The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-14 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

• On the ?.7th of May arrived off town (Calcutta)
the Ship .Thomas, Capt. I.,ttiotvrit,- from Co-
' lumbo, the 4th, and touched at Madras; which
Port she left the 12th. Capt LEARIVOUTH reports,
that prior to his leaving MadeaS His Majesty's Brig
Albatross had arrived there, and gave information
to His Majesty's Ship 'Concorde CIA. WOOD, then
lying in Madras Roads, of a French Frigate being
off-Ceylon, and that she had captured a small Brig.
• The Concorde immediately slipped her cables, and
went off under filll sail, in the good hope of falling
in with the Frenchman. This no doubt is the fit=
mous Bellone, of which io much has been said, and
in consequence of the Concorde being 'reckoned a
very fast-sailing Frigate, we trust soon to hear of
her bringing the Enemy's Ship into some British
Port. The Country Ship Henry .Addington was
going into Madras Roads as the Thomas was coming
out. We are sorry to addd to the above, in-
telligence received by Captain IHARMOUTH of a
.Boat having unfortunately .upset when sailing in
' Madras Roads ; an Officer of the Montrose, and two.
Seamen were unfortunately lost on the above occa-
sion ; the remainder saved theros,,ives on the bot-
tom of the Boat, and were picked up by the Boats
of the Ships then lying in Madras Roads.

It will hardly be deemed credible, but it -is abso-
lutely true that the King of Pens3ra made an ap-
plication to BONAVARTE for the release of Lord
ELGIN, and- was refused, and that. the Emperor
ALtX,ANDER afterwards made the same request,
Which was also rejeded. Indeed it was ath.now-
ledged by one of BOZTAP.4/ITEIS confidential Mini-
iters at the time that such high intercession was
only calculated to prolong his Lordship's captivity,
as the Usurper could not deny his pride the gratifi-
cation of rejeding it ; and it was observed, .timt if
the application bact.come from any /earned Society
in this Country, on the ground that his Lordship
was an: enlightened and liberal Patron .of the Arts,
and had recovered many remains of antiquity at a
great expence, it is not improbable that the appli-
cation might have succeeded, as BoNarAarE 'ideas
to be a friend to the Arts. But the Usurper -was
equally rigid and more capricious respeding Lady
ELGIN W110"114d solicited'
permission ,to•return to
this Ca;untry, and .vas encouraged to hope for suc-
cess; but after remaining some time at Paris, she
had reason to believe that permission would not be
granted.—At length, when .the Dispatches an-
nouncing the triumph of the French over the Ans-
trians reached Paris,, a • permission also arrived for
Lady-ELotN to depart, provided, she went off imme-
diately, The permission was •granted at this parti-
cular period, that Lady Et.QXN might confirm the
contents of these Dispatches by an account of the
rejoicings which had taken place in Paris at the
Moment of her departure. •

It has generally been thought that men Of genius
are incapable of works that require labour and per-
severance. This opinion,, however,. has some exil-
ceptions ; for AMMON was one of the most indus-
trious 'Writers that ever adorned the Republic of
Letters, and his friend
,the late ARTHUR 111(11trIlY,
was also a conspicuous proof of talents united with
industry, for he has left a considerable number of
.Manuscripts, which of themselves must have oc-
cupied a great part of his life, but which also shew
that he must have devoted still more time to the
preparatory studies requisite for the composition of
those Ntanuscripts.

TILE THEATEE.-,—Miss SMITH lag night again op-
pedred in the part of Desdemona, at Covent-Garden
Theatre, and acquitted herself in a very respeaable
manner. KA:MULE'S merit in the valiant and credu-
lous Moor is too well'known to require criticism or
panegyric. It was a corm& and anii4ated ihstnp-
tion of charaeter throughout, and excited great ap-
plause. COOKE displayed his usual diligence in logo,
and was also much applauded. CHARLES KEM TILE'S
Casio is one of his best efforts. The same may be
said of Mrs. LITCHFIELD'S Emilia.

At one of the Mock Anaions in the Strind, a
shrewd Irishman looked in a day or two since, and,
after witnessing for some time their may/cm/res., he
called out to the man with the hammer, "Pray, Sir,
may I Lid what Ip/ase?"--" Yes, Sir," was the re-
ply of the complaisant AuCtioneer Whb then.,"
says Pat, " I bid you—a good morning."
On the Thanksgiving Dv was fling, on the beau-
tiful new peal of 6 bells, at Swaffh.ini Prior, in Cam-
bridgeshire, 5040 changes in three hours and t 5 mi-
nutes, without once basking a stop..
The whole of the Military Force stationed at Nor-
man Cross Barnicks has subscribed one day's pay
towards the Patriotic Fund at Lloyd's.
A Detachment of tbe Artillery have this week
passed through Cambridge, on their route to Park-
gate, where they are to be embarked for Ireland.

The LORD CHANCRLLOR has been pleased to ap.
point Mr. THOMAS Wril'S IVALFoaD, Attorney at
Law, Uxbridge, near Beaconsfield, a Master Ex-
traordinary lr) the High Court of clancery.

Lieutenant-Gedetal , butitiAlt; deCtiMpattied by
Capt. Atusias, his Aid-de-eamP, and followed by
LiCUto:Colollbi BRADPORIi; Adjutant-General td the.
Force under his command; left Canterbury yeSter.
day afternoon fir Ilaritsg,ate, *here Transports are
in readiness to convey them to the Continent
they expect tO sail this day, the General being ex;
acme!), anxious to reach the point Of his, demi-
nation.

On Tuesday Morning tilt Leopard, of oct
the Fury and Furiorth Qun-brigs, with abo.ut
Sail of Transports, under their COnvoy, haviiig bit
board the 3d, 7th, ath, gth, e6th, With, :jot!), 36th,.
and egth (Ist Battalion) Regiments, fortnini part of
Lieut.-General F. liIINDAS'S Division o infatthy,
sailed from the Downs- for the Weser. bf the re-;
minder, the sth, (97th, Qd Battalion) 34th; and
glat Regiments, are already embarked, find the
87th will be embarked at Vam4gat6 this day j
the sist, 3ist, 3otb, 40th, and aath Regiments,
are said to be on their march for the Coast, under
orders for the same purpose.
The Cavalry first destined fOr service, are the gth,
Ilth, and 17th, Light Drngcons ; the I ith and
13th . are. on the Coast, in readiness. The, 1 Ith;
it is said, will be embarked to-mcirroW, alid form.
a Guard for His Royal Highness the Duke of
CAmnatoou„ The gth stud 7tll 'are shortly expeded
in this District ; and in terder to accommodate them
in Barracks till embarked, the 4th (Royal hish Dra.;.
goons)areon the move from Canterbury to C.:lli:lest eti
Arundel:lnd Worthing. The Ist Squadron marehol
yesterday, the remainder follow this day, Sittttrilay4
and Monday. The 4th (Queen's Dragoons) are, in
in consequence, on-the match from those places to
Dorchester.

Licutenant-Colonel 'toRarms, of the tith Font,
is, appuinted to succeed Lieutetrant-Colotiel
ronn, as Adjutant-General on the Starr of the
Southern Districi.

RAMSGATE, DEQ. 12,

The 87th Regiment arrived yesterday; an woni4
have embarked to-day, had nut the weather been
very unfavourable, and they could not get to the
Downs.--To-morrow, if the weather moderates,
they will be embarked, and the I t tit Light Dra
goons are, expefted to follow. A number of other Re.
giments of Horse and Foot are talked bf to be em-
barked at Ramgate.—Since the gale of Tuesthy
last several Transports, in disttess have taken steel.
ter here, besides those then mustered—among
which are two Troop Ships., one Germans; and the
other with part of the 3d Regiment of Foot from
Ireland.