The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-10 00:00:00

the honour and interests of Great f 3. itain. Th. 6
'Public will, we are inclined to believe, have shortly
another instance of the sagacity of these States-
men who have been clamouring for an -uncon-

ditional surrender of our rights to America, as the

only means of averting a war.

titre have received letters from Gibraltar, to the
.
`2oth ult, mentioning the return of the Ric!mond,

gun-vessel, Lieutenant BARTHOLOMEW, from a
cruize. It was on the sth of February the Rich-
mond gave Chace to a large
..Ftench .privateer, as
_we mentioned yesterday, and succeeded in bling-
.ing her to action. The engageMent is repre-
sented as having bee well contested on both sides,
And ended.in the crew of the privateer escaping
in their boats, but previously setting the vessel on
fire. In this situation she was taken possession of,
and every possible attempt made to subdue the con-
flagration, but without success. The flames in-
creasing with great rapidity, the privateer was aban-
doned, and in about ten rninutei blew up. She
was called the Larepide, belonging to Malaga, a fine
vessel, sailed remarkably, fast, mounted eighteen
long twelve-pounders, had 180 men on board, and
was prepared for a long cruize. The privateer had
•
sailed only six days from Malaga, had captured eight
vessels, which were burnt, after taking. out the
cargoes, and sending their crews on shore. The de..
,predations committed by this privateer have been'
long felt at Gibraltar, .where her destruoion has
given universal tatisfaaion ; and it is-not a little sin-

guldr, that; she had once been fitted out, it seerns
for the purpose of sApturing the Richmond, which,
we are happy to .state, had nut a man killed
wounded in 014 giliant affair. .

The York,. 74, had arrived at Gibraltar, and ova
to sail on the 29d ult, for Portonouth.

WINDSOR; MARCH 9.—The Doke nf• CAM-
LRIDGE arrived yesterday on a visit to the QUEEN
and PRINCESSES.

This morning Piincesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA
:ook an airing on horseback.

Yesterday the Lotto CHANCELLOR, the Marquii
of WINCHESTER, and Earl CHOLMONDELEY had
audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House.

Lord CAsmEnuAGn still give his first Cabine
dinner to-rnorrow; at his house in St. Janies's
square,

Tlie Marquis of WINCHESTER, the new Groom o

the Stole, is the premier Marquis of England, which
peerage descended to him on the demise of the last
Dike of BOLTON, he is a Nobleman of great respecia-
bili ty and faihiou. His Lordship was for some years
an Officer in the Guards, and the appointment does
great credit to 1112 liberality and discrimination of
PRINCE REGENT.

The National fatal, gencer American piper of the
6th contains the following articles :
The House of Representatives yesterday negatived,
on its third reading, the for classifyingaod arm-
ing the Militia of the United States, by'a majority of
three votes. Tne'details and principlo of this pdi
(Ave been debated for some days; and the day before
it was rtjeeted, there was a majority of three in fa-
vour of its pssqge to a third reading.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 6.—Mr. Williams, from the
Committee on Mluary Affairs, reported a BFII. for
detaching 100,000 o the militia. The Bill autho-
rizing the President to call for the whole or a part,
Who are to be ready at a moment's warning, for a
term not exceeding six months; if called into ser-
vice, the pay and rations are to be similar to those.
ort he regular' army, and appropriates one, million of
dollars. - Twice read, and referred to the Commlttee
of the wli&e. •

The American Papers abound with accounts of the
• recent trerriendous earthquakes -tvhich had taken
place in North America. Several islands in the
Mississipi had disappeared. The banks on both sides
had failed in to a ptodigious extent, and at one place
about 300 acres of a solid body. The shocks lasted
about 12 days, with intervals of 15 and 20' rbioutes.
DUBLIN, MARCH a Meeting of the Cat ho-
lic Board, held on Wednesday; tile Earl of Fingal
as Chairman, nod Mr. Hay as Secretaorto the
pulation to present an Address to the Prince Regent,
- were elected by; acclamation, and the following
Noblemen and Gentlemen Were chosen by ballot
The Earl' of Shrewsbury ; the Earl of Kenmare;
the Viscount. Gormanstown ; 'the Viscount Sotit
well ; the Lord Killren ; the Hon. Thomas Bartle-
; the HOn. Charles ,Ftrench ; Sir Thomas
Esmond, Bart;; Sir lidward Belle*, Bart. ; Sir
• Francis Goold, Bart. ; George Bryan, Jenk;ns-
town ; Owen O'Connor, Bs.lanagar ; John Burke,
Glinske ; W. G. Bagot, ' Castle= Bagot ; Ran-
dal 'M'Donnell, Dublin ; Thomas Wyse Manor,
Waterford ; John Lalor, Cranagh ; Miles M'Don-
nell, London; General O'Ferral, Am'lrose ; Peter
Bodkin Hickey, Dingle, Dominick W. 0:11,eilley,"
Kildorgan Castle.---Thatin Evening Post. . ,
norm. ACADEMY.—TbC Stlbjc'a of the fourth
Lecture, delivered by Mr. FLAXMAN, related to the
Science employed: by the Ape ems, in the Arts of
Des;gn„particularly Sculpture. In. an examination
of Anatomical History and Demonstration, it was
shewn that the Painter and Sculptor were oblYassist-
ed by enumerations of bones, and very general classi-
fication of muscles and bones together, by the'Ana-
tomists., .from HIPPOCAATES to I.IOFuS EPHESILIS,
and that the Artists perfetc.ted, then own studies by
the diligent imitation of Nature. The application
of Geornetiy and Numbers was then shewn, ac-
cording to PAiIPHILI.ItL, the Macedonian Painter, in
the balance, action, and properties of the figure.----
The Professor illustrated this part of his subject by
drawings of figureS in a.Valicty of action, standing,
running, • leaping, , 'ducking, bearing a weight,:
rising and falling. The whole, as usital, evith'ed
taste, judgment, learning, and reflection,