The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-04 00:00:00

NAVAL
NEWS.

FALMOUTII, AUG. I.—Arrived this morning the
cutter Speculation, Captain DUFEN left Corunna
on Monday, The 27th ;ou Simday night, about
12 o'clock,,a Courier arrived to the Governor and
Vice-Consul, announcing that an important battle'
was fought on the 18th and
.19th inst. between
the Toro and Tordesillas, in which MARMONT
was defeated, with the loss of ON prisoners and,
25 pieces of artillery; the carnage was great on
both sides. A particular account was expected on
the following day, but So anxious was the'Vice-
Consul that the intelligence should be known,
that he dispatched this vessel,without allowing her
to take in A single article. The dispatches from
Sir IIOWARD DOUGLAS, were forwarded this day
by express ; it. is 'said• that BONNET with his di-
vision were all made prisoners, in attvmpting to

jOhl MARMONT.
The Arabella packet is this instant arrived from
Lisbon, which she left on the 19th inst. CASTANOS
was boinbardingAstorga. She brings accounts from
the Army to the 12th inst.

Sailed- this evening the Arrow schooner, for.
ll,alifax and New. York, and Dart cutter for Lis-
bon, &c. both with dispatches. .

, CORK, JULY 29.—The Leonidas frigate, 36 guns,
Captain GRIFFITHS, is expected to sail to-day for
Lough'swirly, where she is to be stationed for some
mouths.

His Majesty's ship Jalouse, Capt. Moßats, sails
to-day on a two months'. druize. •
His Majesty's ship Sybille, Capt. UPTON, may
be expected on Sunday or Monday next, the term
of her cruize being then out.

Tim THEATRE ..--The pleasant old Comedy, or
rather Farce, of A Bold Stroke for a Wife, was
represented last night at the Haymarket Theatre.
MvinEws, for the first •time,madc his appearance
in the.part of Colonel Feignivell--a part peculiarly
well calculated,to give scope tc the versatility of
his powers. The effect was such as might be ex-
pected from the talents, humour,, and spirit Of the
Actor. In the Beau, the Virtuoso, the old Steward,
and the. Quaker, he was highly entertaining, and
was, at least, respectable in that which relates
wholly'to the Colonel. In the latter part it seems
to have been generally, but erroneously, supposed
that the Performer should personate the real :fine
Gentleman, This, however, is obviously a mis-
take, for the Colonel is a kind of adventurer; and
notoriously a fortitue-II:m ter, 'though attached to
Ann Lovely. Therefore to expect the polished
elegance usually considered as the characteristic
of high life, in such a part, is to expect what the
fair Author certainly never intended. Such man-
ners could hardly be expected fyom her Sir George
Airy, though evidently a person of higher preten-
sions than 'Feign/yell. MATHEWS acquitted him-
self in a manner suitable to his high character as
an actor, and deservedly received very warm ap-
plause from a numerous audience. Mu NDE:,7 was
very lndierous and diverting in Perriltinkle;," The
rest of the characters were very well supported ;
and it is but justice to the Manager of this Theatre
to say, that, in addition to known favourites of
the public; he has assembled the best company of
Provincial Performers that the town has erer
witnessed.

The sewer now excavating in Hyde Park is one
of the geatest works of the kind ever attempted
in this country. •It is intended for a drain to. the
numerous streets now built-in the neighbourhOod
of Paddingt4 a, and will empty itself into the great
sewer which enters the Thames
,at Millbank. In
consequence of the height- of the ground in Hyde
Park, it became necessary, in order to insure a
sufficient fall to this-new sewer, to dig. to a very
great depth ; and its formation is carried on by
the laborious and expensive pracess of tunnelling:
Pits 'are sunk at the distance of every 70 yards, and
the excavations are .condUcted in a way similar to
those of. a coal-mine. The stratum of clay through
Which the sewer passes, is favourable to the pro-
cess' of excavation and is similar to that which
Was Thrown up in the formation of the Highgate
Archway, which so suddenly failed on nearly ar-
riving at completion. The gravel-pits in Hyde
Park are filling up with the clays dug from the
tunnel. • • • .

Sir ROBERT WiLsoN, in speaking of the Cos-
sack,- says,—"N.c)thipg • can elude , his activity,
escape his Penetration, or surprise his vigilance. No
instance of a surprise is on record. Mounted on a• 1
very little ill-cone:itioned, but wellbred horse,which
can walk at the rate of five miles an hour, With ease,
or in hi; speed diSpute the race with the. swiftest ;
with a short whip on his wrist, armed with the
lance, a pistol in Ins girdle, and a sword, be never
fears a corripetitor in single combat; and in the
late war he irresistibly' attacked every opposing
squadron in the field. Terror preceded his charge,and
in vain discipline endeavoured to present an impedi••
ment to the protruding pikes. _The Cuirassiers
alone preserved 'some confidencs, and appeared to,
bade the arm and the skill of thcCossack, but in the
battle of Evian, where the 'Cuirassiers made their
desperate charge in theßiissian centre, and passed
through an interval, the Cossacks instantly bore
dOwn on them; speared them, unhorsed them, and
in a few moments' 530 Cossacks re••appeared on
the field equipped with the spoil of the slain.
" They- act in dispersion:, and when they do re-
unite to charge, it is not with a systematic form-
ation, but ea masse, or what in Germany is calved
the warm. attack. No cavalry has power like them to
march for days and nights, climbinghills;swimming
rivers, and winding thr6ugh vallies without in-
terruption. Ten thousand such warriors would,
against mote than equal numbers, command in
every field, or in the course of a campaign ruin
their adversaries by mere excess of duty and move-
ment."

BREAD.—This day the Lord Mayor and Alder-
men, after inspectirT the returns, ordered the
present prices to continue.—Loaf 20d.