The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-13 00:00:00

ANECDOTES LOIM WELLINGTON.

In the 'evening alter the action With-Slarmont
on the 25th September, Lord WellingtOn hea:'il
that the of his 'army. Vvere lying -in the Str,,,etS
of Celorico for want of accommodation. Not Wit-
hstanding that he had been on horseback all day,
and that the enemy was in his front with, superior
numbers, he set off on horseback, and rude. over a
tract of country, deemed almost impracticable,
35 miles to Celorico, superintended in person all
the necessary arrangements for` the comfort of his
sick, and returned to his bead-quarters--on horie-
back, having thus, for this huma4 purpose, rode
70 miles. His Lordship declared his intention
.of returning in two day§', and that intention he
punctually fulfilled, to the surprise of every body,
having.thus, in addition to his ordinary exertions
and fatigues, which it is unnecessary here to, de=
scribe (the enemy being in-his front), rode 140
miles to see that' his sick soldiers Were properly
taken care of. Lord Wellington afterwards found
himself_ rather unwell, but the only remark he
made was the following,:--I ain afraid ,this cam-
paign will knock rile up—l am rather tired !!!
At the assault of Ciudad Rodrigo, Lord Wel-
lington was on the breach a few minutes after the
forlorn hope ; and (hiring the whole siege was
constantly on the trenches and batteries, observ-
ing andlorwarding every operation.
When the gallant Earl moved down to Ba-
dajo z, in MaylBlo, he travelled on horseback, with
such expedition that he left all his attendants be-
hind him. He arrived at the last stage by himself,
covered with dirtand drenched with rain, and imme-
ateFy went to the first hovel he saw, and inquired
whether the inhabitant had seen a Portuguese or!-
derly, who had been stationed there with a fresh
horse. The occupier of the hovel took him for some
English messenger, as he was without any insignia
to distinguish him, and desired him to wait in a
miserable barn until 'inquiry could be made. He
soon "foam' the Portuguese orderly, who told him
that the supposed messehgev mustbeLord Welling-
ton, as he was'Stationed there with a horse for his
Lordship. ThiSs was immediately communicated
to the inhabitants of the village, 'who all flocked
the'larn to see the deliverer of Portugal, whom
they found sting iu the.,barn,- on a rude kind of
seat, and to Whom they immediately paid the
same marks of respect that would have been plrtid
td their own Sovereign. They even expressed an.:
enthusiastic desire to have a more complete wiew
of him, to which. his Lordship assented, with his
usual good humour, and he actuallyremained in the
rain till they had taken a full view of him., when,
inquiring if they were satisfied, he proCeeded to
his horse, and continued his journey with the
same rapidity with which he had commenced it. -

,Government is in hourly exvectAtion of more
important tidings from 'that gallant officer Sir
HOME PortrA,m, on whose bravery; knowledge,
and experience, great reliance is plated.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES
entertained a small party yeSterday,at. Kensington
Palace.

Lord COCHRANE transacted business at the Ad-
iniralty on Saturday,.

Viscountess CASTLEIMIGH on Saturday gate a
grand suppectO a select party of Nobility, at her
house in SE. James's-square.
FASHIONABLE AMUSEMENTS.—There were three
entertainments last week which attracted a Consi-
derable number of the fashionable world, and
were highly gratifying. The first was a .iiejezmc
given by Madame STORACE thid BRAHAM. on
Wednesday last, at their Cottage, Herne Hill,
near Dulwich. An elegant gold collation was
provided, and many musical Professors attended.
STORACE, BIAHAM, Mrs., BILLINGTON, NALDI,
iOVEDINO, jun. Mrs. DICKONS, Miss lifuonES,
anal Mrs. Asnz, all exerted their powers With
great effect. Sir GEORGE SMART and SALomoN
also contributed to the general entertainment; and ,
Miss GOLDSMITH, in duet with the latter, 'dis-
played great skill on' the Pianoforte. The Duke
of SUSSEX was present, and sung..." The British
Grenadiers " with much humour and spirit.,---The
second entertainment of the same kind was given
by ALBlNlA,"Countess of. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, on,
Thursday last, at her house, in the' vicinity of
Grosvenor-place. It was in .the Venetian style,
and afforded much pleasure, The Dukes of Sus-
six and CAMBRIDGE, as Well as Vac French
Princes, were present. -The third dejeane was
given on Friday by Mrs. WILSON at Craven Cot"-
.tape, Fulham. A large' party, attended, and the
whole was rendered very pleasant by the assist-
ance of several musical performers.
--The inhabitants of Blagdon, in .Sotnersetshire,
witnessed a remarkable phcenomenon on Satur-
day last : about four o'clock P. M. a quantity of
hay, suppOsedto be 200 weight, was caught up by
a whirlwind from a field in the occupation of
Major Partridge., whilst the air around was per-
fectly calm, and was carried high
,e..soVe the,
clouds over Mendip Hill. A number
.of rooks
ancLswallows immediately collected together, and
darting up; withanuelt clamour amongst the scat-
tered hay, were seen pursuing it in circles
through the air.
On Thursday afternoon, a fire broke out at the
village of. Gamblingay; in Cambridgeshire.' It
began at a blacksmith's shop, and for want of
engines, water, and proper assistance, it con-
sumed 23 houses.

Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, a Mr.
G. residing in Joiner's-place, Westminster-road,
discharged the contents of a'pistol through his
head. Pecuniary einharrassments are assigned as
the cause.

A.clerk in Bank put an eud to his existence,
by shoothng. himself with a pistol in Kensington-
gardens, on Friday laSt. On Saturday morning it
was discovered that he had committed forgeries
in the purchases of Stock ton considerable amount.

On Sunday morning, about two o'clock, a Na-
val Officer, in a fit of insanity, .threw himself out-
at the window of his lodgings, on the second floor,
in Southampton-street, Covent-garden, and 'was
killed on the
.spot,

Another ,very destructive lire has taken place at
Archangel, 'Amongst the buildings consumed by
it Were the premises of Mr. Bracts, containing
sugar to the value of 800,000 rubles.
A surgeon of considerable eminence, in the vi-
cinity of Finsbury square, shot himself on Thurs-
day morning.

BRISTOL, JULY 1.

The attempt which has been made to inflame
the of the lower classes in this city, and to
try how iLir thc,y could be rendered subservient to
slemocratical principles, has eomf;iitely failed, and
liar evidently estranged many of. HoNT's more en:
lightened and passive friends (a few Rich; we regret
to find, are among us), but among the middling
ranks of our citizens, and our mechanics and.
journeymen, the effect has been surprising In;
deed! HUNT has not polled more than 30 votes
since, and those who now follow him to the Etx-
change Pedestal ate led there merely by curiosity
to listen to his balderdash, and be amused by his
grimace. 'His talents at mimickrv' are consider-
able,, of course attract the Carmine. But when
the farce is over, and he is returning to his Inn,
about 30 idle boys, and a dozen of the lowest
of our prostitutes,' are all who attend him. Mr.
DAVIS has properly availed himself of the demo-
crntical slip of his opponent, and turns it to. good
account, both in his printed addresses, and in his
brief but excellent' speeches, which, on the con-
clusion of each_ day':,, poll, he makes from a win-
dow of the White Lion. He has very ably ex-
posed HUNT'S principles and intentions, so that
it is highly probable that the singular opposition
with which he has had to contend will, in its fu-
ture consequences, be of great service to him: It
has justly and greatly advanced him in the esti-
•mation of every loyal and good man, awi Was af-
forded him an opportunity of enabling his fellow-
citizens to' appreciate the talents-of their future
representative Grimace, violence, and uproar,
have been alt on the side of Mr HUNT ;
humour, and loyalty;. on that of Mr. DAVIS.—
Some sportive eitations Issued by the party of the
latter, in the form of play-bills, &c. though.lo-
cal, are characterised by so much humour and
point, as to merit a place in the London Jour-
nals.

GENERAL STATE OF THE POLL' ON THURSDAY

EVENING.

Davis, 1635; Hunt, 208.—Majority for Davis, 1777.
FRIDAY, THREE O'CLOCK.--T/IC old story :
Davis - - - 44 Hunt - -

DUBLIN, JULY 9.

The Rothan Catholics have changed their plan
of proceeding, and instead of petitioning for
emancipation, as it has been called, are now de-
termined to demand the removal of all religious
disabilities wiatever, whether they attach upon
thernselves or-upon any of the numerous sects of
Dissenters.