The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-26 00:00:00

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PLYMOUTH, Nov. 2-I.—ArriVed the British Air)
Racehorse, belonging to Guernsey, It. T om sp ,
master, from Pensacola (West Florida) and the
• Havannah, With a, cargo of tobacco, bound lo
• Guernsey, was captured on Sunday last (the ?f!LI
instant), a few miles to the westward of the Scilly
by a French ship privateer of IG.gans and
1.50, men, and recaiitured on the following day by
the Rota frigate, Capt. SomERVILLE. The priva—
teer Tonged to St;
•Maloes, which she left on
Saturday last, and had not made any other capture.
Captain nrovsoN's wife and, family were pas-
sengers on board the Racehorse, who, with him-
self and two of the crew,•are arrived here, having
been, at their request, permitted to remain in the
vessel. The rest of the crew were Olen on
board the privateer, the Captain Of uhich, we un-
derstand, behaved in the most humane manner to-
wards them, and, it is said, would not suffer. the
Racehorse to be plundered. She sailed from Pensa-
cola, on the Ist October; cane a running ship;

anti is in a leaky state.
A neutral vessel arrived here this morning from

Bourdeaux, and,by het we learn, that there were
three privateers in that harbour nearly ready for
sea,' one of which •is a very fine ship, of, 30 guns,.
which, it wa,s expected, would proceed to an

American port.
Pitt in here this day to join convoy, the Spanish
brig ilanipasino, Captain PINILLON, belonging to
Bilboa, from Corunna, last from Scilly, with a
cargo pf Spanish wool, bound to London.
Arrived the brig Ichnelheit, AIZESTEN, master,.
from Malaga, with a cargo of lemons, bound to
this port for orders ;.sailecl on the 3d instant ;.
came a running ship, and is under quarantine-.
Also arrived the Maria, KIDGER, from Fowey ;
Teats Hill, Coucit, from Penzance; the Susan,
HENRY; and the- 'Elizabeth, PERON, from Liver-
pool ;. Brothers, WALKER, from Padstow ; Young
Benjamin, PENTREATH ; and the Fowey , WOOL-
COCK, from Penzance. The sloop Good Intent ,
belonging to, Scilly, JOHN .44011 TIMER master,
from Cork, last from Scilly, and tbe sloop ..Jane,
belonging to Padstow, TETER BRABAN master,
from Limerick, both with cargoes of provisions
for this port ; the Goodson, BROUGHAM, and the
Good Statesman, POWER, from Bristol.

Arrived the, Stork sloop of war from the Irish
station, and is appolnted to takc the trade froni
hence to Cork she will sail on Thursday next,
should the weather prove favourable.
Sailed the Pomone frigate with a fleet of mer-
chantimm, &c. for Portsmouth and the Downs ;
among them are the following, viz.:--

The I.l44rgaret, Shand; and Pallas, Nichoils, (from Gibral-
tar); the Cmmurrce, Crews (from Mogadorc), the London,
Wrighton ; and Dove, Fuot ; for London : the Aid nay al
transport, Captain Lee, for Portimouth : and several light
colliers, for Sunderland.

Also sailed a few coasters to the Eastward, and
the William, RicnAims, Masttir (from Yougnall),
for Southampton.

ARRIVAL of Sir JOHN nuckwonTir in the CHANNEL.

Poomt, Nov.,2s.—Arrived the Mary Ann, II ARDY,
from Newfoundland ; • left St. John's 29th k:lt;
with the Admiral in the Antelope man of war,
with a fleet of about thirty sail ; eight or nine
sail separated on the the voyage owing to bad
weather, but the Admiral' and the rest of' the fleet
kept company into the Channel.

DEAL, Nov. 25.—Arrived and sailed for the
'River, the Admiral Berkeley from the South-Seas,
under convoy of his Majesty's ship Royalist, for
Portsmouth.

Poßysmou'rn; Nov. 25 :,--Arrived his Majesty's
ship Rinuldo frOm the Dowus ; and the Dauntless
and Pomnne from Plymouth. • •
Sailed the Misletoe on a eruize
His Unjesty's ship Castilian is appointed con-
Voy .for the Downs.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Arrived the Rapid,
Capt. MATHER, from the Eastward ; also a West
Indianian to join the fleet ►chich are still here.

Sailed several coasters.

Half-past Ten, p. Tn.—Just arrived the Sand-
wich packet, with a mail from the Leeward
Islands ; in consequence of the death of one of
the passsengers the packet is put under qUaran-
tine, and it is supposed the wail will not be de-
livered to-night.
Sailed, the Rapid schooner, with a convoy for
the'Downs.

LEITH, Nov. 23.—The Apelles sloop of war
sailyd yestcrday,with a convoy of six sail, for Got-
tenburgh.
Remains in the roads, the Adamant, 50, flag-
ship.

The erroneous statement of COOKe3 death,
as given in a Morning, Paper, has been reas-
serted by a reference to a private letter of Mr.
HoLMAN, which the person who contradicts.. the
contents of that letter could not possibly have
seen, as it is in our possession, and was addressed
to a Gentleman who has never parted with it.

THE ARMY.

(CIRCULAR)

War OfEce.

, It appearing that a Certificate for trevelling ex-
pellees, alluded to in Article 10 of the Regula-
tions relative to the Contingent Accoml►ts• of Ge-
neral and other. Staff Officers, dated 22d' March,
1812, has heon omitted in the form• No. 1, I
annex, for your information and guidance,. a
form of the said Certificate ; and have the ho-
nour to be,
Yeur obedient humble servant,
(Signed) PALMERSTON.,
To •

or Office.: commanding
tic District.
•
Form of the Certificate alluded to in the Secretary at War's
Letter of the ith August, 1812. •
" I do hereby certify upon my honour, that I actually and
bona fide expended the above sum of in travelling
With post-chaises (With a pair of horses), postboys; and turn-
pikes in the journics, stated in the •accompt of particulars to
lave been performed by me."

The• Cavalry regiments in Ireland have lately
been -removed to new stations.—The Ist Dragoon
Guards are now at Clonmel, the Enniskillen Dra-
goons at Ballinasloe, and the 19th Light Dragoons
at Dublin.

A new corps is established, to be called " The
.Thirteenth Royal Veteran Battalion."
Major-General WILLIAM RAYMOND, from the
Half-pay of the 46th Foot, to be Colonel.
By the new Brevet, expected to take place on
the close of the year, it is said, the Lieutemant-
Generals of 1803 will be made Generals; the Ma-
jor-Gencrals, to 180 S inclusive; Lieutenant-Ge-
nerals j an,d the Colonels, to 1810 inclusive, will
be made Major-Generals.
The folio wing is list of the corps now stationed
at Ciue.rnsev :-4th I...;ayrison battalion, 1000; ve-
terans, 6(U) ; 55th, ; 97th, =l5O ; 2d butt,
35th, 600; militia of the isbaul, 6000.
A- letter from an Officer, ,serving with the Mar-
quis of WELLINGTON, • states, that the garrison of
Burgos, to great bravery, added extraordinary
ingenuity in, its defence,. Among the various de-
vices which they invented, was that of placing a
Tinge beam, flat on the -top of the wall, which,
when our 'troons mounted to. the escalade, was let
down, and swept them before- it. • .

We are concerned td state, that the infectious
ophthalmia, first -introduced by the troops which
arrived from 'Egypt, has never . been completely
eradicated from the military hospitals.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN,:NOV. 21.—The Session of the Catho7.
lie Prelates has just closed. Their proceedings
have been profoundly secret. Many conjectures
are afloat. The great Petition for relief---a De-
putation to - Parliament--a final judgment in fa-
vour of Dr. Milner against Dr. Yointer, and the
other ./pittrons of Abbes Blanchard, Trevaux, &c.

COUAT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 20.

HENRY E. TAAFFF., ESQ. V. WM. DOWNES, ESC.

CIIIEFJUSTICE OF THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

This was our. of the cases which have grown
out of the Irish Convention Act, and the Proc1:1-
illation of the Duke of Richinond. Mr. Tia: is
one of those Gentlemen who -kad been arrested
under the warrant of Mr. Chief JIIS.I.CC Downes,
'and who consequently brought actions of assault
and false imprisonment against Mr. Downes.
Mr. Downes had put in his pled to Mr. Taaffe's
declaration, and therehy contended that he was
entitled, as Chief Justice of the Court of King's
Bench, to issue his Warrant, and to commit Mr.
Taaffe. To this plea Mr. Taaffe's _Counsel de,
inurred. The Demurrer has been four times at -
pled in Court, and stood this day for judgment.
Lord NORBORY stated, that with respect to the
judgment of the Court to be given in this case, there
prevailed a difference -of opinion among the
-Judges) and, in order to procure, if possible,
unanimity on a subject of such magnitude, it was
deemed expedient to hear another Counsel on
each side.
Mr. FOSTER wished to know whether the Court
would give precedence in argument to the junior
or senior 'Counsel ?

Mr. Justice Fox.—We leave the management of
that arrangement to you: own judgment.
It is said that on Tuesday next, Mr. Burton
will argue the case on part of the plaintiffs in
demurrer, and Mr. Radcliffe on part of the de-
fendant.

Pulalic opinion in the Hall states, that the opi-
nion of Mr. Justice Fok and Mr. Justice Fletcher
arc in favour of the demurrer, •►nd Lord Now bury
and Mr. Justice Mayne against it.

FONTHILL AL.FIEX:-It now appears from accu
rate mensuration, that the height of this extra-
ordinary structure is within a few (2,:i or 26) feet
the same as. of St. Paul's ; and what is an addi-
tional aggrandizement, that the ground at the
founOtion is on a level with the top of Salisbury
spire. While, again, that spire is among the lof-
tiest known, as Strasburgh and Vienna ; namely,
above 400. feet, (perhaps 410 feet) 5 of course,
twice the height °lithe Monument.
The 'sloop 'Farmer, Shaw, of Dunbar, from
London to Montrose, with flax, &c. Was attacked
on Wednesday se'nnight, about nine o'clock 1': M.
off Huntley-Fort, by a small Danish privateer,,
(schooner-rigged,) who hailed the Fanner, and
ordered her to hoist out her boat. The helm was
immediately put down, and she came round, and
stood towards the land ; the privateer followed
for some time, and fired her smail arms, which
did no material damage ; and the Fanner fortu-
nately escaped. It is supposed that the privateer
WilS afraid to fire her great guns, for t'eu of alarm-
ing the fleet of colliers that were to the leeward,
and standing to the Northward. Tilt! privateer's
(leek was crowded, with men. The Fanner gave
intelligence of this marauder to first collier she
fell in with, who prepared for defence.
Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock, Lord
as Lord High Chamberlain, Six T. TYal.vitirr, as
Usher of the Black Rod, a Yeoman Usher, and 12
Yeomen of. the Guard, attended at the Rouse of
Lords, according to custom, since the days of
Guy Faux, to'examine the vaults under the House :
the last cellar they came to is occupied by a wine-
•merchant---:some of the inspectors tasted the con-
tents of g
the pipes,
pvese,to ascertain that they did not
contain

According. to usual custom)," at the
a new Parliament, the-Convocation Of
thb :•,;y assembled at St: Paul's, and alter
..,.!trice by the Bishop of SALISBURY, and
and ; Sermon by Dr. IZ ENNELL, they went
'!. the formality of choosing Prolocutor,
and TI; •!1 st:parated. Every other part of this ce-
remony ha:, 10.7 g ceased to be a matter of inter
-rest, e.\icpt the Sermon-, the.:task of delivering
Nvhic:l f-.-encrally devolves on a man of weight in
the Church, from his general character, and lite-
rary :Ittainiaents,!, In the present instance, it i 3
to say tbat the Preacher was-well chosen.
,iiicourse, as a classical. composition, Nvai
that could be expected frothr so able
a., -...inguished a seliblar. •

1-..l(z:ing Att. qc.:7.—Monday morning last, about
the-nour of three o'clock, a number of armed ril-
lal7Cs .:teacked the house of James Sorahan; at GAL.-.
Wily, near Dulcek, County Meath, steward to Je-
re:lila!! Sjnith, Esq. While in the act of forcing
open the door. with a sledge, Sorohan arose front
his ,bed, seized a pitch-fork, and resisted the fel-
lows in a gallant style... During the conflict he
stabbed one •of them througb the heart, and
wounded alter. They fired Several shots into
thL Louce, 'vne..of which he reeiyeci in his right
hand uerween the finger and thumb. The mis-
creants supposing him
.to have been killed, set
fire. to the thatch, which was happily extinguished
by the a2xertions of the family. Sorahan knew
all their voices, ONC of them'he prosecuted some.
time since for stealing wheat, and for which the
villain was publicly whipped-. This poor man
merits el'ery praise, and we hope he will be amply
rewarded for this rare act of valour.