The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-25 00:00:00

CONFIDENTIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The quantity of grain taken by our troops from
the lines ofiCadizto Seville, exceeds 60,000hushch.
It is said that Mina has lately-taken, in. the
,vi-
cinity of Vittoria, an enefuy's convoy, after killing,
wounding, or taking prisoners, ::;00.0 men who es-
carted it.

,
22.—This morning the New
Council went in abody to the Consistorial rich,
ith the ceremonies of state, under the Presiden-
cy of Field Marshal Don Carlos D'Espana, Com-:
mandant General ad interim of New Castile and of -
this capital, and proceeded to the Royal Palace,
-to .comnilnient his Excellency the•Cantain-Gene- •
the be.k.e.of Ciudad Rodrigo and being ad-
mitted into his presence, the said General . ad- ,
dressed his Excellency in threnaine of -the whole
Connell, in the following terms - .
" Most Excellent Lord,—The Council of
capital of Spain, which has deserVed the public
confidence,- and which was elected according to
the laws of the Spanish Monarch sanetioned'hy
the general aild extraordinary Cortes or the na-
tion, conies t 6 -offer to your Excellency the sin-
cere expression of-its respect and, gratitude. The
inhabitants -.of. Madrid, justly celebrated in his-
tory for their heiniie patriotism, and who, in the
. glorious struggle in which -the nation is engaged,
were the first people who, without other force
than their royalty, shed their blood.tO defend the
independence of their country and the . rights of
their legitimate _Sovereign, manifest, to yOur Ex-
cellency, by the voice of their Magistrates, the
satisfaction they feel at seeing in the palace of
their-Kings the ilhistrious, conqueror of.Vimiera
and Talaveea.—the deliverer of i'ortugal-ethe con-
queror of Ciudad .Rodrig6 and Badajoz—the hero
who., in the plains of Salamanca, humbled the
pride of oar perfidious and cruel enemies, frus-
.trated their projects, and broke the chains which
disgraced the capital of the Spanish empire-7-a
. memorable' victory, which -history shall transmit -
to the most remote posterity. e
" My Lord Duke—The representatives of a
Most loyal and grateful people hope, that your
Excellency, tints worthily placed at the head of
Spanish greatness, will be pleased to take this -
capital under your particular protection, and that
the effects of thi:.; benefit will be the continuation
of that precious liberty-whieh we aeltnowledge-to
-owe to your Excellency, and the restoration to
his throne of the Monarch who is the object of
our persevering love and honour, and destined to
reign, according to a wise Constitution, over tin
illustrious people,. who Will for ever be worthy of
thLir liberty, from the sizerifices they have ,made.."
Excellency the Duke of Ci'.:dad Rodrigo
returned the following answer
I ara.very sensible ,of the honour which. the
.Most Noble and. Loyal Council of Madrid -has
done me in this visit, and am highly gratified with -
the polite language in whir your Excelleney,
speaking- in its name, has been pleased to men- •
tion the principal occurrences of the war in wh ch
I have borne ti part: •I have particulav i•etisfic-
tion in receiving a body of Magistretes'Aectel by
the faithful people of l'Jatleid, according to the
forms provlited by the Constitution, sanctioned
by the general and extraordinary CTrtes, which,
possessing the confidence and influence of the
peop:e, carry into execution the taws-with im-
partiality aid vigour. The, events of war: ere in the
hands of Providence ; hut I tin=t that these ger -
tleinen,',and the inhabitants of. :Vadr:d, will not
doubt that I- shall continue 6' make every court
in my power to carry into execution the or ;ers of
his Royal Highness, who exercises the sovereign
authority, in the name of his Britannic Majesty,
in behalf of the interesting cause of Spain ; and I
hope that these efforts 'will not only contribute to
preserve the ,peace and security of the city of Ma-
drid, but also _ultimately- to establish the intie.
peudence, -prosperity, and happiness of Spain."

MAILS.
Aultrvnia-1 Lishou,i Heligoland, 1 Dublin, .4 Waterford.
Du —I Cadiz, I Lisbon, 1 Guernsey, I Jersey, 3 Gotten.
burgh.

Cr Fels

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. •
33K Omniuth

THE SUN.

SoLF.:3I QUIS rALsirm AuuE.IT?

,LONDON,
FRIDAY, 411PTEMAER 25, 1812.

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Last night Paris Papers to the 21st instant
reached town; they do not bring'. anyfurther news
from the North, but they contain a'very interest-
ing document, viz. the official account by Mar-
shal MARmosT of the battle of Salamanca, and
of the various movements and manceuvres :which
preceded it. We have been so long accustomed
to such false and: exaggerated statements from
BUONAPARTE and other French Generals, that
MARMONT'S. dispatch, though coytaining, innu-
merable misrepresentations, is comparatively afair
report. He acknowledges adcfeat, and says ,he lost
6000 men. The Marshal attributes the loss of the
battletohis being wounded, and speaks in no very
Modest terms of the wise combinations whichhehad
made. The Letter of MARMONT is dated the 31st
of July, and duly appears in the Moniteur of the
20th September. ,This delay, we presnme, was
occasioned by its being sent to BuoicAPARTE before
it was published, or• it might arise from the corn-
,
munications of the French in Spain being so com-
pletely intercepted.'

The Auckland packet, with a Mail from HeEgo-
' lat,d, and the Lady Francis packet, with a Mail
from Gottenburgh, arrived yesterday at Harwich.
it he latter was not come into harbour, nor had
any boat come from her, so that the intelligence
she may have brought has not transpired.
No Gottenburgh Mail had arrived at the Post
- Office when this Paper was put to press.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND had an interview
with Lord MELVILLE, at the Admiralty, yesterday
morning. Colonel BLOOMFIELD also had an au=

di ence.

We are sorry to learn, by letters from Lisbon,
that I.MajOi-General WHEATLVt, of the lit Foot
Guards, Major-General fitiLsE, of the Coldstream,
and Lieutenant-Colonel 0147,Y, of the King's
German Guards, have died lately ; the former
from sickness, and the latter in consequence of
excessive fatigue.
THE THEATRE.-There were two novelties last
night at Covent-garden Theatre in the representa-
tion of Venice Preserved, Mr. YOUNG in the cha-
racter ,of Pierre, and Miss MARRIOT in that of
.Belvidera. Mr. YOUNG was very animated and
encrgeti in .his performance of Pierre, particu-
larly in the scene with the conspirators, and in
that where' he reproaches Jallier with cowardice
and treachery. . Miss ATARI:I(r, iii the tender pas-
sages of Belvidera, was more successful than in
those of A more violent nature. Jajier is, one of
Mr. C. KEMBLE'S best characters, and he exerted
himself very forcibly on this occasion.

ELECTION REPORTS.---Mr. PLUMMER I§,to start
for iivthe. -

Mr. TAYLOR and Mr. lITTSK are to he opposed
at .Barnstaple by Sir EYRE COOTE and Sir M.
LOPEZ.

Mr. LANGMEAD offers for Plymouth, in opposi-
tion to Colonel BLOOMFIELD. '

Mr. LUSHITON and Mr. BAKER unite their
interests for Canterbury.
Sri JAmrs MACKINTOSH is to stand for the
County of Nairn.

Sir GILEERT ITEATIICOTE stands for Rutland.

shire

Sir THOMAS GRAHAM oa'ers for Perthshire.
.11r. BARCLAY,. of Uric, is a candidate for Kin-
cairdine

fir FRANCIS BURDETT it is said is to be op-
pOsed'at ZVe•itriin.er by one of his quondam friends.
Mr. SKENE has been invited to stand foi Aber-
Cleenshire.

Mr. MARRYAT has been urged to offer himself
for the City of London. '

It is not expected that Sir CHARLEs BAISIFYLDE
will stand again for Westminster.
Thei•e are .many reports of intended contests-for
aeveral places, but as they seem -to be devised for
party purposes, we shall forbear to notice them.

Wednesday, at quartet before three o'clock,
the Devonshire, a fine 74-gun ship, was launched
from a private yard at Dentford, near the Church,
amidst a vast concourse of spectators.,
Robbery and Suicide.- -Messrs. Wilkinsons; up-
holders, on Ludgate-hill, having of late been, fre-
quently robbed of feathers, suspicion at last at-
tached to a porter in their employ, and a plan
was laid'for his detection ; it succeeded, and he
was detected on Wednesday evening; when leaving
work, with large parcel ,Of feathers in his pos-
seSsion : , he was detained, and a constable sent
for, and on being questioned, he confessed that
he had taken feathers frequently before, and sold'
them to a broker, residing on the SUrrey side of
331ackfriars-bridge. In order ,to detect the re-
ceiver, it was agreed that lie should go as usual,
accompanied by the officer, with the feathers ; and
%Hien they arrived at the centre of Illackfriars-
bridge, he said the broker was -in the habit of
meeting, him in the recess; and taking his bundle;
it Was therefore agreectthat be should stop.there
on the present occasion, and that the officer
should wait mar at band to detect the broker

when he came ; they had not been long in wait-
ing, when the officer was surprised by observing
the bundle of feathers fly. rover the top of the
bridr ;,and running forward to inquire the cause,
lie Nv.,s instil time to see, but not to prevent, the
pri3ouer thrawing hiniself over also. The body
sums i•urtitAiittely, and though instant search was
tlie.de for it, has not yet been found: