The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-13 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, Jan 11, 1812.

Copy of a Letter froin Captain Downie, of his Majesty's
sloop the Royalist, addres.,ed to Rear-Admiral Foley, and
transmitted by him to lohn Wilson Cruker, Esq.
His Majesty's sloop Royalist, off Calais,
7th lanuary, iStz.

SIR,

I beg leave to state to you, that the French lug-
ger privateer Le Furet, of fcu►teen oils and fifty-
six men, was captured at eleven o'clock last night,
off Folkestone, by his Majesty's sloop under my com•
nand, after a short ch..ce. She had been two days
Out from Calais, during which time she had made no
capture.

I have the honour to he, &c.
(Signed) GEORGE DOWNIE, Capt.

Admiralty- Office, Jan. H , 181 2.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Hole, of his Majesty's sloop
the Egeria, addressed to Vice-Admiral Otway, and trans-
mitted by him to lohn Wilson Croker, Esq.
His Majesty's sloop Egeria, at Sea,
SIR, Ist lanuary, 18z2.
I nave great pleasure in acq tainting you, that, in
pursuance of your orders to me of the 30th ult. to
ut to sea in the sloop under my command, in search
of any of the homeward-bound Baltic convoy, I
early on the following dov, St. Abb's Head bearing
west seventy miles„ MI in with, and after a short
chace, captured the Danish cutler privateer Alvor,
of seventy tons, having fourteen guns mounted,
with a complement of thirty-eight men; out of
North Bergen fifteen days, without having made
any capture. _

_
, I have the honour to be, &c.
LEWIS HOLE, Commander.
Vice-Admiral Otway, &c. &c. &c.

Commissions in the Archenfield Regiment of Militia, signed
by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Hereford.
lames Parker, A. G. fieselrige, C.Wollaston, Cents, to be
Lieutenants.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Lincoln.

Lindsey, Kesteven, and Lincoln Regiment of Local Militia.
T. lepinn, jun. Gent. to to Lnsign.
Forristone and Bourn Yeomanry Cavalry. —l. Oldham.
Gent. tobe Lieutenant; J. W. It Burton, Gent. to be
Cornet,

BANKRUPTS.
lames Clarke, Tin. Mershain, Kent, shop-keeper, to sur.
render lann,ry 27, 28, and February 22, at eleven, at the
Saracen's Head Inn, Ashford, Kent. Attornics, Messrs.
lle Lasaux and Boghtirst, Ashford ; and Messrs. Pearson
and Son, Middle 1-eniple, London.
Thomas Robin:ion‘ Windsor-place, City. road, builder, la.

We have been favoured with 'the following parti-
culars relative to the 'late unfortunate business in
Basque Roads, by an Officer on that station :—" On
the e7Ol nit. the boats of the Colossus and Con-
questador, under the command of Lieut. STACK-
POLE, of the latter vessel, and Lieut. SOADY of the
former, attacked an enemy's convoy passing along
shore from the northward, and would have accom-
pli,hed its capture or destruction, had pot the wind
suddenly shifted from N.W. to W.S.W. just as the
boats were to the southward of Chatilion reef: This
sl .fting of the wind enabled the ships escorting the
convoy, viz. three gun.brigs, an armed lugger, and
several pinnaces, to attack the boats, the crt 4 of
which made several gallant attemp►s to board their
opponents (and particularly tho lugger, in two in-

stances), but the superiority a numbers on the part
of the enemy rendered every attempt ineffectual.
Undaunted by this superiority, or the galling fire
froM several batteries and the vessels around them,
our noble tars disdaining to surrender to the gun-
brigs, pulled coolly towards the shore, where they
were taken prisoners (being 104 in number) except
those in the boat with Lieut. SOADY, which miracu-
lously escaped. The Conquesiodor and Piercer gun-
brig were under weigh near the scene of action, and
witnessed every part of it, without being able to
give our noble fellows the least assistance. Soon
afterwards the weather moderated, when a flag
of truce was sent into the French. Commodore,
(JAcoEs) to request that he would allow cloaths,
&c. to be sent to the prisoners, and give informa-
tion as to the number of men killed and wounded.
The Commodore politely replied, that he had no
objection to the cloaths, &c. being sent, and was
happy to say, that no more than four or five had
fallen, amongst whom was a Master's-mate, com-
manding one of the boats. He at the same time ex-
pressed his astonishment that so few should hare
fallen, and intimated, that the prisoners *were in
the hands of Frenchmen, who would treat them
well, in consequence of the determined bravery
they had exhibited. Lieut. STACKPOLE was as-
certained to be well on the 30th, three days after
this unpleasant atEir, the result of which must be
ascribed solely to the wind frustrating the des'gn
in view. There is one consolation, however, in re-
fleEting on the loss of so many brave men, that if
they did not obtain success, they amply deserved it.
A subscription was immediately set on foot in the
Colossus, Conquestador, and Arrow schooner, by
which a considerable sum was raised, and sent in
with the clothes to Rochelle."

A very brilliant attack had been previously made,
on. the Ist of the same month, by the respective
boats of the Colossus, Conquestador, and drrow,
under the command of Lieut. R. W. LEAN, of the
former vessel, on a convoy of thirty sail of different
descriptions of vesst-ls, escorted by several armed
pinnaces and launches, and standing to the north-
ward. In defiance of a severe fire of musketry,
"they succeeded in destroying three of the enemy's
vessel•, and (hiving several others on shore. Great
praise is due to the commander of the boats, and
also to Lieut. SCRIVEN; of the Arrow, who, with
that vessel, covered the boats in the most admirable
s►yle. One man was killed by a grape shot, and
another was wounded through both arms on this
occasion. It is greatly to be regretted that the mrn
engaged in this affair were the same who were cap-
tured by the enemy on the 271 h.

We are extremely sorry to find, by the Edinburgh
Papers, that that City has been exposed to outrages
little short, in paint of atrocity, to those which have
lately disgraced this metropolis. The Edinburgh
Paper of Thursday last contains two advertisements,
onl offering a reward of tool. for the apprehension
of the murderers of a person of the name of Dc-
GALD CAMPBELL, a police officer; the other offer-
ing the like reward for the apprehension of the
murderer of a Mr. JAMES CAMPBELL, a merchant's
clerk. It is also stated in 'the advertisements, that
several other persons have been severely wounded,
and are now lying dangerously ill.

We published several months ago the report of
a conversation which was supposed to have passed
between BUONAPARTE and a deputation of French
merchants, but at the same time-We expressed our
doubts with regard to the authenticity of the docu-
ment. A new version of this celebrated conversa-
tion has been published in some of the Morning Pa-
pers of this day, but we are not inclined to give
more credit to it than to the former one. The lan-
guage which is put into the mouths of the merchants
is such as none of the enslaved inhabitants of France
dare address to their gloomy and ferocious .1.) rant.

The Morning Chronicle has not complied witit
our request ; it has not given us any information
with regard " to the system which the Leaders of
Opposition are determined to pursue towards the
!fish Roman 'Catholics, whether in place or out of
place." The public have a right to demand some
information upon this subject from the Party. Lofty
.and vague expressions about liberality and unmean-
ing and unfounded decbmations against bigotry
will not do; the Party should state their intentions
distin&ly and unequivocally. They rest their claims
and their hopes of office on the Catholic Question,
theirsystem,therefore,should be stated with precision;
We repeat our question :—Have the Leaders of the
Patty abandoned their former opinion relative to
the Claims of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, or
have they not ? Are Lord GRENVILLE and his friends
prepared to give up the Velo, which he and they
not long ago thought absolutely necessary. His
Lordship's language upon that important point was
most unequivocal. "Among these measures," he says,
" I pointed out the proposal of vesting in the Crown
an effeaual negative on the appointment of your

tishopst that stiggestion had preViously been brought
forward in the House of Commons, to meet the
just expeelatitans, twt of any bigotted or interested
champions of intolerance, but of men of the purest
intentions, and most enlightened judgment. Men
willing to do all justice to the loyalty of your pre-
sent Bishops, but not unreasonably alarmed at any
possibility by which fun6lions of such extensive in-
fluence might hereafter be conneeled with a foreign
interest, host-He to the tranquility of your country,
a danger recently very much increased, by the dis.
posal and captivity of the head of your Church, by the
seizure of his dominions, and by the declared ins
tension of that hostile Government to assume, in
future, the exclusive nomination of his successors."
His Lordship also says, that before the claims of the

Catholics are granted " due provision must be main
for the inviolable maintenance of the civil and religi.
ous establishments of the United Kingdom." Do the
leaders of tie Party still retain their opinion ? it is

most important that the public should know, be-
cause, if they do, they are as little likely to conciliate
•
the Catholics. of Ireland or to gram their demands
as they say the present Ministers are. The Ito--
man Catholics of Ireland have said, they will not
concede the Pao; they.claim what they call Emanc.i.
pation:not as a favour, but as an absolute tight ; of
course, all stipulations and provisions (or the s.,curiy
of the religious and civil establishments of the Unitel
Kingdom must be out of the question. If, on the
other hand, the party are disposed to give up their
demand of the Veto, and to grant the claims of the
Catholics unconditionally, it is most important that
the Protestant inhabitants of the United Kingdom
should be apprized of the faa.

,yesterday the following Bulletin was shewn at
St. James's Nine

Windsor Castle, January tt.
" His MAJESTY continues nearly in the s.sm
state."

" fi. fIALi•ORD
" hI. HAI 1.1,1 E.
.8 ly. flE111::1{1)EN.
" 14. WILLIS."

Lord AMHERST and Gen. FINCH were (1)0 Lords
in waiting yest,erclay of the Kim6's Bedchamber, at
St. J,irrtes' Palace.

Yesterday the DttLes of YORK, GLA RENCE,
CAMBRIDGE visited the PaiNcr. REGONT.
Lord GiiEN ILLE and Mr. SHERIDAN hind vl7-
diences ye,terday with the PR /NCE REGENT at
CArleton-HOLISC.

Yesterthy Mr. .NVIIITIIREAD Vkiied Lord HOL-
LAND, at his hotHc in P..111-Mall.

On Siturday His Royal Highness the Duke of
CUMBERLAt4D left to vn for Rumford, in order to,
bass a lew days with the remaining part of his re-
giment.

General Sir ,lonzsr Hors is expected to leive
town, in the cour,e of the week, to take the com-
mand of the Forces in Ireland.

Generals Ti LSON and ANsoN go. out to Portuga'
in the Melpomene, Capt. FALCON.
Yesterday the Duke of Nuato.Lx. had a grand
dinner party, at Norfolk-House, St. James's-square.
Yesterday the Earl of MOONTCASHEL entertained
the Earl of MotaA, and 3 large party, with a grand
dinner, at his hou•ie in Stratford-place.
Yesterday the Marquis and Marchioness of H ERT•
FORD entertained the Earl of YARMOUTH, Lord and
Lady CASTLEREAGH, and a select party of fashion-
abler, with a grand dinner, at then house in Man-,
chester-square.
Yesterday the Earl and Countess of CAMDEN en-
tertained the Duke and Duchess of Mowritose, the
Duke of MANCHESTER, the .E trl and Countess of
Lt VERPOOL, and a large party, with a grand dinner,
at their house in Arlington-street.
Sir GREGORY PAGE TURNER arrived on Friday at
his house in Portland-place, from his seat in Stafford-
shire. Sir GREGORY has been in a bad state of
health for some time back, and has removed to town,
in order to be nearer his Physicians, whom, we are
harpy to hear, have announced him out of danger. -
A circular has been transmitted to the Paymas-
ters of cavalry regiments, acquainting them that
in consequence of the present enhanced price of
corn, the ration of oats is to be reduced from i 2
to tolbs. per day for each horse, and the ration of
hay to be increased from 8 to t2lbs.—The rations
of forage for horses in quarters will remain unal-
tered.

The Right Hon. Lieut-General Thomas Maitland
succeeds Lord Chatham in the Eastern district. Lord
Viscount Cathcart continues Commander of the
Forces in North Britain, and Lieut.-General the Hon,
H• G. Grey is the second in command in Scotl2!cia
in place of the Earl of Rosslyn, brought upon the
Home district.

On Wednesday night the family of Capt. Somer-
ville, in George street, Plymouth, here alarmed by
some cries in the room where the Captain's Steward
slept, which were attributed by Mrs. S. to Iris be-
ing in a fit, to which complaint he is frequently
subject. It appears, however, that in the middle
of the night
.the Steward was awakened by the
pressure of a cold hand upon iris face, which, be-
ing rather superstitious, he ascribed to a supernatu-
ral cause; on questioning* the supposed ghost, the
application of the hand was so forcibly repeated, as
to convince the Steward that it was no ally plian-
t= which disturbed his repose, but real flesh and
blood. Recovering from his consternation, he in-
stantly sprung at his unkriown assailant, and a srvere
conte-t ensued between them, in tc hich the Steward
received many violent blows. The scuffle was
soon put an end to by the approach of Captain
Somervilksat which the robber immediately quitted
his antagonist, and du-red through the passage and
street door with the greatest precipitation. He was
vigorously 'pursued by Capt. S. ant his Steward,
who were almost in puris-natura!dus, bnt in -vain,
though the robber, in his flight, was F:o hard pushed
as to drop a great coat and a pair of boas, which
he had taken from the passage,