The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-19 00:00:00

AIERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, SEPT. 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Came down from- the
River and sailed, the Albion, for India; Mary Ann, 11.pplin,
for Lisbon. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Petrel,
Cross, froth Pernambuco, in 52 &us; and General Elliot,
Frank, from Quebec. Sailed the whole of the outward-bound,
at 11 A. M.

PonTsstouTH, SEPT. 18.—Wind Westerly.—Sailed the
Juno, Hutchinson ; and Brothers, IVilliamson, for lliga.—
Arrived the Vibelia transport from Halifax.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.—Wind W.—Arrived the Danish
brig Calypso, from Wisby in Gothland, for Gibraltar; Alf,
from Pctersburgh, for Oporto ; and a Russian frigate, last from
Portsmouth.

FAL mot.Tlit, SEPT. 17.-Wind N.W.—Arrived off the
Port, the ( ;onstantia, , from St. Croix, for (ottenburgh.

The Willing Mind, struck against a large piece of
ice on the Coast of Newfoundland, the 21st of July, and was
totally lost, with her cargo.
'rho Hunter, Stone, of Bristol, struck upon some ,rocks,
near W'ick, the 13th inst., and it was feared would be totally
wrecked.

The Mariner, Brown, from Agre to Richebucto, was aban-
doned at sea the Aid ult.
The 'Dominica, Johnson, from Miramichi to Liverpool, 10141rW
arrived at Carrickfergus, after being on shore.
The Melrose, Dempster, from Grenada, Is off the South
Foreland.
The East India Company's outward-bound ship Inglis was
all well on the
,l fish of April, in lat. 13.5, 18. S., long. 51.51. L.
The General Kyd, also outward-bound, was in company with
the Inglis several days, and parted from her in lat. 35. S. long.
19. W. all well.

OLD BAILEY—(Tius DAy).

CURIOUS CHARGE OF ROBBERY.

Thomas Potter was put to the bar on an in-
dictment, charging him with feloniously stealing
a gold watch, the property of Sarah
The prisoner wus fashionably attired, and con-
ducted himself with a very gentlemanly deport-
ment.

The facts of this case, as stated by the prose.
cutrix, were—that, about two years since, the
prisoner was in the habit of visiting her with a
Gentleman who went abroad, and on one occa-
sion be called by himself, and observing that one
of the bands were broken, offered to get it re-
paired at his watchmaker's, for which purpose he
took it away, but did not return again, nor did
she see him until twelve mouths after, when she
accidently met him ; on which occasion he said
he had been to France, and had bought her a
chain and seals, which he would bring her in the
evening. Some time after the prosecutrix met
him in Cheapside, and gave him into custody.
The prisoner in his defence said, he had given
her '2l. for the watch. This however she denied.
He culled two persons to speak to his character,
who gave him a most excellent one. It also ap-
peared that. he had been residing with a solicitor
at Epsom.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence to the
Jury, and put it to them to say, whether the pro-
secutrix was or was not worthy of belief.
They consulted for a short time, and then
tired. On their return they found the prisoner
Not Guilty.

THE MARKETS.

THE LONbON JOURNALS.

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Bitty:et* from Me Morning Papers, September 19

[MORNING POST.]
We received by express, ast night French Pa-
pera to the 17th inst. Thei.contain it4elligenee
es the 6th from Port St. Mary's, which, though
lot of an official character, is important,. Hos.
xilities, we are told had been suspended for two
days, though the erection of works and batteries
continued. The Duke de Guiche VA returned,
and the Duke of Angouleme, after having received
the communications which he brought, had
leht his ultimatum into Cadiz.
rlf it was not
immediately aecepted hostilities were to re-
commence without delay. 'Another Spanish
tlag of truce had presented itself in the course'
of the day, but had not been received, pro-
bibly on its being ascertained that it did not
bring, the answer which was wanted. The terms
01 the Ultimatum are not mentioned, but from
the-significant manner in which the Male says,
"The presence of the King in the French camp,
and. the entry of our troops into Cadiz, are the
necessary preliminaries to any treaty," it may
be' inferred that those were the conditions on.
which the Prince Generalissimo consented to'
treat. They are of a piece with the princiPles
of justice on which the war was undertaken, for
what can be fairer in making' a bargain than for
glie of the parties to require that all should be
ptl into its hands before it will even condescend
LA explain whether it will make any concessions
In return ? It is like the sword and the helmet
which the Gallic King laid in the balance when
weighing the ransom of the Roman people—may
some Iberian Camillus dash them from the scale,
and deal to the fancied conqueror such mercy us
he was willing, to bestow.

[inpuNlNd CHRONICLE.]
Letters front. Madrid describe the wretched
state of the Spanish capital, which is entirely de-
livered up to the controul of a brutal and're-
vengeful faction, whose chief occupation is to en-
courage the licentiousness of the- canaille of the
Avapres, Barquille and Las' Maravillas suburbs.
Persons who have. evinced the least love for the'
honour and charheter of their country,' are ex-
Trotied•to all manner of insults, and notwithstand-
ing the precautions taken by the French Corn 7
rnanders., murders are frequent every night.
By the Regency and their supporters outrages
against Liberals are considered the most Merito-
rious acts. Thus-' the inhabitant's of the capital
.ire not only tyrannized over by a set of vindic,'.
tive and despotic men, raised to pOwer by the
haughty pride of the firandees' and the persecn-
tiens of the fanatical Clergy, hitt they
,are also
grdisly insulted by the rabble of the suburbs, .Who,
• instigated and paid 14 tote partisiing Of the Faith-'
men, ofTerallkinds of indignities Codeeetit per-
sons known not to belong to their party, so that
Eldon° now Ventures to go to the Pratio,.the
tiro, or any other of the public walks. The Whites,
for, so th 6 prevailitik party style thettiSelves,
_ anxiously wait for the return of the King', when,
they say, they ill exterminate the Illiteks
(Negros), the name given by them la the
I.riberalti. These letters add, that this treatment
compels 6144. one, who is able, to, quit the
capital, which, it is added, Will soon be reduced
td an 'assemblage of ittip'redtiCtiVe consurners, if
the fury of the absolutists is not checked. A con-
siderable quantity of Lifitish goods, landed at
Bilboa for the purpose of being, forwarded to
Madrid, has been seized by the Faithmen, and
sold for ate purpose of clothing their. naked
troops, and for this loSs no redress could be had.

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• • • [111F: TIM F.s.l
t3nde,r the head of intelligence from Ireland,
we have seldom any report-to give than that
some new crimes have beCII perpetrated, and that
others are fast ripening into action. 'The
bolical murder of Fraiiks family has heel)"
followed by a GorenerN Inquest, but no evi-
dOce hai been Bros ght fOrWard of a nature to
identify any individual : the coUnnon, expedient
of blackened faces was adopted by two of the
murderers ; and a ruffian dressed in woman's
c4othes appears to have been their leader.—
Suspicion has, fallen, upon ,two men, named
Sheehan, brothers.of hun whO was ,transported
Jost spring Ori the testimony of the yOmiger
Franks : they have been once examined,
and are sill in custody. A cruel and frightful
sympathy With the unknown assassins is said,to
lave diicOvered itself among the country-people,
lr many striking circa instances ; and indeed no
dtitibt can be entertained that the purpose Of
which thii horrid act ii,an illustration, has long
been a received and established imlicy, with
tlr4 natives of the snqjh of Ireland. To. de-
ter frorn giiing evideMe, or from finding a
verdict of guilty by Murdering witnesses 'and
jurymen, has been with them a favourite,
and too, often a successful method of Under-
Mining the power of the laws. Is it not dread-
ful that the people. Of a whole kingdom should,
frOm the cradle, have been taught to consi-
Or the law a OnbliC enemy ? i.n the county
of limerick, tithe proctors with four -police-
trier), haire hail an engagement with a 'body of
Whiteboys, calculated at 15Q, from whom the
police have contrived to tare out prisoner and
one shirt. The .Whitehoya had two of their
number .melancholy aecidyrit bas
oc-
cutred in the seine county, where a Mr. Miter-
shot a falihful servant, mistaking, him for a
fellow who lurked 'about their premiiei, and of
Nvbiom they were both in purSuit.

[MORNING HERALD.]

We have received the French Papers of Tuei.
slay last. From the short accounts sent forth re-
specting the state of affairs at Cadiz, but more
particularly from several rumours that have gone
ebrood, many friends of the. Spanish Constitu-
tionalists are beginning to despond respecting
their cause. The declaration of Prince Angou-
'erne that he would listen to no proposal, from the
CDrtes until King Fereinand was at his bead-
quarters, is supposed to have been delivered in
ale full confidence he entertained of the speedy

capture of Cadiz. If -the
,Cortes were to deliver
up the King, a negeclation‘between them and
the Dukeotl'Angoaleme _would then. be very
improbable,' though .not )thpossible-; inas-
much as the King; - even under such ..cir-
cumstances; might previously pledge his word
of honoui .to the Cortes that he' would
throw no impediment in the:• Way of an at-
tempt at negotiation between iliern, as represent-
ing-himself and SPain, antl' the Tituke'd'Angou-
leme as repreienting the King of France. If,
however, the Cortes ' are still possessed of the
same 66 heroid " spirit which thttappeared to
hold forth when they were in 11404, they, will,
in imitation of Leonidas, the really,hereic King
of Sparta, rather than surrender, suffer the French
to bury them in the ruins of .Cadiz.. But in mo-
dern times there are no such
.paraliela of,-.deipe-
rate courage'. The last extraordinary instance of
this kind was displayed by Lord 'Nelson'-at the
battle of Trafalgar ; for we believe that
that courageous man would sooner have suffered
himself to be blown up in the ship than' sullen-
der to the enemy. We wish that there were in
Spain some men possessed of the samedeiperate
courage, for we Might then entertain hopeiof the
destruction of nob only the French arniy now in
Spain, but also of any other that the Govern-
ment of France or. the Holy Alliance might send
into that shamefully treated country. Mina,
at present, appears to be the. only Spanish
General who does. his duty ; for, like the .En-
glish Admiral Blake, he is at his post fighting
bravely upon all opportunities. We naturally
admire any man who does his best either as a
.General 'or an Admiral, opposed to his country's
enemy. It would be singular if the brave Mina
should prevail against the 'French, and that he
should cause other Spanish Generals to'follow his
example. We might' then have hopes: that one
of the natural allies' of England would succeed
in thwarting the designs of England's most
formidable rival=-France. We are Only sorry
that England, by reason Of the debt inctifred
by the wars of the late'reign, cannot-assist with
a large: artily and navy a ' nation' which it' is,
politically speaking, so' much her interest to
assist. But this' comes from the stupid system
practised by this country during the lag century,
of borrowing money to pay for carrying on ‘var,
instead of taking the money,at once, every year,
out of the people's pocket, in the shape of direct
taxation, for that purpose