The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-13 00:00:00

en rt scaffold as a Traitor. O'Cortwoa replied,
that there was no foundation' for - his apprehetn.io,,,
for that the Engli4ll were detained in France as
hostages for any of the Irish who might be taken
prisoners in, the event of an attempt being
made upon -Ireland. That O'CONNOR may have
held this language fur the purpose of seducing
his Countrymen into a participation of his own trea.
son, is very probable ; but we are convinced that
the Government ,of yranee, unprincipled as it is,
dare not carry those threats into execution,

After having given the. whole of the important
Debates on the Spanish Papers,particularly the
~
most able and eloquent Speech of Mr. PITT at great
length, we will not occupy the time of our Readers
by many observations on this must important subjea.
If ever there Was a case 'supported by indisputable
fasts and unanswerable arguments, itli the case of
this Country.
,against Spain in the present Conrtst,
Every indtilgence that could be granted to Spain,
consistently w ith the safety of this Country,
was given; .and even at the last, when Govern-
ment had received, from all quarters, accounts of
the Armaments in the Spanish Ports, Armaments
which, yere not only inconsistent with that Nen.'
trality which -she professed, but with the terms of
a positive Agreement, Great Britain did not ex-
ercke .the. undoubted right she possessed of declaring
irOatediate Witt against Spain? She gave her another
chance of averting the Calamities of War, and only
adopted such precautionary measures as the nature
~of the case absolutely diaated.-:—What the opinion
of the Representatives of the United Kingdom. is
upon, this siubjed, May be Colle4led from the triumph..
alit Majority in favour of Mr. PITT'S
,Motion, and
I we are confident that their decision will meet with
the decided. apprObatinn, not 'only-of every man in
this Country, but in Europe, whose judgment is
[ unbiassed, and who is in possession of the fails of
1 the Cast.

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This morning arrived a Mall from the Leeward
Islands; brought to FaintsGuth by the Princess Amelia
Packet in 22 days.
..Yesterday the: LO R. ti MA -ow held a' Court of
Aldermen, at „,t3Uildhall. The ,Court ordered the
price of Bread to he lowered half an Assize, or one
Penny 'in the Peck, to-morrow. The Quartern
.tnaf wheaten will then
,be Sold for is. 4.1.1.' and
household ts. 214.
Mr. SOLICITOR inforined the Conti., that in con.
sequence of a Writ at Marda.muS being sued nut
against- a' late Principal Magistrate- of the City,
Captain St,stot,VY was resulted to Lk Wit: 4. of one.
of the Harbour Masters of the Port of I,iontior., who
Was dismissed therefrom-by-the Said Magistrate.
A Chapter was to be held yesterday at the Cathe.
--dral of Cisoterlvit y, to, elect, pr. forma, an Arch.
• 'bishop 'of that Ste, in ooriformity with"! Uzi Majes.
'ty's Cone el'Elire and recommendation. Dr. C.
M. SUTTON, of COUthe was chosen, although
the customary ceremony of nominating an opponent,
usually the senior Minos Canon, was preserved:
Mr. BAKIIR'S manly and patriotic CharaCter has
effettually triumphed at Hertford. At the conclu.
siOn of the Se'cond Day's Poll, yesterday, the Num-
bers were as follow

Mr. RA.KeR,.,...1356

iion. Mr. 13Intru

Majority .183
The latter then relintitiibitecl all hopes, and de.
elined the Contest, and Mr. LAK k It was returned as
duty eleeted.

•
%Nil** Cita,rtvtAtt', of Covent Garden Theatre,
died on Saturday last, after a long continued
nes. She was i retpettable aftrese, and a very
ainiable woman.. ,

We have the pll,atatte to announce the sale arrival
in the Downs of the Northampton, Capt. 'Lax otit,
from Bengal.
Pitt torgert per Northampien.—Lieut...Colonel C.. Stewart ;
LieWnant Sharklind ; Masters Fi. BaYntiant and G•
Wdilt ; Mesars. P. Ptlikr awl lean Isexant, French Fri.
sorters.

Yesterday the Aispatehes by the Warm Iteji;flis,
,Citptain LARICINif for St. Helena, Benen:llen, and
China, were finally closed at the India linube, anti
delivered to the Purser.

Palieng-ers ter Warren Iftritingt.—For St. Helena, Charles
Grant, jun, 'tor the benefit of Ins health ; Mr. W. C. Dunn,
Mrs. S. Barnes andi;hild:—For Renconten, Mr..R. Bogle,
Misses Lavinia and Ann Solomon, and Mrs. Prince, .
General WZI.1,191,11( left his Army in',the Up.
par Province of .Malabiirs arrived at Matitas in the
end of July, and sailed for Calcutta on 'the' id of
August.
On the loth of August two Battalions of Sepoys,
wilt a small party of Artillery,i marched from Ma..
dras.and Nit:Bore, to chastise some turbulent. Poly-
gars who refused to pay their renti. The Chief
Pulygar was taken prisoner, ar,d his fort razed from
the foundation.. it wai expe(tett that the husii,es4
wbuld be Anishedin the course of a fortnight.
•A. letter of a late date from Gibraltar tnentions,
that of t 3,600 souk on the rock, 7000 have died ;
and the greatest number on any one day was 179.
A cart went Monti, the town every day to collect
the bodies,. which were borierl, thirty and forty to.
gether, on the neutral ground between Spain and
GibrOtor.

Mr.i,ocKnooo, a Mister in the Navy, has been
at Klinaouthitaking sounding's, &c. and is returned,
to London to revoreupon the cavacity o rh*t hat..
boor to rcceive and accommodate a imrt tbe
tith