The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-15 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

MILFORD, SEPT. 12.--Arrived this morning t.:e
Portuguese schooner Estrella de Mar, of
She was captured en the ad inst. by the Eicos'ira
French privateer, Capt. BLACK. The privateer bad
captured an American, and ihe brig Zone, Of Bus'
1011, SHAW, iio/11 Alicant, with salt. On board the
Zone Was WM. HARRIS, an American seaman,whea3
the Captain of the privateer seleaed to aceonipaq
the PI ize-master, and four marines in the schooner
Estrella, to France ; but HARRIS, well knowing, alts
port, and taking the advantage of a gale of wind,
and the utter ignorance of his companions, ran 110
schooner for Milford, and arrived in perfea sae

FALMOUTH. SEPT. le.--Sailed the Duke of Kent
Packet for Jamaica.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 14.—Came in this day 10
NLijesty's Tip Donegal from Cherbourgh; Maw
river gun-brig with a convoy front Plymouth.; hi°
Aiaj(!sty's ship Gannet from Guernsey, and the Ma•
.
cedonian frigate from the Downs.

His Majesty's ship Eiulymion has detained and
sent into this port the ship Fuir Helen, (America')
HARD, troin New York, bound to Gottenburgb•
laden with cctilte.

His Majesty's ship Hope takes convoy to the
Downs, and his Majesty's ship dlu Diner also I°
Pi)inouth, and will sail immediately.

Arr,ved ti.e Thomas tac,d /Sarah, Swum), 10)111
Lisbon, last twill Ply mouth Hype, GerimAN, fr°lll
London;' Kitty, GIBBiiNs, twin Youghall ; .Jenny
and Ph,,ebe, SMITH, and ./liar,,,aret f"fil
Sunderland.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. 14.—Sailed his Majesty's brig
Drake, Capt. iNIOUNSHEBR, fur YarLuouth.

DEAL, SEPT. 14.—The 71st Regiment Light la.
fantrylwas ctnb.:nted here this !horning by the Duck.
yard and Deal-boats, on board the 4/erpoinele and
St. norenzo troop-ships, and will proceed
diately fur Portugal. Tue men Went off in Lilc
highest spirits, and cheered repeatedly on their Pay-
save from the shore to the ships.
The new method of fitting up the old men of
war for the conveyance Of troops must give uniyel:
sal satistadion to tliearmy, and be of infinite bettcS
to the service, as the soldiers are now better fit ibt
duty immediately on-re--landing, alter a voyage of 11'
,months, than 'under. the old system after one 0135.
many days.

COPY OF A LETTER FROM CAPT. MAY, OF THE ''glap
HOPE, TO THE GENTLEMiiri AT LLOYDS DO-

PENZANCE, SEPT. 8, 1810.

‘‘ Gentlemen—For- the information of an con,'
cerned, I lose no time to inform you, That on'A1°1":
day the 3d instant, the schOorier l'Elener,
.YOl, h)ct
privateer, five d.ays from St. IVlaloes, commanded '
Alex:inder Black, fell in with and captured the Hope'
myself Master,. from Mogadore, bound to Loiti'n'
chartered by Kenfignd, to Messrs. Cooks, Jack'°l4
and Mead. - The same day the Fame schooner, Ca ro
lain James Doye, of LOndon, from Cadiz bobbi ,
Dublin with salt and liquorice root, was also
and being of little valud,was ordered to be sunk. 111.'ic
derstanding the French language, I asked CaPLI3.I3(-
to Itberateall his Majesty's subjects, oin number, 03
give me the schooner to biitig diem home, .10°°':,,
ing at th'e same time to do every thing in my P°‘l
oicrny arrival in England, to obtain the' li.bertY °
like number of Frenchmen ; alter much feasol'll'fi;
I obtained possession of the schooner, and sip" 'eh
obligation to return an equal nunfter df
prisoners. We were captured- in lat. 4g. 37. 10111;
I. 31. and arrived here last night.. I shall be k,
_London ac so,ni as possible, when every circll/be
stance relative to the unfortunate business, sire 0,
fail htully related to any person t concerned, by, t
tietnen, your most respedtkil and mast obedie"'
humble servant. \Vat.

We have received advicts from Buenos Ayres to
the gs:h June, by a vessel whien is arrived at Live':
pool. A letter of the la‘est date puts us in P°4l'.
5,0.
sion of some imporant • intelligence relative to IL
proceedings of the. new Government. The tulle''
Mg is an extract :--
cll
.vessel -arrived lately from Spain, in c" lid„
carte Basilio who brought us the joyful t,le,
ins Ihat the Penirtstila IA as le.-:overing from itS t,
cat tnisfOrtunes, and that its prospects Were brgi
tre
enitigin every. direction. Tne old Spaniards l'e,r
were also animated and revived, and the turnlicie
chiefs of the'authorities erected their heads.
VideO .had previously reused to accede to the Pico
o.der of tnings, and Cordova was wavering.
Fiscal Cast*, in reciting to his in the eveuill•lS
was at tacked by a party, and dangeroUsly wodetie
and every thing inclicatyda counter.rei,olution.
new Junta became alarmed, and the Royal Aildletio
cia, in consequence of a correspondence
Junta, requesed to withdraw into retiretnent. h
`.` On "the evening of the 22d, the Audencia
the Fiscals dud the forrnerViceroy (Cisneros), /4e r,
invited to the fort to consult on some atiairs of I`l"i
pirtance. They accepted the invitation, but 're
their arrival thete they were informed that they we
to
.he embarked that night for Old Spain. AS th,efe
t ir
was no denial; the risi.ners sent home fa they
trunks and clothes, and in less than au h• lir WI
were embarked on board the English cutter Dar2:l
which immediately sailed for her .Oestination; al ,
thus ended the cabal, which threatened serio
sequences. This bold and deteimined step, of
t
Junta has had • its desired etiett, All is rav
perfeCt ly qdiet."

I Pr°

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CO PIENT- CAA DEN'TKEATRE.

The ne
„ePearance-011 this Theatre last night before
tl►elLdetTiorinances comeienced,' and during the first.
this, see,elnd aEts of Love hi a. Village, seemed to pro-.
vei'cigh extin6tiOn of the tumultuous proceedings
hoe.: had prevailed 'On the-previous nights. The
thee'„), was. well -attended, but not crowded, and
tellare, several
_attempts:. were made . tee raise. the
tli.disturbances, they tailed, and two or three' of
,savemaleeeon,ents were-forced °et of the Pit.--God
Fort; ?),,. I;:ing was performed by the Orchestra be-
treedte- Overture to the Opera;aiel the audience
L'P • with tespeeVul loyalty.—Mrs. thceoes
kith tl.rough tile song. of I-Ppe, than Nu'se,"
little interruption, ~ 'b we should have been
ceei ;c she had sang it with more simplicity,
Y at the present time', when all flourishing ad-
keen: 'are ate to excite a spirit oferidicule
,and'
A Y' andretiew the turbulence of opposition.
q.t the first account the Pit was not mole than
cage the
full, and the Boxes rather thin.. God
're tile King" was called for as'usual, and eiayed.
eereheurtaiti drew u amidst some hisshig and CODSi-
q iatc,leeaPPlause. Soon' after the commencement
aloud!.,irst ad, a person in the Pit, who was very
Prattising vociferation, was as loudly called
demand n
_,tor Silence. ' Refusing to comply with this
scenrile"n", there was a cry of " Turn him out !".and
lee tel'e'.sone assailed him for the purpose of eject-
atie;ltl, by force,. which, atter some struggle, they
bet -111,11qted. * Fire victorious party 'had, homes er,
tee: Snort triumph, as almost immediately about
enis'ltY came in, who seemed determined to make a
noise - One or them *held up a earee oer's rule, and
lat?nired who had lost one. This
.'cawed some
el
,enii:t; and some person in the height of his ie-
aeet;`"" seized the rule and broke it. This caused
80
- .4cuffle,whiaidor some tithe set at detiance
;nil 7'e. A third scuffle followed 3.011 afterwards,
rol'r°n't the number engaged, a battle-royal seemed
ue threatened ; bUt one of the warriors, in con-
E 3 of the pressure; or of being thrown don,
tlkntecl w , and was carried out, and a parley- baying
Pi Place, Place, a truce ensued. Some females in the
'b,: were.much distressed.by.these repeated contests,
mu`gdriven from their seats, or in danger of being
Lt, hurt, In the mean time, the filet ad of
se,(! • Village was performing on the stage,
e,-‘ Parts of which, in intervals of tranquility,
H"0 Se'
parts were seized on, and
th, k se. I say ; hip, Iloilo !" was re-echoed till
e..a.."°,11'e rung again.—" This is as it should be,",
luridly answered by " No, no, no.' —The
iAance at the end was highlY relished, and much ap-
waucled• Shlmons, in female attire, as the Cook,
s extremely whimsical.
tar; he storrni which hed taken place seemed to have
1110" 'lie effed of purifying the theatrical atmosphere,
1\• the second act commenced, very tranquilly.—
alrriY the of it was heard. The Pit were
The ated, and peace seemed generally to prevail.—
' calm, however, as in many other instances,
pest Only the prelude to a most tremendous tem-
Ne; A
,strong and numerous parts' cerne in at hell
ed . Mtn tile new initial C. for Contiatt, mount-
t their hats, who bo e down every thing before
e2:41. Then
,carhe " the tug of war," -and-the
or'ltri°rs; under their new banners fought the battle
hate 0. P.'s of old, with neatly all the weapons
1%,,,t were wielded in the far-famed 0. P. war.—
oh titled aloft on the Pit benches, with their hats
titi' the signal for hostility,, they roared and 'rented
ter the whele,Pit became ''one wide scene of rude
ihhrnotion." The actors moved their lips, but to
o:in it Was not fated to be heard. A lotid and shrill
rasi
was sounded by the performers before the
I, hich resembled any thing rather than Love in
zage. The amatory strains of the tranquil vil-
p;;;,wete lost and overwhelmed in- the uproarious
01:g of a crowded Theatre. The dulcet sounds
Walchman's rattle in the lower Boxes were
e;1"1). and vociferously cheered from the Pit, where
itii)ther soon added its melodious notes; and bre! a
teorti aPpeared, to make the conceit still more har-
t ,ell'"us• The watcluneWs rattles, the emblems of
Cth -to, were. sprung, but so lout was the roar
that
uY could add litie to tile ". ContraN
4aitltrao!" was resounded on all sides, was danced,.
Ira beat, time to in the old 0. P. style, and " Con-
es,"; •aPpeared in large characters on several pla-
va,-8 unfurled in the Pit,;—other placards were dic-
ed, with the following inicriptions
4,
MY Bond f —l'll have my Bond !"—SIIYLOCK.
ti
" n and Ancor lanuary, xBto.
I pro.mise to open too
the Public zo P,nv,te i•oxes.
" Punish lons KEMBLZ.I
Punished for non-
4,
°fltrad and N. P. B." •
1°411311i and Contra"&"
"the here upon my Bond.,"—Sttv LOCK.
to Contra& Troops gained possession of the
.:tiee
01 'fie Pit, formed .their ring and brandished
tit, sticks. The siEtury was theirs, and all oppo-
etliQuwas vain. Love in a Village concluded'amidst
Qtinge tileoar, and Claremont, .who ,came on to an-
teunce the play for Monday, gesticulated and bow-
bre Was not *permitted to 'he heard. The
treat being ended, the Contratt Troops gained a
;e:ailling time, and rested from their labours, they
en",td themselves and -took off their hats. They
lOW not, however;altegether brook idleness, and
hi- employed themselves in singing" God save the;
dal Soon afterward; -they jumped up again and
Iced Con. trae,t.
4u unusually shout interval was allowed between
ele t'le cpPera and the Afterpiece, and the drawing up
recuturtain was the signal for
,the recommence-
lei of the row. The Child of Nature was-eliver-
Isrwered by the Stentorian arts of the Contraa
tin°°Ps, and not a werd'of the Afterpiece, from be-
tee-r;ing to end, could be :beard. The actors made
aeir,".utrances and their exits, and moved their lips,
1:),„-,t is very probable that they spoke, but the pro 7
is all we have of it. The Contra Troops•
e;11.11ed more bench ground id the Pit, and
.scuffled,
b: danced, and roared, whilst detachments in the
eiltea added their mites of noise, some in open
fel!"4,(181tio, others pretending to beeneuties merely
vt Mile sake of keeping ue the row. Amidst this
taitstng wa.•of vociferation and uproar, the cote
I....'jruPPed at twenty minutes' before ten o'clock.
Contraei Troops then took their, seats and pull-
' (It their hints ; they called for Keuible, but he

would not come, and they uttered three groans for
him. Afer.going through their evolutions of groans
and cheers, and after orders had been- issued for a
general muster on Monday, they dispersed, and the
house was cleared in about hall an. hour.

The Hay market Theatre, which closes for •the
season on. the 15th of SepteMber would have con-
tioued open if the performers of Drury-lime ,Theatre
had not tome to an amicable arrangement with the
Patentees, andreiume, operations at the:Lyceum.
Mr. CONDgLCS new Opera, we find, was CM-
posed for the .Haymarket Theatre, upon the pre-
sumption that the season would be prolonged, and
not tbr (;overt-Garden Theatre, as reported.
Mrs. Mourn.AlN, we regret to learn, is very much
indisposed at preSent in the 'country.
MuNDEN is detained,-at Liverpool by alvery se-
vere fit of the gout, which the Proprietors olCovent
Garden Theatre, as well as the Public at large, have
reason to regret, as his waggeries might have con-
tributed to allay the " pitiless storm" of the Con-
traa oppositionists.
It is q 0,2 lamentable that the first Actor of his
time, who has done so much for the improvement
of the Stage, in the illustration of dramatic writers,
the revival of excellent old plays, scenery, costume,
&c. &c. should be nightly exposed .to the most hu-
mtliating mortifications, merely because he is the
only person in the Theatre who can stand forward
as the representative of the Proprietors at large. For
our part, we cannot but conceive that a great part of
.the opposition towards ,the Theatre, at present,
arises not from malevolent motives, hut from want
of a due knowledge of the accommodations which
the, Proprietors have made.
.The chief frequenters
of the Pit rarely visit the Boxes, and .some proba-
norat adeputatiobfrom the body of the
opponents ‘3-ere to go over the Theatre; and inspect
he whole of the conveniences which the public
enjoy, they would ;see the fallacy ot. the repots
Which were last year circulated respecting the Pri-
vate Boxes, and we are induced to think that they
would -give way to liberal feelings t,,wards the Pro,
prietors. After all, but six and thirty person's, we
understand, can be accommodated in the private
boxes, which the Proprietors wish to retain ; but
then the bite!' would secure a certain annnal sum,
to deftay thelnterest of the great debt which •they.
cotoracied in re-building the Theatre, and the im-
tnense disbursements necessary to the, support and
conduct of it.

The following litter, though not of a more re-
cent date than the intelligence we have already pub-
lished, •comains much important information, some
parts entirely, and others corrobora.ive of our former
advices ; and is rendered the more valuable, from
its being derived from a source of unquestionable.
au henricity.:—
We have," .says the writer, " recd ed news
front Madrid, by. a Spanish Officer, who :rely
made his escape from that city. He had enttretl
the service of Joseph, in order that he might have
an opportuni!), of comieg over to us, mid was attach-
ed, to the Staff' of .Belliard. He says, that in Con-
sequence of the recent events; there was a general
pack up at Madrid ; the King's carriage was ready
to proceed to Burgos; hut O'Farrell, 'in a Council
of War, 4vhich' listed 'from nine at night till three
in the morning, persuaded the King to remain, and
put an end to the sale of provisions in the Retiro,
which had actually commenced. The night after
this Council of War, an attempt was toad.' to shoot
the King in the Theatre, under the following cir-
. cumstances :—A man in the pit was heard to say,
in Biscayan, to another .person—“ The hour is
come, the Captain will be ready." They then
went out of the Theatre. One of the civic guards
overheard this, and mentioned it to Belliard, who
advised the King 'instantly to leave the Theatre.
He did so, and at the moment of his arrival at the
street door there was a discharge of five or six mus-
kets. The King escaped on foot, and got into the
house of the Marquesa of Arriaa, where he staid all
night. At the saute moment the Puerto Antocha,
the Retiro, and the King's country house, Were at-
tacked ; from the latter all the King's plate was
taken. Above 300,peisons were taken up in con-
sequence of this occurrence.—The garrison of Ma-
drid consisted of 600 French, 1200 Spaniards, be-
sides French convalescents, ioo cavalry. The re-
mainder of the cavalry, about 690, was stationed
at one and two .leagues from the capital, on ac:-
count of the Guerillas.

" Great jealousy. had- been created by a Procla-
mation of Massena's and the. tune in which he
spoke of the ,operations of the French hitherto,
and the, difivrence which wou:d •be felt upon his
taking the command about 30 Officers were sent
prisoners to the Retina by Belliard; for insubordinate
conduCl, •

" Morla (stone blind) is in a state of arrest, for
having said in the Council of War, when desired
by the King to speak freely, that• he thought the
game , was up ; for, that none of the. promises
made to the people had been kept, and the. Spanish
Officers who liad took. part- with the french. were
'treated with indignity, therefore nothing could be
expetied f►om the people but continued enmity.
" El Abad de la Grania, Confessor del Rey, has
refused to accept the Bishopric of Tbledo, and has
concealed filiilself.

" The Spanish prisoners were kept• two days
without water, to oblige. them to
_enlist with the
enemy; about 25.00. were actually efFei.live in the
regiments lit, 2d, Ist ofixlanda, and Ist of Cas-
tile; in all the others up to No: 11,
.there did not
retrain 500.

Maci, a Lieutenant of the Empecinado, de-
serted, and promised to bring the head ,of Martin to
Madrid : he was made Captain, and the command
of 200 Spanish dragoons given to him : they reach-.
ed a village near'Guadalaxara, where they murdered
him, and joined our Guerillas.
• " The 300 Officers who escaped fromthe Pon
ter at Cadiz are gone to France :• and " the Spanish
Serjeant who secured the guard under hatches has
been made a Captain.
" Scarcely a day passes in Madrid without two
or three of the tivie guards being Murdered.
" O'Farrell has had a serious quarrel with Soult.
The King had great-difficulty to prevent a duel.—
O'Farrell was disgusted at the way in which the
French treat the Spaniards of their party."