The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-15 00:00:00

ARMY OF PORTUGAL.

PARIS, OcT.lo.—Two thousand Spaniards, who
preceded the English Army, having, on the 20th
Sept. attacked the posts of General GounnEa's
brigade, near Prodanos,, that General collected a
part of his brigade, and marched against the ene-
..my he, in. his turn,
,attacked them, and carried
at the :charge several strong positions, in which

the enemy bad established themselves.

The s ol-

Biers of the 118th and 119th regiments overcame
F • all the obstacles of the ground, succeeded in dis-
• iod'ging them, and forced them to retire upon
• Villafranca. One hundred and fifty prisoners
were taken,
General GOUTHI2II praises the conduct of the
pope, eic. Ecc.

FPANKFORT, OCT. 4.—Tcv—tiy was celebra.tel
here the success of the French arid allied army iii

They write framiVilna, that the national guard-
of that town is :already well clothed; well disci-
plined, and full of honour and patriotism. It lip-
_
pears now on parasle. The number of individuals
of which it is composed amount to 1200. All the
prisoners are confided to their care. '
WARSAW, SEPT. 22.—Upon-thelgreat intelli-
gence of the taking-of Moseow, our town was il-
luminaed for three nights.
WeIRSAI,V, SEPT. 20.--A 'fresh considerable
transport of Itussians has .arrived here coming
from Brzesc,, in Lithuania.

Gottenburgh Papers to the 7th instant reached
town at a late hour this day, containing the fol-
lowing accounts from the Russian General Prince
Kotrrousow

,PETERSBURGH, SEPT. I6.—The last accounts
:from Prince KouTousow are of the II th Sept.
That General was still occupied in organizing and
collecting his troops after the bloody victory
that he has gained. He is now strengthened by
the recruits from the Government of Moscow,
'and we -may soon expect to hear of a new bat-
tle, which will most'prol3ablx, be more effective
than the former, and the consequences of which
will be decisive.
The battle of Borodino will for ever be remark-
able as the bloodiest ever heard of, and several
Generals write, that the battles at Austerlitz and
Eylau were mere child's pfay in 'comparison with
this. There is hardly a family in St. Petersburg
to befound which does not miss a relation, for the
regiments of Guards, which usually compose the
reserve,. demanded, with loud voice, to be
brought into fire, and but few of, their officers have
escaped wounds or death. Five thousand men have
been fully employed, three whole days, in burying
the dead, and carrying off- the wounded; both
amongst those of the former and latter descrip-
tions were found one-third more Frenchmen
than Russians. Prince 13.1GRATIO:1, since his ar-
rival at Moscow, has been under the necessity of
undergoing a most painful 'operation, which was
performed by the Emperor's body surgeon. It is
not expected that he will be able to take his com-
mand again in less than two months.

The Medusa has arrived from St. Andero, which
place she left on the 7th instant. The intelli-
gence she brings is, that Burgos had not our-
rendered on the 3d, the siege being then going
on. The Spaniards were, about to attack Guetta-
ria, in conjunction with our squadron.

WINDSOR, Oc r. 14.—Monday being a very wet
day, none of the Royal Family moved out of the
Castle.

Yesterday Princesses CHARLOTTE of WALES,
AUGUSTA, and SOPHIA, took their morning's air-
ing on horseback in ths Great Park.
The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY
took an airing to Stoke and back.
This morning Princesses CHARLOTTE of `''ALES
and AUGUSTA took a ride in the Great Park, but
the rain coming on they soon returned.

By the last accounts; from Lisbon, we under
stand that Marshal BERESFORD was recovering
froM his wbund. The heat of Lisbon had been
found too intense for hith, and he had ;moved
into the country to facilitate his recovery.. These
accounts add, that the excellent and able Officers
the Earl of DALHOUSIE and the Hon. General
STEWART had arrived, and immediately set off for
Head-quarters. -
Should the projected Expc.,dition to some vul-
nerable part of the French coast take place, it is
nipposed the 30 sail of the line, composing the
North Sea fleet, now 'in the Downs, wabe em-
ployed to carry the troops over'; they could ac-
commodate 24,000 Soldiers for a short passage,
which, with their marines and small-arm men,
would form a force of 30,000 effectiVes, a force
which is deemed fully sufficient for a grand dash,
should retaliation for. the shocking outrages and
devastation, which the French have -oceasioncdlin
the country of our Ally, be deemed advisable.
The Sligo Militia marched from Chelmsford on
Tuesday last, on their route to Norman,tlrcs,s.•

A celebrated ancient writer, named Varro,
reckons up no less than 288 different opinions of
philosophers, "respecting the chief source of hap-
piness in this sublunary world.—The gainers, or
even the sharers, on TUESDAY NEXT, of either of
the £20,000, or other of the great Lottery Prizes,
will be fully content to leave the other 257 opi-
nions of happiness to the philosophical world,
It is not necessAy that the public should know
. the names, of the persons who formed the Commit-
tee, that decided on the merits of the poetical Ad-
dresses which they invited -by advertisement, but,
it is certainly incumbent on them to clear them-
selves of the imputation of having, without'besi-
tation, fixed their choice upon an Address, be-
cruse written by one Lord, and recommended by
another.

Bow-STREET.-Fitzgerald, alias Madie, the man
brought from on board the Ceres, at the Nore,
upon his own confession of having been guilty of
the murders of Marr and Williamson's families, is
now beyond all doubt proved to be innocent of
bath those horrid crimes.—From the result of the
investigation _
made at the instance of Mr. Read, it
appeared, that at 01;Z time the above murders
were committed, Fitzgerald lit;: xervine on hoard
the Albatross transport brig, employed in bring-
ing bullocks for the army and nun/ froin Tangiers
to Cadiz.

SEPOND E3qTION _ .

SUN- OFFICE,

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TWO O'CLOCK.

Government received dispatches this d:ly from

Lord CATHCART, of which we have just. been

favoured with the following official communi-

cition :

FOREIGN OFFICE, OCT. 15.

" Accounts 1-ave been this morning received

from General Viscount CATHCART, dated St.

Petersburg!), Sept. 22, and stating to the follow-

iug effect :

Marshal Prince Kura 50W having withdrawn

his Army from before Moscow, the enemy- en:-
tered it on the 14th. But the Emperor of RUSSIA

has determined to persevere, and refuse every

overture to negotiate, direct or indirect.

" By every account the French lost 40,000 men
in the battle. of Borodino, and retreated 13 versts.

Two days after the battle, EUTUSOW retired a

short distance on the Moscow road ; he then en-

deavoured to find a position more tenable near

nricow ; but, such not being to be found, he it-

tired, after a Council of War, to a strong posi-

tion, leaving the enemy to enter the city.

" The position taken up by the Russians is
-•
nearly 20 miles beyond .I\loscow, near Podolik
and Wakedesk.

" The communications of the enemy on the
side of Smolensk are menaced. Thirty thousand

men arc near Twer.

" The Militia of Kalouga and the surrounding

countries are kept in their positions.
That of • Moscow is with KUTUSOW. A

battle in the new position seems inevitable at hn

early clay.

TORMAZOieS corps -would be near 100,000

men in a few dap.
" The detachments from Riga and Finland were

moving to join WITTGENSTEIN."

NAVAL N E WS.

rLYMOUTIr, OcT. 13.—The Seqjlower brig of
war that sailed from hence on. Sunday night last,
having under.her protection four transports with
troops on board for Corunna, and a few merchant-
men for Spain and Portugal, was recalled by sig-
nal, and in consequence put back, with her con-
voy, into Cawsand Bay, ,which was occasioned
by the arrival at this port of a detachulynt of
troops from Berryhead, soon after the fleet got,
under weigh, which were ordered to embark im--
:mediately on board one of the transports, and
this morning they again sailed for their respective
destinations:

Arrived last night from Torbay the sloop Chance,
belonging to London, MACKENZIE, Master, from
thence, with a cargo, bound to Gibraltar, put in
here in distress,' having parted from an anchor
and cable,- and received considerable damage dur-
ing a storm in the Bay whereby she became so
leaky as to render it necessary that the cargo
should be immediately landed ; also arrived the
Medusa frigate, Hon. Captain BOUVERIE, from the
'Coast of Spain, with Dispatches from Sir HOME'
PornAm ; the Reindeer and Foxhound brigs of
war, from a cruize 3 the Providence, CLEVERLY,
from Southampton ; Dispatch, SATTLEY, from
Wales ; and the Champion, of Walas, HEWITT,
from Penzance. '

Sailed the Fairy brig of war on a cruize ; and
Wasp brig of war to the Westward,

CH&THAM, 'OCT. 14.—Carne up to Long Reach
his Majesty's ship. St. Albans, Cipt:DEVONllinti
with French prisoners taken at t,iatainanca ; they
were brought .up by the boats belonging to the
Prison-ships, and put on board•the

Sailed down the river and anGhored at the Tore,
his 'Majesty's sloop Forester.

His Majesty's ship Ramillies wz as undocked, and
the Cokqueror and Thunderer docked.
Lieutenant STEVENSON is appointed to the com-
mand of the Sampson, vice-MoNNir.x.

Ship; in commission and fitting at' this port,
viz. :—/ilulgrave, Victorious,• and Ramillies, 74 3
r. _
and the Arab 18,

DEAL, OCT. 14.—Arrived the Royalist sloop of
war, driven in. from her station by the stormy
south-west wind.—Also arrived the Gambier cut-
ter, with a contoy, from Exmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. I4.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Partrhige from off Cherburgh ; the Hope.
sloop of war from Lisbon ; and theCypeite sloop
of war froth Halifax.

TI.IEATIr ICAL ADDRESSES.

From humorous work supposed to consist o
Borne Probatiowry Addresses rejected by th
Drury-lane Commiittee, we have taken th:: fol
lowing, which is attributed to &LG. LEWIS, ES(i.

FIRE Alkil) ALE.

Omnia trans format sere-iu miracula rental. ViRGIL.

My palate is, narch'4 with pierlan thirst,
r • Avay to l'arnasr.i)s beckoti'd:
List, warrior (111:nes„ while iny.l4.y is reheared,
I Aing of the singe of Ntisi Orery the first,

And the birth of Miss Drury the second.
The fire king one d•y rather ai4Jrous felt;
He rnonnted his hot copper Tilley;
His breeches'and boots :-ere of tin, and the belt
Was made of castirou, for far it should. melt
With the beat of the cooper colt's

Sure never .was skin half so scalding as his ! '
When in infant, 'twas equally horrid,
For the, water when hr was .hai,tized gaVe a fizz,
And bubbled and simmei'd and started off, whizz(
As soon as it sprinkled hio forehead!
, •
Oh then there was glitter and fire in each eye,
For two living coals were the symbols ;
His teeth were calcin'd, and his tongue was so dui
It rattled against them as though you should try
To play the piano in thimbles.
From his 'nostrils a -lava sulph Ureous :flows,
Which scorches wherever it lingers,
A snivelling fellow he's calrd by his foes,
Fur he can't raise his paw up to WO: his red nose
For fear itshould blister his fingers.
His wig is of flames curling over his head, .
Well powder'd With white smoking ashes;
He drinks gunpowder tea, melted sugar of lead,
Creamn of tactar, and dines on hot spice gingerbread,
Which black from the oven he gnashes,
Each fire nymph his kiss from her countenance shields,
'TWould soon set her cheek-bone a frying: •
He spit in the Tenter-ground near• Spital-fields,
And the hole that it burnt and the.chalk,that it yields
Make a capital lime-kiln for drying.
When he open'd his mo•lth out there issued a blast,
(Kota bone, I do not mean swearing,)
.But the noise that itthade, the heat that it cast,
I've heard it from (those wh, have seen it) surpass'd
A shot manufactory flaring.
He -blaz'd.,and he blaz'd as he gallon'd to snatch •
• . His bride, little dreaming of danger;
His.whip -was a torch, and his spur was winatch;
And over the horse's left eye was a patch
To keep it from burning the manger.
And who is the house-maid he means to enthral.

• In his cinder-producing alliance? .
'Tis Drury-lane Playhouse, so wide and so tall,
Who, like other combustible ladies, Must fall
-If she cannot set sparks_ at defiance.•
On his warinine-pan knee-pan he clattering roll'd,
And the housemaid his hand would have taken,
'But his hand, like his passion, was too hot to bob,
And she soon let it-go' but her new ring of gold"
All melted, like butter, or baCon. .
Oh, then she look'd sour, and indeed well she might,
For Vinegar-yard was before her,
But, spite or her shrieks, the ignipotent knight,
Enrobing the maid in a flame of gaslight, • ,
To the skies'in a sky-rocket bore her. •
Look ! Look! 'tis the ale king so stately and starch,
• Whose votaries scorn to be sober,
die popS from his vat,likell cedar, or larch;
Brown stout is his doublet, he hops in his March,
And froths at-the mouth in Odober. . -

His spear is a spigot, his shield is a „ bung -
~
Ile taps where the housemaid no more. is,
When in at his magical bidding, upsprung
A second Mi3S Drury, tall, tidy, and young, '
And sported in loco sorons.
,Baer;, lurid in air, for a second regale,
The eindvrliii4, Lot With
To Ery,igc-stri34 14.1. qt Lot, the monarch of ale,
With uplifted ,picot and fai7cet, pa:11,
Thus chided the monarch of tire:,
" Vile Tyrant, beware4)f the fernient:lbrewi.
"1 rule the roast here dash,tbe wig
"If, spite (4f you: marriage, with old Drury, you
" Come here with your tinder-i>ox, courting the new,
" 11l have you intheted for bigamy."