The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEC. 17.

Mr. NEWTON, frorn't he Committee of Commerce
and Manufactures, to whom was referred so much o
the President's message as related to the subject, re-
ported a bill to deprive certain vessels of their .Ame-
rican charaaer, and to prevent trading under li-
censes from any foreign powers. Also a bill to pre-
vent the exportation from the United Sttites, of any
goods of foreign or domestic growth or manufaElure,
to any place whatever under fort'ign licenses. The
bills were twice read, and referred to the Committee
of the whole for Friday next.

Mr. CHEEVCS from the Committee to whom was
referred so much of the President's Mtssage as re-
lates to a naval establishment, reported a bill. The
first seCtion authorises the President to cause to be
refitted all the public vessels not now in service,
which are worthy of repair. The second section
provides for the building of frigates, not ex-
ceeding 38 guns each. The third section authorises
the increase, of officers and men. The fourth ap-
propriJtes dollars for the phrcliase of ship-
timbttr, &c.—The fifth provides a dock-yard or
dock-yards, where deemcd necessary. The sixth,
directs the appropriation from any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. The seventh
dire&s the stationing of gun-boats, &c. The bill
was twice read,,anl referred to the Committee of
the wh,de for to-rnor:ow.

Mr. CHEEVES from the Committee, to whom
was referred so much of the President's Message as
relates to fortiticat;ons, reported a Bill appropriating
one million of dollars for the defence of our mari-
time frontiers. Twice read and referred to the Coln-
tnitce of the whole for to-morrow.

Mr. POINDEXTER reported a bill to enable the
people of Mississippi territory, to form a constitu-
tion of government, and for admitting the same into
the Union on equal footing with the other States.
Twice read, and referred to tho Committee of the
whole for Monday next.
The Bill from the Senate for completing the pre-
sent military establishment was twice read, and re-
ferred to the Committee of Foreign Relations.
[The Bill gives 16 dollars and IGo acres of land to
such as enlist foi five years.]

The House resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business of yesterday.

The fifth Resolution of the Committee of Fo-
reign Relations, creed to by the House, was re-
ferred to the same Committee, to whom was re-
ferred the Bill from the Senate, relative to the mi-
litary establishment.

The foe' th Resolution was then on motion refer-
red to the Committee of Foreign Relations, and
which was 'yesterday ordered to lie on table, the
was taken up by the House. (This Resolution au-
thorises the arming of merchant vessels).
Mr. \Valour moved to amend the Resolution by
adding—" and if attacked by any British ship or
vessel, it shall be lawful to capture and bring into
any port of the United States such British ship or
vessel for adjudication."
Mr. WRIGHT proceeded -in a speech of consider-
able length to advocate his amendment.
Mr. FINDLEY followed Mr. WitronT, and when
he sat down, the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, DECEbIBER 24.

Mr. POINDEXTER offered a Resolution for calling
on the President for deelnitive information with re-
sped to his Proclamation of October 28, 1 8 10, for
occupying West Florida, which says that the occu-
pied territory will not cease to be an object of friend-
ly negociation while in our hands ; as we were about
going to war, it would be necessai y to inspire these
people with confidence, lest the doubtfulness of their
situation and the empty protest of the Biltish Charge
de Affaires might induce them to accept of foreign
protection—his object was to know whether any
negociations were now pending, &c. It was agreed
to let it lie oil the table, as Mr. Bacon thought the
subjea was rather delicate, as there might be a ne-
gociation pending, &c. •
Mr. STOW (from New-York) offered the follow-
ng Resolution :
Resolved, That should a war ensue between Great
Britain and the United States, it would be expedient
to provide by law a bounty to impressed American
seamen, and their associates, for each British ship of
war which they may capture, and bring into an
American port. Made the order of the day for the
first Monday in Febtu iry.

We have extracted from the Anholt Mail, which
arrived yesterday, a curious Speech made by BEA-
NADOTTE to the King of SWEDIIN, on his resump-
tion of the Royal Authority. It is a ‘ery curious
procluaion, and though it tells very little that we

did not know before, it is more communicative than
we could have expcaed.

Regular sets of Moniteurs, to the 20th inst. in-
clusive, have this instant been received ; they are
perfe&ly silent upon the of of the Peninsula.

The Gazette de France of the 20th January,
states, that on the 20th December, a dispatch,
dated Bth Dec. was received at St: Petersburg,
from General KUTOSOW, slating, that the Turkish
army on !he left of the Danube had, in number,
thirty-five thousand men, all chosen troops, laid
down their arms, and surrern,!ered prisoners of war.
All the artillery of the Turks fell into their oppo-
❑ents hands.

The following article is extraaed from the Free-
man's Journal

" Upon the authenticity of the following most
important intelligence, though not men., ioned in the
London Papers, the public may confidently rely :
His Holiness the POPE, having complied with the
wishes of BUONAPARTE, by nominating to the vacant
Bishopricks in France and its dependencies, has
been freed from all restraint, and granted a Palace at
Parma, in Italy."

The following Bulletin was yesterday shown at
St. James's Palace :

Windsor Castle, lanuary

" His MALEsTY is nearly in the same state in
which he was previous to the late increase of his
disorder.

" 11. HALFORD.
" M. HAI LLI
" W. H EBERI)EN.
at I. IVILLIS.
" K. WILLIS."

Saturday at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council met
at the Foreign Orlice, Downing-street, which was
attended by all the Cabinet Ministers. It was sum-
moned by Mr. RYDER, and was supposz-d to relate
to the affair. of Ireland, as Mr. Secretary WELLES-
LEY POLE arrived in town on Friday evening, from
Dublin. The Council only sat about an hour. Earl
CAMDEN and Lord .MULGRAVE remained with the
Marquis WELLESLEY for some time after. The No-
ble Marquis transacted business'at the Office till a
late hour in the evening.

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Yesterday Lord ARDEN and Mr. HERBERT were
the Lord and Groom of the KING'S Bedchamber,
in waiting at St. Jasmes's Palace. •
Yesterday' the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND,
and CAMBRIDGE, visited the PRINCE REGENT.

Yesterday Lord PONSONBY and Mr. ELLIOT visit-
ed Lord HOLLAND.

On Saturday the SPEAKER Of the HousE of COM-
MONS gave his first grand dinner to the Minis!erial
Members ; and yesterday he gave a grand dinner to
the Opposition Members.
On Thursday last, the LORD MAYOR and LADY
MAYORESS gave a sumptuous dinner to his Royal
Highness the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE and a large
party of Nobility ; in the evening the LADY MAY-
OR ESS had a sekat party to meet his Royal Highness,
at which she presiied with unusual grace.
Lord Viscount BULKELEY gave a splendid din-
ner, on Saturday last, at his house, in Stanhope-
st, eet.

Yesterday Marquis WELLESLEY entertained a
large party of Noblemen and Gtntlemen with a
grand dinner at Apsley House.
Yesterday Lord GRENVILLE gave a grand dinner
to Earl GREY, Lord HOLLAND, and a select party,
at Catnelford House.

Yesterday the Duke of NORFOLK entertained E
Niorna and a large party with a grand dinner, at
Norfolk House, St. hnies's-square.
On Saturday the dispatches for the Royal George,
Wincltilsea, David Scott, and Cr/ft./ids, for Madras
and China ; and Surat Castle, for Prince of Wales
Island and China, were finally closed at the East
India House, and delivered to their respective
Pursers,

P.issengers per Royal George—Lieut.-Col. lames, Leith ;
Lieut. Riddell and family ; Messrs. Wray and Macleod,
writers; Misses Timmins, Daniel, and l'earce.

l'er Gibson and Lady; Lieut. Gibson;
Ensign Smith ; and W. Ansell and family.
Per David Scott—Mr. john M'Kerrill, writer ; Mr. Shar-
man, surgeon; Misses Rumley and Bcse. For Ceylon:
Mr. S. Wilson ; Mr. Wilson, Deputy Paymaster-General;
'Messrs. Wimbolt, King, Bose, Gordon, and Stodart, Cadets.
Per Cutlhels —Mr. Samuel Smith, Alexander Frazer,
writers ; Mr. M`Dowell, and Dr. Scott.

Saturday, a Committee of the Lords of the Privy
Council, consisting of the Master of the Rolls, Sirs
JOHN NICHOL. and W. WYNNE, met at the Council
Okike in Whitehall, to hear and determine Prize
Appeals.

. The 7th Dragoon Guards, from the Sussex dis.
trig, are to relieve the 23d Dragoons on the coast
duty of Kent ; and Major General MACKENZIE re-
lieves Major General Sir J. Mt IZRAY in the corn-
rvand of Hythe and its vicinity, retaining, al the
same time, the command at Brabourne Lees, &c.
.11 has been not;fied in a Circular from the War
Office, that Regimental Officers succeeding, with-
out a Staff appointment, to the command of his
Majesty's troops abroad, by the death or absence 01
the Commanding Officers, shall, during the time
of their aaually exercising such commands, have,
t Field Officers, 20s. a day, if of inferior rank,
10s. in addltion to their regimental pay.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—Caps. Jackson, t 9 the
Poidiers, in the absence of Capt. Bere.sford ; Capt.
I. F. Devonshire, to the Armada, vice Capt. Mack-
enzie.; Capt. Lucius Curtis, to the Iphigenia; Capt.
Grant, of the St. Albans, to command the Armada, on
her arrival ►n the Mediterranean ; Capt. Dunn, pro
Impure to the Bacchante; Capt. Plampin, to the
Duncan ; Capt.W. Cumberland, to be regulating offi-
cer at Cowes; Capt. Blarney, pro tempo-re, to the
Loire; Capt. Gillard, of the Sabrina, is promoted to be
a Post-Captain; Lieut. J. Reynolds, to command the
Nimble cutter; Lieut. J. Hanmer, to the Sparrow;
Lieut. Hugh Montgomery, to the Vengeur ; Lieut.
G. Goose, to the Mercurius ; Lieut. Mac Donald,
to the Warrior ; Lieut. J. Crosby, to the Bulwark ;
Lieut. C. Jefferys, to the Hogue; Lieut. E. Tur,
berville, to the Tonnant. Mr. J. R. Scott, from
the Gladiatot, to be Surgeon of the Tytion.

- SECOND EDITION

SU,N OFFICE,

THREE O'CLOCE, P. M

BULLETIN.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Downing-street, fan. •z 7.
A Dispatch is received from Lord WELLINGIoNs
dated Gallegos, January 9.
His Lordship invested Ciudad Rodrigo on the Bth.
—The enemy had increased the difficulty of pp-
pro telling the place, by a strong redoubt, constru,!:t-
ed on the field of St. Ft-mit:kw. It was necessary-
to attempt to take it. It was stossot don the night.
of she Bth, by a detachment of the Light Division,
led by Lieut. Col. CoLnouNe.. The work ‘,t as cur-
ried in the most brilliant manner, and all the gar-
rison either killed or taken.

Our loss was only six men killed ; Capt. Meng
and Lieutenant WOODGATE, of the 52d, and Loid
HAWKESLEY, of the 95th, with fourteen men,
wounded. By this success, Lord WELLINGTON
has been enabled to break ground within Goo yards
of the plaCe ; the redoubt of St. Francisco being
converted into a part of the first parallel.
General HILL, entered Merida on the 30th of De.,
cember. He h3d hoped to surprize General DOM.*
BROWSKI, but his approach was discovered by a
patrole. The French General retreated from Me-
rida, leaving magazines of bread and ,A beat, and
several unfinished works.

On the Ist, General DILL marchtd to attack
DROWIT'S corps, at Almendralego, but the enemy
retreated to Z3fra, abandoning 4.50,0001b5., of
wheat, &c.

On the 3d, a detachment of our cavalry beat a
body of the enemy's horse, at Puente del Maestro,
taking two officers and thirty men prisoners.
Genial DaoutiT ietreatii-g to Llerena, Gerieral
HILL found it useless to pursue him, and ;.elutheti
on the sth of .Luuary to MCfl(l3.