The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-29 00:00:00

to attract the attention of a character so high-
bred and accomplished as Mirabel is supposed to
be, notwithstanding all his levity, but last night
Mrs. VININC; performed the part, and her per-
son might reasonably account for his inconstancy.
She acted the' part very well. There is hardly
-any thing more interesting in comic plays than
:the danger in which Young Miraall is placed
ainong the bravos, or more diverting than his re-
gn them when he is rescued by tile spi-
t In both of these scenes Mr.C. KEMBLE
dist.inguished himself; his affected ease un
der the fear of being murdered was fine acting,
:and 'his open humour when the danger was
.
;over molded an admirable and most enter-
tainting :Contrast. The Play was throughout
`most" Warmly applauded.--The Comedy was
'followed., by • the appearance of Signor Vu-.
.14AFRA-, Who brought forward a species of dancing
new to this country, but much admired on thy
Continent. It is a sort of grotesque stile which
:15 chiefly calculated to display activity and
Mitscular power, and not to exhibit the lighter
Iraces of the art. gignor' VENAFRA displayed
• 'very extraordinary powers in both respects, and
'whtn the nature of his style is understood, it will
`Protmbly excite as much pleasure as it now does
,surprise, . He brings a respectable character in
;Private life, as well as much professional fame to
'this country, and is likely to
_be more applauded
:the more his dancing is seen, and its object un-
derstood-.

'T •

ADMIRAL VALDEZ.

:",,,,'KcifrleUi anecdote has been related to us it-
' I.ll‘Straiive of the .tnixed iinpertitience and apathy:
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, .;44t. the Spanish character, and of the treachery or'
!teibeciliCti of the man whom it most concerns. A
i,. -distinguished Englishman arrived at Cadiz during
Cjl Vte',siege; with a plan for annoying, and perhaps
.
',-:trti4aring useless, the French fleet which was
.sring.off the town. One of the first things' he
i d.i&nte.ttii arrival..was to lay the p!an before Ad-
li Ndiale, VM.b.EZ, who had been intrusted with
"stt#!oftt 'unlimited powess for the defence of
''.
t. .s'")l4''''''''" scheme was so simple, that a
''.- chil4 might 'understand it ; ' but Valdez received
.... .
:the, proposition coldly;' said he could not make
.. ,
'himself responsible for a new mode of action,
. .and• ,must consult -a board of engineers on the
i Aubject. After a strenuous but fruitless :endea-
' Alit to convince him that a military trovernorin-
.vasted with suprerne•authority rnierbt. adopt 'What
*
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... r,rn.eatii he pleased of annoying the enemy, with--
.4n4, the , delay of hoards and committees, the
4 :j" . *RS referred to a council of eitgineers.---
i '''Ont. that sluggishneilt which, even under the
t*t argent circumstances, never forsakes the
• 1).111001 gentleman, and renders him at mice the
.v!!)1t inotficient, ai he is the most self-suiEcient
Ailiroal on. the face of the earth, a considerable
Illue elapsed before a report could be procured..
tl4st it appeared, and pronounced the plan
"..,, 7 be feasible . avd useful. The English' gen..
",Bimini, having this favourable answer, karma-
:'"lt.ely . ,aPplied te Valdez, and urged him
,li,. 'Put it into execution that very night.—
41;;!!Ce2' stirred ‘iith as much surprise as if it
:b":'''uever :Occurred to him, that a plan could
ilgoed.-forany thing except to write a report
.44ont ; and when very earnestly importuned,
laid he did not see how or by:whom it was to be
*'ellted. I'l4...Englishman answered," I will exc.
cutest myself this very night : only give Inc your
i.Pe,,,rtnlssion'ttitake out a boat, with two sailors to
°-..
it'''' :'" We
.have no sailors," was the re-
Ply of the
.
.Spanish Admiral. " Well, well,"
lejoitted tl
sailor, . , .'e EligliSinnen., " I do not want
'win !*" 'anY persons who can row a boat
br ' ai""Yer toy purpose." Valdez, , thus
. "'en,' drew himself up with that air of absurd
,I;j7:iPtositayridwhich some blockheads mistake for
iv,,_ exclaimed, c, Sir, we have no marine
r"atever, and you know it : you Englishmen de-
)Yed, it all at Trafalgar," It was in vain
:- 4-11..:4" with an idiot, who, in the very crisis
citiis country's danger, could, with a burst of
i)hin i•sti,, 511klen, , reject an avowedly useful
fety- i,''' serving it. The Englishman therefore
fora 'I:" with undisembled disgust, and went
thepr+th to.Calatrava, the Prime Minister, in
4,,,L,1°Pe of better success with him. Calatrava
11. 1 ,tad at the.' story, exclaiming, " Poor Valdez !
irillisf 1 544.404 ;* but he received a wound'
tilittailitar ; the hall has never been extracted,
Srnikrti'e never, sees an Englishman without its
do. 0 ng. alatrava added, that lie could
pr, uth • i
frig out the consent of the Admiral.
'''' kitus 1
oc,tiie
~t oetween the epigrammatic petulence
corrontik;°tutuitilder-iii-Chief, and the humorous
ao)it lit of the Prime Minister, a plan for an-
clertntg' °r Perhaps, as we stated at first, for ren-
-4044, perhaps,
useless the French fleet, was abani
tfrrictic after it had been pronounced useful an(
'No t "le ! Row could a city be saved, with
: . v ") to preside over its defence ?
tisk ebt. seais dolt had the entire conduct of the dereAC4 Pf
yand land been committed !—( Times.)