The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-04 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

The following is a letter of Sir R. WtLsos to
the Portuguese Minister of War : •
" Orowro, JtrxEl.—Stn, I have the honour to acquaint
your Excellency that I arrived at Oporto yesterday evening;
With the intention of proceeding to Lisbon, fur the purpose of
layinglefore the Government of his Majesty the King of Por-
tug& the present situation of Galicia, which I have visited
minutely, and of submitting a plan of defence which might pro-
tect that province from the threatened invasion, cover Portugal
on that side, and hinder the farther progress of the enemy in
Spain, by attekdemonstration as the suitable movement of the
Portuguese army might providOfor.
" My zeal in the cause of the independence of nations against
all armed intervention, nny attachniont to the Portuguese nu.,
tion, and my sentiments of profound respect for a King who
daily obtains fresh titles to the love of his people, would make
this step on my part a duty, in order to prevent the misfor-
tunes of disunion, and to Insure to Portugal the glory and the
benefits of that impoSing attitude which circumstances would
permit her to take. • .
44 But on my arrival here, i just now learn the events which
have taken place at Lisbon; and fearing that 1 might embar-
rass his Majesti's-Government by my presence at such a crisis,
.
1 have determined to remain at .Oporto, and to await such
communications as your Excellency, on receiving his Majesty's
commands, may think proper to address to me, for deciding my
measures, whether of pro
mayto' hbise
Majesty, anti
salntadllttoaka;
proceeding or returning. - •
hint,
ear
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ments.of devoted attachment to his
4, In all events, I beseech your; Excellency to present my
person, the assurances that
wherever
welfare of a nation' whoseanisfortunes Llament front the bot-
tom of my heart.
humble

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6t I beg of your Txtellenerto accept the assurances of the
high consideration with which I have the honour to be, your
Excellency's most obedient servant,

" WILSON.
4' To hi* Excellency' the Minister of War."

.NEWCASTLEXFON-TYNE) JULY 1.

FUNERAL OF.THE LATE HENRY FORSTER, r.su.
This afternoon tho funeral ceremony took place
of the late much lamented Ilti;14 ax YOU:4I'En, Esq. At aboitt
halt-past two o'clock the procession set out ii•om the house of
Mrs. Forster (his mother), in 'Greenfield-place, Westgate, the
great bells of St. John's and St. Nicholas pouting forth their
deep and melancholy tones. Six beadles with their staves, in,
black silk scarfs, led the procession ; then followed the bearse
containing the/body, drawn by,four black horses with funeral
truppings, and three mourning coaches. The rear of the pro.
cession ,was occupied by about a dozen carriages belonging to
private Gentlemen, friends -to the ,very respectable family of
the deceased. As it struck three the procession reached the
great •portal .of St. Nicholas' Church, the ancient burial.
place of the family. Although it was wished that the
funeral should be, in every sense, private and unostentatious,
it was not possible for it toappear otherwise than as a ceremony
at once solemn and imposing. The streets through which the
procession passed were crowded with spectators, who seemed to
sympathize with the affecting pageantry. And no wonder it
was so, when we reflect that so very accomplished and promising
a ydung naafi was cut off. in the prime of life, he being only 211
years of age. lie Was a llarrister-at-Law, a Student of Chrilt
Church, Oxford, and a Commissioner of Bankrupts. Had it
pleased Heaven to lengthen his days, the talents he possessed,
m unison with an essentially kind and benevolent disposition,
would have rendered him a most useful and valuable Member
of Society ; but it was otherwise ordained. Naturally of
delicate constitution, the too ardent. prosecution of his studios
tended to a greater relaxation of his frame. 'With a view to
re.estiabliiih his -health he, last autumn, visited the SOuth of
France -and Italy. Nit; ala.s ! all was in vain : the morbid
symptoms were not to be overcome, and while hurrying home
to his native town, to the solaces of a most affectionate parent.
he was somewhat suddenly arrested by the hand of death, at'
Calais, on the :glt ult. lie was the eldest son of the 1.14.
Joseph Forster, Esq., of Seaton Horn, Northumberland, nuul
years one of the Aldernien of Newcastle, and grand nephew :o
the Right Von. the Earl of Eldon and lord. Stowell.
The following Gentlemen were Pall-bearers on the occasion,
viz.:—

Robert Clayton, Esq. - Nathaniel Clayton, Esq.
Henry Crimilington„ Esq. Christopher.Blackett; ,Esq.
Benjamin Sorsbie, Esq. - ' Thomas Wailes, Esq.
The Chief Mourners were Joseph Forster, Esq., Lieutenant
RN., and E. Forster,' Esq., brothers of the deceased. •
The Funeral Service was performed in the most impressive
manner by the Reverend the Vicar of Newcastle, who, it was
but too visible, was deeply affected on the occasion.

MANSION.HOUSE.—A complaint was made be-
fore Alderman Cox, the lorulikt ewes of the Lord MAY oft while
his Lordship was engaged on other publicbusines, by the Serang,
or boatswain, of several Lascars, and the rest of the crew against
the East India Company, for non-allowance of proper food and
clothing, and for non-payment of their just wages. It aPPeaml
upon inquiry that their chief, the Serang as he is called, usually
received the pay for the time to be consumed in the voyage, and
distributed it amongst the men. The present &rang had suc-
ceeded another, who had appropriated two months' pay, to his
own use, and thus the men were deprived of it.
The other cm.
plaint against the East India Company was equally unfounded,
and only shewed that the Lasears had not been allowed spiritnous.
likuots. to which they declared the most ardent devotion in
spite of Mehemet and the Koran. Some indeed seemed to
think, that if gin had been distilled in the time of the Prophet,
it would have been specially excepted from the 'prohibitory
mandate, and that a taste of .grog would have made him the:
patron of topers.