The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-29 00:00:00

Silii

THOIINI3ORn'JGII thale a crtniiil;:n.etary visit to
the Russiat► tiect.ived by a

,L/Oyd's, 12 o'clock, Monday,
PAit'ts, 0Re.24.--The storm which raged. in
vreeh:the 7(1) itad Bth last destroys' 1
the,Clibiisiel 20 ‘veSseis from the coast of
o St. Maioes. 'One was seen to founder before

Inte of thirteen gntis, and three cheers from the
crew. Of Chri,tntas-hty the iins%iiti

and some of the CaptaThS Sgirtidroli
evith Captain lloGett-, opt hOaiddii titeh Char-
lotte, when lie teas reCk iced with a salute .it 'thir-
teen guns. Theseit're consid-ered perSiMit), not

the hle of
A large Dutch sl4 frOm NatOa Amsterdam
put into the liOnilfer on Saturday, Iraky, anti it
was expected NVoilltl be carried tip fo 1-1%411'.
A large brig,ladeti with timber, stinpo-ed to
lie
the Bridget of Niaryport, Was totally-10,t, with
all that: crew, near Kiilyiegs, on the 19th inst.
part of the caigo rtnd thateriala save'd'.
The rharles of Aitkinhean, frOni Newcastle
to
LOtititi, Was wrecked on Hasbro' Sand; 24th inst.
crew and oas‘engtrs saved..
the Una/anti/9, C 0,% of DartmOuth,from -
‘outulianti to Litilh)ll,. Was stranded on the 9th
inst. on the rocks near Naples ; crew saved.

national salute-3.
• 4. It wa.s imilerst6o(l thilt the ADllet:lean line=nt-

battle ship Franklin, which hroprispil to collie lip
to:Spithead from CoW,ts yestt-rday, would not sa-
lute, from the same (Ruse statcd above.; her CoUi-
mander "(Coml.'Mmiore STFwAst) detnanding tbat
the same nuthber iti gUns should he 'firt-d On the
arriv,l of iiii brOad pendant, as his ship Would
fire on coning to the Anchorage in sight 'of Sir
EDWARD 'I7HORNioR,UGH, flag, flying at the.
Main ot the Queen Charlotte. We regret this
equality of personal compliment submitted to by
Sir EDWARD THOsiisoaouO4 ; ire may presuine
that he has fraternised in the same way with the
American ComniodOre; for there can he .no rea-
son for telusing iti the one ease.the'cOndeScension
that hai been granted in the other. (in a sub-
ject of so much delica'cy and importance, the
Po'rt Adasitil is not likely to baV't, cOmtiiitted him-
Self, without cobsoltiug the Atiniirarty ; anti,
therefore; we tear, that in this transaction we
record the ithandOnMent for ever.a this proud and
distinguishing mark Of the superiority ot tho Bri:-
tish flag."
While we applAnil The British Press for its lattd-
able zeal for the honour of our Navy, and pity it
for the dnxietY which it has suffered upon an ap-
p'rehension that it ha's been tarnished on this oc-
casion, it is some pleasure to us to relieve its feel-
ings by &Wiring it, that it has only discovered
a Mare's Nist. The meia,nthoty Writer seems to
be ignorant that a salUte; whether national or in-
-1 dividnal, is a mere Matter of courtesy, and of
1 nautical arrangement ; and he is equally ignorant
that a British ship of war itecer salutes on enter-
ling a foreign pott, Mita the Captain has sent a
I boat on shore to ascertain whether, if be should
Isalute, an equal number of guns • would be re,
+ turned? If the answer be in the negative, he
ldoesie
practice
tc•:salute
)f atail all. t his,2o-s
and :eppwreol:::;:lidsasiks
therefore, where is the humiliation, -if we don't
chase to return such a comPlituent, or to give
on terms of ree;proe;tv

The CoUntess of "Chichester packet, from Fell-
mouth, ariive(i at New Vork w th her mail on
the 26th of NOvei'llier.
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THE

We -recently made soink• ooservatioos on
APPEAL of the ROMAN CATHOLICS to their Pi(
testktnt Brethren, and intended to resume the sub
jert, but as it has been taken up this tiny by •oii
excellent Cortespoudent LANFRANC, who promises
to probe it to the bottom, we resign it to abler
hands, just observing,. that from the determined
and persevering zeal of PoPERY, something ef-
fectual must be done to pot a total stop to its
CLAIMS, and we therefore earnestly exhort THE
CONSTITUENT UODY throughout t'te British Ent-
pire to reflect on. the rrestion before the ilex:
GENERAL ELECTION, for they may be assPrea that
a PROTEsTANT ASCENDANCY cat' only he preserve(
and secured by a PROTESTANT PARLIAMENT and a
PROTESTANT ADMINISTRATION.

MANGE OF COURT I\IOIIRNING.
The following order appeared in the Gazette
of Saturday night. The fifst change takes place
on Sunday next the 4th of January ; the
change on Sunday the ISth of January ; and on
Sui,,day., the Ist Pehru3ry, the Court goes en-
tirely out of Mourning :
Lord ChantherluCn's Office, Dec. 47, I'll 7.
Orders for the Court's Change of Mourning, on Sunday,
the 4th January next, for her late Royal Highness the Princess
CVARVITTE AtiellSTA, daughter of his Royal Highness the
PRINCE R,LGEN,r, awl C..psart of his Serene Highness the
Prince LEorot.u, of Saxe Cohourr,i viz.—
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, black and white shoes, faits and tippets, white neck-
'Awes and ear-rings.
Undress-White or grey lustrings, tabbies or damasks.
The ;ientlemen to continuo in 41,ek,fnll-trimmed, fringed
-or plain linen, black swords and buckles.
Undress—Grey frocks.
The Court to chloge the Mourning further en Sunday, the
18th of January, viz.—
The Lady's to wear Matte silk or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white
and silver stuffs, with black ribbons.
The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and block nr plain
white, or white and gol I, or white. and silvvr stuff waistcoats,
cull-trimmed, coloured swords and Ouckles.
And ,m the Ist of February next, the Court to go
Mourning,

this mornin,4. •
The Lady Castlereagh, with tulle. convicts on
board, sailed on 11 cmdast. for Botany Bty, and
the ship Christiana for Aialta. .
Mti.vottn RAVEN, DEC. 24.—Sailed this even-
ing the Camden packet, Capt. CHAR LES TALL,
with the mail for Waterford. Arrived thegence Revenue cutter, with a sloop (name no-
'•known), which she fell in with at sea in distress.
•DEC. 25.---Arriyeti this morning the Sandwich
packet, Captain POTTER, with a mail and passen-
cer ,
gers from W.;terfold. Remain the Sir,ity,
ADAMS, from Belfast for HanNtrgh, and the
Trite Briton, CAMPBELL, for London: -
LER,ACK , ZETLAND, DEC. 10.-7-7 The name or
the sloop which was wrecked on Fair Isle on the
night of the 15th t:lt, was the Li La Too gee,
‘Vit,,LiAm RooT, from Maasslois, hound to North
Fro, in ballast ; only the Mate and one of the
crew 'saved. ,

The arrangements tor 11.}.:‘,ent.o's going
to Weymouth hive been changed within these few
days, and instead Of going there, he is preparing;
to visit, Came, to occupy a house belonging to
Mrs. DAsmx, which is ialiont a mile and a half,
from Dorchester, and which is preferred to Wey-
woibtli, being more retired.
A contest will take pl,re for the Representa-
tion of the City of Hereford, when a dissolution
of the present
.I"arliament takes place: The Can-
didates will be Colonel SYsioNns, Mr. iz.cut.m.
MORE (fte present Members), alld the •Hon. Co-
lonel COCKS.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
having apptoved a public meeting 01 the Lieu-
tennos t?( the Royal Navy held, to, take
into- cons-Wel-al inn (natters relative'to thenvolves,
a get Oral meeting of those tHieers will shortly
DA,: place fur that purpose al Plymouth-Dock.

unt of :N

3014 N WICLIF.-StribOOS wilt be very gene-
rally preached on Sunday rtext in the Churches of
the Met' opolis, and a I most of the Dissenting
Meeting-houses, corn) ettltaative of the THIRD
CENTENARY of the Rklormation from Popery, and
the inestimable blessings which have flowed from
it ; and as it was on the 31. t, of December that
illustrious tuArt, Jour.] WICI,IF, died, a reference
to. his life, conduct, and services in.the cause of
Trinh, and of Civil and Religious Liberty, cannot
.ail to impress forcibly on the public mind the ab-
it
s Attie necessity of maiutaining, inviolably the pit!
of our and the Reformed Religion.
ae,aitist the inroads of intolerance,. Popery, and

Stirerslitioo.
.BRIGHTON, DF.c. 25.—The l'Alaee dinner to-
day, as on Mll prvvious oceasion.s since his Royal.
Highness's retort' to the town, has been confined
the• resident suite, and .the anivals ot last
night-of Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH alta IJOIA
STEWART. Not all illVitatioll was i,soed, as
Usual
-at sneti a season, nor has the sound of music beets
heard within the Palace

Tin.; CHACE.
.The 11:4dsterirtIt fox-hoontls mrt on Saturday at Hiel;letrtn
and meet on Tcrsday at liemststortis; on Tlinrsdav 3t. Bre
la )-
ton; and on-Satorddy at Wonserstey; at t,•rt o'clocii each t..
Str I ienry errsrc's:fox,•l&ouilds suet this (lay at Lockington,
and on 113ttrsdas, at Kedleston Park ; eite:: morning- at ten
o'clock, if the weather permits.
The Worcestershire Fox Homids• will weet on 0114 1h0.,i at
Mint; e
sir nes Earm, liorcott; Wedoestlay, at Stirawiey Wood ;
MO , •ItZieW4:4'l6 Wood) e.acU day at Ten o'Clucii..

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We thottelo it oaor doty to liillll6ll COL. Pis' 10,
aa,di,!“ an AdVenturer who had but too Sio f.e;<toios
obtained credence ro hiS- ale 'of illVS!tly:ilid WWI-,
tier. . {'here is slid) a proiretneSS iii Maid:lad (I)
believet he marVellotes, a'nd presumed ,A.t..alth extos
cotes such a magical joitveroter the toideistattoine,
that we hive latent de.sirons It',- soate Bite past tO
expose the prOCeedings of ":he FOrt tot ate VOtit b ,"
that ;.1 relathin of then) MAY str,e 4-15 11)5(1 tiC lin ll'i
flgitinSt similar iin po,it 1 oits , and at the ,a-itoe time.
prevent the mischief in foreign cOontriei, which is •
but too pi:Obi-114e, by materials freiog afforded .for
deceptions, tinier toe asitratice t i:At the 'youth Lid.
been abuSe Jby tot Warrant able charges'. We weir',
however, reque;tea to soveiul our 'C,iminuctica-
'ions, until researchei, in progress, had beet.).
conipleted. Our Readers know the resolt; tool
saw our toiginal statemeto, confirmed. " t-)% Mr.
Weatherby, the solicitor and 'Confidential friend of .
the Fortunate Yolith." •.
The hero of the tale is now abOnt eighteen years
of age, and is theyoungest son of a resPectable •
family, residing, on the Chippenbarn estate, nets ,
NcWinarket. The early talents and solidity ot ,oti
charaCter displayed 'by hint, attracted general' on-
ttce ; and he appeared a boy of such promi.:e,
that no eipenee was spared to cultivate his mind,
and qualify him letr the Church. A neighbouring
Dolteß, DEC. 28.—Arrived 0.11 this port ti. Clergyman was his first tutor,
and f
atroni
rewsthencnwe he
AnacreUtt, WiLsota, trout Quebec, and the Martha, was sent to Dr. otler's seiy, Sh v.. '
BAETLETT. froth Malaga, with fruit. There was some doubt as to the regular Or of his
FALIAOOI-14, DEC- 26.—Sailed the Dumfries, coinduct
inake whilstura
tarnin that sitninary, f
itor be-did
ies-
tioc .
Plifz&ms,, •Betsy, Liherty, JosePh and Mary, himselfble report of when (p
Asiitlinias,, Richmond, and the Martha, tor boat- tioned.oo the subject at a late period; but it is
don ; Charlotte,
.for Gibraltar, and a few coasters. now understood that Dr. B. gives him the highest
PLvmouTts; DEC. 2.7.—Came in the Lapwing cliaracieefor general conduct whilst under his care.
'Young, Cawston
.had stated, that amongst other
cutter from a cruise. , e .
DEAL, Dilc.. 28.—Arrived the• nero of the catties for reproof, lie obtained more nroney than
Nile, WkatioLt, from Ilerbiee ; Nept nuns, Risk- Dr. B approved, and a letter was seat to his friends,
E, froth Rouen ; and Cheerly, It lcumstssosr,
varemonstratiitng agais nowinshelievedt the indulgthat
'KE enchee
pof hrocured is eXtrahis
-
from St. Chtistopher!s. . Came down froM the gance ;
River the Marquis of lititly, ,Caunirtg, Doke of money, if he had any excess, which may he doubted,
York,' Btickinghant shire, and Earl Balcarras; for Irmo a family
vert in. ththe i e neigncidhbentourhohisol,,
riches althouatghthat
be
Bombay and China ; also the Maria, for Mar- sought to con Of
seines ; "Hopesfor Gibraltar ; Venus,, for St. Do- time into one of the proofs of his subsequent fable.
mingo ; Eupbemia, for Trieste ; Theda, tor Ma- Still he pursued his education so as to acquire the
Beira mad Bombay ; and Pallas, for the Isle of reputation of an excellent scholar, and. dining his
'ranee. - . vacations he conducted himself with so 011iCh pro-
PatETsM' OUTII, DEC. 2S'—Atrived the Jatne, priety, that he was always a welcome guest with
DELISON, from London for Bat celo, and !sit- a family who patronised hint 5 and his manners
belle, .oSilorts4E, from Yarmouth forna the Medi- were so prepossessing, that notwithstanding ta
terranean. Passed by thv Coro%:v3ll, JF.Rokrt, couoteninee which was not, if strictly exa-
from thelsle of France ; she sailed the Ist Oct. I mined, a letter ot credit, he became a ge-
and left the-re the Cadmus and Elita. neral favourite with curly, visitor. About three
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. '27.--:-.A. ittissian squadron, 1 months since a report prevailed that the young
consisting of the following ships :—Dresden, 74, :C. had come into possession of an immense
Rear-Admiral MoLLBR, Capt. Teruopsky ; N 'Ed, . torture under mot*. extraordinary circumstances.
Caper, 74, Commodore flamil!on ; Neptunus, 74, t Vic father first mentioned the general fact, and
Captain mafst ; Troachswaytitd, 74, Captain i the son soon afterwards authenticated the state-
Forderem ; Lubec, 74, Captain Stepanof ; .tier- 1 ment., and gave the following detail of the advert-
eosins, 44. Captain Novilskoy ; Pateicker, 44, tore which reodered him so tortuitotisiv one of
Captain Toloubiet ; and Attroeele, 44, Captain I the richest statical in the w„,tia ..___
Rodv, arrived on Sunday from the Downs. Some 1 About eighteen months previously he had been
of the ships tequiring repairs, and beitig in want on his retorn to school. A school-fellow who Was
ot a great quantity of water and other supplies, it i to have accompanitol li•nt had. by some nostakee
is supposed they will be detained here nearly a I preceded hint the day before, toad he ‘S'Ai lett
4-twilight, %limn they will sail for Cadiz, where to go alooe in the stage. Oa ao rival at Bir-
the ships a ill be delivered over to the Spaiiish G miughatn, he was shewn into an inn parlour
veroment, mot the crews Ri.
are to return to uO-
ssia where an oid gentietnie. was sniirg, and who he-
iii transports. On Thursday Admiral Mota.sa i came his companion fur the It St (4 the journey to
Iti4d. ;with a-lietge party nil board the Queen I ShrewsburY. la the courseati it the old gentle.
Conhuaorluoattue),(,th.e gag"hiP Uf Admit al-Sir E. T•houN. 1 man and himself entered into it. warm attercat iota
in the harbour, where he was reCeiVed 1 on the soblect of the South Ante, lean contest.
inete'r 'a calnie, and yestertlay,morniog the Mini- i The dislithe continued to the jou! neyt,t end, nd
they parted a, adoersaries ! The n(xt moil:jaug,
sal inspected the Doek•vard.
i
, 'rite mdeillv, of 74 gums, arrived from the; to his great surprise, the old man sent for him,
Ego. Indies, where site was built, Will come into and oa his coming into the room said, " young
hphoin to-morrow. Wall, you were 1 i gilt in your argument yesterday.
The UraniA, merchant vessel, is expected hourly i I admire your spirit, candour, and bol:l main
to take on i mince •.of yotir °pillions. You shall find inane
tb,n)
aair.,ti•isvleliaptivSripgilt:ltse,adnit,r,soomns\,%ttio(lrbierlitc,
bricklayers for from henceforth a friend." From ilia; time lie
the dock yard for Bermuda, and will hiing back lavished many favours on liii ; money to the
n w
several artizas ho have been on that establish- amousurnt w hndielt
the en acracviy of all his conr a&S, e
wlto,
d lir. Bn
.' police and tlis-
ment.for their tern) of service. pleae,, a.
Serious apprehensions having been entertained nevertheless, ph aid hoot ige to the superiority which
for the safety of the Scourge lu :ger, tender to the he acquired by te power of COnfei ling I;ivours
Queen Charlotte, we fed graftfied in being en- 1 and
ecunia sitoulA have been substituted for that
thos in his boyhood he proved the irresisti-
able to announce her safe arrival in the harbour
1 ble influence of
_gold, and found w
that the or 4
1
p
of.prudentiA, in the ethical maxon of the ancients.'
Some wombs -altervarls the old MAIL, Who had
hitherto p7innised only a coutid: table eStahlish-
ment in -the Church, sent for hint, and declaring
that he felt his life was ebbiioe fast away, aus.
nounced his intention to make over to him itntne-:
diately, by a Deed of Gift, the whole of his iota
mcnse property. " If," added he, " I should
live, contrary to my expectations, I shall then bet
a dependeot on your gratitude awl bounty " From
that moment the old man iaitiated him in all lila
secrets, directed him how' to conduct his extensive
pecuniary transactions, gave hint a list ot the va-
rious names he was &diger! to assume to conceal
his property in foreign commies, and related all
the adventures of his extraordinary, and in some
respects criminal, life. Many of these secrets he haul
sworn never to divulge, and others he should ()Ida
OiltOrl as the developetneet became hecessary ,tor
the execution of his trust and management of his
fortune. Six weeks afterwards the old man died at
a nameless village near Shreasbury, and in con-
formity with his last commands, a lawyer of great
eminence and respectability at Liverpool (Mr. S.)
was scot for, and who took back with him all the
parchments, papers, &c. belonging io the old
man,
,except the Deed of Gift, which young C.
would `ever part with out .of his o'er) possession.
At the expiration of six moolts, the lawyer (Me.
S.) returned and gave hint tip all the title deeds,
papers, &c. ; and at the same time communicated
to him that lqr had almost boundless wealth, but
the preservation of the greater part depended on
his pradence, secrecy, and corttortn;ty to the in-
ionctions and proceedit4.,,s of the old man, his de-
cease(! benefactor. T,e. title deeds were iat me-
diately boded in a guilr t n of one of the estates.
.a ad the ottly persoo (except one of 1);s schaalfel.
lows of II years old, who saw'the ii3terinent if the
strong box),. to whom lie coafided any part ot' the
mormentoos story of his fortune, was his mother,
awl who •avo.We,t she 100 l been in -possession ot
the secret of his :ifilaence without ever having be-
trayed the confidsoice, The tocenent was now
arrived when tie Might extend that.confideoce, butt
not yet give full publicity to the amount of wealth
Ile possessed. Indeed some of his property Vid4