The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-01 00:00:00

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF TI Bat T:S/I

gCroBLR 1, 18Q2.

Regulars. Fencidler. Tot. Inv:
Cay. . Inf. Cay.
England and Wales . 27 2 50 19
North Britain - 2 $ 8 a
Ireland - - - q IS 9 36 5
Gibraltar
Guernsey, &c. -- 3
Gibraltar - - - 5
Egypt and Malta - --
Canada, Nova Scotia, &c.
West Indies - -
Cape 'or G. H. Goree, &c. 6
ra.stlndies, &on Pass. to 5 59
On Pass. to Eng. or Ire. Z
from sundry places ' S

-- 25.

Total 38 132 -- 14 -- 184* 39
* Exclusive of Artillery and Engineers, Volunteers, So;

The
,Batavian Government has decreed, that no
foreign Officer shall be allowed to serve in the Ba-
tavian Army.

Mont-Perdu, the highest mountain of the Py_
renees, has been lately ascended by RAYMOND, who
is known to the Public by his works on Natural
History. The height of the mountain is more than
lEon toises above the level of the ocean : the stiin-
•mit of it was never, before explored. RAYMOND iS
expeaed shortly to publish an account of. his journey.
Another shock of an earthquake was experi-
enced at Strasburg on the night of the zoth
which lasted a minute. There is,i report there that
a mountain, situated in the ci-devant Departmellt
'of Mont_Terrible has begun to smoke, but the de.
tails on that subject are at present contradilory..

A storm, more violent than was ever remembered
in that City,"was experienced at Petersburgh and in
the adjacent Country on the 25th and 26th of Au-
gust. Many sheep were killed in the adjoining
'Country by the violence of the hail.

A 'leiter from Malaga, dated zBth'August, re-
ceived at Hamburgh, and transmitted by a Cor-
respondent, contains the following intelligence ;
"On the i7th instant sailed from this Port, the
Dutch Admiral DE WINTER., with three sail of
the line; On the pith an American ,Ship came in,
and brought news that the Dutch Squadron had had
an engagement with Corsairs belonging to
the States of Barbary, which terminated in favour
of the Dutch. It is now known that these States
have declared War against Spain, Hogand,
England.
" On the 26th of August there was the most
storm of thunder and lightning ever exre,
rienced at Malaga. So strong was the elearikat
fluid, that the bells in the churches rung as loud as
if pulled by the ropes. The torrents of rain from
the mountains were so great that they carried every
thing before them. There is an old bed of a river
near the town, which has been long dry, and oa
which many houses, stables, 4ce. have been built.
All these, with four men, several children, sixteen
Oxen, thirteen mules, tnirty-eight swine, and rep
waggons, werefcrced into the sea. 'The bridge in
the town was broken, and the ships in port drivers
out. The, damage is said to be very considerable."

The most_ a4ive and. continued:exertions have
been used ever since the fire at Liverpooi to rd.
move the rubbish from the scite of the Conflagrations
and recover the property which may be buried in
the ruins. 53 puncheons a pieces rum have been
taken out of 'the first vault opened, 69 puncheons
out of the second. Three more vaults remain un-
opened, which are said ;o contain upwards of rixt
puncheons. .
The number of fires within the last two or three
months, both in the Metropolis and the' Country's
has been greater than any former period in the.me-
m'ory of,man. Are the people grown more care-
less, or are bricks and mortar l.icon,te more corn•
bus tible ?

The Coachman of the Manchester Stage-coach
was killed on Tuesday afternOon at Newport Pak
nel ; he had ,quitted the horses, they started, and
not being able to reach the reins, in endeavoqiing
to stop them he Was thrown down, and the coach,
went over him.

Thursday se'nnighr, between five and six o'-cloclF,t,
a most distressing accident happened at a hpge te•-.
nernent building in the Vennel, G-reenock.—While
the people were at work, one of the scaffolds, be-
ing overloaded, gave way, by which "one man wAs
killed, another so much hurt that he' cannot be es-
peeted. to recover, and three others were a good COI.
bruised.

Yesterday about three o'clock, a Bond-stwt
Lounger walked past Charing-cross towards West"
minster, very genteelly dressed, and talking to a
farmer-like man, of whose arm he had hold, will'
great fluency and good humour. Examining this
dashing pickpocket from head to toe, we perceivca
on his right leg irons, glittering like silver, and as
elegantly made as those Mat-heath vt; ears.—TheY
were fastened on above a white silk stocking, %%riot.
a handsome blue silk handkerchief, to prevent tbei
,making a noise, or hurting the leg.

Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, the house
of - PEPPER, Esq. Uppek-street, Islington, was
broke open by a gang of thieves, to the number oc
eight or nine : they got in at a back window, a'lc,
went into the kitchen, from which they took orn'
silver spoons : going into the hall, they broke 3g,
square glass, which set the alarm-bells a-going'
and awakened the servant-maid in the attic story'
throwing open the window, she sprung a rattle, ,as
the same time saying she would blow their bran
out : in an instant they made a precipitate retre
using the most horrid imprecations. Duringt"ls

transation no watchman was near the place-, -
A poor man, who had a fine female child, four
years old, stolen from him about seven weeks ago,
after in vain making eve!), inquiry after
despairing ever to see her again, passing throupo'
Covent-Garden on Monday evening, saw a
wrapped in a blanket, in the arms of a, beggl';
woman, which he thought resembled his own,
much altered : bower he cried out—t. Is that Stilly e
still doubting whether it was his child ; but
infant screamed out—" Daddy ! Daddy ! take ige
I
take me!" It is almost needless to add the child, her, and
at home, atzd the beggar-woman in Tuthill fields.