "Lig
land ;• and that -if better food was obtaive ei
them, they would.i.‘...' pampered, and the frail/ te
society unhinged.--One .of the letters blelil;
Sheffield post-mark, another that of Hudders,
and a thi:d that of Lincoln ; 'and they a'"
eooched in violent and gro:isterms. reel
Friday morning early, .the house of INir- .4A
in' Brook's-plate, Kenning/on-cross, -w9-4
._..0
open, and robbtd of 'property to a cousi(101"
AMC) unt., • -, •