The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-05 00:00:00

[From the Brazil Mail received this day.]

RIO DE 'JANET/ID,' DEC. 7.—T h e English
packet Sandwich, in. 50 days from Falmouth, and
five from Bahia,
.has arrived here, having on
board M. JoaqUim Carneiro de Campos, a pas-
senger. He relates, that on the Bth of last month
an action took place near S. Caetano, which lasted
from 5 till 8 o'clock in the morning; that the loss
of the • Lositarian was estimated. at 400 men,
including 140 wounded, and two pieces of
artillery ; that of the Prazilian, 35 killed
(including two officers) and 45 wounded. That
on the 24th, the Bahian troops attacked the for-
tification of Rio Vernielto, when they took four
pieces of cannon and .dismounted three ; that Gen.
Labatul had already written a first and second time
to Gen. Madeira, and to the Chamber, telling them
that he was going to enter the City with the Pa-
cificating Army, to have his Imperial Majesty
proclaimed ; that the force of the .army was
20,000 men, 'of w hom 1,800 were cavalry, and
that the army was posted from Piraja to
Itapucem, at the distance of a league from the
City, which he intended to attack by the Ca-
minho das Boiades, S. Caetano, Piraja, and
Estrada das Brotas, and that'it is supposed that
he may have entered the City ; that the ships of
war were taking in provisions for three months,
and that the Corvettes," the 10th of February,"
and Princess Royal bad sailed, but their desti.
nation was unknown. The Sandwich arrived at
Rio on the 2d December.-

NEW YORK, DEC. 21.—Letters from St. Sal-
vador,. of October 31, were received yesterday,
via Baltimore, superscribed 44 by the Lorenzo.'
A Portuguese fleet had arrived from Lisbon, and
landed 1,200 troops. The brig Curlew, of
Boston, had also arrived from the coast of
Africa, with a cargo of palm oil, and was to pro-
ceed for Boston in ten days.

Mr. JEKYLL—ft k reported that this Gentle-
man has resigned his Office of one of the Masters
in Chancery. We hope not, as we have the
pleasure to know that his health is perfectly
re-established.

The Duke of YORK was yesterday said to be
going on well.
• General PEPS is arrived at Blake's Hotel from
Madrid. He came by the route of Lisbon.
Mr. WILBERFORCE on his way to his house,
Brampton Grave, in his chariot yesterday, had a very narrow
escape ; the horses becoming restive set off on agallop, anti ho
in a fright jumped out of the carriage. We are happy to state
that he sustained no serious injury.
The Duke of Gii.arrox, whohas been seriously
ill at his seat, Wakefield Lodge, we are happy to state is con.
siderably recovered.
The celebrated Russian songstress STEPANIDA,
who was called the CATALANI of Russia, lately
relinquished all her glories at Moscow, 6' having,"'
as a German Paper oddly enough expresses it,
46 gone off with death,"
Yesterday the remains of Dr. MUTTON were
interred in the family vault at Carlton, in Kent.
The anniversary of the birth-day of the poet
BURNS was celebrated at Edinburgh on Wednese
day last, by various clubs and select parties.
MUNIFICENCE.—We record with feelings of
the highest gratification the following act of
benevolence, conveying an example of atten-
tion to the wants and comforts of the poor worthy
of imitation. During the late severity of weather,
the brother of one of our worthy representatives
caused a list of 160 of the poor round his resi-
dence to be made outsand caused them to appear
on the day appointed, at his hospitable mansion,
situated about four miles west of Tonbridge. They
assembled in the hall, and were successively called
by name into an upper room, where each of
them received from their munificent neighbour, a
pair of good blankets, a pound of tea, and a pair
of stockings for every one of their respective
families. On quitting the house by .another•
door, each of them had a half pint of warmed
brown stout to keep out the cold. Comment upon
liberality of this sort would not emblazon it, we
.content ourselves therefore with the simple re-
cital of the fact.—(Maidstone Journal.).
Suleinz.—An inquisition was held last night,
at the Magdalen Public-house, Pimlico, on the
body of a woman, named Ann Wighton, who
had killed herself by a dreadful wound in her
throat, on Sunday last. The verdict was "
sanity."

A pretty smart repartee was given the other
day at a place in the Trongate, Glasgow, where
some repairs were being made on the pavement,
and a very confined space was left for the lieges
to walk upon :—A beautiful young lady was
met at this narrow spot by two gentlemen
(one of them an exquisite Corinthian) " I pro.
test," said the dandy, " this place is as narrow
as Balaam's passage" (the name of a narrow lauc
in Glasgow). " Yes," said his companion, " and
like Balaam, my progress is arrested by an
Angel." "'Prue," said the lady, looking him
full In the face, at the same time gliding neatly
past him, " and I am stoet by the Ass I"
(:Edinburgh Star.)