The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-22 00:00:00

EXTRAOkDINARY GAZETTE

AUSSINA, SEPT. 23.—Lietit.-General Sir
Stuart- has loug possessed the public esieeni, on.ac-
count of the laurels he, gathered at Maeda i .he has
long deservedly obtained the attachment of the
for the iiberai and generous;sentiMents by which
his Conduct, is guided on all occasions, and he has
long conquered over the gratitude of the enemy by
his humane treatment of prisoners ; but he has now'
acquired the admiration of all impartial men -by the
manlier in which he condesdends to divide with the
Sicilians the glory of defending th►s Island. His
Manifesto of the 20th Septemberatibrds a striking
proof of his sentiments; it is ,of the following
nor

Declaration to•the Public by his Excellency Lieut.,General
Sir I o'rix ST trAhr, Count of Maida, Commander in Chief
of his Britannic: Majesty's forces in the Mediterranean.

The 'prompt and vigorous manner in which the
•inhabitants of the neighbouring villages .of this city
-hastened to join the British troops, on thenisth Of
this month, has excited in thyself; as well as in the'
whole *at thy under my oriiers, sentiments of the,
:most lively and highest satisfaation. The
lauda-
ble enthusiasm which on that occasion Was Mani=
ifested by all classes of Sicilians, has indhcedlne to
make a chstind report on that subjed, in order to
be laid before his Majesty, their Sovereign.

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” AL the inhabitants of 00i, Istat& miy req..ca-
tistied, that, the Sacred task of defending the,' 14,41„tid
against thellneiteqed itivason of a erne!. and r..pa-
cions enemy, phasing as,; it prosert in itself to the
British.stlhers, affords thent lynch, additcona4.gtati-
ficatioa, as they see, in moments of danger and vic-
tory,,their exertions.are stippoilFd by the innate va-
lour and fidelity of the itihdbitatits.
'f The 'inhabitants (4. ,Santo Ste-
fano and Gtlati, Whose iituationtlforded them a .pe-,
cuhar ,oppottunity, of .distinguish.ng themSels its
the turtunate action which. to k place, s ilctalar l in
be pleased to accept this testimonial Qf • the
high swisfaiiion wiib.whiell I myself, at well as the
army under ttty command, have w itucssed they con-
Ana Oti.ih4t occasion.

" • f " r. STUART, Count of Mai4a.
Hend cz.,ll*!lCrs in Aiebbina, rte
2,stli et Scpr. 18 io."

We Ent.ttianed our last paper that General
Ca.vignac, who commanded the. trench troopi, as
soon as he perceived the movements of the British
army, took to flight,; but his retreat wits cat off; and
he saved himself br.swimtning towards the,gun-
boats, by one of which he was.p.cite4 up., Colonel
Ambrose, being no,sl.vinuner, was taken prisoner.
The enthusiasm and sacred 'patriotistn of the Sici-
lians were Most. brilliantly _displayed on that'memo-
rabic n,ccason, not only in the environs of ,Si. Ste-
tatioi-qalaii, and but, the ;inhabitants 01 Foria
Cava, Vecchio, Saroea, Fiumi.di Null, and several
other places, no.. sooner. received the intelligence Of
the frencfr) having affected a landing, than they left
their peacefn(oecupations, and hastened to meet the
fordelous enemy, by whom their country was in-
vaded.

. . .
.SEPT. &•).4.-11,2.::t night the. whole of
the Fretv:.h army ernblir,ked,
,10 attempt a:,second
time the iiyasiol) of Sicily, but._the,:English,and Si•-•
cittarr'llotilp observing the.enemy's mOvem,Lits, itn7.•
mediatcq we;gheif;_..and pushed, on ,to meet him ;
nqt wait- their apprOacti, but took
to fright and ran •• •
ir.The enern'y's corps
_Which made the attempt Of
•••iiivagiop, Uit Ilie IBih instant, consisted of
,the Cor
tegirnent, the second 'regiment of liiht in-
lantry,i acid the, 41 h !egiment 01 i ile line.
Thei Cotsicati regiment, which was taken, had
its: colours to the sand, hut they were dis=
covered', by d' dragoon, arid carried to .the :Brii
lie:3(1-qp4ters.. They -.bear, tkre,inscriPtion..--:!‘,..Na.
King of the Two Sicilies, to the.
• Royal Corsican Regiment. . , •

The folldwing are extracts ffc m some prh:ate ler-.
•
recei..Ved esterday
' rir:gBRAt;TA It, OCT., 24,-7We, are full of alarm and
fear,. in eonstquence of the fever Takes. at
Carthagena and Cadiz. We ace quite blockaded ;
no bbSiness is, transacting, and
_greatprecautions have
• been taken: All communication with Spiinby ,sea
andland !las:leen :cut off, the. gates are closed, no
person is , admittcj into the garrison,.and.no vessel
test from any part but li:ngland .; and as secure
-transpnrts, ar,tto,.y., within the B.:y, from Qartha;-
•,gena, which 1,1#.6 still sick on board, it. is oidered,
that no persOn 'shal) land froin. any shit, except •
sßeftable.pas,c,ngers from L4gland. Our town is
very ao, as po Span:iardi come to tratvact
ev.er► 'day appears like Siniday, all shops being
shut. Tiiere a.great scarcity of poultry and fruit ;
but, thank God, plenty of ni-ead, butter, pork, ty.(.31,
acid. provisions fiocn Barbary and Portugai will (le
adrnitte,t, after the
.Vessels perform quarantine. ' The
inhabitants here have been formed into a body of
conseriatOts, and must mount guard, by turns to
prevent fur=ther, communication. •

GIBRALikti, OCT. 25.—"Iip to this day, the fever
has .raged to a great extent in the say, but yester-
day it seems to have- abased, in consequence of a fine
cool -breete. A great many people have 'died of it
in Cirthagena, and, as we hear, at Cadiz ;" but in
both:: these places it is not subsAing. A Physician
gore on .board the transports in the Ray,' which
are atreeted by the. fever, to endeavour .to cure the
sick; he.is an Irish Qentlernan. He is as yet well;
,aOl4, bis not caught the disease. AcconntS helve
4eceived from Ahearn, -of the t4th, which
state, that the fever rages at Carthagena, where 833.
die daily.

The &Hewing letter from Portugal contains mnny
interesting fads, in relation to the circumstances
and s; cation of the Allied Army, and will be read
with attention

The position which Lord WEi.LiterON's army,
Occupies extending 4.rom the sea; near Torres Ve-
dras, to Alhandra; is so strong by nature, that it
may be considered as almost ihtpregnable. This is
the first line of -defence ; and with the exception of
lone passes, is completely inaccessible to cavalry or
artillery. Redoubts and forts have been construct-
ed for The defence of these points, which are pro..
tecled and fortified ,wiih.nearly two htindred pieces
of artillery, independent or the held trains. The
rWontits, too, are so advantageously stationed, as,
.hy, their commanding position; to provide •for the
`tWo-Itild-objed of annoyance and defence. In the
rbar -ctf lltese formidable works, large detaeliMetits
of,intantry are posted. They are -effecatally pro-
teaeti by the redonlvtr, and 'taillight a politiOri
froth wind' any attack Made by'the enemy between
tfieni may be immediately repelled.
The second I ne of defence is supported by
movable columns, consisting each of betweeri-5 and
10,000 men, infantry and cavalry ; who, as circum-
steiceS may render necessary, can adVance or a
.on vither• flank Of the • allied army. A -number of
m,en,el-wars launches, provided each with two?
:czirso,iiides; eff,..qinally cover the ',kit flank at Ali
hah-drha. -I'll.o second line of defence, .which is cOn--
as even stronger than- the fast, begins- at
Alliatidra; extending thence by Bacellos. and Mafia
to the sea. ..
4; strong corps in the centre, advanced to with-
.a.league of Sobrd, (which is in the posses- ,
sion-Off the -French), is commanded by the gallant
=Brigadier-General Not., wnose head quarters are
in thLgrand- centre rennubt. For /be 'purpose of
communicating,. with the greatest celerity, all in-
telligence of the enemy's movements, a ,telegraph
has been established in this redoubt, which, :froM
Ats-cilural and cornMandibg position, is. lidtnirabiy
sn'ted t,Q Ilk impot taut obj.-0. ,