The Sun.
London, England, 1812-02-26 00:00:00

PREIVCFI PAPERS,

A, regular set of Monitors, to the 22d instant,
inclusive, have been received ; diey are perfedly
silent respealing the affairs of the Peninstila..
GIRONNE, FEB. 6.--The army of Catalonia con-
tinues to obtain adVantages. The following is an
extra& of a letter from Arens del Monte, date 4
Feb. 4 :

The division entered Mataro on theulat
The English then anchored in the Road, and for
upwards of 24 hours, continued firing on a town
belonging to their ally. They did little injury to the
troops, but considerable. &image to the houses and
some of the inhabitants; among them e;glit women
were killed. This atrocity ought to be made know n
to Europe, and the Commander of the Blake de-
voted to eternal infamy ; there was in his conduct
equal cowardice and barbarity ; for 'whilst he fired
on the town, which could not answer him, he al—
lowed us to establish the battery of Mong-at, where
some cannon were placed. The Catalonians were
indignant at it, and at each discharge furiously ex-
claimed, .‘ the Traitors the Traitors !'

" MELAUS attempted to molest us, but he was
briskly repulsed with the loss of some men trade
prisoners, and a great number killed among the
latter were several Officers, and the notoci Colonel
of Culiassiers JALous. Thus, in a few days, the
enemy has lost three Colonels, CRAFT, RED:NG, and
JALOUS.

" MELAUS WES come up
_with in a formidable.
positions behind the ravine of St. Vincent, Geheral
LAMARQUE manoeuvred on his left to turn the ene-
my's position; who dared not to .wait the attack. He
has been driven from the position of Arens del
Monte, and pusued across the mountains to Linas.
The 3d and 23d light infantry distinguished them-
selves in these different atfaiis.

" The Chief of the Staff, General of Brigade,
(Signed) , " Baron DE PLACTSONNE."

VIRNUA, Faß. 9.—Letters from Bucharest, of the
25th tilt. contain the_following details:—
" Lieutenant-General MARKOFF arrived here ther
day before yesterday, as have likewise several supe-
rior Officers of the army. This circumstance has
given rise to a report of the recommencement of
hostilities, and is strengthened by the stagnatiors
which reigns in the negotiations, and the order for
cantoning the corps of CRASSA.N OGLER more in iho
rear. Shortly after the arrival of the last Courier
from St. Petersburgh the Plenipotentiaries 11;4d a
conference on. the 12th, but they 'facti.e riot met
since that epoch, and appear to be waiting for flesh
instructions from their Cow ts."

NAPLES, FEB. 4.—There is forming, by order of
the King, a camp in the neighbourhood of this capi-
tal, to exercise the different troops in military ma.-
nceuvres. During these last days, the royal horse,
and_foot guards.have' been exercised in this new mi-
litary school.- His Majesty intends to superin►end
in person the manoeuvres.
VIENNA, FEB. s.—lt is reported that the Rus'
sians and Turks cannot agree respealing the future
fate of Servia. The Russians also deinand sou)*
places which the Turks absolutely will not cedei
so that their differences increase rather than approach
towards a settlement.

VIENNA, FEB. 9.—According to the latest in-
telligence from Constantinople, opinions are ex-
tremely divided upon the question of Peace: of
War. In the mean time the Government treats
every thing relative to this sqbjett with t.tic:

greatest mystery.—A categorical reply from Peters-
burgh to the last propositions of the Port if
expeaed. The English Minister, CANNING, uses
every exertion to obtain cone& information rela-
tive to the negociations, but inefßatually ; he can
learn nothing. The Porte continues its preparations
for war. The Ex-Captain Pasha, HAsEz ALI, is
to command the army collected at Schumla. He

has set out with a corps of Janissaries from Con..
s purpose, which will form
Adrianoplethntie for,
ai This
junction with other corps there as"
sembled. CHASREN.PAcuA has been sent to Ai4
to hasten the levy of .the new levies destined to re-
inforce the army of Bulgaria,- The conferences of
the Divan are more frequent than usual. Constan-
tinople enjoys the utmost tranquility ; the inhabi-
tants of that capital; as well as those of the -pro-
vince, shew much att chment to the Ottoman Go-
vernment.

COPENHAGEN, FEB. 7.—We learn, from Jutland

that every exertion, that the weather will permit, is
making to save the cordage of the vessels lost upon
that coast. On the 30th ult. a brig of war apperaed,
very near the wrecks, for the purpose, it is supposed,
of setting fire to them,. but the wind and high sea
prevented this being carried into effea.

NAPLES, FEB. s.—We learn by letter from Cab-
bria, of the 2 s t of last month, that a dreadful tem-
pest which took place during the night of the itotit,
has been fatal to a number of the enemy's vessels,.
which were upon our coasts, and of which die
fragments thrown upon the shoe, show !be

Wrecks to. have been nurnetouo. One of the
enemy's ships however, laden with copper and-
other articles, was fortunate enough to find an asy-
ium on our coasts ; and an Anglo-Sicilian privateer,
Which was going from Palermo to Melazzo, was
driven on shore near Pralicello, in Calabria Ulteriore.
These two vessels, of which we have taken posses-
sion, have owed their preservation to the provincial
guards and presidents of the customq, whose efforts
saved- them from inevitable desiruelion. Their
crews are now performing quarantine in a place of

security.
&B. B,—The wrecks of the vessels English-built,
uhich the sea every day throws on our coasts,
t hew that the enemy has suffered considerable loss
in these various storms. Pieces nf an English brig,
'probably ►ost in the late storm, have been thrown
ashore near ''wire della Chianca, in the district of
- Otranto.
There is every reason to believe that the crews
of these vessels have all been lost. •

The Moniteur gives the following article from the
Courier :—The seizure of Swedish Pomerania by
NAPOLEON appears to make part of a plan to appro.;
Klatt.: to himstlf the whole Southern coast of the
Baltic as far as Dantzic, Konigsberg, and Memel."
It then adda this note—" To appropriate to himself ?
No! but to drive away your commerce, and that
Till you shalLhave recalled your Orders in Council,
and have returned to the stipulations of the Treaty
of 'Utrecht, relative to the principle of maritime
Jaw."

THE I HEATS .—After the representation of The
rirgin of the Sun last night at Covent-Garden
Theatre, a new musical farce was brought forward,
entitled Frost and Thaw. The scene is supposed to
lie chiefly in Sweden. The plot turns upon the de-
term nation of Baron Carlstadt (EmEity) to marry
1.'4 ward and relation, Christina, (Mrs. BISHOP), to
Count Siockoli (LISToN), whom neither his ward
nor himself had e%er seen, because the Count's
t,tates were cont4uous to his own. 'The Lady,
iluwever, is attached to Adolphus, a young Swedish
Nobleman, who is obliged to conceal himself on
su,,,ieiou of treason. The lovers contrive to have
a clandestine intercourse ;n the Baron's castle, and
by the ingenuity of Svhia (Miss FarroN), the set-.
"tit of Christina, Count Stockoli and his man,
eon Pressen (FARLEY), are entrapped into an apart.
trii-nt usually allotted to State-prisoners, and that
lo.ers way be undisturbed, she also draws the
Baron i'uo the same room. The Baron conceive;
that Stockoli and his man are State-prisoners, and
ll't 13:ron appears to them to be an old maniac.—
lienee the Baron is disgusted at the behaviour
01 his intended son-in-law, and as it after-
Wards appears that Adolphus is not guilty of
the i,riputed treasol, the Baron readily assents
fte a marriage between him and his wart*, wi;ich
concludes the piece. The public have so long beer,
accustomed in modern Farces, to wild charac-
ters and the most improbable incidents, as well as
to parts intended to draw forth the peculiar quali-
ties or mimetic powers
,of particular Performers,
that any productions in this province of the drama, if
not formed on the same principles, are likely to ap-
Pear tame and insipid. If this had not been the
case, the Farte of last night would have appeared to
greater advantage, as it was by no means
wanting in such humour and diversity of chatther,
eguivoque of dialogue, and ludicrous situation, as
Would have been found entertaining enough, if it
}sad been brought forward at a period when the
Staeeabounded with Farces of a more regular order
than those introduced by most of the dramatic
Writers of the day. There were neatness, spirit, and
Point, with some sallies of humour, in the piece of
last night, that entitled it to protest Lion. It was
very well supported by the Performers in general.
The piece is attributed to Mr. HOLMAN, and though
It is not to be ranked with his other dramatic
Works, it' is by no means unworthy.of his pea.—
The music was composed by Mr. COOKE, of Dublin,
a Musician of considerable repute in that city. It
was 'altogether pleasing and appropriate. The au-
(hence seemed to be gratified in seeing Mrs. BISHOP
brought forward again, as she was thrown into the
shade when she displayed increasing merit as an
a6lt'ess. She sung very sweetly last night. The
Piece was roughly handled towards the conclusion ;
btu we consider the hostility only as a temporary
gust, which will give way before the sunshine of
Public favour.

There are no less than 390 Causes set down for
ttl'4l, at the Sittings after Te.rm, at Gtiildhall,.Lon-
tion ; the greater part of which are Special Jury
Causes.
Friday, O'Kain was executed at Stirling; pursuant
to his sentence, for the robbery of Mr. STEWART,
cattle-dealar.
GUILDHALL.-Yesterday Peter Davis and John
James, wkio had been charged on Monday, under
the 23d of. the King, with aiding and assisting in
rnanufaauring illegal spires, in a cellar under the
Paul's-Head tavern, Cateaton street, were brought
11P for further examination. The Solicaor for the
Excise Office attended, and stated, that in considera-
tion of the peculiar circumstances of the defendants'
Case, in having nairowly escaped death while in the
cellar, he wis instructed, from motives of forbear-
ance, to withdraw the information. The defendants
Were then discharged, with an admonition to be
cautious iii their condal for the future.

Oa Saturday evening last, about six o'clock,
during a tremendous storm of wind, attended Leith
flashes of ligjitning, a stack of chimneys, belonging
to the lirv. J. K. PARKER, of, Barking, in Essex,

was blown down wi:h a tremendous crash, carrying
with it great part of tne ro9f, tiling, ratters, and the
inain beam and ceiling ; destroying a four-post bed,
stead, erv. and twelve feet of strong brick I.v:li at
the pinion end of 'he house. Providentially no one
received any injury. Mr. P. had but a iew minutes
Passed by, walking in his garden.

L4IP 118 PORT.

COURT OF KING'S 13ENCH) Fz*. iS.

LAWSON V. CHRISTIE.
ThiS was an thion of slander. The parties are
biscuit-bakers, and were talking about the price of
flour, at the Coopers' Arms. The defendant was
giving his opinion, when the plaintiff observed,
" What should such a boy as you know about the
price of flour. It was well for you that you had a
father born before you. You were born with a
silver spoon in your mouth." The defendant re-
plied, " If you ever had a silver spoon, you must
have stolen it. You steal all your silver spoons.
You have been a bankrupt once, and you will be
a bankrupt again before three months."
Lord ELLENBOROUGH reprobated the bringing
such trumpery aet if,ns, and the Jury found a verdict
for the plaintiff--•Datnages Is..

FEB. 21.—This day the long-pending
causes, of the Police Magistrates of the city of
Dub-
lin versus_ Mr. John Magee, propriotor of The
Dublin Evening Post, came on to be tried.
Mr. Boaßowcs condtatied the prosecution, on a
criminal information for a libel, in the beforenamed
newspaper, intitled " Inefficiency of the Police."--
'I he libel stated a number of outrages to have been
committed in Dublin, through the want of proper
attention on the part of the Pace—that the Ma-
gistrates received salaries of near 10,0001. a-year of
the public money, to which he might have added,
the sum of 40,0001: accruing from fines--Land that
the watchmen would do their duty effie6tually, if
the Magistrates bettered their condition, and at-
tended to their own business. It likewise styled
them the coregidors of Dublin, who loved money
as much as the watchmen in his rags, and were un-
willing to give a fair price for honesty. Mr.
Mageg had been remonstrated with on the rffects
of this statement. He acknowledged he was the
Editor, but denied any specific knowledge of the
contents of the article. He said he knew the au-
thor, but would not give him up. He further stated,
that his ears had been stunned with complaints
against the Police. The Learned Counsel contend-
ed for the maxim, " qui jiwit per (ilium, Tacit
per se;" and asserted that such publications did
great mischief to the liberty of the press.
Mr. GOOLD' spoke for the defendant, and was
replied to by Mr. BURTON.
The CHIEF JUSTICE slimmed up at considerable
length ; when :he Jury reC 1., and after an hour
and an. half's consultatic, ought in a verdiet—
Guilty of publishing, but without a malicious inten,
lion. .

They were info►med by- the Court that such a
verdict could not be 'received ; when they retired
second time, and after remaining out ten minutes,
returned with a verdict of---Guilty.