The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-21 00:00:00

bOVER, DEc. 20.

A General Session of the Peace and Gaol De-
livery for this place and its Liberties was held here
yesterday, when the &flowing Prisoners were tried
and convi&ed,

Richard Pickett, for sending an anonymous
threatening letter to Phineas Kennett, Esq. Mayor
of Dover, with an intent to extort money from
him.—Ordered to be committed for six calendar
months.

Elizateth Weelcion,single.woman, for feloniously
stealing from the dwelling-house of Wm. Coul-
thorp, in Dover, one dimity petticoat, a velvet bon-
net, four pair of cotton stockings, a shawl and a
tippet, the property of Ann Coulthorp.---Ordered
to be imprisoned one week, and once privately
whipped.
Wm. Pettit, blacksmith, of Dover, and Sarah,
his wife, for an assault on Sarah, wife of John Su-
therland.—Ordered the former to be imprisoned one
calendar month, and the latter two.

Richard Watson, carpenter, for an assault on
Maurice Kavanagh.—Ordered to be imprisoned one
week.

A young Gentleman, a Midshipman in the Navy,
was indi6ted for •a .misdemeanour the circum-
stances of his case were as folloW—Being at Mar-
gate about four or five months ago, and in imme-
diate want of a few pounds to defray his necessary
expenses, he applied to the banking-house of Cobb
and-Son, who advanced him 151. upon his giving
them a draft on his Agent, which, upon being pre-
sented for acceptance, was dishonoured, the Agent
supposing from the youth's having a short time be-
fore. drawn upon him at Portsmouth or Plymouth,
where. his Ship lay, that he still remained there,
and that 'some person at Margate had personated
him. Messrs. Cobb and Son thinking they had
been swindled, had him apprehended, and this un-
fortunately was the cause of his being Committed to
prison, where ,he remained -between 'four and five
months. The Agent,..upon being apprised of the
Midshipman's being at Margate,. admitted that he
'knew him, and had done business for him, his fit-
ther and mothers.for many years. In the mean time
the money was restored to Cobb and Son, and it so
clearly appeared to the Court that there was no in-
tention of committing any fraud, that it had no he- •
sitation in honourably acquitting him. He appears to
be a youth-, under 20, and it is said has served his
time as Midshipman, (some part of which under
the late Lord Nelson), and has passed or is about to
pass as Lieutenant.

'No Prosecutor appearing against Charlotte Hills,
for felony, she was consequently discharged.
Mary Dowell, indicted for stealing a petticoat and
shift, the property of Edward Worthington,' was or-
dered to be acquitted.

LORD VALEXTIA.-.-We are happy to say that ac-
counts have been .recei% ed of this spirited and enter-
prizing Nobleman. His Letters are dated Mocha,
April ,e 2. He had surveyed the Coast:of the Red
Sea as far as Latitude and thus ,elucidated the
Geography of the Periplus. He will produce a more
accurate Description and Chart of the Red Sea than
has yet appeared. He was to remain at Mocha till
the change of the Monsoon in o&ober.
CHAEAPTER OF THE ItULAN
the Russian attacks, be must, according to' his idea,
either conquer or die. A skilful manaauvre, or a good
retreat, are movements for which he has not any
taste. He knows how to advance, but not to retrea.
He shuns no danger, 'even though it were, ready to
destroy him instantaneously. But what distinguishes
the Russian from the troops" of any other nation is,
his extraordinary strength. He is, indisputably; the -
most hardy-of .soldiers. No attacks, however long
or obstinate, fatigue him. The Russian Soldier dresses
his schtschy when he can; he has no fixed timefor his
meals or sleep...A Russian is ever watchful when on ser-
vice; sleeps when he has time, and wherever he may
happen to be. He has fewer wants than. the native of
any other country, and requires less expence in the
field. The Russian soldiers were formerly accuss-
tomed neither to give nor. to accept quarter. This
"habit they acquired in their wars with the Turks;
but their sentiments on this subject were changed by
the campaigns in Italy. As the Russian Troops are
used to fighting in desert regions, they are -accom-
panied by a great number of carriages;; but these are
so light, and there are so many mechanics arnotig
the soldiers, that any repairs which they may want
are performed in a moment, without the least delay-
ing the march of the Army.—(Ftom a German
Paper)
It is remarkable, that in the War between the
Prussians and Russians, the latter, at the Battle of
Kunersdorff, were defeated on the first day by the
great Faineaticx, and lost all their artillery : they
returned to the charge the next day, re-took all their
artillery, nearly destroyed the Prussian Army, and
forced. the King himself to fly with a small detach.;
mem.

There were taut few good horses brought for sale
to York Christmat show this week such as were
really deserving that Chargter Were bought , at ex-
travagantly high prices.
Early on the morning of Monday sennight the
dwelling.house of Mr. Edward Lloyd, of Coalbrook
Dale, was discovered to be on fire. As he lived
alone, and was supposed to be at the time from
home, the neighbours forced open the doOr, and
discovered that thepeor man bad been cruelly mur-
dered in his bed, from appearances about 04 hours
before ; and that the person or persons guilty of this'
atrocious offence bad robbed 131 m, and set fire to
the premises on the following night, with an inten-
tion of concealing this barbarous affair. Strong sus-
picion,,however, being entertained against Edward
Clemson, who lived close by; and who was the
person last seen to be with the deceased late on Sa•
turday night, he was taken up ; and after ekamina»
urination before George Goodwin, Esq. and the
Rev. Townsend Forester, Justices of the Peace for
the Hatichise of Wenlock, 'he was committed to
'take his trial at the ensuing AsSizes.
On Sunday morning last a bag was taken out of •
the river Eden, behind the Swifts, near. the city of
Carlisle, which, when opened, was found to contain
the body of, a new-born child, which appeared to
have been in the water for some time. The Um-
man wrerch who-committed this dreadful deed, find-
ing the bag not large enough for admitting the
child, bad severed, frem the body both legs and an-,
arm.—Coroner's Verdi& Wittia *murder against

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