The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLLIMEIVI:

HOUSE OF COIIIIIIO.NS.
SATURDAY, MAY 26.

Mr. BERNARD gave notice that he should on Mon-
day next, move for leave to bring it.] a Bill to regu-
late the Office of Public 1:1-.asurers in Ireland.

The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be columned on Monday.

• On the motion for the House to resolve itself into
a Committee on the Flax, Seed Bill,

Mr. CA LCRAFT availed himbelf of the opportunity
to state, that it was unusual for the House to meet
on Saturday without a previous public notice of such
an intention, except in cases of the greatest import-
ance ; but even in those cases it had been the gene-
ral pratt ice to apprise gentlemen on the Friday that
the House would do business on the succeeding Sa-
turdays He had been in the House the whole of
yesterday (Fliday) ; he had staid as late as any
Member, and he had no idea that the House w,ttld
sit on that day, nor should he have known it but by
accident.

The CHANCELLOR of the EKCHEQUER was not
aware of the extent of publicity which the Hon.
Gentleman required. When the orders were yes-
terday made, it was distinCtly stated that they were
for the fotlowing day ; of this he was sure, that had
any person anticipated the slightest objection to any
hn,Aness, public or private, it would have been im-
mediately understood that business would nut come
on to-day. • If, therefore, the Hun. Gentleman had
an objection, or if he knew any friend who had, to
any part of the business, as far as he (the Chancel-
lor of (he Exchequer) was concerned, that business
should not stir a single step before Monday. So far
from its being unusual for Parliament to sit on Sa-
turday, at the close of the Session, it was much more
usual than otherwise.

After some further conversation between several
Members of the House, the. Flax Seed Bill went
through the Committee, the repurt of which was
ordered to be received ons Monday.
The Holyhead Harbour Bill, the Machinery Ex-
portation Bill, the Judge Advocate's Franki;lg Bill,
the Malt Regulation Bill, and the British Fishery
Bill went through Committees, the reports of which
were ordered to be received on Monday. •
After some other routine business, the House ad-
j.urned to Morr.!ay._

MAILS.
Aa.kivEß • t Dublin, i Waterford. Dui-4 Gottenhursh,
z Lisbon, I Cadiz, I Dublin, I Waterford.

I'ItICE OF STOCKS .
THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols - - - ; Omnium -

,rr U N.

SOLEM QUIS DICdRE rALsum AUDEAT ?

L U N I) 0 IV,
MONDAY, MAY 28, 1810.

Vv-e this morning received French and Dutch
Papers, -the former to the loth, and the latter to
the 2,5'h inst. They contain 'au account of the
complete defeat of the Spanish Army under General

O'DotcNELL, by the Freoch General SUCH gr. It

appears front the French account that the former,
with a considerable body of forces, .endeavoured to
rase the siege of Lerida, but he was defeated with
very considerable loss : the prisoners alone are stated
to amount to above 5100 men. It is added, that .the
Spaniards behaved shamefully ill on this occasion,
and. fled before -the French infantry had an . op-
portunity of firing a single musket. Such is
the French account of this affair, but we are,

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we think, amply justified in not giving it implicit
credit. From the commencement of the 'war
in Spain, the French have invariably describ-
ed the Spaniards as utterly destitute either of
skill or courage—as men who never would stand
against the French troops, but who always fled on
the first discharge in confusion" and consternation.
Such has been the charaaer which the French have
invariably given of the Spaniards. But how, then,
does it happen that these unskilful cowardly Spani-
ards have waged war now for near two years, and
with a considerable degree of success, too, against
the best Generals and troops of France ? How does
it happen that these cowardly and unskilful Spani-
ards have made a more protratied resistance against
the wench than, the brave and disciplined legions
of Austria and Prussia. These are qUestions that
naturally Gceur to the people of the Continent when
they read almost every week of some brilliant vic-
tory obtained by the French, and yet find that the
Spaniards are nit conquered. BUpIsIAPARTE de-
cla'red that before Christmas 1808, he was not to
leave a village in the hands of the Insurgents ;
and yet, after two years of uninterrupted success,
according to his own accounts, we find them in
possession of several provinces.
These papers also contain JtNoT's official ac-
count of his success at Astorga.
• The Moniteur of the 19th contains a decree pub-
lished by BUONAPARTE, declaring that the Islands of
Walcheren, North and South Beveland, Schawen,
and Tholen, shall form a Department, to be called
" the Department of the Mouths of the Scheldt."

yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, and Princesses
AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady
COLLYER, Mrs. SNEYD, Generals MANNERS and
GwYNNE, and Major PRICE, rode to St. George's
Chapel, and heard a Sermon preached by the Rev.
Dr. HAI!LANI, from 2d chapter of St. James, and (25th
verse. The Royal Party afterwards returned to the
Palace.

FRENCH AND DUICiI PAPERS.

PARIS, May iB.

Letter from Count SUCHET, Commander in Chief of the
Third Corps of the Army in Spain, to his Highness the
Prince of NELIFCHAEFL.

" MY PRINCE—The army of Catalonia having
taken the position of Gerona, I could not but fore-
see that the Spanish General OTIoNNEL, who com-
mands there, would not remain an idle spectator of
the siege of Lerida. I made my dispositions ac-
cordingly.
"On the 23d, at two in the afternoon, the Spanish
army, consisting of from 12 to 15,000 men, pre-
sented itself before the bridge, of Merida—General
HAUSHE, w•ho was at the advanced post, caused the

enemy's advanced guard to be attacked by the 4th
Regt. of Hussars, Colonel BURTIIR conduCted the
charge with so much intrepedity, that in an instant
the enemy was overthrown, and the greatest part
obliged to lay down their arms. The garrison then
endeavoured to debouch by the bridge-head.—Col.
ROBERT, whore I had directed to observe it, made it
repent of its audacity, and forced the city to content
itself with being a spedator of the combat.
" The enemy's corps, witnessing the defeat of
its advanced guard, hastened its march to support
it, and presented a tolerably fine line of infantry.
The Generalof Division, MusNEtn, marched against
it, but General BOUSSAIT wished likewise to have.
his part in the glory of this day. He advanced
with the 13th Cuirassiers in the rear of the enemy,
and the moment the cannon of the French lind be-
gan to fire, the Spanish infantry gave way. The
cavalry endeavoured to support it, but was imme-
dialely overthrown, infantry, cavalry, artillery, all.
fled in disorder. All who were not killed fell into
our power, or sought safety in flight.

The 4th Hussars, availing itself of the facilitywith
which that species of cavalry can execute a rapid
movement, took part in the success _of the 13th
Cuirassiers. General BOUSSAIT pursued the enemy
five leagues. Our infantry did not fire a musket.
The enemy left the field of battle covered
with his best troops. We took 5617 prisoners,
among whom was Major-General DUPUY, who had
been wounded, eight Colonels, and 271 Officers.
We, besides, took three pieces of artillery, two cais-
sons, three standards, and six or seven thousand
muskets, 1000 sabres, and IllOrc than 4 or 500 car-
touch-boxes. Our whale loss amounted only to 23
killej, 82 wounded, and Go horses killed.

The young HOUDETOT who had been one of the
pages, and who, at the age of 18, had already ob-
tained the decoration of the Legion of Honour, was
wounded with a bayonet, of which wound he died
the next day.
" The letter concludes with commendations of
the brave conduLt of certain officers.

Letter from the Duke of Aim A. HT es, Commander of the Bth
Corps of the Army of Spain, to his Highness the Prince of
NEUFCHATEL.

ASTORGA, APRIL 22.

" MONSEIGNEURS,

" As I have had the honour of writing to your
Highness, the greoadiers, after having performed
prodigies of valour itt mounting, the breach of As-
torga, have given new proofs of courage in main-
taining it. These brave men made a lodgment
in two neighbouring houses, under a shower of
balls, which met in a space of about 10 toises in
length by at most 2 in breadth.

" Whiht this small number contended with such

superior force, my whole solicitude was directed
to the means of opening a communication between
the demi place and this breach, in order to support
the troops there ; but this space of about forty toises
was so defended, and so many balls crossed each other
in it, that it appeared almost impossible to suc-
ceed. However, 1000' workmen of the Ist divi
sion, commanded by the Chief of Battalion BRA-
GUERAS, having 2L their head about a dozen sappers,
and encouraged by the Commander of Artillery
VALEZE, an by the Captain of Artillery GENET,
Chief of the Staff of Artillery, suceeded in esta-
blishing this communication.

"The Commandant VALEZE received two balls,
but his wounds are not dangerous, and a few days
will be staKient to restore him to the service. In
fine, Monseigneur, at six
,in the morning, the
communication was established, and the enemy lost
all hope of driving us from the breach, and conse-
quently preventing
,us from making a progress in the
city.

" About to in the morning the Commandant of
Astorga sent to me a Lieutenant-Colonel to offer a
capitulation. I dictated on the spot the conditions I
Meant to prescribe, and sent back the flag of truce
into the place. An hour afterwards the Command-
ant came and surrendered his sword.

"At three o'clock in the evening, 3,500 fine
troops, well armed with English muskets, com-

pletely clonlied with English cloaths, laid down
their arms, were condu&ed in two columns to Be-
naza, from whence they will march for France.—
They left 500 wounded in the hospital. The num-
ber of their killed must be considerable, according

their own accounts. I have found in As'orga 20

pieces of cannon and two mortars.
The Duke of ABRANTES, after paying the highest
compliments to the troops employed on this occa-
sion, thus continues :—" The taking of this place
has cost the Bth corps, since the commencement of
the siege, above 160 men killed, and 400 wounded,
as well before the place, as in the different rencon-
tres we have had with the enemy in its vicinity.
We have killed more than 1500 of the enemy, and

made about 5090 prisoners.
" At three o'clock this morning while we were
in the breach, an enemy's column, consisting of
2000 infantry and 200 horses, coming from
Puebla de Senabiea, commanded by a Colonel,

attacked General BESSIERES at Penilla. This Gene-
ral immediately sent two light companies, a com-
pany of the 46th regiment, with the 6th provision-
ary regiment of dragoons, to maintain that post.
These were sufficient to route the enemy. Colonel
PAINTEVILLE, with the 6th provisionary regiment
of dragoons, pursued them as tar as Quintanell, and
then made the dragoons dismount, and pursbe the
enemy further into the mountains.
He took 91 prisoners and killed 30 men. The
enemy left upon the field of battle at Penilla, 8I
killed, of which, four were officers, 20 wounded,
and above 2.00 muskets; they carried off with them
many wounded, for their retreat was marked with
traces of blood; the Colonel who commanded this
troop, received a ball in the groin. A Lieutenant-
Colonel was also wounded.

After enumerating the Officers and men who
distinguished themselves in this affair, the Duke
present as follows :
" The division of General CLARIZEL, chaSed
the insurgents beyond Benbibre, took 20 0 ptisone.is,
and killed a still greater number of them, whilst
the General of Brigade Saint CROIX, with his
cavalry and a battalion of infantry of the division
of La Grange drove the enemy from Fuen-
cebaden, made about 50 prisoners and killed 100
men."

The letter concludes by complimenting the Com-
missaries, Officers of Health, and the Medical De-
partment.

COPENHAGEN, MAY s.—Yesterday at noon three
of the enemy's ships of the line, two frigates, two
cutters, another armed vessel, and a fleet of mer-
cliantrun of eighty sail, passed the Belt, with a
north wind, and entered the Baltic wiihout drop-
ping anchor. The first division of the enett.y's
vessels, consisting.of a ship of the line, two frigates,
'and a brig, had pie►iouly etletted the same passage.
—(lllonzteur, Mcky 18.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 24.—Thc armaments
hero continue. with the greatest activity, bat the
scarcity of provisions is very great, and continually
increasing. The greater prt of the Ja;;issaries have
set out for the army of the Grad Viiier. A great
• number are likewise expe..-ter.t towards the end of tile
month from Egypt and Asia ; every thing an-
nounces a termination of the war. We are; boy:
ever, assared, that the Charge des Atllitres for Den-
mark, the Baron de tiubsclT, bat received instruc-
tions to attempt a mediation between the two Bel-
ligerent Powers. It is at least c,frtain, that he has
had a conference with the Ministers of the Porte,
and that he has sent off .a courier to St. Petersburgh.
Mr. ADAIR is still here, but his departure seems
near. He assures his countrymen, for their conso-
)atioti, that tivy will he extremely well tteated by
the Porte during his absence.—(Leyden Journal,
May 22.)

The ROYAL FAMILY are expeBed in town, on
Wednesday, to remain tilt after the KING'S birth-

His MAJESTY, will hold a Court at the QUEEN'S
Palace on Wednesday.
The Dukes of YORK and KENT arrived at Wind-

sor on Saturday morning, and rode on horseback
with his MAJESTY, and Princesses AUGUSTA and
SOPHIA, till twelve o'clock, accompanied by Gene-
rals MANNERS, GARTH and FITZROY, COlOilel 'TAY-
LOR, &c. The ROYAL FAMILY visited the Princess
AMELIA as usual. The Dukes of Yorm and KENT
remained with their Royal Sister apwards of an
hour.

Do&ors BAILIE and POPE attended the Princess
AMELIA on Saturday night, and yejterday ,norning
Dr. BAILIE returned to London ; her Royal High-
ness had a little natural rest, and is not worse ; the
guard remains in St. Alban's-street, to prevent car-
riages from passing the house to make ,u,y noise ;
the parish bells ar,,, even prevented from going for
church service, and also for deaths and funerals.
On Friday, the Princess AMELIA took more sus-
tenance than she had done for some time before;
she appeared much better in Consequence ; she,
. however, we are sorry to say. procured but little rest
on Friday night, tA hich math- her very low, and nut
so well on Saturday. Sir H. HALFORD arrived at
Windsor on Friday night, and remained with her
Royal Highness all night.

The Archduke CHARLES has returned the follow-
ing Answer to NAPOLEON, 011 receiving from him
the Great Eagle, and the Cross of the Legion of
Honour :

"Sir—Your Majesty's Ambassador delivered to me
-the worthy insignia of the Legion of Honour, and the
flattering letter with which you were pleaied to ho-
nour me. With- lively penetration at these marks of
your Majesty's favour, I hasten to return to your
Majesty the expression of my. gratitude, which can
only be compared to the admiration witn which your
great qualities inspire me. The esteem of a great
man is the finest harvest on the field of honour, and
I was always eager of deserving your Majesty's.
I entreat you, Sire, graciously to accept the wi lies
I form for your welfare, and to receive kindly the
boundless esteem with wi•ich I have the honour to
be, Sire, your Loperial Majesty's most, humble and
most obedient servant and cousin,•
(Correspondenten). " CHARLES, Field Marshal."

POETRY.

TO MISS HICKMAN?,
PLAYING ON THE SPINET.

BY THE LATE DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON e.

Bright Stella, form'd for universal reign,
Too well you know to keep the slaves you gain
When in your eyes resistless lightnings play,
Aw'd into love, our conquer'd hearts obey,
.And yield, reluctant, to despotic sway.
But when your music sooths the raging pain,
We bid propitious Heav'n prolong your reign,
We bless the Tyrant, and we hug the chain.

When old Timotheus struck the vocal string,
Ambitious fury fir'd the,Grecian King :
Unbounded projects lab'ring in his mind,
He pants for room, in one poor world confin'd.
Thus wak'd to rage by Music's dreadful pow'r,
He bids the sword deStroy, the flame devour.
Had Stella's gentler touches mov'd the lyre,
Soon had the Monarch felt a no'Jler fire :
No more delighted with destructive war,
Ambitious only now to phase the fair,
Re:)ign'd his thirst of empire to her charms,
And found a thousand worlds in Stella's arms.

" Since we announced this Poem we hare been infortneir
that though it is not to be found in the common edition of the
Author's Poems, it has appeared before in print. We can as-
sure our readers, however, that we give it from the origdfias
in Dr. 10 FINS° WS own hand-writing. It is evide.iitly a it:
venile production. The Lady to whom it is addressed W
the mother of the late Dr. TURTON, and the present publi-
cation will at least serve to shew that this Lady was the
STELLA to whom most of /tis earlier poetical effusions w•cr.
devoted.

THE ARMY.—The followin4 is the scale of too'
ney to be received in place of substitutes from 801'
tilers whose discharges are, under peculiar circual"
stances, sanctioned by ;lie Commander in Chief

CAVALRY.
Limited. Unlimited•
Soldiers fi•-• Men and Lads '3o 9 o * 40 19 •
'lolly ap-' Boys of Ist Class z 1 17 0 30 5 :
proved Boys °f ad Class o o o 0 o -
INFANTRY.
Limited. Ualimited•
Soldiers fi- Men and Lads ,C 37 5 o 47 IS 0 •
nally ap. Boys of Ist Class z 6 t o 33 8 °
proved. Boys of ad Class ii 9 o 13 I I °
CAVALRY.
Lrcited
Recruitsnot Men and Lads k izi96. U2'lllMc-(1.
19it6
• 6
finally ap- Boys of Ist Class 7 17 6 15 .
proved. Buys of zd•Class o 0 0
0 0°
INFANTRY.
Limited. Unlimited'
Recruits not Men and Lads k_l6 13 6 27 3 ?
finally ap- Boys of Ist Class to 18 6 18 5 9'
proved. Boys of ad Class 718 o 10 0 °

Boys of the First Class are 5 feet 2 inches iri
height, and receive pay as privates. Boys of the
Second Class are under 5 feet 2 inches, and re';
crive pay at the rate of lod. per day. Buys of all
descriptions must be considered as men atter they
have attained the age of 18 years. The scale i 5
calculated at the rate of twice the levy money W
each recruit ; and in the instan,e of recruits, not
finally approved, the reward to the officer and patty
is added.
Yesterday the fineness of the weather invited
every one. abroad. Hyde Park displayed its wonted
scene of gaiety and splendour about the: e
All the fashionables in town were there, The erliiiA"
pages were so ilumerms that many of them c0r147
not gain access into the line, until they had 1,v41V-.14
for a considerable time.

By the arrival of the Elizabeth from Bengal, tll
Calcutta Monthly Journal has b,en received in town'
for October last, in which we find (among man,
others) the tollowing of intelltgence.
" The large European and Native force; which
marched from Madras, under Lieut. Col. Cot4oo'
continued its route 'o the Nizam's capital. WG re
ceived yesterday a Letter of the I f tit inst. froal df
Officer serving with the detachment, d fret"
" Camp on the march to Hvderabad." 'lee strength
of the force, in horse and foot, amounted at one
time to nearly 10,000 men. After Lord MINTOO
prof. :-Nation eiW been issued, however, all cite'
ons, and the treav and light artillery , toketaer
ith his Majesty's 88th and agta, regime is of rn'
;awry, were ordered into garrison.!'
" The Ftench great privateer Enteprenante:
continuer' to hover about Penang and the adj,,ceol
settlements. She had burnt the Company's ketdi
la7geTet, and had rendered herself formidable by
other depre(ia; 011 S.
" The .v frigate Penang had been launched'.
and was e: be accompanied to Be .gal hy his N 43."
1
jesiy's ship Blanche. They were expeetcd to
from Penang about the 15th 061ober."
The laF.t advicA from India st ee., that the Coat
:Niel-eat for the trials of Lieutenaic-Colonels 1;5%1;
and DOVETON, and .N o"
lajor STOREY, ,Aeis n'
formed. The Court was to sit at Baug,lore.
General WARDE was appointed President.
Colonels MACLEOD and CLARGES, of the 69th fo°t'
Lieotenant-Colonel WEBBER, of • the. CeinpanY,!
s2rviee, Lieutenant-Colonel SKINNER, of the 51"
foot, Major '?'RAC, RS, of tie t 1 th Light Dragoons,
Lieutenant-Colonet BowNEss, of the 25th Nail°
Infantry, arid Lieutenant-Colonel HEWET, had been
appointed Members.
Accounts have been received at Bombay, Vla
Dawk, from Inctore, dated Jan. 18, announcing 3
rupture betweett tiolkar and Scindea, under the fol.'
lowing eiloanise!nces bad for some tittle,.
carried on a pre •':ory warfire against the Illja:lot
Jeypoor, to recov some arrear 01 tribute wine:, be
alleged was due aim The Rajah, either unable
or unwilling to compiV with his demands, applied
to the British Government ter assieatice, but in
vain. He next made application to Hon,.ar, whd:
in consideration of some valuable piescets, mareheo
a body of troops vath great secresy and expedition
to his assistance.; and, attacking the army of Seto"
dea in the night with their 'tinted torces, routed iC
with great slaughter.
The East India Company's bomb vessel the
-Stria/16/o, foundered a, sea on the. 15th of lot
Oetober. Commande-, Lint. HALL, and silc'
teen ~f her crew were saved by the boats of the
•Morniallion, which hail her in tow; the remainder'.
perished with the vessel..
Saturday a woman named Boyce, was'examincl,
at Union Hall, charged with having beater). fje
daughter, of eight year, age, so cruelly as to en-
danger her life. Tee child is now in St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, and the woman was committed
tit the fate of the infant isdeieriniued.