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London, England, 1812-02-28 00:00:00

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THE SUN.

SOLIIM QUIS DIC4kI ?A I.SUM AUDIS A T ?

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1812.

We this morning received Co iunna Papers, from
which the following are extraets :

VALADOLID, FEB. 3.—A1l hopes of succouring
Ciudad Rodrigo having vanished ; the troops which•
marched for that purpose have returned.

"On the, 30th ult. five Generals, with e'altt
pieces of Artillery, and 5000 men arrived here, and
the following day marched for Burgos.
" On the tst inst.. entered this place, 6009 men,
with 14 cannons, and many waggons ladtn wirit
sick ; and on the same day, set out for Burgos, the
Officers and Staff of the Army of the North, and
16 pieces of artillery, belonging. to the Imperial.
Guard, which went from Tordesellas to Tudella,
and thence through Arunda to its place of destination.
The 6000 men who arrived the day before yesterday?
have matched by the same road for Burgos, and it is
probable, the remainder will take the same route, be-
cause there is no corn in the magazinesiand meat has

" The Duke of RAGUSA, who wai lesterdly
peaed,'h,ts not yet atrived. I, is understood that
the Imperial Guard, the regiment of Neutchat-1,
and the Poles, will march for France; and we
are likewise assured that the troops have received
orders to take -a position upon the Ebro, beeausa
there is no subsistence, not- any reinforcements cotne.d,,

A Debate took place last night in the House of
Commons upon a Motion on the State it the
tion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER err-
tered into a most able vindication of every pail of
his recent conduct, in reply to Mr. TIERNEY anti
Mr. WHITBREAD. His speech 'was received with
the loudest cheers.

Lord CASTLEREAGH took his seat on the Trea-
sury Bench ; he will this day receive the Seals of
011 lee as Secretary of State for the Foreign De-
partment.

PLYMOUTH, FEB.. 26.—Yesterday a severe storaa
was experie.a:d at this port, accompanied by thun-.
der and lightning, the &fleas of the latter have been
severely felt among.the shipping; one of the crew
of his Majesty's ship Salvador del Mundo, (the
guard ship in Hamoaze) when at the topmast-heal.
of that ship, was struck by it, and instantly felt
on deck and expired. The lightning remained
between decks some minutes, and we regret \to
state many of the crew were severely injured.---
Several of the crew belonging to the !Formant marl
of war, lying in Cawsand Bay, were also much hurt
by the lightning, and the masts of that ship were so
much damaged, as to render it necessary that Oa
should g() up the harbour immediately to take_ io
new ones. It is feared that other ships have sc-
ceived lika damage.

THE THEATRE.--At the Lyceum a new Fay
was introduced last- night, under the title of The
!louse of Morville ; the plot and char.r6ters, a 4
stated in the bills, '' drawn in humble iuritation oi
the ancent English Dramatists." There wps
thing of striking novelty in the fable or icharaelerg
of this Play, but the sentimenft, and: the cast of tie
language, were in the style which the author pro-
fess‘ d to copy, and were often vigorous and impres-
sive. The great fault in the cOnstrueion of this Pl:ty
is, that the audience ale told what is to 11,ipri-o,
and afterwards bear in narrative what 'has passed
action.—As the piece is very much too long,• this
objection may be easily removed.—The acting Way
throughout very commendable, particularly that of
RAYMOND, WROLIGIiTON, DECAMP, and:Nits. ED'
WIN. The Prologue was a poetical eulogium on
Winter, and the Epilogue a very humonrous touch
at the times. The frequent mention of " Law," ex-
cited much laughter, and induced tRAYMONDiO Ste,)
forward and,_beg-thrik the au&ence would hear cie
play out, and in the name of the Proprietors pledged
himself to withdraw it, if it were finally disapproved.
With judicious curtailment and compression, it will
probably be repeated with success. Report errone-
ously ascribed it tO Sir JAMES BLAND 13ORGESS.-^"
The scenery was rich, piauresque, and beautiful.